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China To ‘step Up’ Troop Deployment In India Border Row

China warned on Monday that it will step up its troop deployment in a border dispute with India, vowing to defend its...

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Chinese Aircraft Carrier Liaoning Arrives In Hong Kong

China's sole aircraft carrier arrived in Hong Kong for the first time Friday in a display of military might less than a...

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China Sends Aircraft Carrier To Hong Kong For Anniversary

A Chinese aircraft carrier is steaming towards Hong Kong for celebrations marking 20 years since Britain gave back the...

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Second North Korean Soldier Defects To South In A Month

A North Korean soldier defected to the South after crossing the heavily fortified border, a defence ministry spokesman...

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S. Korea Rape Victim Navy Officer Commits Suicide

A South Korean female naval officer apparently killed herself after being allegedly raped by a senior colleague, a...

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Tunisia Protester Death Raises Fears of More Unrest

A young protester was killed Monday after a national guard vehicle "accidentally" ran him over in south Tunisia,...

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Germany Slams Turkey’s Refusal To Let MPs Visit NATO Base

Germany on Monday slammed Turkey's refusal to allow its lawmakers to visit a NATO base near Syria and warned it could...

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China’s Military Pact With N.Korea Looks Shaky

When North Korea's founder Kim Il-Sung visited Beijing to sign a mutual defence pact with China in 1961, he was...

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US Aircraft Carrier Starts Drill With South Korean Navy

The US aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson on Saturday kicked off a joint drill with the South Korean navy, officials...

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Taliban Fighters Attack Afghan Army Base, ‘killing 140’

As many 140 Afghan soldiers were killed on Friday by Taliban attackers apparently disguised in military uniforms in...

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Taliban Attack On Army Base Kills ‘more Than 50’ Afghan Soldiers

Taliban gunmen wearing Afghan military uniforms launched an attack on an army base in northern Afghanistan Friday...

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G7 Rejects Sanctions On Russia After ‘chemical Attack’

The G7 group of nations has failed to reach agreement over threatening new sanctions against Russia and Syria. Foreign...

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Syria War: Russian Officers ‘could Face Sanctions’

G7 foreign ministers will attempt to agree a common position on the Syrian conflict, before the US secretary of state...

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Trump’s Syria Strike Celebrated By ‘terrorists’, Iran Says

Iran's President Hassan Rouhani has said "terrorists are celebrating" US strikes on a Syrian airbase. His comments echo...

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Trump Condemns ‘affront To Humanity’

US President Donald Trump has condemned the killing of dozens of civilians in northern Syria in an apparent chemical...

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South Korea Test Fires 800km-Range Missile

South Korea has successfully test-fired a home-developed ballistic missile with a range long enough to hit any part of...

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Russia Rebel Weapons Claim Rejected

Russian claims that a release of chemicals that killed and injured dozens of civilians in northern Syria came from...

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Russia Blames Rebels For Syria Gas Attack

Russia says that chemical gas that killed and injured dozens of civilians in a rebel-held town in northern Syria came...

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China, Nepal To Discuss Joint Military Exercises

China's defence minister will arrive in Nepal later Tuesday for talks on joint military exercises, a meeting that will...