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Russian warship flotilla now off Syrian coast: military INTERNATIONAL

Russian warship flotilla now off Syrian coast: military

A flotilla of Russian warships is now in the eastern Mediterranean off the Syrian coast after being sent to reinforce Russia's military in the area, a naval commander said on state television.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Four Iranian arms shipments to Yemen stopped ASIA

Four Iranian arms shipments to Yemen stopped

Warships from the US Navy and allied nations have intercepted four weapons shipments from Iran to war-ravaged Yemen since April 2015, a US admiral said Thursday.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
‘NATO, EU are partners, not rivals in defence’ INTERNATIONAL

‘NATO, EU are partners, not rivals in defence’

NATO and the European Union are partners in defence, not rivals, top officials said Thursday, downplaying any suggestion EU military ambitions might undermine the US-led alliance which has protected Europe for decades.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Russia, India to sign delivery deal for S-400 missiles INTERNATIONAL

Russia, India to sign delivery deal for S-400 missiles

Russia and India will sign an agreement on Saturday for Moscow to deliver advanced S-400 surface-to-air missile systems to New Delhi, a Kremlin aide said on Thursday.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Iraq-Turkey tensions soar ahead of Mosul operation ASIA

Iraq-Turkey tensions soar ahead of Mosul operation

Iraq and Turkey on Wednesday summoned their respective ambassadors in a bitter war of words between the two neighbours ahead of a planned operation to retake the Iraqi city of Mosul from jihadists.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Saudi holds live-fire drills during Gulf war games ASIA

Saudi holds live-fire drills during Gulf war games

Saudi Arabia is conducting live-fire drills during war games underway in the Gulf, official media said on Tuesday, as tensions simmer with Iran.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Pakistan fury after India conducts 'surgical strikes' INTERNATIONAL

Pakistan fury after India conducts 'surgical strikes'

India said Thursday it had conducted military strikes along its de facto border with Pakistan in Kashmir to thwart attacks on some of its biggest cities, provoking a furious reaction from its nuclear-armed neighbour.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
India offers $500 mn defence credit as Vietnam seeks arms boost INTERNATIONAL

India offers $500 mn defence credit as Vietnam seeks arms boost

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi offered Vietnam a credit line on Saturday of half a billion dollars for defence cooperation, giving a lift to a country rapidly pursing a military deterrent as discord festers in the South China Sea.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
N Korea leader says missile test 'greatest success' INTERNATIONAL

N Korea leader says missile test 'greatest success'

North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un declared a submarine-launched missile test the ‘greatest success’, state media said Thursday, as the UN weighed a condemnation of the launch ...

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Thailand bomb attacks the work of 'at least' 20 people INTERNATIONAL

Thailand bomb attacks the work of 'at least' 20 people

Thai police on Monday said at least 20 people were involved in carrying out a wave of deadly bombings in the country's south earlier this month.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
US cuts military advisers to Saudi-led coalition in Yemen ASIA

US cuts military advisers to Saudi-led coalition in Yemen

The US military has slashed the number of intelligence advisers directly supporting the Saudi-led coalition's air war in Yemen, the US Navy said on Saturday.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Boko Haram releases new video of alleged Chibok girls INTERNATIONAL

Boko Haram releases new video of alleged Chibok girls

Boko Haram on Sunday released a video of the girls allegedly kidnapped from Chibok in April 2014, showing some who are still alive and claiming others died in air strikes.

4:45 AM November 25 2016