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A balloon floats over Columbia, Mo., on Friday, Feb. 3, 2023. A huge, high-altitude Chinese balloon sailed across the U.S. on Friday, drawing severe Pentagon accusations of spying despite China’s firm denials Washington, Feb 4: The Pentagon on Friday night said that another Chinese surveillance is transiting Latin America.“We ...

https://sputniknews.com/20230202/us-transfers-guantanamo-prisoner-majid-khan-to-belize-pentagon-1106931509.htmlUS Transfers Guantanamo Prisoner Majid Khan to Belize: PentagonUS Transfers Guantanamo Prisoner Majid Khan to Belize: PentagonThe United States has transferred a prisoner at the Guantanamo detention facility to Belize, the US Department of Defense announced in a release on Thursday. 2023-02-02T18:14+00002023-02-02T18:14+00002023-02-02T18:14+0000americasusguantanamo bayguantanamo prisonprisoners/html/head/meta/@content/html/head/meta/@contenthttps://cdnn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/07e6/04/02/1094431603_0:320:3072:2048_1920x0_80_0_0_f02ac4b759d2326753fee10463fad2de.jpg"The Department of Defense announced today ...

Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin on Friday congratulated General Asim Munir on his appointment as the Pakistan Army Chief, noting that the two countries have a long-standing defence partnership. According to a Pentagon readout of the call, Austin congratulated Gen Munir on his ...

13Washington, Jan 12:President Joe Biden and past and present US officials are honouring Ash Carter, the late defence secretary who opened the way for women to fight in combat and transgendered personnel to serve, at a memorial service Thursday at Washington National Cathedral.Carter, 68, died in October of a ...

Washington , January 11 (ANI): Pentagon on Tuesday asserted that the defence ties between India and the US are "very important."Pentagon Press Secretary Air Force Brig Gen Pat Ryder in a press briefing said, "I would say, you know, I don't have any specific announcements to make in terms ...

WASHINGTON: China's continuing efforts to "erode US and partner influence" includes Beijing warning American officials to not interfere with its relationship with India, the Pentagon disclosed in a report submitted to US lawmakers this week. Among other things, the exhaustive 196-page report on "Military and Security Developments involving China" ...

Washington: China is expanding its nuclear force and is likely to have a stockpile of about 1,500 warheads by 2035, up from the current estimated number of 400, the Pentagon has said in a report that notes that Beijing aims to expand its national power through both domestic and ...

Washington: China has warned American officials not to interfere in its relationship with India, the Pentagon has said in a report to the Congress. Throughout its standoff with India along the Line of Actual Control (LAC), Chinese officials sought to downplay the severity of the crisis, emphasising Beijing’s intent ...

The US has said that its decision to provide a USD 450 million sustenance package for Pakistan's F-16 fleet is not designed as a message to India rather it is associated with America's defence partnership with Islamabad which is primarily focused on counterterrorism and nuclear security. On ...

WASHINGTON: Pakistan will get upgrades to the tune of $450 million for its approximately 85 F-16 fighter jets, notwithstanding the country's perilous economic, and environmental condition. The US state department on Wednesday said it had made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale (FMS) for "sustainment and related ...