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JERUSALEM (AP) — The Latest on the harrowing fighting between Israel and Gaza’s militant Hamas rulers (all times local): WASHINGTON – The U.S. Defense Department has flown about 120 personnel out of Israel as a precaution in light of the ongoing violence there. That’s according to Pentagon press secretary ...

Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has warned that the use of improvised explosive devices is increasing as conflicts become more urbanised and armed groups proliferate, and he urged nations to work together to curb the threat from those weapons as well as land mines and other remnants of ...

Kabul:  US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin, on his first visit to Afghanistan as Pentagon chief, said Sunday that the Biden administration wants to see a responsible end to America’s longest war, but the level of violence must decrease for fruitful” diplomacy to have a chance. With questions swirling about ...

Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Thursday met with Afghan President Ashraf Ghani on his maiden visit to Kabul and vowed to "do everything" to reduce violence in Afghanistan as the two leaders explored ways to deepen the bilateral ties and discussed the reconciliation process, amidst ...

A senior US defense official cited by Reuters Monday said Donald Trump's desire to get US troops "home by Christmas" had featured in a "flurry of calls" among NATO allies.  From Brussels, NATO spokewoman Oana Lungescu said the alliance's stance in conflict-ravaged Afghanistan "hasn't changed." NATO's mission Resolute Support comprises, according to its website, around 16,000 ...

While Biden has downplayed the necessity of getting classified briefings for now, national security experts warn that continued obstruction by the Trump administration could have lasting consequences and potentially leave the US vulnerable during the transition, a period when adversaries have historically looked to escalate tensions.At the same time, ...

Washington , October 30 (ANI): The worst danger of China's Uyghur Muslim genocide is the terrible precedent that Beijing has set which other countries might target and seek to eradicate their own Muslim majorities, said a former Pentagon official. "Not since Nazi Germany has there been such a systematic ...

NEW DELHI: India is working to enhance its strategic reach in the Indian Ocean and beyond by clinching reciprocal military logistics pacts with friendly countries to counter China’s expanding footprint across the Indo-Pacific region. Japan has now become the sixth country, after the US, France, Australia, South Korea and ...

China has chosen several countries, including Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Myanmar to set up 'Military Logistics Facilities' to support naval, air, and ground forces projection according to an annual report issued by the US Department of Defense.In its annual report “Military and Security Developments Involving the People’s Republic ...

China plans to set up military facilities in Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Myanmar, a Pentagon report saidWashington: China is seeking to set up more robust logistics facilities in about a dozen countries, including three in India's immediate neighbourhood, to allow the Chinese PLA (army) to project and sustain military ...