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10 people dead in shelling in Russian-occupied town in Ukraine: Report
Local Ukrainian officials reported over a dozen civilians were wounded by Russian shelling on Friday and overnight in the country's north, south and east
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Ukraine says situation in East worse as Russian troops step up attacks
The online war monitor DeepState said Kremlin troops have captured Bohdanivka, a village within miles of their next key target in the Donetsk region. Ukraine said the village remains under its control
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Indian Army marks 40 years at world's highest battleground Siachen
The Siachen glacier at the height of around 20,000 feet in the Karakoram mountain range is known as the highest militarised zone in the world where soldiers have to battle frostbite and high winds
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Iran-Israel clash: US sends warships to 'protect' Israeli, American troops
The Pentagon has been actively strengthening air defences for US troops stationed in Iraq and Syria, according to international media reports
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'Don't': Amid fears of an imminent attack on Israel, Joe Biden to Iran
The US has been on high alert for a significant Iranian retaliatory attack on Israel in recent days, as fears grow of a wider regional war
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China increasing weapons sales to Russia to support war against Ukraine
Nearly 70 per cent of Russia's approximately $900 mn in machine tool imports in the last quarter of 2023 came from China
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Russian military test-launches an intercontinental ballistic missile
Russia regularly carries out test launches of ICBMs and other missiles as it seeks to modernise its weapons
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HAL gets Rs 65K cr MoD tender for 97 more Tejas Mark 1A fighter jets
Total number of Tejas fighters set to exceed 200
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Netanyahu says Israel preparing for scenarios in areas other than Gaza
Netanyahu made his comments as Israeli troops and warplanes started an operation in central Gaza which the military said was aimed at destroying infrastructure of armed Palestinian groups
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Iran-Israel clash: 9 Iranian missiles that can strike Israeli territory
Tehran has vowed to retaliate for a deadly strike allegedly carried out by Israel on its consulate in Damascus
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'Precarious' situation in Myanmar: India relocates staff from consulate
External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said India is closely monitoring the situation in Myanmar, adding the Indian consulate in Mandalay remains functional
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Indians advised not to travel to Iran, Israel till further notice: MEA
Iran blamed Israel for the strike and there have been fears that Tehran may launch an attack on Israel soon
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Massive air strike destroys one of Ukraine's largest power plants
Speaking in Moscow, Russian President Vladimir Putin cast the attacks on Ukrainian energy facilities as a response to Ukrainian strikes that targeted Russian oil refineries
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'Great positive progress' made to resolve border row with India, says China
Mao while responding to a question on Modi's interview on Thursday said that China noted Prime Minister Modi's remarks
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What is the 'magic powder' Israel allegedly used to track Hamas in Gaza?
While Israel has been accused of using opaque AI tools in the ongoing Israel-Hamas war, the IDF has denied that such systems are used to select targets without any human intervention
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Canada removes dozens of Indian staff from diplomatic missions in India
Last year, India had expelled 41 Canadian diplomats to ensure diplomatic parity, prompting Canada to close its Mumbai, Chandigarh, and Bengaluru consulates for in-person operations
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Next round of talks on proposed India-Peru trade agreement likely in Jun
Commerce Secretary Sunil Barthwal said the basic principle of negotiations should be understanding strengths and respecting sensitivities of each other
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US, Japan announce major upgrade to defence alliance to counter China
US President Joe Biden and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida recently unveiled a historic upgrade of US-Japan defence ties amid China's growing assertiveness
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Maldives to conduct road shows across Indian cities to woo tourists back
In an apparent bid to woo Indian tourists back to the Maldives, a major tourism body here has announced that it will hold road shows across key Indian cities.
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Higher income threshold regime to apply for UK Family Visa comes into force
We have reached a tipping point with mass migration. There is no simple solution or easy decision which cuts numbers to levels acceptable to the British people, said Cleverly
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