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US-Japan alliance cornerstone of regional stability: Mattis
WASHINGTON: United States Defence Secretary James Mattis has said that the US-Japan alliance is a cornerstone of Indo-Pacific stability and...
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Only with mutual respect, win-win cooperation ties can develop, China tells US
BEIJING: Chinese Defence Minister Wei Fenghe says China and the United States can only develop together if we maintain no...
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PM Modi – Pentagon Chief together for summit with an eye on China
SINGAPORE: When US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis attends a security summitin Singapore this weekend, he hopes to assure allies of...
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Afghan security forces see drop in numbers as security deteriorates
WASHINGTON: The number of Afghan security forces decreased by nearly 11 per cent in the past year, the US government’s...
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Trump says ‘Mission Accomplished ’ after Syria strikes
WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump triumphantly declared “Mission Accomplished!” on Saturday following a US-led missile assault on the Syrian regime and...
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Mattis on Syria: We ll work all this out
Washington:Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said Friday that the military is talking with Kurdish partners and others in Syria to resolve...
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US says clash averted with Russian mercenaries in Syria
Washington:US forces in Syria narrowly averted another clash with Russian mercenaries like one last month that left more than 100...
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U.S. strategy to extend peace offer to Taliban as a game changer: Afghan President
WASHINGTON:Afghan President Ashraf Ghani described the new U.S. strategy allowing Kabul to extend its peace offer to the Taliban as...
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Mattis warns Syrian forces on use of chemical weapons
WASHINGTON:U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis on Sunday warned the Syrian government not to use chemical weapons in its civil war...
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Jim Mattis survived an assassination attempt: Report
WASHINGTON — On a summer morning in a desolate corner of Iraq’s westerndesert, Jim Mattis learned he’d narrowly evaded an...