In Syria's Golan Heights buffer zone, residents fear Israel is making a land grab
After the ouster of Syria's longtime leader Bashar al-Assad last month, Israel's military has taken up a new post in the demilitarized buffer zone created in Syria after the 1973 Arab-Israeli war.
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Ferreting out China's 'sleeper agents'
THE arrest of a Chinese in Makati City last week for alleged espionage has raised concerns that China has 'sleeper agents' operating in the Philippines, masquerading as local citizens using fake IDs ...
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PLA conducts military drills around Taiwan
In total, 35 Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) aircraft and six warships were detected around the nation during China’s “joint combat readiness patrols,” the ministry said.
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Gunmen ambush soldiers securing UN reps; 2 dead
Two soldiers were killed while 12 others were wounded when gunmen ambushed Army troopers securing representatives of the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) in Sumisip, Basilan on Wednesday ...
Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri to visit China on January 26
Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri to travel to Beijing, signalling revival of India-China dialogue mechanisms after LAC standoff.
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China to PHL: Stop tagging Chinese national as a ‘spy’
BEIJING has called out the Philippines for tagging Chinese nationals arrested for illegal activities as “Chinese spies.” The Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning was reacting to an ...
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2 soldiers dead, 12 hurt in Basilan ambush
Gunmen attacked on Wednesday afternoon a team of soldiers out on a humanitarian mission in Sumisip town in Basilan, killing two of them and hurting 12 others, now in a hospital. Brig. Gen. Alvin V.
New Year Jungle Blast around Singing Lagoons in Sri Lanka
New Year’s Eve is associated with the reveler’s bash and blast to make merriment and dance away to bid farewell to the old and welcome the new beginning but the blast in the dense ...
What’s happening in Colombia? At least 80 die, thousands flee as armed outfits break 2022 truce
The government and United Nations have estimated that armed rebellion has led to the deaths of 80 people while dozens have ...
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Colombian region faces unprecedented humanitarian crisis after guerrilla attack
Fierce clashes between two guerrilla groups in the northwestern region of Catatumbo, Colombia, on Jan. 16 have not only ...
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Who is Xiao Chen? Chinese scientist becomes first person from Asia to head international committee for setting standards for nuclear systems
Xiao Chen, a Chinese scientist with two decades of experience in nuclear industry, is reportedly the first person from Asia ...
Philippine foreign ministry taking foreign spying reports seriously
MANILA - The Philippine foreign ministry said on Thursday it takes any indication of espionage operations by foreign nationals seriously, after the arrest this week of a Chinese national on suspicion ...