Asia Pacific
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Jan- 2018 -8 January
Pentagon suspends $900 million in security assistance for Pakistan
Pentagon has withheld $900 million in security assistance for Pakistan, spokesperson Army Colonel Rob Manning said on Monday.
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8 January
$5.1 billion India-South Korea minesweeper deal talks collapse – reports
A $5.1 billion deal between India and South Korea to manufacture 12 new mine counter-measures vessels has collapsed, according to reports.
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8 January
Philippine soldier, five BIFF rebels dead in weekend clashes
Five rebels and a Philippine soldier were killed during a weekend ground and air assault by on militants supportive of ISIS in Mindanao
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6 January
Bomb blast kills four police officers in Indian Kashmir
Four police officers were killed in a explosion in Indian Kashmir suspected to have been set off by Islamist militants, police and reports said
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5 January
China’s Xi tells army ‘don’t fear death’ in rare address
Chinese President Xi Jinping has issued a blunt call for the country's military to be ready for war and unafraid to die defending the country
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4 January
US will suspend security aid to Pakistan
The United States is suspending security aid to Pakistan amid a dispute about the country's handling of terrorist networks.
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4 January
US and South Korea agree to delay Foal Eagle exercise until after Olympics
The United States and South Korea agreed to delay an annual military exercise until after the upcoming Winter Olympics to avoid possible tensions with North Korea.
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3 January
Two children die in Vietnam as cache of old bullets explodes
Two children were killed and several people injured when an illegally stored cache of bullets exploded near Vietnam's capital Hanoi
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3 January
Pakistan Navy successfully test-fires Harbah cruise missile
The Pakistan Navy said it successfully carried out the first test of its new Harbah surface-to-surface cruise missile
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3 January
Indian MiG-29 catches fire at Goa airport after leaving runway on takeoff
An Indian MiG-29K aircraft caught fire after leaving the runway while taking off at Goa's Dabolim International Airport
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