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Indian Army Shoots Down Pakistani Drone Along Int’l Border

Indian army on Saturday reportedly shot down a Pakistani armed forces drone operating after it attempted to violate Indian airspace in the Sri Ganganagar sector of the state of Rajasthan. “The Indian Army shot down the drone while it was making an attempt to enter the Indian airspace,” army sources ...

March 9, 2019

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US Positive on N. Korea Denuclearization Despite Report on ‘Operational’ Rocket Site

The US still believes the “fully verified denuclearization” of North Korea is possible by the end of President Donald Trump’s “first term,” a senior official said Thursday, despite warnings a key rocket launch site appears to have resumed operations. The specialized website 38 North and the Center for Strategic and ...

March 8, 2019

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At Least 16 Killed in Attack in Eastern Afghanistan

At least 16 people were killed in a suicide attack Wednesday on a construction company in eastern Afghanistan, an official said, the latest bloody assault in the war-torn country. The hours-long attack in Jalalabad began early Wednesday when at least two blasts were heard, an AFP reporter said, before security ...

March 6, 2019

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North Korea Starts Reassembling Rocket Test Site: Reports

Satellite imagery suggests that North Korea might be taking steps to renew a partially decommissioned long-range rocket test site on the country’s west coast. Joseph S. Bermudez Jr., a senior fellow for imagery analysis at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, told NPR that there is some evidence that can be seen ...

March 6, 2019

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S. Korea’s Moon Urges New US-North Denuclearization Talks

South Korea President Moon Jae-in on Monday urged the US and North Korea to quickly resume denuclearization talks after their Hanoi summit last week ended without a deal. Moon, who has adopted a dovish approach to Pyongyang and brokered the US-North Korea talks process, urged his officials to find out ...

March 4, 2019

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‘Momo Challenge’ Image Creator Says Has Destroyed Doll

The Japanese artist behind the images that sparked the recent viral “momo challenge” hoax told AFP Monday he destroyed the creepy doll long ago and never meant to harm anyone. The scary image with giggly eyes and a pained expression was based on a Japanese ghost called “ubume” — of ...

March 4, 2019

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India, Pakistan Exchange Heavy Border Fire

Tensions between India and Pakistan raged Saturday as heavy firing by their armies killed at least seven people on either side of their fiercely disputed Kashmir border. The nuclear-armed rivals fired mortars and artillery at each other despite the release of an Indian pilot who had been shot down ...

March 2, 2019

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Pakistan-India Tensions Simmer despite Pilot’s Release

Pakistan and India seem to have stepped back from the brink of a war following days of diplomatic tensions and deadly exchange of fire across their borders in the disputed region of Kashmir. The flare up between the two arch foes appeared to be easing along the Line of Control ...

March 2, 2019

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China Protests Huawei CFO Extradition to US, Slams Canada

The Canadian Department of Justice has said that Ottawa had decided to grant authorization to proceed with the extradition process in Huawei Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou’s case. The Chinese Foreign Ministry said Saturday that Beijing expressed opposition to Canada’s decision on Meng Wanzhou extradition to the United States. “The ...

March 2, 2019

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Pakistan Set to Release Indian Pilot as ‘Peace Gesture’

Pakistan was set to free a captured Indian pilot Friday in a “peace gesture” aimed at lowering temperatures with its nuclear arch-rival, after rare aerial raids ignited fears of a dangerous conflict in South Asia. Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman, who has become the face of the crisis between Islamabad and ...

March 1, 2019