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US Senator Introduces Bill That Proposes To Treat India Like Its Top Allies
The bill proposes to treat India as if it were of the same status as the US allies such as Japan, Israel, Korea, and NATO allies.
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Canada Says Chinese Jets Flew Close To Its Chopper in South China Sea
Canadian Defense Minister Bill Blair on Friday slammed Chinese fighter jets' second "significantly unsafe" intercept in two weeks of Canadian aircraft patrolling the Pacific.
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Canada Promises $24 Million To Help Ukraine Buy Air Defense Equipment
Canada will contribute $24.5 million to a British-led partnership that is buying air defense equipment for Ukraine to help it fend off Russian missile and drone attacks, Defence Minister Bill Blair said on Sunday.
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Crypto Gets Legal Status in Ukraine, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy Signs Bill to Establish Regulatory Framework
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has legalised crypto in the country, signing it into law a bill on virtual assets, amid a frenzy of digital asset donations to support the country's defense against Russian invasion.
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Former Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey Announces Bitcoin Legal Defense Fund to Assist Developers in Legal Trouble
Former Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey has announced that he is launching a Bitcoin Legal Defense Fund to protect Bitcoin developers from lawsuits and threats that endanger their ability to develop new projects on the Bitcoin network.
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Trump's New Impeachment Team Signals Aggressive Defense
One declined to prosecute Bill Cosby for rape, trading lawsuits instead with his alleged victim; another considered defending alleged sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein.
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In A First, US Congress Overrides Trump's Veto Of Defense Bill
The US Congress on Friday dealt Donald Trump a humiliating blow, voting in his final weeks in office to override his veto of a sweeping defense bill -- the first time lawmakers have done so during his presidency.
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In Blow To Trump, House Votes To Override Veto Of Defense Bill
The US House of Representatives dealt a blow to President Donald Trump on Monday by rejecting his veto of a defense bill, setting the stage for the Senate to deliver a humiliating first veto override in the final days of his presidency.
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Trump Vetoes US Defense Bill, Calls It "Gift" To Russia, China
US President Donald Trump vetoed a broad defense funding bill sent to him by Congress Tuesday, complaining that it helps Russia and China and objecting to provisions to rename military bases.
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US Congress Passes $740 Billion Defense Bill Despite Trump Veto Threat
The US Senate overwhelmingly passed a sweeping defense budget bill Friday with a veto-proof majority, defying President Donald Trump who has threatened to block the legislation six weeks from leaving office.
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Eye On China Aggression, US Defense Bill Seeks To Include India, Japan, Australia
With an eye on the aggressive Chinese behaviour, the National Defense Authorization Act for the fiscal 2021 has sought fighter jet training detachment for India, Japan and Australia in the US Pacific territory of Guam.
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US Congress Approves Space Force, Russia Pipeline Sanctions
The US Senate approved a massive defense spending bill on Tuesday, sending Donald Trump a $738 billion package that creates a new space force, fulfilling a presidential priority, and seeks to curb Russia's sprawling energy ambitions.
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Opinion: In Defense Of CAB, Amit Shah Can't Say What He Really Wants
The BJP is faced with an odd dual responsibility: it must show its angry cadre that it can do in the bright light of day what they have for years have had to whisper in the darkness. They will only be satisfied when it is said, openly, that India has no place for more Muslims and that there are too many of them already, and that they should go to P...
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US House Passes $733 Billion Defense Policy Bill As Trump Threatens Veto
The U.S. House of Representatives approved a $733 billion defense policy bill on Friday, defying President Donald Trump's veto threat by including provisions like a clampdown on funding for his planned wall on the border with Mexico.
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US Actor Bill Cosby Appeals 2018 Conviction For Pennsylvania Sex Attack
Bill Cosby's lawyers on Tuesday formally appealed his conviction for drugging and sexually attacking a former friend at his home near Philadelphia 15 years ago, citing what they called errors in legal procedure that allowed trial testimony and evidence the defense contends should have been excluded.
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US Senator Introduces Bill That Proposes To Treat India Like Its Top Allies
The bill proposes to treat India as if it were of the same status as the US allies such as Japan, Israel, Korea, and NATO allies.
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Canada Says Chinese Jets Flew Close To Its Chopper in South China Sea
Canadian Defense Minister Bill Blair on Friday slammed Chinese fighter jets' second "significantly unsafe" intercept in two weeks of Canadian aircraft patrolling the Pacific.
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Canada Promises $24 Million To Help Ukraine Buy Air Defense Equipment
Canada will contribute $24.5 million to a British-led partnership that is buying air defense equipment for Ukraine to help it fend off Russian missile and drone attacks, Defence Minister Bill Blair said on Sunday.
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Crypto Gets Legal Status in Ukraine, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy Signs Bill to Establish Regulatory Framework
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has legalised crypto in the country, signing it into law a bill on virtual assets, amid a frenzy of digital asset donations to support the country's defense against Russian invasion.
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Former Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey Announces Bitcoin Legal Defense Fund to Assist Developers in Legal Trouble
Former Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey has announced that he is launching a Bitcoin Legal Defense Fund to protect Bitcoin developers from lawsuits and threats that endanger their ability to develop new projects on the Bitcoin network.
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Trump's New Impeachment Team Signals Aggressive Defense
One declined to prosecute Bill Cosby for rape, trading lawsuits instead with his alleged victim; another considered defending alleged sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein.
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In A First, US Congress Overrides Trump's Veto Of Defense Bill
The US Congress on Friday dealt Donald Trump a humiliating blow, voting in his final weeks in office to override his veto of a sweeping defense bill -- the first time lawmakers have done so during his presidency.
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In Blow To Trump, House Votes To Override Veto Of Defense Bill
The US House of Representatives dealt a blow to President Donald Trump on Monday by rejecting his veto of a defense bill, setting the stage for the Senate to deliver a humiliating first veto override in the final days of his presidency.
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Trump Vetoes US Defense Bill, Calls It "Gift" To Russia, China
US President Donald Trump vetoed a broad defense funding bill sent to him by Congress Tuesday, complaining that it helps Russia and China and objecting to provisions to rename military bases.
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US Congress Passes $740 Billion Defense Bill Despite Trump Veto Threat
The US Senate overwhelmingly passed a sweeping defense budget bill Friday with a veto-proof majority, defying President Donald Trump who has threatened to block the legislation six weeks from leaving office.
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Eye On China Aggression, US Defense Bill Seeks To Include India, Japan, Australia
With an eye on the aggressive Chinese behaviour, the National Defense Authorization Act for the fiscal 2021 has sought fighter jet training detachment for India, Japan and Australia in the US Pacific territory of Guam.
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US Congress Approves Space Force, Russia Pipeline Sanctions
The US Senate approved a massive defense spending bill on Tuesday, sending Donald Trump a $738 billion package that creates a new space force, fulfilling a presidential priority, and seeks to curb Russia's sprawling energy ambitions.
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Opinion: In Defense Of CAB, Amit Shah Can't Say What He Really Wants
The BJP is faced with an odd dual responsibility: it must show its angry cadre that it can do in the bright light of day what they have for years have had to whisper in the darkness. They will only be satisfied when it is said, openly, that India has no place for more Muslims and that there are too many of them already, and that they should go to P...
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US House Passes $733 Billion Defense Policy Bill As Trump Threatens Veto
The U.S. House of Representatives approved a $733 billion defense policy bill on Friday, defying President Donald Trump's veto threat by including provisions like a clampdown on funding for his planned wall on the border with Mexico.
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US Actor Bill Cosby Appeals 2018 Conviction For Pennsylvania Sex Attack
Bill Cosby's lawyers on Tuesday formally appealed his conviction for drugging and sexually attacking a former friend at his home near Philadelphia 15 years ago, citing what they called errors in legal procedure that allowed trial testimony and evidence the defense contends should have been excluded.
