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Panama Says Won't Accept US Military Bases On Its Soil
Panama's security minister said his country would reject any effort to reestablish US military bases on his country's soil, slapping down a suggestion by the visiting US Defense Secretary Wednesday.
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"Opportunity For Drug Trafficking": Colombia Warns Trump Against Blacklisting
Colombia's defense minister on Sunday warned Donald Trump's administration against blacklisting his country for failing to curb drug exports, saying the decision would bring yet more cocaine to the United States.
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Ukraine's Fight "Matters To Us All": Trudeau After Trump-Zelensky Spat
Ukraine's fight against Russia is a defense of democracy that "matters to us all," Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Friday, after a fiery row between US President Donald Trump and Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelensky.
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What Canada Defence Minister Said On Trump's Plan To Develop "Iron Dome"
Donald Trump has signed an order to start planning for an "Iron Dome" air defense system for the US, like the one that Israel uses to intercept rockets.
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US Senate Blocks Bill To Impose Sanctions On International Criminal Court
Legislation that would have imposed sanctions on the International Criminal Court in protest of its arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his former defense minister was blocked in the U.S. Senate on Tuesday.
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Rajnath Singh Meets US Secretary Of Defence On Sidelines Of 11th ASEAN Meet
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh met US Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin on the sidelines of the 11th ASEAN Defence Ministers' Meeting (ADMM)-Plus in Vientiane, Lao PDR, on November 21, according to a release from the Ministry of Defence.
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US 'Fundamentally Rejects' World Court Warrant For Israel PM: White House
The United States "fundamentally rejects" a decision by the International Criminal Court to issue arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former defense minister Yoav Gallant, the White House said Thursday.
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1000s Of Terrorists Including Nasrallah, His Successor Killed: Israeli PM
Israeli forces have killed the would-be successors of late Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Tuesday, without naming them.
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India, US Military-To-Military Relationship Strong: Pentagon
The military-to-military relationship between India and the United States is strong, the Pentagon said Thursday on the eve of the meeting between Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and Defense Secretary Austin Lloyd.
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Relationship With India Remains One Of Great Importance: Pentagon
US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin is set to host his Indian counterpart, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, at the Pentagon on August 23.
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Israeli Minister Tells US That "Large-Scale" Iranian Attack Expected: Report
Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Gallant told U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Sunday that Iran was making preparations for a large-scale military attack on Israel, Axios reporter Barak Ravid said in a post on X.
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Gaza Military Operations May Enable Hostage Deal: Israel Defence Minister
Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant told his U.S. counterpart that military operations in the Gaza Strip have created conditions that would enable a hostage deal to be reached, Gallant's office said on Wednesday.
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Israel Says Doesn't Want War But Warns Hezbollah
Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant said on a visit to Washington that his country does not want war in Lebanon but was ready to inflict "massive damage" on Hezbollah if diplomacy fails.
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US Urges Israel's Defence Minister To Avoid Lebanon Escalation
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken called on Israel during a Monday meeting with its defense minister to avoid further escalation in Lebanon as they discussed efforts to reach a deal to free hostages in Gaza.
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No War, Only Defence Against "Troublemaker" China, Says Taiwan Defence Minister
Taiwan is not seeking war with Beijing, and its policy is to build up a defensive, multi-level deterrence capability to make it harder for China to capture the island, Taiwan Defence Minister Wellington Koo said on Monday.
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Panama Says Won't Accept US Military Bases On Its Soil
Panama's security minister said his country would reject any effort to reestablish US military bases on his country's soil, slapping down a suggestion by the visiting US Defense Secretary Wednesday.
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"Opportunity For Drug Trafficking": Colombia Warns Trump Against Blacklisting
Colombia's defense minister on Sunday warned Donald Trump's administration against blacklisting his country for failing to curb drug exports, saying the decision would bring yet more cocaine to the United States.
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Ukraine's Fight "Matters To Us All": Trudeau After Trump-Zelensky Spat
Ukraine's fight against Russia is a defense of democracy that "matters to us all," Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Friday, after a fiery row between US President Donald Trump and Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelensky.
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What Canada Defence Minister Said On Trump's Plan To Develop "Iron Dome"
Donald Trump has signed an order to start planning for an "Iron Dome" air defense system for the US, like the one that Israel uses to intercept rockets.
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US Senate Blocks Bill To Impose Sanctions On International Criminal Court
Legislation that would have imposed sanctions on the International Criminal Court in protest of its arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his former defense minister was blocked in the U.S. Senate on Tuesday.
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Rajnath Singh Meets US Secretary Of Defence On Sidelines Of 11th ASEAN Meet
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh met US Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin on the sidelines of the 11th ASEAN Defence Ministers' Meeting (ADMM)-Plus in Vientiane, Lao PDR, on November 21, according to a release from the Ministry of Defence.
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US 'Fundamentally Rejects' World Court Warrant For Israel PM: White House
The United States "fundamentally rejects" a decision by the International Criminal Court to issue arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former defense minister Yoav Gallant, the White House said Thursday.
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1000s Of Terrorists Including Nasrallah, His Successor Killed: Israeli PM
Israeli forces have killed the would-be successors of late Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Tuesday, without naming them.
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India, US Military-To-Military Relationship Strong: Pentagon
The military-to-military relationship between India and the United States is strong, the Pentagon said Thursday on the eve of the meeting between Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and Defense Secretary Austin Lloyd.
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Relationship With India Remains One Of Great Importance: Pentagon
US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin is set to host his Indian counterpart, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, at the Pentagon on August 23.
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Israeli Minister Tells US That "Large-Scale" Iranian Attack Expected: Report
Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Gallant told U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Sunday that Iran was making preparations for a large-scale military attack on Israel, Axios reporter Barak Ravid said in a post on X.
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Gaza Military Operations May Enable Hostage Deal: Israel Defence Minister
Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant told his U.S. counterpart that military operations in the Gaza Strip have created conditions that would enable a hostage deal to be reached, Gallant's office said on Wednesday.
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Israel Says Doesn't Want War But Warns Hezbollah
Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant said on a visit to Washington that his country does not want war in Lebanon but was ready to inflict "massive damage" on Hezbollah if diplomacy fails.
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US Urges Israel's Defence Minister To Avoid Lebanon Escalation
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken called on Israel during a Monday meeting with its defense minister to avoid further escalation in Lebanon as they discussed efforts to reach a deal to free hostages in Gaza.
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No War, Only Defence Against "Troublemaker" China, Says Taiwan Defence Minister
Taiwan is not seeking war with Beijing, and its policy is to build up a defensive, multi-level deterrence capability to make it harder for China to capture the island, Taiwan Defence Minister Wellington Koo said on Monday.
