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The leaders of Japan and the Philippines head to Washington this week for a first trilateral summit aimed at boosting defence ties, hot on the heels of four-way military drills in the South China Sea that riled Beijing.

US sanctions on Russia: The US announced new steps to implement sanctions on Russia as agreed by G7 leaders, targeting Russia's defense industry, raising tariffs and banning gold imports from the country.

A Republican Party leader in the United States has rebuffed the idea of gun control after the deadly school shooting in Texas' Robb Elementary with a bizarre justification: Planes weren't banned after the 9/11 terror attacks.

A senior al-Qaeda leader was killed in a drone airstrike in Syria, Fox News reported citing a US defence official.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un vowed to strengthen his nuclear-armed nation's military capabilities at a key ruling party meeting, state media reported Thursday, just weeks before Joe Biden's inauguration as US president.

An Indian tech start-up is among 10 winners to bag same-day contracts worth up to 53,000 pounds to fast-track the development of their innovations after directly pitching to the UK, US and NATO military leaders their solutions to key challenges within the aerospace and defence industry.

Former US defence secretary Jim Mattis refused to endorse his former boss Donald Trump on Thursday, urging voters to look for leaders who show "competence and compassion".

Kapil Sibal, the Congress leader, came out in defence of Prashant Bhushan, tweeting that "contempt power (is) being used (by the courts) as a sledgehammer" and warning that history would judge the courts for "having let us down"

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi today took a jibe at Home Minister Amit Shah over his comment that India is the only country after the US and Israel that is "able to protect" its borders. "Everyone knows the reality of the border," tweeted Mr Gandhi, who has asked the government to clarify on the border stand-off with China in Ladakh.

The death of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi marks a devastating blow for the remnants of ISIS, US Defense Secretary Mark Esper told reporters at a Pentagon news conference on Monday, asserting that the secret operation in northwest Syria was the culmination of a multi-year inter-agency effort to find the dreaded terrorist leader and then capture or kill him.

Terming Pakistan as the "most dangerous" country due to its nuclear capabilities and radicalisation, former US Secretary of Defence Jim Mattis has said that the tragedy for the Pakistani people is that they do not have leaders who care about their future.

US President Donald Trump today told Prime Minister Narendra Modi that "we will certainly work together on trade", a day after upping the rhetoric on an issue that has emerged as a major source of friction between the two countries. "We have become great friends and our countries have never been closer," President Trump said as the two leaders met ...

A day after over 40 Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel were killed in the deadliest terror attack on security forces in Jammu and Kashmir, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and top ministers held a security review meeting. PM Modi said those behind the terror attack would pay a "very heavy price" and had made a "huge mistake". Union Minister ...

PM in Singapore: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today told United States Vice-President Mike Pence that Pakistan's act of "mainstreaming terrorists involved in the 26/11 Mumbai attacks" was a matter of serious concern for the international community.

Russian President Vladimir Putin is in New Delhi on a two-day visit, the focus of which is the possible inking of a $5 billion deal for to procure Moscow's most advanced air defence system, the S-400 Triumf, despite a risk of US sanctions against countries buying Russian defence equipment. After being greeted by Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj at th...

The leaders of Japan and the Philippines head to Washington this week for a first trilateral summit aimed at boosting defence ties, hot on the heels of four-way military drills in the South China Sea that riled Beijing.

US sanctions on Russia: The US announced new steps to implement sanctions on Russia as agreed by G7 leaders, targeting Russia's defense industry, raising tariffs and banning gold imports from the country.

A Republican Party leader in the United States has rebuffed the idea of gun control after the deadly school shooting in Texas' Robb Elementary with a bizarre justification: Planes weren't banned after the 9/11 terror attacks.

A senior al-Qaeda leader was killed in a drone airstrike in Syria, Fox News reported citing a US defence official.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un vowed to strengthen his nuclear-armed nation's military capabilities at a key ruling party meeting, state media reported Thursday, just weeks before Joe Biden's inauguration as US president.

An Indian tech start-up is among 10 winners to bag same-day contracts worth up to 53,000 pounds to fast-track the development of their innovations after directly pitching to the UK, US and NATO military leaders their solutions to key challenges within the aerospace and defence industry.

Former US defence secretary Jim Mattis refused to endorse his former boss Donald Trump on Thursday, urging voters to look for leaders who show "competence and compassion".

Kapil Sibal, the Congress leader, came out in defence of Prashant Bhushan, tweeting that "contempt power (is) being used (by the courts) as a sledgehammer" and warning that history would judge the courts for "having let us down"

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi today took a jibe at Home Minister Amit Shah over his comment that India is the only country after the US and Israel that is "able to protect" its borders. "Everyone knows the reality of the border," tweeted Mr Gandhi, who has asked the government to clarify on the border stand-off with China in Ladakh.

The death of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi marks a devastating blow for the remnants of ISIS, US Defense Secretary Mark Esper told reporters at a Pentagon news conference on Monday, asserting that the secret operation in northwest Syria was the culmination of a multi-year inter-agency effort to find the dreaded terrorist leader and then capture or kill him.

Terming Pakistan as the "most dangerous" country due to its nuclear capabilities and radicalisation, former US Secretary of Defence Jim Mattis has said that the tragedy for the Pakistani people is that they do not have leaders who care about their future.

US President Donald Trump today told Prime Minister Narendra Modi that "we will certainly work together on trade", a day after upping the rhetoric on an issue that has emerged as a major source of friction between the two countries. "We have become great friends and our countries have never been closer," President Trump said as the two leaders met ...

A day after over 40 Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel were killed in the deadliest terror attack on security forces in Jammu and Kashmir, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and top ministers held a security review meeting. PM Modi said those behind the terror attack would pay a "very heavy price" and had made a "huge mistake". Union Minister ...

PM in Singapore: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today told United States Vice-President Mike Pence that Pakistan's act of "mainstreaming terrorists involved in the 26/11 Mumbai attacks" was a matter of serious concern for the international community.

Russian President Vladimir Putin is in New Delhi on a two-day visit, the focus of which is the possible inking of a $5 billion deal for to procure Moscow's most advanced air defence system, the S-400 Triumf, despite a risk of US sanctions against countries buying Russian defence equipment. After being greeted by Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj at th...