DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran moved a model aircraft carrier from the US to the strategic Strait of Hormuz, satellite images show, suggesting it will use the similar ship for war games shooting practice on a navigation channel in the Gulf vital to world oil exports The restored Iranian model aircraft …
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SEOUL (Reuters) – Last week, a 24-year-old defector returned to North Korea the way he left in 2017, authorities say, but with a coronavirus pandemic in the background this time, his illicit journey attracted much More attention. FILE PHOTO: Kaesong City is seen through the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) that separates …
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The first five of a batch of French Rafale fighter jets bought by New Delhi in a controversial multi-million dollar deal are headed to India for rapid deployment amid mounting tensions with China. The deal, estimated to be worth $ 9.4 billion, has been overshadowed by corruption allegations made by …
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MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin said Sunday that the Russian Navy would be armed with hypersonic nuclear attack weapons and submarine nuclear drones, which the defense ministry said were in their final phase of testing. Putin, who says he doesn’t want an arms race, has often spoken of …
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Text size It is the busiest week of the second quarter earnings season, with 171 S&P 500 companies slated to report. Things start slowly on Monday, before 3M, Advanced Micro Devices, eBay, McDonald’s, Pfizer, Starbucks and Visa reported on Tuesday. On Wednesday, Boeing, Facebook, General Electric, PayPal Holdings, Qualcomm and …
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