SHANGHAI (Reuters) – China is capable of inflicting more military losses on India than in the past if it wants to compete with India, the state-backed newspaper Global Times reported on Tuesday. Armed countries. Officials in New Delhi said on Monday that Indian forces had thwarted an attempt by Chinese …
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TAICHUNG, Taiwan (Reuters) – Taiwan’s President Tsai Ing-wen promised Friday to defend the island with a “solid” air force when she launched a US-backed maintenance center for the island’s fleet of upgraded F-16s. fighters amid growing tensions between Taipei and Beijing. The aircraft of the Indigenous Defense Fighter (IDF) flies …
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(Reuters) – US and China trade jibes as military tensions grow between the world’s two largest economies, with the US Secretary of Defense promising not to “give an inch” in the Pacific and China saying Washington risked the lives of soldiers. FILE PHOTO: U.S. Secretary of Defense Mark Esper listens …
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BEIRUT (Reuters) – French President Emmanuel Macron has outlined political and financial reforms needed by Lebanese politicians to unlock foreign aid and save the country from multiple crises, including an economic meltdown, according to a Reuters document. A member of the French military wears a face mask as he stands …
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HONG KONG (Reuters) – Chinese authorities have arrested at least 10 people after intercepting a boat off the coast of southern Guangdong province, the provincial Coast Guard said in a post on its social media site. Hong Kong Police Commissioner Chris Ping-keung Tang to attend news conference in Hong Kong, …
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