Asia Pacific
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Jan- 2021 -7 January
North Korea’s Kim Pledges to Strengthen Defense Capabilities
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.
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5 January
Indian Navy to Buy 10 Shipborne Drones to Boost Surveillance
The Indian government has cleared a proposal to buy 10 shipborne unarmed drones for the country's navy.
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5 January
Indonesian Fisherman Reels in Alleged Chinese Underwater Drone
An Indonesian fisherman working near the Selayar Islands found what appeared to be a Chinese underwater drone.
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5 January
Taiwan Says Chinese Jets Made Record 380 Incursions in 2020
Chinese jets made a record 380 incursions into Taiwan's defense zone last year, a defense official said Tuesday, as a military-linked think-tank warned tensions were now at their highest since the mid-1990s.
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4 January
Iran Revolutionary Guards Seize South Korean-Flagged Tanker
Iran's Revolutionary Guards said Monday it had seized a South Korean-flagged tanker in Gulf waters for breaking "maritime environmental laws."
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Dec- 2020 -22 December
USS John S. McCain Sails by China-Claimed Spratly Islands
Guided-missile destroyer USS John S. McCain sailed through waters off the contested Spratly Islands in the South China Sea, in the latest challenge to Beijing's territorial claims in the region.
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21 December
Nine Killed in Kabul Car Bomb Targeting Afghan MP
A car bomb targeting an Afghan lawmaker killed nine people and wounded more than a dozen in Kabul on Sunday, officials said, the latest attack to rock the capital.
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18 December
At Least 15 Children Killed in East Afghanistan Bomb Blast
A motorbike loaded with explosives blew up in east Afghanistan on Friday, killing at least 11 people at a religious ceremony, officials said.
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18 December
US Navy to Be ‘More Assertive’ in Countering China in Pacific
The US military warned its warships would be "more assertive" in responding to violations of international law, citing in particular China.
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17 December
US General Milley Meets Taliban, Afghan Leader Ahead of Pullout
The top US military officer met separately this week with the Taliban and Afghanistan's president to push for a negotiated solution as the United States pulls out, the Pentagon said Thursday.
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