London, March 16 Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Monday that he would not allow the UK to be drawn into a "wider war" in the Middle East, asserting that he is working with European allies to develop a "viable plan" to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.Addressing a press conference at 10 Downing...
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March 16, New Delhi — U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday called on NATO allies and China to help reopen the Strait of Hormuz, saying Washington is in talks with several nations about policing the critical shipping lane for oil and gas.The U.S. President on Saturday called on countries...
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Ankara/Istanbul, March 13 – The Turkish Defence Ministry said on Friday that it had intercepted a ballistic missile from Iran that entered Turkish airspace."A ballistic missile fired from Iran and entering Turkish airspace has been neutralized by NATO air and missile defence elements deployed...
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March 13, New Delhi – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy arrived in Bucharest, Romania, on Thursday to visit a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) F-16 fighter jet training centre and meet with Romanian leaders.The visit comes amid uncertainty surrounding peace talks between Ukraine...
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Washington, March 11 – President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that American forces have inflicted devastating damage on Iran’s military infrastructure, claiming that Tehran has lost much of its naval and air defence capability as US strikes intensified during the ongoing conflict.Speaking to...
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March 10, New Delhi – Donald Trump stated on Monday that the United States would intensify its actions against Iran and would continue to do so, while assuring that military operations would end "very soon," a remark that helped stabilize turbulent markets amid the escalating West Asia conflict...
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Mumbai, March 9 ideaForge Technology Ltd's wholly-owned subsidiary, ideaForge Technology Ind Inc, announced on Monday that it has begun a specialized drone flight-testing training program for NATO military personnel at the National Test Pilot School (NTPS) in the US.This is the first such...
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New Delhi, March 6 The Congress on Friday praised Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez for his reported remarks calling the US-Israel assault on Iran an "extraordinary mistake", and said Prime Minister Narendra Modi's "silence speaks volumes of his timidity and cowardice".Sanchez reportedly...
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March 05, New Delhi — Azerbaijan warned on Thursday that it is preparing a response after two Iranian drones crossed its border and injured four people in the Nakhchivan region. The incident has raised concerns about the Middle East conflict spreading further.The Azerbaijani Defence Ministry...
As the conflict in West Asia intensified, Finnish President Alexander Stubb said both Iran and the Israel-US combination have worked “outside the context of international law”.In an interview with India Today, Stubb also stated that Iran made a “strategic mistake” by attacking Gulf nations in...
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March 5, New Delhi: A ballistic missile launched from Iran and aimed at Turkey via Iraq and Syria was destroyed by NATO air defense systems.President Recep Tayyip Erdogan stated on Wednesday that Turkey is providing the necessary warnings to prevent a recurrence of the incident, hours after...
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Washington, March 5 – US Secretary of State Marco Rubio spoke with foreign ministers from Italy, Cyprus, Turkey, and Saudi Arabia as Washington intensified diplomatic consultations on Iran and the wider Middle East, the State Department said.The calls focused on recent developments involving...
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March 04, New Delhi - U.S. President Donald Trump threatened to impose a full U.S. trade embargo on Spain after the European and NATO ally refused to allow U.S. military use of its bases for missions linked to strikes on Iran.“Spain has been terrible,” President Trump told reporters during a...
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Washington, March 4 – The United States is urging its allies to take greater responsibility for regional security as it confronts simultaneous threats from adversaries across multiple regions, Pentagon policy chief Elbridge Colby told the Senate Armed Services Committee.Testifying on the Trump...
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Washington, March 4 – The Trump administration’s new defense doctrine prioritizes deterring China in the Indo-Pacific while encouraging US allies to take greater responsibility for their own defense, Pentagon policy chief Elbridge Colby told the Senate Armed Services Committee.Testifying...
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Washington, March 3 – In a meeting intended to underscore transatlantic unity, US President Donald Trump instead delivered a pointed rebuke of two key European allies, calling Spain and the United Kingdom "very, very uncooperative" and faulting them over NATO spending, military access...
Washington, March 3, President Donald Trump welcomed German Chancellor Friedrich Merz to the Oval Office on Tuesday and described the US-led campaign against Iran as decisive and overwhelming, stating that Tehran's military infrastructure had been "neutralized" and warning that its leadership...
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Washington, February 26 – A congressional hearing has been called for next week to examine what organizers describe as China's expanding reach into Europe's economic sectors, public institutions, and research fields, and the risks it poses to US strategic interests and the NATO alliance.The...
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Washington, February 25 – President Donald Trump declared that the United States had “eliminated Iran’s nuclear weapons program,” urged NATO allies to sharply increase defense spending, and “ended 8 wars” in a sweeping display of American military and geopolitical strength.Describing what he...
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United Nations, February 24 – The intractable war in Ukraine entered its fourth year on Tuesday, with no early signs of an end to the conflict that has spread its influence across the globe, destabilizing geopolitics and international trade.Secretary-General Antonio Guterres described it as "a...
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