April, 2020

• 23 April

  Iran mulls over producing nuclear-powered submarines: Navy chief

  Iran’s Navy commander says the force plans to build nuclear-powered submarines capable of operating in international waters for long periods of time amid the growing threats facing the country from the sea.

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• 23 April

  Israel army publishes video of Syria and Hezbollah leaders in Golan Heights

  Spokesman for the Israeli occupation army, Avichai Adraee, on Friday accused the Syrian regime of allowing Hezbollah to deploy its forces in the Golan Heights.

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• 23 April

  The trouble with letting Assad ‘win’

  Without substantial change on the part of the Assad regime, effective intervention and deterrence measures are still absolutely necessary in Syria. How such policy action materialises is debatable, but should not come at the cost of whitewashing the regime. Those who argue against intervention or deterrence, without insisting on the …

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• 23 April

  Will this phase of history change us as individuals, communities and nations?

  Last night, I got a call from my cousin sister. She is a Nurse in a big hospital in NY. She was calling me after a long time. In fact, I started getting many such phone calls from several other friends and relatives after the current pandemic driven global lockdown. …

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• 23 April

  The growing threat of ISIS in Syria’s Badia

  When the American-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) captured the village of al-Baghouz in late March 2019, ISIS’s self-proclaimed “caliphate” came to an end. The largest multinational military coalition in modern history spent four-and-a-half years methodically rolling back ISIS’s control of an expanse of territory the size of Britain, stretching across …

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• 23 April

  North Korea Launches Missiles Ahead of S. Korea Election

  North Korea test-fired multiple short-range missiles Tuesday, its latest military provocation that comes just a day before an important national election in neighboring South Korea.

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• 23 April

  Turkey Ready to Buy US Defence System, But Stance on Russian S-400 Unchanged – Cavusoglu

  Turkey is ready to purchase the Patriot air defence system from the United States under certain conditions, but Ankara’s position on purchasing and keeping Russian S-400 air defence systems has not changed, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Tuesday.

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• 23 April

  China Sends Survey Vessel into Vietnamese Waters

  China has sent a survey vessel involved in a standoff with Vietnam last year back into that nation’s exclusive economic zone this month, vessel-tracking data shows, in a move likely to fuel tensions between the two countries over their rival claims in the South China Sea.

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• 23 April

  Indian Navy 'Prepared for Immediate Deployment' Amid China's Increased Activities in Region

  In January, Indian Navy Chief Admiral Karambir Singh confirmed the constant presence of seven to eight People’s Liberation Army Navy warships in the Indian Ocean Region at any given time. Speaking at the Raisina Dialogue, the admiral warned: “If anyone operates in our region, they have to notify us first”.

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• 23 April

  China's AG600 amphibious aircraft conducts test flights over sea

  China’s independently-developed AG600 large amphibious aircraft has conducted test flights over the sea, according to its developer Tuesday.

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