Asia Pacific
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Apr- 2021 -7 April
US Navy Strike Group Enters South China Sea Amid Growing Tension
The US Navy has sent the Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group to the South China Sea to conduct routine operations amid growing tensions over China’s expanded claims in the region.
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5 April
Afghan President to Unveil New Peace Proposal: Officials
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani has drawn up a new proposal for peace with the Taliban ahead of an international conference aimed at jump-starting faltering talks between the two warring sides, official sources said.
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5 April
Maoist Rebels Kill 22 Indian Security Forces in Gun Battle: Police
Twenty-two Indian police and paramilitary forces were killed and 30 others wounded in a gun battle with Maoist rebels in a central Indian state, police said Sunday, in the deadliest ambush of its kind in four years.
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Mar- 2021 -31 March
Philippines Says Chinese Ships ‘Swarming’ Area Around Disputed Spratly Islands
A fleet of Chinese ships that sparked a diplomatic row after parking at a reef off the Philippines for weeks are now scattered across the contested Spratly Islands, a government agency said.
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30 March
‘Myanmar Military a Terrorist Group,’ Says Advisory Council
The Special Advisory Council for Myanmar accused the country’s armed forces of engaging in acts of terrorism following Saturday’s crackdown that killed more than 100 people.
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30 March
Three Women Polio Workers Shot Dead in Afghanistan
Gunmen killed three Afghan women involved in a nationwide polio immunization program Tuesday, officials said, a day after authorities launched a new drive against the crippling disease.
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29 March
Philippines Deploys Air Force Jet Over Chinese Ships
A Philippine air force jet is conducting daily patrols over Chinese fishing vessels parked near a disputed reef, the defense chief said, as Beijing refuses to pull the ships out of the area.
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29 March
Pro-IS Terror Network Behind Indonesian Cathedral Suicide Bombing
The suicide bombing at an Indonesian cathedral on Palm Sunday was carried out by two members of a pro-Islamic State extremist group blamed for other church blasts, including a deadly 2019 attack in the Philippines, police said.
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26 March
China Affirms Strong Serbia Ties on Defense Tour of East Europe
China's defense minister visited Serbia on Friday to boost military cooperation as part of his tour of Beijing's eastern European allies amid a widening rift with Western powers.
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26 March
Biden Warns North Korea Against Escalation After Missile Launch
President Joe Biden warned North Korea that the United States will "respond accordingly" if it escalates its military testing, after Pyongyang fired two missiles.
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