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Iran's president says Iran not to start any war in region
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said Saturday that Iran will not initiate any war in the region despite the U.S. provocative moves, state TV reported.
2020-04-25 22:57 -
UN, Arab League reiterate rejection of Israel's West Bank annexation plan
The United Nations and the Arab League (AL) reiterated their rejection of the Israeli intentions to announce annexation of parts of the occupied West Bank, the pan-Arab body said in a statement on Saturday.
2020-04-25 22:54 -
Drawdown of UN-AU mission in Darfur to be delayed by months: UN official
The planned drawdown of the United Nations-African Union peacekeeping mission in Sudan's Darfur region will be delayed by months due to COVID-19, said a senior UN official on Friday.
2020-04-25 15:33 -
U.S. Navy recommends reinstating commander of coronavirus-hit USS Theodore Roosevelt
U.S. Navy on Friday recommended the reinstatement of Captain Brett Crozier's command of the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt hit by the coronavirus outbreak.
2020-04-25 15:28 -
Roscosmos launches Victory Rocket to ISS
Russia's Roscosmos state space corporation on Saturday launched a special Soyuz-2.1a carrier rocket with the Progress MS-14 cargo spacecraft to the International Space Station (ISS), the corporation said in a statement.
2020-04-25 15:31 -
Australians to commemorate troops from home on Anzac Day
Australians have been urged to observe the national day of remembrance for troops at home rather than in crowds to prevent the spread of COVID-19.
2020-04-24 17:18 -
Canadian military to provide support for nursing homes
While some Canadian jurisdictions are planning to ease restrictions imposed on businesses and services to reduce exposure to COVID-19, the country's two largest provinces have called on the Canadian Armed Forces to help handle an alarming spate of outbreaks in long-term care centers for seniors.
2020-04-23 16:21 -
Trump instructs U.S. Navy to destroy Iranian gunboats 'if they harass our ships at sea'
President of the United States Donald Trump said on Wednesday he had instructed the U.S. Navy to fire on any Iranian ships that harass it at sea, a week after 11 vessels from Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy (IRGCN) came dangerously close to U.S. ships in the Gulf.
2020-04-22 23:41 -
Over 700 aboard USS Theodore Roosevelt test positive for coronavirus
More than 700 crew members from the USS Theodore Roosevelt, a Nimitz-class nuclear-powered aircraft carrier docked in Guam, have tested positive for COVID-19 as of Tuesday, CNN reported, quoting the US Navy.
2020-04-22 21:01 -
Iran "successfully" puts 1st military satellite into orbit
Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) on Wednesday "successfully" launched the country's first military satellite into space, official IRNA news agency reported.
2020-04-22 21:38 -
Indonesia plans massive police, military deployment to avert exodus amid COVID-19 pandemic
Indonesia will deploy hundreds of thousands of police and military personnel to prevent regular mass departures of people to hometowns ahead of the Islamic festivity, a police officer said on Wednesday.
2020-04-22 20:32 -
WHO vehicle carrying COVID-19 surveillance samples attacked in Myanmar
A vehicle of the World Health Organization (WHO) transporting COVID-19 surveillance samples was attacked by the United League of Arakan (ULA)/ Arakan Army (AA) group in Myanmar's Rakhine state, Myanmar's state-run media reported Tuesday.
2020-04-22 16:43 -
Iran "successfully" launches 1st military satellite
Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) on Wednesday "successfully" launched the country's first military satellite into space, official IRNA news agency reported.
2020-04-22 16:06 -
Russian jet chases U.S. plane from Syrian facilities: military
A Russian fighter jet drove a U.S. reconnaissance aircraft away from Russian military facilities in Syria on Sunday, the Russian Defense Ministry said Monday.
2020-04-21 17:58 -
Iran dismisses 'Hollywood' account of encounter in Gulf
Iran's Revolutionary Guards on Sunday said the United States had given a "Hollywood" account of an encounter between the two rivals' navies in the Persian Gulf region, after Washington said Teheran's vessels had harassed its ships.
2020-04-21 16:57 -
Palestine warns against annexation of Palestinian lands after formation of new Israeli coalition
A senior Palestinian official on Monday warned against the Israeli annexation of the Palestinian lands after the formation of a new Israeli unity government.
2020-04-21 17:55 -
Iran increases range of naval missiles to 700 km
Iran has increased the range of its naval missiles to 700 kilometers, Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps navy commander said Monday.
2020-04-21 16:54 -
Nigeria confirms key Boko Haram leaders killed in military airstrikes
Key leaders of the Boko Haram group were recently killed following multiple airstrikes by the Nigerian military in the country's northeast region, said the defense headquarters in Abuja on Monday.
2020-04-21 01:14 -
5,300 Syrian rebels fight in Libya: monitor
As many as 5,300 Turkey-backed Syrian rebels have so far reached Libya to fight alongside the UN-backed Libyan government in its fight against the east-based army led by Khalifa Haftar, a war monitor reported on Monday.
2020-04-20 20:20 -
Iran's IRGC urges withdrawal of U.S. forces from Gulf
Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) on Sunday called for full withdrawal of all American forces from the Gulf and West Asia.
2020-04-20 01:03 -
Pentagon to extend U.S. troops movement freeze to June 30
U.S. Department of Defense extended its freeze order on the movement of U.S. troops through June 30 due to the COVID-19 outbreak, a Pentagon official announced on Saturday.
2020-04-19 16:08 -
IS militants killed in Iraqi airstrike in north of Baghdad
Iraqi warplanes on Sunday carried out airstrikes on hideouts of Islamic State (IS) militants in Salahudin province, leaving a number of the extremist militants killed, the Iraqi military said.
2020-04-19 22:06 -
Libyan gov't forces attack east-based army, capture over 100 soldiers
Libya's UN-backed government said Saturday it launched a massive attack on the rival east-based army in Tarhuna city, killing eight soldiers of the army and capturing more than 100 others.
2020-04-19 15:38 -
France defends handling of aircraft carrier coronavirus outbreak
France defended its handling of the spread of the coronavirus through its flagship Charles de Gaulle aircraft carrier fleet, after 1,081 out of 2,300 sailors tested positive for COVID-19. So far about 300 results are still to be finalized.
2020-04-18 20:24 -
21 Indian Navy personnel test positive for COVID-19
As many as 21 Indian Navy (IN) personnel at "INS Angre", a shore establishment at Mumbai city in southwestern state of Maharashtra, have tested positive for novel Coronavirus (COVID-19), confirmed a senior IN official in New Delhi to Xinhua on Saturday.
2020-04-18 15:27 -
11 soldiers killed, 14 wounded in clash in southern Philippines
Eleven Philippine Army soldiers were killed and 14 others wounded in an hour-long clash with Abu Sayyaf militants in the remote southern Philippine Sulu Province on Friday, the military said.
2020-04-17 22:06 -
Putin postpones V-Day parade amid COVID-19 pandemic
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday postponed the Victory Day parade celebrating the 75th anniversary of the World War II victory amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
2020-04-17 21:10 -
Iranian vessels get 'dangerously and provocatively' close to U.S. Navy ships
Eleven vessels from Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy (IRGCN) came dangerously close to U.S. Navy and Coast Guard ships in the Gulf, the U.S. military said on Wednesday, calling the moves "dangerous and provocative."
2020-04-16 19:33 -
Russia ready to discuss hypersonic missiles with US
Russia is open for talks with the United States on how the advanced weapons each is developing, including hypersonic missiles, can be integrated into a more comprehensive agenda for arms control, the country's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said.
2020-04-16 19:16 -
COVID-19 cases on USS Theodore Roosevelt rise to 550: Navy
The number of COVID-19 cases on USS Theodore Roosevelt, a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, has risen to 550, the U.S. Navy said on Saturday.
2020-04-12 15:48 -
France's aircraft carrier reports 50 confirmed coronavirus cases
Fifty crew members on board of French aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle have tested positive for the coronavirus, the Ministry of Armed Forces announced on Friday.
2020-04-10 20:56 -
Saudi-led coalition announces unilateral ceasefire in Yemen's war
Saudi Arabia will contribute 500 million U.S. dollars to the United Nations humanitarian response plan for Yemen in 2020 and 25 million dollars to help combat the spread of the new coronavirus, the kingdom's vice defense minister, Prince Khalid bin Salman, said on Thursday.
2020-04-09 19:16 -
Turkey, Russia conduct 3rd joint patrol in Idlib of Syria
Turkish and Russian troops have conducted their third joint patrol in Syria's northwestern province of Idlib, Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar said on Wednesday.
2020-04-08 23:05 -
U.S. Navy chief who fired captain of coronavirus-stricken aircraft carrier resigns: report
Acting Secretary of U.S. Navy Thomas Modly has been under mounting pressure from Democrats to step down, after he made profanity-laced comments on Brett Crozier, captain of aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt who was recently dismissed.
2020-04-08 17:57 -
Russian military ready to fight COVID-19: defense minister
A snap check carried out by the Russian Defense Ministry has shown that the country's Armed Forces are ready to combat COVID-19, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said Tuesday.
2020-04-08 00:17 -
Libya's east-based army claims killing of 41 UN-backed government troops
The east-based army of Libya on Sunday said it killed 41 troops of the UN-backed government's forces in the south of capital Tripoli, as the armed conflict between the two continues.
2020-04-06 23:23 -
Captain removed from coronavirus-stricken aircraft carrier reportedly tests positive for COVID-19
Captain Brett Crozier, who has commanded aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt until his recent removal by the Navy for sounding the alarm about a coronavirus outbreak on board, has tested positive for the virus, The New York Times reported on Sunday.
2020-04-06 16:57 -
Head of U.S. intelligence watchdog says Trump fires him for his doing job
The head of the U.S. intelligence watchdog who reported to Congress about a whistleblower complaint, which eventually led to President Donald Trump's impeachment, said Sunday that the president fired him just because he fulfilled his duty "faithfully."
2020-04-06 16:32 -
Arab League calls for permanent ceasefire in Libya
The League of Arab States renewed on Saturday calls for a permanent cessation of military operations in Libya, especially around the capital Tripoli.
2020-04-05 17:40 -
Trump says supports firing coronavirus-stricken carrier captain
U.S. President Donald Trump said Saturday that he supported the ousting of Brett Crozier, captain of aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt, which has been hit by a COVID-19 outbreak.
2020-04-05 17:16