Washington: The US Department of state-imposed sanctions against 13 companies and individuals for assisting Iran missile program, in violation of the sanctions imposed by the United States. The US department of state declared that these companies and individuals are connected to China, Russia, Turkey and Iraq. At the same time, the United States warned that […]
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Washington: US President Donald Trump proposes a Defence Budget of $740 billion. He asserts that the modernisation of the defence forces has been prioritised, given the challenges posed by Russia and China. President Trump has maintained this defence policy for the last three years. White House has expressed confidence by saying ‘There is a looming […]
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Beijing: It is being observed that the efforts of the Chinese government and the international community to contain the Wuhan Coronavirus epidemic are not having reasonable success. Despite a lockdown imposed in several cities by China, the number of deaths because of the outbreak has risen by 86 in the last 24 hours. These deaths […]
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Davos: US President Donald Trump announced, “The Travel Ban list will be expanded soon, given the internal US security. A few more countries will be included in the list. The new ban will be more comprehensive.” In the previous Travel Ban, President Trump had banned entry for people with passports issued in five Islamic countries. […]
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Tokyo/Beijing: – Mitsubishi, a leading multinational company in Japan and the world, suffered a major cyberattack. Mitsubishi Electric, one of the Mitsubishi group companies, was targeted in the attack and it is suspected that the Chinese hackers have perpetrated this attack. Only last month, Japan had participated in the NATO cyber exercises, to counter Chinese […]
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Vienna: – A major cyber attack was carried out in Austria, one of the leading countries in the European Union. The computer systems linked to the foreign ministry of Austria were targeted in the cyber attack. The Austrian government has stated this to be a severe attack and indicated that there could be an international […]
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Moscow/Washington: A possible terror attack on the city of Saint Petersburg, against the background of the new year has been foiled. Russia claimed that the intel provided by the US agencies helped foil the potential attack. Reportedly, President Vladimir Putin has personally thanked President Trump over the telephone for providing vital information. Ahead of the […]
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Tokyo: Japan has expressed concerns over the display of military strength, by China, during the National Day celebrations, last month. Japanese Defence Minister Taro Kono criticised that the Chinese missiles are a cause of grave concern not only for Japan but for the entire international community. At the same time, Japanese Defence Minister Kono demanded ‘If regional peace and […]
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Brussels: “If the 2017 cyber-attack on the NHS hospitals in the United Kingdom repeats, all the NATO member countries will join the cyberwar,” declared Secretary General of NATO, Jens Stoltenberg. Stoltenberg warned that NATO would invoke Article 5 for this. As per Article 5, if any NATO member country is attacked, it is considered an […]
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Washington: The United States has deployed the advanced ‘Long Range Discrimination Radar’ (LRDR) system in Alaska. The company Lockheed Martin announced that the radar system was deployed to counter the ballistic missile attacks. Even though the company has not clarified the reason behind the deployment, the United States has likely decided given the increasing threat […]
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