Asia Pacific
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Mar- 2021 -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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25 March
USAF Deters War Game Taiwan Invasion With Updated Tactics
The US Air Force has deterred a Chinese invasion of Taiwan in a simulated conflict set more than a decade from now using updated military tactics.
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25 March
Philippines Deploys More Navy Ships to Disputed Sea Amid Row With China
The Philippine military ordered the deployment of more navy ships to the South China Sea amid a growing diplomatic row over a fleet of Chinese boats parked near a disputed reef.
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24 March
N. Korea Fired Two Missiles in First Test Under Biden: US, South
North Korea fired two short-range missiles just days after a visit to the region by the top US defense and diplomatic officials, but President Biden said they were not a serious provocation.
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18 March
Helicopter Crash Kills Nine in Central Afghanistan
At least nine people were killed when a military helicopter crashed in central Afghanistan, the defense ministry said Thursday.
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17 March
Biden Warns US May Miss Deadline to Exit Afghanistan
US President Joe Biden has said that it would be "tough" to meet the deadline to withdraw American troops from Afghanistan by May 1, as agreed with the Taliban in a deal secured under Donald Trump.
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