Asia Pacific
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Jan- 2018 -9 January
Azerbaijan increases number of troops deployed to Afghanistan mission
Azerbaijan deployed 70 military personnel to support the NATO-led Resolute Support mission in Afghanistan
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9 January
North and South Korea agree to restore military hotline after 2 years
North and South Korea agreed to restore a military hotline that had been closed for nearly two years after a cross-border phone link was reopened
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8 January
Pentagon suspends $900 million in security assistance for Pakistan
Pentagon has withheld $900 million in security assistance for Pakistan, spokesperson Army Colonel Rob Manning said on Monday.
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8 January
$5.1 billion India-South Korea minesweeper deal talks collapse – reports
A $5.1 billion deal between India and South Korea to manufacture 12 new mine counter-measures vessels has collapsed, according to reports.
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8 January
Philippine soldier, five BIFF rebels dead in weekend clashes
Five rebels and a Philippine soldier were killed during a weekend ground and air assault by on militants supportive of ISIS in Mindanao
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6 January
Bomb blast kills four police officers in Indian Kashmir
Four police officers were killed in a explosion in Indian Kashmir suspected to have been set off by Islamist militants, police and reports said
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5 January
China’s Xi tells army ‘don’t fear death’ in rare address
Chinese President Xi Jinping has issued a blunt call for the country's military to be ready for war and unafraid to die defending the country
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4 January
US will suspend security aid to Pakistan
The United States is suspending security aid to Pakistan amid a dispute about the country's handling of terrorist networks.
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4 January
US and South Korea agree to delay Foal Eagle exercise until after Olympics
The United States and South Korea agreed to delay an annual military exercise until after the upcoming Winter Olympics to avoid possible tensions with North Korea.
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3 January
Two children die in Vietnam as cache of old bullets explodes
Two children were killed and several people injured when an illegally stored cache of bullets exploded near Vietnam's capital Hanoi
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