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Jun- 2019 -

7 June

US and Russia navies accuse each other of unsafe maneuvers in Indo-Pacific

Russia and the U.S. have accused each other of unsafe maneuvers in the Indo-Pacific, each saying vessels from the other’s navies put crews and ships at risk. Russia on Friday, June 7 accused a U.S. naval ship of carrying out a dangerous maneuver by sailing within 50 meters of a Russian naval vessel in the East China Sea. The USS Chancellorsville guided-missile cruiser suddenly turned early Friday while sailing alongside Russia’s Admiral Vinogradov anti-submarine ship, and cut across the course of the Russian vessel, Interfax news agency reported, citing the press service of Russia’s Pacific Fleet. The ships passed at a distance of just 50 m (164 feet), the fleet said. The Russian ship had to carry out an emergency maneuver to avoid collision, the navy said, adding that it had sent a message of protest to the U.S. cruiser’s commanders. Admiral Viktor Kravchenko, Russia’s former navy chief of staff, accused the U.S. of “hooliganism” in comments to Interfax news agency. The U.S. Navy’s Seventh Fleet hit back on Friday, saying: “At approximately 11:45 am on June 7, 2019 while operating in the Philippine Sea, a Russian destroyer (Udaloy I DD 572) made an unsafe maneuver against USS Chancellorsville (CG-62), …

6 June

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Taiwan confirms request to purchase US Abrams tanks, Javelin and TOW missiles

Taiwan confirmed it is hoping to buy Abrams tanks and Javelin and TOW missiles from the US in a proposed deal that drew a rebuke from China

4 June

Sudanese security forces moving in to break up a sit-in outside army headquarters

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Sudan military cancels civilian transition deal after deadly crackdown on protesters

Sudan's military cancelled a power-transfer agreement with protesters and called for elections within nine months, a day after forcefully breaking up a weeks-long sit-in

May- 2019 -

22 May