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Thai Air Force deploys two F-16s to intercept Myanmar bombing plane near border

After detecting a Myanmar Yak-130 aircraft flying near the border opposite Ban Moker Thai in Tambon Valley of Prop Phra, the two F-16 jets were immediately dispatched to send a…

  • Published: May 29, 202512:36 pm
  • Author The Nation
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India to conduct mock drills in states bordering Pakistan today

Northern and western border states included are Rajasthan, Haryana, Gujarat, and Jammu and Kashmir, under the Centre’s emergency preparedness initiative.

  • Published: May 29, 20258:41 am
  • Author Ann Asianews Network
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Cambodian border troops in brief firefight with Thai military

The clash occurred in a disputed border area which is claimed by both sides.

  • Published: May 29, 20258:35 am
  • Author Hong Raksmey
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India and Pakistan’s drone battles mark new arms race in Asia

The Indian and Pakistani militaries have deployed high-end fighter jets, conventional missiles and artillery during decades of clashes, but the four days of fighting in May marked…

  • Published: May 28, 20259:00 am
  • Author Ann Asianews Network
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Pakistan army’s top brass vows to stop ‘externally-sponsored terrorists’ from destroying national peace

The country will take “all measures necessary to safeguard its vital interests," according to a statement from the Inter-Services Public Relations.

  • Published: May 23, 20259:08 am
  • Author Dawn
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Cambodia, Indonesia strengthen joint efforts to fight transnational crime

The programme is part of a broader initiative to equip the future leadership of Indonesian law enforcement agencies with a global outlook.

  • Published: May 23, 20258:55 am
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Headaches and Cigarettes: Conviction of North Korean spies reveals playbook of codes, signals

The North Korean spy agency sent its instructions to the South Korean network online using steganography, a method of encryption in which data is hidden inside images or messages.…

  • Published: May 19, 20258:35 am
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‘Operation Sindoor’ a turning point for India: Indian Defence Ministry

India launched ‘Operation Sindoor’ on May 7 and struck nine 'terror' sites in Pakistan and Pakistan-Occupied-Kashmir in response to a deadly terror attack in Jammu and…

  • Published: May 19, 20258:04 am
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Philippines signs defence cooperation pact with Germany

Both countries agreed to expand cooperation to include cybersecurity, defence armament and logistics, and UN peacekeeping duties.

  • Published: May 16, 20258:55 am
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Pakistan-India ceasefire extended until May 18, says Foreign Minister Dar

On Monday, May 12, the director general of military operations for both sides held the first round of talks via hotline after the ceasefire.

  • Published: May 16, 20258:10 am
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