WASHINGTON, (APP): Pakistan Air Force F-16C/D aircraft travelled more than 7,700 miles to participate in Red Flag 16-4 held in Nevada from Aug. 15-26, a US air force news service reported. Maj. Gen. Rick B. Mattson, the chief of the Office of the Defense Representative, Pakistan, had high words of praise for PAF, saying that […]
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US General lauds PAF pilots’ unique skills, capability
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Clinton: ‘Grave’ concern Russia interfering in US elections
MOLINE, United States, (APP/AFP) – White House hopeful Hillary Clinton expressed “grave” concern Monday about reports that Russia has been interfering in the US electoral process through invasive cyber attacks on the Democratic Party. The possibility of Russian involvement in cyber intrusions that were revealed in July “raises some grave questions about potential Russian interference […]
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Kim Jong-Un stresses need to bolster nuclear arms: KCNA
SEOUL, (APP/AFP): North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un called on his military to continue building up Pyongyang’s nuclear force after issuing orders for the latest test-firing of three ballistic missiles, the North’s state media said Tuesday. “He stressed the need to continue making miraculous achievements in bolstering up the nuclear force one after another in this […]
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Obama scraps meeting with Philippine leader: White House
WASHINGTON, (APP/AFP): US President Barack Obama cancelled a planned meeting with Rodrigo Duterte, the White House said Monday, after the Philippine leader launched a foul-mouthed tirade against him. “President Obama will not be holding a bilateral meeting with President Duterte of the Philippines this afternoon,” National Security Council spokesman Ned Price said. “Instead, he will […]
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N. Korea fires three ballistic missiles off east coast: Seoul
SEOUL, (APP/AFP) – North Korea fired three ballistic missiles off its east coast Monday, Seoul said, a new show of force that comes as top world leaders meet at the G20 summit in China. The missiles were fired into the Sea of Japan (East Sea) from the North’s Hwangju county at around 0300 GMT, a […]
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Drone strike kills 7 Qaeda suspects in Yemen: official
ADEN,(APP/AFP) – A possible US drone strike killed seven suspected Al-Qaeda operatives in central Yemen, a security official said. The official said a missile fired by what was “probably an American drone” hit an apartment building in the Al-Wadi area of Marib province, east of the capital Sanaa, killing seven people late Sunday. The United […]