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The Beast Of Kandahar: How One Captured Drone Changed Modern Warfare
Built by Lockheed Martin and operated by the United States Air Force for the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), the flying-wing drone was designed to penetrate hostile airspace undetected, gathering reconnaissance imagery and signals intelligence.
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Video: Moment US Bombed Iranian Drone Ship The Size Of WWII Aircraft Carrier
US forces destroyed an Iranian navy vessel described as a drone carrier on Thursday, US Central Command has said. The command announced the strike in a post on the social media platform X.
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CIA Station In Saudi Arabia Hit By Suspected Iranian Drone: Report
The Central Intelligence Agency's station at the US Embassy in Saudi Arabia was hit on Monday by a suspected Iranian drone, a source familiar with the matter told Reuters on Tuesday.
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8 Dead In Fresh Iran Strikes On Israel's Beit Shemesh In Response To Khamenei's Killing
The death count from an Iranian missile attack Sunday in the Israeli city of Beit Shemesh rose to at least nine people, first responders said, in the deadliest strike in the country since the war began.
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12 Seconds Apart: Twin Seismic Pulses In China That Set Off US Nuclear Alarm
A small tremor rippled through a remote corner of Central Asia in June 2020. It registered at 2.75 on the seismic scale. The signal was picked up by a monitoring station in Kazakhstan operated by the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty Organisation
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Nepal Arrests 6 Executives Over Fake Mountain Rescue Claims Scamming Millions
Authorities in Nepal have arrested six travel and mountain rescue executives accused of conducting fake rescues on the Himalayan nation's high mountains to scam millions of dollars from international insurance companies, officials said Monday.
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IndiGo Flights To Tbilisi, Almaty, Tashkent, Baku Now Cancelled Till Feb 11
IndiGo on Tuesday extended the cancellation of flights to Tbilisi, Almaty, Baku and Tashkent till February 11 due to the prevailing situation in Iran.
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Explained: Why China's Top Military Official Is Under Investigation
China said on Saturday the senior vice chairman of its powerful Central Military Commission (CMC) and another high-ranking official were under investigation for suspected "serious violations of discipline", a common euphemism for corruption.
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India Says Exiting Iran's Chabahar Port Is "Not An Option": Why It Matters
India is in touch with the United States to implement the short-term sanctions waiver to continue its work at Iran's strategically located Chabahar port, the Foreign Ministry said.
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Why Regime Change In Iran Could Hurt India, But Benefit Pakistan, China
As Iran's clerical leadership struggles to contain protests fuelled by economic hardship and political fatigue, India is watching events unfold with quiet unease.
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The Beast Of Kandahar: How One Captured Drone Changed Modern Warfare
Built by Lockheed Martin and operated by the United States Air Force for the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), the flying-wing drone was designed to penetrate hostile airspace undetected, gathering reconnaissance imagery and signals intelligence.
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Video: Moment US Bombed Iranian Drone Ship The Size Of WWII Aircraft Carrier
US forces destroyed an Iranian navy vessel described as a drone carrier on Thursday, US Central Command has said. The command announced the strike in a post on the social media platform X.
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CIA Station In Saudi Arabia Hit By Suspected Iranian Drone: Report
The Central Intelligence Agency's station at the US Embassy in Saudi Arabia was hit on Monday by a suspected Iranian drone, a source familiar with the matter told Reuters on Tuesday.
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8 Dead In Fresh Iran Strikes On Israel's Beit Shemesh In Response To Khamenei's Killing
The death count from an Iranian missile attack Sunday in the Israeli city of Beit Shemesh rose to at least nine people, first responders said, in the deadliest strike in the country since the war began.
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12 Seconds Apart: Twin Seismic Pulses In China That Set Off US Nuclear Alarm
A small tremor rippled through a remote corner of Central Asia in June 2020. It registered at 2.75 on the seismic scale. The signal was picked up by a monitoring station in Kazakhstan operated by the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty Organisation
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Nepal Arrests 6 Executives Over Fake Mountain Rescue Claims Scamming Millions
Authorities in Nepal have arrested six travel and mountain rescue executives accused of conducting fake rescues on the Himalayan nation's high mountains to scam millions of dollars from international insurance companies, officials said Monday.
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IndiGo Flights To Tbilisi, Almaty, Tashkent, Baku Now Cancelled Till Feb 11
IndiGo on Tuesday extended the cancellation of flights to Tbilisi, Almaty, Baku and Tashkent till February 11 due to the prevailing situation in Iran.
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Explained: Why China's Top Military Official Is Under Investigation
China said on Saturday the senior vice chairman of its powerful Central Military Commission (CMC) and another high-ranking official were under investigation for suspected "serious violations of discipline", a common euphemism for corruption.
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India Says Exiting Iran's Chabahar Port Is "Not An Option": Why It Matters
India is in touch with the United States to implement the short-term sanctions waiver to continue its work at Iran's strategically located Chabahar port, the Foreign Ministry said.
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Why Regime Change In Iran Could Hurt India, But Benefit Pakistan, China
As Iran's clerical leadership struggles to contain protests fuelled by economic hardship and political fatigue, India is watching events unfold with quiet unease.
