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Indo-US defence ties get boost as Guardian drone sale cleared
27 Jun 2017
In a late night statement, the White House said completion of the drone sales would increase bilateral defence trade to nearly $19 billion, supporting thousands of US jobs
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Saudi, allies list demands to end Qatar blockade: report
23 Jun 2017
Saudi Arabia and allies want Qatar to close Al Jazeera, end ties with Iran within 10 days
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India set to get 22 unarmed Guardian naval drones from US
23 Jun 2017
While the Guardian drones that India will get are unarmed, the Indian military had originally asked for missile-firing Predator Avenger craft, a request turned down by the Obama administration
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ISIS blows up Mosul’s famous al-Nuri Mosque
22 Jun 2017
Perhaps, the militants could not stand the prospect of the very place from where their leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi declared a caliphate three years ago falling off their hands
Police in Thailand bust huge click farm
14 Jun 2017
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London tower blaze leaves 6 dead, more than 70 injured
14 Jun 2017
The number is expected to rise, police say, as the inferno seems to have trapped residents as they slept
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India set to partner rivals Pakistan and China in SCO
09 Jun 2017
China is expected to effectively use India’s membership in the SCO to sell its One Belt One Road idea and thereby sideline India’s opposition to China’s infrastructure building in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir
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