Month: October 2019

Police arrest Kashmir protesters, rebels kill truck driver

SRINAGAR, India (AP) — Police in Indian-controlled Kashmir arrested 13 women for holding an anti-India protest and two suspected militants shot and killed a truck driver near an apple orchard where he had picked up fruit boxes, police said Tuesday. The women, carrying placards reading “Respect Fundamental Rights” and “Why downgrade Jammu and Kashmir,” assembled…

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Pakistan, India trade fire in Kashmir; 4 civilians killed

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistani and Indian troops traded fire in the disputed Himalayan region of Kashmir on Wednesday, killing four civilians and wounding nearly a dozen others, officials from both sides said, as tensions remain high between the two South Asian countries. Kashmir is split between Pakistan and India and claimed by both countries in…

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The U.S. Army’s Optionally Manned Fighting Vehicle Must Be Revolutionary

While the particular state of the Army’s Optionally Manned Fighting Vehicle competition may seem somewhat tangled and uncertain, there does appear to be an unambiguous, aggressive Army intention to field a new infantry fighting vehicle that breaks new ground — when it comes to lethality, protection, deployability, speed, firepower and AI-enabled sensing. Of equal significance,…

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EU condemns Turkey over Syria, but no formal arms ban

Click:12 watt led street light price Luxembourg (AFP) – The EU on Monday condemned Turkey’s assault on Kurdish forces in northern Syria but stopped short of imposing a formal arms embargo, as urged by some countries. Several European states including Germany and France have already halted arms exports to Turkey over the offensive and there…

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Pope's bodyguard resigns over new financial leaks scandal

VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Vatican’s latest scandal claimed its first victim Monday as Pope Francis’ chief bodyguard resigned over the leak of a Vatican police flyer identifying five employees who were suspended as part of a financial investigation. The Vatican said its police chief, Domenico Giani, bore no responsibility for the leaked flyer but…

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