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14.03.2024 17:50 Iranian Defense Minister Brigadier General Mohammad-Reza Ashtiani says the country's export of military equipment has witnessed a significant rise over the past years.

14.03.2024 17:50 UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, with other humanitarian partners, today called on the international community to redouble efforts to protect and assist Rohingya refugees and their host communities. Bangladesh is generously hosting nearly a million Rohingya refugees, most of whom fled Myanmar seven years ago.

14.03.2024 17:50 Chen Binhua, a spokesperson for the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council, on Wednesday criticized the Democratic Progressive Party authorities in Taiwan for jeopardizing the island's chip industry by catering to external forces. It comes amid growing concerns on the island about the future of the critical industry.

14.03.2024 17:50 Both sides of the Taiwan Strait are Chinese territory and there are no so-called "international waters" in the Strait, a Chinese mainland spokesperson said on Wednesday.

14.03.2024 17:50 The historical trend toward a stronger China, national rejuvenation, and reunification cannot be stopped, said a Chinese mainland spokesperson on Wednesday.

14.03.2024 17:50 A mainland spokesperson on Wednesday commented on a recent article jointly published by three influential figures in Taiwan's semiconductor industry, saying that the article's concerns about the U.S. CHIPS and Science Act undercutting Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited is "not alarmist" but "a warning to Taiwan society."

14.03.2024 17:50 The Palestinian death toll due to the ongoing Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip has climbed to 31,272, reported the Gaza-based Health Ministry on Wednesday.

14.03.2024 17:50 Jordanian and Spanish foreign ministers on Wednesday agreed that there is no alternative to the UNRWA, the UN agency for Palestinian refugees, especially in light of the humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza.

14.03.2024 17:50 2nd Cavalry Regiment Australian light armoured vehicles fired 25mm rounds to neutralise targets spotted by the unit's Wasp uncrewed aerial system during Exercise Eagle Walk in Townsville.

14.03.2024 17:50 US and British warplanes have launched extensive attacks on a key airport in western Yemen amid efforts by the two countries to force Yemen to stop its pro-Palestine activity in regional waters.

14.03.2024 17:50 Airmen assigned to 80th Fighter and Fighter Generation Squadron and F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft concluded participation in Joint Exercise Cobra Gold 2024 at Korat Royal Thai Air Force Base, March 8. The 43rd iteration of the exercise brought together service members from seven nations from Feb. 26 to March 9 to enhance regional peace and stability.

14.03.2024 17:50 Marines and Sailors assigned to the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit will return home in several waves beginning Mar. 16, 2024, after successfully completing an extended eight-month deployment embarked aboard the amphibious warships of the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group in U.S. Naval Forces Europe and Africa/6th Fleet and U.S. Naval Forces Central Command/5th Fleet areas of operations.

14.03.2024 17:50 Crew members from the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Laboon provided assistance to three mariners on a disabled vessel in the international waters of the Gulf of Aden, March 11.

14.03.2024 17:50 Multinational soldiers moved swiftly through the concealment of smoke grenades, avoiding simulated improvised explosive devices, while carrying out their mission to arrest two high-value targets holed up inside a mock village overrun by a violent extremist organization. A firefight ensued with multiple exchanges between forces carrying weapons affixed with blank-fire adapters.

14.03.2024 17:50 A U.S. citizen who served as U.S. Army hotel manager in South Korea pleaded guilty yesterday to a conspiracy involving the theft of government property and influencing the award of hotel contracts in exchange for bribes from a South Korean company.