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Congo doubles salaries for beleaguered army

M23 has seized eastern Congo’s two largest cities in a swift offensive that has left thousands dead, forced hundreds of thousands to flee their homes, and piled pressure on President Felix Tshisekedi

March 30, 2025

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Defence Ministry inks Rs 6,900 cr contracts

With the signing, total contracts worth Rs 1.40 lakh crore have been signed by MoD for capital procurement till date in the current Financial Year 2024-25 The Ministry of Defence (MoD) has

March 27, 2025

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Rwanda-backed rebels push into Congo’s mineral-rich town

The decades-long conflict in eastern Congo escalated in January, when the M23 rebels advanced and seized the strategic city of Goma, followed by the town of Bukavu in February Rwanda-backed M23 rebels

March 23, 2025

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Sudan’s army retakes Republican Palace

The army’s gain came as a Sudanese pro-democracy activist group said RSF fighters had killed at least 45 people in a city in the western region of Darfur Sudan’s military consolidated its

March 23, 2025

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Trump Unveils F-47, 6-th Gen Fighter by Boeing

President Donald Trump has unveiled the F-47, the United States’ latest sixth-generation fighter jet, promising unparalleled aerial dominance. The aircraft, developed by Boeing, has been in secret experimental flight testing for nearly

March 22, 2025

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Southern African bloc ends military mission in DR Congo

The SADC mission that has suffered losses this year will conduct a ‘phased withdrawal’ of its troops The Southern African regional bloc has said it will conclude its troop deployment

March 16, 2025

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IAF gets nod to buy more multirole fighters

The high-level Defence Ministry committee has recognised the necessity of equipping the IAF with modern fighter jets to prepare for next-generation warfare. A high-level Defence Ministry committee has endorsed the Indian Air

March 6, 2025

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Attacks by Sudanese RSF paramilitaries leave hundreds dead

Emergency Lawyers, a rights group tracking violence against civilians, said in a statement more than 200 people were killed in RSF attacks and hundreds of others were injured Attacks by Sudan’s

February 23, 2025

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Ivory Coast takes control of last remaining French base

According to the French Minister of the Armed Forces, Sébastien Lecornu, approximately 80 French servicemen will remain in Ivory Coast to advise and train the Ivorian military In a significant development signaling

February 23, 2025

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Fresh Tensions Grip Indo-Pacific

South Korea criticised Japan’s yesterday’s event and protested Japan’s renewed territorial claim over Dokdo island…reports Asian Lite News In a potential new diplomatic flashpoint in the Indo-Pacific, Japan held its annual event

February 23, 2025

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