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Tuesday, November 5, 2024
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Topic: US military

UK to hand over Chagos Islands to Mauritius. Roots of decades-old dispute & what deal means for US base

UK separated islands from Mauritius when granting it independence & expelled inhabitants when it allowed US to set up military base on Diego Garcia, sparking long-running dispute.

US military forces accounted for after reported rocket attack in Baghdad, says official

Two Iraqi security sources said an initial investigation showed three rockets were fired causing damages and fire to some vehicles but no casualties.

Eye on China, US to increase bomber and military rotational deployments in Australia

In country's biggest defence shake-up since World War II, Australia last year decided to prioritise long-range precision strike capability and domestic production of guided weapons.

Houthis say struck British oil tanker in Red Sea, shot down US drone over Yemen’s Saada Governorate

US military has yet to comment on the incident, but CBS News confirmed the crash of an MQ-9 inside Yemen.

US Navy neutralises surface vessels, anti-ship cruise missiles & UAV in Houthi-controlled Yemen

US military said the weapons were prepared to launch and were over Red Sea when they were identified as an imminent threat to commercial shipping and US Navy ships in the region.

US military claims to strike two Houthi anti-ship missiles aimed at Red Sea

Since US started striking Houthi military sites in Yemen on 11 January, Pentagon says it has destroyed or degraded over 25 missile launch and deployment facilities and more than 20 missiles.

US Gen Mark Milley showed how military stays loyal to constitution under govt control

General Mark Milley was able to temper the whimsical conduct of former US President Donald Trump with firm advice and straight spine.

Iran’s Revolutionary Guards launches third military satellite Noor 3 into orbit

Noor 3 imaging satellite orbits at altitude of 450 km (280 miles) above the earth’s surface and was launched by the three-stage Qased, or messenger carrier, state media said.

‘How the hell do you lose an F-35?’ US military seeks help to find fighter jet missing since ‘mishap’

Charleston air force base puts out appeal asking people to reach out if they have information on aircraft’s whereabouts. Jet went missing in South Carolina after pilot ejected safely.

Military communication between Beijing and US has not stopped, says China’s defence ministry

China snubbed a US request for meeting between US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and his Chinese counterpart Li Shangfu on sidelines of a Singapore defence forum in June.

On Camera

Trudeau is nursing snakes in his own backyard. Misguided Sikhs in Canada are losing the plot

By turning a blind eye to the snakes in his own backyard, Trudeau is setting the stage for a disaster of epic proportions for his country, his people, and the world at large.

Watch CutTheClutter: Flattening INR-USD rate, and debate on pros and cons of a ‘strong’ rupee

In Episode 1544 of CutTheClutter, Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta looks at some top economists pointing to the pitfalls of ‘currency nationalism’ with data from 1991 to 2004.

India carries out 1st patrol in Depsang since disengagement with China, to take things ‘slow’

While there are patrolling points (PP) 10, 11, 12, 12A and 13 in the Depsang Plains, the patrol in the region Monday was carried out to only one point as decided by India and China.

Xi wanted to teach India about imbalance of power. We should take a budgetary lesson from it

While we talk much about our military, we don’t put our national wallet where our mouth is. Nobody is saying we should double our defence spending, but current declining trend must be reversed.