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  Sri Lanka declines US request to land warplanes amid West Asia tensions, reaffirms strict neutrality

  World | March 20, 2026 14:05 IST

  Sri Lanka has refused permission for two US warplanes to land at Mattala Airport, with President Dissanayake emphasising that the island nation will not compromise its neutrality despite growing geopolitical pressure.

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  China sends 22 military aircraft, 20 warships near Taiwan as tensions boil between Beijing, Taipei

  World | September 12, 2023 18:50 IST

  Last week on Saturday, the United States and Canada sailed warships through the Taiwan Strait as a sign of challenge for China's territorial claims.

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  Chinese, Taiwanese warships in stand-off near Taiwan Strait's as tension flare up

  World | April 09, 2023 19:13 IST

  The People’s Liberation Army (PLA) simulated precision strikes against key targets in Taiwan and nearby waters as “combat readiness” exercises around the self-ruled island.

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  'Provide us wings for freedom': Zelenskyy urges UK to supply warplanes to Ukrainian Air Force

  World | February 08, 2023 22:48 IST

  Zelenskyy, who donned his trademark olive drab sweatshirt, urged allies to send his country jets, saying combat aircraft would be “wings for freedom.”

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  Israeli warplanes strike Hamas facilities in Gaza

  World | June 27, 2020 13:15 IST

  Israeli warplanes carried out airstrikes on Hamas targets in the Gaza Strip in response to a rocket attack, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said on Saturday. 

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  China sends warplanes into new air defence zone amid tensions

  World | November 29, 2013 11:10 IST

  Beijing: China has dispatched fighter jets to a newly declared air defence zone over the East China Sea as a “defensive measure”, after the US, Japan and South Korea all sent their military planes through

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  Russia to deliver six warplanes to India

  World | August 29, 2013 7:58 IST

  Moscow: Russia is set to deliver six more jet fighters of 4++ generation this year to Indian Air Force as per a deal with New Delhi, the MIG aircraft corporation said Wednesday."India currently exploits 21

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  US warplanes collide mid-air

  World | August 03, 2013 20:38 IST

  Washington, Aug 3: Two US warplanes on a routine training mission collided mid-air. One of the planes' pilot ejected and was rescued while the other aircraft was able to fly back safely, the US military

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  Syrian warplanes bomb rebel-held town, 8 killed

  World | August 15, 2012 23:39 IST

  Azaz (Syria), Aug 15: The Syrian fighter jets swooped in low over the rebel-held town of Azaz Wednesday in two bombing runs that sent panicked civilians fleeing for cover and reduced homes to rubble. Associated

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  Turkey : Air Raids Kill 35 Civilians

  World | December 30, 2011 10:21 IST

  Ankara, Dec 30: Turkish warplanes mistakenly killed 35 smugglers and other villagers in an operation targeting Kurdish rebels in Iraq, a senior official said on Thursday, one of the largest one-day civilian death tolls during

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  Gaddafi's Warplanes Bomb Eastern Libyan Town Of Ras Launf

  World | March 08, 2011 20:50 IST

  Cairo, Mar 8: Pro-Gaddafi forces today launched fresh air raids on Libya's rebel-held eastern oil port of Ras Lanuf in a bid to prevent his opponents from advancing towards  the capital Tripoli, amid mounting global

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