Warplanes
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Sri Lanka declines US request to land warplanes amid West Asia tensions, reaffirms strict neutrality
World | Mar 20, 2026, 02:05 PM ISTSri 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 | Sep 12, 2023, 06:50 PM ISTLast 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 | Apr 09, 2023, 07:13 PM ISTThe 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 | Feb 08, 2023, 10:48 PM ISTZelenskyy, 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 | Jun 27, 2020, 01:15 PM ISTIsraeli 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 | Nov 29, 2013, 11:10 AM ISTBeijing: 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 | Aug 29, 2013, 07:58 AM ISTMoscow: 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 | Aug 03, 2013, 08:38 PM ISTWashington, 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 | Aug 15, 2012, 11:39 PM ISTAzaz (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 | Dec 30, 2011, 10:21 AM ISTAnkara, 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 | Mar 08, 2011, 08:50 PM ISTCairo, 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