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UNP Parliamentarian Hirunika Premachandra made a fiery speech in Parliament today severely criticising President Maithripala Sirisena over his alleged attempts to grant a presidential pardon to Duminda Silva who is convicted of Bharatha Lakshman Premachandra’s murder. Premachandra said Silva’s […]

Pakistan Navy Ship NASR visits Djibouti, Sudan ports as part of humanitarian assistance in African region February 02, 2021 Pakistan Navy Ship NASR visited Djibouti and Sudan ports as part of humanitarian assistance and disaster relief mission in African region. According to Pakistan Navy, the Ship was extended warm welcome by Ambassadors of Pakistan Shozab Abbas at Djibouti and Sarfraz Ahmed Khan Sipra at Sudan alongwith respective countrys Defence Attaché and host Naval officials. The Missio...

After many delays, a memorial for Canada’s last Victoria Cross recipient, Lt Robert Hampton Gray, has been installed at the British Columbia Aviation Museum in Sidney.

RAF Voyagers Refuel French Jets Bound For Africa The British tankers escorted four Mirage aircraft during the 4,000-mile journey. 7th January 2021 at 6:38pm The RAF has demonstrated its air-to-air refuelling capability alongside its French counterparts during a journey to Africa. Two Voyager aircraft joined four Armee de l’air Mirage 2000 fighters headed to Djibouti in a combined mission, proving the joint force can send aircraft long distances at high speeds. The jets were in the middle of ...

A LIEUTENANT Colonel from Chester has been made an MBE. Mark Hughes, of the Princess of Waless Royal Regiment, has been recognised in the New Year Honours for his services to peace in South Sudan from 2017-2020. Lt Col Hughes, of Saighton, is due to retire in April 2021 after 30 years of military service in both the Royal Marines and the Army. Earlier this year he celebrated a rare achievement when he received his Long Service Medal for the Army having already been bestowed the same hon...

th birth anniversary of the founder of Pakistan Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah today on 25 th December with zeal and fervor. The Creation of Pakistan in a short period of 7 years after the historic Lahore resolution on March 23, 1940 was a miracle of the 20 th century. The Muslims of India suffering under the yoke of British-Hindu combine since 1757 loved Jinnah and out of reverence named him Quaid-e-Azam. Man of steel nerves and strong conviction, Jinnah was a man of taste, he spoke eloqu...

VIETNAM NEWS DECEMBER 25 (Updated hourly) Chia sẻ | FaceBookTwitter Email Copy Link Copy link bài viết thành công  25/12/2020    09:45 GMT+7 Spreading love in Christmas time browser not support iframe. Another Christmas season has come. This year Christmas is special due to impacts of COVID-19. However, Vietnam has been praised for its efforts in controlling the epidemic outbreak, ...

Director of the Tokyo (VNA) - Vietnam successfully accomplished its role as ASEAN Chair 2020 in the context of COVID-19’s impact being beyond imagination, the Director of the Vietnam Economic Research Institute (VERI), Hiroyuki Moribe, has said. In an interview with a Vietnam News Agency correspondent in Japan, he said Vietnam had responded well to the pandemic by deciding to hold the ASEAN Summit via video conference. As ASEAN Chair, it assumed the burden of responsibility for leading the...

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Pham Binh Minh (Photo: VNA)  Hanoi (VNA) – Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Pham Binh Minh on December 24 appreciated international integration results in the fields of politics, security, and defence in 2020. The Deputy PM, head of the inter-sectoral steering committee on international integration in the fields of politics, security, and defence, chaired a meeting in Hanoi to review the committee’s performance this...

An Expert Explains: Who is Gen Zhang, China’s new PLA commander at LAC? Given the ongoing India-China standoff on the LAC, there has been speculation on the significance of the change of guard. Who is Gen Zhang, and what does his appointment mean? Written by Maj Gen (retd) Prof G G Dwivedi | Updated: December 31, 2020 1:28:59 pm Members of the Peoples Liberation Army (PLA) march during a flag raising ceremony at an open day at the Ngong Shuen Chau Barracks in Hong...