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The US Navy is sending its most powerful assault ship to the Pacific

The US Navy is sending the USS America, a new type of amphibious assault ship, to the Pacific to increase the firepower in the region, the service said in a statement. The USS America has the ability to be outfitted with a heavy configuration of F-35B stealth…

armed forces day - Business Insider
11:28am PDT - May 1st, 2019

Venezuela braces for rival protests as crisis intensifies

Thousands expected to rally a day after the opposition's Guaido called for military uprising as Maduro remained defiant.

armed forces day - Al Jazeera English
7:42am PDT - May 1st, 2019

The debate behind Trump's move to tighten Iran oil sanctions

U.S. President Donald Trump's unexpected decision to ban all Iranian oil purchases after May 1 - ending exemptions for eight nations - came after hawkish economic and security advisors allayed the president's fears of an oil price hike, according to three sou…

armed forces day - Reuters
10:06pm PDT - April 30th, 2019

Venezuela's Guaido calls for 'largest march in history' in uprising effort

Venezuelans were expected to take to the streets on Wednesday for what opposition leader Juan Guaido pledged would be the "largest march" in the country's history, a day after he called for the military to oust President Nicolas Maduro.

armed forces day - Reuters
9:08pm PDT - April 30th, 2019

Japan welcomes Reiwa 'New Year' with hopes for peace, prosperity

Japan welcomed the start of a new Reiwa imperial era and a new emperor on Wednesday in a festive New Year mood, with hopes for peace and prosperity.

armed forces day - Reuters
9:00pm PDT - April 30th, 2019

Venezuela's Guaido says Maduro does not have military's support

Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido said on Tuesday evening that President Nicolas Maduro did not have the support of the armed forces, and called on members of the military to "keep advancing" in efforts to oust the socialist leader.

armed forces day - Reuters
6:11pm PDT - April 30th, 2019

Explainer: Will opposition leader Guaido topple Venezuela's President Maduro?

Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido appeared alongside armed, uniformed men on Tuesday in his strongest call yet to the military to abandon President Nicolas Maduro, a day before planned mass protests aimed at toppling the socialist leader.

armed forces day - Reuters
4:29pm PDT - April 30th, 2019

Kashmir attack: Tracing the path that led to Pulwama

Why did a shy 22-year-old carry out one of the deadliest attacks on Indian security forces?

armed forces day - BBC News
4:27pm PDT - April 30th, 2019

Sri Lanka bombing suspects exchange gunfire with soldiers, police say

A shoot-out erupted in eastern Sri Lanka on Friday night between security forces and suspects linked to the string of suicide bombings that has claimed hundreds of lives.

armed forces day - ABC News
9:31am PDT - April 26th, 2019

Russia testing Ukraine's new leader with passport move: Lithuania

Russia's decision to make it easier for residents of rebel-controlled eastern Ukraine to obtain a Russian passport is meant to test Ukraine's new leader and the West should not recognize the documents, Lithuania's foreign minister said on Friday.

armed forces day - Reuters
6:28am PDT - April 26th, 2019

IS conflict: Coalition strikes on Raqqa 'killed 1,600 civilians'

The US-led coalition must end its denial over the death toll, Amnesty International and Airwars say.

armed forces day - BBC News
5:03am PDT - April 25th, 2019

UN: Pro-government forces kill more Afghans than armed groups

Afghan and international forces killed at least 305 civilians and wounded 303 between January and March, UN says.

armed forces day - Al Jazeera English
1:46am PDT - April 24th, 2019

Sri Lanka Military Given Sweeping Powers After Deadly Easter Bombings

The military was given a wider berth to detain and arrest suspects — powers that were used during the civil war but withdrawn when it ended

armed forces day - Time
6:53pm PDT - April 22nd, 2019

Act against Narendra Modi, Sitaram Yechury

CPI(M) general secretary Sitaram Yechury, in a letter to the Election Commission, has sought immediate action against Prime Minister Narendra Modi for repeatedly flouting the poll panel’s guidelines o

armed forces day - The Hindu
11:15am PDT - April 22nd, 2019

Sri Lanka lifts curfew after bomb attacks kill 290, wound 500

Authorities lifted a curfew in the Sri Lanka on Monday, a day after 290 people were killed and about 500 wounded by a string of bombings that tore through churches and luxury hotels on Easter Sunday.

armed forces day - Reuters
8:24pm PDT - April 21st, 2019

Venezuela's Guaido calls for 'largest march in country's history'

US-backed opposition leader calls on his supporters to rally in Venezuela's streets on May 1.

armed forces day - Al Jazeera English
1:39pm PDT - April 19th, 2019

Venezuela's Guaido calls for 'largest march in history' to oust Maduro

Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido on Friday called on supporters to take to the streets on May 1 for what he called "the largest march in the history" of the South American country to keep the pressure on President Nicolas Maduro to leave power.

armed forces day - Reuters
12:38pm PDT - April 19th, 2019

Iran's Hassan Rouhani urges regional powers to 'unite against US'

Speaking at an Army Day parade, Iranian President Rouhani also urged neighbouring countries to 'drive back Zionism'.

armed forces day - Al Jazeera English
1:32am PDT - April 18th, 2019

Iran says its armed forces are not a regional threat, calls for unity against U.S.

President Hassan Rouhani said on Thursday that Iranian armed forces were not a threat against any regional country, as Tehran held an Army Day military parade to unveil its latest military equipment.

armed forces day - Reuters
9:51pm PDT - April 17th, 2019

RT @anno1540: 2 companies of the occupiers and 3 ammunition warehouses were destroyed: General Tarnavskyi spoke about the successes in the…

Annegret Dörr (@AnnegretDorr)
4:49pm PDT - July 15th, 2023

had a lovely day today, we're starting the negotiation process, he was in the Canadian Armed Forces, he teaches martial arts and he's an artist-lifestyle people are everywhere you can't tell us from Nilla

Gia Miller (@GiaTheAdvocate)
4:44pm PDT - July 15th, 2023

RT @anno1540: 2 companies of the occupiers and 3 ammunition warehouses were destroyed: General Tarnavskyi spoke about the successes in the…

A M Sinnott (@UkraineWatch7)
4:44pm PDT - July 15th, 2023

RT @anno1540: 2 companies of the occupiers and 3 ammunition warehouses were destroyed: General Tarnavskyi spoke about the successes in the…

Noitibó (@ct1eok)
4:36pm PDT - July 15th, 2023
2 companies of the occupiers and 3 ammunition warehouses were destroyed: General Tarnavskyi spoke about the successes in the Tavria direction

The armed forces of Ukraine continue their successful counteroffensive in the Tavry direction. During the past day, the defense forces… https://t.co/t2oRW5tNU9 https://t.co/UxZwRZMCCq

2 companies of the occupiers and 3 ammunition warehouses were destroyed: General Tarnavskyi spoke about the successes in the Tavria direction The armed forces of Ukraine continue their successful counteroffensive in the Tavry direction. During the past day, the defense forces… https://t.co/t2oRW5tNU9 https://t.co/UxZwRZMCCq

Lew Anno Suport #Ukraine 24/2-22 (@anno1540)
4:31pm PDT - July 15th, 2023

RT @BWoodzy99: In my view this is the wrong decision. One day he will be Commander in Chief, it is important that he should have strong lin…

scrambled egg localist (@muhllennial)
4:05pm PDT - July 15th, 2023

RT @YashwantSinha: I still read many newspapers. Only one of them has mentioned that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh was the guest of honour…

Modassar Khan (@Modassa12260887)
4:00pm PDT - July 15th, 2023

In my view this is the wrong decision. One day he will be Commander in Chief, it is important that he should have strong links to the Armed Forces. https://t.co/78HeOim8cC

Ben (@BWoodzy99)
3:56pm PDT - July 15th, 2023

The Russian Armed Forces are not a military by any stretch of the imagination. They are a mob with weapons pulled from their homes and thrown into a fight they would rather not be in. This fight was doomed from day one.

emberverse.eth (@kangaman_gus)
3:54pm PDT - July 15th, 2023

RT @outerspacetaste: @nytimes There are young girls being kidnapped by our armed forces, there are police and youth pastors and other churc…

ee (@eeyore566)
3:48pm PDT - July 15th, 2023

RT @RandaHabib: Since the outbreak of armed conflict in #Tigray November 2020 Amhara security forces and interim authorities have carried o…

ጓል ጫሕማይ (@babamiss78)
9:01pm PDT - July 14th, 2023

RT @PMOIndia: PM @narendramodi attended Bastille Day Parade in Paris at the invitation of President @EmmanuelMacron. To mark the 25th anni…

arjav parekh (@arjav_parekh)
9:00pm PDT - July 14th, 2023

RT @PMOIndia: PM @narendramodi attended Bastille Day Parade in Paris at the invitation of President @EmmanuelMacron. To mark the 25th anni…

Kadam Maravi (@KadamMaravi1997)
8:59pm PDT - July 14th, 2023

RT @amitmalviya: Prime Minister Modi salutes the Indian Armed Force contingent as it marches past, on the occasion of Bastille Day. Our For…

Bala (@bala_bjp4tn)
8:59pm PDT - July 14th, 2023

Dear Youngsters, Recently the Bastille Day military parade was conducted in Paris. French ambassador to india- Mr Emmanuel's son 'Gabriel' was seen taking part in the parade. He is serving in his country's armed forces.Are you also interested in serving in the armed forces?????

Teenage to adulthood (@Improvementonly)
8:55pm PDT - July 14th, 2023

RT @anno1540: The Armed Forces systematically knock the enemy out of their positions: General Tarnavskyi spoke about the successes in the T…

Gareth Morgan-Jones (@Gwydion620)
8:55pm PDT - July 14th, 2023

RT @irushikeshpatel: Celebrating 25 years of Strategic Partnership. PM Shri @narendramodi ji & President @EmmanuelMacron witnessed the Ba…

Thakor Vikramji.M (@thakorvikramm)
8:49pm PDT - July 14th, 2023

RT @PMOIndia: PM @narendramodi attended Bastille Day Parade in Paris at the invitation of President @EmmanuelMacron. To mark the 25th anni…

रशमीश कुमार प्रदेश उपाध्यक्ष व्यवसायिक एवं उद्योग (@KumarRashmish)
8:47pm PDT - July 14th, 2023
'Great feeling for armed forces, people of India': Indian Navy Commander ahead of Bastille Day parade
https://t.co/w4eeqQUpJN

via NaMo App https://t.co/P0D235QopX

'Great feeling for armed forces, people of India': Indian Navy Commander ahead of Bastille Day parade https://t.co/w4eeqQUpJN via NaMo App https://t.co/P0D235QopX

BJP Minority Morcha Nanded Rural (@BJPMinNedRL)
8:46pm PDT - July 14th, 2023

RT @ashoswai: In 2009, Manmohan Singh was the Chief Guest of the Bastille Day parade in Paris. That time, Indian Armed Forces had also led…

Krishna Virinchi (@krishnavirinchi)
8:45pm PDT - July 14th, 2023

RT @YashwantSinha: I still read many newspapers. Only one of them has mentioned that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh was the guest of honour…

M S Sidhu (@exbombaysapper)
8:43pm PDT - July 14th, 2023

RT @RandaHabib: Since the outbreak of armed conflict in #Tigray November 2020 Amhara security forces and interim authorities have carried o…

habtu (@habtu388588681)
8:41pm PDT - July 14th, 2023

RT @PMOIndia: PM @narendramodi attended Bastille Day Parade in Paris at the invitation of President @EmmanuelMacron. To mark the 25th anni…

Lingam Suriya (@lingam_suriya)
8:40pm PDT - July 14th, 2023

RT @amitmalviya: Prime Minister Modi salutes the Indian Armed Force contingent as it marches past, on the occasion of Bastille Day. Our For…

sachin ambadas kshirsagar (@K16041991Sachin)
8:39pm PDT - July 14th, 2023

RT @RandaHabib: Since the outbreak of armed conflict in #Tigray November 2020 Amhara security forces and interim authorities have carried o…

(@Selushire)
8:39pm PDT - July 14th, 2023

RT @bassistadmirer: When young k, wonpil, and dowoon performed at immortal songs armed forces day special episode with 3 different military…

sy (@sysahsy)
8:38pm PDT - July 14th, 2023

RT @PMOIndia: PM @narendramodi attended Bastille Day Parade in Paris at the invitation of President @EmmanuelMacron. To mark the 25th anni…

Obulesugari Venkatesu (@OVenkatesu)
8:36pm PDT - July 14th, 2023

RT @surajsi77715051: Four years ago, on this day, our @IAF_MCC carried out #BalakotAirStrike and showed remarkable courage & valor. A stron…

bibek Bhandari (@bibekBh859)
8:36pm PDT - July 14th, 2023

RT @ashoswai: In 2009, Manmohan Singh was the Chief Guest of the Bastille Day parade in Paris. That time, Indian Armed Forces had also led…

Abu Irfan Chowdhury (@AbuIrfan10)
8:35pm PDT - July 14th, 2023

RT @PMOIndia: PM @narendramodi attended Bastille Day Parade in Paris at the invitation of President @EmmanuelMacron. To mark the 25th anni…

Premananda Debbarma (@PremanandaDebb3)
8:32pm PDT - July 14th, 2023