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India and Pakistan step back from the brink, tensions simmer
The pilot is being hailed as a hero in India, with fireworks being set off in the capital Delhi . Pakistan's military said in a statement that its troops "gave a befitting response by targeting Indian posts". While the exact details of the restrictions were discussed in a closed-door session, and thus remains classified, Miller then broadly outlined some of the restrictions, which he said wer... [Full Article...]
Pakistan may have violated Geneva Conventions after posting video of captured pilot
Earlier in the day, the Ministry of External Affairs had said that a Mig-21 had been lost while a pilot was missing after Indian forces engaged with intruding Pakistan Air Force jets, shooting one down. Skirmishes along the LoC have escalated since the alleged Indian airstrikes. He said Pakistan can keep him under its custody until the conflict is resolved. [Full Article...]
Osama bin Laden's son stripped of Saudi citizenship
He is thought to be based near the Afghan-Pakistani border. U.S. soldiers killed Osama bin Laden on May 2, 2011, inside the compound that the al-Qaeda chief had been using as hideout for years in the northern Pakistani city of Abbottabad. [Full Article...]
Trump doesn't hold Kim responsible for death of American
The president also said the United States "very much looks forward to helping" Pyongyang with economic reform, and added the two sides plan to meet "many times". While Trump had said he was in "no rush" to strike a deal with North Korea, and wanted to do the right deal with Kim, the White House had been confident enough to schedule a "joint agreement signing ceremony" at the conclusion of talks. [Full Article...]
'I'm wing commander Abhinandan', says arrested Indian pilot
The airspace in northern India has been declared temporarily closed for security reasons and many civil flights have been canceled. "On 27 February, flights to/from Lahore, Multan and Islamabad are cancelled and all passengers will be transferred to next available flights when the airspace is open again", it said in a statement . [Full Article...]
Dozens Of Afghan Troops Killed In Taliban Attack In Helmand
A United Nations report last week said civilian casualties reached a record number of almost 4,000 a year ago, owing to a combination of stepped-up USA and Afghan airstrikes, insurgent suicide bombings and ground battles in populated areas. [Full Article...]
MP’s emergency debate follows devastating testimony from Wilson-Raybould
SNC-Lavalin had not been a topic in debates around the Quebec provincial election last fall. SNC-Lavalin had been pushing for what's known as a deferred prosecution agreement to end a criminal case dating back more than a decade, related to corruption charges . [Full Article...]