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China hosted a spectacular display of its armed forces Thursday at the parade, which celebrated the 70th anniversary of Japan’s surrender in World War II, a war that cost tens of millions of Chinese lives.

The various ballistic missiles displayed by mainland China at a massive military parade commemorating the 70th anniversary of Japan’s World War II defeat fully demonstrated Beijing’s strategic ambitions, experts said Thursday. In his speech on the occasion, President...

Flaunting its strength under such circumstances will naturally intimidate neighboring countries, and China appears aware of that – which is why at the ceremony, Xi pledged to cut military personnel by 300,000 troops and repeatedly mentioned the importance of “peace”.

A villager shows the wall of his house damaged due to firing from the Pakistan side at a village in R S Pura Sector.

Pakistan’s national security adviser Sartaj Aziz was scheduled to visit New Delhi on Sunday for two-day talks with his Indian counterpart Ajit Doval.

However he blamed the centre along with the state government for interfering with the NSA-level talks by holding up the separatist leaders ahead of their meeting.

So far, there have been 71 ceasefire violations from the Indian side of the LoC and the Working Boundary.

Imam Baba Moussa of Cameroon’s Ngaoundere Mosque said such practices are not part of Islam, and warned parents about Boko Haram fighters who may be recruiting children.

A disjointed campaign by Nigeria, Chad and Niger swept Boko Haram out of the towns of northeast Nigeria earlier this year but the group, which has sworn allegiance to Islamic State, has killed hundreds of people in the last three months in those three countries, as well as...

Buratai spoke yesterday morning in Maiduguri in a special Hausa and Kanuri programme of FM Radio Lafiya (Radio Peace) on how to “crush and end” Boko Haram insurgency in the country.

“Boko Haram, in just matter of days, we will end their activities… very soon God’s willing”, he said.

Two Nigerian soldiers were killed and two others injured as a landmine suspected to have been buried by Boko Haram detonated in the volatile Borno State, northeast Nigeria, military authorities said Friday.

However, the statement said the Nigerian Military on Friday lost two soldiers to the terrorists in Marte local government area of Borno, while two others were critically injured.

The Deputy High Commissioner was conveyed Pakistan’s concern over the continued unprovoked ceasefire violations.

The attack reportedly took the lives of more than 40 people and injured dozens more in a crowded market in the town of Sabon Gari. Under Shekau’s leadership, the terror group’s mission has been to drive out all followers of Christ from Nigeria. He was last heard from...