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US to send more troops to the Middle East
WASHINGTON/DUBAI: Acting US Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan announced yesterday the deployment of about 1,000 more troops to the Middle East for what he said were for defensive purposes, citing concerns about a threat from Iran. Fears of a confrontation between
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US to sell 34 drones to Malaysia, allies in SEA
WASHINGTON: The US government has moved ahead with a surveillance drone sale to four of its allies in the South China Sea region, as acting Defence Secretary Patrick Shanahan said Washington will no longer ‘tiptoe’ around Chinese behaviour in Asia.
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