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Why China cares about Diego Garcia and the US base in the Chagos Islands
Try to find Diego Garcia on a map. Don't worry, we'll wait. It takes a moment. The atoll sits in the precise middle of the Indian Ocean, a footprint-shaped sliver of coral and palm trees so remote that the nearest major landmass is Sri Lanka, roughly a thousand miles to the north.
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Factbox-Iranian warship sunk by US torpedo participated in Indian drill
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NEW DELHI, March 5 (Reuters) - The U. S. attack on an Iranian warship in the Indian Ocean this week was the first time since World War Two that the United States has sunk an enemy vessel with a torpedo.
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Iranian warship sunk by the US was sailing home after taking part in an exhibition hosted by India
GALLE, Sri Lanka (AP) -- An Iranian warship that was sunk by a U. S. submarine near Sri Lanka had participated in naval exercises hosted by India before heading out into international waters in the Indian Ocean on its way home, New Delhi said.
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Iranian warship sunk by the US was sailing home after taking part in an exhibition hosted by India
GALLE, Sri Lanka (AP) -- An Iranian warship that was sunk by a U. S. submarine near Sri Lanka had participated in naval exercises hosted by India before heading out into international waters in the Indian Ocean on its way home, New Delhi said.
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Chinese ship surveys waters near US aircraft carrier's approach
A Chinese scientific research vessel capable of mapping the seabed to support naval operations was tracked operating in waters near the Middle East for a month, while a United States aircraft carrier has arrived in the region amid ongoing tensions with Iran.