MOSCOW -- The Russian Foreign Ministry on Wednesday informed the U.S. Embassy in Moscow that 10 of its staffers must leave the country by the end of May 21 in tit-for-tat retaliation. (Russia-US-Expulsion)

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JAKARTA -- Indonesia's Defense Ministry has deployed warship Rigel and mine-sweeper Rengat to search for the Nanggala-402 submarine which lost contact with the navy during a strategic weapons firing exercise in Bali Strait waters in the early hours of Wednesday, according to an official source.

"The Indonesian Navy has also sent distress to the International Submarine Escape and Rescue Liaison officer," said the Ministry's Public Relations Bureau in a press release. (Indonesia-Submarine-Missing)

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MOSCOW -- Russia is continuously strengthening its armed forces by modernizing weaponry, President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday in his annual state-of-the-nation address to the Federal Assembly.

The share of modern weapons and equipment is expected to reach 76 percent by 2024, and this share in Russia's nuclear triad will exceed 88 percent this year, Putin told lawmakers and government officials. (Russia-Putin-Armed Force)

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ISLAMABAD -- A head-on collision between a passenger van and a bus on Wednesday has left at least 12 people dead and over 20 others injured in the Khairpur district of Pakistan's south Sindh province, local media reported.

According to the reports, the passenger bus coming from Sukkur city collided with the van coming from Nawab Shah district near the Shah Abdul Latif University, some 10 km away from Khairpur city. (Pakistan-Road Accident) Enditem

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