NEW DELHI / Bloomberg India said that it is disappointed with the United States’ decision to sell eight nuclear-capable F-16 fighter jets to Pakistan and that it does not believe such an arms transfer will help combat terrorism. The US government saidthat it had approved the sale of the F-16 fighter aircraft, radar and electronic warfare equipment to Pakistan in …

Riyadh / AFP Armed forces from around 20 countries were gathering in northern Saudi Arabia on Sunday for “the most important” military manoeuvre ever staged in the region, the official news agency SPA reported. The “Thunder of the North” exercise involving ground, air, and naval forces sends a “clear message” that Riyadh and its allies “stand united in confronting all …

WASHINGTON / AP Cuba has returned a dummy US Hellfire missile that was mistakenly shipped there from Europe in 2014, American and Cuban officials said. The Hellfire is a laser-guided, air-to-surface missile that weighs about 100 pounds (45 kilograms). Manufactured by Lockheed Martin, it can be deployed from an attack helicopter like the Apache or an unmanned drone like the …