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Europe
More Heavy Weapons for Ukraine ‘In the Near Future’: NATO Chief
Ukraine can expect more deliveries of heavy weapons from Western countries soon, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg told German media.
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Europe
Norway Stocks up on Ammunition With Major Order
Norway, a NATO member that shares a border with Russia, said it would place an order for artillery shells worth $263 million to boost its ammunition stocks.
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Europe
NATO Sends Planes to Romania to Track Russian Moves
NATO will send surveillance aircraft to Romania to bolster its eastern flank and "monitor Russian military activity," the alliance said.
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Europe
Ukraine Resisting ‘High Intensity’ Offensive in Soledar
Ukraine said it was resisting a "high intensity" Russian offensive in Soledar, a nearly completely destroyed town in the Donetsk region.
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Asia Pacific
Japan Racks up New Security Deals With Eyes on China
Space defense, US troop deployments and a "significant" deal with Britain are some of the souvenirs in Japan's PM Kishida's diplomatic tour.
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Africa
Regional Force Leaves Tigray City as France, Germany Call for ‘Justice’
The Ethiopian army announced the withdrawal of a regional force from a key Tigrayan city under a peace deal to end two years of war.
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Middle East
Improved Syria-Turkey Ties Should Seek End to ‘Occupation:’ Assad
Syria's President Assad said a Moscow-brokered rapprochement with Turkey should aim for "the end of occupation" by Ankara of parts of Syria.
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Europe
Putin Signals Impatience Over Ukraine War in Commander Switch
President Vladimir Putin's move to replace his top commander in Ukraine is a sign of military disarray and his growing impatience in a war Russia is not winning, analysts said.
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Africa
Nine Killed in Mosque Attack in Burkina Faso
Nine people were killed when suspected jihadists attacked a mosque in northeastern Burkina Faso, local sources said.
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Africa
UN in South Sudan Says Three Aid Workers Killed
Three aid workers have been murdered this month in South Sudan and a disputed border area, the UN's emergency response agency said.
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