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Asia Pacific
Japan PM Tells Biden That New Era Requires More Military Muscle
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida pledged alongside US President Joe Biden to modernize his country's military.
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Arms
UK Sending Heavy Tanks to Ukraine, Prompts Russian Warning
British PM Rishi Sunak pledged to provide 14 Challenger 2 tanks to Ukraine, making it the first Western nation to supply heavy tanks to Kyiv.
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Europe
Turkish Offensive in Syria ‘Possible Any Time:’ Ankara
A new Turkish ground offensive in Syria is "possible any time," a top aide to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said.
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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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