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Air
Thailand Approves $600 Million Deal for Swedish Fighter Jets
Thailand approved the purchase of four Swedish-made Gripen fighter jets, a week after reaching a ceasefire with Cambodia.
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Europe
Dutch Are First to Buy US Arms for Ukraine Under NATO Scheme
The Netherlands will buy US weapons for Ukraine, becoming the first NATO member to fund a full package under a new scheme to speed deliveries.
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Asia Pacific
Australia to Buy 11 Advanced Warships From Japan
Australia will upgrade its navy with 11 Mogami-class frigates built by Japan's Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Defence Minister Marles said.
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Africa
Somalia’s Puntland Releases Arms Cargo Ship to Turkey
The Somali state of Puntland said it was "handing over responsibility" to Turkey for a cargo ship carrying military equipment that it seized last month.
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Europe
Russian Strikes Kill One, Wound Many in Ukraine’s East
Russian strikes hit a railway station in eastern Ukraine, killing a mechanic and wounding four workers, the national rail company said.
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Middle East
Israeli PM Says to Brief Army on Gaza War Plan
Israel promised to update its Gaza war plan, a day before a UN Security Council meeting on the fate of hostages still held in the Palestinian territory.
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Africa
Sudan Paramilitaries Kill 14 Civilians Fleeing Besieged City: Monitor
Sudanese paramilitary fighters have killed at least 14 civilians trying to flee a besieged city in Darfur, a rights group said.
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Americas
Russia Urges Caution in Nuclear ‘Rhetoric’ After Trump Comments
Russia urged caution as the US said it would deploy two nuclear submarines following an online row with former Russian president Medvedev.
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Asia Pacific
Philippine, Indian Navies Begin First Joint South China Sea Patrols
Indian Navy warships have begun patrolling areas of the disputed South China Sea with their Philippine counterparts for the first time.
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Africa
Peacekeepers and Al-Shabaab Clash Over Key Somali Town
International peacekeepers are battling radical Islamist fighters to retake a strategic Somali town, the African Union mission in the country said.
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