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Middle East
Iran Guards Seize Oil Tanker in Gulf of Oman: US Navy
Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps seized an oil tanker in the Gulf of Oman, the US Navy said, in the latest such incident in the commercially vital seaway.
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Africa
Mali Receives Military Equipment Shipment From China
Mali has received a rare delivery of military materiel from China, "exclusively acquired on the military budget," the country's defense minister said.
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Asia Pacific
Taiwan to Prepare for Chinese Blockade in Annual War Drills
Taiwan's military will practice intercepting warships and combating a Chinese blockade of the island during annual war game simulations in July.
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Asia Pacific
Biden, Yoon Warn North Korea of Nuclear Response to Any Attack
US President Joe Biden and his South Korean counterpart Yoon Suk Yeol warned North Korea it would face a nuclear response and the "end" of the leadership there if Pyongyang uses its own arsenal.
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Asia Pacific
US, Philippine Troops Fire Rockets at Ship in Largest-Ever Drills
US and Philippine troops fired a salvo of rockets at a warship representing an enemy vessel in the disputed South China Sea, in the final exercise of the allies' largest-ever military drills.
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Europe
Czechs Seek to Boost Security With New US Defense Deal
The Czech government approved a defense cooperation deal with the United States in a bid to boost its security as Russia's invasion of Ukraine continues.
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Europe
Russia Missile Attack on Ukrainian City Kills One: Officials
A Russian missile killed one person in the southern Ukrainian city of Mykolaiv, officials there said.
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Air
Russian Military Aircraft Intercepted Over Baltic Sea: Germany
Germany and Britain intercepted three Russian military reconnaissance aircraft over the Baltic Sea, the German air force said.
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Asia Pacific
China Pushes Largest-Ever Expansion of Nuclear Arsenal
China is pushing ahead with the largest-ever expansion of its nuclear arsenal, modernizing the atomic deterrent with an eye on any future conflicts with the US.
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Europe
‘Be a Real Man’: Russian Army Launches Recruitment Drive
Moscow has launched an aggressive military recruitment campaign as Ukraine gears up for counter-offensives.
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