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Americas
Zelensky Says Spoke With Biden, Thanked Him for Support
Ukrainian President Zelensky said he spoke with US counterpart Biden and thanked him for his "unwavering support" less than two weeks before the Democrat leaves office.
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Europe
Norway Wants to Build New Air Shelters in Case of War
Norway wants to reintroduce mandatory construction of air raid shelters in new buildings for boosting preparedness in case of war.
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Middle East
Syria Monitor Says Assad Loyalist ‘Executed’ in Public
Syria monitor said fighters of transitional administration publicly executed a local official accused of being a loyalist of Bashar al-Assad.
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Europe
Germany Opposes Trump Call to Raise NATO Defense Spending to 5% of GDP
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz opposed US President-elect Donald Trump's call for NATO members to raise defense budget to five percent of GDP.
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Africa
Attack Kills 28 Beninese Troops Near Niger, Burkina Border
Twenty-eight soldiers were killed in an attack in northern Benin, as violence blamed on jihadists based in neighboring countries increases.
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Europe
UK Announces Coalition Will Send Ukraine 30,000 New Drones
An international coalition co-led by the UK and Latvia will send 30,000 drones to Kyiv, Britain's Ministry of Defence said.
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Africa
Rwanda Demands ‘Solution’ After DRC Peace Talks Fail
Rwanda's president said that recent peace talks with DR Congo were insufficient and demanded new efforts to solve their deadly conflict.
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War
US Announces New $500M Military Aid Package for Ukraine
US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin announced a new $500 million military package for Ukraine at a meeting of Kyiv's international supporters.
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Asia Pacific
Myanmar Junta Air Strike Kills 40: Ethnic Armed Group, Rescue Worker
Myanmar junta air strike killed at least 40 people in a village in western Rakhine state, rescue worker and ethnic minority armed group said.
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War
Zelensky Says Western Troops in Ukraine Would Help ‘Force Russia to Peace’
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky backed the deployment of Western troops to Ukraine to "force Russia to peace."
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