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Asia Pacific
Rubio Says Latest Arms Sale to Taiwan Remains Under Review
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Tuesday that a massive arms sale to Taiwan, opposed by Beijing, remains under review.
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Europe
German Arms Maker Rheinmetall Signs $6.6B Deal With Romania
German defense giant Rheinmetall said Tuesday it has signed a $6.6-billion deal to supply the Romanian armed forces, in the company's biggest international contract in recent times.
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Europe
Russian Strikes Rock Ukraine, Killing Nine and Wounding Dozens
A barrage of Russian missile and drone strikes killed nine people and wounded dozens across Ukraine, authorities said on Tuesday, just days after President Volodymyr Zelensky warned that Moscow was preparing a "massive new strike."
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Middle East
Lebanon Says Hezbollah Accepted US Proposal to Stop Attacks
Lebanon said Hezbollah had accepted a US proposal to stop attacking Israel in exchange for Israel halting attacks on south Beirut.
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Middle East
Trump Says Iran Talks Moving Fast Despite Threat to Widen War
US President Donald Trump said Monday that talks with Iran were moving at a "rapid pace," even as Tehran threatened to widen the war by keeping the Strait of Hormuz blocked and activating other pressure points around the region.
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Europe
Dozens of Nations at UN Denounce Russia Over Romania Drone Incident
Dozens of countries denounced Russia at the UN over a drone strike blamed on Moscow that hit a Romanian apartment building.
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Europe
France Bans Israeli Offensive Weapons at Trade Show
France has banned the display of Israeli offensive weapons at the 2026 edition of the Eurosatory international defense and security exhibition, the organizers told AFP.
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Middle East
Hezbollah Needs to Cease Attacks First: US Official
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio spoke with Lebanese President Joseph Aoun and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu about the ongoing diplomatic negotiations, a senior US official told AFP.
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Middle East
Iran Says Does Not Trust US as Trump Toughens Terms
Iran's chief negotiator warned the US was not to be trusted, saying Tehran would not agree to any deal with Washington unless it fully secured Iranian rights.
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Middle East
Israel PM Says Capturing Beaufort ‘Dramatic Shift’ in Lebanon Offensive
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed to push deeper into Lebanon after his military took over the medieval castle of Beaufort on Sunday.
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