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Asia Pacific
Myanmar Military Claims Recapture of Thai Border Town
Myanmar's military claimed on Wednesday to have recaptured a town on the Thai border, expanding the frontier trade crossings it claims to control in the grinding civil war.
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Americas
US, Iran Trade Threats but Trump Says Tehran Wants Peace Deal
President Donald Trump warned Tuesday that the United States may strike Iran again — a day after he said he had held off a major assault in hopes of a peace deal — but Tehran's army threatened to open "new fronts" if he went ahead.
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Africa
Drone Attack Kills 28 at Market in Southern Sudan
A drone strike on a crowded market in southern Sudan killed 28 people and injured 23 more on Tuesday, a medical source and witnesses told AFP, in one of the deadliest recent attacks on civilians in the country's three-year war.
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Space
German Firms Join Forces on Space Surveillance System
German defense tech start-up Helsing and space technology group OHB on Tuesday unveiled a joint venture to develop an AI-powered surveillance and targeting system for use in outer space.
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Asia Pacific
Malaysia Seeks $251M From Norwegian Firm Over Scrapped Missile Deal
Malaysia is seeking more than $251 million in compensation from a Norwegian company over a scrapped deal to supply a missile system for new warships, the defense minister said Tuesday.
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Europe
Sweden to Buy Four Frigates From France’s Naval Group: PM
Sweden's government said Tuesday that it would buy four new frigates for its navy from France's Naval Group in what it called "a very large international defence-industrial deal."
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Europe
Russia Begins Three Days of Nuclear Drills
Russia's army on Tuesday began three days of nuclear weapons drills involving thousands of troops across the country, as Kyiv escalates its drone attacks and with President Vladimir Putin headed to China.
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Americas
Trump Says Held off on New Iran Attack, Upbeat for Agreement
US President Donald Trump said he was planning a major new assault on Iran on Tuesday, but held off as he saw hope for securing a so far elusive agreement to end the war.
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Americas
US Approves $4.2B in Helicopter Sales to South Korea
The United States said Monday it had approved the sale of more than $4 billion in military helicopters to South Korea, which has vowed to buy more US weapons as it defends against the North.
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Americas
US Halts Joint Defense Board With Canada
The United States on Monday suspended cooperation with Canada in an 86-year-old joint defense advisory body, in the latest disruption of ties between the two neighbors.
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