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Arms
Governments Help Arms Firms Avoid COVID Slump: Report
The world's biggest weapons manufacturers largely avoided the economic downturn caused by COVID, a new report said.
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Europe
UAE Buys Record 80 French Fighter Jets as Macron Starts Gulf Tour
The UAE signed a record 14-billion-euro contract for 80 French-made Rafale warplanes.
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Middle East
Civilians Among 10 Dead in Iraq Attack Blamed on IS: Officials
At least three civilians and seven Iraqi Kurdish Peshmerga fighters were killed by Islamic State jihadists in northern Iraq.
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Africa
Uganda Ups Deployment to DR Congo in Anti-Rebel Operation
Uganda sent more troops and equipment, including armored vehicles, into eastern DR Congo, witnesses at the border said.
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Europe
Russia Says Ukraine Goal to Retake Crimea ‘Direct Threat’
The Kremlin said Ukraine's stated goal of retaking Crimea amounted to a "direct threat" to Russia.
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Americas
Boeing Excluded From Canada Fighter Jet Procurement
Canada excluded Boeing from bidding on a multi-billion dollar contract to replace Canada's aging fleet of fighter jets.
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Asia Pacific
Iranian Forces, Taliban Exchange Fire at Border: Media
An exchange of fire erupted between Iranian forces and Afghanistan's Taliban at Iran's eastern border.
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Asia Pacific
Russia, ASEAN Hold First Naval Drills off Indonesian Coast
Russia and a number of Southeast Asian countries kicked off their first ever joint naval exercise along the Strait of Malacca.
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Africa
Ugandan Troops Enter DR Congo in Hunt for Deadly Militia
Ugandan troops crossed into DR Congo as part of a joint operation against a notorious militia that both countries accuse of massacring civilians.
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Asia Pacific
China’s Taiwan Jet Incursions at Second-Highest Level in November
Chinese warplanes made 159 incursions into Taiwan's air defense zone in November according to AFP's database.
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