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Asia Pacific
Chinese Blockade on Taiwan Would Be ‘Monster Risk:’ Pentagon
A Chinese blockade on Taiwan would be a "monster risk" for Beijing and likely fail, while a military invasion would be extremely difficult, senior Pentagon officials said.
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Africa
Burkina Approves Law for Sending Troops to Post-Coup Niger
Burkina Faso's transitional legislature approved a law authorizing the dispatch of troops to neighboring Niger, which faces threatened military intervention to restore civilian rule following a coup.
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Asia Pacific
Japan Tells China to Remove Buoy From Tokyo’s EEZ
Japan has told Beijing to remove a Chinese buoy floating in waters within its exclusive economic zone.
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Europe
Azerbaijan Launches Military Operation Against Karabakh
Azerbaijan launched a military operation against the breakaway Nagorno-Karabakh region and demanded the total withdrawal of Armenian forces.
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Americas
US Abrams Tanks to Enter Ukraine ‘Soon:’ US Defense Secretary
Ukraine will "soon" receive M1 Abrams tanks from the US as Kyiv's forces make "steady" progress in a counter-offensive against Russia, US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said.
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Asia Pacific
Indonesia Hosts First-Ever ASEAN Military Drills
Militaries from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations began their first-ever joint exercises in Indonesia, with a Myanmar representative present despite the bloc's ban on its junta leaders.
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Arms
Germany Unveils New Ukraine Package Before Key Talks
Germany will give another $428 million of weapons and aid to Ukraine as it fights back against Russia, Berlin said, ahead of key talks among Kyiv's allies.
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Air
US Finds Debris From Missing F-35
Debris from a F-35 that went missing after the pilot ejected has been found, the US military said, after a day in which failure to track the $80 million aircraft drew amazement and ridicule in equal measure.
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Middle East
3 Dead in Drone Strike on Iraqi Kurdistan Airfield: Statement
Three members of Iraqi Kurdistan's anti-terrorism forces were killed Monday in a drone strike that hit an airfield near Sulaimaniyah.
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Africa
Ethiopia Conflict at a ‘National Scale’: UN Experts
Serious violations are still being committed in Ethiopia despite a peace deal in the north, UN rights experts said.
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