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Drones - Latest News, Features & Expert Opinion
Ukraine Says Drone Operators Can Down Targets From Thousands of Kilometers Away
Ukraine said it could down Russian drones from thousands of kilometers away, after a lawmaker said he had controlled a drone interceptor from outside the country.
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Asia Pacific
Japan Intelligence Bill Clears Lower House
Japan's lower house approved a bill to upgrade Tokyo's intelligence capacity, the latest step in Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's campaign to boost the nation's defense and security apparatus.
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Middle East
Israel, Lebanon Extend Ceasefire as Iran Peace Talks Stall
Israel and Lebanon extended a shaky ceasefire by three weeks, President Donald Trump said Thursday, as the US remained at a standstill in negotiations with Iran to end the Middle East war.
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Americas
Top Peru Ministers Quit in Protest Over Stalled US Fighter Jet Deal
Peru's foreign and defense ministers resigned on Wednesday in protest over the interim president's decision to stall a $3.5 billion deal for the purchase of 24 US F-16 fighter jets.
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Middle East
Lebanon Meets Israel in Washington to Request Truce Extension
Israel and Lebanon hold a new round of talks in Washington on Thursday, during which Beirut plans to request a one-month extension of a ceasefire due to expire within days.
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Americas
Top US Navy Official to Leave Office ‘Immediately:’ Pentagon
US Secretary of the Navy John Phelan will leave office "immediately," the Pentagon announced Wednesday, without providing an explanation for the sudden exit.
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Drones - Latest News, Features & Expert Opinion
Ukraine Says Drone Defenses Boost Frontline Position
Ukraine's frontline position is "the strongest" it has been in a year due to a superiority in drones and enhanced air defense, Foreign Minister Andriy Sibiga has said as Russian gains appear to be slowing.
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Middle East
NATO ‘Will Always Defend’ Turkey: Chief Says
NATO chief Mark Rutte said the alliance would do "what's necessary to defend" its members including Turkey after intercepting four missiles fired from Iran and head into Turkish air space over the past weeks.
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Middle East
Iran Says Won’t Reopen Hormuz as Long as US Blockade Remains
Iran vowed not to reopen the Strait of Hormuz so long as a US naval blockade remained in place despite a ceasefire extension.
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Americas
US Military Says Key Weapons System Staying in South Korea
The US has not moved a key missile defense system out of South Korea, a US military official said Tuesday, following reports that Washington was shifting parts of it to the Middle East.
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