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Europe
Greece to Buy Anti-Drone ‘Achilles Shield’ From Israel for $3.1B
Greece on Thursday approved plans to buy an anti-missile, anti-aircraft and anti-drone defensive dome called "Achilles Shield" from Israel for $3.1 billion, a defense ministry source told AFP.
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Europe
Russia Warns US Against Ukraine Arms Sales in Manila Meeting
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov warned Washington against making "unacceptable" arms deliveries to Ukraine during a Thursday meeting in Manila with US counterpart Marco Rubio.
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Asia Pacific
South Korea Drops ‘Denuclearization-First’ Stance on North: Minister
South Korea has abandoned its campaign prioritizing pressure on the North to dismantle its nuclear weapons, a minister said Thursday.
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Asia Pacific
Malaysia Announces Missile Order for Stalled Warship Program
Malaysia has signed a deal to purchase surface-to-air missiles for its long-delayed warship program from European manufacturer MBDA after an earlier contract for strike missiles was cancelled.
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Middle East
Houthis Target Red Sea Shipping as US Hits Iran
A Saudi vessel was attacked in the Red Sea as Tehran-backed Houthi rebels claimed to strike tankers in the waterway.
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Americas
US House Passes Record $1.15 Trillion Defense Bill
The US House of Representatives narrowly passed an annual defense policy bill that would authorize a record $1.15 trillion in funding for the Pentagon.
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Middle East
Lebanon PM Says Beirut Working for ‘Complete Israeli Withdrawal’
Lebanon is working towards a "complete Israeli withdrawal" from areas it occupies, Prime Minister Nawaf Salam said on Wednesday.
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Europe
Zelensky Speaks to Trump Envoys to ‘Reinvigorate Diplomacy’
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Wednesday he had spoken with US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner in a bid to revive efforts to end the war with Russia.
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Middle East
Trump Vows Tit-For-Tat Strikes on Iran Power Plants
President Donald Trump vowed to bomb Iranian civil infrastructure every time Tehran fires at ships in Strait of Hormuz.
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Asia Pacific
Rubio Says at ASEAN Meeting He Expects ‘Positive’ US Visit by China’s Xi
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said at a regional Asian summit that he expects a "very positive" visit from Chinese President Xi Jinping to the US in September.
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