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Middle East
Iran Says It ‘Successfully’ Launched New Military Satellite
Iran's Revolutionary Guards "successfully" launched a new military imaging satellite, state media reported, in the latest display of its aerospace technology which has sparked Western concern.
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Asia Pacific
Korea on ‘Brink of Nuclear War,’ North Warns UN
North Korea told the United Nations that the peninsula was at risk of nuclear war, as it blamed what it called hostility by the United States.
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Asia Pacific
Myanmar Junta Ramped Up Mass Killings, Air Strikes: UN Rights Office
Myanmar's military escalated its use of mass killings, air and artillery strikes in the past year, according to the UN's rights office.
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Africa
Nigeria Troops Rescue Abducted Students
Nigerian troops have rescued ten hostages among dozens of people kidnapped from a university in northwestern Zamfara state.
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Arms
Kremlin Says US Abrams Tanks Will ‘Burn’ in Ukraine
The Kremlin said US Abrams tanks supplied to Ukraine would not change the outcome of its offensive and would "burn" after Kyiv received shipments of the vehicles.
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Middle East
25 Dead as Damascus Loyalists Clash With Kurdish-Led Forces: Monitor
Fighters loyal to the Syrian government have clashed with Kurdish-led forces in a mainly Arab district of eastern Syria, leaving 25 people dead in two days, a war monitor said.
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Asia Pacific
South Korea to Stage First Military Parade in a Decade
South Korea will stage its first military parade in a decade, showcasing its advanced arsenal in the face of plummeting ties with nuclear-armed North Korea.
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Middle East
Bahrain Says 2 Soldiers Dead in Attack Near Saudi-Yemen Border
Two soldiers from Bahrain were killed along the border between war-torn Yemen and Saudi Arabia, the Bahraini military said, in an attack highlighting persistent insecurity in the area.
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War
Missile Fragments Found in Moldova After Russian Strikes on Ukraine
Fragments of a missile were found in a village in Moldova after a major Russian aerial attack on neighboring Ukraine overnight.
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Americas
US Abrams Tanks Have Arrived in Ukraine: Zelensky
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said his army had taken delivery of US Abrams battle tanks.
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