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Asia Pacific
Taiwan Troops Simulate Urban Warfare With China
Taiwanese troops and armored vehicles were deployed for a mock urban street battle in the latest drill preparing forces against China.
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Asia Pacific
Japan Seeks Restrictions on US Troops After Virus Surge
Japan urged the US to consider restricting American troop movement in the country after a surge in COVID cases.
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Asia Pacific
Japan, Australia Sign Defense Treaty With Eyes on China
Japan and Australia signed a "landmark" treaty to strengthen defense ties.
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Asia Pacific
North Korea Says It Tested Hypersonic Missile
North Korea has successfully tested a hypersonic missile, state media reported Thursday, in the first major weapons test this year.
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Air
Israeli Strikes in Southern Syria
Israeli tanks fired on suspects along the Syrian border in the Golan Heights after they were detected near its forces, the military said.
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Asia Pacific
Russia-Led Alliance to Send Forces to Unrest-Hit Kazakhstan
A Russia-led military alliance will send peacekeeping forces to "stabilize" Kazakhstan, blaming mass protests that have plunged the country into chaos on "outside interference."
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Asia Pacific
Taliban Order Shop Owners to Behead Mannequins
The Taliban have ordered shop owners in Afghanistan to cut off the heads of mannequins, insisting the human figures violate Islamic law.
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Europe
NATO Foreign Ministers to Hold Emergency Talks on Ukraine
NATO foreign ministers will hold an emergency videoconference to discuss Russia's military build-up around Ukraine.
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War
Nearly 200 Dead as Fighting Surges Near Yemen’s Marib: Sources
About 200 fighters have been killed in fresh clashes near the strategic Yemeni city of Marib, military and medical sources said Tuesday.
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Asia Pacific
North Korea Fires Suspected Ballistic Missile Into Sea
North Korea has fired an unidentified projectile into the sea, the South's military said, in what would be the first such test by Pyongyang this year.
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