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Estonia Plans to Provide Ukraine With Anti-Tank Weapons

Estionia is considering supplying the Ukrainian military with Javelin anti-tank missiles and 122-millimeter howitzers.

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IS Attack Near Syria Oil Wells Kills 9 Fighters: Monitor

Jihadist fighters killed nine Syrian soldiers and allied militiamen in an ambush near oil installations in eastern Syria.

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Six Killed in Suspected Shabaab Attack in Kenya: Official

Six people have been killed and homes torched in an attack by suspected Al-Shabaab militants in Kenya's coastal Lamu region.

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Taiwan Leader Urges China to Curb ‘Military Adventurism’

Taiwan's president urged China to curb its "military adventurism", with tensions between the two sides at their highest level in years.

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Iran’s Guards Say 9 Killed in Shootout in Southeast

Iran's Revolutionary Guards said they killed six "armed bandits" in a shootout in the country's southeast that also left three members of a Guards-linked paramilitary force dead.

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Biden Tells Ukraine Leader US Will ‘Respond Decisively’ if Russia Invades

US President Joe Biden reassured his Ukrainian counterpart that Washington "will respond decisively" if Russia moves to invade its pro-Western neighbor.

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Eleven Troops Hurt, 29 ‘Terrorists’ Neutralized in Burkina: Army

Eleven soldiers were wounded and 29 "terrorists" neutralized in a weekend attack on security forces in Burkina Faso's troubled northwest.

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Russian Air Force Receives Upgraded Early Warning Aircraft 

Russia’s Vega Group and the Beriev Aircraft Company have handed over the seventh A-50U long-range airborne early warning and control aircraft to Russia’s Aerospace Forces.

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Ukrainian Firm Flight Tests Drone-Based AWACS 

Ukraine's Infozakhist Research and Production Center recently test flew the Gekata radio reconnaissance unmanned system for the first time.

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Poland Approves Long-Awaited Contract for Mini Drones

Poland has approved a contract for the procurement mini unmanned aerial vehicles under the country’s Wizjer program.

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