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UK to Unveil Global Focus in Defense Modernization Plans

The UK government will on Monday unveil much-anticipated military modernization plans, vowing to bolster its defense of British interests "across multiple domains and in all corners of the globe."

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Blinken to Attend NATO Meeting

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will attend a NATO meeting next week in Brussels in a show of American support for the alliance, the State Department said Friday.

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Eastern Libya Forces Say Arrested ‘Prominent IS Leader’ Abu Omar

Forces loyal to Libyan military strongman Khalifa Haftar announced Sunday the arrest of a top Islamic State group figure in the south of the North African country.

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NATO Chief Warns EU It Can’t Defend Europe Alone

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg warned Thursday that the European Union cannot defend its citizens alone without the help of the trans-Atlantic alliance.

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Taliban ‘Clearly’ Behind Violence in Afghanistan: US

The Taliban are "clearly" responsible for violence in Afghanistan, with civilians and Afghan security forces taking the brunt of the bloodshed, the commander of US forces in the Middle East said.

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Child Killed, 29 Wounded in Libya Mortar Attack: UN

The United Nations condemned a suspected "targeted mortar attack" in southern Libya that it said killed a child and wounded 29 people.

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NATO: Surveillance Drone Fleet Mission-Ready

NATO has announced that a fleet of five Northrop Grumman RQ-4D Phoenix high-altitude long-endurance drones are now ready for operations.

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NATO Eyes Post-Trump Reset as Afghanistan Call Looms

NATO defense ministers meet Wednesday for their first talks since US President Joe Biden took over from Donald Trump with a vow to soothe tensions between Washington and its closest partners.

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NATO Will Not Leave Afghanistan Before ‘Time Is Right’

NATO Secretary General Stoltenberg said the alliance will not withdraw its troops from Afghanistan "before the time is right," ahead of a discussion by defense ministers on the deployment.

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Cold War Vibes as US Shows Military Muscle in Norway

The United States is deploying long-range B-1 bombers to Norway to train in the strategically important High North in a new show of force unseen in the region since the Cold War.

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