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US approves $1.1 billion in arms for Taiwan
The United States on Friday announced a $1.1 billion arms package for Taiwan, vowing to keep boosting the island's defenses...
Taiwan, China trade barbs over island drone incursions
Taipei and Beijing have traded barbs over a recent string of drone sorties from the Chinese mainland to an outlying...
Fighting in Iraqi capital leaves 23 dead
Fighting between rival Iraqi forces raged for a second day Tuesday with rocket fire echoing from Baghdad's Green Zone where...
Foreign forces arrive for military drills in eastern Russia
Soldiers from several countries have arrived in eastern Russia for joint military drills that China will take part in, Russia's...
US, South Korea begin biggest joint military drills since 2018
The United States and South Korea began their biggest combined military drills since 2018 on Monday, Seoul said -- a...
China cements influence in Iraq through oil, infrastructure deals
China has gained a major foothold in oil-rich Iraq, shaking up Western domination in fields from energy to construction, even...
US governor visits Taiwan after China drills
A US state governor met Taiwan's president Monday, days after Washington announced trade talks with Taipei in a show of...
Russia says ‘no heavy weapons’ deployed at Ukraine nuclear plant
Russia's defence ministry said Thursday that its forces did not have heavy weapons deployed at Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant,...
Turkey says first Swedish extradition falls short of demands
Turkey's justice minister Thursday said Sweden's pledge to extradite a Turkish convict fell far short of Stockholm's commitments under a...
NATO says troops in Kosovo will intervene to keep peace
NATO peacekeepers in Kosovo "will take any measure that is necessary" to ensure peace there, the alliance's chief said Wednesday...
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