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Zelenskyy signals willingness to drop NATO bid as US and Ukrainian officials meet in Germany for peace talks
Europe, News December 15, 2025 , by IRIA
Ukraine has indicated it is prepared to abandon its long-held ambition of joining NATO in exchange for legally binding Western security guarantees, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said ahead of talks with U.S. envoys and European allies in Berlin.
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Trump pledges retaliation after two US soldiers and one civilian interpreter were killed in Syria
Middle East, News, US December 15, 2025 , by IRIA
U.S. President Donald Trump vowed retaliation after two U.S. soldiers and a civilian interpreter were killed in central Syria on December 13, 2025, in an attack that U.S. officials blamed on the Islamic State militant group. Three other U.S. service members were also wounded in the ambush.
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Belarus releases 123 prisoners after US lifts major economic sanctions
Europe, News, US December 14, 2025 , by IRIA
The Belarusian government freed 123 prisoners, including Nobel Peace Prize winner Ales Bialiatski and prominent opposition leader Maria Kalesnikava, following negotiations with an envoy of U.S. President Donald Trump on December 13, 2025.
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Leaders of Russia, Turkiye and Iran meet in Turkmenistan for rare summit
Asia-Pacific, Middle East, News December 13, 2025 , by IRIA
Russian President Vladimir Putin, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, and other world leaders gathered in Ashgabat on December 12, 2025, to mark the 30th anniversary of Turkmenistan’s permanent neutrality at the Maslahat Kosgi Palace.
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Netherlands orders Skyranger anti-drone systems from German defense firm Rheinmetall
Europe, News December 13, 2025 , by IRIA
The Netherlands has ordered a new batch of Skyranger air-defense systems from Germany’s Rheinmetall in a deal valued at under €1 billion (approximately $1.2 billion), keeping the total below the budget previously presented to parliament.
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AUKUS defense chiefs meet in US as partners reaffirm commitment to submarine program
Asia-Pacific, Europe, News, US December 12, 2025 , by IRIA
U.S. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth hosted Australia’s Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister Richard Marles, and the United Kingdom’s Defense Secretary John Healey at the Pentagon for an AUKUS meeting on December 10, 2025.
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Norway’s Kongsberg and Germany’s Helsing team up to build Europe’s sovereign space-based intelligence network
Europe, News December 12, 2025 , by IRIA
Norway’s Kongsberg Defense & Aerospace and Germany’s Helsing have announced a major partnership to accelerate Europe’s move toward sovereign space-based intelligence, surveillance, and targeting capabilities.
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US lawmaker proposes bill to pull United States out of NATO alliance
News, US December 11, 2025 , by IRIA
U.S. Republican Representative Thomas Massie introduced new legislation on December 9, 2025, seeking to remove the United States from the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), marking one of the most direct challenges in decades to the country’s role in the post-war security alliance.
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Australia to acquire six MQ-28 Ghost Bat aircraft following successful air-to-air missile engagement
Asia-Pacific, News December 11, 2025 , by IRIA
Australia announced a $930 million contract with Boeing Defense Australia to acquire six MQ-28 Ghost Bat aircraft and begin development of a next-generation Block 3 variant. The acquisition plan was announced after Boeing and the Royal Australian Air Force conducted a autonomous air-to-air missile engagement.
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Ukraine’s Zelenskyy rejects US pressure on territorial concessions as he meets Meloni and Pope Leo in Italy
Europe, News December 10, 2025 , by IRIA
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and Pope Leo XIV and during his visit to Italy on December 9, 2025, continuing a week of high-level European diplomacy while firmly rejecting pressure from Washington to accept territorial concessions to Russia.