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France, Saudi Arabia and US officials meet Lebanon’s army chief to discuss Hezbollah disarmament
Europe, Middle East, News December 19, 2025 , by IRIA
High-level defense officials from France, Saudi Arabia, and the United States met with the head of the Lebanese army in Paris on December 18, 2025, to finalize a roadmap to establish a mechanism for the disarmament of Hezbollah.
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US announces largest-ever $11 billion arms sales package for Taiwan
Asia-Pacific, News, US December 19, 2025 , by IRIA
The Trump administration announced a sweeping package of arms sales to Taiwan on December 18, 2025, valued at more than $11 billion, marking the largest U.S. weapons deal with the island to date. If approved by Congress, the deal would surpass the $8.4 billion in U.S. arms sales during the previous administration
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Germany approves $3.1 billion expansion of Arrow 3 missile defense deal with Israel
Europe, Middle East, News December 18, 2025 , by IRIA
Germany’s Bundestag has approved a $3.1 billion expansion of its Arrow 3 air and missile defense contract with Israel, significantly increasing the scope of what is already the largest defense export deal in Israeli history.
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Putin rejects territorial concessions amid peace talks, says ‘European swines’ wanted to feast on Russia’s collapse
Europe, News December 18, 2025 , by IRIA
Russian President Vladimir Putin made clear that Moscow will not compromise on its territorial demands in Ukraine, despite intensifying diplomatic efforts led by the United States to broker a peace deal. Putin warned that Russia would continue using military force to seize territory if diplomacy fails.
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India to salvage retired Jaguar jets from Oman to sustain its ageing fleet
Asia-Pacific, Middle East, News December 17, 2025 , by IRIA
The Indian Air Force, now the sole operator of Anglo-French Jaguar jets, is set to acquire Oman’s retired jets to salvage parts to sustain operations of its ageing fleet. Oman withdrew the Jaguar jets from service in 2014.
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Germany and Belgium award $1.17 billion contract to Theon-Hensoldt for night vision goggles
Europe, News December 17, 2025 , by IRIA
The Theon-Hensoldt consortium has secured a landmark contract worth more than €1 billion ($1.17 billion) to supply advanced night vision goggles to the armed forces of Germany and Belgium, marking the largest single night vision procurement ever undertaken by a European NATO member.
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European leaders meet US envoys in Germany to discuss security guarantees, multinational force as part of Ukraine peace talks
Europe, News, US December 16, 2025 , by IRIA
European leaders and U.S. envoys met in Berlin to advance Ukraine peace talks, focusing on proposed security guarantees and the possible deployment of a multinational force as part of a future peace deal with Russia.
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China conducts maiden flight of world’s largest mothership drone
Asia-Pacific, News December 16, 2025 , by IRIA
China has conducted the maiden flight of what it describes as the world’s largest drone “mothership,” marking a significant step forward in the country’s development of large, multi-role unmanned aerial vehicles capable of deploying massive drone swarms.
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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.