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  Comments Off on UK Prime Minister Starmer meets President Xi Jinping in China to discuss trade and reset ties 0

  UK Prime Minister Starmer meets President Xi Jinping in China to discuss trade and reset ties

  Asia-Pacific, Europe, News January 30, 2026 , by IRIA

  UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer arrived in China on January 28, 2026, for high-level talks with Chinese
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  Comments Off on Taiwan conducts dive testing of first domestically built Hai Kun submarine 0

  Taiwan conducts dive testing of first domestically built Hai Kun submarine

  Asia-Pacific, News January 27, 2026 , by IRIA

  Taiwan’s first domestically built submarine, the Hai Kun, also known as the Narwhal, entered a new
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  Comments Off on India and Europe make landmark trade and security deals as EU leaders visit New Delhi 0

  India and Europe make landmark trade and security deals as EU leaders visit New Delhi

  Asia-Pacific, Europe, News January 27, 2026 , by IRIA

  India and the European Union unveiled a series of major agreements at the 16th EU-India Summit in New
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  Comments Off on South Korea launches $1.29 billion electronic warfare aircraft program 0

  South Korea launches $1.29 billion electronic warfare aircraft program

  Asia-Pacific, News January 26, 2026 , by IRIA

  South Korea has approved a 1.9 trillion won ($1.29 billion) program to develop a dedicated electronic
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  Comments Off on China and Brazil underscore Global South support for UN as Xi and Lula hold phone talks 0

  China and Brazil underscore Global South support for UN as Xi and Lula hold phone talks

  Americas, Asia-Pacific, News January 24, 2026 , by IRIA

  Chinese President Xi Jinping and Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva reaffirmed their shared
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  Comments Off on Turkiye and Qatar sign $1 billion contract to jointly build Istanbul-class frigates for Indonesia 0

  Turkiye and Qatar sign $1 billion contract to jointly build Istanbul-class frigates for Indonesia

  Asia-Pacific, Middle East, News January 22, 2026 , by IRIA

  Turkish defense consortium TAIS Shipyards has signed a $1 billion memorandum of understanding with Qatar’s
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  Comments Off on US approves $2.3 billion arms sale to Singapore, including P-8A reconnaissance aircraft 0

  US approves $2.3 billion arms sale to Singapore, including P-8A reconnaissance aircraft

  Asia-Pacific, News, US January 22, 2026 , by IRIA

  The United States has approved a major $2.3 billion arms sale to Singapore, covering maritime patrol
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  Comments Off on At least seven killed and several injured in bomb blast at Chinese restaurant in Afghanistan 0

  At least seven killed and several injured in bomb blast at Chinese restaurant in Afghanistan

  Asia-Pacific, News January 20, 2026 , by IRIA

  An explosion tore through a hotel area in the Shahr-e-Naw district of central Kabul on January 19, 2026,
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  Comments Off on South Korea begins deployment of largest Hyunmoo-V bunker-buster ballistic missile to deter North Korea 0

  South Korea begins deployment of largest Hyunmoo-V bunker-buster ballistic missile to deter North Korea

  Asia-Pacific, News January 20, 2026 , by IRIA

  South Korea began operational deployment of the Hyunmoo-V surface-to-surface ballistic missile to frontline
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  Comments Off on US and Japanese defense chiefs meet to strengthen alliance and discuss regional security issues 0

  US and Japanese defense chiefs meet to strengthen alliance and discuss regional security issues

  Asia-Pacific, News, US January 17, 2026 , by IRIA

  U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi met in Washington

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