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  Comments Off on Armenia rejects Russia’s demand for EU referendum as rift with Moscow deepens 0

  Armenia rejects Russia’s demand for EU referendum as rift with Moscow deepens

  Asia-Pacific, Europe, News June 2, 2026 , by IRIA

  Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has rejected Russia’s demand that Armenia should hold a referendum
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  Comments Off on Norway joins France’s nuclear deterrence initiative as Europe seeks greater security independence 0

  Norway joins France’s nuclear deterrence initiative as Europe seeks greater security independence

  Europe, News June 2, 2026 , by IRIA

  Norway became the ninth European country to sign a new defense pact with France to participate in expanding
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  Comments Off on AUKUS partners sign major agreement on underwater drone technology project 0

  AUKUS partners sign major agreement on underwater drone technology project

  Asia-Pacific, Europe, News, US May 31, 2026 , by IRIA

  The United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia signed a new agreement on May 30, 2026, under their
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  Comments Off on Russian drone hits Romanian apartment block, injures two near Ukraine border 0

  Russian drone hits Romanian apartment block, injures two near Ukraine border

  Europe, News May 30, 2026 , by IRIA

  A Russian drone struck a residential apartment building in the Romanian city of Galati near the Ukrainian
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  Comments Off on Ukraine to buy 20 Gripen fighter jets and receive 16 older C/D variant aircraft from Sweden 0

  Ukraine to buy 20 Gripen fighter jets and receive 16 older C/D variant aircraft from Sweden

  Europe, News May 29, 2026 , by IRIA

  Ukraine will buy 20 new Gripen fighter jets from Sweden, while Stockholm will also donate 16 older Gripen
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  Comments Off on Ukrainian President Zelenskyy asks US for more weapons in desperate letter to Trump 0

  Ukrainian President Zelenskyy asks US for more weapons in desperate letter to Trump

  Europe, News, US May 28, 2026 , by IRIA

  Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy wrote a letter to U.S. President Donald Trump in a desperate
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  Comments Off on Russia launches large-scale strike on Ukraine, confirms using Oreshnik hypersonic missile 0

  Russia launches large-scale strike on Ukraine, confirms using Oreshnik hypersonic missile

  Europe, News May 25, 2026 , by IRIA

  Russia launched one of its heaviest attacks on Kyiv since the start of the war overnight on May 26, 2026,
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  Comments Off on UN’s global peacekeeping missions face sharp decline amid funding crisis and geopolitical divisions 0

  UN’s global peacekeeping missions face sharp decline amid funding crisis and geopolitical divisions

  Africa, Europe, News May 24, 2026 , by IRIA

  International peacekeeping operations reached their lowest level in at least 25 years in 2025, as funding
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  Comments Off on Poland joins Pentagon counter-drone initiative despite US deployment shift 0

  Poland joins Pentagon counter-drone initiative despite US deployment shift

  Europe, News May 23, 2026 , by IRIA

  Poland has joined the Pentagon’s growing counter-drone marketplace initiative, even as questions continue
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  Comments Off on Russia and Belarus hold joint nuclear drills amid rising tensions in Ukraine war 0

  Russia and Belarus hold joint nuclear drills amid rising tensions in Ukraine war

  Europe, News May 22, 2026 , by IRIA

  Russian President Vladimir Putin and Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, on May 21, 2026, jointly

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