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  US Secretary of State Blinken visits Israel amid rising concerns of war resurgence

  Middle East, News, US December 1, 2023 , by IRIA

  U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Israel on November 30, 2023, to meet with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the Israeli War Cabinet. Blinken also visited Ramallah in West Bank to meet Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas.
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  UK’s Typhoon fighter jets took part in Qatar-led exercise Ferocious Falcon V

  Europe, Middle East, News December 1, 2023 , by IRIA

  The United Kingdom's Royal Air Force (RAF) Typhoon FGR.Mk 4 fighter jets joined forces from Qatar, the United States, France, Italy, and Turkey in the Ferocious Falcon V international exercise held in Qatar.
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  NATO Foreign Ministers meet in Brussels to discuss Russia-Ukraine war

  Europe, News November 30, 2023 , by IRIA

  NATO Foreign Ministers concluded two days of meetings in Brussels on November 29, 2023. The meeting was focused on addressing issues related to support for Ukraine, preparations for the NATO Washington Summit, and pressing security challenges, including in the Western Balkans and NATO’s southern neighborhood.
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  At least one dead as US military’s Osprey aircraft crashes in Sea of Japan

  Asia-Pacific, News, US November 30, 2023 , by IRIA

  A U.S. Military tilt-rotor V-22 Osprey aircraft carrying six personnel crashed in the Sea of Japan on November 29, 2023. The crash resulted in the death of at least one crew member while the condition of at least two crew members remains unclear.
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  Top diplomats of China, South Korea and Japan meet after 4-year hiatus, agree to resume trilateral leaders’ summit

  Asia-Pacific, News November 29, 2023 , by IRIA

  The foreign ministers of China, Japan, and South Korea held their first in-person talks in more than four years in the South Korean port city of Busan. They agreed to lay the foundation for the first leaders’ summit in four years, setting aside the regional tensions.
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  Taiwan ramps up production of TC-2 land-based air defense systems

  Asia-Pacific, News November 29, 2023 , by IRIA

  Taiwan has ramped up the production of its locally developed TC-2 air defense systems. Taiwan’s National Chung-Shan Institute of Science and Technology (NCSIST) has been tasked to oversee the production of the land-based air defense system.
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  Romania to spend $2.1 billion on short-range air defense systems

  Europe, News November 28, 2023 , by IRIA

  The Romanian government has unveiled its plans to spend up to $2.1 billion on procuring short-range air defense systems. Bucharest has invited bids from international defense manufacturers for short-range air defense systems.
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  Ukraine needs additional air defense systems to protect grain corridor: Zelenskyy

  Europe, News November 28, 2023 , by IRIA

  Ukraine requires additional air defense systems to protect the grain corridor in the Black Sea and Odesa region from Russian attacks, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said at the second international summit "Grain from Ukraine" in Kyiv.
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  Norway and Germany to develop next-generation SuperSonic Strike Missile

  Europe, News November 27, 2023 , by IRIA

  Norway and Germany are jointly developing the next-generation strike missile called "SuperSonic Strike Missile", the Norwegian government announced on November 24, 2023. The new weapon is expected to be deployed on naval vessels in both countries.
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  Europe’s largest counter-IED exercise Bison Counter concluded in Spain

  Europe, News November 27, 2023 , by IRIA

  European Defense Agency (EDA) conducted the largest-ever exercise Bison Counter 2023 to combat improvised explosive devices (IEDs). More than 1,000 European forces from 16 countries participated in the joint training exercise in Spain.

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