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  Comments Off on Bulgaria to buy Stryker combat vehicles from US in $1.37 billion deal 0

  Bulgaria to buy Stryker combat vehicles from US in $1.37 billion deal

  Europe, News, US September 26, 2023 , by IRIA

  The Bulgarian government has approved the purchase of the U.S.-made Stryker armored vehicles in a staggering $1.37 billion deal in a bid to modernize its military capabilities amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
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  Comments Off on France to withdraw troops from Niger, calls back ambassador 0

  France to withdraw troops from Niger, calls back ambassador

  Africa, Europe, News September 26, 2023 , by IRIA

  France’s President Emmanuel Macron has announced a complete withdrawal of the French military from Niger by the end of 2023. He also said that France’s ambassador to Niger, Sylvain Itte, would return from the mission.
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  Comments Off on Ethnic Armenians to leave Nagorno-Karabakh region after Azerbaijan’s victory 0

  Ethnic Armenians to leave Nagorno-Karabakh region after Azerbaijan’s victory

  Europe, News September 25, 2023 , by IRIA

  Armenia’s Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has announced that his country is preparing to take in more than 120,000 ethnic Armenians who are set to migrate from the Nagorno-Karabakh region after Azerbaijan’s military victory last week in a conflict dating to the fall of the Soviet Union.
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  Comments Off on US deploys F-16 jets to Romania for NATO’s air policing mission 0

  US deploys F-16 jets to Romania for NATO’s air policing mission

  Europe, News, US September 25, 2023 , by IRIA

  United States Air Force sent its four F-16 fighter jets to Fetesti Air Base in Romania, on September 22, 2023, to further enhance NATO air policing in the Black Sea region.
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  Comments Off on Poland stops weapons supply to Ukraine following diplomatic dispute 0

  Poland stops weapons supply to Ukraine following diplomatic dispute

  Europe, News September 24, 2023 , by IRIA

  Poland’s administration has announced that it would not supply any more weapons to its warring neighbors following the diplomatic dispute between Warsaw and Kyiv. The spat comes after Poland, along with Hungary and Slovakia, banned Ukrainian grain supplies to support the local farmers, a move that Kyiv criticized.
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  Comments Off on NATO forces test naval drone systems during exercise in Portugal 0

  NATO forces test naval drone systems during exercise in Portugal

  Europe, News September 24, 2023 , by IRIA

  Twenty-five navies, eight NATO entities, and more than thirty companies and universities came together to participate in two maritime exercises in Portugal focusing on the integration of new maritime technologies into NATO operations and the ability of autonomous underwater vehicles to operate together.
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  Comments Off on US approves $500 million sales of spare parts for Saudi Arabian military 0

  US approves $500 million sales of spare parts for Saudi Arabian military

  Middle East, News, US September 23, 2023 , by IRIA

  The U.S. State Department approved Saudi Arabia’s request to acquire crucial spare and repair parts for the country’s fleet of U.S.-made combat vehicles. The deal is worth $500 million and comes only a day after Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman said that Saudi normalization with Israel is getting closer.
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  Syria’s President Bashar Al Assad visits China for first time in two decades

  Asia-Pacific, Middle East, News September 23, 2023 , by IRIA

  Syrian President Bashar Al Assad arrived in China on September 21, 2023, for his first-ever trip to the country in almost two decades. Assad visited China to attend the opening ceremony of the Asian Games in Hangzhou, along with other foreign attendees.
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  Comments Off on World leaders gather in New York for United Nations General Assembly 0

  World leaders gather in New York for United Nations General Assembly

  Europe, News, US September 22, 2023 , by IRIA

  The gathering of the 78th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) started on September 19, 2023, at the UN headquarters in New York. Leaders from 140 countries have come together to address pressing issues including the Russia-Ukraine war, humanitarian rights violations in Palestine and Kashmir, and rehabilitation of the masses affected by the natural disasters in Morocco and Libya.
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  Comments Off on Israel unveils next-generation AI-enabled Barak battle tank 0

  Israel unveils next-generation AI-enabled Barak battle tank

  Middle East, News September 22, 2023 , by IRIA

  Israel’s Ministry of Defense and Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) unveiled the latest variant of its Merkava 4 main battle tank called the Barak. The tank is equipped with advanced sensors, radar, and camera systems, and uses artificial intelligence (AI) for real-time data processing.

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