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  Comments Off on European Political Community leaders gather in Moldova for security summit 0

  European Political Community leaders gather in Moldova for security summit

  Europe, News June 2, 2023 , by IRIA

  Leaders from 47 European countries gathered in Chisinau, Moldova, to participate in the second summit of the European Political Community on June 1, 2023. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Armenia’s ongoing conflict with Azerbaijan, and rising tensions in the Balkans remained the focus of the meeting.
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  NASA’s UFO panel holds first public meeting to discuss unexplained sightings

  News, US June 2, 2023 , by IRIA

  Members of NASA’s independent panel for Unidentified Anomalous Phenomenon (UAP) met in a first public meeting after studying more than 800 cases of unexplained sightings over two decades.
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  Comments Off on Poland buys 800 Hellfire missiles for its attack helicopters from US 0

  Poland buys 800 Hellfire missiles for its attack helicopters from US

  Europe, News, US June 1, 2023 , by IRIA

  Poland signed a $150 million deal to purchase 800 units of the Hellfire II missiles from the U.S. The missiles would be used by its AW149 attack helicopters. Poland is also seeking to acquire Boeing AH-64E Apache helicopters from the U.S.
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  Comments Off on North Korea spy satellite launch fails, rocket falls into sea 0

  North Korea spy satellite launch fails, rocket falls into sea

  Asia-Pacific, News June 1, 2023 , by IRIA

  North Korea failed to put its first spy satellite in space after its much-trumpeted rocket launch suffered malfunction mid-flight on May 31, 2023, triggering air raid sirens in the neighboring countries.
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  Comments Off on Dozens of NATO peacekeeping soldiers injured in Kosovo after clashes 0

  Dozens of NATO peacekeeping soldiers injured in Kosovo after clashes

  Europe, News May 31, 2023 , by IRIA

  At least 34 soldiers from a NATO-led peacekeeping mission were injured in Kosovo after clashes with Serb protestors in the Northern part of the country. Several of the injured soldiers were part of the Italian contingent of the peacekeeping mission.
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  Comments Off on Denmark plans to triple its defense budget by spending $21 billion in 10 years 0

  Denmark plans to triple its defense budget by spending $21 billion in 10 years

  Europe, News May 31, 2023 , by IRIA

  Denmark has announced to increase its defense spending by three folds over the course of the next 10 years. Copenhagen would spend around $21 billion on defense until 2023, aligning its military budget with NATO’s spending target.
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  China’s first domestically developed passenger plane C919 enters service

  Asia-Pacific, News May 30, 2023 , by IRIA

  China’s domestically produced passenger jet made its first successful commercial flight from Shanghai to Beijing, marking a major milestone in ending Airbus and Boeing’s decades-long hegemony over commercial airliners.
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  Comments Off on AUKUS partners test AI-enabled combat drones 0

  AUKUS partners test AI-enabled combat drones

  Asia-Pacific, Europe, News, US May 30, 2023 , by IRIA

  A swarm of artificial intelligence-enabled air and ground drone vehicles was tested by AUKUS partner militaries. More than 70 military and civilian personnel from Australia, the UK, and the U.S. participated in the trials.
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  Comments Off on Erdogan wins historic third term as President of Turkey 0

  Erdogan wins historic third term as President of Turkey

  Asia-Pacific, Europe, News May 29, 2023 , by IRIA

  Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan won another historic term in office defeating opposition leader Kemal Kilicdaroglu in the runoff elections held on May 28, 2023. Erdogan thanked the nation for entrusting him with the presidency for five more years.
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  Comments Off on Biden and McCarthy reach deal to raise debt ceiling averting potential default 0

  Biden and McCarthy reach deal to raise debt ceiling averting potential default

  News, US May 29, 2023 , by IRIA

  After days of tough negotiations, U.S. President Joe Biden and Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives Kevin McCarthy reached a tentative deal to raise the federal government’s $ 31.4 trillion debt ceiling, averting a potentially catastrophic default.

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