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  US defense chief Austin visits India to boost military ties

  News, US June 6, 2023 , by IRIA

  The United States Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin traveled to India for a two-day visit on June 4-5, 2023. Austin met with his Indian counterpart Rajnath Singh and India’s National Security Advisor Ajit Doval. The two sides exchanged perspectives on booting military cooperation and deepening partnership in critical domains.
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  Top defense and security officials convene in Singapore for Shangri-La Dialogue

  Asia-Pacific, Europe, News, US June 5, 2023 , by IRIA

  High-level military officials, defense ministers, diplomats, security analysts, and arms makers from around the world gathered in Singapore from June 2 to 4, 2023, to participate in the Shangri-La Dialogues, one of the largest security summits in Asia.
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  Russia claims to repel a large-scale offensive from Ukraine in Donetsk region

  Europe, News June 5, 2023 , by IRIA

  Russian military sources have claimed that Ukraine carried out a large-scale offensive operation in the Russian-annexed region of Donetsk late at night on June 4, 2023. Russia claimed to have killed more than 250 Ukrainian soldiers and destroyed 16 tanks and 21 armored vehicles.
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  Canada to enhance military presence in Indo-Pacific region

  Americas, Asia-Pacific, News June 4, 2023 , by IRIA

  Canada’s Defense Minister Anita Anand says that her country is committed to enhancing its military posture in the Indo-Pacific region. While speaking at the Shangri-la Dialogue in Singapore, Anand said that Canada will deploy additional warships in the region.
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  More than 290 dead and 1200 injured in deadly train crash in India

  Asia-Pacific, News June 4, 2023 , by IRIA

  Rescuers are scrambling to find survivors as the death toll nears 300 in India’s horrific train accident. The crash, involving two passenger trains and one cargo train, occurred in the Balasore district of India’s Odisha state on June 2, 2023.
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  Comments Off on Ukraine shells Berdyansk port, downs Russian drones and cruise missiles 0

  Ukraine shells Berdyansk port, downs Russian drones and cruise missiles

  Europe, News June 3, 2023 , by IRIA

  A Russian-installed official in the Zaporizhzhia region claimed that the Ukrainian forces carried out heavy shelling in the port city of Berdyansk on the Sea of Azov on Jun 2, 2023. At least nine people have been reported dead as a result of the shelling.
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  Comments Off on US and Japan defense leaders meet to strengthen ties, operationalize agreements 0

  US and Japan defense leaders meet to strengthen ties, operationalize agreements

  Asia-Pacific, News June 3, 2023 , by IRIA

  U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin met with Japanese Defense Minister Yasukazu Hamad in Tokyo to "operationalize" bilateral agreements and deepen the treaty alliance.
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  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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