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  China leading critical technologies global race with Western countries

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

  China is leading in 37 out of 44 critical technologies with scientific and research breakthroughs and is set to become the world's top tech superpower, according to an Australian think tank report.
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  US Space Development Agency awards contract for missile tracking and targeting satellites

  News, US March 4, 2023 , by IRIA

  U.S. Space Development Agency has awarded a $250 million contract to Raytheon to develop satellite constellations that will provide warning, tracking, and targeting of advanced missile threats, including hypersonic missile systems.
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  US and Russian foreign ministers come face-to-face in India for G20 meeting

  Asia-Pacific, Europe, News, US March 3, 2023 , by IRIA

  Foreign ministers from the Group of 20 (G20) gathered on March 2, 2023, In the second high-level ministerial meeting of this year in New Delhi under the presidency of Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar.
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  SpaceX successfully launches international astronauts on space station mission

  News, US March 3, 2023 , by IRIA

  SpaceX and NASA launched a joint astronaut mission to send a new batch of astronauts for six months-long rotation mission at the International Space Station (ISS). The launch took place on March 2, 2023, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida.
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  Belarus President Lukashenko arrives in Beijing to meet President Xi

  Asia-Pacific, Europe, News March 2, 2023 , by IRIA

  President of Belarus and Putin’s closest ally, Alexander Lukashenko arrived in Beijing on March 1, 2023, for a three-day visit. Lukashenko met with China’s President Xi Jinping. The two leaders spoke on matters related to the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war.
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  US Secretary of State meets Central Asian foreign ministers, attends C5+1 meeting

  Asia-Pacific, News, US March 2, 2023 , by IRIA

  U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Kazakhstan on February 28, 2022, to meet with leaders and his counterparts from Central Asian countries. Blinken would also visit Uzbekistan on his trip to Central Asia.
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  NATO allies agree that ‘Ukraine will become a member’ of the Alliance: Stoltenberg

  Europe, News March 1, 2023 , by IRIA

  NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg visited Finland on February 28 to participate in the SAMAK Nordic Summit, the Cooperation Committee of the Nordic Labour Movement, and met leaders of Norway, Denmark, Finland, and Sweden.
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  EU and Britain reach consensus on post-Brexit trade rules for Northern Ireland

  Europe, News March 1, 2023 , by IRIA

  After one year of back-and-forth meetings, British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen struck a deal on post-Brexit trade rules for Northern Ireland.
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  Singapore to buy 8 new F-35B fighter jets from US

  Asia-Pacific, News, US February 28, 2023 , by IRIA

  Singapore is set to sign a contract to acquire eight new F-35B fighter jets expanding its existing fleet of fifth-generation jets to twelve. The Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) will receive the jets by the year 2026.
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  Saudi Arabia signs $400 million aid agreement with Ukraine

  Europe, Middle East, News February 28, 2023 , by IRIA

  Saudi Arabia became the first Arab country to sign an agreement for providing humanitarian aid to the war-torn country of Ukraine during a high-level delegation’s visit to Kyiv, the Saudi foreign ministry announced on February 26, 2023.

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