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  US, NATO allies meet in Germany for Ukraine Defense Contact Group meeting

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

  Senior officials of about 50 countries joined defense ministers and military leaders of U.S. and NATO nations on April 21, 2023, for the 11th meeting of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group at Ramstein Air Base, Germany.
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  SpaceX’s Starship rocket explodes mid-flight minutes after launch

  News April 21, 2023 , by IRIA

  SpaceX test-launched its largest and most powerful Starship rocket on April 20, 2023, at Boca Chica, Texas U.S. The rocket took off from the launching pad with substantial success, however, it fell short of reaching space and exploded mid-air.
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  NATO Secretary General Stoltenberg meets Ukraine’s Zelenskyy in Kyiv

  News April 21, 2023 , by IRIA

  NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg visited Kyiv on April 20, 2023, to meet Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and reiterate NATO's support to the Ukrainian government.
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  North Korea claims its first spy satellite is ready for launch

  Asia-Pacific, News April 20, 2023 , by IRIA

  North Korea’s supreme leader Kim Jon Un claimed that his country has successfully developed its first military spy satellite and plans to launch it at an undisclosed date. North Korea’s state-owned media reported on April 19, 2023.
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  US-made Patriot missile systems arrive in Ukraine

  Europe, News, US April 20, 2023 , by IRIA

  Ukraine’s Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov announced on April 19, 2023, that Raytheon’s technology’s Patriot missile system has arrived in Ukraine. Kyiv has expressed a persistent desire to obtain the surface-to-surface missile system for a long time.
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  China’s Defense Minister Li meets with Russian President Putin and Defense Minister Shoigu

  Asia-Pacific, Europe, News April 19, 2023 , by IRIA

  China’s Defense Minister Li Shangfu met with Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Russian counterpart, Sergei Shoigu, less than a month after Chinese President Xi Jinping’s three-day visit to Moscow.
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  UK awards $800 million contract to BAE systems for next-generation fighter jet

  Europe, News April 19, 2023 , by IRIA

  Britain’s Ministry of Defense announced an allocation of more than $800 million (£656 million) in funds to boost development progress for its fighter jet program. Britain’s BAE Systems is the major contractor in UK’s joint program with Japan and Italy.
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  G7 Foreign Ministers meet in Japan to discuss Ukraine crisis, security issues

  Asia-Pacific, Europe, News, US April 18, 2023 , by IRIA

  Foreign Ministers of G7 nations, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, UK and U.S., as well as representatives for the European Union, met in Hiroshima, Japan, where they discussed support for Ukraine and vowed a tough stance on Russia, North Korea and China.
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  Comments Off on SpaceX aborts launch of its largest-ever rocket 0

  SpaceX aborts launch of its largest-ever rocket

  News, US April 18, 2023 , by IRIA

  American space company SpaceX was forced to abort the launch of its largest-ever Starship rocket minutes before its scheduled flight on April 17, 2023. SpaceX’s CEO Elon Musk tweeted that a "pressurant valve" on the rocket appeared to be frozen.
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  More than 180 killed as Sudan’s army and paramilitary force battle

  Africa, News April 17, 2023 , by IRIA

  Sudan’s military and the country’s powerful paramilitary force engaged in intense fights in Sudan’s capital Khartoum raising fears of a civil war. At least 185 people have been killed and injured more than 1,800, according o UN amid airstrikes and fighting across Sudan.

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