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  Comments Off on US Air Force signs $2.3 billion contract for 15 new KC-46 aerial refueling aircraft 0

  US Air Force signs $2.3 billion contract for 15 new KC-46 aerial refueling aircraft

  News, US February 1, 2023 , by IRIA

  The U.S. Air Force has awarded a $2.3 billion contract to Boeing to produce 15 new KC-46 Pegasus aerial refueling aircraft. The U.S. Air Force currently operates at least 68 KC-46 aircraft.
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  Suicide bombing at Pakistan Mosque kills at least 100, injures 200

  Asia-Pacific, News January 31, 2023 , by IRIA

  A powerful explosion took place at a mosque in Pakistan’s northwestern city of Peshawar on January 30, 2023. At least 100 people have been reported dead, while 200 others were reported injured.
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  Comments Off on US successfully conducts first flight test of F-16 Block 70 fighter jet 0

  US successfully conducts first flight test of F-16 Block 70 fighter jet

  News, US January 31, 2023 , by IRIA

  U.S. defense firm Lockheed Martin successfully conducted the first flight test of the F-16 Block 70 fighter jet at its Greenville, South Carolina site. Lockheed Martin said in a statement that the flight occurred on January 24 at 9:17 A.M. ET.
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  Suspected Israeli drones attack Iranian military facilities in Isfahan

  Middle East, News January 30, 2023 , by IRIA

  Israel is the prime suspect behind the drone attacks on the military facilities in the central city of Isfahan in Iran on January 29, 2023, targeting a complex reported to be a production hub for drones and missiles.
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  Protests across the US against police brutality after death of Tyre Nichols

  News, US January 30, 2023 , by IRIA

  Protestors took to the streets all over the U.S. against police brutality after the release of a video of 29-year-old Tyre Nichols being violently beaten by Memphis Police. Nichols was brutally beaten on January 7 after a traffic stop and died on January 10, 2023.
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  Comments Off on Two Indian Air Force fighter jets crashed, one pilot killed 0

  Two Indian Air Force fighter jets crashed, one pilot killed

  Asia-Pacific, News January 29, 2023 , by IRIA

  Two Indian air force jets crashed after an apparent midair collision while on exercises in the central state of Madhya Pradesh on January 28, 2023. One pilot was killed and two sustained injuries in the crash, officials said.
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  Comments Off on US assault operation in Somalia killed top ISIS leader 0

  US assault operation in Somalia killed top ISIS leader

  Africa, News, US January 29, 2023 , by IRIA

  United States military conducted an assault operation in northern Somalia and killed several Islamic State members, including ISIS leader in Somalia Bilal-al-Sudani.
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  Comments Off on Russia expels Latvian and Estonian ambassadors in a tit-for-tat move 0

  Russia expels Latvian and Estonian ambassadors in a tit-for-tat move

  Europe, News January 28, 2023 , by IRIA

  After downgrading its diplomatic relations with Estonia, Russia has given two weeks’ time to the ambassadors of Latvia to leave the country accusing the Baltic states of "Russophobia." The move comes after Latvia and Estonia asked their respective ambassadors of Russia to leave the country earlier this week.
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  SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches heaviest payload of 56 satellites

  News, US January 28, 2023 , by IRIA

  American space company, SpaceX, has launched one of the heaviest payloads consisting of 56 Starlink satellites. SpaceX has so far deployed 3,773 Starlink satellites in outer space and plans to add thousands more in the coming years.
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  Comments Off on 9 Palestinians, including elderly woman killed in Israeli forces raid 0

  9 Palestinians, including elderly woman killed in Israeli forces raid

  Middle East, News January 27, 2023 , by IRIA

  At least 9 people have been killed, including an elderly woman, during an ongoing Israeli military's large-scale raid and clashes in the Jenin refugee camp in the northern West Bank on January 26, 2023.

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