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  US defense official terms TikTok as potential cybersecurity threat

  News, US April 10, 2023 , by IRIA

  United States defense officials have warned of potential cybersecurity risks from the TikTok social media platform owned by the Chinese company ByteDance.
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  China conducts ‘United Sharp Sword’ military drills in Taiwan Strait

  Asia-Pacific, News April 9, 2023 , by IRIA

  People’s Liberation Army of China started the three-day-long military drills in the Taiwan Strait, dubbed as United Sharp Sword. The exercise comes at a time when Beijing has expressed anger over Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen’s trip to the United States.
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  US to provide Patriot air defense system to Switzerland

  Europe, News, US April 9, 2023 , by IRIA

  U.S. Army awarded American defense firm Raytheon Technologies a $1.2 billion foreign military sales contract to provide Switzerland with five units of Patriot Air Defense systems.
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  Pentagon appoints Apple executive to lead its Defense Innovation Unit

  News, US April 8, 2023 , by IRIA

  United States Department of Defense has named the Vice President of Apple Inc. Doug Beck to lead Defense Innovation Unit. Beck would be serving directly under the U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin.
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  Saudi-led coalition lifts import restrictions on Yemen as peace talks continue

  Middle East, News April 8, 2023 , by IRIA

  The Saudi Arabian-led military coalition has lifted import restrictions on Yemen that had been in place for more than eight years. The move would increase the flow of goods in Yemeni ports indicating a possible peace between Saudi Arabi and Iran-backed Houthi rebels.
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  Poland pledges more jets for Ukraine after Zelenskyy’s visit

  Europe, News April 7, 2023 , by IRIA

  Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy visited Poland on a rare foreign trip on April 5, 2023. He met with his Polish counterpart Andrzej Duda in Warsaw to strengthen military ties with the neighboring country.
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  NATO chief invites Indo-Pacific partners to discuss common threats

  Asia-Pacific, Europe, News April 7, 2023 , by IRIA

  NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg met with officials from Japan, South Korea, Australia, and New Zealand on April 5, 2023, to discuss common threats and global security challenges.
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  French President Macron arrives in China seeking peaceful solution Russia-Ukraine war

  Asia-Pacific, Europe, News April 6, 2023 , by IRIA

  French President Emmanuel Macron and the European Commission Chief Ursula von der Leyen arrived in Beijing on April 5, 2023, on a three-day trip. The two leaders aim to strengthen ties with China as they seek a peaceful solution to the Russia-Ukraine war.
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  IAEA Chief meets Russian officials to discuss security of Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant

  Europe, News April 6, 2023 , by IRIA

  International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Chief Rafael Grossi visited Kaliningrad to meet high-level Russian officials and discuss the security of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant.
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  Finland becomes 31st member of NATO military alliance in major blow to Russia

  Europe, News April 5, 2023 , by IRIA

  The blue-and-white flag of Finland was raised at NATO’s headquarters in Brussels alongside its Western partners after the Nordic country formally became the 31st member of the world’s largest military alliance.

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