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  US and Lithuania defense ministers meet to discuss security interests in Europe

  Europe, News, US December 17, 2022 , by IRIA

  U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin met Lithuanian Minister of National Defense Arvydas Anusauskas at Pentagon on December 15 to discuss Ukraine crisis and European security.
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  Turkiye’s supersonic combat drone completes first flight test

  Middle East, News December 17, 2022 , by IRIA

  Turkiye’s combat drone manufacturer Bayraktar announced on December 15, 2022, that its fighter jet-like supersonic drone, Bayraktar Kizilelma, has completed the first flight test. The announcement came from the company’s chief Selcuk Bayraktar.
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  NATO allies approve 26% increase in military budget for 2023

  Europe, News December 16, 2022 , by IRIA

  NATO Allies agreed to increase civil and military budgets by 27.8% and 25.8% for 2023 at a meeting of the North Atlantic Council. The civil budget is set at $394.7 million and the military budget at $2 billion.
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  Germany officially joins F-35 program after signing $8 billion deal

  Europe, News, US December 16, 2022 , by IRIA

  Germany has officially joined the multinational F-35 Lightning II program after the country signed a letter of offer and acceptance on December 14, 2022. Germany is the ninth country to join the program.
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  UN calls to scale up aid for Somalia to counter ‘catastrophic’ famine

  Africa, News December 15, 2022 , by IRIA

  United Nations and other humanitarian experts say that if aid is not scaled up in time, the east African nation of Somalia can plunge into catastrophic famines by April and July 2023.
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  Slovakia prepares its MiG-29 warplanes ahead of transfer to Ukraine

  Europe, News, US December 15, 2022 , by IRIA

  Slovakia is preparing a major reinforcement for Ukraine’s air combat capabilities by transferring its Soviet-made Mikoyan MiG-29 fighter jets to the Ukrainian Air Force in coordination with the United States.
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  NASA’s Orion spacecraft successfully returns to Earth after moon mission

  News, US December 14, 2022 , by IRIA

  American space agency NASA’s Orion capsule splashed down safely in the Pacific after making a 26-day long journey orbiting around the moon. The spacecraft entered the Earth on December 12, 2022.
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  US to strengthen alliances, enhance military activities in Indo-Pacific region

  News, US December 14, 2022 , by IRIA

  U.S. Department of Defense is set to enhance military capabilities and increase activities with allies and partners in the Indo-Pacific region, Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen Hicks said during the 2022 Aspen Security Forum.
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  Thousands of protestors in Bangladesh rally against Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina

  Asia-Pacific, News December 13, 2022 , by IRIA

  Thousands of angry protestors continue to arrive in the capital city of Dhaka from throughout the country as the opposition party in Bangladesh mobilized huge rallies. The protestors demanded the resignation of the sitting Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina due to economic mismanagement.
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  Finland to buy 350 surface-to-air Stinger missile systems from US

  Europe, News, US December 13, 2022 , by IRIA

  Finland plans to purchase 223.6 million euros worth 350 portable short- and long-range missile systems from the United States as part of the 1.2 billion euros weapons package.

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