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  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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  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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  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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  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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  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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  Russian warship with hypersonic weapons to join drills with China and South Africa

  Asia-Pacific, Europe, News January 27, 2023 , by IRIA

  Russia has announced that its warship would participate in joint exercises with the navies of China and South Africa next month. The Russian warship Admiral Gorshkov would be armed with new-generation hypersonic cruise weapons.
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  US to send 31 Abrams battle tanks to Ukraine

  Europe, News, US January 26, 2023 , by IRIA

  U.S. President Joe Biden has announced to send a battalion of 31 M1 Abram tanks to Ukraine. The announcement came on January 25, 2023, after Germany confirmed that it would send 14 Leopard 2 tanks and allow its partners to supply the German-made tanks to Ukraine.

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