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  Sweden appoints youngest ever minister aged 26 years

  Europe, News October 23, 2022 , by IRIA

  Romina Pourmokhtari has been appointed as Sweden’s minister for climate change and environmental affairs in the newly elected Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson’s cabinet. The 26-year-old politician has become the youngest person ever to assume a ministerial position in Sweden.
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  Japan and Australia sign landmark security agreement to counter regional threats

  Asia-Pacific, News October 23, 2022 , by IRIA

  Australia and Japan have signed a new bilateral security pact covering military, intelligence and cybersecurity cooperation to strengthen defense ties and counter China’s increasing assertiveness in the region.
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  Turkey successfully test fires locally developed short-range ballistic missile

  Europe, Middle East, News October 23, 2022 , by IRIA

  Turkiye has successfully tested its indigenously developed short-range ballistic missile over the Black Sea. The missile is being dubbed Tayfun and has a range of at least 560 kilometers.
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  European leaders meet in Brussels to discuss energy crisis and Ukraine war

  Europe, News October 22, 2022 , by IRIA

  Leaders of 27 European Union states gathered in Brussels on October 20, 2022, for a two-day summit focusing on finding solutions for the European energy crisis and the ongoing war in Ukraine.
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  Tribal clashes in Sudan killed more than 170, including women and children

  Africa, News October 22, 2022 , by IRIA

  At least 170 people, including women and children, lost their lives in Sudan’s southern Blue Nile state during the latest ethnic clashes related to land disputes. The violent clashes that started on October 19 lasted overnight until the next day on October 20, 2022.
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  Liz Truss resigns as UK’s prime minister after six weeks in office

  Europe, News October 21, 2022 , by IRIA

  Liz Truss resigned from her office after spending only six weeks as UK’s prime minister. Truss's resignation came on October 20, 2022, as she said that she “cannot deliver the mandate” on which she had been elected.
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  Comments Off on Australian Air Force maritime patrol aircraft concludes NATO deployment mission 0

  Australian Air Force maritime patrol aircraft concludes NATO deployment mission

  Asia-Pacific, Europe, News October 21, 2022 , by IRIA

  Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) P-8 Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft completed its first-ever participation in NATO’s Operation Sea Guardian in the Mediterranean.
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  Comments Off on German Interior Ministry sacks Chief of Cyber Security over Russian ties 0

  German Interior Ministry sacks Chief of Cyber Security over Russian ties

  Europe, News October 20, 2022 , by IRIA

  German Interior Ministry fired Chief of Cyber Security Arne Schoenbohm and launched an investigation into his alleged association with Russian cyber security circles.
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  NATO to provide anti-drone systems to Ukraine to counter Russian attacks

  Europe, News October 20, 2022 , by IRIA

  NATO shall provide anti-drone systems to Ukraine amid Russia’s increasing drone and missile attacks, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg announced during a security council in Berlin on October 18, 2022.
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  North Korea fires artillery shells near South Korean border as Seoul kicks off drills

  Asia-Pacific, News October 19, 2022 , by IRIA

  North Korea fired more than 250 rounds of artillery shells near its eastern and western coast close to the South Korean border on October 19, 2022, as a reaction to South Korea’s Hoguk defense drills that started two days ago.

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