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  Comments Off on France’s Macron visits China to meet Xi Jinping for trade talks and renewed push for Ukraine ceasefire 0

  France’s Macron visits China to meet Xi Jinping for trade talks and renewed push for Ukraine ceasefire

  Asia-Pacific, Europe, News December 5, 2025 , by IRIA

  French President Emmanuel Macron met China’s President Xi Jinping in Beijing on December 4, 2025, calling on China to use its influence to support a ceasefire in Ukraine and to help address Europe’s widening trade imbalance with the world’s second-largest economy.
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  Comments Off on NATO foreign ministers meet in Brussels amid US-Russia peace talks and European unease 0

  NATO foreign ministers meet in Brussels amid US-Russia peace talks and European unease

  Europe, News, US December 4, 2025 , by IRIA

  NATO foreign ministers gathered in Brussels on December 3, 2025, for a wide-ranging meeting dominated by the war in Ukraine, continuing peace efforts involving the United States and Russia, and growing concerns across Europe about being sidelined in negotiations.
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  Comments Off on South Korea awards $480 million contract to Hanwha Aerospace for L-SAM Air Defense Systems 0

  South Korea awards $480 million contract to Hanwha Aerospace for L-SAM Air Defense Systems

  Asia-Pacific, News December 4, 2025 , by IRIA

  South Korea has approved the large-scale production of its Long-range Surface-to-Air Missile (L-SAM) system after Hanwha Aerospace signed a 705.4 billion Korean won ($480 million) contract through the Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA).
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  Comments Off on Putin meets Trump’s special envoy in Moscow for Ukraine peace talks, issues stern warnings to Europe 0

  Putin meets Trump’s special envoy in Moscow for Ukraine peace talks, issues stern warnings to Europe

  Europe, News, US December 3, 2025 , by IRIA

  Russian President Vladimir Putin met U.S. President Donald Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff and Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner at the Kremlin, Moscow, on December 2, 2025, for high-stakes discussions on a possible settlement to the nearly four-year war in Ukraine.
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  Comments Off on Austria finalizes $1.7 billion deal to purchase 12 M-346FA light combat jets from Italy 0

  Austria finalizes $1.7 billion deal to purchase 12 M-346FA light combat jets from Italy

  Europe, News December 3, 2025 , by IRIA

  Austria has finalized a $1.7 billion deal with Italy’s Leonardo to purchase 12 M-346FA light combat and trainer jets, a move officials say is central to modernizing the air force and rebuilding the country’s long-lost jet-training capability.
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  Comments Off on France’s Macron calls for stronger European involvement in Ukraine peace talks as he meets Zelenskyy 0

  France’s Macron calls for stronger European involvement in Ukraine peace talks as he meets Zelenskyy

  Europe, News December 2, 2025 , by IRIA

  Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy arrived in Paris on December 1, 2025, for hours-long talks with French President Emmanuel Macron, seeking European backing as negotiations accelerate over a U.S.-proposed peace plan to end the nearly four-year war with Russia.
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  Comments Off on Brazil Navy receives third Scorpene-class submarine, advancing construction of fourth unit 0

  Brazil Navy receives third Scorpene-class submarine, advancing construction of fourth unit

  Americas, News December 2, 2025 , by IRIA

  Brazil marked a series of major milestones in its Submarine Development Program (PROSUB) as it received its third Scorpene-class submarine, while advancing construction on the fourth unit of the same class.
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  Comments Off on Turkiye’s Kizilelma combat drone makes first-ever BVR air-to-air kill by any unmanned aircraft 0

  Turkiye’s Kizilelma combat drone makes first-ever BVR air-to-air kill by any unmanned aircraft

  Europe, Middle East, News December 1, 2025 , by IRIA

  Turkiye’s unmanned fighter jet, Bayraktar Kizilelma, became the first UAV in the world to target a jet-powered aerial target, an F-16 fighter jet, with a beyond-visual-range (BVR) air-to-air missile, defense company Baykar Technologies announced.
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  Comments Off on US and Ukrainian officials hold talks in Florida to discuss proposal to end Ukraine war 0

  US and Ukrainian officials hold talks in Florida to discuss proposal to end Ukraine war

  Europe, News, US December 1, 2025 , by IRIA

  U.S. and Ukrainian officials held more than four hours of talks in Florida on November 30, 2025, in the latest attempt to discuss and refine the U.S.-authored peace proposal before Washington engages directly with Russia.
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  Comments Off on Turkiye signs $6.5 billion in new defense contracts to expand “Steel Dome” air defense system 0

  Turkiye signs $6.5 billion in new defense contracts to expand “Steel Dome” air defense system

  Middle East, News November 30, 2025 , by IRIA

  Turkiye has signed approximately $6.5 billion in new defense contracts to strengthen and expand its integrated, multi-layered Steel Dome air defense architecture, marking one of the country’s largest recent investments in domestic defense systems.

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