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  Comments Off on South Korea’s Hanwha signs third contract to supply K9 Howitzers to Norway 0

  South Korea’s Hanwha signs third contract to supply K9 Howitzers to Norway

  Asia-Pacific, Europe, News September 20, 2025 , by IRIA

  Hanwha Aerospace has signed a third contract with Norway to deliver 24 additional K9 VIDAR self-propelled howitzers, further deepening the South Korean defense company’s role in Europe’s security landscape.
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  Comments Off on Trump wraps up UK state visit with Tech deal and gratitude for royal reception 0

  Trump wraps up UK state visit with Tech deal and gratitude for royal reception

  Europe, News, US September 19, 2025 , by IRIA

  U.S. President Donald Trump concluded his state visit to the United Kingdom on September 19 with high praise for his hosts and the signing of a new U.S.-UK technology partnership, highlighting artificial intelligence and nuclear energy cooperation as key pillars of future collaboration.
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  Comments Off on Ukraine expects $3.5 billion fund from NATO allies to buy US weapons, Zelenskyy says 0

  Ukraine expects $3.5 billion fund from NATO allies to buy US weapons, Zelenskyy says

  Europe, News September 19, 2025 , by IRIA

  Ukraine expects to have around $3.5 billion in a fund to buy U.S. weapons by next month, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said. The arrangement, known as the Prioritized Ukraine Requirements List (PURL), pools contributions from NATO members other than the U.S. to buy American weapons, munitions, and equipment.
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  Comments Off on Japan deploys fighter jets to NATO bases in US, Canada, UK, and Germany 0

  Japan deploys fighter jets to NATO bases in US, Canada, UK, and Germany

  Asia-Pacific, News September 18, 2025 , by IRIA

  Japan has launched its most significant overseas air deployment in modern history, sending eight aircraft, including four F-15 fighter jets, to bases in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, and Germany.
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  Comments Off on Saudi Arabia signs mutual defense pact with nuclear-armed Pakistan after Israeli attack on Qatar 0

  Saudi Arabia signs mutual defense pact with nuclear-armed Pakistan after Israeli attack on Qatar

  Asia-Pacific, Middle East, News September 18, 2025 , by IRIA

  Saudi Arabia and Pakistan have signed a landmark mutual defense agreement that declares any aggression against one country will be treated as an attack on both, marking a major shift in Gulf security policy following Israel’s strike on Qatar.
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  Comments Off on US, South Korea, and Japan launch trilateral Exercise Freedom Edge 0

  US, South Korea, and Japan launch trilateral Exercise Freedom Edge

  Asia-Pacific, News, US September 17, 2025 , by IRIA

  The United States, South Korea, and Japan have started a major trilateral military exercise called Freedom Edge, aimed at strengthening coordination in multiple domains against North Korea’s advancing nuclear and missile programs.
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  Comments Off on UN inquiry report declares Israel’s war on Gaza as genocide, holds government responsible 0

  UN inquiry report declares Israel’s war on Gaza as genocide, holds government responsible

  Middle East, News September 17, 2025 , by IRIA

  A United Nations inquiry has concluded that Israel’s war on Gaza amounts to genocide, directly holding the Israeli state and top leaders accountable. UN Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory report found Israel responsible for committing genocide.
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  Comments Off on GCC to activate defense mechanism as Doha Summit condemns Israeli strike on Qatar 0

  GCC to activate defense mechanism as Doha Summit condemns Israeli strike on Qatar

  Middle East, News, US September 16, 2025 , by IRIA

  Arab and Islamic leaders gathered in Doha for an emergency summit to respond to Israel’s recent air strike in the Qatari capital. The strike, which targeted Hamas leaders and their families on September 9, killed six people and provoked outrage across the region.
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  Comments Off on United States delivers third batch of 38 Abrams tanks to Poland 0

  United States delivers third batch of 38 Abrams tanks to Poland

  Europe, News September 16, 2025 , by IRIA

  Poland has received 38 new M1A2 SEPv3 Abrams main battle tanks from the United States, marking the largest single shipment so far under the foreign military sales agreement signed in 2022.
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  Comments Off on Australia to spend $8 billion on nuclear submarine shipyard 0

  Australia to spend $8 billion on nuclear submarine shipyard

  Asia-Pacific, News September 15, 2025 , by IRIA

  The Australian government announced on September 14, 2025, that it will spend $8 billion to upgrade shipyard facilities for its future fleet of nuclear-powered submarines. The investment will be spread over a decade to transform the Henderson Defense Precinct near Perth, Western Australia, into a hub for shipbuilding and maintenance.

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