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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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  Comments Off on US Secretary of State Marco Rubio visits Israel as tensions rise after Qatar attack 0

  US Secretary of State Marco Rubio visits Israel as tensions rise after Qatar attack

  Middle East, News, US September 15, 2025 , by IRIA

  U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio arrived in Israel on September 14, 2025, as the country intensified its assault on Gaza City, flattening residential towers and forcing mass displacement. Rubio’s visit comes days after Israel’s strike on Hamas officials in Qatar, a move that has strained Washington’s efforts to secure a ceasefire.
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  Comments Off on Denmark selects European-made missile defense system over US Patriot in $9.1 billion deal 0

  Denmark selects European-made missile defense system over US Patriot in $9.1 billion deal

  Europe, News September 14, 2025 , by IRIA

  Denmark has announced one of its largest defense procurement deals, acquiring the French-Italian SAMP/T system for 58 billion kroner ($9.1 billion) as part of a major expansion of its ground-based air defenses, becoming the first EU export customer for the system.

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