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  Comments Off on Turkiye and Greece conduct military confidence-building talks to build trust and prevent escalation 0

  Turkiye and Greece conduct military confidence-building talks to build trust and prevent escalation

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

  Turkish and Greek officials conducted multiple rounds of bilateral talks in Thessaloniki, a Greek port city on the Thermaic Gulf of the Aegean Sea, on April 28 and 29, 2025, as part of the annual implementation cycle of Confidence-Building Measures (CBM).
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  Comments Off on Romania to strengthen air defense with new $262 million Patriot system from US 0

  Romania to strengthen air defense with new $262 million Patriot system from US

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

  Romania received approval from the U.S. for the acquisition of a new MIM-104 Patriot missile system in a $262 million contract. The deal marks a major step in strengthening NATO’s eastern flank and highlights Romania’s growing role in regional security.
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  Comments Off on BRICS foreign ministers meet in Brazil to discuss Ukraine, Gaza, Trump’s trade war, and climate change 0

  BRICS foreign ministers meet in Brazil to discuss Ukraine, Gaza, Trump’s trade war, and climate change

  Americas, Asia-Pacific, News April 30, 2025 , by IRIA

  Foreign Ministers from the BRICS bloc convened in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on April 28, 2025. The high-level meeting focused on enriching the mutual diplomacy and multilateralism as the world faces mounting geopolitical tensions, economic disruptions, and humanitarian crises.
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  Comments Off on US F/A-18 fighter jet sank into the Red Sea after falling off aircraft carrier 0

  US F/A-18 fighter jet sank into the Red Sea after falling off aircraft carrier

  News, US April 30, 2025 , by IRIA

  The U.S. Navy confirmed on April 28, 2025, that its F/A-18E Super Hornet fighter jet, valued at around $70 million, fell overboard from the USS Harry S. Truman aircraft carrier while it was being towed in the hangar bay.
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  US airstrike on Yemen’s African migrant center kills at least 68

  Middle East, News, US April 29, 2025 , by IRIA

  At least 68 people were killed and another 47 critically wounded in a U.S. airstrike on an African migrants' detention center in Yemen’s Saada province on April 28, 2025. The devastating attack has triggered outrage from humanitarian organizations and raised serious questions about the broader U.S. military campaign in the region.
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  Comments Off on NATO tests new GANDALF-4 system to counter Global Navigation Satellite System signal threats 0

  NATO tests new GANDALF-4 system to counter Global Navigation Satellite System signal threats

  Europe, News April 29, 2025 , by IRIA

  NATO’s Communications and Information Agency (NCIA) has conducted a successful test for the prototype of a new sensor system, GANDALF-4, designed to detect and counter disruptions to Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) signals.
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  Comments Off on Japan unveils new electromagnetic railgun designed to counter hypersonic threats 0

  Japan unveils new electromagnetic railgun designed to counter hypersonic threats

  Asia-Pacific, News April 28, 2025 , by IRIA

  The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force unveiled its newly developed electromagnetic railgun project, developed domestically by ATLA. Mounted on the test ship JS Asuka, the weapon is designed to bolster Japan’s defenses against hypersonic missiles, showcasing a technological leap that could reshape future warfare.
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  Comments Off on Trump questions Putin’s wilingness to end Ukraine war after meeting Zelenskyy at Pope Francis’s funeral 0

  Trump questions Putin’s wilingness to end Ukraine war after meeting Zelenskyy at Pope Francis’s funeral

  Europe, News, US April 27, 2025 , by IRIA

  U.S. President Donald Trump openly questioned Russian President Vladimir Putin’s willingness to end the war in Ukraine after a rare, high-stakes meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the Vatican. The meeting took place just ahead of Pope Francis’s funeral.
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  Comments Off on Netherlands to spend $1.65 billion on major defense upgrades, including drones, AI, and anti-torpedo systems 0

  Netherlands to spend $1.65 billion on major defense upgrades, including drones, AI, and anti-torpedo systems

  Europe, News April 27, 2025 , by IRIA

  The Netherlands is set to modernize its armed forces with several new acquisitions, including an anti-torpedo weapon system, a new standard assault rifle, tracked armored vehicles for heavy infantry operations, new drone systems, and a major expansion into AI applications.
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  Comments Off on Top Russian general killed in Moscow as US envoy Witkoff meets Putin to discuss end of Russia-Ukraine War 0

  Top Russian general killed in Moscow as US envoy Witkoff meets Putin to discuss end of Russia-Ukraine War

  Europe, News April 26, 2025 , by IRIA

  Russian general was killed in a car bombing in the Moscow suburb of Balashikha. The attack occurred just as U.S. Special Envoy to Ukraine Witkoff, was in the Russian capital for high-stakes talks with President Putin on a U.S.-brokered peace plan for Ukraine.

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