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Erdogan Confirms Turkey's Determination to Become EU Member

Wed, 07/04/2021 - 06:41
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has confirmed during talks with the heads of the European Commission and European Council on Tuesday that Turkey remained committed to entering the bloc, his spokesman, Ibrahim Kalin, said.
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Taiwan's twin-seat F-5Fs resume flights after being grounded

Wed, 07/04/2021 - 06:41
Several F-5F fighter jets at the Taitung Air Base took to the skies Tuesday for test flights after the Air Force completed a major checkup of its fleet following a deadly F-5E crash on March 22 that led to the grounding of all F-5s.
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Islamic State Kidnaps 19 People in Central Syria

Wed, 07/04/2021 - 06:41
Militants affiliated with the Islamic State (IS) terror group kidnapped at least 19 people, mostly civilians, near a town in central Syria, state media and a monitor group said.
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China Launches Compulsory Film Screenings to Mark Party Centenary

Wed, 07/04/2021 - 06:39
The ruling Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is ordering the screening and enforced viewing of revolutionary and propaganda movies in theaters around the country ahead of its centenary celebrations on July 1.
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China's navy says ongoing drills near Taiwan to become regular

Wed, 07/04/2021 - 06:39
China says the sailing of a Chinese carrier group near self-ruled Taiwan is part of naval drills that will become regular.
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China's aircraft carrier formation conducts training in waters around Taiwan: Navy Spokesperson

Wed, 07/04/2021 - 06:39
Recently the Liaoning aircraft carrier formation conducted the training exercise in waters around Taiwan, said the Chinese PLA Navy Spokesperson Senior Captain Gao Xiucheng in a written statement on April 5.
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PLA carrier, warplanes surround Taiwan in drills, in show of capability to cut off foreign intervention

Wed, 07/04/2021 - 06:39
A Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) aircraft carrier task group was training in the east of Taiwan island as at least 10 PLA warplanes appeared in the west of the island in a routine exercise on Monday, indicating that the island is surrounded from the east with an aircraft carrier task group and by land-based PLA forces on the west.
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US Hypersonic Missile 'Did Not Launch' Due to Issue During Test, Air Force Says

Wed, 07/04/2021 - 05:29
A US hypersonic weapon failed to launch due to an issue that occurred during its first booster vehicle flight test on 5 April, the Air Force said on Tuesday.
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US Won't Commit to NATO Membership for Ukraine

Wed, 07/04/2021 - 05:29
The United States reaffirmed its commitment to Ukraine's sovereignty and territorial integrity Tuesday but stopped short of publicly backing Kyiv's call for a quicker path to membership in NATO.
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Western Public Support For Ukraine Mounts Amid Russian Buildup Near Border

Wed, 07/04/2021 - 05:29
Western expressions of support for Ukraine are growing amid an uptick in violence and an increased Russian troop presence across the border that have heightened concerns of a widening conflict.
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Russia holds emergency talks with US over Ukraine's Donbass region

Wed, 07/04/2021 - 05:29
Russian and US diplomats have held unscheduled bilateral talks to discuss ways of averting any potential clashes in eastern Ukraine, where a military buildup has occurred.
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Pentagon Press Secretary Holds an Off-Camera Press Briefing

Wed, 07/04/2021 - 05:29
Pentagon Press Secretary John F. Kirby
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Multinational Naval Forces Conduct Exercise La Perouse

Wed, 07/04/2021 - 05:29
USS Somerset (LPD 25) joins units from the Royal Australian Navy, French Navy, Indian Navy, and the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force to participate in the third iteration of La Perouse, April 5, 2021.
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UK pledges to support Kiev in face of 'destabilizing' Russian actions

Wed, 07/04/2021 - 05:29
In a telephone call with Ukrainian President, Volodymyr Zelensky, British Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, has affirmed his government's "unwavering support" for "Ukraine's sovereignty and territorial integrity" in the face of alleged Russian military movements in the Crimea and on the Russia-Ukrainian border.
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Coast Guard, Navy Begin High Seas Oceania Maritime Security Initiative Patrol

Wed, 07/04/2021 - 05:29
The U.S. Coast Guard and U.S. Navy began their joint mission in the Western and Central Pacific under the Oceania Maritime Security Initiative (OMSI) to reduce and eliminate illegal, unregulated, unreported (IUU) fishing, combat transnational crimes, and enhance regional security, April 5.
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U.S. and Tunisian Divers Complete First Bilateral Dive Engagement in 10 years

Wed, 07/04/2021 - 05:29
U.S. Navy Divers assigned to Construction Dive Detachment Charlie (CDD/C), a detachment of Underwater Construction Team (UCT) 1, and the Tunisian Navy Specialized Diver Regiment (RPS) conducted the first bilateral dive engagement between the Tunisian and U.S. Navy in nearly a decade.
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Nigeria launches massive manhunt after brazen prison attack

Wed, 07/04/2021 - 03:48
Security forces in Nigeria have launched a massive manhunt after a series of coordinated attacks by heavily-armed assailants that resulted in the escape of more than 1,800 inmates from a prison in the country's troubled southeast.
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Statement of Director of Research Institute for Nutrition Care of Children of DPRK

Tue, 06/04/2021 - 04:24
The director of the Research Institute for Nutrition Care of Children under the Academy of Medical Science of the DPRK Ministry of Public Health released the following statement on Tuesday:
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Defense Innovation Leader Stresses Importance of U.S., China Technology Race

Fri, 26/03/2021 - 05:56
As a pacing threat, China has a well-integrated, systematic, long-term strategy to make sure it's doing the most to achieve its goal to be No. 1 in the world in technology, the director of the Defense Innovation Unit told the National Defense Industrial Association, Tuesday.
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