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For decades, millions of Afghans fleeing war, persecution, and poverty have sought refuge in neighboring Iran.

Canada has sanctioned nine more individuals and six television stations involved in actions to destabilize Moldova and to facilitate Russia's war in Ukraine.

A motion to impeach Georgian President Salome Zurabishvili over her visits to European Union countries failed on October 18 as the ruling Georgian Dream party could not gather enough votes to remove her from office.

Nigeria's inflation rate has risen to its highest level in two decades, 26.72%, according to the national statistics bureau. The latest figure keeps millions of people in Africa's largest country struggling to cope with economic challenges that, analysts say, are exacerbated by government reform policies.

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On 18 October 2023, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Krišjānis Kariņš met with the Ambassador of Ukraine to Latvia, Anatolii Kutsevol.

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The junta is increasing quotas this week for villagers to undergo military training in Ayeyarwaddy division, locals told Radio Free Asia. In some villages in Pathein township, six people per village must now enroll.

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Tehran's Islamic Revolutionary Court has sentenced prominent Iranian attorney Mohammad Saleh Nikbakht, who represents the family of the late Mahsa Amini, to one year in prison on a charge of "propaganda against the system" after he conducted interviews with several foreign media outlets, including RFERL's Radio Farda.

The Navy held a launch ceremony on Monday in Yilan for its fifth domestically built Tuo Chiang-class corvette, officially christening it the An Chiang, a military source with knowledge of the matter said Wednesday.

On October 16, the United States and the Republic of the Marshall Islands signed three agreements related to the U.S.-Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI) Compact of Free Association: (1) an Agreement to Amend the Compact, as Amended, (2) a new Fiscal Procedures Agreement, and (3) a new Trust Fund Agreement. The conclusion of these agreements affirms the close and continuing partnership between the

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On October 20, 2023, the 5th Battalion, 7th Air Defense Artillery Regiment (5-7 ADA BN) will transfer its authority of the US Patriot mission within rotational forces responsibilities in Eastern Europe to the 1st Battalion, 62nd Air Defense Artillery Regiment (1-62 ADA BN). This transition signifies a crucial step in the ongoing efforts to strengthen the security and defense posture in Eastern Europe.

The U.S. 6th Fleet Blue Ridge-class command and control ship USS Mount Whitney (LCC 20) departed Gaeta, Italy, Oct. 18, 2023, in support of U.S. operations in the eastern Mediterranean Sea.