"Qatar announced contracts worth about $23 billion (Dh84.5 billion) on Thursday to buy attack helicopters, guided missiles, tankers and other weapons from Boeing Co, Airbus and other arms makers as …
Afghan Taliban insurgents attack foreign guesthouse in Kabul
"'A suicide bomber detonated his car loaded with explosives in front of a guesthouse used by foreign and Afghan citizens and now a number of suicide bombers are apparently inside,' said Hashmat …
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Ninety still missing in Washington mudslide
"The number of people still missing in Saturday's catastrophic mudslide in the US state of Washington has dropped to 90, authorities have said. The official death toll remained at 24 on Wednesday …
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South Korea, US launch massive landing drill amid tensions
"Nearly 15,000 South Korean and US troops kicked off a 12-day amphibious landing drill on Thursday, the largest for two decades, a day after North Korea launched two mid-range ballistic missiles. …
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WTO Confirms China Loses Rare-Earths Case
"The World Trade Organization confirmed that China had lost a case on rare-earth metals, the latest setback for Beijing in a dispute marked by price spikes and widespread concern among technology …
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China’s Navy Takes Great Leap Forward
"In February, two Chinese navy destroyers and a new amphibious vessel sailed through the Sunda Strait between the Indonesian islands of Java and Sumatra. Weeks later, they returned from exercises in …
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Ukraine’s loss of Crimea has NATO examining its core mission
"The reality of tens of thousands of Russian troops assembled along Ukraine's border has forced the North Atlantic Treaty Organization to confront long-deferred issues about its capability — and …
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Hammond: Higher Defense Spending Would Not Have Stopped Russia in Crimea
"Russian President Vladimir Putin likely would not have been deterred from invading the Crimean peninsula even if European countries had spent more on defense in recent years, the UK defense secretary …
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Denmark to send six fighter jets to Baltics in May
"Denmark is to send six F16 fighter jets to the Baltic countries Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia to help patrol their airspace, Foreign Minister Martin Lidegaard said." Source: Denmark to send six …
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IMF says it will provide Ukraine with up to $18B in assistance over next 2 years
"The International Monetary Fund said Thursday it will provide Ukraine up to $18 billion in assistance over the next two years, part of a far-reaching effort to keep the country from plunging into …