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Europe
Swiss Eyeing Fewer F-35 Fighters, Reshaping Defense Set-up
Switzerland announced it wanted to buy 30 US F-35A fighter jets rather than 36 after Washington hiked the price, and said its broader defense set-up needed repurposing to face current threats.
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Middle East
Trump Says Only ‘Unconditional Surrender’ of Iran Will End War
US President Donald Trump demanded Iran's "unconditional surrender" as the only acceptable outcome to end hostilities, while promising to help rebuild the country's economy if Tehran complied.
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Middle East
Middle East War Enters Seventh Day as Israel Strikes Beirut
The raging Iran war, which has spread across the Middle East and beyond, entered its seventh day Friday after Israeli forces announced a "next phase" in the conflict and bombed Beirut's southern suburbs.
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Middle East
US Says It Has Sunk More Than 30 Iranian Ships
The US has sunk more than 30 Iranian ships during the ongoing war, while ballistic missile and drone attacks by Tehran's forces are down substantially, a top US military officer said.
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Middle East
NATO Raises ‘Missile Defense Posture’ Over Iran War
NATO said it has strengthened its "ballistic missile defense posture" as Iran steps up its strikes across the Middle East with a missile launched at alliance-member Turkey before being shot down.
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Europe
Trump Says Zelensky ‘Has to Get a Deal Done,’ Insists Putin Ready
US President Donald Trump described Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky as the obstacle to a deal with Russia, whose leader Vladimir Putin he insisted was cooperative.
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Americas
Trump Demands Role in Choosing Next Iran Leader, Says Khamenei Son ‘Unacceptable’: Interview
US President Donald Trump insisted he should have a role in picking Iran’s next supreme leader after the killing of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, whose son he said he found unacceptable.
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Europe
Ukraine, Russia Free 200 Prisoners of War Each
Ukraine and Russia each freed 200 prisoners of war on Thursday, the first part of an exchange that will see them swap 500 people each in total.
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Middle East
Israel, Iran Launch Fresh Attacks as War Spreads
Israel pounded Lebanon early Thursday and said it intercepted missiles from Iran as a widening war launched by the US and Israel also brought fresh turmoil to Iraq.
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Air
North Korea’s Kim Oversees Naval Destroyer, Cruise Missile Tests: State Media
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un oversaw tests this week of his country's state-of-the-art naval destroyer, including a launch of a sea-to-surface cruise missile, state media reported.
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