Japan's "Moon Sniper" mission blasted off Thursday as the country's space programme looks to bounce back from a string of recent mishaps, weeks after India's historic lunar triumph.

🔗 France 24 English
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RUSSIA-IRAN – The flight registration of an Ilyushin-76 transport plane of Iranian Poya Airlines, from the Crimean peninsula heading back towards Iran, after possible drone delivery.

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BREAKING – Iranian sources report that the Shahed-171 reconnaissance and strike UAVs of the Iranian IRGC aerospace forces have begun to conduct reconnaissance along the Armenian, Baku and Turkish borders.

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NEW – US President Biden heads to India for the G20 summit, where the Saudi crown prince will be the most prominent attendee, and the Russian and Chinese presidents are "notably absent."

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JUST IN – Sweden is fully prepared to join NATO, said Foreign Minister Tobias Billström.

He expects the Turkish parliament to approve Sweden's application to join the alliance in the fall.

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Ukrainian Special Forces spectacularly destroyed a large Russian stockpile of 9M127 Vikhr laser-guided missiles used by the Ka-52/Ka-50 attack helicopters. In the vicinity of occupied Bakhmut.

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INDIA – G20 summit: Biden's visit to Delhi after PM Modi's US tour. India became
close to the US by replacing China

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African Union President Azali Assoumani arrives in Delhi for G20 Summit — ANI

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JUST IN – British PM Rishi Sunak Arrives for G20 Summit in Delhi

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Japanese PM Fumio Kishida arrives in Delhi to participate in the G20 Summit.

Note: Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov has also arrived in Delhi.

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VIDEO: North Korea launched a new "tactical nuclear attack submarine" on Sept. 6, according to state media.

Kim Jong Un attended a ceremony at the Sinpho shipyard on the east coast to
christen the submarine.

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North Korea has launched a purported nuclear attack submarine it has been developing for years.

It's a step leader KimbJong Un described as crucial in his efforts to build a nuclear-armed navy to counter the United States and its Asian allies.

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President of China's top military court ousted after only 8 months

China's national legislature announced that Cheng Dongfang, the president of China's military court, has been fired after eight months in office.

Caixin reported that the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress voted to remove Cheng during a meeting in Beijing on September 1, where they also discussed a series of personnel changes.

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The US Navy amphibious assault ship USS Mesa Verde has arrived in Riga to participate in Exercise Northern Coast 2023, which starts tomorrow in the northern Baltic.

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US President Biden touches down in India’s New Delhi for G20 Summit

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EGYPT – A USAF KC-10 refuels an F-16 during Exercise Bright Star 23 over Egypt.

Tankers provide U.S. and allied aircraft with an unlimited range, making it possible to be anywhere in the world within hours.

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Three days until the start of the 3rd iteration of the multinational, maritime exercise Sea Breeze 23!

The exercise will run from September 11-15 in Constanta, Romania

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The US Navy USS Mesa Verde (LPD 19) and embarked USMC 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) Bravo Command Element, arrived in Riga, Latvia for a routine and scheduled port visit, Sept. 7, 2023. ⚓️

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Erdogan asks G20 leaders to meet Russia's demands on the "grain deal" — and ease sanctions - Bloomberg

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BREAKING – Azerbaijan: Tactical signs in the form of the letter “F” appear on Azerbaijani vehicles. Previously was seen sign of reverse letter A.

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URGENT – NATO aviation activity in the Black Sea detected

Two ARTEMIS long-range radio-technical and radar reconnaissance aircraft based on Bombardier Challenger 650 business jet have been in the skies over Romania since this morning. The machines are equipped with radars based on active phased antenna arrays and passive sensors of radio-technical reconnaissance.

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