China's Shandong aircraft carrier was tracked passing 60 nautical miles southeast of Taiwan on Monday, Taiwan's military

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ARMENIA – Footage from a joint military exercise between the United States of America and Armenia.

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URGENT – Launching rockets from the Gaza Strip towards the sea as part of a military maneuver conducted by the joint room of resistance factions.

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Chinese navy expert Lin Yin-yu discusses the significance of China's Blue Strike Exercises with Thailand.

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JUST IN – North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has arrived in Russia (Primorsky Krai, to be precise)

He's expected to meet with Putin -- at Putin's invitation -- in Vladivostok "in the coming days," per the Kremlin.

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Taiwan Ministry of Economic Affairs: Outward Taiwanese investment in China has fallen from NT$2.7 trillion ($84.37 billion) in 2008-2015. to NT$1.51 trillion in 2016-2023, an increase of 44%.

Meanwhile, Taiwan's outward investment to other countries rose from NT$1.36 trillion in 2008-2015 to NT$2.68 trillion in 2016-2023, an increase of 96%.

Trade between Taiwan and the New South (chart) has increased from less than $100 billion in 2016 to more than $180 billion in 2022.

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URGENT – Putin on Armenia’s cooperation with the USA: I don’t think there is any reversal here

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NEW – Estonia and Latvia join the European air defense system

The Ministers of Defense of Estonia Pevkur and Latvia Murniece signed a letter of intent with German Defense Minister Pistorius to join the EU air defense system "European Sky Shield".

This was reported by the press service of the German defense company Diehl Defense.

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BREAKING – Sweden will ask the armed forces to investigate the potential for Gripen sales to Ukraine - Samuel Ramani

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BREAKING – Germany proposes the creation of a "winter air defence shield" over Ukraine's critical infrastructure - Samuel Ramani

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In a national defense report, Taiwan mapped three Chinese airfields in Fujian province - Longtian , Hui'an and Zhangzhou - that the Chinese PLA could use in a potential invasion.

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Taiwan will produce 700 military and 7,000 commercial UAVs by 2028 - Taiwan National Defense Report 2023

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🤩 Brand-new B-21 pictures

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The US spent over $100 billion on aid to Ukraine

This was reported by Fox News.

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JUST IN - South Korea’s military says North Korea has fired at least one ballistic missile toward its eastern seas.

The launch on Wednesday came as North Korean leader Kim Jong Un was traveling in Russia for a meeting with President Vladimir Putin while there are international concerns about a potential arms deal that could fuel Moscow’s war efforts in Ukraine.

Ukrainian forces have launched an 𝗮𝗶𝗿 𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝗼𝗻 𝗦𝗲𝘃𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗽𝗼𝗹 𝗶𝗻 𝗥𝘂𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗮𝗻-𝗼𝗰𝗰𝘂𝗽𝗶𝗲𝗱 𝗖𝗿𝗶𝗺𝗲𝗮.

Reports mention at least 24 people injured and some significant damage to infrastructure.

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Polish Border Guards Aviation on reconnaissance at the border with
Belarus this morning.

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