The Pentagon announced the 16th meeting in the "Ramstein" format.

The meeting of the Contact Group on the Defense of Ukraine will take place on October 10 in Brussels in an online format.

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Swedish government says it's open to donating Gripen fighters to Ukraine.

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URGENT – 200 British troops arrived in Kosovo to strengthen NATO forces (KFOR),
a statement on the Alliance website.

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URGENT – The Military Council in Niger agreed with the French army to begin withdrawing its forces overland to
Chad on Monday.

📝 Spokesman for the French General Staff to Al Jazeera: The withdrawal of French forces from Niger is taking place in coordination between the armies of the two countries

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URGENT – The US State Department is preparing to officially designate the military takeover in Niger as a coup d’etat as soon as next week, three US officials told CNN

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JUST IN – The Senegalese president announced the dissolution of the country's government and reported that a new Government led by the prime minister will be announced soon.

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NEW – The United States is offering Poland to transfer part of its Patriot anti-aircraft missile systems to Ukraine in exchange for Washington supplying Israeli-made Iron Dome air defense systems to Warsaw - Politico

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URGENT – Biden wants to ask the Congress for a record $100 billion for Ukraine so as not to return to the issue of funding until at least November next year, sources tell The Telegraph.

In Washington, they fear that disputes over the budget could damage Biden's ratings.

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URGENT NEWS – After the meeting between Putin and Kim Jong-un, North Korea sharply increased the number of rail transportation to the Russian Federation

According to US researchers, this may indicate the beginning of the supply of
North Korean weapons to the Russian army.

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The US Senate revokes the transfer of 30 Abrams tanks and 10 F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine, as well as $8 billion in military assistance to Israel.

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JUST IN – The Ministry of National Defense of Romania announced that 100 KFOR soldiers had arrived in Kosovo and Metohija, before that 200 British soldiers arrived.

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⚡ URGENT – Ukraine: The Ukrainian Armed Forces are shelling the streets of Makiivka, in the Donetsk Oblast, held by the Russian army.

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NATO countries, with the exception of the United States, will increase military spending in 2023 by 8.3% compared to 2022 - Deputy Secretary of the Alliance

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👀 NOW – Israelis who were gathering donations for victims of the Hamas attacks in southern communities run for cover as rockets were fired from Gaza
toward Tel Aviv.

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ISRAEL – Footage of the explosion of an Israeli Merkava tank.

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FRANCE – A video look back at the Brunet Takamori 2023 training held in New Caledonia from September 10th to 30th, 2023.

It was an opportunity for 400 military personnel from France & Japan's GSDF to train together and strengthen cooperation to contribute to regional stability.

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The Turkish Navy sent the Ufuk reconnaissance ship to the Suez Canal to monitor the situation in the area of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict.

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