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8,000 North Korean troops likely to join Ukraine war in ‘coming days’

Only weeks after arriving in Russia, around 8,000 North Korean troops have deployed in the western region of Kursk, where they will soon join the fight against Ukraine, senior U.S. officials said Thursday. These troops have trained with the Russian military on...
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India’s MQ-9B buy from the US caps fruitless push for homemade drone

CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand — As India struggles to develop its own medium-altitude, long-endurance drones, the government pulled the trigger this month on a purchase of 31 MQ-9Bs from General Atomics. The tri-service buy is worth 320 billion rupees, or US$3.8 billion,...
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North Korea launches long-range missile, signaling tech improvements

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea test-fired an intercontinental ballistic missile for the first time in almost a year Thursday, demonstrating a potential advancement in its ability to launch long-range nuclear attacks on the mainland U.S. The launch was likely...
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Leaders wrestle with a potent mix: AI and weapons of mass destruction

BERLIN — Emerging technologies have radically reshaped the arms control landscape and pose a set of major challenges, though also some opportunities in curbing the spread of weapons of mass destruction, said representatives of five major UN-adjacent disarmament...
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