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Russia vetoes UN draft resolution pressuring Iran over Yemen, China abstains

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Russia vetoed a UN draft resolution presented by the UK that would have pressured Iran over its failure to block supplies of missiles to Yemen's Houthi rebels
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Peace

“Military power is glorified” – Secretary-General wants disarmament restored as ‘integral’ to UN’s work

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UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres instructed envoy Izumi Nakamitsu to develop a strategy to restore disarmament as an 'integral component' of UN work
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Air

Putin orders daily ‘humanitarian pause’ in Syria’s Eastern Ghouta

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Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered a daily 5-hour "humanitarian pause" in air strikes on the rebel-held Syrian enclave of Eastern Ghouta beginning on Tuesday, Russia's Minister of Defence Sergey Shoygu said
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Americas

Colombia’s ELN announce new ceasefire during legislative election

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Colombia's ELN rebels, whose peace talks with the government have been suspended since the end of January, announced on Monday a temporary ceasefire during next month's legislative elections
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Middle East

Iraqi court sentences 15 women to death for joining ISIS

Joanne Stocker -
An Iraqi criminal court sentenced 15 Turkish women to death for joining Islamic State and one to life in prison, a judiciary spokesperson said
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Middle East

Turkey says it struck a ‘terrorist’ convoy in Syria; Kurds say it was civilian

Fergus Kelly -
Turkey's armed forces struck a convoy it said was "carrying terrorists, weapons and ammunition" near mainly Kurdish Efrin in Syria, but Kurds say the it was civilian and carrying humanitarian supplies
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Air

India conducts 3rd missile test in 4 days – this time it’s a Dhanush missile

Fergus Kelly -
In its third missile trial in four days, India conducted a successful test flight of its nuclear-capable Dhanush short-range missile, a naval variant of the Prithvi missile
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Air

Saab rolls out first GlobalEye early warning aircraft, destined for UAE

Fergus Kelly -
Sweden's Saab rolled out its first Bombardier Global 6000 jet-based GlobalEye swing-role early warning aircraft featuring the new Erieye ER long-range radar
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Africa

EU to double support for joint Sahel security force with €50 million contribution

Joanne Stocker -
The European Union is set to double its contribution to the G5 Sahel joint force, a multinational counter-terrorism force in West Africa's Sahel region.
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Land

Turkey says armed unmanned ground vehicles to be used in Efrin operation

Fergus Kelly -
Turkey's armed forces will use armed unmanned ground vehicles during its Operation Olive Branch in Efrin, Syria, a government department said.
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Digest

The Defense Post Digest #1

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A collection of The Defense Post's recent favorites from around the site and around the web. In the past week week we looked at Russian private military contractors and U.S....
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Asia Pacific

Lithuania to deploy special operations forces to Afghanistan in NATO train and assist role

Fergus Kelly -
Lithuania is to deploy special operations forces to Afghanistan in a train and assist role in support of NATO's Resolute Support Mission following requests from NATO and allies
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Africa

US airstrike against al-Shabaab in Somalia kills 4 near Jamaame, Africom says

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An airstrike targeting al-Qaeda affiliate al-Shabaab in Somalia killed four fighters on February 21, the U.S. military’s Africa Command said.
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Business

BAE profits fall, counts on government defense spending

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British military equipment manufacturer BAE Systems announced a drop in annual net profit on Thursday but said it expected government defense spending to remain a priority.
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Europe

Basque separatist group ETA puts dissolution to vote

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Basque militant separatist group ETA has put its proposed dissolution to an internal vote, according to extracts of a letter by its leaders published in Basque newspaper Gara
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Air

India conducts night flight test of Prithvi-II short range missile, second missile test in 2 days

Fergus Kelly -
India conducted a successful night flight test of its indigenously developed nuclear-capable Prithvi-II short-range missile at the Integrated Test Range at Chandipur
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