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Taiwan President Lai Ching-te takes notes as a reporter asks a question during a press conference with the Taiwan Foreign Correspondents’ Club in Taipei, Taiwan, June 18, 2026. REUTERS/Ann Wang
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Taiwan not 'provoking' China, hopes US arms sale package can be approved soon, president says
18/06/2026
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Trump proposes "historic" defense spending budget, eyes 10% cut to other federal programs
06/04/2026
A Polish-made unmanned tracked ground vehicle (UGV) KUNA with a mounted WKM-B 12.7mm machine gun is pictured during an open test of unmanned weapon systems conducted by the Polish Armaments Group at the Military Institute of Armament Technology training ground in Zielonka, Poland, February 19, 2026. REUTERS/Kuba Stezycki
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Europe now world's biggest arms importer, think tank says
09/03/2026
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Trump signs US$1 trillion annual defense bill without fanfare
19/12/2025
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Trump threatens tariffs on Spain over refusal to boost NATO defense spending
15/10/2025
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Upping defense spending to 5 percent: A US lunacy set to compel ASEAN into confrontation with China
23/06/2025

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Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese speaks to the media during a press conference at Parliament House in Canberra, Australia, 30 March, 2026. Lukas Coch/AAP/via REUTERS./File Photo Purchase Licensing Rights
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U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Mike Waltz speaks to the media on a proposed resolution of the Strait of Hormuz at U.N. headquarters in New York City, U.S., May 7, 2026. REUTERS/David 'Dee' Delgado
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Waltz warns Iran: President Trump's "patience isn't going to last forever"
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Prime Minister of Vanuatu Jotham Napat and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese pose for photographs after signing the Nakamal agreement during the Australia–Vanuatu Leaders’ Meeting at Parliament House in Canberra, Australia, June 29, 2026. AAP/Lukas Coch via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVE. AUSTRALIA OUT. NEW ZEALAND OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN NEW ZEALAND. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN AUSTRALIA.
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Australia, Vanuatu sign delayed security deal that is seen as curbing China
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Putin says he does not believe that Europeans changed Trump's stance on Ukraine
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A split screen of two videos of blasts, one of which shot in thermal imaging, that a joint statement by the Israeli prime minister and defense minister says shows the Israeli military destroying underground infrastructure used by Lebanese militant group Hezbollah in a village in southern Lebanon, at a location given as Majdal Zoun, southern Lebanon, in this still image taken from video released June 28, 2026. Israeli Military/Handout via REUTERS THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. VERIFICATION: R
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Israel destroys Hezbollah underground infrastructure in southern Lebanon
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