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  Last update: 08:19 18.09.2019

  08:19 18.09.2019

  Military & Intelligence

  N Korea's Arsenal May Grow to 40 Nukes Next Year – Researcher

  A pundit from the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute has estimated that North Korea could double its arsenal of nuclear warheads by next year.

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  Last update: 22:36 17.09.2019

  22:36 17.09.2019

  Middle East

  Israeli Opposition Bloc Edging Out Netanyahu's Likud in Knesset Election - Exit Poll

  TEL AVIV (Sputnik) - Israeli opposition centrist Blue and White (Kahol Lavan) alliance is leading the election to the Israeli parliament with possible 33 seats, while the incumbent Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud party gets 31 seats, an exit poll of the country's Channel 13 shows.

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  Last update: 07:24 18.09.2019

  07:24 18.09.2019

  Middle East

  Saudi Arabia to Join US-led Maritime Coalition in Middle East - Reports

  Riyadh has recently raised security concerns after two compounds belonging to Saudi Aramco caught fire after a drone attack. The incident caused a considerable drop in the country's net oil output and subsequently affected global oil prices.

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  Last update: 08:32 18.09.2019

  08:32 18.09.2019

  Asia & Pacific

  India’s Statement on Kashmir ‘Obvious Manifestation of Utter Frustration’ - Pakistan

  New Delhi (Sputnik): Indian Foreign Minister Dr Subrahmanyan Jaishankar’s statement that the country would have “physical jurisdiction over” Pakistan-occupied Kashmir has evoked a strong response from Islamabad.

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  Last update: 03:05 18.09.2019

  03:05 18.09.2019

  Military & Intelligence

  Belgian Air Force Says Intercepted Russian Supersonic Strategic Bombers Over Baltic

  BRUSSELS (Sputnik) - The Belgian detachment of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization's (NATO) Baltic air-policing mission has intercepted two Russian Tu-160 supersonic strategic bombers and two Su-27 air superiority fighters, the Belgian Air Force said on Tuesday.

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  Last update: 07:45 18.09.2019

  07:45 18.09.2019

  Russia

  FSB Conducts Counter-Terrorist Operation in Chegem, Russia

  According to the Russian Federal Security Service, an operation has begun in Kabardino-Balkaria, where officers are targeting members of an extremist religious group who were planning a terror attack.

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  Last update: 00:00 18.09.2019

  00:00 18.09.2019

  Military & Intelligence

  Aerojet Rocketdyne Scores Big Contracts on US ICBM, Hypersonic Missile Programs

  Aerojet Rocketdyne, a relatively new US defense contractor, has scored parts of several big contracts in the burgeoning US missile program, including developing a hypersonic missile and the Ground Based Strategic Deterrent (GBSD), the next generation of nuclear ballistic missiles.

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  Last update: 03:29 18.09.2019

  03:29 18.09.2019

  World

  US Lawsuit Against Snowden to Increase Sales of His Book 'Permanent Record' - Lawyer

  WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - The US government’s lawsuit against whistleblower Edward Snowden alleging that he violated non-disclosure agreements signed with the CIA and NSA will only increase the sales of his recently published book  “Permanent Record,” attorney Bruce Marks said on Tuesday.