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Israeli fighter jets fly over Gaza and Israeli forces fire munitions into the territory. IMAGES
The biggest build-up of NATO forces since the Cold War is set to be deployed next year on Russia’s European borders.
The Center for Strategic and International Studies said satellite images show China may have built a high frequency radar system on an artificial island located on the Cuarteron Reef in the South China Sea Spratly Islands.
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken says that the United States stands by its "ironclad" commitments to defend longtime ally the Philippines against armed attack in the South China Sea. SOUNDBITE
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky calls for Western countries to accelerate deliveries of promised air defence systems and fighter jets, on the eve of the second anniversary of Russia's invasion. Zelensky is speaking alongside Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen, as Western leaders descend on the country in a show of support for Kyiv as the war enters its third year. SOUNDBITE
Israeli military post in the disputed Shebaa Farms with Lebanon seen from southern Lebanon. Lebanon's powerful Iran-backed Hezbollah movement said it had fired "large numbers of artillery shells and guided missiles" at Israeli positions in a contested border areas "in solidarity" with Hamas. IMAGES