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Poland signed on Wednesday a $4.75 billion (3.8-billion-euro) contract to purchase a US-made Patriot anti-missile system, a move that is likely to irk Russia as East-West tensions rise. IMAGES
US President Joe Biden visits Israel's missile defence system at Ben Gurion Airport, with caretaker Prime Minister Yair Lapid, Israeli expert on technology and innovation Daniel Gold, and Israeli Defence Minister Benny Gantz. Biden started today his first tour of the Middle East since entering the White House last year. IMAGES
Footage released by Moscow show S-400 anti-aircraft missile systems arriving in Belarus, as Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu is in Minsk for talks with strongman leader Alexander Lukashenko and troop inspections ahead of the joint drills scheduled later this month. IMAGES
A group of around 50 protesters demonstrate outside Tokyo's Olympic Stadium, chanting "We don't need the Olympics, nor the Paralympics!" and "Stop the closing ceremony!" as the curtain falls on the biggest sports event since the pandemic. IMAGES
A small group of anti-Olympic activists stage a protest in front of the Japanese prime minister's office, as a new coronavirus scare causes jitters on the eve of the start of the athletics programme at the Tokyo Games after Australia's track and field team is briefly placed in isolation. IMAGES
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