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Canada ended its nine-year combat mission in Afghanistan on July 7, closing the curtain after the deaths of 157 troops and signaling the start of further American and NATO withdrawals later this year.
Taiwan has test fired for the first time a locally developed, submarine-launched missile designed to counter the threat of China's fast-expanding navy.
The Pentagon envisions multinational exercises in the Arctic involving the United States and seven other countries that recently agreed to jointly conduct search-and-rescue missions in the vast region.
Italy said it has decided to gradually reduce its military operations abroad, as the government grapples with a financial crisis which has forced it to pass a series of austerity cuts.
The United Arab Emirates is now talking with Lockheed Martin about buying more F-16 fighter aircraft because France's offer of an advanced version of the Rafale combat jet is seen as too expensive.
The outgoing commander of the U.S. Forces Korea has said the North Korean Army is only good at managing operations involving small units of personnel and not much else, VOA reported Friday.