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• US would likely lose war with Russia, China: RAND Press TV 10 Dec 2017 -- The United States will likely lose a military confrontation with either Russia and China, US think tank RAND Corporation says, warning about the US military's insufficient training and readiness.
• RAND Corporation: US May Lose Potential Conflict Against Russia, China Sputnik 10 Dec 2017 -- A new report issued by the US-based research think tank RAND Corporation has suggested that under the threat of open confrontation with Russia and China, the United States is likely to suffer sufficient losses and eventually will be defeated.
• Russia Hits Back At U.S. Charges Of INF Treaty Violations RFE/RL 10 Dec 2017 -- Russia has hit back against charges by the United States that Moscow is violating terms of an important Cold War arms treaty.
• Defence Secretary in Doha as multi-billion pound jet contract with Qatar is signed UK MOD 10 Dec 2017 -- A multi-billion pound contract to supply Qatar with 24 Typhoon aircraft has been signed today, supporting thousands of British manufacturing jobs.
• Qatar agrees contract for Typhoon aircraft BAE Systems 10 Dec 2017 -- BAE Systems and the Government of the State of Qatar have entered into a contract, valued at approximately £5bn, for the supply of Typhoon aircraft to the Qatar Emiri Air Force along with a bespoke support and training package.
• Qatar finalizes $8bn weapons deal with UK Press TV 10 Dec 2017 -- Qatar has signed a major weapons deal to buy 24 Typhoon fighters from the United Kingdom amid a political stand-off with former Arab allies of the Persian Gulf region.
• China Allegedly Sends Cutting-Edge Jet to Eye US-S Korea Joint Air Drill Sputnik 10 Dec 2017 -- Some evidence suggests that a Chinese fifth-generation J-20 fighter fulfilled an undercover operation earlier this week as the US and South Korea carried out the Vigilant Ace 2017 military exercise, Chinese media reported.
• Japan to host joint missile drills with US, South Korea Press TV 10 Dec 2017 -- Japan's Defense Minister Itsunori Onodera has announced that a joint drill with the United States and South Korea will be held this week amid an escalated stand-off in the region over North Korea's missile and nuclear tests.
• Japan's Defense Ministry Seeks Extra $6.4Mln for Aegis Ashore Systems Deployment Sputnik 10 Dec 2017 -- Japan reportedly seeks to deploy two land-based US missile defense systems amid North Korea's growing ballistic missile capability.
• Nobel Peace Prize Winners Urge Nuclear Powers to Sign UN Treaty VOA 10 Dec 2017 -- Winners of the 2017 Nobel Peace Prize warned that the world was "one impulsive tantrum" away from destruction, urging nuclear nations to adopt a U.N. treaty banning atomic weapons.

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• Saudi airstrikes on training base kill 26 people in Yemen's Hajjah province Press TV 10 Dec 2017 -- At least 26 Yemenis have lost their lives after warplanes belong to the Saudi-led military coalition hit a training camp in the northwestern province of Hajjah.
• Saudi war hampering ICRC aid delivery in Yemen: Spokesman Press TV 10 Dec 2017 -- The Saudi military aggression and blockade of Yemen is "hampering" the ability of humanitarian organizations such as the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) to deliver aid to the impoverished Arab nation.
• Syrian army forces, allies capture areas in Hama province Press TV 10 Dec 2017 -- Syrian army soldiers, supported by allied fighters from popular defense groups, have flushed members of the Jabhat Fateh al-Sham Takfiri terrorist group out of their last positions in the western-central province of Hama as they continue to make territorial gains across the war-ravaged Arab country.
• Syrian government delegation returns to UN-brokered Geneva peace talks Press TV 10 Dec 2017 -- The Syrian government's delegation has returned to Geneva in a bid to resume the UN-organized peace talks for Syria with the representatives of the foreign-backed opposition groups, more than a week after Damascus left the negotiations, arguing that the other side had made the road to peace impassable.
• Iraq Celebrates Victory Over Islamic State With Parade VOA 10 Dec 2017 -- Iraq celebrated its victory over the Islamic State with a military parade Sunday in the capital, a day after Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi announced the successful ouster of the jihadist group from the country.
• Iraqi Kurds Criticize Abadi for Not Recognizing them in Fight against IS VOA 10 Dec 2017 -- Kurdish forces in Iraq, known as Peshmerga, Sunday criticized Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi for not mentioning the role of Peshmerga in defeating IS in Iraq.
• Over 300 militants surrender in southwestern Pakistan: Officials Press TV 10 Dec 2017 -- More than 300 militants across the southwestern Pakistani province of Balochistan have surrendered over the past few months, officials say.
• Minister of Foreign Affairs: US declaration on Jerusalem harms peace process, constitutes bias in the American position SPA 10 Dec 2017 -- In his speech during the emergency meeting of Arab foreign ministers in Cairo today, Foreign Minister Adel Al-Jubeir said that the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia had warned that any US declaration on Jerusalem before reaching a final settlement would harm peace negotiations and make them more complicated, stressing that this is a provocation to the feelings of Muslims around the world and a bias in the US position.
• New Protests Erupt in Muslim, Arab World Against Trump's Jerusalem Decision VOA 10 Dec 2017 -- A new wave of protests against U.S. President Donald Trump's decision to recognize Jerusalem as the Israeli capital erupted Sunday in parts of the Muslim and Arab world.
• UN: 4,500 Civilians Killed, Wounded in Somalia Since 2016 VOA 10 Dec 2017 -- The United Nations says more than 4,500 civilians have been killed or wounded in the conflict in Somalia since the start of 2016.
• Not enough being done to shield civilians from violence in Somalia – UN report UN News 10 Dec 2017 -- The armed conflict in Somalia continues to exact a heavy toll on civilians, damaging infrastructure and livelihoods, displacing millions of people, and impeding access to humanitarian relief for communities in need, according to a United Nations report launched today in the country's capital, Mogadishu.
• Duterte Eager to Prolong Martial Law in Philippines' South for 1 Year - Reports Sputnik 10 Dec 2017 -- Militants linked to Daesh had attempted to gain a foothold in Southeast Asia by seizing the city of Marawi on the country's southern island of Mindanao, which was the country's biggest security crisis in years.

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• North Korea Slams US 'Nuclear Blackmail' During Talks With UN Sputnik 10 Dec 2017 -- UN Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs Jeffrey Feltman has finished his five-day trip to North Korea, which appears to be the first visit of the organization's top representative since 2010.
• 'Black Hole of Confrontation': China Seeks Diplomacy in DPRK, with Moscow's Help Sputnik 10 Dec 2017 -- An assessment of the possibility of war - including the use of nuclear weapons - between North Korea and the United States has been described as a "strong and vicious cycle of confrontation," according to remarks made by China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi.
• Ukrainian Opposition Demands Saakashvili's Release, Poroshenko Be Impeached RFE/RL 10 Dec 2017 -- Thousands of people have demonstrated in the center of the Ukrainian capital to demand the release of opposition leader Mikheil Saakashvili from custody and to call for the impeachment or resignation of President Petro Poroshenko.
• Al-Qaida Seeks to Capitalize on Muslim Anger Over Jerusalem VOA 10 Dec 2017 -- Al-Qaida is seeking to to exploit Muslim anger over President Donald Trump's decision to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel and to present itself as the true defender of Islam and the Palestinians.