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Sweden to buy air defence systems for 8.7 billion crowns, defence minister says
STOCKHOLM, April 2 (Reuters) - Sweden will buy air defence and anti-drone systems worth 8.7 billion Swedish crowns ($916 million) from among others Saab and BAE Systems, the country's defence minister...
Apr 02, 2026
Russia woos students for its drone forces in Ukraine with large financial packages
By Andrew Osborn MOSCOW, April 2 (Reuters) - Students across Russia are being offered large financial incentives to join drone units fighting in Ukraine as operators and engineers, while companies in ...
Apr 02, 2026
Expelled from camp, Palestinian refugees now face Iranian rockets
By Pesha Magid TULKARM, West Bank, April 2 (Reuters) - The sight and sound of Iranian rockets arcing overhead have become near-daily for the Palestinian Ghanem family, expelled by the Israeli military...
Apr 02, 2026
Libya's Haftar acquires combat drones despite UN embargo
By Alexander Dziadosz, Aaron McNicholas and Vinaya K CAIRO, April 2 (Reuters) - Eastern Libya's military leader, Khalifa Haftar, has acquired what appear to be Chinese and Turkish combat drones, Reute...
Apr 02, 2026
South Korea's Lee urges prompt passage of $17 billion extra budget amid Middle East energy crisis
SEOUL, April 2 (Reuters) - South Korean President Lee Jae Myung on Thursday urged parliament to promptly pass a 26.2 trillion won ($17.3 billion) supplementary budget to shore up the economy amid "the...
Apr 02, 2026
Myanmar parliament to hold vote to elect president on Friday, house speaker says
April 2 (Reuters) - Myanmar's parliament will hold a bicameral vote to elect a president on Friday, house speaker Aung Lin Dwe said on Thursday, with the country's former military chief and junta lead...
Apr 02, 2026
Hopes dim for swift end to Iran war after Trump speech, oil prices surge
By Steve Holland and Enas Alashray WASHINGTON/CAIRO, April 2 (Reuters) - Hopes for a swift end to the Middle East war faded on Thursday after U.S. President Donald Trump vowed more aggressive strikes ...
Apr 02, 2026
Fire hits LPG station near residential area of Indonesia's Bekasi regency, 12 injured, agency says
JAKARTA, April 2 (Reuters) - A fire broke out at a liquefied petroleum gas filling station near a residential area in Indonesia's Bekasi regency, east of the capital Jakarta, injuring at least 12, sta...
Apr 01, 2026
Taiwan military says budget delay threatens $2.4 billion in weapons buying, training
TAIPEI, April 2 (Reuters) - A delay in approving Taiwan's budget this year threatens T$78 billion ($2.44 billion) in weapons procurement, maintenance and training, a senior defence ministry official s...
Apr 01, 2026
Takeaways from Trump's speech on Iran
By Matt Spetalnick and Humeyra Pamuk WASHINGTON, April 1 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump staunchly defended his handling of the month-old U.S.-Israeli war on Iran in a prime-time address on Wednesd...
Apr 01, 2026
