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US approves proposed $2.1B sale of Patriot interceptors to Ukraine

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration said Friday that it has approved a proposed $2.1 billion sale of Patriot air defense interceptors for Ukraine after Kyiv had accused the Pentagon of delaying delivery of the vital munition needed to stop Russian ballistic missiles. The State Department said 500 Patriot missiles are being purchased for Ukraine with…

UN investigator: Myanmar junta attacks civilians to terrorize them as arms buys fuel war

UNITED NATIONS — The military-backed government in Myanmar is intentionally attacking civilians to terrorize them and force them into submission, and its increasing weapons purchases from China, Russia and elsewhere are fueling the conflict and the “catastrophic” human rights situation in the war-torn Southeast Asian nation, a U.N. rights investigator said. Kelley Currie told reporters…