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Turkey expects to take delivery of its first Lockheed Martin Corp F-35A fighter jets in 2018 and has decided to order a second batch, the Undersecretariat for Defense Industries said on Oct. 28.

For the first time since its inception in 2006, Russia will not be a member of the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) after being narrowly beaten by Croatia in a vote. Saudi Arabia was successfully re-elected, despite criticism from human rights organizations.

More and more travellers and holidaymakers are seeking unique experiences that make them feel part of the culture and traditions of the destinations they choose to visit.

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte lashed out anew at the United States on Oct. 25 and said it could forget a bilateral defense deal if he stayed in power long enough, in the latest jarring statement from Manila about the future of the alliance.

India and Japan are all set to strike the first-ever defence deal, as the two countries have resolved US-2 aircraft price issue.

One person was killed and at least two injured by two near-simultaneous blasts in a Japanese park on Oct. 23, the local fire department said.

Arriving at the EU summit, Cerar said Yaskawa Electric had decided on a new investment in Slovenia, which he said would bring new jobs to Slovenia, and which proved Slovenians "are capable of winning such investments in fierce competition".

A powerful earthquake with a suspected magnitude of 6.6 has shaken western Japan,
The Meteorological Agency said the earthquake occurred Friday at 2:10 p.m. (0510 GMT) in Japan’s western prefecture of Tottori, about 700 kilometers (430 miles) west of Tokyo, at a depth of 10 kilometers (6 miles) underground.

An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.3 shook eastern Japan on Thursday but there were no immediate reports of damage and a tsunami warning was not issued.

The epicentre of the earthquake, which occurred at 11:50 a.m. (0250 GMT), was in Chiba prefecture, east of Tokyo, the Japan Meteorological Agency said.

Turkey's TV series sector plans to increase its annual export volume to $1 billion in 2023 from around $350 million by adding new regions such as South Asia and East Asia to its export markets.