Asia-Pacific
Wang Yi and Fidan meet in Baku: China readout cites Belt and Road, Middle Corridor and COP31
China's foreign minister met Turkey's Hakan Fidan at the CICA summit in Baku. Beijing's readout cites the Middle Corridor, COP31…
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Middle East & North Africa
Trump: “We may have to hit Pickaxe Mountain. We will destroy it quickly”
President Donald Trump said the US is looking at a new strike on Pickaxe Mountain, Iran’s deeply buried nuclear site…
Defense Industry
UK and Germany hold equipment cooperation talks at Lancaster House, with Deep Precision Strike on the agenda
The UK and Germany reviewed joint capability programmes, including Deep Precision Strike, at the latest equipment cooperation talks in London,…
Europe
Saab, FMV and the Swedish Armed Forces launch a large uncrewed underwater vehicle demonstrator
Less than a year after contract award, Saab, FMV and the Swedish Armed Forces have launched a demonstrator for a…
Africa
Eastern DR Congo: UN envoy tells Security Council the situation “has continued to worsen” despite Washington and Doha tracks
Special Envoy Huang Xia told the Security Council on 13 October that conditions in eastern DR Congo keep deteriorating, as…
Asia-Pacific
China’s Premier Li Qiang to visit Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and Russia from 17 to 22 October, with SCO and China-Russia government talks
Beijing says Li Qiang will attend the SCO heads of government meeting in Dushanbe and hold the 31st regular meeting…
Defense Industry
Lockheed Martin Skunk Works and the Royal Netherlands Aerospace Centre deepen their partnership
Skunk Works and NLR say their two-year-old collaboration now covers supply chains, operational analysis, technology roadmaps and unmanned aircraft.
Europe
EU at the Security Council: reopen Hormuz without tolls, reverse E1 and keep a UN presence in Lebanon after UNIFIL
Speaking for the EU and its member states, Stavros Lambrinidis set out positions on Hormuz, Gaza aid, E1 settlements, Houthi…
Middle East & North Africa
Nineteen foreign ministries condemn Colombia’s Jerusalem embassy in a joint statement published by Turkey
A joint statement from 19 foreign ministries and delegations, published by Turkey, calls on Colombia to reverse its decision to…
Middle East & North Africa
UK at the Security Council: two-state solution “under serious threat”, with calls on Israel over Gaza aid and E1 and on Hamas to disarm
In the Security Council's open debate on 15 October, Ambassador Sarah MacIntosh called on Israel to lift aid restrictions and…
Middle East & North Africa
Southern Lebanon: Israel accused of a media “blackout” in the occupied zone, as UNIFIL-escorted visits stop
No journalist has entered the security zone held by the Israeli army in southern Lebanon since late September. Press freedom…
Middle East & North Africa
CENTCOM calls Iran’s IMO complaint “false”, as the USS George H.W. Bush returns to the Arabian Sea
US Central Command rejected as “false” Iran’s complaint to the International Maritime Organization that US forces threaten Iranian seafarers over…