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Athens · Monday, 19 October 2026

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Keen Sword 27 opens on Ishigaki with 45,000 Japanese and 11,000 U.S. personnel and seven partner nations Rheinmetall and MSC win auction for Romania’s Mangalia shipyard at about €138 million Taiwan MND: 5 Chinese aircraft sorties, 3 crossing the median line, and 6 PLA Navy ships around the island on 19 October EU-GCC summit planned for 24 October in Riyadh is postponed, Council of the EU says Wang Yi in Zagreb: China readouts cite Croatian backing on Taiwan and talks on EU trade imbalances Egypt: the National Defence Council under Sisi pledges “every form of support” to Saudi Arabia Araghchi: the Strait of Hormuz opens on day six of Iran’s plan if the US accepts the terms – “The proposal is still on the table” Taiwan: Coast Guard drove away 16 Chinese vessels at “multiple points” – research ships in restricted waters, patrols around Pratas

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International Criminal Court