Europe
Rubio and Hungary’s Orbán sign energy and anti-left-wing-violence memoranda in Washington
The U.S. Secretary of State and Hungary's foreign minister signed two memoranda on 29 October: one on energy diversification under…
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Military & Defense
Hegseth removes the Joint Staff’s chief planner as Trump weighs new strikes on Iran
Army Lt. Gen. Brett Sylvia, director of strategy, plans and policy (J5) of the Joint Staff, has lost his post…
Politics & Diplomacy
UN General Assembly backs end to US embargo on Cuba by 130 votes to 17, the weakest support in two decades
The 34th annual resolution passed with 130 votes in favour, 17 against and 25 abstentions, down from 165 to seven…
Greece
Stryker with a 30 mm cannon: the parade’s Dragoon and what it could mean for the Hellenic Army
A Stryker with a 30 mm cannon, the Dragoon configuration, led the Stryker column at the Thessaloniki parade. How it…
Military & Defense
Caine names “super intelligence” one of his three strategic priorities, behind only the budget
The chairman of the Joint Chiefs told a logistics conference in Texas that super intelligence will be a “game changer”…
Asia-Pacific
Vietnam becomes the 78th country to sign the Artemis Accords, the State Department says
Vietnam’s science minister signed the US-led Artemis Accords on 28 October in Ha Long, nine days after Uzbekistan became the…
Asia-Pacific
Hegseth proposes a US-ASEAN defence cooperation framework in Cebu, calling the US approach “strong, quiet and clear”
Speaking to ASEAN defence ministers in the Philippines, the U.S. Secretary of War proposed a defence cooperation framework for the…
Africa
US sanctions Rwanda’s Ministry of Defence and the Zigama financial institution over support for M23 in eastern Congo
The US Treasury has designated Rwanda’s Ministry of Defence and the Zigama Credit and Savings Society, alleging support for M23…
Asia-Pacific
DIA: China has tripled its reconnaissance and surveillance satellites since 2018, with over 510 in orbit, aimed at US forces in the Indo-Pacific
A new US Defense Intelligence Agency report counts more than 510 Chinese ISR satellites in orbit in July 2026, three…
Military & Defense
Zelensky: Ukraine is getting an average of 12 Patriot missiles a month in 2026, after using 35 this month
President Zelensky says Ukraine will receive an average of 12 Patriot missiles a month in 2026 under PURL, and that…
Politics & Diplomacy
UN General Assembly votes on US embargo against Cuba for the 34th time on 28 October, after a heated exchange between Waltz and Cuba’s foreign minister
The General Assembly opened its annual debate on the US embargo against Cuba on 27 October, with a vote due…
Europe
UK to lead three AUKUS undersea sensor payloads for uncrewed submarines, due across the three navies from 2027
The UK will lead development of a synthetic aperture sonar, an anti-submarine sensor and a non-kinetic effector for uncrewed underwater…