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Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh has called for 'Aatmanirbharta 2.0' in the defence sector, with emphasis on the development of top-end, state-of-the-art technologies, strengthening Research & Development (R&D), and building resilient supply chains to reduce import dependence and achieve technological superiority, thereby contributing to the vision of Viksit Bharat@2047.

Indian Naval Ship Trishul arrived at Civitavecchia, Italy, on 25 Oct 2026, during her ongoing operational deployment to the Mediterranean Sea.

Lieutenant General Pushpendra Singh, General Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Western Command, inaugurated the Curtain Raiser for Mechanisation Technology Seminar 2.0 (MTS 2.0) at the Manekshaw Centre, New Delhi, on 26 October 2026. The event was organised by Western Command in collaboration with the Society of Indian Defence Manufacturers (SIDM).

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The humanitarian aid coming to Cuba from Russia is being directed to the most vulnerable categories of citizens, Cuba's Minister of Domestic Trade Betsy Diaz Velazquez told Sputnik when asked about the recent shipment of 750 tonnes of vegetable oil to the island.

From late October to early November, the Chinese and Indonesian militaries will hold the "Sharp Knife 2026" army counter-terrorism joint training exercise in South China's Guangdong Province, China's Ministry of National Defense (MND) announced on Monday.

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China's Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) on Monday began to solicit public opinions on draft special regulations to protect Chinese trade secrets, which proposed a range of measures, including restrictions on trade, investment and entry, against foreign entities whose infringement of Chinese trade secrets harms or poses a real threat to China's national sovereignty, security and development interests.

An "open letter" purportedly signed by students from multiple Chinese universities appeared on a Chinese language website on Monday, calling for the restoration of term limits for the Chinese president, but an investigation by Radio Free Asia was not able to determine if it originated from within China.

Incumbent Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva staged a comeback victory in Sunday's presidential runoff, defeating Liberal Party candidate Flavio Bolsonaro, who led in the first round, to secure a fourth term in office, according to Xinhua.

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has won a fourth, non-consecutive presidential term, defeating Senator Flávio Bolsonaro in a closely contested runoff election, according to the country's electoral authority.

Brazilian incumbent President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, candidate of the ruling Workers' Party, won Sunday's presidential runoff, according to results released by Brazil's Superior Electoral Court on Sunday night.

Political repression in Belarus since the 2020 presidential election has deepened structural discrimination against women, undermined their participation in public life and weakened mechanisms for protecting their rights, a UN expert warned today.

Former Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic conceded defeat in Sunday's snap parliamentary election, as independent projections and leaders of a student-backed movement born out of anti-corruption protests confirmed an outright parliamentary majority that ends the Serbian Progressive Party's (SNS) 14-year grip on power.

Aleksandar Vucic, Serbia's former president and dominant political figure for more than a decade, conceded defeat to the student-led protest movement in the country's parliamentary elections, potentially ushering in a new era of politics more closely aligned with Europe and away from the Kremlin.

Brazilian incumbent President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, candidate of the ruling Workers' Party, won Sunday's presidential runoff, according to results released by Brazil's Superior Electoral Court on Sunday night.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned that Tehran and its proxy groups could try to disrupt Israel's October 27 elections.

A total of 1,314 people were arrested, and 53 law enforcement officers were injured during a new round of protests across France on Saturday, French daily Le Parisien reported on Sunday, citing the Interior Ministry.

The DPRK permanent representative to the United Nations sent a letter to the president of the UN Security Council on October 25, as regards the provocation the ROK committed by groundlessly shifting the blame for the dubious "mine explosion incident" that occurred near the southern border of the DPRK on September 21 to the DPRK.

Capability starts with people and, for Air Force, that starts with training.