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Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning said on Monday that she had no information to share about a possible summit of the leaders of Russia, China and the United States on the Ukrainian settlement.

Turkiye closely coordinates with Russia on security of navigation in the Black Sea amid persisting threats to civil sea traffic and regional trade, a source in the Turkish government told Sputnik.

Speaking at "Mukhtars' Day Gathering," President Erdoğan said: "As I always say, we're surrounded by a circle of fire. That's exactly the situation we're in. In this environment of chaos and crisis, we are working day and night to ensure that Türkiye remains unscathed."

American-made M1A2T Abrams tanks will participate in a major Taiwan military exercise for the second time, when Lien Yung drills begin next month, a military source told CNA on Monday.

China has successfully completed a near-operational application test of its domestically developed satellite internet system along an Arctic shipping route, achieving breakthroughs in cross-regional communications, remote medical consultations and real-time scientific data transmission, according to information China's Ministry of Natural Resources provided to the Global Times on Monday.

China's 16th Arctic Ocean expedition team said Monday that its polar icebreaker Jidi had completed a pre-operational application test of domestically developed satellite internet along Arctic shipping routes.

The U.S. Department of State congratulates the Republic of Uzbekistan on joining the Artemis Accords. Uzbekistan is the 77th country to sign the Accords to date, pledging its commitment to peaceful exploration and use of space.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov met with Iranian Security Council chief Mohsen Rezaei, the Russian Foreign Ministry said on Monday.

South Korea launched a large-scale annual military exercise, Honguk, on Monday that will include joint drills with US forces deployed in the Asian country, South Korean television reported.

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Israeli opposition figures dismiss prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu's newly unveiled "security doctrine" out of hand.

The Department of War announced today the successful completion of its initial research security audits of 30 universities. All 30 universities have fully mitigated identified relationships with foreign entities of concern included on the most recent NDAA Section 1286 list, published in July 2026. Overall, the audits resulted in more than 80 termination-related actions across the 30 universities. These actions included the termination of relationships with entities on the NDAA Section 1286 list, as well as precautionary terminations involving entities not specifically identified on the list.

The 5th edition of the India-Australia Joint Military Exercise AUSTRAHIND 2026 commenced today at the Foreign Training Node, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala.

The Curtain Raiser Press Conference for the fifth edition of the Indian Navy's flagship Naval Innovation and Indigenisation Seminar, Swavlamban 2026, was conducted in New Delhi on 19 Oct 2026 under the chairmanship of VAdm Ajay Kochhar, Vice Chief of the Naval Staff (VCNS).

CCTV News reported on Monday on a recently circulated image of the Y-20B large transport aircraft that shows refueling pods mounted under the wings while its cargo hold is open for loading. Military affairs experts in the report analyzed the Y-20B's dual transport-refueling configuration and what makes it so capable.

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On the morning of October 19, 2026, Premier of the State Council Li Qiang met in Dushanbe with Tajik President Emomali Rahmon.

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