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Iran-backed Houthi rebels said they targeted King Khalid International Airport in the Saudi capital, Riyadh, with a ballistic missile on October 7, as the group launched a fresh wave of attacks on Saudi Arabia and Yemen's government-held south.

Parliament elected Justina Shiroka Pula as Kosovo's new president early on October 7 following a last-minute political deal that secured lawmakers' approval of legal changes restricting the powers of a Hague-based war crimes court.

Iran's ambassador to the Netherlands and Representative to the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) has said that US military attacks on Iran's chemical industries damaged 111 petrochemical and pharmaceutical facilities, disrupting supply chains and affecting the implementation of the Chemical Weapons Convention.

In a message regarding the visit of the Armenian Foreign Minister to Tehran, the Foreign Minister of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Abbas Araghchi, has emphasized that continued dialogue and cooperation with neighbors is the path prioritized by the Islamic Republic of Iran for building a region that is more secure, stable, and prosperous.

Pakistani security forces killed 13 terrorists during an intelligence-based operation in the country's northwest Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Xinhua reported.

The possible deployment of a NATO military base and nuclear weapons in Lithuania would further escalate tensions, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Tuesday.

Sixty-two Vietnamese peacekeepers have begun a year-long deployment on the United Nations (UN) Mission in South Sudan, supported by Australia's eighth strategic airlift.

Australia has joined Malaysia, New Zealand, Singapore and the United Kingdom for Exercise Bersama Lima 2026.

The Australian Army has further expanded its fleet of High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) launchers, as the Albanese Government continues to strengthen Australia's long-range strike capability.

The Kazakh Qurultay ratified the intergovernmental Agreement on Military-Technical Cooperation between Kazakhstan and Serbia, signed in Belgrade on November 29, 2023, Kazinform News Agency correspondent reported.

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President Donald J. Trump and Secretary of War Pete Hegseth today announced the development of a new shipyard, to be called "Arsenal-2," during a ceremony at the future site in Sparrows Point, Maryland.

Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Steve Dua, an aviation structural mechanic assigned to the Naval Air Test and Evaluation Squadron 1, stands in front of an E-2D Hawkeye tactical aircraft during Exercise Gray Flag at Naval Base Ventura County, California, last month. As a qualified plane captain, he has many responsibilities, including daily maintenance and servicing to ensure the aircraft is mission ready.

The Army is launching a comprehensive, phased effort to reform how it plans, designs, acquires and executes military construction (MILCON) projects, with several key initiatives already underway. Supported by new congressional authorities, this major step aims to deliver critical defense infrastructure up to 50 percent faster and at a 30 percent lower cost, ensuring every taxpayer dollar is spent directly on building durable, high-quality living and working spaces for Soldiers.

Today, U.S. Representatives Chrissy Houlahan (Penn.-06) and Adam Smith (Wash.-09) demanded answers on the Department of Defense's decision to end appointments to tenured positions at military service academies. Specifically, the lawmakers questioned Secretary Pete Hegseth about the Department's legal authority for this action, its intended application, and effects on existing faculty.

For the first time, the Air Force Office of Special Investigations has certified a cadre of special agents to both operate and instruct others on the Skydio X10D as part of a broader effort to expand small unmanned aircraft system operations across the agency.

On Tuesday, October 6, NATO's large-scale command-and-staff exercise Steadfast Duel 26 began. The exercise focuses on testing the functioning of NATO command structures and chains of command, as well as practising the implementation of defence plans.

The Swedish Armed Forces is deploying the Patriot air defence system to Poland to strengthen the protection of NATO's eastern flank. The Swedish forces will protect the logistics hub in south-eastern Poland that plays a key role in providing military and civilian support to Ukraine.

The Minister for Foreign Affairs, European Union and Cooperation, José Manuel Albares, met his Finnish counterpart, Elina Valtonen, in Helsinki on Tuesday, with whom he discussed the strong bilateral relations and the prospect of new areas of collaboration.