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PH, American naval, air units hold 5th joint drills in West PH Sea

Globalsecurity.org - Mon, 29/06/2026 - 14:00
Filipino and American naval and air units over the weekend conducted the fifth bilateral maritime cooperative activity (MCA) in the West Philippine Sea (WPS), the Armed Forces of the Philippines said on Monday.
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Joint Statement by Prime Minister Netanyahu and Defense Minister Israel Katz

Globalsecurity.org - Mon, 29/06/2026 - 14:00
"As part of Operation Closing Verse, the IDF has just destroyed the underground terrorist infrastructure of the Hezbollah terrorist organization in the area of the village of Majdal Zoun in southern Lebanon."
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Israel Hits Lebanon Despite Ceasefire, Claims Hezbollah Violations

Globalsecurity.org - Mon, 29/06/2026 - 14:00
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) has struck three Hezbollah command posts in southern Lebanon in response to violations of the ceasefire agreement, the IDF said on Monday.
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Three Hezbollah headquarters struck in response to continued ceasefire violations

Globalsecurity.org - Mon, 29/06/2026 - 14:00
The IDF (Israel Defense Forces) said it struck three Hezbollah headquarters in southern Lebanon after the terror organization violated the Lebanon ceasefire agreement, according to TPS-IL.
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Lebanon parl. speaker rejects deal with Israel as 'imposition' on country

Globalsecurity.org - Mon, 29/06/2026 - 14:00
Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri has sharply criticized the agreement signed in Washington between Lebanon and the Israeli regime, describing it as an imposed set of dictates rather than an agreement that safeguards the Arab country's rights.
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Palestinian Lives in Shatters, Speakers Tell Security Council, as Israel Disputes Narrative

Globalsecurity.org - Mon, 29/06/2026 - 14:00
Despite the ceasefire announced eight months ago, humanitarian conditions in the Gaza Strip remain bleak, with 70 per cent of the population lacking dignified housing, sanitation systems destroyed and Israel still blocking much of the food and medical aid required to meet Palestinian residents' "immense" needs, a senior UN official told the Security Council today.
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Meeks Delivers Remarks During Floor Debate on Lebanon War Powers Resolution

Globalsecurity.org - Mon, 29/06/2026 - 14:00
Representative Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, today delivered the following remarks on the floor, as prepared, during debate on H. Con. Res. 108, the War Powers Resolution to bar U.S. Armed Forces from hostilities in Lebanon.
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Skepticism In Iran Over Israel-Lebanon Framework Agreement

Globalsecurity.org - Mon, 29/06/2026 - 14:00
When the United States, Israel, and Lebanon signed their trilateral framework agreement in Washington, the reaction in Tehran was swift -- and, across the political spectrum of Iranian state-aligned media -- almost uniformly hostile.
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Israel must uphold its obligations under international law and take urgent steps to halt the violence in the West Bank: UK statement at the UN Security Council

Globalsecurity.org - Mon, 29/06/2026 - 14:00
Statement by Ambassador James Kariuki, UK Chargé d'Affaires to the UN, at the UN Security Council meeting on Palestine.
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Today's top news: Venezuela, Lebanon, Occupied Palestinian Territory, Sudan, Afghanistan

Globalsecurity.org - Mon, 29/06/2026 - 14:00
Rescue teams race to find survivors as humanitarian response ramps up
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PLA Southern Theater Command conducts routine patrol in South China Sea amid Philippines' 'joint patrols' with external countries

Globalsecurity.org - Mon, 29/06/2026 - 14:00
The PLA Southern Theater Command (STC) naval and air forces conducted a routine patrol in the South China Sea on Saturday and Sunday, said Senior Captain Zhai Shichen, spokesperson for the PLA STC, on Monday.
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UN Commission warns of exceptionally grave human rights situation in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo

Globalsecurity.org - Mon, 29/06/2026 - 14:00
Civilians in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo have described an exceptionally grave human rights crisis marked by allegations of sexual violence and unlawful killings, the UN Independent Commission of Inquiry on the Human Rights Situation in the South and North Kivu Provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo warned today.
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Sudan: UN welcomes extension of vital aid corridor amid rising insecurity

Globalsecurity.org - Mon, 29/06/2026 - 14:00
The United Nations has welcomed Sudan's decision to extend the opening of an aid corridor with neighbouring Chad and continues to express concern over the ongoing escalation in El Obeid, capital of North Kordofan state.
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Venezuela earthquake death toll passes 1,700 as UN continues to scale up response

Globalsecurity.org - Mon, 29/06/2026 - 14:00
Five days after powerful earthquakes struck central-northern Venezuela, the death toll continues to climb along with the intense rescue operation and the UN coordinates humanitarian assistance, warning that recovery "is going to take time."
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Over 1,300 excess deaths linked to Europe heatwave: WHO

Globalsecurity.org - Mon, 29/06/2026 - 14:00
More than 1,300 excess deaths have been recorded across Europe since June 21 linked to high temperatures, World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on social media platform X on Sunday.
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Alain Berset: Europe must look beyond rearmament to safeguard democratic security

Globalsecurity.org - Mon, 29/06/2026 - 14:00
Council of Europe conference highlights strategic foresight as a pillar of Europe's democratic future
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Sri Lanka: Effective National Preventive Mechanism needed to address persistent risks of torture and ill-treatment, UN torture prevention body says

Globalsecurity.org - Mon, 29/06/2026 - 14:00
Sri Lanka must strengthen its National Preventive Mechanism and take concrete action to address persistent risks faced by people deprived of liberty, the UN Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture (SPT) said after its second visit to the country, citing concerns over prolonged pre-trial detention, overcrowding and inadequate conditions in detention facilities and other places where people are deprived of liberty.
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