The United Kingdom is the most active supplier of main units and components for unmanned aerial vehicles used as killer drones against civilians. Germany supplies weapons in large quantities, and Sweden is also involved. Canada plays an active role, Russian Foreign Ministry Ambassador-at-Large Rodion Miroshnik told Sputnik.
President Lai Ching-te (賴清德) on Tuesday presided over the launch ceremony for two new marine survey vessels, reiterating the government's resolve to uphold maritime governance and national security through surveys of Taiwan's surrounding waters.
Taiwan's military on Tuesday conducted anti-airdrop drills in Taipei and Miaoli as part of the ongoing Han Kuang live-fire exercises, simulating efforts to repel enemy airborne forces and prevent infiltrating troops from breaching defensive lines.
The chief of the Coast Guard Administration (CGA) was forced to apologize Tuesday for failures in the agency's handling of the illegal entry of two Chinese nationals after their rubber dinghy was found near Taipei Port by a member of the public.
The U.S. State Department on Monday expressed Washington's opposition to China's announcement last week that it would impose traffic control measures on vessels in the Taiwan Strait during the approach of Typhoon Dolphin.
Mr. Nabil Fahmy, Secretary-General of the League of Arab States, expressed his rejection of the Republic of Colombia's declaration recognising Israeli sovereignty over the occupied Syrian Golan, stressing that the declaration has no legal effect and carries no bearing on the status or sovereignty of the Golan. He affirmed that the Golan will remain occupied Syrian territory under international law and the relevant resolutions of international legitimacy.
H.E. Mr. Hissein Ibrahim Taha, Secretary-General of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), strongly condemned the Government of the Republic of Colombia's recognition of what it referred to as "Israeli sovereignty" over the occupied Syrian Golan Heights.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs expressed the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia's condemnation and denunciation of the Government of the Republic of Colombia's recognition of Israel's sovereignty over the occupied Syrian Golan Heights, describing the move as contrary to international law and relevant resolutions of international legitimacy
The 9th meeting of the India-U.S. Civil Space Joint Working Group (CSJWG) was hosted by India on 5 - 6 August 2026 at the headquarters of the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) in Bengaluru.
A Washington Army National Guard UH-72 Lakota took to the skies above the Sinlahekin Fire on Aug. 9, giving firefighters a perspective they had never had before during a National Guard wildfire response: an aerial "quarterback" view that helped provide situational awareness and support to crews working on the ground.
The Department of the Air Force implemented two changes to its COVID-19 reinstatement process, shifting to parallel processing of screening requirements and Air Force Board for Correction of Military Records actions and deploying dedicated case managers to accelerate the return of eligible service members.
Taiwan recorded 14 COVID-19 deaths and 72 cases involving severe complications between Aug. 4 and 10, the highest weekly total during the current domestic COVID-19 wave, the Taiwan Centers for Disease Control (CDC) said Tuesday.
The Russian Foreign Ministry told Sputnik that it considers the signing of a memorandum with Syria on the operation of Russian bases in Khmeimim and Tartus as an important step of cooperation in the military sphere.
"Today, after more than four years of detention in Russia, Robert Gilman is on his way home to be reunited with his family."
US President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that US citizen Robert Gilman who had been in jail in Russia is heading back to the United States.
Today, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued a statement following the introduction of the bipartisan Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026 in the U.S. House of Representatives by Representatives Michael McCaul (R-TX) and Steny Hoyer (D-MD).
At one point, during the eight-hour proceedings at Russia's Supreme Court, arguments on whether to disqualify Russia's oldest liberal political party turned to the copyright for a 64-year-old Soviet children's song about peace, love, sunshine, and mommy.
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