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China sent a new batch of internet satellites into orbit Tuesday from a commercial spacecraft launch site in the southern island province of Hainan.

China succeeded in another orbital launch from sea on Wednesday, with Smart Dragon-3, developed by China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology (CALT,) delivering Satellite 01 and 02 of the Dongfang Huiyan spatiotemporal intelligent constellation hyperspectral remote sensing satellite system into their designated orbits.

As Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine continues, Washington is debating how to sustain pressure on the Kremlin while confronting growing cooperation between Russia, China, Iran, and North Korea.

The Philippine Navy (PN) on Wednesday announced that one of the country's most modern warships, the guided-missile frigate BRP Miguel Malvar, demonstrated its excellence in gunnery by winning third place in the Rim of the Pacific's (RIMPAC) Naval Surface Fire Support (NSFS) Rodeo multinational live-fire event.

Warning that Gaza remains unsafe for civilians, UN humanitarians said Tuesday that their partners report Israeli attacks on schools for Palestinians in Gaza and the West Bank.

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Next-generation Defence technology was put to the test by JTF629 soldiers deployed on Exercise Austral Shield 2026 in Weipa, Far North Queensland.

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Iran and Oman are close to reaching an agreement to restore commercial maritime traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, Anadolu Agency reported citing The New York Times.

Iranian President Masud Pezeshkian said in a video published by several Iranian news agencies that he has no intention of resigning, dismissing weeks of speculation about his political future.

Disruption in the Strait of Hormuz has exposed the vulnerability of global trade to a single maritime chokepoint, with early data showing sharp falls in exports of energy, fertilizers and industrial products.

Ukrainian drones struck two more warehouses used by the online retailer Wildberries, as well as a third in the Moscow region that killed five people as Russia and Ukraine continued exchanging cross-border strikes with US-mediated peace talks stalled.

"Over the past several days, children have again been killed and injured in attacks in the Russian Federation and across Ukraine.

State media released footage on Tuesday showing the PLA Air Force's systematic application of three types of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), which provide intelligence support to the PLA Army, Navy and Rocket Force. Among the three, the GJ-3A armed reconnaissance drones made its first public appearance.

Several people were reported killed and injured in clashes between armed groups in the western Libyan cities of Surman and Zawiya on Tuesday amid reports of a jailbreak, Anadolu Agency reported citing the local reports and authorities.

Britain will be better protected from undersea threats and hundreds of jobs will be secured through a new £135 million contract to maintain and repair Royal Navy torpedo weapons.

Results may be months away, but efforts are advancing towards enhanced treatment and the world's first vaccine for the Bundibugyo species of Ebola, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday as deaths and cases rise in the largest ever outbreak on record in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).

The Cheongung-II, a homegrown mid-range surface-to-air missile system (M-SAM-II), has begun operations.

President Lai Ching-te (賴清德) on Tuesday called on the international community to take a unified stance against China's Ethnic Unity and Progress Promotion Law, promulgated last month.