Defence`s Feeds

U.S. Southern Command activated Joint Task Force Western Hemisphere (JTF-WHEM) today, a purpose-built, joint task force that will synchronize U.S. military operations with allies and partners to counter threats, strengthen regional security, and respond rapidly to crises across the Western Hemisphere.

Maritime forces from 16 Indo-Pacific partner nations, including the U.S. Navy, and personnel from non-governmental and international organizations, kicked off the 25th iteration of Southeast Asia Cooperation and Training (SEACAT) in Singapore Aug. 4, 2026.

The first-in-class nuclear-powered fast-attack submarine USS Virginia (SSN 774), under the command of Cmdr. Jeremy Wheelis, returned to Naval Submarine Base New London Monday, Aug. 3, completing a six-month deployment to the U.S. European Command area of responsibility.

A US Navy carrier strike group headed by the USS George Washington (CVN-73) took part in the 17th "multilateral maritime cooperative activity" (MMCA) in the West Philippine Sea (WPS), the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) said on Tuesday.

Three additional Philippine Army (PA) battalions have been deployed to help secure the first-ever Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) parliamentary elections on Sept. 14.

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Today, U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and Ted Cruz (R-TX) introduced a bipartisan resolution reaffirming America's support for free and fair elections in Venezuela. The resolution is cosponsored by U.S. Senators Tim Kaine (D-VA), Rick Scott (R-FL), Dick Durbin (D-IL), Adam Schiff (D-CA) and Jacky Rosen (D-NV).

With the continuation of the Israeli regime's brutal aggressions against the Gaza Strip, the total number of martyrs in the enclave has reached 73,377, while 174,185 more injured since October 7, 2023.

Lebanese movement Hezbollah will oppose those who join the Israeli project and take steps against the Shiite resistance, Hezbollah Secretary-General Naim Qassem said on Tuesday.

Israeli occupation forces killed 45 Palestinians and wounded 232 others in a single week. The OIC Media Observatory for Israeli Crimes against Palestinians recorded, between July 28 and August 3, 2026, the deaths of 45 Palestinians and the wounding of 211 in the Gaza Strip, in addition to the recovery of one body. It also recorded the wounding of 21 Palestinians in the West Bank. The total number of Palestinian martyrs between October 7, 2023, and August 3, 2026, reached 74,526, with 179,198 wounded.

The General Secretariat of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation strongly condemns the ongoing Israeli crimes and violations in the occupied Palestinian territories, particularly the targeting of health facilities, residential areas, and displaced persons' tents in Gaza, resulting in numerous civilian casualties, in blatant violation of international law and international humanitarian law. It warns against the dangers of continued and escalating colonial settlement crimes and organized terrorism by extremist settlers under the protection of Israeli occupation forces throughout the occupied West Bank, including Al-Quds Al-Sharif, stressing the need for decisive measures to halt these violations and crimes and hold perpetrators accountable.

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A total of 48 Chinese naval and coast guard vessels were monitored across four key features of the West Philippine Sea (WPS) in July, the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) announced on Tuesday.

The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) on Tuesday backed Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. for his stance that the national policy on the West Philippine Sea (WPS) is a "solemn constitutional duty."

In response to a statement from Manila on China's ethnic unity policy, a Chinese Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday that this so-called statement, full of disinformation and smears designed to interfere in China's internal affairs, constitutes a political provocation of an extremely malign nature, to which China expresses firm opposition.

The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) is sounding the alarm over a deepening child malnutrition crisis in Afghanistan, warning that funding shortfalls are forcing life-saving food and nutrition programmes to be scaled back at the very moment they are needed most. Without urgent support, WFP and its partners will be unable to prevent more children from becoming dangerously malnourished, putting lives at risk in the coming months.

A telephone conversation between Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and President of the Republic of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev took place.

On 3 August 2026, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Baiba Braže, met with Moldova's top officials during a working visit to the country to discuss Moldova's integration into the European Union, the security situation in the region, the reintegration of Transnistria, support for Ukraine and the expansion of bilateral cooperation between Latvia and Moldova.

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