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More than 50 Soldiers and Airmen from the Massachusetts National Guard conducted a joint engineering mission with the Paraguayan Armed Forces to renovate critical infrastructure at military training sites near Asunción, Paraguay, July 13-26.

The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) today opened an observation mission for the 4 October general elections in Bosnia and Herzegovina, following an invitation from the national authorities and based on the findings of a pre-election needs assessment mission.

Education about religions and beliefs, together with interfaith and interreligious dialogue, can help counter prejudice and hostility that can lead to violence, the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) said in a statement ahead of tomorrow's International Day Commemorating the Victims of Acts of Violence Based on Religion or Belief.

The Honourable Anita Anand, Minister of Foreign Affairs, met with Marco Rubio, Secretary of State of the United States of America, in Washington, D.C., to advance shared security priorities and reinforce the importance of the bilateral relationship at a time of significant geopolitical conflicts.

Originally slated for November, Buenos Aires has brought forward to September its plans for a trip to Beijing for the Argentine foreign minister, Pablo Quirno, and the secretary-general of the presidency, Karina Milei (the Argentine president's sister) to discuss a [...]

From new offices in Indonesia and Tonga to military and police exercises in South-East Asia and Africa, especially in Ethiopia, [...]

Authorities from the United States and the European Union are continuing to keep a close eye on several high-profile corruption [...]

French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot on 18 August announced the expulsion “in the very near future” of two Iranian diplomats. To avoid any escalation, the individuals are not linked to intelligence.

Le terrible éboulement survenu mardi 18 août 2026 sur un site d’exploitation aurifère à Zamboï, à la frontière entre la Centrafrique et le Cameroun, se compte en dizaines de morts, selon un bilan provisoire. Plusieurs dizaines de personnes sont également portées disparues et pourraient être ensevelies sous les décombres. Alors que les recherches se poursuivent, les partis d’opposition centrafricains et camerounais mettent en cause les conditions d’exploitation des mines d’or dans leurs pays respectifs.

#NEWS: The @USArmy just awarded us a contract to deliver prototype K9 Mobile Howitzers for the Army’s new Mobile Tactical Cannon program.

We were born ready to be the Army’s long-term artillery modernization partner.

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— Hanwha Defense USA (@HanwhaDefenseUS) August 18, 2026 Still don't understand the popularity of wheeled artillery. Only thing I can think of with the US Army is that they'll go to the Stryker Brigades (or whatever they're calling them), but the mystery for me is the Airborne/Air Assault/Light Infantry Divisions. Are they giving up their triple 7's and going with this? If so then they're gonna become heavier than even I imagined. Dispersion is all the rage but if the battlefield has indeed gone "hyper survelliance" and everyone will eventually be spotted then all terrain mobility becomes even more important. I don't see these vehicles as having high cross country mobility.

This robot beat the record of Usain Bolt, although had trouble stopping. pic.twitter.com/33D2ZPF06p

— Glenn Diesen (@Glenn_Diesen) August 18, 2026 When they fully militarize these robots its gonna be hell for humans. Can you imagine a squad of robots vs a human squad. I guess we're gonna need to role out emp rifles for inorganic enemies and regular rifles for organics.

JUST IN: The 75th Ranger Regiment is rumored to be moving forward with the activation of a new 4th Ranger Battalion.

Initial personnel are expected to start reporting to the unit in September, and the battalion is projected to reach provisional status by next summer. pic.twitter.com/t2qzEwKJ0q

— Special Ops Magazine (@specialopsmag) August 19, 2026 This is weird to me. I could get a 4th Ranger Battalion during the war on terror, but now? Supposedly we're getting ready for Large Scale Combat Operations (LSCO). As much as SOCOM hates to admit it, I have seen nothing to indicate that Special Ops is vulnerable to conventional forces. Additionally they reducing (supposedly) the size of the infantry squad from 9 to 7 Soldiers to make this work. I just don't know. The only way this makes sense is if Rangers are planning on making runs at enemy command posts, nuke sites, etc...God bless these guys. Seems like someone in leadership might actually be planning on sending these guys on a raid into hell.

U.S. Marines with Personnel Retrieval and Processing Company, 4th Marine Logistics Group, Marine Forces Reserve, lead training with joint and multinational forces during Northern Strike 26-2. Northern Strike 26-2 is an Army sponsored, multi-component, multinational exercise designed to build readiness and enhance interoperability to fight and win. This year's exercise featured over nine-thousand participants across the joint force and participating NATO countries.

Due to an ongoing commercial spacecraft attitude control issue, NASA and Katalyst Space announced Wednesday the LINK spacecraft will not capture or boost an agency satellite to a higher altitude to extend its science mission as planned.

On August 19, 2026, Member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Foreign Minister Wang Yi held talks with Foreign Minister of the Republic of Korea (ROK) Cho Hyun in Seoul.

On August 19, 2026, Member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Foreign Minister Wang Yi held talks with Foreign Affairs Minister of Chile Francisco Pérez Mackenna in Beijing.

Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei on early Wednesday rejected a statement by the United Arab Emirates (UAE) that two ballistic missiles were launched on Tuesday from Iran toward the UAE.

A rocket that once would have been discarded after completing its mission has now taken a different path - returning from the edge of space back to Earth. In the early hours on Wednesday, the Zhuque-3 Y2 reusable launch vehicle lifted off for a flight test, carrying not only a satellite payload but also a major test of China's emerging reusable rocket capabilities. After completing its orbital mission, the rocket's first stage attempted a controlled return and recovery, with its developers Beijing-based private firm LandSpace describing the mission as a key transition from technology verification toward engineering application for China's commercial aerospace industry.