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In the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), UN health teams and partners are still racing to contain the rapidly expanding Ebola outbreak, despite ongoing insecurity in eastern areas where the virus has taken hold. As of 19 July, the DRC Government has recorded 2,423 confirmed cases, including 967 deaths and 469 recoveries.

The Bureau of Immigration (BI) on Tuesday reported the recent interception and exclusion of an International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol)-flagged foreign national through the Advance Passenger Information System (APIS), preventing his entry into the Philippines.

The Governor briefed the President on the region's socioeconomic development.

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Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) foreign ministers proposed the appointment of a permanent special envoy to Myanmar and a benchmarking tool to assess the progress of the Southeast Asian state's implementation of the Five-Point Consensus (5PC).

China has firmly rejected Japan's "concerns" over Chinese naval vessels' live-fire drills in Japan's so-called exclusive economic zone (EEZ), with Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian telling reporters on Tuesday that Japan's objections are baseless. Lin added that China's competent authorities have already made clear China's stance regarding the China-Russia joint military exercises and maritime patrols.

China has firmly rejected Japan's "concerns" over Chinese naval vessels' shooting drills in Japan's so-called exclusive economic zone (EEZ), with Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian telling reporters on Tuesday that Japan's objections are baseless. Lin added that China's competent authorities have already made clear China's stance regarding the China-Russia joint military exercises and maritime patrols.

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Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas), Chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, today released the following statement after the committee voted 9-8 to report with a favorable recommendation Walter "Jay" Clayton III's nomination to be Director of National Intelligence:

Tajikistan's interior minister said has said that a man arrested in Israel on suspicion of spying for Iran is no longer a Tajik citizen, contradicting earlier statements by Israeli authorities that described the suspect as a dual Tajik-Russian national.

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Operation Southern Readiness 26-2, a four-day multinational maritime security training engagement, commenced at Southern Naval Command, Kochi, on 20 Jul 2026. Hosted by the Southern Naval Command, the engagement is being conducted under the aegis of the Indian Navy-led Combined Task Force 154 (CTF 154), in partnership with Combined Maritime Forces (CMF), and has brought together 254 participants from 26 countries, supported by 74 facilitators and four International Organisations, and Subject Matter Experts.

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North Korea is close to completing a long-delayed new bridge to China, satellite imagery analyzed by Radio Free Asia shows.

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Asked to comment on the appointment of Andy Burnham as new British Prime Minister by King Charles III on July 20, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian said on Monday that China's policy and position on developing China-UK relations is consistent.

One of the world's most ambitious defence and industrial partnerships is even stronger as the UK, Italy and Japan welcome Canada to the Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP) as the first Observer Nation.

On July 21, Italian Defence Minister Guido Crosetto, Japanese Defense Minister KOIZUMI Shinjirō, UK Secretary of State for Defence Wes Streeting, and Canadian Minister of National Defence David J. McGuinty met in London to discuss Canada's participation in the Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP).