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A Japanese correspondent who was detained on suspicion of espionage has been transferred to Moscow and placed in custody, Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB) said Tuesday.

Commenting on claims by the head of the UK's MI5 accusing China of conducting alleged espionage activities against the UK while releasing the agency's annual threat assessment update, a spokesperson for the Chinese Embassy in the UK said that the intelligence official's claims concerning China were completely fabricated and malicious slander, which China firmly opposes and strongly condemns.

Pak Thae Song, premier of the Cabinet of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, met Alexandr Kurenkov, minister of Emergency Situations of the Russian Federation, who paid a courtesy call on him, at the Pyongyang Assembly Hall on October 13.

The Chinese PLA Navy on Wednesday sent the Liaoning Carrier task group to the waters of the Western Pacific to conduct training, which is organized in accordance with annual routine training plan, aiming to test and improve the group's realistic training level and continuously enhance the capabilities to execute missions.

Chinese President Xi Jinping met with President of the Council of Ministers of Togo Faure Essozimna Gnassingbé in Beijing on Tuesday, during which the two leaders announced the elevation of bilateral relations to a China-Togo community with a shared future for the new era.

HMAS Sydney recently arrived in Bali for a port visit after travelling about 22,000 nautical miles during the ship's regional presence deployment.

As robots rolled through sandy terrain, negotiating barbed wire, trenches and simulated landmines, it looked less like a robotics competition and more like a glimpse into a futuristic battlefield.

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The U.S. Army hosted senior defense leaders and international delegates from eight partner nations for a formal signing ceremony, further expanding allied access to the Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) and Counter-UAS Marketplaces at the 2026 Association of the United States Army (AUSA) Annual Meeting and Exposition today at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center.

General Christopher LaNeve, Vice Chief of Staff of the Army and Acting Chief of Staff of the Army, has selected U.S. Army Futures and Concepts Command for redesignation as U.S. Army Futures and Autonomous Systems Command (FASCOM).

U.S. Air Force Gen. Dagvin Anderson, commander of U.S. Africa Command (USAFRICOM), spoke at the U.S. Naval War College (NWC) on Oct. 13, 2026, as part of the institution's Perspectives on Modern War lecture series.

The Freedom-class littoral combat ship USS Billings (LCS 15) returned to Naval Station Mayport Oct. 10, 2026, following a 6-month deployment to U.S. Fourth Fleet area of operations in support of U.S. Southern Command's (USSOUTHCOM) mission.

Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Stout (DDG 55) completed a scheduled port visit to Agadir Oct. 13.

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China and South Korea have reportedly resumed joint patrols in the provisional measures zone in the Yellow Sea after a four-year hiatus, with the move showing improved mutual trust and helping promote legal fishing and maritime cooperation, a Chinese expert said.

At the NATO Summit in Ankara this summer eleven European countries and Canada said that they will cooperate more closely on security in the North Atlantic, the Arctic and the Baltic Sea. Now Poland will join the initiative as well.

On Tuesday, 13 October, a Memorandum of Understanding on strengthening cooperation between Latvia and Poland in the field of cybersecurity was signed during the visit of Polish Secretary of State at the Ministry of National Defence Cezary Tomczyk to Latvia.

Minister of National Defence Robertas Kaunas and Deputy Prime Minister - Minister of National Defence of Poland Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz discussed the regional security situation, strengthening air defence and counter-UAV capabilities, and further defence cooperation between Lithuania and Poland Monday in Warsaw.