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The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) counterterrorism team commander has praised the Ground Force's special units for their strong performance and combat readiness at the "Eurasia Anti-Terror 2026" exercise held in Belarus.

Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) says its ground forces have dismantled a gang of hostage-takers in the southeastern province of Sistan and Baluchestan.

Amnesty International has accused Iran of using executions to intimidate the population and discourage further protests, following the execution of five men convicted in connection with anti-government demonstrations in January.

Sir Ken McCallum, Director General of MI5 today delivered his annual threat update to an invited audience at Thames House.

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An employee of OpenAI has been arrested for and charged with using or endeavoring to use an electronic, mechanical, or other device to intercept oral communications. Abdulrahman Alfozan, 35, a national of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, was arrested on Oct. 9, and made his initial appearance in federal court today.

Finland's Ministry for Foreign Affairs has introduced its AI Assistant UMAI to an initial group of pilot users. The service enables the use of artificial intelligence to process information at national security classification level IV in a secure environment. The Ministry for Foreign Affairs and the Government ICT Centre Valtori are acting as pilot organisations in the development of a common secure AI platform for central government.

The Indian Navy is set to commission Samarthak at Naval Base, Karwar on 16 Oct 2026. Built by M/s Larsen and Toubro Ltd under the Government of India's Make in India initiative, Samarthak is the first of four Multi-Purpose Vessels being inducted into the Indian Navy.

Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh held a bilateral meeting with 1st Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Industry and Trade of Czech Republic Mr Karel Havlíček in New Delhi on October 13, 2026. During the interaction, both leaders reviewed the entire spectrum of defence industrial cooperation between the two countries. While the two sides welcomed the ongoing collaboration and successful establishment of various joint ventures, they agreed to further expand this cooperation, including under the aegis of India-Czech Joint Defence Committee to promote 'Make-in-India' and 'Aatmanirbhar Bharat'.

Foreign Minister Wadephul issued the following statement today (13 October 2026) prior to his departure for Warsaw:

Today the Department of Justice announced coordinated actions against the Democratic People's Republic of North Korea (DPRK) government's schemes to fund its regime through remote information technology (IT) work for U.S. companies. These actions include an indictment, two arrests, searches of multiple known or suspected "laptop farms" in Texas pursuant to "Operation Lonestar Roundup," and the seizure of approximately 187 computer devices used by DPRK IT workers.

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Today, the Prime Minister, Mark Carney, spoke with the Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi.

With millions of Syrians returning home amid signs of economic recovery and political progress, senior United Nations officials today urged the Security Council to support greater investment in reconstruction, education and basic services while warning of security threats and humanitarian challenges.

Following a comprehensive, multi-phase due diligence review, the Department of War has determined that significant operational and managerial improvements at General Dynamics Bath Iron Works (BIW) have established the capacity and stability necessary to support the potential construction of a second guided-missile destroyer (DDG).

The Army's top civilian leader said the service remains central to the success of the joint force during the opening ceremony of the Association of the United States Army's annual meeting and exposition on Oct. 12.

- The choice of place was not arbitrary - we picked Warsaw to show the theory of victory, as Poland has been demonstrating for the last few years how to place large investments for freedom to have strength with which to defend itself - said the Deputy Prime Minister W. Kosiniak-Kamysz during the Warsaw Security Forum.

Supporting Armenia's EU aspirations, development of economic cooperation, and stabilisation in the South Caucasus were the main points discussed by the heads of diplomacy of Poland and Armenia. On 12 October, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski met in Warsaw with Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Trade Ararat Mirzoyan.

Impact of artificial intelligence on the administration of justice and the protection of human rights were the topics of the 17th Warsaw Human Rights Seminar. The event attended by MFA Undersecretary of State Artur Harazim was held in Warsaw on 12 October 2026.

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