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Indonesia's House of Representatives approved the ratification of defense cooperation agreements with Turkiye and Malaysia on Tuesday, strengthening strategic ties with both countries, according to Antara.

During their meeting on 18 April 2024, President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. of the Philippines and Prime Minister Christopher Luxon of New Zealand agreed to elevate the bilateral relationship to a Comprehensive Partnership by 2026.

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The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) on Tuesday welcomed additional support offered by Australia in boosting its aerial and maritime drone capabilities during a visit by Foreign Minister Penny Wong.

Newly-appointed Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) chief Gen. Antonio Nafarrete on Tuesday said his priority is to strengthen the military's territorial defense capabilities.

Representative Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, and Senator Jeanne Shaheen, Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, sent a letter to Secretary of State Marco Rubio raising concerns that the State Department may be illegally impeding the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Office of the Inspector General (OIG) from conducting statutorily mandated oversight of U.S. foreign assistance.

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio arrived in Manila on July 21 for his first visit to the Philippines as America's top diplomat, joining an Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) ministerial gathering overshadowed by renewed conflict with Iran and rising tensions in the South China Sea.

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The Israeli army shelled a number of targeted areas in southern Lebanon and carried out bombings of houses and infrastructure, a Lebanese military field source told Sputnik on Tuesday.

The Lebanese army said Tuesday it began deploying forces in the southern town of Zawtar al-Gharbiyeh in Nabatieh under the first phase of a US-mediated framework agreement with Israel, Anadolu Agency reported.

Amid intensified deadly Israeli attacks in Gaza, the UN chief and top officials condemned the killings while a surge violence rocked the West Bank and aid agencies scrambled to help Palestinians.

The Israeli military has intensified its attacks in Gaza in recent days, killing and injuring dozens of Palestinians - children, women and men. These attacks have struck residential buildings, at least one tent sheltering internally displaced people, and other crowded areas.

The OIC's Media Observatory on Israeli Crimes against Palestinians documented the deaths of 109 Palestinians and injuries to 396 others between June 30 and July 20, 2026, across various Palestinian territories. The report detailed that 102 Palestinians were killed in the Gaza Strip, with 16 bodies recovered and 96 confirmed as dead, in addition to 348 injuries.

His Excellency Mr Hissein Brahim Taha, Secretary-General of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation, has expressed his strong condemnation and denunciation of the threats issued by the Houthi group against the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, maritime security and the freedom of international trade. The Secretary-General noted that these actions form part of a series of attacks and baseless allegations launched by the Houthi group against the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the most recent of which were the missile attacks on the south of the Kingdom, as well as threats targeting maritime navigation. He emphasised that the accusations and threats made by the Houthi group's military spokesperson are unacceptable and cannot be justified in any way, stressing that the ongoing threat to maritime navigation constitutes a threat to regional and international security.

Renewed escalation threatens civilians and essential services across the region

The Philippines has raised before a gathering of Southeast Asian foreign ministers the recent developments in the South China Sea, specifically a maritime incident near the Ayungin Shoal that resulted in a Filipino Navy member sustaining injury.

President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Tuesday said the Philippines will continue to seek peace but will never compromise its sovereignty or national dignity amid persistent security and territorial challenges.

The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) dubbed as "false and misleading" the claims of the China Coast Guard (CCG) that Filipino naval personnel started the fight at Ayungin Shoal in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) on Monday.

President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. condemned the Chinese Coast Guard's (CCG) assault of Philippine Navy personnel at Ayungin (Second Thomas) Shoal, Malacañang said Tuesday, reiterating the government's commitment to defending the country's rights through diplomatic means.