Defence`s Feeds

Today, 20 September, marks International World Cleanup Day, which has been an official United Nations observance for the third consecutive year. This year's World Cleanup Day focuses on reducing food waste and raising awareness. To mark the occasion, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and members of the diplomatic corps took part in a joint clean-up event near Tallinn's Linnahall.

The Prime Minister spoke to the Prime Minister of Denmark, Mette Frederiksen, this morning.

Rassvet could allow Russian forces to control drones through satellite links, reducing their dependence on vulnerable ground-based communications infrastructure, Ukrainian presidential adviser and radio-technology specialist Serhii Beskrestnov said.

Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah said that Saudi Arabia's participation in the high-level week of the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly this year reflects its approach of engaging with the international community, continuing its role in supporting international peace and security, promoting dialogue and mediation, and contributing to efforts to address shared challenges

Arab coalition's air defense systems shot down a ballistic missile launched by forces of the Yemeni movement Ansar Allah (Houthis) on Saturday morning, oalition spokesman Maj. Gen. Turki Al-Maliki said in a statement.

The Myanmar military junta's recruitment practices are "modern day slavery," an expert from the volatile Southeast Asian country told Radio Free Asia. An investigation by RFA Burmese shows that for more than two years, thousands of young men in Myanmar have been captured, sold, and conscripted in ways that rights groups say may be crimes against humanity.

The 13th edition of the Sri Lanka-India bilateral maritime exercise, SLINEX-26, is being conducted at Visakhapatnam from 17 to 21 Sep 26. The exercise commenced with the Harbour Phase, which will be followed by the Sea Phase.

Today, the Prime Minister, Mark Carney, met with the President of France, Emmanuel Macron, during his visit to Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, France.

"The Prime Minister of Canada, Mark Carney, and the Prime Minister of Norway, Jonas Gahr Støre, met in Ottawa to reaffirm the strong and enduring partnership between both countries.

Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council Major General Mohsen Rezaei in a message has announced the Islamic Republic of Iran's seven conditions to the US government for the commencement of any negotiations.

The Philippine Navy (PN) on Sunday said the proposal of Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. to develop an "expeditionary navy" to protect the country's merchant shipping and crew members is in sync with its defensive mandate.

China on Friday urged the Philippines to stop all acts of infringement and provocation, warning that the Philippine side would bear all consequences that arise from such actions.

Chinese military sources told the Global Times that New Zealand's frigate HMNZS Te Mana and replenishment ship HMNZS Aotearoa transited the Taiwan Straits on September 18. The Chinese People's Liberation Army tracked and monitored the vessels and maintained vigilance throughout their passage, with the situation fully under control.

The Department of Foreign Affairs reaffirms the Philippines' adherence to its One China Policy, in accordance with the 1975 Joint Communiqué between the Philippines and China, in which the Philippines recognized the Government of the People's Republic of China as the sole legal government of China. This policy remains consistent, clear and unchanged.

The Philippines' One China Policy remains unchanged, but it does not prevent the country from pursuing relations with Taiwan, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said Sunday.

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China completed six orbital launches in less than a week with a 100 percent success rate after a Kinetica-1 carrier rocket successfully sent nine satellites into orbit on Sunday afternoon, highlighting the country's increasingly intensive launch cadence and expanding space transportation capacity.

China launched a group of satellites on Saturday from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in northern Shanxi Province.

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Yemen's Houthi group said Saturday that it had launched large-scale attacks targeting the Saudi capital Riyadh and Yanbu, a major industrial and energy hub on Saudi Arabia's Red Sea coast, marking a major escalation in the confrontation between the two sides.