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The Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Eastern Theater Command said on Monday that one of its Air Force units recently deployed to the Gobi Desert for live-force drills in unfamiliar terrain, with photos showing its HQ-9 long-range air defense missile system launchers have been repainted in desert camouflage.

The Chinese military will participate in the ASEAN Defence Ministers' Meeting Plus (ADMM-Plus) Exercise Trident Resolve, a multinational disaster-relief exercise in Indonesia from September 22 to 25, practicing search and rescue, emergency medical care and disaster communications under a simulated major-earthquake scenario, China's Ministry of National Defense (MND) said Monday.

According to China's Ministry of National Defense, the Chinese PLA will send troops to participate in the ADMM-Plus Exercise Trident Resolve in Indonesia from September 22 to 25, 2026.

Zhang Youxia and Liu Zhenli have been expelled from the Communist Party of China (CPC) and military service for serious discipline and law violations, according to a decision made at a CPC leadership meeting held here on Monday.

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Chinese and U.S. teams on Sunday held candid, in-depth and constructive exchanges during consultations on economic and trade issues.

The Honourable Anita Anand, Minister of Foreign Affairs, met with His Highness Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), on the margins of the UN General Assembly in New York City, New York.

The Honourable Anita Anand, Minister of Foreign Affairs, met with His Excellency Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani, Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, State of Qatar, on the margins of the UN General Assembly in New York City, New York.

Initial co-sponsors: Australia, Barbados, Brazil, Canada, the European Union, India and Kenya

Fifteen new grants have been awarded by the Secretary of Defence under Defence's 2026 Strategic Policy Grants Program.

For 56 years, 365 days a year, an Australian Army rifle company has stood ready in Malaysia.

The Royal New Zealand Navy and Royal Australian Navy have reinforced their enduring maritime partnership through the signing of Plan Tasman, a framework designed to strengthen cooperation and support a more integrated and interoperable Anzac naval force.

The Royal Australian Navy and Royal New Zealand Navy have reinforced their enduring maritime partnership through the signing of Plan Tasman.

The Philippine government on Sunday reaffirmed its long-held stance that it diplomatically recognizes China, rather than Taiwan, but said that position does not prevent Manila from pursuing relations with Taipei.

Iran has called on the international community to take serious and decisive action to put an end to the Israeli genocide, war crimes, and crimes against humanity against Palestinians in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank.

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The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) has announced the downing and destruction of yet another American MQ-1 drone over the strategic Strait of Hormuz.

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A spokesperson for the Foreign Ministry of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea released the following press statement on Monday:

China's domestically designed and built 4,000-kilowatt medium-sized marine rescue vessel, the Beihai Jiu 151, officially joined the fleet of the Ministry of Transport's Beihai Rescue Bureau on Monday, China Central Television (CCTV) reported.