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Today, U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Lindsey Graham (R-SC) and Roger Wicker (R-MS) released the following statement:

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Myanmar's military-backed government removed or destroyed at least 15 statues of Gen. Aung San, who led the country to independence from British rule and was the father of jailed former State Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi, residents tell Radio Free Asia.

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Deirdre Walsh, the former Chief Operating Officer of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI), has agreed to pay $20,000 to resolve allegations that she violated post-government employment restrictions during the one-year cooling off period after she left the ODNI.

A Brazilian judge ordered a Russian man who spent years building a secret "deep-cover" identity to infiltrate organizations in the United States and Netherlands on behalf of Russian intelligence deported.

"India stands as the primary guarantor of peace and stability in the Indian Ocean Region," said Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh as he commended the Indian Navy for safeguarding the nation's maritime interests and upholding the Tricolour amid an increasingly complex global security environment. He was addressing naval personnel in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, on July 10, 2026, during Barakhana on the eve of the commissioning of Mahendragiri, the sixth Project 17A indigenous stealth frigate, into the Indian Navy.

The Indian Navy is all set to induct Mahendragiri (F38), the sixth Project 17A indigenous stealth frigate, into its Eastern Fleet at Visakhapatnam on 11 Jul 2026. The commissioning ceremony, to be presided over by the Hon'ble Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh, will mark another significant milestone in India's journey towards defence self-reliance and indigenous warship construction.

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China and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) should ensure that the development of bilateral relations always helps consolidate their respective socialist causes and promote their modernization drives, General Secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Friday.

The First Enlarged Meeting of the Ninth Central Military Commission of the Workers' Party of Korea was held on July 9.

China and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) should ensure that the development of bilateral relations always helps consolidate their respective socialist causes and promote their modernization drives, General Secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Friday.

On the afternoon of July 10, General Secretary of the CPC Central Committee and President Xi Jinping met with Pak Thae Song, Member of the Presidium of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea, Vice President of the State Affairs Commission of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) and Premier of the Cabinet at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. Premier Pak Thae Song is on an official visit to China.

North Korea has decided to strengthen its nuclear forces both qualitatively and quantitatively, the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported, citing a decision made at a meeting of the Central Military Commission of the Workers' Party of Korea.

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A widely circulated video on social media has offered a full view of China's new Type 076 amphibious assault ship Sichuan, showing work on its electromagnetic catapult, arresting gear and flight-deck markings has been completed. A Chinese expert told the Global Times that construction of the Sichuan and its overall outfitting process have progressed rapidly, and the vessel is expected to be delivered soon in the near future.

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