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Foreign Minister Wadephul issued the following statement today (6 October 2026) at the start of the Berlin Climate and Security Conference:

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How can we focus more on the connection between climate action and security - that is the theme of the 8th Berlin Climate and Security Conference at the Federal Foreign Office on 6 October - because the impacts of climate change also pose a security risk.

The Foreign Ministry of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea issued the following press statement "We will be more resolute and clear in exercising our sovereignty toward the most hostile state" on Tuesday:

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US forces redirected a 130th commercial vessel in the Middle East on October 5 as Washington continued enforcing its naval blockade against Iran, the American military's Central Command (CENTCOM) said.

As Europe ramps up defence production, testing capacity risks becoming a bottleneck to getting new equipment into service. Senior EDA officials called for closer cooperation between test centres to help ensure that new capabilities can support the Readiness 2030 agenda, during a community event hold in Germany.

Around 60 soldiers from NZ Army's High Readiness Task Unit have successfully incorporated new communications technology into their ability to attack from the sea and move the battle to higher ground during five days of exercises around Banks Peninsula.

On the night of October 5 to 6, the radar surveillance system of the Ministry of National Defence detected two aerial targets operating in the Ukrainian airspace, near the river border with Romania.

Today, 5 October, Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna met with Moldovan President Maia Sandu and Foreign Minister Mihai Popșoi in Chișinău. During the meetings, Tsahkna stressed the need for close cooperation at a time when Russia's aggression is affecting the security of Estonia, Moldova and Europe more broadly.

Pakistan and Türkiye will provide military forces and capabilities and ensure their rapid deployment in Saudi Arabia in accordance with their commitments under the Mecca Alliance for Defense, the three countries said Monday, as Saudi Arabia faces escalating attacks from Yemen's Houthi group.

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Intense fighting in Yemen has displaced more than 184,000 people between 1 August and 4 October alone, the majority since the start of September, according to IOM's Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM).

As the outbreak persists in Ituri and in North Kivu, UNICEF calls for urgent funding to protect children left without care

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The Ministry of Defence, the Ministry of the Interior and the Ministry for Foreign Affairs have published the results of the joint Russia's Futures foresight project. A collaboration involving a wide range of experts, the project set out to strengthen Finland's ability to anticipate possible developments in Russia and assess their implications for Finland, Europe and the international system through to 2045.

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Deputy Parliament Speaker Ali Nikzad says whether the Strait of Hormuz remains open or closed is determined by fuel price displays in the United States, not by US President Donald Trump's "empty" social media posts.

Referring to the explicit demands made of European capitals during yesterday's meeting between the Foreign Minister and foreign ambassadors and heads of diplomatic missions, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baqaei said that every single European country that placed its territory or facilities at the disposal of the aggressors must be held accountable for its actions; for this constitutes a clear instance of participation and complicity in the crime of international aggression and the use of force against an independent state and UN member.

On October 15, 2024, in a hotel ballroom in Alexandria, Virginia, across the Potomac River from Washington, a former US Secret Service agent stood in front of an audience of technology experts and made a sales pitch for a powerful piece of software.