India
India takes ASEAN-centred defence agenda to Cebu security meeting
Rajnath Singh will address regional security and use bilateral meetings to review defence ties with the bloc and its eight dialogue partners.
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India
Oceania
Australia builds layered defence for the cables carrying its digital economy
Fifteen links carry almost all international data, prompting a mix of multinational rules, surveillance, underwater drones, regulation and alternative routes.
Oceania
Australia says China gave inadequate warning before Pacific missile test
Generic aviation notices and two hours of direct warning left Canberra demanding greater transparency over China's first submarine-launched intercontinental test.
Asia
ASEAN defence summit tests US attention as the Middle East war drains capacity
Pete Hegseth faces allied questions on readiness, the South China Sea and alliance reliability while China maintains a lower-level presence in Cebu.
Oceania
Australia says AUKUS remains on track for its first US nuclear submarine
Richard Marles says a Virginia-class transfer in the early 2030s remains feasible, making delivery capacity and workforce readiness the next tests.
Asia
Taiwan says China is using militia boats to widen battlefield preparation
Coastguard officials describe coordinated civilian, research and law-enforcement vessels as a grey-zone network extending pressure into the western Pacific.
Latin America
US envoy's Magellan remarks trigger sovereignty backlash in Chile
Ambassador Brandon Judd appeared to connect US support for Chilean sovereignty in the Strait of Magellan to cooperation on Washington's priorities, prompting official rejection before he said his words had been misrepresented.
Oceania
Pacific Islands Forum opens in Palau with five national leaders absent
Ministers replaced several heads of government at a summit focused on economic resilience, oil disruption and regional security while China-Taiwan tensions tested Pacific unity.
Latin America
Drug violence drives Costa Rica into a confrontation over democratic checks
A 50% rise in homicides since 2020 has turned crime policy into a struggle between President Laura Fernández and an independent judiciary.
India
India and Japan defence ministers set Delhi talks on Indo-Pacific security
Rajnath Singh and Shinjiro Koizumi are due to examine stronger defence ties, strategic trust and new areas of cooperation during a bilateral meeting in Delhi.
Africa
UN warns Zambia over opposition arrests after disputed election
Eleven opposition officials were detained after an election-night raid involving gunfire, while the defeated candidate rejected the result and prepared a court challenge.
Oceania
Japan and Australia advance frigate deal and deeper defense cooperation
Shinjiro Koizumi will meet Richard Marles in Canberra to discuss Mogami-class frigates, joint weapons development, testing, exercises and intelligence cooperation despite a recent political controversy.