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.
Latin America
OAS calls on Nicaragua to free political prisoners and restore civic liberties
A resolution adopted at the OAS's first foreign-ministers meeting in seven years creates a follow-up group that can recommend coordinated action over prisoners, disappearances and electoral conditions.
United States
Young sailors adapt to wartime routines aboard USS George Washington
A rare visit to the carrier enforcing the US blockade of Iran shows a young crew balancing flight operations, emergency drills and the psychological strain of an open-ended wartime deployment.
Europe
Drone alert delayed Zelenskiy's flight from Moldova to Norway
Moldova temporarily closed its airspace after two Russian drones entered, delaying the Ukrainian president's departure; Norway's prime minister said the aircraft was nearly struck but gave no supporting details.
Europe
Finland stages Europe's largest civil defense exercise since World War II
More than 2,000 people joined Shelter 2026 in Kuopio, rehearsing power and water failures, cyberattacks and missile threats as Finland strengthens its whole-of-society defense model beside Russia.
Russia
Putin sees a chance for a Ukraine deal as US envoys prepare Moscow and Kyiv visits
Putin offered an unusually positive assessment of peace prospects while Zelenskiy announced imminent US visits, but both sides paired the opening with accusations over deep strikes and risks to civilian aviation.
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.
Asia
US, South Korea and Japan proceed with Freedom Edge as North Korea raises pressure
The five-day drill off Jeju will integrate missile defense, anti-submarine warfare and surveillance despite a failed attempt to ease tensions with Pyongyang.
China
China removes Zhang Youxia and Liu Zhenli from state military commission
The removals leave only two active members on a body that once had seven, while the officers' parallel Communist Party posts have not been publicly withdrawn.
Russia
Russia strikes nine Ukrainian cities as air-defense shortages deepen
The overnight missile and drone barrage damaged homes, businesses, energy systems and transport while Ukraine renewed its call for ballistic-missile defenses.