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On the evening of 13 August 2024, Russian Minister of Defence Andrei Belousov visited the expositions of the ARMY 2024 International Military and Technical Forum.

Alexei Besprozvannykh briefed the President on the region's socioeconomic development.

The Russian government has extended a temporary ban on gasoline exports until the end of 2024, the Cabinet of Ministers said on Wednesday.

The chief of Pakistan's Jamaat-e-Islami has called for completing the Pakistan-Iran gas pipeline project in order to provide energy for his country.

Many petrol stations in Myanmar's largest city, Yangon, were closed on Wednesday because of a severe shortage of fuel, residents told Radio Free Asia, the latest evidence of an economy struggling with a multitude of problems since the military overthrew an elected government in 2021.

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Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida announced Wednesday that he will not run in the presidential election of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) next month, in a countdown to his three-year term.

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, who has effectively announced his resignation, helped transform Japan's foreign policy, boosting its global role and accelerating a major military expansion, despite facing domestic challenges that ultimately led to his exit.

Zionist Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his Minister of Military Affairs, Yoav Gallant, are reportedly communicating only through the military secretary, signaling escalating tensions between the two.

The US Department of Defense (Pentagon) has approved the sale of $20 billion in fighter jets and other military equipment to Israel as the regime presses ahead with more than 10-month genocidal war on the Gaza Strip.

The US State Department has approved an $18.82 billion sale of 50 F-15IA multirole fighter jets and related equipment to the government of Israel, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) said on Tuesday.

Deputy Coordinator of the Iranian Army's Ground Force Brigadier General Yousef Ghorbani has said that the cruel sanctions against Iran have strengthened the country's military systems.

Russian Defense Minister Andrei Belousov has described the achievements of the Islamic Republic in the Army-2024 Exhibition as very impressive.

Brigadier General Aziz Nasirzadeh, who has been picked by Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, to run the Ministry of Defense, has presented parliament with his proposals for further development of the country's defense sector.

Iranian Ambassador to Russia Kazem Jalali has said that his country stands ready to any aggression on its soil, and that the Israeli regime will receive a response to its actions against the Islamic Republic.

Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has warned about the enemy's tactics in psychological warfare, asserting that their primary goal is to instill fear and force nations into retreat.

Iran has kept the world on edge since it promised to strike Israel more than two weeks ago - a move experts say could plunge the region into an all-out war.

China and Thailand will hold a joint air force exercise in Thailand this month, with the Chinese side sending multiple types of warplanes and special operations forces. Experts said on Wednesday that the drill could feature practice relating to aircraft combat, airborne tasks as well as attack and defense of airports and anti-aircraft positions.

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Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi kicked off his four-day trip to Southeast Asian countries on Wednesday, with a visit to Myanmar and then traveling to Thailand to co-chair the ninth Lancang-Mekong Cooperation (LMC) Foreign Ministers' Meeting, where he is also set to attend the Informal Discussion Between the Foreign Ministers of China, Laos, Myanmar and Thailand.