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Saudi Arabia's Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah received a phone call from Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan Ayman Safadi, the SPA News Agency reported.

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U.S. Central Command and the Saudi Arabian Armed Forces conducted precision strikes in Iraq, July 28, against Iran-aligned terrorists that the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) directed to attack U.S. forces and Saudi energy infrastructure.

Ambassador Xie, Major General Liu, distinguished guests, and members of the diplomatic and defense corps:

U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) announced an agreement with the United Arab Emirates, July 28, to establish the first bilateral task force focused on accelerating the development of military artificial intelligence applications.

Joint Base Lewis-McChord provides 40 C-17 Globemaster IIIs to the Joint Force, executing nearly 34 percent of Air Mobility Command's airlift operations. With that level of support, it's vital that each C-17 remains fit to fly. That's where the 62nd Airlift Wing's Aircraft Maintenance Units come into play.

An unplanned repair on an Air Force search-and-rescue helicopter is providing Fleet Readiness Center East (FRCE) with the opportunity to refine its HH-60W maintenance skills before the depot begins planned maintenance on the aircraft platform later this year.

Information technology (IT) specialists from Naval Supply Systems Command (NAVSUP) Business Systems Center (BSC) have installed Hazardous Inventory Control System (HICS) 4 aboard 50 ships since January 2025, bolstering the fleet's operational readiness and ensuring Sailors are equipped with the Navy's premier hazardous material tracking capability.

Neptune Strike 26-3, conducted from 17-23 July 2026, demonstrated NATO's ability to command and integrate multinational forces during multi-domain operations across the High North, North Atlantic and multiple areas of responsibility (AORs).

The NATO Support and Procurement Organisation (NSPO) Ammunition Support Partnership (ASP) has awarded a multi-year contract for the supply of Marine Location Markers to HFI Pyrotechnics Inc, accessible to the 28 ASP Nations.

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28 July 2026 -OCCAR , EuroMIDS and industry partners, including Vanesa Martinez Tamargo, ESSOR Programme Manager, and Pedro Hernández Jiménez, Programme Director of EuroMIDS, gathered today for the EMIDS 2 Kick-Off Meeting, officially launching a new phase in the development of a common European capability for secure and interoperable military communications. The meeting follows the recent signature of the ESSOR-MIDS Stage 2 (EMIDS 2) contract, a major milestone for the ESSOR (European Secure Software Defined Radio) community and a strong example of the benefits of European cooperation in defence programmes.

Today, U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Darline Graham (R-SC), Katie Britt (R-AL), Roger Wicker (R-MS) and Jim Risch (R-ID) announced a bipartisan agreement on legislation to hold major purchasers of Russian oil and gas accountable for supporting Russia's war in Ukraine and extend sanctions that restrict funding for Iran's energy and weapons sectors.

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The Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) warns against what it described as criminal plans by the Israeli regime aimed at the West Bank in response to a call by Israeli War Minister Israel Katz to destroy a new refugee camp there.

As UNIFIL expands its operational activities following the reduction in violence in southern Lebanon, peacekeepers continue to encounter explosive hazards left behind by the conflict. Supporting patrols and checks of routes used by peacekeepers, UNIFIL's Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) specialists help make key routes safer, allowing peacekeepers to carry out their tasks more safely while reducing risks that could also affect local communities as they gradually return.

United Nations Deputy Spokesperson Farhan Haq has said that all Israeli settlement activities constitute a clear violation of international law.

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Statement by Ambassador Kate Foster, UK Chargé d'Affaires to the UN, at the UN Security Council meeting on the Middle East.

The General Secretariat of the League of Arab States condemned the raid by Israeli occupation forces, accompanied by officials from the Israeli occupation municipality in Jerusalem, on the Qalandia Training Centre of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA). The raid, the second in less than a month, involved the detention of students and staff inside the Centre and constituted a flagrant violation of the inviolability, privileges and immunities of United Nations premises.