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China, Indonesia to hold 'Sharp Knife' joint exercise after 14-year hiatus; focus on mountainous hostage-rescue operations, manned-unmanned coordination

Globalsecurity.org - Mon, 26/10/2026 - 13:00
From late October to early November, the Chinese and Indonesian militaries will hold the "Sharp Knife 2026" army counter-terrorism joint training exercise in South China's Guangdong Province, China's Ministry of National Defense (MND) announced on Monday.
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China seeks input on new rules to protect trade secrets, targeting foreign entities posing risks to national interests

Globalsecurity.org - Mon, 26/10/2026 - 13:00
China's Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) on Monday began to solicit public opinions on draft special regulations to protect Chinese trade secrets, which proposed a range of measures, including restrictions on trade, investment and entry, against foreign entities whose infringement of Chinese trade secrets harms or poses a real threat to China's national sovereignty, security and development interests.
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Online post purportedly by Chinese students calls for restoring term limits for Xi

Globalsecurity.org - Mon, 26/10/2026 - 13:00
An "open letter" purportedly signed by students from multiple Chinese universities appeared on a Chinese language website on Monday, calling for the restoration of term limits for the Chinese president, but an investigation by Radio Free Asia was not able to determine if it originated from within China.
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Lula da Silva wins fourth term as Brazil president after historic upset over far-right Flavio Bolsonaro

Globalsecurity.org - Mon, 26/10/2026 - 13:00
Incumbent Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva staged a comeback victory in Sunday's presidential runoff, defeating Liberal Party candidate Flavio Bolsonaro, who led in the first round, to secure a fourth term in office, according to Xinhua.
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Lula wins fourth term as Brazil's president

Globalsecurity.org - Mon, 26/10/2026 - 13:00
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has won a fourth, non-consecutive presidential term, defeating Senator Flávio Bolsonaro in a closely contested runoff election, according to the country's electoral authority.
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Lula declares victory in Brazil's presidential runoff; Flavio Bolsonaro refuses to concede

Globalsecurity.org - Mon, 26/10/2026 - 13:00
Brazilian incumbent President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, candidate of the ruling Workers' Party, won Sunday's presidential runoff, according to results released by Brazil's Superior Electoral Court on Sunday night.
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Belarus: Political repression undermines women's rights and gender equality, warns UN expert

Globalsecurity.org - Mon, 26/10/2026 - 13:00
Political repression in Belarus since the 2020 presidential election has deepened structural discrimination against women, undermined their participation in public life and weakened mechanisms for protecting their rights, a UN expert warned today.
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Serbia's Vucic concedes election defeat as student-led movement claims victory

Globalsecurity.org - Mon, 26/10/2026 - 13:00
Former Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic conceded defeat in Sunday's snap parliamentary election, as independent projections and leaders of a student-backed movement born out of anti-corruption protests confirmed an outright parliamentary majority that ends the Serbian Progressive Party's (SNS) 14-year grip on power.
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Vucic Concedes Electoral Defeat, Setting Stage For New Era Of Serbian Politics, Relations With West

Globalsecurity.org - Mon, 26/10/2026 - 13:00
Aleksandar Vucic, Serbia's former president and dominant political figure for more than a decade, conceded defeat to the student-led protest movement in the country's parliamentary elections, potentially ushering in a new era of politics more closely aligned with Europe and away from the Kremlin.
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Lula re-elected Brazilian president in runoff -- official results

Globalsecurity.org - Mon, 26/10/2026 - 13:00
Brazilian incumbent President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, candidate of the ruling Workers' Party, won Sunday's presidential runoff, according to results released by Brazil's Superior Electoral Court on Sunday night.
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Netanyahu Says Iran Could Seek To Disrupt Israeli Elections, Warns Tehran

Globalsecurity.org - Mon, 26/10/2026 - 13:00
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned that Tehran and its proxy groups could try to disrupt Israel's October 27 elections.
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Over 1,300 arrested during protests across France on Saturday: media

Globalsecurity.org - Mon, 26/10/2026 - 13:00
A total of 1,314 people were arrested, and 53 law enforcement officers were injured during a new round of protests across France on Saturday, French daily Le Parisien reported on Sunday, citing the Interior Ministry.
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DPRK Permanent Representative to UN Sends Letter to President of UNSC

Globalsecurity.org - Mon, 26/10/2026 - 13:00
The DPRK permanent representative to the United Nations sent a letter to the president of the UN Security Council on October 25, as regards the provocation the ROK committed by groundlessly shifting the blame for the dubious "mine explosion incident" that occurred near the southern border of the DPRK on September 21 to the DPRK.
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Training today for tomorrow's fight

Globalsecurity.org - Mon, 26/10/2026 - 13:00
Capability starts with people and, for Air Force, that starts with training.
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Poseidon crews sharpen submarine-hunting skills

Globalsecurity.org - Mon, 26/10/2026 - 13:00
A RAAF P-8A Poseidon deployed sonobuoys to search for a Singaporean submarine during an anti-submarine warfare activity on Exercise Bersama Lima 2026.
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Junior leaders show their mettle on Op Tyrfing

Globalsecurity.org - Mon, 26/10/2026 - 13:00
In the early morning darkness in the woods outside the School of Infantry at Lone Pine Barracks, the temperature was close to freezing.
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UAE/United Kingdom : UK foreign office consular work under renewed scrutiny linked to aborted Sharjah probe

Intelligence Online - Mon, 26/10/2026 - 06:00
Recently installed UK ambassador to the UAE Geraldine McCafferty's 2 October meeting with Badr Jafar, the UAE's Special Envoy for Business and Philanthropy, is said to have raised eyebrows in the country's expatriate investor community. Jafar, scion of the wealthy [...]
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