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Chinese FM dismisses Palau president's claims on China's missile test launch as 'groundless, malicious in intent, not worth mentioning'

Globalsecurity.org - Tue, 18/08/2026 - 14:00
China has already made clear its position on the test launch. The claims by the Palauan side are completely groundless, malicious in intent and not worth mentioning, Lin Jian, a spokesperson for the Chinese Foreign Ministry, said on Tuesday.
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President Xi Jinping Holds Talks with Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa

Globalsecurity.org - Tue, 18/08/2026 - 14:00
On the afternoon of August 18, President Xi Jinping held talks with Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa, who is on a state visit to China, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing.

Meeks, McGovern, and Khanna Lead Colleagues in Demanding the Trump Administration Explain Decision to Lift Sanctions on Chinese and Hong Kong Officials

Globalsecurity.org - Tue, 18/08/2026 - 14:00
Today, Representatives Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, James P. McGovern (D-MA), Ranking Member of the House Rules Committee and Ranking Member of the Congressional-Commission on China, and Ro Khanna, Ranking Member of the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party, and six other House Members sent a letter to President Trump expressing serious concern about his decision to allow an Executive Order to lapse. The decision resulted in sanctions relief for Chinese and Hong Kong officials complicit in Beijing's dismantling of Hong Kong's autonomy.
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Welcome home, Diamantina

Globalsecurity.org - Tue, 18/08/2026 - 14:00
HMAS Diamantina has returned to Cairns after her six-week contribution to Operation Render Safe.
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Hongrie: face à la baisse du niveau du Danube, Budapest mise sur un barrage pour éviter de fermer sa centrale nucléaire

RFI (Europe) - Tue, 18/08/2026 - 13:36
Le niveau du Danube n’a jamais été aussi bas et inquiète particulièrement en Hongrie. Le pays dépend de l'eau du fleuve, qu'il pompe pour refroidir les réacteurs de sa seule centrale nucléaire, responsable de 40% de l'électricité du pays. Si le niveau du Danube baisse encore de cinq centimètres, la centrale sera totalement hors service. Suivant l’exemple de la Roumanie, le gouvernement hongrois vient de lancer des travaux d’urgence pour aménager un barrage sur le Danube.

China/France : Chinese military-linked Grandview Institution draws in high-profile EU and UK diplomats

Intelligence Online - Tue, 18/08/2026 - 06:00
It's an open secret. When Intelligence Online asked a French diplomatic source about the reputation of the Beijing-based think-tank Grandview Institution (GVI) that individual made no attempt to evade the issue and confirmed that GVI is reputed to have close [...]
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France/Morocco : DGSE No. 2's key role in French agent's release from Malian prison

Intelligence Online - Tue, 18/08/2026 - 06:00
Yann Vézilier, an officer from France's DGSE foreign intelligence agency who was arrested in Mali on 14 August 2025 on [...]
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Albania/France/United States : Preparations intensify for Albania's Bektashi micro-state

Intelligence Online - Tue, 18/08/2026 - 06:00
The creation of the Sovereign State of the Bektashi Order, destined to be the world's smallest state and often described [...]
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Belgium : Belgium's domestic intelligence seeks new top command

Intelligence Online - Tue, 18/08/2026 - 06:00
Belgium's VSSE civilian intelligence and security service is due to renew its executive team this year. Intelligence Online has learned some job postings have been reopened after the initial selection phase was to have concluded.
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Washington Guard, Malaysia strengthen expeditionary capabilities

Globalsecurity.org - Mon, 17/08/2026 - 14:00
Two Washington Army National Guard Soldiers joined Malaysian and active-duty U.S. Army counterparts for a weeklong working group, Aug. 3-7, at Camp Terendek in Melaka, Malaysia, focused on strengthening the Malaysian Army's expeditionary capabilities.

US Army certifies rifle squads during live-fire training in Poland

Globalsecurity.org - Mon, 17/08/2026 - 14:00
U.S. Soldiers from the 2nd Battalion, 37th Armored Regiment conducted squad tactical exercises and live-fire training from Aug. 4-13, 2026 at the Bemowo Piskie Training Area, testing their ability to maneuver, communicate and engage targets in day and night conditions.
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President Herzog Meets with U.S. Special Envoy Jared Kushner and Board of Peace High Representative Nickolay Mladenov

Globalsecurity.org - Mon, 17/08/2026 - 14:00
On August 17, 2026, President Isaac Herzog met with U.S. Special Envoy Jared Kushner, Board of Peace High Representative Nickolay Mladenov and their teams at the President's Residence in Jerusalem.

Afghanistan - Fifth anniversary of the fall of Kabul

Globalsecurity.org - Mon, 17/08/2026 - 14:00
"Five years after the Taliban's seizure of power, France reaffirms its unfailing solidarity with the Afghan people. Five years on, Afghanistan still faces a deep humanitarian, economic and security crisis, which continues to worsen and is also threatening the stability of the region."
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Middle East/Yemen : Houthi alliance with Somalia's Al-Shabaab further disrupts sea traffic

Intelligence Online - Mon, 17/08/2026 - 06:00
Oil and chemical tanker MT Asana, operating under the Tanzanian flag, was boarded and rerouted by seven Somali pirates about 100 kilometres off the coast of Yemen's Shabwa Governorate on 17 July. The head of maritime intelligence for the neighbouring [...]
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European Union : EU civilian intelligence body seeks to expand influence

Intelligence Online - Mon, 17/08/2026 - 06:00
Croatian spymaster Daniel Markic (IO, 08/05/26), director of the European Union Intelligence and Situation Centre (INTCEN), is to have a [...]
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France : Strategic research firm Alt/A wins defence ministry contract

Intelligence Online - Mon, 17/08/2026 - 06:00
The French armed forces ministry in early July commissioned Alt/A to carry out a prospective and strategic study on "Mechanisms [...]
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China/Thailand/United States : US deepens South-East Asia police partnerships to keep up with China

Intelligence Online - Mon, 17/08/2026 - 06:00
FBI director Kash Patel met with Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet, Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul and Indonesian President Prabowo [...]
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Is there any way we can get the 50mm XM913 on the ACV as our fire support vehicle? It ain't a tank but about as close as we can expect to get in the next 20 years...

Snafu-solomon.blogspot - Sat, 15/08/2026 - 00:31

Pratt Miller showcase Expeditionary Modular Autonomous Vehicle (EMAV) optionally configured as 50mm XM913 at #GVSETS2026 source:https://t.co/BZwurkLEHBhttps://t.co/UQBBwkY6Ubhttps://t.co/RMMlPhIxQx https://t.co/mb0BslNlpN pic.twitter.com/qd4ZKEgh0I

— 笑脸男人 (@lfx160219) August 13, 2026 Tanks are gone. The Marine Corps has a huge firepower gap and I DO NOT BELIEVE that we will have enough loitering munitions to blunt an enemy attack (especially since HQMC is looking out to sea instead of fighting the land battle). With that being said if they can mount this on a EMAV then we should be able to mount it on the ACV. Buy more, consider it a fire support vehicle so it won't carry Marines into battle, if necessary don't worry about making this version of the ACV swim but get the GCE some in house fire support!
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