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On the afternoon of July 10, President Xi Jinping held talks with Namibian President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah, who is on a state visit to China, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. The two presidents jointly announced the elevation of bilateral relations to a China-Namibia community with a shared future for the new era.

At the invitation of H.E. Xi Jinping, President of the People's Republic of China, H.E. Dr. Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah, President of the Republic of Namibia, paid a state visit to the People's Republic of China from July 5 to 11, 2026.

Defence has awarded $6.2 million to three Australian-based companies as part of the 2025 AUKUS Maritime Innovation Challenge.

The future of Indo-Pacific defence and security was put to the test during Exercise Valiant Shield.

When an alert signalled an incoming fire mission on the detachment commanders' display (DCD) of his M777A2 howitzer, Bombardier Bayley Little roused his gunners with "Fire mission! Take post!".

When Australia and Fiji signed a mutual defense treaty this week, a key component of the agreement was that other Pacific island countries could join. Experts told Radio Free Asia that this was a sign that Australia is providing much needed leadership in the region.

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Yesterday the National Security (State Threats) Bill received Royal Assent. The legislation will give the Home Secretary new powers to protect the public from individuals and groups carrying out hostile activity for foreign states, including their proxies.

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Ukraine is expanding cooperation with partners on joint defense production, drone technologies, and financing for the defense industry.

An increasing number of disinformation and manipulative publications appearing in the Polish and international information space seek to deepen divisions between Poles and Ukrainians by exploiting the subject of the Volhynian crime.

Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif visited Quetta today along with Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir, NI(M), HJ, COAS & CDF, Minister for Economic Affairs Ahad Khan Cheema, Minister for Information and Broadcasting۔ Ataullah Tarar and Adviser to the Prime Minister on Political and Public Affairs Rana Sanaullah.

The NATO Support and Procurement Agency (NSPA) supported the Royal Netherlands Army (Koninklijke Landmacht, KL) during Exercise Fighter Lion, a large-scale military exercise that took place in the Bergen-Hohne Training Area in Germany from 12 to 25 June 2026.

Policy statement by the Federal Chancellor to the German Bundestag

On July 8, 2026, Vice Foreign Minister Miao Deyu met with National Security Council Secretary-General of Oman Idris Abdulrahman Al Kindi.

In response to the claims made by Raymond Greene, director of the American Institute in Taiwan (AIT), that Taiwan needs a "hornet's nest" of drones to help deter conflict and provide security, and that Greene and Lin Chia-lung, head of Taiwan's so-called foreign affairs authorities, invited representatives from several of Taiwan's so-called "diplomatic allies" to reaffirm their "commitments" to the island, Chen Binhua, a spokesperson for the State Council Taiwan Affairs Office, said on Wednesday that Greene's remarks contradicted US President Donald Trump's stated position, threatened cross-Straits stability, and could push China-US ties in a highly dangerous direction.

In response to Taiwan authorities' smear on the Law on Promoting Ethnic Unity and Progress, Chen Binhua, a spokesperson for the State Council Taiwan Affairs Office said that Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) authorities, driven by their inherent pursuit of "Taiwan independence" and political interests, are attempting to erase and distort Taiwan compatriots' identification with the Chinese nation. Their repeated baseless attacks and smears against the law are aimed at fabricating excuses for betraying the nation, splitting the country, undermining cross-Straits relations and restricting exchanges across the Taiwan Straits.

A Chinese mainland spokesperson on Wednesday criticized Taiwan authorities for distorting the mainland's efforts to boost cross-Strait ties and obstructing normal exchanges.

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U.S. forces launched strikes against Iran on Tuesday after three commercial ships transiting the Strait of Hormuz were attacked, the U.S. Central Command said.