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President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Monday tasked newly installed Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) Commandant Admiral Rommel Supangan to build on his predecessor's accomplishments as the country continues to face maritime challenges in the West Philippine Sea (WPS).

On Saturday, October 17, the radar surveillance system of the Ministry of National Defence detected an aerial target operating within the Ukrainian territory, heading towards the Romanian border, north of Plauru, Tulcea County.

On Saturday, October 17, two Romanian Air Force F-16 aircraft, performing Air Policing Service, scrambled, from the 86th Borcea Air Base at 5:43 PM, after radar surveillance systems detected a group of aerial targets operating approximately 120 kilometers east of Snake Island, heading to a southwestern direction.

On Saturday, October 17, the radar surveillance system of the Ministry of National Defence detected a group of aerial targets operating approximately 120 kilometers east of Snake Island, heading to a southwestern direction.

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Washington would continue efforts to end Russia's war against Ukraine, warning that the conflict risks escalating beyond the two countries as he met with Central Asian officials in Uzbekistan.

Speaking in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio made clear that business was the focus of his first trip to Central Asia.

Tajikistan's Foreign Minister Sirojiddin Muhriddin and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio have discussed regional security and stability, Tajik state news agency Khovar reported on Monday.

The Governments of the United States of America and Republic of Austria released the following statement on the occasion of the 2026 Austria-U.S. Strategic Dialogue.

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The text of the following statement was released by the Governments of the United States of America, Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan on the occasion of the C5+1 Ministerial in Samarkand.

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UN Secretary-General António Guterres paid tribute to Indonesian peacekeepers on Monday, laying a wreath in honour of four who recently lost their lives in Lebanon and offering a robust defence of UN peacekeeping in what he called "testing times for peace".

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