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The Foreign Secretary has issued a statement welcoming the ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas on 15 January.

The Palestinian resistance movement Hamas has hailed the Palestinians in the Gaza Strip's triumphing against the Israeli regime during the latter's 15-month-long war of genocide against the coastal sliver.

Norway is the first country to operate F-35 fighter jets using a significant proportion of Sustainable Aviation Fuel. 'A historic climate initiative that can strengthen Norwegian preparedness,' said the Minister of Defence, Bjørn Arild Gram.

Today, during a joint seminar of the three Baltic states and the Netherlands held in The Hague, the defence ministers discussed NATO's forward defence concept, preparations for the upcoming summit in The Hague, the Russian threat, and topics related to the Baltic Defence Line.

Kosovo's recent actions against and closure of Serbia-supported structures, conducted in the midst of the election campaign for the 9 February parliamentary elections, go against its obligations towards the European Union under the normalisation process. EULEX is monitoring the conduct of these recent actions in accordance with its mandate.

The European Union deeply regrets and rejects the decision by the Venezuelan authorities to substantially reduce the accredited diplomatic staff of several Member States in Caracas. We stand in full solidarity with the affected Member States. The EU urges the immediate reversal of this unilateral and unacceptable action, which only serves to deepen Venezuela's international isolation and undermines bilateral relations with the EU and

Flight operation with the reconnaissance drone system (ADS 15) of the Swiss Armed Forces has been temporarily suspended following an incident with a Hermes 900 HFE drone in India.

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The U.S. Navy (USN) and Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) joined forces to conduct bilateral operations in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific in the South China Sea, Jan. 8-11.

The Idaho National Guard deployed 10 UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters and more than 80 Soldiers to Fort Belvoir, Virginia, Jan. 10-11 on a year-long mission to support the Joint Emergency Evacuation Plan in the National Capital Region.

Enhanced protection of the Baltic Sea by NATO becomes reality. On Tuesday, January 14, 2025, Prime Minister Donald Tusk participated in the Baltic Sea NATO Allies Summit in Helsinki.

On 14 January, the EU-Japan Dialogue on Disarmament and Non-Proliferation took place in Brussels. This dialogue served as an important platform for deepening consultations between Japan and the European Union on non-proliferation and disarmament, in light of the EU-Japan Security and Defense Partnership, concluded in November 2024.

The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Japan of Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missiles with Extended Range and related equipment for an estimated cost of $39 million. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency delivered the required certification notifying Congress of this possible sale today.

Head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) Mohammad Eslami has said the objections from the West have not hindered the Islamic Republic's progress in peaceful nuclear activities.

Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has stated that Iran is currently engaged only in negotiations with the Europeans.

Iran has never tried to assassinate US President-elect Donald Trump, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said on Wednesday.

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian says the Islamic Republic is not afraid of war but hopes US President-elect Donald Trump will pursue peace rather than conflict.

The Islamic Republic of Iran Navy has received its first home-grown signals intelligence vessel, named Zagros.

The Iranian naval defense industry has handed over the first "signals-intelligence" destroyer of its own indigenous production to the country's Navy.