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The 4th round of India-Singapore Ministerial Roundtable (ISMR) was held in Singapore on 20 August 2026.

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Defence Secretary Shri Rajesh Kumar Singh co-chaired the 25th India - UK Defence Consultative Group (DCG) Meeting with the Permanent Under Secretary (PUS) for Defence of UK Mr Jeremy Pocklington, at New Delhi on Aug 21, 2026. Both countries reviewed the ongoing defence industrial cooperation with emphasis on Research & Development through the India - UK vision 2035 and the Ten year Defence Industrial Roadmap.

The Territorial Army, in collaboration with CyberPeace, has launched Terrier Cyber Quest 2026 (TCQ 3.0), a national-level hackathon aimed at developing innovative solutions to contemporary defence, cybersecurity and information-domain challenges.

The United States Secretary of State continues to punish Cuban companies with the deliberate purpose of harming our economy and preventing the Cuban government from guaranteeing basic services to the population-which are already in a critical situation due to the blockade-denounced Cuba's Minister of Foreign Affairs, Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla, via his X account.

Multiple types of aircraft and personnel from the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Air Force participating in the China-Egypt Eagles of Civilization 2026 joint training arrived at an air base in Egypt early Friday morning after an intercontinental deployment, according to an official release from the PLA Air Force.

The closing ceremony of the China-Thailand "Falcon Strike-2026" joint air force training was held on the morning of August 20 at Udorn Royal Thai Air Force Base.

Chinese Defense Minister Admiral Dong Jun met with Indonesia's Defense Minister Sjafrie Sjamsoeddin while attending the Second Ministerial Meeting of China-Indonesia Joint Foreign and Defense Ministerial Dialogue in Jakarta on August 21.

The air forces of China and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) will hold the "Falcon Shield 2026" joint training in Hotan, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, the Chinese Ministry of National Defense said on Friday.

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"The Australian Government is deeply concerned by the guilty verdicts handed down today in Hong Kong to Ms Chow Hang-tung and Mr Lee Cheuk-yan, former leaders of the Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements of China."

The conviction under the National Security Law of the Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements of China and two of its former leaders, Lee Cheuk-yan and Chow Hang-tung, on 21 August confirms the continuing deterioration of the freedoms of expression and assembly and a further shrinking of the space for independent civil society in Hong Kong. A third defendant, former lawmaker Albert Ho, had pleaded guilty in January.

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FCDO Indo-Pacific Minister Baroness Winterton of Doncaster responds to the guilty verdict against Lee Cheuk-yan and Chow Hang-tung in Hong Kong.

The anti-China group "Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements of China", along with its former chairman and vice-chairpersons Lee Cheuk-yan, Albert Ho Chun-yan and Chow Hang-tung, were charged with inciting others to subvert state power and have been remanded in custody since then. The local court in Hong Kong found two defendants guilty on Friday, and Ho pleaded guilty before the trial began, local media reported.

North-West Mobile Force (NORFORCE) soldiers are preparing for a unique international deployment that will see them travel halfway around the world to train alongside the Canadian Rangers in some of North America's most remote wilderness.

The U.S. Department of State has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Qatar for purchase of KC-46A Aerial Refueling Aircraft and related equipment. The estimated total cost is $4.50 billion.

The Wisconsin Army National Guard concluded more than two weeks of state activation supporting storm recovery efforts in Winnebago County Aug. 15.

More than 13,000 residents evacuated communities north of Reno as three wildfires threatened thousands of homes, prompting the Nevada National Guard to deploy helicopters, security forces and other resources to support firefighting and public safety operations.

On August 20, 2026, Member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Director of the Office of the Central Commission for Foreign Affairs Wang Yi held a strategic dialogue with National Security Adviser of the Republic of Korea (ROK) Wi Sung-lac in Seoul.