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The Albanese Government is acting on the independent Defence Estate Audit, and progressing the most significant reform to Australia's Defence estate in our nation's history.

The second batch of three F-16V Block 70 fighter jets purchased by Taiwan from the United States arrived in Taiwan on Sunday, according to the Air Force.

Chinese embassies in several countries and the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) strongly condemned a joint statement by 10 countries including the US, UK and Canada concerning the case of Joshua Wong Chi-fung, slamming them for interfering in Hong Kong's matters, which are purely China's internal affairs.

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries said that his party intends to prioritize ending the US-Israeli war on Iran once it assumes greater control of Congress.

Saudi Arabia's Energy Ministry confirmed on November 8 that an administrative building belonging to Saudi Aramco in Riyadh sustained limited damage after falling debris from an attempted attack. No deaths or injuries were reported.

One witness said the apparent target was definitely the Saudi Aramco tower located in the district.

Commenting on shelter needs and the devastating conditions in displacement sites across Gaza following recent rainfall and flooding, Karl Baker, Head of IOM's Gaza programme, said from Gaza:

The Ministry of Defence strongly condemns and rejects the slanderous allegations and malicious falsehoods concerning the work of members of the Ministry of Defence and the Serbian Armed Forces publicly stated by certain self-proclaimed experts, analysts, and demoted, former members of the Serbian Armed Forces during their appearances on various TV channels.

The existence of Ukraine as a strong, democratic and sovereign state is of central importance - including for Germany's security. That is why the Federal Government stands in solidarity with the country and is continuing to provide aid.

The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) affirmed that the two-state solution is the only path, grounded in international legitimacy, to achieving comprehensive peace. It stressed the imperative of ending the Israeli occupation and settlement activity and enabling the Palestinian people to establish their independent state within the 1967 borders, with East Jerusalem as its capital.

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Democratic Party victories in the US midterm elections are set to shift the balance of power in Congress, giving the party greater oversight and influence over legislation, with implications for US policy toward Russia, Ukraine, and Iran.

Ukrainian authorities are monitoring eight tankers carrying more than 300,000 tons of Russian diesel fuel that could be bound for the United States, Ukrainian government sources told RFE/RL on November 3.

With U.S. midterm elections beginning Tuesday, tensions between Washington and Tehran remained high as both sides exchanged warnings and conditions for a possible settlement, while regional countries stepped up diplomatic efforts to prevent renewed hostilities.

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A T-34 trainer aircraft sustained "minor damage" during a landing at Gangshan Air Force Base in Kaohsiung Wednesday morning, while the two pilots on board were unharmed, a senior defense official said.

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The Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN) is lending people power to substantial collaborations in the western Pacific.

US President Donald Trump has privately acknowledged that Republicans could face a "worst-case" outcome in the midterm elections, a report says.