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The Senate on Tuesday unanimously concurred in separate visiting forces agreements with Canada and New Zealand, opening wider avenues for joint military training and defense cooperation while requiring that Philippine sovereignty and laws remain paramount.

The United States will not be able to replenish the Javelin anti-tank missiles transferred to Ukraine until at least 2030, according to Pentagon budget documents reviewed by Sputnik.

A former US Marine who has been held in a Russian prison since 2022 and had been reported to be in serious medical condition has been freed and is being flown back to the United States.

China's Ministry of National Defense said on Tuesday that Chinese and Indonesian naval vessels will conduct a navigation exercise in waters east of Taiwan island in mid-August. It will be the first time the Chinese and a foreign navy have conducted an exercise in the waters, as a Chinese military affairs expert told the Global Times on Tuesday that the exercise carries great significance, demonstrating China's sovereign rights and jurisdiction over the exclusive economic zone east of Taiwan island.

Yard 3037 (Shruti), Next Generation Offshore Patrol Vessel (NGOPV), was launched at M/s GRSE, Kolkata on 11 Aug 2026 by Mrs Manika Sadhu, in the presence of Vice Admiral Sanjay Sadhu, Controller of Warship Production & Acquisition.

Myanmar's military has carried out a sustained campaign of deliberate attacks on civilians - including airstrikes on homes, schools and camps for displaced people, alongside arbitrary detention, torture and sexual violence - according to Human Rights Council-appointed investigators.

Local officials in the DR Congo (DRC) reported on Tuesday that deaths from the Ebola virus disease have surpassed 2,000, with half of that number in the last 20 days.

At least 2,000 people have died in Congo's Ebola outbreak, the fastest-growing on record, according to the latest data, as health authorities struggle to get help to remote localities due to rebel conflict, bad roads and work stoppages over payment issues, AP reported.

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Russia is making swift progress on a space-based Internet network that could end the battlefield advantage Ukraine enjoys through its use of Starlink. But the Russian satellite Internet is likely to have one key wartime vulnerability, experts say.

The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) says it has received a report of an "incident" involving a container ship and military forces in the Gulf of Oman.

US Energy Secretary Chris Wright has said that oil shipments from the Persian Gulf region had climbed to around 15 million barrels per day.

US President Donald Trump has said his options in the war with Iran include allowing Tehran to continue deteriorating economically or hitting it "really, really hard," even as diplomatic efforts toward a possible deal continue.

In his first public remarks since being appointed as the new secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council, Mohsen Rezaei, has said that the United States must end the war with his country and release frozen Iranian funds for the Strait of Hormuz to reopen.

President Masoud Pezeshkian has congratulated Rear Admiral Ali Ozamayi on his appointment as commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Navy, saying the force would continue to play a key role in protecting Iran's maritime borders and national interests.

Following the recent appointments of top commanders of Iran armed forces by the Commander-in-Chief Ayatollah Sayyid Mojtaba Hosseini Khamenei, Iran Ministry of Intelligence announced its full readiness to collaborate on the key priorities outlined by the Supreme Leader and Commander-in-Chief in the respective appointment orders.

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has congratulated Major General Ahmad Vahidi and Major General Mostafa Izadi on their appointments as Chief Commander and Deputy Commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC), respectively, stressing the need to strengthen Iran's deterrence, national cohesion and security readiness.

President Masoud Pezeshkian congratulated Hojjat al-Islam Hossein Taeb on his appointment as head of the Basij Organization, calling the force a "blessed tree" and a lasting legacy of the late founder of the Islamic Revolution Imam Khomeini.

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has congratulated Major General Ali Abdollahi and Brigadier General Kioumars Heidari on their appointments as commander and deputy commander of the General Staff of the Armed Forces, stressing the need to strengthen coordination, preparedness and the country's defense capabilities.