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25.10.2025 15:50 Secretary-General António Guterres on Friday warned that the "fragile" legitimacy of the Security Council could endanger global peace if it remains gridlocked and fails to fulfil its primary purpose.

25.10.2025 15:50 Israeli military officials have reportedly acknowledged that the regime's army is not prepared for new wars unless it receives urgent budget boost.

25.10.2025 15:50 Russia has condemned the latest US sanctions targeting its top oil companies, warning such moves by Washington will lead the world toward instability.

25.10.2025 15:50 Taiwan's Mainland Affairs Council on Friday slammed Beijing's designation of Oct. 25 as "Commemoration Day of Taiwan's Restoration," calling it a move to "fabricate" the claim that Taiwan belongs to the People's Republic of China .

25.10.2025 15:50 A Chinese mainland spokesperson on Friday said that the national legislature's decision to establish Commemoration Day of Taiwan's Restoration is a powerful measure to safeguard the historical facts and national glory of Taiwan's restoration and return to the motherland.

25.10.2025 15:50 A Chinese mainland spokesperson on Friday slammed Taiwan's Democratic Progressive Party authorities for using judicial clout to suppress and persecute patriots on the island who advocate national reunification.

25.10.2025 15:50 China's national legislature on Friday voted to designate Oct. 25 as the Commemoration Day of Taiwan's Restoration.

25.10.2025 15:50 The European Council agreed on further measures to strengthen European defence and security in its meeting on 23 October in Brussels. The EU heads of state or government also discussed the use of frozen Russian assets to support Ukraine in the form of a reparations loan. Prime Minister Petteri Orpo represented Finland at the meeting.

25.10.2025 15:50 In the future, Finland will be able to deploy up to 15 soldiers to the NATO Security Assistance and Training for Ukraine . The current level of participation is five soldiers.

25.10.2025 15:50 Italy has announced its participation in NATO's Forward Land Forces in Finland. Defence ministers Antti Häkkänen and Guido Crosetto discussed Italy's participation during their bilateral discussion on 22 October 2025.

25.10.2025 15:50 Italy has announced its participation in NATO's Forward Land Forces in Finland, led by Sweden.

25.10.2025 15:50 Today, final stages of the CSTO joint exercises, namely the Unbreakable Brotherhood 2025, the Barrier 2025 , and the Commonwealth Antiterror 2025 joint counter-terrorism exercise of the Commonwealth of Independent States, were held at the Fakhrabad training ground.

25.10.2025 15:50 As part of the activities organized for the celebration of the Romanian Armed Forces' Day, the Chief of Defence Staff, General Gheorghiță Vlad, discussed on Wednesday, October 22nd, via videoconference, with the leadership of the Romanian structures deployed to the theaters of operations.

25.10.2025 15:50 State Secretary of for Defence Policy, Planning and International Relations, Sorin-Dan Moldovan, paid an official visit to Austria on October 20-21, 2025, at the invitation of the Secretary General and Director of the Defence Policy Directorate of the Austrian Ministry of Defence, Arnold Kammel.

25.10.2025 15:50 The Philippines is reshaping its defense to make it more capable and resilient against modern threats, Department of National Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. said on Thursday.