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31.05.2025 15:31 EAST BAGDAD, Iraq -- The vignette 'Charge of the Braves 2' took place at the Besmayah Training Centre in mid-May 2025, marking the conclusion of a month-long team-training course for elite infantry platoons of the Iraqi Security Forces . During the final exercise, participants integrated all the tactics, techniques, and procedures learned over four intensive weeks, into one cohesive scenario. The vignette 'Charge

31.05.2025 15:31 The Security Council today extended its previous authorizations concerning the arms embargo against Libya for six more months.

31.05.2025 15:31 On May 29, 2025, Member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Foreign Minister Wang Yi met in Xiamen with Minister for Foreign Affairs of Papua New Guinea Justin Tkatchenko, who is in China for the Third China-Pacific Island Countries Foreign Ministers' Meeting.

31.05.2025 15:31 On May 29, 2025, Member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Foreign Minister Wang Yi met in Xiamen with Secretary of Foreign Affairs of the Federated States of Micronesia Lorin S. Robert, who is in China for the Third China-Pacific Island Countries Foreign Ministers' Meeting.

31.05.2025 15:31 On May 29, 2025, Member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Foreign Minister Wang Yi met in Xiamen with Minister of Foreign Affairs, International Cooperation and External Trade of Vanuatu Marc Ati, who is in China for the Third China-Pacific Island Countries Foreign Ministers' Meeting.

31.05.2025 15:31 On the afternoon of May 29, 2025, Member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Foreign Minister Wang Yi met in Hong Kong with Chairman of Asian Peace and Reconciliation Council and former Deputy Prime Minister of Thailand Surakiart Sathirathai, who is in attendance for the signing ceremony of the Convention on the Establishment of the International Organization for Mediation.

31.05.2025 15:31 In a landmark development for NATO's deterrence posture in the Baltic region, Germany has established the 45th Armoured Brigade—designated "Brigade Litauen"—as a permanently stationed force in Lithuania.

31.05.2025 15:31 For the first time, the Americans have allowed another country to take control of an American bomb on its way to the target. A Norwegian-developed concept for network weapons was recently tested at Andřya, together with the US Air Force, and the result is groundbreaking.

30.05.2025 14:43 The US representative to the United Nations told the UN Security Council on May 29 that the deal now on offer to end the war in Ukraine is the best possible outcome for Russia and President Vladimir Putin should take it.

30.05.2025 14:43 A glimmer of hope for peace in Ukraine has been overshadowed by a devastating new wave of Russian attacks, UN officials told the Security Council on Thursday, warning of soaring civilian casualties and a worsening humanitarian crisis that could derail a diplomatic end to the war.

30.05.2025 14:43 The following text was released by the Governments of Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, New Zealand, the Republic of Korea, the United Kingdom, and the United States of America to highlight the publication of the Multilateral Sanctions Monitoring Team 's first report covering DPRK-Russia military cooperation.

30.05.2025 14:43 On May 29, the Multilateral Sanctions Monitoring Team released its first report on the theme of "Unlawful Military Cooperation including Arms Transfers between North Korea and Russia". On this occasion, the Joint Statement by the participating states of the MSMT was also released.

30.05.2025 14:43 When asked about the signals sent by China's first electromagnetic catapults-equipped aircraft carrier, the Fujian, which is stepping up sea trials, Zhang Xiaogang, a spokesperson at China's Ministry of National Defense, stated on Thursday that sea trials are a necessary phase in the aircraft carrier's development, adding that the Fujian aircraft carrier will continue to carry out related tests as scheduled.

30.05.2025 14:43 "We urge the Japanese side to act prudently in the domain of military and security, and earn the trust of its Asian neighbors and the rest of the international community with concrete actions," said Chinese Defense Spokesperson Senior Colonel Zhang Xiaogang at a regular press conference on Thursday.

30.05.2025 14:43 When asked to comment on China's export-oriented J-10CE fighter jet achieving its first combat achievements by shooting down multiple fighter jets in air combat without any losses, Chinese Ministry of National Defense Spokesperson Zhang Xiaogang said on Thursday, "We would like to stress that India and Pakistan are neighbors that cannot be moved. We hope both sides will remain calm and restrained to avoid