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30.10.2026 14:10 Former US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says Russian President Vladimir Putin has shown no willingness to end his war against Ukraine, warning that Moscow's growing cooperation with Beijing, Tehran, and Pyongyang poses a serious challenge to Western security.

30.10.2026 14:10 Recent Chinese naval activity beyond the first island chain reflects the People's Liberation Army's ability to conduct coordinated operations across the Western Pacific and signals Beijing's strategic ambitions, analysts said Thursday.

30.10.2026 14:10 Taiwan's government is considering legislation to penalize individuals who engage in "transnational repression" in Taiwan, Cabinet spokesperson Michelle Lee said Thursday.

30.10.2026 14:10 The one-China principle is a broad consensus of the international community. To our knowledge, there are no obstacles to international travel for residents from the Taiwan region, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun said on Thursday when asked about Pakistani Defense Minister Khawaja Asif's statement on October 28 that Pakistan had closed its airspace to airlines from China's Taiwan region to uphold the one-China policy, becoming the first country in the world to take such a measure.

30.10.2026 14:10 Wenshen Xu, 52, a Honduras-based Chinese national extradited from Guatemala, was sentenced today to 12 years in prison, five years of supervised release, and a $22 million money judgement for conspiring to import cocaine into the United States, conspiring to launder money derived from drug trafficking, and to providing material support to a designated Foreign Terrorist Organization, specifically the Cartel de Jalisco Nueva Generacion .

30.10.2026 14:10 The third Russia - Africa Summit is taking place in the Grand Kremlin Palace in Moscow under the chairmanship of President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin and Chairperson of the African Union, President of the Republic of Burundi Évariste Ndayishimiye. The summit's motto is For Peace, Security and Development.

30.10.2026 14:10 Serbian voters dealt a blow to Moscow, while a spike in tensions with Kyiv raised questions ahead of the expected resumption of trilateral talks on an end to Russia's war against Ukraine. Prospects for progress are deeply clouded by doubts about the Kremlin's intentions and differences on major issues, including territory in the Donbas.

30.10.2026 14:10 On 29th October 2026, Minister of Defense Koizumi held the meeting with Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defence of Australia the Hon Richard Marles MP.

30.10.2026 14:10 "We urge the Japanese side to face up to and reflect on its history of aggression, make a clean break with militarism, and refrain from putting itself once again on the opposite side of the international community," said Senior Colonel Zhang Xiaogang, spokesperson for China's Ministry of National Defense, at a press conference on Thursday.

30.10.2026 14:10 On 29 October, 2026 the Government submitted to Parliament a proposal to supplement legislation on the criminal intelligence activities of the Finnish Border Guard.

30.10.2026 14:10 The Government has submitted to Parliament a proposal to supplement the earlier government proposal for legislation on criminal intelligence. The aim of the proposed amendments is to ensure that the provisions on threat-informed criminal intelligence enable effective intervention in criminal activity such as serious gang crime and organised crime.

30.10.2026 14:10 Indian Naval Ship Trishul concluded her port call at Civitavecchia, Italy, on 28 Oct 2026, as part of her ongoing operational deployment in the Mediterranean Sea. The port call provided an opportunity to further strengthen maritime engagement between the Indian Navy and the Italian Navy through professional interactions, cross-deck visits and cultural exchanges.

30.10.2026 14:10 Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh has reaffirmed India's commitment to collective regional security and the eradication of terrorism in all its forms, emphasising that New Delhi's extensive expertise in counter-terrorism is not theoretical classroom knowledge; it is an experience hard-earned on the ground through decades of directly confronting complex, cross-border security challenges.

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30.10.2026 14:10 On 28-29 September, the Matsadaash newsroom was arrested and its members remain in custody. On 27 October, the Editor in Chief and co-founder of the Egyptian independent media organization Mada Masr was convicted, leading to its closure.