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04.02.2026 12:00 The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia of F-15 Sustainment and related equipment for an estimated cost of $3.0 billion. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency delivered the required certification notifying Congress.

04.02.2026 12:00 Despite the resumption of diplomatic talks with the U.S. government, Washington's desire to take over Greenland remains, the island's Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen said in an interview with Danish Broadcasting Corporation published Tuesday.

04.02.2026 12:00 Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, the son of former Libyan ruler Muammar Gaddafi, has been killed in Libya, according to his political team and local media.

04.02.2026 12:00 A drone belonging to Iran's armed forces completed a "surveillance mission" in international waters Tuesday, Iranian media reported, shortly after the U.S. military said it had shot down an Iranian aircraft that "aggressively approached" an aircraft carrier.

04.02.2026 12:00 The Albanese Government is undertaking the most significant reform to the Defence estate ever to ensure it is fit-for-purpose - providing the ADF with the facilities and capabilities it needs to keep Australians safe.

04.02.2026 12:00 Russia's initiative on the New START is still "on the table," but Moscow has not yet received any response from the United States, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Tuesday.

04.02.2026 12:00 The Kremlin says it has received no official statement from India about halting purchases of Russian oil, despite US President Donald Trump's claim that New Delhi would stop buying the country's crude as part of a deal with Washington

04.02.2026 12:00 Plans for potential U.S.-Iran nuclear negotiations remain uncertain as reports of an upcoming meeting in Istanbul were questioned by Iranian officials, while both sides continue to exchange warnings and bolster military deployments amid rising regional tensions.

04.02.2026 12:00 An Iranian Armed Forces' patrol and surveillance drone has successfully completed its mission in international waters amid reports of United States forces' downing one such aircraft.

04.02.2026 12:00 When Israel and the United States conducted an intensive bombing campaign in Iran last year, Tehran's regional network of armed proxies and partners largely stood on the sidelines.

04.02.2026 12:00 US envoy Steve Witkoff met with Israeli officials for more than three hours on February 3, two days before a key meeting in Istanbul with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi in an attempt to jumpstart negotiations on Tehran's nuclear program and tamp down fears of a new war in the Middle East.

04.02.2026 12:00 3 February 2026, the OCCAR‑EA Director, Joachim Sucker, and the INDRA signee, Mr. Jesús Hortal Escolano, acting under a Power of Attorney granted by the other members of the REACT II Consortium, signed the Procurement Contract for the second stage of the Responsive Electronic Attack for Cooperative Tasks Programme.

04.02.2026 12:00 A leaked internal document shows Vietnam is preparing, politically and militarily, for a potential US invasion, casting Washington as a threat to the country's sovereignty rather than a reliable partner.

04.02.2026 12:00 The partial reopening of the Rafah crossing between Gaza and Egypt has allowed a small number of people to leave and return to the Strip - including critically ill patients - but the UN has warned that far more is needed for the crossing to function as a genuine humanitarian lifeline.

04.02.2026 12:00 The UN committee mandated to promote Palestinian rights opened its 2026 session on Tuesday with renewed calls for a two-State solution, amid a shaky ceasefire in Gaza and continued settler expansion in the West Bank.