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17.03.2026 17:40 The Council decided on 14 March to prolong the restrictive measures targeting those responsible for undermining or threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine for another six months, until 15 September 2026.

17.03.2026 17:40 16 March 2026 marks twelve years since the so-called referendums on the annexation of Ukrainian territories into the Russian Federation were illegally held in the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol.

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17.03.2026 17:40 Statement by Jennifer MacNaughtan, UK Minister Counsellor, at the Security Council meeting on the 1540 Committee.

17.03.2026 17:40 The Security Council was briefed today on the work of its subsidiary body tasked with monitoring and supporting efforts to prevent the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction to non-State actors, as speakers underscored the importance of its work in a tumultuous time for global security.

17.03.2026 17:40 Britain is not prepared to send warships to help reopen the Strait of Hormuz, despite US President Donald Trump's call for allies to join a naval effort, The Telegraph reported.

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17.03.2026 17:40 Increased defence investment and dedication to Scottish defence industry directly supported £1.1bn in inward investment with defence firm Thales, securing and sustaining over 500 jobs.

17.03.2026 17:40 Minister for Defence Readiness and Industry, Luke Pollard, met his German counterpart in Berlin to discuss progress on jointly developing Deep Precision Strike missiles.

17.03.2026 17:40 Taiwan's main weapons research and development unit is planning to develop low-cost munitions to counter China's potential use of similar weapons in a conflict that could deplete Taiwan's stock of air defense missiles.

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17.03.2026 17:40 Five years ago, the space component at Exercise Cobra Gold amounted to just two personnel on a trestle table in the corner of a room.

17.03.2026 17:40 China successfully launched a remote sensing satellite from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in north China's Shanxi Province on Sunday.

17.03.2026 17:40 China on Monday launched the Kuaizhou-11 Y7 carrier rocket from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in Northwest China's Gansu Province, sending eight new satellites into preset orbits, the Xinhua News Agency reported.

17.03.2026 17:40 On Monday , the Cyber Champions Summit was held in Prague, Czechia. NATO Allies, along with partners Australia, Japan, New Zealand and the Republic of Korea agreed to further develop cyber defence cooperation, including through enhanced expert level exchange at the political, military and technical levels.