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10.04.2026 12:20 The Japanese government has decided to add 17 airports and ports to its list of designated facilities to allow the Self-Defense Forces and the Japan Coast Guard to use them from peacetime onward as part of efforts to strengthen the country's defenses, Jiji Press reported.

10.04.2026 12:20 Russia's Supreme Court has allowed the Nobel Peace Prize-winning rights group Memorial to be labeled as an "extremist" organization, a move that will allow authorities to go after anyone who contributes to the work of the group or shares materials it has published.

10.04.2026 12:20 The Finnish Ministry of Defence and Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency signed a government-to-government contract on 9 April 2026 regarding the purchase of surplus K9 self-propelled howitzers.

10.04.2026 12:20 "In light of Lebanon's repeated requests to open direct negotiations with Israel, I instructed at the Government meeting yesterday to open direct negotiations with Lebanon as soon as possible."

10.04.2026 12:20 Israeli and Lebanese representatives will meet in Washington next week, a State Department official said hours after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called for talks with Lebanon, where a heavy Israeli bombardment targeting Hezbollah militants has shaken the two-week US-Iran cease-fire deal.

10.04.2026 12:20 The scale and speed of destruction from the wave of airstrikes in Lebanon which began just hours after the US-Iran ceasefire announcement, has left the country's already strained health system struggling to cope, according to the World Health Organization .

10.04.2026 12:20 Russia vocally criticized Israeli strikes on Lebanon, saying they "sharply increase the risk of a resumption of large-scale armed confrontation in the Middle East" and that the Pakistan-brokered cease-fire deal between the US and Iran must include Lebanon.

10.04.2026 12:20 Despite successful legislative elections in Kosovo late last year, a "delicate equilibrium" persists as deep divisions remain over the future of the United Nations presence in the region.

10.04.2026 12:20 U.S. President Donald Trump said Thursday that he was "very optimistic" a peace deal with Iran was within reach as Vice President JD Vance is prepared to head to Pakistan for talks aimed at ending the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran, according to an NBC News report.

10.04.2026 12:20 Last month, 1 Expeditionary Health Squadron transformed RAAF Base Amberley and Gallipoli Barracks into a high-tempo hub of medical and tactical training.

10.04.2026 12:20 The Islamic Revolution Guard Corps has categorically denied carrying out reported drone and missile strikes on facilities in countries along the southern edge of the Persian Gulf, stressing that Iranian forces carried out no such operations during the ceasefire hours.

10.04.2026 12:20 A day after Washington announced a two-week ceasefire with Iran, accepting Tehran's 10-point proposal as a "workable basis" for talks, day 41 of the US-Israeli war opened under a cloud of uncertainty as Israel immediately shattered the truce with deadly strikes on Lebanon, killing over 250 civilians.

10.04.2026 12:20 US President Donald Trump rejected comments by Tehran that it would begin charging fees to tankers traveling through the Strait of Hormuz, which is considered a free waterway under international law.

10.04.2026 12:20 Parliamentary Speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf has reiterated that the only battlefield for Iran is centered on defending the rights of the Iranian people, emphasizing a dual strategy that unites military and diplomatic efforts as essential tools of resistance.

10.04.2026 12:20 Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has warned the United States against allowing Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu to derail diplomacy amid the talk of possible ceasefire talks between Tehran and Washington.