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20.04.2026 15:50 An Australian Defence Force focused on deterrence, self-reliance and stronger partnerships underpins the 2026 National Defence Strategy , announced on April 16.

20.04.2026 08:10 The Albanese Government has taken a major step towards delivering a larger and more lethal surface combatant fleet with contracts now signed for Australia's first three general purpose frigates.

20.04.2026 08:10 The Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defence of Australia, the Hon. Richard Marles MP, and the Minister of Defense of Japan, Koizumi Shinjiro, met in Melbourne to discuss the development of the Australia-Japan defence partnership and mark a significant milestone in our shared efforts to bolster Australia's naval capability.

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20.04.2026 08:10 The text of the following statement was released by the Governments of the United States of America, Egypt, France, Germany, Italy, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Türkiye, the United Arab Emirates, and the United Kingdom.

20.04.2026 08:10 A Royal New Zealand Air Force P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft has been undertaking activities that monitor North Korean sanctions evasions at sea in North Asia under UN Security Council resolutions.

20.04.2026 08:10 Ukraine has achieved what was once considered impossible even in military theory: a country without a major navy has effectively defeated the aggressor in waters it once regarded as its home domain.

20.04.2026 08:10 Iran's powerful parliament speaker said there has been "progress" in talks with Washington but that "fundamental" differences remain, while US President Donald Trump rejected what he called "blackmail" by Tehran after it again closed the Strait of Hormuz.

20.04.2026 08:10 A UN peacekeeper has been killed and three others injured after a UNIFIL patrol came under fire in southern Lebanon, the mission said on Saturday.

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20.04.2026 08:10 The world has lost over $50 billion worth of crude oil that has not been produced since the Iran war began nearly 50 days ago and the aftershock of the crisis will be felt for months and even years to come, according to analysts and Reuters calculations.

20.04.2026 08:10 The US military is preparing to seize commercial vessels and tankers affiliated to Iran in international waters outside the Middle East in the coming days, The Wall Street Journal reported on Saturday, citing US officials.

20.04.2026 08:10 Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy said Saturday that the Strait of Hormuz will be closed from the afternoon until the United States lifts its naval blockade on Iranian vessels and ports, Anadolu Agency reports.