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16.05.2026 17:11 Twenty-six countries including Korea have issued a joint statement urging normalized operations in the Strait of Hormuz, buoyed by U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping agreeing on the need to reopen the strait.

16.05.2026 17:11 The United Arab Emirates has failed in an attempt to convince other Arab member states of the Persian Gulf Cooperation Council to join Abu Dhabi in a coordinated military campaign against the Islamic Republic.

16.05.2026 17:11 The United Arab Emirates rejected what it called Tehran's "attempts to justify" its attacks on Gulf countries after Iran accused Abu Dhabi of being an "active partner" in the US military campaign.

16.05.2026 17:11 Statement by Helen King, UK Ambassador to ECOSOC, at the UN Economic and Social Council meeting on Safeguarding energy and supply flows: Supporting global development through international cooperation.

16.05.2026 17:11 Iran is smuggling at least 6 million liters of fuel each day to neighboring Pakistan, traders and transporters in the South Asian country told RFE/RL, in violation of US sanctions on the Islamic republic.

16.05.2026 17:11 The US Navy may have to cut training, routine operations and personnel by July unless Congress sends more money for Operation Epic Fury, American media reported.

16.05.2026 17:11 The DoW announced today the latest in a series of investments in the solid rocket motor industrial base: an April 20, 2026, investment of $27.3 million in DPA Title III funds to Pacific Scientific Energetic Materials Company , in Chandler, Arizona. It supports DoW's objectives to expand the munitions industrial base, bolster supply chain resiliency, and increase domestic production in strategic priority areas.

16.05.2026 17:11 The Navy will commission its newest Freedom-variant littoral combat ship , the future USS Cleveland , during a 10 a.m. EDT ceremony Saturday, May 16, 2026, in Cleveland, Ohio.

16.05.2026 17:11 Earlier this month, the Oregon Natural Desert Association voluntarily dismissed its suit that alleged that the Air Force was illegally discharging countermeasures — chaff and flares — into waterways as part of its fighter jet training operations over the Paradise North area of eastern Oregon.

16.05.2026 17:11 The US Army abruptly scrapped the planned deployment of more than 4,000 soldiers from the 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, to Poland, American media reported.

16.05.2026 17:11 The Brazilian and U.S. navies conducted a bilateral maritime engagement as part of U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command /U.S. 4th Fleet's Southern Seas 2026 deployment in the Atlantic Ocean, May 12-13.

16.05.2026 17:11 Assistant Secretary General for Defence Industry, Innovation and Armaments, Tarja Jaakkola, visited the Republic of Korea and Japan for discussions to strengthen NATO's defence industrial cooperation.

16.05.2026 17:11 Today, 15 May, Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna met in Estonia with US Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security Thomas G. DiNanno.

16.05.2026 17:11 Minister of National Defence Robertas Kaunas met with the Ambassador of the United States to Lithuania, HE Kara C. McDonald.

16.05.2026 17:11 On Friday, President Gitanas Nausėda, together with Finnish President Alexander Stubb, who is on a state visit to Lithuania, visited the Padvarionys Border Guard Station and the Border Guard School.