GlobalSecurity.org

28.05.2026 18:10 On 26 May, the Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs Sigitas Mitkus attended a meeting of the General Affairs Council in Brussels, which started preparations for the upcoming European Council meeting, held a policy debate on the next Multiannual Financial Framework of the European Union, and discussed the state of play of EU-UK relations.

28.05.2026 18:10 On 25 May, the Minister of Foreign Affairs Kęstutis Budrys met with visiting members of the United States Congress , Don Bacon and Ed Case.

28.05.2026 18:10 As Lithuania develops the National Division with the deadline set on 2030, the State Defence Council has agreed to procurement of the PATRIA 6×6 wheeled armoured personnel carriers.

28.05.2026 18:10 NOBLE BLUEPRINT 2026 Multinational Exercise is taking place in Romania between May 25th and 27th, 2026, a training activity organized under the coordination of the Allied Joint Force Command Naples , in cooperation with the Joint Forces Command.

28.05.2026 18:10 No description

28.05.2026 18:10 OCCAR-EA Director Joachim Sucker met with Lieutenant General Miguel Ivorra Ruiz, Director General for Strategy and Innovation in the Defence Industry, for consultations aimed at further strengthening European defence cooperation and industrial cooperation.

28.05.2026 18:10 Japan's Type 88 surface-to-ship missile system could greatly enhance the defensive capabilities of the country's Comprehensive Archipelagic Defense Concept should the Philippines manage to acquire it.

28.05.2026 18:10 The Philippine Air Force and the Royal Thai Air Force reaffirmed their "enduring defense partnership" during the 8th PAF-RTAF Airman-to-Airman Talks held at the Villamor Air Base in Pasay City on Tuesday.

28.05.2026 18:10 No description

28.05.2026 18:10 "As per the directive of myself, the Defense Minister and the IDF Chief of Staff, we are deepening our operation in Lebanon."

28.05.2026 18:10 Israel Katz, Israel's minister of military affairs, has advanced plans for the mass expulsion of Palestinians from the Gaza Strip under the guise of "voluntary emigration," as Israel's blockade continues to devastate the besieged territory.

28.05.2026 18:10 No description

28.05.2026 18:10 "At the direction of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Israel Katz, the IDF has just struck at Mohammed Odeh in Gaza, the new leader of the military wing of the Hamas terrorist organization and one of the architects of the October 7 massacre."

28.05.2026 18:10 Hamas says Israel has assassinated Mohammed Odeh, the newly appointed commander of the resistance movement's military wing, in an airstrike on Gaza City.

28.05.2026 18:10 A Dutch frigate, De Ruyter, on Wednesday illegally intruded into China's Xisha Islands waters, and repeatedly launched its shipborne helicopter to violate China's territorial airspace, said Senior Captain Zhai Shichen, spokesperson for the Chinese People's Liberation Army Southern Theater Command, according to the WeChat account of the Command on Wednesday.