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27.05.2026 19:13 General Zhang Shengmin, vice-chairman of the Central Military Commission, met with visiting Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir, Pakistan's Chief of Defense Forces and Chief of the Army Staff, in Beijing on Tuesday, according to China's Ministry of National Defense.

27.05.2026 19:13 Today, the Honourable David J. McGuinty, Minister of National Defence, met with Poland's Minister of National Defence, Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz, to discuss shared security priorities, defence industrial cooperation, and preparations for the upcoming North Atlantic Treaty Organization Summit in Ankara, Turkey, in July 2026.

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27.05.2026 19:13 Australia and Japan are bringing our countries even closer - embedding diplomats in each other's foreign ministries and locking in new annual talks between our most senior officials - as we mark 50 years since the Basic Treaty of Friendship and Cooperation.

27.05.2026 19:13 With Taiwan hoping for swift delivery of a US$14 billion weapons sale approved by the U.S. Congress in January, a U.S. official said last week in a Senate hearing that foreign military sales are on pause to protect munitions stockpiles as conflict in Iran continues.

27.05.2026 19:13 African health leaders and global partners have agreed to strengthen regional coordination and resource mobilisation to contain the ongoing Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak affecting the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda, while also safeguarding essential services such as education and routine healthcare, including continued efforts to contain cholera, measles and other outbreaks on the continent.

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27.05.2026 19:13 On the afternoon of May 25, 2026, President Xi Jinping held talks with Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić, who is on a state visit to China, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing.

27.05.2026 19:13 On the afternoon of May 25, President Xi Jinping met with Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing during his official visit to China.

27.05.2026 19:13 The U.S. Army has met its fiscal year 2026 recruiting goals for active duty, signing contracts with more than 61,500 future Soldiers - four months before the end of the fiscal year. This achievement is testament the continued efforts by U.S. Army Recruiting Division Recruiters to attract the best and brightest to join America's most lethal fighting force.

27.05.2026 19:13 In a significant leap forward for aerial warfare, the U.S. Marine Corps has successfully integrated its iconic H-1 helicopter fleet with advanced, low-cost drone technology, demonstrating a new and lethal capability for the modern battlefield. During a recent exercise, Marines with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 169, Marine Air Group 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, and 3rd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 1stMarine Division, showcased the ability of the UH-1Y Venom and AH-1Z Viper helicopters to act as airborne motherships, extending the reach and lethality of first-person view drones to strike targets from unprecedented distances.

27.05.2026 19:13 Mr. Ahmed Aboul Gheit, Secretary-General of the League of Arab States, held a telephone conversation on 21 May with His Excellency Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, President of the Federal Republic of Somalia, during which they discussed developments in Somalia and the region, particularly the risks posed by Israeli penetration into the Horn of Africa region.

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26.05.2026 11:20 Russia sharply escalated threats against Kyiv, warning of "systematic and consistent strikes" as Russia's top diplomat urged American citizens to evacuate the Ukrainian capital.