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XOCEAN enters strategic alliance in Japan to expand use of USVs
XOCEAN, an Ireland-headquartered provider of uncrewed surface vessel (USV) operations and ocean data, has teamed up with...
Japan · Oct 08, 2026 · WedgetailDrones, explosions and soldiers in bulldozers: surrounded by Israelis in Lebanon's 'model town'
By Maya Gebeily, Emilie Madi and Mohamed AzakirWEST ZAWTAR, Lebanon Oct 8 (Reuters) - Dodging the broken glass carpeting...
West Zawtar, Lebanon · Oct 08, 2026 · WedgetailFormer ambassador on NATO's meeting in Ukraine and the ongoing war
Military representatives from all 32 NATO member states met in Kyiv. NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with Kurt Volker, former...
Kyiv, Ukraine · Oct 08, 2026 · WedgetailMiddle Corridor: Can Bulgaria be a safe gateway for Asian imports to the EU?
The EU wants more trade via the "Middle Corridor," which could bring big benefits for Bulgaria. But Tuesday's drone atta...
Bulgaria · Oct 08, 2026 · WedgetailOnly a third of EU counter-drone programmes will deliver by 2030, leaked report warns
EU counter-drone investment grew sixfold in 2025, but only a third of programmes will deliver by 2030, a confidential EU...
Europe · Oct 08, 2026 · WedgetailLithuania Sends Troops to Border Over Putin Mobilization Concern
Lithuania has deployed around 100 troops to its border with the Russia’s exclave of Kaliningrad, bracing for a potential...
Lithuania · Oct 08, 2026 · WedgetailHouthis claim missile strike on Riyadh airport as explosions heard in Saudi capital
The claim came as witnesses reported several explosions across the Saudi capital, a day after a separate Houthi drone at...
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia · Oct 08, 2026 · WedgetailAfter B-1’s leave England, analysts point to limited options, importance of base defense
“Withdrawing these bombers to [the US] will provide an opportunity for more significant maintenance on the aircraft, but...
United Kingdom · Oct 08, 2026 · WedgetailBattlegroup North tank crews destroy more than 10 Ukrainian warehouses near Kharkov
According to a tank platoon commander, Battlegroup North troops are engaging Ukrainian targets from concealed firing pos...
Kharkiv, Ukraine · Oct 08, 2026 · WedgetailRussia’s Battlegroup West destroys 104 Ukrainian heavy combat multicopters in past day
According to the battlegroup’s spokesman Ivan Bigma, 55 Ukrainian UAV control centers, four Starlink satellite communica...
No location · Oct 08, 2026 · WedgetailMalaysia builds a new ‘Silicon Island’ to house its AI ambitions
The island is also expected to house office towers, hotels and waterfront apartments.
No location · Oct 08, 2026 · WedgetailKorea defense industry faces shifting battlefield demands in Estonia
Korea Herald correspondent TALLINN, Estonia — South Korea's defense industry rode into Europe on fast deliveries, compet...
Tallinn · Oct 08, 2026 · WedgetailBritain downscales and renames Jerusalem consulate after Israel orders closure
Britain said on Thursday its nearly 200-year-old consulate in Jerusalem would remain operating at a smaller scale, ren...
Jerusalem, Israel · Oct 08, 2026 · WedgetailGeneral Staff: Russia has lost 1,547,780 troops in Ukraine since Feb. 24, 2022
The number includes 1,880 casualties that Russian forces suffered over the past day.
No location · Oct 08, 2026 · WedgetailIsrael says British consulate in East Jerusalem 'ceasing operations'
British Foreign Minister Ed Miliband stressed that the consulate would not be closing and that it would instead become t...
Jerusalem, Israel · Oct 08, 2026 · WedgetailMine backed by US, Australia and Gina Rinehart moves towards construction
After decades in development, a $1.8 billion rare earths mining project has finally seen ground broken in remote Central...
No location · Oct 08, 2026 · WedgetailMost UK diplomats to leave East Jerusalem consulate, Israel says, as Miliband says 'vital services' to remain
Israel said in September it would act in response to UK sanctions on illegal Israeli settlements in the West Bank.
Jerusalem, Israel · Oct 08, 2026 · WedgetailUK says consulate in Jerusalem to remain open as its mission
UK says consulate in Jerusalem to remain open as its mission British foreign minister Ed Miliband said on Thursday that ...
Jerusalem, Israel · Oct 08, 2026 · WedgetailNT environmental regulator has 'low confidence' in plan for outback data centre
The Northern Territory's environmental regulator says it has a "low level of confidence" in the current plan for an outb...
No location · Oct 08, 2026 · WedgetailPeru's private free zones open doors for Korean firms: envoy
Peru is rolling out privately managed special economic zones, also known as free zones, to attract South Korean investme...
No location · Oct 08, 2026 · WedgetailBritish consulate in East Jerusalem will stay open as UK mission, says Ed Miliband
Foreign secretary says former consulate general will remain independent, operational and serving Palestinian peopleThe ...
Jerusalem, Israel · Oct 08, 2026 · WedgetailUK’s Jerusalem Consulate Downgraded in Status After Israel Talks
The UK’s consulate in Jerusalem is being downgraded in status to a mission, following a dispute related to British trade...
Jerusalem, Israel · Oct 08, 2026 · WedgetailJapan Launches Seventh Taigei-Class Submarine as Nuclear Propulsion Debate Grows
On October 8, Japan’s Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) launched the seventh Taigei-class diesel-electric attack submari...
No location · Oct 08, 2026 · WedgetailThe Curriculum Wars: How the Naval War College Became the Bradley Fighting Vehicle
Everyone Owns a Requirement. No One Owns the Graduate. Abstract The Naval War College has developed a curriculum in whic...
No location · Oct 08, 2026 · WedgetailUK’s military needs to focus spending on domestic defence, not overseas missions – report
Exclusive: Thinktank says Britain’s drive towards global commitments is symptom of ‘outdated foreign policy’The UK’s mil...
No location · Oct 08, 2026 · WedgetailIRGC Navy official rejects US claims on transits through Hormuz Strait
IRGC Navy official rejects US claims on transits through Hormuz Strait The deputy political commander of Iran’s IRGC Nav...
Strait of Hormuz · Oct 08, 2026 · WedgetailDMZ blast exposes heightened dangers along North Korea-South Korea border
Analysts cautioned that the North’s fortification of the DMZ is increasing the risk of an unintended crisis.
Korea · Oct 08, 2026 · WedgetailWhy China’s new air force base in Laos could rattle Vietnam
A newly opened China-backed air force training centre in Laos could unsettle Vietnam, even as it aims to modernise Vient...
Laos · Oct 08, 2026 · WedgetailNew US air-to-air missiles will finally overthrow China’s range advantage
With a clutch of new long-range air-to-air missiles (LRAAMs) with ranges of 300 km or more, US forces could dramatically...
No location · Oct 08, 2026 · WedgetailHouthi Attacks Heighten Saudi Escalation Concerns
Bloomberg’s Stuart Livingstone-Wallace discusses escalating clashes between Houthi forces and the Saudi-led coalition ar...
Bab el-Mandeb strait · Oct 08, 2026 · WedgetailUS opens direct talks with Myanmar's generals, reversing years of isolation
Washington, Oct 8 - The Trump administration has begun direct talks with Myanmar’s military-installed government, accord...
No location · Oct 08, 2026 · WedgetailUS opens direct talks with Myanmar's generals, reversing years of isolation
The US State Department said it engages with all groups in Myanmar on issues affecting US interests.
No location · Oct 08, 2026 · WedgetailSouth Korea pledges legal action over alleged fuel exports to Russia
Ukrainian reports of South Korean fuel exports to Russia come amid strained tensions between Seoul and Kyiv.
No location · Oct 08, 2026 · WedgetailKiev bridges' destruction disrupts Ukrainian security operations — underground resistance
The same bridges and transport hubs are used to move security forces, transfer troops, supply materials, patrol areas, a...
Kiev, Ukraine · Oct 08, 2026 · WedgetailUS wraps up military mission in Iraq, giving Baghdad room to strengthen China ties
The US has ended its military mission in Iraq, a move analysts said could give Baghdad more room for diversified partner...
Baghdad, Iraq · Oct 08, 2026 · WedgetailThe defence boon
AS China continues to show its intent to expand the Belt and Road Initiative, the United States and Australia have been ...
No location · Oct 08, 2026 · WedgetailYemen's Houthis claim attack on Riyadh airport
Yemen's Houthis claim attack on Riyadh airport Yemen's Houthis said they attacked the King Khalid International Airport ...
No location · Oct 08, 2026 · WedgetailEXPLAINER-Makkah pact and defence of the Kingdom
THE Makkah alliance has moved, in less than two months, from a political declaration towards practical cooperation, thou...
No location · Oct 08, 2026 · WedgetailHouthis report ballistic missile strike on Riyadh Airport
According to the Houthi spokesman Yahya Saria, the direct hit brought air traffic at the Saudi capital’s airport to a ha...
No location · Oct 08, 2026 · WedgetailThree people killed in Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia airports, officials say
The Houthis have claimed responsibility for the attacks, which mark an escalation in the conflict.
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