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Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas), Chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, today released the following statement after the committee voted 9-8 to report with a favorable recommendation Walter "Jay" Clayton III's nomination to be Director of National Intelligence:

Tajikistan's interior minister said has said that a man arrested in Israel on suspicion of spying for Iran is no longer a Tajik citizen, contradicting earlier statements by Israeli authorities that described the suspect as a dual Tajik-Russian national.

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Operation Southern Readiness 26-2, a four-day multinational maritime security training engagement, commenced at Southern Naval Command, Kochi, on 20 Jul 2026. Hosted by the Southern Naval Command, the engagement is being conducted under the aegis of the Indian Navy-led Combined Task Force 154 (CTF 154), in partnership with Combined Maritime Forces (CMF), and has brought together 254 participants from 26 countries, supported by 74 facilitators and four International Organisations, and Subject Matter Experts.

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North Korea is close to completing a long-delayed new bridge to China, satellite imagery analyzed by Radio Free Asia shows.

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Asked to comment on the appointment of Andy Burnham as new British Prime Minister by King Charles III on July 20, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian said on Monday that China's policy and position on developing China-UK relations is consistent.

One of the world's most ambitious defence and industrial partnerships is even stronger as the UK, Italy and Japan welcome Canada to the Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP) as the first Observer Nation.

On July 21, Italian Defence Minister Guido Crosetto, Japanese Defense Minister KOIZUMI Shinjirō, UK Secretary of State for Defence Wes Streeting, and Canadian Minister of National Defence David J. McGuinty met in London to discuss Canada's participation in the Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP).

Today, the Honourable David J. McGuinty, Minister of National Defence joined his counterparts from the United Kingdom, Italy, and Japan, to announce that Canada will become the first observer nation in the Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP). The GCAP is a multinational partnership focused on developing a sixth-generation combat aircraft by 2035.

Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister Richard Marles visited the newly completed uncrewed aerial systems (UAS) facility at Jervis Bay recently.

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This year's iteration of the War Department's longest-running unclassified cyber defense exercise is largely focused on operational technology, military cyber professionals said today during a virtual media roundtable.

Contracting officers assigned to the U.S. Army Mission and Installation Contracting Command Southern Border Contract Team provided contract support to Marines assigned to Company A, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment supporting Operation Ardent Vanguard.

Senior leaders from U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Europe and Africa and the Royal Moroccan Armed Forces met during the African Maritime Forces Summit 2026 to reinforce a nearly 250-year relationship and discuss shared maritime security priorities across North Africa and the broader maritime domain.

Senior maritime leaders from across Africa and around the world will gather in Rabat, Morocco, July 20-24, 2026, for the fourth annual Africa Maritime Forces Summit (AMFS), a weeklong forum focused on advancing maritime security through partnership, professional exchange and African-led cooperation.