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Oct- 2024 -

30 October

A Chinese and an Indian soldier at their countries' border along the Himalayas.

India, China Agree to De-Escalate Himalayan Border Tensions

India and China have agreed on patrolling arrangements and have begun withdrawing troops and temporary structures along their disputed Himalayan border.

15 October

A soldier walks on frozen land near Utqiagvik, Alaska as part of Joint Pacific Multinational Readiness Training Center 24-02, February, 2024

Christine Casimiro

Arctic NATO Nations Discuss Security Amid China, Russia Threats

Defense representatives from the US, Iceland, Canada, Denmark, Finland, Norway, and Sweden met to discuss regional situational awareness in the Arctic.

11 October

Armenia soldiers stand guard at checkpoint

Christine Casimiro

Russian Troops to Withdraw From Armenia-Iran Border By 2025

Russian border guards will withdraw from the Armenia-Iran frontier checkpoint next year, Pashinyan and Putin agreed.

10 October

The President of Brazil Lula da Silva and the UN Secretary General, Antonio Guterres, during the G20 Ministerial Meeting at the United Nations

Giulia Bernacchi

Brazil Delays Contract With Elbit Amid Israel’s War Against Hamas

Brazil has delayed a contract with Elbit Systems for 36 howitzers amid deliberations by the Brazilian government over Israel’s war against Hamas.

4 October

Giulia Bernacchi

NATO Monitoring Romanian Airspace After Russian Drone Detected

NATO reinforced Romania’s airspace surveillance after a Russian drone might have crossed into Romanian airspace on its way to Ukraine.

1 October

Inder Singh Bisht

Russia Says Turkey Can’t Hand Over S-400 to US as Speculation Mounts

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov quashed the possibility of Turkey handing over its S-400 air defense system to the US.

Sep- 2024 -

30 September

Staff Writer With AFP

Russia Plans 30 Percent Defense Spending Hike in 2025

Russia plans to hike its defense spending by 30 percent next year as it diverts more resources to fund its offensive in Ukraine, draft budget plans showed.

27 September

Giulia Bernacchi

US, UK, Canada Partner to Advance AI, Cybersecurity Development

The US, Canada, and the UK will collaborate on the research, testing and development of artificial intelligence (AI) and cybersecurity.

27 September

US and Philippine Marines conduct a raid rehearsal during Balikatan 22

Jason Hug

Trump, Harris, and the Future of Alliance-Based Deterrence Against China

The US-Philippines alliance plays a crucial role in deterring Chinese aggression in the South China Sea, and the outcome of the upcoming American presidential election will significantly impact the future of this alliance.

26 September