South Korea's defense ministry renewed its commitment Monday to securing "overwhelming" capabilities to counter North Korea's evolving nuclear and missile threats amid lingering tensions caused by its provocative acts earlier this year - Yonhap

The ministry underscored that the South Korea-U.S. Nuclear Consultative Group (NCG) will be a key tool to reinforce the credibility of America's extended deterrence commitment to using the full range of its military capabilities, including nuclear, to defend its ally.

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Chinese-Indian Border Dispute on the LAC - Himalayan region:

Reports coming in of hectic activity reported on both Indian & Chinese borders.

📌 India is building a black-topped road towards Finger 4, located on the North bank of Pangong Tso in Ladakh and wil build finishd by 2025, a 1400km key highway along LAC and advanced landing areas.

📌 Other side: China is building a bridge across glacial lake to connect Ladakh with Tibet.

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GREECE – The National Hellenic Air Force received another French fighter Rafale F3R with tail number 417, which will be part of the 332 Tesei squadron.

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Over the past week, the Ukrainian military liberated 9 square kilometers in the east.

The defense forces are moving in the Bakhmut direction, while Russia continues to advance in the Limansky, Avdeevsky and Maryinsky directions. In the south, the Ukrainian military continue their offensive in the Melitopol and Berdyansk directions.
Over the past week, it was possible to release 28.4 sq. km. territories.

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UPDATE – Israel has launched the first large ground-based offensive against the West Bank in 20 years.

Battles are taking place in Jenin, where at least 7 have been killed on the Palestinian side, while an Israeli soldier has been wounded.

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The United States is looking for contractors to re-equip a number of Greek ports in order to transfer military equipment to the border with Russia, writes the Rizospastis newspaper, an organ of the Greek Communist Party.

Greece and the United States made changes in October 2019 to the agreement on mutual defense cooperation, which was concluded in 1990. The document refers to the expansion of the US naval base in Souda Bay on the island of Crete, the use of an air force base near the city of Larisa, an army aviation base in Stefanovikio (Magnisia region) and the port of Alexandroupolis in northeastern Greece.

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Russian spy ship Admiral Vladimirsky has been in the Dutch Exclusive Economic Zone North Sea for almost a week - Marineschepen

Dutch Frigate Zr.Ms. De Ruyter patrols near Russian ship. Coastguard vessel Guardian also on site.

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Cypriot national guardsman are reported to have been undergoing training in Israel on the Merkave MBT. Training is done in 4 week basic courses and has been ongoing since May.

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UKRAINE – The Russians have concentrated more than 180,000 soldiers in the East, — The speaker of the Eastern Group of Forces, Cherevaty

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The Iranian Tasnim agency publishes footage of tests of the Fateh 360 short-range guided missile.

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Russia agreed with Iran on the launch of production of Shahed drones in Yelabuz, — rosZMI.

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Russian army captured British micro-drone Black Hornet in eastern Ukraine.

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