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21 October

Chinese President Xi Jinping and US President Donald Trump shaking hands at a welcome ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing in 2017.

Trump Doubts China Will Invade Taiwan, Confident Ahead of Xi Meeting

US President Donald Trump voiced doubt Monday that China would invade Taiwan as he voiced confidence in his relationship with counterpart Xi Jinping, whom he will meet later this month.

20 October

Azerbaijan and South Korea representatives during a defense cooperation talks in Baku

Rojoef Manuel

Azerbaijan, South Korea Strengthen Defense Ties in Baku Talks

Azerbaijan and South Korea have held defense talks in Baku to expand cooperation on military development and regional security.

20 October

From L to R: 1. Air Lieutenant Marcelo Damasceno (Commander of the Brazilian Air Force) 2. José Múcio (Minister of Defense, Brazil) 3. Kenneth Felix Haczynski da Nóbrega (Brazil's Ambassador to India) 4. Geraldo Alckmin (Vice President, Brazil) 5. Bosco da Costa Junior (President and CEO, Embraer Defense & Security) 6. Kinjarapu Ram Mohan Naidu (Minister of Civil Aviation of India) Da E-D: 1. Tenente-Brigadeiro do Ar Marcelo Damasceno, Comandante da Força Aérea Brasileira 2. José Múcio. Ministro da Defesa do Brasil 3. Kenneth Felix Haczynski da Nóbrega, Embaixador do Brasil na Índia 4. Geraldo Alckmin, Vice-Presidente da República do Brasil 5. Bosco da Costa Junior, Presidente e CEO da Embraer Defesa e Segurança 6. Kinjarapu Ram Mohan Naidu, Ministro da Aviação Civil da Índia

Rojoef Manuel

Brazil’s Embraer Deepens India Operations With New Office

Brazilian aircraft manufacturer Embraer has opened a new office in Aerocity, New Delhi, marking a major step in its plan to grow its footprint in India’s defense and aerospace sectors.

20 October

Rendering of South Korea's Airborne Early Warning and Control aircraft based on the Bombardier 6500. Photo: L3Harris

Rojoef Manuel

South Korea Orders $2.26B AEW&C Fleet From L3Harris

South Korea has awarded L3Harris Technologies a contract worth over $2.26 billion to supply modified Global 6500 aircraft for airborne early warning and control missions.

20 October

Staff Writer With AFP

Myanmar Junta Raids Major Scam Center, Seizes Starlink Devices

Myanmar's junta raided one of the country's most notorious internet scam centres and seized Starlink devices, it said Monday, after an AFP investigation revealed an explosion in their use in the billion-dollar black market.

19 October

Taliban supporters gather to celebrate the US withdrawal from Afghanistan in Kandahar

Staff Writer With AFP

Pakistan, Afghanistan Agree to ‘Immediate Ceasefire’ in Qatar Talks

Pakistan and Afghanistan agreed to an "immediate ceasefire" at talks in Doha, after at least 10 Afghans were killed in Pakistani air strikes that broke an earlier truce.

18 October

Staff Writer With AFP

Myanmar Junta Recaptures Town on China Trade Route

Myanmar's ruling junta said that it had recaptured a town on a trade highway to China from an ethnic armed group in the country's war-wracked north.

18 October

Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid addresses a media conference

Staff Writer With AFP

Pakistan to Hold Talks With Afghanistan in Qatar After Latest Strikes

Pakistan officials will hold talks in Qatar with their Afghan counterparts, a day after Islamabad launched air strikes on its neighbor killing at least 10 people and breaking a ceasefire that had brought two days of calm to the border.

17 October