Russian President Vladimir Putin meet with Chinese Defense Minister Li Shangfu in the Kremlin, with both hailing the "strategic" nature of ties between the two countries and their growing military cooperation.

Tehran says defense cooperation with Moscow started long before the Ukraine conflict and is not against any third party.

US State Department spokesperson Ned Price says Washington is closely monitoring Iran’s plans to deploy naval forces to the strategic Panama Canal, which connects the Atlantic Ocean with the Pacific Ocean.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has told his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping that Moscow is keen to ramp up its military cooperation with Beijing as part of joint efforts to counter Western interventions in the region.

Tensions over Taiwan are simmering.

China upholds its move to sever military talks with US to protest US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taipei.

The growing proximity between India and Israel has angered civil society and human rights activists in India, who have expressed indignation over the top Israeli military official’s visit to New Delhi.

The United States is set to embark on a “cooperation” plan with Taiwan’s military, Chinese Taipei President Tsai Ing-wen said on Tuesday, in the face of what Washington calls a threat from Beijing.

A coalition of Burkina Faso civil society organisations holds a rally to call for the termination of military cooperation with France.

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro endorses “powerful military cooperation” with Russia following high-level discussions between Caracas and Moscow.