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The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) on Tuesday backed Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. for his stance that the national policy on the West Philippine Sea (WPS) is a "solemn constitutional duty."

In response to a statement from Manila on China's ethnic unity policy, a Chinese Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday that this so-called statement, full of disinformation and smears designed to interfere in China's internal affairs, constitutes a political provocation of an extremely malign nature, to which China expresses firm opposition.

The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) is sounding the alarm over a deepening child malnutrition crisis in Afghanistan, warning that funding shortfalls are forcing life-saving food and nutrition programmes to be scaled back at the very moment they are needed most. Without urgent support, WFP and its partners will be unable to prevent more children from becoming dangerously malnourished, putting lives at risk in the coming months.

A telephone conversation between Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and President of the Republic of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev took place.

On 3 August 2026, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Baiba Braže, met with Moldova's top officials during a working visit to the country to discuss Moldova's integration into the European Union, the security situation in the region, the reintegration of Transnistria, support for Ukraine and the expansion of bilateral cooperation between Latvia and Moldova.

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Since the start of 2026, the State Special Transport Service has installed more than 1,184 km of anti-drone protection along key logistics routes on assignment from the Ministry of Defence of Ukraine.

In July 2026, the Russian army stepped up its air terror along the line of contact. The past month was also marked by high-intensity fighting.

The Russian Armed Forces continue to strike ports, sea vessels, and port infrastructure in Ukraine that are used in the interests of the Ukrainian forces, the Russian Ministry of Defense reported on Tuesday.

The Russian armed forces have liberated the settlement of Baksheevka in the Kharkov region, the Russian Ministry of Defense said on Tuesday.

Major General Mohsen Rezaei, military adviser to Iran's Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei, said Iran had prepared to strike three locations in Ukraine after the attack on an Iranian commercial vessel, but suspended the response after Ukraine claimed the attack was a mistake, Fars News reported.

As Russia's invasion of Ukraine continues, with both sides stepping up airstrikes and drone attacks in recent weeks deep inside each other's territory, the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) appealed on Tuesday for greater protection for the war's youngest victims.

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Türkiye on Tuesday expressed "serious concern" over attacks targeting civilian vessels in the Black Sea, the country's Foreign Ministry said, after the Turkish-owned civilian vessels Yasar and Nadezhda were attacked by unmanned aerial vehicles upon leaving the Port of Novorossiysk on Monday evening, according to Anadolu Agency.

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Vladimir Putin heard the report on the diamond mining company's performance, including the creation of Europe's largest diamond-cutting cluster in Smolensk, exploration of hard-to-reach diamond deposits, gold mining, and jewellery production. ALROSA's energy projects, including its participation in the construction of the Novolenskaya thermal power plant and the modernisation of the Svetlinskaya hydroelectric power plant in Yakutia, were discussed on a separate basis.

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