Zhu Fenglian invited people on both sides of the Taiwan Strait to offer ideas for a ‘one country, two systems’ plan for Taiwan. She described peaceful unification under the framework as the best way to achieve China’s unification.
Norwegian defence and technology company KONGSBERG ended the third quarter of 2026 with a record order backlog of NOK 174.2 billion. Orders received during the quarter totalled NOK 23.3 billion.
L3Harris Technologies has received two multi-million-dollar contracts from TKMS. Its equipment will let submarines deploy and retract payloads used for communications, surveillance and navigation.
The METEOR missile was jettisoned from an F-35B’s internal weapons bay in the United States on 7 October. The trial assessed whether it could separate safely from the aircraft.
Khakassia head Valentin Konovalov opened a national sports festival in Chernogorsk. Participants are competing in kures wrestling, lasso throwing, mas-wrestling and other events.
A congress hall and Hilton Garden Inn and Holiday Inn hotels are under construction in Bukhara. Uzbekistan’s president instructed officials to complete the projects on time and meet quality requirements.
L3Harris has received multiple production orders worth a combined $121 million for its LOCODA solution in support of the U.S. Army. The system is designed to enhance vehicle communications and give commanders access to Army command-and-control applications.
XXL has highlighted the hip-hop projects with the biggest first-week sales in 2026 so far. Drake’s Iceman leads the list with 463,000 equivalent album units.
Eve Air Mobility and FlyBIS have signed a binding agreement for up to 12 electric vertical take-off and landing aircraft for operations in southern Brazil. It includes two firm orders and rights to purchase 10 additional aircraft.
L3Harris received a $36 million order for its Hawkeye 4 Lite satellite communications terminal in support of the U.S. Army. The equipment will be fielded under the C2NOW initiative.
BigXThaPlug agreed that rap music is dying and named drill as one of the leading causes. He says the genre has become so aggressive that artists feel they must act like gangsters.
Norwegian technology group KONGSBERG has introduced two sonars for its Aegir SSA family and is developing an AI-powered virtual operator with US-based Viam. The systems are designed for maritime security, navigation and critical infrastructure protection.
Lockheed Martin and the U.S. Air Force completed a test flight of the unarmed Mk21A reentry vehicle. Data from the flight will guide design refinements and future testing.
Russia’s first high-speed train is expected to begin testing in 2027. Work continues on assembling the cars and installing equipment at the Ural Locomotives plant.
Zhu Fenglian, spokesperson for China’s Taiwan Affairs Office, urged Taiwan’s Democratic Progressive Party to abandon its platform advocating independence and stop what Beijing calls separatist actions.
Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev reviewed construction of a new tourism centre in Bukhara. The project is expected to attract $105 million in investment and create 2,000 jobs once fully operational.
The U.S. Bureau of Prisons has moved Sean “Diddy” Combs’ release date to Feb. 6, 2028. The date is three weeks earlier following his transfer to a new prison.
On Jimmy Kimmel Live!, Jimmy Kimmel joked about Democrats taking back the House and Senate in historic fashion. His monologue also referenced Donald Trump’s recent comments about Nicki Minaj.
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