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International Deep Space Exploration Conference - Hefei

A guest takes photos at the venue of the third International Deep Space Exploration Conference in Hefei, east China's Anhui Province, on September 5, 2025. Chinese scientists unveil blueprint for asteroid defense and resource utilization, call for international collaboration. Photo by Zhou Mu /Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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International Deep Space Exploration Conference - Hefei

This photo taken on July 7, 2025 shows an exterior view of the Deep Space Exploration Laboratory in Hefei, east China's Anhui Province. Chinese scientists unveil blueprint for asteroid defense and resource utilization, call for international collaboration. Photo by Zhou Mu /Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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International Deep Space Exploration Conference - Hefei

Chief designer of China's lunar exploration program Wu Weiren delivers a report at the third International Deep Space Exploration Conference in Hefei, east China's Anhui Province, on September 5, 2025. Chinese scientists unveil blueprint for asteroid defense and resource utilization, call for international collaboration. Photo by Zhou Mu /Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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International Deep Space Exploration Conference - Hefei

Guests visit the show room of the Deep Space Exploration Laboratory in Hefei, east China's Anhui Province, July 7, 2025. Chinese scientists unveil blueprint for asteroid defense and resource utilization, call for international collaboration. Photo by Zhou Mu /Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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International Deep Space Exploration Conference - Hefei

Driss El Hadani, deputy director of the United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA), speaks at the opening ceremony of the third International Deep Space Exploration Conference in Hefei, east China's Anhui Province, on September 5, 2025. Chinese scientists unveil blueprint for asteroid defense and resource utilization, call for international collaboration. Photo by Zhou Mu /Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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International Deep Space Exploration Conference - Hefei

Christian Feichtinger, executive director of the International Astronautical Federation (IAF), speaks via video link at the opening ceremony of the third International Deep Space Exploration Conference in Hefei, east China's Anhui Province, on September 5, 2025. Chinese scientists unveil blueprint for asteroid defense and resource utilization, call for international collaboration. Photo by Zhou Mu /Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Palestine Embassy celebrates an act of recognition to humanitarian work of Open Arms in Gaza - Madrid

The Ambassador of Palestine to Spain, Mr. Husni Abdel Wahed (1r), speaks during an act of recognition by the Embassy of Palestine in Spain to the humanitarian work of Open Arms in Gaza, on June 19, 2024, in Madrid, Spain. During the ceremony, special tribute was paid to the crew of the Open Arms ship that took part in the opening of a humanitarian sea corridor to Gaza. The mission was carried out in March and April of this year, in collaboration with World Central Kitchen (WCK). The operation was abruptly interrupted by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) attack, which killed seven people from the WCK team. Photo by Fernando Sánchez / Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Palestine Embassy celebrates an act of recognition to humanitarian work of Open Arms in Gaza - Madrid

The founder and director of Open Arms, Óscar Camps (3l) and the Ambassador of Palestine in Spain Mr. Husni Abdel Wahed (3r), pose on their arrival to an act of recognition by the Embassy of Palestine in Spain to the humanitarian work of Open Arms in Gaza, on June 19, 2024, in Madrid, Spain. During the ceremony a special tribute was paid to the crew of the Open Arms ship that took part in the opening of a humanitarian maritime corridor to Gaza. The mission was carried out in March and April of this year, in collaboration with World Central Kitchen (WCK). The operation was abruptly interrupted by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) attack, which killed seven people from the WCK team. Photo by Fernando Sánchez / Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Palestine Embassy celebrates an act of recognition to humanitarian work of Open Arms in Gaza - Madrid

The Ambassador of Palestine in Spain Mr. Husni Abdel Wahed (1r), during an act of recognition of the Embassy of Palestine in Spain to the humanitarian work of Open Arms in Gaza, on June 19, 2024, in Madrid, Spain. During the event, special tribute was paid to the crew of the Open Arms ship that participated in the opening of a humanitarian sea corridor to Gaza. The mission was carried out in March and April of this year, in collaboration with World Central Kitchen (WCK). The operation was abruptly interrupted by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) attack, which killed seven people from the WCK team. Photo by Fernando Sánchez / Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Palestine Embassy celebrates an act of recognition to humanitarian work of Open Arms in Gaza - Madrid

The founder and director of Open Arms, Óscar Camps (r), during an act of recognition by the Embassy of Palestine in Spain to the humanitarian work of Open Arms in Gaza, on June 19, 2024, in Madrid, Spain. During the ceremony, special tribute was paid to the crew of the Open Arms ship that took part in the opening of a humanitarian maritime corridor to Gaza. The mission was carried out in March and April of this year, in collaboration with World Central Kitchen (WCK). The operation was abruptly interrupted by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) attack, which killed seven people from the WCK team. Photo by Fernando Sánchez / Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Palestine Embassy celebrates an act of recognition to humanitarian work of Open Arms in Gaza - Madrid

The Ambassador of Palestine in Spain Mr. Husni Abdel Wahed (c), poses during an act of recognition of the Embassy of Palestine in Spain to the humanitarian work of Open Arms in Gaza, June 19, 2024, in Madrid, Spain. During the event, special tribute was paid to the crew of the Open Arms ship that participated in the opening of a humanitarian maritime corridor to Gaza. The mission was carried out in March and April of this year, in collaboration with World Central Kitchen (WCK). The operation was abruptly interrupted by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) attack, which killed seven people from the WCK team. Photo by Fernando Sánchez / Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Palestine Embassy celebrates an act of recognition to humanitarian work of Open Arms in Gaza - Madrid

The Ambassador of Palestine in Spain Mr. Husni Abdel Wahed (1l), during an act of recognition of the Embassy of Palestine in Spain to the humanitarian work of Open Arms in Gaza, on June 19, 2024, in Madrid, Spain. During the ceremony, special tribute was paid to the crew of the Open Arms ship that took part in the opening of a humanitarian sea corridor to Gaza. The mission was carried out in March and April of this year, in collaboration with World Central Kitchen (WCK). The operation was abruptly interrupted by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) attack, which killed seven people from the WCK team. Photo by Fernando Sánchez / Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Japan-U.S. defense equipment collaboration

Japanese and U.S. defense officials hold the inaugural meeting of a bilateral framework, the Forum on Defense Industrial Cooperation, Acquisition and Sustainment, at the Defense Ministry in Tokyo on June 9, 2024, to discuss bilateral cooperation in the production and maintenance of their defense equipment.

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Japan-U.S. defense equipment collaboration

Masaki Fukasawa (R), head of Japan's Acquisition, Technology and Logistics Agency, and his U.S. counterpart, Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment William LaPlante, shake hands during the inaugural meeting of a bilateral framework, the Forum on Defense Industrial Cooperation, Acquisition and Sustainment, at the Defense Ministry in Tokyo on June 9, 2024, to discuss bilateral cooperation in the production and maintenance of their defense equipment.

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Japan-U.S. defense equipment collaboration

Masaki Fukasawa, head of Japan's Acquisition, Technology and Logistics Agency, speaks at a meeting of a working group on the overhaul of U.S. military ships and aircraft in Japan, established as part of bilateral cooperation in the production and maintenance of their defense equipment under the Forum on Defense Industrial Cooperation, Acquisition and Sustainment, on June 11, 2024, in Tokyo.

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Japan-U.S. defense equipment collaboration

A meeting of a working group on the overhaul of U.S. military ships and aircraft in Japan, established as part of bilateral cooperation in the production and maintenance of defense equipment under the Forum on Defense Industrial Cooperation, Acquisition and Sustainment, is held in Tokyo on June 11, 2024, with the participation of Japanese and U.S. defense officials and Japanese companies.

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Japan-U.S. defense equipment collaboration

U.S. Ambassador to Japan Rahm Emanuel speaks at a meeting of a working group on the overhaul of U.S. military ships and aircraft in Japan, established as part of bilateral cooperation in the production and maintenance of their defense equipment under the Forum on Defense Industrial Cooperation, Acquisition and Sustainment, on June 11, 2024, in Tokyo.

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India, France agree to cooperate in defense, space, health: New Delhi

STORY: India, France agree to cooperate in defense, space, health: New Delhi SHOOTING TIME: Jan. 27, 2024 DATELINE: Jan. 28, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:23 LOCATION: New Delhi CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of India gate 2. various of PM Modi welcoming French President Emmanuel Macron 3. various of parade STORYLINE: India and France agreed to cooperate in sectors including health, space and defense during the two-day state visit of French President Emmanuel Macron, the host country's Foreign Secretary Vinay Kwatra said on Friday. The two sides agreed on co-development and co-production of key military hardware and platforms, facilitating technology collaboration in a range of areas, including space, land warfare, cyberspace and artificial intelligence. The two sides also agreed on a pact on defense-space partnership and signed a memorandum of understanding between New Space India Limited and French company Arianespace on satellite launches, said the Indian foreign secretary. According to him, the two si

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BELGIUM-BRUSSELS-NATO-EU-COOPERATION

(230110) -- BRUSSELS, Jan. 10, 2023 (Xinhua) -- European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen speaks at a press conference at the NATO headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, Jan. 10, 2023. The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and the European Union (EU) signed the third Joint Declaration on cooperation on Tuesday that aims to further expand their strategic partnership collaboration and strengthen collective European defense. (Xinhua/Zheng Huansong)

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BELGIUM-BRUSSELS-NATO-EU-COOPERATION

(230110) -- BRUSSELS, Jan. 10, 2023 (Xinhua) -- European Council President Charles Michel speaks at a press conference at the NATO headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, Jan. 10, 2023. The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and the European Union (EU) signed the third Joint Declaration on cooperation on Tuesday that aims to further expand their strategic partnership collaboration and strengthen collective European defense. (Xinhua/Zheng Huansong)

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BELGIUM-BRUSSELS-NATO-EU-COOPERATION

(230110) -- BRUSSELS, Jan. 10, 2023 (Xinhua) -- NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg speaks at a press conference at the NATO headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, Jan. 10, 2023. The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and the European Union (EU) signed the third Joint Declaration on cooperation on Tuesday that aims to further expand their strategic partnership collaboration and strengthen collective European defense. (Xinhua/Zheng Huansong)

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BELGIUM-BRUSSELS-NATO-EU-COOPERATION

(230110) -- BRUSSELS, Jan. 10, 2023 (Xinhua) -- European Council President Charles Michel (L), NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg (C) and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen attend a press conference at the NATO headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, Jan. 10, 2023. The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and the European Union (EU) signed the third Joint Declaration on cooperation on Tuesday that aims to further expand their strategic partnership collaboration and strengthen collective European defense. (Xinhua/Zheng Huansong)

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BELGIUM-BRUSSELS-NATO-EU-COOPERATION

(230110) -- BRUSSELS, Jan. 10, 2023 (Xinhua) -- NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg (L), European Council President Charles Michel (C) and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen attend a press conference at the NATO headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, Jan. 10, 2023. The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and the European Union (EU) signed the third Joint Declaration on cooperation on Tuesday that aims to further expand their strategic partnership collaboration and strengthen collective European defense. (Xinhua/Zheng Huansong)

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BELGIUM-BRUSSELS-NATO-EU-COOPERATION

(230110) -- BRUSSELS, Jan. 10, 2023 (Xinhua) -- NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg (L) and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen attend a press conference at the NATO headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, Jan. 10, 2023. The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and the European Union (EU) signed the third Joint Declaration on cooperation on Tuesday that aims to further expand their strategic partnership collaboration and strengthen collective European defense. (Xinhua/Zheng Huansong)

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BELGIUM-BRUSSELS-NATO-EU-COOPERATION

(230110) -- BRUSSELS, Jan. 10, 2023 (Xinhua) -- European Council President Charles Michel (L), NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg (C) and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen leave a press conference at the NATO headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, Jan. 10, 2023. The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and the European Union (EU) signed the third Joint Declaration on cooperation on Tuesday that aims to further expand their strategic partnership collaboration and strengthen collective European defense. (Xinhua/Zheng Huansong)

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BELGIUM-BRUSSELS-NATO-EU-COOPERATION

(230110) -- BRUSSELS, Jan. 10, 2023 (Xinhua) -- European Council President Charles Michel (L), NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg (C) and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen attend a press conference at the NATO headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, Jan. 10, 2023. The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and the European Union (EU) signed the third Joint Declaration on cooperation on Tuesday that aims to further expand their strategic partnership collaboration and strengthen collective European defense. (Xinhua/Zheng Huansong)

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Saudi Arabia inaugurates 1st World Defense Show

STORY: Saudi Arabia inaugurates 1st World Defense Show DATELINE: March 8, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:46 LOCATION: Riyadh CATEGORY: MILITARY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the World Defense Show 2. STANDUP (English): WANG HAIZHOU, Xinhua correspondent STORYLINE: STANDUP (English): WANG HAIZHOU, Xinhua correspondent "Saudi Arabia inaugurated on Sunday the first edition of the World Defense Show in the capital city Riyadh. This is the first time for Saudi Arabia to host an international world defense show. This defense show attracts more than 600 exhibitors from 45 countries and regions. The event provides a unique platform for networking, collaboration, knowledge-sharing and discovery of new innovations. Meanwhile, a start-up zone hosts the latest technologies driven by small and medium companies from around the world, introducing their products to industry decision-makers, investors and venture capital firms. Eight Chinese companies joined in this exhibition." Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Riyadh. (XHT

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Drill for huge quake and tsunami held in Japan

A drill simulating a magnitude 8 Nankai Trough earthquake off Japan's western Pacific coast, and a subsequent tsunami, is held in the western Japanese city of Yokkaichi, Mie Prefecture, on Nov. 25, 2015. About 600 people, including Ground Self-Defense Force troops, police officers, firefighters and medical staff, took part in the joint drill to enhance collaboration ahead of a mega-thrust devastating earthquake experts say could occur within 30 years. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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British defense expert Chelton

LONDON, Britain - This photo taken April 25, 2012, shows Simon Chelton, a former British defense attache in Japan, speaking to Kyodo News in London. Chelton, along with other experts, believes that Britain-Japan defense collaboration will initially take the form of uncontroversial projects. (Kyodo)