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PhilippineMarcos Jr. to meet Japanese PM Takaichi in Tokyo Thursday as security ties deepen amid China assertiveness.

Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. is scheduled to meet Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi in Tokyo on Thursday, driven by shared concerns over China's growing assertiveness, as the two nations accelerate the deepening of their security ties.

Norway will join France's nuclear deterrence initiative, PM Jonas Gahr Store said Wednesday during talks in Paris. Store stressed Norway's nuclear policy remains unchanged, with no stationing of nuclear weapons on its soil or financial contribution to France's program.

Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store said Wednesday that Norway will join French President Emmanuel Macron's nuclear deterrence initiative, while stressing that the decision will not change Norway's basic policy on nuclear weapons.

Iran's IRGC Navy forces US tanker to turn back after illegal attempt to cross Strait of Hormuz, state media reports.

Iran's Revolutionary Guards Navy forced an American tanker to turn back after it attempted to illegally cross the Strait of Hormuz, according to a report by Iranian state media Press TV.

IRGC claims it struck US airbase in retaliation for US predawn attack near Bandar Abbas Airport today

IRGC: Following the US military's predawn attack today using aerial projectiles on a site near Bandar Abbas Airport, the American airbase from which the attack originated was targeted at 4:50 a.m. This response is a serious warning to the enemy that any act of aggression will not go unanswered, and if repeated, our response will be even more decisive. The aggressor bears full responsibility for the consequences.