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		<title>Indonesia, Thailand deepen defense ties as regional cooperation expands</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2026 14:00:03 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Gusty Da Costa Indonesia and Thailand are expanding their defense partnership into joint special forces training, coordinated maritime patrols and industry collaboration, marking a shift to operational cooperation. The commitment was reaffirmed during Thai Defense Minister Lt. Gen. Adul Boonthumjaroen’s August 2026 visit to Jakarta, where he and Indonesian Defense Minister Sjafrie Sjamsoeddin announced plans &#8230;]]></description>
		
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		<title>Stepping Up</title>
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		<title>Earthquake Monitors Track Space Junk Through  sonic booms</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2026 14:24:03 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Associated Press As more space junk comes crashing down, a study shows how earthquake monitors can better track incoming objects by tuning in to their sonic booms. When a discarded module from a Chinese crew capsule reentered Earth’s atmosphere over Southern California in 2024, the sonic booms generated seismic readings. Scientists used those readings &#8230;]]></description>
		
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		<title>Responsible Partner</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2026 14:23:37 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[FORUM Staff In a time of rapidly evolving security challenges, the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) is navigating complex traditional and nontraditional threats while expanding and reinforcing partnerships across the Indo-Pacific and beyond. After becoming AFP chief of staff in July 2023, Gen. Romeo Brawner Jr. led the multidomain transformation and overseen an expansive &#8230;]]></description>
		
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