CENTCOM said meeting attendees stressed that rising commercial shipping traffic is strengthening momentum for freedom of navigation.

The Saudi-led coalition said it intercepted and destroyed a ballistic missile launched by Houthi militants from Yemen toward Khamis Mushait.

On Oct. 8 Weichai Power and Lingong Heavy Machinery signed a strategic cooperation framework during talks between Shandong Heavy Industry Group and Lingong. The pact commits both parties to deepen coordination on conventional and new‑energy powertrain integration, joint product development, shared quality systems and a common global service network, aiming to more tightly integrate construction machinery and power systems and to advance the sector’s smart and green transition in China.