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Representatives of the Romanian Navy are attending an unusual military ceremony at the Cozia Monastery on Thursday, the Heroes' Day.

Church of the Cozia Monastery
Photo credit: (c) Cristian NISTOR / AGERPRES ARCHIVE

Turkey ranks 10th in the top militaries of the world list by Global Firepower, which lines up the strength of nations? armies in accordance with their spending, assets and staff. 

The figures on the Global Firepower website showed that Turkey has a relatively large military population, some 411,000, and a strong tank force of 3,778 vehicles. 

Nine Russian and Chinese navy vessels have gathered in the Mediterranean Sea for a joint military drill that will continue until May 21, the Russian Defense Ministry has stated.

The Indonesian navy prevented a suspected migrant boat from entering the country's waters at the weekend after the arrival of hundreds of Rohingya and Bangladeshis and has stepped up patrols in the area, the military said May 18.

With cargo ships poised to launch a desperately needed aid operation in embattled Yemen, a five-day humanitarian ceasefire began May 12 night, just hours after Saudi-led coalition warplanes struck against Shiite rebels and their allies.

More than 3,400 migrants were rescued at sea May 2, mainly off Libya, as Europe seeks ways to deal with the flood of people trying to reach its shores following a series of deadly shipwrecks.

Two Iranian destroyers, sent to the Gulf of Aden to protect commercial ships, have reached the entrance of Bab el-Mandab, a strategic strait between Yemen and Djibouti, Iran's navy said April 30.

Funds are to be released for repair work on a desalination plant on Kastellorizo, putting an end to the expensive practice of carrying water to the small island.

Authorities issued an alert for several Mexican states April 15 after thieves snatched potentially deadly radioactive material used for industrial radiography.
      
The iridium-192 source, marked X-571, was inside a container when it was stolen on Monday from a truck in Cardenas, a town in southern Tabasco state, the interior ministry said in a statement.
      

The latest annual report on the Montenegrin Armed Forces has revealed serious shortcomings, including a lack of modern equipment and weapons and unbalanced age and professional structure.

The army inherited the bulk of its equipment from the former Yugoslavia, most of which is now outdated and unsuitable and does not meet NATO requirements, the report notes.