On May 17, 2025, Italy unveiled a major new military aid package for Ukraine, including the delivery of 400 M113 armored personnel carriers and an unspecified satellite surveillance system to strengthen Kyiv’s defense amid the ongoing conflict with Russia.

China successfully launched two new satellites for the BeiDou-3 Navigation Satellite System (BDS-3) on Thursday from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in Sichuan Province