Hishammuddin Hussein

Türkiye will be selling armed drones to Malaysia, following Turkish Aerospace Inc.'s (TUSAŞ) winning of the southeastern Asian country's UAV tender, daily Milliyet has reported.

"TUSAŞ has left two Chinese opponent companies behind," the daily reported on Oct. 18.

Many world leaders on July 31 conveyed their condolences to Turkey, where forest fires have led to deaths and material damage.

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The patrol by a U.S. warship close to islands China controls in the South China Sea harmed mutual trust between China and the United States and caused regional tensions, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi told his U.S. counterpart in a call. 

Divisions within Asia over China's claims in the disputed South China Sea spilled over on Nov. 4 to a meeting of U.S. and Asian defense ministers, where China insisted the group make no public mention of the strategic waters in a joint declaration intended as a public display of unity.

Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu told his Malaysian counterpart on Sept. 10 that Ukraine bore "full responsibility" for the crash of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 in which 298 were killed.