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• Deputy Pentagon Press Secretary Sabrina Singh Holds a News Briefing DoD 25 Sep 2024
• Readout of Acting Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Ms. Amanda Dory Meeting With Minister of Defense of North Macedonia Mr. Vlado Misajlovski DoD 25 Sep 2024
• DOD Official Briefs Lawmakers on Financial Management Progress, Path Forward DoD News 25 Sep 2024 -- A senior Pentagon official briefed lawmakers yesterday on the Defense Department's progress with improving and modernizing its financial management systems and strengthening the integrity and transparency in its financial reporting.
• Senate Confirms More Than 6,000 Military Leaders for Promotions, New Positions DoD News 25 Sep 2024 -- The U.S. Senate has confirmed, via voice vote, the promotions of some 6,030 military officers across the Department of Defense to both new ranks and in some cases to new jobs.
• 3rd Infantry Division returns from Europe with enhanced capabilities Army News 25 Sep 2024 -- The 3rd Infantry Division spent nine months in northeast Europe this year working alongside allied nations and partners to develop a credible and cohesive force capable of countering any adversary.
• Washington Guard, Thailand Collaborate on Stryker Readiness Army News 25 Sep 2024 -- The 1st Battalion, 205th Regimental Training Institute, Washington National Guard, and the 112th Stryker Regiment, Royal Thai Army, strengthened their partnership during a Stryker maintenance exchange Sept. 7-19.
• Air Combat Command activates 3 Air Task Force units US Air Force 25 Sep 2024 -- Air Combat Command held an Assumption of Command ceremony for three Air Task Force units of action assigned to ACC at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Sept. 23.
• Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group Deploys US Navy 25 Sep 2024 -- The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) departed Naval Station Norfolk for a regularly scheduled deployment, Sept. 23.
• Joint Force Command Norfolk, U.S. Second Fleet Join 2024 Tri-Party in Halifax: Focuses on Arctic Defense and Homeland Security US Navy 25 Sep 2024 -- Vice Adm. Doug Perry, Commander, U.S. 2nd Fleet (C2F) and Joint Force Command Norfolk, joins leaders from the U.S. Coast Guard Atlantic Area and Canadian Joint Task Force Atlantic in Halifax, Nova Scotia, for the 2024 Tri-Party Staff Talks.
• Remarks by Chief of Naval Operations Admiral Lisa Franchetti at the Inter-American Naval Conference US Navy 25 Sep 2024
• CNO, NAVSOUTH Strengthen Partnerships at Inter-American Naval Conference in Brazil US Navy Press Release 25 Sep 2024 -- Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Lisa Franchetti and Commander U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command/U.S. 4th Fleet (USNAVSOUTH) Rear Adm. Carlos Sardiello, participated in the 31st Inter-American Naval Conference (IANC), Sep. 23-25, joining naval leaders from 18 countries from across the Western Hemisphere.
• Looking back and moving forward: Marking 20 Years of NATO - Istanbul Cooperation Initiative partnership NATO 25 Sep 2024 -- NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg called for stronger, more strategic and results-orientated partnerships with countries in the Gulf region during an event in the margins of the UN General Assembly on Wednesday (25 September 2024).
• NATO and Bulgaria announce major emergency response exercise NATO 25 Sep 2024 -- In September 2025, Bulgaria will host NATO's 20th civil emergency response exercise. These exercises are among the world's largest and most complex training events in disaster response and the management of complex emergencies.
• Outgoing KFOR Commander briefs Allied and partner Ambassadors on contributions to regional stability NATO 25 Sep 2024 -- The outgoing Commander of the NATO-led KFOR mission, Major General Özkan Ulutaş, from Türkiye, updated the North Atlantic Council and operational partners on Wednesday (25 September) at NATO Headquarters. He also met with NATO's Acting Deputy Secretary General, Ambassador Boris Ruge.
• Meeting of the Security Council standing conference on nuclear deterrence President of Russia 25 Sep 2024 -- Vladimir Putin held a meeting of the Russian Federation Security Council standing conference on nuclear deterrence.
• Putin Widens Scope Of Russia's Nuclear Doctrine RFE/RL 25 Sep 2024 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin said on September 25 that a conventional attack on Russia by any country that is supported by a nuclear power will be considered a joint attack.
• Putin: Russia Reserves Right to Use Nuclear Weapons in Response to Critical Threats Sputnik 25 Sep 2024 -- On Wednesday, Russian President Vladimir Putin held a session of the permanent meeting of the Russian Security Council on nuclear deterrence, where he touched upon key issues pertaining to Russia's security.
• Putin threatens West with possible nuclear weapons over Ukraine VOA 25 Sep 2024 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday that if any Western nation that is a nuclear power were to aid Ukraine in a conventional attack on Russia, it would be considered a "joint attack on the Russian Federation."
• 4th-gen nuclear submarines Emperor Aleksandr III and Krasnoyarsk enter service with Pacific Fleet Submarine Force Russia MoD 25 Sep 2024 -- The Pacific Fleet Submarine Force base, located in closed town Vilyuchinsk, hosted a welcoming ceremony for the nuclear-powered strategic submarine Emperor Aleksandr III and the multi-purpose nuclear-powered submarine Krasnoyarsk who made the Arctic inter-fleet passage from the Northern Fleet right to the base at the Pacific Fleet.
• Laros 2024: Russian and Laotian military train in liberating settlements from mock terrorists Russia MoD 25 Sep 2024 -- In Primorsky region at the Sergeyevsky training ground of the Eastern MD, an active phase of the Laros 2024 joint Russian-Laotian drills started.
• In Russia's Ukraine Invasion, The Burden Of War Falls Hard On Bashkortostan, Tatarstan RFE/RL 25 Sep 2024 -- More soldiers from the central Russian regions of Tatarstan and Bashkortostan have died than any other region in the country, according to a confirmed tally of war deaths compiled by RFE/RL's Tatar-Bashkir Service, with a further sharp increase recorded in recent weeks.
• Biden Administration Announces Additional Security Assistance for Ukraine DoD 25 Sep 2024 -- Today, the Department of Defense (DoD) announced additional security assistance support to ensure Ukraine has the tools it needs to prevail in its fight against Russian aggression.
• United States Announces Significant New Military Assistance for Ukraine US Dept. of State 25 Sep 2024 -- The United States is providing another significant package of urgently needed weapons and equipment to our Ukrainian partners as they defend against Russia's ongoing attacks.
• France Will Train the Ukrainian Brigade - Talks between Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Emmanuel Macron President of Ukraine 25 Sep 2024
• Memorandum on the Delegation of Authority Under Section 506(a)(1) and Section 614(a)(1) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 The White House 25 Sep 2024
• China confirms 'successful' intercontinental ballistic missile test Radio Free Asia 25 Sep 2024 -- The Chinese military said that it successfully launched an intercontinental ballistic missile, or ICBM, into the Pacific Ocean on Wednesday, its first such test in more than 40 years.
• China test-fires missile into 'high seas' of Pacific VOA 25 Sep 2024 -- China test-fired an intercontinental ballistic missile with a dummy warhead into "the high seas of the Pacific Ocean," the country's Ministry of National Defense reported Wednesday.
• PLA Rocket Force launches ICBM to high seas in Pacific Ocean Global Times 25 Sep 2024 -- The Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Rocket Force launched an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) carrying a dummy warhead to the high seas in the Pacific Ocean at 08:44 am on Wednesday, and the missile fell into expected sea areas, the Chinese Defense Ministry announced in a press release on Wednesday.
• PLA launches intercontinental ballistic missile to high seas in Pacific Ocean People's Daily 25 Sep 2024 -- The Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Rocket Force launched an intercontinental ballistic missile carrying a dummy warhead into the high seas in the Pacific Ocean on Wednesday morning, according to the Ministry of National Defense.
• HMCS Shawinigan, HMCS Charlottetown and NATO Allies monitor Russian Navy Vessels in Western Europe and Mediterranean Sea Canada 25 Sep 2024 -- From August 29th to September 18th, 2024, while conducting vigilance activities alongside NATO ships, His Majesty's Canadian Ships (HMCS) Shawinigan and Charlottetown monitored Russian submarines and surface ships.
• Readout of Deputy Secretary of Defense Hicks' Meeting With Indian Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri DoD 25 Sep 2024
• DRDO & IIT Delhi develop ABHED Light Weight Bullet Proof Jackets India PIB 25 Sep 2024 -- Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO), along with researchers of Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi has developed Light Weight Bullet Proof Jackets named ABHED (Advanced Ballistics for High Energy Defeat)
• A look at the Defence news 16 - 22 September Netherlands Ministry of Defence 25 Sep 2024
• Speech by Vice Chief of Defence Vice Admiral Boudewijn Boots during the OCSE delegation's arrival on September 22, 2024 Netherlands Ministry of Defence 25 Sep 2024
• European Peace Facility: Council adopts the second EU assistance measure in support of the Army of the Republic of North Macedonia EC/CEU 25 Sep 2024 -- The Council has adopted an assistance measure under the European Peace Facility (EPF) worth €13 million with the aim of strengthening the capacities and capabilities of the Army of the Republic of North Macedonia.
• The Foreign Minister in New York: the transatlantic Alliance is the cornerstone of peace, security and stability Latvia MFA 25 Sep 2024 -- On 24 September 2024, in continuation of her working visit in New York, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Baiba Braže, responded to an invitation from the United States Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, to attend the Transatlantic Dinner, underlining in her address the importance of transatlantic relations for peace, security and stability.
• DND: PH not engaged in arms race, only boosting defense capabilities Philippine News Agency 25 Sep 2024 -- The Philippines is only building up its defensive capabilities and is not engaged in an arms race, Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. said on Wednesday.
• Singapore commissions 2 new submarines Radio Free Asia 25 Sep 2024 -- Singapore has put two new diesel electric submarines into operation, expanding its fleet of underwater warships to six - the largest in Southeast Asia and on par with Vietnam.
• Azerbaijani Air Force Integrates Pakistan-Produced JF-17C Jets - Defense Ministry Sputnik 25 Sep 2024 -- The JF-17C (Block-III) fighter jets supplied to Azerbaijan by Pakistan have been integrated into the arsenal of the Azerbaijani air force, the Azerbaijani Defense Ministry said on Wednesday.
• $920 Million U.S.-Romania Foreign Military Financing Direct Loan Strengthens NATO US Dept. of State 25 Sep 2024 -- The United States announcing a new $920 million Foreign Military Financing (FMF) direct loan to Romania today.
• Biden reaches out to Africa at UN General Assembly VOA 25 Sep 2024 -- President Joe Biden is turning to Africa in the sunset of his presidency. In the space of one day, in front of world leaders, he elevated Sudan's conflict to a priority, announced he would travel to Angola and endorsed adding two seats for African countries to the U.N. Security Council.
• Joint Statement Following the Ministerial Meeting of the United States and the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) US Dept. of State 25 Sep 2024 -- The text of the following statement was released by the Governments of the United States and the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) member states.
• Readout of President Joe Biden's Meeting with General Secretary Tô Lâm of Vietnam The White House 25 Sep 2024
• Remarks by President Biden and General Secretary Tô Lâm of Vietnam Before Bilateral Meeting | New York, NY The White House 25 Sep 2024
• Secretary Antony J. Blinken At a G20 Foreign Ministers Meeting US Dept. of State 25 Sep 2024
• Secretary Antony J. Blinken at a High-Level Meeting on Addressing the Existential Threats Posed by Sea-Level Rise US Dept. of State 25 Sep 2024
• Secretary Antony J. Blinken With Qatari Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani and GCC Secretary General Jasem Mohamed Al-Budaiwi At a Meeting with the Foreign Ministers of the Gulf Cooperation Council Member States US Dept. of State 25 Sep 2024
• Secretary Antony J. Blinken, White House Homeland Security Advisor Dr. Liz Sherwood-Randall, And Colombian Foreign Minister Luis Gilberto Murillo At the Ministerial Meeting on the Los Angeles Declaration on Migration and Protection US Dept. of State 25 Sep 2024
• Secretary Antony J. Blinken With George Stephanopoulos of ABC Good Morning America US Dept. of State 25 Sep 2024
• Secretary Antony J. Blinken with Tony Dokoupil, Nate Burleson, and Adrianna Diaz of CBS Mornings US Dept. of State 25 Sep 2024
• Secretary Antony J. Blinken With Savannah Guthrie of NBC Today US Dept. of State 25 Sep 2024
• Secretary Blinken's Meeting with Senegalese President Faye US Dept. of State 25 Sep 2024

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• Press Briefing by IDF Spokesperson RAdm. Daniel Hagari- September 25, 2024 Israel Defense Forces 25 Sep 2024
• Israeli army chief tells troops to prepare for possible Lebanon ground invasion VOA 25 Sep 2024 -- Israel's army chief told troops Wednesday to be prepared for a possible ground invasion of Lebanon even as Israeli fighter jets bombarded Hezbollah militant targets for a third straight day.
• IDF Preparing for All Options in Lebanon, Including Ground Operation - Representative Sputnik 25 Sep 2024 -- The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) is preparing for all options in Lebanon, including for a ground operation, a representative of the Israeli army, Avichay Adraee, told Sputnik on Wednesday.
• Israel calls up 2 reserve brigades to Lebanese border amid fears of ground invasion Press TV 25 Sep 2024 -- Israel is calling up two reserve brigades to the north of the occupied Palestinian territories along the Lebanese border.
• Statement by PM Netanyahu Israel - Prime Minister 25 Sep 2024
• External pressures keeping Hezbollah from striking central Israel, researchers say VOA 25 Sep 2024 -- Lebanon's Hezbollah militia has largely refrained from firing rockets at central Israel after a week of suffering the worst blows in its 11-month conflict with the nation, some observers say, as the group grapples with external pressures and its desire to keep the fighting at a low level.
• Hezbollah carries out fresh missile attacks on Israeli-occupied lands IRNA 25 Sep 2024 -- Lebanon's Hezbollah has launched a barrage of missiles on Israeli settlements in the occupied lands, local media reported.
• What do we know about Hezbollah's ballistic missile fired at Israel's Tel Aviv? IRNA 25 Sep 2024 -- Lebanese Hezbollah has fired a ballistic missile at Tel Aviv for the first time since the beginning of the war.
• Israel regime continues to strike Lebanese villages, towns IRNA 25 Sep 2024 -- The Israeli regime has launched new airstrikes across several towns in eastern Lebanon, escalating tensions in the region, Al Mayadeen television channel reported on Wednesday.
• Sirens blare in Tel Aviv, other occupied territories IRNA 25 Sep 2024 -- Rocket warning sirens have sounded in Tel Aviv and other areas across occupied Palestine, news outlets reported.
• Israel kills 72 more people in Lebanon, Hezbollah responds with missiles Press TV 25 Sep 2024 -- The Israeli regime has killed at least 72 more people and injured 400 others in Lebanon on the third consecutive day of psychopathic bombardment of the Lebanese territory amid the intensifying conflict with Hezbollah.
• Hezbollah: Mossad HQ near Tel Aviv targeted with Qader 1 ballistic missile Press TV 25 Sep 2024 -- Lebanon's resistance movement Hezbollah says it has targeted the headquarters of the Israeli spy agency Mossad with an advanced ballistic missile in response to the recent pager explosions and the assassination of top commanders of the popular group.
• Hezbollah launches ballistic missile strike at Tel Aviv for first time Press TV 25 Sep 2024 -- Hezbollah has launched a ballistic missile at Tel Aviv for the first time, triggering sirens in the city and elsewhere including Netanya, the Lebanese resistance group says.
• Hezbollah announces martyrdom of senior commander, member in Israeli attack on Beirut Press TV 25 Sep 2024 -- Hezbollah has announced the martyrdom of one of its senior commanders and another member of the Lebanese resistance movement during an earlier Israeli raid against the country's capital Beirut.
• Death toll from Israeli airstrikes on Lebanon rises to 558 People's Daily 25 Sep 2024 -- The death toll from intensive Israeli airstrikes on southern and eastern Lebanon since Monday reached 558, including 50 children and 94 women, with injuries reaching 1,835, Lebanese Health Minister Firas Abiad said on Tuesday.
• 'Hell is breaking loose in Lebanon,' Guterres warns Security Council UN News 25 Sep 2024 -- UN Secretary-General António Guterres urged the Security Council on Wednesday "to work in lock-step" to end the escalating violence between Israeli forces and Hezbollah militants across the Blue Line in southern Lebanon.
• With 'Hell Breaking Loose in Lebanon', Secretary-General Urges Security Council to Tell Hizbullah, Israel 'in One Clear Voice': Step Back from Catastrophic War UN Security Council 25 Sep 2024 -- Sounding the alarm that "hell is breaking loose in Lebanon", United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres urged the Security Council in an emergency meeting to call on Hizbullah and Israel to pull back from the brink of a potentially catastrophic regional war.
• Secretary-General's remarks to the Security Council on the situation in Lebanon UN Secretary-General 25 Sep 2024
• Ongoing war in Gaza will set children and young people's education back by up to five years, report suggests UNRWA 25 Sep 2024 -- The ongoing war in Gaza will set children and young people's education back by up to five years and risks creating a lost generation of permanently traumatised Palestinian youth, a new study warns.
• UNHCR scales up support as people flee Lebanon for Syria UNHCR 25 Sep 2024 -- Thousands of Lebanese and Syrian people are fleeing Lebanon for Syria in desperation as Israeli airstrikes continue to devastate civilian lives. UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is scaling up its support to the growing number of displaced people.
• Lebanon escalation: UN boosts support at border with Syria UN News 25 Sep 2024 -- The serious escalation in hostilities between Hezbollah and Israel has forced "tens of thousands" of people to flee their homes in Lebanon, including Syrian refugees, leaving border routes to Syria choked with vehicles trying to get through, the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, said on Wednesday.
• Background Press Call on the Situation on the Border Between Israel and Lebanon The White House 25 Sep 2024
• Sanctioning Networks Enabling Illicit Trade Benefitting Hizballah US Dept. of State 25 Sep 2024 -- The United States is imposing sanctions on one individual and four entities and identifying nine vessels as blocked property for their involvement in facilitating illicit trade to Syria and East Asia in support of Hizballah and Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps-Qods Force.
• Treasury Sanctions Networks Enabling Illicit Trade that Benefits IRGC-QF and Hizballah US Treasury 25 Sep 2024 -- Today, the Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctioned more than a dozen entities and vessels for their involvement in the shipment of Iranian crude oil and liquid petroleum gas to Syria and East Asia on behalf of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps-Qods Force (IRGC-QF) and Hizballah.
• President Pezeshkian warns of escalating regional instability due to Israeli regime's actions IRNA 25 Sep 2024 -- President Masoud Pezeshkian says that the people of Iran and the region are seriously affected by the Israeli regime's crimes, and the continuation of these crimes might lead to the situation getting out of control.
• Iran's president: Israel has committed genocide in region IRNA 25 Sep 2024 -- Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian says the Zionist regime has committed genocide in the region.
• Hezbollah carrying out major sacrifices, will emerge victorious: Supreme Leader IRNA 25 Sep 2024 -- Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei says Lebanese Hezbollah is making heroic sacrifices and will emerge victorious on the battlefield.
• Don't underestimate the power of Hezbollah: Iran FM warns Israel IRNA 25 Sep 2024 -- Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, while reacting to the latest deadly Israeli mayhem in Lebanon, has warned the Zionist regime not to underestimate the power of the Lebanese nation and the Hezbollah resistance movement.
• Iran wants global peace, end to Israeli crimes: Pezeshkian tells UNGA IRNA 25 Sep 2024 -- Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian, in his debut speech to the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), has reiterated his call for global peace and justice, which he said, cannot be accomplished unless the rights of all people, communities and nations are respected within the framework of justice and fairness.
• Iran FM: Do not underestimate Hezbollah's ability to defend Lebanon Press TV 25 Sep 2024 -- Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has hailed Lebanon's Hezbollah movement for its resistance against the Israeli regime.
• Joint Statement by the United States, Australia, Canada, European Union, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, the United Kingdom, Qatar The White House 25 Sep 2024
• Joint statement by President Biden and President Macron The White House 25 Sep 2024
• Egypt, Jordan and Iraq say halting Gaza war key to stopping escalation in region VOA 25 Sep 2024 -- Egypt, Jordan and Iraq said Wednesday that stopping "Israeli aggression on Gaza" is needed to halt dangerous escalation in the region.
• People fleeing Israel's Lebanon aggression Syria's top priority: President Assad Press TV 25 Sep 2024 -- President Bashar al-Assad says the newly formed government of Syria will prioritize assistance to the people of Lebanon fleeing Israel's barbarism.
• Leaders at UNGA gravely concerned with Middle East violence, slam Israel for "genocide" People's Daily 25 Sep 2024 -- Leaders addressing the General Debate of the 79th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) on Tuesday called for cessation of the violence that has ravaged the Middle East for months, and some of them directly pointed their fingers at Israel for the "genocide" it committed against the Palestinians.
• Israeli bulldozers do extensive damage to West Bank infrastructure Press TV 25 Sep 2024 -- Israeli military bulldozers have extensively damaged roads, sewage systems, and businesses in the occupied West Bank.
• Iraqi resistance conducts missile strike on Israeli position IRNA 25 Sep 2024 -- The Islamic Resistance in Iraq has launched an attack against a key target in the Israeli-occupied Palestinian territories using Al'Arqab cruise missiles.
• Iraqi resistance drone attack hits Israel's Eilat port Press TV 25 Sep 2024 -- Iraq's Islamic Resistance has launched a drone strike on the Israeli-occupied port of Umm al-Rashrash (Eilat) in response to Israeli atrocities in Lebanon and Gaza.

Other Conflicts

• Secretary-General's remarks to the Security Council - on the Maintenance of International Peace and Security: Leadership for Peace UN Secretary-General 25 Sep 2024
• Security Council 'must spare no effort' to unite and push for peace UN News 25 Sep 2024 -- In a world where peace is "never automatic", leadership is essential on the part of the UN Security Council which must find better ways to unite in the face of gridlock, the UN chief said on Wednesday.
• Leadership for Peace Means 'Living Up to UN Charter,' Says Secretary-General at Security Council Debate UN Security Council 25 Sep 2024 -- Following are UN Secretary-General António Guterres' remarks to the Security Council's high-level debate on "Leadership for peace: united in respect of the UN Charter, in search of a secure future", in New York today:
• Taliban formally seek invitation to Russia's BRICS summit VOA 25 Sep 2024 -- Afghanistan's ruling Taliban confirmed Wednesday that they have formally sought to join the upcoming Russia-hosted summit of the BRICS intergovernmental group of major emerging economies.
• Junta offensive underway to recapture towns in northern Shan state Radio Free Asia 25 Sep 2024 -- Myanmar's junta is shifting troops from southern to northern Shan state in a bid to recapture several towns it lost to in an offensive launched by an alliance of ethnic armies last year, according to residents and rebel officials.
• Joint Statement Following the Ministerial Meeting on Advancing Peace in Sudan US Dept. of State 25 Sep 2024 -- The text of the following statement was released by the United States of America, Germany, France, and the European Union following the Ministerial Meeting on Advancing Peace in Sudan on the margins of the UN General Assembly, on September 25, 2024.
• Sudan's army chief: RSF must withdraw before peace VOA 25 Sep 2024 -- Sudan's de facto ruler said Thursday that he wants to end the war in his country, but he said he will not sit with his rival general unless he withdraws his fighters.
• US Congresswoman Kamlager-Dove condemns inaction on Sudan conflict VOA 25 Sep 2024 -- Fifty Democratic members of Congress sent a letter to President Joe Biden in late August requesting more humanitarian assistance for Sudan and calling on the U.S. to do more to help end the conflict. Leading the effort is U.S. Representative Sydney Kamlager-Dove of California, who told VOA in a recent interview that she is concerned that international partners aren't doing enough to support humanitarian aid delivery to families affected by the conflict.
• Iran dismisses joint US-UAE statement on Persian Gulf islands Press TV 25 Sep 2024 -- Iran has condemned a joint statement by the United Arab Emirates and the United States regarding the three Iranian islands of Greater Tunb, Lesser Tunb, and Abu Musa.
• Iran condemns joint US-UAE statement on Persian Gulf islands IRNA 25 Sep 2024 -- Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Nasser Kanaani has condemned a joint statement issued by the United States and the United Arab Emirates regarding the three Iranian islands in the Persian Gulf.
• Kashmir votes in second phase of regional polls under heavy security Press TV 25 Sep 2024 -- People in Kashmir have started casting ballots in the second round of regional elections amid elaborate security measures.
• Secretary Antony J. Blinken, Head of Haiti's Transitional Presidential Council Edgard Leblanc Fils, Haitian Interim Prime Minister Garry Conille, and Prime Cabinet Secretary and Cabinet Secretary for Foreign and Diaspora Affairs Dr. Musalia Mudavadi at a Multilateral Meeting on Building on Progress to Restore Security in Haiti US Dept. of State 25 Sep 2024
• Secretary-General's message to the Ministerial Meeting: "Building on Progress to Restore Security in Haiti" UN Secretary-General 25 Sep 2024
• United States Hosts UN General Assembly Side Event: Building on Progress to Address Security in Haiti US Dept. of State 25 Sep 2024 -- On September 25, 2024, Secretary of State Antony Blinken and U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Linda Thomas-Greenfield hosted an event on the margins of the 79th UN General Assembly to highlight the progress the Haitian National Police is making in restoring security in Haiti with the support of the Kenyan-led Multinational Security Support (MSS) mission.
• Sanctioning Former Haitian Politician and Gang Leader in Connection with Serious Human Rights Abuse US Dept. of State 25 Sep 2024 -- The United States is today sanctioning a former member of Haiti's parliament, Prophane Victor, for his role in forming, supporting, and arming gangs that have committed serious human rights abuse in Haiti, as well as the current leader of the Gran Grif gang, Luckson Elan, for his involvement in serious human rights abuse related to gang activity in Haiti's Artibonite department.
• Treasury Sanctions Former Haitian Politician and Gang Leader for Their Connections to Serious Human Rights Abuse US Treasury 25 Sep 2024 -- Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is sanctioning a former member of Haiti's parliament, Prophane Victor, for his role in forming, supporting, and arming gangs and their members that have committed serious human rights abuse in Haiti. OFAC is also designating Luckson Elan, the current leader of the Gran Grif gang, for his involvement in serious human rights abuse related to gang activity in Haiti's Artibonite department.
• Sudan crisis: Top ministers meet in New York in call for concerted action UN News 25 Sep 2024 -- With war raging in Sudan and no end in sight to the catastrophic hunger crisis it has created, UN agencies and Member States meeting at the General Assembly in New York on Wednesday prepared to issue a renewed call for urgent action to protect the country's people.
• Global community to urge action on escalating Sudan crisis at UN General Assembly UNHCR 25 Sep 2024 -- As the catastrophic humanitarian crisis in Sudan enters its 18th month, the United Nations and Member States will today call for immediate steps to be taken to protect civilians, scale up humanitarian funding and access, and end the fighting once and for all.
• South Sudan: extension of transitional government will compound dire human rights crisis if leaders do not change course - UN experts UN Human Rights Council 25 Sep 2024 -- The further two-year extension of South Sudan's transitional government is in large measure due to the failure by the country's transitional political leaders to conscientiously implement the revitalised peace agreement, whose key provisions have the potential to consolidate peace, uphold human rights protections, and transform the country, the UN Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan said today.

News Reports

• Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova's answer to a media question about reports on closing the research of the alleged sonic attacks against US diplomats in Cuba Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 25 Sep 2024
• Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's interview for the Soviet Breakthrough documentary film project, Moscow, September 25, 2024 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 25 Sep 2024
• Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's remarks at the G20 foreign ministers' meeting on the sidelines of the 79th session of the UN General Assembly, New York, September 25, 2024 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 25 Sep 2024
• Meeting of State Council Presidium on export development President of Russia 25 Sep 2024 -- The President chaired an expanded meeting of the State Council Presidium on export development.
• Meeting with President of the Grand National Assembly of Türkiye Numan Kurtulmus President of Russia 25 Sep 2024 -- Vladimir Putin met at the Kremlin with President of the Grand National Assembly of Türkiye Numan Kurtulmus, who is in Russia on an official visit.
• Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's interview for a documentary titled The UN from the 20th to the 21st Century, Moscow, September 25, 2024 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 25 Sep 2024
• UN: Russia muzzling dissent amid climate of fear, repression VOA 25 Sep 2024 -- As Vladimir Putin's war against Ukraine grinds on for a third year, a United Nations report says all dissenting voices in the Russian Federation have been muzzled, civic and political rights have been shut down, and the human rights situation in the country "has significantly worsened."
• Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Lin Jian's Regular Press Conference on September 25, 2024 PRC MofA 25 Sep 2024
• China In Eurasia Briefing: Beijing Flexes Its Muscles At The UN General Assembly RFE/RL 25 Sep 2024
• China: High Representative Borrell met with Foreign Minister Wang Yi European External Action Service (EEAS) 25 Sep 2024 -- On 25 September, High Representative/Vice-President (HR/VP) Josep Borrell met with Foreign Minister of China Wang Yi in the margins of the 79th United Nations General Assembly in New York.
• Press release on Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's meeting with Minister of Foreign Affairs of China Wang Yi Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 25 Sep 2024
• INTERVIEW: Umbrella Movement changed the face of Hong Kong politics Radio Free Asia 25 Sep 2024 -- In 2013, former politics lecturer Chan Kin-man, law professor Benny Tai and Rev. Chu Yiu-ming called a news conference to urge people to occupy Hong Kong's Central business district in a peaceful civil disobedience campaign for fully democratic elections.
• US, EU demand China respond to human rights abuses in Xinjiang Radio Free Asia 25 Sep 2024 -- The U.S. ambassador to the U.N. Human Rights Council called on China on Tuesday to implement recommendations made by the U.N.'s human rights office in a two-year-old report issued and to release Uyghurs and others unjustly detained in Xinjiang.
• China unveils fresh stimulus to boost high-quality economic development People's Daily 25 Sep 2024 -- China's central bank, top securities regulator and financial regulator on Tuesday announced at a press conference a raft of monetary stimulus, property market support and capital market strengthening measures to boost the country's high-quality economic development.
• Some analysts say China's plan to boost housing market is 'too little, too late' VOA 25 Sep 2024 -- China's central bank has released a series of economic stimulus plans, including cuts to mortgage interest rates and the required cash reserve ratio — the latter of which will allow commercial banks to inject $140 billion into the market — among other monetary policies aimed at reviving the housing market and stimulating economic growth.
• China distorting U.N. resolution to hamper Taiwan: Lai CNA 25 Sep 2024 -- President Lai Ching-te (賴清德) has reiterated the government's frequent criticism of Beijing for "distorting" a United Nations resolution to justify its claims over Taiwan and deny Taiwan's participation in the U.N. system.
• Allies call for Taiwan's inclusion in U.N. system CNA 25 Sep 2024 -- Four diplomatic allies of Taiwan have urged that the United Nations include the country in its system during the just-concluded U.N. Summit of the Future held during the annual U.N. General Assembly.
• Mainland spokesperson calls for cross-Strait unity to oppose false historical narrative serving "Taiwan independence" People's Daily 25 Sep 2024 -- A Chinese mainland spokesperson on Wednesday urged compatriots on both sides of the Taiwan Strait to unite in eliminating the "cancer" of the false historical narrative created by "Taiwan independence" forces and to safeguard the cultural origins of the Chinese nation.
• Taiwan authorities slammed for instigating cyberattacks on mainland People's Daily 25 Sep 2024 -- A Chinese mainland spokesperson on Wednesday slammed Taiwan authorities led by Lai Ching-te for instigating sneaky cyberattacks on the mainland.
• Mainland spokesperson says Taiwan's DPP a chess piece facing potential abandonment by U.S. People's Daily 25 Sep 2024 -- A mainland spokesperson on Wednesday commented on a report regarding expired and moldy military equipment provided by the United States to Taiwan, saying that Washington consistently puts its own interests first, and is ready to abandon its pawns when necessary, with Taiwan being no exception.
• PLA activities in the waters and airspace around Taiwan ROC MND 25 Sep 2024
• Press Statement of Spokesperson for DPRK Foreign Ministry KCNA 25 Sep 2024 -- A spokesperson for the Foreign Ministry of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea released Tuesday the following press statement "The signboard of 'maintaining peace and stability' can never be a lever for the U.S. to justify its policy of inter-camp confrontation":
• Iran: High Representative Borrell met with Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi in New York European External Action Service (EEAS) 25 Sep 2024 -- On Tuesday, High Representative/Vice-President Josep Borrell met with the Foreign Minister of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Abbas Araghchi, for a bilateral meeting in New York in the margins of the UN General Assembly.
• Pakistan's PM Sharif hails IMF's $7B loan approval VOA 25 Sep 2024 -- Pakistan reported Wednesday that the International Monetary Fund, or IMF, had approved a crucial $7 billion loan for the cash-strapped nation struggling to meet its external financing needs.
• Joint statement - France-Kenya. Élysée - President of France 25 Sep 2024 -- France and Kenya have agreed to jointly organize an Africa-France Summit in Nairobi in 2026.
• Protecting civilians must be our 'North Star', says French President Macron UN News 25 Sep 2024 -- President Emmanuel Macron of France deplored on Wednesday what he saw as deepening divisions among the world's nations, telling the General Assembly that effective multilateralism has never been more necessary to rebuild trust and tackle crises.
• Sri Lanka's new president faces uphill task in push for change VOA 25 Sep 2024 -- Catapulted to power on an anti-corruption platform, Sri Lanka's new Marxist-leaning president, Anura Kumara Dissanayake, faces an uphill task in meeting his commitments to clean up the country's political culture and improving lives for millions mired in poverty since the country's economic collapse two years ago, say analysts.
• Harini Amarasuriya sworn in as new Sri Lankan prime minister People's Daily 25 Sep 2024 -- Harini Amarasuriya, a member of parliament from the National People's Power (NPP), was sworn in as the new Sri Lankan prime minister on Tuesday, a day after Anura Kumara Dissanayake was sworn in as the ninth executive president of the country.
• Address by the President of the Republic of Cyprus, Mr Nikos Christodoulides, at the plenary of the United Nations General Assembly Press and Information Office, Ministry of Interior, Republic of Cyprus 25 Sep 2024
• Western Balkans: High Representative Josep Borrell hosts regional leaders in New York European External Action Service (EEAS) 25 Sep 2024 -- High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy/Vice-President of the European Commission Josep Borrell hosted an informal meeting with Western Balkans leaders on Wednesday in New York, in the margins of the United Nations General Assembly. The annual gathering reflects the European Union's commitment to our partnership with the Western Balkans - our future Member States. It serves as an occasion for exchange of views on issues of common interest, beyond enlargement, on issues of global security and stability.
• UNGA: Address by High Representative/Vice-President Josep Borrell at the G20 Ministerial meeting on the "Call to Action on Global Governance Reform" European External Action Service (EEAS) 25 Sep 2024
• Biden meets Vietnam's president in New York Radio Free Asia 25 Sep 2024 -- U.S. President Joe Biden and his Vietnamese counterpart, To Lam, met on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly in New York on Wednesday, with the pair praising rapidly warming bilateral relations nearly half a century after the end of the Vietnam War.
• Nauru uses high-profile UN address to press case for sea-bed mining Radio Free Asia 25 Sep 2024 -- Nauru's President David Adeang declared in a speech to the United Nations that the international community must not let "fear and misinformation" block the exploitation of sea-bed minerals that could be critical to the global energy transition.
• Prime Minister Golob: "All conflicts should be subject to the same standards" Republic of Slovenia 25 Sep 2024 -- Today in the UN Security Council, Slovenia hosted the main event of its Presidency, an open debate entitled "Leadership for Peace", which focused on the Security Council's actions on three foreign policy issues: Ukraine, the Middle East and Sudan. It was chaired by Prime Minister Robert Golob.
• White House Disinvites Georgian PM From UN Reception As Relations Sour RFE/RL 25 Sep 2024 -- The White House has disinvited Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze from a prestigious reception during the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), another sign of souring relations between the two once-close allies over what Washington says are the "anti-democratic actions" of the Caucasus nation's government.