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• Readout of 35th U.S.-Egypt Military Cooperation Committee DoD 25 Oct 2024
• Defense Acquisition Professionals Complete Immersive Innovation Program DoD News 25 Oct 2024 -- The Defense Acquisition University on Wednesday recognized the latest graduates of an immersive program designed to provide defense professionals with the tools and insight needed to effectively bridge the gap between the Defense Department and innovative commercial technology providers.
• USS Abraham Lincoln underway operations in U.S. 5th Fleet US Navy 25 Oct 2024 -- The aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) conducts routine operations in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations.
• U.S. Naval Forces Participate in Republic of Korea Multi-National Mine Warfare Exercise US Navy 25 Oct 2024 -- Naval forces from the U.S., the Republic of Korea (ROK) and 17 partner and allied nations concluded Multi-National Mine Warfare Exercise (MNMIWEX) 24 in Busan, ROK, Oct. 25, 2024.
• SUBASE holds Ceremonial Ribbon Cutting establishing a Micro-grid on the base US Navy 25 Oct 2024 -- Naval Submarine Base New London (SUBASE) officially marked the completion of a more than decade long initiative to ensure energy resiliency and cut a ribbon ceremonially establishing a Micro-grid on the base, Wednesday, October 23.
• US Unable to Operate Modified B-52s Before 2033 Sputnik 25 Oct 2024 -- The newest B-52J variant of the US B-52 Stratofortress strategic aircraft won't be complete until 2033, The National Interest reports.
• S4S ensures safety of spaceflight, return of NASA's SpaceX Crew-8 United States Space Force 25 Oct 2024 -- Three NASA astronauts and one Roscosmos cosmonaut of NASA's SpaceX Crew-8 mission successfully splashed down near the coast of Florida, Oct. 25. Crew-8 launched to the International Space Station March 4, to conduct new scientific research to prepare for human exploration beyond low Earth orbit and benefit humanity. This the last scheduled space station crew change for 2024.
• Space Force sourcing conference helps drive capability development, readiness United States Space Force 25 Oct 2024 -- The first U.S. Space Force Global Force Management Sourcing Conference was held at Peterson Space Force Base, Oct. 22-24. It was hosted and led by U.S. Space Operations Command.
• Canada taps into MUOS Satellite System in collaborative effort with SSC United States Space Force 25 Oct 2024 -- On the heels of a highly successful Initial Operational Capability event in June, the U.S. Space Force and Canadian Armed Forces have kicked off an Operations and Sustainment Phase which will provide Canada with six years of access to the Space Force's Mobile User Objective System Satellite System.
• Virginia National Guard, Finnish Army Expand Relationship Army News 25 Oct 2024 -- Virginia National Guard leaders hosted Lt. Gen. Pasi Välimäki, commander of the Finnish Army, Oct 12 in support of the Department of Defense National Guard Bureau State Partnership Program.
• NATO tests integration of joint high-end maritime strike capabilities NATO 25 Oct 2024 -- On 24 October 2024, NATO kicked-off "Neptune Strike 2024." This enhanced vigilance activity will take place across Europe, from the central Mediterranean and Adriatic up to the North and Baltic Seas and will run until 31 October 2024.
• National Armaments Directors meet to enhance Allied defence planning and production and strengthen their engagement with partners NATO 25 Oct 2024 -- As NATO works to enhance defence production and ensure better defence planning, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte spoke to the Conference of National Armaments Directors (CNAD) on the urgency of the task ahead.
• Russia To Send North Korean Troops Into Battle Within Days, Zelenskiy Warns RFE/RL 25 Oct 2024 -- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has warned that Russia intends to deploy troops from North Korea in combat areas as early as October 27.
• Zelenskyy: North Korean troops are poised for deployment VOA 25 Oct 2024 -- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Friday that Russia is expected to deploy North Korean soldiers to combat as early as Sunday.
• Russia and North Korea don't deny reports of Pyongyang's involvement in Ukraine war Radio Free Asia 25 Oct 2024 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin declined to deny or confirm that North Korea had sent troops to help his army, adding that Russia and North Korea would themselves decide how to implement their pact to aid each other if attacked.
• Ukraine and Bulgaria Launched Negotiations on Bilateral Security Agreement President of Ukraine 25 Oct 2024
• The President Gave Instructions to the Military and Government Officials Following the Meeting with Civil Society Representatives President of Ukraine 25 Oct 2024
• Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in the United States - National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile System DSCA 25 Oct 2024 -- The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in the United States of National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile System and related equipment for an estimated cost of $1.16 billion. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency delivered the required certification notifying Congress of this possible sale today.
• Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in the United States - AN/TPS-77 and AN/TPS-78 Radar Turnkey Systems DSCA 25 Oct 2024 -- The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in the United States of AN/TPS-77 and AN/TPS-78 Radar Turnkey Systems and related equipment for an estimated cost of $828 million. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency delivered the required certification notifying Congress of this possible sale today.
• Army's Penghu command holds live-fire night drills for the first time CNA 25 Oct 2024 -- The Army's Penghu Defense Command held its first-ever live-fire drills at night on Thursday aimed at getting the military accustomed to the possibility of an invasion by the People's Liberation Army (PLA) in the dark.
• AUKUS Pillar II in action at Exercise Autonomous Warrior 2024 Australia DOD 25 Oct 2024 -- AUKUS partners have cooperated in the first large-scale demonstration of advanced capabilities, during Exercise Autonomous Warrior 2024 in Jervis Bay, NSW.
• Vice Foreign Minister of DPRK Clarifies Stand on Rumor of Troop Dispatch to Russia KCNA 25 Oct 2024 -- Kim Jong Gyu, vice foreign minister of the DPRK in charge of Russian affairs, gave the following answer to a question raised by KCNA on Friday as regards a rumor that the troops of the Korean People's Army are dispatched to Russia which is recently drawing public attention in the world:
• North Korea eyes Russian military assistance in exchange for Ukraine troop deployment, say experts VOA 25 Oct 2024 -- North Korea is likely anticipating Russian technical assistance to perfect its nuclear and missile programs in exchange for sending its troops to support Russia in the Ukraine war, U.S. experts say.
• LAUNCH OF 'ABHAY', SEVENTH SHIP OF ASW SWC (GRSE) PROJECT India PIB 25 Oct 2024 -- 'Abhay ', the seventh Anti-Submarine Warfare Shallow Water Craft (ASW SWC) being built by M/s GRSE for Indian Navy, was launched on 25 Oct 24 at M/s L&T, Kattupalli
• CHANAKYA DEFENCE DIALOGUE 2024 CULMINATES AT NEW DELHI India PIB 25 Oct 2024 -- The second edition of the Indian Army's flagship international seminar, the Chanakya Defence Dialogue, culminated on 25th October at the Manekshaw Centre in Delhi
• Joint Readout of the Trilateral National Security Advisors meeting between the United States, the Republic of Korea and Japan The White House 25 Oct 2024
• Japan - Subsonic Sea-Skimming Aerial Targets and Follow-On Technical Support DSCA 25 Oct 2024 -- The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Japan of Subsonic Sea-Skimming Aerial Targets, Follow-On Technical Support, and related equipment for an estimated cost of $113 million. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency delivered the required certification notifying Congress of this possible sale today.
• Readout of National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan's Meeting with National Security Advisor Akiba Takeo of Japan The White House 25 Oct 2024
• Readout of National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan's Meeting with Director of National Security Shin Wonsik of the Republic of Korea The White House 25 Oct 2024
• Largest cyber security exercise in Lithuania Cyber Shield OpEx concludes Lithuania MND 25 Oct 2024 -- Cyber security teams of critical service providers of Lithuania found a note saying their data had been encrypted and ransom was expected by the end of the day as they switched on their computers in the morning.
• Major defence reforms launched, with new National Armaments Director to tackle waste and boost industry UK MOD 25 Oct 2024 -- The biggest reform of the Ministry of Defence in over 50 years to fix what the Public Accounts Committee calls the 'broken' defence procurement system and to strengthen UK Defence, has been launched by the Defence Secretary.
• 5G COMPAD showcases several 5G network deployment scenarios in a Global Demonstration in Latvia Latvia MOD 25 Oct 2024 -- On October 17, 2024, in Riga, Latvia, the European Defence Fund project 5G COMPAD (5G Communications for Peacekeeping and Defence) held its first global demonstration, showcasing various 5G network deployment scenarios at sea, in the air, and on land.
• NATO to Conduct Digital Backbone Experimentation in Latvia Latvia MOD 25 Oct 2024 -- This week, NATO will start a two week long Digital Backbone Experiment (DiBaX) in the 5G test site at Ādaži military base and other places in Latvia.
• On-the-Record Press Gaggle by White House National Security Communications Advisor John Kirby The White House 25 Oct 2024
• Secretary Blinken's Call with Egyptian Foreign Minister Abdelatty US Dept. of State 25 Oct 2024
• Secretary Blinken's Meeting with UAE Foreign Minister Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan US Dept. of State 25 Oct 2024
• Secretary Blinken's Meeting with Lebanese Caretaker Prime Minister Mikati US Dept. of State 25 Oct 2024
• Secretary Blinken's Meeting with Jordanian Foreign Minister Safadi US Dept. of State 25 Oct 2024
• Secretary Antony J. Blinken And Jordanian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates Ayman Safadi Before Their Meeting US Dept. of State 25 Oct 2024
• Deputy Secretary Verma's Meetings with Lebanese Foreign Minister, Iraqi Foreign Minister and Qatari Minister of State US Dept. of State 25 Oct 2024
• Secretary Blinken's Call with French Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs Barrot US Dept. of State 25 Oct 2024
• United States Welcomes Chile's Signing of the Artemis Accords US Dept. of State 25 Oct 2024 -- Chile became the 47th signatory to the Artemis Accords at a ceremony at NASA Headquarters today.

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Ukraine Conflict News
• 25 October 2024 - Daily Press Briefing by the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General United Nations 25 Oct 2024

Operation Iron Swords / Operation Al-Aqsa Flood

• Background Press Call on Israel's Targeted Strikes Against Military Targets in Iran The White House 25 Oct 2024
• Israel Says Retaliatory Strikes On Iran Targets 'Completed' RFE/RL 25 Oct 2024 -- The Israeli army said its "targeted and precise" attack on Iran in retaliation for Iranian attacks on Israel earlier this month has ended.
• Israel launches strikes on military targets in Iran VOA 25 Oct 2024 -- The Israel military says it has launched strikes on military targets in Iran, as Iranian media reported several explosions were heard in Iran's capital, Tehran, and the nearby city of Karaj early Saturday.
• Israel Launches Attacks On Targets In Iran RFE/RL 25 Oct 2024 -- The Israeli army said it launched "precise" attacks on targets in Iran in retaliation for Iranian attacks on Israel earlier this month.
• Oct. 24: 'Axis of Resistance' operations against Israeli occupation Press TV 25 Oct 2024
• Two children die in intensive care in Gaza hospital in Israeli attack: Ministry Press TV 25 Oct 2024 -- The health ministry in the Gaza Strip says two children have died at the last functioning hospital in the territory's north after Israel raided the facility.
• Hamas blasts world's silence after Israel storms Gaza hospital, kills kids inside Press TV 25 Oct 2024 -- The Palestinian resistance movement Hamas says the international community and institutions bear political and moral responsibility for continuation of the Israeli regime's crimes against Palestinians in the Gaza Strip.
• 'Major massacre': Scores killed as Israel attacks hospital, homes in Gaza Press TV 25 Oct 2024 -- Israeli forces have stormed the last operational hospital in the besieged north Gaza after bombing it and killing children inside, according to doctors and media reports.
• Israel Is Trying To 'Weaken' Hezbollah As a Political And Economic Force RFE/RL 25 Oct 2024 -- Israel's weekslong aerial bombardment and ground invasion of Lebanon has targeted the leadership and military capabilities of Hezbollah.
• Hezbollah hunts, destroys 5 Merkava tanks IRNA 25 Oct 2024 -- Lebanon's Hezbollah destroyed five Merkava tanks of the Zionist regime on Friday.
• Hezbollah carries out 16 missile operations against Zionist targets IRNA 25 Oct 2024 -- Hezbollah of Lebanon has launched 16 fresh missile operations against a variety of Zionist targets on Friday.
• Lebanon launches missile attack on southern Haifa IRNA 25 Oct 2024 -- Local media have reported a missile attack from Lebanon to the Israeli-occupied territories, including southern Haifa.
• Hezbollah targets Israeli forces in multiple attacks, inflicts heavy casualties Press TV 25 Oct 2024 -- The Lebanese resistance movement Hezbollah has inflicted more casualties on intruding Israeli forces and carried out further retaliatory attacks on Israeli positions in the occupied territories.
• Nine soldiers killed as Israel faces staggering costs of Lebanon invasion Press TV 25 Oct 2024 -- The Israeli military has confirmed the deaths of nine soldiers in southern Lebanon as the death toll rises amid Hezbollah's retaliatory operations against the invading forces.
• UN says Gaza residents are dying as medical evacuations dry up VOA 25 Oct 2024 -- United Nations agencies warn that medical evacuations from conflict-ridden Gaza have essentially dried up, putting at risk the lives of thousands of people, including children, with serious illnesses and injuries because they are unable to get the treatment they need.
• Dying in waiting: Gaza's children face lethal delays in medical evacuation UNICEF 25 Oct 2024 -- "Children are being medically evacuated from Gaza at a rate of fewer than one child per day. If this lethally slow pace continues, it would take more than seven years to evacuate the 2,500 children needing urgent medical care.
• Gaza: Palestinians are dying amid lethal evacuation delays UN News 25 Oct 2024 -- Children and disabled people are facing ever more horrific conditions in war-torn Gaza, with some dying as they wait for medical evacuations, as the year-long war grinds on, UN officials and rights experts said on Friday.
• UN alarmed by Israeli strike in southern Lebanon that killed journalists UN News 25 Oct 2024 -- Top UN officials in Lebanon expressed alarm on Friday over an Israeli strike that hit an apartment building in southern Lebanon, killing three journalists and wounding three others.
• WHO concerned following raid on North Gaza hospital UN News 25 Oct 2024 -- Reports of Israeli troops storming one of the last functioning hospitals in northern Gaza are deeply concerning, while ongoing hostilities are hampering polio vaccination in the area, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday.
• UNRWA Situation Report #10 on the Lebanon Emergency Response: All information from 21 October - 24 October 2024, valid as of 24 October 2024 at 1:00 PM UNRWA 25 Oct 2024
• UNRWA Situation Report #145 on the situation in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, including East Jerusalem. All information from 17-24 October 2024, is valid as of 24 October 2024 at 22:30 (local time) UNRWA 25 Oct 2024
• Readout of Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III's Call With Israeli Minister of Defense Yoav Gallant DoD 25 Oct 2024
• Blinken urges diplomatic resolution to Israeli-Hezbollah conflict VOA 25 Oct 2024 -- U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Friday that reaching a diplomatic resolution between Israel and Hezbollah militants in Lebanon is a matter of urgency.
• Blinken Warns Of 'Real Urgency' To End Mideast Conflict RFE/RL 25 Oct 2024 -- U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has warned of an urgent need to reach a diplomatic resolution to the war in Gaza and Lebanon as the UN refugee agency raised concerns over Israeli air strikes, saying they endangered those fleeing the war.
• Lebanon: Statement by the High Representative after the Paris conference on support for the country European External Action Service (EEAS) 25 Oct 2024 -- Yesterday, I represented the European Union at the International Conference in support of the people and the sovereignty of Lebanon, in Paris.
• Iraqi resistance strikes 'vital Israeli targets' with drones Press TV 25 Oct 2024 -- The Islamic resistance in Iraq says it has carried out fresh anti-Israel operations, hitting the regime's targets inside the occupied Palestinian territories.

Other Conflicts

• Rights expert calls for recognition of sexual violence as torture to strengthen legal protections UN News 25 Oct 2024 -- The UN Human Rights Council-appointed independent expert on torture has told UN News that sexual violence committed in wartime should be recognised within the framework of the Convention Against Torture to ensure prosecution benefits from a robust legal foundation.
• Vietnam builds airstrip on reclaimed island in South China Sea Radio Free Asia 25 Oct 2024 -- The latest satellite imagery has revealed a new airstrip taking shape on Barque Canada reef, an artificial island developed by Vietnam in the disputed Spratly archipelago in the South China Sea.
• The Azadi Briefing: UN Complains Of Growing Taliban Interference In Aid Operations RFE/RL 25 Oct 2024
• Clashes with militants in northwest Pakistan kill 14 security force members VOA 25 Oct 2024 -- Pakistani authorities said Friday that clashes with militants killed at least 14 security force officers and injured several others in a northwestern province bordering Afghanistan.
• Mass killings on the rise in Myanmar for fourth straight year Radio Free Asia 25 Oct 2024 -- The number of mass killings in Myanmar has risen for the fourth year in a row, with at least 435 people killed in massacres in the first nine months of the year, an independent research group said Friday.
• Conscription escapees tell of forced junta recruitment, inadequate training Radio Free Asia 25 Oct 2024 -- Several accounts of new recruits fleeing from military training sites in central Magway and Bago regions show that the junta's blanket conscription order continues to be hugely unpopular among Myanmar's young people, several told Radio Free Asia.
• Kurdish attack in Ankara could derail prospects for peace talks, analysts say VOA 25 Oct 2024 -- A Kurdish militant group on Friday claimed responsibility for an attack on a major state-run defense company in Turkey's capital, an action that analysts say could complicate prospects for renewed peace talks between the Turkish government and the country's Kurdish minority.
• Kurdish militants claim attack on Turkey's aerospace firm Press TV 25 Oct 2024 -- The Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) militant group has claimed a deadly attack on a state-run aerospace company in Turkey's capital Ankara.
• "Türkiye has the power to eliminate any threat against its perpetuity at its source" Presidency of The Republic of Turkey 25 Oct 2024 -- Speaking at the SAHA EXPO 2024 International Defence and Aerospace Exhibition Opening Event, President Erdoğan, in reference to the terrorist attack on the Turkish Aerospace Industries' facility in Ankara, said: "We will continue to crack down on those who think they can make us back down through such treacheries and to shatter their lairs. The Republic of Türkiye has the power, capacity and determination to eliminate any threat against its perpetuity at its source."
• Frontline troops of China, India make progress following border solution: Chinese FM Global Times 25 Oct 2024 -- Following the recent resolutions reached between China and India on issues concerning the border area, frontline troops of both sides are carrying out relevant work and making smooth progress, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian said on Friday.
• 'Spiralling crisis' in Haiti demands continued global attention: WFP UN News 25 Oct 2024 -- International attention must remain focused on Haiti, where political uncertainty persists and rampant gang violence and food insecurity continue to plunge the country "into a spiralling crisis", a senior official with the World Food Programme (WFP) said on Friday.
• Statement by Minister Joly on violence in Haiti Canada 25 Oct 2024
• UN agencies warn of spiraling Sudan crisis as civilians face grave risks and famine threat grows amid access barriers UNHCR 25 Oct 2024 -- The humanitarian crisis in Sudan continues to spiral, with millions of people in desperate need of assistance. The conflict has displaced over 11 million people, both internally and across borders, while pushing millions more into extreme vulnerability, particularly children. Access to basic services - such as safe water, health care, and shelter - is severely limited. As we witness the collapse of vital infrastructure, the international response must intensify immediately to match the overwhelming scale of need.
• Letter to Congressional Leadership on the Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect to Sudan The White House 25 Oct 2024
• Notice on the Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect to Sudan The White House 25 Oct 2024
• Reaction mixed as Ugandan court sentences former LRA commander to 40 years VOA 25 Oct 2024 -- A Ugandan court sentenced former Lord's Resistance Army commander Thomas Kwoyelo to 40 years in prison on Friday.

News Reports

• Joint ODNI, FBI, and CISA Statement Director of National Intelligence 25 Oct 2024 -- "The IC assesses that Russian actors manufactured and amplified a recent video that falsely depicted an individual ripping up ballots in Pennsylvania, judging from information available to the IC and prior activities of other Russian influence actors, including videos and other disinformation activities. Local election officials have already debunked the video's content."
• Chinese hackers breach parts of US telecom system, target Trump, Harris campaigns VOA 25 Oct 2024 -- Hackers linked to the Chinese government have broken into parts of the U.S. telecommunications system in a breach that might be connected to an attempt to access data from the presidential campaigns of Republican nominee Donald Trump and Democratic nominee Kamala Harris.
• Experts: Russia's hacking campaign seeks to thwart Georgia's westward path VOA 25 Oct 2024 -- Just ahead of Georgia's parliamentary elections on Saturday, a Bloomberg investigation has revealed a yearslong Russian hacking campaign targeting Georgia's government, major companies and critical infrastructure.
• BRICS leaders commit to building democratic, multipolar world order: Putin People's Daily 25 Oct 2024 -- BRICS countries are committed to fostering a more democratic and multipolar world order, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday, during his press conference on the last day of the 16th BRICS Summit in Kazan.
• Meeting with President of Republika Srpska Milorad Dodik President of Russia 25 Oct 2024 -- The President of Russia met with President of Republika Srpska Milorad Dodik in Kazan.
• Statement by the Representative of the Delegation of the Russian Federation at the Thematic Discussion on "Conventional weapons" in the First Committee of the 79th session of the UN GA, New York, 24 October 2024 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 25 Oct 2024
• Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Lin Jian's Regular Press Conference on October 25, 2024 PRC MofA 25 Oct 2024
• READOUT: Sixth Meeting of the Economic Working Group Between the United States and the People's Republic of China US Treasury 25 Oct 2024 -- The United States and the People's Republic of China held the sixth meeting of the Economic Working Group (EWG) in Washington on the sidelines of the IMF-World Bank Annual Meetings on October 25th, co-led by Jay Shambaugh, Under Secretary for International Affairs at the U.S. Treasury, and Liao Min, Vice Minister of Finance at China's Ministry of Finance.
• Talent visa schemes create 'new Hong Kongers,' but will they stay? Radio Free Asia 25 Oct 2024 -- Hong Kong's lawmakers have been brainstorming new ways to attract and keep fresh talent in the city, including possible speed dating events, amid a mass wave of emigration by middle-class professionals and young families fleeing an ongoing political clampdown.
• China lashes out at Western criticism of its treatment of Uyghurs and Tibetans Radio Free Asia 25 Oct 2024 -- Beijing has slammed as hypocritical a statement released by 15 Western countries that calls on Chinese authorities to release arbitrarily detained Uyghur and Tibetan prisoners and allow human rights observers to access the regions in which they live.
• Xi urges 'BRICS Plus' to pursue common security, devt, harmony Global Times 25 Oct 2024 -- Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday called on "BRICS Plus" countries to strive for common security, common development and harmony among civilizations.
• Constitutional ruling affirms gov't branches on equal footing: Control Yuan CNA 25 Oct 2024 -- The Constitutional Court's judgement on Friday that declared unconstitutional several law amendments passed in May by the Legislature, reaffirmed the equal and independent power of the five government branches in the Republic of China Constitution, the Control Yuan said in a statement later that the day.
• Most legislative investigative power measures ruled unconstitutional (update) CNA 25 Oct 2024 -- The Constitutional Court has ruled that most of the amendments passed by the Legislature related to legislative oversight of the executive branch of government are "unconstitutional," including those that gave legislators broader investigative powers.
• Taiwan will not allow 'external force' to change its future: President Lai CNA 25 Oct 2024 -- Taiwan cannot and will not allow "any external force" to change its future, President Lai Ching-te (賴清德) said during a memorial ceremony held in Kinmen County on Friday to mark the 75th anniversary of the Battle of Guningtou.
• China lodges solemn representation after EP passes Taiwan island-related resolution that violates one-China principle Global Times 25 Oct 2024 -- China expresses strong indignation and resolute opposition to the erroneous act that violates the one-China principle and interferes in China's internal affairs, and has lodged a solemn representation to the European side, said a spokesperson from the Chinese Mission to the European Union on Friday, in response to the European Parliament (EP) unilaterally passing a resolution related to China's Taiwan region.
• PLA activities in the waters and airspace around Taiwan ROC MND 25 Oct 2024
• Foreign National Convicted of Conspiring to Export US-Made Drill Rigs to Iran in Violation of US Sanctions Laws US Dept. of Justice 25 Oct 2024 -- A federal jury convicted Brian Assi, also known as Brahim Assi, yesterday of conspiring to violate the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) and the Iranian Transactions and Sanctions Regulations (ITSR), attempted unlawful export of goods from the United States to Iran without a license, attempted smuggling goods from the United States, submitting false or misleading export information, and conspiracy to commit money laundering.
• U.S. Businessman Convicted Of Attempting To Export Mining Equipment To Iran RFE/RL 25 Oct 2024 -- A U.S. jury has convicted a man for conspiring to avoid sanctions imposed on Iran by attempting to ship U.S.-made heavy machinery used in mining to the country.
• Pezeshkian: Implementation of BRICS decisions to thwart US conspiracy Press TV 25 Oct 2024 -- Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian has stated that the enactment of BRICS 2024 decisions will "gradually thwart the conspiracy of the US and its allies."
• PM meeting with Prime Minister Wong of Singapore: 26 October 2024 Gov.UK 25 Oct 2024
• PM meeting with Prime Minister Albanese of Australia: 25 October 2024 Gov.UK 25 Oct 2024
• Von Der Leyen Assures Belgrade Expansion Is Still Priority For EU RFE/RL 25 Oct 2024 -- Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said on October 25 that the European path and advocacy for a European Serbia are of "crucial importance for progress" and the country will work to stay on that path.
• Moldovan Police Accuse Pro-Russian Oligarch Of $39M Vote-Buying Scheme RFE/RL 25 Oct 2024 -- Moldovan police have accused convicted fugitive oligarch Ilan Shor of transferring $39 million into the bank accounts of thousands of Moldovans over the past two months allegedly to buy votes for the pro-Russian camp in a referendum and the first round of presidential elections last week.
• Bolivia Joining BRICS as Partner Nation - Bolivian President Sputnik 25 Oct 2024 -- BRICS member states have approved Bolivia's admission to the organization as a partner nation, Bolivian President Luis Arce said on Friday.
• Party of ousted Bangladeshi PM Hasina planning protest VOA 25 Oct 2024 -- The party of Bangladesh's ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina may soon begin street agitation against the interim government of Nobel Peace Prize laureate Muhammad Yunus, according to a party leader.
• Hopes for justice expire 20 years after Thailand's Tak Bai Massacre VOA 25 Oct 2024 -- Friday's lapse of murder charges in Thailand against 14 people, including former police and army officers, for the deaths of 85 protesters two decades ago is raising fears of a spike in violence in the country's long-restive south.
• Protests erupt at release of Mozambique's disputed election results VOA 25 Oct 2024 -- Opposition supporters took to the streets of Mozambique's capital late Thursday, burning tires and blocking key roads, to protest the announcement that ruling party presidential candidate Daniel Chapo won the October 9 election in a landslide.