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• Russian Cargo Ship Under U.S. And EU Sanctions Sinks In Mediterranean Sea RFE/RL 24 Dec 2024 -- A Russian cargo ship sank in the Mediterranean Sea, leaving two members of its crew missing, Russian and Spanish authorities said on December 24.
• PLA Southern Theater Command reveals amphibious landing drill in South China Sea Global Times 24 Dec 2024 -- Equipped with helicopters, hovercraft, and amphibious vehicles, a group of amphibious landing ships of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) recently conducted a combat exercise in the South China Sea, the PLA Southern Theater Command revealed on Tuesday in an official WeChat report, highlighting the commissioning of new warships in recent years as part of its progress toward far seas operations.
• Chinese defense ministry condemns U.S. arms sales to Taiwan People's Daily 24 Dec 2024 -- A spokesperson for China's Ministry of National Defense on Monday condemned U.S. arms sales to the Taiwan region, reiterating that the Taiwan question is the first red line that must not be crossed in China-U.S. relations.
• North Korean military raises enlistment age limit from 23 to 25 Radio Free Asia 24 Dec 2024 -- North Korea has raised the maximum age for enlistment in the military from age 23 to 25, residents in the country told Radio Free Asia, a move they fear will result in more troops being sent to Russia to fight in its war with Ukraine.
• Iran military awarded $40 mln worth of vessel building contracts Press TV 24 Dec 2024 -- The Iranian government has awarded contracts worth 31 trillion rials ($40 million) to the country's military for manufacturing more than a dozen vessels needed in operations in the ports.
• Operation Resolution New Zealand Defence Force 24 Dec 2024 -- The latest update on the HMNZS Manawanui response.
• US missile deployment in the Philippines is legitimate: Manila Radio Free Asia 24 Dec 2024 -- The Philippines' acquisition and deployment of a U.S. mid-range missile system is "completely legitimate, legal, and beyond reproach," its defense chief said on Tuesday.
• Vietnam signs $286 million in defense contracts at 2024 international expo VOA 24 Dec 2024 -- Vietnam's ambitions to modernize its military and diversify international partnerships were on full display at the 2024 Vietnam International Defense Expo, an exhibition that concluded with defense enterprises signing 16 contracts worth over $286 million, along with 17 strategic cooperation agreements with international defense firms.

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• Prime Minister's Office Announcement Israel - Prime Minister 24 Dec 2024
• Israel admits assassinating Hamas leader, vows to inflict same fate on Yemeni fighters, people Press TV 24 Dec 2024 -- The Israeli regime has admitted to assassinating the Palestinian resistance movement Hamas former political leader, alleging that it would visit the same fate on resistance fighters and people in Yemen, which has been conducting numerous anti-Israeli strikes.
• Summary of the IDF Investigation of 6 Hostages Murdered by Hamas in a Tunnel in Rafah Israel Defense Forces 24 Dec 2024
• Dec. 23: 'Axis of Resistance' operations against Israeli occupation Press TV 24 Dec 2024
• Hamas recruits 3,000 young fighters: Israeli media IRNA 24 Dec 2024 -- A retired general of the Israeli regime's army has said that the Izz ad-Din Al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of Hamas, has recently recruited some 3,000 young fighters aged between 18 and 20.
• Fate of Israeli captives tied to Israel's advance in north Gaza: Hamas IRNA 24 Dec 2024 -- The fate of some Israeli captives is tied to the Israeli army's advance in areas of northern Gaza, the spokesperson of the Hamas' military wing, the Al-Qassam Brigades, has said.
• Zionist regime media say 38 Israelis killed in northern Gaza IRNA 24 Dec 2024 -- News outlets of the Zionist regime have reported that some 38 Israelis have been killed in the Jabalia refugee camp in northern Gaza since the start of the occupying regime's military operation in the area in late October 2024.
• Hamas condemns Israeli evacuation order of Indonesian Hospital Press TV 24 Dec 2024 -- The Palestinian resistance movement Hamas has strongly condemned Israel's evacuation order for the Indonesian Hospital in the northern Gaza Strip.
• Gaza Health Ministry calls for urgent intl. help to protect hospitals as Israel intensifies attacks Press TV 24 Dec 2024 -- The Gaza Ministry of Health says the Israeli military has stepped up its attacks on hospitals in the northern Gaza, calling for "urgent protection" of medical personnel and facilities.
• Lebanon lodges complaint with UNSC over Israel's ceasefire violations IRNA 24 Dec 2024 -- Lebanon has lodged a formal complaint against Israel for its ongoing violations of a ceasefire agreement reached late last month, according to media reports.
• Israel raids West Bank amid clashes between PA forces, resistance fighters IRNA 24 Dec 2024 -- There has been a surge in violence in the occupied West Bank where Israeli military forces have launched assaults on various areas amid armed confrontations between Palestinian resistance fighters and the security forces of the Palestinian Authority (PA).
• Hamas warns against PA's attempts to sow discord in Palestine IRNA 24 Dec 2024 -- The Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement Hamas has strongly condemned the divisive remarks made by the Palestinian Authority officials and their acts of aggression against resistance fighters in the occupied West Bank.
• Hamas calls for popular uprising against PA to break Jenin siege IRNA 24 Dec 2024 -- A senior official of the Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement, Hamas has condemned the siege of the Jenin refugee camp by Palestinian Authority (PA) security forces and called for the largest popular movement in the West Bank to end the inhumane conditions in the region.
• Settlement expansion proves Israel cannot be trusted for any peace deal: Hamas Press TV 24 Dec 2024 -- The Palestinian resistance movement Hamas says Israel's establishment of seven new settlement outposts in the occupied West Bank proves the regime should not be trusted for any peace deal.
• Hamas urges 'largest popular uprising' to break PA's inhumane siege on Jenin refugee camp Press TV 24 Dec 2024 -- A senior official of the Hamas resistance group has called for "the largest popular uprising" aimed at lifting the inhumane siege imposed by the Palestinian Authority (PA) on the Jenin refugee camp, north of the occupied West Bank.
• Yemen strikes Tel Aviv with hypersonic missile IRNA 24 Dec 2024 -- The Yemeni Armed Forces have launched a hypersonic ballistic missile targeting a military base in Tel Aviv, according to Brigadier General Yahya Saree, spokesperson for the Yemeni Armed Forces.
• Yemen's Ansarullah says military operations against Israel not to stop IRNA 24 Dec 2024 -- A member of Yemen's Ansarullah movement has said that it will not halt its military operations against the Zionist regime of Israel.
• Yemeni attack causes closure of Israeli airport IRNA 24 Dec 2024 -- The Zionist media has reported that a Yemeni missile attack on the Israeli regime has caused its Ben-Gurion International Airport to halt operations.
• Yemen hits military targets in Israeli-controlled Jaffa and Ashkelon IRNA 24 Dec 2024 -- The Yemeni Army says it has pounded two military positions of the Israeli regime in Jaffa (Tel Aviv) and Ashkelon using two Yafa drones.
• Yemeni forces strike Israeli military site with hypersonic missile Press TV 24 Dec 2024 -- Yemen's armed forces say they have successfully carried out an operation against an Israeli military target within the occupied territories, in solidarity with Palestinians amid the Tel Aviv regime's ongoing genocidal war in the besieged Gaza Strip.
• Yemeni missiles alter US, Israel's calculations: Iranian FM Press TV 24 Dec 2024 -- The precision of Yemeni missiles has significantly disrupted the strategic calculations of the Israeli-US alliance, according to Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi.

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• Iran says 'ready' to reopen embassy in Syria, holds talks with Damascus Press TV 24 Dec 2024 -- The Iranian government spokeswoman has expressed Tehran's readiness to reopen its embassy in Damascus, amid challenges facing Syria two weeks after Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) militants took over the Arab country.
• Iraq's PMU masses resistance forces on border with Syria amid mounting concerns Press TV 24 Dec 2024 -- Iraqi anti-terror Popular Mobilization Units, better known by the Arabic word Hashd al-Sha'abi, have sent fighters and military hardware to the country's long border with Syria, in a bid to ease concerns following the downfall of Bashar al-Assad's government by militant groups earlier this month.
• UN warns of 'dramatic consequences' as Kurds-Turkey tension mounts in northeast Syria Press TV 24 Dec 2024 -- The United Nations envoy for Syria, Geir Pedersen, has warned of "dramatic consequences" of the persisting hostilities between Kurdish-led militants and Turkish-backed groups in the country's northeast, calling for a political resolution to the conflict.
• Syria: UN health agency launches $56.4 million appeal to meet critical needs UN News 24 Dec 2024 -- The UN World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday launched a $56.4 million flash appeal to address urgent health needs in Syria, where years of conflict have cripped the healthcare system.
• New Syrian authorities say armed groups will dissolve VOA 24 Dec 2024 -- Syria's new authorities said Tuesday that armed groups in the country agreed to dissolve and be integrated into the Defense Ministry.
• Syrians welcome new rulers' pledge of moderation but are concerned about extremists in their midst VOA 24 Dec 2024 -- With the militant group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) consolidating power in Syria following the ouster of President Bashar al-Assad, many Syrians fear the influence of extremist factions within the Islamist organization.
• Israel will be forced to withdraw from Syrian territory: Turkish pres. IRNA 24 Dec 2024 -- Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said that the Israeli regime will be forced to withdraw from the occupied Syrian territories.
• Pakistan Launches Air Strikes On Militant Hideouts In Afghanistan RFE/RL 24 Dec 2024 -- Pakistani military jets on December 24 conducted air strikes inside Afghanistan, targeting suspected hideouts of the Islamist militant group Tehrik-e Taliban Pakistan (TTP).
• Taliban accuse Pakistan of conducting strikes inside Afghanistan VOA 24 Dec 2024 -- Taliban authorities said Tuesday that Pakistan carried out airstrikes in eastern Afghanistan that resulted in several civilian casualties, including women and children.
• UN Security Council voices "deep concern" over deteriorating crises in Haiti People's Daily 24 Dec 2024 -- The UN Security Council on Monday expressed "deep concern" over the deteriorating crises in Haiti, condemning the continued gang violence and calling for solidarity with the Haitian people.
• Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General - on Sudan UN Secretary-General 24 Dec 2024
• Sudan's worsening famine: Conflict puts millions at risk UN News 24 Dec 2024 -- Sudan is confronting a widening famine crisis, with widespread starvation, surging acute malnutrition and mass displacement exacerbating an already dire humanitarian situation, a UN-backed food security assessment released on Tuesday has found.
• Food and nutrition crisis deepens across Sudan as famine identified in additional areas UNICEF 24 Dec 2024 -- Four months after famine was first confirmed in Zamzam camp in Sudan's North Darfur state, more areas in North Darfur and the Western Nuba mountains have been identified as experiencing famine conditions, as access to food and nutrition for millions of people across the country continues to deteriorate, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO,) World Food Programme (WFP) and UNICEF warned today.
• UNHCR scales up response for Sudanese refugees arriving in Libya amid growing humanitarian needs UNHCR 24 Dec 2024 -- UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, calls for strengthened financial support to address rising needs of Sudanese refugees arriving in Libya as numbers increase and temperatures cool.
• Serbian List Set To Appeal Kosovar Election Commission's Decision Barring It From February Election RFE/RL 24 Dec 2024 -- The president of the largest ethnic-Serbian party in Kosovo on December 24 said that he will file an appeal with the Election Complaints and Appeals Panel (ECAP) over a decision by the Central Election Commission (CEC) barring the party's from the February 9 elections due to its strong links with Belgrade.

News Reports

• Russia Sentences U.S. Citizen After Closed-Door Spy Trial RFE/RL 24 Dec 2024 -- A Russian court has sentenced U.S. citizen Eugene Spector to 15 years in a penal colony for "espionage" amid accusations by several Western governments that Moscow is convicting foreign nationals to use as bargaining chips in prisoner swaps.
• Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Mao Ning's Regular Press Conference on December 24, 2024 PRC MofA 24 Dec 2024
• Hong Kong offers bounties for 6 more democracy activists Radio Free Asia 24 Dec 2024 -- The Hong Kong government announced on Tuesday rewards of HK$1 million (US$130,000) for help in arresting six more pro-democracy campaigners, accusing them of violating a national security law and working to undermine the territory with calls for sanctions against lawmakers and independence from China.
• Hong Kong issues arrest warrants, bounties for 6 democracy activists VOA 24 Dec 2024 -- Hong Kong police on Tuesday announced a new round of arrest warrants for six pro-democracy activists based abroad, with bounties set at 1 million Hong Kong dollars, or about $129,000, for information leading to their arrests.
• Foreign Secretary statement on Hong Kong arrest warrants UK FCDO 24 Dec 2024 -- The Foreign Secretary has issued a statement following the latest arrest warrants issued under the National Security Law in Hong Kong.
• Statement on the imposition of arbitrary sanctions against Canadian individuals and entities by China Canada 24 Dec 2024
• Statement by Minister Joly on Hong Kong arrest warrants Canada 24 Dec 2024
• Hong Kong is a society governed by the rule of law, where no one enjoys extralegal privileges, says Chinese FM on wanted notice for six anti-China disruptors Global Times 24 Dec 2024 -- The Deputy Commissioner of Police (National Security) in Hong Kong, Kan Kai-yan, announced on Tuesday that the National Security Department of the Hong Kong Police Force has issued a wanted notice for six anti-China disruptors who have fled overseas. In response, Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesperson Mao Ning said on Tuesday that we support the Hong Kong SAR government in fulfilling its duties in accordance with the law.
• HK government cancels passports of seven anti-China disruptors Global Times 24 Dec 2024 -- The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) government issued a notice on Tuesday, listing seven anti-China disruptors as absconders, including Ted Hui Chi-fung and Dennis Kwok Wing-hang. Measures have been implemented against them, including canceling their SAR passports.
• China opposes U.S. investigation into Chinese semiconductor industry: commerce ministry People's Daily 24 Dec 2024 -- China is strongly dissatisfied with and firmly opposes the United States' Section 301 investigation into China's policies for the semiconductor industry, the Ministry of Commerce said on Monday.
• China's largest commercial radar remote sensing satellite constellation begins large-scale application Global Times 24 Dec 2024 -- China's largest commercial radar remote sensing satellite constellation, the Nuwa constellation, began its large-scale application late Monday, which composes of 12 commercial radar remote sensing satellites that provide high-resolution Earth observation images for disaster relief, agricultural monitoring, marine observation, energy development, among others, the Global Times learned on Tuesday from the developer PIESAT, a Beijing-based satellite firm.
• Constitutional Court in a bind after justice nominees rejected CNA 24 Dec 2024 -- All seven justice nominees selected by President Lai Ching-te (賴清德) to fill the vacancies on Taiwan's Constitutional Court were rejected by lawmakers on Tuesday, an expected outcome that may immobilize the court in the near future.
• PLA activities in the waters and airspace around Taiwan ROC MND 24 Dec 2024
• Iran's Cyberspace Council Votes To Lift Ban On WhatsApp, Google Play RFE/RL 24 Dec 2024 -- Iran's council on safeguarding the Internet has voted to lift bans on the WhatsApp messenger and the Google Play apps, state media reported.
• Mozambique's highest court upholds victory for the ruling Frelimo Party VOA 24 Dec 2024 -- Mozambique's top court has declared election victory for the country's ruling Frelimo Party and its 47-year-old presidential candidate, Daniel Chapo, in an election process marred by widespread rigging that sparked nearly two months of violent protests, causing the deaths of more than 100 people and injuring several others. Frelimo has been in power for 49 years.
• Mozambique: Statement by the Spokesperson on the Presidential elections European External Action Service (EEAS) 24 Dec 2024 -- The European Union (EU) takes note of the proclamation by the Constitutional Council of the results of the general elections held on 9 October, announcing Daniel Chapo as President of the Republic of Mozambique.
• Moldova's Pro-Western President Sworn In For Second Term RFE/RL 24 Dec 2024 -- Moldova's pro-Western president, Maia Sandu, was sworn in for a second term in what analysts call a critical milestone for the integration of one of Europe's poorest countries into the European Union.