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• CENTCOM Forces Strike Multiple Houthi Targets in Yemen CENTCOM 31 Dec 2024 -- U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) forces conducted multiple precision strikes against Iran-backed Houthi targets in Sana'a and coastal locations within Houthi-controlled territory in Yemen, Dec. 30 and 31.
• US strikes Houthi-controlled sites in Yemen amid rising regional tensions VOA 31 Dec 2024 -- The U.S. military said its forces carried out multiple precision strikes in Houthi-controlled territory in Yemen amid escalating tensions in the region.
• US, UK conduct multiple strikes on Yemen's capital Sana'a IRNA 31 Dec 2024 -- Arab and Yemeni media reported on Tuesday that US and British fighter jets conducted multiple airstrikes on various locations in the Yemeni capital, Sana'a.
• US, UK conduct fresh airstrikes against Yemeni capital Press TV 31 Dec 2024 -- US and British warplanes have conducted new airstrikes on the Yemeni capital Sana'a in response to the Arab country's operations against Israel.
• US-UK attacks on Yemen nothing but aggression: Russia IRNA 31 Dec 2024 -- Russia has slammed American and British airstrikes on Yemeni territories, saying such attacks are aggression against an independent and sovereign Arab country.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Guantanamo Bay Detainee Transfer Announced DoD 31 Dec 2024 -- The Department of Defense announced today the repatriation of Ridah Bin Saleh al-Yazidi from the detention facility at Guantanamo Bay to the Government of Tunisia.
• US repatriates Tunisian detainee from Guantanamo Bay VOA 31 Dec 2024 -- The United States announced late Monday the repatriation of a Tunisian man who had been held at the U.S. military detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba since 2002.
• Russian Defence Minister Andrei Belousov inspects organisation of combat training of Black Sea Fleet's marines at one of training grounds of Southern Military District Russia MoD 31 Dec 2024 -- At this training ground, contracted servicemen improve their skills in tactical and special, fire, medical, engineering training as well as combat cohesion of units under the guidance of officers with combat experience gained during the special military operation.
• Russian Tanks Now Boast Advanced Anti-Drone Shields - Manufacturer Sputnik 31 Dec 2024 -- All Russian tanks are equipped with protection against drones; their design received such a change as a result of the special military operation experience, tank maker Uralvagonzavod told journalists.
• North Korean soldiers fighting with outdated weapons, Ukrainian sergeant says Radio Free Asia 31 Dec 2024 -- North Korean soldiers are fighting with deteriorated supplies and outdated weapons and may have been carrying no food rations during their recent combat operations in Russia's Kursk region, a Ukrainian special operations sergeant told Radio Free Asia.
• Mysterious 'Stealth Jets' and Massive Assault Ships: China Shows Off Its New Weapons Sputnik 31 Dec 2024 -- Beijing has reminded the world this month that its armed forces are not just some of the most numerically superior in the world but also have cutting-edge military tech at their disposal.
• Albanese Government accelerates Defence capability delivery as part of commitment to safer Australia Australia DOD 30 Dec 2024 -- The delivery of the final nine of Australia's fleet of 72 F-35A Lightning II aircraft underscores the Albanese Government's commitment to keeping Australia safe by ensuring the Australian Defence Force (ADF) has what it needs to defend our nation.
• More Air Force flights supporting Vanuatu response New Zealand Defence Force 31 Dec 2024 -- Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) C-130H Hercules aircraft have carried out further flights as part of the New Zealand Government's support to Vanuatu in the wake of the 7.3 magnitude earthquake which struck the Pacific nation on 17 December.
• ECDI Signs Contract For The Design And Construction Of Kõpu Radar Post Estonia CDI 31 Dec 2024 -- The Estonian Centre for Defence Investments (ECDI) and Mapri Ehitus OÜ have signed a contract for the design and construction of the Kõpu radar post, which will be funded by the European Union's Recovery and Resilience Facility. The new radar post will have a detection range extending beyond Estonia's borders in every direction.
• Operation Resolution New Zealand Defence Force 31 Dec 2024 -- The latest update on the HMNZS Manawanui response.
• DND chief hopes for more resilient PH in 2025 Philippine News Agency 31 Dec 2024 -- Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. expressed hope that the Philippines will be "a secure, climate-resilient, archipelagic nation poised to be a strategic global player, and a stable platform for true national development and progress" in the coming year.

Defense Industry

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Other Conflicts

Ukraine Conflict News

Operation Iron Swords / Operation Al-Aqsa Flood

• 825 Israeli forces killed in Gaza since war started: Daily Press TV 31 Dec 2024 -- An Israeli daily has said at least 825 Israeli troops have been killed in the Gaza Strip since last October, when the regime began taking the coastal sliver under a war of genocide.
• Over 13k Israeli forces have received rehabilitation services since start of Gaza war IRNA 31 Dec 2024 -- A recent report from Israeli media has revealed that over 13,500 Israeli military forces have sought rehabilitation services since the onset of the Gaza war.
• Dec. 30: 'Axis of Resistance' operations against Israeli occupation Press TV 31 Dec 2024
• Population of Gaza decreases by 6% amid Israeli genocide: Report IRNA 31 Dec 2024 -- The Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS) has reported a 6% reduction in the population of Gaza, attributing the decline to "genocidal actions" by the Israel regime.
• Five Israeli troopers killed in Hamas retaliatory op in northern Gaza Press TV 31 Dec 2024 -- The Qassam Brigades, the military wing of Hamas, has killed at least five Israeli troopers in an ambush on a base of the Israeli forces in Jabalia in the northern Gaza Strip.
• 'Day 61 will be different': Hezbollah warns Israel of truce collapse IRNA 31 Dec 2024 -- The deputy chief of Hezbollah's Political Council has underscored the readiness of the Lebanese resistance movement to respond to the Israeli violations of a 60-day ceasefire, warning that day 61 will be different if the Zionist regime does not withdraw its forces from southern Lebanon.
• Hezbollah asserts full operational readiness, vows massive retaliation for Israeli violations Press TV 31 Dec 2024 -- Lebanon's Hezbollah resistance movement has reiterated that it is in full possession of its capabilities, warning that it will respond decisively to Israeli forces occupying Lebanon once the ceasefire concludes.
• Israel attacks push Gaza healthcare 'to brink of collapse' UN News 31 Dec 2024 -- Israel's pattern of deadly attacks on and near hospitals in Gaza, and associated combat, have pushed the healthcare system to the brink of total collapse, with catastrophic effect on Palestinians' access to health and medical care, the UN Human Rights Office (OHCHR) said on Tuesday.
• UNRWA chief renews call for probe into attacks on humanitarians in Gaza UN News 31 Dec 2024 -- The head of the UN agency that assists Palestine refugees, UNRWA, issued a fresh call on Tuesday for investigations into the "systematic disregard" for humanitarian workers and humanitarian premises in Gaza.
• Fifteen months on the war in Gaza horrors continue unabated under the world's watch UNRWA 31 Dec 2024
• Israeli attacks push Gaza health care system near collapse, UN rights office says VOA 31 Dec 2024 -- Repeated Israeli attacks on Gaza's hospitals and nearby operations have brought Gaza's health care system to its knees, according to a report issued Tuesday by the U.N. human rights office.
• Pattern of Israeli attacks on Gaza hospitals raises grave concerns - report OHCHR 31 Dec 2024 -- A report published today by the UN Human Rights Office found that Israel's pattern of deadly attacks on and near hospitals in Gaza, and associated combat, pushed the healthcare system to the brink of total collapse, with catastrophic effect on Palestinians' access to health and medical care.
• UN condemns Israel's indiscriminate attacks on hospitals in Gaza Press TV 31 Dec 2024 -- A new report released by the UN Human Rights Office says Israel's indiscriminate attacks on hospitals in Gaza have had a catastrophic effect on the territory's healthcare system.
• Israel has put Gaza healthcare on 'brink of total collapse': UN Press TV 31 Dec 2024 -- The Israeli regime has placed Gaza's healthcare system on the verge of collapse, the United Nations human rights office says.
• UN says Israel 'systematically hinders' Gaza access as ICRC warns healthcare 'obliterated' Press TV 31 Dec 2024 -- The UN's humanitarian agency (OCHA) has raised concern over Israel's "systematic" obstruction of humanitarian access to Gaza, as the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) warned that the "obliteration" of Gaza's healthcare system puts civilians at an "unacceptably grave risk."
• Middle East at risk of another escalation, warns UN IRNA 31 Dec 2024 -- The United Nations Assistant Secretary-General for the Middle East and Asia Pacific has warned that the growing hostilities between Israel and the Houthis (Yemen's Ansarullah Movement) risk another escalation of tension in the West Asia region.
• Iran dismisses 'unfounded' US, British claims about involvement in mounting Red Sea tensions Press TV 31 Dec 2024 -- Iran's ambassador and permanent representative to the United Nations has categorically rejected the "unfounded and politically-motivated" allegations by the United States and Britain about Tehran's involvement in mounting tensions in the Red Sea region.
• Iran dismisses baseless allegations about Red Sea interference IRNA 31 Dec 2024 -- Iran's Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the UN Amir Saeed Iravani has harshly reacted to the latest rhetoric by the United States and Britain at a UN Security Council meeting, saying the accusations of Iran's interference in the Red Sea are "baseless claims" designed to escalate tensions and create an excuse for further instability in the region by the United States and its allies.
• Hamas calls for UN, intl. action as Palestinians die from severe cold in Gaza Press TV 31 Dec 2024 -- The Palestinian Hamas resistance group has called on the international community and the United Nations to intervene as Palestinians are succumbing to winter weather in the Gaza Strip amid a genocidal Israeli war on the besieged territory.
• Yemen attacks US, Israeli targets via drones, missiles IRNA 31 Dec 2024 -- Yemen's Armed Forces Spokesman Brigadier General Yahya Saree says that the Arab country has targeted important positions controlled by the US and Israel with drones and missiles.
• Several Zionist settlers injured after Yemen's drone attack on Israel IRNA 31 Dec 2024 -- Some Zionist regime's media have announced the injury of several settlers in Be'er Sheva in occupied Palestine.
• 'Yemeni missiles to continue to rain down on Zionist targets' IRNA 31 Dec 2024 -- A senior member of the political bureau of Yemen's Ansarullah movement has said that the country's army will keep pressing ahead with its operations against the Zionist regime in support of the Palestinians in the Gaza Strip.
• US, UK play blame game against Iran at UNSC meeting IRNA 31 Dec 2024 -- The US Deputy Ambassador to the United Nations during her address to the Security Council while condemning the recent Yemeni operations against the Zionist regime, accused the Islamic Republic of Iran of being fueling tensions with its unrelenting support for Yemen's Ansarullah Movement.
• Yemeni forces target Israeli Ben Gurion Airport, power station, US aircraft carrier Press TV 31 Dec 2024 -- Yemeni Armed Forces have claimed responsibility for a string of operations against Israeli and US targets in the occupied territories and off the coast of the Arab nation, in support for Palestinians in Gaza and in response to the American-British aggression on their homeland.
• Yemeni missiles penetrate airspace of Israeli-occupied territories 'undetected': Ansarullah Press TV 31 Dec 2024 -- The Yemeni deputy minister of information says the missiles fired by the country's Armed Forces reached the airspace of the occupied territories without being intercepted by Israel.

Other Conflicts

• Recruitment of child soldiers is on the rise, despite global commitments UN News 31 Dec 2024 -- 2024 marked the thirty-fifth anniversary of a UN commitment to protect children from being recruited as soldiers. However, armed groups have increased the recruitment and use of children in armed conflict.
• France strikes Islamic State targets in Syria VOA 31 Dec 2024 -- France said Tuesday it had carried out airstrikes against Islamic State militant positions in Syria.
• France admits launching missile strikes in Syria Press TV 31 Dec 2024 -- France says its air force carried out missile strikes in Syria last week, claiming the aggression was meant to target positions held by the Daesh terrorist group.
• Aid trucks deliver food to northwest Syria UN News 31 Dec 2024 -- Humanitarians continue to respond to needs in Syria as security and logistical conditions permit, the UN said on Tuesday.
• Afghan authorities inaugurate hydropower dam worth 53 mln USD People's Daily 31 Dec 2024 -- Afghan authorities have officially inaugurated a hydropower dam in the capital Kabul aiming to boost the economy and agriculture sector in the landlocked country, the Ministry of Energy and Water said in a statement on Tuesday.
• 'Absolutely the wrong path,' Türk warns against Afghanistan's ban on women in NGOs UN News 31 Dec 2024 -- The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, has expressed deep alarm over Afghanistan's recent decision to revoke the licenses of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) that continue to employ Afghan women in the country.
• Air, artillery strikes set grim benchmark for civilian casualties in Myanmar in 2024 Radio Free Asia 31 Dec 2024 -- On the evening of Dec. 27, Myanmar's military dropped a massive bomb on Pi King village in Shan state's Pekon township, creating a crater as deep as a person's height, according to a resident known as Panda.
• Thousands displaced as post-election unrest grips Mozambique UNHCR 31 Dec 2024 -- Post-election unrest in Mozambique has forced thousands of people to flee their homes. In Malawi, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, and the government have identified around 2,000 who crossed into the country in the past week. In neighbouring Eswatini, another 1,000 people have arrived. Amongst the new arrivals are refugees and asylum seekers of various nationalities who have been living in Mozambique. UNHCR is raising concerns over the escalating displacement and its impact on the affected populations.
• UNHCR urges greater support for people fleeing post-election violence in Mozambique UN News 31 Dec 2024 -- The UN refugee agency, UNHCR is deeply alarmed by the ongoing situation in Mozambique, where post-election unrest has forced thousands to flee their homes, including to seek safety in neighbouring countries.
• Somali security forces fend off Islamic State attack in Puntland VOA 31 Dec 2024 -- Authorities in the Somali autonomous region of Puntland said eight foreign militants were killed following an attack by Islamic fighters on security forces early Tuesday.
• Statement on certification of political parties in Kosovo European External Action Service (EEAS) 31 Dec 2024 -- The EU and its Member States have underlined in the 17 December Council conclusions the positive developments in Kosovo regarding the electoral framework, based on EU's recommendations, ahead of the 9 February elections. While Kosovo and its citizens enjoy a vivid democracy, the non-certification of a political party because of political considerations rather than legal procedures would be a serious setback.

News Reports

• US Treasury's hacking accusation unfounded, China opposes disinformation out of political purposes: FM Global Times 31 Dec 2024 -- In response to US Treasury's claim that a China state-sponsored actor infiltrated Treasury workstations in what US Treasury officials are describing as a "major incident," Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said that regarding these unfounded accusations lacking evidence, we have repeatedly stated our position.
• Underwater investigations restarted in the Gulf of Finland Police of Finland 31 Dec 2024 -- The authorities have restarted their underwater investigations after interruption due to, for example, poor weather conditions. The criminal investigation into the cable ruptures that took place in the Gulf of Finland on Christmas Day 25 December is active and continues with also other investigative measures.
• WHO continues to urge China to share data five years after COVID-19 UN News 31 Dec 2024 -- The World Health Organization (WHO) this week reflected on COVID-19, and ongoing efforts to understand the disease, five years after its emergence.
• China has made greatest contribution to COVID-19 origins tracing research, opposing political manipulation: FM responds to WHO's call for data sharing Global Times 31 Dec 2024 -- On the origins tracing of COVID-19, China has always adhered to the spirit of scientific openness and transparency, and has actively supported and participated in global scientific tracing, while it firmly opposes any form of political manipulation, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said, in response to media inquiry regarding remarks from World Health Organization (WHO), which has called on China to share data and access so to understand the origins of COVID-19.
• US imposes sanctions on IRGC entity over alleged election interference Press TV 31 Dec 2024 -- The United States has announced sanctions on an entity it says is affiliated with the Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) over its alleged interference in the 2024 US presidential elections.
• U.S. Announces Sanctions Against Russian, Iranian Entities Accused Of Election Interference RFE/RL 31 Dec 2024 -- The United States on December 31 imposed sanctions on entities in Iran and Russia that it accused of attempting to "stoke socio-political tensions" through disinformation campaigns during the 2024 U.S. elections.
• Sanctions in Response to Attempted Iranian and Russian Interference in U.S. General Election US Dept. of State 31 Dec 2024 -- The United States is imposing sanctions today on the Cognitive Design Production Center (CPDC), a subordinate organization of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, and the Moscow-based Center for Geopolitical Expertise and its director, Valery Mikhaylovich Korovin, affiliates of the Russian Main Intelligence Directorate (GRU).
• Treasury Sanctions Entities in Iran and Russia That Attempted to Interfere in the U.S. 2024 Election US Treasury 31 Dec 2024 -- Today, the Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is designating a subordinate organization of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), and a Moscow-based affiliate organization of the Russian Main Intelligence Directorate (GRU) and its director pursuant to Executive Order (E.O.) 13848, the U.S. election interference authority. As affiliates of the IRGC and GRU, these actors aimed to stoke socio-political tensions and influence the U.S. electorate during the 2024 U.S. election. Today's actions build on sanctions previously imposed on the IRGC, the GRU, and their numerous subordinate and proxy organizations, pursuant to several authorities targeting the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction and malicious cyber-enabled activities.
• Russian Gas Flow Through Pipeline In Ukraine Ends RFE/RL 31 Dec 2024 -- Russian natural gas supplies to Europe via a pipeline traversing Ukraine are set to end on January 1 with the expiration of a contract signed before Russia launched its full-scale invasion.
• Concerns mounting over new energy crisis in EU as Russian gas transit via Ukraine ends Press TV 31 Dec 2024 -- As the agreement allowing Russian gas transit through Ukraine to Europe expires on Tuesday, concerns are mounting about potential energy price hikes and their impact on European public opinion regarding support for Ukraine.
• New Year Address to the Nation President of Russia 31 Dec 2024 -- President of Russia Vladimir Putin:
• U.S. Imposes Sanctions On Russian Judge Who Sentenced War Critic RFE/RL 31 Dec 2024 -- The United States has imposed sanctions against the Russian judge who sentenced human rights activist Alexei Gorinov to seven years in jail for speaking against the war in Ukraine.
• Sanctioning Judge for the Arbitrary Detention of Alexei Gorinov US Dept. of State 31 Dec 2024 -- The United States is today imposing sanctions under the Global Magnitsky sanctions program on Olesya Mendeleeva for her role in the arbitrary detention of Moscow city councilor and human rights defender Alexei Gorinov.
• Treasury Sanctions Russian Judge for Arbitrary Detention of Alexei Gorinov US Treasury 31 Dec 2024 -- Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is sanctioning Russian judge Olesya Mendeleeva(Mendeleeva) for her role in the arbitrary detention of Moscow city councilor and human rights defender, Alexei Gorinov. Mendeleevais being designated pursuant to Executive Order (E.O.) 13818, which builds upon and implements the Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act and targets perpetrators of serious human rights abuse and corruption around the world. This action is also undertaken in the spirit of the Sergei Magnitsky Rule of Law Accountability Act of 2012 (P. L. 112-208).
• Full text of President Xi Jinping's 2025 New Year message PRC MofA 31 Dec 2024 -- On New Year's eve, Chinese President Xi Jinping delivered his 2025 New Year message through China Media Group and the Internet. The following is the full text of the message：
• Xi calls for forging ahead to build strong China People's Daily 31 Dec 2024 -- Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday stressed efforts to maintain strategic resolve and stay united in forging ahead against all odds to build a strong country.
• Xi underlines confidence, hard work in 2025 to rise above challenges People's Daily 31 Dec 2024 -- Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday called on the nation to remain confident in the coming year, saying the world's second-largest economy can overcome challenges and pressure through hard work.
• Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Mao Ning's Regular Press Conference on December 31, 2024 PRC MofA 31 Dec 2024
• China-Africa relations achieve fruitful results in 2024 despite a turbulent international landscape: Chinese FM Global Times 31 Dec 2024 -- In response to media questions about the highlights of China-Africa cooperation this year and the outlook for China-Africa relations in the coming year, Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Mao Ning said that China-Africa relations achieved fruitful results in 2024 despite a turbulent international landscape.
• Global South making a significant stride onto historical stage a distinctive sign of the great changes in the world: FM Global Times 31 Dec 2024 -- The Global South countries, working hand in hand, have brought new dynamics and new outlook for improving global governance, A Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson said on Tuesday, in response to question on the rise of the Global South and its impact to the world.
• Xi, Putin exchange New Year greetings People's Daily 31 Dec 2024 -- Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday exchanged New Year greetings with his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin.
• Uyghur group welcomes key laws passed in US defense bill Radio Free Asia 31 Dec 2024 -- Uyghur-American activists have welcomed the 2025 U.S. defense spending bill's inclusion of key laws aimed at the repression of Uyghurs in China, including one that requires the federal government to monitor rights abuses in Xinjiang and sanction implicated Chinese officials.
• PLA activities in the waters and airspace around Taiwan ROC MND 31 Dec 2024
• Respected Comrade Kim Jong Un Sends Congratulatory Letter to Russian President Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin KCNA 31 Dec 2024 -- Kim Jong Un , general secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea and president of the State Affairs of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, sent a congratulatory letter to Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin, President of the Russian Federation, on December 30 on the occasion of the New Year 2025.
• Respected Comrade Kim Jong Un Inspects Service Facilities of Kalma Coastal Tourist Area KCNA 31 Dec 2024 -- A Korean-style coastal tourist city is splendidly springing up in Myongsasimni, renowned as a nation's typical eastern coastal scenic spot, demonstrating the dynamic spirit of socialist Korea ushering in a new era of transformation and high civilization with a great ambition and ideal.
• S. Korea's acting president OKs appointment of 2 crucial justices, vetoes investigation bills against Yoon People's Daily 31 Dec 2024 -- South Korean acting President Choi Sang-mok on Tuesday approved the appointment of two of the three constitutional court justices who will fill vacancies on the nine-member bench for President Yoon Suk-yeol's impeachment trial.
• Two Senior South Korean Military Officials Indicted Over Martial Law — Reports Sputnik 31 Dec 2024 -- Two high-ranking South Korean military officials have been indicted over their role in the president's failed attempt to impose martial law, the Yonhap news agency reported on Tuesday.
• South Korean court issues detention warrant for Yoon VOA 31 Dec 2024 -- A South Korean court has approved a detention warrant for impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol, who faces insurrection charges over his attempt to impose martial law in December.
• Iran to unveil 'Pars-2' satellite on anniversary of Islamic Revolution IRNA 31 Dec 2024 -- The Head of the Iranian Space Agency, Hassan Salariyeh, has announced that the "Pars 2" satellite, which has a two-meter imaging accuracy, is set to be unveiled during the ten-day Fajr festivities, commemorating the anniversary of the Islamic Revolution's victory.
• Iran signals easing of position on FATF conventions Press TV 31 Dec 2024 -- Iranian authorities say the country will re-examine anti-money laundering and terrorism financing conventions adopted by the global financial crime watchdog FATF.
• Manama continues coordination with Tehran aimed at restoration of ties: Bahrain foreign ministry Press TV 31 Dec 2024 -- The Bahraini Ministry of Foreign Affairs has announcement that it is continuing coordination with its Iranian counterpart aimed at reconciliation between Manama and Tehran and restoration of diplomatic ties between the two Muslim countries.
• Myanmar announces provisional population figures for 2024 census People's Daily 31 Dec 2024 -- The provisional results of Myanmar's 2024 population and housing census show a total population of 51,316,756 on census night, Sept. 30, 2024, according to a recent statement released by the Department of Population under the Ministry of Immigration and Population.
• Pakistan in talks with Iran to import affordable gas: Minister IRNA 31 Dec 2024 -- Pakistan's Federal Minister for Petroleum Musadik Malik has revealed ongoing negotiations with Iran to import affordable gas.
• "We will realize our vision of a terror-free Türkiye and a terror-free region" Presidency of The Republic of Turkey 31 Dec 2024
• Joint Statement by the Foreign Ministers of France, Germany and Poland on Georgia Poland - Ministry of Foreign Affairs 31 Dec 2024
• Anger Toward Russia Grows After Deadly Azerbaijani Plane Crash RFE/RL 31 Dec 2024 -- After Azerbaijan's president accused Russia of accidentally shooting down an airliner and covering up the cause, public anger in the Caucasian country is mounting against Moscow for its handling of the incident.
• Chadian opposition says elections should be canceled, calls for new transition VOA 31 Dec 2024 -- An uneasy calm hangs over Chad, where the opposition is calling for an immediate end to the country's transitional government and the cancellation of the Dec. 29 general elections, which the opposition says were highly boycotted. Chad's elections management body has pledged to count the votes and declare the results, saying irregularities cannot influence the outcome.
• Zimbabwe president signs death penalty abolition into law VOA 31 Dec 2024 -- Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa — who has not signed death warrants for those facing capital sentences since he came to power in 2017 — signed the death penalty abolition bill into law Dec. 31, 2024, presidential spokesman George Charamba confirmed to VOA.