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• Office of Strategic Capital Announces Release of Fiscal Year 2025 Investment Strategy DoD 02 Jan 2025 -- The Office of Strategic Capital (OSC) today announced the release of its Fiscal Year 2025 (FY25) Investment Strategy, which details how OSC will prioritize investments through credit-based financial products for critical technologies, assets, and their supply chains.
• Space Launch Delta 45 breaks records, remains world's busiest spaceport in 2024 United States Space Force 02 Jan 2025 -- Space Launch Delta 45 continued to "set the pace for space" as the world's busiest spaceport in 2024. The SLD 45 team, composed of military and civilian Guardians and Airmen at Patrick Space Force Base and Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, enabled 93 launches from the Eastern Range in 2024.
• U.S. Recognizes Child Soldiering as Human Trafficking DoD News 02 Jan 2025 -- When Charles was 12, the Revolutionary United Front rebel forces came through his home, the Kono District of Sierra Leone. They were marching for Freetown, the capital of Sierra Leone, and building an army by forcing citizens to join them. They were particularly interested in children and, during the 11-year civil war, 40-50% of the RUF forces and 20% of the government forces were children ages 9-18. Charles remembers:
• Japan - AIM-120D-3 and AIM-120C-8 Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missiles (AMRAAM) DSCA 02 Jan 2025 -- The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Japan of AIM-120D-3 and AIM-120C-8 Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missiles (AMRAAM) and related equipment for an estimated cost of $3.64 billion. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency delivered the required certification notifying Congress of this possible sale today.
• Suicides among Israeli forces surge amid Gaza war Press TV 02 Jan 2025 -- The Israeli army has reported a sharp rise in suicides among soldiers since the regime launched a campaign of death and destruction against the besieged Gaza Strip.
• Operation Resolution New Zealand Defence Force 02 Jan 2025
• President Deby: French troops will leave Chad by end of January Press TV 02 Jan 2025 -- Chadian President Mahamat Idriss Deby says all French military units will leave the African country by the end of January, weeks after the former French colony announced it was terminating its defense pact with Paris.
• Addition to Lithuania's military stocks: a contract on Carl Gustaf antitank recoilless rifle has been signed Lithuania MND 02 Jan 2025 -- The Defence Materiel Agency under the Ministry of National Defence signed a contract with the Swedish company SAAB Bofors Dynamics AB on acquisition of the Carl Gustaf M4 84mm antitank recoilless rifles and spares worth of EUR 14 million. The weapons will arrive in 2025 - 2026.
• Submersible drone recovered off Masbate now in Navy custody Philippine News Agency 02 Jan 2025 -- The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) on Thursday confirmed that the Philippine Navy (PN) has taken custody of the submersible drone recovered by local fisherfolk off the waters of Masbate province.

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• 2 January 2025 - Daily Press Briefing by the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General United Nations 02 Jan 2025

Operation Iron Swords / Operation Al-Aqsa Flood

• Israeli airstrikes kill at least 40 across Gaza VOA 02 Jan 2025 -- Israeli airstrikes killed at least 40 people across Gaza on Thursday, including 10 people in a tent encampment sheltering displaced families, medics said.
• Jan. 1: 'Axis of Resistance' operations against Israeli occupation Press TV 02 Jan 2025
• Hamas condemns Israel's targeting of refugee tents in Gaza IRNA 02 Jan 2025 -- The Palestinian resistance movement, Hamas, has issued a statement, condemning the escalation of Israeli attacks in Gaza, particularly the bombing of tents sheltering displaced Palestinians across the enclave.
• Gaza war death toll rises to 45,581 IRNA 02 Jan 2025 -- The Palestinian Ministry of Health in Gaza has declared that the total death toll from the Israeli regime's genocidal war in Gaza has has reached 45,581.
• Gaza police chief, deputy assassinated in Israeli attack on humanitarian zone Press TV 02 Jan 2025 -- An Israeli airstrike on a tent camp sheltering displaced families in the southern part of the Gaza Strip has killed the chief of police force in the coastal territory Mahmoud Salah along with his deputy Hussam Shahwan and several others, including children.
• Children killed as Israeli airstrike hits tents in Khan Yunis Press TV 02 Jan 2025 -- At least 52 people have been killed in Israeli airstrikes on several areas of Gaza, medical sources say.
• Israel keeps violating ceasefire, setting fire to homes in southern Lebanon IRNA 02 Jan 2025 -- In their latest violation of the ceasefire that started on November 27, 2024, Israeli forces have targeted and set ablaze homes in southern Lebanon.
• Israel violates ceasefire agreement with Lebanon again, carries out new attacks Press TV 02 Jan 2025 -- The Israeli military continues to violate last month's ceasefire agreement with Lebanon by carrying out fresh attacks on the country.
• Israel forces make incursion into Lebanese town, set homes on fire Press TV 02 Jan 2025 -- Israel has carried out a series of new incursions and attacks on Lebanon in violation of a ceasefire agreement the regime reached with the Arab country.
• Gaza: 'Every day without a ceasefire will bring more tragedy' UN News 02 Jan 2025 -- The head of UN Palestine refugee agency UNRWA again underlined the need for a ceasefire in Gaza in a statement posted on the social media platform X on Thursday.
• Fresh evacuation orders and airstrikes highlight ongoing insecurity in Gaza UN News 02 Jan 2025 -- Civilians are not safe anywhere in the Gaza Strip, the UN humanitarian affairs office, OCHA, warned on Thursday.
• UN experts horrified at blatant disregard for health rights in Gaza following deadly raid on Kamal Adwan hospital OHCHR 02 Jan 2025 -- The UN Special Rapporteur on the right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health, Dr Tlaleng Mofokeng, and the UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian territories occupied since 1967, Francesca Albanese, today called for an end to blatant disregard of the right to health in Gaza, following last week's raid on Kamal Adwan Hospital and the arbitrary arrest and detention of its director, Dr Hussam Abu Safiya.

Other Conflicts

• Israel continues striking Syrian army positions VOA 02 Jan 2025 -- Israel bombed Syrian army positions south of the city of Aleppo on Thursday, according to residents, local media and rights groups, marking the latest strikes by Israel against a country whose longtime president was overthrown last month.
• PM Netanyahu on the Operation in Syria Israel - Prime Minister 02 Jan 2025
• Syrian security forces search for pro-Assad militants in Homs, state media say VOA 02 Jan 2025 -- Syrian security forces searched Thursday for former soldiers and pro-Assad militants in the city of Homs who have refused to turn in their weapons, state media said.
• Alawites targeted as HTS militants launch crackdown on Homs Press TV 02 Jan 2025 -- Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) militants have launched a crackdown on a minority group in Homs after recent protests against Syria's new rulers who seized power after the fall of former president Bashar al-Assad.
• Over 115,000 Syrians have returned home since end of Assad dictatorship UN News 02 Jan 2025 -- More than 115,000 people have reportedly returned to Syria from countries such as Türkiye, Jordan and Lebanon since 8 December - the fall of the Assad regime - the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) said on Thursday.
• Zelenskiy Says Ukraine Is Preparing To Reestablish Diplomatic Ties With Syria RFE/RL 02 Jan 2025 -- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said Kyiv is making preparations to reestablish ties with Syria after a diplomatic mission led by Foreign Minister Andriy Sybiha visited Damascus to meet with the Middle Eastern country's new leadership.
• Russia ramps up disinformation efforts as its grip weakens over post-Assad Syria VOA 02 Jan 2025 -- The Kremlin is using uncertainty following the ouster of Syrian ruler Bashar al-Assad, and the potential loss of Russia's military toehold in Syria, to accuse the United States of sowing instability in the country.
• Amendments to school textbooks by Syria's new authorities draw outcry VOA 02 Jan 2025 -- Amendments to school textbooks by Syria's new authorities have sparked outrage from parents, educators and rights groups.
• China's 'monster' ship arrives at Scarborough Shoal Radio Free Asia 02 Jan 2025 -- The world's largest coast guard vessel, a Chinese ship known as "The Monster," has arrived at the disputed Scarborough Shoal inside the Philippine exclusive economic zone to boost Beijing's control over the maritime area, an American analyst said.
• Thousands In Moldova's Transdniester Scramble For Heat, Hot Water After Russian Gas Flow Ends RFE/RL 02 Jan 2025 -- Thousands of households in Moldova's breakaway region of Transdniester have been forced to cope without gas, heating, and hot water after supplies of Russian natural gas abruptly stopped on January 1 due to the expiration of a supply contract with Ukraine, a major transit hub for the gas.

News Reports

• Pennsylvania Man Who Traveled to Lebanon and Syria with Goal of Joining Hizballah Indicted on Terrorism Offense and for Lying to FBI US Dept. of Justice 02 Jan 2025 -- Jack Danaher Molloy, 24, a former resident of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, has been indicted by a grand jury on charges of attempting to support the foreign terrorist organization Hizballah and making false statements involving international terrorism to a department or agency of the United States.
• FBI says New Orleans terror attack suspect acted alone VOA 02 Jan 2025 -- The FBI says it believes the suspect in the New Year's Day truck ramming attack in New Orleans that killed at least 14 people had acted alone and was inspired by the Islamic State terror group.
• Islamic State group-inspired New Orleans attack revives familiar fears VOA 02 Jan 2025 -- Even before the shock from the deadly New Year's Day terror attack in New Orleans could subside, early indications from the investigation pointed to a scenario U.S. law enforcement and security officials have long feared - a plot at least inspired by the Islamic State terror group.
• Chinese hackers breach sanctions office of US Treasury: Washington Post Press TV 02 Jan 2025 -- Chinese "state-sponsored" hackers have targeted the US Treasury Department's sanctions office in a cyberattack disclosed early this week, The Washington Post reports.
• CPPCC National Committee holds gathering to ring in new year, Xi Jinping delivers important speech People's Daily 02 Jan 2025 -- The National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) held a New Year gathering in its auditorium in Beijing on the morning of Dec. 31, 2024. Party and state leaders Xi Jinping, Li Qiang, Zhao Leji, Wang Huning, Cai Qi, Ding Xuexiang, Li Xi and Han Zheng attended the gathering to ring in the year 2025. Also present at the gathering were leading officials of China's non-Communist parties' central committees and the All-China Federation of Industry and Commerce (ACFIC), representatives of personages without party affiliation, leading officials of central Party and state departments, and individuals from various ethnic groups and all walks of life in Beijing.
• Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Mao Ning's Regular Press Conference on January 2, 2025 PRC MofA 02 Jan 2025
• China targets US defense companies with new sanctions VOA 02 Jan 2025 -- In the latest escalation of trade tensions between the world's two largest economies, China on Thursday announced export control measures targeting 28 U.S. companies and added 10 U.S. companies to a list of entities barred from doing business in China.
• China adds 10 US firms to unreliable entity list for participating in arms sales to Taiwan region: MOFCOM Global Times 02 Jan 2025 -- China's Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) on Thursday added 10 US companies including Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control, Raytheon/Lockheed Martin Javelin Joint Venture, General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems, to the Unreliable Entity List for participating in arms sales to the Taiwan region.
• Chinese FM responds to Ishiba's remarks on importance of visiting China Global Times 02 Jan 2025 -- In response to Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's recent remarks that it is "an extremely important thing for a Japanese Prime Minister to visit China," Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said during the meeting between President Xi Jinping and Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba in Lima, Peru, they agreed to maintain high-level exchanges between the two countries. Recently, high-level interactions between the two countries have continued through various means, and the relationship has maintained a momentum of improvement and development.
• 'We are fully confident of HK's better development and welcome global companies to invest in HK': Foreign Ministry spokesperson Global Times 02 Jan 2025 -- "We are fully confident of Hong Kong's better development and welcome global companies to invest in Hong Kong, to share the benefits of Hong Kong's development under the 'One country, Two systems'," Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said on Thursday.
• Xi Jinping's talk of 'rainbows' belies simmering public anger over China's economy Radio Free Asia 02 Jan 2025 -- Chinese President Xi Jinping welcomed the new year with an upbeat speech to the nation complete with rainbows, claims of economic recovery and concern for the struggles of ordinary Chinese that commentators said belied simmering public anger over his handling of the economy.
• MND Issues Statement on PLA Joint Combat Readiness Patrol ROC MND 02 Jan 2025
• Taiwan bars Chinese newspaper 'Strait Herald' from stationing reporters: MAC CNA 02 Jan 2025 -- The Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) on Thursday announced the Chinese newspaper "Strait Herald" (海峽導報) would be indefinitely suspended from stationing reporters in Taiwan due to its "united front work."
• Government to seek court order to disband pro-unification party CNA 02 Jan 2025 -- The Ministry of the Interior (MOI) on Thursday said it will formally ask the Constitutional Court to legally dissolve the Chinese Unification Promotion Party (CUPP).
• Mainland official calls for concerted efforts to advance national reunification People's Daily 02 Jan 2025 -- A Chinese mainland official on Thursday called on people across the Taiwan Strait to make concerted efforts and forge ahead with determination to achieve national reunification and rejuvenation.
• Taipei hits back over Chinese military's New Year propaganda video Radio Free Asia 02 Jan 2025 -- Taiwan's government on Thursday hit back at a New Year's propaganda video created by China's People's Liberation Army in which President Xi Jinping reiterated Beijing's claims on the democratic island.
• PLA activities in the waters and airspace around Taiwan ROC MND 02 Jan 2025
• Sister of North Korea's Kim spotted with children believed to be hers Radio Free Asia 02 Jan 2025 -- The North Korean leader's powerful sister, Kim Yo Jong, was seen with two children attending a New Year's performance in a video released by state media, sparking renewed speculation about her family and its place in the Kim dynasty.
• Carter leaves complex legacy on Korean Peninsula VOA 02 Jan 2025 -- Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter has a complex legacy on the Korean Peninsula, former U.S. officials say, including the vital role he played in defusing a crisis between the United States and North Korea in 1994.
• South Korea's Yoon vows to 'fight until end' despite facing arrest Press TV 02 Jan 2025 -- South Korea's impeached president Yoon Suk Yeol has written a letter urging his supporters to stand by him, declaring that he will "fight until the end", as authorities seek to arrest him over his brief martial law imposed last month.
• Israel's sacked war minister Gallant quits Knesset IRNA 02 Jan 2025 -- Yoav Gallant, former War Minister of the Zionist regime, who was dismissed in November after spearheading the genocidal war on Gaza for more than a year, has resigned from the Knesset (Parliament).
• 'Snatch and recruit' arrests in Myanmar target youth for military service Radio Free Asia 02 Jan 2025 -- Authorities loyal to Myanmar's junta arrested around 250 youths in four major cities in December, RFA Burmese has learned, and residents say they are deliberately targeting young people to force them to join the military.
• 31 political prisoners died in prisons across Myanmar in 2024 Radio Free Asia 02 Jan 2025 -- The death toll of political prisoners in the military junta's prisons across Myanmar hit 31 in 2024 due to poor healthcare and inhumane treatment — nearly double the number of those who died for the same reasons in 2023, a year-end report by a political prisoners' rights group says.
• Myanmar enacts cybersecurity law that aims to restrict use of VPNs Radio Free Asia 02 Jan 2025 -- Myanmar's junta has enacted a cybersecurity law that will penalize unauthorized provision of virtual private networks, or VPNs, which many people use to circumvent internet restrictions to get access to news and information and to report on what is going on in their country.
• Transcript of the Deputy Prime Minister/ Foreign Minister's Interaction with the Media on Thursday, 02 January 2025 Pakistan Ministry of Foreign Affairs 02 Jan 2025
• World News in Brief: Deaths on the Mediterranean, rights in Venezuela, new Security Council members take their seats UN News 02 Jan 2025 -- Governments must do more to address the root causes of mass migration, UN Children's Fund UNICEF's Special Coordinator for the refugee and migrant response in Europe said on Thursday.