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• Deputy Pentagon Press Secretary Sabrina Singh Holds Press Briefing DoD 03 Jan 2025
• SECNAV Names Navy's Newest Guided Missile Destroyer DDG 145 US Navy Press Release 03 Jan 2025 -- Today, Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro named the Navy's newest Arleigh Burke-class Guided Missile Destroyer, the future USS Intrepid (DDG 145) aboard the former aircraft carrier which shares its namesake as the Intrepid Museum in New York.
• Austin to Attend UDCG's 25th Meeting, Department Ramping Up to Support Multiple D.C. Events in January DoD News 03 Jan 2025 -- Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III is scheduled to travel to Ramstein Air Base in Germany, Jan. 7, to attend the 25th meeting of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group, the Defense Department announced today.
• Ukraine Defense Contact Group to hold one last meeting VOA 03 Jan 2025 -- U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin will attend his final meeting of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group at Ramstein Air Base in Germany next week, the Defense Department said Friday.
• The Woes Of The 155th: A French-Trained Brigade's Problems Highlight Bigger Ukrainian Difficulties RFE/RL 03 Jan 2025 -- It was supposed to be at the vanguard of a modernized Ukrainian Army, trained in Western tactics by French instructors, armed with Western weaponry, equipped to take on a bigger Russian Army on the battlefield.
• Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - MK 54 MOD 0 Lightweight Torpedoes DSCA 03 Jan 2025 -- The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia of MK 54 MOD 0 Lightweight Torpedoes and related elements of logistics and program support for an estimated cost of $78.5 million. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency delivered the required certification notifying Congress of this possible sale today.
• Lithuanian Cyber Defence Command opened Lithuania MND 03 Jan 2025 -- On the 1st of January, 2025, the Lithuanian Cyber Command (LTCYBERCOM) established by initiative of the Ministry of National Defence was opened.
• Thousands of British troops to lead major NATO exercise in Eastern Europe UK MOD 03 Jan 2025 -- Thousands of UK personnel will continue to deploy to Europe in the next two months to spearhead a major NATO exercise.
• Finland to chair Nordic Defence Cooperation in 2025 Finnish MoD 03 Jan 2025 -- Finland will hold the chair of the Nordic Defence Cooperation (NORDEFCO) from 1 January 2025 until the end of the year. In the rotating system, Finland took over the chair from Denmark.
• Origin of recovered drone off Masbate involves nat'l security Philippine News Agency 03 Jan 2025 -- The National Security Council (NSC) stressed the urgent need to find out the origin of the submersible drone recovered in Masbate, citing its possible implications on national security.
• On-the-Record Press Gaggle by White House National Security Communications Advisor John Kirby The White House 03 Jan 2025

Defense Industry

• Contracts For Jan. 3, 2025
• Booz Allen Agrees to Pay $15.875M to Settle False Claims Act Allegations US Dept. of Justice 03 Jan 2025 -- Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corporation (Booz Allen) has agreed to pay the United States $15,875,000 to resolve allegations that Booz Allen Hamilton Engineering Services LLC (BES), a wholly owned subsidiary of Booz Allen, violated the False Claims Act by knowingly submitting fraudulent claims to the United States in connection with a General Services Administration (GSA) task order to supply computer military training simulators and systems to Department of Defense (DoD) agencies, including the Air Force.

Other Conflicts

Ukraine Conflict News


• 3 January 2025 - Daily Press Briefing by the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General United Nations 03 Jan 2025

Operation Iron Swords / Operation Al-Aqsa Flood

• Netanyahu orders Israel negotiators to continue in Doha Press TV 03 Jan 2025 -- Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu has authorized the regime's negotiators to continue talks in Qatar to secure a deal with Hamas aimed at releasing the captives still held in Gaza.
• Israel to Send Negotiators to Qatar to Resume Deadlocked Gaza Ceasefire Talks Sputnik 03 Jan 2025 -- Gaza ceasefire talks, mediated by Qatar, Egypt, and the United States, have been continuing for over a year.
• Israeli strikes kill at least 30 people in Central Gaza VOA 03 Jan 2025 -- Hospital workers say Israeli airstrikes killed at least 30 people in central Gaza late Thursday into Friday, adding to a death toll that reached at least 56 people over the past 24 hours.
• Jan. 2: 'Axis of Resistance' operations against Israeli occupation Press TV 03 Jan 2025
• Fresh Israeli attacks kill at least 26 Palestinians across Gaza IRNA 03 Jan 2025 -- The Palestinian media outlets have reported that at least 26 Palestinians have been martyred in the recent attacks carried out by the Zionist regime's army in the Gaza Strip.
• Israel kills dozens ahead of emergency UN meeting on Gaza hospitals Press TV 03 Jan 2025 -- The Israeli military has conducted fresh aerial assaults on the Gaza Strip, killing at least 26 people and injuring several others in the besieged Palestinian territory.
• Over 10,000 Palestinians trapped in besieged north Gaza as Israel war on hospitals rages Press TV 03 Jan 2025 -- Gaza Civil Defense has shared accounts of the dire situation in besieged northern Gaza, where the Israeli campaign of death and destruction has reduced the population from 200,000 to 10,000.
• UN continues to call for timely Israeli withdrawal from southern Lebanon UN News 03 Jan 2025 -- Operations by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) north of the UN-monitored Blue Line in southern Lebanon have continued, according to the UN peacekeeping mission in the country, UNIFIL.
• 'Hospitals have become battlegrounds': Gaza's health system on brink of collapse UN News 03 Jan 2025 -- With seven per cent of the population killed or injured since October 2023, the health crisis in Gaza shows no signs of abating.
• The clock is ticking fast towards the implementation of the Knesset bill UNRWA 03 Jan 2025
• Security Council Debates Israeli Attacks on Hospitals Allegedly Misused by Hamas, as UN Rights Chief Urges Independent Probes UN Security Council 03 Jan 2025 -- Following Israel's 27 December attack on the last functioning hospital in north Gaza, the Security Council today heard calls for urgent international action to protect civilians and ensure accountability, including independent investigations into these incidents and the alleged misuse of medical facilities by Hamas.
• No safety for civilians anywhere in Gaza: UN humanitarians People's Daily 03 Jan 2025 -- There is no safety for civilians anywhere in Gaza, with more than 80 percent of the Gaza Strip under Israeli evacuation orders, UN humanitarians said on Thursday.
• Remarks by China's Permanent Representative to the UN Ambassador Fu Cong at the UN Security Council Briefing on the Situation in the Middle East, Including the Palestinian Question PRC MofA 03 Jan 2025
• The deterioration of the healthcare situation in Gaza is completely unacceptable: UK statement at the UN Security Council UK FCDO 03 Jan 2025 -- Statement by Ambassador Barbara Woodward, UK Permanent Representative to the UN, at the UN Security Council meeting on Gaza.
• Israeli live fire injures Palestinian protesters in West Bank amid raid Press TV 03 Jan 2025 -- Several Palestinians have been injured by live fire during confrontations with Israeli forces across the occupied West Bank.
• Yemen conducts 2 operations in occupied Palestine IRNA 03 Jan 2025 -- Yemen's Armed Forces Spokesman Brigadier General Yahya Saree in a statement announced that two military operations were carried out against Israeli enemy targets in the occupied Jaffa.
• Yemeni missile hits Israeli military base in Ramallah IRNA 03 Jan 2025 -- A Yemeni missile has reportedly struck a Zionist military base in Ramallah, occupied Palestinian territories, according to Zionist media outlets.
• Yemen fires hypersonic ballistic missile, drone into Tel Aviv's Yaffa; warns against US, Israeli 'foolishness' Press TV 03 Jan 2025 -- Yemen's Armed Forces have fired hypersonic ballistic missile and drone towards the city of Yaffa near Tel Aviv, striking their intended target accurately.
• Yemen warns US, Israel: Welcome to 'big hell' Press TV 03 Jan 2025 -- Yemen's National Salvation Government has warned the United States and the Israeli regime over the dire consequences of continuing their deadly aggression against the Arab nation.

Other Conflicts

• German, French foreign ministers press Syria for 'inclusive' transition VOA 03 Jan 2025 -- Germany's and France's foreign ministers said Friday that they made clear to Syria's new de facto Islamic leader, Ahmad al-Sharaa, that the nation's political transition should be inclusive and not based on Islamic fundamentalism if the country wants Europe's support.
• A reset for Syria: Foreign Minister Baerbock to travel to Damascus for talks Germany Federal Foreign Office 03 Jan 2025 -- Foreign Minister Baerbock is today travelling to Damascus for talks. Together with her French counterpart Jean Noël Barrot and on behalf of the EU, she will speak to Ahmed al Sharaa as well as representatives of Syrian civil society.
• Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock prior to her departure for Damascus Germany Federal Foreign Office 03 Jan 2025
• Syria: UN teams support cholera vaccination in northeastern camps UN News 03 Jan 2025 -- In northeast Syria, UN teams pressed ahead with a lifesaving cholera vaccine campaign in Al Hol detention camp complex on Friday, despite rumours of attacks by ISIL extremists and uncertainty across the war-torn country, following the overthrow of the Assad regime.
• Israel launches new strikes against Syrian defense facilities near Aleppo Press TV 03 Jan 2025 -- The Israeli regime has carried out fresh airstrikes on Syria, targeting positions in the northern province of Aleppo.
• South China Sea: 5 things to watch in 2025 Radio Free Asia 03 Jan 2025 -- The South China Sea has become one of the world's most perilous geopolitical hot spots in recent years, with China stepping up the reinforcement of its expansive claims and countries from outside the region getting increasingly involved.
• Tehran urges Afghanistan's cooperation to remove obstacles on border rivers IRNA 03 Jan 2025 -- Iran's Foreign Ministry Spokesman Esmail Baghaei has urged Afghanistan's cooperation in removing obstacles with regard to border rivers.
• Rohingyas' return to Myanmar uncertain, despite rebel control of Bangladesh border Radio Free Asia 03 Jan 2025 -- The dream of returning home to Myanmar remains uncertain for hundreds of thousands of Rohingya who fled to Bangladesh despite rebel control of the border, members of the ethnic group said Friday.
• Haiti gangs crisis: Top rights expert decries attacks on hospitals UN News 03 Jan 2025 -- The UN's top expert on human rights in Haiti on Friday condemned "intentional" attacks on hospitals, clinics and healthcare workers by armed gangs there, warning that medical facilities were already "near collapse".
• Cameroon officials say country's military seized weapons from terrorists re-arming Boko Haram VOA 03 Jan 2025 -- Cameroon's military says it has seized several hundred weapons and combat uniforms that were being smuggled to a hideout of the Nigeria-based terrorist group Boko Haram. Officials say troops have been deployed in a bid to capture more weapons and prevent Boko Haram from re-arming itself.
• South Sudan begins mass inoculation campaign with cholera vaccines VOA 03 Jan 2025 -- More than 1.1 million doses of an oral cholera vaccine have arrived in South Sudan, as the government launched a program to inoculate more than 80 percent of the population. But the mass vaccination exercise faces numerous challenges, including a lack of access to the areas dealing with the worst cholera outbreaks.

News Reports

• Finland Seeks Seizure Of Oil Tanker Suspected Of Damaging Undersea Cable RFE/RL 03 Jan 2025 -- Finland's national power grid operator (Fingrid) is seeking the formal seizure of the oil tanker suspected of damaging an electric power cable in the Baltic Sea last month.
• US lawmakers demand answers after treasury confirmed Chinese hackers breach Radio Free Asia 03 Jan 2025 -- The cybersecurity breach of the U.S. Treasury Department by China-backed hackers is "extremely concerning," said senior American lawmakers, urging Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen to provide them with a detailed briefing on the matter.
• Sanctioning PRC Cyber Company Involved in Malicious Botnet Operations US Dept. of State 03 Jan 2025 -- The United States is imposing sanctions today on the Beijing-based cybersecurity company Integrity Technology Group, Incorporated (Integrity Tech), which has links to the People's Republic of China (PRC) Ministry of State Security, for its role in multiple computer intrusion incidents against U.S. victims.
• Treasury Sanctions Technology Company for Support to Malicious Cyber Group US Treasury 03 Jan 2025 -- Today, the Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctioned Integrity Technology Group, Incorporated(Integrity Tech), a Beijing-based cybersecurity company, for its role in multiple computer intrusion incidents against U.S. victims. These incidents have been publicly attributed to Flax Typhoon, a Chinese malicious state-sponsored cyber group that has been active since at least 2021, often targeting organizations within U.S. critical infrastructure sectors.
• US law enforcement warned to watch for New Orleans copycat attacks VOA 03 Jan 2025 -- The U.S. Homeland Security Department and the FBI are warning federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies the New Year's Day truck-ramming attack in New Orleans that killed at least 14 people could inspire other would-be terrorists to take action.
• Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Mao Ning's Regular Press Conference on January 3, 2025 PRC MofA 03 Jan 2025
• Chinese FM Wang Yi to visit four African nations, continuing tradition of making Africa first overseas destination at start of year Global Times 03 Jan 2025 -- Member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and China's Minister of Foreign Affairs Wang Yi will visit Namibia, the Republic of the Congo, Chad, and Nigeria from January 5 to 11 at the invitation of these countries, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning announced on Friday. This will be the 35th consecutive year that Chinese foreign minister visits Africa on the first overseas trip at the start of the year.
• China vows 'all necessary' measures to defend lawful rights after US announcement of mulling ban on Chinese drones Global Times 03 Jan 2025 -- Chinese Foreign Ministry expressed strong opposition on Friday to US Commerce Department's announcement of considering new rules that could potentially lead to the restriction or ban of Chinese drones in the US citing national security concerns.
• China adds 28 US companies to export control list, 10 to unreliable entities list Global Times 03 Jan 2025 -- China's Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) on Thursday announced the inclusion of 28 US entities to the export control list, barring exports of dual-use items to the listed companies. Separately, MOFCOM also announced the addition of 10 US entities to the unreliable entities list over their arms sales to the island of Taiwan.
• China adds 10 U.S. companies to unreliable entities list People's Daily 03 Jan 2025 -- China's Ministry of Commerce (MOC) announced on Thursday that 10 U.S. companies have been added to the unreliable entities list for selling arms to the Taiwan region.
• China successfully completes five engine tests in one day, lays foundation for aerospace projects Global Times 03 Jan 2025 -- China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) completed five engine tests on Thursday in Beijing and Laiyuan, North China's Hebei Province, providing a solid foundation for the smooth implementation of this year's major aerospace projects, Science and Technology Daily reported on Friday.
• China's Disinformation Dissemination Patterns in 2024 ROC NSB 03 Jan 2025 -- In recent years, China has consistently utilized hybrid methods against Taiwan, attempting to undermine public confidence in the government and heighten social divisions. To help the general public be aware of the methods and patterns of China's disinformation campaign over the year, and increase their vigilance, the NSB has compiled a report titled "China's Disinformation Dissemination Patterns in 2024."
• China steps up disinformation campaign in 2024: NSB report CNA 03 Jan 2025 -- China's spread of disinformation increased 60 percent in 2024, with much of the increase focused on media outlets used predominantly by younger people, the National Security Bureau (NSB) said in a report released Friday.
• Taiwan authorities urged to cease obstruction of cross-Strait media exchanges People's Daily 03 Jan 2025 -- The Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council on Thursday condemned Taiwan authorities led by Lai Ching-te for deliberately obstructing media exchanges between the two sides of the Taiwan Strait.
• Reunification stressed amid challenges People's Daily 03 Jan 2025 -- The Chinese mainland will continue to combat "Taiwan independence" separatism and foreign interference, and make full preparations to deal with uncertainties in the Taiwan Strait in the new year, officials and experts said.
• PLA activities in the waters and airspace around Taiwan ROC MND 03 Jan 2025
• S.Korean investigators' unprecedented arrest attempt on Yoon suspended after standoff Global Times 03 Jan 2025 -- South Korea's anti-corruption agency attempted to detain impeached President Yoon Suk-yeol on Friday over his failed martial law bid - the first time in the country's modern history that an arrest warrant was issued against a sitting president, but the operation was thwarted following a standoff of more than five hours between investigators and presidential security staff, South Korean media reported.
• South Korean authorities halt attempt to arrest Yoon VOA 03 Jan 2025 -- South Korean authorities Friday suspended their attempt to detain impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol following a tense six-hour standoff between investigators and security forces loyal to the embattled conservative president.
• Analysts: South Korea's political turmoil works in China's favor VOA 03 Jan 2025 -- South Korea's political turmoil is deepening since its martial law debacle, and analysts say China may have an opportunity to increase its leverage over the country.
• South Korean investigators launch attempt to arrest President Yoon Global Times 03 Jan 2025 -- A group of South Korean investigators entered the presidential office in central Seoul and launched an attempt to arrest President Yoon Suk-yeol on Friday morning to execute the detention warrant against Yoon that was issued by a Seoul court Tuesday, multiple media outlets said, according to the Xinhua News Agency.
• Iranians react to Carter's death with much criticism, little praise VOA 03 Jan 2025 -- Iranians opposed to their nation's Islamist rulers who seized power during the U.S. presidency of Jimmy Carter have reacted to his death at age 100 with a wave of criticism about his enduring impact on Iran and some supportive views of his post-presidential activities.
• Iran ready for constructive nuclear talks without delay IRNA 03 Jan 2025 -- Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said that the Islamic Republic is still ready without delay to enter constructive negotiations aimed at reaching an agreement regarding its nuclear program.
• Foreign Minister Araghchi: Iran ready for constructive nuclear talks Press TV 03 Jan 2025 -- Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has said that the Islamic Republic is ready for constructive negotiations to reach an agreement regarding its nuclear program.
• Iran deploys troops to western, eastern borders: Top commander Press TV 03 Jan 2025 -- A senior Iranian Army commander says the Islamic Republic has deployed several brigades of ground forces on the Western and Eastern borders of the country to maintain its security and preserve its territorial integrity.
• Transcript of Weekly Media Briefing by the Official Spokesperson (January 03, 2025) India MEA 03 Jan 2025
• Biden's top aide to make China-focused visit to India VOA 03 Jan 2025 -- President Joe Biden's national security adviser, Jake Sullivan, will make his final visit to India next week to emphasize Washington's partnership with New Delhi, the White House announced Friday.
• Polish Farmers Protest EU Policies As Warsaw Assumes Bloc's Rotating Presidency RFE/RL 03 Jan 2025 -- Polish farmers marched in central Warsaw on January 3 to voice their opposition to European Union policies toward imports from Ukraine ahead of a gala to mark Poland taking the rotating EU presidency for the next six months.
• Myanmar's new cybercrime law will suppress information, say analysts VOA 03 Jan 2025 -- Myanmar's military leaders have enacted a new cybersecurity law that analysts say will provide the junta with extensive control over access to information.
• Moldovan Electricity Provider Says Demand Will Be Met On Third Day After Halt In Russian Gas Supplies RFE/RL 03 Jan 2025 -- Moldovan state-owned energy trader JSC Energocom said it would cover 100 percent of electricity consumption on January 3, two days after supplies of Russian natural gas abruptly stopped due to the expiration of a supply contract with Ukraine.
• Mogadishu and Addis Ababa take steps toward mending ties after a year of strained relations VOA 03 Jan 2025 -- A top Ethiopian official visited Somalia's capital Thursday in the first high-level meetings since relations plummeted a year ago because of Ethiopia's plan to access the sea through the breakaway Somaliland region.