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• Secretary Hegseth's Message to the Force DoD 25 Jan 2025
• Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth Begins 'Most Important Deployment of My Life' DoD News 25 Jan 2025 -- Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth was sworn into his new role leading America's 3.5 million service members and civilians by Vice President JD Vance this morning, following Hegseth's Friday evening Senate confirmation.
• U.S. Senate Confirms Controversial Nominee Hegseth As Defense Secretary RFE/RL 25 Jan 2025 -- The U.S. Senate confirmed Pete Hegseth to be the next defense secretary in a late-night vote that ended in a tie, requiring Vice President J.D. Vance to cast the deciding vote.
• IRGC fires AI-guided missiles from drones on final day of naval exercise IRNA 25 Jan 2025 -- On the final day of the Great Prophet 19 naval exercise, the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Navy launched two artificial intelligence-guided missiles from combat drones, achieving direct hits against simulated enemy targets.
• IRGC Navy fires missiles guided with artificial intelligence during war games Press TV 25 Jan 2025 -- The naval forces of Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) have fired missiles equipped with artificial intelligence, destroying mock enemy targets successfully.
• Only Winning Move is Not to Play: Iran Tests AI Missiles in Drills Amid Flaring Tensions With US Sputnik 25 Jan 2025 -- Also this week, Iran's Ministry of Science and Technology announced a $115 million push to bolster AI R&D development, with the first domestic AI park expected to be up and running by 2027.
• Exclusive: Pakistan welcomes Iran's participation in AMAN-25 IRNA 25 Jan 2025 -- The Chief of the Naval Staff of the Pakistan Navy has welcomed the participation of the Islamic Republic of Iran in the international naval exercise dubbed AMAN-25 scheduled to be held in Karachi in February.
• Trump lifts ban on transfer of 2,000-pound bombs to Israel Press TV 25 Jan 2025 -- The US president has lifted a ban on transfer of a single shipment of 2,000-pound (900-kilogram) bombs to the occupied Palestinian territories, which had been frozen by his predecessor in a token criticism of the Israeli regime's ferocious bombardment of densely-populated areas in the Gaza Strip with American ammunition.
• EU military chief wants European troops in Greenland after US Press TV 25 Jan 2025 -- The EU's military chief has said that it would make sense to station European troops in Greenland following US President Donald Trump's repeated calls for acquiring the autonomous Danish territory.
• Iran rejects 'baseless' Israeli accusation of smuggling arms to Lebanon Press TV 25 Jan 2025 -- Iran's ambassador to the UN has dismissed Israel's allegation that Tehran has smuggled weapons to Lebanon, saying the claim is an excuse to justify the regime's blatant disregard for a ceasefire deal with Beirut.
• Readout of President Donald J. Trump's Call with King Abdullah II of Jordan The White House 25 Jan 2025
• Remarks by President Trump Before Air Force One Departure The White House 25 Jan 2025
• US under Trump cuts all foreign aid except to Israel, Egypt Press TV 25 Jan 2025 -- The US State Department has cut all foreign aid, except to the Israeli regime and Egypt, days after President Donald Trump issued a sweeping executive order to freeze assistance worldwide.
• U.S. Issues Broad Freeze On Foreign Aid Pending Reviews RFE/RL 25 Jan 2025 -- The U.S. State Department on January 24 ordered a freeze on new funding for almost all U.S. foreign assistance programs as part of President Donald Trump's push to align the programs with his foreign policy goals.

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• Press Briefing by IDF Spokesperson RAdm. Daniel Hagari-January 25, 2025 Israel Defense Forces 25 Jan 2025
• Prime Minister's Office Announcement Israel - Prime Minister 25 Jan 2025
• Prime Minister's Office statement Israel - Prime Minister 25 Jan 2025
• Prime Minister's Office announcement Israel - Prime Minister 25 Jan 2025
• Hamas releases 4 hostages in exchange for 200 Palestinian prisoners VOA 25 Jan 2025 -- Hamas released four Israeli soldiers Saturday in exchange for 200 Palestinian prisoners or detainees in the second hostages-for-prisoners swap under the Gaza ceasefire deal.
• Israel releases 200 Palestinian prisoners in major victory for resistance IRNA 25 Jan 2025 -- The Israeli regime has released a total of 200 Palestinian prisoners, including senior members of Hamas, as part of a ceasefire deal with the Palestinian resistance movement in Gaza.
• Israel forced to release 'heroic' Palestinian prisoners: Hamas IRNA 25 Jan 2025 -- Hamas says it has forced the Israeli regime to "open the doors of its cells" to dozens of Palestinian prisoners, among them senior members of the Palestinian resistance who have languished behind bars for decades.
• Second round of Israel-Hamas prisoner exchange goes into force IRNA 25 Jan 2025 -- The second round of a prisoner exchange between Hamas and the Israeli regime has begun, with the Palestinian resistance movement releasing four Israeli prisoners captured on October 7, 2023, during Operation Al-Aqsa.
• 200 Palestinians will be released in second round of prisoner exchange with Israel IRNA 25 Jan 2025 -- In the second round of prisoner exchange between Hamas and the Zionist regime, 200 Palestinians will be released.
• 200 Palestinian abductees released in exchange for 4 Israeli soldiers Press TV 25 Jan 2025 -- Israel says it has released 200 Palestinian abductees, including senior members of Hamas, in exchange for four captives released by the resistance group as part of the Gaza ceasefire deal on Saturday.
• Resistance forced Israel to open doors of cells to 'heroic prisoners': Hamas Press TV 25 Jan 2025 -- The resistance forced Israel to a ceasefire deal which is resulting in the release of 200 more Palestinian "heroic prisoners" serving long and life sentences, Hamas has said.
• Hamas releases four Israeli soldiers captured in Oct. 2023 Press TV 25 Jan 2025 -- Hamas has released four female Israeli soldiers it had captured during Operation al-Aqsa Flood on Oct. 7, 2023 under a truce deal in the Gaza war.
• Hamas: Oct. 7 operation 'preemptive strike' to defend Palestinians, holy sites Press TV 25 Jan 2025 -- A senior Hamas official says the historic Operation al-Aqsa Flood by the Palestinian resistance movement into the Israeli-occupied territories on October 7, 2023, was a "preemptive strike" to defend Palestinians and their holy sites.
• Hamas Releases Four Israeli Hostages, Handed Over to IDF, ISA Forces Sputnik 25 Jan 2025 -- Four Israeli hostages released by Hamas in the Gaza Strip were handed over to the Israel Defense Forces and Israel Security Agency (ISA) forces on Saturday, the IDF announced.
• Lebanese army slams Israeli procrastination in ceasefire withdrawal from south Press TV 25 Jan 2025 -- The Lebanese army says it is prepared to deploy its forces in the southern part of the country on the border with the Israeli-occupied territories, lashing out at the occupying Tel Aviv regime over "procrastination" in its military withdrawal in time for a deadline the following day.
• Israel says UNRWA must halt operations in Al-Quds by Jan. 30 IRNA 25 Jan 2025 -- The Israeli regime has doubled down on its hostile policy against the UN agency for Palestinian refugees, known as UNRWA, saying that it should leave occupied Al-Quds by the end of this month.
• Israel's war on Gaza put back development by 60 years: UNDP chief Press TV 25 Jan 2025 -- The Israeli regime's war on Gaza has put back development in the besieged Strip by 60 years and mobilizing the tens of billions of dollars needed for reconstruction will be an uphill battle, the United Nations says.
• Hostage Release US Dept. of State 25 Jan 2025 -- "The United States celebrates the release of the four Israeli hostages held in captivity for 477 days."
• White House Statement on Hostage Release The White House 25 Jan 2025
• U.S. lifts sanctions on Israeli settlers in occupied West Bank IRNA 25 Jan 2025 -- The U.S. Treasury Department has terminated sanctions on Israeli settlers involved in violence against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank.
• Israeli military says 3 soldiers wounded in Jenin clashes IRNA 25 Jan 2025 -- Three Israeli soldiers have been wounded in clashes with Palestinian resistance fighters in the city of Jenin, north of the occupied West Bank, as the regime has continued its offensive in Jenin for nearly a week now.

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• PH now more assertive vs. Chinese activities in WPS Philippine News Agency 25 Jan 2025 -- The country has been "more assertive" in its approach against aggressive Chinese acts in the West Philippine Sea (WPS), the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said Saturday.
• PH forces new CCG vessel farther from Zambales coastline Philippine News Agency 25 Jan 2025 -- The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) has compelled a China Coast Guard (CCG) vessel to move farther from the Zambales coastline, officials reported on Saturday.
• CCG harasses BFAR ships off to conduct survey in Pag-Asa cays Philippine News Agency 25 Jan 2025 -- Two Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) ships -- BRP Datu Pagbuaya and BRP Datu Bankaw -- were forced to suspend their marine scientific research (MSR) and sand sampling in the Pag-Asa cays after harassment by China Coast Guard vessels and a People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) helicopter on Friday morning.
• No untoward incident in 5th RORE under PH-China arrangement — DFA Philippine News Agency 25 Jan 2025 -- No untoward incidents were reported in the Philippines' latest rotation and reprovisioning (RORE) mission to Ayungin Shoal on Jan. 24, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said Friday.
• Taliban conditionally agree to allow Afghan girls to study in Pakistan VOA 25 Jan 2025 -- Taliban authorities in Afghanistan reportedly have agreed to allow female students to pursue higher education in Pakistan, provided that their male guardians also are granted visas to accompany them, according to officials privy to the understanding.
• UN Staff Detained by Houthis US Dept. of State 25 Jan 2025 -- "We condemn the unlawful actions of the Houthis who forcibly took additional United Nations staff members in Yemen on January 23."
• Yemen: Statement by the Spokesperson on the latest Houthi arbitrary detentions of UN personnel in Yemen European External Action Service (EEAS) 25 Jan 2025 -- The European Union echoes the statement issued by the UN Secretary General, and strongly condemns the latest round of arbitrary detentions by the Houthis of United Nations' personnel working in Yemen.
• Hezbollah condemns US blacklisting of Yemen's Ansarullah IRNA 25 Jan 2025 -- Lebanon's Hezbollah resistance movement has condemned a decision by the new U.S. administration to re-add Yemen's Ansarullah movement to the so-called "U.S. terrorism lists."
• Hezbollah condemns 'unjust' US decision to blacklist Yemen's Ansarullah Press TV 25 Jan 2025 -- The Lebanese resistance movement Hezbollah has denounced as "unjust" the US government's decision to re-designate Yemen's Ansarullah resistance movement as a terrorist organization, describing it as a "direct attack" on the oppressed Yemeni people.
• Hamas condemns US blacklisting of Ansarullah Press TV 25 Jan 2025 -- The Palestinian resistance movement Hamas has condemned as unjustified a decision by the US to re-designated Yemen's Ansarullah movement as a foreign terrorist organization.
• Yemen's Ansarullah unilaterally releases over 150 war prisoners, says ICRC Press TV 25 Jan 2025 -- The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) says Yemen's Ansarullah resistance movement has one-sidedly freed over 150 prisoners of war detained during clashes with militants affiliated with the Saudi-backed regime based in the southern port city of Aden.
• Houthis Threaten to Block US Ships in Retaliation for Terrorist Designation Sputnik 25 Jan 2025 -- Yemeni movement Ansar Allah, known as the Houthis, is considering a ban on US ships passing through the Bab al-Mandab Strait and the resumption of full-scale military operations in Yemen as retaliatory measures for the US's designation of the movement as a foreign terrorist organization, a source in the movement told Sputnik.
• What's UNDOF? Why UN peacekeepers patrol the Israel-Syria border UN News 25 Jan 2025 -- More than 1,100 UN peacekeepers are currently deployed in the Golan, a demilitarised zone along the Israel-Syria border at what is a tense and dangerous time in the history of the region. But, why are the Blue Helmets there?
• QA-1, 25 January 2025, Statement of the Spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Öncü Keçeli, in Response to a Question Regarding the Killing of Two Iraqi Soldiers by the PKK Terrorist Organization Republic of Turkey Ministry of Foreign Affairs 25 Jan 2025
• "Sudan must not be forgotten" David Lammy announces political and humanitarian action to address "catastrophe" in Sudan UK FCDO 25 Jan 2025 -- Foreign Secretary announces £20 million in additional funding while visiting the Adré on the Chad-Sudan border.
• UN relocates non-critical staff from North Kivu, DR Congo UN News 25 Jan 2025 -- The UN is temporarily relocating non-essential staff from Goma in the Democratic Republic of the Congo on Saturday without interrupting its operations in the country at a time heightened security concerns.
• Statement on escalation of violence in Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo Canada 25 Jan 2025 -- The Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs, and the Honourable Ahmed Hussen, Minister of International Development, today issued the following statement regarding the current situation in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC):

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• US Senate Confirms Kristi Noem as Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security in Sweeping Bi-Partisan Vote DHS 25 Jan 2025 -- Today, the United States Senate voted overwhelmingly to confirm Kristi Noem as the 8th Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security in a vote of 59- 34.
• Chinese embassy makes solemn representation with the Philippines over 'Chinese spy case' Global Times 25 Jan 2025 -- In response to the Philippines authorities' arresting a Chinese national accused of "espionage activities" in the Philippines, the Chinese Embassy in the Philippines stated on Sunday that the accusation is "baseless and defamatory," adding that it has lodged a formal protest with the Philippine authorities, demanding consular access to the detained Chinese national.
• Press release on Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's telephone conversation with Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of Qatar Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 25 Jan 2025
• US pressure mounts on Thailand over 48 Uyghur detainees as hunger strike continues VOA 25 Jan 2025 -- The plight of 48 Uyghur detainees in Thailand has drawn international scrutiny as the group's hunger strike protesting their possible return to China stretches into day 15 with the U.S. State Department, U.N. officials and activists voicing concern.
• China, US should find right way to get along in new era: Wang Yi said in a phone conversation with Marco Rubio Global Times 25 Jan 2025 -- China and the United States should find the right way to get along in the new era, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said in a phone conversation with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio held at the latter's request on Friday.
• China must safeguard its legitimate rights to development: FM Global Times 25 Jan 2025 -- China has no intention to overtake or replace any country, but must safeguard its legitimate rights to development, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said Friday during his phone conversation with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio.
• Rubio expresses concern over China's coercion against Taiwan CNA 25 Jan 2025 -- U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has raised concern over Beijing's coercion against Taiwan during a phone call with his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi (王毅), according to the U.S. Department of State.
• Taiwan urges China to discuss 'familiarization' trips CNA 25 Jan 2025 -- The Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) has urged Chinese authorities to discuss with Taiwan "familiarization trips" they are planning to Taiwan to prepare for the resumption of tour group visits by Shanghai and Fujian province residents.
• PLA activities in the waters and airspace around Taiwan ROC MND 25 Jan 2025
• DPRK Delegations Leave for Russia KCNA 25 Jan 2025 -- A delegation of Kim Il Sung University led by President Kim Sung Chan and a delegation of Kim Chaek University of Technology led by President Pak Ji Min left here on Jan. 24 to visit Russia.
• South Korean Prosecutors Request Another Extension of President's Detention Sputnik 25 Jan 2025 -- South Korea's prosecutor's office on Saturday requested another extension of President Yoon Suk-yeol's detention after a Seoul court rejected their previous request, the Yonhap News Agency reported.
• Iran starts $528 mln project to develop oilfields near Iraq border Press TV 25 Jan 2025 -- Iran has started a major project to develop oilfields at one of the country's old reservoirs that is shared with neighboring Iraq.
• Iran repudiates European Parliament's human rights accusations Press TV 25 Jan 2025 -- A top Iranian diplomat has censured a recent anti-Iran resolution by the European Parliament, rejecting the accusations leveled against the Islamic Republic regarding the status of human rights and women's rights in the country.
• Transcript of special briefing by Secretary (East) on the State visit of President of Indonesia to India (January 25, 2025) India MEA 25 Jan 2025
• 4 Sentenced To Death For 'Blasphemous' Posts In Pakistan RFE/RL 25 Jan 2025 -- A court in northwestern Pakistan has sentenced four men to death for allegedly posting sacrilegious materials about the Koran and Islamic figures.
• "We will not allow our people to be polarized" Presidency of The Republic of Turkey 25 Jan 2025 -- Addressing AK Party's provincial congress in Van, President Erdoğan said: "We will continue to embrace Türkiye as a whole without making any distinction between Turks, Kurds, Zazas, Alevis, or Sunnis. We will not tolerate fanaticism or any discrimination based on ethnicity, language, culture, origin and lifestyle, nor will we allow our people to be polarized."
• Greenland Joining the US? Only 3% of Danes Support the Idea Sputnik 25 Jan 2025 -- An overwhelming majority (90%) of Danes are against the idea of Greenland joining the United States, a poll conducted by the Epinion research company for the DR broadcaster revealed on Saturday.
• What South Asian nations expect from Trump VOA 25 Jan 2025 -- As President Donald Trump's second term gets underway, the contours of his administration's South Asia policy are taking shape: India stands front and center, while other regional countries like Bangladesh and Pakistan prepare to be sidelined.
• Buoyed by Trump's promises, Uzbeks seek closer ties to US VOA 25 Jan 2025 -- Uzbekistan is expected to push to deepen relations with the United States in the coming year, a position that is broadly popular among Uzbeks across the country, VOA found during a recent reporting trip.