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• The Iron Dome for America The White House 27 Jan 2025
• REINSTATING SERVICE MEMBERS DISCHARGED UNDER THE MILITARY'S COVID-19 VACCINATION MANDATE The White House 27 Jan 2025
• Restoring America's Fighting Force The White House 27 Jan 2025
• Prioritizing Military Excellence and Readiness The White House 27 Jan 2025
• Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth Pentagon Arrival Remarks DoD 27 Jan 2025
• Hegseth Arrives at Pentagon, Says Warfighters Are 'Ready to Go' DoD News 27 Jan 2025 -- Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth arrived at the Pentagon today and said improving lethality, warfighting and readiness are the main lines of effort he will pursue while in office.
• New US defense secretary promises agility, accountability VOA 27 Jan 2025 -- New U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth promised more changes are coming to the country's military before even walking through the doors of the Pentagon.
• NY Army Guard MPs deploying to Guantanamo Bay Army News 27 Jan 2025 -- Hundreds of friends and family members said a formal farewell to 111 Soldiers of the New York National Guard's 206th Military Police Company, who are deploying to Guantanamo Bay, on Saturday, January 25.
• U.S. and Allied Forces Conduct La Perouse 2025 US Navy 27 Jan 2025 -- The U.S. Navy's Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Savannah (LCS 28) participated in the French Navy-led multilateral training exercise La Perouse 2025 alongside other allied and partner nations, in the vicinity of the Indian Ocean, Jan. 16-23.
• NATO Secretary General visits Spain and Portugal NATO 27 Jan 2025 -- Secretary General Mark Rutte travelled to Lisbon and Madrid on Monday (27 January) for discussions on the security situation in Europe, the need to increase defence spending, and the importance of continued support to Ukraine.
• Spain marks tenth anniversary of their participation in 'NATO Support to Türkiye' mission NATO Allied Air Command 27 Jan 2025 -- The 26 January, 2025, marked the tenth anniversary of the Spanish deployment of Ground Based Air Defence systems under the NATO Support to Türkiye mission. Spanish troops have been stationed in Adana, Türkiye, with a PATRIOT Battery since 2015 under Supreme Allied Commander Europe (SACEUR) operational command and Allied Air Command operational control.
• North Korea tests cruise missile; warns US, South Korea on 'provocation' Radio Free Asia 27 Jan 2025 -- North Korean leader Kim Jong Un oversaw the successful test of a cruise missile system, North Korea's state media reported, as it accused the United States and South Korea of provocations and vowed the "toughest counteraction" to defend itself.
• STRENGTHENING MARITIME TIES - INDIAN NAVY HOSTS INDONESIAN NAVY DELEGATION India PIB 27 Jan 2025 -- Admiral Muhammad Ali, Chief of Staff of the Indonesian Navy, is on an official visit to India as part of the high-level delegation accompanying his Excellency President Prabowo Subianto, the Chief Guest for the Republic Day Parade 2025
• Navy: Efforts to protect comms in place even before intel sharing pact Philippine News Agency 27 Jan 2025 -- The Philippine Navy (PN) has its communications protected even before the country signed the General Security of Military Information Agreement (GSOMIA) with the United States in November last year.
• Turkish Air Force Participates in the Training Activity in Romanian Airspace Within Flexible Deterrence Options Republic of Turkey Ministry of National Defence 27 Jan 2025
• Live Exercises Aiming to Maintain and Enhance the Spirit of Solidarity Republic of Turkey Ministry of National Defence 27 Jan 2025
• TCG SALİHREİS Conducts Pre-task Briefing and Starts Focused Operations 2025-1 Republic of Turkey Ministry of National Defence 27 Jan 2025
• Handover Ceremony for the Command of MCM BLACK SEA Republic of Turkey Ministry of National Defence 27 Jan 2025
• Turkish E7-T Airborne Early Warning & Control Aircraft Conducts Mission Flight As Part of Operation Sea Guardian Republic of Turkey Ministry of National Defence 27 Jan 2025
• National Armed Forces monitor the situation involving an submarine optical fiber cable in the Baltic Sea Latvia MOD 27 Jan 2025 -- On January 26, the Naval Forces of the National Armed Forces received information from the Latvian State Radio and Television Centre regarding damage to the Ventspils-Gotland optical cable identified in Sweden's exclusive economic zone.
• Netherlands Ministry of Defence receives Sorgdrager Committee report Netherlands Ministry of Defence 27 Jan 2025 -- Minister of Defence Ruben Brekelmans today received the report of the Sorgdrager Committee. This investigative committee was tasked with determining why a Dutch air strike carried out in 2015 in Hawija, Iraq, resulted in civilian casualties.
• New agreement strengthens the presence of the Danish Defence in the Arctic and North Atlantic region Danish Ministry of Defence 27 Jan 2025 -- The political parties behind the Danish Defence Agreement have settled on a new agreement regarding the Arctic and North Atlantic region. This first agreement contains initiatives with financial commitments of a value of approximately 14 billion Danish kroner and the parties agree on the need for a second agreement on this issue to be concluded in the first half of 2025.
• PH, US hold training to strengthen maritime security Philippine News Agency 27 Jan 2025 -- The Philippine Coast Guard and their counterparts from the United States Coast Guard carried out a multinational Boarding Officer Course in Davao City to boost the capabilities and enhance the cooperation of maritime law enforcement agencies in the region.
• AFP beefing up communications system to ward off hackers Philippine News Agency 27 Jan 2025 -- The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) continues to tighten the security of its communications system to ensure that hostile groups cannot obtain sensitive information, its spokesperson said Monday.
• Crew of Navy's 2 new gunboats undergo missile system training Philippine News Agency 27 Jan 2025 -- Crew members of the Philippine Navy's fast attack interdictor craft-missile (FAIC-M) boats BRP Tomas Campo (PG-908) and the soon-to-be-commissioned BRP Albert Majini (PG-909) are undergoing training for operation and maintenance of the vessels' Non-Line of Sight (NLOS) missile system.
• Pevkur in Seoul: Estonia is interested in strengthening defence cooperation with South Korea Estonia MoD 27 Jan 2025 -- Minister of Defence Hanno Pevkur met today in Seoul with acting Minister of National Defense Seon-ho Kim to discuss regional security around Estonia and South Korea, as well as bilateral defence cooperation.
• Secretary Rubio's Call with Jordan's King Abdullah US Dept. of State 27 Jan 2025
• Secretary Rubio's Call with Democratic Republic of the Congo President Tshisekedi US Dept. of State 27 Jan 2025
• Secretary Rubio's Call with Kenyan President Ruto US Dept. of State 27 Jan 2025
• Secretary Rubio's Call with French Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs Barrot US Dept. of State 27 Jan 2025
• Secretary Rubio's Call with Guyanese President Ali US Dept. of State 27 Jan 2025
• Secretary Rubio's Call with Foreign Minister of the Dominican Republic Alvarez US Dept. of State 27 Jan 2025
• Secretary Rubio's Call with Moroccan Foreign Minister Bourita US Dept. of State 27 Jan 2025
• Secretary Rubio's Call with German Foreign Minister Baerbock US Dept. of State 27 Jan 2025
• Rubio and Lammy reaffirm US-UK partnership on Indo-Pacific security, China challenges VOA 27 Jan 2025 -- U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio spoke with his British counterpart, Foreign Secretary David Lammy, on Monday to discuss a range of pressing global issues and joint initiatives aimed at promoting a free and open Indo-Pacific that is secure and stable.
• Secretary Rubio's Call with UK Foreign Secretary Lammy US Dept. of State 27 Jan 2025
• Readout: Foreign Secretary meeting with US Secretary of State UK FCDO 27 Jan 2025 -- Foreign Secretary call with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio: 27 January 2025
• Guterres calls on US to exempt development and humanitarian funds from aid 'pause' UN News 27 Jan 2025 -- The UN Secretary-General on Monday called on the US Government to consider "additional exemptions" to a directive which pauses nearly all foreign aid for 90 days.
• Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General - on pause on US foreign Assistance UN Secretary-General 27 Jan 2025

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• 27 January 2025 - Daily Press Briefing by the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General United Nations 27 Jan 2025

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• Dozens of Weapons Located as the Menashe Brigade Continues The Counterterrorism Operation in Jenin Israel Defense Forces 27 Jan 2025
• Palestinians stream back to Gaza City and find devastation VOA 27 Jan 2025 -- Tens of thousands of Palestinians streamed toward Gaza City on Monday, as Israel opened checkpoints and allowed people back into the northern reaches of the territory that had been closed off since the early days of the Israel-Hamas war, more than 15 months ago.
• Hamas says 25 of 33 Israeli prisoners to be released are alive IRNA 27 Jan 2025 -- The Palestinian resistance movement Hamas has handed over a list of 33 Israeli prisoners scheduled to be released as part of a ceasefire deal with Israel, including 25 who are still alive.
• Displaced Palestinians begin returning to northern Gaza IRNA 27 Jan 2025 -- Thousands of displaced Palestinians have started returning to what was left of their homes in the northern Gaza Strip as part of a ceasefire agreement that took effect more than a week ago.
• Hamas hails historic return of Palestinians to north Gaza; Israel's Ben-Gvir fumes at 'defeat' Press TV 27 Jan 2025 -- Hundreds of thousands of displaced Palestinians have begun returning to the northern part of the war-wracked Gaza Strip after a deal was reached between Hamas and Israel over exchange of Israeli captives and Palestinian prisoners.
• Israel to let displaced Palestinians return to north Gaza Press TV 27 Jan 2025 -- The Israeli regime has said Palestinians could begin returning to the north of the Gaza Strip on Monday after the Islamic Jihad resistance movement confirmed that Israeli captive Arbel Yehud will be released before the next scheduled prisoner swap.
• Truce deal is extended in Lebanon: Report IRNA 27 Jan 2025 -- The office of Lebanon's caretaker Prime Minister, Najib Mikati, has announced extension of the November 2023 ceasefire deal in the Arab country.
• Hezbollah says Lebanese nation will never surrender to enemy IRNA 27 Jan 2025 -- Lebanon's Hezbollah Resistance Movement has hailed the return of Lebanese residents to their homes in the south, saying that the nation once again showed that it would never give in to the enemy's threats.
• Hezbollah chief: Lebanon won't forget Iranian, Iraqi support during Israeli war Press TV 27 Jan 2025 -- The secretary general of Lebanon's Hezbollah resistance movement says the Lebanese people will not forget the unflinching support that the Islamic Republic of Iran and Iraq offered them during the intense Israeli air and ground onslaught against their homeland.
• Lebanese nation's strong will, spirit 'most powerful weapons' of Resistance: Hezbollah Press TV 27 Jan 2025 -- The Lebanese Hezbollah resistance movement has praised the return of thousands of people to their still-occupied towns in southern Lebanon in defiance of Israeli military threats, saying their unyielding will and indomitable spirit form the strongest weapons of the Resistance.
• Israel-Lebanon ceasefire extended till February 18 Press TV 27 Jan 2025 -- A ceasefire agreement between Israel and Lebanon has been extended for about three more weeks after the regime refused to withdraw its forces in line with the original deal.
• Scaling up supplies and services for children in the Gaza Strip UNICEF 27 Jan 2025 -- UNICEF has accelerated the distribution of supplies and services to children in the Gaza Strip, with more than 350 trucks entering in the first week of the long-awaited ceasefire.
• Harsh conditions await returnees to war-wracked north Gaza: UNRWA Press TV 27 Jan 2025 -- The UN agency for Palestinian refugees has warned that displaced people who are returning to northern Gaza face high risks, as Israeli strikes have destroyed about 90 percent of buildings and public infrastructure and they lack access to basic essentials in the area.
• Iran condemns Israel's violation of ceasefire deal in Lebanon IRNA 27 Jan 2025 -- Iran has strongly condemned the deadly Israeli attacks on displaced Lebanese people trying to return to their homes in southern Lebanon, in violation of a ceasefire agreement.
• Egypt, Jordan reject Trump proposal to resettle Palestinian refugees VOA 27 Jan 2025 -- Egypt, Jordan and the Palestinian Authority have rejected U.S. President Donald Trump's proposal over the weekend to resettle residents of the Gaza Strip in Egypt or Jordan.
• Arab League rejects attempts to displace Palestinians IRNA 27 Jan 2025 -- Arab League Secretary-General Ahmed Aboul Gheit has said the Arab body will not engage in any negotiations regarding the displacement of the Palestinian people from their homes in Gaza or the West Bank.
• Hamas thanks Egypt, Jordan for rejecting Trump's displacement plan IRNA 27 Jan 2025 -- The Palestinian resistance movement, Hamas, has expressed gratitude to Egypt and Jordan for rejecting U.S. President Donald Trump's call for the transfer of the people of Gaza to the two countries.
• Egypt rejects displacing Palestinians from their lands People's Daily 27 Jan 2025 -- Egypt rejected on Sunday any infringement on the inalienable rights of the Palestinian people, including their displacement from their lands, the Egyptian Foreign Ministry said in a statement.
• 'No end in sight': Israeli forces attack occupied West Bank as Gaza ceasefire takes hold, say experts OHCHR 27 Jan 2025 -- Israel's intensified military assault against the occupied West Bank marks a dangerous escalation against Palestinians, independent human rights experts* warned today, urging the international community to take principled action to protect the human rights and dignity of the Palestinian people.
• Qassam commander killed in Israeli drone strike on West Bank's Tulkarm Press TV 27 Jan 2025 -- A commander of the Gaza-based Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of Hamas, has been killed in an Israeli airstrike on the occupied West Bank.
• Israeli forces intensify West Bank raids, kill teenager near Qalandia Press TV 27 Jan 2025 -- Israeli forces have killed a Palestinian teenager and injured two other people in the occupied West Bank, amid intensified raids on Ramallah.

Other Conflicts

• Amid Increased Human Suffering in Darfur, International Criminal Court Prosecutor Tells Security Council New Applications for Atrocity Crimes Arrest Warrants Are Imminent UN Security Council 27 Jan 2025 -- The Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court briefed the Security Council today on the imminent new applications for arrest warrants concerning the ongoing violence in Darfur, underscoring the need to reinforce the bond between the two bodies.
• Security Council Adopts Presidential Statement Acknowledging Inputs for 2025 Review of 20-Year-Old UN Peacebuilding Architecture UN Security Council 27 Jan 2025 -- The Security Council today noted that the upcoming review of the UN peacebuilding architecture in 2025 will be the fourth, marking the structure's twentieth anniversary.
• Estrada condemns China's use of sonic weapon to harass PCG Philippine News Agency 27 Jan 2025 -- Senate President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Estrada on Monday condemned China's use of a long-range acoustic device (LRAD) to harass Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) vessels in the West Philippine Sea, calling it an "unacceptable provocation" and a serious escalation of aggressive tactics.
• Syria: Rights probe reveals systematic torture and detention of Assad regime UN News 27 Jan 2025 -- A report from UN human rights investigators for Syria released on Monday has laid bare the systematic use of arbitrary detention, torture and enforced disappearances by the deposed Assad regime.
• 'Web of Agony': UN Commission's report unveils depths of former government's detention crimes during first decade of Syrian war OHCHR 27 Jan 2025 -- In a report drawing on its extensive investigations since the start of the Syrian conflict, the UN Syria Commission of Inquiry today detailed how the former Syrian Government systematically used arbitrary detention, torture and enforced disappearances to quash dissent.
• UNHCR's Grandi calls for global action to support Syrians returning home UNHCR 27 Jan 2025 -- Wrapping up a visit to Syria on Monday, UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi, appealed to the international community for bold and decisive action to help Syrians rebuild their war-torn country and support displaced Syrians in returning home.
• 'Unprecedented cruelty': War monitor says HTS militants executed 35 Syrians in 3 days Press TV 27 Jan 2025 -- Militants affiliated with the Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) government in Syria have carried out 35 summary executions over the past 72 hours, a UK-based war monitor says.
• Tensions Rise As U.S., Taliban Exchange Threats RFE/RL 27 Jan 2025 -- Tensions between Washington and Taliban leaders in Afghanistan are rising a week into President Donald Trump's return to the White House.
• Taliban caution US against bounty threats over alleged American detainees VOA 27 Jan 2025 -- A diplomat from Afghanistan's ruling Taliban cautioned the United States on Monday against threatening retaliatory measures in response to detentions of U.S. nationals in the country.
• Ethnic rebels seize key airport in northern Myanmar Radio Free Asia 27 Jan 2025 -- Ethnic rebels on Monday seized an airport in northern Myanmar near the Chinese border, cutting off a supply channel for a key military base in the region, according to residents and rebel sources.
• Myanmar military kills 19 in air attack on militia office Radio Free Asia 27 Jan 2025 -- The Myanmar military killed 19 people including 14 members of an insurgent militia in an air attack on a rebel position, the militia said, as the junta presses on with operations aimed at recovering territory it lost last year.
• Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General - on Sudan UN Secretary-General 27 Jan 2025
• Darfur: ICC Prosecutor urges immediate action to address atrocities UN News 27 Jan 2025 -- The Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Monday called on the UN Security Council to act decisively to address the worsening atrocities in Sudan's Darfur region.
• The ICC has a key role in ensuring perpetrators are held accountable for crimes committed in Darfur: UK statement at the UN Security Council UK FCDO 27 Jan 2025 -- Statement by Ambassador James Kariuki, UK Deputy Permanent Representative to the UN, at the UN Security Council meeting on the ICC's work in Sudan.
• At least 70 Sudanese massacred as RSF insurgents attack hospital in besieged El Fasher Press TV 27 Jan 2025 -- An attack by the Sudanese insurgents, known as Rapid Special Forces (RSF), on the only functioning hospital in the besieged city of El Fasher in western Sudan has killed nearly 70 people and injured 19 others.
• Iran condemns deadly hospital attack in Sudan's Darfur region IRNA 27 Jan 2025 -- Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmail Baghaei has condemned a drone attack on a hospital in El Fasher city in Sudan's western region of Darfur that left at least 70 people dead.
• DR Congo: Battle for Goma continues as 'volatile' crisis unfolds UN News 27 Jan 2025 -- As fighting intensifies between the Rwanda-backed M23 rebel group and Congolese forces, UN chief of Peace Operations Jean-Pierre Lacroix underscored the critical state of the battle for eastern DRC's regional capital Goma, describing the crisis as "volatile and dangerous".
• Rwanda, Congo presidents to meet as rebels take Goma, Kenya's leader says VOA 27 Jan 2025 -- Kenyan President William Ruto said Monday that the presidents of Rwanda and Congo have agreed to attend a meeting Wednesday to discuss developments in eastern Congo, where M23 rebels say they have seized control of Goma on the Congo-Rwandan border.
• Fight for control of major Congolese city 'ongoing,' says UN official VOA 27 Jan 2025 -- A senior U.N. official in the Democratic Republic of the Congo said Monday that fighting between Rwandan-backed rebels and the Congolese army for an important provincial capital in the country's east is "not over yet," despite claims by the rebels to have captured the city of Goma.
• Relief group pulls workers out of DRC's Goma as M23 rebels advance VOA 27 Jan 2025 -- Amid fighting between M23 rebels and government forces in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, some organizations are relocating staff because they no longer feel safe. This comes after the reportedly Rwandan-backed rebels said over the weekend they had taken control of Goma, the biggest city in the region.
• Civilians at increased risk as M23 rebels capture DRC's Goma, rights advocates warn VOA 27 Jan 2025 -- Human Rights Watch is expressing concern about civilians in the eastern Congolese city of Goma now that M23 rebels have taken control of the city. Fighting between M23 and Democratic Republic of the Congo forces has displaced 400,000 since the start of this year, according to the United Nations. Goma's capture by the rebel group further threatens civilian lives and could cause more displacement, the rights group said.

News Reports

• 2 Israeli reservists detained on suspicion of 'spying for Iran' Press TV 27 Jan 2025 -- The Israeli regime's so-called internal security service, Shin Bet, and police say they have arrested two reservist troops on suspicion of espionage for Iran.
• Cyber-attacks: three individuals added to EU sanctions list for malicious cyber activities against Estonia EC/CEU 27 Jan 2025 -- The Council today adopted additional restrictive measures against three Russian individuals responsible for a series of cyberattacks carried out against the Republic of Estonia in 2020. The individuals listed are officers of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation (GRU) Unit 29155.
• EU sanctions three members of Russia's military intelligence who committed cyberattacks against Estonia Estonia MFA 27 Jan 2025 -- Today 27 January, the European Union imposed sanctions on three members of Russia's military intelligence (GRU), who conducted a cyberattack against Estonia in May 2020.
• Investigation of sabotage incident in the Baltic Sea Swedish Security Service 27 Jan 2025 -- The Swedish Security Service is conducting a preliminary investigation on the circumstances surrounding a suspected case of sabotage on a communications cable that runs between Sweden and Latvia in the Baltic Sea.
• EU renews sanctions against Russia, eases them on Syria VOA 27 Jan 2025 -- European Union foreign ministers agreed Monday to continue sanctions against Russia over the war in Ukraine, but to ease some sanctions against Syria following the ouster of Bashar al-Assad.
• Foreign Affairs Council: Press remarks by High Representative Kaja Kallas after the meeting European External Action Service (EEAS) 27 Jan 2025 -- Check against delivery!
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• Foreign Minister Tsahkna in Brussels: Strong pressure on Russia will continue Estonia MFA 27 Jan 2025 -- Today 27 January, Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna attended the meeting of European Union foreign ministers in Brussels, discussing Russia's aggression against Ukraine, hybrid threats, and the situation in Georgia, Moldova, the Middle East, and Belarus.
• Europe's responsibility is growing: Foreign Affairs Council in Brussels to look at hybrid threats, the United States and Syria Germany Federal Foreign Office 27 Jan 2025 -- The EU Foreign Ministers are meeting in Brussels today to discuss urgent foreign and security policy challenges. The first Foreign Affairs Council of 2025 will focus on hybrid threats, the strategic partnership with the United States and support for Syria in its transition phase.
• Baiba Braže at EU foreign ministers' meeting: a weak Russia is the best security guarantee for the entire Euro-Atlantic space Latvia MFA 27 Jan 2025
• Press release on Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's meeting with the ambassadors of the ASEAN Moscow Committee Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 27 Jan 2025
• Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's interview with Kultura television channel for UNESCO: 70 Years in Russia film, Moscow, January 27, 2025. Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 27 Jan 2025
• Press release on Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's telephone conversation with Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of the United Arab Emirates Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 27 Jan 2025
• Telephone conversation with President of Brazil Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva President of Russia 27 Jan 2025 -- Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with President of the Federative Republic of Brazil Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, at the Brazilian side's initiative.
• Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Mao Ning's Regular Press Conference on January 27, 2025 PRC MofA 27 Jan 2025
• Holding High the Banner of Building a Community with a Shared Future For Mankind and Striving for Greater Achievements In Major-Country Diplomacy with Chinese Characteristics PRC MofA 27 Jan 2025
• China will accept return of its migrants from the US Radio Free Asia 27 Jan 2025 -- Anyone desperate to leave China as part of an ongoing exodus known as the "run" movement may need to find alternate destinations, as the repatriation of Chinese migrants from the United States looks increasingly likely.
• Chinese FM responds to question on whether China plans to bring back illegal immigrants from US Global Times 27 Jan 2025 -- China hopes and believes that the US and Colombia can handle their affairs properly, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said at a routine press conference on Monday. Mao was asked to comment on the news that US President Donald Trump on Sunday threatened to impose steep tariffs and visa restrictions on Colombia after the South American country rejected two US military flights carrying migrants deported from the US.
• Enhancing China-UK political trust, cooperation in line with common interests of both countries, intl community: FM spokesperson Global Times 27 Jan 2025 -- Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said on Monday that she currently has no information to provide on whether Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi will visit the UK. She further noted that enhancing political trust and promoting mutually beneficial cooperation are in the common interests of both countries and international community.
• China's DeepSeek AI tops app charts in US, Europe Radio Free Asia 27 Jan 2025 -- China's homegrown open-source artificial intelligence model DeepSeek topped app charts in the United States and Europe on Monday, beating out U.S.-based rival ChatGPT for the most popular free app on Apple's App Store, in what some commentators saw as a potential challenge to American dominance in the sector.
• China approves 52 bln yuan in 2nd batch of pilot programs for long-term stock investments People's Daily 27 Jan 2025 -- China's financial regulatory authority has approved the launch of the second batch of pilot programs for long-term stock investments, with a scale of 52 billion yuan (7.25 billion U.S. dollars).
• PLA activities in the waters and airspace around Taiwan ROC MND 27 Jan 2025
• Belarusian opposition, Western leaders denounce Lukashenko's reelection VOA 27 Jan 2025 -- Belarus' opposition activists and Western officials have denounced the reelection of Alexander Lukashenko to serve his seventh five-year presidential term.
• Telephone conversation with President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko President of Russia 27 Jan 2025
• Putin congratulates Lukashenko on 'convincing' re-election as Belarus president Press TV 27 Jan 2025 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday congratulated his Belarusian counterpart Alexander Lukashenko for winning a seventh term in office.
• Lukashenko wins Belarus presidential election People's Daily 27 Jan 2025 -- Incumbent President Alexander Lukashenko has won the presidential election of Belarus, according to the preliminary results released early Monday by the country's Central Election Commission.
• Minister Joly announces new sanctions in response to fraudulent presidential election and ongoing human rights violations in Belarus Canada 27 Jan 2025 -- The Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs, today announced that Canada is imposing new sanctions against 10 individuals and 12 entities under the Special Economic Measures (Belarus) Regulations in response to ongoing gross and systematic human rights violations committed by the Lukashenko regime in Belarus, as well as its support of Russia's violation of Ukraine's sovereignty and territorial integrity.
• Xi Jinping Sends Congratulatory Message to Aleksandr Lukashenko on His Reelection as Belarusian President PRC MofA 27 Jan 2025 -- On January 27, 2025, President Xi Jinping sent a congratulatory message to Aleksandr Lukashenko on his reelection as President of the Republic of Belarus.
• Budrys on the events in Belarus: "A right does not arise from wrongdoing" Lithuania MFA 27 Jan 2025 -- Sunday, on the eve of the Foreign Affairs Council of the European Union, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania, Kęstutis Budrys, along with other EU ministers, met with the leader of the Belarusian democratic forces Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya.
• NB8: "A future democratic Belarus belongs to the European family" Lithuania MFA 27 Jan 2025 -- The Nordic-Baltic countries stand in solidarity with the Belarusian people who strive for a free, democratic, sovereign and independent Belarus. A future democratic Belarus has a place in the European family.
• Belarus Presidential Election: Joint Statement, January 2025 UK FCDO 27 Jan 2025 -- Australia, Canada, the EU, New Zealand and the UK have released a joint statement following Belarus' sham presidential elections on 26 January 2025.
• UK applies fresh sanctions following sham election in Belarus UK FCDO 27 Jan 2025 -- The UK has sanctioned 9 individuals and defence sector entities in Belarus in coordination with Canada.
• Hungary Blocks Joint EU Statement On Presidential Elections In Belarus -- Sources RFE/RL 27 Jan 2025 -- Hungarian representatives have blocked a joint statement by European Union countries to reject the presidential election in Belarus, according to information from RFE/RL sources in Brussels.
• Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulates President Trump on historic second term India MEA 27 Jan 2025
• Readout of President Donald J. Trump's Call with Prime Minister Modi of India The White House 27 Jan 2025
• Visit of Foreign Secretary to China India MEA 27 Jan 2025 -- Foreign Secretary Shri Vikram Misri visited Beijing on 26-27 January for a meeting of the Foreign Secretary-Vice Foreign Minister mechanism between India and China on 27 January.
• Chinese FM Wang Yi meets Indian foreign secretary, says improvement of ties in line with both countries' interest Global Times 27 Jan 2025 -- Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi met with visiting Indian Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri on Monday in Beijing. Wang stressed that the improvement and development of China-India relations are fully in line with the fundamental interests of the two countries and peoples and are conducive to safeguarding the legitimate rights and interests of the countries of the Global South.
• New strategy for a new reality in the Sahel Government of Norway 27 Jan 2025 -- In recent years, the situation in a number of countries in the Sahel region has been adversely affected by military coups, geopolitical rivalries, anti-Western rhetoric and violence. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has now updated its Strategy for Norway's efforts in the Sahel region.
• Zimbabwe's war veterans demand President Mnangagwa's resignation VOA 27 Jan 2025 -- A group of Zimbabwe's liberation war veterans has called on President Emmerson Mnangagwa to step down. The veterans, affiliated with the ruling Zanu-PF Party, accuse the president of nepotism, corruption and failing to address the moribund economy. Zanu-PF Party leaders say they are not taking the calls seriously.