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• Trump says he will detain undocumented migrants at Guantanamo Bay VOA 29 Jan 2025 -- U.S. President Donald Trump said Wednesday that he would sign an executive action directing his administration to prepare to detain undocumented migrants at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
• Expanding Migrant Operations Center at Naval Station Guantanamo Bay to Full Capacity The White House 29 Jan 2025
• NAS JRB Fort Worth to Support Border Security Efforts US Navy 29 Jan 2025 -- Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has commanded the Texas Military Department to deploy the Texas Tactical Border Force to the Rio Grande Valley, coordinating efforts with U.S. Border Patrol under the Trump administration initiatives. The 136th Airlift Wing, a unit of the Texas Air National Guard based at Naval Air Station (NAS) Joint Reserve Base (JRB) Fort Worth, plays a role in this operation.
• Restoring America's Fighting Force DOD 29 Jan 2025 -- The Defense Department issued a memo about restoring America's fighting force.
• Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth's Guidance on Restoring America's Fighting Force DoD 29 Jan 2025 -- "Today, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth published a memorandum to reinforce that the Department of Defense (DoD) has an obligation to the American public to ensure their sons and daughters serve under the best leadership we can provide them."
• U.S. Pacific Fleet Navy Reserve Public Affairs Summit: Training to be the Strategic Advantage and Enabling Effective Communication in the Indo-Pacific Region US Navy 29 Jan 2025 -- Forty Sailors from six Navy public affairs reserve units supporting Commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet (COMPACFLT) attended a reserve public affairs summit Jan. 9 to 11, 2025, focused on rapidly developing and sustaining their warfighting readiness skills.
• NAVFAC Southeast Awards $72.4 Million Contract for Airfield Repairs at NAS Key West US Navy 29 Jan 2025 -- Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command (NAVFAC) Southeast awarded a $72.4 million firm-fixed-price construction contract on January 17 to Head/Diaz 2022, of Columbus, Ohio, for comprehensive airfield repairs at Naval Air Station (NAS) Key West.
• NATO Allied Air Command and Royal Netherlands Air Force to host Ramstein Flag 2025 NATO Allied Air Command 29 Jan 2025 -- NATO Allied Air Command (AIRCOM) is set to launch Ramstein Flag 2025 (RAFL25), a large-scale tactical-level live-fly exercise, from 31 March to 11 April 2025.
• Continued support at forefront of NATO-Ukraine Council meeting with Deputy Prime Minister Stefanishyna NATO 29 Jan 2025 -- On Wednesday (29 January 2025), NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte met with Ukraine's Deputy Prime Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration and Minister of Justice, Ms Olha Stefanishyna, at NATO Headquarters in Brussels, where she also took part in a meeting of the NATO-Ukraine Council (NUC).
• Ukrainian Armed Forces Need People with Modern Views on the Army and Life - the President President of Ukraine 29 Jan 2025
• Delivering a New Defence TAFE Centre of Excellence Australia DOD 29 Jan 2025 -- The Albanese and Cook Labor Governments are building Western Australia's future, partnering to deliver state-of-the-art training facilities to give Australians the skills needed to build and maintain critical Australian defence capabilities, through the WA Defence TAFE Centre of Excellence.
• Readout of Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth's Call With Australia Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defence Richard Marles DoD 29 Jan 2025
• KEEL LAYING OF SEVENTH SHIP (BY 529, MACHILIPATNAM) OF ASW SWC PROJECT AT CSL, KOCHI India PIB 29 Jan 2025 -- Keel Laying of the seventh ship (BY 529, Machilipatnam) of the Anti-Submarine Warfare Shallow Water Craft (ASW SWC) project was undertaken on 29 Jan 25 in the presence of RAdm Upal Kundu, Chief of Staff, Southern Naval Command
• IRGC equipped with IA for complex military operations: Chief commander IRNA 29 Jan 2025 -- Major General Hossein Salami, the chief commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC), says the elite force is equipped with Artificial Intelligence technologies to better execute complex military operations.
• IRGC to use AI in air defense, naval operations Press TV 29 Jan 2025 -- Commander of Iran's elite military force the IRGC says it is planning to use artificial intelligence (AI) in its air defense and naval systems.
• Readout of Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth's Call With Israel Minister of Defense Israel Katz DoD 29 Jan 2025
• Defence Secretary speech at the ADS Annual Dinner: 28 January 2025 UK MOD 29 Jan 2025 -- Defence Secretary John Healey addressed the ADS Annual Dinner on 28 January 2025.
• Strengthening Security Cooperation: UK Defence Minister visits Nigeria UK MOD 29 Jan 2025 -- Defence ties between the UK and Nigeria have been strengthened following a visit from Lord Vernon Coaker this week.
• Teesside Airport boosted with £173m Government Defence Investment UK MOD 29 Jan 2025 -- A £173 million Ministry of Defence training contract with British business Draken will boost Teesside International Airport and support jobs across Teesside, Bournemouth and the Midlands - delivering on the Government's Plan for Change.
• Pevkur in Tokyo: Estonia and Japan face similar security challenges Estonia MoD 29 Jan 2025 -- Today in Tokyo, Minister of Defence Hanno Pevkur met the Minister of Defence of Japan Gen Nakatani to discuss bilateral defence cooperation and supporting Ukraine.
• More than €1 billion from the European Defence Fund to develop next generation defence technologies and innovation European Commission 29 Jan 2025 -- Today, the Commission has adopted the fifth annual Work Programme under the European Defence Fund (EDF), allocating over €1 billion to defence collaborative research and development projects.
• Baiba Braže and Giorgos Gerapetritis: Latvia and Greece are close allies in the EU and NATO Latvia MFA 29 Jan 2025 -- Baiba Braže praised the decisive action by the highest-ranking Greek officials on the issue of Russian aggression, of condemning Russia's attack and war crimes as well as providing assistance to Ukraine.
• Budrys: defence must be the top priority Lithuania MFA 29 Jan 2025 -- On 29 January, Lithuanian Foreign Minister Kęstutis Budrys met his Greek counterpart George Gerapetritis, who is visiting Vilnius. The two ministers discussed bilateral cooperation, security, and assistance to Ukraine.
• Steadfast commitment: next rotation of the U.S. Armed Forces begin tour of duty in Lithuania Lithuania MND 29 Jan 2025 -- The 11th U.S. rotational battalion that kicked off the tour of duty in Pabradė today demonstrates a lasting and strong support to our national and regional security. Two battalions from the 3rd Infantry Division will spend nine months in Lithuania training with Lithuanian colleagues and other Allies.
• A look at the Defence news 20 - 26 January Netherlands Ministry of Defence 29 Jan 2025
• DND optimistic of continued growth of PH-US defense ties Philippine News Agency 29 Jan 2025 -- The Department of National Defense (DND) on Wednesday expressed optimism that the defense alliance between the Philippines and the United States will further grow under the administration of President Donald J. Trump.
• PH, New Zealand start negotiations on visiting forces deal Philippine News Agency 29 Jan 2025 -- The Philippines and New Zealand have officially started negotiations for the Status of Visiting Forces Agreement (SOVFA), the Department of National Defense (DND) announced Wednesday.
• PH, US Air Forces agree to bolster interoperability Philippine News Agency 29 Jan 2025 -- The Philippine Air Force (PAF) on Wednesday announced that it is sees more high-level interactions with the US Pacific Air Force (PACAF).
• Emergency Humanitarian Waiver to Foreign Assistance Pause US Dept. of State 29 Jan 2025 -- "To carry out President Trump's Executive Order on Reevaluating and Realigning United States Foreign Aid, yesterday I approved an additional waiver of the pause for life-saving humanitarian assistance during the period of the review."
• Freeze to US aid hits Cambodia, Laos and Myanmar hard Radio Free Asia 29 Jan 2025 -- On the Thai-Myanmar border, sick patients are being sent home from hospital. In Laos, school meals have been interrupted. And in Cambodia, hundreds of staff at the agency responsible for clearing land mines have been furloughed.
• Secretary Rubio's Call with Belgian Foreign Minister Quintin US Dept. of State 29 Jan 2025
• Secretary Rubio's Meeting with Canadian Foreign Minister Joly US Dept. of State 29 Jan 2025
• PRESS BRIEFING BY PRESS SECRETARY KAROLINE LEAVITT The White House 29 Jan 2025

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Ukraine Conflict News


• 29 January 2025 - Daily Press Briefing by the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General United Nations 29 Jan 2025

Operation Iron Swords / Operation Al-Aqsa Flood

• Over 500,000 displaced Palestinians return to north Gaza IRNA 29 Jan 2025 -- Over 500,000 displaced Palestinians have returned to the northern areas of Gaza in the last 72 hours, the Gaza Media Office reports.
• 80% of displaced Palestinians are back in northern Gaza: Report Press TV 29 Jan 2025 -- The Government Media Office of Gaza said on Wednesday that 80% of the displaced Palestinians have returned home in the north over the past few days.
• Israeli forces continue to attack Palestinians despite ceasefire Press TV 29 Jan 2025 -- The Israeli military continues to violate the ceasefire agreement with Hamas, as hundreds of thousands of Palestinians are returning to their homes in northern Gaza.
• Israel attacks on southern Lebanon injures 14 people IRNA 29 Jan 2025 -- The Israeli regime launched fresh attack on southern Lebanon and injured 14 people.
• Israel 'declares war' on West Bank, Katz says as he visits Jenin refugee camp IRNA 29 Jan 2025 -- Israel has "declared war" on the occupied West Bank, war minister Israel Katz declared as he stormed the Jenin refugee camp amid an ongoing deadly offensive in the flashpoint city.
• Israel's new laws banning UNRWA already taking effect UN News 29 Jan 2025 -- Israeli legislation banning the UN agency for Palestine refugees, UNRWA, is due to enter into force in the coming hours, bringing fundamental changes to its operations in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, according to the agency and Palestinians they serve in Gaza who spoke with UN News on Wednesday.
• Aid efforts in Gaza escalate, as risk from deadly unexploded ordnance grows UN News 29 Jan 2025 -- As more than 423,000 displaced Palestinians return to their homes in northern Gaza following the opening of key roads, UN agencies are scaling up humanitarian aid and addressing the growing risks posed by unexploded ordnance such as landmines (UXO).
• 'Relentless assault on UNRWA harming lives of Palestinians' IRNA 29 Jan 2025 -- The commissioner-general of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) says the relentless assault on the agency is harming the lives and future of Palestinians across occupied Palestine.
• 'Deeply deplorable': European nations condemn Israel's UNRWA ban Press TV 29 Jan 2025 -- Several European countries have criticized the Israeli regime's ban on the UN agency for Palestinian refugees, urging a reversal of the decision that would force the agency to vacate all premises in the occupied al-Quds and cease operations.
• US envoy meets Netanyahu to discuss Israel ceasefire with Hamas VOA 29 Jan 2025 -- U.S. Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff met in Israel with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday, aiming to reinforce Israel's fragile ceasefire with Hamas militants in Gaza after more than 15 months of warfare.
• Trump admin. pressuring Egypt to push Hamas out of Gaza Press TV 29 Jan 2025 -- The administration of US President Donald Trump is pressuring Egypt to push the Palestinian resistance movement Hamas out of the besieged Gaza Strip.
• Palestinian resistance secures 'strategic, ultimate' victory: Iran Army chief Press TV 29 Jan 2025 -- Iranian Army Chief Commander Major General Abdolrahim Mousavi has lauded the steadfastness of the resistance front in the face of the Israeli regime's aggression against the Gaza Strip, saying it proved that resistance secures strategic victory and ultimate conquest.
• Parliamentary Assembly calls for an end to the humanitarian crisis in Gaza Council of Europe 29 Jan 2025 -- Approving a resolution based on a report by Saskia Kluit (Netherlands, SOC), the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) reiterated its condemnation, in the strongest possible terms, of the appalling terrorist attack by Hamas and other militias against Israel on 7 October 2023, and again urged the immediate release to their families and homes of all hostages still held in captivity.
• No: 25, 29 January 2025, Regarding the Three Turkish Citizens Attempting to Cross Illegally from Lebanon to Israel Republic of Turkey Ministry of Foreign Affairs 29 Jan 2025

Other Conflicts

• Former rebel leader is Syria's new interim president VOA 29 Jan 2025 -- A former rebel leader who helped defeat Syrian President Bashar al-Assad last month was named interim president of the country Wednesday.
• Militant commander Jolani appointed Syria's 'president': Report Press TV 29 Jan 2025 -- The commander of the Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) militant group, which overran entire Syria amid intense Israeli strikes against the Arab country last December, has been named the country's new "president" for a "transitional period."
• Press release on the Russian inter-agency delegation's visit to Damascus Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 29 Jan 2025
• Syria's HTS demands Israel's withdrawal from occupied Golan Heights Press TV 29 Jan 2025 -- Syria's HTS administration has called for Israel's withdrawal from the territory it occupied in the Golan Heights following President Bashar al-Assad's fall in December.
• Israeli troops to remain in Syria's Jabal al-Shaykh 'indefinitely': Minister IRNA 29 Jan 2025 -- Israel's minister of defense says the occupying regime's military will remain in Syria's Jabal al-Shaykh "indefinitely."
• Israeli war minister says troops will remain in Syrian territory indefinitely Press TV 29 Jan 2025 -- The Israeli minister of military affairs says the regime's troops, who seized ground at a so-called "buffer zone" inside the strategic Syrian Golan Heights after the fall of Bashar al-Assad, will remain stationed there indefinitely.
• WHO warns polio progress in Afghanistan, Pakistan at risk due to US funding cut VOA 29 Jan 2025 -- A senior World Health Organization official cautioned Wednesday that the eradication of polio in Afghanistan and Pakistan, the only countries where the paralytic virus persists, is threatened by the suspension of funding from the United States.
• Iran's continued hosting of Afghan immigrants requires int'l cooperation: Official IRNA 29 Jan 2025 -- The head of the Iranian Interior Ministry's Migrant Department, Nader Yarahmadi, has urged the international community to assist Iran in hosting Afghan immigrants in the country.
• About 5,000 people displaced by war return to Myanmar border town Radio Free Asia 29 Jan 2025 -- About 5,000 internally displaced people have returned to the western Myanmar border town of Maungdaw after the insurgent group that captured it from the military finished securing the town, some of those going back told Radio Free Asia on Wednesday.
• Four years after the coup, Myanmar remains on the brink UN News 29 Jan 2025 -- Four years after the military coup which plunged Myanmar into turmoil, the country is facing an unprecedented "polycrisis," marked by economic collapse, intensifying conflict, complex climate hazards and deepening poverty, according to a new report by the UN Development Programme (UNDP).
• Myanmar on the brink as conflict fuels hunger WFP 29 Jan 2025 -- Hunger has reached alarming levels in Myanmar with the situation set to worsen in 2025, the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) warned today. A staggering 15 million people are expected to face hunger in 2025, up from 13.3 million last year.
• Singapore oil firm urged to quit war-torn Myanmar VOA 29 Jan 2025 -- Singapore-based petroleum company Interra Resources is being accused by an activist group in Myanmar of complicity in alleged war crimes committed by Myanmar's military government.
• UN: Fighting eases in DR Congo's Goma as rebels gain 'upper hand' VOA 29 Jan 2025 -- The United Nations said Wednesday that there is relative calm in the eastern Congolese city of Goma, following several days of intense fighting between the Rwandan-backed M23 rebels and the Congolese army for control of the city.
• African Union demands halt to fighting in eastern DR Congo VOA 29 Jan 2025 -- The African Union and other regional bodies on late Tuesday called for an immediate halt to fighting in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
• UNICEF launches urgent appeal for $22 million to provide emergency assistance to 282,000 children in eastern DR Congo amid spiralling violence UNICEF 29 Jan 2025 -- UNICEF is gravely concerned about the rapidly deteriorating humanitarian situation in eastern DR Congo resulting from the recent intensification of conflict and surging numbers of displaced people.
• DR Congo crisis: A public health 'nightmare' is unfolding, warns WHO UN News 29 Jan 2025 -- As UN agencies reported "relative calm" on Wednesday in the city of Goma in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), humanitarians warned that the chaos caused by advancing M23 rebel forces could fuel a region-wide health emergency.
• Statement by Minister of International Development Anne Beathe Kristiansen Tvinnereim Government of Norway 29 Jan 2025 -- Statement by Minister of International Development Anne Beathe Kristiansen Tvinnereim - Appalled by attack on hospital in Al Fasher, Sudan
• Somali general confident of defeat against IS VOA 29 Jan 2025 -- For almost a month, security forces in the semi-autonomous Somali region of Puntland have been advancing on the mountainous hideouts of Islamic State militants.

News Reports

• Trump's push for Greenland shakes up Arctic island's politics VOA 29 Jan 2025 -- The road south from Greenland's capital, Nuuk, runs out at the tip of a blizzard-scoured peninsula stretching into the Labrador Sea. Icebergs drift beyond the sea ice toward the open ocean, carved off the glacier some 100 kilometers away at the head of the Nuup Kangerlua fjord.
• Federal Intelligence Service to participate in Open Source Intelligence (OSINT) Centre of Excellence Federal Council - Swiss Government 29 Jan 2025 -- At its meeting on 29 January 2025, the Federal Council approved the signing of a memorandum of understanding that will allow Switzerland to participate in the OSINT Centre of Excellence. This will strengthen the Federal Intelligence Service's early detection capabilities for threats, dangers and crises.
• Case vs. Chinese espionage suspect strong - NSC exec Philippine News Agency 29 Jan 2025 -- The government's case against the Chinese national nabbed for alleged espionage along with two Filipino accomplices is strong, a ranking National Security Council (NSC) official said Wednesday.
• Meeting with Head of Daghestan Sergei Melikov President of Russia 29 Jan 2025 -- Vladimir Putin held a working meeting with Head of the Republic of Daghestan Sergei Melikov at the Kremlin.
• Baltic Sea Incidents Put Spotlight On Russia's 'Shadow' Fleet RFE/RL 29 Jan 2025 -- Against the backdrop of the war in Ukraine, the Baltic Sea has been the scene of a string of incidents involving damage to key energy and communications lines.
• China In Eurasia Briefing: NATO, Taiwan Both Fighting Undersea Cable War RFE/RL 29 Jan 2025
• PLA activities in the waters and airspace around Taiwan ROC MND 29 Jan 2025
• North Korean leader vows to continue nuclear program indefinitely Press TV 29 Jan 2025 -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has vowed that his country's nuclear program will continue indefinitely.
• Respected Comrade Kim Jong Un Inspects Nuclear-material Production Base and Nuclear Weapons Institute KCNA 29 Jan 2025 -- Kim Jong Un , general secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea and president of the State Affairs of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, inspected the nuclear-material production base and the Nuclear Weapons Institute.
• Report on 30th Enlarged Meeting of Secretariat of Eighth Central Committee of WPK KCNA 29 Jan 2025 -- The 30th Enlarged Meeting of the Secretariat of the Eighth Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea was held at the headquarters of the Party Central Committee on January 27.
• Iran urges IAEA to avoid 'politicized, unconstructive' approach IRNA 29 Jan 2025 -- Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has called on the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to refrain from taking a politicized and unconstructive approach to the Iranian nuclear issue, and instead focus on its technical cooperation with the country.
• Iran's 'defensive diplomacy' neutralized plots of global arrogance: Senior commander Press TV 29 Jan 2025 -- A senior Iranian military commander says the Islamic Republic's "defensive diplomacy" has foiled the global arrogant powers' plots to isolate the country.
• Araghchi: No specific messages exchanged between Tehran, Washington IRNA 29 Jan 2025 -- Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has firmly dismissed media speculations about diplomatic exchanges between Tehran and Washington, stating that "no specific messages" have been exchanged between the two sides.
• Araghchi says no 'message exchange' with US on sanctions removal talks Press TV 29 Jan 2025 -- Iran's foreign minister says Tehran has not received any messages from the new US administration regarding the sanctions removal talks.
• Iran urges IAEA to maintain technical focus, avoid politicization Press TV 29 Jan 2025 -- Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi of Iran has urged the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to avoid politicizing its cooperation with the Islamic Republic.
• Council of Europe deeply concerned that yet another election that was neither free nor fair took place in Belarus on 26 January Council of Europe 29 Jan 2025 -- In a democratic society, elections must guarantee the free expression of will of all its members and plurality of views. Respect for the right to freedom of expression, assembly and association is critical to their democratic legitimacy.
• Belarus: Outcome of presidential elections likely to result in continuing human rights violations, Experts say OHCHR 29 Jan 2025 -- The UN Group of Independent Experts on Belarus expresses profound concerns over the re-election of President Aleksandr Lukashenko and its likely impact on the already dire human rights situation in Belarus.
• Crime increases in Myanmar cities due to lack of law enforcement, residents say Radio Free Asia 29 Jan 2025 -- Instances of kidnapping, robbery and murder have grown significantly in cities controlled by Myanmar's ruling junta, residents said Wednesday, due to what they claim is lax enforcement by police.
• Press Conference by Foreign Press Secretary KITAMURA Toshihiro Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan 29 Jan 2025
• At Serbian Protests, 'Generation Vucic' Finds Its Voice RFE/RL 29 Jan 2025 -- As fireworks lit up the night sky to welcome in the new year, thousands of people in Serbia's capital stood in complete silence, many with their mobile phones raised skyward.
• Serbia's Vucic Weighs New Government, Snap Elections Amid Disarray RFE/RL 29 Jan 2025 -- Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said the ruling party will decide in the next 10 days whether it will put forward a new government or call snap parliamentary elections after the resignation of the prime minister sent the Balkan nation's leadership scrambling for answers.
• Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks with premiers on the Canada-U.S. relationship Prime Minister of Canada 29 Jan 2025 -- Today, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and the Minister of Finance and Intergovernmental Affairs, Dominic LeBlanc, met virtually with Canada's premiers to discuss the Canada-U.S. relationship. As a follow-up to last week's call, the Prime Minister reiterated the importance of lifting barriers to trade between provinces and territories and looked forward to the outcomes of the urgent meeting of the Committee on Internal Trade in Toronto, Ontario, this Friday.
• ISRO's 100th Launch Marks a Quantum Leap in India's Space journey, Says Dr. Jitendra Singh India PIB 29 Jan 2025 -- In his first response to the Indian Space Research Organisation's successful 100th launch from Sriharikota this morning, Union Minister of State for Space Dr Jitendra Singh said, "the launch of GSLV-F15/NVS-02 Mission is not simply another landmark milestone but this launch, being the 100th one, marks a quantum leap in India's Space journey
• Cambodian gov't official denies role in Bangkok shooting of opposition critic Radio Free Asia 29 Jan 2025 -- A top Cambodian government official on Wednesday denied involvement in the fatal shooting of a former opposition lawmaker in Bangkok earlier this month.
• Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso officially quit ECOWAS VOA 29 Jan 2025 -- The West African regional bloc ECOWAS has formally recognized the withdrawal of Niger, Mali, and Burkina Faso, after more than a year of diplomatic tensions. The latest development marks a significant shift in regional diplomacy.