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• Readout of Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth's Call With Qatar Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of State for Defense Affairs, His Excellency Sheikh Saoud bin Abdulrahman bin Hassan bin Ali Al Thani DoD 15 Feb 2025
• Readout of Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth's Meetings With the President of the Republic of Poland President Andrzej Duda and Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Defense Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz DoD 15 Feb 2025
• Bamboo Eagle, Red Flag exercises reinforce Mission Ready Airman training in 388th Fighter Wing US Air Force 15 Feb 2025 -- Maintainers from the 421st Fighter Generation Squadron are gaining valuable training and experience while they are deployed here to provide F-35A Lightning II sorties for Bamboo Eagle 25-1.
• Bamboo Eagle 25-1 strengthens F-35 pilots' skills US Air Force 15 Feb 2025 -- Pilots from the 388th Fighter Wing's 421st Fighter Squadron, flying the F-35A Lightning II in Bamboo Eagle 25-1, are gaining vital experience with every sortie.
• TACP conduct Target Acquisition, Distributed C2 Operations during exercise Bamboo Eagle 25-1 US Air Force 15 Feb 2025 -- U.S. Air Force Special Warfare Tactical Air Control Party teams from the 93d Air Ground Operations Wing enabled critical Command and Control (C2) and sensing capabilities for exercise Bamboo Eagle 25-1 across America and islands in the Pacific Ocean, Feb. 10-14.
• Readout of Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth's Call With Saudi Minister of Defense, His Royal Highness Khalid bin Salman DoD 15 Feb 2025
• Munich Security Conference opens amid complex geopolitical landscape People's Daily 15 Feb 2025 -- The 61st Munich Security Conference (MSC) kicked off here on Friday, bringing together policymakers and experts to discuss pressing global security challenges amid the accelerating rise of multipolarity and a complex geopolitical landscape.
• Sniffing Out Danger: EOD Operations at Steadfast Dart NATO SHAPE 15 Feb 2025 -- At NATO's Steadfast Dart exercise, the precision and skill of Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) teams are critical to ensuring safety and operational success. Lieutenant Zach from the 17th Field Squadron of the 35 Engineer Regiment of the British Army leads his team, which includes a crucial canine member. Along with their Greek counterparts, they highlight the significance of EOD tasks in complex military operations.
• I Really Believe That Time Has Come: The Armed Forces of Europe Must Be Created - Speech by the President at the Munich Security Conference President of Ukraine 15 Feb 2025
• President: We Must Apply Pressure Together To Make Real Peace President of Ukraine 15 Feb 2025
• Europe May Not Be 'At The Table' For Ukraine Peace Talks, Trump's Envoy Says RFE/RL 15 Feb 2025 -- Europe may not be "at the table" if the United States brokers negotiations to end Russia's war against Ukraine, U.S. President Donald Trump's envoy for Ukraine and Russia said.
• The President and the CEO of Rheinmetall AG Discussed Expansion of Cooperation President of Ukraine 15 Feb 2025
• Military Assistance and Support for Ukraine: The President Met with Members of the U.S. House of Representatives President of Ukraine 15 Feb 2025
• Investigation: As Cubans Flock To Russia's War, Is Havana Playing Dumb? RFE/RL 15 Feb 2025 -- In a room far behind the front lines in central Ukraine, a Cuban man wearing Russian military fatigues smiles widely as he taps out a rhythm on a table. But his mood soon turns somber.
• Brave Eagle jet trainer fleet grounded following crash CNA 15 Feb 2025 -- Taiwan's Air Force on Saturday grounded its fleet of T-BE5A Brave Eagle jet trainers after a crash in waters off Taitung earlier the same day.
• Experts call for key arms purchases amid proposed defense budget hike CNA 15 Feb 2025 -- Experts have urged Taiwan to take advantage of President Lai Ching-te's (賴清德) pledge on Friday to raise the defense budget to 3 percent of Taiwan's gross domestic product (GDP) to acquire key military platforms from the United States.
• Pilot rescued after parachuting out of Brave Eagle jet trainer CNA 15 Feb 2025 -- An Air Force pilot who parachuted from a Brave Eagle jet trainer was rescued after both engines of his aircraft apparently failed, causing it to crash into the waters off Taitung, eastern Taiwan, on Saturday morning.
• CDS Gen Anil Chauhan concludes a significant visit to Aero India 2025, boosting India's strategic defence partnerships and capability development India PIB 15 Feb 2025 -- Chief of Defence Staff General Anil Chauhan held multiple high-level engagements at Aero India 2025, demonstrating India's willingness to forge strategic defence partnerships
• China warns US, India after Trump surge in arms sales to New Delhi Press TV 15 Feb 2025 -- China has urged the US and India to avoid using China to incite bloc confrontation after the US announced plans to ramp up weapons sales to India.
• Iran will develop defense capacities proportional to threats: Army commander Press TV 15 Feb 2025 -- A top commander of the Iranian Army has said the Armed Forces are committed to developing defense capabilities in keeping with emerging threats against the country.
• G7 Foreign Ministers' Statement on the Margins of the Munich Security Conference US Dept. of State 15 Feb 2025 -- The text of the following statement was released by the G7 Foreign Ministers of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom, the United States of America and the High Representative of the European Union.
• Joint Statement on the Trilateral United States - Japan - Republic of Korea Meeting in Munich US Dept. of State 15 Feb 2025
• Secretary Rubio's Meeting with Quint Foreign Ministers US Dept. of State 15 Feb 2025
• Press Release on Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's telephone conversation with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 15 Feb 2025
• Secretary Rubio's Call with Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov US Dept. of State 15 Feb 2025
• US seeks to 'break' Russia-Iran alliance: Envoy Press TV 15 Feb 2025 -- The United States seeks to "break" Russia's alliances with Iran and China, says Washington's Special Envoy for Ukraine and Russia, Keith Kellogg.
• Russia's Lavrov and US' Rubio Hold Phone Talks Sputnik 15 Feb 2025 -- Russian and US foreign ministers have held a phone conversation at the initiative of Washington, a source in the Russian Foreign Ministry told Sputnik.
• Secretary Rubio's Meeting with ROK Foreign Minister Cho US Dept. of State 15 Feb 2025
• Why is Trump pausing US anti-bribery law? VOA 15 Feb 2025 -- U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order this week pausing almost all enforcement of a decades-old U.S. anti-bribery law.

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• The Government of Israel embraces the three returnees Israel - Prime Minister 15 Feb 2025
• Israeli military 'preparing offensive plans' amid efforts to free all captives: Army chief Press TV 15 Feb 2025 -- The Israeli army's chief of staff says the military is "preparing offensive plans" despite continuing efforts to return the remaining captives under the ongoing ceasefire deal in the Gaza Strip.
• Hamas frees 3 hostages; Israel releases hundreds of prisoners VOA 15 Feb 2025 -- Hamas released three more hostages Saturday in exchange for nearly 400 Palestinian prisoners, who were freed later in the day.
• Hamas: Liberation of all Palestinian prisoners top priority for resistance IRNA 15 Feb 2025 -- The Palestinian resistance movement Hamas has stressed that securing the release of all Palestinian prisoners will remain a top priority for both the resistance and the nation.
• Israel frees 369 Palestinian prisoners in sixth swap with Hamas IRNA 15 Feb 2025 -- Israel has released 369 Palestinian prisoners from its jails, marking the largest number freed as part of the sixth prisoner swap following a ceasefire agreement that ended 15 months of war in the Gaza Strip.
• Hamas releases three Israeli prisoners as part of swap deal IRNA 15 Feb 2025 -- The Palestinian resistance movement Hamas has released three Israeli prisoners as part of the sixth batch of the prisoner exchange deal with the Zionist regime.
• Hamas condemns Israel for 'racist slogans' on outfits of freed Palestinian prisoners Press TV 15 Feb 2025 -- Hamas says Israel's move in marking the outfits of released Palestinian prisoners with "racist slogans" comes in sharp contrast to the resistance's firm commitment to moral values in treating Israeli captives in the Gaza Strip.
• Hamas releases three Israeli captives for 369 Palestinian prisoners Press TV 15 Feb 2025 -- Gaza resistance fighters have handed three Israeli captives over to the Red Cross in an exchange for 369 Palestinians to be released later in the latest such swap under an ongoing truce deal.
• 3 Israeli hostages, 369 Palestinian prisoners to be released Saturday: official, media sources People's Daily 15 Feb 2025 -- Israel confirmed Friday that it has received a list of three hostages set to be released on Saturday from Hamas captivity in the Gaza Strip.
• Four killed as Israeli forces expand deadly raids in occupied West Bank Press TV 15 Feb 2025 -- Israeli forces have killed at least four Palestinians in the West Bank, as they expanded their deadly raids across the occupied territory.
• Israeli drone strikes southern Lebanon in new violation of ceasefire deal Press TV 15 Feb 2025 -- Israel has carried out a drone strike in southern Lebanon, days before a deadline for the withdrawal of Israeli forces under a fragile ceasefire agreement with the Lebanese Hezbollah resistance movement.
• Maintaining fair relations with Iran is in Lebanon's interests: Hezbollah Press TV 15 Feb 2025 -- A senior member of Lebanon's Hezbollah resistance movement has censured the Lebanese government's handling of the Thursday crisis at the capital Beirut's airport, stressing that maintaining fair relations with Iran is in Lebanon's interest.
• Press Conference Remarks by UNRWA Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini at the Munich Security Conference 2025 UNRWA 15 Feb 2025
• UN rights office 'concerned' about West Bank mass displacement, urges Israel to end offensive IRNA 15 Feb 2025 -- The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) has urged a swift stop to the "alarming wave of violence and mass displacement" in the northern occupied West Bank where a major Israeli offensive has been going on against Palestinians for nearly a month now.
• Israel endangers UNRWA staff by 'spread of disinformation': Lazzarini Press TV 15 Feb 2025 -- The UN Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) says a misinformation campaign, led by the Israeli regime, has exacerbated security risks for staff members in the Gaza Strip and the occupied West Bank.
• Group of UN envoys reject US plans to 'displace' Palestinians in Gaza Press TV 15 Feb 2025 -- The Arab Group at the UN, along with group of UN ambassadors, has strongly rejected any plans to "displace" Palestinians in Gaza, deeming it as a violation of international law.
• Anyone pushing for new deal of century 'delusional': Palestinian president IRNA 15 Feb 2025 -- Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas has firmly opposed any attempts to forcibly displace Palestinians from their homeland, stating that a new "deal of the century" will not materialize.
• Rubio Arrives In Israel, Expected To Press Trump's Plan For Gaza RFE/RL 15 Feb 2025 -- U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio arrived in Israel late on February 15 to begin his first Middle East tour since assuming his position as the top U.S. diplomat last month.
• 'Iran a friendly state': Hezbollah rejects 'American, Israeli control' over Lebanon Press TV 15 Feb 2025 -- Lebanon's Hezbollah resistance movement has identified Iran as a brotherly nation, denouncing Lebanese authorities' preventing an Iranian plane from landing in Beirut under Israeli threats and pressure.
• UN Arab envoys dismiss Trump's plot to displace Palestinians in Gaza IRNA 15 Feb 2025 -- A group of Arab and Muslim ambassadors at the United Nations have denounced U.S. President Donald Trump's declared goal of forcibly removing Palestinians from their homes in the besieged Gaza Strip, calling it a blatant violation of international law.

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• Manalo, Rubio discuss addressing 'destabilizing' Chinese acts in SCS Philippine News Agency 15 Feb 2025 -- Addressing China's "destabilizing actions" in the South China Sea (SCS) and increasing economic cooperation topped the agenda of Foreign Affairs Secretary Enrique Manalo and United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio during their first in-person meeting in Germany on Friday.
• China denounces U.S. accusations of so-called Chinese "aggression" in Indo-Pacific People's Daily 15 Feb 2025 -- A Chinese defense spokesperson on Friday denounced the U.S. baseless accusations of so-called Chinese "aggression" in the Indo-Pacific, stressing that China pursues a national defense policy that is defensive in nature and the Chinese military is a staunch force for peace.
• Statement of like-minded Foreign Ministers of the FFP network Germany Federal Foreign Office 15 Feb 2025 -- "Today, we, the Foreign Ministers of Albania, Andorra, Australia, Germany, Kosovo, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Moldova, Mongolia, Norway, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden and the Netherlands reaffirm our readiness to support an inclusive and representative non-sectarian Syrian-led and Syrian-owned political transition process that meets the legitimate aspirations of the Syrian people for freedom, security and prosperity, hereby building on the basic objectives and principles of the UN Security Council Resolution 2254."
• Women foreign ministers' statement on the ongoing and systematic violations of human rights in Afghanistan Canada 15 Feb 2025 -- On Tuesday, February 11, 2025, the Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Canada, chaired a Women Foreign Ministers Meeting, during which the gravity of the situation facing women and girls in Afghanistan was discussed.
• Iraqi Forces Conduct Airstrike Against ISIS, Enabled by CENTCOM Forces CENTCOM 15 Feb 2025 -- On Feb. 12, Iraqi Security Forces (ISF), enabled by U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) forces, conducted an airstrike in the vicinity of Rawa, Iraq, killing five ISIS operatives.
• Pakistan clashes result in 4 dead soldiers, 15 militants VOA 15 Feb 2025 -- Pakistan said Saturday that counterterrorism operations in two volatile northwestern districts resulted in the deaths of four soldiers, including an officer, and 15 insurgents during the ensuing clashes.
• DRC fighting prompts EU to consider options 'urgently' Press TV 15 Feb 2025 -- The European Union has considered taking measures "urgently" amid deadly fighting in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.
• Port-au-Prince hospital attack is an attack on access to healthcare for all Haitians - Statement by Ulrika Richardson, United Nations Resident Coordinator and Humanitarian Coordinator in Haiti, 15 February 2025 UNOCHA 15 Feb 2025

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• US counterterror official warns of growing global threat VOA 15 Feb 2025 -- A senior U.S. counterterrorism official is cautioning that the threat from global jihadists has expanded significantly, although the resources to counter them have declined.
• Trump administration moves quickly with mass deportation plans VOA 15 Feb 2025 -- Since taking office, U.S. President Donald Trump has declared illegal immigration a national emergency. The Trump administration has ramped up its mass deportation efforts, expanding the use of expedited removal and using Guantanamo Bay as a detention site for certain migrants.
• Keeping Education Accessible and Ending Covid-19 Vaccine Mandates in Schools The White House 15 Feb 2025
• A Steadfast Constructive Force in a Changing World PRC MofA 15 Feb 2025 -- Keynote Speech by H.E. Wang Yi At the 61st Munich Security Conference
• China and US must not come into conflict, or the world will suffer, says Wang Yi at Munich Security Conference Global Times 15 Feb 2025 -- China maintains stability and coherence in its policy toward the US and will not easily flip-flop, demonstrating the strategic resolve and credibility expected of a major power, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, said Friday at the 61st Munich Security Conference (MSC).
• China, Cook Islands sign strategic partnership pact VOA 15 Feb 2025 -- China and the Cook Islands on Friday signed a comprehensive strategic partnership agreement, but the lack of transparency around the details has alarmed New Zealand, the South Pacific state's closest democratic ally.
• Taiwan's U.S. investments must serve 'mutual interests': Official CNA 15 Feb 2025 -- The government will work to ensure that Taiwan's investments in the United States, especially in the semiconductor industry, serve the interests of both sides, a Taiwanese national security official said Friday.
• PLA activities in the waters and airspace around Taiwan ROC MND 15 Feb 2025
• Can Israel Destroy Iran's Nuclear Program? RFE/RL 15 Feb 2025 -- U.S. intelligence has concluded that the odds of an Israeli attack on Iran's nuclear program in the next few months are high, according to major American media, but the jury is out on whether Israel can destroy its archfoe's nuclear facilities on its own.
• IAEA Warns About Iran's Accelerated Uranium Production RFE/RL 15 Feb 2025 -- The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has warned that Iran continues to increase its monthly production of enriched uranium to near weapons grade and time is running out to reach an agreement to curb Iran's nuclear program.
• Trump slams India's high tariffs, vows to charge reciprocal levies People's Daily 15 Feb 2025 -- U.S. President Donald Trump criticized on Thursday India's high tariffs, vowing that the United States would retaliate.
• Extraordinary Press Conference by Foreign Minister IWAYA Takeshi Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan 15 Feb 2025
• President Lula: Brazil to reciprocate US steel tariffs Press TV 15 Feb 2025 -- Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has vowed "reciprocity" on US President Donald Trump's levy on steel imports.
• Minister Hussen announces support to strengthen Canada's development partnerships in Indo-Pacific region Canada 15 Feb 2025 -- The Honourable Ahmed Hussen, Minister of International Development, concluded a productive visit to Bangladesh and Indonesia, reinforcing Canada's commitment to sustainable development, climate action and cooperation with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and countries in the broader Indo-Pacific region.
• Backgrounder: Minister Hussen announces support to strengthen Canada's development partnerships in Indo-Pacific region Canada 15 Feb 2025
• Secretary-General's Remarks at the African Union Summit UN Secretary-General 15 Feb 2025
• Africa 'brimming with hope and possibility': Guterres UN News 15 Feb 2025 -- The UN Secretary-General, António Guterres, emphasized the potential of Africa and its young population and called for global reforms to right the injustices of the past, in remarks delivered to the high-level African Union (AU) summit on Saturday.
• Georgia: Statement by the Spokesperson on the so-called presidential elections in the Georgian occupied breakaway region of Abkhazia European External Action Service (EEAS) 15 Feb 2025 -- The European Union supports the territorial integrity and sovereignty of Georgia, as recognised by international law. Regarding the so-called presidential elections that took place in the Georgian occupied breakaway region of Abkhazia on 15 February 2025, we recall that the European Union does not recognise the constitutional and legal framework in which they took place.
• Latvia condemns the so-called presidential elections held in Georgia's region of Abkhazia occupied by the Russian Federation Latvia MFA 15 Feb 2025 -- Latvia condemns the so-called early presidential elections held on 15 February in Georgia's region of Abkhazia occupied by the Russian Federation.
• Thousands Block Streets In Central Serbia As Protest Wave Continues RFE/RL 15 Feb 2025 -- Thousands of people protested in the Serbian city of Kragujevac on February 15, blocking central streets in the latest in a wave of student-organized demonstrations demanding government accountability for the deaths of 15 people in a canopy collapse at the railway station in Novi Sad in November.
• New African Union leader elected as two major crises rage VOA 15 Feb 2025 -- The leaders of Africa Union countries on Saturday chose a new chief for the branch that runs the organization's daily operations, as conflicts persist in two of the largest three countries on the continent.
• Activities and Meetings of the Minister of Foreign Affairs on the First Day of Participation in the Munich Security Conference Romania - Ministry of Foreign Affairs 15 Feb 2025 -- Minister of Foreign Affairs Emil Hurezeanu attended on Friday, February 14, 2025, the opening of the International Security Conference in Munich, which occasioned a series of bilateral meetings, as well as actions of notable interest for the Romanian diplomacy.