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• Virginia National Guard Conducts Exchange in Tajikistan Army News 28 Feb 2025 -- Virginia National Guard Soldiers and Airmen conducted an exchange with the Republic of Tajikistan focusing on noncommissioned officer and junior officer development Feb. 17-21.
• Hurlburt Field gains 711 SOS, 919 SOMXG US Air Force 28 Feb 2025 -- The Department of the Air Force selected Hurlburt Field, Florida, as the preferred and final location to host the 711 Special Operations Squadron and 919 Special Operations Maintenance Group.
• Commander, Naval Air Forces Concludes Visit to Japan and Guam, Reinforcing Warfighting Readiness and Sailor Quality of Service US Navy 28 Feb 2025 -- Commander, Naval Air Forces Vice Adm. Daniel Cheever and Force Master Chief Dustin Kuers conducted a multi-stop visit to aviation commands across Japan and Guam from Feb. 17 - 26, reinforcing their commitment to high-end training in support of warfighting readiness, Sailor well-being and operational excellence.
• NSW Conducts Training with Lithuanian and German special operations forces US Navy 28 Feb 2025 -- Strengthening NATO alliances, U.S. East Coast-based Naval Special Warfare Operators (SEALs) and U.S. Special Warfare Combat Crewmen (SWCC) recently conducted a two-week training exercise with Lithuanian and German Special Operations Forces.
• USS San Diego Makes Port Visit to Ishigaki US Navy 28 Feb 2025 -- USS San Diego (LPD 22), an Amphibious Transport Dock (LPD) ship forward-deployed to Sasebo, Japan, arrived in Ishigaki, Japan, for a historic port visit, Feb. 26.
• NATO Secretary General call with President Trump NATO 28 Feb 2025 -- NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte spoke with Donald Trump, President of the United States, today. He thanked the President for his commitment to a strong NATO Alliance and a lasting peace in Ukraine.
• Undersea Warriors: NATO demonstrates deep collaboration in anti-submarine warfare during Exercise Dynamic Manta 25 NATO Allied Maritime Command 28 Feb 2025 -- Six Allied submarines are planning to take part in NATO's most advanced submarine warfare exercise off the coast of Italy between 28 February and 14 March 25. Exercise Dynamic Manta 25 brings surface ships, submarines, aircraft and thousands of personnel together in the Mediterranean Sea, where they will train, demonstrate and refine Allied capabilities in this particularly demanding type of warfare.
• Starmer Tells Trump U.K. Ready To 'Put Boots On Ground' On Eve Of Zelenskyy Visit RFE/RL 28 Feb 2025 -- British Prime Minister Keir Starmer hailed the historically close U.S.-U.K. relationship at a White House meeting with President Donald Trump as he sought to mend a strained transatlantic relationship triggered by disagreements over Ukraine and trade.
• PLA warships' drills completely different with Australian military aircraft's intrusion into China's airspace: Chinese Ambassador Global Times 28 Feb 2025 -- The drills conducted by the Chinese fleet have been safe, professional, and in accordance with relevant international law and established practices, and they are completely different with the Australian military aircraft's intrusion into China's airspace, which is a serious violation of international law and undermines China's national security, said Chinese Ambassador to Australia Xiao Qian in an interview with the Australian Broadcasting Corporation in Hobart, the capital of Tasmania on Thursday.
• People's Liberation Army-Navy vessels operating near Australia Australia DOD 28 Feb 2025 -- People's Liberation Army-Navy (PLA-N) Task Group 107, comprised of the Jiangkai-class frigate Hengyang, the Renhai-class Cruiser Zunyi, and the Fuchi-class replenishment vessel Weishanhu, is operating approximately 320 nautical miles (593 kilometres) south southwest of Adelaide.
• Chinese Naval Task Group New Zealand Defence Force 28 Feb 2025 -- The New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF), in conjunction with Australian authorities, are monitoring a People's Liberation Army - Navy (PLA-N) Task Group in the Tasman Sea, in international waters about 350 nautical miles northeast of Australia's Bass Strait.
• Albanese Government secures future of Seahawk helicopter fleet and hundreds of local jobs Australia DOD 28 Feb 2025 -- The Albanese Government has secured the future of MH-60R Seahawk helicopter fleet, ensuring this critical capability remains mission ready, with a $313.5 million maintenance contract that will support local businesses and jobs.
• Commitment to support RFS operations at Defence bases in NSW Australia DOD 28 Feb 2025 -- The Albanese Government will ensure the New South Wales (NSW) Rural Fire Service has access to RAAF Base Richmond, RAAF Base Williamtown and HMAS Albatross to support aerial firefighting operations with an extension to the current agreement through to 2029.
• Strategic Cruise Missile Launching Drill Conducted KCNA 28 Feb 2025 -- A relevant sub-unit of the combined missile units of the Korean People's Army in the western area conducted a strategic cruise missile launching drill in the West Sea of Korea on the morning of February 26.
• North Korea says launched cruise missiles in 'counterattack' drills Press TV 28 Feb 2025 -- North Korea's military has test-launched its strategic cruise missiles on the coast of the West Sea of Korea, also known as the Yellow Sea, in a drill showcasing its "counterattack" capabilities.
• Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh visits DRDO's Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Missile Complex in Hyderabad India PIB 28 Feb 2025 -- Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh visited DRDO's Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Missile Complex, the nerve centre for design and development of indigenous missile systems, in Hyderabad, Telangana on February 28, 2025
• Excel in frontier tech by making best use of internationally-competitive infrastructure being set-up in India: Raksha Mantri to youth during National Science Day celebrations in Hyderabad India PIB 28 Feb 2025 -- Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh has called upon the youth to inculcate scientific temper and excel in frontier technologies by making best use of the internationally-competitive infrastructure being established in the country due to the Government's efforts
• Raksha Rajya Mantri meets Commissioner for Defence & Space, European Commission in New Delhi India PIB 28 Feb 2025 -- Raksha Rajya Mantri Shri Sanjay Seth held a meeting with the Commissioner for Defence and Space, European Commission Mr Andrius Kubilius in New Delhi on February 28, 2025
• Foreign Ministry says empowering Iran's defense capabilities is a responsible measure IRNA 28 Feb 2025 -- Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esma'eel Baqayi referring to the strengthening of the Iran's defense capabilities, considered this issue as a responsible and necessary action.
• Israel - Munitions and Munitions Support DSCA 28 Feb 2025 -- The Secretary of State has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Israel of Munitions and Munitions Support and related equipment for an estimated cost of $2.04 billion. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency delivered the required certification notifying Congress of this possible sale today.
• Israel - Munitions, Guidance Kits, and Munitions Support DSCA 28 Feb 2025 -- The Secretary of State has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Israel of Munitions, Guidance Kits, and Munitions Support and related equipment for an estimated cost of $675.7 million. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency delivered the required certification notifying Congress of this possible sale today.
• Israel - Caterpillar D9 Bulldozers DSCA 28 Feb 2025 -- The Secretary of State has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Israel of Caterpillar D9 Bulldozers and related equipment for an estimated cost of $295 million. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency delivered the required certification notifying Congress of this possible sale today.
• South Africa, Malaysia, Colombia to block ships carrying weapons for Israel Press TV 28 Feb 2025 -- Leaders of South Africa, Malaysia and Colombia have reiterated their determination to prevent Israel-bound vessels carrying weapons from using their ports, amid the regime's ongoing genocide in the Gaza strip.
• Taskforce Drones of the DDPS invites industry to an information event Federal Council - Swiss Government 28 Feb 2025 -- The Taskforce Drones invites companies to an information event on the topic of small drones on 28 February 2025. The event will focus on information of the Taskforce Drones, insights into potential forms of cooperation with public authorities and export law. The Taskforce Drones aims to be able to develop small and medium-sized drones independently in Switzerland and deploy them in the Armed Forces.
• Army forms new advisory body for external defense ops, modernization Philippine News Agency 28 Feb 2025 -- The Philippine Army (PA) on Friday announced the creation of a new advisory council to guide its shift towards external security operations and its ongoing modernization program.
• PH Air Force, Navy boost interoperability via ship deck drills Philippine News Agency 28 Feb 2025 -- The Philippine Air Force (PAF) said its helicopters and personnel operating its rotary-wing aircraft have been undergoing training with their Philippine Navy (PN) counterparts to gain expertise on how to land on ships.
• Zelenskyy Says Relations With U.S. Salvageable Despite Heated Exchange In White House RFE/RL 28 Feb 2025 -- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he believes relations with the White House can be salvaged despite a highly unusual public clash with President Donald Trump that derailed talks toward ending Russia's war against Ukraine.
• Zelensky leaves White House after extraordinary shouting match with Trump, Vance IRNA 28 Feb 2025 -- A remarkable shouting match broke out in the Oval Office on Friday between US President Donald Trump and his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky, an extraordinarily fractious display that only underscored the deeply uncertain future of American assistance to Kyiv.
• President Met With Bipartisan U.S. Senate Delegation President of Ukraine 28 Feb 2025
• Trump-Zelenskyy White House meeting on mineral deal devolves into heated exchange VOA 28 Feb 2025 -- A White House meeting between President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy aimed at securing a deal that would allow the U.S. access to Ukrainian rare mineral rights turned into a heated exchange with the two leaders talking over each other and Trump telling Zelenskyy, "You're either going to make a deal or we're out."
• Trump, Vance rebuke Zelensky in heated Oval Office confrontation Press TV 28 Feb 2025 -- US President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance engaged in a tense exchange with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky at the White House on Friday.
• Analysis: Inside The Ukraine-U.S. Minerals Deal (It's Not What You Might Think) RFE/RL 28 Feb 2025 -- Think the deal announced between Kyiv and Washington regarding Ukraine's valuable rare minerals is a big deal?
• Secretary of State Marco Rubio With Kaitlan Collins of CNN US Dept. of State 28 Feb 2025
• President Trump, VP Vance Are Standing Up for Americans The White House 28 Feb 2025
• UN chief urges US to reverse 'severe' aid cuts to humanitarian programs VOA 28 Feb 2025 -- U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Friday that Washington has notified many U.N. agencies and humanitarian and development organizations this week of "severe" funding cuts, which he said will be "devastating" for the world's most vulnerable people, and he urged the Trump administration to reconsider them.
• US aid cuts will make world 'less healthy, less safe and less prosperous': Guterres UN News 28 Feb 2025 -- UN Secretary-General António Guterres warned on Friday that severe cuts to humanitarian and development funding by the United States will have devastating consequences for millions of vulnerable people worldwide.
• Secretary Rubio's Meeting with UK Foreign Secretary Lammy US Dept. of State 28 Feb 2025
• Secretary Rubio's Meeting with Greek Foreign Minister Gerapetritis US Dept. of State 28 Feb 2025

Defense Industry

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Other Conflicts

Ukraine Conflict News


• 28 February 2025 - Daily Press Briefing by the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General United Nations 28 Feb 2025

Operation Iron Swords / Operation Al-Aqsa Flood

• Israel carried out mass killing of own people under 'Hannibal Directive': Military probe Press TV 28 Feb 2025 -- Israel massacred its own people under a highly controversial directive known as the "Hannibal Protocol" during Operation Al-Aqsa Storm carried out on October 7, 2023, by Hamas and other resistance groups, an internal probe of the Israeli army's failures has reaffirmed.
• Talks resume in Cairo on second phase of Gaza ceasefire VOA 28 Feb 2025 -- Egypt's state information service reports that talks have begun on the second phase of the ceasefire between Israel and U.S.-designated terrorist group Hamas in Cairo, just one day before the first phase of the truce is set to expire.
• 'Crushing calamity': Israeli forces tighten West Bank restrictions, torch homes in Tulkarm Press TV 28 Feb 2025 -- Israeli forces have blocked roads and tightened restrictions on movement in the occupied West Bank, while setting Palestinian homes on fire in Tulkarm amid an abduction campaign.
• Two killed in Israeli drone strike in eastern Lebanon in latest violation of truce Press TV 28 Feb 2025 -- At least two people have been killed when Israeli military aircraft carried out an airstrike targeting a vehicle in the eastern part of Lebanon in a blatant violation of the ceasefire agreement with the Arab country.
• UNICEF Geneva Palais remarks on the impact of the attacks in Lebanon on children UNICEF 28 Feb 2025 -- This is a summary of what was said by UNICEF Deputy Representative to Lebanon Ettie Higgins - to whom quoted text may be attributed - at today's press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva
• Decline in children's mental health, nutrition and education after the war in Lebanon: UNICEF UNICEF 28 Feb 2025 -- The latest war in Lebanon has had a significant negative impact on children's lives, with effects continuing to reverberate even after the ceasefire came into effect in November 2024, according to a new UNICEF report.
• Gaza: Unified Arab position will 'help guide the way forward' UN News 28 Feb 2025 -- UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Friday stressed that the fragile ceasefire in Gaza must hold, urging all parties to honour their commitments and prevent a breakdown of the agreement.
• Humanitarian access improves quality of polio vaccination campaign in the Gaza Strip WHO 28 Feb 2025
• IMF, World Bank tie aid to Lebanon to normalization with Israel, Hezbollah disarmament Press TV 28 Feb 2025 -- The International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank, two of the most powerful international financial institutions, are reportedly seeking to tie reconstruction funds for Lebanon to the normalization of the country's relations with Israel and the disarmament of the Hezbollah resistance movement.
• Federal Foreign Office on Israel's military operation "Iron Wall" Germany Federal Foreign Office 28 Feb 2025

Other Conflicts

• Chinese military patrols Scarborough Shoal amid rising tension Radio Free Asia 28 Feb 2025 -- The Chinese military held a new combat readiness exercise around a flashpoint with the Philippines in the South China Sea, its Southern Theater Command said, adding to a number of such exercises that Beijing has been conducting in the region.
• Taliban Declares End To Doha Agreement With The United States RFE/RL 28 Feb 2025 -- Afghanistan's hard-line Islamist Taliban rulers say they no longer consider the Doha agreement -- a peace deal with the United States that paved the way for the withdrawal of Western forces from the country -- to be valid.
• UN Human Rights Council 58: UK Statement at the Special Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on Afghanistan UK FCDO 28 Feb 2025 -- UK Statement at the 58 Human Rights Council during the Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on Afghanistan. Delivered by UK Ambassador for Human Rights to the UN, Eleanor Sanders.
• Nearly 30,000 civilians displaced by fighting in Myanmar's heartland Radio Free Asia 28 Feb 2025 -- Nearly 30,000 civilians in central Myanmar's Sagaing and Magway regions were forced to flee their homes in February, residents and aid workers said Friday, as fighting between the military and rebel has increasingly spilled into the country's heartland.
• 'A litany of human suffering' in Myanmar, warns UN rights chief UN News 28 Feb 2025 -- Myanmar is mired in one of the world's worst human rights crises, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk said on Friday, describing conditions there as "a litany of human suffering."
• Children already dying in Sudan's stricken Zamzam camp: WFP UN News 28 Feb 2025 -- UN humanitarians on Friday warned again that thousands of families could starve in the coming weeks inside the Zamzam displacement camp in North Darfur.
• Sudan: Statement by the Spokesperson calling for a ceasefire European External Action Service (EEAS) 28 Feb 2025 -- The EU reiterates its call upon the belligerent parties in Sudan to cease fire, especially in light of the Holy Month of Ramadan to allow the people of Sudan to be with their families and loved ones.
• UN Commission's inquiry finds South Sudan's leaders fuelling violence, obstructing peace, and perpetuating gross human rights violations OHCHR 28 Feb 2025 -- South Sudan's political leaders must address the impunity and corruption that fuels gross human rights violations, or risk jeopardising South Sudan's political transition, the UN Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan concluded in its latest report.
• Saudi Arabia Rejects Unlawful Measures Outside the Republic of Sudan's Official Institutions SPA 28 Feb 2025 -- The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has announced the Kingdom's rejection of any unlawful measures or actions outside the official institutions of the Republic of Sudan that could undermine its unity and fail to reflect the will of the brotherly Sudanese people, including calls for the creation of a parallel government.
• UN Human Rights Council 58: UK Statement at the Enhanced Interactive Dialogue on the report of the Commission of Human Rights in South Sudan UK FCDO 28 Feb 2025 -- UK Statement at the 58 Human Rights Council for the Enhanced Interactive Dialogue on the report of the Commission of Human Rights in South Sudan. Delivered by the UK's Permanent Representative to the WTO & UN, Simon Manley.
• UN Human Rights Council 58: Core Group Statement at the Enhanced Interactive Dialogue on the report of the Commission of Human Rights in South Sudan UK FCDO 28 Feb 2025 -- Core Group Statement at the 58 Human Rights Council for the Enhanced Interactive Dialogue on the report of the Commission of Human Rights in South Sudan. Delivered by the UK's Permanent Representative to the WTO & UN, Simon Manley.
• Saudi Arabia Affirms Steadfast Support for Sudan at UN Human Rights Council SPA 28 Feb 2025 -- The permanent representative of the Kingdom to the United Nations and international organizations in Geneva, Ambassador Abdulmohsen bin Khothaila, reiterated the Kingdom's steadfast and supportive position toward Sudan and its people in overcoming the current crisis and achieving a sustainable political solution that spares the country the horrors of war.
• Insecurity in Sistan-and-Baluchestan attempted by non-native elements: Intelligence minister IRNA 28 Feb 2025 -- Intelligence Minister Esma'eel Khatib says Iran's enemies attempt to create insecurity in Sistan-and-Baluchestan Province by relying on non-native agents they dispatch to the region.
• Iran welcomes P.K.K. leader's call on group to disarm IRNA 28 Feb 2025 -- The spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs says that Iran welcomes P.K.K.'s leader's call on the group to put aside arms, calling it an important step toward reducing violence.
• Iran: PKK leader's call on group to drop weapons, disband 'important step' to curb violence Press TV 28 Feb 2025 -- Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei welcomes Turkey's jailed militant leader's call on his Kurdish group to lay down arms and dissolve.
• Jailed Kurdish P.K.K. leader Ocalan urges militants to lay down arms IRNA 28 Feb 2025 -- Abdullah Ocalan, the jailed leader of the Kurdish militant group P.K.K., has called on his followers to lay down their arms after decades of battling the Turkish state.
• "Türkiye and North Macedonia are two friendly countries that directly contribute to peace and stability in the Balkans" Presidency of The Republic of Turkey 28 Feb 2025 -- Speaking at a joint press conference with Prime Minister Mickoski of North Macedonia, President Erdoğan said: "We, together with our NATO ally North Macedonia, are two friendly countries that directly contribute to peace and stability in the Balkans. Over the past 30 years, our relations have become as strong as the Stone Bridge in Skopje."
• Haiti: Massive surge in child armed group recruitment, warns UNICEF UN News 28 Feb 2025 -- The ongoing emergency in Haiti is crushing children's chances of an education and a better future as scores of youngsters are recruited by heavily armed and violent gangs, the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) warned on Friday.
• Security Council Reauthorizes Maritime Indiction Provisions of Arms Embargo on Somalia, Unanimously Adopting Resolution 2775 (2025) UN Security Council 28 Feb 2025 -- To enforce the arms embargo on Somalia, the Security Council decided today to reauthorize maritime interdiction of illicit weapons imports and charcoal exports, reiterating its determination that Al-Shabaab's attempts to undermine peace and security in the region — including through acts of terrorism — constitute a threat to international peace and security.
• Senior UN aid officials sound alarm on Mozambique's triple crisis WFP 28 Feb 2025 -- Concluding a joint visit to Mozambique today, senior United Nations humanitarian officials are appealing for urgent global action to address a trio of crises - conflict, climate shocks, and a deteriorating socio-economic situation - confronting the country.

News Reports

• More than 145 Reports Added to IAEA Incident and Trafficking Database in 2024 IAEA 28 Feb 2025 -- In 2024, 147 incidents of illegal or unauthorized activities involving nuclear and other radioactive material were reported to the Incident and Trafficking Database (ITDB), a number aligned with the historical average. The new data released by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) today underlines the need for continued vigilance and improvement of regulatory oversight for security of nuclear and other radioactive material.
• Alarming trends in nuclear material trafficking highlight urgent security gaps UN News 28 Feb 2025 -- There were just under 150 incidents of illegal or unauthorised activity involving nuclear and other radioactive material reported last year, according to the international nuclear energy watchdog's monitoring database tracking these incidents.
• European countries vow retaliation against Trump's tariff threat People's Daily 28 Feb 2025 -- Transatlantic trade tensions have escalated following U.S. President Donald Trump's announcement of a 25 percent tariff on European imports, with European countries warning that Europe will react "firmly and immediately" against unjustified barriers.
• Concern grows in Washington, Seoul about China's disinformation campaign VOA 28 Feb 2025 -- South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol in the closing statements of his impeachment trial this week said that a Chinese-backed disinformation campaign is threatening South Korea's democracy.
• Global Coalition to Defeat ISIS Convenes Twenty-First Finance Working Group Meeting US Treasury 28 Feb 2025 -- Earlier this month, the United States, Italy, and Saudi Arabia convened virtually the 21st meeting of the Counter ISIS Finance Group (CIFG), a working group of the Global Coalition to Defeat ISIS. The U.S. Departments of the Treasury and State jointly represented the United States at this event, which took place February 4 - 5 and included more than 30 member states and observers.
• Minneapolis Man Arrested for Attempting to Provide Material Support to ISIS US Dept. of Justice 28 Feb 2025 -- Abdisatar Ahmed Hassan was arrested yesterday and charged by criminal complaint with attempting to provide material support to a foreign terrorist organization.
• U.S. Arrest Of Tajik Suspect Highlights Mounting Islamic State Concerns RFE/RL 28 Feb 2025 -- The arrest of a Tajik man in New York charged with sending money to the Islamic State (IS) terrorist group adds to a growing list of citizens of the Central Asian nation accused of plotting or carrying out terrorist attacks in recent years.
• High-Ranking Member of Violent Mexican Drug Cartel Pleads Guilty to Drug Trafficking Conspiracy US Dept. of Justice 28 Feb 2025 -- A Mexican national and high-ranking, violent member of the Los Zetas cartel pleaded guilty today to conspiring to manufacture and distribute large quantities of cocaine and marijuana destined for the United States.
• Secretary Rubio's Meeting with High-Level Mexican Security Delegation US Dept. of State 28 Feb 2025
• Statement from the Press Secretary The White House 28 Feb 2025
• Press release on Russian-US consultations in Istanbul Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 28 Feb 2025
• Russia and China's relationship may not be as strong as it seems, report says VOA 28 Feb 2025 -- On the third anniversary of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine earlier this week, Chinese President Xi Jinping reaffirmed Beijing's "no limits" partnership with Moscow in a call with Russian President Vladimir Putin, according to Chinese state media.
• Press release on Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's meeting with Deputy Prime Minister of Serbia Aleksandar Vulin Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 28 Feb 2025
• Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Lin Jian's Regular Press Conference on February 28, 2025 PRC MofA 28 Feb 2025
• China vows response after Trump announces new 10% tariff Press TV 28 Feb 2025 -- China has warned the United States of "countermeasures" should the administration of President Donald Trump proceed with the new 10% additional tariff on Chinese goods set to respond to the smuggling of fentanyl.
• China accuses US of 'blackmail' after Trump's new 10% tariff threat Global Times 28 Feb 2025 -- China on Friday expressed firm opposition to the US' using the fentanyl issue as a pretext to threaten additional 10 percent tariffs on imports from China, with the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) accusing the US of "pressure and blackmail China," vowing to take "what is necessary" to firmly defend its legitimate interests.
• China firmly opposes U.S. tariff threat, vows to safeguard interests People's Daily 28 Feb 2025 -- China firmly opposes the United States' threat of a further 10-percent tariff on goods imported from China on the pretext of fentanyl-related issues, the Ministry of Commerce (MOC) said Friday.
• US repays China's counternarcotics co-op with ingratitude, will backfire, Chinese FM deplores US' threat of new 10% tariff Global Times 28 Feb 2025 -- China firmly deplores and opposes the US' threat of another 10 percent additional tariff on imports from China under the pretext of the fentanyl issue, and will take necessary countermeasures to defend its legitimate rights and interests, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian said on Friday.
• Xi Jinping Meets with Secretary of the Russian Federation Security Council Sergei Shoigu PRC MofA 28 Feb 2025 -- On the afternoon of February 28, 2025, President Xi Jinping met with Secretary of the Russian Federation Security Council Sergei Shoigu at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing.
• Xi meets Shoigu in Beijing, calls for enhanced strategic coordination Global Times 28 Feb 2025 -- Chinese President Xi Jinping met with Sergei Shoigu, secretary of the Russian Federation Security Council, in Beijing on Friday. Analysts view the meeting and visit as demonstrating a high level of strategic mutual trust between China and Russia, which is of great significance to global strategic stability, especially in an increasingly complex geopolitical landscape.
• Xi meets Russian Federation Security Council secretary Global Times 28 Feb 2025 -- Chinese President Xi Jinping met with Sergei Shoigu, secretary of the Russian Federation Security Council, here on Friday.
• China, Russia maintain close high-level exchanges, Chinese FM on reported visit of top Russian security official to Beijing Global Times 28 Feb 2025 -- Responding to a question about media reports that Russian Security Council Secretary Sergei Shoigu arrived in Beijing on Friday for talks with the Chinese side, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian said on Friday that China and Russia have maintained close high-level exchanges as comprehensive strategic partners of coordination for a new era.
• Throwing mud at neighbor does not solve own problems, says Chinese FM on SK leader's remarks on China Global Times 28 Feb 2025 -- When asked to comment on media reports that said South Korean leader once again brought out China-related topics during the impeachment trial over martial law at the Constitutional Court, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian said that at the outset of the emergency martial law situation late last year, the South Korea had already made similar remarks, and China had stated its solemn position.
• North Carolina Man Pleads Guilty to Attempting to Illegally Export Sensitive Technology to China US Dept. of Justice 28 Feb 2025 -- David C. Bohmerwald, 63, the owner of a Raleigh-based electronics resale business called Components Cooper Inc., pleaded guilty to attempting to export accelerometer technology with military applications to China without a license, in violation of the Export Control Reform Act (ECRA), and faces a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison when sentenced.
• Thailand's repatriation of Uyghurs signals tilt towards China, analysts say Radio Free Asia 28 Feb 2025 -- Thailand's decision to deport 40 Uyghurs to China indicates that it sees the benefits of strengthening relations with China as worth the risk of incurring the anger of old ally the United States, analysts said on Friday.
• China's backdoor to US markets may be closing soon VOA 28 Feb 2025 -- President Donald Trump's 25% tariff on imports from Mexico and Canada, scheduled to kick in Tuesday, will affect not only those two countries but also will have direct implications on Chinese companies.
• China's space station to welcome 1st ever foreign astronaut with deal signed to train Pakistani astronaut Global Times 28 Feb 2025 -- China Manned Space Agency (CMSA) and Pakistan Space & Upper Atmosphere Research Commission (SUPARCO) officially signed on Friday a cooperation agreement on selecting and training Pakistani astronauts for future flight missions to China's Tiangong space station, opening a new chapter in deepening cooperation in manned space sector between the two countries, according to the CMSA.
• U.S. 'closely monitoring' China's establishment of shooting zone: Official CNA 28 Feb 2025 -- The United States is closely monitoring reports of China's sudden establishment of a shooting exercise zone near Taiwan, a U.S. State Department spokesperson said Thursday.
• EU condemns alleged sabotage of Taiwan's undersea cables CNA 28 Feb 2025 -- The European Union is closely following recent incidents involving undersea cables around Taiwan allegedly being damaged by vessels linked to China, and condemns attacks targeting such infrastructure, an EU spokesperson told CNA Friday.
• China the primary threat to Taiwan's sovereignty, democracy: Lai CNA 28 Feb 2025 -- China poses the greatest threat to Taiwan's sovereignty and democracy and is trying to divide Taiwanese society with operatives, President Lai Ching-te (賴清德) said Friday, the 78th anniversary of the Feb. 28 Incident.
• Taiwan bans exchanges with 7 Chinese universities over security concerns CNA 28 Feb 2025 -- Education Minister Cheng Ying-yao (鄭英耀) said Friday that universities in Taiwan are prohibited from engaging in exchanges with seven universities under China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) due to concerns key Taiwanese technologies could be "stolen."
• DPP exploits 'Feb 28 Uprising' to escalate cross-Straits tensions with malicious intent: mainland spokesperson Global Times 28 Feb 2025 -- In response to Taiwan regional leader Lai Ching-te's claim at an event marking the 78th anniversary of the "February 28 Uprising" that the mainland poses the greatest threat to Taiwan island, Zhu Fenglian, a spokesperson for the State Council Taiwan Affairs Office, said on Friday that the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) authorities and the "Taiwan independence" separatist forces, motivated by their desire for "independence," are deliberately exploiting this uprising with ulterior motives.
• PLA activities in the waters and airspace around Taiwan ROC MND 28 Feb 2025
• DPRK Cabinet Makes Efforts to Create Modern Essential Oil and Pigment Industries KCNA 28 Feb 2025 -- The DPRK Cabinet is intensifying the work to create modern essential oil and pigment industries.
• Secretary of WPK Central Committee Meets President of United Russia Party KCNA 28 Feb 2025 -- Ri Hi Yong, Politburo member and secretary of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea and chairman of the Central Inspection Commission of the WPK, on a visit to Russia as head of the WPK delegation, met with Dmitri Anatoliyevich Medvedev, president of the United Russia Party, on February 26.
• Respected Comrade Kim Jong Un Visits Completed Pyongyang General Hospital KCNA 28 Feb 2025 -- Thanks to the steadfast will and energetic guidance of the respected Comrade Kim Jong Un to develop the public health of the DPRK into the most advantageous and advanced socialist one so that the people can fully enjoy the benefits of modern medicine and lead a happy life in good health, a world-class medical service center has been successfully built in the capital city of Pyongyang as a perfect embodiment of the Workers' Party of Korea's plan for modernizing public health and its idea on Juche-oriented architectural beauty.
• As Yoon remakes South Korea's right, lonely conservative pushes back VOA 28 Feb 2025 -- Conservative South Korean lawmaker Kim Sang-wook has received so many threats since December that his children no longer tell classmates who their father is.
• Make A Deal Or Become The Deal, Ex-Diplomat Warns Iran's Leaders RFE/RL 28 Feb 2025
• Iraq asserts commitment to security agreement with Iran Press TV 28 Feb 2025 -- Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein has reaffirmed Baghdad's commitment to its security agreement with Iran.
• India, EU, pledge to push free trade agreement, elevate strategic ties VOA 28 Feb 2025 -- India and the European Union agreed to wrap up a free trade deal by the end of this year, the two sides announced Friday following talks in the Indian capital between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and European Commission President Ursula Von der Leyen.
• Transcript of Special briefing by MEA on the visit of the President of the European Commission to India (February 28, 2025) India MEA 28 Feb 2025
• Iran condemns deadly bombing in Pakistan, stresses regional unity to fight terror Press TV 28 Feb 2025 -- Iran has condemned a deadly terrorist bombing at a religious seminary in northwestern Pakistan.
• Prominent religious leader among 4 killed in northwest Pakistan bombing Press TV 28 Feb 2025 -- At least four people, including a prominent religious-political leader, have been killed and 20 others injured in a bomb attack during Friday prayers at a religious seminary in northwestern Pakistan.
• Deadly Blast Rocks Pro-Taliban Seminary In Pakistan RFE/RL 28 Feb 2025 -- A powerful explosion at a seminary in northwestern Pakistan has killed at least seven people, including a top cleric.
• Suicide bombing at Pakistan religious seminary kills senior cleric, others VOA 28 Feb 2025 -- Police in northwestern Pakistan said Friday a suicide bomber detonated himself during afternoon prayers at the Darul Uloom Haqqania seminary, killing at least six worshipers and wounding more than a dozen others.
• Transcript of the Media Briefing by the Spokesperson Friday, 28 February 2025 Pakistan Ministry of Foreign Affairs 28 Feb 2025
• PM call with President Türkiye Recep Tayyip Erdoğan: 28 February 2025 Gov.UK 28 Feb 2025
• PM call with President of Egypt Abdel Fattah El-Sisi: 28 February 2025 Gov.UK 28 Feb 2025
• Doorstop interview - Sydney Prime Minister of Australia 28 Feb 2025
• Press Conference by Foreign Minister IWAYA Takeshi Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan 28 Feb 2025
• Republika Srpska's new NGO law raises serious concerns over human rights protection, OSCE Human Rights Director and Media Freedom Representative say OSCE 28 Feb 2025 -- The Law on the Special Registry and Publicity of the Work of Non-Profit Organizations adopted last night by the parliament of Republika Srpska does not meet international human rights standards or the commitments of Bosnia and Herzegovina as an OSCE participating State, the Director of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) Maria Telalian and OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media (RFoM) Jan Braathu said today.
• Cambodian gov't spokesman calls arrest warrants in Bangkok shooting 'useless' Radio Free Asia 28 Feb 2025 -- Thai arrest warrants for two suspected Cambodian accomplices in the fatal shooting of a former opposition lawmaker are "useless" and won't result in extraditions unless there is direct cooperation between Cambodian and Thai officials, an Interior Ministry spokesman said on Friday.