• Military Menu                       

• Introduction
• Systems
• Facilities
• Agencies
• Industry
• Operations
• Countries
• Hot Documents
• News
• Reports
• Policy
• Budget
• Congress
• Links

• WMD
• Intelligence
• Homeland Security
• Space

Operations
Defense Policy / Programs
Defense Industry
Other Conflicts
News Reports

Current Operations

• US conducts new airstrikes on Yemen; casualties reported Press TV 19 Mar 2025 -- The United States has carried out new airstrikes on Yemen in support of the Israeli genocidal war on Gaza.
• Yemen targets US aircraft carrier in Red Sea with cruise missiles, drones for fourth time in 72 hrs Press TV 19 Mar 2025 -- Yemen's Armed Forces have announced carrying out a preemptive strike against a United States aircraft carrier deployed off the Arab Peninsula country's coastline as part of Washington's continued support for the Israeli regime, besides confirming escalation of their operations against Israeli targets.
• The U.S. denies reports of sinking of Iranian intelligence ship IRNA 19 Mar 2025 -- Two American media outlets, citing a U.S. military official, have denied reports that the U.S. military had sunk an Iranian intelligence ship in the Red Sea.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Hegseth Says Air, Space Forces Key to Deterring, Engaging in Future Conflicts DoD News 19 Mar 2025 -- Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said today that the Air Force and Space Force will be instrumental in both deterring and engaging in future military conflicts.
• Army releases version 2.0 of its unified network plan US Army 19 Mar 2025 -- The U.S. Army has released its Army Unified Network Plan 2.0. While the first AUNP, published in 2021, focused mainly on the first phase of the plan - to unifying the network - AUNP 2.0 focuses mainly on phase two and some of phase three, which are to "operationalize the Unified Network" from 2024 to2026, and to "continuously modernize and transform the Unified Network" in 2027 and beyond.
• Bamboo Eagle puts 13th ATF combat support to the test US Air Force 19 Mar 2025 -- One part of Exercise Bamboo Eagle at Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico, allowed the 13th Air Task Force Command Element to demonstrate its ability to repair a runway under simulated combat conditions — another of the many challenges presented in the eight-day multinational joint exercise.
• US, JGSDF strengthen interoperability during Airborne 25 US Air Force 19 Mar 2025 -- U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 36th Airlift Squadron supported the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force 1st Airborne Brigade by delivering 215 Japanese paratroopers over the East Fuji Maneuver Area in Gotemba City, Japan, March 4, as part of exercise Airborne 25.
• Air Force Wargaming Institute hosts Air Force Power Wargame 2025 US Air Force 19 Mar 2025 -- The U.S. Air Force Wargaming Institute hosted the U.S. Strategic Command-sponsored Power Wargame 2025, a five-day, joint, interagency, strategic-level wargame at Maxwell Air Force Base, March 3-7.
• US bombers complete latest European Bomber Task Force 25-2 deployment US Air Force 19 Mar 2025 -- After weeks of dynamic training and integration across Europe, Africa and the Middle East, four U.S. Air Force B-52H Stratofortress bombers and aircrews completed Bomber Task Force 25-2 deployment operations and returned to Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, March 17.
• USAF, ROKAF, USN F-35s integrate during FS25 US Air Force 19 Mar 2025 -- U.S. Air Force and Republic of Korea Air Force F-35A Lightning IIs joined a U.S. Navy F-35C Lightning II for integration training during exercise Freedom Shield 25, March 13.
• USNS John Lewis Completes First Fleet Tasked Underway Replenishment US Navy 19 Mar 2025 -- Military Sealift Command fleet replenishment oiler, USNS John Lewis (T-AO 205) became the first ship in the new John Lewis class to conduct a fleet task under Commander, U.S. Third Fleet, by refueling the U.S. Navy guided-missile destroyer USS Mustin (DDG 89) of the coast of Southern California Saturday.
• Australia, India, Japan, Korea, and the U.S. Complete Multinational Exercise Sea Dragon 2025 US Navy 19 Mar 2025 -- Exercise Sea Dragon 2025 (SD25) successfully concluded at Andersen Air Force Base , Guam, marking the completion of two weeks of intensive multinational anti-submarine warfare (ASW) training, March 18, 2025.
• DOD's Acquisition Community Already Working on Golden Dome, Big Team Effort Required DoD News 19 Mar 2025 -- Earlier this month, President Donald J. Trump told Congress and Americans the U.S. would pursue a Golden Dome, similar to Israel's Iron Dome air defense system, designed to protect against inbound missile attacks.
• Space Force publishes 2025 Data, AI strategic action plan United States Space Force 19 Mar 2025 -- The U.S. Space Force published its Data and Artificial Intelligence FY 2025 Strategic Action Plan providing a clear, actionable path toward becoming a more data-driven and AI-enabled force capable of achieving the Defense Department's mission to deter war and, when necessary, decisively defeat adversaries.
• Space Force Guardian returns to Earth after six-month space mission United States Space Force 19 Mar 2025 -- U.S. Space Force Col. Nick Hague returned to Earth following a six-month mission aboard the International Space Station, March 18, 2025.
• Chinese military strategy and global power projection topic of latest CASO panel Army News 19 Mar 2025 -- China continues to leech military and economic influence across the globe through soft and hard power engagements.
• NATO Innovation Hackathon recognises advanced technologies for defence NATO 19 Mar 2025 -- From 11 to 18 March 2025, NATO and the Defence Innovation Accelerator for the North Atlantic (DIANA) brought together more than 60 companies from across the Alliance to compete in the first NATO Innovation Hackathon. The aim was to uncover new technological solutions to improve intelligence gathering and Unmanned Arial Vehicles (UAV) and electronic warfare system detection, including in degraded visual environments, such as at night.
• Putin's Broken Promise: Russian Conscripts Dying In Ukraine Invasion RFE/RL 19 Mar 2025 -- In March 2022, weeks after ordering a full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Russian President Vladimir Putin pledged to "mothers, wives, sisters, and fiancees" that he would deploy only "professional military personnel" in what has become Europe's bloodiest conflict since World War II.
• President of Ukraine and Prime Minister of Finland Discussed Defense Support for Ukraine President of Ukraine 19 Mar 2025
• Finland and Ukraine to intensify cooperation on civil defence shelters Finnish Government 19 Mar 2025 -- The Finnish Ministry of the Interior and the Ukrainian Ministry of Strategic Industries signed a joint letter of intent concerning cooperation on civil defence shelters on 19 March 2025 in connection with the meeting between President of the Republic Alexander Stubb and President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
• China's Type 053H3 frigates repurposed as training ships amid commissioning of more advanced vessels Global Times 19 Mar 2025 -- Two Type 053H3 frigates, formerly key warships of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy, have been repurposed as training vessels and recently participated in a combat exercise.
• 'Immediate response' drills Day 3 focuses on military engineers CNA 19 Mar 2025 -- Military engineers were mobilized to practice building and deploying counter-mobility obstacles to slow the movement of enemy forces in Taichung and Kaohsiung on Wednesday, as Taiwan's first-ever "immediate combat response" drills entered their third day.
• Design phase and early construction for the Sherbrooke Armouries to begin this spring Canada 19 Mar 2025 -- Today, the Honourable Élisabeth Brière, Minister of Veteran Affairs and Minister Responsible for the Canada Revenue Agency, and Member of Parliament for Sherbrooke, on behalf of the Honourable Bill Blair, Minister of National Defence, announced the launch of the design phase for the Sherbrooke Armouries recapitalization project, an important step toward preserving the city's military heritage while providing modern facilities for our Reservists.
• Terrorism remains an evolving challenge, use of advanced tech necessitates collaborative & action-oriented approach, says Defence Secretary at 14th meeting of ADMM-Plus Experts Working Group on Counter-Terrorism India PIB 19 Mar 2025 -- "India remains steadfast in its zero-tolerance policy towards terrorism and believes in an approach that combines robust domestic mechanisms, enhanced intelligence-sharing, and strong regional cooperation," said Defence Secretary Shri Rajesh Kumar Singh during the keynote address at the 14th meeting of ASEAN Defence Ministers' Meeting (ADMM) - Plus Experts Working Group (EWG) on Counter-Terrorism in New Delhi on March 19, 2025
• Estonia Acquires Its First Tracked Manoeuvre Live Fire Battle Runs Estonia CDI 19 Mar 2025 -- Today, the Tracked Manoeuvre Live Fire Battle Runs was inaugurated at the Defence Forces' central training area with live-fire exercises by the Scouts Battalion. This range allows infantry to conduct training in all directions, including live-fire exercises with tanks and other weapons. The construction of the Tracked Manoeuvre Live Fire Battle Runs was funded through NATO's Security Investment Programme training infrastructure package.
• Statement by Foreign Minister Eide on Latvia, Estonia, Lithuania, and Poland considering withdrawal from the International Convention on Anti-Personnel mines Government of Norway 19 Mar 2025
• Joint White Paper for European Defence Readiness 2030 European Defence Agency 19 Mar 2025 -- Today, the High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and the European Commission have presented a White Paper for European Defence - Readiness 2030.
• White Paper for European Defence and the ReArm Europe Plan/Readiness 2030: Remarks by High Representative/Vice-President Kaja Kallas at the press conference European External Action Service (EEAS) 19 Mar 2025
• Europe signals readiness to reduce dependency on the U.S. for security IRNA 19 Mar 2025 -- The European Commission has unveiled a White Paper aimed at enhancing Europe's defensive capabilities in response to the deteriorating transatlantic alliance.
• Mitkus: in defending democratic values, the EU must act decisively - support Ukraine, strengthen defence, and protect the free media Lithuania MFA 19 Mar 2025 -- On 18 March in Brussels, the Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Sigitas Mitkus attended the General Affairs Council of the European Union.
• A look at the Defence news 10 - 16 March Netherlands Ministry of Defence 19 Mar 2025
• Philippines Calls for Solidarity on Cluster Munitions Ban Philippines DFA 19 Mar 2025 -- The Philippines, in partnership with the Implementation Support Unit (ISU) of the Convention on Cluster Munitions (CCM), is hosting the Southeast Asia and Pacific Regional Workshop on the Convention on Cluster Munitions on 18-19 March 2025 in Manila. This event underscores the country's strong commitment to humanitarian disarmament and universal adherence to the CCM, reinforcing its role as President of the 13th Meeting of States Parties to the CCM (MSP13).
• DBM releases P16.89-B for AFP personnel's subsistence allowance hike Philippine News Agency 19 Mar 2025 -- The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) has approved the issuance of a PHP16.89 billion Special Allotment Release Order (SARO) covering the funding requirements for the increase in military personnel's subsistence allowance.
• PN eyes 'technology transfers' with Italian Navy on shipbuilding Philippine News Agency 19 Mar 2025 -- The Philippine Navy (PN) will continue to engage with its Italian counterparts who have a "robust shipbuilding" capability as this is in line with the country's Self Reliant Defense Posture (SRDP) Revitalization Act.
• PN to expand training with Italian Navy to surface, air warfare Philippine News Agency 19 Mar 2025 -- The Philippine Navy (PN) announced that it will not be limiting its cooperation with the Italian Navy to just anti-submarine warfare (ASW) training as there are many other capabilities that Filipino naval personnel need exposure to better improve their capabilities.
• PBBM reaffirms PH stance vs. nuclear weapons Philippine News Agency 19 Mar 2025 -- President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Tuesday reaffirmed the Philippines' stance against the proliferation of nuclear weapons, as he stressed that there would be no winners in a new potential arms race.
• Missions in WPS unaffected by grounding of fighter jets - PH Navy Philippine News Agency 19 Mar 2025 -- The grounding of the FA-50PH fighter jet fleet does not affect the country's maritime domain awareness (MDA) capability in the West Philippine Sea (WPS), a ranking naval official said late Tuesday.
• Cambodia's Ream naval base to open in early April Radio Free Asia 19 Mar 2025 -- The Chinese-developed Ream naval base in southwest Cambodia's Sihanoukville province is slated to open early next month after three years of construction, a Cambodian commander has said.
• Secretary Rubio's Meeting with New Zealand Deputy Prime Minister Peters US Dept. of State 19 Mar 2025
• Secretary of State Marco Rubio with Hugh Hewitt US Dept. of State 19 Mar 2025
• Judge Bars DOGE From Further Dismantling Of USAID, Says Move Likely Unconstitutional RFE/RL 19 Mar 2025 -- A US federal judge ruled that the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) likely violated the Constitution when it attempted to shut down the US Agency for International Development (USAID) and it ordered DOGE to cease further action against the agency.

Defense Industry

• Contracts For March 19, 2025

Other Conflicts

Ukraine Conflict News


• 19 March 2025 - Daily Press Briefing by the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General United Nations 19 Mar 2025

Operation Iron Swords / Operation Al-Aqsa Flood

• Government Approves Prime Minister Netanyahu's Proposed Ministerial Appointments Israel - Prime Minister 19 Mar 2025
• Israel's Ben-Gvir rejoins Netanyahu's cabinet as Gaza war resumes IRNA 19 Mar 2025 -- Far-right Israeli minister Itamar Ben-Gvir has been reinstated to his post following an agreement between his party, Otzma Yehudit (Jewish Power), and Likud, the party of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
• Netanyahu warns Israeli airstrikes that killed 174 children were 'just the beginning' Press TV 19 Mar 2025 -- Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu has declared an intensification of deadly assaults on Gaza, warning that the recent airstrikes, which killed at least 174 children, are just the beginning of a larger act of aggression against Palestinians.
• Israeli protesters rally against Netanyahu, denounce renewed war on Gaza IRNA 19 Mar 2025 -- Israeli protesters have once again taken to the streets in several cities, including Tel Aviv and al-Quds, to express their anger at Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for resuming the war on the besieged Gaza Strip.
• Israeli protesters rally against Netanyahu over resumption of war on Gaza Press TV 19 Mar 2025 -- Israelis have staged a protest against Benjamin Netanyahu's decision to resume war on Gaza, calling for a renewed ceasefire deal to secure the release of the remaining captives.
• Hamas condemns Israel's 'heinous crime' against UN headquarters Press TV 19 Mar 2025 -- The Palestinian resistance movement Hamas has condemned in the strongest terms Israel's recent "heinous crime" of striking the UN headquarters in central Gaza.
• Israel's war machine launches ground offensive in Gaza to seize Netzarim corridor Press TV 19 Mar 2025 -- The Israeli military has launched a fresh ground assault in central Gaza, targeting the Netzarim corridor in what it calls a "limited operation" to create a "partial buffer" in the territory.
• Death toll from Israel's renewed offensive on Gaza rises to 970 Press TV 19 Mar 2025 -- Gaza's health ministry says Israel's renewed savagery has led to the massacre of at least 970 people in 48 hours.
• Israeli military issues forced displacement orders amid renewed strikes on Gaza Press TV 19 Mar 2025 -- The Israeli military has renewed its forced displacement orders for Palestinians to leave several areas in Gaza following fresh Israeli aggression against the besieged Palestinian territory.
• Israel launches 'ground operation' in Gaza after deadly airstrikes IRNA 19 Mar 2025 -- The Israeli military says it has launched a "limited ground operation" to reclaim control of part of the Netzarim corridor, a key strategic strip of land that cuts Gaza in half.
• Two Palestinians killed as Israel expands deadly raids in West Bank Press TV 19 Mar 2025 -- Israeli forces have killed at least two Palestinians in separate incidents in the occupied West Bank as the Tel Aviv regime expands its deadly raids across the territory, according to the Palestinian Ministry of Health.
• 'No migration except to al-Quds': Hamas reiterates Palestinians rejection of forced displacement Press TV 19 Mar 2025 -- The Palestinian resistance movement Hamas has reiterated Palestinians' rejection of efforts by the Israeli regime and its most supportive ally, the Unites States, to bring about forced displacement of Palestinians from the Gaza Strip.
• Israel must be forced to implement ceasefire deal: Hamas Press TV 19 Mar 2025 -- The Palestinian resistance movement Hamas says it has not shut the door on ceasefire negotiations despite the renewed Israeli bombardment of the Gaza Strip.
• Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General - on Gaza UN Secretary-General 19 Mar 2025
• Gaza: 'Dramatic escalation' as bombardments intensify and displacement surges UN News 19 Mar 2025 -- Israeli bombardments continued across Gaza on Wednesday, killing hundreds more people - many of them women and children - and leaving widespread destruction in its wake, according to local authorities.
• UN staff member killed in central Gaza blast, five others injured UN News 19 Mar 2025 -- At least one UN staffer has been killed and at least five others injured - several very severely - following an explosion at two UN guesthouses in Deir al Balah in the central Gaza Strip on Wednesday.
• Statement on Gaza by Tom Fletcher, Under-Secretary General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, 19 March 2025 UNOCHA 19 Mar 2025 -- The killing of a United Nations colleague and injuries to five others in strikes on our - clearly designated - UN compound in Gaza are infuriating. We grieve with the family of our colleague. And, on their behalf and for those who continue the work, we demand answers.
• Germany stands by Israel - and is seeking to bring about a de-escalation Germany - Federal Government 19 Mar 2025 -- The Federal Government views the renewed escalation in the Gaza Strip with great concern. A ceasefire must be swiftly reinstated and strictly enforced. Hamas is urged to release all hostages. The goal must be to end the war.
• Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock prior to her departure for Beirut Germany Federal Foreign Office 19 Mar 2025
• Chinese envoy to UN condemns Israel's latest attacks on Gaza, calls for permanent ceasefire Global Times 19 Mar 2025 -- Chinese envoy to the UN, Fu Cong, said on Tuesday (local time) at a UN Security Council briefing that China is gravely concerned about Israel's resumption of hostilities in Gaza and strongly condemns it. This comes as Israel launched airstrikes across the Gaza Strip early Tuesday, killing hundreds of Palestinians.
• Statement on the situation in Gaza India MEA 19 Mar 2025
• Yemen targets Israel's Nevatim airbase with ballistic missile IRNA 19 Mar 2025 -- The Yemeni army has launched a missile strike on Israel's Nevatim airbase in the southern occupied territories, using a Palestine-2 hypersonic ballistic missile.

Other Conflicts

• China blocks South Korean inspection of disputed sea structure: Seoul Radio Free Asia 19 Mar 2025 -- South Korean and Chinese authorities faced off at sea for two hours last month after Chinese authorities blocked the South's attempt to investigate a steel structure set up by Beijing in their overlapping waters in the Yellow Sea, according to South Korea's foreign ministry.
• Afghans No Longer Celebrate Nowruz Amid Poverty, Taliban Restrictions RFE/RL 19 Mar 2025 -- Jalal Shirzad grew up watching his home city of Mazar-e Sharif host the largest celebration of Nowruz, the Persian New Year, in Afghanistan every year, with thousands of people coming from all over the country to enjoy several days of festivities.
• Israeli jets target ex-military bases in Syria's Homs in new act of aggression Press TV 19 Mar 2025 -- Israeli military aircraft have carried out airstrikes against military installations once belonging to ousted president Bashar al-Assad's army but now used by the forces of Syria's new authorities in the central province of Homs, in the latest act of aggression against the Arab nation.
• Myanmar's junta drops 'more than 500' bombs on Chin state town during week of clashes Radio Free Asia 19 Mar 2025 -- An intense battle is underway in western Myanmar as junta troops attempt to re-take Falam, the second-biggest city in Chin state, with the military dropping more than 500 bombs over the past week, residents and rebel forces said Tuesday.
• Somalia: Statement by the Spokesperson on the latest terrorist attack on the Presidential convoy European External Action Service (EEAS) 19 Mar 2025 -- The European Union strongly condemns yesterday's terrorist attack in Mogadishu, which targeted the convoy of the President of the Federal Republic of Somalia, Hassan Sheikh Mohamud. We are dismayed by this heinous act that has claimed the lives of innocent civilians.
• Violence triggers record displacements in Haiti's capital UN News 19 Mar 2025 -- In just one month, intensifying violence has forced over 60,000 people to flee their homes in Haiti's capital, Port-au-Prince, marking another grim record in the country's worsening humanitarian crisis.

News Reports

• U.S. chief justice rebukes Trump's impeachment call on judges People's Daily 19 Mar 2025 -- U.S. Chief Justice John Roberts on Tuesday criticized President Donald Trump and his supporters for advocating the impeachment of judges who have ruled against the administration.
• Leader of Multi-Year 'Operation Fox Hunt' Repatriation Campaign Directed by the People's Republic of China Sentenced to 20 Months in Prison US Dept. of Justice 19 Mar 2025 -- Earlier today, in federal court in Brooklyn, defendant Quanzhong An, 58, of Roslyn Heights, New York, was sentenced to 20 months in prison for acting as an illegal agent of the government of the People's Republic of China (PRC), for his participation in a scheme to cause the coerced repatriation of a U.S. resident (the U.S. Resident) to the PRC as part of the PRC government's international extralegal repatriation effort known as "Operation Fox Hunt."
• High-Ranking MS-13 Leader Arraigned in Long Island Federal Court on Terrorism and Racketeering Charges After His Arrest in Mexico US Dept. of Justice 19 Mar 2025 -- Earlier today, a high-ranking leader of La Mara Salvatrucha, also known as MS-13, was arraigned on a four-count indictment charging him, along with a dozen other high-ranking MS-13 leaders, with directing the transnational criminal organization's unlawful activities in the United States, El Salvador, Mexico, and elsewhere over the past two decades.
• Stranded NASA astronauts return to Earth from space People's Daily 19 Mar 2025 -- NASA astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore, who had been stranded at the International Space Station (ISS) since last June, returned to Earth Tuesday afternoon.
• On consultations in Israel of Director General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia Alexey Ostrovsky Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 19 Mar 2025
• Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Mao Ning's Regular Press Conference on March 19, 2025 PRC MofA 19 Mar 2025
• China's efforts reinforce confidence of investors People's Daily 19 Mar 2025 -- As the global investment community grapples with the erratic policies of the United States, China's consistent approach to policymaking, coupled with its thriving technological innovation ecosystem, is emerging as a beacon of stability, drawing renewed interest from foreign investors, said economists.
• China willing to jointly uphold genuine multilateralism with France, says Wang Yi People's Daily 19 Mar 2025 -- Wang Yi, director of the Office of the Foreign Affairs Commission of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, said Tuesday that China is willing to maintain close high-level exchanges with France, strengthen strategic coordination, and jointly uphold genuine multilateralism.
• Researcher sentenced to death for selling state secrets after resignation: Ministry of State Security Global Times 19 Mar 2025 -- China's national security authorities have uncovered an espionage case involving a researcher from a domestic scientific institution who illegally copied and sold a large amount of state secrets to foreign spy agencies. The individual, surnamed Liu, was convicted of espionage and illegally providing state secrets and has been sentenced to death with lifelong deprivation of political rights, according to an article released by the Ministry of State Security (MSS) on Wednesday.
• China makes breakthroughs in reusable launch vehicle engine technology; engine ready for delivery Global Times 19 Mar 2025 -- The China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) announced on Tuesday that its commercial rocket subsidiary has successfully completed the second-stage propulsion system test for a reusable launch vehicle. This marks a significant breakthrough in reusable engine technology for China's commercial space sector.
• PLA drills near Taiwan 'brazen,' 'irresponsible': U.S. official CNA 19 Mar 2025 -- A United States State Department spokesperson has termed China's latest drills near Taiwan on Tuesday "brazen and irresponsible threats" while reiterating Washington's decades-long support of Taipei.
• Taiwan may halt S. Africa cooperation over office relocation: Source (update) CNA 19 Mar 2025 -- Taiwan is considering suspending all official cooperation projects and imposing stricter visa controls should the South African government follow through with its demand that Taiwan's representative office relocate, a diplomatic source told CNA Wednesday.
• U.S. reaffirms support for Taiwan on Anti-Secession Law anniversary CNA 19 Mar 2025 -- The U.S. Department of State on Tuesday reiterated its long-standing commitment to deterring threats against Taiwan's security in response to a recent symposium in Beijing marking the 20th anniversary of China's Anti-Secession Law.
• PLA activities in the waters and airspace around Taiwan ROC MND 19 Mar 2025
• U.S. backs Lai's efforts to counter Chinese espionage: Experts CNA 19 Mar 2025 -- Recent comments by the director of the American Institute in Taiwan (AIT) show that the United States supports Taiwan's efforts to crack down on Chinese espionage, but do not represent a substantive change in policy, former U.S. officials and scholars told CNA.
• Prosecutors question NDU professor over alleged fraud, China links CNA 19 Mar 2025 -- The Taoyuan District Prosecutors Office took Ke Ming-te (葛明德), a professor at National Defense University (NDU), in for questioning Wednesday over suspected fraud and potentially illegal links to China.
• The National Defense University released a press statement explaining "a NDU professor was under investigation by prosecutors for suspected illegal acts." ROC MND 19 Mar 2025
• No one allowed to split Taiwan from China: mainland official People's Daily 19 Mar 2025 -- Chinese mainland official Song Tao on Tuesday stressed that no individual or force will be allowed to split Taiwan from China, warning that "resolute actions will be taken" if separatist forces dare to cross the red line.
• UN Human Rights Council 58: UK Statement for the Special Rapporteur on the DPRK UK FCDO 19 Mar 2025 -- UK Statement for the Interactive Dialogue with Special Rapporteur on the Democratic People's Republic of Korea. Delivered by the UK's Human Rights Ambassador, Eleanor Sanders.
• Oil industry nationalization revealed Iran's resolve to resist intimidation: Foreign Ministry IRNA 19 Mar 2025 -- Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baqaei has described March 19 as an auspicious day that showed the determination of the Iranian nation to resist bullying and intimidation.
• Dialogue, negotiation only viable option in resolving Iranian nuclear issue People's Daily 19 Mar 2025 -- On March 14, a China-Russia-Iran trilateral meeting on the Iranian nuclear issue was successfully held in Beijing. The three parties engaged in in-depth discussions and issued a joint statement, reiterating that political and diplomatic engagement and dialogue based on the principle of mutual respect remains the only viable and practical option in this regard.
• UN Group of Independent Experts: crimes against humanity committed in Belarus by authorities widely and systematically carrying out arbitrary detention and torture Latvia MFA 19 Mar 2025 -- On 19 March 2025 in Geneva, the United Nations Group of Independent Experts on the Human Rights Situation in Belarus is presenting its first report to the UN Human Rights Council. Its aim was to examine the root causes of human rights violations committed in Belarus since the presidential "election" on 1 May 2020.
• UN Human Rights Council 58: UK Statement for Interactive Dialogue with the Group of Experts on Belarus UK FCDO 19 Mar 2025 -- UK Statement for the Interactive Dialogue with the Group of Experts on Belarus. Delivered by the UK's Human Rights Ambassador, Eleanor Sanders.
• Congress strongly condemns the arrest of Istanbul Mayor Council of Europe 19 Mar 2025 -- The President of the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities, Marc Cools, and Congress Rapporteurs on the situation of local and regional democracy in Türkiye, David Eray (Switzerland, EPP/CCE) and Bryony Rudkin (United Kingdom, SOC/G/PD), have made the following statement:
• Joint Statement by the High Representative Kallas with Commissioner Kos on the recent events concerning Istanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu European External Action Service (EEAS) 19 Mar 2025 -- Today's detention of Istanbul mayor İmamoğlu and the arrests and charges brought against elected officials, political activists, civil society and businesses representatives, journalists, and others since the beginning of the year, give rise to questions regarding Türkiye's adherence to its long-established democratic tradition.
• Federal Foreign Office on the arrest of Ekrem İmamoğlu Germany Federal Foreign Office 19 Mar 2025
• Protest erupts in Istanbul over mayor's arrest IRNA 19 Mar 2025 -- A group of Turkish citizens held a rally in Istanbul to protest the detention of Ekrem Imamoglu, the city's mayor and a key political rival of Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
• Imamoglu, Rival To Turkey's Erdogan, Detained In Istanbul RFE/RL 19 Mar 2025 -- Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu has been detained by Turkish authorities days before he was expected to be nominated as the opposition candidate running in the 2028 presidential election, a move the European Union called "deeply concerning."
• Istanbul mayor detained ahead of likely presidential nomination IRNA 19 Mar 2025 -- Turkish police have detained Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu as part of what state media have described as corruption and terror investigations.
• Istanbul mayor arrested over alleged terror links ahead of likely presidential nomination Press TV 19 Mar 2025 -- Istanbul's opposition mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, a key political rival of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, has been arrested as part of an investigation into what Ankara claims to be corruption and terror links, just days before he was expected to be selected as a presidential candidate.
• Readout from Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent's Meeting with Minister of Treasury and Finance Mehmet Şimşek of the Republic of Türkiye US Treasury 19 Mar 2025 -- On Monday, Secretary of the Treasury Scott K.H. Bessent spoke with Minister of Treasury and Finance Mehmet Şimşek of the Republic of Türkiye.
• Press conference - Brisbane Prime Minister of Australia 19 Mar 2025
• Doorstop interview - Morayfield Prime Minister of Australia 19 Mar 2025
• Prime Minister Carney meets with Prime Minister's Council on Canada-U.S. Relations Prime Minister of Canada 19 Mar 2025 -- Today, the Prime Minister, Mark Carney, met virtually with the Prime Minister's Council on Canada-U.S. Relations. The Council is comprised of leaders in business, innovation, and policy who, through their expertise, advise the Prime Minister and Cabinet during this crucial time in the Canada-U.S. relationship.
• Secretary Rubio's Call with UK Foreign Secretary Lammy US Dept. of State 19 Mar 2025
• PM call with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman of Saudi Arabia: 19 March 2025 Gov.UK 19 Mar 2025
• DOJ ready to defend gov't over ICC arrest of Duterte Philippine News Agency 19 Mar 2025 -- The Department of Justice (DOJ) on Wednesday said it is competent and prepared to represent the government before the Supreme Court in relation to the arrest of former president Rodrigo Duterte by the International Criminal Court.
• FPRRD's surrender to ICC 'not diversionary tactic,' says Palace Philippine News Agency 19 Mar 2025 -- Malacañang denied Wednesday that former president Rodrigo Duterte's arrest and surrender to the International Criminal Court (ICC) was a diversionary tactic to deflect scrutiny from issues surrounding the Philippine Health Insurance's (PhilHealth) idle fund and the 2025 national budget.