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• U.S. Air Force Selects Boeing for Next-Generation Air Dominance Fighter Platform Boeing 21 Mar 2025 -- The U.S. Air Force announced Boeing [NYSE: BA] has been awarded a contract to design, build and deliver its next-generation fighter aircraft.
• Trump, Hegseth Announce Air Force's Next Generation Fighter Platform DoD News 21 Mar 2025 -- During a press conference at the White House today, President Donald J. Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced that the Air Force would proceed with the production of the Next Generation Air Dominance fighter jet platform.
• Air Force Awards Contract for Next Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) Platform, F-47 US Air Force 21 Mar 2025 -- The Department of the Air Force announced today the contract award for the Engineering and Manufacturing Development (EMD) of the Next Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) Platform, marking a major milestone in the advancement of air superiority. The contract, awarded to Boeing, will lead to the development of the F-47, the world's first sixth-generation fighter aircraft.
• Statement by Chief of Staff of the Air Force Gen. David Allvin on the USAF NGAD Contract Award US Air Force 21 Mar 2025 -- The Next Generation Air Dominance Platform (the F-47) contract is a monumental leap forward in securing America's air superiority for decades to come. This contract reaffirms our commitment to maintaining the United States' position as the world's most dominant Air Force, under the direction and leadership of our Commander in Chief, President Trump, and Secretary of Defense Hegseth.
• US Air Force to Develop F-47, the World's First Sixth-Generation Fighter... With Boeing Sputnik 21 Mar 2025 -- US President Donald Trump announced on Friday that the Pentagon has granted Boeing a contract to design and build the world's first sixth-generation fighter jet, which will be named the F-47.
• Defense Department Reassesses Archived Content DoD News 21 Mar 2025 -- Last month, Defense Department leadership directed administrators of U.S. military public media platforms to remove all content related to diversity, equity and inclusion.
• Lasers Destroy Drones as Additive Manufacturing Builds Them: NPS Accelerates Emerging Technology at JIFX to Fulfill U.S. Navy and DOD's Critical Needs US Navy 21 Mar 2025 -- Rapidly fielding emerging technologies and prioritizing investments in AI, drones, and counter-drone systems, among other technologies, are key to military modernization and remaining the strongest, most lethal force in the world.
• Readout of Acting Chief of Naval Operations Adm. James Kilby Meeting with Commander Royal Canadian Navy Vice Adm. Angus Topshee US Navy Press Release 21 Mar 2025
• Space Forces - Korea stands up first forward operating CJSpOC in support of FS25 United States Space Force 21 Mar 2025 -- U.S. Space Forces - Korea established its first forward operating Combined Joint Space Operations Center on March 10, supporting exercise Freedom Shield 2025 and phase two of POLARIS HAMMER - KOREA.
• Senior Leaders Discuss Army's Future with War College Students Army News 21 Mar 2025 -- In an engagement with future military leaders, Army Lt. Gen. Jon Stubbs and Command Sgt. Maj. James Brian Kendrick visited Command and General Staff Officer Course students Feb. 28.
• Cool Mission: ONR Aids Deployment of Data Buoys across Arctic Ocean US Navy 21 Mar 2025 -- In January 2025, the Office of Naval Research (ONR) partnered with the 144th Airlift Squadron of the Alaska Air National Guard, the U.S. Interagency Arctic Buoy Program (USIABP) and the International Cooperative Engagement Program for Polar Research (ICE-PPR) to deploy meteorological and oceanographic buoys across more than 5,000 nautical miles of the Arctic Ocean.
• Baltic Defense Leaders, NATO Commanders Meet in Riga NATO Allied Land Command 21 Mar 2025 -- Military leaders from across NATO came together to discuss prioritization of national defenses and integration as an Alliance during a one-day event here March 18, 2025.
• NATO Conducts Final Preparations for NEPTUNE STRIKE 2025 NATO SHAPE 21 Mar 2025 -- March 2025, Preparations are underway for NATO's Spring iteration of NEPTUNE STRIKE - a complex demonstration of integrated high-end maritime strike capabilities, executed through a series of dynamic activities and demonstrations across the Alliance's Joint Operational Areas. NEPTUNE STRIKE participants will include multiple aircraft carrier and amphibious strike groups in support of NATO's deterrence and defence efforts.
• The Frontline Situation, Defense Cooperation, and the Development of Bilateral Relations: The President of Ukraine Met with the President of the Czech Republic in Kyiv President of Ukraine 21 Mar 2025
• European Powers Reluctant to Send Troops to Ukraine Sputnik 21 Mar 2025 -- While UK and France publicly declare their intent to deploy military units to Ukraine, the rest of the EU states may have other ideas, Bloomberg reports.
• Cabinet appoints ex-Japan Self-Defense Forces head as unpaid adviser CNA 21 Mar 2025 -- The Executive Yuan, Taiwan's highest administrative organ, has appointed former chief of Japan's Self-Defense Forces Joint Staff, Shigeru Iwasaki, as a political affairs consultant, an Executive Yuan official told reporters Friday.
• Ex-Japan Self-Defense Forces head appointment key to security cooperation CNA 21 Mar 2025 -- The appointment of a former chief of Japan's Self-Defense Forces Joint Staff as an adviser to Taiwan's government, is symbolically meaningful, as he is expected to play a key role in the two countries' security cooperation, Taiwanese experts said Friday.
• China lodges protests with Japan over Taiwan authorities' appointment of former Japan Self-Defense Forces chief as consultant: Chinese FM Global Times 21 Mar 2025 -- When asked to comment on reports that Taiwan's "Legislative Yuan" appointed Iwasaki Shigeru, former chief of the Joint Staff of Japan's Self-Defense Forces, as a consultant, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said on Friday that Taiwan is an inalienable part of China and the Taiwan question is purely China's internal affair that brooks no external interference.
• Taiwan to increase military allowances starting April 1: Lai CNA 21 Mar 2025 -- Taiwan will implement a pay adjustment for military personnel on April 1, significantly raising allowances, which are separate from salary, for volunteer service members and combat troops, President Lai Ching-te (賴清德) announced Friday.
• Taiwan's annual military drills to simulate 2027 as year of Chinese invasion Radio Free Asia 21 Mar 2025 -- Taiwan's annual military exercises have set 2027 as the potential year of a Chinese invasion - the first time it has specified a particular date for the imagined offensive - as the island's leader promised to increase its defense spending amid U.S. pressure.
• Ministry of National Defense Press Release: Explanation of the "Voluntary Military Service Allowance and Combat Unit Allowance Adjustment Plan" ROC MND 21 Mar 2025
• Joint Communiqué of the Seventh Annual Joint Heads of Pacific Security Australia DOD 21 Mar 2025 -- Defence, police customs and immigration leaders, as well as national security directors and advisers, from across the Pacific met in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea for the seventh annual Joint Heads of Pacific Security (JHoPS) meeting from 18-20 March 2025.
• Mission success for Long Range Anti-Ship Missile testing Australia DOD 21 Mar 2025 -- The Albanese Government has delivered on a commitment to significantly upgrade the Australian Defence Force's (ADF) maritime strike capability following a successful live firing of the AGM-158C Long Range Anti-Ship Missile (LRASM).
• Australia bolsters submarine lethality under $200 million deal Australia DOD 21 Mar 2025 -- The Albanese Government is enhancing the lethality of Australia's submarine fleet under a $200 million agreement with the United States to acquire additional quantities of state-of-the-art torpedoes.
• DPRK Missile Administration Conducts Test-fire of Latest Anti-aircraft Missile System KCNA 21 Mar 2025 -- The Missile Administration of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea conducted a test-fire of the latest anti-aircraft missile system on March 20 to examine the comprehensive performance of the system, which was put into full-scale production at a relevant munitions industry enterprise.
• North Korea testfires new anti-aircraft missile Press TV 21 Mar 2025 -- North Korea has successfully test-fired its new anti-aircraft missile amid rising tensions with South Korea and the United States.
• Fourth EU-India Maritime Security Dialogue held in New Delhi European External Action Service (EEAS) 21 Mar 2025 -- The European Union and India held their fourth maritime security dialogue in New Delhi on 21 March.
• Fourth India-EU Maritime Security Dialogue (March 21, 2025) India MEA 21 Mar 2025 -- The 4th India-EU Maritime Security Dialogue was held on March 21, 2025 in New Delhi.
• Headquarters Integrated Defence Staff & Department of Science and Technology ink MoU in Defence R&D to enhance Technological Innovation for Armed Forces India PIB 21 Mar 2025 -- Headquarters Integrated Defence Staff (HQ IDS) and the Department of Science and Technology (DST) have inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on 21 March, 2025 at New Delhi
• DRDO SCIENTISTS India PIB 21 Mar 2025 -- Approval of new Deep Tech & Cutting-Edge policies under the TDF Scheme has been initiated to encourage DRDO establishments to identify and involve private sector entities in the collaborative development of emerging technologies
• Myanmar junta admits misconduct in its controversial conscription scheme Radio Free Asia 21 Mar 2025 -- Myanmar junta's top official said there had been misconduct in its conscription scheme - the military's first admission since introducing conscription laws that have been highly criticized by rights groups.
• EU Member States agree to step up European defence and arms assistance to Ukraine Finnish Government 21 Mar 2025 -- In its meeting in Brussels on Thursday 20 March, the European Council agreed on a number of measures to strengthen European defence. Discussions also focused on arms assistance and other support to Ukraine. Prime Minister Petteri Orpo represented Finland at the meeting.
• Working group proposes to strengthen voluntary national defence Finnish MoD 21 Mar 2025 -- The working group reviewing the target state of voluntary national defence submitted its report to Minister of Defence Antti Häkkänen on 21 March 2025. The working group identified three possible alternatives for organising voluntary national defence.
• Deregulation and Defence Investments as Key Actions of the European Union Poland - Chancellery of the Prime Minister 21 Mar 2025 -- Deregulation, rearmament of Europe, and migration were the main topics of the European Council meeting attended by Prime Minister Donald Tusk.
• The State Secretaries of NB8 Foreign Ministries discuss aid to Ukraine and plans to strengthen European security Latvia MFA 21 Mar 2025 -- On 20 and 21 March 2025, the State Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Andžejs Viļumsons, participated in the annual meeting of the State Secretaries of the Foreign Ministries of the Baltic states and Nordic countries (NB8), hosted by Copenhagen, Denmark.
• European Council meeting focused on defense as a new EU priority President of the Republic of Lithuania 21 Mar 2025 -- Addressing the European Council on Thursday, President Gitanas Nausėda stressed the need to bolster Europe's defense.
• Europe's Military Industry Suffers From Lack of Raw Material Amid Drive to Arm Ukraine Sputnik 21 Mar 2025 -- Only "a handful" of companies exist in Europe that make nitrocellulose, a vital ingredient for the propellant used in shells, Bloomberg laments.
• UK, Germany issue 'travel warning' for US-headed passengers amid increased detentions, deportations Press TV 21 Mar 2025 -- The UK and Germany have issued "travel warnings" for passengers headed to the United States due to an increase in recent detentions and deportations of foreign visitors.

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Ukraine Conflict News


• 21 March 2025 - Daily Press Briefing by the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General United Nations 21 Mar 2025

Operation Iron Swords / Operation Al-Aqsa Flood

• IDF Troops Are Operating To Thwart Terrorism in Nablus Israel Defense Forces 21 Mar 2025
• Israeli spy chief revealed 'criminal Netanyahu main obstacle to effective negotiations': Hamas Press TV 21 Mar 2025 -- Hamas has said recent damning remarks by the head of the Israeli regime's so-called internal spy agency had revealed the Israeli prime minister to be the main obstacle to effective negotiations between the group and Tel Aviv.
• Gaza Health Ministry condemns Israeli strike on Gaza's only cancer hospital Press TV 21 Mar 2025 -- The Palestinian Ministry of Health has strongly condemned the "heinous crime" by Israeli forces following the destruction of the Palestinian-Turkish Friendship Hospital, the only facility in Gaza dedicated to cancer treatment.
• Israel's recent strikes killed over 200 kids in Gaza: UNICEF Press TV 21 Mar 2025 -- The United Nations agency for children (UNICEF) says at least 200 Palestinian children have been killed in Gaza since Israel resumed its genocidal war on the strip on Tuesday.
• Hamas denies quitting Gaza ceasefire talks after Israel resumes war Press TV 21 Mar 2025 -- Palestinian resistance movement Hamas has denied an Israeli report that claimed the group quit Gaza ceasefire talks after Israel resumed genocidal strikes.
• Israel threatens to 'annex' parts of Gaza amid resumption of Tel Aviv's genocidal war Press TV 21 Mar 2025 -- The Israeli regime's minister for military affairs, Israel Katz has threatened to annex portions of the Gaza Strip unless the Palestinian resistance movement Hamas releases the remaining Zionist captives there.
• Israeli forces escalate aggression in Jenin in West Bank Press TV 21 Mar 2025 -- Israeli forces have escalated their aggression in the occupied West Bank, intensifying their campaign of home demolitions and forcible displacement of Palestinians in the city of Jenin and its refugee camp.
• Israeli warplanes launch wave of attacks on targets in eastern, southern Lebanon Press TV 21 Mar 2025 -- Israeli military aircraft have launched a series of airstrikes against areas deep inside the eastern and southern flanks of Lebanon, in the latest flagrant violation of a fragile ceasefire agreement with the Arab nation.
• Iran, UAE voice alarm at fatal Israeli, American aggression against Gaza, Yemen Press TV 21 Mar 2025 -- Iran and the United Arab Emirates have expressed deep concern over the Israeli regime's resumption of Tel Aviv's genocidal war on the Gaza Strip and the United States' deadly pro-Israeli attacks against Yemen.
• Yemen succeeded in withstanding US, Israel with full sincerity: IRGC commander Press TV 21 Mar 2025 -- A high-ranking commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) says Yemen provided "unparalleled" support for the people of Palestine in the face of the US and Israeli acts of aggression.
• Exhausted Gazans wake from another night of Israeli bombing: UN aid teams UN News 21 Mar 2025 -- Israel's renewed bombing campaign and intensifying ground operation in Gaza are reversing gains achieved during the brief ceasefire, UN humanitarians inside the devastated enclave said on Friday.
• Middle East crisis spirals amid mounting civilian deaths, aid blockade UN News 21 Mar 2025 -- The Israel-Palestine conflict is descending further into violence, with mounting civilian casualties in the West Bank and a deepening humanitarian crisis in Gaza, the UN's top envoy for the region warned on Friday.
• UNRWA Situation Report #164 on the situation in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, including East Jerusalem. All information updated for 12-18 March 2025 UNRWA 21 Mar 2025
• Security Council Speakers Warn of 'Gazafication' of West Bank, Urge Israel to End Illegal Settlements, Occupation UN Security Council 21 Mar 2025 -- Speakers in the Security Council today warned of the expansion of illegal settlements in the West Bank and its "Gazafication" amid Israel's ongoing counter-terrorism operations, which its representative described as efforts to dismantle Iran's terror networks.
• No: 61, 21 March 2025, Regarding Israel's Attack Targeting the Turkish-Palestinian Friendship Hospital in Gaza Republic of Turkey Ministry of Foreign Affairs 21 Mar 2025
• UN, EU call for ceasefire in Gaza as Israel renews strikes Press TV 21 Mar 2025 -- The United Nations and the European Union have called for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, as Israel has resumed its genocidal war on the strip.
• France opposes annexation of Gaza, West Bank: French FM Press TV 21 Mar 2025 -- French Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs Jean-Noël Barrot said that his country opposes any form of annexation of Gaza and the West Bank by the Israeli regime.
• Canada provides funding for humanitarian needs in Lebanon Canada 21 Mar 2025 -- The situation throughout Lebanon, including in Beirut, remains volatile and unpredictable due to the conflict between Israel and Hezbollah
• DFA Statement on Israel's Latest Offensive in the Gaza Strip Philippines DFA 21 Mar 2025 -- The Philippines is gravely concerned over Israel's latest offensive in the Gaza Strip, which resulted in the tragic loss of more than 400 Palestinian lives, including over a hundred children, as well as more than 500 injured. We urge all sides to refrain from escalating the violence and to immediately return to negotiations toward a more permanent ceasefire. We call on all parties to adhere to their obligations under international law, with particular emphasis on the protection of civilians, and for the unconditional release of all hostages. END
  
• PH 'gravely concerned' over Israel offensive in Gaza Philippine News Agency 21 Mar 2025 -- The Philippine government, through the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA), expressed grave concern over Israel's latest offensive in Gaza that marked the resumption of its military operations after a two-month ceasefire.
• Joint statement from the Foreign Ministers of France, Germany and the UK (E3) on Gaza UK FCDO 21 Mar 2025 -- The Foreign Ministers of France, Germany, and the UK (the E3) call for immediate return to a ceasefire
• The UK opposes any attempt to forcibly annex land in Gaza or expand settlements in the West Bank: UK statement at the UN Security Council UK FCDO 21 Mar 2025 -- Statement by Ambassador James Kariuki, UK Deputy Permanent Representative to the UN, at the UN Security Council meeting on the Middle East.
• Yemen warns Israeli Ben Gurion Airport unsafe until Gaza aggression ends, blockade lifted Press TV 21 Mar 2025 -- The Yemeni Armed Forces (YAF) have declared that Israel's Ben Gurion Airport is now unsafe for air traffic and will remain so until Israeli aggression against Gaza ends and the blockade is lifted.

Other Conflicts

• Children, refugees pay hefty price of global aid funding crisis UN News 21 Mar 2025 -- Children, refugees and displaced people worldwide are paying the price for the deep-seated funding crisis that has engulfed the international aid sector, made worse by pronounced cuts in Washington, the UN children's and refugee agencies said on Friday.
• UNICEF Deputy Executive Director, Kitty van der Heijden Palais Briefing on Ethiopia, Nigeria and the global funding crisis UNICEF 21 Mar 2025 -- This is an overview of remarks by UNICEF Deputy Executive Director Kitty van der Heijden - to whom quoted text may be attributed - at the Palais des Nations in Geneva
• PH supports Japanese initiatives to ensure regional peace Philippine News Agency 21 Mar 2025 -- Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. on Thursday expressed the country's support for the Japan Self-Defense Forces' (JSDF) initiatives to prevent any attempt to destabilize peace and security in the East and South China Sea.
• American Glezmann Returns Home After 2-Year Detention In Afghanistan RFE/RL 21 Mar 2025 -- George Glezmann, an American who was released from detention in Afghanistan on March 20, has arrived in the United States and been reunited with his wife, a State Department spokesperson said.
• As new school year starts in Afghanistan, almost 400,000 more girls deprived of their right to education, bringing total to 2.2 million UNICEF 21 Mar 2025 -- Statement by UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell on the third anniversary of the ban on secondary education for girls in Afghanistan
• Undocumented Afghans In Iran Face Uncertain Future Amid New Restrictions RFE/RL 21 Mar 2025 -- Millions of Afghans in Iran face an uncertain future as Tehran prepares to implement sweeping restrictions that will cut off access to health care, education, housing, and other essential services for undocumented immigrants.
• UN Human Rights Council 58: UK Statement for the Special Rapporteur on Myanmar UK FCDO 21 Mar 2025 -- UK Statement for the Interactive Dialogue with Special Rapporteur on Myanmar. Delivered by the UK Human Rights Ambassador, Eleanor Sanders.
• 30 Naxals, policeman killed in separate gunfights in India's Chhattisgarh People's Daily 21 Mar 2025 -- At least 30 Naxals and one policeman were killed Thursday in two separate fierce gunfights in the central Indian state of Chhattisgarh, police said.
• UNHCR: DR Congo crisis deepens as funding cuts hit critical humanitarian aid UNHCR 21 Mar 2025 -- Critical funding gaps are severely hampering humanitarian efforts in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and beyond, leaving thousands without life-saving aid and pushing an already dire humanitarian situation closer to catastrophe.
• Canada provides funding to respond to crises in Sudan and Democratic Republic of Congo Canada 21 Mar 2025 -- Canada recognizes that the world is grappling with increasing geopolitical uncertainty, with conflicts spanning several continents impacting millions of people. This is why Canada is dedicated to doing its part to support those in need by collaborating with trusted and reliable partners on international assistance efforts.
• UNICEF condemns looting of lifesaving supplies for children in Sudan UN News 21 Mar 2025 -- The UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) on Friday strongly condemned the looting of vital humanitarian supplies from Al Bashair Hospital in the Sudanese capital, Khartoum, warning that the theft puts thousands of malnourished children and mothers at risk.
• UNICEF condemns looting of life-saving supplies for children from Al Bashair hospital in Khartoum State UNICEF 21 Mar 2025 -- UNICEF condemns in the strongest possible terms the looting of vital humanitarian supplies—intended to save the lives of malnourished children and provide critical healthcare to mothers and newborns from Al Bashair Hospital in Jabal Awlia, Khartoum.
• Sudan army recaptures Khartoum presidential palace Press TV 21 Mar 2025 -- In a statement released on Friday, Sudan's army said its troops had recaptured the presidential palace in downtown Khartoum after nearly two years of conflict with the rival Rapid Support Forces (RSF).
• Sudanese army 'recaptures' presidential palace in Khartoum from rebels IRNA 21 Mar 2025 -- The Sudanese army says it is now in full control of the presidential palace in downtown after nearly two years of fighting with rebel forces.
• Security Council Press Statement on Attack against United Nations Mission in South Sudan UN Security Council 21 Mar 2025
• Canada imposes additional sanctions against individuals linked to crisis in Haiti Canada 21 Mar 2025 -- The Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Development, today announced that Canada is imposing additional sanctions under the Special Economic Measures (Haiti) Regulations to address the deteriorating political, security and humanitarian situation in Haiti, which has been exacerbated by the actions of the targeted individuals.
• Backgrounder: Canada imposes additional sanctions against individuals linked to crisis in Haiti Canada 21 Mar 2025

News Reports

• Rescinding Security Clearances and Access to Classified Information from Specified Individuals The White House 22 Mar 2025
• Trump Rescinds Security Clearances From Hillary Clinton, Kamala Harris - White House Sputnik 21 Mar 2025 -- The administration of US President Donald Trump has decided to deny access to classified information and the ability to work with it to Kamala Harris, Hillary Clinton and members of former President Joe Biden's family.
• Preventing Abuses of the Legal System and the Federal Court The White House 22 Mar 2025
• Department of Defense Chief of Staff Joseph Kasper Statement on Efforts to Combat Unauthorized Disclosures DoD 21 Mar 2025
• Statement of Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche on Investigation into Intelligence Leak US Dept. of Justice 21 Mar 2025 -- Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche made the following statement today regarding an investigation into the leak of intelligence information.
• Release of the 2024 Independent Intelligence Review Prime Minister of Australia 21 Mar 2025 -- The Government announced an Independent Intelligence Review in September 2023 to ensure our intelligence agencies are best positioned to continue to serve the Australian national interest.
• Prime Minister's Office Announcement Israel - Prime Minister 21 Mar 2025 -- "The Government unanimously approved Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's proposal to end ISA Director Ronen Bar's term of office."
• Israeli spy chief warns of 'deep' Iranian infiltration; says Netanyahu responsible for regime's woes Press TV 21 Mar 2025 -- The head of the Israeli regime's so-called internal spy agency has considered the Israeli prime minister to be behind the regime's serious predicaments, including mismanagement leading to, what he described as, Iran's "deep" infiltration into Israeli intelligence affairs.
• Switzerland splits sanctions list on ISIL, Al-Qaida and the Taliban Federal Council - Swiss Government 21 Mar 2025 -- On 21 March, the Federal Council divided the Ordinance on Measures against Persons and Organisations with Links to Usama bin Laden, Al-Qaida or the Taliban into two separate ordinances. This decision reflects several UN Security Council resolutions. The ordinances will come into force on 15 May.
• U.S. Marshals Arrest Fugitive Tren De Aragua Member for Violent Crimes US Dept. of Justice 21 Mar 2025 -- In a coordinated effort by the U.S. Marshal Service (USMS) Southeast Regional Fugitive Task Force (SERFTF), USMS Great Lakes Regional Fugitive Task Force, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and the Chicago Police Department, a high-ranking member of the Venezuelan street gang Tren De Aragua (TDA) was arrested yesterday in Cobb County, Georgia.
• Telephone conversation with Emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani President of Russia 21 Mar 2025 -- Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with Emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani.
• Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's interview with Krasnaya Zvezda Media Holding Company for the film Diplomacy as a Way of Life: I Prefer Fair Play, March 21, 2025 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 21 Mar 2025
• Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Mao Ning's Regular Press Conference on March 21, 2025 PRC MofA 21 Mar 2025
• Chinese FM responds to question on Trump denying US media hype over Musk to be briefed on US military's plan for any potential conflict with China Global Times 21 Mar 2025 -- When asked to comment on US media reports that Elon Musk was scheduled to be granted a briefing on American military's contingency plans in case of a conflict with China, although President Trump has said the briefing now will not occur, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said on Friday that " I'm not familiar with what you said."
• Chinese deputy FM meets with visiting US Senator Daines Global Times 21 Mar 2025 -- Chinese Deputy Foreign Minister Ma Zhaoxu met with visiting US Republican Senator Steve Daines on Friday. The two sides held in-depth exchanges on China-US relations and issues of mutual concern, according to a press release from the Chinese Foreign Ministry.
• Chinese FM responds to whether China expects US Senator Daines' China visit to pave way for Chinese, US leaders' meeting Global Times 21 Mar 2025 -- In response to a media inquiry on whether China expects US Senator Steve Daines' visit to China to lay the groundwork for the meeting between the heads of state of China and the US, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said at a press briefing on Friday that China welcomes Senator Daines' visit, and also welcomes people from all sectors of the US, including members of Congress, to visit China.
• Wang Yi Meets with ROK Foreign Minister Cho Tae-yul PRC MofA 21 Mar 2025 -- On March 21, 2025 local time, Member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Foreign Minister Wang Yi met with Foreign Minister of the Republic of Korea (ROK) Cho Tae-yul, who attended together the 11th China-Japan-ROK Trilateral Foreign Ministers' Meeting, in Tokyo.
• Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba Meets with Wang Yi PRC MofA 21 Mar 2025 -- On March 21, 2025, Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba met with visiting Member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Foreign Minister Wang Yi in Tokyo.
• Wang Yi: China-Japan-ROK Cooperation Embodies the Saying "Close Neighbors are Better Than Relatives Far Away" PRC MofA 21 Mar 2025 -- On March 21, 2025 local time, when attending Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's group meeting in Tokyo with foreign ministers of China, Japan, and the Republic of Korea (ROK), Member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Foreign Minister Wang Yi said China-Japan-ROK cooperation started early, achieved many results and has great potential, and has played an important role in enhancing mutual understanding and promoting mutually beneficial cooperation.
• China, EU willing, able to resolve differences through consultation in accordance with WTO rules: commerce minister Global Times 21 Mar 2025 -- China and the EU both have the willingness and ability to resolve differences through consultation in accordance with World Trade Organization (WTO) rules, creating a stable and predictable trade and economic environment for the development and cooperation of both industries, China's Commerce Minister Wang Wentao said on Friday.
• Xinjiang regional Party chief meets Thai deputy PM, refutes some Western countries' 'egregious lies' about region Global Times 21 Mar 2025 -- Ma Xingrui, Party chief of Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, recently met with Thai Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister Phumtham Wechayachai in Kashi, during which the two sides had an in-depth and candid exchange of views on implementing the important consensus reached by the leaders of the two countries and deepening local cooperation in relevant fields, the Xinjiang Daily reported on Friday.
• Subsidies, services, social shifts: China's strategic push for a birth-friendly future People's Daily 21 Mar 2025 -- Faced with the twin demographic challenges of a low fertility rate and a graying population, China is spearheading systemic policy innovations and people-oriented practices to bolster birth rates, boost consumption and drive sustainable socioeconomic growth in the coming decades and beyond.
• China accelerates consumption-driven growth model People's Daily 21 Mar 2025 -- This comprehensive policy package introduces far-reaching measures to refine institutional mechanisms for consumption promotion, unlock new market potential, and accelerate China's shift toward a consumption-driven economic growth model.
• China's anti-graft chief stresses promoting Party self-governance, combating corruption People's Daily 21 Mar 2025 -- Li Xi, China's anti-graft chief, has urged solid efforts from discipline inspection and supervision agencies to carry out the education campaign to implement the central leadership's "eight-point decision" on improving work conduct, promote full and rigorous Party self-governance, and combat corruption.
• China to further stabilize foreign investment in 2025: commerce ministry People's Daily 21 Mar 2025 -- China will work to further stabilize foreign investment in 2025, implementing measures to open up more fields and improve the business environment, the Ministry of Commerce said on Thursday.
• Shenzhou-19 crew successfully completes third spacewalk, set to return to Earth in over a month Global Times 21 Mar 2025 -- According to the China Manned Space Agency, members of the Shenzhou-19 crew aboard China's orbiting space station completed their mission's third series of extravehicular activities (EVAs) at 8:50 pm (Beijing Time) on Friday.
• Shenzhou-19 crew set for third extravehicular activities People's Daily 21 Mar 2025 -- The Shenzhou-19 crew members on board China's space station will conduct their third extravehicular activities (EVAs) within the next few days, the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA) announced on Thursday.
• Belgium's House supports Taiwan in new resolution CNA 21 Mar 2025 -- Belgium's House of Representatives on Thursday passed a resolution voicing support for Taiwan and condemning Beijing's increasingly aggressive behavior in the Indo-Pacific region.
• Taiwan condemns China coast guard activities around Dongsha CNA 21 Mar 2025 -- Taiwanese authorities on Friday condemned the recent increase in Chinese coast guard-escorted fishing vessels operating illegally in waters around Taiwan-controlled Dongsha Islands in the South China Sea.
• PLA activities in the waters and airspace around Taiwan ROC MND 21 Mar 2025
• Tornado Cash Delisting US Treasury 21 Mar 2025 -- Based on the Administration's review of the novel legal and policy issues raised by use of financial sanctions against financial and commercial activity occurring within evolving technology and legal environments, we have exercised our discretion to remove the economic sanctions against Tornado Cash as reflected in Treasury's Monday filing in Van Loon v. Department of the Treasury.
• Respected Comrade Kim Jong Un Has Photo Session with Participants in Third National Meeting of Active Neighbourhood Unit Leaders KCNA 21 Mar 2025 -- Kim Jong Un , general secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea and president of the State Affairs of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, met and had a photo session with the participants in the third national meeting of active neighbourhood unit leaders on March 20.
• Respected Comrade Kim Jong Un Visits Nampho Dockyard KCNA 21 Mar 2025 -- Kim Jong Un , general secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea and president of the State Affairs of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, gave field guidance at the Nampho Dockyard on March 20.
• North Korean defector numbers plunge amid Pyongyang's strict control: UN report Radio Free Asia 21 Mar 2025 -- North Korea has continued to impose strict controls on the movement of its citizens, resulting in a sharp decline in the number of defectors escaping the country, a recent U.N. report showed, despite signs of easing its COVID-19 border closure.
• Permanent Representative of DPRK at UN Office and International Organizations in Geneva Issues Press Statement KCNA 21 Mar 2025 -- Jo Chol Su, permanent representative of the DPRK at the UN Office and international organizations in Geneva issued the following press statement titled "The U.S. act to use international body as a tool for implementing its strategy for hegemony can never be tolerated" on Friday:
• Spokesperson for Ministry of National Defence of DPRK Releases Press Statement KCNA 21 Mar 2025 -- A spokesperson for the Ministry of National Defence of the DPRK on Thursday issued the following press statement titled "It is within the range of the option of the DPRK's armed forces to use the most deadly military means against the hostile forces seriously threatening the sovereignty and security of its state":
• 2 Men Convicted In New York For Plotting To Kill Iranian Dissident Journalist RFE/RL 21 Mar 2025 -- Two men identified by prosecutors as members of the Russian mob have been convicted in New York City for plotting to kill Iranian-American journalist and activist Masih Alinejad in a murder-for-hire scheme financed by Iran's government.
• Two Eastern European Organized Crime Leaders Convicted of Murder for Hire Targeting U.S.-Based Journalist on Behalf of Iranian Government US Dept. of Justice 21 Mar 2025 -- A federal jury returned guilty verdicts yesterday on all five counts in the superseding indictment against Rafat Amirov, also known as Farkhaddin Mirzoev, Pᴎᴍ, and Rome, 46, of Iran; and Polad Omarov, also known as Araz Aliyev, Polad Qaqa, and Haci Qaqa, 40, of Georgia. The defendants were convicted of murder-for-hire and attempted murder in aid of racketeering charges, in a trial before U.S. District Judge Colleen McMahon. Amirov and Omarov are scheduled to be sentenced on Sept. 17.
• China raps sanctions, calls for end to U.S. interference in Beijing-Tehran cooperation IRNA 21 Mar 2025 -- China has called on the United States to stop its interference in Beijing's economic cooperation with the Islamic Republic of Iran.
• Iran, like any other country, has the right to peaceful nuclear energy: Kremlin spokesperson IRNA 21 Mar 2025 -- Russia has once again defended Iran's nuclear program, saying it is completely peaceful in nature and complies with international law.
• Kremlin says Iran has right to peaceful nuclear program, urges diplomacy to solve issues Press TV 21 Mar 2025 -- Russia defends Iran's right to peaceful nuclear energy and its lawful activities, urging diplomacy to solve the remaining issues.
• Leader warns US against using language of threats against Iran Press TV 21 Mar 2025 -- Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has warned the United States against using the language of threats against Iran.
• Iran Rings In Nowruz Amid Calls To Go Nuclear RFE/RL 21 Mar 2025
• Transcript of Weekly Media Briefing by the Official Spokesperson (March 21, 2025) India MEA 21 Mar 2025
• Eighth India-EU Cyber Dialogue (March 20, 2025) India MEA 21 Mar 2025 -- The Eighth India-EU Cyber Dialogue was held on 20 March 2025 in New Delhi.
• 14th meeting of ADMM-Plus Experts Working Group on Counter-Terrorism concludes in New Delhi India PIB 21 Mar 2025 -- The 14th meeting of ASEAN Defence Ministers' Meeting-Plus (ADMM-Plus) Experts Working Group on Counter-Terrorism (EWG on CT) was held in New Delhi from March 19 to 20, 2025
• Protests erupt across Turkey after Erdogan rival arrested Press TV 21 Mar 2025 -- Protests have erupted in cities across Turkey after President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's political rival Ekrem Imamoglu was arrested.
• PM call with President of the European Council, President of the European Commission and the leaders of Turkey, Norway and Iceland: 21 March 2025 Gov.UK 21 Mar 2025
• Canada imposes new sanctions against Venezuelan officials Canada 21 Mar 2025 -- Today, the Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Development, announced that Canada is imposing new sanctions against Venezuelan officials under the Special Economic Measures (Venezuela) Regulations.
• Backgrounder: Canada imposes sanctions against Venezuelan officials involved in committing human rights violations and/or undermining Venezuela's democracy Canada 21 Mar 2025
• Designation of Former President of Argentina and Former Minister of Planning of Argentina for Involvement in Significant Corruption US Dept. of State 21 Mar 2025 -- "Today, I am announcing the designation of Cristina Elisabet Fernandez de Kirchner ("CFK"), former president of Argentina, and Julio Miguel De Vido ("De Vido"), former Minister of Planning of Argentina, for their involvement in significant corruption during their time in public office."