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• US announcement of deploying 2nd aircraft carrier off Yemen 'admission of disastrous failure': Al-Houthi Press TV 22 Mar 2025 -- The leader of Yemen's Ansarullah popular resistance movement has characterized the US's decision to deploy a second aircraft carrier to the waters off his country as acknowledgment of Washington's abject failure in the face of Sana'a's determined pro-Palestinian and defensive efforts.

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• USS Spruance deploys to U.S. Northern Command Area of Responsibility US Navy Press Release 22 Mar 2025 -- The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Spruance (DDG 111) departed Naval Base San Diego to support U.S. Northern Command (USNORTHCOM) southern border operations in the USNORTHCOM area of responsibility, March 22.
• HMCS Harry DeWolf returns from Operation CARIBBE Canada 22 Mar 2025 -- Today, His Majesty's Canadian Ship (HMCS) Harry DeWolf and its crew arrivedat their home port in Halifax, Nova Scotia,returning to their families and loved ones after a highly successful deployment to the Caribbean Sea.
• Second Frigate of Project 1135.6 built by GSL launched India PIB 22 Mar 2025 -- The second frigate of Project 1135.6 Additional Follow-on Ships, named 'Tavasya', built by Goa Shipyard Limited (GSL), was launched by Mrs. Neeta Seth in the presence of Raksha Rajya Mantri Shri Sanjay Seth, and FOC-in-C West Vice Admiral Sanjay J Singh today on 22 Mar 25 at GSL, Goa.
• Goa Shipyard launches second P1135.6 frigate, a monumental leap in India's indigenous warship building India PIB 22 Mar 2025 -- Goa Shipyard Limited (GSL), one of India's premier defence shipyards, achieved yet another historic milestone with the successful launch of 'Tavasya', the second frigate of Project 1135.6 (Yard 1259) today, March 22, 2025.
• 13th Edition of India-Italy Military Cooperation Group Meeting concludes in Rome India PIB 22 Mar 2025 -- The 13th edition of the India-Italy Military Cooperation Group (MCG) meeting was successfully conducted from 20-21 March 2025 in Rome, Italy
• Iranian Army will crush enemies if they make any mistake: Commander Press TV 22 Mar 2025 -- Iran's Army Ground Force Commander Brigadier General Kiumars Heidari says his force is vigilant and fully ready to crush enemies in case they make any misadventure.
• In warning to enemy, Navy commander says threats, intimidation will never work on Iran Press TV 22 Mar 2025 -- The commander of the Iranian Navy says threats and intimidation will never work against Iran.
• PH Army evolving to meet new security threats Philippine News Agency 22 Mar 2025 -- Philippine Army (PA) commander Lt. Gen. Roy Galido said Saturday the service is now evolving to meet and address new security challenges.
• PBBM to PH Army: Sharpen your skills, embrace innovation Philippine News Agency 22 Mar 2025 -- President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Saturday urged the Philippine Army (PA) to enhance their skills and keep up with the latest trends to make sure the next generations will inherit a "New Philippines" that is "peaceful, progressive, and full of promise."
• Marcos calls for adaptability, discipline amid cyberspace warfare Philippine News Agency 22 Mar 2025 -- President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Saturday emphasized the importance of adaptability and discipline as he warned that cyberspace has become the new frontline in modern warfare.
• Pentagon chief to make first visit to PH; to strengthen alliance Philippine News Agency 22 Mar 2025 -- United States Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is embarking on his first trip to the Philippines for a security dialogue next week, the US Department of Defense announced Saturday.
• VOA Sues Overseer USAGM To Restore Operations After Trump Order RFE/RL 22 Mar 2025 -- A group that includes six Voice of America (VOA) journalists has filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration and other officials accusing them of illegally shutting down several publicly funded broadcasters.
• Trump says open to U.S. "associate membership" in British Commonwealth People's Daily 22 Mar 2025 -- U.S. President Donald Trump suggested on Friday he is open to the proposal that the United States could be offered "associate membership" in the British Commonwealth.

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• Netanyahu sacks Israeli spy chief amid warning of 'civil war' Press TV 22 Mar 2025 -- The Israeli cabinet has voted unanimously to fire the head of the regime's Shin Bet internal spy agency Ronen Bar, triggering backlash from opposition political groups and figures against the move.
• Israel says airstrike targeting rocket launcher in N. Gaza People's Daily 22 Mar 2025 -- The Israeli military said on Friday that its fighter jets struck a rocket launcher in northern Gaza, hours after two rockets were fired toward Israeli territory.
• Tensions flare-up as Israel launches airstrikes on Lebanon in violation of ceasefire IRNA 22 Mar 2025 -- The Israeli military has carried out strikes on what it claimed were positions of the Hezbollah resistance movement in southern Lebanon
• Israel launches airstrikes on Lebanon in violation of ceasefire IRNA 22 Mar 2025 -- The Israeli military has carried out strikes on what it claimed were positions of the Hezbollah resistance movement in southern Lebanon.
• Hezbollah denies firing rockets at Israel IRNA 22 Mar 2025 -- Hezbollah has dismissed Israel's allegation that the Lebanese resistance movement was behind the rocket attack on the occupied Palestinian territories.
• Hezbollah denies rocket strikes against occupied Palestinian territories Press TV 22 Mar 2025 -- Hezbollah has denied firing rockets from southern Lebanon and into the occupied Palestinian territories and reiterated its commitment to the ceasefire agreement with the Israeli regime.
• President Aoun censures Israeli attempts to drag Lebanon into fresh cycle of violence Press TV 22 Mar 2025 -- Lebanese President Joseph Aoun has denounced "the attempts to drag Lebanon anew into the cycle of violence," after at least two civilians were killed when Israeli military aircraft carried out an airstrike in southern Lebanon in a blatant violation of the ceasefire agreement with the Arab country.
• UNRWA Commissioner-General: 60 days to the start of Operation "Iron Wall" in Jenin camp UNRWA 22 Mar 2025
• Iran's mission blasts US complicity in 'egregious' Israeli crimes Press TV 22 Mar 2025 -- Iran's ambassador to the UN has rejected US and Israeli accusations of destabilizing activities against Tehran, saying they aim to shield Israel and "perpetuate impunity for its crimes".
• Muslim world should take 'drastic, collective' efforts to stop Israeli crimes in Gaza: Iran FM Press TV 22 Mar 2025 -- Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has strongly condemned the Israeli regime's atrocities against the defenseless Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip, emphasizing the urgent need for unified and immediate action by Muslim countries to halt these crimes.
• 'Gaza must not become a battleground for political game,' says Chinese envoy to UN Global Times 22 Mar 2025 -- Fu Cong, China's permanent representative to the United Nations, said at a Security Council Briefing on Friday that China is gravely concerned about the breakdown of the hard-won ceasefire in Gaza. "Gaza must not become a battleground for political game. Civilian lives must not be sacrificed for political calculations. A lasting ceasefire must be realized in Gaza," the Chinese envoy said.
• French, German, British FMs urge immediate return to Gaza ceasefire People's Daily 22 Mar 2025 -- The foreign ministers of France, Germany and Britain on Friday jointly called for an immediate return to a ceasefire in Gaza.
• France, Germany, UK appalled by civilian casualties in Gaza, urge ceasefire return Press TV 22 Mar 2025 -- France, Germany and the United Kingdom have expressed deep concern over the renewed Israeli attacks on Gaza, calling for an immediate return to a ceasefire in the besieged territory.
• PM call with King Abdullah II of Jordan: 22 March 2025 Gov.UK 22 Mar 2025
• Spanish Government condemns violation of ceasefire agreement between Lebanon and Israel Spain MFA 22 Mar 2025

Other Conflicts

• UN Children's Agency Calls On Taliban To Lift Ban On Girls' Education RFE/RL 22 Mar 2025 -- The UN children's agency has urged Afghanistan's Taliban-led government to immediately lift a ban on girls' education beyond primary school, saying that if the ban continues until 2030 more than 4 million girls will have been deprived of their right to education.
• Spokesperson statement on the temporary opening of the Margara-Alican border crossing European External Action Service (EEAS) 22 Mar 2025 -- The EU welcomes the temporary opening of the Margara-Alican border crossing between Armenia and Türkiye. This gesture of goodwill not only helps those in need in Syria but also shows the added value of the bilateral dialogue and builds onto efforts towards the full normalisation of relations between Armenia and Türkiye.
  
• Report: Syrian regime's militants kill 72 people in one day Press TV 22 Mar 2025 -- The Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham-led (HTS) militants of the ruling regime in Syria have killed 72 people across the conflict-ridden country in the past 24 hours, a UK-based war monitor says.
• Israeli forces infiltrate southern Syria, strike Homs Press TV 22 Mar 2025 -- An Israeli military convoy has advanced from Tal al-Ahmar al-Gharbi toward the village of al-Asha in the southern countryside of Quneitra, southern Syria.
• OIC General Secretariat Strongly Condemns the Terrorist Attack in Niger Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) 22 Mar 2025 -- The General Secretariat of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) condemned in the strongest terms the terrorist attack perpetrated on 21 March 2025, against worshippers performing Friday prayers in the village of Fambita, located in the district of Téra, Niger, which resulted in dozens of deaths and injuries.
• Iran slams terror attack on mosque in southwestern Niger Press TV 22 Mar 2025 -- Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei has strongly condemned a terrorist attack on a mosque in southwestern Niger.

News Reports

• Turkey arrests 343 as mass protests follow detention of Erdogan's main rival Press TV 22 Mar 2025 -- Turkish authorities have arrested 343 protesters during overnight protests in more than a dozen cities against the detention of Istanbul's Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, the Interior Ministry said.
• Turkey witnesses more protests over the arrest of Istanbul mayor on multiple charges IRNA 22 Mar 2025 -- Protesters in Turkey have once again flooded the streets of Istanbul in opposition to the arrest of the city's mayor over terror and graft-related charges.
• Protests Intensify As Detained Istanbul Mayor, Erdogan Rival Faces Police Questioning RFE/RL 22 Mar 2025 -- Thousands of supporters of detained Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu on March 22 protested in front of the city's courthouse where the key rival to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan was undergoing questioning over allegations of corruption and links to terror groups.
• "We will continue to live in brotherhood on these lands" Presidency of The Republic of Turkey 22 Mar 2025 -- Speaking after AK Party Istanbul Branch's iftar dinner, President Erdoğan said: "We will not tolerate plots that target Türkiye, surgical operations on it, or the erection of walls of discord among our 85 million citizens through social engineering. As Alevis, Sunnis, Kurds, Turks, Laz, and Circassians, we will continue to live in brotherhood and solidarity on these lands, as we have done for a thousand years."
• 'Ethnic Slavs Only:' Russian State Tenders Discriminate Based On Race RFE/RL 22 Mar 2025 -- In May 2024, a Moscow court banned several online job postings seeking candidates "of Slavic appearance" as illegal under Russian anti-discrimination labor laws and anti-extremism statutes, calling their distribution "unlawful and criminally punishable."
• Russian Crackdown On Central Asian Migrants Continues A Year After Moscow Terror Attack RFE/RL 22 Mar 2025 -- Central Asian migrants in Russia have met with increased harassment and violence since four Tajik men were arrested for the deadly terror attack on Moscow's Crocus City Hall on March 22, 2024.
• China firmly opposes politicization, weaponization of trade issues, says vice premier in meeting with US senator Daines Global Times 22 Mar 2025 -- China firmly opposes the politicization, weaponization, and instrumentalization of economic and trade issues, and is willing to engage in candid dialogue with the US based on mutual respect and equality, Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng said Saturday during a meeting with visiting US Senator Steve Daines in Beijing, the Xinhua News Agency reported.
• China-Japan-ROK FMs meeting 'pivotal moment to boost cooperation' Global Times 22 Mar 2025 -- Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi arrived in Japan on Friday to attend the 11th China-Japan-ROK Trilateral Foreign Ministers' Meeting to be held in Tokyo on Saturday and during the visit, he will co-chair with Japanese Minister for Foreign Affairs Takeshi Iwaya the Sixth China-Japan High-Level Economic Dialogue. 
• China and Japan Hold the Sixth High-Level Economic Dialogue PRC MofA 22 Mar 2025 -- On March 22, 2025 local time, Member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Foreign Minister Wang Yi and Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya co-chaired the sixth China-Japan High-level Economic Dialogue in Tokyo. Officials from 15 government departments of both countries attended the meeting.
• Shenzhou-19 crew completes third extravehicular activities People's Daily 22 Mar 2025 -- 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 p.m. (Beijing Time) on Friday, according to the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA).
• Taiwan's National Security Bureau delegation concludes Guatemala visit CNA 22 Mar 2025 -- A delegation from Taiwan's National Security Bureau (NSB) wrapped up an exchange training program in Guatemala on Friday, marking the first collaboration between the special security forces responsible for protecting the heads of state of both countries.
• Taiwan's foreign minister meets with new Somaliland envoy CNA 22 Mar 2025 -- Foreign Minister Lin Chia-lung (林佳龍) met with Somaliland's new representative to Taipei, Mahmoud Adam Jama Galaal, on Friday, with both expressing hope for increased bilateral ties in the future, according to Taiwan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA).
• Taiwan orders 2 more pro-'unification by force' Chinese influencers to leave CNA 22 Mar 2025 -- Taiwan's National Immigration Agency (NIA) has revoked the residence permits of two more Taiwan-based Chinese influencers after concluding they had openly advocating for China's unification of Taiwan by force.
• PLA activities in the waters and airspace around Taiwan ROC MND 22 Mar 2025
• Respected Comrade Kim Jong Un Receives Secretary of Russian Security Council KCNA 22 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, on March 21 received Sergei Shoigu, secretary of the Security Council of the Russian Federation, on a visit to the DPRK as the head of the Security Council delegation.
• Russian Delegation of Security Council Leaves KCNA 22 Mar 2025 -- The delegation of the Security Council of the Russian Federation led by Secretary Sergei Shoigu left here for home on March 21 after visiting the DPRK.
• Japan-ROK Foreign Ministers' Meeting Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan 22 Mar 2025
• Japan-China Foreign Ministers' Meeting Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan 22 Mar 2025-- On March 22 commencing at 2:10 p.m. for approximately 60 minutes, Mr. IWAYA Takeshi, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, held a Japan-China Foreign Ministers' Meeting (simultaneous interpretation) with H.E. Mr. Wang Yi, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China, who was visiting Japan to attend the Japan-China-ROK Trilateral Foreign Ministers' Meeting.
• The Eleventh Japan-China-ROK Trilateral Foreign Ministers' Meeting Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan 22 Mar 2025-- On March 22, commencing at 9:10 a.m. for approximately 80 minutes, the Eleventh Trilateral Foreign Ministers' Meeting between Japan, the People's Republic of China and the Republic of Korea was held at Iikura Guest House.
• Trump's envoy claims U.S. president is after building trust with Iran IRNA 22 Mar 2025 -- The U.S. President Donald Trump's Middle East envoy, Steve Witkoff, has claimed that Trump's recent letter to the Iranian government had not been intended as a threat and that he is after building trust with Iran.
• Envoy: Trump 'open to an opportunity to clean it all up with Iran' Press TV 22 Mar 2025 -- The US special envoy to West Asia says President Donald Trump is "open to an opportunity to clean it all up with Iran" after his military threats were rebuffed by the Islamic Republic as getting them nowhere.
• U.S. administration's baseless accusations once again highlight its hostile policy toward Iran: Envoy to U.N. IRNA 22 Mar 2025 -- Amir-Sa'eed Iravani, Iran's ambassador and permanent representative to the United Nations, in a letter to the U.N. Security Council and the U.N. Secretary General António Guterres said the baseless accusations once again highlight the hostile policy of the U.S. administration toward the Islamic Republic of Iran.
• Foreign Minister Receives Phone Call from Iranian Counterpart SPA 22 Mar 2025 -- Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah received a phone call today from Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Iran Seyed Abbas Araghchi.
• Extraordinary Press Conference by Foreign Minister IWAYA Takeshi Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan 22 Mar 2025
• Poland Effectively Protects the EU Border Poland - Chancellery of the Prime Minister 22 Mar 2025 -- Poland is effectively strengthening its eastern border. Several thousand soldiers and officers, supported by modern equipment and advanced infrastructure, repel hybrid threats every day.