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• The Atlantic publishes leaked chat between Trump's aides on U.S. attack against Yemen IRNA 26 Mar 2025 -- The Atlantic magazine has published a group chat among senior U.S. national security officials, including Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth revealing about military strikes in Yemen prior to the pilots even taking off to drop bombs.
• Duckworth: Pete Hegseth Needs to Resign in Disgrace Office of Senator Tammy Duckworth 26 Mar 2025 -- Today, combat Veteran and U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL)—a member of both the U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) and U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee (SFRC)—issued the following statement after new reporting confirmed that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth sent classified war plans in a Signal group chat with other Trump Administration officials, putting the lives of our men and women in uniform at greater risk and undermining the effectiveness of the mission
• NADLER CALLS FOR GABBARD AND RATCLIFFE TO BE PROSECUTED FOR PERJURY FOLLOWING LATEST SIGNALGATE RELEASE Office of Congressman Jerry Nadler (NY-12) 26 Mar 2025 -- "The latest text messages confirm that in yesterday's Senate Intelligence Committee hearing, Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard and CIA Director John Ratcliffe lied under oath in their testimony. Perjury is a crime, and they should be prosecuted."
• White House Blames Biden for the Signal Leak Sputnik 26 Mar 2025 -- The White House deflects blame for the Signal leak by citing Biden's botched Afghanistan exit—where 13 troops died unaccounted—and his delayed Houthi terror label, accusing his "weakness" of emboldening militants while dismissing Democratic critics.
• U.S. National Security Advisor Waltz claims responsibility for leaked chat of Yemen military plan People's Daily 26 Mar 2025 -- U.S. National Security Advisor Mike Waltz has assumed "full responsibility" for a leaked group chat discussing an upcoming strike in Yemen.
• Trump stands by national security adviser Mike Waltz despite war plan leak in group chat People's Daily 26 Mar 2025 -- U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday stood by his national security adviser, Mike Waltz, after The Atlantic's editor-in-chief was accidentally added to Signal group chat where high-level national security officials were discussing military plans in Yemen.
• Yemeni forces confront US warships for 'several hours,' strike Israeli military targets near Tel Aviv Press TV 26 Mar 2025 -- Yemen's Armed Forces have engaged US warships in the Red Sea for several hours and launched drone strikes on Israeli military positions near the city of Tel Aviv in continued retaliation for American military aggression against the country and the Israeli regime's war of genocide and siege against Gaza.
• Yemeni army targets Israeli-occupied Jaffa, U.S. aircraft carrier IRNA 26 Mar 2025 -- The Yemeni armed forces have targeted the USS Harry S. Truman and a number of U.S. warships in the Red Sea as well as the Israeli regime's military positions in Jaffa, northern occupied Palestine.
• Deadliest week in Yemen: US-led strikes kill 25 civilians Press TV 26 Mar 2025 -- The airstrikes led by the United States have killed at least 25 civilians in Yemen over the past week, marking the deadliest week of bombing on the country since the final months of the Washington-backed Saudi war in January 2022.
• U.S. Forces Conduct Strike Targeting ISIS-Somalia AFRICOM 26 Mar 2025 -- In coordination with the Federal Government of Somalia, U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) conducted multiple airstrikes against ISIS-Somalia on March 25, 2025.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth Holds Media Availability in Honolulu, Hawaii DoD 26 Mar 2025
• Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth Holds Media Engagement in Honolulu, Hawaii DoD 26 Mar 2025
• Out with old, in with new: The Great Place begins demolition of McNair Village Army News 26 Mar 2025 -- In a ceremony, joined by senior leaders, Cavalry Family Housing, the Military Housing Office, Centinel Public Partnerships, LLC, and community partners, McNair Village began demolition March 20.
• As Tanker Fleet Modernizes, Time Is Now for Cargo Aircraft Recap DoD News 26 Mar 2025 -- As a warfighting command responsible for projecting, maneuvering and sustaining the joint force, U.S. Transportation Command depends heavily on the U.S. tanker aircraft fleet, which includes both the aging KC-135 Stratotanker and the new KC-46 Pegasus.
• Hegseth Addresses Indo-Pacom Partnerships During First Trip to Region DoD News 26 Mar 2025 -- Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth discussed his strategic vision for the Defense Department, as it relates to the Indo-Pacific region, while delivering remarks to alumni of the Daniel K. Inouye Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies in Honolulu yesterday.
• 11th ATF showcases agile combat capabilities in Freedom Shield 25 US Air Force 26 Mar 2025 -- For the first time, the 11th Air Task Force deployed to provide command and control and agile mission-generation capabilities during exercise Freedom Shield, March 10-14. Their participation tested the unit's ability to support real-world airpower operations in a dynamic environment.
• USS MINNEAPOLIS-SAINT PAUL (LCS 21) Departs for Maiden Deployment US Navy 26 Mar 2025 -- The Freedom-variant littoral combat ship USS Minneapolis-Saint Paul (LCS 21), along with the "Valkyries" of Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 50 Detachment 3 and embarked U.S. Coast Guard Law Enforcement Detachment, departed from Naval Station Mayport March 26, beginning her maiden deployment to support U.S. 4th Fleet area of operations.
• Stratcom Ready to Respond to Threats, Needs Nuclear Modernization DoD News 26 Mar 2025 -- The nation's nuclear forces, which are foundational to national security, are safe, secure, effective and credible, said Air Force Gen. Anthony J. Cotton, commander of U.S. Strategic Command, who testified today at a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing in Washington.
• Spacecom Protecting Homeland From Growing Threats DoD News 26 Mar 2025 -- The Defense Department must prepare for conflict in space to ensure deterrence. If that fails, the U.S. military is ready to fight and win, said Space Force Commander Gen. Stephen N. Whiting, who testified today at a Senate Armed Services subcommittee on strategic forces.
• West Virginia National Guard Joins Cyber Exercise in Qatar Army News 25 Mar 2025 -- The West Virginia National Guard Cyber Protection Team - Mission Element joined over 30 cyber operators from six nations in the multinational exercise Eagle Resolve 2025 in Doha, Qatar.
• NATO Reaffirms Full Security Guarantees to Poland Poland - Chancellery of the Prime Minister 26 Mar 2025-- Security guarantees for Poland, support for the East Shield project, and joint patrols in the Baltic Sea, as well as identifying Russia as NATO's main threat — these were the outcomes of Prime Minister Donald Tusk's meeting with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte in Warsaw on Wednesday.
• NATO Walks Back Rutte's Remarks On US Troop Deaths In Lithuania RFE/RL 26 Mar 2025 -- The fate of four US soldiers who went missing in Lithuania during a training exercise is "unknown," a NATO spokeswoman said, walking back Secretary-General Mark Rutte's comment about their alleged deaths.
• Update about military personnel gone missing in a military exercise Lithuania MND 26 Mar 2025 -- The Lithuanian Armed Forces informs that on March 25 at approx. 16.45 hrs a notification was received on 4 missing U.S. servicemembers and one tracked vehicle General Silvestras Žukauskas Training Area in Pabradė.
• Secretary General reaffirms transatlantic unity in Warsaw: There is no alternative to NATO NATO 26 Mar 2025 -- NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte visited Warsaw on Wednesday (26 March 2025), where he met Polish President Andrzej Duda, Prime Minister Donald Tusk, Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz, and Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski. The Secretary General then gave a speech at a public event co-hosted by the Warsaw School of Economics and the Polish Institute of International Affairs.
• Spain to handover NATO Air Policing mission in Romania to the Italian Air Force NATO Allied Air Command 26 Mar 2025 -- The Italian Air Force will assume NATO's enhanced Air Policing mission in Romania, taking over from the Spanish Air Force to continue securing Allied airspace along the Alliance's southeastern flank.
• Pacific Fleet's submarine delivers Kalibr cruise missile strikes at naval and coastal targets during exercise in the Sea of Japan Russia MoD 26 Mar 2025 -- The Pacific Fleet's diesel-electric submarine Ufa launched Kalibr cruise missiles at sea and coastal targets from the Sea of Japan.
• RFE/RL Finds New Evidence Of Russia's Suspected Secret Nuclear Base In Belarus RFE/RL 26 Mar 2025 -- A seemingly innocuous photo posted online in September 2024 is a small piece in a larger mosaic of evidence uncovered by RFE/RL's Belarus Service of a secret Russian nuclear weapons base in the Eastern European country.
• Ukraine to receive €100 million worth of Estonian military aid Estonia MoD 26 Mar 2025 -- Ukraine has officially submitted to Estonia its list of required military aid today, which the Estonian state will now procure as a priority from domestic defence industries.
• Investments in stronger military defence, measures against hybrid threats and increased support to Ukraine Government Offices of Sweden 26 Mar 2025 -- SEK 25 billion to strengthen military defence; an additional SEK 16.5 billion to increased 2025 'Ukraine framework'; and a SEK 96 million package of targeted measures to counter hybrid threats.
• Does China Want To Send Peacekeepers To Ukraine? RFE/RL 26 Mar 2025 -- As European leaders attempt to organize a Ukraine peacekeeping mission amid a push by US President Donald Trump to clinch a cease-fire deal between Moscow and Kyiv, reports have spread that Beijing may want to play a role in maintaining the peace.
• MND news references of routine press conference for the 4 th week of March 2025 ROC MND 26 Mar 2025
• President Lai urges military to enhance combat resilience CNA 26 Mar 2025 -- Taiwan's military should continue improving its organizational structure and enhancing the troops' practical combat training, President Lai Ching-te (賴清德) said Wednesday.
• Number of conscripts in new military service program up 41% in 2025 CNA 26 Mar 2025 -- The number of young Taiwanese conscripts set to perform a full year of compulsory military service in 2025 will increase by 41 percent from 2024, when the move to a full year of service was initiated, a senior military official said Wednesday.
• Australian sustainment activities support international allied aircraft fleet Australia DOD 26 Mar 2025 -- In a significant boost to Australia's defence industry and sovereign capability, the United States Navy's MQ-4C Triton aircraft fleet will undergo comprehensive maintenance, repair and overhaul at RAAF Base Edinburgh. The New Zealand Defence Force has also confirmed a similar intent for their fleet of P-8A Poseidon aircraft.
• DRDO & Indian Navy successfully flight-test indigenously-developed Vertically-Launched Short-Range Surface-to-Air Missile India PIB 26 Mar 2025 -- Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO) and the Indian Navy conducted the successful flight-test of indigenously-developed Vertically-Launched Short-Range Surface-to-Air Missile (VLSRSAM) from the Integrated Test Range (ITR), Chandipur off the coast of Odisha at about 1200 hrs on March 26, 2025
• INDUCTION OF FOURTH 25T BOLLARD PULL TUG YUVAN (YARD 338) India PIB 26 Mar 2025 -- Induction ceremony for fourth 25T Bollard Pull (BP) Tug Yuvan was held on 26 Mar 25 at Naval Dockyard (Visakhapatnam) in presence of Cmde Rajeev John, General Manager (Refit) as the Chief Guest
• COAS Gen Upendra Dwivedi underscores need of jointness & integration among Armed Forces amid evolving nature of warfare India PIB 26 Mar 2025 -- Chief of Army Staff Gen Upendra Dwivedi has highlighted the evolving nature of warfare, the strategic challenges facing India and the need for jointness and synergy among the armed forces
• Aatmanirbhar Bharat: MoD inks Rs 6,900 crore contracts for 155mm/52 Calibre Advanced Towed Artillery Gun Systems & High Mobility Vehicle 6x6 Gun Towing Vehicles to enhance Indian Army's operational readiness India PIB 26 Mar 2025 -- Ministry of Defence (MoD) has signed contracts with Bharat Forge Limited and Tata Advanced System Limited for the procurement of 155mm/52 Calibre Advanced Towed Artillery Gun Systems (ATAGS) and High Mobility Vehicle 6x6 Gun Towing Vehicles respectively at a total cost of about Rs 6,900 crore
• MoD brainstorms with 50 MSMEs & start-ups to accelerate defence innovation India PIB 26 Mar 2025 -- Senior officials of Department of Defence Production, under the chairmanship of Secretary (DP) Shri Sanjeev Kumar, have held deliberations with bigwigs from over 50 start-ups and MSMEs on understanding the key challenges affecting these ventures, identifying opportunities and supporting them in accelerating innovation
• Iran Shows Off Military Might In Footage Of 'Underground Missile City' RFE/RL 26 Mar 2025 -- Iran has released video showing a massive underground missile facility filled with a cache of high-powered weaponry.
• Activities Within Exercise Red Flag-2025/2 Republic of Turkey Ministry of National Defence 26 Mar 2025
• Final meeting of NATO CWIX 2025 is Conducted Republic of Turkey Ministry of National Defence 26 Mar 2025
• Major £1.6 billion equipment contract to support British Defence jobs and boost Army readiness UK MOD 26 Mar 2025 -- British Army equipment, including tanks and armoured vehicles, will receive world-class maintenance and spare parts under a contract which supports 1,600 UK jobs.
• Qatar - MQ-9B Remotely Piloted Aircraft DSCA 26 Mar 2025 -- The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Qatar of the MQ-9B Remotely Piloted Aircraft and related equipment for an estimated cost of $1.96 billion. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency delivered the required certification notifying Congress of this possible sale today.
• Pevkur at meeting with UK Defence Secretary Healey: NATO defence spending must double Estonia MoD 26 Mar 2025 -- Today in London, Estonian Minister of Defence Hanno Pevkur met with John Healey, Secretary of State for Defence of the United Kingdom, to discuss bilateral defence cooperation, the security situation in Europe, support for Ukraine, and strengthening NATO's defence and deterrence posture ahead of the NATO summit in The Hague.
• Foreign Minister Tsahkna holds meetings in US Congress Estonia MFA 26 Mar 2025 -- Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna was in US capital Washington DC on 24 and 25 March to meet with Secretary of State Marco Rubio, senators Mitch McConnell, Peter Welch, Jerry Moran and Jeanne Shaheen, and representatives Kevin Hern and Chip Roy.
• EU Preparedness Union Strategy to prevent and react to emerging threats and crises European Commission 26 Mar 2025 -- Today the Commission and High Representative launch the Preparedness Union Strategy to support Member States and enhance Europe's capability to prevent and respond to emerging threats.
• Questions and answers on the EU Preparedness Union Strategy European Commission 26 Mar 2025
• Press Remarks by Executive Vice-President Mînzatu and Commissioner Lahbib on the EU Preparedness Union Strategy European Commission 26 Mar 2025
• This year's investment into Eastern Border Military Strengthening and Counter-mobility Plan will reach 45 million euro Latvia MOD 26 Mar 2025 -- As National Armed Forces continue to implement the Eastern Border Military Strengthening and Counter-mobility Plan, this year the initiative will receive 45 million euro. In 2025 funding will go into procurement of counter-mobility obstacles, sensors, artillery systems, mining equipment and additional support to the State Border Patrol.
• Minister Budrys: the world needs to recognize the crimes of communism Lithuania MFA 26 Mar 2025 -- In Washington, D.C., Lithuania's Minister of Foreign Affairs Kęstutis Budrys along with the Foreign Ministers of Latvia and Estonia attended a commemoration event of the biggest Stalin-era Soviet mass deportations from the Baltic states known as March deportations at The Victims of Communism Museum.
• Our shared view on russia with the United Kingdom binds us together, says Minister of National Defence D. Šakalienė Lithuania MND 26 Mar 2025 -- Minister of National Defence Dovilė Šakalienė met with Secretary of State for Defence John Healey, Chair of the Defence Committee of the Parliament Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi, British MPs, media and academia representatives during her visit to London. .
• Ministry of Defence to launch national project promoting physical activity and capacity among people of call-up age Finnish MoD 26 Mar 2025 -- Finland's Ministry of Defence will launch an extensive national project to promote physical activity and capacity among young men of call-up age and women applying for voluntary military service.
• A look at the Defence news 17 - 23 March Netherlands Ministry of Defence 26 Mar 2025
• The Chief of the General Staff Visited the Israeli Navy Israel Defense Forces 26 Mar 2025
• Operation Resolution New Zealand Defence Force 26 Mar 2025 -- The latest update on the HMNZS Manawanui response
• AFP 'laser-focused' on mandate, appeals anew for political insulation Philippine News Agency 26 Mar 2025 -- The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) on Wednesday maintained that it is "laser-focused" on its mandate of protecting the country and its people even as it reiterated its appeal to be insulated from "political noise".
• Navy preparing for conversion of 2 islands into military reservations Philippine News Agency 26 Mar 2025 -- The Philippine Navy (PN) is preparing for the possible occupation of the Grande and Chiquita Islands once these are declared as military reservations.
• Biological weapons 'must not only be unthinkable but also impossible' UN News 26 Mar 2025 -- The world came together 50 years ago to ban biological weapons and in today's volatile geopolitical climate we can ill-afford to let this moral safeguard "erode", the UN's High Representative for Disarmament Affairs said on Wednesday.
• Secretary-General's message on the 50th Anniversary of the Biological Weapons Convention UN Secretary-General 26 Mar 2025
• Commemorating the 50th Anniversary of the Biological Weapons Convention US Dept. of State 26 Mar 2025 -- Fifty years ago, the international community took a historic step toward eliminating biological weapons.
• Statement by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the entry into force of the Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 26 Mar 2025
• Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention: Statement by the Spokesperson on the 50th Anniversary European External Action Service (EEAS) 26 Mar 2025 -- Today marks the 50th anniversary of the Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention.
• Lawmakers Urge Trump To Rescind Order To Cut Funding To RFE/RL, Other US Media Outlets RFE/RL 26 Mar 2025 -- Dozens of US lawmakers on March 25 urged President Donald Trump to reverse his executive order to shutter the US Agency for Global Media (USAGM), arguing that the move would have a damaging impact on its broadcasters, including RFE/RL, and would only help US adversaries such as Russia, China, Iran, and North Korea.
• Secretary Rubio's Meeting with Prime Minister Mia Mottley of Barbados US Dept. of State 26 Mar 2025
• Deputy Secretary Landau's Call with Mexican Foreign Secretary de la Fuente US Dept. of State 26 Mar 2025
• Secretary Rubio's Meeting with Haiti Transitional Presidential Council President Jean US Dept. of State 26 Mar 2025
• Secretary Rubio's Meeting with Trinidad and Tobago Prime Minister Young US Dept. of State 26 Mar 2025
• Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Jamaican Prime Minister Andrew Holness at a Joint Press Availability US Dept. of State 26 Mar 2025
• Secretary Rubio's Call with French Foreign Minister Barrot US Dept. of State 26 Mar 2025
• Deputy Secretary Landau's Call with Japanese Vice Foreign Minister Funakoshi US Dept. of State 26 Mar 2025

Defense Industry

• Contracts For March 26, 2025
• Defense Contractor MORSECORP Inc. Agrees to Pay $4.6 Million to Settle Cybersecurity Fraud Allegations US Dept. of Justice 26 Mar 2025 -- MORSECORP Inc. (MORSE), of Cambridge, Massachusetts, has agreed to pay $4.6 million to resolve allegations that MORSE violated the False Claims Act by failing to comply with cybersecurity requirements in its contracts with the Departments of the Army and Air Force.

Other Conflicts

Ukraine Conflict News


• 26 March 2025 - Daily Press Briefing by the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General United Nations 26 Mar 2025

Operation Iron Swords / Operation Al-Aqsa Flood

• Ready for Any Scenario - A Series of Exercises and Activities by the IAF and the Judea and Samaria Division Israel Defense Forces 26 Mar 2025
• IDF Defensive Operations in Various Arenas Israel Defense Forces 26 Mar 2025
• Netanyahu is thirsty for blood; Israeli captives will be his first victims: Hamas Press TV 26 Mar 2025 -- Hamas has warned that Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu's refusal to engage in genuine negotiations would put the lives of Israeli captives in Gaza at further grave risk as he prioritizes prolonging his ongoing war of genocide against the territory over their fate.
• Netanyahu bears full responsibility for Gaza ceasefire collapse: Hamas Press TV 26 Mar 2025 -- The Palestinian resistance movement Hamas says the Israeli regime's prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, "bears full responsibility" for the collapse of the ceasefire following his decision to renew aggression in Gaza.
• Dozens killed in new Israeli attacks on residential buildings in Gaza Press TV 26 Mar 2025 -- Israeli forces have killed at least 12 Palestinians, including a mother, in Beit Lahia in northern Gaza, local authorities say.
• Israel launches strikes on eastern Lebanon, continues aggression in the West Bank IRNA 26 Mar 2025 -- The Israeli military has launched new airstrikes on two targets in eastern Lebanon while continuing aggression on the occupied West Bank, according to Israeli media.
• Gaza: No aid has reached war-torn enclave for more than three weeks UN News 26 Mar 2025 -- It has now been three and a half weeks since Israel imposed a complete blockade on all aid into Gaza, despite daily efforts by UN humanitarians to secure fresh access, they said in an update from the shattered enclave.
• Iran to continue standing by Palestine through military ops: Quds Force chief Press TV 26 Mar 2025 -- Iran remains committed to supporting the Palestinian cause through both direct backing for Resistance forces and military operations such as The True Promise, according to the commander of the Quds Force of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC).

Other Conflicts

• At least 14 million children face disruptions to critical nutrition services in 2025 - UNICEF UNICEF 26 Mar 2025 -- At least 14 million children are expected to face disruptions to nutrition support and services because of recent and expected global funding cuts, leaving them at heightened risk of severe malnutrition and death - according to initial analyses issued by UNICEF as world leaders gather at the Nutrition for Growth Summit in Paris.
• DFA Statement on the G7 Foreign Ministers' Joint Statement and Declaration on Maritime Security and Prosperity of 14 March 2025 Philippines DFA 26 Mar 2025 -- The Philippines welcomes anew the G7 Foreign Ministers' reaffirmation of their collective position on the South China Sea as articulated in the G7 Foreign Ministers' Joint Statement and their Declaration on Maritime Security and Prosperity, issued in Charlevoix, Canada on 14 March 2025.
• DFA lauds G7 opposition to dangerous acts vs. PH ships in SCS Philippine News Agency 26 Mar 2025 -- The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Wednesday welcomed the Group of Seven's (G7) recent objection to the "increasing use" of dangerous maneuvers and water cannons against Philippine vessels in the South China Sea.
• League Secretary-General denounces Israel's repeated assaults on Syria League of Arab States 26 Mar 2025 -- Mr. Ahmed Aboul Gheit, Secretary-General of the League of Arab States, unequivocally condemned the Israeli occupation forces' bombing of the village of Koya in the western countryside of Daraa, southern Syria—an attack that resulted in the martyrdom and injury of innocent civilians.
• OIC General Secretariat Condemns Continued Israeli Aggression against Syrian Territory Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) 26 Mar 2025 -- The General Secretariat of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) condemned in the strongest terms the continued Israeli aggression against the Syrian territory and the Israeli occupation forces' bombing of the Syrian town of Koya
• UN Syria Commission welcomes caretaker government's openness to country visits and future cooperation upon conclusion of latest visit OHCHR 26 Mar 2025 -- The UN Syria Commission of Inquiry concluded its latest mission to Damascus during which Commission Chair Paulo Sérgio Pinheiro and Commissioner Hanny Megally met with Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani, who offered continued cooperation and access for the Commission's teams across the country. They also met other representatives of the Syrian caretaker authorities, victims and family associations, human rights and humanitarian organizations, lawyers and the diplomatic corps.
• US intelligence agencies blame HTS administration for massacres in Syria Press TV 26 Mar 2025 -- A report by US intelligence agencies says the forces of Syria's new administration were responsible for the massacre of hundreds of religious minorities in the country's northwest earlier this month.
• Iran urges Syrian regime to act against mass killing of civilians Press TV 26 Mar 2025 -- Iran's ambassador to the United Nations has called on the ruling Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) regime in Syria to take a "decisive action" against the mass killing of civilians in the conflict-ridden country.
• Kingdom Strongly Condemns Israeli Occupation Forces' Bombing of Syria's Koya SPA 26 Mar 2025 -- The Ministry of Foreign Affairs expressed the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia's strong condemnation and denunciation of the Israeli occupation forces' bombing of the town of Koya in the Syrian Arab Republic, which resulted in the death and injury of dozens of innocent civilians.
• 2025 Rohingya Joint Response Plan: UK statement UK FCDO 26 Mar 2025 -- 2025 Rohingya Joint Response Plan: UK statement. Delivered by the UK's Human Rights Ambassador, Eleanor Sanders.
• China and India Hold Consultations between Officials of Foreign Ministries PRC MofA 26 Mar 2025-- On March 26, 2025, Director-General of the Department of Asian Affairs of the Foreign Ministry Liu Jinsong and Joint Secretary of the East Asia Division of the Ministry of External Affairs of India Gourangalal Das co-chaired the consultations between officials of the Chinese and Indian foreign ministries in Beijing, in a candid, practical and constructive atmosphere.
• Official consultation between Foreign Ministries of India and China (March 26, 2025) India MEA 26 Mar 2025 -- Shri Gourangalal Das, Joint Secretary(East Asia) held a consultative meeting with Mr. Liu Jinsong, Director General of the Department of Asian Affairs of the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs on 26 March 2025 in Beijing.
• DECLINE IN NAXALIST ACTIVITIES India PIB 26 Mar 2025 -- To address the Left Wing Extremism (LWE) menace holistically, Government of India (GoI) approved 'National Policy and Action Plan to address LWE' in 2015
• Sudan: Rights chief deplores deadly army strikes on North Darfur market UN News 26 Mar 2025 -- The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights has again called for greater protection of civilians in war-torn Sudan following deadly army airstrikes in North Darfur earlier this week.
• Comment by UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk on Sudanese Armed Forces airstrikes in Tora, North Darfur OHCHR 26 Mar 2025
• 825,000 children trapped as conflict rages in Sudan's Al Fasher and Zamzam internally displaced camp UNICEF 26 Mar 2025 -- Grave violations against children have surged across Sudan's Darfur states since the start of the year, with 110 violations verified in North Darfur alone and a staggering 83 per cent increase in child casualties in Sudan compared to the first quarter of 2024.
• UN Mission urges restraint as South Sudan crisis deepens UN News 26 Mar 2025 -- The UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) has called on all parties to exercise restraint and uphold the peace agreement as violence escalates and reports emerge of the detention of First Vice President Riek Machar.
• UN calls for immediate ceasefire as South Sudan edges closer to renewed civil war UN News 26 Mar 2025 -- The UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) on Wednesday called for an immediate end to hostilities and urgent dialogue between the country's leaders to prevent a relapse into civil war, as violence escalates around the capital city.
• UN experts urge immediate action to protect children against trafficking for recruitment and use in hostilities in DRC OHCHR 26 Mar 2025 -- UN human rights experts* today called for urgent measures to address grave violations against children in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) amid escalating hostilities in North and South Kivu provinces.
• NPA now 'leaderless,' down to 1 'weakened' guerrilla front - NSC Philippine News Agency 26 Mar 2025 -- The New People's Army (NPA) is now "leaderless" and only has one remaining "weakened' guerrilla front that is expected to be dismantled within the year, the National Security Council (NSC) said Wednesday.

News Reports

• Philippines arrests Chinese nationals for suspected espionage Radio Free Asia 26 Mar 2025 -- Philippine authorities announced the arrests of six Chinese nationals and a Filipino suspected of spying on U.S. and Philippine navy vessels at the entrance of the strategically located Subic Bay.
• 6 foreigners nabbed for alleged spying ops in Subic Philippine News Agency 26 Mar 2025 -- Authorities have arrested six foreign nationals and their Filipino bodyguard suspected of engaging in intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) operations in Grande Island in Subic, Zambales.
• Meeting of the Movement of the First supervisory board President of Russia 26 Mar 2025 -- Vladimir Putin held a meeting of the supervisory board of the Russian public-and-state movement of children and youth Movement of the First.
• Address at the opening ceremony of the Movement of the First congress President of Russia 26 Mar 2025 -- Vladimir Putin spoke at the opening ceremony of the 4th Congress of the Movement of the First, Russian public-and-state movement of children and youth.
• Meeting with Head of the Chuvash Republic Oleg Nikolayev President of Russia 26 Mar 2025 -- Vladimir Putin met with Head of the Chuvash Republic Oleg Nikolayev at the Kremlin to discuss the region's socioeconomic development. The President supported Oleg Nikolayev's intention to run for a second term.
• Meeting with Yevgeny Solntsev President of Russia 26 Mar 2025 -- Vladimir Putin met at the Kremlin with Prime Minister of the Donetsk People's Republic Yevgeny Solntsev and offered him the post of acting governor of the Orenburg Region.
• Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's interview with Channel One, Moscow, March 25, 2025 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 26 Mar 2025
• Press release on Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's meeting with President of the National Assembly of People's Power and the Council of State of the Republic of Cuba Juan Esteban Lazo Hernandez Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 26 Mar 2025
• Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's opening remarks during the meeting with President of the National Assembly of People's Power and President of the Council of State of Cuba Esteban Lazo Hernandez, Moscow, March 26, 2025 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 26 Mar 2025
• Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Guo Jiakun's Regular Press Conference on March 26, 2025 PRC MofA 26 Mar 2025
• US is making excuses for maintaining own hegemony, says FM on US intelligence report hying 'China threat' rhetoric Global Times 26 Mar 2025 -- Responding to a report by US intelligence agencies claiming China remains the top military and cyber threat to the US and that Beijing was making "steady but uneven" progress on capabilities it could use to capture Taiwan island, Chinese FM spokesperson Guo Jiakun said the US releases such irresponsible and biased reports year after year, spreading the "China threat theory" rhetoric and stirring up great-power competition. It is merely making excuses to contain and suppress China and maintain its own hegemony.
• The U.S. blacklists dozens of Chinese entities over "security concern" IRNA 26 Mar 2025 -- The United States has escalated its crackdown on Chinese tech firms, with the Department of Commerce placing dozens of them on its export blacklist, in a bid to restrict China's technological knowhow.
• China says US 'weaponizing' trade and technology Press TV 26 Mar 2025 -- China has strongly condemned the US for adding dozens of Chinese entities to a trade blacklist, accusing Washington of "weaponizing" trade and technology to serve its hegemonic interests.
• US bill proposes expediting Uyghur asylum cases Radio Free Asia 26 Mar 2025 -- Twelve U.S. House representatives have introduced a bipartisan bill that would expedite the ability of Uyghurs and other ethnic minorities facing persecution in China to seek asylum in the United States.
• U.S. report names China as top military threat, notes pressure on Taiwan CNA 26 Mar 2025 -- China remains the top military and cyber threat to the United States and continues to make progress on capabilities to seize Taiwan, a report by U.S. intelligence agencies said Tuesday.
• Taiwan-based publisher sentenced to 3 years for inciting secession in China CNA 26 Mar 2025 -- Li Yanhe (李延賀), the founder of Taiwan-based Gūsa Publishing, has been sentenced to three years in prison by Chinese authorities for inciting secession, according to Beijing's Taiwan Affairs Office (TAO).
• Taiwan silent on publisher's sentencing details, rejects China criticism CNA 26 Mar 2025 -- The Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) declined to reveal sentencing details on Wednesday after a Taiwan-based publisher was sentenced to three years in prison for inciting secession in China, while also rejecting Beijing's criticism that Taipei is using the case to defame its judicial system.
• Food distribution for China invasion contingency 'fully planned': Minister CNA 26 Mar 2025 -- Taiwan's government has 143 food distribution stations around the country and supply chains that are "fully planned" in the event of an emergency such as an invasion by China, the agriculture minister said Wednesday.
• Taiwan to probe local unit of China's Inspur added to U.S. blacklist CNA 26 Mar 2025 -- The government will investigate why the Taiwanese subsidiary of Inspur Group, China's leading cloud computing and big data service provider, was added to an export restriction list by the United States, Economics Minister Kuo Jyh-huei (郭智輝) said Wednesday.
• Taiwan Affairs Office: Any attempts to play the 'Taiwan card' are doomed to fail, dismissing US lawmakers' Taiwan-related Act Global Times 26 Mar 2025 -- In response to a media inquiry regarding reports from Taiwan media outlets about some US lawmakers drafting a so-called "America supports Taiwan act," which proposes replacing the term "Chinese Taipei" with "Taiwan" in official communications and documents between the US side and the island, Chen Binhua, spokesperson for the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council, said on Wednesday that the Taiwan question is purely China's internal affair and allows no foreign interference.
• Mainland strictly protects personal information security of Taiwan compatriots: Taiwan Affairs Office spokesperson Global Times 26 Mar 2025 -- Mainland authorities strictly protect the personal information security of Taiwan compatriots who hold relevant certificates in accordance with applicable laws and regulations, a spokesperson for the Taiwan Affairs Office of China's State Council said on Wednesday. The remarks came as reply to media inquiry on the DPP authorities' investigation on public officials on the island who hold mainland ID documents.
• Mainland launches online platform for reporting 'Taiwan independence' henchmen, accomplices Global Times 26 Mar 2025 -- The Taiwan Affairs Office of State Council launched an online platform on Wednesday for reporting the malicious acts of "Taiwan independence" henchmen and accomplices persecuting Taiwan compatriots and has received 323 reporting emails as of 5pm.
• Shanghai court sentences Li Yanhe to three years in prison for inciting secession: Taiwan Affairs Office spokesperson Global Times 26 Mar 2025 -- In response to a media inquiry on details of the verdict of Li Yanhe, editor-in-chief of Taiwan's Gusa Press, Chen Binhua, spokesperson for the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council, said on Wednesday that on February 17, Shanghai First Intermediate People's Court publicly delivered the first-instance verdict in accordance with the law, ensuring transparency and fairness throughout the process.
• Taiwan is an inalienable part of China's territory, says FM on mainland influencer being forced to leave Taiwan island Global Times 26 Mar 2025 -- In response to a media inquiry about an influencer from Chinese mainland who was forced to leave Taiwan island due to her remarks on national reunification by force, a spokesperson for China's Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday he had not noticed relevant reports.
• Lai Ching-te's 17 strategies expose true nature of terror, dictatorship: mainland spokesperson People's Daily 26 Mar 2025 -- Taiwan leader Lai Ching-te's 17 strategies lay bare his vile character, which is against peace, dialogue, democracy and humanity, a Chinese mainland spokesperson said on Wednesday.
• Mainland launches online platform to report "Taiwan independence" activities People's Daily 26 Mar 2025 -- The Chinese mainland has launched an online platform for the public to report vile acts by those advocating "Taiwan independence" and their accomplices in persecuting Taiwan compatriots, a mainland spokesperson said Wednesday.
• PLA activities in the waters and airspace around Taiwan ROC MND 26 Mar 2025
• 4 ex-servicemen found guilty of selling documents to China operative CNA 26 Mar 2025 -- Four former military personnel have been found guilty of selling documents to a middleman for the Chinese intelligence services, the Taipei District Court ruled Wednesday.
• Taiwan Affairs Office launches column for reporting malicious acts of 'Taiwan independence' henchmen Global Times 26 Mar 2025 -- The Taiwan Affairs Office of China's State Council launched a column on Wednesday for reporting the malicious acts of "Taiwan independence" henchmen and accomplices persecuting Taiwan compatriots.
• Taiwan Affairs Office rejects claims by Lai Ching-te and DPP authorities regarding 'security reforms' Global Times 26 Mar 2025 -- In response to a media inquiry regarding Lai Ching-te and the DPP authorities' promotion of what they call "security reforms," which includes plans to amend several laws, and urges other political parties not to act as "agents of the Communist Party of China," Chen Binhua, spokesperson for the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council, said on Wednesday that the intention of Taiwan authorities led by Lai to amend these "laws" is aimed at facilitating the implementation of "green terror" on the island, allowing them to use oppressive laws to further suppress dissidents and incite "anti-China" sentiments, thereby restricting exchanges between the two sides of the Taiwan Straits as well as with the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and Macao Special Administrative Region.
• Taiwan affairs office responds to TSMC's US investment push, slams DPP of 'ruining Taiwan' Global Times 26 Mar 2025 -- When asked to comment on Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) Chairman and CEO C.C. Wei's announcement of increased investment in the US, followed by the US' additional request to increase in the investment amount, as well as the doubts within the Taiwan island about TSMC "completely moving out," and the DPP authorities' stance of "welcoming it with optimism," Chen Binhua, Spokesperson from the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council, stated on Wednesday that under the DPP authorities' desperate pandering and willing surrender, TSMC has become "a fat piece of meat on the chopping block, at the mercy of others."
• PLA drills around Taiwan deterrence against secessionist attempts, external interference: Taiwan Affairs Office spokesperson Global Times 26 Mar 2025 -- When asked about the main goal of the Chinese mainland's military drills near the Taiwan Straits, whether a military blockade could become a strategic option in resolving the Taiwan question, and the strategic and security objectives of the mainland's long-term military strategy on the Taiwan island, Chen Binhua, a spokesperson with the State Council Taiwan Affairs Office, said at a regular press conference on Wednesday that the military drills by the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) around the island of Taiwan are an act of deterrence against "Taiwan independence" secessionist attempts and interference by external forces, a necessary move of justice to defend national sovereignty and territorial integrity.
• DPRK Government Economic Delegation Returns Home KCNA 26 Mar 2025 -- A DPRK government economic delegation led by Yun Jong Ho, minister of External Economic Relations who is chairman of the DPRK side to the DPRK-Russia Inter-governmental Committee for Cooperation in Trade, Economy, Science and Technology, returned home on Tuesday after visiting Russia.
• North Korean leader has 'no intention' of negotiating away nuclear weapons: US report Radio Free Asia 26 Mar 2025 -- North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has no intention of negotiating away the country's nuclear weapons program, said a recent U.S. report, as a top American official warned that Pyongyang may be ready to carry out another nuclear test "on short notice."
• United States Files Civil Forfeiture Complaint for $47 Million in Proceeds from the Sale of 1 Million Barrels of Iranian Oil US Dept. of Justice 26 Mar 2025 -- A civil forfeiture complaint was filed today in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia alleging that $47 million in proceeds from the sale of nearly one million barrels of Iranian petroleum is forfeitable as property of, or affording a person a source of influence over, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) or its Qods Force (IRGC-QF), designated Foreign Terrorist Organizations (FTOs).
• President Pezeshkian vows to step up efforts to implement Leader's directives IRNA 26 Mar 2025 -- President Masoud Pezeshkian says his administration will do utmost to eliminate obstacles hindering production in Iran, ensuring that the directives of Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei would be fully realized.
• U.N. envoy rejects "politically-motivated" accusations of al-Qaeda presence in Iran IRNA 26 Mar 2025 -- Permanent Representative and Ambassador to the United Nations Amir- Sa'eed Iravani has categorically rejected allegation of the presence of al-Qaeda members on Iranian soil.
• Chinese Embassy in Canada refutes allegations of China's interference in Canadian elections Global Times 26 Mar 2025 -- In response to a media question regarding claims by an official from the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) that China might attempt to interfere in Canada's elections, a spokesperson of the Chinese Embassy in Canada stated that China firmly opposes the baseless slander and defamation of China without factual evidence.
• Myanmar junta announces schedule for December, January election Radio Free Asia 26 Mar 2025 -- Myanmar's junta announced Wednesday it plans to hold a national election in four phases in December and January, the first time the military has outlined a detailed schedule for the controversial vote.
• Congress President discusses future prospects with Belarusian democratic forces Council of Europe 26 Mar 2025 -- On 26 March, Congress President Marc Cools met representatives of Belarusian democratic forces participating for the first time in history in a Congress session.
• German chancellor, gov't dismissed by president People's Daily 26 Mar 2025 -- German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and his cabinet were officially dismissed by President Frank-Walter Steinmeier on Tuesday afternoon.
• Nearly 1,400 arrested as protests continue in Turkey despite ban Press TV 26 Mar 2025 -- Turkish authorities have arrested over 1,400 protesters, as street protests continue across major cities in defiance of a ban on demonstrations following the detention of Istanbul's Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu.
• "Every kind of sabotage against the nation's peace and prosperity will be held accountable before the judiciary" Presidency of The Republic of Turkey 26 Mar 2025 -- Addressing AK Party's parliamentary group meeting, President Erdoğan said: "Thus far, all the disrespects shown against our nation, all the attacks conducted on our democracy, and all the treasons against the national will have been held accountable one by one before the law and within a legitimate framework. Likewise, every kind of sabotage against the Turkish economy as well as against the nation's peace and prosperity will be held accountable before the judiciary in the future as well."
• Five Areas Where Turkey Plays A Key Role In World Affairs RFE/RL 26 Mar 2025 -- As Turkey witnesses its biggest protests in more than a decade, there's intense speculation about whether these events will lead to a significant challenge to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan or a lurch further into authoritarianism.
• PARLIAMENT QUESTION: LAUNCHES BY NSIL India PIB 26 Mar 2025 -- The total revenue generated by NewSpace India Limited (NSIL), a Government of India Company under Department of Space, since inception in March 2019 is given below:
• PARLIAMENT QUESTION: ARTEMIS PROGRAMME India PIB 26 Mar 2025 -- The Artemis Accords are a practical set of principles, guidelines and best practices to enhance the governance of the civil exploration and use of outer space with the intention of advancing the Artemis programme
• PARLIAMENT QUESTION: COOPERATION WITH PRIVATE SECTOR IN SPACE DEVELOPMENT India PIB 26 Mar 2025 -- IN-SPACe has taken steps for establishing indigenous Earth Observation System through Non-Government Entities (NGEs) under Public Private Partnership (PPP)
• Tonga, Micronesia get largest increases in Australia's Pacific aid budget Radio Free Asia 26 Mar 2025 -- Tonga and the Federated States of Micronesia will receive notable increases in Australian foreign aid this year, as analysts say there are indications that Canberra is stepping in to fill a regional void left by a U.S. freeze on development assistance.
• In Sign Of Move Away From Moscow, Armenian Parliament Votes To Start EU Bid RFE/RL 26 Mar 2025 -- Armenia's parliament took another step in the country's westward march, approving a bill calling for the government to seek European Union membership.