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• Iran urges UN Security Council to halt silence and inaction on strikes against Yemen IRNA 28 Mar 2025 -- Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baqaei has called on the UN Security Council to put an end to its silence and inaction over the U.S. military strikes in Yemen, calling them a blatant threat to international peace and security.
• The U.S. continues bombing Sana'a International Airport IRNA 28 Mar 2025 -- The U.S. fighter jets have bombed Sana'a International Airport twice on Friday morning.
• Iran: US military aggression against Yemen 'clear' threat to global peace Press TV 28 Mar 2025 -- Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei says the US military aggression against Yemen and violation of its territorial integrity are a "clear" threat to international peace and security.
• Houthi: No extent of US aggression will change Yemen's stance Press TV 28 Mar 2025 -- The leader of Yemen's Ansarullah resistance movement has reiterated that the Arab nation will maintain its unwavering stance in support of Palestinians and their legitimate cause irrespective of the intensity of the US military aggression.
• US carries out more aggression against Yemen Press TV 28 Mar 2025 -- The United States has carried out more acts of aggression against Yemen, launching new airstrikes on various areas across the Arab country.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Joint Vision Statement on U.S.-Philippine Defense Industrial Cooperation DOD 28 Mar 2025
• Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Philippine Secretary of National Defense Gilberto Teodoro Hold Joint Media Availability DoD 28 Mar 2025
• United States-Philippines Joint Statement on Secretary Hegseth's Inaugural Visit to the Philippines DoD 28 Mar 2025-- United States Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth made his inaugural visit to the Philippines as part of his first trip to the Indo-Pacific region to meet with President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. and Secretary of National Defense Gilberto Teodoro, Jr. on March 27-28, 2025.
• Hegseth Says U.S., Philippines Agree on Plan to Reestablish Deterrence in Indo-Pacific DoD News 28 Mar 2025 -- During a joint press conference in Manila today, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced that the U.S. and the Philippines have come together to work toward reestablishing military deterrence in the Indo-Pacific region.
• Guided-missile corvette BRP Diego Silang launched in Korea Philippine News Agency 28 Mar 2025 -- The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) on Friday announced that the prospective guided-missile corvette BRP Diego Silang (FFG-07) was formally launched at the HD Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) shipyard in Ulsan, South Korea on Thursday.
• PH reserves right to train, equip military - Teodoro Philippine News Agency 28 Mar 2025 -- Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. on Friday said the Philippines reserves the right to train and equip its military personnel.
• Teodoro sees more interoperability with US, other allies Philippine News Agency 28 Mar 2025 -- As the Philippines works closely with treaty ally United States and other like-minded countries in reestablishing deterrence capabilities, Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. on Friday said "increased interoperability activities" are expected.
• US to deploy 'additional capabilities' to PH -Hegseth Philippine News Agency 28 Mar 2025 -- As part of the US efforts to establish deterrence in the Indo-Pacific Region, American Department of Defense (DOD) Secretary Pete Hegseth said they would deploy "additional capabilities" or weapons in the Philippines.
• US reaffirms 'ironclad' commitment to PH-US defense, economic alliance Philippine News Agency 28 Mar 2025 -- The United States' (US) commitment to its economic and defense alliance with the Philippines is "ironclad," its defense official said on Friday.
• PBBM: US 'greatest force' for peace in Indo-Pacific, SCS Philippine News Agency 28 Mar 2025 -- President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Friday acknowledged the United States' crucial role as the "greatest force" in maintaining peace in the Indo-Pacific region, particularly in the South China Sea (SCS).
• US to send advanced military hardware to Philippines Radio Free Asia 28 Mar 2025 -- The United States plans to deploy advanced military equipment to the Philippines to strengthen its deterrence against threats, officials from both countries said, as U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth made his first official visit to Manila.
• Congressional Caucus Champions Special Ops Amid Rising Threats DoD News 28 Mar 2025 -- U.S. Army Gen. Bryan P. Fenton, commander of U.S. Special Operations Command, joined congressional leaders March 26, 2025, to underscore the indispensable role of special operations forces and rally bipartisan support for their growing mission at the Congressional SOF Caucus event on Capitol Hill.
• U.S. Army Europe and Africa deputy commanding general visits APS-2 Coleman Army News 28 Mar 2025 -- In the past few months several high-ranking military officials and distinguished visitors have conducted key leader engagements and site visits to the Coleman Army Prepositioned Stocks-2 worksite in Mannheim. And for good reason. The Coleman APS-2 worksite is a critical component to U.S. Army Europe and Africa's power projection and warfighter readiness mission.
• PACAF hosts Pacific Defender 25-2 US Air Force 28 Mar 2025 -- U.S. Pacific Air Forces A4S Security Forces Division of Pacific Air Forces Directorate of Logistics, Engineering and Force Protection conducted Pacific Defender 25-2, an exercise intended to build partnerships throughout the Indo-Pacific region.
• PACAF deputy commander says generational allies forge interoperability at Avalon International Airshow Symposium US Air Force 28 Mar 2025 -- Standing before a global gathering of airpower leaders at the 2025 Avalon International Airshow Symposium, Lt. Gen. Laura Lenderman, Pacific Air Forces deputy commander, reflected on this significant opportunity for air chiefs and senior leaders from over 30 nations to come together, strengthen the ties that bind them and reinforce a shared commitment to a free and open Indo-Pacific.
• USS Normandy and GDFS Shahoud Conduct Maritime Exercise US Navy 28 Mar 2025 -- U.S. Navy Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Normandy (CG 60) conducted a passing exercise (PASSEX) with the Guyana Defence Force Defiant-class patrol vessel GDFS Shahoud (1039) on Mar. 27. The two ships conducted formation-maneuvering events supported by Normandy's embarked MH-60R Seahawk helicopter from Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron 50; the aircrew conducted a photo exercise as the final event of the maneuvers.
• Japan, Philippines and United States Conduct Multilateral Maritime Cooperative Activity US Navy 28 Mar 2025 -- The Armed Forces of the Philippines, the Japan Maritime Self Defense Force and the United States Navy, demonstrating a collective commitment to strengthen regional and international cooperation in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific, conducted a multilateral Maritime Cooperative Activity (MCA) within the Philippines' Exclusive Economic Zone, March 28, 2025.
• C-12 Aircraft Vital for Naval Station Guantanamo Bay Logistics US Navy 28 Mar 2025 -- The C-12 Huron, a twin-engine turboprop aircraft, plays a critical logistical role in supporting operations at the isolated Naval Station Guantanamo Bay. Its function extends beyond routine transportation, serving as a lifeline for personnel and cargo movement.
• Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group Completes Arduous Surface Warfare Advanced Tactical Training US Navy 28 Mar 2025 -- The Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group (IWO ARG) successfully completed Surface Warfare Advanced Tactical Training, a rigorous multi-domain exercise designed to increase the tactical readiness and proficiency of surface units. Led by the Naval Surface and Mine Warfighting Development Center (SMWDC), this at-sea training enhanced the IWO ARGs warfighting effectiveness and interoperability and sharpened its ability to operate in high-end maritime conflict.
• 56th SBCT Soldiers train on upgraded Strykers Army News 28 Mar 2025 -- Soldiers from the 56th Stryker Brigade Combat Team have begun training on upgraded Stryker vehicles.
• 17th Field Artillery Brigade holds HIMARS training Army News 28 Mar 2025 -- The 17th Field Artillery Brigade deployed from Joint Base Lewis-McChord to the Orchard Combat Training Center, OCTC, last week to increase warfighting readiness and hone lethality in a rigorous, realistic training environment aligned with the challenges of modern combat. The OCTC enabled the brigade to collectively train in a contiguous battlespace with unfamiliar terrain and numerous live firing locations.
• Virginia Guard, Finnish Counterparts Train at Arctic Forge 25 Army News 28 Mar 2025 -- A platoon of Virginia Army National Guard Soldiers assigned to the 237th Engineer Company, 276th Engineer Battalion, 329th Regional Support Group, participated in cold-weather training with the Finnish Defense Force's Karelia Brigade, marking a milestone in Virginia's growing defense relationship with Finland.
• Virginia National Guard Aviation Crews Train on Firefighting Army News 28 Mar 2025 -- Virginia National Guard aviation crews assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 224th Aviation Regiment, 29th Infantry Division, trained on aerial fire suppression with UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters equipped with water buckets during a prescribed burn.
• Lithuanian President 'Hopes For Miracle' As Search For US Troops Continues RFE/RL 28 Mar 2025 -- Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda said he still "hopes for a miracle" as rescue crews continue work to recover a submerged military vehicle that was carrying four US soldiers who remain missing.
• Additional recovery assets arrive in support of recovery efforts in Lithuania Army News 28 Mar 2025 -- In the last 24 hours, U.S. Army and Lithuanian authorities brought in additional assets to assist with the ongoing recovery efforts of four missing U.S. Army Soldiers and a M88 Hercules from the 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division.
• Search for US soldiers went missing during exercises continues in Pabradė Lithuania MND 28 Mar 2025-- In Pabradė, at the General S. Žukauskas Training Area, an intensive search and rescue operation for US soldiers who went missing is underway.
• Detachments conducting the NATO Baltic Air Policing Mission will change over Lithuania MND 28 Mar 2025-- On March 31 at 10:00hrs detachments conducting the NATO Air Policing Mission in the Baltic states will change over at the Lithuanian Air Force Base in Šiauliai.
• Portuguese jets arrive in Ämari, Estonia continuing NATO's enhanced Air Policing Mission NATO Allied Air Command 28 Mar 2025 -- Four Portuguese F-16 fighter jets arrive at Ämari Air Base, Estonia, as they prepare to take on NATO's enhanced Air Policing (eAP) mission for the next four months.
• Government financially supports Ukraine in demining and drone areas Government Offices of Sweden 28 Mar 2025-- The Government has tasked the Swedish Armed Forces with making disbursements to the capability coalitions in the demining and drone areas within the Ukraine Defence Contact Group (UDCG) framework.
• Rotorcraft leaders tackle regional aviation sustainment Australia DOD 28 Mar 2025 -- Military aviation leaders and defence industry experts from across the Indo-Pacific convened at the Indo-Pacific Military Rotorcraft Symposium (IPMRS) to discuss the future of rotorcraft sustainment and integration in the region's evolving strategic environment.
• Strengthening bilateral relationships Australia DOD 28 Mar 2025 -- The Australian International Air Show is a great place for regional friends to catch up.
• Contract signed to establish Australia's first missile factory Australia DOD 28 Mar 2025 -- Defence has signed a contract with Kongsberg Defence Australia to establish Australia's first guided weapons production factory in Newcastle, NSW. This is the next step towards implementing the announcement made by the Australian Government on 22 August 2024.
• New sales office to back Australian Defence industry Australia DOD 28 Mar 2025 -- Defence is taking the next step forward in unleashing Australian innovation, technology and manufacturing on the international stage by establishing a new office dedicated to selling sovereign Australian defence technology to our international partners.
• Albanese Government continues export support for Defence industry Australia DOD 28 Mar 2025 -- The Albanese Government is continuing to back the defence industry, with the 2025 Australian Defence Export Catalogue featuring a record number of businesses showcasing their export-ready products.
• Upon the Leadership's Directives, Saudi Arabia Hosts Syrian, Lebanese Defense Ministers' Meeting SPA 28 Mar 2025 -- Upon directives from Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud and His Royal Highness Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Crown Prince and Prime Minister, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia hosted a meeting in Jeddah on March 27, 2025, attended by Saudi Minister of Defense Prince Khalid bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, Syrian Minister of Defense Major General Murhaf Abu Qasra, Lebanese Minister of Defense Major General Michel Menassa, and their accompanying security delegations, to discuss issues of mutual interest aimed at achieving security and stability between Syria and Lebanon.
• MoD inks two contracts worth Rs 62,700 crore with HAL for supply of 156 LCH, Prachand to the Armed Forces India PIB 28 Mar 2025 -- Ministry of Defence on March 28, 2025, signed two contracts with Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) for supply of 156 Light Combat Helicopters (LCH), Prachand, along with training and other associated equipment worth Rs
• INDIAN AND RUSSIAN NAVIES SET FOR THE 14th EDITION OF MARITIME BILATERAL EXERCISE - INDRA 2025 India PIB 28 Mar 2025 -- The 14th edition of the Indian - Russia bilateral naval exercise INDRA, a cornerstone of the enduring maritime partnership between India and Russia, is set to take place off Chennai from 28 Mar to 02 Apr 25
• Turkish Components Participate in Exercise DYNAMIC MARINER/FLOTEX-25 Republic of Turkey Ministry of National Defence 27 Mar 2025
• Albares reiterates commitment towards Ukraine and European security to the Latvian Minister of Foreign Affairs Spain MFA 28 Mar 2025-- The Minister for Foreign Affairs, European Union and Cooperation, José Manuel Albares, today received the Latvian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Baiba Braže, and advocated for mobilising the EU budget to strengthen European security.
• RFE/RL Continues Lawsuit As It Awaits Funds; Judge Blocks Dismantling Of VOA RFE/RL 28 Mar 2025 -- Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) is continuing legal action against the US Agency for Global Media (USAGM) to secure the release of congressionally appropriated funding, it said in a statement on March 28.
• On Delivering an America First Foreign Assistance Program US Dept. of State 28 Mar 2025-- "Foreign assistance done right can advance our national interests, protect our borders, and strengthen our partnerships with key allies. Unfortunately, USAID strayed from its original mission long ago. As a result, the gains were too few and the costs were too high."
• Deputy Secretary Landau's Call with Paraguayan Foreign Minister Ramírez US Dept. of State 28 Mar 2025
• Deputy Secretary Landau's Call with Spanish State Secretary for Foreign and Global Affairs Martínez Belío US Dept. of State 28 Mar 2025
• Deputy Secretary Landau's Call with UAE Assistant Foreign Minister Nusseibeh US Dept. of State 28 Mar 2025
• Secretary of State Marco Rubio Remarks to the Press US Dept. of State 28 Mar 2025

Defense Industry

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Other Conflicts

Ukraine Conflict News


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

Operation Iron Swords / Operation Al-Aqsa Flood

• Israeli spy agency asks African countries to take Gazans: Report Press TV 28 Mar 2025 -- The Israeli regime has instructed its Mossad spy agency to find countries that would agree to receive large numbers of Palestinians displaced from the Gaza Strip, according to a report.
• Israel kills at least 43 in Gaza in 24 hours Press TV 28 Mar 2025 -- The Health Ministry in Gaza says Israeli strikes have killed at least 43 Palestinian people in the besieged territory in the past 24 hours.
• Israel launches airstrike against southern Lebanon IRNA 28 Mar 2025 -- News sources have reported the Israeli airstrikes on multiple locations in southern Lebanon.
• Hezbollah says not involved in recent missile attack on Israel IRNA 28 Mar 2025 -- Hezbollah has rejected the involvement of the Lebanese resistance movement in a recent missile attack on Israel.
• Israel bombs Beirut's southern suburbs despite ceasefire Press TV 28 Mar 2025 -- Israel has launched a large airstrike on the southern suburbs of the Lebanese capital, Beirut, the first heavy bombardment there since a ceasefire agreement ended a war between the occupying regime and the Hezbollah resistance movement in November.
• Gaza: Acts of war bear hallmarks of atrocity crimes, warn UN humanitarians UN News 28 Mar 2025 -- Lifesaving supplies in Gaza continue to run dangerously low, nearly four weeks into the total aid blockade and deadly bombardment of the enclave by Israel, UN humanitarians said on Friday.
• UNRWA Situation Report #165 on the situation in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, including East Jerusalem. All information updated for 19-25 March 2025 UNRWA 28 Mar 2025
• Gaza: Deep concerns about the forced displacement of Palestinians OHCHR 28 Mar 2025
• Israel violates international law with forced evacuations in Gaza: UN Press TV 28 Mar 2025 -- The United Nations Human Rights Office says the Israeli regime is violating international law by forcibly displacing the Palestinians in Gaza under "mandatory evacuation orders."
• UN humanitarian office says Israeli actions in Gaza bears 'hallmarks of atrocity crimes' Press TV 28 Mar 2025 -- The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) warns Israeli actions in the besieged Gaza Strip, including strikes on populated civilian areas, "bear the hallmarks" of atrocities.
• Iran censures Israel's airstrike on Beirut Press TV 28 Mar 2025 -- Iran has strongly condemned Israel's large airstrike on residential areas in the Lebanese capital, Beirut, in violation of a ceasefire agreement between the Tel Aviv regime and Lebanon's resistance movement Hezbollah.
• Resumption of fighting in Gaza - Germany continues its assistance Germany Federal Foreign Office 28 Mar 2025 -- With the ceasefire in Gaza broken, the humanitarian situation of the local population is further deteriorating. In order to alleviate this suffering, Germany has repeatedly and significantly increased its humanitarian assistance. Read on to find out more.
• Spanish Government condemns violations of cessation of hostilities agreement between Lebanon and Israel Spain MFA 28 Mar 2025-- The Government of Spain condemns the launching of a missile today over Israel and the bombing of Beirut and southern Lebanon, which are serious violations of the cessation of hostilities agreement between Lebanon and Israel.

Other Conflicts

• Tens of millions at risk of extreme hunger and starvation as unprecedented funding crisis spirals WFP 28 Mar 2025 -- The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) warned today that 58 million people risk losing life-saving assistance in the agency's 28 most critical crisis response operations unless new funding is received urgently.
• UNHCR: Funding cuts threaten the health of nearly 13 million displaced people UNHCR 28 Mar 2025 -- Without adequate resources, an estimated 12.8 million displaced people, including 6.3 million children, could be left without life-saving health interventions in 2025, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency warns today.
• Hegseth: US committed to defense of Pacific territories against China Radio Free Asia 28 Mar 2025 -- Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has reaffirmed the US is committed to defending the Pacific territories of Guam and Northern Mariana Islands and said any attack on them would be an attack on the mainland.
• Countries called on to promote cooperation in South China Sea People's Daily 28 Mar 2025 -- Officials and experts attending the Boao Forum for Asia Annual Conference have underlined the need for the countries involved in the South China Sea issue to resolve their disputes through dialogue to promote peace, friendship, and cooperation in the South China Sea.
• 'Perfect storm' in South Sudan demands urgent action, says Guterres UN News 28 Mar 2025 -- Secretary-General António Guterres warned on Friday of a rapidly deteriorating crisis in South Sudan, calling for urgent dialogue, the immediate release of detained officials and renewed commitment to the 2018 peace agreement.
• Sudan army takes full control of Khartoum amid RSF defiance Press TV 28 Mar 2025 -- The Sudanese army has claimed to have pushed Rapid Support Forces (RSF) fighters out of the capital Khartoum after nearly two years of fighting over the city, Al Jazeera has reported.
• Despite renewed conflict in eastern DR Congo, protection for civilians is paramount: Keita UN News 28 Mar 2025 -- As the conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has intensified in recent months, the UN peacekeeping mission, MONUSCO, has been working to protect civilians - including in areas under the control of the Rwandan-backed M23 armed group in North Kivu province.
• Tens of millions risk starvation as funding cuts deepen crises in DR Congo: WHO, WFP UN News 28 Mar 2025 -- Sharply declining aid could force tens of millions across the globe who rely on food aid into extreme hunger and starvation, the World Food Programme (WFP) warned on Friday.
• UNHCR's Grandi hails launch of Kenya's landmark refugee inclusion plan UNHCR 28 Mar 2025 -- The Government of Kenya launched a groundbreaking initiative on Friday to improve the lives of more than 830,000 refugees and asylum-seekers and their generous hosts, by transitioning the country's refugee camps into integrated settlements where refugees and local communities enjoy greater economic opportunities and access to improved health, education and other services together.
• Statement by the Special Representative of the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office for the Transdniestrian Settlement Process on the Joint Control Commission's resumption of signing Protocols OSCE 28 Mar 2025 -- The Special Representative of the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office for the Transdniestrian Settlement Process, Ambassador Thomas Lenk made the following statement after the Joint Control Commission (JCC) Co-Chairs on 27 March confirmed the removal of all checkpoints established by Tiraspol in the Security Zone in 2022 and approved the relevant protocols from the previous JCC meetings, pending from 2022:
• Bhutan's refers to Tibet as Beijing-preferred 'Xizang,' sparking pushback Radio Free Asia 28 Mar 2025 -- Bhutan became the latest nation to refer to Tibet as "Xizang," prompting Tibetan politicians and advocates to urge Bhutan to stop using the term promoted by Beijing that they say contributes to China's efforts to erase Tibetan identity.
• Haiti reaches 'yet another crisis point' as gangs tighten their grip UN News 28 Mar 2025 -- The UN human rights chief sounded the alarm on Friday over the rapidly deteriorating situation in Haiti, calling it a "catastrophe" fuelled by gang violence, widespread impunity and a political process that is hanging by a thread.
• UN Human Rights Council 58: UK Statement for the Interactive Dialogue with the High Commissioner on Haiti UK FCDO 28 Mar 2025 -- UK Statement for the Interactive Dialogue with the High Commissioner on Haiti with the participation of the Independent Expert. Delivered by the UK Human Rights Ambassador, Eleanor Sanders.
• UN Human Rights Council 58: UK Statement for the Interactive Dialogue on the Human Rights Situation in Mali UK FCDO 28 Mar 2025 -- UK Statement for the Interactive Dialogue on the Oral Update of the Independent Expert on the Human Rights Situation in Mali. Delivered by the UK Human Rights Ambassador, Eleanor Sanders.
• The UK commends the historic border agreement between Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan: UK statement to the OSCE UK FCDO 28 Mar 2025 -- Connor Creeley (UK Delegation to the OSCE) praises the landmark border agreement between Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan, which resolves decades of conflict and instability along their shared border.

News Reports

• 'We Must Ensure the US Leads in the Arctic' — JD Vance in Greenland Sputnik 28 Mar 2025 -- The US vice president delivered a speech during his visit to the Pituffik military base in northern Greenland.
• Danish leaders reject U.S. claims on Greenland, reaffirm sovereignty People's Daily 28 Mar 2025 -- Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen on Thursday reaffirmed that Greenland remains part of the Kingdom of Denmark, rejecting recent remarks by U.S. President Donald Trump, who said the United States would "go as far as they have to" to acquire the island.
• At least 6 noncitizen university students detained across U.S. People's Daily 28 Mar 2025 -- At least six noncitizen students studying in U.S. higher education have been detained by federal agents so far in March.
• Rubio: US has revoked 'more than 300' visas over pro-Palestine advocacy Press TV 28 Mar 2025 -- The United States keeps cracking down on pro-Palestinian activists and demonstrations amid Washington's talk of a new wave of visa revocations for "disruptive actions," so to speak.
• The Department of Justice Announces Affirmative Litigation Against the American Federation of Government Employees to Protect National Security US Dept. of Justice 28 Mar 2025 -- Last night, the Department of Justice filed a lawsuit in the Western District of Texas on behalf of eight agencies against affiliates of the American Federation of Government Employees.
• Prime Minister Carney meets with premiers to discuss Canada's response to U.S. tariffs Prime Minister of Canada 28 Mar 2025
• Prime Minister Carney speaks with President of the United States Donald J. Trump Prime Minister of Canada 28 Mar 2025
• Canadian PM says old Canada-U.S. ties over People's Daily 28 Mar 2025 -- Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said Thursday that Canada's old relationship with the United States "based on deepening integration of our economies and tight security and military cooperation is over."
• Dual Pakistani-Canadian National Arrested for Years-Long Scheme to Circumvent U.S. Export Control Laws US Dept. of Justice 28 Mar 2025 -- An indictment was unsealed yesterday charging Mohammad Jawaid Aziz, also known as Jawaid Aziz Siddiqui and Jay Siddiqui, 67, of Pakistan and Canada, with conspiracy to violate U.S. export laws and violating U.S. export laws.
• Former Colombian Navy Lieutenant Sentenced to 15 Years for Helping Sell Locations of Navy Drug Interdiction Vessels to International Drug Traffickers US Dept. of Justice 28 Mar 2025 -- On Wednesday, Cesar Augusto Romero Caballero, of Colombia, was sentenced to 15 years in prison by U.S. District Court Judge James Moody Jr. for conspiracy to distribute cocaine having reasonable cause to believe it would be unlawfully imported into the United States. Romero Caballero pleaded guilty on April 8, 2024.
• Sanctioning Evasion Network Supporting Hizballah Finance Operations US Dept. of State 28 Mar 2025-- The United States is today designating a Lebanon-based sanctions evasion network that supports Hizballah's finance team, which oversees commercial projects and oil smuggling networks that generate revenue for Hizballah.
• Treasury Targets Hizballah Finance Team Sanctions Evasion Network US Treasury 28 Mar 2025 -- Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is designating five individuals and three associated companies involved in a Lebanon-based sanctions evasion network supporting the Hizballah finance team. The Hizballah finance team manages a variety of lucrative commercial projects and oil smuggling networks, often in conjunction with Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps - Qods Force (IRGC-QF), to generate and transfer revenue for Hizballah.
• Wagner Fanta: Russia's Defunct Mercenary Group Hopes To Make A Killing On Bottled Water RFE/RL 28 Mar 2025 -- Russia's most infamous mercenary company, the now-defunct Wagner Group, is notorious for many things: ruthless fighting prowess, brutal war crimes, the failed mutiny by its founder, Yevgeny Prigozhin - and the plane crash that killed him two months later.
• Press release on the demarche to the Embassy of Canada in the Russian Federation Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 28 Mar 2025
• Press Release on Russian-Turkmen Consultations on Biological Security Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 28 Mar 2025
• Ministerial Committee on EU Affairs receives briefing on EU sanctions against Russia Finnish Government 28 Mar 2025-- In its meeting on Friday 28 March, the Ministerial Committee on European Union Affairs discussed three issues: EU sanctions against Russia, the nomination of members to the European Economic and Social Committee for the 2025-2030 term, and the upcoming informal meeting of defence ministers.
• MSS discloses cleaner among outsourced staff leaking state secrets to overseas intelligence agencies Global Times 28 Mar 2025 -- China's Ministry of State Security (MSS) disclosed three espionage cases involving outsourced service personnel on Friday, warning of potential risks. In one case, a cleaner employed by an outsourced provider proactively contacted foreign intelligence agencies, resulting in the leakage of classified information and posing a threat to national security, according to the MSS.
• Xi Focus: How Xi's crackdown on excess reshapes China People's Daily 28 Mar 2025 -- The Communist Party of China (CPC) has launched a four-month campaign to urge its around 100 million members to bolster compliance with a code of conduct that has strengthened the Party over the past 12 years.
• Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Guo Jiakun's Regular Press Conference on March 28, 2025 PRC MofA 28 Mar 2025
• China's top market regulator says it will review CK Hutchison's Panama Canal ports deal according to law Global Times 28 Mar 2025 -- China's State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) said it will review CK Hutchison's Panama Canal ports deal in accordance with laws to ensure fair market competition and protect public interests, according to a Q&A release conducted by Hong Kong Ta Kung Wen Wei (HKTKWW) Media with the market regulator published on its official website.
• President Xi Jinping Meets with Representatives of International Business Community PRC MofA 28 Mar 2025-- On the morning of March 28, President Xi Jinping met with representatives of the international business community at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. 
• China to advance follow-up procedures of WTO case after U.S. accepts tariff consultations: commerce ministry People's Daily 28 Mar 2025 -- China will proceed with follow-up procedures of its World Trade Organization (WTO) case against the United States for imposing additional tariffs on Chinese goods after the United States agreed to consultations under the WTO dispute settlement mechanism, a Ministry of Commerce spokesperson said on Thursday.
• U.S. Senate committee approves bill on Taiwan engagement guidelines CNA 28 Mar 2025 -- The U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations on Thursday approved a bill mandating the State Department to review and update its policy guidance on Taiwan every five years due to the ever-changing geopolitical situation and growing risk of a Chinese invasion.
• PLA activities in the waters and airspace around Taiwan ROC MND 28 Mar 2025
• U.S. nominee highlights role of unmanned systems in deterring cross-strait conflicts CNA 28 Mar 2025 -- Troy Meink, nominated by U.S. President Donald Trump to serve as secretary of the Air Force, on Thursday emphasized the importance of unmanned systems in deterring conflicts across the Taiwan Strait.
• Envoy: Iran's ballistic missile capabilities not negotiable Press TV 28 Mar 2025 -- The Iranian ambassador to Baghdad says Tehran will not negotiate on its ballistic missile capabilities amid indications that a letter from US President Donald Trump has included such a demand.
• With Proxies Weakened, Iran Banks On Missiles For Deterrence RFE/RL 28 Mar 2025
• Leader's advisor reaffirms Iran's resolve to stage Operation True Promise III against Israel Press TV 28 Mar 2025 -- A senior military advisor to Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei reaffirms that Iran remains steadfast in its commitment to launch Operation True Promise III against the Israeli regime in response to acts of aggression against the country by Tel Aviv.
• Insisting On Indirect Talks, Iran Responds To Trump Letter Via Oman RFE/RL 28 Mar 2025 -- Iran said it has given a "restrained" response to a letter by US President Donald Trump proposing direct talks over a new nuclear deal, as Tehran continues to insist on indirect negotiations.
• Foreign Minister Araqchi says Trump's letter contained both threat and calls for diplomacy IRNA 28 Mar 2025 -- Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi says Iran has reviewed the letter received from U.S. President Donald Trump, which he says contained both threatening language and calls for diplomacy.
• U.S. allies and bases in the region will be made unsafe if Iran is attacked: Parliament speaker IRNA 28 Mar 2025 -- Parliament Speaker Mohammad-Baqer Qalibaf says if the United States carries out military threats against Iran, U.S. allies and American military bases in the region will be made unsafe.
• Britain says it is committed to diplomacy with Iran IRNA 28 Mar 2025 -- British Foreign Secretary David Lammy says his country is committed to diplomacy to resolve a dispute over Iran's nuclear program.
• Iran: Direct talks with US meaningless under 'maximum pressure' policy Press TV 28 Mar 2025 -- Iran has reiterated that direct negotiations with the United States on the country's peaceful nuclear program are meaningless as long as a "maximum pressure" policy and military threats are in place.
• Powerful earthquake hits Myanmar and Thailand, killing more than 150 people Radio Free Asia 28 Mar 2025 -- Rescuers scrambled to save people buried beneath collapsed buildings after a powerful earthquake struck central Myanmar on Friday, killing 144 people in the war-torn country -- a count that would surely rise.
• More Than 150 Killed, Scores Missing After Powerful Quake Hits Myanmar, Thailand RFE/RL 28 Mar 2025 -- A strong 7.7-magnititude earthquake hit Southeast Asia on March 28, killing scores of people in Myanmar and neighboring Thailand amid fears the casualty figures will continue to rise in both countries.
• UN teams ramp up response to deadly quake in Myanmar and Thailand UN News 28 Mar 2025 -- Amid reports of hundreds dead or missing following a 7.7 magnitude earthquake with its epicentre in central Myanmar, UN teams in the region are "responding fast", said UN relief chief Tom Fletcher on Friday.
• Deputy Secretary Landau's Call with Indian Foreign Secretary Misri US Dept. of State 28 Mar 2025
• Foreign Secretary speaks with the Deputy Secretary of State of the USA India MEA 28 Mar 2025
• Transcript of Special Briefing on Prime Minister's visit to Thailand and Sri Lanka (March 28, 2025) India MEA 28 Mar 2025
• EU imposes sanctions against individuals and entities that have committed human rights violations and undermined democracy in Belarus Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Finland 28 Mar 2025 -- The EU sanctions list includes members of the Belarusian Central Electoral Commission, representatives of the Belarusian judiciary and individuals or entities that are considered to have committed serious human rights violations and undermined democracy in Belarus. The EU Member States approved the additional sanctions on 27 March 2025.
• Will Turkey's Erdogan Prevail Amid Nationwide Protests Over Rival's Arrest? RFE/RL 28 Mar 2025 -- Over a quarter-century ago, a popular Istanbul mayor was stripped of his position and jailed on charges that his supporters decried as politically motivated, later reemerging to become the longest-serving leader in his country's modern-day history. That was Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Turkey's current president.
• Telephone conversation with President of Turkiye Recep Tayyip Erdogan President of Russia 28 Mar 2025 -- Vladimir Putin had a substantive telephone conversation with President of the Republic of Turkiye Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
• "Our sole aim is to bring together all our 85 million people under the vision of the Century of Türkiye" Presidency of The Republic of Turkey 28 Mar 2025 -- Speaking at the 9th National Will Iftar in Istanbul, President Erdoğan said: "Our sole aim is to bring together all our 85 million people under the vision of the Century of Türkiye, inspired by the spirit of 1071 Malazgirt and the brotherhood manifesto reflected in our National Anthem, and thereby to ensure that Türkiye takes its rightful place in the new global system and is represented in a manner that befits our nation."
• Foreign Minister Tsahkna to Zourabichvili: The actions of Georgia's ruling party are pushing the country further away from Europe Estonia MFA 28 Mar 2025-- Today 28 March, Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna met with Georgia's fifth President Salomé Zourabichvili in Tallinn to express continued support to the president who is standing up for Georgia's democracy and integration with the European Union.
• Albares and Iceland's Minister of Foreign Affairs and Defence tackle the main challenges on the international agenda Spain MFA 28 Mar 2025-- At a meeting in Madrid, the two ministers agree on their views on Ukraine, the Middle East and gender policies
• Extreme weather impacts cascading 'from the Andes to the Amazon' UN News 28 Mar 2025 -- Extreme weather and climate impacts had a damaging toll on Latin America and the Caribbean last year, resulting in dying glaciers, record-breaking hurricanes, debilitating drought and deadly floods, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said in a new report on Friday.