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• Death toll from US airstrikes on Yemen's Hodeida rise to 12 Press TV 09 Apr 2025 -- The death toll from US airstrikes on a residential neighborhood in Yemen's port city of Hodeida has risen to 12.
• Yemen shoots down another $30 million advanced US drone Press TV 09 Apr 2025 -- Yemeni forces have shot down another advanced American MQ-9 drone engaged in "hostile missions" in the country's airspace, the military says.
• US war machine takes Yemen under 22 new attacks; 16 killed, injured in al-Hudaydah Press TV 09 Apr 2025 -- The United States has launched 22 fresh deadly airstrikes across several provinces around Yemen shortly after subjecting the country to dozens of similar aerial attacks.

Defense Policy / Programs

• China poses ongoing threat to Panama Canal: Pentagon chief Radio Free Asia 09 Apr 2025 -- China's control of Panama Canal ports is an unacceptable threat to U.S. security, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said during a visit to the central American nation, underlining U.S. efforts to bolster its influence in the Western hemisphere.
• Statement by Chief Pentagon Spokesman Sean Parnell DoD 09 Apr 2025 -- "Secretary Hegseth's visit to Panama resulted in historic wins for the Trump Administration and for the Panamanian people. Our nations have agreed to reestablish and enhance joint US-Panama military training centers and security force cooperation."
• Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth Conducts Joint Press Engagement With Panamanian Public Security Minister Frank Abrego in Panama City DoD 09 Apr 2025
• Hegseth Says U.S. Partnering With Panama to Secure Canal, Deter China DoD News 09 Apr 2025 -- Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth today announced an expanded partnership between the U.S. and Panama to secure the Panama Canal in order to counter "China's maligned influence" in the region.
• MODERNIZING DEFENSE ACQUISITIONS AND SPURRING INNOVATION IN THE DEFENSE INDUSTRIAL BASE The White House 09 Apr 2025
• Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Modernizes Defense Acquisitions and Spurs Innovation in the Defense Industrial Base The White House 09 Apr 2025
• RESTORING AMERICA'S MARITIME DOMINANCE The White House 09 Apr 2025
• Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Restores America's Maritime Dominance The White House 09 Apr 2025
• REFORMING FOREIGN DEFENSE SALES TO IMPROVE SPEED AND ACCOUNTABILITY The White House 09 Apr 2025
• Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Reforms Foreign Defense Sales to Improve Speed and Accountability The White House 09 Apr 2025
• Statement by Chief Pentagon Spokesman Sean Parnell DoD 09 Apr 2025 -- "Secretary Hegseth has removed U.S. Navy Vice Admiral Shoshana Chatfield from her position as U.S. representative to NATO's military committee due to a loss of confidence in her ability to lead."
• Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth Delivers Opening Remarks at 2025 Central American Security Conference in Panama City DoD 09 Apr 2025
• Socom: Changing Operational Demands Requires Acquisition Changes DoD News 09 Apr 2025 -- Worldwide threats put the U.S. at risk and sometimes demand attention from U.S. Special Operations Command. To best meet those challenges, U.S. military acquisition needs to change, said Army Gen. Bryan P. Fenton, Socom commander.
• Senior Leaders Say Special Ops Community Aligned With Joint DOD Mission DoD News 09 Apr 2025 -- During a posture hearing on Capitol Hill yesterday, the two most senior leaders from the U.S. military's special warfare community explained how the special operations force's mission aligns with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's overall priorities for the joint force.
• Supply Chain, Workforce, Advanced Manufacturing Will Help Navy Get Ships Faster DoD News 09 Apr 2025 -- The Navy wants to be able to build one Columbia-class and two Virginia-class submarines a year and eventually expand that to 2.33 Virginia-class subs a year. At the same time, the Navy is working on getting more Gerald R. Ford-class aircraft carriers into the fleet.
• African Lion 25: Largest U.S.-led military exercise in Africa kicks off across four nations Army News 09 Apr 2025 -- African Lion 25, U.S. Africa Command's premier annual exercise, officially kicks off April 14, 2025, in Tunisia, with activities in Ghana, Senegal, and Morocco beginning in May. With more than 10,000 troops from over 40 nations—including seven NATO allies—this year's iteration will be the largest in the exercise's history.
• Polish servicemembers train on moving U.S. Army APS-2 heavy construction vehicles Army News 09 Apr 2025 -- Properly maintaining a 32,000-pound horizontal heavy construction vehicle is one thing but moving it can be another. Recently, and for the first time, Poland's 33rd Army Prepositioned Stocks Support Battalion conducted training on the loading and transporting of a U.S. Army D7 medium track-type bulldozer at the APS-2 worksite in Powidz.
• Egyptian Navy Assumes Command of CMF's Red Sea Task Force US Navy 09 Apr 2025 -- The Egyptian Navy assumed command of the Combined Maritime Forces' (CMF) Combined Task Force (CTF) 153 from the Royal Australian Navy at a ceremony held aboard Naval Support Activity Bahrain, April 9.
• Homecoming: Emory S. Land returns to Guam US Navy 09 Apr 2025 -- The submarine tender USS Emory S. Land (AS 39) returned to its homeport in Apra Harbor, Guam, April 9th, 2025. Emory S. Land's arrival marked the completion of its expeditionary submarine tender deployment, which began May 17th, 2024.
• Readout of Acting Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Jim Kilby Meeting with Chief of Staff of the Spanish Navy Adm. Antonio Piñeiro Sánchez US Navy Press Release 09 Apr 2025
• USSF releases new capstone doctrine United States Space Force 09 Apr 2025 -- The U.S. Space Force - the service charged with securing the Nation's interests in, from and to space - has published Space Force Doctrine Document 1 - The Space Force, articulating doctrine that defines the service's foundational tenets moving forward.
• Space Force, NGA leaders discuss power of collaboration United States Space Force 09 Apr 2025 -- U.S. Space Force Vice Chief of Space Operations Gen. Mike Guetlein and U.S. Navy Vice Adm. Frank Whitworth, National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency director, took part in a fireside chat moderated by Tanya Pemberton, Aerospace Corporation executive vice president, in Colorado Springs, April 8.
• DOD Welcomes Back Service Members Impacted by COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate DoD News 09 Apr 2025 -- The Defense Department is taking significant steps to reinstate service members who were discharged due to the now-rescinded COVID-19 vaccine mandate.
• Marine Corps to Deploy Counter-Drone Systems Across Units in 2025 USMC News 09 Apr 2025 -- The proliferation of small Unmanned Aircraft Systems presents a significant tactical challenge for modern military forces. As adversaries across the globe increasingly mature and employ low-cost sUAS for reconnaissance, surveillance, and attack missions, it is imperative for the Marine Corps to enhance its capability to counter these threats in a dynamic, contested, and distributed environment.
• US war on Yemen risks draining arms Pentagon would need to deter China: Report Press TV 09 Apr 2025 -- US military officials have warned that the Trump administration's involvement in the Yemen war could deplete the Pentagon's weapon reserves, potentially undermining its ability to deter China in the event of an armed conflict in the Asia-Pacific region.
• NATO Science and Technology report identifies trends shaping the future of science, defence and security for the next 20 years NATO 09 Apr 2025 -- On Wednesday (9 April), The NATO Science & Technology Organization (STO) released its Science & Technology Macro Trends Report 2025-2045.
• Deputy Secretary General Radmila Shekerinska meets with CEOs of the German Chemical Industry NATO 09 Apr 2025 -- Meeting with CEOs of the German chemical industry on Wednesday (9 April 2025), Deputy Secretary General Radmila Shekerinska said that in today's turbulent world it makes perfect sense that NATO and industry work more closely together. She said that the brutal war in Ukraine and tensions in the Indo-Pacific region are part of an effort to weaken the West, along with acts of arson, sabotage and cyber-attacks, which aim to destabilise both Allied countries and companies.
• Zelenskyy Targets Beijing After Chinese Fighters Captured In Ukraine RFE/RL 09 Apr 2025 -- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy made headlines when he said on April 8 that Ukrainian forces had captured two Chinese nationals fighting with the Russian Army.
• Involving Chinese Citizens in This War Is Definitely Fueling a Larger Problem, and This Must Be Responded to in the Most Principled Way - Address by the President President of Ukraine 09 Apr 2025
• New NATO-Ukraine Centre hosts resilience workshop to enhance cooperation and readiness NATO 09 Apr 2025 -- The NATO Joint Analysis Training and Education Centre (JATEC) in Bydgoszcz, Poland held a workshop on total defence and resilience on 2-3 April 2025.
• Largest Estonian defence industry delegation wants to help Ukraine achieve victory Estonia MFA 09 Apr 2025 -- This week, a business delegation of Estonia's defence industry with representatives of nearly 30 companies is visiting Ukraine.
• China's Military Buildup Threatens Indo-Pacific Region Security DoD News 09 Apr 2025 -- China is undertaking an unprecedented military buildup, developing a large and advanced arsenal of nuclear, conventional, cyber and space capabilities, said John Noh, performing the duties of assistant secretary of defense for Indo-Pacific security affairs, who testified today at a House Armed Services Committee hearing in Washington.
• The US viewing China as a threat is a grave strategic misjudgment: MND Global Times 09 Apr 2025 -- In response to a media inquiry regarding a secret internal guidance memo signed by the US defense secretary — which identifies China as the "only pacing threat," allegedly focuses on "deterring China's seizure of Taiwan," and shoring up US homeland defense — Zhang Xiaogang, spokesperson for China's Ministry of National Defense, said on Wednesday that China has taken note of relevant reports.
• The MND Urges Relevant Countries not to Turn the Asia-Pacific into a Hunting Ground for Geopolitical Rivalry Global Times 09 Apr 2025 -- Question: It is reported that during the US Secretary of Defense's visit to Japan, he said Japan as a "warrior country" was "indispensable for tackling Chinese aggression" and complimented the "valor" of Japanese soldiers in the Battle of Iwo Jima. His remarks have aroused controversies in the US. Do you have any comment?
• China's 50kg-class hydrogen-powered drone sets new domestic record with 30-hour continuous flight Global Times 09 Apr 2025 -- A 50-kilogram hydrogen-powered unmanned aerial vehicle developed by China recently completed a 30-hour continuous flight, setting a new domestic record for similar types of aircraft and reaching an internationally leading level in terms of endurance.
• U.S. arms sales not to impede China's reunification: spokesperson PRC MND 09 Apr 2025 -- The U.S. arms sales to Taiwan cannot change the situation concerning military strength across the Taiwan Strait, much less impede China's reunification, a Chinese military spokesperson said on Wednesday.
• HMAS Sydney leads Defence's support to Exercise Bersama Shield in Southeast Asia Australia DOD 09 Apr 2025 -- Australia's role as an active security partner in the Indo-Pacific will continue to strengthen, with the launch of Exercise Bersama Shield 2025.
• Australia - AIM-120C and AIM-120D Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missiles DSCA 09 Apr 2025 -- The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Australia of AIM-120C and AIM-120D Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missiles and related equipment for an estimated cost of $1.04 billion. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency delivered the required certification notifying Congress of this possible sale today.
• PHASE TWO OF FIRST EDITION OF NAVAL COMMANDERS' CONFERENCE 2025 India PIB 09 Apr 2025 -- Phase 2 of First Edition of Naval Commanders' Conference commenced with an inaugural address by Adm Dinesh K Tripathi, Chief of the Naval Staff, at Nausena Bhawan on 07 Apr 25
• Army completing advanced border fence to secure eastern borders: Commander IRNA 09 Apr 2025 -- The commander of the Army's Ground Force has announced progress in an advanced border fence in eastern Iran, saying that 70 kilometers of the project have been completed so far.
• Iran, Armenia to hold joint military drills to bolster border security, combat terrorism Press TV 09 Apr 2025 -- Iran and Armenia are set to launch a joint military exercise in a border region aimed at reinforcing sustainable peace along their shared frontier, enhancing bilateral security cooperation, and combating terrorism.
• US to reportedly deploy large drones in Japan; expert warns of endangering regional stability Global Times 09 Apr 2025 -- US forces will reportedly deploy large reconnaissance drones in the southern Japanese prefecture of Okinawa for an indefinite period to enhance surveillance and information gathering, the Japanese Defense Ministry said Tuesday, Japanese media outlet Kyodo News reported. A Chinese analyst warned that the US deployment of drones and more weapons in Japan is part of constructing a military encirclement of China, which could destabilize the region.
• The Foreign Ministry's Political Director: a strong security and defence relationship between Lithuania and Poland is vital Lithuania MFA 09 Apr 2025 -- On 9 April in Vilnius, Laimonas Talat-Kelpša, the Political Director at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania, received the Undersecretary of State and acting as the Political Director at the Polish Ministry of Foreign Affairs Robert Kupiecki, for political consultations.
• ECDI Announces Call for Proposals to Find Manufacturers for the Defence Industry Park Estonia CDI 09 Apr 2025 -- The Estonian Centre for Defence Investments (ECDI) has announced a call for proposals for companies interested in manufacturing ammunition, munition not containing an explosive substance, munition containing an explosive substance, military explosives, military explosive substance, or their components in the defence industry park to be established in the Ermistu area of Pärnu County.
• New future for Aircraft Repair Company Trenčín (LOTN) as F-16 maintainer Ministry of Defence of The Slovak Republic 09 Apr 2025 -- In the presence of Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defence Robert Kaliňák, Slovakia's Aircraft Repair Company Trenčín (LOTN) and Norway's Kongsberg Aviation Maintenance Services (KAMS-KONGSBERG) signed a teaming agreement to work towards establishing a joint venture or another appropriate business model to deliver an F-16 Fighting Falcon Maintenance, Repair, and Overhaul (MRO) capability at LOTN in a signature ceremony in Trenčín today (9 April 2025).
• A look at the Defence news 31 March - 6 April Netherlands Ministry of Defence 09 Apr 2025
• PH, US troops beef up interoperability with warfighting drills Philippine News Agency 09 Apr 2025 -- Participants of the "Salaknib" exercises from the Philippine Army (PA) and the US Army Pacific (USARPAC) have conducted a series of drills that would increase interoperability between Filipino and American military units.
• Secretary Rubio's Meeting with Uzbekistan Foreign Minister Saidov US Dept. of State 09 Apr 2025
• Deputy Secretary Landau's Call with El Salvador's Foreign Minister Hill US Dept. of State 09 Apr 2025
• Secretary Rubio's Meeting with Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud US Dept. of State 09 Apr 2025
• Deputy Secretary Landau's Call with Australian Secretary of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade Adams US Dept. of State 09 Apr 2025
• Deputy Secretary of State Landau's Call with Canadian Deputy Foreign Minister Morrison US Dept. of State 09 Apr 2025

Defense Industry

• Contracts For April 9, 2025
• DynCorp Agrees to Pay $21 Million to Resolve False Claims Act Lawsuit Alleging Inflated Costs on State Department Contract to Train Civilian Police Forces in Iraq US Dept. of Justice 09 Apr 2025 -- DynCorp International LLC (DynCorp) has agreed to pay $21 million to resolve False Claims Act allegations that it knowingly submitted inflated subcontractor charges under a State Department contract to train Iraqi police forces, known as the "CIVPOL" contract

Other Conflicts

Ukraine Conflict News


• 9 April 2025 - Daily Press Briefing by the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General United Nations 09 Apr 2025

Operation Iron Swords / Operation Al-Aqsa Flood | Operation Northern Arrows

• Ex-Israeli PM Olmert: Netanyahu inciting settler violence against Palestinians Press TV 09 Apr 2025 -- Former Israeli prime minister Ehud Olmert says Benjamin Netanyahu is inciting acts of violence and vandalism, known as price tag attacks, by Israeli settlers against Palestinians and their property.
• Terror Tunnel Shafts and Other Terrorist Infrastructure Were Located and Dismantled: Troops of the GIvati Brigade Continue Operations in the "Shabura" Area in Rafah Israel Defense Forces 09 Apr 2025
• Hezbollah Attempted To Restore an Underground Weapons Production Facility in Dahieh and Conceal Its Activity From the Monitoring Mechanism Israel Defense Forces 09 Apr 2025
• 60,000 Palestinian children starve as Israel continues blockade of Gaza Press TV 09 Apr 2025 -- As the Israeli regime continues the siege of the Gaza Strip, the ministry of health in the Palestinian territory has warned that at least 60,000 children suffer from severe malnourishment and related health complications.
• Israel kills at least 38 Palestinians, including children, in airstrikes on Gaza Press TV 09 Apr 2025 -- Israel has killed at least 38 Palestinians, including children, in airstrikes on several areas across the besieged Gaza Strip.
• Children among 29 killed as Israeli airstrike destroys house in Gaza IRNA 09 Apr 2025 -- An Israeli airstrike has killed at least 29 Palestinians, including children, in a residential building in the Shujaiyya neighborhood of Gaza City, local health officials reported on Wednesday.
• Fear and uncertainty are daily staples for Gaza's most vulnerable UN News 09 Apr 2025 -- In Gaza, ongoing Israeli military operations and the aid blockade have continued to add to daily fears and hardships being faced by those about to give birth in the devastated enclave.
• OIC Condemns the Israeli Occupation's Decision to Close Six UNRWA Schools in Occupied Al-Quds Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) 09 Apr 2025 -- The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) has issued a strong condemnation regarding the recent closure of six UNRWA schools by the Israeli occupation authorities in East Al-Quds.
• OIC censures Israel for decision to close 6 UNRWA schools in al-Quds Press TV 09 Apr 2025 -- The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) has condemned the Israeli regime for its decision to close six schools run by the United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) in occupied al-Quds.
• Yemen conducts new retaliatory strikes on Israeli, US targets Press TV 09 Apr 2025 -- Yemen's armed forces have conducted new airstrikes on US and Israeli targets in retaliation for Israel's US-backed campaign of genocide in the Gaza Strip.
• Yemeni army strikes U.S. warship and Israeli positions with drones IRNA 09 Apr 2025 -- The Yemeni Armed Forces have carried out new drone operations, targeting a U.S. warship in the Red Sea and an Israeli military site in Tel Aviv.

Other Conflicts

• Incident-free resupply mission conducted anew in Ayungin Shoal Philippine News Agency 09 Apr 2025 -- As the country commemorates the 83rd Araw ng Kagitingan on Wednesday, the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) announced that it has successfully completed another routine troop rotation and resupply (RORE) mission to the contingent manning the BRP Sierra Madre (LS-57) in Ayungin Shoal at the West Philippine Sea (WPS).
• Philippines' relying on foreign support to make trouble in South China Sea will backfire: Defense Spokesperson PRC MND 09 Apr 2025 -- "On the pretext of honoring bilateral treaties, the US is meddling in the South China Sea issue, undermining China's territorial sovereignty and maritime rights and interests, and attempting to threat and coerce China. This approach will simply not work," said Senior Colonel Zhang Xiaogang, spokesperson for China's Ministry of National Defense (MND), at a press briefing on Wednesday.
• China Coast Guard monitors delivery of supplies to illegally 'grounded' Philippine warship at Ren'ai Jiao: spokesperson Global Times 09 Apr 2025 -- The China Coast Guard spokesperson Liu Dejun stated on Wednesday that with the permission of the Chinese side, the Philippines dispatched a civilian ship to deliver supplies to its illegally "grounded" military vessel at Ren'ai Jiao. The China Coast Guard (CCG) conducted inquiries to confirm and monitored the Philippine vessel throughout the entire process.
• MND Tells the Philippine Side:"Relying on Foreign Support to Make Waves at Sea" Will Backfire Global Times 09 Apr 2025 -- Question: It is reported that the US Secretary of Defense reiterated US commitment to the US-Philippines Mutual Defense Treaty to counter "China threat" on his visit to the Philippines. During his visit, the Philippines, the US and Japan conducted a joint patrol in the South China Sea. Recently, the US approved selling F-16 fighter jets to the Philippines. Do you have any comment?
• Accountability for Material Support to Houthi Terrorist Activity and Related Networks US Dept. of State 09 Apr 2025 -- On March 5, 2025, the State Department designated Ansarallah, commonly referred to as the Houthis, as a Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO), fulfilling one of President Trump's first promises upon taking office.
• The Chinese Military Stands Ready to Safeguard Peace and Tranquility in the Border Areas with the Indian Side Global Times 09 Apr 2025 -- Question: It's reported that President Xi Jinping and the Indian President have exchanged congratulatory messages, and agreed to advance a sound and steady growth of bilateral ties. How will the Chinese side grow its military relationship with India?
• Presidents Rumen Radev and Konstantinos Tasoulas: Bulgaria and Greece Share a Common Mission to Strengthen Stability in the Balkans President of the Republic of Bulgaria 09 Apr 2025 -- In recent years, Bulgaria and Greece have raised bilateral cooperation in the development of energy and infrastructure connectivity to a new level.
• Tibetan exile govt seeks probe into death of Tibetan Buddhist abbot in Vietnam Radio Free Asia 09 Apr 2025 -- The Tibetan government-in-exile called Tuesday for an independent investigation into the death of an influential Tibetan Buddhist leader said to have died in Vietnam, where he was reportedly in hiding from the Chinese government.
• Sudan war: UNHCR chief stresses need to help refugee hosts in Chad UN News 09 Apr 2025 -- As the brutal war in Sudan nears the two-year mark, thousands of people continue to flee into neighbouring countries, including Chad, UN refugee agency chief Filippo Grandi said on Wednesday.
• South Sudan: Conflict and hunger push millions to the brink UN News 09 Apr 2025 -- Hunger in South Sudan's northeast has reached a critical tipping point, with nearly 7.7 million people facing severe food insecurity as conflict escalates, the UN's emergency food relief agency warned on Wednesday.
• Hunger hotspots in South Sudan at tipping point as food insecurity nears record levels WFP 09 Apr 2025 -- Vulnerable families in the northeast of South Sudan are at a critical tipping point as conflict escalates and hunger nears record levels, the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) warned today.
• Statement of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs - USA 09/04/2025 Algeria Ministry of Foreign Affairs 09 Apr 2025 -- Algeria regrets United States' confirmation of its position considering the autonomy plan within Moroccan sovereignty as the only solution to Western Sahara conflict.

News Reports

• MODIFYING RECIPROCAL TARIFF RATES TO REFLECT TRADING PARTNER RETALIATION AND ALIGNMENT The White House 09 Apr 2025
• Commission proposal to impose trade countermeasures against US obtains necessary support from EU Member States European Commission 09 Apr 2025 -- "Today, EU Member States have voted in favour of the European Commission's proposal to introduce trade countermeasures against the United States."
• Trump raises tariffs on China to 125% but pauses them for others Radio Free Asia 09 Apr 2025 -- U.S. President Donald Trump announced a 90-day pause on 'reciprocal' tariffs for many countries, with the exception of those against China, which he raised to 125%, just hours after Beijing hiked its retaliatory tariffs against the United States to 84%.
• Trump Hits Back At China With 125 Percent Tariff After Beijing Imposes Hike On US Goods RFE/RL 09 Apr 2025 -- In a swift response to China's decision to impose 84 percent tariffs on a wide range of US imports, President Donald Trump on April 9 announced that the United States will immediately raise tariffs on Chinese goods to 125 percent.
• Trump announces 90-day pause on tariffs but raises China levies to 125% Press TV 09 Apr 2025 -- US President Donald Trump has declared a 90-day pause on tariffs, but notably excluded China from the delay.
• EU Slaps Tariffs On $23 Billion Of US Goods In Response To Trump's Trade Barrage RFE/RL 09 Apr 2025 -- The European Union approved tariffs targeting around 21 billion euros ($23.2 billion) of US goods in retaliation for the 25 percent tariffs President Donald Trump imposed on the bloc's steel and aluminum exports.
• Latest Round Of Trump's Tariffs Take Effect RFE/RL 09 Apr 2025 -- Sweeping new tariffs on goods imported by the United States are took effect on April 9 under US President Donald Trump new trade policy, which he said is aimed at revitalizing American manufacturing.
• Vietnam, US to start trade talks after Trump's 90-day easing of tariffs Radio Free Asia 09 Apr 2025 -- The U.S. and Vietnam have agreed to start talks on a trade deal, the Vietnamese government said Thursday, a possible sign of breathing space for some developing Asian countries as President Donald Trump escalates a trade war with China.
• Vietnam, US to start trade talks as Trump eases tariffs for 90 days Radio Free Asia 09 Apr 2025 -- The U.S. and Vietnam have agreed to start talks on a trade deal, the Vietnamese government said Thursday, a possible sign of breathing space for some developing Asian countries as President Donald Trump escalates a trade war with China.
• E.U. approves countermeasures against U.S. tariffs as trade war escalates IRNA 09 Apr 2025 -- European Union member states have agreed that the bloc will launch its first countermeasures against tariffs imposed by U.S. President Donald Trump next week, joining China and Canada in escalating the global trade war.
• Brazilian president says U.S. trade policy "won't work," accuses Trump of trying to dictate global rules People's Daily 09 Apr 2025 -- Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Tuesday criticized the new tariff regime of the United States, saying Washington's attempt to reshape global trade under U.S. President Donald Trump "won't work" and violates the principles of multilateralism.
• Indonesia says U.S. tariff policy causes global uncertainty People's Daily 09 Apr 2025 -- Indonesia's President Prabowo Subianto said on Tuesday that the recent "reciprocal tariff" policy introduced by the United States has raised international concerns about the global economic landscape.
• Addressing Risks Associated with an Egregious Leaker and Disseminator of Falsehoods The White House 09 Apr 2025
• Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Addresses Risks Associated with Miles Taylor The White House 09 Apr 2025
• Addressing Risks from Chris Krebs and Government Censorship The White House 09 Apr 2025
• Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Addresses Risks from Chris Krebs and Government Censorship The White House 09 Apr 2025
• ADDRESSING RISKS FROM SUSMAN GODFREY The White House 09 Apr 2025
• Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Addresses Risks from Susman Godfrey The White House 09 Apr 2025
• Citing Russia, PACE urges resilience against 'foreign interference' aimed at undermining democracy in Europe Council of Europe 09 Apr 2025 -- The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) has urged European countries to build resilience against "foreign interference" which aims to undermine democracy in Europe - calling for transparency in government and politics, stronger democratic institutions and an informed and educated citizenry which is alert to media manipulation tactics.
• ISIS Supporter Sentenced to Over 19 Years in Prison for Recruiting for ISIS, Obstruction, and Attempting to Flee Justice US Dept. of Justice 09 Apr 2025 -- A Brooklyn woman, Sinmyah Amera Ceasar, 30, a U.S. citizen, was sentenced today to serve 230 months in prison for three separately charged crimes: conspiring to provide material support and resources to the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS), a foreign terrorist organization; obstructing justice while released on bail pending sentencing; and failing to appear for court as required when she attempted to flee the United States.
• Defendants Charged Following Armed Coup Attack in the Democratic Republic of the Congo US Dept. of Justice 09 Apr 2025 -- A criminal complaint was unsealed today in the District of Utah charging Marcel Malanga, 22, Tyler Thompson, 22, Benjamin Zalman-Polun, 37, and Joseph Peter Moesser, 67, all U.S. citizens, with conspiring to provide material support and resources, conspiracy to use weapons of mass destruction, conspiracy to bomb places of government facilities, and conspiracy to kill or kidnap persons in a foreign country, among other offenses.
• From FinCEN: Analysis of Fentanyl-Related Threat Patterns and Trends in Bank Secrecy Act Reports US Treasury 09 Apr 2025 -- Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) issued a Financial Trend Analysis focused on patterns and trends identified in Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) data linked to fentanyl-related illicit finance. Between January and December 2024, financial institutions filed 1,246 BSA reports that identified suspected fentanyl-related activity amounting to approximately $1.4 billion in suspicious transactions.
• Treasury Targets Key Leader of Violent Mexican Drug Trafficking Organization Implicated in Record-Breaking Seizure of Fentanyl US Treasury 09 Apr 2025 -- Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctioned Mexican national Jesus Alfredo Beltran Guzman, a key leader of the Beltran Leyva Organization (BLO),forplaying a significant role in the trafficking of illicit drugs, including fentanyl, cocaine, heroin, and methamphetamine, into the United States.
• US, Russia Will 'Absolutely Not' Discuss Ukraine At Talks On Embassy Operations RFE/RL 09 Apr 2025 -- Russia and the United States are to resume talks on April 10 in Istanbul on the normalization of their respective diplomatic missions.
• Meeting with ASI head Svetlana Chupsheva President of Russia 09 Apr 2025 -- Vladimir Putin held a meeting with Director General of the Agency for Strategic Initiatives Svetlana Chupsheva.
• Statement by the Delegation of the Russian Federation at the General Debate of the session of the United Nations Disarmament Commission, New York, 8 April 2025 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 09 Apr 2025
• Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's interview for the NewmTASS educational media project, Moscow, April 9, 2025 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 09 Apr 2025
• US Confirms Meeting With Russia On Restoring Embassy Operations RFE/RL 09 Apr 2025 -- Russia and the United States are to resume talks on April 10 in Istanbul on the normalization of their respective diplomatic missions.
• 'Compromises, concessions only embolden bullying': China pushes back against US defense chief's remarks on Panama Canal Global Times 09 Apr 2025 -- Both the Chinese Foreign Ministry and the Chinese Embassy in Panama pushed back against recent remarks by US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth regarding the Panama Canal, urging the US to stop spreading disinformation, stirring up trouble, and falsely linking China to the canal as a pretext for advancing its own ambitions to control it.
• The Central Conference on Work Related to Neighboring Countries Held in Beijing Xi Jinping Delivers Important Speech PRC MofA 09 Apr 2025 -- From April 8 to 9, 2025, the Central Conference on Work Related to Neighboring Countries was held in Beijing. Xi Jinping, General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC), President of the People's Republic of China and Chairman of the Central Military Commission, attended the conference and delivered an important speech. 
• Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Lin Jian's Regular Press Conference on April 9, 2025 PRC MofA 09 Apr 2025
• China releases white paper on China-U.S. economic, trade relations People's Daily 09 Apr 2025 -- China's State Council Information Office on Wednesday released a white paper titled "China's Position on Some Issues Concerning China-U.S. Economic and Trade Relations."
• China takes four measures against the US, showing strong resolve against coercion, pressure Global Times 09 Apr 2025 -- China on Wednesday announced four separate measures against the US, including raising tariffs on US products, adding US entities to relevant lists and filing lawsuit at the WTO, shortly after the US imposed additional tariffs on China.
• China takes four measures against the US, showing strong resolve against coercion, pressure Global Times 09 Apr 2025 -- China's Ministry of Commence (MOFCOM) said on Wednesday that it has added 12 US entities to the export control list.
• China raises additional tariffs to 84% on US imports following US tariff hikes Global Times 09 Apr 2025 -- Following the US' imposition of 104-percent tariffs on Chinese goods, China responded with a raft of measures on Wednesday, including lifting the additional tariffs on products imported from the US to 84 percent, and adding a number of US companies to its export control list and unreliable entity list.
• China will never accept bullying practices, Chinese FM in response to US president's claims that China 'wants to make a deal' Global Times 09 Apr 2025 -- Regarding what countermeasures China will take in response to the tariffs imposed by the US, whether it is true that China wants to make a deal as claimed by US president Donald Trump, and under what circumstances China will not impose countermeasures against the US, Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Lin Jian told a press conference on Wednesday that the US side is still wantonly imposing tariffs on China and relentlessly exerting maximum pressure. China firmly opposes and will never accept such overbearing and bullying practices.
• China vows response to 'the end' after US' new 50% tariff threat Global Times 09 Apr 2025 -- Chinese Foreign Ministry and Commerce Ministry on Tuesday vowed to take countermeasures to safeguard rights and interests, in response to US President Donald Trump's recent claims of escalating tariffs unless China withdrew its retaliatory tariffs against the US by April 8.
• Chinese FM responds to what role EU can play in the US-China 'trade war' Global Times 09 Apr 2025 -- When asked about Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez's visit to China while the trade war between China and the US is still ongoing, and what role China thinks Spain and the EU can play in easing this tension and strengthening economic ties with Asia, Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Lin Jian said on Wednesday that the phone call between Chinese Premier Li Qiang and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen yesterday sent a positive message to the outside world. China and the EU are both advocates of economic globalization and trade liberalization, as well as firm defenders and supporters of the WTO.
• Chinese FM responds to Japan's 2025 Diplomatic Bluebook, urges Japan to recalibrate strategic perception of China Global Times 09 Apr 2025 -- In response to a media inquiry regarding Japan's release of the 2025 Diplomatic Bluebook on Tuesday, which positions China-Japan relations as one of Japan's most important bilateral relationships and expresses Japan's intention to continue comprehensively advancing the strategic relationship of mutual benefit between Japan and China and building constructive and stable bilateral ties, while at the same time designating China as an unprecedented and greatest strategic challenge as well as hyping issues such as the East China Sea, the South China Sea, China-Russia military cooperation, and the safety of Japanese nationals in China, Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Lin Jian stated that China has taken note of the situation.
• China strongly condemns certain US politicians for pushing bill targeting HKSAR trade offices in US Global Times 09 Apr 2025 -- In response to certain US politicians once again pushing forward legislation that smears Hong Kong's autonomy and rule of law while calling for the revocation of privileges for Hong Kong Economic and Trade Offices (HKETOs) in the US, or even their closure, a spokesperson for the Commissioner's Office of Chinese Foreign Ministry in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) expressed strong condemnation and firm opposition on Wednesday.
• China unveils newly revised regulations for marriage registration Global Times 09 Apr 2025 -- China on Wednesday unveiled newly revised marriage registration regulations that are set to take effect on May 10. The new regulations aim to expand family support services, enable nationwide registration access, and optimize administrative procedures, according to the Xinhua News Agency.
• Anti-graft chief stresses high-quality disciplinary inspection for Chinese modernization People's Daily 09 Apr 2025 -- China's top anti-graft official Li Xi on Tuesday called for efforts to provide strong support for Chinese modernization with high-quality disciplinary inspection work.
• China vows response to 'the end' after US' new 50% tariff threat Global Times 09 Apr 2025 -- Chinese Foreign Ministry and Commerce Ministry on Tuesday vowed to take countermeasures to safeguard rights and interests, in response to US President Donald Trump's recent claims of escalating tariffs unless China withdrew its retaliatory tariffs against the US by April 8.
• Chinese Embassy in Panama hits back US defense chief's remarks over Panama Canal Global Times 09 Apr 2025 -- The Chinese Embassy in Panama made a solemn statement on Wednesday in response to the latest remarks made by US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth over the Panama Canal, urging the US to seriously reflect on its history of bullying and exploitation toward Latin America and the Caribbean, including Panama, and to stop distorting and smearing China.
• China to work with EU to promote sound, steady development of relations -- Premier Li People's Daily 09 Apr 2025 -- Chinese Premier Li Qiang said in a phone conversation with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Tuesday that China is ready to work with the European side to promote the sound and steady development of China-EU relations.
• China, EU committed to upholding free, open trade People's Daily 09 Apr 2025 -- China has ample policy tools to offset external adverse impacts this year, and the nation is "full of confidence in maintaining sustained and healthy economic development", Premier Li Qiang said on Tuesday as he slammed the sweeping tariff hikes by the United States on its trade partners.
• China unveils guidelines to boost employment for college graduates People's Daily 09 Apr 2025 -- China has released new guidelines on building a high-quality system of employment services for university graduates.
• PLA exercises meant to show strength amid military purges: NSB chief CNA 09 Apr 2025 -- China's latest round of military exercises near Taiwan at the beginning of April was intended to show it could organize large-scale drills despite an ongoing military purge, Taiwan's top intelligence chief said Wednesday.
• PRC security threat, Taiwan Strait peace, highlighted in Japan report CNA 09 Apr 2025 -- Japan's annual diplomatic report released on Tuesday took aim at the growing security threat posed by the People's Republic of China (PRC) and reaffirmed the importance of peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait.
• Social media within scope of Chinese entry permit review: MAC official CNA 09 Apr 2025 -- The Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) will take social media content into account when reviewing entry applications from Chinese nationals wishing to visit Taiwan, a senior official said Wednesday.
• 10,000 Chinese spouses face loss of residency in Taiwan over missing proof CNA 09 Apr 2025 -- Among the 140,000 Chinese spouses granted "settlement residency" in Taiwan, about 10,000 risk losing that status for failing to submit proof they renounced their Chinese household registration, according to the National Immigration Agency (NIA).
• KMT head warns of Taiwan's economic challenges, many related to U.S. CNA 09 Apr 2025 -- Taiwan's current economic challenges are not limited to the imposition of U.S. tariffs, but also extend to American pressure on defense spending and currency valuation, as well as risks from holding too much U.S. debt, opposition Kuomintang (KMT) Chairman Eric Chu (朱立倫) said Wednesday.
• PLA activities in the waters and airspace around Taiwan ROC MND 09 Apr 2025
• S. Korea's liberal opposition leader Lee resigns as party leader for expected presidential run Global Times 09 Apr 2025 -- Lee Jae-myung, chief of South Korea's main liberal opposition Democratic Party, resigned as party leader on Wednesday amid wide expectations for his presidential run.
• President Pezeshkian says Iran does not seek war and will not yield on nuclear gains IRNA 09 Apr 2025 -- President Masoud Pezeshkian has reaffirmed Iran's commitment to peaceful nuclear technology, emphasizing the country is neither seeking war nor will it compromise on its nuclear achievements.
• U.S. State Department confirms Witkoff will be in Oman on Saturday IRNA 09 Apr 2025 -- U.S. Department of State spokesperson Tammy Bruce has said President Donald Trump's Special Envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff will be in Oman for talks with Iran on Saturday.
• White House repeats claim that talks with Iran will be 'direct'; Tehran says otherwise IRNA 09 Apr 2025 -- The White House has claimed that the upcoming Iran-U.S. talks in Oman will be "direct," after Tehran announced that the two sides will hold high-level "indirect" negotiations on Saturday.
• America has accepted indirect nuclear talks: Araqchi IRNA 09 Apr 2025 -- Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi has rejected the idea of holding direct negotiations with the United States as long as the "maximum pressure" campaign against Iran is in place, saying Washington has agreed to hold indirect negotiations.
• Iran's foreign minister: Oman talks a 'test to gauge US seriousness' Press TV 09 Apr 2025 -- Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi says Iran's talks in Oman on Saturday are an opportunity to test the seriousness of the United States which has a record of dealing in bad faith.
• After humiliation at the White house, Netanyahu seems to dismiss U.S. negotiations with Iran IRNA 09 Apr 2025 -- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu seems to reject the United States' choice to pursue negotiations with Iran, following a humiliating episode at the White House where his preferred option of military strikes on Iranian sites was snubbed.
• Israel beats drums of war in run-up to Iran-US talks Press TV 09 Apr 2025 -- Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu has revisited threats of deployment of military force against Iran's nuclear facilities, demanding physical destruction of the nuclear sites, a few days before the Islamic Republic and the United States are slated to engage in indirect talks.
• Verify Or Dismantle? Trump's Iran Nuclear Dilemma RFE/RL 09 Apr 2025 -- US President Donald Trump surprised almost everyone when he announced in an Oval Office briefing -- with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sitting right beside him -- that high-level direct talks on Iran's nuclear program were scheduled for April 12 in Oman.
• U.S. issues new sanctions on Iran ahead of talks in Oman IRNA 09 Apr 2025 -- The United States Department of the Treasury issued new sanctions against Iran just two days after President Donald Trump announced plans for discussions with Tehran regarding its nuclear program.
• US imposes new sanctions on Iran ahead of Oman talks Press TV 09 Apr 2025 -- Washington has imposed fresh sanctions on Iran over its peaceful nuclear energy program, the latest blatant move in the so-called maximum pressure campaign recently reinstated by the Donald Trump administration.
• New Sanctions Targeting Iran's Nuclear Program US Dept. of State 09 Apr 2025 -- "Today, the United States is sanctioning five entities and one individual based in Iran that support key entities managing and overseeing Iran's nuclear program, including the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) and the AEOI-subordinate Iran Centrifuge Technology Company (TESA)."
• Treasury Imposes Sanctions on Enablers of Iran's Nuclear Program US Treasury 09 Apr 2025 -- Today, the Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is designating five entities and one individual based in Iran for their support to key entities that manage and oversee Iran's nuclear program, including the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) and the AEOI-subordinate Iran Centrifuge Technology Company (TESA). Today's action, which targets entities procuring, or manufacturing, critical technologies for TESA and AEOI, is taken in furtherance of U.S. policy that Iran be denied a nuclear weapon, as stated in National Security Presidential Memorandum 2.
• Threats to Iran's nuclear industry will draw 'devastating' response: Parliament commission IRNA 09 Apr 2025 -- The National Security and Foreign Policy Commission of Parliament has stressed that Iran will not back down from its right to develop nuclear energy for peaceful purposes, warning that any infringement or threat to the nation's nuclear industry would provoke a "devastating" response.
• Pezeshkian: Iran will never compromise on nuclear achievements Press TV 09 Apr 2025 -- President Masoud Pezeshkian says Iran will neither back down from nor compromise on its nuclear achievements, rejecting military threats by the United States.
• Iran marks Nuclear Technology Day by unveiling eight products Press TV 09 Apr 2025 -- President Masoud Pezeshkian has visited an exhibition of nuclear achievements as Iran marked its National Nuclear Technology Day with the unveiling of eight products.
• Iran and the European Union discuss the nuclear issue and the lifting of sanctions IRNA 09 Apr 2025 -- Deputy Foreign Minister for Political Affairs Majid Takht-e-Ravanchi and Olof Skoog, European Union deputy foreign policy chief, have discussed nuclear issue, lifting sanctions against Iran, and the prospect of negotiations.
• Iran's deputy foreign minister calls meeting with China and Russia constructive IRNA 09 Apr 2025 -- Deputy Foreign Minister for Legal and International Affairs Kazem Gharibabadi describes a trilateral meeting between Iran, China, and Russia as productive and constructive.
• Iran to finish key rail link to Oman Sea until March: Report Press TV 09 Apr 2025 -- Iran's transportation ministry says the construction of a key railway linking the country's eastern border regions to the Sea of Oman, where Iran's only Ocean port is located, will finish until late March 2026.
• Iranian intelligence forces dismantle Takfiri terrorist network, seize cache of weapons in Kordestan Press TV 09 Apr 2025 -- Iranian intelligence forces have dismantled a team of terrorists and seized a large cache of weapons and explosives in the country's western province of Kordestan.
• Merz Announces New German Government, Cites Concerns About Russia, US Tariffs RFE/RL 09 Apr 2025 -- Germany's Christian Democrat leader Friedrich Merz has announced that talks on forming a new coalition government have been completed, stating it would aim to take office in early May.
• Transcript of Weekly Media Briefing by the Official Spokesperson (April 09, 2025) India MEA 09 Apr 2025
• Volunteer groups pause quake aid in Myanmar citing junta restrictions Radio Free Asia 09 Apr 2025 -- Junta restrictions on aid activities following central Myanmar's devastating 7.7 earthquake have driven some to postpone aid efforts, despite many communities being in critical need of support, volunteers told Radio Free Asia.
• PM call with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman of Saudi Arabia: 9 April 2025 Gov.UK 09 Apr 2025
• "Türkiye is becoming one of the founding actors of the new era" Presidency of The Republic of Turkey 09 Apr 2025 -- Addressing AK Party's parliamentary group meeting, President Erdoğan said: "Our country, which in the past was pushed off the mat in global competition due to various reasons, is now becoming one of the founding actors of the new era. We have already started to see the signs of this fact. As an influential country, whose attitudes, stance and discourse are carefully followed, Türkiye is more often referred to on every platform."
• Polish-Moldovan political consultations Poland - Ministry of Foreign Affairs 09 Apr 2025 -- Today in Chișinău, Undersecretary of State Marek Prawda held political consultations with his counterpart—Secretary of State at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Moldova, Carolina Perebinos.
• Head of State: The Reforms Bulgaria Is Undertaking to Join the OECD Are as Significant as Membership Itself President of the Republic of Bulgaria 09 Apr 2025 -- The reforms Bulgaria is undertaking to join the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) are as significant for our country as membership itself.
• World News in Brief: East Jerusalem schools told to close, Guterres saddened by Santo Domingo deaths, DR Congo and Haiti updates UN News 09 Apr 2025 -- Six schools run by the UN Palestine refugee agency (UNRWA) in East Jerusalem have been issued "illegal closure orders" after being forcibly entered by Israeli security forces, according to the agency's head Philippe Lazzarini.