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• US pro-Israel strikes killed 123 Yemenis in less than a month: Ministry Press TV 14 Apr 2025 -- Yemen's Health Ministry says 370 civilians, mostly women and children, have been killed and wounded in strikes launched by the United States on the impoverished country in support of Israel.
• US airstrikes on Yemeni factory kill 6 civilians Press TV 14 Apr 2025 -- The United States has carried out more deadly airstrikes on Yemen as Washington continues its military aggression against civilians in the Arab country.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Readout of Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth's Call With Lithuanian Minister of National Defense, Dovilė Šakalienė DoD 14 Apr 2025
• Better Together: Iwo Jima ARG Strengthens Naval Force through Successful Integration Training US Navy 14 Apr 2025 -- The amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7), Amphibious Squadron 8 (PHIBRON) and the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU)—all part of the Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group (IWOARG)—completed a two-week Amphibious Squadron Marine Expeditionary Unit Integration Training (PMINT) in the Atlantic Ocean, April 14.
• SECNAV Phelan Embarks Gerald R. Ford for First Carrier Visit US Navy Press Release 14 Apr 2025 -- Secretary of the Navy John Phelan embarked USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), the flagship of Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 12, to observe the strike group's Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX), Apr. 10-11. The visit was the Secretary's first visit to an operational carrier strike group since becoming the 79th Secretary of the Navy on March 25, 2025.
• Pentagon allowing extremism in US military to go unchecked: Report Press TV 14 Apr 2025 -- Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth apparently condones instances of far-right extremism in the US military, a report by The Guardian says.
• Oregon National Guard trains for Horn of Africa mission Army News 14 Apr 2025 -- warning echoes across the demolition range seconds before a deafening "whoomp" sends a cloud of smoke and debris skyward.
• Emergency Response Exercise Readies Minnesota Guard Army News 14 Apr 2025 -- Teams from the Minnesota National Guard Joint Operations Center (JOC) conducted an exercise last week at the Camp Ripley Training Center as part of the U.S. Army NORTHCOM Joint Operations Center Training Course (JOC-TC).
• Press Release - US assets depart for DEFENDER 25 exercise alongside Allies and partners EUCOM 14 Apr 2025 -- Dynamic Employment of Forces to Europe for NATO Deterrence and Enhanced Readiness, DEFENDER 25, is a large-scale U.S. Army exercise that tests how quickly, and effectively American troops can deploy to Europe and defend the Eastern Flank with NATO Allies and partners.
• RAMSTEIN FLAG 2025 WRAPS UP: NATO FORCES DEMONSTRATE MULTI-DOMAIN READINESS NATO Allied Air Command 14 Apr 2025 -- Allied Air Command's premier tactical-level live-fly exercise, Ramstein Flag 2025 (RAFL25), concluded on April 11, reinforcing the Alliance's commitment to readiness, interoperability, and integrated multi-domain operations.
• NATO acquires AI-enabled Warfighting System NATO SHAPE 14 Apr 2025 -- On March 25, 2025, the NATO Communications and Information Agency (NCIA) and Palantir Technologies Inc. (Palantir) finalized the acquisition of the Palantir Maven Smart System NATO (MSS NATO) for employment within NATO's Allied Command Operations (ACO), marking a significant advancement in the modernization of NATO's warfighting capabilities.
• Allies practise coordination of mutual cyber support through NATO NATO 14 Apr 2025 -- From 7 to 11 April, representatives from 20 Allied government and national agencies exercised NATO's ability to coordinate responses to significant malicious cyber activities affecting critical national infrastructures.
• Friendship Bridge 2025 bilateral naval exercise is held in Mediterranean Sea Russia MoD 14 Apr 2025 -- Friendship Bridge 2025 bilateral naval exercise was held in the Mediterranean Sea.
• Defence Ministers met in Brussels to discuss further support of Ukraine Czech Republic Ministry of Defence & Armed Forces 14 Apr 2025 -- The Defence Ministers of the countries united in the so-called Coalition of the Willing and the Ukraine Defence Contact Group (UDCG) met in Brussels to discuss further support of Ukraine.
• Baiba Braže: comprehensive EU support for Ukraine continues, priority is air defence, long-range artillery capabilities, munitions deliveries Latvia MFA 14 Apr 2025 -- On 14 April 2025 in Luxembourg, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Baiba Braže, participated in a meeting of the European Union (EU) Foreign Affairs Council, which addressed further military support to Ukraine, the sectors of Russian economy to be covered by the 17th package of sanctions, the fight against Russia's unconventional threats, and ensuring Russia's accountability.
• Ukraine receives precision weapons financed by Lithuania Lithuania MND 14 Apr 2025 -- The advanced long-range Ukrainian-made weapons paid for by Lithuania via the bilateral financing mechanism for the defence industry of Ukraine have been delivered to the Armed Forces of Ukraine: the precisions weapons are already on the frontlines and scoring high in the battle-test.
• UK sends multi-million pound military equipment loan to Ukraine UK MOD 14 Apr 2025 -- The UK makes second £752 million payment to Ukraine through the Extraordinary Revenue Acceleration Loans for Ukraine scheme.
• Kremlin warns Germany sending Taurus missiles to Ukraine risks 'escalation' Press TV 14 Apr 2025 -- The Kremlin has warned Germany against giving Kiev Taurus missiles, saying the move risks an "escalation" of the Ukraine war.
• Military mission being conducted in China's Bohai Strait, Yellow Sea PRC MND 14 Apr 2025 -- According to a navigation warning notice released by China's Dalian Maritime Safety Administration, military mission is being conducted daily from 16:00 on April 13 to 16:00 on April 27 in the following waters of China's Bohai Strait and north Yellow Sea.
• New quantum project to enhance secure timing Australia DOD 14 Apr 2025 -- Defence is leading cutting-edge quantum research to enhance secure timing technologies and provide unique operational advantage to our people.
• Israel - Eitan Powerpack Engines DSCA 14 Apr 2025 -- The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Israel of Eitan Powerpack Engines and related equipment for an estimated cost of $180 million. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency delivered the required certification notifying Congress.
• Indian Coast Guard and Gujarat ATS intercept narcotics of worth approx. Rs 1,800 Cr India PIB 14 Apr 2025 -- In a major breakthrough against drug trafficking, the Indian Coast Guard (ICG), in a joint overnight operation with the Gujarat Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) on April 12-13, 2025, seized over 300 kg of narcotics (methamphetamine) worth approximately Rs1,800 crore
• Operation Resolution New Zealand Defence Force 14 Apr 2025 -- Updates on Operation Resolution - New Zealand Defence Force's response to the grounding and sinking of HMNZS Manawanui near Samoa.
• Arms export control: Council reviews EU framework strengthening the control and accountability of international arms trade EC/CEU 14 Apr 2025 -- The Council has concluded today the review of the EU framework for arms export control, by adopting a decision amending the Council's Common Position defining common rules governing the control of exports of military technology and equipment, and approving conclusions on the matter.
• Latvia's Minister of Defence visits EDA European Defence Agency 14 Apr 2025 -- Latvia's Minister of Defence Andris Sprūds visited the European Defence Agency on 10 April 2025.
• Philippines, Canada Reaffirm Strengthening of Defense and Security Ties Philippines DFA 14 Apr 2025 -- Canadian Armed Forces Chief of the Defence Staff General Marie Annabelle Jennie Carignan, CMM, MSC, MSM, CD paid a courtesy call on Undersecretary for Bilateral Relations and ASEAN Affairs Ma. Theresa P. Lazaro during the former's visit to Manila on 2 April 2025 to reaffirm the strengthening of Philippines-Canada defense and security ties which, since the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding on Defense Cooperation between the Philippines and Canada on 19 January 2024, has expanded both in breadth and depth across all areas of defense, especially in maritime security, cybersecurity, and capacity building.
• Acquisition of 12 add'l FA-50s possible - AFP chief Brawner Philippine News Agency 14 Apr 2025 -- Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) chief Gen. Romeo Brawner Jr. on Monday expressed confidence that the acquisition for the additional 12 FA-50 fighter jets will proceed as planned.
• Joint Statement from the Governments of the United States of America and the Republic of Korea at the United States-Republic of Korea Civil Space Dialogue US Dept. of State 14 Apr 2025 -- The text of the following statement was released by the Governments of the United States of America and the Republic of Korea at the Fourth United States-Republic of Korea Civil Space Dialogue.
• Secretary Rubio's Call with Turkish Foreign Minister Fidan US Dept. of State 14 Apr 2025

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• 14 April 2025 - Daily Press Briefing by the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General United Nations 14 Apr 2025

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

• Israeli navy officers sign petition urging Netanyahu to end Gaza war IRNA 14 Apr 2025 -- Hundreds of Israeli naval officers have signed a petition, calling on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to end the Gaza war to help secure the release of the Israeli prisoners.
• 'Hamas not defeated, military overstretched': Israeli army chief Press TV 14 Apr 2025 -- Israel's new chief of the military has warned that the regime armed forces lack the manpower and resources to fulfill the regime's expansive goals in the besieged Gaza Strip, saying that Hamas remains in control of the Gaza Strip even a year and a half after the outbreak of the war.
• A number of Israeli soldiers killed, injured in Gaza ambush as retaliation rages Press TV 14 Apr 2025 -- Palestinian resistance fighters have killed at least one Israeli soldier and injured several others during separate retaliatory operations in Gaza City and the southern side of the besieged coastal sliver, according to reports.
• Top official: Hamas agrees to free all Israeli captives for 'serious prisoner swap' Press TV 14 Apr 2025 -- A high-ranking Hamas official says the Palestinian resistance movement is willing to set free all Israeli captives remaining in the besieged Gaza Strip in exchange for what he described as a "serious prisoner swap" and a guaranteed end to the ongoing genocidal war.
• Israel strikes kill at least 38 Palestinians in 24 hours Press TV 14 Apr 2025 -- The Health Ministry in Gaza says at least 38 Palestinians have been killed in Israeli strikes on the besieged territory.
• Hamas says Israel 'narrowing truce', stresses any new deal must end Gaza genocide Press TV 14 Apr 2025 -- The Hamas resistance movement has rejected Israel's attempts to narrow down the ongoing ceasefire negotiations to a limited release of Palestinian prisoners in return for Israeli captives, warning it would turn down any agreement that fails to lead to a permanent end to the genocidal war on the Gaza Strip.
• Several Israeli soldiers killed and wounded in Gaza resistance ambush IRNA 14 Apr 2025 -- News sources reported the killing and wounding of several Zionist soldiers in eastern Gaza City, while the Al-Quds Brigades, the military wing of the Islamic Jihad movement, reported the targeting of an occupying sniper in the same area.
• Gaza's Al-Ahli hospital forced to cease operations after Israeli airstrike People's Daily 14 Apr 2025 -- An Israeli airstrike hit the Al-Ahli Arab Hospital in Gaza City early Sunday, damaging key medical infrastructure and forcing the facility to shut down, according to Palestinian medical sources and eyewitnesses.
• More Palestinians fall victim as Israeli forces, settlers step up aggression across West Bank Press TV 14 Apr 2025 -- Three young Palestinian men have been injured by Israeli gunfire during a raid on the Jalazone refugee camp north of Ramallah, as settlers simultaneously stepped up violence in the southern West Bank.
• Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General - on Gaza UN Secretary-General 14 Apr 2025
• Thousands of Gaza patients waiting for urgent medical evacuation UN News 14 Apr 2025 -- The Israeli bombardment of Al-Ahli, a Gaza City hospital, has put even more pressure on the remaining health facilities in the occupied Palestinian territory, where the delivery of aid and movement of humanitarian workers is highly restricted by the Israeli authorities.
• Israeli attack puts Gaza City hospital out of service UN News 14 Apr 2025 -- A Gaza City hospital has been put out of action by an Israeli strike at the weekend, while a child patient with reported head trauma died while being evacuated, the UN World Health Organization (WHO) said on Monday.
• EU-Palestine High-Level Political Dialogue: press remarks by High Representative Kaja Kallas after the meeting European External Action Service (EEAS) 14 Apr 2025
• Palestine: Statement by the High Representative on the High-Level Dialogue between the European Union and the Palestinian Authority European External Action Service (EEAS) 14 Apr 2025 -- The European Union welcomes the first meeting of the High-Level Dialogue between the European Union and the Palestinian Authority (PA), which represents a significant milestone in our relationship.
• Commission announces multiannual programme for Palestinian recovery and resilience worth up to €1.6 billion European Commission 14 Apr 2025 -- Today, at the occasion of the first ever High-Level Political Dialogue between the European Union and the Palestinian Authority, the Commission is proposing a multiannual Comprehensive Support Programme worth up to €1.6 billion, to foster Palestinian recovery and resilience.
• OIC Strongly Condemns Israeli Occupation's Bombing of the Baptist Hospital in Gaza Strip and Considers It a War Crime Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) 14 Apr 2025 -- The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) strongly condemned the Israeli occupation's bombing of the Baptist Hospital in the Gaza Strip, considering it a war crime and a flagrant violation of international law and international humanitarian law.

Other Conflicts

• Philippines Hosts ASEAN-China Code of Conduct Negotiations Philippines DFA 14 Apr 2025 -- The Philippines hosted last week the latest round of negotiations to conclude an ASEAN-China Code of Conduct (COC) in the South China Sea. The meeting of the Joint Working Group on the Implementation of the Declaration on the Conduct of Parties in the South China Sea (JWG-DOC), which is tasked with undertaking the COC negotiations, was held in Manila on 09-11 April 2025. The JWG-DOC is co-chaired by Malaysia and China.
• PH urges respect for int'l law in ASEAN-China COC talks Philippine News Agency 14 Apr 2025 -- The Philippines firmly called for respect to the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) and the 2016 Arbitral Award on the South China Sea during the latest round of the ASEAN-China Code of Conduct (COC) negotiations in the South China Sea held in Manila.
• Defensive Activity of the 210th Division in Syria Israel Defense Forces 14 Apr 2025
• Iraq warns Daesh threats 'resurging' in Syria Press TV 14 Apr 2025 -- Iraqi Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein has warned about the escalating activities of the Daesh Takfiri terrorist group in neighboring Syria following the downfall of Bashar al-Assad's government late last year.
• Islamabad Demands Justice After 'Brutal' Killing of 8 Pakistanis in Iran RFE/RL 14 Apr 2025 -- Pakistan has called on Iran to take swift action following the killing of eight Pakistani nationals in the southeastern province of Sistan-Baluchistan.
• Myanmar junta bombs monastery as it blames quake for religious devastation Radio Free Asia 14 Apr 2025 -- Myanmar's junta bombed a monastery in the country's northwest on Saturday, killing five people, including children, just one day before it publicly announced that a recent earthquake had destroyed almost 10,000 religious buildings across the country.
• War Crimes Trial Of Former Kosovo President Hits Milestone As Prosecution Rests Case RFE/RL 14 Apr 2025 -- For more than two years, Kosovo war crimes prosecutors have laid out evidence, questioning scores of witnesses, building their case for why former President Hashim Thaci should be convicted for his role in the killing or detention of scores of people during and after the country's war of independence.
• China to impose reciprocal visa restrictions on US personnel involved in egregious behavior related to Xizang issues Global Times 14 Apr 2025 -- In response to the US claim that it would impose visa restrictions on Chinese officials involved in formulating and implementing policies that limit foreign access to Xizang, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian said on Monday that Xizang affairs are purely a matter of China's internal affairs.
• Secretary-General's statement on the second anniversary of the Sudanese conflict UN Secretary-General 14 Apr 2025
• Millions displaced, health system in ruins as Sudan war fuels famine UN News 14 Apr 2025 -- More than 12.4 million people have been forced from their homes across Sudan - including over 3.3 million refugees who have fled to neighbouring countries - as two years of civil war fuel famine, disease outbreaks and the collapse of the health system.
• Sudan war: 'Darkest chapters' ahead as Darfur massacre claims over 100 lives UN News 14 Apr 2025 -- As Sudan's devastating war enters its third year, UN rights investigators are warning that its "darkest chapters" may still lie ahead, following the massacre of more than 100 people at displacement camps in Darfur over the weekend.
• How is the Sudanese civil war destabilising neighbouring countries? UN News 14 Apr 2025 -- Since April 2023, Sudan, the third-largest country in Africa, has been embroiled in war, as a brutal battle between government forces and a powerful paramilitary group has exacerbated the nation's existing crises, including political instability and economic hardship.
• Sudan: UN Fact-Finding Mission deplores Darfur killings as conflict enters third year, warning "darkest chapters" may lie ahead OHCHR 14 Apr 2025 -- The UN's Independent International Fact-Finding Mission for the Sudan condemned the reported massacre of more than 100 people at displacement camps in Darfur over the weekend and warned that the nation's already devastating conflict could intensify as the war tragically enters its third year.
• Sudan faces worsening humanitarian catastrophe as famine and conflict escalate: UN experts OHCHR 14 Apr 2025 -- As the conflict in Sudan reaches the two-year mark, UN human rights experts raised alarm that widespread starvation and a distressing surge in acute malnutrition are unfolding.
• Over 200 civilians killed as Sudan's UAE-backed RSF attacks Darfur displacement camps Press TV 14 Apr 2025 -- Sudan's Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have killed more than 200 civilians in a series of assaults on displacement camps and surrounding areas of El Fasher, the last major city controlled by the Sudanese army in the Darfur region.
• Statement by Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock on the eve of the Sudan conference in London Germany Federal Foreign Office 14 Apr 2025 -- Foreign Minister Baerbock issued the following statement on the eve of the Sudan conference in London (15 April) that is being co-hosted by Germany, the United Kingdom, France, the EU and the African Union:
• Announcement regarding the completion of drilling operations at «Elektra-1» well, in Block 5 of the EEZ of the Republic of Cyprus Press and Information Office, Ministry of Interior, Republic of Cyprus 14 Apr 2025 -- The Ministry of Energy, Commerce and Industry announces the completion of drilling operations at the "Elektra-1" well, in Block 5 of the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) of the Republic of Cyprus, conducted by the consortium of ExxonMobil Exploration and Production Cyprus (Offshore) Limited (Operator) and QatarEnergy International E&P LLC.

News Reports

• EU pauses countermeasures against US tariffs to allow space for negotiations European Commission 14 Apr 2025 -- The European Union has paused its countermeasures on unjustified US trade tariffs to allow time and space for EU-US negotiations.
• 14 April 2025 Harvard Response to US Government Harvard University 14 Apr 2025 -- "It is unfortunate, then, that your letter disregards Harvard's efforts and instead presents demands that, in contravention of the First Amendment, invade university freedoms long recognized by the Supreme Court. The government's terms also circumvent Harvard's statutory rights by requiring unsupported and disruptive remedies for alleged harms that the government has not proven through mandatory processes established by Congress and required by law. (...) The university will not surrender its independence or relinquish its constitutional rights. Neither Harvard nor any other private university can allow itself to be taken over by the federal government.
• United States Department of Justice Transfers 13 Mexican Nationals with Drug Convictions to Mexico Pursuant to the U.S.-Mexico International Prisoner Transfer Treaty US Dept. of Justice 14 Apr 2025 -- The U.S. Department of Justice's Office of International Affairs with the assistance of the Department's Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) transferred 13 Mexican nationals, serving prison sentences for drug distribution-related convictions in the United States, to their home country on Friday.
• Terrorist Financing Targeting Center Designates Al-Shabaab Networks in Somalia US Treasury 14 Apr 2025 -- Today, the seven members of the Terrorist Financing Targeting Center (TFTC) announced joint designations of 15 al-Shabaab leaders, operatives, and financial facilitators operating in Somalia. These targets were involved in a wide range of activities in support of al-Shabaab, including fundraising and proliferation of Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs). This is the eighth round of joint designations by the TFTC.
• The Office of the Attorney General of Switzerland indicts young Swiss man for planning a trip to join the jihad Federal Council - Swiss Government 14 Apr 2025 -- The Office of the Attorney General of Switzerland (OAG) has filed an indictment against a 21-year-old Swiss citizen in accelerated proceedings before the Federal Criminal Court.
• Excerpt from Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's interview with Kommersant, Moscow, April 14, 2025 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 14 Apr 2025
• Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Lin Jian's Regular Press Conference on April 14, 2025 PRC MofA 14 Apr 2025
• China urges US to ease trade tensions via 'equal dialogue' Press TV 14 Apr 2025 -- China urges the United States to settle its trade dispute with the Asian powerhouse through "equal dialogue."
• 'No winners in trade war': China's Xi blasts Trump's protectionism as he kicks off regional tour Press TV 14 Apr 2025 -- Chinese President Xi Jinping warns that there would be "no winners" in a trade war as US President Donald Trump has upended the global economy with his latest tariffs.
• US officials' remarks represent outright lies and fallacies, Chinese FM on US defense chief's hype of 'China threat' Global Times 14 Apr 2025 -- In response to US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth's remarks at a regional security conference that the Panama Canal faces ongoing threats from China, claiming that "China's military has too large of a presence in the Western Hemisphere," and commenting on US Deputy Secretary Landau's claims which emphasized the importance of a collaboration on 5G, cybersecurity, and AI, and the need to prevent China from accessing El Salvador's critical infrastructure, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian said on Monday that the remarks from the US officials are filled with ideological bias and cold war mentality, and they represent outright lies and fallacies.
• Chinese FM urges US to abandon wrong approach of extreme pressure in response to US repeated changes in tariff policies Global Times 14 Apr 2025 -- In response to a question about the repeated changes in US tariff policies, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian stated on Monday at a press conference that the Ministry of Commerce's spokesperson has already expressed China's position on the matter.
• China ready to work with EU to safeguard global trade rules and justice: FM Global Times 14 Apr 2025 -- In response to a question about the China-EU dialogue on US tariff issues, Chinese FM spokesperson Lin Jian said on Monday that the US using tariffs as a weapon for seeking selfish gains is a typical example of unilateralism and protectionism, which damages the interests of economies around the world, including China and the EU.
• Xi Eyes Inroads In Asia, Europe Amid Trump's Tariffs And US-China Tensions RFE/RL 14 Apr 2025 -- Chinese leader Xi Jinping called for upholding multilateral trade as he landed in Vietnam as part of a high-stakes tour of Southeast Asia's most export-reliant economies as he looks to capitalize on global trade tensions with the United States.
• Three key points of Xi's state visits to Southeast Asia, first trips abroad this year Global Times 14 Apr 2025 -- General Secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and Chinese President Xi Jinping will pay state visits to Vietnam, Malaysia, and Cambodia from April 14 to 18. This is the first overseas trip of the year by China's head of state, and also serves as the inaugural visit to neighboring countries following the Central Conference on Work Related to Neighboring Countries.
• Xi says looking forward to in-depth exchanges with Vietnamese leaders on issues of strategic significance PRC MND 14 Apr 2025 -- Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Monday that he looks forward to having an in-depth exchange of views with Vietnamese leaders on issues concerning ties between the two parties and countries that have a global impact, determine future direction, and possess strategic significance, as well as on international and regional issues of common concern.
• China's Xi seeks stronger Vietnam trade ties at start of SE Asia tour Radio Free Asia 14 Apr 2025 -- Chinese President Xi Jinping sought stronger trade ties with neighboring Vietnam at the start of a five-day swing through Southeast Asia where Beijing presents itself as a source of economic stability amid uncertainty over U.S. tariffs.
• China told Hong Kong's last major opposition party to shut down: members Radio Free Asia 14 Apr 2025 -- Senior members of Hong Kong's Democratic Party, the city's last remaining major opposition party, said that Chinese officials and their proxies had warned the party to disband or face "serious consequences," including possible arrests.
• UK Government statement on denial of UK MP to enter Hong Kong UK FCDO 14 Apr 2025 -- The UK Government has issued a response after a UK MP was refused entry to Hong Kong.
• Building on Past Achievements and Making New Advances In Pursuit of Shared Goals PRC MofA 14 Apr 2025 -- Speech by H.E. Xi Jinping, General Secretary of the Central Committee Of the Communist Party of China, And President of the People's Republic of China
• China urges U.S. to cancel "reciprocal tariffs": commerce ministry People's Daily 14 Apr 2025 -- The U.S. side should completely cancel the wrong practice of "reciprocal tariffs" and return to the right path of resolving differences through mutual respect and equal dialogue, China's Ministry of Commerce said on Sunday.
• Chinese agricultural researcher sentenced 2 years in prison for smuggling 61 germplasm resources to foreign entities: MSS Global Times 14 Apr 2025 -- China's Ministry of State Security (MSS) revealed a case on Monday, involving a researcher from an agricultural research institute who illegally brought a total of 61 germplasm resources without authorization out of China. The individual received a two-year prison sentence and one year of political rights deprivation for illegally disseminating intelligence to foreign entities, according to the MSS.
• Chinese ministry staff member arrested for selling state secrets, stealing 300,000 internal documents: MSS Global Times 15 Apr 2025 -- China has uncovered an espionage case involving a state ministry staff member who was arrested after proactively reaching out to foreign spy agencies, offering to leak state secrets in critical sectors and stealing nearly 300,000 internal documents, according to the Ministry of State Security (MSS) on Tuesday.
• China condemns malicious cyber activities conducted by US govt during 9th Asian Winter Games: FM Global Times 15 Apr 2025 -- In response to a media inquiry regarding the public security bureau in Harbin, Northeast China's Heilongjiang Province on Tuesday issuing a wanted notice with a bounty for three agents from the US National Security Agency (NSA) for their involvement in cyberattacks targeting the event information system and the key information infrastructure of Heilongjiang Province during the 9th Asian Winter Games, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian said that these cyberattacks have caused serious harm to China's critical information infrastructure, national defense, finance, society, production, and the security of citizens' personal information, with highly egregious conduct.
• PLA activities in the waters and airspace around Taiwan ROC MND 14 Apr 2025
• 2025 Joint Statement by Neutral Nations Supervisory Commission Poland - Ministry of Foreign Affairs 14 Apr 2025 -- Member States Representatives of Poland, Sweden and Switzerland, Member States of the Neutral Nations Supervisory Commission (NNSC) in Korea, met in Stockholm on 8-9 April 2025 for their annual consultations.
• DPRK Premier Inspects Various Sectors of National Economy KCNA 14 Apr 2025 -- Pak Thae Song, member of the Presidium of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea and premier of the Cabinet of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, inspected various sectors of the national economy.
• US Envoy Says Any Deal With Iran Needs Proof Of Nuclear Enrichment Purposes RFE/RL 14 Apr 2025 -- US Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff said on April 14 that any diplomatic agreement reached with Iran will be centered on details related to verification of the country's uranium enrichment and weapons programs.
• Iran Says Oman Will Continue As Venue For Nuclear Talks Though Italy Previously Said It Would Host RFE/RL 14 Apr 2025 -- The Iranian Foreign Ministry on April 14 said a second round of nuclear talks between the United States and Iran will be held in Oman, contradicting an earlier statement from Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani that the talks will be held in Rome.
• Iran: Second round of indirect talks with US will be held in Oman Press TV 14 Apr 2025 -- Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesman, Esmaeil Baghaei, has rejected speculation about the venue for the second round of indirect talks between Iran and the United States.
• Tehran: Past experience proves direct talks with Washington are not useful IRNA 14 Apr 2025 -- Tehran says negotiations with Washington are held indirectly because direct talks have not been proven useful.
• Iran: seven individuals and two entities targeted by EU's sanctions over serious human rights violations EC/CEU 14 Apr 2025 -- The Council decided today to impose restrictive measures on an additional seven individuals and two entities responsible for serious human rights violations in Iran, including for the use of thejudiciary as a tool for arbitrary detention.
• European Union imposes new sanctions on Iran IRNA 14 Apr 2025 -- The European Union (E.U.) has adopted new sanctions against seven Iranian individuals and two organizations under the pretext of human rights issues.
• Administration thanks Leader for green-lighting indirect talks with U.S. IRNA 14 Apr 2025 -- President Masoud Pezeshkian and the members of his cabinet have expressed their appreciation for the strategic approval given by Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei to hold indirect negotiations with the United States in the Omani capital, Muscat.
• Grossi says he will visit Iran in coming days IRNA 14 Apr 2025 -- Rafael Grossi, the director-general of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), says he will pay a visit to Tehran soon.
• Russia welcomes Iran-U.S. talks in Oman IRNA 14 Apr 2025 -- Russia has once again welcomed the indirect talks between Iran and the United States, expressing hope that the negotiations would help achieve a concrete result.
• British diplomat terms Iran-U.S. talks first step to reach diplomatic solution IRNA 14 Apr 2025 -- U.K. Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Middle East, Afghanistan and Pakistan Hamish Falconer has described the indirect talks between Iran and the United States held in Muscat on Saturday as the first step to reach a diplomatic solution to Iran's nuclear problem.
• UK, alongside E3, supports indirect Iran-US talks: British minister Press TV 14 Apr 2025 -- British Minister for West Asia Hamish Falconer says the United Kingdom, along with France and Germany, supports settlement of Iran's nuclear issue through diplomacy.
• More regional countries hail first round of Iran-US talks, express support for process Press TV 14 Apr 2025 -- More regional states have expressed support for the indirect negotiations that were held between Iran and the United States in the Omani capital Muscat, calling for the continuation.
• Takht-e-Ravanchi briefs Parliament on Oman talks; 'says next round will be held in Europe' IRNA 14 Apr 2025 -- Deputy Foreign Minister for Political Affairs Majid Takht-e-Ravanchi has briefed Parliament on the first round of indirect negotiations between Tehran and Washington, held in Oman on Saturday.
• Next round of negotiations between Iran and US will take place in Europe: Deputy FM Press TV 14 Apr 2025 -- The second round of talks between Iran and the US will take place in Europe on April 19, a senior Iranian official has said.
• UK sanctions Iranian organised crime network UK FCDO 14 Apr 2025 -- The UK has announced further sanctions to tackle the domestic threat posed by the Iranian regime by sanctioning Iranian-backed, Swedish-based Foxtrot criminal Network and its leader, Rawa Majid, for their role in attacks against targets across Europe.
• President Pezeshkian offers condolences for death of Iran's nuclear industry founder IRNA 14 Apr 2025 -- President Masoud Pezeshkian in a message expressed condolences over the passing of Akbar Etemad, the founder of Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI).
• Iran signs contract to convert Iraq's flare gas into petchem feedstock Press TV 14 Apr 2025 -- Iran has secured a contract to convert flare gas from Iraqi oilfields into feedstock for petrochemical plants located near its border with the Arab country.
• Iran petroleum minister in Iraq to discuss enhanced energy cooperation Press TV 14 Apr 2025 -- Iran's Minister of Petroleum Mohsen Paknejad has arrived in the Iraqi capital of Baghdad to discuss ways to strengthen bilateral cooperation in the energy sector.
• Diplomatic tension flares as Algeria threatens to expel 12 French officials Press TV 14 Apr 2025 -- Diplomatic tension has risen between Algeria and France as the former colony calls on 12 French diplomats to leave the country within 48 hours.
• Europe's promise: Middle East, Ukraine and Western Balkans in focus at the Foreign Affairs Council Germany Federal Foreign Office 14 Apr 2025 -- At the Foreign Affairs Council in Luxembourg today, the EU Foreign Ministers will discuss the situation in Ukraine and the Middle East, as well as relations with the Western Balkans and Africa. Immediately afterwards, a high-level dialogue between the EU and the Palestinian Authority will be held.
• British govt should refrain from turning economic cooperation into political issue: Chinese FM on British Steel Global Times 14 Apr 2025 -- Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian said on Monday that the Jingye Group is a private Chinese enterprise that has business cooperation with the UK side on the basis of market principles, in response to a media inquiry regarding the UK government's announcement over the weekend that it was taking control of British Steel from the Chinese company Jingye, and the remarks by the UK's Business Secretary noting that it was "naive" for Britain to allow the steel industry to fall into Chinese hands.
• UK and Cyprus strengthen space ties Press and Information Office, Ministry of Interior, Republic of Cyprus 14 Apr 2025 -- Cyprus and the United Kingdom (UK) are set to collaborate more closely on space activities, following a successful bilateral event held in Lefkosia on 27-28 March 2025.
• Foreign Affairs Council: press remarks by High Representative Kaja Kallas after the meeting European External Action Service (EEAS) 14 Apr 2025
• Foreign Affairs Council: press remarks by High Representative Kaja Kallas ahead of the meeting European External Action Service (EEAS) 14 Apr 2025 -- Check against delivery!
• Prime Minister Rossen Jeliazkov: Bulgaria-Türkiye relations guarantee external EU borders protection Council of Ministers of the Republic of Bulgaria 14 Apr 2025 -- Relations between Bulgaria and Türkiye of friendship and partnership, relations that we have been developing viably for decades, guarantee the protection of both, our national borders and the external EU borders in a manner that sets an example in the European context.
• Jordan: Council adopts decision to provide EU assistance of €500 million in loans EC/CEU 14 Apr 2025 -- The Council officially adopted a decision to provide up to €500 million in macro-financial assistance (MFA) to Jordan.
• Hungary Passes Constitutional Amendment Recognizing Only Two Genders RFE/RL 14 Apr 2025 -- Hungarian lawmakers on Monday passed the 15th amendment to the Fundamental Law, as the constitution is called, restricting the right of LGBT groups to hold public events while recognizing only two genders: male and female.
• World News in Brief: Gaza aid crisis worsens, South Sudan clashes, Ecuador oil spill update UN News 14 Apr 2025 -- The humanitarian situation in Gaza is now likely the worst it has been in the 18 months since the outbreak of hostilities, the UN relief coordination office, OCHA, reported on Monday.