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• U.S. Forces conduct strike against al Shabaab AFRICOM 21 Apr 2025 -- In coordination with the Federal Government of Somalia, U.S. Africa Command conducted an airstrike against al Shabaab on April 16, 2025.
• US Airstrikes Kill at Least 12 in Yemen's Sana'a - Houthi Health Ministry Sputnik 21 Apr 2025 -- At least 12 people were killed in US airstrikes on a market and residential area in the center of Yemen's capital of Sana'a, and another 30 were injured, the health ministry of Shia movement Ansar Allah (Houthi) said.
• U.S airstrikes on Yemen leave 12 dead and 30 injured IRNA 21 Apr 2025 -- The United States' warplanes pound Sana'a and Marib governorates, as well as Kamaran Island, leaving 12 dead and 30 injured.
• Yemen: US fails in its aggression since day one; Trump 'accountable' for fatalities Press TV 21 Apr 2025 -- The chairman of Yemen's Supreme Political Council says Sana'a has not suffered even one percent damage at the military level despite all US assaults in support of Israel's war on Gaza.
• US airstrike on Yemeni capital kills at least 12 civilians Press TV 21 Apr 2025 -- The United States has launched another airstrike on the Yemeni capital, Sana'a, killing at least 12 civilians and injuring over 30 others.
• UN envoy "gravely concerned" over U.S. airstrikes in, around Yemen's fuel port People's Daily Online 21 Apr 2025 -- UN Special Envoy to Yemen Hans Grundberg on Sunday voiced his grave concern over recent U.S. airstrikes in and around the Ras Isa fuel port northwest of Yemen's Red Sea city of Hodeidah.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Army Establishes New Fitness Test of Record to Strengthen Readiness and Lethality US Army 21 Apr 2025 -- The U.S. Army announced today the establishment of the Army Fitness Test (AFT) as the official physical fitness test of record for all Soldiers, replacing the Army Combat Fitness Test.
• 445th LRS ensures readiness thru preparation US Air Force 21 Apr 2025 -- The key to always being ready is preparation - words that embody the missions carried out by the 445th Logistics Readiness Squadron.
• Turbo Weasel sharpens warfighting readiness through realistic joint training US Air Force 21 Apr 2025 -- U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 480th Fighter Squadron participated in exercise Turbo Weasel at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, March 18-26 and April 8-17. Turbo Weasel is a dynamic air exercise designed to support the Suppression of Enemy Air Defenses mission, simulating realistic, high-intensity conditions. The primary goal is to replicate an intricate, real-world battlespace.
• 124th Medical Group opens new medical training facility US Air Force 21 Apr 2025 -- The Idaho Air National Guard held a ribbon-cutting ceremony April 17, at 2 p.m. to mark the opening of a new Medical Training Facility on Gowen Field for the 124th Fighter Wing.
• LAMAT 2025 culminates in Guyana US Air Force 21 Apr 2025 -- The Lesser Antilles Medical Assistance Team 2025 mission concluded with a closing ceremony in Georgetown, Guyana, April 11.
• Blue Ridge departs Cairns, Australia following port visit US Navy 21 Apr 2025 -- The U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) and embarked 7th Fleet staff departed Cairns, Australia, following a scheduled port visit, April 16 - 20, 2025.
• Meet the Space Cowboys: a critical capability at VSFB United States Space Force 21 Apr 2025 -- The 2nd Space Launch Squadron at Vandenberg SFB is home to a uniquely capable team known as the Space Cowboys. This team serves a specialized role within the U.S. Space Force by providing the Department of Defense's only expeditionary space launch and transport capability.
• Outrage In Russian Media Over 'Black Widows' Seducing Soldiers For Death Benefits RFE/RL 21 Apr 2025 -- Outraged patriotic bloggers and the tabloid press in Russia are warning the country's soldiers about scams from so-called "black widows" -- women who seduce and lure the fighters into marriage so they can collect their death benefits if they are killed fighting in Ukraine.
• For Ukraine's 'Coalition Of The Willing,' The Difficult Task Of Making Plans Without Plans For Peace RFE/RL 21 Apr 2025 -- Among diplomats, Ukraine's "coalition of the willing" is jokingly referred to as "the coalition of the waiting." Formed in early March to establish a military mission to Ukraine to support a peace plan ending Russia's full-scale invasion of its neighbor, now in its fourth year, there have been few details of what the coalition - a loose grouping of largely European NATO nations as well as countries such as Australia, Canada, Japan and New Zealand - exactly has in mind.
• Wang Yi on the Consensus Reached at the 1st Ministerial Meeting of China-Indonesia Joint Foreign and Defense Ministerial Dialogue PRC MofA 21 Apr 2025-- On April 21, 2025, Member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Foreign Minister Wang Yi shared the consensus reached between the two sides during a joint meeting with the press following the First Ministerial Meeting of China-Indonesia Joint Foreign and Defense Ministerial Dialogue.
• China, Indonesia to deepen ties, security coordination Global Times 21 Apr 2025 -- China and Indonesia held the First Ministerial Meeting of Joint Foreign and Defense Ministerial Dialogue in Beijing on Monday.
• China, Indonesia hold First Ministerial Meeting of Joint Foreign and Defense Ministerial Dialogue in Beijing PRC MND 21 Apr 2025 -- China and Indonesia held the First Ministerial Meeting of Joint Foreign and Defense Ministerial Dialogue in Beijing on Monday.
• China, Vietnam coast guards conduct joint patrol in Beibu Gulf PRC MND 21 Apr 2025 -- Coast guards of China and Vietnam on Monday launched their first joint patrol of 2025 in the Beibu Gulf, according to an official statement from the China Coast Guard (CCG).
• Decommissioned WW2 corvette to be sunk during 'Balikatan' 2025 Philippine News Agency 21 Apr 2025 -- The decommissioned World War II corvette, BRP Miguel Malvar (PS-19), will be targeted and sunk in this year's "Balikatan" exercise.
• Community service, military showcase equally important in 'Balikatan' Philippine News Agency 21 Apr 2025 -- This year's "Balikatan" military exercises between Filipino and American troops will conduct drills that will go through the full spectrum of military operations to assess the readiness of the participating soldiers, according to Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) chief Gen. Romeo Brawner Jr.
• Those who play with fire will burn themselves, says Chinese FM on US-Philippines annual joint military exercise Global Times 21 Apr 2025 -- Responding to media inquiry that a Philippine brigadier general claimed that Manila regards the annual joint military exercise with the US launched on Monday as a rehearsal for their defense, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun said on Monday that the international community is currently facing the impact of unilateralism, protectionism, and hegemonic bullying.
• Chinese expert slams US anti-ship missile deployment in the Philippines amid drills Global Times 21 Apr 2025 -- On Sunday, the Philippine Corvette 36, without approval from the Chinese government, illegally intruded into the territorial waters of China's Huangyan Dao. The navy of the PLA Southern Theater Command organized forces to track, monitor, warn, and expel it in accordance with the law, Senior Captain Zhao Zhiwei, a spokesperson for the navy of the PLA Southern Theater Command, said on Sunday evening.
• Defence joins partners for Exercise Balikatan Australia DOD 21 Apr 2025 -- Around 150 members of the Australian Defence Force (ADF) are taking part in the 40th iteration of the largest bilateral exercise conducted between the Philippines and the United States.
• North Korea continues to pursue covert biological weapons program: US report Radio Free Asia 21 Apr 2025 -- North Korea continues to maintain a covert biological weapons program in violation of international treaties, according to a newly released U.S. government report.
• REFIT COMPLETION OF MNDF HURAVEE STRENGTHENS INDIA-MALDIVES DEFENCE COOPERATION India PIB 21 Apr 2025 -- As part of India's commitment to regional maritime security under the vision of 'Mutual and Holistic Advancement for Security and Growth for all in the Region (MAHASAGAR)' and its 'Neighbourhood First' policy, the Indian Navy successfully completed a major refit of the Maldivian Coast Guard Ship MNDF Huravee at the Naval Dockyard, Mumbai
• 'Deterrent and defensive': Armed Forces say IRGC vanquishes any enemy at any level Press TV 21 Apr 2025 -- The General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Islamic Republic has reaffirmed the unwavering and superior strength and resilience of Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) in defending teh country's territory and people.
• Iranian Armed Forces achieve 'most sophisticated' defense technology: Military official Press TV 21 Apr 2025 -- A senior Iranian military official has commended the country's Armed Forces for possessing the one of the most advanced defensive technology developed indigenously.
• UK to step up military partnership with New Zealand as both countries drive forward defence and security agenda Gov.UK 21 Apr 2025 -- The UK is set to deepen defence and security ties with New Zealand as the Prime Minster strengthens alliances abroad to protect Britain's national interest.
• The Government of the Republic of Estonia approved a defence readiness exercise Okas Estonia MoD 21 Apr 2025 -- The Government of the Republic of Estonia decided to declare a defence readiness exercise Okas 25-1 (Quill), with up to 235 members of the Movement and Transport Service, Support Command, ordered to participate the snap exercise (SNAPEX).
• Vietnam agrees to buy US F-16 fighters, defense website says Radio Free Asia 21 Apr 2025 -- Vietnam has reached an agreement with the United States to buy F-16 fighter jets, a defense website said, citing industry representatives and a former U.S. government official.

Defense Industry

• Contracts For April 21, 2025

Other Conflicts

Ukraine Conflict News


• 21 April 2025 - Daily Press Briefing by the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General United Nations 21 Apr 2025

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

• Smotrich: Returning captives not Israel's primary goal Press TV 21 Apr 2025 -- Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich has said returning the captives from the Gaza Strip is not the most important goal of the regime.
• Israel revokes visas for 27 French MPs after Macron signals support for Palestinian state Press TV 21 Apr 2025 -- Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu's cabinet has canceled visas for 27 French lawmakers and local officials two days before they visit occupied Palestine.
• IDF Spokesperson in the Morag Corridor Israel Defense Forces 21 Apr 2025
• Gaza civil defense rejects Israeli probe, calls medic killings 'summary executions' Press TV 21 Apr 2025 -- Gaza's Civil Defense agency has rejected the findings of a probe by the Israeli military into the March killing of 15 paramedics, saying evidence points to "summary executions" by Israeli forces, who subsequently buried the bodies in a mass grave.
• Hamas warns against Israeli plot to annex the West Bank IRNA 21 Apr 2025 -- Hamas has strongly condemned recent statements made by far-right Israeli ministers, who called for the annexation of the occupied West Bank.
• Four Israeli ministers call for annexation of occupied West Bank Press TV 21 Apr 2025 -- Four Israeli ministers have called for the annexation of the West Bank and expansion of illegal settlements in the occupied territory, in breach of international law.
• Israeli forces, settlers escalate West Bank raids, killings as more Palestinians displaced Press TV 21 Apr 2025 -- Israeli forces have intensified their deadly aggression across the occupied West Bank, killing a Palestinian and forcing the displacement of residents from their shelter in Jenin.
• Nearly 600 children killed in renewed Israeli assault on Gaza: UN agency Press TV 21 Apr 2025 -- UNRWA says Israel has massacred nearly 600 children across Gaza since the regime resumed its genocidal war in March.
• 'Collective punishment' of Palestinians unjustifiable: UNRWA Press TV 21 Apr 2025 -- The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) has condemned Israel's intensified attacks on Gaza, saying nothing can justify the "unimaginable suffering" and "collective punishment" of the Palestinian people.
• Yemeni forces strike vital Israeli targets deep inside occupied territories, US warships Press TV 21 Apr 2025 -- Yemeni Armed Forces have conducted a series of operations in retaliation for the ongoing American acts of aggression in the Arab country, striking vitals targets deep inside the Israeli-occupied territories as well as US warships in the northern Red Sea and the Arabian Sea.

Other Conflicts

• PH Navy official denies Chinese expulsion claim Philippine News Agency 21 Apr 2025 -- A ranking Philippine Navy (PN) official on Monday denied claims that Chinese maritime forces expelled the BRP Apolinario Mabini (PS-36) while it was patrolling Panatag Shoal (also known as Scarborough Shoal and Huangyan Dao in Chinese) on April 20.
• PLA expels Philippine corvette for illegally intruding into territorial waters of China's Huangyan Dao: spokesperson Global Times 21 Apr 2025 -- On Sunday, the Philippine Corvette 36, without approval from the Chinese government, illegally intruded into the territorial waters of China's Huangyan Dao. The navy of the PLA Southern Theater Command organized forces to track, monitor, warn, and expel it in accordance with the law, Senior Captain Zhao Zhiwei, a spokesperson for the navy of the PLA Southern Theater Command, said on Sunday evening.
• Syria is 'brimming with hope and opportunity' : Senior UN aid official UN News 21 Apr 2025 -- Now is the time to invest in Syria, and support people returning to the country and their communities, the outgoing UN Deputy Regional Humanitarian Coordinator for the Syria Crisis said on Monday.
• On 20-21 April 2025, Six Khwarij were sent to hell in two separate engagements in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province. ISPR Pakistan 21 Apr 2025 -- On 20-21 April 2025, Six Khwarij were sent to hell in two separate engagements in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province.
• Myanmar junta kills 50 civilians in 3-day countrywide air raids Radio Free Asia 21 Apr 2025 -- A three-day onslaught of junta-launched airstrikes across four major areas spanning much of Myanmar's central plains killed 50 people and injured nearly 80, sources told Radio Free Asia.
• Iran has unconditional sovereignty over the three Persian Gulf islands: Envoy to U.N. IRNA 21 Apr 2025 -- Following the registration of the statement of the 163rd meeting of the Gulf Cooperation Council foreign ministers, Iran's Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the United Nations Amir-Sa'eed Iravani, in a letter addressed to the President of the Security Council, rejected the claim of interference in the sovereignty of the Iranian islands of Abu Musa, the Greater Tunb, and the Lesser Tunb in the Persian Gulf, calling it a clear violation of the principles of international law and the UN Charter.
• Haiti faces 'point of no return' as gang violence fuels chaos UN News 21 Apr 2025 -- Haiti is on the verge of "total chaos" as coordinated gang violence continues to escalate, threatening the State's ability to maintain public order, the UN's top envoy for the country warned on Monday.
• Haiti 'Running Out of Time', Delegate Warns Security Council, Noting Possible Fall of Capital to Gangs Cannot Be Allowed UN Security Council 21 Apr 2025 -- The situation in Haiti has reached a pivotal moment and is further deteriorating and approaching what is likely to become "a point of no return", requiring urgent international attention and political will to address the rapid erosion of that country's statehood, briefers told the Security Council today.
• The UK firmly rejects all acts designed to destabilise Haiti: UK statement at the UN Security Council UK FCDO 21 Apr 2025 -- Statement by Fergus Eckersley, UK Minister Counsellor, at the UN Security Council meeting on Haiti.

News Reports

• Pope Francis, Pioneering Pontiff Who 'Inspired Millions,' Dies Aged 88 RFE/RL 21 Apr 2025 -- Pope Francis died on Easter Monday at the age of 88 after battling a serious bout of double pneumonia.
• Asia mourns passing of Pope Francis Radio Free Asia 21 Apr 2025 -- Church bells rang out in the Philippines and national and spiritual leaders across Asia expressed sorrow Monday, mourning Pope Francis who died aged 88 after a 12-year papacy.
• Hegseth reportedly shared attack info in second Signal chat, 'signaling US' negligence in data security governance' Global Times 21 Apr 2025 -- Several US media outlets have raised renewed concerns over digital security lapses within the US government, highlighting a second alleged leak by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, who reportedly shared details of planned airstrikes in Yemen via a private Signal chat group.
• Pentagon Chief Shares Data on Yemen Strikes in Yet Another Chat - Reports Sputnik 21 Apr 2025 -- In March, US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth sent data on upcoming strikes on Yemen in a closed group chat on the Signal messenger, the participants were not only people from his professional circle, but also his wife, as well as his brother and lawyer, the New York Times reported, citing sources.
• Shaheen Statement on Secretary Hegseth Senator Shaheen 21 Apr 2025 -- U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), a top member of the U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee, released the following statement in response to recent reports around Secretary Hegseth's sharing of operational plans:
• Duckworth: Our Troops' Lives Are Endangered Every Day Pete Hegseth Remains in His Job Office of Senator Tammy Duckworth 20 Apr 2025 -- Combat Veteran and U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL)—a member of both the U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) and U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee (SFRC)—issued the following statement after new reporting revealed that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth leaked highly-sensitive attack details in yet another unclassified Signal chat, this time to his wife and brother, putting the lives of our men and women in uniform at greater risk
• Reed Statement on SecDef Hegseth Reported Misuse of Signal Chat With Wife, Brother, Personal Lawyer Senator Reed 20 Apr 2025 -- Today, press reports indicated that Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth created a Signal chat with his wife, brother, personal lawyer, and senior defense officials, within which he disclosed likely classified intelligence about active U.S. military strikes in Yemen.
• Up to $5 Million Reward Offered for Capture of Archaga Carías, a Top 10 Most Wanted Fugitive and Leader of Foreign Terrorist Organization MS-13 US Dept. of Justice 21 Apr 2025 -- U.S. Foreign Terrorist Organization MS-13 leader Yulan Andony Archaga Carías, also known as "Alexander Mendoza" and "Porky," 43, is the highest-ranking member of MS-13, a U.S.-designated Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO), in Honduras and was previously charged in 2021 in a superseding indictment in the Southern District of New York with racketeering, narcotics trafficking, and firearms offenses.
• $5 Million Reward Offer for Information Leading to Arrest and/or Conviction of Leader of Foreign Terrorist Organization MS-13 US Dept. of State 21 Apr 2025 -- With the designation of Mara Salvatrucha (MS-13) on February 20, 2025, as a Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO) and a Specially Designated Global Terrorist (SDGT), the U.S. government is working towards building a safer, stronger, and more prosperous hemisphere in the Americas by providing all available means to eliminate the threats of violent crime by MS-13 throughout the Western Hemisphere.
• OIC General Secretariat Condemns Terrorist Attacks in Northern Benin Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) 21 Apr 2025 -- The Secretary-General of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) expresses strong condemnation of the terrorist attacks committed on 17 and 18 April 2025 in northern Benin, which claimed the lives of several dozen Beninese soldiers and left dozens injured.
• Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's remarks at a meeting of the Russia-Islamic World Strategic Vision Group with ambassadors from the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation member states, Moscow, April 21, 2025 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 21 Apr 2025
• Telephone conversation with President of South Africa Cyril Ramaphosa President of Russia 21 Apr 2025 -- Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with President of the Republic of South Africa Cyril Ramaphosa.
• China's Ministry of State Security warns against scanning apps becoming 'enablers' of info leaks Global Times 21 Apr 2025 -- Disclosing a recent case involving an official who improperly used an online scanning app to digitize confidential meeting minutes, files, leading to the leakage of 127 classified documents, which posed a tangible threat to national security, China's Ministry State Security on Monday warns the public to be vigilant against turning such apps into "enablers" of state secret leaks.
• Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Guo Jiakun's Regular Press Conference on April 21, 2025 PRC MofA 21 Apr 2025
• China accuses US of new pressure campaign on global trade Radio Free Asia 21 Apr 2025 -- Beijing accused the United States of "pressuring other countries" to curb trade, following media reports that the Trump administration will use tariff relief as leverage to push nations to scale back their economic ties with China.
• China opposes any deal at expense of its interests: MOFCOM on US plans to 'isolate' China with tariff negotiations Global Times 21 Apr 2025 -- In response to a question regarding media reports that said the US plans to use ongoing tariff negotiations to pressure its trading partners into limiting their dealings with China in exchange for reductions in US trade and tariff barriers, a spokesperson from China's Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) stated on Monday that the ministry is aware of the reports. This represents the implementation of hegemonic politics and unilateral bullying in the realm of trade and economic cooperation under the guise of "reciprocity."
• China 'firmly opposes' tariff deal at expense of Chinese interests Global Times 21 Apr 2025 -- China on Monday pointed out that taking an appeasement approach in trade deals with the US over its "reciprocal tariffs" does not bring "peace" and said it firmly opposes any deal between the US and its trading partners that comes at the expense of Chinese interests.
• China 'firmly' opposes countries making trade agreements with US at its expense Press TV 21 Apr 2025 -- China has hit out at countries that make trade agreements with the US at Beijing's expense, vowing countermeasures against those who "appease" Washington.
• COSCO Shipping denounces US measures targeting China's maritime, logistics, shipbuilding sectors, saying discriminatory move will distort fair competition Global Times 21 Apr 2025 -- Responding to US Trade Representative's discriminatory decision concerning the Section 301 investigation into China's maritime logistics and shipbuilding industries, China COSCO Shipping Corporation Ltd said on Monday that the company firmly opposes the US' accusations and the subsequent measures.
• China Warns of Retaliation Over Deals That Harm Its Interests Amid US Economic Isolation Plans Sputnik 21 Apr 2025 -- China does not accept any deals of other countries that are concluded at the expense of its interests; if this happens, Beijing will take equivalent countermeasures, the Chinese Ministry of Commerce said, commenting on reports of US plans to achieve economic isolation of China.
• China sanctions US congressional members, officials and NGO heads in HK-related countermeasure Global Times 21 Apr 2025 -- When asked what China's response will be and whether there will be countermeasures to sanctions the US imposed recently on several officials from China's central government agencies in Hong Kong and from the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun said on Monday that China decided to sanction the US congressional members, officials and heads of NGO who have acted egregiously on the Hong Kong-related issues.
• China sanctions US figures over 'gross interference' in Beijing's affairs Press TV 21 Apr 2025 -- China has announced sanctions against a group of US lawmakers, officials, and NGO leaders in response to "gross interference" in the country's internal affairs, particularly in relation to Hong Kong.
• Taiwan would welcome restored ties with Honduras: Foreign Minister Lin CNA 21 Apr 2025 -- Foreign Minister Lin Chia-lung (林佳龍) said Monday that Taiwan would welcome the return of Honduras as a diplomatic ally if the next president of that country decides to make such a move.
• PLA activities in the waters and airspace around Taiwan ROC MND 21 Apr 2025
• Iran dismisses media speculations about talks with the U.S. IRNA 21 Apr 2025 -- Tehran has rejected media speculations about the content of its indirect negotiations with Washington on Iran's civilian nuclear program and the termination of U.S. sanctions.
• Iran will 'chart its own path' if US refuses to negotiate on 'equal footing': President Press TV 21 Apr 2025 -- President Masoud Pezeshkian says that while Iran is prepared to reach an agreement with the United States within a defined framework that protects its national interests, it will "chart its own path" if Washington refuses to negotiate on "equal footing."
• Removal of 'unlawful' sanctions Iran's basic demand in every negotiation: Foreign Ministry spokesman Press TV 21 Apr 2025 -- Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei says the termination of "unlawful and cruel" sanctions is the fundamental demand of the Islamic Republic in every negotiation.
• Putin Signs Bill Ratifying Strategic Partnership Agreement Between Russia, Iran Sputnik 21 Apr 2025 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a bill that ratifies the comprehensive strategic partnership agreement between Russia and Iran, according to a relevant decree published on the legal information portal on Monday.
• Russia's President Putin ratifies bill for strategic partnership with Iran Press TV 21 Apr 2025 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a bill ratifying the strategic partnership treaty with Iran.
• Russian president ratifies strategic partnership agreement with Iran IRNA 21 Apr 2025 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin has ratified a 20-year strategic cooperation treaty with Iran.
• Iran ready to expand trilateral talks with Russia and China: Araqchi IRNA 21 Apr 2025 -- Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi has voiced Iran's readiness to expand trilateral discussions with Russia and China, amid talks between the three countries on Tehran's civilian nuclear program.
• Prime Minister hosts the U.S. Vice President and family (April 21, 2025) India MEA 21 Apr 2025 -- Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi met with the Vice President of the United States of America, the Honorable J.D. Vance today, accompanied by the Second Lady Mrs. Usha Vance, their children, and senior members of the U.S. Administration.
• PM call with Prime Minister Støre of Norway: 21 April 2025 Gov.UK 21 Apr 2025
• AANZFTA Upgrade enters into force Australia DFAT 21 Apr 2025 -- Today, the ASEAN-Australia-New Zealand Free Trade Area (AANZFTA) Upgrade enters into force between Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Malaysia, Laos PDR, and Brunei Darussalam.
• "With TÜRKSAT 6A, Türkiye has become one of the 11 countries capable of producing its own communications satellite" Presidency of The Republic of Turkey 21 Apr 2025 -- Speaking at the commissioning ceremony of TURKSAT 6A, President Erdoğan said: "With TÜRKSAT 6A, which we developed with a domestic production rate of over 80 percent, Türkiye has become one of the 11 countries capable of producing its own communications satellite."