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• Readout of Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth's Call With Germany's Minister of Defense Boris DoD 26 Apr 2025
• Readout of Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth's Meeting With NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte DoD 26 Apr 2025
• Pentagon Conducts Secret Test Launch in Florida Sputnik 26 Apr 2025 -- A missile launch was spotted by observers at Cape Canaveral, which was later confirmed as a test launch by a DoD spokesperson.
• N Korea's Solidarity on Liberating Kursk Region Demonstrates High, Allied-Level Relations - Moscow Sputnik 26 Apr 2025 -- North Korea's solidarity regarding the liberation of Russia's Kursk Region reflects the allied level of bilateral relations, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Saturday.
• Senior NATO advisors meet in Kyiv to discuss priorities for joint NATO-Ukraine lessons learned centre NATO 26 Apr 2025 -- The Senior Advisory Board (SAB) of the NATO-Ukraine Joint Analysis, Training and Education Centre (JATEC) met in Kyiv, Ukraine on 25 April 2025, to discuss key priorities. Since its opening in February 2025, the Centre has already carried out its first projects focused on air defence, protection of critical infrastructure, and resilience and total defence.
• Military Support for Ukraine and Preparation of a New Sanctions Package Against Russia: Volodymyr Zelenskyy Meets with Ursula von der Leyen President of Ukraine 26 Apr 2025
• Security Guarantees and Continued Military Assistance: President Meets with Giorgia Meloni President of Ukraine 26 Apr 2025
• Joint Diplomatic Efforts, Pressure on Russia, and Strengthening of Ukraine's Air Defense: President of Ukraine and President of France Hold Meeting President of Ukraine 26 Apr 2025
• Special Event Marking Significant Breakthrough in Modernization of Navy in New Era Ceremony of Launching Destroyer of KPA Navy Takes Place with Splendor KCNA 26 Apr 2025 -- The tremendous strength of Juche Korea, which confidently attains the phased goals for building a rich country with a strong army through the first arduous journey and vigorous stride of great pioneering along the milestone of victory indicated by the ever-victorious Workers' Party of Korea, is ushering in a grand new era of an advanced maritime power while powerfully reaching out to the vast ocean.
• PH Navy conducts successful missiles test off Bataan Philippine News Agency 26 Apr 2025 -- The Philippine Navy (PN) said one of its newly acquired missile boats has successfully fired its Spike Non-Line of Sight (NLOS) missile system against a target off Mariveles, Bataan on April 23.
• Pakistan carried out US 'dirty work' for 30 years: Defense minister Press TV 26 Apr 2025 -- Pakistan's Defense Minister, Khawaja Asif, admits the country's past error in supporting terrorist organizations as "dirty work" for the West, acknowledging that this mistake has caused suffering for Pakistan.

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

• Three Divisions Maneuvering, Hundreds of Terrorists Eliminated, and More Than 1,800 Terror Targets Struck Throughout The Renewed Operations Israel Defense Forces 26 Apr 2025
• Hamas says Netanyahu is using starvation as a weapon in Gaza IRNA 26 Apr 2025 -- The Islamic Resistance Movement, Hamas, says Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his cabinet are using starvation as a weapon of war in Gaza.
• Hamas: No partial truce, only comprehensive deal with war-ending guarantees acceptable Press TV 26 Apr 2025 -- Ahead of the forthcoming Egyptian-mediated ceasefire negotiations, the Palestinian resistance movement Hamas has emphasized the necessity of a comprehensive agreement with the Israeli regime, as opposed to a partial one, ensuring the termination of the genocidal war in the besieged Gaza Strip.
• Gaza: UN official warns of 'assault on dignity' as blockade cripples humanitarian response UN News 26 Apr 2025 -- The coming days in Gaza are set to be critical, the UN warned on Saturday, as humanitarian operations are severely curtailed amid an intensifying blockade, escalating violence, and soaring humanitarian needs.
• MSF: 70% of burn victims in Gaza are children, little chance of recovery Press TV 26 Apr 2025 -- Doctors Without Borders (MSF) reports a growing number of burn victims in the Gaza Strip as a result of the ongoing Israeli genocidal war amid poor health care under the total siege on the territory.
• Yemen strikes Israel's Nevatim airbase with hypersonic missile IRNA 26 Apr 2025 -- The Yemeni Armed Forces have targeted the Nevatim air base in the Negev region in southern occupied Palestine with a hypersonic missile.
• Yemeni forces target Israeli Nevatim Airbase with hypersonic ballistic missile Press TV 26 Apr 2025 -- Yemeni Armed Forces have carried out a retaliatory operation against a strategic Israeli military position north of the Negev Desert, as part of their unflinching support for Palestinians plagued by the Israeli genocidal war on the Gaza Strip.
• Yemeni ballistic missile triggers sirens across Israeli-occupied territories Press TV 26 Apr 2025 -- Air raid sirens echoed throughout numerous regions of the Israeli-occupied territories following the launch of a ballistic missile by the Yemeni Armed Forces targeting the occupying Zionist entity.

Other Conflicts

• HTS gunmen, allied militants kill over dozen Alawites in Syria's Homs Press TV 26 Apr 2025 -- Gunmen affiliated with the ruling Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham-led regime and allied militants have shot and killed more than a dozen members of the Alawite religious community in Syria's central province of Homs, amid ongoing raids and summary executions following the downfall of Bashar al-Assad.
• On 25-26 April 2025, fifteen Khwarij were killed in three separate engagements in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province. ISPR Pakistan 26 Apr 2025 -- On 25-26 April 2025, fifteen Khwarij were killed in three separate engagements in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province.
• Iran pres. stresses collective, effective fight against terrorism in phone calls with Indian, Pakistani PMs Press TV 26 Apr 2025 -- President Masoud Pezeshkian has reiterated Iran's strong condemnation of a recent deadly terror attack in Indian-administered Kashmir, stressing the need for joint effective fight against terrorism.
• Iran offers mediation as India-Pakistan tensions escalate Press TV 26 Apr 2025 -- Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi has voiced Tehran's readiness to help ease tensions between New Delhi and Islamabad during a phone call with Pakistan's Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister, Muhammad Ishaq Dar.
• Pakistan says ready to 'defend sovereignty' amid rising tensions with India Press TV 26 Apr 2025 -- Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has said that he is ready to defend the country following a deadly attack in Indian-run Kashmir that New Delhi blames on Islamabad.
• Indian, Pakistani Troops Exchange Fire In Kashmir Amid Mounting Tensions RFE/RL 26 Apr 2025 -- Pakistani and Indian troops exchanged fire across the Line of Control in disputed Kashmir, officials said on April 25 as tensions between the two neighbors continued to increase following the killing of 26 tourists in Indian-administered Kashmir.
• UN Security Council condemns terror attack in Indian-controlled Kashmir Global Times 26 Apr 2025 -- The United Nations Security Council on Friday strongly condemned the deadly terrorist attack in Jammu and Kashmir, calling for accountability and international cooperation to bring the perpetrators to justice.

News Reports

• Could Hungarian Cardinal Erdo Succeed Pope Francis? RFE/RL 26 Apr 2025 -- With the passing of Pope Francis on April 21, the speculation about who will succeed him as head of the Holy See is already in full swing. One of the front-runners, at least according to bookmakers, is Peter Erdo, the archbishop of Esztergom-Budapest.
• The Sixth China-Central Asia Foreign Ministers' Meeting Held PRC MofA 26 Apr 2025 -- On April 26, 2025 local time, the Sixth China-Central Asia Foreign Ministers' Meeting was held in Almaty.
• Wang Yi Meets with Tajikistan's Foreign Minister Sirojiddin Muhriddin PRC MofA 26 Apr 2025 -- On April 25, 2025 local time, Member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Foreign Minister Wang Yi met with Tajikistan's Foreign Minister Sirojiddin Muhriddin in Almaty.
• Wang Yi Meets with Uzbekistan's Foreign Minister Bakhtiyor Saidov PRC MofA 26 Apr 2025 -- On April 25, 2025 local time, Member of the Political aBureau of the CPC Central Committee and Foreign Minister Wang Yi met with Uzbekistan's Foreign Minister Bakhtiyor Saidov in Almaty.
• There have been no negotiations between China, US: Chinese Embassy Global Times 26 Apr 2025 -- Responding to media query that the US has repeatedly expressed willingness to reach an agreement with China on the issue of tariffs and claimed that the two sides have held discussions, a spokesperson of the Chinese Embassy in the US said on Friday that such statements are misleading.
• No talks on tariffs between China, US: Chinese Foreign Ministry Press TV 26 Apr 2025 -- A Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson said on Friday that there had been no talks between Beijing and Washington on tariffs.
• US tariffs severely undermine rules-based multilateral governance system: China central bank governor Global Times 26 Apr 2025 -- The US' recent arbitrary imposition of tariffs has seriously infringed upon the legitimate rights and interests of other countries and severely undermined the rules-based multilateral governance system, said Pan Gongsheng, Governor of the People's Bank of China, the central bank, during his speech at the 51st meeting of the International Monetary and Financial Committee (IMFC) of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), according to a statement published on the central bank's website on Saturday.
• China puts forward five points of proposal for deepening China-Central Asia cooperation Global Times 26 Apr 2025 -- Wang Yi, member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and Minister of Foreign Affairs, put forward five points of proposal for deepening China-Central Asia cooperation while attending the Sixth China-Central Asia Foreign Ministers' Meeting in Almaty, Kazakhstan on Saturday.
• Second China-Kazakhstan foreign ministers' strategic dialogue held in Almaty Global Times 26 Apr 2025 -- Wang Yi, member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and Minister of Foreign Affairs, held the second China-Kazakhstan Foreign Ministers' strategic dialogue here with Murat Nurtleu, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan.
• Chinese FM meets with Uzbek FM Global Times 26 Apr 2025 -- Wang Yi, member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and Minister of Foreign Affairs, met with his Uzbek counterpart Bakhtiyor Saidov here on Friday.
• Chinese FM meets with Tajik counterpart Global Times 26 Apr 2025 -- Wang Yi, member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and Minister of Foreign Affairs, met with his Tajik counterpart Sirojiddin Muhriddin here on Friday.
• PLA activities in the waters and airspace around Taiwan ROC MND 26 Apr 2025
• Iran and the U.S. conclude third round of 'more serious' talks in Muscat IRNA 26 Apr 2025 -- Top Iranian and U.S. negotiators have ended a third round of indirect negotiations in Oman, centered on Iran's nuclear program and lifting of sanctions.
• Iran's foreign minister says 'satisfied' with progress in talks with US, more consultations necessary Press TV 26 Apr 2025 -- Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has expressed satisfaction with the progress made in indirect nuclear talks with the United States.
• Iran, US conclude third round of indirect talks in Oman Press TV 26 Apr 2025 -- The third round of indirect talks between Iran and the United States has concluded in Muscat, the capital of Oman, with both parties agreeing to continue consultations.
• A deal with the U.S. requires respect for Iran's legitimate rights: Foreign Ministry spokesperson IRNA 26 Apr 2025 -- Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baqaei says that the success of the talks between Iran and the United States requires respect for the Islamic Republic's legitimate rights to use nuclear energy under the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) and the effective lifting of sanctions.
• Iran's defense capabilities not subject to negotiation with U.S.: Foreign Ministry spokesperson IRNA 26 Apr 2025 -- Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baqaei says Iran's defense capabilities, including its missile power, have not been and will not be on the agenda of negotiations with the United States.
• Five killed, hundreds wounded as blast rocks port in southern Iran IRNA 26 Apr 2025 -- At least five people were killed and 700 others were injured after a huge explosion rocked Shahid Rajaee Port near Bandar Abbas in southern Iran.
• Massive Blast At Iranian Port Leaves 14 Dead, 750 Injured Amid US-Iran Talks In Oman RFE/RL 26 Apr 2025 -- A massive explosion purportedly linked to a shipment of a chemical ingredient used to make missile propellant killed at least 14 people and injured more than 750 others in the southern Iranian port city of Bandar Abbas.
• Iran, Russia agree to transfer gas via Azerbaijan: Minister Press TV 26 Apr 2025 -- Iran's oil minister says that the country has reached an understanding with Russia for the transfer of Russian gas to Iran via the Azerbaijani territory.
• Iran, Russia strategic partnership put in fast lane Press TV 26 Apr 2025 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday signed a law ratifying a comprehensive strategic partnership agreement with Iran for closer cooperation in trade, defense, energy, and regional infrastructure projects.
• Foreign Ministry condemns action by Paraguay against the IRGC IRNA 26 Apr 2025 -- The director-general of the America Department of the Foreign Ministry strongly condemned the Paraguayan government for humiliating action against the Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) of Iran.
• Tehran slams Paraguay's blacklisting of IRGC as illegal, tied to Israeli agenda Press TV 26 Apr 2025 -- Iran's Foreign Ministry denounced Paraguay's decision to blacklist the Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) as illegal, asserting that it aligns with Israel's anti-Tehran policies and aims to divert attention from the ongoing genocide in the besieged Gaza Strip.
• Third round of Iran-U.S. talks begins in Oman IRNA 26 Apr 2025 -- The Iranian delegation, led by Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi, and the American delegation, headed by U.S. Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff, met on Saturday in the Omani capital, Muscat.
• Third round of indirect Iran-US talks mediated by Oman kick off in Muscat Press TV 26 Apr 2025 -- Technical negotiations between Iran and the United States, involving experts from both nations, have commenced in the Omani capital, Muscat, with the primary objective of establishing a framework for discussing a potential agreement on Tehran's civilian nuclear program.
• Iranian Foreign Minister Says Oman Talks With US 'More Serious' Than Previous Rounds Sputnik 26 Apr 2025 -- Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said on Saturday that the third round of indirect talks with the United States in Oman were significantly more "serious" than earlier discussions.
• Foreign ministers of Iran and Oman discuss arrangements for 3rd round of talks between Tehran and Washington IRNA 26 Apr 2025 -- Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi and his Omani counterpart, Badr bin Hamad bin Hamood Albusaidi, met in Muscat, Oman, on Friday, to discuss the arrangements for the third round of indirect talks between Iran and the United States.