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• Iran condemns deadly US attacks on Yemen as 'war crime', blasts international silence IRNA 28 Apr 2025 -- Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baqaei has strongly condemned deadly strikes by the United States on areas in Yemen, including a detention center designated for African migrants.
• U.S. cannot cover up its failures in Yemen by committing crimes: Ansarullah IRNA 28 Apr 2025 -- Referring to the U.S. bombing of a camp of African immigrants in Yemen's Sa'daa on Monday, Ansarullah spokesperson Muhammad Abdussalam says that these crimes cannot cover up Washington's failures in achieving its goals in the Arab country.
• Yemeni Health Ministry: 60 people killed in attack on Saada IRNA 28 Apr 2025 -- The Yemeni Ministry of Health has announced that 60 people have been killed in the U.S. attack on the Saada province.
• At least 30 African migrants killed in U.S. airstrikes on detention center in N. Yemen: Houthis People's Daily 28 Apr 2025 -- The Houthis, who control much of northern Yemen, said U.S. airstrikes early Monday on a detention center in the northern province of Saada killed at least 30 African migrants and wounded 50 others in an initial estimate.
• UN: US strikes in Yemen pose growing risk to civilians Press TV 28 Apr 2025 -- The United Nations says it's deeply alarmed by US airstrikes on Yemen, including the targeting of a detention center housing African migrants in Sa'ada governorate.
• Iran condemns deadly US attacks on Yemen as 'war crime', blasts international silence Press TV 28 Apr 2025 -- Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei has strongly condemned deadly strikes by the United States on areas in Yemen, including a detention center designated for African migrants.
• US 'brutality' won't cover up its military failure in Yemen: Ansarullah spox Press TV 28 Apr 2025 -- The spokesperson for Yemen's Ansarullah resistance movement has vehemently denounced the deadly US airstrikes on a migrant detention center in the country's northwestern province of Sa'ada as "a heinous crime," stressing that Washington's can't obscure its fiasco in Yemen through such vicious attacks.
• US attacks on Yemen triggering widespread oil spill, environmental hazards for region, warn officials Press TV 28 Apr 2025 -- Yemeni officials say the repeated US military airstrikes on the Arab Peninsula country are triggering a large-scale oil spill in the Red Sea, issuing a stark warning about an imminent environmental disaster for the whole region.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Statement by Jules W. Hurst III, Performing the Duties of the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness on the Review of Medical Conditions Disqualifying for Accession Into the Military Memorandum DoD 28 Apr 2025 -- High, uncompromising, and clear standards are a hallmark of the U.S. military and are essential to helping us remain the most lethal and effective fighting force in the world.
• Defense Secretary Orders Review of Medical Standards for Military Enlistment DoD News 28 Apr 2025 -- Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth signed a memorandum, April 24, 2025, directing a comprehensive review of medical conditions that disqualify individuals from joining the military.
• USAFRICOM Successfully Tests AI-Powered Personnel System During Continuity of Operations Exercise AFRICOM 28 Apr 2025 -- U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) recently completed a successful Continuity of Operations (COOP) exercise, significantly bolstered by a use of an emerging artificial intelligence (AI) PowerApp capability designed to enhance efficiency with human resources management.
• With DEFENDER 25 'in the cross hairs' APS-2 blood support detachment issued at Dülmen Army News 28 Apr 2025 -- As the tactical arm of U.S. Army Materiel Command during training and exercises in Europe, such as DEFENDER 25, the 405th Army Field Support Brigade's capability to rapidly provide power projection support to mobilized U.S. forces deployed to Europe is a critical component to the Army's strategic readiness.
• Continuing Promise 2025 Completes Planning USNS Comfort to Deploy to SOUTHCOM Region US Navy 28 Apr 2025 -- Military and civilian planners from the United States and six partner nations met this week in Norfolk, Va., to make final plans for the upcoming Continuing Promise 2025 deployment.
• Navy Reserve Force Officially 100% Manned, Advancing Warfighting Readiness and Strategic Depth US Navy 28 Apr 2025 -- The Navy Reserve Force is officially 100% manned. This week, the Reserve reached its authorized strength of 57,700 Sailors for Fiscal Year 2025, the first time since 2020, reinforcing the Navy's ability to project power, respond to global contingencies, and deliver warfighting capabilities across all domains.
• Southern Lightning: NIWC Atlantic, NSWC Crane Advance Navy's Unmanned Mission US Navy 28 Apr 2025 -- Naval Information Warfare Center (NIWC) Atlantic completed a week of intensive research and communications testing on April 18 involving unmanned autonomous systems off the coast of Sullivan's Island in partnership with Indiana-based Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division (NSWC Crane) and U.S. Fleet Forces Command.
• USNS Sojourner Truth Christened as MSC's Newest Fleet Replenishment Oiler US Navy 28 Apr 2025 -- Military Sealift Command's (MSC) newest fleet replenishment oiler USNS Sojourner Truth (T-AO 210), was christened during a ceremony at the General Dynamics NASSCO shipyard in San Diego, Calif., last night.
• Readout of SECNAV Phelan's Meetings with Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force and Ministry of Defense US Navy 28 Apr 2025
• Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group F/A-18 Super Hornet Lost at Sea US Navy Press Release 28 Apr 2025 -- USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) lost an F/A-18E Super Hornet assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 136 and a tow tractor as the aircraft carrier operated in the Red Sea, April 28. All personnel are accounted for, with one Sailor sustaining a minor injury.
• Minnesota Guard Joins Wildfire Experts for Training Army News 28 Apr 2025 -- Minnesota National Guard helicopter crews joined wildfire experts from the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources and the Camp Ripley Environmental Team to participate in joint training on April 16.
• Secretary General welcomes German Federal President to NATO to mark 70 years of Germany's membership in the Alliance NATO 28 Apr 2025 -- On Monday (28 April 2025), NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte welcomed the President of the Federal Republic of Germany Frank-Walter Steinmeier to NATO to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the Federal Republic of Germany's accession to NATO. Mr Steinmeier was accompanied by the Acting Minister of Defence Boris Pistorius.
• 'The Slaughter Of Ghosts': How Russian Intelligence Recruited Prisoners For The War In Ukraine RFE/RL 28 Apr 2025 -- The Russian military intelligence (GRU) oversaw the recruitment of prisoners into assault units known as "Storm Z." It also funded the units and collected of information about casualties, RFE/RL's Systema reports in its investigative documentary "The Slaughter Of Ghosts: How Russian Prisoners Fight In Ukraine."
• Statement by the President of the Russian Federation President of Russia 28 Apr 2025 -- "On April 26, 2025, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation finally defeated the group of Ukrainian militants that invaded the Kursk Region, putting an end to the criminal provocation perpetrated by the Ukrainian authorities in an attempt to seize part of the Russian Federation territory."
• Putin Thanks North Korea for Helping to Defeat Ukrainian Militants in Kursk Region Sputnik 28 Apr 2025 -- Russian leader thanks DPRK units for helping smash Ukrainian militants in Kursk region, Kremlin states.
• North Korea confirms the open secret of its troop deployment to Russia Radio Free Asia 28 Apr 2025 -- North Korea on Monday acknowledged for the first time that it deployed troops to Russia to support Moscow's war against Ukraine, six months after reports of their presence first emerged.
• How North Korean Army Helped Russia Smash Ukraine in Kursk Region Sputnik 28 Apr 2025 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin announced late last week that Ukrainian forces have been completely driven back from the Kursk region.
• Alliance Proved with Blood: North Korea Officially Announces Sending Troops to Russia Sputnik 28 Apr 2025 -- North Korea has officially announced sending troops to Russia under the Russian-North Korean Strategic Partnership Treaty, South Korean news agency Yonhap reported on Monday, citing North Korean media.
• WPK Central Military Commission Highly Praises Combat Sub-units of Armed Forces of DPRK for Performing Heroic Feats in Operations to Liberate Kursk Area of Russian Federation KCNA 28 Apr 2025 -- The Central Military Commission of the Workers' Party of Korea highly appreciated the combat sub-units of the armed forces of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea for performing heroic feats in the operations to repulse and annihilate the grave sovereignty infringement by the Ukrainian authorities, who invaded the territory of the Russian Federation, and completely liberate the occupied area of Kursk Region.
• PLA Navy's Type 22 missile boat joins foreign warship interception, rights protection missions in South China Sea: report Global Times 28 Apr 2025 -- The Type 22, a class of fast, agile, stealthy and powerful missile boat of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy, has been carrying out diversified missions, including foreign warship interception and rights protection in the South China Sea, a latest official media report revealed. This showed that the Type 22 missile boat, despite having being built some 20 years ago, continues to play meaningful roles thanks to its unique capabilities, an expert said on Monday.
• Inter-Governmental Agreement inked with France for 26 Rafale-Marine aircraft for Indian Navy India PIB 28 Apr 2025 -- The Governments of India and France have signed an Inter-Governmental Agreement (IGA) for the procurement of 26 Rafale Aircraft (22 Single-Seater and four Twin-Seater) for the Indian Navy
• The Chief of the General Staff on the Enlistment of Members of the Ultra-Orthodox Community Israel Defense Forces 28 Apr 2025 -- Following this morning's (Monday) disturbances at the recruitment office during the enlistment of members of the ultra-Orthodox community, the Chief of the General Staff, LTG Eyal Zamir, condemned the events and stated:
• Ultra-Orthodox Jews protest mandatory military service in Tel Aviv IRNA 28 Apr 2025 -- Ultra-Orthodox Jews (Haredi) have taken to the streets of Tel Aviv to protest against mandatory military service after the Israeli Supreme Court ordered prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu to enforce conscription laws for Haredi men.
• Romania - PATRIOT Air Defense System DSCA 28 Apr 2025 -- The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Romania of a PATRIOT Air Defense System and related equipment for an estimated cost of $280 million. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency delivered the required certification notifying Congress of this possible sale today.
• New King's Gurkha Artillery Unit to boost Armed Forces Capabilities UK MOD 28 Apr 2025 -- Gurkhas are to take on artillery roles for the first time with the creation of a new regiment.
• Norway unveils its first new super missile, JSM, and celebrates delivery of all 52 F-35 fighter jets Government of Norway 28 Apr 2025 -- 'Norway has become the first country to receive the full delivery of all its planned F-35 fighter jets. The acquisition is a true success story. Today, the Armed Forces have also received their first super missile from the Norwegian Defence Materiel Agency and Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace (KDA). Work will now begin to stockpile the JSM missile at Ørland Air Base', said Minister of Defence Tore O. Sandvik, who attended the ceremony at Ørland.
• Data on interceptions of aircraft completed near the Baltic States' borders on April 21-27, 2025 Lithuania MND 28 Apr 2025
• D. Šakalienė makes the first Defence Minister's trip to Israel in 14 years Lithuania MND 28 Apr 2025 -- On April 26-29 Minister of National Defence Dovilė Šakalienė is conducting a visit to Israel.
• Prime Minister Rossen Jeliazkov: Bulgaria to increase defense spending drawing on escape clause from European deficit rules Council of Ministers of the Republic of Bulgaria 28 Apr 2025
• PH, New Zealand to sign visiting forces pact Philippine News Agency 28 Apr 2025 -- The Philippines and New Zealand are set to sign an agreement that would enable close military coordination between the two nations.
• PH, US boost air defense capabilities in 'Balikatan' drills Philippine News Agency 28 Apr 2025 -- The air defense capabilities of the Philippines and the United States were boosted following the successful conduct of the "Integrated Air and Missile Defense" (IAMD) training held at the Naval Education, Training and Doctrine Command in Zambales on Sunday.
• Secretary Rubio's Call with Belizean Prime Minister Briceño US Dept. of State 28 Apr 2025
• Deputy Secretary Landau's Call with New Zealand Secretary for Foreign Affairs Corry US Dept. of State 28 Apr 2025
• Secretary Rubio's Call with UK Foreign Secretary Lammy US Dept. of State 28 Apr 2025
• Lavrov Holds Phone Talks With Rubio, Ukraine Discussed Most - Russian Foreign Ministry Sputnik 28 Apr 2025 -- Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov held a phone conversation with US State Secretary Marco Rubio on April 27, during which they paid special attention to the matter of the Ukraine crisis, the Russian Foreign Minsitry said on Monday.
• Press release on Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's telephone conversation with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 28 Apr 2025
• Secretary Rubio's Call with Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov US Dept. of State 28 Apr 2025

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

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

• The Full Speech of the Chief of the General Staff, LTG Eyal Zamir From the "Salute to the Fallen" Ceremony: Israel Defense Forces 28 Apr 2025
• IDF Troops Conduct First Operational Use of the "Bar" Rocket Against Terror Targets in the Gaza Strip Israel Defense Forces 28 Apr 2025
• IDF Strike on the Precision Missile Storage Facility of the Hezbollah Terrorist Organization in Beirut Israel Defense Forces 28 Apr 2025
• Death toll from Israeli war on Gaza reaches 52,243 IRNA 28 Apr 2025 -- With 51 other Palestinians killed in Israeli strikes on the Gaza Strip over the past 24 hours, the death toll of the war in the tiny besieged area mounted to 52,243, according to the Palestinian Ministry of Health.
• Israel uses new 'Bar' guided rockets in Gaza genocide as death toll surges Press TV 28 Apr 2025 -- Israeli forces have confirmed using the new "Bar" rocket for first time in Gaza, marking a significant escalation and taking its savagery to new heights in the ongoing genocidal campaign in Gaza.
• Israeli forces abduct, attack more Palestinians in raging West Bank raids Press TV 28 Apr 2025 -- Israeli forces have intensified their raids across the West Bank, beating and arbitrarily abducting people in the occupied Palestinian territory.
• Lebanon appeals to ceasefire guarantors to compel Israel to cease attacks Press TV 28 Apr 2025 -- The Lebanese Presidency says President Joseph Aoun condemns the latest Israeli airstrike on a building in the southern suburbs of the capital Beirut as a new breach of a fragile ceasefire deal with Israel, and urges the agreement's guarantors to put a stop to the occupying regime's attacks on the country.
• Gazans face hunger crisis as aid blockade nears two months UN News 28 Apr 2025 -- Surviving on one meal a day and stretching out rapidly dwindling food rations have become a desperate reality in the Gaza Strip, where humanitarian aid has been blocked for nearly two months.
• Israel's restrictions on UN agencies in Gaza highlighted at world court UN News 28 Apr 2025 -- The International Court of Justice (ICJ) began hearings on Monday into Israel's continuing severe restrictions on the work of the UN and other international organizations in Gaza and the Occupied Palestinian Territories (OPT).
• Israel weaponizing aid in Gaza as hunger crisis deepens by all-out blockade: UN Press TV 28 Apr 2025 -- The United Nations has censured Israel for weaponizing humanitarian assistance as the regime forces continue to block aid into the besieged Gaza Strip.
• Israel using Gaza aid as 'weapon of war': Palestinian envoy to ICJ Press TV 28 Apr 2025 -- A Palestinian envoy has told the International Court of Justice (ICJ) that Israel has used humanitarian aid as a "weapon of war" as Gaza faces humanitarian catastrophe due to months-long Israeli blockade.
• Islamic Jihad: Preventing the entry of medicine, food and fuel into Gaza is a war crime IRNA 28 Apr 2025 -- In response to the International Court of Justice hearing on the Israeli prevention of humanitarian aid, the the Islamic Jihad Movement announced that as per the international law, preventing the entry of medicine, food, and fuel into the Gaza Strip is a war crime.
• Palestinian Authority and UK strengthen ties to continue work towards long-term peace UK FCDO 28 Apr 2025 -- Prime Minister and Foreign Secretary host Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Mohammad Mustafa, demonstrating the UK's steadfast support for the Palestinian Authority.
• PM meeting with Prime Minister Mustafa of the Palestinian Authority: 28 April 2025 Gov.UK 28 Apr 2025
• Yemen strikes US aircraft carrier, Israeli target in reprisal for deadly attacks Press TV 28 Apr 2025 -- The Yemeni Armed Forces have carried out two separate retaliatory operations against the USS Harry S. Truman aircraft carrier and its escorts in the Red Sea, and a vital target deep inside the Israeli-occupied territories after fresh US acts of aggression against the Arab country.

Other Conflicts

• 'You Are Undermining Your Own Stability' High Commissioner for Refugees Tells Security Council, Warning against Retrenching from Aid, Multilateralism UN Security Council 28 Apr 2025 -- In what he described as possibly his last address to the Security Council, the head of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) warned today that "violence has become the defining currency of our age" — from Sudan to Ukraine, from the Sahel to Myanmar, and beyond — and urged the 15-member organ to fulfil its responsibility for maintaining peace.
• 'Season of war,' as norms of humanitarian law 'cast aside' UN refugee chief UN News 28 Apr 2025 -- Thousands of lives have been "destroyed in the pursuit of supremacy", as international humanitarian law has been "dismissed" and "cast aside", said UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), Filippo Grandi, on Monday.
• Progress made on refugee health in 2024 at risk from funding cuts, UNHCR warns UNHCR 28 Apr 2025 -- Important achievements in preventing deaths and improving access to health services for refugees are at risk from the current funding uncertainty, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is warning.
• The UK is working to tackle the root causes of displacement, including war, instability and repression: UK statement at the UN Security Council UK FCDO 28 Apr 2025 -- Statement by Ambassador James Kariuki, UK Deputy Permanent Representative to the UN, at the UN Security Council briefing by the UN High Commissioner for Refugees.
• China, Philippines raise rival flags on disputed South China Sea sandbank Radio Free Asia 28 Apr 2025 -- China and the Philippines have staged rival flag-raising displays on a contested sandbank in the South China Sea, further escalating tensions between the two nations.
• China's law enforcement activities aim to counter the Philippines' provocative actions in Tiexian Jiao: Chinese FM on whether China will announce baselines Global Times 28 Apr 2025 -- Responding to media inquiries on whether China will announce territorial sea baselines for Tiexian Jiao, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun said on Monday that Tiexian Jiao is part of China's Nansha Islands and is an uninhabited reef.
• DFA flags Chinese activity in Sandy Cay, reminds COC talks ongoing Philippine News Agency 28 Apr 2025 -- The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Monday made a blanket call on countries to refrain from conducting actions that complicate the situation in the South China Sea while negotiations on a Code of Conduct (COC) on the South China Sea are ongoing.
• Sandy Cay part of PH: Romualdez tells China to stop cheap stunts Philippine News Agency 28 Apr 2025 -- Speaker Martin Romualdez on Monday condemned China's latest activities around Sandy Cay, asserting the area is part of Philippine territory and no Chinese provocation will change that.
• PH security exec warns China: Stop provocative actions in WPS Philippine News Agency 28 Apr 2025 -- A ranking National Security Council (NSC) official on Monday told China and its maritime forces to stop actions that would escalate tensions in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) following Chinese claims over the weekend that it had seized one of the Pag-asa Island cays.
• Senators slam China over Sandy Cay 'seizure' Philippine News Agency 28 Apr 2025 -- Senators on Monday lashed out at China over its alleged seizure of Sandy Cay, branding it an "outrageous assault" on Philippine sovereignty and calling for urgent diplomatic and defensive action.
• PH affirms global disarmament vow with new chemical weapons law Philippine News Agency 28 Apr 2025 -- The Philippines has strengthened its dedication to global disarmament and international norms against weapons of mass destruction with the enactment of a law banning the development, production, stockpiling, and use of chemical weapons, Senate President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Estrada said Monday.
• PH asserts sovereignty over Pag-asa cays Philippine News Agency 28 Apr 2025 -- The Philippines asserted its sovereignty over Pag-asa Cays 1, 2, 3 and its surrounding waters through an "inter-agency maritime operation" (IAMO) on Sunday morning.
• Targeting Companies and Vessels Supporting the Houthis US Dept. of State 28 Apr 2025 -- Today, the United States is sanctioning three vessels and their owners for supporting the Iran-backed Houthis by delivering refined petroleum products to a Houthi-controlled port.
• Treasury Targets Vessels Delivering Oil Derivatives to the Houthis US Treasury 28 Apr 2025 -- Today, the Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is targeting three vessels and their owners for providing support to Ansarallah, commonly known as the Houthis, which is part of the Iranian regime's network of terrorist proxies and partners.The group has deployed missiles, unmanned aerial vehicles, and naval mines to attack commercial shipping interests in the Red Sea, threatening global freedom of navigation and the integrity of international commerce. The Houthis also profit significantly from the shipment of goods through ports they control, profiting, in particular, from the discharge of refined petroleum products.
• Pakistan says India military incursion 'imminent' as crisis deepens over Kashmir attack Press TV 28 Apr 2025 -- Pakistan's Defense Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif has said a military incursion by neighboring India is imminent following a deadly attack in the disputed Himalayan region of Kashmir.
• India, Pakistan exchange fire across Kashmir border for fourth night Press TV 28 Apr 2025 -- Indian and Pakistani armed forces have exchanged gunfire across the contested Kashmir border for the fourth consecutive night, as relations between the nuclear-armed neighbors have plunged to their lowest level.
• As India-Pakistan Tensions Soar, Dozens Of Afghan Insurgents Killed Crossing Border RFE/RL 28 Apr 2025 -- Pakistani security forces said they killed dozens of militants attempting to cross into the country from Afghanistan, even as its troops separately continued to exchange gunfire with the India military near Kashmir amid skyrocketing tensions in the region.
• China supports carrying out an impartial investigation: Chinese FM on whether China will participate in probe of terrorist attack in Kashmir Global Times 28 Apr 2025 -- When asked if China plans to participate in the investigation of the terrorist attack in the Kashmir region, after Pakistani Defence Minister Khawaja Asif expressed his desire for Russia and China to join the investigation in a recent interview, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun said on Monday that China welcomes all initiatives that are conducive to the de-escalation of the current situation and supports carrying out an impartial investigation as soon as possible.
• Pakistan Kills Dozens Of Insurgents From Afghanistan, Exchanges Gunfire With India RFE/RL 28 Apr 2025 -- Pakistani security forces said they killed dozens of militants attempting to cross into the country from Afghanistan, even as its troops separately continued to exchange gunfire with the India military in Kashmir amid skyrocketing tensions in the region.
• Explosion in Pakistan kills 6 IRNA 28 Apr 2025 -- A bomb explosion in the Vana district in northwestern Pakistan has killed 6 people and injured 16.
• Terrorist casualties in clashes with Pakistani army reach 71 IRNA 28 Apr 2025 -- The Pakistani army announced that the number of terrorist casualties during clashes with the security forces over the past 2 days has increased to 71.
• Following the successful engagements by the security forces in North Waziristan District (NWD) from 25-27 April 2025, during which fifty four khwarij were sent to hell; on night 27/28 April 2025, a deliberate sanitization operation was conducted in surrounding areas of Hassan Khel, NWD, along Pakistan-Afghanistan Border. ISPR Pakistan 28 Apr 2025
• China, India to resume pilgrimage for Indian pilgrims to Xizang's sacred mountains and lakes: Chinese Foreign Ministry Global Times 28 Apr 2025 -- Asked to comment on the announcement by the Indian Ministry of External Affairs on organizing pilgrimages to Mount Gang Renpoche and Lake Mapam Yun Tso in Xizang Autonomous Region of China from June to August this year, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun said on Monday that Indian pilgrimage to Mount Gang Renpoche and Lake Mapam Yun Tso in Xizang Autonomous Region of China is an important part of the cultural and people-to-people exchange between the two countries.
• Tsahkna to Pashinyan: We hope the peace agreement between Armenia and Azerbaijan is signed quickly Estonia MFA 28 Apr 2025 -- Today 28 April, Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna met with Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan in Tallinn to discuss Estonia-Armenia bilateral relations, the peace process between Armenia and Azerbaijan, Russia's war in Ukraine and Armenia's steps towards the European Union.
• QA-5, 28 April 2025, Statement of the Spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Öncü Keçeli, in Response to a Question Regarding the Claims Reported in the Greek Cypriot Press Republic of Turkey Ministry of Foreign Affairs 28 Apr 2025

News Reports

• STRENGTHENING AND UNLEASHING AMERICA'S LAW ENFORCEMENT TO PURSUE CRIMINALS AND PROTECT INNOCENT CITIZENS The White House 28 Apr 2025
• PROTECTING AMERICAN COMMUNITIES FROM CRIMINAL ALIENS The White House 28 Apr 2025
• FIRST 100 DAYS: DNI GABBARD PRIORITIZES INTELLIGENCE EFFORTS TO SECURE THE SOUTHERN BORDER Director of National Intelligence 28 Apr 2025 -- During the Trump Administration's first 100 days, Director of National Intelligence (DNI) Tulsi Gabbard redirected Intelligence Community efforts towards identifying illegal aliens with terror ties and securing the southern border.
• Finland supports objectives of EU action plan on submarine cables Finnish Government 28 Apr 2025 -- On 21 February 2025, the European Commission and the EU High Representative issued a Joint Communication on an EU Action Plan on Cable Security concerning submarine cables.
• Together against manipulation Poland - Ministry of Foreign Affairs 28 Apr 2025 -- Last year, election campaigns took place in many nations across the globe. In as many as 90 countries, the European External Action Service (EEAS) identified cases of outside interference, originating mostly from Russia and China. For most Poles, 2025 is a particularly important year as our state and society prepare to elect a new president.
• Terrorist Financing Targeting Center 'TFTC': Distinguished and Effective Efforts on Combating Terrorism and its Financing SPA 28 Apr 2025 -- Established in Riyadh on May 21, 2017, the Terrorist Financing Targeting Center (TFTC) serves as a multilateral entity that strengthens cooperation between seven countries, which, along with Saudi Arabia, includes the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Oman, Qatar, Kuwait, and the United States, to disrupt terrorist financing networks and related activities of common interest.
• UN launches network to support victims and survivors of terrorism UN News 28 Apr 2025 -- A new UN initiative aims to drive collective action to support the rights and needs of people everywhere whose lives have been upended by the continuing threat posed terrorism.
• Meeting with Council of Legislators members President of Russia 28 Apr 2025 -- Vladimir Putin met with members of the Council of Legislators, affiliated with the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation, to mark the Day of Russian Parliamentarism.
• Meeting with Federation Council Speaker Valentina Matviyenko President of Russia 28 Apr 2025 -- Vladimir Putin met with Federation Council Speaker Valentina Matviyenko in St Petersburg.
• Meeting with State Duma Speaker Vyacheslav Volodin President of Russia 28 Apr 2025 -- During his trip to St Petersburg, Vladimir Putin had a working meeting with State Duma Speaker Vyacheslav Volodin.
• Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's opening remarks at the meeting with Foreign Minister of the People's Republic of China Wang Yi on the sidelines of the BRICS Council, Rio de Janeiro, April 28, 2025 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 28 Apr 2025
• Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's written interview with Brazilian newspaper O Globo, April 28, 2025 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 28 Apr 2025
• Foreign Minister Tsahkna: We will continue to deter Russian shadow fleet vessels sailing under flags of convenience. Estonia MFA 28 Apr 2025 -- Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna said today that Estonia will continue to work with the countries bordering the Baltic Sea and the North Sea to protect the environment and ensure the safety of shipping and underwater infrastructure in the Gulf of Finland.
• Press release on Deputy Foreign Minister Andrey Rudenko's meeting with Pakistan's Ambassador to Russia Muhammad Khalid Jamali Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 28 Apr 2025
• Press release on Deputy Foreign Minister Andrey Rudenko with India's Ambassador to Russia Vinay Kumar Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 28 Apr 2025
• Press release on Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's meeting with Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Federative Republic of Brazil Mauro Vieira Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 28 Apr 2025
• Press release on Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's meeting with Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Thailand Maris Sangiampongsa Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 28 Apr 2025
• Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Guo Jiakun's Regular Press Conference on April 28, 2025 PRC MofA 28 Apr 2025
• No calls between Chinese, US presidents recently: Chinese FM spokesperson Global Times 28 Apr 2025 -- When asked to comment on US President Donald Trump's statement during a TIME interview on April 22 that President Xi Jinping "has called," Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun said on Monday that "As far as I know, there have not been any calls between the two presidents recently."
• The US should stop threatening, blackmailing China, Chinese FM on Bessent's claim that 'there is a path' with China over tariff talks Global Times 28 Apr 2025 -- When asked to comment on US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent's remarks in a television interview on Sunday suggesting that China might be denying ongoing talks between the US and China on tariffs because China is "playing to a different audience" but that there's a path forward, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun told a regular press conference on Monday that China's position on the tariff war is abundantly clear.
• China, Russia hold counter-terrorism and security consultation at vice-foreign ministerial level Global Times 28 Apr 2025 -- China's Assistant Foreign Minister Hong Lei and Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation Vershinin Sergey Vasilievich held a China-Russia counter-terrorism and security consultation at vice-foreign ministerial level in Moscow at the invitation of the latter, on April 26. Both sides agreed that under the strategic guidance of the leaders of the two countries, China and Russia's strategic cooperation and practical collaboration in the field of counter-terrorism security have continued to deepen, effectively safeguarding the security interests of both sides and contributing to international and regional security stability, according to China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Monday.
• Chinese FM urges all relevant parties to act prudently, in responding to report about CK Hutchison's planned port sales Global Times 28 Apr 2025 -- Asked to comment on a report by the Wall Street Journal claiming that the Chinese government has told CK Hutchison that the sale of global ports outside the Panama ports was unlikely to be an issue, Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Guo Jiakun said on Monday that "we have taken notice of the relevant reports and of the fact that the State Administration for Market Regulation has expressed serious concerns about the transaction in question and will conduct a review in accordance with the law."
• China's Shenzhou-19 astronauts complete handover, returning to Earth on Tuesday People's Daily 28 Apr 2025 -- The crew of China's Shenzhou-19 spacecraft held a handover ceremony with the Shenzhou-20 crew and transferred the keys of the country's space station to the latter on Sunday.
• US conducts cyberattacks against major Chinese commercial encryption provider: report Global Times 28 Apr 2025 -- China's Cyberspace Security Association revealed in a report on Monday that the country's National Computer Network Emergency Response Technical Team (CNCERT) had detected and handled a cyberattack launched by US intelligence agencies against a major Chinese commercial encryption provider. Experts described the incident as the latest example of US cyber operations targeting China's critical infrastructure.
• The Ministry of National Defense released a press statement explaining "The P.R.C. launches a carrier rocket." ROC MND 28 Apr 2025
• Trump effect: Ex-Japan minister calls for regional security alliance CNA 28 Apr 2025 -- A former Japanese minister who nearly won the 2024 race to lead Japan's ruling party called on Japan, Taiwan, and other regional democratic partners Monday to form a "quasi-security alliance" given the unpredictability of the United States.
• KMT chief calls Lai 'dictator' as more chapters raided in recall cases CNA 28 Apr 2025 -- The leader of Taiwan's main opposition party on Monday accused President Lai Ching-te (賴清德) of being a "dictator" for "directing prosecutors" in ongoing probes looking into allegations of forgery in recall campaigns targeting ruling party lawmakers.
• Taiwan legislative delegation heads to Washington to seek tariff talks CNA 28 Apr 2025 -- Deputy Legislative Speaker Johnny Chiang (江啟臣) of the opposition Kuomintang (KMT) departed for Washington D.C. on Sunday at the head of a legislative delegation, on what he said was a trip aimed at seeking mutual benefits and lower tariffs on Taiwanese imports to the United States.
• PLA activities in the waters and airspace around Taiwan ROC MND 28 Apr 2025
• Iran foils 'extensive, sophisticated' cyberattack on national infrastructures: Official Press TV 28 Apr 2025 -- A senior Iranian official says the country has successfully thwarted a large-scale and sophisticated cyberattack targeting its critical national infrastructures.
• Death toll from explosion at southern Iranian port rises to 46 IRNA 28 Apr 2025 -- Mehrdad Hassanzadeh, director general of Hormozgan crisis management department, says that 46 individuals are now confirmed dead following a powerful explosion at Shahid Rajaee Port in Bandar Abbas, southern Iran.
• Death toll from Iran's southern port blast rises to 70 with over 1,000 injured Press TV 28 Apr 2025 -- The death toll from a massive explosion that ripped through Shahid Rajaee Port in the Iran's southwestern city of Bandar Abbas rises to 70, while more than 1,000 people have sustained injuries.
• Iran Port Explosion Death Toll Rises To 46 As Fire Continues To Burn RFE/RL 28 Apr 2025 -- Iranian officials have raised the death toll to 46 in a massive explosion purportedly linked to a shipment of a chemical ingredient used to make missile propellant in the southern Iranian port city of Bandar Abbas.
• 40 dead, over 1,000 injured in Shahid Rajaee Port incident IRNA 28 Apr 2025 -- Mohammad Ashuri, the governor-general of Hormozgan Province, said on Sunday night that the number of casualties in the Shahid Rajaee Port incident has risen to 40 dead and over 1,000 injured. Among the injured, 194 people remain hospitalized, while the rest have been discharged.
• President Pezeshkian: Iran and Azerbaijan can establish peace and security in the region IRNA 28 Apr 2025 -- President Masoud Pezeshkian has said that Iran and Azerbaijan can work together to establish peace and security in the region and resolve issues through mutual cooperation.
• Iran mulls buying oil from Azerbaijan amid warming ties: Report Press TV 28 Apr 2025 -- A report shows Iran may start importing sizable amounts of oil from Azerbaijan as part of efforts to strengthen economic and political relations with its northern neighbor.
• Foreign Minister says Iran will immediately reciprocate any strike IRNA 28 Apr 2025 -- Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi has warned that Iran will reciprocate any strike against the country immediately.
• In warning to Israel, Araghchi says Iran 'strong' enough to thwart malicious external actors' plots Press TV 28 Apr 2025 -- Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi says the country is strong enough to thwart any plot by "malicious external actors."
• Iran Accuses Israel's Netanyahu Of Trying To Derail Nuclear Talks RFE/RL 28 Apr 2025 -- Iran's top diplomat has accused Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of trying to dictate US policy toward Iran after the premier renewed his call for the full dismantlement of Tehran's nuclear program.
• Foreign Minister, Iranian Counterpart Discuss Oman-Sponsored Iran-US Talks SPA 28 Apr 2025 -- Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah received a phone call today from Minister of Foreign Affairs of Iran Seyed Abbas Araghchi.
• Enrichment on Iran's soil, meaningful sanctions removal 'red lines' in talks with US: Spox Press TV 28 Apr 2025 -- Iran has reiterated that its right to enrich uranium domestically and the effective removal of the United States' illegal and unilateral sanctions remained non-negotiable demands during the indirect talks with Washington.
• Iran asserts zero enrichment 'non-negotiable', insists defense capabilities 'red line' Press TV 28 Apr 2025 -- Iran's Deputy Foreign Minister for Political Affairs Majid Takht-Ravanchi has reassured parliament that zero uranium enrichment, Iran's defense capabilities, and its regional power are non-negotiable as they are among the country's redlines.
• I.A.E.A. is expected to work on technical, not political, matters: Foreign Ministry spokesperson IRNA 28 Apr 2025 -- Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baqaei says Iran expects the International Atomic Energy Agency (I.A.E.A.) to act within its technical remit with regards to the Iranian nuclear program.
• Iranian banks win court battle against Bahrain in The Hague IRNA 28 Apr 2025 -- The Court of Appeal in The Hague has upheld a €214 million arbitration award in favor of Iran's Bank Melli and Bank Saderat in a case against Bahrain.
• Hague court upholds verdict favoring Iranian banks in Bahrain case Press TV 28 Apr 2025 -- The Hague Court of Appeal has upheld a verdict issued by the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) ordering the Kingdom of Bahrain to pay more than 214 million euros in damages to two Iranian banks.
• Iran's non-oil exports rose to nearly $58 billion between March 2024 and March 2025: Industry minister IRNA 28 Apr 2025 -- Minister of Industry, Mine and Trade Mohammad Atabak says that during the last Iranian year (March 21, 2024, to March 20, 2025), the country's non-oil exports amounted to 152 million tons of commodities, valued at $57.8 billion, despite illegal and unilateral sanctions.
• Iran 'fully ready' to help Zimbabwe in its fight against terrorism: Defense minister Press TV 28 Apr 2025 -- Iran's Defense Minister Brigadier General Aziz Nasirzadeh says the Islamic Republic is fully ready to provide strategic assistance to Zimbabwe in its fight against terrorism.
• IAEA director speaks with Araghchi about Iran-IAEA cooperation Press TV 28 Apr 2025 -- The Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Rafael Mariano Grossi, discussed the latest cooperation status between Iran and the IAEA in a telephone call with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi.
• 28 killed, 800 injured in Iran's port explosion People's Daily 28 Apr 2025 -- Iran has declared a state of emergency in the city of Bandar Abbas after a huge blast at the country's biggest port killed at least 28 people and injured more than 800, state media reported on Sunday.
• One month on, Myanmar's quake victims see 'not even a water bottle' in aid Radio Free Asia 28 Apr 2025 -- Some families have waited one month, hoping to receive critical aid in the aftermath of Myanmar's earthquake, which killed over 3,700 people, victims and aid groups told Radio Free Asia.
• Once the scene of geopolitical tensions, today a symbol of Europe's unity: Foreign Minister Baerbock travels to Bornholm Germany Federal Foreign Office 28 Apr 2025 -- A small Baltic Sea island - a big stage for European security policy: the Foreign Ministers of the Nordic and Baltic states, as well as Germany, France and Poland, are meeting in Bornholm to discuss a united Europe that is preparing itself to counter threats.
• Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock prior to her departure for Bornholm Germany Federal Foreign Office 28 Apr 2025 -- Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock issued the following statement today (28 April 2025) prior to her departure for Bornholm:
• "Our duty is to prepare Istanbul for an earthquake before disaster knocks on our door" Presidency of The Republic of Turkey 28 Apr 2025 -- Holding a press conference following the Presidential Cabinet Meeting, President Erdoğan, concerning the 6.2-magnitude earthquake in Istanbul, said: "It is now time to produce solutions, not excuses. Our duty, regardless of our posts, is to prepare as soon as possible our city for an earthquake before disaster knocks on our door. We should join forces and act collectively to that end."
• Republic of Moldova: EU restrictive measures renewed until 29 April 2026 EC/CEU 28 Apr 2025 -- The Council decided to prolong EU restrictive measures against those responsible for actions aimed at destabilising, undermining or threatening the sovereignty and independence of the Republic of Moldova, until 29 April 2026.
• Remarks by President António Costa at the joint press conference with Prime Minister of Bulgaria Rossen Jeliazkov EC/CEU 28 Apr 2025
• Danish PM calls for unity amid complex int'l situation People's Daily 28 Apr 2025 -- Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen on Sunday called for unity within the Kingdom to jointly address the increasingly complex international situation.
• Poland and U.S. Sign Bridge Agreement for First Nuclear Power Plant Republic of Poland 28 Apr 2025 -- "Polish-American friednship pays off - and will continue to pay off for both sides in the future. One of the most significant expressions of this friendship and cooperation will be the first Polish nuclear power plant," stated Prime Minister Donald Tusk after a meeting with U.S. Secretary of Energy Chris Wright.
• World News in Brief: Sudan aid challenges, Myanmar quake update, UN support for victims of sexual abuse UN News 28 Apr 2025 -- Sudan's humanitarian crisis is deepening as escalating violence blocks aid deliveries and forces thousands more civilians to flee, the UN warned on Monday.