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• US warplanes carry out 35 strikes across Yemen since early Sunday Press TV 04 May 2025 -- US warplanes have carried out dozens of strikes across Yemen as the nation's military forces escalate their operations and naval blockade in response to foreign aggression while continuing their steadfast support for Palestinians in the besieged Gaza Strip.
• U.S. conducts new air strikes against Yemen IRNA 04 May 2025 -- The U.S. warplanes have carried out new airstrikes targeting positions in the three governorates of Yemen.
• Yemen's Houthis Grow Bolder Despite US Bombing Campaign RFE/RL 04 May 2025 -- Since March 15, the United States has intensified its aerial campaign against Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi rebels, claiming to have hit more than 1,000 targets.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Balikatan 25 | 3d MLR Participates in Integrated Air and Missile Defense USMC News 04 May 2025 -- Balikatan 25 marked the first year that U.S. Marines with 3d Littoral Anti-Air Battalion (LAAB) partnered with Philippine Airmen with the 960th Air and Missile Defense Group. This new collaboration builds on the longstanding U.S.-Philippine military relationship, further strengthening our combined capabilities and mutual understanding.
• Putin Says Russia Had No Need to Use Nuclear Weapons in Ukraine Military Operation Sputnik 04 May 2025 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin has said that Russia had no need to use nuclear weapons during its military operation in Ukraine, adding that he hoped that such need would not arise in the future.
• Russia Alone in Confronting Entire Collective West - Putin Sputnik 04 May 2025 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin said Russia did not initiate its military operation in Ukraine any earlier because it believed in the Minsk agreements and aimed to resolve the Donbass issue peacefully.
• Development of the Artillery Initiative and Creation of an F-16 Pilot Training School: Meeting Between the Presidents of Ukraine and the Czech Republic President of Ukraine 04 May 2025
• PLA Navy's second Type 054B frigate officially commissioned, conducts combat drill in South China Sea: report Global Times 04 May 2025 -- The second Type 054B frigate, the Qinzhou, was recently commissioned into the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy and conducted a combat drill in the South China Sea, official media reported on Sunday.
• Major General Salami says IRGC will not retreat against any enemy IRNA 04 May 2025 -- Major General Hossein Salami, Commander-in-Chief of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) said the IRGC has been formed for victory and will not retreat against any enemy.
  Speaking in a ceremony to mark National Teachers Day on Sunday, Major General Salami described IRGC as a unique organization.
• Iran unveils new ballistic missile called Qassem Basir Press TV 04 May 2025 -- Iran has officially unveiled its latest ballistic missile, Qassem Basir, a solid-fuel missile with a range of 1,200 kilometers.
• Defense minister says the enemy should not even think of attacking Iran IRNA 04 May 2025 -- Defense Minister Brigadier General Aziz Nasirzadeh warned that the enemy should not even think of attacking Iran or it will face the rigid and devastating response by the Islamic Republic.
• Modern AFP, US weapon systems featured in 'Balikatan' maritime drills Philippine News Agency 04 May 2025 -- Modern weapon systems from the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and their United States counterparts will be showcased on Monday during "Balikatan" maritime strike drills that will call for the sinking of the decommissioned World War II corvette, the former BRP Miguel Malvar (PS-19).
• 'Balikatan' 2025: PH, US troops simulate counter-landing in Aparri Philippine News Agency 04 May 2025 -- The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), in partnership with United States forces, demonstrated synchronized firepower and rapid response as they conducted a high-intensity Counter-landing and Live-Fire Exercise in Barangay Dodan, Aparri, Cagayan on Saturday, a key event under "Exercise Balikatan 40-25."
• New helicopters a commitment to global security New Zealand Government 04 May 2025 -- The Defence Force's ageing maritime helicopters will be replaced to increase the defensive and offensive capability and surveillance range of New Zealand's frigates, Defence Minister Judith Collins announced today.

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• PM Netanyahu Meets with Cypriot President Nikos Christodoulides Israel - Prime Minister 04 May 2025
• Israel recalls reservists before expanding Gaza offensive IRNA 04 May 2025 -- The Israeli military announced that it plans to mobilize tens of thousands of reservists to expand its operations in the Gaza Strip amid stalled talks on the next phases of a ceasefire deal with Hamas, as reported by Lebanon's Al Mayadeen and Israeli media outlets.
• Israel calls up tens of thousands of reserve forces to expand Gaza war Press TV 04 May 2025 -- The Israeli regime has ordered tens of thousands of its reserve forces to be drafted to intensify and expand the genocidal war against Palestinians in the Gaza Strip.
• IDF Preparing to Mobilize Tens of Thousands of Reservists in Next 48 Hours - Reports Sputnik 04 May 2025 -- The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) is preparing to mobilize tens of thousands of reservists in the next two days to expand its military operation in the Gaza Strip, Israeli media reported on Saturday.
• IDF's Morale Collapsing Due to Battle Fatigue, Loss of Faith in the Government: Israeli Media Sputnik 04 May 2025 -- The Israeli military can now only dream about the kind of surge in enthusiasm it enjoyed in October 2023, when 20-30% more soldiers showed up for duty than were called up.
• Israel targets food distribution centers in Gaza IRNA 04 May 2025 -- Ismail Al-Thawabta, Director of the Government Media Office in Gaza, said that the Israeli occupiers are pursuing their planned policy of starving Gaza residents by targeting charity centers that produce and distribute food, according to Palestine's Shehab news agency.
• Israel starves Gaza amid global silence: 290,000 children 'on brink of death' Press TV 04 May 2025 -- Nearly 290,000 Palestinian children are "on the brink of death" in Gaza as Israel continues to use starvation as a weapon of war, Palestinian officials say.
• Palestinian death toll in Gaza rises by 47 as genocide goes on unabated Press TV 04 May 2025 -- The Israeli regime's ongoing war of genocide on the Gaza Strip has claimed the lives of at least 47 more Palestinians within the space of just two days, according to the Palestinian ministry of health.
• UN warns of growing humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza UN News 04 May 2025 -- The UN and partners on Sunday issued a stark warning over the deepening humanitarian crisis in Gaza, as Israeli authorities maintain a near-total blockade on the delivery of aid for a ninth consecutive week.
• Statement by the Humanitarian Country Team of the Occupied Palestinian Territory - on principled aid delivery in Gaza UNOCHA 04 May 2025 -- "For nine weeks now, Israeli authorities have blocked all supplies from entering Gaza, no matter how vital to people's survival. Bakeries have shut. Community kitchens have closed. Warehouses stand empty. Children have gone hungry."
• Gaza war: Qatar says will not be deterred by Israel's 'campaign of distortion' Press TV 04 May 2025 -- Qatar has condemned Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's "inflammatory" remarks about its mediation efforts in the Gaza war, asserting that it will not be deterred by "campaigns of distortion and political pressure."
• Spanish Government condemns attack on Ben Gurion airport in Israel Spain MFA 04 May 2025 --The Government of Spain strongly condemns the attack from Yemen on Ben Gurion airport in Israel.
• International airlines cancel Israel flights after Yemen strikes Ben Gurion airport Press TV 04 May 2025 -- Several foreign airlines have suspended flights to the Israeli-occupied territories following a ballistic missile strike from Yemen that hit the perimeter of Ben Gurion International Airport.
• Yemen conducts new missile attack on Ben Gurion Airport in Tel Aviv IRNA 04 May 2025 -- The Israeli military announced that a missile was fired from Yemen toward Ben Gurion Airport in the occupied territories.
• Yemen has 'no red line' in confronting the U.S., Britain and Israel: Ansarullah IRNA 04 May 2025 -- A member of the political bureau of Yemen's Ansarullah movement has praised the army for successfully hitting the main airport of the Israeli regime with a missile, saying his country has no red line in confronting the aggressors.
• Yemen strikes Israel's Ben Gurion airport with ballistic missile Press TV 04 May 2025 -- Yemen's Armed Forces have hit the Ben Gurion Airport near Tel Aviv after several attempts by the Israeli military to intercept it failed.
• Iran rejects allegations of role in Yemen's retaliatory operations Press TV 04 May 2025 -- Iran has firmly denounced recent accusations by US and Israeli officials about its involvement in Yemeni retaliatory operations, calling them "baseless" and "misleading."
• Yemeni Armed Forces announce imposition of aerial blockade on Israel Press TV 04 May 2025 -- The Yemeni Armed Forces have announced that they will impose a complete aerial blockade on the Israeli enemy through repeated targeting of airports.

Other Conflicts

• Chinese defense spokesperson urges Japan to stop provocative acts that complicate situation in the sea and airspace of China's Diaoyu Dao PRC MND 04 May 2025 -- "China urges the Japanese side to strictly restrain its citizens' activities and stop provocative acts that complicate the situation in the sea and airspace of China's Diaoyu Dao," said a Chinese defense spokesperson on Sunday.
• Director-General of the Department of Asian Affairs of the Foreign Ministry Liu Jinsong Lodges Solemn Representations with the Japanese Side Regarding the Intrusion of A Japanese Civilian Aircraft into the Airspace of China's Diaoyu Dao PRC MofA 04 May 2025
• China's Defense Ministry rebukes Japan's 'irresponsible' remarks over Diaoyu Dao; Foreign Ministry lodges solemn representations Global Times 04 May 2025 -- Chinese Ministry of National Defense spokesperson Zhang Xiaogang said on Sunday that the Japanese side's relevant remarks "confuse right and wrong and are irresponsible," in responding to a question about the Japanese Ministry of Defense's claim that a Chinese helicopter violated its "airspace" after the China Coast Guard (CCG) deployed a shipborne helicopter to expel Japanese aircraft illegally entering China's airspace over Diaoyu Dao.
• Islamic Jihad: Arab, Islamic nations will not be safe from Israel's aggression on Syria IRNA 04 May 2025 -- The Islamic Jihad Movement has said that the Israel's aggressions are against all Arab and Islamic nations, especially Palestine, Lebanon, and Syria, and that the rest of the Arab regions will not be safe from these aggressions and their consequences.
• Iranian firm dismisses Reuters' account of Syria presence Press TV 04 May 2025 -- Iran's largest energy construction company, Mapna Group, has dismissed a recent report by Reuters news agency, which claimed that the company's presence in Syria in the past decade was in line with an alleged Iranian project to build an economic empire in the Arab country.
• Press release on Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's telephone conversation with Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of Pakistan Mohammad Ishaq Dar Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 04 May 2025
• Prime Minister's Telephone Call with the Prime Minister of Malaysia Pakistan - Prime Miinister's Office 04 May 2025
• Statement by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs regarding the illegal visit of the President of Turkey to the occupied areas of the Republic of Cyprus Republic of Cyprus 04 May 2025 --"The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Cyprus condemns the illegal visit of the President of Turkey, Mr Recep Tayyip Erdogan and other Turkish officials to the occupied areas of the Republic of Cyprus to launch a project that highlights and promotes the secessionist entity, in violation of international law and the relevant United Nations (UN) Security Council Resolutions."
• UN deplores air strike on hospital in South Sudan UNOCHA 04 May 2025 -- The UN deplores an air strike on a hospital in Old Fangak, South Sudan early in the morning of 3 May. The UN Humanitarian Coordinator demands the protection of civilian lives and humanitarian facilities from all parties to the conflict.
• Iran expresses concern over continued attacks on civilian facilities in Sudan IRNA 04 May 2025 -- Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baqaei has deplored repeated attacks on critical facilities in Sudan, urging warring sides in the African country to stop targeting civilian infrastructure.
• Iran urges international community to end Sudan conflict, send humanitarian aid Press TV 04 May 2025 -- Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei says the international community must put an end to the conflict in Sudan and dispatch humanitarian aid to the African country.
• Saudi Arabia Condemns Targeting of Facilities, Infrastructure in Sudan SPA 04 May 2025 -- The Ministry of Foreign Affairs expressed the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia's condemnation of the targeting of vital facilities and infrastructure in Port Sudan and Kassala in the Republic of the Sudan, describing it as a threat to regional stability as well as to Arab and African national security.

News Reports

• Romanian Ultranationalist Simion Set To Win First Round Of Presidential Vote -- Race Tight For Second Place RFE/RL 04 May 2025 -- Romanian ultranationalist George Simion appeared to wrap up a solid victory, though not the majority needed to avoid a runoff, in a presidential election nearly six months after an initial vote was abruptly canceled amid allegations of a Russian influence campaign.
• A Canceled Vote, Then A Banned Candidate. Now Romania Holds Election Rerun. RFE/RL 04 May 2025 -- As polling stations opened early in the morning in Romania's presidential elections on May 4, the focus is not only who might win - but also on whether the debacle of the last vote can be avoided.
• PLA activities in the waters and airspace around Taiwan ROC MND 04 May 2025
• Kim Jong-un Inspects Next-Gen Tank Hub as North Korea Speeds Up Military Overhaul Sputnik 04 May 2025 -- North Korea's military is becoming one of the most advanced, with the DPRK troops mastering modern warfare as Kim Jong-un repeatedly stresses the need to offset a US-driven military buildup in the Asia-Pacific region posing a "serious threat" to the country's security.
• Respected Comrade Kim Jong Un Gives Field Guidance at Important Tank Factory KCNA 04 May 2025 -- Kim Jong Un , general secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea and president of the State Affairs of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, gave field guidance at an important tank factory.
• Iran FM arrives in Pakistan to discuss mutual ties, regional issues Press TV 04 May 2025 -- Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has arrived in Islamabad to hold talks with high-ranking Pakistani officials.
• Iran and Venezuela eye closer cooperation on nuclear industry IRNA 04 May 2025 -- During a meeting in Tehran on Sunday, Mohammad Eslami, head of Iran's Atomic Energy Organization (AEOI), and Alberto Quintero, Venezuela's Deputy Minister for Science and Technology, discussed ways to enhance cooperation between the two countries in the nuclear industry.
• Iran to impose higher capital requirements on banks Press TV 04 May 2025 -- The Central Bank of Iran (CBI) says it will increase the capital requirements for the banks in the country in the calendar year to March to make the sector more robust and avoid the risk of collapse for certain state and private banks.
• Official puts Iran's port explosion death toll at 57 IRNA 04 May 2025 -- A local official in Iran's southern Hormozgan Province reports that last week's explosion at Shahid Rajaee Port resulted in 57 confirmed deaths.
• Prime Minister Carney speaks with President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen Prime Minister of Canada 04 May 2025 -- Today, the Prime Minister, Mark Carney, spoke with the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen.
• Prime Minister Carney speaks with Prime Minister of New Zealand Christopher Luxon Prime Minister of Canada 04 May 2025 -- Yesterday, the Prime Minister, Mark Carney, spoke with the Prime Minister of New Zealand, Christopher Luxon.
• PM call with Prime Minister Albanese of Australia: 4 May 2025 Gov.UK 04 May 2025