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• US vice president: 'The era of uncontested US dominance is over' Press TV 24 May 2025 -- US Vice President JD Vance says that the "era of uncontested US dominance" has ended, with the United States facing serious threats from China, Russia, and other nations.
• Trump fires dozens from National Security Council in major power shift Press TV 24 May 2025 -- US President Donald Trump has fired dozens of staffers from the National Security Council (NSC) in an effort to slash the once-powerful body.
• AFGSC unveils first tri-bomber/fighter formation USSTRATCOM 24 May 2025 -- Air Force Global Strike Command recently unveiled the first-ever demonstration tri-bomber/fighter formation during the Hyundai Air and Sea Show over Miami Beach, Florida.
• Pentagon Tightens Rules of Media Access to Avoid Leaks of Classified Data Sputnik 24 May 2025 -- The Pentagon has announced an update to the rules of access of journalists to its territory in order to avoid disclosure of classified information against the background of a scandal when a journalist was added into a messenger chat on strikes in Yemen.
• The Netherlands to host 2025 NATO Summit in The Hague NATO 24 May 2025 -- The 2025 NATO Summit will be held at the World Forum in The Hague, the Netherlands, from 24 to 26 June 2025.
• Allied air forces enhance joint interoperability with NATO ground forces during exercise Dacian Spring NATO Allied Air Command 24 May 2025 -- Italian Eurofighter Typhoons and Romanian F-16s successfully concluded their participation in Exercise Dacian Spring 2025, a NATO-led training exercise coordinated by Multinational Division Southeast. The exercise brought together over 4,000 troops from ten NATO Allies in a high-intensity scenario simulating the defence of NATO's south-eastern flank.
• Next-Gen Warfare: Russia Equips Su-57 With 'Second Pilot' AI Sputnik 24 May 2025 -- An artificial intelligence (AI) system has been implemented in the Sukhoi Su-57 multirole, single-seat stealth fighter aircraft, a spokesperson of Russian state arms exporter Rosoboronexport told Sputnik.
• Trump: US Military Studies Ukraine Conflict as a Lesson in Modern Warfare Sputnik 24 May 2025 -- The US military is studying new ways of waging wars using the Ukrainian conflict as a case study, US President Donald Trump said on Saturday.
• Peacekeepers on Pause: Germany Awaits UN, NATO or EU Permission Sputnik 24 May 2025 -- Germany will consider sending its soldiers to Ukraine only if one of the international organizations issues a relevant mandate for the deployment of peacekeepers, German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius said on Saturday.
• Australia to host Republic of Fiji Military Forces company Australia DOD 24 May 2025 -- Australia and Fiji are strengthening their Defence partnership through a rotation of Republic of Fiji Military Forces (RFMF) personnel spending the next five months in Australia.
• British firepower deployed on NATO's eastern flank in show of force UK MOD 24 May 2025 -- UK shores up NATO's eastern flank with deployment to Finland.
• Germany Discusses Nuclear Issues With Partners But Relies on US Shield - Defense Minister Sputnik 24 May 2025 -- Germany is engaged in a confidential nuclear dialogue with partners but recognizes the irreplaceability of the United States' nuclear shield for Europe in the foreseeable future, German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius said on Saturday.
• Iran army vows to prevent enemies' malicious aspirations from coming true IRNA 24 May 2025 -- The Islamic Republic of Iran Army announced on Saturday that, together with other armed forces, it will never allow enemies' malicious dreams to come true and is prepared to defend the country's territorial integrity, independence, and security.
• IRGC warns enemy's hostility will be avenged 'beyond imagination' Press TV 24 May 2025 -- Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) asserts that it stands "fully ready" to deliver a decisive, regret-inducing response, beyond imagination, to any hostile act by the enemy
• Twelve Applications Submitted for Defence Industry Park Selective Tender Estonia CDI 24 May 2025 -- Twelve companies have expressed interest in producing ammunition, munitions, military explosives, or their components at the planned Defence Industry Park in Pärnu County, with half of the applicants being Estonian firms. The deadline for initial offers is 15 June.
• Arctic Security Policy Roundtable held in Iceland Government of Iceland 24 May 2025 -- The Arctic Security Policy Roundtable (ASPR) took place in Iceland from 21-22 May.

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• Hunger and lack of medicine kill 299 in Gaza, local authorities report IRNA 24 May 2025 -- At least 299 Palestinians have died from hunger and lack of medical supplies since the Israeli regime imposed a total blockade on March 2, the Gaza media office said in a report on Saturday.
• Israeli forces admit using Palestinians as human shields in Gaza IRNA 24 May 2025 -- Israeli army forces have admitted that Palestinian civilians have frequently been used as human shields in Gaza.
• Israeli troops admit to using Palestinians as human shields in Gaza Press TV 24 May 2025 -- Israeli forces are systematically forcing Palestinians to act as human shields in Gaza, sending them into buildings and tunnels—often at gunpoint—to check for bombs and potential threats, according to a report.
• Shuhada al-Aqsa Hospital warns of catastrophic health system in Gaza IRNA 24 May 2025 -- The spokesperson for Shuhada al-Aqsa Hospital in Gaza (Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital) Khalil Degran said that the healthcare and medical system in Gaza is in a catastrophic condition and that so far no medicine or medical equipment has reached the hospitals in Gaza.
• Hamas: Israeli strike killing nine of Gaza's doctor children 'horrific massacre' Press TV 24 May 2025 -- The Palestinian resistance movement Hamas has denounced as "a horrific massacre" Israel's airstrike on the home of Palestinian doctor Alaa Al-Najjar, which killed nine of her ten children.
• 'Starvation engineering': Gaza authorities slam Israel's brutal blockade on food Press TV 24 May 2025 -- More than 80 days into Israel's total blockade of Gaza, the Gaza Media Office says the humanitarian catastrophe unfolding in the populated Palestinian territory is a direct result of the regime's policy of "starvation engineering."
• Israel kills over 75 Gazans since Friday as UN warns of displacement in militarized zones Press TV 24 May 2025 -- The Israeli military renews deadly strikes on Gaza residential areas, killing at least 76 since Friday, with casualties continuing to rise amid the genocidal war.
• Hamas, Islamic Jihad denounce U.S. congressman's 'racist' remarks on Gaza IRNA 24 May 2025 -- Palestinian resistance groups, Hamas and the Islamic Jihad, have categorically condemned U.S. Republican Congressman Randy Fine over his remarks calling for a nuclear strike on the Gaza Strip.
• Hamas denounces US congressman's call for nuclear strike on Gaza as 'genocide incitement' Press TV 24 May 2025 -- The Palestinian Hamas resistance movement has vehemently denounced the latest statements made by US Republican Congressman Randy Fine, who advocated for a nuclear attack on the Gaza Strip as an appeal deeply infused with animosity and a blatant incitement to genocide.
• Lebanon holds municipal elections in volatile south as Israeli truce violations continue Press TV 24 May 2025 -- The fourth and final round of Lebanon's 2025 municipal and mayoral elections has kicked off in the two strategic governorates of Nabatieh and South, amid concerns that the occupying Israeli regime would threaten the safety of the polls.
• 'Sadistic pattern' of genocide: UN condemns Israeli killing of Gaza doctor's nine children Press TV 24 May 2025 -- UN Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese has condemned Israel's Friday airstrike on the home of Palestinian doctors Alaa and Hamdi Al-Najjar, which killed nine of their ten children.
• Gaza facing 'cruelest phase' of war as Israel allows in 'teaspoon' of aid: UN chief Press TV 24 May 2025 -- UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warns that Palestinians are enduring "the cruelest phase" of the Israeli genocidal war on the people of Gaza as the occupying regime has only authorized the entry of what amounts to a "teaspoon" of lifesaving aid after weeks of the airtight blockade on the territory.
• UN chief asks for more aid to be safely delivered to starving Gazans People's Daily 24 May 2025 -- UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Friday asked for more humanitarian aid into Gaza and for safety and security mitigation measures for delivery.
• US envoy met with Netanyahu confidante, Israeli spy chief before Iran talks: Report Press TV 24 May 2025 -- The US's regional envoy and representative to underway indirect talks with Iran reportedly met with one of Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu's closest confidantes as well as the Israeli regime's spy chief, ahead of the fifth round of the talks.
• Iran: 'Two-state solution' an unrealizable promise used towards violation of Palestinians' rights Press TV 24 May 2025 -- Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has reiterated Iran's rejection of the so-called "two-state solution" as a supposed means of resolution of the Palestinians' plight, noting that the idea has only served to deepen the injustices faced by the already heavily-oppressed people.
• Spain pushes EU to exclude Israel from European sports competitions Press TV 24 May 2025 -- Spain is reportedly spearheading a coordinated initiative aimed at persuading the European Union (EU) to eliminate Israel from all continental sports competitions over its genocidal war on Palestinians in the besieged Gaza Strip.
• Russia Plays Major Role in Inter-Palestinian Reconciliation Sputnik 24 May 2025 -- Russia has played a major role in inter-Palestinian reconciliation, the Palestinian leadership attaches great importance to strategic relations with Russia, Palestinian State Minister for Foreign Affairs Varsen Aghabekian told Sputnik.

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• China warns U.S. against using Philippines to stir trouble in South China Sea People's Daily 24 May 2025 -- China urges the United States not to use the Philippines to stir trouble in the South China Sea, a Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson said on Friday, noting that the Philippine side should immediately cease its provocations and violations on Tiexian Jiao in China's Nansha Qundao island group.
• China's countermeasures against Philippines at Tiexian Jiao necessary, legitimate and lawful: FM Global Times 24 May 2025 -- Despite repeated warnings from China, the Philippines has repeatedly sent personnel to illegally land on China's Tiexian Jiao in the Nansha Qundao, seriously infringing on China's sovereignty and gravely violating the Declaration on the Conduct of Parties in the South China Sea (DOC). China's response is fully necessary, legitimate and lawful, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said, in response to the Philippines and the US' hyping of China Coast Guard (CCG)'s law enforcement operations near Tiexian Jiao.
• Yemen Was the World's Worst Humanitarian Crisis. Then Came Sanctions, Aid Cuts and Air Strikes RFE/RL 24 May 2025 -- For the past decade, Yemen has stood as one of the world's gravest humanitarian disasters, with more than 20 million people - over half the population - in need of aid.
• US Authorizes Transactions With Syria as Part of Sanctions Relief - Treasury Sputnik 24 May 2025 -- The United States has authorized transactions with Syria as part of sanctions relief, the Treasury said on Friday.
• QA-9, 24 May 2025, Statement of the Spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Öncü Keçeli, in Response to a Question Regarding Recent Decisions on the Lifting of Sanctions Imposed on Syria Republic of Turkey Ministry of Foreign Affairs 24 May 2025
• Over 400 Rohingya feared drowned in two shipwrecks off Myanmar coast: UN Press TV 24 May 2025 -- The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has said that over 400 Muslim Rohingya refugees are feared drowned in two shipwrecks off Myanmar's coast.
• Thousands flee homes in Mozambique as conflict and disasters fuel worsening crisis UN News 24 May 2025 -- More than 25,000 people have been forced to flee their homes in northern Mozambique in recent weeks, as conflict and a series of disasters fuel a worsening humanitarian crisis - one that risks deepening as vital relief operations face a severe funding shortfall.

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• A Munich Courtroom Casts A Spotlight On Russia's Amateur Saboteurs RFE/RL 24 May 2025 -- The career path of Dieter S. ran from an illegal armed group in eastern Ukraine in 2014 to a Russian terrorist cell in Germany, a high-security courtroom in Munich heard this week.
• Georgian Man Extradited To US To Face Charges Related To Neo-Nazi 'Murder Cult' RFE/RL 24 May 2025 -- A Georgian national and alleged leader of a neo-Nazi group has been extradited from Moldova to the United States to face charges that he recruited people to commit violent crimes against Jews and other ethnic minorities in New York City, the US Justice Department said.
• US introduces land border checkpoints, biometric surveillance in new crackdown on pro-Palestine students Press TV 24 May 2025 -- The administration of US President Donald Trump has introduced a new set of measures, including land border checkpoints and biometric surveillance, to expand its crackdown on students protesting Israel's genocide against Palestinians in the besieged Gaza Strip.
• The President of Indonesia and the Premier of China Affirm Commitment to Strengthen Indonesia-China Strategic Partnership Indonesia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 24 May 2025 -- President of the Republic of Indonesia, Prabowo Subianto, received an official visit from the Premier of the People's Republic of China (PRC), Li Qiang, during a bilateral meeting held at the Merdeka Palace, Jakarta, on Sunday, (25/5).
• Taiwan's determination to join WHO, WHA unwavering: Lai CNA 24 May 2025 -- President Lai Ching-te (賴清德) said on Saturday that Taiwan's determination to join the World Health Organization (WHO) and participate in the World Health Assembly (WHA), the WHO's decision-making body, is unwavering, despite cuts to the central government budget and the U.S. intention to withdraw from the organization.
• PLA activities in the waters and airspace around Taiwan ROC MND 24 May 2025
• Exclusive | Uranium enrichment is a non-negotiable 'red line' for Iran: Lawmakers IRNA 24 May 2025 -- Two members of Parliament's National Security and Foreign Policy Commission have emphasized that uranium enrichment is "a red line" and "an inalienable right" of the Islamic Republic.
• Iraq dismisses claims of conveying President Trump's message to Iran IRNA 24 May 2025 -- The Iraqi Foreign Ministry's website published a statement on Friday, dismissing claims that Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein conveyed a message from U.S. President Donald Trump to Iran. The ministry labeled such claims as false and an example of unprofessional conduct by media outlets.
• Iran condemns fresh U.S. sanctions ahead of fifth round of nuclear talks People's Daily 24 May 2025 -- Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei on Friday strongly condemned the United States for slapping new sanctions on individuals or entities providing Iran with certain construction-related materials.
• Iran chooses its own path, allows no one to dictate to it: Nuclear chief Press TV 24 May 2025 -- Head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) Mohammad Eslami says Tehran chooses its own path based on national goals and interests and will never allow anybody to dictate to it.
• Japan-U.S. Consultation on U.S. Tariff Measures Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan 24 May 2025