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• U.S. Forces Conduct Strike Targeting ISIS-Somalia AFRICOM 04 Jun 2025 -- In coordination with the Federal Government of Somalia, USAFRICOM conducted a collective self-defense airstrike against ISIS-Somalia on June 2, 2025.

Defense Policy / Programs

• DNI Releases FY 2026 Budget Request Figure for the National Intelligence Program Director of National Intelligence 04 Jun 2025 -- The Director of National Intelligence (DNI) is disclosing the aggregate amount of $81.9 billion in requested appropriations for the Fiscal Year 2026 National Intelligence Program (NIP).
• Pentagon Chief Opts Out of Ramstein Group Meeting Sputnik 04 Jun 2025 -- US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth will not attend the Wednesday meeting of the international group coordinating military aid to Ukraine, the Associated Press reported citing a US official.
• Caine Calls on Industry: 'Focus on Fighting the Next War, Not Fighting the Last War' DoD News 04 Jun 2025 -- The joint force alone can't defend against the threats the United States faces today; it's going to need help from the community of innovators responsible for driving America's efforts on artificial intelligence, said Air Force Gen. Dan Caine, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, during the AI+ Expo in Washington today.
• Service Leaders Talk Emerging Technologies at AI Expo DoD News 04 Jun 2025 -- Senior leaders from each military branch spoke about changing battlefield technology and their service's current transformation efforts during the AI+ Expo in Washington this week.
• Air defenders initiate V Corps' inaugural air and missile defense planning conference Army News 04 Jun 2025 -- Planners and staff officers from the 52d Air Defense Artillery Brigade (52d ADA BDE) held the inaugural Operation Corps Fusion planning conference at Camp Kosciuszko in Poznan, Poland, May 29, 2025.
• Air Force demonstrates low-cost maritime defense capability with QUICKSINK US Air Force 04 Jun 2025 -- In a demonstration of enhanced maritime lethality, the Air Force tested a new, more versatile variant of the QUICKSINK maritime weapon, increasing aircraft lethality by expanding its targeting reach. QUICKSINK is a low-cost method for neutralizing surface vessels using a modified, air-delivered munition. A 500-pound variant of the anti-ship weapon was delivered by a B-2 Spirit Stealth Bomber during a test at the Eglin Air Force Base Gulf Test Range, Florida. This innovative capability provides a rapid response to maritime threats across vast ocean expanses, significantly bolstering the U.S. Air Force's counter-maritime deterrence and operations.
• USS Sampson Deploys to U.S. Northern Command Area of Responsibility US Navy 04 Jun 2025 -- The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Sampson (DDG 102) departed Naval Base San Diego, June 3, 2025, to support operations in the U.S. Northern Command (USNORTHCOM) area of responsibility.
• Allies to agree new capability targets at meeting of NATO Defence Ministers NATO 04 Jun 2025 -- Allied Defence Ministers will gather in Brussels on Thursday 5 June 2025 to finalise preparations for the Summit in The Hague.
• NATO Set To Agree On New Defense Budget Targets RFE/RL 04 Jun 2025 -- NATO defense ministers meet on June 5 in a last ministerial meeting before the big annual NATO summit on June 24-25, when the military alliance's 32 heads of state and government, including US President Donald Trump, gather at The Hague.
• Tenfold increase in UK drone deliveries for Ukraine at 50-nation Ukraine summit UK MOD 04 Jun 2025 -- The UK is investing a record £350m this year to increase the supply of drones to Ukraine from a target of 10,000 in 2024 to 100,000 in 2025
• Smith Statement on Ukraine's Ceasefire Framework House Armed Services Committee 04 Jun 2025 -- Representative Adam Smith (D-Wash.), Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Committee, released the following statement in response to the most recent round of peace negotiations between Russia and Ukraine in Istanbul.
• NSB Director-General Tsai and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade of the Republic of the Marshall Islands Kalani R. Kaneko Sign Letter of Intent on Security Cooperation ROC NSB 04 Jun 2025 -- On the morning of June 4, NSB Director-General (DG) Ming-Yen Tsai and Mr. Kalani R. Kaneko, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MOFAT) of the Republic of the Marshall Islands, signed the Letter of Intent (LOI) on Security Cooperation.
• North Korean warship that tipped over during launch is upright again Radio Free Asia 04 Jun 2025 -- A North Korean warship that tipped over during its launch ceremony as the supreme leader looked on appears to have been righted, satellite imagery shows.
• Raksha Mantri holds bilateral meeting with Australian Deputy PM & Defence Minister in New Delhi India PIB 04 Jun 2025 -- Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh held a bilateral meeting with Australian Deputy Prime Minister & Minister for Defence Mr Richard Marles in New Delhi on June 04, 2025
• HMCS William Hall contributes to significant seizure of illegal narcotics on Operation CARIBBE Canada 04 Jun 2025 -- On May 29 and 31, while deployed in support of Operation CARIBBE, His Majesty's Canadian Ship (HMCS) William Hall and an embarked United States Coast Guard (USCG) Law Enforcement Detachment (LEDET) successfully conducted seizures of more than 1300 kilograms of cocaine in the Caribbean Sea.
• Kuwait - M1A2 Abrams Main Battle Tank System Sustainment Support DSCA 04 Jun 2025 -- The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Kuwait of the M1A2 Abrams Main Battle Tank System Sustainment Support and related equipment for an estimated cost of $325 million. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency delivered the required certification notifying Congress of this possible sale today.
• Israel Sets New Record in Defense Exports: Over $14.7 Billion in 2024 Israel MOD 04 Jun 2025 -- Israel MOD announces that Israel's all-time defense export record has been broken for the fourth consecutive year, with over $14.7 billion in 2024 - a 13% increase over the previous year. More than half of the deals were valued at over $100 million. Over 50% of the deals were with European countries. Defense exports have more than doubled over the past five years.
• Ministers of Defence of the Czech Republic and the Netherlands discussed Ukraine and spending, defence associations signed Cooperation Memorandum Czech Republic Ministry of Defence & Armed Forces 04 Jun 2025 -- Support of Ukraine and main topics of the Nato Summit in The Hague were among the points discussed by the Czech Minister of Defence and her Dutch counterpart Minister Ruben Brekelmans, who visited the Czech Republic as a member of the official delegation of His Majety King Willem-Alexander.
• Foreign Minister Tsahkna on leaving the Ottawa Convention: Estonia is prepared to use all necessary means to defend its territory and freedom Estonia MFA 04 Jun 2025 -- Today, on June 4, the Riigikogu adopted a law to withdraw from the convention prohibiting the use, stockpiling, production, and transfer of anti-personnel mines and requiring their destruction—known as the Ottawa Convention.
• Two negative decisions on real estate transactions Finnish MoD 04 Jun 2025 -- On 4 June 2025, Minister of Defence Antti Häkkänen denied two prospective buyers from outside the EU and EEA permissions to buy real estates in Finland.
• Lithuanian and Allied communications systems and other military infrastructure developed in Palanga and Šiauliai Lithuania MND 04 Jun 2025 -- The Government has approved development of two strategic military infrastructure projects in Palanga and Šiauliai. The Host Nation Infrastructure will not only boost Allied communications systems by the Baltic Sea but will also offer better conditions for NATO Allied military units executing tasks in Šiauliai.
• New helicopters a commitment to global security New Zealand Government 04 Jun 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.
• A look at the Defence news 26 May - 1 June Netherlands Ministry of Defence 04 Jun 2025
• PCG, PAF to intensify maritime patrol ops in Northern Luzon Philippine News Agency 04 Jun 2025 -- The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) and the Philippine Air Force (PAF) have partnered up to intensify maritime domain awareness (MDA) operations within the Northern Luzon Command (Nolcom) Joint Operations Area.
• PH, S. Korea manufacturer sign deal for 12 more FA-50 aircraft Philippine News Agency 04 Jun 2025 -- The Philippines has signed a contract calling for the delivery of 12 additional units of Korea Aerospace Industries' (KAI) Mach 1.5 capable FA-50 fighters jets, South Korean media reported Wednesday.
• 23rd EWG Meeting of SCO Defense Ministers' Meeting held in China PRC MND 04 Jun 2025 -- On June 4, the Chinese Ministry of National Defense hosted the 23rd Expert Working Group (EWG) Meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Defense Ministers' Meeting in Qingdao City, east China's Shandong Province. Representatives from the SCO member states and the SCO Secretariat attended the meeting.
• USA: UN expert warns of interference in legal and judicial system OHCHR 04 Jun 2025 -- A UN expert today expressed alarm at the targeting of judges, lawyers and law firms in an apparent organised effort to interfere in the independence of the U.S. legal and judicial system.
• RESTRICTING THE ENTRY OF FOREIGN NATIONALS TO PROTECT THE UNITED STATES FROM FOREIGN TERRORISTS AND OTHER NATIONAL SECURITY AND PUBLIC SAFETY THREATS The White House 04 Jun 2025
• Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Restricts the Entry of Foreign Nationals to Protect the United States from Foreign Terrorists and Other National Security and Public Safety Threats The White House 04 Jun 2025
• Deputy Secretary Landau's Call with Hungarian Foreign Minister Szijjarto US Dept. of State 04 Jun 2025
• Secretary Rubio's Meeting with Singaporean Foreign Minister Balakrishnan US Dept. of State 04 Jun 2025

Defense Industry

• Contracts For June 4, 2025

Other Conflicts

Ukraine Conflict News
• 4 June 2025 - Daily Press Briefing by the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General United Nations 04 Jun 2025

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

• US-backed aid sites shut after Israeli massacre of starving Gazans Press TV 04 Jun 2025 -- The US-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) in the Gaza Strip says it has temporarily closed its aid distribution sites, following the Israeli massacre of dozens of starving Palestinians in recent days.
• Hamas rejects any deal lacking guarantees to end Israel's aggression Press TV 04 Jun 2025 -- The Palestinian resistance movement Hamas says it will not agree to any ceasefire deal that does not guarantee a complete halt to Israel's military offensive in the besieged Gaza Strip.
• US vetoes Security Council resolution demanding permanent ceasefire in Gaza UN News 04 Jun 2025 -- A draft resolution calling for an immediate and permanent ceasefire in Gaza failed to pass in the UN Security Council on Wednesday after the United States cast its veto - blocking the initiative backed by all ten elected members of the Council.
• US up against entire world: Washington blocks UNSC vote on Gaza ceasefire in 'blind bias' favoring Israel Press TV 04 Jun 2025 -- The United States forms a minority of one in blocking a UN Security Council resolution demanding a permanent ceasefire in Gaza and favoring a complete Israeli withdrawal from the coastal sliver that is in tatters from some 20 months of a genocidal Israeli war.
• Gaza: UN relief chief welcomes growing support for aid teams to resume vital work UN News 04 Jun 2025 -- Amid reports of yet another deadly attack on a school in Gaza on Wednesday, the UN's top aid official Tom Fletcher welcomed growing international calls for lifesaving aid work by established agencies to resume in the war-torn enclave.
• Statement on aid distribution in Gaza by Tom Fletcher, Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator UNOCHA 04 Jun 2025
• UNRWA Commissioner-General on Gaza: there has been no safe, dignified and significant aid in Gaza for more than three months now UNRWA 04 Jun 2025
• Veto of the United Nations Security Council Resolution on Gaza US Dept. of State 04 Jun 2025 -- "Today, the United States sent a strong message by vetoing a counterproductive UN Security Council resolution on Gaza targeting Israel."
• Iran FM discusses support for Lebanon in meeting with Hezbollah chief Press TV 04 Jun 2025 -- Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi reiterated Iran's readiness to enhance cooperation with Lebanon as he met with Hezbollah Secretary General Sheikh Naim Qassem in Beirut.
• FM Araghchi: Iran's hope is to open 'new page' in ties with Lebanon Press TV 04 Jun 2025 -- Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi says Iran's hope is to open a new page in long-established ties anchored in respect and common interests with Lebanon after meetings with the country's officials in Beirut.
• Israel's new aid system is inhumane. Israel needs to end its restrictions on aid now: UK statement at the UN Security Council UK FCDO 04 Jun 2025 -- Explanation of vote by Ambassador Barbara Woodward, UK Permanent Representative to the UN, following the vote on the E10 draft UN Security Council resolution on Gaza.
• Gaza: Minister for the Middle East statement, 4 June 2025 UK FCDO 04 Jun 2025 -- Minister for the Middle East Hamish Falconer made a statement to the House of Commons on Gaza.
• Pakistan Condemns Storming of Al-Aqsa Mosque and Escalating Israeli Atrocities Pakistan Ministry of Foreign Affairs 04 Jun 2025 -- Pakistan strongly condemns the provocative storming of Al-Aqsa Mosque and the escalating Israeli atrocities.
• Statement by Prime Minister Robert Golob on the Anniversary of the Recognition of Palestine Republic of Slovenia 04 Jun 2025
• Yemeni forces slam two drones into Israel's busiest airport Press TV 04 Jun 2025 -- Yemen's Armed Forces have again targeted the Israeli regime's busiest airport in continuation of Sana'a's aerial blockade against the regime, this time striking the facility with two armed drones.

Other Conflicts

• China has a lot of trust-building to do in settling sea row: DND chief Philippine News Agency 04 Jun 2025 -- Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. maintained that China "has a lot of trust-building to do" to be an effective dialogue partner in resolving maritime disputes.
• UN Alarmed By Surge In Deportations Of Afghan Families From Iran RFE/RL 04 Jun 2025 -- The UN's International Organization for Migration (IOM) has expressed alarm over a sharp rise in the number of Afghan families being deported from Iran and called for the immediate suspension of the forced return of Afghans, regardless of their immigration status.
• The EU announces €175 million to support recovery in Syria European Commission 04 Jun 2025 -- Following the lifting of the EU's economic sanctions against Syria, the European Commission is proposing €175 million for the social and economic recovery of the country.
• Turkey says it has no plans to withdraw troops from Syria Press TV 04 Jun 2025 -- Turkey says it is training Syria's armed forces and helping to boost its defenses, with no immediate plans to withdraw its troops from the country.
• Israeli artillery shells Yarmouk area in southern Syria; 'significant' losses reported Press TV 04 Jun 2025 -- Israeli artillery units have struck an area in Syria's southwestern province of Dara'a, causing "significant material losses," in the wake of claims that two rockets were fired from the area toward the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights.
• On 2-3 June 2025, an intelligence based operation was conducted by the Security Forces in general area Datta Khel, North Waziristan District, on reported presence of khwarij belonging to Indian proxy, Fitna al Khwarij. ISPR Pakistan 04 Jun 2025 -- On 2-3 June 2025, an intelligence based operation was conducted by the Security Forces in general area Datta Khel, North Waziristan District, on reported presence of khwarij belonging to Indian proxy, Fitna al Khwarij.
• Libya: Sites of gross human rights violations must be sealed and impartially investigated - Türk OHCHR 04 Jun 2025 -- UN Human Rights Chief Volker Türk said on Wednesday he was shocked by revelations of gross human rights violations uncovered at official and unofficial detention facilities run by the Stabilization Support Apparatus (SSA) force in Tripoli, calling for the sites to be sealed, and for prompt, independent, impartial and transparent investigations by the Libyan authorities.
• 'Our worst held fears are being confirmed': Dozens of bodies discovered in Libya mass graves UN News 04 Jun 2025 -- Dozens of bodies have been discovered at official and unofficial detention sites in Libya. The grim findings confirm deep concerns about abuse and torture at the facilities, according to the UN human rights chief Volker Türk.
• A looming health disaster in Sudan Government of Norway 04 Jun 2025
• IOM Spokesperson on Deadly Attack Against Humanitarian Convoy in Sudan IOM 04 Jun 2025 -- "The International Organization for Migration (IOM) mourns the tragic death of five aid workers in a brutal attack on a joint humanitarian convoy in El Fasher, North Darfur."
• Joint Statement Condemning the Recent Attack on a United Nations Humanitarian Convoy in Sudan US Dept. of State 04 Jun 2025 -- The text of the following statement was released by the Advancing Lifesaving and Peace in Sudan (ALPS) group members, including the Governments of the United States of America, Switzerland, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Egypt, the African Union, and the United Nations.
• Sudan: Drone strikes must be investigated OHCHR 04 Jun 2025 -- The deadly aerial strike this week on a UN humanitarian convoy in Al Koma, North Darfur, clearly undermines access by civilians to assistance and violates the international humanitarian law prohibition of attacks against humanitarian personnel and objects.
• Pakistan High-level Parliamentary Delegation Concludes UN Visit, Spotlights Kashmir, Respect for International Law, and Peace with Responsibility Pakistan Ministry of Foreign Affairs 04 Jun 2025 -- A high-level Parliamentary delegation, led by Chairman of the Pakistan Peoples' Party and former Foreign Minister Mr. Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, concluded a two-day visit to the United Nations Headquarters in New York.
• Thailand resists Cambodia push to take border dispute to UN court Radio Free Asia 04 Jun 2025 -- Thailand is resisting Cambodia's push to bring their border dispute to the U.N. International Court of Justice after a firefight last week that killed one Cambodian soldier, raising tensions between the Southeast Asian neighbors.
• Top UN advocate sounds alarm over sexual violence crisis in gang-ravaged Haiti UN News 04 Jun 2025 -- Haiti has been gripped by spiralling gang violence ever since the 2021 assassination of President Jovenel Moïse. The subsequent unrest has displaced one million people, more than half of them children, according to the International Organization for Migration (IOM).

News Reports

• DHS Unearths TSA Corruption: Sitting US Senator's Husband Received Blanket Exemption from National Security Review After Traveling with Known or Suspected Terrorist DHS 04 Jun 2025 -- "Today, the Department of Homeland Security revealed evidence detailing the politicization of TSA's watchlisting program under the Biden administration. Discovered documents, correspondence, and timelines clearly highlight the Biden's inconsistent application of Silent Partners Quiet Skies and watchlisting programs, circumventing security policies to benefit politically aligned friends and family at the expense of the American people."
• ENHANCING NATIONAL SECURITY BY ADDRESSING RISKS AT HARVARD UNIVERSITY The White House 04 Jun 2025
• Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Restricts Foreign Student Visas at Harvard University The White House 04 Jun 2025
• Federal Jury Convicts Michigan Man on Charges of Attempting to Provide Material Support to ISIS and Possessing a Destructive Device US Dept. of Justice 04 Jun 2025 -- A Michigan man was convicted yesterday by a jury on charges of attempting to provide material support to the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham, commonly known as ISIS, a designated foreign terrorist organization, and for being a felon in possession of a destructive device.
• Washington State Man Arrested on Federal Charges Alleging He Provided Material Support to Palm Springs Fertility Clinic Bomber US Dept. of Justice 04 Jun 2025 -- A Washington state man was arrested on a federal criminal complaint alleging he provided material support to the Palm Springs fertility clinic bomber by shipping and paying for significant quantities of ammonium nitrate - an explosive precursor - prior to the suicidal terror attack last month.
• A massive operation involving Finland in Albania - criminal network leaders arrested Police of Finland 04 Jun 2025 -- A long-planned large-scale operation targeting the top leaders and middle management of an Albanian-led criminal network was carried out in Albania on the third of June 2025. Thus far, a total of 55 persons have been convicted in different court instances and almost 300 kilos of drugs seized in the case concerned in Finland.
• Comment by Aide to the President Yury Ushakov on the outcomes of Vladimir Putin's telephone conversation with US President Donald Trump President of Russia 04 Jun 2025
• Putin-Trump Phone Call Lasted 70 Minutes - Kremlin Aide Sputnik 04 Jun 2025 -- The conversation between Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President Donald Trump lasted 70 minutes, Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov said on Wednesday.
• Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with Pope Leo XIV President of Russia 04 Jun 2025
• MSS alerts public to espionage dangers after phishing attacks on critical institutions uncovered Global Times 04 Jun 2025 -- China's Ministry of State Security (MSS) on Wednesday warned the public about growing espionage-related cyber threats targeting key government agencies, research institutes and infrastructure, disclosing three recent cyberattack cases linked to foreign intelligence agencies, highlighting significant lapses in cybersecurity awareness and data protection.
• Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Lin Jian's Regular Press Conference on June 4, 2025 PRC MofA 04 Jun 2025
• Xi, Lukashenko meet, stress enduring traditional friendship Global Times 04 Jun 2025 -- Chinese President Xi Jinping met with Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko in Beijing on Wednesday, the Xinhua News Agency reported.
• Xi meets Belarusian president People's Daily 04 Jun 2025 -- Chinese President Xi Jinping met with Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko in Beijing on Wednesday. Congratulating Lukashenko again on his reelection as the president of Belarus, Xi said the two countries are true friends and good partners, treating each other with sincerity and trust.
• Xi Jinping Meets with Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko PRC MofA 04 Jun 2025 -- On the morning of June 4, 2025, President Xi Jinping met with Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko at Zhongnanhai.
• China attaches importance to Japan PM's commitment to peaceful path: FM Global Times 04 Jun 2025 -- In response to Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's remarks affirming that Japan has taken on a path of peace after the war, and this will not change in the future, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian said on Wednesday that China attaches importance to his words. 
• Guatemalan president arrives in Taiwan to deepen bilateral cooperation CNA 04 Jun 2025 -- President of Guatemala Bernardo Arévalo and First Lady Lucrecia Peinado arrived in Taiwan on Wednesday for a state visit.
• Taiwan, Marshall Islands sign security pact amid growing hybrid threats CNA 04 Jun 2025 -- Taiwan and its Pacific ally, the Marshall Islands, inked a pact in Taipei on Wednesday that will pave the way for both sides to deepen their security partnership amid growing hybrid threats in the region.
• Lai marks Tiananmen anniversary, reaffirms defense of democracy CNA 04 Jun 2025 -- President Lai Ching-te (賴清德) on Wednesday commemorated the 36th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square Massacre on social media, underscoring the importance of defending democracy and freedom.
• China firmly opposes comparisons between Taiwan question and Ukraine crisis, warns against NATO interference in Asia-Pacific: FM Global Times 04 Jun 2025 -- Responding to media inquiries about recent remarks by certain European leader at the Shangri-La Dialogue which compared the Taiwan question with the Ukraine crisis, hinted at a "China threat" in the South China Sea, and suggested NATO has grounds to intervene in the Asia-Pacific, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian said on Wednesday that China firmly opposes such remarks.
• PLA activities in the waters and airspace around Taiwan ROC MND 04 Jun 2025
• Shoigu In North Korea: High-Stakes Talks With Kim Jong-un Sputnik 04 Jun 2025 -- Secretary of the Russian Security Council, Sergei Shoigu, arrived in Pyongyang on the orders of Russian President Vladimir Putin. It is planned that Shoigu will meet with the leader of the DPRK, Kim Jong-un.
• Xi Jinping Sends a Congratulatory Message to President-elect of the Republic of Korea Lee Jae-myung PRC MofA 04 Jun 2025 -- On June 4, 2025, President Xi Jinping sent a congratulatory message to Lee Jae-myung on his election as President of the Republic of Korea (ROK).
• Xi congratulates Lee Jae-myung on election as president of South Korea Global Times 04 Jun 2025 -- Chinese President Xi Jinping on Wednesday extended congratulations to Lee Jae-myung on his election as president of South Korea, stressing that China stands ready to work with South Korea in jointly promoting the continuous development of the China-South Korea strategic cooperative partnership, according to the Xinhua News Agency.
• China urges US to change old habit of projecting own behavior, stop sowing discord between China and S.Korea: FM Global Times 04 Jun 2025 -- In response to the White House's claims—made following the election of Lee Jae-myung as the 21st President of South Korea—about so-called Chinese interference and influence in democracies around the world while South Korea had a free and fair election, the Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian stated that "We have taken note of the relevant remarks. China has always upheld the principle of non-interference in internal affairs. We have never interfered in the internal affairs of any country, nor will we ever do so."
• Chinese FM responds to what kind of China policy Beijing expects from Seoul following Lee Jae-myung's election win Global Times 04 Jun 2025 -- When asked about what kind of China policy that China expects from South Korea, and whether China believes bilateral relations will improve under the new South Korean administration—following Lee Jae-myung formally beginning presidential term on Wednesday—Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian stated that the driving force behind the development of China-South Korea relations lies in their shared interests, which are not targeted at any third party and should not be influenced by third-party factors.
• Xi congratulates Lee Jae-myung on election as president of South Korea People's Daily 04 Jun 2025 -- Chinese President Xi Jinping on Wednesday extended congratulations to Lee Jae-myung on his election as president of South Korea.
• Trump's trade war threatens South Korea's 'survival': New president Press TV 04 Jun 2025 -- Newly-elected South Korean President Lee Jae-myung has warned that the global trade chaos sparked by US President Donald Trump's sweeping tariffs poses a threat to his country's survival.
• Will South Korea's new president restart dialogue with North Korea? Radio Free Asia 04 Jun 2025 -- South Korea has elected a new president - liberal opposition candidate Lee Jae-myung - which represents a change in political direction for the country after the ouster of his conservative predecessor.
• Lee Jae-myung sworn in as South Korea's 21st president Global Times 04 Jun 2025 -- Lee Jae-myung sworn in as South Korea's new president on Wednesday. Lee of South Korea's majority liberal Democratic Party was elected president, the ongoing vote count by the National Election Commission showed on Wednesday, the Xinhua News Agency reported.
• Lee Jae-myung elected S. Korea's president People's Daily 04 Jun 2025 -- Lee Jae-myung of South Korea's majority liberal Democratic Party was elected president, the ongoing vote count by the National Election Commission showed on Wednesday.
• Daesh suicide bombing cell dismantled in Iran Press TV 04 Jun 2025 -- Iran's police say they have carried out a major counterterrorism operation dismantling a Daesh-affiliated suicide bombing cell in Tehran.
• Iran Ready to Consider Proposal to Create Enrichment Consortium Sputnik 04 Jun 2025 -- Iran is ready to consider a proposal to create a regional uranium enrichment consortium within the framework of the nuclear deal with the United States, but only if it is located on Iranian territory, the Axios reported, citing a senior Iranian official.
• Araqchi: No enrichment, no deal IRNA 04 Jun 2025 -- Foreign Minister Seyyed Abbas Araqchi has reiterated that Iran will only reach an agreement with the U.S. if Washington recognizes Tehran's right to uranium enrichment.
• 'No enrichment, no deal': Iran rejects US demand in nuclear talks Press TV 04 Jun 2025 -- Iran will never compromise on its right to uranium enrichment, the top Iranian diplomat has reiterated, saying the country's nuclear progress is the result of years of sacrifice and investment in national capability.
• Pezeshkian: Iran will not ignore its nuclear rights IRNA 04 Jun 2025 -- President Masoud Pezeshkian has stressed the peaceful nature of Iran's nuclear technology.
• Khamenei Says Iran Will Not Bow To US Pressure Over Uranium Enrichment RFE/RL 04 Jun 2025 -- Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has rejected a US proposal on Iran's nuclear program that demands giving up uranium enrichment, saying it is a crucial part of the country's nuclear program.
• Iran's Leader: US cannot do a damn thing on nuclear issue Press TV 04 Jun 2025 -- Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei says uranium enrichment is the key to Iran's nuclear issue, dismissing US proposals for Tehran to ultimately stop all enrichment in the country.
• Leader: Islamic Revolution took the West by surprise IRNA 04 Jun 2025 -- Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei says the Islamic Revolution surprised the Western world, noting that Iran's political system has since developed with stability and strength.
• Iran warns US against seeking to 'disrupt nuclear program,' sticking to unreasonable demands Press TV 04 Jun 2025 -- Iran has warned the United States against trying to sabotage the Islamic Republic's peaceful nuclear energy program and insisting on its unreasonable demands from Tehran.
• Nuclear chief: No treaty can ignore Iran's right to nuclear industry IRNA 04 Jun 2025 -- The head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran says that Iran, like any other country, has the legal right to use nuclear technology.
• Visit of the Special Assistant to the Prime Minister / Minister of State to the Russian Federation Pakistan Ministry of Foreign Affairs 04 Jun 2025 -- The Special Assistant to the Prime Minister (SAPM), Syed Tariq Fatemi undertook a visit to the Russian Federation from June 02-04, 2025.
• U.S. sanctions against Brazil's top judge "unacceptable": Lula People's Daily 04 Jun 2025 -- Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Tuesday condemned as "unacceptable" the U.S. visa restriction against Supreme Federal Court (STF) Justice Alexandre de Moraes.
• U.S. announces visa restrictions for certain Central American gov't officials People's Daily 04 Jun 2025 -- U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Tuesday announced that "several" unnamed Central American government officials would face visa restrictions due to their links to Cuba's medical mission programs.
• Moldova: Remarks by High Representative Kaja Kallas at the joint press conference following the Association Council meeting European External Action Service (EEAS) 04 Jun 2025 -- Check against delivery!
• European Commission Gives Bulgaria Green Light To Adopt Euro From January 1 RFE/RL 04 Jun 2025 -- The European Commission has given Bulgaria the go-ahead to join the eurozone single currency region as of January 1, 2026, the country's second major step in just one year on its path to full integration into the European Union.