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• Department of Defense Security for the Protection of Department of Homeland Security Functions The White House 07 Jun 2025 -- "In light of these incidents and credible threats of continued violence, (...) I hereby call into Federal service members and units of the National Guard under 10 U.S.C. 12406 to temporarily protect ICE and other United States Government personnel who are performing Federal functions, including the enforcement of Federal law, and to protect Federal property, at locations where protests against these functions are occurring or are likely to occur based on current threat assessments and planned operations."
• Statement from the White House The White House 07 Jun 2025
• Governor Gavin Newsom on the federal government taking over the California National Guard California Governor - Gavin Newsom 07 Jun 2025 -- "The federal government is moving to take over the California National Guard and deploy 2,000 soldiers. That move is purposefully inflammatory and will only escalate tensions."
• Governor Gavin Newsom on deploying CHP to Los Angeles California Governor - Gavin Newsom 07 Jun 2025 -- Governor Gavin Newsom today issued the following statement in response to the federal government's immigration actions:
• DHS Releases Statement on Violent Rioters Assaulting ICE Officers in Los Angeles, CA and Calls on Democrat Politicians to Tone Down Dangerous Rhetoric About ICE DHS 07 Jun 2025 -- Last night, over 1,000 rioters surrounded a federal law enforcement building and assaulted ICE law enforcement officers, slashed tires, defaced buildings, and taxpayer funded property.
• Governor Gavin Newsom on speaking out peacefully California Governor - Gavin Newsom 07 Jun 2025 -- Governor Gavin Newsom today issued the following statement in response to speaking out peacefully on the federal government's immigration actions:
• Taipei's first 14-day civilian service reservist call-up begins CNA 07 Jun 2025 -- The Taipei City Reserve Command on Saturday initiated its first ever 14-day recall of some of the city's civilian service reservists, who will undergo additional training on top of participating in refresher courses.
• 1st NZSAS Regiment marks 70th anniversary New Zealand Defence Force 07 Jun 2025 -- For 70 years the New Zealand Special Air Service (NZSAS) has been deployed on some of the most complex, challenging and dangerous missions faced by the NZ Defence Force, with the ultimate goal always being to protect New Zealand, its people and interests.
• Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir, NI (M), Chief of Army Staff (COAS), visited forward positions along the Line of Control (LOC) to celebrate Eid-ul-Azha with frontline troops. ISPR Pakistan 07 Jun 2025 -- Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir, NI (M), Chief of Army Staff (COAS), visited forward positions along the Line of Control (LOC) to celebrate Eid-ul-Azha with frontline troops.
• Secretary Rubio's Call with French Foreign Minister Barrot US Dept. of State 07 Jun 2025

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• Israeli soldier injured in Palestinian rocket attack in Gaza IRNA 07 Jun 2025 -- The Mujahideen Brigades, the armed wing of the Palestinian Mujahideen Movement, has targeted Israeli forces in the Gaza Strip, injuring one of them.
• Israeli Strikes on Gaza Leave Over 20 People Killed Since Morning Sputnik 07 Jun 2025 -- Over 20 people were killed in the Gaza Strip as a result of Israeli strikes conducted on Saturday morning, Al Jazeera broadcaster reported, citing sources at the hospitals in Gaza.
• Hamas warns Israel will be responsible if prisoner dies during siege IRNA 07 Jun 2025 -- The armed wing of Hamas, Izz al-Din Al-Qassam Brigades, has issued a stark warning regarding the safety of Israeli prisoner Matan Zangauker, who is being held in a location besieged by Israeli forces.
• Hamas armed wing warns Israel: End war or brace for more troop losses IRNA 07 Jun 2025 -- Abu Obaida, the spokesperson for Hamas's armed wing Izz al-Din Al-Qassam Brigades, has warned that more Israeli soldiers would die unless the regime halts its war on Gaza.
• Qassam Brigades says Israeli forces besieging captive Zangauker's location, can't retrieve him alive Press TV 07 Jun 2025 -- The spokesperson for the military wing of the Palestinian Hamas resistance movement says the Israeli military has besieged the location where Israeli captive Matan Zangauker is being held in the Gaza Strip.
• Israel threatens accelerated West Bank land grab if EU recognizes Palestine Press TV 07 Jun 2025 -- Israeli finance minister Bezalel Smotrich has vowed an "escalation" of land expropriation in the occupied West Bank if the European Union recognizes the state of Palestine.
• UNRWA slams Israeli ban on international journalists reporting 'truth' on Gaza IRNA 07 Jun 2025 -- The head of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees (UNRWA), Philippe Lazzarini, says the Israeli regime must lift its ban on international journalists entering Gaza.
• 'Ban on truth': UNRWA condemns Israel for barring journalists from entering Gaza Press TV 07 Jun 2025 -- The commissioner-general of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) has condemned Israeli authorities for barring international journalists from entering the Gaza Strip since the start of the war, calling the restriction a "ban on reporting the truth."
• Iran backs Palestine's upgraded status as 'observer state' at International Labour Organization IRNA 07 Jun 2025 -- Iran has voiced its full support for the recognition of Palestine as an observer state in the International Labour Organization (ILO).
• Condemnations pour in after Israeli air strikes on Beirut IRNA 07 Jun 2025 -- Condemnations and reactions have been pouring in following the Israeli aggression on Beirut's southern suburbs on Thursday night, the eve of Eid Al Adha, one of the most important celebrations in Islam.
• Under US pressure, UK, France drop plans to recognize Palestinian state Press TV 07 Jun 2025 -- France and the United Kingdom are reportedly retreating from earlier plans to recognize a Palestinian state at an upcoming international summit in New York.
• Yemen launches fresh retaliatory missile strikes on Israeli positions Press TV 07 Jun 2025 -- The Yemeni Armed Forces have launched a retaliatory missile strike against strategic targets within the Israeli-occupied territories in response to the Tel Aviv regime's ongoing genocidal war against Palestinians in the besieged Gaza Strip.

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• UN human rights chief slams US sanctions on ICC judges as 'deeply corrosive' to justice Press TV 07 Jun 2025 -- The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, has slammed the recent US government decision to impose sanctions on four judges of the International Criminal Court (ICC) as "deeply corrosive" to the principles of good governance and the impartial administration of justice.

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• Musk-Trump rupture poses serious threat to NASA, Pentagon programs: report People's Daily 07 Jun 2025 -- Elon Musk's threat, which he later retracted, to cut off NASA's use of SpaceX's Dragon spacecraft would be a huge blow to NASA, depriving the space agency of the only American vehicle capable of transporting astronauts to the International Space Station and dramatically changing how NASA would access the 100 billion U.S. dollars orbiting laboratory, The Washington Post has reported.
• Prayers for Miguel Uribe US Dept. of State 07 Jun 2025 -- "The United States condemns in the strongest possible terms the attempted assassination of Senator Miguel Uribe."
• The Commissioner's Office of the Chinese Foreign Ministry in HKSAR urges certain foreign politicians abandon double-standard, stop interfering HK's rule of law Global Times 07 Jun 2025 -- The Commissioner's Office of the Chinese Foreign Ministry in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) on Saturday expressed strong dissatisfaction and firm opposition, to recent groundless remarks by certain foreign politicians on the national security law of Hong Kong and their interference in national security cases, and their blatant meddling in Hong Kong affairs and China's internal affairs.
• China has approved a number of compliant applications for rare-earth exports according to law, vows to enhance dialogue: MOFCOM Global Times 07 Jun 2025 -- In response to concerns over China's export controls on rare earths, a spokesperson from China's Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) said on Saturday that rare earths and related items have both civilian and military applications, and that implementing export controls on them aligns with international practices.
• Wang Yi Has A Phone Call with French Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs Jean-Noël Barrot Global Times 07 Jun 2025 -- On June 6, 2025, Member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Foreign Minister Wang Yi had a phone call with French Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs Jean-Noël Barrot at the latter's request.
• Chinese, French FMs hold phone talks on bilateral, int'l affairs Global Times 07 Jun 2025 -- Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi held a phone call on Friday with French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot.
• China willing to work with Canada to promote steady improvement of bilateral ties: Premier Li People's Daily 07 Jun 2025 -- China is willing to work with Canada, in the spirit of looking to the future, to promote the steady improvement of bilateral relations, bring them onto a track of sound and steady development, and strive for win-win cooperation, Chinese Premier Li Qiang said on Friday.
• PLA activities in the waters and airspace around Taiwan ROC MND 07 Jun 2025
• Iran is open to rational dialogue, but will never yield to bullying: Pezeshkian IRNA 07 Jun 2025 -- President Masoud Pezeshkian says the Islamic Republic of Iran is always open to constructive and rational dialogue but will never yield to bullying.
• Iran says I.A.E.A. report confirms peaceful nature of its nuclear program IRNA 07 Jun 2025 -- Iran has released an explanatory note in response to the International Atomic Energy Agency (I.A.E.A.) director general's latest report to the agency's Board of Governors, reaffirming that no evidence exists to suggest a diversion from peaceful purposes in the country's nuclear program.
• Iran says latest IAEA report attests to peaceful nature of its nuclear program Press TV 07 Jun 2025 -- Iran says a recent report by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) suggesting the absence of any credible evidence of military dimensions reaffirms the peaceful nature of its nuclear program.
• Iran pursues 'crystal clear' nuclear program, ready for inspections: President Pezeshkian Press TV 07 Jun 2025 -- Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian says Tehran has conducted its nuclear program in a "completely transparent" manner and is ready for any inspection of its facilities.
• No desire for nuclear weapons, it contradicts our core beliefs: Iranian FM Press TV 07 Jun 2025 -- Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi has reiterated that Iran has no intention of acquiring nuclear weapons, emphasizing that the country's position is grounded in religious principles and the explicit fatwa of the Leader of the Islamic Revolution, Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei.
• Araqchi: Defying Leader's fatwa on nuclear weapons is impossible IRNA 07 Jun 2025 -- Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi says the Islamic Republic does not seek to develop nuclear weapons, a viewpoint grounded in the fatwa - a religious edict - issued by its Leader, Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, that deems the ownership of the arms unacceptable, noting that Iran finds it unthinkable to violate this directive.
• Iranian TV Alleges Massive Spy Operation Targeting Israeli Nuclear Sites RFE/RL 07 Jun 2025 -- Iran's state broadcaster, IRIB, has reported what it describes as one of the "largest intelligence operations" in history against Israel, claiming Iranian intelligence obtained a vast cache of "sensitive documents" - including thousands allegedly related to Israeli nuclear projects and facilities -- from inside Israeli territory.
• Iran's intelligence obtains large trove of sensitive documents from Israeli regime Press TV 07 Jun 2025 -- Iran's intelligence community has obtained a vast trove of strategic and sensitive documents from the Israeli regime, including thousands of records related to its nuclear plans and facilities.
• Rt Hon David Lammy, Foreign Secretary of the United Kingdom calls on Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi India MEA 07 Jun 2025 -- Rt Hon David Lammy, Foreign Secretary of the United Kingdom called on Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi today.
• Japan-U.S. Consultation on U.S. Tariff Measures Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan 07 Jun 2025
• El Salvador: Statement by the Spokesperson on the Foreign Agents Law and recent developments European External Action Service (EEAS) 07 Jun 2025 -- The EU regrets the Foreign Agents Law adopted by the Salvadorian Legislative Assembly and published yesterday.