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• ICYMI: All democratic governors stand united against President Trump's militarization in Los Angeles California Governor - Gavin Newsom 08 Jun 2025 -- In case you missed it, every single Democratic governor agrees: Donald Trump's attempts to militarize California are an alarming abuse of power.
• ICYMI: California stands united against chaotic and inflammatory federal takeover of California National Guard Unit California Governor - Gavin Newsom 08 Jun 2025 -- In case you missed it, last night, President Trump - disregarding Governor Newsom - federalized California National Guard troops in Los Angeles at a time when there were no unmet law enforcement needs. In fact, local law enforcement efforts successfully de-escalated the situation in Los Angeles County prior to any of Trump's commandeered troops being deployed on the ground.
• Smith Statement on Trump Deploying National Guard in Los Angeles County House Armed Services Committee - Democrats 08 Jun 2025 -- Representative Adam Smith (D-Wash.), Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Committee, released the following statement in response to the federalization and deployment of National Guard troops to Los Angeles County.
• Statement from Democratic Governors on Donald Trump's Use of California's National Guard Democratic Governors Association 08 Jun 2025 -- "President Trump's move to deploy California's National Guard is an alarming abuse of power. Governors are the Commanders in Chief of their National Guard and the federal government activating them in their own borders without consulting or working with a state's governor is ineffective and dangerous."
• Trump sends California National Guard to Los Angeles to quash protests IRNA 08 Jun 2025 -- United States President Donald Trump has sent 2,000 California National Guard soldiers to Los Angeles (LA) following a second day of violent clashes between protesters and federal immigration officers in riot gear.
• U.S. President dispatches National Guard to Los Angeles amid rising protests IRNA 08 Jun 2025 -- Despite strong opposition from California Governor Gavin Newsom, President Donald Trump has ordered 2,000 California National Guard troops to Los Angeles to assist manage escalating protests against federal immigration enforcement.
• USNORTHCOM statement regarding protection of federal property and personnel in the Los Angeles Area US Northern Command 08 Jun 2025 -- By direction of Secretary of Defense and in coordination with U.S. Northern Command (USNORTHCOM), approximately 2,000 California Army National Guard soldiers have been placed under federal command and control in a Title 10 status to support the protection of federal personnel and federal property in the greater Los Angeles area.
• Trump deploys National Guard to Los Angeles amid immigration protests Press TV 08 Jun 2025 -- In response to escalating protests and clashes triggered by a controversial immigration crackdown, US President Donald Trump has authorized the deployment of 2,000 National Guard troops to Los Angeles, California.
• Trump Says US Will Ban Wearing Masks at Protests Amid Unrest in Los Angeles Sputnik 08 Jun 2025 -- The US authorities will prohibit wearing masks at protests against the background of unrest in Los Angeles, US President Donald Trump said on Sunday.
• Pentagon Threatens to Send Marines Into Democrat-Led California Sputnik 08 Jun 2025 -- US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth indicated the possibility of sending Marine Corps troops to Los Angeles amid protests against a US government raid to find immigrants who stay in the country illegally.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Chinese media unveils details of FTC-2000G, L15 combat trainer aircraft; 'very suitable for developing countries to replace old fighter jets' Global Times 08 Jun 2025 -- Official media on Sunday unveiled details of the FTC-2000G and the L15, which are two types of Chinese export-oriented combat trainer aircraft that an aviation expert said are highly competitive in the global market due to their high cost-effectives dual-role capabilities for both training and combat, as well as China's capability to provide comprehensive technological support.
• Lai urges support of CGA funding as he takes in joint CGA, Navy drills CNA 08 Jun 2025 -- President Lai Ching-te (賴清德) on Sunday called for support across partisan lines for a special budget proposal that includes funding to strengthen the Coast Guard's emergency response capabilities.
• DRDO transfers technologies of nine systems to 10 industries India PIB 08 Jun 2025 -- In line with the Government's vision to establish a robust defence industrial ecosystem with the participation of both public and private sectors, Vehicles Research & Development Establishment (VRDE), a DRDO laboratory located in Ahilyanagar, Maharashtra, has taken a major step forward by transferring technologies of nine systems to 10 industries
• ICG Inaugurates Dedicated Jetty at Vizhinjam Harbour in Kerala to Boost Coastal Security Operations India PIB 08 Jun 2025 -- The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) Director General (DG) Paramesh Sivamani, inaugurated a new dedicated ICG jetty at Vizhinjam Harbour, Kerala on June 07, 2025
• RAA 'defining moment' in Japan, PH defense ties - NSC Philippine News Agency 08 Jun 2025 -- The National Security Council (NSC) hailed the Japanese National Diet's ratification of the Reciprocal Access Agreement (RAA), calling it a defining moment in Philippine-Japan defense relations.

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• Israeli Defense Minister Says Army Will Not Allow Ship Carrying Greta Thunberg Reach Gaza Sputnik 08 Jun 2025 -- Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz said on Sunday that he will not allow the humanitarian ship Madleen carrying Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg to reach the coast of the Gaza Strip.
• Gaza's main hospitals face imminent shutdown amid fuel shortage IRNA 08 Jun 2025 -- The Palestinian Ministry of Health in Gaza has warned that two of the Strip's most vital medical facilities, Al-Shifa Medical Complex and Al-Ahli Arab Hospital, are at risk of going out of service within the next 24 hours due to a severe fuel shortage.
• Gaza's main hospitals face imminent shutdown amid Israeli blockade Press TV 08 Jun 2025 -- The Palestinian health ministry has warned that two of Gaza's most vital medical facilities could go out of service within the next 24 hours due to a severe fuel shortage amid a brutal Israeli military offensive and an all-out blockade.
• Palestinian Mujahideen Movement secretary-general killed in Gaza IRNA 08 Jun 2025 -- The secretary general of the Palestinian Mujahideen Movement, Asaad Abu Sharia, was killed in the bombardment of Sabra, Gaza Strip on Saturday.
• Israeli forces kill more aid-seeking Palestinian civilians in Gaza Press TV 08 Jun 2025 -- More aid-seeking Palestinian civilians have been killed in the Gaza Strip by occupying Israeli forces.
• Israeli attacks on Gaza kill at least 95 Palestinians in past 48 hours: Health Ministry Press TV 08 Jun 2025 -- Over the past two days, Israeli strikes have killed more than 90 Palestinians, including women and children, as the occupying regime intensifies its genocidal war on the Gaza Strip.
• Hamas vows 'war of attrition' against Israel with 'renewed field tactics' Press TV 08 Jun 2025 -- Hamas has vowed a war of attrition in response to Israel's brutal war on the besieged Gaza Strip and other Palestinian territories and declared the regime's offensive as Benjamin Netanyahu's political failure.
• US-backed aid plan aims to advance Israel's ethnic cleansing of Palestinians Press TV 08 Jun 2025 -- Palestinian resistance factions say Israel's US-backed aid distribution strategy in Gaza is aimed at accelerating the regime's "crime of forced displacement and ethnic cleansing" of Palestinians.
• Israeli assassinations of resistance leaders only strengthen Palestinian resolve: Islamic Jihad Press TV 08 Jun 2025 -- The Palestinian Islamic Jihad has denounced the Israeli assassination of a prominent resistance official and 30 other individuals in Gaza City, stressing that such targeted killings will never undermine the resilience and determination of the Palestinian people.
• Palestinian syndicate condemns Israeli strike that killed three journalists in Gaza Press TV 08 Jun 2025 -- The Palestinian Journalists Syndicate (PJS) has denounced Israel's persistent and deliberate targeting of journalists, following a lethal strike on a group of reporters in Gaza that left three dead and several others injured.
• Gaza's children struggle to find one meal daily 'if lucky', says UNICEF Press TV 08 Jun 2025 -- A spokesperson at the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) has warned that Gaza's malnourished children in hospitals may not survive next week due to the Israeli-imposed aid blockade, emphasizing that most children struggle to secure even one daily meal.
• Gaza-bound aid flotilla nears coast despite Israeli warnings IRNA 08 Jun 2025 -- An activist aid ship carrying 12 international activists is nearing the coast of Gaza after entering Egyptian waters on Sunday, despite warnings from Israel to halt its journey.
• Aid flotilla approaches Gaza coast despite Israel's threats Press TV 08 Jun 2025 -- Madleen, a humanitarian aid vessel attempting to break Israel's naval blockade of Gaza, has entered Egyptian waters en route to the besieged Palestinian territory, defying Israeli threats to stop it from reaching Gaza shores.

Other Conflicts

• Tehran: U.S. sanctions on I.C.C. judges 'disgraceful and despicable' IRNA 08 Jun 2025 -- Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baqaei says the United States' sanctions on four judges of the International Criminal Court (I.C.C.) are very disgraceful and despicable.
• Ranking CPP-NPA leader arrested in Cagayan de Oro Philippine News Agency 08 Jun 2025 -- A top leader of the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People's Army (CPP-NPA) was arrested on June 5 in Cagayan de Oro City, the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) said in a belated report Sunday.

News Reports

• NASA, Pentagon rush for replacement of SpaceX as Trump-Musk feud deepens Global Times 08 Jun 2025 -- NASA and Pentagon officials moved swiftly this past week to urge competitors to Elon Musk's SpaceX to more quickly develop alternative rockets and spacecraft after US President Donald Trump threatened to cancel Space X's contracts and Musk's defiant response, The Washington Post reported on Saturday local time.
• Colombian presidential candidate shot at campaign rally, in critical condition Press TV 08 Jun 2025 -- Colombian senator and presidential candidate Miguel Uribe is hospitalized in serious condition after being shot at a campaign event in Bogota on Saturday.
• Senator Attacked in Colombia, Suffering Gunshot Wound Sputnik 08 Jun 2025 -- Colombian senator Miguel Uribe Turbay was attacked in Bogota, he has a bullet wound.
• Spanish Government roundly condemns assassination attempt against Colombian senator and presidential pre-candidate Miguel Uribe Spain MFA 08 Jun 2025
• French National Assembly delegation visits Taiwan CNA 08 Jun 2025 -- A French National Assembly delegation led by Marie-Noëlle Battistel, president of the Assembly's Taiwan-France Friendship Group, arrived in Taiwan on Sunday for a six-day visit.
• PLA activities in the waters and airspace around Taiwan ROC MND 08 Jun 2025
• Steps for Coping with Disastrous Abnormal Weather Taken in Ryanggang Province of DPRK KCNA 08 Jun 2025 -- Ryanggang Province of the DPRK has directed efforts to strengthening its ability to cope with natural disasters.
• Tehran warns it will take retaliatory measures if IAEA adopts anti-Iran resolution Press TV 08 Jun 2025 -- Iran has warned that it will take retaliatory measures if the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) adopts a resolution against the country in the Monday session of its Board of Governors.
• Iran condemns new U.S. sanctions as sign of deep-rooted animosity IRNA 08 Jun 2025 -- Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baqaei has condemned new U.S. sanctions imposed on the Islamic Republic, noting that they show Washington's entrenched hostility toward the Iranian nation.
• Iran: New US sanctions testify to 'depth of Washington's hostility' towards our nation Press TV 08 Jun 2025 -- Iran has sharply criticized the United States over its latest round of illegal and unilateral sanctions, calling the coercive measures yet another sign of Washington's longstanding and profound hostility toward the Iranian people.
• The U.S. must abandon Israel's failed opinions if it wants Iran deal: Parliament speaker IRNA 08 Jun 2025 -- Parliament Speaker Mohammad-Baqer Qalibaf has called on the United States to reconsider its approach and abandon failed ideas of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu if it really wants to reach a nuclear deal with Iran.
• Russia warns against anti-Iran resolution at IAEA board meeting IRNA 08 Jun 2025 -- Russia's permanent representative to international organizations in Vienna has warned the Western powers about the consequences of pushing an anti-Iran resolution during the upcoming Board of Governors meeting of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).
• In warning to US, E3, Russia says anti-Iran draft resolution will not bring positive results Press TV 08 Jun 2025 -- A senior Russian diplomat warns the United States and the European troika -- France, Germany, and Britain-- that a draft resolution against Iran will not yield positive results.
• Iran starts gas production from another infill well in South Pars Press TV 08 Jun 2025 -- Iran has started gas production from another infill well in its section of South Pars, the world's largest gas field, which straddles the maritime border between the country and Qatar in the Persian Gulf.
• Israeli media confirm 'major infiltration' after Iran's seizure of confidential docs Press TV 08 Jun 2025 -- Israeli media have verified reports that Iran has obtained a large cache of strategic and sensitive documents related to Israel's nuclear facilities and military plans, underlining that the move indicates "major infiltration" by the Islamic Republic the Zionist entity.
• Iran will soon unveil sensitive Israeli nuclear documents: Minister IRNA 08 Jun 2025 -- Intelligence Minister Esma'eel Khatib has confirmed media reports that the Iranian intelligence has obtained a vast trove of strategic and sensitive documents from the Israeli regime, including records of its nuclear plans and facilities, which he said will be unveiled soon.
• Iran says secret Israeli documents it obtained relate to regime's nuclear facilities Press TV 08 Jun 2025 -- Iran's Intelligence Minister Esmail Khatib says the trove of secret Israeli documents the country has obtained are related to the occupying regime's nuclear facilities and will enhance Iran's offensive capabilities.