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• U.S. Forces Conduct Strike Targeting ISIS-Somalia AFRICOM 10 Jun 2025 -- In coordination with the Federal Government of Somalia, U.S. Africa Command (USAFRICOM) conducted a collective self-defense airstrike against ISIS-Somalia on June 4, 2025.
• Governor Newsom's Address to California: Democracy at a Crossroads California Governor - Gavin Newsom 10 Jun 2025 -- In an address delivered to nearly 40 million Californians and Americans nationwide tonight, Governor Gavin Newsom condemned President Trump's unlawful militarization of Los Angeles and warned that the President's actions mark a dangerous inflection point for the nation.
• President Trump's militarization of Los Angeles is illegal. Here's why. California Governor - Gavin Newsom 10 Jun 2025 -- Governor Newsom and Attorney General Bonta are standing up all states by filing a lawsuit and request to block President Trump and the Department of Defense's illegal militarization of Los Angeles and the takeover of a California National Guard (Cal Guard) unit.
• Governor Newsom files emergency motion to block Trump's unlawful militarization of Los Angeles California Governor - Gavin Newsom 10 Jun 2025 -- Following President Trump's doubling down on the militarization of the Los Angeles area through the takeover of 4,000 more California National Guard soldiers and the unlawful deployment of the U.S. Marines, Governor Newsom and Attorney General Bonta are filing an emergency request for the court to block President Trump and the Department of Defense from expanding the current mission of federalized Cal Guard personnel and Marines.
• DHS Sets the Record Straight on LA Riots, Condemns Violence Against Law Enforcement, Destruction of Property and Threats to ICE Agents DHS 10 Jun 2025 -- The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) today released the following statement setting the record straight and condemning the destruction caused by the violent rioters in Los Angeles, California.
• Trump deploys Marines to quash protests against immigration raids in Los Angeles Press TV 10 Jun 2025 -- The administration of US President Donald Trump has deployed Marine forces to Los Angeles to quell street demonstrations against immigration raids, fueling public outrage amid concerns over a national crisis.
• Trump suggests arresting Gavin Newsom; 'A day I hoped I would never see in America,' Governor responds Global Times 10 Jun 2025 -- The US state of California on Monday sued the Trump administration for deploying the state's National Guard in Los Angeles amid protests against federal immigration raids, calling the move "an unmistakable step toward authoritarianism."
• Immigration protests intensify in LA as troops deployed People's Daily 10 Jun 2025 -- A heavy cloud of smoke and the acrid stench of burning metal lingered over downtown Los Angeles on Sunday afternoon, as protesters clashed with law enforcement officers for a third day during a large-scale demonstration over immigration policies and deportations.
• California sues Trump over "unlawful" National Guard order People's Daily 10 Jun 2025 -- The U.S. state of California on Monday sued the Trump administration for deploying the state's National Guard in Los Angeles amid protests against federal immigration raids, calling the move "an unmistakable step toward authoritarianism."
• Trump's travel ban takes effect amid growing chaos over immigration enforcement People's Daily 10 Jun 2025 -- An extensive travel ban issued by U.S. President Donald Trump took effect on Monday amid growing chaos over the Trump administration's immigration enforcement.
• About 700 U.S. Marines being activated to respond to protests in Los Angeles People's Daily 10 Jun 2025 -- About 700 U.S. Marines have been activated to respond to the protests in Los Angeles, the second-largest city in the country, U.S. Northern Command confirmed on Monday.

Defense Policy / Programs

• DOD Leaders Discuss Security Challenges Across Africa, Middle East DoD News 10 Jun 2025 -- The Defense Department is putting American interests first in the U.S. Central and Africa Commands' areas of responsibility, said Katherine Thompson, performing the duties of the assistant defense secretary for international security affairs, during a hearing today before the House Armed Services Committee.
• Navy Secretary Advocates for Sailors' 'Right to Repair' Equipment DoD News 10 Jun 2025 -- Navy Secretary John Phelan told senators during a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on Capitol Hill today that he believes sailors should be able to repair the hardware they are trained to operate without having to wait for contractors to do the work.
• Hegseth, Joint Chiefs Chairman Discuss Defense Budget at House Oversight Hearing DoD News 10 Jun 2025 -- Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Air Force Gen. Dan Caine, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, provided testimony today regarding President Donald J. Trump's proposed defense budget for fiscal year 2026 at a hearing before the House Appropriations Subcommittee.
• Army to change names of seven installations US Army 10 Jun 2025 -- The U.S. Army will take all necessary actions to change the names of seven Army installations in honor of heroic Soldiers who served in conflicts ranging from the Civil War to the Battle of Mogadishu. Five of them received the Medal of Honor, three received the Distinguished Service Cross and one received the Silver Star.
• B-1B Lancer: 40 striking years USSTRATCOM 10 Jun 2025 -- June 2025 marks the 40th anniversary of B-1B Lancer at Dyess AFB.
• USS Oscar Austin (DDG 79) Completes Patrol with Newly Awarded Combat Action Ribbon US Navy 10 Jun 2025 -- The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Oscar Austin (DDG 79) returned to Naval Station Rota, Spain on Jun. 10, 2025 with a Unit Combat Action Ribbon following completion of her first Forward-Deployed Naval Forces-Europe (FDNF-E) patrol in the U.S. Sixth Fleet and Fifth Fleet areas of operations.
• America ARG and 31st MEU Marines Conduct Integrated Operations in Solomon Sea US Navy 10 Jun 2025 -- Elements of the America Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) and the embarked 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) are conducting integrated operations in the Solomon Sea, June 9.
• Red Flag 25-2 to Begin in Alaska US Navy 10 Jun 2025 -- Red Flag-Alaska 25-2, a Pacific Air Forces sponsored exercise, is scheduled for June 12-27, 2025, with primary flight operations over the Joint Pacific Alaska Range Complex.
• Allied engineers reinforce Baltic shoreline during BALTOPS 25 US Navy 10 Jun 2025 -- U.S. Navy Seabees, U.S. Marine Corps combat engineers from 8th Engineer Support Battalion (8th ESB), and NATO allies joined forces on the Baltic coast to construct critical waterfront infrastructure during exercise Baltic Operations 2025 (BALTOPS 25).
• Readout of the Secretary of the Navy John C. Phelan's Testimony Before Senate Armed Services Committee US Navy 10 Jun 2025
• VSFB pioneers research on ascent sonic booms United States Space Force 10 Jun 2025 -- Vandenberg Space Force Base stands as a vital hub where Guardians and Airmen oversee launches that safeguard U.S. interests and uphold America's edge in the space domain. Each mission highlights American innovation, fortifies resilience, and increases security for the nation and its allies.
• Allied forces execute two highly complex missions, simultaneously, in Poland and Romania NATO Allied Air Command 10 Jun 2025 -- On June, 5, 2025, forces from seven NATO nations conducted a NATO-led Find, Fix, Track, and Target (F2T2) exercise in Poland, strengthening Allied integration, interoperability, and combat effectiveness.
• NATO and Bosnia and Herzegovina boost practical cooperation NATO 10 Jun 2025 -- Four military police vehicles were donated to the Military Police of the Armed Forces of Bosnia and Herzegovina at a ceremony held today (10 June 2025), at the Rajlovac barracks. The ceremony marked the completion of the delivery of this equipment and associated training, under Slovenia's lead, in the framework of NATO's Defence Capacity Building Package for Bosnia and Herzegovina.
• NATO releases new Science & Technology Strategy NATO 10 Jun 2025 -- On Thursday (5 June 2025), NATO Defence Ministers endorsed a new strategy that guides Alliance-wide scientific and technological research in support of defence and security.
• NATO Chief Urges Members to Raise Spending to 5% or Brush Up on Their Russian Sputnik 10 Jun 2025 -- NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte has repeatedly insisted that the alliance should be "stronger" and "more capable of deadly strikes," calling on European militaries to "step up" and spend "considerably north of 3%" of GDP on defense.
• EU-NATO: 10th progress report reaffirms commitment to advancing cooperation amid instability and security challenges EC/CEU 10 Jun 2025 -- The Council took note of the tenth progress report on the implementation of the 74 common proposals endorsed by the EU and NATO Councils on 6 December 2016 and 5 December 2017.
• US Funding for Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative to Be Reduced in 2026 Budget Sputnik 10 Jun 2025 -- The Trump administration is planning to reduce funding for the Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative (USAI) in the fiscal year 2026 budget as it better serves US national interests amid competing issues around the globe, US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth said on Tuesday.
• Pentagon to Sign Contract Supporting Air Defense Systems for Ukraine's Navy Sputnik 10 Jun 2025 -- The US Department of Defense has announced plans to award a contract to defense firm Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) for the maintenance and support of counter-drone systems intended for the Ukrainian Naval Forces, according to government documents.
• Activities fully in line with intl law and intl practices, says FM on Japan claiming two Chinese aircraft carriers seen in Pacific at same time for first time Global Times 10 Jun 2025
• PLA Navy carrier formation featuring Liaoning, Shandong conduct training in Western Pacific: spokesperson Global Times 10 Jun 2025 -- The Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy recently tasked two aircraft carriers to conduct training in the Western Pacific, a Navy spokesperson announced on Tuesday. Chinese military affairs experts said the dual-carrier voyage is significant to China's defense.
• China, South Africa vow to strengthen military cooperation PRC MND 10 Jun 2025 -- Chinese Defense Minister Admiral Dong Jun met with the visiting Chief of the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) General Rudzani Maphwanya in Beijing on June 10, 2025.
• PLA Navy aircraft carriers conduct training in the Western Pacific PRC MND 10 Jun 2025 -- Aircraft carriers Liaoning (Hull 16) and Shandong (Hull 17) attached to the Navy of Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) conducted training exercise in the Western Pacific and relevant sea areas in recent days to test the troops' capabilities in far-sea defense and joint operations, said Senior Captain Wang Xuemeng, spokesperson for the Chinese PLA Navy, in a written statement released on Tuesday.
• The Ministry of National Defense released a press statement explaining the "Revised Draft of the Pay Act of the Armed Forces." ROC MND 10 Jun 2025
• KMT passes NT$30,000 allowance for volunteer troops, DPP alleges move tied to recalls CNA 10 Jun 2025 -- Kuomintang (KMT) lawmakers on Tuesday passed an amendment raising volunteer soldiers' monthly allowance to NT$30,000 (US$1,002), an increase of over NT$15,000, along with other benefits, a move the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) said was aimed at helping KMT legislators facing possible recalls.
• Tabletop exercise held on escalated Chinese military coercion CNA 10 Jun 2025 -- Three Taiwanese NGOs in a tabletop exercise on Tuesday simulated major escalations in Chinese military activities around Taiwan in 2030, including Chinese navy ships intruding into Taiwan's territorial waters.
• Operation Gateway continues to strengthen regional security Australia DOD 10 Jun 2025 -- The Australian Defence Force (ADF) has successfully completed its latest deployment under Operation Gateway on the northwest coast of Malaysia, reaffirming Australia's commitment to regional security and stability.
• Tigers on the prowl in the Top End Australia DOD 10 Jun 2025 -- The late onset of this year's Northern Territory monsoon season hampered, but couldn't halt, a recent 1st Aviation Regiment activity around Darwin, training remote helicopter refuelling and re-arming.
• Globemaster loadmasters 'share a mate's car' Australia DOD 10 Jun 2025 -- Loadmasters from four partner nations proved their interoperable readiness in the latest air mobility exercise, training to operate foreign force aircraft as effortlessly as borrowing a mate's car.
• Naval leadership 'focused, lethal and ready' Australia DOD 10 Jun 2025 -- The inaugural Australian Maritime Weapons and Tactics Conference (AUSMAR WEPTAC) last month at the Naval Synthetic Warfare Centre, HMAS Watson, represents the new gold standard in refining and focusing the Royal Australian Navy's human capability in tactical warcraft.
• Statement by the Minister of National Defence in response to the Auditor General of Canada's report on Delivering Canada's Future Fighter Jet Capability Canada 10 Jun 2025 -- Following the tabling of the Auditor General of Canada's (AG) report on Canada's fighter force, the Minister of National Defence, The Honourable David McGuinty, issued the following statement:
• Prime Minister hails unprecedented growth of India's Defence sector in last 11 Years, strengthening Self-Reliance and Modernisation India PIB 10 Jun 2025 -- The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi today said that over the past 11 years, India has witnessed remarkable advancements in its defence sector, marked by a clear focus on modernisation and self-reliance in defence production
• Operation Sindoor is proof that Govt has transformed India's security apparatus by changing attitude towards national security issues: Raksha Mantri India PIB 10 Jun 2025 -- "In the last 11 years, Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi-led Government has transformed India's security apparatus by changing the attitude and the way of action towards every issue related to national security, and the world witnessed this shift during Operation Sindoor," said Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh while addressing a dialogue on the topic 'National Security & Terrorism', organised in Dehradun, Uttarakhand on June 10, 2025
• Lithuania and Japan launch a new phase of defence industry cooperation, says Vice Minister of National Defence L. Maskaliovienė Lithuania MND 10 Jun 2025 -- Vice Minister of National Defence Loreta Maskaliovienė conducted a formal visit to Japan on June 8-10 where she opened the Lithuania-Japan Business Forum. The event in Tokyo addressed the ecosystem of the Lithuanian defence industry and opportunities of cooperation. Approx. 20 Lithuanian and Japanese defence industry companies were represented at the event.
• PH Army: No change in soldiers' deployment to Basilan Philippine News Agency 10 Jun 2025 -- The Philippine Army (PA) will not reduce the number of personnel deployed to Basilan province despite being declared as free from the terrorist Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG), its chief said Tuesday.
• US anti-ship missile platform still in PH Philippine News Agency 10 Jun 2025 -- The US-made Navy-Marine Expeditionary Ship Interdiction System (NMESIS) anti-ship missile platform is still in the country for training, the Philippine Navy said on Tuesday.
• Secretary Manalo Engages U.S. Secretary of State Rubio on Philippines-U.S. Relations During Meeting in Washington, D.C. Philippines DFA 10 Jun 2025 -- As a part of a working visit to the United States, Philippine Secretary for Foreign Affairs Enrique A. Manalo met with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio to discuss wide-ranging issues under the Philippines-U.S. partnership.
• Manalo, Rubio discuss growing PH-US economic ties, Chinese acts in SCS Philippine News Agency 10 Jun 2025 -- The Philippines and the United States' top diplomats have met to discuss enhancing bilateral economic ties and China's "destabilizing actions" in the South China Sea, the US State Department said Tuesday.
• Secretary Rubio's Meeting with UAE Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan US Dept. of State 10 Jun 2025
• Deputy Secretary Landau's Meeting with Paraguayan Foreign Minister Ramírez US Dept. of State 10 Jun 2025

Defense Industry

• Contracts For June 10, 2025

Other Conflicts

Ukraine Conflict News
• 10 June 2025 - Daily Press Briefing by the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General United Nations 10 Jun 2025

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

• Israeli attacks on Gaza's schools, cultural sites are war crimes: UN Press TV 10 Jun 2025 -- UN experts in a report have warned that destruction of over 90% of Gaza's educational facilities and more than half of its religious and cultural sites by Israeli forces in besieged Gaza amounts to war crimes and the crime against humanity of "extermination."
• Israeli drone bombs Hamas fighters in Gaza to save Daesh-tied militants Press TV 10 Jun 2025 -- The Israeli military has carried out an airstrike against a group of Hamas fighters in the Gaza Strip as the resistance combatants were preparing to launch an operation against Daesh-tied militants in the besieged territory, further exposing the nexus between the Tel Aviv regime and the Takfiri terrorists.
• At least 20 Palestinians killed, over 120 injured as Israeli forces fire on Gaza aid seekers Press TV 10 Jun 2025 -- At least 20 Palestinians have been killed by the Israeli military as they attempted to collect aid near a food distribution point in Gaza, according to local officials, marking the latest casualties of a new system to provide supplies that critics say is unethical, chaotic and dangerous.
• Israel launches largest West Bank assault in years Press TV 10 Jun 2025 -- The Israeli regime has launched a large-scale military raid into the heart of the occupied West Bank city of Nablus, which has been described as the largest such incursion in years.
• Israeli attacks on educational, religious and cultural sites in the Occupied Palestinian Territory amount to war crimes and the crime against humanity of extermination, UN Commission says OHCHR 10 Jun 2025 -- Israel has obliterated Gaza's education system and destroyed over half of all religious and cultural sites in the Gaza Strip, part of a widespread and relentless assault against the Palestinian people in which Israeli forces have committed war crimes and the crime against humanity of extermination, the UN Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem and Israel, said in a new report today.
• Israeli attacks on Gaza schools could be crimes against humanity: UN probe UN News 10 Jun 2025 -- The Israeli military's destruction of Gaza's education and cultural infrastructure amount to war crimes and the crime against humanity of extermination, a UN investigative body said on Tuesday, as humanitarian agencies warned of continued mass suffering across the Strip.
• Statement on WFP aid operations in Gaza WFP 10 Jun 2025 -- wherever they are across the Gaza Strip. This means more safe and reliable convoy routes, faster permission approvals and additional border crossings open for use.
• UNRWA Commissioner-General on Gaza: another day of aid distribution another day of death traps UNRWA 10 Jun 2025
• UN commission: 'Israel carrying out systematic campaign to eliminate Palestinian life' Press TV 10 Jun 2025 -- An independent United Nations commission has accused the Israeli regime of committing genocide by attacking civilians sheltering in schools and religious sites in Gaza.
• US no longer backs establishment of independent Palestinian state: Israel envoy Press TV 10 Jun 2025 -- Mike Huckabee, the newly appointed US ambassador to the Israeli-occupied territories, says Washington no longer endorses the establishment of an independent Palestinian state, suggesting that if one were to be formed, it could be elsewhere in the region rather than the occupied West Bank.
• United States Condemns UK, Canada, Norway, New Zealand, Australia Sanctions on Israeli Government Officials US Dept. of State 10 Jun 2025 -- The United States condemns the sanctions imposed by the governments of United Kingdom, Canada, Norway, New Zealand, and Australia on two sitting members of the Israeli cabinet.
• Foreign Minister Araqchi commends Palestinians' resilience against Israeli regime IRNA 10 Jun 2025 -- Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi said that Iran will continue its comprehensive support for Palestine, praising the resilience of the Palestinian nation in the face of the Israeli regime.
• Foreign Ministers joint statement on measures targeting Itamar Ben-Gvir and Bezalel Smotrich UK FCDO 10 Jun 2025 -- Joint statement by the Foreign Ministers of Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Norway and the United Kingdom on measures targeting Itamar Ben-Gvir and Bezalel Smotrich
• Written statement to Parliament - Israel and the OPTs: Minister for the Middle East Statement UK FCDO 10 Jun 2025 -- Written statement to Parliament
• UK and partners unite to sanction ministers inciting West Bank violence UK FCDO 10 Jun 2025 -- UK sanctions Israeli government ministers Itamar Ben-Gvir and Bezalel Smotrich in response to their repeated incitements of violence against Palestinian communities, alongside partners Australia, Canada, New Zealand and Norway
• Canada imposes fourth round of sanctions on facilitators of extremist settler violence against civilians in West Bank Canada 10 Jun 2025 -- The Honourable Anita Anand, Minister of Foreign Affairs, today announced that Canada is imposing new sanctions under the Special Economic Measures (Extremist Settler Violence) Regulations.
• Backgrounder - Canada imposes fourth round of sanctions on facilitators of extremist settler violence against civilians in the West Bank Canada 10 Jun 2025
• Britain imposes sanctions on Israeli ministers for 'inciting violence' against Palestinians IRNA 10 Jun 2025 -- Britain has imposed sanctions on two far-right Israeli ministers over their controversial remarks regarding Gaza, which the British government said incited violence and human rights abuses.
• Tsahkna meeting with the Palestinian Minister of State for Foreign Affairs: two-state solution needed to achieve lasting peace in the Middle East Estonia MFA 10 Jun 2025 -- Today 10 June, Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna met with Minister of State for Foreign Affairs of Palestine Varsen Ohannes Vartan Aghabekian in Tallinn to discuss the situation in the Middle East and cooperation between Estonia and Palestine.
• Israel launches strikes on Yemen's Hudaydah after missile attack at Ben Gurion airport Press TV 10 Jun 2025 -- Israeli warplanes have carried out a new round of airstrikes against Yemen's strategic western province of Hudaydah, following the regime's threats to bomb three ports in the Arab nation to retaliate drone and missile strikes by Yemeni Armed Forces against the occupying entity.
• Houthis Claim Israel Attacked Yemeni Port City of Hodeida Sputnik 10 Jun 2025 -- Hodeida has been a key entry point for food and other humanitarian aid for millions of Yemenis since the war began in 2014.

Other Conflicts

• Today's top news: Occupied Palestinian Territory, Sudan, Haiti, Ukraine UNOCHA 10 Jun 2025 -- OCHA warns that hostilities and hunger continue to fuel desperation among more than 2 million people in Gaza who are being denied the basics necessary for their survival, amid reports of ongoing Israeli military operations.
• AFP: 41 Chinese coast guard vessels, warships spotted in WPS in May Philippine News Agency 10 Jun 2025 -- A total of 41 China Coast Guard (CCG) and People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) ships were monitored in three Philippine-held features in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) in May, the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) said Tuesday.
• Navy: Contingency plan in place for Chinese ships grounding in WPS Philippine News Agency 10 Jun 2025 -- A ranking Philippine Navy (PN) official on Tuesday said "appropriate contingency measures" are in place should Chinese maritime forces deliberately ground their ships in the West Philippine Sea (WPS).
• Afghanistan Starts Demarcating Borders, Restoring Border Markers - Reports Sputnik 10 Jun 2025 -- Afghanistan has started to demarcate its borders with neighboring states along with restoration of border markers that were previously lost for various reasons, Afghan broadcaster reported on Monday, citing the Ministry of Borders, Ethnicities, and Tribes Affairs of Afghanistan.
• Myanmar on the 'path to self-destruction' if violence does not end UN News 10 Jun 2025 -- Nearly three months after a catastrophic earthquake struck Myanmar, the country continues to grapple with its aftermath alongside the brutal civil war which has devastated the country since the February 2021 military coup.
• Basilan declared free from Abu Sayyaf Group Philippine News Agency 10 Jun 2025 -- The province of Basilan was officially declared free from the influence and presence of the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) Monday, marking a major milestone for the island-province that was once considered the stronghold of the terrorist organization.
• Sudan emergency: We need more help to prevent famine, says WFP UN News 10 Jun 2025 -- The very real risk of famine continues to stalk Sudan's communities impacted by war, the UN World Food Programme (WFP) said on Tuesday, in an appeal for more funding to support immediate needs and boost longer-term recovery across the country.
• WFP expands footprint in Khartoum as families starts to return to devastated capital WFP 10 Jun 2025 -- This is a summary of what was said by Laurent Bukera, WFP Sudan Representative and Country Director (speaking from Port Sudan via Zoom) - to whom quoted text may be attributed - at today's press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva.

News Reports

• Washington, D.C. in preparation for military parade People's Daily 10 Jun 2025 -- The capital city of the United States is gearing up for Saturday's military parade to honor the 250th birthday of the Army and the 79th birthday of President Donald Trump.
• All U.S. CDC vaccine panel experts removed People's Daily 10 Jun 2025 -- U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Monday fired all 17 members of the advisory committee on immunization to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), saying that the move would restore the public's trust in vaccines.
• Russian, Abkhazian Intel Officers Nab Ukrainian Spy Plotting Terror Attack - FSB Sputnik 10 Jun 2025 -- The special services of Russia and Abkhazia detained a Ukrainian agent who planned to commit a terrorist attack at the Sokhumi airport, Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB) said on Tuesday.
• Pakistani National Extradited to Face Charges in Connection with Plot to Carry Out ISIS-Inspired Mass Shooting at Jewish Center in New York City US Dept. of Justice 10 Jun 2025 -- A Pakistani citizen residing in Canada, Muhammad Shahzeb Khan, 20, also known as Shahzeb Jadoon, was extradited to the United States on June 10, in connection with an indictment filed in the Southern District of New York.
• Targeting Key International Sham Charity Networks Supporting Hamas and the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine US Dept. of State 10 Jun 2025 -- Today, the United States sanctioned five individuals and five sham charities for financially supporting Hamas under the guise of humanitarian work.
• Treasury Disrupts Sham Overseas Charity Networks Funding Hamas and the PFLP US Treasury 10 Jun 2025 -- Today, the Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is sanctioning five individuals and five sham charities located abroad that are prominent financial supporters of Hamas's Military Wing and its terrorist activities. The individuals and entities sanctioned today are responsible for funding Hamas's Military Wing under the pretense of conducting humanitarian work, both internationally and in Gaza. Treasury is also targeting a separate fraudulent charity linked to the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP).
• Meeting of the Global Coalition to Defeat ISIS Small Group US Dept. of State 10 Jun 2025 -- The text of the following statement was released by the Governments of the United States and the Kingdom of Spain.
• Statement by President von der Leyen with HR/VP Kallas on the 18th package of sanctions against Russia European Commission 10 Jun 2025
• Statement by High Representative/Vice-President Kallas with President von der Leyen on the 18th package of sanctions against Russia European Commission 10 Jun 2025
• EU Targeting Deal To Lower Oil Price Cap For Russia By G7 Summit Next Week RFE/RL 10 Jun 2025 -- The European Commission has presented new sanctions against Russia to the 27 EU member states, highlighted by a lowering of the cap on the price of Russian oil, as the bloc looks to find a unanimous agreement on the measures before the end of the month.
• Press release on Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's talks with Foreign Minister of the Republic of Belarus Maxim Ryzhenkov Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 10 Jun 2025
• Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's opening remarks during talks with Foreign Minister of the Republic of Belarus Maxim Ryzhenkov, Moscow, June 10, 2025 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 10 Jun 2025
• Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Lin Jian's Regular Press Conference on June 10, 2025 PRC MofA 10 Jun 2025
• China to enhance strategic communication, coordination with France: VP Global Times 10 Jun 2025 -- Chinese Vice President Han Zheng said on Monday that China is willing to strengthen bilateral and multilateral strategic communication and coordination with France, and inject new impetus into the development of China-France relations.
• Wang Yi Meets with Minister of External Relations of Angola Téte António PRC MofA 10 Jun 2025
• Wang Yi Meets with Minister of International Relations of Botswana Dr. Phenyo Butale PRC MofA 10 Jun 2025
• Wang Yi Meets with Minister of International Relations and Trade of Namibia Selma Ashipala-Musavyi PRC MofA 10 Jun 2025
• Wang Yi Meets with Minister of Foreign Affairs and East African Cooperation of Tanzania Mahmoud Thabit Kombo PRC MofA 10 Jun 2025
• Wang Yi Meets with Kenya's Prime Cabinet Secretary and Cabinet Secretary for Foreign and Diaspora Affairs Musalia Mudavadi PRC MofA 10 Jun 2025
• China builds giant radio telescope in Xinjiang People's Daily 10 Jun 2025 -- China is building a giant radio telescope in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. The main tower of the telescope was capped on Sunday, ushering in the official start of its interior decoration.
• Increase in COVID-19 medical visits slows, peak has passed: CDC CNA 10 Jun 2025 -- The number of patients seeking treatment for COVID-19 totaled 70,182 last week, showing a slowing increase in case numbers, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) said Tuesday.
• PLA activities in the waters and airspace around Taiwan ROC MND 10 Jun 2025
• World's longest passenger train service to resume between Moscow and Pyongyang People's Daily 10 Jun 2025 -- Direct international train service between Pyongyang, the capital of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), and Moscow will resume on June 17, Russian Railways announced Tuesday via its official Telegram channel.
• Entry into U.S. Is Not Matter of Our Interest: International Affairs Analyst KCNA 10 Jun 2025 -- Kim Myong Chol, an international affairs analyst of the DPRK, issued the following article titled "Entry into the U.S. is not a matter of our interest" on June 9:
• Respected Comrade Kim Jong Un Gives Field Guidance over Construction Site of Kusong City Hospital KCNA 10 Jun 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 over the construction site of Kusong City Hospital on June 9.
• Xi Jinping Has a Phone Call with President of the Republic of Korea Lee Jae-myung PRC MofA 10 Jun 2025 -- On the morning of June 10, 2025, President Xi Jinping had a phone call with President of the Republic of Korea (ROK) Lee Jae-myung.
• Iran has 'intelligence superiority' over Israel: Defense minister IRNA 10 Jun 2025 -- Defense Minister Brigadier General Aziz Nasirzadeh says the acquisition of top-secret documents from Israel demonstrates Iran's "intelligence superiority" over the occupying regime.
• Intelligence haul shattered myth of Israel's invincibility: Ministry IRNA 10 Jun 2025 -- The Ministry of Intelligence says the recent intelligence haul from Israel represents a uniquely historic achievement for the Axis of Resistance, shattering the myth of the regime's invincibility by penetrating its multiple security layers and successfully transferring the sensitive documents to Iran.
• Iran: Intelligence operation dealt 'severe blow' to Israel Press TV 10 Jun 2025 -- Iran's Intelligence Ministry says its recent acquisition and transfer of a trove of classified documents from Israel was an unprecedented intelligence triumph.
• 'Pinpoint accuracy': IRGC says Iran missiles to strike Israeli targets 'more precisely' after intelligence op Press TV 10 Jun 2025 -- The chief commander of Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) says the Islamic Republic will be able to strike potential Israeli targets "more precisely" now after it laid its hands on a trove of intelligence on the Israeli regime's sensitive nuclear facilities.
• Iran Unveils Access to Israel's Missile Program, Vows to Share Intel Sputnik 10 Jun 2025 -- Iran has gained access to Israel's missile program and plans to share some data with anti-Israeli groups, the Ministry of Intelligence of Iran said on Tuesday.
• Iran executes nine convicted Daesh members: Judiciary Press TV 10 Jun 2025 -- Iran has executed nine members of the Daesh terrorist group convicted of plotting to carry out attacks inside the country in 2018.
• Iran, US Say Nuclear Talks To Continue But Give Different Dates For Next Round RFE/RL 10 Jun 2025 -- Iran and the United States on June 9 indicated that talks on Iran's nuclear program will continue but the two side gave different dates for the next round of negotiations.
• Iran will respond to any reckless action at the I.A.E.A. Board: Araqchi IRNA 10 Jun 2025 -- Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi has warned of an appropriate response if the Board of Governors of the International Atomic Energy Agency (I.A.E.A.) adopts an anti-Iran resolution drafted by the United States, Britain, France, and Germany, stating that these parties will bear responsibility for the consequences.
• Exclusive | Anti-Iran resolution at I.A.E.A.'s Board of Governors undiplomatic: Takht-e-Ravanchi IRNA 10 Jun 2025 -- Deputy Foreign Minister for Political Affairs Majid Takht-e-Ravanchi has criticized the attempt of some western countries to push for an anti-Iran resolution at the meeting of the Board of Governors of the International Atomic Energy Agency (I.A.E.A.), saying the sponsors of the draft cannot claim to support diplomacy.
• Tehran threatens to reduce cooperation with the I.A.E.A. if an anti-Iran resolution passes at the Board of Governors IRNA 10 Jun 2025 -- Spokesperson for the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (A.E.O.I.), Behrouz Kamalvandi says the Islamic Republic may reassess its level of cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency (I.A.E.A.) if the agency adopts a resolution against the country's nuclear program.
• Muscat will host sixth round of Iran-U.S. talks IRNA 10 Jun 2025 -- Muscat is scheduled to host the sixth round of indirect negotiations between Tehran and Washington on Sunday.
• Iran: Next round of talks with US will be held in Oman Press TV 10 Jun 2025 -- Iran says the next round of indirect negotiations with the United States will be held on Sunday in Oman's capital city, Muscat.
• Iran's only nuclear plant back on line after refueling Press TV 10 Jun 2025 -- Iran's only nuclear power plant is back on line after an annual upgrade and maintenance program and amid the country's efforts to increase electricity generation ahead of the hot summer months.
• IAEA chief's remarks on Iran nuclear sites 'devoid of legality', echo Israeli psyops: Eslami Press TV 10 Jun 2025 -- Iran's nuclear chief says the recent remarks by the head of the UN atomic agency about the Islamic Republic's nuclear facilities are void of technical and legal validity, while also chiming in with Zionist psychological operations against Tehran.
• Iran seizes four tankers smuggling fuel in Persian Gulf Press TV 10 Jun 2025 -- Iran's naval forces have successfully intercepted and seized four tankers transporting thousands of liters of smuggled oil in the Persian Gulf.
• UN committed to supporting 'free, fair and transparent election with the participation of all Iraqis' UN News 10 Jun 2025 -- The top UN official in Iraq reiterated his confidence in the resilience of the country's people, and the determination of their leaders, in a briefing to the Security Council on Tuesday.
• Security Council Hears, as UN Iraq Mission Winds Down, of Progress Won, Work Yet Remaining UN Security Council 10 Jun 2025 -- With parliamentary elections in Iraq scheduled for 11 November, and the drawdown of the United Nations Mission there slated for the following month, the senior United Nations official in the country told the Security Council today of the progress Iraq has made — while he and other speakers also called for urgent efforts to resolve issues involving Baghdad's relationship with the Kurdistan region and Kuwait.
• The UK commends the publication of Iraq's National Action Plan on Women, Peace and Security: UK statement at the UN Security Council UK FCDO 10 Jun 2025 -- Statement by Caroline Quinn, UK Deputy Political Coordinator, at the UN Security Council meeting on Iraq.
• India: High Representative/Vice-President Kaja Kallas holds first EU-India Strategic Dialogue with Minister of External Affairs Dr. Subrahmanyam Jaishankar European External Action Service (EEAS) 10 Jun 2025 -- The High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy of the European Union/Vice-President of the European Commission Kaja Kallas and the Minister of External Affairs of India Dr. Subrahmanyam Jaishankar held the first EU-India Strategic Dialogue on 10 June in Brussels.
• EU-India Strategic Dialogue: press remarks by High Representative/Vice-President Kaja Kallas at the joint press point European External Action Service (EEAS) 10 Jun 2025 -- Check against delivery!
• Ukraine, Moldova Move A Step Closer To EU By Joining Mobile Roaming Zone RFE/RL 10 Jun 2025 -- Ukraine and Moldova are set to take a major symbolic step toward European Union membership by joining the bloc's "roam like at home" (RLAH) mobile phone regime on January 1, 2026.
• PM call with Prime Minister Støre of Norway: 10 June 2025 Gov.UK 10 Jun 2025
• PM call with Chancellor Merz of Germany: 9 June 2025 Gov.UK 10 Jun 2025
• Address to the National Press Club Prime Minister of Australia 10 Jun 2025
• Question and answer - National Press Club Prime Minister of Australia 10 Jun 2025
• Japan-New Zealand Summit Telephone Meeting Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan 10 Jun 2025
• Japan-Iran Foreign Ministers' Telephone Talk Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan 10 Jun 2025
• Commission approves unconditionally the acquisition of Intelsat by SES European Commission 10 Jun 2025 -- The European Commission has approved unconditionally, under the EU Merger Regulation, the proposed acquisition of Intelsat Holdings S.à r.l. ('Intelsat') by SES S.A. ('SES'). The Commission concluded that the transaction would not raise competition concerns in the European Economic Area ('EEA').
• Study: Support for businesses and security perceived as Estonia's most important foreign policy lines Estonia MFA 10 Jun 2025 -- Today, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs published a study on the attitude of Estonian residents to current foreign policy issues and Estonia's foreign policy.
• Government presents white paper on Norway's peace and conflict resolution efforts Government of Norway 10 Jun 2025 -- The white paper outlines Norway's peace and conflict resolution efforts from the 1990s to the present.
• Agreement between Mauritius and the UK fails to guarantee rights of Chagossians say UN experts OHCHR 10 Jun 2025 -- The recently signed agreement between the United Kingdom and Mauritius fails to guarantee and protect the rights of the Chagossian people, including their right to return to Diego Garcia, effective remedy and reparations and their cultural rights, UN experts* said today.
• Senate remands VP Duterte impeachment case to House Philippine News Agency 10 Jun 2025 -- The Senate, sitting as an impeachment court, voted 18-5 on Tuesday night to return the articles of impeachment against Vice President Sara Z. Duterte to the House of Representatives, rejecting calls for outright dismissal while leaving the case technically alive for further action.
• Senate convenes as impeachment court Philippine News Agency 10 Jun 2025 -- The Senate on Tuesday formally convened as an impeachment court, with 22 senators taking their oath as judges in the historic trial of Vice President Sara Z. Duterte.
• The EU's Legal Win Against Russian Oligarchs, And Its Expanding Roaming Zone RFE/RL 10 Jun 2025
• UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell's opening remarks at the Annual Session of the UNICEF Executive Board UNICEF 10 Jun 2025
• World News in Brief: Global growth slows, deadly Ukraine attacks, Haiti hurricane hunger risk, legal migration for refugees UN News 10 Jun 2025 -- Global economic growth is expected to decline this year due to increased trade barriers and policy uncertainty, the World Bank said in a report published on Tuesday.