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• SEK 25 million to boost Ukraine's ability to investigate war crimes Government Offices of Sweden 19 Jun 2025 -- The Government has decided to contribute SEK 25 million to Ukraine to help digitalise the country's processing of criminal cases.
• Ukraine-NATO interoperability: JATEC and partners establish joint Lessons Learned platform Ukraine MOD 19 Jun 2025
• MoD Initiates Comprehensive Review of Defence Acquisition Procedure 2020 to Align with National Reforms India PIB 19 Jun 2025 -- Following the declaration of 2025 as the 'Year of Reforms', the Ministry of Defence (MoD) has initiated a comprehensive review of the Defence Acquisition Procedure (DAP) 2020 to align it with existing Government of India (GoI) policies and initiatives
• 1,500 jobs created at UK nuclear weapons headquarters as sector boasts above average wages UK MOD 19 Jun 2025 -- Thousands of high-skilled jobs and hundreds of apprenticeships have been created to help keep the United Kingdom protected around the clock, with newly published figures highlighting the economic benefits of the defence nuclear industry.
• Israel MOD Continues its Airlift and Sealift Operations of Military Equipment and Armaments to Israel Israel MOD 19 Jun 2025 -- Today (Thursday), cargo aircraft carrying military equipment for the defense establishment landed in Israel.
• Estonia Begins Construction of Anti-Tank Ditches on the Southeastern Border Estonia CDI 19 Jun 2025 -- The Estonian Defence Forces and the Estonian Centre for Defence Investments (ECDI) will begin constructing anti-tank ditches this week along Estonia's southeastern border. These ditches are part of the Baltic Defence Line initiative, designed to halt a potential enemy military attack right from the first meters of the national border.
• Minister of Defence Antti Häkkänen: Parliament's decision to accept Finland's withdrawal from the Ottawa Convention will strengthen security in Finland Finnish MoD 19 Jun 2025 -- On 19 June 2025, the Finnish Parliament accepted the Government proposal on Finland's withdrawal from the Ottawa Convention on anti-personnel mines with 157 votes for and 18 against.
• Cross-party agreement on historic rearmament Government Offices of Sweden 19 Jun 2025 -- Today, the Government, together with the Social Democratic Party, the Sweden Democrats, the Left Party, the Centre Party and the Green Party, presents an agreement to enable a historic expansion of Sweden's defence to meet NATO's new defence spending targets - expected to be 3.5 per cent of GDP - and that this expansion will be achieved rapidly through temporary financing via loans.
• Talks on acquisition of military cargo aircraft opened Lithuania MND 19 Jun 2025 -- The Ministry of National Defence has kicked off talks on next generation military cargo aircraft procurement. The decision was taken after concluding evaluations of proposed aircraft from three aviation companies based on market analysis data.
• EU external border countries face common security challenges both on land borders and in the Baltic Sea Finnish Government 19 Jun 2025 -- The interior ministers of Finland, Norway, Estonia, Lithuania, Latvia, Poland and Sweden will meet in Estonia on 19 and 20 June. The topics on their agenda include border issues and the situation in the Baltic Sea. Finland will be represented at the meeting by Minister of the Interior Mari Rantanen.
• Spanish Prime Minister Rejects NATO Call to Raise Defense Spending to 5% of GDP Sputnik 19 Jun 2025 -- Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez told NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte that Madrid would not support the proposal to increase the alliance's defense spending to 5% of gross domestic product (GDP) by 2032, according to a letter published by El Pais newspaper on Thursday.
• PH, US armies conclude Cagayan Valley leg of 'Salaknib' Phase 2 drills Philippine News Agency 19 Jun 2025 -- Philippine Army (PA) and US Army Pacific (USARPAC) forces formally concluded large-scale land, air and sea operational maneuvers as part of the "Salaknib" Phase 2 drills in various areas in Cagayan Valley on Thursday.
• The 10th Japan-U.S. Cyber Dialogue Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan 19 Jun 2025 -- On Wednesday, June 18th, The 10th Japan-U.S. Cyber Dialogue was held in Tokyo.
• Readout of Secretary Rubio's Call with Italian Foreign Minister Tajani US Dept. of State 19 Jun 2025
• Secretary Rubio's Call with French Foreign Minister Barrot US Dept. of State 19 Jun 2025
• Secretary Rubio's Meeting with UK Foreign Secretary Lammy US Dept. of State 19 Jun 2025
• Secretary Rubio's Call with Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs Wong US Dept. of State 19 Jun 2025

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Ukraine Conflict News
• 19 June 2025 - Daily Press Briefing by the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General United Nations 19 Jun 2025

Operation Iron Swords / Operation Al-Aqsa Flood | Operation Northern Arrows | Giddeon's Chariots

• With all eyes on Israel-Iran conflict, Gazans continue to endure bombardment, blockade People's Daily 19 Jun 2025 -- As the military confrontation between Israel and Iran escalates, residents of the Gaza Strip watch anxiously, fearing the renewed tensions could further deteriorate their already dire humanitarian situation and push their longstanding plight even further from the global spotlight.
• More than 5,000 children diagnosed with malnutrition in the Gaza Strip in May UNICEF 19 Jun 2025 -- The number of malnourished children in the Gaza Strip is rising at an alarming rate, with 5,119 children between 6 months and 5 years of age admitted for treatment for acute malnutrition in May alone.
• Gaza: As last fuel supplies run out, aid teams warn of catastrophe UN News 19 Jun 2025 -- More than 100 days into Israel's complete fuel blockade in Gaza, UN agencies still in the shattered enclave warned on Thursday that vital services are only "hours away" from shutting down.

Operation Rising Lion / Operation True Promise III

• FM Sa'ar gives a statement to foreign media at Soroka Medical Center Israel MFA 19 Jun 2025
• PM Netanyahu at the Soroka Medical Center Israel - Prime Minister 19 Jun 2025
• Operation Rising Lion - update Israel MFA 19 Jun 2025 -- As of June 19, 2025, approximately 400 ballistic missiles and hundreds of UAVs (Unmanned Aerial Vehicles) have been launched at Israel from Iran
• Press Briefing by IDF Spokesperson, BG Effie Defrin-June 19, 2025 Israel Defense Forces 19 Jun 2025
• Head of the Intelligence Directorate: "You Are Succeeding in Turning Iran From a Distant, Third-Circle Threat Into a First-Circle One." Israel Defense Forces 19 Jun 2025
• The IDF Struck Several Launch Sites in Western Iran After Identifying Attempts by the Iranian Regime to Rehabilitate Them Israel Defense Forces 19 Jun 2025
• Hundreds of UAVs Launched From Iran Toward Israel Have Been Intercepted by the IAF and Israeli Navy Israel Defense Forces 19 Jun 2025
• Iran's IRGC Says Israel Deployed Air Defense, Missiles Systems in Residential Areas Sputnik 19 Jun 2025 -- Israel has deployed air defense systems in residential areas, Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said on Thursday.
• True Promise III: A massive missile, drone barrage rips through occupied territories Press TV 19 Jun 2025 -- In the latest phase of Operation True Promise III on Thursday, Iranian armed forces launched a massive barrage of ballistic missiles at targets in the Zionist entity.
• True Promise III: Iran rains down missiles, drones on critical Israeli military targets Press TV 19 Jun 2025 -- Iranian armed forces carried out the fourteenth phase of Operation True Promise III on Thursday, unleashing a barrage of strategic missiles and suicide drones on the occupied territories.
• Iran Targets Haifa and Tel Aviv Defense Industry in New Round of Strikes Sputnik 19 Jun 2025 -- Iran has targeted "military targets" and military-related industrial facilities in the Israeli cities of Haifa and Tel Aviv, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said on Thursday.
• Israel Threatens Khamenei After Hospital Strike As Global Concerns Grow Over Possible US Entry Into Conflict RFE/RL 19 Jun 2025 -- Israel vowed to "remove" Tehran's nuclear and ballistic missile threat after Iranian air strikes hit a hospital as fears among many countries grew over prospects the United States would join the fight to prevent Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons.
• Strait of Hormuz closure in event of US aggression against Iran to paralyze world economy Press TV 19 Jun 2025 -- As regional tensions escalate amid the Israeli regime's brutal aggression against the Islamic Republic, the possibility of the closure of Strait of Hormuz is a possibility, according to experts.
• A Day Later, Watchdog Says Iranians Still Largely Cut Off From Internet By Authorities RFE/RL 19 Jun 2025 -- Large swathes of Iran have been without Internet access for more than a day due to an outage imposed by state authorities as many people inside the country scramble for information amid air attacks from Israel.
• Iran's Fordow Nuclear Facility: A Target Too Deep For Israeli Weapons Alone RFE/RL 19 Jun 2025 -- Deep beneath the mountains near the city of Qom lies one of Iran's most heavily guarded nuclear sites: the Fordow Fuel Enrichment Plant.
• Israel Targets Tehran, Elsewhere As Trump Leaves Open Possibility Of US Entry Into Conflict RFE/RL 19 Jun 2025 -- Israel again targeted Tehran and the surrounding region with air strikes early on June 19, hours after US President Donald Trump said he was "not looking" to join the fight but would move if it were necessary to prevent Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons.
• Iran Threatens to Close Strait of Hormuz in Retaliation Against Israel Sputnik 19 Jun 2025 -- One of Terran's options to respond to the attack by Israel or other countries is to close the Strait of Hormuz, which is important for oil supplies to world markets, member of the Iranian parliament's Committee for National Security and Foreign Policy, Behnam Saeedi, said on Thursday.
• FM Araghchi to meet European counterparts in Geneva amid Israeli aggression Press TV 19 Jun 2025 -- Iran's foreign minister Abbas Araghchi is set to travel to Geneva on Friday to hold talks with his European counterparts on the continued Israeli aggression.
• Iran raps IAEA chief for betraying non-proliferation regime, facilitating Israeli aggression Press TV 19 Jun 2025 -- Iran's foreign ministry spokesperson Esmail Baghaei on Thursday lashed out at the UN nuclear chief agency Rafael Grossi for "betraying the non-proliferation regime."
• Iran to pursue legal action against IAEA chief's 'inaction' over Israeli aggression Press TV 19 Jun 2025 -- The head of Iran's atomic agency Mohammad Eslami has vowed to take up the case of International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) chief Rafael Grossi's "inaction" over the Israeli aggression against Iran's nuclear sites through legal channels.
• Iran defending itself; won't hold talks under threats and bombings: Dep. FM Press TV 19 Jun 2025 -- Iran's deputy foreign minister, Majid Takht-Ravanchi, has said the Islamic Republic is in the process of defending itself and won't engage in talks under threats and bombings.
• Iran warns Persian Gulf neighbors against allowing US attack from their soil: Reports Press TV 19 Jun 2025 -- Iran has reportedly warned its Persian Gulf neighbors against allowing their soil to be a launch pad for American aggression on the Islamic Republic in the wake of US President Donald Trump's latest war rhetoric.
• Iran thwarts Israel-orchestrated cyber attacks on banking network, state TV Press TV 19 Jun 2025 -- Iran's cybersecurity engineers successfully repelled largescale cyberattacks targeting the country's banking network and the state broadcaster on Wednesday.
• Trump Suggests Striking Iran If Destruction of Fordow Enrichment Facility Assured - Reports Sputnik 19 Jun 2025 -- US President Donald Trump has suggested to strike Iran only if guaranteed that bunker buster bombs will destroy the Fordow Fuel Enrichment Plant, media reported on Thursday, citing sources.
• Update on Developments in Iran IAEA 19 Jun 2025 -- The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) is continuing to closely monitor and assess the situation regarding the Israeli attacks on nuclear sites in the Islamic Republic of Iran, providing frequent public updates about developments and their possible consequences for human health and the environment, Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi said today.
• UN warns of mounting humanitarian toll as Israel-Iran hostilities continue UN News 19 Jun 2025 -- As deadly missile exchanges between Israel and Iran enter a second week, the United Nations is sounding alarm over the growing toll on civilians, warning of mass displacement and regional instability.
• Israel -Iran: Türk calls for restraint and respect for international humanitarian law OHCHR 19 Jun 2025 -- The wide-scale, continuing attacks by Israel across Iran, and the missile and drone strikes launched in response by Iran, are inflicting severe human rights and humanitarian impacts on civilians, and risk setting the whole region ablaze.
• Monitoring Iran and promoting the peaceful use of nuclear energy- the IAEA's role explained UN News 19 Jun 2025 -- Just days before Israel launched a bombing campaign against Iran, the UN watchdog agency monitoring Iran's nuclear activities warned that the country was in violation of its non-proliferation commitments.
• Putin Has High Potential to Mediate Israel-Iran Conflict, Sees Path to Resolution Sputnik 19 Jun 2025 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin has the great potential to mediate the conflict between Israel and Iran, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Thursday on the sidelines of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF).
• Rosatom Warns: Strike on Iran's Bushehr Plant Could Trigger Chernobyl-Style Disaster Sputnik 19 Jun 2025 -- A strike on Iran's Bushehr nuclear power plant could lead to a catastrophe comparable to the Chernobyl disaster, Russian state nuclear corporation Rosatom CEO Alexey Likhachev said on the sidelines of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF).
• Chinese Embassy to assist nationals in Israel to evacuate starting from Friday Global Times 19 Jun 2025 -- The Chinese Embassy in Israel has begun registering Chinese nationals for evacuation in Israel, and will assist them in leaving the country in organized groups starting Friday, a notice issued by the embassy on Thursday said.
• Xi says ceasefire an urgent priority in settling conflict in Middle East Global Times 19 Jun 2025 -- Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Thursday that ceasefire is an urgent priority in settling the conflict in the Middle East, and the use of force is not the right way to resolve international disputes.
• Chinese FM responds to inquiry over US officials reportedly preparing for possible strike on Iran in coming days Global Times 19 Jun 2025 -- In response to media inquiry over reports that senior US officials are preparing for the possibility of a strike on Iran in the coming days, citing people familiar with the matter, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun stated on Thursday that China opposes any acts that violate the purposes and principles of the UN Charter, infringe upon the sovereignty, security and territorial integrity of other countries, and opposes the use or threat of force in international relations.
• China calls on the parties to conflict, especially Israel, to prioritize interests of people in regional countries: FM Global Times 19 Jun 2025 -- In response to a media inquiry about the current Israel-Iran situation, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun said on Thursday that the military conflict between Israel and Iran has been ongoing for a week and is continuously escalating.
• Over 1,600 Chinese nationals evacuated from Iran, hundreds from Israel: FM Global Times 19 Jun 2025 -- In response to a media inquiry regarding the evacuation of Chinese citizens, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun said on Thursday that, as of now, with the coordination and organization of the Chinese Foreign Ministry and Chinese embassies and consulates in Iran, Israel, and neighboring countries, more than 1,600 Chinese citizens have been safely evacuated from Iran, and several hundred from Israel.
• Chinese FM holds phone talks with Omani FM over Israel-Iran conflict Global Times 19 Jun 2025 -- Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Wednesday said that Israel's attack on Iran violated international law and norms governing international relations, infringed upon Iran's sovereignty and security, and undermined regional peace and stability.
• Xi says ceasefire an urgent priority in settling conflict in Middle East PRC MND 19 Jun 2025 -- Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Thursday that ceasefire must be an urgent priority in the Middle East.
• Ayatollah Sistani slams Israeli aggression against Iran, threats against Ayatollah Khamenei Press TV 19 Jun 2025 -- Iraq's top Shia cleric, Ayatollah Sistani, has strongly condemned the continued Israeli aggression against Iran as well as threats to assassinate the Leader of the Islamic Revolution, Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei.
• Aggression against Iran 'dangerous development' as US pursues 'strategic deception': Houthi Press TV 19 Jun 2025 -- The aggression against the Islamic Republic of Iran is a "dangerous development" at the regional level while the United States pursues the practice of deception viz a viz Iran, said the leader of Yemen's Ansarullah resistance movement on Thursday.
• Israel's Barrage Of Iran Is Furious. Azerbaijan, To Iran's North, Is Treading Lightly. RFE/RL 19 Jun 2025 -- Azerbaijan's president stood before cameras of the state TV broadcaster, grinning alongside an Israeli attack drone newly acquired for his country's growing arsenals.
• China calls on all parties to the conflict, particularly Israel, to immediately cease fire and de-escalate situation: Chinese FM Global Times 19 Jun 2025 -- Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Wednesday had a phone call with his Egyptian counterpart, Badr Abdelatty.
• Spokesperson for DPRK Foreign Ministry Issues Press Statement KCNA 19 Jun 2025 -- A spokesperson for the Foreign Ministry of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea issued the following press statement titled "The aggressive forces who brought a new war to the Middle East will never evade the responsibility for destroying global peace" on June 19:

Other Conflicts

• Secretary-General's message on the International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict UN Secretary-General 19 Jun 2025
• International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict: Joint Statement by the Secretary-General of the EEAS, Belén Martínez Carbonell and the UN Special Representative on Sexual Violence in Conflict, Pramila Patten European External Action Service (EEAS) 19 Jun 2025 -- In a world where sexual violence continues to shatter the lives of individuals and devastate communities affected by conflict, the United Nations and the European Union stand united in calling for action to address the intergenerational trauma that afflicts both survivors and their communities.
• Long after the guns fall silent, conflict-related sexual violence leaves lasting scars UN News 19 Jun 2025 -- Sexual violence in conflict is a tactic of war, torture and terror. It does not only devastate survivors but also tears apart families and communities. The trauma, shame and stigma are borne by victims, not perpetrators - echoing across generations.
• International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict: Joint Statement to the OSCE UK FCDO 19 Jun 2025 -- Acting Ambassador Deirdre Brown delivers a joint statement marking the 2025 International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict.
• Secretary-General's remarks to the Security Council Open Debate on the Maintenance of International Peace and Security UN Secretary-General 19 Jun 2025
• 'We are at a point of no return': grave violations against children surge for third year UN News 19 Jun 2025 -- Last year, 41,370 grave violations against children were documented and verified by the United Nations, according to the Secretary-General's annual report on children in armed conflict, released on Thursday.
• Development is 'the first line of defense against conflict,' Guterres tells Security Council UN News 19 Jun 2025 -- Of the 700 million people worldwide living in extreme poverty, 40 per cent live in conflict-affected or fragile settings and this is on track to worsen, UN Secretary-General António Guterres told the Security Council on Thursday.
• UN expert calls on States to immediately stop targeting and killing health and care workers OHCHR 19 Jun 2025 -- States must stop targeting and killing health and care workers, and immediately release all healthworkers being detained, harassed and tortured, the UN Special Rapporteur on the right to health, Tlaleng Mofokeng said today.
• Conflict sets back development gains for decades: UK statement at the UN Security Council UK FCDO 19 Jun 2025 -- Statement by Ambassador Barbara Woodward, UK Permanent Representative to the UN, at the UN Security Council debate on poverty, under-development and conflict.
• Warning Two Thirds of Global Poor to Live in Conflict-Affected, Fragile States by 2030, Secretary-General Tells Security Council Development Gives Peace 'Fighting Chance' UN Security Council 19 Jun 2025 -- Following are UN Secretary-General António Guterres' remarks at the United Nations Security Council open debate on "Poverty, underdevelopment and conflict: implications for the maintenance of international peace and security", in New York today:
• World Refugee Day: OIC Stands in Solidarity with Refugees Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) 19 Jun 2025 -- On World Refugee Day, observed annually on June 20th, the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) reaffirms its full solidarity with refugees across the globe.
• Today's top news: Occupied Palestinian Territory, Haiti, South Sudan, Humanitarian Reset UNOCHA 19 Jun 2025
• CCG lawfully handles illegal activities by Philippine vessels in waters near Banyue Jiao and Jianzhang Jiao: spokesperson Global Times 19 Jun 2025 -- The China Coast Guard Spokesperson Liu Dejun stated on Thursday that the China Coast Guard (CCG) had lawfully handled illegal activities by multiple Philippine vessels in waters adjacent to Banyue Jiao and Jianzhang Jiao of China's Nansha Qundao from Sunday to Wednesday.
• Russia to Make Decision to Recognize Taliban 'in Due Time' - Zakharova Sputnik 19 Jun 2025 -- The decision on recognizing the current Afghan authorities by Russia will be made by the country's leadership "in due time", Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said in an interview with Sputnik at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF).
• 30 Years After The War, Bosnian Rape Survivors Fight For Justice RFE/RL 19 Jun 2025 -- Before 1992, Mirsada Tursunovic had her life in front of her. She wanted to be a typist in her hometown of Zvornik. But the war in Bosnia-Herzegovina changed everything. She was raped at the age of 18 in the concentration camp "Caparde."
• Security Council Sanctions Committee concerning South Sudan Draws Attention to Panel of Experts' Recommendation on Arms Embargo Exemption Procedures UN Security Council 19 Jun 2025 -- On 25 November 2024, in accordance with paragraph 18 of resolution 2731 (2024), the Panel of Experts on South Sudan transmitted its interim report to the President of the Security Council (document S/2024/855).

News Reports

• US to resume student visas but orders social media vetting: media Global Times 19 Jun 2025 -- The US State Department said it is restarting the suspended process for foreigners applying for student visas but all applicants will now be required to unlock their social media accounts for government review, AP reported.
• Chinese FM responds to US' enhanced screening of student visa applicants' social media accounts Global Times 19 Jun 2025 -- Responding to the US Department of State's announcement to resume student visa interviews while requiring all applicants to make their social media accounts publicly accessible for enhanced screening, a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson said on Thursday that China consistently opposes the politicization of educational exchanges and hopes the US will translate US President Donald Trump's welcoming remarks toward Chinese students into concrete actions.
• U.S. to screen social media for all student visa applicants People's Daily 19 Jun 2025 -- The U.S. State Department on Wednesday directed its diplomatic missions to screen the social media and online presence of all foreigners applying for student visas.
• Money laundering and terrorist financing: MONEYVAL publishes progress reports on Bulgaria, Cyprus and Republic of Moldova Council of Europe 19 Jun 2025 -- The Council of Europe Committee of Experts on the Evaluation of Anti-Money Laundering Measures and the Financing of Terrorism (MONEYVAL) has published this week follow-up reports on Bulgaria, Cyprus and the Republic of Moldova reassessing their technical compliance with the 40 Financial Action Task Force (FATF) recommendations.
• Governor Newsom vows to keep fighting as federal court rejects Trump's military overreach California Governor - Gavin Newsom 19 Jun 2025
• G7 summit ends in disputes People's Daily 19 Jun 2025 -- The Group of Seven (G7) summit wrapped up in Canada on Tuesday with no joint communique but some stark frictions.
• Xi Jinping Has a Phone Call with Russian President Vladimir Putin PRC MofA 19 Jun 2025 -- On the afternoon of June 19, 2025, President Xi Jinping had a phone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin exchanged views on the situation in the Middle East.
• Comment by Presidential Aide Yury Ushakov following a telephone conversation with President of China Xi Jinping President of Russia 19 Jun 2025 -- "President Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with President of the People's Republic of China Xi Jinping. The phone call took place in keeping with the mutual agreement of the two sides."
• Russian-Indonesian talks President of Russia 19 Jun 2025 -- On the sidelines of the 28th St Petersburg International Economic Forum, President Vladimir Putin held a meeting with President of the Republic of Indonesia Prabowo Subianto, who is in Russia on an official visit.
• Foreign Ministry statement regarding Russia's intention to terminate the Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of the Federal Republic of Germany on Military-Technical Cooperation of June 14, 1996 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 19 Jun 2025
• Putin, Indonesian President Adopt Declaration of Russia-Indonesia Strategic Partnership Sputnik 19 Jun 2025 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Indonesian counterpart Prabowo Subianto adopted a declaration on strategic partnership between Russia and Indonesia, a Sputnik correspondent reported on Thursday.
• Meeting with Deputy President of the Republic of South Africa Paul Mashatile President of Russia 19 Jun 2025 -- Vladimir Putin met with Deputy President of the Republic of South Africa Paul Mashatile on the sidelines of the St Petersburg International Economic Forum.
• Joint Actions to Further Counter the Shadow Fleet Government Offices of Sweden 19 Jun 2025 -- Joint statement by the Foreign Ministers and government representatives of Belgium, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Sweden, and the United Kingdom, on 19 June 2025.
• NB8++ countries discuss countering threat posed by Russia's shadow fleet Latvia MFA 19 Jun 2025
• New Russia sanctions target enablers of war, including Russia's 'shadow fleet' New Zealand Government 19 Jun 2025 -- Foreign Minister Winston Peters has announced new sanctions on crucial enablers of Russia's illegal war against Ukraine.
• Hungary Completely Rejects EU Plan to Phase Out Russian Gas Sputnik 19 Jun 2025 -- Hungary completely rejects the European Commission's plan to abandon Russian gas, which would be a step back in diversifying energy sources, Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto said on Thursday.
• RDIF Believes US Oil, Gas Companies Will Be Among First to Return to Russia Sputnik 19 Jun 2025 -- The Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) believes that US oil and gas companies will be among the first to return to Russian projects and negotiations on this matter are already underway, the head of the RDIF and Russian special presidential envoy for economic cooperation with foreign countries, Kirill Dmitriev, said.
• Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Guo Jiakun's Regular Press Conference on June 19, 2025 PRC MofA 19 Jun 2025
• China's Minister of Public Security meets US ambassador to China Global Times 19 Jun 2025 -- China is willing to carry out pragmatic cooperation with the US in law enforcement fields such as counter-narcotics and illegal immigration repatriation, striving to achieve outcomes beneficial to the well-being of both peoples, Chinese State Councilor and Minister of Public Security Wang Xiaohong said, when meeting with US Ambassador to China David Perdue in Beijing on Thursday, the Xinhua News Agency reported.
• China committed to resolving trade frictions with EU through dialogue, MOFCOM says on reported EU refusal of economic meeting over rift Global Times 19 Jun 2025 -- China and the EU are each other's major trading partners, and China attaches great importance to China-EU economic and trade relations, and has maintained close communication with the EU at all levels to promote the sound and stable development of bilateral trade and investment cooperation, China's Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) spokesperson He Yadong said at a press conference on Thursday.
• China's holdings of US Treasury bonds fall to $757 billion in April, 'aligning with broad trend of forex reserve diversification' Global Times 19 Jun 2025 -- China reduced its holdings of US Treasury bonds to $757 billion in April, according to data released by the US Treasury Department on Wednesday.
• Xi's attendance at 2nd China-Central Asia Summit renews friendship, charts course for development: Chinese FM People's Daily 19 Jun 2025 -- Chinese President Xi Jinping has attended the second China-Central Asia Summit in the Kazakh capital of Astana, where he renewed traditional friendship and drew a blueprint for development with heads of state of the five Central Asian countries, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Wednesday.
• Taiwan welcomes British naval vessel HMS Spey's Taiwan Strait transit CNA 19 Jun 2025 -- The Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirmed and welcomed on Thursday a transit made by the British Royal Navy's HMS Spey through the Taiwan Strait a day earlier, once again reaffirming its status as international waters.
• Lai orders heightened security surveillance amid Middle East tensions CNA 19 Jun 2025 -- President Lai Ching-te (賴清德) has instructed Taiwan's military to bolster its security surveillance in light of escalating tensions between Israel and Iran.
• Taiwan VP Hsiao urges global support as Chinese hybrid threats rise CNA 19 Jun 2025 -- Vice President Hsiao Bi-khim (蕭美琴) called on the international community to support Taiwan as it steps up efforts to counter growing threats from China, during a recent interview with a Norwegian media outlet.
• New South Korean government unlikely to commit to Taiwan's defense: Expert CNA 19 Jun 2025 -- An international security expert said Wednesday that newly elected South Korean President Lee Jae-myung's rhetoric suggests his administration is more likely to pursue economic cooperation with Taiwan than a defense alliance.
• MOFA condemns Central Asia-China joint accord's false Taiwan claim CNA 19 Jun 2025 -- The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) in Taipei condemned the inclusion of a false claim of Taiwan being a part of China in a joint declaration adopted by Beijing and five of its allies in Central Asia during a recent summit, according to a statement Thursday.
• PLA activities in the waters and airspace around Taiwan ROC MND 19 Jun 2025
• Invincible Might of Alliance between DPRK and Russia Will Be More Powerfully Displayed: Rodong Sinmun KCNA 19 Jun 2025 -- Rodong Sinmun Thursday carries an article titled "The invincible might of the alliance between the DPRK and Russia will be more powerfully demonstrated".
• Rodong Sinmun on Unified Leadership System of WPK Central Committee KCNA 19 Jun 2025 -- Rodong Sinmun Thursday in an article says that the eternal dignity and victory of the Workers' Party of Korea and state lie in the strenuous efforts to attain the ideal goal of establishing the unified leadership system of the Party Central Committee.
• Work for Coping with Disastrous Abnormal Weather Hastened in DPRK KCNA 19 Jun 2025 -- The barrage offices across the DPRK are pushing ahead with the work to minimize the damage caused by the disastrous abnormal weather.
• PM meeting with Prime Minister of Bahrain: 19 June 2025 Gov.UK 19 Jun 2025
• Interview with Foreign Minister Wadephul for WELT TV on the current situation in the Near and Middle East Germany Federal Foreign Office 19 Jun 2025
• Transcript of the Press Briefing by the Spokesperson on Thursday, 19th June 2025 Pakistan Ministry of Foreign Affairs 19 Jun 2025
• Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir, NI (M), Chief of Army Staff (COAS), met with Ms. Saima Saleem, part of Pakistan's representative mission to the United Nations. ISPR Pakistan 19 Jun 2025 -- Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir, NI (M), Chief of Army Staff (COAS), met with Ms. Saima Saleem, part of Pakistan's representative mission to the United Nations.
• Chief of Army Staff (COAS) of Pakistan, Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir, met with President of the United States, Donald J. Trump, at the White House. ISPR Pakistan 19 Jun 2025 -- Chief of Army Staff (COAS) of Pakistan, Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir, met with President of the United States, Donald J. Trump, at the White House.
• Türkiye: High-level GRECO delegation calls for swift action on preventing corruption and promoting integrity in the parliament and judiciary Council of Europe 19 Jun 2025 -- In meetings in Ankara on 18 June, a high-level delegation from the Council of Europe's Group of States against Corruption (GRECO) called on Türkiye to fully implement GRECO's recommendations on preventing corruption and strengthening integrity among members of parliament, the judiciary and the prosecution service.
• Remarks by Paschal Donohoe following the Eurogroup meeting of 19 June 2025 EC/CEU 19 Jun 2025
• Euro area member states recommend that Bulgaria become the 21st member of the euro area EC/CEU 19 Jun 2025 -- Today, the Eurogroup endorsed a recommendation from euro area member states to the Council of the European Union. Ministers agreed with the positive assessments provided by the European Commission and the European Central Bank regarding Bulgaria's fulfilment of the convergence criteria in their respective Convergence Reports.
• PBBM open to talks on PH's possible return to ICC Philippine News Agency 19 Jun 2025 -- President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. is open to discussions on the possibility of the Philippines rejoining the International Criminal Court (ICC), a Palace official said Thursday amid renewed international calls for accountability over past human rights violations.
• World News in Brief: Global investment plunges, hurricane season in Haiti, rising cholera and hunger in South Sudan UN News 19 Jun 2025 -- Global investment fell a full 11 per cent to $1.5 trillion last year - it's a huge blow for developing nations, the UN trade agency, UNCTAD, said on Thursday.