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• Zelensky, Trump discuss Ukraine's air defense capabilities People's Daily 05 Jul 2025 -- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Friday that he had discussed Ukraine's air defense capabilities in a phone conversation with U.S. President Donald Trump.
• Romania rules out sending troops to Ukraine 'under any circumstances' Press TV 05 Jul 2025 -- Romania's Prime Minister, Ilie Bolojan, has said that Bucharest will deploy troops to Ukraine "under no circumstances."
• Infantry arsenal supplemented with new weapons, ammunition, and optical devices Ukraine MOD 05 Jul 2025
• Strengthening the capabilities of the Ukrainian army: outcomes of Valerii Churkin's visit to Latvia Ukraine MOD 05 Jul 2025

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Ukraine Conflict News

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

• Prime Minister's Office Statement Israel - Prime Minister 05 Jul 2025 -- "The changes that Hamas is seeking to make in the Qatari proposal were conveyed to us last night and are unacceptable to Israel."
• Statement by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Israel - Prime Minister 05 Jul 2025
• Israeli strikes kill at least 42 Palestinians in Gaza since dawn, dozens of them aid seekers Press TV 05 Jul 2025 -- Israeli strikes have killed at least 42 Palestinians across Gaza since the early hours of Saturday, with dozens of the fatalities identified as aid seekers, according to reports from the besieged territory's hospitals.
• '40 Israeli forces' killed, wounded in complex ambush in northern Gaza: Resistance commander Press TV 05 Jul 2025 -- The Palestinian resistance movement of the Islamic Jihad's armed wing has announced either killing or injuring at least 40 Israeli forces during a complex ambush targeting various groups of the troops in the northern part of the Gaza Strip.
• Netanyahu era sees 40% rise in Israeli settlements in occupied West Bank: Report Press TV 05 Jul 2025 -- Palestinians in the occupied West Bank face a 40% increase in settlement outposts under Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's administration, alongside a surge in settler violence and vandalism, known as "price tag" attacks, according to a recent report.
• Israeli drone attacks on south Lebanon leave 1 killed, 3 injured Press TV 05 Jul 2025 -- One person has been killed and three others wounded in two separate Israeli drone attacks on southern Lebanon.
• Hamas 'positively' responds to Gaza truce proposal amid Israeli attacks IRNA 05 Jul 2025 -- The Palestinian resistance movement of Hamas says it has given a "positive response" to a United States' proposal for a ceasefire in Gaza, announcing its readiness to seriously engage in talks to implement the proposed framework.
• Hamas says responded in 'positive spirit' to Gaza ceasefire proposal Press TV 05 Jul 2025 -- Palestinian resistance group Hamas says it has responded in "a positive spirit" to the Gaza ceasefire proposal and is prepared to enter talks about implementing the agreement, which includes the exchange of captives and negotiations to end the Israeli regime's genocidal war on Gaza.
• Hamas warns al-Aqsa Mosque a 'red line' for resistance Press TV 05 Jul 2025 -- Palestinian resistance movement Hamas has warned that the al-Aqsa Mosque is a "red line," pledging to protect the sacred site from the Israeli regime's relentless assaults and settler incursions, regardless of the cost.
• WFP delivers food inside Gaza amid restrictions and growing insecurity WFP 05 Jul 2025 -- The UN World Food Programme (WFP) continues to deliver life-saving food assistance inside Gaza despite deteriorating security, limited access, and growing desperation of communities in need of food assistance. A recent WFP assessment shows nearly one person in three is not eating for days, placing more people at risk of starvation. More than 700,000 people have been forced to relocate since March 18 as an estimated 85 percent of Gaza is now considered an active militarized zone.
• Baqaei says Israel must be unequivocally condemned and held accountable for flagrant atrocity crimes IRNA 05 Jul 2025 -- Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baqaei has urged condemnation of Israel and holding the regime accountable for its flagrant atrocity crimes.

Operation Rising Lion / Operation True Promise III

• Iranian forces destroy Israeli drones munitions in northwest Press TV 05 Jul 2025 -- Police forces in the northwestern Iranian province of Ardabil have managed to identify and safely destroy munitions belonging to Israeli drones.
• Satellite data reveals Iran's crushing blows to Israeli military bases Press TV 05 Jul 2025 -- Satellite imagery analyzed by researchers at Oregon State University suggests that Iranian missiles struck five Israeli military facilities during last month's 12-day war, according to a report by the Telegraph.
• Israel Conceals Data on 5 Military Facilities Hit by Iran in June - Reports Sputnik 05 Jul 2025 -- Israel concealed information about Iran's successful strikes on its five military facilities during the recent escalation, which can be explained by strict military censorship laws in the Jewish state, The Telegraph newspaper reported on Saturday, citing satellite radar data provided by scientists of US Oregon State University.
• Sy Hersh Says Lack of Radiation Means Iran Moved Uranium Before US Attack Sputnik 05 Jul 2025 -- No signs of radioactive contamination have been detected since US airstrikes on Iranian nuclear facilities in June, suggesting that enriched uranium may have been removed from key sites before the attack, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Seymour Hersh says.
• Israel's attacks on Iran's police driven by rage against public-driven crackdown on spies: Police chief Press TV 05 Jul 2025 -- Iran's police chief says the Israeli regime's attacks on the Law Enforcement Force's facilities throughout the recent Tel Aviv-imposed war were driven by anger over the high level of public cooperation in arresting those spying for the regime.
• Israel must be 'unequivocally condemned', held accountable for Evin Prison massacre: Tehran Press TV 05 Jul 2025 -- Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei has condemned Israel's June 23 airstrike on Evin prison hospital, saying the regime must be held accountable for the 'flagrant atrocity' against Iranians.
• Full consensus at ECO: Pezeshkian says all members condemn Israel's aggression against Iran Press TV 05 Jul 2025 -- President Masoud Pezeshkian says that all the countries present at the ECO summit openly and strongly condemned the aggressions of the Israeli regime against the Islamic Republic of Iran.

Other Conflicts

• Exiled Afghans Critical As Russia Recognizes Taliban Government RFE/RL 05 Jul 2025 -- Afghans living abroad have told RFE/RL of their fears and concerns following Russia's decision to officially recognize the Taliban as their country's government.
• UK restores ties with Syria's ex-Qaeda rulers despite massacres Press TV 05 Jul 2025 -- Britain has officially restored full diplomatic relations with Syria, more than ten years after severing ties amid a Western-backed conflict aimed at destabilizing the Arab nation.
• UK re-establishes diplomatic relations with Syria in first Ministerial visit for 14 years UK FCDO 05 Jul 2025 -- The Foreign Secretary has visited Syria to renew our diplomatic relationship, eight months on from the collapse of Assad's regime.
• The Occasion of His Holiness the Dalai Lama's 90th Birthday US Dept. of State 05 Jul 2025 -- The United States extends best wishes to His Holiness the Dalai Lama on his 90th birthday.

News Reports

• Saudi Arabia, Russia, Iraq, UAE, Kuwait, Kazakhstan, Algeria, and Oman Reaffirm Commitment to Market Stability on Current Healthy Oil Market Fundamentals and Steady Global Economic Outlook and Adjust Production SPA 05 Jul 2025 -- The eight OPEC+ countries, which previously announced additional voluntary adjustments in April and November 2023, namely Saudi Arabia, Russia, Iraq, UAE, Kuwait, Kazakhstan, Algeria, and Oman, met virtually on July 5, 2025, to review global market conditions and outlook
• Putin Has Been 'Able to Handle Sanctions' - Trump Sputnik 05 Jul 2025 -- US President Donald Trump admitted that the Russian leadership has been able to cope with Western sanctions.
• China's top state security authority warns sea-view livestreams may leak military secrets Global Times 05 Jul 2025 -- China's Ministry of State Security (MSS) on Saturday revealed a national security case in which a merchant promoting sea-view properties via livestream unknowingly exposed sensitive Chinese naval operations, warning that livestreaming can become a window for leaking state secrets.
• Path to peace lies beneath our feet; strength will not bring true peace: Chinese foreign minister Global Times 05 Jul 2025 -- Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Friday criticized the notion of "might makes right," questioning where rules and justice stand under such logic at a joint press conference in Paris with his French counterpart Jean-Noel Barrot. "Strength will not bring true peace; it may well open 'Pandora's box'. How should countries lacking strength, especially small and medium-sized ones, find their place? Are they to be laid out on the table, left at the mercy of others?" said Wang.
• China, Germany pledge to deepen ties, cooperation People's Daily 05 Jul 2025 -- Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi met with Foreign and Security Policy Advisor to the German Chancellor Gunter Sautter in Berlin on Friday, with both sides agreeing to promote the sustained, healthy, and stable development of bilateral relations.
• The Seventh Meeting of the China-France High-level Dialogue Mechanism on People-to-People Exchanges Held in Paris PRC MofA 05 Jul 2025 -- On July 4, 2025 local time, Member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Foreign Minister Wang Yi and French Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs Jean-Noël Barrot co-chaired the seventh meeting of the China-France high-level dialogue mechanism on people-to-people exchanges in Paris.
• China, France agree to promote multilateralism, bring more certainty to world Global Times 05 Jul 2025 -- French President Emmanuel Macron met with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Friday, pledging to jointly promote multilateralism and strengthen coordination against hegemonic conflicts and bloc confrontation.
• China, France agree to promote multilateralism, bring more certainty to world People's Daily 05 Jul 2025 -- French President Emmanuel Macron met with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Friday, pledging to jointly promote multilateralism and strengthen coordination against hegemonic conflicts and bloc confrontation.
• Wang Yi: China and France Should Act as Forces for Stability, Openness, Inclusiveness and Solidarity PRC MofA 05 Jul 2025 -- On July 4, 2025 local time, Member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Foreign Minister Wang Yi met the press together with French Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs Jean-Noël Barrot in Paris and answered questions on the spot.
• Wang Yi Holds Talks with French Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs Jean-Noël Barrot PRC MofA 05 Jul 2025 -- On July 4, 2025 local time, Member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Minister of Foreign Affairs Wang Yi held talks with French Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs Jean-Noël Barrot in Paris.
• French President Emmanuel Macron Meets with Wang Yi PRC MofA 05 Jul 2025 -- On July 4, 2025 local time, French President Emmanuel Macron met with Member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Foreign Minister Wang Yi at the Élysée Palace in Paris.
• Lai Ching-te's "lectures" are disrupting, harming Taiwan: mainland experts People's Daily 05 Jul 2025 -- Several leading experts on the Taiwan question have criticized Taiwan leader Lai Ching-te's "10 lectures on unity," debunking his remarks that aim to disrupt and jeopardize Taiwan.
• PLA activities in the waters and airspace around Taiwan ROC MND 05 Jul 2025
• Respected General Secretary Kim Jong Un Pays Attention to School Fixtures KCNA 05 Jul 2025 -- One day in April 2019, the respected General Secretary Kim Jong Un visited Samjiyon Junior Middle School in Samjiyon County (then) which was nearing completion.
• Israel responsible for 1982 abduction of four Iranian diplomats: I.R.G.C. IRNA 05 Jul 2025 -- The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (I.R.G.C.) has called for determining the fate of four Iranian diplomats kidnapped in Lebanon in 1982, saying that the political and legal responsibility of their abduction lies with Israel that was the occupying power at that time.
• Foreign Ministry: 1982 abduction of Iranian diplomats in Beirut constituted a terrorist act IRNA 05 Jul 2025 -- Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in a statement marking the 43rd anniversary of the abduction of four Iranian diplomats in Lebanon, has stressed that the kidnapping of Iranian diplomats in Beirut constitutes a terrorist act.
• IRGC: Israel bears 'political, legal' responsibility for missing Iranian diplomats Press TV 05 Jul 2025 -- The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) says the Israeli regime bears the "legal, political and criminal" responsibility for the 1982 kidnapping of four Iranian diplomats in Lebanon.
• Iran's oil production at records not seen since 1978: Report Press TV 05 Jul 2025 -- Iran has reached a record in oil production that has not been seen in the country since 1978, when Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, the last Shah of Iran, was still in power, according to a recent report.
• PM call with President Macron of France: 5 July 2025 Gov.UK 05 Jul 2025
• Prime Minister meets with President Javier Milei of Argentina India MEA 05 Jul 2025 -- Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi met today with the President of Argentina, H.E. Javier Milei. He was warmly received by President Milei when he arrived at Casa Rosada.
• Transcript of Special media briefing by MEA on Prime Minister's visit to Argentina (July 05, 2025) India MEA 05 Jul 2025