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• The Pentagon confirms Iran's missile hit Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar IRNA 12 Jul 2025 -- The Pentagon's chief spokesman Sean Parnell has acknowledged that one of Iran's ballistic missiles struck Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar—the largest U.S. military facility in the Middle East.
• Yemen condemns U.N. envoy's 'biased' statement on Red Sea escalation IRNA 12 Jul 2025 -- Yemen's Foreign Ministry has strongly condemned a "biased" statement by the United Nations Special Envoy to Yemen, Hans Grundberg, saying he ignored the underlying causes of the escalation in the Red Sea.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Denmark Leads NATO's Baltic Troop Build-Up, Sparking Russian Concerns Sputnik 12 Jul 2025 -- The Danish authorities are in favor of increasing NATO activity in the Baltic Sea region and strengthening the presence of NATO troops in the Baltic states, Russian Ambassador to Copenhagen Vladimir Barbin said in an interview with Sputnik.
• Baltic Sea Will Remain Common Despite NATO Fantasies - Russian Ambassador Sputnik 12 Jul 2025 -- The Baltic Sea will remain a common space for all regional states, no matter what NATO countries "fantasize" about, Russian Ambassador to Denmark Vladimir Barbin said in an interview with Sputnik.
• Andrii Sybiha held a meeting with NATO Deputy Secretary General Radmila Shekerinska Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine 12 Jul 2025 -- Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Andrii Sybiha: "Good meeting with NATO Deputy Secretary General Radmila Shekerinska Radmila Shekerinska.
• Andrii Sybiha held meeting with Croatia's Deputy PM, Defense Minister Ivan Anušić Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine 12 Jul 2025
• Army conducts live explosive ordnance drill on Tamsui River CNA 12 Jul 2025 -- Taiwan's Armed Forces on Saturday simulated defending against a Chinese incursion via the Tamsui River in New Taipei, featuring hands-on training with live explosive ordnance as part of the annual Han Kuang exercises.
• Ex-U.S. Army Pacific Commander visits Taiwan, observes Han Kuang drills: Report CNA 12 Jul 2025 -- Retired U.S. Army Pacific Commanding General Charles Flynn observed the ongoing Han Kuang military exercises, including an inspection of defense deployments along the Tamsui River, according to a report by the Chinese-language newspaper Liberty Times.
• Retired admiral urges U.S.-Taiwan joint drills, economic warfare readiness CNA 12 Jul 2025 -- Retired U.S. Navy Rear Admiral Mark Montgomery on Friday called for bilateral military exercises between the United States and Taiwan, saying Taiwan must also train for Chinese economic warfare, both of which are missing from this year's Han Kuang military drills.
• Persistent Presence at Long Range Australia DOD 12 Jul 2025 -- In the skies above Shoalwater Bay, a lone aerial vehicle glides over rugged terrain, camera payload trained on the scrub below.
• Chinese FM on meeting with US Secretary of State: Strengthening contact, preventing misjudgment Global Times 12 Jul 2025 -- Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Saturday briefed reporters on his meeting with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio.
• Statement by President von der Leyen on EU-U.S. trade European Commission 12 Jul 2025
• EU urged to respond firmly as Trump's tariff threat sparks outrage Global Times 12 Jul 2025 -- U.S. President Donald Trump's surprise announcement of sweeping 30 percent tariffs on European Union (EU) exports on Saturday has provoked a fierce backlash across the bloc, with officials and industry leaders demanding a strong and united response amid continued trade talks.
• As Trump's America 'becomes weaker,' Canada vows to become stronger by diversifying trade partners Press TV 12 Jul 2025 -- Canada has vowed to further strengthen itself by pursuing a diverse trade policy as opposed to the United States protectionist economic approach that has seen President Donald Trump unleash a deluge of tariffs on various countries, including Washington's own allies.

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• Netanyahu prolonged Gaza genocide to stay in power: NYT report Press TV 12 Jul 2025 -- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has prolonged the Gaza genocide to stay in power and avoid potential criminal prosecution, an investigation by The New York Times reveals.
• Israel's Katz flaunts total destruction of city in Gaza amid ongoing genocide Press TV 12 Jul 2025 -- The Israeli regime's minister for military affairs has hailed the monumental extent of destruction that has been brought about in the city of Beit Hanoun in northern Gaza Strip as a result of the regime's ongoing genocidal war.
• Israeli forces open fire on aid seekers in Rafah, killing at least 30 Palestinians Press TV 12 Jul 2025 -- At least 30 Palestinians were killed on Saturday when Israeli forces opened fire on desperate families waiting for food at Gaza's last remaining US-backed aid distribution center in the southern city of Rafah, according to medical sources.
• Gaza ceasefire talks stalled by Israel's refusal to withdraw troops: Report Press TV 12 Jul 2025 -- Israel's refusal to withdraw its forces from the Gaza Strip has hampered indirect ceasefire negotiations between the Palestinian resistance group Hamas and the Zionist Regime, according to a report.
• Hamas urges Palestinians in West Bank to rise up against 'settler terrorist attacks' Press TV 12 Jul 2025 -- In response to deadly settler attacks near Ramallah, Hamas has issued a call to Palestinians in the West Bank, urging them to rise up and deter further "settler terrorist attacks."
• At least 17 Palestinians killed in Israeli airstrikes across Gaza since dawn Press TV 12 Jul 2025 -- At least 17 Palestinians have been killed in Israeli raids on the Gaza Strip since dawn, say media reports quoting medical sources in the besieged territory.
• Israeli drone strike kills one, injures five more in southern Lebanon despite ceasefire Press TV 12 Jul 2025 -- At least one person has been killed and five others sustained injuries when an Israeli drone carried out a strike in southern Lebanon, in the latest flagrant violation of a ceasefire agreement with the Arab nation.
• Lebanon rejects normalization with Israel IRNA 12 Jul 2025 -- Lebanon's President Joseph Aoun says that his country does not seek to normalize relations with the Israeli regime.
• No fuel, no aid, no escape: UN agencies warn of looming collapse in Gaza UN News 12 Jul 2025 -- The fuel crisis in Gaza has reached a breaking point, threatening to bring all humanitarian operations to a halt and endangering the lives of everyone reliant on aid inside the enclave, UN agencies warned in a powerful joint statement on Saturday.
• UN warns fuel shortage in Gaza reaches critical levels UNOCHA 12 Jul 2025 -- Joint statement by OCHA, UNDP, UNFPA, UNOPS, UNRWA, WFP, WHO, UNICEF and OHCHR
• Gaza on brink of collapse as fuel shortages reach 'critical levels': UN Press TV 12 Jul 2025 -- The United Nations has warned that fuel shortages in the Gaza Strip have reached "critical levels," pushing the besieged population closer to total collapse.
• U.N. warns fuel shortages in Gaza at 'critical levels' amid worsening humanitarian crisis IRNA 12 Jul 2025 -- Fuel shortages in the Gaza Strip have reached "critical levels," the United Nations warned, saying the severe scarcity now threatens to further cripple basic services and deepen the humanitarian crisis in the war-torn enclave.

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• On the 9th Anniversary of the Philippines-China South China Sea Arbitral Tribunal Ruling US Dept. of State 12 Jul 2025 -- Nine years ago, an Arbitral Tribunal constituted under the 1982 Law of the Sea Convention unanimously ruled China's expansive South China Sea maritime claims have no basis in international law.
• Foreign Ministry Spokesperson's Remarks on the Philippines' Statement on the Ninth Anniversary of the "2016 Arbitral Award on the South China Sea" Global Times 12 Jul 2025 -- Q: The Department of Foreign Affairs of the Philippines released a statement on the ninth anniversary of the "2016 Arbitral Award on the South China Sea." Its Secretary of Foreign Affairs delivered a keynote speech at a relevant forum. What's China's comment?
• China and ASEAN countries agree to speed up consultations on Code of Conduct in South China Sea: Chinese FM Global Times 12 Jul 2025 -- At the China-ASEAN Foreign Ministers' Meeting, discussions on the South China Sea have become increasingly calm and confident. Compared with other maritime regions worldwide, the South China Sea is stable, with no issues regarding the freedom of navigation and overflight, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, said in a media interview after attending the meeting in Kuala Lumpur on Saturday.
• Nine years since the issuance of the Arbitral Tribunal's award as to the disputes between the Republic of the Philippines and the People's Republic of China regarding the South China Sea -(Statement by Foreign Minister IWAYA Takeshi) Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan 12 Jul 2025
• DFA Statement on the Ninth Anniversary of the 2016 Arbitral Award on the South China Sea Philippines DFA 12 Jul 2025 -- Today, the Philippines commemorates the ninth anniversary of the landmark ruling on the South China Sea Arbitration. Since its promulgation by the Arbitral Tribunal, this Arbitral Award continues to serve as a guide for the peaceful resolution of disputes in accordance with international law and its dispute settlement mechanisms, including the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), which is considered the legal framework within which all activities in the oceans and seas must be carried out.
• 'Binding' to PH, China: Foreign gov'ts throw support to arbitral award Philippine News Agency 12 Jul 2025 -- The 2016 Arbitral Award on the South China Sea is binding to both the Philippines and China, several foreign governments said Saturday as they threw their support behind the landmark decision on its 9th anniversary.
• PH to oppose illegal, coercive acts as SCS ruling binding - NMC Philippine News Agency 12 Jul 2025 -- The Philippines will continue to challenge "illegal and coercive acts" in its maritime domain, the National Maritime Council (NMC) said Saturday, stressing that the Permanent Court of Arbitration's (PCA) 2016 ruling on the South China Sea (SCS) disputes is "binding and final."
• 9 years after arbitral win: PH reaffirms commitment to defend WPS Philippine News Agency 12 Jul 2025 -- The Philippines will continue to assert its rights over the West Philippine Sea (WPS) using the landmark 2016 Arbitral Ruling as its guide, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said on Saturday.
• Marking the 9th anniversary of the South China Sea Arbitral Award Australia DFAT 12 Jul 2025 -- Nine years have passed since an Arbitral Tribunal, constituted under the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), made a unanimous, clear, and binding ruling in the South China Sea arbitration between the Philippines and China.
• "Today is the dawn of a great and strong Türkiye" Presidency of The Republic of Turkey 12 Jul 2025 -- Addressing the AK Party's 32nd Consultation and Assessment Meeting, President Erdoğan, as regards the terrorist organization's laying down arms, said: "Today the Manzikert spirit, the Al-Quds alliance and the Independence War's soul are being reshaped. Today is the dawn of a great and strong Türkiye."
• Press Release by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Cyprus regarding the UN Secretary-General's Reports on his Mission of Good Offices and the United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus Republic of Cyprus 12 Jul 2025 -- The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Cyprus welcomes the Secretary-General's unwavering commitment to continue his efforts to resume the negotiation process, with the goal of achieving a viable and comprehensive solution based on the agreed framework and the relevant United Nations (UN) Security Council Resolutions.

News Reports

• Western European leaders dragging continent toward war with Russia: Lavrov Press TV 12 Jul 2025 -- Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has warned that Western European leaders are dragging the continent toward war against Moscow.
• Commissioner's Office of Chinese Foreign Ministry in HKSAR urges US to stop political manipulations of smearing HK under pretext of 'national emergency' Global Times 12 Jul 2025 -- In response to the US White House's extension of "national emergency with respect to Hong Kong," which constitutes an unreasonable interference in China's internal affairs, including Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) affairs, a spokesperson of the Commissioner's Office for the Chinese Foreign Ministry in the HKSAR expressed strong condemnation and resolute opposition in a statement released via the office's WeChat account on Saturday.
• First barrel of uranium extracted from Chinese demonstration facility only a year after construction began Global Times 12 Jul 2025 -- China marked a major breakthrough in domestic uranium production on Saturday, as the National No.1 Uranium Demonstration Project in Ordos, North China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, successfully yielded its first barrel of uranium, according to the official social media account of China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC).
• Taiwan-U.S. tariff talks enter 'crucial moment': Taiwan official CNA 12 Jul 2025 -- Talks between Taipei and Washington over "reciprocal tariffs" imposed by U.S. President Donald Trump are entering a "crucial moment," Taiwan's Vice Premier Cheng Li-chiun (鄭麗君) said Saturday.
• PLA activities in the waters and airspace around Taiwan ROC MND 12 Jul 2025
• Russian FM arrives in DPRK for visit: KCNA People's Daily 12 Jul 2025 -- Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov arrived on Friday night at Wonsan Kalma airport for a visit to the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), the official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported Saturday.
• Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's remarks at the reception on behalf of Foreign Minister of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea Choe Son-hui, Wonsan, July 12, 2025 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 12 Jul 2025
• Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's opening remarks during the meeting with Chairman of the State Affairs Commission of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea Kim Jong-un, Wonsan, July 12, 2025 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 12 Jul 2025
• Press release on Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's talks with Foreign Minister of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea Choe Son-hui Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 12 Jul 2025
• Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's remarks and answers to media questions following the second round of Russia-DPRK strategic dialogue at the level of foreign ministers, Wonsan, July 12, 2025 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 12 Jul 2025
• Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's opening remarks at the talks with Foreign Minister of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea Choe Son-hui during the second round of Russia-DPRK strategic dialogue, Wonsan, July 12, 2025 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 12 Jul 2025
• Putin Sends Message to Kim Jong-un Sputnik 12 Jul 2025 -- Vladimir Putin has sent a message to DPRK Chairman Kim Jong-un, expressing hope for continued direct contact in the near future. The message was delivered by Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov.
• Russia and North Korea Cement 'Invincible Brotherhood' as Lavrov Visits DPRK Sputnik 12 Jul 2025 -- Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov arrived in North Korea for the second round of strategic dialogue between Moscow and Pyongyang, as the two nations deepen what Lavrov described as an "invincible brotherhood" - a bond now battle-tested by North Korean soldiers fighting alongside Russian troops to liberate the Kursk region.
• Supreme National Security Council to manage future cooperation with I.A.E.A.: Araqchi IRNA 12 Jul 2025 -- Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi says all future cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency (I.A.E.A.) will be carried out through Iran's Supreme National Security Council (S.N.S.C.).
• Iran Has Not Stopped Cooperation With IAEA, But Form Will Change — Foreign Minister Sputnik 12 Jul 2025 -- Tehran has not halted cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), but the form of cooperation will change due to recent events, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said following the 12-day war with Israel.
• Iran's armed forces have 'excellent' capabilities: Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff IRNA 12 Jul 2025 -- Major General Abdolrahim Mousavi, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff of the Armed Forces, has emphasized the high level of capabilities and preparedness of Iran's armed forces, describing their strength as "excellent".
• Negotiations no easier than battlefield, says Foreign Ministry spokesperson IRNA 12 Jul 2025 -- Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esameil Baqaei says that the field of diplomacy, including any potential resumption of talks with the United States over the nuclear issue, is no easier than the battlefield.
• Iran mulling over U.S. signals for resumption of talks: Leader's advisor IRNA 12 Jul 2025 -- An advisor to the Leader of the Islamic Revolution says that Iran is currently evaluating signals from Washington on the potential resumption of talks.
• Iran in no rush to enter 'ill-considered' talks with US: FM Press TV 12 Jul 2025 -- Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi says Iran is in no rush to enter 'ill-considered' talks with the US, stressing that the Islamic Republic prioritizes the Iranian nation's interests in weighing a possible return to indirect diplomacy with Washington.
• Iranian CEO arrested in U.S. over alleged violation of sanctions IRNA 12 Jul 2025 -- The U.S. Justice Department has announced the arrest of an Iranian national and U.S. permanent resident over alleged exports of sensitive electronics to Iran, in violation of American sanctions.
• US arrests Iranian CEO on pretext of violating anti-Tehran sanctions Press TV 12 Jul 2025 -- The CEO of an Iranian engineering company—a lawful permanent US resident—was arrested in Los Angeles on a four-count federal indictment accusing him of shipping US electronics to Iran in violation of American sanctions.
• Invoking snapback mechanism will end Europe's role in Iran's nuclear issue: Araghchi Press TV 12 Jul 2025 -- Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi warns European powers that triggering the so-called "snapback mechanism" to reimpose United Nations sanctions would effectively end their role in the Iranian nuclear dossier.
• Iran's Foreign Minister Says Risk of Radioactive Dispersion Remains After Israel's Attacks Sputnik 12 Jul 2025 -- The risk of radioactive material dispersion near Iran's nuclear facilities and the detonation of munitions left from the recent Iran-Israel conflict is "serious," Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said on Saturday, adding that this issue has affected Iran's cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).
• Foreign Secretary Speech: Diplomacy in the Digital Age UK FCDO 12 Jul 2025 -- Foreign Secretary David Lammy delivered a speech on diplomacy in the digital age whilst in Singapore.
• Doorstop - Shanghai Prime Minister of Australia 12 Jul 2025