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• U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Resolute returns home, offloads approximately $93.2 million worth of drugs in St. Petersburg US Coast Guard 17 Jul 2025 -- The crew of U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Resolute offloaded nearly 12,600 pounds of cocaine, worth an estimated $93.2 million, in their homeport of St. Petersburg, Thursday, following a 59-day patrol in the Eastern Pacific.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth Greets Bahrain Crown Prince, Prime Minister, and Deputy Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa DoD 17 Jul 2025
• 91st Missile Wing performs Bully Vigilance 25-1 exercise USSTRATCOM 17 Jul 2025 -- From July 9 -17, 2025, Airmen from the 91st Missile Wing put their skills to the test during Bully Vigilance 25-1, a Full Mission Profile (FMP) exercise held in conjunction with an inspector general-led evaluation.
• Army Experts Discuss Vital Components of Multidomain Operations at LANDEURO DoD News 17 Jul 2025 -- Army experts stressed the importance of joint doctrine and technology for the U.S. military, NATO and its allies to successfully operate in multidomain operations during the 2025 LANDEURO Symposium in Wiesbaden, Germany, July 17, 2025.
• Hegseth, Caine Welcome Bahraini Armed Forces Commander to Pentagon DoD News 17 Jul 2025 -- Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Air Force Gen. Dan Caine, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, welcomed Bahrain Crown Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa — who is also the country's prime minister and deputy supreme commander of the Armed Forces — to the Pentagon today for an engagement to reaffirm the U.S.-Bahrain defense partnership.
• Warfare Experts Discuss Multi-Domain Operations at LANDEURO Army News 17 Jul 2025 -- Overcoming increasingly sophisticated anti-access/area denial (A2/AD) systems requires a coordinated, multi-domain approach integrating conventional firepower with cyber and electronic warfare, experts asserted during a panel discussion at the LANDEURO conference on July 17. The discussion focused on "Breaking the Kill Chain" and disrupting the enemy's ability to detect, target, and engage forces.
• Defending the Skies: Today's Capabilities, Tomorrow's Edge Army News 17 Jul 2025 -- Across Europe and beyond, defending the skies is no longer a fixed requirement. It is a fast-evolving, multi-domain mission shaped by accelerating threats, advancing technologies, and an urgent demand for speed, adaptability and interoperability. For the U.S. Army and NATO, maintaining air defense superiority over the next five to 10 years will depend not only on the systems we deploy today, but on how we integrate and evolve them into tomorrow's edge.
• DEVCOM Armaments Center engineers seek to increase Soldier safety by reducing blast overpressure Army News 17 Jul 2025 -- The harm to Soldiers from frequent exposure to weapons that cause blast overpressure (BOP) when fired has gained increasing attention, prompting Congress to pass a broad set of directives related to blast exposure and brain health.
• REFORPAC 2025: US Air Force executes unprecedented surge into Pacific theater US Air Force 17 Jul 2025 -- Over the last week, U.S. Pacific Air Forces accomplished a rapid, mass deployment and reception of personnel, equipment and aircraft to multiple locations in the Indo-Pacific theater of operations for Exercise Resolute Force Pacific 2025.
• SOUTHERN STAR '25: 27th Special Operations Wing projects power with partners in Chile US Air Force 17 Jul 2025 -- From the sunbaked airstrips of Antofagasta to the bustling port of Valparaíso and the icy channels of Punta Arenas, elite troops from six nations dived into SOUTHERN STAR 25, Latin America's premier multinational special operations exercise. Designed around a simulated United Nations stabilization mandate, the event brings together special forces from Chile, the United States, Spain, Argentina, Colombia and Paraguay, with 10 additional nations participating as observers.
• U.S. Coast Guard completes historic Quad Sail to strengthen Indo-Pacific maritime partnership US Coast Guard 17 Jul 2025 -- The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Stratton (WMSL 752) arrived in Guam, July 3, after a landmark multinational sail with representatives aboard from the maritime forces from Australia, India, and Japan—collectively known as the Quad.
• CARAT Thailand 2025 Concludes, Strengthening U.S.-Thailand Maritime Partnership US Navy 17 Jul 2025 -- The 31st iteration of Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) Thailand concluded June 16, 2025 in Sattahip, following a series of exercises and exchanges between the U.S. Navy (USN) and the Royal Thai Navy (RTN). The exercise, which began on July 7, 2025, was designed to enhance maritime interoperability, strengthen partnerships, and promote regional security cooperation.
• USS Santa Fe (SSN 763) and JMSDF Submarine Conduct a Bilateral Exercise US Navy 17 Jul 2025 -- The Los Angeles-class fast-attack submarine USS Santa Fe (SSN 763) and a Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) submarine conducted Submarine Exercise 25-1 (SUBEX) in the Pacific Ocean, July 12, 2025.
• Top NATO, US commander in Europe describes NATO's decisive hour in LANDEURO remarks Army News 17 Jul 2025 -- Supreme Allied Commander, Europe and Commander, United States European Command Lt. Gen. Alexus G. Grynkewich, delivered the opening keynote address on the second day of the first-ever LANDEURO symposium, July 16-17.
• Colombian President Announces His Intention to End Relations With NATO Sputnik 17 Jul 2025 -- In 2017, Colombia became one of NATO's global partners and the first Latin American partner of the bloc. The agreement on NATO's global partnership with Colombia was signed in Brussels in May 2018.
• Expanding Domestic Weapons Production and Increasing Internal Economic Potential: The President Outlined the Priorities for the New Government President of Ukraine 17 Jul 2025
• Denys Shmyhal appointed as Ukraine's new Minister of Defence Ukraine MOD 17 Jul 2025
• Ukraine's battlefield innovations reshape global military thinking Army News 17 Jul 2025 -- Since the onset of full-scale Russian aggression in 2022, Ukraine has adapted swiftly to conditions on the battlefield, turning what was expected to be a quick invasion into a costly quagmire for the Russian armed forces. These operational, institutional, and technological adaptations adaptation were the focus of a panel convened at LANDEURO on July 16 with military leaders, defense industry representatives and Ukrainian officials which examined the evolution of Ukraine's defense capabilities since the onset of full-scale Russian aggression.
• Defence Secretary statement on war in Ukraine - 17 July 2025 UK MOD 17 Jul 2025 -- Defence Secretary, John Healey MP, provided an update to the House of Commons on the war in Ukraine.
• Lublin Triangle statement: Ukraine's NATO membership is essential for Europe's security architecture Lithuania MFA 17 Jul 2025 -- On 16 July, on the occasion of the fifth anniversary of the Lublin Triangle, the Foreign Ministers of Lithuania, Poland, and Ukraine, meeting in Lublin, issued a joint statement condemning Russia's aggression, expressing their strong support for Ukraine, and outlining the way forward for cooperation within the format.
• NSATU Capability Sustainment Working Group Strengthens Support for Ukraine NATO Security Assistance and Training for Ukraine (NSATU) 17 Jul 2025 -- Since the outset of Russia's full-scale invasion, Ukraine has received more than 100,000 military platforms from its international partners. Sustaining this massive array of equipment requires unprecedented coordination between the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU), the NATO Alliance, and our defense industry partners.
• China's aircraft carrier Shandong hosted nearly 10,000 sorties of aircraft in five years since commissioning: official media Global Times 17 Jul 2025 -- Multiple Chinese official media on Thursday published stories about the takeoff and landing support squadron on board China's first domestically built aircraft carrier, the Shandong.
• Ministry of National Defense: Tri-Service General Hospital Conducts First Evacuation Exercise, Minister Koo Commends Wartime Medical Response Measures ROC MND 17 Jul 2025
• Taipei military hospital holds evacuation drill on Han Kuang day 9 CNA 17 Jul 2025 -- A military-run hospital in Taipei on Thursday held a round of evacuation drills to simulate emergency evacuation during a Chinese invasion, on the ninth day of the annual Han Kuang exercises.
• Ukraine experience shows huge challenge Taiwan faces on drone attacks CNA 17 Jul 2025 -- Daily reports issued by Ukraine's Air Force suggest that drones are causing more serious casualties than missiles, a sobering prospect for Taiwan, given that China is the world's biggest producer of drones and has the capacity to relentlessly pound Taiwan with them.
• Han Kuang: Army choppers practice hot-pit refueling in New Taipei, Taichung CNA 17 Jul 2025 -- Taiwan's Army on Thursday conducted hot-pit refueling and rearming drills for military helicopters in New Taipei and Taichung to test their quicker redeployment capabilities as part of the 9th day of the ongoing Han Kuang series of exercises.
• Taiwan holds annual live-fire, air raid drills that simulate Chinese attack Radio Free Asia 17 Jul 2025 -- Air-raid sirens blared in Taipei and other cities in northern Taiwan on Thursday, part of annual drills testing the country's response to a potential invasion by China.
• Allied paratroopers own the night Australia DOD 17 Jul 2025 -- Three-hundred-and-thirty-five US paratroopers dropped into Charters Towers under the cover of night, exploiting allied night vision capabilities to launch a surprise operation designed to overwhelm any adversary.
• Amphibious forces embark for Talisman Sabre 2025 Australia DOD 17 Jul 2025 -- Preparing for the embarkation and transportation of hundreds of people is no easy task, but for the Australian Amphibious Force it has become second nature.
• National Defence signs technology partnership arrangement with Australia for Arctic Over-the-Horizon Radar Canada 17 Jul 2025 -- On June 20, 2025, representatives of the governments of Canada and Australia signed a landmark technology partnership arrangement, a critical milestone in the rapid development and deployment of Canada's A-OTHR system.
• National Defence announces progress on the Arctic Over-the-Horizon Radar project Canada 17 Jul 2025 -- As part of Canada's $38.6 billion plan announced in 2022 to modernize North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) over the next two decades, the Department of National Defence announced today the selection of the first transmit and receive sites for the Arctic Over-the-Horizon Radar (A-OTHR) project.
• France withdraws from Senegal, ending permanent military presence in former colony Press TV 17 Jul 2025 -- France has formally completed its withdrawal of troops from Senegal, ending its permanent military presence in its former colony in West Africa.
• Successful test-firing of Prithvi-II & Agni-I Ballistic Missiles India PIB 17 Jul 2025 -- Short-Range Ballistic Missiles - Prithvi-II and Agni-I - were successfully test-fired from the Integrated Test Range in Chandipur, Odisha on July 17, 2025
• INDIAN NAVY'S EASTERN FLEET SHIPS ARRIVE IN SINGAPORE AS PART OF THE DEPLOYMENT TO SOUTH EAST ASIA India PIB 17 Jul 2025 -- Indian Naval Ships Delhi, Satpura, Shakti and Kiltan, under the Command of RAdm Susheel Menon, Flag Officer Commanding Eastern Fleet, arrived in Singapore, on 16 Jul 25, to a warm welcome from personnel of Republic of Singapore Navy and the High Commission of India in Singapore
• HAL receives first set of wing assemblies for LCA Mk1A from L&T India PIB 17 Jul 2025 -- The first set of wing assemblies for Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Mk1A, produced by Larsen & Toubro, was handed over to Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu on July 17, 2025
• Successful trial of Akash Prime at High-Altitude India PIB 17 Jul 2025 -- India, on July 16, 2025, achieved a significant milestone by successfully destroying two Aerial High Speed Unmanned targets at high-altitude in Ladakh by Akash Prime, the upgraded variant of Akash Weapon System for the Indian Army
• Joint Statement on the UK's Accession to the Comprehensive Security Integration and Prosperity Agreement US Dept. of State 17 Jul 2025
• PM remarks at press conference with Chancellor Merz: 17 July 2025 Gov.UK 17 Jul 2025
• PM meeting with Chancellor Merz of Germany: 17 July 2025 Gov.UK 17 Jul 2025
• Treaty between the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Federal Republic of Germany on friendship and bilateral cooperation Gov.UK 17 Jul 2025
• Chief of the Air Staff speech at Global Air & Space Chiefs' Conference 2025 UK MOD 17 Jul 2025 -- Chief of the Air Staff, Air Chief Marshal Sir Rich Knighton's speech at the Global Air & Space Chiefs' Conference 17 July 2025
• Minister for the Armed Forces speech at Global Air & Space Chiefs' Conference 2025 UK MOD 17 Jul 2025 -- Minster for the Armed Forces, Luke Pollard, speech at the Global Air & Space Chiefs' Conference 2025 on 17 July 2025.
• 7th Round of Pakistan-United Kingdom Dialogue on Arms Control, Non-Proliferation, and Disarmament Pakistan Ministry of Foreign Affairs 17 Jul 2025 -- The 7th Round of the Pakistan-United Kingdom Dialogue on Arms Control, Non-Proliferation, and Disarmament was held on 16 July 2025 in London. Director of Defence and International Security at the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO), Ambassador Stephen Lillie CMG, and Additional Foreign Secretary for Arms Control, Disarmament, and International Security (ACDIS) at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Islamabad, Ambassador Tahir Andrabi, led the respective delegations.
• Contingent of the Pakistan Air Force comprising state-of-the-art JF-17 Thunder Block-III fighter aircraft and the C-130 Hercules transport aircraft, has landed at the Royal Air Force Base Fairford, United Kingdom, to participate in the prestigious Royal International Air Tattoo - 2025. ISPR Pakistan 17 Jul 2025 -- Contingent of the Pakistan Air Force comprising state-of-the-art JF-17 Thunder Block-III fighter aircraft and the C-130 Hercules transport aircraft, has landed at the Royal Air Force Base Fairford, United Kingdom, to participate in the prestigious Royal International Air Tattoo - 2025.
• U.S. to impose uniform tariff rate on over 150 economies: Trump People's Daily 17 Jul 2025 -- U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday unveiled a plan to impose a unified tariff rate on more than 150 countries and regions, according to a report by Politico.
• US Tariff Threat Raises Stakes For Europe As Trade War Fears Grow RFE/RL 17 Jul 2025 -- The United States over the weekend threatened the European Union with 30 percent tariffs, jolting Brussels just as it thought a transatlantic trade deal was close.
• Data on interceptions of aircraft completed near the Baltic States' borders on July 6 - 13, 2025 Lithuania MND 17 Jul 2025
• Air Force deploys to international exercise New Zealand Defence Force 17 Jul 2025 -- A Royal New Zealand Air Force C-130J Hercules aircraft from No. 40 Squadron is taking part in this year's Exercise Mobility Guardian in Guam.
• EU Alarmed As Serbia Prepares For Military Drills With China RFE/RL 17 Jul 2025 -- Serbia will conduct military training exercises with China this month, becoming the first-ever EU candidate to do so as the two countries take a new step toward deepening military cooperation.
• AFP modernization for PH defense, not offense Philippine News Agency 17 Jul 2025 -- The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) is being modernized not for offensive purposes but to bolster the country's defensive capabilities, an official said Thursday.
• Marcos admin committed to beefing up PH air defenses Philippine News Agency 17 Jul 2025 -- The administration of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. is committed to improving the country's air defenses, as evidenced by the government's latest procurement of advanced Philippine Air Force (PAF) aircraft in June.
• US to build boat maintenance facilities for Philippines; move 'may make new waves in SCS' Global Times 17 Jul 2025 -- The US Navy will construct two military boat maintenance facilities in Palawan, a Philippine province facing the South China Sea, the Associated Press reported. Chinese experts said the move has clear military implications and could further provoke tension in the region.
• ICYMI: Ranking Member Shaheen Introduces Amendments to Protect and Advance America's Soft Power and Diplomatic Infrastructure US Senate Foreign Relations Committee 17 Jul 2025 -- This week, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, offered multiple amendments to the Congressional Republican's rescissions bill to save critical and lifesaving programs.
• Ranking Member Shaheen Statement on Passage of Republican Recissions Package US Senate Foreign Relations Committee 17 Jul 2025 -- Today, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, released the following statement on the Senate's passage of the recissions package to cut $9 billion in federal spending.
• Risch Statement on Foreign Aid Cuts in Rescission Package US Senate Foreign Relations Committee 17 Jul 2025 -- U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today released the statement below on the Senate's passage of the rescission package.
• Rubio Orders US Department of State to Curb Public Remarks on Foreign Elections Sputnik 17 Jul 2025 -- Under a new order signed by Secretary of State Marco Rubio, the State Department will significantly scale back its public statements on foreign elections, only speaking out when a strong and specific US foreign policy interest is at stake, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday, citing a reviewed memorandum.
• Secretary Rubio's Call with Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud US Dept. of State 17 Jul 2025
• Minister Akazawa's Telephone Talk with Secretary Lutnick Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan 17 Jul 2025

Defense Industry

• Contracts For July 17, 2025

Other Conflicts

Ukraine Conflict News
• 17 July 2025 - Daily Press Briefing by the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General United Nations 17 Jul 2025

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

• Statement from the Prime Minister's Office Israel - Prime Minister 17 Jul 2025 -- "Israel deeply regrets that a stray ammunition hit Gaza's Holy Family Church."
• Press Briefing by IDF Spokesperson BG Effie Defrin-July 17, 2025 Israel Defense Forces 17 Jul 2025
• Israel strikes only Catholic Church in Gaza Strip; two killed, several wounded Press TV 17 Jul 2025 -- An Israeli attack on the only Catholic Church in the Gaza Strip has left two people dead and several others injured.
• Guterres deplores Israeli strike on Gaza church UN News 17 Jul 2025 -- UN Secretary-General António Guterres has strongly condemned the Israeli strike on Thursday that hit the only Catholic church in the Gaza Strip.
• Gaza: UN expert denounces genocidal violence against women and girls OHCHR 17 Jul 2025 -- The UN Special Rapporteur on violence against women and girls, its causes and consequences, Reem Alsalem, today called for immediate global action to halt what she described as an unfolding "femi-genocide" in Gaza, saying the scale and nature of the crimes inflicted on Palestinian women and girls by Israeli forces are so extreme that existing concepts in legal and criminal frameworks can no longer adequately describe or capture them.
• Iran denies claims of sending military equipment to Yemen IRNA 17 Jul 2025 -- Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Khatib has considered the U.S. claim that military shipments were being sent from Iran to Yemen as baseless and described it as part of creating a media hype against the Islamic Republic of Iran.
• Iran warns of 'collapse of global legal order' after U.N. resignations over Palestine IRNA 17 Jul 2025 -- Tehran has warned that the recent wave of resignations at a United Nations inquiry on Palestine signals a broader collapse of the global legal and moral order, driven by Western pressure and double standards.
• Iran rejects U.S. accusations at U.N., slams Washington's role in Yemen and Gaza crises IRNA 17 Jul 2025 -- Iran's ambassador to the United Nations has strongly dismissed recent U.S. allegations against Tehran, saying Washington is exploiting the U.N. Security Council to divert attention from its own destabilizing conduct in the region.
• Iran rejects US accusations, denies supplying weapons to Yemen Press TV 17 Jul 2025 -- Iran has firmly dismissed US allegations of supplying military equipment to Yemen, labeling them as "unfounded" and part of Washington's ongoing media campaign against Tehran.
• UN envoy rejects 'baseless' US claims regarding situation in Yemen, Red Sea Press TV 17 Jul 2025 -- The Iranian ambassador and permanent representative to the United Nations has dismissed as "baseless" the recent anti-Iran accusations by the US regarding the situation in Yemen and the Red Sea, slamming the US military involvement in Yemen.
• OIC Condemns the Israeli Occupation's Plan to Seize Control of the Ibrahimi Mosque in Hebron Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) 17 Jul 2025 -- The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) condemned the Israeli occupation's illegal decision to transfer the administration and oversight of the Ibrahimi Mosque from the Palestinian Ministry of Endowments and Religious Affairs, as well as the Hebron Municipality, to the so-called "Jewish Religious Council" in the Kiryat Arba settlement.
• Spanish Government condemns bombing of Holy Family church in Gaza Spain MFA 17 Jul 2025
• No: 147, 17 July 2025, Israel's Unlawful Claim of Authority Over the Ibrahimi Mosque Republic of Turkey Ministry of Foreign Affairs 17 Jul 2025
• Houthi warns of broader Israeli plan to invade entire region Press TV 17 Jul 2025 -- Yemen's Ansarullah leader says the recent escalation of Israeli aggression against Damascus is part of a broader strategy to establish the equation of "occupation without facing any response."
• Yemen pummels 3 sensitive Israeli targets after crippling key port Press TV 17 Jul 2025 -- Yemen's Armed Forces have slammed a ballistic missile and four drones into three sensitive Israeli targets after forcing the regime to announce pending closure of one of its key ports.

Other Conflicts

• Statement of ICC President Judge Tomoko Akane on 17 July, Day of International Criminal Justice ICC 17 Jul 2025 -- The adoption of the Statute in Rome on 17 July 1998 was, without doubt, one of the greatest day for international law and for the fight against impunity for the most serious crimes.
• Today's top news: Occupied Palestinian Territory, Syria, Sudan, Ukraine UNOCHA 17 Jul 2025
• From crisis to classroom: How the UN supports education in conflict zones UN News 17 Jul 2025 -- From makeshift furniture in Gaza to metro classrooms in Ukraine and solar-powered tablets in Sudan, the UN is working to bring education to millions of crisis-affected children.
• Report by OSCE Conflict Prevention Centre, July 2025: UK statement to the OSCE UK FCDO 17 Jul 2025 -- Deputy Ambassador James Ford thanks Director of OSCE's Conflict Prevention Centre for the institution's work across the region, which remains crucial in the face of Russia's malign activities.
• Promote PH as 'maritime, archipelagic nation,' gov't agencies ordered Philippine News Agency 17 Jul 2025 -- Malacañang has directed all government agencies to promote the Philippines as a "maritime and archipelagic nation" to raise and deepen public understanding of the country's maritime and archipelagic issues and concerns.
• Statement by Prime Minister Netanyahu Israel - Prime Minister 17 Jul 2025 -- "I would like to brief you on what we have done in Syria, and what we are going to do in Syria."
• Israeli troops, tanks positioned near Damascus amid HTS inaction Press TV 17 Jul 2025 -- The Israeli military has occupied several towns and areas south of Damascus, positioning its troops and tanks approximately 10 kilometers from the outskirts of the Syrian capital.
• UN sounds alarm over Syria as sectarian clashes and Israeli strikes escalate UN News 17 Jul 2025 -- A surge in sectarian violence in southern Syria and Israeli airstrikes reaching central Damascus have pushed the war-scarred country into a volatile juncture, a senior UN official said on Thursday, warning that renewed violence could shatter prospects for peace and fuel wider regional instability.
• Peaceful, Inclusive Political Transition in Syria at Risk in Wake of Deadly Sectarian Violence, Israeli Air Strikes, Assistant Secretary-General Warns Security Council UN Security Council 17 Jul 2025 -- Detailing another episode of sectarian violence in Syria — and the Israeli airstrikes that followed in its wake — a senior United Nations official told the Security Council today that the peaceful, credible, orderly and inclusive political transition Syria so desperately needs is at risk.
• Foreign Minister Wadephul on the situation in Syria Germany Federal Foreign Office 17 Jul 2025
• China calls for Syria's sovereignty and territorial integrity to be respected Global Times 17 Jul 2025 -- China on Thursday called for Syria's sovereignty and territorial integrity to be respected, as Israel's heavy airstrikes on Syrian capital Damascus have drawn widespread attention.
• Syria's sovereignty and territorial integrity should be respected, says Chinese FM spokesperson in response to Israeli airstrikes Global Times 17 Jul 2025 -- According to media reports, Israel intervened in the armed conflict in southern Syria starting on July 14 and launched heavy airstrikes on Wednesday targeting areas near the "presidential palace" and other locations. When commenting on the situation, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian said that Syria's sovereignty and territorial integrity should be respected.
• Statement on the escalating violence in Syria Government of Norway 17 Jul 2025
• 'All too predictable': Iran condemns Israeli strikes on Syria, warns of regional fallout IRNA 17 Jul 2025 -- Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi has condemned the recent Israeli attacks on Syria as being "all too predictable," warning that the escalation could destabilize the entire region if not firmly addressed.
• Foreign Ministry statement on the situation in Syria Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 17 Jul 2025
• Russia Deeply Concerned About New Wave of Violence in Syria - Foreign Ministry Sputnik 17 Jul 2025 -- A new wave of violence in Syria causes deep concerns in Moscow, the Russian Foreign Ministry said on Thursday.
• Israel strikes Syrian presidential palace area, army HQ in Damascus People's Daily 17 Jul 2025 -- Israeli warplanes intensified their air campaign across southern Syria on Wednesday, striking the Syrian Army General Command headquarters and the presidential palace area in central Damascus.
• Peru: Bill establishing amnesty for atrocity crimes violates international standards, say UN experts OHCHR 17 Jul 2025 -- UN experts* today expressed alarm at the approval by Peru's Congress of a bill granting amnesty to perpetrators of gross human rights violations committed during the internal armed conflict (1980-2000).
• UN chief reports progress in Cyprus talks, urges swift implementation of trust measures UN News 17 Jul 2025 -- Reporting "constructive" discussions on Cyprus, UN Secretary-General António Guterres announced on Thursday that four previously agreed trust-building measures have been realized, technical work continues on two others, and the parties have agreed to expand cooperation on youth, environment, culture and civil society.
• UN rights chief condemns recent killing of scores of civilians in Sudan UN News 17 Jul 2025 -- The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk has deplored deadly attacks in Sudan's Kordofan region this week, his office said in a statement on Thursday.
• Sudan: UN Human Rights Chief deplores killing of dozens of civilians in Kordofan OHCHR 17 Jul 2025 -- UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk on Thursday deplored the killing of dozens of civilians by both parties amid ongoing hostilities in Sudan's Kordofan region over the past week.

News Reports

• Terrorist Designation of The Resistance Front US Dept. of State 17 Jul 2025 -- Today, the Department of State is adding The Resistance Front (TRF) as a designated Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO) and Specially Designated Global Terrorist (SDGT).
• Sanctioning Key Members of Foreign Terrorist Organization Tren de Aragua US Dept. of State 17 Jul 2025 -- The United States is sanctioning the head and key members of Tren de Aragua (TdA), a Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO) that originated in Venezuela and has launched a campaign of terror throughout our hemisphere.
• Treasury Sanctions Top Leaders of Tren de Aragua US Treasury 17 Jul 2025 -- Today, the Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctioned Hector Rusthenford Guerrero Flores (a.k.a. "Niño Guerrero")—the head of Tren de Aragua—and five other key Tren de Aragua leaders and affiliates. Tren de Aragua is a Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO) that originated in Venezuela and continues to expand.
• Briefing by Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova, Moscow, July 17, 2025 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 17 Jul 2025
• Foreign Minister Baiba Braže in the U.S.: The Allies have everything they need to address the threat posed by Russia Latvia MFA 17 Jul 2025 -- On 15 and 16 July 2025, during a working visit to the United States, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Baiba Braže had discussions with public officials, businesspeople, and opinion leaders on the international security situation, further support to Ukraine, and containment of Russia.
• Russia Ramps Up LPG Supply To China As Both Sides Boost Cooperation Sputnik 17 Jul 2025 -- Russia's exports of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) to China could reach 750,000 tons in 2025 compared to last year's 450,000 tons, according to a presentation of the Argus news outlet seen by Russian media.
• Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Lin Jian's Regular Press Conference on July 17, 2025 PRC MofA 17 Jul 2025
• Chinese FM responds to Trump's claim that China will soon sentence people to death for fentanyl manufacturing and distribution Global Times 17 Jul 2025 -- In response to the claims made by US President Donald Trump saying that he thinks China will soon sentence people to death for fentanyl manufacturing and distribution, and he expressed optimism about the prospects of reaching an agreement with Beijing on illicit drugs, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian said that China has repeatedly stated that fentanyl is the US' problem, not China's. The responsibility lies in the US itself.
• China ready to boost transport ties with Russia, says FM spokesperson in response to Putin's remarks about developing M12 highway project Global Times 17 Jul 2025 -- China stands ready to work with Russia to continue deepening cooperation on transport, and tap the potential for transit transport, so as to facilitate cross-border travels, attract more mutual visits of tourists, and further enrich the China-Russia comprehensive strategic partnership of coordination for a new era, a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson said Thursday.
• China-Russia-India co-op aligns with respective interests, contributes to regional and global peace, FM on negotiation of resumption of trilateral format Global Times 17 Jul 2025 -- Responding to a question that Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Andrei Rudenko said Moscow is negotiating the restoration of the Russia-India-China format with Beijing and New Delhi, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian said on Thursday that the cooperation among China, Russia, and India not only aligns with the respective interests of the three countries, but also contributes to regional and global peace, security, stability, and progress.
• China discovers new rare earth mineral in N.China's Inner Mongolia Global Times 17 Jul 2025 -- A Chinese research institute has recently discovered a new rare earth mineral in North China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, further expanding the country's rare earth mineral categories.
• China's Ministry of State Security urges crackdown on space espionage Global Times 17 Jul 2025 -- China's Ministry of State Security warned Thursday that as great-power rivalry rapidly extends into outer space - with nations racing to develop and exploit space assets and some openly advocating space hegemony and an arms race - it will, in accordance with the law, severely punish any infiltration, espionage or sabotage targeting China's key space technologies and data, forging a robust security shield for the country's ambition to become a leading spacefaring nation.
• President thanks visiting Guatemala Congress leader for supporting Taiwan CNA 17 Jul 2025 -- President Lai Ching-te (賴清德) thanked Guatemala for its continued support of Taiwan's international participation during a meeting with Guatemalan Congress President Nery Ramos in Taipei on Thursday.
• PLA activities in the waters and airspace around Taiwan ROC MND 17 Jul 2025
• Taiwan's DPP slammed for hyping up "mainland threat" in textbooks People's Daily 17 Jul 2025 -- A Chinese mainland spokesperson on Wednesday voiced serious condemnation against Taiwan's Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) authority for attempting to hype up the "mainland threat" with a new compilation of textbooks.
• Mainland slams Lai Ching-te's "transit" plan to U.S. People's Daily 17 Jul 2025 -- A Chinese mainland spokesperson on Wednesday voiced firm opposition to any form of official interaction between the United States and China's Taiwan region, and denounced Taiwan leader Lai Ching-te's attempt to "transit" through the United States under any pretext or in any form.
• Mainland slams "Taiwan independence" separatists making money on mainland People's Daily 17 Jul 2025 -- A Chinese mainland spokesperson on Wednesday voiced strong opposition against those who make money on the mainland and support "Taiwan independence" separatist activities at the same time.
• Lai Ching-te's "lectures" full of lies: mainland spokesperson People's Daily 17 Jul 2025 -- Taiwan leader Lai Ching-te's so-called "10 lectures on unity" are a patchwork of fallacious "Taiwan independence" rhetoric full of lies, a mainland spokesperson said on Wednesday.
• Mainland warns DPP's separatist moves undermining Taiwan's economy, investor confidence People's Daily 17 Jul 2025 -- A Chinese mainland spokesperson on Wednesday warned that the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) authorities' continued attempts to seek "Taiwan independence" through military buildup and collusion with external forces will inevitably undermine Taiwan's economic prospects and erode foreign investor confidence.
• Measures for Preventing Damage from Heavy Rain and Flood in DPRK KCNA 17 Jul 2025 -- Measures are taken for preventing the damage from heavy rain and flood at the housing construction site in the Komdok area of the DPRK.
• MSMT Report on Unlawful North Korea-Russia Military Cooperation US Dept. of State 17 Jul 2025 -- Today at the United Nations, U.S. Department of State Director for Korean and Mongolian Affairs Seth Bailey briefed UN member states on the first Multilateral Sanctions Monitoring Team (MSMT) report, which focuses on unlawful military cooperation between North Korea and Russia.
• Commander: I.R.G.C. is fully prepared to strike the enemy again IRNA 17 Jul 2025 -- The commander-in-chief of the Islamic Republic Guards Corps (I.R.G.C.) says that the force is fully prepared to inflict the same blows to the enemy.
• Iran ready to resume war on aggressors if threatened: IRGC chief Press TV 17 Jul 2025 -- The IRGC chief says Iran will resume its retaliatory war against the invaders from where it left off in the event of further aggression, emphasizing full preparedness of the Islamic Republic to strike the enemy once again.
• Iran condemns EU's new sanctions as 'illegal' attempt to cover up own terror support Press TV 17 Jul 2025 -- Iran has condemned the European Union's recent move to make accusations and impose new sanctions against the country as an "illegal, destructive, and unjustified" attempt meant to deflect public attention from the 27-nation bloc's own sponsorship for terrorism.
• Risch, Colleagues Urge European Snapback Sanctions on Iran US Senate Foreign Relations Committee 17 Jul 2025 -- U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho), Pete Ricketts (R-Neb.), Steve Daines (R-Mont.), Bill Hagerty (R-Tenn.), Ted Cruz (R-Texas), and John Cornyn (R-Texas), today sent a letter to Jean-Noël Barrot, the French Minister of Europe and Foreign Affairs, Johann Wadephul, German Federal Minister of Foreign Affairs, and David Lammy, British Secretary of State, urging them to immediately trigger snapback sanctions on Iran following continued Iranian violations of the 2015 nuclear agreement and Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty.
• A strong protest expressed to Belarus over airspace violation Lithuania MFA 17 Jul 2025 -- On 16 July, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania summoned the Chargé d'Affaires of the Republic of Belarus and handed him a diplomatic note expressing strong protest over the unlawful entry of a Russian-made Gerbera drone from the Republic of Belarus into the airspace of the Republic of Lithuania on 10 July of this year.
• India rejects NATO chief's warning of US sanctions over trade with Russia Press TV 17 Jul 2025 -- India has dismissed NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte's warning that New Delhi could face US sanctions if it continues trading with Russia.
• Transcript of Weekly Media Briefing by the Official Spokesperson (July 17, 2025) India MEA 17 Jul 2025
• European Union and Pakistan hold 10th Political Dialogue European External Action Service (EEAS) 17 Jul 2025 -- Joint press release
• Joint communiqué on the occasion of the visit to France by His Highness the Amir of Kuwait, Sheikh Meshal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah. Élysée - President of France 17 Jul 2025
• Doorstop - Chengdu, People's Republic of China Prime Minister of Australia 17 Jul 2025
• Thousands Protest In Bulgaria Over Varna Mayor's Arrest On Corruption Charges RFE/RL 17 Jul 2025 -- The arrest of a Bulgarian mayor on corruption charges has drawn protests in Sofia and other cities by defenders of the politician who say the accusation against him are politically motivated.
• Protesters In Bulgaria Say Arrest Of Mayor On Corruption Charges Is Politically Motivated RFE/RL 17 Jul 2025 -- The arrest of a Bulgarian mayor on corruption charges has drawn protests in Sofia and other cities by defenders of the politician who say the accusation against him are politically motivated.
• World News in Brief: Violence spurs displacement in Syria, Israeli military moves in Lebanon, mall fire kills dozens in Iraq UN News 17 Jul 2025 -- The UN humanitarian office (OCHA) reported mass displacement in Swedia, Syria after five days of sectarian violence between Bedouin tribal fighters, government forces and Druze militias.