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• Governor Newsom calls for immediate withdrawal of all soldiers in Los Angeles California Governor - Gavin Newsom 21 Jul 2025 -- As pressure continues mounting for the President to end the unlawful deployment of soldiers in Los Angeles, with the remaining Marines in the area withdrawing 2,000 federalized National Guard members still remain - away from their families, communities and civilian jobs as doctors, police, and teachers.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Pentagon Quietly Returns Nuclear Bombs to UK for First Time Since 2008 Sputnik 21 Jul 2025 -- The United States has reportedly returned its nuclear weapons, including an unspecified number of B61-12 thermonuclear gravity bombs, to the British Lakenheath air force base in Suffolk, the UK Defense Journal reported, citing multiple sources.
• Secretary of Defense Bilateral in Honor of His Excellency Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos, Jr., the president of the Philippines, at the Pentagon DoD 21 Jul 2025
• Hegseth, Philippine President Meet to Advance Deterrence in Indo-Pacific DoD News 21 Jul 2025 -- Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth hosted Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. at the Pentagon today, where the two leaders reaffirmed their commitment to the U.S.-Philippines Mutual Defense Treaty and discussed shared security concerns in the Asia-Pacific region, as well as recent advances in the long-standing U.S.-Philippines alliance.
• F-35 international interfly at Talisman Sabre 25 - A first for the USAF US Air Force 21 Jul 2025 -- Two U.S. Air Force pilots successfully flew Royal Australian Air Force F-35A Lightning II aircraft during an international interfly training mission during exercise Talisman Sabre 25, in Northern Territory, Australia, July 16.
• RIAT 2025 highlights global readiness, cooperation US Air Force 21 Jul 2025 -- The weather was calm and the sky was blue, yet thunder forced itself to be heard. From July 18-20, thousands of onlookers in the crowd gleefully braced themselves for a procession of roaring aerial acrobatics, helicopter rescue demonstrations, and raw airpower flooding the cloudy air above Royal Air Force Fairford.
• 510th Buzzards, a history of excellence US Air Force 21 Jul 2025 -- Nine pilots from the 510th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron at Aviano Air Base earned Single-Event Air Medals, and two were simultaneously awarded the Distinguished Flying cross, after returning from a deployment to the Central Command area of responsibility. During the deployment, they flew various defensive counter air sorties to protect U.S. Naval assets traveling through the Bab el Mandeb Strait, breaking records along the way.
• Living Namesake Rides First Set of Sea Trials for DDG 124 US Navy 21 Jul 2025 -- In a rare moment of living history, ship namesake and Medal of Honor recipient, Col. Harvey "Barney" Barnum Jr. joined members of future USS Harvey C. Barnum Jr.'s (DDG 124) crew, the Navy programmatic team, and industry partners onboard the ship's first set of sea trials, departing from General Dynamics Bath Iron Works, July 15.
• Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group and ESPS Canarias (F86) Transit Strait of Gibraltar US Navy 21 Jul 2025 -- The United States' newest and world's largest aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyers USS Winston S. Churchill (DDG 81) and USS Bainbridge (DDG 96), all assigned to Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group (GRFCSG), transited the Strait of Gibraltar with Spanish Navy Santa Maria-class ESPS Canarias (F86), and fast combat support ship USNS Supply (T-AOE-6), July 19, 2025.
• Allied Capabilities on Display During the Royal International Air Tattoo 2025 NATO Allied Air Command 21 Jul 2025 -- From July 18 to 20, 2025, over 20 Allied Nations came together at the Royal International Air Tattoo (RIAT) at Fairford, United Kingdom, showcasing the full spectrum of NATO air capabilities under this year's theme, 'Eyes in the Skies'.
  RIAT 2025 highlighted the vital role aviation plays across all air specializations, with fighters from Belgium, Czechia, Denmark, Greece, Italy, Poland, Spain, the United Kingdom, and the United States, alongside rotary-wing assets, tankers, transport aircraft, intelligence, surveillance, and airborne control platforms.
  This multinational participation demonstrated NATO's maritime patrol, search and rescue, advanced aerial surveillance, reconnaissance and intelligence, and airborne early warning capabilities.
• Funding for the Defense Industry, Use of Russian Assets, EU and NATO Membership, Negotiations to End the War, and Support for Ukrainians Abroad - President Names Ukraine's Diplomatic Priorities for the Year President of Ukraine 21 Jul 2025
• Volodymyr Zelenskyy Introduces the new Minister of Defense President of Ukraine 21 Jul 2025
• Denys Shmyhal held phone conversations with the defence ministers of the United Kingdom and Germany ahead of the Ramstein-format meeting Ukraine MOD 21 Jul 2025
• The President of Ukraine introduced Denys Shmyhal to the Ministry of Defence team Ukraine MOD 21 Jul 2025
• Denys Shmyhal: The Government has merged the Ministry of Strategic Industries into the Ministry of Defence of Ukraine Ukraine MOD 21 Jul 2025
• Sergiy Boyev discussed funding for the Ukrainian defence industry and the implementation of the SAFE mechanism with EU representatives Ukraine MOD 21 Jul 2025
• Government merges Ministry of Strategic Industries with Ministry of Defence: Denys Shmyhal Ukraine Government 21 Jul 2025 -- On 21 July, the Government decided to merge the Ministry of Strategic Industries with the Ministry of Defence.
• NATO Secretary General highlights new opportunity for support at Ukraine Defence Contact Group meeting NATO 21 Jul 2025 -- On Monday (21 July 2025) NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte took part in an online meeting of the Ukraine Defence Contact Group (UDCG). The meeting was hosted by the German Minister of Defence, Boris Pistorius, and the UK Defence Secretary, John Healey.
• Defence Minister McGuinty participates in the 29th meeting of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group Canada 21 Jul 2025 -- Today, the Honourable David McGuinty, Minister of National Defence, participated in the 29th Ukraine Defense Contact Group (UDCG) meeting, hosted by the United Kingdom and Germany. The meeting was held virtually and brought together representatives from more than 50 countries.
• Experts laud Han Kuang drills for realism, discipline and practicality CNA 21 Jul 2025 -- The 2025 Han Kuang military exercises -- the longest in the history of the annual drills -- have drawn positive feedback for their emphasis on realistic combat training, higher troop visibility, and the debut of new military equipment, despite a few minor incidents during the 10-day period over which the exercises were held.
• Experts urge focus on anti-drone tactics in Han Kuang drills CNA 21 Jul 2025 -- Defense experts have called for more focus on counter-drone drills in future Han Kuang exercises, saying the 41st edition, which ended Friday, lacked preparation for a potential large-scale drone attack by China.
• Trump urges Congress to boost Taiwan defense aid to US$1 billion CNA 21 Jul 2025 -- The administration of U.S. President Donald Trump has expressed support for U.S. aid to Taiwan to bolster its defense capabilities and "strongly urged" Congress to increase the appropriation to US$1 billion.
• Rearmament milestone achieved in Northern Australia Australia DOD 21 Jul 2025 -- The Australian Defence Force (ADF) has expanded its naval rearmament capability in northern Australia, rearming a Canadian warship from the Port of Darwin with RGM-84 Harpoon Block II missiles on two occasions during Exercise Talisman Sabre 2025.
• Reserve on point for major warfighting exercise Australia DOD 21 Jul 2025 -- Four months ago, in the wake of ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred, Australian Army soldiers from 41st Battalion, the Royal New South Wales Regiment (41 RNSWR), were clearing roads, filling sandbags and conducting welfare checks on community members at Lismore, northern NSW.
• Mission is on time and on target Australia DOD 21 Jul 2025 -- Two Republic of Korea MUH-1 Marineon helicopters departed the ROKS Marado sitting offshore. They roared into Bowen, delivering an amphibious air assault force that cleared an enemy position, as part of Talisman Sabre 2025.
• His Majesty's Canadian Ship Ville de Québec Completes Rearmament in Australia while participating in Exercise TALISMAN SABRE 25 Canada 21 Jul 2025 -- Today, His Majesty's Canadian Ship (HMCS) Ville de Québec completed the forward rearmament of Block II Harpoon Missiles while participating in Exercise TALISMAN SABRE 25 in Australia.
• 13th High-Level Meeting Between Indian Coast Guard and Korea Coast Guard Held in New Delhi India PIB 21 Jul 2025 -- The 13th High-Level Meeting (HLM) between the Indian Coast Guard (ICG) and the Korea Coast Guard (KCG) was held in New Delhi on July 21, 2025
• LAUNCH OF YARD 3034 (AJAY), LAST SHIP OF ASW SWC (GRSE) PROJECT India PIB 21 Jul 2025 -- Yard 3034 (Ajay), the eighth and last ship of Anti-Submarine Warfare Shallow Water Craft (ASW SWC), indigenously designed and built by Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE) has been launched on 21 Jul 2025 at GRSE, Kolkata
• Bulgaria - Naval Strike Missile Coastal Defense System DSCA 21 Jul 2025 -- The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Bulgaria of Naval Strike Missile Coastal Defense System and related equipment for an estimated cost of $620 million. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency delivered the required certification notifying Congress of this possible sale today.
• Top PH, US security execs discuss WPS in Washington meeting Philippine News Agency 21 Jul 2025 -- National Security Adviser (NSA) Eduardo Año met with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio in Washington D.C. last week where they exchanged views regarding topics of mutual interest, including the West Philippine Sea (WPS), the National Security Council (NSC) said Monday.
• PH, Cambodian armies conclude 3-week drills Philippine News Agency 21 Jul 2025 -- The Philippine Army (PA) successfully concluded over the weekend its three-week bilateral training exercise with the Royal Cambodian Army (RCA), as part of efforts to beef up its defense relations.
• Secretary Rubio's Meeting with Philippine President Marcos, Jr. US Dept. of State 21 Jul 2025

Defense Industry

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Ukraine Conflict News
• 21 July 2025 - Daily Press Briefing by the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General United Nations 21 Jul 2025

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

• Israel rejects the joint statement published by a group of countries Israel MFA 21 Jul 2025 -- All statements and all claims should be directed at the only party responsible for the lack of a deal for the release of hostages and a ceasefire: Hamas, which started this war and is prolonging it.
• Israeli Attacks on Gaza Aid Centers Kill Almost 1,000 Since May 27 Sputnik 21 Jul 2025 -- The death toll from Israeli attacks on humanitarian aid distribution centers in the Gaza Strip has risen to nearly 1,000 people since May 27, the Gaza government's media office said on Sunday.
• Israeli attacks kill 134 Palestinians in Gaza: Ministry IRNA 21 Jul 2025 -- The death toll in the Gaza Strip has risen to 59,029 as the Israeli aggression against Palestinians in the besieged enclave continues unabated, authorities reported on Monday.
• 19 Gazans die of hunger in a single day as Israel continues to restrict food IRNA 21 Jul 2025 -- Health authorities in Gaza have announced that 19 Palestinians starved to death in 24 hours, as an ongoing Israeli siege of the territory is worsening a hunger crisis there.
• Massive Israeli offensive targets Deir al-Balah, labeled as 'safe zone' Press TV 21 Jul 2025 -- Israeli forces have launched a new brutal aerial and ground assault following forced displacement orders targeting parts of Deir al-Balah, a central Gaza area previously designated as a so-called "safe humanitarian zone."
• Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General - on the deteriorating humanitarian situation in Gaza UN Secretary-General 21 Jul 2025
• Gaza: Guterres condemns killing of people seeking food as humanitarian conditions deteriorate UN News 21 Jul 2025 -- UN Secretary-General António Guterres is appalled by the accelerating breakdown of humanitarian conditions in Gaza, where the last lifelines keeping people alive are collapsing, his Spokesperson said on Monday.
• People dying from lack of aid every day in Gaza: WFP official UN News 21 Jul 2025 -- The hunger crisis in Gaza has reached new and astonishing levels of desperation, with a third of the population not eating for multiple days in a row, a senior official with the UN World Food Programme (WFP) said on Monday.
• Terror and chaos for Gaza's people now entering the 'death phase' UN News 21 Jul 2025 -- After another deadly weekend in Gaza in which at least 67 Palestinians were reportedly killed seeking food, UN aid teams on Monday described "mayhem" and starvation in the enclave as the Israeli military pushed into Deir Al-Balah for the first time.
• WHO operations compromised following attacks on warehouse and facility sheltering staff and families in Deir al Balah, Gaza WHO 21 Jul 2025
• Baqaei says human conscience remains silent regarding Gaza situation IRNA 21 Jul 2025 -- Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baqaei has expressed regret over the ongoing situation in Gaza, saying that human conscience has remained silent in the face of the situation in the strip.
• Araghchi: Israel's attack on aid seekers is a blatant war crime Press TV 21 Jul 2025 -- Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has condemned Israel's attack on Palestinians seeking food and humanitarian aid in Gaza as a clear example of war crimes and crimes against humanity.
• UK pledges lifesaving aid for Gaza UK FCDO 21 Jul 2025 -- Tens of thousands of civilians in Gaza will receive additional humanitarian aid funded by the UK government.
• Foreign Secretary statement on the Middle East, 21 July 2025 UK FCDO 21 Jul 2025 -- Oral statement to Parliament
• Occupied Palestinian Territories: joint statement, 21 July 2025 UK FCDO 21 Jul 2025 -- The UK and 28 international partners gave a joint statement on the Occupied Palestinian Territories.
• Houthi: Israeli-enforced starvation in Gaza 'shameful disgrace' to Arab, Muslim leaders Press TV 21 Jul 2025 -- The leader of Yemen's Ansarullah resistance movement has strongly denounced the world's Arab and Muslim states for their failure to respond effectively to the Israeli regime's deliberate starvation of Palestinians in the Gaza Strip.
• Yemen launches drone attack on Israel IRNA 21 Jul 2025 -- A drone attack was launched from Yemen on the occupied territories, Israeli media reported.
• Yemen targets Israel with five drones in fresh retaliatory ops Press TV 21 Jul 2025 -- The Yemeni armed forces have "successfully" targeted key strategic sites deep inside Israeli-occupied territories using five drones, just hours after the regime launched an attack on Yemen's Red Sea port.
• Yemen will escalate retaliatory operations if Israel intensifies attacks: Official Press TV 21 Jul 2025 -- Mohammed al-Bukhaiti, a senior member of the Political Bureau of Yemen's Ansarullah resistance movement, has warned that Yemen will intensify its retaliatory operations if the Israeli regime escalates its aggression against the country.
• Israeli warplanes conduct series of airstrikes on Yemen's Hudaydah port Press TV 21 Jul 2025 -- Israeli warplanes on Monday carried out a series of airstrikes on Yemen's Hudaydah port on the Red Sea.
• Israel's new evacuation order in Gaza another 'devastating blow' to aid efforts: UN Press TV 21 Jul 2025 -- The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) says the Israeli regime's new evacuation order for the displaced people and residents of Gaza's Deir el-Balah to move south dealt "another devastating blow" to humanitarian efforts in the war-ravaged territory.

Other Conflicts

• Today's top news: Occupied Palestinian Territory, Syria, Sudan, Ukraine UNOCHA 21 Jul 2025
• 'Bibi acted like a madman': Trump team berates Netanyahu after Syria attacks Press TV 21 Jul 2025 -- After the Israeli regime attacked Syria, the US president's inner circle has called Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu a "madman" who bombs any place he dislikes and undermines Donald Trump's plan for the region.
• US Administration Concerned With Netanyahu's Actions in Syria - Reports Sputnik 21 Jul 2025 -- US President Donald Trump's administration is concerned with the "mad" regional policy of Israeli Prime MInister Benjamin Netanyahu, especially in the light of his latest attack on Syria, Axios reported on Sunday, citing unnamed US officials.
• Syria: Ongoing violence fuelling mass displacement in Sweida UN News 21 Jul 2025 -- Ongoing sectarian violence in Sweida, Syria has triggered mass displacement in the area as humanitarians attempt to deliver aid.
• The Republic of North Macedonia "considers the Autonomy Plan, put forward by the Kingdom of Morocco in 2007, as the only basis for the settlement of this dispute." Morocco Ministry of Foreign Affairs 21 Jul 2025 -- This position was expressed in the Joint Statement signed by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation and Moroccan Expatriates, Mr. Nasser Bourita, and North Macedonia's Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Timčo Mucunski, following their meeting on Monday in Skopje.
• China begins building mega-dam in Tibet Radio Free Asia 21 Jul 2025 -- China has started to build a massive dam on Tibet's longest river, a move approved by the central government in December despite concerns by India, Bangladesh and Tibetan rights groups about its impacts on residents and the environment.
• No: 154, 21 July 2025, Regarding the Marine Parks Declared by Greece Republic of Turkey Ministry of Foreign Affairs 21 Jul 2025

News Reports

• DNI Gabbard, in Partnership with DOJ, FBI, CIA, and NARA, Release Martin Luther King Jr. Assassination Files Director of National Intelligence 21 Jul 2025 -- On July 21, 2025, Director of National Intelligence (DNI) Tulsi Gabbard released over 230,000 pages of documents related to the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. (MLK), in accordance with President Donald J. Trump's Executive Order 14176.
• Department of Justice Honors Senate Judiciary Committee Request for Information Related to Clinton Email Investigation US Dept. of Justice 21 Jul 2025 -- Attorney General Pamela Bondi released the following statement regarding Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley's request for information related to the FBI's handling of the investigation into Hillary Clinton's use of a private email server and mishandling of classified information during her time as Secretary of State:
• IAEA Applied Safeguards for 190 States - IAEA Report IAEA 21 Jul 2025 -- In 2024, the IAEA applied safeguards for 190 States with safeguards agreements in force, according to the Safeguards Statement and Background for 2024, published recently. This involved performing more than 3000 in-field verification activities at over 1300 nuclear facilities and 'locations outside facilities' around the world.
• Two Mexican Nationals Sentenced for Roles in Black Market Peso Exchange Money Laundering Scheme US Dept. of Justice 21 Jul 2025 -- Two Mexican nationals were sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Keith P. Ellison to 55 months each in prison for their roles in a two-year, multimillion-dollar trade-based money laundering conspiracy to move drug trafficking proceeds through Texas to Mexico.
• Global Hack Hits US Agencies via Microsoft SharePoint Flaw Sputnik 21 Jul 2025 -- Hackers attacked US government agencies and companies thanks to a vulnerability in Microsoft's SharePoint application, the Washington Post reports, citing officials and private researchers.
• Deportation Actions Against U.S. Legal Permanent Residents Affiliated With Haitian Foreign Terrorist Organization Viv Ansanm US Dept. of State 21 Jul 2025
• Effective partnerships can stop the next pandemic UN News 21 Jul 2025 -- "There will be another pandemic, and it will not be 100 years from now."
• UK hammers Putin's energy revenues with fresh sanctions UK FCDO 21 Jul 2025 -- Fresh sanctions ramp up pressure on Russia's critical oil industry and hit Putin's creaking shadow fleet operation.
• New sanctions package against Russia Germany - Federal Government 21 Jul 2025 -- The EU Member States have agreed on an 18th package of sanctions against Russia. This package is another clear signal to Russia: the EU is continuing to work towards the goal of achieving just and lasting peace for Ukraine.
• EU Sanctions on Oil Refinery in India Violate International Law — Rosneft Sputnik 21 Jul 2025 -- The European Union's decision to impose sanctions on the Nayara Energy oil refinery in India is groundless and in breach of international law, Russian oil giant Rosneft said on Sunday.
• Foreign Ships Now Need FSB Green Light to Enter Russian Ports Sputnik 21 Jul 2025 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin signed on Monday a decree stipulating that vessels arriving from foreign ports may enter Russian seaports only with the approval of the Federal Security Service (FSB).
• Rosatom Unveils Next-Gen Uranium Centrifuge With Record Efficiency Sputnik 21 Jul 2025 -- Russian state nuclear corporation Rosatom said on Monday that it had created a new 10th generation gas centrifuge for enriching uranium with increased productivity.
• Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Guo Jiakun's Regular Press Conference on July 21, 2025 PRC MofA 21 Jul 2025
• FM spokesperson responds to reports of possible Chinese-US heads of state meeting in coming months' Global Times 21 Jul 2025 -- When asked to confirm reports that the Chinese and US heads of state may meet in the coming months, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun said on Monday that "head-of-state diplomacy plays an irreplaceable strategic role in guiding China-US relations. As for the specific question you mentioned, I have no information to provide at the moment."
• Wang Yi holds talks with visiting Croatian FM Global Times 21 Jul 2025 -- Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi held talks with the Croatian Minister of Foreign and European Affairs Gordan Grlić Radman on Monday in Beijing. Wang urged the two countries to strengthen exchanges at all levels, further align the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) with Croatia's development strategy, and expressed hope that Croatia would continue to play a constructive role in promoting China-Europe cooperation.
• China looks forward to Europe viewing bilateral ties in a comprehensive, dialectical, and developing manner: Chinese FM spokesperson Global Times 21 Jul 2025 -- China has announced news of the upcoming 25th China-EU Summit. When asked to introduce China's expectations on this summit and how to assess current China-Europe relations, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun said on Monday that as two major forces advancing multipolarity, two major markets supporting globalization, and two major civilizations promoting diversity, the China-EU leaders' meeting at this time holds significant importance and has drawn broad attention from the international community.
• Chinese ministries slam EU sanctions involving Chinese banks, companies over Russia, vow to safeguard rights Global Times 21 Jul 2025 -- Chinese Foreign Ministry and Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) on Monday slammed EU sanctions involving Chinese banks and companies over Russia, and vowed to safeguard legitimate rights with necessary actions. The normal interactions between Chinese and Russian companies and financial institutions should be free from interference or disruption, a Chinese experts noted.
• Vice Foreign Minister Ma Zhaoxu Has a Phone Call with Director General of Political and Security Affairs of the Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs of France Frédéric Mondoloni PRC MofA 21 Jul 2025 -- On July 21, 2025, Vice Foreign Minister Ma Zhaoxu had a phone call with Director General of Political and Security Affairs of the Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs of France Frédéric Mondoloni at the latter's request, and they had an exchange of views with a focus on the Iranian nuclear issue.
• Chinese FM comments on Australian Prime Minister Albanese's recent visit to China: 'consensus on deepening and expanding mutually beneficial cooperation reached' Global Times 21 Jul 2025 -- Commenting on Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese's recent visit to China, Guo Jiakun, a spokesperson from Chinese Foreign Ministry, stated on Monday that during Albanese's official visit to China, the leaders of China and Australia reached an important consensus on deepening and expanding mutually beneficial cooperation.
• Chips, smart devices produced overseas could have designed backdoors to steal sensitive info: MSS Global Times 21 Jul 2025 -- In today's highly digitalized era, the importance of cybersecurity is becoming increasingly prominent—it not only concerns personal privacy and corporate secrets, but can even impact national security. What is particularly alarming is that certain maliciously embedded or intentionally designed backdoors may become the fuse for information leakage, the Chinese Ministry of State Security (MSS) warned on Monday.
• China expresses strong dissatisfaction, resolute opposition over EU's 18th Russia sanctions package listing Chinese enterprises and financial institutions: MOFCOM Global Times 21 Jul 2025 -- In response to a media inquiry regarding EU's announcement on July 18 to include some Chinese enterprises and financial institutions in the list under the 18th round of sanctions against Russia, the Chinese Commerce Ministry (MOFCOM) said on Monday that the EU, ignoring China's repeated representations and objections, has arbitrarily pressed ahead with including some Chinese enterprises in the sanctions list and imposed sanctions on two Chinese financial institutions on trumped-up charges. China is strongly dissatisfied with and firmly opposes this move.
• China optimizes foreign exchange reserve structure People's Daily 21 Jul 2025 -- Economists and policy advisers have said that it is a strategic necessity for China to further scale back holdings in United States government debt in order to safeguard national financial stability, amid waning confidence in the dollar-based system and persistent geopolitical tensions.
• U.S. House approves 'Honest Maps' amendment targeting China's depiction of Taiwan CNA 21 Jul 2025 -- The U.S. House has passed an amendment banning the Defense Department from creating, buying, or displaying any map that shows Taiwan as part of the People's Republic of China (PRC).
• PLA activities in the waters and airspace around Taiwan ROC MND 21 Jul 2025
• Iran Conducts Successful Suborbital Test With Qased Launch Vehicle Sputnik 21 Jul 2025 -- Iran has conducted a successful suborbital test using the Qased carrier rocket to launch satellites into orbit, the Tasnim news agency reported on Monday.
• Foreign National Sentenced for Conspiring to Export U.S.-Made Drill Rigs to Iran in Violation of U.S. Sanctions Laws US Dept. of Justice 21 Jul 2025 -- Brian Assi, also known as Brahim Assi, 63, of Beirut, Lebanon, was sentenced to 44 months in prison for conspiring to violate the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) and the Iranian Transactions and Sanctions Regulations (ITSR), attempted unlawful export of goods from the United States to Iran without a license, attempted smuggling goods from the United States, submitting false or misleading export information, and conspiracy to commit money laundering.
• Chinese FM responds to Iran's announcement of nuclear talks with European countries Global Times 21 Jul 2025 -- When asked for comments on media report that the Iranian foreign ministry announced earlier that Iran, France, Germany, and the UK will hold talks on the Iranian nuclear issue in Istanbul on Friday at the level of deputy foreign ministers, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun stated that the Iranian nuclear issue bears on the peace and security of the Middle East and the international nuclear non-proliferation regime.
• China calls for diplomatic resolution to Iran's nuclear issue IRNA 21 Jul 2025 -- China's Foreign Ministry spokesperson, Guo Jiakun, has stressed the importance of maintaining peace and security in the Middle East, calling for a political and diplomatic resolution to Iran's nuclear issue.
• China defends Iran's peaceful nuclear right, urges diplomacy to resolve issues Press TV 21 Jul 2025 -- Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Ma Zhaoxu has asserted Iran's right to peaceful nuclear energy, calling for the settlement of issues through diplomacy.
• Any E3 attempt to snap back sanctions is legally baseless, morally flawed: Iran foreign minister IRNA 21 Jul 2025 -- Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi has described any attempt by Britain, France, and Germany - the three European countries known as E3 - to invoke the so-called snapback mechanism under the 2015 Iran nuclear deal as unlawful.
• E3 violated JCPOA, lost right to reinstate UN sanctions against Iran: Russian envoy Press TV 21 Jul 2025 -- A senior Russian diplomat says Britain, France, and Germany, known as the E3, have repeatedly violated the terms of the 2015 nuclear deal, and thus forfeited their right to trigger the snapback mechanism that would re-impose all UN Security Council sanctions on Iran.
• Iran to push demands in E3 talks; Europe at fault over nuclear deal collapse: Tehran Press TV 21 Jul 2025 -- Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei says Iran will press its demands in upcoming talks with the E3, as the European powers are in no position to make demands due to their failure to uphold the 2015 nuclear agreement after US withdrawal.
• 'E3 lack legal, moral standing to invoke snapback': Snippets from Iran FM's letter to UN chief Press TV 21 Jul 2025 -- Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, in a letter addressed to UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, President of the UN Security Council Asim Iftikhar Ahmad, European Union High Representative Kaja Kallas and members of the UN Security Council, ruled out the legal or moral authority of the European troika to trigger snapback sanctions against the country.
• Iran and Russia's Defense Ministers hold strategic meeting in Moscow IRNA 21 Jul 2025 -- The Ambassador to Moscow, Kazem Jalali, says Defense Minister Brigadier General Aziz Nasirzadeh met with his Russian counterpart, Andrei Belousov, during an official visit to Russia.
• Iran, Russia conduct joint drills in Caspian Sea IRNA 21 Jul 2025 -- Second Admiral Mohsen Razzaghi Delarestaghi, spokesperson for the Iran-Russia joint drills codenamed CASAREX 2025, announced that the hybrid rescue exercises are taking place in two phases, namely coastal and maritime, in the Caspian Sea.
• Iran and Russia maintain E3 has no right to reimpose previous anti-Iranian sanctions IRNA 21 Jul 2025 -- Tehran and Moscow say that the E3 - namely France, Germany, and Britain - have no legal or moral right to launch the so-called snapback mechanism to reimpose previous sanctions against Iran.
• Iran, Russia defense chiefs discuss strengthening cooperation Press TV 21 Jul 2025 -- The Iranian and Russian defense chiefs have discussed strengthening bilateral cooperation in defense and military affairs, Iran's Ambassador to Moscow Kazem Jalali says.
• Caspian unity in action: Iran, Russia to hold joint search-and-rescue drill Press TV 21 Jul 2025 -- Iran and Russia have started bringing their naval forces together for CASAREX 2025, a major joint search-and-rescue drill in the Caspian Sea.
• Two more Mossad-linked agents arrested in northeast Iran Press TV 21 Jul 2025 -- Iranian security forces have arrested two terrorist elements of the Israeli regime's Mossad spy agency in the northeastern province of North Khorasan.
• Iran FM says E3 lacks legal, political or moral standing to invoke snapback mechanism Press TV 21 Jul 2025 -- Iran says that France, Germany, and the UK lack the legal, political, and moral authority to invoke the snapback mechanism of the 2015 nuclear deal.
• Iran Says To Meet With European Nations On July 25 Over Nuclear Issues RFE/RL 21 Jul 2025 -- Iran is set to meet with officials from Britain, France, and Germany - the so-called European three (E3) - on July 25 in Istanbul to discuss the country's nuclear program as Western nations turn up the pressure on Tehran to reach a settlement or face new sanctions.
• Meeting of Deputy Prime Minister/Foreign Minister with the President of the UN General Assembly Pakistan Ministry of Foreign Affairs 21 Jul 2025 -- Today, the Deputy Prime Minister/Foreign Minister of Pakistan, Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar, held a meeting with President of the UN General Assembly, Philémon Yang in, New York.
• Meeting of the Deputy Prime Minister/Foreign Minister with the UN Secretary General Pakistan Ministry of Foreign Affairs 21 Jul 2025 -- Deputy Prime Minister/Foreign Minister, Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar, met with the UN Secretary General, Antonio Guterres, at the United Nations Headquaters today.
• Minister LeBlanc meets with U.S. Senate Congressional Delegation Canada 21 Jul 2025 -- Today, the Honourable Dominic LeBlanc, President of the King's Privy Council for Canada and Minister responsible for Canada-U.S. Trade, Intergovernmental Affairs and One Canadian Economy, met with a U.S. Senate Congressional Delegation to discuss opportunities to strengthen the longstanding and unique trade and investment relationship between Canada and the United States.
• Prime Minister Carney meets with United States senators Prime Minister of Canada 21 Jul 2025 -- Today, the Prime Minister, Mark Carney, met with a bipartisan delegation of United States senators in Ottawa. The Senator for Oregon, Ron Wyden, the Senator for Alaska, Lisa Murkowski, the Senator for New Hampshire, Maggie Hassan, and the Senator for Nevada, Catherine Cortez Masto, were present.
• Prime Minister Carney meets with His Majesty King Abdullah II of Jordan Prime Minister of Canada 21 Jul 2025 -- Today, the Prime Minister, Mark Carney, met with His Majesty King Abdullah II of Jordan during His Majesty's visit to Canada. This was their first in-person meeting since the Prime Minister took office.
• Stable bilateral ties serve both countries, Chinese FM responds to Japan's upper house election Global Times 21 Jul 2025 -- "China has noted the result of the election. This is Japan's internal affair, and I have no particular comment," Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun said Monday when asked to comment on Japan's upper house election. He said that China and Japan are close neighbors, and maintaining the healthy and stable development of bilateral relations serves the fundamental interests of both countries and their peoples.
• Japanese PM vows to stay in office after election setback People's Daily 21 Jul 2025 -- Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Monday vowed to stay in office despite a significant electoral setback in the House of Councillors election, where the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and its coalition partner failed to secure a majority.
• Japan's ruling coalition certain to lose majority in upper house: NHK People's Daily 21 Jul 2025 -- The coalition led by Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) is certain to lose its majority in the House of Councillors following Sunday's election, public broadcaster NHK reported.
• EU Talks Tough On Georgia -- But Acts Soft RFE/RL 21 Jul 2025 -- European Union foreign ministers failed to take any meaningful decision on Georgia at their July 15 meeting in Brussels. However, the European Commission did send a letter to Tbilisi warning that Georgians' visa-free travel privileges could be suspended if a number of conditions aren't met by the end of August.
• House: ICC case vs. Duterte based on evidence, not gossip Philippine News Agency 21 Jul 2025 -- The House of Representatives on Monday firmly maintained that former president Rodrigo Duterte's case before the International Criminal Court (ICC) is based on solid evidence and sworn testimonies of witnesses and not on mere gossip.
• The UK is committed to achieving our shared goals for sustainable development: UK National statement at the High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development UK FCDO 21 Jul 2025 -- Statement by Lord Collins of Highbury, Minister for Africa and the UN, at the High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development.
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