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• CENTCOM Forces Kill Senior ISIS Leader in Al-Bab, Syria CENTCOM 25 Jul 2025 -- Early this morning in al-Bab, Aleppo Governate, Syria, CENTCOM Forces conducted a raid resulting in the death of senior ISIS Leader, Dhiya' Zawba Muslih al-Hardani, and his two adult ISIS-affiliated sons, Abdallah Dhiya al-Hardani and Abd al-Rahman Dhiya Zawba al-Hardani.
• Statement by Chief Pentagon Spokesman Sean Parnell on DOD Personnel Support to ICE DoD 25 Jul 2025 -- "The Department of Defense announced today a change in the duty status of military personnel supporting U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement in its immigration law enforcement mission."

Defense Policy / Programs

• Readout of Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth's Meeting With Estonian Minister of Defence Hanno Pevkur; Latvian Minister of Defence Andris Sprūds; and Lithuanian Minister of Defence Dovilė Šakalienė DoD 25 Jul 2025
• Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Air Force Gen. Dan Caine, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, meet with Estonian Defense Minister Hanno Pevkur, Latvian Defense Minister Andris Andris Sprūds and Lithuanian Defense Minister Dovilė Šakalienė at the Pentagon DoD 25 Jul 2025
• SecAF visits Asia-Pacific to strengthen alliances, assess readiness US Air Force 25 Jul 2025 -- Secretary of the Air Force Troy E. Meink departed July 24 on his first international trip as SecAF, traveling throughout the U.S. Asia-Pacific area of responsibility to reinforce international partnerships and meet with Airmen and Guardians supporting the Department of the Air Force's 2025 Department-Level Exercise.
• 621st CRW shows off mobility expertise during DLE US Air Force 25 Jul 2025 -- Beginning July 4, more than 185 members with the 621st Contingency Response Wing deployed across the United States and U.S. Indo-Pacific Command's area of responsibility to generate support for the 2025 Department of the Air Force's "first-in-a-generation" Department-Level Exercise series.
• USS Cincinnati Conducts a Port Visit to the Republic of the Marshall Islands US Navy 25 Jul 2025 -- The Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Cincinnati (LCS 20) conducted a port visit for an Independence Day celebration in Majuro, July 9-13.
• USS John L. Canley and Royal New Zealand Navy Conduct Talisman Sabre AUV Operations US Navy 25 Jul 2025 -- Sailors from the Royal Australian Navy, Royal New Zealand Navy and the U.S. Navy embarked the Lewis B. Puller-class expeditionary sea base USS John L. Canley (ESB 6) to conduct integrated mine countermeasures operations during exercise Talisman Sabre, July 13-19, 2025
• AFRICOM's Deputies focus on Security Partnership in Namibia AFRICOM 25 Jul 2025 -- U.S. Africa Command's Deputy Commander, Army Lt. Gen. John W. Brennan, and Deputy to the Commander for Civil-Military Engagement Ambassador Robert Scott traveled to Windhoek, July 21-22, to build upon the partnership between the United States and Namibia.
• Baltic Sea C5I Synchronization Board Convenes to Enhance Defense Cooperation EUCOM 25 Jul 2025 -- The Baltic Sea Command and Control, Communications, Computers, Cyberspace, and Intelligence Synchronization Board (BSC5ISB) convened a meeting from July 14-18, 2025, in Vilnius, Lithuania, focusing on strengthening interoperability among the defense forces of the United States, Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania.
• Baltic States Pledge to Meet NATO's 5% GDP Military Target DoD News 25 Jul 2025 -- Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth held an enhanced honor cordon and quadrilateral meeting today at the Pentagon, welcoming Estonian Defense Minister Hanno Pevkur, Latvian Defense Minister Andris Sprūds and Lithuanian Defense Minister Dovilė Šakalienė.
• Address on Investigation Officers' Day President of Russia 25 Jul 2025
• Nuclear Potential of Russian Submarines Can Cool Any Western Hothead Sputnik 25 Jul 2025 -- Vladimir Putin held, via videoconference, a meeting with permanent members of the Security Council.
• Is Russia Outpacing NATO In Weapons Production? RFE/RL 25 Jul 2025 -- Russia is "now producing three times as much ammunition in three months as the whole of NATO is doing in a year," NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte recently told the New York Times.
• Presidential Office Hosts Meetings with the EU Delegation Led by the Chair of the EU Military Committee President of Ukraine 25 Jul 2025
• Denys Shmyhal discussed the needs of the Defence Forces and the training of military personnel with the Chair of the EU Military Committee Ukraine MOD 25 Jul 2025
• Minister of Defence Denys Shmyhal introduces new Deputy Ministers of Defence Ukraine MOD 25 Jul 2025
• Japan claims first spotting of China's new submarine rescue ship in Tsushima Strait transit; experts say move, if confirmed, is normal, legitimate Global Times 25 Jul 2025 -- Japan claimed on Friday that its Maritime Self-Defense Force had for the first time spotted a new submarine rescue ship of China transiting the Tsushima Strait. Chinese military affairs experts said such a transit, if confirmed, would conform to the international law and practices, and could be a part of a normal far seas training session.
• Ukrainian Defense Minister Denys Shmyhal met with General Seán Clancy, Chair of the EU Military Committee Ukraine Government 25 Jul 2025 -- Ukrainian Defense Minister Denys Shmyhal met with General Seán Clancy, Chair of the EU Military Committee.
• PLA Navy's carrier-based fighter pilot recruitments reach historic high: official Chinese media Global Times 25 Jul 2025 -- The recruitment number of carrier-based fighter jet pilots of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy this year hit a record high, official Chinese media revealed on Friday. A Chinese military affairs expert said that the increase in recruitment is crucial for boosting the combat effectiveness of aircraft carriers, reflecting the growing number and variety of carrier-based aircraft on board Chinese carriers, and also suggesting the future fleet of carriers may expand.
• Air Force continues partnership to support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health Australia DOD 25 Jul 2025 -- A ten-year long partnership between Air Force and Indigenous health leaders will continue through to the end of the decade, with an agreement signed to provide health support to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities.
• HIMARS extends range on Christmas Island Australia DOD 25 Jul 2025 -- A Royal Canadian Air Force C-17A Globemaster III transport aircraft has deployed a US Army M142 high-mobility artillery rocket system (HIMARS) and Australian Army soldiers to Christmas Island for Exercise Talisman Sabre 2025.
• Simulated battle creates real readiness Australia DOD 25 Jul 2025 -- The crackle of simulated gunfire breaks the stillness of a North Queensland afternoon as Australian and New Zealand troops launch into a coordinated assault.
• First test in Australia of advanced strike missile being co-developed with United States Australia DOD 25 Jul 2025 -- The Albanese Government has delivered on its commitment to rapidly boost the Australian Defence Force's (ADF) long-range strike capability with the test firing of a Precision Strike Missile (PrSM) in Australia for the first time today.
• Statement on Australia-UK Ministerial Consultations (AUKMIN) July 2025 UK MOD 25 Jul 2025 -- Joint statement from UK and Australia on the Australia-UK Ministerial Consultations (AUKMIN) July 2025
• Albanese Government backs Australian defence industry and local jobs with $170 million grant program Australia DOD 25 Jul 2025 -- The Albanese Government has awarded a further 40 grants to support Australian businesses and back Australian jobs.
• 15th Australia-United Kingdom Ministerial Consultations Australia DOD 25 Jul 2025 -- Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defence Richard Marles and Minister for Foreign Affairs Penny Wong will today welcome the UK Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs the Rt Hon David Lammy MP and Secretary of State for Defence the Rt Hon John Healey MP to Sydney for Australia-United Kingdom Ministerial Consultations (AUKMIN).
• HMNZS Canterbury concludes week-long Fiji deployment New Zealand Defence Force 25 Jul 2025 -- HMNZS Canterbury has combined an Operation Calypso tasking with a week-long series of diplomatic and community events while berthed in Suva, Fiji.
• RNZAF tech and intelligence teams hit the field New Zealand Defence Force 25 Jul 2025 -- Communications and Information Systems (CIS), and Intelligence specialists recently took to the field, practising skills vital in warfighting and humanitarian aid and disaster relief (HADR) scenarios.
• IAF CONDUCTS CAPSTONE SEMINAR OF NO 4 WARFARE & AEROSPACE STRATEGY PROGRAMME (WASP) India PIB 25 Jul 2025 -- Warfare and Aerospace Strategy Programme (WASP) was conceived by IAF to cultivate critical thinking in its future leaders
• THE INDIAN NAVY'S EASTERN FLEET SHIPS ARRIVE AT DA NANG, VIETNAM - DEEPENING MARITIME TIES AND ADVANCING MARITIME COOPERATION IN THE INDO-PACIFIC India PIB 25 Jul 2025 -- As part of Indian Navy's ongoing Operational Deployment to South East Asia, Indian Naval Ships Delhi, Shakti, and Kiltan of the Eastern Fleet, under the Command of RAdm Susheel Menon, Flag Officer Commanding Eastern Fleet (FOCEF), arrived at Tien Sa Port, Da Nang, Vietnamon 24 July 2025
• DEVELOPMENT OF INDIGENOUS DEFENCE TECHNOLOGIES India PIB 25 Jul 2025 -- Ministry of Defence (MoD) is allocating funds towards the R&D for indigenous defence technologies
• TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT FUND SCHEME India PIB 25 Jul 2025 -- An additional grant or Corpus of Rs 500 crore has been approved by Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh to cater for Deep-tech and cutting-edge projects as separate verticals under Technology Development Fund (TDF) scheme
• Aatmanirbhar Bharat: MoD inks Rs 2,000 crore contract with BEL for Air Defence Fire Control Radars for Indian Army India PIB 25 Jul 2025 -- Ministry of Defence (MoD) has signed a contract with Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) for the procurement of Air Defence Fire Control Radars for the Indian Army, worth approx
• DRDO conducts successful flight-trials of Advanced Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Launched Precision Guided Missile-V3 India PIB 25 Jul 2025 -- In a major boost to India's defence capabilities, Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO) has successfully carried out flight-trials of Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Launched Precision Guided Missile (ULPGM)-V3 at the National Open Area Range (NOAR) test range in Kurnool, Andhra Pradesh
• Prime Minister and President of Maldives jointly inaugurate the Ministry of Defence building of Maldives (July 25, 2025) India MEA 25 Jul 2025 -- Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi and the President of Maldives, H. E. Dr. Mohamed Muizzu, jointly inaugurated today the state-of-the-art Ministry of Defence (MoD) building of Maldives in Male.
• General Zhang Youxia meets Pakistani army chief PRC MND 25 Jul 2025 -- General Zhang Youxia, vice chairman of China's Central Military Commission (CMC), met with Pakistani Chief of Army Staff Asim Munir in Beijing on Friday.
• PH, Canada pledge stronger cyber defense cooperation Philippine News Agency 25 Jul 2025 -- The Philippines and Canada reiterated their commitment to beefing up their cyber defense cooperation, the Department of National Defense (DND) said on Friday.
• PAF: Add'l FA-50 fighter jets a big boost to PH air defense Philippine News Agency 25 Jul 2025 -- The Philippine Air Force (PAF) welcomed South Korea's pledge to deliver by 2028 the first batch of the 12 FA-50 Block 70 light combat aircraft it has acquired from Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI).
• UK Space Commander speech on defence in the space domain UK MOD 25 Jul 2025 -- Transcript of the UK Space Commander's address on defence in the space domain at the Royal United Services Institute.
• European Peace Facility: Council adopts the second bilateral assistance measure in support of the Albanian Armed Forces EC/CEU 25 Jul 2025 -- The Council today adopted the second bilateral assistance measure under the European Peace Facility of €15 million with the aim of strengthening defence capacities and capabilities of the Albanian Armed Forces, bringing the total amount of support to Albania to €28 million to date.
• European Peace Facility: Council adopts first assistance measure in support of the Djibouti Armed Forces EC/CEU 25 Jul 2025 -- Today the Council adopted an assistance measure under the European Peace Facility (EPF) in support of the Djibouti Armed Forces.
• Latvian company wins 24 million euro international Drone Coalition procurement Latvia MOD 25 Jul 2025 -- The Ministry of Defence of the Republic of Latvia informs that a company from Latvia has been recognized as the only winner in the unmanned aircraft procurement competition announced within the framework of the international Drone Coalition, gaining the right to conclude a contract for the supply of high-performance autonomously guided unmanned systems to Ukraine worth approximately 24 million euros.
• Radosław Sikorski meets with Supreme Allied Commander Europe (SACEUR) and Commander of United States European Command (EUCOM) Poland - Ministry of Foreign Affairs 25 Jul 2025 -- On 25 July 2025, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Radosław Sikorski met with General Alexus Grynkewich, the Supreme Allied Commander Europe (SACEUR) and the Commander of the United States European Command (EUCOM).
• U.S. Delivers $4 Billion FMF Loan Guarantee to Poland, Advancing Strategic Partnership and Strengthening NATO's Eastern Flank US Dept. of State 25 Jul 2025 -- Today, the United States is proud to announce a $4 billion Foreign Military Financing (FMF) loan guarantee to the Republic of Poland.
• Ranking Member Shaheen Statement on the Trump Administration's Efforts to Slash Millennium Challenge Corporation Projects US Senate Foreign Relations Committee 25 Jul 2025 -- Today, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued a statement on the Trump Administration's announcement that following its "foreign assistance review," it is seeking to terminate half of the programs under the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC), including the Zambia and Indonesia Compacts and the Gambia and Kenya Threshold programs.
• Deputy Secretary Landau's meeting with President Surangel Whipps Jr. of Palau US Dept. of State 25 Jul 2025
• Shaheen and Kaine Lead Colleagues in Urging Trump to End Threats of Tariffs on Brazil US Senate Foreign Relations Committee 25 Jul 2025 -- Today, U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and Tim Kaine (D-VA), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere, led their colleagues in sending a letter to President Donald Trump expressing serious concerns regarding his threats to start a trade war with Brazil—which would raise costs for American families—unless Brazil's Supreme Court ends the prosecution of longtime Trump friend and former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro.

Defense Industry

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• 25 July 2025 - Daily Press Briefing by the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General United Nations 25 Jul 2025

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

• Palestinian government says Gaza crisis Israel-imposed, demands 'immediate end to famine' Press TV 25 Jul 2025 -- The government in the Gaza Strip has slammed the Israeli regime over the deadly food crisis on the enclave, demanding an "immediate end to the famine" created by the zionist forces in the blockaded Palestinian territory.
• Hamas Welcomes France's Intention to Recognize Palestine in September Sputnik 25 Jul 2025 -- Palestinian movement Hamas has hailed the statement by French President Emmanuel Macron about his country's intention to recognize the state of Palestine in September.
• Hamas rejects US claim it stalled ceasefire talks Press TV 25 Jul 2025 -- Hamas has responded to the US claim that the group has stalled ceasefire talks regarding Gaza.
• Gaza: More deaths reported as starvation spreads UN News 25 Jul 2025 -- The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) has again sounded the alarm over the catastrophic and rapidly deteriorating conditions in the Gaza Strip as Israeli military operations continue to cause death, displacement and destruction.
• In hard-hitting human rights address, Guterres calls for urgent action on Gaza, authoritarianism and climate justice UN News 25 Jul 2025 -- The world is facing a "moral crisis" marked by rising authoritarianism, deepening inequality and a dangerous indifference to human suffering, UN Secretary-General António Guterres warns in a powerful address on human rights.
• WFP food trucks keep moving inside Gaza as hunger deepens and restrictions persist WFP 25 Jul 2025 -- The UN World Food Programme (WFP) continues to deliver life-saving food assistance inside Gaza as the fear of starvation intensifies.
• UK: Palestine Action ban 'disturbing' misuse of UK counter-terrorism legislation, Türk warns OHCHR 25 Jul 2025 -- The UK Government's decision to proscribe the 'Palestine Action' protest group under terrorism legislation raises serious concerns that counter-terrorism laws are being applied to conduct that is not terrorist in nature and risks hindering the legitimate exercise of fundamental freedoms across the UK, UN Human Rights Chief Volker Türk warned today.
• Iran condemns U.S. and Israel Over U.N. food rights rejection IRNA 25 Jul 2025 -- Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baqaei has condemned the U.S. and the Israeli regime for opposing a U.N. resolution recognizing access to food as a human right, which has led to the current starvation of civilians in Gaza.
• Blatant Israeli genocide of Palestinians in Gaza must be ended by international community: Vice president IRNA 25 Jul 2025 -- Vice President Mohammad Reza Aref said that the blatant genocide of Palestinians by the Israeli regime in Gaza must be immediately ended with practical and binding action by the international community.
• Iran warns of Israeli plan to 'eradicate' Palestine, calls for urgent end to Gaza blockade Press TV 25 Jul 2025 -- Iranian foreign minister has warned that Israel seeks to "eradicate" Palestine as a nation and identity, calling for urgent international action to lift the devastating Israeli blockade that has left Gaza in a state of humanitarian collapse.
• Iran: US-Israeli 'no' vote to UN resolution suggests Gaza starvation 'premeditated' Press TV 25 Jul 2025 -- Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman has suggested that the mass starvation in Gaza may be "premeditated," pointing to the United States and Israel's lone opposition to a 2021 UN resolution that bans the use of starvation as a method of warfare.
• France announcement of recognizing Palestinian state 'may cause domino effect' Global Times 25 Jul 2025 -- In response to a media inquiry regarding French President Emmanuel Macron's announcement that France will formally recognize the Palestinian State during a UN meeting in September, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun said on Friday that the Palestinian question is at the heart of the Middle East situation. The only viable way to resolve it lies in the two-State solution.
• France announces recognition of Palestinian state IRNA 25 Jul 2025 -- French President Emmanuel Macron says France will recognize the Palestinian state, a move that comes amid growing international outrage over the starvation campaign imposed by the Israeli regime on Palestinian residents in Gaza.
• France to Officially Recognize Palestine in September - Macron Sputnik 25 Jul 2025 -- France will officially recognize the state of Palestine at a meeting of the UN General Assembly in September, French President Emmanuel Macron said.
• France to officially recognize Palestinian state at UN General Assembly People's Daily 25 Jul 2025 -- French President Emmanuel Macron announced on Thursday that France will officially recognize the State of Palestine during the upcoming 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA 80) in September.
• Middle East conflict - Germany stands by Israel - and is seeking to bring about a de-escalation Germany - Federal Government 25 Jul 2025 -- Hamas launched an attack on Israel on 7 October 2023, firing thousands of missiles.
• 'Two-state solution' remains the only viable path to resolution: Chinese FM on Macron's announcement to recognize Palestinian state in Sept Global Times 25 Jul 2025 -- In response to a media inquiry regarding French President Emmanuel Macron's announcement that France will officially recognize the Palestinian state at the UN General Assembly in September, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun said on Friday that the Palestinian question has been the core issue in the Middle East, and the "two-state solution" remains the only viable path to its resolution.
• Statement on the situation in Gaza Prime Minister of Australia 25 Jul 2025
• Canada PM condemns Israel over Gaza humanitarian catastrophe Press TV 25 Jul 2025 -- Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has condemned the Israeli regime over the worsening humanitarian crisis in the Gaza Strip.
• E3 Leaders' Statement on the Situation in Gaza and the West Bank: 25 July 2025 UK FCDO 25 Jul 2025 -- E3 Leaders' Statement on the Situation in Gaza and the West Bank.
• Prime Minister Keir Starmer's statement on Gaza: 25 July 2025 Gov.UK 25 Jul 2025
• Pakistan Strongly Condemns Israel's Illegal Annexation Attempt in the Occupied West Bank Pakistan Ministry of Foreign Affairs 25 Jul 2025 -- Pakistan unequivocally condemns the Israeli parliament's unlawful attempt to assert "sovereignty" over the Occupied West Bank. This deplorable act constitutes a grave violation of international law and reflects Israel's persistent disregard for Palestinian rights and established international norms.
• Yemen strikes Israeli regime's 'technology hub' with hypersonic ballistic missile Press TV 25 Jul 2025 -- Yemen's Armed Forces have slammed a hypersonic ballistic missile into the occupied city of Be'er Sheva, billed as the Israeli regime's modern development and technology epicenter, in support of war-hit Palestinians in the Gaza Strip.
• Israel 'wiping out' Gaza to make way for settlements: Extremist minister Press TV 25 Jul 2025 -- An extreme-right Israeli minister has openly admitted that the regime is ethnically cleansing Palestinians from the Gaza Strip to make way for settlements.

Other Conflicts

• Today's top news: Occupied Palestinian Territory, Ukraine, Syria, Democratic Republic of the Congo UNOCHA 25 Jul 2025
• Syria: Deadly sectarian violence displaces thousands in Sweida; healthcare attacked UN News 25 Jul 2025 -- As deadly sectarian violence continues to displace hundreds of thousands of civilians in Syria's Sweida Governorate, the World Health Organization (WHO) confirmed on Friday that attacks on health facilities had killed two doctors.
• UN urges restraint as Thailand-Cambodia clashes displace thousands; Security Council meets UN News 25 Jul 2025 -- The UN Secretary-General has urged "utmost restraint" amid intensifying border clashes between Thailand and Cambodia as the Security Council met behind closed doors on Friday to address the most serious escalation between the two Southeast Asian neighbours in more than a decade.
• Evacuees seek safety as Cambodia and Thailand clash Radio Free Asia 25 Jul 2025 -- Evacuees fled by the thousands from the border of Thailand and Cambodia on Friday as the two countries' militaries traded fire for a second day, an escalation in a long-running conflict that threatened to grow wider.
• Thailand to Consider Ceasefire Proposal, But Must Defend Itself - Foreign Ministry Sputnik 25 Jul 2025 -- Thailand will consider the proposal of Malaysian Prime Minister and ASEAN Chairman Anwar Ibrahim for a ceasefire in the border conflict with Cambodia but is currently forced to defend its sovereignty and territorial integrity, the Thai Foreign Ministry said on Friday.
• Thailand Open to Malaysia's Mediation in Resolving Conflict With Cambodia - Bangkok Sputnik 25 Jul 2025 -- Thailand is ready to accept Malaysia's mediation in resolving the border conflict with Cambodia, Thai Foreign Ministry spokesman Nikorndej Balankura said.
• Thailand's Acting Prime Minister Warns Border Clashes With Cambodia Can Escalate Into War Sputnik 25 Jul 2025 -- Thailand's acting prime minister, Phumtham Wechayachai, warned on Friday of the risk of the ongoing border conflict with Cambodia escalating into war.
• Japan-Cambodia Foreign Ministers' Telephone Conversation Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan 25 Jul 2025
• DFA Statement on Cambodia-Thailand Border Situation Philippines DFA 25 Jul 2025 -- We are hopeful our two fellow ASEAN member states will resolve this issue in accordance with international law and the peaceful settlement of disputes.
• Updates: Artillery heard in Thailand-Cambodia border area on early Friday: media Global Times 25 Jul 2025 -- The sound of artillery fire can be heard again near the border area with Cambodia early Friday, the National Broadcasting Services of Thailand said, citing a local official in Surin province, according to the Xinhua News Agency.
• Thailand's death toll rises to 11 in border clashes with Cambodia: Thai acting PM People's Daily 25 Jul 2025 -- Eleven Thai people were killed and 28 others injured in military clashes near the Thailand-Cambodia border on Thursday, acting Thai Prime Minister Phumtham Wechayachai said.
• Democratic Republic of the Congo: Anti-trafficking and accountability measures crucial for peace, says UN expert OHCHR 25 Jul 2025 -- The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) should take urgent action to combat trafficking in persons, particularly affecting women and children, and ensure accountability, a UN expert said today.
• Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova's answer to a media question regarding the anti-Serb provocation in Kosovo Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 25 Jul 2025
• 1.3 million Sudanese return home, offering fragile hope for recovery UN News 25 Jul 2025 -- With pockets of relative safety emerging in Sudan, over 1.3 million Sudanese people, including one million who were internally displaced and over 300,000 refugees, have returned home, according to UN agencies.
• Urgent support needed as over 1.3 million war-displaced Sudanese begin to return home UNHCR 25 Jul 2025 -- While conflict persists across much of Sudan, pockets of relative safety have emerged, and to date over 1 million internally displaced Sudanese have made their way home. A further 320,000 people have crossed back into Sudan since last year, mainly from Egypt and South Sudan, some to assess the current situation in the country before deciding to return.

News Reports

• Treasury Sanctions Venezuelan Cartel Headed by Maduro US Treasury 25 Jul 2025 -- Today, the Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctioned the Cartel de los Soles(a.k.a. Cartel of the Suns) as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist. Cartel de los Soles is a Venezuela-based criminal group headed by Nicolas Maduro Moros and other high-ranking Venezuelan individuals in the Maduro regime that provides material support to foreign terrorist organizations threatening the peace and security of the United States, namely Tren de Aragua and the Sinaloa Cartel.
• Meeting with permanent members of the Security Council President of Russia 25 Jul 2025 -- The head of the upper house of parliament reported on the Federation Council's performance during the spring session.
• Meeting with Chairwoman of the Council of Federation Valentina Matviyenko President of Russia 25 Jul 2025 -- The head of the upper house of parliament reported on the Federation Council's performance during the spring session.
• Address by Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation Aleksandr Pankin at G20 Development Working Group Ministerial Meeting on illicit financial flows (IFFs) and social protection, Skukuza, 25 July 2025 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 25 Jul 2025
• China's Backing Of Russia Is Harder To Deny. Ukraine Is Taking Notice. RFE/RL 25 Jul 2025 -- The arrest of two Chinese nationals in Ukraine on espionage charges this month has punctuated a shift in Kyiv's tone toward Beijing, whose support for Russia's war is becoming harder to ignore.
• Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Guo Jiakun's Regular Press Conference on July 25, 2025 PRC MofA 25 Jul 2025
• HK police issue wanted notices for 19 individuals linked to subversive organization Global Times 25 Jul 2025 -- The National Security Department of the Hong Kong Police Force issued wanted notices on Friday for 19 individuals involved in subversive organization "Hong Kong Parliament," including wanted fugitives Yuan Gongyi and Ho Leung-mau Victor for suspected of violating the national security law for Hong Kong, the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region government said in a statement.
• Joint Foreign Secretary-Home Secretary statement on Hong Kong announcing new arrest warrants for overseas activists UK FCDO 25 Jul 2025 -- The Foreign Secretary and Home Secretary have issued a response after Hong Kong announced new arrest warrants for overseas activists.
• Chinese embassy in Israel lodges solemn representations following Knesset's joint call on Taiwan's participation in intl organizations Global Times 25 Jul 2025 -- The Chinese Embassy in Israel expressed its firm opposition and has lodged solemn representations with the Israeli side on Friday after certain members of the Knesset jointly signed a statement calling for support for Taiwan's participation in some international organizations, which blatantly challenged the one-China principle.
• PLA activities in the waters and airspace around Taiwan ROC MND 25 Jul 2025
• Agricultural Sector Takes Measures to Minimize Damage by Disastrous Abnormal Weather KCNA 25 Jul 2025 -- The agricultural sector in the DPRK is taking measures to minimize damage in the rainy season.
• Iran receives first data from Nahid-2 satellite IRNA 25 Jul 2025 -- The Iranian Space Agency (I.S.A.) has announced that it has received the first telemetry data from the Nahid-2 satellite, which was launched into orbit this morning.
• Iran's Nahid-2 satellite deployed flawlessly, transmits first bach of collected data Press TV 25 Jul 2025 -- Nahid-2, an advanced Iranian research and telecommunication satellite, has communicated back the first batch of data that it has gleaned after successfully entering its designated orbit, the Iranian Space Agency (ISA) announced.
• Iran launches Nahid-2 Satellite into space IRNA 25 Jul 2025 -- The Nahid-2 communication satellite, developed by the Iranian Space Research Institute and the Iranian Space Agency (I.S.A.), has been launched into space aboard a Soyuz launch vehicle from Russia's Vostochny Cosmodrome.
• Iran's Nahid-2 satellite launched into space Press TV 25 Jul 2025 -- Iran's domestically-built Nahid-2 satellite was successfully launched into space on Friday, July 25, aboard a Russian Soyuz rocket.
• Report warns of 'alarming gap' in US missile stockpile after Iranian retaliation Press TV 25 Jul 2025 -- The Wall Street Journal has warned of an "alarming gap" in the US missile arsenal, noting the stockpile fell significantly short during Washington's recent support operations aimed at protecting the Israeli regime against a large-scale Iranian retaliation.
• Iran destroyed Israel's military, security centers: Top commander Press TV 25 Jul 2025 -- The spokesman for Iran's Armed Forces says Iranian missiles delivered "crushing" blows to Israel during last month's war, destroying military and security centers deep inside the occupied territories despite Israel's deployment of advanced anti-missile defenses.
• Leader says Iran's scientific and military progress will move faster IRNA 25 Jul 2025 -- Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei says future will show that Iran's military and scientific progress will accelerate even further.
• Leader: Iran's military, scientific progress will accelerate Press TV 25 Jul 2025 -- In a message marking the 40th day since the martyrdom of top Iranian commanders and scientists in a US-Israeli aggression, the Leader of the Islamic Revolution said both military and scientific advances will move forward with greater speed and determination.
• Iran Says It Will Continue Discussions With European Powers After 'Frank' Talks RFE/RL 25 Jul 2025 -- Iran says it has agreed with European diplomats to continue discussions on Tehran's nuclear program after "serious, frank, and detailed" talks -- the first since the bombardment of Iranian nuclear and military sites by Israel and the United States -- during a meeting in Istanbul.
• Uranium enrichment right and removal of sanctions were on Iran's agenda in Istanbul talks: Deputy Foreign Minister IRNA 25 Jul 2025 -- Deputy Foreign Minister Majid Takht-e-Ravanchi says that ending the "oppressive sanctions" and upholding Iran's rights under the Non-Proliferation Treaty (N.P.T.), including the right to uranium enrichment, were central to Iran's agenda in the meeting with the European troika.
• Gharibabadi: Iran and E.U. hold 'serious, frank' discussions IRNA 25 Jul 2025 -- Deputy Foreign Minister for Legal and International Affairs Kazem Gharibabadi says that Iran and the European troika have held serious talks with "specific ideas".
• Exclusive I Iran views Istanbul meeting as opportunity for Europe to correct its stance IRNA 25 Jul 2025 -- Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baqaei says that a meeting between Iran and the E3 - comprising Britain, France, and Germany - presents a valuable opportunity for the three European countries to revise their stance on Iran's nuclear issue and serves as a test of their realism regarding the matter.
• Iran, E3 hold 'serious, frank' talks, agree to continue consultations: Top diplomat Press TV 25 Jul 2025 -- Iran and the European troika—France, Britain and Germany—agree to continue discussion on sanctions relief and the nuclear issue, Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi has said.
• In talks with E3, Iran insists on its 'absolute' enrichment right as per NPT Press TV 25 Jul 2025 -- Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Majid Takht-Ravanchi says Tehran insists on its "absolute" right to enrichment inside the country as per the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT).
• Istanbul meeting 'test' for Europeans' realism on Iran nuclear issue: FM Spox Press TV 25 Jul 2025 -- Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei says ongoing talks with Britain, France, and Germany are a test of the European parties' realism regarding the 2015 nuclear agreement and a valuable opportunity to correct their perspective.
• IAEA Insists Inspectors Return to Iranian Facilities as Soon as Possible - Grossi Sputnik 25 Jul 2025 -- The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) insists that its inspectors return to nuclear sites in Iran as soon as possible and continue their work, IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi said on Friday.
• Tehran On The Brink: Can Iran Survive Its Water Crisis? RFE/RL 25 Jul 2025
• Transcript of Special briefing by MEA on Prime Minister's State Visit to Maldives (July 25, 2025) India MEA 25 Jul 2025
• Deputy Prime Minister/Foreign Minister Meets the U.S. Secretary of State in Washington D.C. Pakistan Ministry of Foreign Affairs 25 Jul 2025 -- The Deputy Prime Minister/Foreign Minister, Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar, met with the U.S. Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, on 25 July 2025, in Washington D.C.
• Secretary Rubio's Meeting with Pakistani Deputy Prime Minister/Foreign Minister Dar US Dept. of State 25 Jul 2025
• Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir, NI (M), Chief of Army Staff (COAS) of Pakistan, undertook an official visit to the People's Republic of China. ISPR Pakistan 25 Jul 2025 -- Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir, NI (M), Chief of Army Staff (COAS) of Pakistan, undertook an official visit to the People's Republic of China.
• Major General Saidzoda Bobojon Abdukodir, Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces, First Deputy Minister of Defence of the Republic of Tajikistan called on General Sahir Shamshad Mirza, NI (M), Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee (CJCSC) at Joint Staff Headquarters, Rawalpindi. ISPR Pakistan 25 Jul 2025
• Statement by the High Representative on behalf of the EU on the alignment of certain countries concerning restrictive measures in view of actions destabilising the Republic of Moldova EC/CEU 25 Jul 2025
• Georgia: Statement by the Spokesperson on disinformation European External Action Service (EEAS) 25 Jul 2025 -- The European Union firmly rejects and condemns the disinformation and baseless accusations by the Georgian authorities regarding the EU's role in Georgia. Recent statements falsely claiming that the EU seeks to destabilize Georgia, drag it into war or impose so-called "non-traditional values," constitute a deliberate attempt to mislead the public.
• Palace defers to Congress, judiciary on impeachment process Philippine News Agency 25 Jul 2025 -- Malacañang on Friday said it would let Congress and the judiciary exercise their independence in fulfilling their constitutional mandates, including the handling of the impeachment process.
• Senate Impeachment Court defers to SC on VP Sara case Philippine News Agency 25 Jul 2025 -- The Senate, sitting as an Impeachment Court, on Friday said it respects the Supreme Court's ruling declaring as unconstitutional the impeachment articles filed against Vice President Sara Duterte.
• US Warns Montenegro Over University's Cooperation With Sanctioned Chinese Center RFE/RL 25 Jul 2025 -- The United States has expressed concern over reports of the University of Montenegro's cooperation with a scientific center controlled by the Chinese military's leading scientific and engineering research institution.