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• Coast Guard offloads more than $74 million in illicit drugs interdicted in the Eastern Pacific US Coast Guard 29 Jul 2025 -- U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Tahoma's crew offloaded approximately 9,970 pounds of cocaine worth $73.7 million, Tuesday, at Port Everglades.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Deployment to employment: The 2025 DLE showcases operational capabilities US Air Force 29 Jul 2025 -- Air Mobility Command is executing operations as part of the U.S. Air Force's 2025 Department-Level Exercise series across the Indo-Pacific region to validate its ability to project and sustain combat power, alongside allies and partners, in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific region.
• Readying our Warfighters: USS Iwo Jima Becomes First Amphibious Ship Outfitted with United Service Organizations Afloat Recharge Centers US Navy 29 Jul 2025 -- The Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7) and United Service Organizations (USO) held a ribbon cutting ceremony onboard, officially opening the first ship-based USO centers on an amphibious assault ship, July 28.
• AFRICOM Deputies Engage with Angolan Leaders to Strengthen Security Cooperation AFRICOM 29 Jul 2025 -- Discussions addressed countering transnational threats to the U.S. Homeland and Angola, empowering partner-led security initiatives, and security cooperation's role in promoting stability and economic growth.
• Air Force, Northrop Grumman advance Sentinel ICBM modernization with stage-two rocket motor test US Air Force 29 Jul 2025 -- The U.S. Air Force, in partnership with Northrop Grumman, completed a full-scale qualification test of the stage-two solid rocket motor for the LGM-35A Sentinel intercontinental ballistic missile, July 20, by the 717th Test Squadron at the Arnold Engineering Development Complex.
• German Air Force Fighters take on NATO enhanced Air Policing mission in Romania NATO Allied Air Command 29 Jul 2025 -- The German Air Force will deploy to Mihail Kogălniceanu Air Base, Romania, as part of NATO's enhanced Air Policing (eAP) mission in south-eastern Europe.
• NATO's 'Rapid Response' in Action: Europe Lacks Infrastructure for Quick Troop Moves Sputnik 29 Jul 2025 -- European roads, bridges, and railways are not suitable for quickly transporting tanks, troops, and military supplies in the event of an armed conflict with Russia, the Financial Times newspaper reported on Tuesday, citing EU Commissioner for Sustainable Transport and Tourism Apostolos Tzitzikostas.
• Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Mark Carney Discuss Increased Funding for Joint Drone Production and Strengthening of Sanctions Against Russia President of Ukraine 29 Jul 2025
• Volodymyr Zelenskyy Meets with Employees of an Enterprise Producing Electronics for Missiles and Drones President of Ukraine 29 Jul 2025
• Denys Shmyhal: We must ensure domestic defense industry is supplied with components from Ukrainian manufacturers Ukraine MOD 29 Jul 2025
• Preparing for Ramstein-format meetings and strengthening air defence: Denys Shmyhal held talks with Germany's Defence Minister Ukraine MOD 29 Jul 2025
• Pouches, clothing, and medical gear: the most frequently purchased items by service members using Army+ discounts at Ukrarmor Ukraine MOD 29 Jul 2025
• Strong Together: EU and NATO Intensify Training Cooperation in Strausberg NATO Security Assistance and Training for Ukraine (NSATU) 29 Jul 2025 -- Sending a strong signal of European and transatlantic unity: Brigadier General Maurice Timmermans (NLD), Deputy Commander of the European Military Assistance Mission Ukraine (EUMAM Ukraine), and Major General Maik Keller (DEU), Deputy Commander, NATO Security Assistance and Training for Ukraine (NSATU), met on 29 July 2025 at EUMAM Ukraine's Special Training Command in Strausberg, next to Berlin.
• China's YH-1000 unmanned aircraft successfully tests flight over complex mountain terrain, paving way for commercial use Global Times 29 Jul 2025 -- YH-1000 unmanned transport aircraft, developed by the China Academy of Aerospace Aerodynamics (CAAA), successfully delivered cargo weighing approximately 400 kilograms and landed smoothly at the Chongqing Liangping Airport in Southwest China's Chongqing on Monday morning. The
• Ministry of National Defense: Minister Ku Presides Over Inauguration Ceremony for Military High Court Service Tribunal and Northern Regional Military Court Soldiers' Rights Protection Committee, Enhancing Human Rights Protection Mechanisms ROC MND 29 Jul 2025
• KMT blocking defense budget could harm Taiwan-U.S. relations: scholar CNA 29 Jul 2025 -- After the failure of Saturday's mass recall of 24 opposition Kuomintang (KMT) legislators, Taiwan-U.S. relations could be "significantly harmed" if the defense budget is blocked, a U.S. scholar said Tuesday.
• Allied P-8A crews unify maritime capability Australia DOD 29 Jul 2025 -- The northern skies of Queensland filled with the roar of P-8A Poseidons as Exercise Talisman Sabre 2025 brought together maritime patrol forces from Australia, New Zealand, and the United States in a powerful demonstration of allied air power and tactical cohesion.
• Foreign forces unite on the flight line Australia DOD 29 Jul 2025 -- On the eastern flank of Exercise Talisman Sabre 2025, RAAF Base Amberley stood as the power hub of cargo and passenger air movements.
• Operational airbase a high achiever for Talisman Sabre Australia DOD 29 Jul 2025 -- Operating an airbase in an austere location may seem like a huge undertaking, but for Royal Australian Air Force Contingency Response personnel deployed to RAAF Base Curtin, it was business as usual.
• Projecting air power and readiness at Talisman Sabre Australia DOD 29 Jul 2025 -- From the roar of fighter jets cutting through the clouds, to the steady hum of surveillance aircraft scanning vast ocean stretches, the Royal Australian Air Force pushed the boundaries of air power during Exercise Talisman Sabre.
• Army Reserve soldiers defend the North Australia DOD 29 Jul 2025 -- It's not every day you see Army Reserve soldiers from Victoria's 4th Brigade patrolling the streets of Darwin.
• Japan's first space defense guidelines hyping Chinese, Russian 'killer satellites' distort facts, find excuse for Tokyo's space weaponization: expert Global Times 29 Jul 2025 -- Japan's Defense Ministry on Monday released its first guidelines allegedly aimed at enhancing its defense in outer space, using so-called "killer satellites" developed by China and Russia as excuses, according to media reports on Tuesday. A Chinese expert said that Japan's rhetoric distorted the facts about China's peaceful space activities and unjustly smeared China on the topic of space development.
• Goa Shipyard launches ICGS ATAL Fast Patrol Vessel for Indian Coast Guard India PIB 29 Jul 2025 -- Reinforcing India's Indigenous Maritime power and Aatmanirbharta in shipbuilding, Goa Shipyard Limited (GSL) launched ICGS ATAL ( Yard 1275) Fast Patrol Vessel (FPV) for the Indian Coast Guard (ICG) in a ceremony held at Vasco-da-Gama, Goa today on 29 July, 2025
• DRDO successfully conducts two consecutive flight-tests of Pralay missile India PIB 29 Jul 2025 -- Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO) conducted two consecutive successful flight-tests of Pralay missile from Dr APJ Abdul Kalam island off the coast of Odisha on July 28 & 29, 2025
• Reserve Force soldiers hone their combat skills in annual Waiouru exercise New Zealand Defence Force 29 Jul 2025 -- More than 300 New Zealand Army Reserve Force soldiers from around the country have tackled sub-zero temperatures at Waiouru for a crucial annual activity to ensure they are combat-ready and can integrate seamlessly into the Regular Force.
• Lithuania is expanding defence industry cooperation with German companies in Lithuania, says Minister of National Defence D. Šakalienė Lithuania MND 29 Jul 2025 -- On July 29 Minister of National Defence Dovilė Šakalienė and Federal Minister of Finance Lars Klingbeil who is conducting a visit to Lithuania met to discuss strategic Lithuanian-German defence cooperation.

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• 29 July 2025 - Daily Press Briefing by the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General United Nations 29 Jul 2025

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

• Statement by PM Netanyahu to the Families of the Hostages Israel - Prime Minister 29 Jul 2025
• Netanyahu suggests annexing parts of Gaza to appease far-right minister: Report Press TV 29 Jul 2025 -- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has decided to propose a plan to his cabinet for the gradual annexation of parts of the Gaza Strip in an attempt to persuade far-right Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich to stay in the ruling coalition.
• FM Sa'ar holds briefing for the international media Israel MFA 29 Jul 2025 -- FM Sa'ar: "The international pressure on Israel during critical days in the negotiations for a ceasefire and hostage deal has already caused Hamas to harden its position. This pressure is directly sabotaging the chances for a ceasefire and hostage deal."
• Death toll from Israel's genocidal war in Gaza surpasses 60,000: Health Ministry Press TV 29 Jul 2025 -- Israel's genocidal war has killed at least 60,034 Palestinians, mostly women and children, across the besieged Gaza Strip since October 7, 2023.
• Death toll in Gaza surpasses 60,000 amid ongoing Israeli offensive IRNA 29 Jul 2025 -- The death toll in Gaza has climbed above 60,000 since the start of Israel's military aggression in the enclave, the Palestinian Health Ministry in Gaza said on Tuesday, as the war enters its 662nd day.
• One killed, four injured as Israeli drone strikes southern Lebanon Press TV 29 Jul 2025 -- Lebanese authorities say the Israeli military has attacked the southern province of Nabatieh, killing at least one individual and injuring four others in the latest flagrant violation of a shaky ceasefire agreement.
• Statement by the Secretary-General - on the IPC alert on Gaza UN Secretary-General 29 Jul 2025
• UN Agencies warn key food and nutrition indicators exceed famine thresholds in Gaza UNICEF 29 Jul 2025 -- Gaza faces the severe risk of famine as food consumption and nutrition indicators have reached their worst levels since the conflict began, according to data shared in the latest Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) Alert.
• In Gaza, mounting evidence of famine and widespread starvation UN News 29 Jul 2025 -- "The worst-case scenario of famine is currently playing out in Gaza," UN-backed food security experts said on Tuesday, in a call to action amid unrelenting conflict, mass displacement and the near-total collapse of essential services in the war-battered enclave.
• UN agencies warn key food and nutrition indicators exceed famine thresholds in Gaza WFP 29 Jul 2025 -- Gaza faces the grave risk of famine as food consumption and nutrition indicators have reached their worst levels since the conflict began, according to data shared in the latest Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) Alert.
• IPC Gaza Strip Food Insecurity and Malnutrition Alert WHO 29 Jul 2025
• "Thirst as a weapon": UN experts condemn Israel's deliberate dehydration and starvation of the Palestinian people OHCHR 29 Jul 2025 -- UN experts* today expressed alarm at Israel's deliberate withholding of access to safe drinking water from Palestinians in Gaza, calling it a serious violation of international law and a crime against humanity.
• 'Worst-case scenario famine' unfolding in Gaza: UN-backed experts Press TV 29 Jul 2025 -- A "worst-case scenario of famine" is now unfolding in Gaza, United Nations hunger experts have warned, as months of siege and bombardment by Israel have caused mass starvation among Palestinians in the territory.
• U.N. opens conference on recognizing Palestinian state IRNA 29 Jul 2025 -- The United Nations has opened a three-day conference co-chaired by France and Saudi Arabia, with the goal of recognizing Palestinian statehood as well as bringing an end to the Israeli war in Gaza.
• Exclusive | U.S. claims of Iran's interference in Gaza ceasefire talks 'baseless': Baqaei IRNA 29 Jul 2025 -- Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baqaei has vehemently rejected U.S. President Donald Trump's recent claims of Iran's interference in the Gaza ceasefire talks.
• 'Utterly baseless': Iran rejects US claim of interference in Gaza ceasefire talks Press TV 29 Jul 2025 -- Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei has strongly rejected US allegations of interference in Gaza ceasefire negotiations, dismissing the claims as "utterly baseless."
• Israel's 'systematic massacre' of Palestinians in Gaza reminiscent of Nazi crimes: Qalibaf Press TV 29 Jul 2025 -- Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf has condemned the Israeli regime's "systematic massacre" of Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, which he likened to atrocities the Nazis committed during the Second World War.
• PM call with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel: 29 July 2025 Gov.UK 29 Jul 2025
• FM Sa'ar summons the Dutch Ambassador to Israel for a formal reprimand (démarche) Israel MFA 29 Jul 2025 -- Steps like those taken by the Netherlands (as well as other countries) have already harmed the chances of achieving a ceasefire in Gaza and a framework for the release of hostages, have strengthened Hamas's refusal, and are in fact pushing towards military escalation.
• EU moves to partially suspend Israel from research program amid Gaza crisis Press TV 29 Jul 2025 -- The European Union is preparing to partially cut the Israeli regime's access to the bloc's Horizon Europe research and innovation program, citing Tel Aviv's failure to ease the humanitarian crisis in the Gaza Strip.
• Gaza situation 'has long since surpassed our worst nightmares' says Parliamentary Assembly rapporteur Council of Europe 29 Jul 2025
• Commission proposes partial suspension of Israel's association to Horizon Europe European Commission 29 Jul 2025 -- Today, the European Commission proposed to partially suspend Israel's participation to Horizon Europe. The suspension specifically concerns the participation of entities established in Israel in activities funded under the Accelerator of the European Innovation Council (EIC).
• Press conference of the Chancellor with the Jordanian King - Germany and Jordan - working together for stability Germany - Federal Government 29 Jul 2025
• Statement on the humanitarian crisis in Gaza and the recognition of a Palestinian State: 29 July 2025 UK FCDO 29 Jul 2025 -- Statement on the humanitarian crisis in Gaza and the recognition of a Palestinian State.
• We are determined to protect the viability of the two-state solution: Foreign Secretary statement at the UN Two-State Solution conference on Gaza and the recognition of a Palestinian State UK FCDO 29 Jul 2025 -- Statement by the Foreign Secretary delivered at the UN Conference on The Peaceful Settlement of the Question of Palestine and the Implementation of the Two-State Solution
• PM call with President Abbas of the Palestinian Authority: 29 July 2025 Gov.UK 29 Jul 2025
• PM words on Gaza: 29 July 2025 Gov.UK 29 Jul 2025
• Minister Anand highlights assistance to respond to urgent needs stemming from crisis in Gaza and West Bank Canada 29 Jul 2025 -- The Honourable Anita Anand, Minister of Foreign Affairs, concluded her participation in the "United Nations High-Level International Conference for the Peaceful Settlement of the Question of Palestine and the Implementation of the Two-State Solution." The conference is being co-chaired by France and Saudi Arabia from July 28 to 30, 2025.
• Foreign Minister Delivers the Kingdom's Speech at International Conference on the Peaceful Settlement of the Question of Palestine and the Implementation of the Two-State Solution SPA 29 Jul 2025 -- Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah delivered the Kingdom's speech at the United Nations Headquarters in New York, during the High-Level International Conference on the Peaceful Settlement of the Question of Palestine and the Implementation of the Two-State Solution. The speech was delivered during the second session of the conference, which the Kingdom is co-chairing with the French Republic
• Minister for Foreign Affairs takes part in a high-level conference on the two-state solution Government of Iceland 29 Jul 2025 -- Þorgerður Katrín Gunnarsdóttir, Minister for Foreign Affairs, reiterated Iceland's firm belief in the equal rights of Israelis and Palestinians to self-determination, as well as the conviction that recognizing an independent Palestinian state is the only way forward to build lasting peace and stability in the region, in her address at the United Nations high-level conference on the two-state solution.
• Albares supports the recognition of Palestine in the United Nations "for justice and for peace" Spain MFA 29 Jul 2025 -- The Minister takes Spain's new diplomatic push to the UN Conference on the two-State solution
• Taiwan says Israeli settlement aid talks 'not crossing red line' CNA 29 Jul 2025 -- A senior official from Taiwan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) said Tuesday that a potential donation to a medical project in an Israeli settlement would not cross any red lines, despite criticism from rights groups.
• Speech by Permanent State Secretary Salovaara at the conference on the Implementation of the Two-State Solution Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Finland 29 Jul 2025 -- Speech by Permanent State Secretary Jukka Salovaara at the UN Conference on the Peaceful Settlement of the Question of Palestine and the Implementation of the Two-State Solution, New York 29 July 2025.
• International determination to end racist settler occupation: League Secretary-General at International Conference on Peaceful Settlement of Question of Palestine League of Arab States 29 Jul 2025 -- The Secretary-General of the League of Arab States, Mr. Ahmed Aboul Gheit, participated in the High-Level International Conference on the Peaceful Settlement of the Question of Palestine and the Implementation of the Two-State Solution, held from 28 to 30 July in New York.
• OIC Participates at the High-Level International Conference on the Peaceful Settlement of the Palestinian Issue Through Peaceful Means at the United Nations, presided over by Saudi Arabia and France Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) 29 Jul 2025
• OIC Extols UK's Intent to Recognize State of Palestine Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) 29 Jul 2025 -- H.E. Mr. Hissein Brahim Taha, Secretary-General of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), extolled the declaration by UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer on the UK's intent to recognize the State of Palestine next September.
• Netherlands bars Israel's Ben-Gvir, Smotrich over calls for violence, ethnic cleansing in Gaza Press TV 29 Jul 2025 -- The Netherlands has labeled Israeli ministers Itamar Ben-Gvir and Bezalel Smotrich personae non gratae, imposing an entry ban on them over calls for settler violence against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank and ethnic cleansing in the Gaza Strip.
• 'We stand with you,' Yemeni forces vow as they stage 'special' pro-Palestinian operation Press TV 29 Jul 2025 -- Yemen's Armed Forces have again struck the Israeli regime's most important airport with a hypersonic ballistic missile, vowing to keep up such solidarity operations in support of Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, who are subject to a genocidal Israeli war.

Other Conflicts

• UN peacekeeping can work in a fractured world if there is political will UN News 29 Jul 2025 -- In an era marked by geopolitical fragmentation and rising global tensions, United Nations peace operations face unprecedented challenges, but senior officials told the Security Council on Tuesday that with renewed political will and strategic adaptation, these missions remain indispensable tools for conflict resolution and protection of civilians worldwide.
• Robust Diplomacy, Adaptable Peacekeeping Missions Key to Foster Peace in Increasingly Complex Security Environment, Fragmented World, Speakers Tell Security Council UN Security Council 29 Jul 2025 -- Revitalizing UN peace operations requires bold diplomacy, sustained political support and renewed trust in the Organization's ability to foster peace in an increasingly fragmented world, several high-level UN officials told the Security Council today, as Member States echoed calls for adaptable, inclusive and politically grounded missions.
• Skies In Turmoil: Military Conflicts Remapping Global Aviation RFE/RL 29 Jul 2025 -- High above, the familiar pathways of global air travel are vanishing. Where pilots once flew straightforward transcontinental routes, they now navigate a sky that looks like shattered glass -- millions of flights squeezed into congested corridors. At the same time, vast swaths of airspace remain eerily empty or bristle with flying missiles and drones.
• Today's top news: Occupied Palestinian Territory, Guatemala, Democratic Republic of the Congo UNOCHA 29 Jul 2025
• 23 Chinese ships spotted in WPS July 21-27 - PH Navy Philippine News Agency 29 Jul 2025 -- Almost two dozen Chinese naval and coast guard ships were spotted and monitored in four key features of the West Philippine Sea (WPS) from July 21 to 27, a ranking Philippine Navy (PN) official said Tuesday.
• Philippines urged to stop colluding with external forces to hype up tensions on maritime issues, FM spokesperson responds to Manila's recent defense cooperation with US, Japan Global Times 29 Jul 2025 -- In response to an inquiry over reports that during Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.'s visit to the US, the two sides announced new military cooperation, and Marcos Jr claiming AFP modernization is response to change in South China Sea situation, plus Japan reportedly plans to sell six destroyers to the Philippines, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun said that China consistently opposes using the South China Sea issue as a pretext to strengthen military alliances or conduct targeted military deployments and actions. Such moves, Guo stated, will not resolve disputes nor intimidate China, and they run counter to the shared aspirations of Asia-Pacific countries for peace, development, and stability.
• PLA Southern Theater Command conducts combat readiness patrols around Huangyan Dao; advanced warships, warplanes featured in mission Global Times 29 Jul 2025 -- The Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Southern Theater Command on Tuesday organized naval and air forces to conduct combat readiness patrols in waters and airspace around territorial waters of China's Huangyan Dao, the PLA Southern Theater Command said on Tuesday.
• Taliban Restrictions Blamed For Surge in Suicides Among Afghans RFE/RL 29 Jul 2025 -- Rakhshana stopped going to school as a young girl in Kabul when the Taliban-led government banned education for girls beyond primary school. Then she enrolled at a private center that offered English language classes. But that too was taken away when the center was shut down by the Taliban in June.
• Thai, Cambodian militaries chart path forward after deadly border fight Radio Free Asia 29 Jul 2025 -- Military leaders from Thailand and Cambodia met on Tuesday to agree on details of a ceasefire, brokered amid pressure from the U.S., that halted five days of deadly skirmishes along their disputed border.
• China appreciates and welcomes ceasefire reached between Cambodia and Thailand: FM Global Times 29 Jul 2025 -- When asked to comment on Thailand's military accusing Cambodia of violating the ceasefire agreement reached the previous day, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun said on Tuesday that in recent days, the international community — especially ASEAN's rotating chair Malaysia — has actively mediated and encouraged dialogue, jointly facilitating the Monday meeting between Cambodian and Thai leaders. The ceasefire reached by Cambodia and Thailand marks an important step toward de-escalation, and China appreciates and welcomes this progress, Guo noted.
• The Ceasefire Agreement between the Kingdom of Cambodia and the Kingdom of Thailand (Statement by Foreign Minister IWAYA Takeshi) Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan 29 Jul 2025
• Thailand Alerts US and China Over Cambodian Truce Breaches Sputnik 29 Jul 2025 -- Cambodia is violating the ceasefire on a large scale, Thailand has reported this to the witnesses of the agreements — Malaysia, the United States and China, Thai Acting Prime Minister Phumtham Wechayachai said on Tuesday.
• Thailand Accuses Cambodia of Ceasefire Violation - Reports Sputnik 29 Jul 2025 -- Cambodian forces allegedly launched attacks at multiple locations just after the ceasefire deadline, according to a statement by the Thai army on Tuesday, Reuters reported.
• Thailand, Cambodia agree on "unconditional" ceasefire People's Daily 29 Jul 2025 -- Thai and Cambodian leaders have agreed to implement a ceasefire starting midnight on Monday, Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said following a special meeting here.
• Appeals Court Upholds Denaturalization of Human Rights Violator and Former Bosnian Soldier Convicted of War Crimes US Dept. of Justice 29 Jul 2025 -- The Justice Department announced today that the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed the decision of the U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon that revoked the naturalized U.S. citizenship of a convicted Bosnian war criminal. Sammy Yetisen hid from immigration officials that she had engaged in human rights violations and war crimes in Bosnia, including the deaths of several civilians and prisoners of war.
• Security Council Extends Sanctions Regime Targeting Non-State Armed Groups, Individuals in Central African Republic for One Year, Unanimously Adopting Resolution 2789 (2025) UN Security Council 29 Jul 2025 -- The Security Council today extended, until 31 July 2026, the sanctions targeting non-State armed groups and individuals operating in the Central African Republic.
• Transnistria Thanks Russia, Calls Peacekeeping Mission 'Critical to Stability' Sputnik 29 Jul 2025 -- Transnistrian President Vadim Krasnoselsky expressed gratitude on Tuesday to Russia on behalf of the republic's residents for its peacekeeping operation and advocated for its continuation.

News Reports

• Sanctions against terrorism: Council renews the EU Terrorist List EC/CEU 29 Jul 2025 -- The Council decided today to renew the list of persons, groups and entities subject to restrictive measures with a view to combatting terrorism, delisting one deceased person and maintaining the rest unchanged.
• India says all suspects behind Kashmir's Pahalgam attack killed Press TV 29 Jul 2025 -- India claims three suspected armed men killed in Indian-administered Kashmir were responsible for the April killings of tourists in the Pahalgam region, an attack that sparked a sharp military escalation with Pakistan.
• Three terrorists who masterminded attack on Chinese engineers in Karachi in Nov killed in Pakistan counterterrorism operation: media Global Times 29 Jul 2025 -- Three terrorists, including the mastermind behind the November 2024 attack on Chinese engineers, were killed during a counterterrorism operation in Karachi city in Pakistan, said Pakistan officials as reported by the Dawn.
• Press release on the summons of the Norwegian Charge d'Affaires in Russia to the Foreign Ministry Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 29 Jul 2025
• Russia Shoots Down US Scheme to Buy Out Commander Islands Sputnik 29 Jul 2025 -- Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova castigated the idea of the United States purchasing the Commander Islands from Russia.
• Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Guo Jiakun's Regular Press Conference on July 29, 2025 PRC MofA 29 Jul 2025
• China supports Panama Canal sovereignty; stands ready to work with Panama to keep it open and unimpeded: Ambassador Global Times 29 Jul 2025 -- The Chinese Embassy in Panama on Tuesday published a press release on Ambassador Xu Xueyuan's recent meeting with Ricaurte Vásquez Morales, administrator of the Panama Canal Authority, and Ilya Espino de Marotta, deputy administrator of the Panama Canal. Since Panama resumed sovereign control over the Canal, it has managed it effectively and successfully completed its expansion, making a significant contribution to global shipping and trade, Xu said.
• Production of Fuman Oilfield in northwestern China surpasses 10,000 tons daily thanks to new technology Global Times 29 Jul 2025 -- Fuman Oilfield in the heart of the Taklimakan Desert, Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, has witnessed daily production of oil and gas reaching 10,000 tons, marking a new phase of oilfield output for wells deeper than 8,000 meters, China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC) announced on Tuesday.
• China launches commercial carrier rocket Global Times 29 Jul 2025 -- China successfully launched the SQX-1 Y10 commercial carrier rocket into space from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China on Tuesday.
• Stopover policy 'unchanged': U.S. State Department CNA 29 Jul 2025 -- The U.S. State Department said Tuesday that its policy on stopovers by Taiwanese leaders "has not changed" amid reports U.S. President Donald Trump had blocked a visit to New York by President Lai Ching-te (賴清德).
• Taiwan mulls chip restrictions amid South Africa name change row CNA 29 Jul 2025 -- Taiwan is considering restricting semiconductor exports to South Africa in response to what it described as a "crude" downgrade of its diplomatic presence in the country, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) said Tuesday.
• Recall failure could make raising defense spending harder: Scholar CNA 29 Jul 2025 -- The failure of Saturday's mass recall vote could make it more difficult for the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) administration to increase Taiwan's defense spending given its legislative minority, according to an American scholar.
• Taiwan foreign ministry denies Financial Times report on Lai's trip CNA 29 Jul 2025 -- President Lai Ching-te (賴清德) currently has no plans to travel overseas, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) spokesperson Hsiao Kuangwei (蕭光偉) said Tuesday, denying media reports that Lai's planned trip to Paraguay through New York was blocked by the United States.
• China firmly opposes any form of official exchanges between US and Taiwan region: FM responds to Trump administration's reported block of Lai's stopover Global Times 29 Jul 2025 -- China firmly opposes any form of official interaction between the US and the Taiwan region and firmly opposes any trip by leader of the Taiwan region to the US in any name or under whatever pretext, a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson said on Tuesday.
• PLA activities in the waters and airspace around Taiwan ROC MND 29 Jul 2025
• Failed recall vote bid a big blow for Lai, Taiwan's DPP People's Daily 29 Jul 2025 -- The Democratic Progressive Party's (DPP) failure in their Taiwan recall vote endeavors on Saturday is widely seen as a sweeping victory for the opposition Kuomintang (KMT) party and a direct expression of public dissatisfaction with DPP authorities led by Lai Ching-te.
• Chairman of Russian Side to DPRK-Russia Inter-governmental Committee for Cooperation Arrives Here KCNA 29 Jul 2025 -- Alexandr Kozlov, minister of Natural Resources and Ecology who is chairman of the Russian side to the DPRK-Russia Inter-governmental Committee for Cooperation in Trade, Economy, Science and Technology, and his party arrived here on July 28 by the Moscow-Pyongyang direct line which its operation was resumed.
• DPRK Prime Minister Meets Russian Minister of Natural Resources and Ecology KCNA 29 Jul 2025 -- Pak Thae Song, premier of the Cabinet of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, met Alexandr Kozlov, minister of Natural Resources and Ecology who is chairman of the Russian side to the DPRK-Russia Inter-governmental Committee for Cooperation in Trade, Economy, Science and Technology, who paid a courtesy call on him at the Mansudae Assembly Hall on July 28.
• Press Statement of Kim Yo Jong, Vice Department Director of C.C., WPK KCNA 29 Jul 2025 -- Kim Yo Jong, vice department director of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea, Monday issued the following statement titled "The contact between the DPRK and the U.S. is only a 'hope' of the U.S.":
• No plan has been set for negotiations with the U.S., Foreign Minister says IRNA 29 Jul 2025 -- Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi says no plan has currently been set for negotiations with the United States.
• Iran distrusts U.S. and Israel, remains ready for any new attack: Top general IRNA 29 Jul 2025 -- Major General Abdolrahim Mousavi, Chairman of the Chiefs of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces, says that Iran does not trust promises and commitments of the United States and Israel, and is fully prepared to counter any new mischief by them.
• Leader: 12-day imposed war showcases Iran's resolve and might IRNA 29 Jul 2025 -- Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei says the recent 12-day imposed war waged against Iran demonstrated the strength and determination of the Islamic Republic.
• Leader: 12-day war demonstrated unmatched firmness of Islamic Republic's foundation Press TV 29 Jul 2025 -- Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei says the recent 12-day war revealed the strength and determination of the Iranian nation, and showed the world the unmatched firmness of the Islamic Republic's foundation.
• US Uses Iranian Nuclear Program as Excuse for Confrontation - Supreme Leader Sputnik 29 Jul 2025 -- Tehran's nuclear program and uranium enrichment are just an excuse for the United States to target Iran, Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Tuesday.
• No obstacles to expanding relations with China; strategic ties could further develop: Iran's VP Press TV 29 Jul 2025 -- Iranian Vice President Mohammad-Reza Aref has underscored shared Iran-China interests in further expanding their relations, saying that the strategic ties between the two nations could be further developed.
• Iran calls on UN to condemn recent terrorist attack in strongest terms Press TV 29 Jul 2025 -- Iran has formally urged the United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and the Security Council to condemn a recent terrorist attack in the country's southeast in the strongest possible terms.
• Iran Pushes Ahead With 'Fake News' Bill That Critics Say Guts Free Speech RFE/RL 29 Jul 2025 -- The legislation is formally titled the "Bill To Counter The Publication Of Fake News Content In Cyberspace."
• PM Modi-led Govt is committed to eradicate terrorism in all its forms & manifestations: Raksha Mantri in Rajya Sabha India PIB 29 Jul 2025 -- "Today, India is capable of going to the root of terrorism and uprooting it," said Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh in the Rajya Sabha on July 29, 2025, while reiterating Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi-led Government's commitment to completely eradicate the menace in all its forms and manifestations
• PM call with Prime Minister Carney of Canada: 29 July 2025 Gov.UK 29 Jul 2025
• PM call with King Abdullah II of Jordan: 29 July 2025 Gov.UK 29 Jul 2025
• Prime Minister Carney speaks with Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Sir Keir Starmer Prime Minister of Canada 29 Jul 2025 -- Today, the Prime Minister, Mark Carney, spoke with the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Sir Keir Starmer.
• Prime Minister Carney speaks with Prime Minister of Singapore Lawrence Wong Prime Minister of Canada 29 Jul 2025 -- Today, the Prime Minister, Mark Carney, spoke with the Prime Minister of Singapore, Lawrence Wong.
• Press Conference by Foreign Minister IWAYA Takeshi Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan 29 Jul 2025
• Japan-ROK Foreign Ministers' Meeting and Working Dinner Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan 29 Jul 2025
• Ukraine Does An Anti-Corruption U-Turn; Iceland Flirts With EU Membership RFE/RL 29 Jul 2025
• Vice-Minister Mitkus: Together with Portugal, we firmly support Ukraine and build a safe and competitive Europe Lithuania MFA 29 Jul 2025 -- On 28-29 July in Vilnius, Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs Sigitas Mitkus received Inês Domingos, Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs of Portugal, and discussed the strengthening of bilateral relations, the European Union's shared priorities, and further support for Ukraine.
• Special Envoy of Republic of Korea's President visits Poland Poland - Ministry of Foreign Affairs 29 Jul 2025 -- Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski met in Warsaw with Park Jie-won, Special Envoy of the President of the Republic of Korea.
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