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• President Trump's Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy Commits $6.2 Billion to Manage America's Ready Reserve Force Maritime Administration (MARAD) 30 Jul 2025 -- U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy today announced that the Maritime Administration (MARAD) has signed 20 contracts totaling $6.2 billion to manage its Ready Reserve Force (RRF). The RRF, through MARAD, provides strategic sealift support for the rapid deployment of U.S. military forces and equipment during conflicts, crises, and emergencies.
• Army's Project Flytrap Advances Defense Secretary's Drone Dominance Agenda DoD News 30 Jul 2025 -- The U.S and British armies worked side by side to evaluate the effectiveness of systems meant to counter the effects of unmanned aerial systems on the battlefield this week.
• Industry and Army collaborate at Picatinny Arsenal to advance grenade and fuze acquisition for warfighter innovation Army News 30 Jul 2025 -- More than 70 industry partners exchanged ideas as part of a Grenade and Fuze Acquisition Contract Industry Day event at Picatinny Arsenal, July 23.
• Lining up for the mission US Air Force 30 Jul 2025 -- As the sun begins to peak through the Chugach Mountain range, the once-quiet bay of the Joint Mobility Complex at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson stirs to life. Pallets are stacked outside, and the once-empty hangar hums with the anticipation of Airmen arriving to begin the first step toward their out-processing through the personnel deployment function line, better known as the PDF line - where readiness meets reality.
• 354th AEW takes ACE, interoperability to the skies for REFORPAC 25 US Air Force 30 Jul 2025 -- The 354th Fighter Wing stood up as the 354th Air Expeditionary Wing during exercise Resolute Force Pacific 2025 from July 10-Aug. 8.
• Skyraider II testing continues at Eglin AFB US Air Force 30 Jul 2025 -- Air Force Special Operations Command's newest aircraft, the OA-1K Skyraider II, continues developmental testing at Eglin Air Force Base to ensure it can meet operational requirements.
• U.S. Marines Mobilize Without Delay: Shift from Exercise to Crisis Response USMC News Release 30 Jul 2025 -- U.S. Marines postured around the globe serve as America's rapid crisis response force, ready to meet the Nation's needs at a moment's notice.
• Navy and Marine Corps Commence Large Scale Exercise 2025 US Navy 30 Jul 2025 -- Sailors and Marines from across 22 time zones, six component commands, and seven U.S. numbered Fleets are now participating in Large Scale Exercise (LSE) 2025, as the Navy and Marine Corps officially kick off one of their largest global training events, July 30.
• V Corps leaders share lessons learned on counter-UAS training from Project Flytrap Army News 30 Jul 2025 -- Army leaders from V Corps, headquartered in Fort Knox, Kentucky, spoke of lessons learned and the importance of Project Flytrap as part of the Army's Transformation Initiative July 30, 2025.
• Spanish Air and Space Force deployed Eurofighter Typhoon jets to Šiauliai Air Base, Lithuania NATO Allied Air Command 30 Jul 2025 -- The Spanish Air and Space Force has deployed eight Eurofighter Typhoon jets to Šiauliai Air Base, Lithuania, in support of NATO's Baltic air policing mission. The detachment, alongside the Hungarian fighter jets, will relieve the Romanian and Polish air policing rotations, bolstering the Alliance's commitment to collective defence and regional security.
• Hungarian Gripen's arrive in Lithuania to take on NATO's Air Policing mission NATO Allied Air Command 30 Jul 2025 -- Hungarian Air Force has deployed JAS 39 Gripen fighter jets to Šiauliai Air Base, Lithuania, as they take on NATO's Air Policing mission relieving, alongside with the Spanish Air and Space Force, the Polish and Romanian detachments.
• NATO Baltic Air Policing Detachments due to change over Lithuania MND 30 Jul 2025 -- On 31 July 2025 Allied Air Force Detachments conducting the NATO Air Policing Mission in the Baltic states will rotate at a ceremony at the Lithuanian Air Force Base in Šiauliai.
• Risch, Wicker Introduce Bill to Ensure Europe Pays for Ukraine Military Sales US Senate Foreign Relations Committee 30 Jul 2025 -- U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho), chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and Roger Wicker (R-Miss.), chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, today announced the introduction of new legislation to support President Trump's efforts to achieve peace in Ukraine, push back on Russian aggression, and ensure America's allies are paying their fair share to end this conflict.
• Zelenskyy Says US Arms Deal Set As Parliament Prepares To Hear Key Anti-Graft Bill RFE/RL 30 Jul 2025 -- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he had approved key principles of "large-scale" US weapons agreements, while Ukrainian lawmakers geared up for a crucial vote on a bill designed to restore the independence of two agencies that fight graft.
• Andrii Sybiha held a meeting with members of the Finnish Defence and Aerospace Industries Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine 30 Jul 2025
• Volodymyr Zaverukha: Ukrainian industry and the experience of the Armed Forces are key to deterring the aggressor Ukraine MOD 30 Jul 2025
• Government approved new regulations: UAV operator contracts and deferrals for 'Contract 18-24' participants Ukraine MOD 30 Jul 2025
• Shell supplies and defense industry cooperation: Denys Shmyhal meets with Advisor to the Prime Minister of Czechia Ukraine MOD 30 Jul 2025
• Government permits drone and EW equipment manufacturers to include loan costs in contract prices Ukraine Government 30 Jul 2025 -- Domestic manufacturers of unmanned systems and electronic warfare equipment have been granted the right to include loan servicing costs in the price of public contracts.
• Yulia Svyrydenko: Government supports increased production of domestic weapons Ukraine Government 30 Jul 2025 -- Today, 30 July, the Government adopted a decision to stimulate the production of domestic weapons, announced Prime Minister of Ukraine Yulia Svyrydenko.
• Regular Press Conference of the Ministry of National Defense on July 30, 2025 PRC MND 30 Jul 2025
• China's aircraft carrier Fujian, J-15T fighter jet hold maritime integration test, official media program shows Global Times 30 Jul 2025 -- Official Chinese media on Wednesday released footage of carrier-aircraft integration tests between China's electromagnetic catapults-equipped aircraft carrier Fujian and the J-15T shipborne fighter jet.
• Chinese military confident and capable of handling all risks, says defense spokesperson in response to US Air Force's exercise in Asia-Pacific Global Times 30 Jul 2025 -- In response to an inquiry regarding the recent launch of Resolute Force Pacific 2025 by the US Air Force in the Western Pacific, which has been described as an "unprecedented surge into the Pacific theater" and real-world test of concepts like Agile Combat Employment, signaling a substantive reinforcement of US' "Indo-Pacific strategy," Senior Colonel Zhang Xiaogang, also a spokesperson for China's Ministry of National Defense, stated on Wednesday that the Pacific Ocean should be a sea of peace, not a stage for stirring up trouble.
• The Pacific should be an ocean of peace, not a place to stir storms: Defense Spokesperson PRC MND 30 Jul 2025 -- "Holding onto its Cold-War mentality, the US side keeps flexing its muscles in the Asia Pacific, forms exclusive blocs under the guise of military exercises, and willfully coerces and puts pressure on others. Its behaviors damage peace and stability in the Asia Pacific," said Senior Colonel Zhang Xiaogang, spokesperson for China's Ministry of National Defense, at a regular press conference on Wednesday.
• Chinese, Russian navies to conduct Joint Sea-2025 drill, sixth joint maritime patrol Global Times 30 Jul 2025 -- The navies of China and Russia will hold a joint military exercise near Vladivostok, Russia in August, to be followed by a joint maritime patrol in the Western Pacific, the Chinese military announced on Wednesday.
• Chinese, Russian navies to conduct Exercise Joint Sea 2025: Defense Spokesperson PRC MND 30 Jul 2025 -- The Chinese and Russian navies will conduct Exercise Joint Sea 2025 in the waters and airspace near Vladivostok, Russia, in August, 2025, a Chinese defense ministry spokesperson said at a regular press conference on Wednesday.
• China urges Japan to act prudently in military security field: Defense Spokesperson PRC MND 30 Jul 2025 -- China urges the Japanese side to stop hyping up China-related matters, be cautious with its words and deeds in the field of military security, said a Chinese defense spokesperson on Wednesday.
• Ministry of National Defense Issues Press Release Clarifying Media Reports on "Key Military Personnel Adjustments" ROC MND 30 Jul 2025
• Apache helicopters on course for delivery Australia DOD 30 Jul 2025 -- The integrated force is a step closer to a new era of attack aviation, with Army's first four AH-64E Apaches now progressing through final assembly and production.
• Summit held to support Collins Class Sustainment Australia DOD 30 Jul 2025 -- A Project of Concern Summit was held in Canberra today to support the sustainment of Australia's Collins class submarines.
• Ranking Member Shaheen Statement on Joint Resolutions of Disapproval of Military Sales to Israel US Senate Foreign Relations Committee 30 Jul 2025 -- Today, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen, (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, released the following statement in support of Joint Resolutions of Disapproval regarding proposed foreign military sales to Israel:
• India & UAE Commit to Deepening Defence Partnership at 13th Joint Defence Cooperation Committee Meeting India PIB 30 Jul 2025 -- India and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening bilateral defence cooperation during the 13th India-UAE Joint Defence Cooperation Committee (JDCC) meeting, held at the Secretary level for the first time, in New Delhi on July 30, 2025
• INS SATPURA ARRIVES IN SINGAPORE FOR SIMBEX-25 India PIB 30 Jul 2025 -- Indian Naval Ship Satpura has arrived at Singapore to participate in the 2nd edition of the Singapore-India Maritime Bilateral Exercise (SIMBEX-25), marking yet another chapter in the strong and enduring maritime partnership between the Indian Navy and the Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN)
• Indigenous Hovercraft Construction for ICG Begins at Chowgule Shipyard India PIB 30 Jul 2025 -- The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) has kicked off construction of its first indigenously built Air Cushion Vehicle (ACV) with the Girder Laying and Commencement of Erection ceremony at Chowgule & Company Pvt
• Lithuania will strengthen joint resilience with Israel, Vice Minister of National Defence T. Godliauskas says in Israel Lithuania MND 30 Jul 2025 -- Vice Minister of National Defence Tomas Godliauskas paid a visit to Israel this week were he had meetings with senior representatives of the country's security and defence institutions. The topics discussed concerned opportunity for bilateral Lithuanian-Israeli cooperation on strengthening de fence, total preparedness for crises, civil defence and cyber security.
• Estonian Navy and the Estonian Defence League Exercised Island Defense Together with Allies Estonia Defence Forces 30 Jul 2025 -- From 29-30th July, the Finnish Navy, in cooperation with the Estonian Navy and the Estonian Defence League Saaremaa District, carried out a maritime landing training exercise Sunny Beach in the Unda and Ninase peninsulas of Saaremaa.
• Estonia to invest over €10 billion in defence in 2026-2029 Estonia MoD 30 Jul 2025 -- Minister of Defence Hanno Pevkur today approved the new development plan for the Ministry of Defence's area of governance, allocating more than €10 billion over the next four years to strengthen Estonia's national defence capabilities.
• A look at the Defence news 21 - 27 July Netherlands Ministry of Defence 30 Jul 2025
• AFP thanks PBBM for support in modernization program Philippine News Agency 30 Jul 2025 -- The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) on Wednesday expressed its gratitude to President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. for his continuous commitment and support to the ongoing military modernization program.
• Senators Shaheen, Curtis Introduce Bipartisan Legislation on Critical Minerals Supply Chains US Senate Foreign Relations Committee 30 Jul 2025 -- Today, .S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and John Curtis (R-UT), member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, introduced bipartisan legislation to strengthen America's national and economic security by bolstering partnerships with allies to secure the global supply of critical minerals. The legislation directs the U.S. government to work with trusted international partners to develop secure, reliable and transparent supply chains for critical minerals by authorizing U.S. participation in the Minerals Security Partnership.
• Secretary Rubio's Call with Malaysian Foreign Minister Hasan US Dept. of State 30 Jul 2025
• Deputy Secretary Landau's Meeting with Honduran Foreign Minister Bu US Dept. of State 30 Jul 2025
• Sanctioning Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes for Serious Human Rights Abuse US Dept. of State 30 Jul 2025 -- Today, the United States is sanctioning Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes for serious human rights abuse, including arbitrary detention involving flagrant denials of fair trial guarantees and violations of the freedom of expression.
• ADDRESSING THREATS TO THE UNITED STATES BY THE GOVERNMENT OF BRAZIL The White House 30 Jul 2025
• Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Addresses Threats to the United States from the Government of Brazil The White House 30 Jul 2025
• Treasury Sanctions Alexandre de Moraes US Treasury 30 Jul 2025 -- Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is sanctioning Brazilian Supreme Federal Court (STF) justice Alexandre de Moraes (de Moraes), who has used his position to authorize arbitrary pre-trial detentions and suppress freedom of expression.

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Ukraine Conflict News
• 30 July 2025 - Daily Press Briefing by the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General United Nations 30 Jul 2025

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

• PM Netanyahu visited the Israel Prison Service (IPS) in appreciation for the activity of its guards and wardens both in time of routine and especially since the outbreak of the war Israel - Prime Minister 30 Jul 2025 -- PM Netanyahu to the Israel Prison Service: "What we have here is not just justice or deterrence, but considerable intelligence and assets that we have used to rescue our hostages. We will achieve the absolute victory while freeing our hostages. This is an effort from which we will not relent."
• Israeli ministers, lawmakers seek to tour northern Gaza to check future settlement sites Press TV 30 Jul 2025 -- Twenty-two cabinet ministers and several lawmakers from the ruling coalition of Benjamin Netanyahu have demanded a tour of northern Gaza by settlement groups to examine possible sites for future Israeli settlements.
• Gaza death toll tops 60,138 amid ongoing Israeli offensive IRNA 30 Jul 2025 -- The death toll in the Gaza Strip has risen to 60,138 since the start of Israel's military aggression on October 7, 2023, the territory's Health Ministry said on Wednesday.
• Gaza in 'most dangerous stage of genocide' as famine spreads: Hamas Press TV 30 Jul 2025 -- Hamas has warned that the Gaza Strip has entered the "most dangerous stage of genocide" as the Israeli siege and restrictions on food have caused a "catastrophic famine" to spread across the Palestinian territory.
• Sheikh Qassem: Hezbollah will never surrender, hand over its weapons Press TV 30 Jul 2025 -- Secretary-General Sheikh Naim Qassem says the Lebanese resistance movement Hezbollah will never accept handing over its weapons to Israel.
• Seven more Palestinians die of starvation in Gaza, raising hunger-related death toll to 154 Press TV 30 Jul 2025 -- The Gaza Health Ministry reports that seven more Palestinians have died of starvation in the past 24 hours, as Israel's siege on the enclave continues.
• With Gaza smouldering, ministers renew push for two-State solution at UN UN News 30 Jul 2025 -- With Gaza in ruins and the two-State solution in jeopardy, ministers convened at the United Nations this week to jumpstart political momentum toward ending the Israeli-Palestinian conflict - a crisis Secretary-General António Guterres warned is "at a breaking point."
• Gaza children starving despite Israeli 'tactical pauses', UN says UN News 30 Jul 2025 -- Despite daily "tactical pauses" declared by Israeli forces, humanitarian conditions in Gaza remain catastrophic, with children starving, aid workers overwhelmed and fuel and water supplies critically low, UN humanitarians reported on Wednesday.
• US pressures Lebanon to disarm Hezbollah before Israeli withdrawal: Report Press TV 30 Jul 2025 -- The Lebanese government has reportedly come under heavy pressure from the United States to force the disarmament of Hezbollah before talks can resume on the withdrawal of Israeli forces from the country.
• Iran calls for ceasefire in Gaza and full Palestinian membership in U.N. IRNA 30 Jul 2025 -- Ambassador and Permanent Representative of the Islamic Republic of Iran to the United Nations Amir Saeed Iravani has announced Iran's firm support for the Palestinian people in realizing their inalienable right to self-determination, and called for an immediate and unconditional ceasefire, a just and lasting peace, and full Palestinian membership in the United Nations.
• Parliament speaker: Gaza has become a 'museum of humanity's crimes' IRNA 30 Jul 2025 -- Parliament Speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf says Gaza has today become a "museum of humanity's crimes" and a "laboratory for testing killing technologies," urging global action to stop the "21st-century Nazism."
• Lack of accountability emboldens Israel to intensify its crimes: Qalibaf Press TV 30 Jul 2025 -- Iran's Parliament Speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf has warned that the international community's failure to hold Israel accountable has emboldened the regime to intensify its crimes, posing a serious threat to world peace.
• UN conference urges worldwide recognition of Palestinian State, rails against Israeli genocide in Gaza Press TV 30 Jul 2025 -- A high-level United Nations conference has urged recognition of Palestine as a state by all countries, while also lambasting the Israeli regime's October 2023-present war of genocide on the Gaza Strip.
• New York Call - Joint statement of the Ministers of Foreign Affairs Canada 30 Jul 2025 -- The Foreign Ministers of Andorra, Australia, Canada, Finland, France, Iceland, Ireland, Luxembourg, Malta, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, San Marino, Slovenia and Spain, issued the following statement:
• Statement by Prime Minister Carney on Canada's recognition of a Palestinian state Prime Minister of Canada 30 Jul 2025 -- "Canada has long been committed to a two-state solution - an independent, viable, and sovereign Palestinian state living side by side with the State of Israel in peace and security.
• UN conference on the Middle East: Switzerland calls emphatically for diplomatic steps towards a two-state solution Federal Council - Swiss Government 30 Jul 2025 -- At the UN conference on the two-state solution which took place from 28 to 30 July 2025 in New York, Switzerland called for respect for international humanitarian law by all parties, including the unhindered provision of humanitarian aid to the people of the Gaza Strip and the release of all hostages, an immediate and lasting ceasefire and serious diplomatic efforts to implement the two-state solution. Around 120 states attended the conference.
• Undersecretary Minna-Liina Lind: Ensuring peace between Palestine and Israel and implementing the two-state solution is an international responsibility Estonia MFA 30 Jul 2025 -- Minna-Liina Lind, Undersecretary for Global Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, is attending the United Nations International Conference for the Peaceful Settlement of the Question of Palestine and the Implementation of the Two-State Solution from 28 to 30 July.
• Britain says will recognize Palestinian state unless Israel stops Gaza war IRNA 30 Jul 2025 -- Britain will recognize the state of Palestine by September unless Israel takes substantive steps to put an end to its war in the Gaza Strip.
• At the United Nations high-level Conference, Vice-Minister Pranevičius underlines Lithuania's support for the two-state solution for sustainable peace in the Middle East Lithuania MFA 30 Jul 2025 -- On 28-30 July in New York, Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs Julius Pranevičius is participating at the UN high-level International Conference for the Peaceful Settlement of the Question of Palestine and the Implementation of the Two-State Solution, which is being chaired by France and Saudi Arabia.
• OIC Secretary-General Commends the Role of Saudi Arabia and France in Co-chairing the International Conference on the Implementation of the Two-State Solution Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) 30 Jul 2025 -- The Secretary-General of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), Hissein Brahim Taha, expressed his deep appreciation to Saudi Arabia and France for co-chairing the High-Level International Conference on the Peaceful Settlement of the Palestinian Cause and the Implementation of the Two-State Solution, held at the United Nations Headquarters in New York from July 28 to 30, 2025.
• Malta to recognize Palestinian state at September UN assembly Press TV 30 Jul 2025 -- Maltese Prime Minister Robert Abela says the Southern European nation will declare its recognition of a Palestinian state during the forthcoming United Nations General Assembly in September.
• UN Conference on Palestine Fails to Produce Real Steps Toward Peace - Palestinian Envoy Sputnik 30 Jul 2025 -- The UN's high-level international conference on Palestine in New York was overall positive but has failed to bring about any real steps towards a ceasefire in Gaza, Palestinian Ambassador to Austria and Permanent Observer to the United Nations in Vienna Salah Abdel Shafi told Sputnik.
• China firmly supports establishment of an independent Palestinian state: Chinese special envoy Global Times 30 Jul 2025 -- Speaking at a UN high level meeting on implementing the two state solution on Tuesday, Zhai Jun, special envoy of the Chinese government on the Middle East issue, expressed China's firm support for the establishment of an independent Palestinian state and urged the world to take concrete steps toward peace, according to the CCTV News.
• Brazil to sanction Israel over genocide in Gaza: Foreign Minister Press TV 30 Jul 2025 -- Brazil says it has decided to impose a whole host of sanctions on the Israeli regime affecting the country's diplomatic, commercial, and military ties with Tel Aviv over the latter's October 2023-present war of genocide on the Gaza Strip.
• Foreign Minister Chairs Second Day of Two-State Solution Conference at UN SPA 30 Jul 2025 -- Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah and French Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs Jean-Noël Barrot on Tuesday co-chaired the second day of the High-Level International Conference on the Peaceful Settlement of the Question of Palestine and the Implementation of the Two-State Solution at the ministerial level
• Yemeni drones pierce Israeli missile systems as Sana'a urges Muslims worldwide to rise up for Gaza Press TV 30 Jul 2025 -- Yemen's Armed Forces have flown five explosive-laden drones past the Israeli regime's missile systems, hitting three different targets in the occupied Palestinian territories.

Other Conflicts

• Peace operations should be equipped with the tools they need to deliver political solutions: UK statement at the UN Security Council UK FCDO 30 Jul 2025 -- Statement by Caroline Quinn, UK Deputy Political Coordinator, at the UN Security Council meeting on UN Peace Operations.
• Today's top news: Occupied Palestinian Territory, Somalia, Haiti, Sudan, Pacific tsunami warnings UNOCHA 30 Jul 2025
• Philippines is source of trouble and danger in South China Sea: Defense Spokesperson PRC MND 30 Jul 2025 -- "Relevant remarks of the Philippine side misrepresent the facts and attempt to cast itself as the victim. China's Nanhai Zhudao is beyond the limits of the Philippine territory, which has long been defined by a series of international treaties," said Senior Colonel Zhang Xiaogang, spokesperson for China's Ministry of National Defense, at a regular press conference on Wednesday.
• Chinese military conducts combat readiness patrols over Huangyan Dao People's Daily 30 Jul 2025 -- The Chinese military on Tuesday conducted combat readiness patrols in the surrounding areas of and airspace over the territorial waters of China's Huangyan Dao, an official statement said.
• Syria, Israel to hold ministerial meeting in Baku: Report Press TV 30 Jul 2025 -- Senior officials from Syria and Israel will hold talks in Azerbaijan in a bid to address a dangerous flare-up in southern Syria, says a report.
• UN expert appalled by US withdrawal of sanctions against companies providing weapons to Myanmar junta OHCHR 30 Jul 2025 -- The withdrawal of sanctions against individuals and companies that have provided weapons, military supplies and other material support to the Myanmar military is a shocking turn in U.S. policy that risks emboldening Myanmar's military junta and its enablers, a UN expert said today.
• UN Security Council extends sanctions against Central African Republic armed groups People's Daily 30 Jul 2025 -- The UN Security Council (UNSC) on Tuesday adopted a resolution to extend for a year, until July 31, 2026, the sanctions against armed groups operating in the Central African Republic (CAR) as well as other individuals that undermine peace in the country.
• Trilateral meeting 'China's latest diplomatic effort' in supporting implementation of ceasefire between Cambodia and Thailand: Chinese FM Global Times 30 Jul 2025 -- When asked about the trilateral meeting among China, Cambodia and Thailand on Wednesday in Shanghai and what other efforts China has made to promote dialogue and peace since the Cambodia-Thailand conflict began, the Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun said that since the outbreak of the border conflict between Cambodia and Thailand, China — being a friendly neighbor to both countries — has actively worked to de-escalate tensions in its own way.
• Japan-Thailand Foreign Ministers' Telephone Talk Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan 30 Jul 2025
• Türk welcomes Cambodia-Thailand ceasefire, calls for full respect and confidence-building measures OHCHR 30 Jul 2025 -- UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk on Wednesday called on Thailand and Cambodia to protect civilians from further harm by fully respecting and implementing the ceasefire agreed on Monday, stressing the need to take quick measures to build confidence and peace.
• Statement by the Spokesperson in Response to Media Queries Pertaining to the Debate in the Indian Parliament on the Operation Sindoor Pakistan Ministry of Foreign Affairs 30 Jul 2025 -- Responding to media queries concerning the debate in the Indian Parliament on the so-called "Operation Sindoor", the Spokesperson said:
• 80,000 children at high risk of cholera as outbreaks spread across 12 countries in West and Central Africa UNICEF 30 Jul 2025 -- An estimated 80,000 children are at high risk of cholera, as the rainy season begins across West and Central Africa.
• Cholera outbreak in West and Central Africa poses crisis for children UN News 30 Jul 2025 -- Some 80,000 children are estimated to be at high risk of cholera in West and Central Africa as the rainy season begins across the region, the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) said on Wednesday.
• Sudan gripped by deadly crisis as hunger, disease and heat intensify UN News 30 Jul 2025 -- The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) raised the alarm on Wednesday over the rising toll of hunger, disease and displacement in various conflict-ridden parts of Sudan.
• Haitians in 'despair' following abrupt suspension of US humanitarian support UN News 30 Jul 2025 -- People in Haiti have expressed "despair" following the "abrupt suspension" of a wide range of humanitarian services, according to the UN aid coordination office, OCHA, in the Caribbean country.

News Reports

• Russia Hoax Whistleblower Threatened, Multiple Attempts to Report Wrongdoing Were Ignored Director of National Intelligence 30 Jul 2025 -- For six years, a senior intelligence official battled political and bureaucratic resistance in efforts to expose the manipulated intelligence behind the Russia collusion hoax. On Wednesday, Director of National Intelligence (DNI) Tulsi Gabbard released new documents which provide a firsthand account of the Intelligence Community Whistleblower's relentless efforts to expose the egregious manipulation and manufacturing of intelligence.
• Russia Develops Immunity to Sanctions - Kremlin Sputnik 30 Jul 2025 -- Russia has developed immunity to sanctions, its economy has been functioning for quite a long time under a huge number of restrictions, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said.
• Meeting with Head of Karachayevo-Circassia Rashid Temrezov President of Russia 30 Jul 2025 -- Discussion at a meeting with Head of Karachayevo-Circassian Republic Rashid Temrezov focused on the region's socioeconomic development.
• Press release on Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Vershinin's meeting with Assistant Foreign Minister of Kuwait Rabea Saad Al-Adsani Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 30 Jul 2025
• Press release on Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Vershinin's meeting with UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 30 Jul 2025
• Press release on Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Vershinin's meeting with Deputy Foreign Minister of Turkiye Nuh Yılmaz Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 30 Jul 2025
• Patriotic Profiling: Russia Tests Teen Brains To Find Leaders And 'Anti-Leaders' RFE/RL 30 Jul 2025 -- A state-run outfit is conducting "neuroprofiling" tests on 10,000 children and teens to identify leaders and "anti-leaders" in a bid to boost patriotism and funnel young people into roles the results suggest they fit.
• Roscosmos Chief Visits US Mission Control for ISS Operations Sputnik 30 Jul 2025 -- During his visit to the US, Roscosmos Director General Dmitry Bakanov toured NASA's Johnson Space Center and visited the Mission Control Center for the American segment of the the International Space Station (ISS) in Houston, the agency reported.
• 20th CPC Central Committee to hold fourth plenary session in October PRC MND 30 Jul 2025 -- The fourth plenary session of the 20th Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee will be held in Beijing in October, according to a decision made at a CPC Central Committee Political Bureau meeting on Wednesday.
• Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Guo Jiakun's Regular Press Conference on July 30, 2025 PRC MofA 30 Jul 2025
• Ranking Member Shaheen Presses Commerce Secretary On Trump Administration's Decision to Ease AI Export Controls to China US Senate Foreign Relations Committee 30 Jul 2025 -- Today, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, sent a letter to U.S. Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick regarding the Administration's recent decision to ease U.S. export controls on artificial intelligence (AI) semiconductors to the People's Republic of China (PRC) without securing any concessions for the United States.
• Ranking Member Shaheen Presses Secretary Hegseth on China-Based Engineers Access to U.S. Defense IT Systems US Senate Foreign Relations Committee 30 Jul 2025 -- Today, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, sent a letter to U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth expressing concern regarding reports that Microsoft allowed engineers based in the People's Republic of China (PRC) to access and maintain critical Department of Defense (DOD) information technology systems.
• Chinese FM calls for making full use of consultation mechanism for more win-win outcomes after China-US trade talks in Stockholm Global Times 30 Jul 2025 -- Responding to a question seeking further details after a Chinese official said in Stockholm on Tuesday that China and the US will continue pushing for the continued extension of the pause on 24 percent of reciprocal tariffs of the US side, as well as counter measures of the Chinese side following a new round of trade talks, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun said on Wednesday, "We hope the US side will work with China to make full use of the role of the China-US economic and trade consultation mechanism in accordance with the important consensus reached by the two heads of state during their phone call."
• Chinese FM calls for more consensus, co-op following China-US Stockholm trade talks Global Times 30 Jul 2025 -- The US should work with China to continue to enhance consensus, reduce misunderstandings, strengthen cooperation, further deepen dialogue and consultations, and strive for more win-win outcomes, Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng said in Stockholm on Tuesday, the Xinhua News Agency reported on Tuesday.
• China will firmly safeguard sovereignty, security, and development interests: FM on US official's claim about Russian oil purchase Global Times 30 Jul 2025 -- Asked to comment on US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent's reported claim that he warned Chinese officials on Tuesday that continued purchases of Russian oil would lead to higher tariffs, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun said on Wednesday that China will take reasonable measures to safeguard its energy security based on its own national interests.
• Press release on Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Vershinin's meeting with Special Envoy of the Chinese Government on the Middle East Issue Zhai Jun Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 30 Jul 2025
• U.S. reiterates position that Lai visit plan not canceled CNA 30 Jul 2025 -- The United States State Department on Tuesday dismissed speculation that a planned trip to South America with stopovers in the U.S. by President Lai Ching-te (賴清德) was canceled, saying there were no plans and therefore nothing was canceled.
• Taiwan decries Chinese coast guard 'harassment' off Kinmen CNA 30 Jul 2025 -- Taiwan's Coast Guard Administration (CGA) on Wednesday condemned China for sending coastguard ships into Taiwan-controlled waters off Kinmen County for two days straight, branding the actions as "harassment."
• Attempts to seek 'Taiwan independence' through provocative acts are doomed to fail, says FM on Lai reportedly delaying Latin America trip after 'transit' plan rejected by US Global Times 30 Jul 2025 -- When asked to comment on reports that Taiwan regional leader Lai Ching-te has delayed his planned trip to Latin America to visit so-called "diplomatic allies" after the US rejected his planned "transit" through New York, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun said that the one-China principle is a fundamental norm in international relations and a prevailing consensus of the international community.
• Attempt to 'seek independence by relying on US' futile, says mainland spokesperson on Trump administration's reported denial of Lai's US transit stop Global Times 30 Jul 2025 -- In response to an inquiry regarding a Financial Times report that the Trump administration had denied permission for Taiwan regional leader Lai Ching-te to stop in New York en route to Central America, Chen Binhua, spokesperson for the State Council Taiwan Affairs Office, said on Wednesday that "We have taken note of the relevant report. We firmly oppose any form of official exchanges between the US and China's Taiwan region, firmly oppose Lai's attempts to 'transit' through the US under any pretext or in any form," Chen said.
• China firmly opposes current US congress concocting multiple Taiwan-related bills: Taiwan Affairs Office spokesperson Global Times 30 Jul 2025 -- When asked to comment on the US House of Representatives' passing the so-called Taiwan Conflict Deterrence Act, and the Democratic Progressive Party authority's claim that the current US Congress has so far proposed more than 20 bills directly "supporting Taiwan," along with over 20 additional bills or resolutions mentioning "supporting Taiwan," Chen Binhua, a spokesperson for the State Council Taiwan Affairs Office, expressed firm opposition to the multiple Taiwan-related bills concocted by the current US Congress, which has repeatedly sent serious wrong signals to the authorities of Lai Ching-te and the "Taiwan independence" separatists.
• US urged to stop interfering in China's internal affairs as mainland spokesperson responds to US bill providing aid to Taiwan Global Times 30 Jul 2025 -- In response to an inquiry about the US House of Representatives recently passing the Fiscal Year 2026 National Defense Authorization Act, which includes $500 million for the so-called Taiwan Security Cooperation Initiative to provide Taiwan with defensive equipment as well as military education and training assistance, Chen Binhua, spokesperson for the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council, said on Wednesday that the Taiwan question is purely China's internal affair and tolerates no external interference.
• Mainland spokesperson responds to DPP's plan to use textbook hyping 'threat' from mainland Global Times 30 Jul 2025 -- In response to a media inquiry about the DPP authorities' plan to introduce 13 so-called "recognizing the threat from China" supplementary textbooks for the new semester in September, an initiative local commentators have condemned as systematic "Taiwan independence" brainwashing that will seriously damage young people's perceptions and harm cross-Straits relations, Chen Binhua, spokesperson for the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council, said on Wednesday that the DPP authorities stubbornly insist on a separatist "Taiwan independence" agenda and are vigorously pursuing "de-Sinicization," willfully ignoring history and distorting facts.
• DPP's failure in 'mass recall' vote reflects its policy runs counter to mainstream public opinion: spokesperson Global Times 30 Jul 2025 -- When asked to comment on claims by Lai Ching-te, who thanked the "civic power," and called for so-called "resisting communists and protecting Taiwan," following the first-round results of "mass recall" vote in Taiwan, Chen Binhua, spokesperson for the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council, said on Wednesday that Lai's claims are utterly self-deceptive and fully expose his obstinate nature as a staunch advocate of "Taiwan independence."
• DPP authorities repeatedly stir up trouble to challenge 'Olympic model' with the aim of exploiting sports for 'independence': mainland spokesperson Global Times 30 Jul 2025 -- Regarding the DPP authorities' recent claim that during the FISU World University Games in Germany, mainland delegation staff repeatedly pressured the organizers and interfered with activities of the Taiwan delegation, and "escalated" the issue beyond the "Olympic model," Chen Binhua, spokesperson for the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council, said on Wednesday that the "Olympic model" is the internationally recognized protocol for handling the Taiwan question in sports and the principle jointly observed by sports communities on both sides of the Straits. It provides the fundamental institutional guarantee for promoting cross-Straits sports exchanges and for athletes from both sides of the Straits to participate in international competitions.
• Root cause of current tension in Taiwan Straits lie in Lai's pursuit of independence: Taiwan Affairs Office spokesperson Global Times 30 Jul 2025 -- In response to media inquiry on that Financial Times recently reported that Japanese government officials have told Japanese companies in Taiwan that if a conflict in the Taiwan-Straits requires the evacuation of employees, they will be "on their own," and it is reported that several major Japanese companies have conducted annual simulated evacuations of their employees in Taiwan since 2022.
• DPP authorities' concessions in tariff talks with the US sacrifice interests of Taiwan Island and people: Mainland Taiwan Affairs Office Global Times 30 Jul 2025 -- The Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) authorities have kept their trade negotiations with the US behind closed doors and even engaged in political manipulations, simply because they have no bottom line when it comes to currying favor with Washington or selling out Taiwan, Chen Binhua, a spokesperson for the State Council Taiwan Affairs Office, said at a press briefing on Wednesday.
• Taiwan Affairs Office responds to claim that 'Chinese mainland's market share in mature process chips will surpass Taiwan within two years' Global Times 30 Jul 2025 -- When asked about comments on a recent report from Taiwan's "National Science and Technology Council" think tank saying that the Chinese mainland is expected to surpass Taiwan in market share for mature process chips within two years, and dominating the development direction of major tech products, Chen Binhua, spokesperson for the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council, told a press conference on Wednesday that we highly value technological innovation and market applications.
• Mainland firmly opposes Lai Ching-te's U.S. "stopover" attempt: spokesperson People's Daily 30 Jul 2025 -- A Chinese mainland spokesperson on Wednesday voiced firm opposition to Taiwan leader Lai Ching-te's attempt to "transit" through the United States under any pretext or in any form.
• Ministry of National Defense Issues Press Release Regarding "PLA's Joint Combat Readiness Patrol" ROC MND 30 Jul 2025
• PLA activities in the waters and airspace around Taiwan ROC MND 30 Jul 2025
• Chairman of Russian Side to DPRK-Russia Inter-governmental Committee for Cooperation Leaves Here KCNA 30 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 left here on July 29.
• Sanctioning Facilitators of Iran's Petroleum and Petrochemical Trade US Dept. of State 30 Jul 2025 -- Today, the United States is taking decisive action to disrupt the Iranian regime's ability to fund its destabilizing activities, including its nuclear program, support for terrorist groups, and oppression of its own people.
• Sanctioning Entities That Have Traded in Iran's Petroleum US Dept. of State 30 Jul 2025 -- The Iranian regime continues to fuel conflict in the Middle East to fund its destabilizing activities. Today, the United States is taking action to stem the flow of revenue that the regime uses to support terrorism abroad, as well as to oppress its own people.
• Treasury Takes Massive Action Against High-Profile Iranian Network US Treasury 30 Jul 2025 -- Today, in its largest Iran-related action since 2018, the Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is designating more than 50 individuals and entities and identifying more than 50 vessels that are part of the vast shipping empire controlled by Mohammad Hossein Shamkhani (Hossein). Hossein—the son of Ali Shamkhani, a top political advisor to the Supreme Leader of Iran—leverages corruption through his father's political influence at the highest levels of the Iranian regime to build and operate a massive fleet of tankers and containerships.
• Iran Withdraws 'Fake News' Bill After Public Outcry RFE/RL 30 Jul 2025 -- The Iranian government has withdrawn controversial legislation meant to counter fake news after critics charged that it would gut the already restricted freedom of expression in Iran.
• Iran preparing international legal case over Israeli attacks: Deputy foreign minister IRNA 30 Jul 2025 -- Iran has nearly completed documentation for filing an international legal case over Israeli attacks during a 12-day imposed war in June, a senior Foreign Ministry official said on Wednesday.
• Iran's deputy FM says Tehran will pursue US-Israeli aggression through legal channels Press TV 30 Jul 2025 -- A senior Iranian official has underscored the Islamic Republic's determination to follow up on the recent US-Israeli aggression on Iranian soil through legal channels.
• Russia condemns Trump's renewed threat against Iran's nuclear facilities IRNA 30 Jul 2025 -- Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova has condemned recent statements by U.S. President Donald Trump, adding that the threats by Trump against Iran, including potential missile strikes and bombings of its nuclear facilities, have raised serious concerns.
• PM call with Prime Minister Luxon of New Zealand: 30 July 2025 Gov.UK 30 Jul 2025
• PM meeting with the Sultan of Oman: 30 July 2025 Gov.UK 30 Jul 2025
• PM call with President of the United Arab Emirates His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan: 30 July 2025 Gov.UK 30 Jul 2025
• Press conference - Parliament House, Canberra Prime Minister of Australia 30 Jul 2025
• PM call with Prime Minister Albanese of Australia: 30 July 2025 Gov.UK 30 Jul 2025
• Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir, NI (M), Chief of Army Staff (COAS), interacted with participants of the 16th National Workshop Balochistan. ISPR Pakistan 30 Jul 2025 -- Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir, NI (M), Chief of Army Staff (COAS), interacted with participants of the 16th National Workshop Balochistan.
• Press Conference by Foreign Press Secretary KITAMURA Toshihiro Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan 30 Jul 2025
• Minister Budrys: We support Moldova's European future Lithuania MFA 30 Jul 2025 -- On 30 July, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania, Kęstutis Budrys, met with Cristina Gherasimov, Deputy Prime Minister for European Integration of Moldova.
• World News in Brief: Violence in Somalia, cholera in Haiti, tax support for sustainable development UN News 30 Jul 2025 -- Ongoing violence has displaced more than 100,000 people in two regions of Somalia in the past two months, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said on Wednesday.