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• Final US Report On Afghan Mission Paints Damning Picture RFE/RL 02 Aug 2025 -- A US body set up in 2008 to assess efforts to support Afghanistan has made its 68th and final quarterly report to Congress - with damning details of waste and "pervasive corruption" over the course of the nearly 20-year Western intervention as well as concerns about Trump administration aid cuts.
• Trump says US 'prepared' to respond to alleged nuclear threat by Russia Press TV 02 Aug 2025 -- United States President Donald Trump has announced the US military is "prepared" to respond to an alleged nuclear threat by Russia.
• US Army Showcases Long-Range Hypersonic Weapon During TS25 in Australia Army News 02 Aug 2025 -- In a historic milestone, the 3rd Multi-Domain Task Force (3MDTF) deployed a Long-Range Hypersonic Weapon (LRHW) system outside of the continental United States for the first time, deploying cutting-edge capability to the Northern Territory, Australia in support of Talisman Sabre 25.
• Denys Shmyhal: Ministry of Defence ramps up investment in Ukrainian drone production and Defence Forces capabilities Ukraine MOD 02 Aug 2025
• Sergiy Boyev holds meeting with newly appointed French Defence Attaché to Ukraine to discuss arms deliveries, joint projects, and funding mechanisms Ukraine MOD 02 Aug 2025
• China's PLA turns 98, celebrates reform achievements People's Daily 02 Aug 2025 -- The Military Museum of the Chinese People's Revolution in Beijing has received countless visitors this summer. In the exhibition hall, young children could be seen gathering around a display case containing a rusty bolt-action rifle.
• U.S. lawmakers introduce bill to foster defense tech cooperation with Taiwan CNA 02 Aug 2025 -- A bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers has introduced a bill aimed at strengthening defense technology collaboration with Taiwan in response to rising military threats from China.
• Statement by Minister Anand on flawed report released earlier this week concerning Canadian arms exports Canada 02 Aug 2025 -- "Canada has drawn, and will continue to draw, a hard line: since January 2024, we have refused any new permits for controlled goods that could be used in Gaza. Not one has been approved."
• Pakistan Army inducts China's export-oriented Z-10ME attack helicopter: Pakistani media Global Times 02 Aug 2025 -- The Pakistan Army has inducted China's export-oriented Z-10ME attack helicopter, Pakistani media reported on Saturday. A Chinese expert said that this would mark the first export deal of the Z-10, and the helicopter's strong firepower and survivability could boost Pakistan's defense capabilities, especially in the field of anti-terrorism.
• Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir, NI (M), Chief of Army Staff (COAS), visited Multan Garrison. ISPR Pakistan 02 Aug 2025
• Trump's sweeping new tariffs spark extensive criticism People's Daily 02 Aug 2025 -- U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday signed an executive order that further modified tariff rates with 69 trading partners, drawing criticism across the world.
• Brazil's Lula vows to prepare response to Trump's tariffs Press TV 02 Aug 2025 -- Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has affirmed his government's readiness to respond appropriately to the 50% tariffs imposed by the White House on certain Brazilian goods since August 1.

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• President Herzog comments on publication of images of starved hostages Israel MFA 02 Aug 2025 -- "I urge world leaders: demand the hostages' release. Ensure aid reaches civilians - not terrorists. This is a test of humanity. Silence is not an option."
• FM Sa'ar calls on his counterparts to exert every possible influence to end the suffering of the hostages Israel MFA 02 Aug 2025 -- FM Sa'ar: "The world cannot remain silent in the face of the difficult images that are the result of deliberate sadistic abuse of the hostages, which also includes starvation by Hamas and Islamic Jihad."
• Prime Minister's Office announcement Israel - Prime Minister 02 Aug 2025 -- Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke this evening at length with the families of the hostages Rom Braslavski and Evyatar David.
• Hamas says won't disarm until independent Palestinian state established Press TV 02 Aug 2025 -- Hamas says it will not disarm until an independent Palestinian state is established with al-Quds as its capital.
• Islamic Jihad says U.S. envoy's Gaza visit aims to whitewash Washington's "criminal image" IRNA 02 Aug 2025 -- Palestinian Islamic Jihad has condemned the recent visit of a U.S. envoy to southern Gaza, calling it a "deceptive show on the scene of crime" aimed at whitewashing the image of Israel and its main backer, the United States.
• UN says 1,373 Palestinians killed in Gaza while waiting for food IRNA 02 Aug 2025 -- The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights has announced that since May 27, 1,373 Palestinian people have been killed by the Israeli forces in the Gaza Strip while waiting for food.
• UN Spokesperson: Widespread support for Palestinian statehood is significant IRNA 02 Aug 2025 -- The deputy spokesperson for the United Nations announced that UN Secretary-General António Guterres views the broad level of support from countries for the establishment of an independent Palestinian state as significant.
• Over 100 Gazans killed by Israeli forces in two days while seeking food: UN Press TV 02 Aug 2025 -- The United Nations reported on Friday that Israeli forces killed over 100 Palestinians in Gaza within two days while searching for food, with hundreds more injured along food convoy routes or near Israeli-controlled aid distribution sites.
• Some Gazans given cash for food, but find few supplies to buy: UN People's Daily 02 Aug 2025 -- Relief workers have handed cash to more than 10,000 hungry families in Gaza, who find little food on the market to spend on, UN humanitarians said on Friday.
• Resilience of Gazans a sign of commitment to the cause of liberation of Palestine and al-Quds: I.R.G.C. IRNA 02 Aug 2025 -- The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (I.R.G.C.) has hailed the resistance and resilience of the people of Gaza, despite 21 months of relentless Israeli genocide and crimes in the besieged Palestinian coastal Strip.
• Pezeshkian stresses commitment to defending Iran, supporting Palestinian rights IRNA 02 Aug 2025 -- President Masoud Pezeshkian, while commemorating the memory of former Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh, has emphasized that the Islamic Republic stands firm in defending Iran and supporting the right of the Palestinian people to self-determination.
• Assassination of Ismail Haniyeh was a big crime and gross violation of international principles; Iran IRNA 02 Aug 2025 -- The Foreign Ministry called the assassination of martyr Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran a huge crime and a gross violation of the principles and norms of international law, national sovereignty, and territorial integrity of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
• Remembering Haniyeh: President Pezeshkian reaffirms Iran's commitment to resistance Press TV 02 Aug 2025 -- President Masoud Pezeshkian has paid tribute to Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh on his martyrdom anniversary, reaffirming Iran's commitment to the resistance amid the ongoing US-Israeli genocide of Palestinians in Gaza.
• Iran slams world's failure to stop Israel's genocide in Gaza Press TV 02 Aug 2025 -- The Foreign Ministry has strongly denounced the international community's continued issuance of empty condemnations and promises as the Israeli regime keeps ripping the Gaza Strip apart thanks to considerable military support from its Western allies.
• IRGC: Gazans' resilience reveals their commitment to liberation of Palestine Press TV 02 Aug 2025 -- The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) has hailed the resilience and steadfastness of the residents of the Gaza Strip in the face of unrelenting Israeli strikes, describing the resistance as a sign of their commitment to the cause of liberating occupied Palestinian lands and the holy city of al-Quds.
• Finland's president says he is ready to recognize Palestinian state Press TV 02 Aug 2025 -- Finland's President Alexander Stubb says he is ready to approve recognition of a Palestinian state if the government moves forward with and submits an official proposal.
• Germany Accuses Israel of Not Doing Enough to Improve Humanitarian Situation in Gaza Sputnik 02 Aug 2025 -- Israel is not doing enough to improve the humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip, German government spokesperson Stefan Kornelius said on Saturday.
• Pressure escalating on South Africa to break off ties with Israel, expel diplomats Press TV 02 Aug 2025 -- South African officials are under increasing pressure to cut relations with Israel and expel the regime's diplomats, in light of the rising anger regarding its campaign of genocide through starvation in the Gaza Strip.
• Israeli drone followed Gaza colleague home to kill his family: British doctor Press TV 02 Aug 2025 -- A British doctor who recently returned from the Gaza Strip has reported that an Israeli drone followed her colleague home and wiped out his family.

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• DPRK Foreign Ministry Spokesperson on Agreement on Cambodia and Thailand KCNA 02 Aug 2025 -- A spokesperson for the Foreign Ministry of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea gave the following answer to a question raised by KCNA on August 2 as regards the recent agreement between Cambodia and Thailand on enforcing a ceasefire in the border conflict area:
• Serbian Security Council Condemns Bosnian Court's Verdict Against Dodik - Vucic Sputnik 02 Aug 2025 -- The National Security Council of Serbia has condemned the verdict issued by the Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) against Republika Srpska President Milorad Dodik and has declared the ruling invalid on Serbian territory, Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said on Saturday.

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• UN chief presents proposals for review of mandate implementation People's Daily 02 Aug 2025 -- The United Nations, through its three major organs and their subsidiary bodies, has issued over 40,000 mandates since 1946, but 85 percent of active mandates contain no instructions for review or termination, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Friday.
• Bulgaria Incapable of Replacing All Russian Units at Kozloduy Nuclear Plant - Russian Envoy Sputnik 02 Aug 2025 -- Bulgaria will not be able to replace all Russian units and assemblies at the Kozloduy nuclear power plant (NPP), despite attempts to find an alternative to Russian equipment, Russian Ambassador to Bulgaria Eleonora Mitrofanova told Sputnik.
• Russia's Lukoil Under Pressure in Bulgaria, Considering Selling Assets - Ambassador Sputnik 02 Aug 2025 -- Russian energy giant Lukoil's subsidiaries in Bulgaria are under unprecedented pressure from local authorities, and the company is considering selling assets in the country, Russian Ambassador to Bulgaria Eleonora Mitrofanova told Sputnik.
• Macao: Statement by the Spokesperson on the arrest of Au Kam San European External Action Service (EEAS) 02 Aug 2025 -- The EU condemns the arrest of EU citizen and former Macao lawmaker Au Kam San on 30 July under national security charges in what constitutes the first application of the National Security Law of the Macao Special Administrative Region since its adoption in 2009.
• Commissioner's Office of China's Foreign Ministry in HKSAR slams irresponsible remarks by Canadian, NZ, and EU politicians Global Times 02 Aug 2025 -- A spokesperson for the Commissioner's Office of China's Foreign Ministry in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) on Friday night expressed strong dissatisfaction and firm opposition to recent irresponsible remarks regarding the HKSAR's rule of law and human rights conditions made by some Western politicians, including the foreign ministers of Canada and New Zealand, and the spokesperson of the European External Action Service.
• AmCham urges U.S., Taiwan to resolve tariff uncertainty CNA 02 Aug 2025 -- The American Chamber of Commerce in Taiwan (AmCham Taiwan) has urged Washington and Taipei to stay in close contact and work to prevent extended disruptions to business operations, after Washington announced a 20 percent tariff on Taiwanese imports on July 31, U.S. time.
• 20% tariff on Taiwan 'reasonable,' lower rate possible: U.S. experts CNA 02 Aug 2025 -- A 20 percent tariff announced by the Trump administration on imports from Taiwan appear "reasonable," compared with the rates imposed on other economies in the region, while it is possible Taiwan could see its rate cut through further negotiations with the United States, U.S. experts said Friday.
• PLA activities in the waters and airspace around Taiwan ROC MND 02 Aug 2025
• "Best Result" Caused by Following to U.S. KCNA 02 Aug 2025 -- Ri Chol Hyok, an international affairs analyst, issued the following article titled "The 'best result' caused by following to the U.S.":
• Respected Comrade Kim Jong Un Gives Field Guidance at Construction Sites of Wihwado Combined Greenhouse Farm and Permanent Embankments in Island Areas KCNA 02 Aug 2025 -- Amid the erection of the eye-opening creations promising the scope of the struggle extraordinarily extended across the DPRK and the rapid and definite rejuvenation under the energetic guidance of the Central Committee of the great Workers' Party of Korea, the construction of the largest-ever greenhouse farm and the project for permanent embankments in the island areas to be specially recorded in a new era of changes have been dynamically stepped up on the opposite shore of the Amnok River in the northwestern part of the country, taking on their majestic appearances.
• Iranian intelligence operatives uncover full profiles of Israeli air force pilots, commanders Press TV 02 Aug 2025 -- Iranian intelligence operatives have uncovered the full profiles of the Israeli air force pilots, commanders, and drone operators, who partook in the Israeli regime's unprovoked war on the Islamic Republic in June.
• 'Politically motivated': Iran's embassy in Denmark rejects accusations of extraterritorial interference Press TV 02 Aug 2025 -- The Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Iran in Denmark has vehemently denied the accusations made by some Western countries regarding interference in extraterritorial activities against dissidents, journalists, or officials.
• Iran Accused Of Kidnap Plot As US, Allies Warn Of Growing Threats In West RFE/RL 02 Aug 2025 -- It was a chilling message in a call from the police: "The Islamic republic is trying to kidnap you and take you to Iran."
• 'Israeli psychological warfare': Foreign Ministry rejects rumors of embassy closures IRNA 02 Aug 2025 -- The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has dismissed rumors regarding the closure of foreign embassies in Tehran, calling the claims part of a psychological operation led by the Israeli regime.
• Iran, Iraq agree to settle disputes on gas delivery volumes, arrears Press TV 02 Aug 2025 -- Iran and Iraq have reached an agreement to soon settle their disputes regarding the amount of natural gas delivered by Iran to Iraq and the arrears the Arab country owes to Iran for previous deliveries.
• Deputy Prime Minister/Foreign Minister of Pakistan Meets Foreign Minister of Iran Pakistan Ministry of Foreign Affairs 02 Aug 2025 -- Deputy Prime Minister/Foreign Minister, Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar, met today with the Foreign Minister of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Seyyed Abbas Araghchi, in Islamabad. Foreign Minister Araghchi is part of the delegation accompanying the President of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Dr. Masoud Pezeshkian, for his state visit to Pakistan on 2-3 August 2025.
• Araghchi terms Iran-Pakistan friendship a strategic investment in future IRNA 02 Aug 2025 -- Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has described the friendly relations between Iran and Pakistan as a strategic investment in the future.
• Iran president arrives in Lahore on official two-day visit to Pakistan Press TV 02 Aug 2025 -- Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has arrived in Lahore, the historic capital of Punjab Province, the first destination of an official two-day visit to Pakistan.
• Crew Dragon Spacecraft With Russian Cosmonaut Aboard Docks to ISS - NASA Sputnik 02 Aug 2025 -- Crew Dragon spacecraft carrying NASA astronauts Zena Cardman and Mike Fincke, Japanese astronaut Kimiya Yui and Russian cosmonaut Oleg Platonov has docked to the International Space Station (ISS), according to the NASA live broadcast.