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• Office of Strategic Capital Announces First Loan Through DoD Agreement With MP Materials to Secure Critical Materials Supply Chain DoD 10 Aug 2025 -- The Office of Strategic Capital (OSC) announces the recent execution of its first direct loan to strengthen the U.S. industrial base and protect critical minerals supply chains. As part of a wider July 2025 agreement between DoD and MP Materials, owner and operator of a U.S. rare earths mine, OSC provided a $150 million loan to add heavy rare earth separation capabilities to MP Materials' existing processing facility in Mountain Pass, California.
• Russia Possesses Advanced Weapons Other Than Oreshnik Systems - Ryabkov Sputnik 10 Aug 2025 -- In addition to the Oreshnik missile systems, Russia possesses other advanced weaponry, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov said on Sunday.
• Study Abroad And Build Drones: How Foreign Children Are Serving Russia's Military Machine RFE/RL 10 Aug 2025 -- Samira was about to send her 16-year-old daughter from where they live in Chui, northern Kyrgyzstan, to study at a prestigious school in the Russian republic of Tatarstan. What she didn't know was that the school, Alabuga Polytechnic -- a technical institution located in the republic's Alabuga free economic zone -- was producing combat drones used in Russian air strikes on Ukraine.
• With Desertions, Low Recruitment, Ukraine's Infantry Crisis Deepens RFE/RL 10 Aug 2025 -- As Russia presses its offensive, Ukraine faces a crisis that experts say is as critical as its shortages of ammunition and weapons: a dwindling supply of infantry.
• HMAS Brisbane departs for third ADF Regional Presence Deployment for 2025 Australia DOD 10 Aug 2025 -- The Australian Defence Force (ADF) is continuing its Regional Presence Deployment program, with Royal Australian Navy destroyer HMAS Brisbane conducting the third deployment for 2025.
• Canadian Armed Forces deploy on multiple Arctic operations this season Canada 10 Aug 2025 -- The Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) reinforce Canadian sovereignty in the Arctic as it deploys military assets, capabilities, and personnel on multiple operations throughout that region this summer and early fall. These operations are part of the CAF's core missions to detect, deter, and defend Canada and North America against potential threats.
• INS TAMAL CONCLUDES SUCCESSFUL PORT VISIT TO CASABLANCA, MOROCCO India PIB 10 Aug 2025 -- INS Tamal, the Indian Navy's newest stealth frigate, has completed a port call at Casablanca, Morocco, from 6-9 Aug 2025 during her return voyage to India
• Operation Sindoor is proof that India possesses the capability to defeat its enemies with home-grown strength: Raksha Mantri India PIB 10 Aug 2025 -- "Operation Sindoor is proof that India possesses the capability to defeat its enemies with home-grown strength," said Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh while laying the foundation stone of BEML Rail Hub for Manufacturing (BRAHMA), a Greenfield Rail Manufacturing facility at Umariya, Madhya Pradesh on August 10, 2025
• Operation Sindoor is a testament to the synergy & operational cohesion among the three Services: CDS India PIB 10 Aug 2025 -- Chief of Defence Staff General Anil Chauhan has described the success of 'Operation Sindoor' as a testament to the synergy and operational cohesion among the three Services
• Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir, NI (M), Chief of Army Staff (COAS), is undertaking an official visit to the United States. ISPR Pakistan 10 Aug 2025
• UK Defence Ministry Covered Up Radioactive Leak From Nuclear Storage Into Sea - Reports Sputnik 10 Aug 2025 -- The UK Ministry of Defence has been covering up for years the leak of radioactive water into the sea from a nuclear warhead storage facility in western Scotland due to old pipes bursting, the Guardian newspaper reported, citing documents from the Scottish environmental regulator.

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• PM Netanyahu Speaks with US President Donald Trump Israel - Prime Minister 10 Aug 2025
• PM Netanyahu at a press conference for foreign media Israel - Prime Minister 10 Aug 2025 -- "No nation can accept a genocidal terrorist organization, an organization committed to its annihilation a stone's throw from its citizens.Our goal is not to occupy Gaza. Our goal is to free Gaza, free it from Hamas terrorists.The war can end tomorrow if Gaza, or rather if Hamas lays down its arms and releases all the remaining hostages."
• Israeli minister calls for toppling of Palestinian Authority IRNA 10 Aug 2025 -- Itamar Ben-Gvir, Israel's "Minister of National Security", is pushing for the toppling of the Palestinian Authority (PA).
• Gaza Health Ministry: 12,000 people require treatment abroad IRNA 10 Aug 2025 -- Munir Al-Bursh, Director General of the Palestinian Ministry of Health in Gaza, said that less than five percent of the ministry's needs have been met in recent days, and that 12,000 people require medical treatment outside the besieged territory.
• Hamas slams Israel's use of starvation in Gaza as 'most brutal chapter of genocide' IRNA 10 Aug 2025 -- Hamas has strongly criticized Israel for deliberately starving Palestinians in Gaza, calling it one of the most brutal chapters of genocide against its people.
• Israel's starvation war in Gaza ' most horrific chapter' of genocide: Hamas Press TV 10 Aug 2025 -- The Palestinian resistance movement Hamas has described Israel's aid airdrops into the Gaza Strip as a PR stunt, stressing that the ongoing starvation war imposed by the occupying regime against the people of the besieged enclave represents "the most horrific chapter" of genocide.
• Netanyahu's games block path to peace; Gaza occupation plan 'no surprise': Hamas Press TV 10 Aug 2025 -- A senior leader of the Palestinian resistance movement Hamas has strongly denounced Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu for his incessant efforts at stymying underway negotiations aimed at ending the Gaza Strip's plight.
• Gaza government rebuts Netanyahu's claims in press conference Press TV 10 Aug 2025 -- The Gaza Government Media Office has issued a point-by-point rebuttal to the allegations made by the Israeli regime's prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, during a Sunday press conference.
• 'History will judge us all': Palestinian envoy urges UNSC to end 'unbearable agony' of Gaza Press TV 10 Aug 2025 -- The Palestinian ambassador to the United Nations has expressed deep concern over the dire situation that Palestinians are currently facing in the Gaza Strip, saying Israel is pursuing the destruction of the Palestinian people through forced displacement and massacres, with the ultimate goal of annexing their land.
• Israeli drone strike kills one in southern Lebanon in latest ceasefire violation Press TV 10 Aug 2025 -- At least one person was killed when the Israeli military attacked southern Lebanon, marking another breach of the 2024 ceasefire agreement between the Arab nation and the occupying regime.
• 'There is no military solution' to end Israel-Palestine conflict, Security Council hears, as starvation stalks the Gaza Strip UN News 10 Aug 2025 -- It's essential to work towards a two-State solution to the Israel-Palestine conflict as the international community addresses the reality of starvation on the ground in Gaza, the Security Council heard on Sunday.
• OCHA urges Security Council to "summon courage" to end inhumanity in Gaza UNOCHA 10 Aug 2025 -- Briefing to the Security Council on Gaza by Ramesh Rajasingham, OCHA Director of Coordination, on behalf of Tom Fletcher, Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator
• Mr. Ramesh Rajasingham, Director, Coordination Division, OCHA, on behalf of Tom Fletcher, Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator- Briefing to the Security Council on Gaza, 10 August 2025 UNOCHA 10 Aug 2025
• In Emergency Security Council Session, UN Warns Israel's Gaza City Takeover Could Trigger 'Another Horrific Chapter' in Conflict UN Security Council 10 Aug 2025 -- Israel's latest decision to take over Gaza City risks "igniting another horrific chapter" in the conflict, a senior United Nations official said during an emergency Security Council session today, as delegates warned that this escalation will uproot a million people and exacerbate an already catastrophic humanitarian crisis.
• UNSC convenes for meeting over Israel's plan to take control of Gaza City Global Times 10 Aug 2025 -- The UN Security Council on Sunday held an emergency meeting on Israel's plan for its security forces to take control of Gaza City, according to the UN's website. A Chinese expert said on Sunday that the primary focus was to urge Israel to abandon its plan for the complete occupation of Gaza City.
• New Israeli plan risks 'another calamity' in Gaza, UN official warns Security Council IRNA 10 Aug 2025 -- Assistant Secretary-General of the United Nations, Miroslav Jenca, has warned against the Israeli cabinet's decision to again expand its military offensive inside the Gaza Strip and take full control of the key population area of Gaza City.
• World must strive to end Israel's crimes, blockade of Gaza: Iran president Press TV 10 Aug 2025 -- Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian says all countries in the world must make serious efforts to end Israel's crimes in Gaza and lift the blockade of the Strip.
• Iran says Israel's Gaza occupation plot meant to complete genocide of Palestinians Press TV 10 Aug 2025 -- Iran has denounced Israel's recent decision to occupy Gaza City as part of a broader scheme by the usurping entity to "complete the genocide of Palestinians" and "erase the identity and existence of Palestine."
• Western states strongly reject Israel's Gaza takeover plan IRNA 10 Aug 2025 -- Foreign ministers of Australia, Austria, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, New Zealand, Norway, the United Kingdom, alongside the European Union's High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, have issued a joint statement strongly condemning the Israeli regime's decision to launch a new large-scale military operation to take over Gaza City, according to the European External Action Service (EEAS).
• Russia condemns Israeli plan for complete occupation of Gaza City IRNA 10 Aug 2025 -- The Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs in a statement has condemned the Israeli regime's plan for the complete occupation of Gaza City.
• The Government of Israel's decision to further escalate its military operations in Gaza is wrong: UK statement at the UN Security Council UK FCDO 10 Aug 2025 -- Statement by Ambassador James Kariuki, UK Deputy Permanent Representative to the UN, at the UN Security Council meeting on Gaza.
• We condemn the Government of Israel's decision to further expand its military operations in Gaza: Joint statement on the Government of Israel's decision to further expand its military operations in Gaza. UK FCDO 10 Aug 2025 -- Joint statement delivered by Ambassador Samuel Žbogar, Slovenian Permanent Representative to the UN, on behalf of Denmark, France, Greece, Slovenia and the United Kingdom.

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• With millions returning to Afghanistan, UNICEF calls for a safe, dignified, voluntary and phased approach and increased support for children and families UNICEF 10 Aug 2025
• Israeli troops advance in Quneitra in latest violation of Syria's sovereignty Press TV 10 Aug 2025 -- Israeli forces have advanced into several towns and villages in Syria's strategic southwestern province of Quneitra, where they established checkpoints and searched residents prior to withdrawing after a few hours.
• Security Council voices deep concern over deadly escalation in Syria's Sweida region UN News 10 Aug 2025 -- The UN Security Council has expressed alarm at the sharp escalation of violence in Syria's Sweida region since mid-July, condemning attacks against civilians and calling for urgent protection and humanitarian access.
• In Presidential Statement, Security Council Condemns Violence against Civilians in Syria's Suwaida UN Security Council 10 Aug 2025 -- The Security Council today strongly condemned the violence perpetrated against civilians in the Suwaida governorate of Syria since 12 July, which has included mass killings, the loss of life, and led to the internal displacement of some 192,000 people — calling on all parties to adhere to the ceasefire arrangement and to ensure the protection of the civilian population.
• Canada supports long-term peace, stability and prosperity in the South Caucasus Canada 10 Aug 2025
• Indian air force chief claims downing 6 Pakistan aircraft 3 months after clash; Pakistani defense minister swiftly rejects Global Times 10 Aug 2025 -- Indian Air Force chief Amar Preet Singh claimed on Saturday that six Pakistani aircraft - five fighter jets and another large aircraft - were downed during the clash in May. Just hours later, Pakistan's Defense Minister Khawaja Asif rejected the claim, accusing India of dishonesty and asserting that not a single Pakistani aircraft was hit or destroyed, according to media reports.
• Russia Rejects Japan's 'Unacceptable' Claim About 'Illegal Occupation' of Southern Kurils Sputnik 10 Aug 2025 -- Tokyo's statements about the alleged "illegal occupation" of the southern Kuril Islands by Russia are unacceptable and sound particularly cynical on the eve of the 80th anniversary of the victory over militarist Japan, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Sunday.

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• An Israeli soldier detained on suspicion of espionage for Iran IRNA 10 Aug 2025 -- Israeli authorities have reported the arrest of one of their military personnel on charges of collaborating with the Iranian intelligence apparatus.
• Telephone conversation with President of Kyrgyzstan Sadyr Japarov President of Russia 10 Aug 2025 -- Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with President of the Kyrgyz Republic Sadyr Japarov.
• Telephone conversation with President of Tajikistan Emomali Rahmon President of Russia 10 Aug 2025 -- Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with President of the Republic of Tajikistan Emomali Rahmon.
• Industry, labor groups propose measures to counter U.S. tariffs CNA 10 Aug 2025 -- Taiwanese industry and labor groups have urged the government to act after the United States began imposing a 20 percent tariff on imports from Taiwan, in addition to existing most favored nation (MFN) duties and other trade remedy tariffs, warning the measures could damage manufacturing and threaten jobs.
• PLA activities in the waters and airspace around Taiwan ROC MND 10 Aug 2025
• All foreign policy decisions made in coordination with Leader: Pezeshkian IRNA 10 Aug 2025 -- President Masoud Pezeshkian says his administration will implement all foreign policy decisions and negotiations in full coordination with Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei.
• US-Israeli scientific terrorism will not hamper Iran's progress: SCCR IRNA 10 Aug 2025 -- The Supreme Council of the Cultural Revolution (SCCR) says the scientific terrorism committed by the United States and the Israeli regime against Iran is aimed at impeding the country's progress.
• Araghchi: Next round of talks not scheduled IRNA 10 Aug 2025 -- Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi says that the round of talks has not been planned as yet and nothing has been finalized.
• Iran FM: IAEA official due in Tehran, no nuclear sites inspection planned Press TV 10 Aug 2025 -- Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi says the deputy head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) will travel to Tehran for talks, but visits to nuclear sites will not be part of the agenda.
• Iran, IAEA to Discuss New Formats of Interaction on Monday - Foreign Ministry Sputnik 10 Aug 2025 -- Tehran will hold talks with one of the deputies of International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Rafael Grossi on new forms of interaction on August 11, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said on Sunday.
• Firearms, including US-made weapons, seized in Sistan and Baluchestan IRNA 10 Aug 2025 -- Iranian security forces have successfully seized over 1,000 military-grade weapons in the southeastern province of Sistan and Baluchestan, thwarting a major terrorist plot aimed at destabilizing the region.
• One policeman, three terrorists killed in clashes in southeast Iran Press TV 10 Aug 2025 -- At least one policeman and three terrorists have been killed in armed clashes in Iran's southeastern province of Sistan and Baluchestan.
• Doorstop - Arrowtown, New Zealand Prime Minister of Australia 10 Aug 2025
• Secretary Rubio's Call with Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs Wong US Dept. of State 10 Aug 2025
• Interview with Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul in the Jüdische Allgemeine Germany Federal Foreign Office 10 Aug 2025
• Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif received a telephone call from H.E. Mr. Ilham Aliyev, President of the Republic of Azerbaijan this evening Pakistan - Prime Miinister's Office 10 Aug 2025