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• Trump says Chicago could be next for federal crime crackdown after Washington, D.C. People's Daily 23 Aug 2025 -- U.S. President Donald Trump said Friday that Chicago could be the next city the federal government targets in its crime crackdown, following several days of action in Washington, D.C.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Hegseth Announces Establishment of Mexican Border Defense Medal DoD News 23 Aug 2025 -- Effective immediately, the Mexican Border Defense Medal is established to recognize service members deployed to the U.S. international border with Mexico for Defense Department support to U.S. Customs and Border Protection, said Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth in an Aug. 13 memorandum.
• Trump administration fires general who said attacks on Iran's nuclear sites had minimal effect Press TV 23 Aug 2025 -- Pentagon Chief Pete Hegseth has dismissed a general whose agency's initial intelligence assessment—stating that the June strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities caused only limited damage—sparked anger from President Donald Trump, reports say.
• Russian Northern Fleet Tests Defense Readiness in Key Exercises Sputnik 23 Aug 2025 -- The organization and execution of the practical stages of the Russian Northern Fleet exercises were inspected by Admiral Alexander Moiseyev, commander-in-chief of the Russian Navy, in Murmank, Russia.
• Mariana Betsa met with Permanent Secretary of the Estonian Ministry of Defense Kaimo Kuusk Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine 23 Aug 2025
• Vice-Chief of KPA General Staff Issues Press Statement KCNA 23 Aug 2025 -- Army Lieutenant General Ko Jong Chol, vice-chief of the General Staff of the Korean People's Army, issued the following press statement "Dangerous provocation inciting military conflict in the southern border area should be stopped immediately" on August 22:
• Spokesman for KPA General Staff Issues Press Statement KCNA 23 Aug 2025 -- A spokesman for the General Staff of the Korean People's Army on August 22 issued the following press statement "The situation of the ROK clouded with powder smoke will further bolster the full readiness of our army":
• DPRK says S. Korean military conducted "serious provocation" People's Daily 23 Aug 2025 -- The South Korean military on Tuesday conducted "a serious provocation," firing more than 10 warning shots at the DPRK soldiers who were conducting a permanent barrier project near the southern border line, the official Korean Central News Agency reported Saturday, citing a senior military official.
• INDIAN NAVAL SHIP KADMATT COMPLETES PORT CALL AT SURABAYA India PIB 23 Aug 2025 -- Indian Naval Ship INS Kadmatt, an indigenous ASW corvette, successfully completed a three-day port call at Surabaya, Indonesia, strengthening the bond of friendship, trust, and interoperability between the Indian Navy and the Indonesian Navy (TNI AL)
• INS TAMAL CONCLUDES PORT CALL AT SOUDA BAY, GREECE India PIB 23 Aug 2025 -- INS Tamal, the latest stealth frigate of the Indian Navy, on her passage to home base in India, called at Souda Bay, Greece, 19-22 Aug 2025

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• Netanyahu pressing with plan to occupy Gaza to ensure his cabinet's survival: Report Press TV 23 Aug 2025 -- Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu is proceeding with his plan to occupy Gaza to ensure the survival of his cabinet amidst internal political pressure related to the ongoing genocidal war in the besieged territory, according to Israeli media reports.
• Death Toll From Gaza Famine Rises to 281, Including 114 Children Sputnik 23 Aug 2025 -- The total number of deaths from malnutrition in the Gaza Strip caused by Israel's blockade of aid access has risen to 281 people, including 114 children, the Gaza health ministry said on Saturday.
• Eight more Palestinians die of starvation as UN-backed body declares famine in Gaza IRNA 23 Aug 2025 -- Dozens more Palestinians have been killed in the ongoing Israeli bombing and starvation campaign in Gaza over the past 24 hours as Israel's blockade continues to prevent life-saving aid to the blockaded Strip.
• Gaza hospitals report 8 new hunger deaths amid mass child starvation Press TV 23 Aug 2025 -- At least eight more Palestinians have lost their lives due to famine and malnutrition in Gaza, as starvation threatens more than 300,000 children in Gaza.
• Palestinian factions call for urgent int'l action to save Gazans amid famine Press TV 23 Aug 2025 -- Palestinian resistance factions have appealed to the international community, particularly those who have signed the Geneva Conventions, to take immediate action in implementing the established protocols for famine relief and urgent humanitarian aid in the Gaza Strip.
• Gaza ceasefire deal possible but Netanyahu preventing it: Top Hamas official Press TV 23 Aug 2025 -- Senior Hamas official Mahmoud Mardawi says a comprehensive deal to end Israel's genocidal war on Gaza is possible, but Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is deliberately sabotaging negotiations and insisting on the continuation of the onslaught.
• Health and aid workers targeted in conflicts around the world, UN agency says UN News 23 Aug 2025 -- From Gaza to Sudan, wars are being waged on the very systems set up to protect civilian populations, with health workers, hospitals, health centres and ambulances being targeted in horrifying numbers, according to the UN agency for reproductive health and rights, UNFPA.
• Statement by Secretary of State Sarai on famine in Gaza Canada 23 Aug 2025
• UK cannot sit silent as Israel commits genocide in Gaza: Scotland's top party Press TV 23 Aug 2025 -- Scotland's largest political party has urged the British government to take urgent action to halt the genocide in Gaza.
• OIC: Declaring Famine in Gaza a War Crime, Calling for Urgent International Action Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) 23 Aug 2025 -- The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) has articulated its profound concern regarding the findings of the UN-supported Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) report, which indicates a deteriorating famine crisis in the Gaza Strip.
• Saudi Arabia says Gaza famine is a result of 'absence of deterrence' against Israel Press TV 23 Aug 2025 -- Saudi Arabia has expressed deep concern over the official declaration of famine in Gaza, warning that the humanitarian catastrophe is the direct result of the international community's failure to deter Israel's war crimes.
• Dutch foreign minister steps down after failed push for sanctions against Israel Press TV 23 Aug 2025 -- Dutch Foreign Minister Caspar Veldkamp resigned on Friday, after he failed to secure cabinet support for new sanctions against the Israeli regime over its ongoing genocide in Gaza.
• No: 174, 23 August 2025, Regarding the Famine in Gaza Republic of Turkey Ministry of Foreign Affairs 23 Aug 2025
• Israeli Warplanes Strike Yemeni Capital Sanaa, Outskirts Sputnik 23 Aug 2025 -- Israel carried out airstrikes against the Yemeni capital city of Sanaa and its outskirts on Sunday, a Yemeni source told Sputnik.
• 'Surprise Yemeni missile' triggers probe by Israeli air force: Report Press TV 23 Aug 2025 -- The Israeli regime's air force is reportedly investigating whether Yemen's Armed Forces deployed a new missile during an earlier pro-Palestinian strike against the occupied Palestinian territories, which bypassed the regime's interception systems.

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• Iraq's Kurdistan violence kills 3 security personnel amid political tensions Press TV 22 Aug 2025 -- Intense clashes erupted in Iraq's semi-autonomous Kurdish region following the arrest of an opposition figure, resulting in the deaths of three security personnel and injuries to 19 others in the northern city of Sulaymaniyah.
• Chinese envoy calls for int'l efforts to defuse tension in eastern DR Congo Global Times 23 Aug 2025 -- A Chinese envoy on Friday called on the international community to help de-escalate the situation in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and restore peace in the broader region.
• Central delegation visits officials, residents in multiple areas of Xizang People's Daily 23 Aug 2025 -- Members of a central delegation on Friday visited local officials and residents in multiple areas of southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region.
• Envoy: UN and Security Council should unequivocally condemn terrorist attack in Iran IRNA 23 Aug 2025 -- Iranian Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the United Nations Amir Saeid Iravani said in a letter to the Security Council regarding the terrorist attack in Sistan and Baluchestan in Southeastern Iran that the Islamic Republic calls on the Security Council and the UN Secretary-General to condemn this heinous act of terrorism in the strongest possible terms and without any ambiguity.
• Intelligence forces disband terror team in southeastern Iran, seize US-made munitions Press TV 23 Aug 2025 -- Iranian intelligence forces have dismantled a team of terrorists in the country's southeastern province of Sistan and Baluchestan, close to the border with Pakistan, killing six of them and capturing two others alive.
• Envoy calls on UN chief, UNSC to condemn terror attack on police forces in SE Iran Press TV 23 Aug 2025 -- Iranian Ambassador to the United Nations Amir Saeed Iravani has called on the UN chief and the UN Security Council to condemn in the strongest terms possible a recent deadly terrorist attack on police forces in the country's southeastern province of Sistan and Baluchestan.
• Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir, NI (M), HJ, Chief of Army Staff, visited Turbat, Balochistan. ISPR Pakistan 23 Aug 2025

News Reports

• Russia, US Discuss Cooperation Opportunities in Arctic, Alaska - Putin Sputnik 23 Aug 2025 -- Russia and the United States are in talks about potential cooperation in the Arctic and Alaska, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday.
• HKSAR chief executive stresses historical awareness, patriotism People's Daily 23 Aug 2025 -- The government of China's Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) on Friday held a commemorative medal presentation ceremony to mark the 80th Anniversary of the Victory in the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression.
• China issues interim rules on rare earth management People's Daily 23 Aug 2025 -- Chinese authorities have unveiled a set of interim rules to strengthen the control and management of rare earth mining, smelting and separation.
• TSMC's Wei says U.S. will not ask for stake in company CNA 23 Aug 2025 -- The United States government will not seek a stake in contract chipmaker TSMC (Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co.), the company's chairman and CEO C.C. Wei (魏哲家) said Friday night.
• Lai pledges Cabinet reshuffle, dialogue with opposition after recall votes, referendum CNA 23 Aug 2025 -- The months-long recall campaign aimed at unseating most lawmakers from the opposition Kuomintang (KMT) ended in a rout for the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) on Saturday, prompting its leader and President Lai Ching-te (賴清德) to promise a Cabinet reshuffle.
• Opposition KMT urges unity and reform after recall vote victory CNA 23 Aug 2025 -- Opposition Kuomintang (KMT) Chairman Eric Chu (朱立倫) called for unity in Taiwan and listed "urgently needed" reforms after a KMT clean sweep in Saturday's recall vote.
• Lai open to advanced nuclear energy, plans Cabinet reshuffle CNA 23 Aug 2025 -- President Lai Ching-te (賴清德) said he will carry out a Cabinet reshuffle while expressing openness to advanced nuclear power, after recall votes against seven opposition lawmakers all failed and a referendum on restarting a nuclear power plant did not meet the approval threshold on Saturday.
• Referendum on extending No. 3 nuclear power plant operation defeated CNA 23 Aug 2025 -- A referendum seeking to extend the operation of Taiwan's Third Nuclear Power Plant failed on Saturday after falling short of the required support threshold, the Central Election Commission (CEC) said.
• All 7 KMT lawmakers survive recall, opposition bloc keeps majority CNA 23 Aug 2025 -- All seven Kuomintang (KMT) lawmakers targeted in Saturday's recall votes retained their seats, allowing the KMT and its opposition ally, the Taiwan People's Party (TPP), to preserve their majority in the Legislature.
• Second round of recall campaign fails again amid public discontent with Taiwan's DPP authorities Global Times 23 Aug 2025 -- The second round of recall votes against seven Kuomintang (KMT) legislators in Taiwan island failed on Saturday - the "no" votes consistently outnumbered the "yes" votes - meaning all 32 recall proposals promoted by the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) this year have been rejected.
• PLA activities in the waters and airspace around Taiwan ROC MND 23 Aug 2025
• Steps for Minimizing Crop Damage by Natural Disasters in Pyongyang KCNA 23 Aug 2025 -- Rural areas in Pyongyang Municipality are protecting crops in a foresighted way to cope with the recent weather conditions accompanied with frequent rainfalls.
• Measures Taken to Minimize Damage by Disastrous Abnormal Weather KCNA 23 Aug 2025 -- Various economic sectors of the DPRK have taken measures for minimizing damage by disastrous abnormal weather.
• North Korea slams South Korea over 'deliberate provocation' by shooting unwarranted warning shots Press TV 23 Aug 2025 -- Pyongyang has slammed Seoul over "deliberate provocation" after it fired warning shots at North Korean soldiers.
• IRGC chief vows 'more crushing response' to renewed Israeli aggression IRNA 23 Aug 2025 -- The commander-in-chief of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) has warned that the Israeli regime will receive a more "crushing response" in case of any new act of aggression against Iran.
• Araghchi: 12-day war to be documented legally and historically IRNA 23 Aug 2025 -- Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi says the events of the recent 12-day war will be comprehensively documented both legally and historically by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
• 12-day US-Israeli aggression set roadmap for Iran's defense industry: Minister Press TV 23 Aug 2025 -- Iran's defense minister says that the 12-day US-Israeli aggression against Iran served to clarify the roadmap for the country's defense industry, which would include research and innovation for new technologies against the enemy.
• Russia: E3 lacks strategy to exit 'deadlock' once snapback activated against Iran IRNA 23 Aug 2025 -- Russia's permanent representative to international organizations in Vienna has once again warned Britain, France, and Germany—collectively known as the E3 or European Troika— against triggering the snapback mechanism stipulated in the 2015 nuclear deal or the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA).
• Europe lacks strategy to break snapback 'deadlock': Russia envoy Press TV 23 Aug 2025 -- A senior Russian diplomat says the European troika—Britain, France, and Germany—lack a clear strategy to break the "deadlock" they are poised to create if they follow through on their threat to invoke the "snapback" mechanism against Iran.
• Iran, IAEA make progress in Vienna talks: Ambassador IRNA 23 Aug 2025 -- Tehran's ambassador to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) says Iranian representatives and the agency have made progress in their latest round of talks in Vienna.
• Larijani: Iranians are not the kind to surrender IRNA 23 Aug 2025 -- Secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council Ali Larijani has dismissed threats of war against the country, saying that Iranians are not the kind to surrender.
• An Indian will announce 'Viksit Bharat 2047' from the surface of Moon in 2040, and this will send a message around the universe that India has arrived: Dr Jitendra Singh India PIB 23 Aug 2025 -- In a speech blended with science, poetry, realism and future promise, Union Minister for Science & Technology Dr
• Japan - ROK Summit Meeting Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan 23 Aug 2025 -- On August 23, commencing at 4:55 p.m. for approximately 115 minutes, Mr. ISHIBA Shigeru, Prime Minister of Japan held a Summit Meeting with H.E. Mr. LEE Jae Myung, President of the Republic of Korea (ROK) who is visiting Japan.
• Former Sri Lankan president Wickremesinghe arrested over alleged misuse of state funds People's Daily 23 Aug 2025 -- Former Sri Lankan president Ranil Wickremesinghe was arrested on Friday by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) over alleged misuse of state funds, state media reported.
• Republika Srpska Defiantly Sets Referendum to Back Dodik for Oct.25 - Broadcast Sputnik 23 Aug 2025 -- The Republika Srpska Parliament unanimously approved a referendum on October 25 challenging the globalist-backed BiH court's verdict against President Dodik and the revocation of his mandate.