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• Russia, China blast deployment of US 'Typhon' missiles system to Japan Press TV 30 Aug 2025 -- Russia and China have protested the deployment of the US Army's "Typhon" missile system to Japan.
• Ministry of National Defense: Minister Ku Receives U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman, Expresses Hope for Deepening Taiwan-U.S. Security Cooperation ROC MND 30 Aug 2025
• "We will realize our maxim of 'Strong Türkiye, Strong Army' with all its tiers" Presidency of The Republic of Turkey 30 Aug 2025 -- Speaking at the National Defense University's Commencement and Flag Handover Ceremony, President Erdoğan said: "This week, we made very significant deliveries at ASELSAN, providing our military with steel dome systems consisting of 47 vehicles. At TEKNOFEST Blue Homeland, we saw our naval power up close. Let me also note that in the upcoming period, we will have other programs, announcements, and deliveries that will make us all proud. Inshallah, we will gradually realize our maxim of 'Strong Türkiye, Strong Army' with all its tiers."

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• Statement by PM Netanyahu Israel - Prime Minister 30 Aug 2025
• President Herzog on the recovery of the body of hostage Idan Shtivi Israel MFA 30 Aug 2025 -- "These moments of deep sorrow remind us of one truth: Hamas' crimes are crimes against humanity. The world must act with moral clarity and press for the release of all the hostages. Every last one."
• Israeli forces withdraw from flashpoint Gaza City neighborhood amid intense resistance: Report Press TV 30 Aug 2025 -- Resistance fighters have staged several daring ambushes against invading Israeli forces in a flashpoint Gaza City neighborhood, reportedly forcing them to withdraw, while causing 12 casualties among them and leaving four forces missing.
• Palestinian Authority slams US visa ban on officials ahead of UN General Assembly Press TV 30 Aug 2025 -- The Palestinian Authority (PA) has strongly denounced the US decision to deny and revoke visas for members of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) and the PA before the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), describing it as a violation of the 1947 UN Headquarters Agreement.
• Hamas vows Israeli troops will be killed or captured if Israel pushes into Gaza City Press TV 30 Aug 2025 -- Palestinian resistance movement Hamas has vowed that the Israeli military will pay in blood and face the capture of its soldiers, hours before an ambush on the occupying regime's forces killed one soldier and left four others missing.
• Hamas welcomes Turkey's airspace ban, trade restrictions on Israel over Gaza genocide Press TV 30 Aug 2025 -- Palestinian resistance movement Hamas has praised Turkey's decision to close its airspace to Israeli aircraft and restrict trade ties with Tel Aviv, describing the measures as a firm stance against Israel's ongoing genocide in Gaza.
• Red Cross says safe evacuation of Gaza City 'impossible' as Israel tightens siege IRNA 30 Aug 2025 -- The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has warned that a mass evacuation of Gaza City could not be carried out in a safe or dignified manner, as Israel tightened its siege on the area ahead of a widely expected offensive.
• Army forces find, dismantle Israeli spying device in southern Lebanon Press TV 30 Aug 2025 -- Lebanese government forces have dismantled an Israeli spying device in the country's southern province of Nabatieh, close to the border between the Arab country and the Israeli-occupied territories.
• Palestine: Statement by the High Representative on behalf of the European Union EC/CEU 30 Aug 2025
• The Arab Islamic Ministerial Committee on Gaza expresses deep regret at the U.S. Department of State decision not to grant entry visas to the delegation of Palestine participating in the 80th UN General Assembly Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) 30 Aug 2025 -- The Arab Islamic Ministerial Committee on Gaza expresses its deep regret at the decision of the U.S. Department of State not to grant entry visas to the delegation of the State of Palestine participating in the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly, to be held in New York in September.
• Arab Islamic Ministerial Committee on Gaza Expresses Regret at U.S. Department of State's Decision Not to Grant Entry Visas to Palestine's Delegation Participating in UN General Assembly in September SPA 30 Aug 2025 -- The Arab Islamic Ministerial Committee on Gaza expressed its deep regret at the decision of the U.S. Department of State not to grant entry visas to the delegation of the State of Palestine participating in the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly, to be held in New York in September

Other Conflicts

• Yemeni PM, several ministers assassinated in Israeli strikes on Sana'a: Presidency Press TV 30 Aug 2025 -- Israeli airstrikes on the Yemeni capital, Sana'a, killed the prime minister of the Government of Change and Construction and several ministers, the presidency said in a statement.
• Yemeni premier, cabinet ministers killed in Israeli strike IRNA 30 Aug 2025 -- Yemen's prime minister and several cabinet ministers have been killed in an Israeli strike on Thursday, the prime minister's office said in a statement.
• Iran condemns assassination of Yemeni officials, urges intl. community to confront 'rogue' Israeli regime Press TV 30 Aug 2025 -- The Foreign Ministry has strongly condemned the Israeli regime's recent assassination of at least nine senior Yemeni officials, urging the global community to confront Tel Aviv's insistence on keeping up its deadly lawless behavior.
• 'Dark days await you; you won't taste security anymore': Yemen warns Israel after officials' assassination Press TV 30 Aug 2025 -- Yemen's president has warned the Israeli regime about the certitude of Sana'a's decisive revenge against Tel Aviv's recent assassination of the Arab Peninsula nation's prime minister and eight other officials.
• Yemen's military chief vows more escalation after Israeli claims of assassination Press TV 30 Aug 2025 -- Yemen's top military official has responded to the Israeli regime's claims of his assassination by pledging further escalation against Tel Aviv towards forcing it to eventually end its genocide in the Gaza Strip.

News Reports

• Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova's answer to a media question regarding the US Department of State's report on the human rights situation in Russia Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 30 Aug 2025
• Interview to Xinhua News Agency President of Russia 30 Aug 2025 -- Ahead of his official visit to the People's Republic of China, Vladimir Putin gave a written interview to the Chinese news agency Xinhua.
• President Xi Jinping Meets with President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev PRC MofA 30 Aug 2025 -- On the evening of August 30, President Xi Jinping met at the Tianjin Guest House with President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, who is in China for the Shanghai Cooperation Organization Summit 2025 and the Commemoration of the 80th Anniversary of the Victory of the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War.
• President Xi Jinping Meets with Egyptian Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly PRC MofA 30 Aug 2025 -- On the afternoon of August 30, 2025, President Xi Jinping met at the Tianjin Guest House with Egyptian Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly, who was in China to attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organization Summit 2025.
• Xi Jinping Meets with Myanmar's Acting President Min Aung Hlaing PRC MofA 30 Aug 2025 -- On the afternoon of August 30, 2025, President Xi Jinping met at the Tianjin Guest House with Myanmar's Acting President Min Aung Hlaing, who is in China for the Shanghai Cooperation Organization Summit 2025 and the commemoration of the 80th anniversary of the victory of the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War.
• Xi Jinping Meets Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet PRC MofA 30 Aug 2025 -- On the afternoon of August 30, President Xi Jinping met with Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet, who is in China for the Shanghai Cooperation Organization Summit 2025, at the Tianjin Guest House.
• President Xi Jinping Meets with U.N. Secretary General António Guterres PRC MofA 30 Aug 2025 -- On the afternoon of August 30, President Xi Jinping met with United Nations Secretary General António Guterres at the Tianjin Guest House, who was in China to attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organization Summit 2025.
• President Xi Jinping Meets with Nepali Prime Minister K. P. Sharma Oli PRC MofA 30 Aug 2025 -- On the afternoon of August 30, President Xi Jinping met at the Tianjin Guest House with Nepali Prime Minister K. P. Sharma Oli, who was in China to attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organization Summit 2025 and the commemoration of the 80th anniversary of the victory of the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War.
• Lawmakers back defense budget hike in meeting with U.S. senators CNA 30 Aug 2025 -- Legislative Yuan Speaker Han Kuo-yu (韓國瑜) joined a bipartisan group of lawmakers in voicing support for raising Taiwan's defense budget to over 3 percent of GDP next year, while meeting with visiting U.S. senators Saturday.
• Trade talks won't affect defense support for Taiwan: Visiting U.S. senator CNA 30 Aug 2025 -- The visiting chair of the U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee, Roger Wicker, said Saturday that trade talks between Washington and other countries, including China, "in no way" affect Washington's defense support for "the sovereign rights of the Taiwanese people to enjoy their democracy."
• PLA activities in the waters and airspace around Taiwan ROC MND 30 Aug 2025
• Session of Permanent Commission of SPA Standing Committee Held KCNA 30 Aug 2025 -- A session of the Permanent Commission of the Standing Committee of the Supreme People's Assembly of the DPRK was held.
• Respected Comrade Kim Jong Un Meets Bereaved Families of Martyrs Who Performed Distinguished Feats in Overseas Military Operations KCNA 30 Aug 2025 -- The brave soldiers who participated in the overseas military operations created the tales about great heroes unprecedented in history out of their desire for the immortality of the sacred national flag of the DPRK and the rosy future of the prosperous motherland and emerged as heroes of the legendary feats who devoted their precious lives without regret, regarding their death as honor in the course of carrying out the orders of the country.
• Ceremony of Awarding State Commendations to Soldiers of KPA Overseas Military Operations Units Takes Place KCNA 30 Aug 2025 -- All the people of the DPRK pay high praise and noble tribute to the officers and men of the overseas military operations units of the Korean People's Army who demonstrated the might of the elite revolutionary army before the world by displaying the matchless fighting spirit, bravery and indomitable self-sacrificing spirit for the honor of the glorious Democratic People's Republic of Korea.
• Respected Comrade Kim Jong Un's Talk to Bereaved Families of Martyrs Participated in Overseas Military Operations KCNA 30 Aug 2025 -- Kim Jong Un talked to the bereaved families of the martyrs who participated in the overseas military operations.
• Iran disbands Mossad-linked terrorist team IRNA 30 Aug 2025 -- The provincial branch of the Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) in the northeastern province of Khorasan Razavi has announced the dismantling of a terrorist team linked to Israel's Mossad.
• IRGC arrests Mossad-linked terrorists operating in Iran during Israel's 12-day war Press TV 30 Aug 2025 -- The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) has announced the arrest of a terrorist network linked to Israel's Mossad spy agency in Khorasan Razavi province, over their involvement in spying and carrying out activities inside Iran during Israel's recent 12-day aggression against the country.
• Iran's defense readiness has increased since June war: Defense Ministry IRNA 30 Aug 2025 -- Defense Ministry spokesperson Brigadier General Reza Talaei-Nik has emphasized that the defensive, operational, and logistical readiness of Iran's armed forces has improved significantly compared to the period before the recent 12-day war.
• Presidential aide calls for concerted efforts to confront 'snapback' of sanctions IRNA 30 Aug 2025 -- An advisor to President Masoud Pezeshkian says all efforts and capabilities of the country should be directed to confronting Europe's push to reimpose UN sanctions on Iran, which were lifted under the 2015 nuclear deal, known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA).
• President Pezeshkian: Iran neither seeks nor fears war IRNA 30 Aug 2025 -- President Masoud Pezeshkian says Iran does not seek war but will respond firmly to any aggression.
• Top security official reaffirms Iran's opposition to geopolitical changes in region Press TV 30 Aug 2025 -- Secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council Ali Larijani has expressed Tehran's opposition to any move resulting in geopolitical changes in the Caucasus region, welcoming Armenia's inclusion in a key transit corridor, which travels through the Islamic Republic linking the countries lying to its north to the Sea of Oman.
• Bagheri Kani named deputy for international affairs at Iran's Supreme National Security Council Press TV 30 Aug 2025 -- Senior diplomat and former nuclear negotiator Ali Bagheri Kani has been appointed to the role of deputy for international affairs at Iran's Supreme National Security Council.
• Iran rules out talks under pressure, backs Russia, China nuclear proposal as 'practical step' Press TV 30 Aug 2025 -- Iran has dismissed the idea of holding negotiations under "threats or coercion", describing a proposal from Russia and China toward resolving nuclear issues as a "practical step."
• "We will work without rest until we turn this century into the Century of Türkiye" Presidency of The Republic of Turkey 30 Aug 2025 -- Speaking ahead of the Victory Day Special Concert, President Erdoğan said: "Our march of victory, which started in Malazgirt in 1071 and strengthened in Dumlupınar in 1922, has continued uninterruptedly for a thousand years, and will inshallah continue forever. We will work without rest and without pause regardless of hardships and obstacles until we turn this century into the Century of Türkiye."
• Fears Grow For Lukashenko Critic Who Disappeared In Turkey RFE/RL 30 Aug 2025 -- The disappearance of a former Belarusian diplomat in Turkey last week has sparked fears that Minsk may have organized his abduction.
• Chinese FM responds to Thailand's Constitutional Court's removal of PM from position, hoping country maintain stability Global Times 30 Aug 2025 -- When asked to comment on the news that on August 29, the Constitutional Court of Thailand ruled that Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra violated constitutional provisions and removed her from her position as prime minister, a Chinese FM spokesperson said this is Thailand's domestic affair.
• Informal meeting of foreign affairs ministers: press remarks by High Representative Kaja Kallas after the meeting European External Action Service (EEAS) 30 Aug 2025 -- Check against delivery!
• Informal meeting of foreign affairs ministers: press remarks by High Representative Kaja Kallas upon arrival European External Action Service (EEAS) 30 Aug 2025 -- Good morning,
• Deputy Prime Minister Radosław Sikorski takes part in Gymnich informal meeting of EU foreign ministers in Copenhagen Poland - Ministry of Foreign Affairs 30 Aug 2025 -- The meeting focused on Russia's continuing aggression against Ukraine, the situation in the Middle East, and the coordination of the EU's engagement with third countries ahead of a UN General Assembly session. The meeting took place in Copenhagen on 29-30 August as part of the Danish presidency of the Council of the EU.
• Statement by Foreign Minister Eide on Venezuela Government of Norway 30 Aug 2025