06 September 2025 Military News

Trump signs executive order reviving "Department of War" though some call it "childish" People's Daily 06 Sep 2025 -- U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Friday to rebrand the Department of Defense as the Department of War, reviving a name that was last used in the late 1940s.

Putin Warns Against Foreign Troops In Ukraine As Europe Tries To Finalize 'Reassurance Force' RFE/RL 06 Sep 2025 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin has warned against the deployment of any foreign troops into Ukraine, declaring they would be "legitimate targets," in a blunt warning to Kyiv's Western allies as they look to agree on a "reassurance force."
A Toxic Trail Exposed: How Russia Makes Chemical Grenades And Uses Them Against Ukraine RFE/RL 06 Sep 2025 -- The website of Russia's Scientific Research Institute for Applied Chemistry (NIIPH) features images of fireworks displays and one of the items it produces: sparklers in packages adorned with drawings of a holiday tree, a Santa Claus figure, and cute kids and critters.

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Trump Signs Order To Label Countries Wrongfully Holding US Citizens As Terror Sponsors RFE/RL 06 Sep 2025 -- US President Donald Trump signed an executive order that could designate countries that have wrongfully detained US citizens as state sponsors of terrorism, including Iran, Afghanistan, Russia, and China.

U.S. judge blocks Trump administration's ending of protections for over 1 million Venezuelans, Haitians People's Daily 06 Sep 2025 -- A U.S. federal judge on Friday blocked the Trump administration from ending temporary legal protections for more than 1 million people from Haiti and Venezuela, allowing them to remain in the United States with work authorization.

UN General Assembly decides to resume high-level int'l conference on two-state solution People's Daily 06 Sep 2025 -- The UN General Assembly (UNGA) on Friday decided to resume a high-level international conference on the two-state solution on Sept. 22, reviving a process that was put on hold this summer amid escalating violence in the Middle East.

Deputy director of 14th National Committee of CPPCC economic committee under investigation for serious discipline violations Global Times 06 Sep 2025 -- Yi Huiman, deputy director of the Committee on Economic Affairs of the 14th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), is under investigation for serious violations of discipline and law.

Exclusive: Canadian and Australian warships transit Taiwan Straits, PLA tracks throughout Global Times 06 Sep 2025 -- According to sources, on Saturday, Canadian frigate the HMCS Ville de Québec and the Australian guided-missile destroyer, HMAS Brisbane, transited the Taiwan Straits. The People's Liberation Army (PLA) maintained full surveillance and monitoring throughout the transit, with the situation fully under control, the Global Times learned exclusively.

Trump Says He Believes Belarus To Release Hundreds Of Political Prisoners In 'Near Future' RFE/RL 06 Sep 2025 -- US President Donald Trump, who surprised many by speaking to Belarus ruler Aleksandr Lukashenko by phone last month, said he believes the Eastern European nation will be releasing many of the hundreds of political prisoners it is holding.

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