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• Army's 1st Cavalry Division Conducts First Switchblade 600 Live-Fire Exercise DoD News 29 Sep 2025 -- As part of Pegasus Charge, 1st Cavalry Division's effort in support of the Army's "Transforming in Contact" initiative to modernize armored formations, soldiers assigned to the 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, conducted Fort Hood's first live-fire exercise of the Switchblade 600 Loitering Munition System, Sept. 15.
• Joint Insertion Training Enables Combined U.S.-Japan Live-Fire Exercise DoD News 29 Sep 2025 -- Airmen assigned to the 36th Airlift Squadron conducted a High Mobility Artillery Rocket System rapid insertion training during a joint operational support mission with Marines at Kadena Air Base and Kenebetsu Air Base, Japan, Sept. 18-19, enabling a bilateral live-fire exercise between the Marine Corps and the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force.
• W.Va., Qatar Military Police continue bilateral training, interoperability development CENTCOM 29 Sep 2025 -- At the invitation of Qatar Military Police Force (QMPF) Commander Maj. Gen. Rashid Al Hajri a West Virginia National Guard (WVNG) contingent visited QMPF Headquarters in Doha, Qatar on Sept. 12-18, 2025 as part of an ongoing series of Military Police (MP) Subject Matter Expert Exchanges (SMEEs) meant to reinforce and elevate the relationship built between the militaries since their National Guard Bureau State Partnership Program (SPP) pairing was formalized in 2018.
• 36th AS conducts HIRAIN with US Marines, enables bilateral operations US Air Force 29 Sep 2025 -- Airmen assigned to the 36th Airlift Squadron conducted a High Mobility Artillery Rocket System Rapid Insertion training during a joint operational support mission with U.S. Marines at Kadena Air Base, and Japan Air Self-Defense Force Kenebetsu Air Base, Japan, Sept. 18-19, enabling a bilateral live-fire exercise between the U.S. Marine Corps and the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force.
• Bushido Guardian 25: Trilateral exercise kicks off in the Pacific US Air Force 29 Sep 2025 -- The U.S. Air Force, Japan Air Self-Defense Force and Royal Australian Air Force commenced the first trilateral Exercise Bushido Guardian 25 at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Sept. 29.
• CARAT Timor-Leste 2025 Concludes US Navy 29 Sep 2025 -- The U.S. Navy and Timor-Leste Defense Forces (F-FDTL), also known as Falintil-Forças de Defesa de Timor-Leste (F-FDTL), concluded CARAT Timor-Leste 2025, Sept. 26, after a weeklong exchange of expertise, training scenarios, and relationship-building activities in Dili.
• U.S. Navy Receives Spain's Premio Especial de la Armada, Praises Decades of Trust and Cooperation US Navy 29 Sep 2025 -- Adm. Stuart B. Munsch, commander, U.S. Naval Forces Europe and Africa (NAVEUR/NAVAF), accepted the Armada Española's Premio Especial de la Armada award on behalf of the United States Navy during a ceremony in Madrid, Spain, Sept. 25, 2025.
• NATO advances maritime innovation and readiness through Exercise Dynamic Messenger 2025 NATO Allied Maritime Command 29 Sep 2025 -- NATO advanced the integration of unmanned systems into a connected operational environment with the successful completion of REPMUS/Dynamic Messenger 25 in Portugal.
• NATO Deputy Secretary General visits Poland NATO 29 Sep 2025 -- On Monday (29 September 2025), NATO Deputy Secretary General Radmila Shekerinska visited Warsaw, Poland to conduct bilateral meetings and attend the Warsaw Security Forum.
• Within two months of DOT-Chain Defence's launch, the military ordered nearly 17,000 UAVs worth about UAH 600 million Ukraine MOD 29 Sep 2025
• Exercise Bushido Guardian 25 commences in Japan Australia DOD 29 Sep 2025 -- Approximately 130 Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) aviators will participate in Exercise Bushido Guardian 25 from 29 September to 10 October.
• Lightning strikes twice in the Top End Australia DOD 29 Sep 2025 -- Arming multiple F-35A Lightning II aircraft for live weapons drops, twice a day, is no easy feat - but armament crews from 3 Squadron got the job done on Exercise Arnhem Thunder.
• New destructive breaching capability on display Australia DOD 29 Sep 2025 -- A barrage of tank and Australian light armoured vehicle (ASLAV) fire shatters an enemy HQ on a hill about 1.5km away, before 155mm artillery rains down on an adjacent enemy bunker complex.
• Royal Canadian Navy Pays Off Kingston-class warships Canada 29 Sep 2025 -- Today, His Majesty's Canadian Ships (HMCS) Saskatoon, Whitehorse, and Brandon were paid off and celebrated for their service to the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) in a formal ceremony in Esquimalt, British Columbia.
• Raksha Mantri Addresses ICG Commanders' Conference in New Delhi; Calls for Futuristic Roadmap, Technological Vigilance, and Indigenous Strengthening of Maritime Security India PIB 29 Sep 2025 -- Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh addressed the inaugural session of the 42nd Indian Coast Guard (ICG) Commanders' Conference in ICG Headquarters, New Delhi on September 29, 2025, lauding the force's professionalism and humanitarian service while underlining its critical role in safeguarding India's 7,500-km-long coastline and island territories
• VISIT OF MAJOR GENERAL PAUL OWUOR OTIENO, COMMANDER OF THE KENYA NAVY India PIB 29 Sep 2025 -- Major General Paul Owuor Otieno, Commander of the Kenya Navy, is on an official visit to India from 28 Sep to 02 Oct 2025, with the objective of further strengthening maritime cooperation and bilateral ties
• Scottish defence skills and jobs boost as welding facility secured through new Government funding UK MOD 29 Sep 2025 -- The Welding Skills Centre in Glasgow developing the future skills pipeline needed to deliver the UK's nuclear deterrent is secured through £2.5 million in funding, boosting defence jobs in Scotland.
• Joint Statement of the Foreign Ministers of France, Germany and Poland Germany Federal Foreign Office 29 Sep 2025 -- "We, the Foreign Ministers of France, Germany and Poland, reaffirm our unity and unwavering determination to defend European peace, security and common fundamental values against Russia's ongoing war of aggression. The recent violation of Polish, Romanian and Estonian airspace were reckless, hostile acts and unacceptable escalation that threatens regional and European stability."
• Press Release Romania - Ministry of National Defence 29 Sep 2025 -- Today, September 29th, the Ministry of National Defence was informed about the existence of drone debris in the area of Sontea Nouă Canal, in Tulcea County, through a call to the 112 emergency service.
• The Chief of Defence Staff, at the NATO Military Committee Conference Romania - Ministry of National Defence 29 Sep 2025 -- The Chief of Defence Staff, General Gheorghiță Vlad, participated in the NATO Military Committee Conference, in the Chiefs of Defence format, which took place on September 26th and 27th, in Riga, Latvia.
• Defence Minister, at the EU Eastern Flank Watch Meeting Romania - Ministry of National Defence 29 Sep 2025 -- On Friday, September 26th, Minister of National Defence, Liviu-Ionuț Moșteanu, participated, via videoconference, in the meeting organized by the European Commissioner for Defence and Space, Andrius Kubilius, dedicated to strengthen security and defence on the European Union's Eastern Flank.
• Switzerland signs contract with the USA on environmentally sound ammunition disposal for the US Army Federal Council - Swiss Government 29 Sep 2025 -- On 15 September 2025, the Federal Office for Defence Procurement armasuisse signed an initial order for ammunition disposal with the US Army in cooperation with RUAG MRO. The pilot project aims to ensure the preservation of expertise in Switzerland on a long-term basis.

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• 29 September 2025 - Daily Press Briefing by the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General United Nations 29 Sep 2025

Operation Iron Swords / Operation Al-Aqsa Flood | Operation Northern Arrows | Giddeon's Chariots

• PM Netanyahu speaks with the Qatari Prime Minister Israel - Prime Minister 29 Sep 2025
• Settlement Expansion, Gaza Offensive Undermining Two-State Solution, Warns Deputy Special Coordinator in Briefing to Security Council UN Security Council 29 Sep 2025 -- In the shadow of the nearly two-year war in Gaza and an intensifying ground offensive in Gaza City, settlement construction has accelerated and settler violence continues in the West Bank, a senior United Nations official told the Security Council today, as delegates warned that such defiance of international law and United Nations resolutions further undermine the prospects for peace and the two-State solution.
• Gaza: UN rights office deplores deadly strikes on Palestinians gathering firewood UN News 29 Sep 2025 -- OHCHR in the Occupied Palestinian Territory expressed dismay that "the Israeli military is destroying Gaza City, forcing Palestinians to flee and then killing them when they seek shelter in Middle Gaza, especially in and around An Nuseirat Camp."
• Israeli settlement activity accelerates in the West Bank, Security Council told UN News 29 Sep 2025 -- Ramiz Alakbarov, UN Deputy Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, briefed on the Secretary-General's quarterly report on implementation of Council resolution 2334 (2016).
• President Donald J. Trump's Comprehensive Plan to End the Gaza Conflict The White House 29 Sep 2025
• Ranking Member Shaheen, Leader Schumer and Colleagues Issue Statement Ahead of President Trump Meeting With Prime Minister Netanyahu US Senate Foreign Relations Committee 29 Sep 2025 -- Today, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and Senators, Jack Reed (D-RI), Mark Warner (D-VA), Chris Coons (D-DE), Brian Schatz (D-HI) and Dick Durbin (D-IL) released the following statement ahead of President Trump's meeting with Prime Minister Netanyahu:
• PM statement on the new US initiative to deliver an end to the war in Gaza: 29 September 2025 Gov.UK 29 Sep 2025
• Statement by Foreign Minister Eide on plan for ceasefire in Gaza Government of Norway 29 Sep 2025
• Joint Statement by the Foreign Ministers of Jordan, United Arab Emirates, Indonesia, Pakistan, Türkiye, Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Egypt Pakistan Ministry of Foreign Affairs 29 Sep 2025 -- The Foreign Ministers of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, the United Arab Emirates, the Republic of Indonesia, the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, the Republic of Türkiye, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the State of Qatar the Arab Republic of Egypt welcome President Donald J Trump's leadership and his sincere efforts to end the war in Gaza, and assert their confidence in his ability to find a path to peace.
• Israeli annexation of the West Bank cannot be allowed to happen: UK statement at the UN Security Council UK FCDO 29 Sep 2025 -- Statement by Ambassador Barbara Woodward, UK Permanent Representative to the UN, at the UN Security Council meeting on Palestine.

Other Conflicts

• Today's top news: Occupied Palestinian Territory, Sudan, Haiti, Ukraine UNOCHA 29 Sep 2025
• Afghanistan In Massive Internet Shutdown Amid Taliban 'Morality' Crackdown RFE/RL 29 Sep 2025 -- A large-scale Internet blackout swept across Afghanistan on September 29, just weeks after the ruling Taliban authorities started severing fiber-optic cables in multiple provinces, leading to localized outages.
• Sweden's regional strategy for the Syria crisis Government Offices of Sweden 29 Sep 2025 -- Sweden's regional strategy for the Syria crisis was initially adopted for the period 2016-2020, and was subsequently extended twice for 2021-2023 and 2024-2026. The strategy has now been extended for a third time to apply until 2027, with a total volume of SEK 4 385 billion for the period 2016-2027.
• After mass exodus, limbo: Rohingya refugees test international resolve UN News 29 Sep 2025 -- The stakes for the conference, part of the UN General Assemby's annual week of high-level discussions, could hardly be higher: shrinking aid budgets and intensifying conflict inside Myanmar leave one of the world's most persecuted minorities in limbo.
• El Fasher: Civilians urgently need protection and safe passage, Statement by the United Nations Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Sudan, Denise Brown UNOCHA 29 Sep 2025 -- Civilians in El Fasher, North Darfur, describe impossible choices as they remain trapped in the city or attempt to flee, only to face violence, harassment and looting along insecure routes.
• Sweden bolsters humanitarian assistance with SEK 775 million Government Offices of Sweden 29 Sep 2025 -- The humanitarian situation in the world is serious. War, conflict and famine are affecting millions of people, at the same time as funding for life-saving efforts is decreasing. Together with the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida), the Government is today presenting a comprehensive support package of SEK 775 million to improve international humanitarian assistance.

News Reports

• Attorney General Bondi Issues Memo on Ending Political Violence Against ICE US Dept. of Justice 29 Sep 2025 -- Today, Attorney General Pamela Bondi released a memorandum to the FBI, DEA, ATF, USMS, and Executive Office of U.S. Attorneys focused on ending political violence against ICE.
• Six-month reporting obligation for cyberattacks on critical infrastructures Federal Council - Swiss Government 29 Sep 2025 -- Since 1 April 2025, there has been a legal obligation in Switzerland to report cyberattacks on critical infrastructure. The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) regards the results after the first six months as positive. So far, a total of 164 reports have been received from critical infrastructures. From 1 October 2025, the planned sanctions for failing to report attacks will come into force.
• Moldovan Pro-Europe Ruling Party Celebrates Strong Win In Crucial Parliamentary Elections RFE/RL 29 Sep 2025 -- The pro-Europe ruling party of Moldova hailed its major victory over the Russia-friendly opposition in a weekend election, a win that will keep the small, impoverished nation on a European path instead of drifting back toward the Kremlin.
• Moldova's parliamentary elections were competitive but campaign marred by cyberattacks, illegal funding and disinformation, international observers say OSCE 29 Sep 2025 -- Moldova's parliamentary elections were competitive and offered voters a clear choice between political alternatives, but the process was marred by serious cases of foreign interference, illegal funding, cyberattacks and widespread disinformation, notwithstanding the authorities' efforts to respond, international observers said in a statement today.
• Statement on the Parliamentary Elections in the Republic of Moldova Poland - Ministry of Foreign Affairs 29 Sep 2025--Joint Statement by Emmanuel Macron, President of the French Republic, Friedrich Merz, Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany, Donald Tusk, Prime Minister of the Republic of Poland on the Parliamentary Elections in the Republic of Moldova
• Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova's answer to a media question about parliamentary elections in Moldova Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 29 Sep 2025
• Moldova's Pro-EU Election Result A Win For Brussels As Much As Chisinau RFE/RL 29 Sep 2025 -- Moldovan President Maia Sandu's Party of Action and Solidarity (PAS) looks set to come out on top of crucial elections despite what appears to have been a concerted disinformation campaign from the Kremlin. But the real winner may be Brussels.
• Moldova Edges Toward Pro-Europe Government In Crucial Parliamentary Election RFE/RL 29 Sep 2025 -- The pro-Europe ruling party of Moldova has edged toward a major victory over the Russia-friendly opposition, indicating the small, impoverished nation will remain on a European path instead of drifting back toward the Kremlin.
• CPC leadership holds meeting on discussing issues related to 15th Five-Year Plan formulation PRC MND 29 Sep 2025 -- The fourth plenary session of the 20th Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee will be held in Beijing from Oct. 20 to 23, according to a decision made at a CPC Central Committee Political Bureau meeting on Monday.
• Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Guo Jiakun's Regular Press Conference on September 29, 2025 PRC MofA 29 Sep 2025
• PLA activities in the waters and airspace around Taiwan ROC MND 29 Sep 2025
• DPRK FM Choe Son Hui Holds Talks with Chinese FM Wang Yi KCNA 29 Sep 2025 -- Choe Son Hui, member of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea and foreign minister of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, had talks with Wang Yi, member of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and foreign minister of the People's Republic of China, at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing on Sept. 28.
• Li Qiang Meets with DPRK Foreign Minister Choe Son Hui PRC MofA 29 Sep 2025 -- On the morning of September 29, 2025, Premier Li Qiang of the State Council met with Foreign Minister of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) Choe Son Hui at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing.
• Denuclearization 'tantamount' to surrendering sovereignty: DPR Korea minister UN News 29 Sep 2025 -- Addressing the UN General Assembly on Monday, the Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea gave a muscular defence of his country's stance on nuclear weapons, also highlighting strides towards economic development.
• Iran sanctions snapback: Council reimposes restrictive measures EC/CEU 29 Sep 2025 -- Today, the Council agreed to reimpose a number of restrictive measures in relation to Iran's nuclear proliferation activities, that had then been suspended with the entry into force of the Joint Plan of Action (JCPoA or Iran nuclear deal) in 2015.
• EU and UN reinstate sanctions against Iran Estonia MFA 29 Sep 2025 -- Today, the European Union decided to reinstate restrictive measures against Iran for failing to comply with the terms of the nuclear deal (JCPOA). Over the weekend, sanctions on Iran were reinstated by the United Nations.
• Anxious Iranians Brace For Impact Of Returning UN Sanctions RFE/RL 29 Sep 2025 -- UN sanctions on Iran, lifted under the 2015 nuclear deal, snapped back over the weekend despite Tehran's efforts to prevent such a move.
• UN experts appalled by unprecedented execution spree in Iran with over 1000 killed in nine months OHCHR 29 Sep 2025 -- Over 1000 people have been killed in less than nine months of 2025, UN experts said today, warning that the figures represented a dramatic escalation that violates international human rights law.
• Transcript of Special Briefing on new Railway projects between India and Bhutan (September 29, 2025) India MEA 29 Sep 2025
• Strengthening ties with the UK Prime Minister of Australia 29 Sep 2025 -- Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has concluded his official visit to the United Kingdom.
• Standing united for security, with our closest partners: Foreign Minister Wadephul travels to Poland Germany Federal Foreign Office 29 Sep 2025 -- Foreign Minister Wadephul is departing for Warsaw on Monday morning. The city is hosting a meeting of the Weimar Triangle, as well as a gathering of the Warsaw Security Forum.
• Statement by Foreign Minister Wadephul prior to his departure for Warsaw Germany Federal Foreign Office 29 Sep 202
• German City Council Member From AfD Attended Far-Right Forum In Russia RFE/RL 29 Sep 2025 -- A member of the Hamburg city assembly from Germany's Alternative for Deutschland (AfD) party, Robert Risch, attended a far-right forum in Russia this month that drew extreme right-wing politicians from several countries, an examination of images from the conference shows.
• Foreign Minister Addressed the United Nations General Assembly on Saturday Government of Iceland 29 Sep 2025 -- Minister for Foreign Affairs, Þorgerður Katrín Gunnarsdóttir, addressed the United Nations General Assembly on Saturday 27 September 2025 during the annual General Debate in New York.
• Meeting of Weimar Triangle foreign ministers Poland - Ministry of Foreign Affairs 29 Sep 2025 -- On 29 September 2025, the Belweder Palace hosted a meeting between the foreign ministers of Poland, France and Germany, joined by Ukraine's top diplomat. The talks focused on the security situation in Europe and support for Ukraine.
• Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski meets head of German diplomacy Johann Wadephul Poland - Ministry of Foreign Affairs 29 Sep 2025 -- Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski met today in Warsaw with German Federal Minister for Foreign Affairs Johann Wadephul. Their talks covered the bilateral agenda and cooperation in the Baltic Sea.
• 'House of diplomacy and dialogue': UN wraps up high-level week with calls for peace, climate action and reform UN News 29 Sep 2025 -- The United Nations remains "the house of diplomacy and dialogue" in a divided world, General Assembly President Annalena Baerbock said as she closed the 80th session's general debate, urging nations to convert the week's momentum into concrete action on peace, climate change and institutional reform.
• 'Do not submit to a world ruled by brute force,' Denmark urges world leaders at UN UN News 29 Sep 2025 -- Speaking at the UN General Assembly on Monday, Danish Ambassador Christina Markus Lassen warned that the "collective inability" of the international community to address crises in Gaza, Ukraine and Sudan, "must not prompt us to submit to a world ruled by brute force."
• Nepal highlights youth-driven change, and calls for global action UN News 29 Sep 2025 -- Nepal's UN Ambassador Lok Bahadur Thapa delivered a comprehensive address to the General Assembly's high-level debate on Monday, emphasising both domestic reforms and the urgent need for international solidarity to tackle global crises.
• World News in Brief: El Fasher siege latest, shock at Michigan church attack, violent crackdown on Madagascar protests UN News 29 Sep 2025 -- Briefing reporters in New York on Monday, UN Deputy Spokesperson Farhan Haq said the RSF militia's grip is tightening on the last government-held redoubt, with satellite imagery showing "large groups of people attempting to flee on foot" from peripheral areas.