25 October 2025 Military News |
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- US to send world's largest aircraft carrier to Latin America; Venezuela warns of dangerous prelude Press TV 25 Oct 2025 -- The United States has decided to deploy the USS Gerald R. Ford, the world's largest aircraft carrier, and five accompanying destroyers to Latin America, prompting Venezuela to condemn the pending provocation as reckless and unlawful.
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- PLA's new all-terrain vehicle-mounted air defense missile system unveiled in official media report Global Times 25 Oct 2025 -- An official media report on Saturday unveiled a new type of vehicle-mounted air defense missile system deployed by the 72nd Group Army of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA), with an expert saying that the new missile system is highly mobile and capable of providing air defense support for motorized troops on the move.
- CONCLUSION OF SECOND EDITION OF NAVAL COMMANDERS' CONFERENCE 2025 (CC 2025/2) India PIB 25 Oct 2025 -- The second edition of the biannual Naval Commanders' Conference 2025 was conducted from22 to 24 Oct 2025 at the Nausena Bhawan, New Delhi
- IRGC Navy cmdr.: Persian Gulf countries ready to hold joint drills with Iran Press TV 25 Oct 2025 -- The commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Navy says the Persian Gulf's littoral states have expressed their readiness to hold joint naval exercises with Iran.
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- Secretary Rubio's Call with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu US Dept. of State 25 Oct 2025
- Secretary of State Marco Rubio Remarks to the Press US Dept. of State 25 Oct 2025
- 93 Palestinians killed in Israeli attacks on Gaza since ceasefire: Health ministry Press TV 25 Oct 2025 -- The Gaza Health Ministry says at least 93 Palestinians have been killed in Israeli attacks and 324 others wounded since a ceasefire took effect in the besieged territory earlier this month.
- Israeli settler attacks during West Bank olive harvest 'organized terrorist policy': Hamas Press TV 25 Oct 2025 -- A senior official of the Palestinian resistance movement Hamas has strongly condemned the ongoing brutal attacks carried out by Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank, condemning them as part of "an organized terrorist policy."
- Israeli drone strike kills one in southern Lebanon amid ongoing truce violations Press TV 25 Oct 2025 -- An Israeli drone strike has killed one person and injured another in the southern Lebanese governorate of Nabatieh, marking the latest in a series of violations of a fragile ceasefire between the Tel Aviv regime and the Arab country that took effect in November 2024.
- Three killed in Israeli strikes on southern Lebanon amid ceasefire violations Press TV 25 Oct 2025 -- In the latest near-daily violations of a ceasefire agreement with Lebanon in place since November 2024, Israeli military aircraft have carried out separate strikes against positions in southern Lebanon, killing at least three individuals.
- UN warns of winter crisis in Gaza as Israel continues to block vital aid Press TV 25 Oct 2025 -- The UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) has warned that the Gaza Strip is facing a deepening humanitarian crisis as winter approaches, with vital shelter and supplies blocked by Israel from entering the besieged territory.
- FM spox calls for an end to the impunity granted to Israel by its supporters and apologists IRNA 25 Oct 2025 -- Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei called for an end to the impunity Israel enjoys due to its supporters.
- Tehran says Israel's 'chronic impunity' must end after ICJ opinion on Palestine Press TV 25 Oct 2025 -- Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei has called for an end to the "chronic impunity" granted to Israel by its supporters and apologists, following a new International Court of Justice (ICJ) opinion that condemns the regime's violations of international humanitarian law.
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- Sixty-five nations sign first UN treaty to fight cybercrime, in milestone for digital cooperation UN News 25 Oct 2025 -- Sixty-five nations have signed a landmark United Nations treaty in Hanoi aimed at tackling cybercrime - a move Secretary-General António Guterres hailed as a historic step toward a safer digital world.
- Secretary-General's remarks at the Cybercrime Convention Signing Ceremony [as delivered] UN Secretary-General 25 Oct 2025
- Secretary-General's Joint Press Conference with the Prime Minister of Viet Nam on the signing of the Cybercrime convention UN Secretary-General 25 Oct 2025
- Statement by the Deputy Head of the Delegation of the Russian Federation,Deputy Director of the Department for Non-Proliferation and Arms Control of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation Konstantin Vorontsov at the Thematic Debate on Cluster IV "Conventional weapons" in the First Committee of the 80th Session of the United Nations General Assembly, New York, October 24, 2025 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 25 Oct 2025
- China, US start economic, trade talks in Kuala Lumpur Global Times 25 Oct 2025 -- The Chinese and US delegations convened on Saturday morning for talks on economic and trade issues.
- Commissioner's Office strongly opposes US politicians' joint letter shielding anti-China rioter Jimmy Lai Global Times 25 Oct 2025 -- The Commissioner's Office of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) on Saturday issued a stern warning to certain US politicians, calling for them to immediately cease meddling in Hong Kong affairs.
- China commemorates 80th anniversary of Taiwan's restoration; attendees say restoration 'a testament to shared sacrifice, victory across Straits' Global Times 25 Oct 2025 -- A gathering was held in Beijing on Saturday to commemorate the 80th anniversary of Taiwan's restoration to China on the first Commemoration Day of Taiwan's Restoration, according to the Xinhua News Agency.
- Trump says he will discuss Taiwan with Xi at APEC CNA 25 Oct 2025 -- U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday he will bring up the Taiwan issue with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping (習近平) during a meeting on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit in South Korea next week.
- China's 'unification benefits' hold no appeal for Taiwanese: MAC CNA 25 Oct 2025 -- Taiwan's Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) said Saturday that the "benefits after unification" touted by Chinese authorities at a Beijing event marking "the 80th anniversary of Taiwan's restoration to China" hold no appeal for the people of Taiwan.
- Taiwan must rely on strength to secure peace: President Lai CNA 25 Oct 2025 -- President Lai Ching-te (賴清德) said Taiwan must rely on strength, given that a peace agreement with China will not guarantee peace, in a video released on Saturday to commemorate the 76th anniversary of the Battle of Guningtou.
- One-China principle must be upheld for maintaining cross-Strait peace, stability: spokesperson People's Daily 25 Oct 2025 -- A Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson said on Friday that to maintain peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait, one must uphold the one-China principle and unequivocally oppose "Taiwan independence."
- PLA activities in the waters and airspace around Taiwan ROC MND 25 Oct 2025
- Commemoration Day of Taiwan's Restoration a powerful measure to safeguard historical facts, national glory: mainland People's Daily 25 Oct 2025 -- A Chinese mainland spokesperson on Friday said that the national legislature's decision to establish Commemoration Day of Taiwan's Restoration is a powerful measure to safeguard the historical facts and national glory of Taiwan's restoration and return to the motherland.
- Mainland slams DPP authorities for suppressing reunification supporters in Taiwan People's Daily 25 Oct 2025 -- A Chinese mainland spokesperson on Friday slammed Taiwan's Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) authorities for using judicial clout to suppress and persecute patriots on the island who advocate national reunification.
- China ratifies Commemoration Day of Taiwan's Restoration People's Daily 25 Oct 2025 -- China's national legislature on Friday voted to designate Oct. 25 as the Commemoration Day of Taiwan's Restoration.
- Invocation of snapback is legally flawed: Iran, China, Russia say to Grossi IRNA 25 Oct 2025 -- The envoys of the Islamic Republic, China, and Russia sent a letter to Rafael Mariano Grossi, the Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IАЕА), on October 24, 2025.
- Iran ready for diplomatic engagement with US based on equal footing, mutual respect: Araghchi Press TV 25 Oct 2025 -- Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi says Tehran is ready to engage in diplomacy with the United States to reach "a wise solution" to the nuclear issue based on equal footing and mutual respect.
- Colombia's president slams US sanctions as 'paradoxical', hails Colombia's anti-narcotics efforts Press TV 25 Oct 2025 -- Colombian President Gustavo Petro has vowed to stand firm after the US imposed sanctions on him over alleged links to drug trafficking, calling Washington's move a "paradox" given his long-standing cooperation in the fight against narcotics.
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