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• US Informs Russia Extension of New START Restrictions Under Consideration - Lavrov Sputnik 09 Nov 2025 -- The United States has informed Russia through diplomatic channels that it is considering Russian President Vladimir Putin's idea of maintaining the restrictions laid down in the Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START) beyond February 2026, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov told Sputnik in an interview published on Sunday.
• USS George Washington Strike Group Departs from Busan U.S. 7th Fleet 09 Nov 2025 -- Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73), flagship of Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 5, embarked Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 5, cruiser USS Robert Smalls (CG 62), USS Shoup (DDG 86), and USS Milius (DDG 69) departed Busan, Republic of Korea (ROK), after a scheduled port visit Nov. 9.
• US weapons sales to NATO allies stalled by government shutdown: Report Press TV 09 Nov 2025 -- Weapons sales to Washington's allies in NATO have been halted due to the US government's shutdown.
• US Arms Supplies Worth Over $5Bln to NATO Allies Delayed Due to Gov't Shutdown - Reports Sputnik 09 Nov 2025 -- More than $5 billion in US arms exports to NATO allies, which are often redirected to Ukraine, have been delayed by the government shutdown, Axios reported on Sunday, citing the US Department of State.
• Russia moves to strengthen national security after Putin's instructions on nuclear preparedness Press TV 09 Nov 2025 -- In line with directives issued by President Vladimir Putin, the Russian foreign ministry has begun implementing measures to assess the nation's readiness regarding nuclear capabilities, says Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov.
• Putin Has Not Ordered Nuclear Test Preparations, Decision Must Be Carefully Weighed - Kremlin Sputnik 09 Nov 2025 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin has not given any instructions to begin preparations for nuclear tests; first, it must be determined whether Russia needs to do so, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said.
• China's KJ-600 carrier-borne early warning aircraft nicknamed Nezha: developer Global Times 09 Nov 2025 -- A senior developer disclosed in an official media report on Sunday that China's KJ-600 carrier-borne early warning aircraft is nicknamed after Nezha, a figure from Chinese mythology. He also elaborated on key technical details, including how the aircraft's radome was maximized to boost its detection range.
• HQ-9 air defense missile reportedly displayed at Azerbaijani parade; Chinese-made equipment wins international recognition through performance: expert Global Times 09 Nov 2025 -- The HQ-9 air defense missile was displayed at an Azerbaijani military parade on Saturday, according to Azerbaijani media reports. With other Chinese-made equipment such as the HQ-22 and HQ-17AE air defense missiles having also been showcased at a recent Serbian military parade, a Chinese expert said on Sunday that Chinese-made equipment is winning international recognition through their performance.
• EXERCISE MALABAR 2025 AT GUAM India PIB 09 Nov 2025 -- Indian Naval Ship (INS) Sahyadri is at Guam in the Northern Pacific for participation in the multilateral Exercise Malabar-2025.
• General Sahir Shamshad Mirza, NI, NI (M), Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee (CJCSC), while on an official visit to Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, called on General Fayyadh bin Hamed Al-Ruwaili, Chief of General Staff of Saudi Armed Forces. ISPR Pakistan 09 Nov 2025

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• PM Netanyahu at the Start of the Government Meeting Israel - Prime Minister 09 Nov 2025
• Israel returns 15 more Palestinian bodies showing 'signs of torture,' Gaza ministry says Press TV 09 Nov 2025 -- Gaza's Health Ministry says it has received the remains of 15 more Palestinians from Israel through the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), confirming the bodies bore "signs of torture."
• Hamas Says Needs Additional Equipment to Recover Remaining Hostage Bodies in Gaza Sputnik 09 Nov 2025 -- The Al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of the Palestinian movement Hamas, said on Sunday that they need additional crews and technical equipment to recover the bodies of the remaining Israeli hostages in the Gaza Strip.
• Hamas rejects surrender in Rafah, urges mediators to protect ceasefire Press TV 09 Nov 2025 -- The Palestinian resistance movement Hamas says its fighters trapped in the Israeli-held Rafah area of southern Gaza will not surrender to the regime's forces.
• Israeli arrest campaign targets 442 Palestinians in West Bank during October Press TV 09 Nov 2025 -- Israeli forces detained a staggering 442 Palestinians throughout the West Bank during the month of October, in a continued policy of suppression across the occupied Palestinian territories.
• Israel kills 3 in Lebanon after threatening fresh 'wide-scale' aggression Press TV 09 Nov 2025 -- The Israeli military has claimed the lives of three people in southern Lebanon during separate airstrikes after threatening to resume "wide-scale" aggression against the country.
• Yemen vows to 'return to battlefield' if Israel resumes Gaza war Press TV 09 Nov 2025 -- The Chief of Staff of the Yemeni Armed Forces has warned that Yemeni forces would return to the battlefield and resume military operations if Israel restarts the war in the Gaza Strip.

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• Statement by the Spokesperson Pakistan Ministry of Foreign Affairs 09 Nov 2025 -- On different media queries regarding the Pakistan talks with the Afghan Taliban Regime held in Istanbul on 6th November 2025, the Spokesperson made the following statement:
• Iran expresses concern about Afghanistan-Pakistan tensions IRNA 09 Nov 2025 -- Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi and the foreign minister of Afghanistan's current ruling government, Amir Khan Muttaqi, have discussed bilateral cooperation and the recent tensions between Islamabad and Kabul.
• Iran offers assistance to Pakistan in addressing tensions with Afghanistan IRNA 09 Nov 2025 -- Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi expressed Iran's readiness to assist Pakistan in resolving ongoing tensions with Afghanistan.
• Iran ready to help resolve Pakistan-Afghanistan border tensions: Araghchi Press TV 09 Nov 2025 -- Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi says Iran is ready to help resolve tensions between Pakistan and Afghanistan that have recently escalated following deadly border fighting.
• Iran concerned over rising tensions between Afghanistan, Pakistan: FM Araghchi Press TV 09 Nov 2025 -- Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi says Tehran is concerned about the continuation of tensions between Afghanistan and Pakistan following an escalation of deadly border fighting between the two neighbors.
• Mass graves, burned bodies found in Sudan as UN warns of 'unimaginable atrocities' Press TV 09 Nov 2025 -- Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have buried hundreds of civilians in mass graves and burned many others in a desperate attempt to conceal the unimaginable atrocities their fighters have committed in the city of al-Fasher, local medics say.

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• IRGC intelligence dismantles hacking network tied to Mossad, foreign media Press TV 09 Nov 2025 -- Iran's Islamic Revolution Guard Corps Intelligence Organization has announced a major counterintelligence success, apprehending the leader of a hacking group known as "Backdoor."
• US-Israeli-Saudi spy network sought to end Yemen's support for Palestine: Top Yemeni official Press TV 09 Nov 2025 -- Chairman of Yemen's Supreme Political Council has praised the country's security forces for dismantling a spy network tied to US, Israeli, and Saudi intelligence agencies, saying the espionage ring mainly sought to pull the plug on the Sana'a government's support for Palestine.
• Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's interview with Voyennaya Priyomka TV programme on the occasion of Rosoboronexport company's 25th anniversary, Moscow, November 9, 2025 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 09 Nov 2025
• Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's interview with RIA Novosti Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 09 Nov 2025
• Russia-US Dialog on Bilateral Issues Ongoing, Though Not as Quickly as Desirable - Lavrov Sputnik 09 Nov 2025 -- The dialogue between Russia and the United States on bilateral issues is underway, but not as fast as one would like, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov told Sputnik in an interview published on Sunday.
• There's No Legal Way to Seize Frozen Russian Assets - Lavrov Sputnik 09 Nov 2025 -- Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov told Sputnik in an interview published on Sunday that Moscow would respond on the principle of reciprocity if the West transferred Russia's frozen assets to Ukraine.
• China suspends some export controls on dual-use items to US Global Times 09 Nov 2025 -- China's Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) announced on Sunday that it will temporarily suspend part of the 2024 export-control measures that aimed to strengthen restrictions on certain dual-use materials exported to the US.
• China suspends part of control measures on dual-use items export to US Global Times 09 Nov 2025 -- China will suspend the implementation of a clause in an announcement it issued in 2024, which involves the export control of dual-use items to the United States, the Ministry of Commerce said on Sunday.
• Retired man sentenced to 15 years after leaking top-secret information to get his child a visa Global Times 09 Nov 2025 -- A retired man was sentenced to 15 years in prison for voluntarily contacting a foreign agency to sell top-secret and confidential state information in order to facilitate his child's overseas study, the Ministry of State Security (MSS) revealed on Sunday.
• China launches advanced Lijian-1 Y9 carrier rocket with two experimental satellites Press TV 09 Nov 2025 -- China has launched its advanced Lijian-1 Y9 carrier rocket with two technical experiment satellites onboard.
• Hsiao's Brussels speech a first for Taiwan VP in non-diplomatic ally: FM CNA 09 Nov 2025 -- Vice President Hsiao Bi-khim's (蕭美琴) recent trip to Brussels, where she delivered an address at the European Parliament, marks the opening of a new chapter in the Taiwan-European Union relations, Foreign Minister Lin Chia-lung (林佳龍) said Sunday.
• Taiwanese deserve opportunity to participate in global affairs: VP Hsiao CNA 09 Nov 2025 -- The Taiwanese people should be able to participate in the international community like all global citizens, and this belief is what drives the government to fight for Taiwan's international recognition despite the many hardships and challenges, Vice President Hsiao Bi-khim (蕭美琴) said on Sunday upon returning to Taiwan from her trip to Brussels.
• MAC condemns KMT chair for attending controversial White Terror memorial CNA 09 Nov 2025 -- The Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) has criticized opposition Kuomintang (KMT) Chairperson Cheng Li-wun (鄭麗文) for attending a controversial White Terror memorial that included Wu Shi (吳石), a late high-ranking Chinese communist spy, among those commemorated.
• PLA activities in the waters and airspace around Taiwan ROC MND 09 Nov 2025
• US must face up to consequences of blatant aggression against Iran: Parliament speaker Press TV 09 Nov 2025 -- Iran's Parliament Speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf says the United States must face up to the legal and political consequences of its deadly act of aggression against the Islamic Republic earlier this year.
• Iranian Officials Plan Major Water Cuts For Tehran Amid Drought Crisis RFE/RL 09 Nov 2025 -- Iranian officials warned of cuts to drinking supplies for parts of Tehran, as the country grapples with a deepening water crisis caused by a yearslong drought.
• Turnout in Iraq's special parliamentary vote reaches 60% IRNA 09 Nov 2025 -- About 60% of eligible voters took part in Iraq's special voting for security forces and displaced persons in the country's sixth parliamentary election, the Independent High Electoral Commission said on Sunday.
• CELAC-EU Summit: Press Statement by High Representative / Vice-President Kaja Kallas European External Action Service (EEAS) 09 Nov 2025
• CELAC-EU Summit: Opening speech by High Representative/Vice-President Kaja Kallas European External Action Service (EEAS) 09 Nov 2025
• Colombia - EU-CELAC: press remarks by High Representative/Vice-President Kaja Kallas upon arrival European External Action Service (EEAS) 09 Nov 2025