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🇨🇳 CHINA | 🇫🇷 FRANCE
🔴 Beijing Open to Broad Cooperation with France

🔸 China ready to work with France on AI, biotech, green energy, nuclear & aviation.
July 5, 2025 at 3:29 AM
🇮🇷 IRAN | 🇺🇸 USA
🔴 Iran Signals Cooperation Amid Talks Rumors

🔸 Iran confirms commitment to NPT & safeguards, despite law halting IAEA cooperation.
🔸 Reports: Possible Iran–US meeting in Oslo next week with envoy Steve Witkoff.
🔸 Would mark first direct contact since Israel’s June 13 airstrikes.
July 4, 2025 at 3:43 PM
🇩🇪 GERMANY | 🇺🇦 UKRAINE
🔴 Berlin Eyes More Patriots as US Halts Delivery

🔸 Germany sent 3 Patriot systems to Ukraine; key for defense against ballistic missiles.
🔸 With €38B in aid, Germany is Ukraine’s #2 military backer after the US.
🔸 Berlin also plans €25B tank order for NATO forces.
July 4, 2025 at 2:43 PM
🇷🇺 RUSSIA | 🇺🇦 UKRAINE
🔴 Dutch Minister: Russia Using Chemical Weapons

🔸 Russia drops choking agents like chloropicrin via drones into trenches, says Dutch Defense Minister.
July 4, 2025 at 2:34 PM
🇮🇱 ISRAEL | 🇵🇸 GAZA
🔴 15 Killed as Trump Awaits Ceasefire Reply

🔸 Israeli strike hit a tent camp in Khan Younis, killing 15 Palestinians overnight.
🔸 Trump expects Hamas to respond within 24h to a 60-day ceasefire plan.
July 4, 2025 at 2:25 PM
🇷🇺 RUSSIA | 🇺🇦 UKRAINE
🔴 Largest Airstrike Since War Began

🔸 Russia launched 550 drones & missiles across Ukraine—Kiev was the main target.
🔸 1 killed, 26 injured in 7-hour raid; major damage across the capital.
July 4, 2025 at 2:10 PM
🇮🇷 IRAN
🔴 Iran Casts Doubt on Ceasefire, Warns of Readiness

🔸 Chief of Staff Mousavi questioned the U.S.-brokered ceasefire with Israel.
🔸 “We seriously doubt the enemy will honor its commitments,” he said, adding Iran is ready for renewed attacks.
June 30, 2025 at 6:26 AM
🇷🇸 SERBIA
🔴 Anti-Government Protests in Belgrade

🔸 Tens of thousands marched in Belgrade demanding President Vucic's resignation and early elections.
🔸 Vucic rejected calls for a vote, saying no elections will take place before 2026.
June 30, 2025 at 5:25 AM
🇹🇭 THAILAND
🔴 Mass Protests Demand PM Shinawatra's Resignation

🔸 Tens of thousands rallied in Bangkok, blaming PM Paetongtarn Shinawatra over a border crisis with Cambodia.
June 28, 2025 at 8:35 PM
🇵🇸 GAZA
🔴 At Least 72 Killed in Overnight Israeli Strikes

🔸 Israeli airstrikes killed 72 people in Gaza overnight, including a family of five in their sleep at Muwasi camp.
June 28, 2025 at 8:31 PM
🇨🇩 CONGO | 🇷🇼 RWANDA
🔴 US-Brokered Peace Deal Signed After 30 Years of Conflict

🔸 Congo & Rwanda signed a US-mediated peace deal; rebels like M23 say it won’t apply to them.
June 28, 2025 at 8:10 PM
🇩🇪 GERMANY
🔴 China’s DeepSeek Faces Ban from App Stores Over Data Concerns

🔸 Data chief Meike Kamp urges removal of AI app from Apple & Google stores.
🔸 Says DeepSeek unlawfully sends German user data to China, violating EU rules.
🔸 Claims Chinese authorities have broad access to stored information.
June 27, 2025 at 4:17 PM
🇮🇳 INDIA | 🇨🇳 CHINA
🔴 India Seeks “Permanent Solution” to Border Dispute with China

🔸 Defense Minister Singh tells China’s Dong Jun lasting solution is needed.
🔸 Urges restoration of trust lost after deadly 2020 clash.
June 27, 2025 at 4:08 PM
🇪🇺 EUROPE
🔴 EU Calls for More Military Aid to Ukraine, Sanctions Stalled

🔸 Leaders urge stepped-up support for air defense, anti-drone gear & ammo.
🔸 Backing Ukraine’s defense industry seen as key to cost-effective production.
June 27, 2025 at 3:49 PM
🇷🇺 RUSSIA
🔴 Russia Sharply Boosts Drone Production in May

🔸 Combat drone output rose ~17% in May—four times the monthly average.
🔸 Moscow uses Iranian-origin Shahed drones in a “punishment strategy” to pressure Ukraine.
June 27, 2025 at 3:45 PM
🇮🇷 IRAN
🔴 Tehran Denies Nuclear Talks with U.S. Are Set to Begin

🔸 FM Araghchi says “no agreement or arrangement” exists for new negotiations.
🔸 Trump claimed talks could start next week and lead to a deal.
June 27, 2025 at 3:40 PM
🇫🇷 FRANCE
🔴 Macron: U.S. Strikes on Iran’s Nuclear Sites Had “Real Impact”

🔸 Macron says attacks on Natanz, Isfahan & Fordow were effective.
🔸 Warns worst-case scenario would be Iran withdrawing from NPT.
June 27, 2025 at 3:37 PM
🇷🇺 RUSSIA
🔴 Russia Starts Mass Production of Mini Missiles for Pantsir

🔸 State firm Rostec begins producing mini missiles for Pantsir air defense system.
🔸 Designed to counter drone swarms, especially small UAVs.
🔸 New Pantsir-SMD-E can reportedly take out dozens of drones on its own.
June 27, 2025 at 3:31 PM
🇬🇧 UK
🔴 Britain Weighs Joining Europe-Med Customs Deal

🔸 UK to consult business on joining Pan-Euro-Med (PEM) customs system.
🔸 Deal isn’t a customs union—London keeps trade policy & tariffs.
June 27, 2025 at 5:06 AM
🇺🇸 USA
🔴 Trump’s $893B Budget Shifts Focus to Drones & Missiles, Cuts F-35s

🔸 Requests only 47 F-35s for 2026, down from Biden’s 68 in 2025.
June 26, 2025 at 3:02 PM
🇰🇵 NORTH KOREA | 🇷🇺 RUSSIA
🔴 Seoul: North Korea May Send More Troops to Russia by August

🔸 Intelligence says Pyongyang plans troop deployment to aid Russia in Ukraine war.
🔸 North continues to supply artillery shells and missiles to Russia.
June 26, 2025 at 2:34 PM
🇮🇳 INDIA
🔴 India Refuses to Sign China-Led SCO Defense Statement

🔸 New Delhi rejected the joint communiqué over exclusion of its anti-terror concerns.
🔸 FM spokesperson Jaiswal: “Our sensitivities on terrorism weren’t accepted by another country.”
June 26, 2025 at 12:50 PM
🇺🇸 USA | 🇺🇦 UKRAINE
🔴 Trump Weighs Sending Extra Patriot Systems to Ukraine

🔸 At NATO summit, Trump says U.S. may send more Patriots to Ukraine.
🔸 Unclear if via sale or donation; systems are in short supply and also sent to Israel.
🔸 “We’ll see what we can secure,” Trump said.
June 26, 2025 at 6:03 AM
🇦🇲 ARMENIA
🔴 Archbishop Arrested Over Alleged Coup Plot

🔸 Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan arrested with 13 others for planning to overthrow the gov’t.
June 26, 2025 at 6:01 AM
🇨🇳 CHINA
🔴 BYD Slows Production, Delays Expansion Amid Surplus

🔸 Chinese EV giant cancels night shifts, cuts output by at least one-third.
🔸 Expansion plans paused due to high inventory and missed sales targets.
🔸 Cost-cutting now top priority.
June 26, 2025 at 5:21 AM