🇪🇺🇸🇬⚡- "North Korean soldiers are already operating and China is providing military hardware to Russia," - Kaja Kallas, EU's Foreign Policy Chief, at the SLD 2025.

🇪🇺🇸🇬⚡- "I think again, if you are worried about China, you should be worried about Russia," - Kaja Kallas, EU's Foreign Policy Chief, takes a slight jab at Pete Hegseth, at the SLD 2025.

End of speech by Kaja Kallas at the Shangri-La Dialogue.

🇨🇳🇸🇬⚡- "We came here hoping for a constructive dialogue," - Hu Gangfeng, China's head of delegation at the SLD 2025.

Gangfeng will present his speech later today.

🇨🇳🇵🇭⚡- BREAKING: China announces 'combat readiness' exercises at the disputed Scarborough Shoal, South China Sea.

China Coast Guard has announced increased "law enforcement patrols" in the water spaces of Scarborough, which has seen a surge of activity from the Philippines and even the US recently.

🇨🇳⚡- There are currently nine Chinese Coast Guard vessels operating in the South China Sea, mainly around Scarborough, Second Thomas, Subi, and Seahorse Breakers - all off the coast of the Philippines and Malaysia.

🇨🇳🇸🇬⚡- "Compared with the Joe Biden administration's Indo-Pacific strategy, there is more continuity than change, with the only notable change being a stronger push for allies and partners to share the burden of this policy," - Da Wei, Director of China's International Security and Strategy Center, at the SLD 2025.

🇨🇳🇸🇬⚡- "They want the Indo-Pacific countries to increase defense budgets to 5%, like Europe. Are Asia-Pacific countries willing to do this? Is it even realistic? Given all the ongoing economic and trade disputes between the US and countries in the region, is it feasible for Washington to now demand defense alignment?" - Da Wei, Director of China's International Security and Strategy Center, at the SLD 2025.

🇨🇳🇸🇬⚡- "Washington urges China to respect its neighbors, yet they often fails to respect its own, including Canada and Panama," - Da Wei, Director of China's International Security and Strategy Center, at the SLD 2025.

🇨🇳🇸🇬⚡- "The US claims to strengthen its relations with allies, but its relationship with European allies is clearly deteriorating. All of this undermines the credibility of Hegseth," - Da Wei, Director of China's International Security and Strategy Center, at the SLD 2025.

🇮🇷⚡-IAEA says Iranian cooperation is "less than satisfying" and their uranium enrichment production was accelerated to 60%

🇸🇦🇸🇾⚡- Saudi Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan set to visit Damascus today, after his planned visit to Ramallah, West Bank, was blocked by Israel.

🇷🇺🇺🇦⚡- BREAKING: Russia has launched a new offensive in the Zaporozhye direction, according to Ukrainian Commander-In-Chief Oleksandr Syrsky.

🇬🇧🇺🇦⚡- "UK should help Ukraine develop its own nuclear weapons as part of a strategic partnership agreement," - Richard Kemp, retired British Army Colonel.

🇬🇧🇺🇦⚡- "We have nothing to fear. We have a great alliance.

Russia constantly ignores all the rules of war. Every action must be countered, reacted to. We need to do everything as soon as possible, including handing over [German] Taurus missiles to Ukraine. And it is better to do it as soon as possible, so that Putin does not take advantage of this chance and does not implement his plans," - Ben Wallace, former Defense Secretary of the UK.

🇮🇷🇮🇱⚡- "The latest IAEA findings prove Iran’s nuclear program is not peaceful. The statement urges the international community to act immediately to stop Iran," - Netanyahu's Press Office.

🇰🇿🇨🇳🇷🇺⚡- Kazakhstan has shifted away from Russia's Rosatom to China's CNNC to build the country's first nuclear power plant in the very last minute.

Kazakhstan had already agreed upon an initial deal with Russia, only to drop it in favor of China. Astana says the decision was to "diversify its foreign policy ties". Beijing over Moscow has become a signal of revision of Kazakhstan's recent foreign policy, which includes the recent joint China-Kazakh railway project.

🇮🇷🇮🇱⚡- "The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has published a stark and unequivocal report on Iran’s nuclear program. The agency presents a disturbing picture that is a clear warning signal: Despite countless warnings from the international community, Iran is absolutely determined to complete its nuclear weapons program.

The report unequivocally reinforces what Israel has been saying for years – the goal of Iran’s nuclear program is not peace. This is evident from the alarming scale of Iran’s uranium enrichment activity. Such a level of enrichment exists only in countries working to obtain nuclear weapons, and has no civilian justification.

The report clearly indicates that Iran continues to violate its core obligations under the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT), and continues to avoid cooperating with Agency inspectors.

The international community must act now to stop Iran," - Benjamin Netanyahu, Prime Minister of Israel.

🇵🇸🇮🇱⚡️- BREAKING: Hamas announces it has submitted its response to the Witkoff ceasefire proposal plan, signaling that it has accepted the plan.

🇺🇸🇵🇸🇮🇱⚡- US Envoy Witkoff says the proposal sent by Hamas is 'totally unacceptable', and does nothing to progress the hostage-ceasefire talks.

🇨🇳🇸🇬⚡- "We do not accept the groundless accusations aimed at China. These claims are pure fabrications. These actions are nothing but attempts to sow division, incite confrontation, and destabilize the Indo-Pacific region," - Hu Gangfeng, China's head of delegation at the SLD 2025.