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• Voting Ends In Afghanistan's Parliamentary Elections Marred By Violence, Delays RFE/RL 21 Oct 2018 -- Voting in Afghanistan's parliamentary elections, which were marred by deadly militant attacks and delays caused by technical and organizational problems, ended on October 21.
• Local Taliban Leader Killed in Eastern Afghanistan - Reports Sputnik 21 Oct 2018 -- A shadow district administrative chief of the Taliban* movement was killed in a US-led coalition strike in Afghanistan's eastern Nangarhar province, Khaama Press reported on Sunday.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Trump confirms plan to abandon key nuke-control pact with Russia Press TV 21 Oct 2018 -- US President Donald Trump has confirmed reports that his administration plans to abandon a key arms control treaty with Russia over claims that Moscow has violated the Cold War era nuclear weapons deal, further vowing American development of such mass-destructive weaponry.
• Trump Declares U.S. Will Withdraw From Cold War-Era Missile Treaty RFE/RL 21 Oct 2018 -- U.S. President Donald Trump says the United States will withdraw from a key Cold War-era arms control treaty with Russia.
• U.S. mulling new warship passage through Taiwan Strait:WSJ CNA 21 Oct 2018 -- The United States is considering sending naval vessels through the Taiwan Strait after two U.S. Navy ships sailed through the strait in July, sending a message to China about the U.S. military's right to travel those and any other international waters, the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported Saturday, citing two U.S. officials.
• Kremlin: Russia Expects US Explanation on INF Treaty as Bolton Arrives in Moscow Sputnik 21 Oct 2018 -- The issue of the US pullout from the landmark Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty (INF) with Russia will most probably be raised at a meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and US National Security Adviser John Bolton next week, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Sunday.
• Moscow: US Exit From Nuclear Arms Treaty With Russia to Be 'Very Dangerous Step' Sputnik 21 Oct 2018 -- On Saturday, US President Donald Trump announced the country's plans to exit the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty (INF) treaty over alleged Russian violations of the agreement.
• 'Major Blow' to Global Stability: Russian Lawmakers React to Trump's INF Pullout Sputnik 21 Oct 2018 -- The United States decision to leave INF under the pretext of alleged Russian violations of the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty (INF) was condemned by Russian Lawmakers.
• Russia Wants Explanation of Trump Withdrawal from Arms Treaty VOA 21 Oct 2018 -- U.S. National Security Advisor John Bolton faces tough questions this week in Moscow after President Trump said he will pull the U.S. out of a key Cold War arms deal with Russia.
• Germany Rethinks Weapons Sales to Saudi Arabia Over Jamal Khashoggi's Death Sputnik 21 Oct 2018 -- German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas said on Saturday that Berlin should not approve further arms sales to Saudi Arabia until the end of the investigation into journalist Jamal Khashoggi's death.
• Saudi-UAE Launch Military Exercise (Center of Air War Missile 2018) with Participation of Friendly Countries SPA 21 Oct 2018 -- The exercise of (Center of Air War Missile 2018) between Royal Saudi Air Force and UAE Air Force was launched today at Al Dhafra Air Base in UAE.
• Military official: No one agrees to negotiation on Iran missile program IRNA 21 Oct 2018 -- Nobody agrees to negotiate Iran missile power, Spokesman of the Iranian Armed Forces said.
• "Belgian government opts for F-35 fighter jet" VRT 21 Oct 2018 -- The Belgian government will choose the American F-35 fighter jet to replace the present F-16 jets, which need to be replaced due to old age. At least, that's according to the Belgian press agency Belga, which cites "various sources within the government". If the decision is confirmed, it means the end of a very long process.

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Other Conflicts

• Fresh Saudi airstrikes leave five civilians dead in Yemen Press TV 21 Oct 2018 -- At least five civilians have been killed when Saudi military aircraft carried out two separate airstrikes against residential areas in Yemen's northwestern province of Hajjah and the western coastal province of Hudaydah as the Riyadh regime presses ahead with its atrocious bombardment campaign against its southern neighbor.
• Yemen targets Saudi military position in Jizan IRNA 21 Oct 2018 -- The missile unit of the Yemen Army and popular committees targeted positions of Saudi military forces in Jizan south of the country.
• Yemeni forces foil Saudis' attack in Najran IRNA 21 Oct 2018 -- Yemeni army and popular forces foiled Saudis' attack around Najran, southern Saudi Arabia and killed a number of Saudi forces on Saturday night.
• Car-bomb blast rocks NW Syria IRNA 21 Oct 2018 -- Explosion of a bomb-laden car rocked Idlib, a city in northwestern part of Syria.
• U.S. mulling new warship passage through Taiwan Strait:WSJ CNA 21 Oct 2018 -- The United States is considering sending naval vessels through the Taiwan Strait after two U.S. Navy ships sailed through the strait in July, sending a message to China about the U.S. military's right to travel those and any other international waters, the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported Saturday, citing two U.S. officials.
• Gunfights, clashes claim 14 lives in Kashmir Press TV 21 Oct 2018 -- At least fourteen people, including six civilians, have been killed in a series of gunfights and clashes in the disputed Himalayan region of Kashmir.
• '55 people killed in communal clashes in Nigeria' Press TV 21 Oct 2018 -- Nigeria says dozens of people were killed earlier this week in sectarian violence sparked by a dispute in a market in the country's north.
• Jordan King to Abandon Part of 1994 Peace Treaty With Israel on Land Lease Sputnik 21 Oct 2018 -- In line with the 1994 peace agreement, which stipulated a one-year notice period, Jordan granted Israel private ownership rights in two border territories. However, the Jordan King noted that he wants to reclaim the land, citing national interests.
• Rebel Group Claims South Sudan Ceasefire Has Been Violated VOA 21 Oct 2018 -- Rebels of the Federal Democratic Party (FDP) are accusing forces loyal to Riek Machar's Sudan People's Liberation Movement in Opposition (SPLM IO) of attacking FDP forces in Kotkea near Nasir town in Upper Nile State.

News Reports

• Iran denies meddling in US mid-term elections ISNA 21 Oct 2018 -- Iran's Foreign Ministry has denied interfering in the United States' mid-term elections saying that the Islamic Republic's principled policy is not to interfere in the internal affairs of other countries.
• Saudi, US can weather crisis over murdered journalist: Jubeir Press TV 21 Oct 2018 -- Saudi Arabia's Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir says the kingdom and the United States can sustain the crisis created by the murder of prominent Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
• Khashoggi controversy triggers Saudi capital flight Press TV 21 Oct 2018 -- New indications have appeared that show Saudi Arabia is already paying a heavy price for the killing of dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi at its consulate in Istanbul in terms of capital flight.
• US Treasury chief says Saudi account of Khashoggi killing 'not enough' Press TV 21 Oct 2018 -- US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin has said Saudi Arabia's explanation of the killing of Saudi dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi was a "good first step but not enough", adding it was premature to discuss any sanctions against Riyadh over the incident.
• Britain says Saudi account of Khashoggi's death not credible Press TV 21 Oct 2018 -- The United Kingdom says that Saudi Arabia's explanation of how dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi was killed inside the kingdom's consulate in Istanbul was not credible.
• Saudi Arabia's narrative of Khashoggi's murder sparks international skepticism Press TV 21 Oct 2018 -- Saudi Arabia's explanation of how dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi was killed inside the kingdom's Istanbul consulate has been greeted with international skepticism.
• Trump Accuses Saudis Of 'Lies' As Europe Condemns Khashoggi Killing RFE/RL 21 Oct 2018 -- U.S. President Trump criticized Saudi Arabia's explanation for the death of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, saying that "obviously there's been deception, and there's been lies."
• Saudi FM: Khashoggi Killing 'Terrible Mistake', Crown Prince Was Not Aware Sputnik 21 Oct 2018 -- Earlier, President Trump and officials from the UK, France and Germany expressed doubts regarding the Saudi investigation's preliminary findings on the Saudi journalist's death, which suggested he was killed as a result of a fistfight at the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul.
• UK, France, Germany Condemn Khashoggi Killing in 'Strongest Possible Terms' Sputnik 21 Oct 2018 -- Earlier this week, Saudi authorities said that a fight had broken out between Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi and his interlocutors at the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul, with the altercation leading to his death.
• Trump Reportedly Suspects 'Lies' in Saudi Version of Khashoggi's Death Sputnik 21 Oct 2018 -- Speaking late Saturday after a campaign rally in Nevada, Trump said he was not satisfied with Saudi Arabia's response to the journalist's death, but warned against scrapping a multibillion-dollar deal with Riyadh.
• Saudi Arabia: 'Huge and Grave Mistake' in Killing of Journalist VOA 21 Oct 2018 -- Saudi Arabia says it made "a huge and grave mistake" in the killing of Jamal Khashoggi inside its Istanbul consulate and vowed those responsible for it would be held accountable.
• Saudi Khashoggi Admission Fails to Stem International Outrage VOA 21 Oct 2018 -- Saudi Arabia's belated admission that writer and onetime royal insider Jamal Khashoggi died in the kingdom's consulate in Istanbul more than two weeks ago is failing to stop the international outcry over his slaying.
• Here's what happens at the UN General Assembly, when world leaders have gone home UN News 10 Oct 2018 -- After the world media spotlight fades on the General Assembly's annual high-level debate, the work of the Assembly, the UN's primary deliberative body, shifts to its so-called Main Committees, where the bulk of the Organization's work get done.
• Barzani's party wins most seats in Kurdish regional parliament election Press TV 21 Oct 2018 -- Massud Barzani's Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) has secured the most seats in the semi-autonomous region's parliament, the local electoral commission says.
• Political uncertainty over Lebanese government formation persists: Top Hezbollah official Press TV 21 Oct 2018 -- A senior member of Lebanon's Hezbollah resistance movement has expressed uncertainty about the quick formation of a unity government in the Arab country, saying that he is neither optimistic nor pessimistic on the matter.
• Bosnia's Postelection Blues RFE/RL 21 Oct 2018 -- Despite long-shot hopes of a breakthrough in this month's elections, it looks more like Bosnians have to settle for familiar tribal politics and a tense calm.