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• Taliban Deny Discussing Cease-Fire, Intra-Afghan Talks With US VOA 06 Jul 2019 -- The chief American peace negotiator Saturday hailed the ongoing round of talks with the Taliban in Qatar as "the most productive session" so far toward finding a political settlement to the war in Afghanistan.
• 14 killed in Taliban mortar attack on market in Afghanistan's Faryab Press TV 06 Jul 2019 -- At least 14 people have been killed and dozens injured in a Taliban mortar attack on a busy market in northern Afghanistan,
• U.S. Envoy Hails Taliban Peace Talks, 'Most Productive' So Far RFE/RL 06 Jul 2019 -- The U.S. envoy helping to broker peace talks with the Taliban said that the current round of negotiations have been the "most productive" so far.

Defense Policy / Programs

• U.S., Indonesian air forces wrap up Cope West '19 US Air Force 06 Jul 2019 -- The seventh iteration of Cope West, a Pacific Air Forces-sponsored, bilateral tactical fighter aircraft exercise involving U.S. and Indonesian air forces, concluded with a closing ceremony at Sam Ratulangi International Airport, Manado, Indonesia, June 28.
• NATO mulls missile system boost amid INF void, risking tensions with Russia Press TV 06 Jul 2019 -- NATO is considering options to upgrade its "air defenses" against Russian missiles after Washington withdrew from a key arms control treaty that will expire next month, European officials say.
• Russia Holds Funeral Ceremonies For 14 Sailors Killed In Submarine Fire RFE/RL 06 Jul 2019 -- Russian officials and relatives have laid to rest 14 sailors who were killed in a fire on one of the navy's research submersibles.
• Russia Lays to Rest Seamen Killed in Sub Fire VOA 06 Jul 2019 -- The 14 Russian naval officers who died in a military nuclear-powered submarine earlier this week were buried Saturday amid tight security at a St. Petersburg cemetery. The cemetery was cordoned off by the military, and the media was not allowed to attend either the burial or the vigil at a local church.
• Sri Lanka president says to veto military deal with US Press TV 06 Jul 2019 -- Sri Lanka's President Maithripala Sirisena has vowed that he will not allow his government to finalize a proposed military deal with the United States that will permit the American troops to have free access to the island country's ports.
• PLA naval drills near Hainan not targeted at any country: defense ministry Global Times 06 Jul 2019 -- The Southern Theatre Command of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) recently conducted live-fire shooting exercises in waters in proximity to Hainan Province, according to a recent annual training report, and were not aimed at a specific target or country, China's Ministry of National Defense told the Global Times on Friday.
• Beijing denies US claims of missile tests in South China Sea Press TV 06 Jul 2019 -- China has dismissed US claims that Beijing conducted missile tests in the disputed South China Sea, saying the country's military only held routine drills that posed no threat to any country.
• Explosion Rocks Military Unit in Azerbaijan, Killing Two Servicemen - MoD Sputnik 06 Jul 2019 -- An explosion occurred at a military base in Azerbaijan, killing two servicemen and leaving one severely injured, the Azerbaijani Ministry of Defence reported on Saturday.

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• Yemeni army, allies attack Saudi Arabia's Jizan airport by drones Press TV 06 Jul 2019 -- The spokesman for Yemeni Armed Forces says army troopers and allied fighters from Popular Committees have launched a string of airstrikes against hangars in Saudi Arabia's Jizan airport near the border with Yemen, using a squadron of domestically-manufactured Qasef-2K (Striker-2K) combat drones.
• Command of the Joint Forces of the Coalition to Restore Legitimacy in Yemen: Coalition Forces intercept, down drones launched by the Houthi terrorist militia from Sanaa province towards the kingdom's territories SPA 06 Jul 2019 -- The spokesman of the coalition forces, "Coalition for the Support of Legitimacy in Yemen," Colonel Turki al-Maliki said that on Saturday evening, the coalition forces managed to intercept and down drones launched by the Iran-backed Houthi militia from Sanaa province towards the kingdom's territories, denying claims by the Houthi militias through their media that their attacks hit their targets accurately, while in fact, they were destroyed in the air by the systems of the coalition forces.
• Command of the Joint Forces of the Coalition to Restore Legitimacy in Yemen: Coalition Forces intercept, down hostile drone launched by the Houthi terrorist militia towards King Abdullah Airport in Jizan SPA 06 Jul 2019 -- The spokesman of the coalition forces, "Coalition for the Support of Legitimacy in Yemen," Colonel Turki al-Maliki said that, today, the coalition forces managed to intercept and down a drone launched by the Iran-backed Houthi terrorist militia from Sanaa towards King Abdullah Airport in Jizan.
• Saudi-Led Coalition Downs Houthi Drones Before They Reach Target - Report Sputnik 06 Jul 2019 -- Yemen's Houthi rebels have reportedly attacked two airports in southern Saudi Arabia, halting all air traffic, Yemeni media said.
• Yemen's Houthis Conduct Drone Attack on Saudi Arabia's Jizan Airport - Report Sputnik 06 Jul 2019 -- Earlier in the week, the Houthis claimed that they launched two attacks targeting purported military sites at the Saudi Arabian Jizan airport and high-altitude Abha Airport.
• Militants Breach Ceasefire, Shell Syria's Hama Province – Russian Military Sputnik 06 Jul 2019 -- Militants shelled a town in Syria's western Hama province within the past 24-hour period, the Russian Defence Ministry said on Saturday.
• Turkish president urges end to Haftar's 'unlawful attacks' in Libya Press TV 06 Jul 2019 -- Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has called for an end to "unlawful attacks" by militiamen loyal to the renegade commander of the self-styled Libyan National Army (LNA), Khalifa Haftar.
• UN Security Council Calls for Ceasefire in Libya as Death Toll Rises Sputnik 06 Jul 2019 -- The UN Security Council said in a Friday statement that it is calling for an immediate ceasefire in Libya's capital city of Tripoli amid an increase in the number of those killed following an airstrike on the Tajoura migrant detention centre.
• Cameroon and Nigeria Pledge to Combat Terrorism VOA 06 Jul 2019 -- Nigeria has promised to assist Cameroon in combating the separatist crisis rocking the central African country's English speaking region. The pledge, made during a security meeting, has been described by Cameroon authorities as reassuring, following accusations that separatist fighters in Cameroon were being trained in Nigeria, and that weapons they use are brought in through the neighboring country.
• Second Turkish ship to begin drilling off Cyprus: Energy minister Press TV 06 Jul 2019 -- Turkey's energy minister says a second Turkish ship will begin drilling for oil and gas off Cyprus within a week, a move that could stoke tensions with neighboring Cyprus and Greece.
• Hamas will continue activities against US deal of century: Official Press TV 06 Jul 2019 -- A high-ranking official from the Palestinian Hamas resistance movement says his group will continue its activities against US President Donald Trump's controversial proposal for "peace" between the Israeli regime and Palestinians, dubbed "the deal of the century."
• Massive Displacement in Eastern DR Congo Poses Health Hazard VOA 06 Jul 2019 -- The International Organization for Migration warns massive displacement from renewed inter-ethnic fighting in DR Congo's Ebola-affected Ituri province poses a serious health hazard.

News Reports

• Venezuela's Maduro reiterates call for dialogue with opposition Press TV 06 Jul 2019 -- Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has reiterated his call for dialogue with opposition figure Juan Guaido to end the political stalemate.
• Venezuelan Independence Day: Maduro Calls for Dialogue, Guaido Rallies More Protests Sputnik 06 Jul 2019 -- On 5 July, Venezuela celebrates the anniversary of its 1811 Declaration of Independence, which made it the first Spanish colony in South America to declare independence. In recent years, the holiday was also named National Armed Forces Day.
• Response to July 5 Agreement Announcement in Sudan US Dept. of State 06 Jul 2019
• Polish Court Convicts Former Government Worker Of Spying For Russia RFE/RL 06 Jul 2019 -- A Polish court has convicted a former government employee of passing classified energy information to Russian military intelligence.
• Rouhani calls US sanctions on Iran economic terrorism, an all-out war Press TV 06 Jul 2019 -- Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has said that US sanctions on Iran represent a form of terrorism while calling on Europe to act to save a nuclear deal with Iran that has suffered as a result of Washington's withdrawal.
• INSTEX, a minor step by Europeans to fulfill their big promise IRNA 06 Jul 2019 -- Iran's 60-day moratorium for Europeans to fulfill their obligations in the face of the US' withdraw from the JCPOA has not yet come to half way when Germany, France and Britain, launched INSTEX financial system with a multi-million euro credit and the first financial transaction was carried out to fulfill their promises.
• Russia mocks US request to convene IAEA Board of Governors on Iran IRNA 06 Jul 2019 -- Russian Permanent Representative to International Organizations in Vienna Mikhail Ulyanov in a message offered his surprise of US recent request to convene IAEA Board of Governors' special meeting.
• IAEA' board of governor to meet on Iran at request of U.S. ISNA 06 Jul 2019 -- The UN's nuclear watchdog says it will hold a special meeting next week on Iran's nuclear program at the request of the United States.
• Iran says recent development around JCPOA have nothing to do with responsibilities of IAEA's Board of Governors ISNA 06 Jul 2019 -- Iran called US' request for holding an IAEA's Board of Governors emergency meeting on Tehran's nuclear program as a "bitter irony".
• Rouhani calls US sanctions on Iran economic terrorism, an all-out war Press TV 06 Jul 2019 -- Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has said that US sanctions on Iran represent a form of terrorism while calling on Europe to act to save a nuclear deal with Iran that has suffered as a result of Washington's withdrawal.
• Iran's 60-day nuclear deal deadline to Europe to expire Sunday Press TV 06 Jul 2019 -- Iran's 60-day deadline for the European signatories to a 2015 nuclear deal to meet their end of the bargain will expire on Sunday, when Tehran will begin to enrich uranium beyond limits set by the nuclear accord, officially known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA).
• US Mulls Giving China Waiver on Iranian Oil Despite 'Crude to Zero' Sanctions Threats - Report Sputnik 06 Jul 2019 -- Last week, China, a major importer of Iranian oil, announced that it "rejects unilateral sanctions" and would "not support" US efforts to bring Iran's oil exports "to zero."
• Iranian Tanker Row: Gibraltar Extends Detention of Vessel, Ex-IRGC Chief Threatens Retaliation Sputnik 06 Jul 2019 -- Tehran has voiced its strong objection to the seizure of its vessel off the coast of Gibraltar and accused the UK, which controls the territory, of "piracy". The vessel is now being held at a Gibraltar port.
• Tanker seizure by Gibraltar aiming to aggravate situation around Iran, Syria: Moscow IRNA 06 Jul 2019 -- Russia condemns the detention of an oil tanker by Gibraltar and considers it as a deliberate step geared to further worsen the situation around Iran and Syria, the Russian foreign ministry said on Friday.
• UN Nuclear Watchdog Sets Special Meeting On Iran At U.S. Request RFE/RL 06 Jul 2019 -- The UN's nuclear watchdog says it will hold a special meeting next week on Iran's nuclear program at the request of the United States after Tehran said it had breached some terms of the deal.
• Party, state institution reform paves way for future development Global Times 06 Jul 2019 -- The Party and state institution reform launched in early 2018 has achieved expected results and paved the way for China's future reform measures and development.
• Xi stresses consolidating achievements in reform of Party, state institutions Global Times 06 Jul 2019 -- Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, on Friday stressed consolidating the achievements in the reform of Party and state institutions and modernizing China's system and capacity for governance.
• Iran's contribution is needed to rebuild Iraq after Daesh: Envoy Press TV 06 Jul 2019 -- Iraq's ambassador to Iran says the Arab country dearly needs Tehran's economic and technical support as it seeks to rebuild territories ravaged by Daesh terrorists while insisting that US pressure would fail to break the intimate bonds between the two neighbors.
• Dozens Detained In Anti-Government Protests In Major Kazakh Cities RFE/RL 06 Jul 2019 -- Authorities detained dozens of people in Kazakhstan's two largest cities, as protesters staged the latest in a series of rallies against newly elected President Qasym-Zhomart Toqaev.
• Ukraine's 'Euro-Optimists' Blazed A Trail And Got Burned. In The Elections, Can They Rise From The Ashes? RFE/RL 06 Jul 2019 -- Surrounded by clucking chickens in the yard of a cottage without electricity and running water, lawmaker Svitlana Zalishchuk is a long way from the gilded halls of Ukraine's parliament and the hipster cafes of Kyiv -- her regular haunts for the past five years.
• Merkel Seeks To Reassure Western Balkans On EU, Stresses 'Strategic Interest' RFE/RL 06 Jul 2019 -- German Chancellor Angela Merkel sought to reassure Western Balkan nations that support for their membership in the European Union remains strong, stressing that it is in the bloc's "strategic interest" to bring in the new members.
• EU Foreign Policy Chief Holds Talks With Turkmen Officials Amid Rights Concerns RFE/RL 06 Jul 2019 -- The European Union's foreign policy chief held talks with top Turkmen officials, as human rights activists called for her to push the repressive Central Asian government on its rights record.