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• Statement by Jonathan Hoffman, Chief Pentagon Spokesman, on the DOD Response to U.S. Coast Guard Statement on Senior Leader COVID-19 Test DoD 06 Oct 2020
• Top US Military Leaders Quarantining After Coronavirus Exposure VOA 06 Oct 2020 -- Top U.S. military leaders, including Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley, are self-quarantining after contact with U.S. Coast Guard Vice Commandant Adm. Charles Ray, who has tested positive for coronavirus.
• US Coast Guard Vice Commander Tests Positive for COVID-19 Sputnik 06 Oct 2020 -- US Coast Guard Vice Commander Charles Ray has tested positive for the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19), the Coast Guard said in a statement on Tuesday.
• Air Force update for COVID-19 US Air Force 06 Oct 2020
• Indiana National Guard activates cyber battalion Army News 06 Oct 2020 -- The Indiana National Guard hosted an activation ceremony for the 127th Cyber Protection Battalion Oct. 3 at the Indiana War Memorial.
• Readout of Defense Secretary Dr. Mark T. Esper's Meeting With Bulgarian Minister of Defense Dr. Krasimir Karakachanov DoD 06 Oct 2020
• Readout of Secretary of Defense Mark T. Esper's Phone Call With Japanese Defense Minister Nobuo Kishi DoD 06 Oct 2020
• Secretary of Defense Remarks at CSBA on the NDS and Future Defense Modernization Priorities DoD 06 Oct 2020 -- Secretary of Defense Mark T. Esper; Tom Mahnken, President and CEO, Center for Strategic & Budgetary Assessments
• Remarks by Defense Secretary Esper and Bulgarian Minister of Defense Karakachanov During Bilateral Meeting DoD 06 Oct 2020 -- Secretary Of Defense Mark T. Esper; Bulgarian Minister of Defense Krasimir Karakachanov
• Readout of 2020 U.S.-Georgia Bilateral Defense Consultations DoD 06 Oct 2020
• U.S., Bulgaria Chart 10-Year Road Map for Military Cooperation DoD News 06 Oct 2020 -- The National Defense Strategy provides a clear road map for the Department of Defense to meet the challenges posed by a re-emergence of long-term strategic competition with China and Russia. The National Defense Strategy acknowledges an increasingly complex global security environment, characterized by overt challenges to the free and open international order.
• DOD Makes Progress Implementing Women, Peace, Security Act DoD News 06 Oct 2020 -- Back in October 2017, the U.S. Congress passed — and the president signed — legislation that identified the active participation of women as crucial to maintaining peace and security around the globe.
• 60th CONJEFAMER Air Chiefs discuss COVID-19, air operations, space domain US Air Force 06 Oct 2020 -- Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Charles Q. Brown, Jr. and 12th Air Force (Air Forces Southern) commander, Maj. Gen. Barry R. Cornish, virtually joined Air Chiefs from 19 nations across the Western Hemisphere for the 60th Conference of the American Air Chiefs, or CONJEFAMER, as known by its Spanish acronym, Sept 30.
• Tinker AFB completes construction for Energy Savings Performance Contract project US Air Force 06 Oct 2020 -- The Air Force completed construction for a $243 million energy project at Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma, in September.
• USS Pinckney Returns Home After Nine-Month Deployment US Navy 06 Oct 2020 -- Guided-missile destroyer USS Pinckney (DDG 91) returned to its homeport, Naval Station San Diego, following a nine-month deployment to U.S. 7th Fleet and U.S. 4th Fleet areas of operations, October 5.
• III MEF and Seventh Fleet kick-off Joint Training during Noble Fury 21 US Navy 06 Oct 2020 -- Noble Fury 21, a joint training exercise involving Marines and Sailors from III Marine Expeditionary Force and 7th Fleet is taking place Oct. 6 to Oct. 15, 2020 on Okinawa and other Japanese islands, including Iwo To.
• Secretary General thanks Greece for its important contributions to NATO NATO 06 Oct 2020 -- Visiting Athens on Tuesday (6 October 2020), Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg met President Katerina Sakellaropoulou, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias and Defence Minister Nikos Panagiotopoulos. In his meetings, the Secretary General addressed the security situation in the region. He praised Greece's role as a valued Ally and its contributions to NATO missions, from Afghanistan to Kosovo.
• Russian Fighter Su-27 Intercepts 4 UK Military Aircraft Over Black Sea, Defence Ministry Says Sputnik 06 Oct 2020 -- Russian fighter jet Su-27 intercepted four UK military aircraft, including two fighters, over the Black Sea, the Russian Defence Ministry's National Defence Control Centre (NDCC) said on Tuesday.
• India Reportedly Inducts Hypersonic 'Shaurya' Missile Amid Border Conflict With China Sputnik 06 Oct 2020 -- In the wake of a simmering border conflict with China in the eastern Ladakh region, India has been stepping up its game by expediting several defence equipment procurement agreements with different countries and inducting new weapons to enhance its military strength.
• Two long-range Ghadir radars join Iran's air defense units Press TV 06 Oct 2020 -- Two long-range 3D Ghadir radars designed and developed by Iranian experts have joined the country's air defense forces.
• Vice defense minister urges U.S. arms sales amid rising China threat CNA 06 Oct 2020 -- Vice Defense Minister Chang Guan-chung (???) on Monday urged the United States to continue providing Taiwan with weapons to meet its defense needs, in light of a growing military threat from China.
• President Tsai urges military to be better to face down 'rumors' CNA 06 Oct 2020 -- President Tsai Ing-wen (???) visited a wing of the Republic of China (Taiwan) Air Force on Tuesday and encouraged the troops to perform well so that "groundless rumors" about Taiwan's military "collapse on themselves."
• Turkey Slams Canada for Suspending Exports of Combat Drone Tech to Ankara Amid Karabakh Conflict Sputnik 06 Oct 2020 -- Last week, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan urged Azerbaijan to go ahead with its offensive in Nagorno-Karabakh, while Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan accused Ankara of being directly involved in the Azeri-Armenian hostilities.
• Canada to suspend arms sales to NATO ally Turkey over Karabakh Press TV 06 Oct 2020 -- The Ottawa government says it is suspending its arms exports to Turkey, a fellow member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), over the alleged "improper" use of Canadian weapons in the ongoing clashes between Baku and Yerevan over Nagorno-Karabakh region.
• UK is 'second-biggest' arms dealer in the world Press TV 06 Oct 2020 -- The UK has maintained its dominant position in the global arms trade in the past decade, coming second only to the United States.
• Secretary Michael R. Pompeo Opening Remarks at Quad Ministerial US Dept. of State 06 Oct 2020
• Briefing with Senior State Department Officials on Secretary Pompeo's Visit to Japan US Dept. of State 06 Oct 2020
• In Tokyo, Pompeo Touts Quad Forum as Way to Counter China VOA 06 Oct 2020 -- U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo denounced China's "exploitation, corruption, and coercion" Tuesday as he participated in a high-level forum of Asian leaders that Washington hopes will counter Beijing's growing influence.
• Pompeo Presses Asian Allies to 'Be Forceful' in Response to China's Military Operations Sputnik 06 Oct 2020 -- US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo during a visit to Asia on Tuesday called on Washington's allies in the region to build deeper collaboration and be more "forceful" toward China in response to the country's military operations in the South China Sea.

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• 6 October 2020 - Daily Press Briefing by the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General United Nations 06 Oct 2020
• UN says over 90,000 displaced in Yemen's flashpoint Ma'rib Press TV 06 Oct 2020 -- The United Nations says over 90,000 people have been displaced in Yemen's strategic central province of Ma'rib since January due to intense fighting between Saudi-backed forces loyal to Yemen's former president Abd Rabbuh Mansur and the popular Houthi Ansarullah movement.
• Joint Forces Command of the Coalition to Restore Legitimacy in Yemen: Interception, Destruction of Bomb-Laden UAV Launched by Terrorist, Iran-Backed Houthi Militia Toward the Kingdom SPA 06 Oct 2020 -- Statement by the Official Spokesman of the Coalition to Restore Legitimacy in Yemen COL Turki Al-Malki
• 17 killed, dozens wounded in bomb attack in northwest Syria: Reports Press TV 06 Oct 2020 -- At least 17 people have been killed and dozens of others wounded in a car bomb explosion in northwest Syria, reports says.
• Iranian Deputy Minister Outlines Reconstruction Projects Funded By Tehran In Syria Radio Farda 06 Oct 2020 -- Iran's Deputy Minister of Industry, Mines, and Trade (MIMT) Hamid Zadboom called the reconstruction of countries such as Syria a "religious duty," adding that "Iranian building materials needed to renovate the war-torn country are underway."
• Syrian Victims of Chemical Weapons Attacks Look to Germany for Justice VOA 06 Oct 2020 -- Human rights lawyers have filed a complaint in Germany asking authorities to probe the alleged use of chemical weapons in Syria by government forces, which killed hundreds of civilians.
• Nagorno-Karabakh: UK and Canada joint statement in response to continued military clashes UK FCDO 06 Oct 2020 -- The UK and Canada have issued a joint statement calling for an end to the military clashes between Armenia and Azerbaijan in Nagorno-Karabakh.
• Fighting Intensifies in Nagorno-Karabakh; Turkey Testing Both Russia, US VOA 06 Oct 2020 -- Armenia and Azerbaijan are accusing each other of targeting civilian populations in a dangerous flare-up over the disputed separatist enclave of Nagorno-Karabakh.
• UN chief condemns continuing escalation of violence in Nagorno-Karabakh UN News 06 Oct 2020 -- The United Nations Secretary-General has condemned the continuing escalation of violence in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict zone, reminding all sides of their obligations under international humanitarian law to protect civilians and civilian infrastructure.
• Fighting Continues Over Nagorno-Karabakh As Turkey Ups Support For Azerbaijan Against Armenia RFE/RL 06 Oct 2020 -- Heavy fighting between Armenian and Azerbaijani forces continues despite renewed international calls for a cease-fire in and around the breakaway region of Nagorno-Karabakh.
• Zarif, Lavrov reiterate diplomatic settlement of Nagorno-Karabakh conflict IRNA 06 Oct 2020 -- Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov in a telephone conversation for the second time this week stressed the need to resolve the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict through diplomatic and political means.
• Rouhani: Iran ready to help resolve Azerbaijan-Armenia conflict IRNA 06 Oct 2020 -- Iran's President Hassan Rouhani in a telephone conversation with his Azeri counterpart Ilham Aliyev said that Tehran is ready to take any measure to help bring to a halt the ongoing clashes between Azerbaijan and Armenia and resolve the dispute between Baku and Yerevan as per international law and the recognized borders between the two countries.
• Iran warns Azerbaijan, Armenia against accidental shelling of border towns IRNA 06 Oct 2020 -- Iranian Minister of Defense Brigadier-General Amir Hatami said on Tuesday that Iran attaches special significance to the security of its citizens and border residents, warning the two states involved in fighting to stop accidental shelling of Iranian border towns.
• Foreign intervention could turn Karabakh fighting into regional war: Rouhani Press TV 06 Oct 2020 -- Iranian President Hassan Rouhani warns that any intervention by third countries could turn the armed clashes underway between the Republic of Azerbaijan and Armenia into a regional war, saying Tehran stands ready to help resolve the Yerevan-Baku conflict within the framework of international law.
• Russia says Nagorno-Karabakh could turn into launch pad for terrorists Press TV 06 Oct 2020 -- A high-ranking Russian official has warned that the Nagorno-Karabakh region, which has been the scene of fighting between Azerbaijan and Armenia over the past days, could become a launch pad for terrorists to enter Russian territory.
• Iran will take stronger measures than warnings if hit by Karabakh war bullets: Defense minister Press TV 06 Oct 2020 -- Iran's Defense Minister Brigadier General Amir Hatami once again warned the warring parties involved in military clashes over the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region that Tehran will take stronger measures than warnings if the shells fired in the fighting continue to hit the country's border regions even by mistake.
• War in Caucasus: Nagorno-Karabakh fighting drags into 10th day Press TV 06 Oct 2020 -- Fighting between Azeri and Armenian forces over the Nagorno-Karabakh region has entered its 10th day, and the number of civilian casualties has reportedly risen.
• Greece welcomes moves by Turkey to ease tensions Press TV 06 Oct 2020 -- Greece's Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis says he welcomes moves by Turkey to defuse the current tensions between the two countries over sea boundaries in the eastern Mediterranean.
• China Opens Hundreds of 'Security Centers' in Tibetan Capital Lhasa Radio Free Asia 06 Oct 2020 -- Chinese authorities in Tibet's capital Lhasa have increased police presence by opening several so-called "Security Centers," with the aim of controlling Tibetans, sources in Tibet told RFA.
• DR Congo's fragile detente 'could yet unravel', Security Council warned UN News 06 Oct 2020 -- Planning for a drawdown of the UN peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is well underway, but much work still remains to be done to put the country firmly on the path to long-term stability and sustainable development, the Security Council heard today.
• DR Congo: Children suffering 'unrelenting violence', UNICEF deeply concerned UN News 06 Oct 2020 -- Thousands of children continue to suffer grievously as unrelenting violence persists across eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) said on Tuesday, expressing deep concern.
• Starvation used as weapon of war in South Sudan conflict, UN rights body finds UN News 06 Oct 2020 -- Starvation is being intentionally used as a war tactic in South Sudan's brutal conflict, a UN-backed human rights panel said on Tuesday, releasing its latest report on the country.
• Five Rohingya Killed in Shooting Incidents in Myanmar's Rakhine State Radio Free Asia 06 Oct 2020 -- Two shooting incidents in western Myanmar's Rakhine state have killed five members of the Muslim Rohingya ethnic minority, including two children slain in a firefight between rebels and government troops patrolling behind civilians forced to walk through mined territory, residents said Tuesday.

News Reports

• Department of Homeland Security Releases Homeland Threat Assessment DHS 06 Oct 2020 -- Acting Secretary of Homeland Security Chad F. Wolf released the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) Homeland Threat Assessment (HTA). This first-of-its-kind report synthesizes threat information across DHS including intelligence and operational components.
• US Homeland Security Says Russia, China Pose Major Threats to US Security Sputnik 06 Oct 2020 -- The United States considers Russia, China and White supremacists among major threats to its national security, the Department of Homeland Security said in a new report published on Tuesday.
• Foreign Adversaries Ramping Up Attacks on US Presidential Election VOA 06 Oct 2020 -- Top U.S. intelligence and security officials say the country's adversaries are intensifying their efforts to meddle with the country's upcoming presidential election, indicating the threat may be changing with less than a month until voters go to the polls.
• Trump, Being Treated for COVID-19, Plans to Attend Second Debate With Biden VOA 06 Oct 2020 -- U.S. President Donald Trump, infected with the coronavirus, declared from the White House on Tuesday that he is planning to show up for his second debate with Democratic Party presidential nominee Joe Biden.
• Back at White House, Trump Urges Americans 'Don't Be Afraid' of COVID-19 VOA 06 Oct 2020 -- U.S. President Donald Trump urged Americans not to "be afraid" of COVID-19 after he returned to the White House Monday evening after 72 hours of hospitalization for the deadly virus.
• Russia Detains Two Brothers Accused Of Passing State Secrets To Estonia RFE/RL 06 Oct 2020 -- Russian authorities say they have detained a serviceman and his brother for having allegedly passed state secrets to neighboring Estonia.
• OPCW Confirms Novichok-Like Nerve Agent Used In Navalny Poisoning RFE/RL 06 Oct 2020 -- A global chemical-weapons watchdog says samples taken from Russian opposition figure Aleksei Navalny have confirmed the presence of a chemical agent from the banned Novichok group, triggering renewed international calls for Russian authorities to investigate the matter.
• Navalny Says Putin Was Behind Poisoning Because Of Election Fears RFE/RL 06 Oct 2020 -- Russian opposition politician Aleksei Navalny has again blamed President Vladimir Putin for the poisoning incident in August that nearly took his life and confirmed his plans to return to Russia after he fully recovers in Germany.
• Navalny Affair Follows Pre-Planned Scenario - Russian Foreign Ministry Responds to OPCW Report Sputnik 06 Oct 2020 -- The fantasy of the alleged poisoning of blogger and political opposition figure Alexei Navalny continues according to a pre-planned conspiracy scenario, the Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement on Tuesday, commenting on a new report by the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW).
• Critics Demand Stronger European Response to Poisoning of Russian Dissidents VOA 06 Oct 2020 -- Europe is under growing pressure to offer a more robust response to Russia, following the poisoning of opposition leader Alexei Navalny in Siberia in August. German doctors say he was poisoned with Novichok, a Russian nerve agent.
• Russian Scientists Report 'Mass Death' Of Sea Life Off Kamchatka Peninsula RFE/RL 06 Oct 2020 -- Russian scientists say pollution has caused a mass die-off of marine life off the shoreline of the Far Eastern Kamchatka Peninsula, with poisonous substances stored in a Soviet-era underground site suspected of being behind the disaster.
• With Fish Dying And Talk Of Rocket Fuel In The Water, Residents Of Russia's Kamchatka Want Answers RFE/RL 06 Oct 2020 -- Surfers on Khalaktyr beach, a popular stretch of sand on Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula, knew something was wrong when, in early September, dips in the ocean resulted in stinging eyes and nausea.
• Hong Kong Strikes Off Primary Teacher Who Prepared Lesson on Independence Radio Free Asia 06 Oct 2020 -- Authorities in Hong Kong have revoked the license of a public school teacher for allegedly promoting pro-independence views, the city's education bureau said in a news conference on Tuesday.
• Hong Kong Government Denies Involvement in Capture of Fleeing Activists Radio Free Asia 06 Oct 2020 -- The Hong Kong government on Tuesday denied any involvement in the interception of a group of activists who tried to flee to the democratic island of Taiwan, as details emerged of the movements of two of its aircraft on the day of their arrest by the China Coast Guard.
• At UN: 39 Countries Condemn China's Abuses of Uighurs VOA 06 Oct 2020 -- Western diplomats at the United Nations criticized China for its human rights abuses against ethnic Uighur Muslims and its crackdown on Hong Kong's autonomy Tuesday, while Beijing hit back, focusing its anger on the United States.
• Facing Criticism Over COVID-19 and Xinjiang, Chinese Leader Talks Up Archaeology VOA 06 Oct 2020 -- As China faces global criticism over its initial handling of the COVID pandemic, "re-education" camps for ethnic Uighurs in Xinjiang, online censorship and more, China's leader, Xi Jinping, used a high-level meeting to talk about a different topic: how archaeology should serve the interests of the ruling party.
• Interview: Xi Brings 'Era of Exquisite Totalitarianism' to China-Party Scholar Cai (Part II) Radio Free Asia 06 Oct 2020 -- Cai Xia, a retired professor of the Central Party School of the Chinese Communist Party, was expelled from the party and had her pension stripped on August 17 for "serious violations of political discipline of the Party" following her criticism of the increasingly authoritarian policies of Xi Jinping, party chief and state president. The dissident in-house scholar called the CCP a political zombie and likened Xi to a "gang boss". Widely known as one of the "Hereditary [Second Generation] Red," descendants of founding members or important figures of the CCP, the 68-year-old spoke to Vienna Tang of RFA's Mandarin Service recently about Xi's controls with the party and the reaction of Chinese intellectuals.
• KMT's latest proposals are of 'Taiwan independence' nature: analysts Global Times 06 Oct 2020 -- Regardless of its intentions, the Kuomintang (KMT)'s latest proposals against the Communist Party of China (CPC), and promoting the Taiwan island's relationship with the US, will not only tarnish KMT, but also severely harm cross-Straits relations, observers said.
• North Korean Port Cities Hit Hard by Trade Sanctions, Coronavirus Closures Radio Free Asia 06 Oct 2020 -- North Korean port cities are in trouble, with idle ships rusting in once bustling harbors and state-run trading companies reduced to catching octopuses for sale to China, brought down by double pinch of the coronavirus and international trade sanctions meant to deter Pyongyang's nuclear ambitions, sources told RFA.
• DPRK holds politburo meeting to prepare for 8th party congress People's Daily 06 Oct 2020 -- Kim Jong Un, top leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), Monday presided over a Political Bureau meeting to discuss preparation for celebrating the founding anniversary of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) on Saturday and for the 8th Party congress in January.
• North Korean leader launches campaign to attain goals for 2020 Press TV 06 Oct 2020 -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has launched an 80-day campaign to attain the country's goals in every sector for the year 2020 before a new five-year plan that is set to be unveiled in January.
• Title of KPA Marshal Conferred in DPRK KCNA 06 Oct 2020 -- The title of the Marshal of the Korean People's Army (KPA) was conferred on Ri Pyong Chol, vice-chairman of the Central Military Commission of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) and vice-chairman of the Central Committee of the WPK, and Pak Jong Chon, chief of the General Staff of the KPA.
• Chairman of WPK Central Military Commission Kim Jong Un Issues Order to Promote Military Ranks of Senior Officials KCNA 06 Oct 2020 -- Kim Jong Un, chairman of the Central Military Commission of the Workers' Party of Korea, issued an order on Monday to promote the military ranks of senior officials on the occasion of the 75th founding anniversary of the glorious WPK.
• 19th Meeting of Political Bureau of 7th Central Committee of WPK Held KCNA 06 Oct 2020 -- The 19th meeting of the Political Bureau of the 7th Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) took place at the office building of the Central Committee of the WPK on Monday.
• Iran's Oil Revenue Will Not Exceed $5 billion in 2020 Radio Farda 06 Oct 2020 -- The chairman of the Iran-China Chamber of Commerce, Majid Reza Hariri, says Iran's oil revenue this year is "at best $5 billion."
• UN rights chief urges Iran to release jailed human rights defenders, citing COVID-19 risk UN News 06 Oct 2020 -- The top UN rights official has called on Iran to release imprisoned human rights defenders, lawyers and political prisoners, citing deep concerns over their situation and heightened risk of contracting COVID-19.
• Belarusian Opposition Leader Tsikhanouskaya Meets With Germany's Merkel RFE/RL 06 Oct 2020 -- Belarusian opposition leader Svyatlana Tsikhanouskaya is meeting with German Chancellor Angela Merkel in Berlin in a bid to further raise international pressure on the Eastern European country's longtime ruler, Alyaksandr Lukashenka.
• Kyrgyzstan Opposition Seizes Government Buildings VOA 06 Oct 2020 -- The Central Asian country of Kyrgyzstan descended into political uncertainty on Tuesday, with the opposition claiming to have seized power in the wake of flawed parliamentary elections that stoked violence and large protests in the capital Bishkek.
• Time For Real Change? Kyrgyzstan's Opposition Is In Control And Seeking A New Path RFE/RL 06 Oct 2020 -- Kyrgyzstan is in the midst of its third revolution since 2005 and the same important questions have arisen -- who will the new leaders be and how will they move the country forward?
• Major Points In Kyrgyzstan's Fast-Moving Political Changes RFE/RL 06 Oct 2020 -- In less than 48 hours, Kyrgyzstan has gone through major political events - from holding parliamentary elections on October 4 to a full-blown revolution as angry protests erupted over the disputed election results.
• Kyrgyzstan Annuls Results Of Parliamentary Elections After Night Of Deadly Protests RFE/RL 06 Oct 2020 -- Kyrgyz election officials have annulled the official results of weekend parliamentary elections after a chaotic night of protests over alleged vote buying by parties close to President Sooronbai Jeenbekov turned deadly.
• Kyrgyzstan's PM resigns after post-election unrest Press TV 06 Oct 2020 -- Kyrgyzstan's Prime Minister Kubatbek Boronov has resigned his post after opposition groups seized power by storming government buildings in the country's capital and getting the electoral commission to annul the results of a recent parliamentary election.
• Kyrgyz body annuls parliamentary vote results after violent protests Press TV 06 Oct 2020 -- Kyrgyzstan's electoral body has annulled the results of a disputed parliamentary vote after thousands of people protesting the results of Kyrgyzstan's legislative elections seized the Central Asian country's parliamentary and presidential compound in the capital, Bishkek.
• Guterres regrets death in Kyrgyzstan, calls for dialogue to end violence UN News 06 Oct 2020 -- The UN Secretary-General said on Tuesday that he was "closely monitoring" the situation in the Kyrgyz Republic, where protests erupted a day earlier in the aftermath of Sunday's parliamentary elections.
• German Study: Extremism Not Systemic in Country's Security Forces VOA 06 Oct 2020 -- Germany's Interior Ministry Tuesday released a new report showing that right-wing extremism is not a systemic problem among the nation's security forces.
• Kuwait's cabinet submits resignation, emir asks PM to continue preparations for legislative elections Press TV 06 Oct 2020 -- Kuwait's new emir has called the Persian Gulf kingdom's cabinet to carry on its duties and get ready for parliamentary elections slated for later this year after the prime minister tendered his government's resignation.
• Kuwait Government Resigns Ahead of November General Elections, State Media Says Sputnik 06 Oct 2020 -- Kuwait's government, chaired by Prime Minister Sabah Al-Khalid Al-Sabah, submitted on Tuesday its resignation to Emir Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah in anticipation of the November general elections, according to the state-run Kuwait News Agency.
• EU Says To Raise 20 Billion Euros For Western Balkans, But Warns Graft Still A Problem RFE/RL 06 Oct 2020 -- The European Commission aims to raise 20 billion euros ($23.5 billion) in the coming decades in loans and grants for six EU hopefuls in the Western Balkans, according to a document seen by RFE/RL.
• Trump or Biden, Arabs May See New Regional Order Emerge, Analysts Say VOA 06 Oct 2020 -- Political analysts say regardless of who wins the U.S. election, a new regional alliance could emerge in the Middle East following Israel's peace deals with the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain, with perhaps more to follow.
• To Understand Thailand's Latest Pro-Democracy Movement, Go Back to 1976 VOA 06 Oct 2020 -- Returning to Thammasat University 44 years after a massacre, Pojanee Theil describes Thailand as a country stuck in a loop.