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• USS Halsey Returns Home to Pearl Harbor US Navy 04 Oct 2021 -- The guided-missile destroyer returned to Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Oct. 4, following a deployment to the U.S. 5th and 7th Fleet areas of operation.
• Future USS Daniel Inouye sails for Hawaii US Navy 04 Oct 2021 -- The Navy's newest guided missile destroyer, the future USS Daniel Inouye (DDG 118), sailed away from General Dynamics Bath Iron Works shipyard, Oct. 4.
• Redesigned Joint Staff Badge Reflects Addition of Newest Military Service DoD News 04 Oct 2021 -- The Joint Chiefs of Staff have, figuratively, unsheathed a new sword on the Joint Staff's seal: the Space Force.
• USNS Alan Shepard Enhances Training with Navy's New Sub-Sonic Target US Navy 04 Oct 2021 -- Lewis and Clark-class dry cargo ship USNS Alan Shepard (T-AKE 3) helped test the capabilities of the BQM-177A, the Navy next-generation Sub-Sonic Aerial Target (SSAT) while operating in the Western Pacific, Sept. 9-10.
• NAVSUP WSS fixed-wing contracts fuel cost-saving initiatives US Navy 04 Oct 2021 -- The Naval Aviation Enterprise (NAE) implemented Naval Sustainment System-Aviation (NSS-A) in 2019 to boost mission capable (MC) rates of F/A-18 Super Hornet and EA-18G Growler fleets to 80 percent. With that goal achieved, NSS-A focus turned to sustaining and expanding on early successes including creative problem-solving efforts at Naval Supply Systems Command, Weapon Systems Support (NAVSUP WSS).
• Navy Reserve's HSM-60 Conducts ISATT US Navy 04 Oct 2021 -- The "Jaguars" of Navy Reserve Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 60 Detachment (DET) 2 conducted Initial Ship Aviation Team Training (ISATT) aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS Forrest Sherman (DDG 98) from Aug. 26 to Aug. 30.
• USS Ralph Johnson Joins Forward-Deployed Naval Forces Japan US Navy 04 Oct 2021 -- The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer, USS Ralph Johnson (DDG 114) arrived Oct. 4 to their new forward-deployed location in Yokosuka, Japan
• Readout of Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III's Meeting With NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg DoD 04 Oct 2021
• Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III and NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg Opening Remarks at Pentagon Meeting DoD 04 Oct 2021
• NATO's Stoltenberg Visits Pentagon, Meets With Austin to Discuss Alliance Future DoD News 04 Oct 2021 -- Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III welcomed NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg to the Pentagon for discussions on the future of the alliance.
• NATO and Colombia conduct high-level staff talks, reaffirm commitment to partnership NATO 04 Oct 2021 -- NATO and Colombia reaffirmed their commitment to mutually beneficial partnership during High Level Staff Talks in Colombia, which ended on Saturday (2 October 2021). The two sides committed to deepening political dialogue and intensifying practical cooperation on good governance, military training, interoperability, demining, and maritime security.
• NATO Deputy Secretary General visits Luxembourg NATO 04 Oct 2021 -- On Monday (04 October 2021), NATO's Deputy Secretary General Mircea Geoană travelled to Luxembourg and met with Deputy Prime Minister/Minister of Defence François Bausch and Minister of Foreign Affairs Jean Asselborn.
• Readout of President Biden's Meeting with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg The White House 04 Oct 2021
• Secretary Blinken's Call with NATO Secretary General Stoltenberg US Dept. of State 04 Oct 2021
• Russia test-fires new hypersonic missile from nuclear submarine Press TV 04 Oct 2021 -- Russia says it has successfully test-fired two Tsirkon (Zircon) hypersonic cruise missiles from a nuclear submarine.
• Permanent location of National Cyber Force campus announced UK MOD 04 Oct 2021 -- The UK government's new National Cyber Force (NCF) will be located in Samlesbury in the North-West, bringing highly skilled jobs to Lancashire, the Defence Secretary has confirmed today.
• Ours is Bigger! France Mocks Size of UK Warship Visiting Vietnam Radio Free Asia 04 Oct 2021 -- A British frigate on Monday completed a visit to Vietnam and left some turbulence in its wake – an unlikely spat on social media between Britain and France.
• Blinken in France to Revitalize Transatlantic Alliance VOA 04 Oct 2021 -- U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has arrived in Paris, his first trip to France following an enhanced trilateral security partnership known as AUKUS (Australia, U.K., and the U.S.) that heightened tensions between the transatlantic allies.
• Readout of Joseph R. Biden, Jr.'s Call with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen The White House 04 Oct 2021
• Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jen Psaki, October 4, 2021 The White House 04 Oct 2021
• Department Press Briefing – October 4, 2021 US Dept. of State 04 Oct 2021

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• 4 October 2021 - Daily Press Briefing by the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General United Nations 04 Oct 2021
• Comment by Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova on the terrorist attack in Kabul Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 04 Oct 2021
• What's Keeping Afghanistan's Mineral Wealth Underground? VOA 04 Oct 2021 -- The international community is renewing its focus on Afghanistan's mineral wealth, believed to be worth more than $1 trillion, lying untapped within its often-hostile geography.
• Taliban Destroy IS-Khorasan Base in Kabul Hours After Deadly Blast VOA 04 Oct 2021 -- Afghanistan's ruling Taliban said Monday their security forces had destroyed an Islamic State Khorasan Province cell in Kabul and killed all the militants there.
• Taliban Said To Have Rearmed Tajik Militants And Moved Uyghur Fighters From Chinese Border RFE/RL Gandhara 04 Oct 2021 -- The Taliban has provided Tajik militants based along the border with Tajikistan with new military vehicles, weaponry, and other equipment over the past two weeks, security sources in Tajikistan and northeastern Afghanistan say, amid an ongoing military buildup on both sides of the frontier.
• Afghanistan's Acting Taliban Cabinet Holds First Meeting RFE/RL Gandhara 04 Oct 2021 -- Afghanistan's interim Taliban government has held its first cabinet meeting since taking power in August, the group's chief spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said on October 4 in a press release, which also announced that the government would resume issuing passports and ID cards to Afghan citizens.
• Taliban Claims It Destroyed Islamic State Cell In Kabul After Deadly Mosque Blast RFE/RL Gandhara 04 Oct 2021 -- The Taliban claims it has destroyed a cell operated by the Islamic State (IS) extremist group in a raid conducted just hours after a deadly bombing outside a Kabul mosque.
• Taliban say forces destroy Daesh base north of Kabul Press TV 04 Oct 2021 -- The Taliban government in Afghanistan says its forces have destroyed a Daesh cell north of Kabul, following a deadly bombing attack outside a mosque.
• Afghanistan On Agenda As Senior U.S. Diplomat Discusses Cooperation With Uzbek President In Tashkent RFE/RL 04 Oct 2021 -- U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman has met with Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoev in Tashkent to discuss ways to strengthen bilateral relations between the two countries and the situation in Afghanistan.
• Malaysia Calls in China Ambassador To Protest Ships in its EEZ Radio Free Asia 04 Oct 2021 -- Malaysia protested on Monday the presence of a large Chinese survey ship which sailed into its exclusive economic zone (EEZ) last week.
• Condemning the October 3 Houthi Missile Attack US Dept. of State 04 Oct 2021 -- "The United States condemns the October 3 Houthi missile attack on the densely populated neighborhood of al-Rawdha in Marib, Yemen, which killed two children and injured an estimated 33 civilians, including women and children, according to UN agencies."
• A lack of substantial progress in Syria's chemical weapons declaration UK FCDO 04 Oct 2021 -- Statement by Ambassador Barbara Woodward at the Security Council briefing on chemical weapons in Syria.
• Libya: War crimes likely committed since 2016, UN probe finds UN News 04 Oct 2021 -- War crimes and crimes against humanity have likely been committed in Libya by all parties to conflict since 2016 including by external actors, a Human Rights Council-appointed probe said on Monday.
• Israeli warplanes, gunboats penetrate into Lebanese airspace, territorial waters Press TV 04 Oct 2021 -- Israeli warplanes and gunboats have penetrated into the Lebanese airspace and territorial waters in blatant violation of UN Security Council Resolution 1701 passed at the end of the 33-day war in the summer of 2006.
• Vehicles, Their State Symbols Hidden, Now Crossing Kosovar-Serbian Border RFE/RL 04 Oct 2021 -- Vehicles are moving across two contentious crossings along the Kosovar-Serbian border without issue as a new measure requiring vehicles to cover up the two countries' state symbols on license plates went into effect.
• Armenia's Prime Minister Says He's Ready To Meet Azerbaijan's President For Talks On Karabakh RFE/RL 04 Oct 2021 -- Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian has expressed readiness to meet Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev to discuss further steps to regulate the situation in the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region.
• UN Aid Officials Expelled by Ethiopia Depart for 'Safety' Reasons VOA 04 Oct 2021 -- Seven U.N. humanitarian officials expelled by Ethiopia are no longer in the country, the world body confirmed Monday.
• UN Human Rights Council 48: Joint statement on the recent expulsion of prominent United Nations Representatives by the Federal Government of Ethiopia UK FCDO 04 Oct 2021 -- UK Ambassador to the UN and WTO in Geneva Simon Manley gave this joint statement on behalf of over 40 countries.

News Reports

• Secret Wealth of High-Profile Individuals Revealed in 'Pandora Papers' Leak VOA 04 Oct 2021 -- World leaders, politicians and pop stars are among the thousands of individuals revealed to be concealing huge wealth through a network of anonymous companies.
• Pandora Papers Expose Secret Wealth, Dealings Of Aliyev, Zelenskiy, Putin, Other World Leaders RFE/RL 04 Oct 2021 -- A massive new leak of financial documents has exposed how the presidents of Azerbaijan and Ukraine, as well as hundreds of other politicians and billionaires around the world, are linked with companies that use offshore tax havens to hide wealth.
• Kenyan President One of Many World Leaders with Multi-Million Dollar Secret Offshore Accounts VOA 04 Oct 2021 -- Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta and his family are among the world leaders said to have hidden away billions of dollars in secret offshore accounts.
• Ambassadors Raise 'Grave Concerns' Over Alleged Spying In Georgia RFE/RL 04 Oct 2021 -- A group of ambassadors representing the diplomatic corps accredited to Georgia has raised "grave concerns" about reported wiretapping by the South Caucasus country's security services.
• Kremlin dismisses 'unsubstantiated claims' in Pandora Papers Press TV 04 Oct 2021 -- Russia has rejected as "unfounded" leaked info in the Pandora Papers accusing President Vladimir Putin’s associates of amassing secret wealth, saying Moscow has no plans to conduct an investigation into the publication.
• Pandora Leak Again Brings Up A Familiar Russian Name: Rostec CEO Sergei Chemezov RFE/RL 04 Oct 2021 -- His face can be seen in grainy photos of Russian President Vladimir Putin in his Dresden days as a Soviet KGB officer, and his name - Sergei Chemezov - has featured prominently in a growing number of far more recent reports pointing to potential corruption.
• Russian Gas Begins Filling Nord Stream 2 Pipeline To Germany RFE/RL 04 Oct 2021 -- The operator of Russia's Nord Stream 2 has begun filling the controversial Baltic Sea pipeline to Germany with gas.
• Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's remarks and answers to media questions at a joint news conference following talks with Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry, Moscow, October 4, 2021 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 04 Oct 2021
• Background Press Call by Senior Administration Officials on the Administration's Trade Approach to China The White House 04 Oct 2021
• China Probes Another High-Ranking Enforcer From 'Suspect' Domestic Security Apparatus Radio Free Asia 04 Oct 2021 -- The ruling Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is investigating the second senior law enforcement figure for "serious violations of discipline" to make headlines in a week.
• China's Energy Crisis Puts Global Economic Recovery at Risk VOA 04 Oct 2021 -- Soaring prices for natural gas and electricity in Europe have caught international media attention in recent weeks but a pandemic-related energy crisis is also buffeting China, where coal stocks are perilously low.
• Hong Kong's security bureau stresses criminal liability after anti-China organization decides to disband People's Daily 04 Oct 2021 -- The Security Bureau of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) government said on Sunday that an organization and its members shall remain criminally liable for the offenses they have committed, notwithstanding its disbandment or the resignation of its members.
• Taiwan: China Sends More Fighter Jets into Its Air Defense Zone VOA 04 Oct 2021 -- China dispatched at least 56 fighter jets into Taiwan's air defense zone on Monday, the island territory claimed, as it scrambled its own air force for the fourth straight day to ward off the intruding aircraft.
• 56 China military planes enter Taiwan's ADIZ, setting another record CNA 04 Oct 2021 -- A total of 56 Chinese military aircraft flew into Taiwan's air defense identification zone (ADIZ) in two separate sorties on Monday, the highest-number in a single day since Taiwan began issuing a tally of such actions in September 2020, according to the Ministry of National Defense (MND).
• Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Hua Chunying's Remarks on Taiwan-related Statement Issued by US State Department Spokesperson PRC MofA 04 Oct 2021
• US Calls on China to Stop Sending Planes, Vows to Stand by Taiwan Radio Free Asia 04 Oct 2021 -- The United States has hit out at "provocative" military action by China's People's Liberation Army (PLA) near the democratic island of Taiwan, which it says risks destabilizing the situation and undermines regional peace and stability.
• U.S. 'very concerned' by China's military pressure against Taiwan CNA 04 Oct 2021 -- The United States on Sunday expressed grave concern over China's increased military activity near Taiwan, in the wake of Beijing's deployment of a record number of military aircraft in Taiwan's air defense identification zone (ADIZ) for three consecutive days.
• U.S. capable of 'tamping down' potential China invasion of Taiwan: U.S. official CNA 04 Oct 2021 -- Kathleen Hicks, Deputy Defense Secretary of the United States, said on Friday that her country has the capability of "tamping down" China's potential invasion of Taiwan.
• UPDATE: PLA sends 'record-breaking 56 aircraft near Taiwan island in a single day' in consecutive drills Global Times 04 Oct 2021 -- For the third time in just four days, the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) again broke its record in the number of aircraft dispatched for drills near the island of Taiwan in a single day on Monday, sending a whopping 56 warplanes consisting mainly of fighters and bombers, a day after the US voiced "concern" over the Chinese mainland's military activity near the island, claiming it was provocative.
• Time to warn Taiwan secessionists and their fomenters: war is real: Global Times editorial Global Times 04 Oct 2021 -- The US State Department issued a statement on Sunday, saying the PLA was conducting intensive training exercises over Taiwan island's self-proclaimed southwest air defense identification zone in the past few days. The statement accused the PLA of carrying out "provocative military activities" that "undermines regional peace and stability", adding "the US commitment to Taiwan is rock solid." The Taiwan foreign affairs department immediately expressed gratitude to the Biden administration.
• KCNA Report KCNA 04 Oct 2021 -- The Korean Central News Agency issued the following report on Monday:
• Technical Innovation Schemes for Increasing Power Production Applied KCNA 04 Oct 2021 -- Officials and workers at power stations in Jagang Province are increasing the power production through technical innovation campaigns.
• North, South Korea talk on hotline after Pyongyang's missile tests Press TV 04 Oct 2021 -- North and South Korea have restored their direct communication lines in a show of readiness to resume inter-Korean talks after Pyongyang conducted a series of missile tests in the span of a few weeks.
• Blackouts in China Deprive North Korean Factory Workers of Hot Water and Light Radio Free Asia 04 Oct 2021 -- Rolling blackouts in northeastern China have deprived North Korean factory workers of hot water and light in their cramped dormitories, making their living and working conditions even more unbearable, sources in China told RFA.
• U.S. should unfreeze Iranian assets to show goodwill in nuclear talks: Iran's FM People's Daily 04 Oct 2021 -- Iran's Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian said on Saturday that he demanded the United States to show the "true will" of reaching an agreement with Iran by liberating part of Iranian assets frozen abroad under U.S. sanctions.
• Lift Iran sanctions if you seek end to global energy crisis: Minister Press TV 04 Oct 2021 -- Iranian Oil Minister Javad Owji says removing sanctions from Iran's hydrocarbon sector would be key to resolving a global energy crisis that has affected supplies in many Western countries.
• Iran to begin construction of Arak IR-20 reactor next year, says nuclear chief Press TV 04 Oct 2021 -- Iran's nuclear chief has said the country will launch the construction of the Arak IR-20 reactor next year, according to a lawmaker.
• Israel Accuses Iran Of Cyprus Attack Plot After Alleged Hitman Arrested RFE/RL 04 Oct 2021 -- The Israeli prime minister's office has accused Iran of orchestrating an attempted "act of terror" against Israeli businesspeople living in Cyprus, after a man suspected of being hired to carry out the attacks was arrested on the island.
• Iran Says Waiting For IAEA To React To 'Israeli Attack' On Nuclear Site RFE/RL 04 Oct 2021 -- Iran is calling on the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to clarify its position regarding an alleged Israeli attack on a centrifuge-component manufacturing workshop near Tehran in June, amid a dispute with the UN nuclear agency over access to the site.
• Myanmar's Suu Kyi requests less court time over 'strained' health: Lawyer Press TV 04 Oct 2021 -- Lawyer of Myanmar's ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi says regular court appearances have taken a toll on her client's health, requesting the sessions be held less frequently by the ruling military junta.
• Internet is Cut Amid Junta Troop Surge in Myanmar's Chin State and Neighboring Regions Radio Free Asia 04 Oct 2021 -- Myanmar's ruling junta has cut internet service to the country's Chin state and neighboring Sagaing and Magway regions amid a surge in reinforcements sent to crack down on popular militias resisting military rule in the embattled areas of western Myanmar, sources in the country told RFA.
• Bangladesh Police Arrest Suspect in Rohingya Leader's Killing Radio Free Asia 04 Oct 2021 -- Bangladesh police said Friday they had arrested a Rohingya man in connection with the killing of a prominent refugee leader this week, even as a Rohingya rebel group rejected allegations that it was behind the murder.
• Eyewitness Gives Chilling Account of Rohingya Leader's Killing in Bangladesh Radio Free Asia 04 Oct 2021 -- A Rohingya day-laborer, who was in the room when gunmen killed prominent refugee community leader Muhib Ullah in southeastern Bangladesh, described in an interview with BenarNews how the intruders forced him and other eyewitnesses to the ground before they interrogated their target and shot him in cold blood.
• Readout of Joseph R. Biden, Jr.'s Call with Prime Minister Kishida of Japan The White House 04 Oct 2021
• Fumio Kishida elected as Japanese PM to succeed Suga People's Daily 04 Oct 2021 -- Fumio Kishida, leader of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), was elected on Monday as the country's new prime minister to succeed Yoshihide Suga.
• Fumio Kishida takes office as Japan's 100th prime minister Press TV 04 Oct 2021 -- Fumio Kishida was formally elected into office as Japan's new prime minister in a special parliamentary session, after winning a race to lead the country's ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) with a pledge to bring the world's third-largest economy out of the COVID-19 pandemic.
• Kazakh Rights Commissioner Meets People Demanding Release Of Relatives From Chinese Custody RFE/RL 04 Oct 2021 -- Kazakhstan's human rights commissioner, Elvira Azimova, has held a rare meeting with a group of people whose relatives are being held in custody in China's northwestern region of Xinjiang and who have asked for the Central Asian country's government to help secure their release.
• Georgia's Ruling Party Wins Nationwide Vote Seen As Well-Run, But Flawed RFE/RL 04 Oct 2021 -- Georgia's ruling party has won the October 3 nationwide municipal elections that outside observers said were well-run but tainted by irregularities -- a victory overshadowed by the arrest of returning former President Mikheil Saakashvili, whose supporters staged protests for his release on October 4.
• Haiti facing stalled elections, kidnapping surge, rampant insecurity UN News 04 Oct 2021 -- Haiti is currently undergoing "one of the most fraught periods of its recent history", the head of the UN office in the country told the Security Council on Monday.