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• Executive Order on the Designation to Exercise Authority Over the National Defense Stockpile The White House 31 Oct 2021
• Russia tracks US missile destroyer in Black Sea amid rising tensions with NATO Press TV 31 Oct 2021 -- Russia says its navy has been tracking the movement of a US guided-missile destroyer that entered the Black Sea as tensions escalate between Moscow and NATO.
• Maiden flight of China's carrier-based stealth fighter spotted, 'aircraft to rival F-35' Global Times 31 Oct 2021 -- China's next-generation aircraft carrier-based fighter jet made its long-expected maiden flight recently, foreign media outlets reported, with unverified photos of the prototype warplane in the sky circulating on social media platforms.
• DELIVERY OF Y 12704 (VISAKHAPATNAM) India PIB 31 Oct 2021 -- Y 12704 (Visakhapatnam), the lead ship of Project 15B stealth guided missile destroyers being built at Mazgaon Docks Limited (MDL), was delivered to the Indian Navy on 28 Oct 21. The contract for four ships of Project 15B, as the Visakhapatnam class ships are known, was signed on 28 January 2011. This project is a follow-on of the Kolkata class (Project 15A) destroyers commissioned in the last decade.
• Readout of President Joseph R. Biden, Jr.'s Meeting with Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong of Singapore The White House 31 Oct 2021
• Biden Meets Erdogan amid Simmering Tensions VOA 31 Oct 2021 -- White House officials say U.S. President Joe Biden had "very constructive talks" with Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan on the sidelines of the G-20 summit in Rome Sunday amid simmering tensions and strategic disagreements between Washington and Ankara.
• Readout of President Biden's Meeting with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey The White House 31 Oct 2021
• Secretary of State Blinken's Meeting with Republic of Korea Foreign Minister Chung Eui-yong US Dept. of State 31 Oct 2021

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• Reclusive Taliban Supreme Leader Makes Rare Public Appearance RFE/RL Gandhara 31 Oct 2021 -- The reclusive leader of Afghanistan's Taliban made a rare public appearance at a religious school in the city of Kandahar on October 30.
• Taliban demand recognition as leader appears for first time Press TV 31 Oct 2021 -- The Taliban have warned that a failure by the United States and other countries to recognize their government in Afghanistan and unfreeze Afghan assets abroad would lead to problems not only for the war-torn country but for the rest of the world.
• PM pledges £50 million to UN Afghanistan appeal UK FCDO 31 Oct 2021 -- The PM will call on G20 leaders today to do more to support girls' education around the world.
• New ASEAN chair Cambodia inherits South China Sea headache Radio Free Asia 31 Oct 2021 -- As Cambodia takes over the chairmanship of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations in 2022, it faces an uphill task to accelerate negotiations for a Code of Conduct in the South China Sea.

News Reports

• G20 Summit Ends With No Firm Commitments To Tackle Global Warming RFE/RL 31 Oct 2021 -- Leaders of the Group of 20 major economies agreed on a final statement on October 31 that urged "meaningful and effective" action to limit global warming, but angering climate activists by offering few concrete commitments.
• UN Official Meets with Sudan's Ousted PM, Who Remains Under House Arrest VOA 31 Oct 2021 -- The United Nations discussed possible steps forward with ousted Sudanese Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok Sunday, a day after hundreds of thousands of people marched in protest of last week's military coup.
• Biden Seeks Continued Work On Implementation Of U.S.-German Energy Agreement RFE/RL 31 Oct 2021 -- U.S. President Joe Biden has stressed the importance of implementing a U.S.-German agreement on the controversial Nord Stream 2 pipeline to ensure that Russia "cannot manipulate natural gas flows for harmful political purposes," the White House said in a statement.
• Secretary Blinken's Meeting with PRC State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang US Dept. of State 31 Oct 2021
• China to deliver first rocket launching vessel by 2022 Global Times 31 Oct 2021 -- China's first vessel to support satellite launches from the sea in particular is expected to be delivered by 2022, following a recent ceremony to mark the start of the ship's construction in the city of Haiyang, East China's Shandong Province.
• One-China principle allows no provocation: Chinese FM People's Daily 31 Oct 2021 -- Taiwan has no other international legal status than being part of China, Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi said.
• European MPs Meet with Taiwan Envoy Despite China Risks VOA 31 Oct 2021 -- As Taiwan's Foreign Affairs Minister Joseph Wu made an unprecedented trip to Brussels on Friday, it remained unclear whether Europe will face repercussions from China for displaying closer ties with the self-ruled East Asian island claimed by China.
• Indian port of Mundra resumes processing Iranian ships: SAOI Press TV 31 Oct 2021 -- The Shipping Association of Iran (SAOI) says Iranian ships are no longer banned from India's port of Mundra some three weeks after an Indian port operator said it will no longer process containers from Iran at the port.
• US has not shown serious will to return to nuclear accord, says Iran's foreign minister Press TV 31 Oct 2021 -- Iran's foreign minister says the United States has not shown any serious determination to back up its verbal claims that it is ready to return to the nuclear deal with Iran from which Washington withdrew under former President Donald Trump back in 2018.
• Russia fully supports resumption of JCPOA in its original form: FM Lavrov Press TV 31 Oct 2021 -- Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov says Moscow fully supports the idea of resuming the implementation of the landmark Iran nuclear agreement, which was abandoned by the US in 2018, in the form it was signed and later approved by the United Nations, without "any additions or exemptions."
• Blinken Says U.S., Allies 'In Lock Step' On Getting Iran Back Into Nuclear Deal RFE/RL 31 Oct 2021 -- U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken says Washington is "absolutely in lock step" with Britain, Germany, and France on getting Iran back into a nuclear deal, but added it was unclear if Tehran was willing to rejoin the talks in a "meaningful way."
• The United States Condemns Reported Attacks in Chin State US Dept. of State 31 Oct 2021 -- The United States is gravely concerned by reports of gross violations of human rights that Burmese security forces have perpetuated in Chin State, including reports that forces have set fire to and destroyed more than 100 residences as well as Christian churches.
• Belarus Blocks Pro-Kremlin Russian News Agency Regnum RFE/RL 31 Oct 2021 -- The authorities in Belarus have blocked access to the website of the pro-Kremlin Russian news agency Regnum.
• Pakistan, Islamist Group Strike Deal To End Protest March RFE/RL Gandhara 31 Oct 2021 -- Pakistan's government and an outlawed radical Islamist party have reached an agreement to end a 10-day-long -- and at times deadly violent -- march calling for the closure of France's embassy and the release of the party's leader.
• Johnson threatens to trigger trade dispute action against France next week Press TV 31 Oct 2021 -- British Prime Minister Boris Johnson warns he could trigger a trade dispute mechanism against France, amid a post-Brexit fishing dispute which has sent diplomatic relations between Paris and London into freefall.
• North Macedonia's PM Zaev Announces Resignation Following Election Defeat RFE/RL 31 Oct 2021 -- North Macedonian Prime Minister Zoran Zaev announced his resignation after opposition wins in runoff elections on October 31.
• North Macedonia Holds Runoff Elections Seen As A Test For The Government RFE/RL 31 Oct 2021 -- North Macedonia held runoff elections on October 31 that were seen as a test for the leftist national government after the center-right opposition won more municipalities than the ruling social democrats in the first round of voting two weeks ago.
• Early Vote Results Show Georgian Ruling Party With Near Sweep As Opposition Cries Foul RFE/RL 31 Oct 2021 -- Preliminary results in Georgia's October 30 runoff elections show the ruling Georgian Dream party narrowly winning 19 of the 20 contested mayoral posts, including all five in the country's major cities, as the opposition alleged that ballots had been rigged.