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• Statement Regarding USS Connecticut (SSN 22) Command Investigation US Navy 01 Nov 2021 -- The investigation submitted to the U.S. 7th Fleet commander determined the submarine grounded on an uncharted seamount.
• With Vaccination Deadlines Approaching, Commanders Asked to Use Compassion in Enforcement DoD News 01 Nov 2021 -- The U.S. military services have all set deadlines for when service members must be vaccinated against COVID-19. The first of those deadlines, for active duty Air Force personnel, arrives tomorrow.
• AFRICOM commander, Homeland Security Advisor conclude visit to Djibouti, Somalia, Kenya, Niger AFRICOM 01 Nov 2021 -- U.S. Army Gen. Stephen Townsend, commander, U.S. Africa Command, Assistant to the President for Homeland Security Dr. Liz Sherwood-Randall, and Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations and Low-Intensity Conflict Chris Maier visited U.S. personnel and operational facilities in Djibouti, Somalia, Kenya, and Niger, Oct. 25-29.
• Pentagon Press Secretary John Kirby Holds a Press Briefing DoD 01 Nov 2021
• USS Mount Whitney Arrives in Istanbul US Navy 01 Nov 2021 -- U.S. Sixth Fleet (SIXTHFLT) command and control ship USS Mount Whitney (LCC 20) and staff arrived in Istanbul, Turkey for a scheduled port visit, Nov. 1.
• U.S., Indonesia Commence Bilateral Exercise CARAT Indonesia US Navy 01 Nov 2021 -- Military personnel from the U.S. and Indonesia kicked off Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) Indonesia virtually, in Surabaya and in the waters and airspace of the Java Sea, Nov. 1.
• Forward Deployed Naval Forces-Europe Destroyers Operate with NATO Allies at Sea US Navy 01 Nov 2021 -- The Arleigh Burke class guided-missile destroyers USS Arleigh Burke (DDG 51) and USS Porter (DDG 78) participated in multilateral exercises with Standing NATO Maritime Group (SNMG) 1 and 2, respectively, Oct. 27-29.
• China, Myanmar at the Forefront of US-Indonesia Meeting VOA 01 Nov 2021 -- U.S. President Joe Biden met his Indonesian counterpart, Joko Widodo, on the sidelines of the COP26 summit in Glasgow, Scotland, Monday, continuing their discussions from the U.S.-ASEAN and East Asia summits in October.
• United States Participates in Proliferation Security Initiative Exercise DEEP SABRE US Dept. of State 01 Nov 2021 -- The United States and 23 partner countries recently participated in the Proliferation Security Initiative's (PSI) DEEP SABRE 21 exercise, hosted by Singapore, in support of the U.S. commitment to countering global WMD proliferation threats.
• Xi signs order to promulgate regulations on military equipment procurement PLA Daily 01 Nov 2021 -- Xi Jinping, chairman of the Central Military Commission, has signed an order to promulgate a set of regulations on military equipment procurement.
• Troop rotation of Chinese peacekeeping helicopter contingents to Abyei completed PLA Daily 01 Nov 2021 -- China's first two peacekeeping helicopter contingents to Abyei held a handover ceremony at the United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA) camp on October 29, local time.
• Press Conference - Glasgow, Scotland Prime Minister of Australia 01 Nov 2021
• 'I Don't Think. I Know': Macron accuses Australia PM of lying over submarine deal Press TV 01 Nov 2021 -- French President Emmanuel Macron has accused the Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison of out-rightly lying to him over a cancelled $90bn submarine deal, marking fresh escalation of tensions between the two countries.
• Biden Opens Climate Talks with Set of New US Climate Commitments VOA 01 Nov 2021 -- U.S. President Joe Biden on Monday announced a range of American commitments aimed at curbing global warming, as leaders from more than 100 countries gathered in Glasgow for the U.N. Climate Change Conference.
• Remarks by President Biden at the COP26 Leaders Statement The White House 01 Nov 2021
• Remarks by President Biden at the COP26 Event on "Action and Solidarity: The Critical Decade" The White House 01 Nov 2021
• On-The-Record Press Call by Special Envoy John Kerry and National Climate Advisor Gina McCarthy Previewing Day One of COP26 The White House 01 Nov 2021
• Remarks by President Biden and President Widodo of the Republic of Indonesia Before Bilateral Meeting The White House 01 Nov 2021
• Readout of President Joseph R. Biden, Jr.'s Meeting with President Joko Widodo of Indonesia The White House 01 Nov 2021
• Press Gaggle by Principal Deputy Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre and National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan En Route Glasgow, Scotland The White House 01 Nov 2021
• Secretary Antony J. Blinken at the COP26 U.S. Center Opening Event US Dept. of State 01 Nov 2021

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• 1 November 2021 - Daily Press Briefing by the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General United Nations 01 Nov 2021
• Anti-Taliban Group Registers with US to Try to Build Afghan Resistance VOA 01 Nov 2021 -- U.S. officials have confirmed that a newly formed armed group resisting Taliban rule in Afghanistan has registered with the Justice Department to carry out political lobbying in the United States.
• Many of former Afghan forces, abandoned by US, joining Daesh: WSJ Press TV 01 Nov 2021 -- Many of Afghanistan's US-trained spies and military personnel have joined the Daesh terrorist group after being abandoned by the United States, a new report has revealed.
• Turkmenistan Says Kabul Backs TAPI Gas-Pipeline Project RFE/RL Gandhara 01 Nov 2021 -- Turkmenistan says the Taliban-led government in neighboring Afghanistan has vowed to ensure the completion and security of a pipeline project to bring Turkmen natural gas to Pakistan and India via Afghan territory.
• Chinese vessels return to reef at center of spat with Philippines Radio Free Asia 01 Nov 2021 -- Commercial satellite imagery suggests that Chinese vessels returning in increasing numbers to Whitsun Reef where hundreds of its ships gathered earlier this year, prompting a diplomatic dispute between Beijing and Manila.
• Yemen army, allied forces moving closer to full liberation of strategic city of Ma'rib Press TV 01 Nov 2021 -- Yemen's army and its allied Ansarullah forces have liberated several more areas from the clutches of the Saudi-backed mercenaries near Ma'rib, and are moving closer to fully liberating the city, which is the last stronghold of Saudi militants in northern Yemen.
• Yemeni forces thwart Saudi-backed mercenaries' attempt to advance in Ta'izz Press TV 01 Nov 2021 -- Yemen's army and allied fighters from the popular committees have thwarted an attempt by Saudi mercenaries to advance in the province of Ta'izz, says a Yemeni military source.
• A Perspective on the Ethiopian-U.S. Relationship After a Year of Conflict US Dept. of State 01 Nov 2021 -- Remarks by Jeffrey Feltman, U.S. Special Envoy for the Horn of Africa
• US Expresses Alarm Over Reports of Escalation of War in Ethiopia VOA 01 Nov 2021 -- U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken expressed "alarm" Monday over reports that forces from Ethiopia's Tigray region have advanced into Dessie and Kombolcha, two towns in the neighboring Amhara region.
• Tigray rebels kill scores of youths in strategic Ethiopian town, claims govt Press TV 01 Nov 2021 -- Ethiopia's government has accused Tigrayan forces of killing 100 youths in Kombolcha, one of the two strategic towns the rebel group claimed to have captured over the weekend.
• Ukraine aims to drag Russia into conflict through Donbass provocations: foreign minister Lavrov Press TV 01 Nov 2021 -- Russia has accused Ukraine of trying to create a "provocative situation" aimed at dragging Moscow into a conflict in the country's eastern region of Donbass, amid an escalation between the Kiev government forces and pro-Russia separatists in the volatile region.

News Reports

• Ohio Man Pleads Guilty to Attempting to Provide Material Support to a Foreign Terrorist Organization US Dept. of Justice 01 Nov 2021 -- Defendant Planned to Travel Overseas to Train with Terrorist Organization
• China busts cyberattacks from India targeted at China's defense and military departments Global Times 01 Nov 2021 -- A number of cyberattacks targeting China and countries in the South Asian Subcontinent have been busted this year with hackers from India behind the attempts to launch attacks on China's defense and military units as well as state-owned enterprises, Antiy Labs, the country's leading anti-virus company, announced on Monday.
• Moldova Says Gas Crisis Over After Deal With Russia's Gazprom RFE/RL 01 Nov 2021 -- Moldovan President Maia Sandu has declared an end to her country's energy crisis after the government and Russia's state-controlled Gazprom agreed to extend a contract for natural-gas supplies for a period of five years.
• Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Wang Wenbin's Regular Press Conference on November 1, 2021 PRC MofA 01 Nov 2021
• Hong Kong police arrest five amid concerns over COVID-19 tracking app Radio Free Asia 01 Nov 2021 -- Authorities in Hong Kong on Monday arrested five government workers for faking a COVID-19 app, amid growing concerns that the app facilitates large-scale surveillance of the city's seven million residents.
• 5 plead guilty over unauthorized vigil in HK, including former chairman of HK Alliance Global Times 01 Nov 2021 -- Five people have pleaded guilty on Monday morning over an unauthorized assembly on June 4, 2020, including Lee Cheuk-yan, former chairman of the now disbanded organization "Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements of China" (HK Alliance).
• PLA sent nearly 200 aircraft near Taiwan in record month Global Times 01 Nov 2021 -- The Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) reportedly sent nearly 200 aircraft to the aerial area near the island of Taiwan for exercises in October, in a move that experts said on Monday has deterred Taiwan secessionist provocations and foreign interference attempts.
• China warns US on Taiwan question in Rome amid tensions Global Times 01 Nov 2021 -- Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi met US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Sunday on the sidelines of the G20 leaders summit in Rome, Italy, the first face-to-face meeting between the top diplomats of the two countries after Blinken made a provocative statement challenging China's sovereignty on the Taiwan question, saying the US will support the island's secessionist authorities "robust" participation in the UN system.
• As reunification is inevitable, most important is not timetable, but timing Global Times 01 Nov 2021 -- With regard to several acute issues about the Taiwan Straits, I would like to make some comments.
• DPP plays 'US card,' hypes military training ties amid rising cross-Straits tensions Global Times 01 Nov 2021 -- Amid the growing tensions across the Taiwan Straits, media in the island of Taiwan added fuel to the fire by revealing that a small contingent of US special forces will be stationed in the island for some time, and help train Taiwan troops.
• Chinese FM urges U.S. to change its wrong China policy People's Daily 01 Nov 2021 -- Bilateral relations between China and the United States in the past few years have suffered an all-round impact due to the wrong China policy pursued by the United States, Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi said here on Sunday during his meeting with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken.
• U.S. will make sure Taiwan has ability to defend itself: Blinken CNA 01 Nov 2021 -- U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Sunday that the United States will remain committed to the Taiwan Relations Act (TRA) and make sure Taiwan has the ability to defend itself.
• Iran awaiting practical action from US on JCPOA, says Spox IRNA 01 Nov 2021 -- Iran's Foreign Ministry Spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh said on Monday that measures and plans pursued by the Biden administration to date have been in contrast with the intention previously announced, adding that the Islamic Republic of Iran has heard enough words and was awaiting practical action that was months overdue.
• Iran doubts alleged U.S. determination to revive 2015 nuke deal: FM People's Daily 01 Nov 2021 -- Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian has cast doubts on U.S. President Joe Biden's alleged determination to revive the 2015 Iranian nuclear deal, according to his interview published by the Iran daily newspaper on Sunday.
• US should rectify erroneous policy of maximum pressure against Iran: China Press TV 01 Nov 2021 -- China has urged the United States, as the main culprit behind the current standoff over Iran's nuclear deal, to thoroughly rectify its erroneous policy of maximum pressure against Tehran amid renewed push to resume talks on the removal of Washington's sanctions against Tehran.
• Myanmar villagers tear down Chinese fences built along the border Radio Free Asia 01 Nov 2021 -- Villagers living along Myanmar's mountainous border with China are destroying fences put up by Chinese authorities to block travelers who might spread COVID-19, saying the barriers have been built inside Myanmar territory, sources say.
• Malaysia: ASEAN chair Cambodia should reappoint current special envoy to Myanmar Radio Free Asia 01 Nov 2021 -- Malaysia is urging the new ASEAN chair to retain the bloc's current envoy to Myanmar, after Phnom Penh indicated that it wanted to appoint someone else as the emissary to deal with the post-coup Burmese humanitarian crisis.
• Japan's ruling LDP-Komeito coalition retains majority of lower house seats People's Daily 01 Nov 2021 -- Japan's ruling coalition of Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and Komeito has retained a comfortable majority of the lower house seats following Sunday's general election, according to final results early Monday morning.
• Japan's ruling bloc defies expectations, secures sole majority in parliament Press TV 01 Nov 2021 -- Japan's ruling conservative party has defied expectations and retained control of the country's parliament in Sunday's general elections, giving Prime Minister Fumio Kishida a thumping mandate to deliver on his promises to resurrect the pandemic-hit economy.
• Kazakhstan Granted Access To Facebook's Content System To Flag 'Harmful Content' RFE/RL 01 Nov 2021 -- Kazakhstan has obtained access to Facebook's internal content-reporting system after the two sides came to an agreement - the first of its kind in Central Asia - that will allow the government to remove content it deems "harmful."
• Britain warns France: Back down in 48 hours or face trade trouble Press TV 01 Nov 2021 -- The UK warned France on Monday to back down in a fish row within 48 hours or face legal action under the Brexit trade deal amid an intensifying dispute between Paris and London.
• Ukraine's Deputy Prime Minister Submits Resignation RFE/RL 01 Nov 2021 -- Ukraine's deputy prime minister for the reintegration of eastern regions controlled by Kremlin-backed separatists has submitted a letter of resignation.
• EU, U.S. Say Georgian Vote Conducted On 'Tilted' Playing Field RFE/RL 01 Nov 2021 -- The United States has joined the European Union in voicing concern about the conduct of Georgia's local election runoffs, which resulted in the ruling Georgian Dream party largely sweeping the vote.
• Opposition In North Macedonia Calls For Snap Elections After Zaev's Resignation RFE/RL 01 Nov 2021 -- The leader of North Macedonia's opposition has called for snap elections after Prime Minister Zoran Zaev announced his resignation following his party's poor performance in the second round of mayoral elections in several towns and cities, including the capital, Skopje.
• Mediation efforts to resolve Sudan crisis underway, UN envoy reports UN News 01 Nov 2021 -- Multiple mediation efforts are underway in Sudan one week after the military seized power, UN Special Representative for the country, Volker Perthes, told journalists in New York on Monday.