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• NYNG's 27th Infantry Brigade tries out Army's new rifle Army News 08 Nov 2021 -- Across the New York Army National Guard's 27th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Soldiers are closing the gap between the reach of the basic Soldier and the highly trained sniper with the Army's Squad Designated Marksman Rifle.
• 56th Artillery Command re-activates as Theater Fires Command in Wiesbaden Army News 08 Nov 2021 -- U.S. Army Europe and Africa re-activated the 56th Artillery Command as the Theater Fires Command Nov. 8 on Allen Field at Clay Kaserne. It will be headquartered with the 2nd Multi-Domain Task Force on Mainz-Kastel.
• Deputy Secretary of Defense Hicks Visits Defense Industrial Base Partners and Army Ground Vehicle Testing Center in Michigan DoD 08 Nov 2021
• Pentagon Press Secretary John F. Kirby Holds a Press Briefing DoD 08 Nov 2021
• DOD Focused on Readiness, Instead of Intent Behind Chinese Military Exercises DoD News 08 Nov 2021 -- Media reports have called attention to mock-ups of U.S. aircraft carriers the Chinese have built in the desert, presumably to train their own military for confrontation with the U.S. Navy.
• Official Says DOD, With Help From Partners, on Cusp of Cutting-Edge Innovations DoD News 08 Nov 2021 -- Artificial intelligence, quantum computing, bioengineering and other leap-ahead technologies were topics addressed by the undersecretary of defense for research and engineering.
• USS Mount Whitney and USS Porter Arrive in Batumi, Georgia US Navy 08 Nov 2021 -- The Blue Ridge-class command and control ship USS Mount Whitney (LCC 20) and Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS Porter (DDG 78) arrived in Batumi, Georgia for a scheduled port visit, Nov. 8, 2021.
• China Reportedly Builds Life-Size Models of US Warships & Massive Carrier in Western Desert Sputnik 08 Nov 2021 -- The Pentagon has expressed serious concerns about the People's Liberation Army's (PLA) dramatic advances in its anti-access/area-denial (A2/AD) capabilities - consisting of everything from anti-ship and anti-air missile systems to long-range ballistic and cruise missiles, electronic warfare, and interceptor jets.
• China builds mockups of US aircraft carrier, destroyer in military exercise Press TV 08 Nov 2021 -- China's military has built mockup targets in the shape of an American aircraft carrier and other US warships in its north-western desert, amid escalating tensions with Washington.
• PLA conducts multiple drills in western plateau after India's exercises 'targeting China' Global Times 08 Nov 2021 -- The Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) revealed it conducted multiple drills in its western plateau over the past week. This comes after the Indian military launched a major exercise along the border with China at the start of the month. Chinese experts said on Monday that the response displays the PLA's capabilities in safeguarding national sovereignty and security as it faces India's provocations.
• J-16D joins realistic combat training PLA Daily 08 Nov 2021 -- The J-16D electronic warfare aircraft, the latest model in the China-made J-16 fighter family developed and commissioned to the PLA Air Force, was recently put into realistic combat training. It can accompany the J-20 stealth fighter jet seamlessly in joint operations, forming a fairly complete avionics warfare system.
• Concerns grow as Japan eyes revising security strategy to include Taiwan question Global Times 08 Nov 2021 -- Japan is reportedly considering revising its National Security Strategy at the end of 2022, and Chinese observers believe the new version is very likely to include Taiwan question and Diaoyu Islands issues, while highlighting the need to strengthen the US-Japan alliance, and stronger cooperation with other "Quad" members.
• Readout of U.S. - India Defense Industry Collaboration Forum Virtual Expo DoD 08 Nov 2021
• India Offers Weapons, Software to Neighbours to Tackle Rising Threats in Indian Ocean Sputnik 08 Nov 2021 -- The Indian Navy has been trying to maintain its dominant role in the Indian Ocean as China's economic and diplomatic influence increases. Aside from enhanced diplomatic attentiveness, Narendra Modi's government has also been reaching out to nearby countries to increase defence and security arrangements in the region.
• Report: French Firm Dassault Aviation Bribed Its Way to €7.8Bln Rafale Fighter Jet Contract in India Sputnik 08 Nov 2021 -- Since 2019, India's opposition parties have been trying to get parliament to investigate the controversial €7.8 billion ($8.7 billion) Rafale fighter jet deal between the Indian government and Dassault Aviation. The government claims no wrong was committed in making the agreement, even after several media reports indicating the contrary.
• Comdr lauds Iran's domestic air defense achievements IRNA 08 Nov 2021 -- Deputy Commander of Iranian Army Air Defense Brigadier-General Ali-Reza Elhami said that the domestically-developed 15-Khordad and Mersad air defense systems used in the Zolfaqar-1400 joint drills proved Iran's power, knowledge, and authority.
• Domestically-developed air defense systems prove Iran's power ISNA 08 Nov 2021 -- Deputy Commander of Iranian Army Air Defense Brigadier-General Alireza Elhami stressed that the domestically-developed "15-Khordad" and "Mersad" air defense systems used in the "Zolfaghar 1400" joint military exercise proved Iran's power, knowledge, and authority.
• Iranian Army forces hit targets using indigenous anti-ship cruise missiles during missive drills Press TV 08 Nov 2021 -- Iranian Army units have successfully launched domestically-manufactured anti-ship cruise missiles, detonating various naval targets during massive military exercises in an area stretching from the eastern sector of the strategic Strait of Hormuz to the northern tip of the Indian Ocean.
• Iran has 'a lot to say' on battlefield, will give 'crushing' response to threats, says Navy chief Press TV 08 Nov 2021 -- Iran's Navy Commander Rear Admiral Shahram Irani says the Islamic Republic has "a lot to say" on the battlefield and will definitely give a crushing response to any disrespectful behavior toward the nation.
• Exclusive: China delivers largest, most advanced warship to Pakistan Global Times 08 Nov 2021 -- China on Monday delivered to Pakistan the largest and most advanced warship China has ever exported, in a move that highlights the friendship between the two countries and will contribute to the two countries' all-weather strategic cooperative partnership.
• Deputy Secretary Sherman's Meeting with Uruguayan Economy Minister Arbeleche US Dept. of State 08 Nov 2021
• Deputy Secretary Sherman's Meeting with Uruguayan Foreign Minister Bustillo US Dept. of State 08 Nov 2021
• Secretary Blinken's Meeting with Romanian Foreign Minister Aurescu US Dept. of State 08 Nov 2021
• Secretary Antony J. Blinken and Romanian Foreign Minister Bogdan Aurescu Before Their Meeting US Dept. of State 08 Nov 2021
• Secretary Antony J. Blinken and Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry Opening Remarks for the U.S.-Egypt Strategic Dialogue US Dept. of State 08 Nov 2021
• Secretary Blinken's Meeting with Egyptian Foreign Minister Shoukry US Dept. of State 08 Nov 2021
• Press Briefing by Principal Deputy Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre and Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg The White House 08 Nov 2021
• Department Press Briefing – November 8, 2021 US Dept. of State 08 Nov 2021

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• 8 November 2021 - Daily Press Briefing by the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General United Nations 08 Nov 2021
• 45 million people 'teetering on the edge of famine' in 43 countries, warns UN Press TV 08 Nov 2021 -- The United Nations on Monday warned that the number of people teetering on the edge of famine in 43 countries has risen to 45 million, with acute hunger assuming alarming proportions.
• DHS Announces Fee Exemptions, Streamlined Processing for Afghan Nationals as They Resettle in the U.S. DHS 08 Nov 2021 -- Today, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced that it will exempt filing fees and streamline application processing for Afghan nationals who were paroled into the United States for humanitarian reasons on or after July 30, 2021.
• US Envoy Starts Trip to Discuss Way Forward on Crisis-hit Afghanistan VOA 08 Nov 2021 -- The United States' special representative for Afghanistan Monday began his first trip to Europe and Asia to discuss developments in the South Asian nation, where almost 23 million people, including children, are threatened with starvation.
• Nationwide Polio Vaccine Drive Launched In Afghanistan With Taliban Backing RFE/RL Gandhara 08 Nov 2021 -- United Nations agencies have kicked off a polio vaccination campaign for children across Afghanistan, the first nationwide drive to fight the potentially fatal disease in more than three years.
• Afghanistan kicks off nationwide polio drive with Taliban's backing Press TV 08 Nov 2021 -- Afghanistan has launched a four-day polio vaccination drive in a first nationwide campaign in three years aimed at eradicating the crippling infectious disease.
• Special Envoy Lenderking and Chargé Westley's Visit to Aden, Yemen US Dept. of State 08 Nov 2021 -- U.S. Special Envoy for Yemen Tim Lenderking and Chargé d'Affaires of the U.S. Embassy to Yemen Cathy Westley visited Aden, Yemen today. During the trip, they met with Prime Minister Maeen Abdulmalek Saeed, Foreign Minister Ahmed Bin Mubarak, Aden Governor Lamlas, other senior government officials, and representatives of Yemeni civil society.
• Yemeni forces penetrate Saudi-backed militants' last defense lines in northern Ma'rib: Report Press TV 08 Nov 2021 -- The Yemeni army and allied fighters from popular committees have achieved a "key military breakthrough" in Ma'rib, penetrating "the last defense lines" of Saudi-backed militants in the northern part of the province.
• Syria's air defenses repel fourth Israeli act of aggression in one month Press TV 08 Nov 2021 -- Syria's air defenses have repelled Israeli missiles attacking targets in the central and coastal regions of the country, the second assault of this type in less than a week and the fourth in the past month.
• US-Backed Forces Say They Foiled IS Prison Break in Northeast Syria VOA 08 Nov 2021 -- Local security forces affiliated with the U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces said Monday they thwarted a plot by a suspected Islamic State group cell to carry out an attack on a prison holding IS fighters in northeast Syria.
• Pakistan Reaches 'Complete Cease-Fire' With Local Taliban RFE/RL Gandhara 08 Nov 2021 -- Pakistan has reached a one month "complete cease-fire" with the banned Tehrik-e Taliban Pakistan (TTP), a government minister has said.
• Pakistani Taliban, Islamabad agree to 'complete ceasefire' after talks Press TV 08 Nov 2021 -- Pakistan's Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry says Islamabad and the local Taliban militants have agreed to a "complete ceasefire" following negotiations in neighboring Afghanistan.
• Pakistan, TTP Militants Agree on 'Complete Cease-Fire' VOA 08 Nov 2021 -- Pakistani officials announced Monday that the government and the outlawed militant alliance known as the Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) had agreed on a "complete cease-fire" as the two sides negotiate an end to years of militancy in the country.
• Bosnian Serb Leader Vows To Press Ahead With Separatist Agenda After Talks With U.S. Envoy RFE/RL 08 Nov 2021 -- Bosnian Serb leader Milorad Dodik says he will move ahead with plans to withdraw the Republika Srpska, the Serbian-majority entity that makes up part of Bosnia-Herzegovina, from national institutions, brushing aside international concerns that such an agenda could spark a renewed conflict in the ethnically divided Balkan country.
• Azerbaijan Celebrates Anniversary Of Victory In Nagorno-Karabakh War RFE/RL 08 Nov 2021 -- Tens of thousands of people have rallied across Azerbaijan's capital to mark the first anniversary of the country's victory in a six-week war with Armenian forces over Nagorno-Karabakh.
• Recognizing the One-Year Anniversary of the Ceasefire Declaration Between Armenia and Azerbaijan US Dept. of State 08 Nov 2021 -- This week, the United States and the international community recognize the one-year anniversary of the ceasefire declaration that ended 44 days of intense fighting between Armenian and Azerbaijani forces in the South Caucasus.
• AU Envoy: Time Running Out to Find Political Solution to North Ethiopia Conflict VOA 08 Nov 2021 -- The African Union envoy for the Horn of Africa warned Monday that the window of opportunity is closing for a political resolution of the crisis in northern Ethiopia, as the country tips further toward all-out conflict.
• Ethiopia: Future of Tigray and Horn of Africa 'in grave uncertainty' UN News 08 Nov 2021 -- A year-long conflict in the Tigray region of Ethiopia has reached "disastrous proportions", the UN political chief told the Security Council on Monday, warning of "grave uncertainty" surrounding the future of the country and stability of the whole Horn of Africa region.

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• Beijing slams as 'pure fabrication' espionage charges by US court against Chinese individual Press TV 08 Nov 2021 -- China says charges against one of its citizens by a US federal court on Beijing's stealing trade secrets are "pure fabrication."
• Ukrainian Arrested and Charged with Ransomware Attack on Kaseya US Dept. of Justice 08 Nov 2021 -- The Justice Department announced today recent actions taken against two foreign nationals charged with deploying Sodinokibi/REvil ransomware to attack businesses and government entities in the United States.
• Attorney General Merrick B. Garland, Deputy Attorney General Lisa O. Monaco and FBI Director Christopher Wray Deliver Remarks on Sodinokibi/REvil Ransomware Arrest US Dept. of Justice 08 Nov 2021
• Statement by President Joe Biden on Today's Counter Ransomware Actions The White House 08 Nov 2021
• U.S. Charges Ukrainian, Russian For REvil Ransomware Attacks RFE/RL 08 Nov 2021 -- The U.S. Justice Department has charged a Russian and a Ukrainian for their role in a July ransomware attack on the Florida-based software firm Kaseya that impacted up to 1,500 businesses around the world.
• Reward Offers for Information to Bring Sodinokibi (REvil) Ransomware Variant Co-Conspirators to Justice US Dept. of State 08 Nov 2021 -- The Department of State is offering a reward of up to $10,000,000 for information leading to the identification or location of any individual holding a key leadership position in the Sodinokibi ransomware variant transnational organized crime group.
• Treasury Continues to Counter Ransomware as Part of Whole-of-Government Effort; Sanctions Ransomware Operators and Virtual Currency Exchange US Treasury 08 Nov 2021 -- Continuing the Administration's whole-of-government effort to counter ransomware, the U.S. Department of the Treasury today announced a set of actions focused on disrupting criminal ransomware actors and virtual currency exchanges that launder the proceeds of ransomware.
• Ukrainian, Russian Charged in US Ransomware Attacks VOA 08 Nov 2021 -- U.S. prosecutors on Monday said they had charged a Ukrainian man with launching a July ransomware attack on an American firm that had infected 1,500 businesses throughout the world.
• Many countries 'unsupported and unprepared' to address climate health risks: WHO UN News 08 Nov 2021 -- Although governments are prioritizing public health measures to protect their people from climate impacts, many lack the funds to take effective action, the World Health Organization (WHO) said in a report issued on Monday.
• Nicaragua's Undemocratic Election US Dept. of State 08 Nov 2021 -- araguan President Ortega and Vice President Murillo have declared themselves the winners of national elections whose outcome has long been a foregone conclusion.
• Blinken: US, Egypt Have 'Shared Interest' in Sudan's Democratic Transition VOA 08 Nov 2021 -- The United States and Egypt have had "a shared interest" in getting Sudan's democratic transition back on track since the Sudanese military seized power in late October, said U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken.
• 19th CPC Central Committee kicks off sixth plenary session, to table landmark resolution Global Times 08 Nov 2021 -- The sixth plenary session of the 19th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) kicked off on Monday. Xi Jinping, general secretary of the CPC Central Committee, delivered a work report on behalf of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and made explanations on a draft resolution on the major achievements and historical experience of the CPC's 100 years of endeavors. The sixth plenary session will conclude on Thursday.
• CPC fortifies Party building as 'great project' People's Daily 08 Nov 2021 -- Sixth plenary session will review resolution on key achievements, historical experiences
• 19th CPC Central Committee holds sixth plenary session PLA Daily 08 Nov 2021 -- The 19th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) started its sixth plenary session in Beijing on Monday.
• Dissidents muzzled as China's ruling party begins top-level meeting Radio Free Asia 08 Nov 2021 -- The ruling Chinese Communist Party (CCP) began a secretive top-level meeting in Beijing on Monday, as dissidents and rights activists were placed under surveillance or forced to leave town on "vacation" in the company of state security police.
• Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Wang Wenbin's Regular Press Conference on November 8, 2021 PRC MofA 08 Nov 2021
• Hong Kong universities film classes amid rollout of 'national security education' Radio Free Asia 08 Nov 2021 -- Hong Kong universities have begun filming classes, as 'national security education' is rolled out in several of the city's higher education institutions, forcing young people to absorb government propaganda about an ongoing crackdown on public dissent and peaceful protest.
• Hong Kong Student Group Shutdown Seen as Move Against Critics VOA 08 Nov 2021 -- Hong Kong's universities have been under fire in a series of student arrests and university organization clampdowns since the territory's controversial national security law was implemented in 2020.
• 'Taiwan independence' a dead end, 'dollar diplomacy' has no way out: FM Global Times 08 Nov 2021 -- "Taiwan independence" is a dead end and the "dollar diplomacy" has no way out, Chinese Foreign Ministry on Monday warned sternly of the Taiwan secessionist authority over their recent reactions to the presidential election in Honduras.
• French Navy conducts surveillance op to enforce North Korea sanctions Press TV 08 Nov 2021 -- A UN-appointed French naval crew has conducted surveillance operations above the Yellow Sea between North Korea and China, in search of what it describes as signs of contraband headed for North Korea.
• Iran says US cannot make requests regarding JCPOA IRNA 08 Nov 2021 -- Iran's Foreign Ministry Spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh said on Monday that the United States can neither ascribe statements to participants of the 2015 Iran nuclear deal nor have requests regarding the deal, as it has ceased participation to it.
• Sanctions removal talks in Vienna must lead to full normalization of Iran's trade ties: Amir-Abdollahian Press TV 08 Nov 2021 -- Iran's foreign minister says the upcoming talks in the Austrian capital over removal of sanctions imposed on Tehran must lead to full normalization of the Islamic Republic's trade relations with the rest of the world.
• Iranian Daily Shut Down Over Depiction Of Khamenei's Hand In Connection With Rising Poverty RFE/RL 08 Nov 2021 -- Iran's Press Supervisory Board has shut down a newspaper apparently over a graphic that depicted the hand of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in connection with a story about rising poverty in the country.
• Satellite imagery shows damage to town torched in Myanmar's Chin state Radio Free Asia 08 Nov 2021 -- The fiery destruction by Myanmar soldiers of sections of a town of 10,000 people in western Myanmar's restive Chin state late last month can clearly be seen in satellite photos of the area released at the weekend.
• NLD vows to 'return power to the people' a year after Myanmar's annulled election Radio Free Asia 08 Nov 2021 -- Myanmar's deposed National League for Democracy (NLD) party vowed to "return power to the people" on Monday, as it marked a year since its landslide general election victory that the military overturned in a February coup that has left the country isolated, hungry and wracked with violence.
• One-year anniversary of the 2020 Myanmar elections: UK statement UK FCDO 08 Nov 2021 -- Foreign Secretary Liz Truss gave a statement on the one-year anniversary of the Myanmar elections, held on 8 November 2020.
• Myanmar: 3 million in need of humanitarian aid, 'world is watching' UN relief chief warns generals UN News 08 Nov 2021 -- Growing conflict, insecurity, COVID-19, and a failing economy, has rendered some three million Burmese in in need of life-saving humanitarian assistance across Myanmar, the UN Emergency Relief Coordinator said on Monday.
• Poland Fears 'Major Incident' As '3,000-4,000' Migrants On Belarusian Side Of Border RFE/RL 08 Nov 2021 -- EU members Poland and Lithuania say they are stepping up security at their borders with Belarus as Warsaw said that thousands of migrants were massing near the border in Belarus and footage on social media appeared to show hundreds of migrants walking toward the Polish frontier, raising fears of a possible mass breach.
• US: Targeting of Iraqi PM an Attack on 'Sovereignty, Stability' VOA 08 Nov 2021 -- The United States is calling the attempted assassination of Iraq's prime minister an attack on "the sovereignty and stability of the Iraqi state" and admits the nature of the attack likely points to groups connected to Iran.
• Assassination attempt against Iraqi PM complicates political scene People's Daily 08 Nov 2021 -- The failed assassination attempt against Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi on Sunday complicated the political scene in the country, as the attack ramped up the tension sparked by followers of parties rejecting the results of the Oct. 10 early election.
• In surprise visit to Baghdad, IRGC's Quds Force chief underscores Iraq's stability, unity Press TV 08 Nov 2021 -- The commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC)'s Quds Force has stressed the need to maintain stability and unity in Iraq during a surprise visit to the Arab country, following a failed attempt to assassinate Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi.
• Pakistan Lifts Ban On Radical Party Behind Deadly Protests RFE/RL Gandhara 08 Nov 2021 -- The Pakistani government has revoked a ban on a radical Islamist party behind a protest march toward Islamabad that has triggered deadly clashes with police.
• Georgian Ex-President Vows To Continue Hunger Strike 'To The Death' RFE/RL 08 Nov 2021 -- Jailed former Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili has vowed to continue his hunger strike "to the death," while the Justice Ministry's Penitentiary Service issued a video over the weekend showing the former president eating unspecified items and drinking from a bottle in the detention center's medical room.
• New Czech Government To 'Review' Relations With Russia RFE/RL 08 Nov 2021 -- Five Czech parties have signed a power-sharing deal to form a coalition government following the country's parliamentary elections last month, vowing to anchor foreign policy to the European Union and NATO, while putting relations with Russia and China "under review."
• North Macedonia's Government To Face No-Confidence Vote RFE/RL 08 Nov 2021 -- North Macedonian lawmakers will vote on November 11 on a motion of no confidence in the Social Democrat-led government.
• Long lines form at the pumps as Laos runs low on gas Radio Free Asia 08 Nov 2021 -- Laos is beginning to run out of gas, sources in the country say.