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• DAF COVID-19 Statistics - Nov. 10, 2021 US Air Force 09 Nov 2021
• Bersama Warrior 2021 Army News 09 Nov 2021 -- Malaysian Armed Forces (MAF) and U.S. Army Pacific announced today their participation in the Bersama Warrior 2021 STAFFEX exercise to be held virtually in Hawaii, Washington state, and Malaysia from Nov. 10-23, 2021.
• Deputy Secretary of Defense Hicks Visits Rhode Island, Connecticut DoD 09 Nov 2021
• Pentagon Press Secretary John F. Kirby Holds an Off-Camera Press Briefing DoD 09 Nov 2021
• Press Secretary Updates Media on Visit to Taiwan, Iranian-Backed Groups in Iraq DoD News 09 Nov 2021 -- During an informal press gaggle today, Pentagon Press Secretary John F. Kirby answered questions about a congressional visit to Taiwan, Afghan refugees and Iranian actions in Iraq.
• Expeditionary Fast Transport Ship Supports Marines During Koa Moana US Navy 09 Nov 2021 -- Since July, Military Sealift command's Spearhead-class expeditionary fast transport USNS City of Bismarck (T-EPF 9) has supported Marines taking part in Koa Moana 21 in the Republic of Palau.
• USS America, JS Ise Lead Integrated Training with Sasebo-based JMSDF Ships US Navy 09 Nov 2021 -- USS America (LHA 6), the Navy's only forward-deployed amphibious assault ship, trained alongside Hyūga-class helicopter destroyer JS Ise (DDH 182) and other Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) ships off the coast of Kyushu, Nov. 3.
• USS The Sullivans Conducts Port Visit in Toulon, France US Navy 09 Nov 2021 -- The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS The Sullivans (DDG 68) made a scheduled port visit to Toulon, France as the final stop of their historic deployment with the Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 21.
• Russia: US setting up multinational force close to Russian border Press TV 09 Nov 2021 -- The Russian Defense Ministry says the United States is setting up a multinational group of armed forces close to Russia's eastern border in the Black Sea region.
• Aircraft carrier target in desert is China's deterrence message to US, analyst says Radio Free Asia 09 Nov 2021 -- The reported building of an aircraft carrier-shaped missile target range in China's Xinjiang region can be seen as a thinly veiled message of deterrence to Taiwan and its ally the United States, a respected security analyst said.
• New-type militia groups in Xizang help enhance defense capabilities PLA Daily 09 Nov 2021 -- In late autumn, a joint search and rescue task was carried out on Kuoqiong Gangri glacier in Southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region. At an altitude of 5,500 meters, members of the Snow Wolf Mountaineering Expedition, a new-type militia group founded just one year ago, collaborated with the mobile rescue troops under the Xizang Contingent of the People's Armed Police Force (PAP) and an aerial rescue squadron of an army aviation brigade for a joint search and rescue task.
• In a first, defense report released in Chinese, English simultaneously CNA 09 Nov 2021 -- Taiwan's national defense report was released in Chinese and English simultaneously on Tuesday for the first time to boost communications between foreign countries and Taiwan amid efforts to combat the rising military threat from China.
• United States Air Force B-1B Lancers in Top End exercise Australia DOD 09 Nov 2021 -- Two United States Air Force (USAF) B-1B Lancer bombers have swept over the Top End for training with the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF).
• French Frigate Bristling With Missiles Deployed to Mediterranean Amid Turkey Tensions Sputnik 09 Nov 2021 -- France and Turkey are lined up on opposite sides of a regional dispute over gas drilling rights. In late 2019, Turkey and Libya signed a contentious maritime boundaries agreement laying claims to large swathes of the eastern Mediterranean, angering Greece and Cyprus. Athens and Cairo responded with a maritime delimitation deal of their own.
• DRDO & Directorate of Defence R&D, Israel sign Bilateral Innovation Agreement for development of dual use technologies India PIB 09 Nov 2021 -- As a tangible demonstration of the growing Indo-Israeli technological cooperation, Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and Directorate of Defence Research and Development (DDR&D), Ministry of Defence, Israel have entered into a Bilateral Innovation Agreement (BIA) to promote innovation and accelerated R&D in startups and MSMEs of both countries for the development of dual use technologies.
• Indian Army Looks at Runway Independent Tactical Drones to Sharpen Offensive Operations Sputnik 09 Nov 2021 -- India has been thinking how to limit its vulnerability along its border with China after a decades-old border dispute escalated into a violent face-off in June last year. China's People's Liberation Army (PLA) has also equipped its soldiers with mobile oxygen tanks and other military equipment to meet any eventuality.
• Iran ends joint Zolfaqar-1400 drills IRNA 09 Nov 2021 -- The Iranian Army's joint military exercises, Zolfaqar-1400 Drills, came to an end following a parade by naval surface vessels and submarines, including home-made Dena Destroyer.
• Army chief warns enemies: Iran's response to threats will go beyond borders Press TV 09 Nov 2021 -- The chief commander of Iran's Army has reassured neighboring countries that its military exercises are for defensive purposes, warning, however, that a response to the enemies will go beyond the country's borders if they endanger the Islamic Republic's interests.
• Iranian Army intercepts US military drones, warns them not to approach drill zone Press TV 09 Nov 2021 -- The Iranian Army has intercepted two US unmanned aerial vehicles that had penetrated into the country's airspace, giving them stern warnings to stay away from the zone where it was holding massive drills.
• Iranian Army Says It Intercepted US Reaper, Global Hawk Drones During Massive Drills Sputnik 09 Nov 2021 -- Iran has plenty of experience dealing with intruding unmanned aerial vehicles operated by the US military. It commandeered, landed, and seized an RQ-170 Sentinel spy drone in the country's northeast in late 2011, and shot down an RQ-4A Global Hawk UAV over the Strait of Hormuz in June 2019 using a domestically developed air defence system.
• China delivers new frigate to Pakistan Navy PLA Daily 09 Nov 2021 -- According to the official WeChat account of China State Shipbuilding Corporation Limited (CSSC), the commissioning ceremony of a new frigate designed and built by CSSC to the Pakistani Navy was held in Shanghai, China on November 8. The Chinese and foreign guests including Pakistani Ambassador to China H.E Mr. Moin ul Haque and Pakistani Consul General in Shanghai Mr. Hussain Haider attended the ceremony.
• Joint Statement on the U.S.-Egypt Strategic Dialogue US Dept. of State 09 Nov 2021 -- The text of the following statement was released by the Governments of the United States of America and the Arab Republic of Egypt on the occasion of the U.S.-Egypt Strategic Dialogue.
• Deputy Secretary Sherman's Meeting with Uruguayan Interior Minister Héber US Dept. of State 09 Nov 2021
• Deputy Secretary Sherman's Meeting with Uruguayan President Lacalle Pou US Dept. of State 09 Nov 2021
• Secretary Blinken's Participation in the APEC Ministerial Meeting US Dept. of State 09 Nov 2021
• US Vice President in France to Ease Tensions with Longstanding Ally VOA 09 Nov 2021 -- U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris began a four-day visit to France Tuesday aimed at improving soured relations with America's oldest ally.
• Press Briefing by Principal Deputy Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre and Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo The White House 09 Nov 2021
• Department Press Briefing – November 9, 2021 US Dept. of State 09 Nov 2021

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• 9 November 2021 - Daily Press Briefing by the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General United Nations 09 Nov 2021
• UN chief outlines 'roadmap for inclusion' to address root causes of conflict UN News 09 Nov 2021 -- Diversity should be viewed as a powerful benefit, rather than a threat, particularly in countries experiencing conflict, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on Tuesday, during a Security Council debate focused on the issue of inclusion.
• U.S.-Trained Afghan Pilots Leave Tajikistan RFE/RL Gandhara 09 Nov 2021 -- A plane carrying U.S.-trained Afghan pilots and other Afghan refugees to be relocated in the United States has taken off from Dushanbe airport in Tajikistan.
• Pakistan Set to Host US, China, Russia, Taliban to Discuss Afghan Crisis VOA 09 Nov 2021 -- Pakistan will host the United States, China and Russia this week for talks on Afghanistan under what is known as the "troika plus" process.
• U.S. To Streamline Immigration Process For Recent Afghan Evacuees RFE/RL Gandhara 09 Nov 2021 -- The U.S. government will streamline immigration procedures for recent Afghan arrivals to speed up their resettlement in the United States, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said on November 8.
• Taliban acting FM reportedly to visit Pakistan, 'a step toward recognition of legitimacy' Global Times 09 Nov 2021 -- The acting Foreign Minister of the Taliban government in Afghanistan is expected to visit Pakistan in the coming days as part of efforts by both sides to reset their ties in the wake of the Taliban's takeover of Kabul, according to media reports.
• Taliban Say US Support of Afghan Resistance Would Violate Doha Agreement Sputnik 09 Nov 2021 -- Support for the National Resistance Front of Afghanistan (NRF) by the United States would constitute a breach of the 2020 Doha agreement between Washington and the Taliban*, the movement's spokesman, Zabihullah Mujahid, said on Tuesday.
• Is ASEAN Partnership a Major Move for China in Asian Maritime Disputes? VOA 09 Nov 2021 -- Analysts say a proposed deal between China and a regional bloc — including four countries that dispute Beijing's claim to sovereignty over most of the South China Sea — could undermine U.S. influence in Southeast Asia.
• IS Cells in NE Syria Retaliate for Foiled Prison-Break Plot VOA 09 Nov 2021 -- Suspected Islamic State sleeper cells launched a series of attacks against the U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces in northeastern Syria, apparent retaliation after a plot to break thousands of the terror group's supporters out of prison was foiled.
• Cease-Fire Between Pakistan, Banned Extremist Group TTP Begins RFE/RL Gandhara 09 Nov 2021 -- A temporary "complete cease-fire" between Pakistan and the banned Tehrik-e Taliban Pakistan (TTP) has gone into force.
• Israeli military deauthorization of Palestine NGOs, 'deepens concern' of UN agencies UN News 09 Nov 2021 -- UN Agencies and the Association International Development Agencies (AIDA) said on Tuesday they were standing firmly behind civil society organisations in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, following an Israely military decision to de-authorize six NGOs.
• Thousands flee DR Congo fighting for Uganda: UNHCR UN News 09 Nov 2021 -- Fighting in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has forced at least 11,000 people to flee to neighbouring Uganda since Sunday night, representing the largest refugee influx in a single day for more than a year, the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, said on Tuesday.
• New Crisis Looms as DRC Refugees Flee to Uganda VOA 09 Nov 2021 -- Ugandan officials say thousands of refugees from the Democratic Republic of Congo are streaming across the border to escape fighting between armed groups. Uganda Red Cross Society officials say the numbers are overwhelming humanitarian response teams.
• UN Says 16 Staff, Dependents Detained in Ethiopia VOA 09 Nov 2021 -- United Nations said Tuesday that 22 of its Ethiopian national staff were detained by the federal government in Addis Ababa, following raids reportedly targeting ethnic Tigrayans. Six of the U.N. staffers have been released.

News Reports

• Comment by Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova on criticism by American politicians of Russia's participation in international efforts to combat climate change Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 09 Nov 2021
• Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's remarks and replies to media questions at a joint news conference following talks with Vatican Secretary for Relations with States Paul Richard Gallagher, Moscow, November 9, 2021 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 09 Nov 2021
• Analysts See China's Xi Moving to Cement Power at Leaders' Meeting VOA 09 Nov 2021 -- This week, the Chinese Communist Party's sixth plenum is holding a four-day closed-door meeting that is widely expected to pave the way for a historic third term for Chinese President Xi Jinping.
• Letter to the Speaker of the House and the President of the Senate on the Continuation of the National Emergency with Respect to the Threat from Securities Investments that Finance Certain Companies of the People's Republic of China The White House 09 Nov 2021
• Notice on the Continuation of the National Emergency with Respect to the Threat from Securities Investments that Finance Certain Companies of the People's Republic of China The White House 09 Nov 2021
• University chief who called for enquiry into Hong Kong student's death to step down Radio Free Asia 09 Nov 2021 -- The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) has said its president Wei Shyy, who called for an inquiry into the death of HKUST student Chow Tsz-lok during the 2019 protest movement, will step down next year.
• US Holocaust Museum reaffirms China's crimes against humanity in Xinjiang Radio Free Asia 09 Nov 2021 -- The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum said Tuesday that it is "gravely concerned" that the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is committing genocide against Uyghurs and other Muslim minorities in northwestern China's Xinjiang region.
• US Federal Reserve Warns of Turmoil in Chinese Real Estate Sector VOA 09 Nov 2021 -- The Federal Reserve is warning that spillover effects from a worsening debt crisis in the Chinese real estate sector could roil global financial markets and damage economic growth, including that of the United States.
• Report reaffirms China’s crimes against humanity against Uyghurs in Xinjiang Radio Free Asia 09 Nov 2021 -- The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum said Tuesday that it is “gravely concerned” that the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is committing genocide against Uyghurs and other Muslim minorities in northwestern China’s Xinjiang region.
• Oceans should not be used as tool for seeking unilateral global power: Chinese FM Global Times 09 Nov 2021 -- Oceans should not be used as a tool for seeking unilateral global power, and we are opposed to countries flexing muscles at sea, forming cliques and infringing upon legitimate rights of other countries to maintain maritime hegemony, Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Tuesday.
• MND: China firmly opposes U.S. congressmen's visit to Taiwan PLA Daily 09 Nov 2021 -- "On November 9, the U.S. congressmen flew to Taiwan on military aircraft to pay visit, China firmly opposes and strongly condemns it," said Senior Colonel Tan Kefei, Spokesperson for the Chinese Ministry of National Defense (MND) in a written statement on Tuesday.
• 'US military training Chinese Taipei to fight China as Biden continues Trump's porcupine strategy' Press TV 09 Nov 2021 -- US military forces have been present in Chinese Taipei for more than a decade to train the Taiwanese on hardware acquisitions and to help them in "repelling Chinese landings" in an event of a military confrontation, a new report has revealed.
• Rural North Koreans mobilized as Pyongyang construction project falls behind schedule Radio Free Asia 09 Nov 2021 -- Authorities in North Korea have ordered factories and businesses in rural provinces to send workers to the capital Pyongyang to work on an ambitious housing project that has fallen behind schedule, sources in the country told RFA.
• Letter to the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President of the Senate on the Continuation of the National Emergency with Respect to Iran The White House 09 Nov 2021
• Notice on the Continuation of the National Emergency with Respect to Iran The White House 09 Nov 2021
• Iran slams US, E3 for distrust surrounding nuclear deal Press TV 09 Nov 2021 -- Iran's foreign minister says the United States is to blame for the current situation surrounding the Iran nuclear agreement, stressing that the European countries' lack of commitment to the deal also added to the distrust caused by the US withdrawal.
• Chief negotiator says to meet European counterparts in coming days Press TV 09 Nov 2021 -- Iran's chief negotiator to talks aimed at potential removal of the United States' illegal sanctions against the Islamic Republic says he is to meet with his European counterpart in the coming days.
• UN says over three million in Myanmar need life-saving aid Press TV 09 Nov 2021 -- The UN humanitarian chief has called on Myanmar's military rulers to provide unimpeded access to the more than three million people in need of life-saving humanitarian assistance across the Southeast Asian country.
• Myanmar junta court sentences former NLD chief minister to 75 years for 'corruption' Radio Free Asia 09 Nov 2021 -- A military court in Myanmar on Tuesday sentenced the former National League for Democracy (NLD) chief minister of Kayin state to 75 years in prison for "corruption," the latest example of a harsh punishment observers say is aimed at undermining party leadership.
• EU imposes visa sanctions on Belarus amid migration crisis Press TV 09 Nov 2021 -- The European Union (EU) has suspended simplified visa application rules for Belarusian government officials in its latest response to an ongoing migration crisis at Poland's border with Belarus.
• Poland Accuses Russia Of Backing Belarusian 'Attack' As Migrant Border Standoff Intensifies RFE/RL 09 Nov 2021 -- Poland has accused Belarus of staging an “attack” on its eastern border and Russian President Vladimir Putin of orchestrating an intensifying migration crisis to destabilize the European Union as hundreds of migrants remained trapped in the open in freezing temperatures at the bloc's eastern frontier.
• EU Partially Suspends Visa Facilitation For Belarusian Officials RFE/RL 09 Nov 2021 -- The European Council has partially suspended its visa-facilitation agreement with Belarus over the "hybrid attack" Minsk has launched against the European Union by fostering a migrant crisis along the Poland-Belarus border.
• Poland Fears 'Armed Escalation' with Belarus as Migrants Mass on Frontier VOA 09 Nov 2021 -- Poland has warned of a possible armed escalation on its border with Belarus as thousands of migrants attempt to cross the frontier into the European Union.
• Uphold safety, human rights on Belarus-Poland border, UN agencies urge UN News 09 Nov 2021 -- With news footage showing migrants on the border between Belarus and Poland attempting to dodge teargas and make their way through razor wire, UN agencies called for an "immediate de-escalation", following weeks of rising tension.
• UN Aviation Agency Delays Report On Belarus's Diversion Of Ryanair Flight RFE/RL 09 Nov 2021 -- The UN's civil aviation agency has again delayed the results of a fact-finding mission into Belarus's' diversion of a Ryanair flight in order to arrest a dissident journalist.
• Belarus, Poland trade barbs over attempted crossings of asylum seekers Press TV 09 Nov 2021 -- Belarus has condemned Polish accusations of coordinating an unprecedented wave of asylum seekers attempting to illegally cross into Poland as "unfounded", warning against "any provocations" directed against Minsk.
• Poland, Belarus Spar About Migrants at Border VOA 09 Nov 2021 -- Poland and Belarus traded accusations Tuesday as a group of migrants remained on the Belarus side of the border between the two countries.
• Ukraine's Former President Sells TV Channels Following Passage Of 'Oligarch' Bill RFE/RL 09 Nov 2021 -- Ex-President Petro Poroshenko says he has sold two television stations to current and former employees to comply with a controversial new law targeting Ukraine's wealthiest individuals.
• Incumbent pre. Ortega wins re-election in Nicaragua by landslide; US threatens sanctions Press TV 09 Nov 2021 -- Nicaragua's incumbent President Daniel Ortega has overwhelmingly won the November 7 presidential election, clinching a fourth consecutive term amid threats of sanctions from the United States.
• More Protests Planned In Georgia After Ex-President Alleges Abuse In Prison Hospital RFE/RL 09 Nov 2021 -- Opposition parties in Georgia are planning more protests after jailed former Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili, who has been on a hunger strike for more than a month, said he had been abused by guards at a prison hospital.
• Turkmenistan's Heir Apparent Makes Vague Pledges In Glasgow To Cut Methane Emissions RFE/RL 09 Nov 2021 -- Turkmen President Gurbanguly Berdymukhammedov sent his only son, Serdar, to Glasgow to represent Turkmenistan at the COP26 world climate conference.