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• 34th SOS validates U-28 SOFORGEN, ACE concepts US Air Force 17 Nov 2021 -- Members of the 34th Special Operations Squadron recently deployed to Robins Air Force Base, Georgia, to validate the unit's ability to generate combat capability under the new Special Operations Force Generation model.
• FRCE Returns Final Harrier to Cherry Point Squadron US Navy 17 Nov 2021 -- The AV-8B Harrier program at Fleet Readiness Center East (FRCE) reached a milestone on the aircraft's journey into the sunset as the line delivered the final aircraft it will service for one of the Marine Corps' last Harrier squadrons.
• DOD Announces Basing Decision for the Ted Stevens Center for Arctic Security Studies DoD 17 Nov 2021 -- The Department of Defense identified Anchorage, Alaska, as the sole candidate city to host the Ted Stevens Center for Arctic Security Studies, the Department of Defense (DoD) Regional Center for the Arctic.
• Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin Holds an On-Camera Press Briefing DoD 17 Nov 2021 -- Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III; Pentagon Press Secretary John F. Kirby
• Austin Calls Russian Behavior 'Troubling,' Aims to Assure Middle East Allies of U.S. Commitment DoD News 17 Nov 2021 -- Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III will travel to the Middle East tomorrow to consult with allies and assure them of the United States' unwavering commitment to security in the region.
• Japan, US conduct 1st anti-submarine warfare drill in South China Sea Radio Free Asia 17 Nov 2021 -- Naval ships from Japan and the United States have conducted their first ever anti-submarine warfare exercise in the South China Sea, the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force said, as Tokyo steps up joint maritime activities in those disputed waters with Western and Southeast Asian partners.
• With eye on China, US, Japan stage anti-submarine drills in S.China Sea Global Times 17 Nov 2021 -- Military observers said rarely-seen large-scale anti-submarine drills recently staged by the US and Japan in the South China Sea targeted China and the conventional submarines of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy.
• Japan, US hold first-ever joint naval drill in South China Sea Press TV 17 Nov 2021 -- Japan and the United States have conducted naval drills in the South China Sea, as part of their first-ever anti-submarine war games in the territorial waters.
• US Defense Secretary: China's Hypersonic Missile Test Drew 'Concerns' VOA 17 Nov 2021 -- Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin said China's hypersonic missile test over the summer drew "concerns" about Beijing's growing capability, but he said he did not compare it to Russia's launching of the world's first artificial satellite, Sputnik I, in the 1950s.
• Partnership endures as PNG military exchange concludes in Townsville Australia DOD 17 Nov 2021 -- Troops from the Papua New Guinea Defence Force (PNGDF) and the Australian Defence Force (ADF) have successfully concluded Exercise Kumul Exchange at Lavarack Barracks, Townsville.
• IAF REVALIDATES HEAVY LIFT FOR WINTER STOCKING India PIB 17 Nov 2021 -- A joint airlift exercise, 'Op Hercules' was undertaken by the Indian Air Force and Indian Army on 15 November 2021. The aim of this high intensity airlift was to strengthen the logistics supply in the Northern sector and to augment winter stocking in the operational areas.
• UK signs deal to help boost Ukraine's military amid tensions with Russia Press TV 17 Nov 2021 -- The United Kingdom has finalized an agreement with Ukraine that allows Kiev to buy British warships and missiles to enhance its naval capabilities, a move that Russia will likely view as a new provocation as tensions continue to grow between the two countries.
• UK F35 jet crashes into Mediterranean; pilot ejects safely Press TV 17 Nov 2021 -- A British F-35 jet flying from the UK's flagship aircraft carrier has crashed into the Mediterranean after the pilot ejected safely.
• Deputy Secretary Wendy R. Sherman at a Press Availability US Dept. of State 17 Nov 2021
• Deputy Secretary Sherman's Trilateral Meeting with Republic of Korea First Vice Foreign Minister Choi and Japanese Vice Foreign Minister Mori US Dept. of State 17 Nov 2021
• Joint Statement on the Second Kenya-U.S. Bilateral Strategic Dialogue US Dept. of State 17 Nov 2021 -- The Governments of the Republic of Kenya and the United States of America held the second session of the Kenya - United States Bilateral Strategic Dialogue in Nairobi on November 17, 2021.
• Secretary Blinken's Meeting with IGAD Executive Secretary Workneh Gebeyehu US Dept. of State 17 Nov 2021
• Secretary Antony J. Blinken and Kenyan Cabinet Secretary of Foreign Affairs Raychelle Omamo at a Joint Press Availability US Dept. of State 17 Nov 2021
• Secretary Antony J. Blinken Remarks at Bilateral Strategic Dialogue with Kenyan Cabinet Secretary of Foreign Affairs Raychelle Omamo US Dept. of State 17 Nov 2021
• Secretary Antony J. Blinken Remarks at a Roundtable with Civil Society US Dept. of State 17 Nov 2021
• Press Gaggle by Deputy Press Secretary Chris Meagher En Route Detroit, Michigan The White House 17 Nov 2021

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• 17 November 2021 - Daily Press Briefing by the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General United Nations 17 Nov 2021
• Allowing Afghans to starve serves no one's interests UK FCDO 17 Nov 2021 -- Statement by Ambassador James Kariuki at the Security Council briefing on Afghanistan.
• UN Urges International Vigilance as IS Khorasan Attacks Rise VOA 17 Nov 2021 -- The United Nations top diplomat in Afghanistan urged the international community on Wednesday to pay greater attention to the rise of the so-called Islamic State in Afghanistan, saying the terror group is taking advantage of continuing instability to expand its presence in the country.
• Taliban 'Open Letter' Appeals to US Congress to Unfreeze Afghan Assets VOA 17 Nov 2021 -- The Taliban foreign minister Wednesday penned an "open letter" to the U.S. Congress, warning of a mass refugee exodus from Afghanistan unless the United States unblocks more than $9 billion in Afghan central bank assets and ends other financial sanctions against the country.
• Taliban Renews Call For Washington To Release Afghan Funds Amid Major Humanitarian Crisis RFE/RL Gandhara 17 Nov 2021 -- The Taliban has renewed calls for Washington to release Afghanistan's Central Bank assets frozen by the U.S. Federal Reserve, as the war-ravaged nation faces one of the world's worst humanitarian crises.
• Anxiety in Afghanistan as Taliban struggles for legitimacy UN News 17 Nov 2021 -- Despite a crisis of trust both within the country and abroad, three months after the Taliban took control of Afghanistan, it is taking halting steps to pursue international legitimacy, a senior UN official in Kabul told the Security Council on Wednesday.
• Canadian warship's provocative acts only seek for attention and of no actual use: military experts Global Times 17 Nov 2021 -- Canadian warship HMCS Winnipeg stopped for rest at US Naval Facility White Beach in Okinawa on Monday after its transit of the Taiwan Straits with a US destroyer in mid October, as well as joint training with US and UK aircraft carriers and the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force's warships.
• UN Says 2 Staffers Detained by Yemen's Houthis VOA 17 Nov 2021 -- The United Nations said Wednesday that two of its staff members have been held incommunicado for more than a week by Houthi rebels in Yemen, and it called for their immediate release.
• Israel launches two missiles at southern Damascus: SANA Press TV 17 Nov 2021 -- Syrian state media say Israel has fired two missiles from the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights to an area in the south of the capital Damascus, in a fresh act of aggression on the Syrian territory.
• Turkish military base in Iraq's northern Nineveh province targeted by rockets Press TV 17 Nov 2021 -- A number of rockets have targeted a military base in Iraq's northern province of Nineveh, where Turkish military forces are engaged in operations against positions of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) militant group.
• U.S., U.K. Express Concern Over Russian Military Activity Near Ukraine RFE/RL 17 Nov 2021 -- The United States and United Kingdom once again expressed concern about a large buildup of Russian troops near the border with Ukraine as concerns grow over the Kremlin's endgame.
• UN warns about surging arrests of Tigrayans in Ethiopia Press TV 17 Nov 2021 -- The United Nations has warned about mass arrests in Ethiopia since it declared a state of emergency early this month, saying at least 1,000 people, most of them ethnic Tigrayans, have been detained in the capital of Addis Ababa and other cities, over the past week.
• Blinken, in Kenya, Pushes for End to Ethiopia War VOA 17 Nov 2021 -- U.S. Secretary of State Anthony Blinken is in Kenya as part of efforts to pull Ethiopia back from the brink of civil war. The visit is the first stop on a three-country tour for Blinken.
• 'Two-state solution' the only path to guarantee Palestinian aspirations: Guterres Press TV 17 Nov 2021 -- United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Antonio Guterres says the so-called two-state solution is the only way that can guarantee the aspirations of the Palestinian people and put an end to the decades-long Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
• Russia calls for Armenia-Azerbaijan border demarcation amid tensions Press TV 17 Nov 2021 -- The Russian Foreign Ministry has called for a demarcation of the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan following renewed deadly clashes between the two countries.
• Armenia, Azerbaijan agree on Russian-mediated ceasefire after deadly border clashes Press TV 17 Nov 2021 -- Armenia has announced a Russian-mediated ceasefire on its eastern border with Azerbaijan following renewed deadly clashes between the two countries.
• Armenia, Azerbaijan Report Casualties After Renewed Fighting On Border RFE/RL 17 Nov 2021 -- BAKU/YEREVAN -- Dozens of Armenian soldiers have been captured or gone missing following the latest clashes on the border with Azerbaijan, officials in Yerevan said on November 17.
• U.S. Warns Bosnia Of Sanctions Over Serb Secessionist Ambitions RFE/RL 17 Nov 2021 -- The United States, which brokered Bosnia's 1995 peace accord, may impose sanctions against entities that try to unilaterally withdraw from state institutions or destabilize the deal, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on November 16.
• Indian Kashmir Forces Accused of Killing Civilians in Raid on Alleged Militants VOA 17 Nov 2021 -- Police in Indian-controlled Kashmir on Wednesday detained relatives of two civilians killed in a controversial gunfight after the families staged a protest in Srinagar demanding that local police return the bodies for traditional burial.

News Reports

• Man Sentenced to 30 Years in Prison for Attempting to Provide Material Support to ISIS US Dept. of Justice 17 Nov 2021 -- A New York man was sentenced today to 30 years in prison for attempting to provide material support and resources to the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham, aka ISIS. The defendant was also sentenced to 100 months, or more than eight years', imprisonment for assaulting a federal correctional officer and possessing contraband at the Metropolitan Detention Center (MDC) in Brooklyn, New York, to run consecutive to the terrorism sentence.
• Afghanistan's Opium Production Continues To Rise, UN Report Says RFE/RL Gandhara 17 Nov 2021 -- Afghanistan's illegal opium production increased by 8 percent in 2021 compared to last year, the United Nations said, as the opiates from the war-torn country continue to dominate the international black market, supplying 8-in-10 users worldwide.
• Statement by NSC Spokesperson Emily Horne on National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan's Call with Nikolay Patrushev, Secretary of the Russian Security Council The White House 17 Nov 2021
• Daesh carries out deadly twin bomb attacks in Ugandan capital Press TV 17 Nov 2021 -- The Daesh terror group has carried out two bomb attacks in Uganda's capital city of Kampala, killing at least three people.
• Briefing by Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova, Moscow, November 17, 2021 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 17 Nov 2021
• European Natural-Gas Prices Jump Again Following German Delay Of Nord Stream 2 RFE/RL 17 Nov 2021 -- European natural-gas prices continued to soar on November 17 after Germany delayed the approval process for Russia's controversial Nord Stream 2 pipeline.
• Joint Statement on Political Consultation of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation Sergey Lavrov and the Chairperson of the African Union Commission Moussa Faki Mahamat, Moscow, 16 November 2021 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 17 Nov 2021
• Chinese Communist Party resolution affirms 'cult of personality' around Xi Jinping Radio Free Asia 17 Nov 2021 -- A historical resolution passed by the ruling Chinese Communist Party (CCP)'s Central Committee seeks to position current leader Xi Jinping as the political heir of late supreme leaders Mao Zedong and Deng Xiaoping who will take the country to new heights, surpassing the achievements of his predecessors, analysts told RFA.
• Landmark resolution released, to guide CPC into its second centenary Global Times 17 Nov 2021 -- A landmark resolution on major achievements and historical experiences of the Communist Party of China (CPC) over the past century was released on Tuesday, stressing the role of the reform and opening-up policy in awakening the Party, the Chinese people, and the nation, and highlighting the efforts and achievements made by the CPC in the New Era following its 18th National Congress in 2012 to conquer the risks, challenges and deep-seated problems.
• Full Text: Resolution of the CPC Central Committee on the Major Achievements and Historical Experience of the Party over the Past Century PLA Daily 17 Nov 2021 -- e its founding in 1921, the Communist Party of China (CPC) has remained true to its original aspiration and mission of seeking happiness for the Chinese people and rejuvenation for the Chinese nation.
• Xi's explanation on CPC landmark resolution released People's Daily 17 Nov 2021 -- An explanatory address delivered by Xi Jinping on a landmark resolution on the major achievements and historical experience of the Communist Party of China (CPC) over the past century was made public Tuesday.
• Chinese military sees all-round revolutionary restructuring: CPC resolution People's Daily 17 Nov 2021 -- Chinese military has been through an all-around revolutionary restructuring in preparation for the next stage since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC), according to a landmark resolution released on Tuesday.
• China's national security enhanced on all fronts: CPC resolution People's Daily 17 Nov 2021 -- China has enhanced national security on all fronts and overcome many political, economic, ideological, and natural risks, challenges and trials since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC), according to a landmark resolution released on Tuesday.
• Order in Hong Kong restored with a turn for better: CPC resolution People's Daily 17 Nov 2021 -- A resolution of the Communist Party of China (CPC) released on Tuesday said the order in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region has been restored with a turn for the better ensured in the region.
• Macao SAR to earnestly safeguard national security, better integrate into national development: chief executive People's Daily 17 Nov 2021 -- China's Macao Special Administrative Region (SAR) will earnestly safeguard national security and further improve the legal and institutional guarantee for the principle of "patriots administering Macao," Chief Executive of Macao SAR Ho Iat Seng said Tuesday.
• Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Zhao Lijian's Regular Press Conference on November 17, 2021 PRC MofA 17 Nov 2021
• Xi calls for sound China-US relationship PLA Daily 17 Nov 2021 -- President Xi Jinping set out priorities on Tuesday for relations between China and the United States for the new era, urging both sides to lead the international community in responding to key challenges and manage differences and sensitive issues in a constructive manner.
• Hong Kong official says media should take steps to boost its credibility Radio Free Asia 17 Nov 2021 -- Hong Kong's second-in-command has called on the media to "ensure its credibility," amid growing concerns over curbs on press freedom in the city, local media reported on Wednesday.
• China's persecution of Uyghurs is preview of wider surveillance scheme, lawmakers say Radio Free Asia 17 Nov 2021 -- Members of a bipartisan congressional commission warned Wednesday that China's use of technology to repress Muslim Uyghurs in its far-western Xinjiang is widening and could be exported around the world.
• Analysts: Beijing Behind Rise of Chinese Private Security Companies Worldwide VOA 17 Nov 2021 -- From Afghanistan to France, Chinese people have been attacked and even killed while living abroad. As security threats to Chinese companies, citizens, projects and investments along the Belt and Road development initiative continue, Chinese companies that used to hire local or Western private security companies have switched to employing more Chinese private security companies, experts said.
• Bonds, Stocks, Economy: How China's Property Woes Are Spilling Overseas VOA 17 Nov 2021 -- Marco Metzler of Switzerland gets 2,000 new followers a day on LinkedIn, all watching to see what will happen to his money. Metzler invested $50,000 last month in the offshore bonds of real estate developer China Evergrande Group to see if he would get any returns. The former Fitch Ratings analyst is not expecting much. He's out to prove a point about China's troubled property sector by chronicling the fate of his investment on social media.
• Xi warns US over support for Taiwan secessionism, 'Whoever plays with fire will get burnt' Global Times 17 Nov 2021 -- Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Tuesday at a virtual meeting with US President Joe Biden that China will be compelled to take resolute measures, should the separatist forces for "Taiwan independence" "provoke us, force our hands or even cross the red line," and he also warned that the intention of some Americans to use Taiwan to contain China is "just like playing with fire" and that "whoever plays with fire will get burnt."
• Biden seeks to clarify remarks on 'independent' Taiwan CNA 17 Nov 2021 -- The United States is not encouraging Taiwan independence, but it's up to Taiwan to decide, U.S. President Joe Biden said late Tuesday after generating confusion with a comment suggesting Taiwan is "independent."
• Taiwan first domino for Beijing to reach global dominance: Cornyn CNA 17 Nov 2021 -- Taiwan should not be seen as the Chinese Communist Party's ultimate goal but as the "first domino in a quest to reach regional and global dominance," U.S. Senator John Cornyn said Tuesday in pushing for passage of the National Defense Authorization Act.
• Taiwan media deceive themselves to believe Biden supports 'Taiwan independence' Global Times 17 Nov 2021 -- After the virtual meeting between Chinese President Xi Jinping and US President Joe Biden on Tuesday, Biden's ambiguous statement on the Taiwan question triggered self-deceiving interpretations in the island that Washington may be sending pro-secession signals.
• Mainland firmly opposes any "Taiwan independence" attempt through "law amendment" People's Daily 17 Nov 2021 -- The Chinese mainland has voiced firm opposition to any form of "Taiwan independence" attempts through "law amendment," saying such moves by Taiwan's Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) are being closely watched.
• Biden clears the air, says Taiwan's independence up to Taiwan Press TV 17 Nov 2021 -- Clearing the air after his tongue-in-cheek remark earlier, US President Joe Biden Tuesday evening said he was not encouraging Chinese Taipei's "independence", and said it was up to the Taiwanese to decide.
• U.S. GCC Iran Working Group Statement US Dept. of State 17 Nov 2021 -- Senior officials of the United States (U.S.) and the members of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), convened their Working Group on Iran at the GCC's headquarters in Riyadh on November 17, as decided by the U.S.-GCC Foreign Ministerial on September 23.
• Iran: IAEA should avoid hasty comments on nuclear cooperation IRNA 17 Nov 2021 -- Iran's caretaker envoy to Vienna-based international organizations Mohammadreza Ghayebi on Wednesday referred to a recent report by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) on Iran nuclear deal and warned that the member-states of the agency have to avoid making any hasty or politically-motivated comments in this regard.
• Eslami: AEOI's main priority development of accelerators IRNA 17 Nov 2021 -- Vice president and head of Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) said here on Tuesday that the development of accelerators is among AEOI's main priorities and hardworking technicians in nuclear industry must manufacture those precious facilities.
• Iran, IAEA continue interaction despite standing differences on technical issues: Iranian envoy Press TV 17 Nov 2021 -- Iran's representative to the international organizations in Vienna says the country's interaction with the UN nuclear watchdog will continue despite differences on technical issues.
• Iran to build 5,000 MW of coal-fired power capacity Press TV 17 Nov 2021 -- Iran has to build 5,000 megawatts of coal-fired power capacity in the coming years due to limitations of gas supplies to power plants in cold seasons and the need to diversify the fuel basket of thermal power generation units, a senior energy official says.
• Poland-Belarus border crisis: Minsk 'temporarily' closes oil pipeline to EU Press TV 17 Nov 2021 -- Belarus has temporally closed a pipeline carrying oil supplies from Russia to a number of European Union member states, citing maintenance work.
• Poland Says No Danger Of Military Conflict On Border With Belarus, As Merkel Speaks With Lukashenka RFE/RL 17 Nov 2021 -- Polish President Andrzej Duda said that there is no danger of military conflict at its border with Belarus, where thousands of migrants from the Middle East are gathered, seeking to enter the European Union.
• Cybersleuths Say Zelenskiy's Office Postponed Russian Mercenary Sting Operation After Cease-Fire Pact RFE/RL 17 Nov 2021 -- An alleged plot by Ukrainian intelligence agencies to capture almost three dozen Russian mercenaries fell apart after President Volodymyr Zelenskiy's office requested a postponement, according to an investigation by the open-source research group Bellingcat and the Russia-focused media outlet The Insider.
• Chile's Pinera survives impeachment motion Press TV 17 Nov 2021 -- Chile's President Sebastian Pinera has survived an impeachment motion over allegations of corruption resulting from purported revelations in the so-called Pandora Papers.
• Biden bans Ortega, other Nicaraguan officials from entering US Press TV 17 Nov 2021 -- The United States has imposed an entry ban on Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega and his government officials, following the Central American country's presidential election earlier this month, which Washington has denounced as "rigged" and "undemocratic."
• Ahead of Protests, Cuba Revokes Foreign Media Credentials VOA 17 Nov 2021 -- Ahead of planned protests in Cuba this week, the Havana government revoked the media accreditation of five journalists with the Spanish news agency EFE.
• Completion of Somalia elections more important than ever: UN envoy UN News 17 Nov 2021 -- Although progress has been made in Somalia's electoral process, it has been slow and uneven, the UN Special Representative for the country said in a briefing to the Security Council on Wednesday.
• US Designates China, Russia, 8 Others as Violators of Religious Freedom VOA 17 Nov 2021 -- U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has designated China, Russia and eight other countries as violators of religious freedom.