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• Marines, partner nations conduct hoisting drills, amphibious reconnaissance US Navy 30 May 2022 -- U.S. Marines, assigned to Task Force 61 Naval Amphibious Forces Europe / 2d Marine Division (TF-61/2) conducted a joint casualty evacuation drill with Tunisian armed forces to practice horizontal and vertical hoisting from a target vessel to a Rigid Hull Inflatable Boat (RHIB) during the in-port portion of exercise Phoenix Express 2022, May 24, 2022.
• Medical experts build partnerships during exercise Phoenix Express US Navy 30 May 2022 -- Medical experts from U.S. Navy Medical Readiness Training Command, Italy (NMRTC) conducted a Tactical Combat Casualty Care (TCCC) information exchange during exercise Phoenix Express 2022 (PE22) in Bizerte, Tunisia on May 26, 2022.
• DESRON 15 Conducts Bilateral Training with Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force US Navy 30 May 2022 -- Commander, Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15 conducted bilateral training with Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) personnel from JS Teruzuki (DD 116) May 24-26 during USS Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group's (CSG 5) 2022 deployment.
• NATO Secretary General takes part in the 40th anniversary of Spain's accession to NATO NATO 30 May 2022 -- On Monday (30 May 2022) NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg took part in the solemn ceremony marking the 40th anniversary of Spain's accession to NATO. The ceremony took place in Madrid's Teatro Real, in the presence of His Majesty King Felipe VI, Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, together with former NATO Secretaries General and former Spanish Prime Ministers.
• Deputy Secretary General thanks the NATO Parliamentary Assembly for their key role NATO 30 May 2022 -- On 29-30 May, the Deputy Secretary General Mircea Geoană visited Vilnius, Lithuania, to attend the Spring Session of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly, also meeting with its President the Honourable Gerald E. Connolly, as well as other parliamentarians and senior officials.
• Turkey not to allow "terror-supporting" countries to join NATO: president People's Daily 30 May 2022 -- Turkey will not allow "terrorism-supporting" countries to enter NATO, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Sunday, underlining the talks with Sweden and Finland on their intention to join the alliance have not yielded results.
• NATO to Boost Defence Across Entire Territory, Not Only Eastern Flank, Stoltenberg Says Sputnik 30 May 2022 -- NATO wants to reinforce defence capabilities both in the east and throughout the alliance's entire territory to be able to counter threats from any direction, bracing for a long conflict in Ukraine which its intelligence anticipated back in Autumn 2021, Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said on Monday.
• Biden Rules Out Sending Ukraine Long-Range Rocket Systems That Can Reach Russia RFE/RL 30 May 2022 -- The United States will not supply Ukraine with long-range rocket systems that can reach into Russia, President Joe Biden says.
• Biden says US won't give Ukraine rocket systems capable of reaching Russia Press TV 30 May 2022 -- President Joe Biden says the United States will not provide Ukraine with rocket systems capable of reaching Russia.
• South Korea's New Military Handbook Designates North as 'Enemy', Reports Say Sputnik 30 May 2022 -- Seoul has designated Pyongyang as an "enemy" in the new educational materials distributed among the military, acting on the new South Korean presidential administration's vow to toughen the stance toward the North after its recent missile launches, media reported on Monday.
• Office of the Minister of National Defence Press Conference Remarks for the Release of the Final Arbour Report Canada 30 May 2022
• What Is A Bayraktar? RFE/RL 30 May 2022 -- How relatively cheap Turkish drones have had an outsized impact on recent conflicts.
• Statement by NSC Spokesperson Adrienne Watson on National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan's Call with Ibrahim Kalin, Spokesperson and Chief Advisor to the President of Turkey The White House 30 May 2022
• Secretary Blinken's Call with Greek Foreign Minister Dendias US Dept. of State 30 May 2022
• Secretary Blinken's Call with Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud US Dept. of State 30 May 2022

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• 'Unfounded': Taliban Rejects UNSC Report Alleging Presence of Foreign Terrorists in Afghanistan Sputnik 30 May 2022 -- The report by the UN Security Council's Analytical Support and Sanctions Monitoring Team, published on 26 May, claims that al-Qaeda* has used the Taliban's** takeover to "attract new recruits and funding". Furthermore, the report claims the "presence" of foreign terrorist groups which previously targeted India, Pakistan and China.
• Pakistan, Militants Pause Afghan-Hosted Peace Talks for Internal Discourse Amid Cautious Optimism VOA 30 May 2022 -- Pakistan's direct peace talks with an outlawed alliance of insurgent groups, being mediated and hosted by Afghanistan's Taliban rulers, have reportedly made progress, with both sides agreeing to pause the process for internal deliberations and return to the negotiating table by mid-June.
• Self-proclaimed Yemeni government sold oil field to UAE: Reports Press TV 30 May 2022 -- The self-proclaimed Yemeni government, backed by Saudi Arabia, has sold an oil field in the country's southeast province of Shabwah to the United Arab Emirates (UAE), a key participant in the Saudi-led war against Yemen, reports say.
• Yemen's parliament to criminalize all forms of normalization with Israel: Prime minister Press TV 30 May 2022 -- The legislature of Yemen's National Salvation Government is going to introduce a bill that will criminalize all forms of normalization of ties with Israel, in a great show of solidarity with the Palestinian cause.
• Two Turkish soldiers killed in northern Iraq: Ankara Press TV 30 May 2022 -- Two Turkish forces have been killed in northern Iraq during Ankara's military operations against the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) militant group which take place without Baghdad's consent, reports say.
• Call for safe zone part of Turkey's policy of ethnic cleansing in northern Syria: Damascus Press TV 30 May 2022 -- Syria has once again rejected Turkish military operations in the northern part of the Arab country, saying the offensives and relevant arbitrary measures constitute war crimes and are part of the Ankara government's policy of ethnic cleansing in the occupied territory.
• Over 100 Gold Miners Killed in Clashes, Says Chad Government VOA 30 May 2022 -- Clashes last week between gold miners in the country's north left more than 100 people dead, the Chadian government said.

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• EU fight against terrorism: one group and two individuals added to the EU sanctions list EC/CEU 30 May 2022 -- The Council today decided to add one group and two persons to the list of those subject to restrictive measures against ISIL/Da'esh and Al-Qaeda and persons, groups, undertakings and entities associated with them.
• Fundamentalist Islamic Group Still Active In Kyrgyzstan Despite Ban And Crackdown RFE/RL 30 May 2022 -- Kyrgyz security services say the banned Yakyn Inkar religious group remains active in the country, running underground schools and promoting its ideology despite being outlawed as an extremist organization five years ago.
• 2021 Another Record Year for Meth Seizures in Southeast Asia VOA 30 May 2022 -- Methamphetamine seizures across East and Southeast Asia hit yet another record high in 2021, proof of the "staggering" scale and reach the region's drug gangs have gained after a decade of steady growth that looks set to continue, the United Nations says in a new report.
• UK Health Security Agency Reportedly Detects 71 New Cases of Monkeypox Sputnik 30 May 2022 -- The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has detected 71 new human cases of monkeypox in the UK, Sky News reports.
• Meeting with permanent members of Security Council President of Russia 30 May 2022 -- The President held a briefing session with permanent members of the Security Council, via videoconference.
• Telephone conversation with President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan President of Russia 30 May 2022 -- Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with President of the Republic of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
• Russia promises stable gas supply to Serbia People's Daily 30 May 2022 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin said Sunday that his country will continue to supply natural gas to Serbia uninterruptedly, during a phone call with Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic.
• EU Leaders Agree On Partial Embargo Of Russian Oil After Zelenskiy Urges Them To Show Strength RFE/RL 30 May 2022 -- The 27 EU member states have agreed a new sanctions package that immediately cuts more than two-thirds of Russian oil imports to the bloc, European Council President Charles Michel said on May 30.
• Russia Floats Payment System For Eurobonds As Default Deadline Nears RFE/RL 30 May 2022 -- Russia is looking to use a system to pay its debt obligations through one similar to what it has set up for gas payments as a deadline looms for Moscow to avoid a historic default on its Eurobond obligations amid international sanctions imposed over its invasion of Ukraine.
• Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Zhao Lijian's Regular Press Conference on May 30, 2022 PRC MofA 30 May 2022
• Xi Jinping Delivers Written Remarks at the Second China-Pacific Island Countries Foreign Ministers' Meeting PRC MofA 30 May 2022 -- On May 30, 2022, President Xi Jinping delivered written remarks at the second China-Pacific Island Countries (PICs) Foreign Ministers' Meeting.
• China, Pacific Island nations expand cooperation at second FMs' meeting covering poverty alleviation, climate change and agriculture Global Times 30 May 2022 -- One year since the first virtual foreign ministers' meeting between China and the Pacific Island nations, Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi took a historic trip to eight regional countries and jointly chaired the second foreign ministers' meeting in Fiji on Monday, during which China and the countries reached a new consensus to deepen cooperation on sectors including poverty alleviation, climate change and agriculture.
• China accuses US of being destroyer of international order Global Times 30 May 2022 -- The international order pursued by the US based on "American rules" is the "most serious long-term challenge" to the world, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian said on Monday in response to US Secretary of State Antony Blinken's China policy speech. Zhao said that the US is the biggest destroyer of the international order.
• Xi meets new HKSAR chief executive John Lee PLA Daily 30 May 2022 -- President Xi Jinping met with John Lee, the newly appointed sixth-term chief executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR), on Monday in Beijing.
• Xi voices 'full trust' for HK new chief, hopes city govt to unveil new changes Global Times 30 May 2022 -- Chinese President Xi Jinping met John Lee Ka-chiu, the newly appointed sixth-term chief executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) on Monday in Beijing, during which he praised Lee for his patriotism and contributions for safeguarding national security and Hong Kong' s stability and assured that Lee has the full trust from the central government. The Chinese top leader also stresses the central government's resolve of unswervingly implementing the "one country, two systems" and that the city's new electoral system must be treasured and upheld, hoping that the new HKSAR government can unveil a new chapter for the city's development.
• Xi praises new HK chief John Lee for his patriotism, conveys central govt's trust in meeting in Beijing Global Times 30 May 2022 -- Chinese President Xi Jinping met with John Lee Ka-chiu on Monday afternoon and congratulated him on his election as the new Hong Kong Special Administrative Region chief executive.
• Statement by a Federal Foreign Office Spokesperson following the trip to China by High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet Germany Federal Foreign Office 30 May 2022 -- "Human rights are not an internal matter for individual states, and national borders do not constitute a wall behind which human rights no longer apply."
• FCDO statement on China's human rights violations in Xinjiang: 30 May 2022 UK FCDO 30 May 2022 -- An FCDO statement on China's human rights violations in Xinjiang, following a visit to the region by the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights.
• US keeps manipulating high-profile UN Xinjiang visit to attack China: FM Global Times 30 May 2022 -- It was the US that demanded the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights visit China, and then imposed all sorts of conditions and is now criticizing it, said China's Foreign Ministry on Monday when asked for comments on remarks by US secretary of state Antony Blinken that China restricted and manipulated Michelle Bachelet's visit.
• China to Invest $490 Million in Joint Oil Drilling Operation in Algeria Sputnik 30 May 2022 -- The contract, which will last for over two decades, will see a Chinese energy company maintain, upgrade and extend the existing infrastructure at one of Algeria's oil fields.
• 30 Chinese military aircraft enter Taiwan's ADIZ CNA 30 May 2022 -- Thirty Chinese military aircraft flew into the southwestern part of Taiwan's air defense identification zone (ADIZ) on Monday, the second-highest single-day total this year, according to the Ministry of National Defense (MND).
• U.S. Senator Duckworth arrives in Taiwan for three-day visit CNA 30 May 2022 -- United States Senator Tammy Duckworth has arrived in Taiwan for a three-day visit, during which she will meet with President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) and other senior government officials, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) said Monday.
• Israel says no change in Taiwan policy following leaked cable CNA 30 May 2022 -- Israel's representative office in Taiwan on Monday said that instructions sent to its diplomats to refrain from meeting with their Taiwanese counterparts in official settings did not represent a change in policy.
• G7 Foreign Ministers' Statement on the Launch of an Intercontinental Ballistic Missile by the DPRK US Dept. of State 30 May 2022 -- The text of the following statement was released by the G7 foreign ministers of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom, and the United States of America, and the High Representative of the European Union.
• Iran's Stockpile Of Enriched Uranium Continues To Grow Amid Stalled Talks On Reviving Nuclear Deal RFE/RL 30 May 2022 -- The UN's nuclear watchdog estimates that Iran's stockpile of enriched uranium has grown to more than 18 times the limit laid down in the 2015 nuclear deal between Iran and world powers.
• Iran's Stockpile of Enriched Uranium 18 Times Higher Than JCPOA Limit - IAEA Sputnik 30 May 2022 -- The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said on Monday that Iran's stockpile of enriched uranium is more than 18 tims the limit set in the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) in 2015.
• FCDO statement on seizure of Greek vessels UK FCDO 30 May 2022 -- The FCDO has released a statement on the seizure of two Greek vessels on the 27 May.
• Iran: Statement by the Spokesperson on the seizure of two Greek ships in the Persian Gulf European External Action Service (EEAS) 29 May 2022 -- We follow with great concern the unacceptable seizure of two Greek ships by Iran in the Persian Gulf.
• For first time, IRGC releases video showing seizure of two Greek tankers in Persian Gulf Press TV 30 May 2022 -- Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) has released a video of the recent seizure of two Greek oil tankers in the Persian Gulf over maritime violations.
• Blinken Strongly Condemns Iran's Seizure Of Two Greek-Flagged Vessels RFE/RL 30 May 2022 -- U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has condemned the "unjustified seizure" last week of two Greek-flagged vessels by Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps.
• Nazarbaev Expresses Support For Constitutional Changes, Toqaev RFE/RL 30 May 2022 -- Former Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbaev says he supports a series of constitutional changes that will be put to a nationwide referendum, and that there is no rift between him and his successor, Qasym-Zhomart Toqaev, who has distanced himself from the previous administration since violent anti-government protests shook the Central Asian nation in early January.
• PM call with Prime Minister of Pakistan: 30 May 2022 Gov.UK 30 May 2022 -- The Prime Minister spoke to Pakistan's Prime Minister, Shehbaz Sharif, today following his recent election.
• PM call with Prime Minister of Sri Lanka: 30 May 2022 Gov.UK 30 May 2022 -- The Prime Minister spoke to Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe this afternoon.
• Sudan: Statement by the Spokesperson on the lifting of the State of Emergency European External Action Service (EEAS) 30 May 2022 -- The EU welcomes the announced lifting of the State of Emergency throughout the country and the release of detainees as commendable first steps in creating the much needed conducive environment for dialogue.
• Sudan lifts state of emergency after deadly anti-coup protests Press TV 30 May 2022 -- Sudan's army chief General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan has lifted a state of emergency imposed since the October 25 coup, a day after new deadly anti-coup protests.
• Sri Lanka to appoint five finance committees, 10 oversight committees to resolve crisis People's Daily 30 May 2022 -- Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe said on Sunday that five finance committees and 10 oversight committees will be appointed to resolve economic and political crisis faced by the country.
• Colombia presidential vote headed for a runoff between leftist and right-wing populist Press TV 30 May 2022 -- Colombia's presidential election appears to be headed for a runoff after preliminary results on Sunday showed no candidate garnering over 50 percent of the votes needed to clinch the race in the first round.
• Armenian Opposition Protesters Clash With Police In Yerevan RFE/RL 30 May 2022 -- Opposition protesters have clashed with police as they marched against the Armenian government's handling of the Nagorno-Karabakh dispute with Azerbaijan.
• The threat of starvation looms in East Africa after four failed rainy seasons UNOCHA 30 May 2022 -- The current extreme, widespread, and persistent multi-season drought affecting Somalia, the arid and semi-arid lands of Kenya, and Ethiopia's Belg-receiving and eastern and southern pastoral areas, is unprecedented.