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• Memorandum on the Delegation of Authority Under Sections 1209 and 1236 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015, as Amended The White House 03 Jun 2022
• Somali, U.S. forces engage insurgents in support of the Federal Government of Somalia AFRICOM 03 Jun 2022 -- In coordination with the Federal Government of Somalia, U.S. Africa Command conducted an airstrike against al-Shabaab terrorists after they attacked partner forces in a remote location near Beer Xaani, Somalia 3 June 2022.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Department of the Army announces updated COVID-19 vaccination statistics US Army 03 Jun 2022 -- The U.S. Army announced updated COVID-19 vaccination rates and exemption requests as of June 02, 2022.
• DoD and National Spectrum Consortium Team for Open RAN Acceleration DoD 03 Jun 2022 -- The National Spectrum Consortium, with support from the Department of Defense (DoD), recently announced the release of a "Call for Whitepapers" to their membership requesting feedback and ideas from industry and academia that could help accelerate the development, manufacturing, and testing of 5G Open Radio Access Network ("Open RAN") technologies in the United States.
• US - Colombian Relationship Thrives During Exercise TRADEWINDS 22 USMC News 03 Jun 2022 -- Marines and Sailors from U.S. Marine Corps Forces, South and U.S. Marine Forces Reserve participated alongside military and interagency partners from 22 nations in Belize and Mexico during a major multinational exercise 7-21 May.
• SECNAV Names SSBN 826 USS District of Columbia US Navy 03 Jun 2022 -- Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) Carlos Del Toro announced today that the first ship in the Columbia-class ballistic missile submarine (SSBN) will be officially named USS District of Columbia (SSBN 826).
• USS Alabama Conducts Crew Change at Sea US Navy 03 Jun 2022 -- The Ohio-class ballistic missile submarine USS Alabama (SSBN 731) conducted a full crew change while at sea that concluded May 24, 2022.
• Infrastructure Program Enhances Cooperation, Collaboration Between U.S. and Poland Army News 03 Jun 2022 -- U.S. and Polish officials marked the beginning of the Poland Provided Infrastructure (PPI) program with a groundbreaking ceremony for a munitions storage area in Powidz, Poland June 2.
• Readout of Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Dr. Colin Kahl's Meeting with Minister of Defense Slavjanka Petrovska of North Macedonia DoD 03 Jun 2022
• Super Hornet Crashes Near Trona, California; Pilot Killed US Navy Press Release 03 Jun 2022 -- An F/A-18E Super Hornet based at Naval Air Station Lemoore, Calif. crashed in the vicinity of Trona, CA June 3 at approximately 2:30 p.m. PDT.
• NATO concludes vigilance activity Neptune Shield 22 US Navy 03 Jun 2022 -- Naval Striking and Support Forces NATO (STRIKFORNATO) and U.S. Sixth Fleet (SIXTHFLT) concluded the NATO-led Vigilance Activity NEPTUNE SHIELD 2022 (NESH22) from STRIKFORNATO's Joint Operations Centre in Oeiras, Portugal, May 31.
• Nations Undergo Rigorous Process to Join NATO DoD News 03 Jun 2022 -- Finland and Sweden filed letters of application to officially join The North Atlantic Treaty Organization on May 18, but joining NATO is not an overnight process.
• Russian State Media Says The Country's Pacific Fleet Has Started Weeklong Naval Drills RFE/RL 03 Jun 2022 -- Russia's Pacific Fleet has started a week of naval drills involving more than 40 warships and 20 aircraft, Russian news agencies quoted the Defense Ministry as saying.
• Bundestag approves special fund 100 billion euros for a powerful Federal Armed Forces Germany - Federal Government 03 Jun 2022 -- Germany needs a well-equipped Federal Armed Forces to be able to meet the challenges of security policy. The Bundestag has approved the special fund. 100 billion euros are now available for comprehensive investments - all the important questions and answers.
• Secretary Blinken's Call with Omani Foreign Minister Al Busaidi US Dept. of State 03 Jun 2022
• Secretary Antony J. Blinken And Danish Foreign Minister Jeppe Kofod Before Their Meeting US Dept. of State 03 Jun 2022
• Secretary Blinken's Meeting with Danish Foreign Minister Kofod US Dept. of State 03 Jun 2022
• Secretary Blinken's Meeting with North Macedonia's Foreign Minister Osmani US Dept. of State 03 Jun 2022

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Ukraine Conflict News
• 3 June 2022 - Daily Press Briefing by the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General United Nations 03 Jun 2022
• UN-supported Survey Finds Pakistan Hosts 1.3 Million Afghan Refugees VOA 03 Jun 2022 -- A new United Nations-supported survey has concluded that 1.3 million Afghan refugees are residing in neighboring Pakistan, about 100,000 fewer than the figure officially used until now.
• Pakistani Official Confirms Cease-Fire Deal With Taliban RFE/RL Gandhara 03 Jun 2022 -- A Pakistani official has confirmed a deal with the Pakistani Taliban under which an indefinite cease-fire with Islamabad was declared following a round of peace talks brokered by Afghanistan's Taliban leaders in Kabul.
• Secretary Blinken's Call with UN Special Envoy for Yemen Hans Grundberg US Dept. of State 03 Jun 2022
• Iraqi PMU strikes heavy blow on Daesh terrorists near Iran borders IRNA 03 Jun 2022 -- The Iraqi Popular Mobilization Units (PMU) - known as the Hashd al-Shaabi- announced on Friday that Iraqi PMU arrested six wanted and notorious Daesh (ISIS) terrorists in Diyala Governorate near the borders of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
• Israel approves plan to build 820 new settler units in occupied al-Quds Press TV 03 Jun 2022 -- The Israeli regime has approved a project to build 820 new settler units in occupied al-Quds, pressing ahead with its illegal settlement expansion in total disregard for the Palestinian people's rights and a cascade of global condemnations.
• Rights experts urge Israel to cease eviction and demolition of Bedouin village UN News 03 Jun 2022 -- Israel must halt plans to demolish a Bedouin village in the Naqab desert that will forcibly displace hundreds of residents in a bid to expand Jewish-only settlements, two experts appointed by the UN Human Rights Council said on Friday.
• Gunfire Erupts Along Volatile Kyrgyz-Tajik Border RFE/RL 03 Jun 2022 -- Kyrgyzstan's Border Guard Service says that gunfire has erupted along the volatile border with Tajikistan, a long-standing flashpoint for violence between the two Central Asian nations.
• Karabakh Minister: Settlement of Karabakh Conflict Impossible in Near Future Sputnik 03 Jun 2022 -- The settlement of the conflict in the unrecognized Nagorno-Karabakh republic, or Artsakh, is impossible in the foreseeable future due to serious contradictions between the authorities of the republic and Azerbaijan, Artsakh minister Artak Beglaryan said in an interview with Sputnik on Friday.
• Mali: UN condemns second 'cowardly' attack in three days against peacekeepers UN News 03 Jun 2022 -- Two Egyptian peacekeepers serving with the UN Mission in Mali, MINUSMA, were killed on Friday - the second fatal attack this week on a peacekeeping convoy in the West African country.
• Somalia Hails US Airstrike Against al-Shabab VOA 03 Jun 2022 -- The United States has targeted al-Qaida-linked fighters in Somalia, launching its first airstrike since announcing U.S. special operations forces would again be based in the Horn of Africa nation.

News Reports

• Funder of ISIS Foreign Fighter Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison US Dept. of Justice 03 Jun 2022 -- A citizen of Uzbekistan and resident of Brooklyn was sentenced today to 15 years in prison for conspiring to and attempting to provide material support to a designated foreign terrorist organization, the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS).
• Canada Partially Decriminalizes Opioids VOA 03 Jun 2022 -- The Canadian government is decriminalizing possession of small amounts of cocaine, heroin and other narcotics in the Pacific coast province of British Columbia, the latest step in a battle against deadly drug overdoses.
• Briefing by Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova, Moscow, June 3, 2022 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 03 Jun 2022
• Press release on a Foreign Ministry website article on EU myths of food and energy security Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 03 Jun 2022
• Russian Foreign Ministry: Russia Considers Imposing Ruble Payments for Goods Besides Natural Gas Sputnik 03 Jun 2022 -- Russia is looking into the possibility of extending the ruble payment requirement for certain types of goods other than natural gas, Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova said on Friday.
• Russia's aggression against Ukraine: EU adopts sixth package of sanctions EC/CEU 03 Jun 2022 -- In light of Russia's continuing war of aggression against Ukraine and Belarus' support to it, as well as the reported atrocities committed by Russian armed forces in Ukraine, the Council decided today to impose a sixth package of economic and individual sanctions targeting both Russia and Belarus.
• EU and US agree to strengthen coordination on the enforcement of export controls on Russia European Commission 03 Jun 2022 -- The European Commission and the US Commerce Department have agreed to strengthen coordination on the enforcement of export controls on Russia, building on the excellent cooperation under the US-EU Trade and Technology Council.
• Russia's war on Ukraine: EU adopts sixth package of sanctions against Russia European Commission 03 Jun 2022 -- The European Commission welcomes the adoption of the sixth package of restrictive measures against Russia. Sanctions are among the EU's most visible, direct and powerful responses to Russia's brutal and unprovoked attack on Ukraine, including systemic violence and atrocities against the civilian population.
• Questions and answers on the sixth package of sanctions against Russia European Commission 03 Jun 2022
• EU's sixth package of sanctions against Russia enters into force Finnish Government 03 Jun 2022 -- The European Union (EU) published a new package of sanctions on 3 June 2022. The new sanctions prohibit the import of crude oil and petroleum products from Russia.
• EU Approves 6th Package of Sanctions Against Moscow, Including Russian Oil Phase-Out Sputnik 03 Jun 2022 -- The European Union on Friday officially approved the sixth package of sanctions against Moscow, including a gradual phase-out of Russian oil and disconnection of more Russian banks from SWIFT.
• Putin: Europe's 'Stupid, Short-Sighted' Policies Provoked Energy, Food Crises Sputnik 03 Jun 2022 -- Officials in Brussels have repeatedly blamed Moscow for spiraling energy and food costs, while simultaneously freezing joint Russian-European energy projects and rejecting Russian gas and oil deliveries. On Friday, the EU formally approved a new, sixth package of sanctions, which includes plans to gradually phase out purchases of Russian crude oil.
• Sri Lanka Detains Russian-Operated Plane Over Sanctions-Related Dispute RFE/RL 03 Jun 2022 -- Sri Lanka has banned a Russian-operated plane from leaving the South Asian island pending a hearing later this month as Western sanctions continue to disrupt Russia's travel industry.
• Russian Foreign Ministry Summons Ambassador of Sri Lanka Over Seizure of Aeroflot Plane Sputnik 03 Jun 2022 -- The Russian Foreign Ministry said it had summoned Ambassador of Sri Lanka Janitha Abeywickrama Liyanage and had protested in connection with the detention of an Aeroflot plane at the Bandaranaike airport.
• African Union Chair Meets Putin to Discuss Food Insecurity VOA 03 Jun 2022 -- The top African Union official met Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday to discuss the war in Ukraine and its effects on Africa. A cutoff in grain exports has heightened food insecurity in many African countries, leaving millions of Africans hungry.
• The Week In Russia: A 'Wicked And Unjustifiable' War RFE/RL 03 Jun 2022 -- On Day 100 of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the end of the war is not in sight -- and the outcome may be less clear than ever.
• Russian Miners Say Sanctions Hurting Coal, Diamond Exports RFE/RL 03 Jun 2022 -- Some Russian natural resource companies said exports are falling due to Western sanctions and they may need to cut workers, according to a report by the country's central bank.
• Russian Internet Giant Says CEO Steps Down Following EU Sanctions RFE/RL 03 Jun 2022 -- Russia's largest Internet company said its chief executive officer is stepping down after he was sanctioned by the European Union.
• China takes dig at US as it again warns Bangladesh against Quad Radio Free Asia 03 Jun 2022 -- Bangladesh should reject a "cold war mentality and bloc politics," China told Dhaka's ambassador this week as it criticized Washington's policy to contain Beijing that U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken outlined in a speech last week.
• Wang Yi summarizes bilateral-multilateral 'two-wheel drive' for China-Pacific countries friendship at conclusion of 10-nation visit Global Times 03 Jun 2022 -- Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi wrapped up his epic island-hopping visit to the Pacific Island countries (PICs) starting from May 26 on Friday, with observers hailing as it was "a miraculous trip" that provided a timely answer to each PICs' individual needs, increases the scope of cooperation, and ushers in an even broader future for both bilateral and multilateral relations for China in the region.
• Wang Yi proposes 3 points for developing ties with S.Pacific countries, urges Australia to stop viewing China as an adversary Global Times 03 Jun 2022 -- Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi called on developing countries to treat others equally, help each other, and focus on development, as he summarized three keywords on how China develops friendly relations with other countries, including the South Pacific countries, at a joint press conference with Foreign Minister Soroi Eoe of Papua New Guinea, concluding a 10-day visit to the South Pacific.
• Wang Yi Talks about Three Keywords on China's Exchanges with Other Developing Countries PRC MofA 03 Jun 2022 -- On June 3, 2022 local time, State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi and Foreign Minister of Papua New Guinea Soroi Eoe jointly met the press in Port Moresby. Wang Yi introduced three "keywords" on China's exchanges with Pacific Island Countries (PICs) and other developing countries.
• The 33rd Anniversary of Tiananmen Square US Dept. of State 03 Jun 2022 -- "Tomorrow, we commemorate the 33rd anniversary of the Tiananmen Square massacre in Beijing, where tens of thousands of pro-democracy protestors peacefully joined together to call for democracy, accountability, freedom, and rule of law."
• China rounds up dissidents, activists ahead of Tiananmen massacre anniversary Radio Free Asia 03 Jun 2022 -- Authorities in China have ordered dozens of pro-democracy activists and dissidents into house arrest or other forms of restriction ahead of the 33rd anniversary of the Tiananmen massacre on June 4.
• UN Rights Chief Is Urged to Resign After China Visit VOA 03 Jun 2022 -- Following her long-anticipated trip to China, U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet's statement concerning the treatment of minority groups in Xinjiang prompted strong criticism from commenters on social media and in Western governments.
• Invasion of Ukraine may spark a world war, experts warn Radio Free Asia 03 Jun 2022 -- Russia's invasion of Ukraine has brought to the fore U.S.-China frictions with no end in sight, analysts warned, while a former Asian leader cautioned about the risk of a new world war.
• U.S. puts back 'no support of Taiwan independence' statement on fact sheet CNA 03 Jun 2022 -- The United States Department of State has put back a statement that it does not support Taiwan independence in the latest update of a fact sheet on U.S.-Taiwan relations, the removal of which on May 5 triggered a strong protest from Beijing.
• PLA likely to hold another large-scale exercise by year-end: analyst CNA 03 Jun 2022 -- The Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) might conduct another far sea carrier training drill by the end of this year, a military analyst said earlier this week.
• DPRK Witnesses Successes in Generating Electricity Early in June KCNA 03 Jun 2022 -- The officials and workers of power plants and stations in the DPRK, who exceeded the economic plans for May under the maximum emergency anti-epidemic situation, are successfully providing electricity for the economic sectors early in June.
• Special Representative for the DPRK Kim's Meeting with Republic of Korea Special Representative Kim and Japanese Director General Funakoshi US Dept. of State 03 Jun 2022
• Iranian, Russian FMs discuss bilateral ties, JCPOA over phone IRNA 03 Jun 2022 -- Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian talked with his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov on phone on Friday on issues of mutual interest and most important regional and international developments.
• Iran FM, EU's Borrell discuss JCPOA over phone IRNA 03 Jun 2022 -- Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian and EU Foreign Policy Chief Josep Borrell discussed the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) and some other bilateral issues in a phone conversation on Friday.
• US, European allies push for IAEA resolution disrupts JCPOA revival talks: Iran FM Press TV 03 Jun 2022 -- Iran says the "unconstructive" move by the United States and its European allies to push for a resolution against Tehran will disrupt the process of negotiations aimed at the revival of the multilateral 2015 deal.
• PM Bennett meets with IAEA Director General Dr. Rafael Grossi Israel MFA 03 Jun 2022 -- PM Bennett expressed Israel's deep concern regarding Iran's continued progress toward achieving nuclear weapons while deceiving the international community by using false information and lies.
• Grossi's visit to Israel out of phase with IAEA impartiality, professionalism: Iran FM Press TV 03 Jun 2022 -- Iran says the visit by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)'s chief Rafael Grossi to Israel ahead of the Monday meeting of the Board of Governors is in contradiction with the agency's principles of observing impartiality and maintaining its technical and professional status.
• Israel-IAEA collusion: Grossi lands in Tel Aviv ahead of UN nuclear agency meet Press TV 03 Jun 2022 -- The chief of the UN nuclear agency has traveled to Israel and met the regime's extremist premier Naftali Bennett, ahead of the body's Board of Governors meeting on Monday.
• In Meeting With UN Envoy, Israel Voices Concern Over Iran Nuclear Program RFE/RL 03 Jun 2022 -- Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett has told the head of the UN's nuclear watchdog that the Jewish state is ready to use its "right to self-defense" to prevent Iran from achieving nuclear weapons.
• Iranian Media Accuse IAEA of 'Colluding' With Tel Aviv as Grossi Visits Israel Ahead of Iran Meeting Sputnik 03 Jun 2022 -- Israel joined the International Atomic Energy Agency in 1957, but did not sign the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) of 1968 and has not accepted agency safeguards on its nuclear activities. Iran, which is a member of the NPT and faces regular IAEA inspections and sanctions over its nuclear programme, has questioned this state of affairs.
• Iranian Opposition Group Says Hacks Surveillance Cameras In Anti-Khomeini Protest RFE/RL 03 Jun 2022 -- An Iranian opposition group says it has hacked more than 5,000 surveillance cameras in Tehran to coincide with the commemoration of the death of the founder of the Islamic Republic, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini.
• Iran Dismisses Claims Second IRGC Officer's Death Was Assassination as 'Psychological Warfare' Sputnik 03 Jun 2022 -- With two senior Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) figures falling dead within a week of each other, many observers are concluding their deaths are linked. However, Iranian media is reporting that the probe into Col. Ali Esmailzadeh's death doesn't suggest assassination.
• Reports on assassination of senior IRGC Cmdr. ruled out IRNA 03 Jun 2022 -- Reports on alleged assassination attempt against a commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Quds Force is a psychological warfare, an informed source said.
• Accident or Assassination? 'Suspicious' Death Of Another IRGC Colonel Inside Iran Raises Eyebrows RFE/RL 03 Jun 2022 -- The killing of a senior officer in Iran's powerful Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) in broad daylight in the capital, Tehran, is rare.
• Myanmar courts reject prominent death row appeals, order first death by hanging Radio Free Asia 03 Jun 2022 -- Myanmar's junta-led courts have rejected appeals by a deposed lawmaker and a prominent former activist of their death sentences on "terrorism" charges, an official told RFA, while a young man became the latest of dozens sentenced to death since the coup last year and the first ordered to die by hanging.
• Belarus: EU adopts new round of restrictive measures over internal repression EC/CEU 03 Jun 2022 -- The Council today decided to impose restrictive measures on an additional 12 individuals and 8 entities for their role in the ongoing internal repression and human rights abuses in Belarus.
• Is Real Change Coming? Kazakhs Skeptical About Vote To Remove 'Nazarbaev' Benefits From Constitution RFE/RL 03 Jun 2022 -- Kazakhstan is holding a referendum to amend the country's constitution amid criticism the proposed changes wouldn't reform the nature of the authoritarian regime despite government attempts to present the overhaul as bringing democratic reforms.
• In regional push to counter China, new Australian PM to visit Indonesia Radio Free Asia 03 Jun 2022 -- Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will travel to neighboring Indonesia this weekend as the new government in Canberra tries to gather regional allies in efforts to counter China's increasing assertiveness in the Indo-Pacific.
• New Australian Leader to Travel to Indonesia VOA 03 Jun 2022 -- New Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will travel to Indonesia on Sunday, where trade and security will be high on the agenda. His trip comes as Australian foreign minister Penny Wong arrives in Tonga on Friday - part of the new government in Canberra's boosting of efforts to counter China's growing ambitions in the Pacific.
• Turkey's inflation rate soars to 73%, hits 23-year high Press TV 03 Jun 2022 -- Turkey's inflation rate has soared to some 73 percent year on year, unprecedented in over two decades, as Ankara grapples with increasing food and energy costs.
• Turkish dam building frenzy damns neighbors Press TV 03 Jun 2022 -- As other types of renewable power generation become cheaper and more widespread hydroelectric power projects are coming under increasing scrutiny. Yet for Turkey its dams are more than just a source of energy and revenue, Ankara's hydro projects are also potent levers of geopolitical pressure.
• Cambodians to vote in local commune council elections Sunday Radio Free Asia 03 Jun 2022 -- Cambodians will go to the polls Sunday to elect local commune councils in what observers believe will be a test case of support for a rising opposition party after five years of a coordinated campaign by Prime Minister Hun Sen and his supporters to squash dissent.
• Food prices double in Laos as inflation grips economy Radio Free Asia 03 Jun 2022 -- Runaway inflation in Laos has caused prices of food, gas and other essentials to nearly double over the past year, some even within the last month, sources in the country told RFA.
• Kyrgyz Security Agency Says Health Minister Detained For Alleged Bribe Extortion RFE/RL 03 Jun 2022 -- Kyrgyz Health Minister Alymkadyr Beishenaliev has been detained on an extortion charge as part of a series of corruption cases at the ministry, the Central Asian Prosecutor-General's Office said on June 3.