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• Keel Laying Ceremony Held for First Columbia-Class Ballistic Missile Submarine US Navy 04 Jun 2022 -- General Dynamics Electric Boat conducted a keel laying ceremony for the first Columbia-class ballistic missile submarine, USS District of Columbia (SSBN 826) at Quonset Point, Rhode Island, June 4.
• US, South Korea conduct 1st joint drills involving aircraft carrier in 4 years Press TV 04 Jun 2022 -- The United States and South Korea have conducted their first joint military exercises in over four years involving an American aircraft carrier in waters off Okinawa.
• Turkey's concerns on Sweden, Finland's NATO bids "legitimate": president People's Daily 04 Jun 2022 -- Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Friday told NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg that Turkey's security concerns on Sweden and Finland's intention to join the alliance were based on "just and legitimate" grounds, according to a statement from the Turkish presidency.
• NATO Chief Speaks With Turkish President About Finland, Sweden Joining Alliance RFE/RL 04 Jun 2022 -- NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg says he has met with Finland's prime minister and spoken to Turkey's president as he seeks to overcome Ankara's opposition to Finland and Sweden joining the alliance.
• Minister Tuppurainen's visit to Zagreb discussed NATO, EU enlargement and support for Ukraine Finnish Government 04 Jun 2022 -- Minister for European Affairs and Ownership Steering Tytti Tuppurainen visited Zagreb on 3-4 June. During her visit, Minister Tuppurainen met for discussions with Croatian State Secretary for Europe Andreja Metelko-Zgombić and Chair of the European Affairs Committee of the Croatian Parliament Domagoj Hajduković, among other things.
• China Expected to Mount Strong Defense Against US-Backed Maritime Surveillance VOA 04 Jun 2022 -- Four allied countries are working on a new high-tech method of cracking down on illegal fishing, one of the Asia-Pacific region's biggest issues at sea. The initiative would hold violators accountable and draw countries together for the cause.
• China's military may be capable of war against Taiwan and allied forces by 2027: MND CNA 04 Jun 2022 -- The People's Liberation Army (PLA) of China will be capable of fighting against Taiwan and allied forces by 2027, a recent report by Taiwan's Ministry of National Defense (MND) pointed out.
• Japan to send active-duty defense attache to Taipei: report CNA 04 Jun 2022 -- Japan's representative office in Taiwan will likely be staffed with an active-duty defense attache for the first time beginning this summer, amid China's rising military activities near Taiwan, according to a Japanese media report.
• Stationing of Japanese defense attaché would boost exchanges: analysts CNA 04 Jun 2022 -- Having an active-duty Japanese defense attaché stationed in Taiwan would boost the efficiency of military cooperation and exchanges between the two countries, analysts said Saturday.
• North Korea Launches Ballistic Missile, South Korea Says VOA 04 Jun 2022 -- North Korea has fired a ballistic missile toward the sea off its east coast, South Korea's military reported Sunday, Pyongyang's 18th round of missile tests this year.
• Germany approves $107bn fund to modernize its armed forces amid Ukraine crisis Press TV 04 Jun 2022 -- The German parliament has approved a €100bn ($107.2bn) military fund to modernize the country's armed forces amid Russia's ongoing military operation in Ukraine.

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• Afghanistan Exports to Pakistan Mark Historic Rise VOA 04 Jun 2022 -- Pakistan says its exports to Afghanistan have dropped and imports sharply increased in the current financial year, leading to a bilateral trade balance for the first time in favor of the war-torn neighbor.
• Iran welcomes agreement on truce extension in Yemen IRNA 04 Jun 2022 -- Islamic Republic of Iran has welcomed the extension of the ceasefire for more two months agreed by those involved in the Yemen conflict, the spokesman at the Foreign Ministry has announced.
• Iran welcomes truce extension in Yemen for another two months, urges political solution to crisis Press TV 04 Jun 2022 -- Iran has welcomed the extension of a UN-brokered truce between warring parties in Yemen for another two months, reaffirming support for the settlement of the crisis in the war-hit country through political channels.
• Saudi-led coalition seizes Yemen-bound fuel ship in violation of UN-brokered ceasefire Press TV 04 Jun 2022 -- The Saudi-led coalition forces have impounded an oil tanker bound for Yemen in flagrant breach of a UN-brokered ceasefire.
• Damascus: Turkey's aggressive threats violation of international law, sovereignty of Syria Press TV 04 Jun 2022 -- Syria has vehemently condemned Turkey's acts of aggression against the Arab country, saying Turkish forces incursions into its territory violate international law.
• Turkey attacks northern Syria again, injures six Syrian troops in defiance of concerns over threats to regional security Press TV 04 Jun 2022 -- Six Syrian troops have been injured near Tal Tamer town in al-Hasakah province, northern Syria, after the Turkish military bombarded the area with heavy artillery, according to local sources.
• Security Council strongly condemns attack against UN peacekeepers in Mali People's Daily 04 Jun 2022 -- The UN Security Council on Friday strongly condemned the attack on UN peacekeepers in Mali.
• Cameroon, CAR Join Forces to Fight Rebels on Border VOA 04 Jun 2022 -- A commission of senior security and state officials from the troubled Central African Republic and Cameroon has agreed to jointly fight armed C.A.R. rebels they say are fleeing intensive fighting and infiltrating refugee camps in Cameroon. After concluding a meeting in the border town of Ngaoundere, the delegations said they will jointly deploy their militaries to battle the proliferation of weapons, abductions for ransom, attacks for supplies and the illegal exploitation of minerals by rebels along their border.

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• Suspect In Litvinenko Poisoning Dies After Reportedly Contracting COVID-19 In Moscow RFE/RL 04 Jun 2022 -- Businessman and ex-KGB agent Dmitry Kovtun, one of two Russian men accused by Britain of poisoning Kremlin critic Aleksandr Litvinenko in London in 2006, has died after contracting COVID-19 in Moscow, Russian state media reported on June 4.
• Parent Of Missing Moskva Sailor Says He's Been Questioned By Russian Security And Had Laptop Seized RFE/RL 04 Jun 2022 -- An outspoken parent of one of the sailors feared to have died in the sinking of the Russian cruiser Moskva says he's been questioned at his home by Russia's security services, who also seized his laptop.
• Wang Yi meets Timor-Leste President on last day of Pacific Island countries visit Global Times 04 Jun 2022 -- On his last day of his 10-day visit to the Pacific Island countries (PICs), Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi met with President of Timor-Leste José Ramos-Horta in Dili, Timor-Leste's capital city, on Saturday. The two countries vowed to continue to promote the high-quality construction of the China-proposed Belt and Road Initiative, and they reached a series of cooperation agreements.
• One-China principle bedrock of China-U.S. ties: Chinese ambassador People's Daily 04 Jun 2022 -- The one-China principle is the bedrock of China-U.S. ties, Chinese Ambassador to the United States Qin Gang said on Thursday.
• China Looks to Africa in Race for Lithium VOA 04 Jun 2022 -- It is the new gold rush, and China is leading the hunt as prices surge. Only it's not gold everyone's looking for, it's lithium. Many say the future of electric vehicle production and, more broadly, combatting climate change, depend on the rare metal.
• Restarting China-Australia relations requires concrete actions: Chinese FM People's Daily 04 Jun 2022 -- There is no "autopilot mode" for improving China-Australia relations, and restarting bilateral ties requires concrete actions, visiting Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi said here Friday.
• Shenzhou-14 mission to head for China Space Station on Sunday, to complete construction of national space lab Global Times 04 Jun 2022 -- The Shenzhou-14 manned mission is slated to be launched at 10:44 on Sunday morning from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in Northwest China's Gansu Province, authorities announced on Saturday. The three crew members are Chen Dong, Liu Yang and Cai Xuzhe, with Chen as the mission commander.
• China to launch Shenzhou XIV manned mission People's Daily 04 Jun 2022 -- The Shenzhou XIV mission - China's ninth manned spaceflight - is scheduled for launch on Sunday morning from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in the northwestern Gobi Desert, according to a senior mission official.
• Taiwan must insist on democracy amid authoritarian expansion: Tsai CNA 04 Jun 2022 -- Taiwan must insist on democratic values at a time when authoritarianism is expanding, President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) said Saturday, the 33rd anniversary of the Tiananmen Square Incident.
• Shared gas field divided 80:20 between Iran and Oman: Source Press TV 04 Jun 2022 -- Iran and Oman have agreed to divide the Hengam gas field in the Persian Gulf on a 80:20 formula as part of a recent contract signed between the two countries to jointly develop the field, says an industry source.
• EU's Borrell says possibility of JCPOA revival shrinking but 'extra effort' can still lead to agreement Press TV 04 Jun 2022 -- The European Union's top diplomat says despite the diminishing prospect of reviving the 2015 deal, "extra effort" by all the parties involved can still lead to an agreement to salvage the accord.
• Iran Supreme Leader Says 'Enemy' Triggering Unrest To Weaken Islamic Republic RFE/RL 04 Jun 2022 -- Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has accused the "enemy"-- a reference mainly to the United States -- of seeking to use protests to destabilize the Islamic Republic.
• Iran warns against 'further erosion' of IAEA credibility after Grossi's Israel visit Press TV 04 Jun 2022 -- Taking strong exception to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) chief's visit to Israel ahead of a key board meeting, Iran on Friday warned against "further erosion" of the UN agency's credibility.
• Dozens Injured As Armenian Opposition Protesters Clash With Police RFE/RL 04 Jun 2022 -- Dozens have been injured after Armenian opposition protestors clashed again with police as they continue to reject the government's handling of the Nagorno-Karabakh dispute with Azerbaijan.