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• U.S. Indo-Pacific Forces Come Together: Valiant Shield 22 US Navy 05 Jun 2022 -- U.S. Indo-Pacific command joint forces are scheduled to participate in exercise Valiant Shield (VS) 2022, June 6-17, on Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Palau and at sea around the Mariana Island Range Complex.
• USS Gravely (DDG 107) arrives in Gdynia, Poland US Navy 05 Jun 2022 -- The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Gravely (DDG 107) arrived in Gdynia, Poland, June 5, 2022, for a scheduled port visit to enhance the United States-Polish partnership and facilitate a robust, united, and fruitful NATO alliance.
• Exercise Baltic Operations kicks off in the Baltic Sea US Navy 05 Jun 2022 -- Fourteen NATO allies, two NATO partner nations, over 45 ships, more than 75 aircraft, and approximately 7,000 personnel kick off Baltic Operations (BALTOPS 22) from Stockholm today.
• NATO kicks off drills in Stockholm with prospective members, endless expansion casts shadow over global security Global Times 05 Jun 2022 -- Two days after the Russian-Ukraine military conflict passed 100 days, 14 NATO countries kicked off the BALTOPS exercise in the Baltic Sea on Sunday along with prospective members Sweden and Finland, whose participation is "not unprecedented" but is seen by observers as having a different meaning given the vastly changed security landscape in Europe.
• Drones deployed on aircraft carrier Shandong; 'more advanced tech to come soon' Global Times 05 Jun 2022 -- The deployment of lightweight drones on the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy's aircraft carrier Shandong sparked a wave of speculation by overseas media, which hyped that China has surpassed the US in deploying drones on aircraft carriers.
• S.Korea says DPRK fires 8 short-range ballistic missiles eastward People's Daily 05 Jun 2022 -- The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) fired eight short-range ballistic missiles eastward, South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said Sunday.
• North Korea Fires Ballistic Missiles Toward Sea of Japan - Reports Sputnik 05 Jun 2022 -- Pyongyang test-fired a total of eight short-range ballistic missiles on Sunday, the South Korean Yonhap news agency reports citing the South Korean military.
• S Korea military, Japan coast guard: North Korea fires multiple ballistic missiles towards sea Press TV 05 Jun 2022 -- North Korea has reportedly launched multiple ballistic missiles toward the sea off its east coast, both South Korea's military and Japan's coast guard say.

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• Protecting civilians from explosive weapons in conflict: 5 things you should know UN News 05 Jun 2022 -- On average, 90 per cent of those killed and injured by the use of explosive weapons used in populated areas are civilians. A political commitment to address the humanitarian harm arising from the use of these weapons in cities, towns and villages could be a major step towards protecting those caught up in conflict.
• PLA aircraft deal with Canadian, Australian provocative close-in recon in East and South China Seas Global Times 05 Jun 2022 -- Warplanes of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) recently dealt with close-in reconnaissance and provocative activities by surveillance planes from Canada and Australia on China in the East China Sea and South China Sea respectively, Chinese sources and analysts said on Sunday.
• Exclusive: Canadian warplanes provoke China with close-in recon over E.China Sea; claims that China buzzing military flights not true: source Global Times 05 Jun 2022 -- Reports claiming that the Chinese military aircraft "buzzed" Canadian military aircraft are not consistent with the truth: it was the Canadian warplanes that traveled all the way to the East China Sea and conducted close-in reconnaissance, thus provoking China, a source familiar with the matter told the Global Times on Sunday.
• Chinese interception of P-8A Poseidon on 26 May 2022 Australia DOD 05 Jun 2022 -- Defence advises that on 26 May 2022, a RAAF P-8 maritime surveillance aircraft was intercepted by a Chinese J-16 fighter aircraft during a routine maritime surveillance activity in international airspace in the South China Sea region.
• Libya's Largest Oilfield Resumes Work After 2 Months of Shutdown, Source Says Sputnik 05 Jun 2022 -- Libya's largest oilfield, El Sharara, has resumed operation after two months of shutdown, a Libyan source close to the matter said.
• Dozens Feared Dead in Nigeria Church Attack VOA 05 Jun 2022 -- Dozens of worshippers were feared dead in an attack on a Catholic church in Nigeria on Sunday, state lawmakers said.
• The Maariv: Hezbollah possesses 100,000 rockets IRNA 05 Jun 2022 -- The Hebrew newspaper, The Maariv said that according to the Israeli security institutions Lebanese Hezbollah resistance movement owns more than 100,000 rockets and missiles.
• Foreign Ministry: Three Persian Gulf islands 'Iran's eternal territory' Press TV 05 Jun 2022 -- The Foreign Ministry says Iran's three islands in the Persian Gulf are eternal parts of the country's territory.

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• Former CIA director personally observed waterboarding of prisoner: Court testimony Press TV 05 Jun 2022 -- A former US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) director, who had overseen a secret prison in Thailand, personally observed interrogation sessions in which inmates were being tortured.
• Countries Surrounding Serbia Close Airspace for Lavrov's Plane - Zakharova Sputnik 05 Jun 2022 -- Serbia's neighboring countries have closed their national airspace for an aircraft of Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, thus blocking another channel of communication, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Sunday.
• China's property market gradually rebounds during Dragon Boat Festival, as government supportive measures kick in Global Times 05 Jun 2022 -- China's real estate market saw brisk business during the Dragon Boat Festival, with second-hand home transactions increasing from the previous month, industry insiders told the Global Times on Sunday, pointing to a gradual recovery amid intensifying efforts to boost the property market and stabilize housing and land prices.
• Chinese EV makers scramble to acquire lithium, aiming to curb battery prices Global Times 05 Jun 2022 -- Chinese electric vehicle (EV) industry players such as BYD are striving to secure deals with lithium mines overseas in a bid to curb surging prices of batteries while securing the stable supply of EVs, for which China is one of the leading producers in the world.
• Albanese to Maintain Australia's Strong Stance on China VOA 05 Jun 2022 -- Analysts say Australia's relationship with China is unlikely to improve under the new left-wing government in Canberra, although they say a decision by Pacific Island nations to resist a security pact with Beijing has signaled a strategic shift in regional dynamics for Canberra and the Quad, an informal grouping of the U.S., Japan, India and Australia.
• Japan nibbles at one-China principle with 'dangerous' plan to send active-duty military staff to Taiwan, consequences far beyond 'ties deterioration' Global Times 05 Jun 2022 -- China needs to be alert to Japan's escalation of substantive engagement with Taiwan secessionist authorities and the possibility of the island becoming a new intelligence stronghold against the Chinese mainland, Chinese experts said on Sunday, following Japanese media's reports that Japan has decided to send active-duty military staff to the island of Taiwan for the first time.
• Anti-Iran IAEA resolution's masterminds responsible for consequences: FM Press TV 05 Jun 2022 -- Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian says the countries that are pushing for adoption of an anti-Iranian resolution by the United Nations nuclear watchdog should also bear the repercussions of such a move.
• Iraqi Kurdistan rejects federal ruling over oil delivery to Baghdad amid dealings with Israel Press TV 05 Jun 2022 -- The judicial council of Iraq's Kurdistan has vehemently opposed a ruling from the Iraqi federal court to hand over the region's crude supplies to the central government in Baghdad amid secret dealings with Israel.
• Kazakh Exit Polls Indicate More Than 70 Percent Voted For Constitutional Overhaul RFE/RL 05 Jun 2022 -- Exit polls indicate that more than 70 percent of Kazakh voters who participated in a constitutional referendum on June 5 favored the changes it proposed.
• Kazakhstan holds referendum to move past Nazarbayev era Press TV 05 Jun 2022 -- Kazakh citizens have headed to the polls to vote in a national referendum to overhaul their country's constitution in a drive for a "New Kazakhstan".
• Bajram Begaj elected as Albania's new president People's Daily 05 Jun 2022 -- Albanian lawmakers elected Bajram Begaj, who held the post of the Chief of General Staff of the Albanian Armed Forces (AAF), as the new president of Albania, with 78 votes in favor, four against and one abstained at a parliament session here on Saturday.
• Cambodia opposition decries intimidation as ruling party claims local election sweep Radio Free Asia 05 Jun 2022 -- Prime Minister Hun Sen's Cambodian People's Party claimed a sweeping victory in nationwide elections for local councils on Sunday, a contest that rights watchdogs said was heavily slanted toward the ruling party and marred by intimidation and obstruction of the opposition.
• The Far-Right Parties Keeping The Serbian President In Check Over Ukraine RFE/RL 05 Jun 2022 -- "Every step toward imposing sanctions will only damage Serbia, not Russia," said Andrej Mitic, the international secretary of the far-right Dveri party, over a glass of lemonade in the regal lobby of Belgrade's Hotel Moskva. "For that reason we see these current anti-Russian policies as anti-Serbian policies.... We see great dangers to the interests and values of the [Serbian] people."