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• Secretary of Defense Visits NORAD, NORTHCOM DoD 07 Jun 2022 -- Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, and Canadian Minister of National Defence Anita Anand visited the North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command, at Peterson Space Force Base, Colorado, June 7.
• Modernized, Interoperable Guard Is Hedge Against Peer Competitors DoD News 07 Jun 2022 -- As Congress mulls over the president's fiscal year 2023 budget request, the way the National Guard will use its portion of the funding to prepare for near-peer competition was of interest to some lawmakers.
• U.S. Marine Corps' VMGR-252 squadron deployed to Poland in support of USAFE USMC News 07 Jun 2022 -- U.S. Marines and KC-130J Super Hercules from Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 252, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, deployed to Łask Air Base, Poland, under the command of U.S. Air Forces in Europe and as a key enabler to Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 312.
• New MH-139 Grey Wolves will go to Joint Base Andrews US Air Force 07 Jun 2022 -- The Department of the Air Force selected Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, as the fourth location to host MH-139 Grey Wolves.
• Joint, coalition warfighters test tactical expertise during Navy FST-J exercise US Air Force 07 Jun 2022 -- Airmen from the 505th Combat Training Squadron and 926th Operations Group, Detachment 1, Hurlburt Field, recently supported the U.S. Navy Fleet Synthetic Training-Joint exercise, or FST-J.
• NRL CIRCE Spacecraft to be Part of Historic U.K. Launch US Navy 07 Jun 2022 -- Space Systems Command is partnering with Virgin Orbit National Systems, a U.S.-incorporated, wholly-owned subsidiary to Virgin Orbit, to launch Coordinated Ionospheric Reconstruction CubeSat Experiment (CIRCE). The satellites, which contain twin 6U CubeSats, will fly in a circular orbit at 555 km (344 miles) altitude in a lead/trail formation 300-500 km (186-310 miles) apart in the same orbit plane to measure Earth's ionosphere and particle radiation environment.
• Tripoli Earns Second Green 'H' Award US Navy 07 Jun 2022 -- The Health Services Department aboard amphibious assault carrier USS Tripoli (LHA 7) earned the Force Health and Wellness Unit Award (Green "H") the second consecutive year.
• DAF COVID-19 Statistics - June 7, 2022 US Air Force 07 Jun 2022
• Continued Investments Make Guard Effective, Chief Says Army News 07 Jun 2022 -- The chief of the National Guard Bureau told senators June 7 that continued investments in the National Guard mean it will be able to effectively support the Joint Force while quickly responding to the needs on the home front.
• NATO anti-submarine warfare exercise Dynamic Mongoose to begin in North Atlantic US Navy 07 Jun 2022 -- NATO's advanced anti-submarine warfare exercise, Dynamic Mongoose will begin 13 June 2022. The exercise will see the participation of Sailors and Airmen from nine NATO nations: Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, United Kingdom and the United States including 3 submarines, 11 surface ships and 16 Maritime Patrol Aircraft.
• Court Bans Publication Of Information On Russian Military Death Toll In Ukraine RFE/RL 07 Jun 2022 -- Several Russian online newspapers have been forced to take down a list of the country's military personnel killed in Moscow's unprovoked invasion of Ukraine after a court ruled the information was banned from being distributed.
• US, allies' warplanes buzz Korean Peninsula in show of force against North Korea Press TV 07 Jun 2022 -- The United States, South Korea and Japan have flown warplanes over waters surrounding the Korean Peninsula in a show of force against North Korea that is reportedly planning another nuclear test.
• US, South Korea Hold Massive Air Drill Following North Korean Launches VOA 07 Jun 2022 -- South Korea and the United States held an air power demonstration involving 20 fighter jets Tuesday, the allies' latest display of military strength amid signs North Korea may soon conduct a nuclear test.
• PLA expedites construction of new military energy support system PLA Daily 07 Jun 2022 -- Developing and using new energy is an important step taken by the Chinese military to carry out the new strategy of energy security initiated by President Xi Jinping and to achieve the goal of peak carbon dioxide emissions and carbon neutrality. Since the 18th CPC National Congress, the PLA, resolutely following President Xi's instructions, has taken faster steps to build a secure, efficient, and sustainable modern military energy system evidenced by strongly promoting the use of new energies such as solar power, wind power, ocean energy, and hydrogen energy for military purposes, and has achieved positive results in reinforcing energy support capability and overcoming bottlenecks in the war-preparedness energy support.
• Cambodia denies that China is building secret facility at Ream Naval Base Radio Free Asia 07 Jun 2022 -- China is not secretly building a military facility for its exclusive use inside a naval base Cambodia, a government spokesman said, dismissing a new report that detailed how both countries have been concealing a project that first gained U.S. attention in 2019.
• Chinese Ambassador attends ceremony at controversial Cambodian base Radio Free Asia 07 Jun 2022 -- A ground-breaking ceremony got underway on Wednesday morning at the Ream Naval Base in Cambodia for a Chinese-assisted development project that is causing grave concerns to the U.S. and allies.
• Chinese FM slams US media report faking 'Chinese military base' in Cambodia Global Times 07 Jun 2022 -- Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian on Monday slammed a US media report that claimed China was building an exclusive military base in Cambodia, criticizing the US for spreading disinformation of other countries while maintaining a strong military presence around the world and flexing its military muscle.
• US rallies Canada, Australia for close-in recon on China; 'PLA could do similar to them' as countermeasure Global Times 07 Jun 2022 -- With the participation of Australia and Canada, the US-led Five Eyes alliance has conducted a new trick to provoke China and test the resolve of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) by carrying out aerial close-in reconnaissance near China, analysts said on Tuesday, with data showing dozens of such flights were conducted in the East China Sea and the South China Sea recently.
• Taiwanese air force jet makes 'hard landing' in Hawaii Radio Free Asia 07 Jun 2022 -- In the second incident in a week, a Taiwanese air force F-16 fighter jet had to make an emergency landing in Hawaii on Monday due to landing gear problems, media reports said.
• Taiwan Air Force F-16 makes hard landing in Hawaii; no one injured CNA 07 Jun 2022 -- An F-16 fighter jet belonging to Taiwan's Air Force made a hard landing at an airport in Honolulu due to a landing gear malfunction, a military source confirmed to CNA on Tuesday. No one was injured.
• CSBC denies report on submarine technology leak from Korean firm CNA 07 Jun 2022 -- Taiwanese shipbuilder CSBC Corp. on Tuesday denied a report that the company received leaked information on submarine building from South Korean tech advisory firm SI.
• Tasmanian Defence industry in the spotlight Australia DOD 07 Jun 2022 -- In a first, foreign military officials who are part of the Service Attaches and Advisors Group (SAAG), visited Defence industries in Tasmania from May 17-27.
• King Air conducts air patrols in the Pacific Australia DOD 07 Jun 2022 -- A Royal Australian Air Force KA350 King Air and three pilots arrived in Honiara, Solomon Islands in early May, in support of Operation Solania 2022.
• Fighting threats, real and imagined Australia DOD 07 Jun 2022 -- Soldiers will be able to operate vehicles not yet in service, and fight enemies they've never faced, thanks to incoming simulation upgrades powered partially by the engine behind hit video games such as Gears of War and Fortnite.
• Iranian military products can assist Iraq with ensuring security, defense chief says Press TV 07 Jun 2022 -- Defense Minister Brigadier General Mohammad-Reza Gharaei Ashtiani says Iran's military achievements could effectively help neighboring Iraq to beef up security.
• OSCE Mission to Montenegro supports drafting the Law on Production of Weapons and Military Equipment OSCE 07 Jun 2022 -- From April to June 2022, the OSCE Mission to Montenegro provided support in drafting the Law on Production of Weapons and Military Equipment, the first law of its kind in Montenegro since its independence.
• How Biden Can Salvage Summit of the Americas VOA 07 Jun 2022 -- U.S. President Joe Biden heads to Los Angeles, California, Wednesday to host the ninth Summit of the Americas (SOA) - a gathering that will be skipped by the leaders of Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico and others amid protests of Washington's exclusion of the governments of Cuba, Nicaragua and Venezuela.
• Secretary Blinken's Meeting with Qatari Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Al Thani US Dept. of State 07 Jun 2022
• Deputy Secretary Sherman's Meeting with Republic of Korea First Vice Foreign Minister Cho US Dept. of State 07 Jun 2022
• Deputy Secretary Sherman's Meeting with Republic of Korea Foreign Minister Park US Dept. of State 07 Jun 2022
• Secretary Blinken's Call with Australian Foreign Minister Wong US Dept. of State 07 Jun 2022

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• 7 June 2022 - Daily Press Briefing by the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General United Nations 07 Jun 2022
• Germany Says Taliban Are Leading Afghanistan 'Into Downfall' VOA 07 Jun 2022 -- Germany urged the global community Tuesday to collectively tell Afghanistan's Islamist Taliban rulers that they "are heading in the wrong direction" and called for strictly linking any economic aid for the war-torn country to the human rights of Afghans.
• German Foreign Minister Says World Must Make Taliban See It's Headed In Wrong Direction RFE/RL Gandhara 07 Jun 2022 -- German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock says the international community must make the Taliban government in Afghanistan aware that it is going in the wrong direction.
• Taliban Accused Of Forced Evictions As Fighting Intensifies In Northern Afghanistan RFE/RL Gandhara 07 Jun 2022 -- Armed Taliban fighters stopped at Ahmad's home last week, ordering his family of six to immediately leave their village in Afghanistan's northern province of Baghlan.
• 'Threatened Sovereignty': China Slams Australia for Flying P-8 Spy Plane Over Paracel Islands Sputnik 07 Jun 2022 -- In a release dated 5 June, Australia's Defence Department noted that its P-8 maritime surveillance aircraft had been "intercepted" by a Chinese J-16 fighter jet on 26 May, while carrying out "routine maritime surveillance activity in international airspace in the South China Sea".
• China Warns Australia to Stop Military Provocations in South China Sea Sputnik 07 Jun 2022 -- China has warned Australia to cease dangerous provocations near its borders, Chinese Defence MInistry spokesman Tan Kefei said on Tuesday, after an Australian warplane was intercepted collecting intelligence above a disputed territory in the South China Sea.
• China warns Australia to stop 'dangerous' maneuvers in S China Sea after aircraft interception Press TV 07 Jun 2022 -- China says its military intercepted Australian military aircraft in the South China Sea and "drove it away" as the aircraft threatened the country's sovereignty and security.
• PLA warns away Australian spy plane for close airspace trespass in China's Xisha Global Times 07 Jun 2022 -- The Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) warned away an Australian spy plane when it recently attempted to trespass into Chinese airspace of the Xisha Islands in the South China Sea for close-in reconnaissance, the Chinese Defense Ministry said on Tuesday, debunking Australia's claim that a PLA warplane intercepted the Australian aircraft and threatened the safety of its crew.
• Chinese defense spokesperson responds to Australia's hype of China-Australia military aircraft encounter PLA Daily 07 Jun 2022 -- On June 7, 2022, Senior Colonel Tan Kefei, a spokesperson for China's Ministry of National Defense (MND), responded to the reporter's question on the recent China-Australia military aircraft encounter.
• Dozen terrorists killed in northern Iraq as resistance fighters strike Daesh positions Press TV 07 Jun 2022 -- At least a dozen Daesh terrorists have been killed in northern Iraq in a sweeping operation by the Arab country's resistance fighters, as the Iraqi army and its allies strive to flush the last remnants of the foreign-sponsored outfit out of the Arab country.
• Turkish military convoy enters Syrian territory: Sources Press TV 07 Jun 2022 -- A Turkish military convoy has reportedly crossed the common border into Syria, ignoring repeated warnings by Damascus for Ankara to respect the country's territorial integrity.
• Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and Israel, issues first report OHCHR 07 Jun 2022 -- The continued occupation by Israel of Palestinian territory and discrimination against Palestinians are the key root causes of the recurrent tensions, instability and protraction of conflict in the region, according to the first report by the new United Nations Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and Israel, issued today.
• The UN Human Rights Council's Commission of Inquiry on the Situation in Israel, the West Bank, and Gaza US Dept. of State 07 Jun 2022 -- The United States is committed to advancing human rights in Israel, the West Bank, and Gaza. Israelis and Palestinians deserve equal measures of freedom, security, prosperity, and, importantly, dignity. Promoting human rights and fundamental freedoms is important in its own right and as a means of preserving and advancing the prospects of a negotiated two-state solution.
• Occupation, discrimination driving Israel-Palestine conflict, recurring violence UN News 07 Jun 2022 -- Ending the Israeli occupation of Palestinian territory, and discrimination against Palestinians, is essential to stopping the decades-long conflict between the two sides, a new UN independent human rights body said on Tuesday.
• MFA response to the report of the Human Rights Council's Commission of Inquiry published today Israel MFA 07 Jun 2022 -- The Commission of Inquiry and the biased report it published are the result of the HRC's extreme anti-Israel bias. The Commission members, who claim to be objective, were only appointed to their roles because of their public and well-known anti-Israel stances, in direct opposition to the rules set out by the United Nations.
• PM Bennett's Remarks to the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee Israel - Prime Minister 07 Jun 2022 -- Following are Prime Minister Naftali Bennett's remarks to the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee today:
• Refugees in Myanmar's Chin state excluded from ASEAN humanitarian assistance plan Radio Free Asia 07 Jun 2022 -- Nearly 100,000 internally displaced ethnic Chins in western Myanmar have called for help from civil society groups to avoid allowing the military junta to control distribution of humanitarian aid from Southeast Asian countries, saying their strife-torn region is not receiving assistance.
• Myanmar's junta uses identity documents as tools of genocide against Rohingya: report Radio Free Asia 07 Jun 2022 -- Myanmar's junta is using identity documents to carry out a genocide of the ethnic Rohingya community, much like the perpetrators of the Holocaust and Rwandan genocide, according to a new report, which calls on the U.N. Security Council to refer the situation to the International Criminal Court (ICC).
• India Crackdown Forces Rohingya Refugees to Go Underground, Flee to Bangladesh VOA 07 Jun 2022 -- The detention of dozens of Rohingya refugees in the north Indian city of Jammu, a north Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir, and the deportation of the two refugees to Myanmar has triggered panic among India's Rohingya refugee community.
• Humanitarian Assistance to Communities in Northern Ethiopia US Dept. of State 07 Jun 2022 -- The United States welcomes the progress in securing more regular access for humanitarian assistance to communities in need in the Afar, Amhara, and Tigray regions of Ethiopia.
• Nigeria: Guterres condemns 'heinous' church attack which left dozens dead UN News 07 Jun 2022 -- The UN Secretary-General has condemned "in the strongest terms" a brutal attack on a Catholic church in southwest Nigeria at the weekend, which left at least 50 people dead and wounded dozens more.
• Cameroonian Children Protest Abuses in Separatist Conflict VOA 07 Jun 2022 -- Several hundred children marched through the streets of Cameroon's capital, Yaoundé, on June 6 holding placards that called for an end to the use of child soldiers in the country's separatist conflict, as well as other abuses to children stemming from the fighting.

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• Proud Boys Indictment Highlights Stakes in Capitol Riot Hearings VOA 07 Jun 2022 -- The stakes have risen for high-profile congressional hearings beginning later this week with the filing of seditious conspiracy charges against leaders of one of the most prominent groups involved in the January 6, 2021, assault on the U.S. Capitol.
• ICE to Formalize Consideration of Military Service for Noncitizen Vets Facing Deportation VOA 07 Jun 2022 -- U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced Tuesday it is formalizing a policy that would consider service in the U.S. military when a noncitizen veteran faces possible deportation.
• American Woman Who Led ISIS Battalion Pleads Guilty US Dept. of Justice 07 Jun 2022 -- A U.S. citizen pleaded guilty today in the Eastern District of Virginia to organizing and leading an all-female military battalion in Syria on behalf of the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS), a designated foreign terrorist organization.
• Security Union: Rules on removing terrorist content online become applicable European Commission 07 Jun 2022 -- Today the EU Regulation on addressing the dissemination of terrorist content online enters into application. The Regulation provides a legal framework to ensure that hosting service providers will take down terrorist content online within one hour.
• OSCE supports Uzbekistan's efforts to combat the financing of terrorism OSCE 07 Jun 2022 -- On 3 June 2022, the OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan (PCUz) in co‑operation with the Eurasian Group on Combating Money Laundering and Financing of Terrorism (EAG) and the Uzbek Prosecutor General's Office organized an international scientific-practical conference themed "Legalization of the Proceeds of Criminal Activities and Financing of Terrorism: Modern Threats and Current Issues of Combating them".
• Russian State Duma Votes To Quit European Court Of Human Rights RFE/RL 07 Jun 2022 -- The Russian State Duma has passed a pair of bills to end the jurisdiction of the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) in the country.
• Lavrov Arrives In Turkey For Talks On Grain Exports RFE/RL 07 Jun 2022 -- Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has begun a two-day visit to Turkey, where he will hold talks on unblocking grain exports from Ukraine.
• Meeting on economic issues President of Russia 07 Jun 2022 -- The President held a regular meeting on economic issues via videoconference.
• Russia to strengthen economic sovereignty in 2020s: Putin People's Daily 07 Jun 2022 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin said Monday that the 2020s would be a time for his country to strengthen its economic sovereignty.
• US bars investors from buying Russian debt, stocks on secondary market Press TV 07 Jun 2022 -- The United States has tightened economic sanctions against Russia using the pretext of its conflict with Ukraine. The Treasury Department has banned American money managers from buying any Russian debt or stocks in secondary markets on top of its existing embargo on new-issue purchases.
• U.S. In Talks With Europeans On Ways To Limit Russian Oil Revenues, U.S. Treasury Secretary Says RFE/RL 07 Jun 2022 -- The United States is involved in "extremely active" discussions with European countries aimed at finding more ways to limit Russian oil revenues, U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said.
• Fiji Allows U.S. Seizure Of $325 Million Superyacht Linked To Russian Kerimov RFE/RL 07 Jun 2022 -- Fiji's Supreme Court has allowed the seizure of a $325 million Russian-owned superyacht by the United States as part of the sanctions imposed by Washington on Moscow over its unprovoked invasion of Ukraine.
• An Austrian Company Once Oversaw Russian Oil Giant Rosneft's Corporate Jets. No More. RFE/RL 07 Jun 2022 -- For years, Igor Sechin, one of Russian President Vladimir Putin's oldest confidants and CEO of the state-run oil giant Rosneft, globe-trotted to fancy destinations around Europe, the Middle East, and elsewhere aboard luxury private jets.
• Navalny Loses Appeal Against Penitentiary's Decision To Label Him 'Inclined To Commit Terrorism' RFE/RL 07 Jun 2022 -- Jailed Russian opposition politician Aleksei Navalny has lost an appeal against a decision by penitentiary officials to label him as "a person inclined to commit crimes of a terrorist or extremist nature."
• Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Zhao Lijian's Regular Press Conference on June 7, 2022 PRC MofA 07 Jun 2022
• Wang Yi meets with Kazakh president, stresses vigilance against external forces Global Times 07 Jun 2022 -- Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Tuesday met with Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev in Kazakhstan's capital Nur-Sultan, during which he stressed the importance of vigilance to external forces attempting to involve regional countries in major-power conflicts and to coerce countries to take sides.
• HK introduces textbooks for Citizenship, expected to resolve much criticized education problem Global Times 07 Jun 2022 -- On Monday, the Hong Kong Education Bureau (EDB) announced the first batch of textbooks applicable to the subject of Citizenship and Social Development in Hong Kong, with six sets of textbooks from five publishers selected.
• Chinese FM again urges explanation on US officials' Xinjiang remarks, calls 'genocide' claim international joke Global Times 07 Jun 2022 -- China has again urged the US to give an explanation on US officials' revealed plan of "smearing Xinjiang to contain China," Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian said at Tuesday's press briefing and urged the US to stop its despicable act of smearing Xinjiang through political manipulation.
• French parliamentary group to visit Taiwan; 3rd visit in 10 months CNA 07 Jun 2022 -- French lawmakers will be visiting Taiwan for a third time in 10 months when a group of five French senators arrives Wednesday on a six-day trip, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) said Tuesday.
• Slovakia will stand with Taiwan: visiting Slovak lawmaker CNA 07 Jun 2022 -- Slovakia will stand with Taiwan as it resists strong powers that threaten democracy, Deputy Speaker of the Slovak National Council Milan Laurenčík, the head of a visiting delegation from his country, said Tuesday in Taipei in a meeting with President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文).
• US uses new trick to cheat Taiwan as island unlikely to obtain free trade deal from Washington Global Times 07 Jun 2022 -- The US is using a new trick to cheat the island of Taiwan with the so-called "US-Taiwan Initiative on 21st-Century Trade" and people on the island will not get any concrete benefits, but they could be further used by Washington to serve its strategic goal to provoke the Chinese mainland, said experts from both the mainland and Taiwan.
• U.S. Special Representative to the Democratic People's Republic of Korea Sung Kim On Recent DPRK Missile Launches US Dept. of State 07 Jun 2022
• How Should US Respond to a North Korean Nuclear Test? VOA 07 Jun 2022 -- The United States has warned of "a swift and forceful response" if North Korea conducts a nuclear test. Such a reaction, experts say, must include bolstering South Korean defenses while targeting Chinese and Russian entities and individuals supporting Pyongyang's weapons programs.
• US threatens North Korea with 'forceful response' to new nuclear test Press TV 07 Jun 2022 -- The US government has threatened North Korea with a "swift and forceful response" if Pyongyang conducts a nuclear test.
• North Korea ballistic missile tests: FCDO statement UK FCDO 07 Jun 2022 -- A Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office spokesperson responds to the ballistic missile launches carried out by North Korea on 5 June.
• E3 statement to the IAEA Board of Governors on the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, June 2022 UK FCDO 07 Jun 2022 -- Delivered 07 June 2022 on behalf of France, Germany and the United Kingdom to the IAEA Board of Governors addressing Iran's implementation of its nuclear commitments under the JCPoA.
• Iran's technical comments on IAEA safeguards report IRNA 07 Jun 2022 -- The United Nations nuclear chief Rafael Grossi issued his quarterly safeguards report on Iran on May 30. In an exclusive memo to IRNA on Tuesday, Behrouz Kamalvandi, spokesman for the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI), made technical comments on the report.
• US claims JCPOA return despite anti-Iran moves IRNA 07 Jun 2022 -- The United States claims to be keeping up efforts to return to the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, despite its policies being in line with those of the Zionist regime as well as the recent anti-Iran resolution pushed by Germany, the UK, and France, all parties to the nuclear accord.
• Iran's oil exports at over 1 mln bpd since March: Report Press TV 07 Jun 2022 -- A report published in the Iranian media shows that crude oil exports from the country have remained at levels above 1 million barrels per day (bpd) since the start of the calendar year in late March.
• Top Iran official urges IAEA to drop political agenda as board meets Press TV 07 Jun 2022 -- A senior Iranian official has urged the director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency to refrain from pursuing any political agenda in his work, stating that the Islamic Republic is strongly opposed to an anti-Iran resolution at the IAEA Board of Governors.
• Iranian Pensioners Continue Protests Amid Economic Woes RFE/RL 07 Jun 2022 -- Pensioners and retired government employees have continued protests in more than a dozen Iranian cities for a second day as they seek a hike in pensions to offset rising prices amid the country's growing economic woes.
• Belarus Sentences Several Activists As Crackdown Over Dissent Continues RFE/RL 07 Jun 2022 -- A court in Minsk has sentenced sociologist Tatsyana Vadalaskaya to a lengthy prison sentence while prosecutors in another case have recommended a harsh sentence for journalist Aksana Kolb on charges related to protests against the disputed results of a presidential election in August 2020 that handed authoritarian ruler Alyaksandr Lukashenka a sixth term in power.
• India faces diplomatic storm over derogatory remarks about Islam, Prophet Press TV 07 Jun 2022 -- India is finding itself in the throes of a major diplomatic storm in the wake of Islamophobic remarks by the ruling party's spokespersons, drawing the ire of many Muslim-majority countries.
• Kazakhstan: Statement by the Spokesperson on the Constitutional Referendum European External Action Service (EEAS) 07 Jun 2022 -- The EU takes note of the Constitutional Referendum in Kazakhstan, which took place on Sunday, 5 June. With this referendum, the people of Kazakhstan supported important constitutional amendments aimed at strengthening the democracy of the country.
• Myanmar's junta vows to proceed with high-profile executions Radio Free Asia 07 Jun 2022 -- The court-ordered executions of four Burmese prisoners, including a deposed lawmaker and a prominent former activist sentenced to death for "terrorism," will be carried out despite widespread international criticism, a junta official said Tuesday.
• Yangon blasts injure three people, including a child Radio Free Asia 07 Jun 2022 -- Two suspected bombings in Hlaing Tharyar Township's No. 5 Ward this morning injured three people, including a child.
• South African President Faces Criminal Charges — But Will He 'Step Aside'? Sputnik 07 Jun 2022 -- South Africa's ruling party the ANC passed a resolution at its 2107 conference instructing party members to 'step aside' from official government positions if they are charged with corruption or other serious offences. Now that may force President Cyril Ramaphosa to take indefinite leave from leading the country.
• South Africans React to Arrest of Zuma Allies Accused of Stealing Billions VOA 07 Jun 2022 -- South Africans were relieved Tuesday to learn that two businessmen who've been fugitives since being accused of looting billions of dollars from the state have been arrested in Dubai. But their extradition and prosecution could be a complex and drawn-out legal battle.
• EU commissioner: Talks on Turkey's accession to EU stalled Press TV 07 Jun 2022 -- EU Commissioner for Neighborhood and Enlargement Oliver Varhelyi says negotiations on Turkey's accession to the European Union have been stalled since Ankara has failed to comply with the bloc's standards on human rights.
• Political Dangers Remain for British PM After Failed Bid to Oust Him VOA 07 Jun 2022 -- British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said Tuesday his Conservative Party should "draw a line under our issues" after he survived a no-confidence vote by his own Members of Parliament Monday evening, following months of speculation over the future of his leadership.
• UK's Johnson wins no-confidence vote, saves premiership People's Daily 07 Jun 2022 -- British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Monday won a no-confidence vote among Conservative lawmakers, saving his precarious premiership.
• UK's Johnson survives no-confidence vote over 'partygate' scandal Press TV 07 Jun 2022 -- British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has managed to win the ruling Conservative party's vote of confidence after the "partygate" scandal dealt a heavy blow to the public's trust in his leadership.
• Erdogan Wants Swedish Defence Minister Fired Over Party With Kurds - Report Sputnik 07 Jun 2022 -- Previously, Ankara blocked the NATO applications of Sweden and Finland , accusing the Nordic countries of harbouring and supporting autonomy-seeking Kurdish groups that Turkey blacklists as "terrorists".
• Sri Lankan PM urges citizens to use gas, fuel sparingly amid worsening economic crisis People's Daily 07 Jun 2022 -- Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe said here on Tuesday the next three weeks would be tough as the nation is facing a severe economic crisis, urging citizens to use fuel and gas sparingly.
• Sri Lanka Mulls Introducing Fuel Coupon System as PM Ranil Warns of Looming Food Crisis Sputnik 07 Jun 2022 -- Since January, Sri Lanka has received loans from India, China, and Japan to tackle an unprecedented economic crisis. Ranil Wickremesinghe was elected as the new Prime Minister last month after Mahinda Rajapaksa, brother of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, stepped down following violent civilian protests against the government.
• COVID test scandal topples two Vietnam Communist Party high officials Radio Free Asia 07 Jun 2022 -- It's always a sign when the Vietnam Communist Party (VCP) calls for an emergency session of its Central Committee. Following a late May report by the Central Inspection Discipline Commission that detailed the wrong doing and bribe taking by the country's Minister of Health and the Chairman of the Hanoi Party Committee, the Central Committee voted to expel the two men from the communist party. A third individual, the Deputy Minister of Science and Technology, but not a member of the Central Committee, was also expelled from the party.
• Bosnian Envoy Imposes Funding Decision For Elections RFE/RL 07 Jun 2022 -- The High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina has imposed a decision to finance general elections this autumn in the country after the government set a date for the vote without allocating enough money to carry it out.
• 'Explosion of child deaths' imminent in Horn of Africa if world does not act immediately - UNICEF UNICEF 07 Jun 2022 -- This is a summary of what was said by UNICEF's Deputy Regional Director for Eastern and Southern Africa, Rania Dagash - to whom quoted text may be attributed - at today's press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva.
• Horn of Africa braces for 'explosion of child deaths' as hunger crisis deepens UN News 07 Jun 2022 -- An "explosion of child deaths" is likely and imminent in the Horn of Africa unless the international community takes immediate action to prevent a new hunger disaster, UN humanitarians warned on Tuesday.
• UN: Without Action, Famine Looms for Somalia VOA 07 Jun 2022 -- The United Nations warned Tuesday that Somalia is at risk of another famine, as consecutive droughts have withered crops and killed scores of livestock, and grain imports from Ukraine and Russia have dramatically dropped due to their war.
• Famine and Death Stalk Children in Somalia VOA 07 Jun 2022 -- U.N. agencies are warning of famine in Somalia and a surge of child deaths across the Horn of Africa if their appeals for urgently needed funds to save the lives of hundreds of thousands of hungry, malnourished children remain unmet.