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• DOD Looks at U.S.-South Korea Technology Collaboration DoD News 09 Jun 2022 -- The partnership between the United States and South Korea has grown for more than 70 years now and continues to strengthen every year.
• Idaho Guard's 2-116th CAB Trains for Deployment to Mideast Army News 09 Jun 2022 -- The Idaho Army National Guard's 2nd of the 116th Combined Arms Battalion conducted annual training to prepare for deployment later this year to support Operation Spartan Shield.
• USS Minneapolis-Saint Paul Rescues Mariner US Navy 09 Jun 2022 -- The Freedom-variant Littoral Combat ship USS Minneapolis-Saint Paul (LCS 21) provided emergency assistance to a motor vessel in distress while transiting the St. Lawrence River, June 3, 2022.
• Navy Helicopter crashes near El Centro, Calif.; all 4 air crew survived US Navy Press Release 09 Jun 2022 -- This evening at approximately 6 p.m., an MH-60S Seahawk crashed near El Centro, Calif. while conducting a routine training flight from Naval Air Facility El Centro.
• U.S. and France Hold Naval Strategic Dialogue in Paris US Navy Press Release 09 Jun 2022 -- U.S. Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Operations, Plans and Strategy, Vice Adm. Bill Merz met with his counterpart, French Deputy Chief of International Relations Rear Adm. Christophe Lucas and French Deputy Chief of Naval Operations Rear Adm. Xavier Petit at the French Ministry of the Armed Forces in Paris, France for a Strategic Dialogue, Jun. 7 and 8.
• U.S. and Partner aircrews conduct Middle East 'PRESENCE PATROL' CENTCOM 09 Jun 2022 -- Coalition and regional partner air forces joined two U.S. Air Force B-52 Stratofortresses, two KC-10 Extenders, three KC-135s Stratotankerers on a presence patrol mission across the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility June 8, 2022.
• Digital Transformation, AI Important in Keeping Battlefield Edge, Leaders Say DoD News 09 Jun 2022 -- Defense Department officials discussed the importance of digital transformation and artificial intelligence in enabling warfighters to maintain a battlefield advantage, even as China and Russia develop their own AI for military purposes.
• Austin Can Point to Growing Ties With Asia During Visit to Singapore DoD News 09 Jun 2022 -- As Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III arrives in Singapore he can point to robust and growing outreach efforts to the nations of the Indo-Pacific and will highlight ways the United States can improve those partnerships.
• Urban Sniper Course: The Art and Science of Sniping USMC News 09 Jun 2022 -- Eight U.S. Marine Corps scout snipers attend a five-week advanced marksmanship course commonly known as the Urban Sniper Course. The Marines used this time to refine and hone their marksmanship skills to maintain maximum proficiency at Camp Hansen on May 25.
• Marines Complete First H-1 Mixed Fleet Link 16 Flight USMC News 09 Jun 2022 -- Air Test and Evaluation Squadron (HX) 21 successfully demonstrated the first two-way connection between an AH-1Z Viper, a UH-1Y Venom and a portable ground station using the new Link 16 software at Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Maryland, in November 2021.
• US military aircraft crashes in California killing 4 marines Press TV 09 Jun 2022 -- A US military plane crashed in southeastern California just north of the Mexican border on Wednesday evening, killing four marines onboard.
• Five Marines Dead in V-22 Osprey Crash in California Sputnik 09 Jun 2022 -- Five US Marines died aboard a V-22 Osprey military aircraft that crashed in southern California on Wednesday afternoon, the US Marines Corps said on Thursday.
• Navy Accepts Delivery of Ship to Shore Connector, Landing Craft, Air Cushion 104 US Navy 09 Jun 2022 -- The Navy accepted delivery of the next generation landing craft, Ship to Shore Connector (SSC), Landing Craft, Air Cushion (LCAC) 104, June 9.
• BALTOPS22: A look behind the curtain US Navy 09 Jun 2022 -- Every year, U.S. Naval Forces Europe and U.S. Sixth Fleet, along with Naval Striking and Support Forces NATO (STRIKFORNATO), gathers Allies and partners throughout Europe to participate in exercise Baltic Operations (BALTOPS). This year marks the 51st iteration of BALTOPS—the premier, maritime-focused exercise in the Baltic Sea.
• Senior US, China Defense Leaders to Meet, Amid Fraying Ties VOA 09 Jun 2022 -- U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin will meet his Chinese counterpart this week in Singapore. The meeting will be a rare face-to-face encounter between senior U.S. and Chinese officials. The two sides may not find much common ground amid fraying relations.
• Fact Sheet on WMD Threat Reduction Efforts with Ukraine, Russia and Other Former Soviet Union Countries DoD 09 Jun 2022
• NATO Secretary General and German Chancellor discuss Madrid Summit preparations NATO 09 Jun 2022 -- NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz discussed preparations for the upcoming Madrid Summit by video teleconference on Thursday (9 June 2022).
• NATO Deputy Secretary General: Russia's war against Ukraine has ''galvanised our democratic society'' NATO 09 Jun 2022 -- Deputy Secretary General Mircea Geoană spoke at a panel on Russia's war against Ukraine on Thursday (9 June 2022), hosted by POLITICO and presented by the Wilfried Martens Centre for European Studies.
• NATO ships train with Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force in Mediterranean Sea US Navy 09 Jun 2022 -- Standing NATO Maritime Group Two (SNMG2) ships conducted joint training exercises with Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) ships in the Mediterranean Sea on June 6.
• NATO ships train with Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force in Mediterranean Sea NATO 09 Jun 2022 -- Standing NATO Maritime Group Two (SNMG2) ships conducted joint training exercises with Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) ships in the Mediterranean Sea on June 6.
• US Senate Panel Advances Bipartisan Measure Supporting Sweden, Finland Joining NATO Sputnik 09 Jun 2022 -- The US Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Thursday advanced a bipartisan measure supporting Sweden's and Finland's accession to NATO, Chairman Bob Menendez said in a press release.
• Russia warns West: Cyberattacks could lead to 'direct military clash' Press TV 09 Jun 2022 -- Russia has warned the West that cyberattacks against its infrastructures could lead to "direct military" confrontation between the two sides.
• Initial request of the Armed Forces regarding 155 mm artillery units has been 90% fulfilled by the Ministry of Defence - Oleksii Reznikov Ukraine MOD 09 Jun 2022
• Ukraine Says Long-Range Western Weapons Could Help 'Clean Up' Syevyerodonetsk In Days RFE/RL 09 Jun 2022 -- Long-range Western artillery systems could help the Ukrainian military push back Russian forces and retake control of the city of Syevyerodonetsk within days, an official in eastern Ukraine said on June 9.
• China's stealth drone ship wraps up 1st autonomous sea trial Global Times 09 Jun 2022 -- China's first domestically developed 200 ton-class unmanned surface vessel, characterized by its capabilities in stealth and far sea operation, has wrapped up its first autonomous sea trial, with analysts saying that drone ships like this can provide new tactics for naval warfare including distributed operations and swarm combat.
• J-7 fighter jet of PLA Air Force crashes in C China Global Times 09 Jun 2022 -- A J-7 fighter jet of the PLA Air Force crashed in Xiangyang, Central China's Hubei Province on Thursday morning during training, leading to damage to residential buildings. Two civilians injured, one dead, pilot ejected safely, according to media reports.
• China calls on US to revoke new arms sales to Taiwan, including ship parts Press TV 09 Jun 2022 -- China has urged the United States to scrap its latest round of arms sales to the Chinese Taipei (Taiwan), including ship parts, amid heightened tensions between Beijing and the self-ruled island.
• Biden admin's 4th arms sales to Taiwan slammed, 'cannot pose threat to PLA, only makes island cash cow' Global Times 10 Jun 2022 -- China on Thursday slammed the US' approval of a possible sale of $120 million in naval equipment to the island of Taiwan, the latest move between the US and the island amid their growing exchanges, which observers from the mainland warned could only worsen the situation in the Taiwan Straits instead of enhancing the island's combat preparedness given the huge gap between the two sides across the Taiwan Straits.
• U.S. announces US$120 million naval arms sale to Taiwan CNA 09 Jun 2022 -- Washington has greenlit the proposed sale of US$120 million in ship spare parts, ship system spare parts, and related equipment to Taiwan, the fourth Taipei-bound arms package approved under U.S. President Joe Biden.
• Taiwan welcomes fourth US arms sale worth $120 million Press TV 09 Jun 2022 -- The US has approved a $120 million sale of naval equipment to Taiwan to boost the self-ruled island's "combat readiness" amid heightened tensions with China.
• China Urges US to 'Revoke Arms Sales Plan' With Taiwan on News of $120 Million Deal for Ship Parts Sputnik 09 Jun 2022 -- Recent Chinese naval drills in the Philippine Sea featuring a carrier strike group were said by the People's Liberation Army to be a "stern warning against the recent collusion activities between the US and the 'Taiwan independence' secessionist forces."
• US Approves Possible $120Mln Arms Sale to Maintain Taiwan Warships Sputnik 09 Jun 2022 -- The United States has approved a possible $120 million sale of ship spare parts and related equipment to Taiwan, the Defence Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) said in a statement.
• Prime Minister at Huta Stalowa Wola: safety is our top priority Republic of Poland 09 Jun 2022 -- Keeping Poles safe is a priority for Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki's government. This is particularly important now, when Russia's brutal attack on Ukraine continues across our eastern border. It is crucial that our army becomes stronger and better equipped. This will be possible thanks to the adopted the Act on the Defence of the Homeland. Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki, who visited Huta Stalowa Wola, spoke about the assumptions of the document and the prospects of the Polish arms industry. It is a leading manufacturer of military equipment, which will soon supply armaments to the fighting Ukraine.
• Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh hands over 12 High Speed Guard Boats, constructed under India's $US 100 million Line of Credit, to Vietnam India PIB 09 Jun 2022 -- Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh handed over 12 High Speed Guard Boats to Vietnam during his visit to Hong Ha Shipyard in Hai Phong on June 09, 2022. The boats have been constructed under the Government of India's $US 100 million Defence Line of Credit to Vietnam. The initial five boats were built in the Larsen & Toubro (L&T) Shipyard in India and the other seven in Hong Ha Shipyard. Senior civil and military officials of India and Vietnam were present during the handing over ceremony.
• RSLF, French Land Forces Kick off "Santol 2" Exercise SPA 09 Jun 2022 -- The special operations units from the Royal Saudi Land Forces (RSLF) and the French Land Forces began in the northwestern area of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia their mixed military exercise "Santol 2" as part of framework of cooperation, coordination and exchange of experiences between the Kingdom and the French Republic.
• Royal Navy Ship makes historic visit to Canada UK MOD 09 Jun 2022 -- As part of the UK's commitment to the Arctic region, HMS Protector has arrived in Montreal, Canada, for the ship's first ever visit to the country.
• OSCE Presence launches project for reducing risk of weapon proliferation and misuse of small arms and light weapons in Albania OSCE 09 Jun 2022 -- The OSCE Presence in Albania, in co-operation with the Ministry of Interior, launched today a three-year project, which aims to assist the national authorities to decrease the risk of weapon proliferation and misuse of small arms and light weapons.
• US Boosts Asia Diplomacy to Address Growing Competition With China VOA 09 Jun 2022 -- A senior U.S. official says the State Department is "on the right track" to open its first embassy in Maldives "very quickly" at a time of increased geopolitical competition with China.
• U.S.-hosted Summit of Americas opens with absence of several key regional leaders People's Daily 09 Jun 2022 -- The inaugural ceremony of the U.S.-hosted Summit of the Americas kicked off here on Wednesday, with a notable absence of several key regional leaders.
• At Summit of the Americas, Biden Plays Catch-up With China VOA 09 Jun 2022 -- U.S. President Joe Biden is hosting the Summit of the Americas in Los Angeles this week, bolstering engagement with leaders of Latin America and the Caribbean — regions where China is making deep economic and diplomatic inroads.
• Remarks by Vice President Harris in a Meeting With Leaders of Caribbean Nations The White House 09 Jun 2022
• Remarks by President Biden at the Opening Plenary Session of the Ninth Summit of the Americas The White House 09 Jun 2022
• Remarks by President Biden and Vice President Harris During Meeting with Leaders of Caribbean Nations The White House 09 Jun 2022
• Remarks by President Biden at the Fourth CEO Summit of the Americas The White House 09 Jun 2022
• Deputy Secretary Sherman's Meeting with Philippine Secretary of Foreign Affairs Locsin US Dept. of State 09 Jun 2022
• Deputy Secretary Sherman's Meeting with Philippine President-Elect Marcos, Jr. US Dept. of State 09 Jun 2022
• Deputy Secretary McKeon's Meeting with German State Secretary Brantner US Dept. of State 09 Jun 2022
• Remarks by President Biden and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau of Canada Before Bilateral Meeting The White House 09 Jun 2022
• Readout of President Biden's Meeting with Prime Minister Trudeau of Canada The White House 09 Jun 2022
• Readout of President Biden's Meeting with President Jair Bolsonaro of Brazil The White House 09 Jun 2022
• Remarks by President Biden and President Jair Bolsonaro of Brazil Before Bilateral Meeting The White House 09 Jun 2022
• Prime Minister Justin Trudeau meets with the President of the United States of America, Joe Biden Prime Minister of Canada 09 Jun 2022 -- Today, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau met with the President of the United States of America, Joe Biden, to reiterate their commitment to deepening the Canada-U.S. partnership on a wide range of bilateral, regional, and global challenges.

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• 9 June 2022 - Daily Press Briefing by the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General United Nations 09 Jun 2022
• Watchdog Demands UN Reinstate Travel Ban on Afghan Taliban for Rights Violations VOA 09 Jun 2022 -- An international human rights defender is urging the United Nations to "reconceptualize" its travel ban on the leadership of Afghanistan's ruling Taliban to pressure them into respecting rights of all Afghans, particularly women and girls.
• Watchdog Urges Harsher International Measures Against Taliban For Rights Violations RFE/RL Gandhara 09 Jun 2022 -- Human Rights Watch (HRW) has called on the international community to impose tougher restrictions on Afghanistan's Taliban rulers in response to what the watchdog called a "grave human rights crisis" that has been especially affecting women and girls after the group's return to power in August.
• Vietnam Protesting China's Fishing Ban in Waters Hanoi Claims VOA 09 Jun 2022 -- Vietnam is protesting China's annual spring-into-summer fishing ban that Hanoi says partially "violates" its sovereignty.
• Philippines protests new Chinese 'swarming' in South China Sea Radio Free Asia 09 Jun 2022 -- The Philippines said Thursday it had filed a new diplomatic protest against Beijing over the alleged return of a massive Chinese fleet operating "illegally" around Whitsun Reef, within Manila's exclusive economic zone in the South China Sea.
• Syria will stand firm against any Turkish onslaught on its territory: President Assad Press TV 09 Jun 2022 -- Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has once again rejected Turkish military operations in the occupied northern part of the country, saying government forces will directly confront the Ankara government's incursions and offensives wherever military facilities are present.
• Drone attack targets US consulate in Iraq's northern city of Erbil Press TV 09 Jun 2022 -- A drone exploded near the US consulate in Iraq's semi-autonomous Kurdistan region, the latest in a series of attacks in the area amid growing anti-American sentiments in the country.
• Drone Filled With Explosives Blows Up in Iraqi Kurdistan's Erbil Sputnik 09 Jun 2022 -- In March of this year, Iran's Revolutionary Guards launched about a dozen ballistic missiles at the Kurdish region's capital, an unprecedented strike on the city that appeared to be aimed at an "Israeli strategic center," although some of the ballistic missiles reportedly fell near the US consulate.
• Delivering justice for the victims and survivors of ISIL atrocities UK FCDO 09 Jun 2022 -- Statement by Fergus Eckersley, UK Political Coordinator at the UN, at the UN Security Council briefing on Iraq
• Monsoon Season Expected to Give Myanmar's Anti-Junta Rebels a Boost VOA 09 Jun 2022 -- Myanmar's nascent monsoon season is likely to give rebels fighting to oust the country's military junta an edge as heavy rains bog down the army's ground forces and hobble its air support for the next few months, analysts say.
• Chinese FM condemns top US general's discord-sowing remarks on China-India border issue Global Times 09 Jun 2022 -- Certain US officials' provocative acts of pointing fingers and sowing discord between China and India using the border issue are despicable and the two countries are able to deal with problems through negotiation and dialogue, said the Chinese Foreign Ministry on Thursday.
• 'I'm Not Joking': Turkey's Erdogan Threatens Greece Over Alleged Arming of Aegean Islands Sputnik 09 Jun 2022 -- The two NATO members routinely clash over border-related issues, ranging from allegations of Ankara helping illegal migrants to cross into Greek territory to discord about Turkish oil and gas exploration in disputed Cypriot waters.
• Cameroon Deploys Troops after Deadly Separatist Attack on Military Post VOA 09 Jun 2022 -- Cameroon's military on Thursday said it deployed about a hundred troops to the French-speaking village of Njitapon, after 35 anglophone separatists attacked the outpost.

News Reports

• Terrorism deaths down globally, but up in Africa: UN chief People's Daily 09 Jun 2022 -- The number of deaths from terrorist attacks is down globally but increasing in Africa, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Wednesday.
• Australian High Court Rules Government Cannot Strip Citizenship of Dual Nationals Suspected of Terrorism VOA 09 Jun 2022 -- Australia's High Court Wednesday struck down the power of the country's government to strip the Australian citizenship of dual nationals suspected of affiliation with international terrorist groups.
• Putin says no sanction can put any Iron Curtain over Russia's economy Press TV 09 Jun 2022 -- President Vladimir Putin says no Iron Curtain will fall over Russia's economy despite the West's sanctions over his military operation in Ukraine because his country will not detach itself from the world like the Soviet Union did.
• Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's statement and answers to media questions at a news conference with Foreign Minister of the Republic Armenia Ararat Mirzoyan following talks, Yerevan, June 9, 2022 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 09 Jun 2022
• Russia says will not cut gas to more European customers as ruble scheme working Press TV 09 Jun 2022 -- The Russian government says it has no intention to cut gas supplies to any more European countries as Moscow's scheme of receiving gas payments in rubles is working as planned.
• China sets up hotline with financial rewards for 'national security' tip-offs Radio Free Asia 09 Jun 2022 -- China's ministry of state security has set up a public hotline to encourage people to report each other for threatening "national security," a broadly defined concept that criminalizes overseas contacts and fund-raising, criticism of the ruling Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and peaceful political opposition.
• Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Zhao Lijian's Regular Press Conference on June 9, 2022 PRC MofA 09 Jun 2022
• Lam stresses 'patriots governing Hong Kong' in her final address to LegCo Global Times 09 Jun 2022 -- In her final address to the Legislative Council on Thursday, Carrie Lam, the current chief executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) government, urged the legislative and the executive authorities to improve relations based on the "one country, two systems," and to correctly understand the relations between the central government and the SAR in ensuring the "patriots governing Hong Kong.''
• EU lawmakers find 'serious risk of genocide' in China's repression of Uyghurs Radio Free Asia 09 Jun 2022 -- Members of the European Parliament on Thursday easily passed a resolution calling the Chinese government's systemic human rights abuses against the mostly Muslim Uyghur minority "crimes against humanity and a serious risk of genocide."
• European Parliament Calls China's Xinjiang Violations 'Serious Risk Of Genocide' RFE/RL 09 Jun 2022 -- The European Parliament has adopted a resolution saying China's treatment of mostly Muslim, Turkic-speaking indigenous ethnic groups, such as Uyghurs, Kazakhs, and others in the northwestern region of Xinjiang, amounts to "crimes against humanity" and holds a "serious risk of genocide."
• Taiwan Affairs Office urges KMT chairman to keep a clear mind after he said KMT will 'fight against communism' during US trip Global Times 10 Jun 2022 -- Any party and individual that's devoted to developing cross-Straits ties should keep a clear mind, keep the right direction, and stand on the right side of history in major issues of the relations, Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council said after Eric Chu Li-luan, chairman of the Kuomintang (KMT) Party, said the KMT has always been pro-US and called the 1992 Consensus a "no-consensus" consensus.
• China Slams Paris for Sending 'Wrong Message' to Taiwan After Official Visit of French Lawmakers Sputnik 09 Jun 2022 -- China criticised on Thursday the recent visit of a group of French lawmakers to Taiwan for sending misleading signals to the territory seeking independence from Beijing.
• E3 statement on Iran: 9 June 2022 UK FCDO 09 Jun 2022 -- The governments of France, Germany and the United Kingdom issued a joint statement on the JCPoA.
• Iran Complicating French, German, UK Efforts on Restoring Nuclear Deal — Joint Statement Sputnik 09 Jun 2022 -- France, Germany and the United Kingdom — known as Eurotroika — have reaffirmed their readiness to restore the Iran nuclear deal (JCPOA) but warned Tehran that its recent steps are complicating their efforts.
• Non-proliferation Treaty Safeguards Agreement with Iran: E3 statement to the IAEA, June 2022 UK FCDO 09 Jun 2022 -- UK Ambassador to the IAEA, Corinne Kitsell, gave a statement on behalf of E3 countries about Iran's implementation of its obligations under its NPT Safeguards Agreement.
• Statement by the E3 and US to the IAEA Board of Governors introducing resolution on Iran's non-cooperation with the IAEA UK FCDO 09 Jun 2022 -- On 08 June 2022, the E3 and US gave a joint statement to the IAEA Board introducing a resolution on Iran's insufficient cooperation with the IAEA
• The IAEA Board of Governors Resolution on Iran US Dept. of State 09 Jun 2022 -- "Yesterday, we joined the overwhelming majority of the IAEA Board of Governors in expressing support for the IAEA's essential mission of safeguarding nuclear material to prevent nuclear proliferation."
• IAEA: Iran Removing Cameras From Some Nuclear Sites VOA 09 Jun 2022 -- Iran has removed 27 surveillance cameras from nuclear sites around the country impeding the ability to monitor the country's nuclear activities, Rafael Mariano Grossi, the director-general of the International Atomic Energy Agency, said Thursday.
• China: IAEA BoG resolution against Iran heightens tensions IRNA 09 Jun 2022 -- Deputy Head of China's Permanent Mission to the United Nations in Vienna Wang Chang said on Thursday that the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)'s Board of Governors (BoG) resolution against Iran will heighten tensions.
• Iranian mission in Vienna vows proportionate response to IAEA resolution IRNA 09 Jun 2022 -- Iran's permanent mission to Vienna-based international organizations has strongly condemned and dismissed the resolution adopted by the International Atomic Energy Agency's Board of Governors over the country's nuclear energy program.
• Iran vows 'firm' response to US-E3 resolution passed by IAEA Press TV 09 Jun 2022 -- Iran has strongly denounced a resolution adopted at the International Atomic Energy Agency's Board of Governors against Tehran's nuclear energy program, saying its sponsors are "responsible for the consequences".
• US should stop pressuring Iran but start responding to Iran's legitimate concerns: Chinese envoy Global Times 09 Jun 2022 -- The US, initiator of the current Iran nuclear crisis, should actively respond to Iran's legitimate concerns instead of keeping up its pressure campaign against Iran, said a Chinese envoy to the United Nations, after voting against a resolution passed by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) board meeting to censure Iran.
• Iran's Removal Of More Cameras Could Deal 'Fatal Blow' To Reviving Nuclear Deal, IAEA Chief Says RFE/RL 09 Jun 2022 -- Iran has started removing 27 surveillance cameras from nuclear sites across the country, further reducing the agency's ability to monitor Iran's nuclear program, the head of the UN nuclear watchdog has said.
• IAEA chief: Iran to stop IAEA 27 surveillance cameras IRNA 09 Jun 2022 -- International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) chief Rafael Grossi confirmed on Thursday that Iran is going to deactivate IAEA's 27 surveillance cameras at its nuclear sites.
• Grossi: Iran removing 27 surveillance cameras at its nuclear sites following IAEA resolution Press TV 09 Jun 2022 -- The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) says Iran has informed the United Nations nuclear watchdog that it is removing 27 surveillance cameras at its nuclear facilities following the recent Western-drafted anti-Tehran resolution by the agency's Board of Governors.
• IAEA Chief Warns of 'Fatal Blow' to JCPOA Talks as Iran Switches Off 27 Cameras at Nuclear Sites Sputnik 09 Jun 2022 -- Tehran earlier announced that it was switching off two devices monitoring enrichment of uranium gas at the Natanz plant. The more followed the IAEA's decision to censure the country over a purported failure to explain traces of radioactive materials outside its nuclear sites.
• FM says West knows that Iran is not after nukes IRNA 09 Jun 2022 -- Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian has said that his country, based on its religious beliefs, is not after nuclear bombs and the West knows this fact.
• Iranian Foreign Ministry calls IAEA resolution political, unconstructive IRNA 09 Jun 2022 -- The Iranian Foreign Ministry has blasted the anti-Iran resolution adopted by the International Atomic Energy Agency's Board of Governors, saying that the move will yield no results but weaken the country's cooperation with the agency.
• Spox: Iran's response to IAEA resolution "firm & proportionate" IRNA 09 Jun 2022 -- Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh has said that Tehran's response to the anti-Tehran resolution at the International Atomic Energy Agency's Board of Governors will be firm and proportionate.
• President Raeisi: Iran 'not to back down an inch from its positions' after anti-Tehran IAEA resolution Press TV 09 Jun 2022 -- Iran's President Ebrahim Raeisi says the Islamic Republic will not back down an iota from its positions following the recent Western-drafted resolution adopted by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)'s Board of Governors against Tehran's nuclear program.
• Teachers Call For New Protest As Unrest Builds Across Iran RFE/RL 09 Jun 2022 -- The Iranian Teachers' Unions Coordination Council has called for a new round of street protests to demand higher wages and the immediate release of detained teachers from previous demonstrations as unrest in Iran continues to spread.
• U.S. Special Envoy Says Washington 'Committed To Work With Belarus' RFE/RL 09 Jun 2022 -- The U.S. special envoy for Belarus, Julie Fisher, says Washington remains "committed" to working with Belarus wherever possible, even though relations have been badly strained amid a crackdown by the regime of authoritarian ruler Alyaksandr Lukashena against dissent since a disputed election in August 2020.
• US general identifies India as 'counterweight' to China Press TV 09 Jun 2022 -- A top US general says the United States and India will hold a joint military exercise in the Himalayas in October as a "counterweight" to China.
• India in Damage Control After Officials' Divisive Remarks on Islam Enrage Mideast Sputnik 09 Jun 2022 -- The Indian government has sought to distance itself from the officials in the ruling Hindu party BJP after their insulting remarks on Islam prompted an outcry from Iran and Gulf Arab nations.
• 'Blood Comrades' Issue Threats to Myanmar Media VOA 09 Jun 2022 -- To cement their loyalty to one another in 1941, the founders of Myanmar's colonial-era independence movement — known as the Thirty Comrades — drank from a silver bowl filled with each member's blood.
• South Africa's President Sidesteps Money-Hiding Allegations in Parliament Speech VOA 09 Jun 2022 -- South African President Cyril Ramaphosa addressed parliament Thursday for the first time since a former spy boss last week accused him of hiding millions of dollars in his farmhouse.
• Five countries elected to serve on UN Security Council UN News 09 Jun 2022 -- Five countries have been elected to serve as non-permanent members of the UN Security Council following a vote in the General Assembly on Thursday.
• Tunisian judges threaten to extend strike if president does not revoke decree Press TV 09 Jun 2022 -- Tunisian judges have threatened to extend their strike into a second week if President Kais Saied does not revoke a decree sacking dozens of their colleagues, the judges association said on Thursday.
• Sri Lanka: UN appeals for $47 million for life-saving aid to 1.7 million people UN News 09 Jun 2022 -- Sri Lanka is experiencing a multidimensional economic crisis, which is compounded by food insecurity, rising protection concerns and shortages threatening lives and livelihoods, the UN said on Thursday, appealing for $47.2 million to provide life-saving assistance.
• Sri Lanka hit by power cuts after key union goes on strike Press TV 09 Jun 2022 -- Swathes of Sri Lanka have been hit by electricity cuts after a power sector union went on strike in protest against new government legislation, potentially leading to power blackouts as the country faces its worst economic crisis in decades.
• Swiss National Council Approves Revision of Law to Allow Imposing Sanctions Independently Sputnik 09 Jun 2022 -- Switzerland's National Council, the lower house of the parliament, approved on Thursday the revision of a law, which will remove bureaucratic barriers for introducing sanctions against Russia.
• On the Transition Timeline in Mali US Dept. of State 09 Jun 2022 -- "The United States acknowledges the announcement by Mali's transition government of a 24-month transition timetable starting in March 2022."
• World's most vulnerable now paying even more, for less food: FAO UN News 09 Jun 2022 -- Countries are expected to spend a staggering $1.8 trillion importing food they need this year; this would be a new world record but worryingly, it's going to buy them less food, not more.
• Cambodian local elections legitimized resurgent opposition party, exiled founder says Radio Free Asia 09 Jun 2022 -- Though fraud and irregularities tainted the June 5 Cambodian local commune council elections, the opposition Candlelight Party showed that it can challenge Hun Sen's ruling party in future elections, Candlelight's exiled founder told RFA in an interview.
• New Somali President Inaugurated, Warns of Famine VOA 09 Jun 2022 -- Hassan Sheikh Mohamud was inaugurated as the 10th president of Somalia Thursday in a colorful ceremony attended by hundreds of people, including the leaders of Kenya, Ethiopia and Djibouti. In his inaugural speech, Mohamud warned that in addition to the danger posed by al-Shabab, severe drought poses an immediate threat to the country.