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• Pentagon Chief: US on Cusp of Delivering Prototype Laser Missile Defense System Sputnik 11 Jun 2022 -- The United States is on the cusp of delivering a prototype high-energy laser missile defense system, US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin said during remarks in Singapore.
• Remarks at the Shangri-La Dialogue by Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III (As Delivered) DoD 11 Jun 2022
• Readout of Secretary Lloyd Austin's Meeting With Republic of Korea Minister of National Defense Lee Jong-sup DoD 11 Jun 2022
• Navy aviation units hold safety pause US Navy 11 Jun 2022 -- As a result of recent crashes involving U.S. Navy and Marine Corps aircraft, Commander, Naval Air Forces has directed all non-deployed Navy aviation units to conduct a safety pause on June 13 in order to review risk-management practices and conduct training on threat and error-management processes.
• Secretary of Defense Austin Answers Questions at the IISS Shangri-La Dialogue DoD 11 Jun 2022
• Austin Holds Trilateral Meetings With Indo-Pacific Allies DoD News 11 Jun 2022 -- Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III held several meetings with allies and partners at the Shangri-La Dialogue today.
• Readout of Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III Meeting With Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong DoD 11 Jun 2022
• United States-Japan-Australia Trilateral Defense Ministers Meeting (TDMM 2022 Joint Vision Statement) DoD 11 Jun 2022 -- Australian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defence Richard Marles, Japanese Minister of Defense Kishi Nobuo, and U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin III, convened a Trilateral Defense Ministerial Meeting in Singapore on June 11 during the 19th International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) Asia Security Summit (2022 Shangri-La Dialogue) in Singapore. This was the tenth meeting among the defense leaders of the three nations.
• United States-Japan-Republic of Korea Trilateral Ministerial Meeting (TMM) Joint Press Statement DoD 11 Jun 2022 -- U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III, Republic of Korea (ROK) Minister of National Defense Lee Jong-Sup, and Japanese Minister of Defense Kishi Nobuo convened a Trilateral Ministerial Meeting in Singapore on June 11. During the meeting, the three ministers discussed the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), enhancing trilateral security cooperation, and addressing common security challenges in the Indo-Pacific region.
• B-1B Lancers deploy to Andersen AFB for Bomber Task Force Mission US Air Force 11 Jun 2022 -- Air Force B-1B Lancers landed at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, June 3, for a Pacific Air Forces Bomber Task Force deployment.
• USS Forrest Sherman Departs for Mediterranean NATO Deployment US Navy 11 Jun 2022 -- The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Forrest Sherman (DDG 98) departed on deployment from its home port of Norfolk, June 11.
• U.S. not seeking to create 'Asian NATO,' defense secretary says Radio Free Asia 11 Jun 2022 -- The U.S. Defense Secretary emphasized partnership as the main priority for the American security strategy in the Indo-Pacific during a keynote speech on Saturday. However, Lloyd Austin stressed that the U.S. does not seek to create "an Asian NATO."
• Austin, Chinese Minister Meet Asian Leaders Amid Diplomatic Rivalry VOA 11 Jun 2022 -- The Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore is Asia's most prominent security summit, in addition to being a hotspot of diplomatic competition.
• US Defense Chief Assures Asian Countries Assistance Against Chinese Aggression VOA 11 Jun 2022 -- U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Saturday outlined U.S. plans to assist Asian nations, including Taiwan, against an increasingly aggressive China, while managing tension and preventing conflict in the region.
• 19th Shangri-La Dialogue kicks off in Singapore PLA Daily 11 Jun 2022 -- The 19th Shangri-La Dialogue, hosted by International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS), opened here Friday evening after a two-year COVID-19 pandemic hiatus.
• 'We must stop Russia,' Ukraine's leader urges Singapore security forum Radio Free Asia 11 Jun 2022 -- The future rules of the international order are playing out in Ukraine's war zones, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy told the Shangri-La Dialogue security forum in Singapore as he rallied support for his country Saturday in its fight against Russia's invading forces.
• The world must return Russia to its borders - Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the Asian Security Summit President of Ukraine 11 Jun 2022
• On the battlefield in Ukraine, it is being decided what rules the world will live by - speech by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the Shangri-La Dialogue, the Asian Security Summit President of Ukraine 11 Jun 2022
• Russia: Response to NATO build-up in Poland will be 'proportionate' Press TV 11 Jun 2022 -- Russia has warned NATO against military buildup in Poland, saying Moscow will proportionately respond to such a move.
• China engages US and regional countries at Shangri-La dialogue 'with confidence, determination to safeguard sovereignty, national interest, regional peace' Global Times 11 Jun 2022 -- The Chinese military delegation engaged in a series of dialogue and meetings with the US and other Asian countries including South Korea and Singapore, as well as the leader of Singapore, during the ongoing Shangri-La Dialogue, which successfully made clear China's stance on safeguarding regional peace and its determination to defend itself against all offensive attempts that could harm China's sovereignty and national interests.
• Chinese delegation says Indo-Pacific Strategy 'fanning confrontation' as US defense chief made 'most barefaced' Shangri-La speech attacking China Global Times 11 Jun 2022 -- US' Indo-Pacific Strategy is aimed at maintaining US hegemony, creating divisions and fanning confrontation, the Chinese delegation said, refuting US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin's speech at the IISS Shangri-La Dialogue on Saturday as Austin took advantage of the stage to propagandize US' Indo-Pacific Strategy and to point finger at China.
• US Set to Beef Up Taiwan's Military Despite Promise to Uphold Status Quo, Says Pentagon Chief Sputnik 11 Jun 2022 -- As Chinese State Councillor and Defence Minister General Wei Fenghe and US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin held their first face-to-face meeting in Singapore on Friday, Beijing vowed to "smash to smithereens any 'Taiwan independence' plot and resolutely uphold the unification of the motherland."
• Naval Group Settlement Prime Minister of Australia 11 Jun 2022 -- "The Australian Government has finalised negotiations with Naval Group to conclude the Attack class submarine program. (...) We have reached a fair and equitable settlement of €555 million (around $830 million) with Naval Group."
• Australia agrees payout to end France submarine spat Press TV 11 Jun 2022 -- Australia has announced it will pay a substantial amount of compensation to the French shipbuilder Naval Group following Canberra's controversial decision to scrap a submarine contract with France which soured relations between the two countries for almost a year.
• Australia Pays Compensation to France for Scrapped Diesel Submarine Deal VOA 11 Jun 2022 -- The Australian government will pay the French shipbuilder Naval Group US$558 million in compensation after a controversial decision to scrap a lucrative submarine contract. It was terminated after Australia last year signed a security alliance with the United States and Britain, which gave Canberra a huge defense upgrade.
• Israel deploys air missile systems in Tel Aviv, Haifa after Hezbollah leader's warning: Report Press TV 11 Jun 2022 -- The Israeli army has reportedly deployed air missile systems in Tel Aviv and Haifa following a warning by Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, the secretary general of Lebanon's Hezbollah resistance movement, that the resistance is "not afraid of war."

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• Taliban Claim Killing 8 ISIS-K Militants in Northeastern Afghanistan VOA 11 Jun 2022 -- Afghanistan's ruling Taliban said Saturday their security forces had killed at least eight key militants of the self-proclaimed Islamic State Khorasan (ISIS-K) and captured three others.
• UN calls on militants in eastern DR Congo to 'immediately cease' civilian attacks UN News 11 Jun 2022 -- The UN issued a statement on Saturday calling for attacks on civilians by multiple armed groups in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) to "immediately cease".

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• Russia Adds Committee Against Torture To 'Foreign Agents' List RFE/RL 11 Jun 2022 -- Russia has added the Committee Against Torture, a nongovernmental organization founded in 2000 to advocate for investigations into allegations of torture, to its registry of so-called foreign agents.
• China, Russia Open Cross-Border Bridge Amid Sanctions, Criticism VOA 11 Jun 2022 -- The first highway bridge connecting China and Russia opened Friday, the first day of the 3-day Shangri-La Summit in Singapore. Construction of the bridge was completed two years back, but it remained unused because of the coronavirus pandemic.
• U.S. defense chief warns China over Taiwan coercion CNA 11 Jun 2022 -- United States Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III cautioned China on Saturday against taking a "coercive and aggressive" approach to its territorial claims, saying the stakes were especially high in the Taiwan Strait.
• U.S., Japan, South Korea defense ministers emphasize cross-strait peace CNA 11 Jun 2022 -- Defense ministers from the United States, Japan, and South Korea on Saturday emphasized the importance of peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait in a trilateral ministerial meeting held in Singapore.
• Chinese defense minister reiterates China's resolute position on Taiwan question PLA Daily 11 Jun 2022 -- Chinese State Councilor and Defense Minister Wei Fenghe has reiterated China's resolute position on the Taiwan question.
• North Korea names new FM, vows "power for power" to fight threats Press TV 11 Jun 2022 -- North Korea has appointed its top negotiator in the nuclear talks with Washington as its foreign minister, state media reported Saturday.
• North Korea's New Foreign Minister: A 'Very Familiar' Face in DC VOA 11 Jun 2022 -- North Korea's new foreign minister is a tough-talking veteran female diplomat who speaks fluent English and has decades of experience negotiating with the United States and other major powers.
• Agitprop Activities Brisk in Hwasong Area KCNA 11 Jun 2022 -- Agitprop activities are underway at the construction site of 10 000 flats in the Hwasong area of the DPRK.
• Efforts Made in DPRK to Prevent Damage from Floods, Heavy Rains and Storms KCNA 11 Jun 2022 -- Under a well thought-out plan, North Hamgyong Province in the DPRK pushes ahead with the work to prevent damage from floods, heavy rains and storms.
• Construction of Power Station Proceeds in Kangwon Province of DPRK KCNA 11 Jun 2022 -- Kangwon Province of the DPRK steps up the construction of the Kosong Army-People Power Station while intensifying the anti-epidemic campaign.
• Fifth Enlarged Plenary Meeting of Eighth WPK Central Committee Held KCNA 11 Jun 2022 -- The Fifth Enlarged Plenary Meeting of the Eighth Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) was held at a conference hall of the office building of the Party Central Committee from June 8 to 10, Juche 111 (2022) amid the accelerated all-people grand advance for glorifying this historic year as a great watershed in developing the revolution while braving the unprecedented difficulties facing the nation with the faith, will and unity peculiar to Juche Korea under the guidance of the ever-victorious Party Central Committee.
• Press Release of 5th Plenum of 8th C.C., WPK Issued KCNA 11 Jun 2022 -- Members and alternate members of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) Central Committee and members and alternate members of the Political Bureau of the C.C., WPK by-elected at the 5th Plenary Meeting of the 8th WPK Central Committee are as follows:
• Amir-Abdollahian: IAEA Board of Governors' resolution hasty, politically motivated Press TV 11 Jun 2022 -- Iran's Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian has criticized the United States and its three European allies, the UK, France, and Germany for submitting an anti-Iranian resolution during the recent meeting of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)'s Board of Governors.
• Iran And Venezuela Sign 20-Year Cooperation Plan RFE/RL 11 Jun 2022 -- Iran and Venezuela have signed a 20-year cooperation plan, Iranian state media reported on June 11.
• Iran, Venezuela sign 20-year cooperation agreement Press TV 11 Jun 2022 -- Iranian President Ebrahim Raeisi and his visiting Venezuelan counterpart Nicolas Maduro have overseen the signing of a 20-year partnership agreement aimed at bolstering cooperation in various fields between Tehran and Caracas.
• Iranian, Venezuelan presidents sign 20-year document on cooperation IRNA 11 Jun 2022 -- Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and his visiting Venezuelan counterpart Nicolas Maduro signed a 20-year document on comprehensive strategic cooperation here on Saturday.
• Iran, Venezuela sign 20-year strategic cooperation document ISNA 11 Jun 2022 -- Iranian President Ayatollah Ebrahim Raisi and his Venezuelan counterpart Nicolas Maduro signed a 20-year document on comprehensive strategic cooperation in Tehran on Saturday.
• Iran, Venezuela Plan 20-Year Cooperation Pact as Maduro Hails Joint Role in Challenging US Hegemony Sputnik 11 Jun 2022 -- Notwithstanding ideological differences, the vast geographic distance between them and problems stemming from crushing US sanctions, Iran and Venezuela enjoy strategic ties, with relations going back to the 2000s and the close personal rapport between former Presidents Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and the late Hugo Chavez.
• Iran-Venezuela relations strategic: President Raisi IRNA 11 Jun 2022 -- Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi said that the relations between Iran and Venezuela were strategic and the two countries would keep up the ties as proven by signing a 20-year cooperation document.
• Second Iran-made oil tanker delivered to Venezuela IRNA 11 Jun 2022 -- A second order by Venezuela for an Iran-made oil tanker was delivered to the country on Saturday.
• The second Iranian-made oil tanker delivered to Venezuela ISNA 11 Jun 2022 -- The delivery ceremony of the second Aframax tanker built by the Iranian Marine Industrial Company (Sadra) was held in the presence of Ayatollah Raisi and Nicolas Maduro, Presidents of Iran and Venezuela.
• Iran delivers second oil tanker ordered by Venezuela Press TV 11 Jun 2022 -- An Iranian shipbuilding company has successfully delivered a second large oil tanker ordered by Venezuela during a visit to Iran by Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro.
• Ex-Bolivian president Jeanine Anez sentenced to 10 years in prison Press TV 11 Jun 2022 -- Former Bolivian interim president Jeanine Anez has been sentenced to a 10-year prison term more than a year after being arrested on charges of leading a US-backed plot in 2019 to oust re-elected socialist president Evo Morales.
• Ex-Bolivian President Jeanine Anez Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison Over 2019 Coup Sputnik 11 Jun 2022 -- Anez became the country's leader in 2019 after the resignation of former President Evo Morales due to pressure from the Bolivian opposition. After organizing a new presidential election in October 2020, she was arrested in March 2021 and charged with participating in and organizing the 2019 coup d'état.
• Federal Chancellor visits Western Balkans Strategically vital to Germany Germany - Federal Government 11 Jun 2022 -- Federal Chancellor Scholz travelled to the Western Balkans, Greece and Bulgaria. The talks focused on the Russian war of aggression against Ukraine - and the prospects of EU accession for the countries of the Western Balkans. "Europe and the possibility of being part of the EU has mobilised many forces for good in our societies," said the Federal Chancellor.
• Scholz Backs North Macedonia's Call For EU Talks, Urges Bulgaria To Lift Veto RFE/RL 11 Jun 2022 -- During a visit to Skopje, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has backed calls by North Macedonia's leader for the European Union to quickly begin accession talks with the small Western Balkan nation.
• Preserve the Truth: Historical Books, Documents in Danger as Marcos Family Returns to Power VOA 11 Jun 2022 -- As the son of the late dictator Ferdinand Marcos Sr. infamous for massive corruption and human rights abuses takes back control of the Philippines, historians, academics, book publishers and authors have vowed to "protect the truth."