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• Army South hosts PANAMAX 2022 Planning in Crisis exercise Army News 13 Jun 2022 -- U.S. Army South hosted component planners and military representatives from seven Caribbean and South American countries for PANAMAX 2022 Planning in Crisis (PIC) training here from 6-10 June, 2022.
• U.S., UAE Forces Begin Maritime Exercise in Arabian Gulf CENTCOM 13 Jun 2022 -- Naval forces from the United Arab Emirates and United States began a 10-day maritime exercise, June 13, in the Arabian Gulf.
• Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III Conducts Press Briefing, Bangkok, Thailand DoD 13 Jun 2022
• Readout of Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III Meeting With Thailand Prime Minister and Minister of Defence Prayut Chan-o-cha DoD 13 Jun 2022
• Opening Remarks From Secretary Lloyd J. Austin III Meeting With Thailand's Prime Minister and Minister of Defence Prayut Chan-o-cha in Bangkok DoD 13 Jun 2022
• Austin: How the U.S. Walks, Chews Gum at the Same Time DoD News 13 Jun 2022 -- The Indo-Pacific is a U.S. national security strategy priority, but the United States is a global power with global interests and responsibilities, and "we are walking and chewing gum at the same time," Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III said today in Bangkok.
• Austin Impressed by Partnership and Professionalism Exhibited by U.S. Unit in Thailand DoD News 13 Jun 2022 -- The U.S. military effort in Thailand is truly a joint endeavor and Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III had the opportunity to see it as he met with soldiers, sailors, airmen and Marines of the Joint U.S. Military Advisory Group - Thailand today.
• Austin Visits U.S. Troops, Civilian Mariners in Singapore DoD News 13 Jun 2022 -- "We're not the prettiest looking group, but we're dynamite when the music starts playing."
• I MEF commands and controls first-ever HI-RAIN on Angaur USMC News 13 Jun 2022 -- Marines from 5th Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, currently participating in Exercise Valiant Shield, executed a High Mobility Artillery Rocket System rapid infiltration in the Republic of Palau, June 8, 2022.
• NATO Secretary General: "Sweden and Finland's security matters for NATO" NATO 13 Jun 2022 -- NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg reaffirmed Allied commitment to Swedish and Finnish security during a visit to Sweden on Monday (13 June 2022). Speaking at a press conference with Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson, Mr Stoltenberg underlined that "Sweden and Finland's security matters for NATO".
• Zelenskiy Wants More Reassurance Of Germany's Support, Says Chancellor Should Visit Kyiv RFE/RL 13 Jun 2022 -- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has called on German Chancellor Olaf Scholz to adopt a clearer position on the war between Ukraine and Russia.
• Berlin Reportedly Snubs Kiev's Request for Arms as Ukraine Complains About German Payments to Russia Sputnik 13 Jun 2022 -- The German government has committed hundreds of millions of euros' worth of weapons aid to Ukraine, sending thousands of anti-tank and anti-aircraft missiles and mines, grenades, machine guns, armoured vests, helmets and night vision systems. But Berlin has stalled on the supply of heavy weapons, evoking bitter complaints from Kiev.
• Ex-PM Kasyanov Warns Russian Victory In Ukraine Puts Baltics In Crosshairs RFE/RL 13 Jun 2022 -- Russian opposition politician Mikhail Kasyanov, President Vladimir Putin's first prime minister, has warned that the outcome of the war Moscow launched against Ukraine will determine Russia's future, and if Ukraine falls, "the Baltic states will be next."
• Chinese leader Xi Jinping signs new rules governing 'non-war' military operations Radio Free Asia 13 Jun 2022 -- Chinese leader Xi Jinping has signed a directive allowing 'non-war' uses of the military, prompting concerns that Beijing may be gearing up to invade the democratic island of Taiwan under the guise of a "special operation" not classified as war.
• Xi signs outlines that direct China's military operations other than war Global Times 13 Jun 2022 -- Chinese President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, recently signed an order to promulgate a set of trial outlines on military operations other than war, which will take effect on Wednesday.
• Xi signs order to promulgate outlines on military operations other than war PLA Daily 13 Jun 2022 -- Xi Jinping, chairman of the Central Military Commission, has signed an order to promulgate a set of trial outlines on military operations other than war.
• Chinese naval escort taskforces conduct mission handover at Gulf of Aden PLA Daily 13 Jun 2022 -- On the afternoon of June 8, local time, the 40th and 41st Chinese naval escort taskforces held a farewell ceremony in the waters of the Gulf of Aden. After the ceremony, the three warships of the 40th escort taskforce turned their direction to leave the Gulf of Aden and the waters off Somalia, and the 41st escort taskforce began to perform escort missions independently.
• China's vision for regional order offers new idea for safeguarding peace, stability in Asia-Pacific People's Daily 13 Jun 2022 -- The 19th Shangri-La Dialogue, a premier defense and security summit in the Asia-Pacific region, concluded here on Sunday, with many delegates recognizing peace and development as common goals while urging dialogue and cooperation to maintain regional and global stability.
• China's vision for regional order offers new idea for safeguarding peace, stability in Asia-Pacific People's Daily 13 Jun 2022 -- The 19th Shangri-La Dialogue, a premier defense and security summit in the Asia-Pacific region, concluded here on Sunday, with many delegates recognizing peace and development as common goals while urging dialogue and cooperation to maintain regional and global stability.
• China, Pakistan to Deepen Military Ties to Deal With 'Complicated Factors' in the Region Sputnik 13 Jun 2022 -- Talks between the militaries of Islamabad and Beijing took place a month after Pakistani foreign minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari visited China where he met his counterpart Wang Yi. A joint statement after the discussions urged countries in the Asia-Pacific to "uphold Asian values of mutual respect".
• Seoul: North Korea fires suspected artillery pieces into sea Press TV 13 Jun 2022 -- North Korea test-fired suspected artillery pieces into the sea on Sunday, according to the South Korean military, days after Kim Jong-un vowed to enhance the country's military power in the face of foreign threats.
• S.Korea says DPRK fires multiple projectiles People's Daily 13 Jun 2022 -- The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) fired multiple projectiles, South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said Sunday.
• Full steam ahead for Royal Australian Navy deployments Australia DOD 13 Jun 2022 -- Five Royal Australian Navy ships will set sail from Australia over the next three weeks for regional presence deployments throughout the Indo-Pacific region.
• Defence Minister Anita Anand concludes visit to Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore Canada 13 Jun 2022 -- Today, Defence Minister Anita Anand accompanied by Chief of the Defence Staff (CDS), General Wayne Eyre, and Associate Deputy Minister of National Defence Stefanie Beck, concluded their trip to the Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore. In the margins of this international forum, the Canadian delegation met with counterparts from 13 different countries, as well as the United States-led United Nations Command, to discuss common interests, reflect on shared challenges and explore areas for future collaboration in the Indo-Pacific region.
• Joint Statement: U.S. - France Defense Trade Strategic Dialogue DoD 13 Jun 2022 -- Today, French and U.S. representatives met at the Eurosatory exhibition to launch the U.S.-France Defense Trade Strategic Dialogue.
• Macron Asks French Defence Ministry to Revise Military Spending Until 2025 Sputnik 13 Jun 2022 -- French President Emmanuel Macron has asked the Ministry of Armed Forces to review the Military Programming Law 2019-2025 (LPM) as France needs its economy levelled with the geopolitical situation amid the Ukraine crisis.
• 38th India-Indonesia Coordinated Patrol begins in Andaman Sea and Straits of Malacca India PIB 13 Jun 2022 -- The 38th India-Indonesia Coordinated Patrol (IND-INDO CORPAT) between the Indian Navy Units of Andaman & Nicobar Command (ANC) and Indonesian Navy is being conducted from June 13 to 24 2022 in the Andaman Sea and Straits of Malacca.
• Risk of Nuclear Weapons Use Now Higher Than During Peak Years of Cold War - SIPRI Sputnik 13 Jun 2022 -- The world is now facing a greater risk of use of nuclear weapons than ever since the height of the Cold War, the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) said in a press release to its fresh yearly report on disarmament on Monday.
• Secretary Antony J. Blinken And Republic of Korea Foreign Minister Park Jin At a Joint Press Availability US Dept. of State 13 Jun 2022
• Secretary Blinken's Call with UK Foreign Secretary Truss US Dept. of State 13 Jun 2022
• Press Briefing by Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre, June 13, 2022 The White House 13 Jun 2022

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• 13 June 2022 - Daily Press Briefing by the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General United Nations 13 Jun 2022
• Afghanistan: FAO and the World Bank step up their response to the worsening food security FAO 13 Jun 2022 -- The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) welcomed an unprecedented $150 million contribution from the World Bank to provide critical livelihood and life-saving assistance to the most vulnerable rural populations in Afghanistan, while boosting local food production and smallholder resilience.
• High-Level Afghan Officials Escaped to Luxury Homes in US Ahead of War's End, Reports Say Sputnik 13 Jun 2022 -- A number of senior Afghan officials and lawmakers purchased expensive homes in the United States during President Ashraf Ghani's tenure before the Taliban* took control of the country in August, the Wall Street Journal reported on Monday.
• Afghanistan: World Bank provides $150 million lifeline to stem rural hunger UN News 13 Jun 2022 -- A critical $150 million dollar lifeline for rural families in Afghanistan was announced by the World Bank on Monday, part of an overall package of $195 million, for critical livelihood and life-saving assistance, the UN agriculture agency FAO, said on Monday.
• Duterte insists Philippines cannot afford war against China Radio Free Asia 13 Jun 2022 -- The Philippines cannot afford war with China, outgoing President Rodrigo Duterte told Filipino coast guard personnel in what could be his final policy statement on the South China Sea issue, after Manila filed fresh diplomatic protests over Chinese boats in disputed waters.
• Yemen: UN launches crowdfunding campaign to head off decaying oil tanker threat UN News 13 Jun 2022 -- A social media campaign launched on Monday by the United Nations aims to bring the world closer to preventing a decaying supertanker, anchored off Yemen, from causing an oil spill that could spell disaster for the region and beyond.
• Syria condemns Turkey's 'safe zone' plan, says will use all means to counter it Press TV 13 Jun 2022 -- Syria has denounced as "brutal aggression" Turkey's plans to establish a so-called safe zone in the occupied northern part of the war-ravaged country, saying they are part of Ankara's efforts to change the demographic population in the area.
• Myanmar's armed resistance rejects junta call for surrender Radio Free Asia 13 Jun 2022 -- Myanmar's armed resistance has dismissed an unprecedented call by the junta to surrender as a "sugar-coated offer" by a regime that must pay for its war crimes against civilians, as a new report found the military responsible for nearly 20,000 arson attacks since it's 2021 coup.
• Calling on Myanmar's military to end the violence, grant unhindered humanitarian access, and uphold human rights UK FCDO 13 Jun 2022 -- Statement by Ambassador Barbara Woodward at the UN General Assembly briefing by the Special Envoy on Myanmar
• Myanmar's multidimensional crises have 'deepened and expanded dramatically' UN News 13 Jun 2022 -- The political crisis unleashed in Myanmar following the 1 February military coup last year, has "opened new frontlines that had long been at peace," the UN Special Envoy told the General Assembly on Monday, noting that challenges in the country have "both deepened and expanded dramatically."
• Hundreds of Rohingya tried to flee Myanmar in past 6 months Radio Free Asia 13 Jun 2022 -- More than 600 Rohingya Muslims from western Myanmar's Rakhine state have been arrested over the last six months trying to reach Malaysia, an RFA analysis shows, part of an exodus of refugees who were driven by a lack of jobs and food to make a risky and sometimes deadly trek.
• Reiterating our deep concern over the continued illegal Russian presence in Georgia UK FCDO 13 Jun 2022 -- Statement by Ben Roberts, UK Senior Policy Advisor, at the UN General Assembly meeting on Georgia
• A Message to the Congress on the Continuation of the National Emergency with Respect to the Western Balkans The White House 13 Jun 2022
• Notice on the Continuation of the National Emergency with Respect to the Western Balkans The White House 13 Jun 2022

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• Advisers Say They Warned Trump That Election Fraud Claims Were Bogus VOA 13 Jun 2022 -- Former U.S. Attorney General William Barr and numerous other White House and political aides to then-President Donald Trump said they had repeatedly told him that his allegations of fraud in the 2020 election were baseless and that he had lost reelection, even as Trump repeatedly claimed he was cheated out of a second White House term.
• Four Takeaways From Second House January 6 Hearing VOA 13 Jun 2022 -- Former President Donald Trump declared victory in the 2020 election despite being repeatedly told by aides that he had not won, according to testimony heard during the second public hearing of the House committee investigating the January 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol.
• Jan. 6 probe panel says enough evidence to criminally indict Trump Press TV 13 Jun 2022 -- Members of the US House committee probing the January 6 deadly insurrection on the Capitol by supporters of Donald Trump say they have gathered enough evidence to indict the former president for attempting to overturn the 2020 election results.
• Deputy Attorney General Lisa O. Monaco Delivers Keynote Address at ADL-McCain Institute Domestic Violent Extremism Policy Summit US Dept. of Justice 13 Jun 2022
• Venezuela Reports Its First Monkeypox Case Sputnik 13 Jun 2022 -- The first case of monkeypox has been registered in Venezuela, the country's Ministry of Health informs.
• Russia Replaces Saudi Arabia as India's Second-Biggest Oil Supplier: Trade Data Sputnik 13 Jun 2022 -- India purchased over 60 million barrels of Russian grades this year, compared with only 12 million barrels in 2021. The Indian Foreign Ministry declined having a role in increasing the purchases from Russia and suggested that it is refiners' prerogative based on the best available deals on the market.
• Russia Earned More Than $96 Billion From Fossil-Fuel Exports In First 100 Days Of War, Report Says RFE/RL 13 Jun 2022 -- Russia earned 93 billion euros ($96.8 billion) from fossil-fuel exports during the first 100 days of its war in Ukraine, a new report shows.
• Russia's Leading Anti-Torture Group Shuts Down Again Over 'Foreign Agent' Label RFE/RL 13 Jun 2022 -- The Committee Against Torture (KPP), a prominent human rights group in Russia, has announced it has closed down operations after being labeled a "foreign agent," the third time an iteration of the activist group has received the designation from authorities since 2015.
• Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Wang Wenbin's Regular Press Conference on June 13, 2022 PRC MofA 13 Jun 2022
• Readout of National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan's Meeting with Politburo Member Yang Jiechi The White House 13 Jun 2022
• Beijing says US shows its true hegemonic nature by spreading disinformation on China Press TV 13 Jun 2022 -- Beijing says the United States is showing its "true hegemonic nature" by spreading disinformation against China and attempting to tarnish its image, amid heightened tensions between the two countries over the self-ruled Chinese Taipei.
• Diplomatic Thaw as Australian, Chinese Ministers Meet for First Time Since 2020 VOA 13 Jun 2022 -- Australia's Defense Minister Richard Marles met his Chinese counterpart General Wei Fenghe on the sidelines of the Shangri La Security Summit in Singapore during the weekend. After the breakthrough meeting, a former spy chief says Australia has "a long way to go" to repair relations with China.
• Foreign English teachers requested to swear allegiance to Basic Law, 'part of HK revamp plan' Global Times 13 Jun 2022 -- The Education Bureau (EDB) of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) told the Global Times on Monday that the requirement for native-speaking English teachers (NETs) working in Hong Kong government schools to swear allegiance to the city accords with the law and would ensure effective governance, rebutting some foreign media hype of the city's "increasing restrictions" and doubts over Hong Kong's ability to retain educators.
• European Parliament's resolution on China's Xinjiang is nothing but huge disgrace in EU history: regional spokesperson Global Times 13 Jun 2022 -- The European Parliament, on the basis of lies and falsehoods mongered by anti-China forces in the US and some other Western countries, adopted a negative resolution related to China's Xinjiang region, which viciously attacks the human rights situation in the region, and the move is nothing but absurdity and insanity, a huge disgrace in European history, spokesperson of the Xinjiang regional government said in a release.
• UN Human Rights Chief Bachelet Says She Won't Seek A New Term Following Rebuke Over China Trip RFE/RL 13 Jun 2022 -- The United Nations human rights chief Michelle Bachelet, who has come under stinging criticism for a recent trip to China, says she won't seek a new four-year term when her current stint ends on August 31.
• Australia urged to show real actions to reset China ties amid confusing messages at key security meeting Global Times 13 Jun 2022 -- Only one day after alleging that "China's military build-ups" would cause inevitable upgrade of military capabilities of its neighbors in his speech at the 19th Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore, Australia's Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense Richard Marles met on Sunday with China's State Councilor and Defense Minister Wei Fenghe who is also attending the event, a first time for three years, which Australian local media hailed as a sign of breaking a two-year diplomatic stalemate between the two countries and marking a first step toward improved bilateral relations.
• China enjoys sovereignty and jurisdiction over Taiwan Straits: Chinese FM Global Times 13 Jun 2022 -- China enjoys sovereignty, sovereign rights and jurisdiction over the Taiwan Straits, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin said at a press conference on Monday, responding to the US and its allies' claims that most of the Taiwan Straits are "international waters".
• Zelensky's Taiwan remarks 'used by some forces to create tension between China and Ukraine': Chinese FM Global Times 13 Jun 2022 -- In response to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky's remarks while answering a question over the Taiwan question at the Shangri-La Dialogue, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin said on Monday that it has been used by some forces to create tensions between China and Ukraine, reiterating that the Taiwan question, which is China's internal affair, is fundamentally different from the Ukraine issue.
• A Message to the Congress on the Continuation of the National Emergency with Respect to the North Korea The White House 13 Jun 2022
• Notice on the Continuation of the National Emergency with Respect to North Korea The White House 13 Jun 2022
• Meeting of Secretariat of WPK Central Committee Held KCNA 13 Jun 2022 -- The Secretariat of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) Sunday held a meeting at the office building of the Central Committee of the WPK to discuss major issues of the Party work.
• Iran Says Two Military Officials Involved In Aerospace Research Killed RFE/RL 13 Jun 2022 -- Iran's military says two officials who worked in the field of aerospace have been killed in separate incidents inside the Islamic republic.
• Iranian Oil, Gas Exports Fall Sharply As Asia Turns Toward Russian Energy RFE/RL 13 Jun 2022 -- Oil-tanker-tracking companies estimate that Iran's oil and natural gas exports have halved due to competition with Russia in Asian markets, as most countries in the West shun Moscow over its unprovoked invasion of Ukraine.
• Iran to secure position as shipbuilder IRNA 13 Jun 2022 -- Iran state shipbuilding company SADRA delivered the second oil tanker ordered by Venezuela on Sunday. If the trend continues in the coming years, Iran will establish its position among the world's shipbuilders.
• Spox: Grossi met wrong people in wrong place at wrong time IRNA 13 Jun 2022 -- Iran's Foreign Ministry Spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh said on Monday that the UN nuclear chief has delivered a blow to the Agency's credibility by meeting with the wrong people in the wrong place at the wrong time, referring to Rafael Grossi's recent trip to occupied Palestine ahead of Board of Governors meeting.
• US should abandon its imagination of employing any leverage in Vienna talks: Iran ISNA 13 Jun 2022 -- Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh declared that the Pakistani Foreign Minister would pay an official visit to Tehran on Tuesday, while adding that the President of Turkmenistan would travel to Iran soon and the President of the National Assembly of Armenia would head to Tehran this week as well.
• Iran defends its 'decisive' response to IAEA resolution against Tehran's nuclear program Press TV 13 Jun 2022 -- Iran says its response to a resolution passed by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) against Tehran's nuclear energy program was "decisive and appropriate."
• FM Lapid on Iranian terror attempts against Israelis abroad Israel MFA 13 Jun 2022 -- FM Lapid: I want to thank the Government of Turkey for the effort they're putting into protecting the lives of Israeli citizens. Tourism to Turkey is important to both our countries, but they also understand there are risks that should not be taken.
• A Message to the Congress on the Continuation of the National Emergency with Respect to Belarus The White House 13 Jun 2022
• Notice on the Continuation of the National Emergency with Respect to Belarus The White House 13 Jun 2022
• Statement by Vice-President Maroš Šefčovič on the UK government's decision to table a bill disapplying core elements of the Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland European Commission 13 Jun 2022
• Government introduces bill to fix the Northern Ireland Protocol UK FCDO 13 Jun 2022 -- The legislation introduced on 13 June aims to fix parts of the Northern Ireland Protocol, to restore stability and protect the Belfast (Good Friday) Agreement.
• UK to scrap Northern Ireland trade rules despite EU warnings Press TV 13 Jun 2022 -- The British government is set to present new legislation in the parliament on Monday, overriding the rules that govern post-Brexit trade with Northern Ireland, thus inflaming tensions with the European Union.
• UK Introduces Bill to Alter Post-Brexit Trade Deal on Northern Ireland Despite EU Warnings Sputnik 13 Jun 2022 -- Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced earlier in the day that the government would move forward with proposed amendments to the Northern Ireland Protocol - a special provision to the Brexit withdrawal agreement governing customs between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland, despite concerns that doing so would breach international law.
• Secretary Blinken's Call with Sri Lankan Prime Minister Wickremesinghe US Dept. of State 13 Jun 2022
• Sri Lanka to introduce weekly fuel quota system People's Daily 13 Jun 2022 -- Sri Lanka will introduce a weekly fuel quota system for vehicles given the difficulties in purchasing fuel, the energy minister said on Sunday.
• Pakistan's Ailing Ex-Military Ruler Musharraf Set to Return Home VOA 13 Jun 2022 -- Officials in Pakistan are making arrangements to allow the country's ailing former military leader Pervez Musharraf to return home from self-imposed exile, highly placed government sources said Monday.
• Visa Restrictions on Ortega-Murillo Regime Officials for Undermining Democracy US Dept. of State 13 Jun 2022 -- "The United States remains deeply concerned about the Ortega-Murillo regime's unjust detentions of political prisoners and ongoing abuses against members of civil society. We remain committed to applying a range of diplomatic and economic tools to support the restoration of democracy and respect for human rights in Nicaragua."
• Mali: Support 'deep aspiration' for reform, top envoy urges Security Council UN News 13 Jun 2022 -- Long-term uncertainty related to the length of the transition period in Mali has made it even more difficult to achieve progress on implementing the 2015 peace agreement, the top UN official in the country told the Security Council on Monday.
• Addressing the increase in human rights violations committed by the Malian Defence and Security Forces and the Wagner Group UK FCDO 13 Jun 2022 -- Statement by Ambassador James Kariuki at the UN Security Council briefing on the situation in Mali
• IMF Calls for Accelerated Anti-Corruption Fight During Pandemic in Africa VOA 13 Jun 2022 -- Botswana is hosting an anti-corruption conference (June 13-14) led by the African Union and the International Monetary Fund. The IMF said the COVID pandemic has underscored the need for good governance.