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• Truman Arrives in Marseille, France US Navy 18 Jun 2022 -- The crew of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) arrived in Marseille, France for a scheduled port visit, June 18, 2022.
• USAFE integrates with Arctic fighters during exercise Baltic Operations US Air Force 18 Jun 2022 -- U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft integrated with Swedish, Finnish, German, and U.S. Navy fighters, June 9, during U.S. Naval Forces Europe's exercise Baltic Operations 2022 over the Baltic Sea region.
• US pauses selling large, armable drones to Ukraine due to security reasons: Report Press TV 18 Jun 2022 -- The administration of US President Joe Biden has scraped a plan to sell four large, armable drones to Ukraine due to security concerns, a new report says.
• US Rethinks Plan to Send Deadly Drones to Ukraine, Fears They'll Fall Into Russian Hands: Report Sputnik 18 Jun 2022 -- US media reported earlier this month that the Biden administration had signed off on plans to send four MQ-1C Gray Eagle unmanned aerial vehicles - the same kind used to carry out strikes across Afghanistan, Iraq and Niger, to Ukraine for use against Russia. The drones can be equipped with air-to-surface and air-to-air missiles and glide bombs.
• China unveils giant aircraft carrier CNS Fujian PLA Daily 18 Jun 2022 -- China unveiled its third aircraft carrier on Friday in Shanghai, naming it after the eastern coastal province of Fujian.
• China-developed TP500 unmanned freighter makes maiden flight PLA Daily 18 Jun 2022 -- China's homegrown TP500 unmanned freighter completed a successful maiden flight Saturday, announced the Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC).
• Protests Over New Short-Term Military Recruitment Widen in India VOA 18 Jun 2022 -- Violent protests against a new army recruitment plan in India flared Friday as angry youths set ablaze at least a dozen passenger trains, vandalized government offices, buses and police vehicles and burned tires on highways and blocked them in many states.
• Fighter jet crashes in Iran, no one killed IRNA 18 Jun 2022 -- An F-14 fighter jet crashed at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday local time in Isfahan Province, southern Iran, after the pilots safely ejected.
• Iranian F-14 Fighter Jet Crashes, No Casualties RFE/RL 18 Jun 2022 -- An F-14 fighter jet belonging to Iran's military crashed in the central Isfahan region on June 18 due to a technical failure, Iranian news agencies reported.
• Iranian F-14 Fighter Jet Crashes During Training Flight Sputnik 18 Jun 2022 -- Last month, an Iranian F-16 fighter jet crashed in the east of Isfahan province, leaving two pilots dead.
• Statement by NSC Spokesperson on National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan's Meeting with Foreign Minister Aïssata Tall Sall of Senegal The White House 18 Jun 2022

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• At Least Two Killed In Attack On Kabul Sikh Temple RFE/RL Gandhara 18 Jun 2022 -- An attack on a Sikh temple in Kabul killed at least two people and wounded seven on June 18, following the detonation of a car loaded with explosives, officials said.
• Taliban Say US Is 'Biggest Hurdle' to Diplomatic Recognition VOA 18 Jun 2022 -- Afghanistan's Taliban have alleged the United States is blocking their way to securing international recognition for the Islamist group's new government in Kabul.
• UN Official Says Afghan Taliban Has Stripped Women's Rights VOA 18 Jun 2022 -- U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet this week accused Afghanistan's ruling Taliban of stripping women and girls of their fundamental rights and freedoms and rendering them invisible in public life. Her report was submitted Wednesday to the U.N. Human Rights Council.
• Attack on Minority Sikh Temple in Afghan Capital Kills 2 VOA 18 Jun 2022 -- Afghanistan's Taliban authorities said Saturday at least two people were killed and seven others wounded in an early morning militant assault on a minority Sikh temple in the capital, Kabul.
• Deadly blasts hit Sikh temple in Afghan capital a day after attack on mosque Press TV 18 Jun 2022 -- Three explosions have hit a busy road in the Afghan capital city of Kabul, leaving at least one dead and three others injured.
• US air systems unable to intercept Yemeni ballistic missiles, drones: Defense minister Press TV 18 Jun 2022 -- Yemen's armed forces have the upper hand in battles against the Saudi-led military coalition and its allied Takfiri militants, says the country's defense minister.
• Yemen truce a step toward broader peace deal, says UN envoy Press TV 18 Jun 2022 -- The United Nations special envoy for Yemen on Friday expressed surprise and delight as the truce between the warring parties in the Arab country holds up, saying the agreement could be a precursor to a broader peace deal.
• Israeli warplanes, drones strike various sites across Gaza Strip in fresh act of aggression Press TV 18 Jun 2022 -- Israeli military aircraft have carried out a series of airstrikes against targets in the central and northern parts of the Gaza Strip as the Tel Aviv regime continues with its acts of aggression against the besieged Palestinian coastal sliver.
• Israeli Army Says It Carried Out Strikes on Gaza Strip in Response to Rocket Fire Sputnik 18 Jun 2022 -- Earlier, air raid sirens sounded in southern Israel, including the city of Ashkelon. Later, the IDF said it had intercepted a rocket fired from the Gaza Strip.

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• 'Europe committing energy suicide by imposing sanctions on Moscow' Press TV 18 Jun 2022 -- The head of a Russian oil giant says European nations are committing energy suicide by following the United States in imposing sanctions on Moscow over the war in Ukraine.
• Lithuania Bans Transit Of Sanctioned Russian Goods To Kaliningrad RFE/RL 18 Jun 2022 -- Lithuania has begun a ban on the rail transit of goods subject to European Union sanctions to the Russian far-western exclave of Kaliningrad, transport authorities in the Baltic nation said on June 18.
• Russian Gas Supplies To Europe Via Ukraine Drop To 41.4 Million Cubic Meters RFE/RL 18 Jun 2022 -- Russia's state-controlled energy giant Gazprom said its supply of gas to Europe through Ukraine via the Sudzha entry point dropped to 41.4 million cubic meters (mcm) on June 18 from 41.9 mcm the previous day.
• Putin declares end of 'unipolar world order', says anti-Russia sanctions boomeranged Press TV 18 Jun 2022 -- The emergence of new power centers that have the right to protect their systems, economic models, and sovereignty has ended "the era of the unipolar world", Russian President Vladimir Putin said Friday, in what the Kremlin described as an "extremely important" speech.
• Xi underscores improved capability in fighting corruption to ensure full victory Global Times 18 Jun 2022 -- Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, urged coordinated improvement to guarantee that officials do not have the audacity, opportunity, or desire to engage in corruption.
• Chinese president addresses 25th St. Petersburg International Economic Forum People's Daily 18 Jun 2022 -- Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday attended and addressed the plenary session of the 25th St. Petersburg International Economic Forum in virtual format upon invitation.
• China beefs up anti-corruption work in financial units Global Times 18 Jun 2022 -- The Political Bureau of the Communist Part of China Central Committee held a meeting on Friday to review a report on the rectification and improvement of financial units in the 8th round of inspections of the 19th Central Committee, according to the Xinhua News Agency. The review looked at outcomes of the inspection work for anti-corruption campaigns while extending perspectives for future tasks.
• Defense Minister calls for manufacturing of homegrown passenger aircraft IRNA 18 Jun 2022 -- Iran's Minister of Defense and Armed Forces Logistics Brigadier General Mohammad-Reza Gharaei Ashtiani in a message to Iran Aviation Industries Organization CEO Brigadier General Afshin Khajefard pursued the Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi's strong demand for manufacturing a homegrown passenger aircraft.
• Iran FM urges end to double-standard behaviors in Vienna talks IRNA 18 Jun 2022 -- Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian on Saturday called on other parties to the 2015 Iran nuclear deal to stop their double-standard behaviors so that a good and lasting agreement can be reached on the revival of the deal.
• Floods Kills Dozens, Strand Millions In India, Bangladesh RFE/RL 18 Jun 2022 -- Massive floods caused by monsoon rains in northeastern India and Bangladesh have killed dozens of people and left millions of homes under water, regional authorities say.
• NASA Worries a Possible SpaceX Rocket Explosion Could Stop It Sending Astronauts to ISS Sputnik 18 Jun 2022 -- SpaceX is reportedly already looking into ways of making the launch facility in question more resistant to explosions.
• Thousands take to streets to protest Tunisian president's bid to overhaul constitution Press TV 18 Jun 2022 -- Thousands of people have taken to the streets of Tunisia's capital to protest President Kais Saied's bid to overhaul the country's constitution.
• Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks with Prime Minister of the Netherlands Mark Rutte Prime Minister of Canada 18 Jun 2022 -- Today, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau spoke with the Prime Minister of the Netherlands, Mark Rutte.
• Protest-riddled Ecuador declares 'state of exception' in three provinces Press TV 18 Jun 2022 -- Ecuador's president has declared a state of exception across three flashpoint provinces, in a bid to calm protests invoked by the country's indigenous community against rising prices.
• Building peace: Plotting a route towards democracy in The Gambia UN News 18 Jun 2022 -- After two decades of dictatorship, The Gambia is on the road towards democracy and respect for human rights, The UN is working closely with the government on this journey, a process that involves facing up to the country's violent past.
• Czech Senate Leader Vows 'Never Again' to Communist Totalitarianism VOA 18 Jun 2022 -- Czech Senate Leader Milos Vystrcil was little known to the world until he led a Czech parliamentary and business delegation to Taiwan in autumn 2020, defying threats of severe retaliation from Beijing. And that is just how his late father would have preferred it.
• Protests Erupt in Senegal as Government Stymies Opposition VOA 18 Jun 2022 -- Tensions in Senegal reached a tipping point Friday over the government's decision to keep the opposition off the ballot in planned legislative elections. Thousands took to the streets to show support for opposition leader Ousmane Sonko and to demand President Macky Sall allow his opponents to run.