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• US Army, Singapore Armed Forces conduct culminating exercise for Tiger Balm 2022 Army News 19 Jun 2022 -- Soldiers of the U.S. Army and Singapore Armed Forces, or SAF, participated in the culminating field training exercise for Exercise Tiger Balm 2022 on June 15, 2022.
• New Russian Missile System Tor to Receive Double Ammunition - Manufacturer Sputnik 19 Jun 2022 -- The new modification of Russia's Tor anti-aircraft missile system will get twice as much ammunition, while its hull will become lighter, which will allow for transporting the combat vehicle on the external suspension of helicopters, Vyacheslav Kartashov, the assistant general director at the Kupol plant producing Tors, said.
• China holds latest antiballistic missile technical test, 'proves reliability amid improving technologies' Global Times 19 Jun 2022 -- China carried out a land-based, mid-course antiballistic missile (ABM) technical test on Sunday, with analysts saying the successful interception proved the reliability of the country's antiballistic missile umbrella at a time when technologies on both ballistic missiles and antiballistic missile interceptors are improving.
• China conducts land-based mid-course missile interception test PLA Daily 20 Jun 2022 -- According to a written statement released by China's Defense Ministry on Sunday, China conducted a land-based mid-course missile interception test within its territory on June 19, 2022 and achieved the desired test objective. The test is defensive in nature and not targeted against any country.
• Third Aircraft Carrier to Help China Match US, Japan in Western Pacific, Say Analysts VOA 1903 Jun 2022 -- China has launched a third aircraft carrier, likely a way to upgrade overall defenses in the face of stronger navies rather than to target any specific future battleground, analysts believe.
• Britain's New Top Army General Warns Troops Must Be Prepared To Fight Russia On Battlefield RFE/RL 19 Jun 2022 -- Britain's new top army general says Russia's invasion of Ukraine has changed the outlook for Britain's military, which must be capable of fighting alongside allies and ready to defeat Russia on the battlefield.
• RAF Wants More Maritime Patrol Aircraft to Fend Off 'Frightening' Russian Sub Capability Sputnik 19 Jun 2022 -- The escalation of the crisis in Ukraine has turned into a bonanza for Western arms manufacturers. In the UK, Prime Minister Johnson has been urged by both Tory and Labour lawmakers to ramp up defence spending. Meanwhile, Army chief Patrick Sanders has indicated that Britain's ground forces must be prepared to engage and defeat Russia in Europe.
• Canadian Armed Forces Marks 5th Anniversary of Canada Leading NATO's enhanced Forward Presence Battle Group Latvia Canada 19 Jun 2022 -- Today, the Canadian Armed Forces marks the 5th anniversary of leading NATO's multinational enhanced Forward Presence Battle Group in Latvia.
• Op SANKALP : 3RD YEAR OF INDIAN NAVY'S MARITIME SECURITY OPERATIONS India PIB 19 Jun 2022 -- Indian Navy's stealth Frigate, INS Talwar is presently deployed for Op Sankalp commemorating the 3rd continuous year of Indian Navy's presence in the Gulf for protection of India's Maritime Interests.
• US energy secretary: Biden will meet with Saudi crown prince Press TV 19 Jun 2022 -- US Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm says President Joe Biden will meet with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) during his controversial upcoming trip to the kingdom.

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• Advancing Peace and Eliminating Sexual Violence in Conflict US Dept. of State 19 Jun 2022 -- For more than a decade, the United States has joined the global community in recognizing June 19 as the International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict (IDESVC).
• Car explosion in Afghanistan's Kabul kills two Press TV 19 Jun 2022 -- At least two people have been killed in an explosion that hit a civilian vehicle in Afghanistan's capital, Kabul, officials say.
• China, Japan set for another round of high-level talk on maritime affairs; results likely to be 'very limited' Global Times 19 Jun 2022 -- China and Japan are expected to hold another round of high-level consultations on maritime affairs on Thursday, Japanese media reported on Saturday. However, Chinese experts believe that the results of the talks will be "very limited," given Japan's evasion of the historical facts of the Diaoyu Islands and its recent provocations to China.
• Israeli regime secretly coordinates Syria airstrikes with US: Report Press TV 19 Jun 2022 -- The Israeli regime's air strikes against targets in Syria have been conducted with the secret approval of the American military, a US-based daily has reported citing current and former officials.
• Rohingya Muslim refugees in Bangladesh demand repatriation Press TV 19 Jun 2022 -- Rohingya Muslims living in sprawling refugee camps in southeastern Bangladesh have staged demonstrations demanding repatriation to their ethnic homeland of Rakhine state in Myanmar.
• 'Let's Go Home': Thousands of Rohingya Demonstrate in Camps in Bangladesh VOA 19 Jun 2022 -- Thousands of Rohingya refugees Sunday held peaceful rallies in Bangladesh, saying they wanted to return to Myanmar, which they fled amid waves of ethnic and religious persecution dating to 1978.
• Erdogan to Present NATO Members With 'Evidence' of Finland, Sweden's PKK Support, Report Says Sputnik 19 Jun 2022 -- Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will present special documents on Sweden's and Finland's financial and political support of fighters of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), which Ankara considers a terrorist organisation, at the upcoming NATO Madrid summit, Turkish newspaper Sabah reported on Sunday.
• Dutch PM Apologizes To Srebrenica Veterans And 'People Who Can't Be Here Today' RFE/RL 19 Jun 2022 -- Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte has apologized formally for the Netherlands' treatment of hundreds of its troops who served the Dutchbat III peacekeeping unit that failed to protect thousands of lives in the Bosniak enclave of Srebrenica 27 years ago.

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• US military group in talks to purchase Israel's blacklisted Pegasus spyware Press TV 19 Jun 2022 -- The US military contractor L3Harris Technologies has entered talks with the Israeli regime's notorious NSO Group surveillance technology to buy its spyware tools despite it being blacklisted by Washington.
• Xi underscores fighting corruption to ensure full victory, signaling for Party 'not to lose original quality' as it enters journey to next centennial Global Times 19 Jun 2022 -- Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, urged on Friday coordinated improvement to guarantee that officials do not have the audacity, opportunity, or desire to engage in corruption. He noted that the fight against corruption is a major political struggle that the Party cannot afford to lose and should never lose because it concerns the people.
• Xi calls for coordinated efforts against corruption PLA Daily 19 Jun 2022 -- Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, presided over the 40th group study session of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee on Friday afternoon to discuss the issue of making coordinated efforts to ensure officials do not dare, are not able, and have no desire to commit corruption.
• China's State Council appoints principal officials of sixth-term HKSAR gov't People's Daily 19 Jun 2022 -- China's State Council on Saturday appointed principal officials of the sixth-term government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) based on the nominations put forward by the incoming HKSAR chief executive John Lee.
• Chinese State Council Approves Composition of Hong Kong's New Government Sputnik 19 Jun 2022 -- The Chinese State Council has approved the composition of Hong Kong's new government proposed by Hong Kong Chief Executive-elect John Lee, the Hong Kong government said on Sunday.
• CPC leadership reviews report on rectification of financial institutions Global Times 19 Jun 2022 -- Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, on Friday presided over a meeting of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee to review a report on the rectification of problems discovered during the eighth round of inspections of financial institutions.
• WPK Leads Socialist Cause to Victory KCNA 19 Jun 2022 -- The Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) is leading the socialist cause of Juche to victory despite all sorts of challenges and difficulties of history.
• Kim Jong Il's Party-building Feats Are Eternal Foundation for Accomplishing Revolutionary Cause of Juche: Papers KCNA 19 Jun 2022 -- Today marks the 58th anniversary of Chairman Kim Jong Il 's start of work at the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK).
• Coal Production Increased in DPRK KCNA 19 Jun 2022 -- Officials and workers of the Jenam Coal Mine of the DPRK have made achievements in the production of coal for thermal power plants every day even in the maximum emergency anti-epidemic situation, true to the decisions made at the 5th Plenary Meeting of the 8th Party Central Committee.
• Iran, Kazakhstan launch major rail transit link Press TV 19 Jun 2022 -- Iran and Kazakhstan have officially launched a rail transit link that will boost cargo transportation between Asia and Europe.
• Kazakh President Visits Iran Against Backdrop Of Nuclear Challenges RFE/RL 19 Jun 2022 -- Kazakh President Qasym-Zhomart Toqaev has met with hard-line Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi in Tehran amid diplomatic overtures from Nur-Sultan to ease bilateral tensions and encourage an end to global nuclear stockpiles within decades.
• Ayatollah Khamenei: West uses issue of Ukraine to expand NATO Press TV 19 Jun 2022 -- Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei says the West is using the issue of Ukraine to pave the way for further expansion of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO).
• PM Bennett's Remarks at the Start of the Weekly Cabinet Meeting Israel - Prime Minister's Office 19 Jun 2022 -- Following are Prime Minister Naftali Bennett's remarks at the start of the weekly Cabinet meeting, today:
• PM call with Prime Minister of Norway: 19 June 2022 Gov.UK 19 Jun 2022 -- The Prime Minister spoke to the Prime Minister of Norway, Jonas Støre, this evening, ahead of the NATO leaders summit later this month.
• Macron, allies on course to lose parliamentary majority: Polls Press TV 19 Jun 2022 -- Projections coming out of France's run-off parliamentary elections put President Emanuel Macron's "Together!" alliance on course to lose its parliamentary majority amid unprecedented gains by the coalition's hard-left and hard-right challengers.
• Macron Appears to Lose Parliamentary Majority in Legislative Runoff Voting VOA 19 Jun 2022 -- French President Emmanuel Macron appeared to lose parliamentary majority, according to the first estimates of returns from Sunday's legislative elections.
• Bolivia: Statement by the Spokesperson on sentencing former interim President J.Áñez European External Action Service (EEAS) 19 Jun 2022 -- On 11 June, former interim President of Bolivia Jeannine Áñez was convicted in first instance to ten years imprisonment in the so-called "Golpe de Estado II" case.
• Lebanon: Statement by the Spokesperson on the verdicts by the Special Tribunal European External Action Service (EEAS) 19 Jun 2022 -- On 16 June, the Appeals Chamber of the Special Tribunal for Lebanon (STL) unanimously sentenced Hassan Habib Merhi and Hussein Hassan Oneissi to life imprisonment in the case of Prosecutor v. Merhi and Oneissi.
• Tunisians take to streets again in protest at constitutional referendum Press TV 19 Jun 2022 -- Tunisians have demonstrated in the capital against a planned referendum on constitutional changes called by President Kais Saied that could cement his hold on power.
• Low wages and soaring inflation push Laotians to Thailand Radio Free Asia 19 Jun 2022 -- Hundreds of Laotians are lining up daily outside the Lao Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Vientiane to apply for or renew passports so they can go to neighboring Thailand, where they hope to find better paying jobs and escape crippling inflation at home.
• The Colombian Election US Dept. of State 19 Jun 2022 -- "On behalf of the United States, I congratulate the people of Colombia for making their voices heard in a free and fair presidential election. We commend the many officials, public servants, and volunteers whose dedication made these elections possible."
• Leftist Candidate Gustavo Petro to Become Colombia's New President Sputnik 19 Jun 2022 -- The first round of Colombian presidential election was held on May 29, 2022; however, as none of the nominees received at least 50% of the vote, a runoff between the top two candidates - Gustavo Petro and Rodolfo Hernandez Suarez - was held on Sunday.
• UN Rights Chief Issues Blistering Report on Nicaragua VOA 19 Jun 2022 -- U.N. human rights chief Michelle Bachelet has issued a blistering report on Nicaragua's deteriorating human rights situation, which she said was spurring unprecedented numbers of people to flee to other countries. She presented her report last Thursday to the U.N. Human Rights Council, where it remains under review.