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• DOD to Fund Better Detention Facilities in Syria, But Best Solution is Detainee Repatriation DoD News 14 Jul 2022 -- The U.S. and partner nations continue with the "Defeat ISIS" mission in Syria, while the more than 10,000 ISIS fighters who have been detained within makeshift detention facilities there and the approximately 60,000 displaced persons at the al-Hol and al-Roj camps remain a challenge. The Defense Department has plans to address that challenge.
• USACE construction mission helps Baumholder prepare for new Special Operations Forces tenants Army News 14 Jul 2022 -- Crews carrying out projects for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers are working diligently to renovate and modernize administrative buildings, barracks and other facilities at the base here as part of larger program to prepare the Baumholder Military Community for growth in the coming years.
• Readout of Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III's Call With Amir Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani of Qatar DoD 14 Jul 2022
• Readout of Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III's Meeting With Italian Minister of Defense Lorenzo Guerini DoD 14 Jul 2022
• Statement by Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III on the Bipartisan Innovation Act DoD 14 Jul 2022
• Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III Remarks Welcoming Italian Minister of Defense Lorenzo Guerini to the Pentagon DoD 14 Jul 2022
• U.S.-Bosnia and Herzegovina Bilateral Defense Consultations DoD 14 Jul 2022 -- On July 13, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Russia, Ukraine, and Eurasia Laura Cooper co-chaired the U.S.-Bosnia and Herzegovina Bilateral Defense Consultations in Sarajevo with Bosnia and Herzegovina Defense Minister Sifet Podžić.
• Department of Defense Announces Industry Engagement Day for the Rapid Defense Experimentation Reserve (RDER) DoD 14 Jul 2022 -- The DoD announced today an Industry Engagement Day event for the Rapid Defense Experimentation Reserve (RDER) to be held at Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (JHU-APL) on July 26, 2022.
• U.S., Italian Defense Leaders Discuss Shared Interests, Concerns for Ukraine DoD News 14 Jul 2022 --
• Detect, track, identify, defeat: I-CsUAS works to defend against drones, small unmanned aircrafts USMC News 14 Jul 2022 -- The battle to keep Marines and their critical assets safe is constantly evolving. As technology advances, so does the need to field more cutting-edge equipment to counter threats, such as those posed by small unmanned aerial systems.
• Remarks by Vice President Harris before Briefing from CENTCOM and SOCOM Leaders The White House 14 Jul 2022
• End of an era: U-2 flies last OBC mission US Air Force 14 Jul 2022 -- The Air Force's high-altitude, all-weather reconnaissance aircraft, the U-2 Dragon Lady, recently flew Beale Air Force Base's last Optical Bar Camera mission.
• New flight milestone in Hexa testing US Air Force 14 Jul 2022 -- The LIFT Hexa, an electric, vertical takeoff and landing aircraft, or eVTOL, recently completed its first test flight at Duke Field.
• Pacific Partnership Kicks off in Palau US Navy 14 Jul 2022 -- Pacific Partnership 2022 kicked off in Koror, Palau, July 12.
• NATO and the European Union work together to counter cyber threats NATO 14 Jul 2022 -- Following the NATO Summit in Madrid last month, senior officials from NATO and the European Union (EU) met today (14 July 2022) to take stock of recent developments in the cyber threat landscape and explore further areas of engagement on cyber defence.
• £55 million to restore mine-hunter for NATO ally UK MOD 14 Jul 2022 -- British shipyard, Harland & Wolff, has been awarded a £55 million contract to regenerate a former Royal Navy mine-hunting vessel, HMS QUORN.
• Russia Could 'Take Advantage' Of Iranian-Made Combat Drones In Ukraine Conflict RFE/RL 14 Jul 2022 -- Iran has supplied unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) to its proxies in the Middle East and employed them during reconnaissance, sabotage, and attack missions in the region.
• 'The Orchestra Needs Musicians': Behind The Covert Mobilization To Reinforce Russian Troops In Ukraine RFE/RL 14 Jul 2022 -- The flyer appeared earlier this month, pasted to the walls of apartment building entryways in the Moscow suburb of Odintsovo -- and hard to miss above the announcement for when the building's hot water would be shut off for maintenance.
• PLA's attack helicopters start routine border patrols in high-altitude Karakoram Global Times 14 Jul 2022 -- The Chinese People's Liberation Army's (PLA) attack helicopters started to join transport helicopters in routine border patrols in the high-altitude Karakoram Mountains, a move analysts said on Thursday will enable the PLA border defense troops to gain enhanced air support and better safeguard the country's national sovereignty and territorial integrity.
• Canada moves forward with the acquisition of aircraft for the Royal Canadian Air Force Canada 14 Jul 2022 -- Today, Defence Minister Anita Anand announced that Canada has finalized a contract to acquire the first two aircraft for the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) that will replace and renew the capability currently fulfilled by the CC-150 Polaris fleet and later become part of the Strategic Tanker Transport Capability (STTC) fleet.
• Supply ready for international debut Australia DOD 14 Jul 2022 -- The recently commissioned HMAS Supply is ready to play its role as a range extender for an array of international war ships as the sea phase of Exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022 commences in the waters off Hawaii.
• US Senate Wants Turkey to Cut Off Ties With Russia in Order to Buy F-16 Jets, Reports Say Sputnik 14 Jul 2022 -- The chairman of the US Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, Robert Menendez, listed conditions under which he could remove his objections to the sale of F-16 fighter jets to Turkey, which include the abandonment by Ankara of Russia's S-400 air defense systems, and cutting off its close relations with Moscow, the AMNA reported.
• Macron wants 'rethink' of French military strategy in Africa amid Mali withdrawal Press TV 14 Jul 2022 -- French President Emmanuel Macron has called on his ministers and army chiefs to work on the country's military postures in Africa, amid the complete withdrawal of thousands of its troops from Mali.
• CURTAIN RAISER LAUNCH OF Y - 3023 (DUNAGIRI) India PIB 14 Jul 2022 -- Dunagiri, a Project 17A frigate, will be launched into the Hooghly river at Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers Limited, Kolkata on 15 Jul 22. Shri Rajnath Singh, Hon'ble Raksha Mantri will be the Chief Guest for the event.
• Statement by National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan on the Opening of Saudi Airspace The White House 14 Jul 2022
• US, Israel to Sign Security Pact, Discuss Countering Iran VOA 14 Jul 2022 -- U.S. President Joe Biden is meeting Thursday with Israeli leaders, with security issues, the war in Ukraine and U.S.-Israeli relations on the agenda as Biden makes his first trip to the Middle East since taking office.
• Remarks by President Biden and Prime Minister Yair Lapid of the State of Israel The White House 14 Jul 2022
• Readout of President Biden's Meeting with President Herzog of Israel The White House 14 Jul 2022
• Remarks by President Biden and Prime Minister Lapid of the State of Israel After Bilateral Meeting The White House 14 Jul 2022
• The Jerusalem U.S.-Israel Strategic Partnership Joint Declaration The White House 14 Jul 2022
• Remarks by President Biden, Prime Minister Lapid, President bin Zayed Al Nahyan, and Prime Minister Modi at I2U2 Virtual Event The White House 14 Jul 2022
• Joint Statement of the Leaders of India, Israel, United Arab Emirates, and the United States (I2U2) The White House 14 Jul 2022

Defense Industry

• Contracts For July 14, 2022
• Military Contractor Pleads Guilty to Rigging Bids for Public Contracts in Texas and Michigan US Dept. of Justice 14 Jul 2022 -- A Texas military contractor pleaded guilty yesterday to rigging bids on public military contracts in Texas and Michigan.

Other Conflicts

Ukraine Conflict News
• 14 July 2022 - Daily Press Briefing by the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General United Nations 14 Jul 2022
• Russia sends humanitarian assistance to Afghanistan People's Daily 14 Jul 2022 -- Russia sent 16 tons of humanitarian aid to Afghanistan on Wednesday, said a statement of Afghanistan's State Ministry for Disaster Management and Humanitarian Affairs released here.
• South Pacific to be an arena for cooperation, not vicious competition: Chinese FM Global Times 14 Jul 2022 -- The South Pacific region should be an arena for cooperation, not vicious competition, Wang Wenbin, spokesperson of the Chinese Foreign Ministry, said Thursday in response to the Solomon Islands prime minister's rejection of any foreign military bases in the country.
• US 'escalates provocation' in South China Sea with carrier operation Global Times 14 Jul 2022 -- A US aircraft carrier reportedly entered the South China Sea and operated near the Nansha Islands on Wednesday, while at the same time a US destroyer trespassed into Chinese territorial waters off the Xisha Islands, a move that Chinese experts on Thursday deemed as an escalated provocation that could lead to an unwanted conflict.
• Saudi-led coalition seizes another Yemen-bound fuel ship in violation of UN-brokered ceasefire Press TV 14 Jul 2022 -- The Yemen Gas Company (YGC) says the Saudi-led coalition waging war on the country has seized yet another Yemen-bound fuel ship in blatant violation of the UN-brokered ceasefire.
• Body Of Pakistani Military Officer Abducted In Balochistan Found RFE/RL Gandhara 14 Jul 2022 -- Authorities in Pakistan say they have found the body of a military officer two days after he was abducted in the country's restive Balochistan Province.
• Baluch Insurgents Kidnap and Murder Pakistan Army Officer VOA 14 Jul 2022 -- Authorities in Pakistan's turbulent southwestern Baluchistan province found the body of a senior serving military officer Thursday, two days after he was kidnapped by insurgents there.
• 4 terrorists gunned down in operation in NW Pakistan: military People's Daily 14 Jul 2022 -- Four terrorists were killed during an operation of security forces in Pakistan's northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, a military statement said Wednesday.
• US bill seeks to counter Chinese 'disinformation' on Tibet Radio Free Asia 14 Jul 2022 -- A new bill in the U.S. Congress seeks to pressure Chinese leaders to enter into talks with the Dalai Lama to resolve issues relating to Tibet, including by directing the State Department to actively counter any disinformation from Beijing related to the history of the formerly independent country.
• New administration in Colombia provides 'tremendous opportunity' to further peace UN News 14 Jul 2022 -- The international community should lend full support to the incoming administration in Colombia, which has a tremendous opportunity to speed up implementation of the landmark 2016 Peace Agreement that ended more than 50 years of civil war, the top UN official in the country told the Security Council on Thursday.
• Peaceful Presidential elections in Colombia signal a commitment to sustained and durable peace UK FCDO 14 Jul 2022 -- Statement by Ambassador Barbara Woodward at the UN Security Council briefing on Colombia
• Mali Suspends Rotation of UN Forces VOA 14 Jul 2022 -- Mali's military government has suspended the rotation of U.N. military and police forces following the renewal late last month of the mandate of the U.N. mission there.
• Conflict, Poor Funding Slow Rebuilding in Cameroon VOA 14 Jul 2022 -- Cameroon is asking for international help to fund the rebuilding of western regions that have been destroyed in five years of conflict with separatists. A plan to construct roads, schools, hospitals, markets and homes was launched in 2020 but has been hindered by ongoing fighting and budget woes.
• Somalia's President Speaks to Parents of Troops in Eritrea, Says to Return Soon VOA 14 Jul 2022 -- Somalia's President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has met with parents of troops training in Eritrea and promised they will soon return home to fight against the Islamist militant group al-Shabab. Somalia sent thousands of soldiers to train in Eritrea, sparking a series of protests over the last year from parents who were unable to communicate with them. Mohamud met with the troops on a visit to Eritrea this week, where he agreed to improve bilateral relations.

News Reports

• Ex-CIA employee convicted over leaking documents to Wikileaks Press TV 14 Jul 2022 -- A former CIA software engineer has been convicted of leaking classified information to WikiLeaks from the spy agency.
• US Jury Finds Ex-CIA Employee Guilty for Massive Theft of Information - WikiLeaks Sputnik 14 Jul 2022 -- A US jury found ex-CIA employee Joshua Schulte guilty on all counts of an alleged massive theft of classified information, WikiLeaks said on Wednesday.
• BiH confirms first monkeypox case People's Daily 14 Jul 2022 -- Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) has confirmed its first case of monkeypox, the official FENA news agency reported Wednesday.
• U.S. stumbles in monkeypox response: report People's Daily 14 Jul 2022 -- The United States has had a faltering response to the monkeypox outbreak, with confirmed cases jumping to 700 in the two months since outbreaks were first detected and clinics across the country struggling to meet the demand for effective vaccines, reported The Hill on Monday.
• Briefing by Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova, Moscow, July 14, 2022 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 14 Jul 2022
• Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova's answer to a media question on British Foreign Secretary Elizabeth Truss' anti-Russia rhetoric Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 14 Jul 2022
• EU Guidelines Lifted Over 80% of Restrictions on Transit to Kaliningrad, Governor Says Sputnik 14 Jul 2022 -- The European Commission's guidelines have lifted significant amount of transit restrictions to the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad, accounting for over 80%, Governor Anton Alikhanov said on Thursday.
• Many countries increased imports of Russian oil despite Western sanctions: Report Press TV 14 Jul 2022 -- Many countries have increased imports of Russian oil, despite mounting Western sanctions against Moscow over its military operation in Ukraine, a report says.
• Putin Signs Law on Foreign Agents, Creating Unified Register of Affiliated Individuals Sputnik 14 Jul 2022 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a law on foreign agents on Thursday that stipulates the creation of a unified register of individuals affiliated with them, according to the official legal information portal.
• U.S. Treasury Secretary Blasts Russia Ahead Of G20 Finance Ministers Summit RFE/RL 14 Jul 2022 -- U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen has said Russia's war in Ukraine represents the "greatest challenge" to the global economy.
• Putin Signs Off On Harsher 'Foreign Agent' Law RFE/RL 14 Jul 2022 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed into law a bill expanding the definition of so-called foreign agents to include anyone who is "under foreign influence," a change that critics say will make it even easier for the state to target its domestic critics.
• Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Wang Wenbin's Regular Press Conference on July 14, 2022 PRC MofA 14 Jul 2022
• Chinese homebuyers withdraw mortgage repayments in protest at stalled construction Radio Free Asia 14 Jul 2022 -- Homebuyers across China are threatening a mortgage payment strike in protest at stalled construction of off-plan properties by major developers across the country.
• US rushes sudden interest in PICs in unpopular push to counter China Global Times 14 Jul 2022 -- When leaders of Pacific nations met in person for the first time since the COVID pandemic at the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) in Suva of Fiji to discuss issues key to regional development, the US announced a package of measures including two embassies and more funding to boost engagement with the Pacific island countries (PICs) in a bid to counter China's influence and presence in the region.
• China's Xi Jinping makes unannounced visit to Xinjiang Radio Free Asia 14 Jul 2022 -- Chinese President Xi Jinping made an unannounced visit to the Xinjiang capital of Urumqi this week, state media reported Thursday, marking his second trip in eight years to the region where rights groups and several Western nations accuse him of carrying out a genocide against Uyghur Muslims.
• World will oppose "U.S. rules" of foreign interference: FM spokesperson People's Daily 14 Jul 2022 -- Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin said on Wednesday that the "U.S. rules" of interfering in other countries' internal affairs will be opposed by people all over the world.
• Top political advisor calls on Taiwan compatriots to stand firmly on right side of history People's Daily 14 Jul 2022 -- China's top political advisor Wang Yang on Wednesday called on Taiwan compatriots to gain a clear understanding of the overall trend of cross-Strait relations and stand firmly on the right side of history.
• DPP warned not to use mainland patrol vessel for political manipulation People's Daily 14 Jul 2022 -- A Chinese mainland spokesperson on Wednesday warned Taiwan's Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) authority to stop using the mainland's patrol vessel Haixun 06 to bring about political manipulation and confusion.
• Efforts Focused on Preventing Natural Disaster Damage in DPRK KCNA 14 Jul 2022 -- Korean People's Army units involved in the housing construction project in the Komdok area of the DPRK take measures to protect buildings, materials and equipment from natural disasters.
• Work for Ensuring Safety of Reservoirs and Waterways Brisk in DPRK KCNA 14 Jul 2022 -- Officials and workers in the irrigation sector of the DPRK have turned out in the struggle to prevent damage from downpour and much rainfall. They strive to ensure the safety of reservoirs and waterways.
• Steps Taken to Minimize Flood Damage KCNA 14 Jul 2022 -- Agricultural officials and workers in South Hwanghae Province of the DPRK wage a campaign for protecting crops from damage by flood, heavy rain and strong wind.
• Anti-epidemic Capability against Climate Change Reinforced KCNA 14 Jul 2022 -- Foresighted anti-epidemic counter-measures are taken timely in the DPRK to cope with downpour and gale that have hit the country as a whole recently due to the seasonal rainy front.
• Anti-epidemic Capability against Climate Change Reinforced and Emergency Action Plan Materialized in DPRK KCNA 14 Jul 2022 -- With heavy rain and gale blowing across the DPRK in recent days due to the seasonal rainy front, well thought-out anti-epidemic counter-measures are taken timely to cope with them.
• Tehran summons Swedish diplomat in protest at Iranian's sentence Press TV 14 Jul 2022 -- Iran has summoned Sweden's charge d'affaires in protest at a Swedish court's sentencing of an Iranian citizen to life in jail based on unfounded allegations leveled against him by the anti-Iran terrorist MKO cult.
• Iran Foreign Ministry condemns 'unacceptable' ruling against Hamid Nouri after 'illegal' trial Press TV 14 Jul 2022 -- Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kan'ani has vehemently rejected as "unacceptable" a Swedish court's decision to hand ex-Iranian official Hamid Nouri a life sentence based on unfounded allegations made by the Mujahedin-e-Khalq Organization (MKO) terrorist group.
• Iran condemns Sweden court illegal verdict against Iran citize IRNA 14 Jul 2022 -- Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kanani on Thursday strongly condemned a statement issued by a Swedish court which had sentenced Hamid Nouri, an Iranian citizen to life imprisonment under baseless allegations.
• Swedish court sentences Iranian citizen to life imprisonment IRNA 14 Jul 2022 -- Hamid Nouri, an Iranian citizen, who has been in solitary confinement in Sweden since 2019, was sentenced to life imprisonment by a court in Sweden on Thursday.
• Ex-Iranian Official Imprisoned in Sweden for Executions VOA 14 Jul 2022 -- Stockholm's District Court sentenced a former Iranian official to life in prison on Thursday for war crimes and the murder of political prisoners during the Iran-Iraq war in the 1980s.
• In response to Biden's threat, President Raeisi warns any mistake by US, allies to be met with Iran's harsh response Press TV 14 Jul 2022 -- President Ebrahim Raeisi says the Iranian nation cannot condone insecurity and crisis in the region, warning that any mistake by the enemies will be met with a harsh response from the Islamic Republic that will make them rue their acts.
• Iran demands 'strong' economic guarantees in JCPOA revival talks: FM Amir-Abdollahian Press TV 14 Jul 2022 -- Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian says it is a "necessity" for Iran to gain economic benefits from the 2015 agreement and thus wants "strong" guarantees in talks on a potential revival of the deal, which the US abandoned unilaterally three years after its conclusion.
• U.S. coercion not work on Iran: president People's Daily 14 Jul 2022 -- Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi on Wednesday stressed that Washington's language of coercion doesn't work on Iran, and Tehran will not back down from its "rightful and logical positions," according to the Iranian presidency's website.
• Iran says to remain committed to nuclear negotiations People's Daily 14 Jul 2022 -- The Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman said Wednesday that the Islamic republic's stance toward the talks on the revival of a 2015 nuclear deal is quite clear, and Tehran will remain committed to the negotiation process for resolving the differences.
• Six people, including an ousted NLD MP, sentenced to life in prison Radio Free Asia 14 Jul 2022 -- Myanmar's military has further cracked down on National League for Democracy (NLD) members, sentencing former Pehkone township NLD MP Petel Aung and NLD members Lai Kyu and Maung Tat to life in prison at the Loi-Lin District Court in the country's southern Shan state last month.
• Pakistan, IMF Agree To Revive Urgently Needed Bailout Package RFE/RL Gandhara 14 Jul 2022 -- The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has reached an agreement with Pakistan aimed at reviving a $6 billion bailout package that had been stalled since 2019.
• Cash-Strapped Pakistan Reaches Agreement With IMF to Revive Bailout Loan VOA 14 Jul 2022 -- The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has agreed to revive a bailout package for Pakistan, providing timely relief as the high global price of energy imports pushes the cash-strapped country to the brink of a payment crisis.
• Sri Lanka President Resigns, Protesters Leave Official Buildings VOA 14 Jul 2022 -- Sri Lanka's president, Gotabaya Rajapaksa, resigned after he went to Singapore from the Maldives, where he had first landed after fleeing angry protests triggered by a deep economic crisis that people blamed on his administration.
• Sri Lanka declares curfew in capital following clashes People's Daily 14 Jul 2022 -- Sri Lanka's Department of Government Information on Thursday said that a curfew has been declared in the Colombo district from noon on Thursday till 5 a.m. on Friday following clashes between protesters and security forces a day earlier.
• Sri Lankan president emails resignation letter after fleeing to Singapore Press TV 14 Jul 2022 -- Beleaguered Sri Lankan president Gotabaya Rajapaksa has submitted a letter of resignation after he fled to Singapore following mass protests fueled by an economic crisis and ensuing political turmoil.
• Sri Lanka in limbo as president yet to resign Press TV 14 Jul 2022 -- Sri Lanka is in chaos a day after President Gotabaya Rajapaksa fled the country amid protests fueled by an economic crisis.
• Sri Lanka's acting president declares nationwide curfew People's Daily 14 Jul 2022 -- Sri Lanka's acting President Ranil Wickremesinghe on Wednesday declared a nationwide curfew effective until Thursday morning.
• Sri Lanka's acting president says military appointed to maintain law, order People's Daily 14 Jul 2022 -- Sri Lanka's acting President Ranil Wickremesinghe on Wednesday said a committee, comprising the chief of defence staff, military commanders, and the inspector general of police, has been appointed to control the situation in the nation after protesters took over the Prime Minister's Office.
• Sri Lankan parliament speaker says president will resign as announced earlier People's Daily 14 Jul 2022 -- Sri Lanka's Speaker of Parliament Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena said on Wednesday that President Gotabaya Rajapaksa had informed him that he will hand over his resignation letter later in the day as announced earlier.
• President leaves Sri Lanka, but bid to salvage economy expected to be tough People's Daily 14 Jul 2022 -- A state of emergency was declared in Sri Lanka on Wednesday, the Prime Minister's Office said, after President Gotabaya Rajapaksa left for Maldives amid a severe economic crisis which has sparked severe protests.
• EU-Montenegro Stabilisation and Association Council, 14 July 2022 EC/CEU 14 Jul 2022-- Montenegro and the EU met - at ministerial level - for the 11th Stabilisation and Association Council. The meeting took take place in Podgorica, Montenegro.
• Joint press statement following the 11th meeting of the Stabilisation and Association Council between the EU and Montenegro EC/CEU 14 Jul 2022-- The EU-Montenegro Stabilisation and Association Council (SA Council) held its eleventh meeting on 14 July 2022 in Montenegro. The meeting was chaired by Mr Josep Borrell Fontelles, the High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Mr Olivér Várhelyi, Commissioner for Neighbourhood and Enlargement, represented the European Commission. Mr Dritan Abazović, the Prime Minister, represented the Montenegrin side.
• Montenegro: Press remarks by High Representative Josep Borrell after the Association and Stabilisation Council European Commission 14 Jul 2022
• Vietnamese coast guards accused of corruption face up to 17 years Radio Free Asia 14 Jul 2022 -- Military prosecutors on Thursday asked for prison sentences up to 17 years for two former commanders of Vietnam's Coast Guard in the latest corruption cases that an analyst said could damage the force's combat readiness in the South China Sea.
• Plan to ease transfer of power from Cambodia PM Hun Sen to son advances Radio Free Asia 14 Jul 2022 -- The body designated with reviewing changes to the Cambodian Constitution gave its OK on Thursday to a proposal critics say will make it easier for Prime Minister Hun Sen to transfer power to his son Hun Manet.
• Estonian Prime Minister Announces Resignation, Readiness to Head New Government Sputnik 14 Jul 2022 -- Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas announced her resignation and readiness to head the new government after the collapse of the former ruling coalition, the cabinet press service said on Thursday.
• EU's Stern Message On Bulgarian Justice Gets Muddied By 'Pistol And Gold' Photo Scandal RFE/RL 14 Jul 2022 -- The European Commission has issued a key set of recommendations to dramatically reform and depoliticize Bulgaria's justice and prosecutorial system, which has been a constant irritant to Brussels and millions of Bulgarians.
• European Commission Gives Georgia More Time To Meet EU Priorities RFE/RL 14 Jul 2022 -- The European Commission will delay its next assessment of Georgia's progress toward meeting the priorities required before it can be considered for EU membership, giving the country more time to make its case before the bloc.
• Development Bank Agrees to Help Zimbabwe Clear $13.5 Billion Debt VOA 14 Jul 2022 -- The African Development Bank (AfDB) agreed this week to help Zimbabwe clear its $13.5 billion debt during a visit by the Abidjan-based lender's president. The AfDB has also started releasing loans from a $1.5 billion fund to help Africa avert a looming food crisis fueled by Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Zimbabwe is one of 38 countries set to benefit from the bank's fund, which is known as the African Emergency Food Production Facility.