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• Chief of Naval Operations Travels to RIMPAC, Meets with Exercise Participants US Navy Press Release 23 Jul 2022 -- Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Mike Gilday traveled to Hawaii, June 20-23, to visit participants of the Rim of the Pacific Exercise (RIMPAC).
• US says weighs sending American-made fighter jets to Ukraine Press TV 23 Jul 2022 -- The US is considering the possibility of supplying American fighter jets to Ukraine, a White House spokesman said, further unveiling the latest weapons bundle for Kiev.
• West Aims To Deliver Up To 30 Precision Rocket Launch Systems To Ukraine, Says U.S. Congressman RFE/RL 23 Jul 2022 -- The United States and its Western allies could potentially deliver up to 30 multiple-launch rocket systems to Ukraine that have been highly effective so far in destroying Russian arms depots, a senior U.S. congressman said.
• White House announces 270-mln-USD security assistance to Ukraine People's Daily 23 Jul 2022 -- The White House announced Friday that the United States will provide Ukraine with an additional package of security assistance worth 270 million U.S. dollars.
• China's AVIC completes onboard testing flight for shipborne unmanned helicopter Global Times 23 Jul 2022 -- A research institute of the Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC) has successfully conducted an onboard testing flight on its shipborne unmanned helicopter AR-500BJ, media reported Saturday.
• First batch of J-10 pilots produced by flight academy to join air force combat troops PLA Daily 23 Jul 2022 -- The first batch of J-10 cadet pilots, 23 years old on average and directly trained by the air force flight academy, got ready to be assigned to the combat units of the PLA Air Force (PLAAF) upon graduation on July 21.
• MARITIME PARTNERSHIP EXERCISE BETWEEN INDIAN NAVY AND JAPAN MARITIME SELF DEFENSE FORCE IN THE ANDAMAN SEA India PIB 23 Jul 2022 -- A Maritime Partnership Exercise (MPX) was conducted between Japan Maritime Self Defense Force and Indian Navy on 23 Jul 22 in Andaman Sea. INS Sukanya, an offshore patrol vessel and JS Samidare, a Murasame class destroyer, undertook various exercises including seamanship activities, aircraft operations and tactical manoeuvres as part of the operational interaction. The two countries have been carrying out regular exercises in IOR towards reinforcing maritime association.

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• Taliban official says failure of Afghan govt. 'not in interest of anyone' Press TV 23 Jul 2022 -- A Taliban official says the failure of the current government in Afghanistan is "not in the interest of anyone", almost a year after the group took over the crisis-hit Asian country following a chaotic withdrawal of American forces.
• Taliban to Buy Oil From Iran as Fuel Prices Spike in Afghanistan VOA 23 Jul 2022 -- Afghanistan's Taliban government announced Saturday it had signed an agreement with Iran to purchase 350,000 tons of oil from the neighboring country.
• UN Representatives Visit Earthquake Affected Areas In Afghanistan RFE/RL Gandhara 23 Jul 2022 -- UN representatives for Afghanistan have visited the country's southeast to discuss the "speedy delivery of humanitarian assistance" to the region where hundreds of people were killed in a powerful earthquake last month.
• Iraq takes 'Turkish aggression' to UN Security Council, urges emergency meeting Press TV 23 Jul 2022 -- Following Turkey's attack on a tourist resort in Iraq's semi-autonomous Kurdistan region, Baghdad has filed an official complaint at the UN Security Council against Ankara, recalling its ambassador to protest what it calls Turkey's aggression.
• Syria calls on UN Security Council to condemn Israeli attacks on its territories Press TV 23 Jul 2022 -- Syria has called on the UN Security Council to condemn Israel's attacks on its territories following the regime's recent strike that killed three Syrian soldiers and injured seven others near the capital Damascus.
• Damascus accuses U.S. of obstructing security, stability in Syria People's Daily 23 Jul 2022 -- The presence of the U.S. forces in northeastern Syria and its plundering of the Syrian oil aim to obstruct the political solution and the return of stability and security to Syria, the Syrian Foreign Ministry said in a statement on Friday.
• Militias Clash in Libya Amid Political Tensions Between Rival Governments VOA 23 Jul 2022 -- Fighting between rival militias in the Libyan capital, Tripoli, which tailed off late Friday, have left a confusing political situation as two rival governments continue to lock horns, and political leaders flex their muscles to control more territory and determine who is more powerful.
• Dozen killed as armed groups violently clash in Libyan killed Press TV 23 Jul 2022 -- Clashes between armed groups in Tripoli have left 13 people dead and 30 others injured in the latest violence to hit the Libyan capital amid rising political tensions.

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• Second meeting of the International Health Regulations (2005) (IHR) Emergency Committee regarding the multi-country outbreak of monkeypox WHO 23 Jul 2022
• Monkeypox declared a global health emergency by the World Health Organization UN News 23 Jul 2022 -- Monkeypox is an outbreak that has spread around the world rapidly, through new modes of transmission about which we understand 'too little', and which meets the criteria of an emergency under International Health Regulations.
• Monkeypox Declared Global Health Emergency VOA 23 Jul 2022 -- World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus used his authority Saturday to declare Monkeypox a public health emergency of international concern. The action comes after an Emergency Committee convened to review the situation was unable to reach consensus.
• WHO Chief Declares Monkeypox Outbreak Public Health Emergency of Int'l Concern Sputnik 23 Jul 2022 -- Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the director-general of the World Health Organization (WHO), on Saturday declared the current monkeypox outbreak a public health emergency of international concern.
• Statement from Raj Panjabi, Director of White House Pandemic Preparedness Office, on World Health Organization Declaration on Monkeypox The White House 23 Jul 2022
• Hungarian PM says sanctions against Russia have failed, European governments are collapsing 'like dominoes' Press TV 23 Jul 2022 -- Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban says European governments are "collapsing like dominos" in the face of Russia, urging the European Union (EU) to stop taking sides in the war in Ukraine.
• EU's Latest Sanctions Are Meant To Squeeze Putin. They Signal 'Strategic Patience' Instead. RFE/RL 23 Jul 2022 -- The European Union's latest sanctions on Russia, formally adopted on 21 July, are probably the weakest package so far from Brussels. To understand why, look no further than the bloc's other activities in recent weeks to prepare for what could be a long, cold winter.
• Four Chinese military aircraft enter Taiwan's ADIZ CNA 23 Jul 2022 -- Four Chinese military aircraft flew into the southwest corner of Taiwan's air defense identification zone (ADIZ) on Saturday, according to the Ministry of National Defense (MND).
• China heightens warnings to US over House Speaker Pelosi's planned visit to Taiwan Press TV 23 Jul 2022 -- China has issued stern "private" warnings to the United States in reaction to reports suggesting a potential visit by the US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi to Chinese Taipei.
• Raisi: IAEA anti-Iran resolution harmed political trust IRNA 23 Jul 2022 -- Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi said on Saturday that the anti-Iran resolution, which the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) adopted in June, caused harm to political trust.
• US anti-Iran sanctions detrimental to global economy, Europe: Raeisi tells Macron Press TV 23 Jul 2022 -- Iran's President Ebrahim Raeisi says the sanctions imposed by the United States on the Islamic Republic following Washington's unilateral withdrawal from the 2015 Iran nuclear deal have been detrimental to global economy, particularly Europe.
• Iran arrests all members of spying network affiliated with Israel's Mossad Press TV 23 Jul 2022 -- Iranian security forces have dismantled an espionage network linked to the Israeli regime's spy agency, which had plans to carry out terrorist attacks in the country.
• Iran Discloses Detention of Israeli-Linked Agents Plotting 'Terrorist Ops' at 'Sensitive' Sites Sputnik 23 Jul 2022 -- The latest arrest report is the third of its kind to be announced by the Iranian intelligence ministry since March. The next recent occurrence took place on June 14, when state media announced the arrest of a group of "thugs and hooligans" who were recruited by Mossad for kidnapping and assassination operations.
• Swedish Charge d'Affaires Summoned to Turkish Foreign Ministry - Source Sputnik 23 Jul 2022 -- The Turkish Foreign Ministry on Saturday summoned Sweden's charge d'affaires in connection with "a provocation by supporters of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK)" outlawed in Turkey in the Swedish city of Gothenburg, a diplomatic source told Sputnik.
• Sudan's Military Calls on Political Forces to Speed Up Transitional Government Formation Sputnik 23 Jul 2022 -- Sudan's military is calling on the country's political forces to speed up decision-making for the formation of transitional authorities, Vice President of the Sudan Sovereignty Council Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo said.