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• Department of Defense Engagement in the Western Hemisphere DoD 28 Jul 2022 -- This fact sheet is released on the occasion of the XV Conference of Defense Ministers of the Americas (CDMA), which convened on July 25-29, 2022, in Brasilia, Brazil, hosted by the Brazilian Ministry of National Defense.
• Africom Dealing With Strategic Competition, Terrorism Threats DoD News 28 Jul 2022 -- While strategic competition with China and Russia remains the main challenge for U.S. Africa Command, the African continent is "the central focus of terrorism in the world," Army Gen. Stephen J. Townsend told the Defense Writers Group today.
• US Senate Panel Releases $1.7 Trillion Funding Package for FY2023 With $850Bln for Defense Sputnik 28 Jul 2022 -- The US Senate Appropriations Committee released a proposed $1.7 trillion funding package that includes $850 billion in defense spending among other allocations, according to a summary of the legislation.
• US must modernize nuclear systems to fight possible external threats: Admiral Press TV 28 Jul 2022 -- The head of the US Strategic Command says the US needs to modernize its nuclear systems to counter possible foreign espionage threats, days after a probe claimed that Chinese-made Huawei equipment could disrupt US nuclear arsenal communications.
• Readout of Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III's Meeting With Brazilian Minister of Defense Paulo Sérgio Nogueira de Oliveira DoD 28 Jul 2022
• 158th Fighter Wing Airmen Demonstrate ACE in Estonia Army News 28 Jul 2022 -- Thirty-five multicapable Airmen from the 158th Fighter Wing, Vermont Air National Guard, deployed from Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, to Amari Airbase, Estonia, to exercise Agile Combat Employment July 6-15.
• Lessons learned at JRTC Will Last a Lifetime, National Guard Chief Says Army News 28 Jul 2022 -- In oppressive heat with humidity thicker than a wool blanket, Army National Guard Soldiers are training to build combat readiness and capacity.
• USS Frank Cable Visits Malaysia US Navy 28 Jul 2022 -- The Emory S. Land-class submarine tender USS Frank Cable (AS 40) hosted several engagements from the 13th Royal Malaysian Navy (RMN) and U.S. Navy Submarine Staff Talks to ship tours while moored pierside at Sepanggar Naval Base in Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia.
• HMAS Canberra Stows an Osprey for The First Time at Sea US Navy 28 Jul 2022 -- Royal Australian Navy landing helicopter dock HMAS Canberra (L02) embarked two MV-22B Osprey military aircraft onboard and successfully moved the Osprey off the flight deck into the hangar for the first time at sea during Rim of the Pacific 2022.
• II MEF Marines Apply Future Concepts in Wargaming USMC News 28 Jul 2022 -- U.S. Marines with II Marine Expeditionary Force attended the Basic Analytic Wargaming Course, culminating into a wargame scenario on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., July 18-22. The BAWC is a 5-day course that provides students a hands-on experience with designing, executing, and analyzing a wargame in an instructor led environment.
• USS Higgins Conducts Brunei Port Call US Navy 28 Jul 2022 -- The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Higgins (DDG 76) departed Brunei after a scheduled port call, July 26.
• Navy installs new groundwater monitoring wells around Red Hill US Navy 28 Jul 2022 -- In the ongoing effort to ensure water safety at Red Hill and the surrounding area, the Navy has installed two of 10 new planned groundwater monitoring wells near the location of the Nov. 20, 2021, fuel spill at the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility.
• USS Frank Cable Honors Lost Indonesian Submarine KRI Nanggala US Navy 28 Jul 2022 -- The Emory S. Land-class submarine tender USS Frank Cable (AS 40) held a wreath-laying ceremony at sea after departing Jakarta, Indonesia, July 25, 2022.
• Navy Establishes Navy Recruiting Reserve Command US Navy 28 Jul 2022 -- Commander Navy Recruiting Command (CNRC) has recently established Navy Recruiting Reserve Command (NRRC) to better support Reserve recruiting. This move is part of CNRC's realignment of its command structure, shifting from a three geographic region model (east, central and west) to a two geographic region model (east and west) for active duty recruiting as well as Reserve New Accession Training (NAT) and Training and Administration of the Reserves (TAR). This frees the third major command, NRRC, to focus specifically on the Prior Service Reserve mission in an incredibly competitive job market.
• First Chair of the Military Committee to attend Indo-Pacific Chiefs of Defence Conference NATO 28 Jul 2022 -- From 25 to 27 July 2022, Admiral Rob Bauer, Chair of the Military Committee attended the 24th annual Indo-Pacific Chiefs of Defence Conference in Australia. On the sidelines of the conference, he met with NATO Partners' Chiefs of Defence of Australia, Japan and Mongolia, the Vice-Chief of Defence of the Republic of Korea as well as the Commander of the United States Indo-Pacific Command.
• Netherlands Will Not Stop Delivering Arms to Ukraine This Summer - Prime Minister Sputnik 28 Jul 2022 -- Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte said on Thursday that the Netherlands will not abandon arms deliveries to Ukraine this summer, "especially at this crucial juncture."
• Germany - F-35 Aircraft and Munitions DSCA 28 Jul 2022 -- The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Germany of F-35 Aircraft, Munitions, and related equipment for an estimated cost of $8.4 billion. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency delivered the required certification notifying Congress of this possible sale today.
• US selling $8.4 billion worth of fighter jets and other weapons to Germany Press TV 28 Jul 2022 -- The United States will sell $8.4 billion worth of fighter jets and other weapons to Germany, according to the Pentagon.
• Z-10 attack helicopter enters service with PLA Hong Kong Garrison Global Times 28 Jul 2022 -- Official reports show that Z-10 attack helicopters for the first time participated in a recent patrol exercise organized by the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Hong Kong Garrison, indicating that the garrison has commissioned this type of helicopter to provide escort and air support to other helicopters, vessels and ground troops in joint operations, experts said on Thursday.
• Xi stresses persistent efforts to reach PLA centenary goals Global Times 28 Jul 2022 -- Chinese President Xi Jinping has stressed persistent efforts to strive ahead with diligence to realize the goals set for the 100th anniversary of the founding of the People's Liberation Army (PLA).
• China resolutely opposes NATO's new strategic concept document: Defense Spokesperson PLA Daily 28 Jul 2022 -- China urges NATO to stop making up lies, stirring up camp confrontation and creating tensions, said Senior Colonel Wu Qian, a spokesperson for China's Ministry of National Defense, at a regular press conference in Beijing on Thursday.
• Defense ministry refutes 'China threat' hype by US officials PLA Daily 28 Jul 2022 -- Rumor mongers will fail in their attempts to smear China, the Defense Ministry said on Thursday in response to some officials from the United States who have hyped up the "China threat" theory recently.
• China will firmly take countermeasures against US deployment of intermediate-range missiles in Japan: Defense Spokesperson PLA Daily 28 Jul 2022 -- Senior Colonel Wu Qian, the spokesperson for China's Ministry of National Defense, expressed a serious warning against the United States' attempt to deploy intermediate-range ballistic missile in Japan at a news conference held on Thursday. "If it is put into practice, China will take resolute countermeasures, and the US and Japan should have no illusions about this," said the spokesperson.
• Taiwan conducts psychological warfare drill with broadcasts, leaflets CNA 28 Jul 2022 -- Taiwan's military on Thursday deployed a drone and several vehicles to drop leaflets and broadcast messages in a psychological warfare drill that was part of its annual Han Kuang exercises.
• President Tsai seeks Japan security cooperation CNA 28 Jul 2022 -- President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) on Thursday told a visiting Japanese parliamentarian delegation that Taiwan looked forward to working with Japan on efforts to maintain the stability of the Indo-Pacific region.
• Chinese drone detected near Taiwan-held island close to China: Army CNA 28 Jul 2022 -- A Chinese drone was detected on two occasions flying close to an island held by the Republic of China (Taiwan's offical name) near the Chinese coast earlier Thursday, before being warned away by soldiers using flares, Taiwan's military said Thursday.
• India says monitoring reports of Chinese vessel's planned visit to Sri Lanka Press TV 28 Jul 2022 -- India says it is aware of reports about a Chinese vessel's planned visit to a Sri Lankan port as both countries are vying for influence in the island nation amid the ongoing political turmoil.
• Kim Says North Korea 'Fully Prepared' for Fight With US VOA 28 Jul 2022 -- North Korean leader Kim Jong Un warned late Wednesday that his country is "fully prepared" for any military conflict with the United States, state media said Thursday.
• Kim says North Korea ready to use nuclear weapons against aggressors Press TV 28 Jul 2022 -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un says his country is fully ready to use nuclear weapons in any military confrontation with the United States and South Korea, amid escalating tensions on the Korean Peninsula.
• Central African Republic: Council extends the mandates of the civilian advisory mission and the military training mission EC/CEU 28 Jul 2022 -- The Council adopted two decisions concerning the European Union CSDP (Common Security and Defence Policy) missions in the Central African Republic: the civilian advisory mission EUAM RCA, and the military training mission EUTM RCA.
• Iran attained ballistic missile guidance tech under sanctions: IRGC chief cmdr. IRNA 28 Jul 2022 -- Chief Commander of Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Major General Hossein Salami said on Wednesday that the country managed to attain the artificial intelligence required to guide drones and ballistic missiles while it was under sanction.
• Royal Australian Air Force participates in Red Flag Alaska Australia DOD 28 Jul 2022 -- Aircraft and personnel from the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) have arrived in the United States to participate in Exercise Red Flag Alaska.
• Australia and United States military leaders reinforce shared commitment to free and open Indo-Pacific Australia DOD 28 Jul 2022 -- Chief of the Defence Force, General Angus Campbell, AO, DSC, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Mark Milley, and Commander U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, Admiral Chris Aquilino addressed the media during their attendance at the Indo-Pacific Chiefs of Defense (CHODS) Conference in Sydney.
• Deputy Secretary Sherman's Meeting with Nigerien Foreign Minister Hassoumi US Dept. of State 28 Jul 2022
• Secretary Blinken's Call with Botswana President Masisi US Dept. of State 28 Jul 2022
• Department Press Briefing - July 28, 2022 US Dept. of State 28 Jul 2022

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• 28 July 2022 - Daily Press Briefing by the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General United Nations 28 Jul 2022
• U.S. Delegation Meeting with Taliban Representatives on Afghan Central Bank Reserves US Dept. of State 28 Jul 2022
• Secretary Antony J. Blinken At the Launch of the U.S.-Afghan Consultative Mechanism US Dept. of State 28 Jul 2022
• Secretary of State Blinken and Special Envoy for Afghan Women, Girls, and Human Rights Amiri Launch Consultative Platform US Dept. of State 28 Jul 2022
• Afghanistan Food Program Faces Massive Funding Shortfall VOA 28 Jul 2022 -- Afghanistan is again facing risks of mass starvation in coming months as critical relief operations suffer substantial funding shortfalls.
• USS Ronald Reagan reenters South China Sea amid tension over Pelosi visit Radio Free Asia 28 Jul 2022 -- The aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan and its strike group re-entered the South China Sea and is heading north as China threatens military action should U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi make a visit to Taiwan.
• Chinese ships' activities in waters off Diaoyu Islands legitimate and lawful: Defense Spokesperson PLA Daily 28 Jul 2022 -- The activities of Chinese ships in waters off the Diaoyu Islands are completely legitimate and lawful, and the Japanese side has no right to make irresponsible remarks, said Senior Colonel Wu Qian, a spokesperson for China's Ministry of National Defense, at a regular press conference on Thursday.
• Surge In Targeted Killings In Northwestern Pakistan Aims To 'Silence Dissenting Voices' RFE/RL Gandhara 28 Jul 2022 -- Mir Wali looked through the shattered windows of a car, staring at the bullet-riddled bodies of his four friends.
• Four consensuses reached in 16th China-India Corps Commander Level Meeting: Defense Spokesperson PLA Daily 28 Jul 2022 -- "In the 16th round of China-India Corps Commander-Level Meeting, the two sides discussed issues in a constructive and forward-looking way, and reached four consensuses," said Senior Colonel Wu Qian, a spokesperson for China's Ministry of National Defense, at a regular press conference on Thursday.
• 18 Killed During Latest Mali Insurgent Attacks VOA 28 Jul 2022 -- Mali's military government says coordinated insurgent attacks on Wednesday killed 15 troops and three civilians, while leaving scores of militants dead. Analysts say the attacks show increasing insecurity in the West African country following the withdrawal of French forces.
• US Warns Al-Shabab Attack on Ethiopia 'Not a Fluke' VOA 28 Jul 2022 -- A concerted push by al-Qaida-linked al-Shabab to expand from Somalia into Ethiopia appears to have been "largely contained," according to a senior U.S. military official, though he cautioned that the terror group was likely planning more such attacks in coming months.
• ICC Unseals Arrest Warrant for Former Central African Republic Official VOA 28 Jul 2022 -- The International Criminal Court unsealed an arrest warrant Thursday for a former Central African Republic government minister who is accused of war crimes and crimes against humanity.
• Statement from the Prime Minister's International Spokeswoman Israel MFA 28 Jul 2022 -- Statement from the Prime Minister's International Spokeswoman in response to antisemitic remarks by UN Commission of Inquiry member Miloon Kothari:
• South African Foreign Minister Says Israel 'Implementing Apartheid' VOA 28 Jul 2022 -- South Africa's chief rabbi has condemned Foreign Minister Naledi Pandor for saying that Israel is "implementing apartheid" in its treatment of Palestinians. Pandor made the comparison to South Africa's past oppressive system of racial segregation during a meeting of the Palestinian Heads of Mission in Africa, held in Pretoria.
• 19 killed as anti-UN protests spread in DR Congo Press TV 28 Jul 2022 -- At least 19 people have been killed in two days of protests in the Democratic Republic of the Congo against a United Nations peacekeeping mission in the east of the country, which protesters accuse of failing to protect them from militia violence.
• No: 239, 28 July 2022, Press Release Regarding the United Nations Security Council Resolution No 2646 (2022) on the Extension of the Mandate of the UN Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus Republic of Turkey Ministry of Foreign Affairs 28 Jul 2022 -- The United Nations Security Council extended the mandate of the UN Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) for a period of six months with its resolution 2646 (2022) adopted on 28 July 2022.

News Reports

• Rewards for Justice - Reward Offer for Information on Russian Interference in U.S. Elections US Dept. of State 28 Jul 2022 -- The U.S. Department of State's Rewards for Justice (RFJ) program, administered by the Diplomatic Security Service, is offering a reward of up to $10 million for information on foreign interference in U.S. elections.
• U.S. Offers $10 Million Reward For Information On Russian Election Interference RFE/RL 28 Jul 2022 -- The United States is offering a reward of up to $10 million for information on Russian interference in U.S. elections.
• US Offers Up To $10Mln Reward for Info on Russia's Internet Research Agency, Prigozhin Sputnik 28 Jul 2022 -- The United States is offering up to a $10 million reward for information about Russia's Internet Research Agency, businessman Yevgeniy Prigozhin and others allegedly linked to interference in US elections, the State Department said on Thursday.
• WHO says monkeypox outbreak can be stopped if needed actions taken People's Daily 28 Jul 2022 -- The rapidly spreading monkeypox outbreak can be stopped if countries, communities and individuals take the risks seriously and take needed steps to stop transmission and protect vulnerable groups, World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Wednesday.
• Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's reply to a question from Uzbekistan 24 TV, Tashkent, July 28, 2022 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 28 Jul 2022
• Press release on Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's meeting with President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 28 Jul 2022
• Press release on Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's meeting with Foreign Minister of the People's Republic of China Wang Yi Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 28 Jul 2022
• Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's opening remarks at a meeting with Foreign Minister of the People's Republic of China Wang Yi, Tashkent, July 28, 2022 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 28 Jul 2022
• Poland threatens to break ranks with EU over gas plan Press TV 28 Jul 2022 -- Poland threatens to veto any formal plan obliging the European Union's member to cut gas consumption if such a plan is approved in a "qualified majority" vote not a unanimous one.
• OSCE's Moscow Mechanism invoked to examine serious concerns about the Russian Federation's fulfilment of its human rights commitments OSCE 28 Jul 2022 -- Thirty-eight OSCE participating States invoked the OSCE's Moscow Mechanism on 28 July 2022 in order "to establish a mission of experts to look into and report on the ongoing concerns [...] identified as particularly serious threats to the fulfilment of the provisions of the OSCE human dimension by the Russian Federation, to assess Russia's legal and administrative practice in light of its OSCE commitments, to establish the facts, and to provide recommendations and advice".
• Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova's answer to a media question on the possibility of Russia and the US exchanging Russian and US citizens detained or imprisoned in their respective countries Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 28 Jul 2022
• Russia Confirms Talks About Prisoner Swap, But No Deal Yet Involving Griner, Whelan, Bout RFE/RL 28 Jul 2022 -- Russia has acknowledged that talks with the United States over a prisoner swap likely involving American basketball star Brittney Griner and Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout are ongoing, but no agreement has been reached.
• US Proposes Swapping Prisoners With Russia VOA 28 Jul 2022 -- The United States says it has made a "substantial proposal" to Russia, which government officials described as a prisoner swap that would send convicted Russian arms trafficker Viktor Bout back to Moscow to secure the release of American professional basketball star Brittney Griner and accused spy Paul Whelan.
• Russian Media Regulator Moves To Annul Novaya Gazeta's Registration RFE/RL 28 Jul 2022 -- Russia's media regulator Roskomnadzor has filed a lawsuit in a Moscow court to revoke the registration of the independent Novaya gazeta newspaper, less than a year after its editor in chief, Dmitry Muratov, won the 2021 Nobel Peace Prize.
• Chinese leader Xi Jinping sets out five-year strategy ahead of bid for third term Radio Free Asia 28 Jul 2022 -- Ruling Chinese Communist Party (CCP) leader Xi Jinping has set out his political strategy for the next five years ahead of his bid for an unprecedented third term in office at the 20th party congress later in the year.
• Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Zhao Lijian's Regular Press Conference on July 28, 2022 PRC MofA 28 Jul 2022
• China's Xi tells US Biden not to 'play with fire', stick to 'one China' policy over Taiwan Press TV 28 Jul 2022 -- Chinese President Xi Jinping has warned his American counterpart Joe Biden not to "play with fire" over the Chinese Taipei (Taiwan), urging the US leader to abide by the "one China" policy.
• China's Xi warns Biden over 'playing with fire' on Taiwan in 5th call as leaders Radio Free Asia 28 Jul 2022 -- Washington should avoid "playing with fire" on the issue of Taiwan, Chinese President Xi Jinping warned U.S. President Joe Biden Thursday, ahead of a possible trip by U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to the democratic island Beijing says is a runaway province.
• Taiwan Looms Over Biden-Xi Call VOA 28 Jul 2022 -- U.S. President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping spoke at length Thursday morning amid tensions over a proposed visit to Taiwan by U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, which Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian has warned would "be met with forceful measures."
• Background Press Call on President Biden's Call with President Xi Jinping of the People's Republic of China The White House 28 Jul 2022
• Biden, Xi Speak By Phone VOA 28 Jul 2022 -- U.S. President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping spoke Thursday morning about what the White House said would be a range of issues, including economic matters, tensions about Taiwan and Russia's war in Ukraine.
• Readout of President Biden's Call with President Xi Jinping of the People's Republic of China The White House 28 Jul 2022
• China Spotlighted in Kenya's Presidential Race VOA 28 Jul 2022 -- As campaigning gears up for Kenya's August 9 presidential elections, the two main candidates are both focused on one key talking point - the economy - and this inevitably means the country's controversial relationship with China is coming under the spotlight.
• Hong Kong: Statement by the Spokesperson on civil and political rights European External Action Service (EEAS) 28 Jul 2022 -- The EU welcomes the release of the Committee's concluding remarks on the fourth periodic review of Hong Kong under the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) on 27 July 2022. The provisions of the ICCPR are enshrined in the laws of the Special Administrative Region (SAR) of Hong Kong, including Hong Kong's Basic Law and Bill of Rights Ordinance and reflected in the Sino-British Joint Declaration. Therefore, Hong Kong's domestic laws must be compatible with international standards.
• Report on TikTok's 'excessive' harvesting of user data sparks security concerns Radio Free Asia 28 Jul 2022 -- A recent report detailing massive amounts of user data collected by TikTok has sparked privacy concerns around the hugely popular video app, which is owned by Chinese internet company ByteDance.
• Xi stresses upholding socialism with Chinese characteristics to build modern socialist country People's Daily 28 Jul 2022 -- President Xi Jinping has stressed holding high the banner of socialism with Chinese characteristics and striving to write a brand new chapter in building a modern socialist country in all respects.
• China to Aid Developers as Homebuyers Boycott Mortgages VOA 28 Jul 2022 -- Chinese authorities are promising to establish an initial rescue fund of $11.8 billion (80 billion yuan) to offset a looming crisis in the real estate sector, where homebuyers routinely purchase residences from developers' plans and begin making mortgage payments before the dwellings are finished.
• China urges UN human rights chief's office to refuse lie-based Xinjiang 'assessment' Global Times 28 Jul 2022 -- China on Thursday called on the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights to respect Chinese people's concerns and refuse to release a fake report concerning China's Xinjiang region, echoing an open letter from about 1,000 domestic and foreign nongovernmental organizations.
• China's MIIT minister under investigation: CCDI Global Times 28 Jul 2022 -- Xiao Yaqing, the Chinese Minister of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT), is under investigation on suspicion of disciplinary and law violations, the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI), China's top anti-graft body, announced on Thursday.
• China's defense ministry issues fresh, rare warning 'action the most powerful language' over Pelosi's Taiwan visit; reinforces resolve Global Times 28 Jul 2022 -- Action is the most powerful language, said the Chinese Defense Ministry on Thursday as its spokesperson stressed the sensitivity of the Taiwan question again after China issued six warnings against US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's potential visit to Taiwan island over the past few days.
• China reinforces bilateral 'guardrail' to US; Partisan struggle may 'bring crisis to Taiwan Straits' Global Times 28 Jul 2022 -- US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's unconfirmed plan of a trip to the island of Taiwan keeps troubling the US as Pelosi, US President Joe Biden and Democrats are now facing pressure instead of "encouragements" from the Republicans on the matter, with Chinese experts warning that if the US eventually let the partisan struggle and internal politics hijack its strategic decision-making, it would definitely bring a new crisis in the Taiwan Straits.
• If anyone tries to separate Taiwan from China and wants to challenge China's bottom line, PLA will take forceful measures: Chinese ambassador to US Global Times 28 Jul 2022 -- If anyone tries to separate the island of Taiwan from the country, if anyone wants to challenge China's bottom line, Chinese military will take forceful measures to firmly safeguard national sovereignty and territorial integrity, Chinese Ambassador to the US told at a recent event.
• US aircraft carrier group on route to Chinese Taipei amid tensions over Pelosi's planned visit Press TV 28 Jul 2022 -- A US aircraft carrier strike group is headed toward Chinese Taipei as tensions mount between the United States and China over a potential visit to the self-ruled island by US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.
• Respected Comrade Kim Jong Un Makes Speech at Celebration of 69th Anniversary of Great Victory in War KCNA 28 Jul 2022 -- The respected Comrade Kim Jong Un made a speech "The Veterans of the Fatherland Liberation War Are the Most Heroic Generation of Our Republic" at the celebration of the 69th anniversary of the great victory in the War on July 27.
• Respected Comrade Kim Jong Un Visits Fatherland Liberation War Martyrs Cemetery KCNA 28 Jul 2022 -- Kim Jong Un , general secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea and president of the State Affairs of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, visited the Fatherland Liberation War Martyrs Cemetery on July 27, the 69th anniversary of the victory in the great Fatherland Liberation War.
• Event Held with Splendor to Mark 69th Anniversary of Great War Victory KCNA 28 Jul 2022 -- Amid the vigorous advance to open up the broad avenue for socialist victory under the guidance of the ever-victorious Workers' Party of Korea, the civilians and servicepersons of the DPRK are significantly celebrating the 69th anniversary of the victory in the great Fatherland Liberation War with the high pride of heroic Korea and the heroic people who have been glorified century after century.
• Now is decision time if we are to save the Iran nuclear deal European External Action Service (EEAS) 28 Jul 2022 -- Seven years ago, the five permanent members of the UN Security Council, Germany, Iran and the EU's high representative for foreign affairs and security policy concluded a landmark diplomatic deal. The Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action was the result of years of intense diplomacy on Iran's nuclear programme and won the UN Security Council's unanimous endorsement.
• FM: Iran to send energy ministry delegation to Afghanistan to pursue water right IRNA 29 Jul 2022 -- Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian in a phone talk with with Acting Foreign Minister of Afghanistan's Taliban Amir Khan Muttaqi said that the Islamic Republic is dispatching a delegation from the country's energy ministry to Afghanistan to follow up Iran's Hirmand water share right.
• Iran to Build New Nuclear Research Reactor in Isfahan Sputnik 28 Jul 2022 -- Iran will soon begin construction of a nuclear research reactor near the city of Isfahan, Chairman of Iranian Atomic Energy Organization Mohammad Eslami said on Thursday.
• Iran Reveals Plans To Build New Nuclear Research Reactor RFE/RL 28 Jul 2022 -- Iran says it plans to build a new research reactor at its nuclear site in Isfahan Province, with construction set to start in the next several weeks.
• Official: Iran building 'completely indigenous' research reactor Press TV 28 Jul 2022 -- Iran is building a "completely indigenous" nuclear research reactor in Isfahan, head of the country's atomic energy organization says.
• Members Of Alleged Israel-Linked 'Spy Network' Arrested In Iran RFE/RL 28 Jul 2022 -- Iranian police have arrested the leader and four other members of a suspected espionage network that Tehran says has links to Israeli intelligence services.
• Iran Reports Bust Up of Another Mossad Spy Ring Amid Raging Secret Spy War Sputnik 28 Jul 2022 -- The Islamic Republic and the Jewish state have spent more than 40 years engaged in a back-and-forth behind-the-scenes intelligence war involving sabotage attacks, assassinations, and cyber malevolence.
• Iranian security forces capture Mossad-affiliated spy network members Press TV 28 Jul 2022 -- Iranian security forces have arrested the ringleader and members of an espionage network affiliated with the Israeli spy agency Mossad, in the second such development in as many days.
• G7 Foreign Ministers' Statement on the Myanmar Military Junta's Executions US Dept. of State 28 Jul 2022 -- The text of the following statement was released by the G7 foreign ministers of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom, and the United States of America, and the High Representative of the European Union.
• UN Security Council joins condemnation of Myanmar junta's execution of 4 activists Radio Free Asia 28 Jul 2022 -- The U.N. Security Council condemned the Myanmar military's execution of four democracy activists over the weekend but stopped short of calling for new sanctions against the junta as its forces continued attacks in the country's Sagaing region.
• Belarus Calls ICAO Report on Ryanair Incident Politically 'Adjusted' Sputnik 28 Jul 2022 -- Belarus rejects the results of the International Civil Aviation Organization's (ICAO) investigation into the diversion of a Ryanair passenger jet in Minsk in 2021, dubbing it inconsistent and intentionally tweaked to fit a pre-made political verdict, the Belarus delegation said at the meeting of the OSCE Permanent Council.
• Sri Lanka arrests protest leaders, as parliament extends state of emergency Press TV 28 Jul 2022 -- Two activists who helped lead mass demonstrations that toppled Sri Lanka's president have been arrested, police said, as the parliament has extended tough emergency laws imposed to restore order.
• US Urged to Clarify Approach to Cambodia's Drift Toward China VOA 28 Jul 2022 -- Over the past decade the United States has been torn between "righteous indignation" and "democratic backsliding and pragmatic engagement," in its dealings with Cambodia, according to a recent report that criticizes Washington for issuing sanctions on Cambodia as a way to reverse its deteriorating record on human rights and return the country to a democratic path.
• Cambodian National Assembly advances controversial amendment backed by Hun Sen Radio Free Asia 28 Jul 2022 -- Cambodia's National Assembly on Thursday approved a controversial amendment to the country's Constitution that all but paves the way for Prime Minister Hun Sen to choose his son as his successor.
• Macron hosts Saudi crown prince amid continued uproar over Khashoggi's murder Press TV 28 Jul 2022 -- French President Emmanuel Macron is hosting Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman amid the West's efforts to welcome Riyadh back into the international fold despite global outrage at the kingdom's atrocities.
• Hungarian PM Orban Defends 'Cultural' Standpoint In Racist Remarks Row RFE/RL 28 Jul 2022 -- Hungary's right-wing populist Prime Minister Viktor Orban has defended his recent comments against creating "peoples of mixed-race," saying they represented a "cultural, civilizational standpoint."
• Message to the Congress on the Continuation of the National Emergency with Respect to Lebanon The White House 28 Jul 2022
• Notice on the Continuation of the National Emergency with Respect to Lebanon The White House 28 Jul 2022
• U.S. Agency Signs Deal To Invest $237 Million In Kosovo's Energy Sector RFE/RL 28 Jul 2022 -- Kosovo has signed a $237 million agreement with a United States government agency to boost its energy sector, promote women's participation, and boost development.
• Tunisia's July 25 Referendum US Dept. of State 28 Jul 2022 -- The United States strongly supports Tunisia's democracy and the aspirations of the Tunisian people for a secure and prosperous future.
• Nigeria Opposition MPs Threaten to Impeach President Over Security VOA 28 Jul 2022 -- Nigerian opposition lawmakers are urging that President Muhammadu Buhari be impeached for the country's deteriorating security. Lawmakers walked out of session Wednesday after the Senate president refused to allow a motion demanding Buhari improve security within six weeks or face impeachment.
• Malawian Rights Groups Cancel Protests Over Abduction of Organizer VOA 28 Jul 2022 -- Activists in Malawi suspended planned anti-government protests, following the abduction Wednesday night of one of the protest organizers. A witness says men grabbed Sylvester Namiwa as he was leaving a press conference, pushed him into a car and drove away. Malawi's president has condemned the abduction and police say they are investigating.