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• Farragut Deploys with George H.W. Bush Carrier Strike Group US Navy 06 Aug 2022 -- Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Farragut (DDG 99) deployed as part of the George H.W. Bush Carrier Strike Group (GHWBCSG) from Naval Station Mayport, Florida, Aug. 6.
• US may use Ukraine conflict as pretext to deploy nukes in space, Russia warns Press TV 06 Aug 2022 -- The US may try to use the persisting security crisis in Ukraine as a pretext to deploy armaments -- including nuclear weapons -- in space, Russia's deputy UN envoy has warned.
• US May Use Ukraine Crisis as Pretext to Deploy Nuclear Weapons in Space, Moscow Warns Sputnik 06 Aug 2022 -- Russia and China proposed an international treaty aimed at preventing the militarization of outer space in 2008. Washington dismissed the idea as a "diplomatic ploy" which would allow Moscow and Beijing to get the upper hand on the US militarily, effectively killing the proposal.
• Ukrainians Thank North Macedonia For Supply Of Soviet-Era Tanks RFE/RL 06 Aug 2022 -- An adviser to the Ukrainian president has thanked North Macedonia for military aid, saying his country will "never forget" the help from the small Western Balkan nation as it battles to hold off Russia's full-scale invasion.
• US set to announce $1-billion arms package for Ukraine: Report Press TV 06 Aug 2022 -- The administration of US President Joe Biden is planning to announce yet another military aid package for Ukraine to add to about $8.8 billion in assistance Washington has given Kiev since Russia launched the campaign five months ago.
• China Holds Military Drills in Southern Part of Yellow Sea on August 6-15 Sputnik 06 Aug 2022 -- The Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) will conduct military exercises with live fire in the southern part of the Yellow Sea on August 6-15, the China Maritime Safety Administration (MSA) said on Saturday.
• Chinese Military Ignoring US Attempts to Establish Contacts Over Taiwan Tensions - Reports Sputnik 06 Aug 2022 -- The US military command has made multiple attempts to establish contacts with Chinese colleagues amid the escalation of tensions around Taiwan but all these efforts turned out to be futile, media reported.
• 4 drones spotted over Taiwan's Kinmen islands CNA 06 Aug 2022 -- Taiwan's military said Saturday its units on Kinmen main island and its nearby islands detected four unmanned aerial vehicles flying in the vicinity of the offshore county Friday night.
• Defense ministry says China simulating attack on Taiwan CNA 06 Aug 2022 -- Taiwan's Ministry of National Defense (MND) said on Saturday that multiple Chinese military aircraft and vessels had operated near Taiwan in the morning in what it believed to be a simulation of an attack on Taiwan's main island.
• Taiwanese Military Accuses China of 'Simulating Attack' on Island in Wake of Pelosi's Visit Sputnik 06 Aug 2022 -- The House speaker's trip to Taiwan on Tuesday prompted the People's Liberation Army to kick off what US media have characterized as the largest-ever military drills in the sea and airspace surrounding the island.
• Taipei slams China's surge of military drills as simulating invasion Press TV 06 Aug 2022 -- Taiwan has accused China's military forces of simulating an attack on the island territory as Beijing continued its retaliatory measures following a provocative visit to Taipei by the top US legislator.
• China's military exercises near Taiwan continue as drones fly over Kinmen islands Radio Free Asia 06 Aug 2022 -- China's major military exercise around Taiwan entered day three Saturday, with the People's Liberation Army (PLA) apparently staging a simulated attack on Taiwan's main island, Taipei's Defense Ministry said.
• 20 Chinese warplanes, 14 warships deployed around Taiwan: MND CNA 06 Aug 2022 -- China continued to send military planes and ships into sea areas around Taiwan on Saturday in retaliation for U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's visit to Taiwan earlier this week, deploying 20 aircraft and 14 vessels as of 5 p.m.
• PLA focuses on land attack, sea assault on 3rd day of drills around Taiwan island Global Times 06 Aug 2022 -- The large-scale military drills surrounding the island of Taiwan by the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) in response to US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's recent provocative visit to the island has entered their third day on Saturday, with the exercises focusing on enhancing the troops' land attack and sea assault capabilities with joint air and naval operations.
• PLA Eastern Theater Command continues joint exercises around Taiwan People's Daily 06 Aug 2022 -- The Eastern Theater Command of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) on Friday continued joint combat exercises and training in the waters and airspace around the Taiwan Island.
• AZADI KA AMRIT MAHOTSAV India PIB 06 Aug 2022 -- As part of Azadi Ka Amrit Mahostav(AKAM) to celebrate 75 years of India's Independence, commemorative visits are being undertaken by Indian Navy ships to foreign ports in every continent (except Antarctica). Details are as follows:-
• 'The Biggest F*** Up in the RAF': UK's Training of Fast Jet Pilots in Crisis, Leaked Docs Claim Sputnik 06 Aug 2022 -- From a desperate need for more flight instructors because of a 'brain drain,' to an influx of foreign students filling up crammed training courses, the present situation in the Royal Air Force (RAF) jet pilots' training system has been branded "a scandal".
• Blinken Touts 'Extraordinary, Important' Relationship with Philippines Amid Taiwan Tension VOA 06 Aug 2022 -- U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken Saturday met with new Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to reaffirm ties with America's oldest treaty ally in Asia amid rising tensions in the "volatile" region.
• Blinken Heads to South Africa Amid New 'Cold War' VOA 06 Aug 2022 -- U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrives in South Africa on Sunday, in what analysts say is an attempt to counter Chinese and Russian influence in the region.
• Secretary Antony J. Blinken And Philippine Secretary of Foreign Affairs Enrique Manalo At a Virtual Press Availability US Dept. of State 06 Aug 2022
• Secretary Antony J. Blinken And Philippine President Ferdinand Romualdez Marcos Jr. Before Their Meeting US Dept. of State 06 Aug 2022
• Secretary Antony J. Blinken And Philippine Secretary of Foreign Affairs Enrique Manalo Before Their Virtual Meeting US Dept. of State 06 Aug 2022
• Secretary Antony J. Blinken At a COVID-19 Assistance Event US Dept. of State 06 Aug 2022

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• New Blast Shakes Kabul, Killing At Least Two And Injuring 22 RFE/RL Gandhara 06 Aug 2022 -- KABUL -- An explosion has ripped through a mostly Shi'ite area of Kabul, killing at least two people and injuring 22 others in the second blast in two days in the Afghan capital that has been claimed by Sunni-led Islamic State (IS) militants.
• Afghan Authorities Fail to Find Body of Al-Qaeda Leader Killed by US in Kabul, Spokesman Says Sputnik 06 Aug 2022 -- The Afghan authorities did not find the body of leader of the Al-Qaeda* terrorist group Ayman al-Zawahiri at the site of a US missile strike in the Afghan capital Kabul, said Zabihullah Mujahid, spokesman for the Taliban movement (under UN sanctions over terrorist activities).
• Pakistan and Rival India Spring Into Action to Rescue Journalist from Taliban Custody VOA 06 Aug 2022 -- Afghanistan's Taliban found themselves confounded this week when Indian and Pakistani diplomats in Kabul almost simultaneously demanded the release of a foreign journalist they had arrested on charges of breaching regulations.
• ASEAN-9 Summit Includes Plea for Peace in South China Sea VOA 06 Aug 2022 -- Foreign ministers of nine Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) members wrapped up their annual summit Saturday with a plea for peace in the South China Sea, warnings to Myanmar's junta and plans to bolster COVID-19-injured economies.
• UN Humanitarian Coordinator 'gravely concerned' by escalation of violence in Gaza UN News 06 Aug 2022 -- The ongoing and serious escalation of violence in and around Gaza between Palestinian militants and Israel has claimed the lives of 13 Palestinians by Israeli airstrikes, including a 5-year-old child and one woman, informed Lynn Hastings, UN Humanitarian Coordinator in the territory.
• Statement by the Humanitarian Coordinator in the occupied Palestinian territory, Lynn Hastings, on the escalation of violence in Gaza and Israel UNOCHA 06 Aug 2022
• Gaza: Statement by the Spokesperson on the latest developments European External Action Service (EEAS) 06 Aug 2022 -- The European Union follows with great concern the latest developments in and around Gaza, where the ongoing escalation has already led to a number of casualties, with number of people killed, including civilians and a five year old Palestinian girl, and over 80 injured.
• Statement on the recent escalation in Gaza Strip Republic of Poland 06 Aug 2022 -- Poland is watching the ongoing escalation in the Gaza Strip and around it with growing concern.
• Zionist regime responsible for consequences of Gaza escalation: Iran FM IRNA 06 Aug 2022 -- Iran's Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian said on Saturday that the Zionist regime totally stands responsible for the consequences of the ongoing escalation in the besieged Gaza Strip.
• Islamic Jihad Rocket Kills Children in Gaza Israel - Prime Minister 06 Aug 2022 -- Following is a statement from the International Spokeswoman for Prime Minister Yair Lapid, Keren Hajioff, on the tragic death of Gazan children tonight as a result of an Islamic Jihad rocket that fell short and landed in Gaza.
• PM Lapid speaks with southern local authority heads Israel - Prime Minister 06 Aug 2022 -- The local authority heads expressed support for the goals of Operation Breaking Dawn, and said that the residents of the area adjacent to the Gaza Strip are strong and there is support for continuing the operation until security is restored in the area.
• OCHA: Punitive demolition of Palestinian homes collective punishment, illegal under intl. law Press TV 06 Aug 2022 -- The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) says the Israeli regime has razed as many as eight Palestinian homes so far this year, calling the practice "collective punishment" of Palestinians.
• Latest Israeli airstrikes kill 9 more Palestinians, including children, across Gaza as tensions flare Press TV 06 Aug 2022 -- The Israeli regime has carried out several airstrikes against two locations across the Gaza Strip, killing at least nine Palestinians and wounding scores of others.
• Israel strikes residential buildings in Gaza, leaving over 100 people homeless Press TV 06 Aug 2022 -- Israeli warplanes have struck two residential buildings in Gaza City, displacing the occupants and injuring more than a dozen people.
• Two Palestinian men killed, several injured as Israel steps up aggression against Gaza Press TV 06 Aug 2022 -- At least two Palestinians have been killed and several others injured when the Israeli military carried out new airstrikes against the Gaza Strip, as the Tel Aviv regime continues its acts of aggression against the blockaded Palestinian coastal enclave.
• New Israeli aggression against Gaza draws widespread condemnation Press TV 06 Aug 2022 -- The international community has strongly condemned the latest Israeli airstrikes in the Gaza Strip that has killed at least 12 people, including a 5-year-old girl, and injured more than 85 others, voicing its deep concern over the latest rounds of violence by the Tel Aviv regime against Palestinians in the besieged coastal enclave.
• Islamic Jihad fires over 100 rockets in retaliation of Israeli massacre Press TV 06 Aug 2022 -- The Islamic Jihad has fired more than 100 rockets toward the occupied territories after the Israeli regime assassinated one of the Palestinian resistance movement's senior commanders during a massacre.
• Arab League Condemns Israeli Aggression on Gaza Strip SPA 06 Aug 2022 -- The League of Arab States condemned in the strongest terms the brutal aggression on the Gaza Strip, stressing that this aggression will not affect the determination and steadfastness of the people of Palestine or their legitimate national rights in accordance with international law and legitimacy.
• OIC Strongly Condemns Israeli Aggression on Gaza Strip SPA 06 Aug 2022 -- The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) strongly condemned the brutal military aggression being launched by the Israeli occupation forces on the Gaza Strip, which led to a number of Palestinian martyrs and wounded.
• 'Misfired' Islamic Jihad Rocket Caused Civilian Deaths in Jabalia, Gaza Strip - IDF Sputnik 06 Aug 2022 -- The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) say that civilians were killed in the Palestinian city of Jabalia (Jabaliya) in the Gaza Strip as a result of an unsuccessful rocket launch by Palestinian movement Islamic Jihad.
• Israeli Defense Minister Orders Military to Continue Operation in Gaza Sputnik 06 Aug 2022 -- Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz, after assessing the situation around the Gaza Strip with the participation of the heads of law enforcement agencies, ordered the military department to continue the operation dubbed Breaking Dawn against Islamic Jihad, the Israeli Defense Ministry said.
• Arab States Condemn Israel's Breaking Dawn Operation in Gaza Sputnik 06 Aug 2022 -- Secretary-General of the League of Arab States (LAS) Ahmed Aboul Gheit has strongly condemned Israel's operation Breaking Dawn launched against Islamic Jihad.
• No: 250, 6 August 2022, Press Release Regarding Israel's Airstrikes on Gaza Republic of Turkey Ministry of Foreign Affairs 06 Aug 2022 -- "We strongly condemn the airstrikes carried out by Israel on Gaza on August 5. It is unacceptable that civilians, including children, have lost their lives during the attacks."
• Kosovo Police Say A Patrol Unit Near The Serbian Border Came Under Fire RFE/RL 06 Aug 2022 -- Authorities in Kosovo say a police unit came under fire in the north of the country near the border with Serbia, where tensions have been high between the two neighboring Western Balkan nations.
• U.S., EU Diplomats Urge Leaders Of Armenia, Azerbaijan To Calm Tensions Over Nagorno-Karabakh RFE/RL 06 Aug 2022 -- U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken spoke to the leaders of Armenia and Azerbaijan on August 5 to call for dialogue in the conflict over the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region.
• Ethiopia's Military: 800 Al-Shabab Fighters Killed in Recent Clashes VOA 06 Aug 2022 -- Ethiopia's military says security forces killed more than 800 fighters from the Somali militant group al-Shabab after Shabab fighters launched a rare cross-border attack.

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• Taiwan reports third monkeypox case CNA 06 Aug 2022 -- Taiwan reported on Saturday its third case of viral monkeypox, saying it was an imported case involving a man in his 20s, according to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC).
• Canada confirms 957 monkeypox cases People's Daily 06 Aug 2022 -- The Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) confirmed 957 cases of monkeypox in the country as of Friday.
• Greece Reportedly Launches Probe Into Leak of Classified Documents on Wiretapping Sputnik 06 Aug 2022 -- Greece's Supreme Court Prosecutor Isidoros Dogiakos will personally conduct a preliminary criminal investigation into the leak of top secret state documents from the country's National Intelligence Service (EYP), related to the wiretapping of politicians and journalists, Greek media reported on Saturday.
• Statement by Mr. Igor Vishnevetskii, Deputy Head of the Russian Delegation, at the 8th Plenary Meeting of the 10th NPT Review Conference Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 06 Aug 2022
• Russia's Deputy Envoy to UN Uncertain if Moscow, US Will Agree New Arms Control Deal Before 2026 Sputnik 06 Aug 2022 -- It is hard to predict whether Russia will be able to reach an agreement with the United States on a treaty that would replace the New START before the latter's expiration in 2026, Russia's deputy envoy to the United Nations Andrei Belousov said.
• Russia imposes retaliatory sanctions on 62 Canadians Press TV 06 Aug 2022 -- Russia has imposed retaliatory sanctions against 62 Canadian citizens, barring them from visiting the country, its Foreign Ministry has announced amid the persisting fallout of the Ukraine conflict.
• Turkey agrees to pay for Russian gas in rubles Press TV 06 Aug 2022 -- Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has pledged to boost trade with Moscow, saying Ankara is ready to pay for part of Russian gas in rubles.
• Merchant Of Death. Lord Of War. The McDonald's Of Arms Trafficking: Who Is Viktor Bout? RFE/RL 06 Aug 2022 -- When a Russian court sentenced U.S. basketball star Brittney Griner to nine years in prison for possessing cannabis vape cartridges in her luggage, talk of a prisoner swap between the two countries intensified.
• Who Could Be Part Of A U.S.-Russia Prisoner Exchange? RFE/RL 06 Aug 2022 -- As the United States and Russia prepare to discuss a prisoner swap just days after Moscow sentenced a U.S. women's basketball star to nine years in prison on drug smuggling charges, much remains unclear about who could be freed.
• Russia could export less grain amid possible harvest decline People's Daily 06 Aug 2022 -- Russia could reduce its planned 50 million tons of grain exports this year due to a possible yield decrease, Russian Agriculture Minister Dmitry Patrushev said Friday.
• Putin bans "unfriendly" investors from making transactions in strategic enterprises, projects People's Daily 06 Aug 2022 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree on Friday banning "unfriendly" investors from making transactions with their shares in strategic Russian enterprises and projects until the end of the year.
• 'US should bear responsibility' for four times of grounding of China-US military ties over Taiwan question Global Times 06 Aug 2022 -- China on Friday announced eight countermeasures in response to US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's highly provocative visit to the island of Taiwan, among which three concern China-US military ties. China canceled China-US theater commander talks, defense policy coordination talks and military maritime security consultative mechanism.
• ASEAN representatives vow to strengthen cooperation with China amid complex situation at forum Global Times 06 Aug 2022 -- Envoys and representatives of Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) on Friday spoke highly of the achievements delivered through China-ASEAN cooperation and pledged to build a closer community with a shared future. They expect a bigger role of China-ASEAN cooperation mechanism in safeguarding regional peace and security amid rising risks, challenges and global upheavals, as ties between two sides reached a new high after ASEAN-China Comprehensive Strategic Partnership was established in 2021.
• HK supports central govt's countermeasures against Pelosi's visit; sanctions may cause 'substantial financial loss if economic connection is cut off' Global Times 06 Aug 2022 -- Hong Kong Special Administrative Region government said on Friday that it fully supports and coordinates with all necessary measures taken by the central government in response to US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's highly provocative visit to China's Taiwan island, including sanctions against Pelosi and her immediate family, which experts said may cause "substantial economic loss" for them.
• MOFA rejects China's criticisms of Pelosi's Taiwan trip CNA 06 Aug 2022 -- The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) rejected on Saturday claims by China's foreign minister that the visit to Taiwan by United States House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi earlier this week was an act that violated "China's sovereignty" while blaming Beijing for heightened regional tensions.
• Taiwan companies told to abide by China's labeling rule: MOEA CNA 06 Aug 2022 -- Multiple Taiwanese companies have been told to comply with Beijing's rule on labeling for goods imported to China or risk having them be confiscated by China's customs agency, Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) said late Friday night.
• US seeks to dial down tension over Taiwan Strait Radio Free Asia 06 Aug 2022 -- U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Saturday said Beijing had acted irresponsibly in halting cooperation with the United States on topics including defense and climate change, as he sought to reassure Southeast Asian countries over raging tensions in the Taiwan Strait.
• Blinken Claims China's Military Actions Disproportionate to Pelosi's 'Peaceful Visit' to Taiwan Sputnik 06 Aug 2022 -- US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Saturday that Beijing's escalatory military maneuvers are disproportionate to the "peaceful visit" of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to Taiwan.
• U.S., Japan, Australia urge China to stop military drills CNA 06 Aug 2022 -- The United States, Japan, and Australia have jointly called on China to immediately cease military exercises in waters near Taiwan that were launched on Thursday in response to the visit of U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi to Taipei earlier this week.
• US receives limited endorsements from allies on its groundless accusation against China on Taiwan Straits tension, proving one-China principle a strong international consensus Global Times 06 Aug 2022 -- The US is trying to piece together its limited influence to gather endorsements from its allies to follow its stance on condemning China's legitimate military actions around the island of Taiwan recently in responding to US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's provocative trip to the island.
• Summoned Chinese Envoy Says US Bears Full Responsibility for Taiwan Tensions - Embassy Sputnik 06 Aug 2022 -- Chinese Ambassador to the United States Qin Gang told US officials upon being summoned to the White House over the Beijing's military exercises near Taiwan that the responsibility for China-US tensions rests entirely with the United States, a spokesperson for China's embassy in Washington said.
• Six reasons why Pelosi's visit to Taiwan is a mistake People's Daily 06 Aug 2022 -- Speaker of the US House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi recently made a provocative visit to China's Taiwan region in disregard of China's strong opposition and serious representations. The visit is a serious violation of the one-China principle and the provisions of the three China-US joint communiqués. It has a severe impact on the political foundation of China-US relations, seriously infringes on China's sovereignty and territorial integrity, and gravely undermines peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait.
• China lodges solemn representations with diplomatic envoys of relevant European countries, EU over Taiwan-related statement People's Daily 06 Aug 2022 -- Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Deng Li was instructed Thursday to urgently summon relevant European countries and EU diplomatic envoys to China to lodge solemn representations over the negative Taiwan-related statement issued by the G7 foreign ministers and the EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy.
• China denounces U.S. as "unprovoked provocateur and creator of crisis" People's Daily 06 Aug 2022 -- A Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson said Friday that the context and the events that led to the tensions in the Taiwan Strait are crystal-clear. The U.S. is the unprovoked provocateur and creator of the crisis.
• KCNA Issues Detailed Report on Completion of Orangchon Power Station KCNA 06 Aug 2022 -- The Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) issued a detailed report on August 5 on the completion of a large-scale Orangchon Power Station built in North Hamgyong Province.
• North Korea blasts Pelosi's visit to DMZ, calls her 'worst destroyer of international peace' Press TV 06 Aug 2022 -- North Korea has lambasted US House speaker Nancy Pelosi's recent visit to the heavily-fortified Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) separating the two Koreas, calling the American official the "worst destroyer of international peace and stability."
• North Korea Warns US Will Be Made to 'Pay the Price' for Tensions Caused by Pelosi's Asia Tour Sputnik 06 Aug 2022 -- China-US tensions escalated dramatically this week after the House speaker visited Taiwan, despite repeated warnings from Beijing not to do so and Washington's commitments under the One China Policy. The trip, part of the politician's broader tour of Asia, led China to stage massive naval and air drills around the island
• DPRK Premier Kim Tok Hun Inspects Various Sectors KCNA 06 Aug 2022 -- Kim Tok Hun, member of the Presidium of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea, vice-president of the State Affairs Commission of the DPRK and premier of the Cabinet, inspected several sectors.
• Statement of Director General of Department of Press and Information of DPRK Foreign Ministry KCNA 06 Aug 2022 -- Jo Yong Sam, director general of the Department of Press and Information of the DPRK Foreign Ministry, released the following statement on Saturday:
• AEOI spox says safeguard issues being discussed in Vienna IRNA 06 Aug 2022 -- Behrouz Kamalvandi, the spokesman for the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI), said on Saturday that safeguard issues are being discussed during the ongoing negotiations in Vienna.
• U.S. guarantees necessary to revive nuclear deal: Iranian lawmaker People's Daily 06 Aug 2022 -- Guarantees from the United States to secure Iran's interests is the requirement to salvage the 2015 nuclear deal, a senior Iranian lawmaker said on Friday.
• Peru's President Rejects Resignation of Prime Minister Torres Sputnik 06 Aug 2022 -- Peruvian President Pedro Castillo has refused to accept the resignation of his prime minister, Anibal Torres.
• US Announces Another $150 Million for Africa Food Crisis VOA 06 Aug 2022 -- U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Linda Thomas-Greenfield on Friday announced a $150 million package for Africa to help address food and humanitarian crises.
• UN Agency Warns of Cambodian Threats to Journalists VOA 06 Aug 2022 -- Journalists in Cambodia are facing increasing threats and being prevented from doing their jobs amid growing restrictions on press freedom and civic and political rights, the U.N human rights office there said this week.
• Unregulated Campaign Spending Disenfranchises Youth, Women in Kenyan Politics VOA 06 Aug 2022 -- Candidates in Kenya's August 9 presidential election are wrapping up their campaigns after parties spent heavily in often lavish displays of wealth.