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• COMUSAFE welcomes F-22s to Poland US Air Force 09 Aug 2022 -- U.S. Air Force Gen. James Hecker, U.S. Air Forces in Europe-Air Forces Africa, and NATO Allied Air Command commander, visited the 32nd Tactical Air Base in Łask, Poland, to welcome 12 U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptors forward deploying from the 90th Fighter Squadron at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Aug. 5.
• USNS Medgar Evers Completes Afloat Team Training US Navy 09 Aug 2022 -- The crew aboard the Military Sealift Command (MSC) dry cargo ammunition ship USNS Medgar Evers (T-AKE 13) completed Afloat Team Tailored Training July 22 honing their damage control (DC) responses.
• USS Forrest Sherman arrives in Souda Bay, Crete for port visit US Navy 09 Aug 2022 -- The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Forrest Sherman (DDG 98) arrived in Souda Bay, Crete for a scheduled port visit, August 8, 2022.
• US-Lithuania Team first-time partners in the European Best Sniper Competition Army News 09 Aug 2022 -- "My Dad taught me how to shoot at a very young age. I started off with a simple .22 BB Gun Red Rider like everyone else. I took a passion to it," said U.S. Army Sgt. Dalton Weist, assigned to 1st Battalion, 109th Infantry Regiment, Pennsylvania Army National Guard.
• USS Leyte Gulf Underway for Deployment US Navy 09 Aug 2022 -- The Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Leyte Gulf (CG 55) departed Naval Station Norfolk on deployment, Aug. 8.
• Carrier Air Wing 9 Returns from Indo-Pacific Deployment US Navy 09 Aug 2022 -- Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 9, embarked aboard Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72), returned from a seven-month deployment to the U.S. 3rd and 7th Fleet areas of operations, Aug. 9.
• USMARCENT begins Native Fury 22 in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia CENTCOM 09 Aug 2022 -- The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Central Command began Exercise NATIVE FURY 22, Aug 9, 2022. In its 8th iteration, NF 22 is a biennial MARCENT-led exercise focused on the demonstration of the rapid offload and integration of a Maritime Pre-Positioned Force in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility in support of regional security, crisis response, and contingency operations. Supported by the U.S. Army's 1st Theater Sustainment Command, the exercise is utilizing the port facilities at Yanbu and Al Bayadh, Prince Sultan SAU Air Base.
• Readout of Deputy Secretary of Defense Dr. Kathleen Hicks' Meeting With LGBTQ+ Advocacy Groups DoD 09 Aug 2022
• Remarks by Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III at U.S. Africa Command's Change of Command Ceremony (As Delivered) DoD 09 Aug 2022
• Readout of Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III's Visit to United States Africa Command DoD 09 Aug 2022
• Information Enterprise Modernization Is an Important DOD Priority, Official Says DoD News 09 Aug 2022 -- Cloud adoption, software modernization, artificial intelligence and cybersecurity are paramount to all Defense Department missions, the acting deputy chief information officer for the Information Enterprise said.
• Deputy Defense Secretary Announces New Defense Business Board Members DoD News 09 Aug 2022 -- Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen H. Hicks is hosting the Defense Business Board's fourth quarter meeting for fiscal year 2022 at the Pentagon today and tomorrow.
• Defense Official Discusses New U.S. Sub-Saharan Strategy DoD News 09 Aug 2022 -- As Army Gen. Stephen Townsend prepares to turn over command of U.S. Africa Command to Marine Corps Gen. Michael Langley, a senior defense official discussed new U.S. efforts for the region.
• US Simulation Suggests China Would Sink Most of American Fleet in Taiwan Retake Attempt, Reports Say Sputnik 09 Aug 2022 -- In the event of a military attempt by China to retake control over Taiwan, the island should be able to repel the attacks in most cases, but with significant costs for the United States' forces in the Pacific, Bloomberg reported, citing a think tank's senior official involved in an ongoing simulation study.
• Biden Signs Ratification Documents Advancing Finland, Sweden NATO Accession Sputnik 09 Aug 2022 -- US President Joe Biden on Tuesday signed ratification documents approving from the United States' end the accession of Finland and Sweden to the NATO alliance, moving the countries one step closer to officially abandoning their long-standing neutrality in response to Russia's special military operation in Ukraine.
• Biden signs ratification documents approving Finland and Sweden's NATO membership Press TV 09 Aug 2022 -- US President Joe Biden has signed documents backing the membership of Sweden and Finland in the NATO military alliance.
• Biden Signs U.S. Ratification Document On NATO Membership For Sweden, Finland RFE/RL 09 Aug 2022 -- U.S. President Joe Biden has signed ratification documents endorsing bids by Finland and Sweden to join NATO.
• Signing of U.S. Instruments of Ratification of Finland and Sweden's NATO Accession Protocols US Dept. of State 09 Aug 2022 -- "Today President Biden signed the United States Instruments of Ratification of the Accession Protocols to the North Atlantic Treaty for the Republic of Finland and the Kingdom of Sweden, which the U.S. Senate approved on August 3."
• Remarks by President Biden at Signing of the Instruments of Ratifications for the Accession Protocols to the North Atlantic Treaty for Finland and Sweden The White House 09 Aug 2022
• Readout of President Biden's Call with Prime Minister Andersson of Sweden and President Niinistö of Finland The White House 09 Aug 2022
• Letter to the President of the Senate on the Accession of the Republic of Finland and the Kingdom of Sweden to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization The White House 09 Aug 2022
• Enhanced defence cooperation between Denmark, Norway and Sweden Government Offices of Sweden 09 Aug 2022 -- Minister for Defence Peter Hultqvist, Denmark's Minister of Defence Morten Bødskov and Norway's Minister of Defence Bjørn Arild Gram met on 8 August in Malmö. They discussed enhanced cooperation between the three countries to contribute to security and stability in the Baltic Sea region.
• Russia 'temporarily' suspends US arms inspections under New START treaty Press TV 09 Aug 2022 -- Russia has "temporarily" suspended on-site inspections of its strategic nuclear weapons by the US under a 2010 arms control treaty known as New START, citing travel curbs, sanctions and coronavirus infections.
• Russia Freezes U.S. Inspections Of Its Nuclear Arsenal Under New START RFE/RL 09 Aug 2022 -- Russia has informed the United States of a freeze on U.S. inspections of its nuclear weapons under the New START arms control treaty, claiming Western sanctions have hampered similar inspections of U.S. facilities by Russian monitors.
• Remarks by Mikhail Kondratenkov, Member of the Delegation of the Russian Federation at the 10th NPT Review Conference, Main Committee III, New York, 8 August 2022 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 09 Aug 2022
• Remarks by Igor Vishnevetskii, Deputy Head of the Delegation of the Russian Federation to the Tenth NPT Review Conference on the current situation at the Zaporozhye NPP, Main Committee II, New York, 8 August 2022 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 09 Aug 2022
• Statement by Mikhail Kondratenkov, Member of the Delegation of the Russian Federation at the Tenth Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, Main Committee III, New York, 8 August 2022 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 09 Aug 2022
• Statement by the Deputy Head of the Delegation of the Russian Federation at the Tenth Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons Igor Vishnevetskii, Main Committee II, New York, 8 August 2022 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 09 Aug 2022
• Russia Awaits US Reaction to Suspension of New START Treaty, Foreign Ministry Says Sputnik 09 Aug 2022 -- Russia is awaiting the US reaction in response to the suspension of New START Treaty inspections but does not expect it to come right away, Russian Foreign Ministry Nonproliferation and Arms Control Department Deputy Director Igor Vishnevetsky told journalists on Tuesday.
• Kremlin Says Russia Received No US' Proposals on New START Treaty, But Dialogue Necessary Sputnik 09 Aug 2022 -- Moscow has not received any proposals from the United States on negotiations on the extension of the Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (New START), but such a dialogue is necessary, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Tuesday.
• Russia temporarily halts inspections of its facilities under New START treaty People's Daily 09 Aug 2022 -- Russia has temporarily withdrawn its facilities from inspections under the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (New START), the country's foreign ministry said in a statement Monday.
• War in Ukraine - Military support for Ukraine Germany - Federal Government 09 Aug 2022 -- This list provides an overview of lethal and non-lethal German military support for Ukraine. It contains deliveries from the German Armed Forces, as well as deliveries from German industry financed by German funds for security capacity building.
• US to provide $89 million more aid to Ukraine Press TV 09 Aug 2022 -- The United States announced it will provide $89 million more in aid to Ukraine to clear mines.
• $89 Million in New U.S. Humanitarian Demining Assistance for Ukraine US Dept. of State 09 Aug 2022 -- On August 9 the Department announced its intention to provide $89 million of FY 2022 funding to help the Government of Ukraine address the urgent humanitarian challenges posed by explosive remnants of war created by Russia's brutal war of aggression.
• US Unveils $89 Million Package to Help Ukraine Clear Russian Mines VOA 09 Aug 2022 -- The United States says it will provide $89 million to help clear land mines, improvised explosive devices and unexploded ordinance planted by Russian forces as part of the Kremlin's five-and-a-half-month-long invasion of Ukraine.
• Biden authorizes largest weapons assistance to Ukraine People's Daily 09 Aug 2022 -- The administration of U.S. President Joe Biden announced Monday that the United States will provide Ukraine with 1 billion U.S. dollars worth of additional security assistance, the largest one-time weapons package since the beginning of the Russia-Ukraine conflict.
• US to extend another $5.5 billion in aid to Ukraine Press TV 09 Aug 2022 -- The United States plans to send an additional $5.5 billion in aid to Ukraine as Washington ramps up its support for Kiev in its war with Russia.
• Military conscription for second half of 2022 kicks off nationwide PLA Daily 09 Aug 2022 -- China has officially started military conscription for the second half of 2022. For the first time, the ceiling age of the postgraduate and undergraduate conscripts is extended to 26. College students are the main target groups of the military conscription in the second half of 2022, and priority would be given to college students majoring in science and engineering, as well as talents with skills needed for combat readiness.
• PLA Eastern Theater Command keeps staging joint exercises around Taiwan PLA Daily 09 Aug 2022 -- The Eastern Theater Command of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) continues to organize joint combat exercises and training in the waters and airspace around Taiwan Island on August 9, with emphasis on joint blockade and joint support operations, said the WeChat official account of the theater command on Tuesday.
• PLA Eastern Theater Command continues joint exercises around Taiwan PLA Daily 09 Aug 2022 -- The Eastern Theater Command of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) continued its joint combat exercises and training as scheduled on Monday in the waters and airspace around the Taiwan Island.
• Chinese FM condemns Japan's 'high-profile' response toward PLA drills Global Times 09 Aug 2022 -- Japan has no qualification or the right to point fingers over the Taiwan question, said Chinese Foreign Ministry on Monday, refuting Japanese government's remarks that smeared China's military drills around Taiwan island as a "threat to regional peace and security."
• PLA Eastern Theater Command continues joint exercises around Taiwan PLA Daily 09 Aug 2022 -- The Eastern Theater Command of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) continued its joint combat exercises and training as scheduled on Monday in the waters and airspace around the Taiwan Island.
• 45 warplanes, 10 warships spotted near Taiwan as PLA drills continue CNA 09 Aug 2022 -- China deployed 45 warplanes and 10 warships into areas around Taiwan as of 5 p.m. Tuesday, with 16 of the 45 aircraft crossing the Taiwan Strait median line, according to the Ministry of National Defense (MND).
• PLA Eastern Theater Command continues joint exercises around Taiwan PLA Daily 09 Aug 2022 -- The Eastern Theater Command of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) continued its joint combat exercises and training on Tuesday in the waters and airspace around the Taiwan Island.
• China Hones 'Blockade and Control' Capabilities Near Taiwan Sputnik 09 Aug 2022 -- The Chinese navy and air force conducted a fresh round of military exercises off Taiwan on Tuesday aimed at honing their sea-and-air blockade and control capabilities.
• Sri Lanka Seeks Delay in Chinese Ship Visit VOA 09 Aug 2022 -- Sri Lanka has asked China to defer the planned visit of a Chinese satellite tracking ship that has raised security concerns in India.
• US Lancers sweep into the Top End Australia DOD 09 Aug 2022 -- A pair of United States Air Force (USAF) B-1B Lancer bombers recently swept into the skies of the Northern Territory.
• Australia Seeks a More 'Potent' Defense Force as Taiwan Tensions Escalate VOA 09 Aug 2022 -- Australia says its defense force must be "as potent as possible" as China intensifies its military drills near Taiwan.
• Belarus Air Force Starts Exercises At Home And At Russian Base RFE/RL 09 Aug 2022 -- Belarus' air force is holding exercises on its territory and at a military training base in Russia, the Belarusian Defense Ministry said on August 9.
• Brazil - Javelin Missiles DSCA 09 Aug 2022 -- The State Department has made a determination approving a possibleForeign Military Sale to the Government of Brazil of Javelin Missiles and related equipment for an estimated cost of up to $74 million. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency delivered the required certification notifying Congress of this possible sale today.
• Saudi, US Marine Corps Forces Arrive in Yanbu to Participate in Native Fury 22 Exercise SPA 09 Aug 2022 -- The Saudi and US marine corps forces arrived in Yanbu in preparation to participate in the bilateral Native Fury 22 drill maneuvers that the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is hosting at the drill operations zone in Yanbu and Al-Kharj governorates.
• US, Saudi Arabia Launch Naval Drills in Red Sea - US Central Command Sputnik 09 Aug 2022 -- The eighth naval bilateral military exercise Native Fury 22 between the United States and Saudi Arabia started on Tuesday in the Red Sea, the US Central Command said.
• Mali Receives Russian Helicopters, Planes Sputnik 09 Aug 2022 -- Mali received several military planes and helicopters from Russia during an official ceremony on Tuesday, a Sputnik correspondent reported.
• Blinken Arrives in DRC; Regional Stability Tops Agenda VOA 09 Aug 2022 -- U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in the Democratic Republic of Congo on Tuesday to raise concerns that tensions with neighboring Rwanda could spread instability in the region. Political analysts say the United States is also concerned about Russia and China's access to rare earth minerals in the DRC.
• Secretary Antony J. Blinken Before Meeting with Civil Society Representatives from Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo US Dept. of State 09 Aug 2022
• Secretary Antony J. Blinken And Democratic Republic of Congo Vice Prime Minister And Foreign Minister Christophe Lutundula at a Joint Press Availability US Dept. of State 09 Aug 2022
• Secretary Blinken's Meeting with South African President Ramaphosa US Dept. of State 09 Aug 2022
• Remarks at a South African Women's Day Event US Dept. of State 09 Aug 2022
• Deputy Secretary Sherman's Meeting with New Zealand's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT) Secretary and Chief Executive Chris Seed US Dept. of State 09 Aug 2022
• Deputy Secretary Sherman's Meeting with New Zealand's Prime Minister Ardern US Dept. of State 09 Aug 2022
• Deputy Secretary Sherman's Meeting with Pacific Islands Diplomatic Representatives US Dept. of State 09 Aug 2022
• Secretary Antony J. Blinken With Romain Chanson of Radio France Internationale (RFI) US Dept. of State 09 Aug 2022

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• 9 August 2022 - Daily Press Briefing by the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General United Nations 09 Aug 2022
• Killing Of Senior TTP Commanders In Afghanistan Strikes Blow To Militants, Possible Peace With Pakistan RFE/RL Gandhara 09 Aug 2022 -- The killing of four top commanders of the Tehrik-e Taliban Pakistan (TTP) in Afghanistan has struck a major blow to the militant group and cast doubts over a cease-fire and ongoing peace talks between the TTP and the Pakistani government.
• Defying warnings, Erdogan highlights 'permanent' plan to establish 'secure line' at Syria border Press TV 09 Aug 2022 -- Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has underlined his determination to carry on with his plan for a new cross-border offensive in neighboring Syria to remove members of the US-backed Kurdish People's Protection Units (YPG) militant group from border areas.
• FACT refuses Chad government's peace deal with rebel groups Press TV 09 Aug 2022 -- The Chadian main insurgent group has refused to join a peace deal signed between the government and rebel groups.
• UN probe finds mounting proof of crimes by Myanmar military Press TV 09 Aug 2022 -- UN investigators have reported mounting evidence of crimes against humanity committed in Myanmar since the military takeover in February last year.
• Junta 'crimes against humanity' include assault, torture of women, children: report Radio Free Asia 09 Aug 2022 -- Attacks on civilians by Myanmar's junta since its takeover in February 2021 constitute crimes against humanity and include the widespread sexual assault of women and the torture of children, a United Nations investigative unit said in an annual report Tuesday.
• Myanmar: Crimes against humanity committed systematically, says UN report UN News 09 Aug 2022 -- Crimes against humanity continue to be systematically committed in Myanmar, with ongoing conflicts severely impacting women and children, according to a UN report released on Tuesday.
• Karen fighters clashed with Myanmar junta forces 259 times last month, KNU says Radio Free Asia 09 Aug 2022 -- The Karen National Liberation Army (KNLA) clashed with junta forces 259 times last month in Myanmar's Kayin and Mon states, according to a statement released Tuesday by the Karen National Union (KNU). The fighting led to the deaths of 12 KNLA troops and 19 civilians. The KNU said 386 junta troops and Border Guard Force (BGF) members were killed and 280 injured.
• Turkey resumes gas exploration in eastern Mediterranean after two-year halt Press TV 09 Aug 2022 -- Turkey has resumed offshore gas exploration in disputed waters in the eastern Mediterranean after a two-year hiatus, a move that is expected to stoke regional tensions.
• PM Yair Lapid Comments on Security Forces Action in Nablus Israel - Prime Minister 09 Aug 2022 -- rime Minister Yair Lapid on the action of the security forces - ISA, IDF and the Israel National Counter-Terrorism Unit - in Nablus, this morning:
• U.S. Calls For 'Immediate Steps' To Reduce Tensions In Nagorno-Karabakh RFE/RL 09 Aug 2022 -- Washington is closely following the situation in Nagorno-Karabakh and urges immediate steps to reduce tensions and avoid further escalation, the U.S. mission to the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) said on August 9.
• Turkey Warns Armenia Against 'New Provocations' Over Nagorno-Karabakh RFE/RL 09 Aug 2022 -- Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu has called on Armenia to "refrain from new provocations" several days after Yerevan and Baku traded accusations over an escalation of violence in Nagorno-Karabakh that left at least three people dead.
• Russian Border Guards Set Up Road Checkpoints In Southern Armenia RFE/RL 09 Aug 2022 -- Citing increased drug trafficking and other illegal cross-border activities, Russian border guards controlling Armenia's frontier with Iran have set up checkpoints along several roads in the country's southern Syunik Province.
• Somalia Bombings Kill 4, Wound 11 VOA 09 Aug 2022 -- Authorities in Somalia say bomb blasts near the southern coastal town of Kismayo killed at least four people and wounded 11 others. Separately, Somali authorities say the U.S. launched an airstrike in central Somalia in support of counterterrorism operations.
• Al-Shabab Faces Pushback in Ethiopia's Somali Region VOA 09 Aug 2022 -- Ethiopia's Somali region is mobilizing against al-Shabab militants to prevent further incursions by the group.

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• FBI, Justice Department Routinely Prosecute Misuse of Classified Documents VOA 09 Aug 2022 -- Federal officials are saying little so far about Monday's FBI search of former President Donald Trump's home in Mar-a-Lago, Florida, but Trump and one of his sons have said the move is part of an investigation into Trump's removal of official documents from the White House.
• Disinformation Trackers Say Myth-Spreading Sites Doubled After Russian Invasion Began RFE/RL 09 Aug 2022 -- The number of websites spreading Russia-Ukraine disinformation has more than doubled since Russia's unprovoked invasion was launched in late February, says a New York-based group that rates trustworthiness across media.
• Continuing our support to the fight against Daesh as it expands to new theatres UK FCDO 09 Aug 2022 -- Statement by Alice Jacobs, UK Deputy Political Coordinator at the UN, at the Security Council briefing on counter-terrorism
• Da'esh, affiliates remain 'global and evolving' threat, Security Council hears UN News 09 Aug 2022 -- In a joint briefing to the Security Council on Tuesday, UN counterterrorism officials confirmed that the threat posed by Da'esh terrorist fighters and their affiliates remains "global and evolving".
• Deputy Special Representative for the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) Pak Meeting with Republic of Korea (ROK) Officials to Address the DPRK Cyber Threat US Dept. of State 09 Aug 2022 -- Today, Deputy Special Representative for the DPRK Dr. Jung Pak hosted ROK Director General for North Korean Nuclear Affairs Lee Taewoo and a delegation of technical and policy experts to discuss the increasing DPRK cyber threat.
• Memorandum on Continuation of U.S. Drug Interdiction Assistance to the Government of Colombia The White House 09 Aug 2022
• Kremlin Lashes Out At European Leaders For Supporting Visa Ban For All Russians RFE/RL 09 Aug 2022 -- The Kremlin has lashed out at European critics including leaders of EU states and besieged Ukraine over their calls for all Russians to be banned from the West until their country ends its invasion of Ukraine along with the underlying mindset.
• Russia Says Ukraine Suspended Oil Flows To Europe Due To Sanctions RFE/RL 09 Aug 2022 -- Ukraine has suspended Russian oil flows to three European nations as of August 4 because the transit payment cannot be processed due to sanctions, Russia's pipeline monopoly company said.
• Ukraine Stops Transit of Russian Oil via Southern Branch of Druzhba Pipeline to Hungary and Czechia Sputnik 09 Aug 2022 -- The developments come after the EU approved its seventh package of sanctions against Russia late last month over Moscow's ongoing special military operation in Ukraine.
• Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Wang Wenbin's Regular Press Conference on August 9, 2022 PRC MofA 09 Aug 2022
• Chinese envoy to the Solomon Islands refutes Sherman's false remarks on Taiwan question, security deal Global Times 09 Aug 2022 -- Chinese Ambassador to the Solomon Islands Li Ming on Monday denounced US Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman's claim that China's countermeasures over Nancy Pelosi's visit to China's Taiwan region were an "over-reaction." He also refuted Sherman's false remark that in the security cooperation between China and the Solomon Islands there is lack of "transparency."
• Attempts to distort one-China principle doomed to fail: spokesperson People's Daily 09 Aug 2022 -- China on Monday expressed firm opposition to certain countries' attempt to distort, obscure and hollow out the one-China principle, calling such practices illegal as well as null and void.
• Taiwan holds live-fire drills days after Chinese military exercises around island Press TV 09 Aug 2022 -- Taiwan's military kicked off a live-fire artillery drill Tuesday after days of massive Chinese military exercises around the self-ruled island, which came in the wake of US House Speaker's controversial visit to the region.
• Despite drills, U.S. sticks to forecast of no near-term Chinese attack CNA 09 Aug 2022 -- China's recent military drills near Taiwan have not changed the United States' assessment that Beijing will not try to militarily seize Taiwan in the next two years, Undersecretary of Defense Colin Kahl said during a Pentagon press conference Monday.
• Asymmetric warfare alone unable to cope with a Chinese attack: Experts CNA 09 Aug 2022 -- The recent Chinese military exercises show that Taiwan cannot rely only on asymmetric warfare to deter a Chinese attack but rather needs to strike a balance between the deployment of military weapons and the development of strategies and tactics to deal with different types of warfare, according to Taiwanese military experts.
• Taiwan's diplomatic ties stable amid possible China retaliation: FM CNA 09 Aug 2022 -- Taiwan's diplomatic ties with all of its allies are solid, Foreign Minister Joseph Wu (吳釗燮) said Tuesday, amid fears Beijing could try to snatch away more of Taiwan's allies in retaliation for United States House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's visit last week.
• Chinese customs blocks Taiwan shipment not labeled 'Taiwan, China' CNA 09 Aug 2022 -- Taiwan's Customs Administration (CA) Tuesday said a shipment from Taiwan was blocked at Chinese customs because it was not labeled as being from "Taiwan, China."
• US should not be surprised or frustrated by China canceling cooperation: Vice FM on Pelosi's Taiwan visit Global Times 09 Aug 2022 -- The US should shoulder its international responsibility and obligations, and not make excuses for its mistakes, said Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Ma Zhaoxu on Tuesday after US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi visited the island of Taiwan last week despite China's strong opposition.
• Pelosi says US cannot allow China to isolate Taiwan, rants against Chinese leader Press TV 09 Aug 2022 -- US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has defended her controversial trip to Chinese Taipei (Taiwan), and accused Chinese President Xi Jinping of acting "like a scared bully."
• Pelosi Says China Will Not Be Allowed to Isolate Taiwan Sputnik 09 Aug 2022 -- The United States will not allow China to isolate Taiwan, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi told NBC News.
• Chinese Taipei accuses China of planning an invasion Press TV 09 Aug 2022 -- Chinese Taipei has accused China of planning to invade the island as it announced a new round of military drills in the waters around it in response to a controversial visit by US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi last week.
• Taiwan grapples with the potential impact of 'normalized' war-games on its doorstep Radio Free Asia 09 Aug 2022 -- Prolonged military exercises around the democratic island of Taiwan by China's People's Liberation Army (PLA) could mean a longer-term impact on the island's trade and economic development, especially if Beijing decides to normalize blockading the island, analysts told RFA.
• Taiwan says China planning invasion, but US says it's not imminent Radio Free Asia 09 Aug 2022 -- Taiwan's top diplomat said Tuesday that China's military drills show it is preparing for invasion of the island but a top U.S. defense official says Beijing is trying to change the status quo gradually and an attempted takeover is not imminent.
• Much Efforts Paid to Protection of Crops in DPRK KCNA 09 Aug 2022 -- Agricultural officials and workers in different parts of the DPRK are concentrating efforts on the protection of crops from downpour.
• North Korea launches drive to shame children who neglect war veteran parents Radio Free Asia 09 Aug 2022 -- Authorities in North Korea are working to identify citizens who neglect their Korean War veteran parents, sometimes stripping those who aren't living up to their familial obligations of their posts within the ruling party, sources inside the country said.
• EU Envisions 'Very Quick' Responses On 'Final Text' Of Iran Nuclear Deal RFE/RL 09 Aug 2022 -- The European Union says that the United States and Iran are likely to respond "very quickly" to a "final text" that has emerged to revive a crippled nuclear deal between Tehran and world powers.
• Dozens Of Iranian Activists Condemn Islamic Republic's Oppression Of Baha'i Community RFE/RL 09 Aug 2022 -- A group of 70 political and civil activists, university professors, artists, and human rights activists from Ian and abroad have condemned in a joint statement the Islamic Republic's treatment of the Baha'i community following a spike in restrictions and pressure on its members.
• China-led rare earth mining in Myanmar fuels rights abuses, pollution: report Radio Free Asia 09 Aug 2022 -- China's outsourcing of rare earth mining to Myanmar has prompted a rapid expansion of the industry there, fuelling human rights abuses, damaging the environment and propping up pro-juna militias, according to a new report published Tuesday by rights group Global Witness.
• On Second Anniversary Of Disputed Belarusian Presidential Poll, Tsikhanouskaya Names 'Interim Cabinet' RFE/RL 09 Aug 2022 -- On the second anniversary of the disputed presidential election in Belarus, exiled opposition leader Svyatlana Tsikhanouskaya, whom many consider the winner of the August 2020 vote, has named an interim government of the country.
• Promoting Accountability on the Second Anniversary of the Fraudulent Election in Belarus US Dept. of State 09 Aug 2022 -- On the second anniversary of the presidential election in Belarus, we commend the Belarusian people who showed up in record numbers to cast their ballots, exercise their rights, and determine their own future.
• Second anniversary of fraudulent presidential election in Belarus: Minister Chishti statement UK FCDO 09 Aug 2022 -- Minister Rehman Chishti calls for free and fair elections in Belarus.
• Second anniversary of the fraudulent presidential elections in Belarus on 9 August 2020 Germany Federal Foreign Office 09 Aug 2022 -- Today marks the second anniversary of the fraudulent presidential elections in August 2020. The political leadership in Minsk continues to respond with repression and blatant violence. What is more Belarus is aiding and abetting Russia's war of aggression against Ukraine.
• 'We Underestimated The Regime's Cruelty': Exiled Opposition Leader Tsikhanouskaya Remains Confident Change Will Come For Belarus RFE/RL 09 Aug 2022 -- "Of course, my current situation is exhausting - physically, spiritually, and psychologically," said Svyatlana Tsikhanouskaya in an exclusive interview with Current Time to mark two years since the 2020 Belarusian presidential election that she and her supporters believe she won. "Of course, you sometimes feel like letting go of some of the burden of responsibility. But you know that you can't do that."
• VOA Interview: Belarusian Opposition Leader Tsikhanouskaya VOA 09 Aug 2022 -- Belarusian opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya discussed the future of the opposition movement with VOA's Eastern Europe bureau chief Myroslava Gongadze on Monday.
• President Herzog speaks with Russian President Putin Israel MFA 09 Aug 2022 -- The Presidents discussed Israeli-Russian bilateral relations, including the challenges of the Jewish People in the Diaspora. In this context, President Herzog elaborated on the issue of the activities of the Jewish Agency in Russia.
• Pakistan TV Station Critical Of Government Taken Off Air RFE/RL Gandhara 09 Aug 2022 -- A Pakistani television station close to former Prime Minister Imran Khan has been taken off the air in much of the country after a segment was aired about the armed forces that was deemed a threat to national security.
• Police Arrest Close Aide to Ex-Pakistan PM Khan on Sedition Charges VOA 09 Aug 2022 -- Pakistan police on Tuesday arrested a close associate of former Prime Minister Imran Khan for allegedly inciting army officers to mutiny.
• PM call with President Macron: 9 August 2022 Gov.UK 09 Aug 2022 -- Prime Minister Boris Johnson spoke to French President Emmanuel Macron this afternoon.
• Kenyans vote in presidential election amid economic crisis Press TV 09 Aug 2022 -- People in Kenya have voted to elect their fifth president since independence, amid harsh economic conditions.
• Polls Close Peacefully in Kenya VOA 09 Aug 2022 -- Polls have closed across Kenya for presidential, legislative and local elections, and it appears voting across the country has gone smoothly, despite some irregularities in the early voting hours.
• Kenyans Vote in Tight Presidential Election VOA 09 Aug 2022 -- Kenya's electoral commission says all 46,232 polling stations opened Tuesday for voters to cast their ballot for the six elective posts, including the president.
• Ethiopia: Without immediate funding, 750,000 refugees will have 'nothing to eat' UN News 09 Aug 2022 -- UN agencies appealed on Tuesday for $73 million over the next six months to provide food rations to more than 750,000 people seeking refuge in Ethiopia.
• With New Constitution, Tunisia Begins Uncertain Chapter VOA 09 Aug 2022 -- Scouting for plastic refuse along the capital's broken streets, Mohammed describes brighter days working in Tunisia's once-booming tourism industry, earning salary, room and board entertaining Europeans.
• VOA Interview: Lithuania President Gitanas Nauseda VOA 09 Aug 2022 -- Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda discussed the challenges for his country caused by Russia's invasion of Ukraine earlier this year with VOA's Eastern Europe Bureau Chief Myroslava Gongadze on Tuesday in Vilnius.