17 August 2022 Military News |
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- US Airstrike in Somalia Kills More Than a Dozen al-Shabab Militants VOA 17 Aug 2022 -- U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) has confirmed a U.S. airstrike killed more than a dozen al-Shabab militants in Somalia this week, the deadliest strike against the terror group in months.
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- U.S. Navy's Military Sealift Command Conducts Maintenance in India US Navy 17 Aug 2022 -- Military Sealift Command's (MSC) Lewis and Clark-class dry cargo ship USNS Charles Drew (T-AKE 10) conducted maintenance at Larsen & Toubro Ltd, commonly known as L&T shipyard, in Kattupalli near Chennai, India, Aug. 7-17.
- VP-5 showcases P-8A capabilities in Indonesia US Navy 17 Aug 2022 -- Patrol Squadron (VP) 5 deployed an aircraft, aircrew, and maintenance personnel to Batam, Indonesia, in support of Exercise Super Garuda Shield 2022 from July 31 to August 6. The crew provided a P-8A static display for Gen. Andika Perkasa, commander of the Indonesian National Armed Forces (TNI), and his chiefs of staff, during which the crew showcased the advanced capabilities of the P-8A Poseidon aircraft.
- KFOR 30's Training Leads to Aerial Firefighting Success Army News 17 Aug 2022 -- Aviation Soldiers assigned to Kosovo Force's Regional Command-East have been working hand in hand since arriving in the region to enhance their aerial firefighting capabilities. Their ability to successfully combat wildfires relies strongly on the crew chiefs, pilots, command staff and the Soldiers who perform maintenance on the Bambi buckets used to drop massive amounts of water to extinguish large fires.
- Deputy Secretary of Defense Dr. Kathleen Hicks and Deputy Secretary of Energy David Turk Visit Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Tennessee DoD 17 Aug 2022 -- Today, Deputy Secretary of Defense Dr. Kathleen H. Hicks and Deputy Secretary of Energy David M. Turk visited Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) in Oak Ridge, Tennessee.
- Deputy Secretary of Defense Dr. Kathleen Hicks Visits the Air Force Research Laboratory at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio DoD 17 Aug 2022 -- Deputy Secretary Hicks visited Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Ohio to gain insight into Counter-Directed Energy Weapons (CDEW) development, opportunities, and challenges at the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL).
- Next Generation Handheld Targeting System: Lightening the load for JTACs USMC News 17 Aug 2022 -- Marines will soon have a new state-of-the-art targeting system that increases their precision on the battlefield. The Next-Generation Handheld Targeting System, or NGHTS, is an innovative, man-portable targeting system allowing Marines to rapidly and accurately conduct target location and laser guidance during combat operations.
- Exercise Distant Horizon validates Indo-Pacific sustainment functions US Air Force 17 Aug 2022 -- More than 140 sustainment and operations Airmen from the 920th Rescue Wing established a temporary contingency location, or TCL, in less than 24 hours at Patrick Space Force Base to conduct the wing's exercise Distant Horizon, Aug. 1-10, which validated the multi-capable sustainment abilities of a Personnel Recovery Task Force, or PRTF, in the jungle environments of the Indo-Pacific region.
- USS Bulkeley (DDG 84), latest FDNF-E ship, arrives in new homeport Rota, Spain US Navy 17 Aug 2022 -- The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Bulkeley (DDG 84) arrived in its new homeport, Naval Station Rota, Spain, as the U.S. Navy's last Forward Deployed Naval Forces-Europe (FDNF-E) destroyer scheduled to shift its homeport to Rota, Spain, Aug. 17, 2022.
- Indo-Pacific Maritime Forces Kick off 21st SEACAT Exercise US Navy 17 Aug 2022 -- Maritime forces from 21 Indo-Pacific partner nations, including the U.S. Navy, and non-governmental and international organizations, began the 21st iteration of Southeast Asia Cooperation and Training (SEACAT) in the Republic of Singapore, Aug. 16, 2022.
- US carries out long-range nuclear missile test after Chinese drills amid Taiwan tensions Press TV 17 Aug 2022 -- As the US and China are locked in tension over a host of major issues in particular Taiwan, Washington says it carried out an intercontinental ballistic missile test to show "the readiness of US nuclear forces."
- NATO Secretary General meets with Albin Kurti of Kosovo NATO 17 Aug 2022 -- Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg met with Albin Kurti of Kosovo at NATO Headquarters on Wednesday (17 August 2022). In a joint press conference, the Secretary General welcomed the recent easing of tensions in the north of Kosovo and urged all parties to "act with restraint and avoid unhelpful rhetoric".
- NATO Secretary General meets with President Aleksandar Vučić of Serbia NATO 17 Aug 2022 -- Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg met with President Aleksandar Vučić of Serbia at NATO Headquarters on Wednesday (17 August 2022), saying he welcomed the opportunity to continue discussions on recent tensions in northern Kosovo. While noting that the situation on the ground has improved, Mr Stoltenberg called on all sides "to show restraint and to avoid violence".
- Danish Air Force begins NATO air policing in Iceland NATO 17 Aug 2022 -- Danish F-16s will begin flying air policing sorties from Keflavik Air Base on Wednesday (17 August 2022), as part of NATO's continuing mission to keep Icelandic airspace safe and secure.
- Fifth Royal Danish Air Force deployment to Iceland: Ready to secure the High North NATO 17 Aug 2022 -- NATO continues to protect the airspace above Iceland as Royal Danish Air Force F-16s deploy to Keflavik Air Base to prepare and conduct Air Policing missions with the Icelandic Coast Guard.
- War in Ukraine - Military support for Ukraine Germany Federal Foreign Office 17 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.
- Start of German participation in EUFOR-ALTHEA, the EU stabilisation force in Bosnia and Herzegovina Germany Federal Foreign Office 17 Aug 2022 -- Germany is again providing a military contingent to EUFOR Althea. This renewed participation is an important sign of Germany's strong commitment to the region. Foreign Minister Baerbock travelled to Bosnia and Herzegovina in March.
- Russia warns UK against planned spy plane overflight Press TV 17 Aug 2022 -- Russia has warned the United Kingdom against a planned spy plane flight over its airspace, denouncing the move as a "deliberate provocation."
- CH-4 drone makes maiden flight with upgraded engine, longer endurance and heavier loads Global Times 17 Aug 2022 -- China's independently developed CH-4 drone with an upgraded domestic heavy-fuel engine has recently completed its maiden flight. The domestic engine enables the updated version of the CH-4 drone to fly at higher altitudes for longer endurance and with heavier loads, said the aircraft's maker on Wednesday.
- Maritime authorities issue new warning for Yellow Sea military activity; PLA updates on recent live-fire drills Global Times 17 Aug 2022 -- Weihai maritime safety authorities issued a passage warning on early Wednesday morning that military activities will be carried out in parts of the Yellow Sea waters starting from 8:30 am Wednesday to 5 pm Friday, during which vessels are forbidden from entering the waters in question, according to the website of China's Maritime Safety Administration.
- US fleet commander's groundless accusation against PLA exercises rebutted; US urged to return to three joint communiqués Global Times 17 Aug 2022 -- Top US fleet commander's accusation against recent military drills of Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) near the island of Taiwan is groundless and meaningless, said Chinese international relations experts. The accusation will not make a difference to the situation across the Taiwan Straits like the commander might have wished, they said.
- China to send troops to Russia for joint 'Vostok' military drills Press TV 17 Aug 2022 -- Chinese troops will travel to Russia for major joint military exercises amid heightened tensions with the United States over Taiwan and Ukraine.
- Chinese troops to take part in Vostok-2022 strategic drills in Russia PLA Daily 17 Aug 2022 -- According to the annual China-Russia military cooperation plan and consensus reached by the two sides, the Chinese People's Liberation Army will send some troops to Russia to take part in the Vostok (East)-2022 strategic exercise.
- China Says It Will Send Troops To Russia For Joint Military Drills RFE/RL 17 Aug 2022 -- Beijing says it will send a contingent of troops to Russia to attend joint military drills involving several other countries, including India, Belarus, Mongolia, and Tajikistan.
- S.Korea says DPRK fires 2 cruise missiles toward western waters People's Daily 17 Aug 2022 -- The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) fired two cruise missiles toward the western waters, South Korea's defense ministry said Wednesday.
- North Korea fires two cruise missiles into waters off its west coast: South Press TV 17 Aug 2022 -- North Korea has fired two cruise missiles toward the sea off its west coast, South Korea's military says, as tensions continue on the Korean Peninsula.
- Joint Press Statement for the 21st Korea-U.S. Integrated Defense Dialogue DoD 17 Aug 2022 -- The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) and the Republic of Korea (ROK) Ministry of National Defense (MND) held the 21st Korea-U.S. Integrated Defense Dialogue (KIDD) August 16-17, 2022 in Seoul, Republic of Korea.
- S.Korea, U.S. launch annual military drills, protests aroused People's Daily 17 Aug 2022 -- The combined forces of South Korea and the United States on Tuesday launched annual military drills as planned, three days after liberal activists held a massive rally to protest against it.
- Commander: Homegrown Khalij Fars cadet training ship to join Iran Navy fleet within next two years Press TV 17 Aug 2022 -- Iranian Navy Commander Rear Admiral Shahram Irani says the country will launch a domestically-designed and manufactured cadet training ship within the next two years.
- Top general lauds IRGC Navy development IRNA 17 Aug 2022 -- Chief of Staff of Iran's Armed Forces Major General Mohammad Bagheri said that the IRGC Navy, which has a brilliant background in fighting US aggressors in the Persian Gulf had made significant development in enhancing the power in the fields of fleet, missile, and drone.
- Iran's top general hails meteoric progress in IRGC Navy's capabilities Press TV 17 Aug 2022 -- Iran's top military official has lauded the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) naval force for reaching a commanding level of capability that befits the superior status of the country's Islamic Revolution.
- Department Press Briefing - August 17, 2022 US Dept. of State 17 Aug 2022
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- 17 August 2022 - Daily Press Briefing by the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General United Nations 17 Aug 2022
- Taliban Kill Rebel Commander from Minority Hazara Shiite Group VOA 17 Aug 2022 -- Afghanistan's Taliban said Wednesday that their security forces killed a fugitive rebel commander in a shootout near the Iranian border.
- Afghan Mosque Bombing Causes Dozens of Casualties VOA 17 Aug 2022 -- Taliban authorities and hospital sources in Afghanistan said Wednesday that a powerful bomb blast ripped through a packed mosque in the capital, Kabul, during evening prayers, causing dozens of casualties.
- Large Explosion Rocks Mosque In Kabul During Evening Prayers; Casualties Reported RFE/RL Gandhara 17 Aug 2022 -- A large explosion rocked a mosque in the Afghan capital during evening prayers on August 17, witnesses and officials said.
- Several killed as bombing rips through mosque in Afghan capital Press TV 17 Aug 2022 -- A huge explosion has targeted a mosque in the Afghan capital Kabul, killing at least three people and wounding more than 25 others.
- As Fighters Return, Pakistanis Fear A Repeat Of Taliban Carnage RFE/RL Gandhara 17 Aug 2022 -- The return of the dreaded Tehrik-e Taliban Pakistan (TTP) to Pakistan's northwestern province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa is causing great anxiety among civilians.
- Humanitarian Coordinator for Syria completes mission to northeast UN News 17 Aug 2022 -- The UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator for Syria, Imran Riza, on Wednesday concluded a four-day mission to the northeast, where he visited camps hosting thousands of displaced persons.
- Syrian military retaliates against Turkish airstrikes Press TV 17 Aug 2022 -- Turkish positions inside Syria have come under attacks by the Syrian military following two bouts of airstrikes by Turkey that targeted separate locations across the Arab country.
- New Turkish cross-border operation in northern Syria looms large after air strikes on military posts: Sources Press TV 17 Aug 2022 -- The Turkish military is apparently preparing for a new cross-border offensive in neighboring Syria, after three Syrian soldiers were reportedly killed and six wounded in a Turkish air strike on military posts in the Arab country's northern province of Aleppo.
- Seven killed after checkpoint stop in Sagaing Radio Free Asia 17 Aug 2022 -- Seven young men from Myanmar's war-torn Sagaing region were found dead on Tuesday after being taken away from a military checkpoint the day before by junta soldiers, local residents and family members said.
- At least four dead, eight injured in shooting on bridge between Sagaing and Mandalay Radio Free Asia 17 Aug 2022 -- Fighting between junta forces and local People's Defense Forces (PDFs) erupted on Wednesday on Sagaing bridge which links the region with Mandalay.
- UN envoy calls for end to conflict after meeting Myanmar junta Radio Free Asia 17 Aug 2022 -- The U.N.'s special envoy for Myanmar called for an immediate end to violence in the Southeast Asian country and asked to see ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi in a meeting with the country's junta military government on Wednesday.
- UN: It's still unsafe for Rohingya refugees to return to Myanmar Press TV 17 Aug 2022 -- UN human rights chief Michelle Bachelet says conditions are not suitable yet for the Rohingya Muslim refugees to return to Myanmar.
- Resistance to continue until liberation of Palestine: Islamic Jihad official Press TV 17 Aug 2022 -- The Palestinian Islamic Jihad resistance movement's representative to Iran says resistance against the occupying Israeli regime will continue until the entire Palestinian land is liberated.
- NATO Forces 'Ready' If Kosovo-Serbia Tensions Boil Over RFE/RL 17 Aug 2022 -- NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg says the alliance's peacekeeping troops are ready to step in if tensions between Kosovo and Serbia rise as the two Balkan neighbors prepare for further European Union-facilitated talks to normalize relations.
- WHO Chief Calls Tigray Worst Humanitarian, Man-Made Disaster on Earth VOA 17 Aug 2022 -- The director-general of the World Health Organization, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, said Wednesday that Ethiopia's conflict-ridden province of Tigray is the worst humanitarian and man-made disaster on Earth.
- Somali Government Seeks to Crack Down on Al-Shabab 'Shadow Courts' VOA 17 Aug 2022 -- Somalia's government this week announced plans to crack down on so-called shadow courts run by the Islamist militant group al-Shabab. The country's interior minister acknowledged that many Somalis go to the militants for justice because Somalia's legal system is too weak. But experts on Somalia say closing the shadow courts will be no easy task
- Ethiopia: Detained Tigrayans Return to Hometown VOA 17 Aug 2022 -- About 9,000 Tigrayans inhabiting camps for displaced people in the city of Semera, Ethiopia, are being allowed to return to their hometown of Abala, the U.N.'s Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) announced Tuesday.
News Reports
- Pence Says He Would Consider Testifying in Capitol Riot Probe VOA 17 Aug 2022 -- Former U.S. Vice President Mike Pence said Wednesday he would give "due consideration" to testifying before the congressional panel investigating the January 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol last year where some protesters demanded that Pence be hanged for refusing then-President Donald Trump's demand that he upend their re-election loss.
- Former Trump Lawyer Giuliani Testifies in Georgia VOA 17 Aug 2022 -- Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani testified on Wednesday before a special grand jury in Atlanta, Georgia, investigating former President Donald Trump's efforts to overturn the outcome of the 2020 presidential election in the state.
- Man Charged with Making Threat to Arizona Election Official US Dept. of Justice 17 Aug 2022 -- A Missouri man was indicted yesterday for allegedly leaving a voicemail containing a threat on the personal cell phone of an election official in the Maricopa County Recorder's Office in Maricopa County, Arizona.
- Alleged Russian Money Launderer Extradited from the Netherlands to U.S. US Dept. of Justice 17 Aug 2022 -- An alleged cryptocurrency money launderer was extradited this week from the Netherlands to the United States to face charges in the District of Oregon.
- Batch of monkeypox vaccines arrives in Finland Finnish Government 17 Aug 2022 -- Finland has received a donation of monkeypox vaccines from the EU Commission. The vaccines will be distributed to the hospital districts, which are responsible for administering the vaccines.
- Monkeypox cases top 35,000: WHO UN News 17 Aug 2022 -- Monkeypox infections continue to rise globally, with more than 35,000 cases across 92 countries and territories, and 12 deaths, the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) reported on Wednesday.
- Russian Energy Export Revenue To Rise By 'Almost $100 Billion' This Year RFE/RL 17 Aug 2022 -- Russia forecasts energy export revenues to rise this year by nearly $100 billion as higher commodity prices offset a decrease in volumes, Reuters reports, citing government documents.
- Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Wang Wenbin's Regular Press Conference on August 17, 2022 PRC MofA 17 Aug 2022
- US Boosting Domestic Solar Industry, Reducing Reliance on China VOA 17 Aug 2022 -- China's global dominance in the solar industry is a supply chain and national security risk, according to some industry observers, and one of the reasons that the United States has been trying to boost domestic solar manufacturing capacity.
- Two More Baltic Countries Quit China-Led Forum Amid Ukraine War VOA 17 Aug 2022 -- Estonia and Latvia say they are pulling out of a decade-old mechanism established by China to deepen its influence in Europe, following their Baltic neighbor Lithuania, which left the group last year.
- Non-jury trial for national security case to ensure a fair trial: HK Department of Justice Global Times 17 Aug 2022 -- In response to some media reports saying that the Hong Kong Department of Justice has ordered a non-jury trial for dozens of suspects who have been charged with conspiring to subvert state power, the department said on Wednesday that the decision of whether the jury is needed is based on provisions of the National Security Law (NSL) for Hong Kong.
- Hong Kong National Security Trial to Proceed Without Jury VOA 17 Aug 2022 -- Dozens of activists charged for violating Hong Kong's national security law will now be tried without a jury, media reports say.
- Uyghur rights groups file criminal case in Argentina against China Radio Free Asia 17 Aug 2022 -- Lawyers acting on behalf of two Uyghur rights groups filed a criminal case in an Argentine court on Wednesday alleging that China is committing genocide and crimes against humanity through its repressive policies targeting Muslims in the country's northwestern Xinjiang region.
- UN Envoy Says China Employing Forced Labor, Possible 'Enslavement' In Xinjiang RFE/RL 17 Aug 2022 -- China's coercing of Muslim Uyghurs and other minorities into forced labor in agriculture and manufacturing in Xinjiang could amount to "enslavement as a crime against humanity," an independent UN expert has concluded.
- UN Rapporteur Finds Evidence of Forced Labor in Xinjiang, Tibet VOA 17 Aug 2022 -- Coerced labor among Uyghurs, Kazakhs and other ethnic groups has been taking place in China's Xinjiang and Tibet, according to a report released by Tomoya Obokata, the U.N. special rapporteur on contemporary forms of slavery.
- China dials up mobilization push for regional economic powerhouses to rev up recovery Global Times 17 Aug 2022 -- In a fresh call to prompt China's largest provinces in economic terms to be at the forefront of the national stabilization push, Premier Li Keqiang made an inspection tour in Shenzhen, Guangdong on Tuesday and Wednesday, during which he emphasized the pioneering role of the city and the province.
- Yangtze River basin faces severe drought after experiencing lowest rainfall for six decades Global Times 17 Aug 2022 -- Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday ordered local authorities in Northeast China's Liaoning Province to ensure the safety of people's lives in flood control, the Xinhua News Agency reported on Wednesday. During his inspection of comprehensive environmental improvement work along two rivers in Liaoning's Jinzhou city, Xi, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, was briefed about the province's flood control and relief efforts.
- 17 Chinese govt departments issue guideline to boost population growth amid falling birth rate Global Times 17 Aug 2022 -- A total of 17 Chinese government departments on Tuesday jointly released a guideline on support policies in finance, tax, housing, employment, education and other fields to create a fertility-friendly society and encourage families to have more children, as the country faces growing pressure from falling birth rates.
- China's measures to boost flagging birth rates can't fix gender inequality: analysts Radio Free Asia 17 Aug 2022 -- Plans by the ruling Chinese Communist Party (CCP) to boost flagging birth rates with a slew of economic perks to couples who have a third child could fall on deaf ears in the absence of equal treatment for women in the workplace, commentators said on Wednesday.
- Chinese authorities still locking up critics in psychiatric facilities: report Radio Free Asia 17 Aug 2022 -- Police and government agents in China continue to lock up government critics in psychiatric hospitals despite 'reforms,' according to a new report from human rights group Safeguard Defenders.
- Taiwan braces for sustained Chinese pressure CNA 17 Aug 2022 -- With Beijing expected to continue flexing its muscles ahead of the Chinese Communist Party's (CCP) national congress in the autumn, and expert anxieties over the risk of a cross-Taiwan Strait military crisis, the public mood in Taiwan is mixed.
- TPP urges government to make plans to counter Chinese blockade CNA 17 Aug 2022 -- The opposition Taiwan People's Party (TPP) has called on the government to expand Taiwan's energy reserves and plan for the possibility that China will hold regular military drills around the island or attempt to impose a blockade.
- China is handling 'serious fallout' from Pelosi's visit, US should draw lessons from it: Chinese ambassador to US Global Times 17 Aug 2022 -- Chinese Ambassador to the US said that China is handling the "serious fallout" from US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's highly provocative visit to China's Taiwan region despite China's firm opposition and repeated representations, urging the US to draw lessons from it and stop its words and actions that would escalate the tension.
- China sternly warns US not to create a bigger crisis, vows to punish offenders: Chinese FM Global Times 17 Aug 2022 -- China sternly warns the US not to act rashly or create a bigger crisis, the Chinese Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday, stressing that those who offend China will be punished.
- U.S. aims to provoke regional instability with Pelosi's Taiwan visit: Putin People's Daily 17 Aug 2022 -- U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi's recent visit to Taiwan is part of a deliberate U.S. strategy to destabilize the situation in the region, Russian President Vladimir Putin said Tuesday.
- China highly appreciates Putin's criticism of Pelosi's provocative Taiwan visit Global Times 17 Aug 2022 -- China highly appreciates Russian President Vladimir Putin's criticism of US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's provocative Taiwan visit as Putin's position shows China-Russia high-level strategic coordination and the firm support the two countries have rendered each other on issues concerning their core interests, said Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin on Wednesday.
- Russia calls Pelosi's Taiwan visit a 'planned provocation' Radio Free Asia 17 Aug 2022 -- Russia lent China a hand to China's criticism of U.S. policies in the Indo-Pacific, with President Vladimir Putin calling House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's visit to Taiwan "a carefully planned provocation."
- Yoon proposes aid-for-denuclearization plan with 'some good faith,' but US remains 'a major factor' of influence Global Times 17 Aug 2022 -- South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol vowed to provide aid projects to North Korea if Pyongyang shows firm commitment to denuclearization, saying dialogue should not be a political show, South Korea media said. Chinese experts believe that the South Korean leader underscored some "good faith" in handling the matter, but the Korean Peninsula nuclear issue is in fact a matter of security and the US remains a major factor of influence in the matter.
- In a repeat of last year, heavy rains lead to massive floods in North Korea Radio Free Asia 17 Aug 2022 -- Widespread flooding caused by heavy rains left at least two North Koreans dead and destroyed crops and homes across the country, including residences that had been rebuilt after they were lost to rising waters last summer, sources in the country told RFA.
- Economic Sectors Record More Achievements in Production KCNA 17 Aug 2022 -- Various economic sectors and units of the DPRK are achieving more successes in production in close cooperation with each other.
- EU says Iran's response to EU draft agreement constructive IRNA 17 Aug 2022 -- The EU views Iran's response to a proposed blueprint for reviving the 2015 nuclear deal as constructive, Bloomberg quoted an EU diplomat who is familiar with Vienna negotiations and is in touch with US officials as saying.
- Iranian negotiating team insists on closing Iran's safeguard case: Iran MP IRNA 17 Aug 2022 -- Rapporteur of Iranian Parliament's National Security and Foreign Policy Commission Abolfazl Amouei said on Wednesday that the Iranian negotiating team insists that for having a sustainable deal, the safeguards case should be closed.
- Nuclear agreement hinges on U.S. decision after Iran responds to EU's draft: media People's Daily 17 Aug 2022 -- Iran has presented its written response about the latest draft of a potential agreement to revive a 2015 nuclear deal to the European Union, announcing that if the U.S. reaction features realism and flexibility, the nuclear agreement will be achieved, the official news agency IRNA reported Tuesday.
- Iran says Afghanistan will stop diverting water from Helmand Press TV 17 Aug 2022 -- Iranian energy minister says Afghanistan has agreed to stop diverting water from the Helmand River as part of a recent understanding between the two countries that will enable Iran to receive its legal share of water from the river.
- Iran voices readiness to cooperate in securing release of Iranians jailed in US IRNA 17 Aug 2022 -- Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kanaani said on Wednesday that Iran stands ready to immediately implement an existing deal that is expected to secure the release of Iranian nationals that are innocently imprisoned in the country.
- Iran ready to immediately implement agreement with US regarding "prisoners" ISNA 17 Aug 2022 -- Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kanaani emphasized that the Islamic Republic of Iran has repeatedly announced to the US side through different channels that it is ready to address the issue of prisoners separately from the 2015 nuclear deal known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA).
- Iran calls on US to implement prisoner swap deal, free Iranian prisoners Press TV 17 Aug 2022 -- Iran has expressed its readiness for swift implementation of a prisoner swap deal with the US while urging Washington to free Iranians imprisoned in the US without tying the issue with irrelevant issues.
- Iran Says It's Ready To Implement 'Immediate' Prisoner Swap Agreement With U.S. RFE/RL 17 Aug 2022 -- Tehran says it is ready to implement a prisoner swap with the United States and urged President Joe Biden to "act" and "remove obstacles" to making progress on the subject.
- President Herzog commends the renewal of full diplomatic relations with the Republic of Türkiye Israel MFA 17 Aug 2022 -- President Herzog: Good neighborly relations and the spirit of partnership in the Middle East are important for us all. Members of all faiths—Muslims, Jews, and Christians—can and must live together in peace.
- Following Conversation between PM Lapid and Turkish President Erdoğan - Israel and Türkiye Restore Full Diplomatic Ties Israel - Prime Minister 17 Aug 2022
- PM Lapid Speaks with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Israel - Prime Minister 17 Aug 2022 -- Prime Minister Yair Lapid spoke this evening, with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.
- Turkey, Israeli regime announce restoration of full diplomatic relations Press TV 17 Aug 2022 -- Turkey and Israel have announced the restoration of full diplomatic relations and to mutually reinstate ambassadors, marking the culmination of hectic efforts by the two sides to repair bilateral ties following years of tensions.
- Kazakh Rights Groups Call Government's List Of Unrest Victims 'Insufficient' RFE/RL 17 Aug 2022 -- Human rights activists in Kazakhstan have slammed a government list of men and women killed during and after anti-government protests in January, calling it "insufficient."
- Syria Denies Holding Missing US Journalist Tice VOA 17 Aug 2022 -- Syria has denied holding U.S. journalist Austin Tice, saying Wednesday it had not kidnapped "any American citizen on its territories."
- Syria denies holding American citizens captive, including journalist Austin Tice Press TV 17 Aug 2022 -- Syria has dismissed allegations of holding American nationals, including freelance journalist and veteran US Marine Corps Austin Tice, who disappeared a decade ago while reporting on the foreign-sponsored conflict in the Arab country.
- Tunisia constitution giving president wider powers comes into effect Press TV 17 Aug 2022 -- Tunisia's new constitution has come into force after the country's electoral commission approved the final results of last month's referendum.
- Kyrgyz Investigators Drop One Of The Charges Against Jailed Health Minister RFE/RL 17 Aug 2022 -- Kyrgyz investigators have dropped a corruption allegation from a list of charges against the country's health minister, Alymkadyr Beishenaliev, in a high-profile case alleging skimming and other wrongdoing related to vaccines and purported remedies for COVID-19.
- The World Health Organization steps up assistance to flood-ravaged Yemen UN News 17 Aug 2022 -- The World Health Organization (WHO) has provided emergency assistance, in an urgent response to the needs of communities affected by floods in Yemen, the UN agency said on Wednesday.
- Sri Lanka's economic crisis pushes health system to brink of collapse UN News 17 Aug 2022 -- Sri Lanka is in the midst of the worst socio-economic crisis in its history, and the once robust health-care system is nearing collapse, with patients at risk from power shortages, a lack of medicines, and equipment shortages.
- WHO warns of disease threat amid Horn of Africa drought UN News 17 Aug 2022 -- The Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday highlighted the need to support millions facing starvation and disease in the Horn of Africa.
- Kenya's Ruto Calls for Unity as His Election Win Challenged VOA 17 Aug 2022 -- Kenya's president-elect, William Ruto, has called for unity to move the country forward despite his main rival's rejection of the recent election outcome. Ruto, who is also the deputy president, has challenged elected leaders to work for the people.
- Cameroon Says Floods Disrupt Cross Border Trade with Nigeria VOA 17 Aug 2022 -- Cameroonian authorities say record flooding on its western border with Nigeria has killed at least six people, washed away homes, and destroyed thousands of tons of food meant for export.
- No Extrajudicial Killings, Enforced Disappearances in Bangladesh, Bachelet Is Told VOA 17 Aug 2022 -- Bangladeshi Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen told the visiting U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet that there are no cases of enforced disappearances or extrajudicial killings in the country.
- UN Rights Chief Calls for Independent Probe of Bangladesh Disappearances VOA 17 Aug 2022 -- The U.N. high commissioner for human rights called Wednesday for the Bangladesh government to establish "an impartial, independent and transparent investigation" into allegations of enforced disappearances, extrajudicial killing and torture.
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