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• U.S. Navy Foils Iranian Attempt to Capture Unmanned Vessel in Arabian Gulf US Navy 30 Aug 2022 -- The U.S. Navy prevented a support ship from Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy (IRGCN) from capturing an unmanned surface vessel operated by the U.S. 5th Fleet in the Arabian Gulf, Aug. 29-30.
• US Navy Stops Iran From Seizing Drone Ship VOA 30 Aug 2022 -- The U.S. Navy said its forces overnight prevented a support ship from Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) from capturing a U.S. unmanned surface vessel operating in the Arabian Gulf.
• US Navy Claims to Have Foiled Iran's Attempt to Capture Unmanned Vessel in Persian Gulf Sputnik 30 Aug 2022 -- The US Navy prevented an Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy (IRGCN) ship from capturing an unmanned surface vessel operating in the Persian Gulf, the US Central Command Naval Forces claimed on Tuesday.
• Statement from the CENTCOM Commander regarding IRGC attempt to seize U.S. unmanned vessel CENTCOM 30 Aug 2022 -- Gen. Michael "Erik" Kurilla, Commander, U.S. Central Command statement on Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps' illegal attempted seizure of U.S. unmanned vessel in the Arabian Gulf Aug. 29, 2022:
• U.S. Navy Says IRGC Tried And Failed To Seize Unmanned Vessel In Arabian Gulf RFE/RL 30 Aug 2022 -- The U.S. Navy says it prevented an Iranian naval vessel from seizing one of its unmanned surface vessels in international waters in the Arabian Gulf overnight on August 29-30.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Message to the Force - One Year Since the Conclusion of the Afghanistan War DoD 30 Aug 2022 -- "Today, we mark one year since the end of the U.S. war in Afghanistan, and I, like so many of you, have been reflecting on the sacrifice that American Service Members, Veterans, their families, and so many others made during America's longest war."
• 1-110th Infantry Scouts Conduct Live-fire Air Assault Training Army News 30 Aug 2022 -- Well before dawn on Aug. 3, Soldiers from the scout platoon, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 110th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, awoke and got ready for their challenging day. The Soldiers had to prepare for a four-mile ruck march uphill to start their mission.
• 405th AFSB, 1st Inland Cargo Transfer Company using new ramp system - a first in Europe Army News 30 Aug 2022 -- To help expedite the movement of more than 5,000 Army Prepositioned Stocks-2 vehicles and equipment pieces, the 405th Army Field Support Brigade has teamed up with movement control and transportation experts from the 1st Inland Cargo Transfer Company, 39th Transportation Battalion, and a new prototype modular ramp system is being used for the first time to load equipment onto transport trucks in support of real-world operations.
• U.S. Army Corps of Engineers construction in Baltics enhances U.S., NATO capabilities and supports regional security Army News 30 Aug 2022 -- The roar of jets is common background noise as U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Europe District teammates Chris Bailey and Jüri Saljukov check progress on construction projects like the new bulk fuel storage facility here.
• Remarks by Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III at U.S. Special Operations Command Change of Command Ceremony (As Delivered) DoD 30 Aug 2022
• Defense Department Hosts First Joint Safety Council DoD 30 Aug 2022 -- Maj. Gen. Jeanie Leavitt, Air Force Chief of Safety and Commander, chaired the inaugural Department of Defense Joint Safety Council at the Pentagon on Aug. 26.
• New York Guard Trains With Brazilian Military DoD News 30 Aug 2022 -- One hundred New York National Guard airmen, including 80 from the 106th Rescue Wing, are participating in exercises with their Brazilian air force counterparts through Aug. 31.
• Ceremony Pays Homage to Special Ops Command DoD News 30 Aug 2022 -- While it was a change of command ceremony for Special Operations Command at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, today, the real stars of the ceremony were the men and women of the command who serve as the point of the spear around the world.
• Tactical Care Training Improves Survivability DoD News 30 Aug 2022 -- Tactical Combat Casualty Care, which implements the best medical practices in battlefield trauma care, is now replacing Self-Aid Buddy Care techniques for providing basic care to wounded airmen before they get to a medical facility.
• Native Fury 22 Executes RSO&I USMC News 30 Aug 2022 -- Wherever Marines go, whether a military exercise or deployment, they undergo a course of action known as Reception, Staging, Onward Movement, and Integration. Exercise Native Fury 22 is no exception.
• US Army Grounds Chinook Helicopter Fleet Due to Engine Fire Fears - Report Sputnik 30 Aug 2022 -- With its iconic dual rotors, Boeing's CH-47 Chinook is capable of some pretty unique maneuvers, including the pinnacle maneuver, where troops are embarked or disembarked on a hillside or roof without landing, and a "handbrake" U-turn.
• T-38 Talon Repair Inspection and Maintenance program launches at JBSA-Randolph US Air Force 30 Aug 2022 -- The T-38 Talon will undergo Talon Repair Inspection and Maintenance, or TRIM, modification to perform localized, depot-level maintenance to replace or repair key parts to keep these valuable training platforms mission ready.
• USNS Trenton (T-EPF 5) completes Gulf of Guinea deployment US Navy 30 Aug 2022 -- The Spearhead-class expeditionary fast transport USNS Trenton (T-EPF 5) arrived in Malaga, Spain following a two month deployment to the Gulf of Guinea, Aug. 28, 2022.
• U.S. Navy Seabees complete Engineer Civic Action Project in Morocco US Navy 30 Aug 2022 -- Twenty U.S. Navy Seabees assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 133 and 15 U.S. Marine Corps engineers from 8th Engineer Support Battalion (ESB) completed an Engineer Civic Action Project (ENCAP) alongside their Moroccan counterparts in support of Exercise African Lion 22 (AL22) in Taliouine, Morocco, Aug. 16, 2022.
• Solomon Islands bans visits of foreign navy ships amid tensions with US Press TV 30 Aug 2022 -- The Solomon Islands has announced a suspension on foreign navy ships entering its waters pending adoption of a new process for approval of port visits, the prime minister's office said in a statement on Tuesday.
• US Coast Guard Ship Denied Entry Due to Late Approval, Solomon Islands Prime Minister Says Sputnik 30 Aug 2022 -- The Solomon Islands had to delay entry of a US Coast Guard ship earlier this month due to the late submission of information needed to approve access to the country, Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare said on Tuesday, according to the Government Communication Unit (GCU).
• Meeting with Director of the Federal Service of National Guard Troops Viktor Zolotov President of Russia 30 Aug 2022 -- Viktor Zolotov reported to the President on the National Guard's performance during the special military operation in Donbass.
• Russia To Launch Military Exercises With China, India Amid Heightened Tensions RFE/RL 30 Aug 2022 -- When Russia last launched its Vostok war games in its Far East in 2018, an estimated 300,000 of its troops exercised with Chinese and Mongolian soldiers as the Kremlin sought to project an image of military superiority and showcase deepening ties with Beijing.
• U.S. Defense Official: Russia Struggling To Recruit New Soldiers, Turning To Prisons, Older Recruits RFE/RL 30 Aug 2022 -- A senior U.S. defense official told reporters that Russia is struggling to find more soldiers to fight in Ukraine and said many recruits are older, in bad shape, and are receiving little training.
• Black Hornets: The Micro Drones Set To Spy On Ukraine's Battlefields RFE/RL 30 Aug 2022 -- The United Kingdom and Norway recently announced a military aid package for Ukraine that includes hundreds of tiny drones called Black Hornets. This is what the devices can and cannot do.
• Pentagon Doubts Ukraine Has Sufficient Capabilities for Kherson Counteroffensive: Report Sputnik 30 Aug 2022 -- Ukrainian forces kicked off a large-scale operation in Kherson region on Monday, with the strategic territory, which was liberated by Russian forces in early March, situated north of Crimea and acting as part of a land bridge linking the peninsula to the Russian mainland.
• In Prague, EU Defense Chiefs Agree To Work Toward Military Assistance Mission For Ukraine RFE/RL 30 Aug 2022 -- EU defense ministers meeting in the Czech capital have agreed to begin work on the blueprints for an EU military assistance mission for Ukraine amid broader debate on added weapons and training to help Ukraine defend itself from the current Russian invasion, according to EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell.
• EU looking to establish training mission for Ukraine Press TV 30 Aug 2022 -- The European Union (EU) is looking to establish a training mission for Ukrainian forces, in what would be a more aggressive stand in the war in Ukraine.
• US gave so much weaponry to Ukraine that its munitions stockpiles getting 'uncomfortably low': Report Press TV 30 Aug 2022 -- The United States has provided Ukraine with so much weaponry to fight Russians that Pentagon stockpiles for some munitions are "uncomfortably low," according to US military officials.
• Informal meeting of the EU Member States' Defence Ministers took place in Prague Czech Republic Ministry of Defence & Armed Forces 30 Aug 2022 -- On August 29-30, 2022, Prague was the venue to an informal meeting of Defence Ministers of the European Union Member States. Czech Defence Minister Jana Černochová started the meeting in the Prague Castle on Monday August 29, and the discussion day took place in the Prague Congress Centre on Tuesday August 30.
• Informal meeting of EU Defence Ministers: Press remarks by High Representative Josep Borrell European External Action Service (EEAS) 30 Aug 2022 -- Check against delivery!
• Informal meeting of EU Defence Ministers: Remarks by High Representative Josep Borrell upon arrival European External Action Service (EEAS) 30 Aug 2022 -- Check against delivery!
• Z-20 utility helicopter confirmed in service with PLA Air Force, Hong Kong Garrison Global Times 30 Aug 2022 -- China's domestically developed Z-20 utility helicopter has been confirmed in service with the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Air Force and as a part of the PLA Hong Kong Garrison, marking its wide-spread deployment by the Chinese armed forces including the PLA Army, Navy, Air Force and the People's Armed Police (PAP), with analysts expecting the chopper to be mass produced eventually by thousands.
• China-Russia military cooperation serves core interests, doesn't target third party: Chinese envoy Global Times 30 Aug 2022 -- The upcoming military drills Vostok 2022 (East 2022) exercise launched by Russia with countries including China and India participating have attracted the usual speculation from Western media outlets, which hype security cooperation between China and Russia especially amid Russia's military operation in Ukraine. Some have also interpreted the normal military cooperation as a "threat," hinting on Russia's support for China on the Taiwan question. Experts said it is the US and the West's commonly used tactics to portray Russia-China tie-up in a negative light, in order to unite allies and serve their geopolitical purposes.
• PLA Macao Garrison completes 23th troops rotation PLA Daily 30 Aug 2022 -- The Macao Garrison of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) completed the 23th rotation of its troops on August 29, in line with the Law of the People's Republic of China on Garrisoning the Macao Special Administrative Region.
• 9th Chinese peacekeeping force to Mali returns home PLA Daily 30 Aug 2022 -- The first echelon's 200 peacekeepers of China's 9th peacekeeping force to Mali have returned to China after completing their one-year peacekeeping mission in Mali. Two transport aircraft Y-20 carrying the 200 Chinese peacekeepers arrived at the Urumqi Diwopu International Airportin in Urumqi, capital of northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, on the evening of August 28.
• PLA garrison in Hong Kong completes 25th routine rotation PLA Daily 30 Aug 2022 -- The Hong Kong Garrison of the Chinese People's Liberation Army on Monday completed the 25th rotation since it began garrisoning Hong Kong in 1997.
• President asks military to strengthen Chinese drone incursion response CNA 30 Aug 2022 -- President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) on Tuesday said she has instructed the armed forces to take "strong countermeasures" when necessary to protect Taiwan's airspace, in response to frequent Chinese drone incursions, amid widespread criticism the military has done little to counter such incidents.
• Biden plans to sell Taiwan US$1.1 billion in weapons: U.S. media CNA 30 Aug 2022 -- U.S. President Joe Biden plans to propose the sale of a US$1.1 billion weapons package to Taiwan that includes 60 anti-ship missiles and 100 air-to-air missiles, Politico reported Monday.
• Germany's Scholz Proposes European Joint Air Defense System Sputnik 29 Aug 2022 -- Germany delivered three of 50 promised refurbished Flakpanzer Gepard mobile anti-aircraft guns to Ukraine in July after months of delays. In June, German media reported "massive problems" with these and other armaments, including ammunition incompatibility and the poor state of the Bundeswehr's heavy weapons stocks.
• British NATO Flagship May Miss Trials With F-35B Lightning Jets Because of Breakdown Sputnik 30 Aug 2022 -- On Saturday, the British HMS Prince of Wales aircraft carrier, the United Kingdom's largest warship, broke down because of "damage to its propeller shaft" soon after it left Portsmouth - a port in southern England - to make its way to the US.
• UK calls for the end of cluster munitions use around the world UK FCDO 30 Aug 2022 -- Daniel Craig and FCDO Minister Graham Stuart MP lead the call at an international conference chaired by the UK
• India no longer weak, it is strong & well-equipped to deal with all challenges, says Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh in Udaipur, Rajasthan India PIB 30 Aug 2022 -- Under the leadership of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, India has been transformed into a strong, confident & self-reliant nation which is fully equipped to deal with all kinds of threats and challenges. This was stated by Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh at a function in Udaipur, Rajasthan on August 30, 2022.
• Pakistan Has Become More 'Aggressive' Towards India, Indian Air Force Chief Warns Sputnik 30 Aug 2022 -- The Indian Air Force (IAF) chief has said that the country remains prepared for a "two-front war" involving China and Pakistan, saying "collusion" between the two neighbors was one of the threats facing New Delhi. Both Beijing and Islamabad have longstanding border disputes with Delhi.
• Japan should learn from history, win intl trust, Chinese FM says amid Tokyo's ambition in hypersonic weapons Global Times 30 Aug 2022 -- Japan should learn from history and be cautious in words and deeds concerning military and security issues, so that it can win the trust of its neighboring countries and the international society, a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson said on Tuesday after Japanese defense chief Yasukazu Hamada stated that Japan needs to improve its missile interceptor and counterattack capabilities.
• Minister of Defence Kaikkonen attended signing ceremony for 8x8 vehicle Finnish MoD 30 Aug 2022 -- On Tuesday 30 August 2022, Minister of Defence Antti Kaikkonen attended the signing ceremony in Bratislava between Patria and Slovakia for the procurement of 8x8 vehicles.
• Statement by NSC Spokesperson Adrienne Watson on National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan's Trilateral Dialogue with Japan and the Republic of Korea The White House 30 Aug 2022
• Press Gaggle by Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre En Route Wilkes-Barre, PA The White House 30 Aug 2022
• Department Press Briefing - August 30, 2022 US Dept. of State 30 Aug 2022

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• 30 August 2022 - Daily Press Briefing by the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General United Nations 30 Aug 2022
• UN Aid Chief Warns 6 Million Afghans Are At Risk Of Famine Amid Growing Crisis RFE/RL Gandhara 30 Aug 2022 -- The UN's humanitarian chief has urged donors to restore funding for Afghanistan, warning that 6 million Afghans are at risk of famine while more than half of the country's 39 million people need humanitarian help.
• Taliban must heed int'l community's repeated calls for formation of inclusive government: Iran ISNA 30 Aug 2022 -- Ambassador and Deputy Permanent Representative of the Islamic Republic of Iran to the United Nations Zahra Ershadi stressed that just a year after the irresponsible withdrawal of foreign forces and the Taliban's takeover, Afghanistan is now dealing with a number of interconnected and overlapping crises.
• At UN Security Council, Iran urges Taliban to heed calls for formation of inclusive government Press TV 30 Aug 2022 -- A senior Iranian envoy has warned of the "serious threat" of terrorists in Afghanistan, its neighbors, and the entire region, saying the Taliban must heed the international community's repeated calls for the formation of an inclusive government that accurately reflects the country's multi-ethnic society.
• Russian envoy: Israeli airstrikes in Syria green-lit by US, expose West's hypocrisy Press TV 30 Aug 2022 -- Russian Ambassador to the United Nations Vasily Nebenzia has strongly condemned the relentless Israeli airstrikes inside Syria, saying the strikes expose the West's hypocrisy when it comes to human rights.
• US must end its support for terrorism, occupation of northeastern Syria, says Iran's UN envoy Press TV 30 Aug 2022 -- The United States has unlawfully stationed its military forces in the energy-rich northeastern part of Syria under the pretext of "combating terrorism", says Iran's deputy permanent representative to the UN, urging an end to the US occupation of Syria and its support for terrorism.
• There is no military solution to Libya's crisis of legitimacy UK FCDO 30 Aug 2022 -- Statement delivered by Ambassador James Kariuki at the Security Council briefing on Libya
• Libya: Political stalemate and lack of progress on elections UN News 30 Aug 2022 -- Leaders in Libya must take immediate steps to resolve their political impasse, which is spilling over into increasing violence, UN political affairs chief Rosemary DiCarlo told the Security Council on Tuesday.
• Myanmar junta forces said to have burned tens of thousands of homes Radio Free Asia 30 Aug 2022 -- Myanmar's military junta has burned nearly 30,000 homes across the country during the past 19 months following the coup that overthrew the elected government, according to data compiled by a domestic research group.
• TPLF Claims New Invasion of Ethiopia's Amhara State After Taking WFP Gas Stores is 'Defensive War' Sputnik 30 Aug 2022 -- The UN World Food Program (WFP) accused the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF), the governing party in Ethiopia's northern Tigray state, of stealing half a million liters of fuel last week intended for food aid trucks. The TPLF confirmed the seizure, but claimed it was collecting on an old debt.
• As the conflict escalates, children in northern Ethiopia are the victims UNICEF 30 Aug 2022 -- "Yet again, the re-escalation of indiscriminate violence in northern Ethiopia has robbed children of their lives. Recent shelling into villages in the Afar region, on the border of Tigray, over the last few days has killed children and left many others injured.
• Nigerian Authorities Pledge Support to Find Missing People VOA 30 Aug 2022 -- The International Committee of the Red Cross, or ICRC, says there were 64,000 cases of persons reported as having disappeared across Africa in the past year — nearly one-third more than the previous year. The ICRC says armed conflict is to blame for most of the disappearances, and Nigeria alone accounts for more than 25,000 missing people, including nearly 14,000 children, the highest in Africa.
• Visa refusal for UN human rights staff in Palestine part of wider 'worrying trend': Bachelet UN News 30 Aug 2022 -- UN Human Rights High Commissioner Michelle Bachelet has deplored Israel's refusal to grant visas for her staff in the occupied Palestinian territory, according to a statement issued on Tuesday.

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• Enforced disappearance a serious human rights violation, used to spread terror UN News 30 Aug 2022 -- Observed this Tuesday, the International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances reaffirms the need for victims' families to know the truth about what happened to missing relatives.
• Informal meeting of Foreign Affairs Ministers (Gymnich): Remarks by High Representative Josep Borrell upon arrival European External Action Service (EEAS) 30 Aug 2022 -- Check against delivery!
• Statement by President von der Leyen at the Baltic Sea Summit European Commission 30 Aug 2022
• Introductory speech by President von der Leyen at the Baltic Sea Summit European Commission 30 Aug 2022
• Obituary: Mikhail Gorbachev, The Last Soviet Leader, Revered Around The World, Reviled By Many At Home RFE/RL 30 Aug 2022 -- Mikhail Gorbachev, who presided over the demise of the Soviet Union and helped end decades of Cold War fear, earning a Nobel Peace Prize and the lasting enmity of millions of Russians bitter about the chaos unleashed by the collapse of the world's largest country, has died. He was 91.
• Mikhail Gorbachev, Last Soviet Leader, Dead At 91 RFE/RL 30 Aug 2022 -- Former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev has died at the age of 91, according to Russian media.
• Mikhail Gorbachev Dead at 91 After Being Diagnosed With Serious Illness - Central Clinical Hospital Sputnik 30 Aug 2022 -- Gorbachev was the first and last president of the USSR and de facto the last head of the state from 1985 to the Soviet Union's collapse in 1991. He was known for his large-scale attempt to reform the country, called "perestroika", and for defusing international tensions with the West in the last stage of the Cold War.
• Mikhail Gorbachev: UN chief hails 'one of a kind statesman who changed the course of history' UN News 30 Aug 2022 -- The Secretary-General has paid warm tribute to the last leader of the Soviet Union, Mikhail Gorbachev, whose death aged 91 was announced on Tuesday, describing him as the person who "more than any other" brought about the peaceful end of the Cold War, which had dominated international relations since the 1940s.
• Kremlin Critic Navalny Sent Back To Solitary Confinement For Saying He's 'Too Political' RFE/RL 30 Aug 2022 -- Aleksei Navalny, the imprisoned Russian opposition politician, says he has been sent to solitary confinement for the third time this month as a punishment for his political activities.
• Navalny's Team Publishes Names Of 200 'Warmongers' It Says Should Be Sanctioned RFE/RL 30 Aug 2022 -- The team of jailed Russian opposition politician Aleksei Navalny has published a list of Russian officials, journalists, and celebrities it says should be sanctioned immediately for pushing the Kremlin's narrative in its ongoing unprovoked war against.
• Comment by Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Maria Zakharova on the German government's change of approach to Germany's historical guilt for unleashing World War II Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 30 Aug 2022
• Western sanctions standing in way of Russian gas flow to Europe: Moscow Press TV 30 Aug 2022 -- Russia says technical problems caused by Western sanctions on Moscow over the war in Ukraine are obstructing Russian gas exports to Europe via the Nord Stream 1 pipeline.
• Gazprom To 'Totally' Suspend Gas Deliveries To France's Engie RFE/RL 30 Aug 2022 -- Russian state-run natural gas giant Gazprom said it was completely suspending gas deliveries to French gas and power group Engie, heightening concerns over energy supplies to Europe as the Nord Stream 1 pipeline shuts for maintenance.
• EU members split over visa ban on Russians Press TV 30 Aug 2022 -- The European Union's members are weighing tightening visa restrictions for Russians over Moscow's military operation in Ukraine, but remain split over a complete travel ban.
• Ukraine Says Europe Should Ban Travel To All Russians Except 'Real' Opponents Of Putin RFE/RL 30 Aug 2022 -- Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba called on the European Union to ban all Russians except political dissidents from traveling to the bloc on the grounds that Moscow's unprovoked invasion enjoys wide support at home.
• EU Ministers Gather For Contentious Debate On Blanket EU Visa Ban For Russians RFE/RL 30 Aug 2022 -- A proposal by European Union members to ban tourist visas to Russians over the war in Ukraine appeared to hit a major hurdle as the bloc's ministers gathered in Prague on August 30.
• Estonian FM Says EU Can't Compromise With 'Evil' On Russian Visas RFE/RL 30 Aug 2022 -- Estonian Foreign Minister Urmas Reinsalu has called on his 26 European Union counterparts to ban tourist visas to Russians over the war in Ukraine, saying failing to take such a strong measure was to compromise "with evil."
• Russia's war of aggression remains a major concern for every State Party to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons UK FCDO 30 Aug 2022 -- Joint Statement at the Tenth Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons
• 20th CPC National Congress proposed to be held on Oct 16 in Beijing; timing proves preparatory work 'well-carried out' Global Times 30 Aug 2022 -- The 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC) has been proposed to be convened on October 16, after the political bureau of the CPC Central Committee held a meeting on Tuesday to discuss relevant matters. Chinese experts said the timing proves that preparations for convening the congress have been successful despite impacts such as the COVID-19 epidemic, and the significant event will draw global attention since it will present the CPC's roadmap for the next five years, a key period for the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation.
• Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Zhao Lijian's Regular Press Conference on August 30, 2022 PRC MofA 30 Aug 2022
• U.S. lies about Xinjiang will only bankrupt its own credibility faster: Chinese FM spokesperson People's Daily 30 Aug 2022 -- China on Monday refuted a Xinjiang-related report released by the U.S. State Department's Global Engagement Center (GEC), in which it smeared China of creating and spreading disinformation about Xinjiang.
• China's drone incursions to set new normal unacceptable: U.S. official CNA 30 Aug 2022 -- The United States will not accept Chinese maneuvers that attempt to establish a new normal across the Taiwan Strait, a White House official said Monday about recent drone incursions from China to Taiwan's offshore islands.
• Taiwan island's weak defense exposed amid mainland civilian drones' Kinmen excursion Global Times 30 Aug 2022 -- There is no need to make a fuss about Chinese mainland drones flying above Taiwan-administered Kinmen, which is Chinese territory, experts stressed as Taiwan authorities said they had fired warning shots at a Chinese mainland drone.
• Taiwan threatens to shoot down Chinese drones following further incursions Radio Free Asia 30 Aug 2022 -- Taiwan's military will begin shooting down Chinese drones that intrude into the airspace of its outlying islands, the defense ministry in Taipei announced, while a White House National Security Council spokesman said the U.S. "will not accept" the new normal imposed by China in the Taiwan Strait.
• Arizona governor on 3-day visit to Taiwan: MOFA CNA 30 Aug 2022 -- Governor Doug Ducey of the American state of Arizona arrived in Taiwan on Tuesday for a three-day visit, during which he will meet with President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文), the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) said.
• US' plan to sell missiles to Taiwan island after Pelosi's visit slammed as provocative, futile Global Times 30 Aug 2022 -- The US is reportedly planning to sell an arms package involving anti-ship and air-to-air missiles worth $1.1 billion to the island of Taiwan only weeks after US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's provocative visit to the island, a move analysts said on Tuesday is yet another ill-intended provocation that will only escalate tensions in the region.
• China: Uninterrupted US arms sale to Taiwan violates 'one-China' principle Press TV 30 Aug 2022 -- China has strongly condemned the US government's new plan to export arms worth $1.1 billion to Chinese Taipei, saying any military contact with the self-ruled island violates the "one China" principle.
• Beijing Accuses Taipei, Washington of Provoking Tensions in Taiwan Strait Sputnik 30 Aug 2022 -- Taipei and Washington are trying to change the status quo in the Taiwan Strait in an attempt to aid separatist forces in gaining independence of the island with the help of the United States, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian said on Tuesday.
• US official warns Taiwanese they may face similar fate as Uyghurs in China Radio Free Asia 30 Aug 2022 -- The head of a U.S. agency that monitors religious freedom around the world warned Tuesday that Taiwanese may face a similar fate to the persecuted Uyghurs in western China's Xinjiang region if Beijing invades the democratic island nation.
• White House Says US Committed to One China Policy After Taiwan Shoots at Chinese Drone Sputnik 30 Aug 2022 -- The United States remains committed to the One China Policy, White House spokeswoman Karine Jean-Pierre said on Tuesday, after Taiwan fired warning shots at a Chinese drone which approached a Taiwanese-controlled islet.
• As North Korea struggles, a renewed focus on loyalty Radio Free Asia 30 Aug 2022 -- The part of the North Korean government that works to ensure leader Kim Jong Un's directives are implemented is meting out more punishment as the country struggles under the strain of a poor economy and a recent COVID-19 outbreak.
• Normalizing US-North Korea Ties Before Denuclearization Seen as Unrealistic VOA 30 Aug 2022 -- Seoul is circulating the idea of normalizing Washington-Pyongyang ties even before North Korea takes a potential step toward denuclearization, but experts said the notion is likely to be rejected by the U.S. as well as North Korea.
• Iran Says No Return to 2015 Nuclear Deal Unless IAEA Ends Investigations VOA 30 Aug 2022 -- Negotiators from Iran and six world powers reportedly are close to agreeing on a revival of the 2015 nuclear deal, known as the JCPOA (Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action), which saw the U.S. and Europe roll back sanctions on Iran in return for limits on Tehran's nuclear program.
• Nuclear official slams IAEA demands from Iran as 'excessive' Press TV 30 Aug 2022 -- The spokesman for the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) has described the International Atomic Energy Agency's (IAEA) demands as "excessive," saying they cannot be implemented due to the sanctions in place against the Islamic Republic.
• Supreme Leader hails performance of President Raisi's gov't IRNA 30 Aug 2022 -- Supreme Leader of the Iranian Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei said on Tuesday that reviving hope and trust in the Iranian people is the most significant achievement of the Iranian government under President Ebrahim Raisi.
• Pres. Raisi: Restoring Iran-Saudi ties beneficial for regional security IRNA 30 Aug 2022 -- President Ebrahim Raisi said on Monday that restoring and strengthening of ties between Iran and Saudi Arabia benefits the security of the region.
• Iran Jails Two Swedish Citizens For Drug Trafficking RFE/RL 30 Aug 2022 -- Iran's judiciary says a court has sentenced two Swedish men for drug trafficking to lengthy prison terms, highlighting tense relations between the two countries.
• Iran Using Surveillance Cameras To Identify Women Breaking Hijab Rule RFE/RL 30 Aug 2022 -- An Iranian official says footage from surveillance cameras in public places such as subways will be used to help identify and fine women who fail to adhere to the country's mandatory hijab rule.
• Iran FM: Iraq's internal issues must be resolved within legal framework IRNA 30 Aug 2022 -- Iran's Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian said on Monday that tranquility and national unity should be preserved in Iraq, and that internal issues must be resolved within legal framework and without undermining the authority of the government.
• Iran FM stresses on importance of Iraq's stability, calm, national unity ISNA 30 Aug 2022 -- Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, in a meeting with his Iraqi counterpart Fuad Hussein, exchanged viewpoints on the latest situation of bilateral ties, regional and international developments.
• We support political solution to ongoing stalemate: Iraq's PMU chief Press TV 30 Aug 2022 -- The chairman of the Iraqi Popular Mobilization Units (PMU), known in Arabic as Hashd al-Sha'abi, says the anti-terror group supports a political solution to the crisis in the Arab country.
• Peace Returns to Baghdad after Cleric's Supporters Leave Green Zone VOA 30 Aug 2022 -- Thousands of supporters of Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr marched out of Baghdad's Green Zone Tuesday afternoon after he demanded that they conduct a "peaceful revolution," and said they had one hour to leave.
• Iraqi protesters withdraw from Baghdad's Green Zone after Sadr's call to end violence Press TV 30 Aug 2022 -- Iraqi protesters have withdrawn from the high-security Green Zone in the capital, Baghdad, after the country's prominent Shia cleric Muqtada al-Sadr called on his followers to end the violence within an hour.
• Iraqi Cleric Calls on Supporters to End Protests After Deadly Violence VOA 30 Aug 2022 -- Iraqi cleric Moqtada al-Sadr called on his supporters to end their protests and leave Baghdad's Green Zone on Tuesday after nearly two days of clashes with rival Shi'ite groups and Iraqi security forces left at least 22 people dead.
• Iraqi President Sees Snap Parliamentary Elections as Way Out of Crisis Sputnik 30 Aug 2022 -- Holding early parliamentary elections will be a way out of the political crisis in Iraq, President Barham Salih said in a televised address to the nation.
• Telephone conversation with President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko President of Russia 30 Aug 2022 -- During the telephone conversation, Vladimir Putin congratulated President of the Republic of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko on his birthday.
• Belarusian Prosecutor Seeks Lengthy Prison Terms For U.S. Citizen, Co-Defendants RFE/RL 30 Aug 2022 -- Prosecutors have asked a court in Minsk to convict and sentence Yuras Zyankovich, a Belarusian-born lawyer who also holds U.S. citizenship, and his five co-defendants to lengthy prison terms for planning to assassinate authoritarian ruler Alyaksandr Lukashenka and his family and seize power.
• China dispatches Y-20 large transport aircraft with 3,000 tents to aid flood-hit Pakistan Global Times 30 Aug 2022 -- China has dispatched two Y-20 large transport aircraft of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Air Force on Tuesday carrying some 3,000 tents to aid flood-hit Pakistan.
• Pakistani ambassador hails China for being among the first to help as Y-20 aircraft arrived with 3,000 tents for flood-hit 'ironclad' brother Global Times 30 Aug 2022 -- The Chinese government and enterprises within and beyond the borders of Pakistan are pouring most needed humanitarian supplies and cash into the flood-hit nation, to stand with the brotherhood country in a difficult time with a fresh batch of 3,000 tents having arrived in Karachi on Tuesday.
• Pakistani PM Joins UN Plea For Help To Cope With 'Worst Ever' Floods As U.S. Sends $30 Million RFE/RL Gandhara 30 Aug 2022 -- The United Nations has issued a flash appeal for $160 million in emergency funding to help Pakistan cope with catastrophic floods that the country's leadership calls the worst in its history.
• Pakistani minister says floods caused by climate change effects fueled by 'developed world' Press TV 30 Aug 2022 -- A senior Pakistani official says the devastating floods that have hit the South Asian nation are estimated to have incurred more than $10 billion loss as the country continues to appeal for international help to cope with the effects of climate change fueled by "the developed world".
• UNHCR urges immediate support for millions caught in Pakistan floods UNHCR 30 Aug 2022 -- UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, today urged support for a massive scale-up in emergency relief for millions of people in Pakistan hit by monsoon floods that have already killed more than 1,000 people.
• Pakistan: $160 million UN emergency plan launched, as 'monsoon on steroids' continues UN News 30 Aug 2022 -- A $160 million emergency plan to help Pakistan deal with devastating flooding has been launched by the United Nations, aiming to reach "5.2 million of the most vulnerable people in the country".
• UN Gearing Up for Massive Flood Relief Operation in Pakistan VOA 30 Aug 2022 -- U.N. agencies are urging a robust response to the $160 million appeal launched Tuesday by the government of Pakistan and the United Nations for emergency aid for millions of people hit by devastating monsoon floods in the south Asian country.
• UN Chief Says Flood-Hit Pakistan Facing 'Monsoon on Steroids,' Seeks $160 Million in Aid VOA 30 Aug 2022 -- The United Nations appealed Tuesday for $160 million to support Pakistan's response to more than two months of destructive nationwide flash flooding triggered by climate-driven erratic monsoon rains.
• WFP steps up humanitarian support to government relief efforts as Pakistan reels from devastating floods WFP 30 Aug 2022 -- With a record 33 million people affected by this year's heavy monsoon rains and flooding in Pakistan, the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) is stepping up its support to the Government's relief efforts. The floods are the deadliest in over a decade and more heavy rains are forecast.
• Experts: Challenges to Kenya Presidential Poll Results Have Improved Election Integrity VOA 30 Aug 2022 -- For the third time in his career, Kenya's main opposition leader Raila Odinga is challenging presidential election results at the country's Supreme Court.
• Kenya's Supreme Court Orders Recount of Some Ballot Boxes VOA 30 Aug 2022 -- Kenya's Supreme Court has ordered the recount of ballots cast at 15 polling stations during the August 9 presidential election. The order was one of several issued Tuesday as the court began hearing a challenge to the win of President-elect William Ruto.
• US Considers Halting Nicaraguan Imports Over Concerns About Its Government VOA 30 Aug 2022 -- Two top U.S. officials told VOA this week that the Biden administration is considering blocking imports from the impoverished nation of Nicaragua — a move that would deal a serious blow to the Central American country's economy -— over U.S. objections to the increasingly authoritarian regime of President Daniel Ortega.