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• VANDENBERG'S FINAL DELTA IV HEAVY LAUNCHED TODAY Vanderberg SFB 24 Sep 2022 -- Team Vandenberg launched a National Reconnaissance Office mission (NROL-91) aboard a United Launch Alliance Delta IV Heavy rocket from Vandenberg's Space Launch Complex-6 Saturday, Sept. 24, at 3:25 p.m. Pacific Daylight Time.
• Executive Order On Deferment of Conscription for Military Service during Mobilisation President of Russia 24 Sep 2022 -- The President signed Executive Order On Deferment of Conscription for Military Service during Mobilisation.
• Russia Toughens Penalty For Voluntary Surrender, Refusal To Fight RFE/RL 24 Sep 2022 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed amendments toughening the punishment for deserters and those who refuse to fight, just days after ordering a partial mobilization amid recent Russian military losses in Ukraine.
• Russian Deputy Defense Minister Removed From Office RFE/RL 24 Sep 2022 -- Russian Deputy Defense Minister Dmitry Bulgakov has been removed from office and transferred to "another post," the Defense Ministry in Moscow said.
• North Korea Launches Ballistic Missile into Sea, Says South VOA 24 Sep 2022 -- North Korea has fired a ballistic missile toward the sea off its east coast, South Korea's military said, extending what has already been a record-breaking number of North Korean launches this year.
• ROC Army to get its first female lieutenant general CNA 24 Sep 2022 -- Chen Yu-lin (陳育琳), the deputy director of the Ministry of National Defense's (MND) Political Warfare Bureau, will soon become the first female lieutenant general in the history of the Republic of China (ROC) Army.

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• Joint Statement Following the GCC, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, and Yemen Ministerial US Dept. of State 24 Sep 2022 -- The text of the following statement was released by the Governments of the United States and the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, and Yemen
• IRGC carries out artillery attacks on terrorist strongholds in Iraqi Kurdistan region IRNA 24 Sep 2022 -- Strongholds of anti-Iran terrorist groups came under IRGC artillery attacks in Iraqi Kurdistan region on Saturday afternoon, according to an announcement by IRGC Public Relations.
• Drones level playing field for Myanmar's armed opposition against powerful military Radio Free Asia 24 Sep 2022 -- Nearly 20 months after the military coup in Myanmar, amid a rapidly intensifying conflict, People's Defense Force (PDF) paramilitary groups are turning to drone technology to level the playing field as they engage with better equipped junta troops.

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• Russian Anti-Mobilization Protests Broken Up, Over 700 Arrested RFE/RL 24 Sep 2022 -- Russian police have dispersed peaceful protests against President Vladimir Putin's military mobilization order, arresting hundreds of people in more than 30 cities across the country.
• On the meeting of Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation Sergey Lavrov with President of the Transition in Burkina Faso Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damib Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 24 Sep 2022
• On the meeting of Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation Sergey Lavrov with Minister of External Affairs of India Subrahmanyam Jaishankar Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 24 Sep 2022
• On the meeting of Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation Sergey Lavrov with Minister of Foreign Affairs and National Community Abroad of the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria Ramtane Lamamra Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 24 Sep 2022
• Press release on Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's meeting with Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the United Arab Emirates Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 24 Sep 2022
• Press release on Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's meeting with Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the Republic of Mali Abdoulaye Diop Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 24 Sep 2022
• Press release on Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's conversation with Chairman of the Supreme (Sovereignty) Council of Sudan Abdel-Fattah Al-Burhan Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 24 Sep 2022
• Press release on Sergey Lavrov's meeting with the Gulf Cooperation Council Troika Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 24 Sep 2022
• Press release on Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's meeting with Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation of the Republic of Equatorial Guinea Simeón Oyono Esono Angue Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 24 Sep 2022
• Why African Nations Are Mostly Silent on China's Rights Record VOA 24 Sep 2022 -- Most African states have stayed silent as Western nations and rights groups condemn China over a recent United Nations human rights report on China's treatment of Uyghurs and other ethnic minorities in the Xinjiang region.
• Blinken reaffirms Taiwan Strait commitment in meeting with Chinese minister CNA 24 Sep 2022 -- United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken reiterated on Friday Washington's commitment to "peace and stability" in the Taiwan Strait during a meeting with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi (王毅), according to the U.S. Department of State.
• EU, four allies speak in favor of Taiwan at U.N. general assembly CNA 24 Sep 2022 -- The leaders of the European Union and of Taiwan's four diplomatic allies on Friday expressed concern over the stability of the Taiwan Strait or voiced support for Taiwan's inclusion in the United Nations' system during the General Debate of the U.N. General Assembly.
• Wang: China's Reunification Key to Peace in Taiwan Strait VOA 24 Sep 2022 -- China's foreign minister told the U.N. General Assembly Saturday that only when China is "completely reunified" can there be "enduring peace" across the Taiwan Strait.
• Senators Urge Biden to Increase Pressure on North Korea VOA 24 Sep 2022 -- Two Republican senators have expressed concern to the Biden administration at the growing cooperation between Moscow and Pyongyang over Russia's war in Ukraine.
• FM reiterates Iran determination to reach durable deal over JCPOA IRNA 24 Sep 2022 -- Iran's Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian told his Dutch counterpart on Saturday that his country is determined to reach a durable agreement over the 2015 nuclear deal known as the JCPOA.
• Iran vows response to attempts aimed at violating its sovereignty IRNA 24 Sep 2022 -- Spokesman of Iran's Foreign Ministry Nasser Kanaani said on Saturday that attempts aimed at violating the country's sovereignty will not go unanswered.
• Iran nuclear chief to attend IAEA conference IRNA 24 Sep 2022 -- Head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) Mohammad Eslami is going to take part in the 66th Session of the IAEA General Conference in Vienna, Austria.
• EU's Borrell says proposals to revive JCPOA still on table IRNA 24 Sep 2022 -- The EU foreign policy chief said on Friday night that proposals to revive the 2015 Iran nuclear deal were still on the table.
• Minister confirms medical evidence rejecting Mahsa Amini's beating IRNA 24 Sep 2022 -- Iranian Interior Minister Ahmad Vahidi has confirmed medical evidence which rejects the claim that Mahsa Amini had been beaten by the police.
• AEOI chief to meet with IAEA's Grossi ISNA 24 Sep 2022 -- The Head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) Mohammad Eslami at the head of a high-ranking delegation will depart for Vienna on Sunday to attend the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) General Conference.
• Iran won't hesitate to give dreadful response to any aggression: Kanaani ISNA 24 Sep 2022 -- Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Saeed Kanaani stressed that Iran has proven that it won't hesitate to give a dreadful response to any aggression.
• Austria ready to play constructive role in resolving remaining issues between Iran, IAEA ISNA 24 Sep 2022 -- Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, as part of his back to back meetings with foreign ministers and officials present at the 77th meeting of the UN General Assembly in New York, held talks with Austrian Foreign Minister Alexander Schallenberg and his accompanying delegation.
• Iran Will Give 'Appropriate' Response To Ukraine's Decision To Reduce Ties RFE/RL 24 Sep 2022 -- Iran's Foreign Ministry has said Tehran will give "an appropriate" response to Ukraine's decision to downgrade diplomatic ties over the reported supply of Iranian drones to Russia.
• Iran's President Says Protesters Should Be Confronted 'Decisively RFE/RL 24 Sep 2022 -- President Ebrahim Raisi has said that Iran must "deal decisively with those who oppose the country's security and tranquility," state media reported as the number of people killed in more than a week of anti-government protests more than doubled, according to official accounts.
• Iran Fires On Separatist Groups Based In Northern Iraq RFE/RL 24 Sep 2022 -- Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) has attacked a militant group's base located in the north of neighboring Iraq, state media reported.
• Malaysian PM: Sad to see no serious Security Council action on Myanmar Radio Free Asia 24 Sep 2022 -- The U.N. Security Council has not taken serious action to remedy the situation in post-coup Myanmar, Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob said Friday, adding that the elite body's five permanent members make it impossible to resolve conflicts by often misusing their veto power.
• Belarus's Fate Intertwined With Ukraine's, Opposition Leader Says RFE/RL 24 Sep 2022 -- The leader of the Belarusian opposition says Russia views neither Belarus nor Ukraine as independent sovereign states and the two countries should fight together to safeguard their very existence.
• French Lawmakers Want Inquiry Into Alleged Russian Financing Of Political Parties RFE/RL 24 Sep 2022 -- Members of the French National Assembly say they have asked the president of the lower house of parliament to set up a committee to investigate alleged Russian financing of political parties.