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• U.S. Coast Guard in Middle East Seizes $85 Million in Heroin US Navy 27 Sep 2022 -- A U.S. Coast Guard fast response cutter seized an estimated $85 million worth of heroin from a fishing vessel while patrolling the Gulf of Oman, Sept. 27, representing the largest illegal drug interdiction in the Middle East by international naval forces this year.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Pentagon Press Secretary Air Force Brig. Gen. Pat Ryder Holds an On-Camera Press Briefing DoD 27 Sep 2022
• Readout of Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III Meeting With Republic of the Marshall Islands President Kabua DoD 27 Sep 2022
• Joint Staff Hosts Security Interoperability in the Tactical Environment Summit DoD 27 Sep 2022 -- The Director of the Joint Staff J6, Lt. Gen. Mary O'Brien, USAF, provided opening remarks at the Joint Staff J6-sponsored Security Interoperability in the Tactical Environment (SITE) Summit on Sept. 14, 2022.
• Austin Welcomes Marshall Islands President to Pentagon DoD News 27 Sep 2022 -- Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III today met with Marshall Islands President David Kabua, who is in Washington to participate in the first U.S.-Pacific Island Nation Summit with President Joe Biden later this week.
• General Says Air Force Modernization Is Priority DoD News 27 Sep 2022 -- Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr. spoke today at the State of Defense conference on DefenseOne.com.
• DOD Readies in Florida for Hurricane Ian DoD News 27 Sep 2022 -- With Hurricane Ian expected to hit Florida tomorrow, the National Guard troops in the state stand ready to be called into service, the Pentagon press secretary said during an afternoon briefing.
• DOD Establishes Arctic Strategy and Global Resilience Office DoD News 27 Sep 2022 -- The United States is an Arctic power, and the Defense Department has established an office to ensure U.S. strategy and policy protects U.S. interests in that crucial region.
• DOD, Kurdish Peshmerga Continue Partnership to Fight ISIS DoD News 27 Sep 2022 -- Assistant Defense Secretary Celeste Wallander met with Iraqi leaders last week to reaffirm the U.S. partnership with the nation, and to underscore the U.S. commitment to supporting Iraq in the defeat-ISIS mission.
• Air Force, Army air defenders demonstrate enhanced air, missile defense system US Air Force 27 Sep 2022 -- In the world of air and missile defense, the further away a possible threat can be accurately detected and rapidly identified, the more time decision makers will have to respond.
• Littoral Combat Ship Training Facility Atlantic Established US Navy 27 Sep 2022 -- Marking a significant milestone event for the waterfront community, the Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) Training Facility (LTF) Atlantic (LANT) was established during an official ceremony onboard Naval Station Mayport, Sept. 23. The LTF, formerly managed and operated by Surface Combat Systems Training Command (SCSTC) Detachment Southeast, became a separate command under the SCSTC domain.
• NAVSUP, FDRMC and partners expand maintenance provider base in Africa US Navy 27 Sep 2022 -- Lewis B. Puller-class expeditionary sea base USS Hershel "Woody" Williams (ESB 4) and Forward Deployed Regional Maintenance Center (FDRMC) ship repair experts hosted a ship check event attended by commercial maintenance providers during a recent port visit to Walvis Bay, Namibia, Sept. 5, 2022.
• Ford Carrier Strike Group Completes SWATT US Navy 27 Sep 2022 -- Carrier Strike Group 12 (CSG 12) completed its Surface Warfare Advanced Tactical Training (SWATT) Sept. 22, 2022. SWATT is the Surface Navy's premier advanced tactical training exercise, developed and led by Naval Surface and Mine Warfighting Development Center (SMWDC), which provides multi-ship, multi-platform, multi-warfare area training at sea to increase combat capability, lethality and interoperability.
• NATO Secretary General convenes top Alliance procurement officials NATO 27 Sep 2022 -- NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg convened an extraordinary meeting of the Conference of National Armaments Directors (CNAD) on Tuesday (27 September 2022) at NATO Headquarters. The meeting focused on the implications of Russia's war against Ukraine, including on Allies' capabilities and munitions stockpiles.
• Alliance agrees the Republic of Korea's Mission to NATO NATO 27 Sep 2022 -- The North Atlantic Council agreed on Monday (26 September 2022) to accept the request of the Republic of Korea to designate its Embassy to Belgium as the country's Mission to NATO. This is an important step in NATO's strong partnership with the Republic of Korea.
• China's large amphibious aircraft gains major progress PLA Daily 27 Sep 2022 -- China's independently-developed AG600 large amphibious aircraft has gained significant progress by completing critical flight tests and getting the first batch of purchase agreements, the developer announced on Tuesday.
• Chinese envoy: Country with largest nuclear arsenals should fulfill responsibilities PLA Daily 27 Sep 2022 -- The United Nations General Assembly held a high-level plenary meeting on September 26 to commemorate the International Day for the Total Elimination of NuclearWeapons. Ambassador Geng Shuang, China's deputy permanent representative to the United Nations, said at the meeting that countries with the largest nuclear arsenals should earnestly fulfill their special responsibilities and further significantly and substantially reduce their nuclear arsenals.
• Kuwait - M1A2K Tank Operational and Training Ammunition DSCA 27 Sep 2022 -- The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Kuwait of M1A2K tank operational and training ammunition and related equipment for an estimated cost of $250 million. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency delivered the required certification notifying Congress of this possible sale today.
• Remarks by Vice President Harris and Prime Minister Anthony Albanese of the Commonwealth of Australia Before Bilateral Meeting The White House 27 Sep 2022
• Readout of Vice President Harris's Meeting with Prime Minister Albanese of Australia The White House 27 Sep 2022
• Secretary Antony J. Blinken and Indian External Affairs Minister Dr. Subrahmanyam Jaishankar at a Joint Press Availability US Dept. of State 27 Sep 2022
• Readout of National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan's Meeting with Indian External Affairs Minister Jaishankar The White House 27 Sep 2022
• Remarks by Vice President Harris at a Roundtable Discussion with Japanese Business Executives on the CHIPS and Science Act The White House 27 Sep 2022
• Remarks by Vice President Harris and Prime Minister Han Duck-soo of the Republic of Korea Before Bilateral Meeting The White House 27 Sep 2022
• Readout of Vice President Harris's Meeting with Prime Minister Han of the Republic of Korea The White House 27 Sep 2022
• Background Press Briefing on the Vice President's Meetings in Japan The White House 27 Sep 2022
• Secretary Blinken's Call with Danish Foreign Minister Kofod US Dept. of State 27 Sep 2022
• Secretary Antony J. Blinken and Tajikistan Foreign Minister Sirojiddin Muhriddin Before Their Meeting US Dept. of State 27 Sep 2022
• Secretary Blinken's Meeting with Belizean Prime Minister Briceño US Dept. of State 27 Sep 2022
• Deputy Secretary Sherman's Meeting with Papua New Guinea Foreign Minister Tkatchenko US Dept. of State 27 Sep 2022
• U.S. Support of ECOWAS Sanctions on Guinea US Dept. of State 27 Sep 2022-The United States commends the strong actions taken by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) in defense of democracy in Guinea following its Extraordinary Summit on September 20 in New York City.
• Press Gaggle by Vice President Harris After Tour of the Zojoji Temple The White House 27 Sep 2022

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Ukraine Conflict News
• 27 September 2022 - Daily Press Briefing by the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General United Nations 27 Sep 2022
• For A Second Year, UN General Debate Concludes With Afghan Silence RFE/RL Gandhara 27 Sep 2022 -- The UN General Assembly's leaders' meeting has concluded for a second year in a row without addresses from Afghanistan or Burma, both of whose representation is stuck in limbo after the toppling of UN-recognized governments in the past two years.
• The fundamental building blocks for stability in Afghanistan: UK statement at UN Security Council UK FCDO 27 Sep 2022 -- Statement by Ambassador Barbara Woodward at the Security Council briefing on Afghanistan
• UN Questions Taliban Claims of Good Security, Governance in Afghanistan VOA 27 Sep 2022 -- The United Nations warned Tuesday that de facto Taliban authorities are failing in their claims of security and good governance in Afghanistan as terrorist groups like Islamic State are increasingly conducting attacks across the country.
• Top Afghan Taliban Official Urges Reopening Girls' Schools VOA 27 Sep 2022 -- A senior Taliban official Tuesday called on his men-only government in Afghanistan to reopen all secondary schools to girls without further delay, saying there is no Islamic restriction on female education.
• Vietnamese fisherman shot by unknown assailant Radio Free Asia 27 Sep 2022 -- A Vietnamese fisherman was seriously wounded in a shooting incident that highlights the precarious situation of fishing crews in the disputed South China Sea.
• Saudi-led coalition seizes Yemen-bound fuel tanker in another truce breach Press TV 27 Sep 2022 -- The Saudi-led coalition waging war in Yemen has seized another tanker carrying much-needed fuel to the besieged country, in yet another blatant violation of a UN-sponsored ceasefire agreement between the parties to the Yemen conflict.
• Turkish military shells villages in Syria's Hasakah, casualties reported Press TV 27 Sep 2022 -- Turkish military forces and their allied militants have reportedly launched an artillery attack on several villages in Syria's northeastern province of Hasakah, leaving a number of civilians dead or injured.
• Eight Pakistani Soldiers Injured In Suicide Attack In North Waziristan RFE/RL Gandhara 27 Sep 2022 -- Eight Pakistani soldiers have been injured in a suicide attack in northwestern Pakistan, officials told RFE/RL's Radio Mashaal.
• Nearly 700 residents flee Maygway region's Pauk township as troops burn village Radio Free Asia 27 Sep 2022 -- Nearly 700 people have been forced to leave their homes after junta troops set fire to a village in Pauk Township, in Myanmar's northeastern Magway region.
• Rohingya crisis side event at the 2022 UN General Assembly: Minister Ford's statement UK FCDO 27 Sep 2022 -- UK Minister for Development Vicky Ford gave a statement on the Rohingya crisis during a side event at the United Nations General Assembly.
• Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's opening remarks at a meeting with Foreign Minister of the Republic of Abkhazia Inal Ardzinba, Moscow, September 27, 2022 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 27 Sep 2022
• Kenyan Lawyer Charged With Bribing Witnesses in President's ICC Case Found Dead VOA 27 Sep 2022 -- A Kenyan lawyer who was charged with bribing and threatening witnesses who were to testify against the country's current president, William Ruto, has been found dead.
• Turkey summons Greek envoy over US military buildup in Aegean islands Press TV 27 Sep 2022 -- Turkey has summoned the Greek ambassador to protest the deployment of US-made armored vehicles to two disputed Aegean islands near the Turkish coast, which Ankara insists must remain demilitarized in line with international treaties.

News Reports

• Press Briefing by Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre and FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell The White House 27 Sep 2022
• Readout of President Joe Biden's Calls with Florida Officials on Hurricane Ian Preparation The White House 27 Sep 2022
• Former Army Reservist Convicted of Acting Within the United States as an Unregistered Agent of the People's Republic of China US Dept. of Justice 27 Sep 2022 -- A federal jury convicted a Chinese national and former Army Reservist yesterday for acting within the United States as an illegal agent of the People's Republic of China.
• Russia Expels Japanese Diplomat On Espionage Accusation RFE/RL 27 Sep 2022 -- Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB) has said that it detained and ordered the expulsion of a Japanese diplomat in the eastern city of Vladivostok for suspected espionage after the consul allegedly sought "restricted" information.
• Putin grants Russian citizenship to Snowden, who exposed US surveillance Press TV 27 Sep 2022 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a decree granting Russian citizenship to US whistleblower Edward Snowden, who exposed mass spying by the US National Security Agency and then sought refuge in Russia.
• As Ebola Spreads, Ugandan Medical Interns Strike Over Safety VOA 27 Sep 2022 -- As Uganda reports more deaths from the latest Ebola outbreak in the country, medical interns at the hospital handling most of the cases have gone on strike. The interns say they are not being provided with adequate personal protective equipment against the deadly virus, which causes a hemorrhagic fever. Uganda's health ministry has so far confirmed five deaths and 18 probable fatalities out of 36 cases.
• Ebola Cases, Fatalities Rise in Uganda VOA 27 Sep 2022 -- A highly contagious strain of the deadly Ebola virus in Uganda is causing a quick and significant rise in the number of cases and fatalities, the World Health Organization said.
• Russia 'extremely concerned' by Nord Stream gas pipelines leaks into Balitic Sea Press TV 27 Sep 2022 -- Moscow says it is "extremely concerned" about recent damage sustained by the two Nord Stream gas pipelines linking Russia and Europe in the Baltic Sea.
• Gas leak in the Baltic Sea Danish Ministry of Defence 27 Sep 2022 -- After the three gas leaks on the Nord Stream gas pipelines in the Baltic Sea, the Danish Defence deployed the frigate Absalon and the pollution control vessel Gunnar Thorson, as well as a helicopter capacity.
• Sabotage Being Investigated After Explosions Strike Russia's Nord Stream Pipelines RFE/RL 27 Sep 2022 -- Swedish police say they have launched a preliminary investigation into possible sabotage related to leaks in the Nord Stream gas pipelines in the Baltic Sea after seismologists from Sweden and Denmark said they had recorded powerful explosions in areas near where evidence of leaks had been found.
• Mystery Leaks from Pipelines Bubble Up in Baltic Sea VOA 27 Sep 2022 -- Sabotage is suspected in multiple ruptures of the two Nord Stream natural gas pipelines in the Baltic Sea.
• Kazakhstan Plans Talks With Moscow Regarding Influx Of Russians Amid Military Call-Up RFE/RL 27 Sep 2022 -- Kazakh President Qasym-Zhomart Toqaev says his country plans to hold talks with Moscow regarding the massive influx of Russian citizens entering the country following the Kremlin's introduction of a partial military mobilization to support its war in Ukraine.
• Central Asia Wrestles With Huge Influx Of Russians Fleeing Army Duty RFE/RL 27 Sep 2022 -- As Russians escaping a partial military mobilization in their homeland drank their morning coffee in a cinema that opened its doors for them in northwestern Kazakhstan, Central Asia was waking up to yet more fallout from Moscow's bloody war in Ukraine.
• German Police Search Superyacht Believed To Be Owned By Uzbek-Born Russian Tycoon RFE/RL 27 Sep 2022 -- German police have searched the superyacht Dilbar, the world's biggest yacht by tonnage, believed to be owned by Alisher Usmanov - an Uzbek-born billionaire and close ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin.
• Dushanbe City Bank Suspends Russia's Mir Payment System RFE/RL 27 Sep 2022 -- One of Tajikistan's largest banks, Dushanbe City Bank, has suspended operations of Russia's Mir payment cards in the country, citing technical issues.
• China discloses more evidence of cyber attacks by U.S. security agency PLA Daily 27 Sep 2022 -- China on Tuesday released a new investigation report in which it said further evidence has been found to show the U.S. National Security Agency (NSA) is behind "thousands of cyber attacks" on a Chinese university.
• Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Wang Wenbin's Regular Press Conference on September 27, 2022 PRC MofA 27 Sep 2022
• Hong Kong court adjourns trial of Cardinal Zen, co-defendants on the second day Radio Free Asia 27 Sep 2022 -- A court in Hong Kong has adjourned the trial of outspoken Catholic activist Cardinal Joseph Zen and four co-defendants until Oct. 26.
• Uyghur Rights Groups Support Request to Debate China's Xinjiang Record VOA 27 Sep 2022 -- Rights groups urge other countries to follow the lead of the U.S. and several other Western countries that are asking the United Nations Human Rights Council to hold a debate in its next session in 2023 on China's human rights record in the Xinjiang region.
• Nauru calls on United Nations to recognize Taiwan CNA 27 Sep 2022 -- Taiwan's Pacific ally Nauru called on the United Nations on Monday to recognize and include Taiwan in the U.N. system as the 77th General Assembly's General Debate held in New York came to an end.
• Taiwan's inclusion in ICAO vital to regional aviation safety: Officials CNA 27 Sep 2022 -- The continued incursions by Chinese military aircraft into the skies near Taiwan pose a threat to its aviation safety and that of neighboring countries, which makes it imperative for Taiwan to be included in the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), Taiwanese government officials said Monday.
• U.S. does not take position on Taiwan's sovereignty: official CNA 27 Sep 2022 -- U.S. State Department spokesperson Ned Price said Monday that the U.S. does not take a position on the sovereignty issue between China and Taiwan, a position not often explicitly stated by U.S. officials.
• US Vice President Harris to Visit Korean DMZ at end of 5-Day Asia Trip VOA 27 Sep 2022 -- U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris will visit the Demilitarized Zone dividing South and North Korea, White House officials said Tuesday — making hers the highest-profile visit to the DMZ by an American official in three years.
• Iran's IRGC arrests two organized riot teams IRNA 27 Sep 2022 -- Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Intelligence Organization said in a statement on Tuesday that it identified and arrested two organized riot teams in the northern Iranian province of Gilan.
• IAEA chief declares resumption of talks with Iran IRNA 27 Sep 2022 -- Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Rafael Grossi has declared that the UN nuclear watchdog has resumed talks with the Islamic Republic of Iran on outstanding issues.
• Iran, IAEA mull clarification of outstanding safeguards issues amid impasse in Vienna talks Press TV 27 Sep 2022 -- Iran's nuclear chief and the head of the UN's nuclear agency have exchanged views on clarification of outstanding safeguards issues, as attempts to revive the US-abandoned nuclear deal stall.
• FM: Iran ready to work with IAEA to resolve outstanding issues, as long as it acts technically, rather than politically Press TV 27 Sep 2022 -- Iran's foreign minister says the Islamic Republic is prepared to cooperate with the United Nations' nuclear watchdog on resolving the remaining questions concerning its nuclear activities as long as the Agency's approach to the country is purely technical in nature.
• Iranian Oil Workers Warn Of Strike If Government Doesn't End Crackdown RFE/RL 27 Sep 2022 -- Iranian oil industry contract workers have warned the government to end its crackdown on protesters or they will strike, a move that could cripple a key sector of the economy.
• UN Rights Officials Condemn Violent Crackdown on Protesters in Iran VOA 27 Sep 2022 -- U.N. human rights officials have condemned the violent crackdown by Iranian security forces against protesters angered by the death of a young woman accused of failing to comply with Iran's strict dress code.
• Clashes in Iran as Protests Over Woman's Death Persist VOA 27 Sep 2022 -- Riot police and security forces have clashed with protesters in several Iranian cities amid demonstrations against the death of a woman held in captivity by the country's morality police for failing to properly wear a hijab.
• National League for Democracy member arrested and killed in Magway region Radio Free Asia 27 Sep 2022 -- A member of the National League for Democracy's (NLD) News and Information group has been arrested and killed by junta forces, according to locals in Seikphyu township in Myanmar's Magway region.
• US Announces Additional $10 Million for Flood Victims in Pakistan, Urges Debt Relief from China VOA 27 Sep 2022 -- U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has pledged more funds to help flood-ravaged Pakistan and pressed the South Asian nation to seek debt relief and restructuring from its largest creditor, China, to deal with the catastrophic flooding.
• Australia Played Role in NASA Asteroid Defense Test VOA 27 Sep 2022 -- NASA successfully crashed its DART spacecraft into a faraway asteroid Monday, in a test of the world's first planetary defense system. The experiment, designed to avert a potentially catastrophic meteorite collision with Earth, was supported by Australia's national science agency.
• Bangladesh allows construction on troubled elevated transit line to resume Radio Free Asia 27 Sep 2022 -- Bangladesh's government has allowed a Chinese contractor to resume construction of an elevated rapid bus route after suspending the project in the wake of a girder falling and killing five people in a car last month, officials said.
• Lebanese Parliament set to convene on Thursday to elect new president Press TV 27 Sep 2022 -- The Lebanese Parliament is set to hold a session later this week to elect a new president in an effort to thwart another governmental vacuum in the crisis-riddled country, with President Michel Aoun's term being about to expire next month.
• Iranian crude, condensate reach Venezuela's main port for discharge Press TV 27 Sep 2022 -- Two Iranian tankers have arrived in Venezuela with about 1.22 million barrels of Iranian crude and 2 million barrels of condensate, media reports citing documents from state oil company PDVSA say.
• The UK is concerned about democratic backsliding across the OSCE region UK FCDO 27 Sep 2022 -- Ambassador Neil Bush highlights the importance of inclusive, democratic institutions and accountable governments at OSCE's Warsaw Human Dimension Conference.