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• Readout of Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III's Trilateral Defense Ministers Meeting (TDMM) With Australian Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles and Japanese Minister of Defense Hamada Yasukazu DoD 01 Oct 2022
• Defense Leaders Look to Strengthen Rules-Based Order DoD News 01 Oct 2022 -- The defense leaders of the United States, Japan and Australia met today to strengthen the defense of the rules-based, international order that China and Russia are trying to dismantle.
• Indo-Pacific Component Commanders Stress Importance of Partners DoD News 01 Oct 2022 -- All the military component commanders of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command stress the need for partnership in the immense region of the world.
• USNS Mercy Concludes Pacific Partnership 2022 US Navy 01 Oct 2022 -- Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) returned to its homeport Sept. 30 following completion of the 17th annual Pacific Partnership mission.
• Readout of Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III's Meeting With Australian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defence DoD 01 Oct 2022
• U.S., Australian Defense Leaders Stress Importance of Alliance System DoD News 01 Oct 2022 -- Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III and Australian Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles, who also serves as his country's defense minister, stressed the importance of the alliance system in the Indo-Pacific region after a meeting in Hawaii.
• Turkey's Erdogan Renews Threat To Block NATO Bids By Sweden, Finland RFE/RL 01 Oct 2022 -- Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan renewed his threat to block the NATO bids of Sweden and Finland, saying he would not give his approval until the two Nordic countries kept promises he said were made to Ankara.
• U.S. Announces $1.1 Billion In Aid For Building Ukraine's Military RFE/RL 01 Oct 2022 -- The United States will provide an additional $1.1 billion in military aid to Ukraine, including funding for about 18 more advanced rocket systems and other weapons to counter drones, the White House has announced.
• German Defense Minister Visits Odesa, Promises Delivery Of Air-Defense System RFE/RL 01 Oct 2022 -- German Defense Minister Christine Lambrecht has made an unannounced visit to the Ukrainian port city of Odesa, meeting with counterpart Oleksiy Reznikov and at one time being forced into a bomb shelter after air raid sirens blared.
• Greetings on Ground Forces Day President of Russia 01 Oct 2022 -- Vladimir Putin sent greetings to the current and former personnel of Russia's Ground Forces on the occasion of their professional holiday, Ground Forces Day.
• Under Secretary Nuland and South African DIRCO Director General Dangor Convene the U.S.-South Africa Working Group on African and Global Issues US Dept. of State 01 Oct 2022
• The Release of U.S. Nationals from Venezuela US Dept. of State 01 Oct 2022 -- "We welcome the release from Venezuela of six wrongfully detained U.S. citizens — Jorge Toledo, Tomeu Vadell, José Luis Zambrano, Alirio Zambrano, Matthew Heath, and Osman Khan — as well as U.S. legal permanent resident Jose Pereira."
• Secretary Blinken's Call with Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud US Dept. of State 01 Oct 2022

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• Afghan Women Protest Against 'Hazara Genocide' After Deadly Suicide Bombing RFE/RL Gandhara 01 Oct 2022 -- Several dozen Afghans, mostly women, have protested after a suicide bombing killed dozens of mostly female students preparing for university entrance exams in Kabul.
• Iran Threatens Response If U.S. Targets Drones Used In Campaign Against Kurds In Iraq RFE/RL 01 Oct 2022 -- Iran has threatened retaliation against the United States if it targets drones that Tehran has been using to attack Iraq's northern Kurdish region.
• At Least 20 Killed In Southeastern Iran In Separatist Attack RFE/RL 01 Oct 2022 -- At least 20 people have been killed in clashes between Iranian security forces and armed separatists in the southeast of the country, the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) has said.
• Chad's National Dialogue Commission Report US Dept. of State 01 Oct 2022 -- The United States is deeply concerned by the ad hoc commission report by Chad's Inclusive and Sovereign National Dialogue released on September 28, 2022.

News Reports

• The Situation in Burkina Faso US Dept. of State 01 Oct 2022 -- "The United States is deeply concerned by events in Burkina Faso. We note that for the second time in eight months, military officers have asserted that they have dissolved the government and National Assembly and suspended the constitution."
• Burkina Faso: UN chief condemns any attempt to seize power by the force of arms UN News 01 Oct 2022 -- The UN Secretary-General expressed on Saturday his deep concern regarding the unfolding developments in Burkina Faso, where according to media reports, a group of military officers overthrew the man who had seized power in a coup only nine months earlier.
• Burkinabes React to News of 2nd Coup in 8 Months VOA 01 Oct 2022 -- Soldiers took over Burkina Faso's state broadcaster Friday night to announce they had deposed President Paul Henri Damiba, after just eight months in power.
• Uganda Seeks Ebola Funding Amid Exposure of 65 Health Workers VOA 01 Oct 2022 -- The World Health Organization and Ugandan authorities are seeking nearly $18 million to help contain the Ebola outbreak in the country for the next three months. The initiative comes as Uganda registers the death of the first health worker in the current Ebola outbreak and brings the total number of confirmed cases to 35, with seven deaths.
• New Pipeline Seen In Bulgaria As 'Freedom' From Russian Gas Imports RFE/RL 01 Oct 2022 -- A new natural-gas pipeline from Greece to Bulgaria has come into service, marking a significant step toward weening the country and others from a dependence on Russian energy imports.
• Statement by President von der Leyen at the inauguration of the Gas Interconnector Greece-Bulgaria European Commission 01 Oct 2022
• Russia Loses Place On UN Aviation Agency's Governing Council RFE/RL 01 Oct 2022 -- Russia has not received enough votes to remain on the United Nation aviation agency's governing council, another diplomatic blow to Moscow in the wake of its invasion of Ukraine.
• Greetings to President of the People's Republic of China Xi Jinping President of Russia 01 Oct 2022 -- Vladimir Putin sent greetings to President of the People's Republic of China Xi Jinping on the 73rd anniversary of the People's Republic of China.
• How China and its allies pool resources to target overseas dissidents Radio Free Asia 01 Oct 2022 -- Authoritarian regimes are increasingly making use of regional cooperation organizations like the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) to bolster each others' regime security in the name of counter-terrorism, experts told a recent seminar.
• Taiwan slams North Korea over Sea of Japan missile tests CNA 01 Oct 2022 -- Taiwan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) on Saturday condemned North Korea for firing two short-range ballistic missiles into the Sea of Japan.
• Global Solidarity Rallies Held As Amini Protests Continue In Iran RFE/RL 01 Oct 2022 -- Iranians and their supporters around the globe are holding rallies on October 1 to show solidarity with protests inside Iran sparked by the death in custody of Mahsa Amini, who was detained by the morality police for allegedly wearing her headscarf too loosely.
• Protests In Iran Continue Despite Violent Government Crackdown RFE/RL 01 Oct 2022 -- Iranians are continuing to protest the death of a 22-year-old woman in police custody two weeks ago despite government warnings that a harsh crackdown will continue.
• Students Protesting at Multiple Iranian Universities Amid Violent Security Clampdowns VOA 01 Oct 2022 -- Protests were reported Saturday at more than half a dozen Iranian universities as government security forces scrambled to crack down, firing at protesters in the capital, Tehran. The protests followed violent clashes between protesters and security forces in the Baluchistan capital of Zahedan, in which at least 20 people were reportedly killed, including three security force members.
• Revival On The Rise: Ahead Of Elections, Far-Right Party Is Tapping Into Bulgarian Public Anger RFE/RL 01 Oct 2022 -- A far-right party is shaking up Bulgarian politics ahead of snap parliamentary elections, promising to get the country out of the EU and NATO, and advancing policies friendly to the Kremlin.
• Five Things To Know As A Divided Bosnia Tiptoes Through Fraught Elections RFE/RL 01 Oct 2022 -- Bosnia-Herzegovina's 3.4 million registered voters can choose from a huge slate of more than 100 parties and coalitions when they go to the polls on October 2.
• Hundreds in Bangkok Protest Court Ruling Allowing Thai PM to Stay in Office VOA 01 Oct 2022 -- Anti-government demonstrators took to the streets in Thailand's capital Saturday following a court ruling allowing Prime Minister Prayut Chan-ocha to stay in office.