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• Readout of Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Dr. Colin Kahl's Quad Meeting With France, Germany, and the United Kingdom DoD 10 Oct 2022
• First JB Lewis-McChord deployment with new MAFFORGEN model US Air Force 10 Oct 2022 -- Members of the 62nd Airlift Wing said their goodbyes to friends and families before deploying in support of U.S. Central Command, U.S. European Command, and U.S. Africa Command operations Sept. 26-27. This deployment is JB Lewis McChord's first implementation of the new Mobility Air Force Force Generation model.
• USS Porter returns to Naval Station Norfolk following FDNF-E service US Navy 10 Oct 2022 -- The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Porter (DDG 78) returned to Naval Station Norfolk, marking the end of its time as a Forward Deployed Naval Forces-Europe (FDNF-E) destroyer, Oct. 9, 2022.
• Standing NATO Maritime Group 2 Departs Taranto, Italy, Starts Mare Aperto 22-2 US Navy 10 Oct 2022 -- Standing NATO Maritime Group 2 (SNMG2) departed Naval Station Taranto Oct. 3 for the start of Exercise Mare Aperto 22-2 (MA 22-2), a large, live exercise conducted by the Italian Navy in company with Allied and EU partners.
• Readout of Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Dr. Colin Kahl's Strategic Dialogue With French Ministry of Defense Director General for International Relations and Strategy, Alice Guitton DoD 10 Oct 2022
• In Wake Of Russian Missile Attacks, Germany Says It Will 'Quickly' Deliver Air Defense System To Ukraine RFE/RL 10 Oct 2022 -- Germany says it will deliver the first of four IRIS-T SLM air defense systems to Ukraine "in the next few days," after Russian rockets pounded several cities across Ukraine, killing several civilians.
• Lukashenka Says Ukraine 'Planning' Attack On Belarus RFE/RL 10 Oct 2022 -- Belarus's authoritarian leader Alyaksandr Lukashenka, a close ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin, claimed on October 10 that Ukraine was preparing an attack on his country's territory and said that Russia and Belarus will deploy a joint military task force.
• N. Korea says recent missile tests were 'tactical nuclear' drills to 'wipe out' targets Press TV 10 Oct 2022 -- North Korea's recent missile tests demonstrated its ability to conduct strikes with "tactical nuclear weapons", the country's leader Kim Jong-un has said, adding that his forces were ready to "hit and wipe out targets at any time from any location".
• North Korea Signals Weapons War-Ready, Says Not Interested in Talks VOA 10 Oct 2022 -- North Korea says it simulated strikes on strategic South Korean assets as part of weeks of unprecedented missile testing, as well as the launching of what the North called a new type of ground-to-ground intermediate-range ballistic missile that overflew Japan.

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• 10 October 2022 - Daily Press Briefing by the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General United Nations 10 Oct 2022
• PLAN hospital ship completes first medical tour on Xisha, Nansha islands PLA Daily 10 Oct 2022 -- Recently, the PLA Navy (PLAN) hospital ship Youhao (Hull 862) docked at Zhanjiang Port, Guangdong Province, after completing the first medical tour on the Xisha and Nansha islands and reefs in South China Sea.
• Fighting in Myanmar's Sagaing region kills 16 anti-junta fighters Radio Free Asia 10 Oct 2022 -- Fighting over the weekend in northwestern Myanmar's restive Sagaing region between the military junta's soldiers and People's Defense Force (PDF) militias left 16 rebels dead, with some corpses showing signs of severe torture, local sources told RFA.
• Arakan Army rebels capture Myanmar junta border outpost Radio Free Asia 10 Oct 2022 -- The rebel Arakan Army fighting Myanmar's military junta on Monday captured an outpost on the country's border with Bangladesh, killing 30 soldiers and capturing three more, sources told Radio Free Asia.
• Secretary Blinken's Call with Armenian Prime Minister Pashinyan US Dept. of State 10 Oct 2022
• Secretary Blinken's Call with Azerbaijani President Aliyev US Dept. of State 10 Oct 2022
• As EU Refloats Visa-Free Entry, Ethnic Serbs Say They Could Embrace Kosovo Passports RFE/RL 10 Oct 2022 -- In a stubbornly divided country in a region synonymous with bitter ethnic fragmentation, few topics unite people as readily as visa liberalization.

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• Meeting with permanent members of the Security Council President of Russia 10 Oct 2022 -- The President held a briefing session with permanent members of the Security Council, via videoconference.
• Meeting with elected heads of regions President of Russia 10 Oct 2022 -- The President held a videoconference meeting with the highest officials elected in 15 Russian constituent entities.
• Sweden Nixes Russian Participation In Nord Stream Gas Pipeline Leak Investigation RFE/RL 10 Oct 2022 -- Sweden has said it will not allow Moscow to participate in its ongoing investigation into the causes of multiple leaks in underwater pipelines transporting Russian natural gas to Europe.
• Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Mao Ning's Regular Press Conference on October 10, 2022 PRC MofA 10 Oct 2022
• Taiwan marks its national day with warning over threats from China Radio Free Asia 10 Oct 2022 -- Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen on Monday called for talks with Beijing on an equal footing and warned the mainland not to misjudge the self-governing island's willingness to defend itself.
• Tsai urges respect for Taiwan's sovereignty in National Day address CNA 10 Oct 2022 -- President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) said military confrontation in the Taiwan Strait is "absolutely not an option" as she called on Beijing to respect Taipei's sovereignty in a National Day address Monday.
• Full text of President Tsai Ing-wen's National Day address CNA 10 Oct 2022 -- President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) used her National Day address Monday to underline Taiwan's resolve to defend its sovereignty, saying there was "no room for compromise" when it came to preserving the country's free and democratic way of life.
• KMT chair emphasizes resolve to safeguard ROC on National Day CNA 10 Oct 2022 -- Opposition Kuomintang (KMT) Chairman Eric Chu (朱立倫) said Monday that as a responsible political party, the KMT was determined to "build peace in the Taiwan Strait, safeguard the Republic of China (ROC) and protect the region."
• Taiwan leader says armed conflict with China 'absolutely not an option' Press TV 10 Oct 2022 -- China's threats of military action against Taiwan are "absolutely not an option" and will only push the two sides "further from each other," Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen said on Monday.
• North Korea orders citizens to fly the national flag from their homes during holidays Radio Free Asia 10 Oct 2022 -- A North Korean order that citizens fly the national flag at their homes for the ruling party's 77th anniversary on Monday has triggered complaints about the financial burden of buying flags when people can't afford food, sources in the country told RFA.
• Iran still committed to talks on reviving nuclear deal: FM spokesman Press TV 10 Oct 2022 -- Iran has reaffirmed its commitment to continue the talks aimed at reaching an agreement on the revival of the 2015 nuclear deal as the US and its European allies blame the protraction of the negotiations on Tehran.
• Protests in Iran Spread to Oil and Gas Sector VOA 10 Oct 2022 -- Protests in Iran over the death of a 22-year-old woman have spread to workers in the oil and gas sector, online videos appear to show.
• More Oil Workers Join Iranian Protests As Unrest Continues RFE/RL 10 Oct 2022 -- More than 1,000 workers at the Bushehr and Damavand petrochemical plants have joined in protests in Iran as demonstrators angry over the death of a young woman detained over an alleged Islamic dress code violation continued to defy a violent crackdown on dissent.
• Comdr: Protests allowed in Iran IRNA 10 Oct 2022 -- Deputy Police Chief Brigadier General Qasem Rezaei said protests are people's rights, describing riots as police's red-line.
• Iran wouldn't allow foreign interference: Spox IRNA 10 Oct 2022 -- Iran's foreign ministry spokesman said that Iran would not let any country meddle in its internal affairs, saying that the United States and Europeans are linking the nuclear negotiations to the recent unrest in Iran.
• West meddlesome policy: Britain imposes new sanctions on Iran over human rights allegations Press TV 10 Oct 2022 -- Britain has announced sanctions against Iran's morality police in its entirety and a number of Iranian political and security officials following unrest in the country that erupted after the death of a young woman in police custody.
• U.K. Sanctions Iran's Morality Police; Gunfire Heard As Protesters Clash With Security Forces RFE/RL 10 Oct 2022 -- The United Kingdom has sanctioned senior Iranian security officials, as well as the country's notorious morality police, as a fourth week of protests over the death of a woman in custody saw further clashes with police.
• UK sanctions Iranian 'Morality Police' and senior security officials UK FCDO 10 Oct 2022 -- The UK has imposed sanctions on Iran's so-called 'Morality Police' and senior security and political figures.
• Official: Negotiations for increased Iran gas sales to Iraq underway IRNA 10 Oct 2022 -- The spokesman of Iraq Electricity Ministry said on Sunday that Iraq has paid its debt to Iran for gas exports and negotiations are now underway for increased gas imports from Iran.
• Mystery Around Audio Leaks from Pakistan PM's Office Deepens VOA 10 Oct 2022 -- Pakistan's former prime minister, Imran Khan, has condemned the recent audio leaks of conversations from his time in office and those of incumbent Shahbaz Sharif, seeking a judicial probe into what he calls "a serious breach of national security."
• A Year After Iraq's Early Elections US Dept. of State 10 Oct 2022 -- A year ago, Iraqis voted in credible early elections with the hope that they would result in a government that reflects the will of the Iraqi people.
• Statement by President von der Leyen with Estonian Prime Minister Kallas European Commission 10 Oct 2022
• Danish Island Near Nord Stream Leaks Suffers Unexplained Power Outage RFE/RL 10 Oct 2022 -- An unexplained power outage has hit an island in Denmark near the location where there was an alleged "sabotage" attack on the Nord Stream gas pipelines.
• UN chief calls for 'enhanced security support' for Haiti, as crisis worsens; cholera deaths mount UN News 10 Oct 2022 -- Amid a deteriorating security situation in Haiti, UN Security-General António Guterres called on Sunday for the Security Council to consider deploying armed forces to help the country address immense humanitarian concerns.
• Cambodian agriculture minister sacked amid extensive crop damage from floods Radio Free Asia 10 Oct 2022 -- Cambodia's Prime Minister Hun Sen fired his agriculture minister over the weekend, following the loss of tens of thousands of hectares of rice paddies and other crops in torrential flooding — a move farm groups welcomed Monday as a sign of more government attention to their plight.
• Afghanistan, Venezuela Among Candidates for UN Rights Body VOA 10 Oct 2022 -- The U.N. General Assembly will vote Tuesday to admit 14 countries to the 47-member Human Rights Council; among them are some candidates with poor rights records, including Afghanistan and Venezuela.