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• U.S. Coast Guard Ship Seizes $48 Million in Drugs in Middle East US Navy 11 Oct 2022 -- A U.S. Coast Guard fast response cutter seized an estimated $48 million worth of drugs from a fishing vessel while patrolling the Gulf of Oman, Oct. 10.

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• 'Screaming Eagles' land in Europe once again Army News 11 Oct 2022 -- After 77 years, U.S. Soldiers of the 101st Airborne Division — nicknamed the "Screaming Eagles" — touched down on European soil in a continued effort to assist the U.S. Army's V Corps and the 1st Infantry Division in supporting Operation Atlantic Resolve and NATO's eastern flank. To illustrate the event, Soldiers of the 101st Airborne Division Sustainment Brigade performed a ceremonial uncasing of the unit's flag, streamers and colors soon after arriving at the Grafenwöhr Training Area in Grafenwöhr, Germany, Oct. 6, 2022.
• 22nd MEU Returns from Seven-Month Deployment USMC News 11 Oct 2022 -- Marines and Sailors assigned to the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit returned home to Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, in waves starting Oct. 7, 2022 after completing a seven-month deployment with the Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group in the U.S. Naval Sixth Fleet area of operations.
• Fairchild completes historic 72-hour KC-135 endurance mission US Air Force 11 Oct 2022 -- Two KC-135 Stratotankers simultaneously conducted 72-hour single-aircraft endurance missions, demonstrating multi-day tanker mission generation capabilities, Oct. 4-7.
• USS Zumwalt Conducts Port Call in Japan US Navy 11 Oct 2022 -- The guided-missile destroyer USS Zumwalt (DDG 1000) departed Japan after a scheduled port call, Oct. 8. Zumwalt's visit to the country is a reflection of the longstanding partnership between the United States and Japan, as well as their combined willingness to protect a free and open Indo-Pacific.
• NAVAF joins allies and partners for Grand African NEMO 22 US Navy 11 Oct 2022 -- Sailors assigned to U.S. Naval Forces Africa (NAVAF) joined allies and partners for the French-led exercise Grand African Navy Exercise for Maritime Operations (NEMO) 2022 in the Gulf of Guinea, Oct. 10, 2022.
• Readout of Deputy Under Secretary of Defense Sasha N. Baker's Meeting With Greek Deputy Minister of National Defense Nikolaos Chardalias DoD 11 Oct 2022
• Readout of Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Sasha Baker Meeting With Minister of Defense Armend Mehaj of Kosovo DoD 11 Oct 2022
• Indo-Pacific Exercise Offers Effective Deterrence DoD News 11 Oct 2022 -- The 16th annual Garuda Shield exercise started Aug. 3, this year expanding from a bilateral training event between the Indonesian and U.S. militaries to 14 participant nations, making it one of the largest multinational exercises in the Indo-Pacific region.
• New York Army Guard Aviators Complete Hurricane Mission Army News 11 Oct 2022 -- New York Army National Guard Soldiers completed their Florida mission helping respond to damage caused by Hurricane Ian.
• Online Press Briefing with U.S. Ambassador to NATO Julianne Smith US Dept. of State 11 Oct 2022
• Secretary General previews meetings of NATO Defence Ministers NATO 11 Oct 2022
• Pre-ministerial press conference by NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg ahead of the meetings of NATO Defence Ministers NATO 11 Oct 2022
• NATO Deputy Secretary General underlines importance of ''strategic solidarity'' between Europe and North America NATO 11 Oct 2022 -- Speaking at a European Union budget conference in Brussels on Monday (10 October 2022), Deputy Secretary General Mircea Geoană called for "strategic solidarity" between Europe and North America as the best response to a more dangerous and unpredictable security environment.
• Stoltenberg Says NATO Remains Committed to Supporting Ukraine DoD News 11 Oct 2022 -- Defending NATO in light of Russian President Vladimir V. Putin's increasingly violent rhetoric is the main subject as alliance defense ministers meet in Brussels, said NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg today.
• NATO Chief Says Ukraine 'Has The Momentum' In War Against Russia RFE/RL 11 Oct 2022 -- NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg says "Ukraine has the momentum" in its war with Russia as he reiterated the security alliance's support for Kyiv.
• Zelenskiy Tells G7 That Russia Must Be Fully Isolated As He Seeks More Antiaircraft Weapons From Allies RFE/RL 11 Oct 2022 -- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has addressed a summit of the Group of Seven (G7) after two days of deadly air strikes on Ukrainian cities, urging the leaders of the world's industrial powers to block Russia's energy sector with further sanctions to disrupt Russian revenues from oil and gas.
• 'General Armageddon': Who Is The Brutal Russian Commander Charged With Winning The Ukraine War? RFE/RL 11 Oct 2022 -- Just after midnight on August 21, 1991, a column of armored personnel carriers manned by soldiers from a unit of Russia's 2nd Guards Motor Rifle Division, a storied force known as the Taman Guards, rumbled into a central Moscow tunnel, where it was met by protesters angered over an attempted coup against Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev.
• North Korea still far away from tactical strike ability, experts say Radio Free Asia 11 Oct 2022 -- Pyongyang is not yet in a position to deploy tactical nuclear weapons that could hit precise targets in South Korea but is likely to begin testing such weapons in the near future, experts told Radio Free Asia.
• Iran, Oman hold maritime security drill IRNA 11 Oct 2022 -- Iran's Army Navy and the IRGC Navy on Wednesday held joint maritime security drill with the Navy of Oman in the North Indian Ocean.
• Secretary Blinken's Meeting with Norwegian Foreign Minister Huitfeldt US Dept. of State 11 Oct 2022
• Historic Breakthrough on the Israel-Lebanon Maritime Boundary US Dept. of State 11 Oct 2022 -- "Following years of mediation by the United States, the Governments of Israel and Lebanon today announced consensus on an historic agreement to establish a permanent maritime boundary between the two countries."
• Secretary Antony J. Blinken And Norwegian Foreign Minister Anniken Huitfeldt Before Their Meeting US Dept. of State 11 Oct 2022
• Secretary Blinken's Call with Kosovan Prime Minister Kurti US Dept. of State 11 Oct 2022
• Secretary Blinken's Call with Serbian President Vucic US Dept. of State 11 Oct 2022
• Deputy Secretary Sherman's Meeting with French Director General of Defense and National Security Stéphane Bouillon US Dept. of State 11 Oct 2022
• Readout of National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan's Meeting with Norwegian Foreign Minister Anniken Huitfeldt The White House 11 Oct 2022
• Department Press Briefing - October 11, 2022 US Dept. of State 11 Oct 2022

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• 11 October 2022 - Daily Press Briefing by the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General United Nations 11 Oct 2022
• Secretary-General's remarks to the Security Council - on Cooperation Between the United Nations and Regional and Subregional Organizations: African Union UN Secretary-General 11 Oct 2022
• Announcement of Visa Restrictions in Response to the Repression of Women and Girls in Afghanistan US Dept. of State 11 Oct 2022 -- "Today I am announcing a visa restriction policy under Section 212(a)(3)(C) of the Immigration and Nationality Act to restrict the issuance of visas for current or former Taliban members, members of non-state security groups, and other individuals believed to be responsible for, or complicit in, repressing women and girls in Afghanistan through restrictive policies and violence."
• More than 5,000 Chinese military staff live on islands in the South China Sea Radio Free Asia 11 Oct 2022 -- New reports by China's state-sanctioned media have revealed the extent of the population in Chinese reclaimed and controlled islands in the South China Sea.
• Rising Militant Violence Threatens Peace in Pakistan's Scenic Swat VOA 11 Oct 2022 -- Thousands of people in northwestern Pakistan took to the streets Tuesday for a second day to protest a surge in suspected militant attacks in the scenic Swat valley, fearing the violence could disrupt years of peace, development and tourist activities.
• Rohingya armed group posts celebration videos from Bangladesh refugee camps Radio Free Asia 11 Oct 2022 -- Two Rohingya have been detained and Bangladesh authorities are searching for others after pictures and videos circulated on social media of an event apparently marking the sixth anniversary of the Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army (ARSA) in several refugee camps.
• Violence erupts in DR Congo's west as nearly 30,000 flee clashes UNHCR 11 Oct 2022 -- UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is alarmed by a surge of deadly intercommunal violence which has displaced thousands since July in the Democratic Republic of the Congo's western locality of Kwamouth.
• DR Congo sees deadly surge in intercommunal violence UN News 11 Oct 2022 -- More than 140 people have been killed in horrific intercommunal violence in the west of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). The UN refugee agency, UNHCR, said on Tuesday, briefing journalists in Geneva, that some victims had been beheaded.
• Biden Hails 'Historic' Israel-Lebanon Maritime Border Agreement VOA 11 Oct 2022 -- President Joe Biden on Tuesday hailed a U.S.-brokered maritime border agreement between Israel and Lebanon as a "historic breakthrough in the Middle East" that allows cash-strapped Lebanon to explore potential gas deposits in the Mediterranean Sea, while giving Israel more security and stability in the volatile region.
• Background Press Call by Senior Administration Officials on the Israel-Lebanon Maritime Agreement The White House 11 Oct 2022
• Readout of President Joe Biden's Call with President Michel Aoun of Lebanon The White House 11 Oct 2022
• Readout of President Joe Biden's Call with Prime Minister Yair Lapid of Israel The White House 11 Oct 2022
• Statement by President Joe Biden on Breakthrough Diplomacy in the Middle East The White House 11 Oct 2022
• Somalia: Lifting Arms Embargo Key to Battling Islamist Militants VOA 11 Oct 2022 -- Somalia is getting support for its campaign to have an arms embargo lifted after Ethiopia joined Uganda in backing the action. The U.N. Security Council is set to vote in November on renewing the partial ban, which Somalia says should be removed so it can better fight al-Shabab terrorists.

News Reports

• Remarks by Under Secretary for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence Brian Nelson at Association of Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialists US Treasury 11 Oct 2022
• US Not Ruling Out Russian Cyber Offensive VOA 11 Oct 2022 -- Top U.S. cyber officials are warning that now is no time for governments or private sector companies to let down their guard and assume Russia's struggles on the battlefield in Ukraine will carry over into the Kremlin's efforts in cyberspace.
• Not Going Nuclear: Putin's Other Options For Escalation With The West RFE/RL 11 Oct 2022 -- U.S. President Joe Biden turned heads last week by warning Russian President Vladimir Putin is "not joking" when he issues thinly veiled threats of using weapons of mass destruction as his invasion of Ukraine struggles, potentially threatening his 23-year hold on power.
• Briefing by Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova, Moscow, October 11, 2022 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 11 Oct 2022
• Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's interview with the programme 60 Minutes, Moscow, October 11, 2022 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 11 Oct 2022
• Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov's interview with the Rossiya Segodnya International Information Agency on the 60th anniversary of the Caribbean crisis Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 11 Oct 2022
• Meeting with IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi President of Russia 11 Oct 2022 -- Vladimir Putin met with Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Rafael Grossi.
• Meeting with President of the UAE Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan President of Russia 11 Oct 2022 -- Vladimir Putin met with President of the United Arab Emirates Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan in the Constantine Palace.
• U.K. Businessman Graham Bonham-Carter Indicted for Sanctions Evasion Benefitting Russian Oligarch Oleg Vladimirovich Deripaska US Dept. of Justice 11 Oct 2022 -- A U.K. national was arrested today for conspiracy to violate U.S. sanctions imposed on Russian Oligarch Oleg Vladimirovich Deripaska and wire fraud in connection with funding U.S. properties purchased by Deripaska and efforts to expatriate Deripaska's artwork in the United States through misrepresentations. The U.S. government will seek his extradition to the United States. Deripaska was previously charged with U.S. sanctions violations in an indictment unsealed on Sept. 29.
• U.K. Businessman Who Worked For Russian Oligarch Arrested For Alleged Sanctions Violations RFE/RL 11 Oct 2022 -- A British businessman has been arrested on charges that he helped Russian oligarch Oleg Deripaska violate U.S. sanctions, the U.S. Justice Department said on October 11.
• Japanese Carmaker Nissan Joins Toyota, Renault In Leaving Russia RFE/RL 11 Oct 2022 -- Japanese car manufacturer Nissan has become the latest major multinational corporation to exit Russia, joining dozens of others in an exodus over Moscow's unprovoked invasion of Ukraine launched in late February.
• Another Russian Tycoon Renounces Russian Citizenship Amid Ukraine War RFE/RL 11 Oct 2022 -- Another Russian billionaire has renounced his Russian citizenship amid Moscow's ongoing, unprovoked invasion of Ukraine.
• Two reported dead from 'rodent plague' in Tibet Radio Free Asia 11 Oct 2022 -- Two Tibetans have died from a pneumonic plague spread by mice and other rodents in a southern county of Tibet, with Chinese authorities now ordering county residents to stay at home, RFA has learned.
• Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Mao Ning's Regular Press Conference on October 11, 2022 PRC MofA 11 Oct 2022
• China's 'Overseas Police Stations' Breach Sovereignty, Report Claims VOA 11 Oct 2022 -- China has opened dozens of what it calls "110 Overseas Police Service Centers" in cities around the world, some of which are being used to blackmail suspects into returning home to face criminal charges in breach of global extradition laws, according to a new report. There are fears the networks could be used to target political dissidents, as well as criminal suspects.
• Hong Kong pauses new security law, saying it needs more time to make it watertight Radio Free Asia 11 Oct 2022 -- The 20th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), which convenes in Beijing on Oct. 16, is expected to grant an unprecedented third five-year term to Xi Jinping, the CCP general secretary and state president. In the run up to the congress, RFA Cantonese and Mandarin examined the 69-year-old Xi's decade at the helm of the world's most populous nation in a series of reports on Hong Kong, foreign policy, Chinese intellectuals, civil society and rural poverty.
  The announcement by the Hong Kong government that it will shelve further draft national security legislation at least until the end of the year could be a temporary move, and does little to reverse the loss of the city's freedoms over the past 10 years under Chinese leader Xi Jinping, political commentators said on Tuesday.
• Four American lawmakers arrive in Taiwan for three-day tours: MOFA CNA 11 Oct 2022 -- Four United States congressmen arrived in Taiwan on Tuesday in two groups for separate three-day trips during which they will meet with President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) and other senior officials, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) said Tuesday.
• Chinese drone incursions defined as 'first strike' against Taiwan: Minister CNA 11 Oct 2022 -- Defense Minister Chiu Kuo-cheng (邱國正) on Tuesday updated the nation's definition of a "first strike" against Taiwan by including incursions by Chinese drones into the territorial airspace of the Republic of China (Taiwan).
• Musk's Taiwan plan draws scorn from the island's politicians Radio Free Asia 11 Oct 2022 -- The suggestion by the world's richest person, billionaire Elon Musk, that China should "figure out a special administrative zone for Taiwan," was met with angry responses from Taiwan but a nod of approval from Beijing.
• Senior official says US has asked for direct talks with Iran "thirty-odd" times IRNA 11 Oct 2022 -- Mohammad Jamshidi, the Deputy Chief of Staff for Political Affairs to Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, said on Tuesday that the United States has made "thirty-odd" requests for direct talks with Iran.
• Iran judiciary to react to saboteurs powerfully: Spokesman IRNA 11 Oct 2022 -- Iran's Judiciary will not fail to answer destructive measures made by main rioters, who have been led by foreign forces, a spokesman said.
• Rights Groups Warn Of Intensifying 'Military Attack' On Protesters In Iran RFE/RL 11 Oct 2022 -- Rights groups have accused Iran's security forces of launching "an all-out military attack" on protesters in Kurdish areas in the western part of the country as anger intensifies over the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini while in police custody last month.
• WFP expands assistance operations to flood-hit communities in Pakistan - complementing Government response WFP 11 Oct 2022 -- WFP continues to expand its emergency operations to assist flood-hit Pakistani families four months since the flooding began in June 2022. WFP is ramping up life-saving food and nutrition assistance, alongside recovery and resilience-building support, and aims to reach 2.7 million people who are facing emergency levels food insecurity (IPC Phase 4) and urgently require humanitarian assistance. WFP is also boosting its logistics support to the Government and humanitarian partners.
• French court acquits Cambodian opposition leader in defamation cases Radio Free Asia 11 Oct 2022 -- A court in France has dismissed two defamation cases brought against Cambodian opposition leader Sam Rainsy by Prime Minister Hun Sen and a senior police official, but both sides were quick to claim victory in the proceedings, citing elements that advanced their own narrative.
• Vietnam wins seat on UN Human Rights Council despite record of rights abuses Radio Free Asia 11 Oct 2022 -- Vietnam was elected to the United Nations Human Rights Council on Tuesday despite calls by human rights groups that the country should be excluded because of its dismal rights record.
• Montenegro Has Not Shown Proper Commitment To Reforms, EU Report Concludes RFE/RL 11 Oct 2022 -- A draft report by the European Commission says Montenegro's lawmakers have failed to demonstrate a commitment to enacting reforms needed to bring it closer to the European Union.
• Moldovan President Urges Extra Powers For Police Amid Ongoing Pro-Moscow Disturbances RFE/RL 11 Oct 2022 -- Moldovan President Maia Sandu has called on the government to give special powers to security forces to crack down on an ongoing street protest that she said was aimed at installing a pro-Russian leadership.
• Bosnia Orders Recount Of All Ballots Cast In Serbian Entity During Presidential Vote RFE/RL 11 Oct 2022 -- Bosnia-Herzegovina's electoral authorities have ordered a recount of all ballots cast in Republika Srpska during the country's recent presidential election.