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• Sabrina Singh, Deputy Pentagon Press Secretary, Holds a Press Briefing DoD 14 Oct 2022
• During AUSA meeting, V Corps' top leader discusses new Army Prepositioned Stocks site in Poland Army News 14 Oct 2022 -- The Army of 2030 with its planned modernization efforts and stronger than ever readiness posture was the theme of the Association of the U.S. Army annual meeting and exposition held in Washington, D.C., Oct. 10-12. And directly in line with modernization and readiness is the 405th Army Field Support Brigade's new Army Prepositioned Stocks-2 worksite currently under construction in Poland.
• Readout of Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III's Meeting With Ministers of Defence for Finland and Sweden, Antti Kaikkonen and Peter Hultqvist DoD 14 Oct 2022
• Readout of Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III's Address to the Bucharest-Nine Defense Ministerial DoD 14 Oct 2022
• DOD Exercise Points to Ways Western Hemisphere Can Combat Climate Change DoD News 14 Oct 2022 -- Hurricane Ian, which tore through the Caribbean, smashed Puerto Rico and decimated parts of Florida, is the most recent reminder that climate change is already happening and causing new burdens and costs on people worldwide.
• U.S. Manufacturing Ecosystem Key to Economic Growth, Innovation, Competitivenes DoD News 14 Oct 2022 -- Approaching an era where automation and cognitive computing seamlessly connect to smart factories, supply chains are entering into a fourth industrial revolution known as Industry 4.0. This transformation, through advanced digital technologies across engineering and manufacturing, is set to bring the U.S. manufacturing ecosystem to the forefront of modernization — and with it, a demand for a sustained pipeline of talent and strong domestic manufacturing centers.
• Army announces new 2022 Cloud Plan US Army 14 Oct 2022 -- On Oct. 11, 2022, the Army published the 2022 Army Cloud Plan, replacing its 2020 plan and moving the Army closer to its objectives of digital modernization and the integration of key services into the cloud environment across the enterprise.
• Marine Corps adjusts interim guidance for ACV waterborne operations following training incident USMC News Release 14 Oct 2022 -- Following a training incident, the Marine Corps has adjusted Amphibious Combat Vehicle waterborne operations guidance; ceasing water operations involving surf zone transit to allow for additional testing and evaluation.
• Readout of US Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. CQ Brown, Jr.'s travel to Peru US Air Force 14 Oct 2022 -- U.S. Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. CQ Brown, Jr. traveled to Peru Oct. 11-12 to deepen close and enduring cooperation between the U.S. and Peruvian Air Forces.
• Readout of US Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. CQ Brown, Jr.'s travel to Ecuador US Air Force 14 Oct 2022 -- U.S. Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. CQ Brown, Jr. traveled to Ecuador Oct. 12-13, to affirm the U.S.-Ecuador defense partnership and discuss future enhanced cooperation.
• US Sixth Fleet's readiness and logistics director tours DoD's largest fuels facility in Europe US Navy 14 Oct 2022 -- NAVSTA ROTA, Spain (Sept. 20, 2022) Naval Station (NAVSTA) Rota and Naval Supply Systems Command Fleet Logistics Center Sigonella (NAVSUP FLCSI) hosted Rear Adm. Patrick S. Hayden, director, logistics, fleet supply and ordnance, U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa, for a tour of the installation's Defense Fuel Support Point (DFSP), the U.S. Navy's largest fuels management facility in Europe, Sept. 20, 2022.
• NSB Kings Bay to receive repairs for electrical grid US Navy 14 Oct 2022 -- Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command (NAVFAC) Southeast awarded a $12.3 million firm-fixed-price modification placed against a multiple award construction contract, Oct. 12, to CCI Group, LLC (small business) from Shalimar, Florida, for repairs to multiple assets on the utility transmission and distribution electrical grid at Naval Submarine Base (NSB) Kings Bay, Georgia.
• Readout of Deputy Secretary of Defense Dr. Kathleen Hicks' Meeting With Mr. Benedikt Zimmer, State Secretary, Federal Ministry of Defence, Federal Republic of Germany DoD 14 Oct 2022
• DOD Cyber Training Academy Aims to Arm Students With Essential Cybersecurity Tools DoD News 14 Oct 2022 -- To meet the continuously evolving cybersecurity threats facing the United States, the Defense Department established what is now known as the DOD Cyber Crime Center's Cyber Training Academy in 1998 near Linthicum Heights, Maryland.
• Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group arrives in Manila US Navy 14 Oct 2022 -- The U.S. Navy's only forward-deployed aircraft carrier, USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) and USS Chancellorsville (CG 62) arrived in Manila for a routine port visit while on patrol in U.S. 7th Fleet, Oct. 14.
• Department of the Army updates Total Army COVID-19 vaccination statistics US Army 14 Oct 2022 -- The U.S. Army updated COVID-19 vaccination rates and exemption requests for the Total Army as of 13 October 2022.
• NATO kicks off Vigilance Activity Neptune Strike 2022.2 US Navy 14 Oct 2022 -- Naval Striking and Support Forces NATO (STRIKFORNATO) and U.S. Sixth Fleet (SIXTHFLT) commenced Vigilance Activity Neptune Strike 2022.2 (NEST 22.2) at STRIKFORNATO headquarters in Oeiras, Portugal, Oct. 14.
• Putin Says No Need For Further Massive Air Strikes On Ukraine, Foresees End To Mobilization RFE/RL 14 Oct 2022 -- Nearly eight months into his war against Ukraine, Russian President Vladimir Putin appears to be striking a softer tone, saying he sees no need for continued massive air strikes and that a mobilization of troops to support his military operation will end in two weeks.
• NATO's direct clash with Russia would lead to 'global catastrophe,' Putin warns Press TV 14 Oct 2022 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin has warned that any direct clash of NATO troops with the Russian forces would lead to a "global catastrophe" after a war of words escalated between Moscow and the US-led military alliance and as the two are set to hold nuclear exercises in the next few days.
• Russian Troops Expected To Arrive In Belarus In Days To Create 'Regional Military Group' RFE/RL 14 Oct 2022 -- A senior Belarusian Defense Ministry official says Russian troops are expected to start entering the country soon to create "a regional military group" of the Russia-Belarus Union State.
• Senior Military Official Holds a Background Briefing on Ukraine DoD 14 Oct 2022
• Ukraine Will Find Way To Keep Starlink Running, Zelenskiy Adviser Says, After Musk Signals End Of Funding RFE/RL 14 Oct 2022 -- Ukrainian presidential adviser Mykhailo Podolyak says Ukraine will find a solution to keep the Starlink Internet service working after SpaceX CEO Elon Musk said his company could not indefinitely fund it.
• Memorandum on Delegation of Authority Under Section 506(a)(1) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 The White House 14 Oct 2022
• $725 Million in Additional Security Assistance for Ukraine DoD 14 Oct 2022 -- Today, the Department of Defense (DoD) announces the authorization of a Presidential Drawdown of security assistance valued at up to $725 million to meet Ukraine's critical security and defense needs. This authorization is the Biden Administration's 23rd drawdown of equipment from DoD inventories for Ukraine since August 2021.
• US Announces $725M More in Military Aid for Ukraine VOA 14 Oct 2022 -- The United States will send $725 million in military assistance to Ukraine, the White House said Friday, the latest U.S. security package to help Kyiv and the first since Russia's widespread missile attacks on Ukraine's civilian population.
• $725 Million in Additional U.S. Military Assistance for Ukraine US Dept. of State 14 Oct 2022 -- In the wake of Russia's brutal missile attacks on civilians across Ukraine, the mounting evidence of atrocities by Russia's forces, and the firm and unequivocal rejection by 143 nations at the United Nations of Russia's illegal attempted annexation of parts of Ukraine, the United States is offering additional military assistance to help Ukraine's proud defenders protect their country.
• Ukraine Urgently Needs Air Defense Capabilities DoD News 14 Oct 2022 -- Air defense capabilities are a crucial need for Ukrainian forces battling the Russian invaders, and the United States and its allies and partners are working to get those capabilities to Ukraine, a senior defense official said today.
• INS Arihant carries out successful launch of Submarine Launched Ballistic Missile India PIB 14 Oct 2022 -- INS Arihant carried out a successful launch of a Submarine Launched Ballistic Missile (SLBM) on October 14, 2022. The missile was tested to a predetermined range and impacted the target area in the Bay of Bengal with very high accuracy. All operational and technological parameters of the weapon system have been validated.
• INS TARKASH PARTICIPATES IN IBSAMAR VII India PIB 14 Oct 2022 -- The 7th edition of IBSAMAR, a joint multinational maritime exercise, among the Indian, Brazilian and South Africa navies was held at Port Gqeberha (also known as Port Elizabeth), South Africa from 10 to 12 Oct 22. The Indian Navy was represented in it by the guided missile frigate, INS Tarkash, a Chetak helicopter and MARCOS special forces.
• Saudi Naval Forces Lay the Main Keel of "His Majesty King Fahd's ship" in Wisconsin, USA SPA 14 Oct 2022 -- Royal Saudi Naval Forces (RSNF) celebrated the laying ceremony of the main keel of the second ship of the "Tuwaiq Project", which was officially named "His Majesty King Fahd's Ship", in Marinette, Wisconsin, USA.
• Resilience against Hybrid Interference through Cooperation and Unity Czech Republic Ministry of Defence & Armed Forces 14 Oct 2022 -- Hybrid interference is a complex issue that calls for a joint and strong response. That was the key takeaway from the discussions at the conference named Strengthening Resilience and Countering Hybrid Interference.
• VOA Interview: John Kirby VOA 14 Oct 2022 -- VOA Persian Service correspondent Farhad Pouladi spoke with U.S. National Security Council spokesman John Kirby about Iranian protests and the stalled diplomatic process on the Iran nuclear deal, the latest on the war in Ukraine, and the Biden administration's plan to deal with Saudi Arabia following the decision by OPEC+ to cut oil production targets.
• Joint Statement: 2022 U.S.-Mexico High-Level Security Dialogue The White House 14 Oct 2022
• Joint Statement on the 2nd Annual U.S.- ROK Democratic Governance Consultations US Dept. of State 14 Oct 2022 -- On October 13, the United States and the Republic of Korea (ROK) held the 2nd annual U.S.-ROK Democratic Governance Consultations in Washington, DC.
• Deputy Secretary Sherman's Meeting with Australian Minister for Defence Industry, Minister for International Development and the Pacific Conroy US Dept. of State 14 Oct 2022
• Readout of National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan's Meeting with Tomas Pojar, National Security Advisor to the Prime Minister of the Czech Republic The White House 14 Oct 2022
• Readout of Homeland Security Advisor Dr. Liz Sherwood-Randall's Visit to Qatar The White House 14 Oct 2022
• Press Gaggle by Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre En Route Portland, Oregon The White House 14 Oct 2022
• Department Press Briefing - October 14, 2022 US Dept. of State 14 Oct 2022

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• 14 October 2022 - Daily Press Briefing by the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General United Nations 14 Oct 2022
• 14 October 2022 - Daily Press Briefing by the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General United Nations 14 Oct 2022
• China's assertive attitude in South China Sea unlikely to change after Party Congress Radio Free Asia 14 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 has 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.
• HTS terrorists seize Afrin city amid intense fighting among rival militants in northwestern Syria Press TV 14 Oct 2022 -- Intense fighting among rival foreign-sponsored Takfiri militant groups in the restive northwestern part of Syria has provided the Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) terrorists with the opportunity to wrest control over the predominantly Kurdish city of Afrin in Aleppo province, which had been held by Turkish-backed forces.
• Putin Rejects Macron's Criticism Of Russia's Role In South Caucasus As 'Unacceptable' RFE/RL 14 Oct 2022 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin has brushed off comments from French counterpart Emmanuel Macron that Moscow was destabilizing the peace process between Armenia and Azerbaijan.
• Putin slams 'unacceptable' Karabakh remarks from French leader Press TV 14 Oct 2022 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin has slammed "unacceptable" comments from French leader Emmanuel Macron concerning Moscow's role in the decades-long conflict between Azerbaijan and Armenia over the Nagorno-Karabakh region.
• Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's opening remarks at a meeting with Foreign Minister of Azerbaijan Jeyhun Bayramov and Foreign Minister of Armenia Ararat Mirzoyan, Astana, October 14, 2022 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 14 Oct 2022
• Western Sahel Conflict Sees Dramatic Rise in Year-Over-Year Deaths VOA 14 Oct 2022 -- Backers of Burkina Faso's latest coup cited the military's failure to stem a deadly Islamist insurgency that is spreading across the Sahel and has displaced millions of people. A new analysis shows more civilians died in the Western Sahel conflict during the first half of 2022 than in all of 2021.
• Intensifying Military Operations in Northern Ethiopia US Dept. of State 14 Oct 2022 -- The United States is deeply concerned over reports of increasing violence, loss of life, indiscriminate targeting of civilians, and destruction in the conflict in northern Ethiopia, particularly around Shire in the Tigray region.

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• Committee Subpoenas Trump to Testify About His Role in 2021 US Capitol Riot VOA 14 Oct 2022 -- The congressional panel investigating the riot at the U.S. Capitol on January 6 of last year unanimously voted Thursday to subpoena former President Donald Trump to testify about his role in stoking the violence and his weeks-long efforts to upend his loss in the 2020 election.
• US House Jan. 6 committee votes to subpoena Trump Press TV 14 Oct 2022 -- The US House of Representatives committee probing the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the Capitol has decided to subpoena former president Donald Trump.
• Honduran National Indicted for International Cocaine Trafficking Extradited from Honduras to the United States US Dept. of Justice 14 Oct 2022 -- An indictment was unsealed today charging Norlan Jose Carrasco Lopez, aka Catracho, a Honduran national, with international cocaine trafficking. He is scheduled to appear in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia on Oct. 17.
• Remarks by Assistant Secretary for Terrorist Financing and Financial Crimes Elizabeth Rosenberg at the Union of Arab Banks US Treasury 14 Oct 2022
• Even with CHIPS Act, U.S. industry could take 'years' to catch up Radio Free Asia 14 Oct 2022 -- It could take five years for manufacturing facilities subsidized under the Biden administration's $280 billion CHIPS Act to come online, with tens of thousands of new specialist engineers needed before the U.S. domestic semiconductor industry catches up with Asia, experts and officials say.
• Vladimir Putin answered media questions President of Russia 14 Oct 2022 -- In conclusion of his working visit to Kazakhstan, the President answered journalists' questions.
• Russia-Central Asia Summit President of Russia 14 Oct 2022 -- Vladimir Putin took part in a meeting of heads of state, participants in the first Russia-Central Asia Summit.
• Meeting of the CIS Heads of State Council President of Russia 14 Oct 2022 -- Vladimir Putin took part in a meeting of the Council of Heads of State of the Commonwealth of Independent States.
• READOUT: Deputy Secretary of the Treasury Wally Adeyemo's Meeting of Countries Imposing Economic Restrictions on Russia US Treasury 14 Oct 2022 -- Top officials representing ministries of finance and other government agencies from 33 countries met at the U.S. Department of the Treasury today to discuss the effects of international sanctions and export controls on Russia's military-industrial complex and critical defense supply chains. All countries in attendance have implemented sanctions and/or export controls on Russia for its brutal war against Ukraine.
• Remarks by Deputy Secretary Wally Adeyemo at Meeting of Countries Imposing Economic Restrictions on Russia US Treasury 14 Oct 2022
• China's Xi Poised to Triumph at 20th Party Congress VOA 14 Oct 2022 -- The Chinese Communist Party will hold its most important meeting starting Sunday. And with the party exerting exclusive control over the world's most populous nation and second-biggest economy, it's a big deal.
• Xi to consolidate power, keep Taiwan at top of PRC agenda: Analysts CNA 14 Oct 2022 -- Chinese President Xi Jinping (習近平) will maintain a tough stance on Taiwan and possibly increase the urgency with which the issue is dealt as he consolidates power in an unprecedented third term, analysts said recently.
• Chinese leader Xi Jinping's third term looks certain, but will he share power? Radio Free Asia 14 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.
• Ten years under Xi Jinping: the 'chilling' effect on China's civil society groups Radio Free Asia 14 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.
• Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Mao Ning's Regular Press Conference on October 14, 2022 PRC MofA 14 Oct 2022
• China Party Congress: What Would Xi Third Term Mean for Africa? VOA 14 Oct 2022 -- Under President Xi Jinping, China's engagement with Africa reached new heights, economically and diplomatically.
• 'Who's Xi?' What Do South Africans Really Know About China's Leader? VOA 14 Oct 2022 -- During his more than nine-year-long tenure Xi Jinping, who looks set to take on a third term as head of China's Communist Party at its party congress this week, has emphasized the importance of China-Africa relations.
• PayPal Terminates Hong Kong Account of Pro-Democracy Group VOA 14 Oct 2022 -- One of Hong Kong's last remaining pro-democracy activist groups has had its account with online payments processor PayPal terminated.
• China's rollout of 5G base stations in Xinjiang will boost surveillance, experts say Radio Free Asia 14 Oct 2022 -- China's rollout of thousands of 5G base stations throughout its far-western Xinjiang region has raised suspicions that the technology will not be used for economic development but for enhanced digital surveillance of Uyghurs and other Muslims, experts say.
• Kenya Denies It Defaulted on Debt to China VOA 14 Oct 2022 -- The Kenyan government has denied media reports that Chinese banks have fined the country $11 million for failing to pay back loans used to finance a major railway. Kenya's ministry of finance, Ukur Yatani, said Thursday the country never defaulted on any of its creditors.
• Beijing banner protester lauded as China's new Tank Man, or 'Bridge Man' Radio Free Asia 14 Oct 2022 -- A protester who hung two protest banners--one of which called for the removal of Chinese leader Xi Jinping -- on a Beijing overpass on the eve of the ruling Chinese Communist Party (CCP)'s 20th National Congress is being hailed as a hero on social media, as authorities blocked two rock songs being used overseas to sing his praises.
• Symbolic U.S. gestures on Taiwan increasing chance of war: U.S. analysis CNA 14 Oct 2022 -- American officials should avoid "symbolic political gestures" that seem to support Taiwan but erode Beijing's confidence in the U.S.' "one-China policy," increasing the chance of a Taiwan Strait conflict, U.S. China experts said in a recent analysis.
• U.S. reaffirms support for Taiwan's self-defense in security report CNA 13 Oct 2022 -- The United States reaffirmed its commitment to support the maintenance of Taiwan's self-defense capabilities, in a report outlining Washington's security and foreign policy priorities published Wednesday.
• Canada deports more than 200 North Korean escapees who took South Korean citizenship Radio Free Asia 14 Oct 2022 -- Canada has deported 242 North Korean escapees since 2018, and is in the process of sending home 512 more, after finding that many had gained South Korean citizenship before coming to Canada, RFA has learned from two Canadian government agencies.
• North Korea ballistic missile launch: FCDO statement UK FCDO 14 Oct 2022 -- A Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office spokesperson statement on North Korea's ballistic missile launch on 14 October.
• Secretary Blinken's Meeting with Human Rights Defenders on Women and Human Rights in Iran US Dept. of State 14 Oct 2022
• Enemies suffered defeat in recent riots thanks to Iranian people's resistance, patience: President Raeisi Press TV 14 Oct 2022 -- President Ebrahim Raeisi has lauded the resistance and patience of the Iranian people during the recent nationwide riots, which came after the death of a young woman in a police station, saying enemies bear grudges against the Iranian nation for the stunning progress it has managed to make in various fields.
• Ayatollah Khamenei says unipolar world order losing legitimacy, calls for Muslim unity Press TV 14 Oct 2022 -- Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei says the unipolar world order in which one or two states impose their will on other countries is no longer accepted.
• Some rioters funded by foreign states, received cash every 15 minutes: Iran's interior minister Press TV 14 Oct 2022 -- Iranian Interior Minister Ahmad Vahidi, in reference to the role of Western countries in provoking riots across Iran, says some of the rioters had been receiving money in their bank accounts every 15 minutes.
• Amnesty Says At Least 23 Children Killed In Iran During Brutal Crackdown Protests RFE/RL 14 Oct 2022 -- Amnesty International says that at least 23 children are among the hundreds of people killed in Iran in widespread protests sparked by last month's death of a young woman arrested by the morality police over how she was wearing a headscarf.
• Secretary Antony J. Blinken Before Meeting with Civil Society Activists on Women's Rights and Human Rights in Iran US Dept. of State 14 Oct 2022
• Iran's Baluchistan Under Lockdown, Blackout In Wake Of 'Bloody Friday' RFE/RL 14 Oct 2022 -- As scattered anti-government and anti-hijab protests continue across Iran, members of one beleaguered ethnic and religious minority who joined in the demonstrations are still assessing the toll from "Bloody Friday."
• Malaysia's upcoming elections could cost Myanmar's NUG one of its biggest allies Radio Free Asia 14 Oct 2022 -- Malaysia's upcoming election could cost the Myanmar shadow government one of its biggest allies - Malaysian Foreign Minister Saifuddin Abdullah.
• A Decade After Malala Yousafzai Was Shot, The Pakistani Taliban Is Returning To Her Native Swat Valley RFE/RL Gandhara 14 Oct 2022 -- Ten years ago this month, Pakistani schoolgirl Malala Yousafzai, then 15, was shot in the head on her school bus by the Tehrik-e Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militant group.
• Former Chief Justice Among 4 Killed in Insurgent Attacks in Pakistan VOA 14 Oct 2022 -- A roadside bombing and a separate gun attack Friday in southwestern Pakistan killed at least four people, including a former chief justice.
• White House: Saudis pushed OPEC+ nations into crude oil production cut Press TV 14 Oct 2022 -- The White House has asserted that Saudi Arabia pushed member states of the oil cartel Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and its allies, including Russia, into a recent crude production cut.
• Türkiye: Concern mounts over human rights implications of 'disinformation bill' UN News 14 Oct 2022 -- The UN human rights office (OHCHR) expressed growing concern on Friday over the adoption by Turkiye's Parliament of a package of amendments to various laws "that risk curtailing freedom of expression" in the country.
• Turkish Lawmakers Adopt New Disinformation Law VOA 14 Oct 2022 -- Turkey's parliament has adopted a new law that carries prison terms of up to three years for spreading "disinformation" online.
• PM press conference opening remarks: 14 October 2022 Gov.UK 14 Oct 2022
• Recount Begins In Bosnian Serbs' Elections For President, Vice President RFE/RL 14 Oct 2022 -- A recount of ballots cast for president and two vice presidents in Republika Srpska during the recent general election in Bosnia-Herzegovina has begun.
• Cameroon, Chad Say Border River Floods Displace 100,000 VOA 14 Oct 2022 -- Officials in Cameroon and Chad say heavy rainfall this week caused the Logone river, which forms their border, to overflow, displacing more than 100,000 people and leaving 70,000 homeless. Cameroonian officials brought assistance to flood victims, who say more help is needed.
• 'Catastrophic' hunger recorded in Haiti for first time, UN warns UN News 14 Oct 2022 -- An unrelenting series of crises has trapped vulnerable Haitians in a cycle of growing desperation, without access to food, fuel, markets, jobs and public services, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) warned on Friday.
• Catastrophic hunger levels recorded for the first time in Haiti WFP 14 Oct 2022 -- An unrelenting series of crises has trapped vulnerable Haitians in a cycle of growing desperation, without access to food, fuel, markets, jobs and public services, bringing the country to a standstill, warn the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP). Hunger has reached Catastrophic levels, or the highest level, 5 on the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC), in Cité Soleil, an urban neighborhood in Port-au-Price, Haiti.