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• USS Jackson (LCS 6) Returns from Initial Deployment US Navy 15 Oct 2022 -- Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Jackson (LCS 6) returned to Naval Base San Diego following its first deployment, Oct. 15.
• US to send Ukraine $725 million in new military aid Press TV 15 Oct 2022 -- The US will ship to Ukraine $725 million more in military assistance, the country's Departments of State and Defense have announced, citing Russia's recent retaliatory strikes on Ukrainian targets.
• U.S. Announces New Military Assistance To Ukraine Worth $725 Million RFE/RL 15 Oct 2022 -- The U.S. government has announced further arms deliveries to Ukraine worth a total of $725 million.
• Iran gives "no weapons" to the sides involved in Ukraine war IRNA 15 Oct 2022 -- Iran's Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian has announced the country has not given and will not give any weapons to the sides involved in the war in Ukraine.
• Tehran has not sent arms to either parties involved in Ukraine war: Iranian FM Press TV 15 Oct 2022 -- Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian says the Islamic Republic has not dispatched arms to either of the parties involved in the Ukraine war, reiterating the need for a political solution to the months-long conflict.
• Iran Denies Providing Russia With Drones For Attacks Against Ukraine RFE/RL 15 Oct 2022 -- Iran has once again rejected allegations that it has supplied Russia with weapons to be used in the war in Ukraine, its Foreign Ministry said on October 15.
• US warns of sanctions against suppliers of ammunition to Russia Press TV 15 Oct 2022 -- The United States has said it can slap sanctions on individuals, countries and companies that provide ammunition to Russia or support what it calls the Russian military-industrial complex, as Washington deepens its involvement in the Ukraine conflict.
• Eleven Dead, 15 Wounded In Shooting At Russian Military Training Facility RFE/RL 15 Oct 2022 -- At least 11 people were killed and 15 wounded on October 15 at a military training ground in the Belgorod region of Russia when two attackers opened fire on a group of volunteers, the Russian Defense Ministry said.
• First Russian troops arrive for joint force in Belarus: Ministry Press TV 15 Oct 2022 -- The first group of Russian soldiers have arrived in Belarus to take part in a new joint force with the host country's troops to "strengthen the protection and defense of the border" with Ukraine.
• Amid Mobilization Rumors For Putin's War Next Door, Belarusian Mothers Scramble To 'Hide The Children' RFE/RL 15 Oct 2022 -- When tens of thousands of Russian troops poured across the border into Ukraine at the start of Russia's unprovoked invasion in late February, including from Belarus, Alena felt more than just fear.
• India stands for open & rule-based maritime borders in Indo-Pacific: Raksha Mantri during 18th Heads of Asian Coast Guard Agencies Meeting in New Delhi India PIB 15 Oct 2022 -- Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh has reaffirmed India's resolve for open, free and rule-based maritime borders in the Indo-Pacific region. He was delivering the inaugural address at 18th Heads of Asian Coast Guard Agencies Meeting (HACGAM) in New Delhi on October 15, 2022. The Raksha Mantri asserted that India, throughout history, has been a peace loving society which has never invaded a foreign land and has always respected universal human values & territorial integrity of other countries, while treating them as equal partners. He stressed that oceanic space should be respected as a global common for the benefit of all humanity in an environmentally sustainable way.
• Self-reliance & secured borders key to a powerful 'New India'; Groundwork laid, says Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh at an event in New Delhi India PIB 15 Oct 2022 -- "Self-reliance & secured borders are central to making India a powerful nation," said Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh at an event in New Delhi on October 15, 2022. The Raksha Mantri, in his address, echoed the Government's unwavering resolve to transform India into one of the most powerful nations by 2047, asserting that Ministry of Defence (MoD) is leaving no stone unturned to achieve Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi's vision of 'Aatmanirbhar Bharat'.
• Defense minister says Iran's electronics industry is at global scale IRNA 15 Oct 2022 -- Spokesman of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) Behrouz Kamalvandi said on Saturday that the enemies of Iran, that have been seeking to deal a blow to the country's nuclear industry, have no choice but diplomacy.
• Pakistan Pushes Back At Biden Comment Questioning Country's Nuclear Safety, Summons Ambassador RFE/RL Gandhara 15 Oct 2022 -- Pakistan summoned the U.S. ambassador on October 15 after President Joe Biden described Pakistan as "maybe one of the most dangerous nations in the world" and questioned the safety of its nuclear weapons.
• Pakistan summons US ambassador over Biden's nuclear remarks Press TV 15 Oct 2022 -- Pakistan has summoned the American ambassador to Islamabad for an official demarche on US President Joe Biden's remarks on the country's nuclear weapons.
• Pakistan Protests Biden Comment Questioning Safety of Its Nuclear Weapons VOA 15 Oct 2022 -- Pakistan said Saturday that it had formally protested to the United States over remarks by President Joe Biden questioning the safety of Islamabad's nuclear weapons.
• Senators call for halting arms sales to Riyadh, pulling US weaponry out of Saudi Arabia Press TV 15 Oct 2022 -- US senators have called for a halt to sales of American weaponry to Riyadh, and pulled out what arms were already there to "right-size [the] relationship with Saudi Arabia."
• Saudi Arabia's RSAF Deputy Commander Meets Chief of Staff of Tunisian Air Force SPA 15 Oct 2022 -- Currently on a visit to Tunisia, the deputy commander of the Royal Saudi Air Force (RSAF) of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Major General Pilot Talal Al-Ghamdi, met here yesterday with the Chief of Staff of Tunisian Air Force Major General Mohamed Al-Hajjam.
• UK Defense Chief Could Resign If New Chancellor Refuses to Boost Military Spending Sputnik 15 Oct 2022 -- UK Defense Secretary Ben Wallace could resign if new Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt decides against increasing military spending, Sky News reported on Saturday, citing sources.
• Remarks by President Biden in Press Gaggle The White House 15 Oct 2022

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• Iran FM urges Iraq's Kurdistan to counter terrorist, apartheid groups based in semi-autonomous region Press TV 15 Oct 2022 -- Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian says the Iraqi government and the Kurdistan Regional Government must shoulder their full responsibility and counter terrorist and apartheid groups based in Iraq's semi-autonomous Kurdistan region.
• Sudan and Ethiopia Resolve to Find Peaceful Resolution to Border Crisis Sputnik 15 Oct 2022 -- The border dispute between the two African nations reignited earlier this year with multiple confrontations. Ethiopia is suffering from a violent internal conflict between the federal government and the rebelling state of Tigray.
• Ethiopia: UN chief 'gravely concerned' by escalation in fighting across Tigray UN News 15 Oct 2022 -- The UN Secretary-General issued a statement on Saturday expressing grave concern over the escalation of fighting in the Tigray region of Ethiopia, where Government troops and separatist forces have been locked in conflict since November 2020.

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• Bulgarian Government Hit By Cyberattack Blamed On Russian Hacking Group RFE/RL 15 Oct 2022 -- The websites of the Bulgarian presidency and several other government ministries were the target of a large-scale cyberattack, the Prosecutor-General's Office said on October 15, blaming Russian hackers.
• Tajik President's Demand For 'Respect' From Putin Viewed Millions Of Times On YouTube RFE/RL 15 Oct 2022 -- A video of Tajik President Emomali Rahmon complaining to Russian President Vladimir Putin about his lack of respect for the countries of Central Asia that were once part of the Soviet Union has struck a nerve on social media, where it has been viewed millions of times.
• Key agenda set for 20th CPC National Congress; CPC Constitution amendment to incorporate major theoretical views, strategic thinking Global Times 15 Oct 2022 -- Xi Jinping presided over a preparatory meeting for the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC) held Saturday afternoon at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, and on the same day at a press conference for the upcoming CPC National Congress, a spokesperson said all preparations for the congress were complete.
• Presidium of 20th CPC National Congress holds its first meeting - Xi Jinping delivers speech PRC MofA 15 Oct 2022 -- The presidium of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC) held its first meeting at the Great Hall of the People on the afternoon of October 15. 
• Xi Jinping presides over preparatory meeting for 20th CPC National Congress PRC MofA 15 Oct 2022 -- Xi Jinping presided over a preparatory meeting for the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on the afternoon of October 15.
• 'The dawn is ahead and persistence is victory,' Party Congress Spokesperson explains nation's COVID policy Global Times 15 Oct 2022 -- "We firmly believe that the dawn is ahead and persistence is victory," Sun Yeli, spokesperson for the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC), said about China's dynamic zero-COVID policy at a press conference on Saturday.
• China successfully launches new remote sensing satellite PLA Daily 15 Oct 2022 -- China sent a new remote sensing satellite into space from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in the southwestern province of Sichuan.
• Elderly suicide rates mar Chinese leader Xi Jinping's 'victory' over rural poverty Radio Free Asia 15 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, intellectuals, and civil society.
• Peaceful means first choice to resolve Taiwan question; provocations of external forces, separatists from island damage prospect: spokesperson Global Times 15 Oct 2022 -- To realize national reunification through peaceful means is our first choice to resolve the Taiwan question while non-peaceful means will remain the last resort to guard against external interference and separatist activities, Sun Yeli, spokesperson for the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC), said at a press conference on Saturday.
• China says it reserves right to use force over Taiwan Press TV 15 Oct 2022 -- China says it would exert all efforts to unify Chinese Taipei (Taiwan) with the mainland peacefully, but it would not rule out the use of force against foreign meddlers and pro- independence forces of the self-ruled island.
• Unrest Breaks Out At Iran's Notorious Evin Prison; Officials Say Calm Restored RFE/RL 15 Oct 2022 -- Officials say calm has been restored at Tehran's notorious Evin prison after a fire broke out and shooting was heard amid weeks of protests and nationwide unrest over the death of a 22-year-old woman while in police custody for allegedly wearing a hijab improperly.
• Biden Calls On Iran To End Violence Against Its Own Citizens, Says He Was 'Stunned' By Protests RFE/RL 15 Oct 2022 -- U.S. President Joe Biden has called on Iranian leaders to end the violence against their own citizens who have taken part in antiestablishment protests in past weeks triggered by the death of a young woman following her arrest by the morality police in Tehran.
• Scattered Antiestablishment Protests Reported In Several Iranian Cities RFE/RL 15 Oct 2022 -- Scattered protests are being reported in several cities across Iran where protesters have taken to the streets while chanting antiestablishment slogans, according to amateur videos posted online.
• Iran not land of colorful or velvet coup d'états: FM ISNA 15 Oct 2022 -- Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian held a phone conversation with EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell over the latest developments in the sanctions removal talks, Tehran's bilateral ties with the EU and the recent issues in Iran.
• AEOI spokesman says enemy has no choice but diplomacy IRNA 15 Oct 2022 -- Spokesman of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) Behrouz Kamalvandi said on Saturday that the enemies of Iran, that have been seeking to deal a blow to the country's nuclear industry, have no choice but diplomacy.
• Iran's nuclear industry invincible, no option left for enemies but diplomacy: AEOI spokesman Press TV 15 Oct 2022 -- The spokesman for the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) says the country's nuclear industry is completely impervious to attempts to undermine it, stressing that enemies have no option but to pursue diplomacy vis-à-vis the Iranian nuclear issue.
• Iran says it has revived oil swap deal with Kazakhstan after 10 years Press TV 15 Oct 2022 -- Iran has agreed to resume an oil swap deal with Kazakhstan some 10 years after the deal stalled due to technical and political problems.
• Iraqi Sadrist movement says it firmly refuses to join new government Press TV 15 Oct 2022 -- Iraq's Sadrist movement has announced its refusal to participate in a new government being formed by prime minister-designate Mohammad Shia al-Sudani.
• Tunisia's rival opposition groups rally against president Press TV 15 Oct 2022 -- Thousands of Tunisians have taken to the streets to protest against President Kais Saied, accusing him of economic mismanagement amid fuel and food shortages in the North African nation.
• Mercurial and combative Solomon Islands leader reaps benefits where he may Radio Free Asia 15 Oct 2022 -- Solomon Islands Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare has maneuvered himself to the center of U.S.-China rivalry in the Pacific, stirring debate about his aims.
• Sudanese Leader Says Consensus Between Political Forces in Sight Sputnik 15 Oct 2022 -- The head of Sudan's Sovereignty Council and the country's de-facto leader Gen. Abdel Fattah Burhan said on Saturday that political forces in the African nation are close to reaching agreement and forming a new government.
• Egypt: East Med Can Meet Europe's Gas Needs if Investments Made VOA 15 Oct 2022 -- Egypt's energy minister says gas supplies in the Mediterranean region are probably sufficient to meet Europe's need if investments are made to exploit gas fields in the area.