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• General Says Transcom Effectively Delivering Security Assistance to Ukraine DoD News 17 Oct 2022 -- U.S. Transportation Command's mission is to deliver manpower, materiel and humanitarian assistance globally by land, sea and air at speed and scale during peacetime as well as war and that is on full display with efficient and effective security assistance aid flowing to Ukraine, said its commander.

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• US, French air forces invest in partnership, strengthen C2 training US Air Force 17 Oct 2022 -- The 505th Command and Control Wing and members of the French air force recently exchanged ideas and views on air operations training during a visit to the Center of Analysis and Simulation for the Preparation of Air Operations, or CASPOA, Lyon, France.
• DAF releases annual acquisition report US Air Force 17 Oct 2022 -- The Department of the Air Force released its Fiscal Year 2021 Acquisition Report Oct. 14, which reviews the overall management of more than 50 of the largest acquisition programs.
• USS Benfold Participates in Resolute Dragon 2022 US Navy 17 Oct 2022 -- The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Benfold (DDG 65), supported U.S. Marines and members of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) during exercise Resolute Dragon 22, Oct. 10-13.
• U.S. Navy Supports Australia's Indo-Pacific Deployment Alongside Canada, Japan in the South China Sea US Navy 17 Oct 2022 -- Maritime forces from Canada, Japan, and the United States concluded exercises in the South China Sea in support of Royal Australian Navy forces, Oct. 17.
• NATO kicks off nuclear drills amid tensions with Russia over Ukraine Press TV 17 Oct 2022 -- NATO has begun its long-planned annual nuclear exercises in northwestern Europe amid simmering tensions with Russia over the ongoing war in Ukraine.
• NATO Holds 'Routine' Nuclear Deterrence Drill Amid Russia Tensions RFE/RL 17 Oct 2022 -- NATO has started its regular nuclear deterrence exercises in Western Europe amid soaring tensions with Russia prompted by President Vladimir Putin's veiled nuclear threats in the face of Moscow's military setbacks in Ukraine.
• Tension flares between US-led NATO-China over Ukraine conflict Press TV 17 Oct 2022 -- A senior US-led NATO official has accused China of failing to denounce Russia's role in the Ukraine conflict and to follow the lead of Western countries vis-à-vis the months-long crisis in eastern Europe.
• Instructions following plane crash in Yeisk President of Russia 17 Oct 2022
• At Least Four Dead, Six Missing After Military Jet Crashes Near Russian Apartment Building RFE/RL 17 Oct 2022 -- Emergency services in the Russian city of Yeisk say at least four people were killed and six remain missing in the crash of a Russian military jet on October 17 near a residential building, engulfing the high-rise in flames.
• Su-34 Jet Crashes Next to Residential Building in Russia's Krasnodar Region Sputnik 17 Oct 2022 -- A Su-34 fighter-bombers crashed into a residential apartment building in the resort town of Yeysk, southern Russia on Monday evening.
• Russian Warplane Crashes in Russian City of Yeysk, Killing 4 VOA 17 Oct 2022 -- A Russian warplane has crashed into a residential area in the Russian port city of Yeysk, causing a massive fire at an apartment building and killing four people.
• Amid A Chaotic Call-Up, Some Russian Draftees Are Returning Home In Body Bags. Now Putin Says Mobilization Is Ending RFE/RL 17 Oct 2022 -- As Russian President Vladimir Putin's unpopular mobilization drive extends into its fourth week, body bags containing the remains of draftees have begun to arrive back home, compounding fear and disgruntlement among citizens over a process that has appeared disorganized and arbitrary.
• Moscow Mayor Says Mobilization In Russian Capital Is Over RFE/RL 17 Oct 2022 -- Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin has announced that the military mobilization for the war in Ukraine is over for the Russian capital region.
• Dushanbe Probes Reports That Tajik Nationals Were Involved In Deadly Russia Shooting RFE/RL 17 Oct 2022 -- Tajik authorities are investigating media reports that say at least two Tajik nationals were involved in a shooting spree at a military training base in Russia over the weekend that left at least 11 Russian men dead and at least 15 wounded.
• Deputy Minister Blažkovec in the NATO Defence Ministerial: Aid to Ukraine must continue Czech Republic Ministry of Defence & Armed Forces 17 Oct 2022 -- Brussels hosted a two-day meeting of NATO Defence Ministers. Minister Jana Černochová was represented by Deputy Minister Daniel Blažkovec. The main topics of the discussion were the provision of aid to Ukraine and the Allies' preparedness to provide the security of the citizens of the Alliance against all threats. The Czech Republic, along with 13 other Allies, joined the intention to strengthen air defence systems in Europe.
• Ukraine: EU sets up a military assistance mission to further support the Ukrainian Armed Forces EC/CEU 17 Oct 2022 -- The Council today agreed to set up a Military Assistance Mission in support of Ukraine (EUMAM Ukraine). The aim of the mission is to contribute to enhancing the military capability of Ukraine's Armed Forces to effectively conduct military operations, in order to allow Ukraine to defend its territorial integrity within its internationally recognised borders, effectively exercise its sovereignty and protect civilians.
• EU Greenlights Training Mission for Ukraine Troops, New Military Aid Package Sputnik 17 Oct 2022 -- Even though EU member states have repeatedly claimed that they have no intention to send troops to Ukraine, thus becoming a party to the conflict, they have been sending military instructors and pumping the Eastern European country with billions in weapons.
• EU to ramp up military training of Ukrainian troops, supply more weapons to Kiev Press TV 17 Oct 2022 -- The European Union plans to ramp up its military support of Ukraine by launching what it describes as a "mission" to train 15,000 Ukrainian troops as well as providing 500 million euros in more advanced weaponry.
• Senior Military Official Holds a Background Briefing on Ukraine DoD 17 Oct 2022
• Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh holds bilateral meetings with his counterparts from Mauritania, Central African Republic, Gambia, Ghana, Ethiopia and Cabo Verde in Gandhinagar, Gujarat India PIB 17 Oct 2022 -- Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh, on October 17, 2022, held bilateral meetings with his counterparts from AFRICA who are attending the India-Africa Defence Dialogue and the DefExpo in Gandhinagar, Gujarat.
• Government has adopted a holistic approach to strengthen national security; India well equipped to deal with all challenges: Raksha Mantri during convocation ceremony of Rashtriya Raksha University in Gandhinagar, Gujarat India PIB 17 Oct 2022 -- "Government has adopted a holistic approach to strengthen all aspects of national security," said Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh during the convocation ceremony of Rashtriya Raksha University (RRU) in Gandhinagar, Gujarat on October 17, 2022.
• AK-203 Rifle Production in India to Start By End of Year: Russia's Arms Exporter Sputnik 17 Oct 2022 -- The international defense exhibition DefExpo India-2022 will be held from October 18 to 22 in Gandhinagar. Rosoboronexport is participating in the exhibition as co-founder of the Russian-Indian joint venture Indo-Russian Rifles Private Limited, founded for the production of Kalashnikov assault rifles in India.
• IRGC drills sending message Iran is ready for self-defense: Envoy IRNA 17 Oct 2022 -- Iran's ambassador to Azerbaijan Republic Abbas Mousavi said that the ongoing military drills by the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps send the clear message that the country is ready to defend its borders and give a firm response to any threat by extra-regional countries.
• IRGC Ground Force drills kick off in Aras region IRNA 17 Oct 2022 -- The Ground Force of the Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) started massive military drills in East Azarbaijan Province, northwestern Iran.
• IRGC Ground Force kicks off large-scale military drill in northwestern Iran Press TV 17 Oct 2022 -- The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC)'s Ground Force has launched a large-scale military exercise in Iran's northwestern border regions with the participation of various units.
• Iran expands range of Bavar-373 defense system to 300 km: media People's Daily 17 Oct 2022 -- An Iranian commander said on Sunday that Iran has increased the operational range of the Bavar-373 surface-to-air missile defense system to 300 km, Tasnim news agency reported.
• S. Korea kicks off annual war games with US amid fears of N. Korean nuclear test Press TV 17 Oct 2022 -- South Korea's troops, joined by some US forces, kicked off the annual Hoguk war games on Monday to ramp up their ability to counter North Korea's nuclear and missile tests amid growing rivalry between the estranged neighbors.
• In Taiwan's 2023 defense budget, biggest chunk to go to personnel CNA 17 Oct 2022 -- The Ministry of National Defense (MND) has proposed a 13.9 percent hike in defense spending in 2023 to beef up Taiwan's defense capabilities, with the largest chunks going to personnel and logistics.
• Department Press Briefing - October 17, 2022 US Dept. of State 17 Oct 2022
• Remarks to the Press US Dept. of State 17 Oct 2022
• Press Briefing by Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre, October 17, 2022 The White House 17 Oct 2022

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• 17 October 2022 - Daily Press Briefing by the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General United Nations 17 Oct 2022
• Taliban Bar Women from Pursuing Certain University Subjects VOA 17 Oct 2022 -- The Taliban have imposed yet more restrictions on girls' education in Afghanistan as the group barred girls from choosing certain subjects in the country's national university entrance exam this year.
• Some 100 terrorists killed as Russian warplanes hit their positions in NW Syria Press TV 17 Oct 2022 -- The Russian Defense Ministry says the country's fighter jets have carried out airstrikes against the positions of foreign-sponsored Takfiri terrorist outfits in the militant-held northwestern flank of Syria, killing dozens of terrorists in the process.
• Clashes Resume in Flashpoint Town in Northwest Syria VOA 17 Oct 2022 -- Clashes have resumed in and around a town in northwest Syria, days after a powerful Islamist group captured it from Turkish-backed militias.
• Syria, Russia forces kill 20 Daesh terrorists in 'special operation': Tass Press TV 17 Oct 2022 -- Russian and Syrian forces have reportedly killed at least 20 members of the Daesh Takfiri terrorist group during a "special operation" conducted in the south of the Arab country.
• Junta attacks on a Sagaing region township leave 4 dead and destroy 500 houses Radio Free Asia 17 Oct 2022 -- Junta raids on villages in Sagaing region's Chaung-U township have left four people dead. Nearly 500 homes were torched in the attacks, according to locals.
• Israel approves construction of hundreds of new settler units in northern al-Quds Press TV 17 Oct 2022 -- In flagrant defiance of international outcry against settlement expansion and land grab policies in occupied Palestinian territories, Israeli authorities have approved plans for the construction of hundreds of new settler units in the northern part of al-Quds.
• Putin Agrees To Present Archive Maps To Help Solve Border Disputes Between Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan RFE/RL 17 Oct 2022 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin has agreed to provide Bishkek with archive Soviet-era maps to help resolve the ongoing dispute between Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan over segments of their border.
• India Rushing to Deploy Logistics Drones as Intel Suggests China Continuing Reinforcement Sputnik 17 Oct 2022 -- Last week, India and China were unable to make headway in a fresh round of negotiations, with the two sides underlining that more talks were needed to resolve the remaining issues along the Line of Actual Control (LAC).
• EU Officially Approves Dispatch of 40 Observers to Armenia-Azerbaijan Border Sputnik 17 Oct 2022 -- The European Union has decided to dispatch up to 40 observers along the Armenian side of the international border with Azerbaijan, the European Council said on Monday.
• 7 terrorists killed in counter-terror operations in Pakistan People's Daily 17 Oct 2022 -- Seven alleged terrorists were killed by security forces in two separate counter-terror operations in Pakistan during the last 24 hours, authorities said.
• UN Chief: Ethiopia's Tigray 'Spiraling out of Control' VOA 17 Oct 2022 -- The U.N. secretary-general warned Monday that the situation in northern Ethiopia is "spiraling out of control" and he sees no military solution to the conflict.
• Tigray: Fighting must end, urges Guterres, amid 'staggering' level of need UN News 17 Oct 2022 -- Fighting in the Tigray region of Ethiopia is "spiralling out of control", and there is no military solution to end nearly two years of brutal conflict which has left tens of thousands reportedly dead, while the "social fabric, is being ripped apart".
• Secretary-General's opening remarks to the press on Ethiopia UN Secretary-General 17 Oct 2022
• Regional Governor in Somalia Puts Bounty on al-Shabab Chiefs VOA 17 Oct 2022 -- A governor in central Somalia has announced rewards of up to $25,000 for anyone who kills an Islamist militant with the al-Shabab terrorist group.
• Nigerian Authorities Defend Decision to Burn Vessel Carrying Allegedly Stolen Oil VOA 17 Oct 2022 -- Nigeria's defense chief defended the destruction of a seized ship that was smuggling stolen oil, saying no investigation was needed. Critics say the military's burning of the ship last week destroyed vital evidence and accused the military of a cover-up.
• Cameroonians Protest Separatist Brutality, Seek Release of Abducted Clergy VOA 17 Oct 2022 -- Thousands of people protested Monday against separatist attacks and abductions at schools and churches. Demonstrators demanded to know the whereabouts of scores of people, including five Catholic priests, a nun, and two worshippers taken last month from a church on Cameroon's western border with Nigeria.
• Armenia-Azerbaijan: EU sets up monitoring capacity along the international borders EC/CEU 17 Oct 2022 -- The Council today decided to deploy up to 40 EU monitoring experts along the Armenian side of the international border with Azerbaijan with the objective of monitoring, analysing and reporting on the situation in the region.

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• Terrorist Designation of Al-Shabaab Leaders US Dept. of State 17 Oct 2022 -- The United States remains steadfast in our support of East African and African Union-led efforts to counter the threat from al-Shabaab, one of al-Qa'ida's most dangerous affiliates, which has killed thousands of people, including Americans, in Somalia and across East Africa.
• Treasury Designates al-Shabaab Financial Facilitators US Treasury 17 Oct 2022 -- Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury designated a network of al-Shabaab financial facilitators who hold leadership roles within al-Shabaab and act as key interlocutors between the group and local companies in Somalia. This network has engaged in weapons procurement, financial facilitation, and recruitment activities for al-Shabaab. In addition to being leaders within al-Shabaab, these facilitators have had direct contact with other previously designated al-Shabaab officials. These individuals are being designated pursuant to Executive Order (E.O.) 13224, as amended, which targets terrorist groups and their supporters. Concurrent with Treasury's designations, the U.S. Department of State designated five al-Shabaab leaders pursuant to E.O. 13224, as amended, for their leadership roles within al-Shabaab.
• US Seeks to Sap Al-Shabab Finances VOA 17 Oct 2022 -- The United States is expanding its fight against al-Qaida's affiliate in Somalia, adding a new, expansive round of sanctions to drone strikes and military advice from U.S. forces on the ground.
• Former San Diego Resident Sentenced to 20 Years for Funding ISIS Terrorist Activities in Syria US Dept. of Justice 17 Oct 2022 -- A Canadian national and former resident of San Diego, California, was sentenced in federal court today to 20 years in prison, followed by 36 months of supervised release, for conspiring with others to provide material support to terrorists engaged in violent activities such as murder, kidnapping and maiming of persons in Syria.
• ISIL/Da'esh and Al-Qaeda: EU restrictive measures prolonged for an additional year EC/CEU 17 Oct 2022 -- The Council adopted today a decision prolonging the restrictive measures against ISIL/Da'esh and Al-Qaeda and persons, groups, undertakings and entities associated with them for a further year, until 31 October 2023.
• Foreign Affairs Council: Press remarks by High Representative Josep Borrell after the meeting European External Action Service (EEAS) 17 Oct 2022
• Four Russians Caught Taking Pictures Illegally In Norway RFE/RL 17 Oct 2022 -- Four Russian citizens - three men and one woman - were arrested last week and placed in custody in Norway after they were seen taking photographs of objects that are subject to a ban on photography, Norwegian police said on October 17, without specifying what they had photographed.
• U.S., British Sanctions Implementation Authorities Aim To Deepen Russia Cooperation RFE/RL 17 Oct 2022 -- The United States and Britain will increase their cooperation on sanctions against Russia over its invasion of Ukraine, top officials for the two countries' sanctions authorities have said.
• Tbilisi May Change 'Liberal' Visa Regime For Russians, Georgian President Says RFE/RL 17 Oct 2022 -- Georgian President Salome Zurabishvili says her country may change its "liberal" visa regime for Russian citizens amid an unprecedented influx sparked by the Kremlin's mobilization of troops for the war against Ukraine.
• 'It's Time To Ignore' The Traps: Disinformation Expert Says Kremlin's 'Empty Threats' Have Paralyzed West RFE/RL 17 Oct 2022 -- A prominent Czech expert on disinformation and "hybrid threats" says that while the West spent years underestimating the danger emanating from Moscow, a resolute response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine and its "nuclear blackmail" could help reverse years of "paralysis" in the face of "empty threats" oft-repeated by the Kremlin.
• Press release on Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's meeting with Ambassador of the Syrian Arab Republic to Russia Riad Haddad Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 17 Oct 2022
• Party maps out path to progress People's Daily 17 Oct 2022
• How will CPC withstand 'dangerous storms' in the future? Global Times 17 Oct 2022 -- After delivering a report at Sunday's opening session of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC), Xi Jinping on Monday called on all Chinese people to stay united as "a piece of hard steel" under the CPC's leadership and pull together with one mind to power the giant ship of national rejuvenation through the winds and waves to reach its destination.
• Xi calls on Chinese to pull together with one mind to realize national rejuvenation People's Daily 17 Oct 2022 -- Xi Jinping on Monday called on all Chinese people to stay united as "a piece of hard steel" under the leadership of the Communist Party of China (CPC) and pull together with one mind to power the giant ship of national rejuvenation through the wind and waves to reach its destination.
• CPC vows to boost modernization People's Daily 17 Oct 2022 -- The Communist Party of China has vowed to comprehensively advance national rejuvenation through a Chinese path to modernization, a central task the Party laid out for the next five years and beyond at the 20th CPC National Congress, which opened in Beijing on Sunday.
• CPC charts course for Chinese modernization as key congress opens PLA Daily 17 Oct 2022 -- The Communist Party of China (CPC) on Sunday unveiled its blueprint for building a modern socialist China in all respects for the next five years and beyond as the 20th CPC National Congress opened.
• Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Wang Wenbin's Regular Press Conference on October 17, 2022 PRC MofA 17 Oct 2022
• Blinken 'Very Different China' Emerging Under Xi Jinping VOA 17 Oct 2022 -- U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said the People's Republic of China (PRC) poses a challenge to the United States national interests in the coming years but despite "the emergence of clearly adversarial aspects," there are also "cooperative aspects" in the bilateral relationship such as fighting climate change and promoting global health.
• Manchester police probe assault of peaceful protester inside Chinese consulate Radio Free Asia 17 Oct 2022 -- U.K. police are investigating the assault of a man who was dragged into the grounds of the Chinese Consulate in the city and beaten by a group of unidentified men amid an altercation about a ripped protest banner at the weekend.
• Major Chinese lenders extend more credit lines to support manufacturing sector, economic recovery Global Times 17 Oct 2022 -- Six major Chinese banks issued a combined 9.53 trillion yuan ($1.32 trillion) in loans in the first nine months of 2022, with Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC)'s outstanding loans to the manufacturing sector seeing a nearly 40-percent rise, amid a broader campaign to bolster the real economy, which has been disrupted by COVID-19 flare-ups.
• Xi's report provides 'fundamental guidelines' for HK, Macao work Global Times 17 Oct 2022 -- Xi Jinping's report to the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC), which kicked off on Sunday in Beijing, serves as a fundamental basis and guideline for work related to Hong Kong and Macao, and the One Country, Two Systems - a great innovation of socialism with Chinese characteristics - should be adhered to for a long time, officials and experts said.
• Shanghai police detain retired teacher who posted "Bridge Man" clips on Twitter Radio Free Asia 17 Oct 2022 -- Ripples of political dissent continued to appear in China in the wake of the "Bridge Man" protest against ruling Chinese Communist Party (CCP) leader Xi Jinping, who is on track to sweep aside term limits and rule for at least another five years at the ongoing party congress in Beijing.
• CPC charts course for modern socialist China in all respects Global Times 17 Oct 2022 -- The Communist Party of China (CPC) on Sunday unveiled its blueprint for building a modern socialist China in all respects for the next five years and beyond as the 20th CPC National Congress opened.
• China expounds indigenous way to achieve modernization, to navigate nation's economy toward fairer, innovative growth Global Times 17 Oct 2022 -- China on Sunday expounded the country's indigenous approach to achieving modernization, as the Communist Party of China (CPC) set its sights on leading national efforts to accelerate the creation of a new development pattern and pursue high-quality development.
• Xi says CPC achieves overwhelming victory over corruption, warns 'we must keep sounding the bugle and never rest' Global Times 17 Oct 2022 -- Declaring that the Communist Party of China (CPC) has achieved an overwhelming victory and fully consolidated the gains in its fight against corruption, Xi Jinping warned at the opening session of the 20th National Congress of the CPC that "as long as the breeding grounds and conditions for corruption still exist, we must keep sounding the bugle and never rest, not even for a minute, in our fight against corruption."
• Taiwan continues to reject reunification as China's leader makes it a priority Radio Free Asia 17 Oct 2022 -- Taiwan has responded to Chinese leader Xi Jinping's remarks at the 20th Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC), reiterating that Taiwanese people reject the policy of 'One Country, Two Systems' pursued by China.
• China unlikely to realize unification with Taiwan in 5 years: Analysis CNA 17 Oct 2022 -- Although Beijing is looking to make progress toward its goal of reunification with Taiwan, it is unlikely to complete "peaceful unification" or "forceful unification" in the next five years, a scholar said Sunday in the wake of a major speech by Chinese President Xi Jinping's (習近平) early that day.
• Taiwan, U.S. hope to come up with 'early harvest' list on trade deal by year-end CNA 17 Oct 2022 -- Taiwan hopes to reach consensus with the United States to come up with an "early harvest list" on a bilateral trade deal before the end of this year, the nation's deputy trade negotiator told lawmakers on Monday.
• Iran: EU sanctions perpetrators of serious human rights violations EC/CEU 17 Oct 2022 -- The Council today added eleven individuals and four entities to the list of those subject to restrictive measures in the context of the existing Iran human rights sanctions regime. This is in view of their role in the death of Mahsa Amini and the violent response to the recent demonstrations in Iran.
• Rights Groups Condemn Deadly Crackdown As Iranians Continue Protests RFE/RL 17 Oct 2022 -- More than three dozen human rights groups have condemned Tehran's deadly crackdown on protests over the death of a young women while in custody for "improperly" wearing a headscarf as Iranians showed no signs of backing down in unrest that has shaken the entire country.
• EU Hits Iranian Security Officials, Morality Police, With Sanctions RFE/RL 17 Oct 2022 -- The European Union has put sanctions on Iran's information minister, the country's "morality police," and other senior officials over the death of a young woman while in custody and the brutal crackdown on nationwide protests that have followed.
• Iran Prison Fire Death Toll Rises To Eight As Anti-Regime Protests Continue RFE/RL 17 Oct 2022 -- Iran's judiciary has raised the death toll for a fire at Tehran's notorious Evin prison, saying that at least eight prisoners were killed, as nationwide protests continue over the death in custody of a young woman arrested for improperly wearing a mandatory Islamic scarf.
• Iran FM calls EU sanctions 'unconstructive', says riots intolerable everywhere IRNA 17 Oct 2022 -- Iran's Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian said on Monday that rioting and damaging public property are not tolerated in any part of the world, with Iran being no exception.
• Foreign Ministry spokesman: Iran will soon impose reciprocal sanctions on European persons, entities Press TV 17 Oct 2022 -- Iran has strongly condemned the new sanctions imposed against a number of Iranian persons and entities by the European Union over the country's handling of recent riots, vowing reciprocal sanctions against European persons and entities.
• EU Sanctions Iran 'Morality Police' for Crackdown on Protesters VOA 17 Oct 2022 -- The European Union on Monday sanctioned officials of Iran's morality police and Tehran's information minister for their role in the Islamic Republic's violent crackdown on protesters demonstrating against the death of a young woman held by the morality police for failing to properly cover her hair with a hijab.
• Iran vows to take tit-for-tat action against Europe's 'meddling' in its domestic affairs Press TV 17 Oct 2022 -- Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesman has urged European countries to refrain from taking "meddlesome" actions, warning that Tehran would respond in kind to any interference in its domestic affairs.
• Killings and detentions of children in Iran must end, UN child rights committee urges UN News 17 Oct 2022 -- As the number of children reportedly killed by Iranian security forces in relation to ongoing protests rises to at least 23, the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child issued a statement on Monday condemning the killings, noting that hundreds more have been injured, detained and tortured during the Government crackdown.
• Iranian Activist Alleges Prisoners Were Shot at During Fire VOA 17 Oct 2022 -- A human rights activist in Iran told VOA's Persian service that according to her sources, authorities at Tehran's Evin prison shot at prisoners who were fleeing the fire and smoke during a deadly blaze there Saturday.
• Iran Judiciary chief: Fire in Evin Prison 'crime perpetrated by few of enemy's agents' Press TV 17 Oct 2022 -- Iranian Judiciary Chief Gholamhossein Mohseni-Ejei says the deadly fire incident in Tehran's Evin Prison was a "crime perpetrated by few of the enemy's agents."
• Iranian Authorities Say 'Hostile Agents' Behind Evin Prison Fire Sputnik 17 Oct 2022 -- The deadly fire at the Evin prison in the Iranian capital of Tehran was made possible by the cooperation of "hostile agents" with Israeli, British and US supervisors to organize unrest, Chief Justice of Iran Gholam Hossein Mohseni Ejei said on Monday.
• Biden meddles in Iran's state matters by supporting riots: Iranian spokesman People's Daily 17 Oct 2022 -- The Iranian foreign ministry said on Sunday that U.S. President Joe Biden meddled in Iran's "state matters" by supporting "riots" in the country, state-owned Press TV reported.
• Iranian nation will not stand idly by in face of US hostile acts, will take initiative: President Raeisi Press TV 17 Oct 2022 -- President Ebrahim Raeisi says the Iranian nation will not stand idly by in the face of US' hostile acts and will take the initiative against Washington's hostility.
• Sabotage team dismantled; 880 rioters arrested in Gilan: Iranian police IRNA 17 Oct 2022 -- Law enforcement officials in Iran's northern province of Gilan on Monday announced the arrest of 880 people in connection with the recent riots there.
• US State Department in Damage Control Over Biden's Remark on Pakistan's Nukes Sputnik 17 Oct 2022 -- The United States is confident in Pakistan's ability to secure its nuclear weapons, US State Department deputy spokesperson Vedant Patel said on Monday.
• Ousted Pakistan PM Khan Sweeps Key By-Election VOA 17 Oct 2022 -- Pakistan's deposed former Prime Minister Imran Khan has swept a key by-election, reinforcing his opposition party's call for the embattled coalition government to announce early general elections in the country.
• Khan Deals Blow To Ruling Coalition In Pakistan's By-Elections RFE/RL Gandhara 17 Oct 2022 -- The Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party of former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan has won all six seats that were contested in national assembly by-elections over the weekend, stunning Prime Minister Shebaz Sharif's ruling coalition.
• Imran Khan Makes Political Gains Across Pakistan, Gives Sharif Another 'Chance' to Hold Federal Vote Sputnik 17 Oct 2022 -- Asad Umar, secretary-general of opposition party PTI, told reporters at a press conference after midnight that the election results marked another "chance" for the Shehbaz Sharif government to hold a federal election which has been a key demand by the former premier.
• Pakistani Court Grants Pre-Arrest Bail to Imran Khan Over Prohibited Funding Case Sputnik 17 Oct 2022 -- Imran Khan and his political party Pakistan Tehreek-e Insaf (PTI) is facing charges of receiving prohibited funds from countries like the US, Canada, and the UK. A conviction over illegal funding could ban Khan and his party from participating in elections for up to five years.
• Pakistan at critical moment of recovery following floods: PM People's Daily 17 Oct 2022 -- Pakistan currently stands at a critical moment as it is embarking on a road to recovery in the aftermath of climate change-induced devastating floods, Pakistani Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif said in marking World Food Day.
• No Special Debt-Rescheduling Deal with China, Pakistan Finance Minister Says VOA 17 Oct 2022 -- Pakistani Finance Minister Ishaq Dar said he would not approach China any differently than he would other countries as his government seeks to reschedule debt, and he expressed confidence in Pakistan's ability to repay loans despite a struggling economy ravaged by devastating rains and floods.
• Striking Workers Bring Freight Rail and Ports to Standstill in South Africa VOA 17 Oct 2022 -- A strike by 36,000 South African freight rail and port workers who are seeking a wage increase for inflation has entered its second week. The strike is costing South Africa's economy an estimated $44 million a day.
• OPEC+ members back Riyadh amid US-Saudi tensions Press TV 17 Oct 2022 -- Several member states of OPEC+, the producer group comprising the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries plus its allies, have expressed their endorsement of a recently agreed upon production cut, after the United States accused Saudi Arabia of coercing others to support the move.
• UK mired in chaos, as Truss fights for survival after just 40 days as PM Global Times 17 Oct 2022 -- UK Prime Minister Liz Truss, who has been in office for just about 40 days, is fighting for her political survival as more than 100 members of parliament (MPs) belonging to her Conservative Party are threatening to force her to step down as early as this week, amid the discontent over her chaotic economic strategy and pressure from the opposition Labour Party.
• Political solution 'no longer sufficient' to address current crisis in Haiti UN News 17 Oct 2022 -- A political solution in Haiti continues to be elusive, and on its own is no longer sufficient to address the crisis and save thousands of lives that otherwise will be lost, the UN Special Representative in the country warned the Security Council on Monday.
• Haitian FM Describes 'Unfathomable Reality' of National Crisis VOA 17 Oct 2022 -- Haiti's foreign minister appealed to the U.N. Security Council Monday to assist his country, where he said the situation has "dangerously deteriorated" in the past month as insecurity worsens and cholera has reemerged.
• Bolsonaro, Lula Face Off in Contentious Debate VOA 17 Oct 2022 -- Brazil's final two presidential candidates faced off in a nationally televised debate Sunday just two weeks before a runoff vote.