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• Somali Forces End Al-Shabab Hotel Siege VOA 23 Oct 2022 -- Somali security forces say they have ended a seven-hourlong siege on a popular hotel in the coastal town of Kismayo.
• Another Russian Military Plane Crashes Into Residential Building, Killing Both Pilots RFE/RL 23 Oct 2022 -- A Russian military plane crashed into a residential building in the Siberian city of Irkutsk on October 23, killing both of its pilots, Russian authorities said.
• Readout of Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III's Phone Call With Russian Minister of Defense Sergey Shoygu DoD 23 Oct 2022
• Russian Defense Minister Shoigu Holds Calls With U.S., Other NATO Counterparts Amid Escalation Fears RFE/RL 23 Oct 2022 -- Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu spoke with U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and three other counterparts from leading NATO members on October 23 amid growing concern that the Kremlin could escalate its war in Ukraine as it suffers defeats.
• Statement on Defence Secretary's call with Russian Defence Minister UK MOD 23 Oct 2022 -- Statement on Defence Secretary Ben Wallace's call with the Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu.
• China's GJ-11 stealth drone on display in Beijing, 'capable of seizing air superiority' Global Times 23 Oct 2022 -- At a time when China's latest armed reconnaissance drone, the stealth-capable GJ-11, is on display at an ongoing expo in Beijing, official media reported that the uncrewed aerial vehicle (UAV) is capable of conducting missions to size air superiority.
• Army Ground Force staging war game in northwest Iran IRNA 23 Oct 2022 -- Ground Force of Iranian Army is holding a maneuver as of Sunday in northwest of the country.
• Army's Ground Force launches 3-day drill in northwest Iran Press TV 23 Oct 2022 -- The Iranian Army's Ground Force has launched a large-scale three-day military drill with the participation of combat forces in a border area in the country's West Azarbaijan Province.
• Air Force to Participate in "Aerial Warfare and Missile Defense Centre 2022" in UAE SPA 23 Oct 2022 -- Royal Saudi Air Force to participate in "Aerial Warfare and Missile Defense Centre 2022" drill, which will be held at Al-Thafrah Air Base in the UAE with the participation of several brotherly and friendly countries.
• Turkey plans to build two new military facilities in troubled northern Syria: Report Press TV 23 Oct 2022 -- The Turkish military reportedly plans to construct two new military facilities in the northern part of war-ravaged Syria, as the Ankara government is making efforts to flush out members of the US-backed Kurdish People's Protection Units (YPG) militant group from areas close to its border.
• Joint Statement on Ukraine US Dept. of State 23 Oct 2022 -- The text of the following statement was released by the Governments of the United States of America, France, and the United Kingdom.
• Secretary Blinken's Call with Ukrainian Foreign Minister Kuleba US Dept. of State 23 Oct 2022
• Secretary Blinken's Call with Kenyan President Ruto US Dept. of State 23 Oct 2022
• Readout of Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III's Phone Call With U.K. Secretary of State for Defence Ben Wallace DoD 23 Oct 2022
• Secretary Blinken's Call with South African Minister of International Relations and Cooperation Pandor US Dept. of State 23 Oct 2022

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• Militant attacks in Africa increase 300% despite US operations: Report Press TV 23 Oct 2022 -- A new report from the Pentagon has shown that militant attacks increased 300 percent in Africa over the past decade.
• Taliban Criticize Alleged Abduction of Afghan Baby by US Marine VOA 23 Oct 2022 -- Afghanistan's ruling Taliban have sharply reacted to reports a U.S. military officer had forcibly taken a child away from an Afghan couple who arrived in the United States as refugees.
• Yemeni Reconciliation Body Urges Gov't to Revise Peace Deal With Houthis After Port Attack Sputnik 23 Oct 2022 -- Yemen's Consultation and Reconciliation Commission urged the Presidential Leadership Council and the government to reconsider the Stockholm agreement with the Houthis, in the wake of a drone attack in the Dabba oil port in the east of the country, Yemeni news agency SABA reported on Sunday, citing the commission's statement.
• Syrian Air Defense Shot Down 2 Missiles, 4 Bombs Fired by Israel - Russian Military Sputnik 23 Oct 2022 -- Syrian air defense systems destroyed two cruise missiles and four guided bombs launched by Israel's F-16 fighters at the airports of Damascus and Al-Dimas on Friday, Col. Andrei Boldyrev, the deputy head of the Russian Center for the Reconciliation of Warring Parties in Syria, said on Saturday.
• Somali Forces End Al-Shabab Hotel Siege VOA 23 Oct 2022 -- Somali security forces say they have ended a seven-hourlong siege on a popular hotel in the coastal town of Kismayo.
• Somali police say gunmen dead after car explosion, gunfire leave nine dead in Kismayo Press TV 23 Oct 2022 -- The Somali police say an attack by militants on a hotel in the port city of Kismayo is over and all four gunmen have been killed.
• Somalian Security Forces Neutralize All Militants Involved in Hotel Siege - Reports Sputnik 23 Oct 2022 -- Somalian security forces have neutralized all militants who were laying siege to a hotel in the port city of Kismayo, the Somali National News Agency (SONNA) reported on Sunday.
• Militants Storm Hotel in Somalia, Kill 5 and Injure 8 More, Reports Say Sputnik 23 Oct 2022 -- At least five were killed and eight more wounded as militants seized a hotel in the port city of Kismayo in southern Somalia, Somalian media reported on Sunday.
• In meeting with Armenian PM, Iran reiterates opposition to any geopolitical, border change in Caucasus Press TV 23 Oct 2022 -- Iran's Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian has reiterated the country's opposition to any change in regional borders in a meeting with the Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan.
• Tribal Conflict Kills Over 150 in Sudan's Blue Nile State VOA 23 Oct 2022 -- Witnesses in Sudan's Blue Nile region say more than 150 people have been killed this week in communal violence triggered by a land dispute.

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• 'Savings? Are You Joking?' Months After Moscow's Invasion Of Ukraine, Russians' Money Troubles Mount RFE/RL 23 Oct 2022 -- "In June they laid off about 70 percent of my shop," said Sergei, a furniture builder in the Siberian city of Tomsk. The firm had been suffering since March, after its main customer, Swedish retail giant IKEA, pulled out of Russia in the wake of Moscow's unprovoked February 24 invasion of Ukraine.
• Russian Finance Ministry Recognizes Risks of Budget Shortfall in 2023-2025 - Siluanov Sputnik 23 Oct 2022 -- The Russian Finance Ministry recognizes the risks of a shortfall in revenues to the budget in 2023-2025 and will look for new sources if needed, Russian Finance Minister Anton Siluanov said.
• Two Russians Seeking Asylum In Alaska Are Indigenous Siberians Fleeing Mobilization, Senator Says RFE/RL 23 Oct 2022 -- Two Russian men who sought asylum in the United States after landing on a remote Alaskan island by boat earlier this month to avoid conscription to fight in Ukraine are indigenous Siberians, Alaska's U.S. senator said.
• First Satellite of Russian Sfera Constellation Put Into Orbit SPA 23 Oct 2022 -- The Russian Skif-D satellite, the first orbital spacecraft from the Sfera (Sphere) multi-satellite orbital constellation, was successfully put into orbit after the Saturday launch, a spokesperson of Russian state space corporation Roscosmos told journalists, Sputnik reported.
• Xi Jinping elected general secretary of CPC Central Committee: communique PLA Daily 23 Oct 2022 -- Xi Jinping was elected general secretary of the 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) at the committee's first plenary session held on Sunday, according to a communique.
• China's Xi Jinping gets third term, packs ruling committee with loyal 'minions' Radio Free Asia 23 Oct 2022 -- China's ruling Communist Party leader Xi Jinping began a third five-year term in office on Sunday, packing the all-powerful Politburo Standing Committee with his close political allies, in a consolidation of personal power not seen in Beijing since the personality cult surrounding Mao Zedong.
• Xi: China to open its door even wider to world in new era Press TV 23 Oct 2022 -- Chinese President Xi Jinping, the newly-elected general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC)'s Central Committee, has outlined his reform-oriented plans for the promotion of the vast Asian country, saying China will open its door wider to the rest of the world in the new era.
• Outside of China, concern exceeds optimism as Xi Jinping begins third term as ruler Radio Free Asia 23 Oct 2022 -- The Chinese Communist Party wrapped up its 20th National Congress at the weekend, granting an unprecedented third five-year term to CCP General Secretary Xi Jinping. Xi, 69, is set to have his term as state president renewed by the rubber-stamp National People's Congress in March. RFA asked experts on key aspects of China for their impressions of the congress and expectations of Chinese policies as Xi enters his third term after already a decade at the helm of the world's most populous nation.
• Xi expresses confidence in creating new, greater miracles as key Party congress concludes People's Daily 23 Oct 2022 -- The Communist Party of China (CPC) is fully confident and capable of creating new and even greater miracles on the new journey of the new era, Xi Jinping said as the 20th CPC National Congress came to a conclusion Saturday.
• Xi stresses self-reform of Party People's Daily 23 Oct 2022 -- Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, on Sunday said the Party should always press forward with self-reform on the journey ahead.
• Xi stresses acting for people, relying on people People's Daily 23 Oct 2022 -- Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, on Sunday said the Party should always act for the people and rely on the people on the journey ahead.
• China to open wider to the world: Xi PLA Daily 23 Oct 2022 -- China will open its door wider to the rest of the world, Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, said Sunday.
• China keeps promoting building of human community with a shared future: Xi People's Daily 23 Oct 2022 -- Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, on Sunday expressed China's commitment to further promoting the building of a human community with a shared future.
• Communique of the First Plenary Session of the 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China PRC MofA 23 Oct 2022 -- The first plenary session of the 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) was held in Beijing on October 23, 2022.
• Xi Jinping and other leaders meet with delegates, specially invited delegates and non-voting participants of 20th CPC National Congress PRC MofA 23 Oct 2022 -- Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, president of the People's Republic of China and chairman of the Central Military Commission (CMC) met with delegates, specially invited delegates and non-voting participants present at the 20th CPC National Congress and had a group photo taken with them at the Great Hall of the People on the afternoon of October 23.
• Xi Jinping: Always act for people and rely on them in everything we do, embrace great rejuvenation of Chinese nation on all fronts through Chinese path to modernization PRC MofA 23 Oct 2022 -- Xi Jinping, who was elected general secretary of the 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) at its first plenary session, met with Chinese and foreign journalists who were covering the 20th CPC National Congress at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing at midday on October 23. Along with him were Li Qiang, Zhao Leji, Wang Huning, Cai Qi, Ding Xuexiang and Li Xi, also members of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee elected at the session. 
• Communique of 1st plenum of 20th CPC Central Commission for Discipline Inspection issued People's Daily 23 Oct 2022 -- The communique of the first plenary session of the 20th Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI) of the Communist Party of China (CPC) was issued on Sunday.
• Full text of resolution on work report of 19th Central Commission for Discipline Inspection People's Daily 23 Oct 2022 -- The following is the full text of the Resolution of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC) on the Report on the Work of the 19th Central Commission for Discipline Inspection adopted Saturday at the closing session of the 20th CPC National Congress.
• List of members of 20th CPC Central Committee People's Daily 23 Oct 2022 -- The following is a list of the 205 members of the 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) elected at the closing session of the 20th CPC National Congress in Beijing on Saturday (listed in the order of the number of strokes in their surnames):
• List of alternate members of 20th CPC Central Committee People's Daily 23 Oct 2022 -- The following is a list of the 171 alternate members of the 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) elected at the closing session of the 20th CPC National Congress on Saturday (listed in the descending order of ballots and, if their ballots are the same, the number of strokes in their surnames):
• CPC concludes key congress with 'confidence to create new, greater miracles' on new journey; Party Constitution amendment 'a milestone with historic significance' Global Times 23 Oct 2022 -- The week-long 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC) successfully concluded on Saturday in Beijing, and it noted that the establishment of Comrade Xi Jinping's core position on the Party Central Committee and in the Party as a whole and the guiding role of Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era has set the rejuvenation of the Chinese nation on "an irreversible historical course."
• China to be steadfast in deepening reform and opening-up; a prosperous China will create more opportunities for world: Xi Global Times 23 Oct 2022 -- China will open its door wider to the rest of the world, Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, said on Sunday, noting that China will be "steadfast in deepening reform and opening-up across the board, and in pursuing high-quality development."
• Chinese mission refutes EU leader's 'ideology-oriented' remarks, stresses no individual can block CPC's grand blueprint for great rejuvenation Global Times 23 Oct 2022 -- The 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC) was held successfully, and no individual and no force can block the CPC's grand blueprint of leading the Chinese people to achieve the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation, Chinese Mission to the EU said, refuting ideology-oriented remarks on China made by a European Union (EU) leader.
• General Secretary of WPK Kim Jong Un Congratulates General Secretary of CPC Xi Jinping KCNA 23 Oct 2022 -- Kim Jong Un , general secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK), sent a congratulatory message to Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC), on Sunday.
• North Korea's Kim congratulates Xi on third term, hopes for 'more beautiful' ties Press TV 23 Oct 2022 -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has sent his congratulations to Chinese President Xi Jinping after he secured a third term as the general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC)'s Central Committee.
• Greetings to PRC President Xi Jinping on re-election to post of China's Communist Party Central Committee General Secretary President of Russia 23 Oct 2022 -- Vladimir Putin sent a message of greetings to President of the People's Republic of China Xi Jinping on his re-election to the post of General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party Central Committee.
• Newly joined, promoted teachers in HK public schools required to join study tour to mainland: SAR govt Global Times 23 Oct 2022 -- Newly joined teachers and those who eye on a promotion in all the publicly-funded schools in Hong Kong are required to join a study tour to the Chinese mainland, Secretary for Education told local media on Saturday.
• World Insights: What does the 20th CPC National Congress mean to world economy? People's Daily 23 Oct 2022 -- At week-long 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC), which concluded on Saturday in Beijing, a blueprint for China's future development has been mapped out.
• Amid Environmental Concerns, A Chinese Mining Company In Serbia Looks To Repair Its Image Through Sport RFE/RL 23 Oct 2022 -- Since China's Zijin Mining Group acquired Serbia's only copper mining complex in 2018, the company has faced protests over its poor environmental record and accusations that it has been involved in untransparent business deals in the Balkan nation.
• DPRK Says it Opened Fire With Grenade Launchers in Response to Shots From South Korea - Reports Sputnik 23 Oct 2022 -- South Korea says it fired "warning shots" at a North Korean boat that crossed the maritime border between the two countries. North Korea said it responded with fire from rocket launchers, early on Monday morning.
• North, South Korea Exchange Warning Fire Amid Tensions VOA 23 Oct 2022 -- North and South Korea say they have exchanged warning shots near a disputed area off their west coast, the latest indication of heightened military tensions on the Korean Peninsula.
• Iran's Atomic Energy Agency Says Its E-Mail Server Was Hacked RFE/RL 23 Oct 2022 -- Iran's Atomic Energy Organization has said that an e-mail server belonging to one of its subsidiaries was hacked from a foreign country, state media reported on October 23. The agency said the hackers published some information online.
• Hackers Breach Iran's Atomic Energy Subsidiary Network VOA 23 Oct 2022 -- Iran's Atomic Energy Organization said Sunday a hacking group broke into a subsidiary's network and had free access to its email system.
• AEOI: Infiltration into subsidiary's emails mere psyops, lacks any value Press TV 23 Oct 2022 -- The Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) says the recent infiltration into the email server of one of its subsidiaries lacks any value and was only an illegal act committed out of desperation by the perpetrators.
• China opposes imposition of sanctions on Iran IRNA 23 Oct 2022 -- Spokesperson of China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs Wang Wenbin has announced that Beijing is against the imposition of any unilateral and illegal sanction on Iran.
• West seeks to create crisis in independent states: Syria FM IRNA 23 Oct 2022 -- Syrian Foreign Minister Faisal Mekdad has said that the West is seeking to create crisis in independent countries such as Iran.
• Iranian, Syrian FMs discuss bilateral, regional, int'l issues ISNA 23 Oct 2022 -- Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, in a phone call with his Syrian counterpart Faisal Mekdad, exchanged views on some bilateral issues as well as issues of mutual concern in the regional and international arenas.
• West seeking to throw independent countries, like Iran, into disarray: Top Syrian diplomat Press TV 23 Oct 2022 -- Syrian Foreign Minister Faisal al-Mikdad has said that the West is seeking to plunge independent countries, like Iran, into confusion and disarray, stating that the US and its allies want the Islamic Republic to be dependent and in ruins.
• India Launches 36 OneWeb Satellites Into Orbit SPA 23 Oct 2022 -- The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) says it has successfully launched 36 OneWeb satellites into orbit using the LVM3 carrier rocket, Sputnik reported.
• India Launches 36 OneWeb Satellites Into Orbit - ISRO Sputnik 23 Oct 2022 -- The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) says it has successfully launched 36 OneWeb satellites into orbit using the LVM3 carrier rocket.
• Erdogan Lauds Turkey Turning Into Major International Gas Hub Sputnik 23 Oct 2022 -- Turkey is turning into a major gas hub that foreign countries rely on thanks to its balanced policy on the Ukrainian conflict, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said.
• Turkey and Russia Working on Evaluation of Gas Hub Project, Source Says Sputnik 22 Oct 2022 -- Russia and Turkey are working on the gas hub project, the design, construction and marketing elements are being evaluated, a source Sputnik on Saturday.
• Italy's new PM, gov't sworn in People's Daily 23 Oct 2022 -- The new Italian government formed by appointed Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni was officially sworn in at the presidential Palace on Saturday.
• Far-right leader Giorgia Meloni sworn in as Italy's PM Press TV 23 Oct 2022 -- The leader of the far-right Brothers of Italy party, Giorgia Meloni, has become the first female prime minister of the country.
• A Bulgarian Right-Wing Leader Trademarks His Own Derogatory Nickname RFE/RL 23 Oct 2022 -- Far-right Bulgarian politician Kostadin Kostadinov has had enough of everybody using his nickname.
• Kyrgyz Police Search Homes Of More Than A Dozen Activists, Politicians Over Opposition To Uzbek Border Agreement RFE/RL 23 Oct 2022 -- Kyrgyz police have searched the homes of more than a dozen Kyrgyz civil activists and oppositionists over their objecting to a draft border agreement with Uzbekistan.
• UN Agencies Say Rains Have Flooded Two-Thirds of South Sudan VOA 23 Oct 2022 -- The United Nations refugee agency says that South Sudanese flood victims are in desperate need of international support.