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• Support from deployed 3rd ID maintenance company invaluable to APS-2 operations in Europe Army News 28 Oct 2022 -- When the maintenance Soldiers from Bravo Company started rolling into Zutendaal Army Prepositioned Stocks-2 worksite in early March, how much support they would actually bring to the 405th Army Field Support Brigade's APS-2 readiness mission wasn't altogether and completely clear.
• Readout of Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III Call With Singapore Minister for Defence Ng Eng Hen DoD 28 Oct 2022
• Sabrina Singh, Deputy Pentagon Press Secretary, Holds a Press Briefing DoD 28 Oct 2022
• DOD, Latvian MOD Enter Into Non-Binding Security of Supply Arrangement DoD 28 Oct 2022 -- On Oct. 25, 2022, the Department of Defense (DOD) and Ministry of Defence (MOD) of the Republic of Latvia entered into a bilateral, non-binding Security of Supply Arrangement (SOSA) to provide reciprocal priorities support for goods and services that promote national defense. The arrangement will enable both the U.S. and Latvia to acquire the industrial resources they need to quickly meet defense requirements, resolve unanticipated disruptions that challenge defense capabilities, and promote supply chain resiliency.
• DoD Releases the Strategic Management Plan for Fiscal Years 2022 - 2026 DoD 28 Oct 2022 -- "Today the Department of Defense made public the Fiscal Years 2022 - 2026 Strategic Management Plan, as required by the Government Performance and Results Act Modernization Act of 2010. The SMP articulates the Secretary of Defense's strategic priorities, consistent with the National Defense Strategy, with an emphasis on priorities focused on building enduring advantages."
• I MEF, USCG Pacific Area, U.S 3rd Fleet Sign Tri-Service Memorandum of Understanding US Navy 28 Oct 2022 -- Commanding General, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Commander, U.S. Coast Guard Pacific Area, and Commander, U.S. 3rd Fleet signed a tri-service maritime strategy memorandum of understanding, Oct. 26, at U.S. 3rd Fleet Headquarters.
• USS Gerald R. Ford arrives in Halifax for First International Port Visit US Navy 28 Oct 2022 -- The first-in-class aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) and embarked crew arrived in Halifax, Nova Scotia, for the ship's first international port visit, Oct. 28, 2022.
• Department of the Navy Releases Cyberspace Superiority Vision US Navy Press Release 28 Oct 2022 -- The Department of the Navy's Principal Cyber Advisor (DON PCA), Mr. Christopher Cleary, released the DON Cyberspace Superiority Vision (CSV) last week to guide the Department's pursuit of cyberspace superiority and improve the Department's cyber posture. The vision consists of three core principles: Secure, Survive, and Strike.
• Department of the Army updates Total Army COVID-19 vaccination statistics US Army 28 Oct 2022 -- The U.S. Army updated COVID-19 vaccination rates and exemption requests for the Total Army as of 27 October 2022.
• Sweden's and Finland's NATO membership applications in focus when Minister for Defence visited Finland Government Offices of Sweden 28 Oct 2022 -- On Monday 24 October, Minister for Defence Pål Jonson visited Finland's Minister of Defence Antti Kaikkonen in Helsinki. It was Mr Jonson's first visit abroad as Minister for Defence.
• Prime Minister Marin and Swedish Prime Minister Kristersson highlight importance of cooperation between Finland and Sweden Finnish Government 28 Oct 2022 -- Prime Minister Sanna Marin and Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson met in Helsinki on Friday 28 October. In their meeting, the prime ministers discussed bilateral relations between Finland and Sweden, the countries' future NATO membership, support for Ukraine as it defends itself against Russia's invasion, and other topical EU matters.
• President and Ministerial Committee on Foreign and Security Policy discuss Defence Forces' exercises, intelligence issues and Russia's invasion of Ukraine Finnish Government 28 Oct 2022 -- In their meeting on Friday 28 October, the President of the Republic and the Ministerial Committee on Foreign and Security Policy discussed the Finnish Defence Forces' participation in international exercises.
• Meeting with Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu President of Russia 28 Oct 2022 -- The Minister of Defence reported to the Supreme Commander-in-Chief on the completion of the partial mobilisation.
• Extraordinary meeting of the CSTO Collective Security Council President of Russia 28 Oct 2022 -- Vladimir Putin took part, via videoconference, in an extraordinary meeting of the CSTO Collective Security Council.
• $275 Million in Additional Presidential Drawdown Security Assistance for Ukraine DoD 28 Oct 2022 -- "Today, the Department of Defense (DoD) announces the authorization of a Presidential Drawdown of security assistance valued at up to $275 million to meet Ukraine's critical security and defense needs. This authorization is the Biden Administration's twenty-fourth drawdown of equipment from DoD inventories for Ukraine since August 2021."
• Official Describes DOD's Efforts to Bolster Ukraine's Defense DoD News 28 Oct 2022 -- Today, the Defense Department announced the authorization of a security assistance package for Ukraine valued at up to $275 million.
• Memorandum on Delegation of Authority Under Section 506(a)(1) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 The White House 28 Oct 2022
• $275 Million in Additional U.S. Military Assistance for Ukraine US Dept. of State 28 Oct 2022 -- The United States continues to support Ukraine's brave defenders with additional military assistance to help them protect their country.
• Pentagon to Provide $275 Million of Additional Assistance to Ukraine VOA 28 Oct 2022 -- Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu on Friday said Russia had completed the mobilization of 300,000 reservists drafted to fight in Ukraine, and that 82,000 of those conscripted already had been sent to the front and another 218,000 were in "combat training."
• Pentagon announces new military aid for Ukraine to fight Russia Press TV 28 Oct 2022 -- The Pentagon has announced it will provide millions of dollars more in military assistance for Ukraine to help it fight with Russia, as Washington deepens its involvement in the Ukraine conflict.
• Central Military Commission holds executive meeting on studying Party congress guiding principles PLA Daily 28 Oct 2022 -- The Central Military Commission (CMC) on Thursday held an executive meeting on studying and implementing the guiding principles of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC).
• 42nd Chinese naval escort taskforce completes first escort mission PLA Daily 28 Oct 2022 -- The 42nd Chinese naval escort taskforce successfully completed its first escort mission under independent command in certain waters of the Gulf of Aden on October 25 local time.
• North Korea fires ballistic missiles ahead of massive US-South air drills Press TV 28 Oct 2022 -- North Korea has fired two short-range ballistic missiles (SRBMs) off the east coast of the Korean Peninsula aimed at countering threats and provocations following large-scale joint military maneuvers by South Korea and the United States.
• Seoul: North Korea Fires 2 Ballistic Missiles VOA 28 Oct 2022 -- North Korea fired a pair of ballistic missiles Friday, South Korea's military said, Pyongyang's latest move ratcheting up tensions with the United States and its allies.
• North Korea Fires Two Ballistic Missiles Toward Sea of Japan, S. Korean Military Reveals Sputnik 28 Oct 2022 -- In mid-October, the South Korean Joint Chiefs of Staff reported that North Korea had fired 100 artillery shots toward the Yellow Sea, with the shells landing in the western buffer zone established under the 2018 inter-Korean military agreement.
• North Korea ballistic missile tests: FCDO statement UK FCDO 28 Oct 2022 -- A Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office spokesperson statement on North Korea's ballistic missile tests on 28 October.
• HMAS Arunta to support sanctions on North Korea Australia DOD 28 Oct 2022 -- Royal Australian Navy frigate HMAS Arunta is supporting the deterrence and monitoring of illegal ship-to-ship transfers of sanctioned goods bound for North Korea in support of the Australian Defence Force's (ADF) Operation ARGOS.
• His Majesty's Canadian Ship Margaret Brooke commissioned into service Canada 28 Oct 2022 -- Today, the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) officially welcomed His Majesty's Canadian Ship (HMCS) Margaret Brooke into naval service with a commissioning ceremony.
• Readout of the 240th Meeting of the U.S. - Canada Permanent Joint Board on Defense DoD 28 Oct 2022
• EXERCISE GARUDA - VII AT AIR FORCE STATION JODHPUR India PIB 28 Oct 2022 -- Indian Air Force (IAF) and French Air and Space Force (FASF) are participating in a bilateral exercise, named 'Garuda VIl', from 26 October to 12 November 2022 at Air Force Station Jodhpur.
• Singapore-India Maritime Bilateral Exercise 'Simbex' - 2022 India PIB 28 Oct 2022 -- The Indian Navy is hosting the 29th edition of the Singapore-India Maritime Bilateral Exercise (SIMBEX) from 26 to 30 October, 2022 at Visakhapatnam.
• Raksha Mantri dedicates to the nation 75 BRO infrastructure projects, spread across six States & two Union Territories, during his visit to Ladakh India PIB 28 Oct 2022 -- Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh dedicated to the nation 75 infrastructure projects built by the Border Roads Organisation (BRO)at a function organised at D-S-DBO road in Ladakh on October 28, 2022. These 75 projects - 45 bridges, 27 roads, two Helipads &one Carbon Neutral Habitat- are spread across six states & two Union Territories (UTs).
• India Beefs Up Military Capability With New Helipads, Bridges Along China Border Sputnik 28 Oct 2022 -- India and China are making efforts to out-build each other along the Line of Actual Control, a loosely demarcated boundary dividing the countries across the Himalayas. Since 2020, the militaries of the two have been on high alert amid an ongoing border stand-off.
• Israeli-Turkish defense ministers meet for 1st time since 2010 People's Daily 28 Oct 2022 -- Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz visited Trkiye on Thursday for the first meeting between the two countries' defense ministers since 2010 after years of strain in bilateral ties.
• Tokyo Reportedly Mulling Buying US Tomahawk Cruise Missiles Sputnik 28 Oct 2022 -- The Japanese government is considering the procurement of US-made Tomahawk cruise missiles, Japanese broadcaster reported on Friday.
• Armed Forces to benefit from £45 million contract for life-saving explosive devices protection system UK MOD 28 Oct 2022 -- Soldiers, vehicles and UK military bases to receive innovative digital protection against Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) through a £45 million contract.
• Secretary Antony J. Blinken and Canadian Foreign Minister Mélanie Joly At a Conversation with Rising Leaders US Dept. of State 28 Oct 2022
• Secretary Antony J. Blinken and Canadian Foreign Minister Mélanie Joly at a Tour of Lithion Recycling US Dept. of State 28 Oct 2022
• Readout of National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan's Meeting with Chief of the National Security Bureau of Poland Jacek Siewiera The White House 28 Oct 2022
• Department Press Briefing - October 28, 2022 US Dept. of State 28 Oct 2022

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• 28 October 2022 - Daily Press Briefing by the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General United Nations 28 Oct 2022
• New Study Says UN Aid to Syria Benefits Rights Abusers VOA 28 Oct 2022 -- A new study of United Nations contracts in Syria finds a large share of donor funds went to companies owned by individuals with troubling human rights records, highlighting the challenges of delivering needed humanitarian aid in a country dominated by what many say is a corrupt and oppressive government.
• After setbacks on the ground, Myanmar junta holds power by ruling the skies Radio Free Asia 28 Oct 2022 -- The bombing of a concert in Kachin state last weekend that killed more than 60 people showed the brutal advantage the Myanmar military retains in its struggling campaign for control of the country: its air power.
• Residents of bombed Myanmar village told not to help, hold services for victims Radio Free Asia 28 Oct 2022 -- Myanmar junta soldiers are warning local residents and aid group workers against providing medical treatment to people who were injured during a bombing of a concert in Hpakant township, Kachin state, last weekend, or holding large prayer services for those who were killed in the attack.
• Myanmar troops raid militia and administrative offices in Sagaing, leaving 11 dead Radio Free Asia 28 Oct 2022 -- Myanmar military troops launched a combined ground and air attack on offices of anti-junta administrators and rebels in war-torn Sagaing region this week and 11 bodies have been recovered from the scene, local sources told RFA on Friday.
• Philippine lawmakers want to designate inter-island sea lanes amid Chinese incursions Radio Free Asia 28 Oct 2022 -- At least three Philippine lawmakers want to designate sea lanes between the country's islands where foreign ships would be allowed to travel, amid the continued presence of Chinese vessels in Manila's waters and adjacent territorial sea.
• Security Council renews mandate of UN mission for Western Sahara People's Daily 28 Oct 2022 -- The UN Security Council on Thursday adopted a resolution to renew the mandate of the UN Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO) for another year, till Oct. 31, 2023.
• Israel/Lebanon: Statement by the Spokesperson on the signing of the agreement on the maritime boundary European External Action Service (EEAS) 28 Oct 2022 -- The European Union warmly welcomes the signing of the agreement on the delineation of the maritime boundary between Lebanon and Israel.
• PM Pashinyan: Yerevan Agrees to Work on Settlement With Baku on Principles Proposed by Russia Sputnik 28 Oct 2022 -- Armenia agrees to work on a settlement with Azerbaijan on the principles proposed by Russia and is ready to confirm this at a meeting in Sochi, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said on Friday.
• The U.S. Urges Kosovo to Extend License Plate Implementation Deadline US Dept. of State 28 Oct 2022 -- The United States, alongside our international partners, urges the government of Kosovo to extend the implementation period for the new license plate regime.
• Israel and Palestine must take steps to 'restore calm' in occupied West Bank UN News 28 Oct 2022 -- With daily violence spiralling out of control in the occupied West Bank, leaders in both Israel and Palestine need to take steps to restore calm as best they can, "with the full support of the international community", said the UN's top official in the region on Friday.
• The urgent need to avoid further escalation in the West Bank UK FCDO 28 Oct 2022 -- Statement from Ambassador Barbara Woodward at the Security Council Debate on the situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question
• WHO: Blockade of Humanitarian Aid to Tigray Puts Millions at Risk of Deadly Diseases VOA 28 Oct 2022 -- World health officials say conflict and an ongoing blockade of humanitarian aid to northern Ethiopia's embattled Tigray region are putting the lives and health of millions of people at risk
• UN Rights Experts Warn Atrocities Will Grow in Ethiopia's Tigray Without Peace VOA 28 Oct 2022 -- A commission of independent U.N. experts examining rights violations and atrocities in the war in Ethiopia's Tigray region says that without an end to the fighting, the risk of further atrocity crimes is growing.
• Northern Ethiopia facing devastating spike in preventable disease: WHO UN News 28 Oct 2022 -- The UN health agency WHO expressed serious concerns on Friday about a likely spike in a range of preventable diseases in Ethiopia's northern regions - and in particular Tigray - caused by nearly two years of conflict and chronic aid access problems.

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• Statement by White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre on the Attack Against Paul Pelosi The White House 28 Oct 2022
• UN counter-terrorism committee pays tribute to victims of worldwide attacks UN News 28 Oct 2022 -- "It is my appeal to all the representatives of States, to ensure there is no safe haven provided to any kind of terrorism whatsoever": the words of Nidhi Chaphekar, a survivor of the 2016 Brussels terrorist attacks, opening a Special Meeting of the United Nations Counter-Terrorism Committee in India on Friday.
• Man Sentenced for Conspiring to Launder Drug Proceeds to Venezuela US Dept. of Justice 28 Oct 2022 -- A Puerto Rico man was sentenced today to nine years and seven months in prison for laundering over $2.5 million in drug proceeds.
• Anxiety Grows in Abuja as Fear of Terror Attack Looms VOA 28 Oct 2022 -- Nigerian security forces dismantled a terror cell and arrested 35 suspected members of the militant group Islamic State West Africa Province, including five commanders, Nigerian daily newspapers reported Friday.
• WHO chief says Ebola spread in Uganda concerning People's Daily 28 Oct 2022 -- Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO) Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Thursday the spread of the Ebola virus beyond the epicenter in central Uganda is concerning and needs concerted efforts to contain.
• "Strengthening everything that connects us" Bundespräsident 28 Oct 2022 -- "Russia's brutal war of aggression in Ukraine has reduced the European security order to ashes. In his imperial obsession, the Russian President has broken international law, committed land grabs, called borders into question. The Russian attack is an attack on all of the lessons that the world had learned from two World Wars."
• Putin says more countries choose not to succumb to U.S. pressure People's Daily 28 Oct 2022 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin said Thursday that various countries around the world are choosing not to succumb to Washington's demands despite pressure.
• New package of sanctions against Russia incorporated into Norwegian law Government of Norway 28 Oct 2022 -- Norway has introduced a new set of sanctions against President Putin and the Russian regime. The sanctions enter into force today.
• Foreign Ministry statement on situation at UNESCO Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 28 Oct 2022
• Russian Refugee Exodus Poses Dilemma for Its Neighbors VOA 28 Oct 2022 -- The wave of young men fleeing Russia to avoid forced service in the Ukraine war has created a conundrum for the nation's neighbors, which are torn between a desire to encourage resisters to President Vladimir Putin's war effort and a fear of admitting Russian agents bent on undermining their societies.
• Xi Jinping stresses comprehensively studying, understanding and implementing spirit of 20th CPC National Congress People's Daily 28 Oct 2022 -- The first group study session of the Political Bureau of the 20th Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee was held on the afternoon of October 25, focusing on the study and implementation of the spirit of the 20th CPC National Congress. Xi Jinping, general secretary of the CPC Central Committee, presided over the session.
• Xi stresses striving in unity to fulfill goals set by Party congress People's Daily 28 Oct 2022 -- Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, on Thursday stressed promoting the great founding spirit of the Party and the spirit of Yan'an, and striving in unity to fulfill the goals and tasks set by the 20th CPC National Congress.
• Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Wang Wenbin's Regular Press Conference on October 28, 2022 PRC MofA 28 Oct 2022
• Pentagon's strategy hypes 'China threat' in tough rhetoric to save waning hegemony Global Times 28 Oct 2022 -- Hyping the increasing "security challenge" and "threats" from China, the Pentagon released the Biden administration's national defense strategy on Thursday, which Chinese experts viewed as a product of fear and filled with Cold War mentality that damages world peace and stability.
• National Defense Strategy says China is the biggest challenge to the US Radio Free Asia 28 Oct 2022 -- The U.S. Defense Department has released its long-awaited 2022 National Defense Strategy, identifying China as "the overall pacing challenge" while Russia remains an "acute threat" to the United States.
• China and Russia reaffirm deepened relations at all levels, 'embodiment of major-country diplomacy' Global Times 28 Oct 2022 -- China and Russia vowed to deepen bilateral relations at all levels, following the conclusion of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC) and amid the US' heightened pressure on the two countries. Chinese observers said that China-Russia relations, which set a very prominent and positive example for establishing mutually beneficial cooperation between major countries, drive the world toward a more just, effective and multipolar global order, and the deepened cooperation between the two countries also contributes to the decline of US hegemony.
• Investors will regret selling yuan to buy other currencies: official Global Times 28 Oct 2022 -- The long-term strengthening trend of the yuan will not change, and people will regret dumping China's currency and buying foreign exchange, an official from the banking regulator said on Friday.
• Portugal joins global probe into illegal Chinese police stations Radio Free Asia 28 Oct 2022 -- Portugal became the latest nation to open a probe into allegations that China has been running "illegal police stations" in the country just as Ireland ordered Beijing to shut down its "overseas Chinese police service center" in Dublin.
• U.S. reaffirms support for Taiwan's defense in DoD report CNA 28 Oct 2022 -- The United States will continue to support Taiwan's efforts to develop asymmetric defense capabilities consistent with the evolving Chinese threat, the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) said in its 2022 National Defense Strategy (NDS) released Thursday.
• Military conflict not option for resolving cross-strait differences: MAC CNA 28 Oct 2022 -- Military confrontation is never a good option for resolving differences between Taiwan and China, Minister of Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) Chiu Tai-san (邱太三) said Friday while urging Beijing to look at the issue with a fresh perspective.
• Taiwan condemns Putin for claim it belongs to PRC CNA 28 Oct 2022 -- Taiwan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) on Friday strongly condemned and protested remarks by Russian President Vladimir Putin that Taiwan is part of the People's Republic of China (PRC).
• U.S.-Taiwan Working Group Meeting on International Organizations US Dept. of State 28 Oct 2022 -- On October 28, 2022, the American Institute in Taiwan (AIT) and the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in the United States (TECRO) convened high-level representatives of the U.S. Department of State and the Taiwan Ministry of Foreign Affairs for consultations in Washington on expanding Taiwan's participation at the United Nations and in other international fora.
• Analysts Fear Philippines May Be Drawn Into Taiwan-China Conflict VOA 28 Oct 2022 -- The Philippines would face difficult choices during a Taiwan-China conflict that could pit its growing interest in Chinese investment against its long-term relationship with its treaty ally, the United States, according to analysts.
• U.S. Sanctions Iranian Foundation That Issued Bounty For Killing Of Rushdie RFE/RL 28 Oct 2022 -- The United States has imposed financial sanctions on an Iranian foundation it accused of issuing a multimillion-dollar bounty for the killing of novelist Salman Rushdie.
• Treasury Sanctions Iranian Foundation Behind Bounty on Salman Rushdie US Treasury 28 Oct 2022 -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) took action today against the 15 Khordad Foundation, an Iran-based foundation that has issued a multi-million-dollar bounty for the killing of prominent Indian-born, British-American author Salman Rushdie. Since Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini's order pronouncing a death sentence on Rushdie in February 1989, 15 Khordad Foundation has committed millions of dollars to anyone willing to carry out this heinous act. Since putting its bounty on Rushdie, the 15 Khordad Foundation, which is affiliated with the Supreme Leader, has raised the reward for targeting the author.
• US Announces New Sanctions on Iran for Bounty on Rushdie VOA 28 Oct 2022 -- The U.S State and Treasury departments announced Friday the United States is imposing economic sanctions on the Iran-based 15 Khordad Foundation for issuing a multimillion-dollar bounty on author Salman Rushdie, which led to an attack on him in August.
• Violent Clashes Reported At Protest In Southeastern Iranian City RFE/RL 28 Oct 2022 -- Protesters clashed again with security forces on October 28 in Zahedan, a city in southeastern Iran that has seen weeks of unrest since a wave of demonstrations broke out following the death of a 22-year-old woman detained by the country's morality police.
• Iran Protesters, Security Forces Clash Again in Zahedan VOA 28 Oct 2022 -- More than a month of protests continued Friday in Iran with protesters clashing with security forces in the southeastern city of Zahedan.
• More Oil Workers In Iran Call For Strike As Unrest Continues RFE/RL 28 Oct 2022 -- Permanent workers in Iran's oil industry say they will join a strike announced by contract oil workers and will stop work on October 29 to protest the government's crackdown on a wave of nationwide demonstrations following last month's death in custody of Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old woman arrested for not wearing her hijab "properly."
• Joint statement by intelligence ministry, IRGC: CIA project to destroy Iran defeated IRNA 28 Oct 2022 -- Ministry of Intelligence and IRGC Intelligence issuing a joint statement, presented new details about the US' interference in recent Iran unrests.
• Foreign spy agencies, led by CIA, behind Iran riots: Top intelligence bodies Press TV 28 Oct 2022 -- Iran's top intelligence bodies have issued a joint statement, pointing to the major role of foreign intelligence agencies, especially the CIA, in orchestrating the violent riots in Iran in the past weeks.
• Iraq: Statement by the High Representative Josep Borrell on the vote of confidence in the new Iraqi Government European External Action Service (EEAS) 28 Oct 2022 -- The European Union congratulates Prime Minister Mohammad Al-Sudani on the successful vote of confidence for his Government in the Parliament of Iraq.
• Ex-PM Imran Khan Starts 'Long March' On Pakistan's Capital To Demand Early Elections RFE/RL Gandhara 28 Oct 2022 -- Former Prime Minister Imran Khan on October 28 launched a so-called "long march" on Pakistan's capital, Islamabad, to pressure the government into calling early elections.
• Former Pakistan PM Imran Khan launches 'long march' for early elections Press TV 28 Oct 2022 -- Former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan launched a so-called "long march" in the capital Islamabad on Friday in order to press the incumbent government to hold early elections.
• Study: Pakistan Flood Damages, Economic Losses Exceed $30 Billion VOA 28 Oct 2022 -- An internationally supported study has found that recent catastrophic floods in Pakistan have inflicted more than $30 billion in damages and economic losses. It notes that the early estimates may increase as the situation continuously evolves on the ground.
• PM call with President Macron of France: 28 October 2022 Gov.UK 28 Oct 2022
• South Africa's Former Electricity Boss Charged With Corruption VOA 28 Oct 2022 -- South African investigators have arrested the former head of the country's national power provider, Eskom, on corruption charges. South African analysts say while this is a significant step toward tackling state graft, it won't fix the country's worsening energy crisis.
• Ankara to Ensure Flow of Russian Gas to EU Through TurkStream Pipeline - Erdogan Sputnik 28 Oct 2022 -- Ankara will ensure the distribution of Russian gas to Europe through the TurkStream pipeline, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Friday.
• IAEA Chief Visits US: Nuclear Energy, Ukraine and UN Security Council IAEA 28 Oct 2022 -- IAEA Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi was in the United States this week as the IAEA held its International Ministerial Conference on Nuclear Power in the 21st Century in Washington DC.
• Infighting Brings New Split in South Sudan's Ruling Party VOA 28 Oct 2022 -- The search for sustainable peace in South Sudan hit another obstacle this week as infighting erupted within the ruling SPLM party. Riek Machar, the country's first vice president, was expelled from his position as SPLM vice chairman. The dismissal pours cold water on years of efforts to heal rifts among South Sudan's top leaders - the same rifts that caused the country's civil war.
• The Constitutional Court in the Central African Republic US Dept. of State 28 Oct 2022 -- "The United States notes with deep concern a series of recent actions relative to members of the Constitutional Court in the Central African Republic, particularly the October 25 removal of Constitutional Court President Daniele Darlan."
• Top Vietnamese leader heading to China on Sunday to meet Xi Radio Free Asia 28 Oct 2022 -- Vietnam's top leader Nguyen Phu Trong will travel to China on Sunday to visit President Xi Jinping, the first foreign leader to do so since Xi's re-election to a third five-year term last weekend.
• Local officials linked to Cambodia's opposition party forced to condemn Sam Rainsy Radio Free Asia 28 Oct 2022 -- Cambodia's main opposition Candlelight Party on Friday called on authorities to stop trying to force local officials to publicly condemn Hun Sen's exiled political rival Sam Rainsy.
• Millions face harm from flooding across West and Central Africa, UNHCR warns UNHCR 28 Oct 2022 -- UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is warning of surging needs for more than 3.4 million displaced people and their hosts in the face of recent destructive flooding in Nigeria, Chad, Niger, Burkina Faso, Mali and Cameroon.