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• Guantanamo Bay Detainee Transfer Announced DoD 29 Oct 2022 -- The Department of Defense announced today the repatriation of Saifullah Paracha from the detention facility at Guantanamo Bay to Pakistan.
• Oldest Guantanamo Bay Prisoner Released To Pakistan RFE/RL Gandhara 29 Oct 2022 -- A Pakistani known for being the oldest detainee at the U.S facility at Guantanamo Bay in Cuba was released to his home country on October 29, Pakistan's Foreign Ministry said.
• US Sends 'Forever Prisoner' From Guantanamo to Pakistan VOA 29 Oct 2022 -- The United States has freed and transferred to Pakistan one of the oldest of the remaining prisoners from the secretive U.S.-run Guantanamo Bay detention facility in Cuba.
• Never charged, Guantanamo's oldest inmate freed after nearly two decades Press TV 29 Oct 2022 -- The oldest inmate at the US-run infamous Guantanamo Bay military prison in Cuba, Saifullah Paracha, has been released to his home country Pakistan after 19 years of detention without trial.
• Guantanamo Bay's Oldest Prisoner Returns Home to Pakistan Sputnik 29 Oct 2022 -- The oldest inmate of the notorious US detention camp Guantanamo Bay, 75-year-old Saif Ullah Paracha, has been released and returned to Pakistan, Pakistani Foreign Ministry said on Saturday.
• EA-18G Growler Returns to the Skies Five Years After a Mid-Air Collision US Navy 29 Oct 2022 -- An EA-18G Growler attached to Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 129, successfully completed a functional check flight at Naval Air Station (NAS) Whidbey Island, Oct. 17, marking the end of a complex transformation process for an aircraft thought to be beyond repair. This five-year effort demonstrates large-scale teamwork between multiple organizations over an extended timeline.
• Nimitz Carrier Strike Group Completes COMPTUEX US Navy 29 Oct 2022 -- Carrier Strike Group Eleven (CSG 11) returned to homeport Oct. 28, after completing Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX), its final training period before a scheduled deployment later this year.
• Russia slams US deployment of new nukes in Europe, vows response Press TV 29 Oct 2022 -- Russia has denounced rapid deployment of modernized US B61 tactical nuclear weapons at NATO bases in Europe, saying the move would lower the "nuclear threshold" and prompt Moscow's revision of its military plans.
• Russia Monitoring US Nuclear Doctrine Amid Increasing Threat of Nukes Use, Deputy FM Says Sputnik 29 Oct 2022 -- Russia is closely monitoring the development of US doctrinal documents and is concerned over their "vague wording" as well as over an increase in the number of possible scenarios that allow the use of nuclear weapons, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Grushko told Sputnik on Saturday.
• Russian Military Doctrine Allows No Double Interpretations on Use of Nuclear Arms: Moscow Sputnik 29 Oct 2022 -- Russia is following the evolution of doctrinal documents of Western countries, especially the US, and is concerned about their blurriness and the growing number of scenarios involving the use of nuclear weapons, while the Russian Military Doctrine does not allow any double interpretations on the possible use of nuclear arms,
• US must return overseas nukes to national territory: Russian envoy Press TV 29 Oct 2022 -- Russia has called on the United States to return all nuclear weapons stationed overseas to national territory to "prevent escalation" of tensions.
• Russia ends massive call-up for military operation in Ukraine Press TV 29 Oct 2022 -- Russia says it has finished calling up as many as 300,000 reservists for its ongoing military operation in neighboring Ukraine.
• US Nuclear Posture Review brazenly 'tailors' nuclear deterrence strategy against China: Chinese disarmament ambassador Global Times 29 Oct 2022 -- The US in its newly released Nuclear Posture Review (NPR) made irresponsible comments and groundless speculation on China's normal modernization of nuclear forces, and brazenly "tailored" a nuclear deterrence strategy against China, which China is seriously concerned about and firmly opposes, Chinese Ambassador for Disarmament Affairs Li Song said on Friday.
• INDIAN NAVY PARTICIPATES IN MAIDEN TRILATERAL EXERCISE WITH MOZAMBIQUE AND TANZANIA India PIB 29 Oct 2022 -- The first edition of India-Mozambique-Tanzania Trilateral Exercise (IMT TRILAT), a joint maritime exercise among the Indian, Mozambique and Tanzanian navies commenced at Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania on 27 Oct 22. Indian Navy is represented by the guided missile frigate, INS Tarkash, a Chetak helicopter and MARCOS (Special Forces).
• Secretary Blinken's Call with Indian Minister of External Affairs S. Jaishankar US Dept. of State 29 Oct 2022
• Japan Intends to Create Joint Command of National Defense Forces in 2024, Reports Say Sputnik 29 Oct 2022 -- The Japanese authorities plan to form a unified command of the country's self-defense forces in 2024 for better coordination between the army, navy, and air force, as well as for faster emergency interaction with the US military, Japanese press reported on Saturday, citing sources.
• Tokyo Could Build Prototype Submarine Deployed With US-Made Tomahawk Missiles: Reports Sputnik 29 Oct 2022 -- The Japanese authorities are considering the possibility of developing a prototype submarine capable of launching US-made Tomahawk cruise missiles, local newspaper reported on Saturday, citing sources.

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• Satellite images show Israeli missile system deployed in UAE amid fears of Yemen's retaliatory attacks Press TV 29 Oct 2022 -- Newly-emerged satellite images show that Israeli-made Barak missile systems have been deployed in the United Arab Emirates, in a new sign of developing relations between Abu Dhabi and the regime in Tel Aviv two years after the two normalized their ties.
• Yemen rebukes UN, renews warning against 'plunder' of its oil Press TV 29 Oct 2022 -- Yemen's National Salvation Government has issued a new warning after targeting a cargo ship off an oil terminal in the war-wrecked Arab country's south to prevent Saudi-backed forces from using it for oil exports.
• UN special ME coordinator says 2022 among deadliest years for Palestinians in West Bank Press TV 29 Oct 2022 -- The UN special coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process says the year 2022 has been the deadliest for Palestinians in the occupied West Bank since 2005, sounding concern over the increasing violence perpetrated by Israeli occupation soldiers and settlers against Palestinians.
• PM Lapid Holds Security Assessment following the Terrorist Attack in Kiryat Arba Israel - Prime Minister 29 Oct 2022 -- Prime Minister Yair Lapid, this evening, held a security assessment following the terrorist attack in Kiryat Arba and ordered that security forces in the area be reinforced.
• UN Mideast envoy worried about increased violence in West Bank People's Daily 29 Oct 2022 -- UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process Tor Wennesland on Friday expressed grave concern over increased violence in the West Bank.
• At Least Two Soldiers Killed In Shootout In Northwestern Pakistan RFE/RL Gandhara 29 Oct 2022 -- At least two Pakistani soldiers were killed and two others injured in an exchange of fire with militants in northwestern Pakistan, police told RFE/RL's Radio Mashaal.
• Belgrade-Pristina Dialogue: Statement by the Spokesperson on the latest decision related to license plates European External Action Service (EEAS) 29 Oct 2022 -- The EU has taken note of the Kosovo government's most recent decision related to licence plates.
• EU Urges Kosovo To Allow More Time For Conversion Of Serb License Plates RFE/RL 29 Oct 2022 -- The European Union has urged Kosovo to allow more time for a phaseout of old Serbian license plates still being used by ethnic Serbs in the country.
• Kosovo Won't Postpone Re-Registration of Serbian License Plates - Prime Minister Sputnik 29 Oct 2022 -- The government of the partially-recognized Republic of Kosovo decided not to postpone the mandatory re-registration of cars with license plates issued by Serbian authorities, Kosovo Prime Minister Albin Kurti said on Friday.
• Scores Dead as Double Car Bomb Blasts Rock Somali Capital VOA 29 Oct 2022 -- Double Car bomb blasts Saturday rocked Somalia's capital city, Mogadishu, killing scores and causing additional casualties.
• Ethiopia condemns "irresponsible" allegations of atrocities by western entities People's Daily 29 Oct 2022 -- The Ethiopian government on Friday warned some western entities over "irresponsible" allegations of atrocities.
• Pashinyan Says Ready to Sign Document Extending Russian Peacekeepers Stay in Karabakh Sputnik 29 Oct 2022 -- Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said on Saturday that he is ready to sign a document on extension of Russian peacekeepers mandate in the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh for 10-20 years at the upcoming meeting with Russian and Azerbaijani Presidents, Vladimir Putin and Ilham Aliyev respectively, on Monday in Sochi.

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• UN Security Council boosts commitment to fight digital terror UN News 29 Oct 2022 -- A two-day meeting of the UN Security Council Counter-Terrorism Committee in India has ended with the adoption of a document committing Member States to prevent and combat digital forms of terror, notably using drones, social media, and online terrorist financing.
• UN Security Council Counter-Terrorism Committee meeting: UK Foreign Secretary's speech UK FCDO 29 Oct 2022 -- UK Foreign Secretary James Cleverly delivered a speech at the Special Meeting of the UN Security Council Counter-Terrorism Committee on Saturday 29 October 2022.
• Foreign Secretary calls on global community to fight terrorism UK FCDO 29 Oct 2022 -- Foreign Secretary: "We must starve terrorists of the finance and emerging technologies that will cause death and destruction around the world"
• Quad Counter-Terrorism Tabletop Exercise Australia MFA 29 Oct 2022
• EU Commissioner Says Almost $17 Billion In Russian Assets Frozen RFE/RL 29 Oct 2022 -- The European Union has frozen Russian assets worth around 17 billion euros ($16.9 billion) since Moscow invaded Ukraine in February, EU Justice Commissioner Didier Reynders said in an interview published on October 29.
• Russian MoD: UK Royal Navy Officials Involved in Nord Stream Terrorist Act Sputnik 29 Oct 2022 -- Moscow classifies the Nord Stream pipeline blasts as acts of international terrorism, as Denmark and Sweden bar Russia from probing the incidents. The Russian Foreign Ministry underscores that the investigation can be considered reliable and objective only if Moscow participates in it.
• Britain Denies Russian Military's Claim That U.K. Navy Blew Up Nord Stream Pipelines RFE/RL 29 Oct 2022 -- Britain on October 29 denied a Russian Defense Ministry claim that British Navy personnel blew up the Nord Stream gas pipelines last month, saying the accusation is the latest "invented story" put out by Moscow.
• Putin's Invasion of Ukraine Has Made Diplomacy 'Impossible' For Moscow, Says Former Russian Diplomat RFE/RL 29 Oct 2022 -- Moscow's invasion of Ukraine has dealt a deep blow to Russian foreign policy and left the country's diplomats with an "impossible" task of trying to pursue the Kremlin's goals amid increasing isolation.
• China shows 'consistent, positive attitude' toward US with Wang Yi's meeting with Burns Global Times 29 Oct 2022 -- Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi met with US Ambassador to China Nicholas Burns on Friday, according to Chinese Foreign Ministry. With the meeting, China has once again demonstrated its positive attitude and expectations for the development of China-US relations, analysts said.
• Analyst: Europe Should Rethink China Policy After Party Congress, Ukraine Stance VOA 29 Oct 2022 -- China has emerged as an even more prominent player in world affairs as a result of the crisis in Ukraine and the weakening of Russia, but not necessarily to its advantage, says a Warsaw-based analyst.
• China and Russia reaffirm deepened relations at all levels, 'embodiment of major-country diplomacy' Global Times 29 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.
• Senior Chinese official stresses promoting Party congress guiding principles People's Daily 29 Oct 2022 -- Li Shulei, a senior Communist Party of China (CPC) official, Friday called for full strength to study, publicize, and implement the guiding principles of the 20th CPC National Congress.
• Washington, Taipei convene to discuss Taiwan's WHA, ICAO bids CNA 29 Oct 2022 -- Officials from the United States and Taiwan held a high-level meeting on Friday (Washington, D.C. time) to discuss ways to expand Taiwan's participation in United Nations' specialized agencies and other international organizations.
• IRGC Head Warns Protesters To End Demonstrations As UN Urges Iran To Respect Human Rights RFE/RL 29 Oct 2022 -- The commander of Iran's powerful Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps, Hossein Salami, warned protesters that October 29 would be their last day of taking to the streets.
• Iran FM spokesman reacts to new sanctions by US, Canada IRNA 29 Oct 2022 -- Iran's Foreign Ministry Spokesman Nasser Kanaani has warned that the Islamic Republic will adopt retaliatory measures in response to new sanctions imposed by the United States and Canada on the Iranians.
• Iran to soon place sanctions on American, Canadian individuals, institutions ISNA 29 Oct 2022 -- Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kanaani responded to a question by reporters about the Ministry's planned measures in retaliation for the recent sanctions by the US and Canada.
• Iran FM holds phone talks with Ukrainian counterpart ISNA 29 Oct 2022 -- Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian held a phone conversation with his Ukrainian counterpart, Dmytro Kuleba.
• Iran FM congratulates reappointment of his Iraqi counterpart IRNA 29 Oct 2022 -- Iran's Minister of Foreign Affairs Hossein Amirabdollahian has felicitated reappointment of Fuad Hussein as Iraq's foreign minister.
• Iranian FM congratulates Iraqi counterpart on re-election ISNA 29 Oct 2022 -- Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian held a phone conversation with his Iraqi counterpart, Fuad Hussein, congratulating him on securing the Iraqi parliament's vote of confidence and his re-election as the Iraqi foreign minister.
• UN chief welcomes formation of gov't in Iraq People's Daily 29 Oct 2022 -- UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Friday welcomed the formation of a new government in Iraq, said his spokesman.