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• U.S. Navy Rescues Mariners Who Set Fire to Vessel Smuggling Drugs US Navy 30 Oct 2022 -- U.S. Navy personnel rescued eight civilian mariners in the Gulf of Oman, Oct. 29, after they set their fishing vessel on fire prior to being boarded.
• China's Type 075 amphibious assault ships 'can form task groups with aircraft carriers, landing ships' Global Times 30 Oct 2022 -- The Type 075 amphibious assault ships of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy can reportedly form task forces by joining up with aircraft carriers, amphibious landing ships and other warships, which experts believed can enhance their amphibious assault capabilities.
• China's Z-20 helicopter surpasses Black Hawk in technologies, chief designer says Global Times 30 Oct 2022 -- China's domestically developed Z-20 utility helicopter has surpassed the US' Black Hawk, as it has adopted many advanced technologies the Black Hawk does not have, said the chief designer of the Chinese chopper on state broadcaster China Central Television (CCTV).
• Domestically made armored, reconnaissance vehicles on schedule: MND CNA 30 Oct 2022 -- The Ministry of National Defense (MND) on Sunday said the development of two domestically made military vehicles was on schedule, amid questions raised by opposition lawmakers.
• Prime Minister lays foundation stone of C-295 transport aircraft manufacturing facility - country's first in private sector - in Vadodara, Gujarat India PIB 30 Oct 2022 -- Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone of C-295 transport aircraft manufacturing facility - the country's first in the private sector - in Vadodara, Gujarat on October 30, 2022. The facility will manufacture C-295 aircraft for the Indian Air Force (IAF) through collaboration between Tata Advanced Systems Limited and Airbus Defence and Space S.A., Spain.
• Despite Russian Invasion Of Ukraine, Moscow's Neighbors Correct To Give Up The Bomb, Says Kazakh Author RFE/RL 30 Oct 2022 -- After setting the scene with an intimate portrait of the landscape that dominates the world's ninth-largest country, scholar and nuclear politics expert Togzhan Kassenova's new nonfiction work Atomic Steppe suddenly takes on the pace of a thriller.
• South Korea to Help Turkey Build Tanks Sputnik 30 Oct 2022 -- South Korea will help Turkey build battle tanks. According to several media reports, after Germany refused to cooperate with Turkey on the Altay program, Ankara began strengthening cooperation with South Korea.
• UK Reportedly Axes Construction of New National Flagship to Save Money Sputnik 30 Oct 2022 -- The new UK government has abandoned plans to build a new national flagship for the Royal Navy to cut budget spending, a British media outlet reported on Sunday, citing a senior government source.
• Secretary Blinken's Call with People's Republic of China (PRC) State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi US Dept. of State 30 Oct 2022
• Joint Statement: On the Japan-Mongolia-United States Trilateral Meeting US Dept. of State 30 Oct 2022 -- In pursuit of their joint interests and shared values, Japan, Mongolia, and the United States held a trilateral meeting on October 28, 2022, in Tokyo. The three sides discussed a wide range of regional security challenges, economic issues, and areas for cooperation. The three sides reaffirmed their commitment to strong ties with each other, and dedication to their visions for a free and open Indo-Pacific. Japan and the United States expressed their support for Mongolia's democracy and Third Neighbor policy.

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• 10 killed, 20 wounded in 'back-to-back explosions' in Baghdad: Report Press TV 30 Oct 2022 -- At least 10 people have reportedly been killed and more than 20 others injured in back-to-back explosions in the eastern part of the Iraqi capital of Baghdad with a security official ruling out terrorism as the cause.
• Statement by National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan on the Terrorist Attack in Somalia The White House 30 Oct 2022
• Somalia: Statement by High Representative Josep Borrell on the latest attack European External Action Service (EEAS) 30 Oct 2022 -- The European Union strongly condemns the latest attack by the terrorist group al-Shabaab in Mogadishu yesterday. These senseless attacks against innocent civilians including women and children only serve to remind us of the group's barbarity towards its own people and reveals the true hypocrisy of its intent.
• Takfiri terrori: At least 100 killed in two car bombings in Somalia's Mogadishu Press TV 30 Oct 2022 -- At least 100 people have been killed in two car bombings outside the education ministry in Somalia's capital Mogadishu, the country's president says.
• Death Toll From Blasts in Somalia's Capital Rises to 100, Over 300 Injured Sputnik 30 Oct 2022 -- The death toll from two car explosions in Somalia's capital, Mogadishu, has risen to 100, while over 300 others were injured, President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud said on Sunday.
• At Least 100 Killed in Mogadishu Bombing, President Says VOA 30 Oct 2022 -- There has been huge increase in death toll from the two successive car bombings in Somalia Saturday.
• Rwanda Regrets Expulsion of Ambassador From DRC Sputnik 30 Oct 2022 -- The Democratic Republic of the Congo declared the Rwandan ambassador persona non grata, accusing Kigali of supporting rebels in the country's east. Rwanda, in response, has denied these accusations.
• UNICEF: Fighting in eastern DRC is having a devastating impact on children UNICEF 30 Oct 2022 -- UNICEF has expressed its utmost concern about the serious damage to children caused by recent fighting in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).
• Peacekeepers turn ground-breakers in the Central African Republic UN News 30 Oct 2022 -- Handling heavy machinery is not one of the first skills that comes to mind when we think of UN peacekeepers, but construction skills are an important component of the blue helmets' competency toolkit.
• Israeli PM visits Karish gas rig after reaching landmark deal with Lebanon People's Daily 31 Oct 2022 -- Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid on Sunday visited the Karish gas rig in the Mediterranean for the first time since his country signed a historic maritime demarcation deal with Lebanon.

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• Lula da Silva Clinches Third Presidential Term After Besting Bolsonaro in Brazil's Runoff Election Sputnik 30 Oct 2022 -- Brazilians flooded the polls on Sunday to elect a new president in what turned out to be an extremely close runoff competition between two of the biggest names in Brazilian politics eyeing drastically different versions of Brazil's future.
• China to keep 'normal' monetary policy, boost financial support for real economy: official Global Times 30 Oct 2022 -- China has the conditions and will maintain a "normal" monetary policy to ensure the Chinese yuan's stable value and increase financial support for the real economy, according to an official report on country's financial work submitted to the top legislature.
• Xi stresses striving in unity to fulfill goals set by Party congress Global Times 30 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.
• IRGC arrests saboteurs in SW Iran IRNA 30 Oct 2022 -- The Intelligence Organization of the Islamic Revolution Guard Corps has announced that members of a sabotage team have been arrested in Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province in southwestern Iran.
• President Raeisi: Iran's security red line for government, nation Press TV 30 Oct 2022 -- Iran's President Ebrahim Raeisi says security is a red line for the Islamic Republic, and it will not allow the enemies to undermine it.
• IRGC Navy chief: We will destroy security of any party trying to harm security of Iran Press TV 30 Oct 2022 -- The commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC)'s Navy has issued a stern warning to the enemies, saying the Iranian forces know no limits when it comes to protecting the country's security.
• Iranian Journalists Demand Release Of Colleagues Detained For Protests Coverage RFE/RL 30 Oct 2022 -- More than 300 Iranian journalists have published an open letter calling for the release of two colleagues who were detained for their coverage of the death in custody of Mahsa Amini.
• Iran-Russia Joint Economic Commission working groups meeting begins ISNA 30 Oct 2022 -- The meeting of the working groups of the 16th Joint Economic Commission between Iran and Russia kicked off in Grozny on Sunday, with the experts from different working groups in attendance to examine the capacities of bilateral cooperation.
• UK gas shortage: Fears grow as just several days' supply left Press TV 30 Oct 2022 -- British Gas, a subsidiary of Britain's largest energy supplier Centrica has warned that it has about a week's worth of gas left in its storage facilities amid an energy crunch across Europe.
• Lebanon's President Aoun leaves office with no replacement Press TV 30 Oct 2022 -- Lebanon's President Michel Aoun has left office one day before his six-year mandate ends as parliament failed to agree on his successor.
• Lebanese Acting Prime Minister: President's Decree on Government Resignation Has No Force Sputnik 30 Oct 2022 -- Lebanon's caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati said on Sunday that the presidential decree accepting the resignation of the government had no constitutional power, adding that his cabinet would continue to carry out its duties.
• Southeast Asia remains world rice bowl as pockets of region suffer crop disasters Radio Free Asia 30 Oct 2022 -- Rice crops in Cambodia, Laos and Myanmar have taken a hit from flooding and conflict this year, casting a shadow on a mostly sunny outlook for Southeast Asia's output of the key grain as the region deals with other potential longer term supply troubles, farm officials and researchers say.