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• Readout of Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III's Call With Polish Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Defense Mariusz Błaszczak DoD 31 Oct 2022
• Arkansas Air Guardsmen provide medical care in Guatemala US Air Force 31 Oct 2022 -- Arkansas Air National Guard members helped provide medical care in Guatemala alongside U.S. and foreign military, government and civilian personnel during the Continuing Promise 2022 mission Oct. 26-31.
• US 'fortifying Australia into a forward operating base' with B-52 bomber deployment Global Times 31 Oct 2022 -- The US is reportedly preparing to deploy up to six nuclear-capable B-52 bombers in northern Australia, a move Chinese military experts said on Monday will fortify Australia into a forward operating base of the US, tying Australia onto the chariot of the so-called great power competition and bringing security threats it could have avoided.
• US to deploy B-52 bombers to Australia's north amid tensions with China Press TV 31 Oct 2022 -- The United States is planning to deploy six nuclear-capable B-52 bombers to an air base in northern Australia as tensions with Beijing rise.
• China Warns Possible B-52 Deployment in Australia May 'Trigger Regional Arms Race' Sputnik 31 Oct 2022 -- The Pentagon's purported push for stationing strategic bombers in Australia comes against the backdrop of US-China tensions over the Taiwan issue, which escalated after Speaker Nancy Pelosi's visit to the island in August.
• Senior Defense Official and Senior Military Official Hold a Background Briefing DoD 31 Oct 2022
• Chinese drone, anti-drone systems to shine at upcoming Airshow China Global Times 31 Oct 2022 -- Aircraft and equipment to participate in Airshow China 2022 have been arriving over the past few days in Zhuhai, South China's Guangdong Province where the expo will be held next week, with observers eagerly anticipating the exhibition of China's drone and anti-drone systems at a time when the importance of the two is highlighted in the Ukraine crisis.
• PLA Navy's aircraft carrier task forces constantly improves PLA Daily 31 Oct 2022 -- In recent years, the PLA Navy has accelerated developing its weapons and equipment and enhanced its systematic combat capability.
• Ransomware hackers target communications platform used by Australian military Press TV 31 Oct 2022 -- A communications platform used by Australian military personnel and defense staff has been hit by ransomware hackers, authorities said Monday, amid a recent spike in cyberattacks in the country.
• Australian DoD Fears Personal Data Stolen After Ransomware Cyberattack, Reports Say Sputnik 31 Oct 2022 -- The Australian Department of Defence fears that employees' personal data may have been stolen after it was hit by a ransomware cyberattack, the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) reported on Monday, citing a source familiar with the matter.
• Partnerships strengthened in Sulu Sea exercise Australia DOD 31 Oct 2022 -- Navy ships from five nations, including HMA Ships Hobart and Stalwart, completed Exercise Sama Sama Lumbas in the Philippines during October.
• Largest-scale US-S.Korea air drills in 5 years begin, could bring unpredictable consequences: experts Global Times 31 Oct 2022 -- South Korea and the US on Monday kicked off their first large-scale joint air drills in nearly five years with more than 240 aircraft mobilized, including advanced stealth jets. Experts warn that it could lead to unpredictable consequences, further escalating tensions on the Korean Peninsula.
• S.Korea, U.S. kick off joint air drills People's Daily 31 Oct 2022 -- South Korea and the United States kicked off their large-scale joint air drills on Monday, involving about 240 warplanes, according to the South Korean air force.
• South Korea, US warplanes begin large-scale joint aerial drills amid tensions with N. Korea Press TV 31 Oct 2022 -- The United States and South Korea have kicked off large-scale five-day joint aerial drills with hundreds of warplanes staging mock attacks round the clock amid growing tensions with North Korea.
• Special Online Briefing with Brad Crabtree, Assistant Secretary for the Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management, U.S. Department of Energy US Dept. of State 31 Oct 2022
• Department Press Briefing - October 31, 2022 US Dept. of State 31 Oct 2022

Defense Industry

• Contracts For Oct. 31, 2022
• U.S. Army Awards USD 1.498 Billion IDIQ CROWS Contract to KONGSBERG Kongsberg 31 Oct 2022 -- The United States Army has awarded a 5-year IDIQ contract valued up to USD 1.498 Bn to Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace AS for the continued delivery of the Common Remotely Operated Weapon Station (CROWS).

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• 31 October 2022 - Daily Press Briefing by the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General United Nations 31 Oct 2022
• ICC To Resume War Crimes Probe In Afghanistan RFE/RL Gandhara 31 Oct 2022 -- The International Criminal Court (ICC) has authorized its chief prosecutor to resume its investigation into possible atrocities committed in Afghanistan.
• New photos show China's artificial islands are highly developed military bases Radio Free Asia 31 Oct 2022 -- New images have emerged showing airfields and other structures on some of China's artificial islands in the South China Sea that the U.S. said had been "fully militarized."
• Answers to media questions President of Russia 31 Oct 2022 -- At the end of the talks with the President of Azerbaijan and the Prime Minister of Armenia, Vladimir Putin answered questions from Russian media.
• Trilateral talks with President of Azerbaijan and Prime Minister of Armenia President of Russia 31 Oct 2022 -- Sochi hosted trilateral talks between President of Russia Vladimir Putin, President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev and Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan.
• Meeting with President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev President of Russia 31 Oct 2022 -- Vladimir Putin met with President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev.
• Meeting with Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan President of Russia 31 Oct 2022 -- Vladimir Putin met in Sochi with Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan.
• Armenia, Azerbaijan agree not to use force to settle their dispute over Karabakh region Press TV 31 Oct 2022 -- Armenia and Azerbaijan have agreed not to use force to settle their dispute over the Nagorno-Karabkh region, following a tripartite meeting hosted by Russia in the coastal city of Sochi.
• Putin hosts Armenia, Azerbaijan leaders for peace talks over Karabakh Press TV 31 Oct 2022 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin has held meetings with the Armenian and Azerbaijani leaders as part of efforts aimed at mediating a peace agreement and ending a longstanding conflict between the two ex-Soviet neighbors over the Nagorno-Karabakh region.
• Putin To Meet With Leaders Of Armenia, Azerbaijan In Sochi RFE/RL 31 Oct 2022 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin is due to host talks with the leaders of Armenia and Azerbaijan on October 31, a month after the worst clashes erupted between the Caucasus neighbors since they fought a bloody war in 2020.
• India's Assam State to Withdraw Armed Forces Act From Two More Areas Sputnik 31 Oct 2022 -- The entire state of Assam was declared a disturbed area and brought under the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act on November 27, 1990. Since then, it has been extended seven times. In 2017, however, Delhi granted the state government the power to impose or withdraw the act on its own.
• Call to End Renewed Violence in Eastern DRC US Dept. of State 31 Oct 2022 -- The United States strongly condemns the resumption of fighting by the March 23 Movement (M23) armed group in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). The resumption of hostilities since October 20 has caused significant human suffering, including deaths and injuries among civilians and significant numbers of newly displaced persons.
• DR Congo: Guterres 'deeply concerned' by resurgence of fighting between Government troops and M23 UN News 31 Oct 2022 -- The UN Secretary-General has expressed deep concern over the uptick in fighting between Government troops in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and M23 rebels in the east, which in the past ten days have seen multiple civilians killed, "massive displacement" and four peacekeepers from the UN Stabilization Mission (MONUSCO) injured.
• Shot-Down Russian Missile Falls In Moldovan Village RFE/RL 31 Oct 2022 -- A Russian missile shot down by Ukrainian air defenses fell on a village in northern Moldova on October 31, causing minor damage but no injuries, the Moldovan Interior Ministry said.

News Reports

• Man Charged with Assault and Attempted Kidnapping Following Breaking and Entering of Pelosi Residence US Dept. of Justice 31 Oct 2022 -- A California man was charged today with assault and attempted kidnapping in violation of federal law in connection with the break-in at the residence of Nancy and Paul Pelosi in San Francisco on Friday.
• Greetings to Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on winning presidential election in Brazil President of Russia 31 Oct 2022 -- Vladimir Putin sent a message to congratulate Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on winning the presidential election in Brazil.
• Press release on the outcome of the general elections in Brazil Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 31 Oct 2022
• Readout of President Joe Biden's Call with President-Elect Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva of Brazil The White House 31 Oct 2022
• Lula Da Silva Wins Brazil's Presidential Runoff Vote VOA 31 Oct 2022 -- Former Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva triumphed over incumbent president Jair Bolsonaro Sunday in Brazil's presidential runoff vote.
• Brazil: Statement by High Representative Josep Borrell on the presidential elections European External Action Service (EEAS) 31 Oct 2022 -- Brazilian citizens went to the polls on 30 October to elect their new president in a peaceful and well-organised election.
• Former president Lula da Silva wins second round of Brazil's presidential elections People's Daily 31 Oct 2022 -- Former Brazilian president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva of the Workers' Party (PT) won the second round of presidential elections on Sunday and is going to serve a four-year term beginning on Jan. 1, 2023.
• Background Press Call by a Senior Administration Official Previewing the Second International Counter Ransomware Initiative Summit The White House 31 Oct 2022
• Too Risky to Bring Home Islamic State Wives, Widows Say Australian Opposition Lawmakers VOA 31 Oct 2022 -- Opposition lawmakers have condemned the repatriation to Australia of 17 women and children from the al-Roj refugee camp in Northern Syria.
• Nigerian President Meets Security Chiefs Amid Terror Alerts by Foreign Missions VOA 31 Oct 2022 -- Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari is holding emergency meetings Monday with security chiefs after several foreign missions issued terror warnings last week for the capital, Abuja.
• DNI Releases Appropriated Budget Figure for 2022 National Intelligence Program Director of National Intelligence 31 Oct 2022 -- "Congress appropriated an aggregate amount of $65.7 billion to the National Intelligence Program (NIP) for Fiscal Year 2022. This includes supplemental funding."
• Russian Foreign Ministry Summons Dutch Ambassador Over Alleged Recruitment Meeting RFE/RL 31 Oct 2022 -- Russia's Foreign Ministry says it summoned the ambassador from the Netherlands to protest what it alleges was an attempt by British intelligence to recruit the Russian military attache at the Russian embassy in The Hague.
• Moscow slams West for attempts to 'recruit' Russian diplomats Press TV 31 Oct 2022 -- Moscow has protested what it calls Western attempts to "recruit" Russian diplomats in the Netherlands, summoning the Dutch ambassador.
• Russian Foreign Ministry Summons Dutch Ambassador Over Intelligence Provocations Sputnik 31 Oct 2022 -- The Dutch ambassador has been summoned to the Russian Foreign Ministry on Monday over provocations against Russian diplomats by foreign intelligence services, the ministry said.
• Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's video address to participants in the conference The Role of Public Diplomacy in Establishing, Reinstating and Developing Russian-Chinese Relations, Moscow, October 31, 2022 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 31 Oct 2022
• Russia Will Carry Out Arctic Council Projects Without Partners, Envoy Says Sputnik 31 Oct 2022 -- Russia will execute the projects it presented in the framework of the Arctic Council despite the lack of partners, Chair of the Senior Arctic Officials and Russian Ambassador-at-Large Nikolay Korchunov said on Monday.
• Moscow to Help African Countries Amid Grain Deal Suspension Sputnik 31 Oct 2022 -- Moscow will help African countries in connection with the suspension ofthe grain deal, our partners understand Russia's position, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov said on Monday.
• Tycoon Oleg Tinkov Renounces Russian Citizenship To Distance Himself From 'Fascist' Country RFE/RL 31 Oct 2022 -- Oleg Tinkov, one of the most successful entrepreneurs in post-Soviet Russia, has renounced his citizenship over his aversion to the war in Ukraine.
• Billionaire Revolut Chief Storonsky Reportedly Renounces Russian Citizenship RFE/RL 31 Oct 2022 -- Nikolai Storonsky, the billionaire head of the London-based financial technology firm Revolut, has renounced his Russian citizenship in response to Moscow's invasion of Ukraine, the country where his father was born.
• Moscow and Ankara Discussing Gas Hub Establishment at Expert Level, Envoy Says Sputnik 31 Oct 2022 -- Russian and Turkish experts are already at work to explore ways to establish a gas hub meant to redirect gas from the Nord Stream pipelines to the TurkStream, Russian Ambassador to Ankara Alexei Yerkhov told Turkish newspaper Dunya in an interview published on Monday.
• China Successfully Launches Lab Module to Tiangong Space Station Sputnik 31 Oct 2022 -- The Mengtian laboratory module was launched to China's Tiangong orbital station on Monday and successfully reached its target orbit, as broadcast by China Central Television.
• Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Zhao Lijian's Regular Press Conference on October 31, 2022 PRC MofA 31 Oct 2022
• China FM warns US to stop its efforts to 'contain and suppress' Beijing Press TV 31 Oct 2022 -- Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi decried the US policy of containment and suppression against Beijing in a call with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Monday.
• Wang Yi urges US not to be 'blinded by ideology' in phone call with Blinken Global Times 31 Oct 2022 -- Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi, who is also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, spoke with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken via phone on Monday, with Wang urging the US to stop cracking down on China and putting up new obstacles to bilateral relations. China's diplomatic and domestic policies are open and transparent, and the US should not be blinded by ideology, Wang noted.
• Survey: Africans See China as Positive Force VOA 31 Oct 2022 -- A new global public opinion survey of people in 25 countries has revealed steep declines in support for China, although Beijing still is seen favorably by many in Africa, where it is vying for influence with Washington.
• China revives state sales, marketing co-ops as emergency logistics system: analysts Radio Free Asia 31 Oct 2022 -- China is rebooting a Mao-era institution that once functioned as a pillar of the socialist command economy to prepare for future "decoupling" from the global economy, analysts said.
• Chinese research icebreaker Xuelong kicks off polar expedition, expected to make new contributions to international polar science Global Times 31 Oct 2022 -- Chinese research icebreaker Xuelong, or Snow Dragon, set off from Shanghai on Monday, following the footsteps of Xuelong 2, or Snow Dragon 2, to start the third-time polar expedition for China to send two icebreakers to the Antarctic since 2020. It's expected to make new contributions to the development of international polar science and the peaceful use of Antarctica by all mankind.
• CPC Central Committee issues decision on Party congress guiding principles People's Daily 31 Oct 2022 -- The Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) has issued a decision on the study, publicity and implementation of the guiding principles of the 20th CPC National Congress.
• Senior CPC official urges promotion of Party congress guiding principles People's Daily 31 Oct 2022 -- Senior Communist Party of China (CPC) official Cai Qi has urged efforts to effectively promote the guiding principles of the 20th National Congress of the CPC.
• China's top legislature concludes standing committee session People's Daily 31 Oct 2022 -- The Standing Committee of the 13th National People's Congress (NPC) concluded its 37th session Sunday in Beijing.
• Statement of Spokesman for DPRK Foreign Ministry KCNA 31 Oct 2022 -- A spokesman for the DPRK Foreign Ministry issued the following statement on Oct. 31:
• North Korea urges end to US-South drills, vows more powerful response to Washington's provocations. Press TV 31 Oct 2022 -- North Korea has issued a strongly-worded warning aimed at the United States and South Korea, warning them against continuing their joint military drills and vowing more powerful response to US' provocations.
• Canada imposes new sanctions against Iranian regime Canada 31 Oct 2022 -- The Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs, today announced that Canada is imposing additional sanctions under the Special Economic Measures (Iran) Regulations. This is the fourth package of sanctions imposed by Canada against the Iranian regime in response to its ongoing gross and systematic human rights violations and continued actions to destabilize peace and security.
• Canada imposes new sanctions on Iran over alleged human rights violations Press TV 31 Oct 2022 -- Canada has imposed additional sanctions on Iran, targeting police and judicial officials over what Ottawa claimed as gross and systematic human rights violations at home and abroad and actions to destabilize peace and security.
• Iran imposes sanctions on 14 US individuals, entities IRNA 31 Oct 2022 -- Iran's Foreign Ministry on Monday imposed sanctions on 10 American individuals and 4 entities over interfering in the Islamic Republic's internal affairs and provoking riots in Iran.
• Iran imposes sanctions on 10 US individuals, 4 entities over rights violations, terror support Press TV 31 Oct 2022 -- Iran's Foreign Ministry announces sanctions on a host of American individuals and entities for committing human rights violations, supporting terrorism and inciting violence against the Iranian nation during the recent riots.
• Iran Calls German Initiative to Blacklist Elite Troops Unlawful Sputnik 31 Oct 2022 -- Iran condemns Germany's plans to impose sanctions against the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC, elite forces of the Iranian military) saying the measures are unlawful, the Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Nasser Kanaani said on Monday.
• Iran denounces Germany's action to blacklist IRGC as "illegal" ISNA 31 Oct 2022 -- Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kanaani denounced Germany's action to put the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) on a blacklist as completely "illegal".
• Western states turn nation's peaceful demands into riot: FM spox IRNA 31 Oct 2022 -- The spokesman for the Iranian Foreign Ministry criticized the Western countries here on Monday for their provocative measures during the recent developments in Iran; the measures which led the nation peaceful demands into turmoil.
• Iranian Students Launch Sit-In After Violent Clashes With Security Forces Over Weekend RFE/RL 31 Oct 2022 -- Students at several Iranian universities have launched sit-ins after skirmishes over the weekend where security forces fired tear gas and used live ammunition to disperse protests sparked by the death of a young woman while she was being held in police custody for allegedly violating the country's rules on wearing a head scarf.
• Iran Seizes Ship in Charge of Grand Smuggling Op Carrying 2.9Mln Gallons of Oil Sputnik 31 Oct 2022 -- The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Navy of Iran on Monday seized a foreign vessel in the Persian Gulf carrying 11 million liters (2.9 million gallons) of smuggled fuel, local media reported.
• IRGC confiscates foreign tanker carrying 11m liters of smuggled fuel IRNA 31 Oct 2022 -- The IRGC navy forces have confiscated 11 million liters of smuggled fuel in the Persian Gulf, the head of the Hormuzgan judiciary said.
• Iran's IRGC seizes foreign vessel smuggling 11 million liters of fuel in Persian Gulf Press TV 31 Oct 2022 -- A high-ranking Iranian Judiciary official says the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) has confiscated a foreign tanker ship carrying millions of liters of smuggled fuel in the Persian Gulf waters and arrested all crew members.
• Iran Seizes Tanker With 'Smuggled Fuel' In Persian Gulf RFE/RL 31 Oct 2022 -- Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) has seized a foreign oil tanker that was carrying 11 million liters of fuel in the Persian Gulf.
• Intelligence Minister: 2nd terrorist responsible for Shahcheragh attack arrested IRNA 31 Oct 2022 -- Iranian Intelligence Minister Esmail Khatib said that the intelligence forces have arrested the second terrorist responsible for the terror attack in Shahcheragh holy shrine.
• Iran arrests second individual involved in Shiraz terrorist attack: Intelligence minister Press TV 31 Oct 2022 -- Iran's Intelligence Ministry said Monday its forces arrested the second individual involved in last week's terrorist attack on the highly revered Shah Cheragh shrine in the southern province of Fars.
• Iran played key role in fight against Daesh: Foreign Ministry spokesman Press TV 31 Oct 2022 -- Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesman has hailed slain Lieutenant General Qassem Soleimani's major role in countering Daesh, warning of the worldwide impact of the terrorist group's crimes had it not been for the Islamic Republic's counter-terrorism efforts.
• Official: Iran, Russia sign $6.5 billion in gas deals Press TV 31 Oct 2022 -- About $6.5 billion from a memorandum with Russian energy giant Gazprom has been converted into a firm contract, a senior Iranian official says.
• Tehran Stock Exchange Sees Capital Exodus Amid Protests RFE/RL 31 Oct 2022 -- Data from the Tehran Stock Exchange shows that almost $120 million in capital has been withdrawn from the market in the past 10 days amid unrest that poses the deepest threat to the leadership of the Islamic republic since the revolution in 1979.
• Myanmar's junta arrests 10 alleged members of an anti-regime group in Yangon Radio Free Asia 31 Oct 2022 -- Myanmar's junta says it has arrested seven men and three women for carrying out a series of killings in Yangon. A statement released on Sunday said the 10 were members of the Inya Urban Force who were taken into custody between Oct. 1 and Oct. 6.
• Bangladesh police crack down on criminals inside Rohingya camps Radio Free Asia 31 Oct 2022 -- Bangladesh police captured dozens of suspects after launching a crackdown in Cox's Bazar refugee camps this weekend against armed criminal groups linked to a wave of killings targeting Rohingya, officials said Monday.
• Myanmar junta bans Irrawaddy news agency after months of harassment Radio Free Asia 31 Oct 2022 -- Myanmar's junta has officially banned online news outlet The Irrawaddy and charged the outlet's registered publisher for violating national security laws, state media reported over the weekend, following months of legal harassment.
• The actions of the Belarusian state endangered the safety and security of a commercial passenger aircraft and the lives of all those onboard UK FCDO 31 Oct 2022 -- Statement by Ambassador Barbara Woodward at the Security Council briefing by the President of the ICAO Council on the event involving Ryanair flight FR4978 in Belarus Airspace on 23 May 2021
• Biden to visit Cambodia for dual summits Radio Free Asia 31 Oct 2022 -- U.S. President Joe Biden will visit Phnom Penh next month for two regional summits, according to the White House, which said the trip will underscore America's "enduring commitment to Southeast Asia" amid a growing rivalry for influence between Beijing and Washington.
• Kenya's President Demands End to Extrajudicial Killings by Police VOA 31 Oct 2022 -- Kenyan President William Ruto said during a meeting Monday with the Independent Police Oversight Authority (IPOA) that extrajudicial killings by police in the country must end.
• Satellites Shed Light on Dictators' Lies About Economic Growth VOA 31 Oct 2022 -- Authoritarian regimes are significantly overstating their GDP (gross domestic product) growth, according to new research that uses satellite images of countries at night as a proxy for economic activity.