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• USS Ronald Reagan Hosts Japanese Prime Minister during International Fleet Review US Navy 06 Nov 2022 -- Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida visited the U.S. Navy's only forward-deployed aircraft carrier, USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), while Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 5 units concluded their participation in the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force International Fleet Review (IFR) in Yokosuka and Sagami Wan, Nov. 6.
• Readout of U.S. Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Mike Gilday Meeting with Vietnam's Chief of Navy Rear Adm. Tran Thanh Nghiem US Navy Press Release 06 Nov 2022
• Readout of U.S. Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Mike Gilday Meeting with Commander-in-Chief of the Royal Thai Navy Adm. Cherngchai Chomchoengphaet US Navy Press Release 06 Nov 2022
• Exclusive: New anti-drone defense system to debut at Airshow China, offering smart and effective solutions to unmanned modern warfare Global Times 06 Nov 2022 -- In response to new challenges in the modern warfare brought by drones with low flight altitude, slow flight speed and small radar reflection area, China has come up with a new indigenous air defense system and put it on display at the upcoming 14th China International Aviation and Aerospace Exhibition in Zhuhai, South China's Guangdong Province.
• PLA Air Force displays three 'firsts' at Airshow China Global Times 06 Nov 2022 -- Two members in the 20-series aircraft - the J-20 stealth fighter jet and the YU-20 aerial tanker - will be displayed in the sky and on the ground at the highly anticipated Airshow China, which will be held from November 8 to 13 in Zhuhai, South China's Guangdong Province, with the J-20 scheduled to display its first landing and flight to the public.
• US reacts to Iran FM comments on drones shipped to Russia IRNA 06 Nov 2022 -- US Special Envoy for Iran Robert Malley on Saturday reacted to comments by Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian about Iranian-made drones supplied to Russia.
• Iran unveils upgraded Bavar-373 missile system, launches Sayad B4 production line Press TV 06 Nov 2022 -- Iran's Defense Ministry has unveiled the upgraded version of the domestically-designed and manufactured Bavar-373 (Belief-373) surface-to-air missile system, and inaugurated the production line of the long-range Sayad B4 missile.
• Bavar-373 missile defense capable of encountering ballistic missiles: Minister IRNA 06 Nov 2022 -- Iran's Defense Minister and Armed Forces Logistics, Brigadier General Mohammad Reza Gharaei Ashtiani said that Bavar-373 missile defense has the capability of encountering ballistic missiles.
• Iran's Bavar-373 missile defense system successfully hits target ISNA 06 Nov 2022 -- Bavar-373 missile defense system successfully hit an intended target at a range of 305 km, Iran's Defense Minister announced on Sunday.
• Report of General Staff of KPA on Its Military Operations Corresponding to U.S.-South Korea Combined Air Drill KCNA 06 Nov 2022 -- A report of the General Staff of the Korean People's Army on its military operations corresponding to the Vigilant Storm, the U.S.-south Korea combined air drill, was issued.
• North Korea exercises striking US, South Korean targets Press TV 06 Nov 2022 -- North Korea says it responded to the South and the United States' recent drawn-out war games by exercising striking key enemy targets.
• German Defense Minister Visits Cyprus for First Time, Discusses Defense Cooperation Sputnik 06 Nov 2022 -- German Defense Minister Christine Lambrecht paid an official visit to Cyprus for the first time and discussed defense cooperation and the situation in Ukraine with Cypriot Defense Minister Charalambos Petrides, the Cypriot Press and Information Office said on Sunday.
• Japan May Relax Restrictions on Exports of Secondhand Military Equipment, Reports Suggest Sputnik 06 Nov 2022 -- The Japanese government considers relaxing restrictions on exports of secondhand military equipment including tanks and missiles and explores the possibility of such supplies to Asian countries free of charge, Japanese press reported on Sunday citing sources.
• US weapons sales in Europe booming amid raging Ukraine war Press TV 06 Nov 2022 -- Sales of US weaponry and other military hardware to Europe are skyrocketing, thanks to the persisting Western-backed conflict in Ukraine, with European countries vowing to expand their arsenals by $230 billion, a research group says.
• Deputy Secretary Sherman's Call with Republic of Korea First Vice Foreign Minister Cho and Japanese Vice Foreign Minister Mori US Dept. of State 06 Nov 2022
• Readout of President Joe Biden's Call with Chancellor Olaf Scholz of Germany The White House 06 Nov 2022

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• Russian Reconciliation Center Says Syria Destroys Militant Camp, 93 Terrorists Killed Sputnik 06 Nov 2022 -- The Syrian air force, in response to an attack by militants of the Jabhat al-Nusra terrorist group* on positions of government forces in Latakia, destroyed a militant training camp, said Maj. Gen. Oleg Yegorov, deputy head of the Russian Defense Ministry's Center for Reconciliation of Opposing Sides in Syria.
• UN Commission on Palestinian Territory to Start Hearings This Week VOA 06 Nov 2022 -- The three-member U.N. Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and Israel will begin public hearings on alleged human rights violations in the Palestinian territories in Geneva this week.
• Kosovar PM Addresses Security Situation As More Police Officers In North Resign RFE/RL 06 Nov 2022 -- Kosovar Prime Minister Albin Kurti says he is in constant contact with international security authorities to ensure stability in Kosovo as more ethnic Serb police officers in the north of country resigned.
• Serbia Rejects German-French Settlement Plan for Kosovo Sputnik 06 Nov 2022 -- Serbia has rejected a peaceful settlement plan on Kosovo and Metohija proposed by France and Germany as it implies that the breakaway province will become a UN member without a formal recognition by Belgrade, Serbian Foreign Minister Ivica Dacic said on Sunday.
• Over a Dozen Killed in Suicide Bombing at Military Base in Somalia's Capital Sputnik 06 Nov 2022 -- The attack comes a week after two car bombings in the capital took the lives of at least 100 people. Al-Shabab, an extremist group linked to al-Qaida, claimed responsibility for last weekend's attack and said it was targeting the education ministry because it believes it is "committed to removing Somali children from Islamic faith."
• Somali Government Says 21 Al-Shabab Militants Killed VOA 06 Nov 2022 -- The Somali government Sunday said its elite soldiers have killed 21 al-Shabab militants and wounding 10 others in an operation in the country's lower Shabelle region.

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• As More Russians Flee Over Putin's War On Ukraine, Other Countries Are Reaping The Economic Benefits RFE/RL 06 Nov 2022 -- "When the war began," said 45-year-old Sergei about Russia's February 24 massive invasion of Ukraine, "we decided to leave for Kazakhstan."
• Intensive visits underscore China's diplomatic ideals widely recognized, welcomed Global Times 06 Nov 2022 -- The past week during which four foreign leaders from countries with different political systems and economic development paths visited Beijing attracted the world's attention, as it was a diplomacy-themed week after the Chinese top leadership laid out major strategies and blueprints for the future at the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC).
• White House tries to retract Biden's regime change remark on Iran Press TV 06 Nov 2022 -- A senior White House official has tried to retract US President Joe Biden's recent prying remarks about "freeing Iran" that suggested a threat to push for regime change in the country, saying his impulsive comments were not meant as a policy statement.
• Foreign Ministry says 'US more isolated' as anti-Iran meeting in New York failed to gain momentum Press TV 06 Nov 2022 -- The spokesman for the Iranian Foreign Ministry has said that the US is "more isolated" as the anti-Iranian UN Security Council Arria-formula meeting failed to gain momentum, stating that the attempts to isolate Iran from the world are doomed.
• Four Police Officers Killed In Unclear Circumstances In Iran As Unrest Continues RFE/RL 06 Nov 2022 -- Four police officers have been killed in unclear circumstances in Iran's Sistan and Baluchistan Province amid ongoing unrest sparked by the death of a 22-year-old woman in police custody in September.
• Iranian lawmakers ask Judiciary to severely punish agents, inciters of riots Press TV 06 Nov 2022 -- Iranian lawmakers have called for firm punishment of those who incited the recent riots across the country and caused loss of life and extensive damage to public property.
• Iran's IRGC dismantles 'sabotage, assassination team' in southern province of Khuzestan Press TV 06 Nov 2022 -- The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC)'s Intelligence Organization has identified and dismantled a terrorist team backed by a European country in Iran's southwestern province of Khuzestan.
• IRGC dismantles a terrorist team in SW Iran IRNA 06 Nov 2022 -- An informed official announced on Sunday that Intelligence Organization of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps have dismantled a terrorist group in Khouzestan Province, the Southwestern part of the country.
• Imran Khan to Continue Long March Towards Islamabad Amid Rising Political Tensions in Pakistan Sputnik 06 Nov 2022 -- Supporters of Pakistan's ex-Prime Minister, Imran Khan, took part in nationwide protests after the assassination attempt on him. Last week, he was leading a peaceful march toward Islamabad to demand snap elections that could return him to power, when his container was attacked by at least two gunmen, as stated by PTI party officials.
• Cambodia's publicity shy king forced into center of political fracas Radio Free Asia 06 Nov 2022 -- As he approaches two decades on a powerless throne, Cambodian King Norodom Sihamoni has found himself caught in a political fight between the country's long-time strongman and a former opposition leader forced into exile.
• Mediators Propose to Resume Talks Between Sudan's Military, Opposition: Reports Sputnik 06 Nov 2022 -- International mediators on political resolution of the crisis in Sudan have proposed to resume the direct talks between the military in power and the opposition on November 15, Arabic-language broadcaster reported Sunday, citing its sources.
• Pro-Coup Coalition Forms in Sudan, Hopes to Break Country's Political Stalemate VOA 06 Nov 2022 -- In Sudan, armed groups and supporters of the military's coup last year have formed a new political coalition to appeal to marginalized groups. Calling itself the "Forces for Freedom and Change - Democratic Bloc (FFC-DB)," the pro-coup group wants to replace the Forces for Freedom and Change (FFC) group, which has opposed military rule.
• Peru Protesters Seek President's Removal VOA 06 Nov 2022 -- Thousands of demonstrators took to the streets across Peru on Saturday to demand the resignation of leftist President Pedro Castillo.