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• Senior Military Official Holds a Background Briefing DoD 14 Nov 2022
• Army awards contracts for Guided Multiple Launch Rocket Systems US Army 14 Nov 2022 -- The U.S. Army awarded multiple contract options worth $520.814 million on Oct. 21 and Nov. 2, 2022, to Lockheed Martin for Guided Multiple Launch Rocket Systems in order to replenish GMLRS provided from DoD inventory to Ukraine.
• US Army's 12th CAB refuelers keep birds in flight at Netherland's Falcon Autumn Army News 14 Nov 2022 -- A team of 10 Soldiers, assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 214th Aviation Regiment (General Support Aviation Battalion), 12th Combat Aviation Brigade, facilitated a hot refueling point for the Dutch, Polish, and United States rotary wing aviation assets during exercise Falcon Autumn 22 at Vredepeel, Netherlands, Nov. 5, 2022.
• Logistics Agency Working Toward G-Invoicing Compliance DoD News 14 Nov 2022 -- The Defense Logistics Agency is working to comply with the Treasury Department's government invoicing program, known as G-Invoicing, to allow federal agencies to manage intragovernmental buy and sell transactions through a common web-based platform.
• AFSOC conducts live-fire exercise with Rapid Dragon US Air Force 14 Nov 2022 -- Two Air Force Special Operations Command wings partnered in a total force initiative to conduct the first live-fire demonstration of Rapid Dragon, a long-range palletized munitions system, in the U.S. European Command theater over Andøya Space Defense Range, Nov. 9.
• U.S. Navy's Newest Aircraft Carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) Arrives in Portsmouth US Navy 14 Nov 2022 -- Sailors assigned to the first-in-class aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) and the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile cruiser USS Thomas Hudner (DDG 116) arrived in Portsmouth, U.K. for a scheduled port visit, Nov. 14, 2022.
• Naval Medical Forces Pacific Team Participates in Keen Sword 23 US Navy 14 Nov 2022 -- Elements of Naval Medical Forces Pacific (NMFP) recently travelled to Okinawa prefecture, Japan, and began participation in exercise Keen Sword 23 (KS23), Nov. 12.
• USS McFaul (DDG 74) Arrives in Rotterdam, Netherlands US Navy 14 Nov 2022 -- The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS McFaul (DDG 74) arrived in Rotterdam, Netherlands for a scheduled port visit, Nov. 12, 2022.
• Secretary General welcomes Dutch contributions to NATO security and Ukraine NATO 14 Nov 2022 -- On Monday (14 November 2022) the NATO Secretary General met with the Dutch Minister of Foreign Affairs Wopke Hoekstra and with Minister of Defence Kajsa Ollongren in The Hague.
• Netherlands to Allocate $25.7 Mln to Support Ukraine Sputnik 14 Nov 2022 -- The Netherlands will allocate 25 million euros ($25.7 million) to support the Ukrainian military, Dutch Foreign Minister Wopke Hoekstra said on Monday.
• French President Macron Vows to Continue Military Support and Defense Equipment Supply to Ukraine Sputnik 14 Nov 2022 -- France will continue military support to Ukraine by supplying it with air defense systems and other equipment, President Emmanuel Macron said on Monday.
• Switzerland Will Not Supply Weapons to Ukraine Despite Pressure, Swiss President Says Sputnik 14 Nov 2022 -- Switzerland will not supply weapons to Ukraine, nor will the country participate in any other way directly or indirectly in armed conflicts, Swiss President Ignazio Cassis told Sputnik on Monday.
• Chief Foreign Policy and National Security Advisers to the Presidents of the Baltic States, Ukraine and Poland met in Vilnius President of the Republic of Lithuania 14 Nov 2022 -- On Monday, a coordination meeting was held at the Presidential Palace, bringing together Chief Foreign Policy and National Security Advisers to the Presidents of Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Ukraine and Poland. The Advisers discussed regional security issues, the Russian war in Ukraine, support for Ukraine, and preparations for the NATO Summit in Vilnius next July.
• China assisting Cambodia to upgrade naval base normal, not targeting any third party: FM Global Times 14 Nov 2022 -- China assisting Cambodia to improve and upgrade its naval base comports with the domestic laws of both countries, with international laws and customary practices and it does not target any third party, said the Chinese Foreign Ministry on Monday, urging countries outside the region to view the normal exchanges and cooperation between China and Cambodia as they are.
• Defence improves accuracy of Torres Strait navigational charting Australia DOD 14 Nov 2022 -- Defence's Australian Hydrographic Office has released major updates to three official electronic navigational charts, improving accuracy and enhancing navigational safety for shipping and commercial vessels in the Torres Strait.
• THIRD EDITION OF LARGEST NATIONWIDE COASTAL DEFENCE EXERCISE 'SEA VIGIL-22' COMMENCES India PIB 14 Nov 2022 -- The third edition of the 'Pan-India' Coastal Defence Exercise 'Sea Vigil-22' will be conducted on 15-16 Nov 22. This National Level Coastal Defence Exercise was conceptualised in 2018 to validate various measures that have been instituted towards enhancing maritime security since '26/11'. Coastal Security being a major sub-set of Coastal Defence construct, the concept of 'Sea Vigil' is to activate the Coastal Security apparatus across India and assess the overarching Coastal Defence mechanism.
• Indian Chief of Army Staff to Discuss Defense Cooperation in France Sputnik 14 Nov 2022 -- India's Chief of the Army Staff (COAS) Gen. Manoj Pande will discuss strengthening of defense cooperation between the country and France during his visit from November 14-17, the Indian ministry of defense said on Sunday
• Japan Could Host Australia's AUKUS Nuclear Subs, Envoy Says Sputnik 14 Nov 2022 -- Under the September 2021 AUKUS alliance, the US and UK are due to supply Australia with advanced technology to domestically develop nuclear-powered submarines (SSNs). China, the perceived target of the pact, has accused Washington of inciting a "nuclear arms race" in the region.
• Remarks by President Biden in a Press Conference | Bali, Indonesia The White House 14 Nov 2022
• Readout of President Joe Biden's Meeting with President Joko Widodo of Indonesia The White House 14 Nov 2022

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• 14 November - Daily Press Briefing by the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General United Nations 14 Nov 2022
• Top UN, ICRC leaders urge stepped-up global support to protect civilians from explosive weapons in populated areas UNHCR 14 Nov 2022 -- The heads of three UN entities and the President of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) today urged States to support a new political declaration to protect civilians from explosive weapons in populated areas.
• Top UN, ICRC leaders urge stepped up global support to protect civilians from explosive weapons in populated areas UNOCHA 14 Nov 2022 -- The heads of three UN entities and the President of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) today urged States to support a new political declaration to protect civilians from explosive weapons in populated areas.
• UNPOL ready to tackle global peace, security and development challenges UN News 14 Nov 2022 -- From peacekeeping to peacebuilding, Under-Secretary-General Jean-Pierre Lacroix reaffirmed to the Security Council on Monday, the vital role that UN police officers play across the conflict prevention spectrum.
• The contribution of United Nations Police to the Action for Peacekeeping Plus Priorities UK FCDO 14 Nov 2022 -- Statement by Ambassador James Kariuki at the Security Council briefing on UN Peacekeeping Operations
• Pakistan 'Indefinitely' Halts Afghan Trade via Key Border Point VOA 14 Nov 2022 -- Pakistan is pressing Afghanistan's ruling Taliban government to hand over a suspected killer of a Pakistani security guard before it reopens a busy southwestern border crossing between the two countries.
• Iran FM: Iraqi govt. responsible to stop threats posed to Tehran from Kurdistan region Press TV 14 Nov 2022 -- Iran's foreign minister has urged the neighboring Iraq to stop threats posed to Tehran from the semi-autonomous Kurdistan region.
• IRGC: Iraqi govt., Kurdistan region must make common borders secure, fulfill commitments toward Iran Press TV 14 Nov 2022 -- The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) has urged the central government in Iraq as well as the Iraqi Kurdistan Region to meet their commitments toward Iran and take necessary measures to make the common borders between the two countries secure.
• IRGC conducts drone, missile operation against terrorist separatists in north Iraq IRNA 14 Nov 2022 -- The Ground Force of the Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) carried out its second mass missile and drone operation against the terrorist separatist groups in the Iraqi Kurdistan region in northern Iraq.
• IRGC launches fresh missile, drone strikes on terrorist positions in Iraq's Kurdistan Press TV 14 Nov 2022 -- The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) has once again targeted the positions of terrorist groups operating near the country's western borders in Iraq's semi-autonomous Kurdistan region.
• Iran Launches New Round Of Attacks On Kurdish Region In Northern Iraq RFE/RL 14 Nov 2022 -- Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) has fired on targets in Iraq's northern Kurdish region, the latest round of attacks on the area in recent weeks.
• Ensuring long term stability in the Central African Republic UK FCDO 14 Nov 2022 -- Statement by Ambassador James Kariuki at the Security Council briefing on the situation in the Central African Republic
• Somalia: Human rights chief decries steep rise in civilian casualties UN News 14 Nov 2022 -- A steep rise in civilian casualties across Somalia, largely at the hands of Al-Shabaab militants, has exacerbated an already grim human rights and humanitarian situation there, said the UN human rights chief on Monday.
• US Doubles Reward for 3 al-Shabab Leaders to $10 Million VOA 14 Nov 2022 -- The U.S. government has announced increased rewards of up to $10 million for information that helps find three leaders of Somali terrorist group al-Shabab. The three include the group's top two leaders and a U.S. citizen who has been part of the group for the past 14 years.
• State of Emergency Declared in Sudan's Central Darfur After Gunmen Fire on Mediators VOA 14 Nov 2022 -- Sudan's Central Darfur state has declared a state of emergency after gunmen opened fire on mediators tasked with settling an inter-communal dispute, killing 24 people.
• Minister for the Armed Forces statement on the UN Peacekeeping Mission in Mali UK MOD 14 Nov 2022 -- Minister for the Armed Forces statement in the House of Commons on the UN Peacekeeping Mission in Mali

News Reports

• Turkey blames Kurdish groups for Istanbul attack, arrests 46, including bomber Press TV 14 Nov 2022 -- Turkey has blamed Kurdish militants for Sunday's powerful explosion on a busy pedestrian street in Istanbul that killed several people, saying 46 suspects have been arrested, including the bomber.
• Chief Suspect in Turkey Bombing Arrested as Minister Assails US VOA 14 Nov 2022 -- Turkey is claiming a breakthrough in Sunday's fatal bombing with security forces detaining a woman suspected of planting the bomb that killed six people and injured over 50 others. Ankara is accusing Syrian Kurdish militants backed by the United States of ordering the attack.
• 8 Killed, 81 Injured in Turkey Explosion VOA 14 Nov 2022 -- Turkey's interior minister said Monday that authorities have arrested 22 people in connection with the explosion Sunday at a popular Istanbul shopping center, according to Anadolu, a Turkish state-run news agency. One of those arrested is believed to be the person who left the bomb at the center.
• CIA Director Burns Meeting Russian Counterpart Naryshkin in Ankara, Reports Say Sputnik 14 Nov 2022 -- CIA director William Burns is meeting his Russian counterpart Sergei Naryshkin in Ankara on Monday for talks on detained US citizens and nuclear risks, CNN reported, citing a National Security Council (NSC) spokesperson.
• EU Widens Sanctions on Tehran, Mulls More Against Russia VOA 14 Nov 2022 -- The European Union on Monday slapped new sanctions on Iran for its crackdown on anti-government protesters and launched a mission to train 15,000 Ukrainian soldiers in member states.
• Foreign Ministry statement on personal sanctions imposed on a number of Canadian citizens Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 14 Nov 2022
• U.S. Puts Sanctions On Network It Says Helps Supply Russia With Weapons Tech RFE/RL 14 Nov 2022 -- The United States has imposed sanctions on a network of entities and individuals that it says are involved in supplying Russia with military technology to use in its war against Ukraine.
• Targeting Russia's Global Military Procurement Network and Kremlin-Linked Networks US Dept. of State 14 Nov 2022 -- In response to Moscow's unprovoked war against Ukraine, the United States will continue to disrupt Russia's military supply chains and impose high costs on President Putin's enablers, as well as all those who support Russia's brutality against its neighbor. Today, the Departments of State and the Treasury are targeting international facilitators and enablers, including a procurement network in Europe and Asia.
• Treasury Sanctions Global Russian Military Supply Chain, Kremlin-linked Networks, and Elites with Western Fortunes US Treasury 14 Nov 2022 -- Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), alongside the U.S. Department of State, sanctioned a transnational network procuring technology that supports the Russian military-industrial complex. OFAC also designated a global network of financial facilitators, enablers, and others associated with two key Kremlin-linked elites whose fortunes are intertwined with the West. In total, today's actions designated 14 individuals and 28 entities, and identified eight aircraft as blocked property.
• Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Mao Ning's Regular Press Conference on November 14, 2022 PRC MofA 14 Nov 2022
• Readout of President Joe Biden's Meeting with President Xi Jinping of the People's Republic of China The White House 14 Nov 2022
• Remarks by President Biden and President Xi Jinping of the People's Republic of China Before Bilateral Meeting The White House 14 Nov 2022
• President Xi Jinping Meets with U.S. President Joe Biden in Bali PRC MofA 14 Nov 2022 -- On the afternoon of 14 November local time, President Xi Jinping had a meeting with U.S. President Joe Biden in Bali, Indonesia. The two presidents had a candid and in-depth exchange of views on issues of strategic importance in China-U.S. relations and on major global and regional issues.
• Xi Jinping: Put China-U.S. relationship on the right course and bring it back to the track of healthy and stable growth PRC MofA 14 Nov 2022 -- On the afternoon of 14 November local time, President Xi Jinping had a meeting with U.S. President Joe Biden in Bali, Indonesia. 
• Leaders of China, U.S. need to set right course for bilateral ties, says Xi PLA Daily 14 Nov 2022 -- Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Monday here during a meeting with his U.S. counterpart, Joe Biden, that as leaders of two major countries, they need to set the right course for bilateral ties.
• Biden and Xi sit down for high-stakes meeting ahead of G20 summit amid strained ties Press TV 14 Nov 2022 -- US President Joe Biden and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping on Monday held their first in-person meeting as presidents ahead of the Group of 20 (G20) Summit in Bali, amid strained ties over a range of issues from Taiwan to Russia's military operation in Ukraine.
• Analysis: Biden-Xi summit delivers calmer tone, reminders of US-China fault lines Radio Free Asia 14 Nov 2022 -- Highly anticipated yet viewed with low expectations, the summit Monday between U.S. President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping improved the tone in bilateral contacts after years of tensions while underscoring how Taiwan looms over efforts to keep a strategic rivalry from spiraling into conflict.
• Biden, Xi strike conciliatory tone at talks but air stark differences over Taiwan Radio Free Asia 14 Nov 2022 -- Chinese President Xi Jinping and U.S. President Joe Biden struck a conciliatory tone at three hours of talks Monday on the Indonesian island of Bali where they aired stark differences but underscored the need to prevent the U.S.-China strategic rivalry spilling into conflict.
• Biden Meets with China's Xi, Discusses Taiwan, Trade, Rights VOA 14 Nov 2022 -- U.S. President Joe Biden said Monday that he does not believe China's leaders plan an "imminent" attack on Taiwan, but he said Washington remains committed to maintaining peace in the Taiwan Strait.
• 'Landmark' Court Ruling Blocks Europe Extraditions to China VOA 14 Nov 2022 -- All extraditions to China from Europe could be blocked after a recent ruling by the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR), in a judgment that campaigners described as a landmark decision with global ramifications.
• China-Australia ties see major turn in 'coming out of the cold' Global Times 14 Nov 2022 -- In the first face-to-face meeting between top officials from China and Australia in three years, Chinese Premier Li Keqiang said while meeting with Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese that China is ready to meet Australia halfway and work together to promote sustained and healthy ties, amid a series of positive signals that Canberra has sent over recent days in a bid to patch up an icy relationship with Beijing in the past few years.
• Premier Li Keqiang Met and Talked to Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on the Sidelines of Leaders' Meetings on East Asia Cooperation PRC MofA 14 Nov 2022
• Premier Li Keqiang Respectively Meets and Talks with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, the ROK President Yoon Suk-yeol, and Philippine President Ferdinand Romualdez Marcos on the Sidelines of Leaders' Meetings on East Asia Cooperation PRC MofA 14 Nov 2022
• Premier Li Keqiang Meets with Lao Prime Minister Phankham Viphavanh PRC MofA 14 Nov 2022
• Biden does not see 'imminent attempt' by China to invade Taiwan CNA 14 Nov 2022 -- United States President Joe Biden raised objections to China's "coercive" actions in the Taiwan Strait in a meeting with Chinese leader Xi Jinping (習近平) on Monday but said he did not sense Beijing intended to attack Taiwan in the near future.
• Xi told Biden Taiwan is first red line that must not be crossed, urging US to respect China's path, system Global Times 14 Nov 2022 -- At the very core of China's core interests, the Taiwan question is the first red line that must not be crossed, Chinese President Xi Jinping told US President Joe Biden during the meeting on Monday in Bali, Indonesia, urging the US to respect the differences between the two countries' paths.
• Xi to Biden: Taipei issue China's 'first red line' which must not be crossed Press TV 14 Nov 2022 -- Chinese President Xi Jinping has told his US counterpart Joe Biden the issue of Chinese Taipei (Taiwan) is China's "first red line" in bilateral relations, warning that Washington must not cross this line.
• North Korea 'volunteers' young people for hard labor, but kids of elite can get out Radio Free Asia 14 Nov 2022 -- North Korea calls them "volunteers" who willingly toil for free in coal mines and on farms as an expression of their love for the country and its leader.
• Statement by National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan on the Continued Crackdown on Protestors in Iran The White House 14 Nov 2022
• UK and international partners announce further sanctions against Iranian officials UK FCDO 14 Nov 2022 -- The UK has sanctioned officials within the Iranian regime responsible for heinous human rights violations.
• Iran not member of any military coalition/ Delegation from IAEA to visit Iran soon ISNA 14 Nov 2022 -- Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kanaani announced that a delegation from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) will visit Iran in near future and negotiations between Iran and the Agency will continue.
• Delegation from IAEA to visit Iran to continue talks: Spox IRNA 15 Nov 2022 -- The spokesman for the Iranian Foreign Ministry announced on Monday that it is agreed that a delegation from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) will visit Tehran to continue talks.
• IAEA delegation to visit Tehran to continue talks aimed at resolving technical issues Press TV 14 Nov 2022 -- Iran's foreign ministry spokesman says a delegation from the UN nuclear watchdog is set to visit Tehran to continue talks aimed at finding a solution to the remaining technical issues related to Tehran's peaceful nuclear program.
• Iran's Leader sends delegation to Sistan-Baluchestan, orders probe into recent violence Press TV 14 Nov 2022 -- Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has ordered an investigation into the recent incidents that took place in the southeastern province of Sistan and Baluchestan.
• Canada implements United Nations Security Council sanctions against Haitian gang leader Canada 14 Nov 2022 -- The Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs, today announced that Canada implemented a recent United Nations Security Council (UNSC) sanctions resolution into Canadian law under the United Nations Act. The measures are in response to the egregious conduct of armed criminal gangs in Haiti.
• Doorstop interview - Bali Prime Minister of Australia 14 Nov 2022 -- B20; G20; Australia's relationship with China; MoU signing with BCA and Kadin
• Doorstop - Bali Prime Minister of Australia 14 Nov 2022 -- Arrival in Bali for G20 Summit; Bilateral meeting with Chinese President Xi.
• Slovenia elects first female president People's Daily 14 Nov 2022 -- Slovenian voters on Sunday elected Natasa Pirc Musar, an independent candidate, as the first female president of the country.
• Cambodian PM scraps further summit plans due to positive COVID test Radio Free Asia 14 Nov 2022 -- Cambodia's Prime Minister Hun Sen has tested positive for COVID and decided to leave the Group of 20 Summit in Bali as a precaution.
• Hun Sen justifies giving U.S.$20,000 luxury watches to ASEAN summit VIPs Radio Free Asia 14 Nov 2022 -- Prime Minister Hun Sen justified spending about U.S.$500,000 of the national budget on domestically produced luxury watches as gifts for visiting ASEAN dignitaries, arguing they showcased Cambodia's "scientific and technical progress."
• Opening remarks of the Secretary-General at press conference at G20 Summit UN Secretary-General 14 Nov 2022