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• Readout of U.S.-United Arab Emirates Joint Military Dialogue DoD 21 Nov 2022
• Readout of Secretary of Defense Travel to Indonesia DoD 21 Nov 2022
• Marine Forces Reserve Eyes a New Small Craft Mission USMC News 21 Nov 2022 -- Aligned with its Campaign Plan 2030 strategic themes, "relevant, ready and responsive," Marine Forces Reserve is pursuing the rapid acquisition of small expeditionary watercraft to provide capacity and platforms in support of Service-level Force Design 2030 experimentation efforts.
• AMC presents winning scheme of maneuver to CSAF, MAJCOM commanders US Air Force 21 Nov 2022 -- Air Mobility Command hosted Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. CQ Brown, Jr., as well as senior leaders from eight major commands, at Fall Phoenix Rally at Scott Air Force Base, Nov. 17, where a cohort of strategists and planners unveiled a winning scheme of maneuver that will position the joint force to win in a potential high-end fight.
• U.S. Navy Hosts Royal Australian Navy, Holds Bilateral Strategic Dialogue US Navy 21 Nov 2022 -- Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Operations, Plans and Strategy, Vice Adm. Gene Black, hosted his Australian counterpart, Rear Adm. Christopher Smith, Royal Australian Navy, Deputy Chief of Navy, for a bilateral strategic dialogue at the Pentagon, Nov. 21, 2022.
• Navy Lays Keel for Future USS Arkansas (SSN 800) US Navy 21 Nov 2022 -- Senior Navy leaders, members of Congress, and shipbuilders gathered at Newport News Shipyard (NNSY) today to attend a keel-laying ceremony for the future Virginia-class submarine USS Arkansas (SSN 800), Nov. 19.
• Carrier Strike Group 5 Concludes Keen Sword 23 US Navy 21 Nov 2022 -- Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 5 Sailors along with Japan Self-Defense Forces (JSDF) and Joint force U.S. military personnel, conclude Keen Sword 2023 (KS23), a biennial joint/bi-lateral field training exercise, around the waters of Japan, Nov. 18.
• U.S., Japan, Australia integrate Allied Logistics during Tri-Lateral Operations US Navy 21 Nov 2022 -- Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 5 joined the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) and Japan Maritime Self Defense Force (JMSDF) in the Philippine Sea for tri-lateral operations to include the first replenishment at sea (RAS) between a new Australian oiler and a U.S. aircraft carrier, Nov. 20.
• Israeli National Security Advisor Visits U.S. 5th Fleet in Bahrain US Navy 21 Nov 2022 -- An Israeli delegation led by Israel's National Security Advisor Dr. Eyal Hulata visited U.S. 5th Fleet headquarters in Bahrain, Nov. 20, to learn about ongoing efforts to strengthen regional maritime partnerships and integrate new technologies.
• SECNAV Del Toro Statement on the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility US Navy Press Release 21 Nov 2022
• U.S. Africa Command Special Operations Forces train alongside Tanzanian partners AFRICOM 21 Nov 2022 -- The month-long training gave both the U.S. and Tanzania service members the opportunity to develop and maintain critical military-to-military connections and improve joint and allied readiness and interoperability.
• USNS Mary Sears Hosts U.S Ambassador to Australia US Navy 21 Nov 2022 -- Pathfinder-class oceanographic survey ship USNS Mary Sears (T-AGS 65) hosts U.S. Ambassador Caroline Kennedy during the ship's scheduled visit to Sydney, Australia, on Nov 8, 2022.
• Navy Cuts Ribbon For New Facilities Onboard Norfolk Naval Shipyard US Navy 21 Nov 2022 -- Navy leadership celebrated two new additions to Norfolk Naval Shipyard (NNSY) with a ribbon cutting ceremony for the Navy's newest barge, Auxiliary Personnel Lighter (APL) 68 as well as a new self-service Navy Exchange (NEX) Micro Mart, Nov. 21.
• NATO Secretary General addresses NATO Parliamentary Assembly in Madrid NATO 21 Nov 2022 -- On Monday (21 November 2022), the NATO Secretary General, Mr. Jens Stoltenberg, took part in the 68th Annual Session of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly (NPA) in Madrid, Spain.
• Stoltenberg Tells Sweden, Finland to Expand Anti-Terrorism Cooperation With NATO Sputnik 21 Nov 2022 -- Ankara has previously accused the two Nordic nations of harboring Kurdish rebel groups outlawed in Turkey and provided Stockholm and Helsinki with a list of people it wants extradited. This may prove a tough pill to swallow for Sweden, which has postured itself as a champion of human rights.
• Missile Incident in Poland Reveals 'Serious Loophole' in European Air Defense, Germany Warns Sputnik 21 Nov 2022 -- Berlin is going to offer Warsaw state-of-the-art defense systems amidst ongoing crisis around Ukraine.
• Continued support to Ukraine and closer cooperation with NATO in focus at EU defence ministers meeting Government Offices of Sweden 21 Nov 2022 -- Continued support to Ukraine and the EU's closer cooperation with NATO were in focus at the EU defence ministers meeting in Brussels on 15 November. This was Pål Jonson's first EU meeting as Sweden's Minister for Defence.
• Germany offers Patriot missile system to Poland amid Ukraine war Press TV 21 Nov 2022 -- Germany has offered Warsaw the Patriot missile defense system to help it secure its airspace after a stray missile crashed and killed two people in Poland last week.
• Poland Sees Placing German Patriot Missile Launchers Near Ukraine Border RFE/RL 21 Nov 2022 -- Polish Defense Minister Mariusz Blaszczak says Warsaw will accept an offer from Germany and propose deploying additional Patriot missile launchers near its border with Ukraine. "I accepted with satisfaction the proposal of the German Minister of Defense regarding the deployment of additional Patriot missile launchers in our country. During today's telephone conversation with the German side, I will propose that the system be stationed at the border with Ukraine," Blaszczak said in a tweet on November 21. Germany's offer came after a stray missile crashed in Poland last week.
• PLA Air Force's YU-20 tanker aircraft conducts aerial refueling for J-10 fighter jet, 'displays versatility' Global Times 21 Nov 2022 -- The YU-20, the latest large tanker aircraft of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Air Force, recently hosted aerial refueling exercises for the J-10 fighter jet in a move experts said further displayed the tanker's versatility after it has shown its compatibility with J-20 and J-16 fighter jets.
• Government-accelerated development initiatives in North East transform 'Look East policy' into 'Act East Policy': Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh India PIB 21 Nov 2022 -- Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh stated that Government-accelerated Development Initiatives in North East have transformed 'Look East policy' into 'Act East Policy', leading to all round developments in the Northeast region, enabling all the states to improve trade with South East Asian Nations.
• Keel laid for construction of two Coast Guard Pollution Control Vessels (PCV) at Goa Shipyard India PIB 21 Nov 2022 -- In line with the country's Make in India commitment for sourcing equipments and systems from indigenous firms including MSMEs, Indian Cost Guard laid the keel for two Coast Guard Pollution Control Vessels, GSL Yard 1267 & 1268, on 21st November 2022 at the Goa Shipyard.
• Iranian Army Ground Force takes delivery of smart air defense system: Commander Press TV 21 Nov 2022 -- Commander of the Iranian Army's Ground Force Brigadier General Kioumars Heydari says his force has taken delivery of a sophisticated and smart air defense system developed and manufactured by the country's military experts and technicians.
• £31 million contract supports specialist jobs on future fighter jet programme UK MOD 21 Nov 2022 -- A £31 million contract for highly specialised engineering support for the Future Combat Air Systems (FCAS) programme has been awarded to UK Defence firm - QinetiQ.
• U.S., Indonesian Defense Leaders Look to Increase Interoperability DoD News 21 Nov 2022 -- Indonesian Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto and Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III met in Jakarta today and pledged to improve interoperability between the Indonesian and U.S. militaries.
• Indonesian defense chief: Talks on F-15 purchase in 'advanced stages' Radio Free Asia 21 Nov 2022 -- Negotiations by Indonesia to purchase U.S.-made fighter-jets were "in advanced stages," the country's defense minister said Monday after he met in Jakarta with his American counterpart.
• Russia, Myanmar Only States to Use Landmines in 2022, Report Says VOA 21 Nov 2022 -- Russia and Myanmar are the only two countries to have used antipersonnel mines this year, according to the latest annual report from the International Campaign to Ban Landmines (ICBL). Neither country is among the 164 states that are party to the 1997 Mine Ban Treaty.
• Attack on Philippines Would Invoke US Mutual Defense, Says Harris in Signal to China VOA 21 Nov 2022 -- Visiting U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris Monday reiterated the U.S. commitment to the Philippines, one of Washington's oldest allies in a region where China is expanding its diplomatic and economic clout.
• US will back Philippines if it's attacked in South China Sea: Harris Radio Free Asia 21 Nov 2022 -- In her first official visit to Manila, U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris promised on Monday that Washington would invoke a decades-old mutual defense treaty if Philippine forces in the disputed South China Sea came under attack.
• Harris Tells Marcos South China Sea 'Armed Attack' on Philippine Forces Would Trigger Defense Pact Sputnik 21 Nov 2022 -- US Vice President Kamala Harris met with Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. on Monday, part of an effort to shore up US support in Southeast Asia amid its ongoing efforts to hem in China.
• Remarks by Vice President Harris And President Marcos of the Republic of the Philippines Before Bilateral Meeting The White House 21 Nov 2022
• Readout of Vice President Harris's Meeting with Vice President Duterte of the Philippines The White House 21 Nov 2022
• Readout of Vice President Harris's Meeting with President Marcos of the Philippines The White House 21 Nov 2022
• Press Gaggle by Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre En Route Cherry Point, NC The White House 21 Nov 2022

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• 21 November 2022 - Daily Press Briefing by the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General United Nations 21 Nov 2022
• Polish Prosecutor's Office Reportedly Opposes Kiev Participation in Missile Explosion Probe Sputnik 21 Nov 2022 -- The Polish prosecutor's office refused to involve Ukraine in the investigation into the missiles that landed in Poland, local media reported on Monday.
• Pakistan Reopens Key Border Crossing Days After Taliban Clash Sputnik 21 Nov 2022 -- The Durand Line border has emerged as a source of tension between Islamabad and Kabul since the Taliban* takeover last August. Several firing incidents have been reported.
• Readout of Fund for the Afghan People Board Meeting US Treasury 21 Nov 2022 -- The Board of Trustees of the Fund for the Afghan People (Afghan Fund) met for the first time today in Geneva, Switzerland.
• Yemeni army thwarts attempt by foreign ship to steal 'enormous' amounts of country's oil Press TV 21 Nov 2022 -- Yemeni armed forces say they have successfully prevented a foreign oil tanker from stealing the country's direly-needed oil by forcing the vessel away from a southern port.
• Turkey's Erdogan threatens ground operation in Syria, Iraq to eliminate 'terrorist threats' Press TV 21 Nov 2022 -- Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says Ankara will not remain silent against terrorism, threatening a ground operation in northern Iraq and northern Syria to eliminate what he claimed to be "terrorist threats."
• Turkish President Erdogan Says Air Operation in Northern Syria and Iraq Ended Successfully Sputnik 21 Nov 2022 -- Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Monday that the air operation of the country's armed forces in northern Syria and Iraq was successful.
• Violence in Northern Syria, Northern Iraq, and Southern Turkey US Dept. of State 21 Nov 2022 -- "The United States expresses its sincere condolences for the loss of civilian life in Syria and Turkey."
• Iran initiates new round of drone-missile attack on separatist IRNA 21 Nov 2022 -- The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Ground Forces started new round of missile and drone attacks on remaining hideouts of the separatist terrorists in northern Iraq.
• Iran's latest strikes on Kurdish opposition bases in northern Iraq necessary to protect borders: Kanaani ISNA 21 Nov 2022 -- Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kanaani stressed that Tehran has practically shown that it is committed to the negotiation table to reach a good and stable agreement.
• Iran's Revolutionary Guards Fire On Headquarters Of Opposition Groups Inside Northern Iraq RFE/RL 21 Nov 2022 -- Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) has fired on the headquarters of Iranian Kurdish opposition groups based in northern Iraq, the latest in a series of attacks as Tehran accuses them of fomenting a wave of unrest inside the Islamic republic.
• Missiles, kamikaze drones hit anti-Iran terror groups' positions in Iraq Press TV 21 Nov 2022 -- Several positions of anti-Iran separatist and terrorist groups in northern Iraq have come under fresh combined attacks using missiles and kamikaze drones.
• Junta troops torch nearly 400 houses in a Sagaing region township Radio Free Asia 21 Nov 2022 -- The Myanmar junta's brutal arson campaign continues in the country's northern Sagaing region, with at least 385 houses torched in Khin-U township since the end of last week.
• DRC, Rwanda Plan to Meet Over Rebels VOA 21 Nov 2022 -- The Democratic Republic of Congo's president met with his Kenyan counterpart Monday in Kinshasa to discuss security in the country and the region, before meeting later this week with the president of Rwanda about rebel activity causing tension between the neighboring nations.
• The United States Urges Kosovo and Serbia to Take Immediate Steps to De-Escalate Tensions US Dept. of State 21 Nov 2022 -- "The United States is disappointed that the leaders of Kosovo and Serbia failed to agree with EU High Representative Borrell today on a solution to the current crisis in Kosovo."
• Belgrade-Pristina Dialogue: Press statement by High Representative/Vice-President Josep Borrell after High-Level Meeting with President Vučić and Prime Minister Kurti European External Action Service (EEAS) 21 Nov 2022
• Talks Between Kosovar, Serbian Leaders In Brussels Fail, Escalation Fears Rise RFE/RL 21 Nov 2022 -- Talks between Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic and Kosovar Prime Minister Albin Kurti in Brussels have failed to ease the tense situation in the north of Kosovo linked to a phaseout of Serbian license plates and other documents, fueling concerns the row may turn violent.
• Serbian President: Pristina Officials Have Dispatched Police Special Forces to North Kosovo Sputnik 21 Nov 2022 -- Kosovar authorities have sent police special forces to its northern areas after failed negotiations with Belgrade on postponing Pristina's controversial policy on car plates, Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said on Monday.
• Serbian President Vucic Says Negotiations With Pristina in Brussels Fruitless Sputnik 21 Nov 2022 -- Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said on Monday that negotiations with the the Kosovo authorities in Brussels on postponing the controversial measures of Pristina were fruitless.
• Armenia Reports Fresh Shooting Along Azerbaijani Border RFE/RL 21 Nov 2022 -- Armenia has accused Azerbaijan of another cease-fire violation along the two South Caucasus nations' restive border.

News Reports

• Advocacy Groups Seek to Disqualify Trump Under Obscure Constitutional Provision VOA 21 Nov 2022 -- Following former President Donald Trump's announcement that he is running to regain the White House in 2024, left-leaning advocacy groups are mobilizing to block his candidacy under a little-known constitutional provision, based on his role in the January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol.
• WHO convenes experts to identify new pathogens that could spark pandemics UN News 21 Nov 2022 -- The World Health Organization (WHO) is working to compile an updated list of priority pathogens that can cause future outbreaks or pandemics, the UN agency announced on Monday.
• Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Mao Ning's Regular Press Conference on November 21, 2022 PRC MofA 21 Nov 2022
• Cambodian Prime Minister meets with Chinese defense minister PLA Daily 21 Nov 2022 -- Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen met with Chinese State Councilor and Defense Minister Wei Fenghe in Phnom Penh on November 20.
• Three years on, Hong Kongers keep alive memory of Polytechnic University battles Radio Free Asia 21 Nov 2022 -- Three years after protesters at Hong Kong's Polytechnic University fought pitched battles with columns of riot police and armored cars, many supporters of the city's vanishing freedoms are now in exile.
• Sinopec signs 27-year LNG deal with QatarEenergy, to improve energy supply security Global Times 21 Nov 2022 -- China's Sinopec said on Monday that it has signed a 27-year deal with QatarEnergy for liquefied natural gas (LNG), and QatarEnergy will supply 4 million tons of the fuel each year.
• Qatar Signs 27-Year LNG Supply Contract With China Sputnik 21 Nov 2022 -- Qatar will be supplying China with 4 million tons of liquefied natural gas (LNG) per year for 27 years under a sale and purchase agreement (SPA) signed by QatarEnergy and Sinopec on Monday.
• No current objections to Taiwan CPTPP bid: Foreign minister CNA 21 Nov 2022 -- Taiwan's Foreign Minister Joseph Wu (吳釗燮) on Monday said that no member of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) had expressed opposition to Taiwan applying to join the trade bloc.
• No contact yet with incoming U.S. House speaker on Taiwan trip: FM CNA 21 Nov 2022 -- Foreign Minister Joseph Wu (吳釗燮) on Monday said that no official contact had yet been made with the U.S. House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy regarding a trip to Taiwan.
• DPRK missile launch 'latest in a series of alarming activities' - UN political chief UN News 21 Nov 2022 -- Updating the Security Council on Monday, the head of UN Political and Peacebuilding Affairs (DPPA) recalled that last Friday, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) test-fired what it described as a new-type of intercontinental ballistic missile.
• US Seeks International Condemnation of North Korean Missile Launch at UN VOA 21 Nov 2022 -- The United States is seeking international condemnation at the United Nations Security Council of North Korea's latest intercontinental ballistic missile test.
• Deputy Secretary Sherman's Call with Republic of Korea First Vice Foreign Minister Cho and Japanese Vice Foreign Minister Mori US Dept. of State 21 Nov 2022
• A return to dialogue remains the only means of resolving insecurity on the Korean Peninsula UK FCDO 21 Nov 2022 -- Statement by Ambassador Barbara Woodward at the Security Council briefing on the Democratic People's Republic of Korea's intercontinental ballistic missile test
• Russia Regrets West Ignoring DPRK Calls for US to Cease Hostile Activities: UN Deputy Envoy Sputnik 21 Nov 2022 -- Russia regrets seeing its Western partners consistently ignore North Korea's calls for the United States to cease its hostile activities and start a dialogue, Russian Deputy Representative to the United Nations Anna Evstigneeva said on Monday.
• Korean Peninsula tension rises after US military drill provocations, NK missile launch Global Times 21 Nov 2022 -- The situation on the Korean Peninsula has escalated after the US and South Korea upgraded joint military drills and North Korea launched an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) in response, experts said, urging all parties to observe restraint, especially after North Korea's foreign minister refuted the UN chief's criticism of the latest missile launch.
• Rodong Sinmun on Scientific Accuracy of General Secretary Kim Jong Un's Plan and Determination KCNA 21 Nov 2022 -- It is science that the plan and determination of the respected General Secretary Kim Jong Un result in a great astonishing entity and this is the unshakable faith cherished in the hearts of the Korean people who experienced and witnessed the glorious era of Kim Jong Un , says Rodong Sinmun Monday in an article.
• Japanese Reactionaries' Hostile Hysterics against DPRK KCNA 21 Nov 2022 -- The Japanese reactionaries are inciting the Japanese people to extreme hostility towards the DPRK.
• N. Korea slams UN chief as 'puppet of US' for rebuking latest missile launch Press TV 21 Nov 2022 -- North Korea's foreign minister Choe Son Hui has called the UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres "a puppet of the United States" for joining the US-led condemnation of the country's recent intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) test.
• Press Statement of DPRK Foreign Minister KCNA 21 Nov 2022 -- Choe Son Hui, foreign minister of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), released the following press statement on Sunday:
• UN Security Council to Meet on North Korea Missiles VOA 21 Nov 2022 -- The U.N. Security Council is set to discuss North Korea Monday, days after the latest North Korean launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile.
• 'A Nightmare': Iran Intensifies Deadly Crackdown In Kurdistan Region As Protests Rage RFE/RL 21 Nov 2022 -- Iranian authorities have intensified their deadly crackdown in the country's western Kurdistan region, which has been the epicenter of the anti-establishment protests that have raged for months.
• Iran's Christians Say Officials Are Pressuring Them To Stay Out Of Protests RFE/RL 21 Nov 2022 -- A senior member of the Iranian Christian community says that security officials are pressuring religious minorities to remain silent and not participate in anti-government protests.
• Student Death Fuels Protests Among Iran's Azerbaijani Turks VOA 21 Nov 2022 -- Iranian authorities are reportedly detaining dozens of people among the Azerbaijani Turk communities in the country's northwest after a local medical student was killed during an anti-government protest last week.
• Spox elaborates on Iran's reaction to BoG resolution IRNA 21 Nov 2022 -- Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman said in reaction to EU3 and US proposed resolution to IAEA which was ratified later that as a 1st step Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) took some steps in Natanz and Fordo in presence of IAEA inspectors.
• IAEA anti-Iran resolution politically-motivated, meant to damage Tehran-agency ties: FM spokesman Press TV 21 Nov 2022 -- Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesman says the UN nuclear agency adopted the "politically-motivated" anti-Tehran resolution as the country has "the most transparent" peaceful nuclear program.
• Iran snubs Russian, Chinese firms for works on low-production oil wells Press TV 21 Nov 2022 -- Iranian Oil Ministry officials have denied reports suggesting Russian and Chinese companies have been awarded the right to control and revive low-production oil wells in the country.
• Myanmar citizens blame uptick in crime on military's regime's prisoner amnesties Radio Free Asia 21 Nov 2022 -- Myanmar's military authorities are failing to arrest and charge perpetrators of violent crimes like armed robbery and murder, say crime victims and regime opponents, who accuse the junta of fighting political foes instead of crime.
• Myanmar crisis: Rights expert urges Korea to play 'enhanced leadership role' UN News 21 Nov 2022 -- Concluding a six-day official visit to the Republic of Korea (ROK), a UN-appointed independent human rights expert urged the country to help reverse the international community's failure to address the crisis in Myanmar by taking the regional lead in ending violence against civilians there.
• UN Expert Urges Targeted Sanctions Be Imposed on Myanmar Junta VOA 21 Nov 2022 -- The U.N. Special Rapporteur on human rights in Myanmar, Tom Andrews, urged the South Korean government to impose targeted sanctions on the Myanmar junta. South Korea, a strong regional power with a vibrant economy, can play a vitally important role to help reverse the international community's failure to address the crisis in Myanmar, he told a news conference Monday in Seoul.
• Belarusian Authorities Bring New Charges Against Jailed Anti-Government Protesters RFE/RL 21 Nov 2022 -- A regional court in the Belarusian city of Homel will try Andrey Podnebenny on new charges related to protests against the disputed results of the Belarusian presidential election in August 2020, which handed authoritarian ruler Alyaksandr Lukashenka a sixth term in power.
• Five Takeaways From Kazakhstan's Presidential Election RFE/RL 21 Nov 2022 -- The first election in Kazakhstan since more than 200 people were killed during the worst political unrest since independence produced a thoroughly unsurprising outcome.
• Kazakhstan's Early Presidential Election Lacked Competitiveness and, While Efficiently Prepared, Underlined Need for Further Reforms, Observers Say OSCE 21 Nov 2022 -- The 20 November early presidential election in Kazakhstan took place in a political environment lacking competitiveness and, while efficiently prepared, the election underlined the need for further reforms to bring related legislation and its implementation in line with OSCE commitments to ensure genuine pluralism, observers from the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) said in a statement released today.
• Kazakhstan: Statement by the Spokesperson on the outcome of Presidential elections European External Action Service (EEAS) 21 Nov 2022 -- The European Union takes note of the preliminary results of the 20 November presidential election in Kazakhstan.
• Xi congratulates Kazakhstan's Tokayev on re-election, attaches great importance to bilateral ties Global Times 21 Nov 2022 -- Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday sent a congratulatory message to Kassym-Jomart Tokayev on his re-election as President of Kazakhstan, saying that he is ready to work with Tokayev to promote the development of the China-Kazakhstan permanent comprehensive strategic partnership.
• Raisi felicitates Tokayev's re-election as President of Kazakhstan IRNA 21 Nov 2022 -- Iranian president Ebrahim Raisi congratulated the re-election of Kassym-Jomart Tokayev as the President of the friendly and brotherly country of Kazakhstan.
• Tokayev Wins Presidential Election in Kazakhstan With 81.31%, Preliminary Results by CEC Show Sputnik 21 Nov 2022 -- Incumbent Kazakh leader Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has won the snap presidential election in the country with 81.31% of the votes, Chairman of the Central Election Commission (CEC) Nurlan Abdirov said on Monday, citing preliminary results.
• Preliminary Results Show Toqaev Reelected As Kazakh President In Landslide RFE/RL 21 Nov 2022 -- Incumbent Qasym-Zhomart Toqaev, as expected, has easily won an early presidential election in Kazakhstan that international observers said lacked "competitiveness" while highlighting the need for reforms in the Central Asian nation.
• Pakistani Ex-Prime Minister Khan Urges Supporters to Gather on Saturday in Suburbs of Islamabad Sputnik 21 Nov 2022 -- The leader of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) opposition party, former Prime Minister Imran Khan, on Monday called on his supporters to gather on November 26 in Rawalpindi, a city adjacent to Islamabad.
• Pakistan Probes Rare Media Leak of Powerful Army Chief's Family Wealth VOA 21 Nov 2022 -- Pakistan ordered an immediate investigation Monday into what the government said was an "illegal" and "unwarranted leakage" of confidential tax documents of the family of the country's powerful military chief.
• South Africa's Supreme Court of Appeal Rules Ex-President Zuma Must Return to Prison Sputnik 21 Nov 2022 -- South Africa's Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) ruled on Monday that former President Jacob Zuma, previously released on medical grounds, should return to prison.
• South African Court Rules Former President Zuma's Medical Parole Unlawful VOA 21 Nov 2022 -- South Africa's highest appeals court has ruled that former President Jacob Zuma must return to prison, saying his release from a contempt of court sentence last year on medical parole was unlawful.
• Measures 'Under Way' to End Power Cuts, Claims South African Official Sputnik 21 Nov 2022 -- South Africa is currently experiencing a severe energy crisis as the utility firm Eskom implements nationwide power cuts to reduce pressure on the grid following the breakdown of its old coal-powered plants. Frequent blackouts negatively impact economic activity.
• Cambodia abused pandemic restrictions for union-busting, Human Rights Watch says Radio Free Asia 21 Nov 2022 -- Cambodia's government used the COVID-19 pandemic as an excuse for busting unions by jailing union members, preventing new unions from being formed, and stopping strikes and protests, a new report by Human Rights Watch said.
• Cambodia Rights Report Reveals Government Crackdown on Trade Unions VOA 21 Nov 2022 -- A new human rights report released Monday said authorities in Cambodia used the COVID-19 pandemic as a distraction to crack down on independent unions and activist workers.
• Thai police hold Chinese dissident after lone Bangkok protest against Xi Jinping Radio Free Asia 21 Nov 2022 -- Police in Bangkok have detained an exiled Chinese dissident who staged a lone street protest against Chinese leader Xi Jinping inspired by the "bridge man" protest in Beijing last month, RFA has learned.
• Donor Countries Pledge 100 Million Euros In Urgent Support For Moldova As Winter Nears RFE/RL 21 Nov 2022 -- International donors have pledged more than 100 million euros ($102 million) to help Moldova deal with the consequences of the war in Ukraine, French President Emmanuel Macron said on November 21 in Paris after a conference to raise money for the impoverished EU candidate country.
• United Nations and partners call for $472.6 million to respond in 2023 as the drought in Kenya UNOCHA 21 Nov 2022 -- The United Nations and humanitarian partners in Kenya are appealing for $472.6 million to help 4.3 million drought-affected people in 2023, in support of the Government-led response, as the crisis is expected to worsen.