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• U.S. Launches New Unmanned & AI Systems Integration Event CENTCOM 23 Nov 2022 -- U.S. 5th Fleet began a three-week unmanned and artificial intelligence integration event in Bahrain, Nov. 23, that will involve employing new platforms in the region for the first time.
• Readout of Assistant Secretary of Defense for Strategy, Plans, and Capabilities Dr. Mara Karlin's Travel to London, Rome, and Bucharest DoD 23 Nov 2022
• Austin: Nations Support Rules-Based Order DoD News 23 Nov 2022 -- Nations around the world value and respect the rules-based international order and are willing to sacrifice for it, Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III said at the end of an international trip.
• 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing Activates New Air Defense Unit USMC News 23 Nov 2022 -- The 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing activated a new air defense battery on November 18, 2022, as part of its ongoing efforts to modernize its existing ground-based air defense capabilities to continue responsibly modernizing the force.
• U.S. Navy Ship Seizes Illegal Narcotics in Gulf of Aden US Navy 23 Nov 2022 -- A U.S. Navy guided-missile destroyer seized an estimated $20 million worth of illegal drugs from a fishing vessel while patrolling the Gulf of Aden, Nov. 22.
• United States Naval Forces Participate in Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) Malaysia 2022 US Navy 23 Nov 2022 -- Military personnel from Malaysia and the U.S. Naval forces conduct Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) Malaysia 2022, Nov. 18-30.
• Projecting Power in the Med: NATO Strike Groups Demonstrate Combined Capabilities US Navy 23 Nov 2022 -- Three NATO Carrier Strike Groups (CSG) demonstrated their commitment to the security and stability of the Euro-Atlantic Area during multicarrier operations while sailing in the Ionian Sea, Nov. 23, 2022. Throughout November, five allied CSGs will operate throughout the North Atlantic Ocean and Adriatic and Mediterranean Seas.
• Projecting Power in the Med: NATO Strike Groups Demonstrate Combined Capabilities US Navy 23 Nov 2022 -- Three NATO Carrier Strike Groups (CSG) demonstrated their commitment to the security and stability of the Euro-Atlantic Area during multicarrier operations while sailing in the Ionian Sea, Nov. 23, 2022. Throughout November, five allied CSGs will operate throughout the North Atlantic Ocean and Adriatic and Mediterranean Seas.
• NATO Allies test air and missile defences in Romania NATO 23 Nov 2022 -- French MAMBA Surface-Based Air and Missile Defence system repelled a simulated air attack by Allied fighter aircraft in an exercise, November 23.
• China's Foreign Ministry blasts NATO for setting up 'gang' rules, meddling in others' affairs Global Times 23 Nov 2022 -- It is not in the rights of NATO to act beyond its authority and seek breakthroughs by establishing its own "gang" rules, China's Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday.
• Beijing: NATO Must Stay Within Geographic Boundaries Sputnik 23 Nov 2022 -- NATO must stay within its geographic boundaries and not exceed the alliance's authority by imposing its own rules on other states as it has been trying to do since the end of the Cold War, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian said on Wednesday.
• $400 Million in Additional Assistance for Ukraine DoD 23 Nov 2022 -- Today, the Department of Defense (DoD) announces the authorization of a Presidential Drawdown of security assistance valued at up to $400 million to meet Ukraine's critical security and defense needs. This authorization is the Biden Administration's twenty-sixth drawdown of equipment from DoD inventories for Ukraine since August 2021.
• $400 Million in Additional U.S. Military Assistance for Ukraine US Dept. of State 23 Nov 2022 -- The United States continues to support Ukraine with additional military assistance to help defend itself, including from the Kremlin's relentless attacks on Ukraine's critical energy infrastructure.
• Memorandum on Delegation of Authority Under Section 506(a)(1) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 The White House 23 Nov 2022
• US senators urge Pentagon to send advanced drones to Ukraine Press TV 23 Nov 2022 -- A bipartisan group of 16 US senators has asked the President Joe Biden administration to consider giving Ukraine advanced drones to fight Russian forces.
• US to provide $4.5 billion in financial aid to Ukraine Press TV 23 Nov 2022 -- The United States has said it would provide $4.5 billion in financial support for Ukraine, with the funds aimed at "bolstering economic stability and supporting core government services."
• War in Ukraine - Military support for Ukraine Germany - Federal Government 23 Nov 2022 -- Germany provides support for Ukraine by supplying equipment and weapons, these come from supplies of the Federal Arms Forces and from deliveries from industry financed from the Federal Government's funds for security capacity building. An overview.
• UK to give artillery rounds and helicopters as part of military aid to Ukraine UK MOD 23 Nov 2022 -- 10,000 artillery rounds will be donated, as the UK completes the first delivery of Sea King helicopters to Ukraine.
• Armenian PM Attacks Russian-Led Alliance At Summit In Yerevan RFE/RL 23 Nov 2022 -- Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian has criticized the Russian-led Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) for its refusal to support Armenia when it faced "Azerbaijan's aggression."
• Opposition Groups Call For Armenia's Withdrawal From CSTO On Eve Of Yerevan Summit RFE/RL 23 Nov 2022 -- A pro-Western opposition alliance staged a protest in Yerevan on November 22 calling for Armenia's exit from the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) ahead of a summit of the Moscow-led defense bloc in the Armenian capital.
• CSTO summit President of Russia 23 Nov 2022 -- The President of Russia took part in a regular session of the Collective Security Council of the Collective Security Treaty Organisation (CSTO) in a restricted format.
• Russia launches new icebreaker to expand Arctic shipment People's Daily 23 Nov 2022 -- Russia launched its latest nuclear-powered icebreaker Yakutia on Tuesday in a persistent bid to better use the Arctic shipping route leading to the Far East.
• PLA Eastern Theater Command's J-10C fighters hold interception exercise in far sea, show growing skills, confidence Global Times 23 Nov 2022 -- Two J-10C fighters have conducted interception training in the far sea recently organized by the Eastern Theater Command of the People's Liberation Army (PLA), China Central Television reported.
• China's J-15 carrier-based fighter jet to get domestic engines: report Global Times 23 Nov 2022 -- A newly produced J-15 carrier-based fighter jet was fitted with what seems to be a pair of China's domestically developed engines, according to an official media report on Wednesday, which marked the 10th anniversary of the aircraft's first takeoff and landing on the Liaoning, China's first aircraft carrier.
• Chinese defense minister speaks at 9th ADMM-Plus in Cambodia PLA Daily 23 Nov 2022 -- The ninth ASEAN Defense Ministers' Meeting Plus (ADMM-Plus) was held in Siem Reap, Cambodia, on Wednesday. Chinese State Councilor and Defense Minister General Wei Fenghe attended the meeting and made a speech.
• India carries out successful training launch of Intermediate Range Ballistic Missile, Agni-3 from APJ Abdul Kalam Island India PIB 23 Nov 2022 -- India carried out a successful training launch of an Intermediate Range Ballistic Missile, Agni-3 from APJ Abdul Kalam Island, Odisha on November 23, 2022.
• 2022 EDITION OF THE INDO-PACIFIC REGIONAL DIALOGUE (IPRD-2022) India PIB 23 Nov 2022 -- The three-day apex-level regional strategic dialogue of the Indian Navy, the "Indo-Pacific Regional Dialogue 2022" (IPRD-2022) began in New Delhi on Wednesday, 23 November 2022.
• DRDO's Compendium on Low Intensity Conflict Products Released India PIB 23 Nov 2022 -- DRDO's Compendium on Low Intensity Conflict (LIC) Products was released jointly today by the Union Home Secretary Shri Ajay Kumar Bhalla and Secretary DDR&D & Chairman DRDO Dr Samir V Kamat.
• LAUNCH OF SEVENTH 250 MEN FERRY CRAFT, "MANJULA" (YARD 786) AT M/S SHALIMAR WORKS LTD, KOLKATA India PIB 23 Nov 2022 -- Ferry Craft 'Manjula' (Yard 786) was launched by Shri Binod Kumar, IAS, Principal Secretary Transport, West Bengal on 23 Nov 22 at M/s Shalimar Works Ltd, Kolkata, West Bengal in presence of Cmde Indrajit Dasgupta, Warship Production Superintendent (Kolkata).
• Raksha Mantri participates in 9th ASEAN Defence Ministers' Meeting plus in Cambodia; Calls for urgent & resolute global efforts to counter transnational & cross-border terrorism India PIB 23 Nov 2022 -- Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh participated in the 9th ASEAN Defence Ministers' Meeting (ADMM) Plus in Siem Reap, Cambodia on November 23, 2022.
• INDIAN ARMY SPECIAL FORCES COMMENCE JOINT EXERCISE GARUDA SHAKTI WITH INDONESIAN SPECIAL FORCES AT SANGGA BUANA TRAINING AREA, KARAWANG, INDONESIA India PIB 23 Nov 2022 -- As part of military-to-military exchange programs, a contingent of Indian Special Forces troops are currently engaged in a bilateral joint training Exercise GARUDA SHAKTI with Indonesian Special Forces at Sangga Buana Training Area, Karawang, Indonesia.
• ADF and industry celebrate drone innovation Australia DOD 23 Nov 2022 -- The successful partnership between Defence and industry in the development of Uncrewed Aircraft Systems (UAS) technologies has been highlighted at the sixth World of Drones and Robotics Congress in Brisbane.
• Navy brings out the big guns Australia DOD 23 Nov 2022 -- Navy ships from Australia, Japan, and Canada fired their biggest guns during a multinational gunnery exercise (gunex) in the North Pacific Ocean near Japan.
• Defence Procurement Minister, Make UK Defence Summit speech UK MOD 23 Nov 2022 -- Defence Procurement Minister Alex Chalk delivered a speech at the Make UK Defence Summit in Birmingham
• Norwegian Naval Strike Missiles to the British Royal Navy Government of Norway 23 Nov 2022 -- The long-range precision strike capability of the Royal Navy will be boosted in a new deal with the Norwegian government. The deal strengthens defence ties between the UK and Norway.
• Royal Navy ships to be fitted with advanced new missile system UK MOD 23 Nov 2022 -- The missiles will be fitted to eleven frigates and destroyers after a deal with the Norwegian government.
• Joint Statement by the Ministers of Defence of the Northern Group Finnish MoD 23 Nov 2022 -- Today, representatives of the Northern Group - comprising Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Sweden and the United Kingdom - met in Oslo on board the UK aircraft carrier, HMS QUEEN ELIZABETH, and gave the following statement:

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• 23 November 2022 - Daily Press Briefing by the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General United Nations 23 Nov 2022
• IRGC Ground Force cmdr. urges civilians to stay away from terror bases in Iraqi Kurdistan Press TV 23 Nov 2022 -- A senior commander of Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) has called upon ordinary Iraqi people to evacuate areas close to the hideouts of separatist terrorists in the Arab country's semi-autonomous Kurdistan region, as his force launched fresh strikes on the positions of the militants.
• DOD Statement on Escalating Actions in Iraq, Syria, and Turkey DoD 23 Nov 2022
• Turkish Airstrike Hits 300 Meters From US Forces in Syria VOA 23 Nov 2022 -- A Turkish airstrike launched as part of Ankara's new offensive against Syrian Kurdish fighters came uncomfortably close to hitting U.S. forces in northeastern Syria, further escalating tensions in the region, two sources told VOA.
• Syrian Kurds in Letter to Biden: US Must Aid Allies, Halt Turkish Attacks Sputnik 23 Nov 2022 -- The Syrian Kurds on Wednesday wrote an open letter to US President Joe Biden in which they emphasized that the United States must support its allies and halt Turkish attacks in northern Syria.
• Syria territorial integrity highlighted in Astana meeting IRNA 23 Nov 2022 -- Russia, Türkiye, Syria, and Iran have emphasized the need for full implementation of agreements on northern Syria and compliance with the independence and territorial integrity of the war-torn country.
• 'It's possible': Turkey's Erdogan does not rule out dialogue with Syria's Assad Press TV 23 Nov 2022 -- Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Wednesday that a meeting with Syrian counterpart Bashar al-Assad is a possibility, suggesting that the two sides are close to mending fences after 11 years.
• Joint Statement by the Representatives of Iran, Russia and Türkiye on the 19th International Meeting on Syria in the Astana Format (Astana, 23 November 2022) Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 23 Nov 2022
• No: 353, 23 November 2022, Press Release Regarding the High Level Meeting on Syria Held in Astana on 22-23 November 2022 Republic of Turkey Ministry of Foreign Affairs 23 Nov 2022 -- The nineteenth round of the International Meeting on Syria in Astana format was held on 22-23 November 2022 in Astana.
• Türkiye calls on U.S. to "cease support" for YPG People's Daily 23 Nov 2022 -- Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar on Tuesday urged other countries, particularly the United States, to cease any support for the Kurdish People's Protection Units (YPG) in northern Syria.
• Iran Says IRGC Colonel Killed In Roadside Bombing Attack In Syria RFE/RL 23 Nov 2022 -- Iran says that Colonel Davoud Jafari, a senior commander with the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC), has been killed in Syria by a roadside bomb in an attack Tehran blamed on Israel.
• Israel: Statement by the Spokesperson on the attacks in Jerusalem European External Action Service (EEAS) 23 Nov 2022 -- The European Union condemns in the strongest possible terms the latest terror attacks in Jerusalem.
• DOD Statement on Jerusalem Terror Attack DoD 23 Nov 2022
• Terrorist Attacks in Jerusalem US Dept. of State 23 Nov 2022
• Statement by White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre on the Terrorist Acts in Jerusalem The White House 23 Nov 2022
• Serbs Of Southern Kosovo See Belgrade Helping Northerners And Ask: But Who Will Take Care Of Us? RFE/RL 23 Nov 2022 -- Nearly every day for nine months, a few desperate residents of Verboc, or Vrbovac in Serbo-Croatian, have picketed on the steps of an office for Serb self-government here in southeastern Kosovo to demand jobs. For themselves. For a spouse. Or for their grown children.
• 'We Have a Deal!': Serbia, Self-Proclaimed Kosovo Reach Agreement on License Plates - Borrell Sputnik 23 Nov 2022 -- Serbia and self-proclaimed Kosovo have reached an agreement on the issue of license plates and prevention of escalation, EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said.
• Welcoming the Agreement between Kosovo and Serbia US Dept. of State 23 Nov 2022 -- The United States welcomes the agreement reached between Kosovo and Serbia on measures to avoid further escalation of tensions.
• Germany to Pull Troops From UN Mali Mission by Mid-2024 Sputnik 23 Nov 2022 -- Earlier in November, the UK announced that it would withdraw its forces from Mali, are a part of a UN peacekeeping mission there, MINUSMA, six months earlier than planned, saying that the Malian government doesn't want to collaborate with Britain in terms of security.
• Somalia: Military Operation Kills 49 Al-Shabab Militants VOA 23 Nov 2022 -- Somalia says its army, supported by international partners, have conducted an operation in the country's lower Shabelle region that killed 49 al-Shabab militants.
• Analysts Say Ugandan Troops Heading to DRC to Make Amends for the Past VOA 23 Nov 2022 -- The Ugandan army on Monday said it will send 1,000 troops to the Democratic Republic of Congo to join a regional force to help fight rebels and end decades of instability.

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• 'Open for business': CIA to recruit spies among Russians displeased with Ukraine war Press TV 23 Nov 2022 -- A senior CIA official says the US spy agency has been seeking to recruit Russian nationals frustrated with the course of war in Ukraine, according to a report by the Wall Street Journal.
• Meta Report: US Military Behind Online Influence Campaign Targeting Central Asia, Middle East VOA 23 Nov 2022 -- People associated with the U.S. military created fake accounts on more than seven internet services as part of a "coordinated inauthentic" influence operation targeting people in Central Asia and the Middle East, according to Meta, the parent of Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp, in its report out this week.
• Chinese Refugees in Italy Wary of Beijing Outposts VOA 23 Nov 2022 -- Chinese refugees in Italy, some of whom are dissidents, are increasingly wary of the presence of what appear to be four outposts of Beijing's security apparatus operating without official diplomatic trappings, according to experts.
• Serbia's Legal Tug-Of-War Over Chinese Surveillance Technology (Part 2) RFE/RL 23 Nov 2022 -- As hundreds of thousands of people filled the streets across Serbia in late 2021 to protest weak environmental standards and changes in the law to the benefit of a foreign company's plan to mine lithium, images began circulating that alarmed activists and tapped into a multiyear political fight over the expansion of Chinese surveillance technology.
• Convicts on Death Row for Killing US Blogger Escape From Bangladesh Court VOA 23 Nov 2022 -- Two Islamist militants convicted of killing Avijit Roy, an American blogger critical of Islamic fundamentalism, and his Bangladeshi publisher, escaped from a crowded court in Bangladesh's capital, Dhaka, Sunday.
• Chinese spy case in Taiwan raises issue of reviving military trials CNA 23 Nov 2022 -- Scholars and lawmakers in Taiwan suggested on Tuesday that the government consider reinstating military trials during peacetime or amending laws to better deter military espionage after an Army colonel was indicted Tuesday for working for China.
• European Parliament declares Russia to be a state sponsor of terrorism European Parliament 23 Nov 2022 -- Following the atrocities carried out by Vladimir Putin's regime against Ukrainian civilians, MEPs have recognised Russia as a state sponsor of terrorism.
• EU declares Russia 'state sponsor of terror'; Moscow says EU 'sponsor of idiocy' Press TV 23 Nov 2022 -- The European Parliament on Wednesday adopted a resolution designating Russia as a 'state sponsor of terrorism' over the war in Ukraine.
• Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's answer to a question from the TV programme Moscow. Kremlin. Putin., Yerevan, November 23, 2022 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 23 Nov 2022
• US, Europe to impose price cap on Russian oil 'in next few days' Press TV 23 Nov 2022 -- The United States and its European allies have devised a plan to impose a price cap on Russian oil in "the next few days" in an effort to slash Moscow's oil revenues.
• US Treasury: No Price Cap for Russian Crude 'Substantially Transformed' Outside of Russia Sputnik 23 Nov 2022 -- The price cap to be imposed on Russian oil will not be applied to crude that is "significantly transformed" outside of Russia, the US Treasury Department announced.
• Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Zhao Lijian's Regular Press Conference on November 23, 2022 PRC MofA 23 Nov 2022
• HK starts nomination of NPC deputies; clear political atmosphere ensures SAR better represented in national democratic structure Global Times 23 Nov 2022 -- The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) on Wednesday started nominating candidates as deputies to the 14th National People's Congress (NPC), China's top legislature, and the voting date was set on December 15.
• China appears to ease up on Islamic worship in Xinjiang, but Uyghurs aren't buying it Radio Free Asia 23 Nov 2022 -- Most Uyghurs in Xinjiang have not returned to mosques that Chinese authorities have reopened for limited religious services in response to heavy international criticism of repressive policies targeting the mostly Muslim ethnic group, sources inside and outside the country say.
• Mass protests break out at Hon Hai plant in Zhengzhou: Reports CNA 23 Nov 2022 -- Thousands of workers at the Taiwan-based Hon Hai Precision Industry Co.'s plant in Zhengzhou, China are engaged in a tense standoff with police amid street protests over withheld severance pay, according to videos seen by CNA Wednesday.
• Workers clash with police as hundreds protest at iPhone plant in China Radio Free Asia 23 Nov 2022 -- Workers clashed with authorities at Taiwan-invested iPhone maker Foxconn in the central Chinese city of Zhengzhou Wednesday, as hundreds of laborers staged a protest over delayed bonus payments amid mounting anger at China's zero-COVID policy.
• China ready to create a security environment for the prosperity of all countries in South Pacific region: minister Global Times 23 Nov 2022 -- China and some South Pacific countries on Tuesday held their first minister-level dialogue on law enforcement and police cooperation via video, during which Chinese officials said that China stands ready to work with other parties to jointly foster this mechanism to create a security environment for the prosperity, stability and development for all countries in the region.
• Kinmen locals shocked by claims army colonel swore to surrender to China Radio Free Asia 23 Nov 2022 -- A Taiwanese army colonel on the frontline island of Kinmen has been accused of pledging allegiance to China and even promising, on the record, to surrender in the event of a Chinese attack.
• Taiwan Struggles to Shake Off Era of Corruption in Local Politics VOA 23 Nov 2022 -- In the central Taiwanese city of Taichung earlier this month as the country prepared to vote in local elections, the same word came up several times during a speech by Democratic Progressive Party hopeful Shen Shu-cheng: "heijin."
• US imposes sanctions on more Iranian officials over riots response IRNA 23 Nov 2022 -- The US Treasury Department on Wednesday imposed sanctions on more Iranian officials over the country's response to the recent riots in the country.
• Foreign conspiracy to bring about civil war in Iran fails: FM ISNA 23 Nov 2022 -- The second press conference of Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian began on Wednesday in Tehran.
• Iranian Rights Groups Say Dozens Killed In Kurdish Region In Police Crackdown RFE/RL 23 Nov 2022 -- Human rights sources say that dozens of people have been killed by Iranian security agents in recent weeks as a deadly crackdown intensifies in the country's western Kurdistan region, which has been the epicenter of anti-establishment protests that have raged for months following the death of a young woman in police custody.
• Conspiracy to split up Iran, foment terrorism and civil war failed: FM Press TV 23 Nov 2022 -- Iran's foreign minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian said Wednesday that the conspiracy to split up the country and foment terrorism and civil war in recent months had failed.
• Designating Iranian Officials Connected to Serious Human Rights Abuses in Iran's Kurdistan and West Azerbaijan Provinces US Dept. of State 23 Nov 2022 -- The United States is gravely concerned by reports that Iranian authorities are escalating violence against peaceful protesters. Today, we are taking additional action as Iranian security forces, including Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) forces, reportedly are stepping up their violent crackdown on peaceful anti-government protests in Iran's Kurdistan Province and surrounding areas.
• Treasury Sanctions Iranian Officials Connected to the Continued Protest Crackdown US Treasury 23 Nov 2022 -- Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is designating three Iranian security officials for the Iranian regime's continued crackdown on ongoing protests throughout the country, including most recently in Kurdish areas.
• Nuclear chief: IAEA officials' visits to Iran made based on agreed plan IRNA 23 Nov 2022 -- Head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran, Mohammad Eslami, said on Wednesday that visits by the UN nuclear watchdog's officials to the country are carried out based on a schedule which the two sides discuss and agree upon.
• Iran says still exchanging message with US over removal of sanctions IRNA 23 Nov 2022 -- Iranian Minister of Foreign Affairs Hossein Amirabdollahian said on Wednesday that Iran is still exchanging messages with the United States through the European Union and other mediating countries.
• AEOI Chief undermines IAEA BoG resolution IRNA 23 Nov 2022 -- Head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran Mohammad Eslami said that the new capacities that have been created at the Fordo and Natanz sites are based on the International Atomic Energy Agency regulations, and political pressure and resolutions are not the solution.
• Any political pressure to face with reciprocity: AEOI chief ISNA 23 Nov 2022 -- The head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) Mohammad Eslami stressed that the gas injection of new chains and a new capacity have started in Natanz nuclear facility and enriching capacity in Fordow nuclear facility has increased from 20 percent to 60 percent using the existing capacity.
• Iran starts power trading with Turkey, exports to Europe in sight Press TV 23 Nov 2022 -- Iran and Turkey have started trading electricity for a first time, says an Iranian Energy Ministry official, amid Iran's plans to launch power exports to European countries via the Turkish grid.
• Iran-Venezuela relationship develops beyond energy Press TV 23 Nov 2022 -- Iran is planning to ship another 2,000 cars to Venezuela, an Iranian trade official says, in a further sign of a burgeoning relationship that appears to be developing beyond energy.
• Iranian Military Advisor Reportedly Dies in Syria From Bomb Explosion, Israel Blamed Sputnik 23 Nov 2022 -- The advisor belonged to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, an elite Iranian military and political group created in 1979 from the paramilitary units of the Islamic Revolutionary Committees as supporters of the Shiite leader Grand Ayatollah Khomeini.
• Iraq says Iran-Saudi talks now on diplomatic path IRNA 23 Nov 2022 -- The Iraqi Foreign Ministry on Wednesday announced that negotiations between Iran and Saudi Arabia have now entered a diplomatic path.
• UK top court rejects Scotland's independence vote bid; Scots slam PM Sunak Press TV 23 Nov 2022 -- The Supreme Court of the United Kingdom (UKSC) has unanimously rejected a bid by Scotland's government to hold a fresh referendum on independence, saying Edinburgh cannot do it without Westminster's consent.
• Pakistani Court Extends Imran Khan's Bail in Foreign Funding Case Sputnik 23 Nov 2022 -- The foreign funding allegations against Imran Khan were first raised in 2014 by one his former aides Akbar Babar, the co-founder of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI). The former prime minister and his aides are facing accusations of illegally receiving funds from foreign entities in an account operated by Khan's party.
• Outgoing Pakistan Army Chief Admits Involvement in Politics VOA 23 Nov 2022 -- Pakistan's outgoing military chief acknowledged Wednesday that decades of "unconstitutional" interference in national politics by his powerful institution had periodically exposed it to public criticism.
• Brazil's Bolsonaro reluctant to concede defeat to Lula, disputes election result Press TV 23 Nov 2022 -- Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has challenged the election result after losing to his leftist rival Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva last month, arguing that votes from some institutions should be recounted in a lawsuit election officials have considered with initial skepticism.
• Kyrgyz Lawmaker Says He's Under Pressure After Argument With Security Chief RFE/RL 23 Nov 2022 -- A Kyrgyz lawmaker claims he has come under pressure after an argument with the country's security chief over a border deal with neighboring Uzbekistan.
• Gas Stored In Ukraine Is Ours, Moldova Says, Accusing Russia Of Energy 'Blackmail' RFE/RL 23 Nov 2022 -- Moldova has accused Moscow of energy "blackmail" and dismissed allegations by Russian energy giant Gazprom that Ukraine is withholding deliveries intended for its neighbor as "manipulation" meant to justify cutting supplies for Chisinau.
• Nearly 140 groups condemn ruling against 'ADHOC 5,' demand judicial reforms Radio Free Asia 23 Nov 2022 -- Nearly 140 civil society organizations on Wednesday condemned a decision by Cambodia's Supreme Court to uphold a five-year jail term for five current and former workers for ADHOC, the country's oldest human rights group, on bribery charges, calling it politically motivated and an example of the judiciary's lack of independence.
• Cameroon Merchants Say Equatorial Guinea Partially Reopens Border VOA 23 Nov 2022 -- Traders working on Cameroon's border with Equatorial Guinea say Malabo has partially reopened border traffic a day after partial election results indicate Teodoro Obiang Nguema will extend his 43-year rule. The 80-year-old Nguema, the world's longest-ruling head of state, came to power in a 1979 coup and has since ruled the west African nation with an iron fist.
• Nigeria's Bid to Expand Oil Exploration in its North Raises Concerns VOA 23 Nov 2022 -- Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari opened the first oil drilling site in the country's north Tuesday, saying it will bring energy security and economic development.
• Nigerian President Introduces Newly-designed Bank Notes VOA 23 Nov 2022 -- Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has introduced a new design for the naira currency notes, aiming to curb the use of excess amounts of cash and combat crime.