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• Readout of the Executive Framing Meeting for the U.S.-Colombia Defense Bilateral Working Group DoD 28 Nov 2022
• Increased firepower provides unique capability for combat rescue US Air Force 28 Nov 2022 -- The 943rd Rescue Group designed a concept to mount four additional M240 machine guns onto the HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter to provide more firepower to the 920th Rescue Wing's personnel recovery task force in contested environments.
• George H.W. Bush Carrier Strike Group Arrives in Naples, Italy US Navy 28 Nov 2022 -- The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) - along with the embarked staff of Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 10, George H.W. Bush CSG -- arrived in Naples, Italy, for a scheduled port visit, Nov. 28.
• DOD Releases Path to Cyber Security Through Zero Trust Architecture DoD News 28 Nov 2022 -- The Defense Department on Tuesday released its Zero Trust Strategy and Roadmap, which spells out how it plans to move beyond traditional network security methods to achieve reduced network attack surfaces, enable risk management and effective data-sharing in partnership environments, and contain and remediate adversary activities over the next five years.
• Press conference with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg and the President of Romania Klaus Iohannis NATO 28 Nov 2022
• NATO to Discuss Beefing Up Defenses Across Europe VOA 28 Nov 2022 -- NATO foreign ministers are to meet for two days in Romania's capital, Bucharest, starting Tuesday to pledge their continuing support of Ukraine against Russia's invasion.
• NATO's flagship cyber defence exercise kicks off in Estonia NATO 28 Nov 2022 -- Cyber Coalition 22, one of the world's largest cyber defence exercises, started on Monday (28 November 2022), bringing together some 1,000 cyber defenders from 26 Allies, as well as Finland and Sweden, Georgia, Ireland, Japan, Switzerland, the European Union, and participants from industry and academia.
• The 5th meeting of NATO foreign ministers is taking place in Bucharest: What is on today's agenda? Germany Federal Foreign Office 28 Nov 2022 -- Moscow attacks Ukraine's energy supply. As a result, millions of people are cut off from electricity and water. Today, NATO foreign ministers are discussing their support for Ukraine and how NATO can strengthen the alliance's own security against Russia.
• Geopolitics is also reflected in space, Europe has to defend its interests too Czech Republic Ministry of Defence & Armed Forces 28 Nov 2022 -- On 30 November 2022, the international seminar "Defending European Interests in Space" will take place in Prague within the Czech Presidency of the Council of the European Union.
• Meeting of Russia-US Commission on START Rescheduled for Later: Russian Foreign Ministry Sputnik 28 Nov 2022 -- The meeting of the Russian-US bilateral consultative commission on the New START in Cairo, scheduled for November 29 to December 6, will not take place, and will be postponed to a later date, the Russian Foreign Ministry told Sputnik on Monday.
• Russia Launches Soyuz Rocket With Military Satellite From Plesetsk Sputnik 28 Nov 2022 -- Russia successfully launched a Soyuz-2.1b carrier rocket with a military satellite from the Plesetsk spaceport, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Monday.
• Norwegian Defense Minister Says Country Maintains Some Contacts With Russia Sputnik 28 Nov 2022 -- Norwegian Defense Minister Bjorn Arild Gram says that, despite the situation around Ukraine, his country has retained some lines of communication with Moscow, including on the military level.
• US weighs sending cheap, small precision bombs to Ukraine Press TV 28 Nov 2022 -- The United States is considering a proposal to provide Ukraine with cheap, small precision bombs, which would allow Kiev to strike far behind Russian lines, as the war drags on and the West struggles to meet demands for more weapons.
• Boeing Offers to Supply Ukraine With High-Precision Ammunition for Missile Systems, Reports Say Sputnik 28 Nov 2022 -- Western countries have been providing Kiev with humanitarian, military, and financial aid amid Russia's special operation.

• US Worried Aid to Ukraine Could Cause Arms Shortage for Taiwan Sputnik 28 Nov 2022 -- US authorities are concerned that the flow of weapons to Ukraine could cause a deficit in terms of Washington's long-term plans to arm Taiwan amid increasing tensions with China, US media reported.
• China lodges stern demarches over Canada's hostile 'Indo-Pacific strategy'; 'further evidence of Ottawa being vassal of Washington' Global Times 28 Nov 2022 -- China has lodged a solemn representation to Canada after its newly released "Indo-Pacific strategy" chided China on issues such as the Taiwan question and diplomacy, and urged Ottawa to show sincerity if it wants to improve ties. Observers also believed the bluntly hostile strategy serves as further proof that Canada is becoming bogged down deeper as the US' vassal in countering China in the region.
• Canada launches Indo-Pacific strategy that talks tough on China Radio Free Asia 28 Nov 2022 -- U.S. ally Canada has launched its own Indo-Pacific strategy "to advance Canada's regional peace and security interests" as a Pacific nation, with indications of a tougher stance against China.
• Raksha Mantri holds 4th India-France Annual Defence Dialogue with Minister of Armed Forces of France in New Delhi India PIB 28 Nov 2022 -- Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh held the 4th India-France Annual Defence Dialogue with Minister of Armed Forces of the French Republic Mr Sebastien Lecornu in New Delhi today.
• INDIA - MALAYSIA JOINT MILITARY EXERCISE HARIMAU SHAKTI - 2022 COMMENCES AT PULAI, KLUANG, MALAYSIA India PIB 28 Nov 2022 -- India - Malaysia joint military Exercise "Harimau Shakti -2022" commenced at Pulai, Kluang, Malaysia on 28th November and will culminate on 12th December 22. Exercise HARIMAU SHAKTI is an annual training event between the Indian and Malaysian Army which is being conducted since 2012.
• Iran enjoys fully indigenous defense equipment: Commander IRNA 28 Nov 2022 -- Commander of Iran Army Air Defense Brigadier General Alireza Sabahifard has said that the country's air defense is developing day by day, adding that Iran is among a few nations possessing totally homegrown defense equipment.
• Iran's naval power frustrates foes on sea: Cmdr. IRNA 28 Nov 2022 -- Commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Navy Rear Admiral Ali Reza Tangsiri said on Monday that the IRGC and the Army navy forces' synergy has brought about unrivaled combat power for the country in the region and frustrated all the so-called superpowers on the sea in the world.
• Iran capable of disabling enemies' missile defense shield: Cmdr IRNA 28 Nov 2022 -- Commander of IRGC Aerospace Force Brigadier General Amirali Hajizadeh said on Monday that Iran is capable enough to disable the missile defense shield of the enemies for several decades.
• IRGC commander: Iran's latest missiles can incapacitate enemies' missile defenses for decades Press TV 28 Nov 2022 -- A top commander of Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) says the country's latest supersonic missiles can render enemies' missile defense shields inoperable for many decades.
• Iran Has Missiles That Can Slip Through Enemy Missile Shields, Top Commander Says Sputnik 28 Nov 2022 -- The Pentagon estimates that Iran has more than 3,000 ballistic and cruise missiles in its arsenal. Many have a long-enough range to strike Israel - Iran's regional arch-nemesis, in the event that Tel Aviv launches an attack on Tehran's nuclear facilities.
• Ayatollah Khamenei urges all-out promotion of Iran's naval capabilities, stronger presence in intl. waters Press TV 28 Nov 2022 -- Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has called for the all-out promotion of combat capabilities of the Islamic Republic of Iran Navy, stressing the need for the naval force to continue its presence in international waters and high seas.
• Finland - AIM 9X Block II Tactical Missiles and AGM-154 Joint Standoff Weapons DSCA 28 Nov 2022 -- The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Finland of AIM 9X Block II tactical missiles, AGM-154 Joint Stand Off Weapons (JSOW) and related equipment for an estimated cost of $323.3 million. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency delivered the required certification notifying Congress of this possible sale today.
• Ethiopian, Djiboutian ATMIS Peacekeepers Conduct Joint Military Exercise Sputnik 28 Nov 2022 -- In light of a recent resurgence of terrorist attacks by Al-Shabaab in Somalia, the African Union (AU) and neighboring countries are set to enhance the operational effectiveness of the peacekeeping forces stationed in the country in order to anticipate and eliminate potential terror threats.
• Japan to Launch 50 Military Satellites Starting Fiscal Year 2024, Reports Say Sputnik 28 Nov 2022 -- Japan plans to start establishing a unit consisting of 50 satellites to monitor military targets and their movement from a low altitude in two years, Japanese newspaper reported on Monday.
• Japan Mulls Equipping Submarines With Long-Range Missiles, Reports Say Sputnik 28 Nov 2022 -- Japan's defense ministry is considering equipping its submarines with long-range missiles as a way to increase their retaliatory strike capability, Japanese media reported on Monday.
• 'Critical opportunity' to protect against biological warfare, countries hear UN News 28 Nov 2022 -- The international community should push ahead with stalled plans to prevent biological weapons from being developed in the wake of COVID-19, the UN's top disarmament official insisted on Monday.
• Presidential Memorandum to Promote Accountability for Conflict-Related Sexual Violence The White House 28 Nov 2022
• Press Briefing by Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre and National Security Council Coordinator for Strategic Communications John Kirby The White House 28 Nov 2022

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• 28 November 2022 - Daily Press Briefing by the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General United Nations 28 Nov 2022
• Preventing Sexual Violence in Conflict Initiative conference 2022: Foreign Secretary's speech UK FCDO 28 Nov 2022 -- Foreign Secretary James Cleverly gave opening remarks at the PSVI conference 2022, and gave a speech following remarks from Nobel Laureate Nadia Murad.
• Afghan Taliban to Host Female Pakistan Minister for Bilateral Talks VOA 28 Nov 2022 -- A high-level Pakistani delegation will visit Afghanistan on Tuesday to discuss with the ruling Islamist Taliban cooperation in trade, education, investment, regional connectivity and security.
• 7th Fleet Cruiser Conducts Freedom of Navigation Operation in South China Sea US Navy 28 Nov 2022 -- The PRC's statement about this mission is false. USS Chancellorsville (CG 62) conducted this FONOP in accordance with international law and then continued on to conduct normal operations in waters where high seas freedoms apply. The operation reflects our continued commitment to uphold freedom of navigation and lawful uses of the sea as a principle.
• Saudi war internally displaced more than five million Yemenis: Report Press TV 28 Nov 2022 -- The number of internally displaced persons in Yemen has increased to more than 5 million by the end of August 2022, amid an ongoing devastating Saudi war and worsening humanitarian conditions in the war-hit Arab country.
• Iran Rejects US Accusations of Involvement in Attack on Oil Tanker Near Oman, Reports Say Sputnik 28 Nov 2022 -- The spokesperson for Iranian Foreign Ministry, Nasser Kanaani, rejected all the US accusations of its involvement in the attack on the oil carrier near the shores of Oman and called them baseless, the Iranian media reported on Monday.
• Myanmar military, Arakan Army halt hostilities on humanitarian grounds Radio Free Asia 28 Nov 2022 -- The military and the ethnic Rakhine Arakan Army announced a ceasefire on Monday, following four months of intense fighting in western Myanmar, although there were no immediate plans for troop withdrawals or changes in political policy, official sources told RFA Burmese.
• Israeli-Palestinian conflict nearing 'boiling point', UN envoy warns UN News 28 Nov 2022 -- Conflict between Israelis and Palestinians "is again reaching a boiling point", the UN Middle East envoy told the Security Council on Monday, warning of escalating violence amid a stalled peace process.
• Grave concern for the increasing instability in the West Bank and Jerusalem: UK statement at UN UK FCDO 28 Nov 2022 -- Statement by Ambassador Barbara Woodward at the Security Council meeting on the Situation in the Middle East
• Three Indicted for Involvement in Violent Crisis in Cameroon US Dept. of Justice 28 Nov 2022 -- Three defendants were arrested today and made their initial court appearances in connection with an indictment, unsealed today, charging them for their roles in a conspiracy to provide material support or resources to a conspiracy to kidnap persons and use weapons of mass destruction in a foreign country.
• East African Nations Say DRC Needs Political Reform to Deal With Armed Groups VOA 28 Nov 2022 -- Kenya is hosting a third round of talks aimed at bringing peace to the volatile eastern provinces of the Democratic Republic of Congo.
• Security Forces in Somalia End Al-Shabab Siege VOA 28 Nov 2022 -- Somali police announced that the country's security forces ended a more than 20-hours-long al-Shabab siege on a popular hotel in the capital, Mogadishu. Police said they killed five militants while eight civilians were killed during the attack.
• Al-Shabab Militants Storm Mogadishu Hotel VOA 28 Nov 2022 -- Al-Shabab militants have carried out a complex attack on a hotel located in a secure area not far from the presidential palace in Mogadishu and a prison run by the national intelligence agency, according to witnesses and police.
• At Least Four Dead in Somalia's Mogadishu Terrorist Hotel Siege, Reports Say Sputnik 28 Nov 2022 -- The incident comes as part of a series of attacks by a terrorist group which recently killed more than 100 people in the capital Mogadishu car bombings on 29 October and claimed responsibility for two other deadly hotel attacks over the past few months.
• UNHCR Urges Malawi Against Forcing Refugees Return to Overcrowded Camp VOA 28 Nov 2022 -- The U.N. refugee agency, UNHCR, says it "deeply regrets" Malawi's decision to force about 8,000 refugees living in rural and urban areas back to the overcrowded Dzaleka refugee camp. Malawi's minister of homeland security last week said the forced relocations would start after November 30, when a deadline expires on voluntary returns.

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• U.S. allows resumption of limited oil extraction by Chevron in Venezuela People's Daily 28 Nov 2022 -- The United States on Saturday allowed the country's oil giant Chevron Corp. to resume "limited" extraction of natural resources in Venezuela and to export Venezuelan oil, after the Venezuelan government and the opposition alliance reached a deal to break the political stalemate.
• WHO recommends new name for monkeypox UN News 28 Nov 2022 -- Monkeypox will now be known as mpox, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Monday, in the wake of reports of racist and stigmatizing language surrounding the name of the disease.
• WHO recommends new name for monkeypox disease WHO 28 Nov 2022
• Tech Giant Yandex, Battered By Wartime Censorship, Reorganizes, Moves To Leave Russia RFE/RL 28 Nov 2022 -- Russian tech giant Yandex has said it is reorganizing its operations, moving to cut its ties with Russia in a restructuring that solidifies government control over a company once seen as a bellwether for the country's digital economy.
• Chinese universities send students home en masse after weekend protests Radio Free Asia 28 Nov 2022 -- Chinese authorities on Monday appeared to be moving to frame a wave of nationwide anti-lockdown protests at the weekend as the work of "hostile foreign forces," with university students ordered to leave campus and go back to their hometowns aboard specially arranged train services, state media and a university source said on Monday.
• World leaders call on Beijing to respect rights to protest Radio Free Asia 28 Nov 2022 -- U.N. officials and other world leaders have called on Beijing to respect the rights of Chinese citizens to protest, a day after dozens of cities broke out in mass demonstrations against COVID-related lockdowns spurred by a deadly fire in Xinjiang province.
• ANALYSIS: Chinese protests unlikely to grow into broader pro-democracy movement Radio Free Asia 28 Nov 2022 -- A wave of anti-lockdown protests in China following a deadly fire in Xinjiang's regional capital Urumqi are unlikely to grow into a mass pro-democracy movement like that of 1989, given the degree to which the government's "stability maintenance" system controls people's lives, former student leaders and political commentators said on Monday.
• Washington Expresses Support for China Protesters VOA 28 Nov 2022 -- The White House Monday expressed support for peaceful protests popping up around China — but administration officials did not say whether Beijing should change the strict "zero-COVID" policies that drove the weekend demonstrations.
• Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Zhao Lijian's Regular Press Conference on November 28, 2022 PRC MofA 28 Nov 2022
• HKSAR govt asks for law interpretation on ruling that allows overseas lawyer to represent Jimmy Lai Global Times 28 Nov 2022 -- Hong Kong's top court rejected an appeal by the Department of Justice (DOJ) to overturn the permission to allow a UK barrister to represent Jimmy Lai, the imprisoned owner of Next Digital Media, in an upcoming national security trial, which is seen as a disappointing result.
• Judiciary of HKSAR brooks no external interference: Commissioner's office of Chinese Foreign Ministry in HKSAR People's Daily 28 Nov 2022 -- The Office of the Commissioner of the Chinese Foreign Ministry in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) on Saturday strongly disapproved of and firmly rejected the irresponsible comments of a few Western politicians on a case-handling by HKSAR courts.
• Cash-strapped developers get access to refinancing Global Times 28 Nov 2022 -- China's securities regulator announced on Monday the resumption of mergers and acquisitions (M&As) by real estate developers and refinancing by the listed developers, among newly announced five measures that take effect immediately, in an attempt to invigorate the slumped property sector.
• Shenzhou-15 crew to visit China Space Station, conduct 1st crew handover in orbit in China's space history Global Times 28 Nov 2022 -- China on Monday unveiled the line-up of three taikonauts for Shenzhou-15 manned spaceflight mission that is set to be launched on Tuesday night. The trio led by mission commander Fei Junlong with two space newcomers Deng Qingming and Zhang Lu are going to conduct a direct handover in orbit with the Shenzhou-14 crew at the China Space Station in construction, which shall mark a first in China's aerospace history.
• Ex-military officer convicted of leaking secrets to China loses pension case CNA 28 Nov 2022 -- The Supreme Administrative Court has upheld a ruling that a retired military intelligence officer convicted of leaking military secrets to a middleman who passed them on to China must return his pension payments totaling about NT$1.66 million (US$53,531).
• Taiwan local elections say no to DPP rule, call for peace Global Times 28 Nov 2022 -- Taiwan residents' choices, which made the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) lose its key places like Taipei, Taoyuan and Hsinchu in the island's local elections, as observers see, were a loud "No" to DPP authorities' policies on a wide range of topics related to people's livelihoods including the chaotic COVID-19 response and the failure to rein in rising prices, and also demonstrated that Tsai Ing-wen''s "China threat bet" has backfired.
• Iran won't cooperate with UN fact-finding mission: Kanaani ISNA 28 Nov 2022 -- Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kanaani announced that Tehran won't have any cooperation with a fact-finding mission which is supposed to be set up based on the vote of the Human Rights Council regarding the recent developments in Iran.
• Iran rules out cooperation with 'politicized' UN Human Right Council's fact-finding mission Press TV 28 Nov 2022 -- Iran's Foreign Ministry says Tehran will not cooperate with the so-called fact-finding mission created after a UN Human Rights Council resolution, engineered by Germany, to probe claims of human rights abuses during the recent riots, stressing that Iran has already formed a national fact-finding committee to look into the events.
• Iranian Truckers Strike For Third Day In Support Of Protesters RFE/RL 28 Nov 2022 -- Iranian truck drivers have continued to strike for a third day, with more joining their ranks across the country despite threats from security agents over undelivered cargo.
• Iranian Hard-Liners Propose Punishment For Cooperation With 'Hostile' Countries RFE/RL 28 Nov 2022 -- Hard-line Iranian lawmakers have proposed a plan to enact harsher punishments against protesters who they say are cooperating with "hostile" foreign countries.
• Russia-Kazakhstan Interregional Cooperation Forum President of Russia 28 Nov 2022 -- Vladimir Putin and Kassym-Jomart Tokayev took part, via videoconference, in the 18th Russia-Kazakhstan Interregional Cooperation Forum.
• Russian-Kazakhstani talks President of Russia 28 Nov 2022 -- The Kremlin hosted talks between the President of Russia and President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev.
• Kazakhstan keen to boost transit role in Russia-Iran corridor Press TV 28 Nov 2022 -- Kazakhstan is keen to boost its role in the increasing cargo traffic through a transit corridor between Russia and Iran as the country seeks to benefit economically from a change in regional transportation arrangements that has been caused by US sanctions on Russia and Iran.
• Kazakhstan's Toqaev Tells Putin Russia Strategic Partner Despite Ukraine War RFE/RL 28 Nov 2022 -- President Qasym-Zhomart Toqaev has told Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin that Moscow remains Kazakhstan's main strategic partner despite public disagreements over the Kremlin's war in Ukraine.
• Secretary Blinken's Call with Kazakhstani Foreign Minister Tileuberdi US Dept. of State 28 Nov 2022
• Georgian Ex-President's Trial Postponed After Doctors Deny Transfer RFE/RL 28 Nov 2022 -- Doctors for former Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili have recommended against transporting him to the Tbilisi City Court building from a clinic where he has been treated since May despite his desire to take part in a hearing in a case against him.
• EU's Varhelyi Optimistic Bosnia Can Achieve Candidate Status In December RFE/RL 28 Nov 2022 -- EU Enlargement Commissioner Oliver Varhelyi says he is optimistic Bosnia-Herzegovina will be granted candidate status to join the bloc next month if it meets several conditions laid out recently by Brussels.
• Trial Of Anti-Regime Protesters Opens in Uzbekistan RFE/RL 28 Nov 2022 -- The trial of 22 people accused of undermining Uzbekistan's constitutional order for taking part in unprecedented anti-government protests earlier this year has opened in the southwestern city of Bukhara.
• 'We cannot give up' on the millions suffering in drought-stricken Horn of Africa, urges WFP official UN News 28 Nov 2022 -- Millions of people in the Horn of Africa - a region at the intersection of some of the worst impacts of climate change, recurring humanitarian crises and insecurity - are facing the driest conditions in four decades along with extreme food shortages. The top UN World Food Programme (WFP) official in the region, Michael Dunford, is warning that the situation there is likely to get worse before it improves.
• Comoros Security Court Sentences Ex-President to Life in Prison VOA 28 Nov 2022 -- A court in Comoros, the island nation off Mozambique, has found former President Ahmed Abdallah Sambi guilty of treason for selling passports to people from the Middle East.