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• US F-16 jet crashes during S Korea drills near Seoul Press TV 06 May 2023 -- A US F-16 jetfighter has crashed during military drills near South Korean capital Seoul, the US Air Force has announced, saying the pilot had safely ejected prior to the crash.
• Rapid Sustainment Office's CBM+ artificial intelligence toolkit earns Air Force System of Record designation US Air Force 06 May 2023 -- Graphic to promote PANDA from the Rapid Sustainment Office. (US Air Force graphic by Casey Tromp).
• USS Cooperstown is Commissioned in New York US Navy 06 May 2023 -- The U.S. Navy commissioned its newest Freedom-variant littoral combat ship, USS Cooperstown (LCS 23) May 8, 2023, in New York City, New York.
• Gunpowder Depots Catch Fire in Russia's Sverdlovsk Region - Emergency Services Sputnik 06 May 2023 -- Gunpowder depots caught fire on Saturday evening in Russia's Sverdlovsk Region, possibly after a forest fire closed in on the buildings, an emergency services official told Sputnik.
• Do Chinese carriers only play theatrical role? Shandong aircraft carrier fleet's first Western Pacific drills effectively refute such smears Global Times 06 May 2023 -- The Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy on Saturday released videos and pictures of just-concluded combat readiness drills of the Shandong aircraft carrier fleet, saying that the fleet entered the Western Pacific for the first time in a systematic and large-scale manner, which according to Chinese experts, effectively refuted the Western media's smears that Chinese aircraft carriers only "play theatrical role but pose little threat."
• US set to provide Chinese Taipei with $500mn worth of weapons amid rising tensions with China Press TV 06 May 2023 -- The United States is preparing an express weapons delivery for Chinese Taipei (Taiwan), despite Bejing's repeated warnings to Washington against arming the self-ruled island, which China considers a part of its territory.
• New agency and new regulator to deliver Australia's nuclear-powered submarine program Australia DOD 06 May 2023 -- The Albanese Government will establish a new agency and a new regulator as part of its commitment to delivering Australia's conventionally-armed, nuclear-powered submarines.
• Raksha Mantri visits Army Base Camp in Rajouri, J&K; Reviews defence preparedness & security situation along the border India PIB 06 May 2023 -- Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh took stock of the operational preparedness of the Indian Army and the security situation along the border during his visit to the Army Base Camp in Rajouri, Jammu & Kashmir on May 06, 2023. J&K Lieutenant Governor Shri Manoj Sinha, Chief of the Army Staff General Manoj Pande and General Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Northern Command Lt Gen Upendra Dwivedi were present during the review meeting.
• Cmdr: Iran Navy destroyers equipped with Abu Mahdi missiles IRNA 06 May 2023 -- Commander of Iran's Army Navy Force Rear Admiral Shahram Irani says that Iranian navy destroyers have been equipped with a new generation of cruise missiles Abu Mahdi.
• Iranian Navy destroyers furnished with homegrown 'Abu Mahdi' cruise missiles: Cmdr. Press TV 06 May 2023 -- Commander of the Islamic Republic of Iran Navy Rear Admiral Shahram Irani says the force has furnished its destroyers with domestically designed and manufactured 'Abu Mahdi' cruise missiles, which feature state-of-the-art technologies suitable for electronic warfare.
• Iran Army Aviation owns 'most powerful' helicopter fleet in West Asia: Commander Press TV 06 May 2023 -- The commander of the Iranian Army Aviation says his unit possesses the most powerful helicopter fleet in the West Asia region.
• An important U.S. promise: to do everything possible to ensure defence purchases are delivered to Lithuania on schedule Lithuania MND 06 May 2023 -- During the visit to the United States, Minister of National Defence Arvydas Anušauskas met with Director of the Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) James Hursch Friday. Minister discussed with him Lithuania's major acquisitions from the United States and received an important promise that the DSCA would work to do everything possible to ensure defence deliveries from the U.S. would reach Lithuania on time.

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• China Asks Afghanistan's Taliban to Address Terrorism Worries VOA 06 May 2023 -- Pakistan on Saturday hosted top diplomats from neighboring China and Taliban-ruled Afghanistan for a trilateral dialogue that seeks to promote regional security, trade, transit, and counterterrorism collaboration.
• China Ready to Intensify Cooperation With Pakistan on Afghan Issue - Foreign Minister Sputnik 06 May 2023 -- China is ready to strengthen coordination with Pakistan on the Afghan issue and facilitate the process of peaceful restoration in the country, Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang said.
• Sudan's warring sides to meet for talks in Saudi Arabia Press TV 06 May 2023 -- Representatives from Sudan's army and the rival paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) are set to meet in the Saudi city of Jeddah for their first direct talks, amid international efforts to end the ongoing conflict in Africa's third-largest country by area.
• TACTICAL RESCUE OPERATION FROM SUDAN BY IAF C-17 NON-STOP OPERATION OF NEARLY 24 HOURS India PIB 06 May 2023 -- In the midnight hours of 03 - 04 May 23, an Indian Air Force C-17 Globemaster aircraft airborne from Hindan, flew through the night to land in the early morning hours at Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. The aircraft refuelled at Jeddah to undertake a nonstop flight from Jeddah, via war torn Sudan and back to India.
• Joint Statement between the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the United States of America regarding the start of pre-negotiation talks between representatives of the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces in Jeddah on May 6, 2023 SPA 06 May 2023 -- The kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the United States welcome the start of pre-negotiation talks between representatives of the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces in Jeddah on May 6, 2023.
• Seven UN Peacekeepers Injured as Convoy Hit by Bomb in Central Mali - MINUSMA Sputnik 06 May 2023 -- Seven UN peacekeepers were injured in an explosion when their convoy was hit by a bomb in central Mali, the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) said on Saturday.
• UN chief calls for bolstered efforts to end violence in Great Lakes region UN News 06 May 2023 -- At a time when more than 100 armed groups are plaguing communities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) with grave human rights violations and sexual violence, the UN chief said on Saturday that swift, bolstered efforts must end the chronic cycle of conflict in the natural resources-rich Great Lakes region of Africa.

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• COVID-19 no longer int'l health emergency: WHO People's Daily 06 May 2023 -- The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday that the COVID-19 pandemic no longer constitutes a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC), the WHO's highest alert level.
• Foreign Ministry's statement on the terrorist attack against writer Zakhar Prilepin organised by Ukrainian security services Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 06 May 2023
• Pro-Kremlin Writer And Political Activist Wounded In Car Bombing RFE/RL 06 May 2023 -- The pro-Kremlin writer and political activist Zakhar Prilepin was wounded in a car bombing in the city of Nizhny Novgorod on May 6, the state-run TASS news agency reported.
• Car of Russian Author Zakhar Prilepin Blown Up in Nizhny Novgorod Region Sputnik 06 May 2023 -- Prilepin, 47, is one of the best known fiction authors in contemporary Russia, and is also a renowned journalist and aspiring politician. He has actively engaged in reporting and commenting on the crisis in the Donbass since 2014.
• Prilepin Targeted by Kiev Because He's 'Best Warrior of the Information Front' Russia's Got Sputnik 06 May 2023 -- Russian author and politician Zakhar Prilepin was targeted in an assassination attempt Saturday, with a car bomb killing his driver and injuring Prilepin. A suspect detained in connection with the crime admitted that he acted on the instructions of the Ukrainian special services. Who is Prilepin? Why did Kiev consider him an important target?
• Suspect in Prilepin Assassination Attempt Admits Acting on Ukrainian Special Services' Orders Sputnik 06 May 2023 -- Alexander Permyakov, the suspect in the assassination attempt on Russian politician and writer Zakhar Prilepin, admitted during interrogation on Saturday that he had acted on the instructions of the Ukrainian special services, the Russian Investigative Committee said.
• Russia Reliably Supplies Gas to Hungary via Turkish Stream - Energy Ministry Sputnik 06 May 2023 -- Russia continues to reliably supply gas to Hungary via the Turkish Stream pipeline under a long-term contract, a representative of the Hungarian Ministry of Energy told Sputnik.
• Tianzhou-5 spacecraft detaches from China Space Station, makes room for upcoming cargo delivery mission Global Times 06 May 2023 -- The Tianzhou-5 cargo spacecraft has detached from the China Space Station complex and entered an independent flight phase, the China Manned Space Agency announced on Friday, a move seen by experts as being part of preparations for the upcoming cargo supply run scheduled for early May.
• China stresses strategic autonomy, security cooperation at SCO meeting Global Times 06 May 2023 -- Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Qin Gang called on the members of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) to build a closer SCO community with a shared future at a time when the world faces challenges and crisis including the resurgence of the Cold War mentality, surging unilateral protectionism and rising hegemonism, while proposing a five-point suggestion at the SCO Foreign Ministers' Meeting in Goa, India, on Friday.
• PLA activities in the waters and airspace around Taiwan May 6, 2023 ROC MND 06 May 2023
• Former Taiwan President's China Visit Highlights 'One China' Issue VOA 06 May 2023 -- In late March, Taiwan's former president, Ma Ying-jeou, made a historic trip to China, becoming the first former or serving Taiwan leader to visit the mainland since 1949.
• U.S. is turning Taiwan into "powder keg": FM spokesperson People's Daily 06 May 2023 -- Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Mao Ning on Friday expressed opposition on the strengthening military collusion between the United States and the Taiwan authorities, saying that the U.S. is turning Taiwan into a "powder keg."
• Puppet Traitor Yoon Suk Yeol's Visit to U.S. Draws Censure, Ridicule and Concern (6) KCNA 06 May 2023 -- There is increasing concern about the serious impact on peace and security of the Korean Peninsula, region and the world by puppet traitor Yoon Suk Yeol's extreme sycophancy to the U.S.
• Iran Executes Swedish Iranian Dissident VOA 06 May 2023 -- Iran said Saturday that it had executed a Swedish Iranian dissident.
• Swedish-Iranian Dissident Executed By Iran For Being 'Corrupt On Earth' RFE/RL 06 May 2023 -- Iran has executed a Swedish-Iranian dissident who went missing from a Turkish airport two years ago before turning up in Iranian custody accused of terrorism, state media reported on May 6.
• Swedish-backed mastermind of 2018 Ahvaz terrorist attack that killed 25 Iranians executed Press TV 06 May 2023 -- The ringleader of a separatist group responsible for several terrorist operations in Iran, including the 2018 deadly terrorist attack in southwestern city of Ahvaz, has been executed.
• Ministry for Foreign Affairs condemns execution of Swedish citizen in Iran Government Offices of Sweden 06 May 2023
• Iran's Hormozgan to raise its petroleum refining by 1m bpd IRNA 06 May 2023 -- The governor of Iran's southern Hormozgan province says one million barrels per day (bpd) of oil will be added to current petroleum refining capacity of the region in the near future.
• Iran's top priority in foreign policy to establish ties with neighboring, regional countries: Ghalibaf ISNA 06 May 2023 -- Iran's Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf stressed the need for parliamentary cooperation between Iran and Uzbekistan.
• 4th round of Pakistan-China Foreign Ministers' Strategic Dialogue Joint Press Release Pakistan Ministry of Foreign Affairs 06 May 2023 -- At the invitation of Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, State Councilor and Foreign Minister Qin Gang of the People's Republic of China undertook his first official visit to Pakistan from 5 to 6 May 2023. On 6 May 2023, the two Foreign Ministers co-chaired the 4th round of the Foreign Minister-level Pakistan-China Strategic Dialogue in Islamabad.
• Chinese Foreign Minister Tells Pakistan It Must Overcome Political Instability VOA 06 May 2023 -- Expressing concern about Pakistan's increasing instability, the visiting Chinese foreign minister told the host nation to overcome political differences to pave the way for economic progress.
• Transcript of Media Briefing by the Presidency on SCO Council of Foreign Ministers (May 05, 2023) India MEA 06 May 2023
• Peace, unity high on FM's agenda in India People's Daily 06 May 2023 -- The peaceful settlement of the Ukraine crisis, tranquillity on the border with India and the strategic autonomy of Shanghai Cooperation Organization member states were among the central topics of State Councilor and Foreign Minister Qin Gang's meetings with counterparts from other SCO members.
• Britain's King Charles III Crowned in Historic Ceremony VOA 06 May 2023 -- Hundreds of thousands of people lined the streets of London on Saturday to witness the coronation of Britain's King Charles III in a ceremony of pageantry and tradition watched by millions around the world on television and online.
• Britain's King Charles Crowned in Lavish Coronation Ceremony VOA 06 May 2023 -- Thousands of Britons were clamoring Saturday for a glimpse of Britain's newly crowned King Charles III and his wife, Queen Camilla, on the balcony of Buckingham Palace. The royal couple greeted the jubilant crowds.
• PM meeting with Prime Minister Trudeau of Canada: 6 May 2023 Gov.UK 06 May 2023
• Prime Minister Justin Trudeau meets with Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Rishi Sunak Prime Minister of Canada 06 May 2023
• A Bridge Too Costly? Kazakhstan's Longest Serving Governor Swims In Suspect Tenders RFE/RL 06 May 2023 -- When people cross the frozen Buqhtyrma Reservoir in eastern Kazakhstan during the winter, they do so with their seatbelts unfastened so they can jump out of their vehicles in case the ice starts to crack.
• Raeisi says Iran committed to supporting Syria, confident victory will come Press TV 06 May 2023 -- Iranian President Ebrahim Raeisi has reiterated the Islamic Republic's unrelenting support for Syria and the resistance axis, saying the Arab country would certainly achieve final victory in the face of enemies.