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• Pentagon Press Secretary Air Force Brig. Gen. Pat Ryder Holds a Press Briefing DoD 09 May 2023
• US, IVORIAN ARMIES HOST AFRICAN LAND FORCES SUMMIT IN ABIDJAN AFRICOM 09 May 2023 -- Senior military leaders from African nations, as well as the U.S. and some European nations, meet to build relationships, exchange information on current topics of mutual interest and encourage cooperation in addressing challenges, May 8-12 in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire during the African Land Forces Summit.
• Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen Hicks Keynote Address at the Ash Carter Exchange on Innovation and National Security (As Delivered) DoD 09 May 2023
• DoD Announces Fiscal Year 2023 Research Awards to Minority-Serving Institutions DoD 09 May 2023 -- On May 3, DoD announced awards totaling $61.7 million to 82 university researchers under the Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 DoD Historically Black Colleges and Universities and Minority-Serving Institutions (HBCU/MSI) Research and Education Program.
• DoD Releases National Defense Science and Technology Strategy DoD 09 May 2023 -- The Department of Defense released the National Defense Science and Technology Strategy, or NDSTS, today. Guided by the National Defense Strategy, the NDSTS articulates the science and technology priorities, goals, and investments of the Department and makes recommendations on the future of the defense research and engineering enterprise.
• Readout of Deputy Secretary of Defense Dr. Kathleen H. Hicks' Meeting With the Defense Business Board DoD 09 May 2023
• Industrial Base Strength Necessary for Future DOD Success DoD News 09 May 2023 -- The defense industrial base is facing serious challenges, and now is the time to help those businesses before it is too late, a former deputy secretary of defense said at the Defense Logistics Agency Supply Chain Alliance Conference and Exhibition in Richmond, Virginia.
• Innovation Critical to Success as DOD Faces Competition With China DoD News 09 May 2023 -- Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen H. Hicks warned today that the Defense Department's propensity to innovate will be vital to deterring future conflict and maintaining the U.S. military's strategic edge going forward.
• Navy Launches Historic Aircrew Study to Update Size Requirements for a Diverse Fleet US Navy 09 May 2023 -- The Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD) is leading the Navy's first comprehensive study since 1964 to update aviator size requirements, improve aircrew gear and equipment, and expand access for prospective future aviators. This is the Navy's first aircrew study to include women and minorities.
• NATO Airborne Units Arrive in Estonia for Swift Response-23 Drill Sputnik 09 May 2023 -- The US-led Swift Response military exercise has been launched in Estonia to increase interoperability and practice deployment of local and NATO armed forces in the country, the Estonian Defense Forces said on Tuesday.
• Biden Administration Announces Additional Security Assistance for Ukraine DoD 09 May 2023 -- Today, the Department of Defense (DoD) announced a new security assistance package to reaffirm the steadfast U.S. support for Ukraine, including to bolster its air defenses and sustain its artillery ammunition needs. This package, which totals up to $1.2 billion, is being provided under the Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative (USAI).
• U.S. Provides Ukraine $1.2 Billion for Air Defense, Artillery DoD News 09 May 2023 -- The United States will provide Ukraine with a $1.2 billion package to bolster the country's air defenses and sustain its artillery needs, Pentagon Press Secretary Air Force Brig. Gen. Pat Ryder said today.
• US announces $1.2 billion in fresh Ukraine military aid as Kiev counteroffensive looming Press TV 09 May 2023 -- The United States has announced a $1.2 billion new military aid package for Ukraine as Kiev is preparing for a major counteroffensive against Russian forces.
• Interview: The Daunting Challenges Of Ukraine's Counteroffensive RFE/RL 09 May 2023 -- Retired British General Sir Alexander Richard David Shirreff is a former deputy supreme allied commander Europe and author of the novel War With Russia: An Urgent Warning From Senior Military Command, which the author described as "fact-based, entirely plausible."
• Training day 2: Female reservists do 5K march, wear gas masks CNA 09 May 2023 -- A group of 14 female veterans on Tuesday completed a 5-kilometer march and refreshed their memories on how to wear a gas mask in a simulated chemical attack during the second day of a five-day volunteer reservist training program in Taoyuan.
• Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh meets Israeli Foreign Minister Mr Eli Cohen in New Delhi; Calls for increased investments by Israeli companies in India for co-production of defence equipment India PIB 09 May 2023 -- Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh met with an Israeli delegation, led by Foreign Minister Mr Eli Cohen, in New Delhi on May 09, 2023.
• SEA PHASE OF ASEAN-INDIA MARITIME EXERCISE - 2023 India PIB 09 May 2023 -- The inaugural ASEAN India Maritime Exercise (AIME-2023) successfully culminated in the South China Sea on 08 May 2023. Approximately 1400 personnel manning nine ships participated in the Sea Phase of the multilateral naval exercise. India's indigenously designed and built ships- destroyer INS Delhi & stealth frigate INS Satpura, maritime patrol aircraft P8I and integral helicopters exercised with ASEAN naval ships from Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam.
• Iran's Army in possession of world's top missile, radar systems: Top commander Press TV 09 May 2023 -- A senior Iranian commander says the country's Army is in possession of the world's top radar and missile systems, turning into a thorn in the eyes of the enemies.
• Slovakia - M1278A1/A2 Heavy Gun Carriers Joint Light Tactical Vehicles (JLTVs) DSCA 09 May 2023 -- The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Slovakia of M1278A1/A2 Heavy Gun Carriers Joint Light Tactical Vehicles (JLTVs), and related equipment and services for an estimated cost of $250 million. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency delivered the required certification notifying Congress of this possible sale today.
• Poland - Sniper Advanced Targeting Pods DSCA 09 May 2023 -- The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Poland of Sniper Advanced Targeting Pods and related equipment for an estimated cost of $124.7 million. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency delivered the required certification notifying Congress of this possible sale today.
• U.S.-North Macedonia Memorandum of Understanding to Create a Strategic Counter-Disinformation Partnership US Dept. of State 09 May 2023 -- Following a meeting with U.S. Secretary of State Blinken on May 8, 2023, North Macedonia's Prime Minister, Dimitar Kovachevski, and U.S. Special Envoy and Coordinator for the Global Engagement Center James P. Rubin signed a Memorandum of Understanding outlining cooperation between the two NATO allies in the fight against the manipulation of information.
• Secretary Antony J. Blinken And UK Foreign Secretary James Cleverly At a Joint Press Availability US Dept. of State 09 May 2023
• Readout of President Joe Biden's call with President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador of Mexico The White House 09 May 2023
• Press Briefing by Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre The White House 09 May 2023

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• 9 May 2023 - Daily Press Briefing by the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General United Nations 09 May 2023
• Canada on Track to Host Largest Afghan Resettlement Program VOA 09 May 2023 -- The government of Canada says it is determined to reach its target of admitting at least 40,000 Afghan refugees by the end of the year.
• UN Says More than 700,000 Sudanese Internally Displaced in Fighting VOA 09 May 2023 -- The United Nations refugee agency says more than 700,000 Sudanese have fled their homes since violence broke out last month between two armed factions fighting for control of the northern African nation.
• Sudan Fighting Puts Neighbors at Risk, Dims Hope for Civilian-Led Government VOA 09 May 2023 -- Twenty-five days since the war in Sudan broke out, there are no indications the warring factions have any intentions of negotiating an end as fighting rages on.
• Sudan displacement doubles in one week, says IOM UN News 09 May 2023 -- The number of internally displaced (IDPs) in Sudan has more than doubled in just the last week, since armed clashes erupted between rival militaries in multiple cities across Sudan, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) said on Tuesday.
• Sudan violence threatens fragile cross-border progress with Juba UN News 09 May 2023 -- The impact of ongoing violence among rival military parties in Sudan is threatening to derail bilateral political progress with neighbouring South Sudan, worsen the fragile humanitarian situation, and pose fresh risks, top UN officials warned the Security Council on Tuesday.
• Sudanese Parties Announce Support for Jeddah Talks SPA 09 May 2023 -- The Sudanese parties have announced their support for talks between the army and the Rapid Support Forces in Jeddah aimed at reaching a ceasefire. This was conveyed through two separate statements issued by the Forces of Freedom and Change (the former ruling coalition) and the Revolutionary Front.
• Air Force Runs Six Evacuation Flights from Sudan to Saudi Arabia SPA 09 May 2023 -- The Royal Saudi Air Force has carried out six evacuation flights from Sudan to the Kingdom since the start of the evacuations until today.
• Tension continues in Sudan despite truce efforts People's Daily 09 May 2023 -- Despite several ceasefires declared by Sudan's conflicting parties, tensions and some deadly fighting continue to rage in the capital Khartoum and other areas.
• UN Middle East envoy condemns deadly Israeli airstrikes in Gaza UN News 09 May 2023 -- The top UN official involved in the Middle East peace process raised the alarm on Tuesday following an Israeli military operation which reportedly killed more than a dozen Palestinians, including three commanders from the militant group, Islamic Jihad.
• Israel/Palestine: Statement by the Spokesperson on the situation in Gaza European External Action Service (EEAS) 09 May 2023 -- The European Union is gravely concerned by the escalation in Gaza following today's Israeli air raids. The EU deeply regrets the loss of civilian lives, including children, and calls for the respect of international humanitarian law. Civilian lives must be protected under all circumstances.
• The IDF and ISA Targeted the Islamic Jihad Terrorist Organization's Northern Gaza Division Commanding Officer Israel Defense Forces 09 May 2023
• The IDF and ISA targeted an Islamic Jihad Terrorist Organizations' Senior Operative and Coordinator of Terrorism in Judea and Samaria Israel Defense Forces 09 May 2023
• The IDF and ISA targeted the Secretary of the Islamic Jihad Terrorist Organization's Military Council Israel Defense Forces 09 May 2023
• Operation Shield and Arrow-Live Updates Israel Defense Forces 09 May 2023
• The IDF Targeted 10 Weapon Manufacturing Sites and Military Compounds Belonging to the Islamic Jihad Terrorist Organization Israel Defense Forces 09 May 2023
• IDF, ISA and Israel Border Police Forces Conducted Counterterrorism Activities in Judea and Samaria Israel Defense Forces 09 May 2023
• Israel warns settlers to stay close to bomb shelters as Hamas vows revenge for Gaza carnage Press TV 09 May 2023 -- The Israeli regime has evacuated hundreds from border towns and warned settlers to stay close to bomb shelters as the Hamas resistance movement vowed to revenge for Israeli carnage in the besieged Gaza Strip.
• Hezbollah pledges full support for Palestinian resistance groups to deter Israel Press TV 09 May 2023 -- Lebanon's Hezbollah resistance movement has condemned the latest Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip, pledging its full support for all measures that the Palestinian resistance groups will take to deter the occupying regime from continuing its acts of aggression.
• Hamas: Israel made grave miscalculation, will pay 'heavy price' for Gaza killings Press TV 09 May 2023 -- The head of the political bureau of the Hamas resistance movement has strongly condemned the Israeli assassination of three top resistance commanders in the Gaza Strip, saying the occupying regime has made a grave miscalculation and will pay a hefty price for its act of aggression.
• No: 123, 9 May 2023, Press Release Regarding the Attack on Gaza by Israeli Forces Republic of Turkey Ministry of Foreign Affairs 09 May 2023
• Israel assassinates 3 senior Islamic Jihad commanders, wives, children in Gaza strikes Press TV 09 May 2023 -- At least three high-profile commanders of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad resistance movement have been assassinated after Israeli military aircraft launched a series of targeted strikes on the Gaza Strip, days after a fiery flare-up of violence set the besieged coastal enclave on edge.
• Violence in Myanmar Likely to Top ASEAN Summit Agenda VOA 09 May 2023 -- Unrest in Myanmar is likely to dominate the agenda at the upcoming summit of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations in Labuan Bajo, Indonesia.
• Myanmar crisis expected to dominate ASEAN summit amid escalating violence Radio Free Asia 09 May 2023 -- As Southeast Asian leaders gather at a scenic spot in Indonesia this week, they face a daunting challenge to resolve the crisis in Myanmar, where a military coup has unleashed a brutal crackdown on pro-democracy protesters and ethnic minorities.
• 60 dead, 231 injured from ethnic clashes in India's Manipur: official People's Daily 09 May 2023 -- Ethnic clashes in India's northeastern state of Manipur have claimed about 60 lives, according to a senior official.
• SADC to Send Troops to DRC to Help Quell Disturbances in East VOA 09 May 2023 -- The Southern African Development Community (SADC) plans to send troops to the Democratic Republic of Congo to help fight rebels in the country's east.
• In Somalia, Spike in Gender-Based Attacks Compounds Plight of Displaced Women, Girls VOA 09 May 2023 -- Somali humanitarian workers and United Nations officials said women and girls in displaced camps are facing gender-based violence and rape amid the recurring droughts in the country.

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• Satellite merger approved after in-depth CMA probe Gov.UK 09 May 2023 -- Following a provisional clearance in March, the CMA is now allowing the proposed merger of Viasat and Inmarsat to go ahead.
• Justice Department Announces Court-Authorized Disruption of Snake Malware Network Controlled by Russia's Federal Security Service US Dept. of Justice 09 May 2023 -- Through Operation MEDUSA, the FBI, and the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of New York Neutralized the FSB's Premier Cyberespionage Malware Implant in Coordination with Multiple Foreign Governments
• FBI Takes Down 'Sophisticated' Russian Cyberespionage Tool, US Says VOA 09 May 2023 -- U.S. officials said on Tuesday they've taken down a global network of compromised computers that Russian intelligence agents used for nearly 20 years to spy on the United States and its allies.
• U.K. Citizen Extradited and Pleads Guilty to Cyber Crime Offenses US Dept. of Justice 09 May 2023 -- A U.K. citizen pleaded guilty today in New York to his role in cyberstalking and multiple schemes that involve computer hacking, including the July 2020 hack of Twitter.
• United States Sanctions Additional Sinaloa Cartel Network of Fentanyl Suppliers US Dept. of State 09 May 2023 -- The United States is continuing our efforts to disrupt the global production and supply chain of illicit fentanyl, including by denying the criminal actors who engage in this activity access to the international financial system.
• Treasury Sanctions Fourth Member of "Los Chapitos" and Expands Targeting of Deadly Fentanyl Supply Network US Treasury 09 May 2023 -- Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctioned Joaquin Guzman Lopez—a son of Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman Loera and the fourth member of Los Chapitos—as well as three Sinaloa Cartel members and two Mexico-based entities pursuant to Executive Order (E.O.) 14059. Those sanctioned today are part of a Sinaloa Cartel network overseen by Los Chapitos and responsible for a significant portion of the illicit fentanyl and other deadly drugs trafficked into the United States.
• US Sanctions Son of Mexican Drug Kingpin 'El Chapo' Guzman Sputnik 09 May 2023 -- The United States sanctioned Joaquin Guzman Lopez, son of Mexican drug kingpin Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, as part of an effort to disrupt the Sinaloa Cartel's trafficking network of illicit fentanyl, the US Treasury Department said on Tuesday.
• A Proclamation on Revoking the Air Travel COVID-19 Vaccination Requirement The White House 09 May 2023
• Executive Order on Moving Beyond COVID-⁠19 Vaccination Requirements for Federal Workers The White House 09 May 2023
• Victory Parade on Red Square President of Russia 09 May 2023 -- President of Russia - Supreme Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Federation Armed Forces Vladimir Putin attended a military parade marking the 78th anniversary of Victory in the 1941-1945 Great Patriotic War.
• Foreign Ministry statement on the disruption of the Russian Embassy's Victory Day commemoration ceremony in Poland Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 09 May 2023
• Putin: World at 'turning point'; West waged 'real war' against Russia Press TV 09 May 2023 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin has said that the West has unleashed a "real war" against his country, pledging that the fight with the US and its allies over Ukraine will end in Russia's victory.
• Putin Assails West as Russia Commemorates Defeat of Nazi Germany VOA 09 May 2023 -- Russia paraded troops and weaponry across Red Square in Moscow on Tuesday in commemoration of its victory over Nazism in World War II, but it was a celebration that was sharply curtailed from years past because of battlefield setbacks in its 14-month invasion of Ukraine.
• Putin Says 'Real War' Being Waged Against Russia VOA 09 May 2023 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin told attendees at the annual Victory Day parade Tuesday that "a real war" was being waged by Western nations against Russia.
• Central Asian Leaders Shun 'Reputational Costs' To Join Putin's Victory Day Parade RFE/RL 09 May 2023 -- As of last week, Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov was the lone Central Asian leader slated to attend Russia's Victory Day military parade -- a celebration of the defeat of Nazi Germany that has become evermore contentious since Moscow's 2014 military intervention in Ukraine morphed into a full-scale invasion last year.
• Russia Finds New Buyers for Its Oil, But at a Big Cost VOA 09 May 2023 -- Russian crude oil shipments by volume have hit their highest level since the beginning of 2022, as Moscow has found new buyers outside Europe following Western sanctions imposed over Moscow's invasion of Ukraine, according to Bloomberg.
• China, Canada in tit-for-tat expulsions of diplomats over interference report Radio Free Asia 09 May 2023 -- China expelled a Canadian diplomat in Shanghai on Tuesday, a day after Ottawa announced it would expel a Chinese diplomat accused of trying to intimidate a Canadian politician.
• China says reciprocal expulsion of Canadian diplomat 'just and necessary' Press TV 09 May 2023 -- China has expelled a Canadian diplomat in a tit-for-tat move after Canada declared a Chinese envoy 'persona non grata' over allegations he was involved in efforts to intimidate a Canadian politician.
• China Expels Canadian Diplomat in Tit-for-Tat Measure After Zhao Expulsion Sputnik 09 May 2023 -- China has been accused by the Canadian government of trying to influence its politicians and elections.
• China takes necessary, legitimate countermeasure against Canada's unreasonable expulsion of diplomat Global Times 09 May 2023 -- China and Canada are engaged in a rare, high-profile diplomatic row as Beijing declared a consul of the Consulate General of Canada in Shanghai as "persona non grata" on Tuesday and asked the Canadian diplomat to leave China before May 13, a necessary and legitimate countermeasure in response to the unreasonable move by the Canadian side of hyping "China's interference" and expelling a Chinese diplomat.
• China declares a Canadian diplomat in Shanghai as "persona non grata" in countermeasure Global Times 09 May 2023 -- In response to Canada's unreasonable expulsion of a Chinese diplomat, the Chinese Foreign Ministry announced on Tuesday that consul of the Consulate General of Canada in Shanghai as "persona non grata" and has asked the Canadian diplomat to leave China before May 13.
• Canada Expels Chinese Diplomat VOA 09 May 2023 -- Canada has expelled a Chinese diplomat accused of attempting to intimidate a Canadian lawmaker who has been critical of Beijing.
• China strongly condemns, lodges solemn protest and vows to take countermeasure as Canada expels Chinese diplomat Global Times 09 May 2023 -- China strongly condemned and firmly opposed the Canadian side declaring a Chinese diplomat as "persona non grata" expelling the diplomat on Monday, which serious violates international law and basic principles of international relations, as well as relevant bilateral agreements between China and Canada, the Chinese Embassy in Canada said. It also vowed to take resolute countermeasures.
• Leading consulting company probed in counter-espionage action Global Times 09 May 2023 -- The Suzhou state security bureau and other authorities in East China have carried out a joint enforcement action against leading consulting company Capvision's Suzhou branch, urging it to fulfill its responsibilities and obligations for counter-espionage, and to promote the sound development of the consulting industry, local media reports said on Monday.
• Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Wang Wenbin's Regular Press Conference on May 9, 2023 PRC MofA 09 May 2023
• Hong Kong police seize Tiananmen massacre sculpture as evidence in 'subversion' case Radio Free Asia 09 May 2023 -- Hong Kong police have seized a sculpture by a Danish artist commemorating the victims of the 1989 Tiananmen massacre as evidence of "incitement to subvert state power," a charge under the national security law.
• Newly published documents reveal how China skirts forced labor scrutiny in Xinjiang Radio Free Asia 09 May 2023 -- Lazy persons, drunkards, and "other persons with insufficient inner motivation" must be subjected to "repeated ... thought education" to ensure they take part in state-sponsored "poverty alleviation" campaigns to pick cotton in China's Xinjiang region, a previously unpublished internal government document ordered local cadres.
• Yuan's globalization accelerates as world's biggest hardwood pulp producer, more traders expected to settle deals in Chinese currency Global Times 09 May 2023 -- Brazil's Suzano SA, the world's biggest producer of hardwood pulp, may accept yuan for exports of its products to China, a further sign that the yuan's internationalization has gained momentum while the US dollar is losing its dominance in commodity markets, experts said.
• Reusable spacecraft returns after 276-day test People's Daily 09 May 2023 -- China's reusable experimental spacecraft returned to Earth on Monday morning after completing a 276-day orbital journey, according to the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in the country's northwestern desert.
• KMT presidential hopeful opposes 'one country, two systems,' Taiwan independence CNA 09 May 2023 -- New Taipei Mayor Hou Yu-ih (侯友宜), favorite to become the opposition Kuomintang (KMT) candidate in the 2024 presidential election, said on Monday that he opposes Beijing's "one country, two systems" formula and Taiwan independence.
• St. Kitts and Nevis deputy leader says country will support Taiwan CNA 09 May 2023 -- Saint Christopher and Nevis will continue to support Taiwan and its participation in international organizations, the Caribbean nation's Deputy Prime Minister Geoffrey Hanley said in Taipei Tuesday.
• PLA activities in the waters and airspace around Taiwan May 9, 2023 ROC MND 09 May 2023
• Taiwan as an Observer in the World Health Assembly US Dept. of State 09 May 2023 -- The World Health Assembly (WHA), the decision-making body of the World Health Organization (WHO), will hold its annual meeting May 21-30 in Geneva to discuss global public health priorities.
• Respected Comrade Kim Jong Un Sends Greetings to Russian President KCNA 09 May 2023 -- Kim Jong Un , president of the State Affairs of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), sent a message of greeting to Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin, president of the Russian Federation, on Tuesday.
• DPRK Foreign Minister Meets New Chinese Ambassador KCNA 09 May 2023 -- DPRK Foreign Minister Choe Son Hui met and had a talk with Wang Yajun, new Chinese ambassador to the DPRK, who paid a courtesy call on her on May 8.
• Iran accounts for 92% of global opium seizure: Official IRNA 09 May 2023 -- Iran accounts for 92% of opium seizure in the world, and is prepared to share its experience in the fight against drug trafficking with regional countries, said the country's anti-narcotics chief.
• Opportunity to revive JCPOA not always there: Iran deputy FM IRNA 09 May 2023 -- Iran's Deputy Foreign Minister for Political Affairs Ali Bagheri Kani has said the United States dealt a devastating blow to the international rule of law by withdrawing from Iran nuclear deal some five years ago, adding that the opportunity to revive the deal is not always there.
• Opportunity to revive JCPOA won't last forever: Iran tells US, E3 Press TV 09 May 2023 -- Iran's chief nuclear negotiator says the revival of the 2015 Iran nuclear deal is possible if the US and the European signatories to the agreement have the will to reach that aim, warning that the opportunity will not last forever.
• Iranian Students, Teachers, Activists Team Up In Rallies Decrying State Of Education RFE/RL 09 May 2023 -- Students and teachers' rights activists across Iran joined forces to stage nationwide rallies on May 9 against what they call the deteriorating state of the educational system and the systematic suppression of students, teachers, and parents.
• US voices support for Iranian blasphemers IRNA 09 May 2023 -- In yet another act of interference in Iran's domestic affairs, Washington has expressed support for those executed in Iran for committing blasphemous acts while accusing Tehran of violating human rights.
• UN Rights Chief Calls For Iran To End Death Penalty Amid Spate Of Executions RFE/RL 09 May 2023 -- UN Human Rights Chief Volker Turk has slammed Iran for its "abominable record" on the death penalty and called on authorities to end capital punishment as the number of executions is "frightening."
• Iran: Over 200 executed since January; Türk calls for end to death penalty UN News 09 May 2023 -- The "frightening" number of executions carried out this year in Iran prompted the UN human rights chief Volker Türk on Tuesday, to call on the country's authorities to abolish the death penalty or halt all executions.
• EU's Borrell hails Iran-IAEA cooperation in call with Iran's FM Press TV 09 May 2023 -- The European Union's foreign policy chief has welcomed on-going cooperation between Iran and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in a phone call to his Iranian counterpart, describing such continued efforts as "beneficial and positive."
• EU-India: Joint Press Release on Fourth Strategic Partnership review meeting in New Delhi European External Action Service (EEAS) 09 May 2023 -- India and The European Union held their fourth Strategic Partnership Review Meeting on 08 May in New Delhi. The Indian side was led by Shri Sanjay Verma, Secretary (West) and the EU side was led by Helena König, Deputy Secretary General for Economic and Global Issues, European External Action Service
• Another blast goes off in India's Amritsar People's Daily 09 May 2023 -- Another blast took place Monday morning in the northern Indian state of Punjab, local media reports said.
• Diesel smuggled from Iran cover 35% of Pakistan's demand: Report Press TV 09 May 2023 -- Pakistan is increasingly relying on diesel fuel smuggled from Iran as a report shows that up to 35% of diesel sold in the South Asian country is arriving illegally from its western neighbor.
• Pakistan: Statement by the Spokesperson on the arrest of Imran Khan European External Action Service (EEAS) 09 May 2023 -- In the context of Tuesday's arrest of former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan, the European Union emphasises that in such difficult and tense times, restraint and cool headedness are needed.
• Ex-Pakistan PM Khan Arrested, Sparking Nationwide Protests VOA 09 May 2023 -- Authorities in Pakistan Tuesday arrested former prime minister Imran Khan, the leader of the largest national political party, outside a court in the capital, Islamabad.
• Arrest Of Former Pakistani PM Imran Khan Touches Off Nationwide Protests RFE/RL 09 May 2023 -- Mobile broadband has been suspended in Pakistan amid protests in major cities following the arrest of former Prime Minister Imran Khan.
• Protests erupt in Pakistan after former PM Imran Khan arrested Press TV 09 May 2023 -- The Pakistani police have used water cannons and fired teargas canisters to disperse protesters who took to the streets in several cities across the country, hours after former prime minister Imran Khan was arrested in Islamabad.
• Former Pakistan PM Imran Khan arrested outside court Press TV 09 May 2023 -- Pakistan's former Prime Minister Imran Khan has been arrested by paramilitary officers, his aide says, as his supporters depict the detention as "abduction".
• Pro-junta 'Blood Comrades' resurface in Myanmar with April killings Radio Free Asia 09 May 2023 -- The "Blood Comrades" are back. The shadowy pro-junta militia sows terror by targeting opponents of Myanmar's military for death and leaves a chilling calling card by their victims with their logo - an image of a Burmese warrior holding two swords.
• Threat of using chemical weapons should not be ignored: Iran's envoy to UN ISNA 09 May 2023 -- Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Iran to the United Nations, Amir Saeid Iravani stressed that the Islamic Republic strongly condemned the use of chemical weapons by anyone, anywhere, and under any circumstances.
• Syria's chemical weapons programme is an ongoing threat to international peace and security: UK statement at the Security Council UK FCDO 09 May 2023 -- Statement by Deputy Political Coordinator Tom Phipps at the UN Security Council meeting on Syria.
• Top opposition leader kept off ballot in Cambodia Radio Free Asia 09 May 2023 -- Cambodia's election committee on Tuesday rejected a top candidate from the country's main opposition party and said the party must correct several things before its candidates can be allowed to run in the July 23 parliamentary elections.
• Haiti: International support needed now to stop spiralling gang violence UN News 09 May 2023 -- Haiti needs "urgent" support from the international community to stop the suffering of people at the hands of violent gangs who have been shooting people at random and burning them alive, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, warned on Tuesday.