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• Gen. Langley visits Somalia and Kenya AFRICOM 14 Jun 2023 -- U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Michael Langley, commander, U.S. Africa Command, visited Mogadishu and Kismayo, Somalia June 13-14.
• F-22 Raptors Demonstrate Air Superiority in CENTCOM CENTCOM 14 Jun 2023 -- U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptors deployed to U.S. Central Command's area of responsibility as part of a multifaceted show of U.S. support and capability in the wake of increasingly unsafe and unprofessional behavior by Russian aircraft in the region.
• Multi-Service Team Wins $45 Million Research Award to Pursue Quantum-Based Precision Targeting DoD 14 Jun 2023 -- The Department of Defense today announced an Army Research Laboratory-led project team investigating quantum constructs to revolutionize precision weapons as the winner of the 2024 Applied Research for Advancement of Science and Technology Priorities, or ARAP, program award competition.
• Readout of Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III's Meeting With the Minister of Defense of North Macedonia Slavjanka Petrovska DoD 14 Jun 2023
• DoD Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office Hosts Sixth Global Information Dominance Experiment DoD 14 Jun 2023 -- The Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office (CDAO), in partnership with the Joint Chiefs of Staff, launched its second Global Information Dominance Experiment, known as GIDE.
• Immersive Acquisition Program Accelerates Adoption of Commercial Technologies for Warfighter DoD News 14 Jun 2023 -- Access to cutting-edge, commercial technology is vital for national security. To ensure service members have timely access to commercially available technology, the Defense Department is promoting the broader use of agile acquisition methods by training a corps of acquisition professionals on the Defense Innovation Unit's acquisition process.
• Biden, Stoltenberg Confer Before NATO Summit DoD News 14 Jun 2023 -- President Joe Biden and NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg praised alliance unity in support of Ukraine as they discussed the upcoming NATO summit in Lithuania.
• Arctic Challenge 2023: Nordic defense requires the F-35's advanced capabilities US Air Force 14 Jun 2023 -- The U.S. Air Force's 493rd Fighter Squadron from the United Kingdom's RAF Lakenheath forward deployed to Norway's Ørland Air Base to take part in Arctic Challenge Exercise 2023 alongside Norwegian, Dutch and Italian F-35A Lightning II advanced stealth fighters and other coalition aircraft supporting the two-week exercise occurring May 29 through June 9 across Scandinavia.
• CNO Delivers Remarks during Naval War College Current Strategy Forum US Navy 14 Jun 2023
• No One Left Behind: NATO Practices JPR During BALTOPS 23 US Navy 14 Jun 2023 -- In BALTOPS 23, the dynamic nature of Personnel Recovery is mitigated by relentless practice - five events, ranging from stranded-at-sea helicopter rescues to Tactical Recovery of Aircraft and Personnel, or TRAP, on the beachfront.
• NATO Defence Ministers to address Ukraine support, deterrence and defence, investment NATO 14 Jun 2023 -- NATO Defence Ministers are meeting in Brussels on Thursday and Friday to prepare for the Vilnius Summit in July. Previewing the meeting on Wednesday (14 June 2023), NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said that ministers would address stepping up support for Ukraine, and strengthening deterrence and defence including with new regional plans.
• Senior officials meet in Ankara to address Trilateral Memorandum implementation, Sweden's path to NATO membership NATO 14 Jun 2023 -- Senior officials from Türkiye, Sweden, Finland and NATO met in Ankara on Wednesday (14 June 2023) for talks on Sweden's progress toward full NATO membership.
• Turkey's Erdogan insists on refusal to back Sweden's NATO membership at Vilnius summit Press TV 14 Jun 2023 -- Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has reiterated his opposition to Sweden's bid to join the US-led NATO military alliance, vowing to block the move at the organization's upcoming summit in July since Stockholm continues to harbor anti-Ankara terrorists.
• Erdogan Says Turkey Will Not Change Approach to Sweden's NATO Membership at July Summit Sputnik 14 Jun 2023 -- Turkey should not be expected to change its approach to Sweden's NATO membership bid ahead of the alliance's summit in Lithuania unless Stockholm fulfills its obligations, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday.
• US Senator Blocks Arms Sales to Hungary for Stalling of Sweden's Entry to NATO Sputnik 14 Jun 2023 -- US Senator James Risch will stall arms sales to Hungary as punishment for Budapest delaying Sweden's accession to the NATO alliance, the top Republican on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee said on Wednesday.
• Belarus declares receipt of Russian nukes, vows use if attacked Press TV 14 Jun 2023 -- Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has declared receipt of the first shipment of Russian tactical nuclear weapons deployed to the country as a deterrent, but vowed to use them if attacked.
• Russia concerned over calls to move U.S. nuclear bombs in Europe closer to Russia, Belarus: spokesperson People's Daily 14 Jun 2023 -- Russia is concerned about the recent calls to move U.S. nuclear bombs in Europe closer to the borders of Russia and Belarus, Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova said on Tuesday.
• Russian Defence Minister checks combat duty at a new site of the Space Monitoring System Russia MoD 14 Jun 2023 -- Russian Defence Minister General of the Army Sergei Shoigu has checked combat duty at a new facility of the Space Monitoring System as part of a working visit to the troops of the Western Military District.
• Putin Orders Taking Measures to Integrate Drones Into Russia's Single Airspace - Kremlin Sputnik 14 Jun 2023 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin has instructed the government to take comprehensive measures to integrate unmanned aerial vehicles into the country's single airspace and submit a respective report on this by September 1, the Kremlin said on Wednesday.
• Ukraine Wants Tighter Controls On Supply Of Missile Components To Russia RFE/RL 14 Jun 2023 -- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on June 13 after a deadly Russian missile attack on his hometown that foreign countries, including Ukraine's partners, should take measures against companies that help Russia circumvent sanctions and supply it with missile components.
• Sergey Karaganov: By using its nuclear weapons, Russia could save humanity from a global catastrophe RT 14 Jun 2023 -- "The credibility of nuclear deterrence must be restored by lowering the unacceptably high threshold for the use of atomic weapons and by moving cautiously but quickly up the ladder of deterrence-escalation. The first steps have already been taken through statements to this effect by the president and other leaders, by beginning to deploy nuclear weapons and their delivery vehicles in Belarus, and by increasing the combat effectiveness of the strategic deterrent forces. (...)The enemy must know that we are ready to launch a preemptive retaliatory strike in response to its current and past aggression in order to prevent a slide into a global thermonuclear war."
• NATO Ministers to Review Ukraine's Short- and Long-Term Needs VOA 14 Jun 2023 -- Ukraine's security needs, both immediate and long-term, are expected to dominate the discussion when NATO defense ministers meet Thursday and Friday in Brussels, where Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksiy Reznikov will brief the participants on the progress of the war.
• NATO to Start Training Ukrainian Pilots on F-16s This Summer Sputnik 14 Jun 2023 -- NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said on Wednesday that the alliance will begin the training of Ukrainian pilots on F-16s this summer.
• US Envoy to NATO Says Allies Yet to Agree on Ukraine's NATO Membership Sputnik 14 Jun 2023 -- NATO allies cannot agree on Ukraine's prospects for membership, with a couple member states still "in opposition" on the matter, US Permanent Representative to NATO Julianne Smith said on Wednesday.
• Donor Nations Providing Security Assistance, Training for Ukraine DoD News 14 Jun 2023 -- Today, Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III visited Lucius D. Clay Kaserne, a U.S. Army installation in Wiesbaden, Germany.
• Lithuania and Allies purchase EUR 107.5 million worth of air defence capabilities for Ukraine Lithuania MND 14 Jun 2023 -- Lithuania, United Kingdom, Norway, Netherlands, Denmark, Sweden and Iceland will procure air defence capabilities to Ukraine for EUR 107.5 million, Lithuania's contribution amounts to EUR 6 million.
• Foreign Minister Landsbergis: "It took courage to open NATO's doors to the eastern flank. The time is ripe for taking another bold step - recognizing that Ukraine is already a creator of Europe's security architecture and opening the doors to it" Lithuania MFA 14 Jun 2023 -- Today, on 14 June, security and international relations experts from the United States of America, the United Kingdom, and Nordic and Central European countries gathered in Vilnius to discuss the future of Europe's security architecture.
• China's Type 055 large destroyer readies for future evacuation missions of nationals Global Times 14 Jun 2023 -- The Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy's Type 055 10,000 ton-class large destroyers will likely participate in far sea escort missions, experts said on Wednesday, after reports came out confirming that one of the eight powerful warships recently conducted a mock mission for the evacuation of Chinese nationals in a foreign country in conflict.
• National Security Strategy adopted by the German Federal Cabinet Germany Federal Foreign Office 14 Jun 2023 -- Robust. Resilient. Sustainable. The Federal Government has approved the German National Security Strategy today.
• Berlin unveils 1st natl security strategy; tries to 'preserve autonomy' Global Times 14 Jun 2023 -- German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock on Wednesday unveiled the country's first-ever comprehensive national security strategy seeking to provide an overview of the country's foreign policy and ensure a cohesive cross-ministry approach to security, as well as to prevent Berlin from being wrong-footed by geopolitical events
• Germany Unveils First-Ever National Security Strategy Sputnik 14 Jun 2023 -- Germany unveiled on Wednesday its new National Security Strategy that designates Russia as "the biggest threat" to peace and security in the Euro-Atlantic region, after the US authorities identified Russia as an "acute threat" in their National Defense Strategy in October 2022.
• US pushing India to seal big armed drone deal during Modi's visit: Report Press TV 14 Jun 2023 -- US President Joe Biden's administration is reportedly pushing India to overcome its bureaucratic hurdles in order to progress a deal for buying a dozen American-made armed drones, as it seeks to deepen military ties between the two countries in a bid to "weaken" Russia and China.
• Iraq's PMU unveils attack drone IRNA 14 Jun 2023 -- Iraq's Popular Mobilization Units (PMU) have unveiled an advanced attack drone on the 9th anniversary of the establishment of the force, which is part of the country's army.
• Japan Suspends All Shooting Drills After Deadly Shooting Incident Sputnik 14 Jun 2023 -- Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force is suspending all shooting drills across the country after one of its cadet shot dead two teammates on Wednesday morning.
• Shooting At Japan Self-Defense Garrison Leaves Three Injured, Shooter Arrested Sputnik 14 Jun 2023 -- Having maintained one of the strictest gun control mandates, Japan has ensured that gun deaths have been kept to a minimum for decades; in fact, annual firearm-related deaths have largely remained in the single digits. Data complied by tracking site Statista found that there were just nine gun-related incidents in 2022 alone.
• Two Japanese Soldiers Shot and Killed at Military Firing Range VOA 14 Jun 2023 -- A young Japanese soldier allegedly shot and killed two fellow soldiers and wounded a third at an army firing range Wednesday.
• A look at the Defence news 5 - 11 June Netherlands Ministry of Defence 14 Jun 2023
• Spain - Excalibur Projectiles DSCA 14 Jun 2023 -- The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Spain of M982A1 Excalibur tactical projectiles and related equipment for an estimated cost of $48.2 million. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency delivered the required certification notifying Congress of this possible sale today.
• Deputy Assistant to the President and Coordinator for Indo-Pacific Affairs Kurt Campbell and Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs Daniel J. Kritenbrink On the Secretary's Upcoming Travel to the People's Republic of China and the United Kingdom US Dept. of State 14 Jun 2023
• Secretary Blinken's Trip to the People's Republic of China and the United Kingdom US Dept. of State 14 Jun 2023
• Readout of Principal Deputy National Security Advisor Jon Finer's Meeting with Maldives Minister of Foreign Affairs Abdulla Shahid The White House 14 Jun 2023
• Press Briefing by Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre The White House 14 Jun 2023

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• 14 June 2023 - Daily Press Briefing by the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General United Nations 14 Jun 2023
• Private Afghan TV Channel Feels The Squeeze From The Taliban RFE/RL 14 Jun 2023 -- Zhwandoon TV is one of the few independent media outlets still operating under Taliban rule in Afghanistan.
• UN Report Warns Al-Qaida, Islamic State Growing in Afghanistan VOA 14 Jun 2023 -- There is mounting, controversial evidence that Afghanistan is rapidly turning into a cauldron for terrorist activity, with both al-Qaida and the Islamic State terror group's Afghan affiliate growing substantially, in numbers and capabilities, without U.S. or Western forces on the ground.
• Israeli Jets Strike Targets Near Syria's Damascus - Russian Military Sputnik 14 Jun 2023 -- Two Israeli fighter jets attacked targets near Damascus with four guided air bombs on Wednesday, Oleg Gurinov, the deputy head of the Russian Center for the Reconciliation of Opposing Sides in Syria, said, adding that the Arab country's air defense downed one of the bombs.
• Welcoming Proceedings at the International Court of Justice to Hold the Syrian Regime Accountable US Dept. of State 14 Jun 2023
• The human cost of the Syria crisis is astronomical. The world must continue to support the people and intensify efforts to end the crisis. UNOCHA 14 Jun 2023 -- The crisis in Syria has now lasted twice as long as the Second World War. The toll this has taken on people in Syria, Syrian refugees and communities in the neighbouring countries is astronomical:
• Syrian soldier 'seriously injured' in fresh Israeli aggression against Damascus Press TV 14 Jun 2023 -- Israel has targeted the Syrian capital of Damascus in a fresh round of aggression against the Arab country, injuring a Syrian soldier.
• Activists Concerned About Reports of Rohingya Refugees Being Coerced to Repatriate to Myanmar VOA 14 Jun 2023 -- Rights activists have expressed concerns about reports that Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh are being coerced and offered cash incentives by the Bangladesh government to return to Myanmar. Bangladesh "must immediately suspend" the pilot repatriation project for Rohingya refugees to return to Myanmar, a senior U.N. expert said.
• Pristina Says Serbia 'Kidnaps' Three Police Officers In North Kosovo; Belgrade Says Arrest Took Place On its Territory RFE/RL 14 Jun 2023 -- Pristina has accused Serbian forces of "kidnapping" three police officers in the predominantly Serb northern part of Kosovo, where tensions have been running high for weeks over the installation of ethnic Albanian mayors in the region.

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• US Attorney General Defends Special Counsel Who Indicted Trump VOA 14 Jun 2023 -- U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland on Wednesday defended Jack Smith, the career prosecutor he appointed as an independent special counsel to handle the criminal investigations of former President Donald Trump.
• DNI Haines Statement on Declassified Report on Commercially Available Information Director of National Intelligence 14 Jun 2023
• Telephone conversation with Interim President of the Republic of Mali Assimi Goïta President of Russia 14 Jun 2023 -- Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with Interim President of the Republic of Mali Assimi Goïta at the initiative of the Malian side.
• Meeting with Prime Minister of Cuba Manuel Marrero Cruz President of Russia 14 Jun 2023
• Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Wang Wenbin's Regular Press Conference on June 14, 2023 PRC MofA 14 Jun 2023
• Secretary of State Blinken Phone Call with PRC State Councilor and Foreign Minister Qin Gang US Dept. of State 14 Jun 2023
• Top US Diplomat Heading to China to Stabilize Ties VOA 14 Jun 2023 -- U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is traveling to China on Friday, a trip that was rescheduled from February after a suspected Chinese spy balloon flew through U.S. airspace. But expectations are low that Blinken's trip will reset the two countries' fraught relationship.
• US official: Blinken not seeking 'deliverables' in Beijing Radio Free Asia 14 Jun 2023 -- U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken will not be seeking "deliverables" during a visit to Beijing this weekend, according to a top official, who instead framed the trip as an embryonic effort to reopen communications between the world's top powers.
• US Lawmakers Discuss Expectations for Blinken Trip to China VOA 14 Jun 2023 -- Republican and Democrat senators are backing Secretary of State Antony Blinken's trip to China beginning Friday but remain skeptical that it will lead to a breakthrough in relations with Beijing.
• Blinken to visit China; trip expected to relaunch next stage of high-level exchanges: experts Global Times 14 Jun 2023 -- Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Qin Gang had a phone call with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken at the latter's request on Wednesday Beijing time shortly before the Chinese foreign ministry confirmed that Blinken will visit China on Sunday and Monday. In the phone call, Qin expounded China's firm stance on core concerns such as the Taiwan question. The phone call serves as a reminder to the US side that it should "hold a correct attitude" for high-level meetings while correcting its wrong deeds, some experts said.
• China FM demands US 'show respect', stop harming Beijing's core concerns Press TV 14 Jun 2023 -- Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang has demanded from the US to respect its core concerns, such as the Taiwan issue, if it wants to restore strained ties between the two countries.
• Blinken to Discuss US-China Ties, Issues of Concern During Visit to Beijing - State Dept. Sputnik 14 Jun 2023 -- US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will visit China in the coming days for talks with senior officials on a range of bilateral issues of concern, State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller said in a statement on Wednesday.
• China's Foreign Minister Urges Washington to Stop Interfering in Internal Affairs Sputnik 14 Jun 2023 -- Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang, in a phone conversation with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Wednesday, called on Washington to stop interfering in the internal affairs of China and damaging its development interests.
• Chinese journalists hamstrung by India's unfair visa policies Global Times 14 Jun 2023 -- The rift between China and India over the issuance of visas for journalists continued after Indian authorities refused to review and approve applications for Chinese reporters to work in the country. The number of Chinese journalists in India has dropped from a previous 14 to one.
• China In Eurasia Briefing: How Chinese Parts Make It To The Battlefield In Ukraine RFE/RL 14 Jun 2023
• Chinese police target prominent rights lawyers with harassment, travel bans Radio Free Asia 14 Jun 2023 -- Police in China are keeping up their harassment of prominent rights lawyers, putting pressure on recently evicted Wang Quanzhang and his family, slapping a travel ban on Li Heping and his family, while denying rights attorney Xie Yang a phone call with his sick father.
• As Deepfake Fraud Permeates China, Authorities Target Political Challenges Posed by AI VOA 14 Jun 2023 -- Chinese authorities are cracking down on political and fraud cases driven by deepfakes, created with face- and voice-changing software that tricks targets into believing they are video chatting with a loved one or another trusted person.
• Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang speaks with Blinken, clarifying China's stance on core concerns including Taiwan question Global Times 14 Jun 2023 -- Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Qin Gang had a phone call with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Wednesday at the latter's request, clarifying China's firm stance on core concerns such as the Taiwan question, according to a statement from the Chinese Foreign Ministry.
• China's lunar probe to carry payloads from European, French space agencies People's Daily 14 Jun 2023 -- China's next lunar probe Chang'e-6 will carry payloads from the European and French space agencies, the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corp revealed on Tuesday.
• US evacuation plan shows it will abandon Taiwan after turning it into an ammunition depot: Taiwan Affairs Office Global Times 14 Jun 2023 -- US' evacuation plan for American citizens on Taiwan island shows it has made calculations to abandon the island at any time after turning it into a "minefield" and "ammunition depot" through continuous provocations and arm sales, Zhu Fenglian, a spokesperson for the Taiwan Affairs Office of State Council, said on Monday.
• Taiwanese Foreign Minister Warns Of Global Struggle With China, Russia During European Trip RFE/RL 14 Jun 2023 -- The war in Ukraine has opened a global fight between democracies and autocracies and Taiwan needs Europe to play a larger role in securing peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific, Taiwanese Foreign Minister Joseph Wu said on June 14.
• PLA activities in the waters and airspace around Taiwan Jun. 14, 2023 ROC MND 14 Jun 2023
• U.S. House committee voices backing for initial Taiwan-U.S. trade deal CNA 14 Jun 2023 -- The U.S. House of Representatives Ways and Means Committee on Tuesday unanimously passed legislation affirming its support for the initial agreement reached under the U.S.-Taiwan Initiative on 21st Century Trade.
• North Korea Increases Exports of Wigs and Fake Eyelashes, Raising Alarms in US VOA 14 Jun 2023 -- Many of the wigs and false eyelashes labeled "Made in China" that are sold by American retailers may violate U.S. sanctions on North Korea, which is where they are actually manufactured, according to experts.
• READOUT: Under Secretary Brian Nelson's Meeting with Republic of Korea Special Representative for Korean Peninsula Peace and Security Affairs Kim Gunn US Treasury 14 Jun 2023 -- On June 13, Under Secretary of the Treasury for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence Brian E. Nelson met with Kim Gunn, the Republic of Korea's (ROK) Special Representative for Korean Peninsula Peace and Security Affairs.
• IRGC dismantles terrorist cell in southeast Iran IRNA 14 Jun 2023 -- A terrorist group has been dismantled by the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) in Sistan and Baluchestan province in southeastern Iran.
• IRGC Ground Force busts terror team in Sistan and Baluchestan, kills 2 terrorists Press TV 14 Jun 2023 -- Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Ground Force has managed to smash a team of terrorists in the country's southeastern province of Sistan and Baluchestan close to the border with Pakistan.
• Netanyahu Claims US, Iran in Talks Over New Nuclear 'Mini-Deal' - Reports Sputnik 14 Jun 2023 -- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has told a closed parliament meeting that the United States and Iran were negotiating a new nuclear "mini-deal," under which Tehran will limit its uranium enrichment in exchange for sanctions relief, Israeli news website reported, citing five lawmaker present at the meeting.
• US Concerned as Iran Maneuvers Diplomatically Around Globe VOA 14 Jun 2023 -- Less than three months after reviving diplomatic relations with Saudi Arabia, thanks to Chinese mediation, Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi is now on a high-profile trip to several countries in South America, forging strategic alliances and challenging U.S. sanctions.
• Iran's Revolutionary Guards Say Two Members Die In Iranian Kurdistan RFE/RL 14 Jun 2023 -- The Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) says two of its members have died in separate incidents in Iranian Kurdistan amid clashes in the region.
• President Raisi officially welcomed by Nicaraguan counterpart IRNA 14 Jun 2023 -- Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi has officially been welcomed by Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega soon after arriving in the country's capital Managua on the second leg of his tour to three friendly Latin American countries.
• World order changing due to resilience of independent nations: Iran's president Press TV 14 Jun 2023 -- Iran's president says the resilience of independent nations in Latin America and elsewhere has led to an ongoing transformation of the world order and the decline of the United States.
• Unilateral sanctions undermine efforts to combat climate change, must end immediately: Iran's UN ambassador Press TV 14 Jun 2023 -- Iran's ambassador and permanent representative to the United Nations says unilateral sanctions act as barriers to the targeted countries' contributions to global efforts aimed at tackling climate change problems, demanding an immediate stop to the coercive measures.
• The Farda Briefing: Iran, U.S. Renew Engagement To Avoid 'Big Crisis' RFE/RL 14 Jun 2023
• Tehran Residents Report Further Water Issues Despite Government Claims Of Fix RFE/RL 14 Jun 2023 -- Residents of Tehran are reporting a fifth consecutive day of water cuts despite government claims that a shortage, which last year sparked demonstrations in many areas of the country, had been resolved.
• Myanmar's shadow government creates guerilla militia in Yangon Radio Free Asia 14 Jun 2023 -- Myanmar's shadow government has established an armed battalion in the country's largest city of Yangon, intended to strengthen opposition to the junta and strategically formulate the fall of military rule, shadow government officials told Radio Free Asia.
• Junta cracks down on residents of Myanmar's Kale township Radio Free Asia 14 Jun 2023 -- A junta slipknot is tightening in Sagaing region's Kale township, as troops guard every intersection, conducting door-to-door searches and arresting people suspected of being involved in pro-democracy politics, locals told RFA Burmese Wednesday.
• Putin Pledges to Help Cuba Overcome 'Unlawful' Sanctions Sputnik 14 Jun 2023 -- Russia will assist the Cuban people in overcoming the "unlawful" sanctions they have been struggling with for decades, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday.
• "We will work to introduce a civilian constitution in Türkiye" Presidency of The Republic of Turkey 14 Jun 2023 -- Addressing citizens following the Presidential Cabinet Meeting, President Erdoğan said: "We, together, want to liberate our country from its current constitution, which is the product of a coup d'état. We want our journey in the second century of our Republic to be guided by a civilian, libertarian and inclusive constitution that is embraced by all segments of the society."
• Montenegro: Joint Statement by High Representative/ Vice-President Josep Borrell and Enlargement Commissioner Olivér Várhelyi on the elections European External Action Service (EEAS) 14 Jun 2023 -- On 11 June, Montenegro held parliamentary elections, which were free and calm, as observed by local and international observers accredited by the State Electoral Commission. The EU looks forward to the constitution of a new parliament and the formation of a new government, which will be able and committed to take forward EU-related reforms, in the shortest possible timeframe.
• Lebanese lawmakers fail to elect president for 12th time Press TV 14 Jun 2023 -- Lebanese lawmakers have failed in their 12th attempt to elect a president and fill in the country's presidential vacuum.
• Lebanese Parliament Fails Again to Select President VOA 14 Jun 2023 -- Lebanon's parliament on Wednesday failed for a 12th time to elect a new president, extending a power vacuum in a country that has been struggling with an economic crisis for nearly three years.
• Haitian Politicians Express Disappointment After Jamaica Meeting VOA 14 Jun 2023 -- Haitian politicians who attended a three-day meeting in Jamaica to discuss possible solutions for Haiti's political crisis expressed disappointment that the gathering failed to produce some hoped-for results.