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• Statement from President Joe Biden on the 50th Anniversary of the All-Volunteer Force The White House 01 Jul 2023
• Flagship of the Pacific Fleet, the Guards missile cruiser Varyag together with the frigate Marshal Shaposhnikov pass through La Perouse Strait Russia MoD 01 Jul 2023 -- A Pacific Fleet's surface action group made up of the flagship of the Pacific Fleet and the guards missile cruiser Varyag together with the frigate Marshal Shaposhnikov has passed through La Pérouse Strait from the Sea of Okhotsk into the Sea of Japan.
• Lukashenka Urges Belarusians To 'Calm Down' Over Wagner Arrivals, As Tent Camp Springs Up In Belarus RFE/RL 01 Jul 2023 -- Belarus's internationally isolated leader Alyaksandr Lukashenka has urged Belarusians not to "worry" about the presumed arrival of Wagner mercenaries after their aborted mutiny in Russia, as satellite imagery emerged of a tent camp springing up in the east that RFE/RL's Belarus Service estimates could house around 15,000 soldiers.
• Lukashenko Confident Nuclear Weapons Stationed in Belarus Will Never Be Used Sputnik 01 Jul 2023 -- Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko expressed confidence on Friday that the tactical nuclear weapons stationed in Belarus would never be used, adding that they must nevertheless remain in the country.
• China's Type 075 amphibious assault ship spotted breaking island chain from straits south of Japan for first time Global Times 01 Jul 2023 -- A Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy flotilla led by a Type 075 amphibious assault ship was recently spotted breaking the first island chain from straits south of Japan, marking the first time that this type of large warship was reported operating in vicinity of the island country.
• Defence Secretary visits Myanmar; Discusses matters relating to India's security with the country's senior leadership India PIB 01 Jul 2023 -- Defence Secretary Shri Giridhar Aramane paid an official visit to Myanmar from June 30, 2023 to July 01, 2023. He called on Chairman, State Administrative Council Senior General Min Aung Hlaing in Nay Pyi Taw.
• IN - FN MARITIME PARTNERSHIP EXERCISE OFF VISAKHAPATNAM India PIB 01 Jul 2023 -- Indian Naval ships INS Rana, a guided missile destroyer, and INS Sumedha, an indigenously built offshore patrol vessel undertook a Maritime Partnership Exercise (MPX) with French Navy ship FS Surcouf, in the Bay of Bengal on 30 June 2023.
• INS SUNAYNA VISIT TO PORT BEIRA, MOZAMBIQUE India PIB 01 Jul 2023 -- INS Sunayna visited Beira, Mozambique from 28- 30 Jun 23 reinforcing India's cordial ties with maritime neighbours and vision of Security and Growth for All in the Region (SAGAR).
• Damavand class destroyer will join Iran's Naval Fleet IRNA 01 Jul 2023 -- The Iranian Navy's Northern Fleet will receive a Damavand-class destroyer in the near future, IRNA reported.

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• World Food Program says food assistance for Afghans running out Press TV 01 Jul 2023 -- The United Nations World Food Program (WFP) has announced that it lacks the funds to provide food assistance to millions of hungry people in cash-strapped Afghanistan.
• China's UN envoy calls for greater humanitarian funding for Syria Press TV 01 Jul 2023 -- China's deputy permanent representative to the United Nations has called upon concerned parties to increase support and bridge humanitarian funding gaps in Syria so that aid is reaching where it is most needed.
• Joint statement by Australia, Canada and the United Kingdom following recent events in Israel and the West Bank Australia MFA 01 Jul 2023 -- The Foreign Ministers of Australia, Canada and the UK are deeply concerned by recent events in Israel and the West Bank which further reduce the prospects for peace.
• Telephone conversation with President of Palestine Mahmoud Abbas President of Russia 01 Jul 2023 -- Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with President of the State of Palestine Mahmoud Abbas at the Palestinian side's initiative.
• Israel concerned by Hezbollah's growing air defense power: Report Press TV 01 Jul 2023 -- The Israeli military has expressed concerns about the growing air defense capabilities of Lebanon's resistance movement Hezbollah in countering the regime's aerial aggression on Lebanese soil.
• UN ends Mali peacekeeping mission at government request Press TV 01 Jul 2023 -- The United Nations Security Council has voted to end a decade-old peacekeeping mission in Mali after the country's Foreign Minister Abdoulaye Diop called the operation a "failure" and demanded its immediate halt.
• Exchange of list of prisoners between India and Pakistan India MEA 01 Jul 2023 -- India and Pakistan today exchanged, through diplomatic channels simultaneously at New Delhi and Islamabad, the lists of civilian prisoners and fishermen in their custody. Under the provisions of the 2008 Agreement on Consular Access, such lists are exchanged every year on 1st January and 1st July.
• Exchange of Lists of Prisoners between Pakistan and India Pakistan Ministry of Foreign Affairs 01 Jul 2023 -- Consistent with the provisions of the 2008 Agreement on Consular Access, the Government of Pakistan today handed over a list of 308 Indian prisoners in Pakistan (42 civilian prisoners and 266 fishermen) to the High Commission of India in Islamabad.
• Bosnia High Representative Annuls Anti-Dayton Laws Passed By Serb Entity's Assembly RFE/RL 01 Jul 2023 -- Christian Schmidt, the international community's high representative for Bosnia-Herzegovina, on July 1 annulled laws adopted by the Bosnian Serb entity's National Assembly that his office had declared illegal, unacceptable, and detrimental to the Balkan nation's unity.
• Telephone conversation with President of Abkhazia Aslan Bzhania President of Russia 01 Jul 2023 -- Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with President of the Republic of Abkhazia Aslan Bzhania at the latter's initiative.

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• FBI Turning to Social Media to Track Traitors VOA 01 Jul 2023 -- If you logged onto social media over the past few months, you may have seen it - a video of the Russian Embassy on a gray, overcast day in Washington with the sounds of passing cars and buses in the background.
• German Court Categorizes Islamic Center as 'Extremist Islamic Organization' VOA 01 Jul 2023 -- Germany's Federal Administrative Court has upheld a determination that activities conducted by the Islamic Center in the city of Hamburg, known as the Blue Mosque, are those of an "extremist Islamic organization."
• Xi calls for more achievements in Party's theoretical innovation as CPC celebrates 102nd founding anniversary Global Times 01 Jul 2023 -- Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, called for more achievements in the Party's theoretical innovation while presiding over a group study session of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee on Friday, a day ahead of CPC's 102nd founding anniversary, which falls on Saturday.
• HK celebrates return to motherland, eyes recovery with growth target between 3.5% to 5.5% Global Times 01 Jul 2023 -- Hong Kong celebrated the 26th anniversary of the city's return to the motherland on Saturday, as the city emerges from the shadow of the COVID-19 pandemic and political turmoil, with local government forecasting economic growth likely to reach 3.5 to 5.5 percent in 2023.
• CPC sees membership surpass 98 mln People's Daily 01 Jul 2023 -- The Communist Party of China (CPC) saw the number of its members grow to 98.041 million at the end of 2022, the Organization Department of the CPC Central Committee announced Friday.
• Japan think tank invites Taiwan scholars to tabletop war games: Source CNA 01 Jul 2023 -- Some Taiwanese defense scholars have been invited to observe the tabletop war games that will be held later this month by a Japanese think tank, simulating a military conflict across the Taiwan Strait, a source told CNA recently.
• EU declares position on Taiwan-China issue for 1st time at summit CNA 01 Jul 2023 -- European Union leaders took a stance on the cross-Taiwan Strait issue on Friday for the first time, saying during a summit that they are against any unilateral moves to change the status quo.
• PLA activities in the waters and airspace around Taiwan Jul.1, 2023 ROC MND 01 Jul 2023
• 'Revival plan' a must to get North Korea to denuclearize: Expert CNA 01 Jul 2023 -- North Korea is essentially running a slave state to support its nuclear and ballistic weapons programs, but the only way the outside world can change that and get it to denuclearize is through a "revival plan," a South Korean expert on North Korea said.
• Meetings of Party Committees of Ministries, National Institutions Held in DPRK KCNA 01 Jul 2023 -- Enlarged plenary meetings of the party committees of the Ministry of Railways, the Ministry of Land and Maritime Transport, the Pyongyang Construction Commission, the State Academy of Sciences, the Ministry of Culture and the Ministry of Physical Culture and Sports and other ministries and national institutions took place from June 28 to 30 to thoroughly implement the resolutions of the 8th Plenary Meeting of the 8th Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK).
• Press Statement of Department Director General of DPRK Foreign Ministry KCNA 01 Jul 2023 -- Kim Song Il, department director general of the DPRK Foreign Ministry, released the following press statement on July 1:
• Iranian FM holds telephone conversation with SCO's secretary general ISNA 01 Jul 2023 -- Iranian Foreign Minister, Hossein Amir-Abdollahian spoke with Zhang Ming, Secretary General of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization on the phone about the trend of cooperation between the Islamic Republic of Iran and the SCO.
• Brazil's Bolsonaro barred from holding public office until 2030 Press TV 01 Jul 2023 -- Judges in Brazil have barred former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro from running for office for eight years.
• Brazil Bans Bolsonaro From Elections Until 2030 Sputnik 01 Jul 2023 -- A landmark ruling in Brazil raises significant uncertainty about former President Jair Bolsonaro's political path ahead.
• China Looms Large Over Thailand's Move to Reengage With Myanmar Junta VOA 01 Jul 2023 -- A recent attempt by Thailand to reengage with Myanmar's junta appears to be aimed at creating an alignment with China, a close ally of the military regime in Myanmar, analysts said.
• Venezuela says US interfering in its presidential election Press TV 01 Jul 2023 -- Venezuela says the United States is interfering in its upcoming elections, a day after Washington criticized Caracas for barring an opposition candidate from holding public office for 15 years.
• 'Generations of Haitians' at risk, warns Guterres, calling for international force to help quell gang violence UN News 01 Jul 2023 -- In Port-au-Prince on Saturday, UN Secretary-General António Guterres expressed solidarity with the Haitian people "facing a terrible and mutually reinforcing cycle of... crises", and urged deployment of an international force to assist the National Police in combating gang violence.
• Botswana, De Beers Agree to Extend Diamond Deal Sales Agreement VOA 01 Jul 2023 -- Botswana and the London-based international diamond consortium De Beers have ended uncertainty over their long-standing partnership after announcing a 10-year extension to their diamond sales agreement.