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• White House, Congress Disagree About Proposed US Missile Defense Plan VOA 19 Jul 2023 -- Differences are emerging between Congress and the White House concerning missile defense policy, as outlined in the proposed annual defense bill known as the National Defense Authorization Act.
• Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense Chidi Blyden's Meeting in Washington With Nigerien Chief of Defense Lieutenant General Abdou Sidikou DoD 19 Jul 2023
• Statement by Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen H. Hicks Marking One Year of the Defense Department's Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office (CDAO) DoD 19 Jul 2023 -- When the Department of Defense stood up the Chief Digital and AI Office (CDAO) last summer, our intent was to accelerate DoD's adoption of data, analytics, and AI from boardroom to battlefield, because of how essential these technologies are to staying ahead in the strategic competition for the 21st century.
• Chief Digital & Artificial Intelligence Office Celebrates First Year DoD 19 Jul 2023 -- The Chief Digital & Artificial Intelligence Office (CDAO) reached one year of operations this month with several achievements in creating, implementing, and steering digital transformation and artificial intelligence (AI) in the Department of Defense (DoD).
• Pacom Commander Says U.S. Must Continue Modernization of Strategic Capabilities DoD News 19 Jul 2023 -- The U.S. must continue to meet the pacing challenge presented by the Chinese government's buildup of its military capabilities, the commander of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command said yesterday.
• US Air Force, George Mason University partner to modernize Warfighter mission training, education and research US Air Force 19 Jul 2023 -- Headquarters Ninth Air Force, U.S. Air Forces Central, formalized a partnership with George Mason University for joint research, rapid capability development, warfighter training and education to support command mission readiness. The Cooperative Research and Development Agreement was signed July 14, at the George Mason University Fairfax Campus by Mark Ginsberg, GMU provost, and Lt. Gen. Alexus Grynkewich, Ninth Air Force commander.
• USS Stethem Conducts Cooperative Deployment with Indian Navy Following Goa Port Visit US Navy 19 Jul 2023 -- The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Stethem (DDG 63) conducted a Cooperative Deployment (CODEP) with the Indian Navy following the ship's port visit to Goa, India, on July 18.
• USS Kentucky Hosts ROK President Yoon US Navy Press Release 19 Jul 2023 -- In line with the historic outcomes of the U.S.-Republic of Korea (ROK) Washington Declaration and in conjunction with the inaugural meeting of the Nuclear Consultative Group, the United States hosted ROK President Yoon Suk Yeol onboard the U.S. Navy Ohio class ballistic-missile submarine USS Kentucky (SSBN 737) in Busan today.
• USS Illinois Returns Home from Indo-Pacific Deployment US Navy 19 Jul 2023 -- The Virginia-class fast-attack submarine USS Illinois (SSN 786) returned to Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam on July 3, following a seven-month deployment.
• USS Little Rock: Back with a Vengeance US Navy 19 Jul 2023 -- The Freedom-variant littoral combat ship USS Little Rock (LCS 9) with an embarked U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) Law Enforcement Detachment (LEDET) has made its presence known in the fight against illicit drug-trafficking since entering the U.S. Southern Command (USSOUTHCOM) area of responsibility (AOR).
• Joint statement by NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg with the President of Serbia, Aleksandar Vučić NATO 19 Jul 2023
• Biden Administration Announces Additional Security Assistance for Ukraine DoD 19 Jul 2023 -- Today, the Department of Defense (DoD) announced a new security assistance package to support Ukraine's battlefield needs and underscore unwavering U.S. support for Ukraine. This package, which includes critical air defense capabilities and munitions, will be provided as part of the Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative (USAI).
• U.S. Announces Aid Package With Antiaircraft Systems For Ukraine After Attack On Grain Terminals RFE/RL 19 Jul 2023 -- The United States on July 19 announced a $1.3 billion military aid package for Ukraine that includes advanced antiaircraft missile systems and other equipment after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy accused Russia of launching a "deliberate" attack on grain infrastructure at the Black Sea port of Odesa.
• US to pour another $1.3 billion worth of weapons into Ukraine war Press TV 19 Jul 2023 -- The United States has announced that it will provide an additional $1.3 billion in weapons aid for Ukraine, deepening its involvement in the war in defiance of repeated warnings by Russia.
• Chinese, Russian forces ready for upcoming joint drills in Sea of Japan Global Times 19 Jul 2023 -- Naval and aviation forces of China and Russia are preparing for the Northern/Interaction-2023 joint exercise in the Sea of Japan, with experts saying on Tuesday that Chinese warplanes are expected to operate from a Russian airfield, enabling quick response to potential threats in the Sea of Japan.
• North Korea Fires Two Short-Range Ballistic Missiles in Pre-Dawn Hours VOA 19 Jul 2023 -- North Korea launched two short-range ballistic missiles in the pre-dawn hours of Wednesday in what some analysts in Seoul say could be a veiled threat against the U.S. strategic nuclear submarine that docked in South Korea's port city hours earlier.
• North Korea fires two missiles after nuke-armed US submarine docks in South Press TV 19 Jul 2023 -- North Korea has launched two ballistic missiles into the East Sea in response to provocative US move of deploying a nuclear-armed submarine at a South Korean port, the first in decades.
• North Korea ballistic missile launches on 18 July: FCDO statement UK FCDO 19 Jul 2023 -- A Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office spokesperson statement on North Korea's ballistic missile launches on 18 July.
• Pentagon's Indo-Pacific Command Chief: North Korea Has Missiles That Can Reach US Sputnik 19 Jul 2023 -- North Korea has developed intercontinental ballistic missiles that can reach the United States, but it's still questionable they can carry a nuclear payload, US Indo-Pacific Command Commander Admiral John Aquilino said during a think-tank event.
• 3rd Working Group meeting on Military Cooperation of Indian-Russian Intergovernmental Commission on Military & Military Technical Cooperation held in New Delhi India PIB 19 Jul 2023 -- The 3rd meeting of the Working Group on Military Cooperation of the Indian-Russian Intergovernmental Commission on Military and Military-Technical Cooperation was held from 18 - 19 July 2023 at Manekshaw Centre in New Delhi
• Drones play crucial role in IRGC Navy: Commander IRNA 19 Jul 2023 -- Commander of IRGC Navy Rear Admiral Alireza Tangsiri says that today the use of drones have turned into a main defensive strategy of this force.
• No one can threaten powerful Iran: Defense minister IRNA 19 Jul 2023 -- Iranian Defense Minister Brigadier General Mohammad Reza Ashtiani says the Islamic Republic is at a stage of power and capability that no one can threaten it.
• Germany - AIM-120C-8 Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missiles (AMRAAM) DSCA 19 Jul 2023 -- The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Germany of AIM-120C-8 Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missiles (AMRAAM) and related equipment for an estimated cost of $2.90 billion. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency delivered the required certification notifying Congress of this possible sale today.
• Japan to Launch Type 12 Anti-Ship Missile Into Australian Waters for 1st Time - Official Sputnik 19 Jul 2023 -- Japan's Self-Defense Forces (JSDF) will launch for the first time its Type 12 surface-to-ship missile (SSM) into Australian waters ahead of the Talisman Sabre military drills, Talisman Sabre exercise director Brig. Damian Hill said on Tuesday.
• UK to use lessons of Ukraine 'battle lab' to boost its military: Defense secretary Press TV 19 Jul 2023 -- UK Defense Secretary Ben Wallace says Ukraine has "tragically become a battle lab," but Britain will incorporate the lessons learned into its armed forces.
• UK Planning to Replace Existing Nuclear Warheads Sputnik 19 Jul 2023 -- The United Kingdom plans to commission new Dreadnought Class submarines in the early 2030s to replace obsolete Vanguard Class submarines, the Defense Ministry said on Tuesday, adding that the country will also replace its nuclear warheads to maintain an "effective deterrent."
• President and Ministerial Committee on Foreign and Security Policy discuss diplomatic missions of Finland and Russia and preparation of Government Report on Finnish Foreign and Security Policy Finnish Government 19 Jul 2023 -- On Wednesday 19 July, the President of the Republic and the Ministerial Committee on Foreign and Security Policy considered the situation of the diplomatic missions of Finland and Russia.
• A look at the Defence news 10 - 16 July Netherlands Ministry of Defence 19 Jul 2023 -- The Netherlands and Germany are purchasing more than 1,500 light operational vehicles, 504 for the Netherlands and approximately 1,000 for Germany. These so-called airborne vehicles can be used for tactical transport during Airmobile Brigade operations.
• Third Annual Transmission of the Section 353 Report to Congress US Dept. of State 19 Jul 2023 -- Today, the Secretary of State transmitted a report to Congress required by Section 353 of the United States-Northern Triangle Enhanced Engagement Act, as amended, and announced 10 Guatemalan, 10 Honduran, 13 Nicaraguan, and six Salvadoran individuals as identified on this year's iteration of the Section 353 Corrupt and Undemocratic Actors list.
• Israeli President: Bond With US 'Absolutely Unbreakable' VOA 19 Jul 2023 -- Israeli President Isaac Herzog declared Wednesday that the Jewish state's friendship with the United States is secure and forged in shared democratic values, even as some U.S. lawmakers assail Israel's treatment of Palestinians and its right-wing government's attempt to diminish the authority of the country's Supreme Court.
• Remarks by Vice President Harris and President Isaac Herzog of the State of Israel Before Bilateral Meeting The White House 19 Jul 2023
• Deputy Secretary Sherman's Call with French Foreign Ministry Secretary General Descôtes US Dept. of State 19 Jul 2023
• Secretary Antony J. Blinken And Arab League Secretary-General Ahmed Aboul Gheit Before Their Meeting US Dept. of State 19 Jul 2023
• Press Briefing by Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre The White House 19 Jul 2023

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• 19 July 2023 - Daily Press Briefing by the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General United Nations 19 Jul 2023
• Taliban Violently Disperse Women Protesting Ban on Afghan Salons VOA 19 Jul 2023 -- Taliban forces in Afghanistan fired shots into the air and used fire hoses Wednesday to forcefully disperse dozens of women staging protests in Kabul over a recent nationwide ban on beauty salons.
• Taliban Violently Disperses Protest Against Closure Of Beauty Salons In Afghanistan RFE/RL 19 Jul 2023 -- Security forces used water cannons and fired guns into the air to disperse a women's protest in Kabul on July 19 over the Taliban-led government's decision to close women's hair and beauty salons.
• Afghan Professors Say Taliban-Appointed Clerics Taking University Jobs RFE/RL 19 Jul 2023 -- Several public university professors have complained that Taliban members and those around them have started taking some of the top positions at universities and other educational institutions in Afghanistan as the Taliban-led government's Higher Education Ministry increases its control of the school system.
• Yemen determined to continue confronting aggressors, battle tyranny: Ansarullah leader Press TV 19 Jul 2023 -- The leader of Yemen's Ansarullah says the Arab nation will confront the invading aggressors and will pursue its quest for complete liberation from all forms of tyranny and arrogance.
• US claims Russian jet flew very close American aircraft over Syria Press TV 19 Jul 2023 -- US officials have claimed that a Russian jet fighter had flown in close proximity to a US military aircraft while on a reconnaissance mission in the skies over Syria, generating a dangerous situation for the four American crew members on board.
• Russia continues to use their veto to deny humanitarian access to the people of north-west Syria: UK statement at the General Assembly UK FCDO 19 Jul 2023 -- Statement by Ambassador James Kariuki at the UN General Assembly meeting on the use of the veto.
• Myanmar military kills villagers, burns houses in Sagaing region Radio Free Asia 19 Jul 2023 -- Junta troops killed eight civilians and burned down more than 600 homes in Myanmar's Sagaing region in 11 days of raids, locals told RFA Wednesday.
• Bosnia and Herzegovina: Press remarks by High Representative Josep Borrell after the Stabilisation and Association Council European External Action Service (EEAS) 19 Jul 2023
• U.S. Envoy Optimistic About Progress On Normalization Between Kosovo And Serbia RFE/RL 19 Jul 2023 -- U.S. envoy for the Western Balkans Gabriel Escobar says he anticipates major progress within the next year on the normalization of relations between Kosovo and Serbia.

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• New Indictment on Horizon for Trump: What You Should Know VOA 19 Jul 2023 -- Former President Donald Trump says he is on the verge of being indicted. Again.
• CISA and Microsoft Partnership Expands Access to Logging Capabilities Broadly CISA 19 Jul 2023 -- Based on a collaborative partnership between the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and Microsoft, many Microsoft customers will now have access to expanded cloud logging capabilities at no additional charge, which will enhance cyber defense and incident response.
• China lashes out at US accusation of cyber intrusion Press TV 19 Jul 2023 -- China has voiced outrage at accusations leveled against it by the United States of anti-US cyber activity, saying it is rather Washington that should be stopping cyber attacks on other countries.
• Message to the Congress on the Continuation of the National Emergency with Respect to Transnational Criminal Organizations The White House 19 Jul 2023
• Press Release: Notice on the Continuation of the National Emergency with Respect to Transnational Criminal Organizations The White House 19 Jul 2023
• Treasury Sanctions Drug Traffickers Operating Across Europe and North America US Treasury 19 Jul 2023 -- Today, the Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctioned three Belgian nationals and one Mexican national for international drug trafficking, including cocaine and fentanyl. Those designated today are involved in the importation and distribution of narcotics destined for U.S. and European markets.
• Meeting with Government members President of Russia 19 Jul 2023 -- Vladimir Putin held a videoconference meeting with Government members.
• Putin to attend BRICS Summit in South Africa via video conference: Kremlin Press TV 19 Jul 2023 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin will attend the upcoming BRICS Summit in South Africa via video conference, the Kremlin says.
• South Africa Says Putin Won't Attend BRICS Summit 'By Mutual Agreement' RFE/RL 19 Jul 2023 -- South Africa has announced that Russian President Vladimir Putin, who has an outstanding arrest warrant issued in his name by the UN's International Criminal Court (ICC), will not travel to a BRICS summit to be held in Johannesburg next month.
• South Africa Says Putin Not Attending BRICS Summit VOA 19 Jul 2023 -- South Africa announced Wednesday that Russian President Vladimir Putin would not be attending an August summit in person, ending controversy over whether Pretoria would abide by its obligations under the International Criminal Court and arrest him.
• Prigozhin Appears In Video Weeks After Aborted Mutiny, Says Wagner Is Quitting Ukraine RFE/RL 19 Jul 2023 -- Yevgeny Prigozhin, who led the Russian private Wagner mercenary group's aborted mutiny last month, has appeared in a video purportedly filmed in Belarus welcoming his fighters and saying they would be headed to Africa as the company was halting its involvement in Russia's war with Ukraine for the foreseeable future.
• Nephew Of Chechnya's Authoritarian Ruler Takes Over Danone Subsidiary RFE/RL 19 Jul 2023 -- A nephew of the authoritarian ruler of Russia's North Caucasus region of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov, has been made the new head of Danone's Russian operations after President Vladimir Putin signed a decree giving the state the right to "temporarily take over" the Paris-based multinational's subsidiary.
• Russian Parliament Passes Digital Ruble Bill Sputnik 19 Jul 2023 -- The Federation Council, Russia's upper house of parliament, adopted a bill on the introduction of a digital ruble in Russia — the third form of the national currency — on Wednesday.
• A look at how Beijing influences Chinese media, diaspora in Malaysia Radio Free Asia 19 Jul 2023 -- Xiaoling bristles when asked about alleged detention camps where Uyghurs have been forcibly confined by China's government.
• Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Mao Ning's Regular Press Conference on July 19, 2023 PRC MofA 19 Jul 2023
• Top diplomat Wang Yi to visit Nigeria, Kenya, South Africa, showing efforts in bolstering African regional integration Global Times 19 Jul 2023 -- China's top diplomat Wang Yi will visit Nigeria, Kenya, South Africa and Turkey at the invitation of the countries later this month, prior to and following his attendance at a BRICS meeting in South Africa, the Chinese Foreign Ministry announced on Wednesday.
• Special Presidential Envoy for Climate Kerry Meets with the People's Republic of China (PRC) Vice President Han Zheng US Dept. of State 19 Jul 2023
• Yellen Says Pending Rules Won't 'Broadly Disrupt' Investment in China VOA 19 Jul 2023 -- U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen this week said that if the Biden administration issues expected new rules limiting outbound U.S. investment in China, they will not be highly disruptive to trade between the two countries, and will focus on national security concerns.
• China's Top Diplomat Heaps Praise on Henry Kissinger VOA 19 Jul 2023 -- China's top diplomat said the United States needs the "diplomatic wisdom" embodied by Henry Kissinger during a visit with the former U.S secretary of state Wednesday in Beijing.
• Wang meets Kissinger as Kerry wraps up China visit; Beijing delivers clear message to Washington Global Times 19 Jul 2023 -- When visiting US climate envoy John Kerry wrapped up his four-day visit to China on Wednesday, China's senior diplomat Wang Yi met the centenarian former US secretary of state Henry Kissinger, an old friend of the Chinese people who has made historic contributions to the ice-breaking development in China-US relations. During the meeting held in Beijing, Wang Yi called on the US government to change its current China policy which is now characterized as containment and suppression.
• Kissinger meets China's top diplomat as Kerry wraps up climate talks Radio Free Asia 19 Jul 2023 -- Veteran U.S. negotiator Henry Kissinger held talks with China's top diplomat and the country's defense minister, somewhat upstaging a three-day visit by United States climate envoy John Kerry.
• Where Does Palau Stand in US-China Rivalry? VOA 19 Jul 2023 -- Beijing has scored significant diplomatic gains in the Indo-Pacific lately, but one country in the western Pacific so far has said no.
• Hong Kong mulls relaxation of media impartiality rules for 'patriotic' content Radio Free Asia 19 Jul 2023 -- Hong Kong authorities are planning to relax impartiality rules for broadcasters delivering patriotic programming designed to teach people loyalty to the government and to the ruling Chinese Communist Party, according to a recent consultation document.
• Appointment of new head for security office in Hong Kong to enhance capabilities in addressing national security threats Global Times 19 Jul 2023 -- With a professional background in the national security ministry and experience in leading counter-espionage services, Dong Jingwei, formerly the vice minister of the state security, has been appointed as the new head of the central government's office for safeguarding national security in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR). This appointment, according to some experts, is expected to reinforce the law enforcement of local police and enhance the capabilities of the country and the city in addressing national security threats.
• Chinese military could suffer heavy losses in Taiwan advance: Simulation CNA 19 Jul 2023 -- Taiwan may be able to prevent Beijing from advancing in the event of an attack on northwestern Taiwan, which could result in heavy losses for the Chinese military, a scholar said Tuesday, citing the result of a tabletop war games event in Japan.
• PLA activities in the waters and airspace around Taiwan Jul.19, 2023 ROC MND 19 Jul 2023
• Russia grounds plane, arrests North Korean mother and son on the run Radio Free Asia 19 Jul 2023 -- Russian authorities grounded a Moscow-bound flight to arrest a North Korean diplomat's wife and son who went missing from the far eastern city of Vladivostok last month, residents in Russia familiar with the case told Radio Free Asia.
• North Koreans mobilized to prevent monsoon damage - at personal cost Radio Free Asia 19 Jul 2023 -- Facing the threat of widespread flooding during the summer rainy season, North Korean authorities have established nationwide emergency response committees, putting citizens to work preventing damage to crops and infrastructure projects - but neglecting people's homes and livelihoods, residents say.
• China urges 'meaningful dialogue' amid Korean Peninsula tensions Press TV 19 Jul 2023 -- China has called for a "meaningful dialogue" against the backdrop of recent tensions between North Korea and the United States.
• North Korea Silent on Detention of US Soldier Who Dashed Across Border VOA 19 Jul 2023 -- North Korea stayed silent Wednesday about its detention of a U.S. soldier who dashed across the Koreas' heavily militarized border even as he had been ordered to return to the United States to face possible discipline and discharge from the military.
• Foreign ministers of Iran, Russia hold talks on phone ISNA 19 Jul 2023 -- In a phone call, Iranian Minister of Foreign Affairs Hossein Amir-Abdollahian held talks with his Russian counterpart, Sergei Lavrov, on bilateral and regional ties as well as the need to respect the territorial integrity of countries.
• Iran building five plants to produce 20 GW of nuclear power by 2041 Press TV 19 Jul 2023 -- Iran has started initial works to construct five nuclear power plants to generate 20 gigawatts (GW) of electricity by 2041, officials say.
• Iran Targets Actresses For Hijab Violations With Psychological Punishments Criticized As 'Insulting' RFE/RL 19 Jul 2023 -- Afsaneh Bayegan has become the latest actress to be convicted for her public opposition to Iran's mandatory hijab law after being sentenced to two years in prison, as well as mandatory psychological treatment for what the court termed an "anti-family personality disorder."
• Pakistani Taliban Release New Magazine Geared Toward Women VOA 19 Jul 2023 -- The Pakistani Taliban released an online magazine geared toward women this week. The third of its kind in six years, the magazine comes at a time when the militant group formally known as Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan, or TTP, is staging a resurgence with near-daily deadly attacks on Pakistani security forces.
• Vietnam to let Vatican appoint resident representative Radio Free Asia 19 Jul 2023 -- The Vietnamese government will allow the Vatican to appoint a resident representative in the communist Southeast Asian country, following years of negotiations amid the fraught diplomatic relationship between the two states.
• Economic concerns underpin political sensitivity in Vietnam Radio Free Asia 19 Jul 2023 -- If Vietnamese officials seem preoccupied, it's because they are.
• Cambodia 2023: An election in name only Radio Free Asia 19 Jul 2023 -- Call it the Telegram election. In late June, just as he was starting to campaign for the July 23 national election, Cambodia's long-ruling Prime Minister Hun Sen deleted his Facebook page.
• Electricity consumption to surge in India, China amid heat wave, drought Radio Free Asia 19 Jul 2023 -- Growth in global demand for electricity is expected to slow down in 2023 due to falling electricity consumption in advanced economies, but strong growth is continuing in emerging economies like China and India, a Paris-based energy watchdog said Wednesday.
• Medical Mission To Examine Georgia's Incarcerated Saakashvili Mired In Smuggling Accusations RFE/RL 19 Jul 2023 -- An international medical mission to examine imprisoned former Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili has become bogged down in controversy after video emerged depicting one of the doctors -- the government claims -- trying to sneak out medical samples from the ex-leader.
• U.S. Designates Businessman In North Macedonia For Sanctions, Citing Extensive Corruption RFE/RL 19 Jul 2023 -- The United States has designated a businessman in North Macedonia for sanctions, saying he has "engaged extensively in corruption," including money laundering, for more than a decade.
• Sanctioning Corrupt Businessman in North Macedonia US Dept. of State 19 Jul 2023 -- The United States today is designating North Macedonia businessman Jordan "Orce" Kamcev for having engaged in corruption, including bribery of a government official. Kamcev's corrupt acts have eroded public confidence and undermined the integrity of North Macedonia's justice sector and rule of law, while furthering his personal gain.
• U.S. Treasury Targets Corrupt Businessman in North Macedonia US Treasury 19 Jul 2023 -- Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) designated one individual, Jordan "Orce" Kamcev, in North Macedonia pursuant to Executive Order (E.O.) 14033. Today's designation underscores the United States' continued commitment to promote accountability for individuals and entities that undermine or threaten the stability of the Western Balkans through corruption and other destabilizing behavior.
• Thai Opposition Leader Falls Short in Second Bid to Become Prime Minister VOA 19 Jul 2023 -- Thailand's parliament has voted to reject opposition lawmaker Pita Limjaroenrat's nomination to become the country's next prime minister.
• Malawi Faces Another Nationwide Fuel Shortage VOA 19 Jul 2023 -- Fuel stations in Malawi's economic capital, Blantyre, are running on empty after a fresh, nationwide fuel shortage this week.