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• Statement From Pentagon Press Secretary Brig. Gen. Patrick Ryder on U.S. Space Command DoD 31 Jul 2023 -- Today, following a thorough and deliberate evaluation process, and after consultation with Secretary Austin and weighing the input of senior military leaders, President Biden notified the Department of Defense that he has selected Colorado Springs as the permanent location of the U.S. Space Command Headquarters.
• The United States Reaffirms Commitment to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons US Dept. of State 31 Jul 2023 -- For more than fifty years, the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) has endured as the foundation of a system built on nuclear restraint.
• Readout of Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment, Dr. William LaPlante, and the Republic of Korea's Minister of Defense, Acquisition Program Administration, Mr. Eom Dong-hwan, Co-Chairing of the 48th Annual Defense Technological and Industrial Cooperation Committee DoD 31 Jul 2023
• Defense Department Updates Its Law of War Manual DoD 31 Jul 2023 -- Today, the Department of Defense (DoD) released an important update to its Law of War Manual. The Manual provides authoritative legal guidance for DoD personnel in implementing the law of war and executing military operations. It reflects America's long and deep tradition of respect for the rule of law and the law of war. This is the third update to the Manual since it was first issued in June 2015.
• Units Conduct Complex Logistics Operation at Talisman Sabre 23 DoD News 31 Jul 2023 -- Units participating in Exercise Talisman Sabre 23 have cleared a key milestone as part of a large-scale, joint logistics operation to bring ashore heavy military equipment from ships stationed off the coast of central Queensland, Australia.
• Talisman Sabre 23 Reflects U.S., Allies' Commitment to Indo-Pacific DoD News 31 Jul 2023 -- The U.S. and its allies are sending an unmistakable message of resolve toward maintaining a free and open Indo-Pacific during this year's large-scale military exercise in Australia, the commander of the U.S. Army's 25th Infantry Division said.
• U.S. General Says Talisman Sabre Prepares Allies for High-End Conflict DoD News 31 Jul 2023 -- Exercise Talisman Sabre 23, a U.S.-Australia exercise that includes multiple allies and partners, is all about deterrence, said U.S. Marine Corps Brig. Gen. Kevin Jarrard, assistant division commander of the 1st Marine Division.
• 435th CTS hosts first full AFFORGEN Silver Flag exercise US Air Force 31 Jul 2023 -- The 435th Construction and Training Squadron hosted their first full Air Force Force Generation Silver Flag mission qualification course at Ramstein Air Base, July 24-28.
• Naval Reactors Celebrates 75 Years US Navy 31 Jul 2023 -- August 4 marks the birthday of the Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program, a joint Department of Navy and Department of Energy organization responsible for all aspects of the Navy's nuclear propulsion, including research, design, construction, testing, operation, maintenance, and ultimate disposition of naval nuclear propulsion plants.
• USS Mesa Verde (LPD-19) and 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (SOC) Arrives in the U.K. USMC News 31 Jul 2023 -- Marines and Sailors from the USS Mesa Verde, assigned to the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group, and the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit Bravo Command Element arrived in Plymouth, U.K. for a regularly scheduled port visit, July 28.
• NATO Baltic Air Policing Mission rotations change over Lithuania MND 31 Jul 2023 -- On August 2 at 2.00 p.m. a hand over-take over ceremony of air force detachments conducting the NATO Air Policing Mission in the Baltic states will take place at the Lithuanian Air Force Base in Šiauliai. After four months on guard of the Baltic airspace, Portuguese and Romanian air force detachments will hand over the mission to the Italian Air Force deploying a detachment with four Eurofighter Typhoon.
• Russian Defence Minister holds topical teleconference with leadership of Russian Armed Forces Russia MoD 31 Jul 2023 -- A topical teleconference with leadership of the Russian Armed Forces was held today at the National Centre for State Defence Control of the Russian Federation under the leadership of the head of the military department General of the Army Sergei Shoigu.
• Russian navy to receive 30 new ships this year: Putin People's Daily 31 Jul 2023 -- The Russian navy will receive 30 new ships in 2023 as the country continues strengthening its naval forces, Russian President Vladimir Putin said here Sunday.
• Russian Navy to Receive Three Karakurt-Class Small Missile Ships in 2023 Sputnik 31 Jul 2023 -- The Russian Navy plans to receive three small missile ships of project 22800 Karakurt in 2023 that are able to conduct high precision missile strikes, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said on Monday.
• Russian Nuclear Weapons to Stay in Belarus Unless US, NATO Quit Hostile Policy - Diplomat Sputnik 31 Jul 2023 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin said in mid-June that Moscow had transferred the first part of the nuclear warheads to Belarus and would complete the task of moving tactical nuclear weapons by the end of the year.
• US Orders Tech Support for Abrams Tanks Used by Ukraine - Pentagon Sputnik 31 Jul 2023 -- The US Army has awarded General Dynamics Land Systems (GDLS) an almost $34 million contract extension to provide technical support for Abrams Main Battle Tanks including those provided to Ukraine, the Department of Defense announced in a release.
• China's Xi replaces commander of the country's nuclear arsenal Radio Free Asia 31 Jul 2023 -- Ruling Chinese Communist Party leader Xi Jinping on Monday replaced the commander of the country's rocket corps -- which controls the country's nuclear missiles -- amid media reports of an investigation into his predecessor and his deputies.
• China to celebrate Army Day as armed forces urged to boost modernization, enhance preparedness amid severe security situation Global Times 31 Jul 2023 -- As China's Army Day comes on Tuesday, the Chinese armed forces are called for to continue to modernize and accomplish entrusted tasks at a time when China's security situation is facing rising instability and uncertainty.
• China imposes export controls on certain UAVs to safeguard national security, interests; curbs to take effect on September 1 Global Times 31 Jul 2023 -- Chinese authorities on Monday issued two notices to implement export controls on certain unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and related items to safeguard national security and interests, which will take effect on September 1. Some Chinese experts considered the latest controls as China's action as a responsible major country, and the export control is conducive to the regional security, especially when the drones for civilian use are increasingly converted for military purpose.
• China curbs drone exports due to concern over military use Press TV 31 Jul 2023 -- China has restricted exports of long-range civilian drones, citing concerns they might be converted for military use.
• Xi stresses boosting armed forces' modernization in PLA Western Theater Command inspection People's Daily 31 Jul 2023 -- Chinese President Xi Jinping has stressed the need to speed up efforts to boost the modernization of the armed forces.
• Air Force to assess extending service life of Mirage fighter jets CNA 31 Jul 2023 -- Taiwan wants to assess whether the service life of a number of its Mirage fighter jets can be extended for both strategic and risk-hedging reasons, the Air Force Command Headquarters said in a statement Monday.
• U.S. House introduces bill to strengthen Taiwan military capabilities CNA 31 Jul 2023 -- U.S. House representatives have introduced their own version of the Taiwan Peace Through Strength Act, following their colleagues in the Senate, with the aim of enhancing Taipei's military capabilities amid rising threats from China.
• US military slammed for aid to Taiwan People's Daily 31 Jul 2023 -- The Democratic Progressive Party in Taiwan is increasing the risk of military conflict in the Taiwan Strait by seeking support from the United States, a Chinese mainland spokesman said on Saturday over the recent US announcement of military aid for the island.
• IRGC will soon unveil latest strategic systems, capabilities: Spokesman Press TV 31 Jul 2023 -- Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) will soon unveil its latest strategic systems and capabilities, a spokesman for the elite force says.
• Iran, Belarus sign defense cooperation agreement IRNA 31 Jul 2023 -- Iranian and Belarusian defense ministers in a meeting in Tehran on Monday have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on defense cooperation.
• Iran, Belarus sign MoU to boost defense cooperation Press TV 31 Jul 2023 -- The defense chiefs of Iran and Belarus have signed a memorandum of understanding to improve cooperation in the defense sector.
• Venezuelan, South African navy commanders call for expansion of ties with Iran IRNA 31 Jul 2023 -- The Commanding General of Bolivarian Navy of Venezuela Jesus Sanchez and the Chief of the South African Navy commander Vice Admiral Monde Lobese have called for expansion of bilateral ties with the Islamic Republic of Iran.
• South Africa, Venezuela welcome enhanced defense ties with Iran Press TV 31 Jul 2023 -- The navy commanders of South Africa and Venezuela have expressed their keenness to expand defense ties with Iran.
• Israel, US Kick Off Joint Navy Drills Practicing Capture of Vessels Sputnik 31 Jul 2023 -- Israel and the United States have launched joint naval drills code-named Intrinsic Defender to practice locating and monitoring objects at sea as well as ship boarding procedures, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said on Monday.
• Data on interceptions of aircraft completed near the Baltic States' borders on July 24-30, 2023 Lithuania MND 31 Jul 2023
• UAE to hold first aerial drills with China, ending reliance on US Press TV 31 Jul 2023 -- The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is to hold its first aerial military drills with China next month in the Chinese Xinjiang region, marking a clear sign that the Arab country is distancing itself from Washington in pursuit of multilateralism.
• Cambodian defense minister's son visits China-funded naval base Radio Free Asia 31 Jul 2023 -- Cambodia's defense minister Tea Banh and his son Tea Seiha, who is soon widely believed to succeed him in the new cabinet, have visited a Chinese-funded naval base.

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• 31 July 2023 - Daily Press Briefing by the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General United Nations 31 Jul 2023
• Meeting of U.S. Officials with Taliban Representatives US Dept. of State 31 Jul 2023 -- On July 30 and 31, Special Representative for Afghanistan Thomas West, alongside Special Envoy for Afghan Women, Girls, and Human Rights Rina Amiri, and Chief of the U.S. Mission to Afghanistan based in Doha Karen Decker, led a U.S. delegation to continue discussions regarding critical interests with senior Taliban representatives and technocratic professionals in Doha, Qatar.
• Afghan Economic, Anti-Drug Gains Noted During US-Taliban Talks VOA 31 Jul 2023 -- The United States said Monday that it had urged Afghanistan's Taliban in the latest round of bilateral talks to reverse policies responsible for the deteriorating human rights situation in the country, particularly for women, girls and vulnerable communities, while praising economic and counternarcotics gains the country has made under the de facto rulers.
• As Taliban Attempts To Exert Greater Control Over Aid, Afghans Worry Over Declining Assistance RFE/RL 31 Jul 2023 -- Afghanistan's Taliban rulers are seeking to exercise greater control over international assistance operations by imposing bans and restrictions on aid groups even as the country suffers from one of the world's worst humanitarian crises.
• EU says it backs Manila in South China Sea dispute with Beijing Radio Free Asia 31 Jul 2023 -- Brussels is ready to boost EU-Philippines cooperation in maritime security amid tensions with China over the territorially contested South China Sea, the visiting European Commission president said Monday.
• WFP to suspend Yemen malnutrition prevention program over lack of funds Press TV 31 Jul 2023 -- The World Food Programme (WFP) has announced that the lack of funds, combined with the continuous disruptions in supplies, has left it with no choice but to halt malnutrition prevention activities in Yemen.
• WFP to suspend malnutrition prevention in Yemen due to funding shortfall People's Daily 31 Jul 2023 -- The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has said it would suspend its life-saving malnutrition interventions in Yemen in August due to a severe funding shortfall.
• Iran, Syria agree on continuation of Astana process ISNA 31 Jul 2023 -- Iranian Foreign Minister, Hossein Amir-Abdollahian stressed that Iran and Syria have agreed that Astana process should continue to operate.
• Foreign Ministry Spokesperson's Remarks on the Suicide Bombing in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province PRC MofA 31 Jul 2023
• Death Toll From Suicide Bombing in Pakistan Rises to 54 - Reports Sputnik 31 Jul 2023 -- The death toll from a bombing attack that rocked a political party rally in Pakistan's northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province has climbed to 54 after more victims died from their wounds on Monday, media reported, citing police.
• Guterres strongly condemns suicide bombing in Pakistan UN News 31 Jul 2023 -- UN Secretary-General António Guterres has strongly condemned the deadly suicide bombing at a political rally in northwest Pakistan on Sunday.
• At least 35 killed, over 200 injured as blast hits political rally in NW Pakistan People's Daily 31 Jul 2023 -- At least 35 people were killed and over 200 others sustained injuries on Sunday after a blast ripped through a political rally in Pakistan's Bajaur district, an official of the northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province told Xinhua.
• Rights Groups Call for Sudan War Crimes Investigation VOA 31 Jul 2023 -- A group of Sudanese rights and professional bodies has accused both warring parties in Sudan of committing atrocities that could be prosecuted as war crimes and crimes against humanity. In a petition addressed to United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, the coalition called for an investigation by the International Criminal Court.
• Israel rules out any concession to Palestinians to secure Saudi normalization Press TV 31 Jul 2023 -- Members of the far-right Israeli regime led by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu say they will not make any concession to the Palestinians as part of a potential deal for normalization of relations with Saudi Arabia.
• Egypt hosts meeting of Palestinian factions People's Daily 31 Jul 2023 -- Palestinian factions met in Egypt on Sunday to discuss reconciliation efforts amid increasing violence between Israel and Palestinians in the West Bank.
• Extremist Israeli minister ends policy allowing early release of Palestinian inmates Press TV 31 Jul 2023 -- Far-right Israeli security minister Itamar Ben-Gvir has made an amendment to a law that allowed the administrative release of Palestinians from overcrowded prisons run by the occupying regime.
• Top Israeli brass say not seeking confrontation with Hezbollah Press TV 31 Jul 2023 -- Israeli military officials say they don't want a confrontation with the Hezbollah resistance movement, amid tensions near the border fence between Lebanon and the Israeli-occupied territories, reports say.
• Violence at refugee camp in Lebanon leaves 11 dead, forces thousands to flee: UNRWA UN News 31 Jul 2023 -- More than two days of armed violence at the Ein El Hilweh Palestine Refugee camp in southern Lebanon continues to impact civilians, including children, a senior UN official in the country said on Monday.
• Explosion kills 1, injures 12 in Myanmar's Kayin state Radio Free Asia 31 Jul 2023 -- An early morning explosion near a checkpoint in Myanmar's eastern Kayin state killed a civilian and injured 12 people, the junta told RFA Monday.
• Hundreds in need of aid at Indian border after junta airstrike in Myanmar Radio Free Asia 31 Jul 2023 -- Some 2,000 villagers displaced by two consecutive days of junta airstrikes on a township in Myanmar's Sagaing region are in dire need of basic necessities after being refused refuge by authorities across the border in India, according to the villagers and aid workers.
• Bangladesh wants UNHCR to pay $7M for transfers of imported vehicles Radio Free Asia 31 Jul 2023 -- In a move that could disrupt humanitarian aid to Rohingya, Bangladesh has frozen UNHCR's import license and accused it of irregularities after the U.N. refugee agency brought in dozens of vehicles duty-free, according to a letter reviewed by BenarNews.
• With Tightening Of Blockade, Azerbaijan Presents Karabakh Armenians With A Choice: Surrender Or Starve RFE/RL 31 Jul 2023 -- After seven months of an ever-tightening blockade, Azerbaijan has in effect narrowed the options for the ethnic Armenians of Nagorno-Karabakh to two stark choices: submit to rule from Baku, or the deprivation and suffering will continue.
• Bosnian Serb Officials Hit With U.S. Sanctions For Laws Undermining Dayton Peace Accords RFE/RL 31 Jul 2023 -- The United States has designated four top Bosnian Serb officials, including the Serb member of the country's presidency, for sanctions for undermining the Dayton accords that ended the Bosnian War in the 1990s.
• Imposing Sanctions on Bosnia and Herzegovina Officials Who Undermined Dayton Peace Accord US Dept. of State 31 Jul 2023 -- Today, the United States is designating four officials from Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) who facilitated the passage of a law in the Republika Srpska National Assembly (RSNA) that undermines the BiH Constitution, an annex of the Dayton Accords.
• U.S. Treasury Targets Four Officials in Bosnia and Herzegovina for Undermining the Dayton Peace Agreement US Treasury 31 Jul 2023 -- Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) designated one state-level official of Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) and three government officials from the Republika Srpska (RS), one of two entities comprising BiH, pursuant to Executive Order (E.O.) 14033. These leaders are directly responsible for encouraging the passage of a Republika Srpska National Assembly (RSNA) law that purports to declare the decisions of the BiH Constitutional Court (BiH CC) inapplicable in the RS, thus obstructing and threatening the implementation of the Dayton Peace Agreement (DPA).

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• UN envoy to continue efforts towards restoring constitutional order in Niger UN News 31 Jul 2023 -- The Secretary-General's Special Representative for West Africa has underlined the UN's condemnation of the attempted coup in Niger, the global body said on Monday.
• EU, US Join ECOWAS Call for Niger Military Junta to Halt Coup VOA 31 Jul 2023 -- The European Union and the United States have called for the military junta that seized power in Niger last week to halt their coup and return President Mohamed Bazoum to office.
• ECOWAS Warns Niger Coup Leaders to Restore President VOA 31 Jul 2023 -- The West African regional bloc ECOWAS has given Niger's coup leaders one week to return the country to normal or face possible military intervention. The deadline comes after Niger's democratically elected president was toppled by members of his presidential guard last week. There are no easy options and the few that are available come with their own regional consequences.
• France planning to intervene militarily in Niger: Junta Press TV 31 Jul 2023 -- Niger's junta, which has seized power in the West African country through a coup against its civilian rulers, has accused France of planning military intervention to return the deposed president to power.
• Intervention in Niger Will Mean Declaration of War on Burkina Faso, Mali & Possible ECOWAS Pullout Sputnik 31 Jul 2023 -- Any military intervention against Niger would mean a declaration of war on Burkina Faso and Mali, the Burkina Faso and Mali transitional governments said in a joint statement.
• UK Suspends Long-Term Development Assistance to Niger Sputnik 31 Jul 2023 -- The United Kingdom has once again condemned the military coup in Niger, saying that it is suspending long-term assistance to the country, with the exception of critical humanitarian aid.
• Statement from National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan and Principal Deputy National Security Advisor Jon Finer on the President's Intelligence Advisory Board's Review of Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act The White House 31 Jul 2023
• Judge Refuses to Block Trump Election Probe in Georgia VOA 31 Jul 2023 -- A judge in the southern U.S. state of Georgia on Monday refused efforts by former President Donald Trump to block a prosecutor from pursuing an indictment against him for trying to illegally overturn his pivotal 2020 election loss in the state to Democrat Joe Biden.
• Designating Leaders and Financial Facilitators of ISIS and al-Qa'ida Cells in Maldives US Dept. of State 31 Jul 2023 -- Today, the United States is designating Maldivian supporters of ISIS and al-Qa'ida, including 18 ISIS and ISIS-Khorasan (ISIS-K) facilitators and two al-Qa'ida operatives, along with 29 associated companies.
• Treasury Designates Leaders and Financial Facilitators of ISIS and al-Qa'ida Cells in Maldives US Treasury 31 Jul 2023 -- Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) designated key leaders and financial facilitators of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) and al-Qa'ida in Maldives, including 20 ISIS, ISIS-Khorasan (ISIS-K), and al-Qa'ida operatives. OFAC also designated 29 companies associated with the individuals sanctioned today, who include leaders of Maldives-based terrorist-affiliated criminal gangs and associates of key ISIS-K recruiter Mohamad Ameen who was designated by OFAC in 2019. Several of the individuals being designated today have also planned or carried out attacks that targeted journalists and local authorities.
• Press release on the adoption of the second intermediate report by the Open-Ended Working Group on International Information Security Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 31 Jul 2023
• Meeting with State Duma Speaker Vyacheslav Volodin President of Russia 31 Jul 2023 -- Vladimir Putin held a working meeting with State Duma Speaker Vyacheslav Volodin.
• Moscow Court Upholds 25-Year Prison Sentence Of Kremlin Critic Vladimir Kara-Murza RFE/RL 31 Jul 2023 -- The First Court of Appeals in Moscow has upheld the 25-year prison term handed to outspoken Kremlin critic Vladimir Kara-Murza on charges of high treason, involvement in activities of an undesirable group, and discrediting Russia's armed forces that he and his supporters call politically motivated.
• UK sanctions key figures involved in deplorable sentencing of dual British national Vladimir Kara-Murza after appeal is rejected UK FCDO 31 Jul 2023 -- New sanctions target six figures involved in the trial of Vladimir ara-Murza, who is facing 25 years in a penal colony after the rejection of his appeal.
• Assistant Secretary Daniel J. Kritenbrink and Senior Director Sarah Beran's Meeting with the People's Republic of China (PRC) Ministry of Foreign Affairs Director General of the North American and Oceanian Affairs Department Yang Tao US Dept. of State 31 Jul 2023
• Foreign Ministry Spokesperson's Remarks on China-Italy Belt and Road Cooperation PRC MofA 31 Jul 2023
• Italy's BRI dilemma worsens as 'pressure from US, EU mounts' Global Times 31 Jul 2023 -- The defense minister of Italy, Guido Crosetto, has added to recent signs that this Group of Seven (G7) and NATO member state may tend to leave the China-proposed Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), describing the decision to join the framework as "improvised and atrocious."
• China, Georgia boost ties to 'strategic partnership' Press TV 31 Jul 2023 -- China's President Xi Jinping has met and held talks with Georgia's visiting Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili as the two leaders boosted mutual ties to "strategic partnership."
• Belt and Road a springboard, premier says People's Daily 31 Jul 2023 -- China and Mauritania should use the signing of the bilateral plan for the joint construction of the Belt and Road as a springboard for expanding cooperation over sectors including agriculture, fisheries and energy, Premier Li Qiang said on Sunday.
• KMT presidential candidate seeks to position Taiwan as 'risk reducer' CNA 31 Jul 2023 -- Opposition Kuomintang (KMT) presidential candidate Hou Yu-ih (侯友宜) started a three-day "friendship tour" in Japan on Monday, where he attended a tea party held by a Japanese nonpartisan parliamentary group in Tokyo and sought to position Taiwan under his leadership as a "risk reducer."
• PLA activities in the waters and airspace around Taiwan Jul.31, 2023 ROC MND 31 Jul 2023
• Iran says continued talks to revive JCPOA not based on trust in US IRNA 31 Jul 2023 -- Speaking at a press conference on Monday, Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kanaani said that Iran acts based on its national interests rather than the idea of trusting the US.
• Iran pursuing talks on JCPOA to protect, fulfil rights of nation: Kanaani ISNA 31 Jul 2023 -- Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman, Nasser Kanaani stressed that the Islamic Republic is pursuing negotiations on the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) and on lifting sanctions based on national interests in order to protect and fulfill the rights of Iranian people.
• China, Iran will not fall to US tricks: China ambassador IRNA 31 Jul 2023 -- Chinese Ambassador to Iran Chang Hua has said that the countries like China and Iran will not be deceived by plots of the United States and its Western allies to sow discord among developing nations.
• Israel 'main source' of instability in West Asia region: Iran FM Press TV 31 Jul 2023 -- Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian calls the Israeli regime the main source of instability in West Asia, stressing that the region has not been and will not be indifferent to the moves by the occupying entity.
• Tehran reaffirms resolve to pursue rights in Arash gas field dispute Press TV 31 Jul 2023 -- Iran says it will not tolerate a violation of the nation's rights over the Persian Gulf Arash natural gas field shared with Kuwait and Saudi Arabia.
• Iran urges South Korea to 'act wisely', release its frozen funds Press TV 31 Jul 2023 -- Tehran has urged South Korea to "act wisely" and release billions of dollars worth of Iranian funds frozen in South Korean banks under the pretext of US sanctions.
• Iranian Insurer Shut After Pictures Surface Of Female Employees Without Hijabs RFE/RL 31 Jul 2023 -- The Iranian government has suspended the operating license of Azki.com, a startup specializing in online insurance sales, following the publication of images showing some of its female employees without the compulsory hijab, as the government continues to tighten its enforcement of dress-code regulations.
• Iranian Nurses, Pensioners Rally As Living Conditions Worsen RFE/RL 31 Jul 2023 -- A group of Iranian nurses from Tehran's Khomeini Hospital staged a protest on July 30 over unpaid wages and the flawed implementation of the 2007 Nursing Tariff Act, another sign of growing anger among Iranian nurses over working conditions.
• Amir-Abdollahian stresses strict implementation of security agreement between Iran, Iraq ISNA 31 Jul 2023 -- Iranian Foreign Minister, Hossein Amir-Abdollahian touched upon the importance of the security of the borders between Iran and Iraq, emphasizing the strict implementation of the security agreement between the two countries.
• Unflushed Toilets And Water Tankers: How Almaty's 'Elite' Region Ran Dry RFE/RL 31 Jul 2023 -- Whole swathes of the mostly affluent district of the country's former capital spent the past week without running water - a development that Almaty's city government attributed to "natural factors."
• Burma Military Regime's Ongoing State of Emergency US Dept. of State 31 Jul 2023 -- The United States is deeply concerned by the Burma military regime's extension of the state of emergency, which comes as the regime plunges the country deeper into violence and instability.
• Myanmar junta announces fourth extension of emergency rule Radio Free Asia 31 Jul 2023 -- Myanmar's military junta extended a state of emergency on Monday on the eve of a deadline, delaying elections it had vowed to hold by the end of the year, according to media reports.
• Press statement by President von der Leyen with Philippine President Marcos European Commission 31 Jul 2023
• Police arrest activists for Khmer Krom minority in Vietnam's Mekong Delta region Radio Free Asia 31 Jul 2023 -- Three members of Vietnam's Khmer Krom ethnic group who are suspected of distributing books about indigenous peoples' rights were arrested on Monday in the Mekong Delta region, authorities told local media.
• Moldovan Parliament Bans Leaders Of Dissolved Russia-Backed Party From Elections RFE/RL 31 Jul 2023 -- Moldovan lawmakers on July 31 passed a bill that prevents the leaders of a Russia-backed party that was banned by the Constitutional Court from running in elections for a period of five years.
• 14 US Lawmakers Express Concerns Over Crackdown on Bangladesh Opposition VOA 31 Jul 2023 -- Fourteen members of the U.S. Congress have written to the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations expressing concerns over reports of an alleged violent crackdown by the Bangladesh government on opposition parties and other dissidents ahead of general elections likely taking place in January.