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• Russia Accuses US-Led Coalition in Syria of Dangerous Drone Fly-Bys Sputnik 06 Aug 2023 -- A senior Russian military official at the Syrian reconciliation center accused the US-led coalition on Sunday of flying its drones dangerously close to Russian fighter jets over Syria.

Defense Policy / Programs

• US Northern Command Denies Russian-Chinese Naval Patrol Entered Alaskan Waters Sputnik 06 Aug 2023 -- The US Northern Command has denied in a response to a Sputnik query there was an incursion by a joint Russian-Chinese naval patrol after Republican senators suggested as much on Saturday.
• Tradewinds 23 exercise highlights multinational partnerships US Air Force 06 Aug 2023 -- Tradewinds 23, a two-week multinational exercise supporting the security of the Caribbean and Central America, wrapped up with a closing ceremony July 27.
• Zelensky Confirms Ukraine Received Long-Range French Missiles Sputnik 06 Aug 2023 -- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky posted a video on social media on Sunday demonstrating a long-range Scalp missile that his French counterpart vowed to supply to Kiev last month.
• PLA unveils 'self-repairing' drone swarm, interactive AR tech Global Times 06 Aug 2023 -- China recently unveiled a number of unmanned intelligent technologies, including a drone swarm system capable of "self-repair" and an augmented reality (AR) interaction system that allows individual infantry soldiers to control multiple unmanned aircraft or vehicles.
• Qadir, Nasir cruise missiles handed over to IRGC Navy ISNA 06 Aug 2023 -- The Qadir and Nasir cruise missiles, manufactured by Iran's Defense Ministry, were handed over to the IRGC Navy on Sunday.
• IRGC adds Ghadir, Nasir cruise missiles to naval fleet Press TV 06 Aug 2023 -- The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Navy has taken delivery of Ghadir and Nasir cruise missiles developed at the Defense Industries Organization, a subsidiary of Iran's Defense Ministry.
• High seas belong to all nations: Iranian Supreme Leader ISNA 06 Aug 2023 -- In a meeting with the commander, crew, and families of the 86th Flotilla of the Islamic Republic of Iran's Navy on Sunday, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei described their successful and honorable mission around the globe as a result of great effort, strong determination, self-confidence, designing power, advanced military knowledge, efficient management skills and "courage and endurance in the face of difficulties."
• Iranian Navy proved high seas belong to all nations: Ayatollah Khamenei Press TV 06 Aug 2023 -- Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has hailed the round-the-globe mission by the Iranian Navy's 86th flotilla of warships.

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• Afghan Taliban Chief Deems Cross-Border Attacks on Pakistan Forbidden VOA 06 Aug 2023 -- The supreme leader of Afghanistan's ruling Taliban has labeled cross-border attacks, including those on Pakistan, as "haram" or forbidden under Islam.
• Chinese fire water cannons at Philippine Coast Guard in disputed sea Radio Free Asia 06 Aug 2023 -- Manila on Sunday protested the China Coast Guard's use of water cannons against a Philippine Coast Guard vessel escorting civilian supply boats delivering goods to a military post in the South China Sea.
• China Coast Guard drives away Philippine vessels intruding into waters of China's Nansha Islands Global Times 06 Aug 2023 -- China Coast Guard (CCG) on Saturday drove away Philippine vessels intruding into waters near Ren'ai Jiao of China's Nansha Islands.
• One killed as Turkey launches drone strike against PKK targets in northern Iraq Press TV 06 Aug 2023 -- At least one person has been killed and another injured in a Turkish drone strike in the semi-autonomous Kurdistan region of northern Iraq, as Ankara ramps up its cross-border raids in the Arab country.
• Israeli forces, settlers waged 900 attacks on Palestinians in July: Report Press TV 06 Aug 2023 -- Israeli occupation forces and Zionist settlers perpetrated nearly 900 attacks on Palestinians and their holy sites last month, a new report has unveiled.
• 15th anniversary of armed conflict between Georgia and Russia Council of Europe 06 Aug 2023 -- Statement by Secretary General Marija Pejčinović Burić

News Reports

• Trump Wants New Judge to Hear Election Fraud Case VOA 06 Aug 2023 -- Former U.S. President Donald Trump contended Sunday that the federal judge randomly picked to oversee the trial accusing him of conspiring to overturn his 2020 reelection defeat wouldn't be fair to him and should be replaced.
• Niger's junta suspends military agreements with France, ECOWAS defense chiefs call for dialogue People's Daily 06 Aug 2023 -- Niger's junta announced on Thursday the suspension of various military cooperation agreements with France, while the defense chiefs of the 15-member Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) said Friday that dialogue and negotiation "should be at the forefront."
• Niger coup leaders close country's airspace citing threat of ECOWAS military intervention Press TV 06 Aug 2023 -- Niger's coup leaders have closed the country's airspace after a bloc of West African countries threatened to militarily intervene if the Nigerien president is not reinstated.
• Niger coup could still be overturned through diplomacy: Ousted prime minister Press TV 06 Aug 2023 -- Niger's ousted prime minister says he is still hopeful that the leaders of the country's recent coup, who have overthrown the civilian rulers, might still give in to diplomatic overtures.
• Nigerian Senate Urges ECOWAS to Seek Diplomatic Solutions to Situation in Niger Sputnik 06 Aug 2023 -- Nigeria's Senate has urged the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to seek diplomatic solutions to the Nigerien military takeover, Senate President Godswill Akpabio said.
• Canada to Suspend Direct Development Assistance to Niger Over Military Takeover Sputnik 06 Aug 2023 -- Canada will suspend direct development assistance to the government of Niger in response to the military takeover in the country, Global Affairs Canada said Saturday.
• Libya Vows Not to Recognize New Military Rule in Niger - Report Sputnik 06 Aug 2023 -- Libyan Presidential Council chairman Mohamed Menfi has pledged not to recognize the rule formed by Niger's military to govern the country after ousting President Mohamed Bazoum, the Libyan News Agency reported Saturday, citing the statement of the council.
• Human Rights situation in Russia Council of Europe 06 Aug 2023 -- Statement by Council of Europe Secretary General Marija Pejčinović Burić
• Kremlin Spokesman Calls Presidential Election 'Costly Bureaucracy' In Rare Honest Assessment RFE/RL 06 Aug 2023 -- Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov appeared to disparage the state of Russian democracy, a rare honest assessment from a man who has spent years spinning truths about elections and freedom at home.
• Respected Comrade Kim Jong Un Gives Field Guidance to Major Munitions Factories KCNA 06 Aug 2023 -- Kim Jong Un , general secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea and president of the State Affairs of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, gave field guidance to major munitions factories including the factory producing the shells of large-caliber multiple rocket launchers from August 3 to 5 to learn about the implementation of the core goal of the Party's policy on munitions industry.
• Iran's electricity consumption breaks all-time record IRNA 06 Aug 2023 -- Iran's Electricity Industry Spokesperson Mustafa Rajabi has said that the electricity usage in the country has broken a record.
• Iran's Bushehr nuclear plant's output exceeds 60 bn kW/h: AEOI chief Press TV 06 Aug 2023 -- Total electricity produced at Iran's only nuclear power plant after some 12 years of activity has reached 60 billion kilowatt hours (kw/h), according to the country's nuclear chief.
• US claims on Iran's nuclear program 'repetition of a big lie': FM spox IRNA 06 Aug 2023 -- Claims against Iran's nuclear program by the United States, as the only country that has used nuclear weapons, are a deliberate repetition of a big lie, says Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesman.
• Iran, resistance front facing full-scale media world war: IRGC chief Press TV 06 Aug 2023 -- The chief commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) says Iran and the resistance front are facing a "media world war" with the West that spans all across the globe.
• Israel's Netanyahu Vows to Scale Back Judicial Reform Amid Protests Sputnik 06 Aug 2023 -- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday he would drop some of the controversial judicial reform proposals that his government unveiled at the start of the year, sparking nationwide protests.
• Israel Expects to Make Peace With Saudis Despite Palestinian Problem Sputnik 06 Aug 2023 -- Israeli Foreign Minister Eli Cohen told an online Arabic daily that he did not expect the Palestinian problem to be an obstacle to Israel making peace with Saudi Arabia.
• Khan's party censures 'ridiculous' Pakistani local court ruling, lodges appeal Press TV 06 Aug 2023 -- Former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan's political party has censured as "ridiculous" a local court verdict that handed him a three-year jail sentence over corruption allegations.
• Khan's Party Slams Pakistan Authorities for Keeping Ex-PM in Notorious Jail VOA 06 Aug 2023 -- Party officials and lawyers of former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan complained Sunday that authorities had denied them access in jail to Khan a day after he was arrested on a corruption conviction.
• 1st LD: Pakistani court sentences former PM Imran Khan for 3-year jail term People's Daily 06 Aug 2023 -- A local court in the Pakistani capital Islamabad on Saturday sentenced former prime minister Imran Khan to a three-year jail term for hiding his financial assets.
• India Puts Chandrayaan-3 Unmanned Space Mission Into Lunar Orbit Sputnik 06 Aug 2023 -- India has put the Chandrayaan-3 unmanned space mission into orbit of the Moon, the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) said Saturday.
• Thailand Bans Book on King Before Publication VOA 06 Aug 2023 -- Thailand has banned a forthcoming book on the country's King Maha Vajiralongkorn, claiming it mocks the monarchy, a topic of growing political friction in a nation with one of the toughest royal defamation laws in the world.