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• Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III Statement on New Zealand's Defense Policy and Strategy Statement and Future Force Design Principles DoD 11 Aug 2023
• DOD Announces Inaugural Innovation Challenge on Talent Management DoD 11 Aug 2023 -- From 11 August through 30 September 2023, the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness is hosting the inaugural Talent Management: From the Ground Up Innovation Challenge to capture the diversity of thought, experience, background, and capability offered by our total force and bring forth new ideas on improving talent management across the Department of Defense (DoD).
• Prevention Assistance and Response Program Advances With Recent Training DoD News 11 Aug 2023 -- This week, more than two dozen prevention assistance and response professionals participated in training at Quantico, Virginia, to enhance their ability to prevent workplace violence at 17 military installations.  
• III Marine Expeditionary Force maintains readiness after Typhoon Khanun USMC News 11 Aug 2023 -- U.S. Marines across installations on Okinawa weathered Typhoon Khanun, a storm equivalent to a category four hurricane, in August 2023. After the storm, vehicle and property were damaged, and communication abilities limited both on and off-base. For many Marines, this was their introduction to island living.
• USS Mobile Bay Decommissions, Honors 36 Years of Service US Navy 11 Aug 2023 -- USS Mobile Bay (CG 53) honored more than three decades of naval service during a decommissioning ceremony at Naval Base San Diego, Aug. 10.
• Whidbey Island SAR Conducts Second Mission at Mount St. Helens US Navy 11 Aug 2023 -- A Search and Rescue (SAR) team from Naval Air Station Whidbey Island assisted in the rescue of an ill hiker in vicinity of Mount St. Helens on Aug. 7, 2023.
• Seventh Fleet, Blue Ridge Conduct Port Call in Brunei US Navy 11 Aug 2023 -- U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) made a port visit to Muara, Brunei August 3-5.
• USNS Burlington Arrives in Almirante, Panama US Navy 11 Aug 2023 -- The Spearhead-class expeditionary fast transport ship USNS Burlington (T-EPF 10) arrived in Almirante, Panama, Aug. 11, marking the first of many stops throughout the course of the Continuing Promise 2023 mission.
• Construction Begins on Future USNS Hector A. Cafferata Jr. US Navy 11 Aug 2023 -- Construction started on the sixth Expeditionary Sea Base (ESB), the future USNS Hector A. Cafferata Jr. (ESB 8), at General Dynamics National Steel and Shipbuilding Company (GD NASSCO), Aug. 8.
• Press release on the decisions adopted by Russia, the UK and the United States regarding the de-targeting of strategic nuclear missiles Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 11 Aug 2023
• US 'Committed' to F-16 Training for Ukrainian Pilots, White House Says VOA 11 Aug 2023 -- The White House says it is committed to training Ukrainian pilots on F-16s in the U.S. once such training programs in Europe have reached capacity.
• British Commandos train hundreds of Ukrainian Marines in UK programme UK MOD 11 Aug 2023 -- Ukrainian marines were trained by Royal Marines and Army Commandos to conduct small boat amphibious operations, including beach raids.
• Self-propelled howitzers give preview Australia DOD 11 Aug 2023 -- South Korean self-propelled howitzers made their Australian debut at Exercise Talisman Sabre, ahead of the planned construction of the Australian-variant AS9 Huntsman in Victoria late next year.
• PROCUREMENT OF ITEMS FOR ARMED FORCES India PIB 11 Aug 2023 -- Capital procurement of Defence equipment is carried out as per Defence Acquisition Procedure (DAP 2020) with a focus on "Atmanirbhar Bharat" i
• MAKE IN INDIA/AATMANIRBHAR BHARAT ABHIYAN IN DEFENCE SECTOR India PIB 11 Aug 2023 -- In line with Government of India initiative of 'Aatmanirbhar Bharat' and to promote self-reliance in defence sector, funds under Modernisation Budget (Capital Acquisition) for Financial Year 2023-24 has been earmarked in the ratio of 75:25, where 75% i
• TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT FUND SCHEME India PIB 11 Aug 2023 -- The Technology Development Fund (TDF) Scheme has adopted a flexible funding approach for applicants to encourage participation
• DEFENCE MODERNISATION India PIB 11 Aug 2023 -- There is no meagre allocation of resources for defence modernisation and allocation for modernisation under total Capital Outlay for defence services has gone up from Rs 80,959
• INDIAN ARMY UNDER UNITED NATIONS PLAN India PIB 11 Aug 2023 -- Indian Army is sent to other countries to maintain peace under the United Nation Plan. Details are given below:
• Readout of the National Security Advisor to the Vice President's Meeting with Foreign Minister Mario Búcaro of Guatemala The White House 11 Aug 2023
• Readout of National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan's Meeting with Secretary of Foreign Affairs of Mexico Alicia Bárcena Ibarra The White House 11 Aug 2023

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• 11 August 2023 - Daily Press Briefing by the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General United Nations 11 Aug 2023
• Joint Statement on the C5+1 Special Session on Afghanistan US Dept. of State 11 Aug 2023 -- The text of the following statement was released by the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic, the Republic of Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, the Republic of Uzbekistan, and the United States on the occasion of the C5+1 Special Session on Afghanistan in Astana, Kazakhstan on July 27.
• The Azadi Briefing: Taliban, Pakistan Continue To Wrangle Over Militants RFE/RL 11 Aug 2023
• Afghan Media Groups Decry Taliban Arrests Of Journalists RFE/RL 11 Aug 2023 -- Afghan media groups on August 11 criticized the Taliban's detaining at least five journalists in different parts of the country this month.
• Statement by Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock on the FSO Safer salvage mission off the coast of Yemen Germany Federal Foreign Office 11 Aug 2023
• UN welcomes release of five staff abducted last year in Yemen UN News 11 Aug 2023 -- The United Nations on Friday welcomed the release of five of its security personnel in Yemen who had been held in captivity for more than a year.
• U.S. Welcomes Completion of The Safer Oil Tanker Offloading Operation in the Red Sea US Dept. of State 11 Aug 2023
• Yemen: UN concludes removal of one million barrels of oil from decaying tanker UN News 11 Aug 2023 -- A UN-led operation to remove over one million barrels of crude oil from a rusting supertanker off Yemen safely concluded on Friday, preventing the immediate threat of a massive spill in the Red Sea.
• Statement from National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan on Successful Transfer of Oil from Tanker in Red Sea The White House 11 Aug 2023
• Sudan: 'Grim prediction' now 'harsh reality' as hunger engulfs over 20 million UN News 11 Aug 2023 -- Dire predictions about escalating hunger in Sudan have tragically come true, as conflict-induced food scarcity has plunged 20.3 million people into severe acute hunger, the UN World Food Programme (WFP) said on Friday.
• Acute Hunger in Conflict-Ridden Sudan Reaches Record Levels VOA 11 Aug 2023 -- U.N. agencies warn that hunger in conflict-ridden Sudan has reached record levels, with more than 20.3 million people across the country, over 42% of the population, facing acute hunger, including 6.3 million who are "one step away from famine."
• WFP delivers first food assistance to West Darfur as Sudan conflict pushes record numbers of people into hunger WFP 11 Aug 2023 -- The United Nations World Food Programme's (WFP) fears about record levels of hunger in Sudan have been confirmed.Shortly after the conflict broke out in April, WFP forecast that hunger would rise to engulf more than 19 million people in the coming months. Now, nearly four months since the conflict started, that grim prediction has proved to be a harsh reality.
• Cameroon Government, Aid Groups Begin Emergency Food Distribution in Vulnerable Towns and Villages VOA 11 Aug 2023 -- Aid groups and the government of Cameroon say they distributed rice, millet and beans to at least 30,000 people this week along the central African state's northern border with Chad and Nigeria.
• SHELLING FROM PAKISTAN SIDE IN BORDER AREAS India PIB 11 Aug 2023 -- The details of fatal casualties in respect of soldiers and casualties of civilians during the last three years and current year (till June 2023) due to ceasefire violation are as under:
• Armenia's Pashinian Warns Azerbaijan Against 'Nullifying Historic Opportunity For Peace' RFE/RL 11 Aug 2023 -- Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian has warned Azerbaijan against what he called "nullifying a historic opportunity for peace" between the two South Caucasus neighbors, calling for the lifting of a de facto blockade of Azerbaijan's mostly Armenian-populated breakaway region of Nagorno-Karabakh.
• Indian authorities collect biometric data of Myanmar citizen refugees Radio Free Asia 11 Aug 2023 -- Authorities in the Indian border state of Manipur have begun collecting biometric data from thousands of Myanmar citizens who have fled conflict between armed ethnic groups and the military junta in their home country, but the refugees fear that the collected data could be shared with the junta, several refugees told Radio Free Asia.
• Junta airstrike kills 4 civilians in Myanmar's Sagaing region Radio Free Asia 11 Aug 2023 -- Four civilians, including an eight-month-old child, were killed and at least 10 injured when a junta jet bombed a township in Myanmar's Sagaing region on Friday morning, residents told RFA.

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• Chinese Surveillance Firm Selling Cameras With 'Skin Color Analytics' VOA 11 Aug 2023 -- IPVM, a U.S.-based security and surveillance industry research group, says the Chinese surveillance equipment maker Dahua is selling cameras with what it calls a "skin color analytics" feature in Europe, raising human rights concerns.
• Man Pleads Guilty to Sending Bomb Threat to Arizona State Election Official US Dept. of Justice 11 Aug 2023 -- A Massachusetts man pleaded guilty today to sending a communication containing a bomb threat to an election official in the Arizona Secretary of State's office.
• Man Charged with Making Threat to Michigan Election Worker US Dept. of Justice 11 Aug 2023 -- An Indiana man will make his initial appearance at the federal district court in Detroit today for allegedly sending a threatening communication to an election worker in Michigan.
• CyberDepartment of Homeland Security's Cyber Safety Review Board to Conduct Review on Cloud Security DHS 11 Aug 2023 -- Today, Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro N. Mayorkas announced that the Cyber Safety Review Board (CSRB) will conduct its next review on the malicious targeting of cloud computing environments.
• Administrator of 'Bulletproof' Webhosting Domain Charged in Connection with Facilitation of NetWalker Ransomware US Dept. of Justice 11 Aug 2023 -- An indictment was unsealed yesterday in Tampa, Florida, charging a Polish national with computer fraud conspiracy, wire fraud conspiracy, and international money laundering in connection with the provision of "bulletproof" webhosting services that facilitated the operation of ransomware attacks and the subsequent laundering of the illicit proceeds.
• Memorandum on the Continuation of U.S. Drug Interdiction Assistance to the Government of Colombia The White House 11 Aug 2023
• Foreign Minister Baerbock on the outcome of the ECOWAS summit Germany Federal Foreign Office 11 Aug 2023
• Press release on the current situation in Niger Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 11 Aug 2023
• Secretary Blinken's Call with Former Nigerien President Issoufou US Dept. of State 11 Aug 2023
• Situation in Niger: UK statement, 11 August 2023 UK FCDO 11 Aug 2023 -- Statement supporting diplomatic efforts advocated by the Second Extraordinary Summit on the Political Situation in Niger
• Press release on the launch of the Luna 25 automatic station Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 11 Aug 2023
• United States Sanctions Russian Financial Elites and a Russian Business Association US Dept. of State 11 Aug 2023 -- Today, the United States is imposing sanctions on four prominent members of Russia's financial elite who have served on the supervisory board of the Alfa Group Consortium, one of the largest financial and investment conglomerates in Russia.
• Treasury Imposes Sanctions on Russian Elites and a Russian Business Association US Treasury 11 Aug 2023 -- Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) issued a new round of sanctions targeting prominent members of Russia's financial elite, as well as a Russian business association. The four individuals targeted today include Petr Olegovich Aven, Mikhail Maratovich Fridman, German Borisovich Khan, and Alexey Viktorovich Kuzmichev, all of whom have served on the supervisory board of the Alfa Group Consortium ("Alfa Group"), one of the largest financial and investment conglomerates in Russia. These individuals were previously sanctioned by Australia, Canada, the European Union, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom.  
• In His First Public Statement After Latest Conviction, Navalny Slams 'Those Who Lost Russia's Historic Chance' RFE/RL 11 Aug 2023 -- In his first public statement after his latest trial that ended with a conviction and a 19-year sentence on extremism charges last week, Russian opposition politician Aleksei Navalny lashed out at Russia's post-Soviet ruling class, saying, "I fiercely, madly hate all those who sold, drank away, wasted the historic chance our country had at the beginning of the 1990s."
• China slams US tech restrictions Radio Free Asia 11 Aug 2023 -- Beijing has accused the U.S. of trying to block its development, claiming that the Biden administration is pursuing "technology hegemony." It also urged Washington to "immediately revoke its erroneous decision."
• Hong Kong says its courts should defer to government in 'national security' cases Radio Free Asia 11 Aug 2023 -- The Hong Kong government has said that a judge in the city made "an error" in denying an injunction on disseminating a banned protest anthem, and that courts should defer to the executive in matters of "national security."
• Foreign diplomats in China treated to tour of Xinjiang and 'happy' Uyghurs Radio Free Asia 11 Aug 2023 -- A Chinese government-sponsored visit to Xinjiang by 25 Beijing-based ambassadors and other diplomats from developing countries has come under fire by human rights activists for pushing an official narrative that the mostly Muslim Uyghurs in the far-western region are thriving, despite the reality of severe repression.
• In blow to 'run' movement, Shanghai police arrest head of immigration consultancy Radio Free Asia 11 Aug 2023 -- Shanghai police have detained the founder and CEO of the city's largest immigration consultancy firm, prompting warnings to Chinese people to leave immediately or not return amid fears the authorities will crack down on an ongoing wave of mass emigration.
• PLA activities in the waters and airspace around Taiwan Aug.11, 2023 ROC MND 11 Aug 2023
• China announces military exercises ahead of Lai's visit to Paraguay CNA 11 Aug 2023 -- China announced on Friday, just one day before Vice President Lai Ching-te (賴清德) is scheduled to embark on a trip to Paraguay, that it will hold three days of military exercises in the East China Sea.
• Taiwan deputy leader's trip tests US-China thaw Radio Free Asia 11 Aug 2023 -- The two-month-old thawing of ties between Beijing and Washington faces its first major test this weekend, with Taiwanese Vice President Lai Ching-te becoming the self-governing island's latest leader to "transit" through the United States amid protests from China.
• Analysts: US, Taipei Aim to Keep Taiwan VP Transit Stops Low-Key VOA 11 Aug 2023 -- Taiwan's vice president and presidential front-runner, William Lai, departs Saturday on a seven-day trip to Paraguay. Along the way, he will make transit stops in New York and San Francisco, something China has strongly protested.
• U.S. Journalist Formerly Imprisoned In Iran Says Transfer Of Americans Indicates 'Further Interaction' Is Possible RFE/RL 11 Aug 2023 -- An American journalist who was imprisoned in Iran for more than a year in 2015-16 says the transfer of five Americans from a prison in Tehran to house arrest is an indication that there could be further interaction between Washington and Tehran.
• U.S. Prisoners Moved From Iranian Prison Amid Reports Of Prisoner Swap RFE/RL 11 Aug 2023 -- Five U.S. citizens imprisoned in Iran on charges of collaborating with a hostile government have been transferred from Evin prison in Tehran to an unspecified hotel amid reports that the United States and Iran have reached a deal on a prisoner swap.
• Ecuador Arrests 6 in Presidential Candidate Assassination VOA 11 Aug 2023 -- Ecuador has arrested six Colombian nationals in connection with the assassination Wednesday of Ecuadorian presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio.
• Environmentalists praise suspension of Chinese reclamation projects in Manila Bay Radio Free Asia 11 Aug 2023 -- Green groups in the Philippines are welcoming the government's decision this week to suspend nearly two dozen Chinese-backed reclamation projects in Manila Bay until it completes a review on the environmental impact.
• Between a rock and hard place: Mongolia exploits coal at climate's cost Radio Free Asia 11 Aug 2023 -- Barkhas Buyandavaa would rather be working anywhere else. Shirtless and covered in black dust, he is trying to fix his 42-wheeler truck by the roadside in the middle of the southern Govi steppe in eastern Mongolia.
• Tajik Minister Says Two Former Top Police Officers Involved In Banker's Disappearance RFE/RL 11 Aug 2023 -- DUSHANBE -- Tajik Interior Minister Ramazon Rahimzoda has said that two former top police officials were involved in the disappearance in June of Shuhrat Ismatulloev, the deputy chairman of one of the Centra Asian country's leading banks.