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• Russian Defence Minister General of Army Sergei Shoigu checks Russian grouping of troops in Arctic area Russia MoD 12 Aug 2023 -- Minister of Defence of the Russian Federation General of the Army Sergei Shoigu inspected the Arctic military post of the Northern Fleet.
• A Russian Factory Is Using Underage Workers To Assemble Iranian 'Suicide' Drones Destined For Ukraine RFE/RL 12 Aug 2023 -- A polytechnic school in Russia's Tatarstan, a region some 900 kilometers east of Moscow, is using manufacturing facilities that are part of a nearby special economic zone to assemble Iranian attack drones and are increasingly turning to underage students as laborers, many of whom often work in exploitative conditions.
• Q&A: Why Iranian Drones Are Appealing to Belarus, Bolivia VOA 12 Aug 2023 -- Iran is getting a boost to its status as an international arms supplier.
• Operation RENGAW. On the Polish-Belarusian border the military task force begins its work Republic of Poland 12 Aug 2023 -- On August 12, the head of the Ministry of Defense paid a visit to eastern Poland, where Polish Armed Forces' soldiers are currently on duty, supporting the Border Guard in their operations.

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• Yemen: Statement by the Spokesperson on the oil transfer from the stranded tanker FSO Safer European External Action Service (EEAS) 12 Aug 2023 -- The European Union welcomes the completion of the oil transfer from the decaying vessel FSO Safer in Red Sea waters off the Yemeni coast, in a UN-led operation supported by the EU and its Member States. The successful transfer of the estimated 1.14 million barrels of light crude oil is key to averting an imminent environmental disaster in Yemen and the Red Sea.
• Armenia Asks UN Security Council To Hold Emergency Meeting On Nagorno-Karabakh RFE/RL 12 Aug 2023 -- Armenia has asked the UN Security Council to hold an emergency meeting regarding the deteriorating humanitarian situation in Azerbaijan's mostly Armenian-populated breakaway region of Nagorno-Karabakh.

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• Nigerian Delegation Meets With Niger's Junta as Military Intervention Looms VOA 12 Aug 2023 -- A delegation of religious leaders from Nigeria arrived Saturday in Niger and met with members of the military junta who took control of the country last month.
• Foreign Ministry Spokesperson's Remarks on the 45th Anniversary of the Treaty of Peace and Friendship Between China and Japan PRC MofA 12 Aug 2023
• PLA activities in the waters and airspace around Taiwan Aug.12, 2023 ROC MND 12 Aug 2023
• VP Lai leaves on Paraguay trip, to transit U.S. cities CNA 12 Aug 2023 -- Vice President Lai Ching-te (賴清德) said Saturday evening he looks forward to meeting with top envoys from like-minded countries while setting out on a seven-day trip that will include two days in Paraguay and stops in New York and San Francisco in the United States.
• Taiwan Vice President Arrives in US on Trip China Opposed VOA 12 Aug 2023 -- Taiwan's Vice President William Lai arrived in New York on Saturday night, a transit stop on a seven-day trip to Paraguay. He will pass through San Francisco on his return to Taiwan.