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• Pentagon Press Secretary Air Force Brig. Gen. Pat Ryder Holds a Press Briefing DoD 22 Aug 2023
• US Army exercise Agile Spirit 2023 kicks off in Georgia, Türkiye Army News 22 Aug 2023 -- Georgia National Guardsmen departed Clay National Guard Center in Marietta, Georgia, to convene upon the country of Georgia for the biennial, multinational exercise known as Agile Spirit. The final group of Soldiers arrived in the country on August 19, 2023.
• Readout of Deputy Defense Secretary Kathleen Hicks' Roundtable Meeting With West Point Cadets on Climate & Resilience DoD 22 Aug 2023
• Brazilian Marine Corps Exercise "Formosa" Highlights Crucial U.S. Involvement in Strengthening Defense Ties USMC News 22 Aug 2023 -- Not far from the capitol of Brazil lies a Brazilian Marine Corps Expeditionary Base. Among the arid red-sand landscape, the Brazilian Marine Corps embarked on the much-anticipated Exercise Formosa in a display of military prowess. The exercise underscores the growing importance of international collaboration in addressing global security challenges and promoting regional stability.
• Pacific Partnership Returns to the Philippines US Navy 22 Aug 2023 -- Pacific Partnership has arrived in the Philippines to conduct the largest annual multinational humanitarian assistance and disaster relief preparedness mission conducted in the Indo-Pacific, Aug. 22.
• U.S. maritime forces join Royal Canadian Navy, Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force for exercise Noble Chinook US Navy 22 Aug 2023 -- U.S. Navy and Coast Guard forces joined with allies from the Royal Canadian Navy and Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) for exercise Noble Chinook in the Northwestern Pacific on Aug. 22.
• U.S., partner nations complete Regional Cooperation 23 in Montana CENTCOM 22 Aug 2023 -- Over the course of 10 days, more than 230 individuals from the United States, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, Pakistan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan, as well as observers from Turkmenistan, came together for Exercise Regional Cooperation 23, held Aug. 8-18, 2023, in Helena, Montana. The annual, multinational exercise, sponsored by U.S. Central Command and this year hosted by the Montana National Guard, aimed to enhance stability operations and promote cooperation on counter-terrorism and joint, combined capabilities among the U.S. and Central and South Asian nations.
• The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, GEN Mark Milley, Arrives in Israel for His Last Official Visit Israel Defense Forces 22 Aug 2023
• Russian Military Delegation Arrives in Libya at Haftar's Invitation Sputnik 22 Aug 2023 -- A Russian delegation headed by Deputy Defense Minister Col. Gen. Yunus-Bek Yevkurov on Tuesday arrived in Libya at the invitation of Libyan National Army (LNA) Commander Khalifa Haftar, the Defense Ministry said.
• Chinese navy's floating hospital visits Solomon Islands as part of soft-power mission Radio Free Asia 22 Aug 2023 -- China's navy hospital ship Peace Ark is docked for a week in the Solomon Islands, a hotspot in the U.S.-China rivalry in the Pacific, underlining the soft power battle to shape regional opinion.
• Indian Coast Guard signs MoU with Philippines Coast Guard on enhanced maritime cooperation; holds the first bilateral meet India PIB 22 Aug 2023 -- In a significant step towards bolstering the bilateral cooperation between India and Philippines, Indian Coast Guard has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) on enhanced maritime cooperation
• INS SUNAYNA ENTERS DURBAN, SOUTH AFRICA India PIB 22 Aug 2023 -- INS Sunayna entered port of Durban, South Africa on 21 Aug 23
• Iran unveils 'Mohajer-10' drone with 2,000km flight range Press TV 22 Aug 2023 -- Iran unveiled the Mohajer-10 drone during a ceremony marking Defense Industry Day on Tuesday.
• Iran unveils Mohajer-10 drone capable of flying for 24 hours IRNA 22 Aug 2023 -- Iran has unveiled a new unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) that is capable of flying non-stop for 24 hours.
• Iran defense minister calls newly-unveiled drone 'exceptional' IRNA 22 Aug 2023 -- Iran's Minister of Defense Brigadier-General Mohammadreza Ashtiani has described the Iranian newly-unveiled home-made Mohajer 10 drone as "exceptional".
• Unveiling of "Mohajer 10" drone in presence of President Raisi ISNA 22 Aug 2023 -- The Mohajer 10 drone, capable of 24 hours of continuous flight at an altitude of 24,000 feet and an operational radius of 2,000 kilometres, was unveiled in the presence of President Ebrahim Raisi.
• Russia describes Iran as strategic partner ISNA 22 Aug 2023 -- Russian Ground Forces Commander Army General Oleg Salyukov described Iran as a strategic partner for Moscow.
• "Khorramshahr", "Haj Qasem" strategic missiles join armed forces ISNA 22 Aug 2023 -- The mass addition of strategic missiles of "Khorramshahr" and "Haj Qasem" to the armed forces began with the presence and order of the President Ebrahim Raisi.
• For Slovakia, Indonesia is a prospective partner on defence cooperation in the Southeast Asia region Ministry of Defence of The Slovak Republic 22 Aug 2023 -- Defence Minister Martin Sklenár received the Ambassador of the Republic of Indonesia to Slovakia, His Excellency Pribadi Sutiono, at the Slovak Defence Ministry in Bratislava today.
• U.S. State Department approves potential sale of Apache attack helicopters to Poland People's Daily 22 Aug 2023 -- The U.S. Department of State has approved the potential sale of Apache attack helicopters and related equipment to Poland for an estimated value of 12 billion U.S. dollars, the Department of Defense said Monday.
• Secretary Blinken's Call with Foreign Minister Shoukry of Egypt US Dept. of State 22 Aug 2023
• Press Gaggle by National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan The White House 22 Aug 2023

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• 22 August 2023 - Daily Press Briefing by the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General United Nations 22 Aug 2023
• Afghanistan's Taliban responsible for revenge killings, torture of former officials UN News 22 Aug 2023 -- In Afghanistan, hundreds of former government officials and members of the armed forces have allegedly been killed despite assurances from the Taliban of an amnesty, the UN human rights office (OHCHR) said on Tuesday.
• Taliban rulers kill over 200 former troops, officials since takeover of Afghanistan: UN Press TV 22 Aug 2023 -- More than 200 former Afghan soldiers and officials have been killed extrajudicially since the Taliban overthrew the government of former president Ashraf Ghani and seized power in Afghanistan in August 2021, the United Nations has said.
• Former Afghan Leaders Powerless Inside, Outside Their Homeland VOA 22 Aug 2023 -- When the Taliban entered Kabul in August 2021, nearly the entire leadership of the Afghan government fled the country fearing for their lives.
• 'Forced To Dress Like a Muslim': Taliban Imposes Restrictions On Afghanistan's Sikh, Hindu Minorities RFE/RL 22 Aug 2023 -- When the Taliban seized power in 2021, there were concerns that some of Afghanistan's tiny non-Muslim minorities could vanish.
• UN Mission Says 'Impunity Prevails' For Taliban In Afghanistan As Right Abuses, Killings Mount RFE/RL 22 Aug 2023 -- The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) says the Taliban militants ruling the war-torn country have carried out more than 200 extrajudicial killings of former Afghan government officials and security forces since taking control two years ago.
• Philippines says it successfully completes resupply mission to maritime outpost Radio Free Asia 22 Aug 2023 -- The Philippines successfully delivered supplies to its troops at a military outpost in the South China Sea despite attempts by Chinese vessels to block its ships from the disputed waters, officials said Tuesday.
• Clashes With Militants Near Afghan Border Kill 6 Pakistani Soldiers VOA 22 Aug 2023 -- Pakistan said Tuesday that a counterterrorism raid in a volatile district on the border with Afghanistan had killed at least six soldiers and four "terrorists" in the ensuing clashes.
• China Coast Guard warns trespassing Philippine vessels off Ren'ai Jiao, allows humanitarian supply Global Times 22 Aug 2023 -- China Coast Guard (CCG) on Tuesday restricted Philippine vessels trespassing into waters near China's Ren'ai Jiao (also Ren'ai Reef) in the South China Sea but under humanitarian consideration, temporarily allowed the transport of food to the Philippines' "grounded" warship.
• Israel stages airstrikes against Syria, wounding soldier Press TV 22 Aug 2023 -- Israel has staged airstrikes against the vicinity of the Syrian capital of Damascus, wounding a Syrian soldier.
• Israel Fired 8 Cruise Missiles at Damascus Outskirts on Monday - Russian Military Sputnik 22 Aug 2023 -- Two Israeli F-16 fighter jets fired eight cruise missiles at Damascus outskirts on Monday from airspace above the Golan Heights, Vadim Kulit, the deputy head of the Russian Defense Ministry's Center for Reconciliation of Opposing Sides in Syria, said on Tuesday.
• Concerning trends continue throughout occupied Palestinian territory: UN Mideast envoy People's Daily 22 Aug 2023 -- Concerning trends seen in recent months continue throughout the occupied Palestinian territory, UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process Tor Wennesland said on Monday, underscoring the need to restore a political horizon and achieve a two-state solution.
• Libya's leaders must engage with the UN to give the political process a chance of success: UK statement at the Security Council UK FCDO 22 Aug 2023 -- Statement by Ambassador James Kariuki at the UN Security Council meeting on Libya.
• Libya: Fierce clashes in Tripoli highlight 'precarious' situation UN News 22 Aug 2023 -- Recent deadly clashes between two largest armed groups in the Libyan capital, Tripoli, underscore the dire security situation there and are undermining preparations for elections slated for later this year, the top UN envoy for the country said on Tuesday.
• India pushes back hundreds of Myanmar refugees fleeing fighting Radio Free Asia 22 Aug 2023 -- India has pushed back at least 300 hundred Burmese refugees who spilled across the border while fleeing fighting between Myanmar's military and rebel forces, forcing them to shelter in makeshift tents near the border, refugees and aid workers said.
• Myanmar troops arrest 100 villagers, kill man in Magway region Radio Free Asia 22 Aug 2023 -- Junta troops arrested around 100 villagers in Myanmar's Magway region, killing one man, locals told RFA Tuesday.
• Atrocities in Sudan: Minister for Africa's statement, 22 August 2023 UK FCDO 22 Aug 2023 -- The UK Minister for Africa Andrew Mitchell has made a statement following evidence of atrocities in Sudan.
• US Enforces Visa Restrictions on Chinese Officials Over Tibet Policies VOA 22 Aug 2023 -- The United States is announcing new visa restrictions on current and former Chinese officials for their involvement in what U.S. and U.N. officials say is the forcible assimilation of more than one million Tibetan children in government-run boarding schools.
• Announcement of Visa Restrictions to Address Forced Assimilation in Tibet US Dept. of State 22 Aug 2023 -- The State Department is taking steps to impose visa restrictions under the authority of Section 212(a)(3)(C) of the Immigration and Nationality Act on People's Republic of China (PRC) officials for their involvement in the forcible assimilation of more than one million Tibetan children in government-run boarding schools.
• Hamas: Palestinians face Israeli violations in West Bank with more resistance Press TV 22 Aug 2023 -- The political bureau chief of the Palestinian resistance movement Hamas says Palestinians will face Israeli violations in the occupied West Bank with more steadfastness and resistance.
• No: 203, 22 August 2023, Press Release Regarding the United Nations Security Council Press Statement on the Construction of the Pile-Yiğitler Road Republic of Turkey Ministry of Foreign Affairs 22 Aug 2023
• WFP Geneva Palais Briefing Note: Millions in the DRC risk going hungry as funding dries up WFP 22 Aug 2023 -- The ongoing political instability and armed conflicts in the DRC have devastated food production and distribution systems. Displacement of people, destruction of infrastructure, and disruption of agricultural activities have led to widespread food shortages and increased vulnerability to hunger, with 1.5 million people in emergency levels of food insecurity.
• Indian Charge d' Affaires Summoned to Register Pakistan's Strong Protest over Killing of a Civilian at the Line of Control Pakistan Ministry of Foreign Affairs 22 Aug 2023 -- The Indian Charge d' Affaires was summoned to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs today, to register Pakistan's strong protest over the killing of a 60-year-old civilian, Mr Ghias, resident of Oli village of Kotli district, as a result of firing by the Indian forces. The incident took place in the Nikial Sector of the Line of Control (LoC) on 21 August 2023.

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• Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova's answer to a question from Rossiya Segodnya on Switzerland joining the EU's 11th sanctions package against Russia Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 22 Aug 2023
• Putin: Russia Among World's Top Five Economies, Overtakes Germany Sputnik 22 Aug 2023 -- Despite pessimistic forecasts, Russia is among the five largest economies in the world and has overtaken the Federal Republic of Germany, Russian President Vladimir Putin said at the Council on Strategic Development and National Projects.
• Video Address to the Participants in the BRICS Business Forum President of Russia 22 Aug 2023 -- Vladimir Putin made a video address to guests and participants in the BRICS Business Forum, which is traditionally held ahead of the BRICS summit.
• Meeting of Council for Strategic Development and National Projects President of Russia 22 Aug 2023 -- The President held a videoconference meeting of the Council for Strategic Development and National Projects.
• Beijing nabs another 'CIA spy' Radio Free Asia 22 Aug 2023 -- Less than a month after the new National Security Law came into effect, China's security ministry has announced another espionage case allegedly involving the American spy agency.
• Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Wang Wenbin's Regular Press Conference on August 22, 2023 PRC MofA 22 Aug 2023
• China-South Africa friendship at new historical starting point: Xi Global Times 22 Aug 2023 -- Chinese President Xi Jinping kicked off his state visit to South Africa and met with the South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Tuesday ahead of the 15th BRICS Summit, as China-South Africa relations enter a golden era with cooperation across various fields expected to deepen. The Chinese leader also hailed the China-South Africa friendship which stands at a new historical starting point.
• US commerce secretary to visit Beijing next week Radio Free Asia 22 Aug 2023 -- U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo will visit Beijing early next week, becoming the fourth Biden administration official to make the trip since a thaw in relations began two months ago.
• China unveils second CIA espionage case within 15 days Global Times 22 Aug 2023 -- China unveiled the second US-led espionage case against China within half a month on Monday, indicating that the country's national security authority cracked a US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) espionage case involving a Chinese government employee who had been instigated by the Japan branch of the US intelligence agency.
• Xi Jinping Arrives in Johannesburg to Attend the 15th BRICS Summit and Pay a State Visit to South Africa PRC MofA 22 Aug 2023 -- On the evening of August 21, 2023 local time, President Xi Jinping arrived in Johannesburg to attend the 15th BRICS Summit and pay a state visit to South Africa.
• Xi's visit cements China-South Africa ties in "golden era", BRICS' appeal to Global South People's Daily 22 Aug 2023 -- Late August in South Africa is famed for its radiant afternoons when the golden African sun bathes the landscape in its warm embrace.
• Xi arrives in South Africa for 15th BRICS Summit, state visit People's Daily 22 Aug 2023 -- Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in South Africa on Monday to attend the 15th BRICS Summit to be held in Johannesburg, and pay a state visit to South Africa.
• China to deepen solidarity, cooperation with other emerging markets, developing countries People's Daily 22 Aug 2023 -- Chinese President Xi Jinping attends the 15th BRICS Summit held in Johannesburg, South Africa and pays a state visit to South Africa from Aug. 21 to 24. While in South Africa, President Xi Jinping will co-chair with President Ramaphosa the China-Africa Leaders' Dialogue.
• Yuan marches forward in global settlements People's Daily 22 Aug 2023 -- Back on Dec 6, E-ter Network based in Yiwu, Zhejiang province, received a payment from a Saudi Arabian client for daily necessities such as storage boxes, water bottles and handbags.
• Terry Gou floats cross-strait peace strategy amid rumored presidential run CNA 22 Aug 2023 -- Hon Hai Precision Industry Co. founder Terry Gou (郭台銘) on Tuesday announced plans to provide at least US$20 million in funding for initiatives to promote peace across the Taiwan Strait, amid continued speculation he will launch an independent bid for Taiwan's presidency.
• Hou proposes turning Kinmen into cross-strait economic pilot zone CNA 22 Aug 2023 -- Main opposition Kuomintang's (KMT) 2024 presidential candidate Hou Yu-ih (侯友宜) on Tuesday proposed to turn the offshore frontline island of Kinmen into a cross-Taiwan Strait economic pilot zone and a transportation hub to help facilitate peaceful exchanges between Taiwan and China.
• PLA activities in the waters and airspace around Taiwan Aug.22, 2023 ROC MND 22 Aug 2023
• N Korea warns of 'thermonuclear war', slams US deals with S Korea, Japan Press TV 22 Aug 2023 -- North Korea has warned of a "thermonuclear war" as the potential outcome of recent trilateral deals reached at the US Camp David presidential retreat to further boost ties between Washington, Seoul and Tokyo while slamming huge annual war games between US and South Korean forces.
• North Korea Warns Japan of Plans to Launch Satellite From August 24-31 Sputnik 22 Aug 2023 -- North Korea warned Japan of plans to launch a ballistic missile with a satellite from August 24-31, the Japan Coast Guard said on Tuesday.
• North Korea's first intl commercial flight in 3 years lands in Beijing, welcomed as 'positive sign' for border reopening Global Times 22 Aug 2023 -- North Korea's first international commercial flight in three years landed in Beijing on Tuesday morning, the Global Times learned from flight information provider VariFlight.
• Respected Comrade Kim Jong Un Inspects Ansok Tideland under Restoration KCNA 22 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, inspected the Ansok tideland under restoration of the South Phyongan Provincial Tideland Reclamation General Enterprise on Aug. 21.
• DPRK Armed Forces Show No Mercy: KCNA Commentary KCNA 22 Aug 2023 -- An unprecedented large-scale thermonuclear war is approaching the Korean Peninsula every moment as reality.
• North Korea to Launch 'Satellite Rocket' as Early as Thursday VOA 22 Aug 2023 -- North Korea is poised to take another attempt at placing a claimed spy satellite into orbit as soon as Thursday, a second try this year that comes some three months after its acknowledged "gravest failure."
• To make extra money, North Koreans pay big bribes for gold refinery jobs Radio Free Asia 22 Aug 2023 -- North Koreans wanting to land plum jobs as assayers at a well-known gold refinery — and to make extra money from illegally siphoning off some of the precious metal — must pay big bribes to supervisors, sources inside the country said.
• Iranian Sunni Cleric Calls For Colleague's Release Saying It Will Ward Off Unrest RFE/RL 22 Aug 2023 -- Molavi Abdolhamid, a spiritual leader for Iran's Sunni Muslim population, has urged the country's authorities to promptly release Molavi Fathi Mohammad Naqshbandi, the Sunni imam of Rask in the northeastern Iranian province of Sistan-Baluchistan.
• Lawyer For Family Of Mahsa Amini Reportedly Ordered To Appear In Tehran Court RFE/RL 22 Aug 2023 -- The lawyer for the family of Mahsa Amini, the 22-year-old Iranian woman whose death while in police custody sparked months of nationwide unrest, is due to appear in Tehran's Islamic Revolutionary Court on August 29 just weeks ahead of the first anniversary of the tragedy.
• De-dollarization among BRICS members 'irreversible': Putin Press TV 22 Aug 2023 -- Russia's President Vladimir Putin says the shift away from the US dollar in internal trade among the members of the BRICS, an intercontinental geopolitical bloc, is an "irreversible process."
• BRICS nations aims to end US dollar domination Press TV 22 Aug 2023 -- The leaders of the BRIC nations, namely, Brazil, Russia, India and China, with South Africa joining the group more than a decade later thus changing its name to BRICS, have gathered once more to discuss ways to eliminate the US dollar's domination in the business world.
• BRICS leaders to discuss expansion as Global South countries line up to join People's Daily 22 Aug 2023 -- The upcoming 2023 BRICS summit logo features a sun that beams light in five colors: green, blue, orange, red and yellow, representing the current five members of the group.
• Algeria rejects request by France to use airspace for military operation in Niger Press TV 22 Aug 2023 -- Algeria has turned down a request by France to use its airspace to conduct a military operation in crisis-hit Niger, whose pro-West president was toppled through a military coup last month.
• African Union suspends Niger until it reinstates pro-West president Press TV 22 Aug 2023 -- The African Union has suspended the membership of Niger until the military regime reinstates pro-Western President Mohamed Bazoum who was toppled on July 26.
• Son of Longtime Cambodian Ruler Chosen to Succeed Father as New Prime Minister VOA 22 Aug 2023 -- Cambodia's parliament has overwhelmingly elected Hun Manet to succeed his father, longtime autocratic ruler Hun Sen, as the country's prime minister.
• Thai lawmakers elect Srettha Thavisin to serve as prime minister Radio Free Asia 22 Aug 2023 -- Following three months of political intrigue, Srettha Thavisin of the Pheu Thai Party on Tuesday secured enough votes from lawmakers in Parliament to become Thailand's prime minister and form the next government.
• The Central African Republic's Constitutional Referendum US Dept. of State 22 Aug 2023 -- On August 21, the Constitutional Court of the Central African Republic validated the results of the July 30 constitutional referendum, which, among other changes, removes presidential term limits, and undercuts the country's democratic governance.
• Presidential Elections in Zimbabwe US Dept. of State 22 Aug 2023 -- As Zimbabweans prepare to head to the polls on August 23, the United States calls on all actors to commit to free, fair, and peaceful elections.