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• U.S. participates in Exercise Bright Star in Egypt CENTCOM 01 Sep 2023 -- U.S. military forces will join the Egyptian Armed Forces, as well as other participating nations, for Exercise BRIGHT STAR 2023 at Mohamed Naguib Military Base, Egypt, 31 August - 14 September 2023. BRIGHT STAR 2023 builds on the strategic security relationship between Egypt and the United States.
• Readout of Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III's Phone Call With Jamaican Prime Minister Andrew Holness DoD 01 Sep 2023
• Managing Logistics in Contested Areas Is Key to Military Success DoD News 01 Sep 2023 -- Assessing whether the right material is pre-positioned appropriately and near-optimal distribution nodes is at the heart of the Defense Logistics Agency's efforts to posture itself for future operational challenges, DLA Vice Director Brad Bunn said Aug. 29 at the National Defense Industrial Association's Emerging Technologies for Defense Conference in Washington, D.C.
• Middle East Naval Coalition Expands with Jordan as 12th Member US Navy 01 Sep 2023 -- U.S. Naval Forces Central Command (NAVCENT) welcomes the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan as the latest member of the International Maritime Security Construct, a multinational maritime coalition established in 2019 to deter attacks on commercial shipping in the Middle East.
• DOD Supports Hawaii as Officials Plan Long-Term Recovery DoD News 01 Sep 2023 -- Defense Department personnel remain ready to support Maui residents for the foreseeable future as local officials plot a course for recovery from the Lahaina wildfire, the Hawaii National Guard's incident commander said yesterday.
• Readout of Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III's Call With French Minister of the Armed Forces Sébastien Lecornu DoD 01 Sep 2023
• Combat Brotherhood 2023 joint strategic exercise inaugurated in Brest Fortress Russia MoD 01 Sep 2023 -- The Combat Brotherhood 2023 CSTO joint strategic exercise has been inaugurated at the Hero Brest Fortress Memorial Complex.
• Russia's Sarmat Strategic Missile System Put on Combat Duty - Roscosmos Head Sputnik 01 Sep 2023 -- Russia's Sarmat strategic missile system has been put on combat duty, Yuri Borisov, the head of Russian state space corporation Roscosmos, said on Friday.
• Swiss Leopard 2 Tanks Will Not Be Sent to Ukraine If Sold to Germany Sputnik 01 Sep 2023 -- Switzerland's parliamentary security commission of the Council of States (CPS-E) has supported the government's proposal to sell 25 Leopard-2 tanks to Germany, provided for they will not be supplied to Ukraine in the future, the CPS-E told Sputnik on Friday.
• British Defense Giant BAE Sets Up Base In Ukraine Prompting Warning From Kremlin RFE/RL 01 Sep 2023 -- British military equipment maker BAE Systems says it has established a local legal entity in Ukraine to "ramp up" its support to the country's armed forces, prompting an immediate warning from the Kremlin that the enterprise will be a target for attack.
• Senior military officials from China, US have held talks: Ministry of National Defense Global Times 01 Sep 2023 -- Senior military officials from China and the US have held talks, China's Ministry of National Defense (MOD) said on Thursday, making it reportedly the first offline exchange between senior officials of the two militaries this year. Experts said whether the high-level contacts can be normalized depends on whether the US military can correct its wrongdoings and meet China halfway.
• Taiwan to receive 7 anti-tank mine-laying systems by end of 2023 CNA 01 Sep 2023 -- Taiwan will receive seven of 14 anti-tank mine-laying systems that it had ordered from the United States by the end of this year, according to the Ministry of National Defense (MND).
• DPRK conducts simulated tactical nuclear strike drill in response to U.S.-S. Korea military exercise People's Daily 01 Sep 2023 -- The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) fired two ballistic missiles Wednesday night in a simulated "tactical nuclear strike drill" in response to a U.S.-South Korea joint military exercise conducted earlier that day involving American strategic bombers, the official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported Thursday.
• Flying alongside Thai fast jets Australia DOD 01 Sep 2023 -- RAAF personnel and aircraft have left Korat Royal Thai Air Force Base, Thailand, having completed a successful fighter jet exercise with the Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF).
• Indian sub makes Australian debut Australia DOD 01 Sep 2023 -- The crew of Indian Navy submarine INS Vagir were warmly welcomed to Fleet Base West during the first deployment of an Indian submarine to Australia.
• Polish Military Helicopter Violates Belarusian Border Sputnik 01 Sep 2023 -- The Belarusian border service stated on Friday that a Polish military helicopter violated the state border.
• North Korea Fires Several Cruise Missiles Into Yellow Sea - Reports Sputnik 01 Sep 2023 -- North Korea fired several cruise missiles early Saturday toward the Yellow Sea, South Korean media reported.
• VISIT OF INS DELHI TO COLOMBO, SRI LANKA India PIB 01 Sep 2023 -- INS Delhi, Indian Navy's first indigenously designed and built guided missile destroyer, arrived at Colombo on 01 September 2023
• LAUNCH OF Y - 12654 (MAHENDRAGIRI) India PIB 01 Sep 2023 -- Mahendragiri, the seventh Stealth Frigate of Project 17A being built at MDL, was launched today at the shipyard by Dr (Smt
• Grant Shapps appointed as new Defence Secretary UK MOD 01 Sep 2023 -- The Rt Hon Grant Shapps has been appointed Secretary of State for Defence by Prime Minister Rishi Sunak.
• Minister Černochová in Toledo: Czech Republic to deliver additional Hinds to Ukraine Czech Republic Ministry of Defence & Armed Forces 01 Sep 2023 -- The city of Toledo, Spain, was the venue to an informal meeting of the Foreign Affairs Council - Defence organised by the Spanish Presidency. The agenda included further support to Ukraine, global impact of the Russian aggression and the security situation in Africa and in the Western Balkans.
• Bulgaria - Stryker Vehicles DSCA 01 Sep 2023 -- The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of the Republic of Bulgaria of Stryker Vehicles and related equipment for an estimated cost of $1.5 billion. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency delivered the required certification notifying Congress of this possible sale today.
• Russian-Led Military Alliance Holds Drills In Belarus RFE/RL 01 Sep 2023 -- An estimated 2,500 troops from the Russian-led Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) have opened military exercises in parts of Belarus that border NATO members Poland and Lithuania.
• Press Briefing by Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre and Homeland Security Advisor and Deputy National Security Advisor Dr. Elizabeth Sherwood-Randall The White House 01 Sep 2023

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• 1 September 2023 - Daily Press Briefing by the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General United Nations 01 Sep 2023
• The Azadi Briefing: Is The Taliban Creating A Surveillance State In Afghanistan? RFE/RL 01 Sep 2023
• Anger Rises As Females Find Local Park In Kabul Closed To Them RFE/RL 01 Sep 2023 -- Women in the Afghan capital, Kabul, are furious after being turned away at a women-only section of a park that Taliban militants now say is closed as part of a nationwide ban keeping them out of one of the few remaining spaces where they say they could feel free.
• White House Scoffs at Beijing's New Map, 'False Maritime Claims' VOA 01 Sep 2023 -- The United States will continue to push back against Beijing's "false maritime claims," said John Kirby, the National Security Council coordinator for strategic communications, in response to China's newly released 2023 map that has drawn the ire of India, Vietnam, Taiwan, Malaysia and the Philippines.
• Three Killed in Clashes Near Afghan Border VOA 01 Sep 2023 -- Pakistan said Friday that two gunbattles with insurgents near the country's border with Afghanistan had killed an army major and two soldiers.
• UN peacekeepers in Mali complete first phase of withdrawal People's Daily 01 Sep 2023 -- The UN peacekeeping mission in Mali has completed the initial phase of its total withdrawal from the West African country, a UN spokesman said on Thursday.
• Led by US, Rohingya aid nosedives as donors focus on Ukraine, experts say Radio Free Asia 01 Sep 2023 -- Global aid for Rohingya, the displaced and oppressed stateless minority from Myanmar, has declined sharply this year as donor nations have shifted their priority to the war in Ukraine, humanitarian and human rights groups say.
• Troops kill 2 men in Myanmar's Kachin state Radio Free Asia 01 Sep 2023 -- Three men from Kachin state's Momauk township died on the same day after running into junta troops, locals told Radio Free Asia on Friday.
• Armenia, Azerbaijan Report Casualties Amid 'Intense Fire' On Border RFE/RL 01 Sep 2023 -- Armenia and Azerbaijan reported casualties after intense shelling near their common border on September 1, northwest of the breakaway region of Nagorno-Karabakh.
• Statement by the spokesperson of Charles Michel, President of the European Council, regarding Armenia and Azerbaijan EC/CEU 01 Sep 2023 -- "President Michel has continued to be intensely engaged in advancing the Armenia-Azerbaijan normalization process. His efforts over the past weeks, supported by Toivo Klaar, EUSR for the South Caucasus, have focused as a priority on addressing the humanitarian situation of Karabakh Armenians."
• Armenia, Azerbaijan report casualties amid fresh border clashes Press TV 01 Sep 2023 -- Fresh border clashes have erupted between Armenia and Azerbaijan, with both sides having sustained casualties.
• Nearly one million children in Mali at risk of acute malnutrition by the end of 2023 - UNICEF-WFP UNICEF 01 Sep 2023 -- A combination of protracted armed conflict, internal displacement, and restricted humanitarian access risks pushing nearly one million children under the age of 5 in Mali into acute malnutrition by December 2023 - with at least 200,000 at risk of dying of hunger if life-saving aid fails to reach them.
• 200,000 children at risk of starvation in Mali, warn UN agencies UN News 01 Sep 2023 -- A nexus of protracted armed conflict, internal displacement and limited humanitarian access threatens to plunge nearly one million children under the age of five into acute malnutrition by the end of this year - with at least 200,000 at risk of dying of hunger if life-saving aid fails to reach them, UN agencies said on Friday.
• US Envoy Heading to Chad to See Situation of Sudanese Refugees VOA 01 Sep 2023 -- U.S. Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield will head to the border of Chad and Sudan on Tuesday to meet with refugees from the war in Sudan and the humanitarians who are assisting them.

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• Trump pleads not guilty in 2020 Georgia election case People's Daily 01 Sep 2023 -- Former U.S. President Donald Trump pleaded not guilty on Thursday to charges of attempting to overturn his 2020 presidential election defeat in the southeastern state of Georgia.
• Proud Boys Leaders Sentenced to Prison for Roles in Jan. 6 Capitol Breach US Dept. of Justice 01 Sep 2023 -- Two former leaders of the Proud Boys organization were sentenced today on multiple felony charges related to their roles in the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. Their actions disrupted a joint session of the U.S. Congress that was in the process of ascertaining and counting the electoral votes necessary to certify the 2020 presidential election.
• COVID-19: Commission authorises adapted COVID-19 vaccine for Member States' autumn vaccination campaigns * European Commission 01 Sep 2023 -- The Commission has authorised the Comirnaty XBB.1.5-adapted COVID-19 vaccine, developed by BioNTech-Pfizer. This vaccine marks another important milestone in the fight against the disease. It is the third adaptation of this vaccine to respond to new COVID-19 variants.
• Analysts: Gabon Coup Different Than Other Recent African Takeovers VOA 01 Sep 2023 -- The new leader of Gabon's junta is due to be sworn in as president of the central African republic on Monday, but the opposition is asking for power to be handed over to civilians.
• Sustained financial support and access are urgently needed to save lives in Niger and Sahel region WFP 01 Sep 2023 -- The Regional United Nations (UN) agencies are concerned that millions of people are at severe risk unless humanitarian aid and increased funding support, is provided in Niger and Central Sahel.
• Niger Coup Puts Hundreds of Thousands of Migrants at Risk VOA 01 Sep 2023 -- The United Nation's International Organization for Migration — the IOM — said Friday that border closures and airspace restrictions caused by the July 26 coup in Niger have disrupted migration patterns in the nation, putting hundreds of thousands of migrants and displaced persons at risk.
• Niger: IOM calls for humanitarian corridor to help stranded migrants UN News 01 Sep 2023 -- The UN migration agency (IOM) called on Friday for the setting up of a humanitarian corridor in Niger to enable voluntary returns of stranded migrants, after July's military takeover triggered border & airspace closures
• Sergei Shoigu discusses grain deal and situation in Syria with Turkish Minister of Foreign Affairs Russia MoD 01 Sep 2023 -- Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu during the talks with Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkey Hakan Fidan discussed the grain deal and joint efforts in Syria.
• Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's remarks and answers to questions at a meeting with students and faculty of MGIMO University on the occasion of the start of the new academic year, Moscow, September 1, 2023 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 01 Sep 2023
• Lavrov says Russia won't be using 'unreliable' US dollar in future Press TV 01 Sep 2023 -- Russia says it will not be using the "unreliable" US dollar in its cross-border trade since the United States does not ensure the global role the greenback plays.
• Moscow Considers Denmark's Demands to Reduce Number of Diplomats as Hostile Position Sputnik 01 Sep 2023 -- Moscow considers Denmark's demands that Russia reduces the number of its diplomatic staff as another manifestation of the country's hostile position, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Friday.
• Talking of What Matters open lesson President of Russia 01 Sep 2023 -- "One more thing - excuse me for interrupting you - when I read my grandfather's order to his son, I realised why we won the Great Patriotic War. People with such an attitude simply cannot be defeated. We were absolutely invincible, just as we are now. This is extremely important. This is just one episode from the history of a family - and we have the vast majority of such families. It is highly important."
• Putin tells schoolchildren Russia is 'invincible' Press TV 01 Sep 2023 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin has conveyed confidence to Russian pupils, telling the schoolchildren the country is "invincible" as Western officials concede a Ukrainian counteroffensive has failed.
• Putin Opens School Year In Russia But New History Textbook Given Failing Grade RFE/RL 01 Sep 2023 -- Russian students began the first day of a new school year with words of encouragement from President Vladimir Putin and a revised history textbook that critics say is intended to "incite anger toward Ukrainians" and explain to future conscripts "why they are putting on uniforms and boots."
• Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Wang Wenbin's Regular Press Conference on September 1, 2023 PRC MofA 01 Sep 2023
• US not making substantive steps to improve ties with China despite détente atmosphere Global Times 01 Sep 2023 -- Although US Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo's visit to China and recent military contacts between the two countries have brought an atmosphere of détente to China-US relations, the US, from the White House to Congress, has not stopped its provocation of China on the Taiwan question and hyped issues over a G20 head-of state meeting before its official announcement.
• New China-U.S. communication channels to stabilize bilateral ties: China's commerce ministry People's Daily 01 Sep 2023 -- Establishing new communication channels between China's Ministry of Commerce (MOC) and the U.S. Department of Commerce is a crucial step to stabilize bilateral economic and trade ties and create an enabling environment for industrial and business communities to conduct practical cooperation, an MOC spokesperson said Thursday.
• China Opposes Using Competition as Pretext for Increased Containment by US - Beijing Sputnik 01 Sep 2023 -- Beijing opposes ongoing attempts by the US government to use competition as a pretext to put extra pressure on China and wage trade wars against it, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin said on Friday.
• China, Benin build strategic partnership Global Times 01 Sep 2023 -- Chinese President Xi Jinping and visiting Beninese President Patrice Athanase Guillaume Talon jointly announced the establishment of a strategic partnership between the two countries on Friday in Beijing and witnessed the signing of a series of cooperation documents on the Belt and Road Initiative, green development, digital economy, agriculture products and public health.
• China's Xi to pass on Delhi G20 Summit - reports Radio Free Asia 01 Sep 2023 -- As international speculation mounts over Chinese President Xi Jinping's likely absence from the upcoming G20 Summit, Indian news sources reported on Friday that Chinese Premier Li Qiang would be taking Xi's place at the international forum.
• Rights groups blast UN for inaction on China's repression in Xinjiang Radio Free Asia 01 Sep 2023 -- Human rights groups criticized the United Nations for failing to take concrete action against China for its repression of Uyghurs in Xinjiang, saying the international body has done little since releasing a damning report a year ago stating that Chinese may have committed crimes against humanity against the mostly Muslim group.
• China rolls out forceful policy mix to spur economy in push to meet growth goals Global Times 01 Sep 2023 -- China issued more vigorous policies in recent days to support the economy across all fronts including the private economy, real estate, currency and employment, as the country ramps up efforts to bolster the economy and boost market confidence.
• Chinese top diplomat Wang Yi has phone call with S.Korean FM, calling for preventing interference from external factors Global Times 01 Sep 2023 -- Wang Yi, a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and China's Foreign Minister, held a phone conversation with South Korean Foreign Minister Park Jin on Thursday. The Chinese top diplomat said that the two sides should adhere to the original intention of establishing their diplomatic ties, prevent interference from external factors, avoid drawing ideological boundaries, and jointly promote the steady and long-term development of bilateral relations.
• China enjoys sustained economic recovery, improvement: report People's Daily 01 Sep 2023 -- A report on China's national economic and social development plan this year was submitted to the 14th National People's Congress Standing Committee for review on Monday.
• China adjusts housing credit policies People's Daily 01 Sep 2023 -- China's financial watchdogs announced Thursday that housing credit policies will be adjusted and optimized.
• China's financial authorities mull new policy support for private sector People's Daily 01 Sep 2023 -- China's financial authorities are working on new policies to support the development of the country's private economy, according to a recent meeting by financial regulators and the All-China Federation of Industry and Commerce.
• Wenchang Space Launch Site in S. China's Hainan plans to build a new generation of manned lunar rocket launch site Global Times 01 Sep 2023 -- The Wenchang Space Launch Site in South China's Hainan Province is the mother port for China's space station construction and one of the most advanced space launch centers in the world. The Wenchang Space Launch Site is planning to build a new generation of manned lunar rocket launch site, from where manned lunar missions will set sail, media reported Friday.
• Suspected Chinese Dissident Could Pose Dilemma for South Korea VOA 01 Sep 2023 -- The case of a Chinese man who reportedly rode his personal watercraft into the muddy shores of South Korea's western port city of Incheon could pose a dilemma for Seoul, experts said.
• Unprovoked attack on Taiwan to trigger 'resolute reaction': U.S. lawmaker CNA 01 Sep 2023 -- U.S. Representative Robert Wittman said that "any hostile, unprovoked attack on Taiwan will result in a resolute reaction from the United States," during a meeting with President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) at the Presidential Office in Taipei Friday.
• US promises 'resolute reaction' if Chinese Taipei attacked Press TV 01 Sep 2023 -- A US congressional delegation visiting Chinese Taipei has hinted that the United States would take military action if the self-ruled island came under attack.
• PLA activities in the waters and airspace around Taiwan Sep. 1, 2023 ROC MND 01 Sep 2023
• China: 'US seriously violating the one-China principle' Press TV 01 Sep 2023 -- China has strongly condemned the US decision to provide Taiwan with military aid as a serious violation of the "one-China principle."
• US, SKorea, Japan Imposing New Sanctions on NKorea's Nuclear, Missile Programs VOA 01 Sep 2023 -- The United States, South Korea, and Japan are imposing new sanctions on individuals and companies that facilitate North Korea's weapons of mass destruction and ballistic missile programs, following Pyongyang's failed launch of a spy satellite last week - the second attempt this year.
• US trying to maintain its regional dominance: Iran FM IRNA 01 Sep 2023 -- Noting that new players are emerging in the international scene, Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian says the US is trying to maintain its dominance in the region while the world knows it can no longer enforce its hegemony.
• Members of anti-revolutionary group arrested in Sistan and Baluchestan Press TV 01 Sep 2023 -- Iranian security forces have arrested members of an anti-revolutionary group in the country's southeastern province of Sistan and Baluchestan.
• Failed Israeli sabotage: 'All defective parts detected before installation' Press TV 01 Sep 2023 -- The spokesman for the Iranian Defense Ministry has revealed more details about a failed Israeli sabotage against the Iranian defense industry, noting that faulty parts were detected before installation.
• Iran Uncovers Massive Mossad Plot to Sabotage Defense Industry Sputnik 01 Sep 2023 -- The Islamic Republic and the Jewish State are known to have engaged in an unceasing, decades-long covert war of espionage, sabotage and assassination attacks going back to the Iranian Revolution of 1979.
• Iran: Draft hijab law tantamount to 'gender apartheid' say rights experts UN News 01 Sep 2023 -- A group of UN Human Rights Council-appointed experts expressed their grave concern on Friday over a new draft law in Iran sanctioning new punishments for women and girls who fail to wear the headscarf, or hijab, in public.
• Son of Jailed US Resident Was Told Iran Won't Discuss Father's Release VOA 01 Sep 2023 -- The son of an Iran-born U.S. permanent resident jailed in Iran since 2016 on security charges that his family denies says a U.S. official told him Tehran is not willing to discuss releasing his father, even as the nations take steps toward a prisoner deal.
• Scavengers risk landslides at Kachin jade mines, where the earth is 'like a sea' Radio Free Asia 01 Sep 2023 -- Myanmar's jade mining center of Hpakant is a lawless township where the less fortunate gather to gamble on making it big, but with little oversight, the stakes are high and losing means being swallowed up by the earth at the digging pits.
• Briefing Session on Special Investment Facilitation Council (SIFC) Pakistan Ministry of Foreign Affairs 01 Sep 2023
• Transcript of the Weekly Media Briefing by the Spokesperson on Friday 01 September 2023 Pakistan Ministry of Foreign Affairs 01 Sep 2023
• FM: Iran ready to end electricity crisis in Lebanon Press TV 01 Sep 2023 -- Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian says Tehran is ready to help build power stations in Lebanon to end a decades-old electricity shortage crisis in the Arab country.
• Resistance to make Israel 'regret' any miscalculations, Nasrallah warns Press TV 01 Sep 2023 -- Secretary General of Lebanon's Hezbollah resistance movement Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah has warned that any miscalculations against the resistance will be met with a response that will make the regime "regret" its decision.
• Iran-Lebanon economic ties unfazed by US sanctions: Amir-Abdollahian Press TV 01 Sep 2023 -- Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian says Iran and Lebanon are determined to enhance economic relations and the US sanctions regime will not impact that cooperation.
• Iran underlines Lebanon's stability, supports new government formation Press TV 01 Sep 2023 -- Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahinan has underlined the significance of Lebanon's security and stability in the West Asia region, expressing the Islamic Republic's support for the election of a president and new government in the Arab country.
• Gov't weighing minimum wage increase, Hun Manet tells garment workers Radio Free Asia 01 Sep 2023 -- Prime Minister Hun Manet has promised to increase the minimum monthly wage for garment workers, but didn't mention a specific dollar amount in two speeches this week.
• Tsahkna meeting with EU foreign ministers: indecisiveness, slowness and fear of escalation continue to give oxygen to the Putin regime Estonia MFA 01 Sep 2023 -- On Thursday, Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna attended the informal meeting of European Union foreign ministers in Toledo, Spain, saying that the EU must take decisive steps to increase defence aid to Ukraine, and stressed that Russia's leadership must be held accountable for the crime of aggression committed in Ukraine.
• Vietnamese diaspora urges Biden to prioritize human rights before visit Radio Free Asia 01 Sep 2023 -- U.S. President Joe Biden should require Vietnam to do more to protect human rights before forging closer ties between the two countries, as is expected during his visit to Hanoi next weekend, Vietnamese diaspora groups said.
• Is the West Changing Its Policy on Serbia? VOA 01 Sep 2023 -- In July, a group of 56 European and American lawmakers sent a letter to U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell and U.K. Foreign Secretary James Cleverly, demanding a tougher Western policy toward Serbia, primarily regarding its relations with Kosovo.
• Protesters Back Indicted Pro-Russian Bosnian Serb Leader RFE/RL 01 Sep 2023 -- Protests in support of the pro-Russian leader of the mostly Serb-populated entity of Bosnia-Herzegovina, who has been indicted for disrespecting the decisions of the Office of the High Representative (OHR), took place on September 1 in several locations across Bosnia.
• Haiti violence: 'Carnage needs to stop' says UN relief chief UN News 01 Sep 2023 -- Haiti is in the grip of "extreme brutality", with gang-related violence continuing to force thousands from their homes amidst widespread suffering, said the UN's top humanitarian official there.