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• Pentagon Press Secretary Brig. Gen. Pat Ryder Holds a Press Briefing DoD 05 Sep 2023
• Army Reserve redeploys from Poland Army News 05 Sep 2023 -- The 446th Movement Control Battalion, 7th Mission Support Command, arrived at Rhine Ordnance Barracks Sunday, August 20, 2023, after completing a nine-month mobilization.
• INDUS-X Senior Advisory Group Holds Kick-Off Meeting DoD 05 Sep 2023 -- The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) and the Indian Ministry of Defence (MoD) held the first virtual meeting of the India-U.S. Defense Acceleration Ecosystem (INDUS-X) Senior Advisory Group today.
• Senate Confirmation Still in Limbo for 301 Military Leaders DoD News 05 Sep 2023 -- The Senate has returned to work, and there is still no resolution in sight of confirmation of general and flag officers by the body.
• USNS Burlington Arrives in Trinidad and Tobago US Navy 05 Sep 2023 -- The Spearhead-class expeditionary fast transport ship USNS Burlington (T-EPF 10) arrived in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago on Sept. 2nd, marking the third stop throughout the course of the Continuing Promise 2023 mission. The Burlington was previously in Santa Marta, Colombia in support of Continuing Promise 2023.
• SECURE platform enhances security enterprise capabilities US Air Force 05 Sep 2023 -- A new tool aims to streamline operations, reduce data isolation and redundancy, and optimize resource usage across the security enterprise.
• UNARMED MINUTEMAN III TEST LAUNCH FROM VANDENBERG Vanderberg SFB 05 Sep 2023 -- An operational test launch of an Air Force Global Strike Command unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile launched from Vandenberg Space Force Base on Wednesday, Sept. 6, at 1:26 a.m. PT.
• Russian Minister of Defence holds teleconference with tleadership of Russian Armed Forces Russia MoD 05 Sep 2023
• Russian Hypersonic Missiles Carrier Frigate to Conduct Exercises in Atlantic Sputnik 05 Sep 2023 -- Russia's Admiral Gorshkov frigate carrying Zircon hypersonic missiles will conduct series of exercises in the Atlantic Ocean, the Defense Ministry said on Tuesday.
• Cuba Says Trafficking Ring Aimed to Recruit Cubans for Russia's War in Ukraine VOA 05 Sep 2023 -- Cuba said Monday it uncovered a human trafficking network meant to recruit its citizens to fight on behalf of Russia in Ukraine.
• War in Ukraine - Military support for Ukraine Germany - Federal Government 05 Sep 2023 -- Germany provides support for Ukraine by supplying equipment and weapons, these come from supplies of the Federal Arms Forces and from deliveries from industry financed from the Federal Government's funds for security capacity building. An overview.
• Finnish Arms Manufacturer Mulls Partly Relocating Production to Ukraine - Report Sputnik 05 Sep 2023 -- Finland has already sent military assistance to Ukraine worth almost $1.4 billion since the start of the Russian special operation. Moscow has repeatedly warned that such assistance will add to prolonging the Ukraine conflict.
• Ukrainian defense minister submits resignation letter People's Daily 05 Sep 2023 -- The following are the latest developments related to the Ukraine crisis:
• Eyes in the sky Australia DOD 05 Sep 2023 -- The Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) was a critical force enabler during Exercise Alon, with the E-7A Wedgetail and F-35A Lighting II aircraft providing close air support.
• 'Iran ready to share defense capacities after embargoes expires in October' IRNA 05 Sep 2023 -- Iran's Minister of Defense Brigadier-General Mohammadreza Ashtiani has expressed his country's readiness to share the military and defense capacities with all independent and allied countries, especially regional neighbors and Muslim countries.
• Defense minister says all arms embargoes on Iran will expire in October Press TV 05 Sep 2023 -- Iran's Defense Minister Brigadier General Mohammad Reza Ashtiani has announced that all unjust arms embargoes imposed on Iran are set to expire next month, voicing Iran's readiness to expand defense ties with all independent countries.
• Iran's Air Force to manufacture drones on its own: Commander IRNA 05 Sep 2023 -- Commander of Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force (IRIAF) Brigadier General Hamid Vahedi says that the force is to manufacture drones that have been previously supplied by other branches of the Iranian armed forces.
• Iran's Air Defense capabilities restricting foreign forces in region: Senior cmdr. Press TV 05 Sep 2023 -- The chief commander of the Iranian Army's Air Defense Force has praised the formidable defense capabilities of his unit and its ability to employ cutting-edge military weapons and equipment to effectively deter foreign forces from encroaching in the West Asia region.
• UK strengthens defence export ties with Poland UK MOD 05 Sep 2023 -- The UK and Poland have strengthened their defence ties today as Defence Minister James Cartlidge visited MSPO in Kielce, Poland.
• Ukraine War Spurs Jump In Use Of Cluster Munitions, Report Shows RFE/RL 05 Sep 2023 -- Attacks using cluster munitions by both Russia and Ukraine since the start of the Kremlin's full-scale invasion last year have helped lead to a "dramatic" increase in the use of such weapons, highlighting the need for more countries to join a global ban.
• Record civilian cluster munitions victims as experts urge global ban UN News 05 Sep 2023 -- There has been a dramatic increase in the number of civilians killed by cluster munitions, according to new data released on Tuesday by the UN-partnered Cluster Munition Monitor (CMC) civil society group.
• Activists Sound Alarm as Cluster Bomb Casualties Rise Nearly Eightfold in 2022 VOA 05 Sep 2023 -- 2022 saw the highest number of casualties from cluster bombs since 2008, the year most of the world banned them, according to an annual report from the Cluster Munition Coalition, or CMC, released Tuesday. Civilians represent 95% of the victims.
• Economic, Strategic Concerns Seen Pushing Vietnam Toward US VOA 05 Sep 2023 -- An unsettling mix of economic and strategic pressures is seen as pushing Vietnam toward a historic upgrade in relations with the United States, part of a broader realignment that is expected to include closer ties with several U.S. allies in Asia.
• Polish Armed Forces build comprehensive air and missile defence system Poland - Ministry of National Defence 05 Sep 2023 -- Contracts for the supply of military equipment will include the procurement of elements of 3 squadrons, i.e. 6 more batteries, of the PATRIOT/IBCS system as part of the execution of Phase II of the WISŁA programme; a contract for two more Maritime Missile Units; a contract for the ZENIT-MP+ Automated Command Post dedicated to PILICA+ sets and a framework contract for FlyEye unmanned aerial vehicles.
• Deputy Secretary Verma's Meeting with OAS Secretary General Luis Almagro US Dept. of State 05 Sep 2023
• Deputy Secretary Verma's Meeting with Guatemalan President Giammattei US Dept. of State 05 Sep 2023
• Secretary Blinken's Call with Palestinian Authority President Abbas US Dept. of State 05 Sep 2023
• Press Briefing by Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre and National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan The White House 05 Sep 2023

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• 5 September 2023 - Daily Press Briefing by the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General United Nations 05 Sep 2023
• UN provides funding boost for 'neglected' humanitarian crises UN News 05 Sep 2023 -- UN relief chief Martin Griffiths released $125 million from the UN's Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) on Tuesday to assist underfunded humanitarian operations in 14 countries across Africa, Asia, the Americas, and the Middle East.
• Poorly funded humanitarian crises to receive US$125 million from UN emergency fund UNOCHA 05 Sep 2023 -- Emergency Relief Coordinator Martin Griffiths today released US$125 million from the UN's Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) to boost underfunded humanitarian operations in 14 countries in Africa, Asia, the Americas and the Middle East. Afghanistan and Yemen top the recipient list with $20 million each.
• WFP in Afghanistan forced to drop 10 million people from lifesaving assistance, deepening despair and worry for Afghans WFP 05 Sep 2023 -- The World Food Programme (WFP) is being forced to drop another 2 million hungry people from food assistance in Afghanistan in September, bringing to 10 million the number of people cut off from its support this year in the country. Due to a massive funding shortfall, going forward WFP will only be able to provide emergency assistance to 3 million people per month.
• UN food agency has to cut food aid for 2 million more Afghans Press TV 05 Sep 2023 -- The UN World Food Program (WFP) says it has to cut rations to another two million Afghans this month, warning that the measures will "add to "already worrying levels of hunger and malnutrition."
• Afghanistan: WFP forced to cut food aid for 2 million more UN News 05 Sep 2023 -- Food assistance to two million people in Afghanistan will have to be cut later this month, the UN World Food Programme (WFP) said on Tuesday.
• Pakistan: US military equipment left behind in Afghanistan falls into militant hands Press TV 05 Sep 2023 -- Pakistan's caretaker prime minister says the US military equipment left behind during the withdrawal from Afghanistan has fallen into militant hands and ultimately made its way to the militant Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) group.
• Abbas calls on U.S. to end sanctions, build normal relations with Palestine People's Daily 05 Sep 2023 -- Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Monday called on the United States to end all sanctions imposed on the Palestinians and build normal relations with Palestine, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported.
• Palestinian industries denounce as 'collective punishment' Israel's closure of key crossing for Gaza exports Press TV 05 Sep 2023 -- Two Palestinian industrial institutions in the Gaza Strip have strongly condemned Israel's latest decision to close the Kerem Shalom crossing for exports from the Gaza Strip, describing the move as a collective punishment that exacerbates the sufferings of the people in the besieged territory.
• Israel to suspend exporting goods from Gaza until further notice People's Daily 05 Sep 2023 -- The Israeli authorities said on Monday that it will suspend exporting goods from the Gaza Strip, starting Tuesday, until further notice, according to Palestinian sources.
• Israeli military arrests 3 Hamas militants in West Bank raid People's Daily 05 Sep 2023 -- Israel's military announced on Monday the arrest of three Hamas militants implicated in attempted attacks on Israel during a raid in the occupied West Bank.
• Normalization with Zionist regime contrary to supporting Palestinians' rights: Iran IRNA 05 Sep 2023 -- Iran's Foreign Ministry Spokesman Nasser Kana'ani has criticized certain Islamic countries for normalizing ties with the Zionist regime, saying that the move is far from political wisdom and contrary to these countries' responsibility to support the rights of the Palestinian people.
• 4.8 mln people displaced by Sudan conflict: UN agency People's Daily 05 Sep 2023 -- The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) on Monday said about 4.8 million people have been displaced inside and outside Sudan due to the conflict between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) since mid-April.
• UN refugee agency: More than 1.8 million people expected to flee Sudan by end of year Press TV 05 Sep 2023 -- The UN refugee agency says more than 1.8 million people are expected to flee war-torn Sudan by the end of 2023, adding that one billion dollars is needed to meet their needs.
• Junta offers villages, but Rohingya won't return without guarantees Radio Free Asia 05 Sep 2023 -- Myanmar's junta has pledged to build 20 villages as part of a plan to repatriate thousands of Muslim Rohingya who fled a crackdown to neighboring Bangladesh, but members of the ethnic group say they don't trust the regime and won't accept the offer.
• Junta troops detain more than 70 civilians in Myanmar's Mandalay region Radio Free Asia 05 Sep 2023 -- Junta troops arrested more than 70 residents of Mandalay region's Ngazun township, residents told Radio Free Asia Tuesday.
• War Crimes Trial Opens For Bosnian Serbs Accused Of Rapes, Torture At Prison Camps During 1992-95 War RFE/RL 05 Sep 2023 -- The war crimes trial of three men accused of abusing non-Serb citizens in prison camps during the Bosnian War opened on September 5 in Bosnia-Herzegovina.
• Shortage of Goods, Reduced Health Care Hit Ethiopia's Volatile Amhara Region VOA 05 Sep 2023 -- Rising tension in Ethiopia's Amhara region from sporadic fighting between the federal government and local militia groups, known as Fano, is causing shortages of goods and reducing health care services.
• Militants in Burkina Faso Kill More Than 50 Fighters VOA 05 Sep 2023 -- Jihadi insurgents in Burkina Faso's Yatenga province killed 36 volunteer fighters and 17 soldiers, the country's army confirmed Tuesday. The massacre is among the worst strategic defeats since interim President Ibrahim Traore wrested power from the previous junta a year ago.
• UN: Humanitarian Situation in Eastern DRC 'Alarming' VOA 05 Sep 2023 -- A senior U.N. official said Tuesday that the humanitarian situation has severely deteriorated in the eastern Congo, where 8 million people need assistance in three provinces and sexual violence has become endemic.

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• Proud Boys Leader Sentenced to 22 Years in Prison for Seditious Conspiracy and Other Charges Related to U.S. Capitol Breach US Dept. of Justice 05 Sep 2023 -- The former national chairman of the Proud Boys was sentenced today for seditious conspiracy and other charges related to the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. His actions and the actions of others disrupted a joint session of the U.S. Congress that was in the process of ascertaining and counting the electoral votes related to the 2020 presidential election.
• Ex-Proud Boys Leader Sentenced to 22 Years for Role in January 6 attack VOA 05 Sep 2023 -- Henry "Enrique" Tarrio, the former head of the far-right Proud Boys, was sentenced on Tuesday to 22 years in prison for his involvement in the January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, the longest penalty imposed so far for the deadly riot.
• Central African States Suspend Gabon's Membership, Call for Return to Constitutional Order VOA 05 Sep 2023 -- The Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS) has suspended Gabon's membership during an extraordinary summit in Djibloho, Equatorial Guinea, and condemned the use of force to resolve political conflicts.
• France in talks with Niger officials over troops exit Press TV 05 Sep 2023 -- France has started talks with Nigerien officials over the withdrawal of "illegal" French troops from the country.
• China Wants to Mediate Resolution of Crisis in Niger - Ambassador Sputnik 05 Sep 2023 -- China is willing to play a mediating role in resolving the crisis in Niger, Chinese Ambassador to Niger Jiang Feng has said.
• Niger's prime minister: Contacts underway for 'very swift' withdrawal of French forces Press TV 05 Sep 2023 -- The Prime Minister of Niger's military government says "contacts" are underway to pave the way for "very swift" withdrawal of French forces from the country as anti-France sentiments continue to soar among Nigeriens.
• Briefing by Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova, September 5, 2023 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 05 Sep 2023
• Press release on Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's participation in the upcoming 18th East Asia Summit Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 05 Sep 2023
• Putin Says Russophobia, Neo-Nazism Become Norm in Ukraine, Baltic States Sputnik 05 Sep 2023 -- The Russian leader noted on Tuesday that the country confronts ideological descendants of Nazi criminals in Ukraine, stressing that they are the real enemy of Russia, and not the common people terrorized by the radicals.
• Kremlin Not Confirming Reports on Meeting Between Putin, North Korean Leader in Russia Sputnik 05 Sep 2023 -- Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov shared Moscow's opinion on key issues of foreign and global policy.
• Russia has increasingly used this Council as a platform for propaganda and disinformation: UK statement at the Security Council UK FCDO 05 Sep 2023 -- Statement by Ambassador Barbara Woodward at the UN Security Council meeting on Working Methods of the Security Council.
• Russia's 'General Armageddon,' Not Seen Since Wagner Mutiny, Reappears In Telegram Photo RFE/RL 05 Sep 2023 -- General Sergei Surovikin, who has not been seen publicly since the June mutiny by Wagner Group mercenaries, has reappeared in a new photograph online, adding further mystery to the fate of the Russian commander.
• Francis Fukuyama Says Russia's Weakening Would Embolden Central Asia, Present Opportunities RFE/RL 05 Sep 2023 -- Renowned U.S. political scientist and philosopher Francis Fukuyama says a diminished Russia due to losses in the Ukraine war would remove any territorial threats to Kazakhstan and give Central Asian countries more opportunities to set their own policies.
• Russia to Extend Voluntary Cut in Oil Exports by 300,000 Bpd Until Year-End Sputnik 05 Sep 2023 -- Russia will extend its voluntary cut in oil exports by 300,000 barrels per day until the end of 2023, Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak said on Tuesday.
• New law will allow Beijing to seize foreign government assets Radio Free Asia 05 Sep 2023 -- China has passed a law allowing the authorities to seize and freeze the assets of foreign states, in a move analysts say will encourage tit-for-tat "hostage diplomacy."
• China's first foreign state immunity law safeguards sovereignty, plays deterrent role Global Times 05 Sep 2023 -- Three days after China's top legislature adopted a long-awaited foreign state immunity law - the first law in the country's history that comprehensively stipulates the foreign state immunity system, marking a milestone in rule of law fields related to foreign affairs, the Chinese Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday that the law aims to protect the lawful rights and interests of the parties concerned, safeguard the sovereign equality of states and promote friendly exchanges with other countries, which all in turn will boost China's higher-level opening-up.
• Enacting Law on Foreign State Immunity aims to improve China's system for immunity of foreign states: Chinese Foreign Ministry Global Times 05 Sep 2023 -- Enacting the Law on Foreign State Immunity is a normal legislative activity conducted by the Standing Committee of China's National People's Congress (NPC), the Chinese Foreign Ministry said in response to removing absolute immunity from China's foreign states immunity law which was passed recently and will take effect on January 1, 2024.
• Foreign Ministry Spokesperson's Remarks on Rolling out the Law on Foreign State Immunity PRC MofA 05 Sep 2023
• Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Mao Ning's Regular Press Conference on September 5, 2023 PRC MofA 05 Sep 2023
• China signals Xi to skip G20 summit as 'East is rising' Press TV 05 Sep 2023 -- The Chinese Foreign Ministry has announced that Premier Li Qiang will lead the country's delegation at the upcoming summit of G20 in India, signaling that President Xi Jinping would not attend, what experts believe may be another way for Xi to pivot away from the US-dominated institutions.
• EU Special Representative for Central Asia Terhi Hakala meets Special Representative of the Chinese Government for Eurasian Affairs Li Hui European External Action Service (EEAS) 05 Sep 2023 -- The EU Special Representative for Central Asia, Ambassador Terhi Hakala, met the Special Representative of the Chinese Government for Eurasian Affairs, Ambassador Li Hui, for consultations in Beijing today.
• Xi Says China Ready to Expand Legal Cooperation With Other SCO Members Sputnik 05 Sep 2023 -- The 10th meeting of the justice ministers of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) kicked off in Shanghai on Tuesday.
• FM Wang Yi hails BRI cooperation amid Italy's 'withdrawal' speculation; 'Unwise' for Rome to shut itself out business opportunities when facing economic challenges Global Times 05 Sep 2023 -- Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi hailed the fruitful results of China-Italy cooperation under the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) in various fields, and China's willingness to strengthen practical cooperation and promote the steady development of bilateral relations, during his meeting with the visiting Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani in Beijing on Monday, amid speculation that Italy may withdraw from the BRI.
• Hong Kongers step up calls for UK sanctions despite climate of fear Radio Free Asia 05 Sep 2023 -- Exiled Hong Kongers in the U.K. are stepping up calls for the British government to sanction officials linked to human rights violations in the city they once called home, despite apparent attempts at sabotage and the threat of violence by supporters of the Chinese Communist Party.
• Stop tourism of Xinjiang, Uyghur advocacy group says Radio Free Asia 05 Sep 2023 -- Western travel agencies must stop offering tours of China's far western Xinjiang region because they are implicitly supporting Beijing's repression of the mostly Muslim Uyghurs who live there, a new report by a Uyghur advocacy group says.
• China's average coal power emissions rise by a third, report says Radio Free Asia 05 Sep 2023 -- China's per capita coal power emissions rose by 30% between 2015 and 2022 as it continued to remain one of the top polluters in the world, a global energy research organization said in a new report on Tuesday.
• China-Italy cooperation under Belt and Road Initiative yields fruitful results: official Global Times 05 Sep 2023 -- With the joint efforts of both sides, China-Italy relations have maintained a high level of development and are at the forefront of China-Europe relations, and the cooperation under the Belt and Road Initiative has yielded fruitful results, during recent years, said China's top diplomat Wang Yi on Monday.
• China's Ministry of State Security reveals how first US CIA employee died overseas after espionage in China's Xinjiang and Xizang regions Global Times 05 Sep 2023 -- China's Ministry of State Security (MSS) on Tuesday revealed how Douglas Mackiernan, the first black star on CIA's Memorial Wall which represents fallen CIA operatives overseas, was countered by China's anti-spy agencies and military-civilian forces against his espionage in China's Xinjiang and Xizang regions
• No 'KMT-TPP collaboration' deal: Ko's spokeswoman CNA 05 Sep 2023 -- A spokeswoman for the Taiwan People's Party (TPP) on Tuesday rejected a media report that stated the party chairman and presidential candidate Ko Wen-je (柯文哲) had reached a deal with the opposition Kuomintang (KMT) to collaborate in the presidential and legislative elections next January.
• President Tsai departs for Eswatini on direct flight CNA 05 Sep 2023 -- President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) on Tuesday morning set out to Eswatini for a four-day trip that she said aimed to further promote bilateral cooperation.
• DPP's distortion of UN Resolution 2758 extremely dangerous separatist provocations: Chinese FM Global Times 05 Sep 2023 -- Despite the facts and the legal basis, the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) authorities in Taiwan island have been distorting the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) Resolution 2758, openly challenging the internationally recognized one-China principle, and spinning lies to pursue "Taiwan independence." These are extremely dangerous separatist provocations, Mao Ning, a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson, said on Tuesday. The 78th session of the UN General Assembly (UNGA 78) opened on the same day.
• PLA activities in the waters and airspace around Taiwan Sep. 5, 2023 ROC MND 05 Sep 2023
• South Korea to Waive Visa Fee for Chinese Tourists, Increase Flights Between Countries VOA 05 Sep 2023 -- South Korea plans to waive visa processing fees for Chinese tourists through the end of December and increase flights between the two countries, weeks after China lifted its overall ban on group tours to South Korea for the first time in six years.
• High Appraisal KCNA 05 Sep 2023 -- The respected Comrade Kim Jong Un visited the Pyongyang Cornstarch Factory one day in June Juche 105 (2016).
• Session of Permanent Commission of DPRK SPA Standing Committee Held KCNA 05 Sep 2023 -- There took place a session of the Permanent Commission of the Standing Committee of the Supreme People's Assembly (SPA) of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK).
• North Korea publicly executes 9 people for running beef smuggling ring Radio Free Asia 05 Sep 2023 -- A crowd of 25,000 people were forced to gather at the airport in Hyesan, North Korea, and made to watch the day's spectacle: nine people executed by firing squad.
• No case of 'Pirola' Covid variant detected in Iran: Health Ministry IRNA 05 Sep 2023 -- Iran's Health Ministry says that no case of infection with the new coronavirus variant, Pirola, has been detected in the country so far.
• Iran's new ambassador to Saudi Arabia arrives in Riyadh Press TV 05 Sep 2023 -- Iran's new ambassador to Saudi Arabia Alireza Enayati has arrived in Riyadh to start his highly-anticipated diplomatic mission, following the restoration of diplomatic relations between the two regional powerhouses.
• Iran, Saudi Arabia Exchange Ambassadors After Years of Divisions Sputnik 05 Sep 2023 -- Iran and Saudi Arabia posted ambassadors to their respective diplomatic missions on Tuesday in a sign of warming relations that follow seven years of bitter rivalry.
• Mahsa Amini's Uncle Arrested Ahead Of Anniversary Of Her Death RFE/RL 05 Sep 2023 -- Relatives of Mahsa Amini, the 22-year-old Kurdish-Iranian woman whose death nearly a year ago sparked mass protests in Iran, have confirmed reports that one of her uncles has been arrested ahead of the anniversary of her death.
• Reports: Iran Arrests Uncle of Mahsa Amini Ahead of Death Anniversary VOA 05 Sep 2023 -- News reports from Iran say authorities have arrested the uncle of Mahsa Amini, the 22-year-old Iranian woman whose death in police custody last year sparked months of anti-government protests.
• Transcript of Special Briefing on Prime Minister's visit to Indonesia (September 05, 2023) India MEA 05 Sep 2023
• UN warns Israel that deporting Eritreans en masse contravenes intl. law Press TV 05 Sep 2023 -- The United Nations has urged Israel to refrain from mass deportations of Eritreans following weekend clashes involving refugees, warning it would "contravene international law."
• Secretary Blinken's Call with Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu US Dept. of State 05 Sep 2023
• Informal Foreign Affairs Council (Development): Press remarks by High Representative Josep Borrell upon arrival European External Action Service (EEAS) 05 Sep 2023
• Iran to help Burkina Faso build new oil refinery: Minister Press TV 05 Sep 2023 -- Iran will contribute to building an oil refinery in Burkina Faso and will supply the West African country with oil products it needs, according to a statement from Iranian Oil Minister Javad Owji.
• ASEAN Opens Summit in Jakarta VOA 05 Sep 2023 -- The bloody political crisis in Myanmar and China's increasing aggressiveness are overshadowing the summit of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations that opened Tuesday in the Indonesian capital Jakarta.
• Indonesia's president pushes back against talk of tensions, divisions within ASEAN Radio Free Asia 05 Sep 2023 -- ASEAN members may have their differences but the bloc remains united and central to the conduct of regional affairs, Indonesia's president asserted on Tuesday amid criticism of the grouping's inadequacy in tackling the Myanmar crisis.
• UNHCR commits to climate action in Africa to protect displaced populations and foster resilience UNHCR 05 Sep 2023 -- UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, reaffirms its dedication to climate action as a central element of its mission to address displacement and provide protection to vulnerable populations in Africa.
• New Thai Government Sworn In VOA 05 Sep 2023 -- The government of new Thai Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin was sworn into office Tuesday by King Maha Vajiralongkorn.