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• USS San Jacinto (CG-56) Decommissions, Honoring 35 Years of Service US Navy 16 Sep 2023 -- USS San Jacinto (CG-56) honored more than three decades of naval service during a decommissioning ceremony at Naval Station Norfolk, Sept. 15.
• Conclusion of Exercise BRIGHT STAR 2023 in Egypt CENTCOM 16 Sep 2023 -- On Sept. 14, U.S. Central Command and the Egyptian Armed Forces, along with troops from 32 other nations, concluded Exercise BRIGHT STAR 2023, at Mohamed Naguib Military Base, Egypt. Approximately 8,400 troops with over 140 aircraft, 17 naval vessels, and 250 vehicles from across the globe gathered at five training locations in Egypt to participate in the largest and oldest middle eastern exercise. Established initially to build the strategic security relationship between Egypt and the United States, it has expanded to the current scope and plays a leading role in regional security.
• Gram's speech at The NATO Military Committee Conference 2023 in Oslo Government of Norway 16 Sep 2023
• NATO to Hold Largest Military Drills Since Cold War in 2024 Sputnik 16 Sep 2023 -- NATO will hold its largest exercises since the Cold War dubbed Steadfast Defender in Germany, Poland and three Baltic states in 2024, Chair of the Military Committee Adm. Rob Bauer said on Saturday.
• Russia's Navy Has A Dry Dock Problem. Again. RFE/RL 16 Sep 2023 -- Five years ago, a massive floating dry dock near the Russian Arctic port of Murmansk accidentally sank and nearly took the flagship of the Russian Navy, the aircraft carrier Admiral Kuznetsov, with it.
• 'Krasukha': Russia's New Unrivalled Electronic Warfare System Sputnik 16 Sep 2023 -- The special military operation zone recently witnessed the power of the Krasukha-S4 self-propelled electronic warfare (EW) system, as showcased in footage released by the Russian MoD. How does this system work and how effective is it? Sputnik explains.
• Ukrainian Minister: Future Holds 'More Drones ... Fewer Russian Ships' VOA 16 Sep 2023 -- A Ukrainian minister told Reuters that the future of Ukraine's battle against Russia holds "more drones, more attacks and fewer Russian ships."
• Ukrainian minister vows more drones for attacks against Russian targets Press TV 16 Sep 2023 -- Ukraine is building a large number of drones to conduct more attacks against targets in Russia, according to the Ukrainian vice Prime Minister and Minister of Digital Transformation, Mykhailo Fedorov.
• Our task is to provide Ukraine with all the opportunities to produce weapons and ammunition to have reliable protection against aggression - address of the President President of Ukraine 16 Sep 2023
• Belgium to Hand Over to Ukraine 10 Decommissioned M113 Armored Personnel Carriers Sputnik 16 Sep 2023 -- Belgium will soon hand over to Ukraine ten decommissioned US-made M113 tracked armored personnel carriers, which have been repaired and are ready for shipment, Belgian Defense Minister Ludivine Dedonder said.
• NATO Military Committee Chair Admits Kiev's Requests for Arms Exceed Alliance's Capacity Sputnik 16 Sep 2023 -- Chair of the NATO Military Committee Adm. Rob Bauer on Saturday admitted that Ukraine's requests for weapons and ammunition, as well as the volume of defense production used in Ukraine, are "huge" and exceed the production capabilities of the alliance.
• China Defense Minister Faces Investigation as Speculation Grows VOA 16 Sep 2023 -- Chinese Defense Minister Li Shangfu has disappeared from public view for more than two weeks and his unexplained absence has triggered speculation about his fate.
• Taiwan Eyes New Chinese Aircraft Carrier as Major Threat VOA 16 Sep 2023 -- A new Taiwanese military assessment highlights the threat posed to the self-governing island by China's third and most advanced aircraft carrier, the Fujian, which is expected to enter service after completing sea trials sometime next year.
• Indian Coast Guard Ship Samudra Prahari on an overseas deployment to ASEAN countries as part of India's initiative for Marine Pollution Response in the region India PIB 16 Sep 2023 -- The Indian Coast Guard Ship Samudra Prahari, a specialized Pollution Control Vessel, is currently on an overseas deployment to ASEAN countries from 11 Sep to 14 Oct 2023
• INS NIREEKSHAK ARRIVES TRINCOMALEE FOR JOINT DIVE TRAINING India PIB 16 Sep 2023 -- INS Nireekshak, the Diving Support and Submarine Rescue Vessel of the Indian Navy arrived at the port of Trincomalee Sri Lanka on 14 Sep 23 to undertake IN-SLN joint dive training
• Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger sign agreement to defend each other if attacked Press TV 16 Sep 2023 -- Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger have signed a trilateral defense agreement binding the three Sahel countries to assist one another in the event of a military attack on any one of them.
• Secretary Blinken's Call with UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres US Dept. of State 16 Sep 2023

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• Taliban detain 18 NGO staff, including American woman Press TV 16 Sep 2023 -- Afghanistan's Taliban authorities have detained 18 staff members of a non-governmental organization (NGO), including an American woman, on charges of being involved in Christian missionary work in the country.
• Taliban Said To Suspect Detained NGO Workers Of Promoting Christianity RFE/RL 16 Sep 2023 -- Local officials in the central Afghan province where the Taliban detained 18 staffers for a long-serving humanitarian NGO earlier this month suggest the group was suspected of spreading Christianity, RFE/RL's Radio Azadi has learned.
• Pakistani Taliban Attempts Land Grab To Boost Insurgency Against Islamabad RFE/RL 16 Sep 2023 -- A middle-aged lawyer, Nia Beg, is anxious after a large incursion by Islamist militants rattled his homeland in northwestern Pakistan this month.
• Report: Iraqi forces retake border area, remove anti-Iran terrorists Press TV 16 Sep 2023 -- Iraqi border guards have managed to gain full control over an area on the Kurdistan region's border with Iran and drive out terrorist groups following fierce clashes with them.

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• Competing Interests for UN Spotlight at Annual Meeting VOA 16 Sep 2023 -- The war in Ukraine is likely to be the big topic for a second year when leaders gather at the U.N. General Assembly next week, but many developing countries are hoping to shine a light on issues important to them, including development, the economy and climate.
• Burkina Faso expels French defense attaché for 'subversive activities' Press TV 16 Sep 2023 -- Burkina Faso has notified France of the expulsion of the embassy's military attaché for "subversive activities," weeks after Niger ordered the European country's ambassador to leave.
• Party of Ousted Nigerien President Opposes ECOWAS Intervention in Country Sputnik 16 Sep 2023 -- The Nigerien Party for Democracy and Socialism, which is headed by ousted Nigerien President Mohamed Bazoum, opposed possible military intervention in the country by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), Nigerien media reported on Saturday, citing a party statement.
• Moscow Sees US Court's Verdict on Businessman Klyushin as Politically Motivated Sputnik 16 Sep 2023 -- Moscow considers Vladislav Klyushin's sentence a politically motivated move based on groundless allegations, representatives of the Russian Foreign Ministry told Sputnik.
• Chinese embassy condemns UK side's hyping up of so-called "Chinese spies" People's Daily 16 Sep 2023 -- The Chinese Embassy in the United Kingdom (UK) on Friday strongly condemned the hyping up of the so-called "Chinese spies" by the UK side.
• Xi meets Cambodian prime minister People's Daily 16 Sep 2023 -- Chinese President Xi Jinping met with Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet at the Great Hall of the People on Friday.
• Deputy U.N. chief speaks out against Taiwan's exclusion CNA 16 Sep 2023 -- The United Nations' work on sustainable development could be hampered if it continues to exclude Taiwan, U.N. Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed said Friday ahead of a week of high-level meetings during the 78th U.N. General Assembly.
• KMT's Hou: I will not take U.S. support for granted CNA 16 Sep 2023 -- Hou Yu-ih (侯友宜), the opposition Kuomintang (KMT) presidential nominee, who is on an eight-day trip in the United States, said Friday that he will not take Washington's support of Taiwan for granted.
• China to impose sanctions on two U.S. companies over Taiwan arms sales People's Daily 16 Sep 2023 -- China has decided to impose sanctions on two U.S. companies due to their involvement in arms sales to Taiwan, Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Mao Ning said on Friday.
• PLA activities in the waters and airspace around Taiwan Sep. 16, 2023 ROC MND 16 Sep 2023
• Defence joins international effort to enforce sanctions on North Korea Australia DOD 16 Sep 2023 -- Defence has conducted air surveillance of illegal activity in North Korea as part of an international effort to eliminate nuclear weapons in the country.
• Session of Permanent Commission of DPRK SPA Standing Committee Held KCNA 16 Sep 2023 -- A session of the Permanent Commission of the Standing Committee of the Supreme People's Assembly of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea was held.
• North Korean leader checks out Russia's bombers, hypersonic missiles Press TV 16 Sep 2023 -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has checked out Russia's nuclear-capable strategic bombers, hypersonic missiles and warships as part of his visit to the country that has angered the United States.
• Kim Jong-un gets look at weapons control systems of frigate Marshal Shaposhnikov Russia MoD 16 Sep 2023 -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un got a close look at modern missile weapon control systems located at the ship's central command centre during his visit to the frigate Marshal Shaposhnikov.
• Kim Jong-un writes a review in guest book of frigate Marshal Shaposhnikov in Primorsky Krai Russia MoD 16 Sep 2023 -- Kim Jong-un left a review in the book of honoured guests of the frigate Marshal Shaposhnikov in Vladivostok and received a warship model as a gift.
• Kim Jong-un observes new armament of frigate Marshal Shaposhnikov in Vladivostok Russia MoD 16 Sep 2023 -- Missile and artillery systems of the frigate Marshal Shaposhnikov were demonstrated to North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, who visited Vladivostok.
• Kim Jong-un and Sergei Shoigu arrive at Pacific Fleet frigate Marshal Shaposhnikov in Vladivostok Russia MoD 16 Sep 2023 -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu arrive at Pacific Fleet frigate Marshal Shaposhnikov in Vladivostok.
• North Korean leader Kim Jong-un gets a close look at new Tu-214 aircraft Russia MoD 16 Sep 2023 -- Kim Jong-un, the leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, became acquainted with the Russian Tu-214 long-range aircraft while touring the aviation facilities at the Knevichi airfield.
• Kinzhal hypersonic missile system presented to North Korean leader Russia MoD 16 Sep 2023 -- At the Knevichi airfield, Russian Minister of Defence General of the Army Sergei Shoigu presented the Russian MiG-31I missile carrier with the latest weaponry - the Kinzhal hypersonic air-launched missile - to leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea Kim Jong-un.
• DPRK leader observes modern combat aircraft at Knevichi airfield Russia MoD 16 Sep 2023 -- Kim Jong-un, the leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, and General of the Army Sergei Shoigu, the Russian Minister of Defence, were shown state-of-art models of the operational-tactical aviation of the Russian Aerospace Forces at the Knevichi airfield.
• DPRK leader visits Knevichi airfield to get familiar with Russian strategic aircraft Russia MoD 16 Sep 2023 -- Leader of Democratic People's Republic of Korea Kim Jong-un saw a Tu-160 supersonic strategic bomber, a Tu-95MS turboprop strategic bomber, and a Tu-22M3 long-range supersonic missile bomber at the Knevichi airfield. These aircraft make up the Russian Federation's air component of its strategic nuclear forces.
• North Korean leader Kim Jong-un arrives at Knevichi airfield Russia MoD 16 Sep 2023 -- Chairman of State Affairs of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea Kim Jong-un has arrived at Vladivostok's Knevichi airfield.
• Respected Comrade Kim Jong Un Visits Komsomolsk-on-Amur Yuri Gagarin Aviation Plant KCNA 16 Sep 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, arrived in Komsomolsk-on-Amur, a major industrial city in the Far Eastern Region of the Russian Federation, to visit the Komsomolsk-on-Amur Yuri Gagarin Aviation Plant.
• Iran Withdraws Designation Of Three IAEA Nuclear Inspectors In Move Condemned By Watchdog RFE/RL 16 Sep 2023 -- Tehran has informed the UN nuclear watchdog that it has withdrawn the designation of several agency nuclear experts assigned to inspect enrichment activities in Iran, a move "strongly condemned" by the organization's chief.
• Iran: Decision to withdraw IAEA inspectors' designation based on Safeguards Agreement IRNA 16 Sep 2023 -- Iran's Foreign Ministry Spokesman Nasser Kana'ani has said that the latest move by his country to withdraw the designation of several experienced IAEA inspectors was based on the Islamic Republic's governance rights enshrined in the Safeguards Agreement between the two sides.
• 'US attempt to accuse Iran of violating UNSC Resolution 2231 unfounded' IRNA 16 Sep 2023 -- Iran's Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the United Nations Amir Saeed Iravani says that Tehran pursues a clear and stable stance in relation to the Russia-Ukraine war.
• EU to see repercussions of unconstructive behavior: Iran spox IRNA 16 Sep 2023 -- Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Nasser Kanaai condemned the illegal and non-diplomatic actions of the US and certain European states, and said that the European politicians should admit that the continuation of these non-constructive behaviors is not in their interest.
• US, E3 misused IAEA to achieve own political objectives: Iran Foreign Ministry Press TV 16 Sep 2023 -- Iran says the United States and the three European parties to a 2015 nuclear agreement have abused the UN nuclear watchdog with the purpose of achieving their own political objectives.
• Russia blasts renewed Iran sanctions, urges E3 to honor Security Council resolution Press TV 16 Sep 2023 -- Moscow has censured a recent decision by Britain, France, and Germany to retain their nuclear- and ballistic missile-related sanctions against Iran in violation of a 2015 nuclear deal between Tehran and major world powers.
• Iran can retaliate against US theft of its oil on 'larger scale': Defense minister Press TV 16 Sep 2023 -- Iran's defense minister has rebuked the US government's seizure of one million barrels of Iranian crude, warning that the Islamic Republic is fully capable of retaliating "on a larger scale" in due time.
• Iran rejects 'phony charges' of violating UN resolution on arms supply Press TV 16 Sep 2023 -- The permanent mission of Iran to the United Nations has categorically rejected the "absurd" and "unfounded" claims raised by the United States that Tehran has sold drones to Russia for use in the Ukraine war.
• Iran Briefly Detains Amini's Father After Scattered Protests, Arrests On Death Anniversary RFE/RL 16 Sep 2023 -- Iranian authorities briefly detained the father of the 22-year-old woman whose death in custody exactly one year ago sparked a year of dramatic anti-regime protests that have persisted despite a brutal crackdown.
• Daughter Of German-Iranian Condemned To Death In Iran Meets In U.S. With Baerbock RFE/RL 16 Sep 2023 -- The daughter of a German-Iranian reportedly abducted abroad and sentenced to death in Iran on "terrorism" charges denied by his family has met with visiting German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock in Washington to discuss Jamshid Sharmahd's case, the daughter said in a tweet.
• Anniversary of Amini's Death Sparks Strikes, Protests Worldwide VOA 16 Sep 2023 -- The one-year anniversary of the death of Mahsa "Jina" Amini was marked Saturday by a strong military presence and a general strike by tradespeople and shopkeepers in Kurdish cities across numerous provinces of Iran — along with protest rallies in cities worldwide.
• Burkina Faso expels French defense attaché for 'subversive activities' Press TV 16 Sep 2023 -- Burkina Faso has notified France of the expulsion of the embassy's military attaché for "subversive activities," weeks after Niger ordered the European country's ambassador to leave.
• UK ramps up vital life-saving support for Libya UK FCDO 16 Sep 2023 -- The UK has ramped up crucial life-saving support to flood-hit Libya, allocating increased funding and deploying an essential emergency medical team.
• Libyan Red Crescent: Flooding death toll tops 11,000, another 10,000 missing Press TV 16 Sep 2023 -- The death toll from devastating floods in eastern Libya has reached 11,000, the Libyan Red Crescent says, with thousands reportedly still missing, as search and rescue teams continue.
• Erdogan says Turkey could 'part ways' with EU if necessary Press TV 16 Sep 2023 -- Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says Ankara may "part ways" with the European Union, signaling the country's frustration with the bloc's assessment process to include Turkey as its member.
• "Türkiye's diplomatic moves for peace and stability in its region are appreciated" Presidency of The Republic of Turkey 16 Sep 2023 -- Holding a press conference before departing for the U.S. to attend the 78th session of the United Nations General Assembly, President Erdoğan said: "Türkiye's diplomatic moves for peace and stability in its region are appreciated. We want to make use of this positive atmosphere towards our country in a manner that would contribute to our goal of high-quality growth through investments, production, employment and current account surplus."