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• Sabrina Singh, Deputy Pentagon Press Secretary, Holds an On-Camera Press Briefing DoD 03 Oct 2023
• Army announces transformation of its recruiting enterprise US Army 03 Oct 2023 -- With the armed forces facing the most challenging recruiting environment in a generation, the United States Army announced a transformation of its recruiting enterprise.
• 319th RW deploys first Airmen under AFFORGEN model US Air Force 03 Oct 2023 -- Airmen from the 319th Reconnaissance Wing preparing to deploy to several locations in support of U.S. Central Command, U.S. European Command, U.S. Indo-Pacific Command and U.S. Africa Command as part of the 24.1 cycle, attended a pre-deployment briefing Sept. 27 at Grand Forks Air Force Base.
• SECNAV Del Toro Names Future Nuclear-Powered Attack Submarine USS San Francisco (SSN 810) US Navy Press Release 03 Oct 2023 -- Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro, today, announced that the future Virginia-class nuclear-powered attack submarine SSN 810 will be named USS San Francisco.
• SECNAV Del Toro Tours Historic West Coast Facility, Explores Ways to Increase Shipyard Capacity in the Pacific US Navy Press Release 03 Oct 2023 -- Established in 1854, Mare Island Naval Shipyard was the Nation's first Navy base in the Pacific. During World War II, it was one of the busiest naval shipyards in the world. In its last 25 years of operation, it was the leading submarine port for the West Coast.
• Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III Call With Pakistan Chief of Army Staff General Asim Munir DoD 03 Oct 2023
• U.S. Iraq and Kuwait Wrap Up Successful Trilateral Exercise US Navy 03 Oct 2023 -- Maritime forces from Iraq, Kuwait and the United States completed a two-day trilateral exercise focusing on counter-piracy and maritime security in the Northern Arabian Gulf, Oct. 3.
• Russian Defence Minister holds teleconference with leadership of Armed Forces Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 03 Oct 2023
• Kremlin Denies Reports About Russia's Alleged Missile Tests in Arctic Sputnik 03 Oct 2023 -- Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov on Tuesday denied media reports alleging that Russia was planning to test a missile codenamed Burevestnik in the Arctic.
• Chinese Drones Flow To Training Centers Linked To Russian War In Ukraine RFE/RL 03 Oct 2023 -- More than a year after DJI - the preeminent Chinese drone maker - first said it would stop doing business in Russia and Ukraine, its products continue to play a decisive role on the battlefield, with new research shared with RFE/RL showing that they are being sold to Russian companies and training centers with links to Moscow's war effort.
• Readout of President Biden's Call with Allies and Partners The White House 03 Oct 2023
• Continued Support to Ukraine, Replenishing Military Stocks: Priorities for Department DoD News 03 Oct 2023 -- Although the U.S. has the funding to continue to support Ukraine's war efforts in the short term, Pentagon officials underscored today that more funds will be needed to continue to assist Ukraine in the long term.
• Biden Calls Allies To Reassure U.S. Aid Will Continue As Zelenskiy Visits Frontline Troops In East RFE/RL 03 Oct 2023 -- U.S. President Joe Biden spoke by phone with key allies on October 3 to reassure them that the Washington will stand fast on Ukraine after funding for U.S. aid to help Kyiv's war effort was dropped from a stopgap spending measure passed by Congress over the weekend.
• Biden Assures Allies of Continued Ukraine Support VOA 03 Oct 2023 -- U.S. President Joe Biden called key Western allies on Tuesday to reassure them of continued American military support for Ukraine's fight against Russia after hardline right-wing congressional Republicans over the weekend forced the exclusion of immediate new funding for Kyiv.
• NATO Secretary General stresses enduring support for Ukraine in call with President Biden, transatlantic leaders NATO 03 Oct 2023 -- Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg underlined NATO's enduring support for Ukraine in a call with transatlantic leaders on Tuesday (3 October 2023).
• US ballistic missiles, armed with cluster bombs, ready to go to Ukraine: Report Press TV 03 Oct 2023 -- Once approved by US President Joe Biden, the Pentagon will send tactical ballistic missiles, armed with cluster munitions, to Ukraine.
• Taiwan official urges U.S. to speed up arms delivery at annual meet CNA 03 Oct 2023 -- Vice Defense Minister Hsu Yen-pu (徐衍璞) called on the United States on Monday at the annual US-Taiwan Defense Industry Conference to help Taiwan beef up its military self-reliance and speed up deliveries of weapons ordered by the country.
• Crew farewell two Armidale-class patrol boats Australia DOD 03 Oct 2023 -- Ship's company, family members and an extended Navy community said goodbye to two Armidale-class patrol boats in September.
• INDIAN AND BANGLADESH ARMIES BEGIN JOINT EXERCISE SAMPRITI-XI IN UMROI, MEGHALAYA India PIB 03 Oct 2023 -- India and Bangladesh commenced the 11th edition of annual joint military exercise, SAMPRITI on 03rd October 2023 in Umroi, Meghalaya
• Iran Army unveils Kaman-19 drone in large-scale drill IRNA 03 Oct 2023 -- The Islamic Republic of Iran Army has for the first time put into practice the Kaman-19 (Bow-19) drone during a large-scale drone drill.
• Iran Army drone keeps US warship under surveillance for 24 hrs in Indian Ocean Press TV 03 Oct 2023 -- An Iranian Army drone has managed to keep an American warship under surveillance for around 24 hours in the Indian Ocean.
• Iran Army stages large-scale military drone drill across country Press TV 03 Oct 2023 -- The Islamic Republic of Iran Army has started a large-scale drone drill, which features hundreds of sophisticated reconnaissance and combat drones.
• Oman - TOW 2B Radio Frequency Missiles (BGM-71F-7-RF) and Support DSCA 03 Oct 2023 -- The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Oman of TOW 2B Radio Frequency Missiles (BGM-71F-7-RF) and Support and related equipment for an estimated cost of $70 million. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency delivered the required certification notifying Congress of this possible sale today.
• Cameroon, Chad Agree to Jointly Combat Security Threats VOA 03 Oct 2023 -- Defense ministers and security experts from Cameroon and Chad are meeting in the Cameroonian capital, Yaounde, to map out ways of jointly combating growing security threats along their border.
• Lithuania and Canada will from now on pursue a closer military cooperation, says Minister of National Defence A. Anušauskas Lithuania MND 03 Oct 2023 -- October 3, Minister of National Defence Arvydas Anušauskas had a meeting with the first Ambassador of Canada accredited to Lithuania HE Jeanette Sautner. Minister praised the intensified cooperation between Lithuania and Canada, especially in security and defence, discussed Canada's contribution to the NATO Force Integration Unit in Lithuania, engagement in Baltic Defence College activities, joint training and exercises.
• Thai Prime Minister Orders Postponement of Arms Procurement to 2024 Sputnik 03 Oct 2023 -- Thai Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin ordered the country's defense ministry to put off arms procurement plans to the 2024 fiscal year, so the government could use budget to help the people, Thailand's newspaper reported on Tuesday.
• Secretary Antony J. Blinken During a Conversation at Rice University's Baker Institute for Public Policy Moderated by Ambassador David Satterfield US Dept. of State 03 Oct 2023
• Readout of President Biden's Call with Amir Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al-Thani of Qatar The White House 03 Oct 2023
• Secretary Blinken's Call with Swedish Foreign Minister Billström US Dept. of State 03 Oct 2023
• Readout of National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan's Meeting with Guatemalan President-elect Bernardo Arévalo The White House 03 Oct 2023
• Readout of President Biden's Call with President William Ruto of Kenya The White House 03 Oct 2023
• Press Briefing by Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre and NSC Coordinator for Strategic Communications John Kirby The White House 03 Oct 2023

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• 3 October 2023 - Daily Press Briefing by the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General United Nations 03 Oct 2023
• Pakistan to Begin Deportation of 1.7 Million Undocumented Afghans VOA 03 Oct 2023 -- Pakistan has ordered all undocumented immigrants, including 1.7 million Afghans, to leave the country by November 1, vowing mass deportations for those who stay.
• Officials Describe 'Surreal' Scenes as Nagorno-Karabakh's Aid, Health Crisis Grows VOA 03 Oct 2023 -- The unprecedented influx of more than 100,000 refugees from Nagorno-Karabakh into Armenia in less than a week has triggered a humanitarian and health crisis that will require a large-scale, long-time international effort and support to resolve, aid officials warned Tuesday.
• Karabakh: Humanitarians respond to growing health needs UN News 03 Oct 2023 -- The humanitarian response to the Karabakh crisis continued apace on Tuesday as UN agencies and partners warned of urgent health needs among the more than 100,000 refugees who have entered Armenia.
• Reports: More Former Separatist Leaders Of Nagorno-Karabakh Arrested RFE/RL 03 Oct 2023 -- Authorities in Azerbaijan reportedly have arrested more former separatist leaders of Nagorno-Karabakh after Baku reclaimed control of the ethnic Armenian-populated breakaway region in a lightning military operation last month.
• Nagorno-Karabakh: Switzerland steps up its support for people in need Federal Council - Swiss Government 03 Oct 2023 -- Switzerland is stepping up its support for civilians in Armenia and the region by releasing almost CHF 1.5 million in funding, to be shared among the main humanitarian actors on the ground.
• Nagorno Karabakh: Speech by High Representative/Vice-President Borrell in the EP Plenary European External Action Service (EEAS) 03 Oct 2023 -- Speech delivered by Commissioner for Health and Food Safety, Stella Kyriakides, on behalf of High Representative/Vice-President Josep Borrell
• Iran praises 3+3 as 'effective' mechanism for resolving issues in Caucasus region, rejects foreign interference Press TV 03 Oct 2023 -- Iran's foreign minister has underlined the sovereignty and territorial integrity of regional countries, supporting the 3+3 format as an effective mechanism for resolving disputes in the Caucasus region without foreign interference.
• Myanmar guerrilla group says it shot junta conspirator in Yangon Radio Free Asia 03 Oct 2023 -- A man accused of working with Myanmar's ruling junta has been shot in the head in central Yangon, a local guerrilla group said.
• Conflict in Myanmar's Shan state drives 1,000 civilians into China Radio Free Asia 03 Oct 2023 -- Fighting between junta troops and the ethnic Ta'ang National Liberation Army, or TNLA, has driven more than 1,000 people from northeast Myanmar's Shan state across the border with China to seek shelter, according to residents.
• EU agrees sanctions framework for key actors in Sudan conflict amid worsening violence, humanitarian crisis Press TV 03 Oct 2023 -- The European Union has agreed a sanctions framework designed to target key figures in the war in Sudan, amid heightened international efforts to quell the ongoing conflict in the African country.
• Thousands flee as fighting spreads to southern Sudan Press TV 03 Oct 2023 -- The ongoing war in Sudan has spread to the country's south, reportedly forcing thousands to flee following a series of attacks by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF).
• Looming hunger emergency for South Sudanese families fleeing war UN News 03 Oct 2023 -- A hunger emergency is looming for scores of South Sudanese families fleeing the war in Sudan, the World Food Programme (WFP) warned on Tuesday.
• 'Fleeing danger, finding despair': hunger emergency looms for South Sudanese fleeing conflict in Sudan, warns WFP WFP 03 Oct 2023 -- A hunger emergency is looming on the border between South Sudan and Sudan as families fleeing fighting in Sudan continue to cross the border every day, the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) warned today. New data gathered by WFP shows that among the nearly 300,000 people who have arrived in South Sudan in the last five months, one in five children are malnourished and 90 percent of families say they are going multiple days without eating.
• Kosovo/Serbia: Speech by High Representative/Vice-President Borrell in the EP Plenary European External Action Service (EEAS) 03 Oct 2023 -- Speech delivered by Commissioner for Crisis Management, Janez Lenarčič, on behalf of High Representative/Vice-President Josep Borrell
• Serbia cuts number of troops on Kosovo border after US warning Press TV 03 Oct 2023 -- Serbia has cut the number of troops deployed near the border with Kosovo in the wake of last week's deadly clashes, the country's army chief said.
• Kyrgyz, Tajik Officials Sign Protocol On Disputed Border Areas, But Don't Give Details RFE/RL 03 Oct 2023 -- Kyrgyz and Tajik officials meeting to discuss the delimitation and demarcation of disputed border areas between the two countries said they had signed a protocol amid claims that progress was made on the issue, though no details were disclosed.
• Press release on Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's meetings with President of the Republic of Abkhazia Aslan Bzhania, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Abkhazia Inal Ardzinba and President of the Republic of South Ossetia Alan Gagloev, and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of South Ossetia Akhsar Dzhioev Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 03 Oct 2023
• Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's opening remarks during talks with President of the Republic of South Ossetia Alan Gagloev and Minister of Foreign Affairs Akhsar Dzhioev, Sochi, October 3, 2023 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 03 Oct 2023
• Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's opening remarks during talks with President of the Republic of Abkhazia Aslan Bzhania and Foreign Minister Inal Ardzinba, Sochi, October 3, 2023 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 03 Oct 2023
• India to Create Intelligence Posts Along Chinese Border - Reports Sputnik 03 Oct 2023 -- India will create Border Intelligence Posts (BIPs) to monitor Chinese activity, including military buildup and incursion attempts into Indian territory, along the Line of Actual Control (LAC), Indian media reported on Tuesday citing sources.
• Kenyan President Welcomes UN Resolution on Haiti Intervention VOA 03 Oct 2023 -- Kenyan President William Ruto has welcomed a new resolution approved Monday by the U.N. Security Council authorizing a foreign security mission to intervene in Haiti. Ruto said he hopes the so-called Multinational Security Support Mission his country is leading will provide a different footprint in the history of international interventions in Haiti.
• Armed violence takes root in Haiti's "rice basket" UNICEF 03 Oct 2023 -- The unchecked violence in Haiti's capital is intensifying in Artibonite, the nation's main rice-growing region, terrorizing children and families and destroying livelihoods amid unprecedented hunger, malnutrition and a resurgent cholera epidemic.
• Haiti: Guterres welcomes decision to deploy multinational mission UN News 03 Oct 2023 -- UN engagement with Haiti will continue ahead of the deployment of an international support mission backing beleaguered police who are fighting rampant gang violence, the UN chief's Spokesperson told journalists on Tuesday.
• Atrocity crimes still being committed in Ethiopia, UN experts warn UN News 03 Oct 2023 -- Independent UN human rights experts are warning that there is "an overwhelming risk" atrocity crimes "will continue" in Ethiopia. in a new report released on Tuesday.

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• Justice Department Announces Eight Indictments Against China-Based Chemical Manufacturing Companies and Employees US Dept. of Justice 03 Oct 2023 -- The Justice Department today announced the unsealing of eight indictments in the Middle and Southern Districts of Florida charging China-based companies and their employees with crimes relating to fentanyl and methamphetamine production, distribution of synthetic opioids, and sales resulting from precursor chemicals.
• Attorney General Merrick B. Garland Delivers Remarks Announcing Eight Indictments Against China-Based Chemical Manufacturing Companies and Employees US Dept. of Justice 03 Oct 2023
• Deputy Attorney General Lisa O. Monaco Delivers Remarks Announcing Eight Indictments Against China-Based Chemical Manufacturing Companies and Employees US Dept. of Justice 03 Oct 2023
• Remarks by Deputy Secretary Adeyemo at a Press Conference Announcing New Treasury Action Against Fentanyl Supply Chain US Treasury 03 Oct 2023
• Treasury Targets Large Chinese Network of Illicit Drug Producers US Treasury 03 Oct 2023 -- Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) designated 28 individuals and entities involved with the international proliferation of illicit drugs, including a China-based network responsible for the manufacturing and distribution of ton quantities of fentanyl, methamphetamine, and MDMA precursors. Those designated by OFAC today are also involved in the global trafficking of xylazine and "nitazenes," which are highly potent and often mixed with illicit fentanyl or other drugs.
• US Charges 8 Chinese Firms, 12 Nationals in Fentanyl Trade VOA 03 Oct 2023 -- The U.S. Justice Department announced a sweeping crackdown on the global fentanyl network, charging eight Chinese chemical companies and 12 of their employees in connection with the deadly opioid crisis ravaging the United States.
• Threat of US Government Shutdown Fuels Concerns About Cyber Vulnerabilities VOA 03 Oct 2023 -- As the U.S. government seemed headed for a possible shutdown last week, cybersecurity firms began picking up on an alarming trend: a spike in cyberattacks targeting government agencies and the U.S. defense industry.
• President of Metalhouse LLC Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Launder Over $150 Million to Promote Russian Sanctions Violations US Dept. of Justice 03 Oct 2023 -- John Can Unsalan, aka Hurrem Can Unsalan, 41, of Orlando, the president of Metalhouse LLC, pleaded guilty today to engaging in a conspiracy to commit money laundering to promote violations of U.S. sanctions by conducting transactions to acquire over $150 million in metal products from companies owned by Sergey Kurchenko, a sanctioned oligarch.
• Sign Of The Times: Across Russia, Memorial Markers To Victims Of Stalin Disappearing RFE/RL 03 Oct 2023 -- On the wall of the apartment building at No. 10 Bolshoi Gnezdnikovsky Lane in central Moscow, a paper sign commemorates the life and death of Trofim Yurkevich, a professor who was born in 1891, arrested on March 22, 1938, and summarily executed on July 10 of the same year.
• Russia's Luna-25 Mission Likely Crashed Due to Faulty Velocity Measurement - Roscosmos Sputnik 03 Oct 2023 -- Incorrect operation of the angular velocity measurement unit is the most likely cause of the crash of Russia's Luna-25 moon lander mission, the Russian space corporation Roscosmos said on Tuesday.
• US Senate delegation to visit China next week Radio Free Asia 03 Oct 2023 -- Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer will lead a bipartisan group of six senators on a trip next week to China, South Korea and Japan, with reports they hope to meet Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing.
• US Senators Hoping to Meet with China's Xi VOA 03 Oct 2023 -- A bipartisan group of U.S. Senators visiting China next week hope to meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping.
• China, Germany willing to strengthen bilateral relations People's Daily 03 Oct 2023 -- China is willing to deepen mutually beneficial cooperation with Germany and inject more positive energy into the bilateral comprehensive strategic partnership, Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng said here on Sunday.
• Big Chinese state-owned enterprises setting up army-linked militias Radio Free Asia 03 Oct 2023 -- Major state-owned companies across China are setting up corporate militias under the direct management of local garrisons of the People's Liberation Army, according to official reports.
• China optimizes policies for healthy development of real estate sector People's Daily 03 Oct 2023 -- China has been actively rolling out policies to cater to the residential sales market and boost the healthy development of the real estate sector, including policies to ease restrictions on the classification of first-home buyers, lower existing first-home loan rates, and extend tax incentives.
• Chang'e-8 mission planned for launch around 2028, to form basic structure of a lunar research station with Chang'e-7 Global Times 03 Oct 2023 -- China's lunar exploration mission, Chang'e-8, is planned for launch around 2028 and will join Chang'e-7 to form the basic structure of a lunar research station, the China National Space Administration (CNSA) announced international cooperation opportunities linked to the Chang'e-8 mission during the 74th International Astronautical Congress on Monday.
• Taiwan communist party heads indicted for 'infiltration' CNA 03 Oct 2023 -- Taiwan People's Communist Party Chairman Lin Te-wang (林德旺) and Vice Chairman Cheng Chien-hsin (鄭建炘) were indicted on Tuesday for colluding with Chinese communist elements to try to influence local elections and promoting communism, according to Taipei District Prosecutors Office.
• Taiwan firms not supplying key technologies to Huawei: Economics minister CNA 03 Oct 2023 -- Four Taiwanese companies which are alleged to be helping Chinese telecom firm Huawei Technologies Co. build "infrastructure for an under-the-radar network of chip plants" are not supplying critical technologies to the Chinese client, which has been sanctioned by the United States, Taiwan's Economics Minister Wang Mei-hua (王美花) said Tuesday.
• Former Taiwan president to boycott National Day Radio Free Asia 03 Oct 2023 -- In the latest twist in Taiwan's possibly most surprise-a-minute presidential election since they commenced in 1996, former Taiwanese president Ma Ying-jeou has announced he's boycotting Taiwan's Double Tenth National Day celebrations.
• PLA activities in the waters and airspace around Taiwan Oct. 3, 2023 ROC MND 03 Oct 2023
• Fleeing North Korea has never been harder, or costlier Radio Free Asia 03 Oct 2023 -- More North Koreans fleeing poverty and a repressive government have reached South Korea this year compared to last, as rescue operations restart after a hiatus during COVID.
• Iran's Leader: Normalization with Israel 'betting on a losing horse' Press TV 03 Oct 2023 -- Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has rebuked countries seeking to normalize relations with Israel, stating that "the Zionist regime is perishable".
• Hundreds Of Iranian Protesters Detained After Marking Anniversary Of Bloody Crackdown RFE/RL 03 Oct 2023 -- Iranian security forces have detained hundreds of people as protesters in the country's southeast marked the first anniversary of the killing of scores of demonstrators in the region, according to a human rights group.
• Iran satellite launch - FCDO Statement UK FCDO 03 Oct 2023 -- The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office has released a statement in response to Iran launching the Noor-III satellite on 27 September.
• Telecommunications Consultant Pleads Guilty to Violating Sanctions on Iran US Dept. of Justice 03 Oct 2023 -- Farhad Nafeiy, 70, of Alamo, California, was charged with and pleaded guilty yesterday to a violation of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) in the Northern District of California.
• Joint statement from the International Coordination and Response Group for the victims of Flight PS752 - October 2023 UK FCDO 03 Oct 2023 -- A readout of talks between the International Coordination and Response Group and Iran regarding accountability for the downing of Flight PS752.
• Talks between the International Coordination and Response Group and Iran regarding accountability for the downing of Flight PS752 Canada 03 Oct 2023 -- "Canada, Sweden, Ukraine and the United Kingdom, members of the International Coordination and Response Group for the victims of Flight PS752 today issued the following joint statement:
• India Demands That Canada Withdraw Some 40 Diplomats by October 10 - Reports Sputnik 03 Oct 2023 -- India has demanded that Canada repatriate roughly 40 diplomats from the country by October 10, following Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's remark that New Delhi may have been linked to the murder of a Sikh independence activist in Canada, media reported, citing people familiar with the demand.
• India Orders Canada to Remove Diplomats VOA 03 Oct 2023 -- India has ordered Canada to remove 41 of its 62 diplomats in the country, a Canadian official, speaking on the condition of anonymity, said Tuesday.
• "Our ideal to expand our citizens' realm of freedoms prioritizes our country's liberation from the post-coup constitution" Presidency of The Republic of Turkey 03 Oct 2023 -- Addressing the Closing Ceremony of the Council of State's IASAJ Programme, President Erdoğan said: "Our ideal to expand our citizens' realm of freedoms prioritizes our country's liberation from the post-coup constitution. It is high time to shatter the shackles which the tutelage advocates had put on Türkiye's feet with the May 27, 1960 coup and then the September 12 regime consolidated."
• Turkey arrests 145 suspects over alleged links to PKK Press TV 03 Oct 2023 -- Turkish authorities have detained 145 people nationwide on suspicion of being affiliated with the banned Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) in response to the recent bomb attack in Ankara, Turkish media reported on Tuesday.
• Turkey Detains Dozens Following Ankara Attack VOA 03 Oct 2023 -- Turkey said Tuesday it detained at least 67 people suspected of having links to a Kurdish militant group.
• Turkiye Starts Anti-PKK Operation in 18 Provinces, 90 Suspects Detained - Reports Sputnik 03 Oct 2023 -- The Turkish armed forces have started an operation against the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), banned in Turkiye, in the country's 18 provinces that resulted in 90 detentions, a Turkish newspaper reported on Tuesday.
• Kazakh Minister Admits To List Of People Barred From Entering Country Over Comments RFE/RL 03 Oct 2023 -- A spokesman for the Kazakh Foreign Ministry said on October 2 that the ministry has created a list of persons who publicly "express negative opinions" about Kazakhstan and therefore are banned from entering the country.
• Washington, Pretoria 'Reaffirm and Recommit' After Public Spat Over Russia VOA 03 Oct 2023 -- The White House says a recent high-level call "reaffirmed the strong partnership between South Africa and the United States" — a move that analysts said Tuesday improves what has long been a tense relationship, marred by a public diplomatic spat and Pretoria's reluctance to disengage from Russia.
• Armenia Votes to Ratify ICC's Rome Statute VOA 03 Oct 2023 -- Armenia has voted to ratify the founding statute of the International Criminal Court, or ICC — a decision that could obligate the nation to arrest Russian President Vladimir Putin if he were to set foot in Armenia.
• Armenian parliament votes in favor of joining ICC despite Russia's warning Press TV 03 Oct 2023 -- Armenia's parliament has ratified the founding Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court, subjecting the country to the jurisdiction of The Hague-based ICC amid strained ties with Russia.
• Despite Warning Signals From Moscow, Armenian Lawmakers Ratify ICC's Rome Statute RFE/RL 03 Oct 2023 -- Despite signs of deep opposition from Moscow, Armenian lawmakers have voted in favor of ratifying the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC), putting the country in the jurisdiction of The Hague-based institution that issued arrest warrants in March for Russian President Vladimir Putin and his children's commissioner, Maria Lvova-Belova, for their roles in the deportation of Ukrainian children since Moscow invaded its neighbor.
• Armenian Parliament Ratifies Rome Statute of ICC Sputnik 03 Oct 2023 -- The Armenian parliament has decided in favor of ratifying the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC), Speaker of the National Assembly Alen Simonyan said following the session on Tuesday.
• No Water, No Fish, No Future: The Disappearing Little Aral Sea RFE/RL 03 Oct 2023 -- Where water once stood is now an arid, dry, open landscape in western Kazakhstan punctuated with low-lying shrubs. Only when you finally reach the Little Aral Sea, known as Kishi Aral, can you feel the coolness and breathe deeply.
• Kyrgyzstan Scoffs At Checks And Balances With Dodgy Law On High Court Decisions RFE/RL 03 Oct 2023 -- Analysts chronicling the rapid disappearance of what remains of democracy in Kyrgyzstan have been very busy of late.
• Ghana Opposition Tries to Oust Bank of Ghana Governor VOA 03 Oct 2023 -- Members of Ghana's major opposition National Democratic Congress took to the streets in the capital, Accra, on Tuesday to protest what they allege is mismanagement by the governor of the central bank, the high cost of living, and high inflation. It follows last week's three-day protest over the lingering economic crisis in the West African country.
• Nobel Laureate Announces Plans to Run for Presidency in the DRC VOA 03 Oct 2023 -- Dr. Denis Mukwege, a renowned Congolese gynecologist and human rights activist, announced plans Monday to run for president of the Democratic Republic of Congo in the December elections. His commitment to ending sexual violence in conflict zones earned him a Nobel Peace Prize in 2018. Mukwege was interviewed virtually Monday by Eddy Isango of VOA's French to Africa Service.
• ECOWAS member states and partners meet on school meals in West Africa WFP 03 Oct 2023 -- Over a hundred technical experts including government officials, policy makers, donor representatives, and researchers from Education, Agriculture, Gender and Social Protection sectors, from West Africa and beyond today kick-started a meeting in Dakar, Senegal to share knowledge and best practices on the implementation of school meals programmes using locally-sourced food.