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• U.S. Navy Destroyer Conducts Freedom of Navigation Operation in the South China Sea US Navy 03 Nov 2023 -- On November 3, USS Dewey (DDG 105) asserted navigational rights and freedoms in the South China Sea near the Spratly Islands, consistent with international law. At the conclusion of the operation, USS Dewey (DDG 105) exited the excessive claim area and continued operations in the South China Sea.
• US warship sails near disputed islands in South China Sea Radio Free Asia 03 Nov 2023 -- A U.S. Navy destroyer conducted a Freedom of Navigation Operation (FONOP) in the South China Sea on Friday, one day after a Taiwan Strait transit by another warship.
• Explosion rocks U.S. military base in northeastern Syria: report People's Daily 03 Nov 2023 -- An explosion rocked a U.S. military base in Syria's northeastern province of Hasakah on Thursday night, a pro-government radio station reported.

Defense Policy / Programs

• U.S. Sixth Fleet Conducts Bilateral, Dual-Carrier Operations in Eastern Mediterranean Sea US Navy 03 Nov 2023 -- The ships and aircraft of two U.S. Navy aircraft carrier strike groups conducted joint exercises over the last three days.
• U.S. Army helicopter unit conducts rescue near Chalkyitsik, Alaska Army News 03 Nov 2023 -- Soldiers assigned to Charlie Company, 1-52 General Support Aviation Battalion, 16th Combat Aviation Brigade, performed an aeromedical evacuation of three teenaged civilians from Chalkyitsik, Alaska on October 31, 2023.
• New SEAC Stresses Need to Accelerate Change in Military DoD News 03 Nov 2023 -- Change is the key to winning in the future, and Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman Troy E. Black wants to accelerate change in the United States military.
• Virginia Guard Civil Support Team Trained, Validated Army News 03 Nov 2023 -- The Virginia National Guard's 34th Civil Support Team was evaluated by U.S. Army North as trained and mission capable Oct. 17 and 19.
• Finland, U.S. conclude Defense Cooperation Agreement talks People's Daily 03 Nov 2023 -- Finland and the United States have concluded the fifth round of negotiations for a Defense Cooperation Agreement (DCA), the Finnish Foreign Ministry announced this week.
• Statement on Russia's decision to revoke ratification of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Australia MFA 03 Nov 2023 -- Australia deplores the Russian Federation's decision to revoke its ratification of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty. It is an affront to all who want a world without nuclear weapons.
• Baltic Fleet Su-27 fighter crews conduct training flights over Black Sea Russia MoD 03 Nov 2023 -- A group of Su-27 fighters of the Baltic Fleet naval aviation regiment, as part of planned flights, worked out the tactics of conducting air combat with the mock enemy aircraft.
• Russia to react if U.S., Finland sign defense pact People's Daily 03 Nov 2023 -- Russia will react if the United States and Finland make a deal on joint defense, Russian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Maria Zakharova said Thursday.
• DPRK/Russia: Statement by the Spokesperson on arms transfers and military cooperation EEAS 03 Nov 2023 -- The EU is deeply concerned by reports about arms transfers and military cooperation between the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) and the Russian Federation for the use in Russia's illegal, unprovoked and unjustified war of aggression against Ukraine.
• Fact Sheet on U.S. Security Assistance to Ukraine - November 3, 2023 DOD
• Biden Administration Announces New Security Assistance for Ukraine DoD 03 Nov 2023 -- Today, the Department of Defense (DoD) announced additional security assistance to meet Ukraine's critical security and defense needs. This includes the drawdown of security assistance from DoD inventories valued at up to $125 million to meet Ukraine's immediate battlefield needs, as well as $300 million in Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative (USAI) funds to strengthen Ukraine's air defenses over the long term.
• Ukraine Defense Package Includes Missiles, Air Defense DoD News 03 Nov 2023 -- A mix of weaponry that includes National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile Systems, ammunition for High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems, artillery rounds, TOW missiles and Javelin and AT-4 antiarmor systems is earmarked for Ukraine in the latest defense package.
• Grant Shapps and Richard Marles visit key nuclear site UK MOD 03 Nov 2023 -- Australian defence industry specialists have been embedded in UK industry to collaborate on next-generation attack submarines - SSN-AUKUS.
• $3.6 million boost for local defence companies Australia DOD 03 Nov 2023 -- Ten Australian manufacturing businesses will share more than $3.6 million to develop cutting-edge defence capabilities and boost exports in the latest round of Defence grants.
• Autonomous and uncrewed systems tested as part of Exercise Autonomous Warrior Australia DOD 03 Nov 2023 -- The Royal Australian Navy has worked with defence industry to test autonomous and uncrewed systems that have the capacity to transform the way Navy conducts maritime warfare.
• Partners hone skills at sea Australia DOD 03 Nov 2023 -- HMAS Brisbane recently strengthened international partnerships and honed maritime warfare skills during Exercise Bersama Lima.
• DPRK's Military Action Will Continue: Military Commentator KCNA 03 Nov 2023 -- A military commentator of the DPRK issued the following article "We will continue military action to bolster up the deterrence and ensure the strategic security in the Korean peninsula and the region" on Friday:
• Philippines, Japan boost military ties amid tensions in South China Sea Radio Free Asia 03 Nov 2023 -- The leaders of Japan and the Philippines signed a military aid package on Friday and pledged to begin negotiations on a defense pact as both countries encounter rising tensions with China.
• Joint Press Statement on the Outcome of the Visit of Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio To The Philippines Philippines DFA 03 Nov 2023 -- H.E. KISHIDA Fumio, Prime Minister of Japan, conducted an official visit to the Philippines and had a meeting with H.E. Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr., President of the Republic of the Philippines.
• Press Gaggle by Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre En Route Brunswick, ME The White House 03 Nov 2023
• Prime Minister Justin Trudeau meets with President of the United States of America Joe Biden Prime Minister of Canada 03 Nov 2023

Defense Industry

• Contracts For Nov. 3, 2023

Other Conflicts

Ukraine Conflict News
• 3 November 2023 - Daily Press Briefing by the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General United Nations 03 Nov 2023

Operation Iron Swords / Operation Al-Aqsa Flood

• Daily Recap: Hamas - Israel War November 2nd, 2023 - Day 28 Israel Defense Forces 03 Nov 2023
• Press Briefing by IDF Spokesperson Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari November 3rd 20:15 Israel Defense Forces 03 Nov 2023
• Press Briefing by IDF Spokesperson Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari November 3rd 11:00 Israel Defense Forces 03 Nov 2023
• Letter from PM Netanyahu to Our Soldiers and Commanders in the Swords of Iron War Israel - Prime Minister 03 Nov 2023
• Israeli tanks advance in southern Gaza following airstrikes on refugee camps People's Daily 03 Nov 2023 -- Israeli tanks advanced on the southern outskirts of Gaza City on Thursday amid intense gunfire following air strikes on the Bureij and Jabalia refugee camps in Gaza.
• 15 killed in Israeli strike on refugee camp in central Gaza: media People's Daily 03 Nov 2023 -- An Israeli air strike hit the Bureij refugee camp in central Gaza on Thursday, killing 15 people, according to the official Palestinian news agency of WAFA.
• Over 9,000 killed in Gaza since beginning of Israel-Hamas conflict: ministry People's Daily 03 Nov 2023 -- The death toll among Palestinians killed by the Israeli attacks on Gaza has now exceeded 9,000 since the beginning of the current Israel-Hamas conflict, the Gaza-based Health Ministry said on Thursday.
• Death toll exceeds 10,000 in Israel-Hamas conflict People's Daily 03 Nov 2023 -- The death toll has exceeded 10,000 since the Israel-Hamas conflict broke out on Oct. 7, according to Palestinian and Israeli sources.
• Israeli tanks push through Gaza City outskirts People's Daily 03 Nov 2023 -- Palestinian sources said that Israeli tanks advanced on the southern outskirts of Gaza City on Thursday amid intense gunfire, preceded by violent air strikes.
• UNRWA Situation Report #21 on the situation in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, including East Jerusalem (all information valid as of 2 November 2023 at 18:00 local time) UNRWA 03 Nov 2023
• Women and newborns bearing the brunt of the conflict in Gaza, UN agencies warn WHO 03 Nov 2023
• Humanitarian ceasefires critical to meet immense needs in Gaza UN News 03 Nov 2023 -- Political negotiations to get aid into Gaza have yielded results but much more is needed, including humanitarian ceasefires to ensure safe delivery of food, fuel and other essentials, senior UN officials said on Friday in a briefing to Member States in New York.
• Israel-Palestine crisis: 'It's the innocent civilians who are losing' UN News 03 Nov 2023 -- More funding is urgently needed for lifesaving aid in Gaza while concern is deepening over high numbers of civilians killed since the beginning of the crisis and human rights violations against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank.
• UN Aid Chief Appeals for Humanitarian Pauses to Aid Gaza VOA 03 Nov 2023 -- The United Nations humanitarian chief said Friday that the "parallel tragedies" unfolding in Israel and the Gaza Strip over the past 26 days are a "blight on our collective conscience," and appealed for urgent humanitarian pauses to deliver critical aid to Palestinians.
• UN Humanitarian Agency Seeks More Money to Meet Gaza, West Bank Needs VOA 03 Nov 2023 -- The United Nations' humanitarian agency said Friday that it urgently needed more money to cover the soaring costs of providing lifesaving assistance to millions of people in Gaza and the West Bank.
• Secretary Antony J. Blinken At a Press Availability US Dept. of State 03 Nov 2023
• Blinken Seeks Humanitarian Pause; Netanyahu Says Only if Hostages Freed VOA 03 Nov 2023 -- U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Friday that preventing the escalation and spread of the nearly monthlong Israel-Hamas conflict was the top priority after he met with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Israel's war Cabinet in Tel Aviv.
• Blinken: Preventing Israel-Hamas Conflict From Expanding Among Top Priorities VOA 03 Nov 2023 -- U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Friday preventing the escalation and spread of the Israeli-Hamas conflict was the top priority after he met with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Israel's war cabinet in Tel Aviv.
• Secretary Blinken's Meeting with Israeli Minister Gantz US Dept. of State 03 Nov 202
• Secretary Blinken's Meeting with Israeli President Herzog US Dept. of State 03 Nov 2023
• Secretary Blinken's Meeting with Israeli Opposition Leader Lapid US Dept. of State 03 Nov 2023
• Secretary Antony J. Blinken and Israeli President Isaac Herzog Before Their Meeting US Dept. of State 03 Nov 2023
• Ministry of Foreign Affairs supports civilians in the humanitarian crisis of Gaza Estonia MFA 03 Nov 2023 -- The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is supporting the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), the World Food Programme (WFP) and United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF) to provide humanitarian aid in Gaza.
• Statement on the Middle Eastern Peace Process Government of Norway 03 Nov 2023 -- Statement by Permanent Representative Ambassador Merete Fjeld Brattested, at the Emergency Special Session on the Middle Eastern Peace Process.
• SEK 150 million in humanitarian aid to Gaza Government Offices of Sweden 03 Nov 2023 -- The Government has presented a new package of humanitarian aid in light of the developments in Gaza. The aid, which amounts to SEK 150 million, aims to meet the most urgent needs and focuses on women and children.
• Iceland doubles contributions to the United Nations emergency response in Gaza and calls for an immediate humanitarian pause "Government of Iceland 03 Nov 2023 -- The Government of Iceland has decided to double its financial contribution to the United Nations emergency appeal for Gaza.
• The UK urges all parties to allow for humanitarian pauses in Gaza: UK statement at the UN UK FCDO 03 Nov 2023 -- Statement by Ambassador Tom Woodroffe at the OCHA Briefing on the Humanitarian Situation in the Occupied Palestinian Territory.
• Hezbollah Leader Stops Short of Entering Gaza Conflict VOA 03 Nov 2023 -- Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah sought in a widely anticipated speech Friday to portray his extremist group as vigorous defenders of the Hamas militants fighting in Gaza without drawing his own country, Lebanon, into a full-scale war with Israel.
• UNIFIL voices concerns over peacekeepers' safety in Lebanon-Israel border conflict People's Daily 03 Nov 2023 -- The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) on Thursday expressed concerns about its sites being bombed during the exchange of fire on the Lebanon-Israel border.

Other Conflicts

• The Azadi Briefing: Afghanistan Struggles To Cope With Influx Of Refugees From Pakistan RFE/RL 03 Nov 2023
• Resettling Afghans Facing Expulsion From Pakistan Poses Challenge for UNHCR VOA 03 Nov 2023 -- Just after sunset on Nov. 1, police arrived in Fatima's predominantly Afghan neighborhood on the outskirts of Pakistan's capital Islamabad. As she and her siblings braced for a thorough check of their documents that allow them to stay in Pakistan, they quickly hid their elderly mother who does not have a valid visa.
• Insurgents Kill 14 Soldiers in Southwestern Pakistan VOA 03 Nov 2023 -- Heavily armed insurgents ambushed a military convoy in Pakistan's southwestern Baluchistan province Friday, killing at least 14 soldiers.
• Statement from the Canadian Armed Forces Regarding Unsafe Intercept of Royal Canadian Air Force Helicopter Canada 03 Nov 2023 -- On Sunday October 29, 2023, while deployed in support of Canada's Indo-Pacific Strategy, HMCS Ottawa's embarked CH-148 Cyclone helicopter was conducting routine exercises in the South China Sea, when it was intercepted by two People's Liberation Army J-11 fighter jets. Though the initial encounter was safe, two subsequent encounters were deemed unsafe.
• Sharp uptick in fighting in Myanmar, UN humanitarians report UN News 03 Nov 2023 -- Myanmar witnessed a sharp escalation in fighting between the military and opposition groups this week fuelling a surge in new displacements, the UN humanitarian wing has said.
• Myanmar's navy arrests over 200 Rohingya fleeing Rakhine Radio Free Asia 03 Nov 2023 -- Junta navy officials have arrested 226 Rohingya fleeing Myanmar by boat since Oct. 27, communities in western Myanmar told Radio Free Asia. They were attempting to escape to Malaysia and Thailand.
• Germany's Baerbock Presses Peace Hopes In Yerevan On First Leg Of Caucasus Trip RFE/RL 03 Nov 2023 -- German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock has urged Armenia and Azerbaijan to return to the negotiating table and seek a political solution to their decades-old conflict over Nagorno-Karabakh.
• For a peaceful and economically successful Southern Caucasus - Foreign Minister Baerbock travels to Armenia and Azerbaijan Germany Federal Foreign Office 03 Nov 2023 -- Foreign Minister Baerbock is travelling to Armenia and Azerbaijan from 3 to 4 November. After decades of conflicts, the focus is on tangible prospects for peace, so that Armenians and Azerbaijanis can live in peace and security within their state borders.
• Foreign Minister Baerbock on her departure for Armenia and Azerbaijan Germany Federal Foreign Office 03 Nov 2023
• Sudan: Women and girls abducted, held 'in slave-like conditions' in Darfur UN News 03 Nov 2023 -- The UN human rights office (OHCHR) expressed alarm on Friday over reports that in Sudan, women and girls are being abducted, chained and held in "inhuman, degrading slave-like conditions" in areas controlled by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in Darfur.

News Reports

• Deputy Attorney General Lisa O. Monaco Delivers Remarks on the Justice Department's Role in Combating Modern National Security Threats US Dept. of Justice 03 Nov 2023
• READOUT: Under Secretary Brian Nelson's Call with Bahrain Representative to the Terrorist Financing Targeting Center US Treasury 03 Nov 2023 -- On October 30, Under Secretary of the Treasury for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence Brian E. Nelson spoke with Bahrain's Ambassador Nancy Abdullah Jamal, Chief of Strategic Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and representative to the Executive Committee of the Terrorist Financing Targeting Center (TFTC). Under Secretary Nelson and Ambassador Jamal discussed the importance of working in close collaboration to disrupt the flow of funding to terrorist groups and destabilizing actors across the region. They also affirmed the key role of the TFTC in protecting the international financial system, particularly through facilitating the sharing of lead information among members and through taking joint actions—public and private—to address terrorist threats.
• Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's statement and answers to media questions at a joint news conference with Foreign Minister of the State of Kuwait Salem Al-Sabah following talks in Moscow, November 3, 2023 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 03 Nov 2023
• Designating Russian Virtual Currency Money Launderer US Dept. of State 03 Nov 2023 -- The United States is sanctioning Ekaterina Zhdanova, a Russian national, for her role in laundering hundreds of millions of dollars using virtual currency on behalf of sanctioned Russian elites.
• Treasury Designates Virtual Currency Money Launderer for Russian Elites and Cybercriminals US Treasury 03 Nov 2023 -- Today, the Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctioned Ekaterina Zhdanova, a Russian national, for her role in laundering and moving funds using virtual currency on behalf of Russian elites. This action is consistent with the G7's commitment to crack down on sanctions evasion and closing loopholes that allow the Russian state, its elites, proxies, and oligarchs to leverage virtual currency to offset the impact of international sanctions.
• Russian Money Launderer Sanctioned for Helping Oligarchs VOA 03 Nov 2023 -- The U.S. Department of Treasury on Friday sanctioned Ekaterina Zhdanova, an accused Russian money launderer who allegedly helped her country's oligarchs move funds out of Moscow using cryptocurrency to evade Western sanctions.
• The Week In Russia: Makhachkala, Moscow, And The Middle East RFE/RL 03 Nov 2023 -- Moscow's geopolitical juggling act in the Middle East tilts, and an anti-Semitic riot at an airport in the North Caucasus underscores the ramifications for Russia.
• Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Wang Wenbin's Regular Press Conference on November 3, 2023 PRC MofA 03 Nov 2023
• Message to the Congress on the Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect to the Threat From Securities Investments That Finance Certain Companies of the People's Republic of China The White House 03 Nov 2023
• Press Release: Notice on the Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect to the Threat From Securities Investments That Finance Certain Companies of the People's Republic of China. The White House 03 Nov 2023
• China Coordinator Mark B. Lambert's Meeting with the People's Republic of China (PRC) Ministry of Foreign Affairs Director-General for Boundary and Ocean Affairs Hong Liang US Dept. of State 03 Nov 2023 -- U.S. Department of State China Coordinator and Deputy Assistant Secretary for China and Taiwan Mark B. Lambert met with PRC Director-General for Boundary and Ocean Affairs Hong Liang in Beijing, People's Republic of China.
• Billion-Dollar Airport Likely to Expand China's Footprint in Cambodia VOA 03 Nov 2023 -- The Siem Reap-Angkor International Airport has officially opened, raising hopes of a rebound in tourism to the famed Angkor archaeological complex.
• Hong Kongers self-censor out of fear, says sacked Tiananmen scholar Radio Free Asia 03 Nov 2023 -- Tiananmen massacre historian Rowena He, who was recently denied a work visa by authorities in Hong Kong, felt she was constantly under a "shadow of fear" while living in the city amid an ongoing crackdown on dissent, she told RFA Mandarin in a recent interview.
• HKSAR govt condemns US for intimidating national security defenders Global Times 03 Nov 2023 -- The Hong Kong regional government on Friday strongly condemned some US lawmakers for trying to intimidate the city's national security defenders, saying these US politicians deliberately ignored the well-being brought by the National Security Law (NSL) for Hong Kong, and calling the so-called sanctions political grandstanding filled with ill intentions.
• Pakistani police crack down on Uyghurs at risk for deportation Radio Free Asia 03 Nov 2023 -- Pakistani authorities began conducting unexpected house raids on the homes of Uyghurs living in Rawalpindi just before a government order to expel all illegal migrants who had not left the country by the start of November took effect, according to Uyghurs involved in the matter.
• As BYD announces record earnings, China's EV 'Godzilla' goes into high gear Radio Free Asia 03 Nov 2023 -- Automaker giant Mitsubishi's final departure from China may have simply been the end of the road for a Japanese brand that has never performed well there, but it's also a reminder of what an EV giant the country has become.
• North Korea Closes 4 Diplomatic Missions, Suggesting Economic Woes VOA 03 Nov 2023 -- North Korea has decided to close diplomatic missions in at least four locations across the globe, a significant diplomatic shift that some observers say may indicate severe economic challenges.
• Tehran Universities Report Deployment Of 'Hijab Enforcers' RFE/RL 03 Nov 2023 -- In a significant expansion of dress-code enforcement, Tehran has seen the deployment of "hijab enforcers" within the grounds of Tehran University and the streets surrounding Amir Kabir University, as well as key areas in the city.
• Rights Watchdog Demands Independent UN Probe Into Iranian Teen's Death RFE/RL 03 Nov 2023 -- Human Rights Watch (HRW) has demanded an independent investigation, including by UN fact-finders, into the death last month of 17-year-old Iranian high-school student Armita Garavand after her run-in with morality police "under suspicious circumstances."
• Foreign Secretary's call with Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, 3 November 2023 UK FCDO 03 Nov 2023 -- Foreign Secretary James Cleverly spoke to Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian.
• 5,000 Myanmar nationals flee into China, face shortages Radio Free Asia 03 Nov 2023 -- Some 5,000 Myanmar nationals, including hundreds of children, who fled into China amid an ethnic army offensive in northern Shan state are in dire need of food and water in Yunnan province, the displaced and their family members said Friday.
• Human Rights Groups Applaud Latest US Sanctions on Myanmar VOA 03 Nov 2023 -- Myanmar resistance leaders and international human rights groups are welcoming a new round of U.S. sanctions aimed at that country's oil and gas sector, a major source of revenue for the ruling junta that seized power in February 2021.
• Belarus Opposition Leader Seeks Alternative Passports for Exiles VOA 03 Nov 2023 -- Exiled Belarus opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya is seeking support from the European Union and individual European countries for a "New Belarus" passport for exiled citizens of her country whose official documents have expired.
• PM call with Prime Minister Modi of India: 3 November 2023 Gov.UK 03 Nov 2023
• Kazakh President Hosts Summit Of Organization Of Turkic States RFE/RL 03 Nov 2023 -- Kazakh President Qasym-Zhomart Toqaev hosted the 10th summit of the Organization of Turkic States in Astana on November 3, hailing the strengthened unity of the "brotherly nations" as he welcomed the leaders of Azerbaijan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkey, and Uzbekistan.
• UN: Asia bears brunt as climate change threatens health gains Radio Free Asia 03 Nov 2023 -- Extreme heat causes the most significant mortality rate among all extreme weather events and hazards, with Asia bearing an exceptionally high burden, as the world warms faster than at any point in recorded history, U.N. agencies said in a report.
• UN votes overwhelmingly against U.S. embargo on Cuba People's Daily 03 Nov 2023 -- The UN General Assembly on Thursday voted by a large margin against the United States' economic and trade embargo against Cuba, first imposed in 1960.
• Election Chaos In Bulgaria After Officials Pull The Plug On Voting Machines RFE/RL 03 Nov 2023 -- In a classroom with yellow walls and yellow desks, members of an election commission at a polling station in the village of Malorad, 100 kilometers north of the Bulgarian capital, are counting the votes after local elections.
• Exclusive: Uzbek Man Linked To Ex-President's Daughter Arrested Allegedly Trying To Get Money From Hong Kong Bank RFE/RL 03 Nov 2023 -- The former husband of the once-powerful, now-disgraced Uzbek socialite Gulnara Karimova has been arrested in Hong Kong and remains in custody, according to people familiar with the matter.
• Moldova Bars Pro-Russian Party's Candidates From Local Elections RFE/RL 03 Nov 2023 -- Moldova's Commission for Exceptional Situations (CSE) has decided to bar the Chance party's candidates from taking part in local elections this weekend for allegedly using illegal money from Russia in the campaign, Prime Minister Dorin Recean said on November 3.
• Serbia's Pro-Russian Security Chief Steps Down, Citing Western 'Blackmail And Pressure' RFE/RL 03 Nov 2023 -- The outspokenly pro-Russian director of Serbia's state security agency, Aleksandar Vulin, announced his "irrevocable" resignation from atop the Security Intelligence Agency (BIA) on November 3, saying he doesn't want Western sanctions targeting him personally to adversely affect his country.
• Designation of Kosovan Public Official Nexhat Krasniqi for Significant Corruption US Dept. of State 03 Nov 2023 -- The United States is designating Nexhat Krasniqi, the former Director of the Department of Procurement at the Kosovo Ministry of Trade and Industry, as generally ineligible for entry into the United States, due to his involvement in significant corruption.
• World News in Brief: Protection call for refugees in Pakistan, 'One Health' plan launched, radio waves saving lives UN News 03 Nov 2023 -- UN agencies on Friday called on Pakistan to continue protecting children and families seeking safety amidst rising concerns over the Government's new 'Illegal Foreigners Repatriation Plan'.
• US Takes Up China's Infrastructure Mantel in Africa VOA 03 Nov 2023 -- This week, the U.S. State Department confirmed that Washington's plan to refurbish and extend the Lobito Corridor — a railway that will run through mineral-rich Zambia and the Democratic Republic of Congo to an Atlantic port in Angola — is moving full steam ahead.