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• Drones strike 2 US military bases in eastern Syria, northern Iraq Press TV 11 Nov 2023 -- Amid rising anti-US sentiment over Washington's unconditional support for the Israeli onslaught on the Palestinians in the besieged Gaza Strip, unmanned aerial vehicles have separately targeted two major bases in eastern Syria and neighboring Iraq, where US military forces and trainers are stationed.

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• Statement: U.S. Military Aircraft Mishap In Eastern Mediterranean EUCOM 11 Nov 2023 -- On the evening of November 10, a U.S. military aircraft conducting training operations in the eastern Mediterranean suffered a mishap and went down.
• Beale AFB pilots new Multi-Capable Airman course US Air Force 11 Nov 2023 -- Beale Air Force Base recently piloted its first Multi-Capable Airman course, with members from career fields across the 9th Reconnaissance Wing participating Oct. 16-27.
• Memorandum on Presidential Determination Pursuant to Section 1245(d)(4)(B) and (C) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 The White House 11 Nov 2023
• Readout of Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III's Call With Ukrainian Minister of Defence Rustem Umerov DoD 11 Nov 2023
• EU Foreign Policy Chief Says Russia's Defeat in Ukraine Conflict 'Not Expected in Near Future' Sputnik 11 Nov 2023 -- The European Union is currently dealing with many problems, including the Ukraine conflict where Russia's defeat is "not expected in the near future," EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said on Saturday.
• EU Expresses Doubts on Long-Term Funding for Ukraine VOA 11 Nov 2023 -- European Union countries are having reservations about committing a long-term fund of $21.4 billion of military aid for Ukraine as its grinding fight continues against Russia's invasion.
• Readout of Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III's Call With Israeli Minister of Defense Yoav Gallant DoD 11 Nov 2023

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• Daily Recap: Hamas - Israel War November 11th, 2023 - Day 36 Israel Defense Forces 11 Nov 2023
• Press Briefing by IDF Spokesperson Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari November 11th, 20:15 Israel Defense Forces 11 Nov 2023
• Daily Recap: Hamas - Israel War November 11th, 2023 - Day 36 Israel Defense Forces 11 Nov 2023
• Hezbollah actions based on wisdom, prudence: President Raisi IRNA 11 Nov 2023 -- Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi has said that actions by Lebanon's Hezbollah Resistance Movement are based on wisdom and prudence, but the Zionist regime has no logic and only understands the language of force.
• Netanyahu Rules Out Palestinian Authority Governing Gaza After War VOA 11 Nov 2023 -- Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu rejected the idea of the Palestinian Authority governing Gaza once the Israel-Hamas war is over, a position at odds with the Biden administration.
• National Security Adviser and National Security Council Director Tzachi Hanegbi Meets with his Polish Counterpart Jacek Siewiera Israel - Prime Minister 11 Nov 2023
• Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's statement regarding the remarks by French President Emmanuel Macron Israel - Prime Minister 11 Nov 2023
• Al-Qassam: Over 160 Israeli military vehicles destroyed since war on Gaza started Press TV 11 Nov 2023 -- The military wing of Palestinian resistance movement Hamas says the Israeli regime has lost scores of its military vehicles since its war of aggression against the besieged Gaza Strip started.
• Gaza's largest hospital shuts down after running out of fuel Press TV 11 Nov 2023 -- Operations at the largest hospital in the besieged Gaza Strip have been suspended after it ran out of fuel, the spokesperson for the territory's health ministry says.
• UPDATED: Attacks on or near Gaza hospitals 'unconscionable, reprehensible and must stop': Relief chief UN News 11 Nov 2023 -- Senior UN officials said on Saturday there could be no justification for any "acts of war" in or around any healthcare facilities, amidst reports that Gaza's largest hospital has come under attack by Israeli forces as they battle Palestinian militants.
• 'Genuine prospect of Palestinian statehood is critical', UNRWA chief tells emergency summit in Saudi Arabia UN News 11 Nov 2023 -- A political solution to end the cycle of conflict in Israel and Palestine has become a stark "matter of life and death" for millions in Gaza and beyond, said the head of the UN relief agency for Palestine refugees (UNRWA) on Saturday.
• Statement of Mr. Philippe Lazzarini The Commissioner-General at The Joint Emergency Summit of the League of Arab States and the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation UNRWA 11 Nov 2023
• Children in Gaza being denied right to life and health: UNICEF Press TV 11 Nov 2023 -- The United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF) says children in Gaza are facing a dire humanitarian situation amid an ongoing Israeli aggression which has paralyzed medical and healthcare services in the Palestinian territory.
• Israeli forces kill a child every 10 minutes in Gaza: WHO Press TV 11 Nov 2023 -- A Palestinian child is killed on average every 10 minutes in the besieged Gaza Strip, says the head of the World Health Organization (WHO), warning that "nowhere and no one is safe" under Israel's relentless onslaught on the coastal enclave.
• UN rights chief calls for probe, rights groups sue Israel at ICC for Gaza 'genocide' Press TV 11 Nov 2023 -- The United Nations human rights chief has called for an investigation into Israel's use of "high-impact explosive weapons" in the Gaza Strip as the regime presses ahead with its brutal onslaught against the besieged area for more than a month.
• Zionist regime condemned morally before standing trial on genocide in Gaza: Raisi IRNA 11 Nov 2023 -- Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi has discussed the Gaza war with Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, telling him that the Israeli regime has set such a record in genocide and crimes against humanity that it has already been condemned morally before being tried in international courts.
• Iran's Army cmdr. says Zionist regime has lost war to Palestinians IRNA 11 Nov 2023 -- Iranian Army Commander Major General Abdolrahim Mousavi has said that the Zionist regime has lost the war and is fast taking steps towards destruction.
• Raisi calls on Islamic countries to take firm decision, action on Palestine IRNA 11 Nov 2023 -- Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi has called on the leaders of Islamic countries to reach a firm decision on the issue of Palestine and fully implement it.
• Iran president to call for end of Gaza genocide in OIC meeting: FM IRNA 11 Nov 2023 -- Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian has emphasized that President Ebrahim Raisi will use the opportunity of his presence in the extraordinary summit of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) in Riyadh to put forward important suggestions regarding the end of Israeli war crimes in the Gaza Strip.
• OIC one of manifestations of unity among Islamic countries: President Raisi ISNA 11 Nov 2023 -- Iranian President, Ebrahim Raisi called the holding of an emergency meeting of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) and reaching a fully operational and executive decision about Gaza the expectation of all the people of the world, especially the Islamic Ummah.
• Raeisi calls for international tribunal to prosecute Israeli leaders for Gaza genocide Press TV 11 Nov 2023 -- President Ebrahim Raeisi of Iran says the Israeli regime must be brought to justice in international courts over its genocide of the Palestinian people in the besieged Gaza Strip.
• On first Saudi visit for emergency meeting, Raeisi says US stonewalling Gaza ceasefire Press TV 11 Nov 2023 -- Iranian President Ebrahim Raeisi says the US is stonewalling a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip as he starts a visit to Saudi Arabia to attend an emergency meeting of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC).
• Iran president says normalization emboldened Israeli regime IRNA 11 Nov 2023 -- Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi has said that normalization of ties with the Zionist regime by certain countries emboldened the regime and caused miscalculations for it, describing the normalization as a stab in the back of the Palestinian resistance.
• Iran president says Zionist regime is root cause of many global troubles IRNA 11 Nov 2023 -- Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi says the Zionist regime is the root cause of many troubles across the globe, including those in Africa.
• Arab, Islamic Leaders Condemn IDF Operations in Gaza, Call for Cease-Fire VOA 11 Nov 2023 -- As Israel continued its military operation in the Gaza Strip, targeting Hamas for its Oct. 7 attacks on Israel, Arab and Islamic leaders met in the Saudi capital, Riyadh, blasting the Israeli operation and its heavy toll on Palestinian civilians and infrastructure.
• Top Saudi Diplomat Says Arab, Muslim Leaders United in Demanding End to Gaza Fighting Sputnik 11 Nov 2023 -- Arab and Muslim leaders who took part in Saturday's emergency summit in Riyadh reiterated their calls for an immediate end to fighting in Gaza and reaffirmed their commitment to a two-state solution to the Palestinian issue, Saudi Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan said.
• Riyadh summit urges end to Gaza siege, halt to arms exports to Israeli regime IRNA 11 Nov 2023 -- An Arab-Islamic summit hosted by Saudi Arabia, which discussed Israel's war on Gaza, has called for an end to the siege of the territory and halting arms exports to the regime.
• Muslim leaders call for immediate end to Israeli war on Gaza at Riyadh summit Press TV 11 Nov 2023 -- Muslim and Arab leaders have gathered in Saudi Arabia for an extraordinary Islamic-Arab summit to discuss the dire situation in the besieged Gaza Strip amid Israel's savagery against the Palestinians.
• Gaza war major blow to Zionist plans for normalization of relations: Nasrallah IRNA 11 Nov 2023 -- Secretary General of Lebanon's Hezbollah Resistance Movement Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah has said that the Zionist regime has dealt major blow to its own efforts to normalize relations with other countries.
• Israel will be eventually forced to back down in face of resistance front: Nasrallah Press TV 11 Nov 2023 -- The secretary general of Lebanon's Hezbollah resistance movement has hailed the steadfastness of Palestinian and Lebanese fighters in the face of Israeli aggression in the Gaza Strip and Lebanon, stressing that Tel Aviv will eventually have no option but to retreat in another humiliation for its army.
• First Group of Gaza Evacuees Arrives, Efforts Ongoing to Bring Others Home Philippines DFA 11 Nov 2023 -- An initial group of thirty-four (34) Filipino nationals who had been caught in the armed conflict in Gaza finally arrived today in Manila, where the Filipinos were welcomed by Secretary for Foreign Affairs Enrique Manalo, together with officials of the Office of the Undersecretary for Migrant Workers' Affairs (OUMWA), the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW), Department of Health (DOH), Department of Social Welfare & Development (DSWD), and the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA), as well as Rep. Ron Salo of Kabayan Party-List. The Filipino evacuees are composed mostly of spouses and dependents of Palestinian nationals.
• Colombia brings war crime charges against Israel's Netanyahu over Gaza bloodshed Press TV 11 Nov 2023 -- Colombian President Gustavo Petro says he will formally bring war crime charges against Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over his regime's ongoing bloodshed in the besieged Gaza Strip.
• America's 'blind support' encouraging Israel in committing genocide: Palestinian envoy Press TV 11 Nov 2023 -- The Palestinian envoy to the United Nations Office in Geneva has lashed out at the US for its "blind support" for the Israeli regime amid Tel Aviv's ongoing genocidal war against the Gaza Strip.
• "It is shameful that Western countries remain silent in the face of the ongoing massacres in Palestine" Presidency of The Republic of Turkey 11 Nov 2023 -- Addressing the Extraordinary Joint Summit of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) and the Arab League, President Erdoğan said: "It is shameful that the Western countries, which always talk about human rights and freedoms, remain silent in the face of the ongoing massacres in Palestine."
• Palestinian envoy calls for more support for ceasefire in Gaza People's Daily 11 Nov 2023 -- The Palestinian Ambassador to the United Nations (UN) in Geneva urged Western states to show stronger support for a ceasefire in Gaza while addressing a gathering of diplomats and reporters on Friday.
• Lebanese resistance fighters fully prepared for Israeli aggression, says Hezbollah officer Press TV 11 Nov 2023 -- A Hezbollah officer says his comrades with the Lebanese resistance movement are fully prepared for any Israeli assault, and have been mobilized in two regions on the border between Lebanon and the 1948 Israeli-occupied territories, as well as the occupied Golan Heights and the Galilee region.
• Gaza's healthcare system 'has reached point of no return': Red Cross Press TV 11 Nov 2023 -- The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has warned that the healthcare system in the Gaza Strip, which has been under a hugely indiscriminate Israeli war for over a month now, has "reached a point of no return."
• 'War on Gaza 'major shock' to Israeli economy' IRNA 11 Nov 2023 -- The Zionist regime's war on the Gaza Strip has proven to be a "major shock" to the Israeli economy and costlier than initially estimated, according to Bank of Israel Governor Amir Yaron.

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• Israeli forces gun down 3 Palestinian youths in violent attacks across West Bank Press TV 11 Nov 2023 -- Israeli forces have fatally shot three Palestinian young men in violent raids across the occupied West Bank.
• How a Myanmar Offensive Challenges China Stance on Stability VOA 11 Nov 2023 -- A sudden coordinated attack by three ethnic groups along the China-Myanmar border in northeastern Myanmar poses a challenge to China's stance on regional stability. A Burmese American analyst told VOA that it is now imperative for China to determine whether it prioritizes stability or influence in the region.
• China issues white paper on CPC policies on governance of Xizang in new era People's Daily 11 Nov 2023 -- China's State Council Information Office on Friday released a white paper on the policies of the Communist Party of China (CPC) on the governance of Xizang Autonomous Region in the new era.
• UN says 'horrible suffering' in Sudan only growing as more people are displaced Press TV 11 Nov 2023 -- The United Nations has raised the alarm over the "horrible suffering" of refugees in Sudan, warning that the dire situation is only getting worse as more people are displaced.
• After Winning Back Nagorno-Karabakh, What Will Azerbaijan's Authoritarian Leader Do Next? RFE/RL 11 Nov 2023 -- Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev stood in the main square of the conquered capital of the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh on October 15. He raised the Azerbaijani flag up the pole, a symbolic completion of the country's long-awaited victory over Armenian occupation.

News Reports

• Australia Investigating Cybersecurity Incident Affecting Maritime Ports Sputnik 11 Nov 2023 -- The Australian authorities are investigating and responding to a massive cybersecurity incident that has interrupted the operation of maritime ports in the country, Australian National Cyber Security Coordinator Air Marshal Darren Goldie said on Saturday.
• Washington Post Calls Ukrainian Colonel Chervinsky 'Coordinator' of Nord Stream Attacks Sputnik 11 Nov 2023 -- Ukrainian colonel Roman Chervinsky was the alleged coordinator of the attack on the Nord Sream pipelines, the Washington Post reported on Saturday, citing Ukrainian and European Officials as well as other people familiar with details of the operation.
• European Countries Still Supplied With Russian Gas - Russia's Gazprom CEO Sputnik 11 Nov 2023 -- European countries, including those that have officially declared their refusal from Russian gas, continue to export it under existing contracts, Russian energy giant Gazprom CEO Alexey Miller said on Saturday.
• Sabotage Suspected After Russian Freight Train Derails In Ryazan Region RFE/RL 11 Nov 2023 -- Russian authorities said sabotage is suspected after a freight train with 19 wagons derailed early on November 11 in the Ryazan region, injuring at least one member of the rail staff. The news comes on the same day that another suspected sabotage incident was reported at a Russian munitions factory.
• Montenegro Told The EU It Had Frozen Assets Of Blacklisted Russians, But It Wasn't True RFE/RL 11 Nov 2023 -- In the wake of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, Montenegro, once a close ally of Moscow, announced after a bit of foot-dragging that it was joining Western sanctions against the Kremlin. Shortly thereafter, Podgorica, a member of NATO and aspirant to join the EU, claimed that it had seized the assets of Russians who had been blacklisted by Brussels.
• High-level China-US trade talks underscore the significance of healthy economic ties, dismiss 'decoupling' Global Times 11 Nov 2023 -- A fresh round of economic and trade talks between Chinese and US high-level officials ahead of the upcoming China-US summit meeting in San Francisco next week agreed against "decoupling" and emphasized the paramount importance of ensuring healthy economic and trade relations.
• China Expresses Concern Over US Pressure on Chinese Companies - State Council Sputnik 11 Nov 2023 -- Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng expressed concern over the United States restricting Chinese companies and demanded actions taken by Washington to address this matter during the talks with US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, the State Council of the People's Republic of China said on Saturday.
• 399 candidates determined to be validly nominated for 2023 HK District Council Ordinary Election Global Times 11 Nov 2023 -- All 399 candidates seeking to run in next month's District Council Ordinary Election met the legal requirements and conditions for upholding the Basic Law and bearing allegiance to the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR), and were determined their nominations as valid, according to the government of HKSAR on Friday.
• China tightens curbs on rare metal exports amid tensions with US Press TV 11 Nov 2023 -- China has announced a decision to tighten reporting controls on rare metal exports, a move that could choke off the United States' supply of critical minerals used in the production of electric cars and missiles.
• Chinese FM spokesperson's remarks on Xi's upcoming trip to the United States Global Times 11 Nov 2023 -- Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson on Friday made remarks on Chinese President Xi Jinping's upcoming trip to the United States upon the invitation for a China-U.S. summit meeting and the 30th APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting.
• Chinese FM spokesperson's remarks on Xi's upcoming trip to the United States People's Daily 11 Nov 2023 -- Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson on Friday made remarks on Chinese President Xi Jinping's upcoming trip to the United States upon the invitation for a China-U.S. summit meeting and the 30th APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting.
• PLA activities in the waters and airspace around Taiwan Nov. 11, 2023 ROC MND 11 Nov 2023
• Spokesperson for DPRK Foreign Ministry Issues Press Statement KCNA 11 Nov 2023 -- A spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the DPRK released the following press statement on Saturday:
• North Korea slams Blinken's 'provocative' comments on Pyongyang-Moscow ties Press TV 11 Nov 2023 -- North Korea has slammed US Secretary of State Antony Blinken's hostile comments on Pyongyang's ties with Moscow, saying the remarks were "irresponsible and provocative."
• Saudi crown prince welcomes Iranian president in Riyadh IRNA 11 Nov 2023 -- Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, who is on a visit to Riyadh to attend an extraordinary OIC Summit, was accorded warm welcome by Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.
• Saudi Crown Prince welcomes Iranian President ISNA 11 Nov 2023 -- Iranian President, Ebrahim Raisi was welcomed by Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman upon his entrance to the venue of the extraordinary meeting of the leaders of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) in Riyadh.
• Raeisi, Saudi crown prince meet in first encounter since rapprochement Press TV 11 Nov 2023 -- Iranian President Ebrahim Raeisi and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman have met for the first time since the two countries mended their strained ties as part of an agreement reached in Beijing earlier this year.
• IRGC intelligence forces bust anti-revolutionary terrorist team in southeastern Iran Press TV 11 Nov 2023 -- Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) intelligence forces have disbanded an anti-revolutionary terrorist team that had plotted to carry out assassinations in the country's southeastern province of Kerman.
• There no obstacles to develop relations with friendly country of Egypt: Raisi ISNA 12 Nov 2023 -- In a meeting with the President of Egypt Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi emphasized the need for the unity of Islamic countries, stating, "The Islamic Republic of Iran sees no obstacle to the development of relations with the friendly country of Egypt".
• Cambodia's Hun Manet goes up against the private sector Radio Free Asia 11 Nov 2023 -- On November 13, Cambodia's princeling prime minister, Hun Manet, will meet with Cambodia's aggravated private sector for his administration's first Government-Private Sector Forum which his nascent government has been preparing for months. There has already been a public furore over the likely rise in taxation, which Hun Manet has denied will happen, but anyone with sense knows it must happen.
• Somalia Fears Worst Humanitarian Catastrophe in 30 Years VOA 11 Nov 2023 -- Somalia's government warns that flooding which has uprooted hundreds of thousands of people may turn into the country's worst humanitarian disaster in decades, unless Somalis and the international community act quickly.