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• Letter to the Speaker of the House and President pro tempore of the Senate consistent with the War Powers Resolution (Public Law 93-148) The White House 14 Nov 2023

Defense Policy / Programs

• Deputy Pentagon Press Secretary Sabrina Singh Holds a Press Briefing DoD 14 Nov 2023
• Fort George G. Meade, U.S. Cyber Command/NSA Break Ground on a World-class Barracks Army News 14 Nov 2023 -- Fort Meade broke ground on the construction of two new buildings, the Freedom Center IV barracks, in ceremonies Nov. 9. The barracks will house 380 enlisted service members from all military branches when complete.
• CDAO Releases Responsible AI (RAI) Toolkit for Ensuring Alignment With RAI Best Practices DoD 14 Nov 2023 -- Today, the Department of Defense (DoD) Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office (CDAO) publicly released the Responsible Artificial Intelligence (RAI) Toolkit, a key deliverable of the DoD RAI Strategy & Implementation Pathway (RAI S&I Pathway), signed June 2022, by Deputy Secretary of Defense (DSD) Kathleen Hicks.
• Statement From Pentagon Press Secretary Brig. Gen. Pat Ryder DoD 14 Nov 2023 -- The Department continues its efforts to work closely with the Hawaii Department of Health, the Environmental Protection Agency, and Hawaii state officials to ensure the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility is defueled and the conditions for closure are set.
• Keynote Address by Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III at Republic of Korea-United Nations Command Member States Defense Ministerial Meeting (As Delivered) DoD 14 Nov 2023
• US, allies confront global threats; blast Russia, N Korea, Hamas Radio Free Asia 14 Nov 2023 -- The United States, South Korea and Japan jointly issued a stern warning against Russia, North Korea and Hamas - highlighting the expanding scope of the trilateral cooperation, as they address global security challenges that extend beyond Asia.
• Pacific Partnership 24-1 Concludes First Mission Stop in the Republic of the Marshall Islands US Navy 14 Nov 2023 -- Multinational service members participating in Pacific Partnership 2024-1 (PP24-1) departed the Republic of the Marshall Islands aboard the hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) Nov. 14 following a 14-day mission stop in the island nation.
• USS Stethem, Task Force 59 Put More Eyes in the Sky, Expanding Maritime Domain Awareness US Navy 14 Nov 2023 -- The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Stethem (DDG 63) recently demonstrated expansive maritime domain awareness, utilizing Flexrotor unmanned aerial vehicles during operations in the Gulf of Oman, Nov. 8-9.
• NSA Bahrain, NAVSEA Conduct Oil Spill Exercise US Navy 14 Nov 2023 -- Naval Sea System Command's Supervisor of Salvage and Diving (SUPSALV), in coordination with Naval Support Activity (NSA) Bahrain's Environmental Division, Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command, Europe Africa Central, successfully conducted a comprehensive salvage and pollution response drill as part of an annual oil spill response training exercise onboard NSA Bahrain, Nov. 5-8.
• 12th Marine Regiment Redesignates to 12th Marine Littoral Regiment USMC News Release 14 Nov 2023 -- 12th Marine Regiment redesignated to 12th Marine Littoral Regiment (MLR) on November 15, 2023, during a ceremony at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan.
• NATO Secretary General addresses protection of critical undersea infrastructure, support to Ukraine with EU Defence Ministers NATO 14 Nov 2023 -- NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg participated in a meeting of the Foreign Affairs Council of the European Union with EU Defence Ministers in Brussels on Tuesday (14 November 2023) to discuss the protection of critical undersea infrastructure and the importance of continued support to Ukraine.
• Romania's Euro-Atlantic Resilience Centre hosts the first NATO Resilience Course for Civil Experts NATO 14 Nov 2023 -- In collaboration with the Euro-Atlantic Resilience Centre in Bucharest, NATO held the first edition of the NATO Resilience Course for Civil Experts, from 6 to 10 November 2023.
• Defence Minister Robert Kaliňák meets NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg Ministry of Defence of The Slovak Republic 14 Nov 2023 -- Yesterday (Monday 13 November 2023), Defence Minister Robert Kaliňák travelled to Brussels, where he is attending a meeting of the Foreign Affairs Council (FAC) of the European Union (EU) with Defence Ministers today.
• Electronics in the Shahed-136 Kamikaze Drone Institute for Science and International Security 14 Nov 2023 -- Shahed-136 kamikaze drones, filled with Western electronics, continue to destroy Ukrainian lives and their civilian infrastructure. These drones, also known as Geran 2, are produced and assembled at JSC Alabuga facilities inside the Alabuga Special Economic Zone in Russia, with assistance from Iran. Yet, the company responsible, JSC Alabuga, 1 and related companies are still not found on public U.S. or allied sanctions lists.
• Russia Seeks To Send 500 Residents Of Siberian Region To War Weekly RFE/RL 14 Nov 2023 -- A Russian defense official has requested that Yakutia, a region with a non-ethnic Russian majority in northeastern Siberia, send 500 men to the Ukrainian front on a weekly basis to improve its ranking.
• Pacific Fleet's detachment of ships complete business call programme and left port of Chittagong (Bangladesh) Russia MoD 14 Nov 2023 -- A detachment of warships of the Pacific Fleet comprising the large anti-submarine ships Admiral Tributs, Admiral Panteleyev and the medium sea tanker Pechenga completed the programme of a business call and left the port of Chittagong in the People's Republic of Bangladesh.
• Su-57 Unleashed: Rostec Powers Up Jet With Game-Changing Stage 2 Engine Sputnik 14 Nov 2023 -- The combat capabilities of the Su-57 fifth-generation fighter are increasing as it is being upgraded and is now equipped with the second stage engine (Saturn AL-51F-1, codenamed "Izdeliye 30"), the Rostec State Corporation press service told Sputnik.
• Senior EU Official Says Ukraine Artillery Pledge Won't Be Met by March VOA 14 Nov 2023 -- The European Union will miss its previously stated target of supplying Ukraine with one million artillery shells and missiles by next March.
• EU military aid for Ukraine reaches 27 bln euros People's Daily 14 Nov 2023 -- The European Union (EU) military aid for Ukraine has reached 27 billion euros (about 28.8 billion U.S. dollars) since the start of the conflict, the Ukrinform news agency reported Monday, citing the bloc's top diplomat.
• Foreign Affairs Council of the European Union with Defence Ministers supports continued military assistance to Ukraine Lithuania MND 14 Nov 2023 -- November 14, Vice Minister of National Defence Žilvinas Tomkus attends the Foreign Affairs Council (Defence) of the European Union in Brussels.
• F-16 training center for Ukrainian pilots opens in Romania People's Daily 14 Nov 2023 -- The European F-16 Training Center (EFTC), where Ukrainian pilots will learn how to fly F-16 fighter jets, opened in Romania, the Ukrainian media outlet European Pravda reported on Monday.
• China calls on the intl community to support the establishment of a Middle East zone free of nuclear weapons and other weapons of mass destruction Global Times 14 Nov 2023 -- China supports the establishment of a Middle East zone free of nuclear weapons and other weapons of mass destruction and believes that this move will help curb the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, safeguard the authority and effectiveness of international non-proliferation regimes, and reduce the risk of an arms race and conflict, thereby providing an important mechanism for the maintenance of long-term regional peace and security, China's deputy permanent representative to the United Nations Geng Shuang said in remarks at the Fourth Session of the Conference on the Establishment of a Middle East Zone Free of Nuclear Weapons and other Weapons of Mass Destruction on Monday.
• China wants all Israel's nuclear sites to be placed under IAEA safeguards Press TV 14 Nov 2023 -- China has denounced as "extremely irresponsible and disturbing" an Israeli minister's statement that a nuclear bomb on the besieged Gaza Strip was an option, stressing that all Israel's nuclear sites must be placed under the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) safeguards.
• Iran warns against grave threat posed by nuclear-armed Israel to region Press TV 14 Nov 2023 -- Iran's permanent representative to the United Nations has warned against the threat posed by Israel to regional stability as the illegitimate regime maintains a policy of deliberate ambiguity regarding its nuclear weapons.
• Japan to expand security assistance framework to Vietnam, Djibouti, sparking concerns Global Times 14 Nov 2023 -- Japan is considering providing defense equipment to Vietnam and Djibouti under a new security assistance framework after a similar move with the Philippines, Japanese media outlet NHK reported on Monday. This new framework of cooperation clearly targets China, but it will very likely end up as wishful thinking, experts noted on Tuesday.
• Republic of Korea and United Nations Command Member States Defense Ministerial Meeting Joint Statement DoD 14 Nov 2023 -- The Republic of Korea (ROK) Minister of National Defense Shin Wonsik hosted the "Republic of Korea - United Nations Command Member States Defense Ministerial Meeting" in Seoul on November 14, 2023.
• Austin Commends U.N. Coalition's Commitment to Peace on Korean Peninsula DoD News 14 Nov 2023 -- Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III praised the international alliance committed to securing lasting peace on the Korean Peninsula as United Nations Command member states gathered today for the coalition's inaugural defense ministers' meeting in Seoul, South Korea.
• Korea - Standard Missile 6 Block I (SM-6 Blk I) DSCA 14 Nov 2023 -- The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Republic of Korea of Standard Missile 6 Block I (SM-6 Blk I) and related equipment for an estimated cost of $650 million. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency delivered the required certification notifying Congress of this possible sale today.
• EU Defence Ministers agree to prioritise 22 military capabilities to bolster European armed forces European Defence Agency 14 Nov 2023 -- Today, at the Steering Board of the European Defence Agency (EDA), the 27 EU Ministers of Defence approve the 2023 EU Capability Development Priorities. The document serves as a baseline for EU-wide defence planning, and all EU defence-related initiatives. The 22 priorities reflect the military realities observed in Ukraine; support EU defence objectives; and are designed to lead to concrete projects.
• Foreign Affairs Council (Defence): Press remarks by High Representative Josep Borrell after the meeting European External Action Service (EEAS) 14 Nov 2023
• Foreign Affairs Council (Defence): Press remarks by High Representative Josep Borrell upon arrival European External Action Service (EEAS) 14 Nov 2023
• Finland joins the Declaration on Responsible Military Use of Artificial Intelligence and Autonomy Finnish MoD 14 Nov 2023 -- Finland has joined the Political Declaration on Responsible Military Use of Artificial Intelligence and Autonomy
• Secretary Antony J. Blinken, Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo, Japanese Foreign Minister Kamikawa Yoko, And Japanese Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Nishimura Yasutoshi Before Their Meeting US Dept. of State 14 Nov 2023
• Secretary Blinken's Meeting with Peruvian Foreign Minister González-Olaechea US Dept. of State 14 Nov 2023
• Press Briefing by Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre and National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan The White House 14 Nov 2023

Defense Industry

• Contracts For Nov. 14, 2023

Other Conflicts

Ukraine Conflict News
• 14 November 2023 - Daily Press Briefing by the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General United Nations 14 Nov 2023

Operation Iron Swords / Operation Al-Aqsa Flood

• Press Briefing Press Briefing by IDF Spokesperson Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari November 14th, 21:10 Israel Defense Forces 14 Nov 2023
• IDF Forces secured control of central Hamas control centers and eliminated terrorists Israel Defense Forces 14 Nov 2023
• IDF Effort to Coordinate Transfer of Incubators from an Israeli Hospital to Shifa Hospital Israel Defense Forces 14 Nov 2023
• PM Netanyahuat at the Regba control center in the Mateh Asher Regional Council, met with northern confrontation line council heads Israel - Prime Minister 14 Nov 2023
• Statement by PM Netanyahu Israel - Prime Minister 14 Nov 2023
• Israeli Forces Raid Gaza Hospital Seeking Hamas VOA 14 Nov 2023 -- Israeli soldiers raided Shifa Hospital in Gaza early Wednesday morning, local time, looking for Hamas militants after giving Health Ministry officials a few minutes warning.
• Palestinian resistance rocket attack on Zionist settlements IRNA 14 Nov 2023 -- A new wave of rocket attacks by the Palestinian resistance started on Tel Aviv and its surrounding areas, media reports said.
• Palestinian fighters fire missiles, artillery at Israeli positions IRNA 14 Nov 2023 -- Some news outlets have reported that the Palestinian resistance movements conducted missile and artillery attacks on certain bases and positions of the Israeli regime's military.
• Israeli raids leave over 8k Palestinian students martyred, wounded IRNA 14 Nov 2023 -- Local sources have published a new statistic of casualties among Palestinian students since the onset of Israeli indiscriminate bombardment of the Gaza Strip and violent attacks on the West Bank, including 3,141 martyrs and 4,863 injured.
• 31 Palestinians killed in Israeli bombardment of Jabalia refugee camp People's Daily 14 Nov 2023 -- Palestinian security and medical sources said on Monday that 31 Palestinians were killed in an Israeli bombardment that targeted several homes in the Jabalia refugee camp in the northern Gaza Strip.
• Heavy fighting rages near Gaza hospitals, Israel denies targeting health facilities People's Daily 14 Nov 2023 -- Heavy fighting between Israeli forces and Palestinian militants continued outside hospitals in the northern Gaza Strip on Monday, forcing thousands to flee while some chose to continue sheltering within.
• Death toll of Palestinians in Gaza rises to 11,240: ministry People's Daily 14 Nov 2023 -- The death toll of Palestinians has risen to 11,240 as a result of Israel's attacks on the Gaza Strip since Oct. 7, the Hamas-run government media office in Gaza said Monday.
• Hospitals in northern Gaza Strip out of service: official People's Daily 14 Nov 2023 -- Palestinian hospitals in the northern Gaza Strip went out of service as a result of the ongoing Israeli attacks and the outage of fuel needed to operate generators, a Palestinian official said Monday.
• Israeli attacks kill 3,100 school students, 130 teachers in Gaza: Report Press TV 14 Nov 2023 -- Latest figures show as many as 3,141 Palestinian students along with 130 teachers and administrators have been killed by Israeli attacks on the besieged Gaza Strip and occupied West Bank since October 7.
• UNRWA says Israel-imposed fuel shortage about to shut down its operations in Gaza Press TV 14 Nov 2023 -- The United Nations refugee agency for Palestinians, UNRWA, says its operations in the Gaza Strip, which has come under a genocidal war by Israel, are about to grind to a halt due to a fuel shortage caused by the regime's complete blockade of the territory.
• UNRWA Situation Report #30 on the situation in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, including East Jerusalem (all information is valid as of 13 November 2023 at 18:30 local time) UNRWA 14 Nov 2023
• Humanitarian operations will grind to a halt in the Gaza Strip due to lack of fuel UNRWA 14 Nov 2023
• Statement by UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell on her visit to Gaza UNICEF 14 Nov 2023 -- "Today I visited the Gaza Strip to meet with children, their families and UNICEF staff. What I saw and heard was devastating. They have endured repeated bombardment, loss and displacement. Inside the Strip, there is nowhere safe for Gaza's one million children to turn.
• UPDATED: Besieged Gaza hospital horror continues; fuel supplies now exhausted UN News 14 Nov 2023 -- UN health agency WHO hailed on Tuesday the "heroic efforts" of staff at Gaza City's besieged Al-Shifa hospital and expressed concern for hundreds of thousands of displaced people in the enclave where heavy rainfall has caused flooding and aggravated the already dire health crisis. In a statement issued later in the day, the UN Palestine refugee agency (UNRWA) chief said that fuel stocks were now exhausted, bringing the aid operation to a halt on the Egyptian border.
• UPDATED: Besieged Gaza hospital horror continues as rainfall prompts new scare UN News 14 Nov 2023 -- UN health agency WHO hailed on Tuesday the "heroic efforts" of staff at Gaza City's besieged Al-Shifa hospital and expressed concern for hundreds of thousands of displaced people in the enclave where heavy rainfall has caused flooding and aggravated the already dire health crisis.
• Security Council: UN Police need greater support amid 'many challenges' UN News 14 Nov 2023 -- Police officers serving under the UN flag must be properly prepared, equipped and resourced in the face of the significant challenges to both multilateralism and peacekeeping, the Security Council heard on Tuesday.
• 'Nearly a cemetery': WHO says Gaza's al-Shifa Hospital unable to bury dead bodies Press TV 14 Nov 2023 -- The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned that al-Shifa Hospital is "nearly a cemetery" and unable to bury dead bodies as the facility is also tackling power cuts and a lack of fuel amid ongoing Israeli onslaught.
• UNICEF says more than 700,000 Gaza children displaced, calls for immediate ceasefire Press TV 14 Nov 2023 -- The United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF) says more than 700,000 children in Gaza have been displaced amid brutal Israeli strikes against the coastal enclave.
• UN refugee body says to suspend operation in Gaza in 48 hours People's Daily 14 Nov 2023 -- The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) announced Monday the suspension of its humanitarian operations in Gaza within 48 hours.
• US Says Has No 'Accurate' Gaza Death Toll, But Far Too Many Innocent Palestinians Killed Sputnik 14 Nov 2023 -- The United States is unable to provide any accurate assessment of the death toll from the Palestine-Israel conflict but admits that too many innocent Palestinians have been killed, State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller said on Tuesday.
• Iran, Qatar FMs discuss latest initiatives for ceasefire in Gaza IRNA 14 Nov 2023 -- Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian and his Qatari counterpart Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani have reviewed the latest diplomatic efforts and initiatives to stop the Zionist regime's brutal aggression against Gaza.
• Raisi slams 'organized collective punishment' of people in Gaza IRNA 14 Nov 2023 -- Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi has slammed the collective punishment of Palestinians in the Gaza Strip which he says is being done in an organized manner.
• Iran vindicated in its 4-decade approach to Palestine: Deputy FM IRNA 14 Nov 2023 -- Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Political Affairs Ali Bagheri Kani says the recent developments in the Gaza Strip vindicated Iran in its four-decade approach to the issue of Palestine.
• Iran condemns Israeli regime's attack on Qatari reconstruction HQ in Gaza IRNA 14 Nov 2023 -- The Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman has condemned an attack by the Zionist regime of Israel on the headquarters of Qatari committee for reconstruction of Gaza in Palestine.
• Iran blasts EU silence on Israel's crime in Gaza ISNA 14 Nov 2023 -- Islamic Republic of Iran's ambassador to brussels as well as the country's mission to EU "Gholam-Hossein Dehghani" criticizes silence of European countries in the face of Israeli atrocities in Gaza.
• Iran categorically rejects Israeli accusation about involvement in "Al-Aqsa Storm" operation ISNA 14 Nov 2023 -- Permanent Mission of the Islamic Republic of Iran to the United Nations categorically reject the accusation of relating Palestinian groups resistance actions against Israeli aggressions to Iran.
• Iran calls for international pressure to stop war in Gaza ISNA 14 Nov 2023 -- Iran's Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian spoke on the phone with his Hungarian counterpart, Peter Szijjarto, about expansion of bilateral ties and the latest developments in the middle east, especially the situation in Palestine.
• Iran rejects accusation of directing regional resistance groups to attack U.S. bases People's Daily 14 Nov 2023 -- Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kanaani stressed on Monday that the resistance groups in the Middle East "do not take orders from Iran and act independently."
• Iranian, Qatari FMs reiterate call for end to Israeli war crimes in Gaza Press TV 14 Nov 2023 -- The foreign ministers of Iran and Qatar have discussed Israel's ongoing brutal war against the Gaza Strip, reiterating their call for an immediate end to the regime's war crimes and the dispatch of humanitarian aid to the besieged territory.
• China continues to push for cease-fire in Gaza Global Times 14 Nov 2023 -- The situation of the Palestine-Israel conflict remains horrific as the death toll of Palestinians has risen to 11,240 as a result of Israel's attacks on the Gaza Strip and as the United Nations lowered the flags of its institutions all over the world for the 101 staff killed so far during the war in Gaza. China is continuing its efforts in the UN and is dispatching diplomats to visit countries with influence to seek a cease-fire and promote peace in the region.
• All Chinese citizens have safely left Gaza, said Chinese FM Global Times 14 Nov 2023 -- Thanks to multiple efforts, all Chinese citizens have safely left Gaza, Chinese FM spokesperson Mao Ning said on Tue. Mao said that since the escalation of the Palestine-Israel conflict, China has attached great importance to the safety of Chinese citizens in the conflict area. Chinese diplomatic missions have been in regular contact with Chinese citizens in the Gaza Strip.
• Telephone conversation with President of Egypt Abdel Fattah El-Sisi President of Russia 14 Nov 2023 -- Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with President of the Arab Republic of Egypt Abdel Fattah El-Sisi.
• Moscow: US is ignoring calls to end the suffering of the Palestinians ISNA 14 Nov 2023 -- The US is using its veto power in the UN Security Council to sabotage international efforts to end the bloodshed in the Middle East, despite dire warnings from the intergovernmental organization's own staff about the staggering civilian death toll in Gaza, the Russian Foreign Ministry said on Monday.
• The Cabinet of Ministers supports the provision of assistance to Israel and Palestinian civilians to alleviate the humanitarian crisis Latvia MFA 14 Nov 2023 -- On 14 November 2023, in response to the growing humanitarian crisis in the Middle East, the Cabinet of Ministers approved a proposal by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to make contributions to the Israel's national emergency medical service (Magen David Adom), the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) and the World Food Programme (WFP), to support Israel and the Palestinian civilian population.
• Palestinian PM voices rejection of plans to displace Gazans "under guise of aid" People's Daily 14 Nov 2023 -- Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammed Ishtaye stressed on Monday the rejection of any plans to displace Gaza residents "under the guise of humanitarian aid."
• Designating Additional Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad Officials and Supporters US Dept. of State 14 Nov 2023 -- The United States is announcing today its third round of sanctions targeting Hamas-affiliated individuals and entities in connection with the October 7 terrorist attacks on Israel.
• United States and United Kingdom Take Coordinated Action Against Hamas Leaders and Financiers US Treasury 14 Nov 2023 -- Today, U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) imposed its third round of sanctions targeting Hamas-affiliated individuals and entities since the October 7 Hamas terrorist attacks on Israel. This action designates key Hamas officials and the mechanisms by which Iran provides support to Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ). Today's designations are coordinated with action by the U.K. and are aimed at protecting the international financial system from abuse by Hamas and their enablers. The U.S. Department of State is concurrently designating a leader of PIJ's military wing.
• UK and US hit Hamas leadership with targeted sanctions UK FCDO 14 Nov 2023 -- The UK and US have targeted Hamas with a new tranche of sanctions today, restricting the terror group's ability to operate.
• US, Britain Impose Sanctions on Hamas VOA 14 Nov 2023 -- The United States and Britain on Tuesday imposed a third round of sanctions targeting the Palestinian militant group Hamas, trying to curb Iranian funding of the group and one of its allies, the Palestinian Islamic Jihad, following their shock attack last month on Israel.
• Iraq's al-Nujaba says successfully targeted Israeli regime's Eilat port IRNA 14 Nov 2023 -- The secretary general of the Iraqi resistance movement Al-Nujaba has announced that a successful missile attack has been carried out on the Eilat port in the Israeli-occupied territories.
• Islamic Jihad: "Al-Aqsa Storm" will end in "Liberation Storm" If the attacks continues ISNA 14 Nov 2023Palestinian official warned that if the Israeli attacks on Gaza continues, it will lead to liberation of Palestine.
• Islamic Jihad says to keep Israeli captives until conditions improve Press TV 14 Nov 2023 -- The leader of the Palestinian resistance movement Islamic Jihad says the group may keep Israeli captives it took in an operation in early October until circumstances improve for a prisoner exchange deal with the Israeli regime.
• Hamas denies Israeli claims about Gaza hospital ISNA 14 Nov 2023 -- Ghazi Hamad, a senior Hamas official, has rejected Israeli claims about al-Shifa Hospital being a command post for fighters as "false and misleading propaganda".
• Israel's war debt skyrocketing ISNA 14 Nov 2023 -- Israel's Finance Ministry announced that "Benjamin Netanyahu" cabinet in Tel Aviv has raised nearly $8 billion in liabilities since seventh of October.

Other Conflicts

• Taliban Delegation Visits Pakistan Amid Expulsion of Afghans VOA 14 Nov 2023 -- A high-level trade delegation of the Afghan Taliban government held trilateral talks on Tuesday with Pakistan and Uzbekistan in Islamabad. The talks come as Pakistan authorities are carrying out a mass expulsion of Afghans residing illegally in the country.
• US Firm on Taliban Sanctions as Experts Call for Easing, Normalization VOA 14 Nov 2023 -- The U.S. State Department says it has no intention of easing sanctions or normalizing relations with de facto Taliban authorities in Afghanistan until the Islamist regime improves the grim human rights situation in the country.
• UN-Mandated Assessment Links Taliban's Legitimacy to Afghan Women's Freedom VOA 14 Nov 2023 -- An independent assessment commissioned by the United Nations has linked recognition of the Taliban government to compliance with Afghanistan's international treaty obligations and commitments, requiring it to immediately remove sweeping curbs on women's rights to education and employment opportunities.
• Yemen's Ansarullah chief calls on Arab leaders, Muslim world to take clear stance against Israeli genocide in Gaza Press TV 14 Nov 2023 -- The leader of Yemen's Ansarullah resistance movement has called on Arab countries and the Muslim world to adopt a clear stance in the face of Israel's ongoing atrocities against Palestinians in the besieged Gaza Strip.
• Mali's Army Says Kidal Recaptured from Rebels VOA 14 Nov 2023 -- Mali's army said Tuesday it has retaken the northern city of Kidal from rebels, after a raid that left many insurgents dead.
• Another junta battalion surrenders to rebels in Myanmar's Shan state Radio Free Asia 14 Nov 2023 -- A light infantry battalion with more than 120 troops surrendered to ethnic rebels - the second time in two weeks that a battalion belonging to Myanmar's military junta has laid down arms to rebel forces in northern Shan state.
• Arakan Army attacks junta, ending year-long ceasefire in Rakhine state Radio Free Asia 14 Nov 2023 -- The Arakan Army has attacked the Myanmar junta's military in the western state of Rakhine, ending a ceasefire brokered one year ago on humanitarian grounds, residents told Radio Free Asia. Five civilians were killed and nearly 20 were injured in the fighting, they said.
• Myanmar's Karenni army attempts capture of Kayah capital Radio Free Asia 14 Nov 2023 -- Locals are fleeing a days-long conflict in northeastern Myanmar after Karenni forces attempted to capture a major city, residents said. The Karenni Nationalities Defense Force targeted junta bases in Loikaw University and a prison in the capital of Kayah state on Saturday.
• UNICEF condemns latest attack in eastern DR Congo as act of 'horrific brutality' UNICEF 14 Nov 2023 -- UNICEF condemns an attack reported to have been carried out on Sunday in the northeast of Beni near the border of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) with Uganda.
• Acting Humanitarian Coordinator expresses concern over increasing security incidents targeting aid workers in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo UNOCHA 14 Nov 2023 -- Humanitarian sources report that on the morning of 13 November, armed individuals attacked a humanitarian convoy in Fizi territory, South Kivu Province. During the attack, two aid workers were abducted and three of their vehicles were set on fire.

News Reports

• Twenty-Three Gang Members and Associates Indicted on Racketeering, Drug Trafficking, and Firearm Charges US Dept. of Justice 14 Nov 2023 -- A 12-count indictment was unsealed in the Northern District of Georgia charging 23 defendants - all alleged Sex Money Murder (SMM) gang members and associates - with crimes including racketeering conspiracy, drug trafficking, and firearms violations.
• Eleven Individuals Involved in International Drug Trafficking and Money Laundering Organization Indicted US Dept. of Justice 14 Nov 2023 -- Federal, state, local, and Italian law enforcement officials today announced that 11 individuals were charged for their roles in an international drug trafficking conspiracy that involved the importation of fentanyl, synthetic opioids, and synthetic cannabinoids into the United States, and the distribution of those drugs in Ohio, Pennsylvania, Kentucky, Tennessee, and elsewhere domestically.
• 44th Universal Periodic Review of human rights: UK statement on Russia UK FCDO 14 Nov 2023 -- Simon Manley, the UK's Permanent Representative to the WTO and UN, delivered a statement during Russia's Universal Periodic Review at the Human Rights Council.
• Russian Convicted Over Journalist Politkovskaya's Killing Pardoned for Fighting in Ukraine VOA 14 Nov 2023 -- A former Russian detective who was convicted over the 2006 murder of a Russian investigative journalist has been pardoned in exchange for fighting in Ukraine, his lawyer said.
• Man Convicted In Murder Of Russian Journalist Politkovskaya Pardoned After Fighting In Ukraine RFE/RL 14 Nov 2023 -- Former Russian police officer Sergei Khadzhikurbanov, who was sentenced to 20 years in prison for his role in organizing the 2006 assassination of the prominent journalist Anna Politkovskaya, has received a pardon from President Vladimir Putin after taking part in Moscow's ongoing full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
• Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Mao Ning's Regular Press Conference on November 14, 2023 PRC MofA 14 Nov 2023
• APEC 2023: Xi heads for US in closely-watched summit with Biden Radio Free Asia 14 Nov 2023 -- China's President Xi Jinping departed Beijing Tuesday ahead of a highly anticipated summit with his American counterpart Joe Biden, Chinese state media reported. While the world is watching keenly because of fraught relations between the two world powers, analysts said expectations for the meeting are modest.
• Biden in 'Strong Position' in Meeting China's Xi, White House Says VOA 14 Nov 2023 -- Preventing Beijing's election interference on Taiwan and reestablishing communication between American and Chinese militaries will be high on President Joe Biden's agenda Wednesday during a highly anticipated meeting with his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, in the San Francisco Bay area.
• Lawmakers Urge Biden to Bring Up Issue of Detained Americans With Xi VOA 14 Nov 2023 -- U.S. lawmakers are urging President Joe Biden to prioritize the release of U.S. citizens deemed wrongfully detained by China when he meets Chinese leader Xi Jinping on Wednesday in San Francisco.
• Cameron as UK foreign secretary: What it means for China relations Radio Free Asia 14 Nov 2023 -- The dismissal of Suella Braverman as Home Secretary has triggered senior cabinet reshuffles in the United Kingdom. The biggest political shock was the appointment of former Prime Minister David Cameron as Foreign Secretary. During his tenure as prime minister, Cameron pioneered the "Golden Era" of U.K.-China relations. Since leaving office, he has been repeatedly revealed to have intricate ties with Beijing, even promoting the Belt and Road initiative on behalf of Beijing. How will his return as Foreign Secretary affect the future direction of U.K.-China relations?
• China calls for healthy, stable ties after UK's Cameron returns Global Times 14 Nov 2023 -- The Chinese Foreign Ministry on Tuesday congratulated former British prime minister David Cameron on his appointment as UK's foreign secretary after incumbent Prime Minister Rishi Sunak reshuffled his top team, calling on the two sides to work together to promote the healthy and stable development of China-UK relations.
• Matchmaking app offers Uyghur brides for Han Chinese men Radio Free Asia 14 Nov 2023 -- A company backed by local Chinese government bodies in far-western Xinjiang has created a matchmaking app that aims to set up single Uyghur women with Han Chinese men, people with knowledge of the company said.
• China moves ahead with 'mass policing' plan for local communities Radio Free Asia 14 Nov 2023 -- China is moving ahead with plans to shift local law enforcement from police stations to neighborhood "grids," where local volunteers and teams of vigilantes will enforce the law and residents will be encouraged to inform on each other.
• Biden to call for cross-strait peace, stability in meeting with Xi CNA 14 Nov 2023 -- U.S. President Joe Biden will stress peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait when he meets with Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping (習近平) on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit on Wednesday.
• Terry Gou officially qualifies for presidential election CNA 14 Nov 2023 -- Hon Hai Precision Industry Co. (Foxconn) founder Terry Gou (郭台銘) on Tuesday officially qualified for Taiwan's 2024 presidential election after the Central Election Commission (CEC) validated the independent candidate's 902,389-signature citizen petition.
• KMT, TPP set to have second 'party-to-party' talk on Jan. 13 elections CNA 14 Nov 2023 -- The ongoing saga of the Kuomintang (KMT) and the Taiwan People's Party (TPP) trying to figure out if they will field a joint ticket in the 2024 presidential race will continue Wednesday when representatives of the two parties meet again.
• PLA activities in the waters and airspace around Taiwan Nov. 14, 2023 ROC MND 14 Nov 2023
• China-born Legislative Hopeful Stirs Fear of Security Risks in Taiwan VOA 14 Nov 2023 -- A Taiwan opposition party is thinking about nominating as one of its legislative candidates a woman critics say has close ties to the Chinese Communist Party, sparking a public uproar even before her name is officially on the ballot.
• North Korea Blasts G7 Bloc as Cold War Relic That 'Should Be Dismantled Immediately' Sputnik 14 Nov 2023 -- The comments come in the wake of last week's G7 foreign ministers' statement "strongly condemning" the Democratic People's Republic of Korea's nuclear and missile programs, and demanding the "complete denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula." Pyongyang has rejected such demands, citing the threat posed to the region by the US and its allies.
• G7's Hostile Remarks Censured by Department Director General of DPRK Foreign Ministry KCNA 14 Nov 2023 -- Jo Chol Su, director general of the Department of International Organizations of the DPRK Foreign Ministry, answered the question put by KCNA on Monday as regards the fact that G7 foreign ministers pulled up the DPRK in their recent "joint statement".
• The President: The enlargement of the European Union will make it stronger President of the Republic of Lithuania 14 Nov 2023 -- President Gitanas Nausėda participated in an informal discussion on the EU's strategic agenda at the invitation of the Chancellor of Germany, Olaf Scholz, and the President of the European Council, Charles Michel.
• Former UK PM David Cameron makes shock comeback as Sunak reshuffles cabinet People's Daily 14 Nov 2023 -- Former British Prime Minister David Cameron made a shock return to government on Monday as he was appointed foreign secretary in Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's cabinet reshuffle.
• Convicted Former Kazakh Security Chief Masimov Faces New Charges RFE/RL 14 Nov 2023 -- The imprisoned former chief of Kazakhstan's National Security Committee (KNB), Karim Masimov, has been handed new charges of money laundering and taking a bribe.
• Construction project in Ha Long Bay's buffer zone ignites debate Radio Free Asia 14 Nov 2023 -- Plans to construct a private residential project in Vietnam's picturesque Ha Long Bay - famous for its islands and caves - has ignited concerns about its impact on the environment and debate about its legality.
• Vietnam's ethnic minorities to denounce discrimination at the UN Radio Free Asia 14 Nov 2023 -- Activists campaigning on behalf of Vietnam's ethnic minorities will tell the United Nations about widespread discrimination at the end of this month, according to one protest group.
• ASEAN's rotating chairmanships should be scrapped for a troika system Radio Free Asia 14 Nov 2023 -- Earlier this year, ASEAN (the Association of Southeast Asian Nations) did something sensible. With Laos assuming the bloc's annual rotating chairmanship for 2024, certain Southeast Asian officials became a little jittery at the thought of the region's least diplomatically experienced and most hermetic government handling the group's response to the crisis in Myanmar, a member of ASEAN.
• Report: 40,000 evicted from Cambodia's Angkor temple area since 2022 Radio Free Asia 14 Nov 2023 -- Cambodian authorities have evicted 40,000 people from the famed Angkor temple complex since 2022, citing the need to protect the sprawling UNESCO World Heritage site, according to a report from Amnesty International released on Tuesday.
• High-Tech Chinese 'Border Scanners' Raise Transparency, Privacy Questions In Serbia RFE/RL 14 Nov 2023 -- New mobile scanners donated by China to Serbia are raising new questions about the protection of personal data and transparency in how Belgrade is deploying Chinese technology along its borders.
• Living In The Limelight: Can Central Asia Sustain Surge Of Newfound Diplomatic Activity Without Russia? RFE/RL 14 Nov 2023 -- When Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in Kazakhstan last week, he was greeted by his counterpart, Qasym-Zhomart Toqaev, and accorded the full pomp befitting a strategic ally.
• World News in Brief: Diabetes on the rise, UN prisoners in Yemen, Ukraine war fuels rise in landmine casualties UN News 14 Nov 2023 -- One hundred years after the discovery of insulin, millions of people with diabetes around the world still cannot access the care they need, risking severe complications, WHO warned on Tuesday's World Diabetes Day.
• From drought to floods: climate extremes drive Somalia hunger crisis WFP 14 Nov 2023 -- Climate extremes will keep hunger in Somalia at record highs, warned the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) today, as deadly floods sweep the country, devastating deeply food-insecure communities who are still battling to recover from the country's longest recorded drought.