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• Strikes Against Iran-backed Militias Had 'Good Effects,' Pentagon Spokesman Says DoD News 05 Feb 2024 -- U.S. strikes against militias affiliated with Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps on Feb. 2, "had good effects," said Pentagon Press Secretary Air Force Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder at a news conference today.
• Middle East: Security Council meets on US strikes in Iraq and Syria UN News 05 Feb 2024 -- The UN Security Council held an urgent meeting Monday afternoon at the request of Russia, as the war in Gaza continued to fan tensions across the Middle East, with potentially dramatic consequences for regional peace and security. The UN Political Affairs chief appealed for the Council to help prevent further escalation and ease tensions across the region.
• US Airstrikes in Iraq, Syria Deliberately Stoke Conflict - Russian Envoy to UN Sputnik 05 Feb 2024 -- The United States is intentionally aggravating tensions in the Middle East with targeted airstrikes in Iraq and Syria, Russia's Permanent Representative to the UN Vasily Nebenzya said during a United Nations Security Council meeting.
• Iran: US attacks on Iraq, Syria illegal, violation of international law Press TV 05 Feb 2024 -- Iran has strongly condemned the United States' recent airstrikes on Iraq and Syria as illegal and a blatant violation of international law and the Charter of the United Nations.
• No Iranians killed in attacks on Iraq, Syria: US officials IRNA 05 Feb 2024 -- Some American officials, after evaluating the recent aerial raids on Iraq and Syria, have announced that they could not find any indication of the killing of members of Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps in the two Arab countries.
• US-UK military actions expose their peace-seeking rhetoric as fake: Tehran IRNA 05 Feb 2024 -- The military actions of the United States and the United Kingdom contradict their claims of not seeking the expand the scope of the Zionist regime's war on Gaza, says Tehran.
• We condemn the multiple attacks by Iran-aligned militant groups in Syria and Iraq: UK statement at the UN Security Council UK FCDO 05 Feb 2024 -- Statement by Ambassador Barbara Woodward at the UN Security Council meeting on the Middle East.
• Iran-Backed Militias Resume Attacks on US Positions VOA 05 Feb 2024 -- Iran-backed militias in Syria are again targeting the United States and its allies, launching at least three attacks on American positions following a U.S. bombardment aimed at disrupting the ability of the militias to pose a threat.
• US coalition jets violated Syrian airspace: Russia IRNA 05 Feb 2024 -- A senior Russia official accused the US-led coalition on Sunday of violating the Syrian airspace twice last day and posing a risk to international airlines flying into the skies.
• Drone Attack on Base in Syria Housing US Troops Kills 6 Members of SDF Forces Sputnik 05 Feb 2024 -- A drone attack on a training base housing US troops in the Syrian city of Deir ez-Zor killed at least six members of the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), the SDF Media Center said in a statement on Monday.
• Iraqi resistance drone targets US base in Syria again IRNA 05 Feb 2024 -- Iraqi resistance forces have carried out yet another attack on an illegal US military base located in eastern Syria.
• 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 05 Feb 2024
• US, UK carry out more airstrikes on Yemen's Hudaydah, Sa'ada Press TV 05 Feb 2024 -- The United States and the UK have continued their acts of aggression against Yemen, conducting more airstrikes on Hudaydah and Sa'ada provinces.
• New U.S.-led airstrikes hit Houthi camps in northern Yemen: Houthi TV People's Daily 05 Feb 2024 -- U.S. and British warplanes launched a new wave of airstrikes against Houthi camps in northern Yemen late Sunday, reported the Houthi-run al-Masirah TV.
• US, UK target Yemen's Hodeidah in fresh airstrikes IRNA 05 Feb 2024 -- Warplanes of the US and Britain have pounded positions in Yemen's western province of Hodeidah, according to news reports.
• Ansarullah terms US, UK strikes 'ineffective' IRNA 05 Feb 2024 -- A top official of Yemen's Ansarullah Movement has termed the invasion by the American and British forces on Yemen as "ineffective".
• US-UK aggression against Yemen 'alarming threat' to int. peace, security: Tehran ISNA 05 Feb 2024 -- Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kan'ani has censured the recent US and British aerial aggression against Yemen as an alarming threat to international peace and security.
• Wider war will end US hegemony in region, warns Yemen ISNA 05 Feb 2024 -- Yemen's Ministry of Foreign Affairs has strongly condemned the latest wave of US and British airstrikes against the country, stressing that such attacks will not ever make the Yemeni nation and government backtrack on their pro-Palestinian stances.
• US attacks on Yemen, Syria 'clumsy attempt' to divert attention from Gaza: Iran Press TV 05 Feb 2024 -- The Iranian foreign ministry spokesman says the recent US attacks on Yemen, Syria and Iraq are "clumsy attempts" to divert public attention from the crisis that is unfolding in the war-torn Gaza Strip.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Pentagon Press Secretary Air Force Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder Holds a Press Briefing DoD 05 Feb 2024
• AUKUS Defense Scientists Test Robotic Vehicles DoD 05 Feb 2024 -- Defense scientists from Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States collaboratively tested a range of robotic vehicles and their sensors during a trial at Cultana Training Area, South Australia.
• Remarks by Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen Hicks at the NORAD-USNORTHCOM Change of Command Ceremony (As Delivered) DoD 05 Feb 2024
• US-Japan command post exercise difficult to put into practice; Washington consumes allies to achieve its goals: experts Global Times 05 Feb 2024 -- The Japanese Self-Defense Forces and the US military named China as a hypothetical enemy for the first time in their joint command post exercise, Japanese government sources said Sunday, according to Japanese media. Experts noted that there is significant difficulty in putting these operational plans into practice for the US and Japan and will not alter the outcome of the Taiwan question.
• NATO Enhanced Air Policing Mission Handover to the 113th Squadron Command Republic of Turkey Ministry of National Defence 05 Feb 2024 --The 152nd Squadron Command deployed in Romania for the NATO Enhanced Air Policing mission with 4XF-16 aircraft and 74 personnel, handed over the task to the 113th Squadron Command as of January 31, 2024.
• Storm Gladiator: How Russia Uses Recruited Convicts To Fight In 'Fierce' Assault Units In Ukraine RFE/RL 05 Feb 2024 -- A secretive assault force called Storm Gladiator, made up of convicts sprung from prison by the Russian Defense Ministry to fight in Ukraine, has been involved in some of the most brutal engagements in the war and has suffered heavy casualties, RFE/RL's Russian investigative unit has found.
• Russian Arms Exporter's Order Portfolio Hits 23-Year High of More Than $55Bln - CEO Sputnik 05 Feb 2024 -- The order portfolio of Russian state arms exporter Rosoboronexport has reached a 23-year high of more than $55 billion by the end of the last year, Director General Alexander Mikheev said on Monday.
• Zelenskiy Submits Drafts On Extending Martial Law, Mobilization Amid Hints He Will Reshuffle Leadership RFE/RL 05 Feb 2024 -- Ukrainian President Voldoymyr Zelenskiy on February 5 submitted to his country's parliament, the Verkhovna Rada, draft laws to extend martial law and the military mobilization in the country as Russia's full-scale invasion nears the two-year mark.
• Ukrainian Soldiers React to Possible Dismissal of Top General VOA 05 Feb 2024 -- Ukrainian soldiers fighting on the eastern front reacted with skepticism to comments by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, hinting of a possible shakeup in top leadership positions, including the military.
• Ukraine held the third round of negotiations with the Netherlands on the conclusion of a bilateral agreement on security commitments President of Ukraine 05 Feb 2024
• China's J-20 fighter jets to enhance combat alertness duties during Spring Festival holidays Global Times 05 Feb 2024 -- The Chinese military, including its J-20 stealth fighter jets, will enhance combat alert duties during the upcoming Spring Festival holidays, a regular but important arrangement that will fend off any potential foreign provocations, experts said on Monday.
• Pentagon awards contract to make jet fighter missiles for Taiwan CNA 05 Feb 2024 -- The United States Department of Defense (DoD) recently awarded a US$68.4 million contract to an American company to build 50 advanced air-to-ground missiles for supply to Taiwan over the next four years, according to the DoD website.
• US firm to deliver 50 air-launched missiles to Taiwan by 2028 Radio Free Asia 05 Feb 2024 -- The U.S. Department of Defense has awarded a contract worth US$68.4 million to a major defense company to develop state-of-the-art air-launched missiles for Taiwan, a department statement said.
• DRDO carries out successful flight trials of High-speed Expendable Aerial Target 'ABHYAS' from Integrated Test Range, Chandipur India PIB 05 Feb 2024 -- Four flight trials of High-speed Expendable Aerial Target (HEAT) - ABHYAS were successfully carried out by Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO) from the Integrated Test Range, Chandipur in Odisha during January 30 to February 02, 2024
• Iran Navy to hold joint exercise with Russia, China: Cmdr. IRNA 05 Feb 2024 -- The Iranian Navy will hold joint drills with naval forces from Russia and China, with the aim of safeguarding regional security, the commander of the Iranian Navy has announced.
• Iran, Russia, China to hold joint naval drill in coming weeks: Top cmdr. Press TV 05 Feb 2024 -- The commander of the Islamic Republic of Iran Navy says naval forces from Iran, Russia and China are set to hold a joint maritime drill in the coming weeks.
• The Netherlands -- Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missiles with Extended Range DSCA 05 Feb 2024 -- The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of the Netherlands of Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missiles with Extended Range and related equipment for an estimated cost of $908 million. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency delivered the required certification notifying Congress of this possible sale today.
• Military campus at Rokantiškės unveiled: first ever full capacity combat battalion to be stationed by Vilnius Lithuania MND 05 Feb 2024 -- The new military campus inaugurated in Rokantiškės on February 5 will house Duke Vaidotas Infantry Battalion. The 17.7 ha area of the campus includes administrative and special purpose buildings: barracks, mess-hall, headquarters, medical facility, indoor and outdoor fitness facilities, club area with a chapel, and then also technical buildings and other kinds of infrastructure.
• Data on interceptions of aircraft completed near the Baltic States' borders on January 29-February 4, 2024 Lithuania MND 05 Feb 2024 -- On January 29-February 4 NATO Air Policing Mission Detachment fighter aircraft were scrambled twice to intercept aircraft of the Russian Federation violating flight rules in international airspace over the Baltic Sea.
• The President: Defense investment is the guarantee of a secure future President of the Republic of Lithuania 05 Feb 2024 -- On Monday, President Gitanas Nausėda met with Szymon Hołownia, Marshal of the Sejm of Poland, to discuss bilateral ties between Lithuania and Poland, defense cooperation, the security situation in the region, and support for Ukraine.
• Almayadeen: Resistance says no deal without permanent ceasefire ISNA 05 Feb 2024 -- Palestinian Resistance has received a ceasefire proposal that does not go with its vision for ending the war and would enable "Israel" to continue its hostilities.
• Readout of Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III's Call With Saudi Minister of Defense, His Royal Highness Khalid bin Salman DoD 05 Feb 2024
• Senior Iranian, Saudi military officials meet in Riyadh IRNA 05 Feb 2024 -- senior Iranian and Saudi Arabian military officials have met in the Saudi capital Riyadh amid growing efforts by the two countries to boost their relations.
• Secretary Blinken's Meeting with Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud in Riyadh US Dept. of State 05 Feb 2024
• Remarks by President Biden in Press Gaggle | Las Vegas, NV The White House 05 Feb 2024

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• 5 February 2024 - Daily Press Briefing by the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General United Nations 05 Feb 2024

Operation Iron Swords / Operation Al-Aqsa Flood

• Israeli Military Says Operations Killed Dozens of Militants in Gaza VOA 05 Feb 2024 -- Israel's military reported killing dozens of militants in the Gaza Strip on Monday, as U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken returned to the region to push for a new pause in fighting.
• PM Netanyahu to 8104th Battalion Commanders and Soldiers: "The essence of our policy - total victory over Hamas." Israel - Prime Minister 05 Feb 2024
• PM Netanyahu Meets with French Foreign Minister Stephane Séjourné Israel - Prime Minister 05 Feb 2024
• Feb. 4: 'Axis of Resistance' operations against Israeli occupation Press TV 05 Feb 2024
• Israeli troops kidnap Palestinian Red Crescent officials in Gaza Press TV 05 Feb 2024 -- The Palestinian Red Crescent Society (PRCS) says Israeli forces have taken 2 top officials of the organization to an unknown location after raiding Al-Amal Hospital in southern Gaza.
• Israeli army admits running Telegram channel seeking to terrorize Palestinians Press TV 05 Feb 2024 -- The Israeli army has admitted its forces were running a channel in the messaging app Telegram which published gruesome images and videos of their atrocities in Gaza in order to terrorize Palestinians.
• Gaza's media office: Israel killed 30 Palestinians in Deir al-Balah in 24 hours Press TV 05 Feb 2024 -- Thirty Palestinians have been killed in Israeli airstrikes on areas the regime claimed to be "safe" in the city of Deir al-Balah, the central Gaza Strip, local Palestinian authorities say.
• Guterres appoints independent UNRWA review panel UN News 05 Feb 2024 -- UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Monday appointed an independent panel to conduct an assessment of the UN agency that assists Palestine refugees, UNRWA, following accusations that several staff were involved in the 7 October attacks against Israel.
• Gaza: Northern aid push frustrated as regional tensions rise UN News 05 Feb 2024 -- UN humanitarians reported on Monday that a food convoy in Gaza had been hit by shelling after a deadly weekend of hostilities in Gaza in which at least 234 Palestinians were reportedly killed, stoking regional tensions in the Middle East.
• UN Chief Appoints Panel to Review UNRWA VOA 05 Feb 2024 -- U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has appointed a former French foreign minister to head up an independent review of the U.N. agency that assists Palestinian refugees, which is embroiled in a scandal and facing the loss of more than $400 million in donor contributions.
• UNRWA Situation Report #73 on the situation in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, including East Jerusalem (all information from 1-3 February 2024, is valid as of 3 February 2024 at 22:30) UNRWA 05 Feb 2024
• UN Food Convoy in Gaza Comes Under Fire From Israeli Forces - UNRWA Chief Sputnik 05 Feb 2024 -- A UN food convoy heading to the northern part of the Gaza Strip was shelled by Israeli warships, and no one was injured, UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) Director Thomas White said on Monday.
• UNRWA: 100,000 Palestinians killed, wounded or missing in Gaza Press TV 05 Feb 2024 -- The United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees says nearly 100,000 Palestinians have been either killed, wounded, or missing since Israel launched its brutal war in the besieged Gaza Strip in early October.
• Germany Ready to Support Sanctions Against Israeli Settlers in West Bank - Government Sputnik 05 Feb 2024 -- Berlin is considering imposing EU-level sanctions against Israeli settlers involved in violence against Palestinians in the West Bank and is ready to support this initiative if it is compatible with the EU legislation, German FM spokeswoman Kathrin Deschauer and government spokesman Steffen Hebestreit said on Monday.
• Defunding UNRWA 'disproportionate, dangerous' amid Gaza war: Top EU diplomat Press TV 05 Feb 2024 -- The European Union's foreign policy chief has warned that cutting funds to the UN Agency for Palestinian Refugees (UNRWA) is both a "disproportionate and dangerous" act that puts hundreds of thousands of lives at risk.
• Norway cautions against consequences of "cutting UNRWA off" IRNA 05 Feb 2024 -- Norwegian Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide has cautioned against the consequences of suspending aid to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA).
• UK Minister in UAE for talks on building a sustainable ceasefire in Gaza UK FCDO 05 Feb 2024 -- The UK has made a statement following the announcement of Senegal's delayed presidential UK Minister Lord Ahmad returns to the Middle East to meet key regional partners to discuss the conflict in Israel and Gaza.
• Canada to impose sanctions on extremist Zionist settlers IRNA 05 Feb 2024 -- Canadian Foreign Minister, Melanie Joly, said on Sunday that her country would impose sanctions on Zionist settlers who incite violence against Palestinians in the occupied territories.
• Jordanian, French FMs urge continued support to UNRWA as humanitarian condition worsens in Gaza People's Daily 05 Feb 2024 -- Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi on Sunday stressed the importance of the international community's continued support for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), saying it plays an indispensable role in assisting Palestinian refugees, especially in the war-torn Gaza.
• Hamas is re-deploying where Israelis have withdrawn from Gaza ISNA 05 Feb 2024 -- Four residents of Gaza City says police had been stationed recently close to government buildings and police headquarters.
• Yet to respond to Paris proposals on Gaza ceasefire: Hamas IRNA 05 Feb 2024 -- A senior official of the Palestinian resistance movement, Hamas says a final decision has not been taken yet in response to proposals put forth during the Paris meeting on a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip.
• Hezbollah missiles hit Israeli regime targets in southern Lebanon IRNA 05 Feb 2024 -- the Lebanese resistance movement Hezbollah has launched new missile attacks on two military targets controlled by the Israeli regime in occupied regions in southern Lebanon.
• Hezbollah launches fresh missile attacks on Israeli-controlled targets IRNA 05 Feb 2024 -- Lebanese resistance movement Hezbollah has launched fresh missile attacks on targets controlled by the Israeli regime in north of the occupied Palestine.
• Israeli regime conducts air strikes in south Lebanon IRNA 05 Feb 2024 -- The Israeli regime's warplanes have carried out air raids against certain areas in southern Lebanon.
• Report: 30,000 Israeli settlers left occupied territories on Sunday IRNA 05 Feb 2024 -- Some 30,000 settlers have reportedly departed from the occupied territories' main travel hub on Sunday.
• Ansarullah: If Italy joins Western strikes on Yemen, it will be a target Press TV 05 Feb 2024 -- The Ansarullah resistance movement says if Italy takes part in attacks on Yemen, it will become a target.
• Yemen says won't backtrack on Gaza, calls US 'biggest threat' to intl. shipping in Red Sea Press TV 05 Feb 2024 -- A Yemeni deputy foreign minister has censured the latest spate of US and British airstrikes against positions across the country, emphasizing that the United States is the first and foremost threat to international shipping in the Red Sea.
• Wider war will end US hegemony in region, warns Yemen Press TV 05 Feb 2024 -- Yemen's Ministry of Foreign Affairs has strongly condemned the latest wave of US and British airstrikes against the country, stressing that such attacks will not ever make the Yemeni nation and government backtrack on their pro-Palestinian stances.
• Houthis Hold Drills Simulating Attacks on Israel's Army Barracks, Settlements - Reports Sputnik 05 Feb 2024 -- Yemen's Ansar Allah movement, also known as the Houthis, has held a major military exercise simulating attacks on Israel's army barracks and settlements, the Al-Masirah broadcaster reported Saturday, citing the movement's spokesman.

Other Conflicts

• Philippines Reaffirms Support for Rules-Based International Order at the 3rd EU Indo-Pacific Forum Philippines DFA 05 Feb 2024 -- Secretary for Foreign Affairs Enrique A. Manalo called for all countries to "keep to the path of peace and build resilience" through the rule of law at the 3rd European Union Indo-Pacific Ministerial Forum (EUIPMF) held on 2 February 2024 in Brussels, Belgium.
• 10 officers killed in militant attack on Pakistan police station ahead of elections Press TV 05 Feb 2024 -- At least 10 police officers have been killed and several others injured as dozens of militants attacked a police station in northwest Pakistan early Monday, says a senior commander, amid escalating violence ahead of elections.
• At Least 10 Police Officers Killed In Attack In Pakistan's Northwest Days Before Polls RFE/RL 05 Feb 2024 -- Dozens of heavily armed fighters attacked a police station in Pakistan's volatile northwest before dawn on February 5, killing at least 10 police officers and wounding six others who fled, authorities said.
• Pakistan Police Station Assault Kills 10 Officers VOA 05 Feb 2024 -- Authorities in northwestern Pakistan said Monday that a pre-dawn militant raid had killed at least 10 police officers and injured six others ahead of national elections later this week.
• Pakistan Reaffirms Solidarity with the Kashmiri People on the 'Kashmir Solidarity Day' Pakistan Ministry of Foreign Affairs 05 Feb 2024 -- 05 Feb 2024
• Arakan rebels in Myanmar's Rakhine seize outpost on Bangladesh border Radio Free Asia 05 Feb 2024 -- The anti-junta Arakan Army seized an outpost manned by the military-affiliated Border Guard Force along western Myanmar's border with Bangladesh on Sunday, confiscating arms and equipment, according to residents and an alliance of ethnic rebels.
• Junta airstrike on school in Kayah state kills 4 children Radio Free Asia 05 Feb 2024 -- A junta airstrike on an elementary school in eastern Myanmar's Kayah state left four children dead and 10 others injured on Monday, according to members of a local anti-junta People's Defense Force.
• Two children injured by landmine blast in Myanmar Radio Free Asia 05 Feb 2024 -- Two minors are in critical condition after stepping on a landmine, residents told Radio Free Asia on Monday.
• We strongly condemn the ongoing violence harming civilians in Myanmar: joint statement at the UN Security Council UK FCDO 05 Feb 2024 -- Joint statement by the United Kingdom, Ecuador, France, Japan, Malta, Republic of Korea, Slovenia, Switzerland, and the United States.
• Nearly 100 Myanmar Border Guards Flee to Bangladesh VOA 05 Feb 2024 -- At least 95 Myanmar border guards have fled to Bangladesh to escape the mounting fighting between Myanmar's junta and rebel forces, according to a Bangladeshi border guard spokesman.
• MSF: Malnutrition in Sudan Displaced Camp at Emergency Level VOA 05 Feb 2024 -- The rate of malnutrition-related death in children displaced by violence in Sudan's North Darfur region amounts to a humanitarian emergency, according to the findings of a new Doctors Without Borders (MSF) survey.
• Trial Of Republika Srpska President Opens In Sarajevo After Multiple Delays RFE/RL 05 Feb 2024 -- The trial of Republika Srpska President Milorad Dodik on charges of defying the rulings of an international peace envoy opened on February 5 in Bosnia-Herzegovina after several postponements.
• UK announces £100 million of new aid for over 3 million vulnerable people in Ethiopia as humanitarian crisis deepens UK FCDO 05 Feb 2024 -- More than 3 million Ethiopians, including mothers and babies, will receive lifesaving help from the UK through a new humanitarian aid programme.
• Six Ethiopians Among 7 Killed in Attack in Southwestern Somali Town VOA 05 Feb 2024 -- Authorities in the southwestern Somali town of Beled Hawo said six Ethiopians were among seven people killed in an overnight attack by suspected al-Shabab militants.
• UN force steps up patrols after weekend of bloodshed in Abyei UN News 05 Feb 2024 -- The UN Interim Security Force in Abyei (UNISFA) has heightened ground and aerial patrols to deter further violence, after brutal fighting in the oil-rich region claimed dozens of lives over the weekend.

News Reports

• Announcement of a Visa Restriction Policy to Promote Accountability for the Misuse of Commercial Spyware US Dept. of State 05 Feb 2024 -- The State Department is implementing a new policy today that will allow the imposition of visa restrictions on individuals involved in the misuse of commercial spyware.
• Bombing in Greek Capital Triggers Concerns of Terrorism Resurgence VOA 05 Feb 2024 -- A powerful bomb blast in central Athens has sent shock waves across the country with authorities concerned about what they call a new era of terrorism.
• Telephone conversation with UAE President Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan President of Russia 05 Feb 2024 -- Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with President of the United Arab Emirates Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan.
• Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Pankin's interview with TASS Agency, February 5, 2024 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 05 Feb 2024
• Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's opening remarks at a meeting with Chairperson of the Central Election Commission Ella Pamfilova and the heads of certain Russian regions, Moscow, February 5, 2024 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 05 Feb 2024
• Yandex, A Bellwether For Russia's Tech Industry, Leaves In Cut-Rate Deal RFE/RL 05 Feb 2024 -- Yandex, once dubbed Russia's Google for becoming the country's dominant online search engine, will exit Russia entirely, selling its assets there in a deeply discounted $5.2 billion deal that marks the end of an era.
• Russian Anti-War Candidate Vows To Fight As Election Commission Warns Of 'Flawed' Signatures RFE/RL 05 Feb 2024 -- Boris Nadezhdin, an anti-war presidential hopeful who has galvanized Russian opposition to President Vladimir Putin, said on January 5 that the Central Election Commission (TsIK) told him a technicality could keep him off the ballot in an election next month, but he vowed to fight the allegation.
• Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Wang Wenbin's Regular Press Conference on February 5, 2024 PRC MofA 05 Feb 2024
• China's state security authority issues tips on response to unwarranted interrogations and harassment to Chinese nationals going abroad Global Times 05 Feb 2024 -- China's Ministry of State Security (MSS) released a series of tips on Monday in regard to coping with unwarranted interrogations and harassment that some Chinese students studying abroad were subjected to upon entering the US.
• Sentencing of Dr Yang Jun Australia MFA 05 Feb 2024 -- The Australian Government is appalled that Australian citizen, Dr Yang Jun, has today received a suspended death sentence in Beijing.
• Aus writer given suspended death sentence spied for Taiwan, Chinese court claims Radio Free Asia 05 Feb 2024 -- The Chinese-Australian writer Yang Hengjun given a suspended death sentence in China for espionage on Monday had spied for Taiwan, according to the verdict.
• Australian writer given suspended death sentence in China Radio Free Asia 05 Feb 2024 -- A Beijing court on Monday handed down a suspended death sentence to Yang Hengjun, a Chinese-Australian author detained on suspicion of espionage for more than five years without trial, according to media reports.
• Australian national Yang Jun sentenced to death with a two-year reprieve for espionage; his rights fully exercised: FM Global Times 05 Feb 2024 -- The Beijing No.2 Intermediate People's Court publicly pronounced the first-instance verdict on the espionage case of Australian national Yang Jun, in accordance with the law in which Yang was found guilty of espionage and was sentenced to death with a two-year reprieve and all his personal property was confiscated, FM spokesperson Wang Wenbin said on Monday.
• Important dialogue with China Government of Norway 05 Feb 2024 -- Norway's Minister of Foreign Affairs Espen Barth Eide visited China on 5 - 6 February. He met with his Chinese colleague Director and Foreign Minister Wang Yi, and Minister of the International Department of the Communist Party of China Liu Jianchao. He will also meet Vice Premier Ding Xuexiang on Tuesday.
• New Hong Kong law to target media, restrict access to lawyers Radio Free Asia 05 Feb 2024 -- New national security legislation will make it harder for detained suspects to meet with their lawyers and could target journalists and media organizations for interviewing them, Hong Kong officials have revealed in recent comments aired by a pro-China broadcaster.
• Explainer: What Is in Hong Kong's New National Security Law? VOA 05 Feb 2024 -- Last week, Hong Kong's government began the process of adopting a controversial new national security law that critics worry will further roll back civil liberties in the Asian financial hub.
• Why is Xi Jinping so worried about food security? Radio Free Asia 05 Feb 2024 -- China's State Council has ordered local governments and rural communities to ensure grain production never dips below minimum levels, to "safeguard food security and ensure there is no large-scale relapse into poverty."
• PLA activities in the waters and airspace around Taiwan Feb. 5, 2024 ROC MND 05 Feb 2024
• Puppet ROK Is at Stake: KCNA Commentary KCNA 05 Feb 2024 -- The military gangsters of the puppet Republic of Korea (ROK) are running amok more franticly in warlike acts.
• China reaffirms support for inter-Korean ties amid peninsula tensions Radio Free Asia 05 Feb 2024 -- China has reaffirmed its stance that it would consistently support the improvement of inter-Korean relations amid rising tensions on the Korean Peninsula.
• Iran starts construction of fourth nuclear reactor in Isfahan: AEOI IRNA 05 Feb 2024 -- The head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) has announced that the Islamic Republic has kicked off building the foundation for a home-grown nuclear reactor in the central city of Isfahan.
• President Raeisi: Iran's core policy supports distancing of countries from Israel Press TV 05 Feb 2024 -- Iranian President Ebrahim Raeisi says the Islamic Republic's core policy is to support countries' distancing from Israel.
• Iran, Sudan FMs express determination to promote cooperation after 7-year hiatus in ties Press TV 05 Feb 2024 -- The Iranian foreign minister and his Sudanese counterpart have expressed the determination of their countries to strengthen cooperation as a new chapter has opened in mutual ties after a 7-year hiatus.
• Iranian Authorities Keep Up Pressure On Teachers Over Support Of Protests RFE/RL 05 Feb 2024 -- Several Iranian teachers have been disciplined or have been called for questioning by authorities for their support of the country's students in their protests against the regime for its crackdown on freedoms and general concerns about eroding living standards in the country.
• Exclusive: UN Rights Commissioner Meets Officials in Iran, Despite Activists Warning Her of Propaganda Risk VOA 05 Feb 2024 -- The U.N. human rights office has issued its first statement about a U.N. rights official's controversial visit to Iran, telling VOA it is aware of rights groups' concerns that Tehran will exploit the visit for propaganda but is confident the world body's work will not be undermined.
• Iran committed to Iraq's security, stability: SNSC chief IRNA 05 Feb 2024 -- Secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council Ali-Akbar Ahmadian has reiterated Iran's commitment to the security and stability of Iraq during his official visit to Baghdad.
• Top security official: Iran respects Iraq's sovereignty IRNA 05 Feb 2024 -- Secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council Ali Akbar Ahmadian has said that his country respects Iraq's sovereignty, and that Iran's Supreme Leader always emphasizes the deep and long-running friendly ties between the two neighbors.
• Iran committed to Iraq's security, stability: Top security official Press TV 05 Feb 2024 -- Secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) Ali-Akbar Ahmadian has underscored the Islamic Republic's commitment to the security and stability of Iraq in an official visit to the neighboring country.
• Asa'ib Ahl al-Haq leader assassinated in eastern Iraq: Unofficial sources IRNA 05 Feb 2024 -- Some regional media claimed that Naji Al-Kaabi, one of the senior leaders of Asa'ib Ahl al-Haq, was assassinated by unknown armed men in eastern Iraq.
• Senior anti-terror resistance leader assassinated by unknown gunmen in southern Iraq Press TV 05 Feb 2024 -- A high-profile member of the Iraqi anti-terror Asa'ib Ahl al-Haq resistance group has been fatally shot by unidentified assailants in the southeastern province of Maysan.
• Germany Mulls Far-Right Party Ban as Secret Meeting Evokes Nazi Memories VOA 05 Feb 2024 -- Germany is debating a ban on the Alternative for Germany (AfD) party amid mass protests across the country against far-right extremism. The discussion follows revelations last month that senior AfD politicians attended a secret meeting where the forcible deportation of migrants, including German citizens, was discussed.
• Bukele Wins in Landslide Election in El Salvador, Drawing Worries of Authoritarian Rule VOA 05 Feb 2024 -- El Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele on Sunday secured a landslide reelection victory, announcing his triumph before official results were released.
• Congratulations to El Salvador's President-Elect Nayib Bukele US Dept. of State 05 Feb 2024
• El Salvador: Statement by the Spokesperson on the elections European External Action Service (EEAS) 05 Feb 2024 -- El Salvador's election last Sunday has been peaceful, orderly and yielded a clear result. The European Union congratulates the Salvadoran people for their commitment to democracy.
• Poland: Press remarks by High Representative/Vice-President Josep Borrell after meeting with Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski European External Action Service (EEAS) 05 Feb 2024 -- Check against delivery!
• Hun Sen files defamation suit against human rights group spokesperson Radio Free Asia 05 Feb 2024 -- Former Prime Minister Hun Sen and the ruling Cambodian People's Party on Monday sued the spokesperson of human rights group ADHOC, accusing him of defamation in his recent criticism of the ruling party's legal actions toward a leading opposition figure.
• Cambodian leader to discuss border issues, trade on first Thailand visit as PM Radio Free Asia 05 Feb 2024 -- Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet will on Wednesday make his first visit to neighboring Thailand since succeeding his strongman father Hun Sen six months ago.
• UK statement on Senegal's delayed presidential elections UK FCDO 05 Feb 2024 -- The UK has made a statement following the announcement of Senegal's delayed presidential elections
• World News in Brief: Artificial Intelligence pledge, child abuse online, Sudan crisis deepens UN News 05 Feb 2024 -- Some of the world's leading tech companies have signed a ground-breaking agreement with the UN to build more ethical Artificial Intelligence systems.
• Senegal's Parliament Votes to Delay Presidential Election Until Dec. 15 VOA 05 Feb 2024 -- Senegal's parliament voted Monday to delay the West African nation's presidential election till Dec. 15 in a chaotic voting process that took place after security forces broke up an opposition attempt to block the vote — and forcefully removed those lawmakers from the legislative building.
• Zimbabwe's Ruling Party Gets Two-Thirds Majority in Parliament VOA 05 Feb 2024 -- Zimbabwe's ruling party has achieved a two-thirds majority in Parliament according to by-election results released by the country's elections commission over the weekend. That paves the way for the ZANU-PF party to amend the constitution as it wishes — including removal of the two-term limit for the presidency — but creates dread for opposition parties.
• Nangolo Mbumba Sworn In as Namibia's Interim President VOA 05 Feb 2024 -- Nangolo Mbumba has been sworn in as the interim president of the southern African country of Namibia.