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• U.S. military confirms airstrikes on Houthi targets in Yemen's Hodeidah People's Daily 12 Feb 2024 -- U.S. military confirmed Sunday it struck Houthi targets near the Yemeni Red Sea port city of Hodeidah a day earlier, claiming to have hit the group's two unmanned surface vessels (USVs) and three anti-ship cruise missiles.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Readout of Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense Jennifer Zakriski's Participation in the U.S.-Tunisia Military Commission Working Groups DoD 12 Feb 2024
• Pentagon Press Secretary Air Force Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder Holds a Press Briefing DoD 12 Feb 2024
• Statement From Walter Reed Military Medical Center Officials on Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III's Health Status DoD 12 Feb 2024
• Austin Expected to Resume Normal Duties Soon Following Recent Hospital Admission DoD News 12 Feb 2024 -- Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III remains hospitalized and in good condition following a non-surgical medical procedure after being admitted to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center over the weekend, Pentagon Press Secretary Air Force Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder said today during a briefing at the Pentagon.
• Defense Official Says Countering China, Russia in Western Hemisphere Requires Multiprong Approach DoD News 12 Feb 2024 -- China and Russia each pose different challenges for Latin America and the Caribbean, so there needs to be adjustments to the Defense Department's strategies as well, said Daniel P. Erikson, deputy assistant secretary of defense for the Western Hemisphere.
• Air Force, Space Force announce sweeping changes to maintain superiority amid Great Power Competition US Air Force 12 Feb 2024 -- The Department of the Air Force's senior civilian and military leaders, Feb. 12, unveiled sweeping plans for reshaping, refocusing, and reoptimizing the Air Force and Space Force to ensure continued supremacy in those domains while also better posturing the services to deter and, if necessary, prevail in an era of Great Power Competition.
• Chinese attempts to recruit US, NATO service members as advisors prompts Ramstein conference US Air Force 12 Feb 2024 -- U.S. and NATO officials addressed attempts by the People's Republic of China to manipulate alliance-trained Airmen during the Securing Our Military Expertise from Adversaries conference at NATO Allied Air Command, Ramstein Air Base, Jan. 30-31.
• U.S. Military and Kuwait Armed Forces Collaborate in Exercise Eager Defender 24 US Navy 12 Feb 2024 -- The Kuwait Naval Force, Kuwait Coast Guard, U.S Naval Forces Central Command and U.S. Marine Corps Forces Central Command joined forces in Eager Defender 24 (ED 24), a bilateral maritime drill aimed at strengthening mutual interoperability and capabilities. The exercise, led by Task Force 51/5th Marine Expeditionary Brigade (TF 51/5), took place in Kuwait and the Arabian Gulf from Jan. 28 to Feb. 7, and showcases the commitment of both nations to regional security and readiness.
• Oregon Army National Guard Upgrades Sniper Rifles Army News 12 Feb 2024 -- The Oregon Army National Guard is modernizing its sniper capabilities with new MK 22 Precision Sniper Rifles.
• Michigan National Guard Soldiers Return from Overseas Army News 12 Feb 2024 -- For almost a year, dedicated Michigan National Guard members set aside their civilian lives and careers to support U.S. national security.
• DAF leaders lock arms, present plan to reoptimize Air Force, Space Force US Air Force 12 Feb 2024 -- In a show of unity fueled by a sense of urgency, senior Department of the Air Force civilian and military leaders unveiled Feb. 12 a set of sweeping decisions designed to reoptimize the Air Force and Space Force to maintain preeminence, deter adversaries, and prevail in an era of Great Power Competition.
• USS Carter Hall (LSD 50) Ports in Souda Bay, Greece US Navy 12 Feb 2024 -- Marines and Sailors from the dock landing ship USS Carter Hall (LSD 50), part of the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) and 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) (MEUSOC) arrived in Souda Bay, Greece for a scheduled port visit, Feb. 11, 2024.
• USNS Mercy Returns to San Diego, Concluding Pacific Partnership 24-1 US Navy 12 Feb 2024 -- Pacific Partnership 24-1 personnel assigned to the hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) returned home today as the ship pulled in to Naval Air Station North Island, concluding the four-month humanitarian and disaster relief mission.
• Iraq, U.S. resume dialogue on ending U.S.-led coalition's mission People's Daily 12 Feb 2024 -- Iraq and the United States resumed Sunday a new round of dialogue to discuss ending the U.S.-led international coalition's mission in Iraq, the Iraqi government said.
• Iraq resumes talks with United States on ending US-led coalition's presence in country Press TV 12 Feb 2024 -- Iraq says it has resumed talks with the United State on terminating the mission of the so-called US-led coalition, which has been present in the Arab country under the pretext of fighting the Daesh Takfiri terrorist group.
• US Senate Set for Final Foreign Aid Bill Vote VOA 12 Feb 2024 -- The U.S. Senate will vote Monday night to advance a $95 billion aid package for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan, setting up a potential final vote for expected passage later this week.
• It's a first! NATO AWACS all-female aircrew complete sortie in support of enhanced Vigilance Activities NATO 12 Feb 2024 -- For the first time ever, the NATO Airborne Early Warning and Control Force (NAEW&CF) conducted command and control (C2) operations on Friday, Feb. 9, 2024, with an all-female aircrew composition.
• World leaders enraged by Trump, say his NATO remarks put civilian lives at risk Press TV 12 Feb 2024 -- Western leaders have censured former US president Donald Trump for saying the US might not protect NATO allies who are not spending enough on the military alliance.
• Wider Europe Briefing: NATO's 'Biggest Exercise Since The Cold War,' And More (But Weak) EU Sanctions On Russia RFE/RL 12 Feb 2024
• NATO Can't Be 'A La Carte,' Borrell Says As Allies Blast Trump's Comments RFE/RL 12 Feb 2024 -- EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell and other European defense and foreign ministers on February 12 joined a torrent of criticism over former U.S. President Donald Trump's comment downplaying the U.S. commitment to NATO's security umbrella in Europe.
• Some Republican Lawmakers Not Concerned With Trump's NATO Comments VOA 12 Feb 2024 -- A Republican Party that years ago would push back when Donald Trump denigrated NATO has been more ambivalent in the days since the former president said he would encourage Russia to attack alliance members who he felt were not contributing enough to the common defense.
• Iskander-M operational-tactical missile system crews of Baltic Fleet practise counterstrikes Russia MoD 12 Feb 2024 -- In the Kaliningrad region, as part of an exercise by the missile troops and artillery of the Baltic Fleet army corps, Iskander-M operational-tactical missile system crews practised counterattacks on enemy positions.
• Baltic Fleet naval aviation undergoes planned helicopter drills Russia MoD 12 Feb 2024 -- A planned flight and tactical exercise with a squadron of Mi-24 attack helicopters of the Baltic Fleet's naval aviation began in the Kaliningrad region. More than 10 helicopter crews are taking part in the drills.
• Two Tu-95MS long-range bombers perform routine flight over international waters of Barents and Norwegian seas Russia MoD 12 Feb 2024 -- Two Tu-95MS long-range bombers of the Russian Aerospace Forces Long-Range aviation performed a routine flight over the international waters of Barents and Norwegian seas.
• Diggers provide design input on Boxer Australia DOD 12 Feb 2024 -- As the Army prepares to take delivery of the Block II Boxer combat reconnaissance vehicle (CRV) from this year, soldiers who will be operating them have been contributing to the vehicle's future design.
• More funding to fuel Ghost Bat Australia DOD 12 Feb 2024 -- An additional $399 million has been allocated for the development of Air Force's MQ-28A Ghost Bat uncrewed aircraft.
• IRGC test-fires long-range ballistic missile from warship: Commander IRNA 12 Feb 2024 -- The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) has for a first time fired a long-range ballistic missile from a warship, the commander of the force says, amid Iran's growing efforts to expand its missile program for defense and deterrence purposes.
• IRGC launches long-range ballistic missile from warship: Commander Press TV 12 Feb 2024 -- The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) has successfully launched a long-range ballistic missile from one of its warships, the elite force's commander says.
• State lodges appeal in cassation against judgment on distribution of F-35 parts to Israel Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs 12 Feb 2024 -- The State is lodging an appeal in cassation to the Dutch Supreme Court against the judgment of The Hague Court of Appeal on the distribution of American F-35 parts to Israel.
• Netherlands ordered to halt shipping F-35 parts to Israel within one week Press TV 12 Feb 2024 -- The Appeals Court in The Hague has ordered the government of the Netherlands to halt within one week further export of parts for F-35 warplanes Israel uses in the bombardment of the Gaza Strip.
• Dutch Court Orders Government to Stop F-35 Parts Exports to Israel VOA 12 Feb 2024 -- An appeals court in the Netherlands ordered the government Monday to stop exports of F-35 fighter jet parts to Israel, following a lawsuit filed by human rights groups raising concerns about Israel's offensive in the Gaza Strip.
• Meeting of the Weimar Triangle countries - Ministers of Foreign affairs (Paris, 12th February 2024): Political declaration Germany Federal Foreign Office 12 Feb 2024 -- On the occasion of the meeting of the "Weimar Triangle" in La Celle-Saint-Cloud on February 12th, 2024, we, the Ministers of Foreign Affairs of France, Germany and Poland reaffirm our determination to give a new energy to our trilateral cooperation. Ahead of the second anniversary of the Russian invasion, our meeting takes place at a time when ambiguity, unpredictability, uncertainty and instability characterise international relations.
• Young Burmese dismiss junta military draft order Radio Free Asia 12 Feb 2024 -- Young Burmese called up to join the military under a conscription law said they would team up with resistance fighters or leave Myanmar rather than serve as soldiers for the ruling junta that seized power in a coup d'état three years ago.
• Data on interceptions of aircraft completed near the Baltic States' borders on February 4-11, 2024 Lithuania MND 12 Feb 2024
• Departure of UK's HMS Prince of Wales to Participate in NATO Drills Postponed - Reports Sputnik 12 Feb 2024 -- The departure of UK aircraft carrier HMS Prince of Wales to participate in major NATO exercises was postponed at the last minute for unknown reasons, The Telegraph newspaper reported on Sunday.
• Secretary Blinken's Meeting with Thai Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Parnpree US Dept. of State 12 Feb 2024
• Secretary Antony J. Blinken and Thai Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Parnpree Bahiddha-Nukara Before Their Meeting US Dept. of State 12 Feb 2024
• Remarks by President Biden and His Majesty King Abdullah II of Jordan After a Meeting The White House 12 Feb 2024
• Readout of President Biden's Meeting with His Majesty King Abdullah II of Jordan The White House 12 Feb 2024
• Press Briefing by Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre and White House National Security Communications Advisor John Kirby The White House 12 Feb 2024

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• Contracts For Feb. 12, 2024

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Ukraine Conflict News


• 12 February 2024 - Daily Press Briefing by the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General United Nations 12 Feb 2024

Operation Iron Swords / Operation Al-Aqsa Flood

• Press Briefing by IDF Spokesperson, Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari, February 12th , 2024 Israel Defense Forces 12 Feb 2024
• Nearly 3k Israeli military forces injured in Gaza war: Figures IRNA 12 Feb 2024 -- The Israeli regime has admitted that some 2,855 of its military forces have been injured in the clashes with Palestinian resistance fighters in more than four months of war on Gaza.
• More Israeli soldiers killed as Gaza war rages on IRNA 12 Feb 2024 -- Palestinian media report the killing of 11 more Zionist invading forces in the battle with resistance fighters on the ground in Khan Yunis, located in the south of Gaza.
• PM Netanyahu to the Counter Terrorism Unit Fighters who Rescued the Two Hostages: "This was one of the most successful rescue operations in the history of the State of Israel." Israel - Prime Minister 12 Feb 2024
• Statement by PM Netanyahu Israel - Prime Minister 12 Feb 2024
• PM Netanyahu Meets with Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte Israel - Prime Minister 12 Feb 2024
• PM Netanyahu Meets with German Leader of the Opposition Friedrich Merz Israel - Prime Minister 12 Feb 2024
• Israel Rescues Two Hostages in Rafah, but Dozens of Palestinians Killed in Supporting Attacks VOA 12 Feb 2024 -- Israel freed two hostages held by Hamas militants in Rafah on Monday, but supporting airstrikes killed at least 67 Palestinians in the southern Gaza city where about 1 million displaced civilians have sought refuge from four months of bombardments.
• Feb. 11: 'Axis of Resistance' operations against Israeli occupation Press TV 12 Feb 2024
• Palestine Red Crescent Says Israel Launched Strikes on Gaza's Rafah - Reports Sputnik 12 Feb 2024 -- The Palestine Red Crescent Society said on Monday that Israel was carrying out "violent" strikes on the city of Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, Reuters reported, citing the organization.
• Israel's strikes on Gaza's Rafah kill nearly 100, injure hundreds more Press TV 12 Feb 2024 -- The Israeli regime has conducted extensive air raids and artillery strikes on the southern Gaza Strip city of Rafah, killing and injuring hundreds of civilians, mostly women and children.
• Death toll exceeds 100 in Israel's heavy strikes on Gaza's Rafah -- media People's Daily 12 Feb 2024 -- The death toll in the Israeli army's heavy strikes on the southern city of Rafah and surrounding areas of the Gaza Strip exceeded 100 on Monday, with hundreds of injuries, including women and children, reported the official Palestinian news agency WAFA.
• At least 52 killed, dozens wounded in Israel's heavy strikes on Gaza's Rafah -- media People's Daily 12 Feb 2024 -- At least 52 were killed and dozens wounded in the Israeli army's heavy strikes on the southern city of Rafah and surrounding areas of the Gaza Strip, Al Jazeera reported Monday.
• More Israeli soldiers killed as Gaza war rages on IRNA 12 Feb 2024 -- Palestinian media report the killing of 11 more Zionist invading forces in the battle with resistance fighters on the ground in Khan Yunis, located in the south of Gaza.
• Gaza: UN rights chief warns against potential 'carnage' in Rafah UN News 12 Feb 2024 -- UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk on Monday appealed for restraint in the face of an Israeli military incursion in Rafah, warning of the risk of further atrocity crimes in the Gaza war.
• Gaza: Relief over rescued hostages as Tedros warns of 'ocean of need' UN News 12 Feb 2024 -- Amid reports on Monday that two hostages have been rescued during a raid by Israeli special forces in Rafah city, the head of the UN World Health Organization (WHO) said that the spiralling humanitarian crisis in Gaza is still not being met with anywhere near sufficient aid relief.
• UNRWA Situation Report #76 on the situation in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, including East Jerusalem (All information from 8-10 February 2024, is valid as of 10 February 2024 at 22:30 (local time)) UNRWA 12 Feb 2024
• UN special rapporteur banned from entering Israeli-occupied Palestinian territories after supporting Hamas' al-Aqsa Storm Press TV 12 Feb 2024 -- A United Nations special rapporteur has been banned from entering the Israeli-occupied Palestinian territories after voicing support for last October's Operation al-Aqsa Storm, the largest retaliatory attack by Palestinian resistance groups against Israel in decades.
• People in Gaza suffer unprecedented levels of famine-like conditions: UN Food and Agriculture Organization Press TV 12 Feb 2024 -- Israel's deadly campaign in Gaza has brought "unprecedented" levels of "near famine-like conditions" in the besieged Palestinian territory.
• Netanyahu, Biden talk over hostages, aid to Gaza People's Daily 12 Feb 2024 -- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and U.S. President Joe Biden on Sunday discussed over the phone the ongoing efforts to free hostages held in Gaza and to facilitate more aid into the Palestinian enclave.
• Biden, Netanyahu hold phone call amid differences over Gaza IRNA 12 Feb 2024 -- US President Joe Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu have held phone conversation over the Zionist regime's possible ground invasion of Rafah, a southern Gaza city where over 1.3 million Palestinians, including the displaced are taking shelter.
• US blurs Israel's full-blown collapse; regime in Hamas talks as Gaza goals 'unattainable': Iran Press TV 12 Feb 2024 -- Iran's foreign minister says if it were not for the United States' all-out support, Israel would have faced "total collapse" following a historic operation by the Palestinian resistance more than four months ago.
• Iran FM says Israel to face consequences for attacking Rafah IRNA 12 Feb 2024 -- Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian says that Israel's decision to expand its war on Gaza to the border area of Rafah in the enclave will have harsh consequences for the regime.
• Iran Red Crescent urges int'l community to uphold humanitarian rights in Gaza IRNA 12 Feb 2024 -- The Iranian Red Crescent Society has called on the heads of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) to pave the way for safeguarding humanitarian rights in the Gaza Strip.
• Regional resistance at its best: Iran FM IRNA 12 Feb 2024 -- Iran's Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian, who is in the Syrian capital Damascus as part of his West Asian tour, said on Sunday night that the resistance in the region is currently in its best condition.
• UK Sanctions Israeli West Bank Settlers, Citing Human Rights Abuses VOA 12 Feb 2024 -- Britain imposed sanctions Monday against four Israeli nationals, accused of violently attacking Palestinians in the Israeli-occupied West Bank.
• No: 28, 12 February 2024, Regarding the Israeli Attacks on Rafah City in Gaza Republic of Turkey Ministry of Foreign Affairs 12 Feb 2024
• Pakistan Condemns Israel's Military Aggression against Rafah City in Gaza Pakistan Ministry of Foreign Affairs 12 Feb 2024 -- 12 Feb 2024
• Mideast countries warn Israel of humanitarian disaster if Gaza's Rafah city invaded People's Daily 12 Feb 2024 -- Israel is facing mounting regional and international pressure over its planned ground offensive against Rafah, a southernmost city in the war-torn Gaza Strip.
• Middle East Minister embarks on Gulf visit UK FCDO 12 Feb 2024 -- Middle East Minister embarks on Gulf tour to build momentum towards lasting peace and security in the region
• Hamas holds US, Israel accountable for Rafah crimes IRNA 12 Feb 2024 -- The Palestinian resistance movement Hamas has emphasized that the US administration and President Joe Biden personally are complicit in Monday's crimes in Rafah by giving the green light to the Zionist prime minister and supporting him financially and militarily.
• Hamas says Israel's Rafah massacre 'genocidal' as regime uses 'banned weapons' Press TV 12 Feb 2024 -- The Palestinian resistance movement Hamas has condemned the deadly Israeli attack on the southern Gaza Strip city of Rafah, saying the offensive was a "deepening of genocide" against the people of Palestine.
• Genocide top on agenda of Zionist regime: Hamas IRNA 12 Feb 2024 -- The Palestinian resistance movement, Hamas, reacted on Sunday night to the discovery of more bodies of martyrs in Gaza City, saying the Zionist regime is seeking genocide of the Palestinian nation.
• Islamic Jihad warns of repercussions of Israeli regime attack on Rafah IRNA 12 Feb 2024 -- The Palestinian Islamic Jihad movement has emphasized that the Israeli regime's attack on Rafah in Gaza is a threat to the security of the Arab world and the Islamic ummah.
• Israel's attack on Rafah bespeaks regime's 'systematic war of extermination' against Palestinians: Islamic Jihad Press TV 12 Feb 2024 -- The Palestinian Islamic Jihad resistance movement has condemned Israel's attack on the southern Gaza Strip city of Rafah, saying the regime, having received unwavering support from the United States, violated the entire "international norms and conventions" and showed its "systematic war of extermination" against Palestinians.
• Hezbollah leader meets Palestinian Islamic Jihad official Al-Nakhalah IRNA 12 Feb 2024 -- Lebanon's Hezbollah leader, Hassan Nasrallah has held a meeting with Jihad Secretary General Ziyad al-Nakhalah.
• Hezbollah leader, Islamic Jihad chief urge steadfastness to achieve 'promised victory' Press TV 12 Feb 2024 -- The top resistance leaders of Lebanon and Palestine assert that it is necessary to remain steadfast and work tirelessly to achieve the promised victory.
• Lebanon's Hezbollah hits Israeli regime spy base IRNA 12 Feb 2024 -- Lebanon's Hezbollah Resistance Movement has carried out a rocket attack against an Israeli regime's spy base in the northern parts of the occupied Palestinian territories.
• Hezbollah's precision attack targets Israeli espionage base in occupied Palestinian territories Press TV 12 Feb 2024 -- The Lebanese resistance movement Hezbollah has launched a fresh round of attacks on Israeli-controlled targets in occupied Palestinian territories, hitting the regime's sensitive espionage facilities.
• Hezbollah carried out over 1,000 attacks against Israel since Oct. 8: Report Press TV 12 Feb 2024 -- Lebanese Hezbollah resistance fighters have carried out more than a thousand strikes against Israeli military positions in the occupied territories in solidarity with Palestinians in the Gaza Strip amid the bloody Israeli onslaught, according to a report.
• Yemen: US vessel hit with missiles in Red Sea IRNA 12 Feb 2024 -- The Yemeni army says it has targeted an American vessel with missiles in response to the ongoing US-led aggression against the country as well as the Israeli regime's war on Gaza.
• Bulk carrier targeted by missiles in Red Sea: British firm IRNA 12 Feb 2024 -- A Marshall Islands-flagged bulk carrier has been targeted by missiles while transitioning through the Bab al-Mandab Strait, British maritime security firm Ambrey said Monday.
• Yemen warns Israel of more strikes if regime presses on with Rafah ground offensive Press TV 12 Feb 2024 -- A top-ranking Yemeni official says the country's military will stage more strikes against Israeli-affiliated ships in the Red Sea in case the Tel Aviv regime decides to push ahead with a ground offensive against the southernmost city of Rafah in the Gaza Strip.
• Yemen says fired missiles at US bulk carrier in Red Sea in support of Palestine Press TV 12 Feb 2024 -- The spokesperson for the Yemeni Armed Forces says the country's naval units have launched several missiles that struck a US merchant vessel in the Red Sea just off the coast of the Arab nation.

Other Conflicts

• Analysts See Limits to China, Iran, Russia Collaboration With Taliban VOA 12 Feb 2024 -- Since the Taliban seized control in August 2021, China, Iran and Russia have been steadily courting Afghanistan's de facto government for influence. The three countries have kept their embassies open in Kabul and were among the first to hand over Afghan embassies to the Taliban at home.
• Syrian FM vows to defy unauthorized foreign forces in Syria People's Daily 12 Feb 2024 -- Syrian Foreign Minister Faisal Mekdad reiterated on Sunday that Syria's top priority is to defy the presence of any unauthorized foreign forces on its territory.
• Kosovo's Ban on Serbian Dinar Leads to Protests VOA 12 Feb 2024 -- Thousands rallied Monday in northern Kosovo to protest a government ban that prohibits the use of the Serbian dinar currency in places where the country's minority Serb population lives. The decision has angered both Kosovo Serbs and Serbia.

News Reports

• The Kremlin's Efforts to Spread Deadly Disinformation in Africa US Dept. of State 12 Feb 2024 -- Today, the U.S. Department of State's Global Engagement Center is exposing Russia's intelligence services for providing material support and guidance to "African Initiative," a new information agency focused on Africa-Russia relations that has spread disinformation regarding the United States and European countries.
• Azerbaijan should step up investigations and prosecutions of money laundering and improve supervisory arrangements, says MONEYVAL Council of Europe 12 Feb 2024 -- In the new report published today, Council of Europe's anti-money laundering body MONEYVAL calls on Azerbaijan authorities to further strengthen measures to combat money laundering (ML), the financing of terrorism (TF) and financing of proliferation, in particular in the areas of preventive measures and supervision.
• Bahraini hackers target US Fifth Fleet, gain access to secret data Press TV 12 Feb 2024 -- Bahraini hackers have penetrated into the systems of the US Navy's Fifth Fleet and gained access to confidential documents.
• Despite eradication efforts, opium poppy cultivation persists among Hmong in northern Laos Radio Free Asia 12 Feb 2024 -- Ethnic Hmong villagers in remote areas of northern Laos are continuing to grow opium poppies despite government eradication efforts, due to long-held beliefs about the crop's medicinal properties, according to officials and residents.
• READOUT: Treasury Officials Visit Mexico to Further Collaboration on Illicit Finance US Treasury 12 Feb 2024 -- U.S. Department of the Treasury officials from two key offices involved in the fight against fentanyl and its financing traveled to Mexico last week to meet with counterparts in the Government of Mexico and representatives of the U.S. and Mexican financial sector.
• After Years of Captivity, Two Ex-Guantanamo Inmates Return Home VOA 12 Feb 2024 -- Taliban authorities in Afghanistan said Monday that two of its nationals who were detained and rendered to the United States-run prison in Guantanamo Bay more than 20 years ago had returned home.
• Meeting on economic issues President of Russia 12 Feb 2024 -- Vladimir Putin held a videoconference meeting on economic issues.
• Kremlin Strikes Back at 'Emotional' Reaction of Scholz, Sunak to Putin-Tucker Interview Sputnik 12 Feb 2024 -- The Kremlin considers reactions from German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak to Russian President Vladimir Putin's interview with US journalist Tucker Carlson "emotional," but believes that the most important thing is that they are aware of its content, Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Monday.
• Foreign Ministry statement on personal sanctions on members of the UK military and political establishment as well as scientific and academic community Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 12 Feb 2024
• Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova answer to a media question about the European Parliament's latest anti-Russia resolution Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 12 Feb 2024
• Austria Seeking to Terminate Gas Supply Contracts With Russia's Gazprom - Energy Minister Sputnik 12 Feb 2024 -- Vienna is looking into the possibility of terminating gas supply agreements between Austrian oil, gas and petrochemical company OMV and Russia's energy giant Gazprom and will study all available withdrawal options, Austrian Energy Minister Leonore Gewessler said on Monday.
• Year of the Dragon is now Year of the Loong, according to China Radio Free Asia 12 Feb 2024 -- As many celebrate the Lunar New Year this week, the English use of the word "dragon" has struck controversy in China, including its most international city, Hong Kong.
• PLA activities in the waters and airspace around Taiwan Feb. 12, 2024 ROC MND 12 Feb 2024
• Former Iranian-Owned Boeing Aircraft Successfully Returned to the United States US Dept. of Justice 12 Feb 2024 -- The Department of Justice today completed enforcement of a final order for forfeiture of a U.S.-manufactured Boeing 747 cargo plane, previously owned by Mahan Air, a sanctioned Iranian airline affiliated with the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corp-Qods Force (IRGC-QF), a designated Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO).
• Iran to put foreign satellites into orbit in two years: Minister IRNA 12 Feb 2024 -- Iran's Minister of Communications and Information Technology Isa Zare'pour has said that the Islamic Republic aims to put into space satellites of other countries, using Iranian-made carriers and launchers within the next two years.
• Release of eight Indian Nationals detained in Qatar India MEA 12 Feb 2024 -- The Government of India welcomes the release of eight Indian nationals working for the Dahra Global company who were detained in Qatar. Seven out of the eight of them have returned to India.
• Transcript of Special Briefing by Foreign Secretary on Visit of Prime Minister to UAE (February 12, 2024) India MEA 12 Feb 2024
• What's Next After Pakistan's Inconclusive Elections? RFE/RL 12 Feb 2024 -- Pakistan's national elections on February 8 failed to produce a clear winner, triggering intense political jockeying among rival parties to form a coalition government.
• More Protests In Pakistan Over Election Results As Talks On Future Government Continue RFE/RL 12 Feb 2024 -- Thousands of people have protested, including blocking roads, in the southwestern Balochistan region of Pakistan against the results of recent inconclusive parliamentary elections as Pakistan's two largest political parties continued talks over who could lead a future government.
• Pakistan election: Sharif's PML-N mulls 'coalition' with PPP as Khan's PTI protests 'rigging' Press TV 12 Feb 2024 -- Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N) led by former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has suggested forming a "coalition" with the Pakistan People's Party (PPP), while supporters of jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) protest the alleged rigging of the election.
• Pakistan Reports Killing of Two Top Islamic State Leaders VOA 12 Feb 2024 -- Pakistan confirmed Monday that separate counterterrorism raids near the Afghan border within the past week had killed two senior leaders of a regional Islamic State affiliate known as Islamic State-Khorasan (IS-K).
• Informal Foreign Affairs Council (Development): Remarks by High Representative Josep Borrell at the press conference European External Action Service (EEAS) 12 Feb 2024
• Informal Foreign Affairs Council (Development): Press remarks by High Representative Josep Borrell upon arrival European External Action Service (EEAS) 12 Feb 2024
• Statements by the President of the Republic and the President of Germany Press and Information Office, Ministry of Interior, Republic of Cyprus 12 Feb 2024 -- The President of the Republic, Mr Nikos Christodoulides, and the President of Germany, Mr Frank-Walter Steinmeier made statements to the media today, following their tête-à-tête meeting and the extended talks between their delegations, at the Presidential Palace.
• Death toll rises in Senegal as crisis deepens over delayed presidential election Press TV 12 Feb 2024 -- A teenager has died following clashes in southern Senegal, bringing to three the number of people killed in unrest that has engulfed the African country since President Macky Sall postponed the presidential election.
• Japarov Accuses U.S. Of Interfering In Kyrgyzstan's Internal Affairs RFE/RL 12 Feb 2024 -- Kyrgyzstan has published the text of a letter by President Sadyr Japarov to U.S. Secretary of State Anthony Blinken, in which the Central Asian nation's leader accused the United States of interfering in his country's internal affairs.
• What The Fall Of Hungary's President Says About Orban's Grip On The Country RFE/RL 12 Feb 2024 -- Hungarian President Katalin Novak and former Justice Minister Judit Varga recently resigned amid mounting public outrage over Novak's pardon of a man convicted of being an accessory to child sex abuse.
• World News in Brief: Syria aid lifelines, Sudan telecoms blackout, increased patrols in Abyei, preventing terrorism UN News 12 Feb 2024 -- Two critical lifelines for millions of people in northwest Syria have been extended for an additional three months, UN Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric said on Monday.
• Indonesia's Election 2024: What You Need to Know VOA 12 Feb 2024 -- Indonesians head to the polls February 14 to vote in the world's largest single-day election to select local and parliamentary representatives and a new president.