06 March 2024 Military News |
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Current Operations
- March 6 Red Sea Update CENTCOM 06 Mar 2024 -- At approximately 7:14 p.m. (Sanaa Time) March 6, United States Central Command conducted self-defense strikes against two unmanned aerial vehicles in a Houthi controlled area of Yemen that presented an imminent threat to merchant vessels and U.S. Navy ships in the region.
- Houthis Kill Innocent Civilians with Missile Attack CENTCOM 06 Mar 2024 -- At approximately 11:30 a.m. (Sanaa time) March 6, an anti-ship ballistic missile (ASBM) was launched from Iranian-backed Houthi terrorist-controlled areas of Yemen toward M/V True Confidence, a Barbados-flagged, Liberian-owned bulk carrier, while transiting the Gulf of Aden. The missile struck the vessel, and the multinational crew reports three fatalities, at least four injuries, of which three are in critical condition, and significant damage to the ship.
- Yemeni army targets American warships in Red Sea IRNA 06 Mar 2024 -- The Yemeni army has targeted two American warships in water off the country's west coast in solidarity with the Palestinian people and in response to the US-UK aggression against Yemen.
- Yemeni armed forces say hit American warships in Arabian Sea ISNA 06 Mar 2024 -- Yemeni armed forces say they have launched a military operation against American warships sailing in the Arabian Sea as part of their campaign to force the Israeli regime to end its aggression against the people of Gaza.
- US-owned carrier struck off Yemen's port of Aden: Security firm Press TV 06 Mar 2024 -- A US-owned bulk carrier has been hit off the southwestern coast of the port city of Aden in what appears to be another retaliatory operation by Yemen's armed forces.
- Targeting Houthi Revenue Sources US Dept. of State 06 Mar 2024 -- The United States is today imposing sanctions on two ship owners and identifying two vessels as blocked property for their role in shipping commodities on behalf of Sa'id al-Jamal, an Iran-based, Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps-Qods Force-backed Houthi financial facilitator.
- Treasury Targets Companies and Vessels Facilitating Qods Force and Houthi Commodity Shipments US Treasury 06 Mar 2024 -- Today, the Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) took additional action to target shipments of Iranian commodities undertaken by the network of Iran-based, Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps-Qods Force (IRGC-QF)-backed Houthi financial facilitator Sa'id al-Jamal. Today's action targets two Hong Kong- and Marshall Islands-based ship owners and two vessels for their role in shipping commodities on behalf of al-Jamal, and follows a February 27 action targeting a related vessel, the ARTURA. The revenue generated through al-Jamal's network continues to enable Houthi militant efforts, including ongoing and unprecedented attacks on international maritime commerce in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden.
Defense Policy / Programs
- Contingency Contractors: Partnerships Power the Mission in U.S. Central Command CENTCOM 06 Mar 2024 -- "An army runs on its stomach," a phrase attributed to Napoleon Bonaparte, emphasizes the importance of meeting the basic logistical needs of a military force first and foremost. In a modern contingency environment such as the Middle East, the U.S. Air Force directly supplies a base with equipment like aircraft, heavy machinery and weaponry. But when it comes to smaller logistical details, an expeditionary contracting squadron is largely responsible for feeding the "stomach."
- Readout of U.S.-Oman Joint Military Commission DoD 06 Mar 2024
- Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen Hicks' Statement on the Commission on Planning, Programming, Budgeting, and Execution (PPBE) Reform Final Report DoD 06 Mar 2024
- Readout of Assistant Secretary of Defense Ely Ratner's Meeting with Papua New Guinea's Deputy Prime Minister John Rosso DoD 06 Mar 2024
- Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III's Phone Call With the Kuwaiti Minister of Defense, His Excellency Sheikh Fahad Youssef Al-Sabah DoD 06 Mar 2024
- U.S. and ROK Marines Conduct Exercise Freedom Shield 24 USMC News 06 Mar 2024 -- U.S. Marines from across III Marine Expeditionary Force, and Marines from 1st Marine Division, I MEF, deployed from Japan and the United States to join their Republic of Korea counterparts as the Combined Marine Component Command during Freedom Shield 24.
- 8th FW, allies participate in maritime strike exercise US Air Force 06 Mar 2024 -- U.S. Air Force 8th Fighter Wing aircraft and personnel participated in a maritime strike exercise scenario as a part of Joint Exercise Cobra Gold 24 at Korat Royal Thai Air Force Base, Kingdom of Thailand, Feb. 29.
- 2nd Fleet, Expeditionary Strike Group 2 Execute NATO Maritime Mission for Steadfast Defender US Navy 06 Mar 2024 -- In the frigid climate just north of the Arctic Circle, a contingent of maritime personnel from Norfolk, Va. are forward deployed to command and control the largest NATO exercise in decades. Commander, Task Force North (CTF North) staff arrived in Bodø, Norway Feb. 11 to establish, maintain and execute maritime missions during Steadfast Defender 2024.
- Bataan ARG, 26th MEU(SOC) to Return to Homeport US Navy 06 Mar 2024 -- The ships of the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group (ARG), along with the embarked 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) (MEU(SOC)) exited the Mediterranean Sea after conducting operations in the U.S. Sixth Fleet area of operations, March 5, 2024. In the coming weeks, Sailors and Marines will sail across the Atlantic Ocean and return home to Norfolk, Virginia and Camp LeJeune, North Carolina.
- Space Development Agency Approach is 'Constructive Disrupter,' Says Its Director DoD News 06 Mar 2024 -- The Space Development Agency has been incredibly disruptive to the Pentagon's traditional acquisition approach, but in a way that's good for the warfighter, said Derek Tournear, SDA director, who spoke today in the Pentagon.
- Allies demonstrate strengthened deterrence and defence during Polish-led Dragon 24 exercise NATO 06 Mar 2024 -- Troops from France, Germany, Italy, Lithuania, Poland, Slovenia, Spain, Türkiye, UK and the US conducted a crossing of the Vistula river near Korzeniewo, Poland, this week (4-5 March 2024).
- Russian Defence Minister inspects fulfilment of state defence order by enterprises of Almaz-Antey Corporation Russia MoD 06 Mar 2024-- Russian Defence Minister General of the Army Sergei Shoigu inspected fulfilment of the state defence order by enterprises of the Almaz-Antey Corporation.
- Weapons and air defense are needed here to save lives - address by the President of Ukraine President of Ukraine 06 Mar 2024
- Q&A: White House Will Persist in Bid for Ukraine Aid, Kirby Says VOA 06 Mar 2024 -- The Biden administration is looking at options to support Ukraine amid House Republicans' continued obstruction of a Senate-approved $95 billion foreign aid package that includes $61 billion to support Kyiv in its fight against Russia.
- China to unveil fourth aircraft carrier soon: PLA Navy political commissar Global Times 06 Mar 2024 -- China will unveil its fourth aircraft carrier soon and answer the question as to whether it will be nuclear-powered, said the political commissar of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy at the ongoing two sessions in Beijing.
- Taiwan's Air Force set to conduct rare overnight drills Wednesday CNA 06 Mar 2024 -- Taiwan's Air Force will conduct a training exercise Wednesday night continuing into the early hours of Thursday, its first such overnight drill in many years, to better prepare for the multilayered battlefield of the future.
- India Sets Up New Indian Ocean Naval Base VOA 06 Mar 2024 -- India has commissioned a new naval base on an island that lies off its southwest coast, as it looks to strengthen its presence in the Indian Ocean amid growing concerns about China's expanding footprint in the strategic waters and a downturn in ties with the Maldives.
- Iran Navy unveils new equipment IRNA 06 Mar 2024 -- The Islamic Republic of Iran Navy has unveiled 42 pieces of new military equipment as part of efforts to modernize the fleet and to boost its defense capabilities.
- Iran's Armed Forces maintain full intelligence dominance over enemies: Army chief Press TV 06 Mar 2024 -- The chief commander of the Iranian Army says the Islamic Republic's Armed Forces maintain complete dominance in the field of intelligence over the enemies and are fully prepared to defend the country's national interests.
- Exercise Dragon 2024 Continues Within NATO Exercise Steadfast Defender 24 Republic of Turkey Ministry of National Defence 06 Mar 2024-- Exercise Dragon 2024 continues within NATO Exercise Steadfast Defender 24.
- Five UK special forces arrested, investigated over Syria war crime probe Press TV 06 Mar 2024 -- Five members of the British army's Special Air Service (SAS) have been arrested by British military police on suspicion of committing war crimes during operations in Syria.
- Estonia holds strategic security dialogue with Romania Estonia MFA 06 Mar 2024 -- On 5 and 6 March, Secretary General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Jonatan Vseviov and Secretary General of the Ministry of Defence Kusti Salm hosted their colleagues from the foreign and defence ministries of Romania as part of a strategic dialogue.
- Deeper defence cooperation between Sweden and Germany Government Offices of Sweden 06 Mar 2024 -- On 5 March, Minister for Defence Pål Jonson received his German counterpart Boris Pistorius.
- Eastern border counter-mobility plan approved by Latvia, EUR 303 million to be invested in strengthening of border Latvia MOD 06 Mar 2024 -- On Tuesday, 5 March, Cabinet of Ministers approved border fortification and counter-mobility plan for eastern border.
- Landsbergis met with Romania's Foreign Minister: "We need to bring together like-minded people and seek to take ambitious decisions on the security of NATO's eastern flank" Lithuania MFA 06 Mar 2024 -- On 6 March in Bucharest, Lithuania's Minister of Foreign Affairs, Gabrielius Landsbergis, met with the Romanian Foreign Minister Luminița-Teodora Odobescu.
- The heel-to-toe U.S. presence in the region is iron-clad, says A. Anušauskas Lithuania MND 06 Mar 2024 -- "Thank you for the unceasing security and defence assistance from the United States, it helps to strengthen Lithuania's security and our defensive capabilities significantly," said Minister of National Defence Arvydas meeting U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin in Washington, March 5.
- A look at the Defence news 26 February - 3 March Netherlands Ministry of Defence 06 Mar 2024
- Armenia Officially Asks Moscow To Remove Russian Border Troops From Yerevan Airport RFE/RL 06 Mar 2024 -- Armenia said it has sent an official request to Moscow asking it to remove Russian border troops from the Zvartnots international airport in the country's capital as Yerevan continues to distance itself from Moscow amid a souring of bilateral relations.
- France To Sign Defense Deal With Moldova Amid Warnings Of Russian Interference Ahead Of Elections, Referendum RFE/RL 06 Mar 2024 -- French President Emmanuel Macron and his Moldovan counterpart, Maia Sandu, are due to sign a defense pact, the Elysee Palace said on March 6, amid warnings that Russia is seeking to destabilize the southeastern European nation ahead of presidential elections and a plebiscite on membership in the European Union later this year.
- Readout of National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan's Call with South African National Security Advisor Sydney Mufamadi The White House 06 Mar 2024
- Secretary Blinken's Call with Jordanian Foreign Minister Safadi US Dept. of State 06 Mar 2024
- Secretary Blinken's Call with Greek Prime Minister Mitsotakis US Dept. of State 06 Mar 2024
- Press Briefing by Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre The White House 06 Mar 2024
Defense Industry
- Contracts For March 6, 2024
- Additional Contractors Indicted for Rigging Bids and Defrauding the U.S. Military in South Korea US Dept. of Justice 06 Mar 2024 -- A federal grand jury in the Western District of Texas returned a superseding indictment today charging a third South Korean national and a South Korean company for their roles in a bid-rigging conspiracy and a scheme to defraud the United States in connection with operation and maintenance work for U.S. military installations in South Korea.
Other Conflicts
- 6 March 2024 - Daily Press Briefing by the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General United Nations 06 Mar 2024
- National Security Council Ramadan Travel Warning Israel - Prime Minister 06 Mar 2024 -- The month of Ramadan - which has unique religious significance in the Islamic world - is from 10 March-8 April 2024.
- Israeli Strikes Throughout Gaza Amid Push for Cease-Fire VOA 06 Mar 2024 -- Israel's military carried out airstrikes and ground operations throughout the Gaza Strip on Wednesday, while negotiators in Egypt worked on a potential cease-fire plan that would pause the conflict for several weeks.
- Mar. 5: 'Axis of Resistance' operations against Israeli occupation Press TV 06 Mar 2024
- Amid escalating violence, Israel again attacks Palestinians waiting for aid in Gaza Press TV 06 Mar 2024 -- The Israeli regime has escalated its months-long deadly aggression on the Gaza Strip, with the occupation forces once again firing at Palestinians seeking humanitarian aid.
- Israel continues to kill civilians in Gaza Press TV 06 Mar 2024 -- More civilians fall victim to Israel's latest airstrikes on the Gaza Strip as the regime's genocidal war on the besieged territory enters its sixth month.
- Allow more aid into Gaza now, pleads UN health agency chief UN News 06 Mar 2024 -- Much more lifesaving humanitarian aid must be allowed into Gaza where one in six children is dangerously malnourished in the north of the war-torn enclave, UN health agency chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Wednesday.
- Gaza: 'Children are dying from hunger', says UN aid coordinator UN News 06 Mar 2024 -- "Hunger has reached catastrophic levels," Jamie McGoldrick, the UN's Humanitarian Coordinator for the Occupied Palestinian Territory, told journalists at UN Headquarters on Wednesday, describing a two-day visit to war-ravaged Gaza.
- UNRWA Situation Report #86 on the situation in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, including East Jerusalem - All information from 3-4 March 2024, is valid as of 4 March 2024 at 22:30 UNRWA 06 Mar 2024
- Gaza to be reconstructed but Israel's dignity not to be restored: IRGC Quds cmdr. IRNA 06 Mar 2024 -- The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Quds Force Commander Brigadier General Esmail Qaani has emphasized that the ruins in the Gaza Strip will be reconstructed, but the Israeli regime's lost dignity will not be restored.
- Palestine situation demands more than mere statements: Iran to Islamic states IRNA 06 Mar 2024 -- While there are no significant differences among Islamic states regarding their support for Gaza, the situation in Palestine demands more than mere statements, Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian has said.
- Iran FM calls for Israeli expulsion form UNGA ISNA 06 Mar 2024 -- "Expelling the Israeli regime from the UN General Assembly is a necessary action," according to the Iranian foreign minister at the meeting of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation held in the Saudi city of Jeddah Tuesday.
- ASEAN, Australia call for Gaza truce despite Singapore's refusal to condemn starvation Press TV 06 Mar 2024 -- Australia and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) have denounced Israel's ongoing war on the Gaza Strip, calling for "an immediate and durable humanitarian ceasefire" in the besieged territory as the holy fasting month of Ramadan approaches.
- Australia, ASEAN call for Gaza ceasefire People's Daily 06 Mar 2024 -- Leaders of Australia and members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) called for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza on Wednesday following a special summit held in Melbourne.
- China expresses disappointment after US used veto on a cease-fire in Gaza for a fourth time Global Times 06 Mar 2024 -- China is deeply disappointed that the UN Security Council's call for a cease-fire had been forcibly blocked by the United States for a fourth time, Geng Shuang, China's deputy permanent representative to the UN, said in a statement on Tuesday. As the Muslim holy month of Ramadan approaches, the international community must push for an immediate cease-fire and an end to the conflict with the strongest sense of urgency and the greatest political determination.
- Statement by Minister for International Development Cooperation Johan Forssell Government Offices of Sweden 06 Mar 2024 -- At the initiative of Sweden, in a meeting with foreign ministry representatives in Israel, a large group of EU Member States and other parties today conveyed the urgent need to improve humanitarian access to Gaza.
- QA-5, 6 March 2024, Statement of the Spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Mr. Öncü Keçeli in Response to a Question Regarding Occupation of the Palestinian Territories by Israel Republic of Turkey Ministry of Foreign Affairs 06 Mar 2024
- Israel okays construction of 3,500 more settler units in West Bank Press TV 06 Mar 2024 -- Israel has approved plans for the construction of 3,500 more settler units in the occupied West Bank as the occupying regime keeps bombing the besieged Gaza Strip.
- Israel detains 22 Palestinians in West Bank, including prisoners released during November truce People's Daily 06 Mar 2024 -- Israeli forces detained at least 22 Palestinians in the West Bank on Tuesday, including two Palestinian prisoners who were released during the Israel-Hamas truce in November last year and a woman, Palestinian and Israeli sources said.
- Palestinian Resistance deals heavy blow to Zionist occupiers IRNA 06 Mar 2024 -- Palestinian resistance fighters have destroyed a Zionist armored personnel carrier and carried out 12 missions against Israeli soldiers in the last 24 hours in the Gaza Strip.
- Iraqi Islamic Resistance hits Kiryat Shmona airport by drones IRNA 06 Mar 2024 -- The Iraqi Islamic Resistance has announced that its forces targeted Kiryat Shmona airport with several drones in the north of occupied Palestine.
- Iraqi resistance hits Haifa airport power plant IRNA 06 Mar 2024 -- Iraq's Islamic Resistance says it has once again targeted the Israeli city of Haifa in the occupied Palestinian territories with drones.
- Islamic Resistance in Iraq targets power station at Haifa airport ISNA 06 Mar 2024 -- The Resistance stresses the operation was in solidarity with the people of Gaza and in retaliation to the atrocities committed by the Israeli occupation against Palestinian civilians.
- Iraq's resistance conducts drone strike on Israeli airport Press TV 06 Mar 2024 -- The Islamic Resistance in Iraq says it has conducted a drone operation targeting an airport in the Israeli-occupied territories in support of the Palestinian people in Gaza.
- Iraqi resistance hits Israel's Haifa airport with drones Press TV 06 Mar 2024 -- The Islamic Resistance in Iraq says it has launched a new attack against targets in the Israeli-occupied territories in support of the Palestinian people in Gaza.
- Never seeks to involve Lebanon into war: Hezbollah IRNA 06 Mar 2024 -- Deputy Secretary-General of Hezbollah, Sheikh Naim Qassem says the Lebanese resistance movement does not seek ever to involve the country into war but warns that the Zionist regime may attack Lebanon at any moment without any justification or reason.
- Hezbollah's deputy chief: Gaza truce to bring halt to cross-border clashes with Israel Press TV 06 Mar 2024 -- A high-ranking official of the Lebanese Hezbollah resistance movement says a halt to fighting in the Gaza Strip as soon as possible would trigger an end to confrontations along Lebanon's southern border with the 1948 Israeli-occupied territories.
- Hezbollah launches heaviest rocket attack after Israeli strike kills family Press TV 06 Mar 2024 -- Fighters from the Lebanese Hezbollah resistance movement have launched heavy rocket barrages at an Israeli kibbutzim in the northern sector of the 1948 occupied territories in response to an air raid that killed three civilians in southern Lebanon.
- Israel okays construction of 3,500 more settler units in West Bank Press TV 06 Mar 2024 -- Israel has approved plans for the construction of 3,500 more settler units in the occupied West Bank as the occupying regime keeps bombing the besieged Gaza Strip.
- Australia, ASEAN Warn Against Confrontations in South China Sea VOA 06 Mar 2024 -- Members of the 10-nation Association of Southeast Asian Nations are urging calm among those who operate in the increasingly volatile South China Sea.
- Philippine president alarmed by Chinese attack in South China Sea Radio Free Asia 06 Mar 2024 -- This week's confrontation between Chinese and Philippine ships in the hotly disputed South China Sea signifies a "dangerous" and unprecedented escalation of Beijing's harassment in the waterway, Filipino officials indicated on Wednesday.
- China slams US' citing mutual defense treaty to back Philippine provocations in South China Sea Global Times 06 Mar 2024 -- China on Wednesday reiterated its stance over South China Sea including the Ren'an Jiao (Ren'ai Reef) and slammed the Philippines' provocations and the US' backing the Philippines regardless of the facts.
- China firmly opposes Philippines approving "Maritime Zones Act": spokesperson People's Daily 06 Mar 2024 -- China firmly opposes the Senate of the Philippines approving the "Maritime Zones Act" and has lodged solemn démarches to the Philippines, a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson said on Tuesday.
- Briefing Security Council on Afghanistan, Special Representative Urges de Facto Authorities Reverse Repressive Policies towards Women UN Security Council 06 Mar 2024 -- Speaker Cautions against Normalization of Taliban without Independently Verified Improvements to Human Rights Situation without Independently Verified Improvements to Human Rights Situation
- U.S. drones occasionally violate Afghan airspace: Afghan army chief People's Daily 06 Mar 2024 -- Afghan Chief of Army Staff Qari Fasihuddin Fitrat has accused the United States of violating Afghanistan's airspace, saying that Washington's pilotless planes occasionally enter Afghanistan's airspace.
- UN envoy calls again for removal of restrictions on Afghan women UN News 06 Mar 2024 -- The UN envoy for Afghanistan on Wednesday repeated her call for the Taliban to reverse its numerous restrictions on the lives of women and girls in violation of their human rights, warning that the longer they remain in place, the more damage will be done.
- It is vital that we collectively continue to support the Afghan people: UK statement at the UN Security Council UK FCDO 06 Mar 2024 -- Statement by Ambassador Barbara Woodward at the UN Security Council meeting on Afghanistan.
- We are failing Syrian refugees and the communities hosting them, warns the latest United Nations-led Regional Response Plan UNHCR 06 Mar 2024 -- As the Syria crisis enters its 14th year, the region faces an alarming situation where the needs of Syrian refugees and their host communities are growing while the funding to support them continues to decline. This is happening at a very delicate and volatile moment in the region.
- Fight for Myanmar jade mines leaves one dead, 100 homes torched Radio Free Asia 06 Mar 2024 -- A three-day junta raid left one man dead and 100 homes destroyed in northern Myanmar, residents told Radio Free Asia on Wednesday.
- Forced recruitment underway in Myanmar's Ayeyarwady region Radio Free Asia 06 Mar 2024 -- Junta authorities in southwestern Myanmar's Ayeyarwady region are compiling lists of draft-eligible residents amid a roll-out of the country's conscription law, sources told RFA Burmese.
- Thai seminar with exiled Myanmar leaders signals shift in stance, say analysts Radio Free Asia 06 Mar 2024 -- Thailand's parliament held its first meeting with members of Myanmar's shadow National Unity Government - made up of former civilian leaders ousted in the 2021 coup - to discuss democracy and security issues along the Thai-Myanmar border, attendees said.
- DR Congo: Civilians in the firing line as use of heavy weapons signals alarming new phase of armed conflict in the east ICRC 06 Mar 2024 -- A sharp uptick in the numbers of civilians wounded by heavy weapons in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is threatening to overwhelm health facilities already struggling to provide care, further worsening one of the world's largest and most complex humanitarian crises, Robert Mardini, director general of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), warned during a five-day visit to the country.
- Mr. Mohamed Malick Fall, Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Nigeria: Statement on the reported abduction of scores of civilians in Ngala, Borno (6 March 2024) UNOCHA 06 Mar 2024 -- The United Nations strongly condemns the reported abduction of internally displaced persons (IDPs), many of them women, boys and girls, in the Ngala Local Government Area of Borno State. The exact number of people abducted remains unknown but is estimated at over 200 people.
- US Official: Arms to Sudan's Warring Parties 'Must Stop' VOA 06 Mar 2024 -- A senior U.S. official urged countries to stop supplying Sudan's rival generals with weapons for their civil war, saying they are fueling "death, destruction and depravity."
- 11 months into Sudan war, 'world's worst hunger crisis' looms UN News 06 Mar 2024 -- Nearly 11 months since rival generals declared war in Sudan, UN humanitarians warned on Wednesday that the conflict risks triggering "the world's worst hunger crisis".
- Sudan's war risks creating the world's largest hunger crisis, warns WFP Chief WFP 06 Mar 2024 -- Sudan's war has shattered millions of lives and created the world's largest displacement crisis. Now this catastrophe also risks becoming the world's largest hunger crisis, unless fighting stops, the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) Executive Director Cindy McCain warns today as she concludes a visit to South Sudan, where she met families fleeing violence and an escalating hunger emergency in Sudan.
- Security Tightened, Some Residents Detained Ahead of Modi's Kashmir Visit VOA 06 Mar 2024 -- Authorities on the Indian side of Kashmir are on high alert ahead of a scheduled visit to the region by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday, March 7. This will be Modi's first visit since his government stripped the disputed area of its special status as a semiautonomous region in 2019. Kashmir is India's only Muslim majority region.
Operation Iron Swords / Operation Al-Aqsa Flood
Other Conflicts
News Reports
- Chinese National Residing in California Arrested for Theft of Artificial Intelligence-Related Trade Secrets from Google US Dept. of Justice 06 Mar 2024 -- A federal grand jury indicted Linwei Ding, aka Leon Ding, charging him with four counts of theft of trade secrets in connection with an alleged plan to steal from Google LLC (Google) proprietary information related to artificial intelligence (AI) technology. The announcement was made by Attorney General Merrick B. Garland this afternoon while participating in a "Fireside Chat" at the American Bar Association's 39th National Institute on White Collar Crime in San Francisco.
- Former Google Engineer Charged With Trade Secret Theft VOA 06 Mar 2024 -- A former Google software engineer was charged with four counts of federal trade secret theft for an alleged plan to steal artificial intelligence technology from Google while also secretly working for two China-based companies, according to a Justice Department indictment Wednesday.
- Five New Mexico Compound Defendants Sentenced to Life in Prison in Connection with Kidnapping and Terrorism Plot US Dept. of Justice 06 Mar 2024 -- A federal judge in New Mexico today sentenced five defendants: Jany Leveille, Siraj Ibn Wahhaj, his sisters Hujrah Wahhaj and Subhanah Wahhaj, and Subhanah's husband, Lucas Morton. Siraj, Hujrah and Subhanah Wahhaj, and Lucas Morton were sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole. Per the terms of her plea agreement, Leveille was sentenced to 15 years in prison. Upon her release from prison, Leveille will enter removal proceedings.
- Briefing by Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova, Sochi, March 6, 2024 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 06 Mar 2024
- Meeting with participants in the World Youth Festival President of Russia 06 Mar 2024 -- Vladimir Putin held a meeting with participants in the World Youth Festival.
- Meeting with IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi President of Russia 06 Mar 2024 -- Vladimir Putin met with Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Rafael Grossi.
- Press release on Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's talks with Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Federal Republic of Nigeria Yusuf Maitama Tuggar Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 06 Mar 2024
- Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's remarks and answers to media questions at a joint press conference following talks with Foreign Minister of the Federal Republic of Nigeria Yusuf Tuggar, Moscow, March 6, 2024 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 06 Mar 2024
- Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's opening remarks during talks with Foreign Minister of Nigeria Yusuf Tuggar, Moscow, March 6, 2024 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 06 Mar 2024
- Navalny's Widow Calls For Election Day Protest Across Russia That Her Husband Planned RFE/RL 06 Mar 2024 -- Yulia Navalnaya, the widow of opposition leader Aleksei Navalny, has urged Russians to follow through on her late husband's plan to hold a mass protest on election day by flocking to polling stations across the country at noon to cast ballots against incumbent Vladimir Putin or to spoil them.
- US Indictment Details Russian Oligarch's Sanctions-Busting Scheme VOA 06 Mar 2024 -- On Facebook, Vadim Wolfson makes his political position clear. His profile picture shows him in a baseball cap emblazoned with the words "Puck Futin," while his banner image features a Russian anti-war flag.
- Two hotel staff in Beijing detained for obstructing state security police performing duties Global Times 06 Mar 2024 -- Two staff members of a hotel, where police found a foreign spy was secretly carrying out illegal work, have been detained for obstructing China's Ministry of State Security (MSS) police officers from performing their official duties, according to a statement published by MSS' official WeChat account on Tuesday.
- Xi calls on political advisors to build consensus for Chinese modernization Global Times 06 Mar 2024 -- President Xi Jinping on Wednesday called on Chinese political advisors to build broad consensus to contribute to Chinese modernization, when he participated in a joint group meeting during the second session of the 14th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC).
- Law revision to enhance governance, supervision Global Times 06 Mar 2024 -- Chinese lawmakers started deliberating a draft revision to the Organic Law of the State Council on Tuesday. This marks the first revision of the law, which was adopted in December 1982 when the country's current Constitution was formulated.
- Chinese lawmakers deliberate draft revision to Organic Law of the State Council, the first such revision for 40 years Global Times 06 Mar 2024 -- Chinese lawmakers on Tuesday started deliberating a draft revision to the Organic Law of the State Council. This marks the first revision of the law, which was adopted in December 1982 when the country's current Constitution was formulated.
- Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Mao Ning's Regular Press Conference on March 6, 2024 PRC MofA 06 Mar 2024
- US lawmakers introduce latest TikTok ban bill Radio Free Asia 06 Mar 2024 -- A bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers on Wednesday introduced a new bill that would allow for a ban on TikTok if its Chinese parent company ByteDance does not divest from the social media app.
- China, Russia forged a new paradigm of major-country relations different from obsolete Cold War approach: Wang Yi Global Times 06 Mar 2024 -- China and Russia have forged a new paradigm of major-country relations that differs entirely from the obsolete Cold War approach, said Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Thursday, adding that the relation is of great value in maintaining global strategic stability.
- HK lawmakers vow to complete Article 23 legislation 'at full speed' Global Times 06 Mar 2024 -- Some lawmakers in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR), who are also the deputies to the 14th National People's Congress (NPC), returned to Hong Kong and attended a joint meeting on the Article 23 legislation on Wednesday, as finishing the legislation is seen as the most pressing issue for the city. Some NPC deputies from the HKSAR said they will work at full speed to complete it.
- HK textbooks on territorial sovereignty should meet national standards: education association chief Global Times 06 Mar 2024 -- A cross-border student in Hong Kong had a page depicting a map of China in a Hong Kong-published Chinese history textbook page torn out by mainland customs while crossing the border, local media HK01.com reported on Wednesday. "The map referred to the Diaoyu Islands as 'Diaoyutai' and did not display the 'ten-dash line' in the South China Sea," the media report said.
- Exclusive: Ex-chief of China's statistics bureau says he has confidence in achieving 5% GDP growth target in 2024 Global Times 06 Mar 2024 -- Ning Jizhe, a member of the standing committee of the 14th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) and the former chief of the National Bureau of Statistics, expressed his confidence in China achieving the GDP growth target of about 5 percent this year, while dismissing hype about the Chinese economy entering a recession.
- China says upgrade, trade-in policy creates billion-dollar market Radio Free Asia 06 Mar 2024 -- China's top state planner has projected a multi-billion-dollar market from Beijing's policy pushing for industries to upgrade their equipment and citizens to trade in their old vehicles and home appliances for new ones.
- Tibetans underrepresented in Chinese leadership: report Radio Free Asia 06 Mar 2024 -- Many Tibetans are excluded from serving in senior Chinese government positions, a new report by a Tibetan advocacy and rights group says.
- China's national legislature opens annual session People's Daily 06 Mar 2024 -- The 14th National People's Congress (NPC), China's national legislature, opened its second session Tuesday at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing.
- Xi emphasizes need to develop new quality productive forces People's Daily 06 Mar 2024 -- President Xi Jinping highlighted on Tuesday the need to develop new quality productive forces tailored to local conditions for high-quality development, amid a new round of technological and industrial transformation.
- Xi stresses developing new quality productive forces People's Daily 06 Mar 2024 -- President Xi Jinping on Tuesday stressed developing new quality productive forces according to local conditions during the second session of the 14th National People's Congress, China's national legislature.
- China accelerates building of new quality productive forces People's Daily 06 Mar 2024 -- China will strive to modernize the industrial system and develop new quality productive forces at a faster pace, according to a government work report submitted on March 5 to the national legislature for deliberation.
- Chinese leaders attend deliberations at annual legislative session People's Daily 06 Mar 2024 -- Senior Chinese leaders Li Qiang, Zhao Leji, Wang Huning, Ding Xuexiang, Li Xi and Han Zheng on Tuesday attended deliberations at the second session of the 14th National People's Congress (NPC), China's national legislature.
- Chinese lawmakers deliberate draft revision to Organic Law of the State Council, the first such revision for 40 years Global Times 06 Mar 2024 -- Chinese lawmakers on Tuesday started deliberating a draft revision to the Organic Law of the State Council. This marks the first revision of the law, which was adopted in December 1982 when the country's current Constitution was formulated.
- Taiwan cautious over 'peaceful reunification' omission in China report CNA 06 Mar 2024 -- Officials and scholars in Taiwan were cautious Wednesday about the omission of the term "peaceful reunification" with Taiwan from a government work report released by Beijing the previous day at the opening of the National People's Congress (NPC).
- U.S. urges Beijing to 'engage in meaningful dialogue' with Taiwan CNA 06 Mar 2024 -- The U.S. Department of State on Tuesday called for China to cease its pressure campaign against Taiwan and "engage in meaningful dialogue," following a Chinese official's remarks reiterating Beijing's position that the median line in the Taiwan Strait does not exist.
- Taiwan-China negotiations on fatal Kinmen boat collision collapse CNA 06 Mar 2024 -- The families of two Chinese men who died when their boat capsized after colliding with a Taiwanese Coast Guard vessel near Kinmen last month returned home Tuesday after officials representing the two sides broke off negotiations without a deal.
- Kinmen capsizing unlikely to escalate into cross-strait conflict: Academics CNA 06 Mar 2024 -- China is unlikely to attack Taiwan proper over the capsizing of an unregistered speedboat that entered "restricted waters" around the Kinmen islands on Feb. 14 resulting in an incident that left two Chinese crew members dead, academics said Wednesday.
- NPC deputy from Taiwan delegation urges DPP authorities to handle fatal boat incident sincerely Global Times 06 Mar 2024 -- The Taiwan authorities' handling of aftermath regarding a fatal mainland fishing boat capsize incident hurt feelings of mainland compatriots, and exposed long-standing irresponsibility of the island authority, a deputy to the 14th National People's Congress (NPC) from delegation of island of Taiwan said. He also demanded Taiwan authorities publicly apologize and compensate the victims' families.
- Taiwan authority urged to publicly apologize and compensate regarding fatal boat incident: Taiwan NPC deputy Global Times 06 Mar 2024 -- The Taiwan authority's handling of aftermath regarding fatal expulsion incident damaged relations with mainland compatriots, and exposed long-standing irresponsibility of the authority, a deputy to the 14th National People's Congress (NPC) from delegation of island of Taiwan said. He also demanded Taiwan authority publicly apologize and compensate the victims' families.
- PLA activities in the waters and airspace around Taiwan Mar. 6, 2024 ROC MND 06 Mar 2024
- North Korean political prisoners forced to work at nuke sites: escapee Radio Free Asia 06 Mar 2024 -- A North Korean escapee's recent account has shed light on Pyongyang's enforcement of forced labor at nuclear sites.
- What's on Pyongyang's Weapons Shopping List in Moscow? VOA 06 Mar 2024 -- Moscow has a range of military technologies that it could offer Pyongyang in exchange for munitions to sustain its war in Ukraine, with advanced missile technologies high on the list, analysts say.
- Iran confiscates US oil cargo in Persian Gulf Press TV 06 Mar 2024 -- Iran has seized a US oil cargo over a lawsuit filed by patients with a rare skin disease, whose lives are at risk due to inhumane US sanctions.
- Iran impounds US oil cargo in Persian Gulf IRNA 06 Mar 2024 -- Following a court order after the Iranian EB patients filed a complaint against the US, the Islamic Republic of Iran confiscated a US oil cargo in the Persian Gulf on Wednesday.
- Growing 'Despondency' And Hard-Liners' Dominance: Key Takeaways From Iran's Elections RFE/RL 06 Mar 2024 -- Iran's parliamentary elections on March 1 witnessed a historically low turnout, in a blow to the legitimacy of the clerical establishment.
- Jailed Politician Tajzadeh Calls Out Khamenei After 'Historic Failure' Of Iranian Elections RFE/RL 06 Mar 2024 -- Prominent Iranian reformist politician Mostafa Tajzadeh, who is currently imprisoned at Tehran's notorious Evin prison, has sharply criticized recent elections in Iran, calling them a "historic failure" for the country's ruling regime.
- Iran thwarted over 20 sabotage attempts on elections day IRNA 06 Mar 2024 -- Iran's telecoms minister Issa Zarepour says the country thwarted more than 20 sabotage attempts targeting its communications infrastructure on March 1 when nationwide elections were held to choose members of two legislative bodies.
- Iran should expand strategic defense depth as far as Mediterranean: Leader's advisor Press TV 06 Mar 2024 -- A senior military adviser to Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei urges that Iran expand its "strategic defense depth" as far as the Mediterranean Sea.
- IAEA Board of Governors on the JCPoA, March 2024: E3 statement UK FCDO 06 Mar 2024 -- France, Germany and the UK (E3) gave a joint statement to the IAEA Board of Governors on Iran's implementation of its nuclear commitments under the JCPoA.
- Iraq: Statement by the Spokesperson on the latest executions European External Action Service (EEAS) 06 Mar 2024 -- The European Union expresses its regret over the latest execution of 13 individuals that took place on the same day in Iraq. The EU is also concerned by reports of up to 250 people being at risk of imminent execution in the country.
- Pakistan: 9th Political Dialogue with the European Union takes place in Islamabad European External Action Service (EEAS) 06 Mar 2024 -- On 6 March, the EU and Pakistan held their 9th Political Dialogue in Islamabad.
- Ninth Round of Pakistan-EU Political Dialogue Pakistan Ministry of Foreign Affairs 06 Mar 2024 -- 06 Mar 2024
- Press conference - 2024 ASEAN-Australia Special Summit Prime Minister of Australia 06 Mar 2024
- Press statements - Melbourne Prime Minister of Australia 06 Mar 2024
- The Melbourne Declaration - a partnership for the future Prime Minister of Australia 06 Mar 2024
- ASEAN-Australia Leaders' Vision Statement - partners for peace and prosperity Prime Minister of Australia 06 Mar 2024
- 'Melbourne Declaration' affirms ASEAN and Australia partnership for the future Prime Minister of Australia 06 Mar 2024
- A stronger partnership between Australia and Laos Prime Minister of Australia 06 Mar 2024
- Leaders' Plenary - 2024 ASEAN-Australia Special Summit Prime Minister of Australia 06 Mar 2024
- "Türkiye is more determined than ever in the fight against terror" Presidency of The Republic of Turkey 06 Mar 2024 -- "OPERATIONS CONTINUE NON-STOP"
- Vietnam labels 2 foreign-based groups 'terrorist organizations' Radio Free Asia 06 Mar 2024 -- Vietnam has accused two foreign-based political groups of being "terrorist organizations" that helped plan an attack in Vietnam's Central Highlands last June leaving nine people dead.
- Statement by UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell on the situation in Haiti UNICEF 06 Mar 2024 -- "As violence and lawlessness in Haiti reaches a new and terrifying level, the resolve of the international community and local stakeholders to protect and support the Haitian people must be strengthened.
- Haiti: UN officials say 'we are running out of time' amid escalating crises UN News 06 Mar 2024 -- Amid a mass prison breakout, expanding gang violence and rising hunger, the UN human rights chief on Wednesday urged the international community to act "swiftly and decisively to prevent the Caribbean country's further descent into chaos".
- Thousands of civilians in Port-au-Prince trapped by recent violence UNOCHA 06 Mar 2024 -- Since 29 February, violence caused by armed gangs in Port-au- Prince has led to the displacement of thousands of civilians and made access to basic social services extremely difficult, further exacerbating an already precarious daily life.
- World News in Brief, deadliest year for migrants, Syria refugee support crisis, Shamima Begum appeal UN News 06 Mar 2024 -- The UN migration agency (IOM) announced on Wednesday that last year was the deadliest on record for migrants worldwide.
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