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• March 11 USCENTCOM Conducts Humanitarian Airdrops into Gaza CENTCOM 11 Mar 2024 -- U.S. Central Command conducted a humanitarian assistance airdrop into Northern Gaza on March 11, 2024, at 2:17 p.m. (Gaza time) to provide essential relief to civilians affected by the ongoing conflict.
• US military base in Syria comes under drone attack IRNA 11 Mar 2024 -- Reports say a US military base in eastern Syria came under a drone attack on Sunday night.
• March 11 Red Sea Update CENTCOM 11 Mar 2024 -- Between 8:50 a.m. and 12:50 p.m. (Sanaa time) on March 11, Iranian-backed Houthi terrorists fired two anti-ship ballistic missiles from Houthi-controlled areas of into the Red Sea toward merchant vessel Pinocchio, a Singaporean-owned, Liberian-flagged ship. The missiles did not impact the vessel and there were no injuries or damage reported.
• US, Britain launch fresh missile attacks on Yemen's Hudaydah Press TV 11 Mar 2024 -- The United States and Britain have carried out fresh aggression on Yemeni soil by targeting the western province of Hudaydah amid Yemen's indefatigable support for Palestinians in the besieged Gaza Strip.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Biden Calls for $7.3 Trillion US Budget for Fiscal 2025 VOA 11 Mar 2024 -- U.S. President Joe Biden laid out his 2025 government spending priorities on Monday in a $7.3 trillion plan that has little chance of being enacted by the politically divided Congress.
• Comptroller Michael J. McCord and Vice Adm. Sara A. Joyner Hold a Press Briefing on President Biden's Fiscal 2025 Defense Budget DoD 11 Mar 2024
• Navy Officials Hold a Press Briefing on President Biden's Fiscal 2025 Navy Budget DoD 11 Mar 2024
• Army Officials Hold a Press Briefing on President Biden's Fiscal 2025 Army Budget DoD 11 Mar 2024
• Pentagon Needs $10B to Replace Weapons Already Sent to Ukraine, Officials Say VOA 11 Mar 2024 -- The Pentagon has a funding shortfall of about $10 billion for U.S. military weapons needed to replace those already sent to Ukraine, a shortfall that requires additional money from Congress to fix, top Defense Department officials said Monday.
• Department of Defense Releases the President's Fiscal Year 2025 Defense Budget DoD 11 Mar 2024 -- "The President's budget request for the Department of Defense is once again rooted in our 2022 National Defense Strategy, which continues to enable us to match our national resources to our national objectives. This request will bolster our ability to defend our country, paced to the challenge posed by an increasingly aggressive People's Republic of China. It will better posture us to deter aggression against the United States, or our allies and partners, while also preparing us to prevail in conflict if necessary. It will continue to forge a more resilient joint force and a modern defense ecosystem, built for the security challenges of the 21st century. And it will strengthen the unmatched global network of alliances and partnerships that magnifies our power and deepens our security."
• Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen H. Hicks and Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Admiral Christopher W. Grady Opening Remarks on the Department of Defense F.Y. 2025 Budget Request DoD 11 Mar 2024
• DOD's 2025 Budget Request Provides 4.5% Raise for Service Members DoD News 11 Mar 2024 -- The Defense Department today laid out details of its $849.8 billion budget request, which is expected to fund operations during fiscal year 2025.
• DOD Looks to Establish 'Mine-to-Magnet' Supply Chain for Rare Earth Materials DoD News 11 Mar 2024 -- The Defense Department has in recent months advanced its goal of developing domestic supply chains to ensure continued access to the rare earth materials needed to manufacture the permanent magnets used in important U.S. military weapons systems.
• Department of the Air Force releases 2025 budget proposal US Air Force 11 Mar 2024 -- The Department of the Air Force unveiled a $217.5 billion budget request March 11, designed to continue modernizing the Air Force and Space Force, maintain readiness to respond to current threats, and address key capability gaps while investing to manage risks that are increasing with time.
• Department of the Navy FY 2025 President's Budget US Navy Press Release 11 Mar 2024 -- The Department of the Navy's (DON) FY25 President's Budget (PB25) request is $257.6B, an increase of $1.8B or 0.7% from the FY24 President's Budget request.
• USS Annapolis Port Visit in Perth, Australia DoD 11 Mar 2024 -- USS Annapolis (SSN 760) arrived in HMAS Stirling in Perth, Western Australia Sunday.
• 325th FW conducts first wing-wide AFFORGEN exercise US Air Force 11 Mar 2024 -- The 325th Fighter Wing recently hosted exercise Crown Royal 24-2 at Tyndall Air Force Base Feb. 20-March 6, to test the wing's ability to generate, employ and sustain combat forces.
• H-53 Fleet Support Team bolsters Fleet readiness with new engine wash procedures US Navy 11 Mar 2024 -- Engineers at Fleet Readiness Center East (FRCE) are enhancing flight line readiness with the development of updated engine wash procedures and training in support of the Marine Corps CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter.
• SCSTC Leadership Visits Republic of Korea US Navy 11 Mar 2024 -- Surface Combat Systems Training Command (SCSTC) leadership recently visited the Republic of Korea (ROK) to meet with ROK Navy officials to expand and strengthen SCSTC and ROK Navy's training partnership.
• Partners and Allies mark successful conclusion of exercise Cutlass Express 2024 US Navy 11 Mar 2024 -- Allies and partners from more than a dozen participating nations marked the successful conclusion of exercise Cutlass Express 2024, East Africa's premier maritime exercise, March 8, 2024.
• Army Reserve in Europe Hosts Command Operations Sync Army News 11 Mar 2024 -- The 7th Mission Support Command, America's Army Reserve in Europe, hosted their annual operations & training synchronization workshop at the Sembach Community Center, in Kaiserslautern, Germany, 4 - 8 March 2024.
• U.S. Marines rehearse SIF operations in Korea USMC News 11 Mar 2024 -- U.S. Marines with 2d Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment executed exercise Korea Viper 24.1 in the Republic of Korea, Jan. 31- Feb. 29, 2024, while forward deployed under 4th Marine Regiment, 3d Marine Division. Korea Viper is an exercise series that allows Marines to rehearse stand-in force operations and provides opportunities to train with Republic of Korea partners.
• Swedish flag raised at NATO Headquarters NATO 11 Mar 2024 -- The Swedish flag was raised at NATO Headquarters for the first time on Monday (11 March 2024) in a ceremony to mark the country's membership of the Alliance.
• NATO HQ Raises Swedish Flag, Strengthening Baltic Region Against Russian Threat VOA 11 Mar 2024 -- Sweden's flag was raised in a ceremony Monday at NATO's headquarters in Brussels after it officially joined the Western defensive alliance last week, ending its long-held policy of military nonalignment.
• Russia's Artillery Munition Production 3 Times Higher Than in US, Europe - Reports Sputnik 11 Mar 2024 -- Russia seems to be three times ahead of the United States and European countries combined in the production of artillery ammunition, and this could have a significant impact on the outcome of the conflict in Ukraine, CNN reported Monday, citing NATO intelligence estimates.
• Russian flotilla berths in Chabahar port for participating in Marine Security Belt 2024 IRNA 11 Mar 2024 -- The Russian Defense Ministry announced that the Varyag missile cruiser of the Russian Pacific Fleet has arrived at the Iranian port of Chabahar to participate in the "Maritime Security Belt 2024" exercise.
• Germany's Position on Sending Taurus Cruise Missiles to Ukraine Not Changed Sputnik 11 Mar 2024 -- The position of the German government on the supply of Taurus cruise missile to Ukraine has not changed, German government spokesman Steffen Hebestreit said on Monday.
• China's in-development H-20 bomber worth the excitement: PLA Air Force deputy commander Global Times 11 Mar 2024 -- China's long awaited first strategic stealth bomber, the H-20, is worth the excitement, as it faces no technical difficulties in development and will be unveiled to the public soon, said the deputy commander of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) Air Force at the two sessions in Beijing.
• China set to boost defense amid regional tensions Radio Free Asia 11 Mar 2024 -- China is increasing its 2024 defense budget by 7.2% to US$231 billion amid regional tensions and growing rivalry with the United States, marking the third consecutive year of over 7% growth in defense spending.
• Taiwan has 'absolute air superiority' over China: Deputy defense chief CNA 11 Mar 2024 -- Taiwan has "absolute air superiority" over China in its own airspace, Taiwan's deputy defense chief said Monday amid concern over whether Taipei could defend itself against a military incursion by Beijing.
• China, Iran, Russia Host Naval Drills VOA 11 Mar 2024 -- China, Russia and Iran are holding joint naval exercises this week near the Gulf of Oman, according to the Chinese defense ministry.
• Iranian, Russian, Chinese forces to start joint naval exercise in northern Indian Ocean Press TV 11 Mar 2024 -- Naval forces from the Islamic Republic of Iran, Russia and China will start a combined naval exercise in the northern tip of the Indian Ocean, where various divisions of their militaries will conduct large-scale maritime maneuvers.
• India Successfully Tests Domestically Produced Multi-Warhead Missile VOA 11 Mar 2024 -- In a message posted to social media Monday, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced his nation has successfully tested its first domestically-produced missile capable of carrying multiple warheads.
• DRDO successfully conducts Mission Divyastra India PIB 11 Mar 2024 -- Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) conducted first successful flight test of indigenously developed Agni-5 missile with Multiple Independently Targetable Re-Entry Vehicle ( MIRV) technology
• LAUNCH OF 25T BOLLARD PULL TUG, BALJEET (YARD 306) AT M/s SHOFT SHIPYARD PVT LTD, BHARUCH, GUJARAT India PIB 11 Mar 2024 -- 25T Bollard Pull (BP) Tug, Baljeet was launched by Cmde Rajat Nagar, WPS (Mbi) on 10 Mar 24 at M/s Shoft Shipyard Pvt Ltd, Bharuch, Gujarat
• Palau's President Relieved by Security Pact Funding Approval VOA 11 Mar 2024 -- Critical funds to counter China in the Pacific are finally on their way to three U.S. allies: Palau, Micronesia and the Marshall Islands.
• Renewal of close US ties good for regional security, Micronesian leaders say Radio Free Asia 11 Mar 2024 -- The renewal of close U.S. ties with Micronesia, Palau and the Marshall Islands will contribute to greater regional security, island leaders said after President Joe Biden signed a government funding bill into law that included US$7.1 billion for the three Pacific allies.
• Borrell Urges EU To Beef Up Defense Industry For Potential Threats, Keep Aiding Ukraine RFE/RL 11 Mar 2024 -- EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell has urged the bloc to strengthen its defense industry and replenish its stockpiles in order to be ready to face "potential threats" while continuing to provide military aid to Ukraine.
• Experts Question Central Sahel Military Alliance Among Juntas VOA 11 Mar 2024 -- Less than a week after West Africa's three military led countries of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger said they are forming a joint counterterrorism force, experts are voicing concerns about the arrangement.
• The President's Fiscal Year 2025 Budget Request for the Department of State and the U.S. Agency for International Development US Dept. of State 11 Mar 2024 -- The Fiscal Year 2025 Budget Request released by the President today makes critical, targeted investments on behalf of the American people that will promote greater prosperity and economic growth for decades to come.
• Secretary Antony J. Blinken and Jamaican Prime Minister Andrew Holness Before Their Meeting US Dept. of State 11 Mar 2024
• Press Gaggle by Principal Deputy Press Secretary Olivia Dalton En Route Manchester, NH The White House 11 Mar 2024

Defense Industry

• Contracts For March 11, 2024

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Ukraine Conflict News


• 11 March 2024 - Daily Press Briefing by the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General United Nations 11 Mar 2024

Operation Iron Swords / Operation Al-Aqsa Flood

• Press Briefing by IDF Spokesperson, Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari, March 11, 2024 Israel Defense Forces 11 Mar 2024
• Israel Targets Senior Hamas Military Leader VOA 11 Mar 2024 -- Israel said Monday that an airstrike in Gaza over the weekend targeted a senior Hamas military leader, but it was still trying to determine whether he had been killed.
• Israel's Foreign Minister Demands UN Designate Hamas a Terror Organization VOA 11 Mar 2024 -- Israel's foreign minister demanded Monday that the U.N. Security Council designate Hamas as a terrorist organization and impose "heavy sanctions."
• Netanyahu bluntly rebukes Biden criticism IRNA 11 Mar 2024 -- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu rejected US President Joe Biden's criticism for civilian deaths in the war on Gaza, saying the majority of Israelis support him over his military aggression against Palestinians.
• Mar. 10: 'Axis of Resistance' operations against Israeli occupation Press TV 11 Mar 2024
• Health staff in Gaza lack food ahead of Ramadan: Health spokesman IRNA 11 Mar 2024 -- Healthcare workers in Gaza do not have sufficient food ahead of the holy month of Ramadan, media outlets have reported.
• 'Mothers Don't Have Milk to Feed Their Babies,' Say Gaza Doctors VOA 11 Mar 2024 -- Children in Gaza haven't been to school since the Israel-Hamas war began, but parents here say, right now, this is the least of their problems.
• Israeli troops deny Palestinian worshippers entry to Al-Aqsa Mosque Press TV 11 Mar 2024 -- Israeli troops have kidnapped a large number of Palestinians at the gates of Al-Aqsa Mosque simultaneous with the beginning of the holy fasting month of Ramadan across the occupied territories.
• Civilians in Israel and Palestine 'cannot be abandoned', says top UN official on sexual violence in conflict UN News 11 Mar 2024 -- Amid worsening humanitarian conditions in Gaza, the UN Secretary-General's Special Representative on Sexual Violence in Conflict, Pramila Patten, briefed the Security Council in New York on Monday on her recent report relating to the 7 October attacks in Israel. She said while nothing can justify the "deliberate violence" perpetrated by Hamas, nothing could justify "the collective punishment of the people in Gaza".
• Ceasefire in Gaza, urges UN chief, on first day of Ramadan UN News 11 Mar 2024 -- A Ramadan ceasefire for Gaza must be implemented immediately, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on Monday, the first day of the Muslim holy month.
• UNRWA Situation Report #88 on the situation in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, including East Jerusalem - All information from 7-9 March 2024, is valid as of 9 March 2024 at 22:30 UNRWA 11 Mar 2024
• Reasonable Grounds to Believe Conflict-Related Sexual Violence Occurred in Israel During 7 October Attacks, Senior UN Official Tells Security Council UN Security Council 11 Mar 2024 -- There are reasonable grounds to believe that conflict-related sexual violence — including rape and gang-rape — occurred across multiple locations of Israel and the Gaza periphery during the attacks on 7 October 2023, a senior United Nations official reported to the Security Council today, as she presented findings from her visit to Israel and the occupied West Bank.
• 'Silence guns' in Gaza to honor holy Ramadan: UN chief Press TV 11 Mar 2024 -- United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres says Israel has to stop "the killing, bombing and bloodshed" in the Gaza Strip to honor the spirit of the holy month of Ramadan.
• US symbolic aid to Gaza 'a ridiculous and bitter show': Iran IRNA 11 Mar 2024 -- Iran has slammed as a "ridiculous and bitter show" the US dispatch of aid to Gaza while simultaneously blocking international efforts to establish a ceasefire in the besieged Palestinian territory.
• Kanaani: US humanitarian aid to Gaza 'ridiculous, bitter show' ISNA 11 Mar 2024 -- The Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson states that the motive behind the US sending humanitarian aid to Gaza is an attempt to change its world image.
• Iran: US 'main party' to Gaza war; its aid delivery 'ridiculous, symbolic' Press TV 11 Mar 2024 -- The spokesman for Iran's Foreign Ministry says the United States is the main party responsible for the start and continuation of Israel's on the people of Palestine in the Gaza Strip.
• Ramadan provides opportunity to fight arrogant powers, Israel: Iran's president Press TV 11 Mar 2024 -- Iranian President Ebrahim Raeisi says the holy month of Ramadan will be an opportunity for Muslim nations to take effective steps to fight arrogant powers and the Israeli regime.
• Western support for Netanyahu's crimes showed their true nature, says Syrian FM Press TV 11 Mar 2024 -- Syrian Foreign Minister Faisal Mekdad has censured Western countries for staunchly supporting Israel's war on Gaza, where more than 12,000 children have been killed, stating that such an approach laid bare their hollow slogans and hypocrisy.
• All Israeli plans for Gaza have failed: Hamas chief IRNA 11 Mar 2024 -- Ismail Haniyeh, political bureau chief of the Palestinian Hamas resistance movement said in a speech on Sunday night that the Zionist regime's plots in Gaza have resulted in failure, warning that Israel will sooner or later pay for "the biggest crimes of the century" it has been committing against Palestinians.
• Hamas says aid airdrops into Gaza 'useless', won't meet demands Press TV 11 Mar 2024 -- A senior official of the Palestinian resistance movement Hamas says airdropping of humanitarian aid into Gaza is "useless," as the aids are not sufficient to even meet one percent of the demand for aid in the territory.
• Hezbollah will not leave Palestinian resistance alone: Sheikh Qasem IRNA 11 Mar 2024 -- The Deputy Secretary General of Lebanon's Hezbollah stated that even if the scope of the aggression of the Zionist regime widens, the Lebanese resistance is very well prepared, and emphasized that Hezbollah will not leave the Palestinian resistance alone until the end of Israel's aggression in Gaza.
• Hezbollah: Israel cannot even think of invading Lebanon IRNA 11 Mar 2024 -- A member of the Lebanese Hezbollah Central Council has emphasized that the resistance has imposed deterrence on the Zionist regime and the Israeli regime cannot even think of invading Lebanon.
• Hezbollah launches multiple attacks on strategic Israeli sites in support of Gaza Press TV 11 Mar 2024 -- The Lebanese resistance movement Hezbollah has targeted with multiple drone and rocket strikes the Israeli regime's strategic military sites in the north of the occupied territories in support of Palestinians in the besieged Gaza Strip.
• Palestinian resistance at peak of its strength: Islamic Jihad IRNA 11 Mar 2024 -- The Palestinian Islamic Jihad Movement, in a statement on Sunday night, assured the Palestinian nation and the free people of the world that the resistance is in a very good shape and at its peak and that it will not allow the enemy to achieve success in its sinister plots.
• Islamic Jihad warns Israel against 'playing with fire' after al-Aqsa Mosque restrictions Press TV 11 Mar 2024 -- The Palestinian Islamic Jihad resistance movement has warned Israel "not to play with fire" after the regime imposed restrictions on access to the al-Aqsa Mosque during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.
• Resistance groups inflict heavy losses on Israeli military in Gaza Press TV 11 Mar 2024 -- Resistance groups have inflicted heavy losses on the Israeli military in the Gaza Strip amid the invading regime's genocidal war on the Palestinian territory.

Other Conflicts

• Chinese FM issues warning as Manila mulls to include US into its energy exploring plan in S.China Sea Global Times 11 Mar 2024 -- The Chinese Foreign Ministry on Monday warned the Philippines not to undermine China's territorial sovereignty and maritime rights and interests and it should not invite external forces to intervene in regional affairs, after Manila's envoy to Washington recently claimed that the Philippines is seeking to count on the US to explore energy resources in the South China Sea.
• Taliban rejects US claims of inability to deal with threat of extremists IRNA 11 Mar 2024 -- The spokesperson of the Afghan caretaker government has rejected claims by the top US general in the region that the Taliban is unable to contain the threat of extremist groups in Afghanistan.
• UN Commission of Inquiry: "Syria, too, desperately needs a ceasefire" OHCHR 11 Mar 2024 -- Syria is experiencing a wave of violence not seen since 2020, the UN Syria Commission of Inquiry warned in a report released today. Across multiple frontlines, parties to the conflict have attacked civilians and infrastructure in ways likely amounting to war crimes, while an unprecedented humanitarian crisis is plunging Syrians into ever deepening despair.
• Videos appear to show Myanmar military training Rohingyas Radio Free Asia 11 Mar 2024 -- Videos have emerged on social media in recent days that appear to show junta personnel providing military training to ethnic Muslim Rohingyas at a site in western Myanmar's Rakhine state, amid reports of forced recruitment around the country.
• Indiscriminate shelling kills family in western Myanmar Radio Free Asia 11 Mar 2024 -- Heavy artillery in Myanmar's west killed seven people over the weekend, locals told Radio Free Asia.
• Sudan: Statement on humanitarian access Government of Norway 11 Mar 2024 -- Norway is deeply concerned about the restrictions on humanitarian access in Sudan and calls for urgent restoration of safe and unhindered humanitarian access across the country.

News Reports

• ODNI Releases 2024 Annual Threat Assessment of the U.S. Intelligence Community Director of National Intelligence 11 Mar 2024 -- The Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) today released the 2024 Annual Threat Assessment of the U.S. Intelligence Community.
• US intelligence: Beijing may try to influence 2024 election Radio Free Asia 11 Mar 2024 -- Beijing has improved its ability to covertly spread disinformation and may try to influence America's 2024 presidential election, according to a report issued Monday by the U.S. intelligence community.
• Statement from Secretary Mayorkas on the President's Fiscal Year 2025 Budget for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security DHS 11 Mar 2024 -- The Biden-Harris Administration today submitted to Congress the President's Budget for Fiscal Year (FY) 2025, which provides $62.2 billion in discretionary funding for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). In addition, the Budget provides $22.7 billion for the Disaster Relief Fund to respond to major disasters and emergencies, and $4.7 billion for the Southwest Border Contingency Fund to resource border security and immigration enforcement efforts along the Southwest border.
• Designating Transnational Network Supporting al-Shabaab US Dept. of State 11 Mar 2024 -- The United States is designating sixteen entities and individuals in a transnational network that spans the Horn of Africa, United Arab Emirates, and Cyprus, for facilitating financing and money laundering for the al-Shabaab terrorist organization.
• Treasury Designates Transnational al-Shabaab Money Laundering Network US Treasury 11 Mar 2024 -- Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) imposed sanctions on 16 entities and individuals who compose an expansive business network spanning the Horn of Africa, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), and Cyprus that raises and launders funds for al-Shabaab, a terrorist group affiliated with al-Qa'ida. Individuals within this network include influential businesspeople in the region that lend financial backing to al-Shabaab, a terrorist group responsible for some of the worst terrorist attacks in East Africa's modern history. These attacks have claimed the lives of thousands of innocent civilians. These individuals and entities are being designated pursuant to Executive Order (E.O.) 13224, as amended, which targets terrorist groups and their enablers.
• US Sanctions Money Launderers Connected to Al-Shabab VOA 11 Mar 2024 -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury sanctioned 16 entities and individuals Monday for their role in fundraising and money laundering for the terrorist group al-Shabab.
• Al-Qaida's Yemen Affiliate Announces Death of Leader VOA 11 Mar 2024 -- Al-Qaida's branch in Yemen announced the death of its leader Khalid al-Batarfi on Sunday.
• Putin Signs Law Allowing Use of Digital Financial Assets in International Payments Sputnik 11 Mar 2024 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a law that authorizes the usage of digital financial assets and digital utility rights, as well as digital rights that include both of these instruments simultaneously in international payments, according to the relevant document published on the official legal information portal.
• Putin Signs Law Ending 1956 Fishing Treaty With UK in Russia's Barents Sea Zone Sputnik 11 Mar 2024 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed the law denouncing the 1956 agreement that allowed UK sailors to fish in the Russian zone of the Barents Sea, according to the relevant document published on the official legal information portal on Monday.
• Press release on Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's meeting with the UN Secretary-General's Personal Envoy for Western Sahara Staffan de Mistura Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 11 Mar 2024
• Russia's intelligence says US seeks to interfere in presidential election Press TV 11 Mar 2024 -- Russia's foreign intelligence service, known as SVR, has revealed that the United States is trying to interfere in the upcoming presidential election.
• US Tasks NGOs With Reducing Turnout in Russian Presidential Election - Russian Intel Sputnik 11 Mar 2024 -- The administration of US President Joe Biden has tasked US NGOs with reducing the turnout in the Russian presidential election, the Russian Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) said on Monday.
• Russia says US provocations to push ties to "the abyss" Press TV 11 Mar 2024 -- Russia's ambassador to Washington Anatoly Antonov has warned the US against provocations ahead of the Russian presidential election, saying such actions would seriously damage bilateral relations.
• Playing The Numbers: Leaked Document Details How The Kremlin Manages Russia's Elections RFE/RL 11 Mar 2024 -- Late last week, managers at the Astrakhan Natural-Gas-Processing Plant handed workers leaflets with instructions on how to vote in Russia's March 15-17 presidential election, the Telegram channel Ostorozhno, Novosti reported.
• Imprisoned Kara-Murza Says Putin's Rule Based 'Exclusively On Fear And Apathy' RFE/RL 11 Mar 2024 -- Imprisoned Russian opposition politician Vladimir Kara-Murza said in an exchange of letters with blogger Anna Yarovaya that Russian President Vladimir Putin's rule is based "exclusively on fear and apathy," and will collapse in the "foreseeable future."
• Russia Rakes in $56 Billion From Rerouted Fossil Fuel Export Destinations Sputnik 11 Mar 2024 -- Since 2022, the European Union has been slapping sanctions on energy supplies from Russia. Initially, in the summer of that year, a ban on coal was levied, followed by restrictions on oil at the end of the year. As of 2023, the sanctions on oil products have gone into effect.
• Meeting with head of Roscosmos Yury Borisov President of Russia 11 Mar 2024 -- Vladimir Putin had a working meeting with General Director of the Roscosmos State Corporation for Space Activities Yury Borisov.
• Security and Defence: The European Union and China hold their 14th consultations European External Action Service (EEAS) 11 Mar 2024 -- On 11 March, the European Union and China held their 14th annual consultations on security and defence in Beijing.
• China Concludes Annual Parliamentary Meetings as Xi Consolidates Power VOA 11 Mar 2024 -- China concluded its week-long annual parliamentary meetings in Beijing Monday, passing amendments that will further consolidate Chinese President Xi Jinping's power and vowing to adopt several new pieces of legislation that aim to safeguard China's sovereignty and security interests.
• Two sessions 'to guide China's development' with new thoughts, targets Global Times 11 Mar 2024 -- The National People's Congress (NPC), China's national legislature, held the closing meeting of its annual session on Monday, during which lawmakers approved and passed a series of work reports and resolutions related to China's economic development plan, rule of law and central budget, marking the successful conclusion of the two sessions in 2024.
• Revised Organic Law of the State Council passed Global Times 11 Mar 2024 -- Chinese President Xi Jinping signed a presidential order on Monday to promulgate a revised Organic Law of the State Council, which took effect on the same day.
• Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Wang Wenbin's Regular Press Conference on March 11, 2024 PRC MofA 11 Mar 2024
• Chinese officials vow to tackle financial risks, boost development after two sessions Global Times 11 Mar 2024 -- Chinese officials on Monday vowed to make concrete efforts to mitigate financial and other risks and boost high-quality development following the two sessions, which concluded on the day in Beijing, where a slew of social and economic development targets were determined for the year.
• Chinese arrests jump nearly 50% amid clampdown on 'hostile foreign forces' Radio Free Asia 11 Mar 2024 -- Chinese authorities arrested 726,000 people last year, a jump of 47.1% from the previous year, the country's chief prosecutor told the National People's Congress that ended Monday amid a crackdown on crimes linked to "hostile foreign forces."
• China's top political advisory body concludes annual session, pooling strength for modernization People's Daily 11 Mar 2024 -- The Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) National Committee, China's top political advisory body, concluded its annual session on Sunday, calling on political advisors to contribute to great unity and solidarity and pool strength for advancing Chinese modernization.
• Presidium of China's annual legislative session holds 3rd meeting People's Daily 11 Mar 2024 -- The presidium of the second session of the 14th National People's Congress (NPC), China's national legislature, held its third meeting Sunday.
• Xi's "two sessions" messages highlight China's high-quality development in crucial year People's Daily 11 Mar 2024 -- Chinese President Xi Jinping has shone more light on the country's source of confidence for high-quality development by expounding on a wide range of topics at this year's "two sessions," a key political event slated to close on Monday.
• U.S.' China policy likely to continue whoever wins presidency: NSB CNA 11 Mar 2024 -- Taiwan's top intelligence chief on Monday said the United States' stance of containing China and maintaining a Taiwan-friendly approach is expected to continue regardless of whether President Joe Biden or former President Donald Trump wins the race for the top job in November.
• PLA activities in the waters and airspace around Taiwan Mar. 11, 2024 ROC MND 11 Mar 2024
• Iran court orders US, Tondar terrorist group to pay $2.478bn to terrorism victims IRNA 11 Mar 2024 -- Terrorist group Tondar, led by Jamshid Sharmahd, and the US administration, have been convicted by an Iranian court to pay $2.47 billion for their crimes related to bombing plans in Iran.
• Security Council Press Statement on Haiti UN Security Council 11 Mar 2024 -- The members of the Security Council were briefed on 6 March by the Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Integrated Office in Haiti (BINUH), María Isabel Salvador, on the situation in Haiti.
• US Commits $100 Million More to Multinational Force for Haiti Amid Violence VOA 11 Mar 2024 -- U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced on Monday the United States would commit an additional $100 million to a United Nations-backed multinational security force intended to assist Haitian police in combating gangs, along with $33 million in humanitarian aid.
• Blinken in Jamaica for Urgent Haiti Talks VOA 11 Mar 2024 -- U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived Monday in Jamaica to join Caribbean leaders in discussing a solution to the political violence in Haiti and the urgent provision of humanitarian aid to its people.
• Prime Minister Justin Trudeau convenes the Incident Response Group to discuss the situation in Haiti Prime Minister of Canada 11 Mar 2024 -- Today, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau convened the Incident Response Group with ministers and senior officials to discuss the ongoing situation in Haiti. The Government of Canada remains fully engaged on these issues and is committed to the safety and security of Canada's embassy personnel and of all Canadians in Haiti.
• Waves of violence hit Haiti hard, as Security Council condemns gang attacks UN News 11 Mar 2024 -- Waves of violence have displaced more than 15,000 Haitians in just a week amid ongoing looting at the country's main port, according to the latest report from the UN agency for migration, as the Security Council on Monday strongly condemned "destabilizing" criminal activity by armed gangs ravaging the Caribbean nation.
• Four European Countries Seal Free Trade Pact with India, Pledge $100 Billion Investment VOA 11 Mar 2024 -- India has signed a free trade pact with a group of four European nations that aims at drawing in investment of $100 billion over the next 15 years.
• Secretary-General's remarks to the 68th Session of the Commission on the Status of Women UN Secretary-General 11 Mar 2024
• Secretary-General's opening remarks at press stakeout on the beginning of Ramadan UN Secretary-General 11 Mar 2024
• Wider Europe Briefing: Where Does EU Enlargement Stand Right Now? RFE/RL 11 Mar 2024
• Montenegro's Pro-Russian Parliament Speaker Survives No-Confidence Vote RFE/RL 11 Mar 2024 -- Andrija Mandic, the pro-Russian head of the New Serbian Democracy party, will continue to serve as the speaker of the Montenegrin parliament after surviving a no-confidence vote.
• First Cargo Containers Delivered From China Via Kazakhstan Reach Azerbaijan RFE/RL 11 Mar 2024 -- The leaders of Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan on March 11 greeted the first containers delivered from China to Azerbaijan's eastern Abseron district via a new train route crossing the vast territory of Kazakhstan.
• World News in Brief: Syria violence intensifying, heavy weapons threat in Myanmar, justice call for Thai lawyer UN News 11 Mar 2024 -- Syria is experiencing a wave of violence not seen in years that likely amounts to war crimes, top UN-appointed rights investigators said on Monday.
• Nigeria's Cryptocurrency Crackdown Will Have Consequences, Experts Say VOA 11 Mar 2024 -- Economic analysts and crypto enthusiasts are raising concerns following Nigeria's ban on end-to-end transactions — a type of payment processing — involving its currency, the naira, on the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange platform, Binance.