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• UKMTO Reports Attack on Vessel in Red Sea Proceeding 55 Miles Off Yemen's Al Hudaydah Sputnik 01 Jun 2024 -- The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) said on Saturday it had received information about an explosion at a significant distance from a vessel proceeding 48 nautical miles (55 miles) off the Yemeni city of Al Hudaydah.
• Yemen announces 6 fresh operations against US carrier, other vessels Press TV 01 Jun 2024 -- Yemen's Armed Forces conduct six fresh operations, including against an American aircraft carrier, in retaliation for the United States' deadly aggression against the country and the Israeli regime's genocidal war on the Gaza Strip.
• Yemen: US-UK aggression won't go unanswered IRNA 01 Jun 2024 -- Yemen's Supreme Political Council has said that the latest fatal attacks by the United States and the UK against Yemeni soil will not go unanswered.
• Hamas condemns US, UK attacks as violation of Yemen's sovereignty Press TV 01 Jun 2024 -- The Palestinian resistance movement Hamas has strongly condemned recent deadly airstrikes carried out by the US and the UK on Yemen.
• Eilat's port closed since Yemeni Army operations in Red Sea: Jerusalem Post IRNA 01 Jun 2024 -- The Jerusalem Post broadsheet newspaper has announced that Eilat's port ( the only Israeli port on the Red Sea, located at the northern tip of the Gulf of Aqaba) has been closed since November due to the Yemeni Army's operations in the Red Sea, creating financial stress for the city.
• Iraq's Kata'ib Hezbollah vows resolute support for Yemen after US-British aggression Press TV 01 Jun 2024 -- Iraq's anti-terror group Kata'ib Hezbollah has assured Yemeni people and fellow Ansarullah resistance movement that it will continue to give its unwavering support for the Arab nation in the struggle against the US-British maritime coalition.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Statement From Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III on Historic Japan-ROK Agreement DoD 01 Jun 2024 -- Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III issued the following statement today after Japan and the Republic of Korea announced new agreements to strengthen their bilateral defense relationship, including measures to support operational safety and lines of communication:
• Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III Takes Questions in Singapore at the International Institute for Strategic Studies Shangri-La Dialogue, the Asian Defense Summit DoD 01 Jun 2024
• 'The New Convergence in the Indo-Pacific': Remarks by Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III at the 2024 Shangri-La Dialogue (As Delivered) DoD 01 Jun 2024
• US defense chief seeks to reassure Asia-Pacific partners Radio Free Asia 01 Jun 2024 -- U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin has reconfirmed Washington's strong commitment to the Indo-Pacific, as well as to working with allies and partners in the face of growing rivalry with China.
• WASP ARG-24th MEU (SOC) Begin Deployment US Navy 01 Jun 2024 -- Sailors and Marines assigned to the Wasp (WSP) Amphibious Ready Group (ARG)-24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Special Operations Capable (SOC) began deployment operations in the Atlantic, June 1.
• Medvedev warns West of 'final stage' in war, repeats nuclear option Press TV 01 Jun 2024 -- Senior security official Dmitry Medvedev says Russia is not bluffing when it speaks of the possibility of using tactical nuclear weapons against Ukraine.
• Russia Creates World's First Ground-Based FPV Kamikaze Drone Sputnik 01 Jun 2024 -- Russian forces use FPV drones for various military operations and surveillance purposes.
• Zelenskiy Meets With U.S. Lawmakers Ahead Of Speech At Shangri-La Dialogue RFE/RL 01 Jun 2024 -- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy met with a delegation of U.S. lawmakers in Singapore on June 1 to discuss further military assistance to Ukraine.
• Zelenskyy attends security meeting, seeks support for Ukraine peace summit VOA 01 Jun 2024 -- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is attending the Shangri-La Dialogue security conference Saturday in Singapore, where he will try to raise support from Asia-Pacific countries for the Ukraine peace summit in Switzerland later this month.
• US security vision, as mirrored in Austin's speech, is flawed: Chinese lieutenant general Global Times 01 Jun 2024 -- The US security vision is a flawed strategic perception, Lieutenant General He Lei, former vice president of the Academy of Military Sciences of the PLA, told the Global Times on Saturday, commenting on US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin's speech on Saturday morning at the Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore.
• US seeks to establish Asian NATO to build hegemony, says China defense official Press TV 01 Jun 2024 -- A Chinese defense official has warned the United States against its years-long efforts to build an Asia-Pacific version of NATO to establish global hegemony.
• INDIAN NAVAL SHIP SHIVALIK DEPARTS SINGAPORE India PIB 01 Jun 2024 -- INS Shivalik, mission deployed to the South China Sea and Pacific Ocean, departed Singapore on 30 May 24 for onward passage to Yokosuka, Japan
• UK to continue arms sales to Israel after review Press TV 01 Jun 2024 -- The United Kingdom has decided to continue its arms exports to Israel, after reviewing the latest three months of the Israeli military's presence in the besieged Gaza Strip.
• Shangri-La Dialogue: Speech by High Representative Josep Borrell on security in the Asia-Pacific region European External Action Service (EEAS) 01 Jun 2024
• Secretary Blinken's Call with Somali President Hassan Sheikh US Dept. of State 01 Jun 2024

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• Netanyahu says the war will not end until Hamas is destroyed VOA 01 Jun 2024 -- The war in Gaza will not end until Hamas is defeated, Israel said Saturday, contradicting terms for a cease-fire endorsed Friday by President Joe Biden and cautiously welcomed by Hamas.
• Israel plans new invasion after Biden outlines truce roadmap Press TV 01 Jun 2024 -- Israeli forces pound Rafah in southern Gaza with tanks and artillery just after US President Joe Biden says the regime is offering a new roadmap towards a full ceasefire.
• May 31: 'Axis of Resistance' operations against Israeli occupation Press TV 01 Jun 2024
• Mediators urge Israel, Hamas to finalize peace deal VOA 01 Jun 2024 -- The mediators of the war in Gaza on Saturday called on Israel and Hamas to finalize the deal outlined by U.S. President Joe Biden.
• Israeli army withdraws from Jabalia refugee camp after weeks of operation People's Daily 01 Jun 2024 -- The Israeli army has withdrawn from the Jabalia refugee camp in the northern Gaza Strip after nearly three weeks of military operation there, Palestine TV reported on Friday.
• Gaza carnage: Palestinian Red Crescent says 33 of its medical staff killed by Israel Press TV 01 Jun 2024 -- At least 33 Red Crescent employees have been killed in Gaza since Israel began its relentless aggression against the Strip nearly eight months ago.
• Joint Statement of the United States, Egypt, and Qatar US Dept. of State 01 Jun 2024 -- "As mediators in the ongoing discussions to secure a ceasefire in Gaza and the release of hostages and detainees, the United States, Egypt, and Qatar jointly call on both Hamas and Israel to finalize the agreement embodying the principles outlined by President Biden on May 31, 2024."
• Secretary Blinken's Call with Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry US Dept. of State 01 Jun 2024
• Secretary Blinken's Call with Qatari Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani US Dept. of State 01 Jun 2024
• Secretary Blinken's Call with United Arab Emirates Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan US Dept. of State 01 Jun 2024
• Statement by Foreign Minister Eide on Gaza Government of Norway 01 Jun 2024
• "We are the only country that has taken concrete measures against Israel" Presidency of The Republic of Turkey 01 Jun 2024 -- Addressing AK Party's 31st Consultation and Assessment Meeting, President Erdoğan, in reference to Israel's ongoing atrocities in Gaza, said: "Showing the strongest reaction against the massacres taking place in Gaza since October 7, we are the only country that has taken concrete measures against Israel."
• Hamas 'positively' views Gaza ceasefire proposal laid out by Biden IRNA 01 Jun 2024 -- Palestinian Resistance Movement Hamas has said that it "positively" views a proposal laid out by US President Joe Biden to end the war in Gaza, stressing that it welcomes any such initiative that also leads to the complete withdrawal of Israeli forces from the enclave.
• Any truce offer must involve 'complete withdrawal' of Israeli forces from Gaza: Islamic Jihad Press TV 01 Jun 2024 -- The Palestinian Islamic Jihad resistance movement has expressed doubts about the ceasefire offer announced by US President Joe Biden, saying the "cessation of aggression" must involve "complete withdrawal" of Israeli forces from the besieged Gaza Strip.
• Islamic Jihad looks at Biden's ceasefire comment with 'suspicion' IRNA 01 Jun 2024 -- The Palestinian Islamic Jihad movement has said it "looks with suspicion" at an Israeli ceasefire plan presented by US President Joe Biden, but added the Palestinian resistance will assess any proposal that guarantees an end to the genocide in the Gaza Strip.
• Lebanon calls for Israel's withdrawal from its occupied south Press TV 01 Jun 2024 -- Lebanon has once again called for the withdrawal of Israel from its occupied southern regions amid efforts aimed at reaching a ceasefire in Palestine's Gaza where Israel's aggression has left nearly 36,400 people dead.
• Israeli Hermes 900 drone downed by Hezbollah missile over south Lebanon Press TV 01 Jun 2024 -- Fighters from the Lebanese Hezbollah resistance movement have intercepted and shot down an Israeli unmanned aerial vehicle as it was flying in the skies over southern Lebanon close to the border with the 1948 Israeli-occupied territories.
• Three Israeli bases target by Islamic resistance IRNA 01 Jun 2024 -- The Lebanese Islamic resistance and the Palestinian resistance, in their separate operations, have targeted the Zionist army bases in the northern front of occupied Palestine and the front of the Gaza Strip.

Other Conflicts

• China will not allow 'inviting wolves into the house,' says Chinese lieutenant general in response to Marcos Jr. Shangri-La speech Global Times 01 Jun 2024 -- Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said on Friday that the presence of the US was "crucial to regional peace," as his country faces what it perceived as growing Chinese pressure in waters off its coastline. In response, the Chinese delegation said that the Philippines' assertion of upholding peace and stability in the South China Sea rings hollow, while displaying enthusiasm for participating in bloc confrontations holds true.
• China's restraint on South China Sea infringements and provocations has a limit: Chinese Defense Minister Global Times 01 Jun 2024 -- On the South China Sea issue, China has exercised enough restraint in the face of infringements and provocations, but there is a limit, Chinese Defense Minister Dong Jun said on Sunday at the Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore.

News Reports

• South Africa's ANC loses its 30-year majority in landmark election VOA 01 Jun 2024 -- South Africa's liberation party, the governing African National Congress, has lost its parliamentary majority for the first time after a historic election blow.
• Maiden Launch of Crewed Starliner Mission Postponed Again Due to Technical Issues - NASA Sputnik 01 Jun 2024 -- The first crewed launch of Boeing's CST-100 Starliner spacecraft to the International Space Station (ISS) has been postponed again, until June 2, due to an automatic hold of the ground launch sequencer, NASA said.
• Telephone conversation with Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan President of Russia 01 Jun 2024
• Russia's Progress MS-27 Cargo Spacecraft Docks at International Space Station Sputnik 01 Jun 2024 -- The Progress MS-27 cargo spacecraft has docked with the International Space Station (ISS) after a May 30 launch from the Baikonur cosmodrome and a two-day flight, a broadcast by Russian state space corporation Roscosmos showed on Saturday.
• China-US relations at critical stage of preventing deterioration and promoting stability: Vice FM Global Times 01 Jun 2024 -- China-US relations are at a critical stage of preventing deterioration and promoting stability and the US' approach of seeking dialogue while harming China's interests is unworkable. There is no future in zero-sum games under the guise of competition, and China will not accept suppression or deprivation of its legitimate development rights, Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Ma Zhaoxu said while holding consultations with US Deputy Secretary of State Kurt Campbell in Washington on Thursday local time.
• China-US relations are at a critical stage of preventing deterioration and promoting stability: Ma Zhaoxu Global Times 01 Jun 2024 -- China-US relations are at a critical stage of preventing deterioration and promoting stability and the US' approach of seeking dialogue while harming China's interests is unworkable. There is no future in zero-sum games under the guise of competition, and China will not accept suppression or deprivation of its legitimate development rights, Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Ma Zhaoxu said while holding consultations with US Deputy Secretary of State Kurt Campbell in Washington on Thursday local time.
• 'Taiwan independence' means war: Chinese lieutenant general Global Times 01 Jun 2024 -- Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) will never allow Taiwan island to be split from China. "Taiwan independence" means war, Lieutenant General Jing Jianfeng, deputy chief of the Joint Staff Department of China's Central Military Commission, said during a press conference held by the Chinese delegation following US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin's speech on Saturday morning during the Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore.
• Taiwan's Coast Guard expels two PLA vessels around Kinmen CNA 01 Jun 2024 -- Taiwan's Coast Guard on Wednesday expelled two Chinese military vessels that intruded into waters off Taiwan-controlled Kinmen Islands, according to the Coast Guard Administration (CGA).
• Cross-strait peace will be affected if China suspends ECFA: Ex-MAC head CNA 01 Jun 2024 -- A former Taiwan government official once in charge of cross-strait policy said on Friday that China should consider the consequences before it suspends the Economic Cooperation Framework Agreement (ECFA) as doing so would impact peace across the Taiwan Strait.
• Beijing to continue pressure on Taiwan until mid-June: Scholars CNA 01 Jun 2024 -- Beijing's latest wave of economic pressure on Taiwan, following last week's military exercises shortly after President Lai Ching-te (賴清德) took office, was "expected," scholars told CNA, noting that this approach would likely continue until mid-June, to balance its stance on Taiwan.
• PLA activities in the waters and airspace around Taiwan Jun. 1, 2024 ROC MND 01 Jun 2024
• 'Iran's Operation True Promise eliminated hollow Zionist deterrence' IRNA 01 Jun 2024 -- Iran's acting Foreign Minister Ali Bagheri Kani has emphasized that the Islamic Republic's initiative to punish the Zionist aggressor with Operation True Promise, turned the clumsy decision of the Zionist regime into another decline for them.
• Supreme Leader Ally, Tehran Mayor Register To Run In Iran's Presidential Race RFE/RL 01 Jun 2024 -- A former commander in the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) who is under U.S. sanctions and the mayor of Tehran are among the politicians who registered their intent to run in Iran's presidential election later this month.
• Eight more hopefuls register to run for Iran presidency IRNA 01 Jun 2024 -- Eight more presidential hopefuls have registered to run for the Iranian presidency on the third day of a five-day registration period ahead of a snap vote at the end of June.
• Iran striving to restore stability, peace to West Asia: Interim foreign minister Press TV 01 Jun 2024 -- Iran's Interim Foreign Minister Ali Bagheri Kani says Tehran is making great efforts to restore stability and peace to the West Asia region.
• Europe pursuing double-standards, Iran reserves right to reply: FM spox IRNA 01 Jun 2024 -- Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Nasser Kanaani strongly condemned the action of the European Union in imposing new sanctions against some Iranian officials and institutions.
• Iran says reserves right to respond to new European sanctions Press TV 01 Jun 2024 -- Iran has strongly condemned new EU sanctions against some of the country's officials and entities, stressing that the Islamic Republic reserves the right to respond.
• Iran summons Swedish diplomat over official's 'baseless, malicious' remarks Press TV 01 Jun 2024 -- Iran has summoned Sweden's acting charge d'affaires in Tehran to communicate the country's protest over "baseless and malicious" remarks that were made earlier by a Swedish official concerning the Islamic Republic.
• Bahrain 'working' to restore relations with Iran, says King Hamad Press TV 01 Jun 2024 -- Bahrain's King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifah says his Persian Gulf country is working to restore diplomatic relations with neighboring Iran after a hiatus of more than eight years.
• Modi expected to win as Indians vote in final phase of marathon election Press TV 01 Jun 2024 -- Indians have voted in the final phase of a six-week national election, with both Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his rivals saying they will win the polls.
• India's mammoth election draws to an end VOA 01 Jun 2024 -- Millions of Indians voted Saturday in the last phase of India's mammoth election that will decide whether Prime Minister Narendra Modi secures a third consecutive term in office.
• Orban Tells Supporters Fidesz Needs Victory In European Elections RFE/RL 01 Jun 2024 -- Tens of thousands of Hungarians marched in Budapest on June 1 in support of nationalist Prime Minister Viktor Orban, who faces a challenge from a political newcomer ahead of next week's European Parliament elections.
• Kyrgyzstan cracks down on immigration after mob violence in Bishkek VOA 01 Jun 2024 -- Following last month's mob violence against South Asian students and workers in capital Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan's government is cracking down on illegal immigration and considering changes to its immigration rules. Experts say the recent measures have divided Kyrgyz officials, and they could end up hurting the Kyrgyz economy.