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• June 1 Red Sea Update CENTCOM 02 Jun 2024 -- Between 9 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. (Sanaa time) June 1, U.S. Central Command (USCENTCOM) forces destroyed one Iranian-backed Houthi uncrewed aerial system (UAS) in the southern Red Sea. USCENTCOM forces also observed two other UAS crash into the Red Sea. No injuries or damage was reported by U.S., coalition, or commercial ships.
• US warship hit again as sources report new incident in Red Sea IRNA 02 Jun 2024 -- The Yemeni army has confirmed yet another attack on the US aircraft carrier Dwight D. Eisenhower amid reports from UK maritime agencies of a new missile incident in the Red Sea.
• Yemen announces fresh operations against US carrier ISNA 02 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.
• Houthis Attack US Aircraft Carrier, Destroyer in Red Sea - Military Spokesman Sputnik 02 Jun 2024 -- Yemen's Ansar Allah movement, also known as Houthis, attacked a US aircraft carrier, destroyer and a number of ships in the Red Sea, Houthi military spokesman Yahya Saree said.

Defense Policy / Programs

• United States-Japan-Republic of Korea Trilateral Ministerial Meeting (TMM) Joint Press Statement DoD 02 Jun 2024 -- U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III, Japan Minister of Defense Kihara Minoru, and Republic of Korea (ROK) Minister of National Defense Shin Won-sik convened a Trilateral Ministerial Meeting on June 2, 2024, in Singapore.
• Readout of Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III's Meeting With Southeast Asian Defense Ministers DoD 02 Jun 2024 -- Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III met with Southeast Asia defense leaders from Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Timor-Leste in Singapore today to discuss opportunities to advance regional peace and stability.
• Maryland Army National Guard and multinational partners strengthen bonds in Senegal Army News 02 Jun 2024 -- As the dust settles over the training areas in Dodji, Senegal, A Company, 1st Battalion, 175th Infantry Regiment of the Maryland Army National Guard stands out for its essential role in exercise African Lion 2024 (AL24).
• Utah National Guard's State Partnership Program brings healthcare to underserved Moroccan people Army News 02 Jun 2024 -- The State Headquarters Medical Readiness Detachment (MRD), Utah National Guard (UTNG), based in Bluffdale, Utah and Morocco's Royal Armed Forces (FAR) worked together to provide medical services to residents in Akka, Morocco, and the surrounding area, during African Lion 2024 (AL24).
• Exercise African Lion 2024 concludes in Senegal Army News 02 Jun 2024 -- As the sun sets on exercise African Lion 2024 (AL24), the echoes of multinational training, strategic partnerships, and enhanced military readiness resonate across Senegal. AL24, U.S. Africa Command's premier exercise, marked by significant collaboration between the armed forces of Senegal [Forces armées du Sénégal], the U.S. and the Netherlands, concluded on a high note, reinforcing the ties that bind these nations in their common security goals.
• Readout of Assistant Secretary of Defense Ely Ratner's Meeting With "Five Eyes" Defense Policy Senior Officials DoD 02 Jun 2024
• Readout of Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III's Meeting With Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy DoD 02 Jun 2024
• Zelenskyy, at Shangri-La meeting, urges countries to join peace summit VOA 02 Jun 2024 -- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Sunday urged countries to participate in the June 15-16 peace summit in Switzerland.
• At Security Summit, Ukraine's President Says 100 Countries To Attend Swiss Peace Effort RFE/RL 02 Jun 2024 -- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy met with foreign leaders in Singapore on the final day of the annual Shangri-La Dialogue security summit on June 2, where he sought to rally international support ahead of a Swiss peace conference later this month despite what he said were Chinese efforts to undermine it.
• Zelensky attends Shangri-La Dialogue; Asian states should 'avoid similar confrontation trap' Global Times 02 Jun 2024 -- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky's attendance of the Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore should remind Asian countries to not fall for a similar trap that the Ukraine had fallen into as the instigation of the US for bloc confrontation in Asia is dangerous, experts said.
• Bosnia Supplies Ukraine With Weapons Through Third Countries - Republika Srpska President Sputnik 02 Jun 2024 -- The authorities of Bosnia and Herzegovina produce and supply weapons to Kiev, reselling them through several countries, Republika Srpska President Milorad Dodik told Sputnik on Sunday.
• China warns on Taiwan, South China Sea at Shangri-La forum VOA 02 Jun 2024 -- Chinese Defense Minister Dong Jun Sunday issued a stern warning on Taiwan and the South China Sea at the Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore.
• Chinese defense minister denounces 'outside forces' at security forum Radio Free Asia 02 Jun 2024 -- Chinese Minister of National Defense Dong Jun launched an acerbic attack on what he called the "hegemonic powers" behind tension in the Asia-Pacific, a clear swipe at the United States and its allies.
• US Pacific Deployments Force Other Nations to Choose Sides — Chinese General Sputnik 02 Jun 2024 -- Chinese Defense Minister Dong Jun had earlier held talks with US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on the sidelines of the Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore.
• China's approach to global security elaborated at Shangri-La Dialogue Global Times 02 Jun 2024 -- Chinese Defense Minister Dong Jun on Sunday introduced China's approach to global security on the closing day of the Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore, as he offered Chinese thoughts on resolving global security issues with a global perspective, while reiterating China's firm stances on the Taiwan question and the South China Sea issue.
• Taiwan Air Force to upgrade C-130s starting 2025: Source CNA 02 Jun 2024 -- Taiwan's Air Force is planning to spend billions of Taiwan dollars to upgrade its existing C-130 military transport aircraft fleet starting next year to enhance its collision avoidance and sea rescue capabilities among other systems, a source familiar with the matter told CNA Sunday.
• Taiwan launches newest 600-ton coast guard vessel Yong Kang CNA 02 Jun 2024 -- The latest domestically designed and built 600-ton class Coast Guard Administration (CGA) vessel, Yong Kang (永康艦), was formally launched by Vice President Hsiao Bi-khim (蕭美琴) in Kaohsiung on Sunday as part of Taiwan's efforts to beef up its coastal patrol capabilities amid rising tensions with China.
• Army to hold live-fire drills on 3 beaches throughout June CNA 02 Jun 2024 -- Three of Taiwan's field army commands will each hold anti-landing drills on a beach in their jurisdiction this month, including a public beach, according to the Fisheries Agency.
• Minister Blair announces deployment of Royal Canadian Navy ships to the Indo-Pacific Region Canada 02 Jun 2024 -- Today at the Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore, the Honourable Bill Blair, Minister of National Defence, announced the deployment of Royal Canadian Navy vessels in support of Canada's Indo-Pacific Strategy.
• Remarks by Minister of National Defence Bill Blair at IISS Shangri-La Dialogue 2024, Plenary Session 6 Canada 02 Jun 2024
• Minister Blair concludes productive trip to Singapore to strengthen Canada's defence relations with Indo-Pacific allies and partners Canada 02 Jun 2024 -- The Honourable Bill Blair, Minister of National Defence, concluded a visit to Singapore where he led Canada's delegation to the Shangri-La Dialogue from May 31 to June 2. Minister Blair was joined by the Chief of the Defence Staff, General Wayne Eyre, and senior National Defence officials.
• Netherlands halted delivery of F-35 parts to Israel since court ruling: Defense minister Press TV 02 Jun 2024 -- The Netherlands has stopped delivering parts for F-35 fighter jets used by Israel in its war against the Gaza Strip after a Dutch court ruling, according to the Dutch minister of defense.
• Congratulations for the Appointment of His Highness Sheikh Sabah Khaled Al-Sabah as the Crown Prince of Kuwait US Dept. of State 02 Jun 2024

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• Israel Accepts 'Not Good' Gaza Ceasefire Deal - Netanyahu Advisor Sputnik 02 Jun 2024 -- On Friday, the White House called the deal proposed by Israel to Hamas "a road map to an enduring cease-fire and the release of all hostages" that would enable a flood of humanitarian aid into the besieged enclave. Previous ceasefire deals have collapsed.
• June 1: 'Axis of Resistance' operations against Israeli occupation Press TV 02 Jun 2024
• Official: Israeli forces destroyed 50,000 housing units in northern Gaza Press TV 02 Jun 2024 -- A Palestinian official in the Gaza Strip says the Israeli occupation forces have destroyed a total of 50,000 housing units during their nearly-eight-month war of aggression in the northern part of the territory.
• 120 bodies recovered in Jabalia refugee camp after Israeli forces withdrew Press TV 02 Jun 2024 -- Palestinian rescue teams have recovered 50 more bodies from the rubble in the Jabalia refugee camp in northern Gaza, bringing the total number of bodies recovered following the withdrawal of Israeli forces from the area to more than 120.
• UNRWA chief recounts trail of destruction left by Israel in Rafah Press TV 02 Jun 2024 -- The head of the UN's Palestinian refugee agency recounts the sheer extent of destruction that has been caused by the Israeli regime in the city of Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, which is suffering the brunt of a genocidal Israeli war against the coastal sliver.
• UNRWA: 1.7 mln Displaced to Other Areas of Gaza Due to Israel's Rafah Operation Sputnik 02 Jun 2024 -- About 1.7 million people have been displaced to the city of Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip and central sectors due to Israel's Rafah operation, the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) said on social network X.
• US expects Israel to agree to truce plan if Hamas accepts it VOA 02 Jun 2024 -- If Hamas agrees to the Israeli proposed truce on Gaza, the United States expects that Israel will accept the plan, said White House national security spokesperson John Kirby on Sunday.
• Secretary Blinken's Call with Israeli Minister Gantz US Dept. of State 02 Jun 2024
• Secretary Blinken's Call with Israeli Defense Minister Gallant US Dept. of State 02 Jun 2024
• Maldives to ban Israelis over genocide of Palestinians in Gaza Press TV 02 Jun 2024 -- The Muslim nation of Maldives has decided to ban Israelis from entering the Indian Ocean archipelago in protest at the genocide of Palestinians in the Gaza Strip.
• Qatar, Saudi Arabia condemn Israel over effort to brand UNRWA 'terrorist group' Press TV 02 Jun 2024 -- Qatar and Saudi Arabia have condemned the Israeli parliament for its effort to brand the United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees, UNRWA, as a "terrorist group," as condemnations continue to mount over the move.
• Chile joins nations rallying behind genocide case against Israel IRNA 02 Jun 2024 -- Chile is the latest to join a group of nations rallying behind South Africa that filed a genocide case against Israel at the International Court of Justice last year.
• Chile to join South Africa ICJ case against 'Israel' ISNA 02 Jun 2024 -- Chilean President Gabriel Boric announces that his country will be joining South Africa in its ICJ case against the Israeli occupation over its war crimes in Gaza.
• Chile joins South Africa's genocide case against Israel at ICJ Press TV 02 Jun 2024 -- Chile has joined a coalition of countries backing South Africa in its genocide case against Israel at the International Court of Justice (ICJ).
• We're looking for complete ceasefire agreement: Hamas official IRNA 02 Jun 2024 -- A senior leader of the Palestinian resistance movement Hamas calls the general framework mentioned in a joint statement by Qatar, Egypt, and the United States on the Gaza ceasefire positive but says Palestinians are looking for a complete agreement.
• Hamas reacts to US proposal for ceasefire in Gaza IRNA 02 Jun 2024 -- A senior official of the Palestinian resistance movement Hamas, Sami Abu Zuhri, has reacted to the US proposal for a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip and the exchange of prisoners.
• 'Hamas needs to review Biden's Gaza ceasefire plan in full' IRNA 02 Jun 2024 -- Senior Member of Palestine's Hamas resistance movement Mousa Mohammed Abu Marzouk has said that the Gaza ceasefire proposal, which was laid out by US President Joe Biden, is principles that Hamas views as positive but needs to review them completely.
• Israel prolonging ceasefire negotiations to continue genocidal war: Haniyeh ISNA 02 Jun 2024 -- The head of the Political Bureau of the Palestinian resistance movement Hamas has said that the Israeli regime was deliberately prolonging ceasefire negotiations to keep up its genocidal war against the Gaza Strip.
• Hamas views 'positively' ceasefire proposal laid out by Biden ISNA 02 Jun 2024 -- Hamas confirms its readiness to "deal positively and in a constructive manner" with any proposal that is based on a permanent ceasefire and the withdrawal of Israeli forces from Gaza.
• Hezbollah launches attack on Israeli Iron Dome: Report IRNA 02 Jun 2024 -- The Islamic Resistance in Lebanon, Hezbollah, has announced that it has launched an attack against the Zionist regime's Iron Dome in a bid to show its solidarity with the Palestinian cause.
• Hezbollah carries out rocket barrage against Israeli settlement IRNA 02 Jun 2024 -- Lebanon's Hezbollah resistance movement says it has launched dozens of rockets at the Israeli settlement of Kiryat Shmona in northern occupied Palestine.
• Hezbollah launched 325 anti-Israeli strikes in May: Report IRNA 02 Jun 2024 -- Hezbollah has significantly increased the scope of its operations against the Israeli military positions and settlements over the past month, according to a report by the Alma Research Center, a think tank affiliated with the Israeli regime.
• Nasrallah: Israel as "the cancerous entity" must be eliminated ISNA 02 Jun 2024 -- Al-Aqsa Storm Operation has had a pivotal and far-reaching impact on the region, as vowing to eliminate Israel as "the cancerous entity" from the area, Hezbollah Secretary-General Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah said.
• Operation No. 2000: Hezbollah publishes footage of Hermes 900 downing ISNA 02 Jun 2024 -- Hezbollah announced Saturday that it shot down an Israeli Hermes 900 drone over southern Lebanon using a surface-to-air missile.
• Israeli airstrike kills two civilians in southern Lebanon Press TV 02 Jun 2024 -- An Israeli military strike has killed two people in an area in southern Lebanon, as fighting intensified between the Tel Aviv regime and the Hezbollah resistance movement.
• Hezbollah targets Iron Dome battery at Israeli outpost in occupied Golan Heights Press TV 02 Jun 2024 -- Lebanon's Hezbollah resistance movement has conducted a drone strike against an Israeli military outpost in the occupied Golan Heights in support of Palestinians amid the Tel Aviv regime's unrelenting ground and aerial offensives against the Gaza Strip.
• Hezbollah Targets Israeli Iron Dome Battery With UAVs Day After Downing IDF Drone Sputnik 02 Jun 2024 -- The Lebanese militia and political movement has downed three multi-million dollar IDF drones since February amid raging border tensions in the face of Israel's war in Gaza. Hezbollah's leader, Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, warned this week that the militia has a "doctrinal, ethical and religious responsibility" to fight Israel to the end.
• Iraqi resistance's drones attack occupied Eilat port IRNA 02 Jun 2024 -- The Islamic resistance of Iraq has announced a statement declaring it attacked a vital air base at Eilat port (Umm al-Rashrash) with several drones.
• Vital Israeli target in Eilat struck by Iraqi resistance's kamikaze drones Press TV 02 Jun 2024 -- Fighters from Iraqi anti-terror resistance groups have struck a strategic target in the southernmost part of the 1948 Israeli-occupied territories with kamikaze drones in retaliation for the Tel Aviv regime's onslaught against Gaza.
• Iraqi Islamic Resistance conducts drone strikes on Haifa oil refinery, port Press TV 02 Jun 2024 -- In response to the Israeli regime's unrelenting onslaught against the Gaza Strip, particularly the southern border city of Rafah, fighters from Iraqi anti-terror resistance groups have conducted two separate operations against strategic installations in the 1948 occupied territories.

Other Conflicts

• China warns of 'limits' to its restraint on US provocation in South China Sea Press TV 02 Jun 2024 -- China's defense minister has warned the US over the deployment of ballistic missiles in the Asia-Pacific region, stressing that there are "limits" to Beijing's restraint in dealing with such acts of provocation in the South China Sea.
• Iran Foreign Ministry summons Chinese ambassador IRNA 02 Jun 2024 -- Iran's Foreign Ministry has summoned the Chinese Ambassador to Iran, Cong Peiwu, over China's backing of baseless claims in paragraph 26 of the concluding statement from the joint meeting with the UAE.
• 20th anniversary of the entry into force of the Agreement on Succession Issues Republic of Slovenia 02 Jun 2024 -- It has been 20 years since the entry into force of the Agreement on Succession Issues, the first binding international legal instrument confirming the break-up of the former SFRY and the emergence of five sovereign and equal successor states on its territory. On this occasion, Minister Tanja Fajon reiterated her call to the successor states "to find the political will and wisdom to resolve the outstanding issues for the benefit of all our citizens."

News Reports

• South Africa's National and Provincial Elections US Dept. of State 02 Jun 2024 -- "The United States congratulates the South African people on successful national and provincial elections."
• Ramaphosa says election results show South Africa's strong democracy VOA 02 Jun 2024 -- The Electoral Commission of South Africa Sunday night announced official results that marked the start of a new era in the country's politics.
• South Africa's governing ANC humbled after historic vote VOA 02 Jun 2024 -- The final results of a tumultuous South African election were declared late Sunday, confirming that the governing party lost its majority for the first time.
• South Africa general elections: ANC loses 30-year parliamentary majority Press TV 02 Jun 2024 -- South Africa's African National Congress (ANC) party has lost its parliamentary majority in a historic election, prompting it to seek coalition partners to form a new government.
• At World Health Assembly, countries agree on efforts to boost pandemic preparedness UN News 02 Jun 2024 -- Countries on Saturday agreed to a set of key actions to better guide and coordinate international efforts in preventing, detecting, and responding to public health risks, while also committing to finalize negotiations on a global pandemic agreement within a year at the latest.
• China makes history as it nails second landing on Moon's far side Global Times 02 Jun 2024 -- China has successfully landed its second spacecraft - the Chang'e-6 unmanned probe - on the Moon's far side on Sunday, when no other country has done it once. The feat marks a key milestone in achieving its mission to bring home, for the first time in human history, samples from an unexplored region from Earth's natural satellite, as stargazers around the world hold their breaths for this epic moment.
• Chinese spacecraft successfully lands on far side of Moon IRNA 02 Jun 2024 -- China's Chang'e-6 spacecraft successfully makes a soft landing on the far side of the Moon and will soon begin collecting unique lunar samples, the China National Space Administration (CNSA) announced late Saturday.
• China-built C919 completes 1st cross-boundary commercial charter flight Global Times 02 Jun 2024 -- The first cross-boundary commercial charter flight served by the China-built large aircraft C919 landed in Shanghai on Saturday, a huge step in the C919's commercialization.
• Q&A: Former US official says China's bullying boosts global support for Taiwan VOA 02 Jun 2024 -- The White House sent an unofficial delegation to attend the inauguration of Taiwan's new president on May 20. Richard Armitage, former deputy secretary of state, was among the delegates. VOA spoke with Armitage about his trip to Taiwan, U.S. support for the self-governing island, China's aggression in the region and its ties with Russia.
• Anyone who dares to separate Taiwan from China is engaging in self-destruction: Chinese Defense Minister Global Times 02 Jun 2024 -- Chinese Defense Minister Dong Jun on Sunday reiterated China's firm stance on the Taiwan question during a speech delivered at the Shangri-La Dialogue, warning that anyone who dares to separate Taiwan from China will be engaging in an act of self-destruction.
• PLA activities in the waters and airspace around Taiwan Jun. 2, 2024 ROC MND 02 Jun 2024
• Ceremony Held to Open WPK Central Cadres Training School Respected Comrade Kim Jong Un Makes Commemorative Address and Inspects First Lecture KCNA 02 Jun 2024 -- The Central Cadres Training School of the Workers' Party of Korea, with the best appearance as a prestigious revolutionary university training the backbone of the WPK that will reliably carry forward the sacred ideal and spirit of its founding to perfectly guarantee the rosy future of the cause of Juche, has been opened on the occasion of its 78th birthday.
• Bagheri: Iran striving to restore stability, peace to region ISNA 02 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.
• Iran's Ex-President Ahmadinejad Joins Hard-Line Field To Replace Raisi RFE/RL 02 Jun 2024 -- Iranian ex-President Mahmud Ahmadinejad has joined a growing list of overwhelmingly hard-line candidates in a presidential election later this month to replace the late Ebrahim Raisi, who died along with Iran's foreign minister in a helicopter crash near the Azerbaijani border in mid-May.
• Russia envoy warns any IAEA's anti-Iran resolution can deteriorate situation Press TV 02 Jun 2024 -- A senior Russian diplomat says any resolution by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) against Iran can seriously deteriorate the situation.
• Operation True Promise a source of national pride: IRGC chief IRNA 02 Jun 2024 -- The chief commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) says Iran had prepared for all possible scenarios as it launched a massive missile and drone strike against Israel in April, describing the Operation True Promise as a source of national pride.
• Iran an invincible power, any military option against it off the table: IRGC chief Press TV 02 Jun 2024 -- The chief commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) says Iran is now an invincible power, and that an any possible military option against the country is null and off the table.
• Exit polls project win for Modi as India's election ends VOA 02 Jun 2024 -- Voting has ended in India's mammoth election with exit polls projecting that Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party and its allies will win a big majority in Parliament.
• "We are sincere about and open to discussion for a new constitution" Presidency of The Republic of Turkey 02 Jun 2024 -- Delivering the closing speech of the AK Party's 31st Consultation and Assessment Meeting, President Erdoğan said: "We are sincere about and open to discussion for a new constitution. And we do not approve of this issue being turned into a political arm wrestling. Let us all together sit, talk, join forces and free Türkiye of the shame of the post-coup constitution with the broadest consensus."
• Initial Projections Give Ruling Party Big Lead In Serbian Capital RFE/RL 02 Jun 2024 -- The ruling Serbian Progressive Party (SNS) appears headed for victory in a repeat election in the capital, Belgrade, and elsewhere after an earlier round did not produce a clear winner and led to opposition protests over what many critics saw as illegal election interference by the SNS.