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Current Operations

• June 2 Red Sea Update CENTCOM 03 Jun 2024 -- In the past 24 hours, U.S. Central Command (USCENTCOM) forces conducted a self-defense engagement over the southern Red Sea, destroying one Iranian-backed Houthi uncrewed aerial system (UAS).
• Yemeni forces deploy new ballistic missile against occupied territories Press TV 03 Jun 2024 -- Yemen's Armed Forces have announced deploying a new ballistic missile against a "military" target lying in the southern part of the occupied territories in a fresh pro-Palestinian operation.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Deputy Pentagon Press Secretary Sabrina Singh Holds an Off-Camera, On-the-Record Press Briefing DoD 03 Jun 2024
• Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III Press Availability in Singapore DoD 03 Jun 2024
• Brown Emphasizes Role of Partnerships in Addressing Global Challenges DoD News 03 Jun 2024 -- Collaboration across agencies and with allies is critical to the Defense Department's success as the national security landscape becomes increasingly complex, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Air Force Gen. CQ Brown, Jr., said today.
• Austin: Boosting Military-Industrial Bases With Indo-Pacific Nations a Priority DoD News 03 Jun 2024 -- In order to have sufficient capacity in the Indo-Pacific nations' military-industrial bases, the Defense Department, along with allies and partners, are going to have to work together to make this happen, Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III said.
• Indo-Pacific Visit Is an Opportunity to Engage With Partners DoD News 03 Jun 2024 -- The Defense Department, along with allies and partners in the Indo-Pacific, is working on critical issues — meaningful issues — that promote stability and security throughout the region, said Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III.
• U.S. Sixth Fleet Participates in the Romanian Led Exercise Dacia US Navy Press Release 03 Jun 2024 -- U.S. Sixth Fleet's Task Force (TF) 66 and TF-68 participated in the Romanian-led operational exercise Dacia 2024, May 27 - June 3, 2024.
• Readout of Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Lisa Franchetti's Meetings with Senior Leaders in Türkiye US Navy Press Release 03 Jun 2024 -- Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Lisa Franchetti met with Turkish Minister of National Defense Yaşar Güler and the Commander of the Turkish Armed Forces Gen. Metin Gürak at the Ministry of National Defense, and the Turkish Head of Navy Adm. Ercument Tatlıoğlu at the Turkish Navy Headquarters in Ankara, Türkiye, June 3.
• AFSFC reaches final phase of fielding Model Defender gear US Air Force 03 Jun 2024 -- A four-year initiative to modernize the day-to-day equipment of active-duty Air Force security forces defenders reached its fifth and final phase recently with the award of a $39 million contract for state-of-the-art defender gear.
• NATO Kicks Off Ramstein Legacy Air Drills Hosted by Romania, Bulgaria Sputnik 03 Jun 2024 -- NATO will begin a comprehensive air defense exercise dubbed Ramstein Legacy on Monday in Romania and Bulgaria, aimed at practicing tactical control of the bloc's integrated air and missile defense.
• Female Convicts To The Front: How The Kremlin Tried, And Failed, To Bolster The Ukraine Invasion RFE/RL 03 Jun 2024 -- At the end of 2022, reports emerged that female convicts in Russia -- just like their male counterparts -- were being recruited to serve in the invasion of Ukraine. About 1,000 women, according to human rights groups, were sent to war. Some of the women died; some returned home after being pardoned of their crimes. RFE/RL spoke to one of the lucky few who both survived and was released after serving.
• Supplying F-16 fighters to Kiev signals US, NATO ready to use nuclear weapons: Russia IRNA 03 Jun 2024 -- Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov says that Moscow considers the decision to supply the F-16 American fighters to Kiev as a deliberate signal from NATO concerning nuclear weapons.
• Russia warns American leaders against 'fatal' miscalculations in Ukraine Press TV 03 Jun 2024 -- Russia has issued a new warning to US leaders against making "fatal" miscalculations in the Ukraine war.
• Helicopter crews of Admiral Gorshkov frigate make flights in Atlantic Russia MoD 03 Jun 2024 -- The Ka-27 helicopter of the frigate Admiral of the Soviet Union of Gorshkov flew reconnaissance sorties in the Atlantic Ocean.
• UK and Latvia launch industry competition to provide thousands of drones for Ukraine UK MOD 03 Jun 2024 -- The drones will be procured as part of the Drone Capability Coalition for Ukraine, co-led by the UK and Latvia
• PLA Navy warship wraps up joint drills in Nigeria Global Times 03 Jun 2024 -- A Chinese warship has recently wrapped up a multilateral joint exercise in Nigeria, a move analysts said on Monday saw the People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy sail to far seas in the Atlantic, boosting military ties with other countries and contributing to peace and stability in the region and the world.
• Help drops from above Australia DOD 03 Jun 2024 -- Air Force and Army have combined forces to resupply the Australian Antarctic Division (AAD) from the air, delivering about 15 tonnes of essential supplies for the winter.
• KEEL LAYING OF THE SECOND CADET TRAINING SHIP (YARD-18004) AT M/S L&T SHIPYARD, KATTUPALLI India PIB 03 Jun 2024 -- Keel laying ceremony of the second Cadet Training Ship (Yard - 18004) was held at M/s L&T Shipyard, Kattupalli on 03 Jun 24
• Ministry of the Interior sets up project to safeguard Finland's shooting ranges Finnish Government 03 Jun 2024 -- The Government Programme aims to safeguard the activities of Finland's existing shooting ranges and promote the establishment of new shooting ranges. The Finnish Ministry of the Interior has set up a project to examine ways to safeguard the activities of shooting ranges and to prepare the necessary legislative amendments.
• Sweden takes part in JEF activity to protect critical underwater infrastructure in Baltic Sea Government Offices of Sweden 03 Jun 2024 -- The Joint Expeditionary Force (JEF) is once again increasing its presence in the Baltic Sea and the North Atlantic to help protect critical underwater infrastructure.
• Data on interceptions of aircraft completed near the Baltic States' borders on May 27-June 2, 2024 Lithuania MND 03 Jun 2024
• Countries of the Indo-Pacific are becoming strong security and defence partners of Lithuania, says L. Kasčiūnas Lithuania MND 03 Jun 2024 -- On May 31-June 1 Minister of National Defence Laurynas Kasčiūnas took part in Shangri-la Dialogue 2024, the premier security forum of the Indo-Pacific, in Singapore.
• New NATO: US, Japan, S Korea set to conduct massive war games Press TV 03 Jun 2024 -- The United States, Japan and South Korea have agreed to hold new massive military exercises in the Asia-Pacific this summer, amid concerns over US attempts to militarize the region.
• The Gambia Endorses the Proliferation Security Initiative US Dept. of State 03 Jun 2024 -- The Republic of The Gambia has conveyed to Morocco its endorsement of the Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) following its attendance at the PSI African Political Meeting and Outreach Event, co-hosted by Morocco and the United States on January 31-February 2, 2024, in Marrakesh, Morocco.
• Readout of National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan's Meeting With Baltic Security Advisors The White House 03 Jun 2024
• Readout of National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan's Call with Turkish Presidential Advisor Cagatay Kilic The White House 03 Jun 2024
• Deputy Secretary Campbell's Meeting with UAE National Security Advisor His Highness Sheikh Tahnoon bin Zayed Al Nahyan US Dept. of State 03 Jun 2024
• Secretary Blinken's Call with Moroccan Foreign Minister Bourita US Dept. of State 03 Jun 2024
• On-the-Record Press Gaggle by White House National Security Communications Advisor John Kirby The White House 03 Jun 2024

Defense Industry

• Contracts For June 3, 2024
• Unmanned escort for manned fighter jets: Airbus presents new Wingman concept at ILA Berlin Airbus 03 Jun 2024 -- Airbus will be presenting its new Wingman concept at the International Aerospace Exhibition ILA in Berlin. In military aviation, a "Wingman" is a pilot in another aircraft that protects and supports the flight lead, delivers more tactical options and thus contributes to mission success.

Other Conflicts

Ukraine Conflict News
• 3 June 2024 - Daily Press Briefing by the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General United Nations 03 Jun 2024

Operation Iron Swords / Operation Al-Aqsa Flood

• Fourteen Israeli army forces wounded over past 24 hours: Report IRNA 03 Jun 2024 -- Fourteen Israeli army forces have been wounded over the past 24 hours amid the ongoing war in the Gaza Strip, news outlets have reported.
• Netanyahu downplays immediate Gaza cease-fire prospects VOA 03 Jun 2024 -- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday downplayed the immediate prospects for a cease-fire in the war with Hamas in Gaza, saying that a deal proposed by U.S. President Joe Biden to halt the fighting and release militant-held hostages was a partial outline.
• Statement by PM Netanyahu Israel - Prime Minister 03 Jun 2024
• PM Netanyahu Appears before the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee Israel - Prime Minister 03 Jun 2024
• June 2: 'Axis of Resistance' operations against Israeli occupation Press TV 03 Jun 2024
• Over 20 killed in Israeli strikes on Gaza refugee camps, homes Press TV 03 Jun 2024 -- Israeli warplanes have conducted fresh air raids on several areas across the Gaza Strip, killing at least 22 Palestinians.
• Over 3,500 kids at risk of death amid Israel's starvation policy: Gaza officials Press TV 03 Jun 2024 -- Israel's policy of starvation threatens the lives of more than 3,500 Palestinian children in the Gaza Strip amid "deafening international silence," the Gaza media office has warned.
• Ongoing war destroying social fabric in Gaza, UN aid official says UN News 03 Jun 2024 -- The narrowing space left for civilians in the Gaza Strip is becoming increasingly limited and crowded, while dire living conditions are eroding the social fabric there, a senior official with the UN humanitarian affairs office, OCHA, said on Monday.
• Gaza: conditions 'unspeakable' as one million people flee Rafah: UNRWA UN News 03 Jun 2024 -- A staggering one million people have now fled Rafah in southern Gaza, the UN aid agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) said on Monday, amid fresh reports of overnight attacks in southern, central and northern locations by Israeli forces.
• Readout of President Biden's Call with Amir Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al-Thani of Qatar The White House 03 Jun 2024
• Israel should not think about any attack on Lebanon, its resistance movement: Iran interim FM Press TV 03 Jun 2024 -- Iran's Interim Foreign Minister Ali Bagheri Kani says the Israeli regime, which is stuck in the Gaza quagmire, should not even think about attacking Lebanon and its resistance movement.
• G7 Leaders' Statement on Gaza The White House 03 Jun 2024
• Lebanon's Hezbollah smashes gathering center of Zionist army IRNA 03 Jun 2024 -- The Islamic resistance of Lebanon once again targeted 2 military gathering centers of the Zionist regime in the northern occupied Palestine.
• Islamic Resistance in Lebanon 'anchor of regional stability': Iran's acting FM Press TV 03 Jun 2024 -- Iran's Acting Foreign Minister Ali Bagheri Kani has described the Islamic Resistance in Lebanon as the "anchor of peace and stability" in West Asia.
• Iraqi resistance drones hit Israeli position in Haifa IRNA 03 Jun 2024 -- The Islamic Resistance in Iraq says it has conducted new retaliatory strikes on Israeli positions in the occupied territories.

Other Conflicts

• Foreign Ministry Spokesperson's Remarks on Philippine President Marcos's Speech Concerning the South China Sea Issue at the Shangri-La Dialogue PRC MofA 03 Jun 2024
• Marcos's remarks on South China Sea disregard history and truth; China to continue defense its territorial sovereignty and maritime rights: FM spokesperson Global Times 03 Jun 2024 -- China's normal patrol, law enforcement and productive activities in waters under its own jurisdiction are consistent with international law, including the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), and such activities are beyond reproach; the so-called arbitral award on the South China Sea is illegal, null and void, a spokesperson from China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Monday, rebuking claims made by Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. that treaties including the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, the South China Sea arbitration ruling both recognize the Philippines' legal rights, which are the cornerstone of the Philippines' South China Sea policy.
• UN: Urgent global aid needed for flood-affected Afghan children VOA 03 Jun 2024 -- The United Nations said Monday that flash floods in Afghanistan, caused by extreme weather events related to climate change, are impacting tens of thousands of children, especially in northern and western provinces.
• Israeli airstrike targets Syria's Aleppo IRNA 03 Jun 2024 -- The Zionist regime has carried out a fresh deadly airstrike on Syria, this time targeting the outskirts of Aleppo, news sources reported.
• Israel's airstrike on Syria's Aleppo causes casualties, material damage Press TV 03 Jun 2024 -- The Israeli regime has launched a new act of aggression against Syria's northwestern city of Aleppo, causing casualties and some material damage.
• Dozens dead following junta's mass arrests in Myanmar: ethnic army Radio Free Asia 03 Jun 2024 -- Myanmar junta forces killed more than 50 civilians in a raid on a village last week in Rakhine State in the west, according to the ethnic minority insurgent force battling regime troops for control of the state.
• Somalia wants all Ethiopian troops to leave by December VOA 03 Jun 2024 -- Somalia expects all Ethiopian troops to leave the country by the end of 2024 as the African Union Transition Mission mandate expires in December, according to Somali National Security Adviser Hussein Sheikh-Ali.
• WFP gains access to areas in Haiti's capital VOA 03 Jun 2024 -- The World Food Program said Monday that it has gained access to the international airport in Haiti's capital, Port-au-Prince, as well as the city's Cite Soleil area after more than two months of blockages.
• In major breakthrough, WFP gains access to international airport and violence-hit Cité Soleil area of Haiti's capital WFP 03 Jun 2024 -- After more than two months of blockages due to violent clashes between armed groups, WFP has made important progress, delivering truckloads of food to the highly vulnerable neighbourhood of Cité Soleil - host to pockets of catastrophic hunger (IPC phase 5) in late 2022 - and also resuming use of the international airport at Port-au-Prince for humanitarian passenger and cargo flights.

News Reports

• Former U.S. Soldier Turned Foreign Fighter Extradited from Ukraine to the United States for 2018 Double Homicide, Armed Robbery, Immigration Document Offenses, Aggravated Identity Theft, and Other Charges US Dept. of Justice 03 Jun 2024 -- A U.S. citizen will make his initial appearance in Fort Myers, Florida, today at 2 p.m. EDT following his extradition from Ukraine to the United States to face numerous charges in three federal districts relating to double homicide, armed robbery, false statements in a passport application, aggravated identity theft, and misuse of a passport in violation of conditions and restrictions, among other charges.
• Meet Claudia Sheinbaum, Mexico's first female president VOA 03 Jun 2024 -- Claudia Sheinbaum, Mexico's new president, is the first woman to win a general election in North America.
• Claudia Sheinbaum wins Mexican presidency, becoming country's first female leader VOA 03 Jun 2024 -- Claudia Sheinbaum, a climate scientist and former Mexico City mayor, has won the Mexican presidency, becoming the country's first female leader in its 200-year history.
• Mexico: Statement by the High Representative on the elections in the country European External Action Service (EEAS) 03 Jun 2024 -- The European Union congratulates Claudia Sheinbaum on her historic election as the first female president of Mexico and commends the Mexican people for their strong attachment to democracy demonstrated throughout the campaign for the general elections and on election day.
• Claudia Sheinbaum becomes Mexico's first woman president Press TV 03 Jun 2024 -- Claudia Sheinbaum has won a landslide victory in Mexico's presidential election, becoming the country's first woman president of the country plagued by rampant criminal and gender-based violence.
• Readout of President Joe Biden's Call with President-Elect Claudia Sheinbaum of Mexico The White House 03 Jun 2024
• Statement from President Joe Biden Congratulating Claudia Sheinbaum as President-elect of Mexico The White House 03 Jun 2024
• Congratulations to Mexico's President-Elect Sheinbaum US Dept. of State 03 Jun 2024 -- The United States congratulates Claudia Sheinbaum on her historic victory as Mexico's first woman president.
• Foreign Ministry statement on personal sanctions against representatives of the UK political establishment, expert community and the media Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 03 Jun 2024
• Press release on Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's working visit to the Republic of Guinea Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 03 Jun 2024
• Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's opening remarks during talks with Minister for Foreign Affairs, International Cooperation, African Integration and Guineans abroad of the Republic of Guinea, Morrisanda Kouyate, Conakry, June 3, 2024 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 03 Jun 2024
• Republika Srpska's Dodik to Take Part in Russia's SPIEF to Support Moscow Amid Sanctions Sputnik 03 Jun 2024 -- The 2024 edition of Russia's flagship international economic forum SPIEF will take place from June 5-8 in the city of St. Petersburg.
• Russia Arrests Alleged Participant In 1995 Budyonnovsk Hostage Seizure RFE/RL 03 Jun 2024 -- Russia's Investigative Committee said on June 3 it had arrested a man suspected of being involved in a deadly hostage-taking in the southern Russian city of Budyonnovsk in 1995, a turning point in the first of the two post-Soviet separatist wars in Russia's North Caucasus region of Chechnya.
• China's anti-graft chief calls for deepened Party discipline education People's Daily 03 Jun 2024 -- Li Xi, China's anti-graft chief, has emphasized the need to carry out Party discipline education with high standards and strict requirements.
• Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Mao Ning's Regular Press Conference on June 3, 2024 PRC MofA 03 Jun 2024
• China to react with countermeasures if US imposes visa restrictions following verdict on '35-plus' defendants in Hong Kong Global Times 03 Jun 2024 -- Regarding the US taking steps to impose new visa restrictions on officials from the Chinese mainland and the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) following the verdict of a case of conspiracy to subvert state power, the Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said on Monday that if the US imposes visa restrictions on Chinese officials, China will resolutely respond with countermeasures.
• US lawmakers query credibility of Volkswagen forced labor audit Radio Free Asia 03 Jun 2024 -- A bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers led by Sen. Marco Rubio has written to the financial index provider MSCI to question why it withdrew a "red flag" warning for Volkswagen stock over claims the automaker used forced Uyghur labor in China's Xinjiang region.
• China unveils case where MI6 recruited Chinese couple as spies Global Times 03 Jun 2024 -- China's Ministry of State Security (MSS) disclosed on Monday morning a major espionage case involving the British Secret Intelligence Service (MI6) recruiting a couple from a central state agency in China.
• Taiwan to form defense innovation unit: New defense chief CNA 03 Jun 2024 -- Taiwan's new defense minister has pledged to form a military technology development unit to integrate research on the development of military and civilian defense technology, with the aim of boosting the nation's asymmetrical warfare capabilities in the face of growing military threats from China.
• MAC urges China to face history on eve of June 4 incident anniversary CNA 03 Jun 2024 -- Taiwan's Mainland Affairs Council (MAC), which supervises cross-strait policy, on Monday, the day before the 35th anniversary of the June 4 Incident, urged the Chinese authorities to face the true history about the incident and respect democracy in Taiwan.
• Dong Jun's 'coercive' remarks on Taiwan violate U.N. charter: MAC CNA 03 Jun 2024 -- Chinese Defense Minister Dong Jun's (董軍) "provocative and irrational" remarks on Taiwan at the Shangri-La Dialogue on Sunday violated the United Nations Charter and could impact peace and security in the Asia-Pacific region, Taiwan's Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) said.
• PLA activities in the waters and airspace around Taiwan Jun. 3, 2024 ROC MND 03 Jun 2024
• Ex-military man convicted of spying required to return pension CNA 03 Jun 2024 -- Retired Lieutenant Colonel Tu Yung-hsin (杜永心) has been deprived of his pension and other privileges after the Supreme Administrative Court upheld a ruling by a lower court following his conviction in a Chinese spying case.
• Rodong Sinmun on Respected General Secretary Kim Jong Un's Unique Mode of Creation KCNA 03 Jun 2024 -- Amazing history, in which mountains and rivers as well as the people and society are changing against time, is being created in the DPRK, says Rodong Sinmun Monday in an article.
• North Korean companies 'scrambling' to send workers to Chinese factories Radio Free Asia 03 Jun 2024 -- North Korean trading companies have been contacting factories and companies in China about hiring more North Korean workers as Pyongyang seeks to bring in more foreign currency for its struggling economy, two sources told Radio Free Asia.
• UN Security Council to discuss North Korea human rights VOA 03 Jun 2024 -- The U.N. Security Council will hold a public meeting in mid-June on human rights in North Korea while South Korea holds the council's rotating presidency.
• South Korea to suspend inter-Korean military pact over trash balloons Radio Free Asia 03 Jun 2024 -- South Korea decided on Monday to suspend a 2018 inter-Korean tension reduction pact until "mutual trust is restored" in a response to North Korea's sending of nearly 1,000 trash-filled balloons to the South.
• South Korea to Suspend Inter-Korean Military Agreement Until Trust Restored - Reports Sputnik 03 Jun 2024 -- South Korea's National Security Council has decided that the 2018 inter-Korean military agreement must be suspended completely until trust is restored between Seoul and Pyongyang, the Yonhap new agency reported on Monday, citing the South Korean presidential administration.
• IAEA chief welcomes implementation of joint March agreement with Iran IRNA 03 Jun 2024 -- The Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Rafael Grossi says that the agency welcomes the implementation of the March 2023 agreement that could provide a framework for mutual cooperation.
• IAEA chief reiterates willingness for high-level dialogue with Iran's next government Press TV 03 Jun 2024 -- The director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) says he is willing to continue to work with the next government in Iran.
• Iran's uranium stockpile grows following three years of denied access UN News 03 Jun 2024 -- Iran's stockpile of enriched uranium continues to increase, the head of the UN atomic watchdog agency said on Monday, adding that it has been three years since the agency was able to access the country.
• Iran's parliament speaker registers presidential bid VOA 03 Jun 2024 -- Iranian Parliament speaker Mohammad Qalibaf registered his candidacy Monday for the country's June 28 election following the death of former President Ebrahim Raisi and others in a helicopter crash in May.
• Iran elections: More candidates throw hats into ring on final day of registration Press TV 03 Jun 2024 -- More contenders are throwing their hats into the ring for Iran's upcoming presidential elections on the fifth and final day of registration.
• Iran's Parliament Speaker, Pegged As Potential Front-Runner, Registers For Presidential Vote RFE/RL 03 Jun 2024 -- Parliamentary speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf - a former military commander - has registered for Iran's June 28 presidential election, joining a list of some three dozen mostly hard-line candidates seeking to replace Ebrahim Raisi, who died in a helicopter crash in mid-May.
• Iranian Newspaper Accuses Taliban Consulate Staff Of 'Torturing' Photographer RFE/RL 03 Jun 2024 -- A centrist Iranian newspaper has accused a Taliban representative in Iran of "torturing" a photographer, ultimately leading to his expulsion from the country.
• U.S. and EU Announce Designations on Iran's UAV Industry US Dept. of State 03 Jun 2024 -- The United States is sanctioning four Iranian entities and one Iranian individual connected with the development, manufacture, and proliferation of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), which the Iranian regime provides to Russia and militant proxies and partners to prolong conflict and destabilize the region.
• Myanmar democracy champion Thura Tin Oo, dead at 98 Radio Free Asia 03 Jun 2024 -- Thura Tin Oo, the patron of Myanmar's National League for Democracy party, which was overthrown by the military in a 2021 coup d'etat, has died at the age of 98, according to family and party members.
• Poland Reinstates Buffer Zone Along Belarusian Border Sputnik 03 Jun 2024 -- In May, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk unveiled plan to erect massive fortifications on the border with Belarus and asked EU members to take part in this "investment in European security."
• Court acquits former Pakistani PM Khan of leaking state secrets VOA 03 Jun 2024 -- The Islamabad High Court has overturned the conviction of former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan and his foreign minister, Shah Mahmood Qureshi, in a case pertaining to mishandling state secrets.
• President Sisi of Egypt orders prime minister to form new cabinet Press TV 03 Jun 2024 -- Egypt's President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi reappointed Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly to form a new government with "competency and experience."
• Georgia's parliament speaker signs controversial 'foreign agents' bill VOA 03 Jun 2024 -- Georgian Parliament Speaker Shalva Papuashvili signed on Monday a contentious law that critics say curbs media freedom and will threaten Georgia's chances of joining the European Union.
• Despite Mass Protests, Georgia's 'Foreign Agent' Bill Becomes Law RFE/RL 03 Jun 2024 -- Georgia's divisive "foreign agent" piece of legislation has become law despite weeks of mass protests and warnings from the United States and the European Union that the move jeopardizes the Caucasus country's path toward North-Atlantic integration.
• Speaker of Georgian Parliament Signs Bill on Foreign Agents, Document Goes Into Force Sputnik 03 Jun 2024 -- Speaker of the Georgian parliament Shalva Papuashvili said on Monday that he had signed the bill on foreign agents into law, with the document having gone into effect.
• Serbia's Ruling Party Wins Local Polls Marred By Claims Of Irregularities RFE/RL 03 Jun 2024 -- Serbia's ruling Serbian Progressive Party (SNS) has declared victory in a repeat local election in the capital, Belgrade, and elsewhere in the country amid voter apathy, incidents, and claims of irregularities reported by the opposition and international monitors.
• Wider Europe Briefing: Your Guide To The European Parliament Elections RFE/RL 03 Jun 2024
• World News in Brief: Aid breakthrough for Haiti, police violence in Chicago, celebrating 'pedal power' UN News 03 Jun 2024 -- UN humanitarians said on Monday that they have finally been able to deliver truckloads of food to highly vulnerable people in Haiti's capital, Port-au-Prince, after gang violence prevented access for more than two months.
• Chadian women contest underrepresentation, say it undermines national dialogue recommendation VOA 03 Jun 2024 -- Chad's female leaders and activists have strongly condemned what they say is their negligible representation in President Mahamat Idriss Deby's first civilian government after a three-year transition from military rule. The women voiced their concerns during a meeting in Chad's capital, N'djamena, on Monday.