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• DOD Anticipates Significant Savings on Temporary Pier in Gaza DoD News 05 Jun 2024 -- The Defense Department is projecting an almost one-third reduction in overall cost for its temporary humanitarian aid pier mission in Gaza, the Pentagon announced today.
• US denies Houthis struck USS Eisenhower VOA 05 Jun 2024 -- U.S. defense officials have denied claims by the Yemen-based Houthi militants that the group struck a U.S. aircraft carrier in the Red Sea last week.
• Yemen announces new pro-Palestinian, anti-American operations Press TV 05 Jun 2024 -- Yemen's Armed Forces conduct two new operations in support of Palestinian in the Gaza Strip, who are enduring a genocidal Israeli war, and an anti-American operation in response to the US's aggression against their country.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Deputy Pentagon Press Secretary Sabrina Singh Holds a Press Briefing DoD 05 Jun 2024
• Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III Concludes Tenth Visit to the Indo-Pacific DoD 05 Jun 2024 -- Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III concluded his tenth official visit to the Indo-Pacific region today. During his trip, Secretary Austin met in Singapore with Prime Minister Lawrence Wong and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, counterparts from across the Indo-Pacific region, and other senior officials; delivered plenary remarks at the 2024 Shangri-La Dialogue; and met with Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet and other senior Cambodian officials in Phnom Penh, Cambodia.
• Ambassador to NATO Addresses Worth of the Alliance DoD News 05 Jun 2024 -- NATO is 75 years old, but it is not dated; it is not a rusty old alliance, and it still serves the needs and aspirations of the United States and the world today, said Julianne Smith, the U.S. permanent representative to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.
• Tennessee Guard Soldiers participate in Thracian Warrior 24 in Bulgaria Army News 05 Jun 2024 -- Members of the Tennessee National Guard's 1st Battalion, 181st Field Artillery Regiment, headquartered in Chattanooga, participated in exercise Thracian Warrior 24, which took place at Novo Selo and Koren training areas of Bulgaria, from May 28 - June 4, 2024.
• U.S. Sixth Fleet, Naval Striking and Support Forces NATO to kick off BALTOPS 2024 US Navy 05 Jun 2024 -- Twenty NATO Allies, more than 50 ships, more than 85 aircraft, and approximately 9,000 personnel kicked off the 53rd iteration of annual exercise Baltic Operations (BALTOPS 24) today during the pre-sail conference kick-off event.
• Navy to Start Venting Red Hill Facility Tank 7, Air Quality Monitoring Continues US Navy 05 Jun 2024 -- This week, Navy Closure Task Force-Red Hill (NCTF-RH) continues to safely conduct tank ventilation and air quality monitoring operations at the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility (RHBFSF).
• Allies Come Together in the Indo-Pacific: Valiant Shield 24 US Navy 05 Jun 2024 -- U.S. Indo-Pacific Command joint forces, along with allied and partner forces, are scheduled to participate in exercise Valiant Shield (VS) 2024, June 7-18, on Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Palau, and at sea around the Mariana Island Range Complex.
• Readout of Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Lisa Franchetti's Meeting with His Excellency Field Marshal Shaikh Khalifa bin Ahmed Al Khalifa, Commander in Charge, Bahrain Defense Force and Rear Admiral Ahmed Mohammed Ibrahim Al Bin Ali, Commander, Royal Bahrain Naval Force US Navy Press Release 05 Jun 2024
• ACDC: A Milestone in Philippine Coastal Defense USMC News 05 Jun 2024 -- Elements of I and III Marine Expeditionary Forces (MEF) concluded the latest iteration of the Archipelagic Coastal Defense Continuum (ACDC) bilateral training with units from across the Philippine Marine Corps, including the Philippine Coastal Defense Regiment on May 31, 2024. The training took place from the diverse landscapes of Paredes in the north to the mountainous jungles of Barira in the southern Philippines.
• US bomber drops precison weapons in drills over Korean Peninsula Press TV 05 Jun 2024 -- The United States has flown a long-range B-1B bomber over the Korean Peninsula as part of joint air exercises with South Korea.
• US, South Korea Hold Joint Large-Scale River-Crossing Drills - Reports Sputnik 05 Jun 2024 -- The military of the United States and South Korea are staging large-scale river-crossing drills in order to boost operational abilities, media reported on Wednesday.
• NATO's Largest Naval Exercise BALTOPS 24 Starting on Wednesday Sputnik 05 Jun 2024 -- NATO's largest naval exercise Baltic Operations 2024 (BALTOPS 24) is set to begin on Wednesday, the Polish armed forces said.
• Helicopters of Northern Fleet's Joint Aircraft Corps perform undergo firing drills at Alluaive training ground Russia MoD 05 Jun 2024 -- The crews of the Northern Fleet's separate anti-submarine helicopter regiment carried out a series of combat-use measures at the Alluaive training ground on the Kolskoye Peninsula.
• Pacific Fleet's Ka-27PS helicopters of Naval Aviation conduct exercise at sea in difficult weather conditions Russia MoD 05 Jun 2024 -- In the Bay of the Peter the Great, the Ka-27PS helicopters of the Pacific Fleet's Naval Aviation in support of the corvettes Rezkiy and Sovershenniy carried out the exercise in difficult hydrometeorological conditions.
• Russia Plans to Start Retraining CAR Military Pilots, Troops This Year Sputnik 05 Jun 2024 -- Moscow intends to launch the professional retraining of the Central African Republic's (CAR) military pilots and ground personnel to operate aircraft this year, Russian Ambassador to Bangui Alexander Bikantov has told Sputnik.
• Russia's Ties With Burkina Faso in Military-Technical Area Developing - Lavrov Sputnik 05 Jun 2024 -- Russia and Burkina Faso are developing cooperation in the military-technical sphere, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Wednesday.
• Biden To Hold Talks With Zelenskiy After Voicing Opposition To Ukraine Joining NATO RFE/RL 05 Jun 2024 -- U.S. President Joe Biden will meet with his Ukrainian counterpart, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, during a trip to France this week to seek ways to further support Kyiv in its fight against Russia's unprovoked invasion, though not with the NATO membership reassurance that Ukraine is seeking.
• Arizona National Guard Says Can't Meet Ukraine's Plea for More F-16 Training, Space Limited Sputnik 05 Jun 2024 -- An Arizona National Guard spokesperson told Sputnik on Wednesday that its 162nd Wing unit cannot accommodate Ukraine's request to train more of its pilots on F-16 fighter jets because training availability is scarce and multiple other countries have spots reserved throughout the year.
• Pentagon Declines to Comment On Whether Ukraine Has Already Used US Arms to Strike Inside Russia Sputnik 05 Jun 2024 -- Ukrainian forces have been given US "permission" to bomb Russia with the Pentagon explaining that this directive had only just come into effect.
• U.S. won't send military advisors to Ukraine for training purpose: White House People's Daily 05 Jun 2024 -- The United States will maintain its policy of not sending military advisors to Ukraine, a top U.S. national security official said Tuesday.
• FVEY Partners Warn of Evolving Efforts to Recruit Current and Former Western Service Members to Bolster the PRC's Military Director of National Intelligence 05 Jun 2024 -- The Office of the Director of National Intelligence's National Counterintelligence and Security Center (NCSC) today joined partners from Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom in warning about continued efforts by the People's Republic of China (PRC) to recruit current and former Western military personnel to train the PRC military.
• US, allies warn China aggressively 'headhunting' Western fighter pilots VOA 05 Jun 2024 -- China's military appears to be intensifying its efforts to recruit current and former Western fighter pilots, employing new and more intricate tactics to snare Western expertise.
• Five Eyes nations say China is poaching Western ex-military Radio Free Asia 05 Jun 2024 -- China's navy and air force have been "aggressively recruiting Western military talent" to train their aviators in complex aerial maneuvers taught by U.S. armed forces, the American-led Five Eyes intelligence sharing network said in a bulletin on Wednesday.
• Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in the United States - F-16 Standard Spare and Repair Parts DSCA 05 Jun 2024 -- The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in the United States of a F-16 Standard Spare and Repair Parts and related equipment for an estimated cost of $220 million. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency delivered the required certification notifying Congress of this possible sale today.
• Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in the United States - F-16 Non-Standard Spare and Repair Parts DSCA 05 Jun 2024 -- The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in the United States of a F-16 Non-Standard Spare and Repair Parts and related equipment for an estimated cost of $80 million. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency delivered the required certification notifying Congress of this possible sale today.
• Japan reports Chinese drone presence amid US aircraft carrier activities Global Times 05 Jun 2024 -- Japan's defense ministry said it spotted a Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) drone flying into the West Pacific on Tuesday, with analysts saying on Wednesday that the operation could serve as a countermeasure against US aircraft carrier activities on China's doorstep.
• Government approves next phase of Collins Class life-of-type extension Australia DOD 05 Jun 2024 -- HMAS Farncomb will be the first of Australia's six Collins class submarines to undergo sustainment and capability enhancement under a life-of-type extension program being implemented by the Albanese Government.
• Allies train for crisis and combat Australia DOD 05 Jun 2024 -- Personnel from Australia's 3rd Brigade, Japan Ground Self-Defense Force and the US Army conducted an assault on the urban operations training facility in Townsville Field Training area in May.
• Readout of Deputy Secretary of Defense Dr. Kathleen Hicks' Meeting With U.K. Permanent Under Secretary for the Ministry of Defence David Williams at the U.S.-UK Defense Dialogue DoD 05 Jun 2024
• EU-Central Asia: 11th High-Level Political and Security Dialogue held in Brussels European External Action Service (EEAS) 05 Jun 2024 -- The eleventh round of the annual High-Level Political and Security Dialogue between the European Union and the countries of Central Asia (Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan) took place in Brussels on 5 June.
• The Joint Expeditionary Force Activity Nordic Warden Government of Iceland 05 Jun 2024 -- This week, the Joint Expeditionary Force (JEF) has begun a month-long series of protective military activities which sees multiple Maritime and Air units contributing to the security of Critical Undersea Infrastructure across Northern Europe.
• UK-led Joint Expeditionary Force rehearses undersea critical infrastructure protection from the North Atlantic to the Baltic Sea Lithuania MND 05 Jun 2024 -- The Joint Expeditionary Force (JEF) has begun a month-long Response Option activity Nordic Warden this week for strengthening security of the critical undersea infrastructure in the area from the North Atlantic to the Baltic Sea.
• A look at the Defence news 27 May - 2 June Netherlands Ministry of Defence 05 Jun 2024
• National Day of Remembrance of the 80th Anniversary of D-Day The White House 05 Jun 2024

Defense Industry

• Contracts For June 5, 2024

Other Conflicts

Ukraine Conflict News
• 5 June 2024 - Daily Press Briefing by the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General United Nations 05 Jun 2024

Operation Iron Swords / Operation Al-Aqsa Flood

• PM Netanyahu in Kiryat Shmona: "Yesterday the ground burned here and I am pleased that you have extinguished it, but ground also burned in Lebanon. We are prepared for very intense action in the north." Israel - Prime Minister 05 Jun 2024
• Statement from the Prime Minister's Office Israel - Prime Minister 05 Jun 2024 -- Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, today, held a military tour and assessment of the security situation along the northern border.
• PM Netanyahu's Remarks to the Official Ceremony marking 57 Years since the Liberation and Unification of Jerusalem Israel - Prime Minister 05 Jun 2024
• Israel Ready to Take Decisive Actions Against Hezbollah - Netanyahu Sputnik 05 Jun 2024 -- Israel is ready to take decisive actions against the Lebanese Hezbollah movement in the north, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Wednesday.
• Israeli nationalists march through Jerusalem's Old City VOA 05 Jun 2024 -- Thousands of mainly Israeli religious nationalists took part Wednesday in an annual march through a densely populated Palestinian neighborhood of Jerusalem's Old City, with some of them chanting "Death to Arabs" in commemoration of Israel's capture of east Jerusalem in the 1967 Mideast war.
• June 4: 'Axis of Resistance' operations against Israeli occupation Press TV 05 Jun 2024
• Israel hits central Gaza with airstrikes in 'targeted' operation VOA 05 Jun 2024 -- Israel's military hit central Gaza with airstrikes as it announced the start of "targeted operational activity" in two areas on Wednesday.
• Over 1 million Gazans expected to face death, starvation in July: UN Press TV 05 Jun 2024 -- Of the more than two million people living in Gaza, half of them are expected to face starvation and death by mid-July, a UN agency warns.
• Nine Israeli army forces killed in southern occupied Palestine: Report IRNA 05 Jun 2024 -- An explosion at a base in southern occupied Palestine has left nine Israeli army forces wounded, media outlets have reported.
• UNRWA Situation Report #111 on the situation in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, including East Jerusalem - All information from 27 May - 2 June 2024, is valid as of 2 June 2024 UNRWA 05 Jun 2024
• Biden dispatches top aides to press Hamas as Israel grapples with cease-fire plan VOA 05 Jun 2024 -- President Joe Biden's top aides are in the Middle East to push for a three-phase Gaza cease-fire plan that the U.S. leader announced last week as the latest offer from the Israeli war cabinet. The deal would see an initial six-week pause of fighting and secure the release of some hostages held by Hamas and some Palestinians detained in Israeli jails.
• US House passes bill to sanction ICC over Netanyahu's arrest warrant request Press TV 05 Jun 2024 -- In yet another act of support for Israel's genocidal war in the Gaza Strip, the Republican-led US House of Representatives has passed legislation that will impose sanctions on the International Criminal Court (ICC) for seeking arrest warrants for Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu over his regime's months-long crimes in the besieged Palestinian territory.
• US House passes bill to sanction ICC in support of Israel IRNA 05 Jun 2024 -- The Republican-led US House of Representatives passed legislation on Tuesday to impose sanctions on the International Criminal Court (ICC) over potential arrest warrants for Israeli officials involved in the war and genocide in the Gaza Strip.
• Iran: Palestinians' resistance bringing Israel to its knees; silence on crimes unforgettable Press TV 05 Jun 2024 -- The Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman has censured the silence and inaction of international organizations over the Israeli regime's crimes in the besieged Gaza Strip, stressing that Palestinians' resistance will undoubtedly bring the occupying regime to its knees.
• Israel/Palestine: Statement by the HR on behalf of the EU in support of the three-phase roadmap to an enduring ceasefire and release of hostages Government Offices of Sweden 05 Jun 2024
• Slovenia recognizes Palestinian state IRNA 05 Jun 2024 -- Slovenian Foreign Minister Tanja Fajon says her country has recognized Palestine as an independent state.
• Slovenia officially recognizes Palestinian state People's Daily 05 Jun 2024 -- The Slovenian Parliament on Tuesday voted to approve the proposal of recognizing the statehood of Palestine, a move the legislator body said would hopefully help stop the violence in Gaza.
• Hamas, Hezbollah ramp up strikes against Israeli targets IRNA 05 Jun 2024 -- Resistance movements in Palestine and Lebanon have stepped up their military operations against the Israeli regime amid the ongoing genocide in the Gaza Strip.
• Israel not serious about truce deal in Gaza: Hamas official ISNA 05 Jun 2024 -- A high-ranking member of the Hamas political bureau says Israel is not serious about reaching a ceasefire deal with the Palestinian resistance movement in the besieged Gaza Strip, slamming the regime for committing crimes under the cover of the United States.
• We not agree to deal without permanent ceasefire: Hamas official ISNA 05 Jun 2024 -- Hamas official Osama Hamdan underlines that the Resistance would not agree to the terms of any ceasefire deal that does not include a permanent ceasefire and an Israeli withdrawal from Gaza.
• Hamas vows to deal 'seriously' with any agreement that meets its demands Press TV 05 Jun 2024 -- Hamas has vowed to "deal seriously and positively" with any potential truce agreement that would meet the Palestinian resistance movement's demands.
• Hamas: Crimes against Palestinian prisoners among core issues of Al-Aqsa Storm Press TV 05 Jun 2024 -- Hamas has roundly denounced the ongoing atrocities against Palestinian prisoners at Israeli jails, stressing that an end to their sufferings at the hands of the Tel Aviv regime was among the core issues of the large-scale surprise operation launched by Gaza-based resistance groups last October.
• Zionist regime hits residential buildings with white phosphorous in Lebanon IRNA 05 Jun 2024 -- Human Rights Watch has reported that the Israeli military employed white phosphorus munitions, prohibited in residential zones globally, in an assault on 17 Lebanese settlements.
• Hezbollah targets Israeli army base with rockets IRNA 05 Jun 2024 -- Lebanese resistance movement Hezbollah has targeted another Israeli base in northern occupied Palestine in support of the people of Gaza.
• Hezbollah hits Zionist targets with missile, artillery shell IRNA 05 Jun 2024 -- Lebanon's Hezbollah Resistance Movement has carried out fresh missile attack on the positions of the Zionist military in the north of occupied Palestine, news sources reported in the early hours of Wednesday.
• Hezbollah: Lebanon prepared for full-scale war if 'Israel' wills it Press TV 05 Jun 2024 -- A senior Hezbollah official warns that Israel will "face devastation and destruction" if it moves to expand the war against Lebanon.
• Iraq resistance conducts retaliatory strikes on Israeli positions Press TV 05 Jun 2024 -- The Islamic Resistance in Iraq says it has conducted new retaliatory strikes on the Israeli positions in the occupied territories.

Other Conflicts

• UNHCR: 2025 global refugee resettlement needs spike to almost 3 million UNHCR 05 Jun 2024 -- UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, estimates that more than 2.9 million refugees worldwide will need resettlement next year, according to the Projected Global Resettlement Needs 2025 report released today.
• 1 in 4 children globally live in severe child food poverty due to inequity, conflict, and climate crises - UNICEF UNICEF 05 Jun 2024 -- Around 181 million children worldwide under 5 years of age - or 1 in 4 - are experiencing severe child food poverty, making them up to 50 per cent more likely to experience wasting, a life-threatening form of malnutrition, a new UNICEF report reveals today.
• Acute food insecurity to rise in 18 'hunger hotspots', warn aid agencies UN News 05 Jun 2024 -- No less than 18 crisis locations already suffering from dire food insecurity could see a "firestorm of hunger" unless aid reaches them urgently, UN humanitarians said on Wednesday.
• Hunger Hotspots report: Famine looms in Gaza while risk of starvation persists in Sudan, Haiti, Mali, and South Sudan WFP 05 Jun 2024 -- Acute food insecurity is set to increase in magnitude and severity in 18 hunger "Hotspots", a new United Nations early warning report has revealed today. The report spotlights the urgent need of assistance to prevent famine in Gaza and the Sudan, and further deterioration in the devastating hunger crises in Haiti, Mali, and South Sudan. It also warns of the lingering impact of El Niño and the looming threat of La Niña that risks bringing further climate extremes that could upend lives and livelihoods.
• Taliban official facing $10 million US bounty makes rare UAE visit VOA 05 Jun 2024 -- A senior Taliban leader in Afghanistan, wanted by the United States for terrorism, has concluded a rare visit to the United Arab Emirates, where he met with the host country's leadership, an Afghan official said Wednesday.
• Taliban Publicly Flogs Dozens Of People In Northern Afghanistan RFE/RL 05 Jun 2024 -- The Taliban has publicly flogged dozens of people in a sports stadium in northern Afghanistan after their convictions for crimes involving "immoral relations."
• UN investigative team hands over key ISIL crime data to Iraq UN News 05 Jun 2024 -- As the UN investigation team charged with investigating crimes committed by the Da'esh terrorist group in Iraq prepares to conclude its mandate in September, significant strides have been made in transferring crucial evidence to the authorities, its acting head said on Wednesday.
• Ahead of September Expiry, UN Team Investigating Dae'sh Atrocity Crimes in Iraq Has Set Groundwork for Future Judicial Proceedings, Special Adviser Tells Security Council UN Security Council 05 Jun 2024 -- The United Nations team investigating atrocity crimes committed in Iraq by Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL/Da'esh) has laid the groundwork for future judicial proceedings, speakers told the Security Council today as they discussed ways to continue accountability efforts beyond the evidence-collecting body's mandate expiry in September 2024.
• Myanmar draft-dodgers fear retribution against families Radio Free Asia 05 Jun 2024 -- Myanmar nationals who have fled the country to avoid conscription into the military are afraid that junta authorities will target their family members with legal action, they said on Wednesday.
• Keep global spotlight on Haiti as millions go hungry, WFP official says UN News 05 Jun 2024 -- The number of people going hungry in Haiti has reached record levels amid ongoing gang violence, the head of the UN World Food Programme (WFP) there said on Wednesday in the capital, Port-au-Prince.

News Reports

• Biden signs executive order strictly limiting unlawful border crossings by immigrants People's Daily 05 Jun 2024 -- U.S. President Joe Biden signed an executive order Tuesday that would immediately turn down requests for entry into the United States by asylum-seekers crossing the southern border illegally, in the event that officials deem the border is overwhelmed.
• Poland launches investigation into Russian, Belarusian political influence VOA 05 Jun 2024 -- Poland launched a special commission Wednesday to investigate Russian and Belarusian influence in the country, Prime Minister Donald Tusk said, amid growing fears of alleged sabotage and cyberattacks along the Poland-Belarus border.
• Israel using massive campaign of influencing US lawmakers to back war: Report Press TV 05 Jun 2024 -- In a long-running social media campaign, Israel has been trying to influence legislators of the United States to support the occupying entity's actions in its genocidal war on the besieged Gaza Strip, according to a report by the New York Times.
• Mossad agent arrested in northwest Iran IRNA 05 Jun 2024 -- Iran has arrested a fugitive spy working for Israel's Mossad agency in the northwestern province of Ardabil.
• Iran intelligence forces identify, capture Mossad spy in Ardabil Province Press TV 05 Jun 2024 -- Iranian intelligence forces have identified and arrested an individual in the country's northwestern province of Ardabil on charges of espionage for the Israeli regime's Mossad spy agency.
• Readout from CISA's 2024 Second Quarter Cybersecurity Advisory Committee Meeting CISA 05 Jun 2024 -- Today, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) held its second quarter 2024 Cybersecurity Advisory Committee (CSAC) meeting.
• Gang Leader and Two Gang Members Sentenced to Life in Prison US Dept. of Justice 05 Jun 2024 -- The leader and two members of a violent criminal gang in the U.S. Virgin Islands (USVI) were sentenced yesterday to life in prison for their roles in a racketeer influenced and corrupt organization (RICO).
• Forty-Seven Defendants Charged in Imperial Valley Takedown of Drug Trafficking Network Linked to Sinaloa Cartel US Dept. of Justice 05 Jun 2024 -- Fourteen indictments were unsealed today charging 47 alleged members of an Imperial Valley, California-based, Sinaloa Cartel-linked fentanyl-and-methamphetamine distribution network with drug trafficking, firearms, and money laundering offenses.
• NASA unveils catalog of 126 exoplanets VOA 05 Jun 2024 -- A new NASA paper on exoplanets catalogs 126 confirmed and candidate exoplanets beyond our solar system, including some that could possibly support life.
• NASA launches first crewed flight of Boeing Starliner spacecraft to ISS VOA 05 Jun 2024 -- The new Boeing Starliner has lifted off with NASA astronauts headed to the International Space Station, or ISS. After two previous attempts, the Starliner was launched at 10:52 a.m. local time Wednesday from Space Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral, Florida.
• Meeting with heads of international news agencies President of Russia 05 Jun 2024 -- Vladimir Putin held a meeting with heads of the world's leading news agencies.
• War in Ukraine Began After the 2014 Coup, Not Because of Russia - Putin Sputnik 05 Jun 2024 -- The war in Ukraine began after the coup d'état in 2014, not because of Russia, Russian President Vladimir Putin said during his conversation with the heads of international news agencies on the sidelines of the 27th Saint Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF).
• Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's answers to media questions during a joint news conference following talks with Abderaman Koulamallah, Minister of State and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Chadians Abroad of the Republic of Chad, N'Djamena, June 5, 2024 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 05 Jun 2024
• Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's opening remarks during talks with Minister of State, Minister for Foreign Affairs, African Integration, Overseas Citizens of Chad and International Cooperation Abderaman Koulamallah, N'Djamena, June 5, 2024 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 05 Jun 2024
• Press release on Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's working visit to the Republic of Chad Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 05 Jun 2024
• Press release on Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's working visit to Burkina Faso Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 05 Jun 2024
• Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's answers to media questions at a joint news conference with Minister of Foreign Affairs, Regional Cooperation and Burkinese Affairs Abroad K.J.M. Traoré following talks, Ouagadougou, June 5, 2024 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 05 Jun 2024
• Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's comment for the media following his talks with President of Burkina Faso Ibrahim Traoré, Ouagadougou, June 5, 2024 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 05 Jun 2024
• Chad, Sahel states receive Russia's foreign and defense ministers VOA 05 Jun 2024 -- Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov is expected in Chad's capital N'djamena Wednesday, continuing an African tour that has taken him to Guinea and Congo. Russian Defense Minister Yunus-bek Yevkurov has also been on the move in Africa, visiting Libya and Niger. The visits are seen by civil society and analysts as Russia's attempt to establish its troops in the Sahel region after military leaders seized power, sparking ideological differences over the presence of American and French troops in Mali, Burkina Faso, Guinea, Niger and Chad.
• Russia, CAR May Discuss Supplies of 30,000 Tonnes of Russian Fuel at SPIEF - Ambassador Sputnik 05 Jun 2024 -- The delegation of the Central African Republic (CAR) might discuss supplies of 30,000 tonnes of Russian fuel in the course of the working meetings on the margins of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF), Russian Ambassador to Bangui Alexander Bikantov told Sputnik.
• Kremlin Spokesman's Daughter Reportedly Registered In Kazakhstan Amid Western Sanctions RFE/RL 05 Jun 2024 -- Systema, RFE/RL's Russian investigative unit, said on June 4 that it had discovered the name and details of a person who it believes is Yelizaveta Peskova, the daughter of Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov, in the national taxpayer registry of Kazakhstan.
• Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Mao Ning's Regular Press Conference on June 5, 2024 PRC MofA 05 Jun 2024
• Wang Yi meets Venezuelan FM, says China, Venezuela jointly oppose external interference, bullying Global Times 05 Jun 2024 -- As good friends, partners and comrades, regardless of how the international and regional situation changes, China will unwaveringly develop China-Venezuela relations from a strategic and long-term perspective, deepen pragmatic cooperation in various fields, and jointly oppose any external interference and bullying actions, the Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi told visiting Venezuela's Foreign Minister Yván Gil Pinto on Wednesday.
• China In Eurasia Briefing: China Enters The Black Sea Through Georgia RFE/RL 05 Jun 2024
• 'Protectionism is not a solution, but a dangerous dead end': MOFCOM Global Times 05 Jun 2024 -- Senior Chinese trade officials warned on Tuesday that protectionism is not a solution, but a dangerous dead end, in a response to the recent anti-subsidy investigation by the EU into Chinese EVs, highlighting that China is open to dialogues with Europe for fair competition and better economic ties.
• Beijing dissidents allowed home early due to security funding cuts Radio Free Asia 05 Jun 2024 -- Authorities across China are allowing dissidents forcibly taken out of town ahead of the 35th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square massacre to return to their homes earlier than expected due to security budget cuts, activists told RFA Mandarin.
• Regional security environment may deteriorate despite U.S.-China defense meeting in Singapore, analysts say VOA 05 Jun 2024 -- China hardened its position on contentious security issues in the Indo-Pacific region at the Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore last weekend, as Chinese Defense Minister Dong Jun criticized some external forces for offering military support to Taiwan while accusing the Philippines of endangering stability in the South China Sea.
• Building comprehensive, high-level China-Turkey ties in fundamental interests of both countries: Wang Yi Global Times 05 Jun 2024 -- Building a comprehensive, deep and high-level China-Turkey relationship is in the fundamental interests of both countries and peoples, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said while meeting with the visiting Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan on Tuesday.
• China moves to improve social credit system People's Daily 05 Jun 2024 -- China's National Development and Reform Commission on Tuesday unveiled a plan to further develop the country's social credit system.
• Carrying first samples collected from far side of moon, Chang'E-6 embarks on journey home Global Times 05 Jun 2024 -- Carrying valuable rocks and dust collected from the far side of the moon, the ascender of China's Chang'e-6 lunar probe officially embarked on its journey back to Earth, moving toward the goal of returning precious rock and soil from this region to Earth for the first time in history.
• 'Very difficult' for Taiwan to join WHO Pandemic Agreement: CDC official CNA 05 Jun 2024 -- Joining the World Health Organization (WHO) Pandemic Agreement will be "very difficult" for Taiwan under current conditions, Centers for Disease Control (CDC) Deputy Director-General Lo Yi-chun (羅一鈞) said Wednesday.
• US urged to adhere to one-China principle, honor commitment of not supporting 'Taiwan independence' Global Times 05 Jun 2024 -- China on Wednesday urged the US to fully recognize the dangerous ambition of "Taiwan independence" separatists, earnestly abide by the one-China principle, honor the commitment of not supporting "Taiwan independence," stop arming Taiwan and stop sending any wrong signal to "Taiwan independence" separatist forces in any form, after US President Joe Biden claimed that he does not rule out the possibility of using military force to "defend" Taiwan island.
• Beijing on US Help to Taiwan: China Urges US Not to Send Wrong Signals to Separatists Sputnik 05 Jun 2024 -- China calls on the United States to stop sending erroneous signals to Taiwanese separatists, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning said on Wednesday, commenting on a recent remark by US President Joe Biden's about the possibility of involving US military in helping Taiwan.
• PLA activities in the waters and airspace around Taiwan Jun. 5, 2024 ROC MND 05 Jun 2024
• IAEA Board of Governors resolution on Iran: E3 joint statement UK FCDO 05 Jun 2024 -- France, Germany and the UK (the E3) welcome the adoption of an International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Board of Governors resolution on Iran.
• Resolution on Iran's non-cooperation with the IAEA: E3 statement UK FCDO 05 Jun 2024 -- On behalf of France, Germany, the UK, the UK Ambassador to the IAEA Corinne Kitsell introduced a resolution on Iran's insufficient cooperation with the IAEA
  
• NPT Safeguards Agreement with Iran: E3 statement to the IAEA UK FCDO 05 Jun 2024 -- On behalf of France, Germany and the UK, the German Ambassador to the IAEA, Götz Schmidt-Bremme, gave a joint statement to the Board of Governors on Iran's implementation of its obligations under its NPT Safeguards Agreement
• IAEA Calls For Iran To Increase Cooperation, End Ban On Inspectors RFE/RL 05 Jun 2024 -- The board of governors of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) on June 5 approved a resolution calling on Iran to step up cooperation with the IAEA and to reconsider its decision to bar the agency's inspectors.
• IAEA board censures Iran for not cooperating with watchdog VOA 05 Jun 2024 -- Board members of the United Nations' nuclear watchdog, the International Atomic Energy Agency, passed a resolution Wednesday criticizing Iran's lack of cooperation with IAEA nuclear inspections.
• Iran: IAEA's assessments based on Israel's unreliable information ISNA 05 Jun 2024 -- Iran has called on the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to observe impartiality in its reports on the country's nuclear activities, emphasizing that Tehran has fully complied with its commitments under the Comprehensive Safeguards Agreement.
• IAEA Board passes resolution against Iran despite Tehran's warning Press TV 05 Jun 2024 -- The Board of Governors (BoG) of the United Nations nuclear agency, the IAEA, has passed a resolution against Iran despite warnings from Tehran that it would react decisively to such a measure.
• IAEA's non-constructive approach will undoubtedly harm its identity: Iran's interim FM Press TV 05 Jun 2024 -- Iran has warned that any non-constructive measure by certain member states of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) will certainly harm the agency's identity and role.
• IAEA Board of Governors passes anti-Iran resolution IRNA 05 Jun 2024 -- The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Board of Governors passed a resolution on Wednesday against Iran's peaceful nuclear program.
• Like-minded countries warn IAEA against anti-Iran resolution IRNA 05 Jun 2024 -- A group of member states of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has cautioned the Board of Governors against passing a resolution against Iran.
• Iran warns IAEA of exploitation by certain members IRNA 05 Jun 2024 -- Iran's acting foreign minister says the exploitation of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) by certain member states for their political agendas will definitely harm the UN nuclear watchdog.
• Iran releases note on Grossi's reports to IAEA Board of Governors IRNA 05 Jun 2024 -- Iran's mission to the UN office and other international organizations in Vienna has released an explanatory note on International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Rafael Grossi's reports to the IAEA Board of Governors.
• Iran's nuclear energy 'thorn in the eyes of enemies': Eslami IRNA 05 Jun 2024 -- The Head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI), while referring to significant achievements in the nuclear industry with the efforts of the country's committed and faithful youths said that nuclear energy has become "a thorn in the eyes of the enemies."
• Russia welcomes Iran's bid to gain observer status in EAEU ISNA 05 Jun 2024 -- Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexey Overchuk has welcomed Iran's application to join the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) as an observer member.
• Iran, China, Russia urge West to pave way for restoring JCPOA IRNA 05 Jun 2024 -- Iran, China, and Russia have called on the Western states to show their political will and take necessary steps to pave the ground for resuming the implementation of the Iran 2015 nuclear deal, officially known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA).
• More Belarusians On Trial Over 2020 Protests As Crackdown Continues RFE/RL 05 Jun 2024 -- Activist Dzyanis Zhalezka has gone on trial for participating in protests against the official results of a 2020 presidential election that declared authoritarian ruler Alyaksandr Lukashenka the winner as a crackdown on dissent continues almost two years after the vote.
• Narendra Modi's path to becoming India's prime minister VOA 05 Jun 2024 -- Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has secured a third consecutive term in a closely contested general election, with 642 million people turning out to vote.
• Challenges facing India as Modi wins 3rd term as PM People's Daily 05 Jun 2024 -- India's ruling National Democratic Alliance (NDA), led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), has secured a majority of the seats in the Lok Sabha (the lower house of Parliament), winning the 2024 Indian general elections.
• India's Modi-led NDA alliance says to form next government Press TV 05 Jun 2024 -- India's Hindu nationalist party of Narendra Modi has agreed with allies to form a new government after a general election in which it failed to secure an outright majority for the first time in a decade.
• India election shock: Modi's party loses majority after stunning setback Press TV 05 Jun 2024 -- Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has declared victory in parliamentary elections, however, his Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) failed to secure a national majority and experienced big losses in key states, signifying a significant drop in the political landscape that the party has been in control of for the last ten years.
• Readout of President Joe Biden's Call with Prime Minister Narendra Modi of India The White House 05 Jun 2024
• Elections in India US Dept. of State 05 Jun 2024 -- The United States congratulates Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the National Democratic Alliance on their victory in the 2024 Lok Sabha general elections.
• PM call with Prime Minister Modi of India: 5 June 2024 Gov.UK 05 Jun 2024
• Modi-led India's ruling alliance seems all set to form 3rd consecutive gov't People's Daily 05 Jun 2024 -- India's ruling alliance, the National Democratic Alliance (NDA), seemed all set to form the next government in the country as its candidates had either won or were leading in a total of 291 parliamentary constituencies out of a total of 543, according to the official data released by the Election Commission of India (ECI) on its website late on Tuesday night.
• President Biden congratulates Prime Minister Narendra Modi on his re-election India MEA 05 Jun 2024
• President of Sri Lanka congratulates Prime Minister Modi India MEA 05 Jun 2024
• Prime Minister of Mauritius congratulates Prime Minister Modi India MEA 05 Jun 2024
• Prime Minister of Nepal Calls Prime Minister Modi to congratulate him on the historic third term India MEA 05 Jun 2024
• Congratulatory call by His Majesty the King of Bhutan to Prime Minister India MEA 05 Jun 2024
• Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina congratulates Prime Minister Modi India MEA 05 Jun 2024
• Netherlands Prime Minister Mark Rutte congratulates PM Narendra Modi on his re-election India MEA 05 Jun 2024
• President Putin congratulates Prime Minister Narendra Modi on his re-election India MEA 05 Jun 2024
• Telephone conversation with Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi President of Russia 05 Jun 2024 -- Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with Prime Minister of the Republic of India Narendra Modi.
• UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak congratulates PM Narendra Modi on his re-election India MEA 05 Jun 2024
• Pakistan's top court issues notices to 34 channels for airing controversial pressers VOA 05 Jun 2024 -- The Supreme Court of Pakistan issued notices Wednesday to nearly three dozen news channels, demanding explanations for airing two press conferences critical of the judiciary.
• Pakistan PM starts China visit to enhance ties, expand CPEC cooperation Global Times 05 Jun 2024 -- Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif kicked off his visit to China on Tuesday, which marks Sharif's first China visit since he started his second term as prime minister in March.
• Analysts: Coalition government in South Africa will affect the country's policies internally and globally VOA 05 Jun 2024 -- South Africans say they are excited and eager to see what a coalition government is going to look like days after elections show no party won an outright majority.
• Cambodia's ruling party wins almost all seats in local council election Radio Free Asia 05 Jun 2024 -- The ruling Cambodian People's Party won the majority of the seats in the May 26 provincial, municipal and district council elections, according to the National Election Committee's official count.
• China sends glacial water from Tibet to the Maldives, raising concerns Radio Free Asia 05 Jun 2024 -- China gifted 3,000 metric tons of Tibet's glacial water to the island nation of the Maldives in two separate batches in March and May — the same months it unveiled and implemented water conservation regulations at home.
• Hungary's EU, Local Polls Are A Test For Orban's 'Sovereignty' Clampdown RFE/RL 05 Jun 2024 -- For more than a decade, Hungary's right-wing leader Viktor Orban has had little trouble sticking to a script. Vilify the left to promote his "illiberal" political vision. Castigate aloof EU officials preoccupied with perceived wokeness or imposing immigration. Blame a cost-of-living crisis on warmongering Russia-haters.
• World News in Brief: Mass floggings in Afghanistan, refugee resettlement crisis, 'greening education' UN News 05 Jun 2024 -- A spokesperson for the UN human rights office (OHCHR) on Wednesday said he was "deeply disturbed" over the widespread and continued use of corporal punishment in Afghanistan.
• Lebanese army says gunman shot at US embassy VOA 05 Jun 2024 -- The U.S. Embassy in Beirut said Wednesday its staff and facility were safe after gunfire was reported near the embassy entrance.
• Secretary-General's special address on climate action "A Moment of Truth" UN Secretary-General 05 Jun 2024
• UN chief warns target to limit global warming is slipping away VOA 05 Jun 2024 -- The U.N. secretary-general said Wednesday that the world is "at a moment of truth" to reach targets in the 2015 Paris climate accord to limit global warming, as the planet has just experienced the 12 hottest consecutive months on record.