07 June 2024 Military News |
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Current Operations
- Letter to the Speaker of the House of Representatives and President pro tempore of the Senate — War Powers Report The White House 07 Jun 2024
- Defense Officials Hold A News Briefing Via Teleconference On Humanitarian Assistance To Gaza DoD 07 Jun 2024
- U.S. Completes Repairs to Gaza Pier, Expects to Resume Aid Deliveries Soon DoD News 07 Jun 2024 -- U.S. forces are expected in the coming days to resume delivery of humanitarian aid into Gaza via the Defense Department's Joint Logistics Over-the-Shore pier, a senior military official said today.
- US says pier in Gaza reconnected, aid delivery to resume soon VOA 07 Jun 2024 -- The U.S. military says a temporary pier to deliver aid into the Gaza Strip by sea has been reconnected to the beach after it broke apart in a storm in late May.
- June 7 Red Sea Update CENTCOM 07 Jun 2024 -- In the past 24 hours, Iranian-backed Houthis launched four anti-ship ballistic missiles (ASBM) from Houthi controlled areas of Yemen over the Red Sea. There were no injuries or damage reported by U.S., coalition, or commercial ships.
- Yemen targets two ships in Red Sea IRNA 07 Jun 2024 -- Yahya Saree, the spokesman of the Yemeni armed forces, announced on Friday that two ships had been targeted in the Red Sea.
- US, UK launch fresh strikes on Yemen IRNA 07 Jun 2024 -- The US and the UK carried out a fresh round of attacks against targets on Yemeni soil.
- Ambrey reports new maritime incidents in western Yemen IRNA 07 Jun 2024 -- British security firm Ambrey has reported new maritime incidents in western Yemen.
Defense Policy / Programs
- Remarks by President Biden on Democracy and Freedom | Normandy, France The White House 07 Jun 2024
- President Recalls U.S. Military Heroism During WWII at French Ceremony DoD News 07 Jun 2024 -- With the English Channel as a backdrop, President Joe Biden today addressed an international audience at Pointe du Hoc in Normandy, France, as part of a commemoration of the 80th anniversary of the D-Day landings in 1944.
- Remarks by Deputy Secretary of Defense Dr. Kathleen Hicks at the Army War College Commencement (As Delivered) DoD 07 Jun 2024
- Hicks Says Military Leaders Must Embrace Need for Change DoD News 07 Jun 2024 -- In a changing world, the U.S. military needs leaders to be "change agents," Deputy Defense Secretary Kathleen Hicks told graduates of the Army War College today.
- African Lion 24 concludes with strategic success across four nations Army News 07 Jun 2024 -- African Lion 24, the premier, annual combined joint exercise conducted by U.S. Africa Command, concluded on May 31, 2024, in Morocco.
- Readout of Jones' bilateral engagements in Australia US Air Force 07 Jun 2024 -- The Honorable Kristyn Jones, Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Financial Management and Comptroller, traveled to Australia May 25 to June 4 for a visit that included a series of bilateral engagements centered on the continued strength of the "Unbreakable Alliance" between the United States and Australia.
- Navy to Christen Future USNS Cherokee Nation US Navy 07 Jun 2024 -- The Navy will christen the Navajo-class towing, salvage, and rescue ship, the future USNS Cherokee Nation (T-ATS 7), during a 10 a.m. CDT ceremony Saturday, June 8, in Houma, Louisiana.
- Readout of Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III Meeting With French Minister of the Armed Forces Sébastien Lecornu DoD 07 Jun 2024
- Secretary General at Berga Naval Base: Sweden's membership makes NATO stronger and safer NATO 07 Jun 2024 -- Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg visited the Swedish Armed Forces at Berga Naval Base on Friday (7 June 2024), in his first visit to Sweden since the country joined NATO in March. After a meeting with Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson, Mr Stoltenberg underlined that Sweden's membership has made NATO stronger and Sweden safer.
- Russia's nuclear-powered submarine en route to Cuba amid growing tensions with US Press TV 07 Jun 2024 -- Russian naval ships, including a nuclear-powered submarine, will arrive in Cuba next week, amid growing tensions with the US over the war in Ukraine.
- Second planning conference on Selenga 2024 international exercise is concluded in Mongolia Russia MoD 07 Jun 2024 -- In order to develop the Russian-Mongolian partnership, representatives of the Eastern Military District and the Armed Forces of Mongolia held a second round of talks on the preparation and organisation of the Selenga 2024 joint Russian-Mongolian military exercise.
- Russian Navy floats out another anti-sabotage ship in Rybinsk Russia MoD 07 Jun 2024 -- Today, another anti-sabotage ship of the 21980 project Grachonok, built for the Russian Navy, has been floated out in Rybinsk (Yaroslavl region).
- Putin's Remark on Russian Arms Supplies to Other Regions 'Important', Orban Says Sputnik 07 Jun 2024 -- The remark of Russian President Vladimir Putin on possible arms supplies from Russia to other regions is an important statement based on facts, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said on Friday.
- Memorandum on Delegation of Authority Under Section 506(a)(1) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 The White House 07 Jun 2024
- United States Announces Significant New Military Assistance for Ukraine US Dept. of State 07 Jun 2024 -- As President Biden announced today in France, the United States is sending Ukraine a significant new package of urgently needed weapons and equipment to support the Ukrainian military as it fights to repel Russia's assault near Kharkiv.
- Biden Administration Announces Additional Security Assistance for Ukraine DoD 07 Jun 2024 -- Today, the Department of Defense (DoD) announced additional security assistance to meet Ukraine's critical security and defense needs.
- US authorizes $225 million in Ukraine military assistance VOA 07 Jun 2024 -- U.S. President Joe Biden has signed an additional $225 million military package for Ukraine to support its forces as they fight Russia's assault near Kharkiv, said a statement Friday.
- NATO has no plans for troop deployment to Ukraine: NATO chief People's Daily 07 Jun 2024 -- The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said here on Thursday that NATO has no plans to deploy forces to Ukraine.
- Supply of Aircraft, Training for Pilots and Engineers, and Joint Production of Ammunition: Results of the Meeting between the Presidents of Ukraine and France President of Ukraine 07 Jun 2024
- NATO and Ukraine deepen innovation cooperation at the NATO-Ukraine Defence Innovators Forum NATO 07 Jun 2024 -- On 4-6 June, NATO and Ukraine took further steps to enhance cooperation to address most pressing technological challenges in the defence and security.
- NATO's Bauer Says There Should Be No Limits on Ukraine's Ability to Strike Inside Russia Sputnik 07 Jun 2024 -- NATO's top military officer Rob Bauer said on Friday there should be no limits on Ukraine's ability to strike military targets deeper inside Russian territory.
- NATO Official Says Alliance Must Review French Plan to Send Trainers to Ukraine Sputnik 07 Jun 2024 -- NATO's top military officer Adm. Rob Bauer said on Friday regarding France's proposal to send military trainers to Ukraine that the NATO alliance must first have discussions on this matter before any planning moves forward.
- Secretary Blinken thanked Minister Černochová for aid the Czech Republic provides to Ukraine Czech Republic Ministry of Defence & Armed Forces 07 Jun 2024 -- Minister of Defence of the Czech Republic Jana Černochová welcomed the Secretary of State of the United Stated of America Antony Blinken at the Prague-Kbely Air Force Base.
- France Close To Forming Coalition Of Military Instructors For Ukraine, Macron Says RFE/RL 07 Jun 2024 -- French President Emmanuel Macron says he wants to finalize the creation of a coalition of military instructors for Ukraine and begin Kyiv's EU accession talks by the end of the month.
- French Arms Maker KNDS Finalizes Plan to Create Ukraine Subsidiary Sputnik 07 Jun 2024 -- The French-German arms maker KNDS finalized the creation of a subsidiary in Ukraine on Friday, during a ceremony broadcast by the BFMTV news website.
- Vipers Over Ukraine: What Impact Will F-16s Have In War With Russia? RFE/RL 07 Jun 2024 -- As observers await the appearance of F-16s in the skies over Ukraine, Keith Rosenkranz, a pilot who flew 30 missions in the jet during the Gulf War, sounds a note of caution to the Ukrainian airmen who will fly them. "It's one thing to go out on a training mission to drop bombs on a dummy target or engage dissimilar aircraft in an air-to-air scenario," he told RFE/RL. "It's another thing to do either of these when an enemy is trying to kill you."
- Taiwan-U.S. defense forum focuses on international tech collaboration CNA 07 Jun 2024 -- Taiwan is seeking to strengthen its national defense autonomy by collaborating internationally on key technologies, participants at a Taiwan-U.S. symposium said Thursday.
- HMAS Huon sails into history Australia DOD 07 Jun 2024 -- After a quarter-century of distinguished service, HMAS Huon has been decommissioned in a poignant ceremony at HMAS Waterhen, Sydney.
- Exercise culminates in explosion of firepower Australia DOD 07 Jun 2024 -- Exercise Rhino Run culminated in a 24-hour crescendo of combat power by 7th Battalion, the Royal Australian Regiment (7RAR), 1st Armoured Regiment and 1st Combat Engineer Regiment.
- EU Statement under Any Other Business on AUKUS, IAEA Board of Governors, 7 June 2024 European External Action Service (EEAS) 07 Jun 2024
- Australia's naval nuclear propulsion: AUKUS update to IAEA Board of Governors, June 2024 UK FCDO 07 Jun 2024 -- Statement by Australia, the UK and the USA (AUKUS) to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Board of Governors on naval nuclear propulsion
- Nuclear safeguards: AUKUS statement to the IAEA Board of Governors, June 2024 UK FCDO 07 Jun 2024 -- Statement by Australia, the UK and the US about AUKUS safeguards under the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty
- First Command and Control Compatibility Board meeting for 2024 between India & U.S. held in New Delhi India PIB 07 Jun 2024 -- The first Command and Control Compatibility Board (CCCB) meeting for 2024 between India and the U.S. was held at Manekshaw Centre, New Delhi from 04-07 June 2024.
- Denmark - AIM-120C-8 Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missiles DSCA 07 Jun 2024 -- The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Denmark of AIM-120C-8 Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missiles and related elements of logistics and program support for an estimated cost of $215.5 million. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency delivered the required certification notifying Congress of this possible sale today.
- Defence Minister of Estonia: in next four years we´ll focus on weapons and ammunition procurement Estonia MoD 07 Jun 2024 -- The Ministry of Defence's new development plan for 2025-2028 focuses on the procurement of weapons and ammunition. The new development plan envisages spending 5.3 billion euros, at least 1.55 billion of which will be invested in ammunition procurement - about half a billion more than stipulated in the previous development plan.
- Baiba Braže: Canada's military presence in Latvia is a strong statement of solidarity Latvia MFA 07 Jun 2024 -- On 7 June 2024, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Baiba Braže, met with the Ambassador of Canada to NATO, David Angell, and military officials in Riga to discuss bilateral security cooperation, preparations for the NATO Summit in Washington on 9-11 July, as well as the situation in Ukraine and support for Ukraine, the strengthening of sanctions against Russia and Belarus, and Russia's regular acts of hybrid threats.
- Warship Approached by Chinese Helicopter and Fighter Jets Netherlands Ministry of Defence 07 Jun 2024
- On-the-Record Press Gaggle by White House National Security Communications Advisor John Kirby on President Biden's Travel to France The White House 07 Jun 2024
- Polish Troops to Get Legal Right to Use Weapons on Border - Prime Minister Sputnik 07 Jun 2024 -- Polish soldiers will be given the legal right to use weapons at the border after a recent scandal when they were arrested for firing shots, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said on Friday.
- Joint Statement from the Governments of the United States of America and Germany at the Inaugural U.S.—Germany Space Dialogue US Dept. of State 07 Jun 2024 -- The text of the following statement was released by the Governments of the United States of America and Germany at the inaugural U.S.-Germany Space Dialogue.
Defense Industry
Other Conflicts
- 7 June 2024 - Daily Press Briefing by the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General United Nations 07 Jun 2024
- June 6: 'Axis of Resistance' operations against Israeli occupation Press TV 07 Jun 2024
- UNRWA Situation Report #112 on the situation in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, including East Jerusalem - All information from 3 - 5 June 2024, is valid as of 5 June 2024 UNRWA 07 Jun 2024
- No shelter from war: the bombing of block 2 at the UNRWA Nuseirat school UNRWA 07 Jun 2024
- Amid Gaza war, children now work so families can survive: ILO UN News 07 Jun 2024 -- Eight months to the day since the Israel-Hamas war erupted in Gaza, the UN labour agency, ILO, warned on Friday that families there now send their children to work just to survive, as unemployment nears a staggering 80 per cent.
- Blinken to head back to Middle East on Sunday VOA 07 Jun 2024 -- U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is heading back to the Middle East on Sunday in hopes of persuading Israel and Hamas militants to accept a cease-fire agreement designed to halt the fighting, release hostages and get more humanitarian aid into the war-torn Gaza Strip.
- 'Biden's ceasefire deal just words,' Hamas says Press TV 07 Jun 2024 -- The Palestinian resistance movement Hamas says a so-called ceasefire deal that has been prosposed by US President Joe Biden consisted of "just words," which have not been backed by any written commitment on the part of Washington.
- Iran: Palestine tragedy will not end unless US, Europe halt support for Israel Press TV 07 Jun 2024 -- Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kan'ani has deplored the unwavering support of the United States and Europe for Israel, saying a complete end to such an approach is the sole way to stop the ongoing horrific tragedy in the occupied Palestinian territories.
- Iran's interim FM in Istanbul to attend D-8 meeting on Israeli war on Gaza Press TV 07 Jun 2024 -- Iran's interim foreign minister has left Tehran for Istanbul to attend an extraordinary meeting of foreign ministers of the Developing Eight (D-8) Organization for Economic Cooperation on Israel's genocidal war on Gaza.
- EU Statement under Any Other Business on the Situation in the Middle East, IAEA Board of Governors, 7 June 2024 European External Action Service (EEAS) 07 Jun 2024
- EU Statement under Any Other Business on Safeguards in the Middle East, IAEA Board of Governors, 7 June 2024 European External Action Service (EEAS) 07 Jun 2024
- Hezbollah hits Zionists' position in northern occupied Palestine IRNA 07 Jun 2024 -- The Lebanese Hezbollah has reported that it targeted the Zionist regime's army positions in northern occupied Palestine.
- Hezbollah strikes Israeli military outposts in solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza Press TV 07 Jun 2024 -- In a show of solidarity with Palestinians amid the ongoing Israeli onslaught on the Gaza Strip, fighters from Lebanon's Hezbollah resistance movement have launched a series of attacks on Israeli military positions in the northern part of the 1948-occupied territories.
- Exclusive: On-site pics disprove Philippine claims of 'evacuating sick military member' Global Times 07 Jun 2024 -- The exclusive on-site photos obtained by the Global Times on Friday disprove the latest claims by the Philippine Coast Guard that they were "evacuating a sick military member."
- Vietnam decries China's 'illegal' activities in Tonkin Gulf Radio Free Asia 07 Jun 2024 -- Vietnam has expressed concern and demanded that China end "illegal" survey activities in Vietnam's waters in the Gulf of Tonkin, a Vietnamese foreign ministry spokeswoman said.
- UN discusses 'Doha III' meeting agenda, coordination with Taliban VOA 07 Jun 2024 -- The United Nations informed Taliban leaders Friday that it is working to finalize the agenda for a crucial two-day international conference on Afghanistan, and it is aiming for it to be accepted by all sides.
- The Azadi Briefing: Blacklisted Taliban Minister's Foreign Visit Triggers Outrage RFE/RL 07 Jun 2024
- Houthi rebels detain UN, other international aid workers in Yemen VOA 07 Jun 2024 -- As many as 18 international aid workers, including 11 Yemeni employees of the United Nations, were taken into custody in a series of raids late Thursday, according to Yemen government officials and an aid group.
- Myanmar junta halfway to recapturing Kayah state capital Radio Free Asia 07 Jun 2024 -- Myanmar's military is halfway to recapturing the Kayah state capital Loikaw since launching an offensive against the city at the end of May, residents said Friday.
- Myanmar rebels claim junta outpost on Bangladesh border Radio Free Asia 07 Jun 2024 -- An ethnic minority insurgent group has captured a junta base on Myanmar's border with Bangladesh, sources close to the rebel group told Radio Free Asia on Friday.
- Myanmar's junta halts passport conversion as Thailand mulls worker amnesty Radio Free Asia 07 Jun 2024 -- The junta has halted applications for passport conversions, part of its effort to keep people from fleeing the draft in Myanmar, according to a passport broker.
- 'Unimaginable trauma' haunts Sudan's displaced while violence, famine threaten millions UN News 07 Jun 2024 -- Horrific violence and the risk of famine continue to stalk the people of Sudan, UN humanitarians warned on Friday, as they echoed condemnation by UN Secretary-General António Guterres of an attack on a village south of Khartoum two days ago that is now believed to have left more than 100 dead.
- Sudan: Statement by High Representative/Vice-President Josep Borrell on the massacre of Wad al-Noura European External Action Service (EEAS) 07 Jun 2024 -- The European Union is appalled by credible reports of yet another senseless massacre of over 100 defenceless villagers committed by the Rapid Support Forces in Wad al-Noura, in Al-Jazira State, Sudan.
- Condemnation of the June 5 Attacks on Wad al-Noura, Sudan, by the Rapid Support Forces US Dept. of State 07 Jun 2024 -- The United States condemns the horrific attacks by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) on unarmed civilians in Wad al-Noura in Sudan's Gezira state, which included the murder of over 100 people and the injury of many more, according to credible reports.
- Crisis unfolding in Sudan as internally displaced nears 10 million VOA 07 Jun 2024 -- The International Organization for Migration warns that the number of internally displaced people in Sudan soon will top 10 million, as conflict and acute hunger spread throughout the country.
- UNHCR urges global response to neglected humanitarian crisis in the Sahel UNHCR 07 Jun 2024 -- UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is deeply concerned about the fast-growing humanitarian crisis in the Sahel Region.
- Terrorism, humanitarian crises threaten stability of West Africa: UN deputy chief UN News 07 Jun 2024 -- Rapidly evolving global political, social, environmental and security challenges risk undermining peace and economic development across West Africa, the UN deputy chief said on Friday, reiterating the importance of a multilateral and inclusive response.
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- WHO: First confirmed human bird flu case did not die from it VOA 07 Jun 2024 -- The World Health Organization said Friday the first confirmed human infection with H5N2 bird flu, a man who died in April, suffered from multiple ailments and his death was not directly attributable to bird flu.
- Plenary session of the St Petersburg International Economic Forum President of Russia 07 Jun 2024 -- Vladimir Putin took part in the plenary session of the 27th St Petersburg International Economic Forum.
- Putin asserts BRICS 'huge potential', says more countries withstanding Western hegemons Press TV 07 Jun 2024 -- President Vladimir Putin has touted BRICS — a bloc comprising Russia, Iran, India, China, Brazil, and South Africa — and said the alliance, which is a geopolitical counterweight to Western power and influence, has a large potential for attracting new members.
- Press release on Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's meeting with Deputy Chairman of the Sudanese Transitional Sovereign Council Malik Agar Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 07 Jun 2024
- Press release on Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's meeting with Special Representative of the President of Nicaragua for Cooperation with Russia Laureano Ortega Murillo Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 07 Jun 2024
- Press release on Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's meeting with Vice President of El Salvador Felix Ulloa Garay Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 07 Jun 2024
- Russia, China to Open Border Crossing on Bolshoy Ussuriysky Island in 3 Years Sputnik 07 Jun 2024 -- A new border crossing between Russia and China on Bolshoy Ussuriysky Island in Russia's Khabarovsk Territory should be put into operation in the next three years, Russian Far East and Arctic Development Minister Alexei Chekunkov told Sputnik in an interview.
- Dual U.S.-Russian Citizen Pleads Guilty to Sending Weapon Components to Russia US Dept. of Justice 07 Jun 2024 -- A dual U.S.-Russian citizen pleaded guilty today to conspiracy to violate the Export Control Reform Act by exporting firearm parts, components, and ammunition to Russia without the required authorization.
- French Citizen Arrested In Moscow On Charge Of Violating 'Foreign Agent' Law RFE/RL 07 Jun 2024 -- A court in Moscow has sent French citizen Laurent Vinatier to pretrial detention until at least August 5 on a charge of violating Russia's "foreign agent" law.
- Frenchman Vinatier Pleads Guilty to Collecting Information on Russian Military Sputnik 07 Jun 2024 -- French citizen Laurent Vinatier has pleaded guilty to collecting information on Russian military activities, a Sputnik correspondent reported on Friday from a Moscow court.
- Russian Investigators Charge Frenchman With Gathering Data on Russia's Military Activities Sputnik 07 Jun 2024 -- The French citizen detained earlier in Moscow has been charged with collecting information on Russia's military activities, Yulia Ivanova, a spokeswoman for the Moscow branch of the Russian Investigative Committee, said on Friday.
- Former Japanese rear admiral cautions against China's 'gray zone' activities CNA 07 Jun 2024 -- The international community should be mindful of China's "gray zone" activities carried out by its maritime militia and coast guard west of the First Island Chain, an area where Beijing seeks to establish full control, a former Japanese Navy rear admiral said on Friday at a maritime security forum in Taipei.
- Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Mao Ning's Regular Press Conference on June 7, 2024 PRC MofA 07 Jun 2024
- Resignations of two UK judges from HK's top court 'could be linked' to UK's increasingly negative stance Global Times 07 Jun 2024 -- Some officials and legal representatives in Hong Kong expressed regret on Friday at the resignations of the two non-permanent judges (NPJ) of the Court of Final Appeal (CFA) of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR), and some believed that some individuals are attempting to use the participation of British judges in "political resistance" to pressure the Chinese government while some said the resignations were linked to the fact that the UK has become increasingly negative toward Hong Kong.
- 2 more British judges resign from Hong Kong final appeals court Radio Free Asia 07 Jun 2024 -- Two senior British judges have resigned from Hong Kong's highest court, with one citing the "political situation" in the city weeks after the authorities passed a second security law adopting China's vague and sweeping definition of a 'state secret.'
- China reminds Indian side not to violate one-China principle, following Modi's remarks Global Times 07 Jun 2024 -- The Indian side is supposed to recognize, be alarmed about and resist the Taiwan authorities' political calculations, and refrain from doing things that violate the one-China principle, Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said on Thursday, after Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said he was looking forward to having closer ties with the Taiwan region.
- Heads of state of China, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan congratulate signing of intergovernmental agreement on railway project People's Daily 07 Jun 2024 -- Chinese President Xi Jinping, Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov and Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev on Thursday congratulated via video link the signing of an intergovernmental agreement in Beijing on the China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan railway project.
- Consider travel to China carefully, be vigilant of personal safety: MAC CNA 07 Jun 2024 -- Chiu Chui-cheng (邱垂正), head of the Mainland Affairs Council (MAC), on Friday warned Taiwanese people to exercise careful deliberation before deciding to travel to China and to be vigilant of their personal safety when there.
- Rudd says China using 'gray zone' tactics against Taiwan Radio Free Asia 07 Jun 2024 -- Taiwan and the United States must counter China's growing use of "gray zone" tactics meant to force the island to give-in to a takeover, Australia's ambassador to Washington, Kevin Rudd, said Thursday.
- PLA activities in the waters and airspace around Taiwan ROC MND 07 Jun 2024
- US warns North Korea against providing Putin platform for war aims VOA 07 Jun 2024 -- The Biden administration this week warned North Korea against providing Russian President Vladimir Putin "a platform to promote his war of aggression" against Ukraine ahead of his possible trip to Pyongyang.
- E3, US, IAEA 'ineffectual' on Iran's nuclear case, will remain so: Shamkhani Press TV 07 Jun 2024 -- A political advisor to Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei says the Board of Governors of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), the United States and the European troika — also known as the E3 — will never achieve any success in their moves against Iran.
- Iran Sets Restrictive Media Conditions In Run-Up To Presidential Election RFE/RL 07 Jun 2024 -- The Iranian government has issued strict guidelines for media conduct in the run-up to Iran's presidential election, which was called after the recent death of former President Ebrahim Raisi in a helicopter crash.
- Death sentence of Kurdish-Iranian cleric upheld VOA 07 Jun 2024 -- The U.S.-based Campaign for Human Rights in Iran is condemning Iran's Supreme Court for upholding the death sentence of Kurdish cleric Mamusta Mohammad Khezrnejad for his involvement in the 2022 nationwide protests over the death in morality police custody of Mahsa Amini.
- Belarus Convictions Continue As Lukashenka's Crackdown Nears 4-Year Mark RFE/RL 07 Jun 2024 -- Three members of a family were convicted in Belarus for participating in protests following an August 2020 presidential election that saw authoritarian ruler Alyaksandr Lukashenka handed victory despite opposition claims the vote was rigged.
- Transcript of the Press Briefing by the Spokesperson on Friday, 07 June 2024 Pakistan Ministry of Foreign Affairs 07 Jun 2024
- U.S. Slaps Visa Sanctions On Georgian Officials Over 'Foreign Agent' Law; Opposition Hails Move RFE/RL 07 Jun 2024 -- The United States has imposed visa restrictions against dozens of Georgian officials over the adoption of a "foreign agent law," which sparked weeks of mass protests and criticism that it mirrors similar repressive legislation used by the Kremlin to stifle dissent and derails Georgia's Euro-Atlantic path.
- Smear Campaign On Social Media Aims To Discredit Georgian Protests RFE/RL 07 Jun 2024 -- When a fringe Georgian politician with pro-Russia leanings opined in an interview that Washington was pulling the strings of a recent wave of protests in Tbilisi, the spreaders of disinformation sprang into action.
- Elite power balance in Cambodia thwarts US efforts to wean it from China dependency Radio Free Asia 07 Jun 2024 -- Before U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin arrived in Cambodia this week, the Pentagon had indicated that the talks wouldn't yield "significant deliverables." Despite some media predictions of a U.S.-Cambodia rapprochement after years of testy ties, Cambodia's elite politics impose limits to how far relations can recover.
- Cambodian canal project to kick off on Hun Sen's birthday Radio Free Asia 07 Jun 2024 -- Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet has announced that work on the Funan Techo canal project will begin on Aug. 5, his father Hun Sen's birthday, with an official breaking of ground for the project, media reported.
- Uzbekistan Outlaws Karakalpak Group Amid Crackdown RFE/RL 07 Jun 2024 -- Uzbek authorities labeled a Karakalpak group as extremist and banned it in February, the Turkmen Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights said citing Moscow-based human rights defender Vitaly Ponomaryov.
- World News in Brief: UN staff detained in Yemen, cyclone threat for Haiti, rights chief Lao PDR, climate change UN News 07 Jun 2024 -- UN Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric confirmed on Friday that Houthi de facto authorities in Yemen have detained 11 UN national staff working for the Organization there.
- No agreement in Africa on proposed merging of economic groups VOA 07 Jun 2024 -- Presidents and finance ministers from eleven central African countries have failed to agree on merging three economic blocs.
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