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• Sea Corridor Reopens, Supplies Flowing to Palestinians DoD News 10 Jun 2024 -- The humanitarian sea corridor is once again open and supplies are being delivered to aid the civilian population of Gaza, Pentagon Press Secretary Air Force Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder said today.
• June 10 U.S. Central Command Update CENTCOM 10 Jun 2024 -- In the past 24 hours, partner forces successfully destroyed one uncrewed aerial system (UAS) launched by Iranian-backed Houthis into the Gulf of Aden. There were no injuries reported by U.S., coalition, or merchant vessels.
• Yemeni ballistic missile strike causing damage to 2 ships: CENTCOM IRNA 10 Jun 2024 -- The United States Central Command (CENTCOM) has confirmed that Yemen's missile attacks damaged two commercial vessels in the Gulf of Aden in the last 24 hours.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Major Gen. Pat Ryder, Pentagon Press Secretary, Holds an Off-Camera, On-the-Record Press Briefing DoD 10 Jun 2024
• U.S. military officials engage Norwegian construction industry as part of growing European Deterrence Initiative construction mission Army News 10 Jun 2024 -- Engineering and construction professionals from throughout Norway and across Europe recently gathered here to learn more about military construction contracting opportunities with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Europe District in support of regional security initiatives.
• Department of the Air Force launches NIPRGPT US Air Force 10 Jun 2024 -- As part of its ongoing modernization efforts, the Department of the Air Force chief information officer, in partnership with the Air Force Research Laboratory, is accelerating initiatives to provide Guardians, Airmen, civilian employees, and contractors the ability to responsibly experiment with Generative AI, with adequate safeguards in place.
• USAFE hosts first basic fighter maneuver exercise at Ramstein AB US Air Force 10 Jun 2024 -- Thirty-seven fighter jets from nine NATO countries participated in Ramstein 1v1, U.S. Air Forces in Europe's first-ever basic fighter maneuvers exercise at Ramstein Air Base, June 6.
• 24th MEU (SOC) Deploys Aviation Detachment to Sweden for BALTOPS 24 US Navy 10 Jun 2024 -- The 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Special Operations Capable (SOC) deployed a detachment of U.S. Marine Corps AV-8B Harrier jets, MV-22B Osprey tiltrotor aircraft, and personnel to Ronneby Airport in Kallinge, Sweden to conduct expeditionary advanced base flight operations in support of exercise Baltic Operations (BALTOPS) 24, June 9, 2024.
• USS Mason (DDG 87) enters the Mediterranean Sea after seven months in the Red Sea US Navy 10 Jun 2024 -- Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Mason (DDG 87) transited the Suez Canal and entered the Mediterranean Sea, June 7, 2024.
• Readout of Under Secretary of Defense Dr. William LaPlante's Visit to Japan DoD 10 Jun 2024 -- Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment (USD(A&S)) Dr. William LaPlante traveled to Tokyo, Japan to launch the Inaugural U.S. — Japan Defense Industrial Cooperation, Acquisition, and Sustainment (DICAS) Forum with his Japanese counterpart, Masaki Fukasawa, Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics Agency Commissioner (ATLA). Below is a readout of the week's events:
• Joint Press Statement on the 3rd Nuclear Consultative Group (NCG) Meeting DoD 10 Jun 2024 -- The United States and the Republic of Korea (ROK) convened the third Nuclear Consultative Group (NCG) in Seoul on June 10, 2024.
• Third Meeting of Nuclear Consultative Group Enhances U.S., South Korea Alliance, Deterrence DoD News 10 Jun 2024 -- U.S. and South Korean officials today convened the third meeting of the Nuclear Consultative Group, where among other things, participants planned greater cooperation between the two nations and enhanced nuclear deterrence on the Korean Peninsula.
• NATO Special Operations Forces Secure the Baltic US Navy 10 Jun 2024 -- NATO Special Operations Forces (SOF) from six Allied nations recently completed Exercise Flaming Sword 24 in Lithuania, showcasing the Alliance's commitment to warfighting cooperation, collaboration, and interoperability in the Baltic region.
• Russian Navy detachment makes a business call to Alexandria port (Egypt) Russia MoD 10 Jun 2024 -- Russian Navy warships including the guards missile cruiser Varyag and frigate Marshal Shaposhnikov made a routine call at the Alexandria port (Egypt).
• Russian Defence Minister Andrei Belousov visits National Medical Centre n.a. A.Vishnevsky Russia MoD 10 Jun 2024 -- Minister of Defence of the Russian Federation Andrei Belousov visited the National Medical Research Center of High Medical Technologies / Central Military Clinical Hospital n.a. A.Vishnevsky of the Ministry of Defence of The Russian Federation.
• Belarus to join second phase of nuclear exercises with Russia Press TV 10 Jun 2024 -- Belarus is set to participate in the second phase of nuclear exercises with Russia, in an attempt to confront the Western plots to drag Minsk into a war, according to the eastern European country's defense ministry.
• Austin to Host Ukraine Meeting, Meet With NATO Defense Ministers DoD News 10 Jun 2024 -- Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III will travel to Brussels this week where he will meet with the U.S.-led coalition committed to backing Ukraine's defense against Russia's ongoing invasion, Pentagon Press Secretary Air Force Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder said today.
• US and China spar over nuclear weapons build-up Radio Free Asia 10 Jun 2024 -- Beijing and Washington have accused each other of propelling a new nuclear arms build-up, with an American official on Friday suggesting a possible increase in the U.S. stockpile may be needed in response to the rapidly growing arsenal of China, Russia and North Korea.
• Refresher shooting program for Taiwanese reservists expanded CNA 10 Jun 2024 -- Amid rising military threats from China, the Ministry of National Defense (MND) in Taiwan launched a rifle practice program last year for qualified reservists, offering them a chance to hone their shooting skills, and the MND has now expanded the initiative to a larger number of training camps.
• Many nations seeking to obtain Iranian drones: Iran Air Force commander ISNA 10 Jun 2024 -- Brigadier General Hamid Vahedi, commander of the Iran Air Force, announced that several countries are interested in obtaining the domestically developed unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) produced by Iranian military experts.
• Iran's Air Defense Force made 'leaping progress' in recent years: Commander Press TV 10 Jun 2024 -- The chief commander of the Iranian Army's Air Defense Force has hailed the achievements of his forces in recent years, saying they have made "leaping progress" by exercising self-reliance.
• Cooperation on military training: Slovenia and Switzerland sign agreement Federal Council - Swiss Government 10 Jun 2024 -- The head of the Federal Department of Defence, Civil Protection and Sports, President Viola Amherd, and Slovenian Defence Minister Marjan Šarec signed an agreement in Bern on 10 June to strengthen cooperation on military training. The talks also focused on the current security situation in the Middle East, Ukraine and the Western Balkans.
• Russian aircraft suspected of violating Finland's airspace in the Gulf of Finland Finnish MoD 10 Jun 2024 -- A Russian military aircraft is suspected to have violated Finnish air space off the coast of the Gulf of Finland, near the city of Loviisa in the morning today.
• Deputy Secretary Campbell's Meeting with Secretary-General of ASEAN Kao US Dept. of State 10 Jun 2024
• Secretary Antony J. Blinken's Remarks to the Press US Dept. of State 10 Jun 2024
• Secretary Blinken's Meeting with Egyptian President El-Sisi US Dept. of State 10 Jun 2024

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• 10 June 2024 - Daily Press Briefing by the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General United Nations 10 Jun 2024

Operation Iron Swords / Operation Al-Aqsa Flood

• Benny Gantz quits Netanyahu's War Cabinet ISNA 10 Jun 2024 -- A key member of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's war cabinet, Benny Gantz, has announced his withdrawal from the country's war cabinet.
• Israeli War Cabinet Member Gantz Says Resigned From Netanyahu's Emergency Government Sputnik 10 Jun 2024 -- Israeli war cabinet member Benny Gantz said that he had decided to quit Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's emergency government over its handling of the Gaza conflict.
• June 9: 'Axis of Resistance' operations against Israeli occupation Press TV 10 Jun 2024
• US, UK helped Israel release captives in Nuseirat offensive: Report IRNA 10 Jun 2024 -- Israeli media have revealed that the US and the UK provided the regime with key intelligence that helped it release four captives during the latest offensive in Gaza's Nuseirat refugee camp.
• UNRWA Situation Report #113 on the situation in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, including East Jerusalem - All information from 6-9 June 2024, is valid as of 9 June 2024 at 22:30 (local time) UNRWA 10 Jun 2024
• Dr. Ghada al Jadba, UNRWA Chief Field Health Programme, Gaza. address to the World Health Assembly 2024 UNRWA 10 Jun 2024
• UN Security Council backs US push for Gaza cease-fire VOA 10 Jun 2024 -- The U.N. Security Council added its voice Monday to calls for Hamas and Israel to implement a permanent cease-fire deal and hostage release in Gaza.
• Adopting Resolution 2735 (2024) with 14 Votes in Favour, Russian Federation Abstaining, Security Council Welcomes New Gaza Ceasefire Proposal, Urges Full Implementation UN Security Council 10 Jun 2024 -- After 247 days of war in Gaza, the Security Council today adopted by 14 votes in favour - with the Russian Federation abstaining - a resolution proposing a comprehensive three-phase ceasefire deal to end the war in Gaza, urging both Israel and Hamas to implement it fully and without delay and condition.
• Gaza: Security Council adopts US resolution calling for 'immediate, full and complete ceasefire' UN News 10 Jun 2024 -- The UN Security Council on Monday adopted a resolution aimed at reaching a comprehensive ceasefire deal in three phases to end the war in Gaza, with US Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield telling members "today, we voted for peace."
• Support Palestinian women-led organizations at heart of Gaza aid response UN News 10 Jun 2024 -- The UN agency championing gender equality called on Monday for greater investment in Palestinian women-led organizations who are at the forefront of humanitarian operations in the Gaza Strip.
• UN says more than half of Gaza's buildings destroyed by Israel Press TV 10 Jun 2024 -- More than half of Gaza's buildings have been destroyed in Israeli attacks since the regime unleashed its brutal war machine against the Palestinian territory over eight months ago, according to the United Nations.
• Secretary Blinken's Meeting with Israeli Defense Minister Gallant US Dept. of State 10 Jun 2024
• Secretary Blinken's Meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu US Dept. of State 10 Jun 2024
• No sign of US seeking ceasefire in Gaza: Iran IRNA 10 Jun 2024 -- There is no sign that the US is in favor of establishing a truce in the Gaza Strip as the Zionists have committed atrocities in the US-backed war against Palestinians, Iran's Foreign Ministry Spokesman Nasser Kanaani says.
• Iran sees any claim about trio islands as interference: FM spox IRNA 10 Jun 2024 -- Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesman has condemned baseless remarks about its three southern islands, stressing that Tehran sees any related claims as an interference in its internal affairs and territorial integrity.
• Gaza: Statement by the High Representative on the adoption of UN Security Council resolution European External Action Service (EEAS) 10 Jun 2024 -- The European Union welcomes the adoption of the United Nations Security Council resolution 2735, supporting the new ceasefire proposal announced on 31 May.
• Jordanians concerned about US potential use of local bases to wreak havoc IRNA 10 Jun 2024 -- The contribution of the United States to the horrific massacre at the Al-Nuseirat refugee camp has raised concerns and debates among Jordanian people about the potential use of American military bases in the Arab country against Palestine and even Jordan.
• UN Security Council adopts resolution on proposed ceasefire and hostage deal between Israel and Hamas: UK statement at the UN Security Council UK FCDO 10 Jun 2024 -- UK explanation of vote delivered by Ambassador Barbara Woodward, UK Permanent Representative to the UN, following the Security Council vote on resolution 2735.
• Several Zionist soldiers killed, injured in explosion by Qassam brigades IRNA 10 Jun 2024 -- Qassam Brigades say they have exploded a house in Rafah in which several Zionist soldiers were either killed or injured.
• Hamas welcomes UN Security Council resolution on ceasefire plan Press TV 10 Jun 2024 -- Hamas has welcomed the UN Security Council's earlier adoption of a resolution that has backed a plan aimed at bringing about a ceasefire in the Israeli regime's ongoing genocidal war against the Gaza Strip.
• Blinken delusional to visit region; Gaza truce hinges on ending Israel support: Hamdan Press TV 10 Jun 2024 -- Hamas says US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will not be capable of pressuring the Palestinian resistance movement into accepting a pro-Israeli so-called ceasefire proposal that is being advanced by Washington.
• Hamas: Israeli massacre in Nuseirat meant to block ceasefire deal Press TV 10 Jun 2024 -- Israel's recent attack on the Nuseirat camp in the central Gaza Strip was intended to block any ceasefire agreement, says the political bureau chief of the Palestinian resistance movement Hamas.
• Hezbollah kills Israeli military forces in northern occupied Palestine: Statement IRNA 10 Jun 2024 -- Lebanon's Hezbollah has confirmed attacks on the location of the forces of the Israeli regime in north of the occupied Palestine.
• Zionist media: Hezbollah drones more dangerous than missiles IRNA 10 Jun 2024 -- The Zionist regime's media admitted that Hezbollah's drones have become more dangerous than missiles when they cross the border line because they accurately hit any target.
• Israel's Hermes 900 drone downed by Hezbollah missile Press TV 10 Jun 2024 -- Fighters from the Lebanese resistance movement Hezbollah have shot down an Israeli drone as it was flying in the skies over southern Lebanon.
• Hezbollah strikes Israeli outposts in reprisal for southern Lebanon aggression Press TV 10 Jun 2024 -- Lebanese resistance movement Hezbollah has conducted operations against two military facilities housing Israeli troops on the northern side of the 1948-occupied territories in response to the regime's deadly strikes on southern Lebanon.
• Iraqi resistance strikes Israeli military target in Syria's Golan Heights Press TV 10 Jun 2024 -- Iraq's Islamic Resistance has announced striking an Israeli military target in neighboring Syria's Tel Aviv-occupied Golan Heights.

Other Conflicts

• Taliban: Pakistan, Iran expelled over 400,000 Afghan refugees so far in 2024 VOA 10 Jun 2024 -- The Taliban government in Afghanistan has said that the eviction of hundreds of thousands of Afghan refugees from Pakistan and Iran continues unabated, with around 2,000 individuals arriving in the country daily.
• Taking Actions against Network of Houthi Financial Facilitator US Dept. of State 10 Jun 2024 -- The United States is taking action today against four individuals, four entities, and two vessels that have enabled the illicit transportation of commodities on behalf of financial networks supporting terrorism, including for the network of U.S. designated Houthi financial facilitator, Sa'id al-Jamal.
• Treasury Targets Companies and Vessels Behind Illicit Houthi Shipments US Treasury 10 Jun 2024 -- Today, the Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is sanctioning ten individuals, entities, and vessels, including tanker captains, in multiple jurisdictions that have engaged in the illicit transport of oil and other commodities, including for the network of Houthi financial facilitator Sa'id al-Jamal. This action targets maritime shipping and financial facilitators, several vessel managers and owners, and a company involved in forging shipping documents. Today's action, the seventh round of sanctions targeting the network of Sa'id al-Jamal since October 2023, underscores the U.S. government's commitment to isolating and disrupting the financing of international terrorist groups such as the Houthis.
• Backed by Russia, Syria launches massive crackdown on Daesh IRNA 10 Jun 2024 -- Arabic media reported that the Syrian army once again clashed heavily with the Daesh terrorist group in the center of Syria.
• Airstrike targets insurgent meeting in Myanmar, 16 killed Radio Free Asia 10 Jun 2024 -- A Myanmar military airstrike on a meeting of anti-junta activists in a monastery in central Myanmar killed 16 people, including two monks, and wounded 22 people, witnesses told Radio Free Asia.
• Myanmar junta troops tell residents of villages near Sittwe to leave by Friday Radio Free Asia 10 Jun 2024 -- Junta troops ordered residents in western Myanmar, near the Rakhine state capital, to leave their villages ahead of anticipated attacks by the Arakan Army, an ethnic minority insurgent group that has been battling the military for control of territory.
• Taking Actions against Network of Houthi Financial Facilitator US Dept. of State 10 Jun 2024 -- The United States is taking action today against four individuals, four entities, and two vessels that have enabled the illicit transportation of commodities on behalf of financial networks supporting terrorism, including for the network of U.S. designated Houthi financial facilitator, Sa'id al-Jamal.
• Treasury Targets Companies and Vessels Behind Illicit Houthi Shipments US Treasury 10 Jun 2024 -- Today, the Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is sanctioning ten individuals, entities, and vessels, including tanker captains, in multiple jurisdictions that have engaged in the illicit transport of oil and other commodities, including for the network of Houthi financial facilitator Sa'id al-Jamal. This action targets maritime shipping and financial facilitators, several vessel managers and owners, and a company involved in forging shipping documents. Today's action, the seventh round of sanctions targeting the network of Sa'id al-Jamal since October 2023, underscores the U.S. government's commitment to isolating and disrupting the financing of international terrorist groups such as the Houthis.
• Security Council: Central African Region UN Security Council 10 Jun 2024 -- The Security Council met this morning to hear briefings on the Central African region. Addressing the Council were Abdou Abarry, Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Regional Office for Central Africa, and Gilberto Da Piedade Verissimo, President of the Commission of the Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS).
• The UK recognises that climate change impacts on peace and stability across Central Africa: UK statement at the UN Security Council UK FCDO 10 Jun 2024 -- Statement by Ambassador James Kariuki at the UN Security Council meeting on UNOCA.
• Sudan crisis: UN health agency alerts over attack on key hospital UN News 10 Jun 2024 -- Further deadly violence in Sudan's besieged El Fasher city has forced a major hospital to shut over the weekend after soldiers stormed the facility, prompting alarm on Monday from the UN World Health Organization (WHO) about the serious impact on sick and injured patients.
• At least six children reportedly killed in escalating violence in Sudan's El Fasher as thousands more young lives hang in the balance UNICEF 10 Jun 2024 -- "We have received harrowing reports that at least six children have been killed and many more injured as fighting continues to escalate in El Fasher, North Darfur state since last Friday.
• 'Dozens dead' in Somalia clan clashes VOA 10 Jun 2024 -- A deadly clash over the weekend between two clans in central Somalia has killed at least 50 people, residents and medical officials told VOA on Monday.
• Youth in Haiti remain optimistic amid worsening instability UN News 10 Jun 2024 -- The crisis in Haiti has left children among the most vulnerable to extreme violence, malnutrition, poverty, and collapsing social systems there, according to the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).

News Reports

• Poland and the United States sign a Memorandum of Understanding to Counter Foreign State Information Manipulation Poland - Ministry of Foreign Affairs 10 Jun 2024 -- On June 10th, Poland and the United States signed a Memorandum of Understanding to Counter Foreign State Information Manipulation.
• The United States and Poland Sign Memorandum of Understanding to Counter Foreign State Information Manipulation US Dept. of State 10 Jun 2024 -- Today, U.S. Special Envoy and Coordinator for the Global Engagement Center James P. Rubin and Polish Foreign Minister's Plenipotentiary for Countering International Disinformation Tomasz Chłoń signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to strengthen cooperation between the United States and Poland on countering foreign state information manipulation.
• The United States and Poland Announce New Ukraine Communications Group US Dept. of State 10 Jun 2024 -- Today, the United States and Poland jointly launched a new Ukraine Communications Group (UCG) based in Warsaw to support Ukraine against Russia's aggression in the information space.
• Ukraine Comunications Group launched in Warsaw Poland - Ministry of Foreign Affairs 10 Jun 2024 -- On June 10, Plenipotentiary of the Minister of Foreign Affairs for Countering International Disinformation Tomasz Chłoń and U.S. Special Envoy and Coordinator for the Global Engagement Center James P. Rubin attended the opening ceremony of Ukraine Communications Group.
• US, Poland join forces to counter Russian disinformation in Ukraine VOA 10 Jun 2024 -- The United States and Poland are creating a group to help Ukraine fight Russian disinformation, the U.S. State Department's Global Engagement Center announced Monday.
• Yemen dismantles large US, Israeli espionage network Press TV 10 Jun 2024 -- Yemen's security authorities say they have dismantled a large espionage network that was working for the United States and Israel amid the Arab country's military campaign to support the people of Gaza in their struggle against the Israeli aggression.
• Cyber Rapid Response Team assisted in keeping Lithuania's cyberspace safe over the European Parliament election Lithuania MND 10 Jun 2024 -- On June 9, the election to the European Parliament day, the National Cyber Security Centre (Lith. NKSC) under the Ministry of National Defence recorded no cyber-incidents linked to the election. The EU Cyber Rapid Response Team (CRRT) provided assistance to the NKSC over the election period in keeping Lithuania's cyberspace safe.
• Security Council Extends Mandate for Ombudsperson, Monitoring Team of Sanctions Regime against ISIL (Da'esh), Adopting Resolution 2374 (2024) UN Security Council 10 Jun 2024 -- Extending the mandates of the Ombudsperson and the Monitoring Team of the sanctions regime against Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), also known as Da'esh, and Al-Qaida, the Security Council today also updated the criteria for designating individuals, groups and entities on the regime's list to include the committing of acts of sexual and gender-based violence.
• Meeting with Human Rights Commissioner Tatyana Moskalkova President of Russia 10 Jun 2024 -- Tatyana Moskalkova presented her annual performance report to the President.
• Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's opening remarks during a meeting with Minister of International Relations and Cooperation of the Republic of South Africa Naledi Pandor on the sidelines of the BRICS Foreign Ministers Meeting, Nizhny Novgorod, June 10, 2024 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 10 Jun 2024
• FM Wang Yi calls on BRICS to promote consensus on peace, oppose instigation of 'new Cold War' Global Times 10 Jun 2024 -- Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi attended the BRICS Foreign Ministers' Meeting in the Russian city of Nizhny Novgorod on Monday and all parties highly praised the important role of the BRICS mechanism and the achievements of its expansion. They believe that the inclusion of more countries in BRICS cooperation accelerates the process of world multipolarity, promotes a more just and reasonable international order.
• Canadian judge announces departure from Hong Kong's top court VOA 10 Jun 2024 -- Hong Kong's top court is losing another judge from overseas.
• Taiwan slams China, Pakistan for misusing U.N. resolution 2758 CNA 10 Jun 2024 -- Taiwan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs criticized China and Pakistan on Monday for publishing a statement that misinterprets United Nations resolution 2758 by falsely equating the resolution with Beijing's claim that Taiwan is part of China.
• Delegation led by Czech Senate vice president arrives in Taiwan CNA 10 Jun 2024 -- Czech Senate Vice President Jiří Drahoš arrived in Taiwan at the head of a 19-member delegation, including the country's Deputy Minister of Technology Jana Havlikova, for a six-day visit Monday.
• PLA activities in the waters and airspace around Taiwan ROC MND 10 Jun 2024
• North Korea restores train service to Russia, boosting hopes for tourists Radio Free Asia 10 Jun 2024 -- After a four-year hiatus due to the coronavirus pandemic, passenger rail service between Russia and North Korea has been restored, with 41 Russian tourists taking the train to North Korea last week, according to Moscow's customs service.
• Press Statement of Vice Department Director of C.C., WPK Kim Yo Jong KCNA 10 Jun 2024 -- Kim Yo Jong, vice department director of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea, issued the following press statement on Sunday.
• Iran Sets Series Of Debates For Election Campaign, Warns Media On Coverage RFE/RL 10 Jun 2024 -- Iranian authorities have announced the commencement of the campaign season for upcoming early presidential elections amid a judicial crackdown on media outlets accused of misrepresenting election coverage.
• Iran's 'Highly Engineered' Race For Presidency Dominated By Hard-Liners RFE/RL 10 Jun 2024 -- Iran's hard-liners controlled all levers of powers in the Islamic republic during Ebrahim Raisi's presidency.
• Campaigning begins for Iran's presidential election ISNA 10 Jun 2024 -- Campaigning has officially started for Iran's upcoming election, with six candidates vying to replace the late President Ebrahim Raisi.
• Profile: Ghazizadeh Hashemi, Ex-Lawmaker, Head of Martyrs' Foundation Press TV 10 Jun 2024 -- By Press TV Website Staff
• Profile: Masoud Pezeshkian, Lawmaker and Former Health Minister Press TV 10 Jun 2024 -- By Press TV Website Staff
• Chinese FM Wang Yi expresses China's willingness to strengthen strategic coordination with Iran, fully utilizing the BRICS mechanism in reforming and improving global governance Global Times 10 Jun 2024 -- China's top diplomat Wang Yi welcomed Iran's participation as a formal member for the first time at the BRICS Foreign Ministers' Meeting, expressing China's willingness to strengthen strategic coordination with Iran, fully utilize the BRICS mechanism in reforming and improving global governance, further enhance the influence and voice of Global South countries, and promote the international order toward a more just and reasonable direction.
• Iran determined to further deepen strategic ties with Russia: Interim FM Press TV 10 Jun 2024 -- Iran's interim Foreign Minister Ali Bagheri Kani says the country is determined to expand its strategic relations with Russia.
• Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's opening remarks during a meeting with Acting Foreign Minister of Iran Ali Bagheri Kani on the sidelines of the BRICS Foreign Ministers Meeting, Nizhny Novgorod, June 10, 2024 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 10 Jun 2024
• IAEA's political resolution won't hinder Iran's nuclear development: Interim FM Press TV 10 Jun 2024 -- Iran's interim foreign minister says a politically-motivated resolution issued by the Board of Governors of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) will fail to impede efforts by the Islamic Republic to implement its nuclear development plans.
• Junta hosts junket for Chinese travel agents in bid to attract tourists Radio Free Asia 10 Jun 2024 -- More than 40 Chinese travel agency employees and social media influencers were given a junta-led tour of Mandalay, Yangon and the ancient city of Bagan last month in the latest effort by Myanmar's military rulers to boost a dwindling tourism industry.
• French leader calls for new legislative vote after far-right victory in EU polls VOA 10 Jun 2024 -- Right-wing parties chalked up major gains in several key European countries following the European parliament elections — with France facing perhaps the biggest fallout.
• Key takeaways from Pakistani PM's visit to China VOA 10 Jun 2024 -- Pakistani government officials are hailing as a success a recent five-day visit to China by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif. Observers, however, say that despite the usual display of warm relations from both sides, hurdles remain in improving the economic partnership between Beijing and Islamabad, largely because of Pakistan's poor policies.
• Indian PM Modi sworn in for 3rd term IRNA 10 Jun 2024 -- Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi took oath of office for a record third time, two days after his Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led alliance won enough seats required constitutionally for form a coalition government.
• Indian Prime Minister Modi names cabinet VOA 10 Jun 2024 -- Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi named a cabinet on Monday, one day after being sworn in for a third consecutive term.
• Imprisoned firebrand politician wins election in Indian Kashmir VOA 10 Jun 2024 -- On June 4, 2024, the Langate neighborhood in Kupwara district on the Indian side of Kashmir reverberated with chants of "Cooker, cooker, pressure cooker," after the local election commission office declared election results for the three constituencies in the region.
• EU-Kazakhstan: 21st Cooperation Committee Meeting held in Brussels European External Action Service (EEAS) 10 Jun 2024 -- On 6 June, in Brussels, the European Union and the Republic of Kazakhstan held their 21st meeting of the Cooperation Committee. The EU acknowledged the positive dynamics in EU-Kazakhstan bilateral relations and expressed its commitment to maintain the momentum and further enhance this relationship. The EU and Kazakhstan exchanged views on topics of common interest in the current challenging geopolitical context. The EU welcomed Kazakhstan's principled position in support of the international rules-based order and the UN Charter, as well as for its constructive role at regional and global level.
• Toqaev's Kazakhstan Still Fighting Fires 5 Years After Replacing Nazarbaev RFE/RL 10 Jun 2024 -- A change in order to keep things the same.
• Imprisoned Former Kazakh PM Asks President For Clemency RFE/RL 10 Jun 2024 -- Karim Masimov, a once-powerful politician who twice served as Kazakhstan's prime minister, has officially asked President Qasym-Zhomart Toqaev for clemency from a treason conviction dating to when he was the chief of the National Security Committee (KNB).
• Wider Europe Briefing: Unpacking The European Parliament Election Results RFE/RL 10 Jun 2024
• Orban Challenger Says Strong Election Showing Marks Breakthrough For Hungary RFE/RL 10 Jun 2024 -- Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has claimed victory for his long-ruling Fidesz party after European and local elections on June 9, but a former loyalist mounting a more EU-friendly challenge said his new party's success marked the start of a political breakthrough.
• New Pro-Russian Extremist Party In Bulgaria Has Links To Ponzi Scheme And Theme Park RFE/RL 10 Jun 2024 -- He was accused of running a Ponzi scheme in Bulgaria, allegedly using the ill-gotten gains to build a historical theme park that authorities suspect was also being used by an armed far-right militia.
• Despite Shift To Far Right In EU Vote, Von Der Leyen Says Centrists Held Against 'Extremes' RFE/RL 10 Jun 2024 -- Ursula von der Leyen will face some challenges to secure another five-year term as European Commission president, but her chances appeared good after her European People's Party (EPP) strengthened its grip as the largest faction in the European Parliament in elections across the European Union's 27 countries that culminated on June 9.
• NATO Ex-Commander Clark Warns Serbia 'Agent' Of Russian 'Infection' In Balkans RFE/RL 10 Jun 2024 -- The former commander of NATO's bombing campaign to protect ethnic Albanians and force a withdrawal of Serb-led Yugoslav troops from Kosovo in the late 1990s has warned of ongoing obstacles to stability and dangerous Russian "ambitions" in the Balkans.
• Bulgarian Ex-PM Borisov's Coalition Leads Vote Count, But No Easy Path To Governing RFE/RL 10 Jun 2024 -- The conservative GERB-SDS coalition led by former Prime Minister Boyko Borisov was leading all parties but had only around one-fifth of the vote as counting continued in Bulgaria's sixth election in the past three years, with no sign of an easy path to power for any side.
• JOINT PRESS STATEMENT between New Zealand Minister of Foreign Affairs and the Philippine Secretary of Foreign Affairs Philippines DFA 10 Jun 2024 -- On 10 June 2024, the Philippine Secretary for Foreign Affairs Enrique A. Manalo hosted New Zealand's Minister of Foreign Affairs, the Right Honourable Winston Peters in Manila.
• Joint Statement of the BRICS Ministers of Foreign Affairs/International Relations Nizhny Novgorod, Russian Federation, 10 June 2024 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 10 Jun 2024
• World News in Brief: 'Gender apartheid' in Afghanistan, DR Congo rights abuses, reforestation crucial to climate fight UN News 10 Jun 2024 -- The oppression of women and girls in Afghanistan since the Taliban takeover in August 2021 is unmatched in terms of scale and generational impact, according to a new update on gender discrimination in the country from UN Women released on Monday.
• Plane carrying Malawi vice president missing VOA 10 Jun 2024 -- The military aircraft carrying Malawi Vice President Saulos Klaus Chilima is missing after it did not make a landing Monday morning, according to a government statement.
• Thai democracy faces pivotal week which could see poll-winning party dissolved VOA 10 Jun 2024 -- Thailand's democracy movement faces a pivotal week as the Constitutional Court considers whether to dissolve the election-winning Move Forward Party (MFP), a ruling which would effectively nullify the votes of 14 million people and trigger a new period of political instability.