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• June 11 U.S. Central Command Update CENTCOM 11 Jun 2024 -- In the past 24 hours, U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) forces successfully destroyed two anti-ship cruise missile (ASCM) launchers in a Houthi-controlled area of Yemen.
• AFRICOM denies US airstrike killed Cuban doctors VOA 11 Jun 2024 -- The U.S. military says it was not involved in the reported killing of two Cuban doctors whom the al-Shabab militant group allege died as a result of a U.S. airstrike in Somalia in February.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Former CENTCOM commander to VOA: President picked 'worst' choice in Afghanistan withdrawal VOA 11 Jun 2024 -- President Joe Biden picked the "worst of all possible worlds" when deciding how to withdraw U.S. forces from Afghanistan, the former commander who oversaw the U.S. withdrawal there told VOA.
• Readout of Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III's Call With the United Kingdom's Secretary of State for Defence John Healey DoD 11 Oct 2024
• Change in Sustainment Is Imminent, DLA Director Says DoD News 11 Jun 2024 -- The military services are undergoing an intense transformation that requires the Defense Logistics Agency and industry to think, act and operate differently, DLA's director told leaders of 14 industry associations at a meeting last week.
• Secretary General underlines B9 countries' crucial role in strengthening NATO's deterrence and defence NATO 11 Jun 2024 -- Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg attended the B9 (Bucharest Nine) Summit in Riga on Tuesday (11 June 2024) to discuss preparations for the NATO Summit, as well as boosting support to Ukraine.
• NATO Secretary General in Riga: Latvia leads by example NATO 11 Jun 2024 -- Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg met with President Edgars Rinkēvičs in Riga on Tuesday (11 June 2024), praising Latvia for its many contributions as a NATO Ally over 20 years.
• The President: NATO Summit in Washington will define the future of the Euro-Atlantic area President of the Republic of Lithuania 11 Jun 2024
• Hundreds of NATO CBRN specialists train in the Czech Republic Czech Republic Ministry of Defence & Armed Forces 11 Jun 2024 -- On June 9, 2024, an opening ceremony launched the multinational CBRN defence exercise Coronat Mask 2024 in the Hradiště Military Training Area, Czech Republic. Designed to train 800 plus CBRN defence specialists from thirteen NATO nations, this field training exercise is unparalleled in scope in the modern Czech history.
• Putin Includes Russian Defense Minister Belousov in Security Council - Decree Sputnik 11 Jun 2024 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin has authorized the inclusion of Defense Minister Andrei Belousov in the Security Council, according to a decree published on Tuesday.
• Russian troops launch second stage of non-strategic nuclear forces exercises Russia MoD 11 Jun 2024 -- In accordance with decision of Russian President, second stage of non-strategic nuclear forces exercise has began.
• Nuclear Weapon Drills Help Russia Prepare for Possible NATO Invasion Sputnik 11 Jun 2024 -- The ongoing Russian tactical nuclear weapon drills, whose second phase began this week, is not some kind of act of showmanship, warns military analyst Igor Korotchenko, editor in chief of National Defense magazine.
• Russia, Belarus Embark on Second Stage of Non-Strategic Nuclear Drills - Defense Ministry Sputnik 11 Jun 2024 -- The drills have the objective of safeguarding the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the Union State. Previously, troops underwent training to operate Iskander missiles and to equip Kinzhal hypersonic missiles with specialized warheads.
• Northern Fleet's ships have exercise using high-precision missile weapons in Atlantic Ocean Russia MoD 11 Jun 2024 -- A combined tactical surface action group of the Northern Fleet made up of the Project 885M multi-role nuclear submarine cruiser Kazan and frigate Admiral Gorshkov carrying out long-distance missions, started an exercise on the use of high-precision missile weapons in the Atlantic Ocean.
• Search expedition for L-19 submarine that sunk in Soviet-Japanese War continues in La Perouse Strait Russia MoD 11 Jun 2024 -- The joint expedition of the Russian Geographical Society and the 'Lyudi Morya' Fund, supported by Fertoing naval engineering company, and the hydrographic service of the Pacific Fleet, went to search for a Soviet L-19 submarine.
• Russian Su-34 Warplane Crashes in North Ossetia - Defense Ministry Sputnik 11 Jun 2024 -- A Su-34 aircraft crashed in Russia's North Ossetia, preliminary, due to a technical malfunction, the crew did not survive, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Tuesday.
• For Some In Russia's Far-Flung Provinces, Ukraine War Is A Ticket To Prosperity RFE/RL 11 Jun 2024 -- Far from the glittering glass skyscrapers, sprawling boulevards, and swanky restaurants of Moscow and St. Petersburg, out in Russia's often neglected regions, something important is happening.
• Zelenskyy says Ukraine needs air defenses, aid for energy system VOA 11 Jun 2024 -- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy stressed the need for air defenses and rebuilding the country's energy system as he spoke Tuesday at a reconstruction conference hosted by Germany.
• Ukrainian President and Prime Minister of the Netherlands Discussed Additional Patriot System Deliveries in Berlin President of Ukraine 11 Jun 2024
• Ukraine Needs at Least 7 Patriot Systems to Secure Our Main Urban Agglomerations in the Near Future - President during URC2024 President of Ukraine 11 Jun 2024
• "United in Defence. United in Recovery. Stronger together" - jointly tackling reconstruction in Ukraine Germany Federal Foreign Office 11 Jun 2024 -- On 11 and 12 June, Germany and Ukraine are co-hosting this year's Ukraine Recovery Conference. More than 2000 participants from more than 60 countries will meet in Berlin to discuss how to further support Ukraine as the country rebuilds.
• Death of two Indian nationals in the Russia-Ukraine conflict India MEA 11 Jun 2024 -- "We regret to state that two Indian nationals who had been recruited by the Russian Army have recently been killed in the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine."
• JAPAN INDIA MARITIME EXERCISE - 24 (JIMEX - 24) COMMENCED AT YOKOSUKA JAPAN India PIB 11 Jun 2024 -- Indian Navy's indigenous Stealth Frigate INS Shivalik arrived at Yokosuka, Japan to participate in the bilateral Japan - India Maritime Exercise 2024 (JIMEX 24)
• LAUNCH OF LSAM 13 (YARD 81) FIFTH BARGE OF 08 x MISSILE CUM AMMUNITION (MCA) BARGE PROJECT India PIB 11 Jun 2024 -- The launch of 'Missile Cum Ammunition Barge, LSAM 13 (Yard 81)', the fifth Barge of 08 x Missile Cum Ammunition Barge project, built by MSME Shipyard, M/s SECON Engineering Projects Pvt Ltd (SEPPL), Visakhapatnam for Indian Navy, was undertaken on 10 Jun 24 at M/s Vinayaga Marine Petro Ltd, Mira Bhayandar, Maharashtra (launch site of M/s SECON Engineering Projects Pvt Ltd)
• Data on interceptions of aircraft completed near the Baltic States' borders on June 3-9, 2024 Lithuania MND 11 Jun 2024
• Minister of Defence Antti Häkkänen's welcoming remarks at the Allied Foresight Conference on 11 June 2024 Finnish MoD 11 Jun 2024
• Norway - AIM-120C-8 Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missiles DSCA 11 Jun 2024 -- The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Norway of AIM-120C-8 Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missiles and related equipment for an estimated cost of $1.94 billion. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency delivered the required certification notifying Congress of this possible sale today.
• Assembly of battle tanks in Norway Government of Norway 11 Jun 2024 -- 37 of the 54 Leopard 2 tanks Norway has ordered from German Krauss-Maffei Wegmann are to be assembled at RITEK in Levanger. This could be the start of a new Norwegian industrial adventure, says Defence Minister Bjørn Arild Gram.
• Sweden to contribute to NATO Air Policing Government Offices of Sweden 11 Jun 2024 -- The Government has decided to contribute aircraft to NATO Air Policing. The Swedish Armed Forces will thus have leeway to provide aircraft in the near future to carry out aerial surveillance under NATO's command.
• At G7 Italy, Biden to push plans to deal with Russian frozen assets, Chinese overcapacity VOA 11 Jun 2024 -- The last time leaders of the world's seven richest economies met, at the G7 summit in Hiroshima, Japan in 2023, they denounced China's rising economic security threats and vowed to support Ukraine against Russia's invasion for as long as it takes.
• Secretary Blinken's Meeting with Malaysian Foreign Minister Mohamad US Dept. of State 11 Jun 2024
• Joint Statement on U.S.-Armenia Strategic Dialogue Capstone US Dept. of State 11 Jun 2024 -- The text of the following statement was released by the Governments of the Republic of Armenia and United States of America on the occasion of the U.S.-Armenia Strategic Dialogue Capstone meeting.
• Secretary Blinken's Meeting with Jordanian King Abdullah II US Dept. of State 11 Jun 2024
• Secretary Blinken's Meeting with Indonesian President-Elect Subianto US Dept. of State 11 Jun 2024
• Secretary Blinken's Meeting with United Arab Emirates Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan US Dept. of State 11 Jun 2024
• Secretary Antony J. Blinken Remarks to the Press US Dept. of State 11 Jun 2024
• Secretary Blinken's Meeting with Iraqi Prime Minister Sudani US Dept. of State 11 Jun 2024

Defense Industry

• Contracts For June 11, 2024
• Biden-Harris Administration Announces Preliminary Terms with Rocket Lab to Expand Production of Compound Semiconductors that Power Spacecrafts and Satellites US Dept. of Commerce 11 Jun 2024 -- Today, the Biden-Harris Administration announced that the Department of Commerce and Rocket Lab, the parent company of space power provider SolAero Technologies Corp., have signed a non-binding preliminary memorandum of terms (PMT) to provide up to $23.9M in direct funding under the CHIPS and Science Act.

Other Conflicts

Ukraine Conflict News
• 11 June 2024 - Daily Press Briefing by the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General United Nations 11 Jun 2024

Operation Iron Swords / Operation Al-Aqsa Flood

• June 10: 'Axis of Resistance' operations against Israeli occupation Press TV 11 Jun 2024/li>
• Thousands of children in Gaza at risk of dying from lack of food, medical care VOA 11 Jun 2024 -- The United Nations children's agency says the lives of thousands of children in southern Gaza are at risk because of the escalation of the Rafah offensive.
• Both Israel, Hamas accused of possible war crimes in hostage release operation VOA 11 Jun 2024 -- The Office of the U.N. high commissioner for human rights is accusing both Israel and Hamas of actions that "may amount to war crimes" during Israel's military operation to secure the release of four hostages in the Nuseirat refugee camp in Gaza on Saturday.
• UN Chief puts Israeli military, Hamas on blacklist for harming children VOA 11 Jun 2024 -- The United Nation's secretary-general has included Israel's military and Hamas on the annual blacklist of perpetrators who harm children.
• Mr. Martin Griffiths, Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs & Emergency Relief Coordinator - Call for Action: Urgent Humanitarian Response for Gaza (11 June 2024) UNOCHA 11 Jun 2024
• Secretary-General's remarks to Call for Action: Urgent Humanitarian Response For Gaza UN Secretary-General 11 Jun 2024
• Almost 3,000 malnourished children at risk of "dying before their families' eyes" as Rafah offensive disconnects them from treatment - UNICEF UNICEF 11 Jun 2024 -- Almost 3,000 children have been cut off from treatment for moderate and severe acute malnutrition in southern Gaza, putting them at risk of death as harrowing violence and displacement continue to impact access to healthcare facilities and services for desperate families.
• Gaza: 'high time' for ceasefire and hostage release, says Guterres UN News 11 Jun 2024 -- A comprehensive ceasefire in Gaza linked to the release of all remaining hostages cannot come too soon, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on Tuesday, as he welcomed the Security Council resolution adopted a day earlier seeking an end to the war there.
• UNSC adopts US-sponsored Gaza ceasefire resolution IRNA 11 Jun 2024 -- The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) has endorsed a US-backed proposal that aims to end Israel's more than eight-month genocidal war on Gaza and establish a ceasefire in the besieged Palestinian territory.
• UNSC adopts resolution regarding Gaza ceasefire ISNA 11 Jun 2024 -- The United Nations Security Council on Monday adopted a resolution welcoming the Gaza ceasefire proposal put forth by US President Joe Biden.
• UN Security Council adopts resolution calling for immediate ceasefire in Gaza People's Daily 11 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.
• Secretary Antony J. Blinken At the "Call for Action: Urgent Humanitarian Response for Gaza" Conference US Dept. of State 11 Jun 2024
• United States Announces Additional Humanitarian Assistance to Palestinian Civilians in Gaza and the Region US Dept. of State 11 Jun 2024 -- The United States will provide an additional $404 million in lifesaving humanitarian aid to support Palestinian civilians in Gaza, the West Bank, and the region, bringing the total U.S. assistance to more than $674 million over the past eight months
• Secretary Blinken's Meeting with Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Mustafa US Dept. of State 11 Jun 2024
• Readout of Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III's Call With Israeli Minister of Defense Yoav Gallant DoD 11 Jun 2024
• Secretary Blinken's Meeting with Chairman of Israel's Yesh Atid Party Yair Lapid US Dept. of State 11 Jun 2024
• Secretary Blinken's Meeting with Chairman of the National Unity Party Gantz US Dept. of State 11 Jun 2024
• Palestinian humanitarian needs in focus at Jordan meeting as US pushes for Israel-Hamas cease-fire VOA 11 Jun 2024 -- U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is set to take part in a meeting in Jordan focusing on how to boost the international community's humanitarian response for the Palestinians in the Gaza Strip who are badly in need of help after eight months of war.
• In letter to UN, Iran urges world body to pressure Israel into honoring ICJ rulings Press TV 11 Jun 2024 -- Iran has called on the United Nations to ratchet up pressure on Israel to make it abide by the rulings issued by the International Court of Justice (ICJ) against the regime's genocidal war on the Gaza Strip.
• Statement by the Commissioner for Crisis Management, Janez Lenarčič, on the urgent need for a ceasefire and humanitarian access in Gaza European Commission 11 Jun 2024
• China calls for 'comprehensive, effective implementation' of UNSC resolutions for Gaza cease-fire Global Times 11 Jun 2024 -- The UN Security Council (UNSC) on Monday local time adopted a resolution aimed at reaching a comprehensive cease-fire deal drafted by the US in three phases to end the war in Gaza, with China, which voted in favor, calling for all UNSC resolutions to be implemented in a comprehensive and effective manner while expressing concern that the US-drafted text is still ambiguous in a number of aspects.
• Minister of International Development Anne Beathe Kristiansen Tvinnereim's statement on Gaza Government of Norway 11 Jun 2024
• Iceland increases contributions to UNRWA Government of Iceland 11 Jun 2024 -- Today, the Minister of Education and Children's Affairs, Ásmundur Einar Daðason attended on behalf of the Prime Minister of Iceland the Call for Action: Urgent Humanitarian Response conference in Jordan.
• No: 110, 11 June 2024, Regarding the United Nations Security Council Resolution 2735 Republic of Turkey Ministry of Foreign Affairs 11 Jun 2024
• Four Palestinians killed, eight injured in West Bank as Israel continues raids Press TV 11 Jun 2024 -- At least four Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces during a raid in the northern sector of the West Bank, according to the Palestinian Ministry of Health, as the Israeli military continues to carry out incursions across the occupied territory.
• 'Israel bears responsibility to implement UNSC resolution' IRNA 11 Jun 2024 -- The Palestinian Authority's Ambassador to the United Nations Riyad Mansour said in the Security Council meeting following the approval of a draft ceasefire resolution on Gaza that "the responsibility for its implementation now lies with the Israeli side".
• Hamas, Islamic Jihad: Ceasefire must end Israel's aggression completely Press TV 11 Jun 2024 -- The Palestinians resistance groups Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad have offered their official response to a UN-backed ceasefire proposal to mediators Qatar and Egypt.
• Palestinian groups inflict heavy blows on Israeli forces in Gaza IRNA 11 Jun 2024 -- Palestinian resistance groups say they have inflicted heavy blows on Israeli occupation forces in various parts of the Gaza Strip.
• Palestinian resistance groups hail UNSC resolution on Gaza IRNA 11 Jun 2024 -- The Palestinian resistance movements, Hamas and Islamic Jihad, have welcomed the UN Security Council's resolution sponsored by the United States on the ceasefire in Gaza.
• Hamas ready to implement ceasefire agreement: Senior official IRNA 11 Jun 2024 -- Senior Hamas official Mahmoud al-Mardawi said that the Hamas movement is ready to cooperate for the implementation of the ceasefire agreement.
• Hezbollah could fire up to 3,000 rockets, missiles per day: The Epoch IRNA 11 Jun 2024 -- The Epoch, an Israeli magazine, believes that in a future war with Hezbollah, this group could fire 1,000 to 3,000 rockets and missiles every day for at least the first week of fighting.
• Israeli forces killed in Hezbollah missile strikes on Golan Heights IRNA 11 Jun 2024 -- The Lebanese resistance movement Hezbollah launched a barrage of missiles toward the occupied Golan Heights, which left a number of Israeli military forces killed or wounded.
• 'Huge surprises' to await Israel if regime launches new war on Lebanon: Hezbollah Press TV 11 Jun 2024 -- A senior Hezbollah official says the Lebanese resistance movement is fully prepared for any possible scenario, stressing that much greater surprises than the ones that have stunned the Zionists so far are in store in case the Tel Aviv regime opts to launch a new war on Lebanon.
• Five killed in Israeli missile strikes on Lebanon's northeast near border with Syria Press TV 11 Jun 2024 -- At least five people have been killed when Israeli missile strikes targeted a convoy of tankers in Lebanon's northeastern district of Hermel near the border between the Arab nation and Syria.
• Iraqi resistance launches drone attack against Israeli base in Golan Heights IRNA 11 Jun 2024 -- The Islamic Resistance in Iraq says it has launched a drone attack against a military base in the Occupied Golan Heights in Syria.
• Iraqi resistance launches drone attack against Israeli base IRNA 11 Jun 2024 -- The Islamic Resistance in Iraq says it has targeted an important Israeli base in Eilat located in the southern part of the occupied Palestine.

Other Conflicts

• Analysts see rising war threat in China's new South China Sea policies VOA 11 Jun 2024 -- Military experts are warning of an increased risk of war with China following recent announcements by Beijing providing for more aggressive enforcement of its claims to disputed regions of the South China Sea.
• PLA warns off Dutch naval helicopter over its infringing provocation: spokesperson Global Times 11 Jun 2024 -- The Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) lawfully repelled a Dutch naval vessel-based helicopter when it conducted infringing provocations near Shanghai last week, a spokesperson from the Chinese Ministry of National Defense said on Tuesday.
• Vietnam's South China Sea island building sets record in 2024: report Radio Free Asia 11 Jun 2024 -- Vietnam's island building in the South China Sea has reached a record with the total new land created in the first six months of this year equaling that of 2022 and 2023 combined, a U.S. independent think tank said.
• Taliban Clamps Down On Activities Of Rival Islamist Parties In Afghanistan RFE/RL 11 Jun 2024 -- The Taliban government has cracked down on rival Islamist parties in Afghanistan in what is seen as an effort to prevent any future opposition to its hard-line rule.
• UN 'hopeful' about Taliban's presence at 'Doha III' meeting on Afghanistan VOA 11 Jun 2024 -- A United Nations diplomat has encouraged the Taliban to attend a conference on Afghanistan later this month, stating that it would help return much-needed global attention to the crisis-ridden country.
• UN chief demands release of aid workers in Yemen VOA 11 Jun 2024 -- United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday called for the immediate release of all staff held in Yemen by de facto Houthi authorities.
• Yemen: UN chief demands release of aid workers held by Houthis UN News 11 Jun 2024 -- UN Secretary-General António Guterres called on Tuesday for the immediate release of all United Nations staff held in Yemen by the de facto Houthi authorities, following the detention of 13 of the Organization's personnel.
• Syria's Renewed Cooperation on Chemical Weapons File Bearing Positive Results, More Efforts Key to Close Outstanding Issues, Disarmament Chief Tells Security Council UN Security Council 11 Jun 2024 -- While renewed cooperation between Syrian authorities and the Declaration Assessment Team of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) has borne positive results, the United Nations' disarmament chief told the Security Council today that further cooperation is needed, as Council members debated whether the organ should continue to meet on this file despite slow progress in its resolution.
• Chemical weapons are not a historic problem in Syria, they are a present reality: UK statement at the UN Security Council UK FCDO 11 Jun 2024 -- Statement by Deputy Political Coordinator Laura Dix at the UN Security Council meeting on Syria.
• Fighting flares near state capital in north Myanmar Radio Free Asia 11 Jun 2024 -- Junta troops fired artillery into a village in northern Myanmar, killing a man and wounding seven relatives, residents told Radio Free Asia on Tuesday, as ethnic minority guerrillas in the area near the capital of resource-rich Kachin state said they made advances.
• Statement on attacks in Darfur, Sudan Government of Norway 11 Jun 2024
• ICC Prosecutor appeals for evidence of Darfur atrocities UN News 11 Jun 2024 -- The Prosecutor at the International Criminal Court (ICC) launched a campaign on Tuesday to address the unfolding crisis in the Darfur region of Sudan, amid the going war between rival military forces that erupted last April.
• South Sudan Humanitarian Fund allocates US$20 million to support 290,000 vulnerable people across four states in South Sudan UNOCHA 11 Jun 2024 -- The Humanitarian Coordinator for South Sudan, Ms. Anita Kiki Gbeho today released US$20 million from the South Sudan Humanitarian Fund (SSHF) to provide life-saving assistance to 290,000 of the most vulnerable people in Aweil East in Northern Bahr el Ghazal, Nasir in Upper Nile, Rubkona in Unity, and Pibor in the Greater Pibor Administrative Area.
• Canadian Parliament supports Tibet's self-determination Radio Free Asia 11 Jun 2024 -- Canada's Parliament has unanimously passed a motion in the House of Commons advocating for Tibet's right to self-determination.
• UN war crimes tribunals move closer to completion UN News 11 Jun 2024 -- All of the 253 people indicted by UN tribunals for war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide committed decades ago in Rwanda and the Former Yugoslavia, have now been accounted for, the Security Council heard on Tuesday.
• Mechanism Concluding Tasks of Criminal Tribunals for Rwanda, Former Yugoslavia 'Steadily Advancing on Path of Completion', President Tells Security Council UN Security Council 11 Jun 2024 -- Delegates today welcomed milestones reached by a United Nations war crime court in completing its judicial phase for atrocities committed in Rwanda and the former Yugoslavia in the 1990s and called for renewed support for its duties related to accountability and justice, as the Security Council heard briefings from top officials of the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals (IRMCT), ahead of a resolution to renew its mandate later in June.
• Our steadfast commitment to delivering justice to all those affected by atrocity crimes in Rwanda and the Former Yugoslavia: UK statement at the UN Security Council UK FCDO 11 Jun 2024 -- Statement by Legal Adviser Colin McIntyre at the UN Security Council meeting on the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals.
• Bosnia Protests To Montenegro Over 'Two States' Reference To Bosnian Serb Entity RFE/RL 11 Jun 2024 -- Bosnia-Herzegovina's Foreign Ministry has sent a protest note to Montenegro over what it called "controversial statements" by the right-wing speaker of the country's parliament implying statehood for Republika Srpska, the mostly Serb entity that makes up about half of Bosnia.
• Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's video address to the participants of the ceremony for opening a branch of the Embassy of the Russian Federation in Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina, June 11, 2024 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 11 Jun 2024
• The Humanitarian Coordinator, on behalf of the humanitarian community, expresses his grave concern over the escalating violence in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo UNOCHA 11 Jun 2024 -- The Humanitarian Coordinator in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Mr. Bruno Lemarquis expresses his deep concern about the persistence of violence and the alarming deterioration of the humanitarian situation in the East of the Democratic Republic of Congo.
• Nigerian military denies maltreating Boko Haram survivors VOA 11 Jun 2024 -- A new report by rights group Amnesty International accuses Nigeria's military of inhumane treatment toward women and girls who survived Boko Haram. Nigerian defense authorities reject the report's findings, saying that military personnel operate within the scope of international laws of conflict.

News Reports

• UK appeal against US extradition for Julian Assange to begin VOA 11 Jun 2024 -- WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange will begin his final appeal against extradition from Britain to the United States July 9-10, a judicial spokesperson said Tuesday.
• Commission secures access for Member States to 665,000 doses of zoonotic influenza vaccines to prevent avian flu European Commission 11 Jun 2024 -- Today, the Commission's Health Emergency Preparedness and Response Authority (HERA) as part of its mandate on preparedness, has signed on behalf of participating Member States, a joint procurement framework contract for the supply of up to665,000 pre-pandemic vaccine doses of the up-to-date Zoonotic Influenza Vaccine Seqirus,
• Australia locks down farms as avian influenza spreads VOA 11 Jun 2024 -- Bird flu continues to spread in the Australian state of Victoria, where more than 500,000 chickens have been euthanized. Strict quarantine zones restricting the movement of birds and equipment have also been put in place. Australian health authorities say bird flu spreads mainly among wild water birds.
• MONEYVAL: the Republic of Moldova has improved its compliance with FATF recommendations, but further progress is needed Council of Europe 11 Jun 2024 -- The Republic of Moldova has strengthened its legal and institutional framework to combat money laundering and the financing of terrorism, but it still needs to address several shortcomings, concludes MONEYVAL in a follow-up report released today.
• Meeting with Foreign Minister of Turkiye Hakan Fidan President of Russia 11 Jun 2024 -- Vladimir Putin met in the Kremlin with Foreign Minister of the Republic of Turkiye Hakan Fidan.
• Exclusive: National security officers, experts refute false claims of 'everyone entering China will have their cellphones checked' Global Times 11 Jun 2024 -- Administrative Law Enforcement Procedures of the National Security Agencies and the Criminal Case Handling Procedures of the National Security Agencies, issued recently by China's Ministry of State Security (MSS) will take effect on July 1, 2024.
• China's state security authority unveils details of college student pretending to turn himself in Global Times 11 Jun 2024 -- China's Ministry of State Security on Tuesday unveiled a spy case in which a college student joined a foreign intelligence agency and then pretended to turn himself in, but was ultimately discovered by the national security authorities.
• Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Lin Jian's Regular Press Conference on June 11, 2024 PRC MofA 11 Jun 2024
• US blacklists 3 more Chinese firms for Uyghur slave labor Radio Free Asia 11 Jun 2024 -- Three more Chinese companies have been banned from exporting their products to the United States due to their alleged use of Uyghur forced labor, bringing the total number of blacklisted firms to 68.
• DHS Adds PRC-Based Seafood, Aluminum, and Footwear Entities to Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act Enforcement List DHS 11 Jun 2024 -- Today, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced the addition of three People's Republic of China (PRC)-based seafood, aluminum, and footwear companies to the Uygur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) Entity List. Through these actions, DHS is increasing its focus on seafood, aluminum, and shoes—sectors that play an important role in Xinjiang's economy - and ensuring goods made with forced labor are kept out of the U.S. market.
• Chinese FM Wang Yi attends BRICS Foreign Ministers' Meeting amid growing voice of Global South Global Times 11 Jun 2024 -- Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Monday called for the full leveraging of the strategic significance and political impact of "big BRICS," transforming the group into a new type of multilateral cooperation mechanism that is based on emerging markets and developing countries, globally oriented, and open and inclusive.
• Wang Yi attends BRICS Foreign Ministers' Meeting People's Daily 11 Jun 2024 -- Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Monday attended the BRICS Foreign Ministers' Meeting in the Russian city of Nizhny Novgorod.
• PLA activities in the waters and airspace around Taiwan ROC MND 11 Jun 2024
• Stronger response urged from U.S. to China's growing coercion near Taiwan CNA 11 Jun 2024 -- The United States should respond more strongly to China's growing gray zone coercion near Taiwan to help the country maintain the status quo in the region, said academics attending a forum hosted by The Project 2049 Institute in Arlington, Virginia on Monday.
• 10 Coast Guard personnel reprimanded over Chinese boat incursion CNA 11 Jun 2024 -- Taiwan's Coast Guard Administration (CGA) on Tuesday admitted negligence and reprimanded 10 personnel over an incident in which a Chinese speedboat illegally reached the Tamsui River mouth over the weekend.
• Coast guards to be disciplined over Chinese boat incursion: Minister CNA 11 Jun 2024 -- The Coast Guard personnel managing radar operations and monitoring stations near Tamsui, New Taipei will be held responsible for a Sunday incident in which a Chinese speedboat illegally entered the Tamsui River mouth, Taiwan's top official in charge of ocean affairs said Tuesday.
• Taiwan should be on high alert after speedboat incursion: Experts CNA 11 Jun 2024 -- Defense experts have urged Taiwan's government to be on high alert following the arrest of a Chinese national in New Taipei's Tamsui District who claimed to have driven a speedboat as part of a mission to "defect" from China to Taiwan.
• Cabinet officially requests Legislature reconsiders oversight bills CNA 11 Jun 2024 -- The Cabinet on Tuesday evening confirmed that it had submitted a request for the Legislature to reconsider recently passed law revisions aimed at improving its oversight of the executive branch.
• President approves request for Legislature to reconsider bills CNA 11 Jun 2024 -- President Lai Ching-te (賴清德) has signed off on a Cabinet request for the Legislature to reconsider recently passed law revisions aimed at improving the oversight of the executive branch.
• Detention of two Taiwanese in China sparks concern about personal safety VOA 11 Jun 2024 -- Taiwanese photographer Lin Jai-hang never thought a seemingly routine business trip to China would turn into a 12-hour detention at a Chinese police station.
• South Korea fires warning shots as North Korean soldiers cross border Radio Free Asia 11 Jun 2024 -- South Korean soldiers fired warning shots after a dozen soldiers from North Korea crossed one of the world's most fortified borders earlier this week, the South's military said Tuesday.
• Canadian court orders Ukraine airline to pay damages over jet downed in Iran IRNA 11 Jun 2024 -- A top Canadian court has ordered Ukraine International Airlines (UIA) to pay compensations to families of a plane that was downed near the Iranian capital Tehran more than four years ago amid high military tensions in the region.
• Iran to gain advantage from BRICS bank: Russia IRNA 11 Jun 2024 -- Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov has noted that Iran's membership in the BRICS New Development Bank will pave the way for the country's smooth accession to the structure of the bloc.
• Iran, Russia advance comprehensive treaty talks ISNA 11 Jun 2024 -- Iran's Acting Foreign Minister Ali Bagheri and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov convened on Monday during the sidelines of the BRICS foreign ministers' meeting in Nizhny Novgorod, Russia, to discuss on the finalization of a new comprehensive bilateral treaty.
• Lavrov says Russia and Iran fully agree on text of state treaty Press TV 11 Jun 2024 -- Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov says his country and Iran have reached full agreement on the text of a major cooperation deal that is expected to elevate relations between the two allied countries to a new level.
• Iran pres. candidates present plans as televised campaigns begin Press TV 11 Jun 2024 -- Iran's presidential candidates have outlined their programs as election campaigns have begun.
• Texas Men Sentenced for Conspiracy to Sell Sanctioned Iranian Petroleum to China US Treasury 11 Jun 2024 -- Two Texas men, both of whom were convicted at trial, were sentenced today to 45 months in prison for attempting to violate the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA), conspiracy to violate IEEPA and conspiracy to commit money laundering based on their attempt to transact in sanctioned petroleum and launder the proceeds.
• Zuma's party asks court to block sitting of new South African parliament VOA 11 Jun 2024 -- South Africa's third largest political party has asked the nation's top court to block the sitting of the newly elected parliament later this week, saying the May 29 election was marred by fraud.
• Germany's Scholz faces growing pressure after EU election defeat People's Daily 11 Jun 2024 -- Political pressure on German Chancellor Olaf Scholz is growing after the three parties of the current coalition government suffered heavy losses in the European Union (EU) elections on Sunday. As in other European countries, right-wing parties made significant gains.
• Death of Malawi Vice President Chilima US Dept. of State 11 Jun 2024
• Malawi's vice president, 9 others killed in plane crash VOA 11 Jun 2024 -- Malawi's president says Vice President Saulos Chilima and everyone traveling with him on a plane that went missing Monday have died. In a televised speech Tuesday, the president said the plane crashed in a dense forest in northern Malawi.
• Landsbergis meets with the European Commissioner: "Lithuania's strong stance on sanctions against Belarus has no impact on food security" Lithuania MFA 11 Jun 2024 -- On 10 June 2024, Lithuania's Minister of Foreign Affairs, Gabrielius Landsbergis, met with the European Commissioner for International Partnerships, Jutta Urpilainen, who was visiting Vilnius.
• Georgian Dream Plays Geopolitics To Shore Up Support At Home RFE/RL 11 Jun 2024 -- As Georgia's ruling party has taken a sharp turn toward authoritarianism and unleashed unprecedented rebukes of its Western partners, Russian officials have responded approvingly, spurring speculation about the once unthinkable: a Georgian geopolitical shift toward Russia.
• Romania's Ruling Parties Win Votes, But Extremists Reach European Parliament RFE/RL 11 Jun 2024 -- Partial results from Romania's local, mayoral, and European elections showed Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu's ruling Social Democrats (PSD) and their junior coalition partner, the Liberal Party (PNL), leading all groupings but unprecedented success for a 4-year-old party on the far right.
• Imposing Sanctions on Corrupt Actors in Guyana US Dept. of State 11 Jun 2024 -- The United States is imposing sanctions today on Nazar Mohamed, his son, Azruddin Mohamed, their company, Mohamed's Enterprise, and Mae Thomas, the former Permanent Secretary to Guyana's Minister of Home Affairs and current Permanent Secretary to the Ministry of Labour, for their roles in public corruption in Guyana.
• Treasury Targets Corruption Network in Guyana US Treasury 11 Jun 2024 -- Today, the Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctioned members of one of Guyana's wealthiest families, Nazar Mohamed (Nazar) and his son, Azruddin Mohamed (Azruddin), their company, Mohamed's Enterprise, and a Guyanese government official, Mae Thomas (Thomas), for their roles in public corruption in Guyana.Additionally, OFAC designated two other entities, Hadi's World and Team Mohamed's Racing Team, for being owned or controlled by Mohamed's Enterprise and Azruddin, respectively. These individuals and entities are sanctioned pursuant to Executive Order (E.O.) 13818, which builds upon and implements the Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act and targets perpetrators of serious human rights abuse and corruption around the world.
• US imposes sanctions on 3 individuals in Guyana VOA 11 Jun 2024 -- The United States is imposing sanctions against three individuals in Guyana, including a public official, on accusations of corruption, according to the State Department.