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• U.S. Central Command personnel reestablish temporary pier in Gaza to deliver humanitarian assistance CENTCOM 20 Jun 2024 -- At approximately 8:52 a.m. (Gaza time) June 19, United States Central Command (U.S. CENTCOM) personnel supporting the mission to deliver much-needed humanitarian aid to Palestinian civilians, re-anchored the temporary pier to the beach in Gaza.
• Gazan Aid Delivery Resumes Following Reopening of Temporary Pier DoD News 20 Jun 2024 -- The transfer of humanitarian aid from Cyprus to Gaza has resumed after U.S. Central Command personnel successfully reattached the command's temporary pier to the Gazan coastline Wednesday, the Pentagon has announced.
• Aid entering Gaza again via US-built temporary pier VOA 20 Jun 2024 -- Aid is again entering Gaza by sea though a U.S.-built temporary pier after the structure was reconnected to the beach earlier this week, a defense official told VOA on Thursday.
• June 20 Central Command Update CENTCOM 20 Jun 2024 -- In the past 24 hours, U.S. Central Command (USCENTCOM) forces successfully destroyed four Iranian-backed Houthi uncrewed surface vessels (USV) in the Red Sea, and two uncrewed aerial systems (UAS) over the Red Sea.
• Yemen operations testament to 'rise of Resistance Axis': Ansarullah Press TV 20 Jun 2024 -- Yemen's Ansarullah popular resistance movement says the country's anti-Israeli operations serve as a testament to the unity of the regional Axis of Resistance in support of Palestine.
• Yemen releases video of sinking ship during anti-Israeli operation Press TV 20 Jun 2024 -- Yemen's Armed Forces have released a video depicting a fateful attack by them on a ship that had violated their ban on entering the ports of the occupied Palestinian territories.
• Houthi Sinking of Merchant Ships in the Red Sea US Dept. of State 20 Jun 2024 -- The United States condemns the latest reckless and indiscriminate attacks on civilian ships by the Houthis. This includes the deliberate attacks on the M/V TUTOR, which sunk earlier this week, and the M/V VERBENA, which is abandoned and adrift in the Red Sea, posing a navigational hazard to other maritime traffic.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Turner Warns of Russia's Nuclear Anti-Satellite Weapons Program During Speech at CSIS House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence 20 Jun 2024 -- Today, Congressman Mike Turner (OH-10), Chairman of the House Permanent Select on Intelligence, a senior member of the House Armed Services Committee, and head of the U.S. delegation to the NATO Parliamentary Assembly delivered a major speech about the Russian nuclear anti-satellite threat at the Center for Strategic and International Studies.
• US 'sleepwalking' into space disaster, lawmaker warns VOA 20 Jun 2024 -- A key U.S. lawmaker warned Thursday that Russia is on the verge of ushering in the end of the Space Age with its new, nuclear anti-satellite weaponry.
• Pentagon Press Secretary Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder Holds a Press Briefing DoD 20 Jun 2024
• Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova's comment on NATO countries' defence expenditure report Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 20 Jun 2024
• Romanian President Withdraws NATO Bid, Clearing Final Hurdle For Rutte RFE/RL 20 Jun 2024 -- Romanian President Klaus Iohannis has withdrawn his bid to replace outgoing NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg, allowing Romania to throw its support behind the candidacy of Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte, who is backed by all the other 31 members of the alliance.
• Secretary General praises Canada's NATO contributions in visit to Ottawa NATO 20 Jun 2024 -- Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg visited Ottawa on Wednesday (19 June 2024) to meet with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and discuss final preparations for the Washington Summit in July.
• Prime Minister Justin Trudeau meets with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg Prime Minister of Canada 20 Jun 2024 -- Yesterday, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau met with the Secretary General of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), Jens Stoltenberg.
• Russia Thinking About Possible Changes To Its Nuclear Doctrine - Putin Sputnik 20 Jun 2024 -- Russia may consider amending nuclear deterrence policy, Russian President Vladimir Putin warned.
• Russian Defence Minister Andrei Belousov issues series of instructions for development of Pacific Fleet as result of his work in region Russia MoD 20 Jun 2024 -- While summarising the results of the working trip, Andrei Belousov set a number of tasks for further development of the military and social infrastructure of the Pacific Fleet.
• Andrei Belousov orders large-scale reconstruction of largest military sanatorium in Far East Russia MoD 20 Jun 2024 -- Russian Defence Minister Andrei Belousov has ordered the reconstruction of the 'Okeansky Sanatorium' branch of the Russian Defence Ministry's 'Dalnevostovny Sanatorium and Resort Complex' State-owned Federal State Institution near Vladivostok, as well as the inclusion of the sanatorium in the programme to create standard rehabilitation centres for participants of the special military operations on the territories of military health resorts.
• Russian Defence Minister Andrei Belousov inspects residential facilities of Russian Ministry of Defence in Snegovaya Padi (Vladivostok) Russia MoD 20 Jun 2024 -- Within the framework of inspection of military units of the Pacific Fleet, the head of the Russian military department together with the Governor of Primorsky Krai Oleg Kozhemyaka visited the construction site of the housing fund for servicemen and heard reports of the garrison command and representatives of the developer.
• U.S. To 'Reprioritize' Missile Sales To Speed Ukraine Deliveries RFE/RL 20 Jun 2024 -- The United States will "reprioritize" planned deliveries of Patriot air-defense missiles to get them to Ukraine faster, White House National Security Council spokesman John Kirby said on June 20 as Washington works to fill Kyiv's "desperate need" for more air-defense capabilities.
• US to rush air defense missiles to Ukraine VOA 20 Jun 2024 -- The White House announced Thursday it would move Ukraine to the front of the line for deliveries of powerful air defense missiles, after a barrage of Russian missile and drone attacks damaged energy facilities throughout the besieged country.
• Ukraine and Ireland Discussed Peace Summit Outcomes and Future Bilateral Security Agreement President of Ukraine 20 Jun 2024
• South Korea says to reconsider supply of weaponry to Ukraine Press TV 20 Jun 2024 -- South Korea says it will review the possibility of supplying weapons to Ukraine, after North Korea and Russia signed a mutual defense pact during President Vladimir Putin's visit to Pyongyang.
• PLA Navy's new submarine makes official debut Global Times 20 Jun 2024 -- The Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy revealed a new type of submarine in celebration of the 70th founding anniversary of its submarine force, with analysts saying on Thursday that the uniquely designed boat offers enhanced stealth and has already reached operational capability.
• Xi Jinping visits Mao's caves Radio Free Asia 20 Jun 2024 -- President Xi Jinping has led top military brass on a pilgrimage of caves that were a key revolutionary base for the late supreme leader Mao Zedong, state media reported, a move analysts said was aimed at strengthening grip over the People's Liberation Army.
• Xi stresses PLA's political loyalty at crucial meeting held in old revolutionary base People's Daily 20 Jun 2024 -- Chinese President Xi Jinping emphasized the armed forces' political loyalty as a crucial meeting on the political work in the military was held in Yan'an, an old revolutionary base in northwest China's Shaanxi Province.
• Suicide drones to be delivered to Taiwan 2024-2025: U.S. State Department CNA 20 Jun 2024 -- The Switchblade 300 loitering munitions and ALTIUS 600M-V unmanned aerial vehicles that Taiwan has ordered from the United States are scheduled for delivery between this year and 2025, the U.S. Department of State (DOS) indicated on Wednesday.
• Taiwan's Air Force conducts large-scale joint air defense drills CNA 20 Jun 2024 -- Taiwan's Air Force in the early hours of Thursday conducted air defense exercises in multiple zones aimed at preparing the armed forces for possible attacks from China on critical military infrastructure and bases, according to a military source with direct knowledge of the matter.
• HMAS Sydney departs for regional presence deployment Australia DOD 20 Jun 2024 -- HMAS Sydney has departed for its regional presence deployment - the Australian Defence Force's continued commitment to regional security.
• Finland and Norway sign a Memorandum of Understanding Finnish MoD 20 Jun 2024 -- Norway's Minister of Defence Bjørn Arild Gram and Finland's Minister of Defence Antti Häkkänen signed a Memorandum of Understanding on defence cooperation between the two countries in Bodø, Norway, on 20 June 2024.
• Baiba Braže and Radosław Sikorski: Joint action by Latvia and Poland to tackle Russia's threat and strengthen external borders contributes to the security of the whole EU and NATO Latvia MFA 20 Jun 2024 -- On 20 June 2024, during her working visit to Poland, the Minister of Foreign Affairs Baiba Braže, met with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Poland Radosław Sikorski, the Deputy Minister of the Interior and Administration Maciej Duszczyk, and the Deputy Head of the Joint Transitional Cabinet of the Belarusian Democratic Forces and Member of the Presidium of the Coordination Council Pavel Latushka, as well as with representatives from the Ukrainian Communications Group established by Poland and the United States of America.
• Permanent Secretary Salm in Paris: Defence relations between Estonia and France are at an all-time high Estonia MoD 20 Jun 2024 -- Today, meeting in Paris with leaders in the French defence and security sectors, Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Defence Kusti Salm noted that relations between Estonia and France in defence matters are at an all-time high.
• Military transport corridor to be established in the north Government of Norway 20 Jun 2024 -- 'The fact that Norway, Sweden and Finland are now united in NATO is good for Norwegian, Nordic and Allied security. And today we have achieved an important milestone. We have agreed to establish a military transport corridor through North Norway, North Sweden and North Finland. This will make it possible to move personnel and equipment quickly from Norwegian harbours through Sweden and into Finland,' said Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre.
• Strengthening security and defence cooperation in the northern Nordic region Government of Norway 20 Jun 2024 -- Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre, Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson and Finnish President Alexander Stubb were in Bodø on Wednesday and Thursday this week. Discussions at the high-level meeting were focused on the efforts to strengthen security and defence cooperation in the northern Nordic region.
• K2 tanks will be produced in Poland Poland - Ministry of National Defence 20 Jun 2024 -- "We have full confirmation of the will to cooperate and provide all technical information as soon as possible so that Polish armament industry can prepare for the production of K2 tanks in Poland. (...) This is a huge effort of the Polish Armaments Group. All efforts and resources are directed towards commencing the production as soon as possible. We are talking about another executive contract for 180 K2 tanks, which we want to sign during Kielce defence industry exposistion. The goal is for tanks to be produced in Poland starting with current tranche," said Deputy Prime Minister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz after the end of Thursday's talks with the South Korean delegation.
• PH Navy deploys missile boat to Western Mindanao Philippine News Agency 20 Jun 2024 -- The Philippine Navy (PN) on Thursday announced it has deployed one of its newly-acquired Acero-class missile gunboats to the Zamboanga City-based Naval Forces Western Mindanao (NFWM), as part of efforts to boost its patrol and external defense capabilities.
• Secretary Blinken's Call with Azerbaijani President Aliyev US Dept. of State 20 Jun 2024
• On-the-Record Press Gaggle by White House National Security Communications Advisor John Kirby The White House 20 Jun 2024
• Readout of National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan's Meeting with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg The White House 20 Jun 2024

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Ukraine Conflict News
• 20 June 2024 - Daily Press Briefing by the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General United Nations 20 Jun 2024

Operation Iron Swords / Operation Al-Aqsa Flood

• PM Netanyahu Visits ISA Special Operations Unit Israel - Prime Minister 20 Jun 2024 -- Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, today ,visited the ISA Special Operations Unit, together with his Military Secretary, Maj.-Gen. Roman Gofman, ISA Director Ronen Bar, the ISA Deputy Director and the Head of the ISA Operations Branch.
• PM Netanyahu Meets with the Families of Deceased Hostages Israel - Prime Minister 20 Jun 2024 -- Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to the Families of Deceased Hostages: "We are committed to returning everyone, all 120 hostages - living and deceased. Even if this is in stages, we will not give up on anyone."
• Gaza today: Scorching heat, visible signs of wasting and heavy fighting UN News 20 Jun 2024 -- Desperate shortages of essentials in Gaza have left the enclave's most vulnerable individuals struggling to carry on amid stifling heat, heavy fighting, disease spread and a breakdown in law and order, UN humanitarians warned on Thursday.
• US calls Israel's criticism of weapons deliveries 'deeply disappointing' VOA 20 Jun 2024 -- The White House on Thursday expressed disappointment over Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's recent criticism of U.S. weapons deliveries to his country, calling the statements vexing.
• Secretary Blinken's Meeting with Israeli Minister of Strategic Affairs Dermer and National Security Advisor Hanegbi US Dept. of State 20 Jun 2024
• Resistance must make Israel pay heavier price for aggression: Iran interim FM Press TV 20 Jun 2024 -- Iran's Interim Foreign Minister Ali Bagheri Kani says Palestinian resistance groups must make use of their entire capacities to force Israel to pay a heavier price for its aggression in the Gaza Strip.
• Statement by the Government Spokesman, Mr Konstantinos Letymbiotis Press and Information Office, Ministry of Interior, Republic of Cyprus 20 Jun 2024 -- Any public allegations that refer to an involvement of Cyprus, through its infrastructure or its territory, in the event of a confrontation that relates to Lebanon are totally groundless. Cyprus has never facilitated and will not facilitate any aggressive action or attack against any country.
• PH calls for prompt implementation of resolution on Gaza ceasefire Philippine News Agency 20 Jun 2024 -- The Philippines, through the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA), on Thursday called for the "prompt implementation" of a United Nations Security Council (UNSC) resolution that calls for an immediate ceasefire and hostage release in the Gaza Strip.
• DFA Statement on the Adoption of the UN Security Council Resolution on Ceasefire and Hostage Release in Gaza Philippines DFA 20 Jun 2024 -- The Philippines commends the collaborative efforts of Member States of the UN Security Council in crafting Resolution S/RES/2735, which underscores the urgent need to address the escalating crisis in Gaza. The resolution reaffirms the international community's commitment to upholding peace and stability in the region.
• Hamas can't be eliminated: Zionist army spox IRNA 20 Jun 2024 -- The spokesman of the Zionist army has caused an uproar after acknowledging the regime's inability to destroy the Palestinian resistance movement Hamas movement and calling the talk of eliminating this movement a deception.
• Hagari's acknowledgment of Hamas invincibility attests to Israel's defeat in Gaza: Official Press TV 20 Jun 2024 -- A senior Hamas official says remarks by Israeli military spokesperson Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari on the impossibility of eliminating the Palestinian resistance group shows that the regime has failed in its genocidal war on the Gaza Strip.
• Global worries grow over wider regional war amid Israel-Lebanon tension Global Times 20 Jun 2024 -- The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said on Wednesday that plans for an attack in southern Lebanon had been approved and steps had been taken to accelerate "readiness of troops in the field."
• Hezbollah retaliates with rocket barrage after Israel kills member IRNA 20 Jun 2024 -- The Lebanese resistance movement Hezbollah launched a barrage of rockets into northern occupied Palestine in retaliation for the Israeli assassination of one of its fighters.
• Hezbollah targets Israeli outpost in response to attack on southern Lebanon Press TV 20 Jun 2024 -- The Lebanese resistance movement Hezbollah has fired dozens of projectiles into the northern occupied territories in retaliation for an Israeli attack in southern Lebanon.
• US using floating pier near Gaza as military base: Ansarullah IRNA 20 Jun 2024 -- The leader of Yemen's ruling Ansarullah movement has accused Washington of deception, noting that the US is using its floating dock off the coast of Gaza as a military base rather than for delivering aid.
• Houthi: US pier in Gaza serving as military structure for Washington Press TV 20 Jun 2024 -- Yemen's Ansarullah leader says the US-built pier to purportedly bring aid deliveries to the Gaza Strip serves to advance Washington's military agenda.
• Battles intensify between Palestinian resistance fighters, Israeli forces in Rafah Press TV 20 Jun 2024 -- Battles have intensified between Palestinian resistance fighters and Israeli forces in Rafah as the regime's tanks push into the southern Gaza Strip city.

Other Conflicts

• South China Sea: Statement by the Spokesperson on recent developments European External Action Service (EEAS) 20 Jun 2024 -- The European Union is deeply concerned by the latest dangerous actions taken by Chinese Coast Guard and Maritime Militia vessels near the Second Thomas Shoal, in the South China Sea, on Monday 17 June. These actions caused damage to Philippine vessels and injury to official personnel.
• 'Barbarians', PH Navy exec says of China Coast Guard over WPS row Philippine News Agency 20 Jun 2024 -- A ranking Philippine Navy (PN) official on Thursday called the China Coast Guard (CCG) a "band of barbarians" for their aggressive actions against Manila's recent resupply mission to its contingent in Ayungin Shoal in the West Philippine Sea (WPS).
• Senators urge DFA to boost diplomacy after CCG harassment in Ayungin Philippine News Agency 20 Jun 2024 -- The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) must strengthen its diplomatic mechanisms in dealing with the continued bullying and harassment by Chinese troops in the West Philippine Sea (WPS), several senators said on Thursday.
• AFP: Increasing Chinese aggression won't deter PH resupply missions Philippine News Agency 20 Jun 2024 -- China's increasingly aggressive actions will not prevent the Philippines from carrying out rotation and resupply (RORE) missions to its troops in the West Philippine Sea (WPS), Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) chief Gen. Romeo Brawner Jr. said Thursday.
• Canada Must Respect Chinese Territorial Sovereignty, Interest in South-China Sea, China Says Sputnik 20 Jun 2024 -- China strongly condemns a statement issued by the Canadian government on the South China Sea and urges Ottawa to respect Beijing's territorial sovereignty and interests in the region, the spokesperson for the Chinese Embassy in Ottawa told Sputnik on Wednesday.
• 'A Big Betrayal': Afghan Women Sound The Alarm Ahead Of Key International Event That Will Include Taliban RFE/RL 20 Jun 2024 -- Leading Afghan women's rights activists have sounded the alarm ahead of a major international conference on Afghanistan hosted by the United Nations.
• Afghan evacuees in limbo: Humanitarian parole leaves 1,000s facing uncertainty in US VOA 20 Jun 2024 -- In 2021, the United States began one of its biggest humanitarian evacuations in history as it withdrew from Afghanistan, resettling more than 80,000 Afghans fleeing Taliban rule in the initial weeks of Operation Allies Welcome. However, they were brought into the U.S. through the humanitarian parole process that gives temporary immigration status to the displaced persons. But how has this temporary status affected Afghan evacuees in the U.S.?
• Iran rejects US claims, backs resolution of Yemen crisis via diplomatic channels: UN envoy Press TV 20 Jun 2024 -- Iran's ambassador and permanent representative to the United Nations has dismissed a recent US accusation regarding Yemen, stressing that the Islamic Republic has invariably been espousing a peaceful solution to the long-standing crisis in Yemen through diplomatic channels.
• Germany Blasted For Considering Deportations Of Afghans, Syrians RFE/RL 20 Jun 2024 -- A push for Germany to consider the viability of using third countries to deport Afghan and Syrian refugees and process asylum seekers is meeting stiff resistance from rights groups and advocates.
• Senior Myanmar monk shot dead by junta soldiers, colleague says Radio Free Asia 20 Jun 2024 -- A senior Buddhist monk in Myanmar was shot dead Wednesday in his car as it left an airport in the central Mandalay region — an attack perpetrated by junta soldiers, according to another monk who was in the car with him.
• Haiti faces record displacement amid escalating gang violence UN News 20 Jun 2024 -- Escalating gang violence and political instability in Haiti have forced a record 578,074 people from their homes this year, making it the country with the largest number of displacements due to crime-related violence, UN independent human rights experts said on Thursday.
• Press Statement on Democratic Republic of the Congo UN Security Council 20 Jun 2024 -- The members of the Security Council condemned in the strongest terms the recent series of attacks by the 23 March Movement (M23), that have resulted in civilian casualties and in one peacekeeper wounded.
• Analysts: Presence of foreign actors complicates Sudan war situation VOA 20 Jun 2024 -- As Sudan's humanitarian crisis grows more dire, concerns are growing that foreign actors with interests in Sudan are complicating the situation and making it harder to end a 14-month war that has driven millions from their homes and has put parts of the country on the brink of famine.

News Reports

• In US, fake news websites now outnumber real local media sites VOA 20 Jun 2024 -- Fake websites masquerading as news now outnumber legitimate local news websites, with Russia playing a leading role in their proliferation, say media analysts.
• Foreign Agents Bill Adopted in Canada With Unprecedented Speed - Russian Foreign Ministry Sputnik 20 Jun 2024 -- On June 3, the Speaker of the Georgian Parliament, Shalva Papuashvili, signed the debatable law on foreign agents.
• Budapest Convention reaches 75 Parties Council of Europe 20 Jun 2024 -- Benin, Fiji and Kiribati have acceded to the Convention on Cybercrime. With these new accessions, made in Strasbourg on 20 June in the presence of Deputy Secretary General Bjørn Berge, 75 States are now Parties, two have signed it and 18 have been invited to accede to the Convention.
• Summit on Peace in Ukraine: first NCSC report on Cyber Situation Network Federal Council - Swiss Government 20 Jun 2024 -- Even before the Summit on Peace in Ukraine got under way, cyberattacks on the conference and network infrastructure in Switzerland were expected. A number of cyberattacks were then confirmed, but they were all detected early and quickly averted. In order to jointly counter the expected cyberattacks, Switzerland set up a Cyber Situation Network coordinated by the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC). Today, the NCSC published an initial review of the work of the Cyber Situation Network.
• Mexico-Based Drug Cartel Leaders Indicted and Sanctioned US Dept. of Justice 20 Jun 2024 -- Rodolfo Maldonado-Bustos, also known as Don Jose, and Euclides Camacho-Goicochea, also known as El Quilles, who occupy leadership roles in the La Nueva Familia Michoacana drug cartel, were charged by a federal grand jury with conspiracy to possess with the intent to distribute heroin and conspiracy to import heroin into the United States.
• United States Sanctions Key La Nueva Familia Michoacana Members US Dept. of State 20 Jun 2024 -- In close coordination with the Government of Mexico and in support of President Biden's Unity Agenda, today the U.S. Department of the Treasury imposed sanctions on eight individuals affiliated with La Nueva Familia Michoacana, including leaders Rodolfo Maldonado Busto and Josue Ramirez Carrera.
• Secretary Yellen Announces Sanctions Against Top Leaders of Mexico's La Nueva Familia Michoacana Drug Cartel, New Fentanyl Advisory US Treasury 20 Jun 2024 -- Today, alongside law enforcement leaders in Atlanta, Georgia, Secretary Yellen announced that the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has sanctioned eight Mexico-based targets affiliated with La Nueva Familia Michoacana drug cartel for trafficking fentanyl, cocaine, and methamphetamine into the United States.
• Cyber threats will present an ever greater number of risks to international peace and security: UK statement at the UN Security Council UK FCDO 20 Jun 2024 -- Statement by UK Permanent Representative to the UN Ambassador Barbara Woodward at the UN Security Council meeting on cybersecurity.
• UN chief warns of 'cyber mercenaries' amid spike in weaponising digital tools UN News 20 Jun 2024 -- UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Thursday highlighted the dual-edged nature of cyberspace, stressing its potential for both immense benefits and significant risks when misused.
• Security Council Holds Open Debate on Addressing Evolving Threats in Cyberspace UN Security Council 20 Jun 2024
• Amid Growing Cybersecurity Threats, Rule of Law in Digital Sphere Critical to Ensure New Technologies Are Used for Common Good, Secretary-General Tells Security Council UN Security Council 20 Jun 2024
• Secretary-General's remarks to the Security Council's High-Level Debate on "Maintenance of International Peace and Security: Addressing Evolving Threats in Cyberspace" UN Secretary-General 20 Jun 2024
• EU Countries Agree On Fresh Russia Sanctions That Include Ban On Liquefied Gas RFE/RL 20 Jun 2024 -- European Union ambassadors on June 20 approved a fresh package of sanctions on Russia over its invasion of Ukraine aimed primarily at closing loopholes that exist in previous restrictions and targeting for the first time Moscow's lucrative liquefied natural gas (LNG) industry.
• Putin visits Vietnam, aiming to renew Cold War ties Radio Free Asia 20 Jun 2024 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin was given a grand welcome with a 21-gun salute on Thursday after arriving in old ally Vietnam on a trip that is likely to be promoted by Moscow as more evidence of the West's failure to isolate him over the invasion of Ukraine.
• Putin Calls For 'New Security Architecture' For Asia On Visit To Vietnam RFE/RL 20 Jun 2024 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin said on June 20 that it is time for a "new security architecture" for Asia as he wrapped up a short visit to Vietnam.
• Russian-Vietnamese Strategic Partnership: Key Takeaways From Putin-Lam Talks Sputnik 20 Jun 2024 -- Vladimir Putin's state visit to Vietnam began in the early hours of Thursday morning when his plane landed at Hanoi's Noi Bai International Airport, shortly after the Russian president met with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in Pyongyang.
• Moscow, Hanoi deepen ties to 'Washington's annoyance' Global Times 20 Jun 2024 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin has arrived in Vietnamese capital Hanoi after a state visit to Pyongyang, starting his first visit to the country since 2017, drawing an anxious tone of criticism from the US.
• Meeting with President of the National Assembly of Vietnam Tran Thanh Man President of Russia 20 Jun 2024 -- Vladimir Putin had a conversation with President of the National Assembly of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam Tran Thanh Man.
• Meeting with Prime Minister of the Government of Vietnam Pham Minh Chinh President of Russia 20 Jun 2024 -- Vladimir Putin met with Prime Minister of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam Phạm Minh Chính. The talks were held in the working breakfast format.
• Meeting with General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee Nguyen Phu Trong President of Russia 20 Jun 2024 -- Vladimir Putin met with General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee (CPVCC) Nguyen Phu Trong. The talks took place in the CPVCC building.
• Gala reception for the President of Russia President of Russia 20 Jun 2024 -- President of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam To Lam hosted a gala reception in honour of the President of Russia at the Hanoi Opera House.
• Answers to questions from Russian journalists President of Russia 20 Jun 2024 -- In conclusion of his state visit to Vietnam, Vladimir Putin answered questions from Russian media.
• Putin visits Vietnam to establish new 'security architecture' Press TV 20 Jun 2024 -- President Vladimir Putin of Russia has made a state visit to Vietnam aimed at bolstering ties to establish a new "security architecture" in the region.
• Amid Growing U.S.- Russian Tensions, Dual Citizen Goes On Trial In Yekaterinburg RFE/RL 20 Jun 2024 -- The trial of U.S.-Russian citizen Ksenia Karelina (married name Khavana) in the Russian Urals city of Yekaterinburg began with the judge ruling that the proceedings on a treason charge will take place behind closed doors.
• Moscow awaits US response to prisoner swap proposal VOA 20 Jun 2024 -- About a week before American journalist Evan Gershkovich is set to stand trial in Russia on espionage charges he denies, Russia said Wednesday it had presented its ideas for a prisoner swap to the United States and was waiting for a reply.
• Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Lin Jian's Regular Press Conference on June 20, 2024 PRC MofA 20 Jun 2024
• Chinese premier sees mixed success in Asia-Pacific charm offensive VOA 20 Jun 2024 -- Chinese Premier Li Qiang has wrapped up a three-country tour of the Asia-Pacific region, boosting trade ties and rebuilding relations. But the trip also saw a reemergence of some thorny diplomatic issues.
• Human rights groups call for UN update, action on China's Xinjiang VOA 20 Jun 2024 -- Human rights groups on Thursday called for the United Nations to act and provide more updates on a report published nearly two years ago about a range of rights violations in China's remote western region of Xinjiang.
• China sees a sharp drop in marriages Radio Free Asia 20 Jun 2024 -- The number of Chinese couples getting married for the first time tumbled 8.3% in the first quarter, resuming its slide over the past decade amid a tanking economy, rampant youth unemployment, growing awareness of gender equality and changing priorities.
• Newly appointed school heads in Hong Kong attend lecture on national security law People's Daily 20 Jun 2024 -- More than 70 new primary and secondary school principals of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) have attended a lecture on national security law.
• Cabinet, opposition lawmakers remain at odds over oversight bills CNA 20 Jun 2024 -- The Cabinet and opposition party lawmakers on Thursday continued to argue over recently passed amendments that enhance oversight of the executive branch, just one day before the Legislature votes on the revisions again after they were sent back by the Cabinet for reconsideration.
• 8 retired Taiwan military, police officers held in China in past year: MAC CNA 20 Jun 2024 -- At least eight Taiwanese retired military and police personnel have been detained in China in the past year, the Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) said Thursday, urging individuals with similar backgrounds to stay cautious if they travel there.
• China strongly opposes US sales of drones and missiles to Taiwan island: FM spokesperson Global Times 20 Jun 2024 -- The US once again sold arms to the island of Taiwan in disregard of China's repeated opposition and serious protests, which severely undermines China's sovereignty and security interests, seriously harms China-US relations and peace and stability across the Taiwan Straits, sending a gravely wrong signal to the Taiwan independence separatist forces, the Chinese Foreign Ministry said on Thursday in response to a military sale approved by the US State Department to the island of Taiwan.
• PLA activities in the waters and airspace around Taiwan ROC MND 20 Jun 2024
• Iran censures Canada for blacklisting IRGC IRNA 20 Jun 2024 -- The Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman has strongly condemned Canada for designating the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) as a terrorist organization, calling the move political-motivated, provocative and irrational.
• Iran: Canada's blacklisting of IRGC 'mindless gift to Israel, terrorists' Press TV 20 Jun 2024 -- Iran's interim Foreign Minister Ali Bagheri Kani has denounced the Canadian government's decision to blacklist the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC), describing it as a senseless gift to the bloodthirsty Israeli regime, terrorists and enemies of peace and stability in West Asia.
• Unwise move: Iran says reserves right to give proper response to Canada's blacklisting of IRGC Press TV 20 Jun 2024 -- Iran says it reserves the right to reciprocate with a "proper" response Canada's unlawful act to designate the country's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) as a "terrorist organization."
• Canada's move against IRGC 'a gift' to Israel, terrorists: Iran acting FM IRNA 20 Jun 2024 -- Iran's Acting Foreign Minister Ali Bagheri Kani has said that Canada's decision to designate the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) as a terrorist organization is a gift to the Israeli regime, terrorists and other enemies of peace and stability in the West Asia region.
• Canada takes another hostile action against Iran IRNA 20 Jun 2024 -- Canada's federal government, in yet another hostile and reckless move, has announced that it will placed Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) on its so-called list of terrorist organizations.
• Adviser To Iranian Presidential Candidate Praised After Storming Off TV Set RFE/RL 20 Jun 2024 -- Supporters of Iranian reformist presidential candidate Masud Pezeshkian have praised his adviser Mohammad Fazeli for storming off the set of a live televised discussion program after a fiery exchange with a hard-line pundit.
• Journalists' killings mount amid declining freedoms in Pakistan VOA 20 Jun 2024 -- As Pakistan this week celebrated Eid al-Adha — the festival coinciding with the Hajj pilgrimage — journalists in the country mourned the loss of yet another colleague.
• Indian court grants bail to one of Modi's chief opponents VOA 20 Jun 2024 -- An Indian court granted bail Thursday to one of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's chief opponents.
• A US Congressional delegation calls on Prime Minister Narendra Modi India MEA 20 Jun 2024 -- A seven-member US Congressional delegation led by Rep. Michael McCaul, Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, called on Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi today.
• Kazakh President Signs Into Law Controversial Bill On Media RFE/RL 20 Jun 2024 -- Kazakh President Qasym-Zhomart Toqaev has signed into law a controversial bill on mass media that will hinder journalists from getting comments from officials and interviews.
• UN rapporteur: Fundamental freedoms systematically repressed in Eritrea VOA 20 Jun 2024 -- A human rights expert says the Eritrean government is maintaining its iron grip on society by systematically repressing the fundamental rights and freedoms of its people through violent and threatening means.
• Georgia looks to China for investment; critics fear turn from West VOA 20 Jun 2024 -- Chinese investment in Georgia is set to increase significantly after a Chinese-led consortium was awarded the contract to develop a deep-sea megaport on Georgia's Black Sea coast, part of Beijing's envisaged 'Middle Corridor' trade route to Europe. But critics say the Georgian government is putting the country's economy and democracy at risk by turning away from Western partners and toward the east.