29 June 2024 Military News

INS SHIVALIK REACHES PEARL HARBOUR TO PARTICIPATE IN RIM OF THE PACIFIC EXERCISE (RIMPAC) - 24 India PIB 29 Jun 2024 -- Indian multi-role stealth frigate INS Shivalik, mission deployed in South China Sea and North Pacific Ocean, has reached Pearl Harbour in Hawaii to take part in the Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercise, which is world's largest naval exercise

UN chief lauds 'strong' new recommendations to limit proliferation of light weapons UN News 29 Jun 2024 -- The UN Secretary-General on Saturday praised the adoption of a "strong outcome document" at the end of a conference dedicated to combatting illicit small arms and light weapons worldwide, saying it was an important sign of progress.

Taliban stand firm against negotiating women's rights at Doha VOA 29 Jun 2024 -- The Taliban on Saturday ruled out any discussions on "internal issues" of Afghanistan, including women's rights, with international envoys at a crucial United Nations-hosted meeting in Doha, Qatar.

NPA remnants of Pantabangan clash urged to surrender Philippine News Agency 29 Jun 2024 -- National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) Executive Director, Undersecretary Ernesto Torres Jr., has urged remnants of the New People's Army (NPA) to surrender, abandon their armed struggle, and avail of the amnesty program of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.

Asian crime lords target Golden Triangle as they devise new markets VOA 29 Jun 2024 -- Crime empires embedded in Asia's "Golden Triangle" border areas are getting richer and more powerful, blurring the lines between the illicit economy and the legitimate one as they diversify from drugs to wildlife trafficking, cyber scams and money laundering, according to the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime.

China-financed Laos railway expands Beijing's reach in Southeast Asia VOA 29 Jun 2024 -- As Beijing weaves its web of roads and railways through Southeast Asia, a massive Chinese-financed infrastructure project in Laos is quietly reshaping the region's geopolitical landscape.
China looks to roll out economic reforms at key party conclave VOA 29 Jun 2024 -- Top Chinese leaders will gather in Beijing next month for a key political meeting that will likely reveal details of China's attempts to boost and reform its troubled economy.

Reformer Pezeshkian, Hard-Liner Jalili Headed To A Runoff In Iran's Presidential Election RFE/RL 29 Jun 2024 -- Preliminary final results showed that reformist lawmaker Masud Pezeshkian and hard-liner Saeed Jalili will head to a second-round, runoff vote in Iran's presidential election.
Who Is Saeed Jalili? RFE/RL 29 Jun 2024 -- Saeed Jalili is a hard-line conservative who has never held public office but has long been seen as a favorite of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and Iran's clerical establishment.
Who Is Masud Pezeshkian? RFE/RL 29 Jun 2024 -- Masud Pezeshkian is a reformist lawmaker representing the ethnic Azeri-majority province of West Azerbaijan in northwest Iran.
Takeaways From Iran's Record-Low Presidential Vote With No Winner RFE/RL 29 Jun 2024 -- The Islamic republic of Iran witnessed its lowest presidential-election turnout ever on June 28, when only around 40 percent of eligible voters cast their ballots.
Iran election heads to runoff; turnout numbers in dispute VOA 29 Jun 2024 -- None of the candidates for president proposed by the Iranian regime secured the necessary votes, the Ministry of Interior said Saturday. The top two vote-getters, Masoud Pezeshkian and Saeed Jalili, will advance to a runoff next Friday.

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