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• US airbase in Iraq targeted by drones in second such attack in months Press TV 17 Jul 2024 -- The Ain al-Asad air base housing US troops in Iraq has come under a drone attack, a week ahead of an expected visit by a high-level Iraqi military delegation to Washington to continue talks on ending the American-led military coalition's presence in the Arab country.
• Aid to Flow to Gaza via Land Route From Israel's Port of Ashdod DoD News 17 Jul 2024 -- The mission to get humanitarian aid to Gaza via the temporary pier, which the military calls Joint Logistics Over-the-Shore, or JLOTS, has ended, the deputy commander of U.S. Central Command told the news media today.
• US to dismantle temporary pier built to deliver aid into Gaza VOA 17 Jul 2024 -- The U.S. military is dismantling the temporary pier it built to deliver aid to Palestinians in Gaza via the sea but will continue to help transfer aid for Gaza from Cyprus to the Israeli port of Ashdod, U.S. officials said Wednesday.
• Maersk says Red Sea shipping disruptions having global effects Press TV 17 Jul 2024 -- Denmark's giant shipping company Maersk says the disruptions to its container shipping via the Red Sea have extended to its entire ocean network amid Yemen's attacks on Israel-bound vessels.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Statement by Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III on the Exoneration of American Sailors Unjustly Accused After the Port Chicago Tragedy of 1944 DoD 17 Jul 2024
• Readout of Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III's Call With Philippine Secretary of National Defense Gilberto Teodoro Jr. DoD 17 Jul 2024
• Defense Innovation Board Holds Summer 2024 Meeting DoD 17 Jul 2024 -- The Defense Innovation Board (DIB) held its summer board meeting in the Pentagon, July 17, 2024.
• APS-2 horizontal engineer equipment turn-in closes out Resolute Castle 24 in Romania Army News 17 Jul 2024 -- Under sweltering July heat with temperatures reaching 100+ degrees Fahrenheit in Cincu, a team from Army Field Support Battalion-Benelux started receiving a horizontal engineer construction company's worth of Army Prepositioned Stocks-2 equipment back from the 104th Engineer Company (Construction) following the unit's nearly 3-month deployment to Europe in support of Resolute Castle 24.
• DAF, RAF leaders sign Shared Vision Statement on 21st century cooperation US Air Force 17 Jul 2024 -- Leaders of the U.S. Air Force, U.S. Space Force and the Royal Air Force have renewed their Services' commitment to bolstering air and space integration at the operational and tactical levels.
• USS Blue Ridge arrives in Port Klang, Malaysia US Navy 17 Jul 2024 -- U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) and embarked 7th Fleet staff arrived in Port Klang, Malaysia for a routine port visit, July 17, 2024.
• Commander, U.S. 7th Fleet Hosts Subject Matter Expert Exchange in Cam Ranh, Vietnam US Navy 17 Jul 2024 -- Sailors assigned to U.S. 7th Fleet and Coast Guardsmen assigned to the Legend-class cutter USCGC Waesche (WMSL 751) took part in a Subject Matter Expert Exchanges (SMEE) with members of the Vietnamese Armed Forces in Cam Ranh, Vietnam, July 9-11.
• USNS BURLINGTON ARRIVES IN LIMÓN, COSTA RICA, FOR CONTINUING PROMISE 2024 DEPLOYMENT US Navy 17 Jul 2024 -- USNS Burlington (T-EPF 10), an expeditionary fast transport ship, arrived in Limon, Costa Rica, July 16, 2024 as part of U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command/U.S. 4th Fleet's Continuing Promise 2024.
• US, Philippines Hold Coast Guard Exercise in South China Sea Sputnik 17 Jul 2024 -- The United States and the Philippines have conducted a coast guard exercise in the South China Sea, the US 7th Fleet said on Wednesday.
• Eagle Partner 24 kicks off in Yerevan, strengthening U.S.-Armenia military ties EUCOM 17 Jul 2024 -- Hundreds of U.S. and Armenian armed forces service members gathered at the parade field of the Vazgen Sargsyan Military School for the opening ceremony of the Eagle Partner 24 exercise July 15, 2024.
• NATO's new office in Jordan signals alliance's growing focus on Mideast VOA 17 Jul 2024 -- NATO's decision to open its first liaison office in Jordan - the first in the Middle East - reflects the alliance's growing concerns about Iran and Russia's increased influence in the region.
• Pacific Fleet detachment crosses Suez Canal and enters Red Sea Russia MoD 17 Jul 2024 -- A detachment of ships of the Pacific Fleet made up of the missile cruiser Guards Order of Nakhimov Varyag and frigate Marshal Shaposhnikov has passed the Suez Canal and entered the Red Sea.
• Deputy Russian Defence Minister Colonel General Aleksandr Fomin meets Ambassador of Iraq Haider Al Athari Russia MoD 17 Jul 2024 -- Deputy Minister of Defence of the Russian Federation Colonel General Aleksandr Fomin held a working meeting with Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Iraq to the Russian Federation Haider Al Athari.
• Russia, China taking space into dangerous territory, US says VOA 17 Jul 2024 -- Russia and China are edging ever closer to unleashing space-based weapons, a decision that could have far-reaching implications for America's ability to defend itself, U.S. military and intelligence agencies warn.
• New deepfake tech could help military with anti-cognitive warfare: Institute CNA 17 Jul 2024 -- A defense research and development institute said Tuesday that it had boosted its deepfake technology capabilities which could help the military with anti-cognitive warfare.
• Taiwan's premier responds to Trump remark island should pay for defense VOA 17 Jul 2024 -- Taiwanese Premier Cho Jung-tai has responded to remarks from former U.S. President Donald Trump that the island should pay more for defense, saying Taiwan is willing to shoulder more responsibility.
• Taiwan willing to do more for self-defense: Premier Cho CNA 17 Jul 2024 -- Taiwan is willing to shoulder more responsibility for its self-defense, Premier Cho Jung-tai (卓榮泰) said Wednesday, when asked to respond to Donald Trump's recent comments on Taiwan.
• Aircraft carrier Shandong joined by two large destroyers in far seas drill Global Times 17 Jul 2024 -- Joined by two Type 055 large destroyers and hosting intensive aircraft operations, the Shandong carrier group of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy displayed full operational capability during the ongoing far seas drill in the West Pacific, experts said on Wednesday.
• Detection of improvised explosive devices: armasuisse takes part in a European Defence Agency project Federal Council - Swiss Government 17 Jul 2024 -- Improvised explosive devices are set to be able to be detected quicker and more reliably in the future. The Federal Office for Defence Procurement armasuisse is taking part in a European Defence Agency (EDA) research project on this topic. The Deputy Chief of Armament Thomas Rothacher signed the agreement to participate in the "Improvised Explosive Device Detection - Phase II" (IEDDET II) project on 16 July 2024.
• Minister of National Defence met with Minister of Digital Affairs of Poland Lithuania MND 17 Jul 2024 -- On July 17 Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Digital Affairs of Poland Krzysztof Gawkowski paid a visit to Lithuania. He met with Minister of National Defence Laurynas Kasčiūnas in Vilnius and discussed options for strengthening cybersecurity cooperation.
• Czech Republic - Hellfire Missiles and Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System DSCA 17 Jul 2024 -- The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of the Czech Republic of Hellfire Missiles and Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System and related elements of logistics and program support for an estimated cost of $138.26 million. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency delivered the required certification notifying Congress of this possible sale today.
• A look at the Defence news 8-14 July Netherlands Ministry of Defence 17 Jul 2024
• Teodoro stresses need for stronger cyber defenses Philippine News Agency 17 Jul 2024 -- Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Gilberto C.Teodoro Jr. has stressed the need for more formidable cyber defenses amid increasing incidents of attacks against cyber domains and to address critical concerns, especially in information and communications technology.
• Secretary Antony J. Blinken at the Americas Partnership for Economic Prosperity Foreign Affairs Track Ministerial US Dept. of State 17 Jul 2024
• Secretary Antony J. Blinken and Mexican Foreign Secretary Alicia Bárcena Before Their Meeting US Dept. of State 17 Jul 2024
• Secretary Antony J. Blinken and Panamanian Foreign Minister Javier Martínez-Acha Vásquez Before Their Meeting US Dept. of State 17 Jul 2024
• Secretary Blinken's Meeting with Panamanian Foreign Minister Javier Martínez-Acha Vásquez US Dept. of State 17 Jul 2024
• Secretary Blinken's Meeting with Costa Rican Foreign Minister Arnoldo André US Dept. of State 17 Jul 2024
• Secretary Antony J. Blinken And Costa Rican Foreign Minister Arnoldo André Before Their Meeting US Dept. of State 17 Jul 2024

Defense Industry

• Contracts For July 17, 2024

Other Conflicts

Ukraine Conflict News
• 17 July 2024 - Daily Press Briefing by the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General United Nations 17 Jul 2024

Operation Iron Swords / Operation Al-Aqsa Flood

• Hamas still capable of bombing Tel Aviv, al-Quds: Israeli army IRNA 17 Jul 2024 -- The Israeli army has admitted that Hamas still has the capability to bombard Tel Aviv and occupied al-Quds with long-range rockets, despite nine months of war against the Palestinian resistance movement.
• Israel says Hamas still capable of bombing Tel Aviv, al-Quds Press TV 17 Jul 2024 -- The Palestinian resistance movement Hamas still has the capability to launch rocket attacks against targets in Tel Aviv and occupied al-Quds, despite suffering significant losses since October, the Israeli military has said.
• Israeli airstrikes target Hezbollah in southern Lebanon VOA 17 Jul 2024 -- Israeli forces carried out airstrikes Wednesday in southern Lebanon in the latest attacks targeting Hezbollah militants.
• July 16: 'Axis of Resistance' operations against Israeli occupation Press TV 17 Jul 2024
• Nine Palestinians killed in Israeli airstrikes, health officials say VOA 17 Jul 2024 -- Local health officials say Israeli airstrikes killed at least nine Palestinians in the central Gaza Strip on Wednesday.
• At least 50 Palestinians killed as Israeli air strikes pound Gaza Press TV 17 Jul 2024 -- The Israeli regime has ramped up its brutal aggression on Palestinians in the Gaza Strip over the past 24 hours as the occupying entity deliberately keeps undermining negotiations for a ceasefire plan aimed at ending the months-long genocidal war in the besieged territory.
• Secretary-General's remarks to the Security Council on the Situation in the Middle East UN Secretary-General 17 Jul 2024
• 'This Terrible War Must End', Secretary-General's Chef de Cabinet Urges Security Council, amid Growing Calls for Immediate Ceasefire to End Bloodshed in Gaza UN Security Council 17 Jul 2024 -- Delegates Warn Israel's Continuous Attacks in Strip, Settlement Expansion in West Bank, Regional Spillover Threatening Prospect for Two-State Solution
• Humanitarian Situation in Gaza 'a Moral Stain on Us All', Secretary-General Tells Security Council, Stressing International Law Must Be Respected by All UN Security Council 17 Jul 2024 -- Following are UN Secretary-General António Guterres' remarks, delivered by Chef de Cabinet Courtenay Rattray, to the Security Council open debate on the Middle East, in New York today:
• Security Council debates Gaza crisis, as civilian suffering continues unabated UN News 17 Jul 2024 -- The UN Security Council on Wednesday convened an open debate on the ongoing crisis in Gaza, which continues to be marked by immense suffering - compounded now by a complete breakdown of law and order - and a humanitarian system on the brink of collapse.
• Over 1,000 attacks on healthcare in Occupied Palestinian Territory since October UN News 17 Jul 2024 -- The World Health Organization (WHO) has registered more than 1,000 attacks on healthcare facilities in the Occupied Palestinian Territory since the October 7 terror attacks in Israel sparked the on-going war in Gaza, the agency's top official in the region said on Wednesday.
• WHO: Israel must stop its attacks in Gaza IRNA 17 Jul 2024 -- The spokesperson of the World Health Organization has urged the Zionist regime to end its attacks in Gaza.
• UN chief: Humanitarian situation in Gaza a moral stain on us all Press TV 17 Jul 2024 -- UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres says the current humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip is "a moral stain on us all."
• 'An almost daily occurrence': UN says Israel keeps attacking Gaza schools Press TV 17 Jul 2024 -- Israel has robbed Palestinian girls and boys of their childhood and education as its war machine continues to attack schools in Gaza, says Philippe Lazzarini, the head of the UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA).
• Promoting Accountability for Gross Violations of Human Rights and Actions Undermining Peace, Security, and Stability in the West Bank US Dept. of State 17 Jul 2024 -- The Department of State is taking further action today to promote accountability for gross violations of human rights and actions that undermine peace, security, or stability in the West Bank.
• US imposes visa restrictions on former IDF sergeant sentenced for killing Palestinian VOA 17 Jul 2024 -- The U.S. State Department said Wednesday that it was taking steps to promote accountability in the West Bank and had placed travel sanctions on a former Israel Defense Forces sergeant for an extrajudicial killing in the West Bank.
• Iran urges UNSC to compel Israel to unconditionally end Gaza genocide IRNA 17 Jul 2024 -- Iran's Acting Foreign Minister Ali Bagheri Kani has called on the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) to take a decisive action based on its duties and compel the Israeli regime to "immediately and unconditionally" end its genocide against Gaza.
• Iran warns against continuation of Gaza crisis, attack on Lebanon IRNA 17 Jul 2024 -- Iran's Acting Foreign Minister, Ali Bagheri Kani, who has travelled to New York to attend the UN Security Council meetings has met with Hungarian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Peter Siarto and discussed bilateral relations and regional issues, including the Gaza Strip and Lebanon.
• Iran urges UN Security Council action to halt Gaza genocide Press TV 17 Jul 2024 -- Iran's acting foreign minister has called for immediate decisive action by the United Nations Security Council to bring Israel's genocidal campaign in Gaza to a halt.
• Statement by Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov at a UN Security Council Open Debate on the Situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question, New York, July 17, 2024 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 17 Jul 2024
• The UK calls for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza: UK statement at the UN Security Council UK FCDO 17 Jul 2024 -- Statement by UK Permanent Representative to the UN Ambassador Barbara Woodward at the UN Security Council meeting on the Middle East.
• China says always supports unity among Palestinians IRNA 17 Jul 2024 -- China says that it has always supported and wanted to facilitate reconciliation and unity between different Palestinian factions and parties through dialogue.
• Save Gaza from Israel's 'lunatic prime minister,' Palestine envoy urges UN Press TV 17 Jul 2024 -- The Palestinian envoy to the UN urges the world body to protect the Gaza Strip from the Israeli regime's "lunatic prime minister," on whose orders the coastal sliver has been suffering a genocidal war for the past nine months.
• Hamas rejects HRW report citing 'lies and blatant bias' Press TV 17 Jul 2024 -- The Palestinian resistance movement Hamas has rejected Human Rights Watch's "lies and blatant bias" towards Israel and demanded that HRW withdraw its report and apologize.
• Release of Palestinians our top priority: Al-Quds Brigades IRNA 17 Jul 2024 -- The spokesman for the Saraya al-Quds forces (AQB), a military wing of the Palestine Islamic Jihad Movement, has announced that one of the top priorities of the resistance groups is to release Palestinians who were abducted and languishing in Zionist prisons.
• Hezbollah conducts missile attacks on Israeli settlements IRNA 17 Jul 2024 -- The Lebanese resistance movement Hezbollah says it has carried out a missile attack on a number of Israeli settlements located in the north of occupied Palestine.
• Heavy missile attack conducted on north of occupied Palestine IRNA 17 Jul 2024 -- A heavy rocket attack was launched from southern Lebanon to northern occupied Palestine on Tuesday night, news sources reported.
• Nasrallah says Israel faces 'worst days', warns military of 'extensive damage' in case of war Press TV 17 Jul 2024 -- The secretary general of Lebanon's Hezbollah resistance movement has warned the Israeli regime about an extensively destructive response should it launch a ground invasion of the country.
• Lebanon definitely 'a hell with no return' for Israel if war breaks out, warns Iran Press TV 17 Jul 2024 -- Iran's interim foreign minister has warned that Lebanon will "definitely be a hell with no return for the Zionists," if the Israeli regime dares expand its brutal war on the Gaza Strip to the Arab country and other fronts in the region.
• Hezbollah launches retaliatory attacks against Israeli positions Press TV 17 Jul 2024 -- The Lebanese resistance movement Hezbollah says it has launched a series of retaliatory attacks against Israeli positions after several Lebanese were killed in strikes by the regime.
• Iraqi resistance targets Israeli base in drone strike IRNA 17 Jul 2024 -- The Islamic Resistance in Iraq has conducted a drone attack on a military base of the Zionist regime in occupied Palestine.

Other Conflicts

• PH, China hotline on SCS elevated to foreign ministers, leaders' reps Philippine News Agency 17 Jul 2024 -- The Philippines and China's communication mechanism on the South China Sea would soon extend to the two states' presidential representatives and top diplomats, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said Tuesday night.
• Newly upgraded communication line between Beijing and Manila helps de-escalate tension in SCS Global Times 17 Jul 2024 -- A direct line of communication between leaders' offices of China and the Philippines will help to manage disputes in the South China Sea via diplomatic channels, and will put the brakes on the simmering tension between the two countries. It sends a signal to extraterritorial countries that Beijing and Manila are ready to manage their conflicts, experts said.
• Rehashing so-called South China Sea arbitration cannot conceal rights infringement and provocation People's Daily 17 Jul 2024 -- Recently, the Philippines, in collusion with certain countries, has once again brought up the so-called South China Sea arbitration. They claimed to safeguard peace and stability in the South China Sea, but kept exaggerating the so-called award on the South China Sea arbitration, which is illegal, null and void.
• Vietnam files new claim on boundary in South China Sea Radio Free Asia 17 Jul 2024 -- Vietnam has submitted a claim to the U.N. over an extended continental shelf in the central area of the South China Sea, a month after a similar move by the Philippines.
• Pakistan Serves Strong Demarche to Afghanistan over the Terror Attack on Bannu Cantonment Pakistan Ministry of Foreign Affairs 17 Jul 2024 -- The Deputy Head of Mission of the Embassy of Afghanistan in Islamabad was summoned to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs today to deliver Pakistan's strong demarche over the deadly terrorist attack on Bannu Cantonment on 15 July 2024, which resulted in the martyrdom of eight security personnel and injured several others.
• Pakistan Summons Diplomat Of Taliban-Led Government Over Bannu Attack RFE/RL 17 Jul 2024 -- Islamabad summoned a senior Afghan diplomat over a deadly militant attack on the Bannu garrison in northwest Pakistan, the Pakistani Foreign Ministry said on July 17.
• Pakistan summons Afghanistan diplomat over deadly military base terror attack VOA 17 Jul 2024 -- Pakistan lodged an official complaint Wednesday with the Taliban government in Afghanistan over a recent extremist attack against a military compound in the northwest, which resulted in the deaths of eight soldiers and injuries to many others.
• Rebel forces capture camps in central Myanmar township Radio Free Asia 17 Jul 2024 -- An anti junta group in Myanmar's Mandalay region is continuing to make gains in a key township following the collapse of a truce between insurgent armies and the military who seized power in a 2021 coup.
• As Myanmar junta falters, rival ethnic armies jostle in Shan state Radio Free Asia 17 Jul 2024 -- The rout of military junta troops and seizure of territory across Myanmar's border with China has brought the Three Brotherhood Alliance a new struggle in Shan state: dealing with a myriad of actors and shifting alliances seeking to profit from the rapidly changing political landscape.
• First Myanmar refugees from Thai camps move to US under new resettlement program VOA 17 Jul 2024 -- The first group of refugees from Myanmar living in Thailand and eligible for a new resettlement program flew out of Bangkok for the United States last week, more than a year after the plan was first announced, U.S. and U.N. officials have told VOA.
• Activists say Rohingya refugees are hounded in India VOA 17 Jul 2024 -- Since entering India in 2017, Rohingya refugee Noor Mohammad and his wife have been forced to move at least a dozen times to escape unsafe conditions in the refugee camps and to avoid deportation.
• Hunger drives starving Sudanese to seek refuge abroad VOA 17 Jul 2024 -- Hunger and looming famine are driving a growing number of people to flee war-torn Sudan in search of refuge in neighboring countries, according to World Health Organization officials.
• Humanitarian Truce Extension in Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo US Dept. of State 17 Jul 2024 -- The United States welcomes the 15-day extension of the humanitarian truce committed to by the parties to the conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), and we call upon all actors in the region to respect the truce.
• Statement from NSC Spokesperson Adrienne Watson Welcoming an Extension of the Humanitarian Truce in Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo The White House 17 Jul 2024
• Haiti: Displaced women face 'unprecedented' level of insecurity and sexual violence UN News 17 Jul 2024 -- Instability in Haiti is fuelling a spike in sexual violence against women and girls as armed gangs continue their assault on the population, the UN agency championing gender equality said on Wednesday.

News Reports

• US fears Islamic State comeback in Syria, Iraq VOA 17 Jul 2024 -- U.S. forces in the Middle East are seeing new reasons to worry about the Islamic State terror group, which appears to be taking advantage of some newfound stability to wreak havoc in parts of Iraq and Syria.
• Tennessee Man Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison for Attempting to Provide Material Support to ISIS US Dept. of Justice 17 Jul 2024 -- Benjamin Carpenter, also known as Abu Hamza, 34, of Knoxville, Tennessee, was sentenced today to 20 years in prison followed by 20 years of supervised release for attempting to provide material support to the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS) in connection with providing translation services to ISIS, a designated foreign terrorist organization.
• CISA Releases Playbook for Infrastructure Resilience Planning CISA 17 Jul 2024 -- Today, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) released a companion guide to the Infrastructure Resilience Planning Framework (IRPF), which provides guidance on how local governments and the private sector can work together to plan for the security and resilience of critical infrastructure services in the face of threats.
• Meeting on economic issues President of Russia 17 Jul 2024 -- Vladimir Putin held a meeting on economic issues via videoconference. Development of digital technologies in financing was discussed.
• Press release on Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's meeting with Foreign Minister of Lebanon Abdallah Bou Habib Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 17 Jul 2024
• Press release on Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's meeting with Foreign Minister of the State of Kuwait Abdullah Ali al-Yahya Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 17 Jul 2024
• Press release on Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's meeting with Minister of Foreign Affairs in the Kingdom of Bahrain Abdullatif Al Zayani Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 17 Jul 2024
• Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's answers to questions from Channel One television channel, New York City, July 16, 2024 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 17 Jul 2024
• Russian International Money Launderer Sentenced to 36 Months in Prison for Illicitly Procuring Large Quantities of U.S.-Manufactured Dual-Use, Military Grade Microelectronics for Russian Entities US Dept. of Justice 17 Jul 2024 -- Defendant Participated in Overseas Illicit Procurement Network That, After Russia's Invasion of Ukraine, Illegally Procured Organic Light-Emitting Diode (OLED) Micro-Displays for Russian End Users
• Interview: The Notion Of A Russia With Limitless Resources 'Is A Propaganda Picture' RFE/RL 17 Jul 2024 -- Yekaterina Schulmann is an exiled Russian political scientist, professor, and commentator with a long history of outspokenness.
• Press release on Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's meeting with Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the Government of National Unity of Libya Taher al-Baour Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 17 Jul 2024
• Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Lin Jian's Regular Press Conference on July 17, 2024 PRC MofA 17 Jul 2024
• China to impose reciprocal visa restrictions on US officials involving sanctions on human rights issues: FM Global Times 17 Jul 2024 -- China will adopt reciprocal visa restrictions on the US officials who concocted lies, pushed for sanctions against China and undermined China's interests in the name of human rights issues, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian said on Wednesday, in response to the US' recent abuse of visa restrictions on Chinese officials.
• US coercion over restricting chip trade with China should be resisted by others: FM Global Times 17 Jul 2024 -- China has expressed the hope that relevant countries can "distinguish right from wrong" concerning the US government's vicious containment and suppression of China's semiconductor sector, and these countries could take firm measures to resist the US coercion, a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson said on Wednesday.
• European experts expect economic measures, military personnel changes from China's Third Plenary Session VOA 17 Jul 2024 -- European experts watching China's Third Plenum say this week's high-level meetings are unlikely to touch on political reform but will likely introduce several measures to reverse the nation's economic downturn.
• Global firms express confidence in China, closely watch third plenum Global Times 17 Jul 2024 -- As the third plenary session of the 20th Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee is underway in Beijing, many around the world are closely following the crucial meeting for signals of China's reform and opening-up agenda, with many foreign businesses expressing confidence in China's long-term development prospects.
• China EximBank issues financial bonds to support Belt and Road cooperation People's Daily 17 Jul 2024 -- The Export-Import Bank of China (China EximBank) has launched financial bonds to boost cooperation for the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) in both interbank and over-the-counter markets.
• Chinese officials tour foreign-invested firms in bid to stem exodus Radio Free Asia 17 Jul 2024 -- Chinese officials have been visiting foreign-invested companies in a bid to understand their "current problem and difficulties" amid plummeting foreign direct investment in the country, according to official documents.
• China In Eurasia Briefing: Beijing Casts A Shadow Over NATO RFE/RL 17 Jul 2024
• China's first commercial space launch site gears up People's Daily 17 Jul 2024 -- China's first launch complex dedicated to servicing commercial space operations is scheduled to carry out its debut mission in the coming autumn, according to its top manager.
• DPP authorities urged to lift ban on mainland-bound group travel as new motion passed in Taiwan Global Times 17 Jul 2024 -- The "legislative body" on the island of Taiwan has passed a motion asking the ruling Democratic Progress Party (DPP) authorities to remove restrictions on group tours to the Chinese mainland, with analysts viewing the case as strong dissatisfaction from the majority of Taiwan people toward the DPP for obstructing cross-Straits exchanges, and sacrificing the interests of the people out of secessionism and a confrontational mentality.
• China holds off arms control consultations with US over Taiwan issue IRNA 17 Jul 2024 -- China's Foreign Ministry spokesman Lin Jian says his country has decided to hold off discussion with the US on a new round of consultations on arms control and non-proliferation.
• China says suspended nuclear talks with US over arms sales to Taiwan Press TV 17 Jul 2024 -- China has suspended negotiations with the United States on nuclear arms control in response to Washington's weapons sales to Taiwan.
• PLA activities in the waters and airspace around Taiwan ROC MND 17 Jul 2024
• Iran, Saudi Arabia stress importance of expanding bilateral ties IRNA 17 Jul 2024 -- Mohammed bin Salman, the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia, and Masoud Pezeshkian, the President-elect of the Islamic Republic of Iran, talked to each other on the phone and emphasized the importance of developing cooperation between Tehran and Riyadh.
• If US returns to JCPOA; Iran will respond appropriately to respectful behavior: Spox IRNA 17 Jul 2024 -- Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Nasser Kanaani considered the US as sole responsible for the current state of relations between Tehran and Washington.
• Press release on Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's meeting with Acting Foreign Minister of Iran Ali Bagheri Kani Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 17 Jul 2024
• Minister: Gas supply deal with Russia 'masterpiece' in Iran's energy diplomacy Press TV 17 Jul 2024 -- Iranian oil minister has praised the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) between Tehran and Moscow on the supply of Russian gas to Iran as a "masterpiece" in the energy diplomacy of the outgoing administration headed by late President Ebrahim Raeisi.
• Iran rejects claim about Trump assassination, asserts will pursue Soleimani case legally Press TV 17 Jul 2024 -- Iran has roundly rejected claims of devising plot to assassinate former US president Donald Trump, but vows to pursue legal channels to consign him to justice for his ordering the assassination of the Islamic Republic's top anti-terror commander Qassem Soleimani in 2020.
• Iran Denies Involvement In Plot To Assassinate U.S. Ex-President Trump RFE/RL 17 Jul 2024 -- Iran has denied plotting to assassinate Donald Trump after reports emerged that U.S. authorities had obtained intelligence suggesting that Tehran was planning to kill the Republican presidential nominee.
• Mission responds to speculations on Iran's role in Trump's assassination plot IRNA 17 Jul 2024 -- Iran's mission to the United Nations responds to assumptions on Iran's probable role in the assassination plot against former US President Donald Trump.
• Vehicles with Belarusian licence plates are banned entry into the European Union Estonia MFA 17 Jul 2024 -- On 1 July, the European Union ramped up sanctions imposed on Belarus to limit the ability of the Belarusian regime to participate in Russia's aggression against Ukraine and prevent the circumvention of the sanctions imposed against Russia through Belarus.
• French President Macron accepts PM Attal's resignation People's Daily 17 Jul 2024 -- French President Emmanuel Macron has accepted Prime Minister Gabriel Attal's resignation, but asked him to stay as the head of a caretaker government until the establishment of a new administration, French presidential office announced on Tuesday.
• New Caledonia Independence Supporters Demand Withdrawal of French Police Sputnik 17 Jul 2024 -- The independence movement in France's overseas territory of New Caledonia is demanding the withdrawal of 3,500 police officers, gendarmes and soldiers sent by Paris in May to control unrest, the movement's leader, Laurie Humuni, said on Wednesday.
• 10 years since downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 Australia DFAT 17 Jul 2024 -- Today marks 10 years since the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 and the tragic loss of 298 lives, including 38 people who called Australia home.
• Serbia: High Representative/Vice President Josep Borrell met with Foreign Minister Marko Đurić in Brussels European External Action Service (EEAS) 17 Jul 2024 -- High Representative/Vice President Josep Borrell met with Minister of Foreign Affairs of Serbia Marko Đurić in Brussels on Wednesday.
• Ahead Of Elections, U.S. And EU Signal That Patience With Georgia's Ruling Party Has Run Out RFE/RL 17 Jul 2024 -- Throughout Georgia's decades-long tight partnership with the United States and Europe, the Caucasus country's Western partners have typically not played favorites in the country's domestic politics.
• Scholz To Visit Serbia To Discuss Deal Between Belgrade, EU On Raw Materials Mining RFE/RL 17 Jul 2024 -- German Chancellor Olaf Scholz will visit Serbia later this week to discuss a memorandum of understanding on a strategic partnership on sustainable raw materials, battery supply chains, and electric cars, a German government spokesman said on July 17.
• EU Body Gives Green Light To Starting Visa Liberalization Talks With Armenia RFE/RL 17 Jul 2024 -- European Union ambassadors from the bloc's 27 nations have approved a European Commission proposal to start visa liberalization talks with Armenia, sources told RFE/RL on July 17.
• Russia, Hungary to Begin Construction of Paks-2 NPP's Power Units by End-2024 - Rosatom Sputnik 17 Jul 2024 -- Russia and Hungary plan to begin the construction of power units at the Paks-2 nuclear power plant by the end of this year, the engineering division of state corporation Rosatom said in a statement on Wednesday.
• Pro-Moscow, Former Gagauzia Leader To Run For Moldovan President RFE/RL 17 Jul 2024 -- Irina Vlah, a pro-Moscow ex-governor of Moldova's autonomous Gagauz region, on July 17 announced her candidacy in Moldova's upcoming presidential election against pro-European incumbent Maia Sandu.
• Kyrgyz President's Relative Arrested For Fraud RFE/RL 17 Jul 2024 -- The Birinchi Mai district court in Bishkek told RFE/RL on July 17 that a relative of President Sadyr Japarov has been placed under arrest on fraud charges.
• World News in Brief: Bangladesh student protests, South Sudan attacks continue, opportunity knocks for climate action in Africa UN News 17 Jul 2024 -- As violent protests continued at university campuses in Bangladesh on Wednesday, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights urged authorities to engage with students demanding an end to the quota system for government jobs amid rising unemployment.
• Kagame opponents and critics say elections in Rwanda neither free nor fair VOA 17 Jul 2024 -- Paul Kagame's win in Rwanda's presidential election this week was widely expected, although critics say the vote was neither free nor fair.
• A look at high-profile politician assassinations across South Asia VOA 17 Jul 2024 -- The recent assassination attempt against former President Donald Trump marks a rare event in U.S. history but shines light on a more common global phenomenon.