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• DoD Announces Publication of 2024 Arctic Strategy DoD 22 Jul 2024 -- Today, the Department of Defense (DOD) released its 2024 DOD Arctic Strategy. This is the first update to DOD's approach to the region since 2019.
• Deputy Secretary of Defense Dr. Kathleen Hicks and Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Arctic and Global Resilience Announce the 2024 Department of Defense Arctic Strategy DoD 22 Jul 2024
• New DOD Strategy Calls for Enhancements, Engagements, Exercises in Arctic DoD News 22 Jul 2024 -- The Defense Department today released its 2024 Arctic Strategy. The strategy acknowledges how environmental changes are affecting the Arctic region, details the implications for U.S. security and spells out how the department plans to be ready to meet new challenges there.
• New US Arctic strategy focused on Russian, Chinese inroads VOA 22 Jul 2024 -- The United States is looking to boost intelligence collection in the Arctic and enhance cooperation with allies in the region, to prevent Russia and China from exploiting the cold and icy northern region at America's expense.
• Pentagon Press Secretary Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder Holds an Off-Camera Press Briefing DoD 22 Jul 2024
• Department of Defense Awards $23 Million to Augment the United States Domestic Aluminum Casting Supply Chain DoD 22 Jul 2024 -- The Department of Defense announced today a $23 million award via the Defense Production Act Investment (DPAI) program to Constellium Muscle Shoals LLC in Muscle Shoals, Alabama. The award aims to increase capacity in annual aluminum casting production, secure capability to supply U.S. mills, and provide surge capacity to support U.S. security commitments around the globe.
• Austin to Meet With Key Allies During Official Trip to Indo-Pacific DoD News 22 Jul 2024 -- Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III will travel to Japan and the Philippines this week on his 11th official visit to the Indo-Pacific since taking office.
• U.S., Mexican Troops Participate in Fuerzas Amigas DoD News 22 Jul 2024 -- American soldiers from the U.S. military's premier chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, explosives command participated in a bilateral exercise with the Mexican Army in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, June 24-28.
• U.S. bombers arrive in Romania for Bomber Task Force 24-4 EUCOM 22 Jul 2024 -- Two U.S. Air Force B-52H Stratofortress aircraft assigned to the 2nd Bomb Wing, Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, arrived at Mihail Kogalniceanu Airbase, Romania, for Bomber Task Force Europe 24-4, July 21, 2024.
• Koa Moana 24: U.S. Marines and Sailors Support Humanitarian Aid Efforts in Chuuk USMC News 22 Jul 2024 -- In a demonstration of solidarity and resilience, U.S. Marines and Sailors from Koa Moana 24 have been instrumental in helping deliver humanitarian aid support across the archipelago of Chuuk, Federated States of Micronesia. Combat Logistics Detachment-West, the resident Koa Moana formation from Combat Logistics Battalion 13, Combat Logistics Regiment 17, 1st Marine Logistics Group, provided limited foreign humanitarian assistance in a distributed, maritime environment. In support of the International Organization for Migration, this initiative strengthens disaster preparedness in the second island chain through the application of Expeditionary Advanced Base Operations concepts.
• US Navy, Marines Participate in Trilateral Exercise PEGASE US Navy 22 Jul 2024 -- U.S. Navy aircraft, alongside aircraft from the Japanese Air Self Defense Force, rejoined the French PEGASE mission for an aerial interaction focused on interoperability between a wide array of aircraft across both joint and combined forces, July 19.
• SECNAV Del Toro Delivers Remarks at the M3 Announcement US Navy 22 Jul 2024
• SECNAV Del Toro Delivers Remarks at USNS Lansing (EPF 16) Shipnaming US Navy 22 Jul 2024
• SECNAV Del Toro Announces Michigan Maritime Manufacturing Initiative US Navy Press Release 22 Jul 2024 -- Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro announced the Michigan Maritime Manufacturing Initiative (M3), a federal, state and local partnership to help rebuild the maritime industrial base workforce the Navy needs, July 22.
• SECNAV Del Toro Names Navy's Newest Expeditionary Fast Transport Ship Lansing; Invites Governor of Michigan to Serve as Sponsor US Navy Press Release 22 Jul 2024 -- Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro announced that a future Expeditionary Fast Transport, EPF 16, will be named USNS Lansing on July 22.
• Readout of Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Lisa Franchetti's Meetings with Senior Leaders in the Federated States of Micronesia US Navy Press Release 22 Jul 2024
• U.S., Iraqi Officials Hold Pentagon Meeting to Discuss Security Cooperation DoD News 22 Jul 2024 -- U.S. and Iraqi officials are meeting at the Pentagon to discuss when and how the mission of the global coalition against the Islamic State in Iraq would end and transition in an orderly manner to an enduring bilateral security partnership, Pentagon Press Secretary Air Force Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder said today.
• NATO will adopt new deterrence strategy against Russia to limit its aggression towards the Alliance Czech Republic Ministry of Defence & Armed Forces 22 Jul 2024 -- Leaders of NATO member states agreed to formulate common NATO strategy during NATO Summit in Washington, D.C. Its aim will be to ensure more efficient long-term deterrence of Russia and limit its aggression towards Allies.
• Czech Republic also joins the International Drone Coalition for Ukraine Czech Republic Ministry of Defence & Armed Forces 22 Jul 2024 -- Czech Republic joined the drone coalition for Ukraine led by Latvia and the United Kingdom after its delegation signed memorandum of understanding during the NATO's 75th Anniversary Summit in Washington, D.C, on Thursday, 11 July.
• Member states of the Drone Coalition sign memorandum of understanding establishing joint fund Czech Republic Ministry of Defence & Armed Forces 22 Jul 2024 -- Leaders of the member states of the Drone Coalition, led jointly by Latvia and the UK, who attended the NATO Washington Summit on Wednesday, 10 July, signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) establishing a joint fund.
• Reservists report to locations around Taiwan for Han Kuang drills CNA 22 Jul 2024 -- Thousands of reservists on Monday reported for duty to designated strategic locations across Taiwan as the five-day live-fire component of the nation's largest-ever annual Han Kuang military exercises began early in the day.
• 2024 Han Kuang kicks off with combat capabilities preservation drills CNA 22 Jul 2024 -- The live-fire component of Taiwan's largest-ever annual Han Kuang military exercises began early Monday, with the emphasis on day one being testing the military's sustainment and maintenance of combat capabilities in the event of a full-scale Chinese invasion.
• Taiwan island launches military exercise in 'futile attempt to resist reunification' Global Times 22 Jul 2024 -- The island of Taiwan on Monday launched the live action phase of its annual Han Kuang exercise, claiming to mimic actual combat in which the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) blockades the island.
• Government ramps up international partnership opportunities for Australia industry Australia DOD 22 Jul 2024 -- The Albanese Government is turbo charging export opportunities for Australian defence industry through a significant expansion of the Global Supply Chain (GSC) Program, underscoring support for local companies and jobs.
• Navy conducts successful firing of Naval Strike Missile Australia DOD 22 Jul 2024 -- The Royal Australian Navy has achieved a major milestone in integrating enhanced lethality strike capabilities into the surface combatant fleet as directed by Government.
• Resilience tested in the top end Australia DOD 22 Jul 2024 -- Aviators from units across Combat Support Group were put through their paces in northern Australia as part of Exercise Stoic Gauntlet 24 from June 27 to July 11.
• Flying neighbourly in new training areas Australia DOD 22 Jul 2024 -- Graziers and landowners in north Queensland are assisting Army Aviation with new helicopter training areas near Townsville.
• ACCIDENT ONBOARD INDIAN NAVAL SHIP BRAHMAPUTRA India PIB 22 Jul 2024 -- A fire had broken out onboard Indian Naval Ship Brahmaputra, a multi-role Frigate, on the evening of 21 Jul 24 while she was undergoing refit at ND (Mbi), as reported earlier
• Iran's export of military products, services tripled in 33 months: Defense chief Press TV 22 Jul 2024 -- Iran's Defense Minister Brigadier General Mohammad Reza Ashtiani says the country's export of military products and services has been tripled over the past 33 months.
• Maritime search, rescue, security exercise kicks off in Iran's Bandar Anzali IRNA 22 Jul 2024 -- The spokesperson of the 2024 Hybrid Maritime Search, Rescue and Security Exercise said on Monday that the exercise was carried out for the first time in the Caspian Sea by the Islamic Republic of Iran Navy and all maritime organizations active in the Caspian Sea.
• Iran, Russia kick off joint maritime search, rescue exercise in Caspian Sea Press TV 22 Jul 2024 -- Iranian and Russian military forces have staged a joint naval rescue and relief exercise in the Caspian Sea as the two countries move to build stronger defense and military relations.
• Latvia signs Letter of Intent on naval mine cooperation in the Baltic Sea region Czech Republic Ministry of Defence & Armed Forces 22 Jul 2024 -- On 10 July, during the NATO Washington Summit, Latvia signed the Letter of Intent on naval mine cooperation in the Baltic Sea region (Naval Mines Baltic Sea).
• European Peace Facility: Council adopts assistance measure in support of the armed forces of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania EC/CEU 22 Jul 2024 -- The Council today adopted an assistance measure under the European Peace Facility (EPF) worth €15 million to the benefit of the armed forces of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania.
• European Peace Facility: Council adopts the first ever assistance measure in support of the Armenian Armed Forces EC/CEU 22 Jul 2024 -- Today the Council adopted an assistance measure under the European Peace Facility (EPF) in support of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Armenia worth €10 million.
• Prime Minister Golob satisfied with the current state at the Ministry of Defence Republic of Slovenia 22 Jul 2024 -- Prime Minister Robert Golob, in his capacity as Minister of Defence, today held an extended meeting with the senior staff at the Ministry of Defence, i.e. the heads of the organisational units and bodies within the ministry, at which he was informed of the current tasks and key projects underway at the ministry.
• US secretaries of state and defense head to Asia Radio Free Asia 22 Jul 2024 -- U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin will meet with their Japanese and Philippine counterparts this week to discuss North Korea's nuclear program and China's claims to the South China Sea, a senior American official said on Monday.
• Assistant Secretary for East Asian and Pacific Affairs Daniel J. Kritenbrink on the Secretary's Upcoming Travel to Laos, Japan, the Philippines, Singapore, and Mongolia US Dept. of State 22 Jul 2024
• Deputy Secretary Campbell's Meeting with Republic of Korea Minister of Unification Kim US Dept. of State 22 Jul 2024
• Observers see Biden's campaign exit having no impact on US-South Korea ties VOA 22 Jul 2024 -- U.S. President Joe Biden's announcement that he was dropping his reelection bid sparked reactions from former U.S. officials who said Washington's relations with Seoul are at a crossroads and will either continue on the same path or make a sharp turn.

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• 22 July 2024 - Daily Press Briefing by the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General United Nations 22 Jul 2024

Operation Iron Swords / Operation Al-Aqsa Flood

• The Re-Adjustment of the Al-Mawasi Humanitarian Area Israel Defense Forces 22 Jul 2024
• PM Netanyahu's Remarks before his Departure for a Diplomatic Visit to the United States, where he will address both Houses of Congress Israel - Prime Minister 22 Jul 2024
• Netanyahu green lights negotiations with Hamas: Report IRNA 22 Jul 2024 -- Israeli media reports say that Zionist Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has given a green light to his team to continue negotiating with Hamas.
• Israeli delegation to attend new round of ceasefire talks in Qatar: PM's office People's Daily 22 Jul 2024 -- The office of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced on Sunday that an Israeli delegation will visit Qatar later this week to resume negotiations for a ceasefire and hostage-prisoner exchange deal.
• Netanyahu May Delay Gaza Talks Until US Presidential Election in November - Reports Sputnik 22 Jul 2024 -- Israel may delay talks with Palestinian movement Hamas on a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip until the US presidential election in November, as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu believes that after the election Washington's position on the Gaza conflict may change, Politico reported, citing a senior Middle East diplomat.
• July 21: 'Axis of Resistance' operations against Israeli occupation Press TV 22 Jul 2024
• Middle East: 'One rash move could trigger a catastrophe' UN News 22 Jul 2024 -- A recent surge in cross-border deadly attacks risks escalating violence across the Middle East and requires immediate de-escalation efforts, top UN officials warned the Security Council on Monday.
• Palestinians in Gaza 'trapped in increasingly small, overcrowded areas': UN Press TV 22 Jul 2024 -- Palestinians in the Gaza Strip have been "trapped in increasingly small and overcrowded areas" due to Israel's evacuation orders, says the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA).
• UN Commission of Inquiry welcomes International Court of Justice Advisory Opinion stating that Israeli occupation of Palestinian territory is now illegal under international law OHCHR 22 Jul 2024 -- The UN Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and Israel welcomes the historic advisory opinion issued Friday by the International Court of Justice (ICJ) stating that the Israeli occupation of Palestinian territory is now illegal under international law.
• Gaza City-bound UN aid convoy comes under Israeli fire, says UNRWA UN News 22 Jul 2024 -- A UN convoy has been hit by "heavy shooting" from Israeli forces at a checkpoint while en route to Gaza City, the United Nations agency for Palestine refugees, UNRWA, said on Monday.
• Preventing Region-Wide Escalation Crucial, Top UN Officials Tell Security Council In Wake of Houthi Attack against Tel Aviv, Israeli Strike on Yemeni Port UN Security Council 22 Jul 2024 -- In the wake of the Houthis' 19 July attack on Tel Aviv and Israel's 20 July retaliation against the port of Hudaydah in Yemen, two senior United Nations officials stressed the urgent need to avoid regional escalation before the Security Council today, as members expressed similar concern but disagreed over the party ultimately responsible for the latest developments.
• Child casualties in the West Bank skyrocket in the past nine months UNICEF 22 Jul 2024 -- A total of 143 Palestinian children have been killed in the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, since October last year, a spike of nearly 250 per cent compared to the preceding nine months, during which 41 Palestinian children were killed. Two Israeli children have been killed in the West Bank in conflict-related violence during the same period.
• Heavy shooting from the Israeli Forces at a UN convoy heading to Gaza City UNRWA 22 Jul 2024
• UNICEF reports sharp increase in child casualties in West Bank since Israeli war outbreak Press TV 22 Jul 2024 -- The United Nations children's agency says the total number of Palestinian children killed in the West Bank, including East al-Quds, since the beginning of Israel's war in October showed a spike of nearly 250 percent compared to the preceding nine months.
• Secretary Blinken's Call with UN Senior Humanitarian and Reconstruction Coordinator for Gaza Kaag US Dept. of State 22 Jul 2024
• US dispatches arms to Tel Aviv concurrent with Netanyahu's visit to Washington IRNA 22 Jul 2024 -- The Zionist regime's media outlets reported on Monday that a new shipment of US-made weapons arrived in Tel Aviv at the same time as Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu left for the US to meet with President Joe Biden and address the Congress.
• The UK condemns Houthi attacks against Israel and their wider destabilising activity in the Red Sea: UK statement at the UN Security Council UK FCDO 22 Jul 2024 -- Statement by UK Permanent Representative to the UN Ambassador Barbara Woodward at the UN Security Council meeting on the situation in the Middle East.
• '17,000 orphans': Borrell blasts Israel for 'catastrophe of unbearable dimensions' in Gaza Press TV 22 Jul 2024 -- European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borrell has denounced the relentless Israeli offensives against Palestinians in Gaza as "unacceptable", emphasizing that the bloc cannot continue normally its relationship with the Tel Aviv regime in the wake of unfolding redevelopments.
• Pakistan Welcomes the ICJ's Advisory Opinion on the Legal Consequences of the Israeli Occupation of the Palestinian Territories Pakistan Ministry of Foreign Affairs 22 Jul 2024 -- Pakistan welcomes the Advisory Opinion by the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on the "Legal Consequences arising from the Policies and Practices of Israel in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem."
• Hamas urges UN to intervene, halt Israel's systematic genocide in Gaza Press TV 22 Jul 2024 -- Hamas has denounced Israel's stepped-up attacks on civilian neighborhoods across the southern Gaza Strip, calling on international organizations to stop the war of extermination in the besieged territory.
• You will have no tanks left: Hezbollah addresses fresh warning to Israel Press TV 22 Jul 2024 -- Lebanon's Hezbollah resistance movement has addressed a fresh warning to the Israeli regime against its potential invasion of the country, echoing recent comments that were made by the group's Secretary-General Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah.
• Hezbollah pummels Israeli military sites with rockets, kamikaze drones Press TV 22 Jul 2024 -- Fighters from Lebanon's Hezbollah resistance movement have conducted a series of operations against Israeli military positions at the northern part of the 1948 occupied territories in response to the brutal aggression on Gaza, and in retaliation for assaults on southern Lebanese regions.
• Ansarullah promises 'escalation after escalation' following Khan Younis massacre Press TV 22 Jul 2024 -- Yemen's Ansarullah popular resistance movement has vowed that the country's Armed Forces would ramp up their anti-Israeli strikes in the wake of the Tel Aviv regime's most recent massacre against the Gaza Strip.
• How Israeli fighter jets could reach Hodeidah? IRNA 22 Jul 2024 -- Reports show that Israeli fighter jets insist on using Saudi airspace to reach Hodeidah to attack the Yemeni port city, while Saudi Arabia rejects the issue.
• Ansarullah promises 'escalation after escalation' following Khan Younis massacre Press TV 22 Jul 2024 -- Yemen's Ansarullah popular resistance movement has vowed that the country's Armed Forces would ramp up their anti-Israeli strikes in the wake of the Tel Aviv regime's most recent massacre against the Gaza Strip.
• Yemen vows another attack on Tel Aviv, says 'countdown begins' Press TV 22 Jul 2024 -- The Yemeni Navy says it will target Tel Aviv once again in response to Israel's deadly airstrike on the Red Sea port of al-Hudaydah.

Other Conflicts

• Foreign Ministry Spokesperson's Remarks on China Reaching Provisional Arrangement with the Philippines on Managing the Situation at Ren'ai Jiao PRC MofA 22 Jul 2024
• Second Thomas Shoal: deal or no deal? Radio Free Asia 22 Jul 2024 -- China and the Philippines said they have achieved a "provisional arrangement" on resupply missions by the Philippines to the Second Thomas Shoal, where it maintains an outpost that China objects to, but their accounts of the agreement differed.
• Philippines urged to abide by 'provisional arrangement' Global Times 22 Jul 2024 -- Manila is being urged to abide by its promises after China and the Philippines reached a "provisional arrangement" on managing the situation at Ren'ai Jiao, or Ren'ai Reef in the South China Sea.
• Foreign Ministry Spokesperson's Remarks on China Reaching Provisional Arrangement with the Philippines on Managing the Situation at Ren'ai Jiao Global Times 22 Jul 2024 -- Q: Have China and the Philippines reached an understanding on managing the situation at Ren'ai Jiao?
• Chinese FM spokesperson's remarks on China reaching provisional arrangement with Philippines on managing situation at Ren'ai Jiao People's Daily 22 Jul 2024 -- A Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson on Monday made remarks on China reaching provisional arrangement with the Philippines on managing the situation at Ren'ai Jiao.
• Marcos: PH won't yield, waver on asserting West PH Sea rights Philippine News Agency 22 Jul 2024 -- The Philippines will neither yield nor waver in asserting its rights over the West Philippine Sea (WPS), President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. said on Monday.
• DFA refutes Chinese claim on 'prior notification' in Ayungin deal Philippine News Agency 22 Jul 2024 -- The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Monday belied China's claim that the Philippines has agreed to its condition to inform Beijing in advance when conducting a resupply mission to the marooned BRP Sierra Madre in Ayungin Shoal.
• China, Philippines reach provisional deal on grounded shoal at South China Sea Press TV 22 Jul 2024 -- China and the Philippines have reached a provisional deal on resupply missions to a grounded Filipino ship in the South China Sea, amid efforts to ease maritime tensions.
• Philippines, China Agree on Principles for De-Escalation in South China Sea - Ministry Sputnik 22 Jul 2024 -- The Philippines and China have agreed on principles for de-escalation in the South China Sea for deliveries of personnel and cargo to a grounded Philippine warship on disputed Ayungin Shoal, the Philippine Foreign Ministry said.
• Taliban Intensifies Crackdown On Dissent In Afghanistan RFE/RL 22 Jul 2024 -- The Taliban has detained a former politician, a journalist, and a filmmaker in recent days across Afghanistan, according to their relatives.
• UN Special Envoy warns of escalation risk in Syria UN News 22 Jul 2024 -- The threat of regional conflict affecting Syria has not abated, particularly in the face of recent Israeli strikes on the war-torn country, UN Special Envoy Geir Pedersen told the Security Council on Monday.
• Briefing Security Council, Special Envoy for Syria Urges All Actors 'Engage with UN to Move Forward Political Process in Line with Resolution 2254 (2015) UN Security Council 22 Jul 2024 -- Amid the stalemate in Syria's political situation, speakers urged the Security Council today to maintain their focus on that country, emphasizing that the consequences of neglecting the 14-year conflict could be severe for both the country and the region.
• Aid access in Syria should be granted for as long as it is needed: UK statement at the UN Security Council UK FCDO 22 Jul 2024 -- Statement by Deputy Political Coordinator Laura Dix at the UN Security Council meeting on Syria.
• US envoy to UN visits Haiti, reaffirms aid pledge amid security, humanitarian crisis VOA 22 Jul 2024 -- The United States' top diplomat to the United Nations arrives in Port-au-Prince on Monday to reaffirm the U.S. commitment to aid amid Haiti's humanitarian crisis, human rights abuses, and food insecurity. Haiti has been struggling with gang violence and efforts to restore constitutional order and political transition.
• Somali forces kill dozens of militants following attack VOA 22 Jul 2024 -- Dozens of al-Shabab militants have been killed in new clashes in the southern Jubaland state, officials said.

News Reports

• Who Could Challenge Harris As A Presidential Candidate -- And Who Could Be The VP Pick? RFE/RL 22 Jul 2024 -- U.S. President Joe Biden's endorsement of his vice president, Kamala Harris, to replace him as the Democratic Party's candidate for president has given her a strong position as the front-runner -- but it does not officially make her the candidate.
• Biden declares to drop 2024 reelection bid, endorses Harris Global Times 22 Jul 2024 -- US President Joe Biden announced on Sunday local time that he would drop his reelection bid and endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris to take his place. The decision came amid growing concerns within the Democratic Party following the latest television debate between Biden and Republican candidate Donald Trump.
• Biden announces intention to drop out of race, endorses Harris People's Daily 22 Jul 2024 -- U.S. President Joe Biden announced on Sunday his intention to drop out of the presidential race, after a growing number of Democrats expressed concerns over his viability in the election since a disastrous debate performance late last month.
• US lawmakers stunned by Biden withdrawal VOA 22 Jul 2024 -- The stunning decision by U.S. President Joe Biden to withdraw from the 2024 presidential race drew praise from Democratic lawmakers and criticism from Republicans who called on him to resign.
• A look at Harris' views on US policy toward China VOA 22 Jul 2024 -- U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris has not yet won the Democratic Party's support for her presidential candidacy, but she has the endorsement of U.S. President Joe Biden, along with several senior Democrats, after his withdrawal from the race on Sunday.
• US Secret Service chief: 'We failed' to stop attack on Trump VOA 22 Jul 2024 -- U.S. Secret Service chief Kimberly Cheatle told a contentious congressional hearing Monday that the agency had its "most significant operational failure ... in decades" when it failed to keep a young gunman from climbing a warehouse rooftop unimpeded at a political rally and then attempt to assassinate former President Donald Trump.
• Chinese National Indicted for Importation of Enough Chemicals to Make Millions of Fatal Doses of Fentanyl US Dept. of Justice 22 Jul 2024 -- A Chinese national was indicted for his part in a conspiracy involving the importation of what is believed to be the largest amount of fentanyl precursors found in the Southern District of Texas and one of the largest in the country.
• VOA investigates accused Russian hacker at center of Ukraine cyber plot VOA 22 Jul 2024 -- In January 2022, on the eve of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, hackers broke into the computer networks of Ukrainian state institutions and critical infrastructure.
• Meeting with Head of RusHydro Viktor Khmarin President of Russia 22 Jul 2024 -- Vladimir Putin had a working meeting with Chairman of the Management Board - General Director of RusHydro Viktor Khmarin.
• Kremlin on Biden Withdrawing From Presidential Race: This Is Not Russia's Internal Matter Sputnik 22 Jul 2024 -- The decision of US President Joe Biden to withdraw from the presidential race does not relate to Russia's internal affairs and cannot be a priority topic for Moscow, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Monday.
• Russia convicts 2nd American journalist in secret trial VOA 22 Jul 2024 -- A Russian court confirmed Monday that American journalist Alsu Kurmasheva was convicted in a closed-door trial on charges seen widely as retaliatory.
• Xi Jinping vows to boost security, strengthen Communist Party control over economy Radio Free Asia 22 Jul 2024 -- Ruling Chinese Communist Party leader Xi Jinping has vowed to strengthen control over families, businesses and financial markets, with a slew of measures to advance his vision of an orderly economy that fulfills Beijing's top political priorities and addresses growing inequality.
• Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Mao Ning's Regular Press Conference on July 22, 2024 PRC MofA 22 Jul 2024
• Interview: Beijing reaction to Hong Kong protests 'tragedy' for city's autonomy Radio Free Asia 22 Jul 2024 --
• Biden's decision to bow out goes viral on Chinese social media VOA 22 Jul 2024 -- The news of U.S. President Joe Biden's decision to end his reelection campaign quickly became a trending topic on Chinese social media platforms Monday.
• Third plenum 'injects fresh growth momentum' Global Times 22 Jul 2024 -- China has demonstrated its determination to comprehensively deepen reforms, with policy stability and continuity a highlight, Chinese and foreign experts said on Monday, commenting on a resolution on further deepening reform comprehensively to advance Chinese modernization that was adopted at the just-concluded third plenary session of the 20th Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee.
• PLA activities in the waters and airspace around Taiwan ROC MND 22 Jul 2024
• Diplomat: Talks to lift embargo were abandoned by other side IRNA 22 Jul 2024 -- The legal and international deputy of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said that the 13th government also held talks to lift the sanctions, but after 2022 riots, the other side abandoned the negotiations and Iran did not leave the negotiating table.
• Iran says relations with US hinge on change in Washington's 'hostile' policies Press TV 22 Jul 2024 -- Iran says any potential improvement in its relations with the United States hinges on Washington's change of "hostile" policies irrespective of who becomes president.
• IRGC Navy seizes tanker smuggling huge amount of fuel in Persian Gulf Press TV 22 Jul 2024 -- Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Navy has confiscated a tanker carrying a huge amount of smuggled fuel in the Persian Gulf waters.
• IRGC seizes oil tanker carrying smuggled fuel in southern Iranian waters IRNA 22 Jul 2024 -- The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) seized a Togo-flagged oil tanker 90 kilometers off Bushehr.
• Iran Hangs 8 In 2 Days Amid Concerns Over Rise In Executions After Election RFE/RL 22 Jul 2024 -- Rights groups say Iranian authorities executed eight people over the weekend, bolstering concerns that the regime may accelerate the carrying out of death sentences after a lull ahead a snap presidential election held earlier this month.
• Iran, Iraq insist on not using their lands to attack other countries IRNA 22 Jul 2024 -- Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia' Al Sudani and Iranian Interior Minister Ahmad Vahidi in a meeting in Baghdad on Monday stressed preventing the use of Iraqi or Iranian lands to attack neighboring countries.
• Junta chief Min Aung Hlaing becomes Myanmar's acting president Radio Free Asia 22 Jul 2024 -- Myanmar junta chief Min Aung Hlaing has declared himself acting president following reports by state-controlled media that the nominal position's incumbent is undergoing medical treatment for health problems.
• Myanmar junta arrests villagers in connection with capital attack Radio Free Asia 22 Jul 2024 -- Myanmar military authorities have arrested 17 people in connection with a rocket attack on an air base in the capital, Naypyidaw, junta media reported on Monday, the latest attack on a sensitive target at the heart of the military's administration.
• US supports non-political representation by Myanmar at ASEAN VOA 22 Jul 2024 -- A top State Department official says the United States supports non-political representation by Myanmar, also known as Burma, at this week's Association of Southeast Asian Nations' foreign ministers' meetings in Vientiane, Laos.
• South Africa presses to maintain preferred trade status with US VOA 22 Jul 2024 -- Some members of the U.S. Congress have called for South Africa to be excluded from the African Growth and Opportunity Act, a U.S. program that grants duty-free access to the enormous U.S. market for many South African exports. South Africa presses to remain eligible for the trade program and its evolving relationship with the U.S.
• Foreign Affairs Council: Press remarks by High Representative Josep Borrell at the press conference European External Action Service (EEAS) 22 Jul 2024
• Foreign Affairs Council: press remarks by High Representative Josep Borrell upon arrival European External Action Service (EEAS) 22 Jul 2024
• Philippine President Marcos bans offshore gaming operations allegedly linked to crime Radio Free Asia 22 Jul 2024 -- President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Monday ordered the shutdown of all Philippine offshore gaming operators after several of the companies were allegedly involved in scams, torture and other crimes.
• Georgian Opposition Lawmakers Challenge 'Foreign Agent' Law In Constitutional Court RFE/RL 22 Jul 2024 -- Nearly three dozen opposition lawmakers in Georgia said on July 22 that they have taken steps to challenge the recently passed controversial law on "foreign agents" that has jeopardized the country's aspirations to join the European Union.
• Uneasy calm in Dhaka under curfew, police arrest hundreds for 'violence' Radio Free Asia 22 Jul 2024 -- An uneasy calm prevailed in Bangladesh's capital Dhaka on the third day of a nationwide curfew Monday, as authorities said they had arrested hundreds of people for their alleged involvement in violence during protests that turned deadly last week.
• Situation in Bangladesh: FCDO Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State's statement UK FCDO 22 Jul 2024 -- FCDO Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State Catherine West gave a statement on the current situation in Bangladesh.
• World News in Brief: UN Commission of Inquiry accepts ICJ opinion, continued attacks in Ukraine, improved neurological medicines access UN News 22 Jul 2024 -- The UN Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory on Monday welcomed the International Court of Justice's (ICJ) recent advisory opinion declaring Israel's continued occupation of Palestinian territory as "unlawful."
• Families of Thailand's 'Tak Bai Massacre' seek 11th hour trial VOA 22 Jul 2024 -- Relatives of 85 people who died 20 years ago at a protest in Thailand's Muslim-majority south are in a race against time to take former military and police officers to trial before the statute of limitations for their alleged crimes runs out.