01 August 2024 Military News |
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- Pentagon Chief Revokes Widely Criticized Plea Deal With Three 9/11 Defendants Sputnik 03 Aug 2024 -- The United States Defense Department had revealed in a press release on Wednesday that it had entered into pre-trial plea agreements with three of the defendants accused of having a role in the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, with victims' groups swiftly responding to the settlement, saying they were "deeply troubled" by it.
- White House Was Not Aware of Plea Deal Discussions With September 11 Defendants - Kirby Sputnik 01 Aug 2024 -- The White House was not aware of the plea deals with three of the 9/11 defendants until Wednesday and will reach out to the Department of Defense to discuss the issue, White House National Security Communications Advisor John Kirby said in an interview with Fox News.
- "Nuclear Threats and the Role of Allies": Remarks by Acting Assistant Secretary of Defense for Space Policy Dr. Vipin Narang at CSIS DoD 01 Aug 2024
- VA Launches Redesigned Airborne Hazards and Burn Pit Registry DoD News 01 Aug 2024 -- Today, the Department of Veterans Affairs announced the launch of the redesigned Airborne Hazards and Open Burn Pit Registry.
- SecAF visits South Carolina Air National Guard US Air Force 01 Aug 2024 -- Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall visited the South Carolina Air National Guard's 169th Fighter Wing July 31, as part of a senior leader visit.
- CV-22 accident investigation report released US Air Force 01 Aug 2024 -- Air Force Special Operations Command officials released the results of the investigation of the CV-22B Osprey mishap Nov. 29, 2023, near Yakushima, Japan.
- USS Florida Returns to Kings Bay Following 727-Day Deployment US Navy 01 Aug 2024 -- Ohio-class guided-missile submarine USS Florida (SSGN 728) returned to Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay, Georgia, following a 727- day deployment to 5th, 6th, and 7th fleet areas of operations, July 31.
- USS Preble to Forward Deploy to Japan US Navy 01 Aug 2024 -- The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Preble (DDG 88) will move to Yokosuka, Japan, as part of a scheduled rotation of forces in the Pacific, the U.S. Navy announced today. This move will be a permanent change of station for the crew and family members.
- USS Mobile Conducts Maritime Cooperative Activity With BRP Ramon Alcaraz US Navy 01 Aug 2024 -- The U.S. Navy and Armed Forces of the Philippines conducted a Maritime Cooperative Activity (MCA) in the South China Sea, upholding freedom of navigation and overflight, reaffirming the two nations' commitment to bolstering regional security and stability, July 31.
- CNO Delivers Remarks at NNOA-ANSO Joint Leadership Symposium US Navy 01 Aug 2024
- CNO Reviews Quality of Service Initiatives at HII Newport News Shipbuilding US Navy Press Release 01 Aug 2024 -- Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Lisa Franchetti reviewed Quality of Service (QoS) initiatives with Navy and shipyard leadership at Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS) in Newport News, Virginia, July 31, 2024.
- Pacific Fleet coastal missile crews conduct tactical drills on Matua Island Russia MoD 01 Aug 2024 -- The Bastion coastal missile crews of Northeastern Group of Troops and Forces held a tactical training on Matua Island, the Kuril Islands.
- Russian troops undergo third stage of non-strategic nuclear drills Russia MoD 01 Aug 2024 -- In the course of the third phase of non-strategic nuclear forces drills, military personnel of missile formations of Southern and Central military districts and aviation units of the Russian Aerospace Forces were engaged in training on receiving special training ammunition, entering designated areas, and equip launch vehicles and aviation strike assets.
- Russian Navy completes large-scale exercises on combat employment of fleets and Caspian Flotilla Russia MoD 01 Aug 2024 -- The Navy units involved in the scheduled exercises in operative zones of the Northern, Pacific, Baltic fleets, and in the Caspian Flotilla area of responsibility are completing their missions. Soon, the ships participated in the drills will return to the base.
- Russian Defence Minister Andrei Belousov sends telegram to large formation deployed in special military operation zone Russia MoD 01 Aug 2024 -- The head of the Russian Defence Ministry congratulated the personnel of the Gorlovka 132th separate guard motor rifle brigade on liberation of Leninskoe of the Donetsk People's Republic.
- Ukraine Received Six F-16 Fighter Jets From Netherlands - Reports Sputnik 01 Aug 2024 -- Ukraine has received six F-16 fighter jets from the Netherlands, The Times reported, citing a source.
- Xi encourages model military company to build itself into highly capable unit People's Daily 01 Aug 2024 -- Chinese President Xi Jinping has encouraged a model military company to strengthen training in real combat conditions and build itself into a highly capable unit with great courage to fight and firm determination to win.
- Xi highlights modernizing nation's defense People's Daily 01 Aug 2024 -- Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, has called for the continuous improvement of the nation's border, coastal and air defense systems.
- Precision live-fire missile drills to be held in late August: Source CNA 01 Aug 2024 -- Precision live-fire missile drills are set to be conducted in southern Taiwan in late August and feature the domestically-developed Chien Hsiang loitering munition, a military source told CNA on Thursday.
- Diggers show their mettle in Malaysian jungle Australia DOD 01 Aug 2024 -- As the waves crashed along the coastline of Sabah in East Malaysia, three nations gathered to mark the conclusion of Exercise Keris Strike 2024.
- End of an era Australia DOD 01 Aug 2024 -- Tucked away behind dimly lit screens are the faces of air battle managers and air surveillance operators illuminated by battlespace imagery.
- US, Japan eye warfighting capabilities through alliance upgrade VOA 01 Aug 2024 -- The realignment of the United States armed forces in Japan, announced on the heels of the latest U.S.-Japan security talks, will focus on developing warfighting capabilities in the Indo-Pacific region, former U.S. military officials and experts say.
- Philippines eyes F-16 deal after joint drill with US in South China Sea Global Times 01 Aug 2024 -- The Philippines and the US recently held a joint exercise in the South China Sea aimed at China as the Philippines expressed interest in purchasing US F-16 fighter jets. Experts said on Thursday that the US is tightening its grip on the Philippines after the latter reached a provisional arrangement with China on managing situation in the region.
- PH, US navies hold 'maritime cooperative activity' in WPS Philippine News Agency 01 Aug 2024 -- Philippine and United States naval ships held another "maritime cooperative activity" (MCA) in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) on Wednesday afternoon.
- US, Philippines hold joint naval drills in South China Sea Press TV 01 Aug 2024 -- Navies of the United States and the Philippines have held joint drills in the South China Sea, a provocative move that likely attracts the irk of China which claims sovereignty over almost the entire waters.
- Vietnam's coast guard to hold first drills with Philippines Radio Free Asia 01 Aug 2024 -- Vietnamese coast guard vessel 8002 is on its way to the Philippines for the first joint coast guard drills between the neighbors, who both have territorial disputes with China in the South China Sea, Hanoi has announced.
- Secretary Blinken's Call with UAE Foreign Minister Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan US Dept. of State 01 Aug 2024
- Secretary Blinken's Meeting with Mongolian Prime Minister Oyun-Erdene US Dept. of State 01 Aug 2024
- Secretary Antony J. Blinken And Mongolian Prime Minister Oyun-Erdene Luvsannamsrai Before Their Meeting US Dept. of State 01 Aug 2024
- Secretary Blinken's Meeting with Mongolian President Khurelsukh US Dept. of State 01 Aug 2024
- Secretary Antony J. Blinken And Mongolian Foreign Minister Battsetseg Batmunkh At a Joint Press Availability US Dept. of State 01 Aug 2024
- Secretary Antony J. Blinken And Mongolian President Ukhnaagiin Khurelsukh Before Their Meeting US Dept. of State 01 Aug 2024
- Secretary Antony J. Blinken And Mongolian Foreign Minister Battsetseg Batmunkh Before Their Meeting US Dept. of State 01 Aug 2024
- Press Briefing by Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre and National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan The White House 01 Aug 2024
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- 1 August 2024 - Daily Press Briefing by the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General United Nations 01 Aug 2024
- Press Conference by Security Council President on Programme of Work for August UN Security Council 01 Aug 2024 -- The Security Council's programme for August features a first-ever discussion on enhancing Africa's effective representation in the body, as well as an open debate on the New Agenda for Peace, its President for the month told a Headquarters press conference today.
- Announcement of the Elimination of Mohammed Deif Israel Defense Forces 01 Aug 2024
- Israel says it killed Muhammad Deif, main planner of October 7 attack VOA 01 Aug 2024 -- Israel said Thursday it killed Hamas military chief Muhammad Deif, believed to be the main planner of the shock October 7 Hamas attack on Israel, in the southern Gaza city of Khan Younis in mid-July.
- PM Netanyahu following an Assessment at IDF Home Front Command: "Israel is in a state of very high readiness for any scenario - on both defense and offense. We will exact a very high price for any act of aggression against us from any quarter whatsoever." Israel - Prime Minister 01 Aug 2024 -- Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, today, held an in-depth assessment of IDF Home Front Command activity from the outbreak of the war until today, together with Interior Minister Moshe Arbel.
- July 31: 'Axis of Resistance' operations against Israeli occupation Press TV 01 Aug 2024
- Gaza marks 300th day of Israeli genocidal war as casualties top 130K Press TV 01 Aug 2024 -- The Israeli regime presses ahead with its barbaric genocidal war on Palestinians as the aggression on the besieged Gaza Strip enters the 300th day, with the number of documented casualties surpassing 130,000 people, most of them women and children.
- Profile: Fuad Shukr, a top Hezbollah commander assassinated by Israel in Beirut Press TV 01 Aug 2024
- What Hamas Leader's Killing Means For Talks Aimed At Ending Gaza War RFE/RL 01 Aug 2024 -- Negotiations aimed at ending Israel's devastating war in the Gaza Strip were faltering even before the killing of Ismail Haniyeh, the political leader of the EU- and U.S.-designated Palestinian terrorist group Hamas.
- Haniyeh's Funeral Procession Concludes In Iran RFE/RL 01 Aug 2024 -- A funeral ceremony has concluded in Tehran for Ismail Haniyeh, the political leader of the Iran-backed Palestinian extremist group Hamas, which is designated as a terrorist organization by the United States and the EU.
- Iranian Revolutionary Guard Killed In Israeli Strike That Targeted Top Hizballah Commander RFE/RL 01 Aug 2024 -- Milad Bidi, a member of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) was killed in an Israeli air strike on July 30 that targeted top Hizballah commander Fuad Shukr in Beirut, Lebanon.
- Assassination of Hamas, Hezbollah leaders spark escalation fears, impact Gaza truce talks People's Daily 01 Aug 2024 -- Within 24 hours, Israeli forces allegedly assassinated a top Hezbollah commander and Hamas's chief political leader, moves likely to heighten regional violence and jeopardize ongoing Gaza ceasefire negotiations.
- Iran holds funeral for assassinated Hamas leader VOA 01 Aug 2024 -- Iran held a funeral Thursday for Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh, whose killing in Tehran has added to fears of a regional conflict.
- Humanitarian efforts 'nowhere near where they should be' 300 days into Gaza war UN News 01 Aug 2024 -- Scaling up aid delivery remains a challenge in Gaza as the war reaches the 300-day mark, the head of the UN humanitarian affairs office, OCHA, in the Occupied Palestinian Territory said on Thursday.
- In call to Iranian Foreign Minister, Guterres underlines need for de-escalation in the Middle East UN News 01 Aug 2024 -- UN Secretary-General António Guterres reiterated his appeal for de-escalation in the Middle East in a phone call with a senior official in Iran, his Spokesperson reported on Thursday.
- Gaza: UNRWA programme aims to get children 'back to learning' UN News 01 Aug 2024 -- The UN Palestine refugee agency, UNRWA, launched a programme on Thursday to get boys and girls in the Gaza Strip back to learning - and to just being children - amid the ongoing conflict.
- UNSC discusses Israeli assassination of Hamas chief IRNA 01 Aug 2024 -- A majority of members of the United Nations Security Council, in an emergency meeting following the assassination of Ismail Haniyeh, the head of the Hamas political office in Tehran, condemned the Israeli attack and expressed concern about the regional escalation.
- UN concerned over Mideast escalation amid Israeli attacks IRNA 01 Aug 2024 -- Deputy Secretary General of the United Nations briefed the Security Council about recent escalation in the Middle East during an emergency meeting of the 15-member body to review regional developments following the Israeli assassination of Ismail Haniyeh, the head of the political bureau of the Palestinian Hamas resistance movement in Tehran.
- UN Security Council members condemn Israel's assassination of Hamas leader in Iran Press TV 01 Aug 2024 -- Members of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) have condemned Israel's assassination of Ismail Haniyeh, head of the political bureau of the Palestinian resistance movement Hamas, in Tehran.
- Biden Commits to New US Military Deployments During Call With Netanyahu Sputnik 01 Aug 2024 -- US President Joe Biden in a phone call with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu discussed additional efforts to support the ally's defense capabilities and committed new US military deployments to the region amid raised tensions between Israel and Iran, the White House said.
- Readout of President Joe Biden's Call with Prime Minister Netanyahu of Israel The White House 01 Aug 2024
- Pezeshkian: Iran to continue to firmly back Resistance IRNA 01 Aug 2024 -- Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has said that the Israeli regime's terror acts are because it is stuck in an impasse, adding that Iran's leadership, nation, and government will not relent in their support for the oppressed people of Palestine and the Axis of Resistance.
- Israeli assassination of Haniyeh impossible with US authorization: Iran IRNA 01 Aug 2024 -- Iran's Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the United Nations has said the role of the United States as a strategic ally and main backer of the Zionist regime should not be ignored in the assassination of Ismail Haniyeh, the leader of the Palestinian resistance movement in Tehran.
- Iran military chief: Israel will definitely regret assassinating Hamas leader Press TV 01 Aug 2024 -- Iran's top military commander asserts that the Israeli regime "will definitely regret" its recent assassination of senior Hamas' leader, Ismail Haniyeh.
- IRGC chief: Resistance front highly resolved to take revenge on Israel for recent crimes Press TV 01 Aug 2024 -- The chief commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) says Israel's recent crimes in the region provoke more wrath among the resistance fighters to take revenge against the regime.
- Iran calls for OIC emergency meeting after Hamas leader assassination Press TV 01 Aug 2024 -- Iran's acting Foreign Minister Ali Bagheri Kani has called for an emergency meeting of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) and collective condemnation by the regional states of the Israeli regime's assassination of Ismail Haniyeh, head of the political bureau of the Palestinian resistance movement Hamas.
- Iran envoy warns UN of Israel's efforts to expand Gaza war to entire region Press TV 01 Aug 2024 -- Iran's ambassador to the United Nations has warned the world body of attempts by Israel to expand the scope of its genocidal aggression against the Gaza Strip to the entire region.
- Ayatollah Khamenei leads funeral prayers for assassinated Hamas leader Press TV 01 Aug 2024 -- Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has led funeral prayers for Hamas's Political Bureau Chief Ismail Haniyeh and his security guard, who were assassinated during his visit to Tehran on Wednesday.
- Iran will not forfeit its intrinsic right for reciprocal action against Israel: Acting FM IRNA 01 Aug 2024 -- Iran's Acting Foreign Minister Ali Bagheri Kani has said that the terrorist act of the Zionist regime in assasinating Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran is a violation of the territorial integrity of the Islamic Republic of Iran and its national sovereignty, adding that the act is also a threat to regional and international peace and stability.
- 'Iran to use legitimate right to reciprocate, punish Zionist regime' IRNA 01 Aug 2024 -- Iran's Acting Foreign Minister Ali Bagheri Kani says the Islamic Republic will exercise its legitimate right to reciprocate and punish the Zionist regime.
- Iran determined to take necessary action to defend national security: Acting FM IRNA 01 Aug 2024 -- Iran's Acting Foreign Minister Ali Bagheri Kani has said that the Islamic Republic is resolved to take any necessary action to defend its national security.
- 'Iran's response to Haniyeh's assassination will be painful' IRNA 01 Aug 2024 -- The Head of the National Security and Foreign Policy Committee in the Iranian parliament (Majlis) has said that the Islamic Republic's response to the perpetrator of the assassination of the Hamas leader will be "painful and regrettable".
- 'Anger, revenge calls grow over recent Zionist regime's crimes' IRNA 01 Aug 2024 -- The chief commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC), Major General Hossein Salami has emphasized that the fire of anger and desire for revenge over the recent crimes of the Zionist regime in the region, especially in Gaza, are intensifying.
- Iran will respond to Haniyeh's assassination at proper time, place: Qalibaf IRNA 01 Aug 2024 -- Speaker of Iran's Parliament, Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf has reacted to the assassination of the Political Bureau Chief of the Palestinian Resistance Movement Hamas, Ismail Haniyeh, noting that Iran considers it a duty to respond to the Israeli crime at the right time and place.
- Zionist regime threat to global peace, security: Iran FM spox IRNA 01 Aug 2024 -- Iran's Foreign Ministry Spokesman Nasser Kanaani has called the Zionist regime a dangerous threat to world peace and security as it does not attach any value to the rules and regulations of international law.
- Iran, Russia discuss circumstances around Haniyeh's assassination IRNA 01 Aug 2024 -- Iran's Acting Foreign Minister Ali Bagheri Kani and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov have exchanged views on the circumstances around the assassination of Hamas politburo chief Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran.
- Lavrov says Haniyeh assassination unacceptable in talks with Iran FM Press TV 01 Aug 2024 -- Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has denounced as unacceptable the assassination of the head of the political bureau of the Hamas resistance movement Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran, warning of its extremely dangerous consequences.
- Hamas: Hezbollah cmdr. assassination won't deter resistance from confronting Israel Press TV 01 Aug 2024 -- Hamas has strongly condemned the Israeli regime's recent assassination of a senior commander of the Lebanese resistance movement Hezbollah, vowing that the regional resistance forces would stay the course despite the atrocity.
- 'Assassination of leaders has no negative impact on resistance' IRNA 01 Aug 2024 -- The Secretary General of Lebanon's Hezbollah Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah says the assassination of leaders does not have any negative impacts on resistance.
- Nasrallah: Fighting has entered 'a new phase' after Israeli assassinations Press TV 01 Aug 2024 -- Hezbollah Secretary General Hassan Nasrallah says the fighting has entered "a new phase" after Israel's assassination of its top military commander Fouad Shukr and Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh.
- Houthis Urge 'Dangerous' Response to Israel Over Killing of Hamas, Hezbollah Leaders Sputnik 01 Aug 2024 -- Forces opposing Israel must deliver a "dangerous" military response to the killings of their leaders in Lebanon and Iran, Abdul Malik al-Houthi, the leader of Yemen's Ansar Allah movement, also known as the Houthis, said on Thursday.
- Israeli Ex-PM Olmert Says 'Peace Is Not On The Agenda' After Killing Of Hamas Leader RFE/RL 01 Aug 2024 -- Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has said that the killing of Ismail Haniyeh, the political leader of the EU- and U.S.-designated Palestinian terrorist organization Hamas, will not influence the peace process toward ending the Israeli-Hamas war "because peace is not on the agenda at this point."
- How Will Rising Middle East Tensions Impact Afghanistan and Pakistan? RFE/RL 01 Aug 2024 -- The killing of Ismail Haniyeh, the political leader of the EU- and U.S.-designated Palestinian terrorist group Hamas, has thrown the Middle East into crisis.
- Wagner's Mali fiasco exposes discord among Russian military bloggers VOA 01 Aug 2024 -- Heated debates among Russian military bloggers over the deaths of possibly dozens of Wagner Group mercenaries in Mali are highlighting discord and desolation within that community, says a researcher into Russian military propaganda.
- Famine now prevalent in parts of war-torn Sudan UN News 01 Aug 2024 -- Famine is now prevalent in areas of war-torn Sudan and will continue through the next two months, according to a new global food insecurity report released on Thursday.
- Report confirms famine conditions in parts of Sudan's Darfur VOA 01 Aug 2024 -- A United Nations-backed food security report concluded Thursday that more than a year of war in Sudan has pushed parts of North Darfur into famine, including a displaced persons camp that houses more than a half-million people.
- Famine confirmed in Sudan's North Darfur, confirming UN agencies worst fears WFP 01 Aug 2024 -- After more than 15 months of war in Sudan, a catastrophic combination of conflict, displacement and humanitarian access constraints has resulted in famine in a camp sheltering hundreds of thousands of displaced people in Sudan's North Darfur Region.
- China and India Holds 30th Meeting of Working Mechanism for Consultation and Coordination on China-India Border Affairs PRC MofA 01 Aug 2024 -- On July 31, 2024, Director-General of the Department of Boundary and Ocean Affairs of the Foreign Ministry Hong Liang and Joint Secretary of the East Asia Division of Ministry of External Affairs of India Gourangalal Das co-chaired the 30th Meeting of Working Mechanism for Consultation and Coordination (WMCC) on China-India Border Affairs in New Delhi.
- Militancy expands in Indian-controlled side of Jammu and Kashmir VOA 01 Aug 2024 -- Residents of Kastigarh, a sub-district in central Jammu and Kashmir, say they are staying close to their homes following a recent attack by anti-India militants that injured two soldiers who were sheltering in a dilapidated school after a patrol.
- Bombing kills at least 19 in Nigeria's Borno state VOA 01 Aug 2024 -- Officials in Nigeria's Borno state say 19 people were killed and at least 20 injured when a bomb exploded in a popular tea house late Wednesday, the second major attack in recent weeks.
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- Moldova Expels Russian Diplomat Amid Spying Investigation RFE/RL 01 Aug 2024 -- Moldova's Foreign Ministry has declared an employee of the Russian Embassy to Chisinau persona non grata and gave him 48 hours to leave the country. The move comes hours after authorities in Chisinau detained two Moldovan officials following a raid by security forces on parliament premises linked to a spying investigation.
- Russia, China leading wave of 'unprecedented' intelligence threats to US VOA 01 Aug 2024 -- The United States is facing a series of unprecedented threats from foreign intelligence agencies, some of which are increasingly cooperating with each other to gain an advantage, according to a newly approved strategy to blunt the impact of espionage.
- Statement of support for Germany's Attribution of malicious cyber activity Australia DFAT 01 Aug 2024
- Meeting with Russian citizens returning to the Motherland following a prisoner swap President of Russia 01 Aug 2024 -- Vladimir Putin arrived at Vnukovo Airport and welcomed Russian citizens who were detained abroad and were able to return to the Motherland today following a prisoner swap.
- The President signed executive orders on pardons President of Russia 01 Aug 2024 -- Vladimir Putin signed executive orders pardoning Paul Nicholas Whelan, Kevin Lik, Evan Gershkovich, Demuri Voronin, Vladimir Kara-Murza, Alsu Kurmasheva, Lilia Chanysheva, Vadim Ostanin, Ksenia Fadeyeva, Alexandra Skochilenko, Ilya Yashin, Andrei Pivovarov, and Oleg Orlov.
- Kurmasheva, Gershkovich, Whelan, Kara-Murza Included In Historic U.S.-Russia Prisoner Swap RFE/RL 01 Aug 2024 -- Russia, the United States, and several other countries have carried out the largest prisoner swap since the end of the Cold War, freeing 16 people -- including RFE/RL journalist Alsu Kurmasheva, Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, and Michigan corporate security executive Paul Whelan -- from Russian and Belarusian prisons, while eight Russians were returned home.
- Who Are The 24 Prisoners Who Were Swapped In U.S.-Russia Deal? RFE/RL 01 Aug 2024 -- A veteran human rights activist. A married couple who worked for years in deep-cover aliases. Two American journalists. The son of a Russian lawmaker.
- Russia Fully Satisfied With Prisoner Swap - Source Sputnik 01 Aug 2024 -- Russia is fully satisfied with the prisoner exchange, a credible source in one of the competent Russian agencies told Sputnik on Thursday.
- Eight Russians Detained and Held in Several NATO Countries Brought Back to Fatherland - FSB Sputnik 01 Aug 2024 -- The Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) stated that eight Russian citizens, who were detained and imprisoned in several NATO countries, have been returned to Russia. The exchange took place at Ankara airport (Turkiye) on August 1, 2024, and also included the repatriation of minor children.
- Remarks by President Biden and Vice President Harris Upon Return of Americans Detained in Russia | Joint Base Andrews, MD The White House 01 Aug 2024
- Remarks by Vice President Harris on Freeing Americans Detained in Russia The White House 01 Aug 2024
- Readout of Vice President Harris's Call with Yulia Navalnaya The White House 01 Aug 2024
- Background Press Call on Today's Multilateral Prisoner Exchange The White House 01 Aug 2024
- Remarks by President Biden on Freeing Americans Detained in Russia The White House 01 Aug 2024
- Statement by President Joe Biden on Securing the Release of Americans Detained in Russia The White House 01 Aug 2024
- Release of Wrongfully Detained Americans and Russian Political Prisoners US Dept. of State 01 Aug 2024 -- Paul Whelan, Evan Gershkovich, and Alsu Kurmasheva are now on their way back to the United States from Russia.
- Historic prisoner swap sees American journalists, ex-Marine freed from Russia VOA 01 Aug 2024 -- The U.S. on Thursday confirmed a historic prisoner swap with Russia that included the release of American journalists Evan Gershkovich and Alsu Kurmasheva, former U.S. Marine Paul Whelan, and permanent resident Vladimir Kara-Murza.
- White House Confirms That Navalny Was Part Of Prisoner Exchange Talks RFE/RL 01 Aug 2024 -- White House national-security adviser Jake Sullivan said on August 1 that the United States had been working on a prisoner exchange to include Russian opposition leader Aleksei Navalny prior to his death.
- Belarus/Russia: Statement by the High Representative on the release of number of political prisoners European External Action Service (EEAS) 01 Aug 2024 -- The European Union is relieved by the release and transfer to freedom outside Russia and Belarus of a number of political prisoners, including EU citizens, facilitated with the help of Türkiye.
- No: 155, 1 August 2024, Regarding the Prisoner Exchange Operation in Ankara Republic of Turkey Ministry of Foreign Affairs 01 Aug 2024
- Release of Vladimir Kara-Murza and Paul Whelan: Foreign Secretary's statement UK FCDO 01 Aug 2024 -- Foreign Secretary David Lammy responds to the release of British nationals from prison in Russia.
- US-Russia prisoner swap 'an unprecedented diplomatic act', rights experts says UN News 01 Aug 2024 -- A UN independent human rights expert has welcomed the landmark prisoner swap on Thursday between the United States and Russia, which involved several other countries.
- The Prisoner Swap: What's In It For Putin? RFE/RL 01 Aug 2024 -- Several Americans and other Westerners have been freed, along with a number of Russian citizens who had been jailed in their own country, in a major prisoner swap involving multiple nations. Why did President Vladimir Putin's government release them, and why now?
- Press release on the outcomes of Russia's UN Security Council Presidency in July 2024 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 01 Aug 2024
- Press release on Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's telephone conversation with Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the Republic of Mali Abdoulaye Diop, Moscow Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 01 Aug 2024
- Readout of the U.S.-PRC Bilateral Counternarcotics Working Group Senior Official Meeting The White House 01 Aug 2024
- Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Lin Jian's Regular Press Conference on August 1, 2024 PRC MofA 01 Aug 2024
- China, major democracies step up competition in Pacific VOA 01 Aug 2024 -- China and democratic countries, including Australia and Japan, have increased their efforts to deepen engagement with Pacific Island countries in recent weeks, intensifying what some regional politicians and analysts describe as great power competition, especially in the security sector.
- Xinjiang authorities target Uyghurs cadres in 'dark forces' crackdown Radio Free Asia 01 Aug 2024 -- Authorities in a central Xinjiang city have detained more than 70 Uyghurs officials after purging them for being "two-faced" — part of a larger operation to investigate and jail those deemed disloyal to China and the Chinese Communist Party, police said.
- China mulls digital ID cards, sparking fears of tighter monitoring Radio Free Asia 01 Aug 2024 -- China has revealed plans to bring in digital ID cards, a move the authorities say will protect user data, but free speech activists said the Chinese Communist Party's monitoring of online activity would only intensify under the new measure.
- Xi stresses enhancing Party building in instruction to central Party, state departments People's Daily 01 Aug 2024 -- President Xi Jinping has urged central Party and state departments to improve Party building across the board and be national role models.
- Former chairman of China National Petroleum Corp. expelled from CPC People's Daily 01 Aug 2024 -- Wang Yilin, former chairman of the China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC), has been expelled from the Communist Party of China (CPC) over serious violations of Party disciplines and laws, authorities said on Wednesday.
- Xi encourages Hong Kong entrepreneurs to contribute more to Chinese modernization People's Daily 01 Aug 2024 -- Chinese President Xi Jinping has encouraged Hong Kong entrepreneurs to better integrate into national reform and development and contribute more to Chinese modernization by giving full play to their strengths.
- MOFA official rejects 'One China' affidavit, unable to get Macao post visa CNA 01 Aug 2024 -- A Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) official set to be posted to Taiwan's representative office in Macao was unable to obtain a visa from the Macao government after refusing to sign an affidavit recognizing Beijing's "One China" principle, the Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) said Thursday.
- Chinese authorities' labeling of speedboat incident 'unnecessary': MAC CNA 01 Aug 2024 -- Taiwan's Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) said Thursday that the labeling of the Kinmen speedboat incident is "unnecessary," in response to a statement by Chinese authorities describing the incident as a "malicious collision."
- Canadian warship passes through Taiwan Strait, drawing China's ire Press TV 01 Aug 2024 -- A Canadian warship has passed through the Taiwan Strait, drawing ire in China.
- PLA activities in the waters and airspace around Taiwan ROC MND 01 Aug 2024
- Canadian frigate transits Taiwan Strait CNA 01 Aug 2024 -- A Canadian frigate sailed down the Taiwan Strait on Wednesday, Taiwan's Ministry of National Defense (MND) said on Thursday.
- Mainland urges Taiwan to thoroughly probe fatal boat incident People's Daily 01 Aug 2024 -- A Chinese mainland spokesperson on Wednesday again urged Taiwan to thoroughly probe into a fatal boat incident around five months ago to reach a just conclusion and hold those involved accountable.
- Chinese mainland spokesperson says UNGA Resolution 2758 "unchallengeable" People's Daily 01 Aug 2024 -- A Chinese mainland spokesperson said Wednesday that the authority of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) Resolution 2758, which fully reflects and confirms the one-China principle, is "unchallengeable."
- Group for Preventing Flooding of River Taedong Makes Effort to Minimize Possible Flood Damage KCNA 01 Aug 2024 -- The group for preventing flooding of the River Taedong is doing its best to minimize the possible flood damage.
- State media shows North Korean Leader Kim Jong Un leading flood rescue Radio Free Asia 01 Aug 2024 -- North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has been spotted in state media leading flood relief efforts after heavy rains caused the Yalu River to swell, inundating sections of nearby towns, residents in North Korea and China told Radio Free Asia.
- North Korea shuns international aid workers amid severe flooding VOA 01 Aug 2024 -- North Korea continues to keep its doors shut to international aid workers as the country struggles with massive flooding that destroyed thousands of homes and covered vast farmlands.
- Claiming there is a China-Russia contest over relations with North Korea is unsubstantiated, ill-motivated: FM Global Times 01 Aug 2024 -- Despite the transformation in the international and regional landscape, the Communist Party of China and the Chinese government have never changed the importance they attach and their commitment to the traditional friendship and cooperative relationship between China and North Korea, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian said on Thursday.
- Press release on Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's telephone conversation with Acting Foreign Minister of the Islamic Republic of Iran Ali Bagheri Kani Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 01 Aug 2024
- Saudi King Salman sends letter to new Iran president on mutual ties Press TV 01 Aug 2024 -- Saudi Arabia's King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud has sent a written message to Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian concerning relations between the two countries.
- Myanmar opponents of military warn scores of junta staff to quit Radio Free Asia 01 Aug 2024 -- Nearly 90 junta administrators in western Myanmar abandoned their posts after opponents of military rule warned them not to support the regime, pro-democracy representatives said on Wednesday.
- Bangladesh internet shutdown hits Rohingya camps hard Radio Free Asia 01 Aug 2024 -- When the Bangladesh government announced it was shutting down the internet on July 18 in response to student-led protests in many parts of the country, refugees living in Cox's Bazar braced themselves for yet another catastrophe.
- Transcript of Special Briefing on the State Visit of Prime Minister of Vietnam to India (August 01, 2024) India MEA 01 Aug 2024
- Transcript of the Press Briefing by the Spokesperson on Thursday, 1 August 2024 Pakistan Ministry of Foreign Affairs 01 Aug 2024
- Kazakhstan: Press remarks by High Representative/Vice-President Josep Borrell after meeting with Deputy Prime Minister - Minister of Foreign Affairs, Murat Nurtleu European External Action Service (EEAS) 01 Aug 2024
- Secretary Blinken's Call with Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud US Dept. of State 01 Aug 2024
- Maduro asks top court to audit vote results after violent protests Press TV 01 Aug 2024 -- Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro says he has requested the country's Supreme Court to conduct an audit of the recent presidential election, following challenges from opposition leaders regarding his victory.
- Assessing the Results of Venezuela's Presidential Election US Dept. of State 01 Aug 2024 -- The United States applauds the Venezuelan people for their participation in the July 28 presidential election despite significant challenges.
- Nations join ranks to delay deep-sea mining approval by UN regulator Radio Free Asia 01 Aug 2024 -- The obscure U.N. organization attempting to set rules for the exploitation of deep-sea metals is facing a potential shake-up as more nations call for a mining moratorium and a new candidate for its leadership vows to address perceptions of corporate bias.
- Generation Apathy: How Peter Magyar Is Mobilizing Hungary's Youth RFE/RL 01 Aug 2024 -- In villages and towns across Hungary, adoring crowds gather to hear Peter Magyar speak, their enthusiasm spilling over onto social media where they post selfies taken with the 43-year-old opposition politician.
- Brussels Frustrated With Hungary Over Russian Visa Decision That Could Let In Spies RFE/RL 01 Aug 2024 -- Since Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, Hungary has stubbornly refused to join EU efforts to punish and isolate Moscow.
- 'Foreign Agent' Law Goes Into Effect In Georgia, Despite Constitutional Challenges RFE/RL 01 Aug 2024 -- A widely criticized new law that threatens to publicly discredit thousands of media outlets and civil society groups as "serving" outside powers went into effect in Georgia on August 1, two months after the ruling party swept aside a maelstrom of domestic protest and international warnings that passage endangers further integration with the West.
- Guinea: Senior UN officials welcome verdict in 2009 stadium massacre trial UN News 01 Aug 2024 -- The fight against impunity must continue in Guinea, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights said on Thursday, welcoming the long-awaited verdict in the trial into the 2009 massacre at a stadium in the capital, Conakry.
- Demonstrators march in Nigerian cities, protesting cost of living, corruption VOA 01 Aug 2024 -- Thousands have taken to the streets in Nigerian cities in anti-government protests against the high cost of living in the country, driven by crippling inflation and a devalued currency.
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