05 August 2024 Military News |
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- U.S. Posturing Assets to Defend Israel, U.S. Forces in Middle East DoD News 05 Aug 2024 -- The Defense Department continues to move vessels and aircraft across the Middle East to improve U.S. force protection, increase the defense of Israel and ensure the United States can respond to a range of contingencies, said Deputy Pentagon Press Secretary Sabrina Singh at a press briefing today.
- More deployment of troops to Mideast defensive: US claims IRNA 05 Aug 2024 -- A US government official has claimed that the increased presence of American troops and military equipment in West Asia is a defensive measure aimed at reducing tensions.
- 'Several' U.S. Personnel Injured In Rocket Attack On Iraqi Base As Fears Grow Of Wider Conflict RFE/RL 05 Aug 2024 -- Fears of a wider Middle East conflict intensified late on August 5 as a U.S. spokesperson confirmed that "several" American personnel were injured in a rocket attack claimed by pro-Iran fighters on a military base in Iraq.
- Rocket attack hits US-occupied base in Iraq; several American personnel injured Press TV 05 Aug 2024 -- A rocket attack has targeted the United States-occupied Ain al-Assad Airbase in the western Iraqi province of al-Anbar, injuring several American personnel members.
- Biden Briefed on Attack That Injured US Troops at Al Asad Airbase in Iraq - White House Sputnik 05 Aug 2024 -- President Joe Biden has been briefed on the suspected rocket attack that injured several US service members at Al Asad Airbase in Iraq, the White House said in a statement.
- US Personnel Injured in Suspected Rocket Attack on Al Asad Airbase in Iraq - Pentagon Sputnik 05 Aug 2024 -- Several US personnel have been injured in a suspected rocket attack against US and coalition forces at Al Asad Airbase in Iraq, a Defense Department spokesperson said in a statement to Sputnik.
- Joint Statement From the U.S. Department of Defense and the Department of National Defense of the Republic of Niger DoD 05 Aug 2024 -- The U.S. Department of Defense and the Ministry of National Defense of the Republic of Niger announce that the withdrawal of U.S. forces and assets from Air Base 201 in Agadez is complete.
- US completes withdrawal from last base in Niger VOA 05 Aug 2024 -- The U.S. has completed its withdrawal of military forces and assets from its last military base in Niger, the U.S. Department of Defense and the Ministry of National Defense of the Republic of Niger announced in a joint statement Monday.
- Terror groups poised to fill void with US forces gone from Niger VOA 05 Aug 2024 -- The U.S. abandonment this week of its $110 million drone base in Niger, once seen as a key hub for counterterrorism efforts, adds to a growing list of Western withdrawals, all steadily ceding ground to terror groups affiliated with Islamic State and al-Qaida.
- August 5 U.S. Central Command Update CENTCOM 05 Aug 2024 -- In the past 24 hours, U.S. Central Command (USCENTCOM) forces successfully destroyed three Iranian-backed Houthi uncrewed aerial systems (UAS) launched from Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen over the Gulf of Aden.
Defense Policy / Programs
- CENTCOM Commander Praises Outgoing CJTF-OIR Commander for Phenomenal Work Supporting Fight Against ISIS CENTCOM 05 Aug 2024 -- Combined Joint Task Force - Operation Inherent Resolve (CJTF-OIR), the military coalition to defat Daesh, completed a transfer of authority ceremony in Baghdad, Iraq, Aug. 5, 2024.
- Deputy Pentagon Press Secretary Sabrina Singh Holds an Off-Camera, On-the-Record Press Briefing DoD 05 Aug 2024
- Department of Defense Awards $11.8 Million to Accelerate Development of Domestic Lithium Carbonate Processing and Production DoD 05 Aug 2024 -- The Department of Defense announced today an $11.8 million award via the Defense Production Act Investment (DPAI) office to Lithium Nevada Corporation (Lithium Nevada), a subsidiary of Lithium Americas Corp.
- US Air Force, Army medics team with Paraguay in first-ever active-duty led medical assistance mission at AMISTAD24 US Air Force 05 Aug 2024 -- Active-duty U.S. Air Force and U.S. Army personnel sourced from 15 locations around the globe arrived to Filadelfia, Paraguay, July 29 in support of Phase II of AMISTAD24, in the first ever active-duty-led U.S. military medical assistance mission in the country.
- US Airmen conclude Australia's largest-ever air exercise US Air Force 05 Aug 2024 -- U.S. Air Force Airmen participating in Exercise Pitch Black 2024 in Australia concluded operations Aug. 2, marking the end of the largest iteration of the Royal Australian Air Force's biennial capstone exercise.
- Pacific Partnership 2024-2 Kicks Off in Legazpi, Philippines US Navy 05 Aug 2024 -- The Pacific Partnership 2024-2 (PP24-2) humanitarian mission kicked off in Legazpi, Albay, with an opening ceremony at the Legazpi City Expo Center, Aug. 2, 2024.
- U.S. Marines with Littoral Craft Company Charlie complete the Colombian Fluvial Operations Course USMC News 05 Aug 2024 -- U.S. Marines with Littoral Craft Company Charlie, 4th Assault Amphibian Battalion, 4th Marine Division, graduated from the Colombian Fluvial Operations Course, at Centro Internacional Excelencia Avanzado Fluvial (CIEF), Aug. 2, 2024.
- Baltic Fleet units undergo drills with anti-terrorist groups Russia MoD 05 Aug 2024 -- Complex training exercises with anti-terrorist groups were conducted in formations and military units of the Baltic Fleet.
- Pacific Fleet ships perform live fires at aerial targets in Peter the Great Bay Russia MoD 05 Aug 2024 -- The Pacific Fleet ship detachment of the large destroyer Admiral Panteleyev and corvette Rezkiy undergoes planned drills with live fires at aerial targets in the Peter the Great Bay.
- Russia Detains 2 More Defense Officials On Corruption Charges RFE/RL 05 Aug 2024 -- Russia's Investigative Committee said on August 5 that a court in Moscow sent to pretrial detention Vyacheslav Akhmedov, the director of the Defense Ministry's Patriot Park near the capital, on fraud charges.
- NATO and Ukraine strengthen cooperation on innovation NATO 05 Aug 2024 -- On Monday (5 August 2024) NATO published a summary of the new NATO-Ukraine Innovation Cooperation Roadmap, previously endorsed by NATO and Ukrainian leaders at the Washington Summit.
- Readout of Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III's Meeting With Australian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defence Richard Marles DoD 05 Aug 2024
- Austin, Australian Counterpart Meet in Advance of AUSMIN Consultations DoD News 05 Aug 2024 -- In advance of tomorrow's 34th Australia-U.S. Ministerial Consultations, Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III met today at the Pentagon with Australian Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister Richard Marles to discuss the historic military-to-military progress between the two nations.
- Secretary Blinken's Meeting with Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong US Dept. of State 05 Aug 2024
- Secretary Antony J. Blinken and Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong at the Signing of a Memorandum of Understanding on Countering Foreign State Information Manipulation and a Joint Communique on the U.S.-Australia Landsat Next 2030 International Partnership Initiative US Dept. of State 05 Aug 2024
- Memorandum on Presidential Determination on the Proposed Agreement Among the Government of the United States of America, the Government of Australia, and the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland for Cooperation Related to Naval Nuclear Propulsion The White House 05 Aug 2024
- Sun sets on milestone Pitch Black Australia DOD 05 Aug 2024 -- Building on the exercise's 43-year history, Australia hosted 140 aircraft and 4400 personnel from 20 nations over July 12 to August 2.
- Integrated long-range logistics Australia DOD 05 Aug 2024 -- The integrated logistics necessary to undertake combined Australian-US land-based Long Range Fires have been tested and improved following Exercise Operose 2024.
- Japan 'on risky path of reviving militarism' with enhanced military cooperation with Quad Global Times 05 Aug 2024 -- Japan is planning 2+2 ministerial talks with India and Australia focusing on military cooperation after similar talks were held between Japan and the US in July, and experts warned on Sunday that Japan is on a dangerous path to revive the militarism that once brought disasters to numerous countries in World War II.
- Belarus Air Defense Units Will Take Part in Live-Fire Drills on Russian Territory Sputnik 05 Aug 2024 -- Military personnel of a Belarusian air defense unit will take part in a live-fire exercise on the territory of Russia, the Belarusian Defense Ministry said on Monday.
- Respected Comrade Kim Jong Un Makes Speech at Ceremony of Transferring and Receiving New-type Tactical Ballistic Missile System KCNA 05 Aug 2024 -- On August 4 Kim Jong Un , general secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea and President of the State Affairs of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, attended the ceremony of transferring and receiving new-type tactical ballistic missile system and made a speech.
- North Korea celebrates delivery of 250 nuclear-capable missile launchers to frontline units Press TV 05 Aug 2024 -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has attended a ceremony marking the delivery of 250 nuclear-capable missile launchers to frontline units.
- North Korea to send new missile launchers to southern border: state media Radio Free Asia 05 Aug 2024 -- North Korea is sending 250 new tactical ballistic missile launchers toward its border with South Korea, its state-run media reported, with its leader Kim Jong Un blaming the United States for creating threats that forced his country to enhance its military capabilities.
- Need to embrace changes in financial processes due to rapidly changing nature & character of war: CDS Gen Anil Chauhan India PIB 05 Aug 2024 -- Chief of Defence Staff General Anil Chauhan has stressed the need to embrace changes in financial processes due to the rapidly changing nature and character of war driven by geopolitical dynamics and technological advancements
- DEFENCE EQUIPMENT CAPABILITY India PIB 05 Aug 2024 -- To address the current and futuristic security needs of Armed Forces, an Integrated Capability Development Plan is formulated by Headquarters Integrated Defence Staff in consultation with all stakeholders
- Readout of Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III's Call With Israeli Minister of Defense Yoav Gallant DoD 05 Aug 2024
- The Nagel Commission to evaluate force building and the security budget convened for its first meeting which was chaired by PM Netanyahu Israel - Prime Minister 05 Aug 2024 -- In Accordance with the Prime Minister's Directive to Establish a Commission to Evaluate the Security Budget, the Nagel Commission met Yesterday
- DND to buy ballistic helmets, military body armor for soldiers Philippine News Agency 05 Aug 2024 -- The Department of National Defense (DND) is allocating some PHP11.7 billion to buy ballistic helmets and military body armors for some 115,000 Philippine Army (PA) soldiers.
- Readout of President Biden's Call with His Majesty King Abdullah II of Jordan The White House 05 Aug 2024
- Secretary Blinken's Call with Qatari Prime Minister-Foreign Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani US Dept. of State 05 Aug 2024
- Secretary Blinken's Call with Head of the Sovereign Council of Sudan Abdel Fattah al-Burhan US Dept. of State 05 Aug 2024
- Deputy Secretary Campbell's Meeting with Ho Chi Minh Academy President Dr. Thang US Dept. of State 05 Aug 2024
- Secretary Blinken's Call with Egyptian Foreign Minister Abdelatty US Dept. of State 05 Aug 2024
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- 5 August 2024 - Daily Press Briefing by the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General United Nations 05 Aug 2024
- Israel has defeated only 3 of Hamas' 24 battalions in Gaza: Report IRNA 05 Aug 2024 -- A report by American news network CNN has raised doubts about Israeli claims regarding the effectiveness of its military operations against Hamas, revealing that only three of the 24 al-Qassam battalions have been rendered combat ineffective since the start of the war in Gaza.
- Israel to seize $27.5mn in assets from Palestinian Authority IRNA 05 Aug 2024 -- Israel's Finance Minister, Bezalel Smotrich has announced that the regime would confiscate the property worth $27.5 million from the Palestinian Authority (PA).
- Israel seizes more Palestinian funds amid Gaza war Press TV 05 Aug 2024 -- The Israeli regime has confiscated more funds belonging to the Palestinian Authority (PA), the government that controls the West Bank and represents the Palestinians in the international community, amid the war in Gaza.
- UN investigation: 9 staffers 'may have' been involved in October 7 attack VOA 05 Aug 2024 -- United Nations internal investigation has concluded that nine of 19 Palestinian staffers accused by Israel "may have been involved" in the October 7 terror attacks in southern Israel, while insufficient or no evidence was found regarding 10 others.
- Nine UNRWA staff to be fired for potential role in 7 October attacks on Israel UN News 05 Aug 2024 -- The UN said on Monday that nine staff working for its Palestine refugee agency UNRWA will be sacked because they may have been involved in the 7 October 2023 Hamas-led attacks against Israel.
- Middle East: UN rights chief warns against wider war, appeals for urgent de-escalation UN News 05 Aug 2024 -- The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights called on Monday for an urgent de-escalation in the Middle East as tensions mount in the wake of recent deadly attacks linked to the war in Gaza, which is about to enter its 10th month.
- Israel: Amid reports of torture inside jails, rights experts call for end to impunity UN News 05 Aug 2024 -- Reports of alleged torture and sexual violence in Israel's Sde Teiman prison represent "the tip of the iceberg", UN independent human rights experts warned on Monday, calling for swift action to end impunity surrounding reports of violations against Palestinian detainees.
- Biden aims to defuse Mideast tensions VOA 05 Aug 2024 -- U.S. President Joe Biden met with his national security team Monday and spoke with Jordan's king to defuse heightened tensions in the Middle East after a pair of high-profile assassinations last week.
- Biden holds security talks as tensions heighten in Middle East VOA 05 Aug 2024 -- President Joe Biden discussed tensions in the Middle East with his national security team and with Jordan's King Abdullah II on Monday, while Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned that his country will exact a "heavy price" if attacked by Iran or its proxies in the region.
- Iran: Israel taking aim at regional, global peace by assassinating Haniyeh IRNA 05 Aug 2024 -- Iran's Acting Foreign Minister Ali Bagheri Kani has said that Israel is taking aim at regional and international peace and security by assassinating Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh as the regime considers conflict to be only way for its survival.
- Iran's acting FM renews pledge to avenge Haniyeh assassination IRNA 05 Aug 2024 -- Iran's Acting Foreign Minister Ali Bagheri Kani has said that the Zionist assassination of Hamas Political Leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran will not go unpunished, stressing that the Islamic Republic's response will be "definite and decisive".
- Iran's acting FM warns of Israel's 'vicious' plot to spread war in region Press TV 05 Aug 2024 -- Iran's Acting Foreign Minister Ali Bagheri Kani says it is imperative to put an end to the Israeli regime's "vicious" scheme to expand the scale of war in the region.
- 'Crushing response': IRGC says Israel born in 'cradle of terror'; to be buried in miscalculations Press TV 05 Aug 2024 -- The chief commander of Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) calls the Israeli regime an entity that has been born out of terrorism, saying the regime will fall prey to its own transgressions
- Iran blasts Europe's silence on Haniyeh assassination, says inaction 'suspicious' Press TV 05 Aug 2024 -- Iran's interim Foreign Minister Ali Bagheri Kani has denounced the awkward silence of European countries on the assassination of Hamas political chief Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran, stressing that the Islamic Republic will definitely employ its legitimate right to create deterrence against Israel.
- G7 FMs urges efforts to avoid further escalation of Middle East conflict People's Daily 05 Aug 2024 -- The foreign ministers of the Group of Seven (G7) countries on Sunday urged all actors involved in the current Middle East crisis to refrain from any steps that could possibly escalate the conflict further.
- "Türkiye stands with Palestine during these difficult days of fight for survival" Presidency of The Republic of Turkey 05 Aug 2024 -- Delivering remarks following the Presidential Cabinet Meeting, President Erdoğan said: "Türkiye stands with Palestine during these difficult days of fight for survival and supports its Palestinian brothers and sisters with all of its means. It is Türkiye that takes the clearest and strongest action against Israel's genocidal policies."
- "The global system has gone bankrupt with the Gaza crisis" Presidency of The Republic of Turkey 05 Aug 2024 -- Addressing the AK Party Human Rights Training Program, President Erdoğan, in reference to Israel's attacks on Gaza, said: "The global system has gone bankrupt with the Gaza crisis. The United Nations Security Council keeps mum in the face of this atrocity, which should normally have prompted a global outcry."
- Gaza:Statement by the High Representative on the destruction of critical civilian infrastructure and worsening humanitarian situation European External Action Service (EEAS) 05 Aug 2024 -- The European Union is gravely concerned over the continuing destruction of key civilian infrastructure, including a water treatment plant in Rafah, and joins international calls for clarity on this incident.
- Regional de-escalation hinges on end to Israel's aggression in Gaza: Iraqi prime minister Press TV 05 Aug 2024 -- Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani says preventing the escalation of tensions in the region solely hinges on putting an end to the Israeli regime's "aggression" in the Gaza Strip and preventing its expansion into Lebanon.
- 'Axis of Resistance to avenge assassination of leaders' IRNA 05 Aug 2024 -- Deputy Secretary General of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine Jamil Mazhar says the Axis of Resistance will take revenge for the assassination of its leaders.
- Haniyeh's successor will be chosen in coming days: Hamas deputy chief IRNA 05 Aug 2024 -- The Palestinian resistance movement Hamas will appoint a new chief for its Political Bureau in the coming days, Deputy Chief of the movement's Political Bureau, Khalil al-Hayya has said.
- Israeli strikes on Gaza schools 'continuation of Nazi-like genocide', says Hamas Press TV 05 Aug 2024 -- The Palestinian Hamas resistance movement has strongly condemned the Israeli regime's targeting of schools sheltering internally displaced people in the Gaza Strip, describing the "policy" as a continuation of the occupying entity's "Nazi-like genocide."
- Netanyahu will not be able to achieve his objectives: Islamic Jihad IRNA 05 Aug 2024 -- One of the top officials of the Islamic Jihad movement in Palestine has pointed out that the prime minister of the Zionist regime will not be able to achieve his objectives in the ongoing war.
- Hezbollah launches drone, missile strikes against Israeli military sites IRNA 05 Aug 2024 -- The Lebanese resistance movement, Hezbollah, says it has launched fresh missile and drone strikes against Israeli military sites in northern occupied Palestine in response to Israeli "attacks and assassinations" in southern Lebanon.
- Zionists' airstrikes martyr 2 citizens in southern Lebanon IRNA 05 Aug 2024 -- The Zionist regime's fighters' attack on southern Lebanon has martyred two Lebanese citizens.
- Two Hezbollah fighters killed in Israeli attacks on southern Lebanon Press TV 05 Aug 2024 -- The Hezbollah resistance movement says two of its fighters have lost their lives in fresh Israeli attacks on southern Lebanon.
- Hezbollah attacks Israeli military headquarters with squadron of drones Press TV 05 Aug 2024 -- The Lebanese resistance movement Hezbollah says it has targeted an Israeli military headquarters in the northern occupied Palestinian territories with a squadron of suicide drones.
- Hezbollah launches rockets at Israel as conflicts escalate Global Times 05 Aug 2024 -- The likelihood of conflicts spilling over in the Middle East continues to rise as Hezbollah said on Sunday it had launched dozens of Katyusha rockets at Israel with Iran reportedly expected to attack Israel as early as Monday. A potential direct confrontation between Iran and Israel has emerged as the most significant manifestation of the spillover effects of the Palestine-Israel conflict, yet given Iran's domestic and international situation, an all-out war with Israel seems unlikely, said experts.
- Hezbollah targets Zionist positions with drones, rockets IRNA 05 Aug 2024 -- Sirens sounded in several areas of the northern occupied Palestinian territories after drones and several rockets were fired on the Zionist positions by Lebanon's Hezbollah Resistance Movement.
- UN Special Adviser urges States to hold perpetrators of genocide accountable UN News 05 Aug 2024 -- The UN Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide is urging States hosting fugitives to prosecute or extradite them for international crimes in a statement released on Monday, which highlighted the 1994 Rwandan genocide and the 1995 Srebrenica genocide.
- Philippine coast guard rejects China's 'illegal stranding' claim Radio Free Asia 05 Aug 2024 -- The Philippine coast guard on Monday rejected a Chinese accusation that a Philippine vessel had been "illegally stranded" on a shoal in the South China Sea that both countries claim.
- Resistance forces take control of two Chinese-backed joint ventures in Myanmar Radio Free Asia 05 Aug 2024 -- An anti-junta militia seized two Chinese-invested joint ventures in two regions of Myanmar amid fighting between junta soldiers and resistance forces, throwing the future of the operations into uncertainty.
- Top Myanmar army officers seized by insurgents in Shan state, junta says Radio Free Asia 05 Aug 2024 -- A Myanmar insurgent group has captured senior army officers after seizing their regional headquarters, a military spokesperson announced on Monday, in a stunning setback for the embattled junta that seized power in a 2021 coup.
- Mali Breaks Off Relations With Ukraine Over Alleged Role In Separatist Attack RFE/RL 05 Aug 2024 -- Mali's military rulers have cut diplomatic ties with Ukraine over its alleged involvement - which Kyiv denies - in an attack by rebels that resulted in the killing of dozens of Malian soldiers and Russian mercenaries.
- Kosovo: Statement by the Spokesperson on police operations against post offices in the north European External Action Service (EEAS) 05 Aug 2024 -- The European Union considers today's closure of nine Post of Serbia branches in the north of Kosovo by the Kosovo authorities a unilateral and uncoordinated step, which violates agreements reached under the EU-facilitated Dialogue.
- Kosovo Shuts Serb Post Branches, Prompting Rebukes From EU, U.S. RFE/RL 05 Aug 2024 -- Kosovar police on August 5 shut down at least nine branches of the Post of Serbia near the northern border with bitter rival Serbia, prompting angry responses from Belgrade and ethnic Serbs in Kosovo.
- Pakistan Expresses Solidarity with the Kashmiri People on 'Youm-e-Istehsal Pakistan Ministry of Foreign Affairs 05 Aug 2024 -- On the fifth anniversary of India's illegal and unilateral actions of 5 August 2019 in Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK), the people and Government of Pakistan are observing the 'Youm-e- Istehsal' (Day of Exploitation), today.
- With Terror 'Common Currency' in Sudan, Security Council Must Consider Imaginative Ways to End Mass Violence, Impunity, International Criminal Court Prosecutor Says UN Security Council 05 Aug 2024 -- The international community must tackle the climate of impunity that is fuelling mass violence in Sudan, the Security Council heard today as it considered the work of the International Criminal Court in investigating crimes committed in that country.
- Sudan famine: Emergency response must include more than food, urges top UN aid official UN News 05 Aug 2024 -- The battle to prevent lives being lost in Sudan to famine must include a comprehensive "package of assistance", not just food, the top UN aid official in the country told UN News on Monday.
- The UK is alarmed by the escalating violence across Sudan: UK statement at the UN Security Council UK FCDO 05 Aug 2024 -- Statement by Legal Adviser Colin McIntyre at the UN Security Council briefing on ICC Sudan.
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- Putin's welcome ends speculation around true identity of Pablo Gonzalez VOA 05 Aug 2024 -- When Pablo Gonzalez stepped off a plane to be greeted by Vladmir Putin last week it appeared to confirm suspicions that he was indeed a Russian spy who had used the cover of a journalist to gather intelligence.
- Kremlin-backed TV channel woos Africa VOA 05 Aug 2024 -- Billboards and videos popping up in several African cities show 20th-century independence leaders and anti-colonial quotes as part of a drive to promote the Kremlin-backed outlet RT.
- Australia raises official terror threat level to 'probable' VOA 05 Aug 2024 -- Australia has raised its official terror alert level to "probable" amid community tensions over the war in Gaza, with the nation's intelligence services believing that the domestic and global security environments have become more volatile
- Meeting with Federation Council Speaker Valentina Matviyenko and State Duma Speaker Vyacheslav Volodin President of Russia 05 Aug 2024 -- The speakers of both chambers of the Russian Federation Federal Assembly summed up the results of law-making during the spring session.
- Top Russian security official arrives in Iran amid heightened regional tension Press TV 05 Aug 2024 -- Russia's Security Council Secretary Sergei Shoigu arrives in Tehran to hold talks with top Iranian officials amid acute tensions in the region following Israel's assassination of Ismail Haniyeh, head of the political bureau of the Hamas resistance movement last week.
- Shoigu Arrives in Iran to Discuss Global, Regional Security Sputnik 05 Aug 2024 -- Russian Security Council Secretary Sergei Shoigu has arrived in Iran for a planned working visit to discuss global and regional security issues, the Russian Security Council said on Monday.
- Congress President welcomes liberation of prisoners of conscience in Russia and in Belarus Council of Europe 05 Aug 2024 -- The President of the Council of Europe's Congress of Local and Regional Authorities, Marc Cools, has made the following statement:
- The Dealings Of Dmitry Patrushev, A Star Of Russia's 'New Nobility' And A Possible Putin Successor RFE/RL 05 Aug 2024 -- In 2017, a Cyprus-based offshore company called Pimodo invested 3 million euros ($3.25 million) in 10 residences at the five-star Salinas Sea Resort in the Atlantic Ocean archipelago nation of Cape Verde.
- How Moscow spins hostage-prisoner swap as domestic victory VOA 05 Aug 2024 -- U.S. newspapers were flooded with celebratory headlines last week on a historic prisoner swap with Russia that freed unjustly detained journalists and rights activists, including two American journalists.
- PLA activities in the waters and airspace around Taiwan ROC MND 05 Aug 2024
- Memorandum on the Delegation of Functions and Authorities Under Section 6(a)-(c) of the United States-Taiwan Initiative on 21st-Century Trade First Agreement Implementation Act The White House 05 Aug 2024
- Cuba's past may be with North Korea but its future is with the South Radio Free Asia 05 Aug 2024 -- When Cuba and democratic South Korea announced they would establish relations in February, it caught socialist North Korea by surprise.
- Cabinet Intensifies Operation for Rapid Recovery from Flood Damage KCNA 05 Aug 2024 -- The DPRK Cabinet is intensifying the operation and direction for rapidly recovering from flood damage in hearty response to the decision of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea.
- Commissioning Ceremony of Absolute Weaponry Demonstrating Sure Victory of Cause of Building Powerful Army Ceremony for Celebrating Transfer of New-Type Tactical Ballistic Missile Weapon System Takes Place with Splendor KCNA 05 Aug 2024 -- The Workers' Party of Korea, which set forth the grand national defence development strategy for accomplishing the cause of building a rich country with strong army at the historic Eighth Congress, has dynamically led its implementation, thus firmly defending and vigorously directing the all-people grand advance toward comprehensive national prosperity by dint of the rapid modernization and super power of the armed forces of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea.
- South Korea warns against North's hacking of construction data Radio Free Asia 05 Aug 2024 -- South Korea's cybersecurity authorities warned about attempts by North Korea to hack construction and machinery information to steal data to support its development efforts.
- Iran to finally hold IPO for world's largest gas condensate refinery Press TV 05 Aug 2024 -- Iran is planning to list the shares of the world's largest gas condensate refinery as part of a plan to boost the flow of liquidity to the multi-billion dollar facility.
- Iran top military commander hails 'strategic' ties with Russia IRNA 05 Aug 2024 -- Chief of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces Major General Mohammad Bagheri has said that Iran-Russia ties are strategic and deep, which will never be disrupted with change of governments.
- Envoy explains details of Iran-Russia monetary agreement IRNA 05 Aug 2024 -- Iranian Ambassador to Moscow Kazem Jalali has elaborated on the details of a monetary agreement between Iran and Russia.
- Strengthening ties with Russia a 'foreign policy priority' for Iran: Pezeshkian Press TV 05 Aug 2024 -- Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has described Russia as a "strategic partner" of the Islamic Republic, stressing that the expansion of relations with Moscow is a top foreign policy priority of his government.
- Iran's protest crackdown disproportionately targeting minorities: UN experts UN News 05 Aug 2024 -- Government-led crackdowns on protesters in Iran have had a disproportionate impact on the country's ethnic and religious minorities since 2022, particularly in the Kurd and Baluch communities, according to a new advocacy paper released by the Human Rights Council-appointed International Fact-Finding Mission on Monday.
- Official: Iran smuggles '5 to 6 million liters' of oil into Pakistan daily VOA 05 Aug 2024 -- Pakistan's military revealed Monday that millions of liters of Iranian oil are being smuggled into the country each day, but rejected long-standing allegations that it is also playing a role in the illegal trade.
- Belarus: EU lists further 28 individuals for participation in internal repression EC/CEU 05 Aug 2024 -- The Council today decided to impose restrictive measures on an additional 28 individuals for their role in the ongoing internal repression and human rights violations in Belarus.
- EU imposes new sanctions against individuals due to human rights violations in Belarus Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Finland 05 Aug 2024 -- The European Union responds to the deterioration of the internal situation in Belarus by imposing new sanctions against individuals responsible for serious human rights violations or for undermining democracy or the rule of law. The EU Member States approved the additional sanctions on 26 July 2024.
- EU imposes further sanctions against Belarus Government Offices of Sweden 05 Aug 2024 -- The EU has decided to impose sanctions against individuals responsible for violations against human rights in Belarus and oppression of Belarusian civil society and its democratic forces.
- EU Adds More Than 2 Dozen Belarusians To Sanctions List For Role In Crackdown RFE/RL 05 Aug 2024 -- The European Union has added 28 Belarusians to its sanctions list for their role in the "ongoing internal repression and human rights violations" in the country.
- Thailand should end Myanmar junta's control over migrants: NUG Radio Free Asia 05 Aug 2024 -- Myanmar's shadow government has called on Thailand to exclude Myanmar junta from involvement in administering the affairs of migrant workers in Thailand, saying the regime is unfairly taxing them in order to prolong its grip on power.
- Political instability persists as former Pakistani PM Khan marks prison anniversary VOA 05 Aug 2024 -- The tree-lined alley leading to the personal residence of Pakistan's former Prime Minister Imran Khan in Lahore is quiet. A severe crackdown on his political party has scared away supporters who used to revel late into the night and sleep at their beloved leader's doorstep.
- Maduro condemns EU meddling in Venezuela's affairs IRNA 05 Aug 2024 -- Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro has denounced the European Union as a "disgrace" following the meddlesome remarks of the bloc's foreign policy chief about the protests in the South American country in the aftermath of its presidential election.
- Bangladesh prime minister resigns, flees to India VOA 05 Aug 2024 -- Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina resigned Monday and fled to India, ending her 15-year rule amid weeks of deadly protests against a quota system for government jobs.
- Timeline of events leading to the resignation of Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina VOA 05 Aug 2024 -- Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina resigned and left the country Monday after clashes between student protesters and police left nearly 300 people dead.
- Bangladesh: UN urges peaceful transition as PM resigns and flees the country UN News 05 Aug 2024 -- Top United Nations officials underscored the need for a peaceful and democratic transition in Bangladesh after Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina resigned and fled the country on Monday in the face of massive anti-Government protests, which claimed the lives of hundreds of demonstrators in recent weeks.
- Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General - on Bangladesh UN Secretary-General 05 Aug 2024
- Bangladesh: Statement by the High Representative on the latest developments European External Action Service (EEAS) 05 Aug 2024 -- The European Union is closely monitoring the events unfolding in Bangladesh.
- Press release on the situation in Bangladesh Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 05 Aug 2024
- Statement following resignation of Bangladesh's Prime Minister Canada 05 Aug 2024
- Foreign Secretary's statement on the situation in Bangladesh UK FCDO 05 Aug 2024 -- Foreign Secretary, David Lammy made the following statement regarding the situation in Bangladesh
- Bangladesh PM flees country amid deadly protests; army announces interim govt. Press TV 05 Aug 2024 -- Bangladesh's Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has resigned and fled the country amid mounting deadly protests against her government's policies and drawn-out reign in power.
- Bangladesh's Sheikh Hasina resigns as PM, leaves country amid nationwide protests Radio Free Asia 05 Aug 2024 -- Bangladesh's Sheikh Hasina has resigned as prime minister, the nation's army chief announced Monday, in a stunning turn of events as the leader who had held office for 15 consecutive years appeared to give in to student protesters' demands that she step down.
- New head of UN deep-sea mining regulator vows to restore neutrality Radio Free Asia 05 Aug 2024 -- Promises of "accountability and transparency" in deep-sea mining saw nations vote on Friday for a Brazilian scientist as head of an obscure U.N. organization that regulates the world's seabed.
- Cambodia launches ambitious Funan Techo canal project Radio Free Asia 05 Aug 2024 -- Cambodia's Prime Minister Hun Manet on Monday presided over the launching ceremony for the Funan Techo canal, a US$1.7 billion project that has been hailed in Cambodia as "historic" but has raised concerns in neighboring Vietnam.
- Armenian Protest Leader Vows Renewed Efforts To Oust Pashinian RFE/RL 05 Aug 2024 -- An outspoken priest leading Armenia's latest protest movement vowed renewed efforts to remove Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian from power as he continued to tour Armenia's regions this month.
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