• Military Menu                       

• Introduction
• Systems
• Facilities
• Agencies
• Industry
• Operations
• Countries
• Hot Documents
• News
• Reports
• Policy
• Budget
• Congress
• Links

• WMD
• Intelligence
• Homeland Security
• Space

Operations
Defense Policy / Programs
Defense Industry
Other Conflicts
News Reports

Current Operations

• US blames Iran-backed militia for attack on air base in Iraq VOA 06 Aug 2024 -- The United States accused an Iranian-backed militia of carrying out a rocket attack on a U.S. air base in Iraq that injured seven people, two of whom had to be evacuated for additional medical treatment.
• US Ready to Take Action Over Asad Airbase Attack if Iraq Fails to Respond - State Dept Sputnik 06 Aug 2024 -- The United States expects Iraq to take action against those responsible for the attack on Al Asad Airbase, but it is prepared to take its own measures if Baghdad does not respond appropriately, State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller said.
• US air base in Iraq attacked twice; casualties reported IRNA 06 Aug 2024 -- America's Ain al-Asad air base in western Iraq housing military personnel have been targeted twice with rockets overnight, leaving a number of forces injured, at least one in critical condition.
• US completes withdrawal from AB 201 US Air Force 06 Aug 2024 -- The U.S. military completed its withdrawal from Air Base 201 in Agadez Aug. 5.
• August 6 U.S. Central Command Update CENTCOM 06 Aug 2024 -- In the past 24 hours, U.S. Central Command forces successfully destroyed one Iranian-backed Houthi uncrewed aerial vehicle and two Iranian-backed Houthi anti-ship ballistic missiles launched from Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen over the Red Sea.
• Florida Guard Supports Hurricane Debby Response DoD News 06 Aug 2024 -- Florida National Guardsmen are assisting residents of the state affected by Hurricane Debby.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Readout of 19th Annual U.S.-Colombia Defense Bilateral Working Group DoD 06 Aug 2024
• Seventh AF joins JASDF for bomber escort, air-to-air training US Air Force 06 Aug 2024 -- Fighter aircraft from U.S. Seventh Air Force and Japan Air Self Defense Force participated in aerial training with U.S. bombers in airspace between Japan and Korea Aug. 2.
• USNS Burlington Arrives in Cartagena, Colombia for Continuing Promise 2024 Mission Stop US Navy 06 Aug 2024 -- Spearhead-class expeditionary fast transport ship USNS Burlington (T-EPF 10) arrived in Cartagena, Colombia on Aug. 5, 2024 as part of U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command/U.S. 4th Fleet's Continuing Promise 2024 (CP24).
• U.S. Army Assault Helicopters Conduct Deck Landings on USNS Sacagawea US Navy 06 Aug 2024 -- Soldiers with 2nd Battalion, 2nd Aviation Regiment, 2nd Combat Aviation Brigade (2-2 CAB) conducted deck landings with U.S. Army UH-60M Black Hawk helicopters aboard Lewis and Clark-class dry cargo ship USNS Sacagawea (T-AKE 2), July 30-31, 2024.
• US Planning to Spend Some $15Bln on B-52 Bombers Upgrade - Reports Sputnik 06 Aug 2024 -- The United States Air Force is planning to upgrade its 1960s B-53 Stratofortress bombers at a cost of at least $15 billion, the Defense One news portal reported on Tuesday, citing service officials.
• Message to the Speaker of the House and President of the Senate on the Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect to the Advancement by Countries of Concern in Sensitive Technologies and Products Critical for the Military, Intelligence, Surveillance, or Cyber-Enabled Capabilities of Such Countries The White House 06 Aug 2024
• Notice on the Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect to the Advancement by Countries of Concern in Sensitive Technologies and Products Critical for the Military, Intelligence, Surveillance, or Cyber-Enabled Capabilities of Such Countries The White House 06 Aug 2024
• NATO-funded project to reroute internet to space in case of disruption to critical infrastructure NATO 06 Aug 2024 -- A new NATO-funded initiative aims to make the internet less vulnerable to disruption by rerouting the flow of information into space in the event that undersea cables are attacked or accidentally severed. The $2.5 million project, launched on 31 July 2024, was partially funded by NATO's Science for Peace and Security programme (SPS).
• Pacific Fleet ships arrive at Indian port of Cochin Russia MoD 06 Aug 2024 -- A detachment of ships of the Pacific Fleet made up of the missile cruiser Guards Order of Nakhimov Varyag and frigate Marshal Shaposhnikov has made a call at the port of Cochin, the Republic of Indian, in Arabian Sea.
• Submarine Komsomolsk-on-Amur conducts torpedo drills in Peter the Great Gulf Russia MoD 06 Aug 2024 -- The diesel-electric submarine Komsomolsk-on-Amur of the Pacific Fleet helf torpedo drills in Peter the Great Gulf.
• F-16 fighter jets deployment 'could escalate Ukraine crisis' Global Times 06 Aug 2024 -- Ukraine has received the US-made F-16 fighter jets that had long been on its wish list, which may provide Kiev with more strength to deter the Russian air force, but analysts said the F-16 alone will not reverse the situation in the battlefield. Military analysts also pointed out Russia has the capability of responding to the F-16 deployment, and this military aid is very likely to further escalate the Russia-Ukraine conflict, dampening already dim hopes of peace.
• PLA continues Peace Unity-2024 exercises in Africa Global Times 06 Aug 2024 -- The Chinese People's Liberation Army's (PLA) Peace Unity-2024 joint exercises in Africa is progressing smoothly, with a Chinese warship kicking off a joint naval drill with Mozambique on Tuesday after two other Chinese vessels wrapped up their joint naval drill with Tanzania earlier on Monday.
• Secretary Antony J. Blinken, Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III, Australian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defense Richard Marles, and Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong at a Joint Press Availability US Dept. of State 06 Aug 2024
• Joint Statement on Australia-U.S. Ministerial Consultations (AUSMIN) 2024 DoD 06 Aug 2024 -- Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III hosted Minister for Foreign Affairs Penny Wong and Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defence Richard Marles on August 6 in Annapolis, Maryland, to strengthen further the U.S.-Australia Alliance and the two countries' cooperation in the Indo-Pacific region and globally.
• Fact Sheet: 2024 Australia-U.S. Ministerial Consultations (AUSMIN) DoD 06 Aug 2024 -- On August 6, 2024, U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, and their Australian counterparts, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defence Richard Marles and Minister of Foreign Affairs Penny Wong, met in Annapolis, Maryland, for the 34th Australia-U.S. Ministerial Consultations (AUSMIN).
• Austin Charts Further Progress in Deepening U.S.-Australia Alliance DoD News 06 Aug 2024 -- Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III reaffirmed the impenetrable bond between the U.S. and Australia after hosting high-level talks today with key Australian officials.
• Secretary Antony J. Blinken And Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III, Australian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defense Richard Marles, and Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong Before the Australia-U.S. Ministerial Consultations US Dept. of State 06 Aug 2024
• Army opens modern electronic warfare center in Iran's east IRNA 06 Aug 2024 -- The Islamic Republic of Iran Army has unveiled an advanced electronic warfare center in the east part of the country, a military official says.
• UN chief warns of nuclear 'danger' as world remembers Hiroshima; urges elimination of weapons UN News 06 Aug 2024 -- The UN Secretary-General called for nuclear disarmament on Tuesday as the world marked 79 years since the bombing of Hiroshima, promising that the UN will "spare no effort to ensure the horrors of that day are never repeated."
• Secretary-General's message to the Hiroshima Peace Memorial on the 79th Anniversary of the Atomic Bombing of Hiroshima UN Secretary-General 06 Aug 2024
• Norway to join UK Navy deployment to Indo-Pacific next year UK MOD 06 Aug 2024 -- Key NATO partner joins UK Carrier Strike Group global deployment in 2025.
• Secretary Blinken's Call with Jordanian Foreign Minister Safadi US Dept. of State 06 Aug 2024
• Readout of President Biden's Call with President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi of Egypt The White House 06 Aug 2024
• Readout of President Biden's Call with Amir Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al-Thani of Qatar The White House 06 Aug 2024
• Press Briefing by Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre The White House 06 Aug 2024

Defense Industry

• Contracts For Aug. 6, 2024

Other Conflicts

Ukraine Conflict News
• 6 August 2024 - Daily Press Briefing by the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General United Nations 06 Aug 2024

Operation Iron Swords / Operation Al-Aqsa Flood

• Aug 5: 'Axis of Resistance' operations against Israeli occupation Press TV 06 Aug 2024
• Aug 4: 'Axis of Resistance' operations against Israeli occupation Press TV 06 Aug 2024
• UN rights office reports escalation in strikes on schools in Gaza UN News 06 Aug 2024 -- The UN human rights office, OHCHR, has expressed horror at the escalating pattern of Israeli Defence Force (IDF) strikes on schools in Gaza, which have killed at least 163 internally displaced Palestinians, including children and women, in the past month.
• Netanyahu's acts big obstacle in way of forming alliance to defend Israel: US officials IRNA 06 Aug 2024 -- The United States is reportedly trying to form a new coalition to defend the Israeli regime from a possible Iranian retaliatory attack, but this time Washington faces a major obstacle in the way of forming this coalition.
• Iran will give 'decisive response' to Haniyeh's assassination: Acting FM IRNA 06 Aug 2024 -- Iran's Acting Foreign Minister Ali Bagheri Kani has reiterated that the Islamic Republic will deliver a "decisive response" to the Israeli crime of assassinating Ismail Haniyeh, Hamas's political leader, on Iranian soil.
• Haniyeh's assassination cemented resistance front in region, says Iran's acting FM Press TV 06 Aug 2024 -- Iran's Interim Foreign Minister Ali Bagheri Kani says the martyrdom of Ismail Haniyeh, the political leader of Hamas, has strengthened the resistance front in Palestine and across the region.
• West has lost 'dignity' in Gaza genocidal campaign by backing Israel: Iran Press TV 06 Aug 2024 -- Iran says the Western camp has lost its "dignity and honor" in the campaign of death, destruction and genocide in the besieged Gaza Strip given its unqualified assistance to Israel.
• Iran to use all capacities to respond to Haniyeh assassination; US has 'undeniable' role: Judiciary Press TV 06 Aug 2024 -- Iran's Judiciary says the United States is liable for prosecution as it has played an "undeniable role" in supporting and leading Israel which is engaged in acts of terror and mischief.
• Timing of Iran's response to Israel unpredictable: US, Zionist sources IRNA 06 Aug 2024 -- Sources of American and Zionist regimes have said that they are not aware of exact timing of the potential retaliatory attack by the Islamic Republic against Israel over its recent assassination of the Hamas chief on Iranian soil.
• Russia, US intensify moves as tensions mount in Middle East Global Times 06 Aug 2024 -- While Russia and the US intensify maneuver in the Middle East as tensions between Iran and Israel ramp up due to the assassinations of Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran, Russian Security Council Secretary Sergei Shoigu visited Iran and the US increased its military presence.
• Erdogan: Türkiye to join South Africa's genocide case against Israel at ICJ IRNA 06 Aug 2024 -- Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that Türkiye is to join South Africa's genocide case against the Zionist regime in the International Court of Justice (ICJ).
• No: 160, 6 August 2024, Regarding the Social Media Post by the Israeli Foreign Minister Republic of Turkey Ministry of Foreign Affairs 06 Aug 2024
• At least eight Palestinians killed in Israeli raids on West Bank towns Press TV 06 Aug 2024 -- Israeli forces have killed at least eight Palestinians in separate raids on West Bank towns as the regime's violence in the occupied territory shows no sign of abating.
• Path to Peace in Middle East Conflict Lies in Political Solution - Abbas Sputnik 06 Aug 2024 -- Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said in an interview with Sputnik that the path to peace in the Middle East conflict lied in a political solution to it, recalling that the Palestinian National Authority (PNA) has never refused to negotiate with Israel.
• Haniyeh's Assassination Aimed at Prolonging Conflict in Gaza, Complicating Talks - Abbas Sputnik 06 Aug 2024 -- Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas said in an interview with Sputnik that the high-profile assassination of Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh would complicate negotiations to end the Israeli military campaign in the Gaza Strip and accused its organizers of seeking to prolong and expand the conflict.
• Haniyeh's assassination aimed at prolonging Gaza war: Abbas IRNA 06 Aug 2024 -- Israel has assassinated Hamas political chief Ismail Haniyeh to prolong its war on Gaza, according to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas.
• Hamas says Yahya Sinwar replaces martyred Ismail Haniyeh as its political leader Press TV 06 Aug 2024 -- The Palestinian resistance movement Hamas says it has selected Gaza-based Commander Yahya Sinwar as the new political leader of the group after Ismail Haniyeh was assassinated in an Israeli attack in the Iranian capital of Tehran.
• Hamas suspends talks with Israel after Haniyeh assassination IRNA 06 Aug 2024 -- An informed source with Hamas has said that the Palestinian resistance group has suspended the indirect negotiations with the Israeli Zionist regime after the assassination of its top leader Ismail Haniyeh.
• Hizballah Leader Says Iran 'Obliged' To Respond To Haniyeh Killing RFE/RL 06 Aug 2024 -- Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, the leader of the Iran-backed Lebanon-based group Hizballah, which has been designated a terrorist organization by the United States, said Israel's recent actions will not go without a "strong and effective" response amid fears of a full-blown war in the region.
• Hezbollah rocket attack hits Israeli air defense base IRNA 06 Aug 2024 -- Lebanese Hezbollah Resistance Movement says it has launched a rocket attack on an Israeli air and missile defense base in its latest operation in response to the regime's aggression on Gaza and Lebanon.
• Assassination of resistance leaders only added to Israel's woes: Nasrallah IRNA 06 Aug 2024 -- The secretary general of Lebanon's Hezbollah resistance movement says the recent assassination of resistance leaders has only added to the Israeli regime's woes, fueling an increase in anti-Zionist operations in the West Bank and a reverse migration from the occupied territories amid fears of retaliation from Iran and Hezbollah.
• Hezbollah entitled to respond to Israeli aggression: Lebanon parl. speaker IRNA 06 Aug 2024 -- Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri has expressed all-out support for Hezbollah, stressing that the Lebanese resistance movement is entitled to respond to the Israeli regime's aggression.
• Hezbollah launches fresh attack against Israeli military site IRNA 06 Aug 2024 -- The Lebanese resistance movement Hezbollah has conducted a new strike against an Israeli military site in an effort to further support the Palestinian cause.
• Israel fearful of Iran, Hezbollah response to assassinations: Nasrallah Press TV 06 Aug 2024 -- The secretary general of Lebanon's Hezbollah resistance movement says the Western countries' aid to Israel indicates that the occupying regime is incapable of defending itself and is fearful of Iran and the resistance's response to recent assassinations in the region.
• 19 injured as Hezbollah fires 'swarm of drones' at Israeli targets Press TV 06 Aug 2024 -- Lebanon's resistance movement Hezbollah says its fighters have fired a "swarm of drones" in northern occupied territories in retaliation for Israel's attacks on Lebanon.
• Lebanon: Israel escalatory actions could trigger all-out war; Hezbollah 'entitled' to retaliation Press TV 06 Aug 2024 -- Lebanon's Foreign Minister Abdallah Bou Habib has warned that Israel's escalatory actions could trigger an all-out war in the West Asia region.
• Hezbollah hits Israeli military positions in occupied territories with combat drones Press TV 06 Aug 2024 -- Fighters from the Lebanese resistance movement Hezbollah have conducted a series of operations, targeting various Israeli military positions in the northern part of the 1948 occupied territories with combat drones.
• Hezbollah warns Israel: 'Our response is coming' to killing of Iranian-backed militants VOA 06 Aug 2024 -- Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah said Tuesday that his militant group and Iran were "obliged to respond ... whatever the consequences" after the death of a Hezbollah military commander in an Israeli airstrike in Beirut last week and the assassination of a Hamas leader in Tehran.
• Hezbollah drone hits Zionist military base IRNA 06 Aug 2024 -- The Lebanese Hezbollah Resistance Movement has announced yet another drone strike on a Zionist military base located in the north of occupied Palestine.
• Houthis Spokesman Claims 'Major Plans' for Strike on Israel Sputnik 06 Aug 2024 -- An official spokesman for Yemeni movement Ansar Allah (the Houthis) said Monday the organization was developing major plans for a strike on Israel.

Other Conflicts

• To guard against Chinese buildup, Philippines will not leave Sabina Shoal Radio Free Asia 06 Aug 2024 -- The Philippines said Tuesday it would remain indefinitely in a South China Sea shoal within its exclusive economic zone to ensure that Beijing does not engage there in building-related activities.
• PH Navy monitoring China 'monster ship' in Sabina Shoal Philippine News Agency 06 Aug 2024 -- The Philippines is keeping a close watch on the China Coast Guard (CCG) "monster ship" which has been spotted in Sabina (Escoda) Shoal, a ranking official said Tuesday.
• Taliban says millions of Afghans returning home; IOM says millions leaving — who is right? VOA 06 Aug 2024 -- Afghanistan's ruling Taliban said Tuesday that about 3.7 million former refugees have returned to the country since the Islamist group took power three years ago. The statement was a response to the International Organization for Migration, or IOM, which reported last week that more than twice as many Afghans have left the country since 2020.
• Myanmar rebels claim capture of town on road to China Radio Free Asia 06 Aug 2024 -- An insurgent group fighting the Myanmar military has captured a northern town on a main road to China, seizing the area's last junta military bases after weeks of fighting, a senior official of the rebel group said on Tuesday.
• China urges ICC to fully respect Sudan's judicial sovereignty, legitimate concerns People's Daily 06 Aug 2024 -- A Chinese envoy on Monday called on the International Criminal Court (ICC) to fully respect Sudan's judicial sovereignty and legitimate concerns when processing the Darfur case.
• 2 Mindoro rebels convicted of illegal possession of firearms Philippine News Agency 06 Aug 2024 -- The Department of Justice Task Force on Counter-Terrorism I (DOJ-TFCT 1) on Tuesday announced a court ruling convicting two members of the Communist Party of Philippines-New People's Army (CPP-NPA) operating in Oriental Mindoro for illegal possession of firearms.
• Georgia/Russia: Statement by the High Representative on the 16th anniversary of the aggression against Georgia European External Action Service (EEAS) 06 Aug 2024 -- On 7 August, it will be 16 years since the war between Russia and Georgia began in August 2008. The European Union's commitment to peaceful resolution of the conflicts in Georgia remains firm.
• China's efforts to boost Tibet's economy benefit Han population, report says Radio Free Asia 06 Aug 2024 -- A Chinese government measure to boost the economy and improve the business environment of the Tibet Autonomous Region will benefit the large and growing Han population there, while Tibetans face increased economic marginalization, according to a new think-tank report.
• Warning 26 Million People Facing Acute Hunger in Sudan, Senior World Food Programme Official Tells Security Council Political Will, Leadership Key to Stopping Famine UN Security Council 06 Aug 2024 -- Halting famine in Sudan requires political will and leadership, a senior United Nations official told the Security Council today, as speakers urged the warring parties to heed the international community's repeated calls to stop fighting and avoid a further deterioration of the already catastrophic humanitarian crisis.
• Humanitarians urge Security Council to stop 'freight train of suffering' in Sudan UN News 06 Aug 2024 -- Two senior UN officials appealed to the Security Council on Tuesday for more resources and greater humanitarian access in Sudan, where people are literally dying of hunger as the war between rival militaries rages on.
• WFP: World needs to 'wake up' to famine in Sudan's Darfur VOA 06 Aug 2024 -- A senior U.N. humanitarian official said Tuesday that the confirmation of famine in parts of Sudan's Darfur region must serve as a wakeup call for the international community.
• There is famine in Sudan - and that famine is entirely man-made: UK statement at the UN Security Council UK FCDO 06 Aug 2024 -- Statement by Ambassador James Kariuki, UK Deputy Permanent Representative to the UN, at the UN Security Council meeting on Sudan.
• Adopting Resolution 2746 (2024), Security Council Authorizes UN Operation in Democratic Republic of Congo to Support Southern African Development Community Mission in Country UN Security Council 06 Aug 2024 -- The Security Council today authorized the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) to provide operational, technical and logistical assistance to the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Mission in the country.

News Reports

• Harris selects Tim Walz as running mate for US presidential run VOA 06 Aug 2024 -- U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris has selected Minnesota Governor Tim Walz as her running mate for her campaign against former president Donald Trump in the November presidential election.
• Federal Jury Convicts New York Resident of Acting as a Covert Chinese Agent US Dept. of Justice 06 Aug 2024 -- Shujun Wang, 75, a naturalized U.S. citizen of Chinese descent, an academic and author who helped start a pro-democracy organization in Queens, New York, that opposes the current communist regime in the People's Republic of China (PRC), was convicted today on all four counts of an indictment charging him with acting and conspiring to act as an agent of a foreign government without prior notification to the U.S. Attorney General, criminal use of identification and making false statements to law enforcement.
• US historian found guilty of working as Chinese spy Radio Free Asia 06 Aug 2024 -- Shujun Wang, a dapper 76-year-old Chinese American author, was found guilty today of espionage after a 7-day trial in federal court that exposed a widespread and elaborate effort by the Chinese government to infiltrate the United States and to influence the public's views of the Chinese Communist Party.
• U.S.-PRC Counternarcotics Working Group Progress on Illicit Synthetic Drugs Including Fentanyl US Dept. of State 06 Aug 2024 -- Last week, the United States and the People's Republic of China (PRC) convened a meeting of senior officials in Washington, DC, as part of the U.S.-PRC Counternarcotics Working Group (CNWG).
• Statement from NSC Spokesperson Sean Savett on the PRC's Announcement of Fentanyl Scheduling Actions The White House 06 Aug 2024
• COVID-19 making worrying comeback WHO warns, amid summertime surge UN News 06 Aug 2024 -- COVID-19 infections are surging worldwide - including at the Olympics - and are unlikely to decline anytime soon, the World Health Organization (WHO) warned on Tuesday.
• WHO: Governments unprepared to combat global COVID-19 surge VOA 06 Aug 2024 -- The World Health Organization is warning that governments throughout the world are unprepared to combat the global surge of COVID-19, which is putting millions of people at risk of severe disease and death.
• Meeting with Murmansk Region Governor Andrei Chibis President of Russia 06 Aug 2024 -- Vladimir Putin held a working meeting with Governor of the Murmansk Region Andrei Chibis.
• Press release on Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's telephone conversation with Foreign Minister of Jordan Ayman Safadi Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 06 Aug 2024
• Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova's answer to a question from TASS news agency on the interview by the Ambassador of France to Russia Pierre Levy with the Russian media Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 06 Aug 2024
• Thousands Of Tajik Migrant Workers Deported From Russia Since Deadly Crocus Attack RFE/RL 06 Aug 2024 -- Thousands of Tajiks were deported from Russia in the first half of the year, with the exodus accelerating after authorities began carrying out sweeping checks of immigrants in the aftermath of a March attack by gunmen -- four of whom are suspects from Tajikistan -- on a concert hall near Moscow that killed 144 people.
• Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Mao Ning's Remarks on August 6, 2024 PRC MofA 06 Aug 2024
• 'Milestone event': China launches first batch of satellites to establish 'Chinese Starlink' Global Times 06 Aug 2024 -- China successfully sent 18 Qianfan satellites into preset orbits via a Long March-6 carrier rocket launched from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in North China's Shanxi Province on Tuesday. These are the first batch of satellites that will be used to establish the nation's "own version of Starlink," marking a "milestone event" for the country in the global satellite internet industry.
• Harris's VP pick has extensive China ties Radio Free Asia 06 Aug 2024 -- June 4 this year was a significant day for Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz.
• Families of Americans detained in China seek action after US-Russia swap VOA 06 Aug 2024 -- Harrison Li, the son of Kai Li, a Chinese American wrongfully detained in China since 2016, felt a mix of emotions after witnessing the recent return of Americans wrongfully imprisoned in Russia.
• China wants people to eat out and take in more trips and shows Radio Free Asia 06 Aug 2024 -- China has set out plans to get the country's 1.4 billion people to spend more on eating out, tourism and entertainment, in a last-ditch bid to rescue the flagging economy.
• China taking aim at preferential visa treatment for Taiwan: MOFA CNA 06 Aug 2024 -- A number of countries have decided in recent months to cancel preferential visa treatment for Taiwan passport holders due to pressure from China, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) alleged Tuesday.
• China expanding 'lawfare' efforts in bid to annex Taiwan: MAC head CNA 06 Aug 2024 -- Taiwan's top China affairs chief on Tuesday warned that the People's Republic of China's (PRC) ongoing expansion of legal instruments targeting Taiwan is meant to provide ground to justify the use of force against the country.
• PLA activities in the waters and airspace around Taiwan ROC MND 06 Aug 2024
• Russia, North Korea sign deal to fight infectious diseases Radio Free Asia 06 Aug 2024 -- Russia and North Korea have agreed to cooperate on healthcare, medical education and science, Russian state news agency TASS reported.
• Press Statement of Spokesman for DPRK Foreign Ministry KCNA 06 Aug 2024 -- A spokesman for the Foreign Ministry of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea released the following press statement on August 6:
• Kangwon Province Strives to Minimize Damage by Disastrous Abnormal Weather KCNA 06 Aug 2024 -- Rural villages in Kangwon Province of the DPRK are taking agro-technical measures to minimize the damage caused by the disastrous abnormal weather.
• Pakistani National with Ties to Iran Charged in Connection with Foiled Plot to Assassinate a Politician or U.S. Government Official US Dept. of Justice 06 Aug 2024 -- Earlier today, a complaint was unsealed in Brooklyn charging Asif Merchant, also known as Asif Raza Merchant, 46, with murder-for-hire as part of an alleged scheme to assassinate a politician or U.S. government official on U.S. soil. Law enforcement foiled the charged plot before any attack could be carried out. Merchant is in federal custody.
• U.S. Charges Pakistani Man With Alleged Ties To Iran In Foiled Assassination Plot RFE/RL 06 Aug 2024 -- The United States on August 6 charged a Pakistani man with alleged ties to Iran in connection with a foiled murder-for-hire plot to assassinate a U.S. politician or government officials in the United States.
• Iranian plot to kill US officials, politicians tied to Pakistani man VOA 06 Aug 2024 -- An Iranian plot to kill former U.S. President Donald Trump appears to have centered on a Pakistani man with ties to Tehran who hoped to also target other high-profile politicians and officials.
• Iran: Statement by the Spokesperson on the execution of another person sentenced for 2022 protests European External Action Service (EEAS) 06 Aug 2024 -- Gholamreza Resaei was executed on Tuesday by Iranian authorities, after being arrested and sentenced to death in connection with the 2022 protests in Iran.
• The European Union lists further Belarusian individuals Lithuania MFA 06 Aug 2024 -- On 5 August 2024, the European Union announced a new package of individual sanctions against Belarus amid the ongoing deterioration of the country's human rights situation.
• Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks with His Majesty King Abdullah II of Jordan Prime Minister of Canada 06 Aug 2024
• Transcript of Special Briefing by Secretary (East) on the visit of President to Fiji (August 06, 2024) India MEA 06 Aug 2024
• PM meeting with the Sultan of Oman: 6 August 2024 Gov.UK 06 Aug 2024
• Venezuela: Statement by the High Representative on behalf of the EU on post-election developments Government Offices of Sweden 06 Aug 2024 -- The European Union continues to follow developments in Venezuela with great concern. Reports from international election observation missions clearly state that the presidential elections on 28th July did not meet international standards of electoral integrity.
• India on alert at Bangladesh border, confirms Hasina in New Delhi VOA 06 Aug 2024 -- The Indian foreign minister said that India, which shares a long land border with Bangladesh, has put its border forces on high alert following the collapse of Sheikh Hasina's government.
• Bangladesh at a crossroad, says senior UN official UN News 06 Aug 2024 -- The resignation and departure of the Bangladeshi Prime Minister after weeks of bloody protests has been met with "euphoria" alongside some concern over the government's transition, the UN's top official in Bangladesh said in an interview with UN News on Tuesday.
• Ex-Bangladesh PM Khaleda Zia released after Hasina's escape Press TV 06 Aug 2024 -- Bangladesh's ex-prime minister Khaleda Zia has been released from years of house arrest, just hours after her political adversary, Sheikh Hasina was ousted from power and fled the country.
• Bangladesh under control of military after Hasina resigns, flees Press TV 06 Aug 2024 -- The military has taken power in Bangladesh after longtime Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina was forced to resign and flee following deadly protests.
• Foreign Ministry Spokesperson's Remarks on the Situation in Bangladesh PRC MofA 06 Aug 2024
• Cambodia's prime minister warns against Bangladesh-like demonstrations Radio Free Asia 06 Aug 2024 -- Prime Minister Hun Manet warned Cambodians against protesting against the government, citing Bangladesh's recent demonstrations in its capital that turned into deadly clashes and caused that country's leader to resign and flee by helicopter earlier this week.
• Is Cambodia's real estate bubble finally bursting? Radio Free Asia 06 Aug 2024 -- In 2019, Sak Mom was scrolling on Facebook when he saw ads for a gated community, or borey, on the outskirts of Phnom Penh. Houses at Borey VIP were selling for about $50,000 each, and it seemed like an ideal place for the newly married couple to start a family.
• Reinforcing Sanctions on Former Paraguayan President Horacio Cartes US Dept. of State 06 Aug 2024 -- The United States is imposing sanctions on Paraguayan tobacco company Tabacalera del Este S.A. (Tabesa) for providing financial support to Paraguay's former president, Horacio Manuel Cartes Jara (Cartes), a U.S.-designated person.
• Treasury Designates Tobacco Company for Supporting Paraguay's Sanctioned Former President US Treasury 06 Aug 2024 -- Today, the Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) designated Paraguayan tobacco company Tabacalera del Este S.A. (Tabesa) for providing financial support to Paraguay's former president, Horacio Manuel Cartes Jara (Cartes), who OFAC sanctioned on January 26, 2023 for his involvement in corruption. Tabesa is being designated pursuant to Executive Order (E.O.) 13818, which builds upon and implements the Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act and targets perpetrators of serious human rights abuse and corruption around the world.
• Nigerian authorities warn against calling for coup after protests VOA 06 Aug 2024 -- While nationwide protests appeared to have ebbed Tuesday, the Nigerian government said it will not tolerate calls for coups after some protesters in northwest Kano and Kaduna states waved Russian flags while marching in the streets Monday.
• Thailand's former PM contender awaiting court decision on whether to dissolve party VOA 06 Aug 2024 -- Thai progressive leader Pita Limjaroenrat and his Move Forward party won the biggest bloc in the country's House of Representatives in elections last year. But Pita's bid to become the country's prime minister failed to receive enough support in the parliament.