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- Deputy Pentagon Press Secretary Sabrina Singh Holds an Off-Camera Press Briefing DoD 19 Aug 2023
- Department of Defense Awards $46.8 Million in Grants for Minerva Research Initiative DoD 19 Aug 2024 -- The Department of Defense today announced $46.8 million in grants to 19 university-based faculty teams under its Minerva Research Initiative. These three- to five-year awards support basic research in social and behavioral sciences on topics relevant to U.S. national security.
- Department of Defense Awards $20 Million to Establish Sustainable Cobalt Sulfate Production for Large Capacity Battery Supply Chain DoD 19 Aug 2024 -- The Department of Defense announced today a $20 million award via the Defense Production Act Investments (DPAI) office to Electra Battery Materials Corporation (Electra). The objective of the award is to complete an industrial scale hydrometallurgical plant and establish production of cobalt sulfate at the company's facility in Temiskaming Shores, Ontario, Canada.
- Oregon Army Guard Soldiers Prepare to Deploy Overseas Army News 19 Aug 2024 -- Oregon Army National Guard 41st Infantry Brigade Combat Team Soldiers were honored Aug. 16 as they prepared to deploy with the NATO-led Kosovo Force for a year-long mission.
- IT Systems Security Cooperation Summit: enhancing integration among Allies and partners EUCOM 19 Aug 2024 -- USEUCOM's cyber directorate concluded its 2024 Command, Control, Computers and Communications (C4) Security Cooperation Summit on Aug. 9, 2024, at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, after bringing together more than 80 representatives from multiple U.S. organizations to assist in C4 security cooperation planning.
- Secretary of the Navy Advances Maritime Statecraft in Copenhagen US Navy Press Release 19 Aug 2024 -- Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro visited A.P. Moller-Maersk during a trip to the Kingdom of Denmark last week.
- Final VH-92A presidential helicopter delivered NAVAIR 19 Aug 2024 -- Presidential Helicopters Program Office (PMA-274) and the Marine Corps accepted delivery of the final VH-92A helicopter, built by Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin Company, in August. The achievement signifies the completion of the program of record to deliver 23 new presidential helicopters in support of the executive lift mission.
- MV Cape Hudson Arrives at Indonesia for Super Garuda Shield 24 Offload US Navy 19 Aug 2024 -- Military Sealift Command (MSC) chartered Motor Vessel (MV) Cape Hudson (T-AKR 5066) arrived at the port of Banyuwangi, Indonesia, to offload equipment in support of exercise Super Garuda Shield 2024, August 12-13, 2024.
- Northern Fleet undergoes drills on liberating port in Arctic Russia MoD 19 Aug 2024 -- Military sailors and marines from a detachment of the Northern Fleet warships carrying out Arctic campaign tasks practised actions to liberate the territory of the Dudinka seaport seized by the mock enemy sabotage and reconnaissance group.
- Pacific Fleet undergoes air defence training in base of operations in Vladivostok Russia MoD 19 Aug 2024 -- Ships for the close protection of a sea area of the Pacific Fleet fleet undergo air defence drills in the base of operations in Vladivostok
- Opening ceremony of Selenga 2024 joint Russian-Mongolian military exercise held in Mongolia Russia MoD 19 Aug 2024 -- The opening ceremony of the Selenga 2024 joint Russian-Mongolian military exercise was held in Mongolia The ceremony was held at a field camp near the town of Choibalsan.
- Strengthening Russia's Northern Fleet Capabilities is Priority in Arctic - Kremlin Aide Sputnik 19 Aug 2024 -- Strengthening the combat readiness of the Northern Fleet against the background of the growing military presence of the West in the Arctic is one of the priorities of ensuring Russia's national interests in this region, Russian presidential aide Nikolai Patrushev said on Monday.
- Deputy Pentagon Press Secretary: Austin Has Discussed Ukraine's Actions in Russia With Ukrainian Counterpart DoD News 19 Aug 2024 -- U.S. support to Ukraine will continue as Ukrainian service members drive into Russia, said Deputy Pentagon Press Secretary Sabrina Singh today.
- Zelenskiy Again Requests Permission To Use Long-Range Weapons To Hit Targets Deep Inside Russia RFE/RL 19 Aug 2024 -- President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has again pushed for permission from Ukraine's allies to use long-range weapons to strike targets deep inside Russia.
- Ukraine's Zelenskyy: 'We're achieving our goals' with incursion into Russia's Kursk region VOA 19 Aug 2024 -- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Monday his country is meeting its objectives with its nearly two-week offensive into Russia's Kursk region, creating a "buffer zone" against more Russian attacks and troop movements from just across the border into Ukraine.
- Australia - FGM-148F Javelin Missiles DSCA 19 Aug 2024 -- The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Australia of FGM-148F Javelin Missiles and related equipment for an estimated cost of $100 million. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency delivered the required certification notifying Congress of this possible sale today.
- Air Force strengthens international ties in Exercise Red Flag in Alaska Australia DOD 19 Aug 2024 -- Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) aircraft and personnel have landed in Alaska to take part in Exercise Red Flag, a large-scale air-combat exercise hosted by the United States Pacific Air Forces Command.
- Gunners come to grips with new howitzer Australia DOD 19 Aug 2024 -- When Lance Bombadier Lachlan Kirk fired a K9 self-propelled howitzer for the first time, he realised the shock didn't compare to an M777.
- Australia's contribution to the Solomons International Assistance Force Australia DOD 19 Aug 2024 -- "This week, we mark the return of the final Australian members deployed under the Solomons International Assistance Force (SIAF), after supporting the successful delivery of the 2023 Pacific Games and 2024 Joint Elections."
- Minister of National Defence Remarks at the Aerospace, Defence, and Security Expo (ADSE) Canada 19 Aug 2024
- VISIT BY ADMIRAL ALEKSANDR ALEKSEYEVICH MOISEYEV, COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF RUSSIAN FEDERATION NAVY India PIB 19 Aug 2024 -- Admiral Aleksandr Alekseyevich Moiseyev, Commander-in-Chief, Russian Federation Navy is on an official visit to India from 19 to 22 Aug 24
- Foreign and Defence Ministers of Japan call on Prime Minister India MEA 19 Aug 2024 -- H.E. Ms. Yoko Kamikawa, Foreign Minister of Japan, and H.E. Mr. Minoru Kihara, Defence Minister of Japan, called on Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi on 19 August 2024. Foreign Minister Kamikawa and Defence Minister Kihara are on a visit to India to hold the 3rd round of India-Japan 2+2 Foreign and Defence Ministerial meeting.
- Republic of Korea - AH-64E Apache Helicopters DSCA 19 Aug 2024 -- The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Republic of Korea of AH-64E Apache Helicopters and related elements of logistics and program support for an estimated cost of $3.5 billion. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency delivered the required certification notifying Congress of this possible sale today.
- Pentagon: US State Department OKs $3.5B sale of helicopters to South Korea VOA 19 Aug 2024 -- The U.S. State Department has approved a potential $3.5 billion sale of Apache helicopters, related equipment and missiles to South Korea, the Pentagon said Monday.
- South Korea, US kick off military drill amid Pyongyang's criticism Radio Free Asia 19 Aug 2024 -- South Korea and the United States began annual military exercises on Monday, seeking to boost their combined defense capabilities against nuclear-armed North Korea, which accused the allies of practicing to invade it.
- TCG GAZİANTEP Conducts Seamanship and PASSEX Training Within SNMG2 Republic of Turkey Ministry of National Defence 19 Aug 2024
- Warship and submarine readiness boost by small British businesses UK MOD 19 Aug 2024 -- Small British businesses are to benefit from a new warship and submarine agreement, Defence Minister Maria Eagle has announced today.
- The Netherlands - CH-47 and AH-64 Helicopter Training DSCA 19 Aug 2024 -- The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of the Netherlands of CH-47 and AH-64 Helicopter Training and related equipment for an estimated cost of $305 million. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency delivered the required certification notifying Congress of this possible sale today.
- Finland - M1156A1 Precision Guidance Kits DSCA 19 Aug 2024 -- The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Finland of M1156A1 Precision Guidance Kits and related equipment for an estimated cost of $70 million. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency delivered the required certification notifying Congress of this possible sale today.
- ECDI Announces Tender for Ammunition Production in Ämari Estonia CDI 19 Aug 2024 -- The Estonian Centre for Defence Investments (ECDI) has published the conditions and criteria for a tender to find a manufacturer of ammunition at the Ämari military base. The deadline for submitting bids is October 10, and production must begin no later than the first half of 2025.
- P50B for AFP modernization to boost PH defense Philippine News Agency 19 Aug 2024 -- The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) has thanked lawmakers at the House of Representatives for allocating PHP50 billion to fund its modernization program for next year.
- Press Gaggle by Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre En Route Chicago, IL The White House 19 Aug 2024
Defense Industry
- Contracts For Aug. 19, 2024
- Sikorsky Completes Delivery of New Presidential Helicopters Lockheed Martin 19 Aug 2024 -- The U.S. Marine Corps formally accepted the 23rd and final next-generation VH-92A presidential helicopter built by Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin Company (NYSE: LMT) in recent ceremonies here, marking a significant milestone for the company whose aircraft have flown every U.S. president since 1957.
Other Conflicts
- 19 August 2024 - Daily Press Briefing by the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General United Nations 19 Aug 2024
- Netanyahu Tells Blinken Israel Will Send Negotiators to Next Round of Talks - Reports Sputnik 19 Aug 2024 -- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told US Secretary of State Antony Blinken that he intends to send his negotiators to Cairo later this week to participate in the next round of the Gaza ceasefire talks, Axios reported on Monday.
- The Meeting between PM Netanyahu and US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has Concluded Israel - Prime Minister 19 Aug 2024
- Statement by PM Netanyahu Israel - Prime Minister 19 Aug 2024
- Aug 18: 'Axis of Resistance' operations against Israeli occupation Press TV 19 Aug 2024
- Gaza: UN warns of worsening humanitarian disaster as ceasefire talks continue UN News 19 Aug 2024 -- UN Secretary-General António Guterres is closely following negotiations in Doha focused on trying to end the war in Gaza, where the situation continues to remain catastrophic after more than 10 months of unrelenting war.
- Remarks by UNRWA Chief of Staff, Mr. Ben Majekodunmi, at the World Humanitarian Day 2024 UN commemoration UNRWA 19 Aug 2024
- UN: Israel's settlement expansion flies in face of int'l law IRNA 19 Aug 2024 -- The UN Human Rights Office says it is alarmed by Israel's recent settlement expansion and legal changes in the occupied West Bank, saying that the measures "fly in the face of international law".
- Palestinians in Gaza 'live among rubble' amid relentless Israeli attacks: UN Press TV 19 Aug 2024 -- The UN Agency for Palestinian Refugees (UNRWA) says some Palestinians have no choice but to live in the rubble of buildings destroyed by Israel across the besieged Gaza Strip.
- UN: 'Alarming' Israeli settlement expansion flies in face of international law Press TV 19 Aug 2024 -- The UN Human Rights Office says the alarming Israeli settlement expansion and legal changes in the occupied West Bank fly in the face of international law.
- Blinken: Israel accepts US bridging proposal on Gaza cease-fire VOA 19 Aug 2024 -- U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said in Tel Aviv late Monday that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had accepted an American "bridging proposal" on a Gaza cease-fire deal, and that it was now up to Hamas to agree.
- Blinken: Current talks 'maybe the last' opportunity for Gaza truce VOA 19 Aug 2024 -- U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said the latest Gaza cease-fire deal could be the last chance to secure the return of hostages and end the fighting between Hamas and Israel.
- Blinken Says Netanyahu Accepted Bridging Proposal on Gaza Ceasefire Sputnik 19 Aug 2024 -- US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Monday that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has accepted the recent bridging proposal on reaching a ceasefire in Gaza.
- Secretary Antony J. Blinken Remarks to the Press US Dept. of State 19 Aug 2024
- Secretary Blinken's Meeting with Israeli Defense Minister Gallant US Dept. of State 19 Aug 2024
- Secretary Blinken's Meeting with Israeli President Herzog US Dept. of State 19 Aug 2024
- Secretary Antony J. Blinken And Israeli President Isaac Herzog Before Their Meeting US Dept. of State 19 Aug 2024
- Iran: Israel has shown it has no desire for Gaza ceasefire IRNA 19 Aug 2024 -- Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kanaani says the Israeli regime has shown that it is not interested in establishing a ceasefire in Gaza and ending its months-long war in the Palestinian territory.
- Iran will punish Israel in due time and place for assassinating Haniyeh: IRGC cmdr. IRNA 19 Aug 2024 -- Deputy Commander of Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Brigadier General Ali Fadavi says his country will definitely punish the Israeli regime in due time and place for assassinating Hamas political chief Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran.
- IRGC: Stronger response awaits Israel for Hamas leader's assassination Press TV 19 Aug 2024 -- Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) has vowed to respond to the Israeli regime's assassination of senior Hamas' leader, Ismail Haniyeh, in the Iranian capital Tehran with a reprisal that would be stronger than the previous time when the Islamic Republic retaliated against Tel Aviv's aggression.
- EU warns humanitarian crisis deepening in Gaza, West Bank Press TV 19 Aug 2024 -- The European Union has warned of deepening humanitarian crisis in the besieged Gaza Strip and the occupied West Bank, amid Israel's ongoing genocide against Palestinians.
- Netanyahu destroys ceasefire chances: Official IRNA 19 Aug 2024 -- Secretary General of the Palestinian National Initiative Mustafa Barghouti has said that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu once again destroyed the opportunity to reach an agreement for a ceasefire and the exchange of prisoners.
- Palestine Asks Israel for Permission for Mahmoud Abbas to Visit Gaza - Reports Sputnik 19 Aug 2024 -- The Palestinian National Authority (PNA) has asked the Israeli authorities for permission for PNA leader Mahmoud Abbas to visit Gaza in the near future, the Walla portal reported, citing informed sources.
- Efforts underway to coordinate Abbas's proposed visit to Gaza: statement People's Daily 19 Aug 2024 -- Preparations are taking place for Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas's planned visit to the Gaza Strip as the Palestinian officials have reached out to countries worldwide for support, according to a statement published by Palestinian official news Agency WAFA on Sunday.
- Hamas, Islamic Jihad claim credit for Tel Aviv 'suicide operation' VOA 19 Aug 2024 -- Palestinian militant groups Hamas and Islamic Jihad took responsibility Monday for what appeared to be a failed bombing attack in Tel Aviv, Israel, on Sunday and threatened additional attacks if the war in Gaza continued.
- Hamas, Islamic Jihad claim responsibility for Tel Aviv attack Press TV 19 Aug 2024 -- The Gaza-based Palestinian resistance groups of Hamas and Islamic Jihad claimed responsibility for a deadly bomb blast in Tel Aviv.
- Qassam, Al-Quds brigades claim responsibility for Tel Aviv operation IRNA 19 Aug 2024 -- The military wings of Palestinian resistance groups Hamas and Islamic Jihad have claimed responsibility for a resistance operation in Tel Aviv.
- Hezbollah carries out fresh drone, missile attacks on Zionist targets IRNA 19 Aug 2024 -- The Lebanese Hezbollah has launched a new round of drone and missile attacks on Zionist targets in the northern parts of the occupied territories, local media reported.
- Hezbollah foils Israeli infiltration attempt on south Lebanon IRNA 19 Aug 2024 -- The Lebanese resistance movement Hezbollah says it has foiled an infiltration attempt by a group of Israeli forces on southern Lebanon.
- Hezbollah launches drone attack on northern Israel IRNA 19 Aug 2024 -- Israeli media have reported drone attacks on Monday morning by Lebanon's Hezbollah resistance movement in the northern regions of the occupied territories.
- Israel targets southern Lebanon in new airstrikes IRNA 19 Aug 2024 -- The Zionist regime has carried out fresh airstrikes on several locations in southern Lebanon in continuation of its rampant aggression against the Arab country.
- Lebanon lodges new complaint with UN Security Council over Israeli violations Press TV 19 Aug 2024 -- Lebanon has filed a new complaint with the UN Security Council (UNSC) against the Israeli regime's repeated violations of the Arab country's sovereignty.
- Hezbollah strikes Israeli forces in fresh retaliation, causing 'multiple deaths, injuries' Press TV 19 Aug 2024 -- Lebanon's Hezbollah resistance movement has carried out fresh retaliatory airstrikes against Israeli forces deployed to the northern part of the occupied Palestinian territories, killing and injuring a number of the targeted troops.
- Hezbollah says Israeli forces suffer casualties after infiltration in Lebanon repelled Press TV 19 Aug 2024 -- Fighters from the Lebanese Hezbollah resistance movement have shelled and fired a barrage of rockets at a group of Israeli forces as they were attempting to sneak across the border from the northern part of the 1948 occupied territories into southern Lebanon.
- Beirut Files Complaint to UN Over Israel's Alleged Violation of Lebanese Air Space Sputnik 19 Aug 2024 -- Lebanon's permanent mission to the United Nations filed a complaint to the United Nations on Monday regarding actions committed by the Israel air forces which allegedly violated Lebanese air space.
- Iraq resistance hits Israeli military sites on Golan Heights Press TV 19 Aug 2024 -- The Islamic Resistance in Iraq has carried out new operations against Israeli military targets on the occupied Syrian Golan Heights.
- Israeli attack on Hudaydah will not go unanswered: Yemeni FM IRNA 19 Aug 2024 -- Yemen's Foreign Minister Jamal Ahmed Ali Amer has said a recent Israeli attack on the Red Sea port city of Hudaydah will not go unanswered.
- Yemen says will surely respond to Israel's 'vicious' attack on Hudaydah Press TV 19 Aug 2024 -- Yemen says its armed forces will definitely respond to Israel's strikes against the Red Sea port city of Hudaydah.
- China, Philippines trade blame after ships collide in South China Sea Radio Free Asia 19 Aug 2024 -- At least two vessels were damaged when Chinese and Philippine coast guard ships collided during a standoff at sea in disputed waters Monday, officials said.
- U.S. Support for the Philippines in the South China Sea US Dept. of State 19 Aug 2024 -- The United States stands with its ally the Philippines and condemns the dangerous actions by the People's Republic of China (PRC) against lawful Philippine maritime operations in the South China Sea on August 19.
- Romualdez: China's actions an affront to PH sovereignty Philippine News Agency 19 Aug 2024 -- House Speaker Ferdinand Martin G. Romualdez on Monday condemned "in the strongest terms" the reckless and illegal maneuvers executed by the China Coast Guard against Philippine Coast Guard vessels, BRP Bagacay and BRP Cape Engaño, in the West Philippine Sea.
- China's latest harassment in WPS endangers lives: US envoy Philippine News Agency 19 Aug 2024 -- US Ambassador to the Philippines MaryKay Carlson on Monday said the latest harassment by Chinese ships "endangered lives" aside from causing damage to two vessels of the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) near Sabina Shoal in the West Philippine Sea (WPS).
- 2 PCG ships damaged in latest Chinese harassment in WPS Philippine News Agency 19 Aug 2024 -- The National Task Force for the West Philippine Sea (NTF-WPS) announced that two Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) vessels were damaged after being subjected to "unlawful and aggressive maneuvers" by China Coast Guard (CCG) ships while en route to Patag and Lawak Islands early Monday.
- Acute malnutrition surges in southern Yemen with extremely critical conditions reported in West Coast areas WFP 19 Aug 2024 -- Acute malnutrition is rapidly increasing in Government of Yemen (GoY)-controlled areas, with the West Coast experiencing "extremely critical" levels for the first time, the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) Technical Working Group in Yemen said today.
- Guterres demands immediate release of UN staff and others detained in Yemen UN News 19 Aug 2024 -- UN Secretary-General António Guterres called on Monday for Houthi rebels in Yemen to immediately and unconditionally release UN staff, humanitarians, diplomatic personnel and others who have been detained for more than two months.
- Pakistan: Gunfight with militants near Afghan border kills 3 troops VOA 19 Aug 2024 -- Pakistan reported Monday that at least three soldiers had been killed in clashes with militants attempting to cross over from Afghanistan.
- Myanmar military launches heavy airstrikes to recapture town from rebels Radio Free Asia 19 Aug 2024 -- Myanmar junta forces launched air strikes to drive pro-democracy insurgents out of a town hours after they captured it, insurgents said on Monday, while elsewhere about 20,000 people fled from another town after anti-junta fighters launched an offensive to capture it.
- Bangladesh vows to continue to support Muslim Rohingya refugees Press TV 19 Aug 2024 -- Bangladesh's new leader Muhammad Yunus has vowed to continue to support the Muslim Rohingya refugees living in his country.
- New junta 'security' committee would arm Myanmar's local communities Radio Free Asia 19 Aug 2024 -- Myanmar's junta has set up a committee to oversee security in the country's villages and wards by arming and training troops, according to a recently leaked document, but observers say the move is aimed at "tricking people into joining the military" and will create greater instability in local communities.
- Widespread floods and uptick in fighting deepen humanitarian crisis in Myanmar UN News 19 Aug 2024 -- A surge in conflict combined with torrential rains and floods is deepening the crisis in Myanmar, leading to a surge in displacement, UN humanitarians have said.
- Moscow Is Ready To Get Involved In Azerbaijan-Armenia Peace Process, Putin Says RFE/RL 19 Aug 2024 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin said after talks with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev in Baku on August 19 that Moscow is ready to get involved in the process of signing a peace treaty between Azerbaijan and Armenia on the basis of trilateral agreements reached after the 44-day war between the two South Caucasus nations in 2020.
- Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's answer to a question from Channel One, Baku, August 19, 2024 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 19 Aug 2024
- Moscow Would Be Happy to Help Sign Nagorno-Karabakh Peace Deal - Putin Sputnik 19 Aug 2024 -- Moscow would be happy if it could do something to help sign a peace agreement on Nagorno-Karabakh, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Monday.
- Russian-Azerbaijani talks President of Russia 19 Aug 2024 -- Vladimir Putin and President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev held talks at the Zagulba Residence.
- Vladimir Putin and Ilham Aliyev made statements for the media President of Russia 19 Aug 2024 -- Following bilateral talks, the leaders of Russia and Azerbaijan made statements for the media.
- Beginning of Russia-Azerbaijan talks in expanded format President of Russia 19 Aug 2024 -- Vladimir Putin and President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev held talks at the Zagulba Residence.
- Meeting with President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev President of Russia 19 Aug 2024 -- Vladimir Putin and President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev held a meeting at the Zagulba Presidential Residence.
- Reopening Of Mitrovica Bridge Long Overdue But Must Be Done In Consultation With Allies, Says Kosovo's President RFE/RL 19 Aug 2024 -- Kosovar President Vjosa Osmani says Kosovo is in consultations with the international community on opening the main bridge in Mitrovica that divides ethnic Albanian and Serbian communities.
- Humanitarian aid to Sudan civilians stalled by floods and violence UN News 19 Aug 2024 -- On Monday, UN authorities in Sudan confirmed that truckloads of food and supplies have been approved to cross the border from Chad through the Adre crossing.
- Envoy: Absence of Sudan army delegation hobbles progress in US-mediated peace talks VOA 19 Aug 2024 -- Efforts to achieve humanitarian access to millions of desperately needy Sudanese are moving forward but cease-fire negotiations remain dormant because the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) still refuse to send a delegation to the U.S.-sponsored peace talks, a U.S. official says.
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Other Conflicts
News Reports
- Joint ODNI, FBI, and CISA Statement on Iranian Election Influence Efforts Director of National Intelligence 19 Aug 2024 -- "As each of us has indicated in prior public statements, Iran seeks to stoke discord and undermine confidence in our democratic institutions. Iran has furthermore demonstrated a longstanding interest in exploiting societal tensions through various means, including through the use of cyber operations to attempt to gain access to sensitive information related to U.S. elections."
- Officials: Pakistan mpox strain is different from DRC strain VOA 19 Aug 2024 -- A case of the mpox virus detected in Pakistan last week is not the same strain of the virus spreading on the African continent, Pakistan health officials said Monday.
- First meeting of the International Health Regulations (2005) Emergency Committee regarding the upsurge of mpox 2024 WHO 19 Aug 2024
- Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's answer to a question from Moscow. Kremlin. Putin television programme, Baku, August 19, 2024 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 19 Aug 2024
- Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's answers to questions from Izvestia television channel, Baku, August 19, 2024 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 19 Aug 2024
- Russia Files Claim Against Germany on Nord Stream Blasts Probe Sputnik 19 Aug 2024 -- Russia has officially filed a claim against Germany regarding the investigation into the Nord Stream bombing, Oleg Tyapkin, the director of the Russian Foreign Ministry's Third European Department, said in an interview with Sputnik.
- Russia: Statement by the High Representative marking four years since the poisoning of Alexei Navalny European External Action Service (EEAS) 19 Aug 2024 -- On 20 August we mark four years since the assassination attempt of Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny in Russia by using a toxic nerve agent of the "Novichok" group, banned under the Chemical Weapons Convention, to which the Russian Federation is a State Party.
- Foreign Ministry statement on imposing personal sanctions against representatives of UK's think tanks, consulting agencies and other similar structures with a hostile perspective on Russia Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 19 Aug 2024
- Spies exploit university students to photograph sensitive research sites: MSS Global Times 19 Aug 2024 -- China's Ministry of State Security (MSS) revealed on Monday that foreign spies, under the pretext of "making friends" and "giving part-time jobs," were luring college students to take photos of sensitive research bases to collect secret information.
- China's Counterespionage Law will not target normal business activities: FM Global Times 19 Aug 2024 -- The Chinese Foreign Ministry on Monday said that China's Counterespionage Law targets the very few spying activities that are harmful to China's national security, not normal business and investment activity.
- Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Mao Ning's Regular Press Conference on August 19, 2024 PRC MofA 19 Aug 2024
- READOUT: Fifth Meeting of the Financial Working Group Between the United States and the People's Republic of China US Treasury 19 Aug 2024 -- The United States and the People's Republic of China held the fifth meeting of the Financial Working Group (FWG) in Shanghai on August 15-16.
- Xi Jinping Holds Talks with General Secretary of CPV Central Committee and State President To Lam PRC MofA 19 Aug 2024 -- On August 19, 2024, General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) and President Xi Jinping held talks with General Secretary of the Communist Party of Viet Nam (CPV) Central Committee and State President To Lam, who is on a state visit to China, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing.
- Xi, Vietnamese top leader Lam reaffirm 'priority' of bilateral relations Global Times 19 Aug 2024 -- Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and Chinese president, and To Lam, general secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee and Vietnamese president, reaffirmed the "prioritized" importance they attach to the China-Vietnam relations during their meeting on Monday in Beijing, and they also witnessed the signing of cooperation documents in various fields.
- China's Xi Jinping welcomes Vietnam's top leader, stresses 'shared future' Radio Free Asia 19 Aug 2024 -- Chinese President Xi Jinping welcomed his Vietnamese counterpart, To Lam, in Beijing on Monday, China's state-run media reported, signaling close ties between the communist-run neighbors.
- Vietnam's top leader To Lam kicks off state visit to China Global Times 19 Aug 2024 -- General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee and Vietnamese President To Lam arrived in Beijing on Sunday after a stop in Guangzhou, South China's Guangdong Province, earlier on Sunday, kicking off his three-day state visit to China.
- China is always top priority in Vietnam's foreign policy: To Lam People's Daily 19 Aug 2024 -- China is always the top priority in Vietnam's foreign policy, General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee and Vietnamese President To Lam said here on Sunday.
- Chinese premier, Fijian PM stress enhancing cooperation during talks People's Daily 19 Aug 2024 -- Chinese Premier Li Qiang held talks with Prime Minister of the Republic of Fiji Sitiveni Rabuka on Sunday in Beijing, calling on the two sides to push bilateral cooperation to a higher level.
- Chinese vessels patrol Taiwan Strait to close jurisdictional gap: Experts CNA 19 Aug 2024 -- A patrol and law enforcement operation carried out by official Chinese vessels in the Taiwan Strait could indirectly expand Beijing's jurisdiction to the median line of the strait, as a way of eliminating jurisdictional gaps, experts have told CNA.
- PLA activities in the waters and airspace around Taiwan ROC MND 19 Aug 2024
- South Korea appoints escapee as 'governor' of North Korean province Radio Free Asia 19 Aug 2024 -- A North Korean escapee who served in the South Korean National Assembly has been appointed as governor of his home North Korean province.
- Transcript of Special Briefing by Secretary (West) on Prime Minister's visit to Poland and Ukraine (August 19, 2024) India MEA 19 Aug 2024
- Trial Of 12 Belarusians Over Drone Attack At Military Airport Starts In Minsk RFE/RL 19 Aug 2024 -- The trial started in Minsk on August 19 of 12 people over a drone attack at the Machulishchy Air Base near the Belarusian capital in late February 2023 that damaged a Russian military plane.
- Vietnam arrests Montagnard for 'undermining solidarity' Radio Free Asia 19 Aug 2024 -- Police in Vietnam's Central Highlands have arrested a member of the Montagnard community on charges of collecting one-sided information and reporting it to other members of the ethnic minority group living abroad in order to oppose the government.
- Thai King appoints Paetongtarn Shinawatra as new PM People's Daily 19 Aug 2024 -- Thailand's King Maha Vajiralongkorn has appointed Paetongtarn Shinawatra as the country's prime minister, Secretary-General of the House of Representatives Arpath Sukhanunth announced on Sunday.
- Cambodia arrests 30 amid warnings over anti-CLV demonstrations Radio Free Asia 19 Aug 2024 -- Authorities arrested more than 30 people across Cambodia over the weekend after a heavy security presence was deployed in major cities to stop planned protests against an economic cooperation agreement with Vietnam and Laos.
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