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• Iraqi resistance groups agree to resume operations against American forces Press TV 26 Aug 2024 -- Iraqi anti-terror resistance groups have reached an agreement not to compromise with US occupation troops in the Arab country and to resume military operations against the bases accommodating the American forces, according to a report.
• Arizona National Guard Soldiers rescue 104 from floods Army News 26 Aug 2024 -- An Arizona Army National Guard UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter crew evacuated 104 Havasupai tribal community members and tourists from Supai village in a flood-response mission Aug. 23-24, 2024.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Pentagon Press Secretary Air Force Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder Holds an Off-Camera Press Briefing DoD 26 Aug 2024
• Statement by Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller)/Chief Financial Officer Michael McCord on Planning, Programming, Budgeting, and Execution Reform DoD 26 Aug 2024 -- The Planning, Programming, Budgeting, and Execution (PPBE) process has been one of the Department's foundational decision support systems since the 1960s. PPBE underpins how we support the National Defense Strategy, deliver capabilities at the speed of relevance, and apply the tools and technology needed to address emerging threats.
• DOD Convened Climate and Defense Summit of the Americas, Strengthening Regional Security Collaboration DoD 26 Aug 2024
• DOD Remains Postured to Support Israel's Defense, Deter Aggression DoD News 26 Aug 2024 -- The Defense Department remains committed to deterring aggression in the Middle East and supporting Israel's defense, said Pentagon Press Secretary Air Force Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder today.
• Climate Change Is Crisis for Entire Planet, Deputy Secretary Says DoD News 26 Aug 2024 -- Climate change affects the entire planet, said Deputy Defense Secretary Kathleen Hicks, and no one nation can solve the problem on its own — not even the United States.
• Idaho Guard Helicopter Battalion Deploying to Kosovo Army News 26 Aug 2024 -- Family, friends and coworkers gathered on Gowen Field Aug. 22 to say farewell to Soldiers from the Idaho Army National Guard's 1st of the 183rd Assault Helicopter Battalion as they left Idaho to prepare to deploy overseas in support of Operation Joint Guardian.
• Missouri River Crossing Showcases ND Guard Engineer Expertise Army News 26 Aug 2024 -- As the early morning fog drifted across the rippling current of the Missouri River, the North Dakota Army National Guard conducted a wet gap crossing exercise at Kimball Bottoms Aug. 17.
• Project Iron Agility training program launches at Holloman AFB US Air Force 26 Aug 2024 -- On Aug. 12, personnel from the 49th Maintenance Group engaged in a realistic deployment scenario as part of the newly launched maintenance knowledge and tactics operation called Project Iron Agility.
• SecAF Kendall visits 52nd Operations Group, Det. 1 US Air Force 26 Aug 2024 -- Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall visited the 52nd Operations Group, Detachment 1 at Łask Air Base, Aug. 24, to gain a deeper understanding of the unit's mission and capabilities with the Polish air force.
• Amici e Alleati - Friends and Allies US Navy 26 Aug 2024 -- The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) is underway completing its final deployment preparations including Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX), but she isn't alone.
• US-Africa military conference to discuss legal advisers' role in troop deployment VOA 26 Aug 2024 -- More than 30 African countries will be represented at a military law conference set to begin Tuesday in Lusaka, Zambia. Participants will discuss the role of legal advisers in the deployment of troops as conflicts threaten stability across Africa.
• Pacific Fleet's naval aircraft master skills in severe weather conditions in Kamchatka Russia MoD 26 Aug 2024 -- Pilots of Il-38 anti-submarine warfare aircraft and Ka-27 helicopters of the mixed aviation regiment performed training flights to master their piloting skills in severe weather conditions in Kamchatka.
• Northern Fleet's detachment conducts anti-robot exercise in Arctic Russia MoD 26 Aug 2024 -- The large anti-submarine ship Vice Admiral Kulakov, heading the Northern Fleet's detachment, conducted an anti-robot exercise with a detachment of ships in the waters of the Kara Sea in the Arctic.
• Zelenskiy Pleads With Allies For 'Decisive Action' After Massive Russian Attack RFE/RL 26 Aug 2024 -- President Volodymyr Zelenskiy called on Ukraine's global allies to take "decisive action" after Russia launched a massive drone and missile attack on Kyiv and other cities across the country that damaged vital utilities.
• Each of These Strikes Repeatedly Brings Us Back to the Task of Long-Range Capabilities - Address by the President President of Ukraine 26 Aug 2024
• There Should Be No Restrictions on the Range of Weapons for Ukraine, While Terrorists Have No Such Restrictions - Address by the President President of Ukraine 26 Aug 2024
• PLA to conduct live-fire drills on Chinese side of China-Myanmar border Global Times 26 Aug 2024 -- According to its annual training plan, the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) is set to conduct live-fire drills on the Chinese side of the China-Myanmar border from Tuesday to Thursday, according to a notice released by the government of Yunnan Province on Monday.
• Defense minister attends first day of Pingtung drills CNA 26 Aug 2024 -- Defense Minister Wellington Koo (顧立雄) on Monday attended the first day of Taiwan's Tien Ma Exercises in Pingtung County, where he encouraged military personnel to familiarize themselves with new missile launchers before worrying about accuracy.
• Respected Comrade Kim Jong Un Oversees Performance Test of Drones KCNA 26 Aug 2024 -- 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, oversaw a performance test of various drones organized by the Drone Institute of the Academy of Defence Sciences on August 24.
• Kim Jong Un Supervises Drone Testing, Orders to Expand Production Sputnik 26 Aug 2024 -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un on Saturday supervised the testing of drones conducted by the Drone Research Institute of the DPRK National Defense Academy and ordered to actively develop and increase the production of various types of drones, the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reports.
• Alpnach military airfield: ground broken for vehicle depot and workshop extension Federal Council - Swiss Government 26 Aug 2024 -- Representatives of the Swiss Federal Department of Defence, Civil Protection and Sport (DDPS) have broken the ground on Alpnach military airfield for the new vehicle storage depot and an extension building. The DDPS is investing CHF 18 million in the building project, which is scheduled for completion by early 2026. Construction will be to high ecological standards. This includes wooden-clad façades and photovoltaic installations on the roofs capable of generating 324 megawatt-hours per year.
• Baiba Braže and Gabrielius Landsbergis: Security of the EU's eastern border is critical - it is the first security line Latvia MFA 26 Aug 2024 -- Security and defence, the results of the NATO summit and the next steps in the practical implementation of its decisions, the situation in Ukraine, further support for the combat capabilities of Ukraine and a strategy for containing Russia, current developments in the EU, including its enlargement process, bilateral, regional and international cooperation between the two countries in the EU, NATO, the UN, and other formats - those were key topics discussed by the Latvian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Baiba Braže, the Lithuanian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Gabrielius Landsbergis, and experts from the Foreign Services of both the countries at the seminar in Lithuania on 26 August 2024.
• Guinea-Bissau Endorses the Proliferation Security Initiative US Dept. of State 26 Aug 2024 -- The Republic of Guinea-Bissau has conveyed to Morocco its endorsement of the Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) following its attendance at the PSI African Political Meeting and Outreach Event, co-hosted by Morocco and the United States January 31-February 2, 2024, in Marrakesh, Morocco.
• On-the-Record Press Gaggle by White House National Security Communications Advisor John Kirby The White House 26 Aug 2024

Defense Industry

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Other Conflicts

Ukraine Conflict News
• 26 August 2024 - Daily Press Briefing by the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General United Nations 26 Aug 2024

Operation Iron Swords / Operation Al-Aqsa Flood

• The Rocket Launcher Used to Fire at Rishon LeTsiyon in Central Israel was Struck By the IAF Israel Defense Forces 26 Aug 2024
• Zionist army casualties mount to 702 IRNA 26 Aug 2024 -- The death toll of the Zionist army in the Gaza Strip has increased to 702.
• Israeli officer killed by IED in West Bank's Beit Lahm city IRNA 26 Aug 2024 -- An Israeli officer has been reportedly killed by an improvised explosive device (IED) put on a bus in Beit Lahm city, also known as Bethlehem, in the occupied West Bank.
• Israeli military confirms two more troopers killed by resistance fighters in Gaza Press TV 26 Aug 2024 -- The Israeli military has announced the deaths of two more of its forces in the Gaza Strip as Palestinian resistance fighters press ahead with their retaliatory operations amid the months-long Israeli genocidal war.
• Israeli National Security Minister Says He Would Build Synagogue on Temple Mount - Reports Sputnik 26 Aug 2024 -- Israeli Minister of National Security Itamar Ben-Gvir has said that he would build a synagogue on the Temple Mount (also known as the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound) in Jerusalem to give equal rights to Jews and Muslims, media reported on Monday.
• Netanyahu cabinet boycotted by Zionist settlers IRNA 26 Aug 2024 -- The far-right coalition cabinet of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been boycotted by the heads of local authorities in the northern occupied territories over the regime's military adventurism that has forced Zionist settlers to flee the region.
• Explainer: Which Israeli military sites did Hezbollah target in occupied territories? Press TV 26 Aug 2024 -- On Sunday, coinciding with Arba'een, the Lebanese resistance movement Hezbollah carried out a large-scale retaliatory military operation against the Israeli regime deep inside the occupied territories.
• Hezbollah destroys Israeli spy equipment in Ramya IRNA 26 Aug 2024 -- The Lebanese resistance movement Hezbollah has targeted and destroyed Israeli spy equipment in Ramya in northern occupied territories.
• Hezbollah missile attacks shatter Tel Aviv deterrence façade IRNA 26 Aug 2024 -- The first phase of Hezbollah's retaliation for Israel's assassination of senior commander of the Lebanese resistance movement Fuad Shukr has shattered the façade of the Zionist regime's deterrence.
• Hezbollah, Israel clash in significant border escalation, heightening regional tensions People's Daily 26 Aug 2024 -- Israeli and Hezbollah forces engaged in extensive exchanges of fire early Sunday morning along the Israel-Lebanon border, marking a significant escalation in their longstanding conflict.
• Aug 25: 'Axis of Resistance' operations against Israeli occupation Press TV 26 Aug 2024
• Latest Israeli evacuation orders halt UN aid operation in Gaza VOA 26 Aug 2024 -- The United Nations said Monday that the Israeli military's latest evacuation orders have halted their aid operations in the Gaza Strip.
• Drone enters occupied Palestinian airspace from Syria: Report IRNA 26 Aug 2024 -- At least one drone has entered the occupied Palestinian airspace from the Syrian soil, media outlets have reported.
• Food operations in Gaza face growing challenges as ongoing conflict keeps hunger needs high WFP 26 Aug 2024 -- Ten months into the war, Palestinians in Gaza are crowded into an ever-shrinking space without adequate sanitation or healthcare and are repeatedly uprooted by evacuation orders that also disrupt the aid centres intended to support them, including the food distributions and community kitchens supported by the UN World Food Programme (WFP).
• Polio vaccines arrive in Gaza in boost to vaccination campaign: UNICEF UN News 26 Aug 2024 -- The UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) announced on Monday the arrival of 1.2 million doses of vital polio vaccines in Gaza, amid urgent calls for humanitarian pauses to reach hundreds of thousands of at-risk children.
• UN agency says Palestinians in Gaza lost absolutely everything Press TV 26 Aug 2024 -- The UN agency for Palestinian refugees has called life for Palestinians in the besieged Gaza Strip a "never-ending tragedy".
• US sends over 50,000 tons of weaponry to Israeli regime since Oct. 7 Press TV 26 Aug 2024 -- The United States has sent 50,000 tons of arms and ammunition to Israel since October 7 when the regime launched its genocidal war against Palestinians in Gaza.
• Iran Says Israel 'Lost Deterrent Power' After Hizballah Attack RFE/RL 26 Aug 2024 -- Israel has reportedly launched new strikes at Hizballah, which has been designated at terrorist organization by the United States, just inside Lebanon a day after a heavy exchange of missile and drone attacks between the two foes that Iran claimed showed a shift in the balance of power.
• Muslims must pressure supporters of Israel to end genocide in Gaza: Iran president Press TV 26 Aug 2024 -- President Masoud Pezeshkian of Iran says all Muslim nations as well as other countries must unite in pressuring the supporters of Israel to end the crimes of the regime and its campaign of genocide in the besieged Gaza Strip.
• Iran: Israel on defensive as regime lost deterrence despite West's all-out support Press TV 26 Aug 2024 -- Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesman says the terrorist Israeli military has lost its effective aggressive power and deterrence, and has no option now but to defend against strategic strikes.
• FM: Iran's response to Israeli assassination of Haniyeh in Tehran 'definitive' Press TV 26 Aug 2024 -- Iran's foreign minister has described as "definitive" the country's response to Israel's assassination of senior Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh last month.
• EU's Borrell warns of 'full-blown war', says situation in West Asia at 'critical level' Press TV 26 Aug 2024 -- The European Union's foreign policy chief, Josep Borrell, has warned that the current "critical" situation in West Asia risks turning into a "full-blown war" amid renewed tensions between Lebanon and Israel.
• President Rumen Radev Holds Telephone Conversation with Egyptian President President of the Republic of Bulgaria 26 Aug 2024 -- The escalation of tensions in the Middle East, which negatively affects the security and stability of the neighbouring regions, as well as the need for timely measures to de-escalate the conflict and end the hostilities, were discussed today in a telephone conversation between Presidents Rumen Radev and Abdel Fattah al-Sisi of Egypt.
• 'Operation Arbaeen Day great infiltration into Israeli intelligence system' IRNA 26 Aug 2024 -- Military and strategic affairs experts have termed Hezbollah's large-scale Sunday operation as a major infiltration into the Zionist regime's security, intelligence and technology system.
• Stopping war our priority; enemy not after ceasefire: Hamas IRNA 26 Aug 2024 -- A senior Hamas leader says that stopping the Israeli war on Gaza is the first priority of the Palestinian resistance movement, adding that the Zionist enemy is not looking for a ceasefire.
• Hamas warns against Israeli hawkish minister's plan to build temple at al-Aqsa Mosque Press TV 26 Aug 2024 -- The Palestinian resistance movement Hamas has warned that the confirmation by Israeli extremist minister Itamar Ben-Gvir of his intention to build a Jewish synagogue inside al-Aqsa Mosque is a dangerous declaration.
• Hamas: Israel assassinations of commanders 'empower' resistance, regime seeks to prolong war Press TV 26 Aug 2024 -- A senior member of the Palestinian Hamas resistance movement says the group devotes sustained efforts to halt Israeli atrocities against Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, rebuking the Tel Aviv regime for stalling the ceasefire negotiations.
• Yemen ready to inflict painful blows on Israel: Defense min. IRNA 26 Aug 2024 -- Yemen's Defense Minister Muhammad Nasser Al-Atefi has said that his country's armed forces are at the highest level of readiness to deliver painful blows to the depths of the occupying Zionist regime.
• Yemen says ready to strike 'painful blow' deep inside Israeli-occupied territories Press TV 26 Aug 2024 -- Yemen has vowed to carry out further attacks against targets lying deep across the occupied Palestinian territories in response to the Israeli regime's ongoing deadly atrocities against the Palestinian people and other regional nations.

Other Conflicts

• Philippines, China clash near disputed shoal in South China Sea Radio Free Asia 26 Aug 2024 -- Chinese and Philippine officials have traded accusations over a clash between their ships near a disputed reef in the South China Sea.
• US, Japan slam China's latest WPS attack: 'Unlawful, unacceptable' Philippine News Agency 26 Aug 2024 -- The United States and Japan called out China's latest aggression in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) as "unlawful" and "unacceptable".
• PH strengthening military to deter armed attacks - DND chief Philippine News Agency 26 Aug 2024 -- The Philippines is focused on making its military strong enough to deter armed attacks, Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. said Monday following another ramming of a Philippine vessel by Chinese ships in the West Philippine Sea (WPS).
• Statement by Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III Marking Three Years Since the Attack at Abbey Gate DoD 26 Aug 2024 -- "Today marks three years since we lost 13 American heroes in the cruel terrorist attack at Abbey Gate outside Kabul's Hamid Karzai International Airport. Approximately 170 Afghan civilians were also murdered in that attack."
• Statement by Vice President Harris on the Anniversary of the Terrorist Attack Outside Kabul Airport The White House 26 Aug 2024
• Statement from President Joe Biden on the Anniversary of the Terrorist Attack Outside Kabul Airport The White House 26 Aug 2024
• Taliban condemn UN criticism of morality law as insult to Sharia VOA 26 Aug 2024 -- Taliban leaders in Afghanistan expressed outrage Monday at the U.N.-led objections to their new vice and virtue laws that silence women in public and require them to cover their faces.
• Afghanistan: Statement of the High Representative on behalf of the EU on latest restrictions imposed by the Taliban on the people EC/CEU 26 Aug 2024 -- The European Union is appalled by the decree recently issued by the Taliban, the so-called Law on Propagation of Virtue and Prevention of Vice.
• 3 Years Later, Afghans Still Reeling From Impact Of Devastating Kabul Airport Attack RFE/RL 26 Aug 2024 -- The harrowing events of August 26, 2021, are seared into Shafiullah Samsor's memory.
• Internally displaced families in Yemen need increased aid: UNHCR UN News 26 Aug 2024 -- A new update from the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) reveals that millions of internally displaced families across Yemen are in critical need of more humanitarian assistance.
• Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova's comment on terrorist attacks in Pakistan Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 26 Aug 2024
• Insurgents kill more than 40 people in southwest Pakistan VOA 26 Aug 2024 -- Authorities in Pakistan reported Monday that insurgents had killed more than 40 civilians and security personnel in separate overnight attacks across the turbulent southwestern province of Baluchistan.
• Terrorists kill 39 in several 'coordinated' attacks in SW Pakistan Press TV 26 Aug 2024 -- Terrorists have killed at least 39 people in several attacks carried out in Pakistan's southwestern province of Balochistan.
• Militants Kill 37 People In Pakistan's Restive Balochistan Province RFE/RL 26 Aug 2024 -- Pakistani officials say at least 37 people have been killed in several apparently coordinated attacks in the southwestern Balochistan Province, where security forces have long struggled against sectarian, separatist, and ethnic violence.
• United States Welcomes Resumption of Humanitarian Assistance Across the Border at Adré from Chad and Dabbah Road into Famine-Stricken Areas of Sudan US Dept. of State 26 Aug 2024 -- The United States welcomes the resumption of humanitarian assistance deliveries through the Adré border crossing from Chad into Sudan and related diplomatic efforts to reopen emergency aid deliveries to famine-stricken portions of Darfur via the Dabbah Road from Port Sudan.
• United States Announces More Than $64 Million in Additional Humanitarian Assistance in Sub-Saharan Africa US Dept. of State 26 Aug 2024 -- Today in Dakar, Senegal, Assistant Secretary of State for the Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration Julieta Valls Noyes announced more than $64 million in life-saving humanitarian assistance for Sub-Saharan Africa

News Reports

• Global strategic preparedness and response plan launched by WHO to contain mpox outbreak WHO 26 Aug 2024 -- The World Health Organization (WHO) today launched a global Strategic Preparedness and Response Plan to stop outbreaks of human-to-human transmission of mpox through coordinated global, regional, and national efforts. This follows the declaration of a public health emergency of international concern by the WHO Director-General on 14 August.
• Cybersecurity in the supply chain Federal Council - Swiss Government 26 Aug 2024 -- The increasing interconnectedness of systems along the supply chain provides cybercriminals with many different ways to attack an organisation.
• Meeting on economic issues President of Russia 26 Aug 2024 -- The President held a meeting on economic issues via videoconference.
• Hungarian National Arrested on Charges of Conspiring to Export U.S. Military-Grade Radios to Russian Government End Users US Dept. of Justice 26 Aug 2024 -- The Justice Department unsealed a criminal complaint charging Hungarian national Bence Horvath with violations of U.S. export controls targeting Russia, including by conspiring with others to illegally export U.S.-origin radio communications technology to Russian government end users without a license.
• Explainer: The Dark Side Of Telegram RFE/RL 26 Aug 2024 -- When protests erupted in Belarus in 2020 after a rigged presidential election, activists turned to Telegram to coordinate action, evading the watch of the authorities in Alyaksandr Lukashenka's repressive society and highlighting the good the messaging app could do.
• French President Says Arrest Of Telegram CEO Was Not A Political Decision RFE/RL 26 Aug 2024 -- French President Emmanuel Macron said on August 26 that the arrest of Pavel Durov, the Russian-born co-founder and CEO of the Telegram messaging app, was not political.
• Macron Says Telegram CEO Arrest in France Not Political Decision Sputnik 26 Aug 2024 -- The arrest of Telegram founder Pavel Durov in France is not a political decision, French President Emmanuel Macron said on Monday.
• Why Did Telegram's CEO Durov Have a Target on His Back? Sputnik 26 Aug 2024 -- Pavel Durov, the Russian-born co-founder of the Telegram encrypted messaging app, was arrested at Paris's Bourget airport where his private jet touched down on Saturday. The tycoon is accused of ostensibly enabling criminal activities through insufficient moderation of the platform, and is to appear in court as a French citizen.
• Explosion In Siberia Causes Fire At Russia's Largest Oil Refinery RFE/RL 26 Aug 2024 -- Several Telegram channels reported on August 26 that a major explosion rocked Russia's largest oil refinery, located in the Siberian city of Omsk, sparking a fire at the facility.
• Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Lin Jian's Regular Press Conference on August 26, 2024 PRC MofA 26 Aug 2024
• China objects to new sanctions on firms aiding Russia VOA 26 Aug 2024 -- The Chinese government responded angrily to the news this weekend that 39 companies in China and Hong Kong had been added to a list of entities that face special export controls when doing business with U.S. firms.
• China failing to deliver jobs for its 'rotten-tail kids' Radio Free Asia 26 Aug 2024 -- On social media, they're calling them "rotten tail," or unfinished kids, a play on a metaphor for something that never comes to a clean end but just falls apart, leaving nothing substantial to grasp hold of.
• Sullivan's China visit 'aims to maintain exchange, manage differences' Global Times 26 Aug 2024 -- China will focus on raising serious concerns regarding the Taiwan question, addressing development rights and strategic security in discussions with the US during National Security Advisor Jack Sullivan's upcoming visit to Beijing, China's Foreign Ministry said on Sunday.
• Chinese vice premier stresses high-quality development of commercial spaceflight People's Daily 26 Aug 2024 -- Chinese Vice Premier Zhang Guoqing has emphasized promoting high-quality development in the commercial spaceflight sector to better contribute to the development of new quality productive forces and Chinese modernization.
• DPP secretary-general to visit U.S. on behalf of party chair Lai CNA 26 Aug 2024 -- Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Secretary-General Lin Yu-chang (林右昌) will visit the United States on behalf of party chairman and Republic of China (Taiwan) President Lai Ching-te (賴清德), an anonymous source from the ruling party said on Monday.
• PLA activities in the waters and airspace around Taiwan ROC Ministry of National Defense 26 Aug 2024
• Respected Comrade Kim Jong Un Inspects Construction of Regional-Industry Factories He Takes New Crucial Measures to Hasten Epochal Regional Development and Comprehensive Rejuvenation KCNA 26 Aug 2024 -- 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, gave field guidance at various regional-industry factories under construction on August 24 and 25.
• U.S. Says Iran Nuclear Deal Remains 'Off The Table' As Tehran Calls For 'New Negotiations' RFE/RL 26 Aug 2024 -- Reviving the Iran nuclear deal remains off the agenda for the Biden administration, a U.S. State Department spokesperson said on August 26, as Tehran called for "new negotiations" to update the agreement before it can be revived.
• Foreign ministers of Iran, Qatar discuss crucial regional issues in Tehran Press TV 26 Aug 2024 -- The foreign ministers of Iran and Qatar discuss a range of bilateral and regional issues, particularly the ongoing Israeli-US genocidal war in Gaza, now in its 11th month.
• Myanmar junta commits to staggered 2025 election Radio Free Asia 26 Aug 2024 -- Myanmar's junta has committed to holding a general election late next year, with voting to be staggered because of security concerns, said politicians who met the military's election committee on the weekend.
• Myanmar: UN WFP pushes to reach flood-affected communities UN News 26 Aug 2024 -- In flood-hit Myanmar, UN humanitarians said on Monday that aid teams have begun distributing emergency relief to families affected by monsoon rains in the Ayeyarwady Delta. Some 500,000 people in the key rice-growing region could be affected.
• French Polynesia warns France to 'change direction' on Pacific decolonization Radio Free Asia 26 Aug 2024 -- French Polynesia's president has urged France to change its diplomatic approach towards territories in the Pacific amid growing frustration about the way it has handled months of turmoil in New Caledonia.
• Up to $2.5M Reward Offer for Information Leading to Arrest and/or Conviction of Belarusian National Volodymyr Kadariya US Dept. of State 26 Aug 2024 -- The Department of State is announcing a reward offer under the Transnational Organized Crime Rewards Program of up to $2.5 million for information leading to the arrest and/or conviction of Volodymyr Kadariya, aka Volodymyr Kadaria or Vladimir Kadaria, who is wanted in the United States for his alleged participation in a significant malware organization.
• Prime Minister Narendra Modi speaks with President Biden India PIB 26 Aug 2024 -- Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi received a telephone call today from the President of the U
• Readout of President Joe Biden's Call with Prime Minister Narendra Modi of India The White House 26 Aug 2024
• Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi speaks with Prime Minister of Australia Mr Anthony Albanese India PIB 26 Aug 2024 -- The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi today spoke with the Prime Minister of Australia, Mr Anthony Albanese
• Assad: Respect for Syria sovereignty 'fundamental' for reconciliation with Turkey Press TV 26 Aug 2024 -- Syrian President Bashar al-Assad says rapprochement with Turkey requires mutual respect for sovereignty and a true commitment to addressing the root causes of tensions in bilateral relations between Damascus and Ankara.
• Venezuela: Statement by the High Representative on behalf of the EU on recent post-election developments EC/CEU 26 Aug 2024 -- The European Union remains extremely concerned about the deepening political crisis in Venezuela.
• Vietnam cracks down on social media users who criticize the state Radio Free Asia 26 Aug 2024 -- Authorities in Vietnam are pressing on with a crackdown on social media users who are seen as critical of the government, using two articles of the Criminal Code that rights groups say are too vague, to punish those "opposing" the state and the ruling Communist Party.
• Vietnam's parliament appoints new ministers after To Lam takes top job Radio Free Asia 26 Aug 2024 -- Vietnam has announced a shakeup of ministers as To Lam shores up power and continues his predecessor's anti-corruption campaign, following his elevation to general secretary of the Communist Party this month.
• Cambodia announces fundraising effort for 'border infrastructure' Radio Free Asia 26 Aug 2024 -- Cambodians are being asked to pay for infrastructure projects in a remote border area where an economic cooperation agreement with Vietnam and Laos has recently sparked criticism and protests from opposition activists.
• Secretary-General's remarks to the opening of the Pacific Islands Forum UN Secretary-General 26 Aug 2024
• Pacific leaders meet for 'pivotal' climate change, decolonization and security talks Radio Free Asia 26 Aug 2024 -- Pacific island leaders and top diplomats from key partners including China and the United States have gathered in Tonga for a week of talks on decolonization of New Caledonia, climate change and regional security and cohesion.
• The Danish Government strengthens Danish engagement with African countries Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark 26 Aug 2024 -- Denmark and the EU aim for greater attention to the wishes and priorities of the African countries. Equal partnerships with African countries is a central focus of the new strategy launched today by Minister for Foreign Affairs Lars Løkke Rasmussen and Minister for Development Cooperation and Global Climate Policy Dan Jørgensen.
• Campaigns underway in Mozambique to choose next president VOA 26 Aug 2024 -- Mozambique has begun a 45-day election campaign to choose the next president, with four hopefuls looking to succeed President Filipe Nyusi. He will step down in January at the end of his second five-year term.