29 August 2024 Military News |
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- Yemen's Ansarullah agrees to allow rescue ships in Red Sea: Iran IRNA 29 Aug 2024 -- Iran's Mission to the United Nations says Yemen's Ansarullah Movement has agreed to a temporary ceasefire to allow tugboats and rescuers in the Red Sea to extinguish fires that were broke out on an oil tanker after being attacked in the strategic waterway.
- August 29 U.S. Central Command Update CENTCOM 29 Aug 2024 -- In the past 24 hours, U.S. Central Command (USCENTCOM) forces successfully destroyed one Iranian-backed Houthi missile system and one uncrewed aerial vehicle in a Houthi-controlled area of Yemen.
- Theodore Roosevelt Strike Group Rescues Distressed Iranian Mariners at Sea CENTCOM 29 Aug 2024 -- Sailors assigned to the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group rescued two civilian Iranian mariners in international waters, Aug 23.
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- Deputy Pentagon Press Secretary Sabrina Singh Holds a Press Conference DoD 29 Aug 2024
- Readout of Secretary Lloyd J. Austin III's Meeting With Polish Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Defence Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz DoD 29 Aug 2024
- Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III's Bilateral Meeting With Poland's Minister of Defense Kosiniak-Kamysz DoD 29 Aug 2024
- DOD Chief Digital, AI Office Launches Open DAGIR Challenge on Tradewinds DoD 29 Aug 2024 -- Today, the Department of Defense (DoD) Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office (CDAO)―in partnership with the Office of Under Secretary of Defense Research and Engineering (OUSD R&E) Joint Fires Network (JFN) and the Defense Innovation Unit (DIU)―launched the Open Data and Applications Government-owned Interoperable Repositories (Open DAGIR) Challenge.
- Department of Defense Awards $6.56 Million to Expand Workforce Development in Extractive Technologies DoD 29 Aug 2024 -- The Department of Defense announced today a $6.56 million award via the Defense Production Act Investment (DPAI) office to Montana Technological University (Montana Tech), located in Butte, Montana.
- Readout of Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III's Call With Romanian Minister of National Defence Angel Tîlvăr DoD 29 Aug 2024
- Exercise validates deploying 3rd SFAB Army News 29 Aug 2024 -- Advisor teams from the 2nd and 6th Battalions of the 3rd Security Force Assistance Brigade participated in Operation Combined Victory Aug. 4 to Aug. 16 at Camp Atterbury, Indiana.
- Pentagon Slaps Lockheed With $5Mln Per F-35 Withheld Until Upgrades Work - Reports Sputnik 29 Aug 2024 -- The US Defense Department is going to hold Lockheed Martin accountable by withholding $5 million each of up to 110 F-35 fighter jets scheduled to be delivered by the end of this year until their hardware and software upgrades are fully functioning, Bloomberg reported on Thursday.
- Second annual ARROW held at Camp Guernsey US Air Force 29 Aug 2024 -- The second annual Advanced Recapture Recovery Operational Warfighter exercise successfully took place at Camp Guernsey, Aug. 5-23. Convoy Response Force teams from F.E. Warren Air Force Base; Minot AFB, North Dakota; and Malmstrom AFB, Montana, had the opportunity to train and execute asset protection procedures.
- SecAF concludes relationship-building trip with 7 nations across EUCOM US Air Force 29 Aug 2024 -- Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall conducted a trip to strengthen international partnerships and visit Airmen and Guardians supporting NATO objectives in the U.S. European Command area of responsibility from Aug. 19 - 25, 2024.
- Harry S. Truman CSG Completes Joint Force's Most Complex Training Event US Navy 29 Aug 2024 -- The USS Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group (HSTCSG), also known as Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 8, completed Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX), Aug. 23, 2024.
- DOD Will Provide Homeland With Support During Presidential Campaigns DoD News 29 Aug 2024 -- The Defense Department has approved a request by the Department of Homeland Security to provide assistance to the Secret Service for the presidential and vice-presidential candidates during the 2024 campaigns through Inauguration Day 2025, the deputy pentagon press secretary said today.
- US ICBM Warning System Lacks Parts, Suffers Obsolete Tech Hurting Readiness - Report Sputnik 29 Aug 2024 -- The US strategic Early Warning Radar system to monitor the threat of ballistic missile thermonuclear attack is plagued by a lack of spare parts, outdated technology, much more maintenance work than anticipated and other problems, the Pentagon Inspector General admitted in a public statement about a highly classified report.
- 101st Airborne Division conducts historic air assault mission Army News 29 Aug 2024 -- On Aug. 28, 2024, more than 3000 Soldiers assigned to the 2nd Mobile Brigade Combat Team "STRIKE", 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) finished their second rotation to the Joint Readiness Training Center (JRTC) in eight months. However, the beginning of the exercise was transformative and historic. The 2MBCT conducted a "large-scale, long-range" air assault (L2A2) operation consisting of 80 aircrafts, across three states, flying from Fort Campbell, Ky. to Fort Johnson, La. Aug. 13-17.
- Keel Laid for Future USS William Charette US Navy 29 Aug 2024 -- The keel for the future USS William Charette (DDG 130), an Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer, was laid during a ceremony on Aug. 29 at General Dynamic Bath Iron Works (BIW).The ship is named in honor of Master Chief Hospital Corpsman William R. Charette, a veteran who was awarded the Medal of Honor for his heroic acts
- Tennessee Guardsmen Help Battle East Tennessee Wildfires Army News 29 Aug 2024 -- The Tennessee National Guard battled wildfires from the air in Great Smoky Mountains National Park this week.
- Former Russian defense official detained on fraud suspicion VOA 29 Aug 2024 -- A former Russian defense official was detained Thursday on fraud charges, according to Russian state-run media.
- Former Russian Deputy Defense Minister Pavel Popov Detained On Fraud Charges RFE/RL 29 Aug 2024 -- Russia's Investigative Committee said on August 29 that it has launched a probe on fraud charges against former Deputy Defense Minister Pavel Popov, part of an ongoing campaign against top military officials.
- Briefing by Chief of the CSTO Joint Staff on readiness of control bodies and construction CSTO collective security forces for joint exercises Russia MoD 29 Aug 2024 -- Today, Chief of the CSTO Joint Staff Colonel General Andrei Serdyukov held a briefing on readiness of command and control bodies and construction of the CSTO collective security forces for joint exercises.
- Baltic Fleet's training ship Smolny arrives in Republic of South Africa Russia MoD 29 Aug 2024 -- Today, the Baltic Fleet training ship Smolny, which is carrying out a long-distance mission for maritime practice of naval cadets, has arrived with an unofficial visit to the port of the Republic of South Africa.
- Austin Praises Poland's Commitment to Ukraine's Security DoD News 29 Aug 2024 -- Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III commended Poland for its continued leadership among key allies committed to Ukraine's defense as he met today with Polish Defense Minister Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz at the Pentagon.
- Netherlands OKs Use Of Its F-16s By Ukraine On Russian Territory RFE/RL 29 Aug 2024 -- The Netherlands has allowed the use of F-16s it donated to Ukraine to be used on Russian territory, the commander of the Dutch armed forces told public broadcaster NOS on August 29. "We have not imposed any restrictions on the use and range of the F-16s, provided that the laws of war are observed," General Onno Eichelsheim told NOS. Speaking from the United States, Eichelsheim said his American colleagues "partly" agreed with his position. The Netherlands has pledged 24 F-16s to Ukraine, with the first due to arrive soon. Eichelsheim declined to say if any are currently in operation.
- Australia-Indonesia Defence Cooperation Agreement Signed Australia DOD 29 Aug 2024 -- Australia and Indonesia are strengthening security ties, with the signing of the Australia‑Indonesia Defence Cooperation Agreement in Indonesia today.
- Australia to hold largest-ever joint military exercise with Indonesia in November Radio Free Asia 29 Aug 2024 -- Australia said it planned to hold its largest-ever military exercise with Indonesia in November, the first under a new defense pact the two neighbors signed on Thursday, signaling deepening ties in a region fraught with geopolitical tensions.
- North Korea reverses decision to publicly register submarines VOA 29 Aug 2024 -- In an unexplained and puzzling move, North Korea this week placed 13 of its several dozen known submarines on a public list maintained by an international maritime agency, only to have them removed a day later.
- Second Arihant-Class submarine 'INS Arighaat' commissioned into Indian Navy in the presence of Raksha Mantri in Visakhapatnam India PIB 29 Aug 2024 -- The second Arihant-Class submarine 'INS Arighaat' was commissioned into the Indian Navy on August 29, 2024 at Visakhapatnam in the presence of Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh
- 12TH INDIA - SOUTH AFRICA NAVY STAFF TALKS India PIB 29 Aug 2024 -- The 12th India-South Africa Navy Staff Talks were held in New Delhi on 27 - 28 August 2024, further strengthening Navy-to-Navy collaboration between the two nations
- US, South Korea Conclude Annual Large-Scale Military Drills Sputnik 29 Aug 2024 -- The United States and South Korea concluded the annual large-scale joint military exercise Ulchi Freedom Shield (UFS) on Thursday, the United States Forces Korea (USFK) announced.
- The Netherlands - PATRIOT M903 Launching Stations New Buy and Upgrades DSCA 29 Aug 2024 -- The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of the Netherlands of PATRIOT M903 Launching Stations New Buy and Upgrades and related equipment for an estimated cost of $224 million. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency delivered the required certification notifying Congress of this possible sale today.
- PH, US military officials inspect Basa Air Base Philippine News Agency 29 Aug 2024 -- Filipino and American military officials on Wednesday visited Base Air Base in Floridablanca, Pampanga - one of the Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement (EDCA) sites - to inspect upgrades done in the facility.
- Philippines Plans to Procure 40 Modern Multi-Role Fighter Jets Sputnik 29 Aug 2024 -- The Philippines is planning to procure 40 modern multi-role fighter jets to strengthen its territorial defense capabilities, Defense Minister Gilbert Teodoro said during a budget hearing on Thursday.
- 10 nations join Super Garuda Shield military exercise in Indonesia Radio Free Asia 29 Aug 2024 -- Forces from Indonesia and the U.S. are taking part in annual Super Garuda Shield military exercises on the island of Java along with contingents from eight other counties, as the United States looks to limit China's influence in the region and Indonesia seeks to bolster its alliances.
- Vietnam's defense minister to visit US next month VOA 29 Aug 2024 -- Vietnam's minister of national defense, Phan Van Giang, is set to visit Washington next month for a high-level meeting with U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, U.S. and Vietnamese officials tell VOA.
- Deputy Prime Minister W. Kosiniak - Kamysz visited the Pentagon Poland - Ministry of National Defence 29 Aug 2024 -- The talks between the Deputy Prime Minister Kosiniak - Kamysz and the Secretary of Defence L. Austin took place on the 29th of August, 2024, in Washington, D.C.
- Macron Hails Fighter Jet Deal Signed By Serbia As Historically Significant RFE/RL 29 Aug 2024 -- French President Emmanuel Macron began a landmark state visit to Serbia on August 29 with the signing of an agreement on the purchase of 12 Rafale multipurpose fighter jets, which he said represented a shift toward Europe.
- Deputy Secretary Kurt Campbell's Visit to the Kingdom of Tonga US Dept. of State 29 Aug 2024
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- 29 August 2024 - Daily Press Briefing by the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General United Nations 29 Aug 2024
- 8 soldiers killed in 10 days in Gaza: Zionist media IRNA 29 Aug 2024 -- The Zionist regime has lost eight of its soldiers over the past 10 days on the ground in the Gaza Strip, the Israeli media reports say.
- Aug 28: 'Axis of Resistance' operations against Israeli occupation Press TV 29 Aug 2024
- Hamas agrees to week-long ceasefire in Gaza IRNA 29 Aug 2024 -- A spokesman for the Palestinian resistance movement Hamas has said that the movement agrees with the UN secretary-general's proposal for a week-long ceasefire.
- Speakers in Security Council Urge Israel to Refrain from Military Action, Evacuation Orders in Gaza as UN, Aid Partners Prepare for Vaccine Campaign amid Polio Outbreak UN Security Council 29 Aug 2024 -- As the United Nations and its humanitarian partners prepare for a vaccination campaign in Gaza to deal with the polio outbreak, speakers in the Security Council urged Israel to refrain from military operations and evacuation orders to ensure that those delivering and receiving services can do so safely.
- West Bank crisis: UN chief calls for immediate halt to Israeli strikes UN News 29 Aug 2024 -- As the crisis in the West Bank continues to escalate alongside the ongoing war in Gaza, UN Secretary-General António Guterres has called for an "immediate cessation" of Israeli military operations in the occupied Palestinian territory.
- WHO: Israel agrees to daily pauses in Gaza for polio vaccinations VOA 29 Aug 2024 -- A senior World Health Organization official said Thursday that Israel has agreed to a series of daily nine-hour humanitarian pauses for the duration of a massive polio vaccination campaign in the Gaza Strip, where the first case of the disease was found in a baby earlier this month.
- WFP halts Gaza operations after Israeli attack on aid truck IRNA 29 Aug 2024 -- The United Nations' World Food Program (WFP) has suspended its operations in the Gaza Strip after one of the aid trucks came under attack by the Zionist army in the blockaded Palestinian territory.
- UN chief says 'deeply concerned' over Israel's West Bank raids, urges immediate end to violence Press TV 29 Aug 2024 -- United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres says he is "deeply concerned" over Israel's all-out military assault on the occupied West Bank, calling for a swift end to the aggression in the Palestinian territory.
- UN food agency suspends operations in Gaza after car hit by Israeli gunfire Press TV 29 Aug 2024 -- The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has suspended the movement of its employees across the Gaza Strip until further notice, following an attack on one of its vehicles at an Israeli military checkpoint.
- Pezeshkian: Iran's policy is peace but to change tack under pressure Press TV 29 Aug 2024 -- President Masoud Pezeshkian says Iran condemns any aggression in the world, stressing that the Islamic Republic's principled policy is to foster peace and friendship, prevent tensions and interact with world countries.
- Iran warns against Israel's 'sinister, racist' plots to expand scale of war across Palestine Press TV 29 Aug 2024 -- The spokesman for Iran's Foreign Ministry says the Israeli regime is pursuing "sinister and racist" plots to expand the scale of killing and crimes across Palestine and violate Islamic sanctities.
- Statement by the High Representative on behalf of the EU on the polio vaccination campaign in Gaza EC/CEU 29 Aug 2024 -- The EU urges immediate humanitarian pauses to enable the vaccination of all children in Gaza against the poliovirus. The Gaza Strip has been polio-free for the last 25 years. It is alarming that poliovirus was detected and that the first case was confirmed there again in July affecting children.
- Statement by Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide on the situation in the occupied West Bank Government of Norway 29 Aug 2024 -- Amidst the ongoing horrors in Gaza, the situation in the occupied West Bank is extremely dangerous. The massive Israeli military operations in and around Jenin, Tulkarem and Tubas, escalate an already tense situation, with unforeseen consequences for the stability in the region.
- The UN are running out of safe places for their staff: UK statement at the UN Security Council UK FCDO 29 Aug 2024 -- Statement by Ambassador James Kariuki, UK Deputy Permanent Representative to the UN, at the UN Security Council meeting on the humanitarian situation in Gaza.
- Israeli regime arrests over 10,300 Palestinians in West Bank IRNA 29 Aug 2024 -- The Palestinian Prisoners Society (PPS) announced that the Israeli regime has arrested more than 10,300 Palestinians in the West Bank since October 7, 2023.
- Israeli forces kill militant commander, 4 others, in West Bank VOA 29 Aug 2024 -- Israel's military said Thursday it killed five more Palestinian militants in the occupied West Bank, including a local commander, as it carried out a second consecutive day of counterterrorism operations.
- Intensified Israeli raids on West Bank bespeaks sinister plots for Palestine IRNA 29 Aug 2024 -- The intensification of Israeli attacks on the West Bank is a clear indication of the sinister and racist intentions of this regime for the entire geography of Palestine, says Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kanaani.
- Israeli strike kills 16 Palestinians in occupied West Bank IRNA 29 Aug 2024 -- Israeli air attacks in the occupied West Bank has killed 16 Palestinians in the last 24 hours.
- Day 2 of West Bank carnage: Israeli forces kill worshipers, burn homes Press TV 29 Aug 2024 -- The Israeli military is pressing on with its largest military onslaught across the occupied West Bank in more than two decades despite widespread international condemnation.
- Palestinian death toll from Israeli operation in West Bank rises to 10 People's Daily 29 Aug 2024 -- At least 10 Palestinians were killed on Wednesday by Israeli shelling and gunfire in the northern West Bank, according to the Ramallah-based Palestinian Health Ministry.
- Tulkarm Brigade commander killed in fierce clashes with Israeli forces in refugee camp Press TV 29 Aug 2024 -- The commander of a Palestinian resistance group affiliated with Saraya al-Quds, the military wing of the Gaza-based Islamic Jihad movement, has been killed in a heavy exchange of fire with the Israeli regime's forces in the occupied West Bank.
- Enemy only understands language of resistance: Hamas official IRNA 29 Aug 2024 -- A senior leader of the Palestinian resistance movement Hamas has said that the Zionist enemy understands nothing but the language of force, adding that the resistance against this regime will continue in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank.
- Iraqi resistance launches drone attack against Haifa's industrial power plant IRNA 29 Aug 2024 -- The Islamic Resistance in Iraq has carried out a drone attack on Haifa's industrial power plant in the occupied Palestinian territories.
- Iraqi Resistance launches drone strike on Israeli power station in Haifa Press TV 29 Aug 2024 -- Fighters from Iraqi anti-terror resistance groups have launched a drone attack on a strategic site in the Israeli-occupied port city of Haifa in support of Palestinians plagued by the regime's months-long onslaught on the besieged Gaza Strip.
- Houthi warns Muslims of 'dangerous situation' in conflict with Israel Press TV 29 Aug 2024 -- The leader of Yemen's Ansarullah resistance movement has described reconciliation with Israel as "impossible," stating that the regime openly flouts all international law and regulations and does not commit itself to any fundamental principle.
- US offers to escort Philippines ships in South China Sea in new escalation Press TV 29 Aug 2024 -- The United States has offered to escort Philippine resupply missions to outposts in the South China Sea, the Philippines says, following claims that China has purportedly been intensifying efforts to obstruct Manila's supply ships in the contested waters.
- PH fleet on 3-day naval exercise off Subic Bay Philippine News Agency 29 Aug 2024 -- Major naval and air assets of the Philippine fleet (PF) are carrying out a unilateral naval exercise, focusing on in-depth naval warfare operations, in the waters southwest of Subic Bay, Zambales from Aug. 27 to 30.
- Philippines to exhaust options before seeking US military help for sea missions Radio Free Asia 29 Aug 2024 -- The Philippine armed forces chief said Thursday they would "exhaust all options" before accepting a U.S. military offer for American ships to escort Manila's rotation and resupply missions to South China Sea waters.
- US fans flames as Philippines keeps provoking China in South China Sea Global Times 29 Aug 2024 -- Amid escalating tensions in the South China Sea caused by the Philippines' repeated provocations over Chinese islands and reefs, a high-ranking US military officer has announced the US' willingness to hold consultations on escorting Philippine ships in the region, a move Chinese experts said on Wednesday will only fan the flames and encourage Manila to make more infringing provocations.
- Afghanistan Slides Into 'Ever More Hellish Conditions' After New Morality Law Enacted RFE/RL 29 Aug 2024 -- The Taliban has attempted to police the public appearances and behavior of millions of Afghans, especially women, since seizing power in 2021.
- Pakistan security officials in 'Taliban' captivity appeal for help VOA 29 Aug 2024 -- Militants in northwestern Pakistan released video Thursday of an army colonel and his brother, a senior civilian security officer, showing them in captivity and requesting authorities help secure their freedom.
- China's deputy UN envoy urges end to foreign occupation of Syria, Israeli strikes Press TV 29 Aug 2024 -- China's deputy permanent representative to the United Nations has called on Israel to cease its illegal attacks on Syria, urging foreign forces to also end their military presence in the Arab country.
- Iraqi air defense units shoot down Turkish drone over northern city of Kirkuk Press TV 29 Aug 2024 -- Iraqi military officials say the country's air defense units intercepted and shot down a Turkish unmanned aerial vehicle flying in the skies over the northern oil-rich city of Kirkuk.
- Myanmar insurgents attack navy base as junta recruits militias Radio Free Asia 29 Aug 2024 -- Insurgents in Myanmar's Rakhine state are closing in on an important junta naval base, a spokesman for the group said on Thursday, as military authorities in neighboring regions rounded up people into civil defense teams in preparation for rebel advances.
- More than 40,000 war displaced flood across border into Myanmar's Ayeyarwady region Radio Free Asia 29 Aug 2024 -- As the fight between the military and ethnic rebels for the southernmost township in Myanmar's Rakhine state escalates, more than 40,000 civilians have streamed across the border into neighboring Ayeyarwady region, residents said Thursday.
- Terror in Rohingya refugee camp as boys kidnapped to fight in Myanmar Radio Free Asia 29 Aug 2024 -- The boy in the photo looks serious, pious and so very young.
- More food, other relief reaching millions of famished Sudanese VOA 29 Aug 2024 -- Breakthroughs providing for greater humanitarian access that were achieved in the first round of U.S.-mediated peace talks on Sudan are holding and expanding, the United States' special envoy for Sudan said. The talks wrapped up in Geneva last Friday.
- WFP operational update on food distributions in Sudan WFP 29 Aug 2024 -- The UN World Food Programme is working around the clock to deliver food assistance to communities across Sudan facing acute hunger. The food agency's priority is providing vital aid across 14 areas in Sudan to people who are either facing famine or at risk of slipping into famine after 500 days of relentless conflict.
- Sweden's support to the civilian population in crisis-affected Sudan Government Offices of Sweden 29 Aug 2024 -- A full-scale civil war has been ongoing in Sudan since April 2023. The war exacerbates an already serious political, economic and humanitarian crisis.
- China and India Hold 31st Meeting of Working Mechanism for Consultation and Coordination on China-India Border Affairs PRC MofA 29 Aug 2024 -- On August 29, 2024, Director-General of the Department of Boundary and Ocean Affairs of the Foreign Ministry Hong Liang and Joint Secretary of the East Asia Division of the Ministry of External Affairs of India Gourangalal Das co-chaired the 31st Meeting of Working Mechanism for Consultation and Coordination (WMCC) on China-India Border Affairs in Beijing.
- 31st Meeting of the Working Mechanism for Consultation & Coordination on India-China Border Affairs India MEA 29 Aug 2024 -- The 31st meeting of the Working Mechanism for Consultation & Coordination on India-China Border Affairs (WMCC) was held on 29th August 2024 in Beijing.
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- The Federal Government agrees on a security package - Greater security for Germany Germany - Federal Government 29 Aug 2024 -- The Federal Government has agreed on a package of measures for improving the security situation in Germany. These will make it easier to carry out deportations and strengthen authorities in their fight against violent Islamism, as well as further tightening weapons legislation.
- Security Council Press Statement on Terrorist Attacks in Burkina Faso UN Security Council 29 Aug 2024
- Meeting with Promsvyazbank CEO Pyotr Fradkov President of Russia 29 Aug 2024 -- Pyotr Fradkov briefed the President on the bank's operations to support state defence order, as well as its work with corporate and individual customers, while paying special attention to providing financial services to military personnel, military retirees and people working in the defence industry complex.
- Press release on Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's talks with Minister of African Integration and Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Senegal Yassine Fall Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 29 Aug 2024
- Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's statement and answers to media questions following talks with Minister of African Integration and Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Senegal Yassine Fall, Moscow, August 29, 2024 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 29 Aug 2024
- Kremlin Slams EU's Handover of $1.5 Bln to Ukraine as Theft, Vowing Legal Consequences Sputnik 29 Aug 2024 -- On Thursday, Kremlin sSpokesman Dmitry Peskov stated that the European Union's transfer of 1.4 billion euros ($1.55 billion) derived from frozen Russian assets to Kiev constitutes theft that will have legal repercussions.
- Russia bans 92 Americans VOA 29 Aug 2024 -- Russia said Wednesday it has added 92 people to its list of Americans banned from entering the country, including journalists from The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal and several U.S. officials.
- Macron Defends Giving French Citizenship To Indicted Telegram CEO Durov RFE/RL 29 Aug 2024 -- French President Emmanuel Macron said on August 29 that he stands fully behind the decision to grant citizenship to Pavel Durov, a day after the Telegram co-founder and CEO was indicted in Paris on charges of failing to control illegal content on the popular messaging app.
- Alleging illegal content, France charges Telegram boss; Russia gives warning VOA 29 Aug 2024 -- Russia on Thursday warned France not to turn the investigation of Pavel Durov, the boss of Telegram, into a "political persecution" after the billionaire 39-year-old CEO was put under formal investigation relating to activities on his social media platform.
- 5 More Central Asians Named In Connection With Crocus Concert Hall Attack, Detention Extended RFE/RL 29 Aug 2024 -- A court in Moscow has extended the detention and released the names of five more men suspected of being involved in the terror attack at the Crocus City entertainment center that claimed 145 lives near the Russian capital in late March.
- Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Lin Jian's Regular Press Conference on August 29, 2024 PRC MofA 29 Aug 2024
- Remarks by APNSA Jake Sullivan in Press Conference | Beijing, People's Republic of China The White House 29 Aug 2024
- China takes mild tone on US official's visit VOA 29 Aug 2024 -- Beijing has adopted a conciliatory tone in its reporting on this week's visit by White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan, emphasizing cooperation and open communication channels while claiming that Washington remains "incorrect" on its China policies.
- Remarks by APNSA Jake Sullivan in Press Conference | Beijing, People's Republic of China The White House 29 Aug 2024
- Readout of National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan's Meeting with President Xi Jinping of the People's Republic of China The White House 29 Aug 2024
- Readout of National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan's Meeting with Vice Chairman of the Central Military Commission Zhang Youxia of the People's Republic of China The White House 29 Aug 2024
- Xi meets U.S. national security advisor People's Daily 29 Aug 2024 -- Chinese President Xi Jinping met with U.S. National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan at the Great Hall of the People here on Thursday.
- President Xi Jinping Meets with U.S. National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan PRC MofA 29 Aug 2024 -- On the afternoon of August 29, President Xi Jinping met with Assistant to the U.S. President for National Security Affairs Jake Sullivan at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing.
- US, China rebuild military contacts even as China warns on Taiwan Radio Free Asia 29 Aug 2024 -- A Chinese military leader and U.S. President Joe Biden's security adviser agreed on Thursday to theater-level contact between their militaries, the U.S. said, even as China warned that Taiwan independence "is incompatible with peace" and an "insurmountable red line" in relations.
- China's lending to Africa increased in 2023, study shows VOA 29 Aug 2024 -- Chinese lending to Africa rose for the first time in years in 2023, new research by Boston University's Global Development Policy Center showed Thursday. But the $4.61 billion loaned last year is still far less than China's commitments to the continent pre-pandemic.
- Hong Kong journalists found guilty of sedition in landmark media case VOA 29 Aug 2024 -- A Hong Kong court on Thursday convicted two independent journalists of sedition for coverage of the island state's pro-democracy demonstrations of 2019. The sedition trial is the first that has focused on journalists and editors since Hong Kong's handover to China from Britain in 1997.
- Hong Kong sees spike in imports from Taiwan, South Korea Radio Free Asia 29 Aug 2024 -- Hong Kong recorded a spike in imports from major chip-making nations in July, suggesting that semiconductor-related goods may be being re-exported to mainland China to avoid U.S. trade restrictions, analysts said.
- Hong Kong finds former editors guilty of sedition in blow to press freedom Radio Free Asia 29 Aug 2024 -- A Hong Kong court on Thursday found two editors of the now-defunct Stand News guilty of conspiring to publish seditious material, marking the first sedition conviction against any journalist since Hong Kong's handover from Britain to China in 1997.
- EXPLAINED: How much has media freedom deteriorated in Hong Kong since 2020? Radio Free Asia 29 Aug 2024 -- A Hong Kong court on Thursday found two editors of the Stand News guilty of conspiring to publish seditious material, the latest casualties of draconian national security laws imposed on the once freewheeling international financial hub by Chinese and local authorities since 2020.
- Hong Kong: Statement by the spokesperson on the conviction of former chief editors at Stand News European External Action Service (EEAS) 29 Aug 2024 -- Today, 29 August, the District Court in Hong Kong found Chung Pui-kuen and Lam Shiu-tung, two former chief editors of the now-defunct independent online news outlet Stand News, as well as Best Pencil (Hong Kong) Limited, the holding company of Stand News, guilty of conspiring to publish and reproduce 'seditious' material. The maximum sentence is two years' imprisonment.
- Over 1 million Chinese restaurants close amid economic downturn Radio Free Asia 29 Aug 2024 -- As more than a million restaurants closed their doors in recent months, diners in China are ordering takeout instead, amid skyrocketing numbers of food delivery riders.
- China-US strategic communication 'candid, substantive, constructive' Global Times 29 Aug 2024 -- China's top diplomat Wang Yi held a new round of candid, substantive and constructive China-US strategic communication with US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan in Beijing from Tuesday to Wednesday, during which the two sides discussed a new round of interaction between the two countries' heads of state in the near future.
- China-U.S. strategic communication held in Beijing, seeing candid, substantive, constructive discussions People's Daily 29 Aug 2024 -- Wang Yi, director of the Office of the Central Commission for Foreign Affairs, held the latest round of China-U.S. strategic communication with U.S. National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan in Beijing from Tuesday to Wednesday, conducting candid, substantive and constructive discussions.
- China to join hands with int'l community to promote Africa's prosperity: FM spokesperson People's Daily 29 Aug 2024 -- Supporting Africa's development is the common responsibility of the international community, and China stands ready to join hands with the international community to promote Africa's prosperity and bring benefits to the African people, a Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson said here Wednesday.
- MOFA condemns Beijing's 'false' statement after U.S.-China talks CNA 29 Aug 2024 -- Taiwan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) on Thursday criticized China for "false" comments about Taiwan, noting that Beijing's military expansion has posed a significant risk to regional security.
- China working to poach Taiwan's high-tech talent, steal core technologies: MAC CNA 29 Aug 2024 -- The Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) on Thursday warned that China was stepping up its efforts to poach Taiwan's high-tech talent and steal its core technologies, as evidenced by a recent increase in the number of such cases.
- Casualties from IRGC gas leak incident rise to two IRNA 29 Aug 2024 -- The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) announced the martyrdom of two members of its forces following a gas leak incident on Wednesday night in one of its workshops in Isfahan province.
- Deadly incident hits IRGC facility in central Iran IRNA 29 Aug 2024 -- At least one person is killed and 10 others injured in an incident at a facility belonging to the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) in Iran's central province of Isfahan.
- 1 killed, 10 injured after gas leak at IRGC workshop in Isfahan: Report Press TV 29 Aug 2024 -- A person has reportedly been killed and 10 others injured following a gas leak that affected a workshop belonging to the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) in the central Iranian province of Isfahan.
- 2 Senior IRGC Officers Killed In 'Gas Leak' In Iran's Isfahan RFE/RL 29 Aug 2024 -- Two senior officers with Iran's powerful Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) were killed in a gas leak in the central province of Isfahan, the IRGC's Sahib al-Zaman regional center announced in a statement on August 29.
- Iran expands supply of near-weapons-grade uranium, watchdog says VOA 29 Aug 2024 -- The U.N. nuclear watchdog says Iran has expanded its stockpile of uranium enriched to near-weapons-grade levels, a move made in defiance of international demands, and has continued to allow the agency's most experienced nuclear inspectors access to the country's nuclear program.
- Sweden's Migration Agency To Revise Asylum Applications By Belarusians Amid Criticism RFE/RL 29 Aug 2024 -- Sweden's Migration Agency says it will revise asylum applications filed by Belarusian citizens amid criticism that it had made decisions based on erroneous information and ignored an ongoing crackdown on dissent and democratic institutions in Belarus.
- PM meeting with President Macron of France: 29 August 2024 Gov.UK 29 Aug 2024
- Amid Government Push, Russia Looms Large Over Kazakh Nuclear Power Debate RFE/RL 29 Aug 2024 -- The world's largest uranium producer is another step closer to building a nuclear power plant.
- Libya's oil output falls by over 50% due to ongoing political standoff Press TV 29 Aug 2024 -- More than half of total Libya's oil production has gone offline as the Arab country's exports were suspended due to a political standoff between rival factions, threatening four years of relative peace.
- Transcript of the Press Briefing by the Spokesperson on Thursday, 29 August 2024 Pakistan Ministry of Foreign Affairs 29 Aug 2024
- Informal meeting of EU Foreign Ministers: Press remarks by High Representative upon arrival European External Action Service (EEAS) 29 Aug 2024
- Lao authorities raid more Golden Triangle scam centers as deadline passes Radio Free Asia 29 Aug 2024 -- Authorities in northern Laos raided more scam operation centers in the Golden Triangle Special Economic Zone, arresting 60 Lao and Chinese nationals one day after a government-imposed deadline for every illegal call center in the zone to close.
- Marking One Month Since Venezuela's Presidential Election US Dept. of State 29 Aug 2024 -- In the month since Venezuelans went to the polls, Nicolás Maduro and his representatives have tampered with the results of that election, falsely claimed victory, and carried out wide-spread repression to maintain power.
- Bangladesh interim government reverses ban on Jamaat-e-Islami party VOA 29 Aug 2024 -- The Bangladeshi interim government has overturned a ban on a controversial religious-based political party, adding an element of uncertainty to the country's prospects as it moves toward new elections following the ouster of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.
- US set to extend African railway project through Tanzania VOA 29 Aug 2024 -- The U.S. government says it is set to expand the Lobito Corridor - a railway project that runs from Angola to Zambia through the Democratic Republic of the Congo - all the way to the Indian Ocean through Tanzania. The railway would connect African countries to global markets and enhance regional trade and economic growth, supporters say.
- Cameroon media denounce surge in attacks as 2025 election nears VOA 29 Aug 2024 -- Journalists in Cameroon say attacks on reporters have surged as the country prepares for next year's presidential elections. Ninety-one-year-old President Paul Biya, who has ruled the country for over four decades, may run again. Rights groups say six journalists have been assaulted by gunmen in the past weeks, while several reporters and a radio station have been ordered to stop broadcasting.
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