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• Report: US military base in east Syria hit by rocket barrage Press TV 30 Aug 2024 -- An illegal military facility housing US occupation forces in Syria's eastern province of Dayr al-Zawr has reportedly come under a rocket attack from nearby areas.
• Missile attack launched on US military base in eastern Syria IRNA 30 Aug 2024 -- News sources reported a missile attack on the American military base in eastern Syria on Thursday night.
• CENTCOM Forces and Iraqi Security Forces conduct partnered raid in Western Iraq CENTCOM 30 Aug 2024 -- U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) forces and Iraqi Security Forces conducted a partnered raid in Western Iraq in the early hours of Aug. 29, resulting in the death of 15 ISIS operatives. The ISIS element was armed with numerous weapons, grenades, and explosive "suicide" belts. There is no indication of civilian casualties.
• Aug 30 U.S. Central Command Update CENTCOM 30 Aug 2024 -- In the past 24 hours, U.S. Central Command (USCENTCOM) forces successfully destroyed two Iranian-backed Houthi uncrewed aerial vehicles in a Houthi-controlled area of Yemen.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Bombs Away: IKE Completes Tri-Carrier Ammo Off-Load US Navy 30 Aug 2024 -- The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) (IKE) completed an ammunition off-load with the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75), the Ford-class aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) and dry cargo ship USNS William McLean (T-AKE 12), Aug. 22-30.
• Chief of Naval Operations visits U.S. Fleet Cyber Command and U.S. 10th Fleet US Navy Press Release 30 Aug 2024 -- Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Lisa Franchetti visited U.S. Fleet Cyber Command (FCC)/Navy Space Command (NAVSPACE) and U.S. 10th Fleet to engage with personnel and discuss the Navy's cyber and space operations, Aug. 29.
• Zelenskyy fires Air Force chief following F-16 crash VOA 30 Aug 2024 -- There has been no official explanation of what caused one of the U.S.-made F-16 fighter jets recently delivered to Ukraine to crash Monday during a massive Russian missile-and-drone attack, killing the pilot. The general staff of the armed forces of Ukraine announced Thursday that a special commission had been set up to investigate the crash.
• Zelenskiy Dismisses Ukraine's Air Force Chief After Crash Of F-16 RFE/RL 30 Aug 2024 -- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on August 30 dismissed the commander of the country's air force one day after the crash of a U.S.-made F-16 fighter jet that had been recently deployed in the country's fight against Russia's full-scale invasion.
• Readout of Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III's Meeting With Ukrainian Minister of Defence Rustem Umerov DoD 30 Aug 2024
• Secretary Lloyd J Austin III's Bilateral Meeting With Ukraine's Minister of Defense Rustem Umerov DoD 30 Aug 2024
• Austin Meets With Ukrainian Counterpart DoD News 30 Aug 2024 -- Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III underscored the United States' enduring commitment to supporting Ukraine as he met with Ukrainian Defense Minister Rustem Umerov at the Pentagon today.
• Czech, EU Voices Urge No Curbs On Ukraine's Use Of Western Weaponry Inside Russia RFE/RL 30 Aug 2024 -- Czech President Petr Pavel on August 30 joined a growing EU chorus urging allies to lift all restrictions on Ukraine's use of Western-supplied weapons as Kyiv continues its defense against Russia's full-scale invasion of its much smaller post-Soviet neighbor.
• Navy to add 6 minelayers to counter PLA amphibious landing on Taiwan CNA 30 Aug 2024 -- Taiwan plans to build six more minelayers from 2025 to 2027 as part of its ongoing effort to build indigenous warships, according to the Ministry of National Defense (MND) spending plan for 2025 delivered to the Legislature on Friday.
• U.S. to continue arms sales to Taiwan: White House official CNA 30 Aug 2024 -- The United States will continue to provide defense articles to Taiwan as per its "One China" policy, National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan said Thursday, noting that such an approach has helped foster decades of peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait.
• INDIAN NAVAL SHIP TABAR CONDUCTS MARITIME PARTNERSHIP EXERCISE WITH SPANISH NAVY SHIP ATALAYA India PIB 30 Aug 2024 -- Indian Navy's frontline frigate, INS Tabar had arrived on a two day visit at Malaga, Spain on 25 Aug 24 and post departure on 27 Aug 24 conducted Maritime Partnership Exercise (MPX) with Spanish Navy Ship Atalaya in the Mediterranean Sea
• Self-reliance is first condition for a strong economy; Giant strides being made to realise PM Modi's vision of 'Aatmanirbhar Bharat': Raksha Mantri India PIB 30 Aug 2024 -- Self-reliance in every sector is the first condition for a strong economy and the nation is making giant strides towards realising Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi's vision of 'Aatmanirbhar Bharat'
• Modernized Air Defense Force 'fully ready' to guard Iran's airspace: Cmdr. Press TV 30 Aug 2024 -- A senior Iranian military commander says the Army's Air Defense Force has produced state-of-the-art systems and is ready to defend the country's airspace.
• Iran Navy to soon announce new achievement in 'major mission' Press TV 30 Aug 2024 -- Iranian Navy Commander Rear Admiral Shahram Irani says the force has a "major mission" on its agenda and its new achievement in international waters will soon be announced.
• Iran 'closely monitoring' Israeli threats: Air Defense cmdr. Press TV 30 Aug 2024 -- The Iranian Air Defense Force is closely monitoring the activities of adversaries, including the Israeli regime, as the force enjoys the highest level of readiness, says its commander.
• Commander says Iran intercepts hostile aerial vehicles from tens of miles away IRNA 30 Aug 2024 -- General Alireza Sabahifard, the commander of the air defense force of the Iranian Army, has said that the force intercepts hostile aerial vehicles from tens of miles away.
• Japanese Defense Ministry Prepares Record High $58.5Bln Budget for 2025 Financial Year Sputnik 30 Aug 2024 -- The Japanese Defense Ministry on Friday submitted a record high budget of 8.5 trillion yen (about $58.5 billion) for the next financial year, which starts from April 1, 2025 to March 31, 2026, in order to strengthen the country's defense capabilities.
• Croatia - M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems DSCA 30 Aug 2024 -- The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Croatia of M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems and related equipment and services for an estimated cost of $390 million. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency delivered the required certification notifying Congress of this possible sale today.
• Informal meeting of EU Defence Ministers: Press remarks by High Representative at the press conference European External Action Service (EEAS) 30 Aug 2024
• Informal meeting of EU Defence Ministers: Press remarks by High Representative upon arrival European External Action Service (EEAS) 30 Aug 2024
• Vietnam, Philippines to sign defense cooperation agreement Radio Free Asia 30 Aug 2024 -- Vietnam and the Philippines are set to sign a memorandum of understanding on defense cooperation that would see the two South China Sea claimants strengthening their joint activities at sea, where both face an assertive China.
• Analysts welcome Nigeria's security pact with Niger VOA 30 Aug 2024 -- Nigeria and neighboring Niger have signed an agreement to boost their security cooperation, despite tensions following a coup in Niger more than a year ago.
• Joint Press Statement on Colombo Security Conclave India MEA 30 Aug 2024 -- The Member States of the Colombo Security Conclave (CSC) signed the Charter and the MoU for the Establishment of the CSC Secretariat on 30 August 2024. The Signing Ceremony was hosted in Colombo by the Government of Sri Lanka.
• Swiss Parliament Rejects Proposal to Ban Country's Army From Participating in NATO Drills Sputnik 30 Aug 2024 -- Members of the Security Policy Committee (CPS-E) of the small chamber of the Swiss parliament unanimously rejected on Friday a proposal to ban the country's army from participating in NATO exercises on collective defense.
• Deputy Secretary Kurt Campbell's Visit to New Zealand US Dept. of State 30 Aug 2024
• Deputy Secretary Kurt Campbell's Visit to Vanuatu US Dept. of State 30 Aug 2024
• New Zealand-United States Strategic Dialogue US Dept. of State 30 Aug 2024 -- The following is the Joint Statement released by the Governments of the United States and New Zealand on the occasion of the New Zealand - United States Strategic Dialogue in Auckland, New Zealand.

Defense Industry

• Contracts For Aug. 30, 2024
• U.S. Department of State Concludes $200 Million Settlement Resolving Export Violations by RTX Corporation US Dept. of State 30 Aug 2024 -- The U.S. Department of State has concluded an administrative settlement with RTX Corporation (RTX) to resolve 750 violations of the Arms Export Control Act (AECA), 22 U.S.C. § 2751 et seq., and the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR), 22 C.F.R. parts 120-130.

Other Conflicts

Ukraine Conflict News
• 30 August 2024 - Daily Press Briefing by the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General United Nations 30 Aug 2024

Operation Iron Swords / Operation Al-Aqsa Flood

• Aug 29: 'Axis of Resistance' operations against Israeli occupation Press TV 30 Aug 2024
• Israel's aerial, artillery strikes kill nine Palestinians across Gaza: Report Press TV 30 Aug 2024 -- At least six Palestinians have been killed in the Israeli regime's aerial and artillery attacks on various parts of the besieged Gaza Strip, raising the number of civilian deaths since early Friday to 23.
• Israel, Hamas agree to pauses for polio vaccinations in Gaza People's Daily 30 Aug 2024 -- Israel and Hamas have agreed to halt hostilities in the Gaza Strip for a World Health Organization (WHO)-led polio vaccination campaign, a WHO official said on Thursday.
• UNRWA Situation Report #132 on the situation in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, including East Jerusalem. All information from 27-28 August 2024, valid as of 28 August 2024 at 22:30 (local time) UNRWA 30 Aug 2024
• Israel gives go-ahead for Gaza polio vaccination campaign VOA 30 Aug 2024 -- World Health Organization officials say Israel has given United Nations agencies the go-ahead to start inoculating hundreds of thousands of young Palestinian children in the Gaza Strip against polio.
• WHO announces three-day pause in Gaza war for polio vaccination Press TV 30 Aug 2024 -- The Israeli military and Hamas have agreed to three-day pauses in fighting in the Gaza Strip to allow for the vaccination of some 640,000 children against polio, a senior UN World Health Organization official says.
• Humanitarian pauses in Gaza pave way for polio vaccinations UN News 30 Aug 2024 -- UN aid teams have reached a tentative agreement with parties involved in the war in Gaza for humanitarian pauses to allow 640,000 children to be vaccinated amid an outbreak of the virus, the UN World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday.
• UN chief calls for immediate cessation of Israel's operations in West Bank People's Daily 30 Aug 2024 -- UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called for an immediate cessation of Israel's operations in the West Bank, his spokesman said on Thursday.
• Iran: Israeli regime biggest obstacle to peace, root cause of regional tensions Press TV 30 Aug 2024 -- Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has blasted the Israeli regime and its incessant atrocities as the main factor behind expansion of tensions and conflict across the West Asia region.
• Statement by Minister Kristiansen Tvinnereim on the attack on humanitarian workers in Gaza Government of Norway 30 Aug 2024
• EU statement on the polio vaccination campaign in Gaza Government Offices of Sweden 30 Aug 2024 -- The EU urges immediate humanitarian pauses to enable the vaccination of all children in Gaza against the poliovirus.
• 'Playing with fire': Turkey slams Israel for expanding Gaza war to West Bank Press TV 30 Aug 2024 -- Turkey's Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan has slammed Israel for expanding the war on the besieged Gaza Strip to the occupied West Bank and beyond.
• Spain condemns Israel's military operations in the West Bank Spain MFA 30 Aug 2024
• UK statement in response to IDF military operation in the Occupied West Bank, August 2024 UK FCDO 30 Aug 2024 -- Statement from the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) on the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) military operation in the Occupied West Bank.
• NGO: Israel has abducted 10,300 Palestinians in West Bank since October 7 Press TV 30 Aug 2024 -- A Palestinian prisoners' rights group says Israeli forces have abducted 10,300 Palestinians in violent raids across the occupied West Bank since the regime's onslaught on the besieged Gaza Strip started last October.
• Day 3 of West Bank assault: Israeli forces kill 3 Palestinians Press TV 30 Aug 2024 -- The Israeli military has conducted a drone strike near the West Bank city of Jenin, killing three Palestinians on the third day of its aggression in the occupied territory.
• Hamas asserts resistance will intensify anti-Israel operations in West Bank Press TV 30 Aug 2024 -- A high-ranking official with the Palestinian resistance movement Hamas says the resistance fighters in the occupied West Bank will intensify operations against the Israeli regime, amid its ongoing deadly raids.
• Islamic Jihad: Resistance to last until Israel's expulsion Press TV 30 Aug 2024 -- The Islamic Jihad says the Israeli regime's fresh round of intensified deadly aggression against the occupied West Bank will only further embolden the resistance in its ongoing endeavor to liberate the Palestinian territories from Israeli occupation.

Other Conflicts

• UN releases US$100 million to ramp up responses to 10 underfunded humanitarian crises UNOCHA 30 Aug 2024 -- As the global funding outlook remains grim, the United Nations today released US$100 million from the Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) to address critical underfunding of humanitarian emergencies across 10 countries in Africa, the Americas, Asia and the Middle East.
• UN provides emergency cash injection for global crisis hotspots UN News 30 Aug 2024 -- The UN's top relief official on Friday allocated $100 million from the Organization's Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) to bolster critically underfunded humanitarian operations in some of the world's humanitarian hotspots.
• China releases report to fortify claim over disputed shoal in South China Sea Radio Free Asia 30 Aug 2024 -- China on Friday released the first ecological report to back its claim on Sabina Shoal, a hotly disputed reef that in recent days has become a new flashpoint between Beijing and Manila in the South China Sea.
• China releases investigative report on coral ecological system in Xianbin Jiao Global Times 30 Aug 2024 -- China released an on-site investigative report on Friday regarding the ecological system of the coral reefs in the South China Sea's Xianbin Jiao, revealing the coral reef ecosystem in Xianbin Jiao is generally in good health. There was no evidence of widespread coral bleaching, the report found, in response to allegations made by the Philippines this year, which groundlessly accused China of reclaiming an artificial reef around Xianbin Jiao that led to widespread coral bleaching.
• Experts warn Philippine vessel moored at Xianbin Jiao discharging excessive sewage, causing damage to corals Global Times 30 Aug 2024 -- The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) vessel, which was sent to "prevent China from reclaiming land," has been anchored in China's Xinbin Jiao's lagoon for over 120 days, trying to recreate the drama of the ship illegally grounded at China's Ren'ai Jiao.
• Coral reef ecosystem at China's Xianbin Jiao generally healthy: report People's Daily 30 Aug 2024 -- The coral reef ecosystem at Xianbin Jiao of China's Nansha Qundao is generally healthy, said a report released on Friday, which rebutted the Philippines' false accusation of coral bleaching and death in the region.
• Afghanistan: UN will 'continue to engage' with Taliban, following threat to withdraw cooperation UN News 30 Aug 2024 -- The United Nations will continue engaging with all stakeholders in Afghanistan, advocating for human rights and equality, the global body's Spokesperson said on Friday, amid the Taliban's reported rejection of criticism by UN officials of a strict morality law.
• Germany repatriates first group of Afghan refugees since Taliban takeover VOA 30 Aug 2024 -- A group of 28 asylum-seekers were repatriated to Afghanistan from Germany on Friday after being deported for criminal convictions.
• Germany Deports 'Criminal' Afghans To Kabul In First Since Taliban Takeover RFE/RL 30 Aug 2024 -- Germany has followed through on its announcement that it would deport "criminal" Afghan refugees and asylum seekers back to Afghanistan despite not having formal relations with the Taliban's de-facto government.
• Repatriations from Germany to Afghanistan Germany - Federal Government 30 Aug 2024
• The Azadi Briefing: Afghan Clerics Are Opposing Taliban Bans On Female Education RFE/RL 30 Aug 2024
• Yemen: Needs grow for millions displaced amid catastrophic flooding and prolonged humanitarian emergency UNHCR 30 Aug 2024 -- This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson Mysa Khalaf - to whom quoted text may be attributed - at today's press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva.
• Why Pakistan's Balochistan remains restive VOA 30 Aug 2024 -- "Ever since I was a child, I've only seen war," says Sammi Deen Baloch, a prominent rights activist from Pakistan's southwestern province. "I am 26 years old and all I can remember are resistance movements in Balochistan, war and military operations. We have never had a normal life."
• China warns Myanmar rebel army to stop fighting Radio Free Asia 30 Aug 2024 -- Chinese authorities warned an ethnic minority insurgent group on Myanmar's northeastern border to stop fighting the Myanmar military or be "responsible for the consequences," according to a spokesperson for the group.
• Thailand arrests, deports 144,000 Myanmar workers for illegal entry Radio Free Asia 30 Aug 2024 -- Thailand has detained and deported more than 144,000 Myanmar citizens over the past three months, its labor ministry said, in a crackdown aimed at weeding out "job seekers" who use the turmoil in their country as an excuse to seek opportunities in Thailand, a Thai police chief said.
• UN deputy chief appeals for global solidarity as crises roil East Africa UN News 30 Aug 2024 -- Spotlighting crises roiling parts of eastern Africa, the UN deputy chief concluded a regional visit in Adré, Chad, on Friday, calling for global solidarity to tackle famine in Sudan, flooding and mass displacement while ensuring free-flowing aid for millions trapped in war zones and those fleeing for their lives.
• Meeting of the OIC Contact Group on Jammu and Kashmir Pakistan Ministry of Foreign Affairs 30 Aug 2024 -- A meeting of the OIC Contact Group on Jammu and Kashmir was held on the sidelines of the 50th Session of the OIC Council of Foreign Ministers in Yaoundé , Cameroon. Chaired by OIC Secretary General, Hissein Brahim Taha, the meeting was attended by representatives from Saudi Arabia, Turkiye, Niger, Azerbaijan, OIC's Independent Permanent Human Rights Commission (IPHRC) and True Representatives of the Kashmiri People. The Pakistan delegation to the meeting was led by Foreign Secretary Muhammad Syrus Sajjad Qazi.
• EU's Balkan Envoy Says Serbia-Kosovo Stalemate Risks 'Outbursts Of Instability' RFE/RL 30 Aug 2024 -- The European Union's special envoy for efforts to normalize relations between Serbia and its former province Kosovo has warned of the danger of "outbursts of instability" for years to come if those Balkan neighbors can't overcome their current impasse and unilateral actions continue.
• Sudan: 'Dire consequences for survivors' lacking medical and trauma services UN News 30 Aug 2024 -- The devastating lack of adequate care for survivors of sexual and gender-based violence in Sudan, including sexual and reproductive healthcare and psychosocial care, has had "dire" repercussions, independent UN experts said on Friday.
• US imposes visa restrictions on South Sudanese officials for taxing aid shipments VOA 30 Aug 2024 -- The U.S. State Department announced Friday that it is imposing visa restrictions on South Sudanese officials and others who have obstructed humanitarian aid by taxing shipments.
• Promoting Accountability for Undermining a Sustainable Peace by Obstructing Humanitarian Aid in South Sudan US Dept. of State 30 Aug 2024 -- The Department of State is taking steps today to impose visa restrictions on individuals responsible for, or complicit in, undermining and impeding a sustainable peace in South Sudan.

News Reports

• Zambia warns it will tighten cybersecurity laws VOA 30 Aug 2024 -- Authorities in Zambia have announced measures to tighten enforcement of cybersecurity laws, saying the move is aimed at curbing online hate speech, propaganda, defamation and child abuse. But critics say the change is aimed at clamping down on freedom of expression.
• Moscow accuses Europe of 'theft' as frozen Russian assets fund Ukraine defense VOA 30 Aug 2024 -- Russia has accused the European Union of "theft" after the bloc transferred the first tranche of profits from frozen Russian assets to Ukraine to boost its military capabilities in the face of Moscow's invasion. The G7 group of leading industrialized nations plans a similar scheme.
• 'No Worries' About Putin's Visit To Mongolia, Kremlin Says, Despite ICC Warrant For His Arrest RFE/RL 30 Aug 2024 -- The Kremlin on August 30 said it is not concerned about President Vladimir Putin's visit to Mongolia on September 3, despite an arrest warrant that the International Criminal Court (ICC) says Mongolia is obligated to act on.
• Pro-War Policies Put Russia's Orthodox Church Under Increasing Pressure Outside Russia RFE/RL 30 Aug 2024 -- Earlier this month, on the same day that Ukrainian lawmakers effectively moved to ban an entire branch of the Russian Orthodox Church, the leader of Bulgaria's Orthodox Church publicly weighed in with a critical opinion on the historic, and controversial, step.
• Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Lin Jian's Regular Press Conference on August 30, 2024 PRC MofA 30 Aug 2024
• Second Anniversary of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights' Assessment on the Human Rights Situation in Xinjiang US Dept. of State 30 Aug 2024 -- In 2022, after a multi-year assessment, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) concluded that "serious human rights violations have been committed" in Xinjiang.
• CPC releases rules on handling underperforming Party members People's Daily 30 Aug 2024 -- The General Office of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee has released regulations outlining how underperforming and unqualified Party members should be dealt with, aiming to ensure the advanced nature and integrity of Party membership by providing institutional guarantees.
• US should view China's devt in a rational light, Xi tells Sullivan Global Times 30 Aug 2024 -- China and the US, the two biggest economies in the world, have held their latest round of strategic communication, and will have more engagements in the field of commerce and climate soon. Experts said that both sides share the common ground of preventing the existing tensions from getting out of control and are seeking to add some pragmatic elements to China-US relations.
• Zhang Youxia stresses China-US military stability in meeting with Sullivan Global Times 30 Aug 2024 -- Vice chairman of the Central Military Commission Zhang Youxia on Thursday stressed the importance of China and the US to maintain stability in military and security fields in meeting with US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan in Beijing.
• China to embark on new journey with Africa toward modernization: spokesperson People's Daily 30 Aug 2024 -- China stands ready to embark on a new journey with Africa toward modernization and jointly contribute to global modernization and the common development of mankind, a Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson said here Thursday.
• Pacific Islands Forum affirms Taiwan's participation in organization CNA 30 Aug 2024 -- The Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) issued a communique Friday affirming Taiwan's participation amid rumors of a push by China and the Solomon Islands to exclude the country from the inter-governmental organization.
• PLA activities in the waters and airspace around Taiwan ROC MND 30 Aug 2024
• Sullivan to China: US committed to 'complete' Korean peninsula denuclearization Radio Free Asia 30 Aug 2024 -- U.S. National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan said he reaffirmed a US commitment to the "complete" denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula in talks with top Chinese officials this week.
• Announcement of Steps to Impose Visa Restrictions on Additional Individuals Involved in the Repression of Syrians US Dept. of State 30 Aug 2024 -- For many years, the Assad regime has used arbitrary detention and enforced disappearance as a tool of repression against its real and perceived critics.
• US restricts visas for 14 Syrian officials over human rights abuses VOA 30 Aug 2024 -- The U.S. State Department announced on Friday that it will impose visa restrictions on 14 Syrian officials because of their involvement in human rights abuses in Syria, including enforced disappearances.
• Poland Pressuring Belarus To Release Political Prisoners, Parliament Speaker Says RFE/RL 30 Aug 2024 -- Poland continues to pressure the Belarusian regime for the release of journalist Andrzej Poczobut and other political prisoners, the speaker of the Polish parliament (Sejm) said on August 30 at the Globsec security conference in Prague.
• Transcript of Weekly Media Briefing by the Official Spokesperson (August 30, 2024) India MEA 30 Aug 2024
• "The Great Victory is the name of the rebirth of a nation from its ashes" Presidency of The Republic of Turkey 30 Aug 2024 -- Speaking at the Victory Day Concert, President Erdoğan said: "The Great Victory is the name of the rebirth from its ashes of a nation sought to be eradicated and expelled from its homeland."
• "Our Turkish Armed Forces are the guarantee of our country's independence, our national unity and solidarity" Presidency of The Republic of Turkey 30 Aug 2024 -- Speaking at the Army War College's Commencement and Flag Handover Ceremony, President Erdoğan said: "Our Turkish Armed Forces are the guarantee of our country's independence, the indivisible integrity of our homeland, and our national unity and solidarity."
• "The Great Victory has eternally registered our nation's existence on the Anatolian lands" Presidency of The Republic of Turkey 30 Aug 2024 -- President Erdoğan, in a message on August 30 Victory Day, said: "The Great Victory, which Ghazi Mustafa Kemal Atatürk described as 'the immortal monument of the Turkish Nation's idea of freedom and independence,' has eternally registered our nation's existence on the Anatolian lands. With the Great Victory, the Turkish Nation once again declared to the whole world that it would not accept captivity, that it would not let shackles be put on its will, and that it would never compromise on living independently in its own homeland."
• Joint Statement on Venezuela Election Australia DFAT 30 Aug 2024 -- The undersigned countries, meeting in Santo Domingo de Guzmán make a strong appeal for wisdom and restraint in Venezuela. At this decisive juncture for Venezuela and the region, all social and political actors must exercise the utmost restraint in their public actions.
• World News in Brief: Terror attacks in Pakistan and Burkina Faso, Yemen floods update, mass graves in Libya UN News 30 Aug 2024 -- A UN independent human rights expert on Friday condemned recent terrorist attacks in Burkina Faso, which resulted in approximately 200 deaths, and in Pakistan, where 28 civilians lost their lives.
• Serbia local elections 2024: ODIHR election observation mission final report OSCE 30 Aug 2024 -- Serbia's 2024 local elections were well run and freedom of expression and assembly were respected, but the dominance of the ruling party as well as the fragmentation of the opposition reduced their competitiveness, and concerns remained about pressure on public sector employees and misuse of public resources.
• OIC ends Cameroon meeting with pledge to help countries combat extremism, hardships, climate change VOA 30 Aug 2024 -- A two-day meeting of officials from the Organization of Islamic Cooperation ended in Cameroon Friday with promises to help member countries deal with armed conflict, violent extremism, economic hardships and climate shocks. OIC officials acknowledge these issues, among others, have plunged a majority of civilians in the 57-member organization into poverty.
• Nigeria's oil company lack funds to fix leaky pipelines VOA 30 Aug 2024 -- Nigeria's decades-old oil pipelines are vital for transporting crude, but most are now corroded and vulnerable to leaks and vandalism. The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation says it lacks the funds to fix these pipelines, sparking concerns about Nigeria's oil production.
• Pacific leaders endorse regional policing agreement VOA 30 Aug 2024 -- Top officials from 18 Pacific Island countries wrapped up their annual forum in Tonga on Friday, endorsing a regional policing initiative funded by Australia and urging donor nations to provide more resources to deal with climate change.