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• USS Richard M. McCool Commissioning CNO Remarks US Navy 07 Sep 2024
• US, UK spy chiefs urge support for Ukraine in joint essay VOA 07 Sep 2024 -- The heads of the American and British foreign intelligence agencies said in a joint essay published Saturday that ongoing support for Ukraine in its conflict with Russia is essential.
• Pentagon chief: Use of US arms for long-range strikes in Russia no game changer Press TV 07 Sep 2024 -- Pentagon chief Lloyd Austin says Ukraine's use of weapons and munitions donated to Kiev by the United States for long-range strikes inside Russian territory is not a game changer.
• PLA warships make technical stop at Vietnamese port Global Times 07 Sep 2024 -- A PLA naval fleet, which had just completed the "Peace Unity-2024" joint exercise, made a technical stop on Friday at Cam Ranh Port, Vietnam, for three days of resupply, according to the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy.
• Opening of facilities for A Company 41st Royal NSW Regiment, Tweed Heads Australia DOD 07 Sep 2024 -- Defence has opened new facilities for Australian Army's A Company, 41st Battalion, Royal New South Wales Regiment and 225 Army Cadet Unit at Tweed Heads, New South Wales.
• Iranian vessels sailing in safest shipping lanes: IRGC chief IRNA 07 Sep 2024 -- The chief commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) has said that Iranian vessels sail in the safest shipping lanes.
• Iran dismisses allegations of transferring ballistic missiles to Russia IRNA 07 Sep 2024 -- Iran's Permanent Mission to the United Nations in New York has dismissed Western media reports alleging that the Islamic Republic had transferred ballistic missiles to Russia for use in the Ukraine war.
• White House warns Iran on missile transfers to Russia VOA 07 Sep 2024 -- A spokesperson for the White House National Security Council, responding to VOA's request for comments on recent reports of the Islamic Republic's delivery of ballistic missiles to Russia, warned that such actions would have consequences for the Iranian government.

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• Sept. 6: 'Axis of Resistance' operations against Israeli occupation Press TV 07 Sep 2024
• Gaza war enters 12th month with fighting, no sign of cease-fire deal VOA 07 Sep 2024 -- The war in Gaza entered its 12th month on Saturday with at least 16 Palestinians killed in Gaza, a plea for justice from the family of a U.S. citizen killed in the West Bank, and no sign of progress on a cease-fire deal.
• Gaza war: 22 Palestinians martyred in last 24 hours IRNA 07 Sep 2024 -- Some 22 people were martyred in the Gaza Strip over the past 24 hours in the brutal Israeli war in the enclave.
• Israeli regime bombs another school in Gaza, killing four people IRNA 07 Sep 2024 -- The Israeli regime's army has bombed another school in the northern Gaza Strip, killing four people.
• IDF Says Attacked Hamas Command Center Located in Gaza School Sputnik 07 Sep 2024 -- The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said it attacked a command and control center of Palestinian movement Hamas, located in a school in the northern Gaza Strip.
• Israeli drone strike kills three people in Lebanon IRNA 07 Sep 2024 -- An Israeli drone attack in southern Lebanon has killed at least three emergency workers, according to an announcement by the Lebanese Health Ministry.
• Hezbollah pounds Israeli regime's Golan Brigade headquarters IRNA 07 Sep 2024 -- The Lebanese resistance movement, Hezbollah, announced a missile attack on the headquarters of the Golani Brigade of the Israeli regime's army.
• Three Lebanese civil defense members killed in Israeli attack Press TV 07 Sep 2024 -- The Lebanese Ministry of Public Health says three emergency personnel have been killed when the Israeli military attacked a civil defense team as they were putting out fires in southern Lebanon.
• Hezbollah targets Israeli military command center with Katyusha rockets Press TV 07 Sep 2024 -- Hezbollah has launched barrages of Katyusha rockets at an Israeli military command center in the north in retaliation for assaults on southern Lebanese regions.
• At least 10 Palestinians killed in Israeli bombings in Gaza People's Daily 07 Sep 2024 -- At least 10 Palestinians were killed in Israeli bombings targeting two residential houses in central and southern Gaza Strip on Friday, said Palestinian sources.
• Israeli army withdraws from Jenin after 10-day operation People's Daily 07 Sep 2024 -- The Israeli army withdrew from the West Bank city of Jenin on Friday after a 10-day operation that left 21 people dead, according to Palestinian and Israeli sources.
• Israel using 'starvation campaign' in Gaza: UN expert Press TV 07 Sep 2024 -- A UN expert has said Israel is carrying out a "starvation campaign" against Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, adding that the regime is using humanitarian aid as a weapon of war to kill people in the besieged strip.
• UNRWA warns of soaring rates of anxiety, depression in Gaza amid Israel's genocidal war Press TV 07 Sep 2024 -- The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) says eleven months of intense Israeli ground and airstrikes against Palestinians in Gaza have aggravated mental health and psychosocial support needs in the besieged territory.
• Family demands investigation into Israeli military's killing of American VOA 07 Sep 2024 -- The family of a Turkish-American woman shot and killed Friday by Israeli soldiers during a pro-Palestinian demonstration in the West Bank demanded an independent investigation Saturday.
• Iran FM commends Yemen's support for Palestinians amid Gaza war IRNA 07 Sep 2024 -- Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi praised Yemen's unwavering support the Palestinian resistance amid the Israeli regime's ongoing genocidal war on the Gaza Strip.
• Zionist regime pursuing strategy of "scorched earth" in Palestine: Iran FM spokesman IRNA 07 Sep 2024 -- Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Nasser Kanaani has claimed that the Zionist Israeli regime is disappointed of victory over resistance and the Palestinian nation and is pursuing the strategy of "scorched earth".
• "The only step that can stop Israel's state terrorism is the alliance of Islamic countries" Presidency of The Republic of Turkey 07 Sep 2024 -- Speaking at the 21st Imam Hatip Alumni Congress, President Erdoğan said: "All the Islamic countries must take a united stance against Israel's occupation, whose end point is unclear. The only step that can stop Israel's arrogance, banditry and state terrorism is the alliance of Islamic countries."
• Islamic Jihad says US accomplice to Israel's crimes IRNA 07 Sep 2024 -- The Palestinian Islamic Jihad resistance movement says the United States is an accomplice to the Israeli regime's crimes, citing as an example the killing of the Turkish-American human rights activist Aisha Noor Ezgi Ayci.

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• Kyrgyzstan follows regional trend, takes Taliban off terrorist list VOA 07 Sep 2024 -- Shunned by the West for over three years, Afghanistan's Taliban scored a diplomatic victory of sorts this week when the small Central Asian nation of Kyrgyzstan quietly removed the group from its list of banned terrorist organizations.
• Fierce border clashes erupt between Pakistan and Afghanistan VOA 07 Sep 2024 -- Border security forces of Pakistan and Afghanistan were engaged in intense clashes Saturday, reportedly resulting in several casualties on both sides.
• PLA refutes rumors regarding China-India border conflict, urges cessation of military-related speculations Global Times 07 Sep 2024 -- The Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Western Theater Command on Friday refuted recent online rumors regarding conflicts at the China-India border and soldier casualties, urging an end to the spread of military-related speculations.
• Turkey neutralizes high-profile PKK member responsible for Iran terror attacks Press TV 07 Sep 2024 -- The Turkish National Intelligence Organization, known as MIT, has neutralized a prominent member of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) militant group during a counter-terrorism operation in Iraq's northern semi-autonomous Kurdistan region.
• IRGC chief: Iran hit 12 Israeli vessels after its oil tankers targeted Press TV 07 Sep 2024 -- Chief commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Major General Hossein Salami says Iran hit over a dozen Israeli vessels after the regime targeted Iranian oil tankers in international waters.
• Kosovo Reopens Border Crossings After Serbian Activists End Blockades RFE/RL 07 Sep 2024 -- All border crossings between Kosovo and Serbia have reopened after blockades set up by Serbian activist angry over Kosovar government policies ended, Kosovar Interior Minister Xhelal Svecla said on September 7.

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• Pakistani man faces 20 years in New York Jewish center plot VOA 07 Sep 2024 -- A Pakistani man living in Canada faces up to 20 years in prison for allegedly planning a mass shooting in New York in support of Islamic State, the U.S. Department of Justice said Friday.
• Boeing's Starliner returns to Earth, leaving 2 astronauts behind in space People's Daily 07 Sep 2024 -- Boeing's Starliner spacecraft landed at the U.S. state of New Mexico early Saturday after a journey of approximately six hours from the International Space Station (ISS), with no astronauts on board, as two astronauts were forced to remain in space until next year due to a technical malfunction.
• Boeing's Starliner uncrewed spacecraft departs space station for Earth People's Daily 07 Sep 2024 -- Boeing's Starliner spacecraft departed the International Space Station (ISS) on Friday to begin its journey back to Earth with no astronaut onboard.
• Observers Report Difficulties Accessing Polling Stations In Russian Regional Elections RFE/RL 07 Sep 2024 -- Election monitors have reported being denied access to polling stations as Russia's nationwide elections continue, while various infractions, including carousel voting and vote-buying, have been recorded.
• Putin: BRICS Forum Initiatives Will Bolster Members' Global Economic Positions Sputnik 07 Sep 2024 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin has welcomed the participants of the 13th BRICS Trade Union Forum and expressed confidence that their initiatives would help strengthen the positions of the BRICS countries in the global economy, according to a telegram published by the Kremlin on Saturday.
• China's top diplomat meets U.S. climate envoy in Beijing People's Daily 07 Sep 2024 -- China's top diplomat Wang Yi met with U.S. Senior Advisor to the President for International Climate Policy John Podesta here on Friday.
• DR Congo leaders want more from Beijing than mineral sales VOA 07 Sep 2024 -- Officials from the Democratic Republic of Congo will be heading home from the two-day Forum on China-Africa Cooperation in Beijing with limited success in their bid to expand economic relations beyond the mineral exports that have dominated trade, analysts say.
• China's planned lunar research station ushers in new era of global space collaboration People's Daily 07 Sep 2024 -- China's ambitious initiative to construct an international lunar research station (ILRS) is paving the way for a new era of global space collaboration, drawing in developing countries without their own space missions and igniting widespread enthusiasm for participation.
• China-US commercial, trade working group to hold 2nd meeting Global Times 07 Sep 2024 -- China and the US, the world's two biggest economies, are set to hold a high-level meeting on Saturday in China to exchange views on China-US economic and trade relations as well as issues of common concern, maintaining the positive momentum on high-level engagement between the two sides as senior Chinese and US officials are holding or scheduled to hold meetings in multiple fields including climate and military.
• Fruitful FOCAC summit sends strong message of joint development Global Times 07 Sep 2024 -- The 2024 Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) concluded in Beijing on Friday with significant achievements made. In addition to reaching a clear political consensus on enhancing all-round cooperation, China and African countries drafted a blueprint for future cooperation, and China also proposed 10 partnership actions with Africa to advance modernization in the next three years, sending a powerful message of joint development, analysts said.
• Chinese, South Sudanese presidents elevate bilateral ties People's Daily 07 Sep 2024 -- Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday met with South Sudanese President Salva Kiir, who is here for the 2024 Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC).
• Taiwan intelligence chief attends Latin American, Caribbean meeting CNA 07 Sep 2024 -- Director-General of Taiwan's National Security Bureau (NSB) Tsai Ming-yen (蔡明彥) recently attended a regional meeting of intelligence chiefs that was held in Paraguay, and he met with that country's President Santiago Pena, the NSB said Saturday.
• DPP hypes up case of separatist to smear mainland's actions against 'Taiwan independence': Taiwan Affairs Office Global Times 07 Sep 2024 -- The Wenzhou Intermediate People's Court of East China's Zhejiang Province, after a legal hearing, publicly sentenced Yang Chih-yuan to nine years in prison for the crime of separatism and deprived him of political rights for three years on August 26, Chen Binhua, a spokesperson for the State Council's Taiwan Affairs Office, said in a statement on Friday, refuting the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) authorities' attempt to hype up Yang's case to smear the mainland's righteous actions against "Taiwan independence."
• PLA activities in the waters and airspace around Taiwan ROC MND 07 Sep 2024
• NIOC chief says Iran determined to raise oil and gas output Press TV 07 Sep 2024 -- The newly-appointed CEO of the National Iranian Oil Company says the country is determined to increase its oil production from oilfields in the south, especially those that straddle the Iran-Iraq border.
• Why Turkiye's Move to Join BRICS as Full Member is Big Deal Sputnik 07 Sep 2024 -- BRICS may receive a new addition in the near future as Turkiye lodged an application for a full-fledged membership with the economic bloc this week.
• Algerians vote in presidential poll with Tebboune expecting easy re-election Press TV 07 Sep 2024 -- Algerians have gone to polling stations to vote in an early presidential election in which the incumbent is expected to be re-elected.
• Uzbekistan's Increasingly Influential First Daughter Seen As Successor To President Mirziyoev RFE/RL 07 Sep 2024 -- Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoev amended the country's constitution last year to pave the way for him to potentially stay in power for another 14 years.
• Fearing reprisals, Hasina's supporters flee Bangladesh VOA 07 Sep 2024 -- A day after Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina resigned and fled Bangladesh on Aug. 5, Major General Ziaul Ahsan of the Bangladesh Army was sacked for his suspected role as the mastermind behind scores of enforced disappearances and extrajudicial killings.