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• Sept 10 U.S. Central Command Update CENTCOM 10 Sep 2024 -- In the past 24 hours, U.S. Central Command (USCENTCOM) forces successfully destroyed five Iranian-backed Houthi uncrewed aerial vehicles and two missile systems in Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen.
• Yemen says shots down US MQ-9 drone IRNA 10 Sep 2024 -- The spokesperson of Yemen's Armed Forces Yahya Saree has announced the downing of a US MQ-9 drone over the country.
• US, UK airstrike on Yemeni school kills, injures several students in Ta'izz Press TV 10 Sep 2024 -- At least two Yemeni students have been killed and five others injured following airstrikes by UK and US warplanes on a school in southwestern Ta'izz province.
• Yemeni forces shoot down second American spy drone in less than 72 hours Press TV 10 Sep 2024 -- The Yemeni Armed Forces have shot down an American MQ-9 drone, the second such aircraft targeted in just 72 hours and the ninth downed since the start of retaliatory operations against the US and Israel.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Pentagon Press Secretary Air Force Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder Holds a Press Briefing DoD 10 Sep 2024
• U.S.-Republic of Cyprus Roadmap for Bilateral Defense Cooperation DoD 10 Sep 2024 -- On Monday, September 9, 2024, Celeste Wallander, the Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs, and Vasilis Palmas, the Minister of Defense of the Republic of Cyprus (ROC), signed the U.S.-ROC Roadmap for Bilateral Defense Cooperation in Nicosia. The two issued a joint statement on the signing, available here.
• Joint Statement by the United States of America and the Republic of Cyprus on the Signing of a Defense Cooperation Roadmap for 2024-2029 DoD 10 Sep 2024 -- The overall stability and security of Europe and the Eastern Mediterranean is of vital importance to the United States and the Republic of Cyprus.
• Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard Begins USS North Carolina Submarine Maintenance US Navy 10 Sep 2024 -- Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility's (PHNSY & IMF) workforce successfully docked Virginia-class fast-attack submarine USS North Carolina (SSN 777) on Sept. 4 in preparation for a depot modernization period (DMP).
• Submarine Tendered Maintenance Period Complete, USS Hawaii (SSN 776) departs HMAS Stirling US Navy 10 Sep 2024 -- The Virginia-class attack submarine USS Hawaii (SSN 776) departed HMAS Stirling today, marking the conclusion of a historic submarine maintenance period in Western Australia. As part of the Australia, United Kingdom, United States (AUKUS) Pillar 1 effort, Royal Australian Navy personnel assigned to submarine tender USS Emory S. Land (AS 39) worked alongside their U.S. Navy counterparts to make repairs on the U.S. Virginia-class SSN in Australia during a multi-week Submarine Tendered Maintenance Period, or STMP.
• Components conference aligns U.S. operations in Europe, support to Allies EUCOM 10 Sep 2024 -- Leaders emphasized the importance of operational readiness across all domains to ensure strong partnerships and crisis response, while examining threats to European security.
• Vietnam defense minister Phan Van Giang visits US to boost ties Radio Free Asia 10 Sep 2024 -- Vietnam's minister of national defense Phan Van Giang is in the U.S. to bolster bilateral security cooperation amid rising tensions in the South China Sea.
• NATO DIANA announces companies chosen for the next phase of its accelerator programme NATO 10 Sep 2024 -- On Tuesday (10 September), NATO's Defence Innovation Accelerator for the North Atlantic (DIANA) named the ten start-ups selected for the next phase of the accelerator's programme.
• Ocean 2024 strategic command-and-staff exercise President of Russia 10 Sep 2024 -- Supreme Commander-in-Chief Vladimir Putin took part, via videoconference, in the launch of the active phase of the Ocean 2024 strategic command-and-staff exercise.
• Russia, China kick off joint military exercises, challenging US-led coalition VOA 10 Sep 2024 -- Russia says it launched massive naval and air drills Tuesday that span a huge swath of oceans and involve more than 400 naval vessels, at least 120 military aircraft and upwards of 90,000 troops.
• Russia and China's Navy warships meet in Peter the Great Bay to participate in Ocean 2024 strategic command post exercise Russia MoD 10 Sep 2024 -- Warships of the Russian Navy and the Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy, which participate in the Ocean 2024 strategic command post exercise, met in the northern area of the Peter the Great Bay.
• Russia's Navy holds Ocean 2024 strategic command post exercise Russia MoD 10 Sep 2024 -- In accordance with the training plan of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, the Russian Navy today launched the Ocean 2024 strategic command post exercise, which will last until 16 September 2024.
• Ocean 2024 CPX: mine countermeasures vessels train laying mines at sea and conducting mine sweeping missions Russia MoD 10 Sep 2024 -- As part of the Ocean 2024 strategic command post exercise, the group of mine action vessels made up of the coastal and inshore minesweepers German Ugryumov and Magomed Gadzhiyev, as well as RT-234, RT-233, RT-71, operating as part of the surface task force, have carried out combat exercises to lay mines at sea and conduct mine sweeping missions in the designated area in the northern part of the Caspian Sea.
• Ocean 2024 CPX: Baltic Fleet ships deployed at sea Russia MoD 10 Sep 2024 -- More than 30 ships and boats, as well as support vessels of the Baltic Fleet, left their homeport to enter the designated areas of the Baltic Sea as part of the Ocean 2024 strategic command post exercise.
• Ocean 2024 CPX: Caspian Flotilla warships put to sea Russia MoD 10 Sep 2024 -- Today, in the course of the Ocean 2024 strategic command post exercise, warships of the Caspian Flotilla put to sea to eliminate surface and aerial targets of the mock enemy.
• US Seeks Sound Military Edge Spurring Arms Race - Putin Sputnik 10 Sep 2024 -- Vladimir Putin delivered an address at the opening of the Ocean-2024 naval drills and laid out key geopolitical challenges lying ahead for Russia and its armed forces. Putin explained that the US seeks to maintain its global hegemony and inflict a strategic defeat on Russia using Ukraine as its tool.
• Russia launches largest joint navy drills of post-Soviet era alongside China Press TV 10 Sep 2024 -- Russia has launched its largest navy drills of the post-Soviet era alongside Chinese warships, in the latest sign of deepening military cooperation between the two global powers.
• Russian Naval Forces Launch Ocean-2024 Strategic Drills Sputnik 10 Sep 2024 -- The Russian naval forces have launched the planned strategic exercise "Ocean-2024" in the Pacific and Arctic Oceans, the Mediterranean, Caspian and Baltic Seas, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Tuesday.
• Baltic Fleet's training ship Smolny arrives in Angola Russia MoD 10 Sep 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 Luanda, the Republic of Angola.
• Arctic Group of Northern Fleet deployed in eastern areas of Arctic Ocean Russia MoD 10 Sep 2024 -- During the Ocean 2024 strategic command post exercise launched today, the Arctic Expeditionary Group of Forces (Troops) of the Northern Fleet was deployed in eastern areas of the Arctic Ocean.
• Echelon 2024: combat service support units undergo drills in highlands Russia MoD 10 Sep 2024 -- The Echelon 2024 special exercise in Kyrgyzstan involving combat service support (CSS) units is carried out to improve coordination and speed of the operations of the CSTO's logistic, technical, and medical support units during a joint operation.
• Ukraine keeps pushing US, allies to allow long-range weapons use in Russia Press TV 10 Sep 2024 -- Ukraine once again urges the United States and its Western allies to allow the use of long-range missiles to hit targets deep inside the Russian territory.
• Amphibious assault ship joins Chinese aircraft carrier group in far seas exercise Global Times 10 Sep 2024 -- The Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy's Type 075 amphibious assault ship for the first time joined the aircraft carrier Shandong in a recent far seas exercise. Observers believe that this combination will play a crucial role in safeguarding China's territorial sovereignty, maritime rights, and development interests, particularly on key issues such as the Taiwan question and the South China Sea.
• Theater commanders of Chinese, US militaries hold talks Global Times 10 Sep 2024 -- The theater commanders of the Chinese and US militaries on Tuesday had a video teleconference, marking the resumption of all military communication mechanisms agreed by the heads of state of the two countries at the San Francisco meeting in November 2023.
• Harbor acceptance test of indigenous sub under 60 percent complete: Navy CNA 10 Sep 2024 -- The harbor acceptance test (HAT) of the indigenous defense submarine (IDS) prototype, the Narwhal, is 50-60 percent complete, and work to test and improve the vessel remains on schedule despite recent setbacks, Navy Chief of Staff Vice Admiral Chiu Chun-jung (邱俊榮) said Tuesday.
• Kim Jong Un says North Korea to increase its arsenal of nuclear weapons Radio Free Asia 10 Sep 2024 -- North Korea is building up its nuclear force through "geometrical progression," leader Kim Jong Un said, citing the "military security environment" as a reason.
• U.S.-India INDUS-X Initiative Convenes in Silicon Valley for Third Summit DoD 10 Sep 2024 -- The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) and Indian Ministry of Defence (MoD) participated in the third India-U.S. Defense Acceleration Ecosystem (INDUS-X) Summit in Silicon Valley, California on Monday, September 9.
• SIMULTANEOUS LAUNCH OF 'MALPE AND MULKI', FOURTH AND FIFTH SHIPS OF ASW SWC (CSL) PROJECT India PIB 10 Sep 2024 -- Malpe and Mulki, fourth and fifth ships of the Eight Anti-Submarine Warfare Shallow Water Craft project, being built by M/s Cochin Shipyard Ltd, for the Indian Navy, were launched on 09 Sep 24 at CSL, Kochi
• Iran Gives Russia Short-Range Missiles, While U.S., Partners Expect to Keep Bolstering Ukrainian Air Defense DoD News 10 Sep 2024 -- The United States has confirmed that Iran has given a number of close-range ballistic missiles to Russia. But a U.S. official said from the beginning of the Russian invasion, support to Ukraine has focused on air defense, and that this will continue — including with a focus on the threat posed by the new missiles.
• Iran says will take reciprocal measures after West imposed sanctions Press TV 10 Sep 2024 -- The spokesman for Iran's Foreign Ministry has warned Tehran will take reciprocal measures after the Western countries imposed sanctions on the country over allegations of its weapons delivery to Russia.
• Iranian transfers of Ballistic Missiles to Russia: UK, France and Germany joint statement UK FCDO 10 Sep 2024 -- Foreign ministers of France, Germany, and the United Kingdom gave a statement following Iran's export and Russia's procurement of Iranian ballistic missiles.
• E3 impose new sanctions on Iran for alleged transfer of missiles to Russia IRNA 10 Sep 2024 -- Three European countries of France, Germany, and the United Kingdom - referred to as E3 - have applied fresh sanctions on Iran for what they claim to be the country's transfer of ballistic missiles to Russia.
• Germany, France, UK impose sanctions on Iran over Russia ties Press TV 10 Sep 2024 -- Germany, France, and Britain have imposed new sanctions on Iran under the pretext of claims it has delivered ballistic missiles to Russia for use in the Ukraine war, despite repeated denials by Tehran.
• UK and partners respond to Iran's transfer of ballistic missiles to Russia UK FCDO 10 Sep 2024 -- UK government announcement of significant measures against Iran and Russia, following the Iranian regime's transfer of ballistic missiles to Russia.
• U.S. Levels More Sanctions On Iran After Alleged Missile Transfer To Russia RFE/RL 10 Sep 2024 -- The United States on September 10 issued new sanctions on Iran in response to Tehran's military support to Russia, including the alleged recent delivery of ballistic missiles, for use in its full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
• US imposes sanctions on Iran over supply of ballistic missiles to Russia VOA 10 Sep 2024 -- Washington is imposing new sanctions on Iran over its supply of missiles to Russia for use in Moscow's illegal invasion of Ukraine, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced Tuesday.
• Treasury Designates Actors Facilitating Iran's Transfer of Lethal Aid to Russia US Treasury 10 Sep 2024 -- Today, in response to Iran's ongoing military support, including the recent delivery of ballistic missiles, to Russia for its war of aggression against Ukraine, the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is designating ten individuals and six entities based in Iran and Russia and identifying four vessels as blocked property that are enabling Iran's delivery of weapons components and weapons systems, including unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and close-range ballistic missiles (CRBMs), to Russia. In late 2023, Iran and Russia signed a contract for the supply of hundreds of missiles. In the summer of 2024, Russian military personnel were trained on the use of Iran's Project 360 CBRMs by Iranian personnel, and as of early September 2024, Russia received the first shipment of these CBRMs from Iran.
• US on the back foot over Iran's missiles transfer claims IRNA 10 Sep 2024 -- The US National Security Council spokesman has said that the administration of President Joe Biden could not confirm the alleged reports published by the media about Iran's ballistic missiles transfer to Russia.
• Minister of Defence Antti Häkkänen's speech at the Responsible AI in the Military domain Summit on 10 September 2024 Finnish MoD 10 Sep 2024
• US Marine Corps vows to boost AFP's protection of maritime borders Philippine News Agency 10 Sep 2024 -- The commandant of the United States Marine Corps (USMC) has committed to helping the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) in developing its maritime domain awareness (MDA) so it can be more interoperable with its American counterparts.
• Secretary Antony J. Blinken with Yalda Hakim of Sky News US Dept. of State 10 Sep 2024
• Press Gaggle by Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre En Route New York, NY The White House 10 Sep 2024
• Foreign Secretary and Secretary of State Antony Blinken commit to make the special relationship closer than ever before UK FCDO 10 Sep 2024 -- The UK and US will deepen their commitment to the economic and security relationship that has made them indispensable allies and trade partners for more than 80 years, when a new Strategic Dialogue opens in London.
• Secretary Antony J. Blinken And United Kingdom Prime Minister Keir Starmer Before Their Meeting US Dept. of State 10 Sep 2024
• Secretary Blinken's Meeting with UK Prime Minister Starmer US Dept. of State 10 Sep 2024
• Secretary Antony J. Blinken And United Kingdom Foreign Secretary David Lammy Joint Press Availability US Dept. of State 10 Sep 2024
• Secretary Antony J. Blinken And United Kingdom Foreign Secretary David Lammy During the U.S.-UK Strategic Dialogue US Dept. of State 10 Sep 2024

Defense Industry

• Contracts For Sept. 10, 2024

Other Conflicts

Ukraine Conflict News
• 10 September 2024 - Daily Press Briefing by the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General United Nations 10 Sep 2024

Operation Iron Swords / Operation Al-Aqsa Flood

• Press Briefing by IDF Spokesperson RAdm. Daniel Hagari- September 10, 2024 Israel Defense Forces 10 Sep 2024
• Hezbollah Radwan Force Commander Eliminated Israel Defense Forces 10 Sep 2024
• Precise Struck Conducted on Hamas Command and Control Center Israel Defense Forces 10 Sep 2024
• Prime Minister's Office Statement Israel - Prime Minister 10 Sep 2024
• Sept. 9: 'Axis of Resistance' operations against Israeli occupation Press TV 10 Sep 2024
• 40 killed after Israel attacks displaced Gazans with US-provided 2,000-pound bombs Press TV 10 Sep 2024 -- The Israeli regime has attacked displaced Palestinians in the southern part of the Gaza Strip with US-provided 2,000-pound bombs, killing at least 40 civilians, mostly women and children.
• Zionists' attack on Palestinian refugee camp kills 40, injures 60 IRNA 10 Sep 2024 -- The Zionist regime attacked the tents of the refugees in the city of Khan Yunis killing 40 people and injuring 60 others.
• Palestinian officials say Israeli attack killed at least 40 in humanitarian area VOA 10 Sep 2024 -- Emergency officials said Tuesday an Israeli missile strike on a humanitarian area in the southern Gaza Strip killed and injured dozens of people.
• Hezbollah missiles rain down on Israeli positions IRNA 10 Sep 2024 -- The Lebanese resistance movement Hezbollah has launched a series of missile attacks targeting settlements and military bases belonging to the Israeli regime in northern occupied Palestine.
• Israeli forces shoot dead 2 Palestinians, including woman, in West Bank Press TV 10 Sep 2024 -- Israeli forces have shot dead two more Palestinians, including a woman, in the occupied West Bank, almost two weeks after the occupying entity launched a massive military aggression on the Palestinian territory.
• Gaza: UN envoy condemns deadly strike on camp in humanitarian zone UN News 10 Sep 2024 -- The UN Middle East envoy has strongly condemned deadly airstrikes by the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) on Tuesday on a densely populated area in an Israeli-designated humanitarian zone in Gaza.
• Statement by the Humanitarian Coordinator for the Occupied Palestinian Territory, Mr Muhannad Hadi, on the security incident affecting a UN convoy at Al Rashid Checkpoint in Gaza UNOCHA 10 Sep 2024
• The Israeli Army stopped a UN convoy on its way to northern Gaza UNRWA 10 Sep 2024
• Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General - on Gaza UN Secretary-General 10 Sep 2024
• UN chief says alarmed by 'unprecedented' death, destruction caused by Israel war on Gaza Press TV 10 Sep 2024 -- The United Nations chief has stressed the urgency of a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, where a genocidal Israeli war has caused the worst death and destruction he said he has seen in his more than seven-year tenure.
• Israel stopped UN convoy 'at gunpoint': Official IRNA 10 Sep 2024 -- Commissioner-General of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) for Palestine Refugees in the Near East Philippe Lazzarini has said that the Israeli army stopped a UN convoy, which was on its way to Gaza, at gunpoint.
• 45,000 Palestinian children in Gaza are missing their first day of school, UN says Press TV 10 Sep 2024 -- The United Nations says 45,000 Palestinian children are missing their first day of school in the besieged Gaza Strip due to Israel's ongoing genocidal campaign in the Palestinian territory.
• UN chief alarmed by level of death, destruction in Gaza IRNA 10 Sep 2024 -- UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has reiterated his call to stop bloodshed of Palestinians, saying "I've never seen such a level of death and destruction as we are seeing in Gaza in the last few months."
• Readout of Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III's Call With Israeli Minister of Defense Yoav Gallant DoD 10 Sep 2024
• Blinken urges Israel to change West Bank operations after American killed VOA 10 Sep 2024 -- After the Israeli military acknowledged its fire probably killed a U.S. citizen activist in the occupied West Bank, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Tuesday called on Israel to make "fundamental changes" in its actions in the territory.
• Statement by Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide on airstrike in Gaza Government of Norway 10 Sep 2024
• No: 183, 10 September 2024, Regarding the Massacre of Palestinian Civilians in Khan Younis Republic of Turkey Ministry of Foreign Affairs 10 Sep 2024
• Turkiye calls for urgent OIC leaders' meeting on Gaza IRNA 10 Sep 2024 -- President of Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdogan has demined the Organization of Islamic Cooperation convene an extraordinary leaders' summit to discuss the ongoing Israeli war on the Gaza Strip and find ways to prevent the genocide pf Palestinians in the blockaded territory.
• EU's Josep Borrell fears occupied West Bank becoming 'new Gaza' Press TV 10 Sep 2024 -- The European Union foreign policy chief has warned that Israeli forces have opened a new front with a clear objective of turning the occupied West Bank into a "new Gaza."
• League of Arab States: Opening remarks by High Representative/Vice-President Josep Borrell at the Ministerial Meeting European External Action Service (EEAS) 10 Sep 2024
• Egypt: Press remarks by High Representative/Vice-President Josep Borrell after his meeting with Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty European External Action Service (EEAS) 10 Sep 2024

Other Conflicts

• Chinese ships swarming WPS rise to 207: PH Navy Philippine News Agency 10 Sep 2024 -- The number of Chinese ships spotted in features in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) continues to rise, the Philippine Navy (PN) said Tuesday.
• Iran asserts Persian Gulf islands 'inseparable' parts of its territory Press TV 10 Sep 2024 -- Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kan'ani has slammed as "repetitive, non-constructive and futile" the recent statement issued by the Persian Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), saying the alliance's stance undermines the regional cooperation.
• Political startups bleed support in India-administered Kashmir over suspected Delhi ties VOA 10 Sep 2024 -- New political parties formed after the revocation of Jammu and Kashmir's special autonomy five years ago appear to be bleeding support ahead of the first regional elections since then. Analysts see perceived ties to the central government in New Delhi as a factor.
• 'No One Is Safe': Life Under The Rule Of The Pakistani Taliban RFE/RL 10 Sep 2024 -- The Tehrik-e Taliban Pakistan (TTP) extremist group has regained a foothold in northwestern Pakistan, imposing its brutal rule on hundreds of thousands of people.
• Escalating violence in Syria raises fear of 'large-scale war' UN News 10 Sep 2024 -- Increased violence along the frontlines in Syria, with continued war crimes on all sides, is leaving civilians in the region fearful of a "large-scale war", a new report from the UN Syria Commission of Inquiry released on Tuesday warns.
• Myanmar junta airstrikes kill dozens, including prisoners, rebels say Radio Free Asia 10 Sep 2024 -- Myanmar's military has killed 70 people, including many of its troops in rebel captivity, in two airstrikes in Rakhine state where Arakan Army insurgents have been making major gains against junta forces, the group said.
• Red Cross chief calls for greater aid access after visit to Myanmar Radio Free Asia 10 Sep 2024 -- Myanmar's junta must allow greater aid access to civilians, the Red Cross chief said at the end of a visit to the war-torn country, warning that the conflict has created a humanitarian crisis that's put "countless people" at risk.

News Reports

• Treasury Targets Key Funding Source of Deadly Fentanyl- Trafficking Cartel CJNG US Treasury 10 Sep 2024 -- Today, the Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctioned nine Mexican nationals and 26 Mexico-based entities linked to a fuel theft network that generates tens of millions of dollars benefiting the Cartel Jalisco Nueva Generacion (CJNG), a violent Mexico-based drug trafficking organization responsible for a significant proportion of fentanyl and other deadly drugs trafficked into the United States. Mexico-based drug trafficking cartels such as CJNG have turned to fuel theft in recent years, resulting in billions of dollars in lost revenue to the Mexican government. Today's action was coordinated closely with the Drug Enforcement Administration and the Government of Mexico, including La Unidad de Inteligencia Financiera (UIF), Mexico's Financial Intelligence Unit.
• General Assembly wraps up with calls for unity and resolve UN News 10 Sep 2024 -- The 78th session of the UN General Assembly closed on Tuesday, concluding a tumultuous year in international diplomacy and underscoring the need for a collective resolve among nations to confront pressing challenges.
• Secretary-General's remarks at the Closing of the Seventy-Eight Session of the United Nations General Assembly [as delivered] UN Secretary-General 10 Sep 2024
• Secretary-General's remarks at the Opening of the Seventy-Ninth Session of the United Nations General Assembly [as delivered] UN Secretary-General 10 Sep 2024
• Meeting with Chairman of the National Assembly of Vietnam Tran Thanh Man President of Russia 10 Sep 2024 -- Vladimir Putin met at the Kremlin with Chairman of the National Assembly of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam Tran Thanh Man.
• Israeli Freight Forwarder Pleads Guilty to Violating Export Restrictions Imposed on Russia US Dept. of Justice 10 Sep 2024 -- Gal Haimovich, 49, of Israel, pleaded guilty yesterday to conspiracy to commit export control and smuggling violations for his role in a scheme to illegally ship aircraft parts and avionics from U.S. manufactures and suppliers to Russia, including for the benefit of sanctioned Russian airline companies.
• Sluggish property revenues hit Hong Kong fiscal reserves Radio Free Asia 10 Sep 2024 -- Falling revenue from land auctions -- once a mainstay of the city's fiscal strength -- has hit Hong Kong government coffers hard in recent months, resulting in a spike in the fiscal deficit and dwindling fiscal reserves.
• Questions continue to swirl around China's 'disappeared' foreign minister VOA 10 Sep 2024 -- More than a year after China's former foreign minister, Qin Gang, disappeared from public view, raising a host of questions, the Chinese government remains silent on his whereabouts.
• China, US agree to step up collaborative efforts at climate talks Global Times 10 Sep 2024 -- The Second Meeting of the China-US Working Group on Enhancing Climate Action in the 2020s concluded Friday in Beijing, with the two countries reaffirming their commitment to further strengthening dialogue and collaborative efforts in addressing climate change, which Chinese observers described as a vivid and concrete example of pragmatic cooperation between the two sides.
• Xi meets Norwegian, Spanish PMs, jointly call for free trade Global Times 10 Sep 2024 -- Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday met separately with visiting Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre and Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing.
• China rebuts so-called updated HK business advisory, saying it smears city Global Times 10 Sep 2024 -- China's Foreign Ministry on Monday rebutted the so-called updated Hong Kong business advisory released by the US government, saying that the advisory is slandering the laws relevant to safeguarding the national security of Hong Kong and smearing Hong Kong's business environment.
• Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Mao Ning's Regular Press Conference on September 10, 2024 PRC MofA 10 Sep 2024
• German MP criticizes China for opposing Taiwan Strait transit plans CNA 10 Sep 2024 -- The German Parliament's Foreign Affairs Committee Chair Michael Roth criticized China for objecting to Germany's plan to send naval vessels through the Taiwan Strait in September, reaffirming "it is a legally compliant transit."
• U.S. Congress passes Taiwan Conflict Deterrence Act as warning to CCP CNA 10 Sep 2024 -- The U.S. House of Representatives passed the Taiwan Conflict Deterrence Act on Monday, aiming deterring Chinese aggression toward Taiwan by threatening to publish information about Chinese Communist Party (CCP) officials' "illicit" financial assets in the event that Beijing attacks Taiwan.
• Blinken, Lammy stress importance of Taiwan Strait status quo in US-UK talks VOA 10 Sep 2024 -- U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and British Foreign Secretary David Lammy addressed Indo-Pacific security and highlighted the need to maintain the status quo on the Taiwan Strait during their U.S.-U.K. Strategic Dialogue, underscoring its global significance.
• PLA activities in the waters and airspace around Taiwan ROC MND 10 Sep 2024
• Respected Comrade Kim Jong Un Meets Leading Party and Government Cadres, Congratulates Them on National Day and Makes Important Speech on Orientation of State Work KCNA 10 Sep 2024 -- The great Workers' Party of Korea Central Committee is vigorously leading the comprehensive prosperity and development of the country unprecedented since the nation building in all sectors of building a powerful country, while unfolding a series of blueprints for gigantic transformation and eye-opening efflorescence that surely guarantee the long-term development of Juche Korea with its brilliant wisdom and indomitable revolutionary faith. Its great ambition and outstanding leadership serve as an undying engine that produces our people's revolutionary enthusiasm and propels their new grand Chollima advance.
• Respected Comrade Kim Jong Un Makes Important Speech on National Day KCNA 10 Sep 2024 -- Kim Jong Un , general secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) and president of the State Affairs of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), made an important speech "Let Us Further Strive for the Prosperity of Our Great State" on September 9, the 76th founding anniversary of the DPRK.
• Iran's oil production keeps rising despite sanctions, OPEC data show Press TV 10 Sep 2024 -- Iran continued to raise its oil production in August despite the continued pressure of US sanctions that restrict the country's ability to sell oil in international markets, according to latest data by the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC).
• Venezuelan opposition hopes Gonzalez will take presidential oath despite Spanish exile VOA 10 Sep 2024 -- Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado is seeking to convince opposition supporters that Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia is the president-elect of the South American country.
• Wider Europe Briefing: Who Will Be The Next EU Enlargement Commissioner? RFE/RL 10 Sep 2024
• US Assistant Secretary of State O'Brien: Georgia's leadership is 'in denial' VOA 10 Sep 2024 -- A controversial law on "foreign influence transparency" is heading toward full implementation in Georgia, even though the country aspires to join the European Union and North Atlantic Treaty Organization.
• Georgian Dream Picks Ivanishvili As Top Candidate For October Poll RFE/RL 10 Sep 2024 -- The ruling Georgian Dream party on September 10 selected Bidzina Ivanishvili, a billionaire and former prime minister, as its lead candidate for a parliamentary election on October 26.
• Serbian PM Vows Safety First Amid Protests Over Lithium Mine RFE/RL 10 Sep 2024 -- Serbian Prime Minister Milos Vucevic said on September 10 that no one will simply take Anglo-American multinational Rio Tinto "at its word" and the state will instead seek documented guarantees ahead of work on a recently revived -- and fiercely contentious -- plan to create Europe's biggest lithium mine in that Balkan country.
• WFP continues to support millions amid ongoing wars in Gaza and Ukraine UN News 10 Sep 2024 -- Nearly 50 million people in the Middle East, Northern Africa and Eastern Europe are not getting enough to eat, or double the number from before the Arab Spring over a decade ago, a senior official with the World Food Programme (WFP) said on Tuesday in New York.
• African nations boost gold reserves amid economic uncertainty VOA 10 Sep 2024 -- Central banks in Africa are turning to gold to protect themselves from economic and geopolitical instability and to diversify their financial portfolios.
• 'Betrayed' rural Thais no longer guarantee votes for Shinawatra clan VOA 10 Sep 2024 -- Rural voters may have permanently turned away from the Shinawatra family and its Pheu Thai party, former loyalists warn, after Thailand's dominant political clan welcomed a fresh cohort of conservative one-time rivals into its coalition Cabinet.