21 September 2024 Military News |
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- Readout of Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III's Call With Saudi Minister of Defense, His Royal Highness Khalid bin Salman DoD 21 Sep 2024
- Zelensky says US, UK forbid Ukraine's use of long-range missiles Press TV 21 Sep 2024 -- Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky has said the United States and Britain have not given authorization to Kiev to use Western-supplied long-range missiles on targets inside Russia.
- Ukraine's Zelenskiy To Begin U.S. Trip With Visit To Pennsylvania Munitions Factory RFE/RL 21 Sep 2024 -- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy is set to kick off his U.S. visit on September 22 with a stop at a Pennsylvania factory producing key munitions for his country's fight against Russia's invading forces.
- 'We Can Feel The Difference,' Zelenskiy Says Of Increased Aid By Allies RFE/RL 21 Sep 2024 -- Kyiv's allies have increased military support for Ukraine this month, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has said, after the European Union pledged a new $39 billion loan for the country's recovery.
- White House eager to hear Zelenskyy's 'victory plan,' wants to align strategic goals VOA 21 Sep 2024 -- The meeting between President Joe Biden and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the White House next Thursday will be an opportunity to "align strategic goals" for the remainder of Biden's administration - says the National Security Council's Michael Carpenter. Zelenskyy is expected to present Ukraine's "victory plan" directly to Biden. VOA's Iuliia Iarmolenko asked Ambassador Carpenter what President Biden is prepared to do to ensure Zelenskyy's plan is successful.
- Russia's Pacific Fleet, Chinese Navy Begin Interaction-2024 Drills in Sea of Japan Sputnik 21 Sep 2024 -- The Russian-Chinese Interaction-2024 naval exercise has begun in the Sea of Japan, the press service of Russia's Pacific Fleet said on Saturday.
- Chinese, Russian coast guards to conduct joint patrols Global Times 21 Sep 2024 -- A formation of China Coast Guard (CCG) vessels will join Russian coast guard vessels on Saturday to form a task force and head to the high seas of the North Pacific Ocean to conduct joint patrols, following the joint drills between the two countries' coast guards that concluded on Friday, according to the CCG.
- INDIAN AIR FORCE SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETES EXERCISE EASTERN BRIDGE VIIAT RAFO MASIRAH India PIB 21 Sep 2024 -- The Indian Air Force (IAF) has successfully completed Exercise Eastern Bridge VII with the Royal Air Force of Oman (RAFO) at the RAFO airbase in Masirah
- DRDO Transfers High-Altitude Sustenance Technologies to Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd India PIB 21 Sep 2024 -- The Defence Institute of Physiology and Allied Sciences (DIPAS), a leading laboratory under the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) handed over critical high-altitude sustenance technologies to the Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd (PGCIL) during an orientation workshop on September 21, 2024, at PGCIL's regional headquarters in Jammu
- New Iranian ballistic missiles were unveiled today IRNA 21 Sep 2024 -- On the occasion of the beginning of Sacred Defense Week, Iran Armed Forces have unveiled the latest achievements such as Shahed 136B drone and Jahad ballistic missile, in a ceremony on Saturday morning.
- Iran parades 23 ballistic missiles, unveils new drone with 4,000 km range Press TV 21 Sep 2024 -- Iran has paraded an unprecedented number of ballistic missiles at the start of its Sacred Defense Week which also marked the unveiling of a new kamikaze drone with a range of more than 4,000 km.
- Iran Unveils New Missile, Drone With 4,000 km Range Amid Seething Regional Tensions Sputnik 21 Sep 2024 -- Mideast tensions are on a knife's edge, reaching a fever pitch this week after a suspected Mossad attack targeting thousands of pagers and other communication and household electronic devices in Lebanon. The escalation comes as the bloody war in Gaza approaches its one-year anniversary.
- 'Quad' leaders move to create 'free and secure' Indo-Pacific at summit VOA 21 Sep 2024 -- U.S. President Joe Biden on Saturday hosted the leaders of Australia, India and Japan at his private home in the U.S. state of Delaware for his final convening of the Quad, a strategic security grouping focused on the Indo-Pacific.
- The Wilmington Declaration Joint Statement from the Leaders of Australia, India, Japan, and the United States The White House 21 Sep 2024
- On-the-Record Press Gaggle APNSA Jake Sullivan at the Quad Leaders Summit The White House 21 Sep 2024
- Readout of President Biden's Meeting with Prime Minister Kishida of Japan The White House 21 Sep 2024
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- Press Briefing by IDF Spokesperson RAdm. Daniel Hagari- September 21, 2024 Israel Defense Forces 21 Sep 2024
- Underground and in the heart of Hezbollah's stronghold in Beirut: The IDF eliminated the senior commanders of the Radwan Force in the Hezbollah terrorist organization Israel Defense Forces 21 Sep 2024
- Israeli Military Striking Hezbollah Targets in Lebanon Sputnik 21 Sep 2024 -- The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said on Saturday it was striking assets belonging to Lebanese Shiite movement Hezbollah.
- Israel attacks another school in Gaza, killing at least 22 people Press TV 21 Sep 2024 -- Israel's military forces have once again attacked a school sheltering displaced Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, killing at least 22 people, according to health officials.
- Israeli Hermes drone shot down over Lebanon IRNA 21 Sep 2024 -- An Israeli Hermes drone has reportedly been shot down in skies over southern Lebanon.
- Hezbollah launches missile barrage in response to Israeli aggression IRNA 21 Sep 2024 -- Hezbollah says it has conducted a new wave of missile attacks, firing 25 rockets into northern occupied Palestine in response to the Israeli army's aggression in southern Lebanon.
- Death toll from Israeli strike in Lebanon's Beirut rises to 37: Health Ministry Press TV 21 Sep 2024 -- The Lebanese Health Ministry says the death toll from an Israeli strike on a residential building in a densely populated area in Beirut has risen to 37.
- The Israeli Authorities have stopped giving visas to heads and staff of the international NGO community UNRWA 21 Sep 2024
- Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General - on the situation in El Fasher, North Darfur UN Secretary-General 21 Sep 2024
- 'Desperate' Netanyahu dragging entire region into war: Iran FM IRNA 21 Sep 2024 -- Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi says Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu has failed to achieve any of his objectives in almost a year of genocide in Gaza and is now attempting to escalate the conflict across the entire region.
- Iran condemns terrorist attacks of Zionist regime in Beirut IRNA 21 Sep 2024 -- Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Nasser Kanaani strongly condemned terrorist attack by the Zionist regime on a residential building in Beirut on Friday.
- Iran FM warns of desperate Israeli PM's plot to drag entire region into war Press TV 21 Sep 2024 -- Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi says Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu has failed to achieve any of his objectives in almost a year of its genocidal war in Gaza and is now trying to escalate tensions across the entire region.
- Iran's FM: Israel will fail to escalate tensions, but will get response to crimes Press TV 21 Sep 2024 -- Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi says Israel will not achieve its objective of inflaming the region to extricate itself from the Gaza quagmire, stressing, however, that the regime will get a response to its atrocities.
- Iran says to respond to Israeli attack on ambassador to Beirut Press TV 21 Sep 2024 -- Iran has condemned Israel's attacks in Lebanon where the explosion of thousands of booby-trapped devices killed dozens of people and left nearly 3,000 others injured, including the Islamic Republic's ambassador to Beirut.
- Iran condemns Israel's latest terrorist strike in Lebanon Press TV 21 Sep 2024 -- Iran has strongly condemned Israel's latest terrorist attack on a residential building in a densely populated area in Beirut, which resulted in the killing and wounding of many people, including women and children.
- Chinese UN envoy calls for 'maximum restraint' of all parties, urges Israel to abandon its reliance on the use of force Global Times 21 Sep 2024 -- China's permanent representative to the United Nations Fu Cong denounced the indiscriminate attacks on Lebanese civilians through wireless communication device explosions as "outrageous" and "something unheard of in history," while calling for Israel to abandon its reliance on force and refrain from further risky actions that could plunge the Middle East into new disasters.
- "Pressure on Israel must be increased to prevent our region from being dragged into a massive catastrophe" Presidency of The Republic of Turkey 21 Sep 2024 -- Holding a press conference before departing for the U.S. to attend the 79th session of the United Nations General Assembly, President Erdoğan said: "Pressure on Israel must be increased further to prevent our region from being dragged into a massive catastrophe."
- Attacks on Lebanon show Israeli plan to expand war across region, says Turkish President Erdogan Press TV 21 Sep 2024 -- Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has strongly condemned the recent wave of deadly attacks caused by exploding pagers and walkie-talkies in Beirut and other parts of Lebanon, stating that the detonations have proven Ankara's concerns about Israel's ambitions to extend conflict throughout West Asia.
- Hungarian Intelligence Denies Local Firms Played Part in Lebanese Pager Explosion Sputnik 21 Sep 2024 -- None of Hungarian firms or experts played a role in the production or modification of pagers that exploded in Lebanon, Hungary's Constitution Protection Office, the civilian domestic intelligence agency, said on Saturday.
- 'Israel to pay price for assassinating top Hezbollah commander': Hamas Press TV 21 Sep 2024 -- The Palestinian resistance movement Hamas has denounced as "a foolish act" the Israeli regime's assassination of a top Hezbollah commander in the Lebanese capital, Beirut, warning that Tel Aviv will pay the price for the crime.
- Houthi: Yemeni forces will stand by Hezbollah resistance fighters in the fight against Israel Press TV 21 Sep 2024 -- The leader of the Yemeni Ansarullah resistance movement says his country's armed forces will stand by the side of Lebanese Hezbollah resistance fighters in the fight against the occupying Israeli regime, stressing that last week's missile strike by Yemeni forces on an Israeli military target near Tel Aviv was 'influential.'
- Top Yemeni official to US, Israel: 'Coming days are full of surprises' Press TV 21 Sep 2024 -- A top Yemeni official has told the United States and Israel that the "coming days are full of surprises."
- Humanitarian crisis in Syria threatens to spiral out of control VOA 21 Sep 2024 -- U.N. investigators are warning the humanitarian crisis in Syria threatens to spiral out of control as violence increases and the collapsing economy keeps the population mired in poverty and hopelessness 13 years after civil war erupted in the country.
- Joint Statement from Troika Capitals on South Sudan US Dept. of State 21 Sep 2024 -- "The Governments of Norway, the United Kingdom, and the United States note with deep concern the announcement by South Sudan's leaders of an extension of the country's transitional period by two years."
- Sudan: UN chief alarmed at full-scale assault on El Fasher UN News 21 Sep 2024 -- The UN Secretary-General is gravely alarmed by reports of a full-scale assault on El Fasher by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in Sudan, his Spokesperson, Stéphane Dujarric said on Saturday.
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- Mexican president blames US for surging drug cartel violence Press TV 21 Sep 2024 -- Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador says the US is partly responsible for the increased Sinaloa cartel violence that has left tens of people dead in the past week.
- China targets high-ranking officials who read banned books Radio Free Asia 21 Sep 2024 -- China's Communist Party is clamping down on the secret hobby of some high-ranking officials: reading banned books, a series of state media reports suggest.
- Hong Kong diaspora media in Britain reports 'government-backed attacks' VOA 21 Sep 2024 -- The Chaser, a news website run by Hong Kong journalists in Britain, says Google informed the diaspora media outlet that its company email was being targeted by "government-backed attacks."
- Xi meets Malaysia's king, strengthens ties Global Times 21 Sep 2024 -- Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday held talks with Malaysia's King Sultan Ibrahim Sultan Iskandar in Beijing, pledging to work with Malaysia to bring the building of a China-Malaysia community with a shared future to a new level.
- Allies call for Taiwan's inclusion in joint letter to United Nations CNA 21 Sep 2024 -- Permanent representatives to the United Nations from nine of Taiwan's diplomatic allies on Thursday sent a joint letter to U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres calling for the country's inclusion in the world governing body.
- Session of Permanent Commission of SPA Standing Committee of DPRK Held KCNA 21 Sep 2024 -- A session of Permanent Commission of the Standing Committee of the Supreme People's Assembly of the DPRK took place.
- Resistance only way to protect Iran: FM SPOX IRNA 21 Sep 2024 -- Iran's Foreign Ministry Spokesman Nasser Kanaani has emphasized that the Sacred Defense proved that protecting the country can be achieved only through resistance.
- Iran border guards deal heavy blow to terrorist group on southeast border Press TV 21 Sep 2024 -- A terrorist group attempting to infiltrate Iran through the southeast border has been dealt a "heavy blow" from Iranian border guards in Sistan and Baluchestan province, according to the border police commander.
- Iran among world's top 10 countries in space industry: Commander Press TV 21 Sep 2024 -- A senior Iranian commander hails the grand achievements of the Armed Forces and their high power, saying the Islamic Republic is among the top 10 countries in the world in the space industry.
- Rights group says Myanmar military to execute activists VOA 21 Sep 2024 -- A prominent Southeast Asian rights group said Friday that Myanmar's ruling State Administration Council reportedly intends to execute five democracy activists Tuesday following their May 2023 conviction and sentencing for alleged involvement in a deadly 2021 shooting on a train in Yangon.
- Quad Leaders' Summit opening remarks Prime Minister of Australia 21 Sep 2024
- Transcript of Special Briefing by Foreign Secretary on Prime Minister's visit to USA (September 21, 2024) India MEA 21 Sep 2024
- Prime Minister attends the sixth Quad Leaders' Summit in Wilmington, Delaware India MEA 21 Sep 2024 -- Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi participated in the sixth Quad Leaders' Summit in Wilmington, Delaware on 21 September 2024, hosted by the President of the United States of America, H.E. Mr. Joseph R. Biden, Jr. Prime Minister of Australia, H.E. Mr. Anthony Albanese and Prime Minister of Japan, H.E. Mr. Fumio Kishida also participated.
- Prime Minister meets with President of USA in Wilmington, Delaware India MEA 21 Sep 2024 -- Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi met with the President of the United States of America, H.E. Mr. Joseph Biden on the sidelines of the Quad Summit in Delaware today. In a special gesture, President Biden hosted the meeting at his home in Wilmington.
- Prime Minister's meeting with the Prime Minister of Japan India MEA 21 Sep 2024 -- Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi met H.E. Mr. Fumio Kishida, Prime Minister of Japan in USA on 21 September 2024 on the sidelines of Quad Leaders' Summit, in Wilmington, Delaware.
- Prime Minister's meeting with the Prime Minister of Australia India MEA 21 Sep 2024 -- Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi and Prime Minister of Australia H.E. Mr. Anthony Albanese met on the sidelines of the 6th Quad Leaders' Summit in Wilmington, USA. This was their ninth in-person interaction since May 2022.
- India's Muslims await Supreme Court ruling on 'bulldozer justice' VOA 21 Sep 2024 -- Rights advocates in India are looking to a Supreme Court hearing October 1 in hopes of a permanent ban on so-called bulldozer justice, in which state governments frequently demolish the homes of people — often Muslims — who have been accused of crimes.
- Pakistani Opposition Rally Ends After Power Cut In Lahore RFE/RL 21 Sep 2024 -- Thousands of supporters of the opposition Pakistan Tehrik-e Insaf (PTI) party rallied in Lahore to demand the release of imprisoned leader and former Prime Minister Imran Khan, but the gathering was cut short after authorities shut off power to the lights and sound system at the site, local media reported.
- Sri Lankans vote in presidential election amid fury over IMF plan Press TV 21 Sep 2024 -- Voters have taken to thousands of polls across the island country to participate in Sri Lanka's presidential election.
- Vietnam releases 2 political prisoners ahead of leader To Lam's US trip Radio Free Asia 21 Sep 2024 -- Vietnam has released two prominent political prisoners, a day before its top leader To Lam headed to the United States to speak before the United Nations General Assembly.
- Nigeria's inflation rate dips, but Nigerians still feel the pinch VOA 21 Sep 2024 -- The high inflation rate in Nigeria dropped slightly in August, but a decline in the value of the nairia and a continued increase in fuel prices are eroding the slight gains and threatening to reignite the inflationary trend.
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