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• Biden says alliance between US, Australia, India and Japan is 'here to stay' Press TV 22 Sep 2024 -- US President Joe Biden has said the alliance between the US, Australia, India, and Japan is "here to stay" and pledges to deepen the partnership, amid growing tensions with China.
• Quad countries to launch joint maritime patrol activities Radio Free Asia 22 Sep 2024 -- Leaders of Australia, the United States, India and Japan have voiced "serious concern" about "coercive and intimidating maneuvers" in the South China Sea and announced plans for joint Coast Guard activities in the region.
• Latest Russian ICBM Test May Have Failed, Satellite Images Suggest RFE/RL 22 Sep 2024 -- New satellite images show a large crater at a Russian cosmodrome that experts say may be the result of a failed test of an intercontinental ballistic missile.
• Ukrainian President Zelenskyy praises Scranton, DOD for role supporting Ukraine US Army 22 Sep 2024 -- There was a buzz both inside and outside the Scranton Army Ammunition Plant on Sunday afternoon, as President Zelenskyy toured the facility.
• Zelenskiy Visits U.S. Arms Plant Ahead Of Meetings With World Leaders RFE/RL 22 Sep 2024 -- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy visited a Pennsylvania arms plant producing munitions critical for his country's war effort ahead of meetings this week with President Joe Biden and other world leaders.
• China-Russia joint drill enters 2nd phase Global Times 22 Sep 2024 -- The ongoing China-Russia joint military exercise has entered its second phase, in which warships from the two countries are scheduled to hold live-fire drill sessions in the Sea of Japan, according to the Russian Defense Ministry.
• China's ball-shaped recon drone debuts in joint drill with Nepal Global Times 22 Sep 2024 -- On Sunday, China and Nepal kicked off an anti-terrorism joint army exercise, with a type of ball-shaped reconnaissance drone making its debut.
• Army to receive training for M1A2T tanks in early 2025: Source CNA 22 Sep 2024 -- Taiwan's Army is set to undergo training with M1A2T Abrams tanks in early 2025, after the country takes delivery in December of the first batch of 108 tanks procured from the United States, according to a military source with knowledge of the matter.
• Defense ministry reveals FPV drone development project CNA 22 Sep 2024 -- The Ministry of National Defense (MND) on Sunday confirmed that a recent promotional video showed footage of a first-person view (FPV) drone system being developed by the Armaments Bureau.
• Navy's largest biennial exercise concludes in the Top End Australia DOD 22 Sep 2024 -- The 16th iteration of Australia's largest biennial maritime warfare exercise, Exercise Kakadu, has come to a successful close at the port of Darwin, Northern Territory.

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• Statement by PM Netanyahu Israel - Prime Minister 22 Sep 2024
• Sept. 21: 'Axis of Resistance' operations against Israeli occupation Press TV 22 Sep 2024
• Israel, Hezbollah trade hundreds of missile strikes VOA 22 Sep 2024 -- Hezbollah militants in Lebanon and Israeli forces traded hundreds of missile strikes on Sunday as their conflict along the border between the two counties threatened to erupt into an all-out war.
• Israel, Hezbollah exchange fire as tensions further escalate Global Times 22 Sep 2024 -- The exchange of heavy fire between Israel and Lebanon's Hezbollah has escalated an already tense situation in the Middle East to a dangerous boiling point, added the risk of spill-over, Chinese observers noted on Sunday. The latest conflicts have further dimmed hopes for peace and left little room for the international community to mediate, as the Israel-Palestine conflict approaches its one-year mark.
• Haifa port closed following Hezbollah missile attacks IRNA 22 Sep 2024 -- The port of Haifa in the occupied Palestinian territories has been closed due to ongoing missile attacks by Hezbollah, according to media sources.
• Number of martyrs in Beirut's Dahieh rises to 45 IRNA 22 Sep 2024 -- Media outlets have announced that the number of people killed by the Israeli regime's attacks on Dahieh, in the south of the Lebanese capital Beirut, has risen to 45.
• Hezbollah missiles reached 60 km inside occupied lands: Israeli media IRNA 22 Sep 2024 -- Israeli media reported that Hezbollah's missiles reached 60 kilometers inside the occupied Palestinian territories on Sunday.
• Sound of several blasts heard in southern occupied Palestine IRNA 22 Sep 2024 -- News outlets have reported that the sound of several explosions was heard from Wadi Araba in northern Eilat, in southern occupied Palestine.
• Hezbollah attacks Israeli arms company with missiles IRNA 22 Sep 2024 -- Lebanon's Hezbollah has launched missile attacks against Rafael weapons manufacturing facility in Haifa in an "initial response" to Israel's terror attacks across the Arab country.
• Hezbollah hits Rafael arms facility in 'initial response' to Israel's terror attack Press TV 22 Sep 2024 -- The Hezbollah resistance movement has targeted the Rafael weapons manufacturing facility in Haifa in an "initial response" to Israel's recent mass terrorist attack in Lebanon.
• Hezbollah launches its deepest strike on occupied territories since Oct. Press TV 22 Sep 2024 -- Lebanon's Hezbollah resistance movement has launched its farthest-reaching strike against the occupied Palestinian territories since October, when the Israeli regime escalated its aggression on Lebanon.
• Israeli Army Says Detected Over 100 Projectiles Fired From Territory of Lebanon Overnight Sputnik 22 Sep 2024 -- Northern territories of Israel have been attacked with over 100 projectiles launched from the Lebanese territory overnight, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said on Sunday, adding that no injuries have been reported yet.
• President Herzog Denies Israel's Role in Lebanon Pager Attack Sputnik 22 Sep 2024 -- Israeli President Isaac Herzog denied on Sunday Israel's responsibility for this week's deadly attacks in Lebanon caused by exploding pagers and walkie-talkies.
• Hezbollah Announces New Phase of Confrontation With Israel Sputnik 22 Sep 2024 -- From September 17-18, pagers and walkie-talkies exploded in various parts of Lebanon, killing 45 people and injuring more than 3,000 others. Israeli authorities have neither confirmed nor denied their involvement in the attack.
• Readout of Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III's Call With Israeli Minister of Defense Yoav Gallant DoD 22 Sep 2024
• Growing strength of Resistance continues to surprise enemies: Iran FM spox IRNA 22 Sep 2024 -- Iran's Foreign Ministry Spokesman Nasser Kanaani has said that resistance movements in the West Asia region have become stronger and caught their enemies off guard despite years of intense challenges coupled with sacrifices and martyrdom of their members.
• Israel's rising crimes make Iran more determined to respond: IRGC official IRNA 22 Sep 2024 -- A senior official of Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) has said that the country is becoming more determined to respond to Israeli crimes as the regime is increasing its "evil" acts in the region.
• 'Hezbollah limitless': Fmr. IRGC chief says resistance front on verge of 'great victory' Press TV 22 Sep 2024 -- Major General Mohsen Rezaei, former chief commander of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) says Iran and the resistance front are "on the verge of a great victory" that will result in the withdrawal of the United States and its allies from the West Asia region.
• US, Israel will never achieve 'vicious goals' by killing resistance figures: Iran Press TV 22 Sep 2024 -- Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesman says the United States, Israel, and their allies will not achieve their "vicious goals" despite the assassination of resistance figures, after senior Hezbollah commander Ibrahim Aqil was assassinated in an Israeli airstrike on the southern suburbs of Lebanon's capital Beirut.
• Lebanon/Israel: Statement by the High Representative on the escalation of hostilities European External Action Service (EEAS) 22 Sep 2024 -- The European Union is extremely concerned by the escalation in Lebanon, following Friday's attacks in Beirut - where at least three children were also killed - and the increasing cross border violence between Israel and Hezbollah. Heavy attacks are reported also today, both in Israel and Lebanon. A ceasefire is urgent, across the Blue Line as in Gaza.
• China condemns 'brutal' device explosions in Lebanon IRNA 22 Sep 2024 -- China's Permanent Ambassador to the United Nations has strongly condemned the recent communication device explosions in Lebanon, expressing shock and grave concern over the attacks, which Lebanon and Hezbollah resistance movement have blamed on Israel.
• Israel's unconventional warfare tactics heighten risks of broader regional conflict People's Daily 22 Sep 2024 -- Recent explosions of communications devices in Lebanon that targeted Hezbollah, along with the assassinations of top Hezbollah commanders, have raised alarms across the Middle East. Many experts warned that the confrontation between Israel and Hezbollah is escalating to dangerous new levels.
• Prime Minister meets President of Palestine India MEA 22 Sep 2024
• Iraqi resistance conducts missile, drone strikes on Israeli positions IRNA 22 Sep 2024 -- The Islamic Resistance in Iraq has announced that it has conducted drone and missile strikes on positions in Israeli-occupied territories.
• Iraqi resistance launches missile attack on Israeli military target Press TV 22 Sep 2024 -- Iraq's Islamic Resistance has conducted a missile attack on an Israeli military target in the occupied Palestinian territories.
• Iraqi resistance hits 'vital targets' in occupied lands with drones, missiles Press TV 22 Sep 2024 -- Fighters from Iraqi anti-terror resistance groups have separately launched drone and missile strikes against strategic targets in the 1948 Israeli-occupied territories in retaliation for the brutal aggression against the Gaza Strip.
• Yemen warns of 'surprises' deep inside Zionist entity, says will pound 'settlers' den' Press TV 22 Sep 2024 -- Yemen's Defense Minister Mohammed Nasser Al-Atafi has declared that the country's armed forces have surprises for the enemy forces, asserting that they will continue to attack targets inside the Israeli-occupied territories with all kinds of weapons.

Other Conflicts

• Central Asia's High-Stakes Gamble With The Taliban RFE/RL 22 Sep 2024 -- The estimated $10 billion TAPI project was first designed in the 1990s but was repeatedly delayed due to war and instability in Afghanistan.
• Attack on foreign diplomats' convoy kills police officer in northwestern Pakistan Press TV 22 Sep 2024 -- A powerful roadside bomb detonated near a convoy of foreign diplomats visiting Pakistan's northwestern scenic Swat district, killing at least one police officer and injuring several others.
• Deadly bomb hits Pakistan police escorting convoy of foreign diplomats VOA 22 Sep 2024 -- A roadside bomb detonated near a convoy of foreign diplomats visiting Pakistan's scenic Swat district Sunday, killing at least one police officer and injuring several others.
• Statement by Minister Joly one year after Azerbaijan's military operation in the Nagorno-Karabakh region Canada 22 Sep 2024
• Sudan: Statement by the High Representative on the situation in El Fasher European External Action Service (EEAS) 22 Sep 2024 -- The European Union condemns in the strongest possible terms the dramatic escalation of fighting in El Fasher in southwestern Sudan, instigated by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) against the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF).

News Reports

• How Russia Spreads Fake News In The Balkans RFE/RL 22 Sep 2024 -- It was midnight in Tehran and 10 in the evening in Belgrade on April 13 and a massive disinformation campaign was about to be launched.
• Joint Statement on Efforts to Counter the Proliferation and Misuse of Commercial Spyware US Dept. of State 22 Sep 2024 -- This Joint Statement was originally announced on March 30, 2023, at the second Summit for Democracy, with an inaugural group of eleven likeminded partners. Since then, it has been updated twice to reflect additional countries that have endorsed this first-of-its kind multilateral commitment to work collectively to counter the proliferation and misuse of commercial spyware.
• Marxist lawmaker Dissanayake wins Sri Lanka's presidential poll VOA 22 Sep 2024 -- In Sri Lanka, Marxist-leaning lawmaker, Anura Kumar Dissanayake, has won the presidential election on promises of helping the poor and stamping out corruption in a country where an economic meltdown two years ago led to a resounding cry for systemic change.
• Sri Lanka elects new president, 'expected to boost ties with Beijing' Global Times 22 Sep 2024 -- Anura Kumara Dissanayake of Sri Lanka's National People's Power (NPP) was on Sunday elected as the country's new president.
• PLA activities in the waters and airspace around Taiwan ROC MND 22 Sep 2024
• North Korea blames US for waging a 'new Cold War' in Asia with military alliances Radio Free Asia 22 Sep 2024 -- The United States is "fuelling confrontation" in Asia by regularizing its military behavior with South Korea, Japan, Australia, and others to create a giant military alliance, North Korea's state media said on Monday.
• Respected Comrade Kim Jong Un Sends Reply Message to Xi Jinping KCNA 22 Sep 2024 -- Kim Jong Un , general secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea and president of the State Affairs of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, sent a reply message to Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and president of the People's Republic of China, on September 15.
• IRGC intelligence forces arrest 12 Israeli-linked elements in Iran Press TV 22 Sep 2024 -- The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) intelligence forces have dismantled a network affiliated with the Israeli regime that was planning to carry out measures undermining Iran's security.
• Prime Minister Justin Trudeau meets with Prime Minister of Japan Kishida Fumio Prime Minister of Canada 22 Sep 2024
• Secretary-General's remarks at the Opening Segment of the Summit of the Future Plenary UN Secretary-General 22 Sep 2024
• Exclusive: US officials say sanctions against pro-Russian former Georgian PM are ready to go VOA 22 Sep 2024 -- The United States is preparing sanctions against former Georgian Prime Minister Bidzina Ivanishvili as concerns mount over his role in deepening ties with Russia and steering the country away from its democratic path, according to two U.S. government sources who spoke to VOA on the condition of anonymity.