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• Biden gives final UN speech with 'competition' agenda on mind Global Times 26 Sep 2024 -- In his farewell speech at UN stage before leaving the Oval Office of White House, US President Joe Biden recalled his early political career as a US senator elected in 1972, summarized his "achievements" over the past four years as president before quickly shifting focus to China.
• Statement by Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III on the Passage of Another Continuing Resolution DoD 26 Sep 2024
• Readout of Assistant Secretary of Defense Dr. Celeste Wallander's Travel to Libya and Malta DoD 26 Sep 2024
• Department of Defense Awards $12.9 Million to Increase Production of Active Materials for Lithium Iron Phosphate Cathodes DoD 26 Sep 2024 -- The Department of Defense (DoD) announced today a $12.9 million award via the Defense Production Act Investments (DPAI) program to Nano One Materials Corp. (Nano One).
• AFRICOM, SECNAV, African Ambassadors to the U.S., Deep Dive on Shared Interests AFRICOM 26 Sep 2024 -- The commander of U.S. Africa Command, U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Michael Langley, Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro, and African Ambassadors to the U.S. met Sept. 24 in Washington, D.C., to discuss U.S.-Africa partnerships and their shared commitment to fostering security, stability, and prosperity.
• Army Exceeds FY 2024 Active Duty Recruiting Goals US Army 26 Sep 2024 -- The U.S. Army announced today that it has exceeded fiscal year 2024 recruiting goals for the Active component. The Army will achieve at least 55,300 total accessions for FY24 and will place approximately 11,000 soldiers in the Delayed Entry Program for FY25. By comparison, the Army achieved 50,181 accessions in FY23 and added 4,661 in the Delayed Entry Program.
• FSRS new equipment fielding, training at Army's newest, most modern APS site Army News 26 Sep 2024 -- The Powidz Army Prepositioned Stocks-2 worksite is the newest APS site in the world. And it's also the most modern. One thing that makes it the most modern is its fire suppression refill system.
• Marine Corps successfully demonstrates Link-16 in third XQ-58A Valkyrie test flight USMC News 26 Sep 2024 -- The Marine Corps' XQ-58A Valkyrie successfully completed its third test flight on Sept. 20, 2024, at Eglin Air Force Base in Florida. This flight was conducted in partnership with the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering, the Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division, and industry partners.The test demonstrated newly added Link-16 capabilities for the uncrewed collaborative combat aircraft prototype, marking the first time the Department of Defense controlled an air vehicle using offboard expeditionary methods.
• FEMA, Maxwell AFB prepare for Hurricane Helene's landfall US Air Force 26 Sep 2024 -- As Hurricane Helene churns toward the southeastern U.S., the Federal Emergency Management Agency has set up an incident support base in coordination with the 42nd Air Base Wing at Maxwell Air Force Base.
• USS Preble Departs San Diego for Japan US Navy 26 Sep 2024 -- The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Preble (DDG 88) departed San Diego Sept. 22, 2024, shifting its homeport to Yokosuka, Japan. The move is part of a scheduled rotation of forward-deployed naval forces in the Pacific a permanent change of station move for for the crew and family members.
• Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group Departs Guam US Navy 26 Sep 2024 -- Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group (TRCSG) departed Guam following a scheduled visit to bring on stores and equipment, Sept. 26, 2024.
• Pacific Partnership 2024-2 Concludes Mission in Kosrae, Federated States of Micronesia US Navy Press Release 26 Sep 2024 -- A team representing Australia and the United States concluded the fifth and final mission stop of Pacific Partnership 2024-2 (PP24-2) in Kosrae, Sept. 23.
• Joint Statement From the Combined Space Operations Initiative DoD 26 Sep 2024 -- This year, the Combined Space Operations (CSpO) Initiative celebrated ten years of working together to lead as responsible space actors.
• U.S. Spacecom Commander Outlines Role of Partnerships Amid Growing Threats DoD News 26 Sep 2024 -- The collective efforts of the United States and its allies to safeguard their shared interests in space are critical amid increasing threats in the domain, the commander of U.S. Space Command said yesterday.
• Delta 8 enhances situational awareness through Space Cockpit COP powered by JCO commercial data United States Space Force 26 Sep 2024 -- Capt. Kristine Kovacs, formerly 4th Space Operations Squadron Weapons and Tactics, and Specialist 4 Jack Wallace, 4th SOPS Tactician, Exercise and Integration, spearheaded an initiative within the 4th SOPS and Space Delta 8 to integrate Saber Astronautics' Space Cockpit Battle Management System as their Common Operating Picture on their operations floors.
• US, Zambia enhance security cooperation and capabilities with UN engagement training Army News 26 Sep 2024 -- From September 2-13, 2024, the U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa's (SETAF-AF) civil affairs team in Zambia (CAT Zambia) facilitated a two-week United Nations engagement course for select participants from the Zambian Army. The training, held at the Kenneth Kaunda Peace Training Center in the Chongwe District, focused on preparing trainers within the Zambia Defence Force (ZDF) for future self-taught courses.
• US carrier redeployment from Middle East reflects competing strategic interests, analysts say VOA 26 Sep 2024 -- The U.S. decision to pull the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt out of the Middle East, amid Israel's escalating wars in Gaza and Lebanon, is seen by analysts as a reflection of America's competing security interests there and in Asia.
• US Congress finalizes security pact with Pacific Island allies VOA 26 Sep 2024 -- Buried in the hundreds of pages of the continuing resolution passed Wednesday by U.S. lawmakers to prevent a government shutdown are Washington's final steps to implement a 20-year security pact with Pacific Island allies, cementing a U.S. commitment to the region in the face of an increasingly assertive China.
• AFRICOM, African militaries unite to combat gender-based violence VOA 26 Sep 2024 -- U.S. Africa Command, or AFRICOM, is working with southern African countries to combat gender-based violence in the military. This week, AFRICOM and regional military officials are holding a series of workshops in Zambia to strengthen regional collaboration in the fight against workplace harassment.
• Putin Rattles The Nuclear Saber Again. Bluster? Probably, Experts Say RFE/RL 26 Sep 2024 -- Five days before President Vladimir Putin announced that he would loosen the conditions under which Russia might use a nuclear weapon against an adversary, one of those very same nuclear weapons had a spectacularly explosive mishap.
• Putin's new nuclear doctrine of Russia sends warning signal to West, Moscow says Press TV 26 Sep 2024 -- Moscow says President Vladimir Putin's recently announced changes to Russia's nuclear doctrine are intended to send a warning to Ukraine's Western allies, aiming to dissuade them from supporting attacks against the Russian Federation.
• Putin updates Russia's nuclear doctrine, announces new rules for nuclear arsenal use Press TV 26 Sep 2024 -- President Vladimir Putin has outlined the upcoming changes to Russia's nuclear doctrine, significantly lowering the threshold for his country to use nuclear weapons.
• Kremlin: Russia's Nuclear Doctrine Update Sends Clear Warning to West Sputnik 26 Sep 2024 -- The recently announced changes to Russia's nuclear doctrine should be taken as a certain signal to unfriendly countries, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Thursday.
• Russian and Chinese warships perform manoeuvring and air defence tasks during naval drills in Sea of Okhotsk Russia MoD 26 Sep 2024 -- During the Beibu/Interaction 2024 Russian-Chinese naval drills in the Sea of Okhotsk, a joint ship detachment of the Pacific Fleet and People's Liberation Army Navy trained to manoeuvre and organise ships in a movement order, performed air defence tasks, secured and defended the detachment during anchorage in an unsafe roadstead.
• Joint Russia-China Drills Deepen Strategic Cooperation - Defense Ministry Sputnik 26 Sep 2024 -- The Russian-Chinese joint military exercises Northern/Interaction-2024 deepened the level of strategic cooperation between the two armies, made an active contribution to maintaining regional peace and responding to security challenges, spokesperson for the Ministry of National Defense Senior Col. Zhang Xiaogang said on Thursday.
• Laros 2024: final stage completed in Primorsky region Russia MoD 26 Sep 2024 -- The final stage of the Laros 2024 joint Russian-Laotian military exercise took place at the Sergeyevsky training ground.
• Biden Administration Announces New Security Assistance Package for Ukraine DoD 26 Sep 2024 -- Today, as part of the surge of assistance that President Biden directed ahead of his meeting with President Zelenskyy, the Department of Defense (DoD) announced a significant new security assistance package to ensure Ukraine has the tools it needs to prevail in its fight against Russian aggression.
• Latest Security Assistance for Ukraine Announced, White House Directs DOD to Allocate Remaining Appropriations DoD News 26 Sep 2024 -- The Department of Defense announced yesterday the 66th round of security assistance for Ukraine, which includes some $375 million in presidential drawdown authority of equipment from the existing U.S. military inventory.
• Biden Announces Nearly $8 Billion in Latest Military Aid for Ukraine Amid Zelensky Visit Sputnik 26 Sep 2024 -- US President Joe Biden on Thursday announced nearly $8 billion in military assistance for Ukraine, including long-range weapons and an additional Patriot air defense battery, according to a statement released by the White House.
• United States Announces $5.55 Billion New Military Assistance for Ukraine US Dept. of State 26 Sep 2024 -- Today, as part of the surge of assistance that President Biden directed ahead of his meeting with President Zelenskyy, the Department notified Congress of the intent to direct the drawdown of up to approximately $5.55 billion in defense articles and services from DoD stocks for military assistance to Ukraine under Presidential Drawdown Authority.
• Memorandum on the Delegation of Authority Under Section 506(a)(1) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 The White House 26 Sep 2024
• Statement from President Joe Biden on U.S. Support for Ukraine The White House 26 Sep 2024
• China's missile launch into the Pacific sends message to U.S.: Analysts CNA 26 Sep 2024 -- China's rare test-firing of an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) into the Pacific Ocean on Wednesday was likely intended to send a message of deterrence to the United States, according to analysts.
• Taiwan condemns China's intercontinental ballistic missile test CNA 26 Sep 2024 -- Taiwan's government on Thursday condemned China's test launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile into the Pacific Ocean as "an attempt to undermine regional peace and stability."
• China's ICBM test launch legitimate, reasonable routine training: Chinese Defense Ministry Global Times 26 Sep 2024 -- China's intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) test launch on Wednesday is a routine military training that is completely legitimate and reasonable, a Chinese Defense Ministry spokesperson said on Thursday.
• China test-fires ICBM into Pacific Ocean amid tensions with US Press TV 26 Sep 2024 -- China on Wednesday test-fired an intercontinental ballistic missile into the Pacific Ocean amid tensions with the United States.
• U.S., Taiwan 'well-positioned' to cooperate on drones, chips: AIT director CNA 26 Sep 2024 -- The new United States de facto ambassador to Taiwan on Thursday said the two sides are "well-positioned" to build drones of the future, while the ongoing bilateral cooperation in the semiconductor sector is mutually beneficial and not a "zero-sum" game.
• Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III, Australian Defense Minister Richard Marles, and British Defense Secretary John Healey Hold a Joint Press Conference Following the AUKUS Defence Ministerial Meeting in London DoD 26 Sep 2024
• AUKUS Defence Ministers' Meeting Communique DoD 26 Sep 2024 -- Today the Right Honourable John Healey MP, Secretary of State for Defence, United Kingdom hosted the Honourable Richard Marles MP, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defence, Australia and the Honorable Lloyd J. Austin III, Secretary of Defense, United States (U.S.) at the Old Royal Naval College in Greenwich, London, the United Kingdom (UK) to review progress in and reaffirm their commitment to the AUKUS partnership.
• Readout of Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III's Meeting With Australian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defence Richard Marles DoD 26 Sep 2024
• AUKUS Collaboration Advancing Capabilities in Indo-Pacific Region, Austin Says DoD News 26 Sep 2024 -- The trilateral security partnership among the U.S., United Kingdom and Australia, also known as AUKUS, offers a unique opportunity for these nations to enhance their military capabilities, deepen interoperability and strengthen deterrence in the Indo-Pacific, said Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III.
• AUKUS meeting announces progress on nuclear reactor training UK MOD 26 Sep 2024 -- AUKUS nations will work closely together to boost global security, following the conclusion of a landmark meeting in London.
• AUKUS statement: 26 September 2024 UK MOD 26 Sep 2024 -- The defence ministers of the AUKUS partnership met in London to review progress in and reaffirm their commitment to the AUKUS partnership.
• First ever UK-hosted meeting of AUKUS Defence Ministers as UK-Australia set to commence defence treaty negotiations UK MOD 26 Sep 2024 -- A landmark AUKUS meeting will be held in the UK today as the Defence Secretary John Healey hosts counterparts from the US and Australia in London.
• Ex Kumul a boost for PNG interoperability Australia DOD 26 Sep 2024 -- The Army's 3rd Brigade is taking part in Exercise Kumul Exchange 2024 with the Papua New Guinea Defence Force (PNGDF) at Lavarack Barracks, Townsville.
• HMCS Vancouver completes rearmament in Australia Canada 26 Sep 2024 -- His Majesty's Canadian Ship (HMCS) Vancouver completed a forward rearmament in Australia on September 23, 2024, more than halfway through its six-month deployment to the Indo-Pacific region on Operation HORIZON.
• Canadian Armed Forces establishes a new Cyber Command Canada 26 Sep 2024 -- Today, the Honourable Bill Blair, Minister of National Defence, and General Jennie Carignan, Chief of the Defence Staff, officially announced the establishment of the Canadian Armed Forces Cyber Command (CAFCYBERCOM). This new command will consolidate the CAF's cyber capabilities into a single unified and dedicated entity, which will enhance the military's readiness to tackle threats in the cyber domain.
• Canada-France Declaration on a Stronger Defence and Security Partnership Canada 26 Sep 2024 -- On September 26, 2024, in Ottawa, the Right Honourable Justin Trudeau, Prime Minister of Canada, and Emmanuel Macron, President of the French Republic, called on our countries to work together towards a stronger defence and security partnership.
• Readout of Acting Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Amanda Dory's Bilateral Meeting With Canadian Deputy Minister of National Defence Stefanie Beck DoD 26 Sep 2024
• North Korea may conduct nuclear test after US election: South's spy agency Radio Free Asia 26 Sep 2024 -- North Korea may conduct its seventh nuclear test after the U.S. presidential vote in November, said South Korean lawmakers, citing their country's spy agency.
• DELIVERY OF LSAM 13 (YARD 81), FIFTH MISSILE CUM AMMUNITION (MCA) BARGE FOR INS TUNIR India PIB 26 Sep 2024 -- The delivery of 'Missile Cum Ammunition Barge, LSAM 13 (Yard 81)', the fifth Barge of 08 x Missile Cum Ammunition Barge project, built by MSME Shipyard, M/s SECON Engineering Projects Pvt Ltd, Visakhapatnam for Indian Navy, was undertaken on 25 Sep 24 at Naval Dockyards, Mumbai for INS Tunir
• DRDO & INAE organise 11th Engineers Conclave in Hyderabad to discuss emerging technologies & advancements in indigenisation India PIB 26 Sep 2024 -- The 11th Engineers Conclave, jointly organised by Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO) and Indian National Academy of Engineering (INAE) in Hyderabad, commenced on September 26, 2024
• ADM DINESH K TRIPATHI, CHIEF OF THE NAVAL STAFF ON AN OFFICIAL VISIT TO GREECE India PIB 26 Sep 2024 -- Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi, Chief of the Naval Staff (CNS), is on a four day official visit to Greece from 26 to 29 Sep 24
• Readout of Acting Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Ms. Amanda Dory Meeting With Israel Ministry of Defense Director General Eyal Zamir DoD 26 Sep 2024
• Israel gets $8.7bn in US military aid amid new invasion plans Press TV 26 Sep 2024 -- Israel's ministry of war affairs says it has secured an $8.7 billion aid package from the United States to support its ongoing military plans across the region.
• TCG ALEMDAR participates in Exercise DYNAMIC MONARCH-24 Republic of Turkey Ministry of National Defence 26 Sep 2024
• Crew of TCG ALEMDAR participates in DYNAMIC MONARCH-24 Republic of Turkey Ministry of National Defence 26 Sep 2024
• Activities of TCG YZB. GÜNGÖR DURMUŞ and TCG AKÇAY Within the Second Activation Activities of the Black Sea Mine Countermeasures Task Group Republic of Turkey Ministry of National Defence 26 Sep 2024
• TCG ALEMDAR arrives in Arendal for DYNAMIC MONARCH-24 Republic of Turkey Ministry of National Defence 26 Sep 2024
• Readout of Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III's Meeting With United Kingdom Secretary of State for Defence, John Healey DoD 26 Sep 2024
• UNGA Debates Disarmament After Putin Proposes Revisions To Russian Nuclear Doctrine RFE/RL 26 Sep 2024 -- The UN General Assembly on September 26 marked the International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons with a long debate on nuclear disarmament that coincidentally came just one day after Russian President Vladimir Putin caused alarm by proposing revisions to his country's nuclear doctrine.
• Is This The End Of Nuclear Arms Control? RFE/RL 26 Sep 2024 -- "For the first time since the Cuban missile crisis, we have a direct threat to the use of nuclear weapons.... We have not faced the prospect of Armageddon since Kennedy and the Cuban missile crisis," U.S. President Joe Biden said in 2022.
• Secretary-General's message on the International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons UN Secretary-General 26 Sep 2024
• Secretary-General's remarks at High-level Meeting Commemorating and Promoting the International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons UN Secretary-General 26 Sep 2024
• Lithuania aims to become a framework nation of a NATO headquarters, says L. Kasčiūnas in Poland Lithuania MND 26 Sep 2024 -- On September 26 in Szczecin, Poland, Minister of National Defence Laurynas Kasčiūnas signed a Letter of Intent with Federal Minister of Defence Boris Pistorius, State Secretary at the Ministry of Defence of Poland Stanisław Wziątek and a representative of Denmark laying out main guidelines and terms for negations to become the fourth framework nation of the HQ Multinational Corps Northeast (HQ MNC NE).
• We are taking every step needed to ensure the German Brigade is moved to Lithuania smoothly, says L. Kasčiūnas after the visit by Federal Minister of Defence of Germany to Lithuania Lithuania MND 26 Sep 2024 -- Today, September 26, Federal Minister of Defence of Germany Boris Pistorius presented to the Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania the intergovernmental agreement on defence cooperation signed with Minister of National Defence Laurynas Kasčiūnas in Berlin two weeks ago.
• Germany and Lithuania: Overcoming Challenges to Safeguard Europe's Peace Lithuania MND 26 Sep 2024 -- On September 13, 2024, Lithuania and Germany took a bold step toward strengthening European security by signing a Defence Cooperation Agreement. This agreement, which will station a permanent German brigade in Lithuania, is a powerful response to the fragile security environment on NATO's eastern flank.
• PBBM wants laws that 'fully bring life to Constitution,' protect WPS Philippine News Agency 26 Sep 2024 -- President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Thursday pushed for the immediate passage of measures to "fully bring life" to the Constitution and protect Philippine territory, including the West Philippine Sea (WPS).
• Yemeni Houthis Say Created Upgraded Palestine-2 Missile Sputnik 26 Sep 2024 -- Yemeni forces have created an upgraded Palestine-2 missile and are starting to use it at a new stage of operations in support of Palestine, Houthi leader Abdul Malik al-Houthi said on Thursday.
• Secretary Blinken's Meeting with Kenyan President Ruto US Dept. of State 26 Sep 2024
• Secretary Antony J. Blinken and Kenyan President William Ruto Before Their Meeting US Dept. of State 26 Sep 2024
• Secretary Blinken's Meeting with Armenian Foreign Minister Mirzoyan and Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Bayramov US Dept. of State 26 Sep 2024
• Secretary Blinken's Meeting with Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus US Dept. of State 26 Sep 2024
• Secretary Blinken's Meeting with South African Foreign Minister Lamola US Dept. of State 26 Sep 2024
• Secretary Antony J. Blinken and South African Minister of International Relations and Cooperation Ronald Lamola Before Their Meeting US Dept. of State 26 Sep 2024

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• Israel ramps up preparation for ground operation in Lebanon: military chief People's Daily 26 Sep 2024 -- Israel is ramping up preparations for a ground offensive against Hezbollah, military chief Herzi Halevi said Wednesday, the third day of Israel's most intense bombardment of Lebanon since 2006.
• IDF Says Carrying Out Precision Strikes on Beirut Sputnik 26 Sep 2024 -- Israel's armed forces are carrying out precision strikes on Beirut, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said on Thursday.
• Prime Minister's Office Statement Israel - Prime Minister 26 Sep 2024
• Netanyahu says Israel will continue striking Hezbollah VOA 26 Sep 2024 -- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Thursday that Israel is planning to continue striking Hezbollah in Lebanon "with full force" until residents in northern Israel can go back to their homes safely.
• Netanyahu's Office Denies Reports of Ceasefire Talks With Hezbollah Sputnik 26 Sep 2024 -- The office of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu rejected on Thursday the reports of allegedly ongoing ceasefire talks with the Lebanese Hezbollah movement, stressing that the prime minister did not even respond to the proposals of the United States and France.
• Sept. 25: 'Axis of Resistance' operations against Israeli occupation Press TV 26 Sep 2024
• 'At this very moment the future of Lebanon's people is imperiled', Foreign Minister tells UN UN News 26 Sep 2024 -- The Foreign Minister of Lebanon on Thursday said that the crisis in his country demanded urgent international action as Israeli attacks threatened to set off "a domino effect", turning the entire Middle East region into "a black hole" of endless conflict.
• Syrian refugees flee increasing conflict in Lebanon VOA 26 Sep 2024 -- Thousands of Syrian refugees are among those fleeing the escalating violence in Lebanon between Israel and the Hezbollah militant group.
• Hezbollah targets Israeli bases after airstrike on Beirut's Dahiyeh Press TV 26 Sep 2024 -- Hezbollah has targeted Israeli military positions and bases in the northern occupied territories with several barrages of rockets in response to the regime's attacks on Lebanon.
• Israeli aggression kills 23 Syrian nationals in eastern Lebanon Press TV 26 Sep 2024 -- At least 23 Syrian nationals have been killed in a new wave of Israeli aggression on eastern Lebanon, amid fierce fire exchanges between the Lebanese resistance movement Hezbollah and the occupying entity over the past week.
• UNRWA Situation Report #1 on the Lebanon Emergency Response. All information valid as of 25/09/2024 at 15:00 UNRWA 26 Sep 2024
• Remarks by UNRWA Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini at the Ministerial Meeting Co-hosted by Jordan and Sweden on the Margins of the 79th UN General Assembly UNRWA 26 Sep 2024
• Secretary-General remarks at High-level Ministerial Meeting in Support of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) [as delivered] UN Secretary-General 26 Sep 2024
• 'Tragedy upon tragedy' in Lebanon as death and displacement mount UNICEF 26 Sep 2024 -- The average number of children killed per day in Lebanon this week is more than double the number of children killed per day during the country's devastating 2006 conflict.
• Lebanon crisis: 90,000 displaced in last 72 hours, warns refugee agency UN News 26 Sep 2024 -- A new humanitarian crisis is unfolding at Lebanon's border with Syria as thousands of people flee Israeli shelling linked to the war in Gaza, UN humanitarians said on Thursday, just as Israel premier Benyamin Netanyahu arrived in New York for the UN General Assembly.
• 'We have failed the people of Gaza,' Guterres tells ministers UN News 26 Sep 2024 -- The UN agency that supports Palestine refugees, UNRWA, is the only "outpost of hope" left in the hellscape that is Gaza, the UN Secretary-General told a high-level ministerial meeting on Thursday in New York.
• UN Security Council holds emergency meeting on Lebanon amid Israel-Hezbollah conflict People's Daily 26 Sep 2024 -- Requested by France, the UN Security Council on Wednesday convened an emergency meeting on Lebanon, the second meeting on the country's deteriorating situation in less than a week, with UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres saying that "hell is breaking loose in Lebanon."
• UNRWA: Over 625,000 school-aged children in Gaza experiencing severe psychological trauma Press TV 26 Sep 2024 -- The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) has reported that over 625,000 school-aged children in Gaza are enduring severe trauma while residing amidst the destruction.
• Secretary Blinken's Meeting with Israeli Minister of Strategic Affairs Dermer US Dept. of State 26 Sep 2024
• U.S., Allies Call for 21-Day Cease-Fire on Israel-Lebanon Border DoD News 26 Sep 2024 -- The United States yesterday called for a 21-day cease-fire on the Israel-Lebanon border to prevent an escalation of war and give diplomacy a chance there and in Gaza.
• Security Council turning into political tool, its silence is deafening: Iran diplomat Press TV 26 Sep 2024 -- A senior Iranian diplomat has strongly criticized the United Nations Security Council for inaction regarding Israel's crimes in Palestine and Lebanon, saying the world body's silence is deafening.
• Iran: Israel after full-scale war in region, does not deserve UN membership Press TV 26 Sep 2024 -- Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi warns that the Israeli regime is after igniting a "full-scale war" in the West Asia region, saying the regime "does not deserve" to be a member of the United Nations due to its deadly and incendiary provocations.
• Pezeshkian says shared Iran's concern about Palestine, Lebanon with world leaders IRNA 26 Sep 2024 -- Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian stated that during his visit to New York fruitful, and said that "we had a chance to talk with the heads of the countries and we shared our concerns about Gaza, Palestine and Lebanon with others".
• 'Israeli regime, its supporters are biggest terrorists' IRNA 26 Sep 2024 -- Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian has said that the Israeli regime and its supporters are the biggest terrorists, because they are killing people with the tools and power they possess.
• Canada calls for de-escalation and protection of civilians amid escalating violence in Lebanon and Israel Canada 26 Sep 2024
• Remarks by China's Permanent Representative to the UN Ambassador Fu Cong at the UN Security Council Briefing on the Lebanese-Israeli Situation PRC MofA 26 Sep 2024
• "I call for an immediate ceasefire between Lebanese Hizballah and Israel.": UK statement at the UN Security Council UK FCDO 26 Sep 2024 -- Statement by Foreign Secretary David Lammy at the UN Security Council meeting on the situation in Lebanon.
• Minister Fajon at the Security Council: both Israel and Hezbollah must stop attacks Republic of Slovenia 26 Sep 2024 -- Tanja Fajon, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign and European Affairs, chaired an emergency Security Council meeting on Lebanon. Slovenia, which holds the Presidency of the UN Security Council for this month, convened the emergency meeting in the light of the escalating situation and at the request of France.
• Press release on Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's meeting with UNRWA Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 26 Sep 2024
• World countries call for 'temporary' ceasefire in Israeli war on Lebanon, warn of 'unacceptable risk' of broader escalation Press TV 26 Sep 2024 -- A group of world countries has issued a joint statement, calling for a three-week ceasefire in Israel's aggression against Lebanon as the Tel Aviv regime's military has said it is preparing for a possible ground assault.
• Statement by the High Representative on behalf of the EU on the military escalation between Israel and Hezbollah EC/CEU 26 Sep 2024
• Lebanon: Address by High Representative/Vice-President Josep Borrell at the emergency meeting of the UN Security Council European External Action Service (EEAS) 26 Sep 2024
• France proposes truce during UNSC meeting on Lebanon IRNA 26 Sep 2024 -- French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barot has unveiled a joint Paris-Washington plan to establish a ceasefire between Lebanon and the Zionist regime during an emergency meeting of the UN Security Council (UNSC).
• Latin American leaders urge end to Gaza genocide in UN addresses Press TV 26 Sep 2024 -- Leaders of Brazil, Chile, and Colombia have condemned Israel's genocidal war in Gaza and called for an immediate ceasefire in the Palestinian territory.
• Palestinian leader Abbas calls for US to end arms shipments to Israel VOA 26 Sep 2024 -- Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas called on the international community Thursday, particularly the United States, to stop sending weapons to Israel to end the bloodshed in the West Bank and Gaza.
• Abbas dismisses 'Israeli lies', tells world leaders entire generations being wiped out in Gaza UN News 26 Sep 2024 -- Mahmoud Abbas, President of the State of Palestine, addressed world leaders at the UN General Assembly on Thursday, stressing that the Palestinian people will not leave their homeland - the land of their ancestors.
• Hamas says Biden, Blinken directly involved in Palestinian genocide Press TV 26 Sep 2024 -- Hamas criticizes the US administration for misleading Congress regarding the ongoing transfer of American arms to Israel and withholding essential information on the blockade of Gaza, where over 2 million Palestinians are under relentless Israeli airstrikes.
• Iraqi resistance destroys one of Israel's strategic reserves IRNA 26 Sep 2024 -- The Islamic Resistance in Iraq has reportedly destroyed Israel's main potash storage depot in Eilat port with drone a few hours ago.
• Houthi: Yemen won't hesitate to support Lebanon against Israeli invasion Press TV 26 Sep 2024 -- Ansarullah leader Abdul-Malik al-Houthi says the Yemeni resistance movement will not hesitate to support Lebanon and Hezbollah against a possible invasion of the country by the Israeli enemy.
• Exert more pressure to dry up funding for Houthi militias, Yemeni leader tells UN UN News 26 Sep 2024 -- The Chairman of the Presidential Leadership Council of Yemen called on Thursday for increased international pressure to dry up sources of funding for Houthi militias and to curb "the flow of Iranian weapons" into his country, which was constantly working to de-escalate tension.

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• Launch of an Initiative on Accountability for Afghanistan's Violations of CEDAW Declaration Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Finland 26 Sep 2024 -- Since the seizure of power by the Taliban de facto authorities, the women and girls of Afghanistan have been subjected to the most severe systematic human rights violations.
• United States Announces Additional Humanitarian Assistance for Syria US Dept. of State 26 Sep 2024 -- Today, on the margins of the United Nations General Assembly, Under Secretary of State for Civilian Security, Democracy, and Human Rights Uzra Zeya announced nearly $535 million in additional U.S. humanitarian assistance for the Syrian people.
• Joint Statement by UN Resident Coordinator and Humanitarian Coordinator for Syria, Adam Abdelmoula, and Regional Humanitarian Coordinator for the Syria Crisis, Ramanathan Balakrishnan on the recent influx of Syrian and Lebanese families into Syria UNOCHA 26 Sep 2024
• Myanmar junta airstrike kills civilians sheltering in rebel territory Radio Free Asia 26 Sep 2024 -- Myanmar junta jets bombed a shelter for displaced people in a rebel-held town in Rakhine state on Thursday killing 14 civilians and wounding 25, an insurgent force official told Radio Free Asia.
• Indian-ruled Kashmir election officials report over 50% turnout VOA 26 Sep 2024 -- Voter turnout of just over 56% was reported Wednesday in Jammu and Kashmir, the disputed, Indian-controlled territory holding its first legislative elections in ten years.
• Joint Communique of the Meeting of the OIC Contact Group on Jammu and Kashmir Pakistan Ministry of Foreign Affairs 26 Sep 2024 -- The Ministers and senior officials of the member states of the OIC Contact Group on Jammu and Kashmir met on 25 September 2024 on the sidelines of the 79th Session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York. The Secretary General of the OIC chaired the meeting.
• Sudanese leader denounces 'devastating aggression' being waged by rebels against his country UN News 26 Sep 2024 -- The President of the Transitional Sovereign Council of Sudan told the UN General Assembly on Thursday that while his country was committed to peace, rebels funded by parties elsewhere in the region were waging "devastating aggression" against his country.
• Sudanese army launches offensive to recapture Khartoum VOA 26 Sep 2024 -- Sudan's army on Thursday launched an early morning offensive in the capital, Khartoum, against the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces in what appeared to be the army's biggest operation since the conflict began, sources within the Sudanese military and witnesses at the scene said.
• Sudan's army begins major offensive to reclaim capital Khartoum from paramilitary forces Press TV 26 Sep 2024 -- Sudan's army has launched a major offensive in the capital Khartoum to retake ground held by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), a report says, more than a year after a deadly war broke out between the two sides.
• The Humanitarian Country Team in Sudan is deeply alarmed by a rise in conflict-related sexual violence UNOCHA 26 Sep 2024 -- The Humanitarian Country Team (HCT) in Sudan is deeply alarmed by a spike in conflict-related sexual violence (CRSV) across Sudan. Women and girls are enduring the most brutal impact of this conflict and facing multiple forms of sexual violence, while reports of men and boys being subjected to sexual violence are also on the rise.
• Haitian leader supports creating UN-led mission to quell country's gang violence UN News 26 Sep 2024 -- Haiti is becoming more resilient, but can only fully recover with international solidarity, Edgard Leblanc Fils said on Thursday, voicing support for a UN-led peacekeeping mission to combat gang violence that has "paralyzed" the nation and left its people desperate and nearly without hope.
• Joint Statement on Libya Senior Officials Meeting US Dept. of State 26 Sep 2024 -- The text of the following co-chair statement was released by the Governments of the United States of America and Italy on the occasion of the 2024 UNGA Libya Senior Officials Meeting.

News Reports

• Joint Statement on the Security and Resilience of Undersea Cables in a Globally Digitalized World US Dept. of State 26 Sep 2024-- The following joint statement was endorsed by the United States of America, Australia, Canada, the European Union, the Federated States of Micronesia, Finland, France, Japan, the Marshall Islands, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Portugal, Republic of Korea, Singapore, Tonga, Tuvalu, and the United Kingdom on the occasion of the 79th annual United National General Assembly.
• The Russian Federation's malign activities and interference: UK statement to the OSCE, September 2024 UK FCDO 26 Sep 2024 -- Deputy Ambassador Brown condemns Russian disinformation and other forms of malign influence.
• Two Russian Nationals Charged in Connection with Operating Billion Dollar Money Laundering Services US Dept. of Justice 26 Sep 2024 -- The Justice Department today announced actions coordinated with the Department of State, Department of the Treasury, and other federal and international law enforcement partners to combat Russian money laundering operations. The actions involved the unsealing of an indictment charging a Russian national with his involvement in operating multiple money laundering services that catered to cybercriminals, as well as the seizure of websites associated with three illicit cryptocurrency exchanges.
• U.S. Moves To Break Up Cyber-Money-Laundering Operation Allegedly Run By Russians RFE/RL 26 Sep 2024 -- The United States on September 26 imposed sanctions on an alleged Russian money-laundering operation that caters to cybercriminals around the world and unsealed indictments against two Russian nationals for their alleged involvement in the operation.
• Transnational Organized Crime Rewards Program Offers for Two Russian Nationals and Sanctions on Illicit Russian Virtual Currency Exchanges and Cybercrime Facilitator US Dept. of State 26 Sep 2024 -- The Department of State is announcing reward offers under the Transnational Organized Crime Rewards Program of up to $10 million each for information leading to the arrests and/or convictions of Timur Shakhmametov and Sergey Ivanov for participating in, conspiring to participate in, and attempting to participate in transnational organized crime.
• Treasury Takes Coordinated Actions Against Illicit Russian Virtual Currency Exchanges and Cybercrime Facilitator US Treasury 26 Sep 2024 -- Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury is undertaking actions as part of a coordinated international effort to disrupt Russian cybercrime services. Treasury's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) is issuing an order that identifies PM2BTC—a Russian virtual currency exchanger associated with Russian individual Sergey Sergeevich Ivanov (Ivanov)—as being of "primary money laundering concern" in connection with Russian illicit finance.
• Ten Years, Ten Nations: One Initiative Government of Norway 26 Sep 2024 -- This year, the Combined Space Operations (CSpO) Initiative celebrated ten years of working together to lead as responsible space actors.
• Talks with President of Equatorial Guinea Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo President of Russia 26 Sep 2024 -- Vladimir Putin held talks at the Kremlin with President of the Repubic of Equatorial Guinea Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, who is in Russia on a working visit.
• Press release on Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's participation in a BRICS ministerial meeting Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 26 Sep 2024
• Press release on Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's participation in a working meeting of CSTO foreign ministers Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 26 Sep 2024
• Plenary session of Russian Energy Week International Forum President of Russia 26 Sep 2024 -- Vladimir Putin and President of the Republic of Equatorial Guinea Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo took part in the plenary session of the Russian Energy Week International Forum.
• UK constrains Russia's future Liquified Natural Gas plans UK FCDO 26 Sep 2024 -- The UK has sanctioned 5 ships and 2 entities involved in the Russian Liquified Natural Gas (LNG) sector.
• Russian Deputy PM Calls for Impartial Probe Into Nord Stream Blasts Involving Russia Sputnik 26 Sep 2024 -- An objective investigation is needed into the explosions at the Nord Stream gas pipelines involving Russia, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak said on Thursday.
• Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Lin Jian's Regular Press Conference on September 26, 2024 PRC MofA 26 Sep 2024
• HK condemns, rejects US NGOs' malicious report smearing academic freedom: SAR government Global Times 26 Sep 2024 -- The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) government on Wednesday strongly condemned and rejected a report on academic freedom in Hong Kong published by US-based infamous NGOs, noting that its content is all malicious smears and sweeping remarks.
• Hong Kong sentences 2 journalists to prison for sedition Radio Free Asia 26 Sep 2024 -- A Hong Kong court sentenced two former news editors to prison on Thursday for conspiracy to publish seditious material, the latest journalists to fall foul of what critics say is a sweeping campaign to stifle dissent in the Asian financial hub.
• Staff, students 'tread carefully' at Hong Kong's eight universities Radio Free Asia 26 Sep 2024 -- Hong Kong's universities are seeing the erosion of academic freedom under an ongoing crackdown on dissent in the city, much of it in the form of self-censorship, according to a new report.
• EXPLAINED: How the umbrella became a Hong Kong protest symbol Radio Free Asia 26 Sep 2024 -- Ten years ago, as the streets of Hong Kong pulsed with pro-democracy demonstrations, riot police repeatedly fired pepper spray and tear gas at the crowds that sometimes swelled to more than 100,000.
• Hong Kong journalists sentenced for sedition VOA 26 Sep 2024 -- Two journalists from a now-shuttered Hong Kong news site were sentenced to prison Thursday for sedition in a landmark press freedom case.
• CPC leadership meeting stresses need to stabilize property market Global Times 26 Sep 2024 -- A Communist Party of China (CPC) leadership meeting held on Thursday emphasized the importance of stabilizing the property market. Experts and agents said the meeting has instilled confidence in the property market, and this renewed optimism is expected to drive growth in transactions during the upcoming National Day holidays.
• Taiwan thanks G7 for labeling stability in Taiwan Strait 'indispensable' CNA 26 Sep 2024 -- Taiwan has thanked the G7 foreign ministers for reiterating in their latest meeting that a peaceful and stable Taiwan Strait is "indispensable" to global security.
• U.S. House passes Stop CCP Act targeting top CCP members CNA 26 Sep 2024 -- The United States House of Representatives passed the Sanctions on the Chinese Communist Party's (CCP) Tyranny and Oppression Act on Wednesday by a vote of 243 to 174.
• Mainland's Taiwan affairs official meets KMT vice chairman People's Daily 26 Sep 2024 -- A Chinese mainland's senior Taiwan affairs official met on Wednesday with a delegation led by Sean Lien, vice chairman of the Chinese Kuomintang (KMT) party, in northeast China's Liaoning Province.
• Mainland provides broad development space for businesses from Taiwan: senior official People's Daily 26 Sep 2024 -- The Chinese mainland is well capable of providing brighter prospects for economic cooperation across the Taiwan Strait and creating broader development space for Taiwan compatriots and businesses, a senior Taiwan affairs official of the mainland said Wednesday.
• Mainland slams Taiwan's "economic coercion" claim as nothing but calling white black People's Daily 26 Sep 2024 -- The Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council has rejected Taiwan authorities' accusation that the mainland is engaging in "economic coercion," following the mainland's announcement to cancel the zero-tariff policy on 34 agricultural products from Taiwan.
• PLA tracks, monitors foreign warships' Taiwan Straits transit Global Times 26 Sep 2024 -- The Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) monitored a group of warships from Australia, New Zealand and Japan when they recently sailed through the Taiwan Straits. Experts said on Thursday that the transit by the foreign naval vessels was simply a political stunt.
• Japan makes first-ever Taiwan Strait transit CNA 26 Sep 2024 -- The Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) on Wednesday made its first-ever transit through the Taiwan Strait in response to the intrusion by a Chinese reconnaissance aircraft into Japan's sovereign airspace in August, according to news outlet Yomiuri Shimbun.
• Japanese destroyer makes first Taiwan Strait transit Radio Free Asia 26 Sep 2024 -- A Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force ship passed through the Taiwan Strait for the first time to assert freedom of navigation, Japanese media reported, a voyage provoking protests from an increasingly assertive China which views the waters as its territory.
• PLA activities in the waters and airspace around Taiwan ROC MND 26 Sep 2024
• Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's answer to a question from Rossiya Segodnya news agency, New York, September 26, 2024 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 26 Sep 2024
• US announces sanctions over Iran oil shipment to Syria, East Asia IRNA 26 Sep 2024 -- The US Treasury Department has announced sanctions on more than a dozen entities and vessels over what it called their involvement in the shipment of Iranian crude oil and liquid petroleum gas to Syria and East Asia.
• Iran slams US 'absurd scenarios' to implicate it in alleged assassinations Press TV 26 Sep 2024 -- Iran says US claims of Iranian threats to senior American officials are "ridiculous scenarios" fabricated by Washington.
• Iran's defense minister urges Muslim countries to sever ties with Israel, expel its envoys Press TV 26 Sep 2024 -- Iran's Defense Minister Brigadier General Aziz Nasirzadeh urges the governments of Muslim countries to cut off diplomatic relations with Israel, expel its ambassadors and impose sanctions on the regime.
• Kurdistan Region set to hold long-delayed parliamentary election VOA 26 Sep 2024 -- The semi-autonomous Kurdistan Region of Iraq on Wednesday officially began a campaign phase for its parliamentary elections scheduled for October 20.
• 'This is the moment for peace, progress, equality': UK Prime Minister UN News 26 Sep 2024 -- From Gaza to Ukraine and beyond, the vast majority of humanitarian needs are driven by conflict - a catastrophe made by human hands - that is turning the geopolitical dial away from the rule of law and towards brute force and aggression, Prime Minister Keir Starmer of the United Kingdom told the UN General Assembly on Thursday.
• Prime Minister concludes successful visit from President of France to Canada Prime Minister of Canada 26 Sep 2024 -- The Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, welcomed the President of France, Emmanuel Macron, to Canada from September 25 to 26, 2024. With stops in Ottawa, Ontario, and Montréal, Quebec, the visit helped further strengthen the close ties between our countries and advance our shared priorities.
• Joint statement by Prime Minister Trudeau and President Macron Prime Minister of Canada 26 Sep 2024
• Transcript of the Press Briefing by the Spokesperson on Thursday 26 September 2024 Pakistan Ministry of Foreign Affairs 26 Sep 2024
• UN report highlights scars of US nuclear testing in Marshall Islands Radio Free Asia 26 Sep 2024 -- The United States must consider a formal apology and full reparation to Marshall Islands citizens whose human rights have been violated by the legacy of nuclear testing in the Pacific, U.N. rights experts said in a new report.
• L.69 Annual Ministerial Meeting on the Margins of the 79th Session of UNGA High-Level Week India MEA 26 Sep 2024 -- On Thursday, 26 September 2024, the Foreign Ministers of the L.69 Group of countries met in the margins of the 79th session of the United Nations General Assembly.
• Speech by Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock at the 79th General Debate of the United Nations General Assembly New York Germany Federal Foreign Office 27 Sep 2024
• Nepal's Prime Minister highlights climate crisis, global inequality at UNGA UN News 26 Sep 2024 -- The world is at a historic watershed moment, Nepal's Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli told world leaders at the UN General Assembly on Thursday, with the contrasts between rich and poor, harmony and hatred, and economic development and environmental destruction more evident than ever.
• Calls by African leaders for equitable representation on UN Security Council gain momentum UN News 26 Sep 2024 -- The call for a more inclusive and representative Security Council resonated loud and clear at the UN General Assembly on Thursday, as African leaders demanded global powers address the longstanding inequity in the Council's composition.
• Blinken urges Venezuela's Maduro to meet with opposition, discuss disputed election VOA 26 Sep 2024 -- U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has called for Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro to talk with the opposition about the country's disputed presidential election.
• Joint Statement on the Situation in Venezuela US Dept. of State 26 Sep 2024 -- The following is the text of a joint statement by the Governments of Argentina, Australia, Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Canada, Costa Rica, Croatia, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Estonia, European Union, Germany, Guatemala, Guyana, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Kosovo, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Panama, Peru, Portugal, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Ukraine, the United Kingdom, and the United States.
• Moldova Blocks Russian Websites Ahead Of EU Referendum, Presidential Vote RFE/RL 26 Sep 2024 -- Moldova's Intelligence and Security Service (SIS) has banned seven mostly Russian news sites, including that of state news agency RIA Novosti, which it said posed "national security risks" for Chisinau.
• Nigerian Military Destroy Almost 900 Illegal Oil Refining Sites - Reports Sputnik 26 Sep 2024 -- Nigerian armed forces have destroyed almost 900 illegal oil refineries in the third quarter of the year, the Premium Times news portal reported on Thursday, citing the chief spokesperson of the country's Defense Headquarters, Maj. Gen. Edward Buba.
• US, Vietnamese leaders meet, seek deeper ties VOA 26 Sep 2024 -- U.S. President Joe Biden says Washington is committed to a strong, prosperous, resilient, and independent Vietnam and discussed a broad range of ways the two countries can cooperate during a meeting with this Vietnamese counterpart, To Lam.