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• Biden Orders Pentagon to 'Adjust' US' Mideast Force Posture Amid Israeli Strikes on Beirut Sputnik 27 Sep 2024 -- US President Joe Biden directed the Defense Department on Friday to assess and make any needed adjustments to the US force posture in the Middle East following an escalation of fighting in the region.
• US-led coalition to wrap up operations vs. Islamic State in Iraq VOA 27 Sep 2024 -- The global coalition to ensure the defeat of the Islamic State terror group is set to wind down its military mission in Iraq, part of a two-phased plan that U.S. officials say will not hinder counter-IS operations elsewhere in the region.
• Inherent Resolve Mission in Iraq and Syria Transitioning DoD News 27 Sep 2024 -- A decade ago, the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria had taken vast swathes of Syria and Northern Iraq and was knocking on the door of Baghdad when a multinational effort slammed that door and defeated the terror group.
• Joint Statement Announcing the Timeline for the End of the Military Mission of the Global Coalition to Defeat ISIS in Iraq US Dept. of State 27 Sep 2024 -- "Iraq and the United States of America are connected by a strategic relationship, and as a result of consultations and discussions with the leadership of the Global Coalition to Defeat ISIS and its friendly member states, intensive discussions within the U.S.-Iraq Higher Military Commission, which worked diligently and professionally in intensive meetings over the past nine months, and after studying and evaluating the military and security situation in Iraq and the region, announce the following"
• US, Iraq Agree on Two-Phase Transition Plan to End Military Ops in Iraq - Senior Official Sputnik 27 Sep 2024 -- The United States and Iraq have agreed on a two-phase transition plan to end military operations as part of the Combined Joint Task Force - Operation Inherent Resolve (CJTF-OIR) to defeat the Daesh* terrorist group, a senior Biden administration official said on Friday.
• Senior Administration Official and Senior Defense Official on a Transition Plan for Combined Joint Task Force - Operation Inherent Resolve in Iraq US Dept. of State 27 Sep 2024
• Yemeni forces hit three US warships in Red Sea IRNA 27 Sep 2024 -- The Armed forces of Yemen have targeted three US warships in the Red Sea.
• Yemeni naval forces launch largest-ever attack on US warships in Red Sea Press TV 27 Sep 2024 -- A high-profile Yemeni military official says the country's naval units have launched their largest-ever attack on United States Navy warships in the Red Sea, demonstrating their solid support for Palestinian and Lebanese nations amid the relentless Israeli aggression and in retaliation for the US-British attacks on the Arab country.
• National Guard assists with hurricane response in Southeast Army News 27 Sep 2024 -- More than 4,700 National Guardsmen were mobilized across the Southeast Saturday, searching for and rescuing victims of Hurricane Helene, clearing debris and assisting first responders.
• DOD Supporting Tropical Storm Helene Response Efforts DoD News 27 Sep 2024 -- The Defense Department remains postured throughout the Southeast to support communities impacted by Tropical Storm Helene, Deputy Pentagon Press Secretary Sabrina Singh said today.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Deputy Pentagon Press Secretary Sabrina Singh Holds a Press Briefing DoD 27 Sep 2024
• Secretary General at the United Nations General Assembly EC/CEU 27 Sep 2024
• USEUCOM hosts 'Arctic Week' following Pentagon's newly unveiled strategy EUCOM 27 Sep 2024 -- Participants explored the commercial and environmental challenges, geopolitical influences and strategic issues affecting the region. These sessions aimed to deepen understanding of the impacts on the U.S., its Allies and partners operating in the Arctic.
• Travis AFB bids farewell to last KC-10 US Air Force 27 Sep 2024 -- Team Travis members, veterans, military and local community leaders gathered to bid farewell to the last U.S. Air Force KC-10 Extender and commemorated the aircraft's rich history in a ceremony, Sept. 26.
• SIOP microgrid study by NAVFAC EXWC to enhance energy resilience, mission assurance at naval shipyards US Navy 27 Sep 2024 -- NAVFAC awarded a $3.7 million contract for an electrical microgrid study as part of the Navy's Shipyard Infrastructure Optimization Program to assess public shipyards in the event of a power grid or utility outage.
• SECNAV Del Toro Announces Sponsor of the Future Nuclear-Powered Attack Submarine USS Long Island (SSN 809) US Navy Press Release 27 Sep 2024 -- Secretary Del Toro announced Ms. Iris Weinshall, the Chief Operating Officer of the New York Public Library and wife of U.S. Senator of New York Chuck Schumer will serve as the sponsor of the future USS Long Island (SSN 809), during a ship naming celebration at the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy today, Sept. 27, 2024.
• Conversation with the NATO Secretary General at the Council on Foreign Relations NATO 27 Sep 2024
• Laros 2024 joint Russian-Laotian drills conclude at Sergeyevsky training ground in Primorye region Russia MoD 27 Sep 2024 -- The closing ceremony of the Laros 2024 joint Russian-Laotian military exercise was held at the Eastern Military District's military training ground.
• Strategic Missile Forces launch CPX involving Yasny Missile Formation Russia MoD 27 Sep 2024 -- In accordance with the 2024 Training Plan of the Strategic Missile Forces, the Strategic Missile Forces Command Commission is carrying out a control comprehensive inspection of the Orenburg Missile Formation.
• Detailed Breakdown of Russia's Arsenal of Strategic Nuclear Warheads Sputnik 27 Sep 2024 -- President Vladimir Putin proposed amendments to Russia's nuclear doctrine this week to account for emerging threats, including risks posed by NATO's hybrid warfare strategy. Here's what's known about Russia's aggression-deterring arsenal of land, sea, and air-launched strategic nuclear warheads.
• Project 22350 Frigates to Form Bulk of Russia's Northern, Pacific Fleets Sputnik 27 Sep 2024 -- Frigates of Project 22350 will form the bulk of Russia's Northern and Pacific fleets' far sea zone, Russian Navy Commander-in-Chief Alexander Moiseyev said on Friday.
• Chinese nuclear submarine sank at dock: media Radio Free Asia 27 Sep 2024 -- A Chinese nuclear submarine of the latest generation sank in late May or early June during construction at a shipyard in Wuhan province, U.S. media quoted defense officials as saying.
• U.S. 'applauds' Lai's efforts to boost Taiwan's defense: AIT executive CNA 27 Sep 2024 -- The United States "strongly encourages and applauds" the efforts made by President Lai Ching-te's (賴清德) administration to bolster Taiwan's self-defense through reforms and investments, said Ingrid Larson, managing director of American Institute in Taiwan's (AIT) Washington Office.
• US, Taiwan look to boost drone collaboration VOA 27 Sep 2024 -- Drone companies from Taiwan and the U.S. are exploring ways to work together in a market dominated by China, bringing together Taiwanese enterprises and more than two dozen American companies and officials this week in Taipei.
• APER Joint Statement - Exercise Pacific Protector 2024 Australia DOD 27 Sep 2024 -- Experts from 29 countries participated in Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) Exercise Pacific Protector 24 in Sydney, Australia, from 24 to 27 September 2024. Participating States committed to preventing the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction (WMD), their delivery systems, and related materials by State and non-State actors of concern.
• Keeping an eye on the deep Yellow Sea Australia DOD 27 Sep 2024 -- One of Australia's newest warships HMAS Sydney recently completed Operation Argos in the Yellow Sea.
• Sea change for Army's new Black Hawks Australia DOD 27 Sep 2024 -- Army's UH-60M Black Hawks gained their sea legs at recent first-of-class flight trials, completing the first phase of the helicopter's Australian shipboard operations certification.
• Australia - Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missiles-Extended Range DSCA 27 Sep 2024 -- The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Australia of Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missiles-Extended Range and related equipment for an estimated cost of $405 million. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency delivered the required certification notifying Congress of this possible sale today.
• DFA Statement on DPRK's Ballistic Missile Launch Philippines DFA 27 Sep 2024 -- The Philippines expresses serious concern and strongly denounces the continuing ballistic missile launches conducted by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK). Such provocative actions undermine economic progress, peace, and stability in the Korean Peninsula and the Indo-Pacific region.
• China opposes U.S. deployment of mid-range-capability missiles in Philippines People's Daily 27 Sep 2024 -- A Chinese defense spokesperson on Thursday reiterated China's firm opposition to the United States' deployment of mid-range capability missiles in the Philippines under the pretext of military exercises.
• Defence Secretary leads an Indian delegation to Kenya; Holds talks with Principal Secretary, Ministry of Defence of Kenya to further strengthen bilateral defence cooperation India PIB 27 Sep 2024 -- Defence Secretary Shri Giridhar Aramane led an Indian delegation to Kenya on an official visit from September 26 to 27, 2024 on the invitation of Principal Secretary, Ministry of Defence Dr Patrick Mariru
• Need for Future Strategic Leaders to enhance quick decision-making in technology driven battlespace: CDS Gen Anil Chauhan India PIB 27 Sep 2024 -- Chief of Defence Staff General Anil Chauhan highlighted the need for Future Strategic Leaders to enhance quick decision making in today's technology driven battlespace, where timelines are shrinking rapidly
• Procuring ammunition is the focus of the Estonian defence budget Estonia MoD 27 Sep 2024 -- The State Budget Strategy approved by the government on Wednesday adds 1.6 billion euros for the purchase of long-range ammunition until 2031. In coming years, Estonia will invest up to a quarter of its defence budget in ammunition.
• Finnish defence administration proposes Mikkeli as site for NATO Multi Corps Land Component Command Finnish MoD 27 Sep 2024 -- Finland's defence administration proposes Mikkeli, the town where the Finnish Army Command is based, as the location for NATO's Multi Corps Land Component Command (MCLCC). Minister of Defence Antti Häkkänen stated the matter on Friday morning.
• Finland Proposes to Host NATO Ground Forces HQ Near Russian Border Sputnik 27 Sep 2024 -- According to Finnish TV channel MTV, this proposal has already been approved.
• Joint Statement by the Defence Ministers of Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland Latvia MOD 27 Sep 2024
• Lithuania with the Baltic states nad Poland will seek ways to attract additional EU financing for defence line reinforcements, says Minister of National Defence Lithuania MND 27 Sep 2024 -- Laurynas Kasčiūnas discussed development of the common defence line with Ministers of Defence of the Baltic states and Vice Minister of National Defence of Poland in Daugavpils today.
• New Sentry anti-tank mines reached Lithuanian Armed Force warehouses Lithuania MND 27 Sep 2024 -- The Sentry anti-tank mines manufactured by Finland's Forcit Defence worth of EUR 5.9 million have been delivered to the Lithuanian Armed Forces. Design of the mines make them particularly effective in destroying or damaging tanks and other armored tactical vehicles.
• PH Army holds 1st 'Katihan' patrol in Bulacan Philippine News Agency 27 Sep 2024 -- The Philippine Army (PA) is holding a six-day inaugural edition of the "Katihan" Patrol that aims to boost the operational capabilities of its participants.
• Armenian Troops Boycott Russian-Led Military Exercises As Relations Sour RFE/RL 27 Sep 2024 -- A week after Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian said his country is nearing the "point of no return" with the Russian-led Collective Security Treaty (CSTO), Yerevan has boycotted a key meeting of foreign ministers of the alliance and its troops in the latest training exercises.
• Moldovan President Fires Army Chief Ahead Of Crucial Votes RFE/RL 27 Sep 2024 -- President Maia Sandu has dismissed the chief of Moldova's military as the country prepares to hold a crucial presidential election and a referendum on joining the European Union.
• Secretary Antony J. Blinken at a Press Availability US Dept. of State 27 Sep 2024
• Secretary Blinken's Meeting with the C5+1 during UNGA 79 US Dept. of State 27 Sep 2024
• Secretary Antony J. Blinken at a C5+1 Meeting US Dept. of State 27 Sep 2024
• Secretary Blinken's Meeting with United Arab Emirates Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan US Dept. of State 27 Sep 2024
• Secretary Blinken's Meeting with Turkish Foreign Minister Fidan US Dept. of State 27 Sep 2024

Defense Industry

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Other Conflicts

Ukraine Conflict News
• 27 September 2024 - Daily Press Briefing by the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General United Nations 27 Sep 2024

Operation Iron Swords / Operation Al-Aqsa Flood

• Israel says it carried out multiple strikes on Hezbollah's Beirut headquarters VOA 27 Sep 2024 -- Israel's military carried out a series of targeted strikes Friday on the central headquarters of the Hezbollah terror organization in the Beirut suburb of Dahiyeh, flattening buildings and sending huge plumes of smoke above the city.
• Israel Eliminates Several Senior Hezbollah Fighters in Beirut - IDF Sputnik 27 Sep 2024 -- The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) has eliminated some senior Hezbollah fighters, including the deputy head of movement's missiles and rockets force, following a strike on Beirut, the IDF said on Friday.
• Israel attacks southern Beirut; 2 people martyred, 76 people injured IRNA 27 Sep 2024 -- Lebanon's official sources announced that the Zionist regime's attack on south Beirut has so far left two martyrs and 76 wounded.
• Statement from the Prime Minister's Office Israel - Prime Minister 27 Sep 2024
• A defiant Netanyahu addresses UN General Assembly VOA 27 Sep 2024 -- Israel's prime minister told the U.N. General Assembly Friday that Israel is "winning" in its fight against terrorists and their patrons in Iran who perpetrated the October 7 terror attacks on his country.
• Netanyahu defends Israel at UN; says he came 'to set the record straight' UN News 27 Sep 2024 -- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he had originally intended not to come to the UN General Assembly this year but after hearing the "lies and slander" levelled against his country by other leaders, he decided that he should come and "set the record straight".
• Israel rejects U.S. ceasefire proposal, launches extensive strikes in Lebanon for 4th consecutive day People's Daily 27 Sep 2024 -- Israeli warplanes continued their deadly airstrikes across Lebanon for the fourth consecutive day on Thursday, as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu issued a clear rejection of a ceasefire proposal advanced by the United States and France.
• Sept. 26: 'Axis of Resistance' operations against Israeli occupation Press TV 27 Sep 2024
• Israel Targets Hezbollah Leader In Massive Beirut Attack RFE/RL 27 Sep 2024 -- Israeli launched a massive strike on what it said was Iran-allied Hezbollah's central headquarters in a Beirut suburb, with Israeli TV saying leader Hassan Nasrallah was the intended target, shortly after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned at the UN that actions against the designated terrorist organization would not stop.
• Salvos of Hezbollah rockets fired at Israeli positions after 'savage' strikes Press TV 27 Sep 2024 -- Hezbollah forces have fired salvos of rockets at Israeli positions in response to the occupying regime's "savage" strikes on Lebanese towns and civilians.
• Hezbollah sources say Nasrallah safe following Israeli airstrikes Press TV 27 Sep 2024 -- Hezbollah security sources have informed Press TV that Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, leader of the resistance movement, is in a secure location and has not been harmed by the recent Israeli airstrikes on the southern suburbs of Beirut.
• Media reports of Iran's Leader calling meeting in wake of Beirut bombings false: Sources tell Press TV Press TV 27 Sep 2024 -- The media reports claiming that Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has called an emergency meeting of the Supreme National Security Council in the wake of latest Israeli bombings in Beirut are not true.
• At least 8 killed, nearly 80 injured in Israeli bombing of Beirut suburb; rescue op underway Press TV 27 Sep 2024 -- Israeli warplanes have launched massive airstrikes on the southern suburb of Dahiyeh in the Lebanese capital Beirut, killing at least eight people and wounding around 80 others.
• Hezbollah confirms assassination of senior commander by Israel in Beirut Press TV 27 Sep 2024 -- The Lebanese resistance movement Hezbollah has announced the assassination of senior commander Mohammad Hussein Srour (Haj Abu Saleh) in an Israeli strike.
• Beirut Under Massive Attack, Israel Says Targeted Hezbollah HQ Sputnik 27 Sep 2024 -- The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) carried out a pinpoint airstrike on the main headquarters of Lebanese Shia movement Hezbollah in Beirut, which is located under residential buildings in the center of the Dahiyeh neighborhood, Israel Defense Forces spokesman Daniel Hagari said on Friday.
• Hezbollah launches missile attack on occupied city of Haifa IRNA 27 Sep 2024 -- The port city of Haifa in the occupied territories was targeted by a missile from southern Lebanon following the aggressive attacks of the Zionist regime on Dahiya in the south of Beirut.
• Barrage of missiles hits main intelligence headquarters of Zionist army IRNA 27 Sep 2024 -- Lebanon's Hezbollah bombed the main intelligence headquarters of the Zionist regime in the northern occupied region.
• Hezbollah rejects Israeli claim of weapons depots in bombed civilian buildings Press TV 27 Sep 2024 -- Hezbollah strongly rejects the Israeli military's claim of its maintaining either weapons or weapon depots inside the civilian buildings in the Lebanese capital Beirut that have come under intense Israeli airstrikes.
• New wave of Israeli airstrikes hit Beirut hours after deadly raids Press TV 27 Sep 2024 -- A new wave of Israeli airstrikes have reportedly hit the Dahiyeh area in the south of Lebanon's capital Beirut, which had come under deadly aerial attacks by the regime just hours earlier.
• What Is Hezbollah, The Iran-Backed Group Fighting Israel? RFE/RL 27 Sep 2024 -- Hezbollah is both a militant group and political party that controls much of southern Lebanon.
• Lebanon crisis: 'This is just the beginning,' say those impacted by deadly escalation UN News 27 Sep 2024 -- The sudden and massive escalation between Israel and the Hezbollah armed group in Lebanon has created widespread fear that even worse is to come, UN humanitarians said on Friday.
• Desperation grows in Gaza: At least 11 schools hit this month, nearly 100 dead UN News 27 Sep 2024 -- At least 11 schools being used as shelters by internally displaced Gazans have been hit so far this month, with nearly 100 deaths reported, said UN aid coordination office, OCHA, on Friday.
• UNRWA Situation Report #140 on the situation in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, including East Jerusalem. All information from 24-26 September 2024, is valid as of 26 September 2024 at 22:30 (local time) UNRWA 27 Sep 2024
• Immediate Ceasefire Leading to Two-State Solution 'Only Way to End Cycle of Tragedy' in Middle East, Secretary-General Tells Security Council UN Security Council 27 Sep 2024
Speakers Join Secretary-General in Urgent Calls on Divided Security Council to Pursue Diplomacy, Support Immediate Ceasefire in Gaza, Lebanon UN Security Council 27 Sep 2024
• Secretary-General's remarks to the Security Council - on Gaza [as delivered] UN Secretary-General 27 Sep 2024
• Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III Remarks Following an Israeli Strike on Lebanese Hizbollah DoD 27 Sep 2024
• U.S. Urges Israel, Hezbollah To 'Stop Firing' While Iran, Russia Condemn Attacks On Lebanon RFE/RL 27 Sep 2024 -- U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken insisted that "the path to diplomacy" is still open in the Middle East despite Israel's latest massive strike targeting Iran-backed Hezbollah's central headquarters in Lebanon, but he insisted Israel and Hezbollah must both "stop firing."
• Middle East: Speech by the High Representative at the UN Security Council meeting on the situation in the Occupied Palestinian Territories European External Action Service (EEAS) 27 Sep 2024
• Middle East: Opening address by High Representative/Vice-President Josep Borrell at the Ministerial side event on the Peace Process and the Two-State Solution European External Action Service (EEAS) 27 Sep 2024
• Norwegian Foreign Minister: growing impatience on behalf of Palestinians Government of Norway 27 Sep 2024 -- Mr Eide led two meetings on Palestine in the margins of the UN General Assembly high-level week in New York.
• Macron Says US Needs to Pressure Netanyahu Into Ceasefire With Hezbollah Sputnik 27 Sep 2024 -- The United States should put pressure on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to establish a ceasefire between the Jewish state and Lebanese movement Hezbollah, French President Emmanuel Macron said.
• Press release on Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's meeting with Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs and Emigrants of Lebanon Abdallah Bou Habib Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 27 Sep 2024
• Press release on Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's meeting with Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates of Jordan Ayman Safadi Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 27 Sep 2024
• Lavrov: Israeli War in Gaza Could Be Stopped 'Quickly' if US Stood on 'Side of Peace' Sputnik 27 Sep 2024 -- Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Friday that without the US support of Israel, the war in the Gaza Strip could be stopped quickly.
• Israel and Hamas must agree a deal urgently: UK statement at the UN Security Council UK FCDO 27 Sep 2024 -- Statement by Lord Collins of Highbury, Minister for Africa and multilateralism, at the UN Security Council meeting on the situation in the Middle East.
• Palestinian leader Abbas urges efforts to stop Israeli occupation, "genocide" at UNGA People's Daily 27 Sep 2024 -- Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas received a long round of applause as he addressed the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) on Thursday, insisting that "we will not leave, Palestine is our homeland," and "if anyone were to leave it would be the occupier."
• Hamas calls on Arab, Islamic nations to intervene against Israel's aggression Press TV 27 Sep 2024 -- The Palestinian resistance movement Hamas has called on "Arab and Islamic nations" to act and "reject this brutal aggression" by Israel against the brotherly people of Lebanon.
• Hamas official: Israel 'no longer able to decisively win battles' Press TV 27 Sep 2024 -- A senior official of the Palestinian resistance movement Hamas says Israel is desperately seeking political advantage from its ongoing wars in the Gaza Strip and Lebanon amid its failure in both battlegrounds.
• Latest Israeli aggression against Lebanon opens door to all-out war: Ansarullah Press TV 27 Sep 2024 -- Yemen's Ansarallah resistance movement says the latest Israeli aggression against Lebanon opens the door to an all-out war in the West Asia region.
• Yemen says struck Tel Aviv, Ashkelon with missile, drone in support of Palestine, Lebanon Press TV 27 Sep 2024 -- The Yemeni Armed Forces spokesperson says the country's air and missile units have launched separate strikes on targets in the occupied territories, citing solidarity with the Palestinians in the Gaza Strip and the Lebanese nation enduring relentless Israeli aggression.
• Yemeni ballistic missile targets areas near Tel Aviv: Israeli media Press TV 27 Sep 2024 -- Israeli media say the Yemeni armed forces have launched a ballistic missile attack on the occupied territories.
• Iraqi fighters target occupied Golan Heights for second time in hours Press TV 27 Sep 2024 -- Iraqi fighters have launched a second drone attack on a key position in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights since early Friday, in response to ongoing Israeli strikes on the Gaza Strip and Lebanon.
• Iraqi resistance strikes Israeli military sites Press TV 27 Sep 2024 -- The Islamic Resistance in Iraq says it has carried out new anti-Israeli operations, targeting the regime's military sites in the occupied territories.

Other Conflicts

• Taliban push back against allegations of gender bias, rights abuses VOA 27 Sep 2024 -- Taliban leaders in Afghanistan have defended their Islamist rule amid intensified accusations of "gender-based" discrimination against women and girls at this week's U.N. General Assembly.
• The Azadi Briefing: Taliban Imposes New Restrictions On Afghan Broadcasters RFE/RL 27 Sep 2024
• Afghan Taliban Shuts Down London Embassy RFE/RL 27 Sep 2024 -- The Afghan Embassy in London closed its doors as scheduled on September 27 after staff members were fired by the country's de facto Taliban rulers looking to break ties with diplomats who had remained loyal to the ousted government.
• Joint Statement on Recent Houthi Detentions of United Nations, International and National Non-Government Organizations, and Diplomatic Staff in Yemen UK FCDO 27 Sep 2024 -- Representatives of the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany, Sweden, France, the Netherlands, and the Republic of Yemen gave a joint statement on the Houthis' unjustified detention of people in Yemen
• Five Syrian soldiers killed in Israeli aggression near Lebanon border Press TV 27 Sep 2024 -- Israel has carried out a new aerial assault on Syria, killing five soldiers and injuring another near the country's border with Lebanon.
• Myanmar junta invites insurgents, 'terrorists' to join election Radio Free Asia 27 Sep 2024 -- Myanmar's junta has called on its insurgent enemies to abandon their "terrorist way" and join a planned election, but a parallel civilian government spearheading opposition to military rule dismissed the offer as a trick by the junta to burnish its international image.
• Myanmar military urges armed groups to stop fighting, join elections VOA 27 Sep 2024 -- Myanmar's military has called on ethnic armed groups and anti-junta resistance forces to end their armed struggle and participate in proposed national elections. While this call to cease fighting was quickly rejected by opposition forces, it marked a significant development in Myanmar's three-year civil war.
• Sudanese army launches offensive to recapture Khartoum VOA 27 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.
• Women and girls in Sudan disproportionately impacted by ongoing conflict UN News 27 Sep 2024 -- Women and girls in the midst of the brutal conflict between rival militaries in Sudan are being disproportionately impacted, including 5.8 million who are now displaced, according to an alert released by UN Women on Friday.
• UN rights office calls for more action to combat 'senseless criminality' in Haiti UN News 27 Sep 2024 -- At least 3,661 people have been killed in Haiti since January due to rampant gang violence, "maintaining the high levels of violence seen in 2023," the UN human rights office, OHCHR, said in a report issued on Friday.

News Reports

• Three IRGC Cyber Actors Indicted for 'Hack-and-Leak' Operation Designed to Influence the 2024 U.S. Presidential Election US Dept. of Justice 27 Sep 2024 -- The Justice Department today announced the unsealing of an indictment charging Iranian nationals, and Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) employees, Masoud Jalili, 36, also known as, مسعود جلیلی, Seyyed Ali Aghamiri, 34, also known as, سید علی آقامیری, and Yaser Balaghi, 37, also known as, یاسر بلاغی (the Conspirators), with a conspiracy with others known and unknown to hack into accounts of current and former U.S. officials, members of the media, nongovernmental organizations, and individuals associated with U.S. political campaigns.
• Treasury Sanctions Iranian Regime Agents Attempting to Interfere in U.S. Elections US Treasury 27 Sep 2024 -- Today, the Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) designatedseven individuals as part of a coordinated U.S. government response to Iran's operations that sought to influence or interfere in the 2024 and 2020 presidential elections. Iranian state-sponsored actors undertook a variety of malicious cyber activities, such as hack-and-leak operations and spear-phishing, in an attempt to undermine confidence in the United States' election processes and institutions and to interfere with political campaigns. The designations undertaken today pursuant to Executive Order (E.O.) 13848, complement law enforcement actions taken by the Department of Justice against a variety of Iranian election interference actors.
• US moves against Iranian actors charged with election meddling VOA 27 Sep 2024 -- The United States put bounties on three Iranian hackers, charging them with multiple crimes in connection with an attempt to undermine former President Donald Trump's reelection campaign and upend the upcoming U.S. presidential election.
• United States Sanctions Iran-Backed Malicious Cyber Actors That Have Attempted to Influence U.S. Elections US Dept. of State 27 Sep 2024 -- The Department of State is taking coordinated action with other U.S. government agencies to respond to Iran's operations that seek to influence the 2024 U.S. election, as well as previous operations dating back to 2020.
• Global Counterterrorism Forum: Speech by High Representative/Vice-President Josep Borrell at the Ministerial Meeting co-chaired with Egypt European External Action Service (EEAS) 27 Sep 2024
• 'Chill of a new Cold War' is in the air, Pakistan leader tells UN Assembly UN News 27 Sep 2024 -- Pakistan's Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif told the UN General Assembly on Friday that with the world gripped by daunting challenges, from conflict to terrorism and climate change, "we feel the chill of a new Cold War."
• Press release on Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's participation in the sixth ministerial meeting of the Group of Friends in Defense of the Charter of the United Nations Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 27 Sep 2024
• Press release on Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's meeting with UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 27 Sep 2024
• Press release on Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's meeting with Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates of the Syrian Arab Republic Bassam al-Sabbagh Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 27 Sep 2024
• Xi stresses consolidating unity of Chinese nation People's Daily 27 Sep 2024 -- Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday called for consolidating and developing the unity of the Chinese nation.
• Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Lin Jian's Regular Press Conference on September 27, 2024 PRC MofA 27 Sep 2024
• Secretary Blinken's Meeting with People's Republic of China (PRC) Director of the CCP Central Foreign Affairs Commission and Foreign Minister Wang Yi US Dept. of State 27 Sep 2024
• China calls on Hong Kong tycoons to help kickstart national economy Radio Free Asia 27 Sep 2024 -- The ruling Chinese Communist Party has called on Hong Kong's leader to mobilize the city's wealthiest families into kick-starting economic growth, although signs that any are answering the call have been thin on the ground.
• China investigates US company for refusing to buy Xinjiang cotton Radio Free Asia 27 Sep 2024 -- China has launched an investigation into PVH Corp., the U.S. parent company of fashion brands Calvin Klein and Tommy Hilfiger, for suspected discriminatory measures by refusing to purchase cotton and other products from its northwestern region of Xinjiang, home to 12 million Uyghurs.
• Xi presides over top meeting to arrange for economic work Global Times 27 Sep 2024 -- The Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee held a meeting on Thursday to analyze the current economic situation of China and make further plans for economic work. Xi Jinping, general secretary of the CPC Central Committee, presided over the meeting, the Xinhua News Agency reported.
• China fails to promptly notify Taiwan on detention of citizens: MAC CNA 27 Sep 2024 -- For the past eight years the Chinese authorities have failed to observe cross-strait agreements and promptly inform its counterparts in Taiwan of cases where Taiwanese citizens have had their freedom of movement restricted in China, Taiwan's Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) said Thursday.
• PLA activities in the waters and airspace around Taiwan ROC MND 27 Sep 2024
• Former FAA Contractor Indicted for Illegally Acting as an Agent of the Iranian Government US Dept. of Justice 27 Sep 2024 -- Former Federal Aviation Administration contractor, Abouzar Rahmati, 42, a naturalized U.S. citizen and resident of Great Falls, Virginia, was indicted for acting and conspiring to act as an agent of the Iranian government in the United States without prior notice to the Attorney General. He made his initial appearance in the District of Columbia today this afternoon.
• 'Asian NATO' supporter Ishiba to become Japan's prime minister Radio Free Asia 27 Sep 2024 -- Veteran Japanese lawmaker Shigeru Ishiba, who supports the creation of an "Asia version of NATO", was set on Friday to become prime minister after winning a closely fought contest to lead the ruling Liberal Democratic Party.
• Shigeru Ishiba to become Japan's next PM VOA 27 Sep 2024 -- Shigeru Ishiba, a veteran politician with a reputation for irking his conservative colleagues, is set to become Japan's next prime minister after winning the leadership race for the Liberal Democratic Party Friday.
• Japan's Ishiba elected ruling party leader; change in Japan's leadership won't affect importance of China-Japan relations, say experts Global Times 27 Sep 2024 -- Shigeru Ishiba on Friday was elected the new leader of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) for a three-year term. Ishiba is expected to become Japan's 102nd prime minister at an extraordinary Diet session on October 1 and form a new cabinet, per Japanese media.
• Shigeru Ishiba elected Japan's ruling party leader People's Daily 27 Sep 2024 -- Former Defense Minister Shigeru Ishiba won Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) presidential election on Friday, virtually ensuring that he will become the country's next prime minister.
• Exiled opposition leader: 'We want Belarus to return to family of European countries' VOA 27 Sep 2024 -- Among those in New York City for the 79th United Nations General Assembly is exiled Belarusian opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya.
• "Navigating Europe's Challenges": Opening remarks by High Representative/Vice-President Josep Borrell at the Council on Foreign Relations' event European External Action Service (EEAS) 27 Sep 2024
• Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna quoting President Lennart Meri at a meeting with his Chinese counterpart: international law is a small country's nuclear weapon Estonia MFA 27 Sep 2024 -- Today 26 September, Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna met with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi in New York, with discussions focusing on the case of damaged submarine infrastructure in the Baltic Sea and Russia's war of aggression against Ukraine.
• Is China-US competition driving the Africa proposal in the UN? VOA 27 Sep 2024 -- This week at U.N. meetings in New York, the United States said that two African countries should have permanent seats on one of the world's major decision-making bodies, the United Nations Security Council.
• Kenyan president discusses Haiti, UN reform, Gen-Z protests VOA 27 Sep 2024 -- On the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly, Kenyan President William Ruto sat down with VOA's Peter Clottey for an in-depth conversation Thursday.
• At UN, Muhammad Yunus urges world leaders to 'invest in your young citizens' UN News 27 Sep 2024 -- Muhammad Yunus of Bangladesh paid tribute to the role of youth in his country, as he urged global leaders at the UN General Assembly to invest in the potential of their own countries' younger generations to shape a fairer, more equitable world.
• 'We need a reset' says Prime Minister of Barbados UN News 27 Sep 2024 -- The world needs a "reset" the Prime Minister of Barbados told the UN General Assembly on Friday morning.
• Secretary-General's remarks to the annual meeting of G77 Foreign Ministers UN Secretary-General 27 Sep 2024
• Minister Sikorski takes part in high-level week of 79th UN General Assembly session Poland - Ministry of Foreign Affairs 27 Sep 2024 -- From 23 to 27 September, Poland's top diplomat, Radosław Sikorski, was on a visit to New York for the General Debate of the 79th Session of the UN General Assembly (UNGA).
• Today's challenges are 'opportunities for transformation', Somali leader tells UN UN News 27 Sep 2024 -- In his address to the UN General Assembly's annual debate, Prime Minister Hamza Abdi Barre of Somalia highlighted the multitude of challenges facing the world today, including transnational conflicts, humanitarian crises, and the existential threat of climate change.
• The Unthinkable: What Nuclear War In Europe Would Look Like RFE/RL 27 Sep 2024 -- In the latest grim uptick of Russia's nuclear weapons policy, President Vladimir Putin suggested on September 25 that the Kremlin could use nuclear weapons against any state attacking Russia if that country was supported by a nuclear power.
• Orban Under Fire After Aide Says Hungary 'Probably' Wouldn't Have Resisted Russian Invasion RFE/RL 27 Sep 2024 -- Prime Minister Viktor Orban has found himself in the eye of a rare domestic political storm after his closest aide triggered scathing criticism from Hungary's opposition for suggesting Budapest wouldn't have fought to repel a Russian invasion as Ukraine has.