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• Statement From Pentagon Press Secretary Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder on DOD Support to Hurricane Helene Response Efforts DoD 02 Oct 2024 -- "At the request of FEMA, the Secretary of Defense has authorized the movement of up to 1,000 active-duty Soldiers to support the delivery of food, water, and other critical aid "over the last mile to the point of need" to communities impacted by Hurricane Helene."
• North Carolina Guard delivers food, water to hurricane victims US Air Force 02 Oct 2024 -- As part of a coordinated relief effort with the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the North Carolina Air National Guard has delivered over 100,000 pounds of food, water and other critical supplies for Hurricane Helene victims.
• Moody AFB continues Hurricane Helene recovery operations US Air Force 02 Oct 2024 -- Recovery efforts are well underway at Moody Air Force Base following the severe impacts of Hurricane Helene, which hit South Georgia Sept. 26-27. More than 700 Airmen have been working around the clock to restore essential services, assess damages, and support Airmen and families during this challenging time.
• North Carolina Guard Delivers Food, Water to Hurricane Victims Army News 02 Oct 2024 -- As part of a coordinated relief effort with the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the North Carolina National Guard has delivered over 100,000 pounds of food, water and other critical supplies for Hurricane Helene victims.

Defense Policy / Programs

• DoD Launches Defense Security Cooperation Service DoD 02 Oct 2024 -- The Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) officially launched the Defense Security Cooperation Service yesterday in a ceremony at the Pentagon.
• DOD Launches Defense Security Cooperation Service to Further Bolster U.S. Advantage Through Partnerships DoD News 02 Oct 2024 -- The United States' network of military partnerships around the globe is key to maintaining its advantage over strategic competitors, Deputy Defense Secretary Kathleen Hicks said today.
• First enlisted US Air Force air defense artillery fire control officers certified US Air Force 02 Oct 2024 -- The Washington Air National Guard's 225th Air Defense Squadron hosted its second Joint Kill Chain Exercise for 14 U.S. Army and two 225th ADS enlisted weapons directors Sept. 24-27 at the Western Air Defense Sector on Joint Base Lewis-McChord.
• VP-10 Participates in Royal Australian Navy's Largest International Exercise, Kakadu US Navy 02 Oct 2024 -- The "Red Lancers" of Patrol Squadron (VP) 10 participated in exercise Kakadu alongside the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) and nine other partner and allied nations, Sept. 8-20.
• U.S. Navy Leads Multinational Team in Pacific Partnership Mission US Navy 02 Oct 2024 -- The 20th iteration of Pacific Partnership, the U.S. Navy's largest maritime humanitarian and civic assistance mission conducted in the Indo-Pacific, concluded Sept. 23, 2024.
• VOA EXCLUSIVE: AFRICOM Chief on threats, way forward for US military in Africa VOA 02 Oct 2024 -- U.S. Africa Command chief Gen. Michael Langley is starting to reshape the U.S. military presence on the continent following the U.S. military withdrawal from Niger.
• Idaho Army National Guard fields latest artillery platform Army News 02 Oct 2024 -- The 1-148th Field Artillery Regiment, Idaho Army National Guard, has upgraded its combat capability with 18 new Paladin M109A7 next-generation artillery systems.
• Secretary Blinken's Call with NATO Secretary General Rutte US Dept. of State 02 Oct 2024
• NATO DIANA officially opens North American headquarters in Halifax Canada 02 Oct 2024 -- Today, the Honourable Sean Fraser, Minister of Housing, Infrastructure and Communities, accompanied by Marie-France Lalonde, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of National Defence, on behalf of the Honourable Bill Blair, Minister of National Defence, and the Honourable Jean-Yves Duclos, Minister of Public Services and Procurement Canada, with NATO Defence Innovation Accelerator for the North Atlantic (DIANA) Managing Director, Professor Deeph Chana, officially opened the NATO DIANA North American regional office in Halifax, Nova Scotia.
• Commander of the first NATO enhanced Forward Presence Battalion Battle Group has returned to Lithuania to take charge of the stationed German Brigade Lithuania MND 02 Oct 2024 -- Today, October 2, Minister of National Defence Laurynas Kasčiūnas welcomed back to Lithuania the designated Commander of the German Brigade Litauen Brigadier General Christoph Huber, the first commander of the NATO enhanced Forward Presence Battalion Battle Group deployed to Rukla back in 2017. Minister and General discussed the principal processes in stationing the brigade and further steps to make sure it is moved to Lithuania smoothly.
• Minister Radosław Sikorski talks with new NATO Secretary General Poland - Ministry of Foreign Affairs 02 Oct 2024 -- Minister Radosław Sikorski held his first conversation with new NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte.
• RFE/RL Reveals 20,000+ From Russia's Volga Regions Have Died In Ukraine RFE/RL 02 Oct 2024 -- More than 20,000 soldiers from Russia's Povolzhye - territories comprising several regions around the Volga River - have died in Ukraine since the start of Moscow's full-scale invasion of its neighbor, according to calculations from RFE/RL's Idel.Realities, another sign of the deep impact the Kremlin's war in Ukraine is having on more distant regions of Russia.
• Naval search and strike force group's ships return to Kamchatka after performing tasks in Pacific Ocean Russia MoD 02 Oct 2024 -- Naval search and strike force group from the Troops and Forces in the North-East returned to the home station on Kamchatka after carrying out missions in the Pacific Ocean and the Sea of Okhotsk.
• Russian peacekeepers train in isolating mock enemy and repelling attack on base area within CSTO exercise in Kazakhstan Russia MoD 02 Oct 2024 -- Servicemen of the 201st military base of the Central Military District repelled an attack on the peacekeeping force's base area and practised isolating the mock enemy during the Unbreakable Brotherhood 2024 involving the CSTO peacekeeping force in the Republic of Kazakhstan.
• Croatia Backs Out Of NATO Ukraine Mission Over National Security Concerns RFE/RL 02 Oct 2024 -- The president of Croatia has refused to approve the participation of Croatian soldiers in NATO's mission to support Ukraine, citing concerns about the conflict spreading toward Croatia and his desire to ensure the safety of the Balkan country.
• The President Met with Leaders of the World's Top Defense Companies President of Ukraine 02 Oct 2024
• Chinese, Russian coast guards conduct joint patrols in Arctic Ocean, marking CCG's first entry into the region Global Times 02 Oct 2024 -- During the National Day holidays, a formation of China Coast Guard (CCG) vessels arrived in the Arctic Ocean for joint patrols with the Russian coast guard, marking the first time CCG vessels have entered the Arctic Ocean.
• Exercise Bersama Lima commences Australia DOD 02 Oct 2024 -- A contingent of around 400 ADF personnel will work closely with members from the Five Power Defence Arrangements (FPDA) during Exercise Bersama Lima 2024, which has commenced in Malaysia and Singapore.
• Exercise in PNG renews infrastructure and bonds Australia DOD 02 Oct 2024 -- Australian sappers from 3rd Combat Engineer Regiment joined engineers and tradespeople from the British Army, New Zealand Army and Papua New Guinea Defence Force (PNGDF) for Exercise Puk Puk at Moem Barracks, PNG.
• Back in Black in the deep blue Australia DOD 02 Oct 2024 -- HMAS Sydney recently formed up with ships from Japan, New Zealand, Philippines and the United States to conduct a maritime cooperative activity within the Philippines' exclusive economic zone.
• INSV TARINI SAILS OUT FOR NAVIKA SAGAR PARIKRAMA II India PIB 02 Oct 2024 -- Adm Dinesh K Tripathi, Chief of the Naval Staff flagged off the Navika Sagar Parikrama II expedition from Ocean Sailing Node, INS Mandovi, Goa on 02 Oct 24.
• 17th India-Germany Military Cooperation Sub Group Meeting held in Berlin India PIB 02 Oct 2024 -- The 17th edition of the India-Germany Military Cooperation Sub Group (MCSG) meeting was held from 01-02 Oct 24 at Berlin, Germany
• A look at the Defence news 23 - 29 September Netherlands Ministry of Defence 02 Oct 2024
• Under Secretary Bass's Meeting with Bahraini Foreign Ministry Under Secretary Al Khalifa US Dept. of State 02 Oct 2024
• Readout of National Security Advisor to the Vice President Phil Gordon's Meeting with Muslim, Arab, and Palestinian American Community Leaders The White House 02 Oct 2024
• Remarks by President Biden Before Air Force One Departure | Joint Base Andrews, MD The White House 02 Oct 2024
• Press Gaggle by Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre and Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas En Route Greenville, SC The White House 02 Oct 2024
• Secretary Blinken's Call with Japanese Foreign Minister Iwaya US Dept. of State 02 Oct 2024

Defense Industry

• Contracts For Oct. 2, 2024

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Ukraine Conflict News
• 2 October 2024 - Daily Press Briefing by the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General United Nations 02 Oct 2024

Operation Iron Swords / Operation Al-Aqsa Flood

• The Chief of the General Staff Regarding Iranian Attack at Tel Nof Airbase Israel Defense Forces 02 Oct 2024
• Israel to Respond to Iran's Attack With 'Severity' - Israeli Foreign Minister Sputnik 02 Oct 2024 -- Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz has ordered the country's ambassadors to notify heads of state that Israel will give a harsh response to Iran's attack, Axios political reporter Barak Ravid said, citing a source.
• Israeli Foreign Minister Declares UN Secretary General Persona Non Grata, Bans Entry Sputnik 02 Oct 2024 -- Israeli authorities slammed UN chief for his stance on Mideast crisis. Gutteres calls for immediate ceasefire.
• Israeli ground, air attacks kill 51 more Palestinians in Gaza Press TV 02 Oct 2024 -- Israel has killed 51 more Palestinians, including women and children, across the besieged Gaza Strip.
• Israel-Iran escalation heightens fears of widening war, direct US involvement VOA 02 Oct 2024 -- Since the start of Israel's war with Iran-backed Hamas in Gaza in October 2023, President Joe Biden has warned the U.S. ally against widening the conflict with Tehran's other proxies, including Hezbollah in Lebanon, and with Iran itself.
• Iran Braces For Major Blowback After Biggest-Ever Attack On Israel RFE/RL 02 Oct 2024 -- Iran fired nearly 200 ballistic missiles at Israel, Tehran's largest-ever direct attack on its archenemy.
• Iran Showed Restraint for Two Months Amid Israeli Attacks - Russian UN Envoy Sputnik 02 Oct 2024 -- The 17th edition of the India-Germany Military Cooperation Sub Group (MCSG) meeting was held from 01-02 Oct 24 at Berlin, Germany.
• Iranian President Vows 'Harsher Response' If Israel Retaliates Against Tehran RFE/RL 02 Oct 2024 -- Iranian President Masud Pezeshkian said on October 2 that he is not seeking war but warned Israel against retaliating against Iran's missile attack the day before, promising a strong response from Tehran to any further Israeli actions amid growing fears of a wider regional conflict.
• Op. True Promise II proved Israel's Iron Dome 'more fragile than glass': Iran president Press TV 02 Oct 2024 -- Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian says the Islamic Republic's retaliatory operation against Israel, dubbed Operation True Promise II, proved that the occupying regime's Iron Dome missile interception system is "more fragile than glass."
• Iran eyes on expanding security, peace: Pezeshkian IRNA 02 Oct 2024 -- Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian emphasized that the Islamic Republic of Iran aims to establish security and peace.
• Zionists will receive more crushing response if they make any mistake: President Pezeshkian IRNA 02 Oct 2024 -- Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian says the Israeli regime will receive a more crushing response if it makes any mistake.
• 'Operation True Promise II' more than 90% successful: Iran defense minister Press TV 02 Oct 2024 -- Iran's defense minister says the Islamic Republic's retaliatory operation against the Israeli regime, dubbed Operation True Promise II, has been more than 90% successful.
• 'Operation True Promise 2 shows small portion of Iran's defense capabilities' IRNA 02 Oct 2024 -- The Ministry of Defense of Iran has announced that Operation 'True Promise 2' represented only a small portion of Iran's defense capabilities.
• Iran will respond decisively if Israel reacts to missile operation: Defense minister IRNA 02 Oct 2024 -- Iran's Defense Minister Brigadier General Aziz Nasirzadeh says the Islamic Republic will respond decisively if the Israeli regime reacts to the country's recent missile response.
• Iran to respond more severely if Zionist crimes continued: Top cmdr. IRNA 02 Oct 2024 -- Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran Major General Mohammad Bagheri, while giving the details about anti-Israeli operation dubbed "Wadeh Sadeq 2 or True Promise 2" said that three military bases of the Zionist regime were targeted on Tuesday evening.
• 'Definite destruction': Iran's Army chief warns Israel against keeping up its evil acts Press TV 02 Oct 2024 -- The chief commander of the Iranian Army has warned the Israeli regime about facing "definite destruction" in the event of continuing its evil acts.
• Iran says warned US against interference during missile op against Israel Press TV 02 Oct 2024 -- Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi says the country warned the United States against any interference during the Islamic Republic's retaliatory operation against Israel, stressing that any potential response by the Israeli regime and its supporters will be met with a more severe one.
• Iran's anti-Israel operation was act of self-defense: FM IRNA 02 Oct 2024 -- Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has discussed the missile operation carried out by the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) against Israel, stressing the Islamic Republic only acted in self-defense.
• Iran FM says stability in region expected in coming days IRNA 02 Oct 2024 -- Iran's Minister of Foreign Affairs, Abbas Araghchi, has said that stability is expected to be established in the region in the coming days.
• Iran's operation against Israel in self-defense under UN charter: FM IRNA 02 Oct 2024 -- Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has emphasized that the Islamic Republic's operation against Zionist military and security bases were an act of self-defense, warning of country's stronger and more powerful response if the Israeli regime retaliates further.
• 'Missile operation against Zionist regime in line with Iran's legitimate self-defense' IRNA 02 Oct 2024 -- Iran's Foreign Ministry has issued a statement on an operation by the country's armed forces against Israel, saying it considers missile strikes on military and security facilities of the Zionist regime were in line with the Islamic Republic's inherent right of legitimate defense and in response to the aggressive actions of this regime.
• Acts of adventurism against Iran's sovereignty 'won't go unanswered': FM spox Press TV 02 Oct 2024 -- The Iranian foreign ministry spokesman has warned that any acts of adventurism against the Islamic Republic's sovereignty and territorial integrity will not go unanswered.
• Iran's Foreign Minister on Missile Strike on Israel: Tehran Warned US Not to Interfere Sputnik 02 Oct 2024 -- Tehran has sent Sweden a message for Washington saying that Iran's missile attack on Israel on October 1 was Iran's right to self-defense, while the Iranian side has separately warned the US not to interfere, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said on Wednesday.
• Iran to respond strongly to any party acting in support of Israel: FM Press TV 02 Oct 2024 -- Iran will respond strongly to any country that takes action in support of the Zionist regime following the Iranian retaliation against the regime, Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi says.
• Iran delivers on its promises: Spox warns Israel IRNA 02 Oct 2024 -- Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kanaani has warned the Zionist regime and its supporters that Iran acts decisively in delivering on its promises.
• Iran: Missile operation against Israel 'necessary response' to regime's terrorist acts IRNA 02 Oct 2024 -- Iran's Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the UN Amir Saied Iravani says his country's missile operation against Israeli military and security positions was a necessary and proportionate response to the regime's continued terrorist acts over the past two months.
• Iran warns of more decisive response to Zionist regime's terrorism IRNA 02 Oct 2024 -- Iran's Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the United Nations says Iran's action against Israel was in line with the inherent right of legitimate defense, under Article 51 of the United Nations Charter and in response to the aggressive actions of the Zionist regime.
• Iran's missile attack necessary response to Israel's terrorist activities in past two months: UN envoy Press TV 02 Oct 2024 -- Iran's ambassador to the United Nations says the Islamic Republic's ballistic missile attack against Israel was a necessary response to the occupying regime's terrorist activities during the past two months.
• Iranian officials react to IRGC operation against Zionist regime IRNA 02 Oct 2024 -- Senior Iranian military and government officials have hailed a retaliatory operation by the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) against the Zionist regime over its repeated aggressive actions.
• 'Operation True Promise II' shattered Israel's security myth, says Iranian parliament speaker Press TV 02 Oct 2024 -- The speaker for the Iranian parliament has praised the Islamic Republic's retaliatory attack dubbed Operation True Promise II against the occupied territories, stating that the strike shattered the Tel Aviv regime's security myth.
• Terrible explosions occur in military bases of Zionist regime following Iran's missile attack IRNA 02 Oct 2024 -- The Israeli regime's media reported the occurrence of massive explosions in several military bases of the regime as a result of Iranian missiles.
• Israel attacks Hezbollah targets near Beirut VOA 02 Oct 2024 -- The Israeli military announced Wednesday that eight of its soldiers were killed in fighting with Hezbollah in southern Lebanon, a day after it started what it says is a "limited" ground operation to destroy militant infrastructure there.
• 14 Israeli soldiers killed in southern Lebanon, Israeli sources say Press TV 02 Oct 2024 -- At least 14 Israeli soldiers have been killed in the regime's ground aggression in Lebanon, Israeli sources say, a day after the regime launched a cross-border ground incursion into southern parts of the Arab country.
• Zionist sources admit 14 soldiers killed in conflicts with Hezbollah IRNA 02 Oct 2024 -- Zionist sources talking to Sky News Arabic have admitted the killing of 14 Zionist soldiers in Wednesday clashes in southern Lebanon.
• Four Israeli soldiers killed, 20 more wounded in Hezbollah ambush IRNA 02 Oct 2024 -- Four Israeli soldiers have been killed and some 20 others have been others injured in a Hezbollah ambush of the Israeli occupation forces in southern Lebanon.
• Hezbollah fighters force Israeli troops to retreat from Lebanon border Press TV 02 Oct 2024 -- Hezbollah says the Lebanese resistance fighters have repelled an infiltration attempt by Israeli forces in several southern border areas.
• Israel renews deadly raids on Beirut after humiliating retreat from Lebanese border Press TV 02 Oct 2024 -- The Israeli regime has renewed its deadly attacks on Lebanon's capital Beirut after suffering a humiliating retreat from the country's southern border as a result of the Lebanese resistance movement Hezbollah's ambushes.
• Hezbollah fires 100 rockets at Israeli positions in hours IRNA 02 Oct 2024 -- Hezbollah has fired approximately 100 rockets from Lebanon into various regions of northern Israeli occupied territories over the past few hours, reports said.
• Hezbollah fires 50 rockets into occupied Palestine IRNA 02 Oct 2024 -- The Lebanese resistance movement Hezbollah has fired 50 rockets into Israeli military positions and illegal settlements in northern occupied Palestine.
• Hezbollah launches fresh missile strike on Israeli positions IRNA 02 Oct 2024 -- Lebanon's resistance movement Hezbollah has launched a fresh missile strike on Israeli military positions and settlements in northern occupied Palestine.
• Southern Beirut under Israel's attacks IRNA 02 Oct 2024 -- Israel has made an air raid on the southern vicinity of the Lebanese capital Beirut eight times.
• In #Gaza, over 1 million people did not receive food rations in August UNRWA 02 Oct 2024
• 'Deadly Cycle of Tit-for-Tat Violence Must Stop,' Demands Secretary-General, as Security Council Takes Up Situation in Middle East UN Security Council 02 Oct 2024 -- Amid growing fears of an all out war in the Middle East following recent days' escalation and exchange of hostilities, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres today reiterated his appeals for a ceasefire in Gaza, a cessation of hostilities in Lebanon and an end to the violence in the region during another Security Council emergency meeting.
• Avoid 'All-Out War' in Lebanon, Stop 'Tit-for-Tat Violence' Engulfing Middle East, Secretary-General Tells Security Council UN Security Council 02 Oct 2024 -- Following are UN Secretary-General António Guterres' remarks at the Security Council meeting on the situation in the Middle East, in New York today:
• Secretary-General's remarks to the Security Council - on the situation in the Middle East [as delivered] UN Secretary-General 02 Oct 2024
• UN rights chief adds voice to urgent calls for Middle East de-escalation UN News 02 Oct 2024 -- Hours after Iran fired a reported 200 missiles at Israel in response to Israeli military incursions in southern Lebanon raising fears of a wider Middle East escalation, UN human rights chief Volker Türk insisted on Wednesday that "peace must prevail" in the Middle East, while UN Member States meeting in Geneva reiterated calls for a ceasefire in Gaza and beyond.
• UN chief: High time for Gaza truce, cessation of hostilities in Lebanon IRNA 02 Oct 2024 -- UN Secretary General António Guterres has said that it is high time for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza and a cessation of hostilities in Lebanon, warning that "the raging fires in the Middle East are fast becoming an inferno".
• Readout of President Biden's call with the G7 The White House 02 Oct 2024
• Secretary Blinken's Call with Transatlantic Quint Foreign Ministers US Dept. of State 02 Oct 2024
• Iran FM: Israeli crimes driving region to brink of serious crisis IRNA 02 Oct 2024 -- Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has said that Israel's assault on Gaza, which began in October last year, coupled with the regime's aggressive expansion into the West Bank, is driving the region to the brink of a serious crisis.
• Israeli killing machine must be stopped in West Asia, FM tells Human Rights Council Press TV 02 Oct 2024 -- Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has urged the international community to work earnestly and relentlessly towards stopping the Israeli regime's deadly atrocities in the West Asia region.
• EU boosts humanitarian aid to Lebanon by €30 million, bringing total to over €100 million for 2024 European Commission 02 Oct 2024 -- As the escalation of hostilities between Hezbollah and Israel continues, today the European Commission has announced a further €30 million in humanitarian aid to help those most in need in Lebanon.
• Pakistan Calls for de-escalation of hostilities and conflict resolution in the Middle East Pakistan Ministry of Foreign Affairs 02 Oct 2024 -- Pakistan expresses deep concern over the escalating hostilities in the Middle East, urging all parties to prioritize peace.
• Unlike past Arab-Israeli conflicts, Arab governments pursue diplomacy while Iran proxies' fight VOA 02 Oct 2024 -- Arab states like Egypt, Qatar, Jordan and Saudi Arabia have engaged in diplomacy and humanitarian efforts during the year-long Gaza conflict, but those doing the actual fighting against Israel are in fact Iran's Arab proxies or non-state actors, Hamas and Hezbollah. This signals not just a big switch from past Arab-Israeli conflicts, but a growing threat of a wider regional war.
• Qatar's balancing act in Middle East is mediation amid crisis VOA 02 Oct 2024 -- Gaza remains a battleground after a year, and Qatar finds itself in a unique and precarious position — both ally and mediator to conflicting powers in the region. With ties to Hamas, Israel, and the United States, Doha continues to navigate the region's most dangerous fault lines, playing a critical role in talks aimed at preventing further escalation, say observers who have been following the process over the past 12 months.
• Statement by Federal Chancellor Olaf Scholz on the situation in the Middle East Germany - Federal Government 02 Oct 2024
• Foreign Ministry Spokesperson's Remarks on the Lebanon-Israel and Iran-Israel Escalation PRC MofA 02 Oct 2024
• China expresses deep concerns about situation in Middle East following Israel's ground military operations in southern Lebanon and Iran's ballistic missile strikes on Israel Global Times 02 Oct 2024 -- The Chinese Foreign Ministry expressed deep concerns on Wednesday over the turmoil in the Middle East, stressing that China opposes the violation of Lebanon's sovereignty, security and territorial integrity and opposes moves that fuel antagonism and escalate tensions. This statement follows Israel's launch of ground military operations in southern Lebanon on Tuesday and Iran's military strikes against Israeli territory early on Wednesday.
• Statement on the evolving situation in West Asia India MEA 02 Oct 2024
• Press release on Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's meeting with heads of diplomatic missions of Arab states accredited in Moscow Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 02 Oct 2024
• Russia's UN envoy condemns Zionist assassination of Nasrallah IRNA 02 Oct 2024 -- Russia's UN Ambassador Vassily Nebenzia has strongly condemned the assassination of Hezbollah Leader Hassan Nasrallah in a Zionist Friday airstrike.
• MFA statement on Iranian attack on Israel Poland - Ministry of Foreign Affairs 02 Oct 2024
• Peace, not war, is the courageous option: UK statement at the UN Security Council UK FCDO 02 Oct 2024 -- Statement by Ambassador Barbara Woodward, UK Permanent Representative to the UN, at the UN Security Council meeting on the situation in the Middle East.
• De-escalation remains our focus, Defence Secretary says as he visits Armed Forces in Cyprus UK MOD 02 Oct 2024 -- Around 700 personnel rapidly deployed to Cyprus last week to support Government contingency planning amid rising tensions in the region.
• Hamas claims responsibility for deadly shooting in Tel Aviv Press TV 02 Oct 2024 -- The armed wing of the Palestinian resistance movement Hamas has claimed responsibility for a shooting attack that killed at least eight Israeli settlers in Tel Aviv.
• Yemen strikes Israeli military positions, hails Iran's massive missile op. IRNA 02 Oct 2024 -- The missile force of the Yemeni Armed Forces has struck military positions of the Zionist regime deep inside the occupied territories, using three Quds-5 cruise missiles that successfully reached their targets.
• Yemeni army strikes Israeli military positions in response to Gaza, Lebanon aggression Press TV 02 Oct 2024 -- Yemeni Armed Forces have launched a series of attacks on Israeli military positions deep inside the occupied territories, in solidarity with Palestinian and Lebanese people amid the Tel Aviv regime's ongoing offensives in the Gaza Strip and across Lebanon.
• Iraq resistance attacks Israel with advanced cruise missiles Press TV 02 Oct 2024 -- The Islamic resistance in Iraq says it has targeted three areas in the heart of the Israeli-occupied territories using many advanced cruise missiles.

Other Conflicts

• China denies injuring 'illegal' Vietnamese fishing crew Radio Free Asia 02 Oct 2024 -- China has denied that its law enforcement authorities adopted a heavy-handed approach to stop Vietnamese fishing boats from operating in disputed waters claimed by both countries in the South China Sea.
• Despite constant hovering by Chinese ships, Malaysia expands South China Sea drilling Radio Free Asia 02 Oct 2024 -- Malaysia is broadening its search for new oil and gas clusters under its waters in the South China Sea despite China continually pushing to stop those activities with terse diplomacy and by dispatching hulking vessels to hover near drilling operations, a U.S. think-tank says.
• Targeting Houthi Weapons Smuggling and Procurement Networks US Dept. of State 02 Oct 2024 -- The United States is today imposing sanctions on one individual and three companies that have facilitated weapons procurement and smuggling operations for the Houthis.
• Treasury Sanctions Houthi Weapons Smuggling and Procurement Networks US Treasury 02 Oct 2024 -- Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is designating one individual and three companies that have facilitated weapons procurement and smuggling operations for Ansarallah, commonly known as the Houthis. This action targets key procurement operatives and suppliers located in Iran and the People's Republic of China (PRC) that have enabled the Houthis to acquire dual-use materials and components needed to manufacture, maintain, and deploy an arsenal of advanced missiles and unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) against U.S. and allied interests.
• Israel kills 3 Syrians in airstrike on residential building Press TV 02 Oct 2024 -- Israel has killed 3 Syrians in an airstrike on a residential building in the capital Damascus.
• Traders in Myanmar struggle as borders with China remain closed in rebel-held areas Radio Free Asia 02 Oct 2024 -- Merchants of Chinese goods in Myanmar are reeling as China keeps its borders closed to areas of the Southeast Asian country that are controlled by anti-junta ethnic rebels, residents in Myanmar told Radio Free Asia.
• Residents of Myanmar's Lashio flee relentless airstrikes Radio Free Asia 02 Oct 2024 -- Hundreds of civilians in the rebel-controlled northeastern Myanmar town of Lashio are fleeing in the face of relentless junta air attacks as the military presses on with an offensive aimed at retaking territory captured by insurgent forces, residents said on Wednesday.
• Security Council briefed on progress in UN-AU partnership for peace UN News 02 Oct 2024 -- Despite the significant peace and security challenges facing Africa, there are reasons to be hopeful, the head of the UN Office to the African Union (UNOAU) told ambassadors at the Security Council on Wednesday, urging their continued focus on the continent.
• UN and African Union collaboration is vital for tackling conflicts in Africa: UK statement at the UN Security Council UK FCDO 02 Oct 2024 -- Statement by Ambassador James Kariuki, UK Deputy Permanent Representative to the UN, at the UN Security Council meeting on cooperation between the UN and the African Union.
• Turnout for local assembly elections in Indian Kashmir sets record VOA 02 Oct 2024 -- Election officials in Indian-administered Kashmir are hailing a historically high turnout in elections completed this week as evidence of a commitment to democracy that bodes well for the region's future.

News Reports

• U.S. Says Biggest Election Influence Threats Come From Russia, Iran, China RFE/RL 02 Oct 2024 -- The United States expects Russia, Iran, and China to continue their attempts to influence the November 5 elections by using artificial intelligence to disseminate fake information, according to a report released on October 2 by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).
• ODNI Establishes National Security Data and Policy Institute in Partnership with the University of Virginia Director of National Intelligence 02 Oct 2024 -- Today, the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) announces a first-of-its-kind partnership with the University of Virginia (UVA) to establish the National Security Data and Policy Institute (NSDPI) to advance the Intelligence Community's (IC) use of emerging technologies to collect, analyze, and manage data, a crucial component of the IC's foreign intelligence mission.
• Parliamentary Assembly recognises Julian Assange as a 'political prisoner' and warns against the chilling effect of his harsh treatment Council of Europe 02 Oct 2024 -- The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) has expressed deep concern at "the disproportionately harsh treatment" faced by Julian Assange and said this has had a "dangerous chilling effect" which undermines the protection of journalists and whistleblowers around the world.
• DHS' 2025 Homeland Threat Assessment Indicates the Threat of Domestic and Foreign Terrorism in the Homeland Remains High DHS 02 Oct 2024 -- The Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) 2025 Homeland Threat Assessment (HTA), released today, is designed to inform both the public and the Department's partners of the threats to public safety and security, in order to assist federal, state, and local partners in preparing, preventing, and responding to an ever-evolving threat environment. The HTA describes a threat environment that is expected to "remain high" over the coming year.
• Sixty-Eight Defendants Charged in Indictment of Dozens of Members and Associates of California White Supremacist Gang US Dept. of Justice 02 Oct 2024 -- Federal and local law enforcement today arrested 42 members and associates of the SFV Peckerwoods, a San Fernando Valley, California-based white supremacist street gang, on a 76-count federal grand jury indictment alleging they engaged in a years-long pattern of racketeering activity that included trafficking of drugs — including fentanyl — illegal firearms possession, and COVID-19 benefits and loan fraud.
• U.S., British Authorities Publicly Link Ex-FSB Officer To Notorious Russian Ransomware Group RFE/RL 02 Oct 2024 -- U.S. and British authorities for the first time publicly linked an ex-Russian special forces officer to one of the world's most notorious ransomware groups, adding further evidence of ties, formal and informal, between Russian intelligence agencies and criminal groups.
• International Counter Ransomware Initiative 2024 Joint Statement The White House 02 Oct 2024
• Cyber sanctions imposed on Russian citizens for cybercrime Australia MFA 02 Oct 2024 -- Australia has imposed targeted financial sanctions and travel bans on three Russian citizens for their involvement in the Evil Corp cybercrime group.
• Russian Man Sentenced for Running an Illegal Money Transmitting Business US Dept. of Justice 02 Oct 2024 -- Feliks Medvedev, 43, of Buford, Georgia, was sentenced today to three years and 10 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release, and ordered to pay a $10,000 fine for conducting an unlicensed money transmitting business which transferred over $150 million in Russian money.
• Landsbergis: "Russia has long deserved a new sanctions regime" Lithuania MFA 02 Oct 2024 -- Today, on 2 October, the Permanent Representatives, Ambassadors of the European Union member states approved the creation of a new sanctions regime to counter Russia's destabilizing activities.
• Russia Launches Criminal Case Against Opposition Yabloko Party Lawmaker RFE/RL 02 Oct 2024 -- Russia has opened a criminal case against opposition politician Lev Shlosberg, one of the few Kremlin critics publicly opposed to the Ukraine campaign still at large in the country.
• Xi says good-neighborliness, strategic coordination the most essential features of China-Russia ties Global Times 02 Oct 2024 -- Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Wednesday that lasting good-neighborliness, comprehensive strategic coordination and mutually beneficial cooperation have become the most essential features of bilateral ties between China and Russia.
• US, China plan Biden-Xi call in the coming days VOA 02 Oct 2024 -- The United States and China are planning a call between President Joe Biden and President Xi Jinping in the coming days, according to people familiar with the discussions who spoke on the condition of anonymity.
• DHS Places First Steel and Aspartame PRC-Based Companies on the UFLPA Entity List DHS 02 Oct 2024 -- Today, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced the addition of two entities based in the People's Republic of China (PRC) to the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) Entity List, bringing the total entities listed to 75.
• INTERVIEW: Hong Kong's Umbrella Movement was doomed to fail Radio Free Asia 02 Oct 2024 -- A decade after thousands of young people occupied downtown Hong Kong in pursuit of fully democratic elections, former student leader Nathan Law believes the movement never had a chance, faced as it was with the political ambitions of recently ascended Chinese leader Xi Jinping.
• PLA activities in the waters and airspace around Taiwan ROC MND 02 Oct 2024
• INTERVIEW: Trump 'would love to see his friend Kim Jong Un again' Radio Free Asia 02 Oct 2024 -- John Bolton was National Security Adviser to former President Donald Trump from 2018-2019. During Bolton's tumultuous tenure, one of the goals of the administration was to secure a nuclear-free Korean peninsula by engaging in direct dialogue with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.
• French PM scraps divisive New Caledonia electoral change after months of unrest Radio Free Asia 02 Oct 2024 -- France has dropped a divisive electoral reform in New Caledonia that triggered months of violent unrest and stoked concern across the region about Paris' attitude towards its Pacific territories.
• Inside Bamban: A small Philippine farming town and its mysterious hub Radio Free Asia 02 Oct 2024 -- The sprawling compound with high buildings and resort-like facilities contrasts starkly with the rural surroundings in Bamban, a small farming town a few hours' drive north of Manila.
• Georgian Rural Voters Care More About Grape Prices Than Geopolitics RFE/RL 02 Oct 2024 -- In Georgia's wine country, there is one political issue that dominates all others.
• Georgian President Refuses To Sign Anti-LGBT Bill Into Law RFE/RL 02 Oct 2024 -- Georgian President Salome Zurabishvili has refused to sign into law a bill approved by parliament last month that rights groups and many opposition politicians say drastically curbs the rights of the country's LGBT community.
• Designation of Uganda Police Force Officials Due to Involvement in Gross Violations of Human Rights US Dept. of State 02 Oct 2024 -- The Department of State is taking action today to promote accountability for human rights violations committed in Uganda by designating four members of the Uganda Police Force (UPF) due to their involvement in gross violations of human rights, namely torture and cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment or punishment.
• World News in Brief: Half of Haiti's displaced are children, alarm over low immunisation rates, aid to East Africa UN News 02 Oct 2024 -- A breakdown in law and order and a wider humanitarian emergency across Haiti have displaced more than 700,000 people - one in two of them children - the UN migration office, IOM, said on Wednesday.
• Far-right gains in Europe drive debate on migration, Ukraine aid VOA 02 Oct 2024 -- A surge in support for far-right parties in Europe is driving calls for a toughening of migration laws, while also raising questions over the future of military aid to Ukraine.