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• Georgia Guard supports partner agencies responding to Helene Army News 03 Oct 2024 -- Since Hurricane Helene landed on Sept. 27, 2024, the Georgia Army National Guard has provided response and recovery support to residents affected by the storm, working alongside civilian agencies from across the United States.
• National Guard Provides Support to Hurricane Stricken States DoD News 03 Oct 2024 -- In the wake of Hurricane Helene, which made landfall last week and has since dissipated, National Guard units in the hardest-hit states across the American Southeast are still working alongside state emergency response agencies to get life back on track for communities affected by the storm.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Deputy Pentagon Press Secretary Sabrina Singh Holds a Press Briefing DoD 03 Oct 2024
• DOD Awards $71 Million Grant to Coral Academy of Science Las Vegas at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada DoD 03 Oct 2024 -- The Department of Defense announced today the award of a $71,157,977 grant as the federal share of a larger $88,969,971 project to Coral Academy of Science Las Vegas, from the Office of Local Defense Community Cooperation, that replaces the existing school at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada.
• US Army's 21st Theater Sustainment Command crosses the Danube Army News 03 Oct 2024 -- The newly activated 809th Multi-Role Bridge Company conducted their first bilateral river crossing on the Danube River near Ingolstadt with the Bundeswehr (Germany Army) on Sept. 25.
• JPEO Armaments & Ammunition Cuts Ribbon on New 155mm Metal Parts Facility Army News 03 Oct 2024 -- The U.S. Army's Joint Program Executive Office for Armaments and Ammunition (JPEO A&A) hosted a ribbon cutting ceremony for the IMT Precision Production Facility, a new 155mm metal parts production facility that will produce 15,000 shell bodies per month, in Ingersoll, Canada, on Wednesday, October 2. The ceremony was attended by representatives from the Canadian and U.S Army, elected officials from the Town of Ingersoll, and industry leaders.
• DOD Tests and Evaluates Improved and Sustainable Technologies DoD News 03 Oct 2024 -- The Defense Department has implemented a new program designed to demonstrate and validate sustainable technologies used in operational and training environments.
• USEUCOM hosts Finland, Sweden military leaders for talks EUCOM 03 Oct 2024 -- The governments of Finland, Sweden and the U.S. have been meeting regularly to strengthen trilateral ties among the nations and advance regional security and stability.
• DAF announces seven candidate locations for KC-46A Pegasus MOB 7 US Air Force 03 Oct 2024 -- The Department of the Air Force has selected seven bases as candidate locations to host the KC-46A Pegasus Main Operating Base 7.
• Intel Agency's Director Discusses Strength of International Partnerships DoD News 03 Oct 2024 -- The head of the National Reconnaissance Office today praised the agency's continually expanding partnerships with United States' ally nations while participating in a fireside chat at a Washington think tank.
• 5 years securing our nation's interests in, from, and to space United States Space Force 03 Oct 2024 -- On Dec. 20, 2019, the U.S. Space Force was established, creating the first new branch of the U.S. armed services in 73 years.
• UK-Mauritius deal to protect national security - safeguarding the operation of strategic military base Gov.UK 03 Oct 2024 -- UK and Mauritius have reached a historic agreement to secure the strategically important UK-US military base on Diego Garcia.
• UK and Mauritius joint statement, 3 October 2024 Gov.UK 03 Oct 2024 -- The governments of the Republic of Mauritius and the UK gave a statement on the Chagos Archipelago, including Diego Garcia.
• PM call with Prime Minister Jugnauth of the Republic of Mauritius: 3 October 2024 Gov.UK 03 Oct 2024
• Agreement between the Republic of Mauritius and the United Kingdom on the Status of the Chagos Archipelago US Dept. of State 03 Oct 2024 -- The United States welcomes today's historic agreement between the Republic of Mauritius and the United Kingdom on the status of the Chagos Archipelago.
• Statement from President Joe Biden on the Occasion of an Agreement between the Republic of Mauritius and the United Kingdom on the Status of the Chagos Archipelago The White House 03 Oct 2024
• Chagos Islands: UK's last African colony returned to Mauritius UN News 03 Oct 2024 -- The United Kingdom announced on Thursday that agreement has been reached to hand over the Chagos Islands to Mauritius, ending decades of dispute and negotiation over Britain's last African colony.
• Statement on Agreement between the United Kingdom and Mauritius regarding return of Mauritian sovereignty over Chagos Archipelago India MEA 03 Oct 2024
• UK Hands Sovereignty of Chagos to Mauritius to 'Ensure Future' of US-UK Military Base Sputnik 03 Oct 2024 -- The United Kingdom has agreed to hand sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius in a deal to secure the operational future of the joint US-UK military facility on Diego Garcia, according to a joint statement by the UK and Mauritius published on Thursday.
• Putin Signs Law Allowing Criminal Defendants To Join Military RFE/RL 03 Oct 2024 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a controversial new law suspending criminal proceedings against individuals who are called up for military service or sign a contract with the Ministry of Defense to serve in the armed forces.
• Unbreakable Brotherhood 2024: CSTO Collective Peacekeeping Forces deliver humanitarian supplies to population Russia MoD 03 Oct 2024 -- In Kazakhstan, during the Unbreakable Brotherhood 2024 command post exercise, the CSTO Collective Peacekeeping Forces practised important tasks of post-conflict relief: delivering humanitarian supplies to the population.
• Russia, China Intensively Developing Defense Industry Cooperation - Lavrov Sputnik 03 Oct 2024 -- Moscow and Beijing are intensively developing military and defense industry cooperation, while their actions are absolutely transparent and not directed against third countries, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said.
• Long-Range Capabilities Must Finally Be Provided in the Way Necessary to End This War - Address by the President President of Ukraine 03 Oct 2024
• Our Key Goal is Ukraine's Full Membership in the Alliance - President at the Meeting with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte President of Ukraine 03 Oct 2024
• Zelensky: West 'dragging out' long-range missile supplies to Ukraine Press TV 03 Oct 2024 -- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has accused the West of "dragging out" long-range missile supplies for Ukraine, as Kyiv says it is in desperate need of such weapons to hit targets inside Russia after receiving the green light from its Western allies.
• Readout of Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III's Call With Ukrainian Minister of Defence Rustem Umerov DoD 03 Oct 2024
• Press conference by NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy of Ukraine NATO 03 Oct 2024 -- During his maiden trip as NATO Secretary General, Mark Rutte visited Kyiv on Thursday (03 October 2024). The Secretary General met with the President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyy and pledged continued support for Ukraine in its war with Russia.
• During visit to Kyiv, new NATO chief pledges alliance's support for Ukraine VOA 03 Oct 2024 -- New NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte said Thursday that the alliance knows Ukraine has urgent needs in its fight against Russia's invasion, as he visited Kyiv for talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
• New NATO chief Rutte pledges alliance's support for Ukraine in Kyiv visit VOA 03 Oct 2024 -- New NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte said Thursday the alliance knows Ukraine has urgent needs in its fight against Russia's invasion, as he visited Kyiv for talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
• Fuelling success in Solomons for petroleum operators Australia DOD 03 Oct 2024 -- A refuelling point aviation (RPA) has been deployed to Solomon Islands for the first time in support of Operation Render Safe, the ADF-led operation committed to removing the danger posed by World War 2-era explosive remnants of war (ERW) in Pacific island countries.
• Committed to deepening regional partnerships Australia DOD 03 Oct 2024 -- Australia's already longstanding friendship with Thailand was strengthened when HMAS Perth made a port visit to Sattahip, Thailand, as part of Indo-Pacific Endeavour 2024 (IPE24).
• LAUNCH OF 25T BOLLARD PULL TUG, ASHVA (YARD 337) India PIB 03 Oct 2024 -- Third 25T Bollard Pull (BP) Tug, Ashva (Yard 337) was launched by Cmde Ajay Yadav, NOIC (WB) on 03 Oct 24 at M/s Titagarh Rail Systems Limited Kolkata
• DND: Modern tech for AFP priority in PH's self-reliant defense posture Philippine News Agency 03 Oct 2024 -- Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. said he would ensure that only essential modern technologies needed by the military would be prioritized, once the Self-Reliant Defense Posture (SRDP) Revitalization Act is enacted into law.
• Remarks by President Biden After Marine One Arrival The White House 03 Oct 2024
• Remarks by President Biden Before Marine One Departure The White House 03 Oct 2024
• Readout of National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan's Call with His Highness President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan of the United Arab Emirates The White House 03 Oct 2024
• Joint Statement from the United States and the Republic of Gabon US Dept. of State 03 Oct 2024 -- The text of the following statement was released by the Governments of the United States of America and the Republic of Gabon.
• Secretary Blinken's Meeting with Gabonese Transition President Oligui US Dept. of State 03 Oct 2024
• Joint Statement on the October 3 U.S.-Ghana Security Dialogue US Dept. of State 03 Oct 2024 -- The text of the following statement was released by governments of the United States and Ghana.
• Joint Statement on the U.S.-Guatemala High-Level Security Dialogue US Dept. of State 03 Oct 2024 -- The text of the following statement was released by the Governments of the United States of America and Guatemala on the occasion of the inaugural High-Level Security Dialogue.
• U.S.-Mongolia Energy Dialogue Joint Statement US Dept. of State 03 Oct 2024 -- The text of the following statement was released by the Governments of the United States of America and Mongolia following the successful conclusion of the second U.S.-Mongolia Energy Dialogue.

Defense Industry

• Contracts For Oct. 3, 2024

Other Conflicts

Ukraine Conflict News
• 3 October 2024 - Daily Press Briefing by the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General United Nations 03 Oct 2024

Operation Iron Swords / Operation Al-Aqsa Flood

• IDF Announces 8 Fatalities Among Troops in Southern Lebanon - Reports Sputnik 03 Oct 2024 -- The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) has announced eight fatalities among its soldiers in the operation against Hezbollah in southern Lebanon, The Times of Israel newspaper reported.
• Israeli helicopters evacuate dead, injured troops from south Lebanon Press TV 03 Oct 2024 -- Latest reports suggest Israeli helicopters along the Lebanon border are evacuating dead and wounded soldiers as Hezbollah resistance fighters target Israel's Golani military brigade.
• Two Israeli forces killed in regime's new push to invade southern Lebanon Press TV 03 Oct 2024 -- The Israeli regime has announced the death of two more of its occupation forces in fierce clashes with the Lebanese resistance movement Hezbollah amid the illegal entity's attempts to invade the south of the Arab country.
• Oct. 2: 'Axis of Resistance' operations against Israeli occupation Press TV 03 Oct 2024
• Gaza war: 41,788 Palestinians killed by Israeli military IRNA 03 Oct 2024 -- The Israeli regime's genocidal war in the Gaza Strip has killed 41,788 people, according to the latest figures published by the Ministry of Health in Gaza.
• Israel's Army Says Eliminated Hamas Leader in Gaza Rawhi Mushtaha Sputnik 03 Oct 2024 -- The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said on Thursday that it had eliminated the Hamas leader in the Gaza Strip, Rawhi Mushtaha.
• Israel urges more southern Lebanese towns to evacuate VOA 03 Oct 2024 -- The Israeli military on Thursday urgently warned residents of more than 20 southern Lebanese towns and villages to immediately evacuate their homes and move to the north to get out of harm's way as Israel continued its ground campaign against Hezbollah.
• Israel Presses Ahead With Lebanon Incursion After Strikes On Beirut Kill 9 RFE/RL 03 Oct 2024 -- Israel's incursion into south Lebanon continued on October 3 hours after a strike on an apartment building in downtown Beirut killed 9 people while a separate action in the West Bank eliminated a Palestinian militant who was once involved in the lynchings of Israeli reservists.
• Sleeping On Beaches, In Cars: Lebanon's Displaced Have Nowhere To Go Amid Israeli Bombing RFE/RL 03 Oct 2024 -- Mahmoud sleeps on a blanket with his wife and 2-year-old son on a beach in Lebanon's capital, Beirut.
• Hezbollah Artillery Thwarts Israeli Incursion Into Lebanese Territory Sputnik 03 Oct 2024 -- Fighters of the Lebanese movement Hezbollah with the help of artillery stopped an attempt by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) to break into the Lebanese territory in the area of the former Fatima border checkpoint, the press service of the movement said on Thursday.
• Israeli Air Force Targets Hezbollah's Beirut Intel Hub Sputnik 03 Oct 2024 -- The Israeli military has attacked the intelligence headquarters of the Lebanese Shiite movement Hezbollah in Beirut, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said on Thursday.
• Israel launches new airstrikes in Lebanon, 37 killed, 150 injured Press TV 03 Oct 2024 -- Lebanon's Health Ministry said at least 37 people were killed, and over 150 were injured in Israeli strikes on Thursday, as the regime's unrelenting aggression against Lebanon continues.
• Rocket attack by Hezbollah causes power outage in northern Israeli occupied territories Press TV 03 Oct 2024 -- A large barrage of rockets fired by the Lebanese resistance movement Hezbollah has resulted in a power outage in the northern Israeli occupied territories, disrupting electricity supply to several areas and affecting settlers.
• Victims of deadly Lebanon escalation describe fleeing 'total destruction' UN News 03 Oct 2024 -- People in Lebanon uprooted by Israeli airstrikes including in central Beirut have described being forced to flee "total destruction", amid fresh reports of Hezbollah projectile attacks into Israel and close-quarter clashes along the UN-patrolled line of separation between the two countries.
• Lebanon: UN peacekeepers to stay the course amid escalating hostilities UN News 03 Oct 2024 -- Peacekeepers positioned along the "Blue Line" of separation between Israel and Lebanon remain committed to their mandate, and will remain in place until conditions allow, the UN's peacekeeping chief said on Thursday.
• Israel declares UN chief 'persona non grata' over Iran reaction Press TV 03 Oct 2024 -- Israel has barred UN chief Antonio Guterres from entering the occupied territories for not "unequivocally" condemning Iran's missile attack.
• Gaza: Geospatial data shows intensifying damage to cropland FAO 03 Oct 2024 -- The latest assessment using satellite data produced by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the United Nations Satellite Centre (UNOSAT) shows escalating damage to farmland and agricultural infrastructure in the Gaza Strip, further exacerbating the humanitarian and hunger crisis resulting from the ongoing conflict.
• Iran op. caused great damage to Nevatim Airbase: Israeli paper IRNA 03 Oct 2024 -- Iran's retaliatory operation has caused "serious damage" in one of Israel's largest air bases, according to the Zionist regime's media.
• Israel photoshops images of military bases hit by Iran missiles IRNA 03 Oct 2024 -- In the aftermath of Iran's massive missile response to Israeli military bases, international satellite images are beginning to surface, showing the extent of the damage inflicted.
• Satellite images reveal Iran's massive missile attack damaged Israel's F-35 airbase Press TV 03 Oct 2024 -- Satellite images of an aircraft hangar at a key Israeli military airbase for US-made F-35 fighter jets show a large hole in the roof after Iran launched a massive barrage of ballistic missiles against the occupying regime's bases.
• G7 Leaders' Statement on Recent Developments in the Middle East The White House 03 Oct 2024
• Massive Explosions Rock Beirut; Biden Says Hitting Iran's Oil Sector Under Discussion RFE/RL 03 Oct 2024 -- Multiple explosions from Israeli air strikes rocked the suburbs of Beirut late on October 3 as the United States said it is discussing strikes on Iran's oil facilities as retaliation for Tehran's missile attack on Israel earlier this week.
• Iran will support resistance groups to free Palestine: Pezeshkian IRNA 03 Oct 2024 -- Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has said the Islamic Republic considers it a duty to support the resistance movements fighting for liberation of Palestine.
• Iran will continue to support 'strong tree' of resistance until Palestine liberation: President Pezeshkian Press TV 03 Oct 2024 -- Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian says the Islamic Republic will continue to support the "strong tree" of resistance groups until Palestine is liberated.
• IRGC announces martyrdom of military advisor in Syria Press TV 03 Oct 2024 -- The Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) has announced the martyrdom of Majid Divani in an Israeli airstrike in Syria.
• Pentagon Declines to Comment on Whether Iranian Oil Facilities Are Potential Targets Sputnik 03 Oct 2024 -- Pentagon Deputy Press Secretary Sabrina Singh on Thursday declined to comment on whether Iranian oil facilities would be potential targets in an expected Israeli strike on Iran.
• Iran will give 'more crushing' response to Israel if it commits 'slightest' mistake: President Pezeshkian Press TV 03 Oct 2024 -- Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian says Tehran will definitely give a "stronger and more crushing" response to Israel if it commits the "slightest" mistake.
• Slightest mistake by Israel to be met with crushing response: Pezeshkian IRNA 03 Oct 2024 -- Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has said that Tuesday's missile strike was a response to the ongoing atrocities by the Israeli regime, warning that the slightest mistake by Tel Aviv would provoke an even stronger and more crushing retaliation.
• Iran slams G7's 'irresponsible' statement on 'necessary response' to Israel Press TV 03 Oct 2024 -- Iran has condemned the Group of Seven (G7)'s "biased and irresponsible" approach toward the developments in West Asia, including Tehran's "necessary response" to Israel's acts of aggression.
• Iranians Fear 'War Is Coming' After Tehran's Missile Attack On Israel RFE/RL 03 Oct 2024 -- Hundreds of people celebrated on the streets of Tehran after Iran launched its biggest-ever attack on Israel on October 1.
• Israel's retaliation threat prompts lines at Iran's gas station, day-long airspace closure VOA 03 Oct 2024 -- Israel's vow to make Iran pay a price for carrying out a large-scale missile strike on the Jewish state has prompted panic buying of gasoline in major Iranian cities and a day-long suspension of commercial flights in Iranian airspace.
• Norway increasing humanitarian support to Lebanon by NOK 80 million Government of Norway 03 Oct 2024 -- Norway has provided a total of over NOK 290 million in humanitarian support and long-term assistance to Lebanon in 2024.
• Top EU diplomat deplores Israel's remarks against UN chief IRNA 03 Oct 2024 -- EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell has expressed regret over the accusations leveled by the Zionist regime against the UN Secretary General and said he backs Antonio Guterres' efforts to achieve peace.
• Chinese envoy urges actions to deescalate Lebanese-Israeli situation People's Daily 03 Oct 2024 -- A Chinese envoy on Wednesday called on the UN Security Council to take urgent actions to deescalate the Lebanese-Israeli situation.
• China urges preventing further turmoil in Middle East: FM spokesperson People's Daily 03 Oct 2024 -- China calls on the international community, especially major countries with influence, to play a constructive role and avoid further turmoil in the Middle East, a Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson said on Wednesday.
• Nuclear Facilities Should Be Taken Out Of Middle East Conflict - Senior Russian Diplomat Sputnik 03 Oct 2024 -- Russia is concerned about Israel's signals regarding a possible retaliatory strike on Iran, which could target Iranian nuclear facilities, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov told journalists at a press conference on Thursday, adding that it is unacceptable to even consider such scenarios.
• Situation 'hanging by a thread,' Chinese envoy urges immediate de-escalation of Lebanese-Israeli tension Global Times 03 Oct 2024 -- Following Israel's ground military operations in southern Lebanon and Iran's ballistic missile strikes on Israel, Fu Cong, China's permanent representative to the United Nations, urges immediate de-escalation of the Lebanese-Israeli situation, warning that any further provocations could easily cause the situation, which is now "hanging by a thread," to spiral out of control.
• Chinese envoy urges actions to deescalate Lebanese-Israeli situation Global Times 03 Oct 2024 -- A Chinese envoy on Wednesday called on the UN Security Council to take urgent actions to deescalate the Lebanese-Israeli situation.
• Iraqi fighters use advanced drone for first time to hit vital Israeli target Press TV 03 Oct 2024 -- Iraqi resistance fighters have launched a drone strike on a strategic target in the southern part of the Israeli-occupied territories in solidarity with the Palestinian and Lebanese people.
• Al-Houthi: Operation "Wade Sadiq 2" was the biggest missile attack on Israel/ Washington and Tel Aviv's defeat IRNA 03 Oct 2024 -- The leader of Yemen's Ansarullah in a speech described the operation 'True Promise 2' by the Islamic Republic of Iran against the Zionist regime as the biggest missile attack on the occupied territories since the establishment of the fake Zionist regime and pointed to the failure of the United States and Tel Aviv in repelling this attack.
• Yemeni army launches drone strike on vital target in Tel Aviv IRNA 03 Oct 2024 -- The Yemeni Armed Forces have reported a successful drone strike on a vital target in Tel Aviv.
• Houthi: Nasrallah thwarted Israeli conspiracies, inflicted humiliating defeats on regime Press TV 03 Oct 2024 -- The leader of Yemen's Ansarullah resistance movement has paid tribute to Hezbollah's late secretary-general, stating that Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah thwarted Israeli conspiracies and inflicted pretty humiliating defeats on the usurping regime.
• Yemen strikes 'vital target' in Tel Aviv with Yaffa drones Press TV 03 Oct 2024 -- Yemen's Armed Forces have struck with several drones a "vital target" in the center of the Israeli-occupied territories in support of Palestinian and Lebanese people amid the Tel Aviv regime's nearly year-long onslaught on the besieged Gaza Strip and southern Lebanon.
• Houthis Say Attacked 'Vital Target' in Tel Aviv Area, Call Operation Successful Sputnik 03 Oct 2024 -- Yemen's Ansar Allah movement, also known as the Houthis, said on Thursday that it had launched a drone strike on a "vital target" in Tel Aviv area, adding that the operation was successful.

Other Conflicts

• Allies, Partners Conduct Operations in South China Sea DoD News 03 Oct 2024 -- The Royal Australian Navy, the Royal Australian Air Force, the Japan Maritime Self Defense Force, the Royal New Zealand Navy, the Armed Forces of the Philippines and the U.S. Navy conducted a maritime cooperation activity within the Philippines' exclusive economic zone in the South China Sea, last weekend.
• US election: Implications for Manila-Washington alliance, South China Sea Radio Free Asia 03 Oct 2024 -- The outcome of next month's presidential election in the United States could significantly influence Manila's defense alliance with Washington and its territorial claims in the South China Sea, observers said.
• Vietnam protests Chinese attack on fishing vessels in South China Sea VOA 03 Oct 2024 -- Vietnam is protesting China's reported behavior toward fishermen near the disputed Paracel Islands in the South China Sea after Vietnamese state media said Chinese personnel boarded a Vietnamese fishing boat and beat crew members.
• Beijing tests regional resolve in South China Sea amid Middle East conflict VOA 03 Oct 2024 -- As the United States and other like-minded countries hold joint military exercises in the South China Sea, Chinese vessels have been aggressively asserting Beijing's territorial claims in the hotly contested waterway, testing the resolve of the Philippines, Malaysia and Vietnam.
• EXPLAINED: What are the Paracel Islands and why are they disputed? Radio Free Asia 03 Oct 2024 -- Vietnam has denounced what it called the brutal behavior of Chinese law enforcement personnel who it said beat and injured Vietnamese fishermen on a boat intercepted near the Paracel Islands.
• Taliban FM to be 'chief guest' in Russia-hosted Afghanistan talks VOA 03 Oct 2024 -- Russia is set to convene a meeting of regional countries on Friday to discuss, among other issues, the expansion of "practical interaction" with Taliban-governed Afghanistan in political, economic, counterterrorism and counternarcotics areas.
• Sudan war: 'Horror' grows as reports of summary executions emerge UN News 03 Oct 2024 -- The UN-designated human rights expert on Sudan has called for the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), along with their allied militias, to take immediate steps to protect civilians in greater Khartoum amid escalating violence and alarming reports of summary executions.
• Israeli Tanks Open Fire on Syria's Al Qunaitra in Golan Heights - Source Sputnik 03 Oct 2024 -- Israeli army tanks have opened fire on the main highway in the Syrian province of Al Qunaitra in the Golan Heights, a Syrian field source told Sputnik on Thursday.
• Thousands flee Myanmar airstrikes after rebel ambush Radio Free Asia 03 Oct 2024 -- About 10,000 villagers in Myanmar's Sagaing region are fleeing junta airstrikes launched after forces loyal to a shadow pro-democracy government inflicted unusually heavy casualties on a military column, residents told Radio Free Asia.
• Joint Statement from the Somalia Quint US Dept. of State 03 Oct 2024 -- The text of the following statement was released by the Governments of the United States of America, the State of Qatar, the Republic of Türkiye, the United Arab Emirates, and the United Kingdom.
• Somalia: UN official reports on electoral progress, ongoing security challenges UN News 03 Oct 2024 -- Authorities in Somalia remain focused on national priorities, and the battle against Al-Shabaab terrorists is their chief security concern, senior officials from the UN and the African Union (AU) said on Thursday.
• Somalia Advancing Democratization Process, Other National Priorities ahead of UN Assistance Mission's Transition, Special Representative Tells Security Council UN Security Council 03 Oct 2024 -- Despite persisting security challenges, Somalia continues to forge progress on national priorities, including in assuming full responsibility for its own security, senior officials told the Security Council today, as members underscored the need for counter-terrorism gains to be preserved through adequate funding and preparation ahead of the transition by the UN Assistance Mission in Somalia (UNSOM) to a UN country team at the end of the month.
• We must work together to ensure a responsible and sustainable drawdown of UNSOM: UK statement at the UN Security Council UK FCDO 03 Oct 2024 -- Statement by Ambassador James Kariuki, UK Deputy Permanent Representative to the UN, at the UN Security Council meeting on Somalia.
• Ethiopian military boosts operations in Amhara region VOA 03 Oct 2024 -- Ethiopia's army said it has launched a major operation against Fano rebel groups in the Amhara region,as the conflict continues, despite calls by rights groups and international partners for a peaceful resolution.

News Reports

• Justice Department Disrupts Russian Intelligence Spear-Phishing Efforts US Dept. of Justice 03 Oct 2024 -- The Justice Department announced today the unsealing of a warrant authorizing the seizure of 41 internet domains used by Russian intelligence agents and their proxies to commit computer fraud and abuse in the United States. As an example of the Department's commitment to public-private operational collaboration to disrupt such adversaries' malicious cyber activities, as set forth in the National Cybersecurity Strategy, the Department acted concurrently with a Microsoft civil action to restrain 66 internet domains used by the same actors.
• U.S. Says It Disrupted Russian Hacking Group RFE/RL 03 Oct 2024 -- A hacking group tied to Russian intelligence has been disrupted, Microsoft and U.S. authorities said on October 3.
• Media Watchdog Warns EU About Russian Outlet Operating In Serbia RFE/RL 03 Oct 2024 -- Reporters Without Borders has asked the European Union to hold Serbia accountable for hosting Russian state media network RT, which RSF calls "Vladimir Putin's factory of lies."
• Xi delivers speech at reception held in Beijing to celebrate 75th founding anniversary of PRC People's Daily 03 Oct 2024 -- A grand reception celebrating the 75th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China (PRC) was held at the Great Hall of the People on the evening of Sept. 30. Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, Chinese president, and chairman of the Central Military Commission, attended the reception and delivered an important speech.
• PRC at 75: Deng Xiaoping never delivered on young people's desire for freedom Radio Free Asia 03 Oct 2024 -- Editors note: This is the second in a series of profiles of Chinese leaders on the 75th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China.
• Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's remarks at the opening ceremony of an exhibition marking the 75th anniversary of diplomatic relations with China, Moscow, October 3, 2024 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 03 Oct 2024
• Xi says to continue expanding China-Russia all-round practical cooperation People's Daily 03 Oct 2024 -- Chinese President Xi Jinping on Wednesday said that he stands ready to work with Russian President Vladimir Putin to take the opportunity of the 75th anniversary of diplomatic ties to continue expanding all-round practical cooperation.
• One in five Hong Kongers now live in poverty, report finds Radio Free Asia 03 Oct 2024 -- The people of Hong Kong have gotten poorer in recent years, with more than a million people -- one in every five residents -- living below the poverty line since the start of this year, according to a new report from Oxfam.
• Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's article for Rossiyskaya Gazeta on the occasion of the 75th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the Russian Federation and the People's Republic of China, October 3, 2024 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 03 Oct 2024
• PLA activities in the waters and airspace around Taiwan ROC MND 03 Oct 2024
• Press Statement by Spokesperson for DPRK NCC for Anti-Money Laundering and Combating Financing of Terrorism KCNA 03 Oct 2024 -- A spokesperson for the National Coordinating Committee (NCC) of the DPRK for Anti-Money Laundering and Combating the Financing of Terrorism released the following press statement on October 3:
• Terrorist network southeastern Iran dismantled IRNA 03 Oct 2024 -- The intelligence and security agencies of Iran's Sistan and Baluchestan have succeeded in dismantling a terrorist network operating in the province.
• Strain In U.S.-Georgian Relations 'Deeply Disappointing,' U.S. Envoy Says RFE/RL 03 Oct 2024 -- The United States has been the strongest supporter of the Georgian people in a relationship that is now strained, the U.S. Ambassador to Georgia Robin Dunnigan said in an interview with RFE/RL, calling the situation "extremely unfortunate and deeply disappointing."
• German Envoy To Hungary Summoned Over 'Trustworthiness' Comments RFE/RL 03 Oct 2024 -- The Hungarian Foreign Ministry summoned the German ambassador on October 3 over comments she made about the Hungarian government and relations between Budapest and Berlin.
• EU Sues Hungary Over Russian-Style Sovereignty-Defense Law RFE/RL 03 Oct 2024 -- The European Commission on October 3 said it was suing Hungary at the European Court of Justice over the so-called Defense of Sovereignty, a piece of legislation that critics say mirrors a similar Russian move that aims to silence government opponents.
• Moldova Says It Has Uncovered A Russian-Funded Voter-Rigging Plot RFE/RL 03 Oct 2024 -- Pro-Kremlin forces are meddling in Moldova's upcoming presidential election by paying off tens of thousands of voters in a sweeping plot to derail Chisinau's bid for closer ties with the European Union, the country's police and Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office said.
• World News in Brief: Deadly strikes in Ukraine, justice must be served over custody deaths, FIFA urged to challenge law-breaking by Israeli clubs UN News 03 Oct 2024 -- Russian shelling has hit another apartment block in Ukraine's second city of Kharkiv, UN aid teams said on Thursday.
• VOA Interview: Muhammad Yunus on restoring order in Bangladesh VOA 03 Oct 2024 -- After a series of student-led protests resulted in hundreds of civilian casualties, former Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina stepped down and fled the country on August 5.
• Pressure to hold elections motivating, Bangladesh student leader tells VOA VOA 03 Oct 2024 -- Along Dhaka's chaotic roads, where cycle rickshaws and dilapidated double-deckers compete for space with honking cars and scurrying pedestrians, brightly painted graffiti tells the story of the protests that in just over five weeks ended the 15-year rule of Bangladesh's Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.