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• Dual-Status Commander Role Paying Off in North Carolina Storm Relief DoD News 07 Oct 2024 -- Nearly two weeks after Hurricane Helene made landfall in Florida and caused devastation across the southeastern United States, National Guard and active duty troops in North Carolina are working as one team under a dual-status commander to bring relief to citizens of the state.
• DOD Increases Support for Hurricane Helene Response Efforts DoD News 07 Oct 2024 -- The Defense Department is continuing to increase its support for local, state and federal emergency responders in a massive effort to bring relief to residents impacted by Hurricane Helene. DOD support efforts have ranged from assisting with rescue operations and delivering humanitarian relief to debris cleanup and engineering support in the affected areas.
• Helene relief efforts: NCANG delivers 450,000 pounds of cargo and counting US Air Force 07 Oct 2024 -- Seven days after Hurricane Helene devastated Western North Carolina, the North Carolina Air National Guard delivered an additional 80,000 pounds of food, water, and other critical supplies to the Asheville Regional Airport.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Pentagon Press Secretary Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder Holds an Off-Camera, On-The-Record Press Briefing DoD 07 Oct 2024
• Readout of Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III's Call With Argentine Minister of Defense Luis Petri DoD 07 Oct 2024
• Department of Defense Awards $50 Million in Research Equipment Grants to HBCUs and Minority-Serving Institutions DoD 07 Oct 2024 -- The Department of Defense today announced awards totaling $50.1 million to 98 university researchers at historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) and minority-serving institutions (MIs) for the acquisition of research and scientific equipment.
• Philippine Navy and U.S. Navy commence Sama Sama 2024 US Navy 07 Oct 2024 -- The U.S. Navy, ​U.S. ​Marine Corps, Armed Forces of the Philippines​, and allied forces commenced the eighth iteration of Exercise Sama Sama in the vicinity of Subic Bay, the ​Republic of the ​Philippines, marking the beginning of two weeks of maritime engagements designed to enhance interoperability and strengthen security ties among regional partners, Oct. 7.
• USS Daniel Inouye Returns from Maiden Deployment US Navy 07 Oct 2024 -- Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Daniel Inouye (DDG 118) returned to its homeport of Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam after completing a historic maiden deployment, Oct. 4.
• The Heritage Hour: FORRESTAL, Fire and NNSY US Navy 07 Oct 2024 -- Norfolk Naval Shipyard's repair of USS Forrestal (CVA-59) led to changes in the Navy's approach to fire safety.
• Foreign Secretary Oral Statement on the Chagos Islands - 7 October 2024 UK FCDO 07 Oct 2024 -- Foreign Secretary, David Lammy, provided an update to the House of Commons on the conclusion of negotiations on the exercise of sovereignty over the British Indian Ocean Territory.
• PZHK-1162 fire boat is commissioned into Baltic Fleet Russia MoD 07 Oct 2024 -- On the eve, a solemn ceremony was held in Lomonosov to join the Baltic Fleet of the PZHK-1162 project 141775P.
• Pacific Fleet's small anti-submarine ship Ust-Ilimsk crew conducts exercise in Sea of Okhotsk Russia MoD 07 Oct 2024 -- During the training in the designated area, a crew search for a mock enemy submarine, and after being detected performing elements of maritime warfare with the submarine.
• Novosibirsk missile formation deploys Yars mobile missile launchers on combat patrol routes Russia MoD 07 Oct 2024 -- Novosibirsk missile formation deploys Yars mobile missile launchers on combat patrol routes
• Taiwan asks U.S. to probe arms sales packages involving Raytheon CNA 07 Oct 2024 -- Taiwan's government has asked the United States government to thoroughly probe all defense procurement deals involving defense contractor RTX to ensure there are no other similar overpricing cases, the nation's defense chief said Monday.
• India - MK 54 MOD 0 Lightweight Torpedoes DSCA 07 Oct 2024 -- The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of India of MK 54 MOD 0 Lightweight Torpedoes and related equipment for an estimated cost of $175 million. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency delivered the required certification notifying Congress of this possible sale today.
• Indian Air Force should not perceive China as a rival: experts Global Times 07 Oct 2024 -- Chinese experts said on Monday that India should not perceive China as a rival for its military development, after the chief of the Indian Air Force claimed ahead of the Indian Air Force Day on Tuesday that China is outpacing India in technology, defense production and infrastructure.
• Romania - Sentinel Radar Systems DSCA 07 Oct 2024 -- The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Romania of Sentinel Radar Systems and related equipment for an estimated cost of $110 million. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency delivered the required certification notifying Congress of this possible sale today.
• Italy - Electronic Attack Mission System DSCA 07 Oct 2024 -- The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Italy of Electronic Attack Mission System and related equipment for an estimated cost of $680 million. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency delivered the required certification notifying Congress of this possible sale today.
• The National Budget 2025: The Norwegian government proposes a 19 billion (NOK) increase in defence spendings Government of Norway 07 Oct 2024 -- The Norwegian government proposes to increase the defense budget for 2025 by NOK 19.2 billion, up to a total of NOK 110.1 billion. The proposal fulfills the first major promise of the Norwegian long-term defence plan and exceeds NATO's target of its members spending 2.16 percent of their gross national product (GDP) on defense.
• Swedish contribution to NATO's deterrence and defence in 2025 Government Offices of Sweden 07 Oct 2024 -- The Government today presented a government bill to the Riksdag with proposals on how Sweden will contribute to NATO's overall deterrence and defence in the North Atlantic area in 2025.
• We have a clear plan on how the German brigade units arrive for the permanent presence next year, says L. Kasčiūnas after hosting Germany's delegation at Rokantiškės Lithuania MND 07 Oct 2024 -- Minister of National Defence Laurynas Kasčiūnas had a meeting with Parliamentary State Secretary Thomas Hitschler, Chief of Defence Gen Carsten Breuer and Parliamentary Budget Committee visiting Lithuania today.
• HMNZS Manawanui crew to return home tonight New Zealand Defence Force 07 Oct 2024 -- Crew and passengers from Royal New Zealand Navy ship HMNZS Manawanui are being flown home to Auckland tonight aboard a Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) C-130J Hercules.
• Observers wary of US influence in S.Korea-Philippines defense cooperation boost Global Times 07 Oct 2024 -- The Philippines and South Korea on Monday upgraded their ties to a strategic partnership and agreed to boost defense cooperation.
• Philippines, South Korea boost ties amid threats on their respective borders Radio Free Asia 07 Oct 2024 -- The presidents of the Philippines and South Korea agreed on Monday to elevate bilateral defense and economic ties to a so-called "strategic partnership," as the two longtime Asian allies contend with security threats along their borders.
• Joint Declaration on the Strategic Partnership between the Republic of the Philippines and the Republic of Korea Philippines DFA 07 Oct 2024 -- " Recognizing the ever-deepening relations between them and affirming their commitment to advance concrete cooperation across the full spectrum of their historic and dynamic friendship, the two countries have agreed to elevate their bilateral relations to a STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP."
• PH Army, Air Force kick off 5-day interoperability drills Philippine News Agency 07 Oct 2024 -- The Philippine Air Force (PAF) and the Philippine Army (PA) kicked off their "Interoperability Exercise" (IOX) 03-24 on Monday.
• Press Briefing by Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre The White House 07 Oct 2024

Defense Industry

• Contracts For Oct. 7, 2024

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Ukraine Conflict News
• 7 October 2024 - Daily Press Briefing by the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General United Nations 07 Oct 2024

Operation Iron Swords / Operation Al-Aqsa Flood

• Israel says 728 of its military forces killed in a year IRNA 07 Oct 2024 -- The army of the Israeli regime has admitted that 728 members of its military forces have been killed in a year since October 2023 from the Gaza war.
• Over 26,000 Rockets, Shells, UAVs Fired Against Israel Since October 7, 2023 - IDF Sputnik 07 Oct 2024 -- Over 26,000 rockets, projectiles and drones have been fired at Israeli territory from the Gaza Strip, Lebanon, Syria, Yemen and Iran since the Hamas attack on October 7, 2023, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) estimated on Monday on the anniversary of the conflict outbreak.
• PM Netanyahu's Address at the State Ceremony to Mark One Year since the October 7 Massacre Israel - Prime Minister 07 Oct 2024
• Israel strikes in Gaza and Lebanon on anniversary of Hamas attack VOA 07 Oct 2024 -- Israel's military carried out airstrikes on two fronts Monday, targeting Hamas positions across the Gaza Strip and Hezbollah fighters in Lebanon as the country marked one year since a Hamas attack on southern Israel sparked a war that now threatens to engulf the entire region.
• Israel Marks Anniversary Of Hamas Attack As War Rages On In Lebanon, Gaza RFE/RL 07 Oct 2024 -- Israel on October 7 marked the somber anniversary of the Hamas attack on the Jewish state that killed more than 1,200 people and took some 250 hostages as the Israeli military continued its massive air strikes on Beirut and its incursion in southern Lebanon that aims to destroy the Iran-allied Hezbollah militant group.
• How Much Has Hamas's October 7 Attack Damaged Iran And Its Anti-Israel Alliance? RFE/RL 07 Oct 2024 -- Iran has spent decades assembling its "axis of resistance," a loose network of armed proxies and allies against Israel.
• Understanding the Mideast conflict: A historical primer VOA 07 Oct 2024 -- The Middle East is on the brink. Just days after a massive missile attack on Israel, Iran is threatening more strikes. Israel, already battling Iranian-backed militias on two fronts, is vowing retaliation. The U.S. has deployed thousands of troops to the region.
• Oct. 6: 'Axis of Resistance' operations against Israeli occupation Press TV 07 Oct 2024
• Israel again launches air strikes on southern Lebanon Press TV 07 Oct 2024 -- The Israeli military presses ahead with its aerial attacks across southern Lebanon more than two weeks into the regime's aggression against the Arab country.
• Short-living Zionist regime not belong in region: Hezbollah IRNA 07 Oct 2024 -- The Lebanese resistance movement Hezbollah says that the short-living Zionist regime does not belong in the region.
• Hezbollah launches new round of rockets at Israeli military positions IRNA 07 Oct 2024 -- Hezbollah says that it has launched several rockets at Israeli military positions.
• Zionist regime bombs southern Beirut again IRNA 07 Oct 2024 -- Its more than two weeks into the Zionist aggression against Lebanon, the regime keeps pounding residential areas across the Arab country.
• Hezbollah missiles hit Israeli-occupied city of Haifa IRNA 07 Oct 2024 -- Lebanon's Hezbollah Resistance Movement have once again targeted the Israeli occupied city of Haifa with missiles.
• Hezbollah strikes Israeli base near Tel Aviv with rocket barrage Press TV 07 Oct 2024 -- Lebanon's Hezbollah resistance movement has struck an Israeli base near the headquarters of the regime's Mossad spy agency on the outskirts of Tel Aviv with a rocket barrage.
• At least 10 firefighters killed in Israeli airstrike on Bint Jbeil, Lebanese health ministry says Press TV 07 Oct 2024 -- At least ten firefighters have been killed in an Israeli airstrike on a municipality building in southern Lebanon's Nabatiye Governorate, Lebanon's health ministry has announced.
• Gazans in the north trapped with nowhere to go, as fighting intensifies UN News 07 Oct 2024 -- UN humanitarians have warned that conditions in northern Gaza are deteriorating rapidly, with over 400,000 people facing Israeli evacuation orders amid ongoing airstrikes and ground operations.
• UN officials remember brutal 7 October attacks, reiterate need for peace UN News 07 Oct 2024 -- Senior officials from across the UN system underscored the need for peace between Israelis and Palestinians, and across the wider region, in statements marking one year since the brutal 7 October 2023 Hamas-led attacks on Israel.
• Message from UNRWA Commissioner General Philippe Lazzarini UNRWA 07 Oct 2024
• UNRWA Syria response to the influx from Lebanon - UNRWA Situation Report 1 (4 October 2024) UNRWA 07 Oct 2024
• UNRWA Syria response to the influx from Lebanon - UNRWA Situation Report 2 (6 October 2024) UNRWA 07 Oct 2024
• UN: Thousands of women face life-threatening health risks in Gaza Strip Press TV 07 Oct 2024 -- A United Nations organization charged with working for gender equality and the empowerment of women says thousands of women are facing life-threatening health risks in the Gaza Strip, where more than 41,000 Palestinians have been killed as a result of Israel's genocidal war.
• Secretary-General's message to mark one year since the attacks of 7 October 2023 UN Secretary-General 07 Oct 2024
• One year of unimaginable suffering since the 7 October attack UNOCHA 07 Oct 2024 -- It has been a year of unimaginable suffering, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said today as it marked one year since Hamas and other Palestinian armed groups launched the deadliest attack in Israel's history - a horrific event that foreshadowed the devastation brought on by the Israeli response.
• Remarks by Vice President Harris Marking One Year Since Hamas' October 7th Terrorist Attacks The White House 07 Oct 2024
• Readout of President Biden's Call with President Herzog of Israel The White House 07 Oct 2024
• Statement by Vice President Harris Marking One Year Since the October 7th Attack The White House 07 Oct 2024
• Statement from President Joe Biden Marking One Year Since the October 7th Attack The White House 07 Oct 2024
• Secretary Blinken's Call with Egyptian Foreign Minister Abdelatty US Dept. of State 07 Oct 2024
• Remarks by APNSA Jake Sullivan on the Anniversary of the October 7th Attacks The White House 07 Oct 2024
• Anniversary of October 7th Attack US Dept. of State 07 Oct 2024
• Statement by Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III Marking One Year Since Hamas's October 7th Terrorist Assault on the State of Israel DoD 07 Oct 2024
• Readout of Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III's Call With Israeli Minister of Defense Yoav Gallant DoD 07 Oct 2024
• Austin Marks Anniversary of Hamas Attacks, Reaffirms DOD's Commitment to Israel's Defense DoD News 07 Oct 2024 -- One year since the deadly Hamas terrorist attack, the Defense Department remains committed to helping Israel defend itself, Pentagon Press Secretary Air Force Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder said today, marking the somber anniversary during a briefing with reporters at the Pentagon.
• Statement from Gen. Michael Erik Kurilla, commander, U.S. Central Command, Marking the One Year Since the October 7th Attack. CENTCOM 07 Oct 2024
• Taking Action Against International Hamas Supporters and Sham Charities US Dept. of State 07 Oct 2024 -- Today marks one year since Hamas' savage attack on Israel. The United States is continuing to take action to degrade Hamas' external and domestic fund raising.
• Treasury Targets Significant International Hamas Fundraising Network US Treasury 07 Oct 2024 -- Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) designated three individuals and one sham charity that are prominent international financial supporters of Hamas, as well as one Hamas-controlled financial institution in Gaza. OFAC also designated a longstanding Hamas supporter and nine of his businesses. These actors play critical roles in external fundraising for Hamas, often under the guise of charitable work, that finance the group's terrorist activities.
• Al-Aqsa storm was turning point in history of struggle of Palestinian people against occupation: Iran foreign ministry IRNA 07 Oct 2024 -- Iran's foreign ministry in a statement issued on the occasion of the anniversary of the Al-Aqsa storm operation described the operation as a turning point in the history of the legitimate struggle of the Palestinian people against the occupation and oppression of the Zionist regime.
• Iran: Operation al-Aqsa Flood 'turning point' in Palestinian fight against Israel Press TV 07 Oct 2024 -- Iran's Foreign Ministry says Operation al-Aqsa Flood against Israel was a "turning point" in the history of the Palestinian people's legitimate fight against the Tel Aviv regime's occupation and oppression.
• Iran: Security Council's inaction on Israel's warmongering endangers regional stability Press TV 07 Oct 2024 -- The spokesman for Iran's Foreign Ministry says inaction of the United Nations Security Council on the Israeli regime's warmongering is seriously endangering stability in the region.
• PM statement to the House of Commons on 7 October anniversary and the Middle East: 7 October 2024 UK FCDO 07 Oct 2024 -- Prime Minister Keir Starmer made an oral statement to the House of Commons on 7 October anniversary and the Middle East.
• Statement by Minister Joly to mark one year since Hamas's terrorist attacks against Israel Canada 07 Oct 2024
• Statement by the Prime Minister to mark one year since Hamas' terrorist attacks against Israel Prime Minister of Canada 07 Oct 2024 -- The Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, today issued the following statement to mark one year since Hamas' terrorist attacks against Israel:
• One year after the Hamas attack, Secretary General commemorates victims, reiterates absolute condemnation of terrorism and calls for hostages to be freed immediately Council of Europe 07 Oct 2024
• Israel: Statement by the High Representative one year after the 7th October terrorist attacks European External Action Service (EEAS) 07 Oct 2024 -- The horrifying terrorist attacks carried out by Hamas and other terrorists on 7 October 2023 have had an impact in the region, the European Union, and the entire world. Our thoughts and hearts have been with the families of those 1,200 innocent people who were brutally assassinated, as well as with the unspeakable suffering of the hostages and their families. Hamas must free all hostages immediately and unconditionally. The Israeli people cannot look at the future with confidence until they can be certain that October 7 will never happen again.
• Comment by Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna to mark one year since the attack by Hamas against Israel Estonia MFA 07 Oct 2024
• Statement by Minister of Foreign Affairs Espen Barth Eide on the anniversary of the terror attack against Israel Government of Norway 07 Oct 2024
• Minister Fajon: The key to peace in the Middle East is to address the root causes of the conflict Republic of Slovenia 07 Oct 2024 -- One year has passed since the Hamas terrorist attack on Israel on 7 October 2023, which triggered a spiral of violence in the Middle East with catastrophic humanitarian consequences, especially for women and children.
• Prime Minister Golob: "One year since Hamas attack, capture of Israeli hostages and one year since Israeli military launched one of the largest slaughters in modern history" Republic of Slovenia 07 Oct 2024 -- Prime Minister Robert Golob made a statement to the media on the first anniversary of the Hamas terror attack in Israel and the start of the Gaza war.
• Statement to mark the anniversary of the attacks against Israel on 7 October 2023 Spain MFA 07 Oct 2024
• October 7 attacks Prime Minister of Australia 07 Oct 2024
• 'Israel committed 3,654 massacres in one-year-long Gaza genocide' Press TV 07 Oct 2024 -- The Gaza government says Israel has committed 3,654 massacres in the Gaza Strip in its year-long genocidal war on the besieged Palestinian territory.
• Hamas terms Oct 7 as turning point in fight against occupation IRNA 07 Oct 2024 -- The Palestinian resistance movement Hamas has described October 7 as a turning point in the Palestinian people's struggle against the Zionist occupation.
• Al-Qassam Brigades hunts Zionist soldier, 2 Merkava tanks, 1 armed personnel carrier IRNA 07 Oct 2024 -- Al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of Hamas movement, announced that they targeted military equipment of the Zionist regime's army, including 2 Merkava tanks and hunting one of soldierbof the occupying army.
• Abu Obeidah hails Iran's True Promise operations, calls for cyber Jihad IRNA 07 Oct 2024 -- Abu Obeidah, spokesman of al-Aqsa Brigades, the military wing of Hamas, in a video message on the occasion of the anniversary of the Al-Aqsa Storm emphasized the continuation of the "painful and costly attrition battle" for the enemy until the end of the aggression and praised the two operations of Iran's True Promise and declared jihad while asking cyber activists to prepare the biggest cyber attack by electronic warfare experts against the Zionist enemy.
• Hamas launches massive attack on Israeli bases on Al-Aqsa Storm anniv. IRNA 07 Oct 2024 -- The Al-Qassam Brigades of the Palestinian resistance movement Hamas have launched a massive missile attack against Israeli bases of the Zionist enemy on the first anniversary of Operation Al-Aqsa Storm.
• Operation Al-Aqsa Flood thwarted major Israeli attack on Gaza resistance: Qassam Brigades Press TV 07 Oct 2024 -- Operation al-Aqsa Flood was a massive pre-emptive strike against Israel and came before the regime could launch a major attack on resistance in Gaza, says the spokesman for the Qassam Brigades, the Hamas military wing.
• Operation Al-Aqsa Flood took Israel back to 'square zero': Hamas official Press TV 07 Oct 2024 -- A senior Hamas official says last year's anti-Israel operation by the Palestinian resistance group took the occupying regime back to "square zero".
• Hamas targets Tel Aviv with barrage of rockets on first anniv. of Oct 7 op Press TV 07 Oct 2024 -- The Palestinian resistance movement Hamas has struck the coastal city of Tel Aviv in the occupied Palestinian territories with a barrage of rockets on the first anniversary of Palestinian fighters' historic Operation al-Aqsa Storm against the territories.
• Hamas: Al-Aqsa Storm shattered Israel's illusion of superiority; Iran 'reshaping battlefield' Press TV 07 Oct 2024 -- Hamas says Operation al-Aqsa Flood, which was launched last year against the Israeli regime in response to its intensified atrocities against Palestinians, shattered the regime's "perceived military superiority."
• Palestinian fighters hammer Israeli military sites on al-Aqsa Flood anniversary Press TV 07 Oct 2024 -- Palestinian resistance fighters launch an extensive retaliatory attack against several Israeli military sites on the first anniversary of their historic Operation al-Aqsa Storm against the occupied Palestinian territories.
• Utmost unity: Islamic Jihad says fighting shoulder to shoulder with Hezbollah against Israel Press TV 07 Oct 2024 -- The secretary general of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad resistance movement has reiterated the unyielding solidarity of his group with Hezbollah amid unrelenting Israeli strikes across Lebanon, stressing that Palestinian and Hezbollah fighters are fighting shoulder to shoulder against the Tel Aviv regime.
• Yemen conducts missile attack on Tel Aviv IRNA 07 Oct 2024 -- Media sources have reported that Yemen conducted a missile attack on Tel Aviv, leading to the suspension of operations at Ben Gurion Airport.
• Yemen vows to 'rain down hypersonic missiles on Israel in coming days' Press TV 07 Oct 2024 -- Yemen's Supreme Political Council has vowed that the country would be "raining down hypersonic missiles" on the occupied Palestinian territories as means of making the Israeli regime "taste what the people of Palestine have endured."
• Iraqi resistance launches fresh drone attack on the occupied territories, marks al-Aqsa Storm operation IRNA 07 Oct 2024 -- The Islamic resistance of Iraq announced its new drone attack on the occupied territories on the anniversary of Al-Aqsa Storm Operation.
• Iraqi resistance strikes military target in Israeli-occupied territories with drones Press TV 07 Oct 2024 -- Iraqi anti-terror groups have launched a drone strike on the Israeli-occupied lands in support of Palestinian and Lebanese nations.
• Interview: Israel 'Very Polarized' One Year After October 7 Attack RFE/RL 07 Oct 2024 -- RFE/RL spoke to Lior Yohanani, manager of quantitative research at the Israel Democracy Institute, a Jerusalem-based independent research center, which on October 7 released a wide-ranging survey of Israeli public opinion after one year of war.

Other Conflicts

• Foreign Ministry Spokesperson's Remarks on the Terrorist Attack on a Chinese Convoy of the Coal-fired Power Plant at Port Qasim PRC MofA 07 Oct 2024
• China condemns terrorist attack, urges thorough investigation and severe punishment of perpetrators after 2 Chinese killed in Pakistan Global Times 07 Oct 2024 -- Two Chinese nationals were killed and one was injured after a convoy carrying Chinese staff of the Port Qasim Electric Power Company (Private) Limited was attacked near Jinnah International Airport in Karachi on Sunday around 11 pm. The attack also caused casualties among local Pakistanis.
• Myanmar census-takers and their protectors face rebel attacks Radio Free Asia 07 Oct 2024 -- Officials conducting a census in Myanmar ahead of planned elections next year are getting harassed and arrested by insurgent groups, and security forces providing them protection are getting attacked, residents said.
• Sudan: 'Children should be safe everywhere', says UNICEF, as fears grow for El Fasher UN News 07 Oct 2024 -- The UN aid coordination office, OCHA, voiced deep concern on Monday over the siege of El Fasher in Sudan's North Darfur, where continued clashes are putting the lives of hundreds of thousands of civilians in the region at risk.

News Reports

• US warns voters of disinformation deluge VOA 07 Oct 2024 -- American voters are likely about to be swamped by a flood of misinformation and influence campaigns engineered by U.S. adversaries aiming, according to senior U.S. intelligence officials, to sway the results of the upcoming presidential election and cast doubt on the process itself.
• Statement from NSC Spokesperson Sean Savett on Marburg Virus Disease Outbreak The White House 07 Oct 2024
• Telephone conversation with President of Turkiye Recep Tayyip Erdogan President of Russia 07 Oct 2024
• Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's interview to American Newsweek Magazine, October 7, 2024 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 07 Oct 2024
• Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's and CIS Secretary General Sergey Lebedev's statements and answers to media questions following a meeting of the CIS Ministerial Council, Moscow, October 7, 2024 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 07 Oct 2024
• Press release on CIS Council of Foreign Ministers meeting Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 07 Oct 2024
• Putin To Meet Iranian President As War Rages In Middle East RFE/RL 07 Oct 2024 -- Vladimir Putin plans to meet with his Iranian counterpart, Masud Pezeshkian, this week amid fears the crisis in the Middle East threatens to spin out of control.
• Amid Rising Moscow-Washington Tensions, 2 Americans Handed Prison Terms In Russia RFE/RL 07 Oct 2024 -- Two U.S. citizens were sentenced to lengthy prison terms in Russia on October 7, fueling concerns over the political motivations behind their detentions amid heightened tensions between Moscow and Washington.
• Once Russia's Best-Known Activist, Ildar Dadin Killed Fighting For Ukraine RFE/RL 07 Oct 2024 -- Once one of Russia's most prominent rights activists and a vocal Kremlin critic, Ildar Dadin has been killed in action with Ukrainian forces during a battle in the northeastern Kharkiv region.
• Europe braces for Chinese retaliation over EV import tariffs VOA 07 Oct 2024 -- The European Union is bracing for retaliation from China after the bloc voted last week to impose tariffs on the import of Chinese electric vehicles, or EVs, amid speculation that Beijing could seek to target individual European countries that voted for the measures.
• Politicians react to Lai's 'motherland' comment with praise and scorn CNA 07 Oct 2024 -- Parties from across the political spectrum responded with praise and criticism to President Lai Ching-te's (賴清德) comments on Saturday that it is "impossible" for the People's Republic of China (PRC) to be the "motherland" of the Republic of China (Taiwan, ROC) because the ROC was established before the PRC.
• Former Taiwan president Tsai Ing-wen heads to Europe this week VOA 07 Oct 2024 -- Taiwan's former president Tsai Ing-wen kicks off an eight-day trip to the Czech Republic and two other European countries on October 12 - her first international tour since leaving office in May. While China is likely to voice its opposition to the trip, analysts say it highlights the close ties that Taipei has forged with European countries in recent years.
• PLA activities in the waters and airspace around Taiwan ROC MND 07 Oct 2024
• Greetings from Chinese FM KCNA 07 Oct 2024 -- Choe Son Hui, foreign minister of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, on Sunday received a message of greeting from Wang Yi, foreign minister of the People's Republic of China, on the occasion of the 75th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries.
• China, North Korea mark 75th anniversary of ties in muted tone Radio Free Asia 07 Oct 2024 -- Chinese President Xi Jinping and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un have marked the 75th anniversary of their countries' relations but the messages they exchanged were less effusive and shorter than in the past, hinting at cooler ties.
• IRGC Quds Force chief 'safe and sound': Senior commander IRNA 07 Oct 2024 -- Commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Quds Force, Brigadier General Esmaeil Qa'ani is in good health and is busy carrying out his mission, a senior commander of the IRGC Quds Force has stated.
• Commander of IRGC Quds Force 'in good health', says high-ranking Iranian general Press TV 07 Oct 2024 -- The deputy commander for coordination of the Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) Quds Force says the chief commander of the elite force Brigadier General Esmail Qaani is in good health and is performing his duties as usual.
• Iran determined to crush heinous plots of Zionists in region: IRGC chief IRNA 07 Oct 2024 -- Commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Major General Hossein Salami says Iran is resolved to crush heinous plots of Zionists in the region.
• Army chief warns Israel of Iran's 'stronger, more destructive' response to any mistake Press TV 07 Oct 2024 -- The chief commander of the Iranian Army says the Islamic Republic will give a "stronger and more destructive" response to Israel if it makes the mistake of reacting to Iran's recent retaliatory operation against the regime.
• Iran will give 'strong response' to new Israeli aggression: FM IRNA 07 Oct 2024 -- Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi says the Islamic Republic does not seek an expansion of conflict in the region, but it will give a "strong and appropriate response" to any new act of aggression by the Israeli regime.
• Iran warns Israel not to overstep the line, asserts 'will never back down' on its rights Press TV 07 Oct 2024 -- Iran's government spokeswoman Fatemeh Mohajerani says Tehran will never back down on defending its national interests, warning Israel not to overstep the line.
• Senior Myanmar pro-democracy politician dies in custody at 73 Radio Free Asia 07 Oct 2024 -- Zaw Myint Maung, a deputy leader of Aung San Suu Kyi's National League for Democracy, or NLD, died of cancer on Monday, the latest member of Myanmar's embattled democracy movement to die in detention of the junta that ousted their government in 2021.
• Laos ASEAN summit to focus on Myanmar crisis VOA 07 Oct 2024 -- The failure of Myanmar's junta to end the country's violence, allow humanitarian assistance and implement other elements of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations' "Five-Point Consensus" will be the focus of ASEAN's summit this week in Laos.
• Transcript of Special Briefing by Foreign Secretary on the State visit of President of Maldives to India (October 07, 2024) India MEA 07 Oct 2024
• Vietnam, France upgrade relations to Comprehensive Strategic Partnership Radio Free Asia 07 Oct 2024 -- Vietnam and France have upgraded bilateral relations to a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership, making France the first European Union and only the eighth country in the world to have the highest-level relationship with the Southeast Asian nation.
• Amid Clampdown On Dissent, Kazakh Voters 'Support' Nuclear Power Plant RFE/RL 07 Oct 2024 -- Kazakhstan's Central Referendum Commission (OSK) said that almost three-quarters of voters cast ballots in support of the construction of a nuclear power plant amid a crackdown on activists opposed to the project.
• EU Summit Draft Strongly Backs Ukraine, Moldova, Chastises Georgia RFE/RL 07 Oct 2024 -- The European Union will continue to strongly support Ukraine in its fight against Russia's unprovoked invasion and will keep offering all its backing to Moldova in its efforts to join the 27-member bloc, according to draft conclusions of a summit scheduled for next week.
• Georgia's Ruling Party Reviving Bid To Impeach Pro-Western President RFE/RL 07 Oct 2024 -- Georgia's ruling party, which has raised the ire of the United States and European Union with moves seen as bringing the Caucasus nation closer to Russia, has revived its bid to impeach pro-West President Salome Zurabishvili weeks before a general election.
• UN food program helps fight rising cases of malnutrition in Malawi VOA 07 Oct 2024 -- In Malawi, the U.N.'s World Food Program (WFP) is working to address a rising number of malnourished children amid an ongoing drought, the worst to hit southern Africa in decades. The WFP's efforts include providing supplementary feeding for children in health facilities and distributing emergency food items to affected households.
• Cameroon says homeless flood victims escaped to Chad as fresh floods ravage camps VOA 07 Oct 2024 -- Officials in Cameroon say fresh flooding has forced at least 70,000 people out of temporary camps that were set up for flood victims along the country's northern border with Chad and Nigeria. Some of the displaced flood victims have now moved to neighboring Chad, where at least two million people have been rendered homeless by this year's ceaseless floods according to Chad's government.