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• While Engaged in Helene Relief Efforts, DOD Prepares for Hurricane Milton DoD News 08 Oct 2024 -- The National Guard and active duty forces have been engaged in relief efforts across the southeastern United States following Hurricane Helene, which made landfall late last month.
• 563rd Personnel Recovery Task Force rescues Helene survivors US Air Force 08 Oct 2024 -- Airmen mobilized as the 41st Expeditionary Rescue Squadron and 563d Personnel Recovery Task Force, from Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, rescued four injured civilians, one critically injured, during search and rescue efforts in North Carolina, Oct. 5.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Deputy Pentagon Press Secretary Sabrina Singh Holds a Press Briefing DoD 08 Oct 2024
• Readout of Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III's Call With Saudi Minister of Defense, His Royal Highness Khalid bin Salman DoD 08 Oct 2024
• New Navy Medicine command to enhance expeditionary medical training, readiness US Navy 08 Oct 2024 -- Navy Medicine establishes as new command and renames Naval Expeditionary Medical Training Institute to the Naval Expeditionary Medicine Warfighter Development Center.
• Harvey Milk Completes First Replenishment-at-Sea with two Japanese Training Ships US Navy 08 Oct 2024 -- USNS Harvey Milk (T-AO 206) completed its first replenishment-at-sea with two Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force vessels.
• Fleet Readiness Center Southeast inducts first F-35B aircraft and F135 power module for depot-level work US Navy 08 Oct 2024 -- Fleet Readiness Center Southeast (FRCSE) achieved two significant milestones in the same week by inducting its first F-35B Lightning II and F135 power module (PM), one of five major modules of the F-35 propulsion system.
• SECNAV Del Toro As-Written Remarks at the USNS Lansing Keel-Laying Event US Navy 08 Oct 2024
• SECNAV Del Toro As-Written Remarks at the USS Richard McCool Commissioning US Navy 08 Oct 2024
• SECNAV Del Toro As-Written Remarks at the DOT Ship Christening US Navy 08 Oct 2024
• Readout of Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Lisa Franchetti's Meeting with Chief of Naval Staff of Nigeria Vice Adm. Emmanuel Ogalla US Navy Press Release 08 Oct 2024
• Readout of Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Lisa Franchetti's Meeting with Chief of the Italian Navy Adm. Enrico Credendino US Navy Press Release 08 Oct 2024
• Readout of Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III's Call With Japan's Minister of Defense Nakatani Gen DoD 08 Oct 2024
• Success is blue-green | VMFA-211 facilitates USS Tripoli Aviation Certification US Navy 08 Oct 2024 -- Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 211 deployed with the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) aboard the Essex Amphibious Ready Group in 2018, marking the first combat deployment of the F-35B Lightning II.
• Russian and Chinese ships practise anti-submarine tasks during joint patrols in Asia-Pacific Region Russia MoD 08 Oct 2024 -- In the northwestern part of the Pacific Ocean, Russian and Chinese navies practised anti-submarine tasks as part of joint patrols in the Asia-Pacific Region.
• Lukashenko Says Changes in Russia's Nuclear Doctrine Strengthening Russia, Belarus Sputnik 08 Oct 2024 -- Belarus assessed the correction of the Russian nuclear doctrine as a strengthening of the position taken by Moscow and Minsk after the deployment of Russian nuclear weapons on the territory of the republic, Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko said on Tuesday.
• Russian Defence Minister Andrei Belousov holds talks with Prime Minister of Burkina Faso Apollinaire Joachim Kyelem de Tambela Russia MoD 08 Oct 2024 -- Russian Defence Minister Andrei Belousov had talks with Prime Minister of Burkina Faso Apollinaire Joachim Kyelem de Tambela.
• Secretary General thanks President of Finland for contributions to NATO and Ukraine NATO 08 Oct 2024 -- On Tuesday (8 October 2024), during his first meeting with an Allied leader since taking office, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte praised Finland's many contributions to NATO and its strong support for Ukraine.
• Ahead Of EU Speech, Orban Says Current Ukraine Strategy 'Does Not Work' RFE/RL 08 Oct 2024 -- Hungarian Prime Minister Victor Orban - who has been assailed by the West for his often Russian-friendly stance - has suggested that Ukraine cannot win its war with Russia and pressed again for negotiations, even as a Hungarian opposition figure disrupted his news conference at the European Parliament.
• NATO States Oppose Ukraine's Membership in Alliance Behind Closed Doors - Szijjarto Sputnik 08 Oct 2024 -- Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto said on Tuesday that he had told Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha that there was no opportunity for Ukraine to join NATO, and that the majority of NATO members speak against Ukraine's accession to the alliance behind closed doors.
• PLA Navy eyes recruiting more carrier-borne pilots with loosened criteria Global Times 08 Oct 2024 -- The Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy has loosened the criteria for recruiting pilots for carrier-based aircraft by including young candidates who have received vision correction surgeries.
• South Korea sees signs of North building large nuclear-powered submarine Radio Free Asia 08 Oct 2024 -- The South Korean military has detected apparent signs that North Korea has started to build a large nuclear-powered submarine, a Seoul-based lawmaker said on Tuesday, as North Korea's leader dialed up his threat to use nuclear weapons against its enemies.
• North Korea likely to send troops to support Russia: South's defense minister Radio Free Asia 08 Oct 2024 -- North Korea is likely to send members of its regular armed forces to Ukraine in support of Russia, said South Korea's defense minister on Tuesday, which would signal a significant deepening of cooperation between the allies.
• Unity on space rules more important than ever Australia DOD 08 Oct 2024 -- The international engagements that help to set rules, establish norms and promote responsible behaviour in space are central to advancing Defence's space capabilities, according to Commander Space Command Major General Greg Novak.
• "Germany stands with you": Pistorius in the Lithuanian parliament Germany - Federal Ministry of Defence 08 Oct 2024 -- A German brigade - about 5,000 Bundeswehr members - permanently stationed in Lithuania: the brigade in Lithuania is the Bundeswehr's beacon project for the watershed era in security policy known as the Zeitenwende. Federal Minister of Defence Boris Pistorius visited the Seimas, the Lithuanian parliament, on 26 September to reaffirm cohesion on the eastern flank.
• DELIVERY OF YARD 3026 (NIRDESHAK) India PIB 08 Oct 2024 -- Nirdeshak (Yard 3026), second of four Survey Vessel (Large) ships, steered by the Indian Navy's Warship Design Bureau and being built at Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers (GRSE), Kolkata was delivered to the Indian Navy on 08 Oct 24
• Special Campaign 4.0 of Department of Defence Production is in full Swing India PIB 08 Oct 2024 -- Department of Defence Production (DDP) has been conducting the Special Campaign 4
• Raksha Mantri & his German counterpart discuss ways to further strengthen defence industrial collaboration & supply chain resilience during telephonic conversation India PIB 08 Oct 2024 -- Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh held a telephonic conversation with the German Federal Minister of Defence Mr Boris Pistorius on October 08, 2024
• Data on interceptions of aircraft completed near the Baltic States' borders on September 30-October 6, 2024 Lithuania MND 08 Oct 2024
• RNZN divers assess sunken ship in Samoa New Zealand Defence Force 08 Oct 2024 -- HMNZS Manawanui is in water about 30m deep and a light oil sheen from its initial capsize is being dispersed by wind and waves, Maritime Component Commander Commodore Shane Arndell says.
• DFA Statement on the 03 October 2024 Joint Statement Between Mauritius and UK Philippines DFA 08 Oct 2024 -- The Department of Foreign Affairs welcomes the Joint Statement issued on 3 October 2024 by the governments of the Republic of Mauritius and the UK on the Chagos Archipelago.
• Marcos signs self-reliant defense posture law Philippine News Agency 08 Oct 2024 -- President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. signed on Tuesday a law requiring the Philippine government to pursue a self-reliant defense posture.
• Six countries join naval drills amid tension with China Radio Free Asia 08 Oct 2024 -- A six-nation naval exercise led by the United States and the Philippines has begun in the waters off northern Philippines, the second such drills in 10 days, amid rising tensions with China.
• Putin, Pashinian Agree To Withdraw Russian Troops From Armenia-Iran Border RFE/RL 08 Oct 2024 -- Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian and Russian President Vladimir Putin on October 8 announced an agreement that will see Russian border guards withdraw from the Armenian-Iranian frontier checkpoint as of January 1, 2025.
• The Government of the Republic of Estonia approved a defence readiness exercise Okas Estonia MoD 08 Oct 2024 -- The Government of the Republic of Estonia decided to declare a defence readiness exercise Okas 24-1 (Quill), with up to 59 members of the Force Protection Company, Coastal Defence Squadron, Estonian Navy, ordered to participate the snap exercise (SNAPEX).
• Blinken heads to Laos for ASEAN and East Asia Summit VOA 08 Oct 2024 -- U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is set to visit Vientiane, Laos, later this week for meetings with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, or ASEAN, where he is expected to engage directly with newly elected leaders from the Indo-Pacific.
• Assistant Secretary for East Asian and Pacific Affairs Daniel J. Kritenbrink on the Secretary's Upcoming Travel to the Lao People's Democratic Republic US Dept. of State 08 Oct 2024

Defense Industry

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Ukraine Conflict News

Operation Iron Swords / Operation Al-Aqsa Flood

• Press Briefing by IDF Spokesperson RAdm. Daniel Hagari-October 8, 2024 Israel Defense Forces 08 Oct 2024
• Statement by PM Netanyahu Israel - Prime Minister 08 Oct 2024
• Coordinator for the Hostages and the Missing Brig.-Gen. (Res.) Gal Hirsch at an International Counter-Terrorism Summit Israel - Prime Minister 08 Oct 2024
• Oct. 7: Resistance ops. against Israeli regime on first anniv. of 'Op. Al-Aqsa Flood' Press TV 08 Oct 2024
• Israel kills 15 Palestinian in bombing of Bureij refugee camp in Gaza Press TV 08 Oct 2024 -- Israeli air attacks on the Bureij refugee camp have killed at least 17 Palestinians, including 5 children and 2 women, and wounded dozens more as the US-backed Israeli genocidal war on the blockaded territory enters its second year.
• One Israeli soldier killed, another wounded in northern Gaza IRNA 08 Oct 2024 -- The Zionist regime's aggression against the Palestinian nation in the northern Gaza Strip has recently left one Israeli soldier killed and another wounded, media outlets have reported.
• Israel kills 15 displaced Palestinians in Gaza IRNA 08 Oct 2024 -- The Israeli regime has attacked the tents of the displaced Palestinians in Bureij camp in central Gaza, killing 15.
• Israel Says Nasrallah's Successor Likely 'Eliminated'; Harris Blasts Iran RFE/RL 08 Oct 2024 -- Israel has claimed that the successor to slain Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah has likely been "eliminated," while U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris called Tehran the greatest adversary of the United States.
• Israel's Netanyahu says slain Hezbollah chief's successor is dead VOA 08 Oct 2024 -- Israel's prime minister said Tuesday that his country's military has killed the presumed successor to Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah, who was killed in an Israeli attack in Beirut on September 27.
• Lebanese minister warns Israel may target Beirut airport Press TV 08 Oct 2024 -- Lebanese authorities say there is no guarantee that the Israeli regime would not target the country's only international airport in Beirut as the regime goes on with its airstrikes against areas in the south of the capital city where the Lebanese resistance movement Hezbollah holds sway.
• Hezbollah forces push back Israeli troops near UNIFIL post Press TV 08 Oct 2024 -- The Lebanese resistance movement Hezbollah says its fighters have pushed Israeli forces to retreat after they crossed into Lebanon near a UN peacekeeping post on Tuesday.
• Lebanon could face same 'spiral of doom' as Gaza amid Israel's savagery: UN officials Press TV 08 Oct 2024 -- UN humanitarian officials call for urgent action to stop the Israeli regime from turning Lebanon into a second Gaza, as its military forces are using "the same means and methods of warfare" in the Arab country.
• Hezbollah strikes Israeli settlement near Haifa with barrage of rockets Press TV 08 Oct 2024 -- The Lebanese resistance movement Hezbollah has fired a barrage of missiles at an Israeli settlement near the city of Haifa.
• Operation Aqsa Flood marks beginning of altering West Asia with resistance, says Hezbollah deputy chief Press TV 08 Oct 2024 -- Hezbollah's Deputy Secretary General Sheikh Naim Qassem has praised Operation al-Aqsa Flood launched by Hamas and other Gaza-based groups against the Israeli regime, saying it marks the beginning of altering the face of the West Asia region with the involvement of resistance forces.
• Hezbollah strikes multiple targets in northern Israeli-occupied territories with rocket barrage Press TV 08 Oct 2024 -- Lebanon's Hezbollah resistance movement has struck multiple targets in the northern Israeli-occupied territories with salvos of rockets in retaliation for the regime's year-long genocidal war on the besieged Gaza Strip and in defense of Lebanon.
• Hezbollah launches missile attack on gathering of Zionist soldiers in Maroon al-Ra'as IRNA 08 Oct 2024 -- Lebanon's Hezbollah movement announced an attack on the gathering place of Zionist soldiers in "Maroon al-Ra'as" area and several other areas.
• 2,119 Lebanese people martyred in Israeli regime's attacks IRNA 08 Oct 2024 -- Lebanon's health ministry announced an increase in the number of martyrs of the Zionist regime's aggressive attacks on this country to 2,119 people.
• Hezbollah pushes back Zionist soldiers at border clashes IRNA 08 Oct 2024 -- Hezbollah of Lebanon has announced that its forces have pushed back Zionist soldiers trying to cross into Lebanon at a border area.
• Hezbollah fires 105 missiles at Haifa, surrounding areas: Zionist army IRNA 08 Oct 2024 -- The Zionist regime's army has announced that the Lebanese Hezbollah launched 105 missiles at Haifa and surrounding areas in the northern occupied territories in less than an hour.
• Hezbollah terms Operation Al-Aqsa Storm unique phenomenon in Middle East IRNA 08 Oct 2024 -- Hezbollah's Deputy Secretary-General Sheikh Naim Qassem has described Operation Al-Aqsa Storm as a unique phenomenon and the beginning of a changing face in the Middle East.
• Hezbollah launches missile attack on Tel Aviv IRNA 08 Oct 2024 -- Lebanon's Hezbollah Resistance Movement has announced the launch of several missiles toward occupied Palestine, including the Zionist regime's capital Tel Aviv.
• Israeli Aircraft Strike Southern Suburb of Beirut in Hadath Area Sputnik 08 Oct 2024 -- The Israeli aircraft strike a building in the Hadath area in the southern suburb of Beirut, a Sputnik correspondent reported on Tuesday.
• UNRWA Situation Report #5 on the Lebanon Emergency Response. All Information from 3 October - 7 October 2024, Valid as of 7 October 2024 at 13:00 UNRWA 08 Oct 2024
• UNICEF provides medical supplies for about 2 million people in need in Lebanon UNICEF 08 Oct 2024 -- UNICEF is providing 167 metric tons of medical supplies for about 2 million people affected by the rapidly escalating conflict in Lebanon, especially women and children.
• Israel: New law blocking UNRWA 'would be a catastrophe', Guterres warns UN News 08 Oct 2024 -- Two bills before the Israeli parliament could put a halt to the lifesaving operations of UN Palestine relief agency, UNRWA, which has been indispensable and irreplaceable "more than ever" over the past year of war in Gaza, Secretary-General António Guterres said on Tuesday.
• 'Families ran for their lives': Syria receives 250,000 refugees fleeing Lebanon UN News 08 Oct 2024 -- The UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi, has concluded an urgent visit to Syria, highlighting the plight of 250,000 people who have crossed into the country fleeing airstrikes in Lebanon.
• Fears grow that Lebanon may become another Gaza UN News 08 Oct 2024 -- UN humanitarians in Lebanon on Tuesday described the massive challenge of trying to reach some 1.2 million people who have fled heavy Israeli bombardment and evacuation orders, driven by the fear that what happened in Gaza may befall them, too.
• Explainer: How UN peacekeepers meet the challenge of escalating conflict in Lebanon UN News 08 Oct 2024 -- The UN peacekeeping mission UNIFIL has been operating along the "Blue Line" which separates Lebanon and Israel since the 1970s, and its mandate was just renewed for another year by the UN Security Council. But what is UNIFIL and what is it doing amid the escalating conflict between Hezbollah and Israel Defense Forces (IDF)?
• In Syria, UNHCR's Grandi calls for greater support to those fleeing escalating conflict in Lebanon UNHCR 08 Oct 2024 -- The UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi, concluded an urgent visit to Syria on Tuesday to mobilize support for 250,000 people who have fled the airstrikes in Lebanon and crossed into Syria.
• Humanitarian situation in Lebanon continues to deteriorate: UN People's Daily 08 Oct 2024 -- Driven by increasingly intense exchange of hostilities across the Blue Line, the humanitarian situation in Lebanon continues to rapidly deteriorate, UN humanitarians said on Monday.
• No way other than honorable resistance to restore right of Palestinians to self-determination: Iran FM spokesman IRNA 08 Oct 2024 -- Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Esmail Baqaei Hamaneh said that over past year everyone has come to the conclusion that there is no other way than honorable resistance to restore the right to self-determination of the Palestinians and the right to live a dignified and peaceful life.
• Pezeshkian: US, Europe support 'savage' Israeli regime, stay silent on genocide Press TV 08 Oct 2024 -- Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has slammed the United States and European countries for supporting the "savage" regime of Israel which is committing massacres in Gaza and across West Asia.
• No: 207, 8 October 2024, Regarding the Evacuation of Turkish Citizens in Lebanon Republic of Turkey Ministry of Foreign Affairs 08 Oct 2024
• All parties must respect the ceasefire and commit to de-escalation: UK statement at the UN Security Council UK FCDO 08 Oct 2024 -- Statement by Ambassador James Kariuki, UK Deputy Permanent Representative to the UN, at the UN Security Council meeting on the Great Lakes.
• Landsbergis: "There can be no place left for terrorism in the world and Lithuania" Lithuania MFA 08 Oct 2024 -- One year after Hamas' terrorist rampage in Israel, Lithuania's Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis says that there is no place in the world for terrorism, while anti-Semitism cannot be tolerated, neither in Lithuania nor in other countries.
• Evacuation of Pakistani nationals from Lebanon Pakistan Ministry of Foreign Affairs 08 Oct 2024 -- A special flight carrying Pakistani nationals evacuated from Lebanon will arrive in Karachi early tomorrow morning. The flight carries sixty seven Pakistani nationals repatriated from Lebanon who travelled to Damascus, Syria by road before being airlifted to Pakistan. Four Pakistanis from Syria are also being evacuated with this flight.
• PH commemorates Oct. 7 attack on Israel; calls for deescalation anew Philippine News Agency 08 Oct 2024 -- The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Tuesday remembered the four Filipinos killed in the Oct. 7 Hamas attack on Israel while calling for deescalation of rising tensions in the Middle East.
• One year into Gaza conflict, the international community is asking, when will this war end? Global Times 08 Oct 2024 -- As the Israeli-Palestinian conflict has stretched on for a year, the conflict has spread further in the Middle East to countries including Lebanon, Yemen, Iran and Syria, with tens of thousands of people killed. The international community has tried to prevent the escalation of the conflict but to no avail, and now worries are growing over a full-scale war in the Middle East, analysts said.
• Hamas Sees No Point in Prisoner Exchange With Israel Until Complete Ceasefire in Gaza Sputnik 08 Oct 2024 -- Palestinian movement Hamas sees no point in prisoner exchange talks until a complete ceasefire and the withdrawal of Israeli troops from the Gaza Strip, Ayman Shanaa, a spokesperson for Hamas political leadership in Lebanon, told Sputnik.
• Hamas says has no option but to continue fighting Israel IRNA 08 Oct 2024 -- A senior Hamas official has said that the Palestinian resistance movement has no option but to continue to fight the Israeli regime.
• Iraq's Islamic Resistance launches missile, drone attacks on occupied lands IRNA 08 Oct 2024 -- Iraq's Islamic Resistance has said that the group has conducted missile and drone attacks on the Israeli-occupied Palestinian territories.
• Occupiers to be caught seriously off guard in coming days: Al-Nujaba IRNA 08 Oct 2024 -- A member of Iraq's Harakat Hezbollah al-Nujaba has said that the Zionist enemy will be seriously surprised in the near future.
• Al-Aqsa Storm exposed vulnerability of Israel: Iraqi resistance leader IRNA 08 Oct 2024 -- The Secretary General of the Iraqi "Asa'ib Ahl al-Haq" movement says the Al-Aqsa Storm operation revealed the false identity of the Zionist regime.
• Iraqi resistance launches advanced cruise missile attack on occupied territories Press TV 08 Oct 2024 -- The Islamic Resistance in Iraq has pounded targets in the Israeli-occupied territories, using a new advanced cruise missile on the anniversary of the Al-Aqsa Flood operation.
• Yemen unleashes new ballistic missile against Tel Aviv on anniv. of Oct. 7 operation Press TV 08 Oct 2024 -- Yemen's Armed Forces have targeted Tel Aviv with two ballistic missiles, including a new one, on the occasion of the first anniversary of Palestinian fighters' historic Operation al-Aqsa Storm against the occupied territories.

Other Conflicts

• Navy bent on defending PH territory after latest Chinese harassment Philippine News Agency 08 Oct 2024 -- The Philippine Navy (PN) has assured its commitment to protecting the country's territorial integrity amid the latest Chinese aggression against a Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) ship in the Bajo de Masinloc (Scarborough Shoal).
• Religious education surges under Taliban as secular schooling languishes VOA 08 Oct 2024 -- The number of madrassas, or religious schools, has increased fourfold under the Taliban in Afghanistan as experts worry that the rise could fuel extremism in the country and limit opportunities for younger Afghans, particularly girls.
• Security Council Press Statement on Terrorist Attack near Jinnah International Airport in Karachi, Pakistan UN Security Council 08 Oct 2024 -- The members of the Security Council condemned in the strongest terms the heinous and cowardly terrorist attack near Jinnah International Airport, Karachi, Pakistan, on 6 October 2024 which resulted in the deaths of two Chinese nationals and one Pakistani and the injury of several Chinese and Pakistani nationals.
• China urges Pakistan to ensure safety of Chinese personnel People's Daily 08 Oct 2024 -- China has urged Pakistan to make more targeted measures to provide full protection for the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor and the safety and security of Chinese personnel, projects and institutions in the country, a foreign ministry spokesperson said on Monday.
• Over 100 Myanmar political prisoners have died since coup, group says Radio Free Asia 08 Oct 2024 -- More than 100 political prisoners arrested by Myanmar's junta have died in custody in the three and a half years since the military seized power, according to the Assistance Association for Political Prisoners, or AAPP.
• Sudan: EU sanctions regime prolonged for a further year EC/CEU 08 Oct 2024 -- The Council today decided to prolong the restrictive measures targeting those responsible for undermining the stability and political transition of Sudan, where fighting is still ongoing between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and their respective affiliated militias.
• Imposing Sanctions on Sudanese Senior Rapid Support Forces Leader US Dept. of State 08 Oct 2024 -- The United States is today sanctioning a senior leader of the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), Algoney Hamdan Daglo Musa (Algoney), for his involvement in RSF efforts to procure weapons and other military materiel that have enabled the RSF's ongoing operations in Sudan, including its assault on El Fasher, the capital of North Darfur.
• Treasury Sanctions Sudanese Rapid Support Forces Procurement Director US Treasury 08 Oct 2024 -- Today, the Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctioned Algoney Hamdan Daglo Musa (Algoney), pursuant to Executive Order (E.O.) 14098, for leading efforts to supply weapons to continue the war in Sudan.
• National Conference, opposed to India's stripping Kashmir's autonomy, wins key vote Press TV 08 Oct 2024 -- In Kashmir, the National Conference (NC) party has won key elections held for the first time after India's ruling party stripped the Muslim-majority region of its semi-autonomous status in 2019.
• Burkina Faso, Russia Discuss Ukraine's Support for Terrorism in Sahel - Prime Minister Sputnik 08 Oct 2024 -- Burkina Faso has brought up Ukraine's support for terrorism in the Sahel region in its talks with Russia, Burkinabe Prime Minister Apollinaire Kyelem de Tambela told Sputnik on Tuesday.
• UN Rights Council says human rights in DR Congo on a downward spiral VOA 08 Oct 2024 -- Human rights experts warn the human rights situation in the Democratic Republic of Congo, already troubled for decades, is on a downward spiral again as armed clashes, attacks on schools and hospitals, sexual violence and other forms of abuse escalate.
• Armed Groups' Activities in Democratic Republic of Congo Intensifying Conflict, Worsening Humanitarian Crisis, Special Envoy Tells Security Council UN Security Council 08 Oct 2024 -- The security situation in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo remains alarming, with the 23 March Movement (M23) rebel group and other armed groups intensifying the conflict and deepening the humanitarian situation, the UN's top official in the region informed the Security Council today.
• 'Alarming' situation in Great Lakes Region of DR Congo UN News 08 Oct 2024 -- The situation in Africa's Great Lakes Region, in particular the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), has remained "alarming" amid ongoing violence in the restive country's east, said the UN Special Envoy to the Region in a briefing to the Security Council on Tuesday.

News Reports

• Debunking Helene Response Myths Congressman Chuck Edwards 08 Oct 2024 -- Over the past 10 days, I have been proud of how our mountain communities have come together to help one another. We have seen a level of support that is unmatched by most any other disaster nationwide; but amidst all of the support, we have also seen an uptick in untrustworthy sources trying to spark chaos by sharing hoaxes, conspiracy theories, and hearsay about hurricane response efforts across our mountains.
• Director General Ken McCallum gives latest threat update MI5 08 Oct 2024 -- MI5 Director General Ken McCallum today gave his latest update on the current national security threats facing the UK.
• Hybrid threats/Russia: Statement by the High Representative on behalf of the EU on Russia's continued hybrid activity against the EU and its Member States EC/CEU 08 Oct 2024 -- The European Union and its Member States strongly condemn Russia's intensifying campaign of hybrid activities against the EU, its Member States and partners. These activities again illustrate Russia's reckless and irresponsible behaviour and its disregard for the rules-based international order and international law.
• Estonia and like-minded countries pioneer a new EU sanctions regime to counter Russia's hybrid activities Estonia MFA 08 Oct 2024 -- Today 8 October, the European Union adopted a new sanctions regime to hold to account the individuals and entities who carry out or contribute to Russia's hybrid activities against the European Union, a member state or a third country.
• New details emerge of how journalist-turned-spy kept watch on Navalny VOA 08 Oct 2024 -- For nearly a decade, a Spanish Russian freelancer used his cover as a journalist to spy on Russian dissidents for Moscow, including late opposition leader Alexei Navalny.
• CISA and FBI Warn of Iranian-Backed Cyber Activity to Undermine U.S. Democratic Institutions CISA 08 Oct 2024 -- Fact sheet provides information on actors' techniques and recommended mitigations for individuals and organizations associated with national political campaigns
• US bulletin says Iranian hackers targeting political campaigns VOA 08 Oct 2024 -- Iranian hackers looking to undermine confidence in next month's U.S. elections are prowling for victims, putting a premium on anyone working for American political campaigns, according to a new warning from U.S. officials.
• Afghan National Arrested for Plotting an Election Day Terrorist Attack in the Name of ISIS US Dept. of Justice 08 Oct 2024 -- The Justice Department today announced charges against a citizen of Afghanistan residing in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, for conspiring to conduct an Election Day terrorist attack in the United States on behalf of the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS), a designated foreign terrorist organization (FTO).
• ISIL/Da'esh and Al-Qaeda: EU sanctions regime renewed until 31 October 2025 EC/CEU 08 Oct 2024 -- The Council today renewed the autonomous restrictive measures against ISIL/Da'esh and Al-Qaeda and persons, groups, undertakings and entities associated with them, prolonging their duration for a further year, until 31 October 2025.
• Lithuania and the Czech Republic launch cooperation on cyber security Lithuania MND 08 Oct 2024 -- Director of the National Cyber Security Centre (NKSC) under the Ministry of National Defence Liudas Ališauskas and Pavel Štěpáník, Deputy Director for Strategic Affairs and Cooperation at the National Cyber and Information Security Agency (NÚKIB) of the Czech Republic signed a Memorandum of Understanding.
• CIS Heads of State Council meeting President of Russia 08 Oct 2024 -- A meeting of the CIS Heads of State Council meeting is taking place in the Grand Kremlin Palace.
• Putin: CIS Leaders Constantly Coordinate Positions on Key Global, Regional Issues Sputnik 08 Oct 2024 -- The CIS leaders constantly coordinate positions on key global and regional issues, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday.
• Cooperation Within CIS One of Russia's Top Priorities - Putin Sputnik 08 Oct 2024 -- Cooperation within the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) is one of Russia's top priorities, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday.
• Meeting with Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan President of Russia 08 Oct 2024 -- Vladimir Putin and Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan had a meeting on the sidelines of the CIS Summit.
• Meeting with President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev President of Russia 08 Oct 2024 -- Vladimir Putin met with President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev in the Kremlin on the sidelines of the CIS Heads of State summit.
• Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's answers to questions of the Moscow. Kremlin. Putin programme, Moscow, October 8, 2024 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 08 Oct 2024
• Wider Europe Briefing: The EU's New Plans To Target Russian Threats RFE/RL 08 Oct 2024
• PRC at 75: Jiang Zemin never let up after Deng's crackdown on dissent Radio Free Asia 08 Oct 2024 -- Editor's note: This is the third in a series of profiles of Chinese leaders on the 75th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China.
• Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Mao Ning's Regular Press Conference on October 8, 2024 PRC MofA 08 Oct 2024
• Readout of Secretary Raimondo's Call with Minister of Commerce of China Wang Wentao US Dept. of Commerce 08 Oct 2024 -- Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo held a call with Minister of Commerce of the People's Republic of China (PRC) Wang Wentao.
• Spike in arrests leaves Chinese detention centers overflowing Radio Free Asia 08 Oct 2024 -- Detention centers in China are overflowing amid a sharp rise in the number of arrests in the first half of this year, according to defense lawyers and recent government figures.
• China stock market stalls for lack of further stimulus measures VOA 08 Oct 2024 -- China's stock rally resumed Tuesday after the weeklong National Day holiday but lost some steam on mainland markets after a press conference by the country's economic planning agency disappointed hopes for more fiscal stimulus measures.
• MSS unveils how US slanders and frames Chinese scholars Global Times 08 Oct 2024 -- China's Ministry of State Security (MSS) on Tuesday disclosed the case of Tan Hongjin, a typical example of how US authorities distort facts, slander and frame individuals, and make improper accusations, while continuously exerting pressure to force a confession, revealing the malicious and absurd nature of the US' "China Initiative."
• Premier urges China to exercise restraint ahead of satellite launch CNA 08 Oct 2024 -- Premier Cho Jung-tai (卓榮泰) on Tuesday urged China to exercise restraint in military drills in the coming days, as Beijing prepares to launch a satellite Thursday in which the launch vehicle pass through airspace near Taiwan.
• PLA activities in the waters and airspace around Taiwan ROC MND 08 Oct 2024
• US stresses desire for peaceful resolution of Taiwan disputes VOA 08 Oct 2024 -- A top U.S. official said the United States expects differences across the Taiwan Strait to be resolved peacefully and opposes any unilateral changes to the status quo as Taiwan prepares to celebrate the founding of the Republic of China on Thursday.
• Speech at Congratulatory Visit to Kim Jong Un University of National Defence KCNA 08 Oct 2024 -- The respected Comrade Kim Jong Un made a speech at the congratulatory visit to Kim Jong Un University of National Defence.
• Respected Comrade Kim Jong Un Sends Greetings to Russian President KCNA 08 Oct 2024 -- The respected Comrade Kim Jong Un sent a message of greeting to Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin, president of the Russian Federation, on Monday.
• Invincible Workers' Party of Korea Guided by Great Leader KCNA 08 Oct 2024 -- Today the Workers' Party of Korea has grown stronger into an invincible party which is confidently guiding the socialist cause despite severe hardship.
• Respected Comrade Kim Jong Un Pays Congratulatory Visit to Kim Jong Un University of National Defence KCNA 08 Oct 2024 -- Kim Jong Un University of National Defence, which has made distinguished contributions to bolstering up powerful self-defence capability of the DPRK while glorifying the proud history and tradition as a comprehensive defence science and technology educational base of the country in the long course of the revolution for realizing the great cause of building a rich country with strong army, is greeting its 60th founding anniversary with high pride.
• Dual U.S. and Iranian Citizen Arrested for Unlawful Scheme to Violate and Evade U.S. Sanctions Against Iran US Dept. of Justice 08 Oct 2024 -- Kambiz Eghbali, also known as Cameron Eghbali, 50, of Los Angeles, was arrested yesterday pursuant to a now-unsealed indictment charging him, along with Hamid Hajipour and Babak Bahizad, both Iranian nationals, with violations of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, conspiracy to commit bank fraud, and conspiracy to commit money laundering. Bahizad and Hajipour remain at large.
• Iran FM to Israel: Do not test Iranian nation's resolve IRNA 08 Oct 2024 -- Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has advised the Zionist regime not to test the determination of the Iranian nation.
• Araghchi warns Israel not to test Iran's will, says bank of targets ready Press TV 08 Oct 2024 -- Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi warns the Zionist regime against testing Tehran's resolve, saying Tel Aviv is fully aware of the wide-range of targets inside Israel that are within the reach of Iranian missiles.
• Global oil traders anxiously await Israel's expected strikes on Iran VOA 08 Oct 2024 -- International oil traders have been anxiously watching for Israel's expected military response to Iran's latest rocket attack, with prices rising and dipping according to the latest guesses on whether Israel will target Iran's oil infrastructure and how Tehran might respond.
• Prominent Baluch Activist Stopped From Leaving Pakistan For U.S. Event RFE/RL 08 Oct 2024 -- Mahrang Baloch, a leading rights activist for the ethnic Baluch minority, was prevented from leaving Pakistan to attend a ceremony in the United States, she reported on October 8.
• Tunisian President Kais Saied re-elected: preliminary results People's Daily 08 Oct 2024 -- Preliminary results showed that Tunisian President Kais Saied has been re-elected for a second term, after winning 90.69 percent of the vote in Sunday's presidential election, the country's Independent High Authority for Elections (ISIE) said here Monday.
• Georgia: Speech by the High Representative/Vice-President Josep Borrell in the EP plenary on the democratic backsliding European External Action Service (EEAS) 08 Oct 2024 -- Speech delivered by Vice President for Values and Transparency, Věra Jourová, on behalf of High Representative/Vice-President Josep Borrell
• EU Parliament Blasts Russian Interference In Moldova Ahead Of Vote RFE/RL 08 Oct 2024 -- A draft resolution from the European Parliament warns Russia to stop its "provocations and attempts to destabilize" Moldova ahead of a crucial presidential election and referendum.
• Moldova: Speech by the High Representative/Vice-President Josep Borrell in the EP plenary on the Russian interference ahead of the EU referendum European External Action Service (EEAS) 08 Oct 2024 -- Speech delivered by Vice President for Values and Transparency, Věra Jourová, on behalf of High Representative/Vice-President Josep Borrell
• ASEAN faces tests in tackling Myanmar war, South China Sea tensions Radio Free Asia 08 Oct 2024 -- This week's ASEAN summit will serve as a test for the regional bloc's ability to address two of its most pressing challenges: the crisis in Myanmar and escalating tensions in the South China Sea.
• Hun Sen says adviser defrauded several Cambodians with bribe demands Radio Free Asia 08 Oct 2024 -- Former Prime Minister Hun Sen said one of his top advisers, Ly Samet, solicited bribes in exchange for favors and government positions and has defrauded several Cambodians over the last two years - including one incident in which US$10 million was paid.
• To Lam shows fine art of Vietnamese balancing in world debut Radio Free Asia 08 Oct 2024 -- When To Lam was elected general secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam in August, there was much speculation that the former top cop would reorient Vietnamese foreign policy towards China.
• Cameroon citizens want proof their 91-year-old president is alive VOA 08 Oct 2024 -- Cameroon government officials said the central African state's 91-year-old president, Paul Biya, is in good health, contrary to information circulating on social and mainstream media.
• Officials: Voting to go ahead in Mozambique's volatile Cabo Delgado VOA 08 Oct 2024 -- Election officials in Mozambique say voting will take place Wednesday in volatile Cabo Delgado province, despite threats from Islamic State militants who are active in the region.
• Ethiopia picks diplomat as new president VOA 08 Oct 2024 -- Ethiopia's parliament on Monday elected Foreign Minister Taye Atske-Selassie as the country's new president, a position that is largely ceremonial.
• Maldives, India reset ties troubled by Maldivian leader's pro-China stance VOA 08 Oct 2024 -- India and the Maldives on Monday reset ties that had plummeted after Maldivian President Mohamed Muizzu took office a year ago and leaned into a closer relationship with China. The Maldivian leader's renewed outreach to India came during a visit to New Delhi amid an economic downturn in the Indian Ocean archipelago.