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• Deputy Pentagon Press Secretary Sabrina Singh Holds a Press Briefing DoD 15 Oct 2024
• Readout of 16th U.S.-Qatar Military Consultative Commission DoD 15 Oct 2024
• Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for South and Southeast Asia Concludes Visit to Cambodia for Defense Policy Dialogue DoD 15 Oct 2024
• Readout of Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III's Calls With Mexico's Secretary of National Defense General Ricardo Trevilla Trejo and Secretary of the Navy Admiral Raymundo Morales Ángeles DoD 15 Oct 2024
• DOD Releases Report on Defense Spending by State in Fiscal Year 2023 DoD 15 Oct 2024 -- Today, the Department of Defense's Office of Local Defense Community Cooperation released its Fiscal Year 2023 Defense Spending by State report to help states and communities better understand how Defense procurement, personnel, and grant spending impact their economies.
• Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III Hosts Enhanced Honor Cordon and Bilat for Denmark's MoD Poulsen at the Pentagon DoD 15 Oct 2024
• Statement by Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III on the Department's Proactive Review of Don't Ask, Don't Tell Records DoD 15 Oct 2024 -- "America's greatest national-security asset is the brave and qualified patriots who step up to form our all-volunteer force."
• Austin Praises Close Ties Between U.S., Denmark in Meeting With Counterpart DoD News 15 Oct 2024 -- Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III praised the longstanding defense ties between the United States and Denmark today during a meeting with Danish Defense Minister Troels Lund Poulsen at the Pentagon.
• DOD Finishes 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' Discharge Reviews DoD News 15 Oct 2024 -- The Defense Department has finished its proactive review of service members administratively separated from the services for their sexual orientation during the Don't Ask, Don't Tell era. 
• USAF leadership engage allies, partners to counter pacing threat US Air Force 15 Oct 2024 -- U.S. Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David Allvin and Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force David Flosi are participating in an international Air Force Forum hosted by the Japan Air Self-Defense Force in Tokyo Oct. 14-16.
• USS Preble (DDG 88) Arrives in Yokosuka to join Commander, Destroyer Squadron 15 US Navy 15 Oct 2024 -- The Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS Preble (DDG 88) arrived at its forward-deployed location of Yokosuka, Japan, to join Commander, Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15, October 12, 2024.
• Navy Demonstrates First At-sea Reloading of Vertical Launching System US Navy 15 Oct 2024 -- The U.S. Navy achieved a breakthrough in combat readiness today as it successfully demonstrated the Transferrable Reload At-sea Method (TRAM) on an underway warship in open ocean for the first time.
• USS Frank Cable conducts Port Visit in Jeju-Do, Republic of Korea US Navy 15 Oct 2024 -- Forward-deployed U.S. Navy submarine tender USS Frank Cable (AS 40) departed the island of Jeju-Do, Oct. 13, after a scheduled port visit.
• USS New York Arrives in Larnaca, Cyprus for Port Visit US Navy 15 Oct 2024 -- The amphibious transport dock ship USS New York (LPD 21) and embarked 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), Special Operations Capable (SOC) arrived in Larnaca, Cyprus for a regularly scheduled port visit, October 14, 2024.
• Truman Strike Group Transits Strait of Dover for the North Sea US Navy 15 Oct 2024 -- The Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group (HSTCSG) transited through the Strait of Dover for the North Sea, Oct. 14.
• Nimitz Passes Final Evaluation Problem US Navy 15 Oct 2024 -- The aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) took one more step toward returning to a deployment-ready state, completing its first post planned incremental availability exercise while underway in the Pacific Ocean Sept. 27.
• U.S. Marines with MRF-SEA, 15th MEU Begin Exercise KAMANDAG 8 in the Philippines USMC News 15 Oct 2024 -- The U.S. Marine Corps, including personnel from Marine Rotational Force - Southeast Asia (MRF-SEA) and the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit (15th MEU), and the Philippine Marine Corps (PMC) have begun KAMANDAG 8, a bilateral exercise scheduled from Oct. 15-25, 2024. Conducted under the annual Mutual Defense Board and Security Engagement Board (MDB-SEB) activities for 2024, the exercise aims to strengthen the interoperability of participating nations while promoting regional security and cooperation within the Indo-Pacific region.
• France joins Space Multinational Force-Operation Olympic Defender United States Space Force 15 Oct 2024 -- U.S. Space Command formally recognized France's membership in Multinational Force-Operation Olympic Defender, Oct. 14.
• Germany joins Space Multinational Force-Operation Olympic Defender United States Space Force 15 Oct 2024 -- U.S. Space Command formally recognized Germany's membership in Multinational Force-Operation Olympic Defender, Oct. 11.
• Russian Defence Minister Andrei Belousov holds meeting with Vice Chairman of Central Military Commission of People's Republic of China Russia MoD 15 Oct 2024 -- The defence departments of Russia and China are united in estimating the global processes, and have a common understanding of the actions that must be taken, said Russian Defence Minister Andrei Belousov during a meeting with Vice Chairman of the Central Military Commission of the People's Republic of China Zhang Youxia on Tuesday.
• Kharbmaydon training ground hosts operational training for command of Central Asian region's Collective Rapid Deployment Forces Russia MoD 15 Oct 2024 -- From 14 to 16 October, an operational training is being held at the Kharbmaydon training ground in Tajikistan with the command of the Central Asian region's Collective Rapid Deployment Forces, on the topic of 'Basics for preparing and conduction combat activities of the Central Asian region's Collective Rapid Deployment Forces to destroy illegal armed formations that have entered the territory of the CSTO member state'.
• US says can't continue supplying Ukraine, Israel together as Tel Aviv faces munitions shortage Press TV 15 Oct 2024 -- Israel is scrambling to supply interceptor missiles amid a looming shortage as the regime is bracing for more retaliatory attacks from the regional resistance, more than a year after it launched the genocidal war on Gaza, a report says.
• Taiwan expected to take delivery of U.S. attack drones by 2030 CNA 15 Oct 2024 -- The government on Tuesday identified the American Institute in Taiwan (AIT) as the winning bidder for an arms procurement package for two types of U.S. attack drones scheduled to be delivered by 2030.
• Statement by Pentagon Press Secretary Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder Update on the Deployment of the THAAD Battery to Israel DoD 15 Oct 2024
• Austin Deploys Missile Battery, Personnel to Israel DoD News 15 Oct 2024 -- Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III over the weekend authorized the deployment of a Terminal High Altitude Area Defense, or THAAD, missile battery and its associated United States military crew to Israel, the Pentagon announced today.
• U.S. Terminal High Altitude Area Defense Battery Heading to Israel DoD News 15 Oct 2024 -- Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III reaffirmed the United States' deep commitment to Israel's security, demonstrated Oct. 13 by the announcement of the deployment of a U.S. Terminal High Altitude Area Defense battery to Israel in the coming days.
• SEA PHASE OF MALABAR 2024 India PIB 15 Oct 2024 -- The Sea Phase of Exercise MALABAR 2024 commenced on 14 Oct 24 off the coast of Visakhapatnam
• Raksha Mantri lays foundation stone of Very Low Frequency Station in Vikarabad, Telangana to bolster Navy's operational readiness India PIB 15 Oct 2024 -- Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh laid the foundation stone of a new Very Low Frequency (VLF) Station of the Indian Navy at the Damagundam Reserve Forest site, Pudur Mandal in Vikarabad, Telangana on October 15, 2024
• Finland to end its crisis management participation in Operation Inherent Resolve in Iraq during OIR transition Finnish MoD 15 Oct 2024 -- Finland will end its crisis management participation at Operation Inherent Resolve (OIR) in Iraq by the end of this year.
• New total defence resolution for a stronger Sweden Government Offices of Sweden 15 Oct 2024 -- The Government has now presented a Total Defence Bill for the period 2025-2030. It includes substantial reinforcements of the total defence. Additional funding totalling SEK 170 billion will be allocated to the military defence and SEK 35.7 billion to the civil defence through 2030. These are historically large investments. Defence expenditures will therefore already reach 2.6 per cent of GDP in 2028.
• Lithuania purchases extra Vilkas Infantry Fighting Vehicles Lithuania MND 15 Oct 2024 -- The Organisation for Joint Armament Cooperation (OCCAR) signed a contract with the German ARTEC consortium on behalf of Lithuania last week on acquisition of additional 27 pieces of the Boxer-Vilkas Infantry Fighting Vehicle for the Lithuanian Armed Forces to successfully complete the first phase of IFV acquisition.
• Data on interceptions of aircraft completed near the Baltic States' borders on October 7-13, 2024 Lithuania MND 15 Oct 2024
• PH, Aussie troops kick off 'KASANGGA' drills in CamSur Philippine News Agency 15 Oct 2024 -- Members of the Philippine Army (PA) and Australian Army formally kicked off this year's second edition of the four-week Exercise "KASANGGA" in Camarines Sur province on Monday, focusing on specialized land warfare activities.
• Secretary Blinken's Call with Jordanian Foreign Minister Safadi US Dept. of State 15 Oct 2024
• On-the-Record Press Gaggle by White House National Security Communications Advisor John Kirby The White House 15 Oct 2024
• China carries out two successful orbital launches within 12 hours Global Times 16 Oct 2024 -- Within just 12 hours, China successfully launched 18 communication satellites and a remote sensing satellite into their designated orbits, in two separate missions on Tuesday evening and Wednesday morning. Chinese space watchers view this achievement as a testament to the country's growing expertise in space technology and increasingly strong capabilities of space applications.

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Ukraine Conflict News
• 15 October 2024 - Daily Press Briefing by the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General United Nations 15 Oct 2024

Operation Iron Swords / Operation Al-Aqsa Flood

• Prime Minister's Office Statement Israel - Prime Minister 15 Oct 2024
• PM Netanyahu Speaks with French President Emmanuel Macron Israel - Prime Minister 15 Oct 2024
• 55 killed in new Israeli attacks on Gaza amid 'worst restrictions' on aid Press TV 15 Oct 2024 -- Israel's incessant bombardment of Gaza, including Jabalia in the north, has killed at least 55 more Palestinians.
• Israeli military push in northern region aimed at Palestinians expulsion: Hamas Press TV 15 Oct 2024 -- The Palestinian Hamas resistance movement has roundly denounced the latest Israeli military onslaught on the northern Gaza Strip, saying the offensive is meant to ethnically cleanse the Palestinian population in the area.
• Israel Launches Fresh Strikes On Lebanon After Netanyahu Warning RFE/RL 15 Oct 2024 -- Israeli forces launched fresh strikes on Hezbollah in eastern Lebanon on October 15 after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed no mercy for the Iran-backed militant group.
• UN peacekeepers to stay in positions in Lebanon: peacekeeping chief People's Daily 15 Oct 2024 -- UN peacekeepers will stay in all their positions in Lebanon in spite of the calls made by Israeli authorities to vacate the positions that are in the vicinity of the Blue Line between Lebanon and Israel, the UN peacekeeping chief said on Monday.
• Hezbollah targets Tel Aviv with advanced Qader-2 missiles Press TV 15 Oct 2024 -- Lebanon's Hezbollah resistance movement has unveiled a video showing the deployment of its advanced Qader-2 missiles against the city of Tel Aviv in the occupied Palestinian territories.
• Hezbollah downs 2nd advanced Israeli drone in one day Press TV 15 Oct 2024 -- Lebanon's Hezbollah resistance movement has shot down a second advanced Israeli drone within the space of single day.
• Hezbollah launches 'big rocket salvo' at Haifa in defense of Lebanon Press TV 15 Oct 2024 -- Hezbollah says it has launched a barrage of rockets towards the Israeli-occupied town of Haifa.
• Israel poses real threat to entire region: Hezbollah's deputy chief Press TV 15 Oct 2024 -- Hezbollah's deputy secretary general has warned that the Israeli regime's occupation of the Palestinian land poses a threat not only to Palestine but to the entire region and beyond.
• Lebanon brings complaints to UN Security Council against Israeli aggression Press TV 15 Oct 2024 -- The Permanent Mission of Lebanon to the United Nations has filed two complaints with the Security Council against Israel's repeated attacks on the positions of UN peacekeepers in southern Lebanon, and the impact of attacks on the Lebanese education sector.
• Hezbollah shoots down Israeli drone over Lebanon, strikes military positions Press TV 15 Oct 2024 -- Fighters from the Lebanese Hezbollah resistance movement have shot down an Israeli drone over southern Lebanon, and fired rockets at Israeli military positions in the occupied territories in retaliation for the Tel Aviv regime's ongoing atrocities against the Gaza Strip and Lebanon.
• Hezbollah's guided missiles afflict casualties on Israeli forces advancing in S Lebanon Press TV 15 Oct 2024 -- Lebanon's Hezbollah resistance movement has carried out a successful retaliatory strike against a group of Israeli forces advancing towards a town in the country's extreme south.
• UNRWA Situation Report #7 on the Lebanon Emergency Response. All information from 11 October - 14 October 2024, valid as of 14 October 2024 at 13:00 UNRWA 15 Oct 2024
• UNHCR: Lebanon crisis deepens as Israeli airstrikes intensify UNHCR 15 Oct 2024 -- The escalating conflict and intensified Israeli airstrikes on Lebanon are taking an increasingly devastating toll on civilians in the country, pushing more people to flee to Syria.
• Urgent humanitarian response needed amidst escalating conflict in Lebanon - WFP and UNICEF UNICEF 15 Oct 2024 -- "During a three-day visit to Lebanon, we witnessed the devastation and sensed people's fear and confusion. For them, the future remains uncertain as long as their country is under fire. The war that the world wanted to avoid in Lebanon is now happening and has already triggered a catastrophe.
• Lebanon crisis: UN human rights office calls for probe into Israeli strike UN News 15 Oct 2024 -- With no let-up to the ongoing Israel-Lebanon conflict, the UN human rights office on Tuesday called for an independent probe into an Israeli airstrike that hit an apartment block in northern Lebanon a day earlier that left a reported 22 dead.
• UN: Many victims of Israeli strike on northern Lebanon women and children Press TV 15 Oct 2024 -- The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights says reports indicate many of the victims of an Israeli airstrike on a mainly Christian-populated area in northern Lebanon were women and children.
• US urges Israel to boost Gaza humanitarian aid or risk cut in military support VOA 15 Oct 2024 -- The U.S. is demanding that Israel boost its humanitarian aid to famished Palestinians in Gaza within the next month or face the possibility that the United States would cut its military aid supporting Israel's yearlong war against Hamas militants.
• Taking Joint Actions Against International PFLP Fundraiser US Dept. of State 15 Oct 2024 -- The United States is committed to working with our partners to expose and deter those who exploit humanitarian impulses for their malign goals.
• United States and Canada Target Key International Fundraiser for Foreign Terrorist Organization PFLP US Treasury 15 Oct 2024 -- Today, in a joint action with Canada, the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) designated the Samidoun Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network, or "Samidoun," a sham charity that serves as an international fundraiser for the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) terrorist organization.
• 'Chinese peacekeeping units in Lebanon safe' amid tense situation Global Times 15 Oct 2024 -- Chinese peacekeeping units in Lebanon are safe now. China is closely monitoring the security situation in Lebanon, and will take additional measures to strengthen the security protection of our troops, a spokesperson for China's Ministry of National Defense said on Tuesday.
• Chinese top diplomat holds phone calls with FMs of Israel and Iran, calls for immediate, complete and permanent cease-fire in Gaza Global Times 15 Oct 2024 -- Chinese top diplomat Wang Yi held phone calls with foreign ministers of both Iran and Israel on Monday. China is highly concerned about the tension between Israel and Iran and believes that renewed conflict and turmoil in the region serves the interests of no one, said Wang, calling for an immediate, complete and permanent cease-fire in Gaza and the release of all hostages.
• "Türkiye voices its objections at the highest level in the face of the genocide in Palestine" Presidency of The Republic of Turkey 15 Oct 2024 -- Speaking at the Conference on the Future of Palestine, President Erdoğan said: "It is not only children, women, elderly or children who are dying in Gaza and Lebanon, but also the conscience of the humanity, and the thousands-year-long shared heritage. We have been voicing our objections and warnings at the highest level in the face of this genocide."
• Turkish foreign minister urges sanctions against Israel over Gaza genocide Press TV 15 Oct 2024 -- Turkey's Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan has called on the international community to impose sanctions on Israel over its ongoing genocidal campaign in the besieged Gaza Strip.
• New UK sanctions target illegal outposts and organisations supporting extremist Israeli settlers in the West Bank UK FCDO 15 Oct 2024 -- New sanctions target 3 illegal settler outposts and 4 organisations that have supported and sponsored violence against communities in the West Bank.
• Israeli officer killed, several injured in shooting attack near Ashdod Press TV 15 Oct 2024 -- At least one Israeli officer has been killed in a shooting attack near the city of Ashdod in the central part of the occupied territories.
• The Houthis must not drag Yemen into a regional war by attacking Israel: UK statement at the UN Security Council UK FCDO 15 Oct 2024 -- Statement by Ambassador Barbara Woodward, UK Permanent Representative to the UN, at the UN Security Council meeting on Yemen.

Other Conflicts

• South Korea steps up commitment to South China Sea, with limits VOA 15 Oct 2024 -- South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol's tour of Southeast Asian countries shows Seoul has stepped up the country's role in supporting regional security, but there are limits to what it can do to help them push back against China's growing aggression, analysts say.
• East Asia fails to adopt South China Sea statement amid finger pointing Radio Free Asia 15 Oct 2024 -- A U.S. official accused China and Russia of blocking a joint declaration at the recent East Asia Summit in Laos over a sub-clause on the South China Sea but Moscow said it was Washington's fault.
• Despite regional escalation, peace is still possible in Yemen: UN envoy UN News 15 Oct 2024 -- Yemen is at risk of being dragged further into the rising conflict in the Middle East, UN Special Envoy for the country Hans Grundberg warned the Security Council on Tuesday.
• Civilians 'Paying the Price' of Conflict in Yemen, Speaker Tells Security Council, Calling on Parties to Refrain from Escalation, Pursue Dialogue UN Security Council 15 Oct 2024 -- Amid the ratcheting up of regional tensions and a worsening humanitarian situation, all stakeholders must put the interests of Yemen's people first, to restore peace and stability to the country, the United Nations official charged with mediating a sustainable resolution to the conflict told the Security Council today.
• Conflict, climate change increase hunger and malnutrition across Africa VOA 15 Oct 2024 -- While the world's farmers produce more than enough food to feed the planet's nearly 8 billion people, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said "hunger and malnutrition are a fact of life" for billions.
• Myanmar rebels capture border base near Chinese rare-earth mining hub Radio Free Asia 15 Oct 2024 -- Joint rebel forces have seized a key base for Myanmar's pro-junta Border Guard Force in Kachin state, and residents say rebels will soon occupy a nearby town that serves as a hub for Chinese rare-earth mining and cross-border trade.
• 'Historic progress' for Colombia peace process - but challenges remain UN News 15 Oct 2024 -- Ahead of the eighth anniversary of Colombia's peace agreement next month which ended a five-decades-long insurgency, the UN's envoy to the country highlighted both "historic progress" and significant remaining challenges on Tuesday.
• The ELN must recommit to the ceasefire in Colombia: UK statement at the UN Security Council UK FCDO 15 Oct 2024 -- Statement by Ambassador James Kariuki, UK Deputy Permanent Representative to the UN, at the UN Security Council meeting on Colombia.
• As 8-Year Mark of Colombia's Peace Agreement Nears, Speakers in Security Council Highlight Women's Role in Driving Implementation UN Security Council 15 Oct 2024 -- Colombia's peace process has set a global benchmark for the inclusion of women thanks to their strong advocacy for the implementation of gender provisions and meaningful participation in peace dialogues, a senior United Nations official told the Security Council today. However, a feminist activist highlighted that only less than 13 per cent of the agreed gender provisions have been fully implemented, urging further efforts on that front.

News Reports

• Chinese spamouflage campaign highlights US support for Israel VOA 15 Oct 2024 -- U.S. support for Israel's military offensive in Gaza has been heavily exploited by China-connected bots, a joint investigation by VOA Mandarin and Taiwan's social media analytic firm DoubleThink Lab, or DTL, has found. Their postings on social media platform X depict Washington as a peddler of war and a disrupter of global peace.
• Meeting with Rosatom CEO Alexei Likhachev President of Russia 15 Oct 2024 -- Vladimir Putin had a meeting with Director General of the State Atomic Energy Corporation Rosatom Alexei Likhachev.
• Foreign Minister Tsahkna in Luxembourg: EU's recent decisions make it more difficult for Russia to continue its aggression Estonia MFA 15 Oct 2024 -- Yesterday 14 October, Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna was in Luxembourg to attend a meeting of European Union foreign ministers, covering Russia's aggression against Ukraine and the situation in the Middle East, on the Horn of Africa and in Venezuela.
• Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Mao Ning's Regular Press Conference on October 15, 2024 PRC MofA 15 Oct 2024
• Beijing's fiscal stimulus gets mixed responses in Chinese stocks VOA 15 Oct 2024 -- China's stock markets had a volatile day on Monday, showing mixed responses to the finance ministry's latest fiscal policies, released during a closely watched briefing over the weekend.
• Taiwan cuts pension of retired general who attended unification event CNA 15 Oct 2024 -- Authorities in Taiwan have decided to reduce the monthly pension payments for a retired major general by 75 percent in accordance with the law after an investigation found he attended an event in Hong Kong promoting the political unification of China and Taiwan.
• EU, U.K., Japan voice concern over Chinese military drills near Taiwan CNA 15 Oct 2024 -- The European Union (EU), United Kingdom (U.K.), and Japan expressed concerns over military drills conducted by China in waters around Taiwan on Monday, which Beijing said was intended to send a "stern warning" to those promoting Taiwan independence.
• 153 Chinese warplanes detected around Taiwan in 25-hour period: MND CNA 15 Oct 2024 -- China flew 153 warplanes close to Taiwan from 5 a.m. Monday to 6 a.m. Tuesday, including the single-day-high of 125 planes recorded as of 4:30 p.m. Monday, according to information made public by Taiwan's Ministry of National Defense (MND).
• PLA activities in the waters and airspace around Taiwan ROC MND 15 Oct 2024
• Press Statement of Kim Yo Jong, Vice Department Director of C.C., WPK KCNA 15 Oct 2024 -- Kim Yo Jong, vice department director of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea, issued the following press statement on Tuesday:
• Press Statement of Spokesperson for Korea Association for Human Rights Studies KCNA 15 Oct 2024 -- A spokesperson for the Korea Association for Human Rights Studies released the following press statement on October 14:
• Respected Comrade Kim Jong Un Convenes Consultative Meeting on National Defence and Security KCNA 15 Oct 2024 -- Kim Jong Un , general secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea and president of the State Affairs of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, convened a consultative meeting on national defence and security on Oct. 14.
• North Korea blows up northern side of inter-Korean roads: Seoul Radio Free Asia 15 Oct 2024 -- North Korea blew up its side of roads connected to South Korea on Tuesday, the South Korean military said, after Pyongyang vowed to cut cross-border transport links amid disputes over drones that the North says have flown over its capital.
• IRGC says US warships, military bases 'within range', warns of retaliation if provoked Press TV 15 Oct 2024 -- An advisor to the chief commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) has warned the US against committing any "foolish act" vis-à-vis Iran, saying American ships, military bases and interests are "within the reach of our weapons."
• Iran condemns EU, UK sanctions as attempt to divert attention from Israeli genocide Press TV 15 Oct 2024 -- Iran has condemned new sanctions by the European Union and the United Kingdom against the Islamic Republic as an attempt to divert public attention from the Israeli genocide of Palestinians in the Gaza Strip and the warmongering acts of the Zionist regime.
• India, Canada expel each other's diplomats in tit-for-tat move People's Daily 15 Oct 2024 -- India on Monday asked six Canadian diplomats in New Delhi to leave the country by Saturday hours after it decided to withdraw its high commissioner Sanjay Kumar Verma and other "targeted diplomats and officials" from Canada.
• China ready to join Pakistan for closer community with shared future -- Premier Li Global Times 15 Oct 2024 -- Chinese Premier Li Qiang said here on Monday that China is willing to work with Pakistan to accelerate the building of a closer China-Pakistan community with a shared future in the new era.
• Joint Statement between the Islamic Republic of Pakistan and the People's Republic of China Pakistan Ministry of Foreign Affairs 15 Oct 2024 -- At the invitation of Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif, Prime Minister of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, Mr. Li Qiang, Premier of the State Council of the People's Republic of China, paid an official visit to Pakistan from October 14 to 15, 2024.
• SCO Leaders Begin Meeting In Locked-Down Islamabad RFE/RL 15 Oct 2024 -- Senior officials from around Eurasia have begun meeting at the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit under tight security in Islamabad amid a surge in violence by various separatist groups in Pakistan.
• Pakistan hosts regional leaders for SCO summit under tight security VOA 15 Oct 2024 -- Leaders of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization of Eurasian countries gathered in Pakistan Tuesday for an annual, two-day meeting to discuss ways to enhance regional security, stability, and development cooperation.
• British foreign secretary expected to visit Beijing, Shanghai VOA 15 Oct 2024 -- British Foreign Secretary David Lammy is expected to visit Beijing and Shanghai, the highest-level trip to China since the Labour government came to power.
• Foreign Minister Tsahkna in Moldova: the choice of Moldovans must be their own, not the EU's or Russia's and should be based on facts instead of fear Estonia MFA 15 Oct 2024 -- Today 15 October, Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna and his Nordic and Baltic colleagues (NB8) were on a visit to Moldova, where they met with Moldova's Prime Minister Dorin Recean and Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mihai Popşoi.
• Western Foreign Ministers In Moldova In Show Of Support RFE/RL 15 Oct 2024 -- Moldova has signed a memorandum of understanding with a group of Western countries to counter Russia's hybrid attacks just days ahead of crucial elections that could cement Chisinau's path toward Euro-Atlantic integration and untether the former Soviet republic from decades of Moscow's influence.
• SCO Leaders Begin Meeting In Locked-Down Islamabad RFE/RL 15 Oct 2024 -- Senior officials from around Eurasia have begun meeting at the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit under tight security in Islamabad amid a surge in violence by various separatist groups in Pakistan.
• World News in Brief: 'Historic drought' in southern Africa, human rights in Tunisia, accountability essential for Pakistan mineworker killings UN News 15 Oct 2024 -- Nearly six and a half million people in southern Africa are starving because of an "historic drought" linked to last year's El Niño, UN humanitarians said on Tuesday.
• Human rights violations escalate in Venezuela following disputed presidential election UN News 15 Oct 2024 -- Human rights abuses have increased in the past year in Venezuela, a report by the UN Fact-Finding Mission on the country shows, citing arbitrary detentions, torture and violence against children.