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• Statement From Pentagon Press Secretary Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder on Middle East Force Posture Updates DoD 01 Nov 2024 -- "In keeping with our commitments to the protection of U.S. citizens and forces in the Middle East, the defense of Israel, and de-escalation through deterrence and diplomacy, the Secretary of Defense ordered the deployment of additional ballistic missile defense destroyers, fighter squadron and tanker aircraft, and several U.S. Air Force B-52 long-range strike bombers to the region."
• Pentagon Announces New Deployments To Middle East In Warning To Iran RFE/RL 01 Nov 2024 -- U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has ordered the deployment of additional ballistic missile defense destroyers, fighter squadron and tanker aircraft, and several B-52 long-range strike bombers to the Middle East, a Pentagon statement said on November 1.
• Recent US strikes spotlight growing Islamic State threat in Syria VOA 01 Nov 2024 -- Airstrikes carried out by the U.S. military this week against several Islamic State targets in Syria highlight concerns about the terror group's growing presence in the war-torn country, experts say.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Reserve Forces Policy Board Recommendation Informs Department's Newest Guidance on Total Force Optimization for Strategic Competition DoD 01 Nov 2024 -- The Reserve Forces Policy Board's (RFPB) FY23 recommendation that the Secretary of Defense (SecDef) issue a contemporary and comprehensive Total Force Policy (TFP) to optimize the integration of active and reserve components in support of the National Defense Strategy came to fruition earlier this month when Secretary Austin issued his Total Force Optimization for Strategic Competition memorandum.
• Allvin continues drumbeat for integrating, reshaping Air Force at think tank US Air Force 01 Nov 2024 -- Carrying fresh insights from a recent tour of the Pacific, Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David W. Allvin re-emphasized Oct. 31 the need to aggressively integrate and reshape the service to confront China's rising threat, as well as the malign actions of other adversaries.
• COMAMC provides Commander's Intent at Airlift/Tanker Association Symposium US Air Force 01 Nov 2024 -- Gen. John D. Lamontagne, Air Mobility Command commander, revealed his commander's intent and celebrated a banner year of mobility operations during his keynote address at the 56th Airlift/Tanker Association Symposium in Grapevine, Texas, Oct. 31.
• 950th Spectrum Warfare Group, 17th Electronic Warfare Squadron activate at Robins AFB US Air Force 01 Nov 2024 -- The 350th Spectrum Warfare Wing activated the 950th Spectrum Warfare Group and the 17th Electronic Warfare Squadron in an assumption of command ceremony held at the Museum of Aviation at Robins Air Force Base, Georgia, Oct. 29, a full three years ahead of schedule.
• U.S., Egyptian Navies Conduct Bilateral Exercise in Red Sea US Navy 01 Nov 2024 -- U.S. Navy Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Stockdale (DDG 106) and Egyptian Navy El-Suez-class corvette ENS Abu Qir (F941) conducted a bilateral exercise in the Red Sea, Oct. 19.
• USS John S. McCain Returns Home from Deployment US Navy 01 Nov 2024 -- The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS John S. McCain (DDG 56) returned to Naval Station Everett, Oct. 31, 2024 following an eight-month deployment with the Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group (TRCSG) to the U.S. 3rd, 5th, and 7th Fleet areas of operation.
• FRCSW Bids Farewell to Its Last Legacy Aircraft US Navy 01 Nov 2024 -- Fleet Readiness Center Southwest (FRCSW) has been a pillar of naval aviation maintenance since its establishment in 1919.
• Two DELs transition to fully-integrated mission deltas United States Space Force 01 Nov 2024 -- U.S. Space Force and U.S. Space Operations Command have transitioned two additional Space Deltas to fully-integrated Mission Deltas under the Unified Mission Readiness concept, marked by ceremonies Oct. 30-31.
• Chinese way of war vs. military culture: topic of latest CASO panel Army News 01 Nov 2024 -- The ongoing Russo-Ukrainian conflict continues to alter the geopolitical situation in Europe and the Indo-Pacific Command region.
• Treasury Issues Final Rule Expanding CFIUS Coverage of Real Estate Transactions Around More Than 60 Military Installations US Treasury 01 Nov 2024 -- Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury (Treasury), as Chair of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS), in close coordination and cooperation with the U.S. Department of Defense (Department of Defense), issued a final rule that significantly expands its ability to review certain real estate transactions by foreign persons near more than 60 military bases and installations across 30 states.
• Memorandum on Delegation of Authority Under Section 614(a)(1) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 The White House 01 Nov 2024
• Biden Administration Announces Additional Security Assistance for Ukraine DoD 01 Nov 2024 -- Today, the Department of Defense (DoD) announced additional security assistance to meet Ukraine's critical security and defense needs.
• United States Announces Significant New Military Assistance for Ukraine US Dept. of State 01 Nov 2024 -- The United States is providing another significant package of urgently needed weapons and equipment to our Ukrainian partners as they defend against Russia's ongoing attacks.
• Readout of Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III's Call With Ukrainian Minister of Defence Rustem Umerov DoD 01 Nov 2024
• Zelenskiy Criticizes Partners For Weak Response To North Korean Troops In Russia RFE/RL 01 Nov 2024 -- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on November 1 criticized Kyiv's partners for a lack of action in response to Russia's deployment of North Korean troops.
• North Korea Says It Will Back Russia Until 'Victory' In Ukraine RFE/RL 01 Nov 2024 -- North Korean Foreign Minister Choe Son Hui said Pyongyang will stand by Russia until "victory" in Ukraine as Washington predicted North Korean troops in Russia's Kursk region will enter the fight against Kyiv in the coming days.
• North Korea Confident in Russia's Victory in Ukraine Conflict - Foreign Minister Sputnik 01 Nov 2024 -- Pyongyang is confident in Russia's victory in the conflict in Ukraine and will always stand next to its Russian comrades, North Korean Foreign Minister Choe Son Hui said on Friday.
• North Korea pledges support to Russia 'until victory' in Ukraine VOA 01 Nov 2024 -- North Korea's foreign minister Friday pledged to support Russia "until it achieves victory" in its war against Ukraine, during a visit to Moscow as some 8,000 North Korean troops are reportedly poised to join Russian troops on the battlefield.
• Chinese navy conducts dual aircraft carrier formation exercise for first time People's Daily 01 Nov 2024 -- The formations of Chinese aircraft carriers Liaoning and Shandong carried out a dual aircraft carrier formation exercise for the first time in the South China Sea, according to the Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy.
• Canada-Republic of Korea Foreign and Defence (2+2) Ministerial Meeting joint statement Canada 01 Nov 2024
• INDIAN ARMY CONTINGENT DEPARTS FOR INDIA- US JOINT SPECIAL FORCES EXERCISE 'VAJRA PRAHAR' India PIB 01 Nov 2024 -- The Indian Army contingent departed today for the 15th edition of India- US joint Special Forces Exercise VAJRA PRAHAR
• INDIAN ARMY SPECIAL FORCES CONTINGENT DEPARTS FOR INDONESIA FOR JOINT EXERCISE 'GARUD SHAKTI' India PIB 01 Nov 2024 -- The Indian Army contingent comprising 25 personnel departed for Cijantung, Jakarta, Indonesia to take part in the 9th edition of India-Indonesia Joint Special Forces Exercise GARUD SHAKTI 24
• Iran is likely to increase range of its missiles: SCFR chief IRNA 01 Nov 2024 -- Head of Iran's Strategic Council of Foreign Relations Kamal Kharrazi said that Iran will develop the range of its missiles if western nations do not acknowledge Iran's concerns, particularly regarding its sovereignty and territorial integrity.
• Iran 'likely' to extend missile range; response to Israel 'certain': Senior diplomat Press TV 01 Nov 2024 -- The head of Iran's Strategic Council on Foreign Relations says the Islamic Republic will likely increase the range of its missiles, warning that the country can change its entire military doctrine, if it faces an existential threat.
• Iran has 'not yet revealed' its capabilities against Israel: IRGC cmdr. Press TV 01 Nov 2024 -- A senior IRGC commander says Iran has not yet demonstrated its capabilities to the Israeli enemy, noting that the "irreparable" defeat of the regime has led to a turning point for liberating Palestine.
• Two Iran-made destroyers to set afloat soon: Official IRNA 01 Nov 2024 -- Two homegrown destroyers will be launched soon, the commander of the Navy of the Iranian Army Rear Admiral Shahram Irani says.
• Iran Navy to take delivery of two new warships amid regional tensions Press TV 01 Nov 2024 -- Iran's Navy chief Rear Admiral Shahram Irani says two new Iranian warships are set to sail soon, amid regional tensions sparked by Israeli aggressions.
• Japan, EU sign defense pact fueled by threats from China, Russia VOA 01 Nov 2024 -- The Japanese government and the European Union signed a security and defense partnership agreement Friday amid escalating tensions with China and concerns about its support for Russia's war in Ukraine.
• Japan: High Representative/Vice-President holds first EU-Japan Strategic Dialogue with Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya European External Action Service (EEAS) 01 Nov 2024 -- The High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy of the European Union/Vice-President of the European Commission Josep Borrell and the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan Takeshi Iwaya held the first EU-Japan Strategic Dialogue on 1 November in Tokyo.
• Japan: Press remarks by the High Representative ahead of the EU-Japan Strategic Dialogue European External Action Service (EEAS) 01 Nov 202
• TCG ANADOLU Conducts Maritime Training Within NEPTUNE STRIKE 24.2 Republic of Turkey Ministry of National Defence 01 Nov 2024
• Poland - Mobile Ground Control Approach Systems DSCA 01 Nov 2024 -- The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Poland of Mobile Ground Control Approach Systems and related elements of logistics and program support for an estimated cost of $105 million. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency delivered the required certification notifying Congress of this possible sale today.
• HMNZS Manawanui in Samoa New Zealand Defence Force 01 Nov 2024
• Joint Statement on the 4th Annual U.S.-ROK Democratic Governance Consultations US Dept. of State 01 Nov 2024
• Joint Statement of the 2024 United States-Republic of Korea Foreign and Defense Ministerial Meeting (2+2) US Dept. of State 01 Nov 2024 -- The text of the following joint statement was released by the Governments of the United States of America and the Republic of Korea.
• Press Gaggle by Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre and Acting Labor Secretary Julie Su En Route Philadelphia, PA The White House 01 Nov 2024
• Congratulations on Historic Botswana Elections US Dept. of State 01 Nov 2024 -- The United States congratulates the Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC) and President-elect Duma Boko on their historic victory in Botswana's 2024 elections.
• EXPLAINED: How would Harris and Trump differ on Asia? Radio Free Asia 01 Nov 2024 -- As the result of Tuesday's U.S. presidential election teeters on knife's edge in a handful of evenly split swing states, the rest of the world is bracing itself for two starkly different potential futures.

Defense Industry

• Contracts For Nov. 1, 2024

Other Conflicts

Ukraine Conflict News
• 1 November 2024 - Daily Press Briefing by the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General United Nations 01 Nov 2024

Operation Iron Swords / Operation Al-Aqsa Flood

• Government Approves 2025 State Budget Israel - Prime Minister 01 Nov 2024
• Oct. 31: 'Axis of Resistance' operations against Israeli occupation Press TV 01 Nov 2024
• Israel strikes both Lebanon, Gaza overnight VOA 01 Nov 2024 -- Israel launched strikes overnight and early Friday on the Beirut suburbs, causing heavy damage and loss of life as a U.S.-led effort to restart cease-fire talks in Lebanon and Gaza is underway.
• Qassam Brigades destroys Merkava tanks, kills 12 Zionists IRNA 01 Nov 2024 -- Al-Qassam Brigades annouced that the hideout of 12 Zionist soldiers were attacked in Al-Qassasim area in the Jabalia camp, as a result of which the mentioned soldiers were killed wounded, as well as a personnel carrier and a tank of the occupying regime were destroyed.
• Zionists kill 55 more Gazans as death toll exceeds 43,250: Media IRNA 01 Nov 2024 -- The Zionist regime has killed at least 55 more Palestinians in the Gaza Strip as the death toll exceeds 43,250, media outlets have reported.
• 15 Israeli forces killed, injured in northern Gaza as Qassam fighters target hideout Press TV 01 Nov 2024 -- Fighters with the armed wing of the Palestinian resistance movement Hamas have announced killing and wounding as many as 15 Israeli troops during a complex operation in the northern part of the Gaza Strip.
• Israel massacres scores in new bout of carnage in central Gaza Press TV 01 Nov 2024 -- The Israeli regime has claimed the lives of nearly four dozen Palestinians, most of them women and children, in fresh strikes on the central Gaza Strip as the occupying entity forges ahead with its atrocious onslaught on the blockaded territory.
• Lebanon searches for survivors after Israeli airstrikes kill 52 VOA 01 Nov 2024 -- Rescuers in northeastern Lebanon searched for survivors Friday after Israeli airstrikes killed at least 52 people, according to Lebanon's Health Ministry.
• Hezbollah conducts massive missile attack on Galilee north of occupied Palestine IRNA 01 Nov 2024 -- The Zionist media admitted that Lebanon's Hezbollah launched a massive rocket attack on northern occupied Palestine, and at least 9 Zionists were injured in one of these attacks.
• Israeli fighter jets target eastern, southern Lebanon IRNA 01 Nov 2024 -- Some sources reported numerous attacks by the Israeli fighter jets on areas in the east and south of Lebanon on Friday.
• Ninety-five Israeli forces killed in about a month, Hezbollah says IRNA 01 Nov 2024 -- The Lebanese resistance movement Hezbollah has announced that 95 Israeli forces have been killed and 900 others injured since September 23.
• Hezbollah strikes more Israeli military bases, settlements in retaliation Press TV 01 Nov 2024 -- The Lebanese resistance movement Hezbollah has carried out fresh retaliatory operations against Israel, targeting several settlements and military positions of the regime.
• Israeli air raids strike southern Beirut despite ceasefire efforts Press TV 01 Nov 2024 -- Israeli fighter jets have conducted fresh aerial assaults on several areas in the southern suburbs of Beirut, less than 24 hours after their aerial aggression killed 11 people in the Lebanese capital.
• 95 Israeli troops killed, 900 injured since regime's ground invasion: Hezbollah Press TV 01 Nov 2024 -- The Hezbollah resistance movement says more than 95 Israeli officers and soldiers have been killed and 900 others wounded since the regime started its ground invasion against Lebanon.
• Stop the assault on Palestinians in Gaza and on those trying to help them UNICEF 01 Nov 2024 -- "We the leaders of 15 United Nations and humanitarian organizations urge, yet again, all parties fighting in Gaza to protect civilians, and call on the State of Israel to cease its assault on Gaza and on the humanitarians trying to help.
• Polio vaccination campaign to resume in northern Gaza UNICEF 01 Nov 2024
• Secretary Blinken's Call with Israeli Minister of Strategic Affairs Dermer US Dept. of State 01 Nov 2024
• Gen. Qaani: Quds Force to stand by Hezbollah until Zionism eradicated Press TV 01 Nov 2024 -- The commander of the Quds Force of the Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) has reaffirmed the force's support for the Lebanese resistance movement Hezbollah until the full liberation of the occupied al-Quds and the eradication of the Israeli regime.
• IDF Bulldozers Damaged UNRWA's Office in West Bank - Chief Sputnik 01 Nov 2024 -- United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini said on Friday that the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) used bulldozers to seriously damage one of the organization's offices in the West Bank.
• Iraqi resistance says conducts attack against Israeli bases 6 times in a day IRNA 01 Nov 2024 -- The Islamic resistance in Iraq announced it has attacked with drones against the important Israeli bases six times in a day.
• Iraqi resistance carries out six drone strikes on Israeli targets Press TV 01 Nov 2024 -- Iraqi resistance fighters have launched separate drone strikes on "vital" targets within Israeli-occupied territories, in retaliation for the Tel Aviv regime's ongoing brutalities against Palestinians across Gaza and military aggression in Lebanon.

Other Conflicts

• Vietnam accuses China of 'illegal detention' of South China Sea fishermen Radio Free Asia 01 Nov 2024 -- Vietnam has accused the Chinese coast guard of "seriously violating" its sovereignty in the Paracel islands, which both countries claim, by detaining a number of Vietnamese fishermen and their fishing boats in the area.
• The Azadi Briefing: Taliban Detains Afghan Political Commentator RFE/RL 01 Nov 2024
• Bomb kills 9, mostly schoolchildren, in southwest Pakistan VOA 01 Nov 2024 -- A bomb blast in southwestern Pakistan early Friday morning killed at least nine people, including five schoolchildren, and injured 17 others.
• Blast Kills 5, Including 4 Children, In Pakistan's Restive Balochistan RFE/RL 01 Nov 2024 -- A roadside bomb targeting a van that was transporting the police guarding polio vaccination teams killed four children and a police officer in Pakistan's restive Balochistan Province.
• UN chief 'appalled' at RSF attacks in Sudan's Al Jazirah state VOA 01 Nov 2024 -- The U.N. secretary-general on Friday strongly condemned recent attacks in Sudan's Al Jazirah state by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces and reiterated his call for the war to end.
• Sudan crisis escalates as attacks in Al Jazirah spark mass displacement UN News 01 Nov 2024 -- UN Secretary General António Guterres has strongly condemned escalating attacks by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in Sudan's Al Jazirah state, as new reports reveal over 135,000 civilians were displaced in just 10 days.
• Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General - on Sudan UN Secretary-General 01 Nov 2024
• Hunger and cholera crises escalate in South Sudan, as needs surge UN News 01 Nov 2024 -- South Sudan is facing a spiralling humanitarian crisis with hunger and cholera cases escalating in several parts of the country. UN agencies on Friday called for more international support and interventions to ease the widespread suffering.
• WFP calls for cash to frontload South Sudan operations amid warnings of rising hunger WFP 01 Nov 2024 -- The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) is urgently appealing to donors to provide early funding for next year's operations in South Sudan so the food agency can preposition food to prevent spiralling operational costs and hunger through 2025.
• Security Council Renews for One Year Mandate of European Union-led Stabilization Force in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Unanimously Adopting Resolution 2757 (2024) UN Security Council 01 Nov 2024 -- The Security Council today extended until 2 November 2025 the authorization to establish a European Union-led stabilization force in Bosnia and Herzegovina, as the 15-member Council reviewed the political, security and economic situation in the Western Balkan country.
• Security Council Adopts Presidential Statement Expresses Deep Concern about Challenging Situation in Central African Region UN Security Council 01 Nov 2024 -- The Security Council today unanimously adopted a presidential statement on the Central African region, introduced by the representative of the United Kingdom, President for November, expressing deep concern about the challenging security situation in the subregion.
• No war to access sea, says Ethiopia prime minister VOA 01 Nov 2024 -- As the dispute between Somalia and Ethiopia over sea access escalates, Ethiopia's prime minister on Thursday said his country was seeking access to the Red Sea "through peaceful means."

News Reports

• U.S. Says Russian 'Influence Actors' Created False Videos About Voting In U.S. State Of Georgia RFE/RL 01 Nov 2024 -- U.S. intelligence on November 1 accused "Russian influence actors" of making a video purportedly showing a Haitian immigrant claiming to have voted multiple times in the U.S. state of Georgia.
• Joint ODNI, FBI, and CISA Statement on Russian Election Influence Efforts Director of National Intelligence 01 Nov 2024 -- "The IC assesses that Russian influence actors manufactured a recent video that falsely depicted individuals claiming to be from Haiti and voting illegally in multiple counties in Georgia."
• Israel arrests several suspects on charges of leaking highly classified information: Report Press TV 01 Nov 2024 -- Israeli media has reported that the Shin Bet arrested several suspects in the Israeli regime's prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office on charges of leaking highly classified information related to the genocidal war on Gaza.
• Meeting with Head of Khakassia Valentin Konovalov President of Russia 01 Nov 2024 -- Head of the Republic of Khakassia Valentin Konovalov briefed the President on the socioeconomic situation in the region.
• Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's opening remarks during talks with Foreign Minister of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea Choe Son-hui, Moscow, November 1, 2024 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 01 Nov 2024
• Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's remarks at the unveiling ceremony for a memorial plaque dedicated to Kim Il Sung's first visit to Russia, Moscow, November 1, 2024 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 01 Nov 2024
• Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's interview with the Türkish newspaper Hürriyet, November 1, 2024 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 01 Nov 2024
• Lavrov: US, Russia on 'brink of direct military conflict' Press TV 01 Nov 2024 -- Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has warned that his country and the United States are very close to engaging in "direct military conflict," days ahead of the next week's US presidential election.
• New Jersey Resident Pleads Guilty to Helping Russia's Defense Sector Evade U.S. Export Controls US Dept. of Justice 01 Nov 2024 -- Vadim Yermolenko, 43, a dual U.S.-Russian national and resident of New Jersey, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to violate the Export Control Reform Act, conspiracy to commit bank fraud, and conspiracy to defraud the United States for his role in a transnational procurement and money laundering network that sought to acquire sensitive dual-use electronics for Russian military and intelligence services.
• Before US sanctions violations arrest, Russian businessman faced charge in Hong Kong VOA 01 Nov 2024 -- When the U.S. Department of Treasury imposed sanctions on three companies belonging to Denis Postovoy on Wednesday, it was yet another move to break up what U.S. authorities say was an international scheme to violate sanctions.
• Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Lin Jian's Regular Press Conference on November 1, 2024 PRC MofA 01 Nov 2024
• FM urges Japan, EU not to harm interests of others as Tokyo, Brussels boost defense ties Global Times 01 Nov 2024 -- Security and defense cooperation between various parties should be conducive to regional peace and stability, and not target any third party or undermine the security interests of other countries, the Chinese Foreign Ministry said on Friday, in response to a new EU-Japan security and defense pact signed during the Tokyo visit of EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell.
• US blacklists 3 more Chinese textile firms over Uyghur slave labor Radio Free Asia 01 Nov 2024 -- U.S. customs authorities have added three more textile producers to a burgeoning list of Chinese companies banned from trading with Americans due to their use of Uyghur slave labor.
• American democracy 'messy,' Chinese state media says Radio Free Asia 01 Nov 2024 -- As China watches the countdown to the U.S. presidential election results, state media has been hammering home the point that American democracy is messy, violent and encourages extreme behaviors on both sides, while ordinary people seem to support Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump in roughly equal measure, commentators told Radio Free Asia.
• EU warns of China aggression against Taiwan, calls for Indo-Pacific contingency CNA 01 Nov 2024 -- The European Union (EU) has warned of the "staggering" impact on its member states of potential Chinese aggression against Taiwan, calling for the bloc to adopt "a major contingency in the Indo-Pacific."
• PLA activities in the waters and airspace around Taiwan ROC MND 01 Nov 2024
• Chinese defense spokesperson denounces U.S. arms sales to Taiwan People's Daily 01 Nov 2024 -- A few pieces of U.S. weaponry will not close the cross-Strait military power gap, and they will definitely not stop the historical trend of China's reunification, a Chinese defense spokesperson said on Thursday.
• Crucial Test Showing DPRK's Definite Response Will and Overwhelming Edge of Its Strategic Attack Force Test-fire of DPRK's Latest ICBM Hwasongpho-19 Successfully Conducted under Guidance of Respected Comrade Kim Jong Un KCNA 01 Nov 2024 -- The cause of the DPRK reliably defending the regional and global peace and security as a responsible nuclear weapons state and achieving the comprehensive national prosperity and promoting the well-being of its people is faced with vicious challenges and ever-escalating war crisis by the most hostile and threatening rival states.
• China asserts support for Iran's efforts to safeguard national security, stability Press TV 01 Nov 2024 -- China's foreign ministry says Beijing supports Iran's efforts at maintaining national security and stability, after foreign-backed terrorists waged deadly attacks on Iranian police in a border province.
• IRGC dismantles four terror, evil gangs in SE Iran IRNA 01 Nov 2024 -- The spokesman for the Martyrs of security drills of the IRGC Ground Force said that eight members of the four terror and evil gangs were identified, arrested and four others were killed in Sistan and Baluchestan Province.
• Iran launches anti-terror drills in 'real operational environment' in southeast Press TV 01 Nov 2024 -- The Ground Forces of Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) have begun conducting major counterterrorism exercises in the country's southeastern province of Sistan and Baluchestan.
• Israel's Attack On Iran Has Left Tehran Offensively And Defensively Weaker RFE/RL 01 Nov 2024 -- Iran was quick to downplay the impact of Israel's attack on key military sites on its territory on October 26.
• Notice to the Speaker of the House and President of the Senate on the Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect to Iran The White House 01 Nov 2024
• Letter to the Speaker of the House and President of the Senate on the Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect to Iran The White House 01 Nov 2024
• Iraq gets new parliament speaker after yearlong deadlock VOA 01 Nov 2024 -- After nearly a year's deadlock, Iraq's parliament elected a new speaker Thursday.
• Turkiye Hopes to Launch International Gas Hub in 2025 Sputnik 01 Nov 2024 -- Turkiye hopes to launch an international gas hub in 2025 in cooperation with Russia's Gazprom, Turkish Energy Minister Alparslan Bayraktar said on Friday.
• Russia, Turkiye to Benefit If Moscow's Participation in Sinop Nuclear Plant Agreed on - Lavrov Sputnik 01 Nov 2024 -- Moscow believes that if it is possible to agree on the parameters of Russia's participation in the construction of the Sinop Nuclear Power Plant in Turkiye, both countries will benefit, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said.
• Georgia's parliamentary elections Australia DFAT 01 Nov 2024 -- The Australian Government notes the official results of parliamentary elections which took place in Georgia on Saturday 26 October.
• The Russian Tail: How Data Could Reveal Georgian Election Fraud RFE/RL 01 Nov 2024 -- Electoral experts and data analysts have noticed anomalies in the graphical distribution of votes across Georgia's regions and suspect this may be indirect evidence of election fraud, similar to what is said to have happened during Russia's 2020 constitutional referendum. They call this trend the "Russian Tail."
• What's at stake in Moldova's weekend run-off election? VOA 01 Nov 2024 -- Moldova's Constitutional Court on Thursday validated the results of last month's referendum, formally recognizing the country's decision to join the European Union.
• Moldovan Authorities Tell Voters To Ignore 'Fake' Messages Ahead Of Runoff RFE/RL 01 Nov 2024 -- Authorities in Moldova are urging people to ignore a "massive attack of fake messages and calls" telling them they will receive payments in exchange for voting for President Maia Sandu in the November 3 presidential runoff.
• Macron Voices Message Of European Unity To Moldovans Ahead Of Crucial Vote RFE/RL 01 Nov 2024 -- French President Emmanuel Macron has encouraged Moldovans to continue on the path of integration into the European Union ahead of a decisive presidential runoff vote pitting pro-EU incumbent Maia Sandu against Moscow-friendly Alexandr Stoianoglo amid reports of Russian interference that the Kremlin denies.
• 'Historic development' in Thailand as it moves to end statelessness for nearly 500,000 people UN News 01 Nov 2024 -- In a landmark move towards ending statelessness, Thailand's cabinet has approved an accelerated pathway to permanent residency and nationality for nearly half a million stateless people, marking one of the region's most significant citizenship initiatives.
• Kenya's new deputy president sworn in VOA 01 Nov 2024 -- Kithure Kindiki was sworn in as Kenya's deputy president Friday, less than 24 hours after a court lifted orders blocking his nomination to replace impeached DP Rigathi Gachagua, who has filed lawsuits to regain his position.
• Botswana's president concedes as opposition leader declared election winner VOA 01 Nov 2024 -- Botswana will have a new ruling party for the first time in 58 years after an opposition coalition, Umbrella for Democratic Change, secured a landslide victory in a general election held Wednesday.