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• White House Says New Ukraine Aid On The Way, As Kyiv Braces For Fresh Attack RFE/RL 02 Nov 2024 -- The Pentagon announced a $425 million package of fresh security assistance to Ukraine under the presidential "drawdown authority," its 69th tranche of defense equipment since late 2021.
• Taiwan expects Ukraine-tested weapons from US amid rising Chinese pressure VOA 02 Nov 2024 -- Taiwan is expected to receive several weapons that have been battle tested in Ukraine from the United States over the next few years. Analysts say those weapons can help bolster Taiwan's defense and strike capabilities amid growing military pressure from China.
• Exercise Keen Sword concludes Australia DOD 02 Nov 2024 -- Around 80 Australian Defence Force personnel deployed to Japan last month to participate in Exercise Keen Sword - a biennial Japan-US exercise focusing on the defence of Japan.
• Fire at UK's BAE Systems Facility Damages $1.6Bln Nuclear Submarine - Reports Sputnik 02 Nov 2024 -- The United Kingdom's nuclear submarine HMS Agincourt worth 1.3 billion pounds ($1.6 billion) has been badly damaged in a that fire broke out at the site of the largest UK defense contractor BAE Systems on October 31, The Sun reported on Saturday, citing people familiar with the matter.

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• Nov. 1: 'Axis of Resistance' operations against Israeli occupation Press TV 02 Nov 2024
• Hamas denies martyrdom of its military leader Mohammed Deif IRNA 02 Nov 2024 -- Palestinian resistance movement Hamas has dismissed a report by London-based Asharq al-Awsat newspaper, which claimed that the movement's military leader Mohammed Deif had been killed.
• 3 Israeli soldiers killed in Gaza Strip IRNA 02 Nov 2024 -- Media sources have reported that three soldiers of the Israeli regime were killed and their armored vehicles destroyed during operations by Hamas' Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades in the Gaza Strip.
• 2 more Israeli forces killed in N Gaza: Reports Press TV 02 Nov 2024 -- Israeli media outlets have reported the death of two more Israeli forces in the northern part of the Gaza Strip, where the Israeli military is facing increasingly stiff resistance.
• 50 children among 84 people killed in 'brutal massacres' by Israel in Gaza Press TV 02 Nov 2024 -- Two Israeli attacks on residential buildings in northern Gaza have killed 84 Palestinians, including more than 50 children, Gaza's Government Media Office has said.
• Hezbollah launches drone attack on Israel's Palmachim Airbase IRNA 02 Nov 2024 -- Hezbollah of Lebanon has announced a drone attack against Palmachim Airbase in Tel Aviv, Palestinian occupied territories.
• Hezbollah conducts fresh missile, drone attacks on Israel IRNA 02 Nov 2024 -- Lebanese Resistance Movement Hezbollah has conducted seven missile and drone operations against Israel in response to the regime's aggression on Lebanon and Gaza.
• Lebanon death toll approaches 2,900 amid escalating conflict IRNA 02 Nov 2024 -- Lebanon's minister of environment has announced that the Israeli regime's recent airstrikes caused an increase in the death toll in Lebanon to 2,897, following the martyrdom of 30 more civilians.
• Hezbollah strikes Israeli military base in northern occupied territories Press TV 02 Nov 2024 -- The Lebanese resistance movement Hezbollah says it has launched a barrage of missiles at an Israeli air base in the northern part of the occupied territories in retaliation for the occupying regime's ongoing aggression against the Arab country.
• At least 19 Israelis injured in Hezbollah's fresh missile, drone operations Press TV 02 Nov 2024 -- At least 19 Israelis have been injured in a missile attack by the Lebanese resistance movement Hezbollah on the central occupied territories, amid the regime's daily aggression on southern Lebanon.
• Statement by UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell on a deadly weekend of attacks in North Gaza UNICEF 02 Nov 2024
• Lebanon: UN agencies call for ceasefire as war worsens dire conditions UN News 02 Nov 2024 -- The humanitarian situation in Lebanon has surpassed the devastation wrought by the war with Israel in 2006, UN agencies said on Saturday, publishing the latest updates from the ground amid calls for an immediate ceasefire.
• Gaza: Strike hits health centre as polio vaccine campaign resumes in ravaged north UN News 02 Nov 2024 -- The long-awaited final phase of a UN-supported polio vaccine campaign began on Saturday in bombarded, besieged northern Gaza even as reports emerged that one vaccination centre had been hit during a humanitarian pause, according to UN agencies on the ground.
• Israel plans to displace Palestinians in occupied West Bank: Senior Hamas official Press TV 02 Nov 2024 -- A senior official with the Palestinian resistance movement Hamas has warned of Israel's plans to annex the West Bank and drive Palestinians out of their villages, as the regime's troops continue their deadly raids on the occupied territory.
• Senior Hamas official terms US ceasefire proposal "deceptive" IRNA 02 Nov 2024 -- A senior Hamas official has criticized a recent US proposal for a short-term ceasefire in the Gaza war, calling it deceptive and insufficient to address Palestinian demands.
• Hamas rejects temporary truce offer, calls for complete ceasefire in Gaza Press TV 02 Nov 2024 -- A high-ranking member of the Palestinian Hamas resistance movement has rejected proposals from mediators Egypt and Qatar for a short-term truce in Gaza as "misleading", stating that the initiative does not include a lasting ceasefire.
• Iraqi resistance conducts drone strikes on Israeli port of Eilat IRNA 02 Nov 2024 -- The Islamic Resistance in Iraq says it has carried out four drone attacks on the Israeli-occupied port of Eilat.
• Iraqi resistance targets vital Israeli base in northern occupied Palestine IRNA 02 Nov 2024 -- Iraqi resistance forces have targeted an important Israeli base in the north of the occupied Palestine in a drone strike.

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• Second COHA Anniversary US Dept. of State 02 Nov 2024 -- On November 2, 2022, in Pretoria, South Africa, the Government of Ethiopia and the Tigray People's Liberation Front signed the Cessation of Hostilities Agreement (COHA), ending a devastating two-year war.
• Ethiopia: Statement by High Representative Josep Borrell to mark two years of the Cessation of Hostilities Agreement European External Action Service (EEAS) 02 Nov 2024 -- Today marks two years since the signing of the Cessation of Hostilities Agreement (CoHA) between the Government of Ethiopia and the Tigray People's Liberation Front. The implementation of the CoHA has delivered on important developments such as restoration of basic services, humanitarian access and the return of some Internally Displaced Persons. While acknowledging the complexity of the process, the EU calls on all parties to redouble efforts to ensure that implementation continues for the benefit of all Ethiopians living in the northern part of the country.

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• The 2 Candidates Fighting To Become Moldova's Next President RFE/RL 02 Nov 2024 -- In a November 3 presidential runoff, Moldovan voters will choose between pro-EU incumbent Maia Sandu, who won the first round with 42 percent of the vote, and former Prosecutor-General Alexandr Stoianoglo, who secured 26 percent with backing from the pro-Russian Socialist Party of Moldova (PSRM).
• Briefing by Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova, Moscow, November 2, 2024 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 02 Nov 2024
• Meeting with permanent members of the Security Council President of Russia 02 Nov 2024 -- Vladimir Putin held, via videoconference, a briefing session with permanent members of the Security Council.
• Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's remarks at the 16th Assembly of the Russian World, Moscow, November 2, 2024 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 02 Nov 2024
• Press release on Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's strategic consultations with Foreign Minister of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea Choe Son-hui Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 02 Nov 2024
• Condemning Russia's Conviction of Robert Shonov US Dept. of State 02 Nov 2024 -- "The United States strongly condemns Russia's conviction and sentencing of Robert Shonov, a former employee of U.S. Mission Russia."
• U.S. Slams Prison Sentence Against Ex-Consulate Worker In Vladivostok RFE/RL 02 Nov 2024 -- The United States has blasted a decision by Russian authorities to sentence a former employee of the U.S. Consulate in Vladivostok to a lengthy prison term on charges Washington has called baseless.
• Russia, N.Korea Committed to Implement Comprehensive Strategic Partnership Treaty Sputnik 02 Nov 2024 -- Russia and North Korea have confirmed their commitment to implement the agreement on a comprehensive strategic partnership.
• VOA Interview: UN special rapporteur details Russia's state-sanctioned torture VOA 02 Nov 2024 -- Mariana Katzarova, United Nations special rapporteur on human rights in Russia, reported Tuesday on the human rights situation in Russia at the U.N. General Assembly in New York, describing torture as Moscow's main tool of repression. In an interview with VOA, Katzarova detailed how the Russian government has turned brutality into the new norm and how Russians are persecuted for their anti-war views.
• Macao has full backing of central authorities: spokesperson People's Daily 02 Nov 2024 -- President Xi Jinping's meeting with Sam Hou Fai, the incoming chief executive of the Macao Special Administrative Region (SAR), fully demonstrates the central authorities' wholehearted support for Macao's development, a spokesperson for the Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office of China's State Council said on Friday.
• China, Slovakia lift relations to strategic partnership Global Times 02 Nov 2024 -- China and Slovakia have decided to elevate bilateral relations to a strategic partnership, which meets the future development needs of both countries and will inject new and strong momentum into bilateral cooperation, Chinese President Xi Jinping said while meeting with visiting Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico in Beijing on Friday.
• Xi, Slovak PM meet in Beijing, agreeing to elevate ties People's Daily 02 Nov 2024 -- Chinese President Xi Jinping met with Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico in Beijing on Friday.
• China's Shenzhou-18 astronauts complete handover, returning to Earth on Monday People's Daily 02 Nov 2024 -- The crew of China's Shenzhou-18 spacecraft held a handover ceremony with the Shenzhou-19 crew and transferred the keys of the country's space station to the latter on Friday.
• U.S., South Korea express concerns over China's military drills around Taiwan CNA 02 Nov 2024 -- The United States and South Korea on Friday expressed concerns over China's recent "provocative actions" that saw its military stage large-scale exercises around Taiwan, which have raised tensions across the Taiwan Strait.
• PLA activities in the waters and airspace around Taiwan ROC MND 02 Nov 2024
• Press Statement of Kim Yo Jong, Vice Department Director of C.C., WPK KCNA 02 Nov 2024 -- Kim Yo Jong, vice department director of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea, issued the following press statement on Friday:
• Press Statement of Spokesperson for DPRK Foreign Ministry KCNA 02 Nov 2024 -- A spokesperson for the Foreign Ministry of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea issued the following statement titled "The DPRK will further intensify its practical efforts to deter the military threat of the hostile forces and maintain the balance of forces in the region" on Friday:
• Iran to launch two domestically made satellites into space IRNA 02 Nov 2024 -- Iran will launch two domestically made satellites named Kowsar and Hodhod into space, using a Russian Soyuz rocket at the country's aerospace center, the Vostochny Cosmodrome.
• IRGC: Israeli regime incapable of calculating Iran's decisive response Press TV 02 Nov 2024 -- A spokesman for the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) says the Israeli regime is incapable of figuring out Iran's retaliation, vowing a "definitive and decisive" response to the occupying entity's recent aggression on the country.
• Leader: US, Israel will definitely receive 'teeth-breaking response' Press TV 02 Nov 2024 -- Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has warned the United States and Israel that they will definitely receive a crushing response for their atrocities.
• IRGC disbands four terror teams during drills in southeast Iran Press TV 02 Nov 2024 -- Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Ground Force has smashed four terrorist teams during a major counterterrorism exercise in the southeastern Sistan and Baluchestan province close to the border with Pakistan.
• Transcript of Weekly Media Briefing by the Official Spokesperson (November 02, 2024) India MEA 02 Nov 2024
• To Lam moves to secure full term at pinnacle of Vietnamese power Radio Free Asia 02 Nov 2024 -- To Lam's recent relinquishing of the presidency of Vietnam is no sign of weakness or a challenge to his leadership. It was a logical step toward securing a full term as Communist Party general secretary.
• Armed Supporters of Former Bolivian President Morales Seize 3 Military Units Sputnik 02 Nov 2024 -- Armed supporters of former Bolivian President Evo Morales have seized three military units in the Cochabamba Department, President Luis Arce said.