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• Largest US base in Syria comes under missile attack IRNA 05 Nov 2024 -- Media sources reported a missile attack on the US military base in the "Al-Omar" oil field in the Deir Ezzurz province of Syria.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Conference of American Armies Specialized Conference begins in Miami, focusing on 21st century security challenges Army News 05 Nov 2024 -- Representatives from 17 member armies and three special observer armies of the Conference of American Armies (CAA) have gathered in Miami for the CAA Specialized Conference, taking place Nov. 4-7.
• SECAF highlights mobility initiatives, increasing role in Great Power Competition at A/TA Symposium US Air Force 05 Nov 2024 -- Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall highlighted air mobility force's growing role in Great Power Competition in his keynote address during the Airlift/Tanker Association Symposium Nov. 1 in Grapevine.
• Exercise Phoenix Express 2024 Kicks Off in Tunisia US Navy 05 Nov 2024 -- Exercise Phoenix Express 2024 will take place Nov. 5 - 15, 2024, starting in Tunisia and taking place in the Southern Mediterranean Sea.
• VAW-123 Sends their Last E-2C Hawkeye to the Boneyard US Navy 05 Nov 2024 -- Airborne Command & Control Squadron (VAW) 123 transferred two of their four E-2C Hawkeye aircraft to the Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, the largest aircraft boneyard in the world in Tucson, in September.
• Forging the Future: Carrier Air Wing Five's return to USS George Washington US Navy 05 Nov 2024 -- Based out of Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, CVW-5 recently rejoined George Washington for their first round of air operations together since 2015, returning with an upgraded lineup that includes the sleek F-35C supersonic stealth strike fighter.
• Gray Flag 2024 integrates joint, allied partner testing US Navy 05 Nov 2024 -- U.S. and allied forces joined academic and industry partners Sept. 17-23 to conduct Gray Flag 2024, an annual test event hosted by Naval Test Wing Pacific and VX-9 at Naval Base Ventura County, Point Mugu, California.
• CHAPPIE: An innovative advancement in CBRN defense United States Space Force 05 Nov 2024 -- Buckley Space Force Base is home to one of the Defense Department's only two chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear quadrupedal unmanned ground vehicles.
• Readout of Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III's Call With Bahrain Crown Prince and Prime Minister, His Royal Highness Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa DoD 05 Nov 2024
• NATO Secretary General hails Italy's contributions to Euro-Atlantic security and support to Ukraine NATO 05 Nov 2024 -- Secretary General Mark Rutte visited Italy today (5 November 2024), where he met Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and President Sergio Mattarella. He underscored the importance of continuing to strengthen deterrence and defence, and step up support to Ukraine.
• Russia warns NATO against crossing Moscow's red line on missiles Press TV 05 Nov 2024 -- Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has warned NATO countries not to cross Moscow's red line on missiles.
• Russia Will Adequately Respond to Aggression of NATO, Member States - Lavrov Sputnik 05 Nov 2024 -- Russia's foreign policy chief Sergey Lavrov delivered comments on the most pressing issues of global politics, including the Ukrainian crisis, Middle East escalation, BRICS future plans, and the situation around Transnistria.
• Orruda 2024 first joint naval drills of Russian and Indonesian navies start in Surabaya port Russia MoD 05 Nov 2024 -- The Orruda 2024 first joint naval drills of Russian and Indonesian navies have kicked off in the port of Surabaya.
• Australia to boost Ukraine's maritime defences Australia DOD 05 Nov 2024 -- Australia will gift 14 rigid hull boats to Ukraine, underscoring the Albanese Government's ongoing commitment to support Ukraine in its defence against Russia's illegal invasion.
• Cooperation agreement on defence industry development between Lithuania and Ukraine signed Lithuania MND 05 Nov 2024 -- Minister of Economy and Innovation Aušrinė Armonaitė and Minister of National Defence Laurynas Kasčiūnas signed a quadrilateral cooperation agreement of Lithuania and Ukraine on defence industry development.
• Ukraine receives first part of the equipment purchased with the Lithuanian and Icelandic-led Demining Coalition funds Lithuania MND 05 Nov 2024 -- Representatives of the Demining Capability Coalition for Ukraine led by Lithuania and Iceland officially handed over to the Ministry of Defence and the Armed Forces of Ukraine the first part of the demining equipment, pick-up trucks and mine detectors, paid for from the Demining Coalition Fund.
• PLA Air Force to debut J-35A stealth fighter jet at Airshow China Global Times 05 Nov 2024 -- China's new stealth fighter jet, the J-35A, is set to debut at the Airshow China 2024, according to a Tuesday announcement by the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Air Force.
• Investing in Defence's people Australia DOD 05 Nov 2024 -- The Albanese Government will invest more than $600 million to extend and expand the Continuation Bonus for permanent members of the Australian Defence Force (ADF) and increase the ADF's Operational Reserves by an additional 1,000 personnel to ensure we can grow and maintain a highly skilled Defence workforce.
• Terrain tests flying skills Australia DOD 05 Nov 2024 -- CH-47F Chinooks of 5th Aviation Regiment took to the skies over the Papua New Guinea highlands for high-density altitude training during Exercise Helicon Luk from September 23 to October 24.
• North Korea Launches at Least 7 Ballistic Missiles - Japanese Defense Ministry Sputnik 05 Nov 2024 -- North Korea launched at least seven ballistic missiles, the flight altitude of which was about 100 kilometers, and the range about 400 kilometers, all of them fell outside the exclusive economic zone of Japan, Japanese Defense Minister Gen Nakatani told reporters.
• THIRD EDITION OF 'MAHASAGAR' India PIB 05 Nov 2024 -- The third edition of the high-level virtual interaction MAHASAGAR was conducted by the Indian Navy on 05 Nov 24, during which Admiral Dinesh Kumar Tripathi, Chief of the Naval Staff interacted with Heads of Navies/ Maritime Agencies and Senior Leadership from Indian Ocean Region littorals viz
• KEEL LAYING OF FIRST AND SECOND NGOPV (YARD 3037 & 3038) India PIB 05 Nov 2024 -- Keel Laying ceremony of Yard 3037 and 3038, the 1st & 2nd Next Generation Offshore Patrol Vessels (NGOPV) (ex-GRSE) was held at M/s Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers Ltd, Kolkata on 05 Nov 24
• Israel's Netanyahu dismisses his defense minister VOA 05 Nov 2024 -- Thousands of demonstrators have gathered across Israel to protest Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's firing Tuesday of popular Defense Minister Yoav Gallant.
• Israel's Netanyahu dismisses military affairs minister Gallant Press TV 05 Nov 2024 -- Benjamin Netanyahu has dismissed the Israeli minister for military affairs Yoav Gallant amid the regime's failure in the face of the resistance in Gaza and Lebanon.
• Netanyahu Fires Defense Minister Gallant Sputnik 05 Nov 2024 -- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Tuesday that he fired Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant because the trust between them has been frayed over the past few months.
• HMNZS Manawanui in Samoa New Zealand Defence Force 05 Nov 2024
• New artillery system - type selected Federal Council - Swiss Government 05 Nov 2024 -- The Federal Office for Defence Procurement armasuisse has completed the evaluation for a new artillery system and selected a type. It is planned to apply to Parliament for the procurement of the system AGM Artillery Gun Module on Piranha IV from the company KNDS Deutschland with the Armed Forces Dispatch 2025.
• Minister Černochová signed military cooperation agreement with Morocco Czech Republic Ministry of Defence & Armed Forces 05 Nov 2024 -- Minister of Defence Jana Černochová and her Moroccan counterpart Abdeltif Loudyi signed a government-to-government Agreement on Military Cooperation between the Czech Republic and the Kingdom of Morocco in Marrakesh.
• Czech Republic - Large Enterprise Terminals System DSCA 05 Nov 2024 -- The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of the Czech Republic of Large Enterprise Terminals System and related elements of logistics and program support for an estimated cost of $184 million. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency delivered the required certification notifying Congress of this possible sale today.
• US election won't impact AUKUS or Quad, Australian and Indian foreign ministers say Radio Free Asia 05 Nov 2024 -- The result of Tuesday's U.S. presidential election won't impact the future of the AUKUS or Quad security arrangements that the Biden administration has pushed in the Indo-Pacific, Australia and India's foreign ministers said in a joint press conference in Canberra.

Defense Industry

• Contracts For Nov. 5, 2024

Other Conflicts

Ukraine Conflict News
• 5 November 2024 - Daily Press Briefing by the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General United Nations 05 Nov 2024

Operation Iron Swords / Operation Al-Aqsa Flood

• Resistance's drone attacks reveal flaws in Israeli defense capabilities IRNA 05 Nov 2024 -- The Israeli regime is making efforts to strengthen its air defenses by deploying radars and sensor systems with high speed and precision amid continuous drone attacks by resistance groups in the region, especially Lebanon's Hezbollah, an Israeli media outlet has reported.
• Drone infiltrates Dead Sea region in occupied territories IRNA 05 Nov 2024 -- A drone has infiltrated the Dead Sea area in east of the Israeli-occupied territories, near the Jordanian border.
• Nov. 4: 'Axis of Resistance' operations against Israeli occupation Press TV 05 Nov 2024
• Israel kills 54 Palestinians in various areas of Gaza Press TV 05 Nov 2024 -- Israel has killed at least 54 Palestinians in various areas of the Gaza Strip since dawn.
• Hamas open to any proposal aiming to end Gaza war: Hamdan Press TV 05 Nov 2024 -- A senior Hamas official has expressed the Palestinian resistance movement's readiness to engage with proposals aimed at ensuring the withdrawal of Israeli forces from the entire Gaza Strip, a real prisoner swap deal and an end of the aggression.
• 70 Palestinians killed in Israeli offensives across Gaza Strip, say local authorities Press TV 05 Nov 2024 -- At least 70 Palestinians have been killed and dozens more have sustained injuries in the Israeli military airstrikes and ground offensives across the war-torn Gaza Strip over the past 24 hours, with most of them in the northern part of the coastal territory, say local authorities.
• Hezbollah pounds Zionist regime's military bases with heavy rocket attacks IRNA 05 Nov 2024 -- The Lebanese resistance movement Hezbollah has continued to target Zionist regime's military bases and other facilities in a series of heavy rocket attacks.
• Israeli strike on Lebanon kills at least 15 people Press TV 05 Nov 2024 -- The Lebanese health ministry has said that an Israeli strike on the town of Barja in the Mount Lebanon governorate has killed at least 15 people.
• Hezbollah attacks turn Israel's Haifa into a ghost town Press TV 05 Nov 2024 -- The Israeli-controlled port city of Haifa, once a major business and tourism center for the regime, has been turned into a ghost town amid repeated missile and drone attacks by the Lebanese resistance movement Hezbollah.
• Hezbollah bombards explosives factory in occupied territories Press TV 05 Nov 2024 -- Hezbollah has announced that it launched rockets at an explosives factory located south of Haifa as part of its retaliatory operations against the Israeli regime.
• Israeli military withdraws several brigades from southern Lebanon: Report Press TV 05 Nov 2024 -- The Israeli military has pulled several brigades out of southern Lebanon following its failure to yield any significant territorial gains in the Arab country, a report says.
• Israeli military made no advances on ground in Lebanon: Report Press TV 05 Nov 2024 -- The Israeli military has failed to gain control over the towns it raided in southern Lebanon as part of a ground invasion that followed almost a year of aerial assaults, a new report says.
• More than 100 patients to be medically evacuated from Gaza VOA 05 Nov 2024 -- In a rare and welcome move, the World Health Organization says more than 100 patients, including children, who are suffering from severe trauma injuries and chronic diseases will be medically evacuated from Gaza Wednesday to countries where they can receive medical treatment for their condition.
• Intolerable conditions in northern Gaza 'beyond imagination' UN News 05 Nov 2024 -- The UN Humanitarian Coordinator for the Occupied Palestinian Territory appealed on Tuesday for an end to the war and suffering in Gaza during his first visit to the area since Israel launched its latest military operation in the north a month ago.
• Statement by UNICEF Middle East and North Africa Regional Director Adele Khodr on the decimation of newborn care in the Gaza Strip UNICEF 05 Nov 2024
• UNRWA warns of humanitarian collapse in Gaza Press TV 05 Nov 2024 -- The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) has warned that halting its operations could lead to a total collapse of food and humanitarian aid distribution for Gaza.
• Iran vows strong support for resistance front, warns of decisive response IRNA 05 Nov 2024 -- Brigadier General Iraj Masjedi, the Deputy Coordinator of the IRGC's Quds Force, reaffirmed Iran's unwavering support for the Islamic resistance front, including groups like Hezbollah and Hamas, and warned of a firm response to any threats.
• Israeli forces kill 7 more Palestinians in West Bank Press TV 05 Nov 2024 -- Israeli forces have carried out fresh raids in several areas of the occupied West Bank, killing at least seven more Palestinians.
• Four Palestinians killed in Israeli strikes on West Bank Press TV 05 Nov 2024 -- Four Palestinians have been killed in Israeli attacks on the occupied West Bank, amid intensified clashes between Palestinian resistance fighters and the occupying regime's forces.
• Iraq's resistance fires drones at six vital Israeli targets IRNA 05 Nov 2024 -- The Islamic Resistance in Iraq says it has carried out six drone operations against vital targets in Israeli-occupied territories.
• Iraq's IRI fires drones at vital target in Israeli-controlled Haifa IRNA 05 Nov 2024 -- The Islamic Resistance in Iraq (IRI) says it has carried out another operation against the Israeli regime, targeting a vital target in the port city of Haifa.
• Islamic Resistance in Iraq launches drone strikes on Israeli targets in occupied territories Press TV 05 Nov 2024 -- The Islamic Resistance in Iraq says it has launched a series of new drone attacks on strategic targets inside the occupied Palestinian territories, in response to brutal Israeli offensives against civilians in the besieged Gaza Strip and Lebanon.

Other Conflicts

• Yemen Sanctions Committee Chair Briefs Security Council on Activities UN Security Council 05 Nov 2024 -- The Security Council received an update today from the Committee monitoring implementation of sanctions targeting individuals and entities involved in actions that threaten Yemen's peace and stability.
• Sudan war keeps reaching across borders, Security Council hears UN News 05 Nov 2024 -- In addition to driving a regional refugee crisis, the brutal war in Sudan is exacerbating instability in the contested region of Abyei, a senior UN peacekeeping official said on Tuesday, highlighting escalating challenges.
• War in Sudan, Political Uncertainty in South Sudan Stalling Progress on Final Status of Abyei, Assistant Secretary-General Tells Security Council UN Security Council 05 Nov 2024 -- The war in Sudan and political uncertainty in South Sudan have stalled progress in political dialogue on the final status of Abyei and border issues, a senior UN official told the Security Council today, as Security Council members urged greater support to be lent to the United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA) in fulfilling its mandate, ahead of its expiration on 14 November.
• South Sudan and Sudan must work together to resolve Abyei's political status: UK statement at the UN Security Council UK FCDO 05 Nov 2024 -- Statement by Ambassador James Kariuki, UK Deputy Permanent Representative to the UN, at the UN Security Council meeting on UNISFA and Sudan/South Sudan.
• China invites Myanmar leader to Greater Mekong Subregion Summit as usual practice: Chinese FM Global Times 05 Nov 2024 -- As a usual practice, China invited the leader of Myanmar to the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) Summit, Chinese Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday, in response to a question related to Myanmar's leader Min Aung Hlaing's visit to China.
• Myanmar rebels try to bomb coup leader at airport in capital Radio Free Asia 05 Nov 2024 -- A Myanmar insurgent group claimed responsibility for dropping a bomb on the airport in the capital, Naypyidaw, on Tuesday when junta leader Senior Gen. Min Aung Hlaing was scheduled to fly to China, the group said.
• Chad president threatens to withdraw from regional force after Boko Haram attack kills over 40 Chad troops VOA 05 Nov 2024 -- Chad says it will withdraw its troops from the United Nations-supported Multinational Joint Task Force of the Lake Chad Basin Commission, which combats Boko Haram in Cameroon, Chad, Niger and Nigeria.

News Reports

• Statement by President von der Leyen on the results of the US presidential election European Commission 05 Nov 2024
• FBI Statement on Bomb Threats to Polling Locations FBI 05 Nov 2024 -- The FBI is aware of bomb threats to polling locations in several states, many of which appear to originate from Russian email domains. None of the threats have been determined to be credible thus far.
• Russia Linked To Bomb Threats At U.S. Polling Stations, FBI Says RFE/RL 05 Nov 2024 -- The FBI said on November 5 that polling locations in several U.S. states have been the target of bomb threats, many of which appear to originate from Russian domains.
• Officials: Bomb threats against US voting locations coming from Russia VOA 05 Nov 2024 -- A series of Election Day bomb threats sent to polling locations across the United States appears to be coming from Russia, according to new assessments from federal and state officials.
• Parcels That Exploded In Europe Reportedly Part Of Russian Plot RFE/RL 05 Nov 2024 -- Russia is responsible for an operation aimed at igniting fires on cargo or passenger aircraft bound for North America, The Wall Street Journal reported, citing Western security officials.
• Meeting of the Presidential Council for State Policy on Promoting the Russian Language and Languages of the Peoples of the Russian Federation President of Russia 05 Nov 2024 -- Vladimir Putin held a meeting, via videoconference, of the Presidential Council for State Policy on Promoting the Russian Language and Languages of the Peoples of the Russian Federation.
• Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's interview with Rossiya Segodnya, Moscow, November 5, 2024 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 05 Nov 2024
• Statement by the Representative of the Delegation of the Russian Federation in explanation of vote on a draft resolution "Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons" L.37 in the First Committee of the 79th session of the UNGA, New York, November 4, 2024 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 05 Nov 2024
• Statement by the Representative of the Delegation of the Russian Federation in explanation of vote on a draft resolution "Implementation of the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, Stockpiling and Use of Chemical Weapons and on Their Destruction" (L.65) in the First Committee of the 79th session of the UNGA, New York, November 4, 2024 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 05 Nov 2024
• Engineer At Russian Military Plant Gets Lengthy Prison Term Amid Rising Treason Cases RFE/RL 05 Nov 2024 -- Danil Mukhametov, a former engineer at the Uralvagonzavod military facility in the Urals city of Nizhny Tagil, was sentenced to 16 years in prison on November 5 on charges of high treason.
• Report: Russia deceives OPEC on oil sales to fund Ukraine war VOA 05 Nov 2024 -- Russia is "flagrantly violating" its agreements with the OPEC oil cartel by concealing the true amount of oil it is producing and selling, according to a new report that says the profits are funding Moscow's war on Ukraine.
• Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Mao Ning's Regular Press Conference on November 5, 2024 PRC MofA 05 Nov 2024
• Italian, Indonesian presidents set to visit China; Intensive visits underscore recognition of China as guardian of stability, win-win co-op amid turbulent intl landscape Global Times 05 Nov 2024 -- Several foreign leaders, including Italian President and Indonesian President, will visit China this week. Amid a turbulent international political landscape, these visits underscore that many countries regard China as a key guardian of global peace and stability, and as a reliable partner in boosting win-win cooperation, observers said.
• China focuses on threat of unrest as US voters head to polls Radio Free Asia 05 Nov 2024 -- As American voters head to the polls on Tuesday, "U.S. election" has emerged as a hot search topic on China's Weibo, with official media mostly focusing on preparations for potential violence and unrest in Washington.
• MSS urges public to guard core national and personal data from foreign infiltration Global Times 05 Nov 2024 -- Foreign espionage and intelligence agencies have escalating efforts to infiltrate China's data sector, aiming to steal critical data and compromise national security in recent years. The public is urged to stay vigilant, protecting both critical national and personal data in their work and life and be alert to foreign intelligence agencies stealing our country's core sensitive data, China's Ministry of State Security (MSS) said on Tuesday.
• Shenzhou-19 crew to reside on space station for six months People's Daily 05 Nov 2024 -- At 4:27 a.m. Beijing time on Oct. 30, a dazzling beam of light illuminated the pitch-black night sky. The Shenzhou-19 crewed spaceship, atop a Long March-2F carrier rocket, took off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China and headed towards the Chinese space station.
• 2 'hometown association' heads indicted over China-funded trip CNA 05 Nov 2024 -- Taipei prosecutors on Tuesday indicted the heads of two Chinese hometown associations in Taiwan for organizing a China-funded trip to Anhui Province for local Kuomintang (KMT) officials before Taiwan's January 2024 elections.
• PLA activities in the waters and airspace around Taiwan ROC MND 05 Nov 2024
• FCDO statement on North Korea missile launches: 5 November UK FCDO 05 Nov 2024 -- The FCDO has released a statement following North Korea's ballistic missile launches on 5 November.
• Press Statement of Vice Department Director of WPK Central Committee Kim Yo Jong KCNA 05 Nov 2024 -- Kim Yo Jong, vice department director of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea, made public the following press statement "Ever-escalating military threats of hostile forces only prove the validity of our line of bolstering up nuclear forces" on Monday:
• Respected Comrade Kim Jong Un Inspects Sites of Reconstruction of Flood-hit Areas in North Phyongan Province KCNA 05 Nov 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, inspected again sites of reconstruction of flood-hit areas in North Phyongan Province on November 4.
• Russian rocket takes Iranian satellites Kowsar, Hodhod into orbit: Envoy IRNA 05 Nov 2024 -- Iran's ambassador to Russia has confirmed that Iranian satellites Kowsar and Hodhod have been successfully launched by the Soyuz 2.1b spacecraft blasting off from Russia's Vostochny Cosmodrome.
• Iran FM: Tehran determined to respond to Israel's attack at 'appropriate time' VOA 05 Nov 2024 -- Iran's chief diplomat said Tuesday that Tehran opposes military escalation in the region but "will certainly respond" to the deadly Oct. 26 strike by Israel against his country.
• FM Araghchi says Iran not after tension IRNA 05 Nov 2024 -- Unlike the Israeli regime, the Islamic Republic of Iran does not seek tension but reserves its right to defend itself based on the UN Charter, Iran's foreign minister has said.
• Aggression on Iran will be met with regretful response: Air Force chief IRNA 05 Nov 2024 -- The Iranian Army's Air Force Commander Brigadier General Hamid Vahedi has warned the Israeli regime that any act of aggression against the Islamic Republic will be met with a response that will make the Zionists regret their mistake.
• Iran FM, Pakistan Army Chief discuss issues of mutual interest IRNA 05 Nov 2024 -- Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has held talks with Pakistan's Chief of Army Staff General Asim Munir on the second day of his official visit to the neighboring country.
• Four terrorists killed, 6 others arrested in southeastern Iran IRNA 05 Nov 2024 -- A provincial security official in southeast Iran says that four members of a major terrorist group operating in the region group have been killed while six others have been arrested.
• IRGC: 10 foreign-backed terrorists killed, arrested in Sistan and Baluchestan Press TV 05 Nov 2024 -- Another 10 terrorists have been killed or arrested during an anti-terror operational exercise in Iran's southeastern province of Sistan and Baluchestan, following a foreign-backed terrorist attack on a police convoy in the province that claimed the lives of 10 police forces.
• Iran ramps up gasoline output amid rising demand Press TV 05 Nov 2024 -- Iran has increased its gasoline output by more than 7% in the past two and a half months to respond to a growing demand that has forced the country to resume imports after more than a decade of self-sufficiency.
• Iran Sentences 3 To Death Over Assassination Of Nuclear Scientist RFE/RL 05 Nov 2024 -- Iran's judiciary says three people have been sentenced to death by a lower court over the killing in 2020 of Iran's top nuclear scientist, Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, in what Tehran says was an Israeli-orchestrated operation.
• Iran sentences three to death in Fakhrizadeh assassination case IRNA 05 Nov 2024 -- The Iranian Judiciary spokesman has announced that three individuals involved in the 2020 assassination of Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, the country's top nuclear scientist, have been sentenced to death.
• Tehran Says German-Iranian Died Before Execution Could Be Carried Out RFE/RL 05 Nov 2024 -- Iran's judiciary says a dual German-Iranian national sentenced to death on terror charges died while in prison and was not executed, as previously reported by local media.
• Iran's Kowsar, Hodhod satellites successfully launched IRNA 05 Nov 2024 -- Iran has launched two domestically-made satellites named Kowsar and Hodhod into space from Vostochny launch-pad in far eastern Russia.
• Iranian satellites launched into space as private sector debuts in space industry Press TV 05 Nov 2024 -- Two domestically-manufactured Iranian satellites have been successfully launched into space in a debut entrance by the country's private sector in the space industry.
• US Warns Iraq Against Allowing Iran to Attack Israel From Its Territory - Reports Sputnik 05 Nov 2024 -- The administration of US President Joe Biden has warned the Iraqi government against allowing Iran to stage a new attack on Israel from its territory, media reported on Tuesday.
• Secretary Blinken's Call with Iraqi Prime Minister Sudani US Dept. of State 05 Nov 2024
• Meeting between the Deputy Prime Minister / Foreign Minister and Foreign Minister of Iran Pakistan Ministry of Foreign Affairs 05 Nov 2024 -- Deputy Prime Minister/ Foreign Minister Mohammad Ishaq Dar today received the Foreign Minister of Iran Seyed Abbas Araghchi and his delegation at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
• Incident involving two Chinese nationals in Karachi Pakistan Ministry of Foreign Affairs 05 Nov 2024 -- This morning two Chinese nationals were injured in Karachi as a result of a firing incident following a dispute with a private guard. The injured were immediately taken to hospital and are under treatment.
• Two Chinese nationals shot and injured in southern Pakistan VOA 05 Nov 2024 -- Authorities in Pakistan said Tuesday that a local security guard at a factory in the southern port city of Karachi shot and injured two Chinese nationals, the third attack this year in the country targeting workers from China.
• Georgian Opposition Stages Rally Outside Court Of Appeal RFE/RL 05 Nov 2024 -- Georgia's opposition staged a third day of protests on November 5 against the results of last month's parliamentary elections claimed by the ruling Georgian Dream party amid accusations of widespread vote-rigging and irregularities at polling stations.
• Wider Europe Briefing: Orban Is Getting His Big Moment RFE/RL 05 Nov 2024
• Former adviser to Hun Sen jailed following bribery confession video Radio Free Asia 05 Nov 2024 -- A former adviser to Senate President Hun Sen who was accused last month of soliciting bribes has been arrested after confessing in a six-minute video that he defrauded millions of dollars from people who sought favors and government positions.