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• Timeline for Potential Attacks by Islamic State, Al-Qaida Getting Shorter VOA 26 Oct 2021 -- Both the Islamic State terror group's Afghan affiliate and al-Qaida could be ready to launch strikes against the United States and the West sooner than previously thought following the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan.
• Terrorist groups in Afghanistan could attack US in six months: Pentagon Press TV 26 Oct 2021 -- A senior Pentagon official says the US intelligence community has assessed that terrorist groups in Afghanistan could attack the United States in six months if left unchecked, and that they have the intention to carry out such an assault.
• White House rejects Trump's claim of executive privilege Press TV 26 Oct 2021 -- The Democratic White House has rejected former Republican US President Donald Trump's claims of executive privilege over documents requested by the congressional committee investigating the January 6 assault on the US Capitol by hundreds of Trump's supporters who were protesting against the controversial victory of Joe Biden, the current American president.
• IARPA Announces Launch of SCISRS Program Director of National Intelligence 26 Oct 2021 -- The Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity, the research and development arm of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, announced today the start of a multi-year research effort aimed at developing smart radio techniques that can automatically detect and characterize radio frequency (RF) signals potentially associated with attempted data breaches.
• International Law Enforcement Operation Targeting Opioid Traffickers on the Darknet Results in 150 Arrests Worldwide and the Seizure of Weapons, Drugs, and over $31 Million US Dept. of Justice 26 Oct 2021 -- "Today, the Department of Justice, through the Joint Criminal Opioid and Darknet Enforcement (JCODE) team joined Europol to announce the results of Operation Dark HunTor, a coordinated international effort on three continents to disrupt opioid trafficking on the Darknet."
• International Police Operation Cracks Down on Illegal Internet Drug Vendors VOA 26 Oct 2021 -- U.S. federal law enforcement agencies and Europol announced dozens of arrests to break up a global operation that sold illegal drugs using a shadowy realm of the internet.
• At Least 150 Arrested in US-Europe Darknet Drug Bust VOA 26 Oct 2021 -- After a 10-month investigation, law enforcement officials in the United States and Europe have arrested at least 150 people suspected of drug trafficking over the darknet, the U.S. Justice Department announced Tuesday.
• Assistant Attorney General Kenneth A. Polite Jr. of the Criminal Division Delivers Remarks on Operation Dark HunTor US Dept. of Justice 26 Oct 2021
• Deputy Attorney General Lisa O. Monaco Delivers Remarks on Operation Dark HunTor US Dept. of Justice 26 Oct 2021
• FBI Deputy Director Paul M. Abbate's Remarks at Press Conference Announcing Results of Operation Targeting Darknet Drug Markets FBI 26 Oct 2021
• Leader of Money Laundering Network Responsible for Laundering Millions of Dollars in Drug Proceeds Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison US Dept. of Justice 26 Oct 2021 -- The leader of a money laundering network was sentenced today to 15 years in prison for laundering tens of millions of dollars in drug proceeds on behalf of foreign drug trafficking organizations.
• Uganda Police Blame Rebel Group ADF for Bombings in Capital VOA 26 Oct 2021 -- Police in Uganda are investigating two explosions in Kampala. A blast targeting a bus killed one person on Monday, and an explosion Saturday at a bar in the capital that left one person dead and several others injured. Police blamed both attacks on the rebel Allied Democratic Forces, an affiliate of Islamic State, and said arrests have been made.
• Gas stations returning to normal as Iran confirms cyberattack Press TV 26 Oct 2021 -- Iranian gas stations are returning to normal status following a brief outage caused by a cyberattack targeting the country's fuel distribution system.
• Cyberattack disrupts fuel distribution at gas stations across Iran: Report Press TV 26 Oct 2021 -- A cyberattack has reportedly targeted gas stations across Iran, causing widespread disruption in the system managing fuel subsidies nationwide.
• Cyberattack Disrupts Gas Stations Across Iran, Government Says RFE/RL 26 Oct 2021 -- Gas stations across Iran experienced widespread disruptions on a government system managing fuel subsidies, in what state television said was a cyberattack.
• Cyberattack Paralyzes Iran's Gas Stations VOA 26 Oct 2021 -- Iranian media say the country's gas stations have been the target of a cyberattack that left many motorists stuck in long lines at closed stations.

COVID-19 Pandemic News

• Weekly epidemiological update on COVID-19 - 26 October 2021

United States

• DAF COVID-19 Statistics - Oct. 25, 2021 US Air Force 26 Oct 2021
• Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary Douglass Benning, Department of State Bureau of Consular Affairs, and Dr. Cindy Friedman, Centers for Disease Control Travelers' Health Branch, on U.S. Policy for International Travelers Related to COVID-19 US Dept. of State 26 Oct 2021

China

• China places Lanzhou under lockdown amid fresh wave of delta COVID-19 cases Radio Free Asia 26 Oct 2021 -- China locked down its northwestern city of Lanzhou, home to four million people, on Tuesday amid a spike in local cases of the delta variant of COVID-19.
• Vaccination for children aged 3-11 launched across China amid rebound of COVID-19 cases Global Times 26 Oct 2021 -- China has launched a nationwide COVID-19 vaccination campaign for minors aged three to 11, in a bid to increase mass vaccine coverage and accelerate the building of herd immunity, as a new rebound in cases hits almost one-third of the country and becomes one of the worst since the initial outbreak in 2020.
• Beijing health official warns elderly COVID-19 infections in Beijing may develop severe conditions Global Times 26 Oct 2021 -- The local confirmed elderly COVID-19 patients in the latest flare-up in Beijing may develop severe conditions due to them having multiple underlying diseases such as hypertension, malignant tumor and coronary heart disease, Beijing health officials said.
• China to provide 2 billion COVID-19 vaccine doses to the world and $100 million to COVAX Global Times 26 Oct 2021 -- China will strive to contribute 2 billion COVID-19 vaccine doses to the world this year, in addition to donating 100 million doses to developing countries for free, and providing $100 million to COVAX, to facilitate global vaccine cooperation and build a global community of health for all, a Chinese senior official from the China International Development Cooperation Agency (CIDCA) said on Tuesday.
• China-Mongolia border city sacks Party chief for dereliction of duty amid COVID-19 flare-up Global Times 26 Oct 2021 -- Authorities in North China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region removed Chen Zhanyun, Party chief of Ejin Banner, a city bordering China and Mongolia, from his position on Tuesday for lax response to the latest COVID-19 flare-up.
• Over 2.248 bln COVID-19 vaccine doses administered on Chinese mainland People's Daily 26 Oct 2021 -- More than 2.248 billion doses of COVID-19 vaccines had been administered on the Chinese mainland as of Monday, data from the National Health Commission showed Tuesday.
• Party chief sacked following new COVID-19 outbreak in Inner Mongolia county People's Daily 26 Oct 2021 -- The Party chief of Ejina Banner, a county in north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, has been sacked following a new wave of COVID-19 infections, local authorities have said.
• Chinese mainland reports 29 locally transmitted COVID-19 cases People's Daily 26 Oct 2021 -- The Chinese mainland on Monday reported 29 new locally transmitted COVID-19 cases, the National Health Commission said in its daily report on Tuesday.
• Eight things to know about COVID-19 countermeasures at Beijing 2022 People's Daily 26 Oct 2021 -- The first Playbook that explains anti-COVID-19 measures to be observed for the Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games was released on Monday.
• Beijing classifies 1 medium-risk area after 2 new COVID-19 cases reported People's Daily 26 Oct 2021 -- Beijing on Monday classified one area as medium-risk for COVID-19 after two new cases were reported, a local health official has said.
• Beijing tightens measures to contain COVID-19 People's Daily 26 Oct 2021 -- Beijing has unveiled new measures to curb the spread of COVID-19 after new local infections emerged in recent days.
• Inner Mongolia county implements home quarantine to contain COVID-19 People's Daily 26 Oct 2021 -- Ejina Banner, a county in north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, has implemented a home-quarantine measure starting Monday to contain COVID-19.
• Beijing 2022 unveils first playbook for COVID-19 countermeasures People's Daily 26 Oct 2021 -- The first playbook that outlines anti-COVID-19 measures for the Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games has been published here on Monday.

Russia

• Russia, Ukraine Report New Record Daily Numbers Of COVID-Related Deaths RFE/RL 26 Oct 2021 -- Russia and Ukraine reported record-high coronavirus-related deaths on October 26 amid a surge in infections.

India

• India's Cumulative COVID-19 Vaccination Coverage exceeds 102.94 Cr India PIB 26 Oct 2021 -- With the administration of 64,75,733 vaccine doses in the last 24 hours, India's COVID-19 vaccination coverage has exceeded 102.94 Cr (1,02,94,01,119) as per provisional reports till 7 am today
• COVID-19 Vaccination Update - Day 284 India PIB 26 Oct 2021 -- India's COVID-19 vaccination coverage has crossed 103 Crore landmark milestone(1,03,48,36,594) today
• Update on COVID-19 Vaccine Availability in States/UTs India PIB 26 Oct 2021 -- The Union Government is committed to accelerating the pace and expanding the scope of COVID-19 vaccination throughout the country
• COVID-19 UPDATE India PIB 26 Oct 2021

Iran

• COVID-19 kills 156 more Iranians over past 24 hours IRNA 26 Oct 2021 -- The number of deaths from the coronavirus pandemic in Iran increased to 125,519 with 156 more Iranians killed by the deadly disease over the past 24 hours, Iran's Health Ministry announced on Tuesday.
• Japan donates $6.3m to bolster Iran's fight against COVID-19 IRNA 26 Oct 2021 -- The Government of Japan has renewed its long-standing solidarity with the Islamic Republic of Iran by signing a project agreement with the World Health Organization Country Office to support consolidation of national efforts to respond to the COVID-19 emergency across the nation.
• Iran imports 6m more doses of Sinopharm vaccine IRNA 26 Oct 2021 -- The 31st COVID-19 Sinopharm vaccine supplied by the Iranian Red Crescent Society including six million doses was delivered to Health Ministry on Tuesday.

Taiwan

• Japan pledges donation of more COVID-19 vaccines to Taiwan CNA 26 Oct 2021 -- The Japanese government on Tuesday pledged to donate another 300,000 COVID-19 vaccines to Taiwan, which would bring the total doses it has donated to date to 4.2 million.
• New U.S. vaccine requirements leave Taiwan's Medigen out CNA 26 Oct 2021 -- The United States will soon require all non-U.S. nationals to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 before boarding a flight to the U.S., but those who got the Taiwan-developed Medigen vaccine could be left behind because it is not among the list of accepted vaccines.
• Taiwan reports four new COVID-19 cases, zero deaths CNA 26 Oct 2021 -- Taiwan on Tuesday reported four new COVID-19 cases, all contracted overseas, as well as zero deaths from the disease, according to the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC).
• Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine eligibility expanded for latest round CNA 26 Oct 2021 -- The Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) on Tuesday expanded eligibility for the latest round of COVID-19 vaccinations, allowing more people to get their first dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine and their second dose of the AstraZeneca vaccine.

Other Countries

• Armenia's COVID-19 Deaths Hit Record Daily High RFE/RL 26 Oct 2021 -- Armenia on October 26 reported record-high coronavirus-related deaths amid a surge in infections and low vaccination rates in the South Caucasus nation.