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• DHS Statement on Request for Additional DoD Support on the Southwest Border DHS 02 May 2023
• DOD Statement Attributed to Pentagon Press Secretary Brig. Gen. Pat Ryder DoD 02 May 2023
• Austin Approves Homeland Security Request for Troops at Border DoD News 02 May 2023 -- In response to a request from the Department of Homeland Security, Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III has approved a temporary increase in the number of service members supporting U.S. Customs and Border Protection on the Southwest border.
• Cybercom Commander Says Partnerships Are Key to Success in Challenging Strategic Environment DoD News 02 May 2023 -- Collective focus and alignment across the government and private sector are key to owning the cyber domain in an increasingly complex strategic environment, Army Gen. Paul M. Nakasone, commander of U.S. Cyber Command, said today during an address at the TechNet Cyber 2023 conference.
• Cal Guard, CAL FIRE Team up for Wildland Firefighting Training Army News 02 May 2023 -- California National Guard members participated in annual wildland firefighting training alongside the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection near Ione April 23.
• Largest International Operation Against Darknet Trafficking of Fentanyl and Opioids Results in Record Arrests and Seizures US Dept. of Justice 02 May 2023 -- Today, the Department of Justice, and its Joint Criminal Opioid and Darknet Enforcement (JCODE) team and international partners, announced the results of Operation SpecTor, which included 288 arrests - the most ever for any JCODE operation and nearly double that of the prior operation.
• Attorney General Merrick B. Garland Deliver Remarks Announcing Results of the Largest International Operation Against Darknet Trafficking of Fentanyl and Opioids US Dept. of Justice 02 May 2023
• Sanctioning Terrorist Financing Facilitators Jointly with Türkiye US Dept. of State 02 May 2023 -- The United States continues to cooperate with the Republic of Türkiye to counter the financing of terrorist groups that perpetuate violence and instability in the region.
• Treasury Designates Terrorist Financing Facilitators Jointly With Türkiye US Treasury 02 May 2023 -- Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), in a joint action with authorities in the Republic of Türkiye, designated two financial facilitators of Syria-based terrorist groups Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) and Katibat al-Tawhid wal-Jihad (KTJ), both of which are sanctioned by the United States and the United Nations. This action continues the cooperation between the United States and Türkiye to counter the financing of terrorist groups that perpetuate violence and instability throughout the region. Concurrently, the Turkish Ministry of Treasury and Finance and the Turkish Ministry of Interior have implemented an asset freeze against these terrorist facilitators.
• No: 118, 2 May 2023, Press Release Regarding the Joint Action Taken by Türkiye and the U.S. on Freezing the Assets of Two Individuals Affiliated to Terrorist Organizations Republic of Turkey Ministry of Foreign Affairs 02 May 2023 -- Türkiye and the United States decided to take a joint action on freezing the assets of two individuals who have been identified to finance terrorist organizations as a result of the efforts conducted in cooperation with the United States.

COVID-19 Pandemic News

China

• Released citizen journalist who reported on COVID bounced between Beijing and Wuhan Radio Free Asia 02 May 2023 -- Beijing authorities have refused to accept Wuhan-based citizen journalist Fang Bin for relocation after he was bundled onto a high-speed train for the capital shortly after his release from a three-year jail term on Sunday.

India

• COVID-19 UPDATE India PIB 02 May 2023 -- 220.66 cr Total Vaccine doses (95.21 cr Second Dose and 22.87 cr Precaution Dose) have been administered so far under Nationwide Vaccination Drive

Taiwan

• COVID-19 cases in Taiwan see moderate rise over past 3 weeks: Official CNA 02 May 2023 -- The number of reported serious COVID-19 infection cases across Taiwan has increased slightly over the past three weeks, but there is unlikely to be any resurgence in the pandemic, a senior official with the Taiwan Centers for Disease Control (CDC) said Tuesday.