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PH Navy eyes use of 'capital ships' to defend EEZ

Globalsecurity.org - Thu, 22/08/2024 - 11:05
The Philippine Navy (PN) is focusing on protecting the country's vast exclusive economic zone (EEZ) with its available capital ships, a ranking naval official said on Tuesday.
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UN human rights investigator confirms Taliban refused him access to Afghanistan

Globalsecurity.org - Thu, 22/08/2024 - 11:05
United Nations-appointed special rapporteur Richard Bennett confirmed Wednesday that the Taliban, Afghanistan's de facto leaders, had prohibited him from entering the country.
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First WFP trucks cross Sudan's reopened Adre border with food for communities at risk of famine

Globalsecurity.org - Thu, 22/08/2024 - 11:05
The first WFP food supplies destined for desperate communities in Sudan's Darfur have crossed the Adre border from Chad, after it was reopened by the Sudanese authorities following a six-month closure.
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New York Man Arrested for Operating as an Illegal Agent of the Chinese Government in the United States

Globalsecurity.org - Thu, 22/08/2024 - 11:05
Yuanjun Tang, 67, a naturalized citizen of the United States and resident of Queens, New York, was charged by criminal complaint with acting and conspiring to act in the United States as an unregistered agent of the People's Republic of China (PRC) and making materially false statements to the FBI. Tang was arrested today in Flushing, Queens, and will be presented this afternoon.
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China's Xi pledges closer ties with Fiji for 'ocean of peace'

Globalsecurity.org - Thu, 22/08/2024 - 11:05
Chinese President Xi Jinping pledged to deepen development ties with Fiji and support Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka's plan for an "ocean of peace," as the Pacific leader finished a 10-day visit to the Asian superpower before attending a major regional forum next week.
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All of President Pezeshkian's ministerial picks win parliament's vote of confidence

Globalsecurity.org - Thu, 22/08/2024 - 11:05
The Iranian parliament (Majlis) has ended the debate on nominees for the country's new cabinet and approved all of President Masoud Pezeshkian's 19 cabinet picks.
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Iran's Military Denies Safety Breach Was Partial Cause Of Chopper Crash That Killed President

Globalsecurity.org - Thu, 22/08/2024 - 11:05
The General Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces has rejected a media report saying that the helicopter crash in May in which Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi died was caused by weather conditions and the aircraft's inability to handle the weight it was carrying.
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Israel declares victory over Hamas' Rafah division, signaling shift in focus to northern front

Globalsecurity.org - Thu, 22/08/2024 - 11:05
Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant said on Wednesday that Hamas' Rafah Division in Gaza has been "defeated" and signaled that the military was shifting its focus to the fighting against Hezbollah along the Israel-Lebanon border.
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Taiwan to test new generation TOW launch platforms in Pingtung drills

Globalsecurity.org - Thu, 22/08/2024 - 11:05
Taiwan's military will hold the Tien Ma Exercises next week in Pingtung County, during which a new generation of TOW missile launch platforms will be tested as part of night-time shooting drills for the first time, a military source said.
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China's authoritarian ambitions will not stop with Taiwan: Lai

Globalsecurity.org - Thu, 22/08/2024 - 11:05
President Lai Ching-te (賴清德) on Wednesday called on democratic nations to take "concrete action" to address the threat of China's authoritarian expansion, noting that Taiwan was not the only target as Beijing sought to change the international order.
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China's 'growing authoritarianism' won't stop with Taiwan: Lai Ching-te

Globalsecurity.org - Thu, 22/08/2024 - 11:05
Taiwan's President Lai Ching-te on Wednesday urged the world's democratic countries to come together and act to prevent China from expanding authoritarianism and changing the rules-based international order.
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Putin's Azerbaijan Visit Signals Russia's Waning Influence In The South Caucasus

Globalsecurity.org - Thu, 22/08/2024 - 11:05
Russian President Vladimir Putin, making his first visit to Azerbaijan in six years, marveled at how Baku, the capital city, had developed. "It's an oasis, I would say, in the region," he said at an August 19 meeting with his Azerbaijani counterpart, Ilham Aliyev.
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Latvian National Extradited for Scheme to Illegally Export Advanced U.S.-Origin Aircraft Technology to Russia

Globalsecurity.org - Thu, 22/08/2024 - 11:05
Oleg Chistyakov, also known as Olegs Čitsjakovs, 55, of Latvia, made his initial appearance in a federal court in Kansas City, Kansas, today after being extradited from Latvia. Chistyakov is the third defendant in this case to face charges in connection with a years-long conspiracy to sell sophisticated avionics equipment to Russian companies, after Russia's unlawful invasion of Ukraine and despite heightened additional U.S.
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Albanese Government investment to boost Long-Range Strike for ADF and deliver jobs for Hunter Region

Globalsecurity.org - Thu, 22/08/2024 - 11:05
The Albanese Government will contribute up to $850 million in partnership with Kongsberg Defence Australia to manufacture and service missiles at Williamtown near Newcastle.
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China, Russia eye stronger all-round practical cooperation

Globalsecurity.org - Thu, 22/08/2024 - 11:05
Chinese Premier Li Qiang on Wednesday co-chaired the 29th regular meeting between Chinese and Russian heads of government with Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin in Moscow and said China is ready to work with Russia to strengthen all-round practical cooperation between the two countries, and push the China-Russia comprehensive strategic partnership of coordination for a new era to a new level.
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China hits out at EU over EV draft findings, warns damage to ties

Globalsecurity.org - Thu, 22/08/2024 - 11:05
Chinese officials and industry representatives on Wednesday lashed out at the European Commission(EC) for its newly released draft definitive findings of the probe against Chinese electric vehicles (EVs), warning that the EU's wrong, protectionist action seriously undermines mutual trust and cooperation between China and the EU as it hurts Chinese firms' confidence in the EU market.
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Macao SAR chief executive Ho says not to run for new term

Globalsecurity.org - Thu, 22/08/2024 - 11:05
Macao Special Administrative Region (SAR) Chief Executive Ho Iat Seng issued a statement on Wednesday, saying that he will not participate in the upcoming election for the sixth-term chief executive.
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August 21 U.S. Central Command Update

Globalsecurity.org - Thu, 22/08/2024 - 11:05
In the past 24 hours, U.S. Central Command (USCENTCOM) forces successfully destroyed an Iranian-backed Houthi surface-to-air missile and radar system in a Houthi-controlled area of Yemen.
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Greek-flagged oil tanker targeted in Red Sea

Globalsecurity.org - Thu, 22/08/2024 - 11:05
The Greek-flagged oil products tanker, Sounion, was attacked by two small boats and hit by multiple projectiles in the Red Sea near Yemen, according to the media sources.
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