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Pakistan Signs $4.8 Billion Nuclear Power Plant Deal With China

Globalsecurity.org - Wed, 21/06/2023 - 11:04
Pakistan and China signed a $4.8 billion deal Tuesday to build what would be the seventh Chinese nuclear power plant in the South Asian nation.
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Astana talks: Iranian delegates meet Turkish, Syria, Russia diplomats

Globalsecurity.org - Wed, 21/06/2023 - 11:03
Senior aide to the Iranian foreign minister Ali Asghar Khaji has separately met with deputy foreign ministers of Türkiye, Syria, and Russia on the sidelines of the latest round of Astana talks on the Syrian conflict, which this time is also focused on restoring diplomatic relations between Damascus and Ankara.
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Remarks by President Biden at a Campaign Reception

Globalsecurity.org - Wed, 21/06/2023 - 11:03
"China is real — has real economic difficulties. And the reason why Xi Jinping got very upset in terms of when I shot that balloon down with two boxcars full of spy equipment in it is he didn't know it was there. No, I'm serious. That's what's a great embarrassment for dictators, when they didn't know what happened."
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UN Urges South Sudan to Make Progress Toward Elections

Globalsecurity.org - Wed, 21/06/2023 - 11:03
The top United Nations official in South Sudan on Tuesday urged leaders in that country to accelerate implementation of the 2018 Revitalized Peace Agreement, including holding elections late next year.
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Formidable Force of NMCB 22 Seabees Deploys 5th Time In Support of Nebraska Army National Guard

Globalsecurity.org - Wed, 21/06/2023 - 11:02
In a display of unwavering commitment and support, a formidable force of over 175 US Navy Seabees from Naval Mobile Construction Battalion TWO TWO (NMCB 22) has deployed for the fifth time in as many years to provide essential construction support to the Nebraska Army National Guard (NGNE). The primary objective of their mission is to enhance force operational readiness and training effectiveness by
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Staff talks result in trilateral agreement between 12th Air Force, West Virginia National Guard, Peru

Globalsecurity.org - Wed, 21/06/2023 - 11:02
A trilateral cooperation agreement was signed during a ceremony hosted by the 167th Airlift Wing, West Virginia National Guard, in Martinsburg, June 9th.
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United Nations allocates $20 million to scale up emergency response to food security and nutrition crisis in north-east Nigeria

Globalsecurity.org - Wed, 21/06/2023 - 11:02
The United Nations has allocated US$20 million from the Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) and the Nigeria Humanitarian Fund (NHF) to urgently ramp up the humanitarian response to the worsening food security and nutrition crisis in north-east Nigeria.
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UN HRC53: UK statement on human rights situation in Afghanistan

Globalsecurity.org - Wed, 21/06/2023 - 11:02
Enhanced Interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on human rights situation in Afghanistan. Delivered by UK's Ambassador to the WTO & UN, Simon Manley.
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'The Political Agreement for Peace and Stability remains the only viable option to end conflict in the Central African Republic': UK statement at the Security Council

Globalsecurity.org - Wed, 21/06/2023 - 11:02
Statement by Ambassador James Kariuki at the UN Security Council meeting on the Central African Republic.
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Treasury Sanctions Two South Sudanese Officials Responsible for Conflict-Related Sexual Violence

Globalsecurity.org - Wed, 21/06/2023 - 11:01
Today, following the International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict, the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) designated two South Sudanese individuals involved in conflict-related sexual violence (CRSV) in South Sudan. The two individuals designated today have abused their positions of political and military authority to carry out acts of sexual violence against citizens of South
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High stakes in Vietnam's Central Highlands

Globalsecurity.org - Wed, 21/06/2023 - 11:01
On June 11, a group of Montagnards in Vietnam's Central Highlands attacked the offices of two communes with small arms and molotov cocktails, killing four policemen, two commune officials, and three civilians. The attackers wounded two other policemen and burnt the commune offices. This prompted an immediate and massive government response.
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Panchen Rinpoche wraps up tour of Tibet's Qamdo

Globalsecurity.org - Wed, 21/06/2023 - 11:01
Panchen Erdeni Chos-kyi rGyal-po completed a 13-day tour of Buddhist and social activities in Qamdo City, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region.
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NATO Secretary General visits exercise Air Defender in Germany

Globalsecurity.org - Wed, 21/06/2023 - 11:01
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg met and thanked personnel participating in exercise Air Defender 2023 together with the German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius at Air Base Jagel in northern Germany on Tuesday (20 June 2023).
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Ready, Relevant, and Capable: 26th MEU Completes Final Certification Exercise

Globalsecurity.org - Wed, 21/06/2023 - 11:01
Marines and Sailors with the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group and 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit participated in their culminating deployment certification event, Composite Training Unit Exercise, aboard the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Bataan, San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS Mesa Verde, and Harpers Ferry-class dock landing ship USS Carter Hall, from May 16 to June 6, 2023.
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Statement by the Minister of Foreign Affairs on Israeli settlements and the situation in the West Bank

Globalsecurity.org - Wed, 21/06/2023 - 11:00
The Israeli government decided on 18 June to change and simplify the system for planning and establishing new Israeli settlements in the West Bank.
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Estonia Signs Five-Way Cooperation Agreement for the Acquisition of Air Defence Missiles

Globalsecurity.org - Wed, 21/06/2023 - 11:00
Estonia, Belgium, Cyprus, France, and Hungary signed a cooperation agreement to jointly procure Mistral short-range air defence missile systems. The joint procurement allows Estonia to save costs and expedite delivery.
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DOD Assists Coast Guard in Submersible Search

Globalsecurity.org - Wed, 21/06/2023 - 10:59
Defense Department C-130 aircraft have been made available to the U.S. Coast Guard as the United States and Canadian authorities continue to search for a submersible that disappeared in the North Atlantic Ocean, said Deputy Pentagon Press Secretary Sabrina Singh today.
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