GlobalSecurity.org Daily Updates 8/31/2022

 

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LATEST NEWS Aug 31, 2022

U.S. Navy Foils Iranian Attempt to Capture Unmanned Vessel in Arabian Gulf The U.S. Navy prevented a support ship from Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy (IRGCN) from capturing an unmanned surface vessel operated by the U.S. 5th Fleet in the Arabian Gulf, Aug. 29-30. ...  Read More

Fighting Rages in Southern Ukraine's Kherson Region While China's strategic partnership with Russia "without limits" has been widely reported since the start of the war in Ukraine, much less known is the strategic partnership Ukraine and China forged in 2011. Now, that partnership is being questioned by a key lawmaker in Ukraine. ...  Read More

Informal meeting of the EU Member States' Defence Ministers took place in Prague On August 29-30, 2022, Prague was the venue to an informal meeting of Defence Ministers of the European Union Member States. Czech Defence Minister Jana Černochová started the meeting in the Prague Castle on Monday August 29, and the discussion day took place in the Prague Congress Centre on Tuesday August 30. ...  Read More

Taiwan soldiers fire shots to expel Chinese drones Taiwanese soldiers stationed on islands close to China's coast fired shots Tuesday to expel Chinese commercial drones, the first more aggressive response the military has taken against the recent drone incursions. ...  Read More

Iran Says No Return to 2015 Nuclear Deal Unless IAEA Ends Investigations Negotiators from Iran and six world powers reportedly are close to agreeing on a revival of the 2015 nuclear deal, known as the JCPOA (Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action), which saw the U.S. and Europe roll back sanctions on Iran in return for limits on Tehran's nuclear program. ...  Read More

Iraqi protesters withdraw from Baghdad's Green Zone after Sadr's call to end violence Iraqi protesters have withdrawn from the high-security Green Zone in the capital, Baghdad, after the country's prominent Shia cleric Muqtada al-Sadr called on his followers to end the violence within an hour. ...  Read More

Pakistan: $160 million UN emergency plan launched, as 'monsoon on steroids' continues A $160 million emergency plan to help Pakistan deal with devastating flooding has been launched by the United Nations, aiming to reach "5.2 million of the most vulnerable people in the country". ...  Read More

Obituary: Mikhail Gorbachev, The Last Soviet Leader, Revered Around The World, Reviled By Many At Home Mikhail Gorbachev, who presided over the demise of the Soviet Union and helped end decades of Cold War fear, earning a Nobel Peace Prize and the lasting enmity of millions of Russians bitter about the chaos unleashed by the collapse of the world's largest country, has died. He was 91. ...  Read More

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