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Advocacy group seeks new White House post on hostage cases

The Biden administration should create a new position at the White House National Security Council to focus on cases of Americans wrongfully detained in foreign countries

The Independent UK

US Pacific summit faces rocky start as island leaders reject Washington’s offers

Joe Biden is hosting a landmark summit, but leaked documents seen by the Guardian reveal diplomatic discord over US proposals for the region

The Guardian - AU

North Korea fires a missile as U.S. and South Korea get ready for military exercises

South Korea called an emergency National Security Council meeting where members denounced the launch as a clear violation of U.N. Security Council resolutions.

WEKU

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Protests planned when court rules on PM's tenure

Several groups plan to demonstrate next Friday when the Constitutional Court is due to announce its ruling on the tenure of suspended prime minister Prayut Chan-o-cha, according to the head of the National Security Council.

Bangkok Post

A cyberattack hits the Los Angeles School District, raising alarm across the country

The ransomware attack on the country's second-largest school district sounded alarms across the country, from urgent talks with the White House and the National Security Council.

WEKU

Ukraine Security Chief: Nuclear Plant a Threat to the World

The head of Ukraine’s powerful National Security Council says his government is still not fully aware of the situation, including potential threats, inside the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant despite the ongoing inspection by United Nations monitors. Oleksiy Danilov, a key official in Ukraine’s war effort, in an interview with The…

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Ukraine security chief: Nuclear plant a threat to the world

The head of Ukraine’s powerful National Security Council says his government is still not fully aware of the situation, including potential threats, inside the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant

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US and Iran edge closer to a nuclear deal as Tehran drops some demands

The Biden administration is expected to weigh in this week on Iran’s latest offer to resume its compliance with the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, but neither side is offering a definitive path to revive the agreement, which has been on life-support since former President Donald Trump withdrew from it in…

France 24

US Denies Making New Concessions to Iran to Revive Nuclear Pact

The US National Security Council denied on Thursday reports that Washington has made new concessions to Iran to revive the 2015 nuclear deal. Earlier, Senate Foreign Relations Committee Ranking Member Jim Risch suggested in a tweet that the United States was considering giving Iran guarantees that included ending the International…

Asharq Al-Awsat

White House left Kabul evacuation decisions to final hours, GOP probe claims

The White House said the report is "riddled with inaccurate characterizations, cherry-picked information, and false claims."

Axios

Lt Col Vindman: "Trump is a cult leader"

Salon talks to the retired Army officer about the many threats Donald Trump poses — foreign, domestic, existential

Salon

Kilmeade: "Al Qaeda feels pretty good"

National Security Council spokesman John Kirby strongly disagreed that Ayman al-Zawahri killing was bad news

Salon

Turkey Says Needs No Permission for North Syria Military Operation

In a Thursday meeting chaired by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the Turkish National Security Council discussed ongoing preparations for a possible military operation in northern Syria.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Putin’s Iran Trip Shows How Isolated Russia Has Become, Says White House

Russian President Vladimir Putin's trip to Iran this week shows how Russia has become isolated in the wake of its invasion of Ukraine, John Kirby, the White House's chief National Security Council spokesman, told reporters on Tuesday. Putin had talks with Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei in Iran on Tuesday, the…

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White House Says Russia Laying Groundwork to Annex Ukraine Territory

Russia is laying the groundwork for the annexation of Ukrainian territory and is installing illegitimate proxy officials in areas there under its control as it seeks to exert total control over its gains in the east, the White House said on Tuesday. Unveiling what he said was US intelligence, John…

Reuters

Putin’s Iran trip shows how isolated Russia has become - White House

Bangkok Post

Supoj pick shows haste

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha raised many eyebrows when he appointed the secretary-general of the National Security Council, Supoj Malaniyom, to oversee the nation's energy and food security issues.

Bangkok Post

NSC: State of emergency still necessary

The government still needs to impose a state of emergency law to cope with the Covid-19 situation and expects attendees of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) meeting to understand, according to the National Security Council (NSC) secretary-general.

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Bangkok Post

NSC prepares fresh peace plan in South

National Security Council (NSC) chief Supoj Malaniyom said a new plan to solve the conflict in the deep South will be launched next year while dismissing proposals from ex-premier Thaksin Shinawatra as nothing new.

Bangkok Post

Emergency decree extended in deep South

The emergency decree in force in Pattani, Yala and Narathiwat provinces will be extended for another three months from June 20, but replaced by the Internal Security Act in Pattani's Yaring district.

Reuters

Turkey says military operations on southern borders needed for security

Turkey's current and future military operations on its southern borders do not target its neighbours' sovereignty but are necessary for Turkish security, the country's National Security Council (MGK) said on Thursday.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Turkey Prepares to Expand Safe Zones in Syria Despite US Warnings

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's recent statement led to a dispute with the US concerning the safe zones in Syria. Erdogan on Monday said Ankara would soon launch new military operations along its southern borders to create safe zones 30 km (20 miles) deep to combat what he characterized as…

Reuters

S.Korea 'strongly condemns' N.Korea missile launch as 'grave provocation'

South Korea convened a National Security Council (NSC) meeting over North Korea's missile launch on Wednesday and "strongly condemned" the North's latest weapons test as a "grave provocation", the presidential office said.

Tribune News Service

Pentagon’s spokesman Kirby is moving to a White House position

WASHINGTON — Pentagon press secretary John Kirby will move to the White House to take a senior communications role with a foreign policy focus.

The Independent UK

Kirby to lead Biden's national security communications team

President Joe Biden has named Pentagon press secretary John Kirby to be the new National Security Council coordinator for strategic communications

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