North Korean Foreign Minister Visits Russia, China Develops New Stealth Combat UAV, Houthi Shoots Down US Multi-Role UAV

Russia announced that it will continue its campaign in Ukraine, the US operates a new nuclear attack submarine, Malaysia arrests nearly 300 illegal immigrants, Italy's Deputy Prime Minister faces prison for refusing a migrant ship... are some of the outstanding international events in the past 24 hours.

North Korean Foreign Minister Choe Son Hui visits Russia. (Source: Getty Images)

The World & Vietnam Newspaper highlights some of the day's international news highlights.

Asia-Pacific

*Malaysia arrests nearly 300 illegal immigrants crossing the Thai border: Commander of the Malaysian Joint Task Force (GOF), Nik Ros Azhan Nik Ab Hamid, said the GOF's Tenggara Brigade arrested 296 illegal immigrants from January to August 2024, including 226 men and 70 women.

The arrested people, aged between 17 and 60, illegally entered the country via a point along the Golok River, near the Malaysia-Thailand border, the national news agency Bernama reported. Among them, 201 were from Myanmar, 51 from Bangladesh, 24 from Thailand, eight from India, five from Rohingya, four from Indonesia and three from Pakistan.

During the same period, GOF also arrested 21 coordinators, including 17 locals. Criminal organizations often bring immigrants into Malaysia by boat at night or early in the morning to avoid detection. (AFP)

*North Korean Foreign Minister visits Russia: On September 16, the Russian Embassy in Pyongyang announced that North Korean Foreign Minister Choe Son Hui will visit St. Petersburg from September 18-20, where she will attend the Eurasian Women's Forum.

On Telegram, the Russian diplomatic mission confirmed: "On September 16, Russian Ambassador (Alexander) Matsegora saw off Foreign Minister Choe Son Hui at Pyongyang International Airport to fly to Vladivostok on a regular flight of the North Korean airline Air Koryo.

Ms. Choe Son Hui will then travel to St. Petersburg to attend the 4th Eurasian Women's Forum and the BRICS Women's Forum on September 18-20."

According to the Russian Embassy, ​​Foreign Minister Choe Son Hui is expected to address the forum delegates and participate in discussions. (TASS)

*China develops new stealth combat UAV: ​​Military analysts say China's new stealth combat unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) will likely be paired with fighter jets, acting as "loyal companions" and acting as a "force multiplier" for the country's air operations.

Citing satellite imagery from Planet Labs, defense news site The War Zone reported last week that a pair of GJ-11 Sharp Sword unmanned combat aerial vehicles (UCAVs) have been more active in recent months at the Malan Air Base in western China, known as a major hub for UAV testing. (SCMP)

Europe

*Russia announced that it will continue its special military operation in Ukraine: Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov recently announced that Russia will continue its "special military operation" in Ukraine until its goals are achieved, and that the Russian economy will strongly support the military.

Peskov made the statement in an interview with journalist Pavel Zarubin. "We have enough military and economic capabilities to support the armed forces," he said. Peskov also stressed that the operation would continue and all its goals would be achieved. (TASS)

*Italian Deputy Prime Minister Faces Jail for Refusing Migrant Ship: Italian Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini faces a six-year prison sentence for preventing a ship carrying more than 100 migrants from docking in 2019 when he was Interior Minister. Prosecutors in the southern Italian city of Palermo have asked a judge to jail Mr Salvini for the decision.

In 2019, a ship operated by the charity Open Arms was stranded in the Mediterranean Sea for 19 days, with some migrants jumping overboard in desperation amid an "extreme humanitarian emergency" on board.

If convicted, Mr Salvini could be banned from holding public office. He has denied any wrongdoing and said he would do everything again to protect the border. ( Politico)

*Russia considers Ukraine's invitation to the UN and ICRC to inspect Kursk a provocation: On September 16, the Kremlin considered Kiev's invitation to the United Nations (UN) and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) to verify the situation in areas controlled by Ukraine in Russia's Kursk province as a "provocation".

"This is essentially a provocation. And we expect a sober assessment of such provocative statements" from the UN and the ICRC, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said.

Earlier the same day, on social media, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andriy Sybiga said he had instructed the Foreign Ministry to officially invite the two international organizations to participate in humanitarian efforts in Kursk, and affirmed: "Ukraine is ready to facilitate their work and demonstrate compliance with international humanitarian law." (AFP)

*Ukrainian President says there are not enough weapons for the army: On September 15, answering a CNN reporter's question about why Kiev does not have enough weapons after receiving a large aid package from the US and supplies from Europe, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky once again complained about the slow delivery of weapons by Western partners and insufficient equipment for the army.

In addition, according to Mr. Zelensky, during the 8-month pause, when the US Congress could not make a decision on supporting Ukraine, Kiev was forced to use all its reserves.

Russia has repeatedly stressed that the West's transfer of weapons to Kiev and support for training the Ukrainian army only prolongs the conflict and does not change the situation on the battlefield. (AFP)

*Russia regains control of two villages in Kursk province: The Russian Defense Ministry announced on September 16 that its forces had regained control of the two villages of Uspenovka and Borki in Russia's Kursk province from Ukraine, state news agency RIA reported.

Ukraine has taken control of part of Russia's Kursk province in an offensive that began on August 6. (Reuters)

*Moscow accuses Ukraine of staging attack to blame Russia: Russia's Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) said on September 16 that Ukraine, at the instigation of the United States, was preparing to stage a massive missile attack on a children's facility to blame Russia.

According to SVR, Kiev intends to use the staged event to justify the West lifting restrictions on the use of missile weapons to strike deep into Russia and increasing pressure on Iran and North Korea. (Sputniknews)

Middle East-Africa

*Houthi shoots down US multi-role UAV: ​​Military spokesman for the Houthi Islamic movement in Yemen, Mr. Yahya Saree, said on September 16 that this force shot down a US MQ-9 drone in Dhamar province.

US drones are regularly deployed in Yemen to strike areas suspected of being militant hideouts. (Reuters)

*Hezbollah conducts military operations against Israel: According to Anadolu news agency on September 15, the Hezbollah movement announced that it had conducted military operations against Israeli targets along the Lebanese border.

Hezbollah said in a statement that it fired dozens of Katyusha rockets at the 188th Brigade's armored battalion headquarters at Raviv barracks in retaliation for Israeli attacks on the southern Lebanese town of Sarafand.

Hezbollah used drones to directly attack and destroy an Israeli technical system in Malkia. In addition, Hezbollah fighters used drones to attack Israeli soldiers stationed in Metula. (Al Jazeera)

*At least 40 civilians killed in attack in central Sudan: At least 40 Sudanese civilians were killed on September 15 in an attack by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) on a village in the central part of the country.

RSF has yet to comment on the attack. RSF took control of Gezira state in December 2023 after the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) withdrew from Wad Madani, the state capital.

The conflict in Sudan between the SAF and RSF has killed at least 16,650 people since April 15, 2023. According to the United Nations, about 10.7 million people have been internally displaced, and about 2.2 million have sought refuge in neighboring countries. (Al Jazeera)

*Iran denies providing supersonic missiles to Houthi: According to Reuters on September 16, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian affirmed that his country did not send supersonic missiles to the Houthi movement in Yemen.

The statement was made by President Masoud Pezeshkian in a televised press conference, a day after the Houthi movement used missiles to attack Israeli territory. The attack caused a lot of material damage and injured a number of Israelis. (Al Jazeera)

America

*Kremlin's assessment of the US presidential election campaign: On September 16, the Kremlin said the alleged assassination attempt on Mr. Trump was a sign that the US election campaign was "tense".

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov stressed: "We can see how tense the situation is there, including between political opponents -- the political war is intensifying.

We are watching closely, but we have never intervened in this matter in any way and we are not intervening at this time." (AFP)

*The US is worried that Ukraine could lose this winter: The Politico website commented that Western countries, first and foremost the US, are very worried about the risk that Ukraine could lose this winter. It is this concern that could prompt Washington to lift restrictions on deep strikes on Russian territory with Western missiles.

According to the US website, the coming winter could be a turning point, Ukraine is on the brink of energy collapse and Russia is showing its readiness to attack what is left of Ukraine's energy industry.

In that context, Kiev hopes that concerns about such an outcome will outweigh Washington’s concerns about further escalation, and that the US will still give Ukraine the opportunity to launch missiles deep into Russian territory. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky also suggested that this firefighting idea could solve many problems, including forcing Russia to the negotiating table on Ukraine’s terms. (Politico)

*Venezuela arrests three more suspects in assassination plot: Venezuelan Vice President and Interior Minister Diosdado Cabello said on September 15 that two US citizens and one Czech citizen were arrested in Venezuela on suspicion of planning to bring a group of mercenaries from France and Eastern Europe into the country to eliminate Venezuela's top political leaders.

A day earlier, Mr. Cabello said authorities had arrested two Spanish citizens and one American citizen on suspicion of planning to assassinate the mayor of the city of Upata.

On September 14, Mr. Cabello announced that he had confiscated more than 400 rifles and pistols used to destabilize Venezuela and arrested 14 people, including an American soldier, two Spaniards and a Czech. (Sputnik)

*US intelligence informed Mr. Trump about assassination threats from Iran: CNN on September 15, citing reliable sources, said that US intelligence agencies recently informed the campaign team of presidential candidate Donald Trump about assassination threats from Iran.

According to CNN, Mr. Trump's campaign team has been informed of new signs that Iran is planning to increase attacks against the politician and members of his entourage.

Earlier in the day, Secret Service officers opened fire after seeing a man with a gun near former President Trump’s Florida golf club, but no injuries were reported. The suspect fled in an SUV and was arrested in Martin County.

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has joined the investigation and US authorities are treating the incident as an assassination attempt on Trump. (Sputnik)

*US operates new nuclear attack submarine: Fox News channel reported that the US Navy has put into operation the new Virginia-class nuclear submarine USS New Jersey.

The submarine was commissioned into the US Navy on September 15 at Naval Station Earle in New Jersey. The submarine, informally nicknamed the “Jersey Girl,” is decorated with posters and state memorabilia, including a guitar signed by Jon Bon Jovi.

It is known that the submarine is 115 meters long, can dive to a depth of more than 250 meters and reach a speed of more than 25 nautical miles/hour. (Fox News)

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