Situation Reports

Beginning Nov. 1, internet service providers and other “network operators” in China will be required to report breaches and other cyber incidents in between one and four hours to local regulators, depending on the nature of their severity, the Cyberspace Administration of China announced Sept. 15.

Chinese and Philippine vessels clashed near the disputed Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea, with China's coast guard using water cannons against more than 10 Philippine ships, damaging one vessel and injuring a crew member, Nikkei Asia reported on Sept. 16.

A faction within South Sudan's opposition Sudan People's Liberation Movement-In-Opposition party (SPLM-IO), which supports suspended First Vice President Riek Machar, called for armed mobilization to pursue "regime change," AFP reported on Sept.15.

Militants of al Qaeda affiliate Jamaat Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin, or JNIM, destroyed at least 40 fuel delivery trucks that were being escorted by the Malian military in southwestern Mali, Reuters reported on Sept. 15, based on conversations with a truckers’ union official.

Tanzania's electoral commission disqualified the presidential candidate of the opposition ACT-Wazalendo party, Luhaga Mpina, for a second time just two days after reinstating his candidacy, The Chanzo reported on Sept. 15.

The European Union delayed the presentation of its 19th package of sanctions against Russia from Sept. 17 to an unspecified date, Politico reported Sept. 16, citing EU diplomats.

For the first time, the European Commission unilaterally added new items to the European Union's export control list the week of Sept. 8, bypassing the usual Wassenaar Arrangement process, under which Russia could block additions, the Financial Times reported on Sept. 15.

The United States designated Colombia among countries that have "failed demonstrably" in upholding counternarcotics agreements over the past year, but because of national interest, it has waived sanctions that would have triggered military aid cuts, El Colombiano reported on Sept. 15.

A spokesperson for the Israeli military announced that the Israel Defense Forces, or IDF, had launched a ground offensive in Gaza City, The New York Times reported on Sept. 16.

The U.S. International Development Finance Corp. is in talks with investment company Orion Resource Partners on setting up a $5 billion fund to invest in critical minerals projects, Bloomberg reported on Sept. 16.