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• US Urges Pakistan, Afghanistan to Cooperate on Border Issues VOA 26 Apr 2014 -- A senior U.S. diplomat has called on Pakistan and Afghanistan to enhance border cooperation to counter violent extremism plaguing the region and advised against “employing militancy as an instrument of policy.”
• Afghan Vote Results Point To Abdullah, Ghani Runoff RFE/RL 26 Apr 2014 -- Preliminary results from Afghanistan's presidential election suggest a runoff in June will be required to determine who takes over in what could be the country's first-ever democratic transfer of power.
• Senior UN official welcomes release of full preliminary results in Afghan vote UN News Centre 26 Apr 2014 -- The top United Nations official in Afghanistan is urging all presidential candidates and their supporters to display respect for the electoral process and the national electoral institutions after today's release of the full preliminary results from the 5 April poll.
• US troops land in Lithuania amid Ukraine crisis VoR 26 Apr 2014 -- US troops arrived Saturday in Lithuania, part of a US contingent of 600 sent to the region to reassure NATO allies amid the escalating Ukraine crisis. Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaite hailed the arrival of American forces as a 'deterrence measure'.
• American troops arrive in Lithuania amid Ukraine crisis Iran Press TV 26 Apr 2014 -- About 150 American troops arrived in Lithuania on Saturday as part of a contingent sent to the region amid escalating crisis over Ukraine.

Defense Policy / Programs

• U.S., South Korea Alliance 'Incredible Bond,' Obama Says AFPS 26 Apr 2014 -- The special bond between Americans and South Koreans serves to strengthen U.S. commitment to the country's security in the face of aggression, President Barack Obama told troops today during a visit to South Korea.
• Hagel, Guatemalan Leaders Visit Troop Humanitarian Projects AFPS 26 Apr 2014 -- On his first visit to Guatemala as U.S. defense secretary, Chuck Hagel spent the day with the nation's leaders, and with them visited a small town that is the most recent site of humanitarian projects that U.S. and Guatemalan troops work side by side to complete.
• Bonhomme Richard Offloads 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit NNS 26 Apr 2014 -- The forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) offloaded Marines from the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) after conducting joint-force operations in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility, April 24.
• North Carolina Visits Singapore during Western Pacific Deployment NNS 26 Apr 2014 -- The Virginia-class, fast-attack submarine USS North Carolina (SSN 777) arrived in Singapore Apr. 26 for a routine visit as part of its second deployment to the Western Pacific.
• SECNAV Attends USNS Yuma Ship Naming Ceremony NNS 26 Apr 2014 -- Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus attended a ship naming ceremony for the future joint high-speed vessel (JHSV) USNS Yuma (JHSV 8) April 25 in Yuma's Gateway Park.
• Iran arms S-200 system with indigenous missile Iran Press TV 26 Apr 2014 -- A high-ranking Iranian military commander says the Islamic Republic has mounted high-precision Sayyad-3 (Hunter-3) missiles on its indigenous S-200 defense system.
• Kim Jong Un Guides Shelling Drill KCNA 26 Apr 2014 -- Supreme Commander of the Korean People's Army Kim Jong Un, first secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea and first chairman of the National Defence Commission of the DPRK, guided a shelling drill of an artillery sub-unit under KPA Unit 681.
• Kim Jong Il Military Postgraduate Institute Completed KCNA 26 Apr 2014 -- Kim Jong Il Military Postgraduate Institute where the statue of leader Kim Jong Il is standing was completed at Kim Il Sung Military University on the occasion of the 82nd anniversary of the Korean People's Army.
• Press Gaggle by Press Secretary Jay Carney and Deputy National Security Advisor for Strategic Communications Ben Rhodes Aboard Air Force One En Route Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia The White House 26 Apr 2014

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• U.S.-Japan security treaty should not cover Chinese territory: Chinese envoy People's Daily 26 Apr 2014 -- The U.S.-Japan security treaty is a bilateral arrangement and should not cover Chinese territory, Chinese Ambassador Cui Tiankai said on Friday.
• Chinese ships return disputed waters after Obama's visit to Tokyo VoR 26 Apr 2014 -- Two Chinese coastguard ships sailed into waters around disputed islands in the East China Sea Saturday, the Japanese coastguard said, two days after US President Barack Obama declared his support for Japan. Chinese ships last entered the area on April 12, according to the Japanese coastguard.
• Syria forces regain control of area in Aleppo Iran Press TV 26 Apr 2014 -- Syrian government forces have taken control of an area near the northern city of Aleppo, as they continue their push to free more areas from foreign-backed militants.
• Western intelligence agencies assume Syria can still produce chemical weapons VoR 26 Apr 2014 -- Syria maintains an ability to deploy chemical weapons, diplomats say, citing intelligence from Britain, France and the United States that could strengthen allegations Syria's military recently used chlorine gas in its bloody civil war.

News Reports

• RIA Novosti Obtains Satellite Photos Showing Ukrainian Military Buildup Near Slaviansk RIA Novosti 26 Apr 2014 -- RIA Novosti obtained the satellite photos which clearly show heavy buildup of Ukraine's military weapons and equipment on the border with Russia, as well as in Ukraine's Slaviansk suburbs, in the North of the Donetsk region, where clashes between pro-federalization protesters and Ukrainian interim government continue.
• Ukraine's PM Accuses Russian Military of Airspace Violations VOA 26 Apr 2014 -- Ukraine's prime minister says Russian military aircraft have repeatedly crossed into Ukraine's airspace, in what he called Russian aggression designed to undermine global security.
• OSCE sends negotiating team to free detainees in eastern Ukraine VoR 26 Apr 2014 -- The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) has dispatched a negotiating team to try to secure the release of military observers sent by the organization, a German government source said on Saturday. 'A negotiating team from the OSCE is on the way to the region,' said the source, declining to give further details, including exactly where they were heading, Reuters reports.
• Slavyansk self-defense not to release OSCE observers as 'spies' among them VoR 26 Apr 2014 -- The Slavyansk self-defense forces do not intend to release foreign military observers detained in the East of Ukraine, because they are considered to be 'spies,' a representative of the local militia said at a press briefing in Slavyansk on Saturday.
• RIA Novosti publishes satellite photos showing military buildup at Slavyansk VoR 26 Apr 2014 -- A RIA Novosti obtained the satellite photos which clearly show heavy buildup of military weapons and equipment on the Ukrainian border with Russia, as well as in Ukraine's Slavyansk suburbs, in the North of the Donetsk region, where clashes between pro-federalization protesters and Ukrainian interim government continue.
• Russian jets violated Ukraine airspace: Yatsenyuk Iran Press TV 26 Apr 2014 -- Acting Ukrainian prime minister says Russian jets have repeatedly violated the country's airspace.
• Ukraine PM Says Russia Provoking War; OSCE Hostages Called 'NATO Spies' RFE/RL 26 Apr 2014 -- Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk has called Russian airspace violations overnight a 'provocation to war' and cut short a foreign visit to return to Kyiv.
• G7 To 'Act Urgently' On Russia Sanctions RFE/RL 26 Apr 2014 -- The Group of Seven (G7) leading industrial powers have agreed to move forward with additional sanctions against Russia if Moscow does not take concrete measures to support an agreement reached in Geneva agreement last week that is aimed de-escalating the crisis in Ukraine.
• Kim Jong-Un urges to be ready for 'conflict' with US VoR 26 Apr 2014 -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un has chided his soldiers, telling them to be ready for 'impending conflict with the United States,' Pyongyang media reported Saturday as satellites showed a nuclear test could be near.
• CDC monitoring H7N9 situation CNA 26 Apr 2014 -- The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) said Saturday that it is monitoring two cases that were confirmed as being infected with H7N9 avian flu earlier this week, as well as anyone who has come in contact with them.
• MERS infection kills five more in Saudi Arabia Iran Press TV 26 Apr 2014 -- Five more patients in Saudi Arabia have died from the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV), raising the death toll in the kingdom to 92, Saudi Health Ministry says.