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• US deploys Nimitz aircraft carrier back to Persian Gulf as tensions rise with Iran Press TV 28 Nov 2020 -- The US military is moving the USS Nimitz aircraft carrier back into the Persian Gulf along with other warships as tensions mount in the region following the assassination of a prominent Iranian nuclear scientist.
• Russia Scrambles Su-27 Fighter to Intercept US Air Force Aircraft Over Black Sea Sputnik 28 Nov 2020 -- The intercept is the latest incident involving NATO and Russian aircraft flying near Russia's maritime borders, with similar occurrences taking place regularly from the Barents and Baltic seas in the north and west to the Bering Sea and the Sea of Okhotsk in Russia's Far East.
• S. Korea to Develop Big Data Collection and Analysis System for Military Logistics by 2025 SPA 29 Nov 2020 -- S. Korea plans to develop a "big data" collection and analysis system to more efficiently take advantage of diverse and scattered data so as to make better policy for military operations and troops, Yonhap cited the defense ministry in Seoul as reporting.
• UK's Typhoon Jets Scrambled to Intercept Two Russian Tu-142 Over North Sea, RAF Says Sputnik 28 Nov 2020 -- The Russian military aircraft operating near the British border did not violate the UK's airspace but the Royal Air Force (RAF) said that they could create a "hazard" by causing civilian airlines to change routes in order to avoid flying to close to the aircraft.

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• Cluster Munitions Ban is Saving Lives and Livelihoods VOA 28 Nov 2020 -- A report by the Cluster Munition Coalition finds significant progress has been made in stigmatizing and eliminating these weapons since the global treaty banning cluster munitions came into force 10 years ago.
• US Plan to Blacklist Yemen's Houthis Could Spark Humanitarian Crisis, Observers Say VOA 28 Nov 2020 -- A looming U.S. government plan to list Yemen's pro-Iran Houthi militia as a terrorist organization has sparked concern among observers and aid agencies about its impact on peace talks and the process of delivering aid to desperate civilians living under the group's control in the country's northern highlands.
• Ethiopian Army Takes Control of Tigray Capital VOA 28 Nov 2020 -- The Ethiopian army announced Saturday that it had taken full control of Mekelle, the capital of the Tigray region.
• Tigray Leader: Ethiopian Forces Conducting Offensive to Capture Mekelle VOA 28 Nov 2020 -- The Tigray regional government said Saturday that Ethiopian government forces are already conducting a military offensive to capture the regional capital, Mekelle.
• Sudan needs $150 million in aid to cope with Ethiopian refugees: UN Press TV 28 Nov 2020 -- The United Nations (UN) says Sudan needs $150 million in aid to cope with rushing streams of Ethiopian refugees fleeing the conflict in their country's Tigray region.
• Ethiopia begins offensive to capture Tigray's capital Press TV 28 Nov 2020 -- Ethiopia has launched an offensive to capture Mekelle, the regional capital of the northernmost Tigray region, amid an escalation of violence that has sparked fears of an imminent civil war in the East African country.
• Ethiopian National Defense Forces Gain Control of Tigray's Capital Sputnik 28 Nov 2020 -- The Ethiopian National Defense Forces (ENDF) have gained full control of the Tigray region's capital of Mekelle, passing the further prosecution of the local breakaway authorities, the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF), on to the federal police, Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Ali said on Saturday.
• Eritrea, Tigray's Mekele Swap Heavy Fire as Ethiopia PM 'Shuts Gate' on Negotiations With TPLF Sputnik 28 Nov 2020 -- Fierce fighting has been underway for several weeks since Ethiopia's Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed unleashed military forces in an effort to subdue a rebellious regional administration in Tigray, with hundreds of people reported to have been killed.
• Azerbaijan Says Four Civilians Killed In Anti-Tank Mine Blast In Newly Retaken Region RFE/RL 28 Nov 2020 -- Four Azerbaijani civilians were killed on November 28 when their car triggered an anti-tank mine in a region that was taken by Azerbaijan during recent fighting with Armenian forces.
• Indian-Controlled Kashmir Votes For First Time Since Special Status Revoked RFE/RL Gandhara 28 Nov 2020 -- Indian-controlled Kashmir has been holding the first phase of staggered local civic elections amid tight security.
• India's Jammu and Kashmir Sees First Local Elections Since Losing Statehood and Autonomy Last Year Sputnik 28 Nov 2020 -- On 5 August 2019, the Indian government stripped Jammu and Kashmir of its autonomy, which had been granted to the Muslim-majority state under Article 370 of the Constitution. Since then, the conflicted region has seen months of lockdowns, curfews, and its internet and mobile phone access cut to curb potential organised violence.

News Reports

• Xi sends congratulatory letter on success of 10,000-meter sea trial of manned submersible Fendouzhe PLA Daily 28 Nov 2020 -- Chinese President Xi Jinping on Saturday sent a letter to congratulate the successful completion of the 10,000-meter sea trials of the manned submersible Fendouzhe and its return to port.
• China urges the US to stop anti-subsidy investigations into the so-called "China's undervalued currency" Global Times 28 Nov 2020 -- China urges the US to respect existing international rules and the multilateral trading system and stop its anti-subsidy investigation into the alleged undervaluation of the Chinese currency exchange rate, Chinese commerce authority said on Saturday, in response to the preliminary findings of the countervailing duty (CVD) case against China launched by the US Department of Commerce.
• Lam has no bank account, forced to pay everything in cash due to US sanctions, but says she's honored to protect national security Global Times 28 Nov 2020 -- Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam no longer has a bank account and has been forced to keep piles of cash at home to make purchases since she was sanctioned by the US, to which she said it's an honor to protect the national security.
• China powers up first domestically-developed nuclear reactor Press TV 28 Nov 2020 -- China has powered up its first domestically-developed nuclear reactor, a significant move that further boosts the country's technological status.
• China's Chang'e-5 lunar probe successfully brakes, enters moon's orbit Global Times 28 Nov 2020 -- China's Chang'e-5 lunar probe on Saturday succesfully carried out a braking maneuver and entered the moon's orbit.
• China's Chang'e 5 Spacecraft Successfully Enters Lunar Orbit Sputnik 28 Nov 2020 -- China's Chang'e 5 sample-return mission has successfully entered the orbit of the moon on Saturday, after almost 112 hours of flight, the Lunar Exploration Program of the China National Space Administration (CNSA) said.
• S Korean Spies Say DPRK Executed Lockdown Rule-Breakers, Shut Down Pyongyang in War With COVID-19 Sputnik 28 Nov 2020 -- One official was reportedly executed for importing banned goods into the country amid increased customs controls at the border due to the pandemic. Another senior official was executed on charges of currency exchange fraud.
• Commander: Iran's Navy successful model of sanctions' ineffectiveness IRNA 28 Nov 2020 -- Deputy Commander of Iran's Army for Coordination Affairs Rear Admiral Habibollah Sayyari in a message on Navy Day described Iran's Navy as a successful model of the ineffectiveness of sanctions.
• Killing Of Iranian Nuclear Scientist Risks Conflict, Complicates Diplomacy For Biden RFE/RL 28 Nov 2020 -- Iran's top nuclear scientist was assassinated in an ambush near Tehran on November 27, in a brazen attack that threatens to escalate tensions between Iran and the United States and its close ally Israel.
• Iran Accuses U.S., Israel In Killing Of Top Nuclear Scientist RFE/RL 28 Nov 2020 -- Iran's supreme leader has called for retaliation for the assassination of the country's top nuclear scientist, raising concerns about a new confrontation between Iran and Israel or the United States.
• Iran's Rohani Accuses U.S., Israel In Killing Of Top Nuclear Scientist Radio Farda 28 Nov 2020 -- Iranian President Hassan Rohani has accused Israel of acting as a "mercenary" for the United States in connection with the assassination of Iran's top nuclear scientist near Tehran.
• Iran holds US, Israel responsible for Fakhrizadeh assassination IRNA 28 Nov 2020 -- Ambassador and Permanent Representative of the Islamic Republic of Iran to the United Nations (UN) Majid Takht Ravanchi held US and the Israeli regimes accountable for assassination of the Iranian scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh.
• Will assassination of Fakhrizadeh open a Pandora's box? Global Times 28 Nov 2020 -- Iranian nuclear scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh has been assassinated. Western countries have remained silent about this barbaric and shameless act. Imagine if a leading scientist from the US or the UK was assassinated, what kind of tsunami of public condemnation would that cause?
• UN calls for restraint to avoid escalation in Mideast following assassination of top Iranian nuclear scientist Global Times 28 Nov 2020 -- A United Nations (UN) spokesman on Friday called for exercising restraint and avoiding escalation in the Middle East region following the assassination of top Iranian nuclear scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh.
• Parliament Nat'l Security Commission to investigate dimensions of Fakhrizadeh assassination IRNA 28 Nov 2020 -- Rapporteur for Iranian Parliament National Security and Foreign Policy Commission Abolfazl Amouei on Saturday announced that the extraordinary meeting of the commission tonight will examine various aspects of the assassination of Martyr Mohsen Fakhrizadeh.
• Iran says aggressors will not determine game field IRNA 28 Nov 2020 -- Iran's Government spokesman Ali Rabiei said on Saturday that Iran will definitely punish the aggressors, but not in the game field that they define.
• Supreme Leader orders to punish terror crime perpetrators IRNA 28 Nov 2020 -- Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei in a message on Saturday ordered to punish perpetrators of terrorist attack to assassinate Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, the head of Research and Innovation Organization of Iran Ministry of Defense.
• President says Iran will reciprocate assassination of scientist appropriately IRNA 28 Nov 2020 -- Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Saturday that Iran will give a timely response appropriately to the assassination of a defensive industry scientist of the country.
• Overt and covert goals of assassination of Iran's defense industry scientist IRNA 28 Nov 2020 -- Terrorist attack to assassinate Iran's defense industry scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh seems to have been planned to create tension and to push Iran into a military confrontation when Washington's maximum pressure doomed to total failure.
• Rouhani: Fakhrizadeh martyrdom to make Iranian scientists more determined IRNA 28 Nov 2020 -- Iran's President Hassan Rouhani in a message offered his condolences over the assassination of the Iranian scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh and said enemies should be aware that such terrorist acts will not only fail to hinder Iranian scientists' endeavours but make them more determined to continue Fakhrizadeh's way.
• Commander promises severe punishment for perpetrators of 'big crime' IRNA 28 Nov 2020 -- Commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Major General Hossein Salami in a message on Friday condemned assassination of the outstanding manager in Iran's defense sector, saying that perpetrators of the 'big crime' will certainly be punished severely.
• Relevant officials to respond to Martyr Fakhrizadeh's assassination in time: President Rouhani ISNA 28 Nov 2020 -- Condemning the martyrdom of Dr. Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, Iranian President emphasized, "All think tanks of the enemies of Iran should know well that the Iranian nation and the country's officials are more courageous and brave than to let this criminal act without a response, and the relevant official will respond appropriately to this crime.
• Perpetrators, commanders of assassination of Iranian scientist should be prosecuted: Supreme Leader ISNA 28 Nov 2020 -- The Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution, Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei issued a message following the assassination of Iranian scientist martyr Mohsen Fakhrizadeh.
• Iran urges UN to take necessary measures against perpetrators of assassination of Iranian scientist: Ravanchi ISNA 28 Nov 2020 -- Iran's ambassador and permanent representative to the United Nations Majid Takht Ravanchi in a message urged the Secretary-General of the United Nations and the Security Council to strongly condemn the assassination of Iranian scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh and take necessary measures against its perpetrators.
• Iran scientist assassination designed by a terrorist regime with aggression in its DNA: FM Zarif Press TV 28 Nov 2020 -- The Iranian foreign minister says the country's prominent nuclear scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh was assassinated by a terrorist regime with aggression in its DNA.
• Iran's nuclear agency suspects 'Israel role' in both Natanz incident, senior scientist assassination Press TV 28 Nov 2020 -- The Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI), the country's nuclear agency, suspects Israeli involvement in both a July incident at Iran's Natanz nuclear facility, and the recent assassination of a prominent Iranian nuclear scientist near Tehran.
• International community must condemn state terrorism, counter adventurism: Iran's Zarif Press TV 28 Nov 2020 -- Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says the international community should condemn state terrorism and build a consensus to counter tension and adventurism in the region.
• Iran will respond to scientist's assassination in due time: Rouhani Press TV 28 Nov 2020 -- Iran's President Hassan Rouhani has warned of a plot hatched by Israel to incite chaos in the region, vowing that Tehran will at the proper time respond to the assassination of its prominent nuclear scientist.
• Leader calls on Iran's science centers to continue Fakhrizadeh's efforts Press TV 28 Nov 2020 -- Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has called on Iranian experts to preserve the scientific and technical legacy of nuclear scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, and ordered the punishment of his assassins.
• Severe revenge for scientist's assassination put on Iran's agenda: IRGC chief Press TV 28 Nov 2020 -- The chief commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) has warned that "a severe revenge and punishment" has been put on Iran's agenda in response to the assassination of a high-profile nuclear scientist with the Defense Ministry.
• 'Fakhrizadeh assassination another desperate attempt to disrupt Iran's development' Press TV 28 Nov 2020 -- Iran's Ambassador to the United Nations Majid Takht-Ravanchi says there are "serious indications of Israeli responsibility" in the assassination of Iranian physicist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh.
• Ahmadinejad Makes Controversial Remarks About Iran's Hijab Law Radio Farda 28 Nov 2020 -- The hardline former Iranian President, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, says that the hijab law in Iran must be compatible with most people's wishes.
• Iran Says It Will Reject Any Verdict Resulting From Trial Of Diplomat In Belgium RFE/RL 28 Nov 2020 -- Iran has said it will not recognize any verdict in a trial in Belgium against an Iranian diplomat who is charged with plotting to bomb an exiled opposition group's rally two years ago.
• Iranian diplomat refuses to attend 'political trial' in Belgium Press TV 28 Nov 2020 -- An Iranian diplomat, who was arrested back in 2018 on the false charges of being linked to a bomb attack plot in the French capital of Paris, has refused to turn up for trial in Belgium.
• Iran says top nuclear scientist assassinated near capital People's Daily 28 Nov 2020 -- Iranian high-ranking nuclear physicist Mohsen Fakhri Zadeh was assassinated near capital Tehran on Friday by "armed terrorists," Iran's Ministry of Defense announced.
• UK and France in new English Channel migration control agreement Press TV 28 Nov 2020 -- After a year of record migrant crossings across the English Channel, the UK and France have reached a new agreement to tackle illegal migrant crossings.
• Montenegro. Serbia Expel Each Other's Ambassadors RFE/RL 28 Nov 2020 -- Montenegro's outgoing government has declared the ambassador of neighboring Serbia persona non grata and asked him to leave the country, the Foreign Ministry said on November 28.
• Culture Of Corruption: Tajik Governor's Friends, Relatives Illegally Get Free Land, Investigation Shows RFE/RL 28 Nov 2020 -- Land is in high demand around the Tajik capital, Dushanbe, as a growing number of people from across Tajikistan move to the capital in search of better jobs.
• Indonesian Police Seek IS-linked Suspects in Deadly Attack VOA 28 Nov 2020 -- Four people have been killed in an attack on a remote community in Indonesia's Central Sulawesi province, and police are searching for suspects believed to be members of a group associated with Islamic State.