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30 November 2021 Military News

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Pentagon chief orders review of 2019 US strike in Syria that killed dozens of civilians Press TV 30 Nov 2021 -- Pentagon chief Lloyd Austin has ordered a review of a 2019 American strike in Syria that killed 70 people, including dozens of women and children, following recent calls for the investigation into the deadly attack that was exposed by the media.

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DAF COVID-19 Statistics - Nov. 30, 2021 US Air Force 30 Nov 2021
Memorandum on Coronavirus Disease 2019 Vaccination for Members of the National Guard and the Ready Reserve DoD 30 Dec 2021 -- A memo regarding the coronavirus disease 2019 vaccination for members of the National Guard and the Ready Reserve.
Readout of Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III's Call With Polish Minister of National Defense Mariusz Błaszczak DoD 30 Nov 2021
Bilateral Exercise MTA Malaysia 2021 Concludes, Strengthens Maritime Relationships US Navy 30 Nov 2021 -- As part of the 27th annual Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) series, Maritime Training Activity (MTA) Malaysia 2021 concluded Nov. 30, following eight days of virtual, in-person and at-sea engagements that enhanced collaboration between the Royal Malaysian Navy and U.S. Navy and focused on shared maritime security challenges of the region.
NAVSUP WSS Using Operations Research to Develop Multi-Echelon RBS Modeling US Navy 30 Nov 2021 -- A central objective of managing a military supply chain is meeting operational readiness goals for the minimum cost investment. Members of Naval Supply Systems Command, Weapon Systems Support's (NAVSUP WSS) Operations Research Analysis Team are developing a multi-echelon Readiness Based Sparing (RBS) model to help guide critical supply decisions.
USS Arleigh Burke Departs Varna, Bulgaria US Navy 30 Nov 2021 -- The Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS Arleigh Burke (DDG 51) departed Varna, Bulgaria, Nov. 28, 2021, to resume operations in the Black Sea.
US to reinforce bases in Indo-Pacific with major focus on China, Russia Press TV 30 Nov 2021 -- The Pentagon has announced plans to reinforce military bases and deployments in the Indo-Pacific region to counter what it claims to be threats from China and Russia.
US to Upgrade Military Infrastructure, Develop New Bases in Australia, Guam to Counter China Sputnik 30 Nov 2021 -- In February, US President Joe Biden asked Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin "to conduct a global posture review to ensure the footprint of American service members worldwide is correctly sized and supports strategy". The Pentagon says that the review will help it "best allocate military forces in pursuit of our national interests".

Press conference by NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg at the Meeting of NATO Ministers of Foreign Affairs, Riga NATO 30 Nov 2021
Doorstep statement by NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg at the Meeting of NATO Ministers of Foreign Affairs, Riga NATO 30 Nov 2021
Remarks by NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken ahead of meetings of NATO Foreign Ministers, Riga NATO 30 Nov 2021
Speech by NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg at the event: NATO's outlook towards 2030 and beyond NATO 30 Nov 2021
Secretary Antony J. Blinken and NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg Before Their Meeting US Dept. of State 30 Nov 2021

Sweden Sticks to Non-Participation, Not Applying for NATO Membership, New Prime Minister Says Sputnik 30 Nov 2021 -- Sweden has no plans to join NATO, the country's prime minister, Magdalena Andersson, said on Tuesday while presenting the new government's policy.

Russia successfully test-fires Tsirkon hypersonic missile People's Daily 30 Nov 2021 -- Russian frigate Admiral Gorshkov has successfully test-launched a Tsirkon hypersonic cruise missile from the White Sea, Russia's Defense Ministry said Monday.
Russia Will Soon Have New Hypersonic Missile With Maximum Speed of Mach 9, Putin Says Sputnik 30 Nov 2021 -- Earlier in November, Russian President Vladimir Putin said that tests of the Zircon hypersonic missiles are almost completed.

Lukashenka Says Belarus Willing To Host Russian Nuclear Weapons RFE/RL 30 Nov 2021 -- Belarus's authoritarian leader, Alyaksandr Lukashenka, has said that his country would be willing to host Russian nuclear weapons if NATO moved similar U.S. equipment from Germany to Eastern Europe.
Minsk Ready to Deploy Russian Nuclear Weapons if NATO Systems Appear in Poland, Lukashenko Says Sputnik 30 Nov 2021 -- Minsk will propose to Moscow to deploy nuclear weapons in Belarus if similar NATO systems appear in Poland, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko told Sputnik.

China urges US, UK, Australia to correct wrong decision over nuclear submarine deal Global Times 30 Nov 2021 -- The US, the UK and Australia have drawn lines based on ideology and created a new military bloc with their nuclear submarine cooperation, increasing the risk of military conflict and geopolitical tension, showing a typical "Cold War" mentality, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin said at a press briefing on Monday, when commenting on a new agenda meeting held by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) on November 26.

Chinese, Indonesian defense ministers hold talks via video link PLA Daily 30 Nov 2021 -- Chinese State Councilor and Minister of National Defense General Wei Fenghe on Tuesday held talks with Indonesian Minister of Defense Prabowo Subianto via video link.
China, Cambodia hold fifth military joint working group meeting PLA Daily 30 Nov 2021 -- The China-Cambodia military joint working group held its fifth meeting via video link on November 30. The two sides exchanged in-depth views on military-to-military exchanges and cooperation and other issues of common interest.

South Korea Rejects Claim It Is Helping Taiwan With 'Indigenous Defence Submarine Programme' Sputnik 30 Nov 2021 -- China maintains the Taiwan question isn't open to negotiation and that it is still a central objective to reunify the renegade province with the mainland. Chinese President Xi Jinping told his US counterpart Joe Biden during a virtual summit this month that forces advocating Taiwan's independence were "playing with fire".

Experts Say China's Stance in Indo-Pacific Added Realism to 5-Nation Naval Drill VOA 30 Nov 2021 -- Naval forces from the U.S., Australia, Canada, Germany and Japan have concluded a 10-day military drill in the Philippine Sea off the southern coast of Japan, with analysts saying the threat posed by China in the Indo-Pacific region has increased the importance of the military exercises.

Military Helicopter Crashes In Azerbaijan, Killing 14 RFE/RL 30 Nov 2021 -- A military helicopter from Azerbaijan's State Border Guard Service (DSX) has crashed, killing 14 and injuring two military personnel.
Fourteen People Killed, Two Injured as Military Helicopter Crashes in Azerbaijan Sputnik 30 Nov 2021 -- A military helicopter of the Azerbaijani State Border Service crashed this morning while performing training flights at the Garaheybat air range, located on the territory of the Khizi district.

Secretary Blinken's Meeting with Transatlantic Quad Foreign Ministers US Dept. of State 30 Nov 2021
US ratchets up Southeast Asia engagement as another senior diplomat visits Jakarta Radio Free Asia 30 Nov 2021 -- The U.S. is going all out to woo ASEAN states in its effort to counter China in the region, through this week's Jakarta visit by a senior Washington official - the second in as many months to Southeast Asia's largest country.
Secretary Antony J. Blinken and Latvian Foreign Minister Edgars Rinkēvičs at a Joint Press Availability US Dept. of State 30 Nov 2021
Secretary Blinken's Meeting with Latvian Prime Minister Karins US Dept. of State 30 Nov 2021
Secretary Blinken's Meeting with Latvian President Levits US Dept. of State 30 Nov 2021
Statement by NSC Spokesperson Emily Horne on National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan's Call with Romanian Presidential Security Advisor Ion Oprisor The White House 30 Nov 2021
Press Gaggle by Press Secretary Jen Psaki The White House 30 Nov 2021

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30 November 2021 - Daily Press Briefing by the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General United Nations 30 Nov 2021

Watchdog Says Over 100 Afghan Former Security Force Members Killed Or Disappeared RFE/RL Gandhara 30 Nov 2021 -- Human Rights Watch (HRW) says the Taliban has "summarily executed or forcibly disappeared" more than 100 former security force members in just four of Afghanistan's 34 provinces since taking over the war-torn country in mid-August.
Pakistan Offers To Host OIC Ministerial Meeting On Afghanistan's Humanitarian Crisis RFE/RL Gandhara 30 Nov 2021 -- Pakistan has proposed to host the foreign ministers of the 57-member Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) next month to discuss the "serious humanitarian situation" in Afghanistan following the Taliban takeover in mid-August.
World Bank moves to free up $500m in 'Afghan aid', leaving out public sector workers Press TV 30 Nov 2021 -- The World Bank is set to meet on Tuesday to finalize a proposal to deliver up to $500 million from frozen Afghan funds to aid agencies only, leaving out tens of thousands of public sector workers.
Taliban Demand Unfreezing Afghan Assets in 'Positive' Talks with US VOA 30 Nov 2021 -- Afghanistan's ruling Taliban and the United States wrapped up two days of meetings in Qatar on Tuesday, with the Islamist group saying its delegates urged U.S. officials to unfreeze Afghan state assets and remove sanctions.
Taliban Committing 'Revenge Killings' Against Former Afghan Security Forces, Says HRW VOA 30 Nov 2021 -- Taliban forces have carried out more than 100 summary executions and forced disappearances in just four Afghan provinces, in a series of revenge attacks since the militant group seized power in August following the withdrawal of Western forces, according to Human Rights Watch.

German Court Convicts Ex-IS Member of Murder, Role in Yazidi Genocide VOA 30 Nov 2021 -- A German court Tuesday convicted a former Islamic State member of the 2015 murder of a 5-year-old Yazidi girl.

US threatens Russia with 'serious consequences' over Ukraine Press TV 30 Nov 2021 -- The United States has threatened Russia with "serious consequences" if it launches any military action in neighboring Ukraine, despite the fact that Moscow has rejected Washington's allegations of preparing to invade the country.
Putin warns US, NATO against crossing Russia's red lines in Ukraine Press TV 30 Nov 2021 -- President Vladimir Putin has warned that Russia will act if the US-led NATO military alliance crosses its red lines in Ukraine.
NATO: Any Russian Aggression Against Ukraine To Come At 'High Price' RFE/RL 30 Nov 2021 -- Amid growing concern over a Russian military buildup near the Ukrainian border, NATO allies have warned Russia that it would pay a heavy price for any new military aggression against its neighbor, while Moscow cautioned the Western military alliance against crossing its "red lines."
Foreign Secretary warns a Russian incursion into Ukraine would be strategic mistake UK FCDO 30 Nov 2021 -- Foreign Secretary Liz Truss will underline the UK's ongoing commitment to NATO as an essential defence, at her first meeting of the NATO Foreign Ministers today.
Blinken Warns Russia Against 'Renewed Aggression' in Ukraine VOA 30 Nov 2021 -- U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken warned Russia against taking any "escalatory actions" toward Ukraine, saying Tuesday that "any renewed aggression would trigger serious consequences."

Revocation of the Terrorist Designations of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) and Additional Terrorist Designations US Dept. of State 30 Nov 2021 -- The Department of State is revoking the designations of the Revolutionary Forces of Colombia (FARC) as a Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO) under the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA), and as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist (SDGT) pursuant to Executive order (E.O.) 13224, as amended.
US removes Colombia's FARC from terrorism list Press TV 30 Nov 2021 -- The US has removed the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), a former rebel group, from its list of terrorist organizations, five years after the group reached a peace deal with the government in Bogota.
US Revokes Terrorist Designation for Colombia's FARC Sputnik 30 Nov 2021 -- The United States has removed its designation of Colombia's FARC rebel group as a foreign terrorist organisation, but designated the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia - People's Army (FARC-EP) and Segunda Marquetalia as well as their respective leaders, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said in a statement on Tuesday.
US Removes Colombia's FARC From its List of Foreign Terrorist Groups VOA 30 Nov 2021 -- The United States has removed a former Colombian Marxist rebel group from a list of foreign terrorist organizations.

Israel-Palestine: Risk of 'deadly escalation' in violence, without decisive action UN News 30 Nov 2021 -- With violence continuing daily throughout the Occupied Palestinian Territory, the Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process urged the Security Council on Tuesday to adopt a more coordinated approach to the region.

Series of appalling deadly attacks on displaced people in DR Congo UN News 30 Nov 2021 -- The UN refugee Agency, UNHCR, is "appalled by a series of deadly attacks" on displaced people in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the agency's spokesperson told journalists on Tuesday in Geneva.
Ugandan, DRC Forces Launch Airstrikes Against ADF Rebels in Congo VOA 30 Nov 2021 -- Uganda's armed forces say they have launched joint airstrikes with the Democratic Republic of Congo against Islamist militants that Uganda blames for suicide bombings this month in its capital.

Nigerian Authorities Search for Over 250 Inmates Freed in Prison Attack VOA 30 Nov 2021 -- Nigerian authorities are searching for more than 250 inmates still at large after an armed group attacked a prison in the central city of Jos. Prison authorities say nine escapees were killed in clashes with security forces.

Chinese officials restrict what Tibetan children are taught about the Dalai Lama Radio Free Asia 30 Nov 2021 -- Authorities in northwestern China's Qinghai province have ramped up efforts to vilify the Dalai Lama, now questioning Tibetan children to discover what their parents have told them about the exiled Tibetan spiritual leader, sources in the region say.

News Reports

Wife of "El Chapo" Sentenced to Prison for Drug Trafficking and Money Laundering US Dept. of Justice 30 Nov 2021 -- The wife of Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman Loera, leader of the Mexican drug-trafficking organization known as the Sinaloa Cartel, was sentenced today to 36 months in prison followed by four years of supervised release for charges related to international drug trafficking, money laundering, and a criminal violation of the Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act (the Kingpin Act).

Global Gateway: Can The EU's Giant Infrastructure Plan Rival China's Belt And Road? RFE/RL 30 Nov 2021 -- The European Union will invest some 300 billion euros ($340 billion) on infrastructure and other projects as part of Global Gateway, a new venture from the 27-country bloc designed to compete with China's vast and influential Belt and Road Initiative (BRI).

UK Spy Chief Urges Intel Services to 'Tap Into Global Tech' to Address 'Changing Nature of Threats' Sputnik 30 Nov 2021 -- In an interview ahead of his first major public speech in London since taking on the role as head of MI6, Richard Moore also argued the case for closer links with tech giants and recruiting tech-savvy experts.
C's speech to the International Institute for Strategic Studies UK FCDO 30 Nov 2021 -- The Chief of the Secret Intelligence Service (MI6) Richard Moore spoke about human intelligence in the digital age.

Ambassador-at-Large Gennady Askaldovich's answer to a question from Rossiya Segodnya about US Secretary of State Antony Blinken's statement on the inclusion of Russia in the list of alleged violators of religious freedom Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 30 Nov 2021
Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's remarks and answer to a media question at a joint news conference with Foreign Minister of the Federative Republic of Brazil Carlos Fransa following talks, Moscow, November 30, 2021 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 30 Nov 2021
Putin Says Yet To Decide On Running In 2024 Amid Constitutional Changes RFE/RL 30 Nov 2021 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin says he has yet to decide whether to run again when his current term ends in 2024-- an option that was opened for him after the Kremlin pushed through controversial constitutional amendments last year.
U.S. Senate Blocks Defense Spending Bill As Republicans Push For Sanctions Over Nord Stream 2 RFE/RL 30 Nov 2021 -- The U.S. Senate blocked an annual defense spending bill on November 29 amid objections from Republicans who said there had not been enough votes on amendments, including one that would have imposed sanctions over Nord Stream 2.
Kremlin: Gas Sale is Primary Issue, Transit via Ukraine is Secondary One Sputnik 30 Nov 2021 -- The topic of gas transportation through Ukraine is a secondary issue, the fuel must first be sold, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Tuesday.

Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Zhao Lijian's Regular Press Conference on PRC MofA 30 Nov 2021
US global posture review targets China; exposes weakness in 1st island chain Global Times 30 Nov 2021 -- US President Joe Biden recently accepted recommendations from the Pentagon in a global posture review to prioritize the Indo-Pacific region, with a particular focus on China, through military infrastructure buildups in Guam, Australia and the Pacific Islands, US media reported on Tuesday.
China, Africa further cement ties Global Times 30 Nov 2021 -- Chinese President Xi Jinping said China will provide Africa with another 1 billion doses of COVID-19 vaccine, and he said China and African countries should insist on unity in fighting the COVID-19 pandemic, deepen pragmatic cooperation, promote green development and safeguard fairness and justice.
Interview: 'China wants to make sure that the Uyghur genocide is never discussed' Radio Free Asia 30 Nov 2021 -- A United Nations whistleblower fired last week for accusing the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR ) of providing the names of Chinese government opponents and activists who sought accreditation to participate in U.N. activities has called for an external investigation of the body.

Taiwan calls China 'overbearing' after Far Eastern Group fines CNA 30 Nov 2021 -- Premier Su Tseng-chang (蘇貞昌) on Tuesday criticized China for trying to exert political pressure on Taiwanese companies after it fined two members of the Far Eastern Group last week for multiple violations at their factories in China.
Beijing 'hunts' Taiwan citizens overseas, gets hundreds sent to China: report Radio Free Asia 30 Nov 2021 -- China makes a point of 'hunting' citizens of democratic Taiwan held on criminal charges around the world and insisting they be extradited to the People's Republic of China, which has never controlled Taiwan, a rights group said on Monday.

North Korea orders people to pay for candies as gifts from leader Kim Jong Un Radio Free Asia 30 Nov 2021 -- Local governments in North Korea are scrambling to make candies in preparation for a nationwide celebration of leader Kim Jong Un's birthday in January, but the government is forcing hungry citizens to pay for it, sources in the country told RFA.

What Does US Want From South Korea's Presidential Election? VOA 30 Nov 2021 -- Experts say the Biden administration wants the next South Korean president to forge a strong alliance with the United States to defend an East Asia increasingly overshadowed by China's aggression and to tackle North Korea's threats.

Meeks, McCaul, Deutch, Wilson Introduce Legislation to Sanction Iran's Drones and Suppliers House Foreign Affairs Committee 30 Nov 2021 -- House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Gregory Meeks (D-NY) and Ranking Member Michael McCaul (R-TX) and the Subcommittee on the Middle East, North Africa and Global Counterterrorism Chairman Ted Deutch (D-FL) and Ranking Member Joe Wilson (R-SC) introduced the Stop Iranian Drones Act (SIDA) to clarify that U.S. sanctions on Iran's conventional weapons program under CAATSA include the supply, sale or transfer to or from Iran of unmanned combat aerial vehicles.
US must lift all sanctions: Iran nuclear chief IRNA 30 Nov 2021 -- The head of Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) has said that the Vienna talks are on return of the US to the July 2015 nuclear deal and that the United States has to lift all sanctions.
Iran to continue its technical cooperation with IAEA: Iran FM ISNA 30 Nov 2021 -- Iran's Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian and UN Secretary General António Guterres have held talks over the phone about regional and international issues including the developments in Afghanistan and the nuclear talks in Vienna.
Iranian nuke talks restart in Vienna amid uncertainties, challenges People's Daily 30 Nov 2021 -- Talks aimed at salvaging the 2015 Iranian nuclear deal resumed on Monday in Austria's capital Vienna after a five-month pause, where uncertainty appears to be the only certainty for the prospects of the negotiations.
Sanctions removal least US could do to redeem its sabotage of JCPOA: Expert Press TV 30 Nov 2021 -- An Iranian university professor says the potential removal of sanctions against Iran would be the least the United States could do to make up for its sabotage of the 2015 nuclear agreement between the Islamic Republic and others.
Russia hails 'successful resumption' of Vienna talks, says working groups on the job Press TV 30 Nov 2021 -- Russia's lead negotiator has described as "quite successful" the resumption of negotiations in Vienna to put the 2015 Iran nuclear agreement back on track through the removal of US sanctions against Iran.
Tehran says nothing less or more than US sanctions removal is acceptable Press TV 30 Nov 2021 -- Tehran has ruled out the introduction of new commitments in the ongoing talks with the remaining parties to the Iran nuclear deal in the Austrian capital, saying nothing less or more than the removal of sanctions is acceptable.
France's Macron Urges Iran To Engage In 'Constructive' Nuclear Talks In Vienna RFE/RL 30 Nov 2021 -- French President Emmanuel Macron has called on his Iranian counterpart, Ebrahim Raisi, to engage in a "constructive manner" in ongoing international negotiations in Vienna to revive the 2015 nuclear agreement between Iran and world powers.
Iran says all aspects of 2020 Ukrainian plane crash 'adequately' investigated Press TV 30 Nov 2021 -- Over a week into the launch of a hearing process over the accidental downing of a Ukrainian passenger plane near Tehran, Iran has defended its investigations into the case and said it has provided "adequate" attention to all aspects of the deadly tragedy that happened early last year.
Iran FM issues statement on downed Ukrainian plane IRNA 30 Nov 2021 -- Public relations of the Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued a statement on Tuesday which noted that all the dimensions of the crash of the Ukrainian plane over the Iranian sky have been reviewed in three rounds of negotiations.
Senior IRGC cmdr. warns Iran's enemies against 'smallest act of aggression' Press TV 30 Nov 2021 -- A senior Iranian commander says that the Islamic Republic is prepared to deliver a "harsh response" to even the slightest aggression by the country's enemies.

Myanmar court postpones verdict in trial of Aung San Suu Kyi Radio Free Asia 30 Nov 2021 -- Delivery of a verdict in the trial by a military court of deposed Myanmar national leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been postponed to Dec. 6, sources close to court proceedings told RFA Tuesday.
Myanmar's Prosecution to Bring New Charge Against Aung San Suu Kyi - Reports Sputnik 30 Nov 2021 -- The Prosecutor's Office in Myanmar will soon bring a new corruption-related charge against Aung San Suu Kyi, former State Counselor who was ousted by the military junta and is now under trial on several other charges, the state-owned MRTV broadcaster reported on Tuesday.

EU Readies More Belarus Sanctions Over Migrant Crisis, Document Reveals RFE/RL 30 Nov 2021 -- The European Union is set to adopt a fifth package of sanctions against Belarus that will add 17 people and 12 entities as the bloc targets those involved in what it alleges is Minsk's orchestration of a crisis that has left thousands of migrants in squalid conditions on the border.

Announcement of Visa Restrictions Against Cuban Officials US Dept. of State 30 Nov 2021 -- "In the wake of the Cuban regime's actions targeting peaceful demonstrators on November 15, the Department of State has imposed visa restrictions on nine Cuban officials implicated in attempts to silence the voices of the Cuban people through repression and unjust detentions."
US Announces Visa Restrictions on Cuban Officials VOA 30 Nov 2021 -- The U.S. State Department has announced new visa restrictions on Cuban officials linked to what Washington says is Havana's ongoing repression of opposition voices in the small Caribbean nation.

Pakistani Lawmaker Wazir Still In Jail Despite Being Granted Bail RFE/RL Gandhara 30 Nov 2021 -- Pakistan's top court has granted bail to a lawmaker from the restive tribal belt who was arrested nearly a year ago on sedition charges he denies.

Mass protests against military rule in Sudan met with tear gas Press TV 30 Nov 2021 -- Mass demonstrations in the Sudanese capital city of Khartoum have been met with tear gas fired by the country's military forces.
Sudan Denies Reports of Resumed Clashes at Border With Ethiopia Sputnik 30 Nov 2021 -- Sudanese and Ethiopian armies have not clashed again on their common border contrary to news media reports, a source in Sudan's military said on Tuesday.

Barbados Becomes Republic, Cuts Ties to British Throne VOA 30 Nov 2021 -- Barbados became a republic Tuesday, cutting its colonial ties to the British throne and removing Britain's Queen Elizabeth as the Caribbean nation's head of state.
Barbados becomes republic, ditching British Queen Elizabeth Press TV 30 Nov 2021 -- Barbados has become a republic, putting an end to 400 years of British reign and ditching Queen Elizabeth as head of state.

Kyrgyz President Says Malfunction Didn't Affect Election Outcome, As Opposition Parties Cry Foul RFE/RL 30 Nov 2021 -- Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov says the State Committee for National Security (UKMK) is investigating a malfunction during ballot counting in a weekend parliamentary vote, but rejected calls from several opposition parties for fresh elections.

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