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• New York's 109th Airlift Wing preps for Greenland missions US Air Force 24 Apr 2022 -- Three LC-130 Hercules "Skibirds" and approximately 75 Airmen from the New York Air National Guard's 109th Airlift Wing will travel for Greenland at the end of April to support National Science Foundation research.
• USS Gravely Arrives in Klaipėda US Navy 24 Apr 2022 -- The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Gravely (DDG 107) arrived in Klaipėda, Lithuania, April 24, 2022, for a scheduled port visit to enhance U.S.-Lithuania relations as the two nations work together for a stable, secure, and prosperous Europe.
• Senior Defense Official and Senior State Department Official Hold a Background Briefing DoD 24 Apr 2022
• Commanding Generals of V Corps and 82nd Airborne Division Hold a Press Briefing DoD 24 Apr 2022 -- Lieutenant General John S. Kolasheski, commander, V Corps, and Major General Christopher C. LaNeve, commander, 82nd Airborne Division Pentagon Press Secretary John Kirby
• UK Sending 20 Howitzers, Tens of Thousands of Shells to Ukraine to 'Crush Putin', Tabloid Says Sputnik 24 Apr 2022 -- The UK and its NATO allies have sent billions of dollars' worth of military equipment to Ukraine in recent months, including everything from old Soviet-era weapons clogging up the stockpiles of the Western bloc's Eastern European members, to heavy military equipment and thousands of advanced anti-tank and anti-aircraft missile systems.
• Switzerland Bans Berlin From Re-Exporting Ammunition for Combat Vehicles to Ukraine Sputnik 24 Apr 2022 -- Switzerland has vetoed requests by German authorities to re-export to Ukraine ammunition used in German Marder infantry fighting vehicles (IFVs), a representative of the Swiss State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO) told Swiss media.
• Zelenskiy Says To Host Top U.S. Officials In First Wartime Visit To Kyiv RFE/RL 24 Apr 2022 -- The United States' top diplomat and defense chief are set to make their first wartime visits to Kyiv since Russia launched its unprovoked war on Ukraine two months ago, as intense fighting continues in the eastern part of the country.
• Day 60: US leaders on first wartime visit to Kiev with arms pledges Press TV 24 Apr 2022 -- The US military chief will visit Kiev to discuss ways to continue offering more weapons and other support to Ukraine's military, as other NATO countries support continues.
• US Diplomats to Begin Returning to Ukraine VOA 24 Apr 2022 -- American diplomats will start returning to Ukraine this week, first to the western city of Lviv and then eventually to the capital, Kyiv.
• US designates Ukraine weapons coordinator Press TV 24 Apr 2022 -- A retired US Army general has been designated to help coordinate the massive shipment of American weapons and ammunition to Ukraine, the White House has announced.
• Top US officials head to Ukraine amid Kiev's call for more weapons Press TV 24 Apr 2022 -- US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and Secretary of State Antony Blinken will visit Ukraine's capital of Kiev on Sunday, the country's president has announced while demanding "powerful weapons."
• Ex-Guantanamo prisoner sues Canadian authorities over role in his detention Press TV 24 Apr 2022 -- A former prisoner at the United States' infamous prison at Guantanamo Bay in Cuba has filed a lawsuit against the Canadian government for its alleged role in his detention.
• Russia dismisses 'fake' reports on receiving Iranian arms to use against Ukraine Press TV 24 Apr 2022 -- The Russian embassy in Tehran has denied some "fake" media reports about the transfer of Iranian weapons to Russia in order to be used in the ongoing military operation in Ukraine.
• Russia's Sarmat ICBM Could Be Deployed With Several Avangard Hypersonic Glide Vehicles Sputnik 24 Apr 2022 -- The newest Russian Sarmat intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) could be deployed with several Avangard hypersonic glide vehicles, Russian Strategic Missile Forces Commander Sergei Karakaev said.
• China's home-built aircraft carrier Shandong starts 1st maintenance, refurbishment: media reports Global Times 24 Apr 2022 -- The Shandong, China's second aircraft carrier and the first developed domestically, reportedly started its first scheduled maintenance and refurbishment that is expected to enhance the flattop's usability after more than two years of active service. The procedure could involve the painting of new non-skid coating as well as repairs and upgrades for some subsystems, and the carrier would come back stronger than ever in a few months, observers said on Sunday.
• US' blatant threat to Solomon Islands exposes its hegemony and bullying: Chinese Embassy Global Times 24 Apr 2022 -- US' blatant threat to the security cooperation between China and the Solomon Islands once again exposed the hegemony mindset and bullying behavior of someone in the US, said Chinese Embassy in the Solomon Islands on Sunday.
• Australia Warns It Won't Tolerate PLA Bases 'in Our Region' as Beijing, Solomon Islands Pen Pact Sputnik 24 Apr 2022 -- Washington has threatened to "respond accordingly" if China moved to establish a permanent military presence on the Solomon Islands, the Pacific island nation, situated about 1,500 km northeast of Australia and over 9,200 km southwest of the US West Coast. Beijing and Honiara signed a defence pact last week.
• Turkey Reportedly Building Production Facility For Air, Missile Defence Systems Sputnik 24 Apr 2022 -- Ankara is setting up a test and integration centre to make domestic air and missile defence systems, Turkish news agency Anadolu reported on Sunday.
• Readout of President Biden's Call with Prime Minister Naftali Bennett of Israel The White House 24 Apr 2022

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• Yemen's first commercial flight in six years cancelled after Saudi Arabia refuses to issue permits Press TV 24 Apr 2022 -- The first commercial flight from Yemen's capital city of Sana'a in six years, which was supposed to take passengers needing medical care, has been indefinitely postponed after Saudi Arabia refused to issue the permit in violation of the terms of a two-month truce.
• Al-Qaida commander killed in operation in SE Yemen People's Daily 24 Apr 2022 -- A senior commander of the Yemen-based al-Qaida branch was killed Saturday in a shootout with local security forces in Yemen's southeastern province of Hadramout, a security official told Xinhua.
• Daesh Operations in Syrian Desert Thwarted With Help of Russian Air Power, Source Says Sputnik 24 Apr 2022 -- Syria and its anti-terrorism coalition partners have spent years battling jihadist fighters seeking to topple the Damascus government. Syrian authorities have repeatedly accused the United States of providing direct and indirect support to militants. The Pentagon typically dismisses these allegations, or refuses to comment.
• Three Malian Army Bases Simultaneously Attacked VOA 24 Apr 2022 -- Six soldiers are dead and 20 wounded after Malian Army bases in the central cities of Sévaré, Niono, and Bapho were simultaneously attacked this morning by suspected terrorists. An army press release says that the bases in the cities of Sévaré, Niono, and Bapho were attacked by "terrorists" in "kamikaze vehicles packed with explosives," and that in addition to the casualties, a helicopter was damaged.
• UN chief welcomes efforts to promote peace in DR Congo, East Africa People's Daily 24 Apr 2022 -- UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Saturday welcomed the efforts of Eastern African leaders to promote peace, stability and development in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and the greater East African region.

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• Kremlin May Put 'Political Instructors' In Ministries, State Companies To Bolster Support RFE/RL 24 Apr 2022 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin's administration has recommended placing people inside ministries, government agencies, and state-owned companies to spread the Kremlin's political agenda among employees -- a move that harks back to Soviet times -- amid concern over fraying support, Kommersant reported.
• Once A Hope Of Russian Liberals And The West, Medvedev Beats A Bellicose Drum To Stay Safe, Relevant RFE/RL 24 Apr 2022 -- Former President Dmitry Medvedev's opinion article in the daily Kommersant in October 2021, ahead of Russia's massive military buildup along the Ukrainian border, was as surreal as it was acerbic.
• Sanctions Backfire as Russian Ships Clog Up French Ports, Cost Local Authorities Thousands to Move Sputnik 24 Apr 2022 -- Paris and its allies slapped Russia with tough sanctions in the aftermath of Moscow's decision to recognise the sovereignty of the Donbass republics on 21 February, and its 24 February move to launch a military operation in Ukraine.
• Chinese FM elaborates on China-proposed Global Security Initiative, stresses nation will always be the backbone of guarding world peace Global Times 24 Apr 2022 -- As Chinese President Xi Jinping proposed for the first time a Global Security Initiative at the opening ceremony of the Boao Forum for Asia Annual Conference 2022, Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi gave a detailed elaboration on the initiative in an article published on People's Daily on Sunday, answering to the question: "What kind of security concept does the world need and how can countries achieve common security?"
• China calls on public to submit 'opinions' to ruling party ahead of top meeting Radio Free Asia 24 Apr 2022 -- The ruling Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is calling for 'opinions' from citizens ahead of a crucial political meeting later this year, amid growing public anger over CCP leader Xi Jinping's COVID-19 policy, that has seen millions confined in grueling lockdowns across the country in recent months.
• Hong Kong's Next Chief Executive Booted From YouTube VOA 24 Apr 2022 -- John Lee, the sole candidate to succeed Carrie Lam as chief executive of Hong Kong this summer, has had his campaign channel suspended from YouTube in what the company said was a necessary move to comply with U.S. sanctions.
• Iran's IRGC seizes foreign ship in Persian Gulf with 200K liters of smuggled fuel Press TV 24 Apr 2022 -- Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) vows that the Persian Gulf will never be a safe place for smugglers as it seizes a foreign vessel in the northern part of the waterway for smuggling 200,000 liters of fuel in the third such incident this month.
• Iran's Revolutionary Guards Reportedly Seize Tanker Smuggling Fuel in Persian Gulf Sputnik 24 Apr 2022 -- The Islamic Revolution Guard Corps of Iran (IRGC) on Sunday seized a foreign-flagged tanker smuggling 200,000 liters of fuel in the Persian Gulf, media reported.
• Iran sent Israel photographs, maps of regime's nuclear weapons sites in warning to Tel Aviv: Report Press TV 24 Apr 2022 -- Iran has warned Israel that it is in possession of intelligence on the locations of all its nuclear weapons sites, and that the country's Armed Forces will strike the sensitive targets in the occupied territories in the event of any aggression against the Islamic Republic, a report claims.
• Macron Wins France's High-Stakes Presidential Election VOA 24 Apr 2022 -- President Emmanuel Macron was named the winner of France's runoff election against far-right rival Marine Le Pen on Sunday.
• Statement by the Prime Minister on the result of France's presidential election Prime Minister of Canada 24 Apr 2022
• Slovenia's Green Party Freedom Movement Leading in Parliamentary Elections Sputnik 24 Apr 2022 -- Slovenian green party Freedom Movement on Sunday is leading in parliamentary elections in Slovenia with 30.62% of the votes, according to the exit polls announced by the country's election commission.
• Maduro Says Colombia Planning Sabotage Attacks Against Venezuela Sputnik 24 Apr 2022 -- Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has accused his Colombian counterpart, Ivan Duque, of planning sabotage attacks against law enforcement officers on the territory of Venezuela.
• More Than 100 Dead in Nigeria Oil Blast; Officials Open Probe VOA 24 Apr 2022 -- Officials in southern Nigeria are investigating a site where more than 100 people have been reported killed following a powerful oil explosion.