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• Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken and Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III Remarks to Traveling Press DoD 25 Apr 2022
• Countering small unmanned aircraft takes a team US Air Force 25 Apr 2022 -- Not all enemy threats light up the sky or cost millions of dollars.
• Marine Corps declares initial operational capability for CH-53K King Stallion USMC News Release 25 Apr 2022 -- Deputy Commandant for Aviation Lt. Gen. Mark Wise announced the Marine Corps has achieved initial operational capability in the CH-53K King Stallion on April 22, 2022. This plan supports Gen. Berger's Force Design 2030 by improving capabilities and restructuring Marine Corps aviation for the future fight.
• US Marine Corps Declares Delayed Heavy-Lift King Stallion Helicopter Operational Sputnik 25 Apr 2022 -- After years of delays, SIkorsky's CH-53K King Stallion helicopter has been declared operational by the US Marine Corps (USMC). The heavy-lift chopper is expected to play a key role in the Corps' restructuring plan directing it away from the heavy land-based combat of the early 21st century.
• Donald Cook Returns to Mayport US Navy 25 Apr 2022 -- The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Donald Cook (DDG 75) returned to Naval Station Mayport following a three-month deployment, April 24.
• USS Momsen Arrives in Goa, India US Navy 25 Apr 2022 -- Guided-missile destroyer USS Momsen (DDG 92) arrived in Goa, India, April 23 for a scheduled port visit.
• Sweden Receives Security Guarantees From West as Country Decides on Joining NATO - Reports Sputnik 25 Apr 2022 -- Sweden has received concrete promises from the United States and the United Kingdom regarding security guarantees as the decision to join NATO is being made in Stockholm, Aftonbladet reported on Monday, citing government sources.
• Lavrov: NATO Expansion Means Development of Territories Under US Command Sputnik 25 Apr 2022 -- Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said that NATO expansion has nothing to do with the fulfillment of statutory goals, it is the development of territories under the command of the United States in line with strengthening the unipolar world.
• Secretary Blinken and Secretary Austin's Travel to Ukraine US Dept. of State 25 Apr 2022 -- Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken and Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III visited Kyiv, Ukraine yesterday to demonstrate the United States' unwavering commitment to Ukraine and the Ukrainian people in their struggle against Russian aggression.
• Blinken, Austin Meet Ukraine's President in Kyiv DoD News 25 Apr 2022 -- Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken and Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III traveled by train yesterday to Ukraine's capital Kyiv, to meet with Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
• Ukraine - Non-Standard Ammunition DSCA 25 Apr 2022 -- The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Ukraine of various rounds of non-standard ammunition for an estimated cost of $165 million. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency delivered the required certification notifying Congress of this possible sale on April 24, 2022.
• White House Says Not in Position to Put Limit on Assistance Sent to Ukraine Sputnik 25 Apr 2022 -- White House Jen Psaki said the Biden administration is not in a position to discuss imposing a limit on the amount of assistance the United States will provide Ukraine pending consultations between President Joe Biden and Congress.
• US to Host Military Talks on Ukraine in Germany VOA 25 Apr 2022 -- The United States is planning to host dozens of countries in Germany on Tuesday for talks focused on arming Ukraine. The plans come after top U.S. diplomat and defense officials traveled to Kyiv to promise more U.S. military assistance for the country.
• Vietnam says it discussed army games with Russia, not military drills Radio Free Asia 25 Apr 2022 -- The Vietnamese Defense Ministry says that a meeting this month with Russia did not discuss a joint military exercise as reported Russian state media but an international military competition.
• Death Toll From Fire At Russian Defense Research Institute Rises To 17 RFE/RL 25 Apr 2022 -- The death toll from a fire at a Russian Defense Ministry research institute in the city of Tver has risen to 17, according to local officials.
• Russia's S-500 Missile System Enters Mass Production Sputnik 25 Apr 2022 -- The S-500 Prometey (lit. "Prometheus") is Almaz-Antey's newest road mobile air and missile defence system, with an estimated operational range of up to 600 km and the ability to engage hypersonic weapons. The first S-500 regiment went on combat duty in Moscow in late 2021 after passing rigorous state testing.
• Report about sending Iranian weapons to Russia "fake": Russian embassy in Iran People's Daily 25 Apr 2022 -- The Russian Embassy in Iran announced on Sunday that news about sending Iranian weapons to Russia is "fake," Iranian Students' News Agency (ISNA) reported.
• FM refutes Australia's repeated smear on China-Solomon Islands security pact Global Times 25 Apr 2022 -- Chinese Foreign Ministry rebuked Australian Prime Minister and Defence Minister for deliberately twisting the security cooperation pact between China and the Solomon Islands on Monday.
• China's building of military base in Solomon 'fake news' by Australia: Beijing Press TV 25 Apr 2022 -- Beijing says China's building a military base in the Solomon Islands is 'fake news' made up by Australia, and that such attempts are aimed at undermining relationships between countries.
• Beijing Denies Remarks on China's Alleged Desire to Build Military Base on Solomon Islands Sputnik 25 Apr 2022 -- Statements about China's alleged desire to build a permanent military presence on the Solomon Islands under a bilateral security agreement are nothing but disinformation, Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin said on Monday.
• Global Defense Spending Reaches New Record; Iran Ranked In Top 15, Says New Report RFE/RL 25 Apr 2022 -- Global defense spending rose again in 2021, topping $2 trillion for the first time as Russia beefed up its military capabilities ahead of its invasion of Ukraine, a new report said on April 25.
• Defence Acquisition Procedure 2020 amended to promote 'Make in India' & 'Aatmanirbharta' in defence India PIB 25 Apr 2022 -- To further promote 'Make in India' and 'Aatmanirbharta' in defence and enable Ease of Doing Business, Defence Acquisition Procedure (DAP) 2020 has been amended based on the approvals accorded by Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) in respect of the following:
• Ankara Blasts US Over Double Standards on S-400 Purchases by Turkey, India Sputnik 25 Apr 2022 -- Turkey and Russia penned a $2.5 billion deal in 2017 for the purchase of the advanced Russian-made air defence system. Washington made several attempts to strong-arm Ankara out of the acquisition, booting the country out of the F-35 fighter programme in mid-2019, and slapping sanctions on the Turkish Presidency of Defence Industries in late 2020.
• UK-Poland launch collaboration on cutting-edge missile system UK MOD 25 Apr 2022 -- The UK has today signed a contract with the Polish Government supporting the early introduction of Poland's future short-range air defence system, Narew.
• Readout of National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan's Meeting with National Security Advisor Dr. Eyal Hulata of Israel The White House 25 Apr 2022
• Readout of National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan call with South African National Security Advisor Sydney Mufamadi The White House 25 Apr 2022
• Remarks by President Biden After Air Force One Arrival The White House 25 Apr 2022
• Readout of President Biden's Call with His Majesty King Abdullah II of Jordan The White House 25 Apr 2022
• Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jen Psaki, April 25, 2022 The White House 25 Apr 2022
• Deputy Secretary Sherman's Meeting with Head of Cabinet of the President of the European Council Bernard US Dept. of State 25 Apr 2022

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• 25 April 2022 - Daily Press Briefing by the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General United Nations 25 Apr 2022
• US asset freezes contributing to Afghan women's suffering: UN experts Press TV 25 Apr 2022 -- UN experts have blamed the United States for making life worse for Afghan women, saying Washington's move to freeze Afghanistan's assets is contributing to the suffering of women in the war-ravaged country.
• US Condemns Attacks on Afghan Mosques and Schools During Ramadan VOA 25 Apr 2022 -- The United States condemns recent attacks at mosques and education centers in Afghanistan that targeted civilians and schoolchildren.
• US Rebuffs Criticism From UN Experts on Afghan Assets VOA 25 Apr 2022 -- The U.S. government strongly reacted to a statement made by a group of 14 independent United Nations experts who say certain U.S. policies regarding Afghanistan contribute to the sufferings of ordinary Afghans, particularly women and children.
• Yemen proposes new prisoner swap with Saudi-led coalition Press TV 25 Apr 2022 -- Yemen's National Salvation Government has proposed a new prisoner swap with the Saudi-led coalition, amid a delay in the implementation of a previously agreed prisoner exchange deal.
• Ansarullah: Saudi Arabia showed not serious about peace Press TV 25 Apr 2022 -- Yemen's Ansarullah popular resistance movement has hit out at the Saudi-led coalition for its continued blockade of Sana'a airport in Yemen's capital in violation of a recently agreed ceasefire deal.
• Official: Turkey has 'no agreement, legal basis' for launching operations in northern Iraq Press TV 25 Apr 2022 -- A high-ranking Iraqi official says Turkey's ongoing operation against members of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) militant group in the semi-autonomous Kurdistan region is not being carried out under any agreement with the Baghdad government.
• Israel shells southern Lebanon after alleged rocket fire Press TV 25 Apr 2022 -- The Israeli regime has reportedly targeted an area in southern Lebanon with heavy artillery fire.
• Middle East: 'No justification' for terrorism or violence against civilians, Security Council hears UN News 25 Apr 2022 -- Recent violence in the occupied West Bank and terror attacks in Israel have killed and injured scores of civilians, the UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process updated the Security Council on Monday.
• Tibetan village leaders told to 'Speak in Chinese' Radio Free Asia 25 Apr 2022 -- Chinese officials in rural areas of Tibet are forcing village leaders to speak in Chinese, as authorities move forward with campaigns aimed at restricting the use by Tibetans of their native language, RFA has learned.
• State Security Building In Transdniester Damaged By Rocket-Propelled Grenades RFE/RL 25 Apr 2022 -- The Ministry of State Security in Tiraspol, the main city of Moldova's breakaway Transdniester region, has been hit by a series of explosions, according to news reports.
• Series of Explosions Rock Transnistria's Ministry of State Security Building: Correspondent Sputnik 25 Apr 2022 -- Transnistria, formally known as the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic, is a breakaway region sandwiched between Moldova and Ukraine. The region split from Moldova in 1990 after Kishinev declared sovereignty from the USSR, sparking an armed conflict. Russian peacekeeping forces were deployed in Transnistria in 1992.
• UN condemns 'horrific' surge of violence in South Sudan UN News 25 Apr 2022 -- Additional peacekeepers have been deployed to Leer county, South Sudan, following a surge of violence, including rapes, gang rapes, beheadings, burning civilians alive, and attacks on humanitarians, the UN Mission in the country, UNMISS, reported on Monday.
• Over 200 Reported Killed in West Darfur Tribal Clashes VOA 25 Apr 2022 -- Clashes between Arab nomads and local farmers in Sudan's West Darfur state that killed more than 200 people over the weekend spread Monday to the state's capital, Al Geneina, with the United Nations condemning the surge in violence.
• Cameroon: Separatists, Nigerian Militants Paralyze Border VOA 25 Apr 2022 -- Authorities in Cameroon say anglophone separatists have joined forces with Nigerian militants to shut down nearly all trade across the two countries' border. Cameroon depends on Nigeria for 70% of basic commodities and most of them are transported across the land border. Authorities say about 90% of trade has been halted as militants from both sides attack and abduct merchants.

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• Statement by Secretary Mayorkas on the Administration's Counter Unmanned Aircraft Systems (C-UAS) National Action Plan and Legislative Proposal DHS 25 Apr 2022 -- Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro N. Mayorkas released the following statement on the Administration's Counter Unmanned Aircraft Systems (C-UAS) National Action Plan and legislative proposal released today.
• Justice Department Issues Statement on the Administration's Counter Unmanned Aircraft Systems (C-UAS) National Action Plan and Legislative Proposal US Dept. of Justice 25 Apr 2022 -- For almost four years, the Department of Justice has responsibly used the authority Congress granted it in the Preventing Emerging Threats Act of 2018 to protect critical department missions and the public, such as high-profile sporting events like the Super Bowl and the World Series, from the threat posed by unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), commonly referred to as "drones."
• FACT SHEET: The Domestic Counter-Unmanned Aircraft Systems National Action Plan The White House 25 Apr 2022
• Meeting on economic issues President of Russia 25 Apr 2022 -- The President held a regular meeting on economic issues via videoconference
• Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's interview with Channel One's The Great Game political talk show, Moscow, April 25, 2022 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 25 Apr 2022
• Expanded meeting of the Prosecutor General's Office Board President of Russia 25 Apr 2022 -- Vladimir Putin took part in an expanded meeting of the Prosecutor General's Office Board. The President reviewed the office's performance in 2021 and outlined short-term and long-term priorities.
• Foreign Minister Baerbock on the expulsion of German diplomats from Russia Germany Federal Foreign Office 25 Apr 2022 -- Although we expected today's step, it is in no way justified. The 40 members of the Russian missions in Germany whom we expelled three weeks ago had not worked as diplomats for one single day while in Germany.
• Russia declares 40 German diplomatic staff persona non grata in tit-for-tat move Press TV 25 Apr 2022 -- Russia has declared 40 German diplomatic mission staff 'persona non grata' in response to an earlier move by Berlin ousting Russian diplomats over the conflict in Ukraine.
• Russia Expels 40 German Diplomats In Tit-For-Tat Move RFE/RL 25 Apr 2022 -- Russia says it is expelling 40 German diplomats in retaliation for similar steps taken by Berlin against Moscow's foreign envoys over the Kremlin's unprovoked invasion of Ukraine.
• Russia Declares 40 German Diplomats Personae Non Gratae in Mirror Response to Berlin Sputnik 25 Apr 2022 -- Russia has decided to declare 40 German diplomats personae non gratae in a tit-for-tat response to Berlin, the Russian Foreign Ministry said on Monday.
• FSB Detains 'Neo-Nazis' Plotting to Kill Russian Journalist Solovyev on Kiev Instructions Sputnik 25 Apr 2022 -- "Neo-Nazis" from "National Socialism/White Power" (banned in Russia), who planned the murder of prominent Russian journalist Vladimir Solovyov on the instructions of Kiev, were detained on Monday, the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) said.
• Russia's FSB Says Prevented Terrorist Attack in Stavropol Region Sputnik 25 Apr 2022 -- The Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) arrested on Monday a supporter of the Daesh*, who was planning a terrorist attack on a transport infrastructure facility in the southwestern region of Stavropol.
• China mulls building defense system against near-Earth asteroids PLA Daily 25 Apr 2022 -- China is set to build monitoring and defense systems protecting the planet from the dangers of near-Earth asteroids (NEAs).
• Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Wang Wenbin's Regular Press Conference on April 25, 2022 PRC MofA 25 Apr 2022
• Official lauds Hong Kong national security law People's Daily 25 Apr 2022 -- An official with China's top legislature on Monday praised the "great power" of the law on safeguarding national security in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR).
• Pro-China newspaper denounces Hong Kong journalists' union as 'anti-China' Radio Free Asia 25 Apr 2022 -- A newspaper backed by the ruling Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has called on a prominent journalists' association in Hong Kong to disband, as the city's foreign correspondents' club said it had axed a prestigious award for journalists reporting on human rights issues.
• Interview: China Has More Tools Than Ever To Target Uyghurs Abroad RFE/RL 25 Apr 2022 -- China is hunting Uyghurs and other Muslim minorities through an expanding global dragnet that is increasingly relying on cooperation with governments in the Middle East and South and Central Asia.
• China's Global Image Under Strain as Sri Lanka Faces Debt Trap VOA 25 Apr 2022 -- Faced with a grave financial crisis, Sri Lanka sought urgent assistance from China amounting to $2.5 billion. Chinese authorities responded Friday, weeks after Sri Lanka made the request for financial support, saying it would extend $31 million in "urgent emergency humanitarian aid."
• 'Debt Trap is a Myth': China Rejects Allegations Blaming It for Sri Lankan Economic Crisis Sputnik 25 Apr 2022 -- Sri Lanka's economic woes compounded into a major political crisis this month, as protesters hit the streets due to runaway inflation caused by dwindling forex reserves and the nation's inability to pay for food and fuel imports. The whole Cabinet, except President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and his brother Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa, has resigned.
• Mainland denounces DPP's independence-related statement People's Daily 25 Apr 2022 -- A Chinese mainland spokesperson on Sunday criticized Taiwan's Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) authority for repeatedly using invalid historical documents to support its independence agenda.
• Two European Citizens Charged for Conspiring with a U.S. Citizen to Assist North Korea in Evading U.S. Sanctions US Dept. of Justice 25 Apr 2022 -- Two individuals are charged in a superseding indictment, unsealed today in the Southern District of New York, with conspiring to violate U.S. sanctions on the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK or North Korea) by working with U.S. citizen Virgil Griffith to illegally provide cryptocurrency and blockchain technology services to the DPRK.
• Iran: New talks with Saudi Arabia 'progressive and positive' Press TV 25 Apr 2022 -- Iran has confirmed that it held a fifth round of "positive" talks with Saudi Arabia in Baghdad on normalizing bilateral relations.
• Iran's Foreign Ministry Calls 5th Round of Talks With Saudi Arabia Positive Sputnik 25 Apr 2022 -- Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh on Monday described the fifth round of talks with Saudi Arabia in the Iraqi capital city of Baghdad as both "positive and promising."
• Nearly 40 Buddhist clergy killed and 40 jailed since Myanmar coup Radio Free Asia 25 Apr 2022 -- Nearly 40 Buddhist clergy have been killed, and 40 others jailed, since Myanmar's military took control of the country in a coup last year, according to data compiled by RFA's Myanmar Service.
• Malaysia contacts Myanmar's shadow govt as ASEAN fails to implement 5-point consensus Radio Free Asia 25 Apr 2022 -- Malaysia's top diplomat has revealed he's had contact with the Burmese shadow government, the first ASEAN country to acknowledge such an interaction, as activists lambasted the bloc on the anniversary of its failed five-point plan to restore democracy in Myanmar.
• Congratulations to Emmanuel Macron on his re-election as President of France President of Russia 25 Apr 2022 -- Vladimir Putin sent Emmanuel Macron a message of congratulations on his re-election as President of the French Republic.
• Xi Jinping Sends Message of Congratulation to Emmanuel Macron on Re-election as French President PRC MofA 25 Apr 2022
• Taiwan congratulates French President Emmanuel Macron on reelection CNA 25 Apr 2022 -- The Taiwan government sent a congratulatory message Monday to French President Emmanuel Macron on his reelection to a second term and expressed a hope for deeper bilateral relations.
• Readout of President Biden's Call with President Macron of France The White House 25 Apr 2022
• Macron wins French presidential runoff: exit poll People's Daily 25 Apr 2022 -- French incumbent President Emmanuel Macron won the 2022 presidential runoff with 58.6 percent of the votes, according to the preliminary exit poll released Sunday evening by French television BFMTV.
• A secure energy supply - in times of crisis, too Germany - Federal Government 25 Apr 2022 -- Russia's attack on Ukraine has drastically exacerbated the tense situation on the energy markets. The Federal Government is working continuously to ensure supply security. One important step is the modernisation of the Energy Security Act.
• Turkish Philanthropist Jailed for Life After Widely Criticized Trial VOA 25 Apr 2022 -- A Turkish court sentenced Osman Kavala, a prominent Turkish civil rights activist and philanthropist, to life in prison without parole Monday after convicting him of trying to overthrow the government by financing protests.
• New Probe Into 2005 Death Of Kazakh Opposition Leader Rejected RFE/RL 25 Apr 2022 -- Kazakh authorities have rejected a request by the family of Zamanbek Nurqadilov to launch a new probe into the 2005 death of the opposition leader, which was ruled a suicide even though the government critic was found shot three times.
• Nicaragua withdraws from regional bloc OAS, dubs it 'diabolical instrument of evil' Press TV 25 Apr 2022 -- Nicaragua says it has withdrawn from the Organization of American States (OAS), closing the offices of the bloc in the capital city of Managua, despite the regional bloc saying the move was not allowed for another year.
• 'This is the worst drought in forty years': Millions of Ethiopians at risk from failed rains UN News 25 Apr 2022 -- Ethiopia's eastern Somali Region has been hit by three consecutive below-average rainy seasons, worsening the already deteriorating humanitarian situation for around 3.5 million people, more than half the local population.
• Philippines Presidential Election a Rematch Between Late Dictator's Son, Democratic Leader VOA 25 Apr 2022 -- With about two weeks to go before the presidential election in the Philippines, the race has turned into a rematch between Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos, Jr., son of the late dictator Ferdinand Marcos, and current Vice President Leni Robredo.