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• Pentagon Press Secretary John F. Kirby Holds a Press Briefing DoD 27 Apr 2022
• DOD Uses Chain-Weighted Consumer Price Index to Account for Inflation DoD News 27 Apr 2022 -- Inflation has impacted all Americans over the last year. It also impacted the Defense Department, affecting the budget for the next fiscal year.
• DOD's Great Strength Is its People, Undersecretary Says DoD News 27 Apr 2022 -- The Defense Department's greatest strength is its people, and DOD is proud to represent the 3.3 million service members and DOD civilians who defend the nation every day and their families who serve alongside them, Gilbert R. Cisneros Jr., undersecretary of defense for personnel and readiness told a Senate panel today.
• U.S. battalion leads multinational force during peace support operations in Kosovo Army News 27 Apr 2022 -- The NATO mission in Kosovo involves bringing together military units from dozens of countries to work toward a common goal. These countries do not operate independently but rather as a single entity under a common command structure.
• The First Marine Division Returns to Australia, as Blue Diamond 6 Visits MRF-D USMC News 27 Apr 2022 -- Maj. Gen. Roger Turner, Commanding General of the First Marine Division, visited the Marine Rotational Force-Darwin and the Australian First Brigade on April 21.
• F-35 Program Still Plagued By Many Major Problems, Official Says Sputnik 27 Apr 2022 -- The $1.7 trillion F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program remains mired in resolved problems with all US armed services many years behind schedule in deploying their planned operating capabilities and even testing and evaluation at least five years late, House Armed Services Committee (HASC) Chair Donald Norcross said.
• Emerald Warrior 22 prepares air commandos for strategic competition US Air Force 27 Apr 2022 -- Air Force Special Operations Command is hosting the 15th annual Emerald Warrior exercise at multiple locations across the Southeast U.S., from Hurlburt Field, April 25-May 15. The combined exercise provides realistic and relevant training to prepare special operations forces, conventional forces and international partners for operations in the evolving strategic environment.
• KC-46A refuels first international aircraft during Employment Capability Exercise US Air Force 27 Apr 2022 -- In a major milestone for the KC-46A Pegasus program, the aircraft refueled Spanish EF-18 Hornets, known in Spain as C-15s, April 18, during its first Employment Concept Exercise, or ECE 22-03, at Morón Air Base.
• First RED HORSE training squadron up, ready to run US Air Force 27 Apr 2022 -- The 823rd RED HORSE, Detachment 1, inactivated and the 801st RED HORSE Training Squadron was activated during a ceremony at Tyndall Air Force Base, April 26. RED HORSE stands for Rapid Engineer Deployable Heavy Operational Repair Squadron Engineers.
• USS Zumwalt Conducts Live-Fire Missile Exercise US Navy 27 Apr 2022 -- Guided-missile destroyer USS Zumwalt (DDG 1000) conducted its first in-class, live-fire missile exercise, April 14, as the crew prepares for their maiden employment.
• Aboard USS Jackson, MQ-8C Fire Scout returns to flight US Navy 27 Apr 2022 -- The Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Jackson (LCS 6) completed underway return to flight operations of the Navy's unmanned helicopter, the MQ-8C Fire Scout, in the Philippine Sea, April 20.
• U.S. Army Reserve an Effective Partner in Disaster Response Army News 27 Apr 2022 -- Maj. Gen. Gregory J. Mosser, the deputy commanding general, U.S. Army Reserve Command, highlighted the capabilities the U.S. Army Reserve provides to local, state, and federal entities when disasters strike the nation in an April 14th panel discussion at the National Hurricane Conference.
• Debate on Re-Militarising Key Baltic Archipelago Underway in Finland Sputnik 27 Apr 2022 -- The demilitarised status of the Åland Archipelago dates back to the Paris Agreement in the aftermath of the Crimean War in the mid-19th century and has since been confirmed by other international treaties and firmly supported by the archipelago's authorities.
• Equipment Sent to Ukraine Having an Effect on Battlefields DoD News 27 Apr 2022 -- The equipment being sent to Ukraine is having an effect on the battlefield, Pentagon Press Secretary John F. Kirby said today.
• US Reportedly Lifts Restrictions on Intel Sharing With Ukraine Amid Action in East, South Sputnik 27 Apr 2022 -- The United States lifted restrictions on intelligence sharing with Ukraine amid increased military action in the country's southern and eastern areas, Bloomberg reported on Wednesday, citing a person familiar with the matter.
• Germany confirms delivery of Gepard tanks to Ukraine People's Daily 27 Apr 2022 -- Germany would supply Gepard anti-aircraft tanks to Ukraine and provide training for the country's soldiers, Minister of Defense Christine Lambrecht said on Tuesday.
• Bulgarian Delegation To Visit Kyiv In Effort To Break Coalition Deadlock Over Arms Deliveries RFE/RL 27 Apr 2022 -- Bulgarian Prime Minister Kiril Petkov will lead a delegation to Kyiv this week amid a dispute within his coalition government over providing military aid to Ukraine.
• Norway Considers Sending Heavy Arms to Ukraine, Supports Neighbours' NATO Bid Sputnik 27 Apr 2022 -- Whereas Norway's Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre described donating arms to a warring party as a "new experience" for the country, Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov called Western weapons deliveries to Ukraine "pouring oil on the fire", warning that the shipments would become a "legitimate target" for Russian forces.
• HMAS Ararat trains with Ocean Protector Australia DOD 27 Apr 2022 -- The crew of HMAS Ararat recently conducted interoperability activities with Australian Defence Vessel (ADV) Ocean Protector while deployed near the remote Australian territory of Christmas Island on Operation Resolute.
• Taiwan to launch annual military exercises with lessons from Ukraine CNA 27 Apr 2022 -- Taiwan's annual major military exercises this year will incorporate lessons learned from Russia's invasion of Ukraine to sharpen combat preparedness against a Chinese invasion, the military announced Wednesday.
• Debate on Re-Militarising Key Baltic Archipelago Underway in Finland Sputnik 27 Apr 2022 -- The demilitarised status of the Åland Archipelago dates back to the Paris Agreement in the aftermath of the Crimean War in the mid-19th century and has since been confirmed by other international treaties and firmly supported by the archipelago's authorities.
• Secretary Blinken's Call with French Foreign Minister Le Drian US Dept. of State 27 Apr 2022
• Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jen Psaki, April 27, 2022 The White House 27 Apr 2022
• Statement by White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki on the Bilateral Meeting between President Joe Biden and Prime Minister Mario Draghi of Italy The White House 27 Apr 2022

Defense Industry

• Contracts For April 27, 2022
• Boeing CEO Reveals Trump's Air Force One Contract Renege Cost Firm $1.1 Billion Sputnik 27 Apr 2022 -- Boeing reported a staggering $1.3 billion loss in its first quarter of 2022, which CEO Dave Calhoun said was almost entirely caused by its contract for the new Air Force One jets. The rest derived from the T-7A Red Hawk trainer aircraft the firm is building for the US Air Force.

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• 27 April 2022 - Daily Press Briefing by the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General United Nations 27 Apr 2022
• Sustaining peace, more important, but 'more complex' than ever, as wars rage UN News 27 Apr 2022 -- Keeping the peace has become more important but also more complex in a world of proliferating conflicts, that are becoming more "intertwined", the UN's policy chief told a high-level meeting of the General Assembly spotlighting financing for peacebuilding on Wednesday.
• Taliban Faces Rising Armed Resistance From Former Government Factions RFE/RL Gandhara 27 Apr 2022 -- For nearly two decades, the Taliban launched an annual deadly spring offensive in a bid to regain the power it lost in 2001.
• Afghan 'Fighting Season' Ushers in New Anti-Taliban Groups VOA 27 Apr 2022 -- With the onset of the "fighting season" in Afghanistan, small pockets of anti-Taliban resistance appear to be forming across much of the country.
• Humanitarian situation in Syria dire amid economic crisis: UN official People's Daily 27 Apr 2022 -- The humanitarian situation in Syria remains dire amid a worsening economic crisis, said Joyce Msuya, the deputy UN relief chief, on Tuesday.
• Syria crisis should not be neglected: UN envoy People's Daily 27 Apr 2022 -- UN Special Envoy for Syria Geir Pedersen warned Tuesday that the Syria crisis should not be neglected despite its absence from news headlines.
• Iran slams illegal foreign presence in Syria, says war on terror must not be used as pretext Press TV 27 Apr 2022 -- Iran's ambassador to the United Nations has censured the "illegal presence" of foreign forces in Syria, stating that the war on terrorism must not be used as a pretext to undermine Syria's sovereignty.
• Israeli airstrike on Damascus countryside kills four soldiers, injures three others Press TV 27 Apr 2022 -- At least four Syrian army troops have been killed and three others injured after "hostile" Israeli missiles hit the outskirts of the capital, Damascus, in yet another act of aggression against the Arab country.
• UN peacekeepers step up patrols in Mali's Menaka region: UN People's Daily 27 Apr 2022 -- UN peacekeepers are intensifying their security and protection activities in Mali's Menaka region in the face of increasing violence, a UN spokesman said on Tuesday.
• Moldova's Separatist Transdniester Claims 'Drones Seen, Shots Fired' Near Huge Ammo Depot RFE/RL 27 Apr 2022 -- The self-styled Interior Ministry of Moldova's separatist Transdniester region that borders Ukraine claimed on April 27 that shots were fired at a village housing a sprawling Russian munitions depot after drones flew over from Ukraine.
• First Ukraine, Now Moldova? Is The Kremlin About To Expand Its War? RFE/RL 27 Apr 2022 -- A series of alleged attacks inside Transdniester, a breakaway region of Moldova, has triggered a stream of people to leave and deepened fears that Russia is bent on expanding its war beyond Ukraine.
• Ukraine understands what is happening in Transnistria and is ready for any developments - Volodymyr Zelenskyy President of Ukraine 27 Apr 2022
• 'Literally None': TPLF Says Troops Withdrawn From Ethiopia's Afar, But Local Groups Doubt Claims Sputnik 27 Apr 2022 -- The Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) claimed on Tuesday it had completely withdrawn its troops to Tigray from the neighboring Afar state, but local groups say TPLF forces remain in the area.
• Advocates Warn of Environmental Destruction in Ethiopia's Tigray VOA 27 Apr 2022 -- A British environmental group warns the war in Ethiopia's Tigray region is driving deforestation. It says blockades limiting fuel and aid to the region have forced Tigrayans to chop down trees, worsening food shortages in a region the U.N. says is already at risk of famine.
• The multidimensional challenges facing the Great Lakes region require a multidimensional response: UK Statement at the UN Security Council UK FCDO 27 Apr 2022 -- Statement by Ambassador James Roscoe at the UN Security Council meeting on the situation in the Great Lakes region
• Mali Accuses France of Spying After Drone Video VOA 27 Apr 2022 -- Mali's military government has accused France of spying after the French military released drone video of what it said were Russian mercenaries staging a mass grave near a military base the French handed back to Mali.
• WFP provides emergency food assistance to displaced people and host families in Gambia affected by the Casamance conflict WFP 27 Apr 2022 -- The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) launched, today, cash transfers to assist internally displaced people (IDPs), refugees, and host families in Foni Kansala (West Coast region), as the conflict in the Senegalese Casamance region has led to cross-border displacement.

News Reports

• Ebola vaccination campaign begins in DR Congo to counter new outbreak UN News 27 Apr 2022 -- An Ebola vaccination campaign has begun in northwest Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), to halt the spread of a deadly new outbreak in the country, where the disease is endemic.
• Microsoft Report Details Relentless Russian Cyberattacks On Ukraine RFE/RL 27 Apr 2022 -- Microsoft says its researchers have determined that Russian hackers have conducted destructive cyberattacks on Ukraine, including some that date back to a year before it launched its invasion on February 24.
• CISA, FBI, NSA, and International Partners Warn Organizations of Top Routinely Exploited Cybersecurity Vulnerabilities CISA 27 Apr 2022 -- The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), National Security Agency (NSA), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC), Canadian Centre for Cyber Security (CCCS), New Zealand National Cyber Security Centre (NZ NCSC), and the United Kingdom's National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC-UK) issued a joint Cybersecurity Advisory today on the common vulnerabilities and exposures (CVEs) frequently exploited by malicious cyber actors, including the 15 most commonly exploited of 2021.
• 31 Gang Members and Associates of Mexican Mafia Charged in Racketeering Indictment US Dept. of Justice 27 Apr 2022 -- A 33-count federal grand jury indictment unsealed today charges 31 members and associates of the Orange County Mexican Mafia with racketeering offenses, two murders and six attempted murders, and related drug and gun charges.
• Former Alabama Resident Sentenced to Over Seven Years in Prison for Concealing Terrorism Financing US Dept. of Justice 27 Apr 2022 -- A former Alabama resident was sentenced today to 90 months, the equivalent of seven and a half years, in prison followed by 10 years of supervised release for concealing the transmission of funds to be provided as material support to al-Qaida, a designated foreign terrorist organization.
• Meeting with Council of Lawmakers President of Russia 27 Apr 2022 -- On the Day of Russian Parliamentarism, the President met with members of the Council of Lawmakers at the Federation Council of the Russian Federation. The meeting was held in the Tauride Palace, per tradition.
• Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's remarks and answers to media questions following talks with Foreign Minister of the State of Eritrea Osman Saleh, Moscow, April 27, 2022 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 27 Apr 2022
• Press statement by President von der Leyen following the announcement by Gazprom on the disruption of gas deliveries to certain EU Member States European Commission 27 Apr 2022
• Statement by Commission President von der Leyen following the announcement by Gazprom on the disruption of gas deliveries to certain EU Member States European Commission 27 Apr 2022 -- "The announcement by Gazprom that it is unilaterally stopping delivery of gas to customers in Europe is yet another attempt by Russia to use gas as an instrument of blackmail."
• Poland Prepares Plan B to Restrict Gas Supplies to Businesses Sputnik 27 Apr 2022 -- Poland is preparing a plan B to limit gas supplies to businesses, Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said at a press conference on Wednesday.
• In Tit-For-Tat Move, Russia Expels Japanese, Norwegian Diplomats, Puts Sanctions On U.K. Lawmakers RFE/RL 27 Apr 2022 -- Moscow says it is expelling several Japanese and Norwegian diplomats and placing sanctions on 287 British lawmakers in retaliation for similar steps against Russians over the Kremlin's invasion of Ukraine.
• French Finance Ministry Seizes Villas of Russia's Deripaska, Bazhaev on Riviera - Reports Sputnik 27 Apr 2022 -- The French authorities, as part of the implementation of anti-Russian sanctions, arrested three villas located in the south of the country and allegedly owned by Russian entrepreneurs, the Nice-Matin newspaper reported on Wednesday.
• Russia Halts Gas Supplies to Poland, Bulgaria VOA 27 Apr 2022 -- Russia's Gazprom halted natural gas supplies Wednesday to Poland and Bulgaria, the latest step in the economic fight linked to Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
• Russia cuts gas to Poland and Bulgaria, 'a deterrent' amid West's stepped-up aid to Ukraine Global Times 27 Apr 2022 -- Russia on Wednesday cut off gas to Poland and Bulgaria, the first since Moscow demanded ruble payments to buyers, which observers saw as "a substantial deterrent" when the West steps up support for Ukraine.
• Russia to cut gas supplies to Poland, Bulgaria amid tensions over Ukraine Press TV 27 Apr 2022 -- Russia's energy giant Gazprom is reportedly going to cut off natural gas deliveries to Poland and Bulgaria, after they refused to pay for their supplies in rubles.
• Release of U.S. Citizen Trevor Reed from Russia US Dept. of State 27 Apr 2022
• Senior Administration Officials on the Release of Trevor Reed US Dept. of State 27 Apr 2022
• Statement from President Joe Biden on the Return of Trevor Reed The White House 27 Apr 2022
• US, Russia Swap Prisoners Facing Lengthy Sentences VOA 27 Apr 2022 -- The United States and Russia exchanged high-profile prisoners on Wednesday even as the two countries remain sharply at odds over Moscow's two-month invasion of Ukraine.
• Moscow exchanges ex-US Marine for Russian pilot in dramatic prisoner swap Press TV 27 Apr 2022 -- Moscow has released an American ex-Marine for a Russian pilot in a dramatic Russia-US prisoner swap, as bilateral relations between the Kremlin and the White House are worryingly strained over the war in Ukraine.
• Russia Swaps Former U.S. Marine Reed For Drug Smuggler Yaroshenko RFE/RL 27 Apr 2022 -- Washington and Moscow have completed a prisoner swap involving Russian pilot Konstantin Yaroshenko, jailed on U.S. drug-smuggling charges, and former U.S. Marine Trevor Reed, jailed in Russia on charges of assaulting police, despite deteriorating diplomatic relations over the Kremlin's unprovoked invasion of Ukraine.
• Russia Exchanges US Citizen Trevor Reed for Russian Pilot Konstantin Yaroshenko Sputnik 27 Apr 2022 -- The Russian pilot was sentenced to 20 years in prison in the US in 2011 on charges of transporting large shipments of cocaine into the country. Trevor Reed, in turn, was sentenced to 9 years in prison in Russia in 2019 after he assaulted police officers, who had tried to detain him for his unruly behaviour.
• Russia Adds Two More Navalny Associates To Wanted List RFE/RL 27 Apr 2022 -- Russia's Interior Ministry has added two more associates of jailed opposition politician Aleksei Navalny to the federal wanted list.
• Russia to suspend natural gas supplies to Poland, Bulgaria People's Daily 27 Apr 2022 -- Russia is to halt natural gas supplies to Poland and Bulgaria from Wednesday, according to energy companies and authorities.
• Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Wang Wenbin's Regular Press Conference on April 27, 2022 PRC MofA 27 Apr 2022
• Uyghurs keep focus on Xinjiang report, access as UN rights chief preps for China tour Radio Free Asia 27 Apr 2022 -- With an advance team for the United Nations human right's chief's visit to China next month in the country to prepare for her long-awaited tour, Uyghur activists and other rights groups are pressing for a meaningful investigation of atrocities in Xinjiang and the release of delayed U.N. report on the region.
• China Demands Swift Action Against Killers of its Citizens in Pakistan VOA 27 Apr 2022 -- China has pressed long-time ally Pakistan to ensure the security of Chinese nationals in Pakistan and swiftly bring to justice those behind a bombing Tuesday that killed three Chinese teachers.
• Three Chinese nationals die in suicide bomb attack on Karachi Confucius Institute Radio Free Asia 27 Apr 2022 -- Four people, including three Chinese nationals, have died in a suicide bomb attack on a Confucius Institute in Pakistan thought to be linked to Beijing's Belt and Road projects in the country.
• Foreign Ministry Spokesperson's Remarks on the Terrorist Attack on a Van of the Confucius Institute at the University of Karachi PRC MofA 27 Apr 2022
• Pakistan PM writes message of commitment at Chinese Embassy, swears to punish terrorists that killed 3 Chinese in attack Global Times 27 Apr 2022 -- Pakistani Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif visited the Chinese Embassy in Islamabad on Tuesday afternoon to express his condolences to the victims of a terrorist attack and wrote a message, vowing to do whatever it takes to bring the perpetrators to justice, according to a release from the Chinese Embassy in Pakistan.
• Taiwan's annual military drill emboldens secessionists, but PLA's operation 'will be like thunderbolt' if real war comes: expert Global Times 27 Apr 2022 -- A day after guide-missile destroyer USS Sampson's provocative transit through the Taiwan Straits, the Taiwan authority announced the details and focus of the Han Kuang military exercise in 2022, saying they will consider lessons learned from the Ukraine-Russia conflict.
• DPP and Taiwan secessionists attack anything our compatriots across the Straits like and support: Taiwan Affairs Office of State Council Global Times 27 Apr 2022 -- "Whatever compatriots on both sides of the Taiwan Straits like and support, it will become the target of the Democratic Progressive Party authority and secessionists forces in the Taiwan island. It's not surprising at all to hear their curse, smear and sneer," said Ma Xiaoguang, spokesperson for the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council, on Wednesday.
• China musters troops to track US warship transit of Taiwan Strait Radio Free Asia 27 Apr 2022 -- China's People's Liberation Army dispatched troops to shadow the U.S. Navy destroyer USS Sampson when it transited the Taiwan Strait this week, a passage described by a Chinese think-tank as "humiliating" for the PLA.
• U.S. warship transits Taiwan Strait for second time this year CNA 27 Apr 2022 -- A United States Navy destroyer sailed through the Taiwan Strait on Tuesday to show the Washington's "commitment to a free and open Indo-Pacific," the 7th Fleet under the U.S. Pacific Command said in a statement.
• Chinese military slams US warship's transit through Taiwan Strait PLA Daily 27 Apr 2022 -- "The US has been frequently carrying out provocative acts to send wrong signals to "Taiwan Independence" forces, deliberately undermining peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait. China is firmly opposed to this," said Army Senior Colonel Shi Yi, spokesperson for the Eastern Theater Command of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA), in a written statement on Wednesday.
• Beijing Denounces US' 'Self-Contradictory' Taiwan Support After US Navy Destroyer Transits Strait Sputnik 27 Apr 2022 -- The US has dramatically increased its support for Taiwan in recent years, including selling the autonomous island billions of dollars in weapons and sending high-ranking delegations - actions that have only increased amid claims of fears that China will attempt to reunite with the island amid Russia's Ukraine operation.
• PLA shadows US destroyer transiting Taiwan Straits, condemns provocative move Global Times 27 Apr 2022 -- The Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Eastern Theater Command announced on Wednesday that its forces shadowed a US destroyer when the latter made a transit through the Taiwan Straits on Tuesday, slamming the US move as a provocation that intentionally sabotaged peace and stability in the region.
• China slams provocative sail of US warship through Taiwan Strait Press TV 27 Apr 2022 -- China has censured the latest passage of a US warship through the sensitive Taiwan Strait, saying such moves "deliberately" impair regional peace and stability.
• Art Performance Marks 90th Founding Anniversary of KPRA KCNA 27 Apr 2022 -- A splendid art performance was given to celebrate the 90th founding anniversary of the Korean People's Revolutionary Army (KPRA) in Pyongyang on April 26.
• Myanmar/Burma: Statement by the Spokesperson on the latest sentencing of State Counsellor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi European External Action Service (EEAS) 27 Apr 2022 -- On 27 April, a court set up by the Myanmar State Administrative Council in Naypyitaw sentenced detained State Counsellor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi to an additional 5 years' imprisonment. The EU's position, as expressed on 6 December 2021 and 11 January 2022 remains that the trial was politically motivated. It represents another step towards the dismantling of the rule of law and a further blatant violation of human rights in Myanmar and yet another major setback for democracy in Myanmar since the military coup on 1 February 2021.
• Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi gets jail term for corruption Press TV 27 Apr 2022 -- A court in Myanmar has reportedly sentenced former elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi to a five-year prison term after finding her guilty of the first of 11 corruption charges filed against her by the country's military junta.
• Myanmar military court sentences Aung San Suu Kyi to 5 more years in jail Radio Free Asia 27 Apr 2022 -- A military court sentenced deposed Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi to five years in jail on Wednesday finding her guilty of corruption in closed-door proceedings, a source familiar with the trial said.
• Deposed Myanmar Leader Aung San Suu Kyi Convicted on Corruption Charges VOA 27 Apr 2022 -- Deposed Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been convicted of one of several corruption charges brought against her by the military junta that overthrew her civilian government last year.
• Pro-junta 'Blood Comrades' claim killings of 8 opposition members in Mandalay Radio Free Asia 27 Apr 2022 -- A newly formed pro-junta militia is terrorizing members of the deposed opposition party in Mandalay, residents of Myanmar's second largest city said, claiming responsibility for eight brutal killings over the past week by placing a signature badge on the bodies of its victims.
• Kazakh Lawmakers Look To Strip Ex-President Nazarbaev Of Special Status RFE/RL 27 Apr 2022 -- Kazakhstan is seeking to revoke the title of "elbasy" from former President Nursultan Nazarbaev in the wake of deadly anti-government protests earlier this year that were sparked in part by resentment over the rampant and lingering corruption from his rule.
• China agrees with subjecting UNSC veto to debate, but also raises concerns over its potential procedural confusion Global Times 27 Apr 2022 -- The UN General Assembly passed a resolution that allows it to convene automatically when a veto is cast. China's UN representative said that China understands the original intention of the move, but is also concerned over the procedural confusion and inconsistency in practice it may cause, and whether it can achieve its intended purpose.
• Philippines' Duterte intends to skip ASEAN summit in Washington Radio Free Asia 27 Apr 2022 -- Philippine leader Rodrigo Duterte announced his intention to skip the U.S.-ASEAN summit in Washington next month, telling Filipinos he doesn't want to take a stance that could go against his successor who will be elected the same week.
• United States Announces Additional Humanitarian Assistance for the Horn of Africa US Dept. of State 27 Apr 2022 -- In Geneva at the High-Level Roundtable for the Horn of Africa Drought, the United States announced more than $200 million in additional humanitarian assistance for the Horn of Africa region.
• Chinese Lending to Africa Falls During First Year of Pandemic VOA 27 Apr 2022 -- Chinese loans to African governments plunged by more than three-quarters in the first year of the pandemic compared to the year before, researchers have found, with new loan commitments in 2020 at their lowest level in 16 years.
• Somali President, Prime Minister Quarrel Over Election Security VOA 27 Apr 2022 -- Somalia's election process faced new delays Wednesday as the president and prime minister clashed publicly over election security procedures ahead of a planned parliamentary leadership vote in the capital.