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• Turkey air force pulls out of NATO's military exercise in Greece set for next month Press TV 30 Apr 2022 -- Turkey will not participate in NATO's annual drills in Greece next month, security sources say, amid a simmering standoff between Ankara and Athens over sea boundaries in the eastern Mediterranean.
• Turkey Refuses to Participate in NATO Drills Over Disagreements With Greece, Reports Say Sputnik 30 Apr 2022 -- The Turkish air force refused to take part in NATO's Tiger Meet exercises in Greece due to disagreements with Athens, the Sabah newspaper reported on Saturday.
• Respected Comrade Kim Jong Un Meets Commanding Officers of KPA KCNA 30 Apr 2022 -- Expressing the Party Central Committee's firm will to surely maintain the absolute superiority of our revolutionary armed forces and constantly develop it to preemptively and thoroughly contain and frustrate all dangerous attempts and threatening moves, including ever-escalating nuclear threats from hostile forces, if necessary, he stressed the need for the commanding officers to boldly open up a new stage of development of the revolutionary armed forces, steadfastly adhering to the army-building orientation and general line of the Party.
• Kim warns North Korea would 'preemptively' use nukes if threatened Press TV 30 Apr 2022 -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has once again warned that his country would preemptively use nuclear weapons if threatened.
• Kim Jong-un: North Korea Has to Preventively Deter Enemy Nuclear Threat Sputnik 30 Apr 2022 -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un stressed on Saturday the need to strengthen the country's military power in order to "preemptively and thoroughly contain" the nuclear threat from hostile forces.
• MoD procurement through GeM reaches all-time high of over Rs 15,000 crore for Financial Year 2021-22 India PIB 30 Apr 2022 -- Procurement orders by Ministry of Defence (MoD) through Government e-Market (GeM) portal have reached an all-time high of Rs 15,047.98 crore for Financial Year 2021-22. It is a jump of more than 250 percent over the last financial year. The GeM was started in August 2016 to revamp the old tender process and bring greater probity and transparency in government procurement through digitisation. In a short span since its inception, the MoD has embraced the digital drive and embarked on this path with absolute resoluteness. Despite multiple challenges on ground, the results have been astounding.
• Iran's Navy to receive indigenous Zagros, Damavand-2 destroyers soon: Cmdr. Press TV 30 Apr 2022 -- Iran's top Navy commander says the production of indigenous Zagros and Damavand-2 destroyers is progressing as planned, and the two major military feats will join the country's naval fleet in near future.
• IRGC has strong presence in sea borders: Cmdr IRNA 30 Apr 2022 -- Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Navy Commander announced on Saturday that sea borders in the country are in the best condition as the IRGC forces have good and strong presence there.
• IRGC has strong presence in sea borders: Admiral Tangsiri ISNA 30 Apr 2022 -- Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Navy Commander announced on Saturday that sea borders in the country are in the best condition as the IRGC forces have good and strong presence there.
• Serbia to Negotiate Purchase of Eurofighter Typhoons With UK Sputnik 30 Apr 2022 -- Serbia plans to negotiate the purchase of a squadron of 12-14 Eurofighter Typhoon multipurpose military aircraft with the United Kingdom, Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said on Saturday.

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• Kabul Mosque Bombing Condemned; Higher Death Count Claimed RFE/RL Gandhara 30 Apr 2022 -- The leader of Kabul's Khalifa Sahib Mosque, which was targeted by an apparent suicide bombing on April 29 as worshipers gathered, has claimed that more than 50 people died in the attack.
• Woman killed as second bombing in as many days hits Afghan capital Kabul Press TV 30 Apr 2022 -- At least one woman has been killed and three others have been injured in a blast in Kabul, just a day after scores lost their lives in a mosque explosion targeting worshippers in the Afghan capital.
• UN humanitarians say $4.3 billion is needed to halt 'worsening' Yemen crisis UN News 30 Apr 2022 -- The UN's Humanitarian Country Team in Yemen on Saturday, released its Response Plan (HRP) for this year, seeking nearly $4.3 billion to reverse a steady deterioration across the country, the grinding war there continues, despite a current pause in fighting.
• Aid agencies need US$4.3billion to help 17.3 million people in Yemen as crisis deteriorates [EN/AR] UNOCHA 30 Apr 2022 -- The Humanitarian Country Team in Yemen today released the 2022 Yemen Humanitarian Response Plan (HRP), seeking nearly $4.3 billion to reverse a steady deterioration of the humanitarian situation. The 2022 HRP targets 17.3 million out of the 23.4 million people in need of lifesaving humanitarian assistance and protection services.
• NATO Believes Attempts to Destabilize Moldova Likely to Continue Sputnik 30 Apr 2022 -- NATO believes that there are no military risks for Moldova, but provocations to destabilize the situation in Transnistria may continue, NATO Deputy Secretary General Mircea Geoana said on Saturday.
• Security situation focus of visit to Moldova by OSCE CiO Special Envoy and Special Representative OSCE 30 Apr 2022 -- Following recent developments in Transdniestria, the Special Envoy of the OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Ambassador Artur Dmochowski and the Special Representative of the Polish OSCE Chairman-in-Office for the Transdniestrian Settlement Process, Ambassador Thomas Mayr-Harting, have concluded a two-day visit to the Republic of Moldova to convey the CiO's message of strong support for the stabilization of the situation in the country, peaceful, based on results-oriented dialogue solution of existing problems, and to assess the risks for the security situation in the region.

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• Ukraine conflict with Russia speeds up US cyber agenda Press TV 30 Apr 2022 -- The United States government agencies have expedited their investments in cybersecurity amid rising fears that Washington's support for the Kiev government in the conflict between Ukraine and Russia could have serious repercussions for Washington, including cyberattacks on government agencies and critical infrastructure belonging to the US.
• Mossad Prevents Assassination Attempt on Israeli Diplomat in Turkey - Reports Sputnik 30 Apr 2022 -- The Israeli intelligence agency Mossad has prevented an alleged Iranian-organized assassination attempt on an Israeli consulate employee in Turkey on Saturday, the Haaretz newspaper reported, citing officials.
• Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's interview with the Xinhua News Agency (China), April 30, 2022 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 30 Apr 2022
• Russia says dialog with US on strategic stability formally 'frozen' Press TV 30 Apr 2022 -- Moscow says dialog between Russia and the United States on strategic stability has been formally "frozen" by Washington, as bilateral relations between the Kremlin and the White House are worryingly strained over the war in Ukraine.
• Germany Refuses to Pay for Russian Gas in Rubles Sputnik 30 Apr 2022 -- Germany does not plan to pay for Russian gas in rubles and is currently doing everything to end its dependency on Russian energy, German Finance Minister Christian Lindner said on Saturday.
• Chinese leader Xi Jinping seeks support of young people amid lockdown restrictions Radio Free Asia 30 Apr 2022 -- Chinese leader Xi Jinping has called on China's young people to get behind the ruling Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in a recent visit to a university reminiscent of the Mao era, as "little red books" of his personal brand of ideology made an appearance in Guangxi.
• Foreign Businesses Consider Leaving China Amid Lockdowns VOA 30 Apr 2022 -- Chris Mei has been stuck in his Shanghai flat for a month save for PCR testing and occasional volunteer work delivering food to neighbors. That will change in a couple of days when he boards his flight for a long-scheduled trip home to Portland, Oregon.
• President Xi says China will deepen capital market reform, facilitate fair and orderly competition Global Times 30 Apr 2022 -- Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Friday that China will deepen capital market reform, and accelerate the positive role of capital as an important factor for production. China is to inspire all types of capital to gain fair and equal access, and facilitate orderly competition at China's capital market.
• China's top meeting signals new stage in platform economy supervision Global Times 30 Apr 2022 -- The Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee held a meeting on Friday, pointing out that the platform economy must develop in a healthy way. Experts noted that the positive narrative indicates the end of the latest round of strict rectification and suggested policies encouraging the growth of the sector so as to drive the Chinese economy.
• China sends five satellites to orbits in one-go launch onboard Long March-11 from sea Global Times 30 Apr 2022 -- A Long March-11 carrier rocket lifted off at noon on Saturday off the coast of the East China Sea, successfully sending five Jilin-1 Gaofen satellites into preset orbits, marking the first time that China has realized a "one-stop" launch mode in near sea.
• Public less confident in U.S. coming to Taiwan's defense: survey CNA 30 Apr 2022 -- Forty percent of the respondents in a recent survey conducted by an institute affiliated with Taiwan's defense ministry believe the United States would come to Taiwan's defense if China attacked, a drop of 17 percentage points compared to a previous poll done seven months ago.
• Modernization Propelled in Field of Metal Industry KCNA 30 Apr 2022 -- Officials and workers of several mineral production units in the field of metal industry have concentrated their efforts on consolidating material and technological foundations for the sustained development, pushing ahead with their current production.
• Drought to Be Anticipated in Some Areas of DPRK KCNA 30 Apr 2022 -- According to information from the State Hydro-meteorological Administration, the April temperature of this year was 2.3 Celsius degrees higher than the average one in the whole country and the precipitation was 44 percent of the average. In particular, some areas of North and South Hwanghae and South Hamgyong provinces had very little rain.
• IAEA chief's visit to Iran refuted ISNA 30 Apr 2022 -- No plans have been made for the IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi to visit Iran.
• India to take a decade to overcome COVID-19 pandemic losses: central bank People's Daily 30 Apr 2022 -- India will take over a decade, or around 15 years, to overcome the losses incurred during the COVID-19 pandemic despite its economic growth rebounding from a low-base, the country's central bank said in a report on Friday.
• Analysis: Erdogan Hoping Russian Invasion Of Ukraine Can Bolster Turkish Regional Power RFE/RL 30 Apr 2022 -- As it continues its unprovoked invasion of Ukraine, Russia finds itself facing growing international isolation, including an expanding list of sanctions.
• UK to impose direct rule on British Virgin Islands amid suspicious PM charges Press TV 30 Apr 2022 -- Britain is set to impose a form of direct rule over the British Virgin Islands (BVI) after the Caribbean territory's premier was arrested in the US on suspicion of drug smuggling, in a move which has raised suspicions of a preplanned scenario to overtake the territory.
• In Philippines, Calls Grow for Duterte's Jailed Star Critic to Be Freed After Witness Recants VOA 30 Apr 2022 -- New demands to free Philippine opposition Senator Leila de Lima, a staunch critic of President Rodrigo Duterte, escalated after the government's star witness recanted his statements, saying the police pressured him to lie.
• UN Calls on Mali to Reverse New Media Restrictions VOA 30 Apr 2022 -- The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights warns that Mali's new media restrictions reflect a growing intolerance toward freedom of the press in the region.
• Nepal Second South Asian Country to Grapple with Economic Woes VOA 30 Apr 2022 -- Nepal has banned imports of cars, alcohol and other luxury goods to conserve foreign exchange reserves as spiraling prices of fuel and food imports stemming from the war in Ukraine strain an economy already battered by the COVID-19 pandemic.