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• Base housing US occupation troops in northeastern Syria comes under rocket attack Press TV 26 Nov 2022 -- A military facility occupied by US forces in Syria's northeastern province of Hasakah has come under rockets attack from nearby areas amid public rage over presence of American occupation troops in energy-rich regions of Syria and US's attempts to further loot natural resources there.

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• Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group Returns to Homeport Concluding Inaugural Deployment US Navy 26 Nov 2022 -- The first-in-class aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), flagship of the Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group (GRFCSG), returned to Naval Station Norfolk, after successfully completing its inaugural deployment throughout the Atlantic while conducting exercises and port visits with Allies and partners, Nov. 26.
• NATO Secretary General at "Grain from Ukraine" Summit: Russia must stop the war, end global food crisis NATO 26 Nov 2022 -- NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg addressed the "Grain from Ukraine" Summit on Saturday (26 November 2022), calling on Russia to stop the war and end the global food crisis it has caused.
• Western-Supplied Guns Burning Out From Overuse in Ukraine as Pentagon Faces Maintenance Headache Sputnik 26 Nov 2022 -- Since Russia launched its special military operation in Ukraine the US, Britain, and the European Union have backed Kiev with a steady supply of weapons deliveries, fanning the flames of the conflagration further. Moreover, Washington has been forced to speed up its own weapon acquisition programs to compensate for the vast shippments to Ukraine.
• US, NATO scramble to supply arms to Ukraine, refill their emptied arsenals Press TV 26 Nov 2022 -- The United States and NATO countries have started to speedily restock their own arsenals after efforts to supply Ukraine with arms and ammunition to fight Russia exhausted their own stocks.
• World-leading 3D printing tech widely used on China's newly developed warplane Global Times 26 Nov 2022 -- China's aviation industry has started applying world-leading 3D printing technologies on new-generation warplanes, with 3D printed parts widely used on a newly developed aircraft that made its maiden flight not long ago, said a leading developer.
• PLA Navy's another Type 055 large destroyer Anshan achieves operational capability, 'ready for far sea missions' Global Times 26 Nov 2022 -- Another Type 055 large destroyer of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy, the Anshan, has achieved operational capability after having recently passed an acceptance test, marking that the 10,000 ton-class warship is ready for voyages to distant waters, experts said on Saturday.
• LAUNCH OF 'IKSHAK' THIRD SHIP OF SURVEY VESSEL (LARGE) PROJECT ON 26 NOV 22 AT L&T, KATTUPALLI India PIB 26 Nov 2022 -- 'Ikshak', the third of the four Survey Vessels (Large) (SVL) Project, being built by GRSE/L&T for Indian Navy was launched on 26 Nov 22 at Kattupalli, Chennai.
• Japan Eyes Cooperation With US on 'Counterstrike Capability' Against Enemy Bases, Reports Say Sputnik 26 Nov 2022 -- Japan is considering using an enemy base strike capability or "counterstrike capability" in cooperation with the United States should it be attacked, a Japanese news agency reported on Saturday, citing a source familiar with the matter.

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• Turkish Defense Minister Holds Meeting After Death of Soldiers During Operation in Syria: Reports Sputnik 26 Nov 2022 -- Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar held a meeting with the country's military command after reports of the death of two Turkish soldiers in the zone of the operation in Syria and Iraq, Turkish daily reports.
• Iran steps up military presence near Iraqi borders against "separatist" threats People's Daily 26 Nov 2022 -- Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) has stepped up military presence near the western and northwestern borders of the country to deal with "separatist" threats, an IRGC commander said Friday.
• Central African Republic: UN chief strongly condemns airfield attack which left one peacekeeper dead UN News 26 Nov 2022 -- The UN Secretary-General on Saturday strongly condemned an attack on an airfield in southeastern Central African Republic (CAR) which left one peacekeeper from Morocco dead, while his unit was attempting to secure the perimeter.
• Somalia Military Operation, Airstrikes Kill At Least 100 al-Shabab Militants VOA 26 Nov 2022 -- Somalia's army and allied clan militias have killed at least 100 al-Shabab fighters in an operation in the central Middle Shabelle region, the Information Ministry said Saturday, days after another 49 al-Shabab militants were killed in the southern part of the lower Shabelle region.

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• Joint Statement on Venezuela Negotiations US Dept. of State 26 Nov 2022 -- The following statement was released by Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken, the EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell Fontelles, the Canadian Minister of Foreign Affairs the Honourable Mélanie Joly, and the United Kingdom Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs James Cleverly.
• Treasury Issues Venezuela General License 41 Upon Resumption of Mexico City Talks US Treasury 26 Nov 2022 -- On November 26th, the Unitary Platform and the Maduro regime announced the resumption of talks in Mexico City; a humanitarian agreement focused on education, health, food security, flood response, and electricity programs that will benefit the Venezuelan people; and agreement on the continuation of talks focused on the 2024 elections. Following this announcement and consistent with U.S. government policy, the Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) issued Venezuela General License (GL) 41, authorizing Chevron Corporation to resume limited natural resource extraction operations in Venezuela. This action reflects longstanding U.S. policy to provide targeted sanctions relief based on concrete steps that alleviate the suffering of the Venezuelan people and support the restoration of democracy.
• Joint Statement from the Venezuelan Dialogue and Negotiation Process Government of Norway 26 Nov 2022 -- In accordance with the Memorandum of Understanding, signed on 13 August 2021 in Mexico City, the parties have resumed the Venezuelan Dialogue and Negotiation Process.
• Venezuela govt., opposition reach social protection agreement to end political stalemate Press TV 26 Nov 2022 -- The government of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and the country's opposition have reached a long-delayed "social protection agreement" aimed at easing the drawn-out political and humanitarian situation in the country.
• Venezuelan govt. meets opposition in bid to unblock US-held funds Press TV 26 Nov 2022 -- Representatives of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro's government have expressed hope that they would be able to sign an agreement with the opposition during the negotiations to unblock funds to ease the country's economic hardship.
• US Issues License for Chevron to Resume Oil Extraction in Venezuela for 6 Months: Official Sputnik 26 Nov 2022 -- The US Treasury Department issued a license authorizing Chevron to resume natural resource extraction in Venezuela for six months, a senior US administration official said on Saturday.
• US Treasury Authorizes Chevron's Transactions With Venezuela Sputnik 26 Nov 2022 -- The US Treasury granted Chevron a general license allowing transactions by the California-based energy major that service oil production in Venezuela and its export to the United States.
• Telephone conversation with President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev President of Russia 26 Nov 2022 -- Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev.
• US' repeated ban on Chinese tech firms will only 'hurt global value chain, get backfire' Global Times 26 Nov 2022 -- The US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on Friday banned five Chinese firms from selling communications equipment in the US, citing the catch-all excuse of "national security," a move Chinese experts warned will only hurt the global value chain and will definitely backfire.
• Pro-China media issue 'veiled threat' over approval of Jimmy Lai's British lawyer Radio Free Asia 26 Nov 2022 -- Two newspapers backed by the ruling Chinese Communist Party have hit out at jailed pro-democracy media mogul Jimmy Lai's hiring of a British lawyer for his forthcoming national security trial, implying that Beijing could hold the trial in mainland China, commentators told RFA.
• Chinese lenders step up credit support for property market Global Times 26 Nov 2022 -- China's six major state-owned commercial banks have signed agreements with high-quality real-estate enterprises, aiming to facilitate the stable and healthy development of the real-estate market.
• China announces reserve requirement ratio cut People's Daily 26 Nov 2022 -- China's central bank said Friday that it has decided to cut the reserve requirement ratio (RRR) for eligible financial institutions by 0.25 percentage points to keep liquidity reasonably ample and lower comprehensive financing costs.
• China successfully tests first high-thrust reusable liquid oxygen-kerosene engine Global Times 26 Nov 2022 -- China has successfully completed two-start tests of the 130-ton reusable liquid oxygen-kerosene secondary combustion cycle engine on Saturday, the Global Times learned from its developer, the 6th Research Institute of China's Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation.
• President Tsai resigns as DPP chairperson after election setback (update) CNA 26 Nov 2022 -- President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) resigned with immediate effect as Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) chairperson Saturday after the party suffered a crushing defeat in local elections that day.
• Chinese Taipei votes in local elections amid tensions with Beijing Press TV 26 Nov 2022 -- People in Chinese Taipei have taken to the polls to cast their ballots in local elections, with domestic issues and China's territorial claims over the self-ruled island dominating the defining vote.
• Respected Comrade Kim Jong Un Receives Reply Message from General Secretary Xi Jinping KCNA 26 Nov 2022 -- Kim Jong Un , general secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK), on Nov. 22 received a reply message from Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC).
• China says willing to work with North Korea for 'world peace': North Korean media Press TV 26 Nov 2022 -- North Korean state media has reported that Chinese President Xi Jinping told North Korean leader Kim Jong Un that Beijing is willing to cooperate with Pyongyang for "world peace."
• Zolqardr: Enemy was after designing Iran colorful revolution IRNA 27 Nov 2022 -- Secretary of Expediency Council said that in the country's recent events the enemy had assumed conditions were ripe for the outbreak of a revolution in Iran, so relying on previous experience of colorful revolutions in some counties, let us have one in Iran, but the Iranian nation said a big no to them.
• UNICEF calls for the protection of children against all forms of violence in Iran amid public unrest UNICEF 27 Nov 2022 -- "UNICEF condemns all violence against children and calls for an end to all forms of violence and abuse that have reportedly claimed the lives of over 50 children and injured many more during the public unrest in Iran.
• Iran reserves right to enrich uranium at 60%: MPs IRNA 27 Nov 2022 -- Two Iranian lawmakers have stressed that uranium enrichment at the 60 percent purity level is Iran's right to meet domestic needs concerning fuel, medicine, and other peaceful purposes.
• Iran FM: Categorical approval of SCO accession by parl., sign of Iran's will to develop all-out intl. cooperation Press TV 27 Nov 2022 -- Iran's Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian says the strong support of the country's parliament for Tehran's accession to the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) is indicative of the Islamic Republic's determination to boost all-out international cooperation.
• Khan Cancels March To Islamabad, Ends Demand For Early Elections, But Vows To Fight On RFE/RL Gandhara 26 Nov 2022 -- Former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan told thousands of supporters at an anti-government rally that he would fight until his "last drop of blood," but he called off a planned march to the capital, Islamabad, saying he wanted to avoid "havoc" in the country. He also dropped his demands for early elections.
• Pakistan's former premier vows to fight with 'last drop of blood' in first rally since shot Press TV 26 Nov 2022 -- Former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan has vowed to keep up his struggle to return to the country's political sphere while delivering his first public speech since being shot in an assassination attempt earlier this month.
• Ousted Pakistan PM Says Party to Quit Provincial Legislatures VOA 26 Nov 2022 -- Pakistan's ousted Prime Minister Imran Khan said Saturday that his party has decided to resign from several regional legislatures in the latest twist in months of political turmoil in the country.
• Kazakh Police Cut Short Unauthorized Rally in Astana With Some 300 Participants Sputnik 26 Nov 2022 -- Kazakh police have cut short an unauthorized rally in the capital city of Astana, which was attended by around 300 people, Kazakhstan's Interior Ministry said on Saturday.
• Tokayev Sworn In as Kazakh President Sputnik 26 Nov 2022 -- Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, who won the recent snap presidential election in Kazakhstan, took the oath to the people of the country and assumed the post of head of state on Saturday, a Sputnik correspondent reported.
• Coup Attempt Foiled in Central African Nation Sao Tome Sputnik 26 Nov 2022 -- The most recent attempted military coup in Sao Tome occurred in 2003. The leaders of the coup against President Fradique de Menezes justified their actions by claiming that the officials in power were incapable of dealing with a pandemic of poverty.
• Malaria cases on the rise along Thai-Burma border, health officials say Radio Free Asia 26 Nov 2022 -- Malaria rates are spiking along the Thai-Burma border, health officials in the area say, as people flee fighting in Myanmar that has forced them to live exposed to the elements, increasing their chances of getting bitten by malaria-infected mosquitoes.
• President of Peru Appoints New Prime Minister Sputnik 26 Nov 2022 -- Peruvian President Pedro Castillo has appointed the fifth prime minister since taking office, his press service informs.