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• Statement by Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III on Sudan DoD 23 Apr 2023
• U.S. Forces Evacuate Americans From Khartoum Embassy DoD News 23 Apr 2023 -- U.S. forces evacuated just under 100 American staff of the U.S. Embassy in Khartoum, Sudan yesterday, U.S. government officials said.
• Biden Confirms US Forces Evacuated Embassy Personnel From Sudanese Capital Sputnik 23 Apr 2023 -- US President Joe Biden has confirmed that he had ordered US military forces to evacuate US government personnel from the American Embassy in Sudan's capital of Khartoum amid violent clashes between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF).
• Letter to the Speaker of the House and President pro tempore of the Senate consistent with the War Powers Resolution (Public Law 93-148) The White House 23 Apr 2023
• US Embassy Staff Evacuated from Sudan VOA 23 Apr 2023 -- The United States evacuated its diplomats and their families from the U.S. Embassy in Khartoum early Sunday and has temporarily suspended embassy operations, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said in a statement late Saturday in Washington.

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• Reassure and Deter: George H.W. Bush Carrier Strike Group Completes Historic Deployment US Navy Press Release 23 Apr 2023 -- The George H.W. Bush Carrier Strike Group (CSG) - comprised of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77), Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 7, Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 26, the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Leyte Gulf (CG 55), and the Information Warfare Commander - returned to Norfolk, April 23.
• USS Nimitz Records 350,000th Arrested Landing US Navy 23 Apr 2023 -- USS Nimitz (CVN 68), the oldest-serving U.S commissioned aircraft carrier in the world, successfully completed its 350,000th arrested aircraft landing while sailing in the South China Sea, a milestone nearly 48 years in the making.
• U.S. Navy, JMSDF Conduct Training Torpedo Exercise in Japanese Waters US Navy 23 Apr 2023 -- Aircrews from the "Saberhawks" of Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 77 conducted anti-submarine warfare (ASW) torpedo training in Sagami Bay, April 13.
• Romania Should Continue Boosting Military Interoperability With NATO Sputnik 23 Apr 2023 -- The process of increasing the interoperability of Romania's land forces with their NATO counterparts should continue, as it is necessitated by current security challenges, Romanian President Klaus Iohannis said on Sunday.
• Ukraine Disassembling Many Fighter Jets Provided by Slovakia, Poland Sputnik 23 Apr 2023 -- A large part of the MiG-29 fighter jets that Poland and Slovakia recently handed over to Ukraine are not in flyable condition and can be of use only if disassembled for spare parts, a British weekly newspaper reported on Sunday.
• PLA Navy's 3rd aircraft carrier Fujian holds propulsion tests; more Chinese carriers to be built Global Times 23 Apr 2023 -- In addition to opening many naval bases along China's coastal regions to the public, China celebrated the 74th founding anniversary of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy on Sunday by releasing updates on its major naval development programs, including the trial progress of its third aircraft carrier, a plan to build more carriers and develop more new-type warplanes, as well as the commissioning of a 10,000 ton-class large destroyer.
• Iran military program deterrence not against other states: FM spokesman IRNA 23 Apr 2023 -- Iran's Foreign Ministry Spokesman Nasser Kanaani has said that the country's military program is merely for defense and deterrence not to be used against any state, which is not thinking of conducting aggression against the Islamic Republic.
• IRGC a powerful entity protecting Iran's Islamic Republic: FM spox IRNA 23 Apr 2023 -- Iran's Foreign Ministry Spokesman Nasser Kanaani posted a tweet on Saturday on the anniversary of the establishment of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC), praising the force for its great role in defending the country and its national security.
• Enemies enraged by IRGC's full support for Iranian nation, Islamic Republic: Tehran Press TV 23 Apr 2023 -- The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) serves as a "powerful arm" that guards the Islamic Republic and its national interests while infuriating the sworn enemies, says Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesman.

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• Taliban Reject Leaked US Assessment IS Using Afghanistan as Terror Base VOA 23 Apr 2023 -- Afghanistan's Taliban have pushed back against a leaked American military assessment claiming the Islamic State is using the country to plan and coordinate international terrorist attacks against the United States and its allies.
• Turkish troops kill 21 "terrorists" in Syria, Iraq: defense minister People's Daily 23 Apr 2023 -- A total of 21 "terrorists" were killed by Turkish troops over the past four days in northern Syria and Iraq, Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar said on Saturday.
• Canada temporarily suspends operations in Sudan Canada 23 Apr 2023
• China makes every effort to protect lives of compatriots in Sudan: FM Global Times 23 Apr 2023 -- China attaches great importance to the safety of Chinese nationals and institutions in Sudan and will continue to do its best to protect the lives of more than 1,500 Chinese compatriots in Sudan, said Wu Xi, director-general of the Department of Consular Affairs of the Foreign Ministry, who on Sunday reaffirmed the important directive to safeguard the rights and interests of Chinese nationals as conflicts continue to escalate in capital Khartoum.
• Sudan: Norwegian diplomats in safety Government of Norway 23 Apr 2023 -- The three Norwegian diplomats who were posted to Sudan have now been evacuated. 'I am pleased and relieved that our three Norwegian diplomats are now safe after being caught in the fighting in Khartoum for a week,' said Minister of Foreign Affairs Anniken Huitfeldt.
• Situation in Sudan India MEA 23 Apr 2023 -- Government of India is making all out efforts to ensure safety and security of Indians stranded in Sudan.
• US evacuates embassy staff from Sudan; thousands of private citizens left behind Press TV 23 Apr 2023 -- The United States has evacuated its embassy staff and their families from the Sudanese capital, Khartoum, as fighting between the country's army and its rival paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) continues unabated.
• WFP: More refugees to flee Sudan as fighting intensifies between warring sides Press TV 23 Apr 2023 -- The World Food Program (WFP) has warned that more refugees will flee Sudan into neighboring Chad amid ongoing fighting between the country's army and its rival paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF).
• Countries Evacuating Nationals, Diplomats From Sudan Sputnik 23 Apr 2023 -- A number of countries launched operations to evacuate their citizens and diplomatic corps from Sudan on Sunday as the local parties to conflict committed to a three-day religious ceasefire.
• Nearly All Russians Evacuated From Khartoum Conflict Zone to Russian Embassy Sputnik 23 Apr 2023 -- Almost all Russians who had been in the conflict areas in Sudan's capital of Khartoum have now been evacuated to the Russian Embassy, Russian Ambassador to Sudan Andrey Chernovol told Sputnik.
• UK government statement on Sudan UK FCDO 23 Apr 2023 -- The UK government has issued a statement on Sudan following a military operation to evacuated British embassy staff from Khartoum
• First Somalis Who Fled Khartoum Arrive in Ethiopia VOA 23 Apr 2023 -- The first group of Somali nationals who fled the conflict in the Sudanese capital, Khartoum have arrived in Ethiopia, Somali officials said.
• India arrests Sikh separatist after month-long hunt Press TV 23 Apr 2023 -- The Indian police have arrested Sikh separatist leader, Amritpal Singh, who resurrected the idea of an independent Sikh homeland.
• Sikh Separatist Leader Arrested in India After Weeks on the Run VOA 23 Apr 2023 -- A Sikh separatist leader accused of reviving a movement for a Sikh homeland was arrested in the north Indian state of Punjab Sunday after being on the run for weeks, authorities said.
• Pakistan Pashtuns Have Doubts About New Military Offensive Against Islamist Radicals VOA 23 Apr 2023 -- Pakistan is bracing for a new military offensive that is expected to target militants in the northwest as ethnic Pashtuns in the area say they are still looking for accountability for the army's last offensives in the region, in 2014 and 2017.
• Actions on the Lachin Corridor US Dept. of State 23 Apr 2023 -- The United States is deeply concerned that Azerbaijan's establishment of a checkpoint on the Lachin corridor undermines efforts to establish confidence in the peace process.
• New Azerbaijani-Armenian Tensions Flare Around Nagorno-Karabakh RFE/RL 23 Apr 2023 -- Azerbaijan and Armenia exchanged accusations on April 23 over alleged military supplies and the appearance of checkpoints in a sensitive region around the Caucasus foes' shared border.
• Tensions rise in Karabakh after Azerbaijan's forces set up checkpoint on key land route to enclave Press TV 23 Apr 2023 -- Azerbaijan has set up a checkpoint on the only land route connecting Armenia to the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region in a controversial move that contravenes a standing agreement, which specifies that the region must be under Russian control.
• Hamas, Islamic Jihad warn Israel of 'unprecedented response' to any assassination plan Press TV 23 Apr 2023 -- The Gaza-based resistance movements of Hamas and Islamic Jihad have hit back at the reported activation of the Israeli regime's assassination policy against Palestinian officials, saying such threats will not intimidate or prevent them from defending the nation.
• Amid Boycott, Turnout Meager In Local Elections In Serbian Strongholds Of Northern Kosovo RFE/RL 23 Apr 2023 -- Polls have closed following a paltry turnout in extraordinary local elections in four municipalities in northern Kosovo with ethnic Serb majorities where local mayors resigned in November 2022 to protest a cross-border dispute over vehicle registrations.
• Polling Places Empty in Northern Kosovo as Ethnic Serbs Boycott Local Elections - Reports Sputnik 23 Apr 2023 -- Local elections in four municipalities in Kosovo's north on Sunday see particularly low turnout as the region's predominantly ethnic Serb population is boycotting the vote as called for by the Serb List party, media reported.

News Reports

• Moscow warns it will scrap grain deal if G7 'idiots' ban exports to Russia Press TV 23 Apr 2023 -- A senior Russian official has warned that Moscow would terminate an UN-brokered deal reached to facilitate grain deliveries from Ukraine's Black Sea if the Group of Seven (G7) countries moved to ban exports to Russia.
• Moscow Vows Retaliation After Claiming U.S. Denies Russian Journalists Visas For Lavrov UN Visit RFE/RL 23 Apr 2023 -- Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has expressed anger after he claimed the United States had not issued visas to journalists seeking to accompany him to the United Nations, with Russian officials vowing to retaliate against U.S. journalists in Russia.
• Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's comment on the non-issuance of US visas to Russian journalists to visit the UN headquarters during the Russian Federation's chairmanship at the UN Security Council Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 23 Apr 2023
• Wealthy desert Hong Kong for Singapore, elsewhere amid political uncertainty Radio Free Asia 23 Apr 2023 -- The number of high net worth individuals in Hong Kong has fallen by nearly 30% in recent years, as the city's ranking as a destination for the wealthy drops several places amid an ongoing erosion of the city's promised freedoms under Chinese rule.
• China-Russia energy deals now settled in yuan, ruble: official Global Times 23 Apr 2023 -- Energy trading between China and Russia has been settled in both the yuan and the ruble, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak said in interview with Russian media over the weekend, according to a report by China's state broadcaster CCTV.
• Taiwan, China can coexist as brothers: DPP presidential nominee CNA 23 Apr 2023 -- Taiwan and China can coexist as brothers and thrive together across the Taiwan Strait, Vice President Lai Ching-te (賴清德), who will represent the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) in the 2024 presidential election, said Sunday.
• French Senate vice president to visit Taiwan next week CNA 23 Apr 2023 -- French Senate Vice President Alain Richard will lead a parliamentary delegation on a visit to Taiwan next week, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) announced Sunday.
• Top EU diplomat calls for European navy patrols in Taiwan Strait amid tensions Press TV 23 Apr 2023 -- The European Union's foreign policy chief has called for maritime patrols along the Taiwan Strait in a sharp contrast to France's announcement that it is opposed to the EU being caught up in the escalation of tensions between China and the United States.
• China lodges complaint with South Korea over Taiwan remarks Press TV 23 Apr 2023 -- China has lodged a complaint with South Korea over "erroneous" remarks made by the country's president about Chinese Taipei (Taiwan).
• EU Foreign Policy Chief Urges European Navies to Patrol Taiwan Strait Amid Tensions Sputnik 23 Apr 2023 -- Borrell earlier dubbed Taiwan part of the EU's "geostrategic belt" to maintain peace, adding that the island is also of importance to the bloc "in economic terms."
• Call of top EU diplomat for European navies to patrol the Taiwan Straits 'very dangerous' Global Times 23 Apr 2023 -- The latest remarks by the EU's top diplomat Josep Borrell, who called for European navies to patrol the Taiwan Straits, caused huge controversy on Sunday as some Chinese observers said the comments are "extremely dangerous" and signal "a retrogression" of the EU's stance on the Taiwan question following the recent G7 meeting during which the US tried to pressure its allies to take a tougher position on the matter.
• Philippines raises concerns with China about spiraling Taiwan tensions Radio Free Asia 23 Apr 2023 -- The Philippines on Saturday raised concerns with China about soaring tensions related to neighbor Taiwan when the two countries' top diplomats met in Manila.
• PLA activities in the waters and airspace around Taiwan April 23, 2023 ROC MND 23 Apr 2023
• Blindly following US is bound to restrict S.Korea's room for diplomatic work, experts warn Global Times 23 Apr 2023 -- With controversy over South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol's Taiwan-related remarks continuing ahead of a US visit he is scheduled to make from April 24-29, Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Sun Weidong made solemn representations to South Korean Ambassador to China Chung Jae-ho over Yoon's erroneous remarks, the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced on Sunday.
• Iran's New Hijab Surveillance System Met with Internal Defiance, Derision VOA 23 Apr 2023 -- Iran's new domestic surveillance program for enforcing its mandatory hijab law is having a shaky start, with many women appearing to ignore it, lawyers sharply criticizing it and activists observed to be plotting to subvert it.
• India, Russia to Strengthen Trade Ties VOA 23 Apr 2023 -- A 50-member Indian business delegation starts a four-day visit to Russia Monday as both countries seek to deepen economic ties that have grown in the aftermath of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
• Foreign Minister's Phone Call with His Highness Prince Faisal bin Farhan, Foreign Minister of Kingdom of Saudi Arabia on Eid-ul-Fitr Pakistan Ministry of Foreign Affairs 23 Apr 2023 -- Foreign Minister held a telephonic call with His Highness Prince Faisal bin Farhan, Foreign Minister of Kingdom of Saudi Arabia today.
• PM call with President Sisi of Egypt: 23 April 2023 Gov.UK 23 Apr 2023
• The Humanitarian Coordinator in Haiti alerts on the crisis raging in Cite Soleil UNOCHA 23 Apr 2023 -- The security and humanitarian situation in many areas of Cité Soleil, with a population of several hundred thousand, has reached alarming levels.