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• PLA conducts real combat drill along China-Myanmar border, 'a necessary act to deal with emergencies, potential escalation:' experts Global Times 25 Nov 2023 -- The Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Southern Theater Command announced on Saturday that it will conduct a series of real combat training and drills along the Chinese side of the China-Myanmar border, which is aimed to test the rapid maneuverability, border sealing and firepower capabilities of locally positioned troops.
• Chinese Army Spokesman Announces Military Drills on Myanmar Border Sputnik 25 Nov 2023 -- The Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) on Saturday launched military drills on the Chinese side of the China-Myanmar border, Tian Junli, the spokesperson for the Southern Theater Command of the PLA, has said.
• Navy chief: Iran to stage two joint naval drills in Sea of Oman soon Press TV 25 Nov 2023 -- A high-ranking Iranian military commander says the Islamic Republic of Iran Navy plans to hold two joint naval exercises with foreign military forces in the northern tip of the Indian Ocean within the next few months.
• IRGC Navy develops new homegrown air-launched cruise missiles Press TV 25 Nov 2023 -- The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Navy has developed and manufactured two air-launched cruise missiles intended to target and destroy hostile drones and guided missiles, says Rear Admiral Alireza Tangsiri.
• Readout of President Biden's Call with Amir Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al-Thani of Qatar The White House 25 Nov 2023

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• Press Briefing by IDF Spokesperson Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari November 25th, 22:00 Israel Defense Forces 25 Nov 2023
• Daily Recap: War Against Hamas November 25th, 2023 - Day 50 Israel Defense Forces 25 Nov 2023
• PM Netanyahu and Defense Minister Yoav Gallant to Monitor the Operation from the Kirya in Tel Aviv Israel - Prime Minister 25 Nov 2023
• Prime Minister's Office announcement Israel - Prime Minister 25 Nov 2023
• Prime Minister's Office announcement Israel - Prime Minister 25 Nov 2023
• Statement by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Israel - Prime Minister 25 Nov 2023
• Prime Minister's Office announcement Israel - Prime Minister 25 Nov 2023
• Israel, Hamas Exchange Second Set of Hostages, Prisoners VOA 25 Nov 2023 -- Hamas released 17 hostages late Saturday, 13 Israelis and four Thais. A short time later, early Sunday, Israel freed 39 Palestinian prisoners on the second day of a four-day truce.
• 17 Hostages Freed by Hamas Return to Israel VOA 25 Nov 2023 -- Seventeen hostages were released by Hamas late Saturday and returned to Israel where they were taken to hospitals for observation and reunited with their families, the Israeli military said.
• Two Palestinians shot dead by Israeli forces in Jenin IRNA 25 Nov 2023 -- At least two Palestinians have been killed in yet another attack by the Israeli regime's forces in the city of Jenin in the northern occupied West Bank.
• 39 more Palestinian prisoners released after Hamas frees 13 Israeli captives, 4 foreigners Press TV 25 Nov 2023 -- The Israeli regime has released a second batch of 39 Palestinian prisoners under a swap deal with the Palestinian resistance movement Hamas as a temporary ceasefire continues across the besieged Gaza Strip following nearly seven weeks of Israeli attacks.
• 1st batch of Israeli hostages, Palestinian prisoners freed as Gaza truce begins People's Daily 25 Nov 2023 -- As a cease-fire with Israel entered into force, Hamas on Friday released 24 hostages, including 13 Israelis, while buses carrying 39 Palestinian prisoners departed at night from Israeli Ofer prison.
• Palestinians return to Northern Gaza in challenge to Israel ISNA 25 Nov 2023 -- Tens of thousands of Palestinians have been since the morning, the time when the ceasefire deal went into effect, returning to the northern Gaza Strip from the south, Israeli media reported on Friday.
• Joyous Palestine welcome prisoners freed from Israeli prisons ISNA 25 Nov 2023 -- The Al-Qassam Brigades and the Palestinian Resistance factions in Gaza have freed 39 female and underage male prisoners from Israeli occupation prisons, as part of the first batch of the truce agreement and the prisoner exchange deal, which began today and will continue for four days.
• 150 aid trucks entered Gaza on first day of 4-day truce ISNA 25 Nov 2023 -- Tens of thousands of Palestinians have been since the morning, the time when the ceasefire deal went into effect, returning to the northern Gaza Strip from the south, Israeli media reported on Friday.
• UN confirms more aid entering Gaza as humanitarian pause holds UN News 25 Nov 2023 -- Sixty-one trucks hauled aid to northern Gaza on Saturday - the largest number since 7 October, according to the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs.
• More aid delivered into Gaza on second day of humanitarian pause UNOCHA 25 Nov 2023 -- The Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs confirms that 61 trucks of aid were delivered to northern Gaza today, the largest number since 7 October. They included food, water and emergency medical supplies. Eleven ambulances, 3 coaches and a flatbed were delivered to Al Shifa hospital to assist with evacuations.
• UNRWA Situation Report #38 on the situation in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, including East Jerusalem (All information is valid as of 23 and 24 November 2023 at 22:30 local time) UNRWA 25 Nov 2023
• WHO voices concern about al-Shifa chief arrested by Israel Press TV 25 Nov 2023 -- The World Health Organization (WHO) has voiced concern about the fate of the director of al-Shifa Hospital in the Gaza Strip who was detained by Israeli military along with several other senior doctors this week.
• Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III's Call With Israeli Minister of Defense Yoav Gallant DoD 25 Nov 2023
• Iran calls for stronger measures by Muslim countries to support Palestinians Press TV 25 Nov 2023 -- Iran's Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian says Muslim countries must take more powerful steps to support the Palestinian people in the face of the Israeli regime's atrocities.
• Iran confirms mediating release of Thai nationals held by Hamas IRNA 25 Nov 2023 -- Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Nasser Kanaani has confirmed reports that the Islamic Republic has mediated efforts for the release of Thai nationals held by the Hamas resistance movement in the Gaza Strip.
• World amazed by Palestinians' power: IRGC commander IRNA 25 Nov 2023 -- Deputy Commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Brigadier General Ali Fadavi said tat stones were the only weapon of the Palestinians in the past, but today they are equipped with tools and power that have astonished all the powers of the world.
• Iran says 'mediated' release of Thai captives held in Gaza Press TV 25 Nov 2023 -- Iran says it mediated the release on Friday of 10 Thai captives held by the Palestinian resistance movements in the Gaza Strip upon a request by Thailand's officials.
• Erdogan blasts Israeli war crimes as Turkish lawyers refer evidence to ICC Press TV 25 Nov 2023 -- Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has reiterated that Israel has been committing war crimes in the Gaza Strip, as a group of legal experts submitted war crimes evidence to the International Criminal Court (ICC).
• Most Russian Nationals Seeking Evacuation From Gaza Strip Already Left - Moscow Sputnik 25 Nov 2023 -- A four-day ceasefire between Israel and Hamas started on Friday morning. The deal involves a temporary cessation of hostilities and the release of 50 Israeli hostages in exchange for 150 Palestinian prisoners, as well a daily supply of humanitarian aid and fuel to the Gaza Strip.
• Hamas says release of second batch of captives delayed due to Israeli violation of truce deal IRNA 25 Nov 2023 -- The military wing of Palestine's Hamas Resistance Movement has postponed the release of a second group of captives under a temporary truce agreement with the Israeli regime.
• Hamas hails Iran's role in Gaza ceasefire IRNA 25 Nov 2023 -- Ahmed Abdel-Hadi, Hamas representative in Lebanon, has praised Iran's role in the establishment of a four-day ceasefire between the Palestinian resistance and the Zionist regime.
• Zionist regime could not achieve its goals: Hamas IRNA 25 Nov 2023 -- The head of the diaspora affairs office of the Palestinian Resistance Movement (Hamas) has said that the Zionist regime of Israel was unable to reach its goals.
• Haniyeh, Amir-Abdollahian Strategize for Victory: Defiance, Diplomacy, and the Ceasefire ISNA 25 Nov 2023 -- The meeting focused on the latest political and field developments, particularly the temporary truce that came into effect on Friday.
• Hamas delays release of captives over Israel's violation of ceasefire Press TV 25 Nov 2023 -- The Palestinian resistance movement Hamas says it has decided to delay the release of a second batch of Israeli captives under a ceasefire in Gaza over Israel's lack of commitment to the agreement which came into effect on Friday.
• Hamas hails Iran's 'great diplomatic efforts' for Gaza ceasefire Press TV 25 Nov 2023 -- The Palestinian resistance movement Hamas has hailed Iran's major contribution to diplomatic efforts that led to a ceasefire agreement in the Gaza Strip between the group and the Israeli regime.
• Israel failed to achieve goals in Gaza war: Hamas official Press TV 25 Nov 2023 -- The Palestinian resistance movement Hamas says the resistance and its military leaders are in "good condition" after 48 days of Israeli onslaught against the Gaza Strip, stressing that the occupying regime was unable to achieve any of its goals.
• Hezbollah: Zionist regime forced to accept truce IRNA 25 Nov 2023 -- Deputy Chief of Lebanon's Hezbollah Resistance Movement, Sheikh Naeem Qasim has stressed the fact that the Zionist regime has been forced to accept the ceasefire.
• Israel attacks UN peacekeepers' patrol in southern Lebanon IRNA 25 Nov 2023 -- The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) has announced that the Israeli army has struck one of its patrols in southern Lebanon.
• Yemen says decision to block Zionist access to Red Sea is still in place IRNA 25 Nov 2023 -- Jalal al-Rowaishan, the deputy prime minister in Yemen's National Salvation Government, says Yemen's decision to block Zionist access to Red Sea is still in place.

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• Australia and Philippines Launch Joint Naval Patrols in South China Sea Sputnik 25 Nov 2023 -- The patrols involving vessels from both navies are expected to be conducted from November 25 through 27.
• Joint Statement by UN Resident Coordinator and Humanitarian Coordinator for Syria, Adam Abdelmoula, and Regional Humanitarian Coordinator for the Syria Crisis, Muhannad Hadi, on the 16 Days of Activism Campaign UNOCHA 25 Nov 2023 -- Today is the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women. Every year, this day also kicks off the global 16 Days of Activism campaign against gender-based violence (GBV).
• Indonesia prevents Myanmar's Muslim refugee boats from reaching shore Press TV 25 Nov 2023 -- Indonesian police and fisherman have started patrolling parts of the country's westernmost province to prevent boats of Myanmar's Muslim refugees from reaching the shore.

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• Gazprom's 'Power of Siberia' Gas Pipeline Hits Historic Record Sputnik 25 Nov 2023 -- 'Power of Siberia' is an ambitious bilateral project that is part of the eastern gas route from Siberia to China. In the three years since its launch, it has already surpassed early supply assessments, climbing up to a new record in November.
• Putin Proposes Dialogue on Using Russia's AI Know-How Within BRICS Sputnik 25 Nov 2023 -- President Vladimir Putin has proposed initiating discussions on the use of Russian expertise in the field of artificial intelligence (AI) within the BRICS framework next year.
• Chinese, South Korean, Japanese Foreign Ministers to Meet VOA 25 Nov 2023 -- The foreign ministers of South Korea, China and Japan are set to meet in Busan, South Korea, on Sunday, the first trilateral foreign ministerial meeting since August 2019.
• COVID-19 vaccine uptake lower than expected: U.S. CDC People's Daily 25 Nov 2023 -- COVID-19 vaccine uptake in the United States is lower than expected, with only 14 percent of U.S. adults had gotten an updated COVID-19 vaccine through Nov. 4, according to the latest information of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
• In China, Spirit of White Paper Protests Still Inspires VOA 25 Nov 2023 -- On Nov. 24, 2022, a fire in a high-rise residential building in Urumqi killed at least 10 people and injured nine, sparking local protests that quickly spread across China's cities, where people had been chafing for three years under Beijing's draconian zero-COVID policy.
• Current respiratory cases caused by known infectious agents: China's top health authority Global Times 25 Nov 2023 -- The respiratory cases that are currently being reported by the country's monitoring and hospital systems were caused by already known infectious agents, China's National Health Commission (NHC) said on Friday, after the World Health Organization (WHO) expressed concern over the country's increasing respiratory illnesses and reported clusters of pneumonia in children.
• China tells ROK, Britain to stop making irresponsible comments on issues concerning China's core interests People's Daily 25 Nov 2023 -- China on Friday urged the Republic of Korea (ROK) and Britain to stop making irresponsible comments on issues bearing on China's core and major concerns.
• China releases document on vision, actions for Belt and Road cooperation in next decade People's Daily 25 Nov 2023 -- China on Friday published a document titled "Vision and Actions for High-Quality Belt and Road Cooperation: Brighter Prospects for the Next Decade."
• Report maps out development of BRI People's Daily 25 Nov 2023 -- China will take more steps, such as advancing cooperation in new fields of green and digital development, to promote high-quality Belt and Road cooperation in the next decade, as it seeks to create an open, inclusive and interconnected world for common development, according to a new report.
• Parties weigh effect of KMT-TPP joint ticket failure on legislative elections CNA 25 Nov 2023 -- Taiwan's political parties are weighing the possible effects on legislative elections of a failure by the opposition Kuomintang (KMT) and Taiwan People's Party (TPP) to strike a deal for a joint presidential ticket.
• Mainland hopes result of 2024 Taiwan leadership election to help restore cross-Strait relations People's Daily 25 Nov 2023 -- A Chinese mainland spokesperson on Friday expressed the hope that the result of the Taiwan leadership election in 2024 would be conducive to cross-Strait peace and stability, and that it would help bring relations back onto the right track of peaceful development.
• PLA activities in the waters and airspace around Taiwan Nov. 25, 2023 ROC MND 25 Nov 2023
• North Korea's Kim inspects new photos of 'major target areas' taken by spy satellite Press TV 25 Nov 2023 -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has inspected new photos of "major target areas" taken by Pyongyang's spy satellite, the state media says.
• Respected Comrade Kim Jong Un Visits Pyongyang General Control Center of NATA to Learn About Operational Preparation of Reconnaissance Satellite KCNA 25 Nov 2023 -- Kim Jong Un , general secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) and president of the State Affairs of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), visited the Pyongyang General Control Center of the National Aerospace Technology Administration (NATA) on November 24 to learn about the operational preparation of the reconnaissance satellite and watched the aerospace photos of Friday.
• Foreign ministers wield new brooms in Cambodia and Thailand Radio Free Asia 25 Nov 2023 -- Shortly after being appointed Thailand's new foreign minister in early September, Parnpree Bahiddha-Nukara made a telling remark: "We want the Thai people to feel that the foreign ministry is contributing to their lives."
• Skopje Says Blinken To Attend OSCE Summit That May Include Lavrov RFE/RL 25 Nov 2023 -- SKOPJE -- U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is slated to attend the OSCE ministerial summit in Skopje on November 30-December 1, North Macedonia's foreign minister said, an event that could also include the presence of Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov.