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• Feb. 27 Red Sea Update CENTCOM 27 Feb 2024 -- On Feb. 27, between the hours of 9:50p.m. and 10:55 p.m. (Sanaa time), U.S. aircraft and a coalition warship shot down five Iranian-backed Houthi one-way attack (OWA) unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) in the Red Sea.
• DOD Takes Steps to Restore Stability in Red Sea Area DoD News 27 Feb 2024 -- While the Defense Department supports the overall aim of de-escalating tensions and restoring stability in the Red Sea, it will not hesitate to defend civilians and protect the free flow of commerce in one of the world's most critical waterways, said the deputy assistant secretary of defense for Middle East policy.
• US, UK warplanes launch new attacks on Yemen IRNA 27 Feb 2024 -- American and British forces have conducted fresh aerial attacks on Yemen in yet another breach of international law and the UN charter.
• Statement of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Houthi attacks and shipping in the Red Sea Poland - Ministry of Foreign Affairs 27 Feb 2024 -- Poland condemns continued, attacks originating from Houthi-controlled territories in Yemen against commercial and naval vessels transiting the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden.
• U.S.-led airstrikes hit Yemen's port city: Houthi TV People's Daily 27 Feb 2024 -- The U.S.-British coalition launched five airstrikes on Yemen's port city Hodeidah on Monday, the Houthi-run al-Masirah TV reported.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Pentagon Press Secretary Air Force Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder Holds a Press Briefing DoD 27 Feb 2024
• DOD Continues Work With Congress to Get Appropriation DoD News 27 Feb 2024 -- The Defense Department has operated under a continuing resolution for nearly 150 days. On March 9, the continuing resolution now funding the department will expire, opening the possibility of a partial or full government shutdown.
• T-7 Red Hawk endures extreme temps during climate tests US Air Force 27 Feb 2024 -- A T-7A Red Hawk, the Air Force's new trainer aircraft, completed a month-long trial of extreme weather inside the McKinley Climatic Laboratory, Feb. 23.
• MV Cape Horn Offload Sets Stage for Cobra Gold 24 US Navy 27 Feb 2024 -- Military Sealift Command (MSC) chartered ship MV Cape Horn (T-AKR 5068) continued its voyage through the Pacific and arrived at Sattahip, Thailand, to offload equipment in support of exercise Cobra Gold 2024 (CG24), Feb. 17-22.
• Japanese Special Boat Unit, U.S. Naval Special Warfare Unit Conduct Joint Training Exercise US Navy 27 Feb 2024 -- A West Coast-based U.S. Naval Special Warfare unit integrated with a Japanese Maritime Self Defense Force (JMSDF) Special Boat Unit (SBU) to conduct joint training on navigation, communications, radar, and more from Feb. 15-17, 2024 at Naval Base White Beach in Okinawa, Japan.
• Sweden's accession intensifies Russia-NATO tensions Global Times 27 Feb 2024 -- Sweden has eventually cleared the path to join NATO, and following Finland, the Nordic country's accession to the US-led military alliance means that the boundary of military standoff between Russia and NATO in Europe has expanded to Arctic region, making the security situation of Europe more complicated and unstable, said analysts.
• Statement from the Minister of Foreign Affairs Espen Barth Eide on Sweden's NATO membership Government of Norway 27 Feb 2024
• Sweden set to join US-led NATO as Hungary approves bid Press TV 27 Feb 2024 -- Hungary's parliament has approved Sweden's bid to join North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), clearing the last obstacle before the Nordic country becomes a member of the US-led Western military alliance.
• Czechia to host informal meeting of NATO foreign ministers in May NATO 27 Feb 2024 -- Czechia will host the next informal meeting of NATO Ministers of Foreign Affairs, which will take place in Prague on 30-31 May 2024.
• Hungarian parliament approves Sweden's NATO bid People's Daily 27 Feb 2024 -- Hungary's lawmakers on Monday approved a bill on Sweden's bid to join the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO).
• Greetings to the military personnel and veterans of the Special Operations Forces President of Russia 27 Feb 2024
• Opening statement by Minister of Defence of the Russian Federation General of the Army Sergei Shoigu at Defence Ministry Board Session Russia MoD 27 Feb 2024
• Russia Warns Of Direct Conflict With NATO If Troops From Alliance Members Fight In Ukraine RFE/RL 27 Feb 2024 -- The Kremlin has warned Kyiv's European allies that sending troops to fight in Ukraine would lead to the "inevitability" of war between Russia and NATO after France said that, despite a current lack of consensus, "nothing," including sending Western forces to fight on the Ukrainians' side, should be ruled out in terms of preventing a Russian victory in Ukraine.
• Russia: Conflict with Europe 'inevitable' if NATO deploys troops in Ukraine Press TV 27 Feb 2024 -- Russia has warned NATO's European member states of a potential conflict if the West realizes a debated plan of deploying troops to Ukraine.
• Macron Denies Zelensky's Remarks About Negotiations on Supply of Mirage Jets to Ukraine Sputnik 27 Feb 2024 -- Paris is not discussing with Kiev the possible supply of French-made Mirage fighter jets, but is studying how useful they could be for Ukraine, French President Emmanuel Macron said on Tuesday.
• The Netherlands Pledges Over $100Mln to Provide Ukraine With Artillery Shells Sputnik 27 Feb 2024 -- The Netherlands will allocate more than 100 million euros ($108.5 million) to the Czech initiative to purchase artillery shells for Ukraine, Prime Minister Mark Rutte said on Tuesday.
• Ukraine Set to Lose More Territory in 1-2 Months Without US Support - White House Sputnik 27 Feb 2024 -- Ukraine is on track to lose additional territories in the coming months due to a lack of military support from the US, White House National Security Communications adviser John Kirby said on Tuesday.
• The Foreign Minister: We must stand with Ukraine until the aggressor is driven out Latvia MFA 27 Feb 2024 -- On 27 February 2024, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Latvia, Krišjānis Kariņš, delivered a statement at the UN Human Rights Council, underscoring in particular the disruptive influence of Russia's war of aggression on human rights.
• Comment by Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna on reports about the formation of a new coalition to assist Ukraine Estonia MFA 27 Feb 2024
• The President in Paris: Urgent Western military support for Ukraine is now more important than ever President of the Republic of Lithuania 27 Feb 2024 -- Monday evening, at the invitation of the President of France, President Gitanas Nausėda participated in an international conference of European leaders in Paris at the invitation of the President of France to discuss ways of strengthening support for Ukraine.
• China's Sky Hawk stealth drone receives upgrades, to conduct outdoors tests Global Times 27 Feb 2024 -- China's Sky Hawk unmanned flying vehicle (UAV) is scheduled to conduct outdoors tests soon after some of its main parameters have been upgraded. Chinese experts said on Tuesday that the flying wing-configured drone is expected to play major roles in reconnaissance and attack missions.
• Taiwan's sub prototype towed to dry dock for final harbor acceptance tests CNA 27 Feb 2024 -- Taiwan's first domestically built submarine prototype was towed to a dry dock Tuesday where final harbor acceptance tests (HAT) are scheduled to be conducted.
• Sonar system, torpedo tubes of Taiwan's sub prototype revealed CNA 27 Feb 2024 -- The sonar system and torpedo tubes of Taiwan's first domestically built submarine prototype were seen in public for the first time late Monday when the ship was being moved to a dry dock to conduct final harbor acceptance tests (HAT).
• Germany - High-Frequency, Very-High Frequency, and Ultra-High Frequency Radios DSCA 27 Feb 2024 -- The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Germany of High-Frequency, Very-High Frequency, and Ultra-High Frequency Radios and related equipment for an estimated cost of $281 million. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency delivered the required certification notifying Congress of this possible sale today.
• Defence alliance and community built on shared values Germany - Federal Government 27 Feb 2024 -- NATO's strength comes from its cohesion. It has guaranteed Europe's security for more than 70 years and will continue to be vital to security in the future. What does NATO stand for? And how does the Federal Government contribute to the North Atlantic Alliance? A summary.
• Chief of the Defence Chatham House Security and Defence Conference 2024 keynote speech UK MOD 27 Feb 2024 -- Chief of the Defence Staff Admiral Sir Tony Radakin gave a keynote speech at Chatham House Security and Defence Conference on 27 February 2024.
• Minister for Defence Procurement speech at the International Military Helicopter Conference - 27 February 2024 UK MOD 27 Feb 2024 -- Minister for Defence Procurement's speech on the New Medium Helicopter at the International Military Helicopter Conference.
• Future UK military helicopter reaches next competition stage UK MOD 27 Feb 2024 -- The next stage of the New Medium Helicopter (NMH) Programme has been announced by the Minister for Defence Procurement, James Cartlidge, today.
• INDIAN ARMY STRENGTHENS BRIDGING CAPABILITY WITH 46-METER MODULAR BRIDGE India PIB 27 Feb 2024 -- Today, the Indian Army bolstered its bridging capability with the induction of the 46-meter Modular Bridge
• Readout of Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III's Call With Republic of Korea Minister of National Defense Shin Wonsik DoD 27 Feb 2024
• Defence Minister meets with French Chief of Defence Staff, Army General Thierry Burkhard Estonia MoD 27 Feb 2024 -- The Defence Minister met yesterday, ahead of Estonia's Independence Day parade, with the French Chief of Defence Staff, Army General Thierry Burkhard, to discuss defence cooperation between Estonia and France.
• Hungary to purchase four Gripen aircraft from Sweden Government Offices of Sweden 27 Feb 2024 -- On 23 February, Sweden and Hungary entered into an agreement under which Hungary will purchase four new Gripen aircraft from Sweden. The agreement was signed when Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson and Minister for Defence Pål Jonson visited Budapest.
• Secretary Blinken's Call with United Arab Emirates Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan US Dept. of State 27 Feb 2024
• Secretary Blinken's Call with Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud US Dept. of State 27 Feb 2024
• Secretary Blinken's Meeting with Kurdistan Regional Government Prime Minister Barzani US Dept. of State 27 Feb 2024
• Press Briefing by Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre and White House National Security Advisor John Kirby The White House 27 Feb 2024

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Ukraine Conflict News


• 27 February 2024 - Daily Press Briefing by the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General United Nations 27 Feb 2024

Operation Iron Swords / Operation Al-Aqsa Flood

• Chief of the General Staff Conducts Situational Assessment at the Northern Border Israel Defense Forces 27 Feb 2024
• IDF Spokesperson RDML Daniel Hagari Speaks at WZO Emergency Conference Israel Defense Forces 27 Feb 2024
• PM Netanyahu Responds to US President Joe Biden Israel - Prime Minister 27 Feb 2024
• Israel, Hamas, Qatar Play Down Biden Optimism on Possible Gaza Cease-Fire VOA 27 Feb 2024 -- Israel, Hamas and Qatari mediators on Tuesday all played down a suggestion by U.S. President Joe Biden that a new deal for a cease-fire and hostage release in the five-month Israel war with Hamas militants could be reached soon.
• 400 Palestinians to be swapped for 40 Israeli captives: Report IRNA 27 Feb 2024 -- Qatar's Al Jazeera network reported on Tuesday morning that the Zionist regime has agreed to release 400 Palestinian prisoners in exchange for 40 Israeli captives held by Palestinian resistance fighters in the Gaza Strip.
• In swap deal, Israel to free 400 Palestinians in return for 40 Gaza captives: Report Press TV 27 Feb 2024 -- A new report has published details of a prisoner swap deal between Israel and Hamas, under which the occupying regime will free 400 Palestinian abductees in exchange for the release of 40 held in captivity by the Gaza-based resistance group.
• Feb. 26: 'Axis of Resistance' operations against Israeli occupation Press TV 27 Feb 2024
• Palestinian fighters destroy Israel's Merkava tank in Gaza IRNA 27 Feb 2024 -- The Palestinian resistance fighters have confirmed destruction of an Israeli Merkava battle tank in south of Gaza.
• Palestinian fighters hit Israeli military positions in west of Gaza IRNA 27 Feb 2024 -- Palestinian resistance fighters have engaged in battle against the occupiers in Gaza and have targeted the Zionist regime's military bases with mortars, as reported by news sources.
• Israeli forces stop UN convoy, detain and strip-search paramedics Press TV 27 Feb 2024 -- Israeli regime forces in the Gaza Strip have stopped a UN ambulance convoy that was evacuating critically-ill patients from a hospital in the southern city of Khan Younes before detaining and strip-searching the paramedics in the convoy.
• UN: If No Cease-Fire, 'Widespread Famine' in Gaza Is Near Certain VOA 27 Feb 2024 -- Several United Nations humanitarian officials warned Tuesday that there is a high risk of conflict-induced famine in the Gaza Strip if the war does not stop soon.
• Security Council hears Gaza famine 'almost inevitable' unless aid is massively scaled up UN News 27 Feb 2024 -- Well over half a million Gazans are just a step away from famine, said senior UN humanitarians, briefing the Security Council Tuesday on food security in the stricken enclave. The deputy head of UN aid coordination told ambassadors that famine is "almost inevitable" unless aid can be scaled up immediately.
• UN Reports Medical Evacuation Convoy in Gaza Blocked by Israeli Forces VOA 27 Feb 2024 -- The U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs has accused Israeli forces of blocking a medical evacuation of hospital patients in Gaza, preventing them from reaching another medical facility in the Rafah area bordering Egypt for several hours Sunday.
• Gaza: Frustration mounts as UN convoy is blocked outside stricken hospital UN News 27 Feb 2024 -- UN relief agencies operating in war-torn Gaza voiced deep frustration on Tuesday over continuing aid access restrictions placed on them by the Israeli military, after ambulances carrying patients away from a stricken hospital at the weekend were stopped for several hours while health workers were searched and detained.
• Mr. Ramesh Rajasingham, Director of OCHA Coordination Division, on behalf of Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, Mr. Martin Griffiths - Update on Food Security Risks in Gaza, 27 February 2024 UNOCHA 27 Feb 2024 -- the highest share of people facing this level of food insecurity ever recorded worldwide.
• New incident with medical evacuation at Al Amal hospital marks unacceptable security conditions for humanitarian aid delivery UNOCHA 27 Feb 2024 -- On 25 February, the Palestine Red Crescent Society (PRCS) and the United Nations evacuated 24 patients from Al Amal hospital in Khan Younis, including one pregnant woman and one mother and newborn.
• War in Gaza looms at UNHRC session Global Times 27 Feb 2024 -- UN Secretary-General António Guterres, when addressing the 55th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council on Monday, warned that an all-out Israeli offensive on Rafah would spell the end for UN-led humanitarian relief to the people of Gaza, according to a report on the UN official website on Monday.
• UN says Israel 'systematically' blocking access to aid in Gaza Press TV 27 Feb 2024 -- The United Nations says Israeli forces are systematically blocking access to people in need in Gaza, complicating the task of delivering aid to the besieged Palestinian territory.
• Israeli ground assault on Rafah will deal death blow to UN aid ops in Gaza: Guterres Press TV 27 Feb 2024 -- The UN secretary-general says a potential Israeli ground assault against the city of Rafah in southern Gaza Strip, which is enduring a genocidal Israeli war, will deal a death blow to the world body's aid operations in the coastal sliver.
• Gaza/Israel: Statement by High Representative/Vice-President Josep Borrell at the EP debate on the developments in the conflict European External Action Service (EEAS) 27 Feb 2024 -- Speech delivered by Commissioner for Crisis Management, Janez Lenarčič on behalf of High Representative/Vice-President Josep Borrell
• The UK calls for an immediate pause in fighting, then progress towards a sustainable ceasefire. UK FCDO 27 Feb 2024 -- Statement by Ambassador Barbara Woodward at the UN Security Council meeting on food security risks in Gaza.
• Egypt warns of 'catastrophic repercussions' if Israel invades Rafah Press TV 27 Feb 2024 -- Egypt says any ground offensive by Israel's military forces on the last refuge of Palestinians in the southern Gaza Strip would have catastrophic repercussions.
• Venezuela: Israel, the perpetrator of Gaza genocide, must be punished Press TV 27 Feb 2024 -- Venezuela's Foreign Minister Yvan Gil says the international community needs to punish Israel for committing genocide against the Palestinians in the Gaza Strip.
• Palestinian gov't submits resignation to President Abbas: PM People's Daily 27 Feb 2024 -- Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh said Monday he submitted his government's resignation to President Mahmoud Abbas.
• Israel has yet to approve draft ceasefire deal with Hamas: Hamdan IRNA 27 Feb 2024 -- Senior Hamas official Osama Hamdan has underlined that a draft truce deal with the Israeli regime on prisoner swap has not been finalized in Paris negotiations yet.
• Hamas censures Biden's 'premature' words on Gaza ceasefire Press TV 27 Feb 2024 -- The Palestinian resistance movement Hamas has condemned US President Joe Biden's "premature" optimism that a ceasefire in Gaza is imminent.
• Analysts: Lebanon Bracing for More Deadly Conflict With Israel VOA 27 Feb 2024 -- Lebanon is bracing for more deadly conflict, analysts say, as Israel launches its deepest airstrikes inside the country in years.
• Hezbollah conducts missile attacks on Zionist spying airbase IRNA 27 Feb 2024 -- Lebanese Resistance Movement Hezbollah has targeted the Israeli "Meron" spying airbase in northern parts of the occupied Palestinian territories with a salvo of rockets from several launchers.
• Hezbollah fires over 100 missiles at Israeli targets in one day: Report IRNA 27 Feb 2024 -- A Zionist regime's media has reported that Hezbollah has fired at least 100 rockets from Lebanon against Israel over the past 24 hours.
• Hezbollah targets Israeli Miron base IRNA 27 Feb 2024 -- Lebanon's Hezbollah has targeted the Zionist regime's Miron strategic base with missiles.
• Another Hezbollah member killed in Israeli attack IRNA 27 Feb 2024 -- The Lebanese Hezbollah resistance movement has confirmed the martyrdom of one more of its members in an Israeli attack on southern Lebanon on Monday night.
• Hezbollah targets Israel's Meron base as movement fires 100 retaliatory rockets in 24 hours Press TV 27 Feb 2024 -- The Lebanese Hezbollah resistance movement has fired a barrage of rockets at an Israeli military base in the northern part of the 1948 Israeli-occupied territories in response to the regime's deadly airstrikes on eastern Lebanon.
• Hezbollah warns Israel: We have exhibited 'minimum of our capabilities' so far Press TV 27 Feb 2024 -- A high-ranking Hezbollah official says the Lebanese resistance movement has so far exhibited only the least of its capabilities in terms of military and deterrent power, warning the Israeli regime against taking any further provocative measure on the border with the Arab country.
• Islamic Jihad says Paris draft is worse than the earlier proposal IRNA 27 Feb 2024 -- Ihsan Ataya, a senior member of the political bureau of Islamic Jihad, has said that the Paris draft truce proposal is worse than the one proposed earlier.
• Yemen continues to support Palestinians amid Gaza war: Official IRNA 27 Feb 2024 -- A member of the political bureau of Yemen's Ansarullah resistance movement Ali Alqhoom says Yemen will continue its supportive measures of the Palestinian nation amid the ongoing war in Gaza.
• US, Britain Target Iran, Houthi Militants With New Sanctions VOA 27 Feb 2024 -- The United States and Britain on Tuesday sanctioned an Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps deputy commander and a Houthi militant, linking them to missile attacks launched from Yemen targeting Red Sea shipping.
• Red Sea attacks will only stop if Israel ends Gaza aggression: Yemen Press TV 27 Feb 2024 -- A spokesman for Yemen's ruling Houthi Ansarullah movement says the Arab country's attacks against shipping in the Red Sea will only stop after the Israeli regime ends its aggression and blockade on the Palestinians in the Gaza Strip.
• US, UK impose sanctions on IRGC, Ansarullah members Press TV 27 Feb 2024 -- The United States and Britain have announced sanctions against a high-ranking member of Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) and certain members of Yemen's Ansarullah resistance movement.
• Houthis Refute Claims They've Sabotaged Underwater Cables in Red Sea Sputnik 27 Feb 2024 -- Israeli media reported on Monday that the Yemeni militia had targeted "four submarine communication cables" in the area between Jeddah, Saudi Arabia and the Republic of Djibouti.
• Russia Not Justifying Houthi Strikes on Ships or UK-US Actions in Yemen, Says Lavrov Sputnik 27 Feb 2024 -- Russia does not justify either strikes by the Houthis' on commercial ships in the Red Sea, or actions by the UK and the US in Yemen, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Tuesday.
• Targeting Qods Force Deputy Commander and Houthi-Affiliated Supporters US Dept. of State 27 Feb 2024 -- The United States is today designating the Deputy Commander of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps-Qods Force (IRGC-QF), a Houthi-affiliated operative who has supported the Houthis' aggressive actions, and the owner and operator of a vessel used to ship Iranian commodities in support of both the Houthis and IRGC-QF.
• Treasury and the United Kingdom Target Qods Force Deputy Commander and Houthi-Affiliated Supporters US Treasury 27 Feb 2024 -- Today, the Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), in coordination with the United Kingdom, is taking action against the Deputy Commander of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps-Qods Force (IRGC-QF), Mohammad Reza Falahzadeh, as well as a Houthi group member. OFAC is also designating the owner and operator of a vessel used to ship Iranian commodities that were sold to support both the Houthis and the IRGC-QF. The revenue generated through these illicit networks enables the Houthis' militant efforts, including numerous terrorist attacks in the region using advanced unmanned aerial vehicles and missiles. Today's action follows the recent U.S. Department of State designation of Ansarallah (commonly known as the Houthis) as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist as a result of their ongoing and unprecedented attacks on international maritime commerce in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden.

Other Conflicts

• Secretary Antony J. Blinken At the Alliance for Afghan Women's Economic Resilience Summit US Dept. of State 27 Feb 2024
• US Announces Tech, Academic Opportunities to Empower Afghan Women VOA 27 Feb 2024 -- U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has announced new partnership programs designed to empower Afghan women in the face of Taliban suppression of women's rights in Afghanistan.
• Envoy: Iran, along with its partners, is committed to working to normalize situation in Syria IRNA 27 Feb 2024 -- Iran's Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the United Nations Amir Saeed Iravani announced that the Islamic Republic of Iran, along with its partners in the Astana process, is committed to work towards the normalization of the long-term and stable situation in and around Syria.
• Syrians deserve sustainable peace and stability and a solution to this long running conflict: UK statement at the UN Security Council UK FCDO 27 Feb 2024 -- Statement by Ambassador Barbara Woodward at the UN Security Council meeting on Syria.
• UN Syria envoy appeals for urgent de-escalation across the Middle East UN News 27 Feb 2024 -- Fallout from conflict in the Middle East and ongoing fighting in Syria are having a devastating impact on civilians inside the country, UN Special Envoy Geir Pedersen told the Security Council on Tuesday.
• Displaced people in Rakhine state jumps 5-fold since truce ended Radio Free Asia 27 Feb 2024 -- Nearly 270,000 people have fled fighting in western Myanmar's Rakhine state over the past three months since the ethnic Arakan Army ended a truce with the military, causing the number of those displaced by conflict in the region to jump more than five-fold, according to the AA.
• Operation 1027 moves Myanmar civil war closer to a tipping point Radio Free Asia 27 Feb 2024 -- Feb. 27 marks four months since the launch of Operation 1027, a game-changing offensive against the Myanmar military regime by the Three Brotherhood Alliance of ethnic armies in the north of the country.
• Fourteen injured in Myanmar after jet attack in rebel territory Radio Free Asia 27 Feb 2024 -- Junta bombs injured 14 villagers in the country's west on Tuesday, residents told Radio Free Asia.
• For Myanmar nationals, 'Friendship' bridge a lifeline Radio Free Asia 27 Feb 2024 -- For Myanmar nationals, the Thai-Myanmar Friendship Bridge spanning the Moei river has offered a crucial link for more than two decades. Every day, people cross from Myanmar's Myawaddy township into Thailand's Mae Sot for work, school, trade and healthcare.
• Gov't forces kill 4 Naxals in India's Chhattisgarh People's Daily 28 Feb 2024 -- Four Naxals were killed in a fierce gunfight with the joint contingent of police and paramilitary troops Tuesday in the central Indian state of Chhattisgarh, police said.

News Reports

• Counter ISIS Finance Group Leaders Issue Joint Statement US Treasury 27 Feb 2024 -- On January 30 and 31, the United States, Italy, and Saudi Arabia hosted virtually the 19th meeting of the Counter ISIS Finance Group (CIFG), a working group of the Global Coalition to Defeat ISIS. The U.S. Treasury Department and the U.S. Department of State jointly represented the United States at this event, which included over 40 member states and observers.
• Remarks from Deputy Assistant Secretary Jesse Baker at Terrorist Financing Targeting Center Meeting US Treasury 27 Feb 2024 -- On Tuesday, February 20, the Terrorist Financing Targeting Center (TFTC) hosted a capacity building workshop in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on terrorist financing concerns linked to maritime security. The workshop aimed to continue TFTC's efforts on sharing risks and building partners' collective understanding of emerging maritime threats, sharing experiences of how different governments have approached this issue, determining how they relate to TFTC's broader counterterrorism mission, and identifying opportunities for future collaboration to secure the Gulf's waterways.
• Top Lawmaker Warns US 'Less Prepared' for Election Meddling VOA 27 Feb 2024 -- The United States might not be ready for the onslaught of disinformation and cyberattacks expected to hit the country ahead of this year's presidential elections, according to a top U.S. lawmaker.
• Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's remarks at the opening ceremony of the 2nd International Russophile Movement Congress, Moscow, February 27, 2024 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 27 Feb 2024
• Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's remarks and answers to media questions at a joint news conference following talks with Yemeni Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates Ahmed Awad Bin Mubarak, Moscow, February 27, 2024 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 27 Feb 2024
• Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's opening remarks at the talks with Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of Yemen Ahmad Awad bin Mubarak, Moscow, February 27, 2024 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 27 Feb 2024
• Press release on Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's talks with Prime Minister, Minister of Foreign and Expatriate Affairs of Yemen Ahmad Awad bin Mubarak Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 27 Feb 2024
• Press release on Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's participation in the 2nd Congress of the International Russophile Movement Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 27 Feb 2024
• READOUT: Regional Banking Roundtable on Countering Russian Sanctions Evasion US Treasury 27 Feb 2024 -- Today, as part of Treasury's efforts to combat Russian sanctions and export controls circumvention both domestically and abroad, Acting Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for Terrorist Financing Anna Morris chaired a roundtable with U.S. regional financial institutions who may have higher exposure to financing and payments for U.S. exports of sensitive goods. Treasury has conducted extensive private sector engagement to combat Russian evasion of sanctions and export controls, including previous alerts and guidance issued by the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) and others, domestic and international travel, and a FinCEN Exchange hosted in November 2023 with small- to mid-size financial institutions on this topic.
• Russia: Statement by the High Representative on the conviction of human rights defender Oleg Orlov European External Action Service (EEAS) 27 Feb 2024 -- The European Union is appalled by the sentencing of Oleg Orlov, a prominent human rights defender and co-chair of renowned human rights organisation Memorial, to two and a half years in prison on politically motivated charges.
• The Cabinet extends the period of restrictions on the entry of Russian citizens into Latvia Latvia MFA 27 Feb 2024 -- With Russia's military aggression against Ukraine under way and still posing threat to the internal security of Latvia, on 27 February 2024, the Cabinet of Ministers decided to extend restrictions on the entry of the citizens of the Russian Federation into Latvia until 4 March 2025.
• Investigative Journalist Says Deal On Swap Involving Navalny Was Close Just Before Kremlin Critic's Death RFE/RL 27 Feb 2024 -- Investigative journalist Christo Grozev told RFE/RL that there was a plan in the works to exchange Russian opposition leader Aleksei Navalny for convicted murderer and former colonel in Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB) Vadim Krasikov.
• Navalny Associates Face Problems Finding Location To Bid Farewell To Kremlin Critic RFE/RL 27 Feb 2024 -- Associates of late opposition politician Aleksei Navalny say they can't find a location in the Russian capital that will allow them to organize a public farewell ceremony for the Kremlin critic after his mother said she was being blackmailed by officials to hold a secret commemoration.
• Hard Time: Navalny Not The Only Russian Dissident For Whom A Prison Term Could Be A Death Sentence RFE/RL 27 Feb 2024 -- When prison authorities in the Russian Arctic announced the sudden death of Russian opposition leader Aleksei Navalny on February 16, they said the preliminary cause of death was "sudden death syndrome." The next day, state-run RT television quoted an unnamed source as saying the 47-year-old Navalny died of thrombosis.
• Russian Metals Tycoon's Assets Nationalized Days After Putin Criticized Operations At Chelyabinsk Plant RFE/RL 27 Feb 2024 -- A Russian metals tycoon's assets in a company that produces a key component in making steel have reportedly been nationalized days after President Vladimir Putin criticized his management of his company.
• Senior Party officials submit written reports on their work to CPC Central Committee and Xi People's Daily 27 Feb 2024 -- According to the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee's regulations, every year, members of the Political Bureau and the Secretariat of the CPC Central Committee, members of the leading Party members groups of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, the State Council and the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, and secretaries of the leading Party members groups of the Supreme People's Court and the Supreme People's Procuratorate should submit written reports on their work to the CPC Central Committee and its General Secretary Xi Jinping. Following the regulations, these officials have recently submitted their reports to the CPC Central Committee and Xi.
• China's top legislature concludes standing committee session People's Daily 27 Feb 2024 -- The Standing Committee of the 14th National People's Congress (NPC) concluded its eighth session Tuesday in Beijing.
• Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Mao Ning's Regular Press Conference on February 27, 2024 PRC MofA 27 Feb 2024
• China, US step up engagement despite lingering tension Global Times 27 Feb 2024 -- China and the US are continuing to step up engagement, with increasingly frequent meetings and visits by officials and business leaders from both sides, signaling that the two world's biggest economies remain committed to stabilizing ties, even as differences and tensions linger.
• US allegation of 'forced labor' in Xinjiang is huge lie, causing 'forced unemployment' there: Foreign Ministry Global Times 27 Feb 2024 -- The allegation of "forced labor" in Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region is a huge lie, the Chinese Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday, urging the US to immediately stop smearing China, stop intervening in China's internal affairs, and stop politicizing and weaponizing trade issues.
• Renewal of US-China Science and Tech Pact Faces Hurdles VOA 27 Feb 2024 -- With a science and technology agreement between the United States and People's Republic of China due to expire Tuesday, the State Department said it is negotiating to "amend, extend, and strengthen protections within" the agreement but declined to specify if the U.S. would extend the deal.
• US Lawmakers, Officials Voice Concern About Chinese Police on Kiribati VOA 27 Feb 2024 -- U.S. lawmakers are voicing concern about the Pacific island nation of Kirabati's use of police from China for security, just as the U.S. State Department warns that such cooperation could bring new risks to Kiribati, a neighbor of Hawaii.
• Disappeared ex-foreign minister Qin Gang 'steps down' as lawmaker Radio Free Asia 27 Feb 2024 -- Former Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang, who hasn't been seen in public in seven months, has "resigned" from his position as a parliamentary deputy ahead of the forthcoming National People's Congress in Beijing.
• China touts economic prospects amid 'rising East and declining West' Radio Free Asia 27 Feb 2024 -- Beijing is countering reports of deepening structural problems and economic hardship with articles in state media about how the long-term outlook is positive as measures begin to pay off.
• Global attention riveted on China's diplomacy People's Daily 27 Feb 2024 -- With the two sessions scheduled to start next week, the international spotlight is once again expected to be on China's diplomatic maneuvers as the nation gets ready to unfold its policy measures at the biggest annual event on its political calendar.
• Chinese FM stresses right to survival, development at UN human rights council People's Daily 27 Feb 2024 -- Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Monday attended the high-level segment of the 55th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council via video, stressing that all parties should protect people's right to survival and development as a priority.
• China's development an opportunity for world: spokesperson People's Daily 27 Feb 2024 -- China's development is an opportunity for the world, not a threat to anyone, a Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson said on Monday.
• PLA activities in the waters and airspace around Taiwan Feb. 27, 2024 ROC MND 27 Feb 2024
• North Korean Missiles Used by Russia Against Ukraine Are Products of Sanction Loopholes VOA 27 Feb 2024 -- The discovery of a North Korean missile in Ukraine that had more than 200 components from U.S. and European companies revealed loopholes that North Korea uses to evade sanctions, said analysts.
• Treasury Targets Vessel Shipping Iranian Commodities Valued at over $100 Million for Iran's Ministry of Defense US Treasury 27 Feb 2024 -- Today, the Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is taking action against two companies registered in Hong Kong and the Marshall Islands that own and operate a vessel, the Panama-flagged KOHANA, shipping over $100 million in Iranian commodities to businesses in the People's Republic of China (PRC) on behalf of Iran's Ministry of Defense and Armed Forces Logistics (MODAFL). MODAFL continues to facilitate the delivery of Iranian weapons, most notably unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), to Russia in support of its war of aggression in Ukraine and to Iranian-aligned militia groups in the Middle East.
• Iran FM says Americans have to stop hypocrisy IRNA 27 Feb 2024 -- Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian has said that the Americans have to stop hypocrisy.
• Iran, Russia can cooperate despite energy rivalry: Envoy IRNA 27 Feb 2024 -- Iranian Ambassador to Russia Kazem Jalali says the Islamic Republic and Russia can cooperate despite the rivalry in the energy sector between the two countries.
• Iran says its relations with Egypt will positively influence entire region Press TV 27 Feb 2024 -- Iran's Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian says diplomatic relations between the Islamic Republic and Egypt will positively influence the entire region.
• Ahead Of Iran's Elections, A Common Refrain: What's The Point? RFE/RL 27 Feb 2024 -- As Iran heads to the polls on March 1, there is a common thread running through many messages from ordinary Iranians.
• Pars 1, latest Iranian satellite ready for launch IRNA 27 Feb 2024 -- Pars 1 research satellite, built by the specialists of the Iran Space Research Institute, will soon be placed in the orbit at a height of 500 km from the earth's surface.
• MFA statement on parliamentary elections in Belarus Poland - Ministry of Foreign Affairs 27 Feb 2024 -- The Ministry of Foreign Affairs strongly condemns holding parliamentary elections in Belarus on 25 February 2024 under conditions of extreme disregard for democratic procedures.
• Pakistani Court Indicts Ex-PM Khan, Wife in Graft Case VOA 27 Feb 2024 -- An anti-corruption court in Pakistan indicted former Prime Minister Imran Khan and his wife Tuesday on charges that he had received land as a bribe while in office.
• IP Gas pipeline project gets go-ahead by caretaker cabinet: Pak media IRNA 27 Feb 2024 -- The caretaker federal cabinet committee has approved the Pak-Iran gas pipeline project with plans to complete it in a year, marking it a major development with hopes for boosting the country's energy security, a Pakistani media, Geotv reported on Tuesday.
• Maryam Nawaz Sharif elected as 1st female chief minister of Pakistan's Punjab People's Daily 27 Feb 2024 -- Maryam Nawaz Sharif, senior vice president of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz party, was elected on Monday as the first female chief minister for Pakistan's eastern Punjab province, Speaker of the provincial assembly Malik Muhammad Ahmad announced.
• Statement by Foreign Minister Tsahkna at High Level Segment of the 55th Session of the UN Human Rights Council Geneva, 27 February 2024 Estonia MFA 27 Feb 2024 -- Statement by H.E. Mr. Margus Tsahkna, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Estonia High Level Segment of the 55th Session of the UN Human Rights Council Geneva.
• EU provides initial €171 million in humanitarian aid for Greater Horn of Africa region European Commission 27 Feb 2024 -- People in the Horn of Africa are facing mounting humanitarian needs as the region is plagued by multiple conflicts, climate extremes and economic shocks. Around 65 million are estimated to be in immediate need of assistance.
• Laos to build one of Southeast Asia's largest wind power farms Radio Free Asia 27 Feb 2024 -- Laos will construct one of Southeast Asia's largest wind power farms near the Vietnamese border, government officials told Radio Free Asia, as part of its ambitious goal to become the "Battery of Southeast Asia."
• Cambodian court denies opposition leader's incitement conviction appeal Radio Free Asia 27 Feb 2024 -- Cambodia's Appeals Court on Tuesday upheld a criminal conviction and three-year prison sentence for Candlelight Party Vice President Thach Setha.
• The Visegrad Group must show solidarity Republic of Poland 27 Feb 2024 -- During his visit to Prague, Prime Minister Donald Tusk took part in a meeting of Prime Ministers of the Visegrad Group countries.
• The Visegrad Group: When 2 + 2 Doesn't Equal 4 RFE/RL 27 Feb 2024 -- The Visegrad group, bringing together the four Central European EU and NATO members: Czechia, Hungary, Poland, and Slovakia, might not be dead yet -- but it sure is on life support, and will continue to be so for a while yet. That is the obvious conclusion one can draw from the summit of the group's four prime ministers in Prague on February 27.
• Protesters Boo 'Putin Envoy' Dodik As Montenegro Pro-Russian Party Welcomes Him RFE/RL 27 Feb 2024 -- Milorad Dodik, the pro-Russia president of the Serbian entity of Bosnia-Herzegovina, on February 27 visited Montenegro, where he was greeted by hundreds of protesters who booed him as he entered the parliament building.
• World News in Brief: Noncommunicable diseases in emergencies, aid plan for Haiti, peace efforts in CAR UN News 27 Feb 2024 -- People caught up in humanitarian emergencies are at increased risk of cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes and other noncommunicable diseases (NCDs), UN agencies and partners warned on Tuesday.
• The Government of Haiti and the Humanitarian Community Launch a Response Plan to Assist 3.6 Million People in 2024 UNOCHA 27 Feb 2024 -- The Government of Haiti, through the Ministry of Planning and External Cooperation, and the humanitarian community today launched the Humanitarian Response Plan for Haiti, requiring USD 674 million to assist 3.6 million people in 2024.