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• Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu inspects fulfilment of state defence order at defence industry enterprises in Altai region Russia MoD 30 Mar 2024 -- The head of the enterprise reported to Sergei Shoigu that since 2022 the factory has increased the output by 3.5 times. The production base is being actively developed, new sections are being launched and additional production facilities are being built. Last year, about 300 new machines and equipment were installed at various production sites.
• Zelenskiy Dismisses More Advisers In Reshuffle As Russian Attacks Intensify RFE/RL 30 Mar 2024 -- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy dismissed a top aide and several advisers in an ongoing reshuffle on March 30 as Russia launched new drone and missile attacks that killed at least two people.
• Without US military aid, Ukraine has to retreat, Zelensky warns Press TV 30 Mar 2024 -- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said that if Ukraine fails to receive the US military aid promised but currently blocked due to Congressional disputes, it will be forced to retreat gradually.
• Ukrainian Forces Will Have To Retreat Without U.S. Aid, Zelenskiy Says RFE/RL 30 Mar 2024 -- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy says that if Ukraine does not get promised U.S. military aid that has been blocked by political disputes in Congress, its forces will have to retreat "in small steps."
• United States Marines return to the Top End Australia DOD 30 Mar 2024 -- United States Marines have arrived in the Northern Territory as part of the 13th rotation of Marine Rotational Force - Darwin (MRF-D).
• Canadian Armed Forces members deploy to Jamaica to train CARICOM troops for Multinational Security Support mission in Haiti. Canada 30 Mar 2024 -- Yesterday, approximately 70 Canadian Armed Forces members deployed to Jamaica. At the request of the Jamaican government, they will provide training to military personnel from Caribbean Community (CARICOM) nations who are set to deploy to Haiti as part of the United Nations-authorized, Kenyan-led, Multinational Security Support (MSS) mission.
• Indian navy rescues hijacked Iranian fishing vessel, Pakistani crew Press TV 30 Mar 2024 -- The Indian Navy has successfully and safely rescued the crew of an Iranian fishing vessel from nine armed pirates in the Arabian Sea.

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• Israel to send delegations for new round of Gaza ceasefire talks People's Daily 30 Mar 2024 -- Israel is ready to send delegations to Qatar and Egypt for negotiations on a Gaza ceasefire deal, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office said in a statement on Friday.
• Mar. 29: 'Axis of Resistance' operations against Israeli occupation Press TV 30 Mar 2024
• Palestinian death toll in Gaza Strip rises to 32,623: ministry People's Daily 30 Mar 2024 -- The Palestinian death toll in the Gaza Strip has risen to 32,623, the Hamas-run Health Ministry said in a press statement on Friday.
• Israeli airstrikes kill 19 Palestinians in Gaza: Hamas People's Daily 30 Mar 2024 -- At least 19 Palestinians, including a police officer, were killed in Israeli airstrikes in the east of Gaza City, Hamas-run media office said on Friday.
• Chaotic Gaza Aid Delivery Turns Deadly After Gunfire, Stampede VOA 30 Mar 2024 -- At least five people were killed and dozens more injured Saturday during a chaotic humanitarian aid delivery in the Gaza Strip as thousands of civilians rushed for food from trucks before dawn.
• UN launches investigation into Lebanon explosion that injured peacekeepers UN News 30 Mar 2024 -- The UN peacekeeping force in south Lebanon (UNIFIL) has announced that it is investigating an explosion in the Rmeish area that injured four unarmed peacekeepers on a foot patrol along the Blue Line that divides Israel from Lebanon and the disputed Golan Heights.
• UNRWA chief urges Israel to allow food delivery to Gaza amid warnings of famine People's Daily 30 Mar 2024 -- Philippe Lazzarini, commissioner-general of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA), on Friday urged Israel to allow the organization's food and nutrition convoys reach northern Gaza and to open additional land crossings to facilitate the delivery of aid amid international warnings of famine in the coastal enclave.
• US sending more bombs, fighter jets to Israel for war in Gaza Press TV 30 Mar 2024 -- A new report says the administration of US President Joe Biden has authorized the transfer of billions of dollars in bombs and fighter jets to Israel in recent days amid the regime's genocidal war against the Palestinians in Gaza.
• Hamas military wing blows up another Merkava tank in Gaza Press TV 30 Mar 2024 -- The military wing of the Palestinian resistance movement Hamas has targeted another Israeli-controlled Merkava tank amid the Gaza war, killing and wounding several crew members.
• Haniyeh meets with Islamic Jihad delegation in Tehran Press TV 30 Mar 2024 -- Ismail Haniyeh, head of the political bureau of the Palestinian Hamas resistance group, has met in Tehran with a delegation from the leadership of the Islamic Jihad Movement.
• Lebanese PM condemns Israeli attack on UN staff Press TV 30 Mar 2024 -- Lebanon's caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati has condemned an Israeli attack that led to injuries for three United Nations observers and a translator in the south of the country.
• Hezbollah hits Israeli military sites in reprisal for attacks on southern Lebanon Press TV 30 Mar 2024 -- Hezbollah has carried out multiple operations against Israeli military positions in the northern part of the 1948-occupied territories in retaliation for Israeli attacks on southern Lebanon villages.

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• US drones violate Afghanistan's airspace: Taliban Press TV 30 Mar 2024 -- The Taliban government says unmanned aerial vehicles belonging to the United States have been spotted violating the airspace over two of Afghanistan's southern provinces.
• More Than Just Islamic State: Rising Militancy in Afghanistan and Pakistan VOA 30 Mar 2024 -- There has been a wave of attacks across Pakistan in recent weeks by militant groups operating in the region that have widely varying objectives.
• Bomb Blast Kills 1, Wounds 14 In Pakistan's Southwest RFE/RL 30 Mar 2024 -- One person has been killed and 14 others injured in the latest bombing in Pakistan's tumultuous southwestern province of Balochistan, officials told RFE/RL's Radio Mashaal.
• Death toll rises to 42 after Israeli airstrikes hit Syria's Aleppo People's Daily 30 Mar 2024 -- The death toll from Israeli airstrikes that hit Syria's northern city of Aleppo has risen to 42, a war monitor reported on Friday, updating the previous report of 36 fatalities.
• Roundup: Humanitarian aid operations obstructed in Sudan as clashes worsen food, health crisis People's Daily 30 Mar 2024 -- Humanitarian aid operations in Sudan have faced obstructions as the ongoing deadly clashes between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) continue to exacerbate the already severe food and health crisis shrouding the war-torn land.
• Vucic Says Serbia's Response To Kosovo Joining Council Of Europe Will Be Strong RFE/RL 30 Mar 2024 -- Serbia's reaction to the possible admission of Kosovo to the Council of Europe will be strong and responsible, Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said in an address on March 29.
• The Ministry of Civil Affairs releases the fourth list of standardized geographical names in Zangnan Global Times 30 Mar 2024 -- The Ministry of Civil Affairs released the fourth list of standardized geographical names in Zangnan (the southern part of Southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region) on Saturday. According to the official website of the ministry, 30 additional publicly used place names in the Zangnan region has been officially revealed.
• Multidimensional Crises Destabilize Mali, Expert Tells UN VOA 30 Mar 2024 -- An independent expert warns that multifaceted crises facing Mali, propelled by increasing attacks from Islamist armed groups, are leading to a rapid deterioration of the country's security situation and surging human rights violations, with potentially serious effects in the region.

News Reports

• Bulgaria and Romania join the Schengen area European Commission 30 Mar 2024 -- On 31 March, Bulgaria and Romania become Schengen members: the Schengen rules will apply in both Member States including on issuing Schengen visas and controls at the internal air and sea borders will be lifted.
• Russia says Moscow terror attack suspects planned to flee to Kiev for reward People's Daily 30 Mar 2024 -- The Russian Investigative Committee said Friday that it had found evidence showing that the terrorists involved in the Moscow concert hall attack were planning to cross into Ukraine to receive their reward.
• What A Missed Terror Warning Says About U.S.-Russian Ties And Putin's Thinking RFE/RL 30 Mar 2024 -- In December 2017, just a few weeks before millions of Russians were to begin celebrating New Year's - one of the country's most beloved holidays - Russia's main intelligence agency announced it had foiled an Islamic State plot to kill revelers as they visited prominent attractions in the country's second largest city, St. Petersburg.
• Russia Accelerates Deportations As Many Tajik Migrants Leave On Own Accord RFE/RL 30 Mar 2024 -- Russia is deporting hundreds of foreigners for immigration violations in the wake of the deadliest terrorist attack in nearly two decades.
• HKSAR government slams US planned 'visa restrictions'; US interference won't shake HK resolution in safeguarding natl security, say experts Global Times 30 Mar 2024 -- The US State Department released its 2024 Hong Kong Policy Act Report on Friday and announced that it is taking steps to impose new visa restrictions on multiple Hong Kong officials over the "crackdown on rights and freedoms," which experts believed that will not have a significant impact on Hong Kong society or its development, but only reveal that the US is using this as an excuse to distort facts and mislead the international community.
• CPC leadership reviews disciplinary inspection report People's Daily 30 Mar 2024 -- The Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee met on Friday to review a comprehensive report on the second round of disciplinary inspection missions of the 20th CPC Central Committee.
• China warns US-headed citizens of 'unwarranted interrogations, harassment' Press TV 30 Mar 2024 -- China has warned those of its citizens, who plan on visiting the United States, about the likelihood of their facing "unwarranted interrogations and harassment."
• PLA activities in the waters and airspace around Taiwan Mar. 30, 2024 ROC MND 30 Mar 2024
• Fleeing war and hardship, Myanmar youth seek jobs in South Korea Radio Free Asia 30 Mar 2024 -- War, economic hardship and now the threat of military conscription by the junta are driving young people in Myanmar to seek jobs overseas, with South Korea being a favored destination.
• China raps 'external interference' in Venezuela after West's favorite barred from vote Press TV 30 Mar 2024 -- China has condemned "external interference" in Venezuela's elections by the US and France after Caracas decided to bar a pro-West opposition candidate from July's presidential vote.
• Somalia's Parliament Approves Historic Constitutional Amendments VOA 30 Mar 2024 -- Somalia changed its constitution Saturday during a parliamentary vote that, among other things, gives the country's president the power to appoint and dismiss a prime minister.