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• German Frigate Quits Red Sea Mission Day After Houthis Offer EU Ships Safe Passage Sputnik 20 Apr 2024 -- Two separate NATO country-led coalitions were created to try to blunt the Houthis' missile and drone capabilities and restore a semblance of maritime security in the Red Sea for Israeli and Western commercial shipping.
• US to pull out troops from Niger after France: Report Press TV 20 Apr 2024 -- After clinching a deal with Niger's ruling junta, the United States will pull out its military personnel from the West African country in the coming months, according to a report.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Statement by Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III on the House Passage of the National Security Supplemental DoD 20 Apr 2024
• Statement from President Joe Biden on House Passage of the National Security Package The White House 20 Apr 2024
• US House passes $95 billion aid package for Ukraine, Israel, Taiwan VOA 20 Apr 2024 -- The U.S. House of Representatives on Saturday passed with bipartisan support a four-part, $95 billion foreign aid package for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan, putting the legislation on track for enactment following a long, difficult path through Congress.
• US House rubberstamps $95 billion 'aid' for Israel, Ukraine, Chinese Taipei Press TV 20 Apr 2024 -- The US House of Representatives has passed a whopping $95-billion so-called aid package aimed at the Israeli regime, Ukraine, and the Chinese Taipei amid warnings about further contribution by Washington to global crises.
• USS New Hampshire (SSN 778) conducts brief stop off coast of Iceland US Navy 20 Apr 2024 -- The Virginia-class nuclear-powered fast attack submarine USS New Hampshire (SSN 778) conducted a brief stop for personnel and supplies off of the coast of Iceland, April 18, 2024.
• U.S. Navy Participates in NATO's Sea Shield 2024 in Constanța, Romania US Navy 20 Apr 2024 -- U.S. Navy maritime patrol aircraft joined NATO's exercise Sea Shield 2024, hosted by the Romanian Navy this week.
• Exercise Argonaut 2024 takes place in Larnaca, Cyprus US Navy 20 Apr 2024 -- The Cypriot exercise Argonaut 2024 took place in Lanarca, Cyprus, April 9-11, 2024.
• US House of Representatives Passes $26.38Bln Israel Aid Bill Sputnik 20 Apr 2024 -- The US House of Representatives on Saturday passed legislation to provide for $26.38 billion in Israel-related aid, amid the country's conflict with Palestinian organization Hamas and Iran.
• U.S. House Approves Much-Delayed $61 Billion Aid Package For Ukraine RFE/RL 20 Apr 2024 -- The U.S. House of Representatives on April 20 voted to approve a much-delayed aid package for Ukraine, seen as a critical lifeline for the country's survival in the face of Russia's aggression.
• US House Passes $60.84 Billion Ukraine Aid Bill in 311-112 Vote, Sending it to Senate Sputnik 20 Apr 2024 -- The US House of Representatives on Saturday passed a bill with $60.84 billion in Ukraine-related aid, amid warnings from the Biden administration that Ukraine could face battlefield setbacks without further assistance.
• US Mulls Posting More Military Advisers to Kiev Embassy - Pentagon Sputnik 20 Apr 2024 -- The United States is considering sending more military advisers to the US Embassy in Kiev, the US Department of Defense spokesman Patrick Ryder said.
• Today, We Received a Decision - the U.S. Assistance, Which Will Be Felt by Both the Warriors on the Frontline, and the Cities and Villages Suffering from Russian Terror - Address by the President President of Ukraine 20 Apr 2024
• PLA sets up information support force, to advance Chinese military's competitiveness in modern warfare Global Times 20 Apr 2024 -- The Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) has set up an information support force and Chinese President Xi Jinping presented a flag to the force at its establishment ceremony on Friday in Beijing.
• Xi presents flag to PLA's information support force People's Daily 20 Apr 2024 -- The Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) has set up an information support force.
• US, UK and Australia further boost defence trade cooperation Australia DOD 20 Apr 2024 -- Australia welcomes the significant and tangible steps made by the United States Government to further streamline export control licensing requirements for AUKUS trilateral partners. A licence-free environment between Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States will revolutionise collaboration and enable unprecedented levels of scientific, technological and industrial cooperation and co-development.
• DPRK Missile Administration's Announcement Super-large Warhead Power Test for Cruise Missile and Test Launch of New Anti-aircraft Missile Conducted KCNA 20 Apr 2024 -- The DPRK Missile Administration has conducted a power test of a super-large warhead designed for "Hwasal-1 Ra-3" strategic cruise missile and a test launch of "Pyoljji-1-2" new-type anti-aircraft missile in the West Sea of Korea in the afternoon of April 19.
• DPRK test-fires new anti-aircraft missile People's Daily 20 Apr 2024 -- The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) conducted a power test of a super-large warhead designed for the "Hwasal-1 Ra-3" strategic cruise missile and a test launch of the "Pyoljji-1-2" new-type anti-aircraft missile on Friday afternoon, the official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported Saturday.
• North Korea conducts cruise missile warhead test: State media Press TV 20 Apr 2024 -- North Korea's state news agency says Pyongyang has power-tested a new cruise missile featuring a "super-large warhead".
• Analysts: Argentina F-16, naval base decisions halt China's momentum VOA 20 Apr 2024 -- International affairs analysts see a foreign policy shift with far-reaching repercussions for the U.S. and China in Argentina's decision this week to buy American-made F-16 fighter jets and its early April announcement to partner with the U.S. military on a naval base at the southern tip of South America.
• INDIAN NAVY CONDUCTS EXERCISE POORVI LEHAR ON THE EAST COAST India PIB 20 Apr 2024 -- Indian Navy conducted Exercise Poorvi Lehar on East Coast under the Operational Control of The Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Eastern Naval Command
• STEEL CUTTING OF THIRD CADET TRAINING SHIP AT M/S L&T SHIPYARD, KATTUPALLI India PIB 20 Apr 2024 -- The contract for indigenous design and construction of three Cadet Training Ships was concluded between MoD and M/s L&T in Mar 23
• Pakistan protests 'erroneous' US sanctions on Chinese firms over missile program allegations VOA 20 Apr 2024 -- Pakistan criticized the United States on Saturday for penalizing four international companies on charges they are aiding its ballistic missile program.

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• April 19: 'Axis of Resistance' operations against Israeli occupation Press TV 20 Apr 2024
• Gaza City faces worsening crisis due to complete water well shutdown: media office People's Daily 20 Apr 2024 -- The Hamas-run government media office warned on Friday that Gaza City is facing an environmental disaster due to the complete shutdown of water wells for two weeks.
• Israeli airstrike kills at least 7 people in Rafah Press TV 20 Apr 2024 -- Israel has launched new airstrikes on the city of Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, killing at least seven Palestinians.
• Double-sided policies make efforts in Gaza fruitless: Amirabdollahian IRNA 20 Apr 2024 -- Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian has expressed concern over the humanitarian situation in Gaza, saying the wrong, double-sided and politicized approaches have hampered political efforts aimed at ending the war.
• Iran FM says he discussed Gaza with UN chief in New York IRNA 20 Apr 2024 -- Iran's Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian has said that he discussed the Gaza war and ways to end the crisis unfolding in the region, during talks with UN Chief Antonio Guterres in New York City, the US.
• Granting Palestine full UN membership ' a move to rectify injustice': Chinese foreign minister Press TV 20 Apr 2024 -- Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi has described efforts to admit Palestine into the United Nations as a move "to rectify a prolonged injustice."
• Israeli occupation of Palestine 'main cause of instability' in region: Turkish FM Press TV 20 Apr 2024 -- Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan says Israel's occupation of Palestinian territories is the main cause of instability in West Asia, warning that tensions will continue to escalate in the region unless the issue is resolved.
• QA-9, 20 April 2024, Statement of the Spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Mr. Öncü Keçeli in Response to a Question Regarding a Social Media Message Posted by the Israeli Foreign Minister Republic of Turkey Ministry of Foreign Affairs 20 Apr 2024
• Barbados takes bold step to officially recognize Palestine as state Press TV 20 Apr 2024 -- Barbados has announced its decision to officially recognize Palestine as a state, becoming the 11th member of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) to adopt such a measure.
• Syria condemns US veto of Palestine UN membership resolution Press TV 20 Apr 2024 -- Syria has condemned the United States after it vetoed a resolution backing full UN membership for Palestine.
• Mideast countries disappointed by U.S. veto on Palestinian bid for full UN membership People's Daily 20 Apr 2024 -- Countries in the Middle East have expressed their disappointment over a U.S. decision to use its veto to deny Palestine's full membership in the United Nations (UN).
• Abbas says Palestinian Authority will reconsider ties with US after UN veto Press TV 20 Apr 2024 -- President Mahmoud Abbas says the Palestinian Authority will reconsider ties with the United States after it vetoed a Palestinian request for full United Nations membership "in violation of all international laws."
• At least 14 Palestinians killed in West Bank violence VOA 20 Apr 2024 -- At least 13 Palestinians were killed in raid by Israeli forces in the occupied West Bank, Israeli and Palestinian forces said Saturday.
• Israeli forces kill 14 Palestinians during refugee camp siege in N West Bank Press TV 20 Apr 2024 -- The Israeli regime's forces have gunned down at least 14 Palestinians, including 10 fighters, during their ongoing days-long siege on Nour Shams, a refugee camp located in the northern part of the occupied West Bank.
• Hamas chief meets Erdogan as Turkey tries to mediate in Gaza war Press TV 20 Apr 2024 -- Head of the politburo of the Palestinian resistance movement Hamas has met Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan as Ankara tries to play a more influential role in efforts to bring an end to Israel's ongoing aggression in Gaza.
• Hezbollah attacks Israeli forces, spying equipment with missile IRNA 20 Apr 2024 -- The Lebanese resistance movement, Hezbollah, has conducted fresh missile attacks on the gathering of Israeli enemy soldiers and spying equipment.
• Occupied territories targeted from southern Lebanon: Report IRNA 20 Apr 2024 -- Media sources say a missile attack has targeted the occupied territories from southern Lebanon.
• Hezbollah not to stop fighting Zionist regime: Official IRNA 20 Apr 2024 -- Deputy Secretary-General of Hezbollah, Sheikh Naim Qassem, says the Lebanese resistance group will not stop confronting the Israeli regime.
• Hezbollah targets Israeli military outposts, spying devices close to border Press TV 20 Apr 2024 -- Fighters from the Lebanese Hezbollah resistance movement have separately struck espionage equipment and gatherings of Israeli troops stationed at military outposts close to the border between the Arab country and the 1948 occupied territories.

Other Conflicts

• Iran, Israel Appear To Step Back From Moves To Spark Wider Regional Conflict RFE/RL 20 Apr 2024 -- Iran and Israel appeared to be easing off actions and rhetoric that could lead to a wider Middle East conflict after a series of apparent retaliatory attacks, the latest of which featured a suspected Israeli strike on sites near the central Iranian city of Isfahan.
• 'It was not a strike': Iran FM dismisses Israeli weapons as 'children toys' Press TV 20 Apr 2024 -- Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian has praised the combat readiness of the country's air defense systems and described the Israeli military's unmanned aerial vehicles as more like children's toys.
• UN Security Council's inaction prompted Iran to attack Israel: Amir-Abdollahian Press TV 20 Apr 2024 -- Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian says the United Nations Security Council's inaction on Israel's attacks on Iran's diplomatic premises in Syria prompted Tehran to take a retaliatory action against the regime.
• Two Iraqi military bases bombed by unknown aircraft near Baghdad People's Daily 20 Apr 2024 -- Two Iraqi military bases near Baghdad were bombed after midnight on Saturday by unknown aircraft, an Interior Ministry source told Xinhua.
• Iraqi resistance strikes 'vital' Israeli target in Eilat after strike on PMU base Press TV 20 Apr 2024 -- Fighters from the Iraqi anti-terror resistance groups have launched a drone strike against a strategic target in the southernmost part of the 1948 Israeli-occupied territories in response to the attack on a military base housing a coalition of anti-terror Popular Mobilization Units (PMU).
• Karen rebel forces attack stranded Myanmar junta troops on Thai border Radio Free Asia 20 Apr 2024 -- Gunfire, artillery and exploding bombs could we heard early Saturday around Myawaddy, a Myanmar city on the Thai border across from Mae Sot, as an ethnic Karen army closed in on about 200 junta troops stranded near a bridge between the two countries, according to the Thai military and a Radio Free Asia reporter on the scene.
• Political accord evades Myanmar's resistance groups despite battlefield bonds, gains VOA 20 Apr 2024 -- As rebel forces across Myanmar continue making major gains against the country's military regime on the battlefield, resistance groups are working behind the scenes to plan for the government they want to take the junta's place.
• UN warns hundreds of thousands of Sudanese under 'immediate danger' Press TV 20 Apr 2024 -- Top United Nations officials have warned the Security Council that about 800,000 individuals residing around a town in Darfur are currently facing an alarming and imminent threat.
• Armenian Border Residents Protest As Yerevan, Baku Agree On Delimitation RFE/RL 20 Apr 2024 -- Residents of several Armenian communities in northeastern Tavush Province began protests late on April 19 after authorities in Armenia and Azerbaijan announced a border-delimitation deal under which Baku will regain control of four formerly Azeri-populated villages in the area, an agreement hailed by the United States and European Union.
• No: 67, 20 April 2024, Regarding the Agreement Reached by Azerbaijan-Armenia Border Delimitation Commission Republic of Turkey Ministry of Foreign Affairs 20 Apr 2024

News Reports

• Bill Signed: H.R. 7888 The White House 20 Apr 2024
• Statement from National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan on the Senate's Vote on the Reauthorization and Reform of FISA Section 702 The White House 20 Apr 2024
• Attorney General Merrick B. Garland Statement on the Senate's Vote on the Reauthorization and Reform of Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act Section 702 US Dept. of Justice 20 Apr 2024 -- The Justice Department issued the following statement from Attorney General Merrick B. Garland on the Senate's vote on the reauthorization and reform of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act Section 702:
• US Senate reauthorizes surveillance bill despite intense debate over privacy concerns Press TV 20 Apr 2024 -- The US Senate has approved the extension of a controversial surveillance program, narrowly avoiding the program's midnight expiration.
• Biden Renews US Surveillance Law That Allows Spying on Foreigners Abroad Sputnik 20 Apr 2024 -- US President Joe Biden signed a bill on Saturday that extends authorization of a key US foreign surveillance program for another two years, the White House said.
• Chinese hackers infiltrated critical US infrastructure, prepared for disruptive attacks: FBI chief Press TV 20 Apr 2024 -- The head of the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) says that Chinese hackers have purportedly burrowed into critical US infrastructure, waiting for "the right moment" to launch their disruptive attacks.
• Insta-Nazis: How Claims Of 'Rehabilitating Nazism' Are Molding A Militaristic Society In Putin's Russia RFE/RL 20 Apr 2024 -- A court in the southern Russian city of Volgograd sentenced a 23-year-old woman to 10 months of compulsory labor on April 5 after convicting her of "rehabilitating Nazism." The charge stemmed from a 2023 social media video that prosecutors said contained "cynical actions that disregarded the norms of morality and ethics."
• No, Southeast Asians do not now prefer China over the US Radio Free Asia 20 Apr 2024 -- The famed quip "There are three kinds of lies: Lies, damned Lies, and statistics" can be updated for the modern era with "confusion, damned confusion, and opinion Polls" in the wake of the 2024 State of Southeast Asia surveys of the region's elites published this month by a think tank in Singapore
• Top securities regulator rolls out five measures to boost Hong Kong's status as international financial hub Global Times 20 Apr 2024 -- The China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) on Friday announced five measures, which are to be implemented jointly with the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR), in a bid to further enhance the Stock Connect and to support the city's strengthening of its status as an international financial center.
• Wang warns against provoking camp confrontation in the South Pacific region during PNG visit Global Times 20 Apr 2024 -- Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi emphasized Saturday that China's assistance to Pacific Island Countries (PICs) has always been free of political conditions and impositions while warning that the AUKUS trilateral security partnership formed by the US, the UK, and Australia will bring instability to the region.
• China's assistance to Pacific island countries free of political conditions, impositions: Wang Yi Global Times 20 Apr 2024 -- Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said here on Saturday that China's assistance to Pacific island countries has always been free of political conditions and impositions, and China has never issued "blank checks".
• Blinken to visit China amid claims about Russia support Radio Free Asia 20 Apr 2024 -- U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken will travel to China on Wednesday, according to a senior State Department official, in a trip that comes as he and others in Washington accuse Beijing of "fueling" Russia's war in Ukraine by helping to resupply its military.
• Blinken returns to China next week amid ongoing tensions, with no breakthrough expected VOA 20 Apr 2024 -- U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is heading to China April 24 through 26 for talks with senior officials in Shanghai and Beijing.
• Senior State Department Official Previewing Secretary Blinken's Upcoming Travel to the People's Republic of China US Dept. of State 20 Apr 2024
• China unveils measures to boost mainland-HK capital market cooperation People's Daily 20 Apr 2024 -- China's securities regulator on Friday announced measures to boost cooperation between the capital markets of the Chinese mainland and Hong Kong.
• China says US' overcapacity claims a disguise for crackdown, constitute bullying against Chinese industry Global Times 20 Apr 2024 -- China's Foreign Ministry on Friday again rebuked US accusation of Chinese overcapacity, saying that the US' claims, while sounding like an economic concept, are a disguise for its malign attempt to curb China's industrial development and a form of economic coercion and bullying.
• U.S. "overcapacity" narrative aims to hit Chinese industries: FM spokesperson People's Daily 20 Apr 2024 -- The U.S. "overcapacity" narrative aims to hit Chinese industries, which is another example of U.S. economic coercion and bullying, a Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson said on Friday.
• 17 PLA aircraft cross Taiwan Strait median line or extension: Ministry CNA 20 Apr 2024 -- A total of 17 People's Liberation Army (PLA) aircraft were detected crossing the median line of the Taiwan Strait or its extension on Saturday morning, according to Taiwan's Ministry of National Defense (MND).
• Faced with China flight path moves, Taiwan to stay the course: Source CNA 20 Apr 2024 -- Taiwan will continue exercising its right to control air traffic around its airspace after China unilaterally launched two flight paths in the Taiwan Strait, a key move should the issue undergo international arbitration, a national security source has said.
• G7 reiterates importance of cross-strait peace and stability CNA 20 Apr 2024 -- The Group of Seven (G7) nations on Friday issued a statement reiterating the importance of peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait, emphasizing it is critical to global security and prosperity.
• President-elect Lai's commitment to status quo welcomed: AIT chair CNA 20 Apr 2024 -- The United States has welcomed President-elect Lai Ching-te's (賴清德) commitment to maintaining the status quo, American Institute in Taiwan (AIT) Chairperson Laura Rosenberger said Friday in an online interview with a U.S. think tank.
• PLA activities in the waters and airspace around Taiwan Apr. 20, 2024 ROC MND 20 Apr 2024
• Iran's Civil Defense examines country's preparation for potential threats Press TV 20 Apr 2024 -- The second meeting of a permanent committee of Iran's Civil Defense Organization was held on Saturday to evaluate the preparedness of the country's executive bodies against potential adversarial threats.
• Iranian Nobel Laureate Fears Israel Confrontation Prelude To Tighter Domestic Crackdown RFE/RL 20 Apr 2024 -- Nobel Peace Prize laureate Shirin Ebadi said she fears Iran could use the confrontation with Israel as a pretext to intensify its domestic crackdown on dissent.
• Netanyahu is out of control, must be contained: Iran FM IRNA 20 Apr 2024 -- Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian has warned that Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu is out of control and needs to be contained.
• Pakistan's prolonged ban on X exposes fear of dissent, critics say VOA 20 Apr 2024 -- "I have a sword hanging over my head," says journalist Asad Ali Toor. A vocal critic of Pakistan's state institutions, Toor was arrested February 26 for, among other charges, running a malicious campaign against government officials. He has pleaded not guilty and is out on bail, awaiting trial.
• US sanctions on Venezuelan oil 'violation of human rights': Iran Press TV 20 Apr 2024 -- Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesman has censured as a violation of human rights and international law the US administration's re-imposition of oil-related sanctions against Venezuela.
• Ecuadorian President Declares State of Emergency Over Energy Crisis Sputnik 20 Apr 2024 -- Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa has declared a two-month state of emergency in the country over a massive energy crisis.
• US ponders trade status upgrade for Vietnam despite some opposition VOA 20 Apr 2024 -- U.S. officials are considering a request from Vietnam to be removed from a list of "nonmarket" economies, a step that would foster improved diplomatic relations with a potential ally in Asia but would anger some U.S. lawmakers and manufacturing firms.
• Corruption still seen as a concern in Vietnam despite death sentence VOA 20 Apr 2024 -- While this month's death sentence in a multibillion-dollar Vietnamese fraud case may show the power of Hanoi's antigraft campaign, interviews in recent days showed continuing concerns over political impunity in Vietnam and vulnerability and corruption in the country's poorly paid public sector.