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• US to pull out troops from Chad in second African state withdrawal Press TV 27 Apr 2024 -- The United States says it plans to withdraw part of its troops from Chad days after announcing the pullout of forces from neighboring Niger.
• Update: air strikes against Daesh UK MOD 27 Apr 2024 -- The RAF are continuing to take the fight to Daesh in Iraq and Syria.
• Yemen's Houthis vow to hit US interests after targeting British ship VOA 27 Apr 2024 -- After the latest attack in the Red Sea on a British oil tanker, a top Houthi official in the Yemeni capital is vowing to attack U.S. interests across the region, including military bases on the east coast of Africa in Djibouti, Eritrea and elsewhere. Some commentators think this is part of an Iranian strategy to increase Tehran's influence in the Middle East.
• Yemen shoots American MQ9 drone down in Sa'adah IRNA 27 Apr 2024 -- Yemen's Armed Forces have shot down a US MQ9 drone which was reportedly carrying out hostile missions over Sa'adah.
• Yemeni official warns US to stop its hostile tendencies IRNA 27 Apr 2024 -- Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Yemen Hussein Al-Ezzi has said that the US should stop its hostile approach because its interests will be the main target of all freedom seekers and will not see peace in the region.
• Yemen confirms downing of US-made aircraft: Report IRNA 27 Apr 2024 -- Yemen has confirmed that its Armed Forces successfully downed US-made MQ-9 aircraft in the Arab country.

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• Pacific Fleet's missile ships perform joint operations using Moskit cruise missiles at sea target in Sea of Japan Russia MoD 27 Apr 2024 -- In Peter the Great Bay, crews of missile boats of Primorsky formation of the Pacific Fleet perform missile firing of Moskit cruise missiles at sea target as part of control test for winter training period.
• Russia Creates 1st Space Surveillance System Over Arctic - Roscosmos Sputnik 27 Apr 2024 -- Russia has become the first country in the world to create a space system for monitoring the Arctic region after a state commission had accepted the Arktika-M satellite No. 2 into operation, Russian state space corporation Roscosmos said.
• Russia Creates World's First Arctic Space Observation System - Roscosmos Sputnik 27 Apr 2024 -- The system consists of two hydrometeorological satellites called Arktika-M, according to Moscow's state space agency.
• Iran-India defense, military cooperation will promote regional security: Defense chief Press TV 27 Apr 2024 -- Iranian Defense Minister Brigadier General Mohammad Reza Ashtiani says the promotion of Iran's defense and military cooperation with India can help improve security and stability in the region.
• Minister of National Defence attended distance Ramstein format meeting Lithuania MND 27 Apr 2024 -- Minister of National Defence Laurynas Kasčiūnas took part in the 21st Ukraine Defense Contact Group Ramstein format meeting which was held via video teleconference. The meeting donors discussed the assistance to Ukraine organized via the Capability Coalitions and activity of the Demining Coalition led by Lithuania and Iceland.

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• April 26: 'Axis of Resistance' operations against Israeli occupation Press TV 27 Apr 2024
• UN says rubble removal in Gaza may take 14 yrs IRNA 27 Apr 2024 -- A United Nations (UN) official has announced that it might take 14 years to clear debris in the Gaza Strip which has been mass bombarded and widely destroyed by the Israeli regime.
• Blinken heads to the Middle East for talks on Gaza, regional security VOA 27 Apr 2024 -- U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken will travel to Riyadh from Monday through Tuesday to participate in regional talks on humanitarian assistance in Gaza, a post-war roadmap for the Palestinian territories, and stability and security in the Middle East.
• Hamas says receives Israeli response to new proposal for Gaza ceasefire Press TV 27 Apr 2024 -- Palestinian resistance movement Hamas says it has received the Israeli regime's response to the Egyptian and Qatari proposal for a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip.
• Hezbollah's combined drone and missile attack hits Israeli military command HQ IRNA 27 Apr 2024 -- The Lebanese resistance movement, Hezbollah, says it has conducted a combined drone and missile attack on a military target in the northern Israeli-occupied territories.
• Lebanon's Hezbollah launches drone, missile attacks against Israel Press TV 27 Apr 2024 -- The Lebanese resistance movement Hezbollah has launched a wave of drone and missile attacks on the Israeli regime hours after two of its fighters were killed in Israeli attacks targeting border areas in southern Lebanon.
• Resistance pro-Palestine strikes will cease once Israeli atrocities in Gaza end: Hezbollah official Press TV 27 Apr 2024 -- A senior Hezbollah official says fighters from the Lebanese resistance movement and their comrades in other regional states will cease their retaliatory operations against Israeli interests once the occupying regime ends its atrocities against Palestinians in the Gaza Strip.

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• China refutes US' false narrative on overcapacity, clarifies its stance on South China Sea during talks with Blinken Global Times 27 Apr 2024 -- The Chinese Foreign Ministry said on Friday that talks with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken during his visit to China were "candid, substantive and constructive."
• Red Cross official seeks staggered return of Afghans from Pakistan VOA 27 Apr 2024 -- Changes are being urged to plans for returning thousands of Afghan citizens from Pakistan to make the process more effective.
• Statement attributed to the United Nations Resident Coordinator and Humanitarian Coordinator for Syria Adam Abdelmoula on the surge of hostilities in Deir-Ez-Zor UNOCHA 27 Apr 2024
• Thailand closely watches battle for Myanmar border town VOA 27 Apr 2024 -- Thailand is staying alert as conflict in Myanmar continues, according to Thai government officials who visited Thailand's border with Myanmar this week.
• Major rebel push in Myanmar closes in on pivotal Chinese megaproject VOA 27 Apr 2024 -- While Myanmar's rebel forces battle the military for control of a key border town in the east, another armed group has been closing in on a Chinese-funded oil and gas terminal in the west that could prove an even bigger prize.
• Security Council Press Statement on Sudan UN Security Council 27 Apr 2024
• Sudan: Security Council members call for immediate halt to military escalation in El Fasher UN News 27 Apr 2024 -- UN Security Council members on Saturday called on the warring parties in Sudan to immediately halt the military build-up and take steps to de-escalate the situation in El Fasher, the provincial capital of North Darfur.

News Reports

• At conservative conference, Orban, Trump revive right-wing alliance VOA 27 Apr 2024 -- Former U.S. President Donald Trump said he is ready to renew a right-wing alliance with Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orban if he wins the presidential election in November.
• Russia: Statement by the Spokesperson on Russian measures against subsidiaries of EU companies European External Action Service (EEAS) 27 Apr 2024 -- Russia continues to take measures against EU companies operating in the country. A Russian company, part of the Gazprom group, has now placed subsidiaries of Italian and German companies under 'temporary external management'.
• Belgium to Push for EU Ban on New Contracts for Russian Uranium - Minister Sputnik 27 Apr 2024 -- Belgium will seek an EU-wide ban on new contracts for imports of uranium sourced from Russia, Belgian Energy Minister Tinne Van der Straeten said.
• Court Arrests 12th Suspect in Crocus City Hall Attack Case Sputnik 27 Apr 2024 -- The Basmanny District Court of Moscow has arrested Dzhumokhon Kurbonov, the twelfth defendant in the Crocus City Hall terrorist attack case, who will remain in custody until May 22, a Sputnik correspondent reported on Saturday.
• US urged to honor words after Blinken concludes 'candid, substantive and constructive' meetings in China Global Times 27 Apr 2024 -- US Secretary of State Antony Blinken's three-day visit to China, during which he had extensive exchanges with Chinese officials, was deemed by Chinese experts as "generally positive and playing a role in stabilizing relations between China and the US," but observers also believed such a visit by itself cannot fundamentally change the current trend of China-US ties.
• China's communists once used Hong Kong to subvert a mainland government Radio Free Asia 27 Apr 2024 -- Beijing insisted Hong Kong pass stringent security legislation known as Article 23 due to fears that the city would be used as a base from which to bring down the government -- because that's exactly what the Chinese Communist Party used the city for.
• US Congress seeks to change Hong Kong office's address to Jimmy Lai Way VOA 27 Apr 2024 -- Two U.S. congressmen have introduced a bill to rename the street in front of Hong Kong's de facto embassy in Washington as "Jimmy Lai Way" in honor of the jailed media entrepreneur.
• China will launch Chang'e-6 lunar probe in early May to collect samples from far side of the moon Global Times 27 Apr 2024 -- The Chang'e-6 lunar probe and the Long March-5 Y8 carrier rocket combination has been vertically transported to the Wenchang Space Launch Site in South China's Hainan Province. The launch is scheduled to take place in early May, the Global Times learned from the China National Space Administration (CNSA) on Saturday.
• Blinken reiterates importance of cross-strait peace in meeting with Xi CNA 27 Apr 2024 -- U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken underscored the importance of maintaining peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait when he met with Chinese President Xi Jinping (習近平) in Beijing this week, a U.S. official said on Friday.
• KMT caucus whip meets with senior Chinese officials in Beijing CNA 27 Apr 2024 -- Kuomintang (KMT) legislative caucus whip Fu Kun-chi (傅崐萁) met with senior Chinese officials on Saturday during a three-day visit to Beijing at the head of a delegation, which said the goal is to foster peace and prosperity across the Taiwan Strait.
• 12 PLA planes cross Taiwan Strait median line: Defense ministry CNA 27 Apr 2024 -- A total of 12 Chinese military aircraft crossed the median line of the Taiwan Strait Saturday morning, according to Taiwan's defense ministry.
• PLA activities in the waters and airspace around Taiwan Apr. 27, 2024 ROC MND 27 Apr 2024
• Press Statement by Spokesman for DPRK Foreign Ministry KCNA 27 Apr 2024 -- A spokesman for the Foreign Ministry of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) released the following press statement on Saturday:
• Press Statement by Spokesman for NATA of DPRK KCNA 27 Apr 2024 -- A spokesman for the National Aerospace Technology Administration (NATA) of the DPRK, released the following press statement "U.S. hegemonic attempt to militarize outer space into war theater is principal threat to global peace and security" on Saturday:
• Iran condemns new sanctions by US, Britain and Canada Press TV 27 Apr 2024 -- Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesman has denounced the latest sanctions the United States, Britain and Canada slapped against a number of Iranian individuals and firms, stressing that such moves could by no means undermine the Iranian government and nation's determination.
• Iran cannot be sanctioned; plots to isolate Tehran failed: President Raeisi Press TV 27 Apr 2024 -- President Ebrahim Raeisi says Iran cannot be sanctioned and Western plots to isolate the country have failed thanks to the nation's steely resolve.
• Pres Raisi: Iran immune to sanctions IRNA 27 Apr 2024 -- Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi has said that the Iran Expo 2024 shows that Iran is invulnerable to sanctions and that sanctions have never been successful against this country.
• Pakistan not to attach importance to US sanctions: FM IRNA 27 Apr 2024 -- Pakistani Foreign Minister Mohammad Ishaq Dar has pointed to the importance of President Ebrahim Raisi's visit to Pakistan, noting that Islamabad does not care about the United States sanctions and will do whatever is in line with its national interests.
• Israeli plane previously used by Mossad officials lands in Riyadh: Report Press TV 27 Apr 2024 -- A private plane, previously used by officials with the Israeli regime's Mossad spy agency, reportedly lands in the Saudi capital amid the likelihood of resumption of normalization talks between Riyadh and Tel Aviv.
• U.S. Senators Warn Tbilisi That 'Foreign Agents' Law Could Disrupt Relations RFE/RL 27 Apr 2024 -- A bipartisan group of 14 U.S. senators warned in a letter to Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze that the Caucasus nation's plan to reintroduce a "Russian-style foreign agents law" could lead to a change in U.S. policy toward Tbilisi.