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• Pier for Gaza aid to cost US $320 million VOA 29 Apr 2024 -- The Pentagon says a floating pier that will be used for bringing more aid into Gaza will cost about $320 million.
• Temporary Pier in Gaza on Track to Be Operational in May DoD News 29 Apr 2024 -- A temporary pier the Defense Department is constructing off the Gazan coast to deliver humanitarian aid is on track to establish initial operations soon, the Pentagon announced today.
• April 29 Red Sea Update CENTCOM 29 Apr 2024 -- Between 10:00 a.m. and 5:20 p.m. (Sanaa time) on April 29, Iranian-backed Houthi terrorists fired three anti-ship ballistic missiles (ASBM) and three UAVs from Yemen into the Red Sea towards MV Cyclades, a Malta-flagged, Greece-owned vessel. Initial reports indicate there were no injuries and the vessel continued on its way.
• Yemen strikes several vessels in fresh defensive, pro-Palestinian operations Press TV 29 Apr 2024 -- Yemen's Armed Forces have carried out several operations in the country's defense as well as in solidarity with Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, who are enduring a genocidal war by the Israeli regime.
• UKMTO Reports Attack on Ship in Red Sea Off Yemen's Mocha Sputnik 29 Apr 2024 -- The United Kingdom Maritime Operations (UKMTO) said on Monday it had received a report of an attack on a commercial ship in the Red Sea off the Yemeni city of Mocha (Al Mukha).
• Attack on ship in Yemen's "Al Mokha" port IRNA 29 Apr 2024 -- Media sources on Monday reported a missile attack on a ship near Al Mokha port in Yemen.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Deputy Pentagon Press Secretary Sabrina Singh Holds an Off-Camera, On-the-Record Press Briefing DoD 29 Apr 2024
• V Corps hosts fourth installment of the European HIMARS Initiative Army News 29 Apr 2024 -- One year after the inaugural event, V Corps hosted NATO allies at the fourth conference in the European HIMARS Initiative, or EHI, in Torun, Poland, April 24-26, 2024, in an ongoing effort to increase stability in the European region. The EHI series has highlighted interoperability among NATO allies and partners while demonstrating the success of such initiatives across the continent.
• 21st Theater Sustainment Command begins joint onward movement mission with 10th Mountain Division Army News 29 Apr 2024 -- The 16th Sustainment Brigade, 21st Theater Sustainment Command, in collaboration with the Norwegian Armed Forces, successfully conducted the initial push of onward movement of 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division off the port here April 27 to initiate training operations during the DEFENDER 2024 multinational exercise.
• U.S. Navy Seabees join forces with the U.S. Army and Norway for bridge construction Army News 29 Apr 2024 -- In a display of international collaboration the U.S. Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 11, Norwegian Armed Forces and the 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division joined forces to construct and maneuver across a medium girder bridge April 26-28 here testing joint mobility capabilities during DEFENDER 2024.
• Commander, test pilots evaluate new electric aircraft US Air Force 29 Apr 2024 -- After a quick taxi out to Duke Field's runway, Brig. Gen. Jeffrey Geraghty spun up the 21-foot, electric aircraft's 80-horsepower engine and zoomed forward. The Pipistrel Velis Electro quietly lifted off heading north as the sun dipped in the west around dusk April 22.
• Top Air Force leaders visit JB Charleston, highlight urgency of reoptimization in 'time of consequence' US Air Force 29 Apr 2024 -- Joint Base Charleston welcomed Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David Allvin, his wife Mrs. Gina Allvin, and Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force David Flosi April 26.
• Readout: Pacific Fleet commander's travel to Republic of Korea, April 17-19 US Navy 29 Apr 2024
• Turkiye Supports Rutte as NATO Chief - Reports Sputnik 29 Apr 2024 -- Turkiye has expressed support for outgoing Dutch Prime Minister Rutte's bid to head NATO, Dutch broadcaster NOS reported on Monday, citing sources in the military alliance.
• Secretary General in Kyiv: Ukraine is on an "irreversible path" to NATO, support will continue NATO 29 Apr 2024 -- Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg visited Kyiv on Monday (29 April 2024) for talks with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on the state of the war and the future of NATO's support to Ukraine.
• Agreement on Ukraine's NATO Membership Not Expected at Washington Summit in July - Stoltenberg Sputnik 29 Apr 2024 -- An agreement on Ukraine's membership in NATO is not expected at the alliance's summit in Washington this summer, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said on Monday.
• War in Ukraine - The arms and military equipment Germany is sending to Ukraine Germany - Federal Government 29 Apr 2024 -- Germany provides support for Ukraine by supplying equipment and weapons, these come from supplies of the Federal Arms Forces and from deliveries from industry financed from the Federal Government's funds for security capacity building. An overview.
• Australia boosts military aid to Ukraine VOA 29 Apr 2024 -- Australia, one of Ukraine's largest non-NATO donors, has announced a military aid package worth around $65 million to support Kyiv's war effort following Russia's invasion.
• With ATACMS In Hand, Ukraine Looks To Neutralize Putin's Fortress In Crimea RFE/RL 29 Apr 2024 -- Ever since Russian President Vladimir Putin launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, his armed forces have pounded Ukraine with missiles and drones fired from the relatively safe confines of Crimea.
• Ukraine's Zelensky pleas for Patriot missiles, membership of EU, NATO Press TV 29 Apr 2024 -- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has once again pleaded for more air defenses, particularly the Patriot system, and Kiev's accession to the European Union and the US-led military alliance NATO.
• Australia-Republic of Korea 2+2 Foreign And Defence Ministers' Meeting Australia DOD 29 Apr 2024 -- Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles and Minister for Foreign Affairs Penny Wong will host their Republic of Korea (ROK) counterparts for the Australia-ROK 2+2 Foreign and Defence Ministers' Meeting in Melbourne on 1 May 2024.
• Republic of Singapore personnel training at RAAF Base Richmond Australia DOD 29 Apr 2024 -- Defence is supporting the Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) as it conducts air mobility training from RAAF Base Richmond between 27 April and 4 June 2024.
• US Approves Transfer of Bombs, Fighter Jets to Israel Amid Rafah Concerns - Reports Sputnik 29 Apr 2024 -- The Biden administration approved the transfer of billions of dollars of military equipment to Israel, amid concerns about a potential Israeli offensive in the Gaza Strip city of Rafah, The Washington Post reported on Friday.
• LAUNCH OF 6th AMMUNITION CUM TORPEDO CUM MISSILE BARGE, LSAM 20 (YARD 130) India PIB 29 Apr 2024 -- The launch of 'Ammunition Cum Torpedo Cum Missile Barge, LSAM 20 (Yard 130)', 6th Barge of 11 x ACTCM Barge Project, built by MSME Shipyard, M/s Suryadipta Projects Pvt Ltd, Thane for Indian Navy, was undertaken on 29 Apr 24 at M/s Suryadipta Project Pvt
• Iran's Navy chief hails safety of Persian Gulf IRNA 29 Apr 2024 -- Iran's Navy Commander, Rear Admiral Shahram Irani, asserts that the Persian Gulf stands as the world's safest maritime point.
• Iran will not even share name of Persian Gulf with anyone: IRGC Navy chief IRNA 29 Apr 2024 -- Iran will not even share the name of the Persian Gulf with anyone as it has the longest coast in the strategic body of water, says the commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Navy.
• Iran guarantor of Persian Gulf security, peace as foreigners wreaking stability: IRGC Navy chief Press TV 29 Apr 2024 -- The commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Navy says Iran's strategy is to promote peace, security and fraternity in the Persian Gulf and the Strait of Hormuz.
• Persian Gulf security to be ensured with participation of littoral states only: Iran FM Press TV 29 Apr 2024 -- Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian says the security of the Persian Gulf will only be ensured with the participation of all the littoral states and that negligence from any party involved is unacceptable.
• Navy escorts Iranian ships, oil tankers in Gulf of Aden, Atlantic Ocean to ensure safety: Top cmdr. Press TV 29 Apr 2024 -- Iranian Navy Commander Rear Admiral Shahram Irani has praised the Persian Gulf security, stressing that his force escorts the country's ships and oil tankers in the Gulf of Aden and the Atlantic Ocean to ensure their safety.
• A new era for Nordic defence cooperation Danish Ministry of Defence 29 Apr 2024 -- Today, the Nordic Ministers for Defence have marked a new era by signing a common vision for the development of Nordic defence cooperation by 2030.
• Nordic transport ministers to meet in conjunction with NATO exercise in Narvik Finnish Government 29 Apr 2024 -- Minister of Transport and Communications Lulu Ranne will visit Narvik, Norway, from 29 to 30 April 2024. Together with the Norwegian and Swedish transport ministers, she will observe NATO's Immediate Response 2024 defence exercise, which will practise military mobility and reception of military support.
• Swedish Armed Forces to contribute forces in Latvia Government Offices of Sweden 29 Apr 2024 -- The Swedish Government has decided to task the Armed Forces with planning and preparing Swedish participation in NATO's Enhanced Forward Presence, Forward Land Forces (FLF), in Latvia. The contribution will consist of a force equalling the size of a reduced battalion of 600 soldiers. It will be part of a brigade led by Canada beginning in early 2025.
• Ex Locked Shields 2024: "Collaboration is our protection" Ministry of Defence of The Slovak Republic 29 Apr 2024 -- Slovak cyber security specialists once again proved that are among the world's best on the digital battlefield.
• European Peace Facility: Council adopts an assistance measure to support the Armed Forces of Côte d'Ivoire EC/CEU 29 Apr 2024 -- The Council today adopted an assistance measure worth €15 million under the European Peace Facility to support the Armed Forces of Côte d'Ivoire.
• Philippines 'add eyes,' takes delivery of mobile radar system from Japan Radio Free Asia 29 Apr 2024 -- The Philippine government on Monday took delivery of a Japanese-made mobile radar system that it says "adds eyes" to the air force's ability to safeguard the country's skies amid an increasingly fraught atmosphere in the disputed South China Sea.
• Argentina Classifies Purchase of F-16 Jets From Denmark - Decree Sputnik 29 Apr 2024 -- The Argentine government has declared the acquisition of 24 US-made F-16 fighter jets from Denmark classified military information, according to a decree published in the official gazette.
• Statement by the United States on the Twentieth Anniversary of UNSCR 1540 US Dept. of State 29 Apr 2024 -- United Nations Security Council Resolution 1540 obliges all states to prevent transfers of WMD-related goods and know-how to and by non-state actors.
• Readout of President Biden's Call with Amir Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al-Thani of Qatar The White House 29 Apr 2024
• Readout of President Biden's Call with President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi of Egypt The White House 29 Apr 2024
• Joint Statement by the President of the United States Joe Biden and the President of Mexico Andrés Manuel López Obrador The White House 29 Apr 2024
• Secretary Antony J. Blinken at a Conversation with World Economic Forum President Borge Brende US Dept. of State 29 Apr 2024
• Secretary Blinken's Meeting with Arab Foreign Ministers US Dept. of State 29 Apr 2024
• Secretary Blinken's Meeting with Qatari Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani US Dept. of State 29 Apr 2024
• Secretary Antony J. Blinken At a Meeting with Foreign Ministers of the Gulf Cooperation Council Member States US Dept. of State 29 Apr 2024
• Secretary Blinken's Meeting with Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud in Riyadh US Dept. of State 29 Apr 2024
• Secretary Blinken's Meeting with Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud US Dept. of State 29 Apr 2024
• Secretary Blinken's Meeting with Turkish Foreign Minister Fidan US Dept. of State 29 Apr 2024

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Other Conflicts

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• 29 April 2024 - Daily Press Briefing by the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General United Nations 29 Apr 2024

Operation Iron Swords / Operation Al-Aqsa Flood

• Two Zionist soldiers killed in center of Gaza IRNA 29 Apr 2024 -- The Israeli regime's army announced on Monday night that 2 soldiers of the regime were killed in the center of Gaza.
• More Zionist troops killed in Gaza Strip IRNA 29 Apr 2024 -- The Israeli media admitted on Sunday night that three more soldiers were killed and 11 others wounded by in fighting with Palestinians resistance fighters on the ground in the Gaza Strip.
• 14 Israeli troopers killed, wounded in resistance operation in central Gaza Press TV 29 Apr 2024 -- At least three Israeli soldiers have been killed and nearly a dozen others wounded in a war zone in the central part of the Gaza Strip, as Palestinian resistance forces continue to inflict losses on Israeli occupation forces across the war-ravaged coastal sliver.
• Israeli General terms attacking Rafah strategic mistake IRNA 29 Apr 2024 -- Former head of the Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) Operations Directorate Israel Ziv has described attacking Rafah as a strategic mistake for the Zionist regime and called for reaching an agreement with the Palestinian resistance to release the Israeli captives.
• General: Rafah invasion may kill all Israeli captives ISNA 29 Apr 2024 -- Israel Ziv says that an invasion of Rafah will be a strategic mistake on the part of the Israeli government.
• Israeli minister urges killing instead of kidnapping Palestinians in Gaza Press TV 29 Apr 2024 -- Itamar Ben Gvir, a notorious far-right Israeli minister, has suggested that some Palestinians could be "killed" instead of being kidnapped during the savage war in Gaza.
• April 28: 'Axis of Resistance' operations against Israeli occupation Press TV 29 Apr 2024
• ICC May Issue Arrest Warrants for Israel's Netanyahu, Gallant This Week - Reports Sputnik 29 Apr 2024 -- The International Criminal Court (ICC) may issue arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Defense Minister Yoav Gallant and senior Israeli military officials as early as this week, NBC News reported on Monday, citing an Israeli official familiar with the matter.
• Gaza at 'most dangerous' stage amid huge unexploded weapons risk, warns demining expert UN News 29 Apr 2024 -- The head of UN peacekeeping and demining reiterated calls on Monday for a ceasefire in Gaza as a first step to returning the war-ravaged enclave to some normality, while mine clearance experts warned that the Strip is now at its "most dangerous period".
• Blinken to meet with Jordanian officials amid push for Israel-Hamas cease-fire VOA 29 Apr 2024 -- U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is set to meet Tuesday with Jordanian officials and the U.N.'s humanitarian coordinator for Gaza amid a push to seal a cease-fire deal between Israel and Hamas and bring in more badly needed aid to the Gaza Strip.
• US Found 5 Israeli Units Responsible for Gross Human Rights Violations - State Dept. Sputnik 29 Apr 2024 -- The United States has found that five Israeli units are implicated in gross human rights violations predating the Hamas attack on Israel on October 7, US State Department deputy principal spokesperson Vedant Patel said on Monday.
• Blinken faces difficult task 'to stop bloodshed in Gaza' with visit to Middle East Global Times 29 Apr 2024 -- US State Secretary Antony Blinken arrived in Saudi Arabia on Monday, the first stop in a broader trip to the Middle East that aims to mediate between Israel and Hamas and stop the bloodshed in Gaza. The conflict has already brought huge domestic and external pressures to Washington, as pro-Palestine protests across major universities in Western countries are making Washington's policy of tolerating Israel's operations look increasingly unjustified and embarrassing.
• British military forces to be targeted if deployed in Gaza, PFLP warns IRNA 29 Apr 2024 -- The Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) has warned that Palestinian resistance fighters will target British forces if they are deployed in Gaza.
• Statement on the efforts for a two-state solution Government of Norway 29 Apr 2024 -- Statement by the Minister of Foreign Affairs Espen Barth Eide at meeting on the efforts for a two-state solution, including the recognition of the Palestinian State, held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, 29 April 2024.
• No peace in world without permanent ceasefire in Gaza: Pakistan PM Press TV 29 Apr 2024 -- Pakistan's prime minister has said the world would not get to bear witness to peace unless the Israeli regime permanently ceased its military aggression against the Gaza Strip, which the regime has brought under a genocidal war.
• Hamas fires barrage of rockets into occupied territories from south Lebanon Press TV 29 Apr 2024 -- Hamas says its fighters in southern Lebanon have fired a barrage of rockets against the northern part of the occupied territories in response to the Israeli regime's ongoing campaign of aggression against Gaza.
• 40 rockets fired from southern Lebanon to occupied Palestine IRNA 29 Apr 2024 -- The Zionist army announced that since Monday morning nearly 40 rockets have been fired from southern Lebanon towards northern occupied Palestine.
• Hezbollah conducts fresh missile attack on occupied territories IRNA 29 Apr 2024 -- The Lebanese resistance movement Hezbollah has conducted a new missile attack on several areas in the occupied territories.
• Hezbollah attacks Israeli military sites ISNA 29 Apr 2024 -- Hezbollah conducts operations in response to the Israeli attacks on the towns and homes of Lebanese civilians in south Lebanon near the Lebanese-Palestinian border area.

Other Conflicts

• IRGC: Ten countries helped Israel against Iran's operation IRNA 29 Apr 2024 -- The spokesman of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) says ten countries helped the Zionist regime fend off Iran's drone and missile operation.
• Iran 'True Promise' punctured several 'air defense' systems as 10 countries aided Israel Press TV 29 Apr 2024 -- The spokesman of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) says 10 countries supported Israel during Iran's Operation True Promise, but they failed to repel the retaliatory attack.
• 7 people, incl. child, killed in attack on Shia mosque in NW Afghanistan: Report Press TV 29 Apr 2024 -- Unknown assailants have reportedly killed at least seven people, including a child, in an attack on a Shia mosque in northwestern Afghanistan.
• Abducted Senior Judge Released In Northwestern Pakistan RFE/RL 29 Apr 2024 -- A senior Pakistani judge has been released after being kidnapped in the South Waziristan district of Pakistan's northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, after his captors released a video of him pleading for his freedom.
• Officials: Senior Pakistani judge freed from militant captivity 'unconditionally' VOA 29 Apr 2024 -- Authorities in Pakistan said Monday that militants had "unconditionally" released a senior judge who had been held hostage for two days in a volatile northwestern region.
• Mired in military 'chaos,' Myanmar's junta locked into struggle for survival Radio Free Asia 29 Apr 2024 -- Just over three years since Myanmar's military seized control of the country in a February 2021 coup d'etat, the junta's grip on power is increasingly tenuous amidst a nationwide civil war that has spiraled out of control.
• Myanmar guerrilla groups claim responsibility for bombings Radio Free Asia 29 Apr 2024 -- Guerrilla groups battling Myanmar's military have claimed responsibility for a series of bombings in the biggest city of Yangon, group representatives told Radio Free Asia on Monday.
• ASSAM RIFLES RECOVER HUGE QUANTITY OF ARMS AND AMMUNITION ALONG INDO-MYANMAR BORDER IN NAGALAND India PIB 29 Apr 2024 -- Acting upon specific intelligence inputs, Assam Rifles intercepted huge quantity of arms, ammunition and other war-like stores close to the Indo-Myanmar Border in Mon district of Nagaland on April 29, 2024
• Sudan: Statement by the High Representative Josep Borrell on the situation in El Fasher European External Action Service (EEAS) 29 Apr 2024 -- Credible reports indicate that tensions and violence are on the rise in and around El Fasher, Darfur.
• Security Council Renews United Nations Mission in South Sudan for One Year, Adopting Resolution 2729 (2024) by Vote of 13 in Favour, 2 Abstentions UN Security Council 29 Apr 2024 -- The Security Council today extended the mandate of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) for one year, until 30 April 2025, maintaining its force levels to cope with the continuing political, security and humanitarian challenges in the African country.
• UN official urges South Sudan to lift taxes halting aid UN News 29 Apr 2024 -- The UN's top humanitarian official in South Sudan has urged the government to lift newly imposed taxes and charges that are causing aid deliveries to be suspended, affecting tens of thousands of people.
• Threat of 'large-scale massacre' in Sudan's Darfur is imminent, US official says VOA 29 Apr 2024 -- A senior U.S. official warned Monday that more than 2 million people in El Fasher, in Sudan's western Darfur region, are under imminent threat of a "large-scale massacre" from a paramilitary group's attack and urged the international community to pressure the warring parties to de-escalate.
• India strongly protests 'Khalistan' slogans at a public event attended by Canadian leaders India MEA 29 Apr 2024 -- The Canadian Deputy High Commissioner was today summoned to the Ministry of External Affairs with regard to the raising of separatist slogans on 'Khalistan' at an event which was being personally addressed by the Prime Minister of Canada.
• No: 74, 29 April 2024, Regarding the Resolution by the French National Assembly on Assyrian/Chaldeans that Includes Accusations Without Legal or Historical Foundation Pertaining to the Ottoman Period Republic of Turkey Ministry of Foreign Affairs 29 Apr 2024
• 5 killed in donkey cart explosion in northeast Kenya VOA 29 Apr 2024 -- A bomb hidden in a donkey cart killed five people and severely injured five others in northeastern Kenya on Monday, according to interior ministry officials.

News Reports

• Former NSA Employee Sentenced to Over 21 Years in Prison for Attempted Espionage US Dept. of Justice 29 Apr 2024 -- Jareh Sebastian Dalke, 32, of Colorado Springs, was sentenced today to 262 months in prison for attempted espionage in connections with his efforts to transmit classified National Defense Information (NDI) to an agent of the Russian Federation.
• DHS Publishes Guidelines and Report to Secure Critical Infrastructure and Weapons of Mass Destruction from AI-Related Threats DHS 29 Apr 2024 -- Announcements Follow Six Months of Progress to Leverage AI Responsibly Across the Homeland Security Enterprise and Recent Establishment of AI Safety and Security Board
• US, Mexican presidents discuss illegal migration VOA 29 Apr 2024 -- U.S. President Joe Biden and Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said in a joint statement Monday they have recently talked about how to manage the illegal migration dilemma effectively and efficiently at the U.S.-Mexico border.
• G7 Leaders' Statement on Synthetic Drugs Threats The White House 29 Apr 2024
• Russia's Navalny did not die on Putin's order: US intelligence Press TV 29 Apr 2024 -- Russia's opposition figure Alexei Navalny did not die upon an order by President Vladimir Putin, the Wall Street Journal has reported, citing US intelligence officials familiar with the matter.
• Biden calls on Putin to release journalists Gershkovich, Kurmasheva jailed in Russia VOA 29 Apr 2024 -- U.S. President Joe Biden called on Russian President Vladimir Putin to release American journalists Evan Gershkovich and Alsu Kurmasheva from Russian prisons, during the White House Correspondents' Association Dinner Saturday in Washington.
• Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Lin Jian's Regular Press Conference on April 29, 2024 PRC MofA 29 Apr 2024
• China's Xi to Visit Europe as Trade Tensions Rise VOA 29 Apr 2024 -- China's leader Xi Jinping kicks off a six-day trip to Europe this Sunday, his first visit to the continent since 2019. The trip will include stops in France, Serbia and Hungary and comes amid rising tensions over trade with the European Union and concerns over Beijing's support of Russia.
• Xi to visit France, Serbia and Hungary, chart blueprint for ties Global Times 29 Apr 2024 -- Chinese President Xi Jinping will pay state visits to France, Serbia and Hungary from May 5 to 10 at the invitation of President Emmanuel Macron of the Republic of France, President Aleksandar Vucic of the Republic of Serbia and President Tamas Sulyok and Prime Minister Viktor Orban of Hungary, Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Hua Chunying announced on Monday, a trip that experts believe is expected to shape the future of relations between China and Europe.
• China's Right to Cooperate With Russia Should Not Be Restricted - Foreign Ministry Sputnik 29 Apr 2024 -- China has a right to normal trade and economic cooperation with Russia, which should not be interfered with and undermined, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Lin Jian said on Monday.
• US urged to show real sincerity to improve China ties after Blinken's visit Global Times 29 Apr 2024 -- China's Foreign Ministry refuted the US' recent negative statements and actions toward China on Monday. Experts noted that the actions of the US showed that its confrontational mentality toward China remains unchanged, and urged the US to honor its words and show real sincerity in improving China-US relations.
• Hong Kong, Macao SAR governments welcome updated policies to facilitate mainland business, talents' travels People's Daily 29 Apr 2024 -- The governments of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) and the Macao SAR on Sunday welcomed an announcement earlier in the day by the Chinese mainland authorities to facilitate business, skilled staff travel overseas.
• US Congressional Uyghur Caucus introduces new sanctions bill Radio Free Asia 29 Apr 2024 -- Uyghur advocates welcomed the introduction in the U.S. House of Representatives of proposed legislation that would expand the use of sanctions targeting Chinese government officials responsible for human rights violations against Uyghurs and other Turkic minorities in Xinjiang.
• China expresses grave concerns over Japan's planned export controls People's Daily 29 Apr 2024 -- China on Monday expressed grave concerns over Japan's planned export controls on certain items in the semiconductor and other fields.
• China Concerned About Japan's Plans to Curb Semiconductor Exports Sputnik 29 Apr 2024 -- Beijing has expressed serious concern over Japan's plans to tighten export controls in the semiconductor sector, the Chinese Ministry of Commerce said on Monday, adding that the proposed measures may affect the trade between Chinese and Japanese enterprises and harm the stability of the global supply chain.
• Chinese student jailed in US for threatening pro-democracy activist Radio Free Asia 29 Apr 2024 -- A court in the United States has jailed a Chinese student at Berklee College of Music for nine months for "initiating a stalking and threat campaign against an individual who promoted freedom and democracy in China," the U.S. Department of Justice said.
• Number of US students in China has plunged in wake of COVID curbs Radio Free Asia 29 Apr 2024 -- Sam Trizza, an American who's studying at the Hopkins-Nanjing Center's School of Advanced International Studies in China, is frequently asked if he is from Russia.
• Australia-Republic of Korea 2+2 Foreign And Defence Ministers' Meeting Australia DOD 29 Apr 2024 -- Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles and Minister for Foreign Affairs Penny Wong will host their Republic of Korea (ROK) counterparts for the Australia-ROK 2+2 Foreign and Defence Ministers' Meeting in Melbourne on 1 May 2024.
• Chinese warplane intrusions increase political pressure on Taiwan: Expert CNA 29 Apr 2024 -- Chinese military aircraft flying as close as 37 nautical miles to Taiwan's northern city of Keelung is an example of Beijing exerting political pressure on Taiwan's incoming government before its inauguration on May 20, a local expert on national defense and security has said.
• KMT lawmakers' trip to China receives mixed responses in Taiwan CNA 29 Apr 2024 -- The visit to China by opposition Kuomintang (KMT) lawmakers led by legislative caucus whip Fu Kun-chi (傅崐萁) drew mixed views in Taiwan, with some worrying about Beijing's political machinations and others viewing it as a gesture of goodwill from China.
• KMT caucus whip touts tourism wins following China 'ice-breaker trip' CNA 29 Apr 2024 -- Kuomintang (KMT) legislative caucus whip Fu Kun-chi (傅崐萁) on Monday highlighted breakthroughs made following his leading of a KMT delegation to Beijing, describing the visit as an "ice-breaker trip" that facilitated allowing Chinese tourists to visit Taiwan.
• KMT delegation holds talks with representatives of Taiwan businesspeople, youths on mainland People's Daily 29 Apr 2024 -- A visiting Chinese Kuomintang party (KMT) delegation led by Fu Kun-chi on Sunday met with representatives of Taiwan businesspeople and youths on the mainland in Beijing, discussing topics such as the peaceful development of cross-Strait relations, economic cooperation, and youth exchanges.
• Mainland urges Taiwan to resume direct cross-Strait flights, voyages in full People's Daily 29 Apr 2024 -- A mainland spokesperson on Sunday urged Taiwan to consider the proposals of the public and the shipping enterprises on both sides of the Taiwan Strait to resume direct cross-Strait flights and voyages in full as soon as possible.
• Chinese mainland announces cross-Strait tourism measures People's Daily 29 Apr 2024 -- New measures regarding the resumption of cross-Strait tourism were announced by the Chinese mainland on Sunday, along with approval for shipments of Wendan pomelos from Taiwan to the mainland.
• PLA activities in the waters and airspace around Taiwan Apr. 29, 2024 ROC MND 29 Apr 2024
• Iran warns against threat of terrorism to regional, global security, slams West double standards Press TV 29 Apr 2024 -- Iranian Defense Minister Brigadier General Mohammad Reza Ashtiani has said that terrorism is one of the major threats to regional and global security, while criticizing the West for applying double standards when addressing the menace.
• Press Statement by Department Director of Ministry of National Defence of DPRK KCNA 29 Apr 2024 -- The director of the Department of Foreign Military Affairs of the Ministry of National Defence of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) issued the following press statement "Ill-advised option will be followed by disaster" on April 28:
• Booming Trade, 'Expansion' Rumors On Kazakhstan's Chinese Border RFE/RL 29 Apr 2024 -- "You and I are not just driving along any road, we are driving along the great Silk Road," Ertugan, the driver who is taking me east toward the border with China, says with pride. But today instead of camel caravans carrying silk and spices, the route rumbles with trucks hauling sneakers and bed linen.
• Scotland's first minister resigns VOA 29 Apr 2024 -- Scotland's First Minister Humza Yousaf resigned Monday, ahead of a no-confidence vote he was facing in parliament after he dissolved a coalition with the Green Party last week and failed to secure a deal that would have given his government a ruling majority.
• Solomon Islands PM withdraws from running for new term: report People's Daily 29 Apr 2024 -- Solomon Islands' Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare has withdrawn from running for a new term and Foreign Minister Jeremiah Manele has been nominated as his coalition's prime pinister candidate, national broadcaster SIBC reported on Monday.
• Georgia lawmakers tussle over 'foreign agents' bill VOA 29 Apr 2024 -- A female member of the Georgia Parliament struck a male colleague on the head with a plastic water bottle Monday during a heated discussion about a contentious "foreign agents" law.
• Several Opposition Lawmakers Expelled During Discussion Of Georgia's 'Foreign Agents' Bill RFE/RL 29 Apr 2024 -- Seven opposition lawmakers were expelled on April 29 from a session of Georgia's parliament that is discussing a piece of legislation that domestic critics and Western countries have said will be used to crack down on independent voices in the country.
• PM call with Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth of Mauritius: 29 April 2024 Gov.UK 29 Apr 2024
• Another opposition official arrested in run-up to Cambodia's council vote Radio Free Asia 29 Apr 2024 -- A Candlelight Party official has been detained and sent for police questioning in Cambodia's Kampong Cham province - the latest arrest of an opposition party activist ahead of next month's council elections.
• Cambodia will not negotiate over Funan Techo canal: Hun Sen Radio Free Asia 29 Apr 2024 -- Cambodia's leader Hun Sen has said that his country would not negotiate with Vietnam over the planned Funan Techo canal, despite concerns about its environmental and geopolitical impacts.
• Thai top diplomat on resignation: Work would slow without deputy PM position Radio Free Asia 29 Apr 2024 -- Parnpree Bahiddha-Nukara, Thailand's erstwhile foreign minister, said Monday that he resigned because he could not have performed his diplomatic duties effectively after the prime minister dropped him as a deputy PM through a cabinet shuffle.
• Secretive Uzbek Network Scrambles To Cover Online Tracks After RFE/RL Exposé RFE/RL 29 Apr 2024 -- A shadowy Uzbek firm with ties to the president's family has scrambled to reanimate its dormant website after a recent RFE/RL investigation revealed it had secured more than $100 million in secretive state gas deals despite having a virtually imperceptible public business footprint.
• World News in Brief: Violence blocking Darfur aid, new Iraq law, Chad elections appeal UN News 29 Apr 2024 -- Rising violence is again restricting humanitarian aid delivery in the Darfur region of Sudan, the head of the World Food Programme said on Monday.