30 April 2024 Military News |
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Current Operations
- April 30 USCENTCOM, Royal Jordanian Air Force Conduct Humanitarian Airdrops into Gaza CENTCOM 30 Apr 2024 -- U.S. Central Command and the Royal Jordanian Air Force conducted a combined humanitarian assistance airdrop into Northern Gaza on April 30, 2024, at 1:40 p.m. (Gaza time) to provide essential relief to civilians in Gaza affected by the ongoing conflict.
- April 30 Red Sea Update CENTCOM 30 Apr 2024 -- At approximately 1:52 p.m. (Sanaa time) on April 30, U.S. Central Command (USCENTCOM) forces successfully engaged and destroyed an uncrewed surface vessel (USV) in Iranian-backed Houthi terrorist-controlled areas of Yemen.
- Yemen's Houthis claim attack on Portuguese-flagged ship in Arabian Sea VOA 30 Apr 2024 -- Yemen's Houthi rebels said on Tuesday that they struck a Portuguese-flagged container ship in a drone attack in the Indian Ocean.
- Yemeni army releases moment of attack on Israeli ship IRNA 30 Apr 2024 -- The armed forces of Yemen published the moment of the attack on the Cyclades ship on Tuesday night.
- Yemen warns US of escalating action against security IRNA 30 Apr 2024 -- Yemen's Supreme Political Council has warned the US not to make any attempts that could threaten Yemen's security and stability.
- 2 US destroyers, 2 Israeli vessels targeted: Yemeni army spox IRNA 30 Apr 2024 -- The spokesman of the Yemeni armed forces announced on Tuesday morning that the country's military targeted 2 American destroyers and 2 Israeli ships in the Red Sea and the Indian Ocean in a fresh operation in solidarity with Palestinians.
- Yemen warns US against new aggression targeting its security Press TV 30 Apr 2024 -- Yemen's top policy-making body has issued a stern warning to the United States that any move aimed at destabilizing the Arab country would lead to massive chaos in the region, especially in key waterways surrounding Yemen.
- Houthis target container ship in missile attack VOA 30 Apr 2024 -- The Yemen-based Houthi militant group fired three ballistic missiles at a Malta-flagged, Greece-owned container ship in the Red Sea, the U.S. military and maritime security agencies said Monday.
Defense Policy / Programs
- U.S. and UAE Conduct Joint Military Dialogue DoD 30 Apr 2024
- Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III Opening Remarks at House Armed Services Committee Hearing on the Department of Defense Fiscal Year 2025 Budget Request DoD 30 Apr 2024
- Top Reserve Component Officials Express Support for Pay, Benefit Alignment DoD News 30 Apr 2024 -- Senior leaders from five of the uniformed services' reserve component branches spoke out in favor of aligning pay and benefits within their organizations during a House Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense budget hearing today.
- DOD's FY 2025 Budget Focuses on Defense, People, Teamwork DoD News 30 Apr 2024 -- Last month the Defense Department released its fiscal year 2025 budget request, about $849.8 billion in all, and now Congress has invited DOD leaders of all stripes to Capitol Hill to discuss what's in the budget and what the department's thoughts were when creating that budget.
- Austin to Meet With Key Regional Allies on Upcoming Hawaii Trip DoD News 30 Apr 2024 -- Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III will meet with key regional allies this week as he travels to Hawaii to preside over the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command change of command ceremony.
- AFRICOM STRENGTHENS PARTNERSHIPS WITH CÔTE D'IVOIRE AFRICOM 30 Apr 2024 -- U.S. Marine Corps General Michael Langley, Commander, U.S. Africa Command and U.S. Marine Corps Sergeant Major Michael Woods, Command Senior Enlisted Leader visited Côte d'Ivoire April 28-29, 2024, to reinforce the longstanding partnership between the United States and the Ivoirian government.
- Opening ceremony of exercise African Lion 2024 in Tunisia emphasizes partnership Army News 30 Apr 2024 -- The seventh consecutive year of African Lion exercises in Tunisia commenced with an opening ceremony at El Aouina Air Base in Tunis, April 29, 2024. This year's event marks a significant milestone as U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa (SETAF-AF) leads the exercise for U.S. Army Africa Command, which is celebrating the 20th anniversary of the African Lion exercise series.
- New York Army Guard Soldiers Heading to North Africa Army News 30 Apr 2024 -- Seven hundred New York Army National Guard Soldiers will take part in the multinational African Lion training exercise in Tunisia and Morocco in May.
- Croation army conducts mil-to-mil APS-2 maintenance exchange with AFSBn-Africa in Italy Army News 30 Apr 2024 -- For the third year in a row, Army Field Support Battalion-Africa, located at Leghorn Army Depot in Livorno, executed a bilateral military-to-military Army Prepositioned Stocks-2 maintenance exchange and engagement with the Croatian army.
- Air Guard leaders host 2024 Wing Leader Conference US Air Force 30 Apr 2024 -- Lt. Gen. Michael Loh, Air National Guard director, and Chief Master Sgt. Maurice Williams, Air National Guard command chief, hosted ANG senior leaders and commanders from around the nation for the Wing Leader Conference in Henderson, April 24-25.
- 317th AW completes first C-130J Max Endurance Operation with external fuel tanks US Air Force 30 Apr 2024 -- The 317th Airlift Wing achieved a significant milestone on April 20, 2024, by becoming the first unit in Air Mobility Command's history to complete a C-130J Super Hercules Max Endurance Operation equipped with external fuel tanks. This operation, dubbed Hazard Leap, highlighted the wing's extended range capabilities and established a new standard in operational endurance.
- LiDAR-Equipped Unmanned Aircraft System Supports NPS Research US Navy 30 Apr 2024 -- An unmanned aircraft system (UAS) equipped with an infrared LiDAR, or Light Detection and Ranging, sensor is enabling students at the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) to conduct important research into the depth of water in coastal areas.
- Maryland Guard Joins Homeland Disaster Response Exercise Army News 30 Apr 2024 -- Over 45 Maryland National Guard Soldiers are providing public affairs and logistics support during the Vibrant Response 24 exercise in Colorado April 19 to May 3.
- Iceland and Sweden's joint team participates in world's largest cyber defence exercise "Government of Iceland 30 Apr 2024 -- NATO's cyber defence exercise Locked Shields 2024 has concluded with Iceland participating in a joint team with Sweden, the newest member of the Alliance. The exercise is organized and executed by NATOs Cooperative Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence in Tallinn, of which Iceland is a member.
- New York Man Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Unlawfully Export Dual-Use Electronics Used in Russian Military Drones US Dept. of Justice 30 Apr 2024 -- Nikolay Grigorev, 36, of Brooklyn, pleaded guilty today to conspiring to defraud the United States for his role in an illicit export control scheme to ship electronic components from the United States to companies affiliated with the Russian military. Co-defendants Nikita Arkhipov and Artem Oloviannikov remain at large.
- Russia Creates 'Lodyr' Deceptive System to Protect FPV Drone Operators Sputnik 30 Apr 2024 -- The Russian Armed Forces utilize FPV (first person view) drones for various military operations and surveillance purposes. These drones provide real-time video footage and enhanced situational awareness, aiding in decision-making and targeting during missions.
- Bolstering Air Defense and Ukraine's Progress Toward NATO: Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Jens Stoltenberg Met with Students of the National Defense University President of Ukraine 30 Apr 2024
- Negotiations on U.S.-Ukraine Bilateral Security Agreement Continue US Dept. of State 30 Apr 2024 -- Building on the passage of the President's supplemental funding request, representatives from the Department of State, Department of Defense, and National Security Council spoke with Ukrainian counterparts to continue negotiations critical to long-term bilateral security arrangements and other commitments under the G7 Joint Declaration of Support to Ukraine, which was announced last July in Vilnius.
- Austin Calls On Countries That Have Patriot Air Defense Systems To Transfer Them To Ukraine RFE/RL 30 Apr 2024 -- U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin on April 30 appealed to the partners of the United States to transfer Patriot air defense systems to Ukraine, which has repeatedly requested more of the air defense systems to help protect Ukrainian cities and infrastructure from Russian attacks.
- US Navy Over-Executed Ukraine Funding by $398.8Mln - Inspector General Sputnik 30 Apr 2024 -- The US Navy over-executed supplemental funding for Ukraine by $398.9 million in 2022, the US Defense Department's Office of Inspector General (DoD IG) said in a statement.
- Zelensky, NATO chief meet on aid for Ukraine People's Daily 30 Apr 2024 -- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and Secretary General of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Jens Stoltenberg discussed aid for Ukraine during their meeting in Kiev, the government-run Ukrinform news agency reported Monday.
- China takes steps to expand military training in schools VOA 30 Apr 2024 -- China says it has begun revising its National Defense Education Law, a move analysts say aims to expand military training at universities, high schools and even middle schools. The proposed changes also seek to improve defense education starting with students as young as primary school.
- Spartan strengthens partnerships in PNG Australia DOD 30 Apr 2024 -- Flying across the highlands of Papua New Guinea, a RAAF C-27J Spartan conducted airlift operations in support of its close partner, the PNG Defence Force and PNG government.
- Aircraft support continues for Solomon Islands Australia DOD 30 Apr 2024 -- Australian military aircraft have continued to play a major role in the air bridge that links Solomon Islands during its national elections, moving police, military and civilian specialists from multiple countries into and around Solomon Islands.
- Soldiers project force from the sea Australia DOD 30 Apr 2024 -- Soldiers from the 10th Force Support Battalion (10FSB) conducted beach landings and reconnaissance missions during their annual littoral training at Cowley Beach Training Area in early April.
- Top UN court refuses request for Germany to halt military aid to Israel VOA 30 Apr 2024 -- The United Nations' top court on Tuesday rejected Nicaragua's request for an emergency order for Germany to halt military aid to Israel.
- Japan Deploys Anti-Ship Missiles in Key Anti-China 'Chokepoint' of Okinawa Sputnik 30 Apr 2024 -- Situated 650 km south of the main Japanese island of Kyushu, Okinawa is home to the largest concentration of US military bases in the Western Pacific, with the prefecture's 1.45 million residents regularly terrorized by Osprey tilt rotor aircraft flights, falling jet fighter debris, toxic waste dumping and a slew of sexual assaults by US troops.
- Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Blanket Order Training DSCA 30 Apr 2024 -- The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia of Blanket Order Training and related elements of logistics and program support for an estimated cost of $250 million. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency delivered the required certification notifying Congress of this possible sale today.
- U.S. says security deal with Saudi close to completion People's Daily 30 Apr 2024 -- U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said here on Monday that the United States nears finishing a security deal with Saudi Arabia.
- Nordic defence ministers sign NORDEFCO's new Vision Finnish MoD 30 Apr 2024 -- Minister of Defence Antti Häkkänen attended the ministerial meeting for Nordic Defence Cooperation (NORDEFCO) in Tòrshavn, the Faroe Islands on 29-30 April 2024.
- Declaration from the NORDEFCO Ministerial Meeting in Faroe Islands 29-30 April 2024 Finnish MoD 30 Apr 2024 -- Today, the Nordic Ministers of Defence, a representative of the Minister of Statehood and Foreign Affairs of Greenland and the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Industry and Trade of the Faroe Islands met in Tórshavn. The Ministers discussed Russia's full-scale and brutal attack on Ukraine, the security situation in the Arctic and the North Atlantic, the future for Nordic defence cooperation as well as NATO-related issues.
- Joint vision to enhance Nordic defence cooperation Government Offices of Sweden 30 Apr 2024 -- In connection with the NORDEFCO ministerial meeting on 29-30 April in Tórshavn, Faroe Islands, the Nordic defence ministers signed Vision 2030, a steering document on Nordic defence cooperation going forward.
- Secretary Antony J. Blinken Remarks to Press US Dept. of State 30 Apr 2024
- Secretary Blinken's Meeting with Jordanian King Abdullah II US Dept. of State 30 Apr 2024
- Secretary Blinken's Meeting with UN Senior Humanitarian and Reconstruction Coordinator for Gaza Kaag US Dept. of State 30 Apr 2024
- Secretary Antony J. Blinken And UN Senior Humanitarian and Reconstruction Coordinator for Gaza Sigrid Kaag Before Their Meeting US Dept. of State 30 Apr 2024
- Secretary Blinken's Meeting with Jordanian Minister of Foreign Affairs Safadi US Dept. of State 30 Apr 2024
Defense Industry
Other Conflicts
- Statement by PM Netanyahu Israel - Prime Minister 30 Apr 2024 -- "You have to hear this to believe this. The International Criminal Court in the Hague is contemplating issuing arrest warrants against senior Israeli government and military officials as war criminals. This would be an outrage of historic proportions."
- ICC may issue arrest warrants for Netanyahu, officials: Israeli media IRNA 30 Apr 2024 -- Israeli media reports say that there is a possibility the International Criminal Court (ICC) will secretly issue arrest warrants for officials of the Zionist regime for their role in the genocide in the Gaza Strip.
- Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to Heroism and Hope Forum Representatives: "We will enter Rafah and we will eliminate the Hamas battalions there - with or without a deal." Israel - Prime Minister 30 Apr 2024 -- "The idea that we will halt the war before achieving all of its goals is out of the question. We will enter Rafah and we will eliminate the Hamas battalions there - with or without a deal, in order to achieve the total victory."
- Netanyahu says Rafah offensive will happen with or without cease-fire and hostage release deal VOA 30 Apr 2024 -- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pledged Tuesday to carry out a military operation in the southern Gaza city of Rafah regardless of whether there is an agreement with Hamas for a cease-fire and release of hostages held in Gaza.
- Netanyahu vows to invade Rafah 'with or without ceasefire deal' Press TV 30 Apr 2024 -- Benjamin Netanyahu has pledged to carry out the planned ground invasion of the city of Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, whether or not a ceasefire and prisoner swap deal is reached with the Palestinian resistance movement Hamas.
- Israel to launch Rafah invasion if no deal reached on captives in 72 hours: Report Press TV 30 Apr 2024 -- The Israeli military has reportedly finalized plans to launch an all-out military offensive against the densely-populated southern Gaza city of Rafah in the next 72 hours.
- April 29: 'Axis of Resistance' operations against Israeli occupation Press TV 30 Apr 2024
- 10,000 bodies buried under Gaza rubble decomposing, spreading disease Press TV 30 Apr 2024 -- Gaza civil defense agency has warned of a looming health disaster in the besieged Strip as the decomposition of dead bodies under the rubble of buildings destroyed by the relentless Israeli bombings accelerates.
- Growing donor support for UNRWA shows vote of confidence in embattled agency VOA 30 Apr 2024 -- The head of UNRWA, the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestinians, reports many countries have resumed the funding that they suspended following allegations by Israel in late January that several staff members were linked to terrorism.
- Guterres calls on Israel and Hamas to end Gaza war UN News 30 Apr 2024 -- With the situation in Gaza "worsening by the day", UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Tuesday appealed for Israeli and Hamas leaders currently taking part in intense negotiations to reach a ceasefire agreement.
- Gaza destruction impossible to even process, UN humanitarian says UN News 30 Apr 2024 -- After nearly seven months of war in Gaza, nowhere is safe, people are scared, and everyone is hanging on to hopes of a ceasefire.
- 'Extraordinary, deep anxiety' in Gaza over feared Rafah attack UN News 30 Apr 2024 -- Ordinary Gazans remain in a "constant state of trauma" over an impending full-scale Israeli attack on the enclave's southernmost city of Rafah amid a growing number of strikes there, the head of the UN agency for Palestinian refugees said on Tuesday.
- UN: Israeli ground offensive in Rafah would be 'tragedy beyond words' Press TV 30 Apr 2024 -- The UN's humanitarian chief, Martin Griffiths, has warned about the repercussions of a ground offensive by Israeli troops in the southern Gaza city of Rafah, saying it would be a "tragedy beyond words."
- Guterres calls for independent probe into Gaza mass graves Press TV 30 Apr 2024 -- UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres says he is "deeply alarmed" by reports of mass graves in several locations in the besieged Gaza Strip.
- UNRWA says 182 staff members killed in Israeli hostilities in Gaza Press TV 30 Apr 2024 -- UNRWA says at least 182 of its employees have been killed since the start of the Israeli military aggression in the besieged Gaza Strip.
- A ground operation in Rafah will be nothing short of a tragedy beyond words - Statement by Martin Griffiths, Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator UNOCHA 30 Apr 2024 -- After almost seven months of brutal hostilities that have killed tens of thousands of people and maimed tens of thousands more, Gaza is bracing for even more suffering and misery.
- Press Conference at UN Geneva by UNRWA Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini: Transcript of Introductory Remarks UNRWA 30 Apr 2024
- UNRWA Situation Report #105 on the situation in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, including East Jerusalem - All information from 25-28 April 2024, is valid as of 28 April 2024 at 22:30 UNRWA 30 Apr 2024
- Secretary-General's opening remarks at press encounter UN Secretary-General 30 Apr 2024
- Blinken says 'time to act is now' for Hamas to accept cease-fire deal VOA 30 Apr 2024 -- U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken urged Hamas to accept a proposed cease-fire deal in its conflict with Israel, saying that there are "no more excuses" and "the time to act is now."
- US Congress threatens ICC with retaliation over arrest warrants for Israeli officials Press TV 30 Apr 2024 -- American lawmakers are in the process of drafting a bill aimed at responding to the International Criminal Court (ICC) in case it decides to issue arrest warrants against high-ranking Israeli officials accused of committing war crimes in Gaza.
- Gaza protests: UN rights chief flags 'disproportionate' police action on US campuses UN News 30 Apr 2024 -- The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights on Tuesday said he was troubled by "a series of heavy-handed steps" taken by some universities in the United States to disperse and dismantle Gaza war protests.
- Biden pledges cooperation with Egypt, Qatar to implement proposed Israel-Hamas cease-fire VOA 30 Apr 2024 -- The White House said Monday U.S. President Joe Biden pledged to work with Egypt and Qatar to ensure the implementation of a proposed cease-fire between Israel and Hamas.
- Transcript: Mayor Adams Briefs Media on Recent Protests at Columbia University With NYPD Commissioner Caban City of New York 30 Apr 2024
- ICJ rejects emergency measures over German arms exports to Israel Press TV 30 Apr 2024 -- The International Court of Justice (ICJ) has ruled against issuing emergency measures to halt German arms exports to Israel amid the ongoing genocidal war in the besieged Gaza Strip.
- PM call with Prime Minister Netanyahu of Israel: 30 April 2024 Gov.UK 30 Apr 2024
- Russia slams US hypocrisy in ICC probe of Israel, arrest warrant for Putin Press TV 30 Apr 2024 -- Russia has censured the United States for hypocrisy in opposing an International Criminal Court investigation into Israel's crimes in its months-long war on the besieged Gaza Strip and supporting an arrest warrant for President Vladimir Putin issued by the same court.
- Rival Palestinian groups meet in China to discuss political reconciliation VOA 30 Apr 2024 -- China says rival Palestinian groups Hamas and Fatah expressed a political will for reconciliation during talks Tuesday in Beijing.
- Palestinian factions Fatah and Hamas hold talks in Beijing, achieve positive progress: Chinese spokesperson People's Daily 30 Apr 2024 -- At the invitation of China, representatives of the Palestinian National Liberation Movement (Fatah) and the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) recently came to Beijing for in-depth and candid talks on promoting intra-Palestinian reconciliation, and achieved positive progress, a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson confirmed on Tuesday.
- Palestinian Political Groups Reject Israel's Proposal to Send Arab Troops to Gaza - Hamas Sputnik 30 Apr 2024 -- Political groups making up the Alliance of Palestinian Forces have rejected Israel's proposal to send Arab troops to the Gaza Strip, Palestinian movement Hamas said on Saturday.
- Hezbollah fighters blow up Israeli Merkava tank IRNA 30 Apr 2024 -- The Lebanese resistance movement Hezbollah says its fighters have destroyed a Merkava tank of the Israeli regime's army in Metula town in the north of occupied Palestine.
- Hezbollah targets two Zionist settlements IRNA 30 Apr 2024 -- The Islamic Resistance of Lebanon announced that it conducted missile attacks on two Zionist settlements in northern occupied Palestine.
- Yemen raps US for obstructing peace, blocking efforts to halt Gaza genocide Press TV 30 Apr 2024 -- The Yemeni Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates has denounced the United States over its role in scuttling UN-brokered peace efforts in the impoverished Arab nation, and its failure to stop the Israeli military's onslaught against Palestinians in the Gaza Strip.
- Gaza aid flotilla delayed after Guinea Bissau removes flag due to Israel pressure: Activists Press TV 30 Apr 2024 -- Activists say a humanitarian aid flotilla aiming to set off from Turkey to deliver urgent aid to the besieged Gaza Strip has been further delayed after Guinea Bissau removed its flag from two vessels under the Israeli regime's pressure.
- Geneva Palais briefing note: Caught in the Crossfire - Lebanon's children under fire UNICEF 30 Apr 2024 -- "A new report from UNICEF in Lebanon underscores the deepening suffering of children in the country, as Lebanon grapples with a cascade of crises, compounded by conflict.
- Children in Lebanon pay heavy price amid intensifying conflict in the south and compounding national crises UNICEF 30 Apr 2024 -- Ongoing hostilities in southern Lebanon are taking a devastating toll on the population, forcing approximately over 90,000 people - including 30,000 children - from their homes. According to the latest report from the Ministry of Public Health, 8 children are among the 344 people killed and 75 children among the 1359 people injured since the escalation of the hostilities in October 2023.
- Gaza war spillover compounds misery for most vulnerable in Lebanon UN News 30 Apr 2024 -- Children as young as four are being forced to go to work in Lebanon amid a "massive collapse" in humanitarian funding and escalating hostilities on the country's southern border with Israel that threaten to spiral into a "full-scale war", UN child experts said on Tuesday.
- Philippine, Chinese coast guard vessels involved in new confrontation in South China Sea VOA 30 Apr 2024 -- The Philippines says one of its boats was damaged during an altercation with Chinese coast guard vessels in a disputed area of the South China Sea Tuesday.
- Manila says China obstructs, damages its ships at disputed shoal Radio Free Asia 30 Apr 2024 -- The Philippines said that Chinese coast guard vessels fired water cannons at two of its ships on Tuesday, causing some damage in the latest confrontation near the disputed Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea.
- STATEMENT OF THE NATIONAL TASK FORCE FOR THE WEST PHILIPPINE SEA Philippines DFA 30 Apr 2024 -- Today is a sad day for Filipino fishermen. That China would go to great lengths to obstruct a Philippine humanitarian mission to assist our fishermen in their fishing grounds is not only shocking but appalling.
- China Coast Guard expels two Philippine vessels that illegally intruded in waters off China's Huangyan Dao Global Times 30 Apr 2024 -- The China Coast Guard (CCG) announced that it has expelled two Philippine vessels that illegally intruded in waters off China's Huangyan Dao (also known as Huangyan Island) in the South China Sea on Tuesday.
- Gun attack on Shiite mosque in western Afghanistan kills 6 worshippers VOA 30 Apr 2024 -- Taliban authorities in Afghanistan said Tuesday that an overnight attack on a Shiite mosque in a western region bordering Iran had killed at least six people, including a child.
- Kazemi Qomi terms ISIS-K as common external threat for Iran, region IRNA 30 Apr 2024 -- Iran's special envoy to Afghanistan Hassan Kazemi Qomi has stressed that terrorism and specifically Daesh-Khorasan (ISIS-K) is a common external threat for Iran, Afghanistan, and the other countries of the region.
- Border conflicts cause shortages, high prices for Myanmar traders: report Radio Free Asia 29 Apr 2024 -- Border traders throughout Myanmar are grappling with rising commodity prices and shortages of goods as fighting between the junta and forces battling to end military rule disrupts trade, an independent think tank said.
- Thai-Myanmar trade hub reopens after 10 day shutdown for battle Radio Free Asia 30 Apr 2024 -- The major border crossing point for trade between Thailand and Myanmar reopened on Tuesday after being closed for 10 days because of fighting between Myanmar junta forces and insurgents battling to end military rule, residents told Radio Free Asia.
- Myanmar refugees flee conflict and conscription VOA 30 Apr 2024 -- The battle between Myanmar's military and rebel groups for control of the southeastern border town of Myawaddy has seen thousands of refugees cross into neighboring Thailand in April.
- Fight for Sudan's El-Fasher sparks concerns over 'large-scale massacre' Press TV 30 Apr 2024 -- The fight for the Sudanese city of El-Fasher has raised concerns about an imminent large-scale massacre in the humanitarian hub in the Darfur region.
- Haiti's transitional council elects new prime minister to subdue surging violence VOA 30 Apr 2024 -- Haiti's transitional council on Tuesday elected Fritz Belizaire, a former youth and sports minister, as the country's new prime minister.
- Statement by Principals of the Inter-Agency Standing Committee on the Democratic Republic of the Congo UNHCR 30 Apr 2024 -- Escalating conflict is driving record levels of gender-based violence, displacement and hunger in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), threatening to push the country to the brink of catastrophe without urgent international action.
- Malian forces kill Islamic State commander VOA 30 Apr 2024 -- Mali's military government says its forces have killed a senior Islamic State commander, Abu Huzeifa, during a joint operation with Burkina Faso and Niger. Huzeifa, who had a $5 million bounty on his head, has been linked to high-profile attacks in Africa's Sahel region, including the killing of four U.S. soldiers. Some experts say the junta will use this success to justify its stay in power.
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Other Conflicts
News Reports
- Statement from Secretary Mayorkas on the Biden-Harris Administration's New National Security Memorandum on Critical Infrastructure DHS 30 Apr 2024
- ODNI Releases 11th Annual Intelligence Community Transparency Report Director of National Intelligence 30 Apr 2024 -- The Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) today released the Annual Statistical Transparency Report (ASTR) Regarding the Intelligence Community's (IC) Use of National Security Surveillance Authorities for Calendar Year 2023.
- Former Defense Contractor Pleads Guilty to Attempted Espionage US Dept. of Justice 30 Apr 2024 -- John Murray Rowe Jr., 65, of Lead, South Dakota, pleaded guilty today to one count of attempted delivery of national defense information to a foreign government and three counts of willful communication of national defense information.
- Suspected Mossad Agent Arrested In Malaysia Sputnik 30 Apr 2024 -- Malaysia is a Muslim-majority country and has been a steadfast supporter of Palestine. It has no formal relations with Israel and in December, the country banned all Israeli ships from docking at Malaysian ports.
- US DEA proposes significant shift in marijuana policy VOA 30 Apr 2024 -- The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration is set to take a historic step toward reclassifying marijuana as a less dangerous drug.
- Press release on Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's telephone conversation with Foreign Minister of Tajikistan Sirojiddin Muhriddin Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 30 Apr 2024
- China views European spying allegations as a 'serious problem' Radio Free Asia 29 Apr 2024 -- China's responses to allegations of spying in Germany and the United Kingdom suggest that the ruling Communist Party has plenty to lose from closer public scrutiny of its overseas influence operations, analysts told Radio Free Asia in recent interviews.
- Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Lin Jian's Regular Press Conference on April 30, 2024 PRC MofA 30 Apr 2024
- China, United States should be partners rather than rivals People's Daily 30 Apr 2024 -- Chinese President Xi Jinping on April 26 met with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing.
- Xi's visit to France can build friendship, instill confidence: Chinese envoy Global Times 30 Apr 2024 -- The upcoming visit of Chinese President Xi Jinping to France holds profound historical significance. It will be a journey to showcase friendship, instill confidence and lead cooperation, Chinese Ambassador to France Lu Shaye told a press briefing on Monday.
- Shenzhou-17 crew return to Earth after completing 1st extravehicular repair task for damages caused by space debris impact Global Times 30 Apr 2024 -- The return capsule of the Shenzhou-17 manned spaceship, carrying taikonauts Tang Hongbo, Tang Shengjie and Jiang Xinlin, touched down at the Dongfeng landing site in North China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region on Tuesday, following six months aboard the Tiangong space station.
- China's state media support protests on US campuses but not at home VOA 30 Apr 2024 -- State media in China, where social protest is strongly discouraged or punished, have been vocally supporting the pro-Palestinian protests on U.S. campuses while decrying what they describe as a heavy-handed crackdown on free speech by authorities.
- INTERVIEW: 'China's people are increasingly aware of human rights' Radio Free Asia 30 Apr 2024 -- Twelve years ago, Xia Ming, a politics professor at The City University of New York, published a book in Hong Kong titled "Political Venus," which examined possible pathways towards a more democratic China.
- There isn't a 'China overcapacity,' but a US overcapacity of anxiety stemming from a lack of confidence: Chinese FM Global Times 30 Apr 2024 -- The US accusation of "China's overcapacity" is not a market-driven conclusion, but a crafted narrative to manipulate perception and politicize trade, with the real purpose being holding back China's high-quality development and depriving China of its legitimate right to development, Lin Jian, spokesperson from China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, said at a routine press briefing on Tuesday, in a latest response to Washington's false narratives targeting Chinese new energy vehicles (NEVs).
- China 'mischaracterizing' U.N. resolution: U.S. official CNA 30 Apr 2024 -- China is mischaracterizing United Nations Resolution 2758 for its own interest by conflating it with its "one-China principle," Mark Lambert, the U.S. Department of State China coordinator and deputy assistant secretary for China and Taiwan, said Monday.
- US diplomat: Official ties to Taiwan would 'undermine' peace Radio Free Asia 30 Apr 2024 -- The United States should not end nearly half a century of unofficial relations with Taiwan to instead recognize the self-governing island as its own country, a senior U.S. diplomat told Congress on Tuesday.
- PLA activities in the waters and airspace around Taiwan Apr. 30, 2024 ROC MND 30 Apr 2024
- Iran plans to boost oil production by 400,000 bpd: Minister IRNA 30 Apr 2024 -- Iran's Oil Minister Javad Owji has announced plans to increase the country's crude oil production by 400,000 barrels per day (bpd).
- Secret Documents Show Iranian Forces Assaulted And Molested Teen Killed In Custody, Says BBC RFE/RL 30 Apr 2024 -- "Highly confidential" documents uncovered by British broadcaster BBC indicate that Nika Shakarami, a 17-year-old Iranian protester, was sexually assaulted and killed after being detained by security forces during unrest sparked by the Women, Life, Freedom protests in 2022.
- Former Kazakh Interior Minister Detained Over Deadly 2022 Unrest RFE/RL 30 Apr 2024 -- The Kazakh Prosecutor-General's Office said investigators have detained former Interior Minister Erlan Turghymbaev on a charge of abuse of office and power.
- PM call with President Christodoulides of the Republic of Cyprus: 30 April 2024 Gov.UK 30 Apr 2024
- Riot Police Attempt To Break Up Large Protest Against 'Foreign Agents' Bill In Tbilisi RFE/RL 30 Apr 2024 -- Georgian security forces used tear gas against protesters in a crackdown on a large demonstration outside parliament late on April 30 after lawmakers debated a foreign agents bill that is regarded by many as mirroring one used by the Kremlin to silence its critics.
- Georgian 'Foreign Agent' Bill Would Hamper NGOs, OSCE Official Warns RFE/RL 30 Apr 2024 -- A draft bill Georgia's government is pushing through parliament, the so-called "foreign agents" bill, will place a blanket label on civil society organizations and human rights defenders that creates an atmosphere of "mistrust, fear and hostility" making it difficult for the country's civil society to operate, according to a senior official at the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE).
- UK sanctions corrupt politicians in Uganda who stole from vulnerable communities UK FCDO 30 Apr 2024 -- The UK has imposed sanctions on Ugandan politicians charged with corruption
- World News in Brief: DR Congo conflict could spell catastrophe, plastics treaty progress, enforced disappearances rise ahead of Venezuela poll UN News 30 Apr 2024 -- The world's leading humanitarian action forum on Tuesday said that crushing levels of violence and displacement are fuelling unprecedented civilian suffering in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).
- Gabon divided over dialogue proposal to suspend political parties VOA 30 Apr 2024 -- Gabon's opposition is divided over a measure proposed at the country's national dialogue to suspend close to 200 political parties until further notice and bar members of ousted President Ali Bongo's Gabonese Democratic Party (PDG) from taking part in elections for three years.
- Maldives expected to accelerate shift from India to China following parliamentary polls VOA 30 Apr 2024 -- The sweeping victory of Maldives President Mohamed Muizzu's People's National Congress in recent parliamentary elections is seen as a strong endorsement of his policy since he took office six months ago to pursue close ties with China and reduce the archipelago's dependence on neighboring India.
- Botswana's diamond industry gets boost amid global uncertainty VOA 30 Apr 2024 -- Botswana's diamond trade is on the rise despite industry uncertainty over efforts to sanction Russian stones. De Beers has relocated its auctions headquarters from Singapore to Botswana, while the secretariat of the Kimberley Process, a trade regime that certifies rough diamond exports to eliminate trade in conflict gems, also moved to the African nation.
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