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• Joint Statement From the U.S. Department of Defense and the Department of National Defense of the Republic of Niger DoD 19 May 2024 -- Representatives of the U.S. Department of Defense and the Department of National Defense of the Republic of Niger met from May 15 to 19, 2024, in Niamey, Republic of Niger, as part of a Joint Disengagement Commission, to coordinate the orderly and safe withdrawal of U.S. forces from Niger. These discussions between the militaries were conducted in complete transparency and with perfect mutual respect between the two parties.
• Senior Defense Official and Senior Military Official Hold a Background Briefing on Niger DoD 19 May 2024 -- Senior Defense Official; Senior Military Official; Lieutenant Colonel Bryon McGarry, DoD Spokesperson - Middle East, Africa, Office of the Assistant to the Secretary of Defense (Public Affairs)
• May 19 U.S Central Command Update CENTCOM 19 May 2024 -- At approximately 9:35 p.m. (Sanaa time) May 18, Iranian-backed Houthis launched one anti-ship ballistic missile (ASBM) from a Houthi-controlled area in Yemen over the Gulf of Aden. There were no injuries or damages reported by U.S., coalition, or merchant vessels.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Allied Strength Across Waters: Wet Gap Crossing with NATO Forces Army News 19 May 2024 -- As part of DEFENDER 24, the 43rd Multi-Role Bridge Company (MRBC), 20th Engineer Battalion, began training with the U.K.'s 12th Armoured Brigade Combat Team (ABCT), 3rd Division, in Drawsko Pomorskie, Poland, May 2, 2024, for a wet gap crossing on the Drawa River, Poland, May 16, 2024.
• SECNAV Del Toro Welcomes Home From Deployment USS Carney US Navy 19 May 2024
• USS Carney Returns Home from Historic Deployment US Navy Press Release 19 May 2024 -- The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Carney (DDG 64) returned to Naval Station Mayport, Florida, May 19, after being deployed for more than seven months to the U.S. Naval Forces Europe - Africa and U.S. Naval Forces Central Command areas of operation.
• SECNAV Del Toro Awards Navy Unit Commendation to USS Carney US Navy Press Release 19 May 2024 -- Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro awarded a Navy Unit Commendation (NUC) to the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Carney (DDG 64) for "outstanding performance against terrorist forces during their nearly eight-month deployment."
• Lavrov says Europe uses myth of Russian threat to promote arms race Press TV 19 May 2024 -- Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has criticized European countries for promoting the arms race by circulating the myth of a Russian threat.
• Tor-M2: Russian Air Defense That Renders Western Cruise Missiles Impotent Sputnik 19 May 2024 -- Russia's military continues to thwart Ukraine's repeated attempts to harm its civilians and infrastructure with long-range strikes that involve Western-supplied drones and cruise missiles.
• China, Cambodia proceed with joint land, naval exercise Global Times 19 May 2024 -- The ongoing China-Cambodia joint exercise is proceeding smoothly after its launch, as the Cambodian troops got their hands on some of China's latest weapons and equipment, showing a high level of mutual trust between the two militaries, experts said on Sunday.
• Under Secretary Allen's Meeting with Kosovan President Osmani US Dept. of State 19 May 2024
• Under Secretary Allen's Meeting with Kosovan Prime Minister Kurti US Dept. of State 19 May 2024

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• Netanyahu Barred Israeli Intel Security Heads From Talking to US Officials - Reports Sputnik 19 May 2024 -- Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has several times prohibited the heads of Israeli intelligence and security services from holding talks with US officials since October 7, the Axios news outlet reported on Sunday, citing three US and Israeli officials.
• Netanyahu 'might make limited compromise' in face of mounting domestic pressure Global Times 19 May 2024 -- Israel's war cabinet minister Benny Gantz has warned Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that he will withdraw from the cabinet if his vision was not met by June 8, media reported Sunday.
• Rifts widening in Zionist regime's war cabinet over Gaza IRNA 19 May 2024 -- The internal rift between Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Benny Gantz, a member of the Zionist war cabinet continues to grow over the Gaza war and the regime's overall policies.
• PM Netanyahu at the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem met with northern confrontation line local council heads Israel - Prime Minister 19 May 2024
• May 18: 'Axis of Resistance' operations against Israeli occupation Press TV 19 May 2024
• Israel pummels Gaza; White House envoy in Israel for cease-fire talks VOA 19 May 2024 -- White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan is expected to press Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Sunday to wage a more targeted military operation against Hamas in Gaza as Israeli forces pound the enclave from the air and on the ground leaving no haven for fleeing civilians.
• Israeli aggression on central Gaza Nuseirat camp kills at least 20 Palestinians Press TV 19 May 2024 -- At least 20 Palestinians have been killed and dozens of others injured following the Israeli regime's airstrikes on the Nuseirat refugee camp in the central part of the Gaza Strip, as the occupying entity continues its months-long war on the besieged territory.
• UN aid chief warns of 'apocalyptic' consequences of shortages in Gaza Press TV 19 May 2024 -- The UN humanitarian aid chief has warned that the continuation of famine and obstruction to the delivery of humanitarian aid by Israel in the besieged Gaza Strip could have an apocalyptic outcome.
• WHO says hostilities near Kamal Adwan Hospital 'deeply worrisome' Press TV 19 May 2024 -- The United Nations' World Health Organization (WHO) has described the intense hostilities in the vicinity of a hospital in the northern Gaza Strip as "deeply worrisome."
• Readout of National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan's Meetings in Saudi Arabia and Israel The White House 19 May 2024
• US envoy discusses 'potential' of Israel-Saudi offer with Netanyahu VOA 19 May 2024 -- White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem Sunday to discuss a more targeted Israeli military operation against Hamas in Gaza that would lower risks of civilian collateral damage.
• Israel understands nothing but logic of force: IRGC chief Press TV 19 May 2024 -- The Commander in Chief of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) has described Israel as a regime which understands nothing but the language of force.
• Germany warns against Rafah invasion despite arming Israel IRNA 19 May 2024 -- German Chancellor Olaf Schultz, despite his country being the second-largest arms supplier to the Zionist regime, has warned against a full-scale attack on Rafah, an overcrowded city in the southern Gaza Strip.
• Jordan calls for international investigation into Israeli 'war crimes' in Gaza Press TV 19 May 2024 -- Jordan's Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi has called for an international probe into Israeli "war crimes" in the besieged Gaza Strip, saying those responsible for documented crimes should be brought to justice.
• Israel seeks to spread chaos by targeting police officers: Gaza's interior ministry Press TV 19 May 2024 -- Gaza's interior ministry has condemned Israel's assassination of a police official in the besieged enclave, saying the occupying regime's repeated attacks on members of the police service is an attempt to spread chaos among residents of the territory.
• Netanyahu killing Israeli troops rather than taking deal: Abu Obeida ISNA 19 May 2024 -- Al-Qassam spokesperson said that Netanyahu is not accepting an exchange deal because it does not serve his "political and personal interests."
• Netanyahu prefers own interests to Israeli forces' lives: Hamas Press TV 19 May 2024 -- The Palestinian resistance movement Hamas says the Israeli regime's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu prefers his own interests to the lives of the regime's forces.
• Hezbollah targets Israeli spying equipment warehouse IRNA 19 May 2024 -- Lebanon's Hezbollah, in continuation of its attacks against the Zionist regime in support of the Palestinian people and resistance in the Gaza Strip, targeted the warehouse of the regime's espionage equipment and army positions in the north of occupied Palestine and killed and injured several Zionist soldiers.
• Hezbollah launches extensive attacks on Israeli military bases IRNA 19 May 2024 -- Hezbollah fighters in Lebanon have carried out a large-scale operation targeting several Israeli military bases in northern occupied Palestine with missile and rocket strikes.
• Espionage devices destroyed, military outposts struck in Hezbollah attacks Press TV 19 May 2024 -- Fighters from the Lebanese Hezbollah resistance movement have separately targeted espionage equipment and gatherings of Israeli soldiers stationed at military outposts close to the border between the Arab country and the 1948 occupied territories.
• Iraqi resistance conducts drone attack on Eilat Port IRNA 19 May 2024 -- The Islamic Resistance in Iraq announced on Sunday morning that it has conducted a drone strike against an important and sensitive position in the Port of Eilat in the occupied Palestinian territories.
• Iraqi Resistance drones target Eilat ISNA 19 May 2024 -- The Islamic Resistance in Iraq announced an attack against a vital Israeli target in EIlat.
• Vital Israeli target in Eilat struck in fresh Iraqi Resistance drone attack Press TV 19 May 2024 -- 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 support of Palestinians, who are subjected to the Tel Aviv regime's unrelenting onslaught against Gaza.

Other Conflicts

• Philippine govt scapegoats former commander for reaching new agreement with China on disputes, triggering wide discontent and insider revelations Global Times 19 May 2024 -- Efforts to de-escalate tensions between China and the Philippines in the South China Sea by agreeing to a "new model" for resupply missions concerning Ren'ai Jiao (also known as Ren'ai Reef) have forced Philippines' vice admiral Alberto Carlos, the commander of the AFP Western Command (Wescom), to leave the post and get replaced quickly. Observers considered him to be a scapegoat, as the Filipino senior military officials who authorized him to sit at the negotiating table all denied their involvement, leading to a huge domestic controversy and triggering more insider revelations.
• Pakistani minister: Islamabad would like Beijing to talk to Kabul on terrorism VOA 19 May 2024 -- Pakistan's minister for planning and development, Ahsan Iqbal, says his country is not opposed to Afghanistan's inclusion in a Chinese-funded mega-development project, but would like Beijing to persuade Kabul to crack down on terrorist groups operating on its soil against Islamabad.
• Syria: WHO Regional Director calls for greater investment in health sector UN News 19 May 2024 -- Failure to invest in the health of the Syrian people will only deepen instability in the war-ravaged country and pose threats to regional and global security, a senior official with the World Health Organization (WHO) has said.
• El Fasher, Sudan: Foreign Secretary's statement UK FCDO 19 May 2024 -- The Foreign Secretary's statement on El Fasher, Sudan.

News Reports

• Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's answer to a question from the Moscow. Kremlin. Putin programme, Moscow, May 19, 2024 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 19 May 2024
• Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's answer to a question from the Moscow. Kremlin. Putin programme, Moscow, May 19, 2024 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 19 May 2024
• China's top diplomat starts Central Asia visit; SCO's role highlighted: expert Global Times 19 May 2024 -- China's top diplomat Wang Yi's visit to Central Asia where he will also attend a meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Council of Ministers of Foreign Affairs will further enhance China's cooperation with the region, and better coordinate and prepare for the upcoming meeting of the Council of Heads of State of the SCO, Chinese experts said. They believe the SCO's expansion and anti-terrorism efforts will top the agenda of this year's meetings, and further highlight the organization's influence and important role under a complicated international environment.
• Taiwan's new President Lai calls on China to stop threats Radio Free Asia 19 May 2024 -- Lai Ching-te called on China to stop its military and political threats, as he was sworn in on Monday as the fifth popularly elected president of Taiwan.
• Generational divide clear in travel to China: Tourism Administration CNA 19 May 2024 -- There has been a sizable generational divide in travel to China among Taiwanese over the past 16 years, with younger travelers less likely to go there than older individuals, according to a breakdown of national travel statistics.
• Taiwan to support chemical producers amid China's anti-dumping probe CNA 19 May 2024 -- Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) pledged assistance on Sunday to local polyformaldehyde copolymer producers in navigating an anti-dumping investigation by China, which is also taking aim at imports from the European Union, the United States and Japan.
• Lai pledges to continue on democratic path in reception remarks CNA 19 May 2024 -- President-elect Lai Ching-te (賴清德) pledged Sunday at a reception for guests attending his inauguration to continue to lead the country down "the path of democracy" based on the foundation laid by outgoing President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文).
• Chinese agents highly active in democratic Taiwan, dissidents say Radio Free Asia 19 May 2024 -- On Jan. 13, 2023, Guangdong dissident Xiao Yuhui crossed the 10-kilometer (6-mile) stretch of water from China to Kinmen, a small island that is still controlled by Taiwan, paddling across on a surfboard.
• PLA activities in the waters and airspace around Taiwan May 19, 2024 ROC MND 19 May 2024
• Search crews report no sign of life after locating crashed helicopter carrying Iranian president VOA 19 May 2024 -- Search crews reported finding no signs of life Monday after locating a helicopter that crashed while carrying Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and other senior officials in the country's northwest, according to state media.
• Official Says 'No Signs Of Life' Found At Crash Site Of President Raisi's Helicopter RFE/RL 19 May 2024 -- Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi is feared dead after rescue teams reached the remote site in northwestern Iran where a helicopter he and other government officials, including Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, were travelling in crashed.
• Iranian President's Helicopter Goes Down In Bad Weather In Remote Mountainous Region RFE/RL 19 May 2024 -- A helicopter carrying Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, and other government officials went down on May 19 in bad weather conditions in northwestern Iran, setting off a frantic search and rescue operations that continued into the night.
• Profile: Ebrahim Raisi, The Hard-Line Iranian President Tipped As Next Supreme Leader RFE/RL 19 May 2024 -- Ebrahim Raisi, the ultraconservative Iranian president, is widely tipped to become the country's next supreme leader.
• Profile: Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, The Iranian Foreign Minister Close To Revolutionary Guards RFE/RL 19 May 2024 -- Iran's Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian is a conservative figure who enjoys the support of the powerful Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC).
• IRGC chief cmdr. travels to site of incident involving presidential helicopter Press TV 19 May 2024 -- The chief commander of Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) has traveled to the site of an incident involving the helicopter carrying President Ebrahim Raeisi in the northwestern province of East Azarbaijan.
• Iran's cabinet holds emergency session after President Raisi's copter crash IRNA 19 May 2024 -- Iran's cabinet held an emergency session on Sunday to deal with the aftermath of a helicopter crash in northwest of the country that involved President Ebrahim Raisi and senior members of his government.
• 2 members of President Raisi's entourage make contact with rescue teams: Official IRNA 19 May 2024 -- Iran's deputy president for executive affairs Mohsen Mansouri has said that two members of President Ebrahim Raisi's entourage have contacted rescue teams, and this shows that the air incident involving their helicopter has not been rough.
• Putin: Russia ready to do whatever necessary to help Iran Press TV 19 May 2024 -- Russia has said it would soon scramble two advanced aircraft to Iran to assist with underway search and rescue operations aimed at finding a helicopter that was involved in an accident while carrying the Iranian president.
• Iraq stands by Iran in search for missing president: Iraqi security advisor Press TV 19 May 2024 -- Iraq's national security advisor Qassem al-Araji has expressed solidarity with Iran and a willingness to assist in the ongoing search and rescue operations for the missing Iranian president.
• No: 88, 19 May 2024, Regarding the Helicopter Crash in Iran Republic of Turkey Ministry of Foreign Affairs 19 May 2024
• Reactions pour in from around world to Iran president's helicopter incident Press TV 19 May 2024 -- Foreign governments have reacted to the news that a helicopter carrying President Ebrahim Raeisi, and Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian was involved in an accident over mountain terrain in northwestern Iran.
• World reacts to Iran president's helicopter crash IRNA 19 May 2024 -- World leaders have reacted to the news of the Iranian president's helicopter crash in northwest of the country, with all expressing concern and solidarity with the Iranian people and government.
• Ayatollah Khamenei prays for safe return of President Raeisi after helicopter incident Press TV 19 May 2024 -- Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has urged the Iranian nation to offer their prayers for the safety of the country's President Ebrahim Raeisi after the helicopter carrying the chief executive had to make a hard landing in a mountainous region in northwestern Iran.
• Supreme Leader prays for return of President Raisi to nation's arms IRNA 19 May 2024 -- Supreme Leader of Iran's Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has prayed for the return of President Ebrahim Raisi and his entourage to the nation's arms after the group suffered an aviation accident in the northwest of the country.
• Location of president's helicopter still unknown amid rescue efforts IRNA 19 May 2024 -- The exact location of the helicopter carrying Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, which experienced a rough landing in northwestern Iran, is still unknown as search and rescue teams are braving adverse weather conditions and challenging terrain to locate the site, according to a report.
• More groups searching to locate site of Raisi helicopter crash IRNA 19 May 2024 -- Iran's Red Crescent Society (IRCS) says it has dispatched more groups to help locate the site where a helicopter carrying President Ebrahim Raisi crashed in the northwestern province of East Azarbaijan.
• Interior minister confirms hard landing of helicopter carrying President Raisi IRNA 19 May 2024 -- Iran's Interior Minister Ahmad Vahidi has confirmed to the national TV that one of the copters of the president's convoy had a hard landing, and announced that search and rescue efforts are underway to find out President Ebrahim Raisi's helicopter.
• Search operation underway to find President Raisi's helicopter IRNA 19 May 2024 -- An extensive search and rescue operation is underway after a helicopter carrying Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi was forced to make a "hard landing" in a mountainous region in northwestern Iran.
• Helicopter Carrying President Raisi Crashes in Northern Iran - Reports Sputnik 19 May 2024 -- A helicopter carrying Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi went down in the East Azerbaijan province of Iran.
• Helicopter carrying President Raeisi makes 'hard landing' in northwestern Iran Press TV 19 May 2024 -- Iran's Interior Minister Ahmad Vahidi has confirmed that a helicopter carrying President Ebrahim Raeisi makes a hard landing in the city of Jolfa in the northwestern Iranian province of East Azarbaijan.
• Crash reported for helicopter carrying President Raisi in Iran's northwest IRNA 19 May 2024 -- A helicopter carrying Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and senior officials in northwestern Iran has suffered a crash with no information available yet on potential injuries or damage.
• Raisi: Iran, Azerbaijan continue to support Palestinian cause IRNA 19 May 2024 -- Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi has said that Iran and the Azerbaijan Republic will continue to support the Palestinian people as both sides hate the Zionist regime.
• Iran, Azerbaijan inaugurate joint Qiz Qalasi Dam IRNA 19 May 2024 -- Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi and his Azerbaijani counterpart Ilham Aliyev have inaugurated Qiz Qalasi Dam jointly built by the two sides and regarded as a new symbol of friendship and brotherhood between the two neighbors.
• Iran-Azerbaijan ties stronger than mere neighbors: President Raeisi Press TV 19 May 2024 -- Iran's President Ebrahim Raeisi says relations with Azerbaijan are stronger than just two neighbors.
• Iranian, Azerbaijani presidents inaugurate joint Qiz Qalasi border dam Press TV 19 May 2024 -- Iranian President Ebrahim Raeisi and his Azerbaijani counterpart Ilham Aliyev have inaugurated a dam built jointly by the two neighboring Muslim states on the Aras River at their common border.
• Tehran, Washington hold indirect talks, Iranian UN mission confirms ISNA 19 May 2024 -- Iran's UN mission in New York has affirmed that indirect discussions took place between Iran and the US this week. The talks occurred in Oman and are described as part of "an ongoing process."
• Telephone Call Between Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister and Foreign Minister of Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Pakistan Ministry of Foreign Affairs 19 May 2024 -- Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar held a telephone discussion today with His Highness Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah, Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
• No: 89, 19 May 2024, Regarding the Various Activities and Statements Made on 19 May 2024 in Greece Republic of Turkey Ministry of Foreign Affairs 19 May 2024
• EU's Michel Says Georgian President's Veto Of 'Foreign Agent' Bill Offers 'Moment Of Reflection' RFE/RL 19 May 2024 -- European Council President Charles Michel says a veto by Georgian President Salome Zurabishvili of a bill targeting media and NGOS that receive foreign funding "offers a moment for further reflection" on the controversial legislation that has sparked weeks of protests in Georgia and concern in the West.
• Life of Slovak Prime Minister Fico Not in Danger After Assassination Attempt - Gov't Sputnik 19 May 2024 -- Nothing threatens the life of Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico after he was seriously injured during an assassination attempt earlier this week, Deputy Prime Minister Robert Kalinak said on Sunday, adding that the recovery forecast was positive.
• Fragility Returns To Kyrgyzstan As Mob Violence Targets South Asian Students RFE/RL 19 May 2024 -- As a swelling crowd moved around him, blocking an important road and refusing to disperse, Bishkek police chief Azamat Toktonaliev looked completely bewildered.
• Pakistan Evacuates Students Following Bishkek Attacks On Foreigners RFE/RL 19 May 2024 -- Top officials from Kyrgyzstan and Pakistan have met after mob violence in Bishkek against foreign students injured at least 29 people, including several foreigners, and triggered diplomatic tensions with Pakistan and India.
• Vietnam's ruling party names To Lam as new state president Radio Free Asia 19 May 2024 -- Vietnam's Communist Party has named minister of public security To Lam as the new president in an unprecedented reshuffle of the country's leadership.
• Uzbekistan's Big Gold Bet Paying Off Despite Dependency Concerns RFE/RL 19 May 2024 -- When it comes to gold, Uzbekistan has bought low and large. Now it is selling high.