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• Drone sightings over US bases prompt British troop deployments VOA 28 Nov 2024 -- British and American authorities are investigating after several drones were spotted in recent days flying over four U.S. military bases in England. Britain has deployed dozens of troops around the bases amid concerns the overflights could be acts of deception or sabotage by an adversary such as Russia.
• Greater and more long-term support to Ukraine Government of Norway 28 Nov 2024-- All political parties in the Storting (Norwegian parliament) today reached agreement on expanding and increasing the Nansen Support Programme for Ukraine, which was established to support Ukraine's fight for freedom.
• Lithuania and the United States mark a milestone of cooperation: bilateral guidelines in cyber security and defence have been established Lithuania MND 28 Nov 2024 -- Lithuania and the United States endorsed a bilateral cyber security and cooperation roadmap 2025-2029 earlier this week. The roadmap not just builds on the already present transatlantic cooperation but also reflects global threats that require coordinated response.
• Lithuania joins the U.S. initiative to strengthen the security of undersea cables Lithuania MFA 28 Nov 2024 -- On November 27, Lithuania joined the U.S.-initiated international declaration on strengthening the security of undersea cables.
• Reinforcement lands in Šiauliai: the French integrate with the Italian Air Force NATO Air Policing Detachment Lithuania MND 28 Nov 2024 -- NATO Air Policing Detachments have rotated at a Handover Takeover ceremony at the Lithuanian Air Force Base in Šiauliai today.
• The Nordic countries must be prepared for threats of all kinds Finnish Government 28 Nov 2024 -- Government ministers and their deputies responsible for civil preparedness and provision in the Nordic countries met in Oslo on 28 November.
• Joint Expeditionary Force successfully completes Exercise JOINT PROTECTOR Gov.UK 28 Nov 2024 -- The Joint Expeditionary Force (JEF) successfully concluded a multinational exercise in Liepāja, Latvia, demonstrating its ability to deploy and respond to an unfolding near real crises scenario in the Baltic and Nordic region.
• Joint Statement from the Chief of the Defence Staff and Office of the National Defence and Canadian Armed Forces Ombud Canada 28 Nov 2024 -- General Jennie Carignan, the Chief of the Defence Staff, and Robyn Hynes, Interim Ombud, are pleased to announce an exciting new collaboration between the Office of the DND/CAF Ombudsman and the Canadian Armed Forces.
• Self-reliance & indigenous defence capabilities are the foundations to enduring peace, says CDS Gen Anil Chauhan India PIB 28 Nov 2024 -- Chief of Defence Staff General Anil Chauhan today underscored that as India marches ahead on the path of progress and prosperity, self-reliance and indigenous defence capabilities are the foundations to enduring peace
• ARMY CHIEF GENERAL UPENDRA DWIVEDI ADDRESSES 26TH DOCTRINE AND STRATEGY SEMINAR India PIB 28 Nov 2024 -- General Upendra Dwivedi, Chief of the Army Staff (COAS) addressed participants of the 26th Doctrine and Strategy Seminar (DSS) in Mhow today
• Fourth Meeting of Working Group on Military Cooperation under the India - Russia Inter Governmental Commission on Military and Military-Technical Cooperation successfully concludes in Moscow India PIB 28 Nov 2024 -- The fourth meeting of the Working Group on Military Cooperation under the India - Russia Inter Governmental Commission on Military and Military-Technical Cooperation (IRIGC-M&MTC), concluded successfully in Moscow Russia
• Warship production milestone supports thousands of British jobs UK MOD 28 Nov 2024 -- Construction has begun on HMS Sheffield - a new warfare ship for the Royal Navy, and will be one of the world's most advanced warships.
• Former US diplomat discusses Trump's Africa policy, China and Russia competition, trade, and security VOA 28 Nov 2024 -- As President-elect Donald Trump prepares for his second term as president of the United States, questions arise about what this means for U.S.-Africa relations. In this interview with VOA English to Africa's Paul Ndiho, Tibor Nagy, the former assistant secretary of state for African Affairs in the first Trump administration, shares insights into the administration's past approach. Nagy shares his perspective on U.S. competition with China and Russia, trade policies, including the extension of the African Growth and Opportunity Act, commonly known as AGOA, which provides eligible sub-Saharan African countries with duty-free access to U.S. markets and the ongoing crises in the Sahel and other regions on the continent.

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• Israel, Hezbollah accuse each other of violating ceasefire VOA 28 Nov 2024 -- Israel and Hezbollah accused each other Thursday of violating a day-old ceasefire agreement intended to bring an end to more than one year of fighting.
• UNRWA Situation Report #148 on the situation in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, including East Jerusalem. All information updated for 19-25 November 2024, valid as of 25 November 2024 at 22:30 UNRWA 28 Nov 2024
• Israel/Lebanon: Statement by the High Representative on behalf of the European Union on the ceasefire agreement EC/CEU 28 Nov 2024
• Global Alliance for the Implementation of the Two-State Solution: opening remarks by High Representative/Vice-President Josep Borrell European External Action Service (EEAS) 28 Nov 2024
• Palestine: Remarks by High Representative/Vice-President Josep Borrell ahead of the meeting of the Global Alliance for the Implementation of the Two-State Solution European External Action Service (EEAS) 28 Nov 2024
• Israeli-Palestinian correspondent banking services: E3 foreign ministers' joint statement Germany Federal Foreign Office 28 Nov 2024

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• PH Navy: Subi Reef now 'anchoring hub' of Chinese ships in WPS Philippine News Agency 28 Nov 2024 -- The Subi Reef is now serving as anchoring hub of Chinese ships in the West Philippine Sea, a Philippine Navy official said Thursday.
• Cease-Fire Agreed After More Than 100 Killed In Pakistani Sectarian Violence RFE/RL 28 Nov 2024 -- A new truce agreement has been reached between feuding Sunni and Shi'ite communities in Pakistan's northwestern region of Kurram, where more than 100 people were killed and dozens more injured in a new bout of sectarian violence, local officials said.
• Junta raids in Myanmar's Sagaing force thousands from homes Radio Free Asia 28 Nov 2024 -- Myanmar's military has launched an operation to clear pro-democracy insurgents from a contested central area, sending nearly 10,000 villagers fleeing for safety, an aid worker and residents said on Thursday.

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• Former British Soldier Found Guilty Of Spying For Iran RFE/RL 28 Nov 2024 -- A former British soldier, whose prison escape sparked a massive manhunt in 2023, has been found guilty of passing on sensitive information to the Iranian intelligence service.
• CSTO Summit President of Russia 28 Nov 2024 -- A regular session of the Collective Security Council of the Collective Security Treaty Organisation (CSTO) took place in Astana.
• Answers to media questions President of Russia 28 Nov 2024 -- Vladimir Putin answered media questions following his state visit to Kazakhstan and the CSTO summit.
• Press release on Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's participation in a joint meeting of the Council of Foreign Ministers, the Council of Defence Ministers and the Committee of Secretaries of the Security Councils of the CSTO Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 28 Nov 2024
• Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's answers to questions from Moscow. Kremlin. Putin television programme, Astana, November 28, 2024 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 28 Nov 2024
• Congress President condemns continued persecution of local elected representatives in Russia Council of Europe 28 Nov 2024 -- President of the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe Marc Cools, has issued the following statement in response to the trial of the former Moscow city councillor Alexei Gorinov on charges of "justifying terrorism" in conversation with his fellow prisoners:
• Joint Statement from Australia and New Zealand Australia DFAT 28 Nov 2024 -- Australia and New Zealand are deeply concerned about the rise in Russian and DPRK 'shadow fleet activity' and its risks to the environment, maritime safety, international trade and security, and maritime law. Collective action is needed to address this risk.
• Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Mao Ning's Regular Press Conference on November 28, 2024 PRC MofA 28 Nov 2024
• Three Americans arrive in Texas following prisoner swap with China VOA 28 Nov 2024 -- Three American citizens jailed for years in China arrived in the United States late Wednesday as part of a prisoner swap between Washington and Beijing.
• Wrongfully detained Americans return from China VOA 28 Nov 2024 -- Three U.S. citizens imprisoned by China were on their way home late Wednesday, U.S. officials said, culminating years of U.S. diplomatic efforts to free Americans Washington says were wrongfully detained by Beijing.
• Hong Kong: Speech by High Representative/Vice-President Josep Borrell at the EP plenary on the cases of Jimmy Lai and the 45 activists recently convicted under the application of national security law European External Action Service (EEAS) 28 Nov 2024
• Taiwan president sets to leave for Pacific tour amid growing Chinese pressure VOA 28 Nov 2024 -- Taiwan President Lai Ching-te will kick off on Saturday a week-long overseas trip to visit the island's three diplomatic allies in the Pacific region, marking his first diplomatic tour since taking office in May.
• Taiwan leader to visit Hawaii as part of visit to Pacific: report Radio Free Asia 28 Nov 2024 -- Taiwan President Lai Ching-te will visit Hawaii and the U.S. territory of Guam on a trip to the Pacific that will include stops in three diplomatic allies, media reported, after the government called on China not to "overreact" to his travels.
• PLA activities in the waters and airspace around Taiwan ROC MND 28 Nov 2024
• Iran Warns It Could Go Nuclear Ahead Of Talks With European Powers RFE/RL 28 Nov 2024 -- Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi says his country may change its nuclear doctrine and develop a bomb if UN sanctions are reimposed on Tehran.
• PM call with Chancellor Scholz of Germany: 28 November 2024 Gov.UK 28 Nov 2024
• Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks with His Majesty King Abdullah II of Jordan Prime Minister of Canada 28 Nov 2024 -- Today, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau spoke with His Majesty King Abdullah II bin Al-Hussein of Jordan about the situation in the Middle East.
• Joint statement between Canada and the Democratic Forces of Belarus Canada 28 Nov 2024
• 'Unconstitutional' Proposals To Change Kazakhstan's Charity Laws Set Off Alarm Bells 28 Nov 2024
• President Joins Protesters In Tbilisi As Georgia Shuns EU Accession Talks RFE/RL 28 Nov 2024 -- Protesters gathered outside the Georgian parliament in Tbilisi after Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze on November 28 said his government was suspending EU accession talks until 2028 and would not accept budgetary grants from Brussels.
• Romanian Election Body To Recount Ballots From First Round Of Presidential Vote RFE/RL 28 Nov 2024 -- Romania's Central Election Bureau says it will recount all ballots cast in the first round of the presidential election by December 1, following an order on November 28 by the Constitutional Court.