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• African Lion 2025 planners refine strategies in Agadir Army News 30 Nov 2024 -- Multinational military planners gathered, Nov. 18-22, to advance preparations for African Lion 2025 (AL25), the largest U.S.-led military exercise on the African continent. This mid planning event (MPE), hosted by the Royal Moroccan Armed Forces at the Southern Zone Headquarters, follows a week of similar planning efforts in Italy, as all participating nations finalize their contributions to the expansive exercise.
• Icebreaker deal would challenge Russian supremacy in Arctic VOA 30 Nov 2024 -- With the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding this month, the United States, Canada and Finland are moving ahead on what military analysts see as a belated but much-needed answer to a mounting Russian and Chinese threat in the Arctic Ocean.
• Russian Defence Minister Andrei Belousov expressed gratitude to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un for his commitment to expand ties with the Russian Federation Russia MoD 30 Nov 2024 -- Russian Defence Minister Andrei Belousov said that the ratification of the North Korean-Russian Treaty on Comprehensive Strategic Partnership confirms the interest of the two countries in the integrated development of allied relations.
• Ukrainian President Says NATO Membership Can End 'Hot Phase' Of War RFE/RL 30 Nov 2024 -- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy says being admitted into NATO could end what he described as the "hot phase of the war" waged by Russia.
• US approves $385 million in weapons sales to Taiwan Press TV 30 Nov 2024 -- The United States has agreed with the sales of US-made weapons to Taiwan despite Beijing's opposition to Washington's continued militarization of the island.
• MoD inks contract worth ₹1207 Cr with Cochin Shipyard Limited for Short Refit and Dry Docking of INS Vikramaditya India PIB 30 Nov 2024 -- The Ministry of Defence signed a contract with M/s Cochin Shipyard Limited on 30th Nov 2024 for Short Refit and Dry Docking (SRDD) of INS Vikramaditya at an overall cost of Rs
• INDIAN ARMY AND SINGAPORE ARMED FORCES CONCLUDE JOINT MILITARY EXERCISE "AGNI WARRIOR - 2024" India PIB 30 Nov 2024 -- The 13th edition of Joint Military Exercise AGNI WARRIOR (XAW-2024), a bilateral exercise between the Indian Army and Singapore Armed Forces, concluded at Field Firing Ranges, Devlali (Maharashtra) on 30th November 2024
• UN marks Day of Remembrance for chemical weapons victims with renewed call for global action UN News 30 Nov 2024 -- On the Day of Remembrance for All Victims of Chemical Warfare, UN Secretary-General António Guterres called for decisive global action to eliminate chemical weapons, warning that their resurgence threatens decades of hard-won progress.
• Biden makes historic first visit by US president to Angola VOA 30 Nov 2024 -- U.S. President Joe Biden is "excited" to make his first trip to the African continent next week and will first stop briefly in the small island nation of Cabo Verde before making landfall in the Southwest African nation of Angola, a top White House official told VOA Friday.

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• Nov. 29: 'Axis of Resistance' operations against Israeli occupation Press TV 30 Nov 2024
• World Central Kitchen suspends its Gaza operations after deadly Israeli attack Press TV 30 Nov 2024 -- American charity World Central Kitchen (WCK) suspends its operations in the Gaza Strip, which is subject to a genocidal Israeli war, following an Israeli attack in the southern part of the coastal sliver that claimed the lives of three of the charity's workers.
• Israeli strike on south Lebanon wounds three people, including child: Lebanon Health Ministry Press TV 30 Nov 2024 -- The Lebanese Health Ministry says an Israeli strike on a village in southern Lebanon has left at least three people injured, including a child, despite a ceasefire agreement between the occupying regime and Hezbollah.
• Israel targets World Central Kitchen convoy in Gaza, killing 3 aid workers Press TV 30 Nov 2024 -- Israeli occupation forces have targeted a civil car belonging to the World Central Kitchen (WCK) in a drone attack on Gaza's southern city of Khan Younis, medics say.
• ICC prosecutor: No legal basis to suspend arrest warrants for Israeli authorities Press TV 30 Nov 2024 -- The prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) says Israel's attempt to suspend arrest warrants for prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former minister of military affairs Yoav Gallant should be dismissed and the appeal proceedings halted.
• Tragic loss highlights urgent need for improved security in Gaza food aid operations WFP 30 Nov 2024 -- The World Food Programme (WFP) mourns the tragic loss of two young girls and one woman, who died when crowds of people overwhelmed a WFP-supported bakery in Deir Al Balah. This incident unfolded in a moment of desperation as people anxiously tried to get access to scarce food supplies in Gaza.
• Statement by NSC Spokesperson Sean Savett on Edan Alexander The White House 30 Nov 2024
• Palestine calls for meeting of Arab League over Israeli massacres Press TV 30 Nov 2024 -- Palestine has called for an emergency meeting of the Arab League over Israeli massacres in Beit Lahia, in the northern Gaza Strip.

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• Chinese MSR ships spotted in PH EEZ off Siargao, Davao Oriental - PCG Philippine News Agency 30 Nov 2024 -- The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) on Saturday confirmed the sighting of two Chinese marine scientific research (MSR) ships entering the Philippines' exclusive economic zone (EEZ) near Siargao and Davao Oriental.
• Russian Warplanes Bomb Aleppo Rebels; Iran Says Consulate Attacked RFE/RL 30 Nov 2024 -- Russian warplanes have joined Syrian air forces to bomb Islamist-led rebels who had taken much of the northwestern city of Aleppo in the biggest challenge to President Bashar al-Assad's rule in the battle-torn Middle East nation in several years.
• Rapid collapse of Syrian forces around Aleppo stuns many VOA 30 Nov 2024 -- The rapid collapse of Syrian government forces inside and around the country's second-largest city, Aleppo, has caught many observers by surprise and is causing a domino effect on many parts of the country.
• Statement by NSC Spokesperson Sean Savett on Syria The White House 30 Nov 2024
• American-Zionist plot in Syria aims to destabilize West Asia, Iran FM warns Press TV 30 Nov 2024 -- Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi says the resurgence of Takfiri terrorism in northern Syria is part of an American-Israeli project that aims to spread insecurity in the West Asia region.
• Syrian army says preparing for major counteroffensive against terrorists in Aleppo Press TV 30 Nov 2024 -- The Syrian military says its forces have undertaken a redeployment operation in the northwestern city of Aleppo as part of preparations for a major counteroffensive against foreign-sponsored Takfiri terrorists who have launched a surprise offensive on government-held positions.
• Iran condemns terrorist attack on its consulate in Syria Press TV 30 Nov 2024 -- Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei has strongly condemned an attack by armed terrorist groups on the Islamic Republic's consulate building in Syria's northwestern city of Aleppo, stressing that Tehran will take legal action against the assault.
• Syrian forces target Takfiri terrorists amid fierce battle for Aleppo Press TV 30 Nov 2024 -- The Syrian Army forces continue to repel attacks by foreign-backed terrorist groups in the country's northwestern areas, especially second largest city of Aleppo.
• Polycrisis in Sudan needs the world's attention UNOCHA 30 Nov 2024 -- Statement by Tom Fletcher, Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator
• 9 killed in Ethiopia Oromia region attack VOA 30 Nov 2024 -- Residents and relatives say at least nine people were killed during an attack in the Arsi Zone of the Oromia region of Ethiopia on Thursday.

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• Press release on Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's telephone conversation with Foreign Minister of the Islamic Republic of Iran Abbas Araghchi Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 30 Nov 2024
• Press release on Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's telephone conversation with Foreign Minister of Türkiye Hakan Fidan Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 30 Nov 2024
• Russia: Statement by the High Representative on the new sentencing of political prisoner Alexei Gorinov European External Action Service (EEAS) 30 Nov 2024 -- On Friday, a military court in the city of Vladimir, western Russia, sentenced the political prisoner Alexei Gorinov, a former opposition municipal deputy in the Krasnoselsky district of Moscow, to a new additional sentence of three years in prison for "justifying terrorism," after he allegedly exchanged views on Russia's illegal war of aggression against Ukraine with his cellmates. This sham trial highlights yet again Russia's continuous efforts to suppress freedom of expression and peaceful dissent.
• China jails journalist Dong Yuyu for 7 years for 'spying' Radio Free Asia 30 Nov 2024 -- A court in Beijing on Friday handed down a seven-year jail term to prominent journalist and columnist Dong Yuyu after finding him guilty of "espionage" in a trial behind closed doors that ended in July 2023, his family and press associations said.
• PLA activities in the waters and airspace around Taiwan ROC MND 30 Nov 2024
• Iran achieves 'super resolution' satellite imaging technology Press TV 30 Nov 2024 -- The head of the Iranian Space Research Center has announced the successful production of "super resolution" satellite images with a resolution of 35 to 45 centimeters, derived from data collected by the Khayyam satellite.
• Saudi Arabia 'urgently' seeks to boost ties with Iran before Trump's return: Report Press TV 30 Nov 2024 -- Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman is "urgently" looking to strengthen ties with Iran before US President-elect Donald Trump returns to the White House, according to a report.
• Statement by the High Representative / Vice-President of the Commission Kaja Kallas and Commissioner for Enlargement Marta Kos on Georgia European Commission 30 Nov 2024
• Georgian President Calls Parliament 'Illegitimate' As U.S. Suspends 'Strategic Partnership' RFE/RL 30 Nov 2024 -- Georgian President Salome Zurabishvili, an ardent critic of the ruling Georgian Dream party, called the nation's parliament illegitimate and vowed to remain in office when her term ends next month, while Washington said it was suspending its "strategic partnership" with the country.
• Statement on Georgia's Suspension of European Union Accession US Dept. of State 30 Nov 2024 -- "The decision by Georgian Dream to suspend Georgia's EU accession process goes against the promise to the Georgian people enshrined in their constitution to pursue full integration into the European Union and NATO."
• Romanians Vote For Parliament Amid Ongoing Presidential Election Disputes RFE/RL 30 Nov 2024 -- Even as disputes remain over the first round of last week's presidential election, Romanians return to the polls on December 1 to choose their parliamentary representatives as the battle between East and West rages in the Black Sea nation.