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According to a report, russian soldiers are sharing a base at Niger’s international airport with u.s. troops in Niger following u.s. troops being told to leave in March, the two are not interacting. Reportedly, u.s. relations with the military government deteriated since they condemned the country’s military coup, though they anticipate continuing to engage with the Sahel region. According to the report, other Sahel countries have cut ties with the west, u.s. troops have recently withdrawn from Chad following concerns regarding their presence. Reportedly, a general election in Chad is scheduled for 6 May.

According to the report, russians housed at the military airbase in Niger’s airport are said to be military trainers. Reportedly, russians make no comment on military rule and do not insist on a civilian government. According to the report, most of the u.s. troops in Niger are situated at a drone base near the city of Agadez.

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According to a report, a ukrainian military intelligence official said the russian capture of the eastern city of Chasif Yar is only a matter of time, depending on reserves and supplies. Reportedly, he said Russia is likely to continue to pursue their long term goal of securing the Donetsk and Luhansk regions. According to the report, the prediction is that peace talks will not begin until the last half of 2025.

Reportedly, despite heavy russian casualties, russian troops have momentum which has impacted ukrainian reserve along with a shortage of weapons. According to the report, ukrainian soldiers have described russian attacks in the region as being steady but often unpredictable.

According to a report, speaking from Riyadh where the world economic forum is meeting the eu’s foreign policy chief said several eu countries are expected to recognise the state of Palestine in agreement with an arab state plan presented to the u.n.

Reportedly, atleast 25 people including 6 women, 4 children and a 5 day old baby were killed and many injuries in israeli airstrikes in Rafah. According to the report, 4 people were killed and many injuries in airstrikes in Gaza city.

Reportedly, hamas said they fired missiles at the israeli military from southern Lebanon but no casualties told. According to the report, since the war began israeli strikes have killed more than 350 people in Lebanon, most of them hezbollah fighters but including 50 civilians, strikes by hezbollah have killed 10 civilians and 12 soldiers.

According to a report, Ukraine’s commissioner in chief said the situation on the front line has deteriorated following russian attacks. Reportedly, the ukrainian army who have been struggling with a shortage of ammunition have withdrawn from positions in the Donetsk region. According to the report, russians were advancing, and fighting has been taking place around the city of Chasif Yar which Russia is trying to infiltrate.

Reportedly, the commander of Ukraine’s national guard said he was expecting a russian offensive against Kharkiv. According to the report, Russia said they had captured the village of Novobakhmutivka

According to a report, 20,000 russian troops are preparing to attack the city of Chasif Yar in Ukraine’s Donetsk region which is about half under russian control. Reportedly, a ukrainian general said his troops had taken up new positions in eastern and northern Ukraine in order to conserve forces. According to a report, fighting has intensified in eastern Ukraine with russian soldiers advancing and ukrainian troops falling back in 3 positions along the front line. Reportedly, russian troops have infiltrated villages in the area.

According to the report, the uk minister for the armed forces said 450,000 russian troops have been killed, the estimate probably does not include the wagner group, and thousands have deserted. Reportedly, he said that well provisioned ukrainian forces could prevent expected summer advances.

According to the report, russian air defence systems destroyed 17 ukrainian drones, 3 drones targeted an oil storage facility just south of Moscow.

According to a report, Saudi Arabia chaired a meeting attended by Qatar’s minister of state, a representative from the United arab emirates, an egyptian diplomat, Jordans foreign minister and a palestinian authority official to discuss the war in Gaza. Reportedly, the group stressed the need to end the war in Gaza and recognise a palestinian state with east Jerusalem as its capital. According to the report, they were against any military offensive in Rafah, and rejected any attempt to displace palestinians from their land, but there isn’t any innitiative to displace palestinians, infact they aren’t allowed to leave.

Reportedly, hamas said they were reviewing a new israeli ceasefire proposal in response to a hamas proposal consisting of a 6 week ceasefire and the release of 40 civilian and sick hostages in exchange for palestinian prisoners. According to the report, Israel’s foreign minister said the planned offensive in Rafah could be delayed if there is a deal to release the hostages. Reportedly, israeli airstrikes in Rafah have killed 27 people in the past 24 hours.

According to a report, Israel launched an attack on hezbollah in southern Lebanon following an attack on an Israeli settlement in Israel. According to the report, more than 350 hezbollah and lebanese and 22 israelis have been killed in border exchanges since the war began.

According to a report, the u.s. said they will immediately send patriot air defence missiles and artillery ammunition to Ukraine though patriot air defence systems will not be sent. Reportedly, patriots are the most capable air defence systems Ukraine has, each patriot battery costs around $1 billion and each missile costs $4 million.

According to the report, Russia carried out a substantial air attack on Saturday, energy facilities in 3 regions and a hospital was hit.

Reportedly, Ukraine launched a drone attack on 2 russian oil refineries causing fires, a military airfield was also hit. According to the report, Russia said they had shot down 68 ukrainian drones over their territory.

According to a report, the u.s. secretary of state said Washington will act if China doesn’t stop selling critical components used to make arms to Russia. Reportedly, speaking in Beijing at a meeting with the chinese president on Friday he said that China was fuelling the biggest threat to European security since the cold war. According to the report, he also said he felt Beijing could play a constructive role in the middle east by using their relationship with Iran to avoid further escalation.

Reportedly, relations between the two have been strained by China’s claims over Taiwan, but the chinese president said they had made some positive progress and the two should be partners not rivals, saying that if the u.s. took a positive view of China’s development relations could get better and move forward.

According to the report, the u.s. has passed a law that forces chinese owned parent company ByteDance to sell TikTok, seemingly because of its content or be banned from the u.s., ByteDance said it is not selling. This was not discussed.

According to a report, atleast five people have been killed during airstrikes in Rafah. Reportedly, Israel have carried out regular air attacks and strategically placed dozens of tanks and armoured vehicles in the area. According to the report, four people were killed as a result of tank artillery in central Gaza.

Reportedly, israeli troops uncovered, examined and placed back bodies in a grave site in the Nasser hospital complex in Khan Younis, they were looking for israeli hostages.

According to a report, two men have been arrested after arriving at a farm in Binyamin, Samaria, one was holding an axe. Reportedly, additional axes and knives were found during a search of their vehicle. According to the report, the men are accused of intending to carry out terrorist attacks, the farm was described as an illegal farming outpost.

According to a report, a force of 25,000 troops are advancing towards the city of Chasif Yar in eastern Ukraine. Reportedly, a russian flag was seen flying over the town of Ocheretyne, 25 kilometres north west of Avdiivka.

According to the report, Russia has warned that nato exercises planned for 26 April near Finland’s border with Russia risks possible military incidents. Reportedly, the russian foreign ministry spokesperson called the drills provocative, saying their task was to exert military pressure on Russia through a demonstration of force. According to the report, Finland joined nato this month after applying following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

Reportedly, Ukraine’s foreign ministry is suspending consular services to military age men living abroad except for those heading back to Ukraine. According to the report, a ukrainian drone killed 4 people in the russian controlled Zaporizhzhia region and a missile attack caused a fire at civilian fuel and energy facilities in Russia’s Smolensk region.