Situation Reports

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas appointed longtime advisor and loyalist Hussein al-Sheikh to the authority's newly created vice presidential position, Al Jazeera reported on April 26.

U.S. President Donald Trump's administration is pressuring the European Union to jettison an artificial intelligence code of practice rulebook intended to create higher transparency and risk-mitigation standards for AI developers, Bloomberg reported on April 25.

An improvised explosive device hidden in a car killed a senior Russian general, Lt. Gen. Yaroslav Moskalik, in a Moscow suburb, The Guardian reported on April 25.

U.S. President Donald Trump is expected to offer Riyadh a $100 billion arms deal during his first second-term visit to Saudi Arabia in mid-May, Reuters reported on April 24.

Divisions are steadily growing between Malian junta leader Col. Assimi Goita and other key junta figures, including Defense Minister Col. Sadio Camara, Jeune Afrique reported on April 25.

The United Kingdom is considering dropping plans to deploy thousands of troops to Ukraine as part of a pan-European mission to provide Kyiv with post-conflict security guarantees, citing excessive risks and inadequate forces, The Times reported on April 25, citing British diplomatic and military sources.

The Indian and Pakistani armies exchanged fire across the Line of Control, which divides the disputed Kashmir region between India and Pakistan, with the Indian side alleging that Pakistan initiated the shooting, though there were no casualties and the exact location of the clash remains unclear, AP reported on April 25.

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio will receive Congolese Foreign Minister Therese Kayikwamba Wagner and her Rwandan counterpart, Olivier Nduhungirehe, who are due to sign a "declaration of principles," Jeune Afrique reported on April 25.

Myanmar's military has escalated aerial and artillery attacks across quake-hit and contested regions despite declaring a 20-day ceasefire in the country's civil war on April 2 following the deadly March 28 earthquake, Reuters reported on April 25.

The Palestine Liberation Organization's Central Council approved the creation of a vice presidential position for the Palestinian Authority, Reuters reported on April 24.