- The United Arab Emirates announced on Tuesday that it will withdraw from OPEC and OPEC+ effective May 1, ending nearly 60 years of membership. The UAE, OPEC’s third-largest producer with a capacity of about 4.8 million barrels per day, said the decision was based on national interest and followed years of friction with Saudi Arabia over production quotas. https://www.reuters.com/markets/commodities/uae-says-it-quits-opec-opec-statement-2026-04-28/
- Maldivian police raided the offices of opposition-aligned news outlet Adhadhu Online late Monday night and seized journalists’ laptops, hard drives, and storage devices after the outlet published a documentary alleging an affair between President Mohamed Muizzu and a former aide. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/4/28/maldives-police-raid-news-outlet-over-report-alleging-presidents-affair
- Egypt’s military has begun conducting large-scale live-fire exercises approximately 100 meters from the Israeli border fence in the Sinai Peninsula, scheduled from April 26–30. Although the drills were technically coordinated with and approved by the IDF, they have alarmed Israeli border communities, with residents and security officials warning the proximity is creating dangerous norms reminiscent of patterns before the October 7, 2023 attack. https://defencesecurityasia.com/en/egypt-live-fire-drills-israel-border-october-7-fears-camp-david-security-alarm/
- Mali’s junta leader Assimi Goïta met with Russia’s Ambassador Igor Gromyko on Tuesday in what was his first public appearance since the massive coordinated attacks by al-Qaeda-linked JNIM and the Tuareg separatist Azawad Liberation Front over the weekend. https://apnews.com/article/mali-junta-attack-jihadis-alqaida-azawad-separatists-142caf1a5b2b4e2ca79732f9a68d8781
- Ugandan authorities detained at least 231 foreigners in a crackdown on illegal migration linked to suspected human trafficking and cyberscam operations. Operations on Monday targeted a group of Nigerians in northern Uganda and a second group of 169 people from nine countries. https://apnews.com/article/uganda-migration-trafficking-arrests-cyberscam-0c4f50f8df1854c07e6521bffdff3c36
- A South Korean appeals court increased the prison sentence of former first lady Kim Keon Hee to four years, up from the 20 months imposed in January, for corruption related to receiving luxury gifts. https://apnews.com/article/south-korea-martial-law-yoon-wife-kim-ece62dfc5d6e9eb88048d37b98d1d8f9
- Sudan’s Council of Ministers issued a decree banning the import of 45 goods classified as luxury or non-essential, in an effort to curb the depreciation of the Sudanese pound against foreign currencies. The banned items include dairy products (excluding powdered and infant milk), chocolates, biscuits, ready-made juices, jams, processed meats, cement, ceramics, cosmetics, furniture, and other household goods. https://sudantribune.com/article/313235
- Doctors Without Borders (MSF) released a report titled “Water as a Weapon” accusing Israel of systematically depriving Palestinians in Gaza of access to clean water as a form of collective punishment. The report found that nearly 90% of Gaza’s water and sanitation infrastructure has been destroyed or damaged, and one-third of MSF’s requests to bring in critical water supplies. https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20260428-collective-punishment-msf-says-israel-weaponising-water-access-gaza
- A Bahraini court sentenced five people to life imprisonment for allegedly plotting terrorist acts in coordination with Iran. In addition, 25 others received prison terms of up to 10 years for what authorities described as supporting Iranian attacks against Bahrain during the ongoing war. https://www.dawn.com/news/1995774/5-sentenced-to-life-in-bahrain-for-plotting-terrorist-acts-with-iran
- Human Rights Watch accused Bahrain of using the cover of the Iran war to intensify its crackdown on civil liberties and human rights. The organization highlighted the government’s sweeping measures against perceived dissent, including mass arrests, citizenship revocations, and harsh sentences targeting individuals accused of sympathizing with Iranian attacks on the kingdom. https://x.com/hrw/status/2034657422506102874
- Bahrain revoked the citizenship of 69 people and their families for allegedly expressing support for Iranian attacks and colluding with foreign entities. https://www.dawn.com/news/1995540/bahrain-revokes-citizenship-of-69-people-for-glorifying-or-sympathising-with-iranian-attacks
- The Trump administration is taking steps to accelerate the deportation of unaccompanied migrant children in U.S. custody, pushing immigration hearings forward by weeks or months. Some children who had previously been released to parents or guardians in the U.S. are being returned to government custody, and it has become increasingly difficult for kids to be released to relatives, leaving them in shelters for months. https://www.cnn.com/2026/04/28/politics/migrant-children-deportations-trump
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