The ongoing China-Pakistan joint naval exercise “Sea Guardians-2020” in the North Arabian Sea is expected to be the first of many to come, as the two countries have now developed a series of joint exercises covering the navy, army and air force. The exercise is also the first between China and Pakistan that will feature anti-submarine and submarine rescue trainings, indicating a high level of strategic mutual trust, experts said on Tuesday. Source Global Times
ERBIL, Kurdistan Region – Two Iraqi militia groups, Kataib Hezbollah and al-Nujaba’a, have vowed to resist any attack by US forces after reports emerged in US media this week of a planned assault on Iranian proxies. Source Rudaw
Paris’s Orly airport will shut down on Tuesday in light of the collapse in air traffic amid the coronavirus crisis. France’s biggest airport for domestic flights, Orly will be closed until further notice at midnight – after hosting just ten flights and around 1000 passengers on Tuesday, as the number of people taking flights has plunged thanks to the stringent measures adopted to try and contain the transmission of the coronavirus. Source France 24
Charter flights to bring in agricultural workers from eastern Europe are needed as a matter of urgency, otherwise fruit and vegetables will be left unpicked in Britain’s fields, the government is being warned. Source The Guardian
