US News

• The US daily output dropped 29% since the first week of March. [Link]
• The Secretary of the Navy gave a speech to the crew of the USS T Roosevelt slamming the recently fired captain of the ship. The secretary is receiving a lot of backlash and calls to resign. [Link]
• Canada is angry that the US blocked three million masks from being delivered to Canada. [Link]
• Barbados claims the US blocked a shipment of ventilators from being exported. [Link]
• The US designates a Russian nationalist group, a terrorist organization. [Link]

Afghanistan

• The Afghan government reports capturing the head of ISIS-K. [Link]
• The Taliban are working with the Afghan government to help prevent the spread of coronavirus. [Link]
• The Taliban break off talks with the Afghan government, saying the Afghan government is making excuses to delay the prisoner swap. [Link]

Africa

• AFRICOM reports carrying out three airstrikes in southern Somalia. AFRICOM claims eight militants were killed in the strike, and no civilians were harmed. [Link]
• Gunmen killed 25 soldiers at a base in Mali. [Link]