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• China to replace J-7 fighter jets with advanced models Global Times 14 Mar 2021 -- The Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Air Force has started to gradually decommission its fleet of J-7 fighter jets and replace them with more advanced, next generation ones, recent media reports revealed.
• Four Killed, Two Seriously Wounded In Plane Crash In Kazakhstan RFE/RL 13 Mar 2021 -- Four people were killed and two others seriously wounded when a military plane crashed and caught fire while trying to land in Kazakhstan's largest city, Almaty.
• Four People Killed as An-26 Plane Crashes in Kazakhstan's Almaty Airport - Video Sputnik 13 Mar 2021 -- An Antonov An-26 airplane, supposedly belonging to the Kazakh National Security Committee's border service, has crashed during landing in Almaty International Airport with six people on board, the airport said on Saturday.
• Kazakhstan Military Plane Crashes; 4 Killed VOA 13 Mar 2021 -- At least four people were killed Saturday in a military plane crash in Kazakhstan, the government said.
• Commons Defense Committee warns about 'outgunned' and 'outmatched' Army Press TV 14 Mar 2021 -- As anticipation grows about the government's long-delayed defense, security and foreign policy review, the House of Commons Defense Select Committee (DSC) has thrown a spanner in the works by highlighting the insidious depletion of the Army's capacity to fight a major war.
• Secretary Blinken's Call with Paraguayan President Abdo Benitez US Dept. of State 14 Mar 2021
• Secretary Blinken's Call with Danish Foreign Minister Kofod US Dept. of State 14 Mar 2021
• Secretary Blinken's Call with Special Envoy for the UN Secretary-General on Yemen Griffiths US Dept. of State 14 Mar 2021
• Secretary Blinken's Call with French Foreign Minister Le Drian US Dept. of State 14 Mar 2021

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• China communicates use of coast guard law to Japan, protects sovereign waters properly Global Times 14 Mar 2021 -- Japanese media, amid the anti-China Quad meeting, reported that China had communicated with Japan over its new coast guard law in late February, seen by Chinese observers as a clear message that demonstrates China's transparency, determination and confidence in safeguarding its sovereignty in an appropriate manner.
• Yemen repels Saudi-led strike in west, vows to liberate all homeland Press TV 14 Mar 2021 -- Yemeni defense forces have successfully repeled an attack in western Yemen by forces tied to Saudi-led invaders, pledging to continue their fight until complete liberation of the homeland.
• US military convoy enters northeast Syria from northern Iraq: Report Press TV 14 Mar 2021 -- The US-led military coalition has reportedly sent a new convoy of trucks carrying military and logistical equipment to northeastern Syria.
• UN urges withdrawal of mercenaries from Libya, welcomes unity government Press TV 14 Mar 2021 -- The United Nations Security Council has called for an immediate withdrawal of all foreign forces and mercenaries from Libya as the conflict-ridden African country ushers in a new era with the formation of a national unity government.
• Defying global outcry, Netanyahu says will legalize West Bank settlements if re-elected Press TV 14 Mar 2021 -- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has promised to authorize new illegal settlements in the West Bank if he were re-elected and formed a strong right-wing cabinet after the March 23 election.
• Israel approves plan to seize more Palestinian land in West Bank to build illegal settlements Press TV 14 Mar 2021 -- Israeli officials have approved a plan to confiscate dozens of acres of private Palestinian land in the West Bank city of Bethlehem to construct and expand new illegal settler units in the occupied territory.
• Tigray conflict: Ethiopia says US allegations of 'ethnic cleansing' unfounded Press TV 14 Mar 2021 -- Ethiopia has rejected the recent allegations of ethnic cleansing in the northern Tigray region, by the new administration in the White House, calling them 'unfounded and spurious.'
• Millions Face Acute Hunger in Somalia as Drought Widens VOA 14 Mar 2021 -- The U.N. office for the coordination of humanitarian affairs, OCHA, reports an estimated 2.7 million Somalis will face severe food shortages over the coming months as drought conditions affect more areas in the country.
• Boko Haram Threat Complicates Plans to Resettle Displaced Nigerians VOA 14 Mar 2021 -- Boko Haram militants have terrorized northeastern Nigeria for more than a decade, driving more than 2 million people from their homes, according to the United Nations.

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• As Many as 70 Killed in Protests as Chinese Factory Torched in Myanmar's Bloodiest Day Since Coup Radio Free Asia 14 Mar 2021 -- Myanmar security forces killed 51 protesters in an industrial suburb of Yangon after Chinese-funded factories were torched on Sunday, the bloodiest day in six weeks of protests against the junta that deposed the elected government of leader Aung San Suu Kyi, civic and aid groups said.
• China urges Myanmar to punish perpetrators after plants smashed, burned Global Times 14 Mar 2021 -- The Chinese Embassy in Myanmar Sunday urged authorities in Myanmar to take effective measures to stop violence and punish the perpetrators after several Chinese-invested factories in Yangon were smashed, looted or burnt and some Chinese employees were injured.
• Myanmar civilian leader pledges 'revolution' to overturn military junta Press TV 14 Mar 2021 -- The acting leader of Myanmar's civilian government, appointed by legislators who were removed following a military coup last month, says efforts are being made to give people the legal right to defend themselves amid the surging death toll in anti-coup protests across the country.
• Crackdown on Myanmar's Anti-Coup Protests Leaves Almost 40 People Killed - Rights Group Sputnik 14 Mar 2021 -- At least 38 protesters were killed and around 80 others injured across Myanmar on Sunday as military forces cracked down on the unceasing anti-coup demonstrations, the global NGO Assistance Association for Political Prisoners, said.
• Martial Law Announced in Parts of Myanmar's Largest City Sputnik 14 Mar 2021 -- Myanmar's government was overthrown in a coup in February and replaced with a military junta.
• Reports: At Least 39 Killed as Myanmar Imposes Martial Law in Yangon Suburb VOA 14 Mar 2021 -- Security forces on Sunday killed at least 39 people, 22 of them in a suburb of Yangon, the country's main city, reports out of Myanmar say, in what would be the bloodiest day of protests against the junta that seized power in a February 1 coup.
• At Least Four Protesters Dead in Myanmar Sunday VOA 14 Mar 2021 -- At least four more people have died in Myanmar's anti-coup protests.
• China fully prepared for 'a long fight' with West on HK: experts Global Times 14 Mar 2021 -- The struggle between China and the West, especially with the US and the UK, on Hong Kong will continue and likely become "a long fight" due to the latest electoral reform plan for the city passed by China's top legislature, Chinese experts say, as China on Sunday, through diplomatic and political channels, firmly refuted the latest joint and separate statements issued by the G7, the EU, and the UK to stigmatize China's reform of Hong Kong's electoral system.
• Liaison office of central gov't condemns foreign interference in Hong Kong affairs People's Daily 14 Mar 2021 -- The Liaison Office of the Central People's Government in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) on Saturday voiced strong opposition to the so-called statements of a very few Western countries about the decision by the National People's Congress (NPC) on improving the electoral system of the HKSAR.
• China voices firm opposition to UK, G7 statements over Hong Kong People's Daily 14 Mar 2021 -- The Chinese side expresses its strong condemnation of and firm opposition to "groundless slanders at China" and blatant interference in China's internal affairs by some politicians, a spokesperson for the Chinese embassy in Britain said Saturday.
• China Prepares New Era Of 'Belt And Road' Amid Pandemic Pressures RFE/RL 14 Mar 2021 -- After declaring victories over extreme poverty and the coronavirus, Chinese leader Xi Jinping has laid out a new path for China's economic rise at home and abroad that could force Beijing to adapt to new difficulties caused by the pandemic.
• China plans to build research station on moon's south pole: chief designer Global Times 14 Mar 2021 -- China has completed feasibility studies of the fourth phase of its lunar exploration program and is expected to build an international lunar research station on the moon's south pole in the future, said Wu Weiren, the chief designer of China's lunar exploration program.
• North Korea unresponsive to Biden admin's diplomatic outreach: Report Press TV 14 Mar 2021 -- North Korea has been unresponsive to behind-the-scenes diplomatic outreach since mid-February by US President Joe Biden's administration, according to a senior US official.
• US seeking to return to JCPOA: VP IRNA 14 Mar 2021 -- Iran's First Vice President Eshaq Jahangiri said the United Stated left the JCPOA despite Iran's full compliance, adding that they are seeking to find a solution to return to the deal.
• Second Trial For British-Iranian Aid Worker Zaghari-Ratcliffe Held In Tehran RFE/RL 14 Mar 2021 -- A lawyer for British-Iranian aid worker Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe has said that her trial on charges of "propaganda against the system" was held in Tehran.
• UK's Raab Slams Iran's 'Wholly Arbitrary' Trial of Dual Citizen on 2nd Set of Charges Sputnik 14 Mar 2021 -- The continuation of persecution of Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe in Iran is "unacceptable and unjustifiable," UK Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab said on Sunday, urging for the UK-Iranian dual national's immediate release.
• British Iranian Aid Worker Appears in Iranian Court VOA 14 Mar 2021 -- British-Iranian charity worker Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe appeared before Iran's Revolutionary Court Sunday, facing charges of "propaganda against the system."
• Merkel's Party Defeated in 2 State Elections VOA 14 Mar 2021 -- German Chancellor Angela Merkel's party suffered significant losses in two key states holding regional elections Sunday.
• Merkel's party suffers defeats in two German state elections: Exit polls Press TV 14 Mar 2021 -- Chancellor Angela Merkel's center-right party appeared likely to suffer embarrassing defeats in two German state elections, exit polls suggest, six months before a national vote that will determine who succeeds the longtime leader.
• Kosovo Opens Embassy In Jerusalem, Weeks After Establishing Relations With Israel RFE/RL 14 Mar 2021 -- Kosovo has officially opened its new embassy in Jerusalem, six week after it formally established diplomatic relations with Israel.
• 'Guarantee due process', says UN chief, following Bolivia opposition arrests UN News 14 Mar 2021 -- UN Secretary-General António Guterres has recalled the importance of upholding due process in all legal proceedings, a day after the arrest of the former interim president of Bolivia, Jeanine Áñez, and several former ministers.
• Morales seeks punishment for Bolivia's coup orchestrators Press TV 14 Mar 2021 -- Bolivia's former president Evo Morales has called for the masterminds and accomplices of a coup d'état that saw him flee his home country almost two years ago, to be duly punished.
• In Bolivia, prosecutors ask for six months of pre-trial detention for ex-president Anez Press TV 14 Mar 2021 -- Bolivian prosecutors say ex-president Jeanine Anez must spend six months of pre-trial detention behind bars as a "precautionary" measure over her role in a coup against former president Evo Morales.
• Political Deadlock Ends In Georgia's Breakaway South Ossetia RFE/RL 14 Mar 2021 -- The de facto parliament of Georgia's breakaway region of South Ossetia has approved a new figure to lead the next government, ending nearly six months of political deadlock and an opposition boycott.
• S. Korea Reports New Case of Highly Pathogenic Bird Flu SPA 14 Mar 2021 -- South Korea's agricultural authorities confirmed Saturday one more case of highly pathogenic bird flu amid growing concerns over a prolonged battle against the animal disease, Yonhap reported.
• Uzbek Farmers Unhappy With President's Order Giving Land To Jobless Youth RFE/RL 14 Mar 2021 -- Just as many Uzbek farmers began sowing the seeds for this season's crops, President Shavkat Mirziyoev called on them to give some of their agricultural land to young people without jobs.