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• Roadside bomb explosions hit US supply convoys in northern, western, southern Iraq Press TV 10 Feb 2022 -- Multiple roadside bombs have separately gone off near convoys of trucks carrying equipment belonging to US occupation forces in Iraq's northern province of Salahuddin, western province of Anbar as well as the southern provinces of Muthanna and Qadisiyah, amid strong public opposition to the prolonged presence of American occupation forces on Iraqi soil.

Defense Policy / Programs

• National Guard Chief Returns From African Regional Security Talks DoD News 10 Feb 2022 -- Army Gen. Daniel R. Hokanson, National Guard Bureau chief and a member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, joined the 2022 African Chiefs of Defense Conference in Rome last week for a series of senior-level engagements seeking to most effectively partner with regional militaries.
• CTF-76/79 Highlights Joint and Allied Naval Expeditionary Force Capabilities during Noble Fusion USMC News 10 Feb 2022 -- Two Amphibious Ready Groups with embarked Marine Expeditionary Units along with a Carrier Strike Group, operated together in the Indo-Pacific during Exercise Noble Fusion 3-7 February 2022. The exercise, led by Combined Task Force 76/79, ranged from the Luzon Strait to the Miyako Strait and the East China Sea, encompassing a wide swath of the First Island Chain, including littoral areas in the vicinity of Okinawa.
• US Air Force Training Aircraft Crashes Near Arizona Base, Cause Remains Unclear Sputnik 10 Feb 2022 -- A US Air Force Mirage F-1 training fighter aircraft crashed in Buckeye, Arizona, at approximately 11 a.m. local time. The jet was operating out of Luke Air Force Base and crashed roughly 15 miles from the base in an unpopulated area, according to an agency release.
• Ship to Shore Connector Demonstrates Its Capabilities in Test Event with USS Carter Hall US Navy 10 Feb 2022 -- The next generation landing craft, Ship to Shore Connector (SSC), Landing Craft, Air Cushion (LCAC), successfully completed well deck interoperability testing with USS Carter Hall (LSD 50) and demonstrated the craft are another step closer to fleet integration.The evolution was conducted as part of the first phase of ship interface testing and
• USS Jason Dunham Partners with Egyptian Navy for IMX/CE 2022 Exercises US Navy 10 Feb 2022 -- U.S. Navy guided-missile destroyer USS Jason Dunham (DDG 109) partnered with Egyptian Navy frigate ENS Alexandria (F911) to conduct exercises in the Red Sea, Feb. 7, during International Maritime Exercise/Cutlass Express (IMX/CE) 2022.
• Prepositioning Ship Trains with Air Force During Exercise Cope North US Navy 10 Feb 2022 -- Military Sealift Command's (MSC) civil service mariners aboard USNS Dahl (T AKR 312) helped train U.S. Air Force crews while underway in the Philippine Sea, as part of Exercise Cope North 22, Feb. 7-8.
• Army introduces strategy to combat climate change threats Army News 10 Feb 2022 -- Producing a fleet of field purpose-built, hybrid-drive tactical vehicles by 2035 and providing 100% carbon pollution-free electricity at Army installations by 2030 are among the goals outlined by the Army's first Climate Strategy as the service adapts to the effects of changing weather.
• NIWC Atlantic Rapidly Develops New Air Defense System for Marines US Navy 10 Feb 2022 -- Engineers at NIWC Atlantic's Expeditionary Warfare Department took just nine months to build out the model of a critical air defense capability named MADIS. The powerful on-the-move weapons system was designed to make Marines more dominant on the battlefield.
• Department of the Army announces updated COVID-19 vaccination statistics US Army 10 Feb 2022 -- The U.S. Army announced updated COVID-19 vaccination statistics and exemption requests as of Feb. 09, 2022.
• Opening of U.S.-Denmark Defense Cooperation Agreement Negotiations US Dept. of State 10 Feb 2022 -- The United States welcomes the offer announced today by Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen to begin negotiating a new Defense Cooperation Agreement. When concluded, this agreement will allow our countries to deepen our close security partnership, further strengthen cooperation in NATO operations, and together, contribute to continued growth in Transatlantic security.
• Stoltenberg: NATO Considering Deploying Battle Groups in Romania Sputnik 10 Feb 2022 -- NATO is considering the possibility of deploying battle groups in Romania near the Black Sea, Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said.
• Hungary Rules Out Hosting Additional Troops Amid Ukraine Crisis, Top Diplomat Says Sputnik 10 Feb 2022 -- Hungary will not allow the deployment of additional forces on its territory as the national army is capable of providing national security amid tensions around Ukraine, Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto said.
• Russia, Belarus Begin War Games Amid Outcry From Ukraine, West RFE/RL 10 Feb 2022 -- Russia and Belarus have launched major war games in an already tense region, intensifying concerns about Moscow's military intentions and sparking denunciation from the West and Ukraine.
• Russia Starts Military Drills in Belarus, Docks Ships at Crimean Port VOA 10 Feb 2022 -- Russia opened 10 days of massive military drills in Belarus on Thursday and docked six of its ships at a strategic Black Sea port, drawing a sharp rebuke from Ukrainian officials who characterized Moscow's actions as further escalating tensions in the region.
• Finlandization' For Ukraine? Macron's Reported Comment Hits A Nerve In Kyiv, Stirs Up Bad Memories In Helsinki RFE/RL 10 Feb 2022 -- Three years after the end of World War II, Finland, which had stunned the mighty Red Army at the opening of the war, signed a treaty with its eastern neighbor. With the cement hardening on a Cold War Europe divided between East and West, the deal fixed Helsinki's neutrality in place, kept it out of a nascent NATO, and affected Finnish politics for decades.
• Johnson Says UK Trained 22,000 Ukrainian Soldiers, Considers Further Military Cooperation Sputnik 10 Feb 2022 -- UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Thursday that the United Kingdom has trained 22,000 Ukrainian soldiers since 2014, delivered thousands of units of lethal weaponry, and is considering further steps in military cooperation with Kiev.
• 'Too Old': Denmark Nixes Plan for Sending 'Obsolete' Arms to Ukraine Sputnik 10 Feb 2022 -- The man-portable Stinger missiles, previously intended to bolster Ukraine against the Russian "invasion", have been described as"both technically and operationally obsolete" and are slated for disposal.
• Britain Threatens to Send More Troops to Eastern Europe as Foreign Secretary Holds Talks in Moscow Sputnik 10 Feb 2022 -- Britain has been at the forefront among NATO nations when it comes to deploying lethal weapons, trainers and the provision of "moral support" to Ukraine amid Western claims of a threat of a "Russian invasion" of the country. Moscow has dismissed the "invasion" claims as a pretext to beef up the Western bloc's military presence in Eastern Europe.
• PLA holds simultaneous drills after US, Japan exercise near Taiwan island Global Times 10 Feb 2022 -- The Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) recently conducted simultaneous exercises in three major sea regions in a move experts said on Thursday displayed the Chinese military's combat preparedness after the US and Japan held massive, troublemaking exercises along the first island chain near the island of Taiwan as the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics started.
• Regular appearances of improved J-11B fighter indicate massive upgrade program: analysts Global Times 10 Feb 2022 -- The upgraded version of China's J-11B fighter jet, characterized by its white radar dome compared with the original version's black one, has featured in several recent official reports, with analysts saying that this could be an indication that more original J-11Bs will be upgraded to the latest variant in the near future.
• Indonesia - F-15ID Aircraft DSCA 10 Feb 2022 -- The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Indonesia of F-15ID Aircraft and related equipment for an estimated cost of $13.9 billion. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency delivered the required certification notifying Congress of this possible sale today.
• Manila acquires 4 military trainer-planes from US Radio Free Asia 10 Feb 2022 -- The Philippines took delivery on Thursday of four American-made Cessna planes for training navy pilots to help safeguard Manila's maritime territories, the government said, amid tensions with Beijing in the disputed South China Sea.
• Blinken Meets with Quad Partners in Australia VOA 10 Feb 2022 -- U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken began meeting with his counterparts in the Quad on Friday, beginning with Foreign Affairs Minister Marise Payne of Australia, who said the two would discuss China, North Korea and Ukraine.
• Blinken to meet with Quad, Pacific islands amid heightened US rivalry with China Radio Free Asia 10 Feb 2022 -- U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is in Melbourne, Australia, the first stop of a seven-day trip to the Indo-Pacific which analysts say is aimed to counter China's rising influence in the region.
• Secretary Antony J. Blinken And Australian Foreign Minister Marise Payne Before Their Meeting US Dept. of State 10 Feb 2022
• Deputy Secretary Sherman's Meeting with Israeli National Security Advisor Hulata US Dept. of State 10 Feb 2022
• Readout from NSC Spokesperson on National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan Meeting with Israeli National Security Advisor Eyal Hulata The White House 10 Feb 2022

Defense Industry

• Contracts For Feb. 10, 2022
• Boeing to Offer the P-8A Poseidon for Canada's Multi-Mission Aircraft Project Boeing 10 Feb 2022 -- Boeing [NYSE: BA] today announced its intent to offer the P-8A Poseidon in response to Canada's Request for Information (RFI) for long-range maritime patrol aircraft. The Canadian Multi-Mission Aircraft (CMMA) project will replace the Royal Canadian Air Force fleet of CP-140 Aurora aircraft and enhance its anti-submarine warfare (ASW) and intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) capabilities.
• Indonesia purchases the Rafale Dassault Aviation 10 Feb 2022 -- In the presence of the French Minister of the Armed Forces and the Indonesian Minister of Defence, the Chairman and CEO of Dassault Aviation, Eric Trappier, and the Air Vice Marshal Yusuf Jauhari, Head of Defence Facilities Agency of the Indonesian Ministry of Defence, signed the contract for the acquisition of 42 latest-generation Rafales...

Other Conflicts

• 10 February 2022 - Daily Press Briefing by the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General United Nations 10 Feb 2022
• UK officials travel to Afghanistan, 10 February 2022 UK FCDO 10 Feb 2022 -- The UK's Special Envoy for Famine Prevention and Humanitarian Affairs and the Chargé d'Affaires ad Interim of the UK Mission to Afghanistan held talks with the Taliban.
• US Denounces Attempted Drone Attack at Saudi Airport VOA 10 Feb 2022 -- White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan denounced an attempted drone attack Thursday by Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi rebels at Saudi Arabia's Abha International Airport and said global allies will hold the rebels accountable.
• Joint Forces Command of the Coalition: Saudi Defenses Thwarted a Hostile Attack, Destroyed a Bomb-Laden Drone Launched Towards Abha International Airport SPA 10 Feb 2022 -- A Statement by the Official Spokesman of the Coalition to Restore Legitimacy in Yemen Brigadier General Turki Al-Malki is issued as follows:
• Yemeni forces launch retaliatory drone attack against Saudi Arabia's Abha Intl.Airport: Spokesman Press TV 10 Feb 2022 -- The spokesman for the Yemeni Armed Forces says a drone attack has been launched on Saudi Arabia's Abha International Airport in retaliation for the Riyadh regime's ongoing military aggression and all-out blockade against the war-torn Arab country.
• Saudi-Led Coalition Says 12 Injured After Shrapnels Fell Near Abha Airport, Reports Say Sputnik 10 Feb 2022 -- Earlier, the Saudi-led coalition announced a new operation against Yemen's Shia Houthi movement.
• Houthi Terrorist Attack in Saudi Arabia US Dept. of State 10 Feb 2022 -- The United States condemns the terrorist attack by the Houthis today that struck the commercial airport in Abha, Saudi Arabia, injuring at least a dozen innocent civilians.
• Statement by National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan on Houthi Attack Against Saudi Arabia The White House 10 Feb 2022
• Biden reasserts US 'support' for Saudi Arabia in face of Yemeni retaliatory attacks Press TV 10 Feb 2022 -- The United States has reasserted its support for Saudi Arabia in the face of Yemen's retaliation against a Riyadh-led war on the impoverished country that has killed hundreds of thousands.
• Syria destroys most Israeli missiles fired from occupied Golan Press TV 10 Feb 2022 -- Russia says Syria's air defense units have managed to destroy eight missiles fired by the Israeli army from the direction of the occupied Golan Heights.
• Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova's answer to a media question about Israeli strikes on Syrian territory Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 10 Feb 2022
• U.S. State Department Issues New Advisory Urging Americans To Leave Ukraine RFE/RL 10 Feb 2022 -- The U.S. State Department has issued a new advisory urging Americans in Ukraine to leave the country at the earliest possibility, strengthening earlier warnings that urged U.S. citizens to "consider" such action.
• Secretary Blinken's Call with NATO Secretary General Stoltenberg US Dept. of State 10 Feb 2022
• Secretary Blinken's Call with French Foreign Minister Le Drian US Dept. of State 10 Feb 2022
• Ukraine Remains Defiant in Face of Russian Invasion Threat VOA 10 Feb 2022 -- A senior Ukrainian official says her country will not bow to threats of military action from Russia and is prepared to fight to protect its sovereignty and territorial integrity.
• NATO Secretary General addresses Russia's military build-up in and around Ukraine with UK Prime Minister Johnson NATO 10 Feb 2022 -- NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg welcomed Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Boris Johnson, at NATO headquarters, today (10 February 2022). The two leaders addressed Russia's military build-up in and around Ukraine.
• British PM: Next few days 'most dangerous' in Russia, Ukraine standoff Press TV 10 Feb 2022 -- British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said the next few days could be the most dangerous moment and could be the "biggest security crisis that Europe has faced for decades," amid NATO's military buildup in eastern Europe and rising Russia and Ukraine tensions.
• British PM Says Europe In Most Serious Security Crisis In Decades Over Ukraine RFE/RL 10 Feb 2022 -- British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has warned that Russia's military buildup near Ukraine, which the West suspects is a prelude to an invasion, has triggered Europe's most serious security crisis in decades, as Moscow began holding joint military exercises in Belarus involving more than 30,000 troops.
• As Support for NATO Grows, Has Putin Miscalculated Over Ukraine? VOA 10 Feb 2022 -- Visiting NATO headquarters Thursday, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson warned that Europe is facing its biggest security crisis in decades and pledged more military deployments in eastern Europe, in response to Russia's troop buildup on the border with Ukraine.
• Russia slams Western threats on Ukraine as 'road to nowhere' Press TV 10 Feb 2022 -- US and European threats and ultimatums to Moscow would do nothing to ease tensions over Ukraine, Russia's foreign minister has said.
• U.S. State Department Issues New Advisory Urging Americans To Leave Ukraine RFE/RL 10 Feb 2022 -- The U.S. State Department has issued a new advisory urging Americans in Ukraine to leave the country at the earliest possibility, strengthening earlier warnings that urged U.S. citizens to "consider" such action.
• 'No evacuation of US citizens planned for Ukraine' Press TV 10 Feb 2022 -- The administration of US President Joe Biden says it has no plan to evacuate the American citizens from Ukraine in the case of any invasion by Russia.
• After tense meeting, Russian FM says facts 'bounce off' his British counterpart Press TV 10 Feb 2022 -- Russia's foreign minister says his British counterpart appeared ignorant and not listening to his proposals over the Ukraine crisis during their meeting in Moscow.
• Britain's Johnson Calls for Solidarity Against 'Russian Aggression' VOA 10 Feb 2022 -- Britain on Thursday urged Russia to take a "diplomatic route that avoids conflict and bloodshed" while warning against any Russian moves that undermine Ukraine's sovereignty.
• Strengthened UK Russian sanctions legislation comes into force UK FCDO 10 Feb 2022 -- Legislation has been laid in Parliament today to toughen and expand the UK's sanctions regime against Russia
• UK Unveils New Russia Sanctions Legislation Amid Ukraine Crisis Sputnik 10 Feb 2022 -- London has spearheaded the effort by Washington's European NATO allies to ramp up tensions with Russia in recent months, accusing Moscow of planning to "invade" Ukraine and sending lethal weapons and trainers to Kiev. Moscow has slammed the UK over its activities and expressed fears that London may be planning some kind of provocation in Ukraine.
• Britain Details Sanctions Related To Possible Russian Invasion Of Ukraine RFE/RL 10 Feb 2022 -- Britain has published a new set of laws that widen the scope of those linked to Russia who could be hit by sanctions should the Kremlin invade Ukraine, as Western allies move to outline the consequences that Moscow could face.
• Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's statement and answers to media questions at a joint news conference following talks with UK Foreign Secretary Elizabeth Truss, Moscow, February 10, 2022 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 10 Feb 2022
• Press release on Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's talks with Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs of the United Kingdom Elizabeth Truss Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 10 Feb 2022
• UK-Russia press conference, 10 February 2022: Foreign Secretary's opening remarks UK FCDO 10 Feb 2022 -- The Foreign Secretary gave an opening statement at a press conference with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov in Moscow.
• Foreign Secretary's meeting with Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov, 10 February 2022 UK FCDO 10 Feb 2022 -- TheForeign Secretary Liz Truss met Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov during her visit to Moscow.
• Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's opening remarks at talks with UK Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs Elizabeth Truss, Moscow, February 10, 2022 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 10 Feb 2022
• US Senate Mulls Sanctions Against Russia for Alleged Cyberattacks on Ukraine, Reports Say Sputnik 10 Feb 2022 -- The US Senate Foreign Affairs Committee is contemplating introducing sanctions against Russia for alleged cyberattacks against Ukraine amid a protracted debate on the Defending Ukraine Sovereignty Act of 2022 in the US Congress, Politico reported on Thursday.
• Deteriorating human rights situation in Russia: UK-Canada statement UK FCDO 10 Feb 2022 -- UK Deputy Ambassador Deirdre Brown condemns actions taken by Russia which have eroded media freedom and shrink the space for independent media.
• Libyan PM survives reported assassination attempt Press TV 10 Feb 2022 -- Libya's Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibah has reportedly survived an assassination attempt in the capital, Tripoli, amid an ongoing tussle for power in the North African country.
• Libya's Parliament Chooses New Prime Minister, Despite Current PM's Refusal to Quit VOA 10 Feb 2022 -- A majority of the Libyan parliament has approved former interior minister Fathi Bashagha to head a new national unity government.
• China tightens controls in Tibetan areas during Beijing Olympics Radio Free Asia 10 Feb 2022 -- Authorities have ramped up security controls in Tibetan areas of western China during the Beijing Winter Olympics, with police monitoring residents closely to block communications with Tibetans living in exile, sources in the region say.
• Bosnian Serbs Move Forward With Bid To Establish Separate Judiciary RFE/RL 10 Feb 2022 -- Deputies in the parliament of the Serbian-majority entity in Bosnia-Herzegovina have adopted the draft version of a law to create a separate judicial system from the rest of the country, a move outside officials say is illegal and which has faced strong opposition from the United States and European Union.
• US Congress Advances Bill to Sanction Those Fueling War in Ethiopia VOA 10 Feb 2022 -- Legislation has advanced in the U.S. House of Representatives to impose sanctions on Ethiopians committing human rights abuses, blocking food aid delivery, or taking other actions that are worsening the country's 15-month crisis. It would also sanction those providing training, weapons, or financial support to those involved in the conflict.
• Uganda Rejects UN Court Ruling It Must Compensate DRC for Invasion VOA 10 Feb 2022 -- Uganda has rejected a ruling from the U.N.'s International Court of Justice ordering it to pay war reparations to the Democratic Republic of Congo. Analysts say Uganda could have avoided the $325 million fine if it had agreed to mediation.
• Suicide Bombing Kills 6 in Somali Capital VOA 10 Feb 2022 -- At least six people were killed and 13 others injured when a suicide bomber targeted a minibus full of delegates involved in Somalia's parliamentary elections Thursday.
• At Least a Million in Nigeria Cut off From Aid Due to Insecurity VOA 10 Feb 2022 -- The United Nations in Nigeria said more than $1 billion is needed to help millions of people in the country's troubled northeast. The U.N. said a million of those people are living in areas that are cut off due to insecurity.

News Reports

• Treasury Sanctions Major Ecuadorian and Mexican Narcotics Traffickers With Ties to the Sinaloa Cartel and CJNG US Treasury 10 Feb 2022 -- Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) designated Wilder Emilio Sanchez Farfan and Miguel Angel Valdez Ruiz pursuant to Executive Order (E.O.) 14059 for materially contributing to the illicit activities of major Mexican cartels to traffic cocaine into the United States. Today's action is the result of collaboration between OFAC and the Drug Enforcement Administration.
• Possible classified material found in Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort: Report Press TV 10 Feb 2022 -- The possible classified material was discovered among more than a dozen boxes of presidential records from former US President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida in January, according to a report.
• Armenia Detains 19 People Suspected Of Being In Spy Ring That Used A Dating Service RFE/RL 10 Feb 2022 -- The National Security Service of Armenia (HAAT) has detained 19 people suspected of being members of an "espionage network" in the South Caucasus nation.
• Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Zhao Lijian's Regular Press Conference on February 10, 2022 PRC MofA 10 Feb 2022
• China, Russia accelerate energy cooperation amid deepened interdependency of two economies Global Times 10 Feb 2022 -- New energy cooperation projects are being carried out in full swing between China and Russia as the interdependency of the two economies has been strengthened following the meeting of the countries' top leaders during the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics.
• Chinese war film makes box office record as cultural confidence rises Global Times 10 Feb 2022 -- The Chinese war film The Battle at Lake Changjin II: Water Gate Bridge grossed more than 3 billion yuan ($471 million) as of Thursday, making the movie series The Battle at Lake Changjin about a historic military victory of China in the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea (1950-53) the box office champion in China.
• China's central bank tightens regulation on cash withdrawal and deposit targeting money laundry Global Times 10 Feb 2022 -- China's central bank said Wednesday that normal cash deposits and withdrawals will not be affected, in response to the recent regulation that requires individuals to validate their identity when making a cash withdrawal or deposit on a single transaction of 50,000 yuan ($7,860) or more.
• Red Flags: Chinese Project In Serbia Raises Familiar Concerns About Beijing's Balkan Investments RFE/RL 10 Feb 2022 -- Questions over a Chinese contract to build a multimillion-dollar sewer system in a Serbian city has raised flags among activists who say it is a microcosm of how Belgrade deals with Chinese entities.
• HKSAR gov't condemns foreign entities' allegations on freedoms of press, speech in Hong Kong People's Daily 10 Feb 2022 -- The government of China's Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) on Wednesday strongly condemned a totally erroneous statement issued by the British government in the name of a number of foreign entities under the so-called "Media Freedom Coalition" concerning the implementation of the national security law in Hong Kong.
• Lithuania should adhere to one-China principle and reflect on human rights abuses: Foreign Ministry Global Times 10 Feb 2022 -- Lithuania should adhere to the one-China principle and reflect on its human rights abuses, a spokesperson from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Thursday.
• China's Loans to Sub-Saharan Africa Outweigh Those of Western Nations VOA 10 Feb 2022 -- Chinese banks provided more loans to fund developmental projects in sub-Saharan Africa than some of the world's greatest economies combined from 2007 to 2020, according to a new study.
• EU Chief Announces $172 Million Investment for Africa VOA 10 Feb 2022 -- European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen Thursday announced a more than $172 billion investment plan for Africa, as part of the European Union's Global Gateway infrastructure initiative.
• Taiwan, Somaliland understand isolation, will enhance ties: FM CNA 10 Feb 2022 -- Taiwan's Foreign Minister Joseph Wu (吳釗燮) on Wednesday vowed deeper cooperation with Somaliland to help overcome the shared predicament of international isolation.
• Taiwan calls on world to back Lithuania after latest Beijing sanctions CNA 10 Feb 2022 -- Taiwan on Thursday called on the world to stand in solidarity with Lithuania following China's suspension of beef imports from the Baltic state over its closer ties with Taipei.
• North Korean Cyberwarfare Officer Arrested in Vladivostok While Seeking Asylum VOA 10 Feb 2022 -- A ranking officer in one of North Korea's elite military cyberwarfare units is being held in an undisclosed location in far eastern Russia after Moscow's agents thwarted his attempt to defect, according to sources familiar with the matter and documents obtained by VOA's Korean Service.
• Iran FM: West's resolve to remove sanctions, fulfill commitments determines end of Vienna talks Press TV 10 Feb 2022 -- Iran's Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian says the ongoing talks in the Austrian capital on the revival of the landmark 2015 deal will come to an end when the West shows determination to remove all sanctions imposed against Tehran.
• Iran Just 'Weeks' From Having Enough Material for Nuclear Breakout, US Senate Told Sputnik 10 Feb 2022 -- Iran, other signatories to the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) nuclear deal, and the United States resumed talks in Vienna on Tuesday on reactivating the agreement following weeks of increasingly frantic statements by US officials about time running out for a compact to be struck.
• Union Minister Dr. Jitendra Singh says, Indian Nuclear Installations and Nuclear Power Stations are secure from Cyber-attacks India PIB 10 Feb 2022 -- Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Science & Technology; Minister of State (Independent Charge) Earth Sciences; MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances, Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr
• India's Biggest State Casts Votes in Key Battle for Modi's BJP VOA 10 Feb 2022 -- As India's most populous state began casting votes Thursday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi voiced optimism that his Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party will win in Uttar Pradesh and in four other states that choose new governments in coming weeks, but political analysts say the elections will be an uphill battle for the BJP.
• Tunisia president dissolves top judicial body after ditching parliament, govt. Press TV 10 Feb 2022 -- Tunisia's President Kais Saied says he will issue a decree effectively dissolving the key judicial council, which oversees the independent performance of the country's judges.
• Hunger remains a major problem in Laos, despite economic gains Radio Free Asia 10 Feb 2022 -- Despite economic growth, one-third of Lao children and about 20 percent of the country's population as a whole continue to experience food insecurity, the World Food Program and Lao government reported.
• Kyrgyz Opposition Politician Investigated Over Land Deal Near Tajik Border RFE/RL 10 Feb 2022 -- Adakhan Madumarov, a Kyrgyz lawmaker and the leader of opposition Butun (United) Kyrgyzstan party, says a probe has been launched against him into allegations that he committed treason over a real estate deal signed 12 years ago.
• Is Turkmenistan Planning A Leadership Change? RFE/RL 10 Feb 2022 -- Speculation is rife that Turkmen President Gurbanguly Berdymukhammedov may move toward formally clearing the way for his son, Serdar, to be his heir apparent when an extraordinary session of the upper parliament is held on February 11.
• Troika Statement on Detentions of Political Figures in Sudan US Dept. of State 10 Feb 2022 -- The Troika (Norway, the United Kingdom, and the United States of America), Canada, Switzerland, and the European Union are alarmed by the February 9 arrests and detentions of several high-profile political figures.