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• Department of Defense Press Briefing on U.S. Africa Command Investigation of Jan. 5, 2020, Al-Shabaab Attack at the Cooperative Security Location in Manda Bay, Kenya DoD 10 Mar 2022 -- Pentagon Press Secretary John F. Kirby; General Stephen Townsend, commander, U.S. Africa Command; General Paul Funk, reviewing officer and commander, U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command; Lieutenant Gen Steven Basham, Deputy Commander, U.S. Air Forces in Europe-Africa; Major General John T. Wilcox, commander, Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center; Brigadier General Roy Collins, Air Force Director of Security Forces
• Independent Review into Jan 5, 2020 al-Shabaab Attack at Manda Bay, Kenya DoD 10 Mar 2022 -- The Department of Defense announced today the findings of U.S. Africa Command's Army Regulation 15-6 investigation and the Secretary of Defense-directed independent review of events from the Jan. 5, 2020 al-Shabaab attack at the Cooperative Security Location in Manda Bay, Kenya.
• At Manda Bay, Investigation Finds No Single Point of Failure, But Many Recommendations for Improvement DoD News 10 Mar 2022 -- The Defense Department today announced the investigation by U.S. Africom of the January 2020 attack by terrorist group al-Shabab at Cooperative Security Location Manda Bay, Kenya, which killed three. A secretary of defense-directed follow-up review of that initial investigation found no single point of failure for the loss of life or property damage. But both teams looking into the incident agreed on factors that contributed to the outcome of the attack and on recommendations for improved security operations.
• Senior Defense Official Holds an Off-Camera Press Briefing DoD 10 Mar 2022
• Russia and China Falsely Accusing Use of Biological Weapons Against Russians, Say Officials DoD News 10 Mar 2022 -- The United States is not assisting Ukraine with biological weapons in its war with Russia and there are no indications that biological weapons are being used by Ukraine, said a Defense Department official.
• US Fears Russian Disinformation About Ukraine Bioweapons Gaining Traction VOA 10 Mar 2022 -- Praise for the way U.S. agencies secured and shared intelligence on Russia's plans to invade Ukraine are being tempered by growing concern that one of the Kremlin's disinformation campaigns is starting to take hold in the United States and the West.
• Readout of Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin's Call With Bulgarian Minister of Defense Dragomir Zakov DoD 10 Mar 2022
• Readout of Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin's Call With Romanian Minister of National Defence Vasile Dîncu DoD 10 Mar 2022
• Readout of the U.S.-Gulf Cooperation Council Working Groups on Integrated Air and Missile Defense and Maritime Security DoD 10 Mar 2022
• II MEF presents secure expeditionary communication capability USMC News 10 Mar 2022 -- U.S. Marines with 8th Communication Battalion, II Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group, which provides assured command and control to II MEF commanders during Exercise Cold Response 2022, introduced PacStar Radio over Internet Protocol, a critical communication capability which enables instantaneous and simultaneous two-way radio communication using local and worldwide internet networks.
• SECNAV Speaks with Media at McAleese Defense Programs Conference US Navy 10 Mar 2022
• Keel Authenticated for Future USS Ted Stevens US Navy 10 Mar 2022 -- The keel of future USS Ted Stevens (DDG 128), the 78th Arleigh Burke-class ship was ceremonially laid at Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) Ingalls Shipbuilding, March 9.
• USS Hershel "Woody" Williams Joins Partners, Allies for Obangame Express 22 US Navy 10 Mar 2022 -- The Expeditionary Sea Base USS Hershel "Woody" Williams (ESB 4) joined partners and allies for the 11th iteration of exercise Obangame Express, Mar. 10, 2022.
• U.S. 5th Fleet Hosts Israeli Defense Chief at Bahrain Headquarters US Navy 10 Mar 2022 -- Vice Adm. Brad Cooper, commander of U.S. Naval Forces Central Command, U.S. 5th Fleet and Combined Maritime Forces, hosted Israel's Chief of the General Staff Lt. Gen. Aviv Kohavi during a visit to Bahrain, March 10.
• US to Name Colombia a Major Non-NATO Ally VOA 10 Mar 2022 -- President Joe Biden said Thursday that he intends to name Colombia a "major non-NATO ally" — a particularly timely announcement for a South American nation seen as a bulwark against Venezuela, which is a Russian ally and foe of the United States.
• Joint Statement by President Joseph R. Biden Jr. of the United States and President Iván Duque Márquez of the Republic of Colombia U.S.-Colombia Bicentennial Partnership The White House 10 Mar 2022
• Remarks by President Biden and President Duque of the Republic of Colombia Before Bilateral Meeting The White House 10 Mar 2022
• Background Press Call by Senior Administration Officials Previewing the Visit of President Duque of Colombia The White House 10 Mar 2022
• Memorandum on the Designation of the State of Qatar as a Major Non-NATO Ally The White House 10 Mar 2022
• Philippines willing to open bases to US if Ukraine conflict spreads Radio Free Asia 10 Mar 2022 -- President Rodrigo Duterte is willing to allow American forces to use Philippine bases and facilities if the crisis in Ukraine stemming from the Russian invasion spreads to Asia, the Filipino ambassador to Washington said Thursday.
• The United States of America and the Republic of the Philippines Sign a Memorandum of Understanding Concerning Strategic Civil Nuclear Cooperation US Dept. of State 10 Mar 2022 -- Today, the United States and the Philippines signed a Memorandum of Understanding Concerning Strategic Civil Nuclear Cooperation (NCMOU), which improves our cooperation on energy security and strengthens our diplomatic and economic relationship.
• Defence workforce to grow above 100,000 Prime Minister of Australia 10 Mar 2022-- The size and capability of the Australian Defence Force will be significantly increased by the Morrison Government to keep Australians safe in an increasingly uncertain global environment.
• Joint force success Australia DOD 10 Mar 2022 -- This year's Diamond series kicked off with the successful completion of the first exercise, Diamond Seas 2022 in February.
• Navy unites with partners in Exercise Milan Australia DOD 10 Mar 2022 -- HMAS Arunta recently took part in the multilateral Exercise Milan 2022.
• AUKUS: Tri-lateral statement to the IAEA Board of Governors UK FCDO 10 Mar 2022 -- UK Ambassador to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) updated the Board of Governors on behalf of Australia, the UK and the US on the AUKUS agreement.
• Swedish PM Seeks Increased Military Spending to 2% of GDP VOA 10 Mar 2022 -- Citing Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Swedish Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson said Thursday the country's military spending needs to be increased substantially and seeks to raise it to 2 percent of the nation's gross domestic product (GDP) as soon as possible.
• Lavrov: No nuclear war possible, Russia will never again depend on West Press TV 10 Mar 2022 -- Russia has rejected any possibility of a nuclear war amid the conflict in Ukraine, warning the United States and the European Union that Moscow will never depend on the West again.
• Russian Foreign Ministry: Nuclear War is Impossible, It Would Be the End of Civilisation Sputnik 10 Mar 2022 -- Earlier, NATO rejected Ukraine's request to impose a no-fly zone in its sky during Russia's special operation on Ukrainian territory, which involves the use of aviation. Members of the bloc explained that it could trigger a Third World War between nuclear countries.
• Taiwan National Security Bureau confirms PLA aircraft crashed in South China Sea CNA 10 Mar 2022 -- The National Security Bureau (NSB), Taiwan's top intelligence agency, on Thursday confirmed that a Chinese military aircraft crashed in the disputed South China Sea earlier this month.
• Taiwan intel: China military plane crashed in South China Sea Radio Free Asia 10 Mar 2022 -- A Chinese military aircraft crashed in the South China Sea earlier this month, the Taiwanese intelligence agency said Thursday, providing a possible explanation for China's closure of a part of the Gulf of Tonkin near Hainan island.
• Taiwan: PLA Jet Crashed in South China Sea in Early March VOA 10 Mar 2022 -- Taiwan's intelligence service confirmed Thursday that a Chinese military aircraft crashed in the South China Sea in early March before the area was sealed off for a search and rescue mission.
• NPC deputies from military: Chinese system for law-based administration of military affairs perfected PLA Daily 10 Mar 2022 -- President Xi Jinping delivered an important speech when attending a plenary meeting of the delegation of the People's Liberation Army and People's Armed Police Force to the Fifth Session of the 13th National People's Congress (NPC) on March 7. President Xi stressed running the military in accordance with the law and enhancing the rule of law in national defense and military building.
• China's military spending maintains reasonable, steady growth: spokesperson People's Daily 10 Mar 2022 -- China's defense spending has maintained reasonable and steady growth to tackle complex security challenges and fulfill China's responsibility as a major country, according to a military spokesperson.
• 39th Chinese naval escort taskforce returns home port PLA Daily 10 Mar 2022 -- On March 9, the 39th Chinese naval escort taskforce returned to a naval port in Qingdao, East China's Shandong Province, completing its escort mission in the Gulf of Aden and the waters off Somalia. The mission lasted 165 days, with a voyage of more than 90,000 nautical miles, during which the escort tasks for 28 batches of 48 Chinese and foreign ships were efficiently carried out.
• Taiwan's top military research institute to test-fire missiles soon CNA 10 Mar 2022 -- A state-owned corporation that develops indigenous weapons in Taiwan will test-fire some of its missile systems from a military base in the south of the country later this month, according to a notice issued on the matter.
• Statement by Pentagon Press Secretary John Kirby on Recent DPRK Missile Tests DoD 10 Mar 2022 -- The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) conducted two ballistic missile tests on February 26 and March 4, 2022 EST. Based on analysis of these launches, the United States Government has concluded that these launches involved a new Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) system that the DPRK is developing, which was originally unveiled during the Korean Workers Party parade on October 10, 2020.
• North Korea Tested ICBM System, US Says, Warning of 'Serious Escalation' VOA 10 Mar 2022 -- North Korea's last two missile launches were tests of a new intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) system, U.S. officials said Thursday, as they announced fresh sanctions on Pyongyang and warned of a "serious escalation" in tensions.
• Exercise Dharma Guardian-2022 Culminates at Belgaum (Karnataka) India PIB 10 Mar 2022 -- Ex DHARMA GUARDIAN-2022, an annual exercise between Indian Army and Japanese Ground Self Defence Force which commenced on 27 February 2022 at Foreign Training Node, Belgaum successfully culminated on 10 March 2022 after twelve days of intense joint military training, providing an unique opportunity of achieving synergy between Armed Forces of both the Nations which is focused towards strengthening the timeless bonds of India - Japan friendship
• Military: Pakistan Hit by 'Unarmed Supersonic Missile' Allegedly Fired by India VOA 10 Mar 2022 -- Pakistan's military said Thursday that an Indian "unarmed supersonic missile" had struck its territory, damaging civilian property but causing no casualties.
• UK maritime turbocharged with new exports office as part of £4 billion shipbuilding strategy UK MOD 10 Mar 2022 -- The International Trade Secretary today announced a new exports office to turbocharge the UK's maritime trade sector as part of a £4 billion investment in shipbuilding.
• Defence Procurement Minister statement on National Shipbuilding UK MOD 10 Mar 2022 -- Defence Procurement Minister Jeremy Quin's oral statement on the National Shipbuilding strategy.
• New Shipbuilding vision launched UK MOD 10 Mar 2022 -- The Government has launched a refreshed National Shipbuilding Strategy (NSbS) to revitalise the UK's world-renowned shipbuilding industry
• Joint GCC-US Action Group Specialized in Missile Defense, Sea Security Holds Meeting SPA 10 Mar 2022 -- The USA and Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) states held here yesterday a meeting for joint GCC-US action group specialized in integrated missile defense and action group specialized in sea security.
• CORRECTED: Remarks by Vice President Harris and President Andrzej Duda of Poland in Joint Press Conference The White House 10 Mar 2022
• Remarks by Vice President Harris and Prime Minister Morawiecki of Poland Before Bilateral Meeting The White House 10 Mar 2022
• Secretary Blinken's Call with Polish Foreign Minister Rau US Dept. of State 10 Mar 2022
• Deputy Secretary Sherman's Meeting with President Tebboune of Algeria US Dept. of State 10 Mar 2022
• Deputy Secretary Sherman's Meeting with Foreign Minister Lamamra of Algeria US Dept. of State 10 Mar 2022
• Readout of National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan Meeting with Africa Union Commission Chairperson Moussa Faki Mahamat The White House 10 Mar 2022
• Prime Minister Justin Trudeau meets with United States Vice President Kamala Harris Prime Minister of Canada 10 Mar 2022
• Remarks by Vice President Harris and Prime Minister Trudeau of Canada Before Bilateral Meeting The White House 10 Mar 2022
• Department Press Briefing – March 10, 2022 US Dept. of State 10 Mar 2022

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• 10 March 2022 - Daily Press Briefing by the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General United Nations 10 Mar 2022
• Women must be given space to lead if Afghanistan is to find peace: Bachelet UN News 10 Mar 2022 -- Whether as peacebuilders, humanitarians or pivotal actors courageously pushing their communities forward, Afghan women must be given the space to lead if the country is to find peace and progress, the UN human rights chief Michelle Bachelet stressed in a statement on Thursday.
• Taliban Uncertainty Prompts Bid for Afghan Rights Body in Exile VOA 10 Mar 2022 -- From his office in the southern Afghan province of Kandahar, Taliban supreme leader Hibatullah Akhundzada has appointed ministers to Afghanistan's de facto government, governors for the 34 provinces, and even a supreme court chief justice through "decrees" which do not need approval from a legislative body. There is one national institution, though, whose fate Akhundzada has yet to decide — the Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission (AIHRC).
• US, British warships detain Yemen-bound fuel ships, responsible for deteriorating humanitarian situation: Official Press TV 10 Mar 2022 -- The executive director of the Yemen Petroleum Company (YPC) says US and British warships are preventing tankers carrying fuel and oil derivatives from mooring in the strategic western port of Hudaydah and take them to Saudi ports, despite the fact that the vessels have obtained the necessary permits from the United Nations Verification and Inspection Mechanism for Yemen (UNVIM).
• Islamic State Names New Leader, Shares Only His Nom-de-Guerre VOA 10 Mar 2022 -- More than a month after the former leader of Islamic State blew himself up during a raid by U.S. special forces in northwestern Syria, the terror group says a new leader is in place.
• Addressing the continuation of disinformation on chemical weapons in Syria UK FCDO 10 Mar 2022 -- Statement by Ambassador James Kariuki at the UN Security Council briefing on the situation in the Middle East/Syria
• Security tight in Tibet's Lhasa on anniversary of uprising Radio Free Asia 10 Mar 2022 -- Security was noticeably tightened in Tibet's capital Lhasa Thursday on the sensitive anniversary of an uprising against Beijing's rule, according to sources in the region, barely a week after a well-known Tibetan singer set himself on fire in protest in front of the city's iconic Potala Palace.
• 'Take Up Arms And Strike At The Enemy': In Georgia, Calls Emerge To Retake South Ossetia And Abkhazia RFE/RL 10 Mar 2022 -- Garbed in military fatigues, faces masked by balaclavas, and fingers poised on the trigger of their guns, four men stand against a black backdrop and issue an appeal to fellow Georgians to retake lands lost in the 2008 war with Russia.
• International Criminal Court Prosecutor Seeks Arrest Of Three Linked To 2008 Russia-Georgia War RFE/RL 10 Mar 2022 -- The top prosecutor with the International Criminal Court has asked for the arrests of three South Ossetian officials he said may have committed war crimes during the 2008 Russia-Georgia War.
• Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan Hold New Talks After Shooting At Border Leaves One Dead RFE/RL 10 Mar 2022 -- Authorities in Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan have held talks after an exchange of gunfire killed one person and wounded another near a disputed segment of the border between the Central Asian neighbors.
• Withdrawal of Peacekeepers Draws Fears of 'Security Threats' in Contested Abyei VOA 10 Mar 2022 -- The spokesperson for U.N. peacekeepers in the contested Abyei region says the mission will face huge security challenges if the U.N. withdraws Ethiopian troops from the force as planned.
• Troops Deployed to Contain Cameroon Communal Clashes VOA 10 Mar 2022 -- Cameroon has deployed troops to a village in the west of the country after clashes between two ethnic groups, the Esu and the Mbororo. Authorities say members of the Esu burned scores of homes and buildings after armed Mbororo killed the Esu's traditional ruler Wednesday for failing to stop Esu youth from joining anglophone separatists.

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• Trial Under Way for Men Accused of Plotting to Kidnap Michigan Governor VOA 10 Mar 2022 -- The trial of four men accused of conspiring to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer in 2020 is under way in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
• Former Canadian Government Employee Extradited to the United States to Face Charges for Dozens of Ransomware Attacks Resulting in the Payment of Tens of Millions of Dollars in Ransoms US Dept. of Justice 10 Mar 2022 -- A Canadian man was extradited yesterday from Canada to the United States on an indictment returned in the Middle District of Florida that charges him with conspiracy to commit computer fraud and wire fraud, intentional damage to a protected computer, and transmitting a demand in relation to damaging a protected computer arising from his alleged participation in a sophisticated form of ransomware known as NetWalker.
• Lebanese security forces bust new network 'spying for Israel', report says Press TV 10 Mar 2022 -- Lebanese security forces have reportedly dismantled a network spying for Israel's Mossad intelligence agency and collaborating with Israeli authorities, in a fresh clampdown on suspected espionage rings in the country.
• Meeting with Government members President of Russia 10 Mar 2022 -- The President held a videoconference meeting with Government members.
• Putin: Russia will emerge stronger, more independent despite West's illegitimate sanctions Press TV 10 Mar 2022 -- President Vladimir Putin says Russia will in the end emerge stronger and more independent after surmounting the difficulties created by the West's "illegitimate sanctions."
• Council of Europe to discuss potential further measures against Russia Council of Europe 10 Mar 2022 -- The Council of Europe's Committee of Ministers today decided to consult the Parliamentary Assembly on potential further use of Article 8 of the Organisation's Statute (*) in response to the serious violations by the Russian Federation of its statutory obligations as a member State.
• Foreign Ministry statement on the situation in the Council of Europe Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 10 Mar 2022
• Russia Will No Longer Participate in Council of Europe - Foreign Ministry Sputnik 10 Mar 2022 -- Late last month, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova slammed the Council of Europe's decision to suspend Russia's membership in the organisation as "politicised".
• US weighing sanctions on Russia's nuclear supplier Rosatom: Report Press TV 10 Mar 2022 -- The United States is reportedly mulling sanctions on Russian nuclear supplier Rosatom, a move that could considerably impact the nuclear power and uranium mining industries.
• U.K. Slaps Sanctions On Seven More Russian Oligarchs, Including Abramovich, Deripaska RFE/RL 10 Mar 2022 -- The United Kingdom says it has added several high-profile Russian billionaires to its sanctions list, including Roman Abramovich, the billionaire owner of Premier League soccer club Chelsea, and industrialist Oleg Deripaska, who has called for an end to the war Moscow launched with Ukraine last month.
• France Preparing for Possible Halt in Russian Gas Supplies to Europe, Reports Suggest Sputnik 10 Mar 2022 -- France is getting ready for the worst-case scenario of Russian gas supplies to Europe being halted or disrupted amid increasing hostilities in Ukraine, the BFMTV broadcaster reported on Thursday, citing sources.
• Russia Lays Groundwork For Nationalizing Foreign Companies Amid Fallout From Ukraine War RFE/RL 10 Mar 2022 -- Russia's Economic Development Ministry has drafted legislation aimed at preventing the mounting exit of international businesses from Russia over the war in Ukraine, and potentially laying the groundwork for nationalizing them.
• Major US companies leave Russia amid Ukraine conflict Press TV 10 Mar 2022 -- Hundreds of large American companies have suspended their operations in Russia, amid a corporate exodus from the country over its military operation in Ukraine.
• Abramovich and Deripaska among 7 oligarchs targeted in estimated £15 billion sanction hit UK FCDO 10 Mar 2022 -- The UK has announced sanctions against 7 oligarchs including Roman Abramovich and Oleg Deripaska.
• Russian Social Networks, Online News Service Block Current Time After Demand From Regulator RFE/RL 10 Mar 2022 -- Russia's two leading social networks have blocked Current Time's content at the request of the country's media regulator, in the latest government move to clamp down on independent news organizations.
• Press release on Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's talks with Foreign Minister of the Republic of Turkey Mevlut Cavusoglu Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 10 Mar 2022
• Press release on Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's meeting with Foreign Minister of the Republic of Azerbaijan Jeyhun Bayramov Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 10 Mar 2022
• Press release on Sergey Lavrov's meeting with UN Special Envoy for Syria Geir Pedersen Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 10 Mar 2022
• Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Zhao Lijian's Regular Press Conference on March 10, 2022 PRC MofA 10 Mar 2022
• Uyghurs find China's 'cultural nourishment' campaign hard to stomach Radio Free Asia 10 Mar 2022 -- The promotion of Chinese leader Xi Jinping's theory of "cultural nourishment" by Uyghurs at this year's session of China's rubber-stamp parliament points to new efforts to supplant the culture of the Uyghurs with Chinese customs and traditions, Uyghur and Chinese analysts said.
• Taiwan invasion response would be different to Ukraine: Pentagon official CNA 10 Mar 2022 -- The Pentagon's top official for Indo-Pacific affairs said Wednesday Washington's response to Chinese aggression would be different from that seen in Ukraine, underling the pressing need to bolster Taiwan's self-defense capabilities.
• U.S. House passes bill that bans maps depicting Taiwan 'inaccurately' CNA 10 Mar 2022 -- The United States House of Representatives passed an appropriation bill on Wednesday that would prohibit the use of any maps by the U.S. State Department and its foreign operations that "inaccurately" depict Taiwan.
• MAC rejects China's statement on resolution of Taiwan issue CNA 10 Mar 2022 -- Taiwan's Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) on Thursday slammed China for pledging to resolve the "Taiwan issue" and opposing what it considers foreign interference, saying such claims in no way help to improve cross-strait relations.
• PLA has zero tolerance for "Taiwan independence": Defense Spokesperson PLA Daily 10 Mar 2022 -- "It must be made crystal clear that the PLA has zero tolerance for 'Taiwan independence' secessionist activities and external interference and will crush them whenever they pop up," said Chinese Defense Spokesperson Senior Colonel Wu Qian, also spokesperson for the delegation of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) and the People's Armed Police (PAP) Force at the fifth session of the 13th National People's Congress (NPC), during an interview on March 9.
• PLA will hit every Taiwan secessionist move, external interference: military spokesperson Global Times 10 Mar 2022 -- The Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) will not tolerate any "Taiwan independence" secessionist move or interference by external forces, as the PLA will hit them every time they emerge, a Chinese military spokesperson said at the annual session of the National People's Congress (NPC) on Wednesday.
• Chinese military spokesperson vows zero tolerance for "Taiwan independence" separatist acts People's Daily 10 Mar 2022 -- The Chinese military will never tolerate "Taiwan independence" separatist acts and the interference of external forces, a spokesperson has said.
• North Korea Hints at Bigger Provocations as South Korea Elects New President VOA 10 Mar 2022 -- Just three hours after being declared the winner of South Korea's presidential election, conservative former prosecutor Yoon Suk-yeol was reminded of one of the peskiest foreign policy challenges he will face after taking office in May.
• DPRK to launch more reconnaissance satellites to space People's Daily 10 Mar 2022 -- Kim Jong Un, top leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), said his country will launch multiple military reconnaissance satellites to space, the official Korean Central News Agency reported Thursday.
• North Korea to launch reconnaissance satellites to monitor military actions of US, allies Press TV 10 Mar 2022 -- North Korea says it will launch a number of reconnaissance satellites in the coming years to collect information on military actions by the United States and its allies.
• Respected Comrade Kim Jong Un Inspects National Aerospace Development Administration (NADA) KCNA 10 Mar 2022 -- Kim Jong Un , general secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) and president of the State Affairs of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, inspected the National Aerospace Development Administration (NADA).
• Analysis: What Can the US Expect From South Korea's New President? VOA 10 Mar 2022 -- Experts expect the alliance between the United States and South Korea to become tighter under President-elect Yoon Suk-yeol, who made campaign promises to align with Washington to create a united front against North Korean threats and Chinese aggression.
• Leader: Iran will not forgo regional presence, nuclear program Press TV 10 Mar 2022 -- Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei says Iran will not give up on its regional presence and peaceful nuclear program as two factors that contribute to the country's national power.
• US not interested in strong deal in Vienna talks: Iran's security chief Press TV 10 Mar 2022 -- Iran's top security official says the US approach towards the ongoing talks in Vienna, aimed at reviving the 2015 multilateral deal, shows that Washington has no desire for a strong deal.
• Will Russia's Invasion Of Ukraine Derail The Iran Nuclear Deal? RFE/RL 10 Mar 2022 -- After nearly a year of painstaking negotiations, Iran and world powers were on the brink of agreeing to restore the landmark 2015 nuclear deal.
• Illegal rare earth mining harms environment in Myanmar's Kachin state Radio Free Asia 10 Mar 2022 -- Unregulated mining of rare earth minerals in Myanmar's Kachin state for export to nearby China is irreparably damaging the environment, local watchdogs in the northern state told RFA.
• In India, Modi's BJP Surges in Regional Elections VOA 10 Mar 2022 -- In India, the Bharatiya Janata Party is set to retain power in the country's most politically influential state, Uttar Pradesh, putting the Hindu nationalist party in a strong position ahead of 2024 general elections and cementing Prime Minister Narendra Modi's position as India's most powerful leader in decades.
• Lebanon Tribunal convicts two more people in Hariri assassination case Press TV 10 Mar 2022 -- The Lebanon Tribunal has convicted two more people on charges of terrorism and murder for their role in the 2005 assassination of then Prime Minister Rafik Hariri, reversing their earlier acquittal.
• Turkmen Public-Sector Workers Ordered To 'Vote For Incumbent's Son' RFE/RL 10 Mar 2022 -- Turkmen public-sector workers and their families in a southeastern district have been ordered to participate in early presidential voting and cast their ballots for the son of the current president, Gurbanguly Berdymukhammedov.
• Saakashvili Says He'll End Hunger Strike After Request From Georgian Fighters In Ukraine RFE/RL 10 Mar 2022 -- Jailed former Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili says he will end a hunger strike that he started last month to protest the government's refusing to provide adequate health care after receiving a request to do so by Georgians fighting against Russia in Ukraine.
• Bosnia Asks For Accelerated Start Of EU Membership Talks RFE/RL 10 Mar 2022 -- Bosnian Foreign Minister Bisera Turkovic and her German counterpart Annalena Baerbock have agreed that the process to approve Bosnia-Herzegovina's status as candidate for European Union membership must be accelerated in light of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
• US Reportedly Weighs Easing Venezuela Sanctions After Ban on Russian Energy Imports Sputnik 10 Mar 2022 -- The United States is ready to relax economic restrictions on Venezuela after banning the imports of Russian oil and other energy products, but the final decision will depend on the outcome of talks between Caracas and the opposition, Bloomberg reported on Thursday, citing a senior administration official.
• Sudan Looks to Gold to Boost Economy, Denies Russian Smuggling VOA 10 Mar 2022 -- Sudan's military rulers this week announced an emergency committee to address the country's collapsing economy and pointed to its gold mining as a possible boost. Sudan's ambassador to Russia has denied reports that Moscow has been smuggling gold from Sudan in preparation for sanctions over its invasion of Ukraine. But Sudanese analysts say gold smuggling is rampant, including to Russia.
• Burkina Faso Displacement Spikes as Ukraine Takes Aid Toll VOA 10 Mar 2022 -- Aid groups say the number of people displaced by conflict in Burkina Faso in January spiked to 160,000, bringing the total displaced in the country to 1.7 million. The aid groups worry the crisis stemming from Russia's invasion of Ukraine will draw much-needed humanitarian funding away from Africa's Sahel region.