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• 82nd Aerial Target Squadron's watercraft prove critical in Air Force mission US Air Force 13 Mar 2022 -- The 82nd Aerial Target Squadron has the unique mission of providing aerial targets for testing Defense Department and foreign partners' weapon systems.
• Russian Attack On Base Brings War In Ukraine Right To NATO's Doorstep RFE/RL 13 Mar 2022 -- A Russian air strike hit a Ukrainian military base just a few kilometers from the border with NATO member Poland, killing 35 people and wounding dozens more as Moscow intensifies its offensive across Ukraine, sparking angry protests across Europe.
• Polish President Says Russian Use Of Chemical Weapons In Ukraine Would Be 'Game Changer' RFE/RL 13 Mar 2022 -- Polish President Andrzej Duda has said that the use of chemical weapons in Ukraine by Russia would be a game changer and NATO would have to think seriously about how to respond.
• NATO Collectively Preparing for Every Eventuality With Russia if Diplomacy Fails, Sherman Says Sputnik 13 Mar 2022 -- NATO members are collectively preparing for every eventuality with Russia if it walks away from the proposed diplomacy path in relations with the alliance and Ukraine, Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman said on Wednesday.
• Russia Remains Open About Military Deployment to Cuba and Venezuela Amid Security Guarantee Impasse Sputnik 13 Mar 2022 -- Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said on Thursday that he will not confirm or deny anything regarding the possibility of the deployment of Russian military infrastructure in Cuba and Venezuela.
• As China Declares Type 055 Cruiser Lhasa Battle-Worthy, Two More Reportedly Begun in Dalian Sputnik 13 Mar 2022 -- The People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) has declared its second Type 055 missile cruiser to be combat worthy following war games held in the Yellow Sea last week. The stealthy warships are the second-largest non-carrier warships afloat anywhere in the world, closely following the US' troubled Zumwalt-class destroyers.
• India's 'accidental' missile fire into Pakistan raises questions, concerns Global Times 13 Mar 2022 -- After an Indian supersonic missile was allegedly accidentally fired into Pakistani territory last week, Pakistan demanded a joint probe on Saturday, as Pakistan said it doubts India's internal inquiry will answer its questions over India's capabilities to handle such weapons properly. Other countries neighboring India including China should also be concerned about India's lack of effective security protocols or technical safeguards, as this could potentially lead to unexpected consequences under complex situations, analysts said on Sunday.
• PM chairs a CCS meeting to review India's security preparedness, and the prevailing global scenario in the context of the ongoing conflict in Ukraine India PIB 13 Mar 2022 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired a CCS meeting to review India's security preparedness, and the prevailing global scenario in the context of the ongoing conflict in Ukraine
• Secretary Blinken's Call with Ukrainian Foreign Minister Kuleba US Dept. of State 13 Mar 2022
• Secretary Blinken's Call with Qatari Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Al-Thani US Dept. of State 13 Mar 2022
• Deputy Secretary Wendy R. Sherman With Bret Baier of Fox News Sunday US Dept. of State 13 Mar 2022
• Statement by White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki on the Bilateral Meeting between President Joe Biden and Micheál Martin, Taoiseach of Ireland The White House 13 Mar 2022
• Readout of President Biden's Call with President Macron of France The White House 13 Mar 2022

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• Bachelet: Future of Afghanistan Uncertain VOA 13 Mar 2022 -- U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet warns humanitarian and economic issues are likely to claim more lives in Afghanistan than conflict.
• Turkey Says Talks Still Ongoing With Taliban On Operating Kabul Airport RFE/RL Gandhara 13 Mar 2022 -- Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on March 13 that negotiations with the Taliban on operating the Kabul airport were still ongoing, while a Taliban minister said an agreement was "near."
• China crimps contact between Tibetans abroad and in Tibet, RFA survey shows Radio Free Asia 13 Mar 2022 -- Like most Tibetans who live in exile in neighboring India, Kelsang Gyatso had long relied on free social media chat apps to talk to his family members back home in Markhan county in the Tibet Autonomous Region (TAR).
• TPLF Shell, Seize Several Towns Outside Tigray Border as Ethiopian Gov Pushes Peace Talks Sputnik 13 Mar 2022 -- The Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) was reported as shelling and occupying several towns near the borders of Ethiopia's northern Tigray state on Tuesday - the group's biggest offensive action in several weeks, since its last offensive was defeated.

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• Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Zhao Lijian's Remarks on China-US Meeting PRC MofA 13 Mar 2022
• Chinese Premier to Step Down ahead of Leadership Change VOA 13 Mar 2022 -- Chinese Premier Li Keqiang announced Friday that he would step down within a year. The message came at a press conference in which he compared the increasingly difficult task of managing the economy to climbing a high mountain with "less oxygen."
• Russia-Ukraine conflict affects fertilizer market, but overall impact on China 'limited' Global Times 13 Mar 2022 -- The Russia-Ukraine conflict has resulted in a rift in global fertilizer supply chains, with both countries moving to suspend their fertilizer exports, inevitably putting upward pressure on China's potash fertilizer market that remains reliant on imported potash, industry analysts said on Sunday.
• Eyeing China, US Business Community Waits for Washington to Make Next Move VOA 13 Mar 2022 -- David Hoffman remembers a time when the interests of the U.S. business community carried great weight in Washington, especially regarding U.S. economic policy toward China. Hoffman, who formerly worked at PricewaterhouseCoopers, once led the firm's technology and entertainment advisory practices in that country.
• US map ban regarding Taiwan part of 'cognition warfare' against Chinese mainland Global Times 13 Mar 2022 -- Some Taiwan media and politicians have been hyping a move of US President Joe Biden signing a ban on the use of maps that "inaccurately" depict Taiwan island by the US Department of State. Experts warned that this is a "dangerous" move of the US trying to blur the concept of one-China principle and launch a cognition warfare against the mainland.
• Special Representative for the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) Ambassador Sung Kim's Call with The People's Republic of China (PRC) Special Representative on Korean Peninsula Affairs Ambassador Liu Xiaoming US Dept. of State 13 Mar 2022 -- On March 10, Special Representative for the DPRK Sung Kim called PRC Special Representative on Korean Peninsula Affairs Liu Xiaoming to discuss the DPRK's February 26 and March 4 ballistic missile launches, which the U.S. government has concluded were tests of a new DPRK intercontinental ballistic missile system.
• North Korea Warns US After New Sanctions Follow Ballistic Missile Launches Sputnik 13 Mar 2022 -- On Friday, North Korea warned the United States that Pyongyang will take a "stronger and certain reaction" after the US implementation of new sanctions following a series of missile launches by the DPRK.
• Pres. Raisi: Successful launching of Noor Satellite sign of national might IRNA 13 Mar 2022 -- President Ebrahim Raisi here on Sunday referred to the successful launching of Noor Satellite and described it as a sign of national pride.
• Iran-Saudi Arabia talks temporarily suspended ISNA 13 Mar 2022 -- Reports indicate that Iran has unilaterally suspended talks with Saudi Arabia.
• Iran temporarily suspends talks with Saudi Arabia over rapprochement: Report Press TV 13 Mar 2022 -- Iran has reportedly suspended a fifth round of talks with Saudi Arabia, which was slated to be held in Iraq next week as part of a diplomatic process aimed at mending troubled ties between the two Persian Gulf neighbors.
• Iran Suspends Talks With Regional Rival Saudi After Mass Executions RFE/RL 13 Mar 2022 -- Iran has unilaterally suspended talks aimed at defusing longstanding tensions with regional rival Saudi Arabia, Iranian state media reported on March 13.
• Iran pursues rail connection with Iraq IRNA 13 Mar 2022 -- President of the Railways of the Islamic Republic of Iran in a trip to Iraq followed up completion of Shalamcheh-Basra railway that connects the two countries railroads.
• Iran FM criticizes US for raising new issues in Vienna talks ISNA 13 Mar 2022 -- Qatar's deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Abdul Rahman Al Thani and Iran's Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian have in a telephone conversation held talks over latest bilateral and regional developments as well as the state of the Vienna talks.
• US brought Vienna talks to halt by seizure of Iran oil cargo: Report Press TV 13 Mar 2022 -- A report holds the US to blame for the pause in the talks in Vienna on a potential revival of the 2015 Iran deal, saying the halt was announced in the wake of Washington's seizure of Iranian oil cargo at sea.
• Statement by National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan on Iran Missile Attack on Kurdistan Region of Iraq The White House 13 Mar 2022
• Iran's missile strikes on the Kurdistan region of Iraq US Dept. of State 13 Mar 2022
• FCDO statement on attack on Erbil, Iraq UK FCDO 13 Mar 2022 -- The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office have issued a statement in response to yesterday's attack on Erbil, Iraq.
• Iraqis Widely Condemn Iran Missile Attack on Irbil VOA 13 Mar 2022 -- Iran's ballistic missile strike on the northern city of Irbil, which damaged some residential structures but caused no casualties, has been criticized by leaders from across Iraq's political spectrum.
• IRGC confirms targeting Zionist scheming center IRNA 13 Mar 2022 -- The Public Relations of the Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) in a statement issued on Sunday confirmed that the military body has targeted "the Zionists' center of plotting and evil" by pinpoint accuracy missiles.
• IRGC confirms targeting Zionist strategic center in Erbil ISNA 13 Mar 2022 -- Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) in a statement confirmed that it targeted the Israeli center in Erbil with precision-guided missiles.
• IRGC warns Israel after missile strike on Mossad bases in Erbil Press TV 13 Mar 2022 -- Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) has issued a stern warning to Israel following a retaliatory missile strike on the "strategic center of Zionist conspiracy and evil" in the northern Iraqi Kurdistan city of Erbil.
• Ballistic missiles hit Mossad bases in Iraq's Erbil, kill Israeli officers: Iraqi media Press TV 13 Mar 2022 -- Iraqi media say a dozen of ballistic missiles have hit secret bases of Israel's Mossad spy agency in Iraq's semi-autonomous Kurdistan region, with reports of fatalities among Mossad officers there.
• Iran's Revolutionary Guards Say They Were Behind Rocket Attack On Irbil RFE/RL 13 Mar 2022 -- Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) have claimed responsibility for a rocket attack that targeted the northern Iraqi city of Irbil.
• CSTO Peacekeepers Handing Over Strategic Objects in Kazakhstan as Riots Cease Sputnik 13 Mar 2022 -- The peacekeeping forces of the Collective Security Treaty Organisation (CSTO) have begun handing over protected facilities to the law enforcement agencies of Kazakhstan, the Russian Defence Ministry said on Thursday.
• Kazakh Ex-President's Nephew Detained In Embezzlement Probe RFE/RL 13 Mar 2022 -- Kazakhstan's state anti-corruption agency said it has detained a nephew of former President Nursultan Nazarbaev, the latest in a series of moves against his family.
• Kachatrian Sworn In As New President Of Armenia RFE/RL 13 Mar 2022 -- Vahagn Khachatrian, an economist and veteran politician, pledged to spare no effort to strengthen national unity as he was sworn in as Armenia's new president on March 13.
• Zimbabwe Police Block Main Opposition Rallies VOA 13 Mar 2022 -- Zimbabwe police Saturday blocked the country's main opposition party from holding rallies ahead of March 26 elections to fill seats that have fallen vacant since the general election in 2018. The police says the rally ban in Mavhunga, about 80 kilometers east of Harare, is meant to ensure peace and stability.