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• In Benelux first, Soldiers draw equipment from Zutendaal for real-world mission Army News 30 Mar 2022 -- Under fuel-powered lights on an otherwise dark airstrip, newly deployed Soldiers walked their personal equipment from buses to awaiting Bobtail truck tractors, preparing to haul empty trailers overnight March 10, 2022.
• Readout of Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III's Phone Call With Canadian Minister of National Defence Anand DoD 30 Mar 2022
• DoD Officials Hold a Press Briefing on the Joint Warfighting Cloud Capability Procurement DoD 30 Mar 2022 -- DOD CIO John Sherman; DISA Director Air Force Lieutenant General Robert J. Skinner; Principal Deputy CIO Dr. Kelly Fletcher; Deputy CIO for Information Enterprise Danielle Metz
• US May 'Still Need More' Troops in Europe After 'Ukraine-Russia Scenario', Says Top American General Sputnik 30 Mar 2022 -- Days after Moscow began its special operation to "demiliarise and de-Nazify" Ukraine on 24 February, in testimony before a House committee, Mara Karlin, a senior Pentagon official who oversaw the 2021 review of the US Department of Defense's worldwide military presence, said that it would need to be reconsidered to "ensure deterrence of Russia."
• 965th AACS brings future to AWACS with DRAGON mod at Red Flag US Air Force 30 Mar 2022 -- The 965th Airborne Air Control Squadron is putting new equipment to the test during exercise Red Flag 22-2 at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada.
• FRCE training assists WESTPAC in standing up V-22 PMI line US Navy 30 Mar 2022 -- Fleet Readiness Center East (FRCE) recently facilitated a training that will assist Fleet Readiness Center Western Pacific (FRC WESTPAC), located at Naval Air Facility Atsugi, Japan, to stand up a planned maintenance interval (PMI) line for V-22 Osprey aircraft with Japanese industrial partner NIPPI Corporation.
• Norfolk-based E-2 Hawkeye Crashes, Two Injured, One Fatality US Navy 30 Mar 2022 -- A Navy E-2D Hawkeye assigned to an East Coast Airborne Command and Control Squadron (VAW) crashed in the vicinity of Wallops Island and Chincoteague, Va., March 30. One crew member has died and two have been injured.
• 'Still Need More': NATO's No. 2 General Says Alliance Needs to Beef Up Eastern Europe Deployment Sputnik 30 Mar 2022 -- In response to Russia's special operation in Ukraine, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) doubled its battle groups in Eastern Europe last week to eight, sending the four new groups to southeastern members of the alliance.
• Danish Government Puts 'Baltic' Battalion on Standby for NATO Eastern Flank Sputnik 30 Mar 2022 -- The Scandinavian country's Defence Minister Morten Bødskov suggested that the Baltic countries of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania need a "particularly marked presence" in addition to allied troops already present on a rotating basis, and said Denmark was waiting for a formal request from NATO.
• Readout of Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin's Meeting With Christine Lambrecht, Federal Minister of Defense, Federal Republic of Germany DoD 30 Mar 2022
• Opening Remarks for Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin's Meeting With Germany's Minister of Defense Christine Lambrecht DoD 30 Mar 2022
• Austin Thanks Chancellor for Germany Boosting Defense Spending DoD News 30 Mar 2022 -- Germany has shown tremendous leadership at this crucial moment. German Chancellor Olaf Scholz's decision to bolster Germany's armed forces is bold and historic, said Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III in a meeting in the Pentagon today with German Defense Minister Christine Lambrecht.
• Germany activates phase 1 of emergency gas plan Press TV 30 Mar 2022 -- Germany has sounded the alarm that Russia could cut off its gas supply to European Union states, refusing to make payments in the Russian currency, the ruble.
• US, Philippines Kick Off 'Largest-Ever' War Games Year After Duterte Backed Off Alliance Cancelation Sputnik 30 Mar 2022 -- Since 2015, the size of the Balikatan drills has steadily decreased, as Manila has cozied up to China, the most likely adversary for the US and Philippines to rehearse military action against. In 2021, just 640 troops participated, in part due to COVID-19 restrictions.
• Russian Shipbuilding Giant Says Can Build 2 Non-Nuclear Varshavyanka Submarines Annually Sputnik 30 Mar 2022 -- The United Shipbuilding Corporation (USC) can build two Project 636 Varshavyanka non-nuclear submarines each year, USC CEO Alexei Rakhmanovtold Sputnik on Wednesday.
• PLA fighter jets hold cross-regional drills over 5,000km, show capabilities Global Times 30 Mar 2022 -- The Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Air Force recently organized a cross-day-and-night, cross-regional maneuver exercise that saw multiple types of fighter jets flying across more than 5,000 kilometers in less than 20 hours, covering different terrains including plateaus and the sea, demonstrating not only the outstanding capabilities of the pilots and warplanes, but also the strong logistics support capabilities of all air bases involved, experts said on Wednesday.
• Chinese 'Rainbow' drone to be used for exploration of geological resources in Qinghai-Xizang Plateau Global Times 30 Mar 2022 -- China's domestically produced Caihong, or Rainbow drone, will be used for exploration of geological resources in the Qinghai-Xizang Plateau and polar regions, according to a statement released by the Aerospace CH UAV Co on Wednesday.
• China issues new regulations on management of soldiers PLA Daily 30 Mar 2022 -- With the approval of Xi Jinping, chairman of the Central Military Commission (CMC), the CMC has issued a series of new regulations on the management of People's Liberation Army (PLA) soldiers.
• Solomons ready to sign security pact, denies pressure for China base Radio Free Asia 30 Mar 2022 -- The Solomon Islands prime minister has told lawmakers that a controversial security agreement with China is "ready for signing" without revealing the details, saying only that his government had not been pressured to let China build a naval base in the country.
• Air-to-air refuelling success Australia DOD 30 Mar 2022 -- Maintaining the capability edge, Royal Australian Air Force P-8A Poseidon aircraft and crews from No. 11 Squadron forward-deployed to RAAF Base Darwin to complete a series of air-to-air refuelling training missions in partnership with United States Air Force (USAF) KC-135 Stratotanker mission crew late last year.
• First of new patrol boats launched Australia DOD 30 Mar 2022 -- The acceptance of Defence's first evolved Cape-class patrol boat will strengthen Australia's naval capability while providing greater reliability and effectiveness to the RAN's patrol force to keep our borders safe.
• HMAS Canberra arrives home Australia DOD 30 Mar 2022 -- HMAS Canberra sailed back into Sydney Harbour on March 29 after completing the Australian Defence Force's ship-based support to Tonga.
• Gulf States Seek Defence Deal With US After Houthi Attacks - Reports Sputnik 30 Mar 2022 -- A number of Persian Gulf monarchies are seeking a defence deal with the United States against the backdrop of increased attacks by the Houthi rebels on Emirati and Saudi infrastructure, Bloomberg reported on Wednesday, citing sources in the know.
• South Korea successfully test-fires first solid-fuel space rocket: Ministry Press TV 31 Mar 2022 -- South Korea has successfully test-fired its first solid-fuel space rocket, the South's Defense Ministry says, days after North Korea launched an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM).
• IONS MARITIME EXERCISE 2022 (IMEX 22) India PIB 30 Mar 2022 -- The maiden edition of Indian Ocean Naval Symposium (IONS) Maritime Exercise 2022 (IMEX-22) was conducted at Goa and in Arabian Sea from 26 - 30 Mar 22. The aim of the exercise was to enhance interoperability in Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HADR) operations among member navies. The exercise witnessed participation of 15 out of the 25 member nations of IONS.
• CCS Approves Procurement of 15 Light Combat Helicopters (LCH) Limited Series Production (LSP) from HAL for IAF (10) & IA(05) India PIB 30 Mar 2022 -- The Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) met under the Chairmanship of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi on 30 March 2022 in New Delhi. The CCS has approved procurement of 15 Light Combat Helicopter (LCH) Limited Series Production at the cost of Rs. 3,887 Cr along with Infrastructure sanctions worth Rs. 377 Cr.
• Army variant of Medium Range Surface-to-Air Missile system completes development trials; India PIB 30 Mar 2022 -- Medium Range Surface-to-Air Missile (MRSAM) Army weapon system has once again proved its effectiveness as two missiles, during the flight tests, achieved direct hits against high speed aerial targets at Integrated Test Range, Chandipur off the coast of Odisha on March 30, 2022..
• Iranian Navy Joins France, Other Countries in Joint Maritime Drills Off Indian Coast Sputnik 30 Mar 2022 -- Jointly led by India and France, the IONS comprises 24 countries, including Iran, Pakistan, Australia and Indonesia. Eight countries - among them China, Russia, and Japan - have observer status.
• Turkish Drone Industry Banks on Ukrainian Battlefield Successes VOA 30 Mar 2022 -- Turkish-made drones have featured prominently in Ukraine's resistance against Russia's invasion, taking out significant Russian targets in the first few weeks of the war. But the conflict, and any possibility of a Russian victory, have cast a shadow over the future of Turkey's rapidly growing drone industry, which relies on Ukrainian engines.
• Deputy Secretary Sherman's Call with French, German, Italian, and UK Counterparts US Dept. of State 30 Mar 2022
• Secretary Antony J. Blinken And Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune Before Their Meeting US Dept. of State 30 Mar 2022
• Secretary Blinken's Meeting with Algerian President Tebboune US Dept. of State 30 Mar 2022
• Secretary Antony J. Blinken at a Press Availability US Dept. of State 30 Mar 2022
• Secretary Blinken's Call with North Macedonia Prime Minister Kovachevski US Dept. of State 30 Mar 2022
• Joint Statement from the U.S.-Czech Republic Strategic Dialogue US Dept. of State 30 Mar 2022 -- Following is the text of a joint statement by the Governments of the United States of America and of the Czech Republic.
• Secretary Antony J. Blinken at Algiers International Trade Fair Launch Event with U.S. Companies US Dept. of State 30 Mar 2022
• Readout of President Biden's Call with Prime Minister Naftali Bennett of Israel The White House 30 Mar 2022
• Secretary of State Blinken's Call with Indian External Affairs Minister Jaishankar US Dept. of State 30 Mar 2022
• Press Briefing by Communications Director Kate Bedingfield The White House 30 Mar 2022

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• 30 March 2022 - Daily Press Briefing by the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General United Nations 30 Mar 2022
• Peacebuilding, 'a bargain' and 'proven investment', UN chief tells Member States UN News 30 Mar 2022 -- The UN chief has called for $100 million each year in assessed contributions from Member States, to fund the world body's peacebuilding activities, describing such an investment as "a bargain" compared with the punitive costs of war.
• Foreign terrorist fighters: new recommendation on the use of information collected in conflict zones as evidence in criminal proceedings Council of Europe 30 Mar 2022 -- The Committee of Ministers has adopted a Recommendation on the use of information collected in conflict zones as evidence in criminal proceedings related to terrorist offences.
• UK pledges £286 million of lifesaving aid for Afghanistan UK FCDO 30 Mar 2022 -- UK pledges further £286 million of UK aid to the Afghan people to provide life-saving food and emergency health support.
• Russian, US officials to attend meeting in China on Afghan situation, amid China's efforts to mediate heated issues Global Times 30 Mar 2022 -- While the third Meeting of Foreign Ministers of Afghanistan's Neighboring Countries is scheduled in China's Anhui Province on Wednesday and Thursday, China will also host a Troika Plus meeting there with Russia, the US and Pakistan over the Afghan situation. Observers said that against the backdrop of the Ukraine crisis, the upcoming meetings on Afghanistan will help congregate the stake-holding parties to help Afghanistan despite their grudges, which showcases China's efforts to promote regional stability and its capability to mediate heated issues.
• Afghan, UN officials meet on humanitarian, development assistance: gov't People's Daily 30 Mar 2022 -- Deputy Prime Minister of Afghanistan's caretaker government Mawlawi Abdul Salam Hanafi has met with visiting United Nations Development Program (UNDP) Administrator Achim Steiner on assistance to the war-torn country.
• Iran, China back Afghanistan's independence, national unity: FM Press TV 30 Mar 2022 -- Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian says Iran and China back Afghanistan's independence and national unity as well as the Afghan people's right to self-determination.
• Despite declared ceasefire, Saudi Arabia launches missile, artillery strikes, causes casualties in Yemen Press TV 30 Mar 2022 -- Saudi Arabia has launched missile and artillery strikes against Yemen's northwestern province of Sa'ada, leaving a number of civilians injured, hours after an alleged ceasefire announced by the Riyadh-led coalition came into effect.
• GCC Secretary General: Yemeni-Yemeni consultations are launched while world is busy with international accelerating circumstances, changes SPA 30 Mar 2022 -- Secretary General of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) for Arab States Dr. Nayef Falah Mubarak Al-Hajraf has stressed that the Yemeni-Yemeni consultations are launched while the world is busy with accelerating international circumstances and changes and difficult political, military and economic conditions.
• Talks on Yemeni Peace Settlement to Start in Riyadh on Wednesday Sputnik 30 Mar 2022 -- Yemen talks will start on Wednesday in the Saudi capital city of Riyadh to discuss a possible peace settlement in Yemen, which has been bearing the brunt of the civil war for over six years.
• At Least Three Pakistani Soldiers Killed In Northwestern Pakistan RFE/RL Gandhara 30 Mar 2022 -- At least three Pakistani soldiers and as many attackers were killed in a firefight in northwestern Pakistan early on March 30, security sources told RFE/RL.
• Rockets fired near base housing Turkish troops in Iraq's northern Nineveh province Press TV 30 Mar 2022 -- A number of rockets have rocked a military base in Iraq's northern province of Nineveh, which houses Turkish military forces engaged in ongoing operations against purported positions of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) militant group in the semi-autonomous Kurdistan region.
• UN recovers remains of all eight people aboard crashed peacekeeping helicopter in DRC People's Daily 30 Mar 2022 -- The bodies of eight UN peacekeepers aboard a helicopter that crashed earlier Tuesday in North Kivu of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have been recovered, said the world body.
• UN envoy sounds alarm over violence in eastern DRC People's Daily 30 Mar 2022 -- The top UN envoy in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Bintou Keita, on Tuesday sounded the alarm over the increase in violence in the eastern part of the country.
• UN chief condemns attacks on airport, passenger train in Nigeria People's Daily 30 Mar 2022 -- UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday strongly condemned the attacks on an airport and a passenger train in Nigeria's Kaduna state, which reportedly resulted in several people killed, injured, or abducted, said his spokesman.
• Federal Armed Forces operations to stabilise Libya extended Germany - Federal Government 30 Mar 2022 -- German troops are to continue their participation in the EU-led Operation EUNAVFOR MED IRINI in the Mediterranean. The Federal Government has decided to extend the mandate until the end of April 2023. The Bundestag still has to agree to the resolution.
• UN Human Rights Council 49: UK statement for the interactive dialogue with the Fact Finding Mission on Libya UK FCDO 30 Mar 2022 -- The UK's Global Ambassador for Human Rights, Rita French, delivered the statement welcoming the update from the Fact Finding Mission on Libya.
• Jordan's King Presses Israel, Palestinians to Quell Violence VOA 30 Mar 2022 -- Jordan's King Abdullah is pressing diplomacy separately with Palestinian and Israeli leaders in a bid to prevent a repeat of last year's Ramadan violence between Israel and Gaza. The monarch meets Israel's president, Isaac Herzog, on Wednesday, the first official visit by an Israeli head of state to Jordan. It comes as Israel deals with a fresh wave of deadly violence, including an attack in a Tel Aviv suburb Tuesday that left at least five dead.

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• White House logs show unexplained gap in Trump Jan. 6 call record Press TV 30 Mar 2022 -- White House records from 6 January 2021 show an unexplained gap of more than seven hours in the record of former President Donald Trump's communications, the Washington Post and CBS reported on Tuesday.
• Trial Opens of IS Suspect Accused of Kidnap, Murder of Americans VOA 30 Mar 2022 -- Opening arguments in the trial of a member of the notorious Islamic State kidnap and murder cell known by its hostages as "The Beatles" started Wednesday in a federal court in Alexandria, Virginia.
• Readout of Secretary Mayorkas's Meeting with Home Minister Andrews of Australia DHS 30 Mar 2022
• Russian State-Sponsored Hacking Poses 'Very Real' Threat, FBI Official Tells Members Of Congress RFE/RL 30 Mar 2022 -- State-sponsored hacking by Russia presents a threat to American national security, a top FBI official told lawmakers on March 29.
• Biden Administration Split on Imposing Sanctions Against Kaspersky Lab - Reports Sputnik 30 Mar 2022 -- Biden administration officials are split on whether to impose sanctions on the Russian cybersecurity company Kaspersky Lab as part of the United States' response to Russia's special operation in Ukraine, Wall Street Journal reported.
• Notice on the Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect to Significant Malicious Cyber-Enabled Activities The White House 30 Mar 2022
• A Message to the Congress on the Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect to Significant Malicious Cyber-Enabled Activities The White House 30 Mar 2022
• Trump Asks Putin for Dirt on Biden Family, in Echo of 2016 VOA 30 Mar 2022 -- In an interview Tuesday, former U.S. President Donald Trump specifically asked Russian President Vladimir Putin to release information that Trump believes would implicate the family of U.S. President Joe Biden in financial wrongdoing.
• Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's answers to media questions following bilateral meetings on the sidelines of the ministerial meeting of Afghanistan's neighbours in Tunxi, March 30, 2022 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 30 Mar 2022
• Telephone conversation with Prime Minister of Italy Mario Draghi President of Russia 30 Mar 2022 -- Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with Prime Minister of the Italian Republic Mario Draghi.
• Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's answers to media questions following bilateral meetings on the sidelines of the ministerial meeting of Afghanistan's neighbours in Tunxi, March 30, 2022 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 30 Mar 2022
• Russia says will work with Iran to bypass sanctions as US slaps new round on Tehran Press TV 30 Mar 2022 -- Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov says Moscow and Tehran would cooperate to bypass sanctions, as the United States imposes a new round of sanctions against the Islamic Republic in a bitter blow to the prospects of reaching an agreement in Vienna.
• Russia, Iran Agree to Strengthen Cooperation in All Areas, Notwithstanding West's Sanctions: Moscow Sputnik 30 Mar 2022 -- The Islamic Republic has lived under Western sanctions for decades, and has developed extensive measures to shield itself from the restrictions and use them to its advantage in areas including industry, technology and defence. Russia surpassed Iran as the West's most sanctioned nation after launching its military operation in Ukraine last month.
• Russia, China moving toward 'just, democratic world order': Lavrov Press TV 30 Mar 2022 -- Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov says key allies, China and Russia, are moving towards a new world order under the West's illegal sanctions against Moscow.
• Russian FM Lavrov makes first visit to China since Ukraine war Press TV 30 Mar 2022 -- Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has arrived in China for talks on Afghanistan, marking his first visit to the Asian country since Moscow launched a military operation in Ukraine last month.
• U.S.-EU Joint Press Release by the EEAS and Department of State on the First U.S.-EU High-Level Dialogue on Russia US Dept. of State 30 Mar 2022 -- The following is the text of a joint press release by the U.S. Department of State and the European External Action Service.
• Oligarchs' aircraft and ships targeted through new legal powers UK FCDO 30 Mar 2022 -- New UK government legislation prohibits maintenance on aircraft or ships belonging to sanctioned Russian oligarchs or their businesses.
• European Court Rejects RT Request To Lift Broadcasting Suspension RFE/RL 30 Mar 2022 -- The European Court of Justice (ECJ) has rejected a request by Russian state-controlled news outlet RT to temporarily remove the broadcasting suspension imposed on its its French-language unit after Moscow launched its unprovoked attack on Ukraine.
• Slovakia Orders Cutting Russia's Embassy Staff by 35 Personnel Sputnik 30 Mar 2022 -- On Monday, Moscow gave three Slovak diplomats 72 hours to leave Russia in retaliation for the expulsion of Russian diplomats from Bratislava earlier in March.
• Russia's Supreme Court Refuses To Hear Navalny's Appeal Against His Incarceration RFE/RL 30 Mar 2022 -- Russia's Supreme Court has refused to hear an appeal filed by jailed opposition politician Aleksei Navalny against a court decision to change a suspended prison term he was handed several years ago into a real prison time last year after he returned to Moscow from Germany where he was treated for poisoning with a nerve agent.
• Interview: 'I can see how the Russian propaganda machine works here' Radio Free Asia 30 Mar 2022 -- RFA's Vietnamese Service interviewed Natalya Zhinkyna, interim representative of the Ukraine Embassy in Hanoi about her country's struggle under the Russian invasion and her work in the capital of Vietnam, a traditional ally of Russia, a number of whose people have turned out to support Ukraine. In a wide-ranging interview, she thanked the Vietnamese public for participating in recent charity events that raised more than $100,000 for humanitarian relief. The interview has been edited for length and clarity.
• Days After Publicly Supporting Ukraine's Sovereignty, Uzbek Foreign Minister Leaves Country With Illness RFE/RL 30 Mar 2022 -- Two days after publicly supporting Ukraine's territorial integrity, Uzbek Foreign Minister Abdulaziz Komilov is reported to have fallen "ill" and is being treated abroad.
• No To War: How Some Russians Are Protesting The Russian Invasion Of Ukraine RFE/RL 30 Mar 2022 -- One woman stood quietly just a few meters from a corner of the Kremlin with a paper sign reading "No to war." She lasted just a few minutes before riot police trundled her off to a waiting van.
• Ukrainians Struggle to Tell Russian Relatives About the War VOA 30 Mar 2022 -- Olga M. spent the first week of the Russian invasion hiding with her teenage son in a shelter in Kotsiubynske, a Kyiv suburb. As the shelling intensified in nearby Irpin, they fled, reaching Spain a week later.
• Russia's Largest Airline Moves All Aircraft to National Jurisdiction Sputnik 30 Mar 2022 -- Rossiya Airlines, a subsidiary of the Russian flagship carrier Aeroflot, has transferred its entire fleet of 125 aircraft under Russian jurisdiction to maintain uninterrupted air communication with remote regions amid Western sanctions, the company said on Wednesday.
• Russia May Reportedly Create New Payment Unit for Trade With Friendly Countries Sputnik 30 Mar 2022 -- A group of Russian economists suggested that Moscow consider creating a new payment unit for trade with friendly countries and the Economic Development Ministry does not rule out such possibility in the future, the Russian RBC newspaper reported.
• Executive Order on measures to ensure technological independence and security of critical information infrastructure President of Russia 30 Mar 2022 -- The President signed the Executive Order On Measures to Ensure the Technological Independence and Security of Critical Information Infrastructure in the Russian Federation.
• Slovakia Tells Russia To Cut 35 Staff From Bratislava Embassy RFE/RL 30 Mar 2022 -- Slovakia has told Russia it must cut 35 staff members at its embassy in Bratislava because of the actions of another Russian diplomat.
• Ireland expels four senior Russian Embassy officials People's Daily 30 Mar 2022 -- Four senior officials at the Russian Embassy in Ireland have been asked to leave the country, Irish Foreign Minister Simon Coveney said here on Tuesday.
• Russia expels 10 diplomats of Baltic states in retaliation People's Daily 30 Mar 2022 -- Russia said Tuesday that it is expelling a combined number of 10 diplomats of the three Baltic states in tit-for-tat retaliation.
• Man Charged with Transnational Repression Campaign While Acting as an Illegal Agent of the Chinese Government in the United States US Dept. of Justice 30 Mar 2022 -- A Chinese national is charged in a criminal complaint, which was unsealed today in the Southern District of New York, with conspiring to act in the United States as an illegal agent of the People's Republic of China (PRC).
• Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Wang Wenbin's Regular Press Conference on March 30, 2022 PRC MofA 30 Mar 2022
• US should not pursue protectionism, long-arm jurisdiction: FM Global Times 30 Mar 2022 -- China's Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday that China does not partake in "distortion of market behavior," while urging the US not to pursue protectionism, and stop suppressing global enterprises and engaging in long-arm jurisdictional practice, in response to US Trade Representative Katherine Tai's remark that the US will more actively pressure China.
• 'Not Business As Usual': EU Prepares For Tense China Summit Amid Ukraine War RFE/RL 30 Mar 2022 -- When European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and Charles Michel, president of the European Council, meet for a virtual summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping on April 1, they plan to warn Beijing that there will be consequences if it provides aid to Russia amid its invasion of Ukraine.
• Foreign Secretary supports the withdrawal of serving UK judges from the Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal UK FCDO 30 Mar 2022 -- Foreign Secretary Liz Truss welcomes the decision to withdraw serving UK judges from the Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal.
• British Judges Quit Hong Kong Court Over Beijing-Imposed National Security Law VOA 30 Mar 2022 -- Two senior British judges resigned from Hong Kong's highest court on Wednesday as part of a broader British rebuke of the territory's claim that its courts are independent of political interference.
• Top British judges quit Hong Kong final appeal court, citing national security law Radio Free Asia 30 Mar 2022 -- Two U.K. Supreme Court judges resigned from Hong Kong's Court of Final Appeal (CFA) on Wednesday, citing a recent crackdown on dissent under a draconian national security law imposed on the city by Beijing.
• UK Judges Withdraw From Hong Kong Court of Appeal Over China´s National Security Law Sputnik 30 Mar 2022 -- Two senior UK judges on Wednesday resigned from their roles as non-permanent judges on Hong Kong's Court of Final Appeal, arguing that their position has become "increasingly finely balanced" since the Chinese central government introduced the national security law in the former British colony in 2020.
• China's solid rocket Long March-11 makes 12th successful launch Global Times 30 Mar 2022 -- China's solid propellant rocket Long March-11 sent three satellites into preset orbits on Wednesday, marking the rocket model's 12th consecutive successful launch in its 12 orbital flights.
• China Launches Long March 11 Carrier Rocket Putting 3 Tianping-2 Satellites on Orbit Sputnik 30 Mar 2022 -- China has successfully launched a Long March (Chang Zheng) 11 carrier rocket from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in Gansu province in the country's north-west on Wednesday and deployed three Tianping-2 satellites into orbit, China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) said.
• China sends Long March 6A on maiden flight People's Daily 30 Mar 2022 -- China conducted the maiden flight of the Long March 6A carrier rocket on Tuesday afternoon at the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in Shanxi province, according to China Aerospace Science and Technology Corp.
• U.S. Senate passes bill supporting Taiwan, but obstacles remain CNA 30 Mar 2022 -- The U.S. Senate on Monday (U.S. time) passed an omnibus competitiveness bill that includes provisions to enhance military, cultural, and diplomatic ties with Taiwan, but obstacles remain in having the bill enacted into law.
• United States Imposes Sanctions on Iran's Ballistic Missile-Related Activities US Dept. of State 30 Mar 2022 -- The United States is designating five Iranian individuals and entities for sanctions pursuant to Executive Order (E.O.) 13382, which targets proliferators of weapons of mass destruction and their means of delivery for their involvement in Iran's ballistic missile-related activities.
• Treasury Sanctions Key Actors in Iran's Ballistic Missile Program US Treasury 30 Mar 2022 -- Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctioned an Iran-based procurement agent and his network of companies that procured ballistic missile propellant-related materials for the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Research and Self Sufficiency Jihad Organization (IRGC RSSJO), the IRGC unit responsible for the research and development of ballistic missiles, as well as Iran's Parchin Chemical Industries (PCI), an element of Iran's Defense Industries Organization (DIO). OFAC is also taking action against a key Iranian intermediary involved in the procurement of parts used to develop missile propellant on behalf of PCI.
• US Sanctions Iran's Missile Developers VOA 30 Mar 2022 -- The United States on Wednesday announced sanctions on five Iranians and several Iranian entities it said were involved in the country's ballistic missile program.
• U.S. Imposes Sanctions Aimed At Iran's Ballistic-Missile Program RFE/RL 30 Mar 2022 -- The United States has imposed sanctions on an Iran-based procurement agent and his network of companies for providing assistance to Iran's ballistic-missile program, the Treasury Department has said.
• Iran's FM says US must ditch excessive demands to revive 2015 deal Press TV 30 Mar 2022 -- Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian says Washington has to abandon its excessive demands in order to revive the 2015 Iran deal it abandoned four years ago.
• Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's opening remarks during talks with Foreign Minister of the Islamic Republic of Iran Hossein Amir Abdollahian, Tunxi, March 30, 2022 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 30 Mar 2022
• New law brings Myanmar police under junta control Radio Free Asia 30 Mar 2022 -- A new law enacted this month in Myanmar brings the country's police force under the full control of the military, with expanded powers put in place to help quell resistance to junta rule, according to sources in the country.
• Union Minister Dr. Jitendra Singh says, 7 satellites are likely to be launched by ISRO during the current year India PIB 30 Mar 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 Jitendra Singh said that 7 satellites are likely to be launched by ISRO during the current year.
• China Backs 'Political Stability' in Islamabad, Pakistan FM Says Amid Claims of US Interference Sputnik 30 Mar 2022 -- Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan's Tehreek-e-Insaaf party was dealt a major blow on Wednesday when its ally the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) withdrew its support for the government ahead of Thursday's no-confidence vote. Presently, Khan's government is left with the support of 164 lawmakers, while the opposition is now comprised of 177 members.
• Pakistan PM Khan's Ouster Looks Imminent After Key Allies Abandon Him VOA 30 Mar 2022 -- Pakistan's embattled prime minister, Imran Khan, received a serious political blow to his government Wednesday when another main coalition partner decided to join opposition groups seeking to oust him through a no-confidence vote due early next week.
• South African Parliament Votes Against No Confidence Motion Against Acting Cabinet Sputnik 30 Mar 2022 -- The South African National Assembly, the lower house of the country's parliament, did not uphold on Wednesday the no confidence motion against the acting government.
• No justice for victims as Cambodia marks anniversary of deadly grenade attack Radio Free Asia 30 Mar 2022 -- Members of Cambodia's Candlelight Party marked the anniversary of a deadly grenade attack on an opposition rally Wednesday with demands for justice in the case that remains unsolved despite a 25-year "investigation" by authorities.
• Kenya Gets Huawei-Linked Chinese Communications Cable VOA 30 Mar 2022 -- China has connected a high-speed, multimillion-dollar, 15,000-kilometer undersea cable to Kenya, as Beijing advances what's been dubbed its "digital silk road," and Africa seeks the infrastructure it badly needs for better internet connectivity.
• A Message to the Congress, on the Continuation of the National Emergency with Respect to South Sudan The White House 30 Mar 2022
• Notice on the Continuation of the National Emergency with Respect to South Sudan The White House 30 Mar 2022