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• First Lady, President Officially Commission Navy Attack Submarine DoD News 02 Apr 2022 -- First Lady Dr. Jill Biden and President Joe Biden today participated in the official commissioning of the Virginia-class attack submarine USS Delaware at the Port of Wilmington in Delaware.
• US B-52s bring region together through Middle East presence patrol US Air Force 02 Apr 2022 -- Coalition and regional partner air forces joined a U.S. Air Force B-52 Stratofortress and two F-22 Raptors on a presence patrol mission across the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility March 29.
• U.S., Iceland Kick Off Exercise Northern Viking 2022 US Navy 02 Apr 2022 -- U.S. Sailors and Marines joined multiple Allied Nations in kicking off U.S. Sixth Fleet's Exercise Northern Viking 2022 (NV22) in Keflavik, Iceland, April 2, 2022.
• Guantanamo Bay Detainee Transfer Announced DoD 02 Apr 2022 -- The Department of Defense announced today the repatriation of Sufiyan Barhoumi from the detention facility at Guantanamo Bay to Algeria.
• U.S. cancels ICBM test amid conflict in Ukraine People's Daily 02 Apr 2022 -- The United States has canceled a planned test-launch of its Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) in a bid to lower the nuclear tensions with Russia amid the ongoing military conflict in Ukraine, the U.S. Air Force told Xinhua on Friday.
• Decision on Finland's Possible Accession to NATO Should Be Made in Spring, Prime Minister Says Sputnik 02 Apr 2022 -- A decision on Finland possibly joining NATO should be made in spring, given shifting security situation in Europe due to the Ukrainian crisis, Finish Prime Minister Sanna Marin said.
• US Aims to Transfer Soviet-Made Tanks to Ukraine After Failing to Provide Fighter Jets of Same Age Sputnik 02 Apr 2022 -- Last month, the US attempted to transfer several Polish Soviet-made MiG-29 fighter jets to Ukraine, in addition to other equipment from its own warehouses inherited after the collapse of the USSR. However, Biden reportedly vetoed the handover of the aircraft after disputes arose with NATO allies out of fears of an escalation of the conflict.
• Is Russia About To Use Nuclear Weapons In Ukraine? Probably Not. RFE/RL 02 Apr 2022 -- Three days after launching the biggest invasion of another European nation since World War II, President Vladimir Putin put the world on further notice: In a televised meeting, he ordered Russia's nuclear forces on "special combat readiness."
• Moscow's Support for Minsk 'Absolute', Attack on Belarus Would Be Equal to Strike on Russia: Kremlin Sputnik 02 Apr 2022 -- Russia and Belarus are allies in the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO), and engage in joint training aimed at integrating the two countries' military structures within the Union State.
• How Belarusian Fighters in Ukraine Evolved Into Prominent Force Against Russian Invasion VOA 02 Apr 2022 -- New details have emerged about Belarusians fighting for Ukraine against Russia's invasion as part of a broader struggle to free their own country from Russian domination and the rule of Moscow-backed autocrat Alexander Lukashenko.
• China Has Capability to Use Space for Military Purposes, Experts Say VOA 02 Apr 2022 -- China now has the technology, hardware and know-how to coordinate a war from space, defense analysts say.
• Speculation over a Chinese military base in the Solomon Islands is fake news with a political agenda: Chinese embassy Global Times 02 Apr 2022 -- Claims that China will establish a military base in the Solomon Islands is a fake news spread by a few people with ulterior motives with a political agenda, the Chinese embassy said on its WeChat account on Saturday, in response to disinformation and misinterpretation surrounding the China-Solomon Islands security deal.
• German Chief of Defenсe Says Berlin Mulls Buying Missile Systems From Israel, US Sputnik 02 Apr 2022 -- Germany is considering buying missile systems from either Israel or the United States to shield itself from what German Chief of Defenсe Eberhard Zorn called an existing threat.
• Bundeswehr Reportedly Asking Gov't For €21Mln to Restock in Panzerfaust 3 After Ukraine Deliveries Sputnik 02 Apr 2022 -- Berlin had earlier U-turned on its decades-old policy of not sending lethal weapons to crisis regions, when German Chancellor Olaf Scholz announced that Germany would send missiles and anti-tank weapons to help Ukraine amidst the ongoing Russian operation to "demilitarise and de-Nazify" the country.
• Amid Ukraine crisis, Taiwanese call for rethink of mandatory military training CNA 02 Apr 2022 -- Ukraine's recent wholesale mobilization to ward off a Russian invasion has seen a once-reluctant public in Taiwan warm to the idea of a return of 12 months' training for military conscripts.

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• Commitment key to Yemen truce success: UN envoy UN News 02 Apr 2022 -- Commitment will be critical to the success of the two-month truce in Yemen that began on Saturday, the UN Special Envoy for the country, Hans Grundberg, has said.
• Statement by a Federal Foreign Office Spokesperson on agreement for a truce in Yemen Germany Federal Foreign Office 02 Apr 2022
• Yemen's armed forces say committed to truce as long as 'other party' observes it Press TV 02 Apr 2022 -- Yemen's armed forces say they are committed to a truce that was recently brokered by the United Nations between the military coalition led by Saudi Arabia, which has been attacking the country since 2015, and Yemen's National Salvation Government, as long as the other parties to the conflict respect it too.
• Iran welcomes UN-brokered truce in Yemen, hopes for permanent end to war Press TV 02 Apr 2022 -- Iran has welcomed a two-month ceasefire brokered by the United Nations between the Saudi-led invading coalition and Yemen's popular Ansarullah resistance movement.
• Ministry of Foreign Affairs: Kingdom Welcomes Announcement by UN Special Envoy for Yemen to Start Truce Halting All Forms of Military Operations Inside Yemen and on Saudi-Yemeni Borders SPA 02 Apr 2022 -- The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has expressed the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia's welcome to the announcement made by the UN Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for Yemen, Mr. Hans Grundberg to start a truce through which all forms of military operations inside Yemen and on the Saudi-Yemeni borders shall be halted.
• Joint Forces Command of the Coalition: We Welcome the Announcement by the UN SESGY, Yemeni Government Declaration of A Two-Month Ceasefire SPA 02 Apr 2022 -- A statement by the Official Spokesperson of the Coalition to Restore Legitimacy in Yemen Brigadier General Turki Al-Malki:
• Yemen's Houthis welcome UN announcement of 2-month cease-fire agreement People's Daily 02 Apr 2022 -- Yemen's Houthi militia on Friday welcomed an announcement of a two-month cease-fire agreement by the UN Special Envoy for Yemen Hans Grundberg, which is scheduled to start on April 2 at 19:00 local time (GMT 1600).
• Yemeni gov't agrees to reopen Sanaa airport, release Houthi prisoners People's Daily 02 Apr 2022 -- Yemen's internationally-recognized government declared on Friday its readiness to reopen the Sanaa International Airport controlled by the Houthi militia.
• UN chief welcomes Yemen truce agreement People's Daily 02 Apr 2022 -- UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Friday welcomed the agreement by the parties to the conflict in Yemen on a two-month truce, which comes into effect on Saturday.
• Mali's army says more than 200 militants killed during military operation in Sahel Press TV 02 Apr 2022 -- Mali's army says it has killed 203 militants during a military operation in the central parts of Sahel state, in a flare-up of violence in the conflict-torn West African nation.

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• Russia says cooperation in space only possible once West fully removes sanctions Press TV 02 Apr 2022 -- The head of Russia's space agency says Russia will only restore normal relations with the International Space Station (ISS) only after the West removes its illegal sanctions against Moscow.
• Roscosmos to Brief Russian Government on Options for Ending ISS Cooperation Soon, Rogozin Says Sputnik 02 Apr 2022 -- The Russian space agency Roscosmos will soon inform the government of how it plans to terminate cooperation with Western partners on the International Space Station, its chief said.
• China Tells EU It Will Pursue Ukraine Peace In Its Own Way RFE/RL 02 Apr 2022 -- China has offered the European Union assurances that it would seek peace in Ukraine on its own terms, deflecting pressure for a tougher stance on Russia over its unprovoked war on Ukraine.
• China, EU share consensus, to jointly face global crisis as two major stabilizing forces: FM Global Times 02 Apr 2022 -- Chinese foreign ministry on Saturday hailed the importance of China-EU ties and space in further cooperation and coordination, following the China-EU leaders' summit on Friday, which "provided political guidance and the strategic planning for China-EU relations."
• Xi calls on EU to form independent China policy, encourages bloc to take primary role for Ukraine resolution Global Times 02 Apr 2022 -- Chinese President Xi Jinping, during a video meeting with EU leaders on Friday, offered four suggestions on how China and the EU can cooperate to help with the current Ukraine crisis, especially on supporting the EU play a primary role in promoting communication among the EU, the US and NATO and finding solutions to build an effective and sustainable EU security framework.
• China, EU should seek further cooperation, strengthen policy coordination: Premier Li Global Times 02 Apr 2022 -- China called for cooperation with the EU as Chinese Premier Li Keqiang stressed on Friday that the two sides should seek "new highlights" in their relationship and strengthen "policy coordination" in major areas.
• U.S., Taiwan hold meeting on expanding international participation CNA 02 Apr 2022 -- United States and Taiwan officials held a high-level working group meeting in the U.S. on Thursday about how to expand Taipei's international participation, according to the U.S. State Department.
• 'Everything will be normal' if Lithuania returns to the one-China principle, but there's only one country that they would listen to: FM Global Times 02 Apr 2022 -- When asked about Lithuania's impact on China-EU relations, the Chinese Foreign Ministry said if Lithuania returns to the one-China principle, a basic norm of international relations and a universal consensus held by the international community, things will be "back to normal" at a Saturday press briefing that highlighted the importance of China-EU ties.
• Chinese Embassy in the US refutes attempt to use Ukraine issue to provoke confrontation across the Taiwan Straits Global Times 02 Apr 2022 -- The Taiwan question is China's internal affair. It is not about "democracy versus authoritarianism," but about secession versus anti-secession, the Chinese Embassy in the US stated in a solemn response to a Washington Post Op-ed titled "Ukraine has inspired Taiwan. We must stand against authoritarianism." The embassy sternly refuted the attempt to use the Ukraine issue to foment splits between the two sides of the Taiwan Straits.
• Iran's oil and gas reserves estimated at 1.2 trillion barrels: NIOC chief Press TV 02 Apr 2022 -- Iran has the equivalent of over 1.2 trillion barrels of oil and gas as a senior Oil Ministry official says the country will be able to tap those reserves for at least a century from now.
• 'A Mexican Standoff': Revolutionary Guards' Terrorist Designation Last Major Stumbling Block To Restoring Iran Nuclear Dea RFE/RL 02 Apr 2022 -- After months of grueling negotiations, Iran and world powers appeared to be on the threshold of agreeing to restore a landmark 2015 nuclear deal.
• Pakistan's Embattled PM Repeats Claim That U.S. Is Trying To Oust Him RFE/RL Gandhara 02 Apr 2022 -- Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan has repeated his claims that the United States is behind efforts to remove him from office and said he might not accept the results of a no-confidence vote in parliament.
• Imran Khan accuses US of backing move to oust him in regime change attempt Press TV 02 Apr 2022 -- Pakistan's Prime Minister Imran Khan has accused the United States of being behind a parliament debate on a no-confidence motion, which aims to remove him from office, saying the move is an attempt at regime change backed by Washington.
• Pakistan Army Chief Blasts Russia's Aggression Against Ukraine VOA 02 Apr 2022 -- Pakistan's military chief Saturday slammed Russia's military attack on Ukraine, calling for immediate cessation of what he described as a "huge tragedy" being inflicted on a smaller country.
• Sri Lanka's President Declares Emergency After Colombo Protests Turn Violent Sputnik 02 Apr 2022 -- Protests started in the Sri Lankan capital of Colombo earlier this week over mounting popular discontent with the economic situation. A curfew was briefly imposed and lifted on Friday.
• South Sudan Facing Worst Humanitarian Crisis Since Independence VOA 02 Apr 2022 -- A senior U.N. official warns South Sudan is facing its worst humanitarian crisis since the country became independent in July 2011.