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• Pentagon Confirms Guantanamo Bay Detainee Sufyian Barhoumi Repatriated to Native Algeria Sputnik 03 Apr 2022 -- Sufyian Barhoumi, 48, was initially captured in Pakistan in March 2002, and has remained at the Guantanamo Bay detention facility in Cuba for nearly two decades. Barhoumi did not face trial during his detention, which appeared indefinite until August 2016, when the Algerian national was notified of his eligibility for repatriation.
• Georgia Guard tests new live-fire range system Army News 03 Apr 2022 -- The 2nd of the 116th Combined Arms Battalion conducted an extended drill March 2-April 1 at the Orchard Combat Training Center to build team proficiency before deploying in support of Operation Spartan Shield later this year.
• Poland 'open' to hosting US nuclear weapons: Deputy PM Press TV 03 Apr 2022 -- Poland, a member of the NATO military alliance, is "open" to the idea of hosting American nuclear weapons as a deterrent against possible Russian threats, Deputy Prime Minister Jaroslaw Kaczynski has said.
• Poland is 'Open' to Hosting of US Nukes, Country's Deputy Prime Minister Says Sputnik 03 Apr 2022 -- The politician also called on NATO to deploy a peacekeeping mission in Ukraine and send the weapons President Volodymyr Zelensky has been requesting to the country. Moscow has repeatedly warned the alliance against such actions, with some NATO member states standing up against further escalating tensions with Russia.
• US to ship $300mn more military hardware to Ukraine Press TV 03 Apr 2022 -- The US military will ship an additional $300 million in war-fighting equipment to Ukraine that includes laser-guided missiles and drones, Defense Department's Press Secretary John Kirby has declared.
• Damavand frigate to join Iran Navy fleet soon: Iran's Navy Commander ISNA 03 Apr 2022 -- Iranian Army's Navy Commander Rear Admiral Shahram Irani announced that the process of building marine facilities would escalate more during current Iranian calendar year, adding that the final tests of Damavand frigate is being carried out.
• Secretary Blinken's Meeting with Jamaican Prime Minister Holness US Dept. of State 03 Apr 2022

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• At Least One Killed, Dozens Hurt In Blast At Afghan Foreign-Exchange Market RFE/RL Gandhara 03 Apr 2022 -- At least one person was killed and dozens more injured in an explosion at the Sarai Shahzadaa foreign-exchange market in the center of the Afghan capital, Kabul, officials say.
• Taliban Bans Poppy Cultivation Despite Afghanistan Reeling Under Severe Economic Crisis Sputnik 03 Apr 2022 -- Poppy cultivation has remained a primary source of income for the people of Afghanistan as the country contributes 87% of the world's total production. The last time they came to power twenty years ago, the Taliban* had banned poppy cultivation but faced opposition from a large segment of the population.
• Afghanistan's Taliban Issues Ban On Opium Poppy Cultivation RFE/RL Gandhara 03 Apr 2022 -- Afghanistan's Taliban-led government has banned the cultivation of poppies, which are used to produce opium and other drugs.
• Taliban Ban Opium Poppy Cultivation in Afghanistan VOA 03 Apr 2022 -- The Taliban have outlawed cultivation of drugs, including opium poppy, across Afghanistan, the world's biggest opium producer, which accounts for 85 percent of global production.
• 3 civilians killed as Saudi-led coalition forces pummel Yemen despite UN-brokered truce Press TV 03 Apr 2022 -- At least three civilians have been killed after Saudi border forces launched a barrage of rockets and artillery rounds at a residential area in Yemen's northwestern province of Sa'ada, hours after the Saudi-led coalition, which has been waging a seven-year war on Yemen, agreed to a two-month truce.
• Nepali, Indian PMs discuss border issues People's Daily 03 Apr 2022 -- Visiting Nepali Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba on Saturday urged his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi to establish a bilateral mechanism to resolve boundary issues.
• Reported Massacre in Mali US Dept. of State 03 Apr 2022 -- "We are following the extremely disturbing accounts of large numbers of people killed earlier this week in the village of Mourah in the Mopti region of central Mali. We offer our condolences to the families of all civilians who died."

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• Kremlin: World much larger than Europe, impossible to fully isolate Russia Press TV 03 Apr 2022 -- Russia says in no way could the country become completely isolated, as the West continues imposing new sanctions on Moscow over its military operation in Ukraine.
• Ruble Payment Scheme Russia Uses With Gas Will Be Extended to New Groups of Goods in Future - Peskov Sputnik 03 Apr 2022 -- Late last month, Russian President Vladimir Putin warned if gas buyers from "unfriendly" states refuse to pay for fuel in rubles, Moscow would consider it a breach of contract.
• 'A Nail In The Coffin': Tech Workers Are Fleeing Russia And The Impact Will Last For Years RFE/RL 03 Apr 2022 -- After more than two years of hard work and tens of thousands of dollars invested in his startup, Russian technology entrepreneur Sergei Krupnik began to see a glimmer of light at the end of the tunnel.
• Russian Space Chief Warns That Sanctions Threaten Space Station Cooperation RFE/RL 03 Apr 2022 -- The head of Russia's space program has said that the future of the International Space Station (ISS) is at risk if punitive sanctions imposed by the West against Moscow are not lifted.
• Britain's Hong Kong Report Says Freedoms Extinguished VOA 03 Apr 2022 -- Hong Kong's freedoms have been extinguished in the last two years according to a March 31 report by the British government.
• China's monetary policy toolkit adequate to navigate economic uncertainties People's Daily 03 Apr 2022 -- China has an adequate monetary policy toolkit to shore up economic growth and boost market confidence amid changing economic landscape, analysts said.
• North Korea blasts South Korean minister's remarks on preemptive strike Press TV 03 Apr 2022 -- North Korea has blasted the South Korean defense minister over his remarks about preemptive strikes on the North, warning that the South may face "a serious threat."
• Pyongyang Warns of 'Merciless' Response After Seoul Remarks on Missile Strike Capabilities Sputnik 03 Apr 2022 -- Tensions on the Korean Peninsula have intensified in recent weeks due to Pyongyang continuing to conduct an unprecedented number of ballistic missile tests, including its first full intercontinental ballistic missile test since 2017. Seoul has since responded by touting its own weapons and missiles capable of striking Northern targets.
• Press Statement of DPRK Foreign Ministry Spokesperson KCNA 03 Apr 2022 -- The spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea released the following press statement Sunday:
• Press Statement of Kim Yo Jong, Vice Department Director of C.C., WPK KCNA 03 Apr 2022 -- Kim Yo Jong, vice department director of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea, issued the following statement Saturday:
• Press Statement of Secretary of WPK Central Committee Pak Jong Chon KCNA 03 Apr 2022 -- Pak Jong Chon, secretary of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea, made public a press statement on Saturday which said:
• We are close to an agreement in Vienna talks: Iran FM ISNA 03 Apr 2022 -- United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres has held a phone call with Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian to discuss the ceasefire in Yemen and the Vienna negotiations.
• Revival of JCPOA most important priority of Iran's Foreign Ministry ISNA 03 Apr 2022 -- An international political expert with referring to the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) as the most important priority of Iranian Foreign Ministry said, "Regarding the impacts of lifting sanctions on livelihood of people, undoubtedly this issue will remain the main focus of the Ministry".
• Iran foreign minister: We are close to agreement in Vienna talks, ball in US court Press TV 03 Apr 2022 -- Iran's foreign minister says the negotiating parties in the Vienna talks on the revival of the 2015 Iran deal are close to reaching a final agreement, adding that the ball is now in US court.
• Iran Deal Impasse Caused Almost Solely by US Refusal to Remove IRGC From Terrorist List - Report Sputnik 03 Apr 2022 -- After eight rounds of talks in Vienna aimed at the restoration of the nuclear deal and the US return to it, on 11 March a halt was announced due to external factors. Among the reasons cited are the consequences of Russia's military operation in Ukraine and related sanctions issues.
• Kazakh Counterintel Detains 'Foreign Agent' Who Planned Assassination of Country's President Sputnik 03 Apr 2022 -- So far, the Kazakh authorities have not specified where the suspect is from. According to the counterintelligence, the agent had a sniper rifle, a large sum of money, and some drugs.
• Pakistan's Supreme Court Halts Imran Khan's Decision to Dissolve National Assembly Until Final Order Sputnik 03 Apr 2022 -- Pakistan's united opposition reached the Supreme Court seeking a reversal of the decision dissolving the National Assembly on the advice of Prime Minister Imran Khan on Sunday. The Imran Khan government prevented a no-confidence vote to oust him in the fourth year of his term.
• Pakistan to Hold Fresh Elections After No-Trust Vote Against Embattled Khan Outlawed VOA 03 Apr 2022 -- Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan has survived an opposition-led effort to remove him from office through a controversial no-confidence vote in parliament.
• Pakistan's President Dissolves Parliament After No-Confidence Motion Against Government Is Quashed RFE/RL Gandhara 03 Apr 2022 -- Pakistani President Arif Alvi has dissolved parliament upon the advice of embattled Prime Minister Imran Khan shortly after a motion of no confidence against the premier was stymied in parliament.
• Opposition's no-confidence motion against Pakistani PM rejected over foreign interference People's Daily 03 Apr 2022 -- No-confidence motion filed by the opposition alliance against Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan has been rejected by the deputy speaker of the national assembly over involvement of foreign hands in the move against the prime minister.
• Pakistan's army says it has no role in current political turmoil Press TV 03 Apr 2022 -- Pakistan's army says it has nothing to do with the current political turmoil that has engulfed the country.
• Pakistani Cabinet & Parliament Dissolved, PM Khan to Continue Duties, as Vote to Be Held in 3 Months Sputnik 03 Apr 2022 -- The opposition planned to hold a no-confidence motion against the PM on Sunday, however, the step was blocked as an attempt of "foreign interference", and Khan asked the president to dissolve the legislature.
• OSCE Monitors Hungarian Elections Amid Voter Fraud Fears RFE/RL 03 Apr 2022 -- Rarely if ever are monitors from the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) ever called on to observe polling in a European Union state.
• Preliminary Results Give Orban's Fidesz Party Victory In Hungary RFE/RL 03 Apr 2022 -- Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban thanked supporters late on April 3 after his ruling Fidesz party appeared set for a convincing victory over a six-party opposition grouping in what had been billed as a major challenge to the autocratic leader's 12-year rule in the country.
• Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán Declares 'Great Victory' in General Election Sputnik 03 Apr 2022 -- Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán was projected to win a fourth consecutive term on Sunday as polls showed that the ruling Fidesz party and its junior party, the Hungarian Christian Democrats, were on track to retain its two-thirds supermajority by winning 133 seats in the 199-member parliament.
• Serbia's Aleksandar Vucic Prevails in Presidential Election, Clinches Second Term Sputnik 03 Apr 2022 -- On Sunday, Serbia held presidential elections, early elections of 250 deputies of parliament, as well as elections to local governments in some cities. Voting took place at more than 8,000 polling stations within the country and 77 abroad.
• Projections Give Vucic And His SNS Party Big Victories In Serbian Elections RFE/RL 03 Apr 2022 -- Incumbent Aleksandar Vucic is set to win Serbia's presidential vote and his ruling Serbian Progressive Party (SNS) appears in line to win the most votes in parliamentary elections, according to post-vote projections.
• Sri Lankan police arrest 664 for violating curfew People's Daily 03 Apr 2022 -- Sri Lankan police arrested 664 people in the Western Province between 10 p.m. local time on Saturday and 6 a.m. local time on Sunday, for violating the curfew currently in effect, Senior Superintendent of Police Nihal Thalduwa said.
• Sri Lankan Authorities Arrest 644 People for Curfew Violation, Reports Say Sputnik 03 Apr 2022 -- Sri Lankan authorities have arrested more than 600 people for curfew violations, the Colombo Gazette reported on Sunday, citing police sources.