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• Pentagon Press Secretary John F. Kirby Holds a Press Briefing DoD 04 Apr 2022
• Idaho Army National Guard Soldiers train for deployment Army News 04 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.
• Ohio Army National Guard Soldiers return from successful European deployment; showcase US military training with partners, allies Army News 04 Apr 2022 -- Imagine being 4,300 miles away from home, family and everything you've known, and in a completely different country for nine consecutive months. That's exactly what eight Soldiers from the 196th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment (Forward) did. On top of it all, they exceeded every expectation along the way.
• Military Medical Officials Back FY 23 Budget Before Senate Appropriations Committee DoD News 04 Apr 2022 -- In the past year, the Defense Department has seen significant advances in its medical response to the COVID-19 pandemic within the DOD and in its support of the civilian-sector pandemic, the official performing the duties of assistant secretary of defense for health affairs said before the Senate Appropriations Committee, March 29, 2022.
• Pentagon's Top Industrial Base and Nuclear Defense Leader Tours Critical Materials Sites and Defense Labs DoD News 04 Apr 2022 -- In support of the Defense Department's focus on increasing domestic production of critical materials, Deborah Rosenblum, performing the duties of assistant secretary of defense for industrial base policy and current assistant secretary of defense for nuclear, chemical and biological defense programs, visited key production sites and defense laboratories during a recent west coast trip.
• Two US Navy Personnel Injured in Mishap Aboard Docked Nuclear Ballistic Submarine Sputnik 04 Apr 2022 -- Commissioned in 1997, the USS Louisiana (SSBN 743) is a 560-foot (171-metre) nuclear-powered submarine equipped with Trident ballistic missiles. The Ohio-class submarine's current homeport is located in Bangor, Washington, at Naval Base Kitsap-one of four US Navy nuclear shipyards.
• AMC Commander releases 'strategy to win' US Air Force 04 Apr 2022 -- Gen. Mike Minihan, commander of Air Mobility Command, announced March 29 his "strategy to win" to more than 260 total force Mobility Air Forces leaders during the Spring Phoenix Rally at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida. The rally was held March 29-31.
• USS Milwaukee Returns Home After 4th Fleet Deployment US Navy 04 Apr 2022 -- The Freedom-variant littoral combat ship USS Milwaukee (LCS 5) returned to Mayport, Fla. April 2, following its first successful deployment to the U.S. 4th Fleet area of operations.
• Department of the Air Force announces candidate locations for STARCOM HQ, Deltas US Air Force 04 Apr 2022 -- The Department of the Air Force selected six candidate locations for U.S. Space Force's Space Training and Readiness Command Headquarters, April 4.
• USS Dewey Completes Surface Warfare Advanced Tactical Training US Navy 04 Apr 2022 -- Sailors assigned to the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Dewey (DDG 105), forward-deployed to Fleet Activities Yokosuka, Japan, participated in Surface Warfare Advanced Tactical Training (SWATT) from March 13-27. SWATT provides the Fleet opportunities to complete advanced tactical exercises to increase lethality and tactical proficiency.
• Senior Defense Official Holds a Background Briefing DoD 04 Apr 2022
• U.S. Supplying Ukraine With Defensive Weapons as Rapidly as Possible, Says Defense Official DoD News 04 Apr 2022 -- Stinger and Javelin missiles, along with unmanned aerial systems and other defensive materiel are being rushed into Ukraine, according to a Defense Department official.
• Russians Retreating From Around Kyiv, Refitting in Belarus DoD News 04 Apr 2022 -- Roughly two-thirds of Russian forces used to target Ukraine's capital departed Kyiv and are refitting in Belarus, a senior defense official speaking on background said today.
• The Royal Dutch Marines: A way of life Army News 04 Apr 2022 -- It is a commitment not to be taken lightly. The choice to become a Royal Dutch Marine is more than committing oneself to a new job - it's committing to a new way of life.
• U.S.-Turkey Joint Statement on the Strategic Mechanism US Dept. of State 04 Apr 2022 -- The following is the text of a joint statement released by the Governments of the United States and Turkey.
• Bulgaria - F-16 C/D Block 70 Aircraft DSCA 04 Apr 2022 -- The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Bulgaria of F-16 C/D Block 70 Aircraft and related equipment for an estimated cost of $1.673 billion. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency delivered the required certification notifying Congress of this possible sale today.
• Statement - AIR 7003 Australia DOD 04 Apr 2022 -- Defence rejects criticisms regarding the cancellation of AIR 7003 made in The Australian article 'Mid-2020s pose our gravest risk since WWII' by Peter Jennings.
• NEW PROCUREMENT POLICY India PIB 04 Apr 2022 -- Ministry of Defence, after holding stakeholder consultations with Industry Associations, Think Tanks, Services and other government agencies, promulgated Defence Acquisition Procedure (DAP)-2020 with effect from 01 October 2020. Following are the salient features of DAP-2020 promoting 'Aatmanirbhar Bharat' and 'Make in India':
• INDIGENISATION OF DEFENCE PRODUCTION India PIB 04 Apr 2022 -- The Government has taken several policy initiatives in the past few years under 'Make in India' program and brought in reforms to encourage indigenous design, development and manufacture of defence equipment in the country, thereby reducing import of defence equipment
• OFFSET OBLIGATIONS IN DEFENCE CONTRACTS India PIB 04 Apr 2022 -- The total number of offset contracts in which the vendors have defaulted/non-performed offset obligation during the last five years is 21 with non-performed amount of US $ 2.24 Billion till 31st December, 2021.
• Exercise Varuna 2022 Culminated India PIB 04 Apr 2022 -- The culmination of the 20th edition of the Indo-French bilateral Naval exercise 'Varuna-2022' took place on 03 Apr 22. The exercise this year has an expanded scope cover a broad spectrum of maritime operations.
• First £22 million MINERVA satellite supports 100 UK jobs UK MOD 04 Apr 2022 -- The first in a network of new satellites will be designed and built in a new three-year, £22 million contract with Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd (SSTL).
• Secretary Blinken's Meeting with Bangladeshi Foreign Minister Momen US Dept. of State 04 Apr 2022
• Secretary Antony J. Blinken And Bangladeshi Foreign Minister Abdul Momen Before Their Meeting US Dept. of State 04 Apr 2022
• Remarks by President Biden After Marine One Arrival The White House 04 Apr 2022
• Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jen Psaki and National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan The White House 04 Apr 2022
• Department Press Briefing – April 4, 2022 US Dept. of State 04 Apr 2022

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• 4 April 2022 - Daily Press Briefing by the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General United Nations 04 Apr 2022
• End landmine scourge once and for all: Guterres UN News 04 Apr 2022 -- Although more than 160 States have signed a landmark convention on banning landmines, more action is still needed to protect people from these "abhorrent weapons", UN Secretary-General António Guterres has said.
• 'Unprecedented' Number of Afghans Suffering, Gallup Poll Says VOA 04 Apr 2022 -- The Taliban's return to power in Afghanistan in August following a chaotic U.S. withdrawal has led to "unprecedented" suffering among Afghans, a new survey finds.
• Taliban supreme leader bans poppy cultivation in Afghanistan People's Daily 04 Apr 2022 -- The Taliban supreme leader Haibatullah Akhundzada on Sunday banned in a decree the cultivation of opium poppy and trade of opium in Afghanistan, the Taliban-led caretaker government confirmed.
• Tehran welcomes ceasefire in Yemen ISNA 04 Apr 2022 -- Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh in an interview with an Arabic media outlet said that Iran welcomed announcing the ceasefire and lifting the siege in Yemen.
• US directly responsible for prolongation of Vienna talks: Iran FM ISNA 04 Apr 2022 -- Omani Foreign Minister Badr bin Hamas Albusaidi and Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian have in a telephone conversation held talks over some bilateral, regional and international issues of mutual interest including the Yemen ceasefire and also the Vienna talks.

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• Biden privately said Trump should be prosecuted for January 6 riot Press TV 04 Apr 2022 -- US President Joe Biden has privately said that his predecessor Donald Trump should be prosecuted over the 6 January attack on the US Capitol, a new report shows.
• Meeting with Deputy Prime Minister Yury Borisov President of Russia 04 Apr 2022 -- Deputy Prime Minister Yury Borisov reported to the President on the current situation in Russia's defence industry, as well as on the performance of other major segments of Russian industry and measures to support them amid the sanctions.
• President Putin signs decree imposing visa ban on citizens of 'unfriendly' countries Press TV 04 Apr 2022 -- Russia's President Vladimir Putin has signed a decree imposing visa restrictions on citizens of countries Moscow deems "unfriendly" in retaliation for Western sanctions over his country's military operation in neighboring Ukraine.
• Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's opening remarks at a meeting with Martin Griffiths, UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs, Moscow, April 4, 2022 Russia MFA 04 Apr 2022
• Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's remarks and answers to media questions at a joint news conference with Secretary-General of the Arab League Ahmed Aboul Gheit and Foreign Minister of Egypt Sameh Shoukry following talks, Moscow, April 4, 2022 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 04 Apr 2022
• $90 Million Yacht of Sanctioned Russian Oligarch Viktor Vekselberg Seized by Spain at Request of United States US Dept. of Justice 04 Apr 2022 -- Spanish law enforcement today executed a Spanish court order freezing the Motor Yacht (M/Y) Tango (the Tango), a 255-foot luxury yacht owned by sanctioned Russian oligarch Viktor Vekselberg. Spanish authorities acted pursuant to a request from the U.S. Department of Justice for assistance following the issuance of a seizure warrant, filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, which alleged that the Tango was subject to forfeiture based on violation of U.S. bank fraud, money laundering, and sanction statutes.
• U.S. Says Spain Acted On Its Behalf Of In Seizing Russian Oligarch's Yacht RFE/RL 04 Apr 2022 -- Spanish police who seized a $90 million yacht belonging to Russian oligarch Viktor Vekselberg were acting at the request of the United States, the Department of Justice has said.
• At US Urging, Spain Seizes Russian Oligarch's Yacht VOA 04 Apr 2022 -- At the urging of the United States, Spain on Monday seized the yacht of Russian oligarch Viktor Vekselberg at a shipyard on the Spanish island of Mallorca.
• Russian Foreign Ministry Vows to Respond to Germany's Decision to Expel Russian Diplomats Sputnik 04 Apr 2022 -- Kiev accused Russia of killing hundreds of civilians in the city of Bucha, in the Kiev region, which was abandoned by Russian troops on 31 March. Moscow slammed those allegations as another "provocation" by Kiev that complicates talks and escalates hostilities.
• EU to Hold Urgent Discussions on More Russian Sanctions VOA 04 Apr 2022 -- The European Union said Monday it will hold discussions about a new round of sanctions on Russia, following the reported atrocities in Ukrainian towns that have been occupied by Russian forces.
• European Countries Expel Diplomats Over Russia's Alleged War Crimes RFE/RL 04 Apr 2022 -- Germany, France, Latvia, and Lithuania have announced the expulsion of dozens of Russian diplomats as part of a joint European reaction to the killing of civilians in the Ukrainian town of Bucha, allegedly by Russian forces before they retreated.
• U.S., Britain Call For Russia's Suspension From UN Rights Council RFE/RL 04 Apr 2022 -- The United States and Britain say they are seeking the removal of Russia from the UN Human Rights Council, following reports that Russian forces killed dozens of civilians in the Ukrainian town of Bucha.
• Germany Puts Gazprom Germania Temporarily Under State Control RFE/RL 04 Apr 2022 -- Germany will temporarily take control of the German subsidiary of Russian energy giant Gazprom, the government has announced in a move it said was necessary to secure energy supply and critical infrastructure amid growing distrust between Germany and Russia in the wake of the war in Ukraine.
• Russian gas still flowing despite rouble deadline People's Daily 04 Apr 2022 -- Russian gas continued to flow into Germany this weekend despite Berlin's refusal to adhere to President Vladimir Putin's demand for gas contracts to be paid in roubles.
• Three Russian Activists Charged Over Distribution Of Home-Printed Newspaper RFE/RL 04 Apr 2022 -- Three Russian activists in the Urals city of Perm have been charged with "discrediting the Russian Federation's armed forces" for allegedly publishing at home copies of an online magazine that has been covering the war Moscow launched against Ukraine last month.
• UN climate report: It's 'now or never' to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees UN News 04 Apr 2022 -- A new flagship UN report on climate change out Monday indicating that harmful carbon emissions from 2010-2019 have never been higher in human history, is proof that the world is on a "fast track" to disaster, António Guterres has warned, with scientists arguing that it's 'now or never' to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees.
• Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Report on Mitigation US Dept. of State 04 Apr 2022 -- This morning's Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report on mitigation makes clear what we can do to stop or slow planetary warming.
• UN: World Can Avoid Climate Extremes Only Through Drastic Measures VOA 04 Apr 2022 -- The United Nations' top climate body says drastic measures, including significant cuts in fossil fuel use, are necessary to contain global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius above preindustrial temperatures.
• Accelerated rise of South China Sea level blamed on global warming Radio Free Asia 04 Apr 2022 -- The water level in the South China Sea has risen by 152mm since 1900, Chinese researchers have found, and the rate has accelerated in accordance with global warming.
• Chinese FM holds talks with Philippine counterpart on bilateral ties People's Daily 04 Apr 2022 -- Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi held talks on Sunday with visiting Philippine Foreign Secretary Teodoro Locsin in Tunxi, east China's Anhui Province.
• Philippine, Chinese foreign ministers hold talks amid South China Sea tensions Radio Free Asia 04 Apr 2022 -- The top diplomats of the Philippines and China met over the weekend in a Chinese district and exchanged views on the South China Sea, Beijing said, amid fresh accusations from Manila over alleged Chinese aggression in the disputed waterway.
• Chinese FM holds talks with Philippine counterpart on bilateral ties People's Daily 04 Apr 2022 -- Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi held talks on Sunday with visiting Philippine Foreign Secretary Teodoro Locsin in Tunxi, east China's Anhui Province.
• HKSAR Chief Executive Carrie Lam says not to run in upcoming election People's Daily 04 Apr 2022 -- Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) Carrie Lam said on Monday that she would not run in the upcoming election of the HKSAR's sixth-term chief executive.
• Hong Kong Chief Exec Carrie Lam Announces She Will Not Seek Second Term Sputnik 04 Apr 2022 -- Since 2017, Lam has been serving as Hong Kong's fourth and current chief executive, as well as chairperson of the Committee for Safeguarding National Security since 2020. Earlier, she was the chief secretary for administration, and the secretary for development before that.
• HK's incumbent CE Carrie Lam says she won't run for a second term Global Times 04 Apr 2022 -- Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor, the incumbent Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR), announced on Monday morning that she wouldn't run for a second five-year term at the upcoming Chief Executive election, which will be held on May 8.
• DPRK slams S. Korea for defense minister's "preemptive strike" remarks People's Daily 04 Apr 2022 -- Kim Yo Jong, a senior official of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), said on Saturday the South Korean defense minister's reckless rhetoric would worsen bilateral relations, the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported Sunday.
• North Korea tries to cover up failed ICBM launch Radio Free Asia 04 Apr 2022 -- North Korea is attempting to discredit reports of a failed intercontinental ballistic missile launch, dismissing the accounts as hearsay even though many people in Pyongyang saw the rocket explode over the city, sources in the capital told RFA.
• DPRK Says Will Have to Use Nuclear Weapons if South Korea Mounts Pre-Emptive Attack - Kim Yo Jong Sputnik 04 Apr 2022 -- North Korea has possessed nuclear weapons since 2006, which it says are necessary to guarantee its safety in the absence of a permanent peace treaty and US withdrawal from Korea. The US and its allies claim North Korean nuclear weapons are destabilizing to the region and a danger to the South.
• S. Korean president-elect nominates ex-PM as PM People's Daily 04 Apr 2022 -- South Korean President-elect Yoon Suk-yeol nominated former Prime Minister Han Duck-soo as the prime minister of his incoming government, the presidential transition team said on Monday.
• Deputy Secretary Sherman's Meeting with Republic of Korea President-elect Yoon Suk Yeol's U.S.-ROK Policy Consultation Delegation US Dept. of State 04 Apr 2022
• Special Representative for the DPRK Kim's Meeting with Republic of Korea (ROK) Special Representative Noh US Dept. of State 04 Apr 2022
• FM Amirabdollahian: Iran will never give in to US' excessive demands IRNA 04 Apr 2022 -- Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian said on Monday that Iran will never give in to US' excessive demands, adding that if the White House behaves realistically, an agreement is within reach.
• Iran says hasn't received new response from Americans IRNA 04 Apr 2022 -- Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesman said on Monday that Tehran has delivered clear messages to the US via EU but has yet to receive a new response from Americans.
• Iran FM: We will never give in to US' excessive demands in JCPOA revival talks Press TV 04 Apr 2022 -- Iran's Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian says the current stalemate in the negotiations held to revive the 2015 deal is due to excessive demands put forth by the United States, saying Tehran will never give in to such demands.
• Iran: US responsible for halt in Vienna talks, must make political decision Press TV 04 Apr 2022 -- Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesman has criticized the United States for a halt in the Vienna negotiations on the revival of the 2015 Iran deal, saying American officials need to make a necessary political decision as soon as possible if they want to reach an agreement.
• Iran Blames Washington For Delay In Talks But Says Deal 'Within Reach' RFE/RL 04 Apr 2022 -- Iran says the United States is to blame for a delay in continuing talks to finalize a nuclear deal with world powers that is "very much within reach."
• More than 130 journalists arrested in Myanmar, media group says Radio Free Asia 04 Apr 2022 -- A total of 135 journalists have been arrested in Myanmar since the Feb. 1, 2021, military coup that overthrew civilian rule in that country, according to a local press freedoms group.
• Putin ally PM Orban wins fourth consecutive term in Hungary's election Press TV 04 Apr 2022 -- Hungary's populist, pro-Russia Prime Minister Viktor Orban won a fourth consecutive term in an election on Sunday, with his ruling Fidesz party taking two-thirds of seats in the country's parliament.
• Six Takeaways From Fidesz And Orban's Big Hungarian Election Win RFE/RL 04 Apr 2022 -- Election authorities in Hungary announced initial vote counts suggesting Viktor Orban and his Fidesz party achieved a runaway victory at the polls on April 3.
• OSCE Says Hungarian, Serbian Elections Marred By 'Absence' Of Level Playing Fields RFE/RL 04 Apr 2022 -- The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) says weekend elections in both Serbia and Hungary were marred by their "absence" of level playing fields.
• Opposition Concedes As Hungary's Orban Claims Landslide Victory RFE/RL 04 Apr 2022 -- The leader of Hungary's united opposition, Peter Marki-Zay, has conceded defeat in his country's April 3 parliamentary elections, a vote in which longtime nationalist Prime Minister Viktor Orban has claimed a landslide victory.
• Early Results Give Vucic New Five-Year Term As Serbian President RFE/RL 04 Apr 2022 -- Incumbent Aleksandar Vucic, according to an early official count, has won Serbia's presidential vote, while his ruling Serbian Progressive Party (SNS) also appears to have taken the most votes in parliamentary elections.
• Kazakh Arrested, Accused Of Plotting To Kill President RFE/RL 04 Apr 2022 -- The Kazakh Committee for National Security (KNB) says it has detained a man who allegedly planned to kill President Qasym-Zhomart Toqaev.
• Pakistan's Supreme Court Postpones Ruling On Political Moves To Oust PM Khan RFE/RL 04 Apr 2022 -- Pakistan's Supreme Court has adjourned its hearing of an appeal regarding the country's ongoing political crisis and promised to reconvene on April 5.
• Pakistan's Top Court to Examine Legality of Blocking of No-Confidence Vote Against PM Khan VOA 04 Apr 2022 -- Pakistan's Supreme Court began Monday an urgent hearing into opposition allegations the blocking of a no-confidence vote against Prime Minister Imran Khan was a violation of the country's constitution.
• Pakistan's PM Khan names US diplomat behind 'conspiracy' to topple his government Press TV 04 Apr 2022 -- Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Sunday named the senior US government official behind the controversial letter that threatened to overthrow Khan's Pakistan Tehreek e Insaf (PTI) government.
• Pakistani president dissolves national assembly after opposition's no-confidence motion rejected People's Daily 04 Apr 2022 -- Pakistani President Arif Alvi on Sunday dissolved the country's National Assembly, or the lower house of the parliament, on the advice of Prime Minister Imran Khan after a motion of no-confidence by joint opposition against Khan was declared unconstitutional.
• Serbian President Vucic declares second mandate after elections People's Daily 04 Apr 2022 -- Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic declared his convincing victory on Sunday in the first round of the presidential elections, securing another five-year term.
• Australia Signs Economic Accord with India VOA 04 Apr 2022 -- A historic deal between India and Australia has many business leaders cheering, but industries left out of the agreement are urging Canberra to continue negotiations.
• Water release from Vietnamese dam floods villages in southern Laos Radio Free Asia 04 Apr 2022 -- A sudden discharge of water from a dam on the Sekong River in Vietnam flooded downstream villages in Laos, destroying property and sending residents scrambling to higher ground, sources in Laos told RFA.
• Kyrgyzstan Takes Over Kumtor Gold Mine After Out-Of-Court Settlement With Centerra RFE/RL 04 Apr 2022 -- Kyrgyzstan has taken over the Kumtor gold mine after the government reached an out-of-court settlement with the Canadian Centerra Gold company.
• Watchdog Condemns Cambodia for Revoking Media Licenses VOA 04 Apr 2022 -- The decision by Cambodian authorities to revoke licenses of three news outlets is "brazen intimidation" a media watchdog says.