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• NATO Membership Prospects Grow In Finland, Sweden As Former Political Opponents Signal Approval RFE/RL 09 Apr 2022 -- Political leaders in Sweden and Finland have given signals that the two traditionally neutral Nordic countries might move closer to seeking NATO membership in the face of Russian aggression in the region.
• US military setting up Patriot missile system in Slovakia Press TV 09 Apr 2022 -- The United States has made preparations to set up surface-to-air missiles in Slovakia, a NATO member, amid the ongoing conflict between Ukraine and Russia over security issues in Eastern Europe.
• Pinaka Mk-I (Enhanced) Rocket System and Pinaka Area Denial Munition Rocket Systems successfully flight-tested by DRDO & Indian Army India PIB 09 Apr 2022 -- Pinaka Mk-I (Enhanced) Rocket System (EPRS) and Pinaka Area Denial Munition (ADM) rocket systems have been successfully flight-tested by Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and Indian Army at Pokhran Firing Ranges. A total of 24 EPRS rockets were fired for different ranges during the last fortnight.
• No justification for presence of hostile countries in regional waters: Iran Navy chief Press TV 09 Apr 2022 -- In a new warning to hostile naval forces of extra-regional countries, Iranian Navy Commander Rear Admiral Shahram Irani says there is no justification for their presence in regional waters and Iran does not accept such presence.
• Proposed U.S. law will make Taiwan arms sales more consistent: expert CNA 09 Apr 2022 -- A bill introduced in the United States Senate Thursday would make U.S. policy on arms sales to Taiwan more consistent in the future, a defense expert told CNA Saturday.
• Taiwan Coast Guard takes delivery of two new vessels CNA 09 Apr 2022 -- The Coast Guard Administration (CGA) on Friday took delivery of two new vessels -- including one 600-ton armed patrol corvette -- that it said will patrol coastal areas of Taiwan.
• VIDEO: Pakistan Conducts Successful Test of Shaheen-III Ballistic Missile Sputnik 09 Apr 2022 -- Pakistan has successfully test-fired its Shaheen-III ballistic missile, the Pakistani Armed Forces' media wing, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), informs.

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• Russia Latest Country to Establish Diplomatic Ties With Taliban VOA 09 Apr 2022 -- Their government still unrecognized by any country in the world, Afghanistan's ruling Taliban have found a way to beat international isolation: opening diplomatic ties with neighboring countries and others, with an eye to gaining formal recognition.
• Philippines, China call for restraint in South China Sea Press TV 09 Apr 2022 -- Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping underscore restraint to maintain peace in the South China Sea amid ramped up tensions in the strategic waterway.
• Rights chief highlights urgent need for action over thousands missing in Syria UN News 08 Apr 2022 -- Twelve years into the war in Syria, thousands of families "remain in the dark" when it comes to the fates of their missing relatives, UN human rights chief Michelle Bachelet told the General Assembly on Friday.
• Syrian air defenses repel Israeli aggression over town of Masyaf in Hama province Press TV 09 Apr 2022 -- The Syrian air defenses have repelled an Israeli missile attack, which targeted the town of Masyaf in the central province of Hama, Syrian media sayd.
• Iraqi resistance groups won't lay down arms until US troops withdraw, says PMU chief Press TV 09 Apr 2022 -- The chairman of Iraq's anti-terror Popular Mobilization Units (PMU), known variously as Hashd al-Sha'abi, says resistance fighters will not lay down their arms and halt their operations until all American occupation troops beat a retreat from the Arab country.
• Telephone conversation with Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan President of Russia 09 Apr 2022 -- Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan at the latter's initiative.
• Telephone conversation with President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev President of Russia 09 Apr 2022 -- Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev at the initiative of the Azerbaijani side.
• Cameroon Says Separatists Attack Border Mbororo Ethnic Community VOA 09 Apr 2022 -- Cameroonian authorities said Friday that separatists had attacked a village on the Nigerian border earlier in the week, with local officials saying they torched at least 12 homes and killed six people. Authorities say the rebels appeared to be targeting members of the Mbororo ethnic group, who the separatists accuse of collaborating with government troops.
• Interview: Ukraine, Bosnia, War Crimes, And International Tribunals RFE/RL 09 Apr 2022 -- Thirty years ago this week, Bosnian Serb forces began their siege of Sarajevo, the capital of Bosnia-Herzegovina, after the Balkan country declared independence from Yugoslavia.

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• Nasty, Repressive, Aggressive -- Yes. But Is Russia Fascist? Experts Say 'No.' RFE/RL 09 Apr 2022 -- Over the last few years, President Vladimir Putin's government has carried out an increasingly relentless crackdown on dissent at home that has seen most independent media shut down or exiled, opposition political movements declared "extremist," and tens of thousands of disaffected Russians fleeing a country in which fear is on the rise.
• S&P Downgrades Russian Foreign Debt, Signaling Likely Historic Default RFE/RL 09 Apr 2022 -- Credit ratings agency Standard & Poor's has downgraded its assessment of Russia's ability to repay external debt, an indication Moscow will soon default on its foreign loans for the first time since the Bolshevik Revolution.
• Russia's Media Regulator Blocks Two More Independent Websites RFE/RL 09 Apr 2022 -- Russia's media regulator, Roskomnadzor, has blocked two more independent media websites amid a crackdown over coverage of Moscow's unprovoked invasion of Ukraine.
• YouTube Blocks Russian State Duma's TV Broadcasts RFE/RL 09 Apr 2022 -- YouTube has blocked Duma TV, which broadcasts from Russia's lower house of parliament, drawing an angry response from officials who said the world's most popular streaming service could face restrictions in response.
• Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Zhao Lijian's Remarks on the US Department of State Announcement on the "Authorized Departure" of Personnel from the US Consulate General in Shanghai PRC MofA 09 Apr 2022
• HK's John Lee joins Chief Executive race, highlighting national loyalty and rule of law Global Times 09 Apr 2022 -- Two days after China's central government, the State Council, approved the resignation of John Lee Ka-chiu from the post of Chief Secretary for Administration of Hong Kong in accordance with the Basic Law, Lee announced on Saturday via an online press conference that he is joining the upcoming Chief Executive election, a decision made out of "the loyalty for the country, love for the city, and sense of duty toward local residents."
• U.S. urges WHO chief to grant Taiwan WHA observer status CNA 09 Apr 2022 -- U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Brian P. McKeon on Friday urged World Health Organization (WHO) Secretary-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus to grant Taiwan observer status in its upcoming World Health Assembly in May, according to a U.S. official.
• Evergreen Marine describes China shipbuilding as 'commercial' CNA 09 Apr 2022 -- Evergreen Marine Corp., the largest container cargo shipper in Taiwan, has sought to mitigate concerns that its shipbuilding contracts with a Chinese state-own firm could help strengthen China's navy by describing the contracts as "completely commercial."
• Final Loser Will Be U.S.: Commentary KCNA 09 Apr 2022 -- Kim Myong Chol, a commentator of the international studies, released a commentary "Final loser will be the United States" on Saturday, whose full text reads as follows:
• Gov't backs research in peaceful nuclear industry: President Raisi ISNA 09 Apr 2022 -- On the National Day of Nuclear Technology, Iranian President visited the exhibition of the National Atomic Energy Organisation to see the new achievements of Iranian scientists in the field of peaceful nuclear activities.
• Iran will not retreat from 'nuclear rights' even one iota: President Raeisi Press TV 09 Apr 2022 -- Iranian President Ebrahim Raeisi has once again reiterated the peaceful nature of the country's nuclear program, stressing that Tehran will never give up its nuclear rights in talks aimed at reviving the 2015 Iran deal.
• Iran marks National Nuclear Technology Day with 9 new nuclear achievements Press TV 09 Apr 2022 -- Iran marked the National Nuclear Technology Day during an impressive ceremony held in Tehran on Saturday, where the country's latest nuclear achievements were unveiled.
• Iran's President Vows To Continue Nuclear Activities RFE/RL 09 Apr 2022 -- Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi has said Iran will continue nuclear development activities as talks to revive Tehran's nuclear deal with world powers remain stalled.
• Belarusian Supreme Court Declares Nexta Telegram Channels 'Terrorist Organization' RFE/RL 09 Apr 2022 -- The Supreme Court of Belarus has declared the three Telegram channels run by the Nexta news outlet a "terrorist organization," the Prosecutor-General's Office announced on April 8.
• Pakistani PM Khan Loses No-Confidence Vote In Parliament RFE/RL Gandhara 09 Apr 2022 -- Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has been ousted in a no-confidence motion in the country's National Assembly, likely leading to a dramatic and contentious standoff between Khan and the opposition.
• Pakistan's Prime Minister Imran Khan dismissed after losing no-confidence vote Press TV 09 Apr 2022 -- Pakistan's Prime Minister Imran Khan has been unseated after losing a no-confidence vote in the parliament.
• Pakistan Parliament Ousts Prime Minister Khan VOA 09 Apr 2022 -- Pakistan's lower house of parliament, the National Assembly, voted Prime Minister Imran Khan out of power Saturday, nearly four years after he took office.
• Imran Khan Ousted as Prime Minister of Pakistan Sputnik 09 Apr 2022 -- The now former PM said earlier that foreign powers were behind the motion to depose him, apparently due to the foreign policy they do not "approve of", such as Pakistan's ties with Russia and China and its stance in the UN.
• US denies conspiring against Pakistan PM despite Khan's insistence Press TV 09 Apr 2022 -- The United States denied that it encouraged a recent no-confidence vote against Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan, who alleged that Washington had conspired to topple his government over its independent foreign policy towards the US and Russia.