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• USS Annapolis Makes Fifth Submarine Homeported in Guam US Navy 10 Apr 2022 -- The Los Angeles-class fast-attack submarine USS Annapolis (SSN 760) arrived March 28 at Naval Base Guam from Naval Base Point Loma, San Diego, California, shifting its homeport as part of the U.S. Navy strategic laydown plan for naval forces in the Indo-Pacific region.
• USS Ashland, USS Miguel Keith Participate in Balikatan 2022 US Navy 10 Apr 2022 -- The Whidbey Island-class dock landing ship USS Ashland (LSD 48) and the Lewis B. Puller-class expeditionary sea base USS Miguel Keith (ESB 5) participated in the Philippine-led exercise Balikatan March 28 to April 8.
• Stoltenberg: NATO plans permanent military presence at border with Russia Press TV 10 Apr 2022 -- NATO countries have planned for a permanent military presence on the alliance's eastern border in an effort to contain future Russian military actions, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg says.
• NATO Undergoing 'Fundamental Transformation' With Stonger Eastern Flank, But Keeps Eye on China Sputnik 10 Apr 2022 -- NATO is going to beef up its military forces on the eastern flank as part of a fundamental reset of the alliance, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said in an interview with The Telegraph.
• Spotting of six Y-20 cargo planes in Serbia 'displays China's strategic transport capabilities' Global Times 10 Apr 2022 -- A fleet of six Y-20 cargo planes of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Air Force was reportedly spotted in Serbia on Saturday, with observers saying on Sunday that it could be the largest overseas operation by the Chinese domestically developed large transport plane yet, displaying the country's strategic transport capabilities.
• China Reportedly Boosting Its Nuclear Arsenal Amid Fears of Growing US Pressure Sputnik 10 Apr 2022 -- Apart from other reasons, Beijing's heightened attention to nuclear weapons might also be motivated by fears that the US may try in the future to overthrow the Chinese government following the Trump and Biden administrations' more aggressive approach to China.
• Japan, Philippines hold first '2+2' security talks on S.China Sea Global Times 10 Apr 2022 -- In their first "two-plus-two" security talks, Japan and the Philippines on Saturday agreed to forge closer defense ties while expressing "serious concern" about the situation in the East and South China Seas, citing China's "unilateral attempts to change the status quo" in the regions.
• Ankara Investigating Drifting Mines in Black Sea Sputnik 10 Apr 2022 -- Turkey has launched a probe into drifting mines in the Black Sea, but cannot say how many of them there are, Turkish Defenсe Minister Hulusi Akar said on Sunday.
• Statement by Press Secretary Jen Psaki on President Biden's Virtual Meeting with Prime Minister Modi of India The White House 10 Apr 2022

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• Russia-Ukraine conflict to affect 25 pct of global grain market: Ukrainian official People's Daily 10 Apr 2022 -- The conflict between Russia and Ukraine, the world's major exporters of foodstuffs such as wheat, will impact 25 percent of the global grain market, a Ukrainian official said Saturday.
• Ukraine War Worsens Already-Dire Humanitarian Crisis in Yemen VOA 10 Apr 2022 -- The devastation wrought by Russia's invasion of Ukraine has commanded newspaper front pages and nightly news broadcasts since the war began in February. But the effects of the conflict extend far beyond the borders of Ukraine and already are being felt in Yemen, the country mired in what experts see as one of the most dire humanitarian crises in the world.
• Two civilians killed by Saudi artillery fire in Yemen's Sa'ada despite UN-brokered ceasefire Press TV 10 Apr 2022 -- At least two people have been killed after Saudi border soldiers fired a barrage of artillery rounds at a residential area in Yemen's northwestern province of Sa'ada, despite an ongoing two-month nationwide truce brokered by the United Nations.
• Syria reserves right to respond to Israeli aggression on its soil: FM Mikdad Press TV 10 Apr 2022 -- Syrian Foreign Minister Faisal Mikdad has slammed an Israeli missile attack, which targeted the town of Masyaf in the central province of Hama, saying Damascus reserves the right to give a proper and lawful response to the aggression.
• US troops, SDF militants stage joint military drill in eastern Syria as Iraq concerned over Daesh infiltration Press TV 10 Apr 2022 -- US military forces and allied militants from the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) have held a joint military exercise in Syria's eastern province of Dayr al-Zawr near the Iraqi border, amid concerns in Baghdad over a possible release of Daesh terrorists from US-run prisons in Syria.
• Statement by a Federal Foreign Office Spokesperson on the illegitimate, so‑called 'elections' in the Georgian region of South Ossetia Germany Federal Foreign Office 10 Apr 2022
• Bibilov: South Ossetia to Hold Presidential Election Runoff Sputnik 10 Apr 2022 -- The head of the breakaway republic of South Ossetia, Anatoly Bibilov, says there will be a second round of the presidential election in the country.
• Polisario Front Reportedly Severing Сontacts With Spanish Government Sputnik 10 Apr 2022 -- The Polisario Front (Popular Front for the Liberation of Western Sahara) says it is halting contacts with the Spanish government, the Sahara Press Service has reported.

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• Russia calls on BRICS members to integrate payment systems Press TV 10 Apr 2022 -- Russia has called on members of the BRICS group of emerging economies to integrate their payment systems while using their national currencies for trade.
• 'We Will Sue': Russia Will Go to Court if West Tries to Move It Into Default - Finance Minister Sputnik 10 Apr 2022 -- Russia is ready to prove in court that it has done everything possible to fulfill its obligations to foreign investors on its Eurobonds if the West tries to declare Russia in default, Russian Finance Minister Anton Siluanov said.
• Russia Has Been Fulfilling Its Foreign Debt Obligations, Finance Minister Says Sputnik 10 Apr 2022 -- Siluanov pointed out that, even with the Ministry of Finance's foreign currency accounts and the Central Bank's foreign exchange reserves frozen, Russia kept using US dollars while conducting the transactions related to its debt obligations.
• Wang Yi supports Serbia's independent foreign policy, Serbian FM vows to uphold 'true friendship' during phone call Global Times 10 Apr 2022 -- Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi had a phone conversation with Serbian Foreign Minister Nikola Selakovic on Friday, during which Wang expressed firm support for Serbia in seeking independent foreign policy.
• Swedish parliamentary delegation arrives in Taiwan, to meet Tsai virtually CNA 10 Apr 2022 -- A Swedish parliamentary delegation arrived in Taiwan on Sunday for a five-day visit, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) said.
• North Korea marks 10 years of Kim Jong-un's leadership with week-long events Press TV 10 Apr 2022 -- North Korea is holding a series of events this week to mark the 10th anniversary of its leader Kim Jong-un's rise to power, as part of efforts to extol his leadership in the face of Western sanctions.
• S.Korean president-elect nominates 8 ministers People's Daily 10 Apr 2022 -- South Korean President-elect Yoon Suk-yeol on Sunday nominated eight ministers for his new government, which is scheduled to be inaugurated on May 10.
• Arash joint gas field test for good neighborliness IRNA 10 Apr 2022 -- The Arash/al-Dorra Gas Field is one of joint oil and gas fields shared by Iran, Kuwait, and Saudi Arabia, which has turned into a source of dispute among the three, and Kuwaiti officials have recently voiced claims in this regard that have drawn a firm and logical response from Iranian authorities.
• Iran's IRGC seizes foreign ship smuggling fuel in Persian Gulf, arrests entire crew Press TV 10 Apr 2022 -- Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) has confiscated a foreign vessel smuggling thousands of liters of fuel in the Persian Gulf region and arrested the entire crew members, a senior Iranian Judiciary official says
• Iran FM: Path of diplomacy is open IRNA 10 Apr 2022 -- Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian said on Sunday that the way of diplomacy is open and the country continues this way in order to reach a good, sustainable and dignified agreement.
• Speaker: Nuclear talks should guarantee economic interests IRNA 10 Apr 2022 -- Iran's Majlis Speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf said here on Sunday that the nuclear talks have to lead to the guaranteed, sustainable and tangible economic interests for the Iranian nation.
• Iran FM: No benefit in direct talks with US ISNA 10 Apr 2022 -- Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian said that Tehran has frankly told the American side that they shouldn't cause obstruction or delay reaching an agreement in the Vienna talks, while indicating that diplomacy is still open.
• Iran FM: US 'imposing new conditions' for removal of sanctions Press TV 10 Apr 2022 -- Iran's foreign minister says the US is "imposing new conditions" for removing its sanctions in order to revive the 2015 nuclear deal, stressing that Tehran will never compromise on its red lines and will seek a "strong" and "durable" agreement.
• Iranian Lawmakers Set Conditions For Revival Of Nuclear Deal RFE/RL 10 Apr 2022 -- Iranian lawmakers have set their conditions for any revival of the 2015 landmark nuclear agreement, including legal guarantees approved by the U.S. Congress that Washington would not quit it again, Iranian media reported on April 10.
• Iran Asks Biden to Unfreeze Cash in Foreign Banks in Good Will Gesture as Nuclear Talks Stall Sputnik 10 Apr 2022 -- Tehran blacklisted two dozen mostly former US officials on charges of terrorism and "gross violations of human rights" on Saturday, with the move coming after the State Department announced that it would be keeping sanctions in place on the IRGC Quds Force - the elite Iranian military unit battling jihadists and Israel across the Middle East.
• Pakistani Opposition Politician Shahbaz Sharif Submits Nomination For PM, After Khan Ousted RFE/RL Gandhara 10 Apr 2022 -- Pakistani opposition politician Shahbaz Sharif has submitted his nomination to be Pakistan's next prime minister, his party said, after incumbent Imran Khan lost a no-confidence vote in parliament.
• Shehbaz Sherif set to become Pakistan's next prime minister after Khan's ouster Press TV 10 Apr 2022 -- Pakistan's opposition politician Shehbaz Sharif has submitted his nomination to be the next prime minister after incumbent Imran Khan lost a no-confidence vote in the parliament.
• Pakistan's Sharif Set to Replace Deposed Khan as Next Prime Minister VOA 10 Apr 2022 -- Pakistan is set to vote in opposition leader Shehbaz Sharif as the country's next prime minister Monday, a day after incumbent Imran Khan lost a no-confidence vote, bringing down his nearly four-year-old coalition government.
• Pakistan's political change 'won't affect solid friendship with China' Global Times 10 Apr 2022 -- Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan was ousted from office in a no-confidence vote in the country's parliament on Sunday, but such a major political upheaval in Islamabad will not affect the solid friendship between China and Pakistan. Experts from both China and Pakistan are confident in the future of the China-Pakistan ties, as they believe the new government will continue to uphold the country's long-standing tradition to make sure the friendship with China and all China-Pakistan cooperation projects will be unaffected.
• Pakistan erupts in protest as Khan's party threatens to resign en masse Press TV 10 Apr 2022 -- The political crisis deepens in Pakistan as members of Imran Khan's party threaten to resign en masse a day after he was ousted as prime minister following a vote of no-confidence in parliament.
• Pakistani PM loses no-confidence vote People's Daily 10 Apr 2022 -- The no-confidence motion filed by an opposition alliance against Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan succeeded early Sunday morning after a majority of members of the National Assembly voted against him, said an official.
• French election 'a tight race' between Macron and Le Pen Global Times 10 Apr 2022 -- French voters headed to the polls to cast their vote in the first round of the presidential election on Sunday, which is expected to be a tight race between incumbent President Emmanuel Macron and far-right leader Marine Le Pen.
• Violence and Threats to Free Speech in El Salvador US Dept. of State 10 Apr 2022 -- The United States government is concerned about violence in El Salvador and the passage and implementation of the April 5 Criminal Code amendment by the Legislative Assembly criminalizing reporting on certain gang activities. The law lends itself to attempts to censor the media, prevent reporting on corruption and other matters of public interest, and silence critics of the Salvadoran government.