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• Pentagon Press Secretary John F. Kirby Holds a Press Briefing DoD 11 Apr 2022
• Leaders Update Special Ops Vision, Strategy DoD News 11 Apr 2022 -- The civilian and military leaders of America's special operations forces have combined to issue the new Special Operations Forces Vision and Strategy to guide the force into the future.
• 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, Expeditionary Strike Group 3 demonstrate Lightning carrier concept USMC News 11 Apr 2022 -- The Navy and Marine Corps demonstrated a key capability when they operated 20 F-35B Lightning II jets from America-class amphibious assault carrier USS Tripoli March 30 through April 8, fully exercising the Marine Corps' "lightning carrier" concept for the first time in naval history on an amphibious assault ship.
• US Aircraft Carrier to Enter East Sea This Week Amid North Korea Tensions, Reports Say Sputnik 11 Apr 2022 -- US nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln will enter the international waters of the East Sea this week as a "show of force" movement to deter possible North Korean provocations, Yonhap reported on Monday citing sources.
• Ford Gets Locked and Loaded, Receives 541,000 Pounds of Ordnance US Navy 11 Apr 2022 -- USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) conducted a conventional ammunition on-load, April 9, in support of workups and training for an upcoming deployment. Ford successfully on-loaded approximately 541,000 pounds of ordnance using both connected transfers and vertical lifts from the dry cargo and ammunition ship USNS William McLean (T-AKE 12).
• NATO Stands Ready to Boost 'Military Exchange' With Seoul, Reports Say Sputnik 11 Apr 2022 -- The chairman of the NATO military committee, Adm. Rob Bauer, spoke in support of strengthening cooperation with South Korea during a meeting with the head of the South Korean Joint Chiefs of Staff, Won In-choul, Yonhap news agency reported on Monday.
• Netherlands deploy F-35 fighter jets to NATO's Air Policing in Bulgaria NATO 11 Apr 2022 -- On April 6, 2022, four Royal Netherlands Air Force F-35- fighter jets landed at Graf Ignatievo Air Base near Plovdiv, Bulgaria, to safeguard the skies with the Bulgarian Air Force in April and May.
• Senior Defense Official Holds a Background Briefing DoD 11 Apr 2022
• Security Assistance to Ukraine Continues Unabated DoD News 11 Apr 2022 -- While Russia targets Ukraine's Donbas region for continued aggression and Ukrainians shift their efforts to confront that aggression, the U.S., allies and partners continue their efforts to get security assistance to the Ukrainian military.
• Russians Shifting Their Fighting Focus to Eastern Ukraine, Says DOD Official DoD News 11 Apr 2022 -- The Russians are now concentrating their combat activity, resupply and reinforcement mostly in the Donbas area of eastern Ukraine, a senior Defense Department official said at a press briefing today.
• In Russia's War On Ukraine, Effective Satellites Are Few And Far Between RFE/RL 11 Apr 2022 -- By all accounts, Russia's war on Ukraine isn't going well.
• Canada imposes additional sanctions on Russian defence sector Canada 11 Apr 2022 -- The Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs, today announced that Canada is imposing new sanctions under the Special Economic Measures (Russia) Regulations in response to the Russian regime's illegal and unjustifiable invasion of Ukraine.
• China Has Delivered Batch of Missiles to Serbia Amid Heightened Tensions in Europe - Report Sputnik 11 Apr 2022 -- Serbia, which has formally applied to join the EU, has already begun to strengthen its military forces with Russian and Chinese weapons, including military planes, battle tanks, and other equipment.
• PLA's delivery of normal military goods to Serbia a 'scheduled cooperation project,' does not target 3rd party: FM Global Times 11 Apr 2022 -- The Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Air Force recently dispatched transport aircraft to deliver military goods to Serbia in a normal, prescheduled move, a spokesperson of Chinese Foreign Ministry said on Monday, after a record-breaking number of Chinese Y-20 cargo planes were spotted in Serbia on Saturday.
• PLA gathers hundreds of arms firms, seeks logistics boost from intelligent drones Global Times 11 Apr 2022 -- The Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Joint Logistics Support Force recently organized an unmanned intelligent equipment inspection event, gathering hundreds of arms companies to display their drone products, in a move analysts said on Monday to find the right equipment that can enhance the Chinese military's logistics support capabilities and boost the PLAs' overall combat capabilities.
• US claims of China's nukes 'excuse for own expansion' Global Times 11 Apr 2022 -- US military leaders, politicians and media have been repeatedly hyping the so-called China nuclear arsenal expansion, highlighted recently again by a report by the Wall Street Journal, and these speculations are an excuse for the US to expand its own nuclear arsenal and push the "China threat" theory, Chinese experts said on Monday.
• China 'accelerating' expansion of nuclear arsenal over US threat Press TV 11 Apr 2022 -- China has allegedly accelerated the expansion of its nuclear arsenal due to a change in the country's assessment of the threat posed by the US, a new report claims.
• Defense ministry orders all military personnel to get COVID-19 booster CNA 11 Apr 2022 -- All Taiwan military personnel have been instructed to get their booster shot for COVID-19, which has so far infected 74 service members this year, Deputy Defense Minister Po Horng-huei (柏鴻輝) said Monday.
• Taiwan Mulls Lengthening Military Service VOA 11 Apr 2022 -- Russia's invasion of Ukraine has brought renewed attention to whether Taiwan's civilian population would be ready to defend the island democracy if it ever faced an invading force from China.
• Indian Air Force blames officials for missile that accidentally landed in Pakistan People's Daily 11 Apr 2022 -- The Indian Air Force (IAF) has blamed officials from its missile squadron for an incident which accidentally launched a missile into Pakistan.
• Biden Urges Modi Not to Accelerate Russian Energy Imports VOA 11 Apr 2022 -- U.S. President Joe Biden told Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi that buying more Russian oil is not in India's interest, as the United States pushes New Delhi to take a harder line against Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
• Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III Opening Remarks at a U.S.-India 2+2 Joint Press Availability DoD 11 Apr 2022
• Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III Opening Remarks at the U.S.-India 2+2 Ministerial Dialogue DoD 11 Apr 2022
• Fourth Annual U.S.-India 2+2 Ministerial Dialogue US Dept. of State 11 Apr 2022 -- The text of the following statement was released by the Governments of the United States of America and India on the occasion of the Fourth Annual U.S.-India 2+2 Ministerial Dialogue in 2022.
• Virtual meeting between Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi and President of USA His Excellency Mr. Joseph R. Biden India PIB 11 Apr 2022 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Joseph R. Biden held a virtual meeting today. Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh and Minister of External Affairs Dr. S. Jaishankar, who are in Washington DC for the India-US 2+2 Ministerial Dialogue, were also present at the White House during the interaction, along with their US counterparts, Secretary of Defence Lloyd Austin and Secretary of State Antony Blinken.
• Background Press Call by a Senior Administration Official on President Biden's Virtual Meeting with Prime Minister Modi of India The White House 11 Apr 2022
• Remarks by President Biden and Prime Minister Modi of India Before Bilateral Meeting The White House 11 Apr 2022
• Readout of President Biden's Call with Prime Minister Modi of India The White House 11 Apr 2022
• Raksha Mantri & US Secretary of Defence review defence cooperation & regional security situation during bilateral talks in Pentagon India PIB 11 Apr 2022 -- Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh, along with Defence Secretary Dr Ajay Kumar and a high-level delegation, held a meeting with Secretary of Defence of the United States of America Mr Lloyd Austin, accompanied by Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and other senior officials in Pentagon on April 11, 2022.
• Austin Hosts India's Singh for Pentagon Discussions DoD News 11 Apr 2022 -- Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III hosted Indian Defense Minister Rajnath Singh at the Pentagon for talks on the developing defense partnership between the two nations.
• U.S., India Take Steps to Increase Cooperation, Ties Between 2 Largest Democracies DoD News 11 Apr 2022 -- U.S. and Indian leaders took steps today to deepen the cooperation and ties between the two largest democracies in the world.
• Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III Welcomes Indian Minister of Defense Rajnath Singh to the Pentagon DoD 11 Apr 2022
• Readout of U.S. - India 2+2 Ministerial Dialogue DoD 11 Apr 2022
• Secretary Antony J. Blinken, Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, Indian Minister of External Affairs Dr. S. Jaishankar and Indian Minister of Defense Rajnath Singh Opening Remarks at the U.S.-India 2+2 Ministerial Dialogue US Dept. of State 11 Apr 2022
• Secretary Antony J. Blinken, Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, Indian Minister of External Affairs Dr. S. Jaishankar, and Indian Minister of Defense Rajnath Singh At a Joint Press Availability US Dept. of State 11 Apr 2022
• Anti-Tank Guided Missile 'HELINA' successfully flight tested India PIB 11 Apr 2022 -- Indigenously developed helicopter launched Anti-Tank Guided Missile 'HELINA' was successfully flight tested on April 11, 2022 at high-altitude ranges as part of user validation trials. The flight-test was jointly conducted by the teams of scientists from Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), Indian Army and Indian Air Force (IAF).
• North Korea appears to be rebuilding tunnels at closed nuclear testing facility Radio Free Asia 11 Apr 2022 -- North Korea appears to be restoring tunnels at its Punggye-ri nuclear testing site, nearly four years after Kim Jong Un publicly closed it in a move that observers said was an attempt to ease tensions in the region.
• Deputy Secretary McKeon's Meeting with United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Grandi US Dept. of State 11 Apr 2022
• Deputy Secretary Sherman's Meeting with UK Minister for Europe and North America Cleverly US Dept. of State 11 Apr 2022

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• 11 April 2022 - Daily Press Briefing by the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General United Nations 11 Apr 2022
• Countries Near Agreement to Spare Populated Areas from Explosive Weapons VOA 11 Apr 2022 -- A United Nations agreement aimed at sparing populated areas from explosive weapons is near completion and is expected to be finalized in early June. Some 200 delegates from more than 65 states participated in negotiations last week at the United Nations' European headquarters in Geneva.
• Vietnamese girl's 1940 birth certificate could support Paracels sovereignty claim Radio Free Asia 11 Apr 2022 -- New evidence has emerged that may help support Vietnam's claims over the Paracel islands in the South China Sea, currently occupied by China.
• Syria calls on UN to interfere to stop "systematic" Israeli strikes People's Daily 11 Apr 2022 -- Syrian Foreign Minister Faisal Mekdad on Sunday urged the United Nations to interfere to curb the repetitive Israeli attacks in Syria, slamming such strikes as systematic, according to the state news agency SANA.
• Myanmar's military reportedly suffers heaviest casualties since coup Radio Free Asia 11 Apr 2022 -- Heavy fighting between junta troops and a joint force of ethnic fighters and prodemocracy paramilitaries in Myanmar's Kayin state resulted in the largest number of casualties the military has suffered in clashes since it seized power last year, according to sources.
• Public Designation of Former Officials of the Republic of North Macedonia and Bosnia and Herzegovina Due to Involvement in Significant Corruption US Dept. of State 11 Apr 2022 -- The U.S. Department of State has publicly designated former Prime Minister of the Republic of North Macedonia Nikola Gruevski and former Director of the Department for Security and Counterintelligence (UBK) Sasho Mijalkov as well as Gordana Tadić of Bosnia and Herzegovina from the chief prosecutor's office. We have taken these actions in response to these former officials' involvement in significant corruption. Their actions undermined the rule of law, democratic institutions, and public processes in both countries and eroded the public's faith in their governments.
• Treasury Targets Actors for Destabilizing Behavior Throughout the Western Balkans US Treasury 11 Apr 2022 -- Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) designated seven individuals and one entity across four countries in the Western Balkans pursuant to Executive Order (E.O.) 14033. This is the second action OFAC has taken under E.O. 14033 targeting persons who threaten the stability of the region through corruption, criminal activity, and other destabilizing behavior.
• U.S. Imposes Sanctions On Seven Individuals In Balkan Countries, Accusing Them Of Corruption RFE/RL 11 Apr 2022 -- The United States has imposed sanctions on seven people in four Balkan countries, accusing them of threatening the stability of the region through corruption, criminal activity, and other actions.
• Britain Sanctions Bosnian Serb Politicians For Pushing 'De Facto Secession' Of Republika Srpska RFE/RL 11 Apr 2022 -- Britain has announced sanctions against Bosnian Serb politicians Milorad Dodik and Zeljka Cvijanovic, accusing them of attempting to undermine the legitimacy of Bosnia-Herzegovina by pushing policies that amount to a "de facto secession."
• UK announces sanctions under Bosnia and Herzegovina sanctions regime: 11 April 2022 UK FCDO 11 Apr 2022 -- The UK government announces its first sanctions under the Bosnia and Herzegovina sanctions regime.
• Runoff To Be Held In De Facto Presidential Election In Georgia's Breakaway Region Of South Ossetia RFE/RL 11 Apr 2022 -- None of five presidential candidates in a vote in Georgia's South Ossetia cleared the 50 percent mark in an election to lead the breakaway region that Tbilisi and the West do not recognize.

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• Treasury Sanctions Notorious Kinahan Organized Crime Group US Treasury 11 Apr 2022 -- Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) designated the Kinahan Organized Crime Group (KOCG) along with seven of its key members, including its Irish leaders Christopher Vincent Kinahan Senior, Daniel Joseph Kinahan, Christopher Vincent Kinahan Junior, and three associated businesses pursuant to Executive Order (E.O.) 13581, "Blocking Property of Transnational Criminal Organizations," as amended.
• Malaysian Police arrest fugitive allegedly close to US-sanctioned Chinese triad boss Radio Free Asia 11 Apr 2022 -- Malaysian police announced the arrest of a suspected criminal leader who is said to be close to the Chinese underworld, following his surrender to law enforcement here on Monday after more than a year in hiding.
• Latvia Detains Belarusian National On Espionage Charge RFE/RL 11 Apr 2022 -- Latvian authorities say they detained a Belarusian citizen on an espionage charge in mid-February, saying that he allegedly collected information on Latvia's military facilities for Belarusian intelligence.
• Aviation safety: 20 Russian airlines added to EU Air Safety List European Commission 11 Apr 2022
• Divisions rife as EU mulls ban on imports of Russian oil Press TV 11 Apr 2022 -- The European Union is drafting proposals to impose a ban on the import of Russian oil, the top diplomats of Ireland, Lithuania, and the Netherlands said Monday, despite a lack of consensus on the issue between member nations.
• EU Made No Decisions on Sanctioning Russian Oil, Gas, But Will Continue Discussions, Borrell Says Sputnik 11 Apr 2022 -- Earlier, Irish Foreign Minister Simon Coveney called on the EU countries to consider slapping sanctions on Russian oil sales as a response to Moscow's decision to launch the special military operation in Ukraine on 24 February.
• Russia Defaults on Bond Payments After US Blocks Funds VOA 11 Apr 2022 -- The Russian government has defaulted on its sovereign debt for the first time in more than a century, according to S&P Global, the ratings firm that tracks the creditworthiness of governments and major businesses around the world.
• 'Hard' Talks Between Austrian Leader And Putin End After An Hour RFE/RL 11 Apr 2022 -- Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer says he held "direct, open, and hard" talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin over Moscow's unprovoked invasion of Ukraine.
• Russian Ruble Falls Sharply As Moscow Scraps Some Capital Controls RFE/RL 11 Apr 2022 -- The Russian ruble has weakened sharply after the country's central bank decided to relax some of the temporary capital control measures aimed at limiting a drop in the currency brought on by crippling sanctions imposed by the international community on Moscow for its unprovoked invasion of Ukraine.
• French Bank Societe Generale To End Its Activities In Russia RFE/RL 11 Apr 2022 -- French banking group Societe Generale has said it is ending its activities in Russia and selling its stake in Russia's Rosbank and the Russian lender's insurance subsidiaries.
• Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Zhao Lijian's Regular Press Conference on April 11, 2022 PRC MofA 11 Apr 2022
• FM slams some Western countries for linking Ukraine crisis and China-Russia ties to achieve ulterior purposes Global Times 11 Apr 2022 -- The rumor about China, Russia territorial issue will find no audience in the two countries, Chinese Foreign Ministry said on Monday, noting that some Western countries are linking the Ukraine crisis with China-Russia ties to achieve ulterior strategic purposes, which is irresponsible.
• Hong Kong police arrest senior journalist, radio host on colonial 'sedition' charge Radio Free Asia 11 Apr 2022 -- Hong Kong national security police on Thursday arrested a senior journalist for 'sedition,' as Beijing's preferred candidate and former police chief John Lee launched his campaign to win the city's top job.
• Relatives of detained Uyghurs forced to work in Xinjiang factories Radio Free Asia 11 Apr 2022 -- Hundreds of family members of detained Uyghur residents of a small community in northwestern China's Xinjiang region have been forced to work in local government-run factories, a source with knowledge of the situation and a local police officer said.
• HKPF arrests media veteran Allan Au, case 'linked to Stand News' Global Times 11 Apr 2022 -- Hong Kong Police Force's national security department arrested Allan Au Ka-lun, a media veteran and former host of a RTHK program, on Monday morning for colluding and publishing inflammatory publications, local media reported. The reports said the case is related to Stand News.
• China's Lessons From Russia's War in Ukraine VOA 11 Apr 2022 -- China is learning from Russia's troubled war in Ukraine to improve its battle strategies and prepare for economic sanctions if Beijing ever attacks self-ruled Taiwan, experts believe.
• Swedish delegation meets Taiwan official, promotes close exchanges CNA 11 Apr 2022 -- A visiting parliamentarian delegation from Sweden called for closer economic and trade ties between Sweden and Taiwan and pledged to try to help Taiwan take part in the global arena during a meeting with Economics Minister Wang Mei-hua (王美花).
• Wealthy North Koreans refuse loans to farms after government cancels farm debt Radio Free Asia 11 Apr 2022 -- The North Korean government's order to cancel the debts of collective farms is causing reluctance among wealthy lenders to issue new loans to farmers, a major funding setback that could hamper the country's ability to produce food this year, sources told RFA.
• AEOI chief: Strategic Document of Iran's Nuclear Industry a key step to remove obstacles IRNA 11 Apr 2022 -- The newly-unveiled Comprehensive Strategic Document of Iran's Nuclear Industry will hopefully be an effective step towards removing obstacles and developing this industry, Mohammad Eslami, head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) said on Monday.
• President Raisi: "Iran's strategy in nuclear talks is strategy announced by Supreme Leader" ISNA 11 Apr 2022 -- Iran's President called hope-making information as one of the most important parts of Jihad of Enlightenment and stated, "In this part, from me as the President to each of the managers and employees of the government and the media, we all have a responsibility to provide responsible information to rebuild people's hope and trust, and take steps to thwart the enemy's conspiracy".
• Iran's red lines fully observed in Vienna talks, more than one issue still lingering, says FM spokesman Press TV 11 Apr 2022 -- Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman says none of Tehran's red lines have been abandoned during the course of the Vienna talks on the revival of the 2015 deal, stressing that a weak agreement could have been made a few months ago if the Iranian negotiators were to abandon the country's red lines.
• Iran Foreign Ministry confirms report on release of funds blocked abroad Press TV 11 Apr 2022 -- Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh has confirmed media reports published last week suggesting that Tehran will be able to access billions of dollar worth of funds that have remained frozen in foreign banks because of American sanctions.
• Talks with neighbors over water rights, dam construction on Iran's agenda, says Iran FM Press TV 11 Apr 2022 -- Iran's foreign minister says the foreign, interior, and energy ministries have formed a joint committee to follow up on the issues related to cross-border rivers and the construction of dams in some neighboring countries, adding that Tehran has held bilateral talks with Turkey, Iraq, and Afghanistan over the issues.
• U.S. seeks to impose new conditions for lifting sanctions: Iranian FM People's Daily 11 Apr 2022 -- Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian said on Sunday that the United States is seeking to impose new conditions for lifting anti-Iran sanctions, official news agency IRNA reported.
• World Bank projects Ukraine's economy to shrink by 45 pct this year People's Daily 11 Apr 2022 -- Ukraine's economy is expected to shrink by 45.1 percent this year, and Russia's economy is projected to contract by 11.2 percent, the World Bank said Sunday.
• Ukraine's Economy Forecast To Nearly Halve Amid Russia's Invasion RFE/RL 11 Apr 2022 -- Ukraine's economy is forecast to nearly halve this year due to Russia's invasion, which has destroyed major factories and housing projects and sent millions of people fleeing the country, according to a new World Bank report released on April 10.
• French President Narrowly Wins First Round of Voting VOA 11 Apr 2022 -- Incumbent French President Emmanuel Macron and far-right leader Marine Le Pen will face off against each other in a presidential runoff vote on April 24, following the first round of the contest Sunday.
• Macron 27.85%, Le Pen 23.15%: Final results of France's first-round election Press TV 11 Apr 2022 -- The final results of the first round of France's very tightly fought presidential election show that incumbent President Emmanuel Macron has won 27.85 percent of the votes while far-right veteran Marine Le Pen secured 23.15 percent, as the pair prepares for a run-off.
• France's extremist far-right jubilant as political pillars teeter after debacle Press TV 11 Apr 2022 -- France's far-right and far-left parties have scored major gains in the first round of the presidential vote with incumbent president Emmanuel Macron poised to face Marine Le Pen in a runoff.
• Macron, Le Pen lead 1st round of French presidential election People's Daily 11 Apr 2022 -- French incumbent President Emmanuel Macron and far-right wing candidate Marine Le Pen are the top two leaders of the first round of the 2022 presidential election with respectively 28.2 percent and 23.4 percent of the votes, according to a preliminary exit poll carried out Sunday by Elabe and released by French television BFMTV.
• Australians to Vote on May 21 VOA 11 Apr 2022 -- The economy, national security and climate change are expected to be key issues when Australians vote in a general election on May 21.
• Rights expert concerned about erosion of democracy in Brazil UN News 11 Apr 2022 -- Decrying the erosion of democracy in Brazil, a UN expert has called for authorities to create and maintain a safe environment conducive to the exercise of the rights to peaceful assembly and association.
• Commission Repeats Claim That Russian Plot Caused 2010 Crash That Killed Top Polish Officials RFE/RL 11 Apr 2022 -- A Polish government special commission has again claimed that a Russian assassination plan was behind the plane crash that killed President Lech Kaczynski and senior members of his administration in 2010.
• Kyrgyz Ex-President Again Removed From Courtroom For 'Disrupting Order' RFE/RL 11 Apr 2022 -- Former Kyrgyz President Almazbek Atambaev has been removed from the courtroom for the second time in three days after he began disrupting proceedings during his trial on a charge of attempting to seize power amid anti-government protests in October 2020.
• Indonesians Protest Rumors of 2024 Election Postponement VOA 11 Apr 2022 -- Rumors that Indonesia might postpone the scheduled 2024 presidential elections caused thousands of students around the country to march in protest on Monday.