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• NROL-85 launches from Vandenberg Vanderberg SFB 17 Apr 2022 -- Team Vandenberg launched the National Reconnaissance Office mission (NROL-85) from Space Launch Complex-4 East here Sunday, April 17, at 6:13 a.m. Pacific Time.
• GW Brings Ordnance Aboard US Navy 17 Apr 2022 -- Personnel aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) onloaded ordnance aboard the ship during a munitions onload evolution April 7.
• New International Naval Task Force to Enhance Red Sea Security US Navy 17 Apr 2022 -- Combined Maritime Forces (CMF) established a new international naval task force April 17 to enhance maritime security in the Red Sea region.
• Commander, Task Force 70 Conducts Flag Talks with JMSDF US Navy 17 Apr 2022 -- Commander, Task Force (CTF) 70 Rear Adm. Michael Donnelly and CTF 70 staff members conducted flag talks with their counterparts from Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF), Fleet Escort Force, aboard the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) April 15.
• Respected Comrade Kim Jong Un Observes Test-fire of New-type Tactical Guided Weapon KCNA 17 Apr 2022 -- Kim Jong Un , general secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK), president of the State Affairs of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) and supreme commander of the armed forces of the DPRK, observed the test-fire of a new-type tactical guided weapon.
• North Korea leader observes new weapons test aimed at enhancing country's nuclear capabilities Press TV 17 Apr 2022 -- North Korea has tested a new weapons system, under supervision of the country's leader Kim Jong Un, which is aimed at enhancing the efficiency of Pyongyang's tactical nuclear weapons.
• Britain Deploys Hunter-Killer Sub to Gibraltar After Russia Blacklists Johnson, Other Top Officials Sputnik 17 Apr 2022 -- The Russian Foreign Ministry slapped sanctions on Prime Minister Johnson, Foreign Secretary Liz Truss, Defence Minister Ben Wallace and ten other senior UK officials on Saturday, barring them from entering Russia. The sanctions mirrored measures put in place by Britain against Vladimir Putin and Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in February.
• White House: Biden to host US-ASEAN summit in Washington May 12-13 Radio Free Asia 17 Apr 2022 -- President Joe Biden will meet with Southeast Asian leaders in Washington for a special U.S.-ASEAN summit next month, the White House announced Saturday.

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• Taliban warn Pakistan of 'bad consequences' after rocket attacks Press TV 17 Apr 2022 -- The Taliban in Afghanistan have slammed neighboring Pakistan for allegedly ordering deadly rocket attacks in Afghan districts along the border.
• Pakistan Calls On Taliban To Act Against 'Terrorists' Operating On Afghan Soil RFE/RL Gandhara 17 Apr 2022 -- Islamabad has urged the Taliban-led government in Kabul to take "stern actions" against militants launching cross-border attacks on Pakistan, a day after the Taliban accused Pakistan of carrying out deadly air strikes inside Afghanistan.
• Pakistan urges 'stern action' by Taliban amid cross-border attacks Press TV 17 Apr 2022 -- Pakistan has called on the Taliban authorities in Kabul to take "stern action" against militants launching attacks on Pakistan's soil from Afghanistan.
• Saudi Arabia 'Pushed' Yemen's Hadi to Resign, Placed Him on House Arrest - WSJ Sputnik 17 Apr 2022 -- Following seven years of devastating civil war in the country, Hadi handed over power to the newly created presidential council, which does not, however, include the Houthis. The council's formation was announced after inter-Yemeni consultations in Riyadh, where the Saudi leadership called on the council to initiate talks with the Houthis.
• Monasteries, churches are not spared from Myanmar's conflict Radio Free Asia 17 Apr 2022 -- Nearly 100 religious buildings have been destroyed in two regions and two states in Myanmar more than a year after the military seized control from the elected government and plunged the Southeast Asian country into chaos and violence, according to data compiled by RFA.

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• Wedding photographer sentenced to 14 years in prison for providing hundreds of photos of warships and military ports to a person overseas Global Times 18 Apr 2022 -- A wedding photographer has been sentenced to 14 years in prison for endangering national security, after he was found providing 384 photos of Chinese warships and military ports to a person overseas that he met via WeChat, the Supreme People's Procuratorate disclosed on Sunday.
• China, US should break current frigid bilateral relations through dialogue: Chinese Ambassador Global Times 17 Apr 2022 -- Chinese Ambassador to the US Qin Gang said in a video address at the opening ceremony of the 25th Harvard College China Forum on Saturday that China and the US should break the current cold bilateral relations through dialogue.
• China eyes next-generation manned carrier rocket, spaceship Global Times 17 Apr 2022 -- With the epic Shenzhou-13 mission drawing a perfect conclusion to the key technology verification stage of China's space station Tiangong, the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA) revealed on Sunday that six more flights will be arranged this year to complete the station's construction. Tiangong will then enter the operational stage that will run for over 10 years, becoming a space "home" for all mankind.
• China Plans 6 Space Missions in 2022 to Complete National Orbital Station - Space Agency Sputnik 17 Apr 2022 -- China has scheduled six space missions by the end of 2022 to complete the construction of the national space station Tiangong, the director of China's Manned Space Engineering Office, Hao Chun, said on Sunday.
• Chinese astronauts return with six-month space station mission accomplished People's Daily 17 Apr 2022 -- Three Chinese astronauts of the Shenzhou-13 manned spaceship have completed their six-month space station mission and returned to Earth safely on Saturday.
• Iran Confirms Centrifuge Facility Relocated To Underground Site Over Security Concerns RFE/RL 17 Apr 2022 -- Iran has confirmed it relocated a centrifuge facility to its underground Natanz nuclear site, days after the UN atomic watchdog said it had installed surveillance cameras to monitor the new workshop at Tehran's request, Iranian media reported.
• Tehran Transfers Uranium Enrichment Centrifuges to Secure Locations Amid Sabotage Fears Sputnik 17 Apr 2022 -- Iran has faced repeated acts of sabotage against its nuclear energy programme, with assassins murdering half a dozen of its nuclear scientists and saboteurs repeatedly striking at its facilities. The Islamic Republic blames Israel for these acts of "nuclear terrorism". Tel Aviv claims Iran's nuclear programme has a secret military component.
• New details of talks on unfreezing Iran assets IRNA 17 Apr 2022 -- A senior official at the Central Bank of Iran (CBI) has stressed that the Islamic Republic of Iran continues intense negotiations to pave the ground for unfreezing its assets in other countries.
• New EU Anti-fraud report accuses Marine Le Pen of embezzling European Parliament public funds Press TV 17 Apr 2022 -- Far-right French presidential candidate Marine Le Pen along with figures close to her has been accused of embezzling about 600,000 Euros in European public funds during their membership in the European Parliament.
• Iraq Seeks to Increase Oil Exports to Europe Amid Ukraine Crisis, Oil Ministry Official Says Sputnik 17 Apr 2022 -- Iraq is looking for opportunities to export more oil to Europe amid the decline of supplies from Russia due to the crisis in Ukraine, Shaker Mahmoud Khalaf, director for projects at the Iraqi oil ministry, said on Sunday.