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• Army establishes permanent garrison in Poland Army News 21 Mar 2023 -- U.S. Army Col. Jorge M. Fonseca, the commander of United States Army Garrison Poland, receives the colors from Mr. Tommy R. Mize, the director of Installation Management Command-Europe, during an assumption of command ceremony in Camp Kosciuszko, Poland, March 21, 2023. The establishment of the U.S. Army's enduring presence in Poland demonstrates the United States' commitment to the Republic of Poland, the NATO Alliance and to the support of mission partners.
• Permanent Garrison of the US Forces in Poland Republic of Poland 21 Mar 2023 -- On Tuesday, March 21, at Camp Kosciuszko in Poznan, Deputy Prime Minister Mariusz Blaszczak took part in a ceremony of transformation of the Area Support Group Poland (ASG-P) into the U.S. Army Garrison Poland (USAG-P).
• CENTCOM Innovation Oasis II - Reinforcing a Culture of Innovation CENTCOM 21 Mar 2023 -- U.S. Central Command will host its second CENTCOM Innovation Oasis competition on May 25, 2023.
• Fiscal Year 2023 Research Funding Awards DoD 21 Mar 2023 -- The DoD announced $220 million in awards for basic research projects as part of the Multidisciplinary University Research Initiative (MURI) Program. At an average award amount of $7.1 million over five years, these competitive grants will support 31 teams located at 61 U.S. academic institutions, subject to satisfactory research progress and the availability of funds.
• US Denies Russia Intercepted Bombers Over Baltic Sea, Flights Stayed in Estonia Sputnik 21 Mar 2023 -- Russia did not intercept any US bombers over the Baltic Sea on Monday despite claims to the contrary by the Russian Defense Ministry, US Air Forces Europe said.
• DAF leaders stress importance of transformation, partnerships, on-time appropriations US Air Force 21 Mar 2023 -- The Department of the Air Force's top civilian and military leaders spoke with defense experts and industry partners during the 14th annual McAleese Defense Programs Conference March 15.
• Marine Corps Officially Updates Logistics Doctrine USMC News Release 21 Mar 2023 -- The Marine Corps has officially updated its logistics doctrine with the publication of Marine Corps Doctrinal Publication 4, Logistics, March 21, 2023. This publication provides Marines a conceptual framework for understanding how logistics is an essential aspect of every military operation.
• CTF 74 Visits U.S. Submarine in Australia US Navy 21 Mar 2023 -- Rear Adm. Rick Seif, commander, Submarine Group 7/Task Force (CTF) 74, visited Perth, Australia, to meet with the Sailors of the Los Angeles-class fast-attack submarine USS Asheville (SSN 758) during its port visit to Royal Australian Navy (RAN) base HMAS Stirling, March 13-16.
• U.S., Egypt Enhance Maritime Partnership with Patrol Craft Transfer US Navy 21 Mar 2023 -- U.S. Naval Forces Central Command (NAVCENT) transferred three patrol craft to the Egyptian Navy, March 21, during a formal ceremony in Alexandria, Egypt.
• Opening Remarks Delivered by Prime Minister of the Republic of Cabo Verde Ulisses Correia E Silva US Navy 21 Mar 2023 -- I would like to highlight the presence of the U.S. Secretary of the Navy, Carlos Del Toro. His participation in this Summit is a strong signal of U.S. commitment to the partnership for maritime security in our African region.
• SECNAV Delivers Remarks at the Inaugural African Maritime Forces Summit US Navy 21 Mar 2023 -- Bom dia, good morning, bonjour, marhaban, and buenos dias! It is an honor to be here today with you in Cabo Verde on my first trip to Africa as the United States' Secretary of the Navy. In fact, this is my very first time in an African nation—so I am long overdue in visiting this amazing continent.
• NATO Chief Takes Stock of Challenging Year, Vows More Progress DoD News 21 Mar 2023 -- The Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022 was pivotal during what was a tumultuous year in NATO history, but the countries of the alliance rose to the challenges of Russia's brutal aggression, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said today, as he unveiled his annual report for 2022 during a news conference in Brussels.
• NATO Deputy Secretary General at the Schuman Forum: security is our shared responsibility NATO 21 Mar 2023 -- NATO Deputy Secretary General Mircea Geoană addressed the Schuman Security and Defence Forum in Brussels on Tuesday (21 March 2023), underlining the importance of working with like-minded partners and organisations in defence of the rules-based international order.
• NATO Secretary General launches his Annual Report for 2022 NATO 21 Mar 2023 -- NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg on Tuesday (21 March 2023) launched his annual report for 2022, covering all aspects of the Alliance's work over the past year.
• 'We Need to Do More': Stoltenberg Calls for NATO Members to Pump Out Even More Military Spending Sputnik 21 Mar 2023 -- At a Tuesday press conference outside NATO headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, the alliance's secretary general said member states need to increase their defense spending even more and increase their weapons shipments to Ukraine.
• Pentagon Press Secretary Air Force Brig. Gen. Pat Ryder Holds an On-Camera Press Briefing DoD 21 Mar 2023
• Ukrainians to Get U.S. Tanks by Fall DoD News 21 Mar 2023 -- The Defense Department announced in January that 31 M1A2 Abrams tanks would be delivered to Ukraine, but officials had speculated it would take about a year to make that happen. Now, they say, the U.S. will instead send M1A1 Abrams tanks from refurbished hulls already in U.S. inventory, and the delivery will be in the fall — faster than what was initially expected.
• OSCE and Spain's Guardia Civil help strengthen Ukraine's canine capacities to prevent illicit trafficking of small arms and light weapons OSCE 21 Mar 2023 -- The OSCE and Spain's Guardia Civil launched a specialized canine team instructor course for eight Ukrainian specialists at the Guardia Civil's Dog Training Centre (CADEPE) on 21 March 2023.
• US, EU agree on major weapons shipments to Ukraine Press TV 21 Mar 2023 -- The United States and the European Union have announced new shipments of military aid to Ukraine.
• Zelensky's Office Asks US for Additional Arms, Ammunition Sputnik 21 Mar 2023 -- Andriy Yermak, the head of the Ukrainian president's office, has stressed the need for speedy supplies of additional weapons and ammunition to Ukraine during his phone conversation with US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan, the office of the Ukrainian president said.
• Bulgarian Blasts, Russian Agents, And The War On Ukraine RFE/RL 21 Mar 2023 -- Shortly after sunset on March 21, 2015, the skies above Bulgaria's biggest, and last remaining state-owned, armaments factory filled with the crackle and fury normally associated with a battlefield.
• New tech expected as China's top helicopter expo to resume in September Global Times 21 Mar 2023 -- China's top helicopter expo will resume this year after a hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic, with analysts expecting new technologies to be displayed that can give the world some first glimpses at China's next-generation helicopters.
• China's Strategic Support Force Brings Hybrid Warfare to Space, Cyber, Politics VOA 21 Mar 2023 -- The Chinese spy balloon that drifted over the United States early this year bore the earmarks of an operation by China's Strategic Support Force (SSF), a little-known hybrid branch of the People's Liberation Army that incorporates elements of cyber, electronic, space and psychological warfare.
• Experts: North Korean Full Range ICBM Test Could Challenge U.S. on Interception VOA 21 Mar 2023 -- Western experts analyzing North Korea's latest intercontinental ballistic missile tests are watching to see whether Pyongyang will follow up by firing an ICBM into the Pacific Ocean on a flat trajectory more like a real attack on the United States.
• Minister Anand announces $1.4 billion investment to upgrade Dwyer Hill Training Centre infrastructure Canada 21 Mar 2023 -- Created in 1993, Joint Task Force 2 (JTF 2) is an extremely high-readiness and precise special operations forces unit. JTF 2 protects Canadian national interests and combats terrorism and threats to Canadians at home and abroad, and is based at the Dwyer Hill Training Centre in the National Capital Region.
• Canada to Invest $1Bln in Refurbishing Training Base of a Special Operation Unit Sputnik 21 Mar 2023 -- Canada's Minister of National Defence Anita Anand announced on Tuesday that Ottawa would be investing $1.4 billion ($1 billion) over ten years in refurbishing the training center of Joint Task Force 2 (JTF2), a Special Operations unit.
• LAUNCH OF 'ANDROTH', SECOND SHIP OF ASW SWC (GRSE) PROJECT ON 21 MAR 23 AT M/s GRSE, KOLKATA India PIB 21 Mar 2023 -- 'Androth', the second of 08 x ASW Shallow Water Craft (SWC) Project, being built by M/s GRSE for Indian Navy was launched on 21 Mar 23 at M/s GRSE, Kolkata. The ship made her first contact with water of Hooghly River at 1430 Hrs at the Launch Ceremony presided over by VAdm Dinesh K Tripathi, FOC-IN-C (West).
• India-Jordan Second Consultative Meeting on Defence Cooperation India PIB 21 Mar 2023 -- The second Consultative Meeting on Defence Cooperation between India and Jordan was held today in New Delhi. The two countries discussed a range of issues including military training and courses, Cyber Security, military exercises, military medicine and capacity building in various areas to enhance defence engagements.
• INS SUJATA VISITS PORT MAPUTO, MOZAMBIQUE India PIB 21 Mar 2023 -- INS Sujata, a ship based at Southern Naval Command, Kochi, visited Port Maputo, Mozambique as a part of Overseas Deployment from 19 to 21 Mar 23. The ship was received by Captain Nitin Kapoor, DA Pretoria, Commandant NRN Siva Babu, Coast Guard Afloat Support Team and Captain Florentino Jose' Narciso from Mozambican Navy amidst the fanfare of Mozambican Navy Band and traditional dance performances at the jetty.
• Deputy Secretary Sherman's Meeting with Israeli Ambassador to the United States Herzog US Dept. of State 21 Mar 2023
• Deputy Secretary Sherman's Call with Swiss State Secretary Leu US Dept. of State 21 Mar 2023
• Press Briefing by Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre and NSC Coordinator for Strategic Communications John Kirby The White House 21 Mar 2023
• Secretary Blinken's Call with Azerbaijani President Aliyev US Dept. of State 21 Mar 2023
• Department Press Briefing - March 21, 2023 US Dept. of State 21 Mar 2023

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• 21 March 2023 - Daily Press Briefing by the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General United Nations 21 Mar 2023
• UNICEF calls on de facto authorities to allow girls to return to secondary school in Afghanistan immediately UNICEF 21 Mar 2023 -- "It's deeply disappointing to learn that, once again, the de facto authorities in Afghanistan have prevented girls from attending secondary school. This unjustified and shortsighted decision has crushed the hopes and dreams of more than one million girls, and marks another grim milestone in the steady erosion of girls' and women's rights nationwide.
• US Welcomes Yemen Prisoner Exchange Deal VOA 21 Mar 2023 -- The United States has welcomed an agreement between Yemen's warring sides to free nearly 900 detainees.
• Civilians in northern Myanmar face growing risks from landmines Radio Free Asia 21 Mar 2023 -- Dang Zalian was out looking for something to feed his goat earlier this month when he stepped on a landmine.
• Ethiopia Rejects US Accusation of War Crimes as Inflammatory VOA 21 Mar 2023 -- Ethiopia's government has rejected a U.S. assertion that all sides in the two-year Tigray war committed war crimes, calling the statement "inflammatory."
• Niger Credited With Negotiating Release of US Aid Worker, French Journalist VOA 21 Mar 2023 -- The government of Niger says it negotiated the release of a U.S. aid worker and a French journalist who were held captive by Islamist militants in the Sahel region. Aid worker and missionary Jeffery Woodke was held for more than six years, while reporter Olivier Dubois spent nearly two years in captivity.
• Israel/Palestine: Statement by the Spokesperson on revoking parts of the Disengagement Law European External Action Service (EEAS) 21 Mar 2023 -- "Today's decision in the Knesset to repeal some articles of the 2005 Disengagement law concerning the Northern West Bank is counter-productive to de-escalation efforts, and hampers the possibility to pursue confidence building measures and create a political horizon for dialogue."

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• Six Additional Oath Keepers Members and Affiliates Found Guilty of Charges Related to Capitol Breach US Dept. of Justice 21 Mar 2023 -- Six additional members and affiliates of the Oath Keepers were found guilty in the District of Columbia today for their actions during the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol breach. Their actions and the actions of others disrupted a joint session of the U.S. Congress convened to ascertain and count the electoral votes related to the presidential election.
• Readout from CISA's Sixth Cybersecurity Advisory Committee Meeting CISA 21 Mar 2023 -- Today, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) held its sixth Cybersecurity Advisory Committee meeting, the first quarterly meeting of 2023.
• Press statements by President of Russia and President of China President of Russia 21 Mar 2023 -- Vladimir Putin and President of the People's Republic of China Xi Jinping made statements for the media following the Russian-Chinese talks.
• Putin, Xi touch on Ukraine in Moscow talks as Japan PM turns up in Kyiv Radio Free Asia 21 Mar 2023 -- Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin held hours of talks in Moscow on Tuesday, vowing a deeper partnership between the two anti-western, nuclear-armed powers in meetings overshadowed by a surprise trip to Ukraine by Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida.
• Putin, Xi Call for Ukraine Peace Talks as Russian Leader Says West Not Ready VOA 21 Mar 2023 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping on Tuesday signed a new strategic partnership between their countries and called for a diplomatic solution to Moscow's war against Ukraine, but Putin said he sees no indication that the Kyiv government and its Western allies are ready for peace talks.
• Russian-Chinese talks President of Russia 21 Mar 2023 -- Vladimir Putin and President of the People's Republic of China Xi Jinping are holding talks at the Kremlin.
• Agreements Signed By Putin, Xi Bring Partnership Into 'New Era' RFE/RL 21 Mar 2023 -- Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin have signed a series of documents on "strategic cooperation" between Beijing and Moscow after what Putin described as "successful and constructive" talks at the Kremlin.
• Putin Hosts Xi for Second Day of Talks After Welcoming China's Ukraine Peace Plan VOA 21 Mar 2023 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin hosts Chinese leader Xi Jinping for a second day of talks Tuesday, after Putin welcomed Beijing's peace plan to resolve Russia's war against Ukraine and signaled to Western leaders the extent of what they call their "limitless" friendship.
• Foreign Minister Lavrov's answer to a question from the Moscow. Kremlin. Putin television programme, March 21, 2023 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 21 Mar 2023
• Press release on a diplomatic demarche to Canadian Charge d'affaires ad interim over Canadian Minister of Foreign Affairs Melanie Joly's "regime change" in Russia statement Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 21 Mar 2023
• Russia-US Communication Channels Working, Moscow Says Sputnik 21 Mar 2023 -- Communications channels between Russia and the United States, even on the ministerial level, are still working but there has been no progress regarding this issue, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov said on Tuesday.
• Russia's UN Envoy Slams ICC Arrest Warrant for Putin as 'Absolutely Null and Void' Sputnik 21 Mar 2023 -- The Permanent Representative of Russia to the United Nations Vassily Nebenzia on Monday said the International Criminal Court (ICC) decision to issue an arrest warrant against President Vladimir Putin is "absolutely null and void."
• PACE leadership meets representatives of Russian democratic forces Council of Europe 21 Mar 2023 -- The leadership of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) has held an exchange of views with representatives of Russian democratic forces, to step up dialogue and to explore ways of co-operating with the Assembly in future.
• Court In Italy Approves Decision To Extradite Son Of Russian Region's Governor To U.S. RFE/RL 21 Mar 2023 -- A court of appeals in the Italian city of Milan has approved a motion to extradite Artyom Uss, the son of the governor of Russia's Krasnoyarsk Krai region, to the United States, where he may face up to 30 years in prison on charges of sanctions evasion and money laundering.
• Head Of Disbanded Nobel Winner Memorial In Moscow Faces Possible Charges After Allegedly Discrediting Armed Forces RFE/RL 21 Mar 2023 -- An investigation has been opened into the head of the disbanded Memorial Human Rights Center in Moscow, Oleg Orlov, over the alleged discrediting of Russian forces involved in the Kremlin's ongoing invasion of Ukraine, the group said on March 21.
• ANALYSIS: China's ruling party launches political campaign likely to lead to purges Radio Free Asia 21 Mar 2023 -- The ruling Chinese Communist Party looks set to embark on a Mao-style political campaign to tease out opposition to Xi Jinping and his personal brand of ideology, calling for nationwide opinion-gathering with a view to "rectification," analysts said on Monday.
• Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Wang Wenbin's Regular Press Conference on March 21, 2023 PRC MofA 21 Mar 2023
• President Xi Jinping Holds Large-group Talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin PRC MofA 21 Mar 2023 -- On the afternoon of 21 March local time, President Xi Jinping had large-group talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Kremlin in Moscow.
• China, Russia to remain true to original aspiration of cooperation, maintain strategic focus People's Daily 21 Mar 2023 -- At the invitation of Russian President Vladimir Putin, Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in Moscow on March 20 for a three-day state visit to Russia.
• Chinese, Russian leaders vow stronger relations amid US, Western hostilities Press TV 21 Mar 2023 -- China and Russia have agreed to expand trade, energy and political relations amid the West's increasingly adversarial approach over the war in Ukraine.
• Joint Russo-Chinese Statement: US Biowarfare Activities, AUKUS Submarines & Prospects of Nuclear War Sputnik 21 Mar 2023 -- Moscow and Beijing have issued a joint statement on a number of poignant geopolitical issues, making this move amid the ongoing visit by Chinese President Xi Jinping to Russia.
• US human rights reports full of lies, ideological bias: Chinese FM Global Times 21 Mar 2023 -- The US' 2022 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices are "full of lies and ideological bias, and the clichés are repeated year after year and are not even worth refuting," said Chinese Foreign Ministry on Tuesday.
• Prominent Hong Kong Democracy Activist Arrested VOA 21 Mar 2023 -- A Hong Kong pro-democracy activist was arrested Tuesday just months after he was released from prison for violating the city's draconian national security law.
• China's graduates hit back as Communist Party tells them not to be picky over jobs Radio Free Asia 21 Mar 2023 -- Amid an ongoing shortage of graduate jobs, the ruling Chinese Communist Party's propaganda machine has started telling young people they shouldn't be too picky about the work they do, even if they hold high-level qualifications from top universities.
• President Xi Jinping Meets with Russian President Vladimir Putin PRC MofA 21 Mar 2023 -- On the afternoon of 20 March local time, President Xi Jinping, upon invitation, met with Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Kremlin on his arrival in Moscow. 
• China, Russia to remain true to original aspiration of cooperation, maintain strategic focus Global Times 21 Mar 2023 -- At the invitation of Russian President Vladimir Putin, Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in Moscow on March 20 for a three-day state visit to Russia.
• Xi meets Putin in Moscow People's Daily 21 Mar 2023 -- Chinese President Xi Jinping met with his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, at the Kremlin on his arrival in Moscow on Monday.
• China lodges solemn representation to US over Tsai's transit Global Times 21 Mar 2023 -- China has lodged a solemn representation to the US concerning the plan of the regional leader of the Taiwan island to travel to Central America and transit through the US. The Chinese Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday that China firmly opposes to any form of official interaction between the US and the island as Tsai reportedly plans to meet US House Speaker Kevin McCarthy during her transit.
• Chinese Foreign Ministry Says Taiwan's Attempts to Gain Independence Doomed to Failure Sputnik 21 Mar 2023 -- Taiwan's attempts to collude with foreign forces in order to achieve independence are bound to fail, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin said on Tuesday.
• PLA activities in the waters and airspace around Taiwan March 21, 2023 ROC MND 21 Mar 2023
• No notification from Honduras ending diplomatic ties yet: MOFA CNA 21 Mar 2023 -- Taiwan has yet to receive an official communication from Honduras ending diplomatic relations and is continuing in its efforts to salvage ties with Tegucigalpa, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) said Tuesday.
• Ruling parties of Taiwan, Japan exchange views on diplomacy, defense CNA 21 Mar 2023 -- Representatives from Taiwan's ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) and Japan's governing Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) held in-person talks in Taipei on Tuesday, exchanging views on the diplomatic and national defense policies of their parties.
• North Korea removes fishing restrictions in the Yellow Sea Radio Free Asia 21 Mar 2023 -- North Korea has reopened the Yellow Sea to its fisheries after banning fishing there for around three years due to COVID-19 concerns, sources in the county told Radio Free Asia.
• U.S. Announces Sanctions Aimed At Iranian Network Used To Purchase Drone Parts RFE/RL 21 Mar 2023 -- The United States has imposed new sanctions on Iranian firms and individuals accused of procuring equipment used to make drones.
• United States Imposes Sanctions on Iranian Military Procurement Network US Dept. of State 21 Mar 2023 -- The United States is designating four entities and three individuals for sanctions, pursuant to Executive Order 13382, involved in an Iranian military procurement network that has links to Iran's unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) programs.
• Treasury Continues to Sanction Procurement Networks for Iran's UAV and Weapons Programs US Treasury 21 Mar 2023 -- Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), in coordination with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), designated four entities and three individuals in Iran and Turkey for their involvement in the procurement of equipment, including European-origin engines of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) in support of Iran's UAV and weapons programs. This procurement network operates on behalf of Iran's Ministry of Defense and Armed Forces Logistics (MODAFL), which oversees several firms involved in UAV and ballistic missile development.
• Protests In Western Iran Met With Force Despite New Year Holiday RFE/RL 21 Mar 2023 -- Fresh anti-government protests in several Kurdish cities in western Iran, held as the country celebrates the Persian New Year holiday, have been met with violence from security forces.
• Iran condemns recent EU, British anti-Iran sanctions IRNA 21 Mar 2023 -- Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Nasser Kanaani strongly condemned the recent EU and British anti-Iran sanctions.
• Iran vows to deliver 'proportional response' to EU, UK sanctions Press TV 21 Mar 2023 -- Iran vows to reciprocate the European Union and the UK's recent repetitive move to impose sanctions on Iranian targets over, what Brussels and London have called, human rights violations.
• Belarusian Supreme Court Rejects Darya Losik's Appeal Against Her Two-Year Prison Term RFE/RL 21 Mar 2023 -- The Supreme Court of Belarus has rejected an appeal filed by Darya Losik, the wife of jailed RFE/RL journalist Ihar Losik, against a two-year prison term she was handed in January for giving an interview to an independent media outlet.
• What's Next for France's Macron Amid Fight Over Retirement Age? VOA 21 Mar 2023 -- After weeks of raucous parliamentary debate and public anger spilling onto garbage-choked streets, French President Emmanuel Macron has won his battle - for now - to raise France's retirement age from 62 to 64. But what happens next?
• Pakistan Urged to Drop 'Overbroad' Terrorism Charges Against Ex-PM Khan and Supporters VOA 21 Mar 2023 -- A global rights organization has accused Pakistani police of using "abusive measures" in an escalating confrontation with former prime minister Imran Khan's supporters amid a worsening political environment within the nuclear-armed country.
• Readout - Foreign Secretary meeting with Israeli Foreign Minister Eli Cohen UK FCDO 21 Mar 2023 -- The Foreign Secretary met Israel's Foreign Minister in London today to sign the 2030 Roadmap for Israel-UK Bilateral Relations.
• UK and Israel to sign landmark agreement deepening tech, trade and security ties UK FCDO 21 Mar 2023 -- The UK and Israel will sign the 2030 Roadmap for UK-Israeli Bilateral Relations, boosting economic, security and technology ties.
• UNICEF Warns That Millions In Pakistan Still Lack Safe Water Following Floods RFE/RL 21 Mar 2023 -- The United Nations children's agency UNICEF says that six months after catastrophic floods struck Pakistan, more than 10 million people, including children, living in flood-affected areas still have no access to safe drinking water.
• Thai House of Representatives dissolved ahead of general election People's Daily 21 Mar 2023 -- Thailand announced on Monday that the House of Representatives has been dissolved, paving the way for a general election within two months, according to a royal decree.
• South Africans Stay Home to Protest Lack of Jobs, Electricity VOA 21 Mar 2023 -- Many South Africans stayed home from work Monday after the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) party called for a nationwide shutdown to protest frequent power cuts and high unemployment.
• Schuman Security and Defence Forum: Press remarks by High Representative/Vice-President Josep Borrell at the press conference European External Action Service (EEAS) 21 Mar 2023
• Schuman Security and Defence Forum: Closing speech by High Representative/Vice-President Josep Borrell European External Action Service (EEAS) 21 Mar 2023
• Schuman Security and Defence Forum: Keynote speech by High Representative/Vice-President Josep Borrell European External Action Service (EEAS) 21 Mar 2023
• Schuman Security and Defence Forum: Press remarks by High Representative/Vice-President Josep Borrell upon arrival European External Action Service (EEAS) 21 Mar 2023
• China will continue to play active role to help address Sri Lanka's debt woes: FM Global Times 21 Mar 2023 -- China will continue to work with relevant countries and international financial institutions to play an active role in helping Sri Lanka address its debt problem and achieve sustainable development, a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson said on Tuesday.
• Opposition activists arrested in Phnom Penh after online comments about king Radio Free Asia 21 Mar 2023 -- Police on Tuesday arrested two opposition activists who are close to opposition party leader Kem Sokha after they posted unfavorable comments on Facebook about how the government has treated Cambodia's constitutional monarch.
• Hun Sen says Cambodia doesn't need EU trade preference to succeed Radio Free Asia 21 Mar 2023 -- Prime Minister Hun Sen declared that Cambodia does not need foreign aid or preferential trade agreements because its economy is strong enough to survive on its own.
• On Europe And The West, Montenegro's Presidential Challenger Talks A Good Game. But Is He The Real Deal? RFE/RL 21 Mar 2023 -- Within hours of the polls closing in Montenegro's presidential election on March 19, 37-year-old Jakov Milatovic was already declaring victory -- even though he hadn't won.
• Mali's Military Leader Presents New Draft Constitution, Reports Say Sputnik 21 Mar 2023 -- The country's military government that came to power as a result of the 2021 coup repeatedly confirmed its commitment to return civilian rule. Last week, Mali's military leader validated the draft new constitution, announcing his plans to present it to the public.
• Haiti: Deploy specialized force to take down gang violence, UN rights chief UN News 21 Mar 2023 -- A specialized force must be deployed to urgently help Haitian authorities tackle a tsunami of gang violence, as rapes, sniper killings, and kidnappings become daily threats, the spokesperson for the UN rights chief said on Tuesday.
• Vietnamese Activists Say Hanoi Adopting China's Model on Religious Policy VOA 21 Mar 2023 -- Days after Hanoi released its first white book on religious policies in 16 years, Vietnamese activists are pointing to its similarities to China's policies.
• Kenyan Police Defend Response to Cost-of-Living Protests VOA 21 Mar 2023 -- Human rights advocates in Kenya are condemning what they call "barbaric acts" by police in their response to protests over the high cost of living. One university student was killed, 31 officers were injured and nearly 240 people arrested Monday in demonstrations organized by opposition leader Raila Odinga.