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• Letter to the Speaker of the House and President pro tempore of the Senate consistent with the War Powers Resolution (Public Law 93-148) The White House 25 Mar 2023
• Biden: U.S. Does Not Seek Conflict With Iran But Will 'Forcefully' Protect Americans In Syria RFE/RL 25 Mar 2023 -- U.S. President Joe Biden has said the United States does not seek conflict with Iran but will respond to protect its personnel in Syria and elsewhere.
• Iran warns of prompt response to any attack on bases set up at Syria's request Press TV 25 Mar 2023 -- An Iranian security official has warned that the Islamic Republic will give a prompt response to any pretext for an attack on bases inside Syria established at the Syrian government's request for the purpose of fighting terrorism.
• US occupation forces come under fresh attacks in eastern Syria Press TV 25 Mar 2023 -- More than 20 rockets are reportedly fired against two illegal bases belonging to American occupation forces in eastern Syria.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Joint effort underway to power rocket sleds into the future US Air Force 25 Mar 2023 -- Rocket sled testing is critical to bridging the gap between the laboratory and full-scale flight tests for weapon systems under development.
• Putin Says Russia Will Station Tactical Nuclear Weapons In Belarus RFE/RL 25 Mar 2023 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin says Moscow has reached agreement to station tactical nuclear weapons on the territory of close ally Belarus, which borders both Russia and Ukraine.
• 'Don't Go To The Enlistment Office': Wave Of Military Summonses Raises Fears Of Another Russian Mobilization Drive RFE/RL 25 Mar 2023 -- Since the beginning of March, a growing number of military age men in 43 administrative regions across Russia are receiving summonses to report to their local enlistment offices in what could be preparations for another round of military mobilization in the country, Russian human rights lawyers and advocacy groups say.
• Supplying Ukraine with depleted uranium weapons to have dire consequences: Medvedev People's Daily 25 Mar 2023 -- Russian Security Council Deputy Chairman Dmitry Medvedev on Friday condemned the British plan to provide depleted uranium rounds for Ukraine, warning that the use of such weapons would have dire consequences.
• BRO opens strategic Leh-Manali Highway in record time of 138 days India PIB 25 Mar 2023 -- The Border Roads Organization (BRO) has opened strategically important Leh-Manali Highway (NH 3) on March 25, 2023 in record time of 138 days. Last year it took 144 days for BRO to open the highway for traffic. It is a 427 km long strategic highway connecting Ladakh to the rest of India via Manali, having strategic importance for the movement of the armed forces and their supplies to forward areas in Ladakh, as well as connecting the people of Ladakh to India.
• THE SHIPS OF FIRST TRAINING SQUADRON VISIT ANTSIRANANA, MADAGASCAR India PIB 25 Mar 2023 -- The ships of the First Training Squadron (1TS) of the Indian Navy, INS Tir and ICGS Sarathi visited Port Antsiranana, Madagascar from 20 to 23 Mar 23 as part of long range training deployment. The ships were received by Officers from Malagasy Navy and reps from Indian Embassy at Madagascar.
• CURTAIN RAISER India PIB 25 Mar 2023 -- The Passing Out Parade (POP) of the First batch of Agniveers is scheduled at INS Chilka on 28 Mar 23.
• ARMY CHIEF PRESENTS PRESIDENT'S STANDARDS TO 49 ARMOURED REGIMENT, 51 ARMOURED REGIMENT, 53 ARMOURED REGIMENT AND 54 ARMOURED REGIMENT India PIB 25 Mar 2023 -- General Manoj Pande, the Chief of Army Staff presented the prestigious 'President's Standards' or 'Nishan' to four Armoured Regiments of the Indian Army, namely 49 Armoured Regiment, 51 Armoured Regiment, 53 Armoured Regiment and 54 Armoured Regiment during an impressive Standards Presentation Parade held at Suratgarh Military Station in Rajasthan on 25 March 2023.

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• Ansarullah leader: US seeks to occupy Yemen, plunder its oil wealth Press TV 25 Mar 2023 -- The leader of Yemen's Ansarullah movement has decried the United States' malicious plans for his country, saying Washington seeks to control Yemeni oil resources.
• Daesh terrorists behead 15 truffle hunters in Syria, 40 missing Press TV 25 Mar 2023 -- Remnants of the Daesh Takfiri terrorist group have killed more than a dozen people foraging for desert truffles in Syria's central province of Hama by cutting their throats, while 40 others are still missing, the so-called Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) has said.
• UN Warning About Alarming Scale of Violence by Myanmar's Junta Forces VOA 25 Mar 2023 -- Despite the Myanmar army's denials, survivors and witnesses recently told VOA that during raids on their villages, soldiers used "systematic tactical force" to suppress resistance from villagers, including burning down houses, torture, rape, and mass killings.
• Israel publishes tenders for over 1,000 new settler units in West Bank, East al-Quds amid tensions Press TV 25 Mar 2023 -- Israeli authorities have published tenders for more than 1,000 new settler units in the West Bank and East al-Quds, irrespective of the international outcry against the Tel Aviv regime's illegal settlement expansion activities and land grab policies across the occupied Palestinian territories.
• Russian Mi-28 Helicopters Played Decisive Role in Fight Against Militants in Uganda: Armed Forces Sputnik 25 Mar 2023 -- The Mi-28N Night Hunter is a Soviet and Russian attack helicopter, which was designed for search and destruction of tanks and other armored vehicles, as well as low-speed air targets and enemy manpower in conditions of armed resistance.

News Reports

• UN water conference ends with hundreds of non-binding commitments Radio Free Asia 25 Mar 2023 -- The first global water conference in nearly 50 years adopted almost 700 voluntary commitments that U.N. chief Antonio Guterres declared were "game-changing, inclusive and action-oriented."
• Kenya Reduces Sentence for Two Garissa University Attackers VOA 25 Mar 2023 -- The prison sentences for two defendants who were convicted in Kenya's Garissa University terror attacks have been lowered by a court.
• Meeting with Minister of Transport Vitaly Savelyev President of Russia 25 Mar 2023 -- Vladimir Putin held a working meeting with Minister of Transport Vitaly Savelyev.
• Telephone conversation with President of Türkiye Recep Tayyip Erdogan President of Russia 25 Mar 2023 -- Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with President of the Republic of Türkiye Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
• Erdogan, Putin Discuss Situation in Ukraine by Phone Sputnik 25 Mar 2023 -- Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan held a telephone conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday, during which the two leaders discussed the situation in Ukraine and bilateral relations, the office of the Turkish leader said.
• Chinese Foreign Minister tells US businesses they face 'triple benefits' in China, but regrets 'cold spring' in bilateral ties Global Times 25 Mar 2023 -- Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Qin Gang welcomed a number of representatives from "friendly" US groups and business community to Beijing on Saturday, saying that US businesses are facing "triple benefits" in China, while expressing regret over "a cold spring" in China-US relations.
• Chinese embassy strongly opposes US and Canada's false accusations against China during Biden's visit Global Times 25 Mar 2023 -- The Chinese Embassy in Canada on Saturday expressed strong dissatisfaction and firm opposition to the US and Canada's repeated hype of China-related issues during US President Joe Biden's visit to Canada.
• Yuan's global status continues to rise People's Daily 25 Mar 2023 -- The renminbi remained the world's fifth most active transactional currency in February with a growing share in global payments, a sign that its status as an emerging international currency is steadily rising, experts said on Friday.
• Taiwan has tried its best to aid Honduras: MOFA CNA 25 Mar 2023 -- The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) said Friday it had tried its best to aid Honduras following claims Taiwan had not responded positively to requests for US$2 billion in debt restructuring and industrial investment.
• PLA activities in the waters and airspace around Taiwan March 25, 2023 ROC MND 25 Mar 2023
• Belarus Freedom Day US Dept. of State 25 Mar 2023 -- "Today, we celebrate, along with Belarusians across the world, Belarus Freedom Day. This day highlights the democratic legacy of the first independent Belarusian state, established in 1918 after 150 years of Russian occupation."
• Belarus: Statement by High Representative Josep Borrell on the Day of Solidarity with Belarus European External Action Service (EEAS) 25 Mar 2023 -- Today the people of Belarus mark Freedom Day, a day to commemorate Belarus' declaration of independence in 1918.
• Defiant Belarusian Opposition Marks Freedom Day As Western Leaders Vow Continued Support RFE/RL 25 Mar 2023 -- The Belarusian opposition - bolstered by vows of support from Western leaders - marked the country's Freedom Day on March 25 by declaring continued resistance to authoritarian ruler Alyaksandr Lukashenka, with one exiled leader saying that citizens had not "given up on the dream" of a free country.
• Pakistan's Ex-PM Khan Holds Massive Rally to Press for Elections VOA 25 Mar 2023 -- Pakistan's embattled former Prime Minister Imran Khan addressed tens of thousands of his supporters in the eastern city of Lahore late Saturday, renewing allegations that the powerful military's meddling in politics pushed the country to the brink of an economic disaster and calling for early elections.
• Lithium Discovery Seen as Mixed Blessing in India's Kashmir VOA 25 Mar 2023 -- The discovery of major lithium deposits is being seen as a mixed blessing in India's troubled Kashmir region, where hopes for a major economic boost are tempered by fears of human displacement and damage to the territory's fragile ecology.
• India's opposition figure Gandhi vows to keep fighting after removal from parliament Press TV 25 Mar 2023 -- Top Indian opposition figure and Congress party leader Rahul Gandhi has pledged to continue fighting to preserve India's democratic values, after he was expelled from the parliament following a defamation case over his remarks about Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
• India's Rahul Gandhi disqualified as lawmaker after conviction in defamation case People's Daily 25 Mar 2023 -- The Indian parliament on Friday disqualified the former leader of the main opposition party Indian National Congress (INC) Rahul Gandhi as a lawmaker, a day after his conviction in a defamation case.
• Netanyahu's 'judicial coup' sparks fresh thousands-strong protest for 12th consecutive week Press TV 25 Mar 2023 -- Thousands of demonstrators have held a fresh protest across Tel Aviv in the occupied territories, blasting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for pressing on with his highly controversial and unpopular "judicial reforms."
• Hundreds of Thousands Protest Against Judicial Reform in Israel Sputnik 25 Mar 2023 -- Over 600,000 Israelis have participated in yet another nationwide protest against the controversial Israeli judicial reform, The Times of Israel reported.