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• Upgraded F-16 rejoins 8th FW US Air Force 09 Apr 2023 -- After receiving the first phase of one of the largest modernization efforts in U.S. Air Force F-16 program history, an upgraded F-16 Fighting Falcon rejoined the 8th Fighter Wing, April 4.
• No: 94, 9 April 2023, Press Release Regarding the Anchoring of the US Attack Submarine USS San Juan at a Greek Cypriot Port and the Armament Activities of the Greek Cypriot Administration Republic of Turkey Ministry of Foreign Affairs 09 Apr 2023
• Kremlin: West Overreacting to Russian Plan to Station Tactical Nukes in Belarus Sputnik 09 Apr 2023 -- The West is overreacting to Russia's plans to build storage facilities for tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus, while forgetting about the presence of US nuclear weapons in Europe, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Sunday.
• 'One or Two Shells Per Day': Ukrainian Troops Reportedly Hit by Acute Ammo Shortage Sputnik 09 Apr 2023 -- Some Ukraine troops are purportedly sent out into minefields in hope of obtaining abandoned projectiles to alleviate Kiev's shell shortage.
• EU Military Circles Question Million-Munition Delivery to Ukraine: Reports Sputnik 09 Apr 2023 -- Military circles in Brussels are casting doubt on the European Union's plan to deliver 1 million 155-mm munitions to Ukraine within the next 12 months because, among other things, it may take more than a year to put together a batch that big, German news outlet reported on Sunday, citing sources.
• Iran's IRGC successfully tests new homegrown suicide drone Press TV 09 Apr 2023 -- The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC)'s Ground Force has successfully tested a new suicide drone, dubbed Me'raj 532, designed and manufactured by young Iranian experts.
• Iran's IRGC Claims Successful 110-Pound Warhead Kamikaze Drone Test Sputnik 09 Apr 2023 -- Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has conducted successful tests of a high-precision long-range kamikaze drone equipped with a 50 kilogram (110 pound) warhead, the head of the IRGC's R&D department, gen. Ali Kouhestani, said on Sunday.
• Secretary Blinken's Call with United Arab Emirates Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed US Dept. of State 09 Apr 2023

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• Two Islamic State Militants Killed By Forces Of Taliban-Led Afghan Government RFE/RL 09 Apr 2023 -- An operation on April 9 carried out by forces of the Taliban-led Afghan government killed two Islamic State (IS) fighters and took a third militant into custody during an operation in the country's southwest, a regional official said.
• Female Afghan UN Worker Demands Employer Press Taliban to Reverse Ban VOA 09 Apr 2023 -- Shaima, a local employee of the United Nations in Afghanistan, was shocked when she heard that she could not go to work because the Taliban had banned Afghan women from working with the U.N. agencies in the country.
• Saudis meet with top Ansarullah officials in Yemen's Sana'a ahead of ceasefire talks Press TV 09 Apr 2023 -- A Saudi delegation has reportedly met with a number of high-ranking officials from the Yemeni Ansarullah resistance movement in Sana'a as part of preparations for talks to reach a final ceasefire agreement to end the eight-year Saudi war.
• Omani delegation in Yemen's Sana'a to mediate fresh truce between warring sides Press TV 09 Apr 2023 -- An Omani delegation has arrived in Yemen's capital to broker a fresh truce between the country's Ansarullah popular resistance movement and a military coalition led by Saudi Arabia, which has been waging a war against the impoverished country since 2015.
• Escalating violence in Israel, the Palestinian Territories and Lebanon Australia MFA 09 Apr 2023 -- Australia is deeply concerned by the escalating violence in Israel, the Palestinian Territories and Lebanon.
• Lebanon's Acting Prime Minister Says Country Not Involved in Airstrikes Against Israel Sputnik 09 Apr 2023 -- A preliminary investigation into the airstrikes conducted toward Israel has showed that the units that had launched the missiles were of non-Lebanese origin, the press office of Lebanon's caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati said on Sunday.

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• Mossad spurred Israelis to join mass protests against Netanyahu's reform plan: Leaked docs Press TV 09 Apr 2023 -- Leaked documents have revealed that high-ranking officials within Mossad encouraged widespread protests against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's so-called judicial reforms among the spy agency's staff and the general public.
• Russia to Supply 600,000 Tons of Wheat to Egypt in May Sputnik 09 Apr 2023 -- According to Moscow, despite the US-led West's economic sanctions and other barriers associated with the conflict in Ukraine, the demand for Russian grain is actively growing. Egypt, the world's biggest importer of wheat, is also the largest buyer of wheat from Russia.
• China obtains world's first high-yield industrial gas flow with commercial value in Cambrian shale dating back 540 million years Global Times 09 Apr 2023 -- China has unlocked a high-yield industrial gas flow with commercial value in the Cambrian shale dating back 540 million years. The development is a global first which holds strategic significance in promoting regional economic and social development and ensuring China's long term energy security.
• China kicks off second day of military drills near Taiwan amid tensions Press TV 09 Apr 2023 -- China has commenced the second day of its military drills near Taiwan amid escalated tensions over the Taiwanese president's trip to the United States and her meetings with US senior government officials.
• Chinese Army Simulates Strikes on 'Key Targets' in Taiwan Amid Drills Sputnik 09 Apr 2023 -- The Chinese military announced that it would hold three-day air and naval military exercises in the Taiwan Strait and around the island on Saturday morning. The drills kicked off shortly after Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen returned from a visit to the US.
• PLA conducts mock strikes on Taiwan island on 2nd day of encirclement drills Global Times 09 Apr 2023 -- The Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Eastern Theater Command organized its multiple affiliated military services and branches and conducted joint precision strike simulations on the island of Taiwan on Sunday, the second day of its Taiwan Island encirclement combat alert patrols and "Joint Sword" exercises, continuing to pressure "Taiwan independence" forces and safeguard national sovereignty and territorial integrity.
• China sends warplanes, warships near Taiwan as PLA drills enter 2nd day CNA 09 Apr 2023 -- The Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) continued sending warplanes and warships to conduct drills around Taiwan on Sunday as its three-day, around-the-island exercises entered their second day, according to Taiwan's military.
• 35 Chinese warplanes cross Taiwan Strait median line: MND CNA 09 Apr 2023 -- The Ministry of National Defense (MND) said 35 Chinese military aircraft crossed the Taiwan Strait median line Sunday, as drills launched in response to a meeting between President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) and U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy continued for a second day.
• PLA activities in the waters and airspace around Taiwan April 9, 2023 ROC MND 09 Apr 2023
• PLA drills aimed at appeasing Chinese nationalists: Scholar CNA 09 Apr 2023 -- China's ongoing military exercises around Taiwan are aimed at appeasing nationalists in China who were upset by the meeting between Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) and U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Kevin McCarthy, a Taiwanese scholar said Sunday.
• UPDATE: PLA deploys aircraft carrier, rockets, vessels, fighter jets, missiles in drills around Taiwan island Global Times 09 Apr 2023 -- Kicking off the encirclement combat alert patrols and "Joint Sword" exercises around the island of Taiwan, the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Eastern Theater Command on Saturday pressured the island from all four directions by deploying an aircraft carrier, long-range rockets, vessels, fighter jets and conventional missiles.
• US ready to go to war with China over Taiwan: Congressman Michael McCaul Press TV 09 Apr 2023 -- The US Congress would authorize a direct military confrontation with China if Beijing launched an attack on the self-ruled island of Taiwan, said the Republican chairman of the House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee.
• Western plot to cause Iran-IAEA rift backfired: Nuclear chief IRNA 09 Apr 2023 -- The head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) says a Western plot to use the UN nuclear watchdog to ramp up pressure against Iran has backfired, leading instead to increased cooperation between Tehran and the agency.
• Ditching US dollar to minimize West's economic dominance: Iran's Shamkhani Press TV 09 Apr 2023 -- Iran's top security official says the move to reduce the use of dollar in regional and international transactions, joined by several countries, will minimize the West's dominance over the global economy.
• The Growing Pains Of Hungary's Two-Tailed Dog RFE/RL 09 Apr 2023 -- Hungarian TV viewers would have gotten more than they bargained for, when, in March 2018, during a political program focused on the upcoming parliamentary elections, a giant yellow chicken dressed in a business suit sat opposite the presenter and clucked for five minutes.