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• Mr. Chris Meagher, Assistant to the Secretary of Defense for Public Affairs, Holds a Press Briefing DoD 10 Apr 2023
• DoD Releases Defense Contract Finance Study DoD 10 Apr 2023 -- The Department of Defense today released the findings of its Defense Contract Finance Study, an effort to comprehensively assess the effect that DoD contract financing and profit policies have on the defense industry.
• Tick, Tock, Boom: Explosive Ordnance Disposal Training USMC News 10 Apr 2023 -- U.S. Marines stationed at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan conducted an explosive ordnance disposal training range on March 26, 2023, in preparation for Friendship Day, scheduled April 15, 2023. The event focused on a Marine Air Ground Task Force demonstration, which showcases the Marines' ability to conduct airstrikes and air support.
• Israeli Air Force F-35s participate in Red Flag for first time US Air Force 10 Apr 2023 -- The Israeli Air Force returned to Nellis Air Force Base to participate in Red Flag 23-2, this time with its F-35I Adir. The large-scale exercise took place from March 13-24, challenging participants to adapt to and overcome complex, multi-domain scenarios, all while up against Nellis AFB's professional aggressor force trained to replicate threats participants will see in real-world conflict.
• NAVWAR Commander Discusses Naval Power for the Joint Force at Sea-Air-Space 2023 US Navy 10 Apr 2023 -- Naval Information Warfare Systems Command (NAVWAR)'s top leader attended Sea-Air-Space 2023 at the Gaylord National Convention Center in National Harbor, Maryland, where he discussed Project Overmatch, software delivery, and the importance of increased digital literacy with industry, government, and military attendees on April 4.
• Task Force 71 focuses on Future of the Surface Force at 2023 SWO Summit US Navy 10 Apr 2023 -- Commander, Task Force (CTF) 71/Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15 held its annual Surface Warfare Officer Summit from April 3-7 in Yokosuka, Japan.
• Lukashenka Tells Shoigu That Belarus Needs Security Guarantees From Russia RFE/RL 10 Apr 2023 -- The authoritarian ruler of Belarus, Alyaksandr Lukashenka, told Russia's defense minister on April 10 that he wanted guarantees that Moscow would defend Belarus in the event of an attack.
• Netanyahu: No Decision Has Been Made to Provide Ukraine With Arms Supplies Sputnik 10 Apr 2023 -- The Israeli government has not made any decisions regarding the supply of lethal weapons to Kiev and continues to provide only humanitarian aid, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Monday, commenting on the leak of secret Pentagon documents.
• 6th Enlarged Meeting of 8th Central Military Commission of WPK Held KCNA 11 Apr 2023 -- The 6th Enlarged Meeting of the 8th Central Military Commission of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) which is of another great military significance was held at the office building of the WPK Central Committee on April 10 in the turning period of the development of our armed forces in which the powerful strategic measures are being carried out to expand and strengthen the war deterrent of the country in every way to cope with the escalating moves of the U.S. imperialists and the south Korean puppet traitors to unleash a war of aggression.
• North Korea's leader calls for 'more practical, offensive' war deterrence to counter US, South aggression Press TV 11 Apr 2023 -- North Korea's leader has called for strengthening of the country's war deterrence in the face of aggressive moves by Pyongyang's archenemies, the United States and South Korea.
• EXERCISE COPE INDIA 2023 India PIB 10 Apr 2023 -- Exercise Cope India 23, a bilateral Air Exercise between the Indian Air Force (IAF) and the United States Air Force (USAF) is being held at Air Force Stations Arjan Singh (Panagarh), Kalaikunda and Agra. The exercise aims to enhance mutual understanding between the two Air Forces and share their best practices.
• TCG Anadolu: Türkiye's largest warship and world's first drone carrier TRT 10 Apr 2023 -- Bolstering Türkiye's naval capabilities, the TCG Anadolu can carry helicopters, drones, land vehicles, light warcraft and personnel.
• "TCG Anadolu is the first UCAV carrier in the world" Presidency Of The Republic Of Turkey 10 Apr 2023 -- Speaking at the delivery ceremony of TCG Anadolu, President Erdoğan said: "TCG Anadolu is the first UCAV carrier in the world. Our Bayraktar TB-3 UCAV, Kızılelma unmanned fighter jet and HÜRJET light attack aircraft will be able to take off and land on this ship."
• International system crucial to countering threat of weapons diversion, Security Council hears UN News 10 Apr 2023 -- Implementing the many global tools aimed at controlling the trade and transfer of weapons - ranging from tracing instruments, to export rules, to safe storage guidelines and beyond - is crucial to prevent arms from falling into the wrong hands, the UN's senior disarmament official told the Security Council on Monday.
• Assistant Secretary for East Asian and Pacific Affairs Daniel J. Kritenbrink On the Secretary's Upcoming Travel to Vietnam and Japan US Dept. of State 10 Apr 2023
• Secretary Antony J. Blinken and Bangladeshi Foreign Minister Abdul Momen Before Their Meeting US Dept. of State 10 Apr 2023
• Press Briefing by Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre and National Security Council Coordinator for Strategic Communications John Kirby The White House 10 Apr 2023
• Department Press Briefing - April 10, 2023 US Dept. of State 10 Apr 2023

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• 10 April 2023 - Daily Press Briefing by the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General United Nations 10 Apr 2023
• Taliban Release 2 Afghan Activists Amid Growing Concern Over 'Arbitrary Arrests' VOA 10 Apr 2023 -- The Taliban have released two Afghan activists at a time when the United Nations and human rights watchdogs have raised alarms over the increase in arbitrary detentions in Afghanistan in recent months.
• US Navy Conducts Mission in Contested South China Sea VOA 10 Apr 2023 -- A U.S. warship sailed near a chain of islands Monday claimed by China, the Philippines, as well as other nations and Taiwan, while China held its third day of military exercises around self-governed Taiwan.
• Malaysian government clarifies PM's statements on South China Sea Radio Free Asia 10 Apr 2023 -- Malaysia's government was on the defensive as it clarified its South China Sea policy, a day after the opposition leader skewered Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim for apparently taking a softer stance over a territorial dispute with China.
• Yemen: UN says Saudi-Houthi talks in Sana'a 'a welcome step' UN News 10 Apr 2023 -- Talks between Saudi and Omani delegations with officials from the Houthi rebel movement in Yemen's capital Sana'a over the weekend, were described as "a welcome step towards the de-escalation in tensions", by the UN Spokesperson on Monday.
• Four Killed In Blast Targeting Police Superintendent In Pakistan's Balochistan Province RFE/RL 10 Apr 2023 -- Four people were killed and 15 others injured in a bombing that targeted the vehicle of a police superintendent in a marketplace in the southwestern Pakistani city of Quetta on April 10, the city's police chief said.
• Bomb Blast in Southwestern Pakistan Kills 4, Injures 15 VOA 10 Apr 2023 -- Authorities in southwestern Pakistan said Monday that a powerful bomb blast struck a police vehicle, killing at least four people and injuring 15 others.
• Myanmar's rebel groups bomb pavilions built by military for New Years water festival Radio Free Asia 10 Apr 2023 -- Myanmar's New Years, called Thingyan, is normally a water festival in which people can drench each other during the hottest time of the year. And junta troops have been busy building pavilions around the country to create a sense of normalcy in the war-wracked country.
• Anti-junta fighter killed during deportation from Thailand to Myanmar Radio Free Asia 10 Apr 2023 -- One of three Burmese armed resistance fighters who sought medical assistance in Thailand was killed as Thai authorities handed them over to junta authorities en route to Myanmar, Radio Free Asia has learned.
• Aggression, occupation take Zionist regime closer to collapse, says senior Hezbollah official Press TV 10 Apr 2023 -- A high-ranking official with the Lebanese Hezbollah resistance movement has censured Israeli forces' raids on al-Aqsa Mosque and violent attacks on Palestinian worshippers, saying such futile attempts only bring the Tel Aviv regime closer to the brink of collapse.
• Curbing 'expressions of violence' a key to peace in Colombia: Guterres UN News 10 Apr 2023 -- Secretary-General António Guterres has underscored the importance of implementing the Peace Agreement in Colombia, and advancing dialogue, in his latest quarterly report on the UN Mission in the country, published on Monday.
• Biden Travels to Northern Ireland to Mark Anniversary of Peace Accord VOA 10 Apr 2023 -- U.S. President Joe Biden travels to both sides of the Irish border this week, taking part in commemorations to mark the 25th anniversary of Northern Ireland's Good Friday peace accord as well as making a pilgrimage to the towns of his Irish ancestors.
• Two Aid Workers Killed in Ethiopia Amid Civil Unrest VOA 10 Apr 2023 -- Two aid workers with Catholic Relief Services (CRS) were killed in Ethiopia's Amhara region amid civil unrest, according to a statement Monday from the aid agency. The unrest was triggered by the government's decision to dissolve the regional security units of the country's 11 federal states and fold them into the federal forces.
• Cameroon Rebuilds Bridge Destroyed by Boko Haram VOA 10 Apr 2023 -- Authorities in Cameroon have rebuilt a bridge that Boko Haram militants destroyed in 2015 in an effort to damage trade with Nigeria and Chad. The government also deployed additional troops to protect construction workers repairing other damage caused by the militants, who are still actively launching attacks in the border area.

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• Bill Signed: H.J.Res. 7 The White House 10 Apr 2023
• Pentagon Calls Apparent Leak of Classified Documents 'Serious Risk' VOA 10 Apr 2023 -- The apparent leak of highly classified U.S. documents about the war in Ukraine poses "a very serious" risk to U.S. national security, according to a top Pentagon spokesperson.
• US Intel Leak Could Hamper Future Cooperation with Allies VOA 10 Apr 2023 -- The recent leak of dozens of top-secret documents, including Defense Department assessments of the war in Ukraine, has sparked concern that the information they contain might help Russia in the war it began in 2022, and that it may make it more difficult for U.S intelligence agencies to operate in the future.
• Ahead of Biden-Yoon Meeting, US Accused of Spying on South Korea VOA 10 Apr 2023 -- South Korea's government is scrambling to contain the political and diplomatic fallout after U.S. media reported that the United States - the country's longtime ally - spied on senior South Korean security officials.
• Kremlin categorically denies Russia's role in US highly-classified documents leak Press TV 10 Apr 2023 -- The Kremlin has categorically dismissed accusations of Russia's alleged role behind a leak of US intelligence documents about a number of countries, including Ukraine, saying there is a "general tendency" to always blame Moscow for such incidents.
• US struggles to discover source of top secret intel leak Press TV 10 Apr 2023 -- American officials are scrambling to pinpoint the source of the latest online leak of highly classified military and intelligence documents, including intel about Ukraine's air defenses and the Israeli regime's infamous Mossad spy agency.
• Why 'Pentagon Files' Reek of Disinfo Sputnik 10 Apr 2023 -- A leak of apparently classified Pentagon documents concerning US military plans in Ukraine, as well as sensitive information linked to China and the Middle East, has prompted a heated debate about the origins and value of the trove. Who is behind the dump, and is it genuine?
• Ukraine Leaks: Has the Pentagon Gone Rogue on Biden? Sputnik 10 Apr 2023 -- The White House is continuing to reel from the publication of tranches of classified intelligence documents on the situation in Ukraine and other sensitive matters. Kiev officials rushed to blame Russia for the leaks. However, veteran intelligence expert Gregory Copley says they likely came from within the corridors of power in Washington.
• US assessing impact of highly-classified documents leak on national security, allies: Pentagon Press TV 10 Apr 2023 -- The United States Defense Department says the country is assessing the impact of the recent online leak of highly-classified military and intelligence documents on the country's national security and its close allies.
• US Assessing Apparent Leak of Classified Documents VOA 10 Apr 2023 -- The U.S. Defense Department said Sunday that multiple agencies are working to assess the national security impacts from a leak of highly classified documents.
• Justice Department Announces Total Distribution of Over $6B to Victims of State Sponsored Terrorism US Dept. of Justice 10 Apr 2023 -- The U.S. Victims of State Sponsored Terrorism Fund (the Fund) today notified a group of eligible claimants of upcoming payments totaling approximately $2.7 billion that the Fund will begin issuing in the coming weeks. The Fund will issue these payments to 5,361 victims of the Sept. 11, 2001 (9/11) terrorist attacks and certain spouses and children of the victims of those attacks. These payments will bring the total compensation paid by the Fund to victims of international terrorism and their families to more than $6 billion.
• Meeting with Primorye Territory Governor Oleg Kozhemyako President of Russia 10 Apr 2023 -- Vladimir Putin held a working meeting with Primorye Territory Governor Oleg Kozhemyako. The Governor reported to the President on the current socioeconomic situation.
• Telephone conversation with President of Kyrgyzstan Sadyr Japarov President of Russia 10 Apr 2023 -- Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with President of the Kyrgyz Republic Sadyr Japarov.
• Top Russian, Syrian, Turkish, Iranian diplomats to meet in near future: Moscow Press TV 10 Apr 2023 -- Russia's deputy foreign minister says a quadrilateral meeting among the top diplomats of Russia, Syria, Turkey, and Iran will be held in the near future as part of efforts made to normalize relations between Ankara and Damascus.
• U.S. Designates Wall Street Journal Reporter As 'Wrongfully Detained' By Russia RFE/RL 10 Apr 2023 -- The U.S. State Department has designated Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reporter Evan Gershkovich as "wrongfully detained" by Russia and urged his immediate release.
• US Designates WSJ Reporter Gershkovich as 'Wrongfully Detained' in Russia - State Dept. Sputnik 10 Apr 2023 -- The United States has designated Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich as "wrongfully detained" by Russian authorities following his arrest in March on espionage charges, State Department Principal Deputy Spokesperson Vedant Patel said on Monday.
• Russia's Wrongful Detention of Journalist Evan Gershkovich US Dept. of State 10 Apr 2023 -- Today, Secretary Blinken made a determination that Evan Gershkovich is wrongfully detained by Russia.
• As Russia sources weapons for its war, it is violating the very UN sanctions it helped to draft: UK Statement at the Security Council UK FCDO 10 Apr 2023 -- Statement by Deputy Political Coordinator Alice Jacobs at the UN Security Council debate on export of weapons and military equipment
• 'Protest Has Become Almost Impossible': The Local Lawmaker Who Publicly Mocked Putin Speaks Out RFE/RL 10 Apr 2023 -- Flamboyant Samara regional lawmaker Mikhail Abdalkin is no stranger to controversy. The 35-year-old communist has made a political career for himself with outrageous public acts of protest in a bid to call out politicians he believes are indifferent to the plight of their constituents.
• Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Wang Wenbin's Regular Press Conference on April 10, 2023 PRC MofA 10 Apr 2023
• Xiplomacy: Meetings of leaders facilitate steady, long-term development of China's ties with France, EU People's Daily 10 Apr 2023 -- Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday held talks with visiting French President Emmanuel Macron in Beijing, which was followed by a trilateral meeting Xi held with Macron and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen. Xi also had a separate meeting with von der Leyen after the trilateral meeting.
• China use spies to keep Muslim Uyghurs from fasting during Ramadan Radio Free Asia 10 Apr 2023 -- Chinese police are using spies to make sure that Uyghur Muslims are not fasting during the holy month of Ramadan - including members of their own ethnic group.
• China sentences two prominent activists after attending 2019 dissident gathering Radio Free Asia 10 Apr 2023 -- A Chinese court on Monday sentenced two prominent political activists to more than a decade in prison for "subversion of state power" - a charge often used to target critics of the government - after they attended a 2019 dissident gathering.
• Two Prominent Chinese Rights Activists Jailed for Over a Decade VOA 10 Apr 2023 -- A Chinese court has jailed two of the country's most prominent human rights defenders for over a decade on subversion charges, according to the wife of one of them and a U.S.-based human rights group. The heavy sentencing drew strong condemnation and threw light on the high price paid by government critics perceived by the Chinese authorities for challenging its rule.
• De-dollarization gaining momentum fast: Chinese diplomat Press TV 10 Apr 2023 -- China's top diplomat in Iran says efforts by developing countries to ditch the US dollar are gaining momentum.
• Shandong aircraft carrier group hosts J-15 fighter sorties on final day of PLA drills encircling Taiwan island, forming blockade Global Times 10 Apr 2023 -- he Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Eastern Theater Command has successfully wrapped up all missions in the combat alert patrols and "Joint Sword" exercises encircling the island of Taiwan from Saturday to Monday, and a comprehensive testing of the integrated joint operational capabilities of multiple military services and branches under realistic combat scenarios, said Senior Colonel Shi Yi, a spokesperson at the PLA Eastern Theater Command, in a statement on Monday evening.
• Chinese aircraft carrier stages drills near Taiwan, Okinawa islands Radio Free Asia 10 Apr 2023 -- China's Shandong aircraft carrier continues to take part in a multi-branch exercise around Taiwan, staged in response to the recent meeting between Taiwan's president and the U.S. House speaker, the Chinese military said Monday.
• Chinese Forces Successfully Fulfilled All Tasks Set During Drills Near Taiwan: Military Sputnik 10 Apr 2023 -- The Chinese forces have successfully fulfilled all tasks that were set during recent military exercises and patrols near Taiwan, Shi Yi, the spokesperson for the Eastern Theater Command of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA), said on Monday.
• Taiwan Watches Third Day of Chinese Military Exercises VOA 10 Apr 2023 -- China declared Monday that it is "ready to fight" after completing three days of extensive combat drills encircling the island of Taiwan, simulating sealing off the island in protest of President Tsai Ing-wen's meetings last week with U.S. lawmakers.
• China says it has 'successfully completed' military drills around Taiwan Press TV 10 Apr 2023 -- China says it has "successfully completed" three days of military drills around Taiwan, amid boiling tensions between Beijing and Washington over the self-ruled island.
• Record-breaking 91 Chinese planes detected around Taiwan in 12 hours CNA 10 Apr 2023 -- A record-breaking 91 Chinese military aircraft and 12 naval ships were detected around Taiwan Monday in a 12-hour period, with 54 crossing the Taiwan Strait median line and entering Taiwan's air defense identification zone (ADIZ), including multiple jets which took off from the Chinese aircraft carrier Shandong, according to Taiwan's Ministry of National Defense (MND).
• Chinese aircraft carrier drills pose threat to eastern Taiwan: Experts CNA 10 Apr 2023 -- Warplanes from the Chinese aircraft carrier Shandong, which is currently located about 200 nautical miles east of Taiwan, successfully conducted takeoff and landing drills on Sunday, which local military specialists warned could pose a serious threat to eastern Taiwan if a war breaks out.
• US warship sails in S. China Sea as Chinese drills near Taiwan enter third day Press TV 10 Apr 2023 -- The US Navy says one of its warships carried out what it called "a navigational rights and freedoms mission" in the South China Sea at the same time as Chinese military drills around Taiwan entered their third day.
• PLA activities in the waters and airspace around Taiwan April 10, 2023 ROC MND 10 Apr 2023
• Taiwan Spots Over 90 Chinese Aircraft Approaching Island - Defense Ministry Sputnik 10 Apr 2023 -- The Taiwanese Defense Ministry said on Monday that it had recorded the approach of 91 aircraft and 12 vessels of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA).
• Russia: China has every right to carry out Taiwan drills, respond to provocations Press TV 10 Apr 2023 -- Russia says China has every right to conduct military drills around Taiwan and to respond to repeated provocations against Beijing.
• China trying to snatch away Paraguay as presidential election nears: MOFA CNA 10 Apr 2023 -- Vice Foreign Minister Alexander Yui (俞大㵢) on Monday said China has been doing its best to try to snatch away Paraguay, Taiwan's only diplomatic ally in South America.
• Canadian parliamentary delegation arrives in Taiwan CNA 10 Apr 2023 -- A 10-member Canadian parliamentary delegation arrived in Taiwan on Monday for a week-long visit that will include meetings with President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) and other senior government officials, according to the Canadian Trade Office in Taipei.
• Philippine foreign secretary sees hope for Taiwan Radio Free Asia 10 Apr 2023 -- Philippine Foreign Secretary Enrique Manalo said Monday he holds out hope for peace in Taiwan, even as China carries out war games near the island after the recent trip by its leader to the United States.
• Taiwan Watches Third Day of Chinese Military Exercises VOA 10 Apr 2023 -- Taiwan said Monday it is closely monitoring as China carried out a third day of military exercises.
• Iran foiled over 8K cyberattacks last year: TIC chief IRNA 10 Apr 2023 -- The CEO of Iran's Telecommunication Infrastructure Company (TIC) says the country foiled more than eight-thousand cyberattacks in the previous Iranian year, which started on March 21, 2022, and ended on March 20, 2023.
• Woman Sentenced to 48 Months in Prison for Conspiring to Violate U.S. Sanctions Against Iran US Dept. of Justice 10 Apr 2023 -- A California woman was sentenced on April 7 to four years in prison followed by three years of supervised release for conspiring to violate the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) by providing services, including financial services, to Iran and the Government of Iran, in violation of U.S. sanctions against Iran, and for structuring.
• US says in contact with allies regarding Iran nuclear deal IRNA 10 Apr 2023 -- A US State Department spokesperson has said that Washington is keeping contact with "allies and partners" regarding the 2015 Iran nuclear deal known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, or the JCPOA.
• Azerbaijan says 'important to continue talks with Iran IRNA 10 Apr 2023 -- Azerbaijan's Foreign Ministry Spokesman Ayhan Hajizadeh has said that his country is interested in developing "good-neighborly relations" with Iran, and regards the continuation of talks with the Islamic Republic as important.
• Official: Iran ranks 4th in lithium reserves in world IRNA 10 Apr 2023 -- Managing director of Hamedan Industry, Mine and Trade said that based on the map of lithium reserves in the world, Iran ranked fourth in having this rare and strategic metal.
• Iran Army chief: Israel cannot handle Iran's military might IRNA 10 Apr 2023 -- The commander of the Iranian Army has warned Israel that it cannot handle Iran's military might, saying the Zionist regime's power matches only that of one of Iran's operations during Iraq's war against the country in the 1980s.
• Israel no match for Iran's Army; equivalent to one of Iran's operations in Iraq war: Army Chief Press TV 10 Apr 2023 -- The chief commander of the Iranian Army says the Israeli military, which heavily relies on sophisticated Western-built munitions, is no match for Iran's Armed Forces, dismissing hostile remarks by the Israeli army's chief of staff that Israel is "ready" to attack Iran even without US support.
• US military moves aimed at concealing its declining power: Iran IRNA 10 Apr 2023 -- The US has been trying to conceal the decline of its power in the world by sending submarines and bombers to West Asia despite the region's lack of need for extra-regional military forces, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kanaani said Monday.
• Iran, Saudi Arabia will soon exchange ambassadors: Iran Spox IRNA 10 Apr 2023 -- Iran's Foreign Ministry Spokesman Nasser Kanaani has announced that a Saudi delegation is visiting the Islamic Republic to follow up on the issue of reopening its diplomatic missions in Tehran and Mashhad cities.
• Initial steps between Iran, Saudi Arabia to appoint ambassadors completed ISNA 10 Apr 2023 -- Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman, Nasser Kanaani announced that a delegation from Iran will depart for Saudi Arabia in the next few days to lay the ground for reopening the Iranian embassy in Riyadh and the consulate in Jeddah.
• Myanmar authorities tell residents to relocate away from Magway's air force base Radio Free Asia 10 Apr 2023 -- Myanmar authorities in Magway have informed residents that they must relocate their homes from the vicinity of the air force base by May 20 under the pretext of land encroachment, locals said Friday.
• Macron says Europe must cut reliance on US dollar, seek 'strategic autonomy' Press TV 10 Apr 2023 -- French President Emmanuel Macron has called on European countries to lower their dependence on the US dollar and resist pressure to become vassal states of Washington or get dragged into the China-US conflict over Taiwan.
• Tunisians protesters demand release of govt. opponents, call for national dialogue Press TV 10 Apr 2023 -- Tunisians have taken to the streets in the capital Tunis demanding the release of opponents of President Kais Saied who have been arrested in recent months amid anti-government protests.
• Nigeria Police Dispute Number of Kidnapping Victims in Zamfara State VOA 10 Apr 2023 -- Security forces in northwest Nigeria's Zamfara state are searching for women and children gunmen abducted over the weekend.
• Greece Moves to Ban Neo-Nazi Party From Polls VOA 10 Apr 2023 -- Greek lawmakers are set to vote on urgent legislation introduced by the government in Athens to ban neo-Nazi parties from competing in upcoming national elections in May. The move comes after an imprisoned neo-Nazi set up - from behind bars - a political party that is gaining popular support ahead of the polls.