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• Rocket Attack Targets Coalition Forces CENTCOM 11 Apr 2023 -- An ineffective single rocket attack, targeted coalition forces, at Mission Support Site Conoco, northeast Syria, today at 10:51AM Eastern Standard Time (approximately 5:51PM local time in Syria). One additional rocket was found at the attack's point of origin.

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• Interagency Effort Assessing Impact of Leaked Documents, Strategizing Way Forward DoD News 11 Apr 2023 -- Inside the Defense Department, an effort is underway now to look at the scope and scale of the distribution on social media platforms of what appears to be classified Defense Department information.
• DOD Releases 2023 REPI Resilience Project Funding Guide DoD 11 Apr 2023 -- Yesterday, the Department of Defense's Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration Program released the 2023 REPI Resilience Project Funding Guide.
• DoD Approves Software Modernization Implementation Plan DoD 11 Apr 2023 -- The Department of Defense (DoD) Software Modernization Implementation Plan was approved on March 30, 2023, by the DoD CIO.
• Tactical Resupply Unmanned Aircraft System Demonstration USMC News 11 Apr 2023 -- Marine Corps Combat Development and Integration recently demonstrated an innovative method to transport combat supplies with the Tactical Resupply Unmanned Aircraft System at the semi-annual Installations and Logistics Board held here.
• CSAF visits 179th Airlift Wing ahead of historic mission conversion US Air Force 11 Apr 2023 -- Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. CQ Brown, Jr. visited with Airmen and leadership at the 179th Airlift Wing at Mansfield-Lahm Air National Guard Base April 2, ahead of their historic mission conversion to a cyberspace wing.
• Nimitz Carrier Strike Group Operates in the Philippine Sea US Navy 11 Apr 2023 -- The Nimitz Carrier Strike Group (NIMCSG) is conducting a full spectrum of multi-domain and integrated operations in the Philippine Sea.
• Ships Supporting Two Naval Partnerships Conduct Training in Gulf of Aden US Navy 11 Apr 2023 -- Ships from the navies of Japan and Italy sailed together and conducted combined training in the Gulf of Aden, April 8, while operating under two multinational maritime partnerships, Combined Maritime Forces and European Union Naval Forces.
• Readout of U.S.-Philippines 2+2 Ministerial Dialogue DoD 11 Apr 2023
• Joint Statement of the U.S.-Philippines 2+2 Ministerial Dialogue US Dept. of State 11 Apr 2023 -- The text of the following statement was released by the governments of the United States of America and of the Philippines on the occasion of the U.S.-Philippines 2+2 Ministerial Dialogue.
• Leaders Discuss Partnership Between U.S., Philippines DoD News 11 Apr 2023 -- U.S. and Philippine leaders met today to discuss the nations' military, economic and humanitarian partnership at a meeting in Washington.
• FACT SHEET: U.S.- Philippines 2+2 Ministerial Dialogue DoD 11 Apr 2023 -- Secretary of Defense Austin and Secretary of State Blinken and their Philippine counterparts Secretary of Foreign Affairs Manalo and Philippines Secretary of National Defense Galvez convened the third U.S.-Philippines Ministerial Dialogue in Washington, D.C., on April 11, 2023.
• US, Philippines launch largest-ever joint war games amid tensions with China Press TV 11 Apr 2023 -- The Philippines and the United States launched their largest-ever annual joint military drills on Tuesday amid rising tensions between Washington and Beijing over Taiwan and anti-American protests by Filipinos.
• Philippines, US launch largest-ever joint war games Radio Free Asia 11 Apr 2023 -- Treaty allies the United States and the Philippines kicked off their biggest-ever annual joint military exercises on Tuesday, amid growing regional tensions between the U.S. and China over Taiwan and anti-American protests by Filipinos.
• Secretary Antony J. Blinken, Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III, Philippine Secretary of Foreign Affairs Enrique Manalo, and Philippine Senior Undersecretary and Officer in Charge of the Department of National Defense Carlito Galvez at a Joint Press Availability US Dept. of State 11 Apr 2023
• Comment by Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova on the results of the UN Security Council meeting dedicated to countering the illicit and unregulated export of weapons and military equipment, held within the framework of the Russian Federation's presidency Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 11 Apr 2023
• Kornet: Most Fearsome Weapon of Russia's Tank Hunters Sputnik 11 Apr 2023 -- The Russian military is training special "tank hunter" units designed to take on the German, British, and American armor being sent to Ukraine. What sorts of weapons will Russian forces have at their disposal to counter the sophisticated Western heavy weapons platforms? Sputnik explores.
• Deploying Russian Nuclear Weapons to Belarus Furthers Moscow-Minsk Relations: Ministry Sputnik 11 Apr 2023 -- The agreement to deploy Russian tactical nuclear weapons on the territory of Belarus will give a new significance to relations between Minsk and Moscow, the Belarussian Deputy Foreign Minister Yuri Ambrazevich told Sputnik.
• Russia Moves to Introduce Electronic Military Draft VOA 11 Apr 2023 -- Russian lawmakers moved Tuesday to create an electronic military conscription system to try to thwart men from fleeing the country, as many did last year when they were called up to fight Moscow's war in Ukraine.
• China's Y-20 large transport aircraft gets high bypass ratio engine, report shows Global Times 11 Apr 2023 -- China's Y-20 large transport aircraft has been enhanced by a new type of engine with a high bypass ratio,
• Russia-China Military Cooperation Poses Threat to No State: Chinese Foreign Ministry Sputnik 11 Apr 2023 -- Military cooperation between Russia and China is not directed against third parties and poses threat to no country, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin said Tuesday, urging Tokyo to stop escalating tensions in the region.
• Chinese military authorities stress carrying out Party education campaign People's Daily 11 Apr 2023 -- A video conference on carrying out an education campaign of studying and implementing Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era in the military was held on Monday.
• 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.
• North Korea Vows to 'Expand and Strengthen' Offensive Deterrence Capabilities Amid Western Pressures Sputnik 11 Apr 2023 -- The decision to enhance the country's military stature came following unprecedented war games by the US and South Korea which simulated a devastating nuclear attack.
• Kim Jong-un Urges Strengthening North Korea's War Deterrence: State Media Sputnik 11 Apr 2023 -- North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has called for the expansion and effective use of the country's rapidly strengthening war deterrence force amid "the ever-worsening security" situation on the Korean Peninsula, the state-run Korean news agency reported on Tuesday.
• INDIAN NAVY's NAVAL AVIATION INDUSTRY OUTREACH PROGRAMME AT KOLKATA India PIB 11 Apr 2023 -- A Naval Aviation Industry Outreach Programme in collaboration with Confederation of Indian Industry, Eastern Region, CII(ER) was conducted on 11 Apr 23 at Kolkata. The event was organised by the Naval Liaison Cell, Barrackpore under the aegis of HQENC. VAdm Sanjay Mahindru, Deputy Chief of Naval Staff (DCNS), presided over the inaugural session with senior functionaries of tri services, Coast Guard, DRDO and CII(ER) sharing their perspectives on Indigenisation.
• Iran's helicopter force equipped with new precision missile IRNA 11 Apr 2023 -- A homegrown precision-guided missile has recently been handed over to the Airborne Division the Iranian Army's Ground Force, Commander of the Iranian Army's Ground Force Brigadier General Kioumars Heidari said.
• Iranian Army Ground Force unveils Mohajer 6 jammer drone Press TV 11 Apr 2023 -- The Iranian Army's Ground Force has unveiled its first indigenously-manufactured jammer drone, which is designed to disrupt the communication between hostile unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and their controllers.
• Minister Černochová received the Minister of Defence of Moldova Czech Republic Ministry of Defence & Armed Forces 11 Apr 2023 -- Minister of Defence Jana Černochová received today her Moldavian counterpart Anatolie Nosatîi. Their discussions focused on the assessment of the security situation in the context of the war in Ukraine and on bilateral defence and defence industrial cooperation.
• Morocco - Joint Stand Off Weapons (JSOW) DSCA 11 Apr 2023 -- The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Morocco of Joint Stand Off Weapons (JSOW) and related equipment for an estimated cost of $250 million. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency delivered the required certification notifying Congress of this possible sale today.
• Morocco - High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS) DSCA 11 Apr 2023 -- The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Morocco of High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS) and related equipment for an estimated cost of $524.2 million. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency delivered the required certification notifying Congress of this possible sale today.
• Secretary Blinken's Meeting with Foreign Minister Momen US Dept. of State 11 Apr 2023
• Remarks by Vice President Harris and Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki of Poland Before Bilateral Meeting The White House 11 Apr 2023
• Readout of Vice President Harris's Meeting with Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki of Poland The White House 11 Apr 2023
• Remarks by President Biden Before Air Force One Departure The White House 11 Apr 2023
• Readout of National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan's Call with Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud The White House 11 Apr 2023
• Press Gaggle by Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre and National Security Council Coordinator for Strategic Communications John Kirby En Route Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom The White House 11 Apr 2023

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• 11 April 2023 - Daily Press Briefing by the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General United Nations 11 Apr 2023
• UN to review presence in Afghanistan after Taliban's latest ban Press TV 11 Apr 2023 -- The United Nations (UN) says it is reviewing its presence in Afghanistan, warning the Taliban about any negative consequences of its latest decision to ban Afghan women from working with the organization.
• Afghanistan: UN forced to make 'appalling choice' following ban on women nationals UN News 11 Apr 2023 -- The UN has launched an operational review in Afghanistan, and told national staff to remain at home, following the decision by the Taliban de facto authorities to ban Afghan women from working with the Organization.
• Taliban Raid Kills 8 Afghan Opposition Fighters VOA 11 Apr 2023 -- The Taliban said Tuesday their security forces had killed at least eight fighters from an armed opposition group in northern Afghanistan.
• UN Warns Taliban Ban on Female Staff Could Force Closure of Afghan Operation VOA 11 Apr 2023 -- The United Nations has warned that the Taliban's "unlawful" ban on its female staff in Afghanistan could push the world body to cease operations in the country.
• Vietnam's Ties to Russia Tested by China's Moves in South China Sea VOA 11 Apr 2023 -- As U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken heads to Vietnam, he must negotiate a diplomatic struggle in which Vietnam and China are competing for the right to develop oil and gas reserves off Vietnam's coast in the South China Sea.
• Israeli regime 'unprepared' for new war against Gaza Strip, says Hezbollah official Press TV 11 Apr 2023 -- A senior official with the Lebanese Hezbollah resistance movement has underscored the need for unity among Muslim countries to confront Israel's hostile acts, saying the Tel Aviv regime is no longer prepared for a new war against the Gaza Strip.
• Far-right Israeli settlers, ministers march in West Bank amid escalating tensions People's Daily 11 Apr 2023 -- Thousands of Israeli settlers and dozens of politicians, including seven cabinet ministers, on Monday marched to an abandoned illegal Israeli outpost in the occupied West Bank.
• Hamas: Palestinians will keep defending al-Aqsa in face of 'religious war' waged by enemy Press TV 11 Apr 2023 -- Reacting to a threat-riddled speech by the Israeli prime minister, Hamas resistance movement says Benjamin Netanyahu's remarks will not weaken Palestinians' resolve to defend the al-Aqsa Mosque against the occupying regime's aggression.
• Over 50 killed in army airstrike in Myanmar: Residents Press TV 11 Apr 2023 -- More that 50 people, including women and children, were killed in central Myanmar when the army launched an airstrike on an event attended by opponents to military rule, witnesses and media say.
• Myanmar's military bombs village ceremony killing scores of civilians Radio Free Asia 11 Apr 2023 -- As many as 100 villagers have been killed and more than 50 injured when junta aircraft bombed a crowd of hundreds attending an office opening ceremony in Sagaing region's Kanbalu township, locals said.
• Burma Regime Airstrikes US Dept. of State 11 Apr 2023 -- "We are deeply concerned by today's reports of a Burma military airstrike in the Sagaing region that killed more than 50 people and injured at least 30 people, including children."
• Myanmar: UN condemns deadly military airstrike on crowd of civilians UN News 11 Apr 2023 -- The United Nations has denounced deadly airstrikes carried out by the Myanmar Armed Forces which reportedly killed at least 100 people in an opposition stronghold in the northwest on Tuesday.
• India's Plans to Hold G-20 Meetings in Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir Pakistan Ministry of Foreign Affairs 11 Apr 2023 -- Pakistan expresses its strong indignation over India's decision to hold the G-20 Tourism Working Group meeting in Srinagar on 22-24 May 2023. Scheduling of two other meetings of a consultative forum on youth affairs (Y-20) in Leh and Srinagar in Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK) is equally disconcerting.
• Pakistan condemns India's decision to hold G20 meetings in Kashmir Press TV 11 Apr 2023 -- Pakistan has condemned India's decision to hold Group of 20 meetings in the disputed Himalayan Muslim-majority region of Kashmir next month.
• Seven Deaths Reported In Fresh Armenian-Azerbaijani Border Skirmish RFE/RL 11 Apr 2023 -- The defense ministries of Armenia and Azerbaijan reported a total of seven deaths among members of their armed forces in renewed fighting at one of the sections of the restive border between the two South Caucasus nations.
• South Korea 'Strongly Protests' Japan's Renewed Claim to Disputed Dokdo Islands Sputnik 11 Apr 2023 -- South Korea Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lim Soo-suk said on Tuesday that Seoul "strongly protests" Tokyo's renewed territorial claim to disputed Dokdo Islands, also known as Takeshima Islands in Japan, in its latest Diplomatic Bluebook.
• Biden Arrives in Ireland to Support, Celebrate Peace Deal VOA 11 Apr 2023 -- President Joe Biden often mentions his Irish roots. But this week's visit to the Emerald Isle, where he has arrived, is no vacation, he said Tuesday.
• PM marks the 25th anniversary of the signing of the Belfast (Good Friday) Agreement Gov.UK 11 Apr 2023 -- Today we reflect on the beginning of a new chapter in the people of Northern Ireland's history, with the commemoration of the signing of the Belfast (Good Friday) Agreement 25 years ago.
• Secretary-General's joint press encounter with the President of Somalia, Hassan Sheikh Mohamud UN Secretary-General 11 Apr 2023
• UN Chief Appeals for Urgent International Aid to Somalia VOA 11 Apr 2023 -- U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres appealed to the international community to give more emergency humanitarian aid to Somalia.
• In Mogadishu, UN chief urges 'massive international support' for Somalia UN News 11 Apr 2023 -- Continuing his tradition of carrying out solidarity visits to Muslim countries during the Holy Month of Ramadan, the United Nations chief today landed in Somalia, where he underlined the need for international engagement to alleviate the country's dire humanitarian situation and aid with state-building efforts.
• New settlement opens for latest Somali refugees in Ethiopia UN News 11 Apr 2023 -- As part of his "solidarity visit" to Somalia on Tuesday in the midst of the holy Muslim month of Ramadan, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on Tuesday that he was on the ground "to ring the alarm on the need of massive international support" for the country.
• Thousands of newly arrived Somali refugees in Ethiopia relocated to new settlement UNHCR 11 Apr 2023 -- The relocation of newly arrived refugees in the Somali region of Ethiopia, who fled clashes in Somalia's Lascanood city, has begun, with 1,036 of the most vulnerable people transferred from border areas to a new settlement over the past three days.
• Exclusive: At Least 3,500 AU Soldiers Killed in Somalia Since 2007 VOA 11 Apr 2023 -- Thousands of African Union peacekeepers have been killed and hundreds more injured in Somalia since the forces began their work in that country in early 2007, the head of their mission told VOA Somali. The peacekeepers were deployed to help protect the government and installations from al-Qaida-affiliated al-Shabab militants.

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• Biden Signs Bill Ending US COVID-19 National Emergency - White House Sputnik 11 Apr 2023 -- US President Joe Biden signed legislation ending the national emergency in the United States associated with the COVID-19 pandemic, the White House said in a statement.
• Intelligence leak exposes U.S. spying on adversaries, allies: Washington Post People's Daily 11 Apr 2023 -- Over the weekend, as U.S. officials and their foreign allies scrambled to understand how dozens of classified intelligence documents had ended up on the internet, they were stunned, and occasionally infuriated, at the extraordinary range of detail the files exposed about how the United States spies on friends and foes alike, reported The Washington Post on Saturday.
• Pentagon: Highly-classified documents leak poses 'very serious' risk to US security Press TV 11 Apr 2023 -- The US Defense Department has issued a stern warning about the threat posed to the country's national security as a result of the recent online leak of dozens of highly sensitive documents.
• Terrorist Designation of Hurras al-Din Leader US Dept. of State 11 Apr 2023 -- The United States remains committed to disrupting al-Qa'ida affiliates who exploit under-governed spaces and conflict zones in Syria. Groups like Hurras al-Din (HaD) are responsible for killings, kidnappings, and violence targeting of members of religious minority groups.
• US Warns Russia Getting Creative in Cyberspace VOA 11 Apr 2023 -- Russia's cyber operations against Ukraine may not have made as big an impact as some Western officials and cybersecurity experts first feared following the start of last year's invasion, but top U.S. officials warn that is no reason to underestimate Moscow's cyber exploits.
• Report: Finland's cyber security must be developed systematically - cooperation of the authorities and processes require further improvement Finnish MoD 11 Apr 2023 -- Cyber security threats have increased and diversified in recent years, calling for the continuous and systematic development of cyber security. A newly published report identifies several development measures that can improve the authorities' capacity to protect national cyber security, combat serious cyber crime and develop cyber defence.
• Australia Aims to Make Industry More Resilient Against Cyberattacks VOA 11 Apr 2023 -- The Australian government is asking major banks and other institutions to take part in 'wargaming' exercises to test how they would respond to cyber-attacks. It follows recent mass data theft attacks on several large companies, which compromised the data of millions of Australians.
• Biden Wants to Build Global Coalition Against Fentanyl VOA 11 Apr 2023 -- The Biden administration is ramping up efforts to address the fentanyl crisis, increasing sanctions on traffickers and announcing plans to set up a global coalition to combat the illicit drug trade.
• Comment by Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova on the joint statement by the United Kingdom and France on the 25th anniversary of their ratification of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 11 Apr 2023
• Meeting on economic issues President of Russia 11 Apr 2023 -- Vladimir Putin held a videoconference meeting on economic issues.
• Telephone conversation with President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev President of Russia 11 Apr 2023 -- Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev.
• US reporter, arrested for spying, 'violated' Russian law: Kremlin Press TV 11 Apr 2023 -- The Kremlin says a Wall Street Journal reporter arrested on spying charges had "violated Russian law," after the United States said he had been "wrongfully detained" by Russia.
• Report confirms swap supply of fuel from Russia to Iran Press TV 11 Apr 2023 -- A report citing industry sources have confirmed statements by Iranian and Russian authorities suggesting the two countries have been involved in an agreement to swap oil products supplies.
• Navalny Back In Solitary After Team Releases Investigation Into Prison System's Cabbage Purchases RFE/RL 11 Apr 2023 -- Jailed Russian opposition politician Aleksei Navalny says he has been moved back into "extremely hellish" solitary confinement just three days after finishing his latest 15-day sentence in the punishment cell.
• Russian Space Corporation Energia Says Will Finish New Orbital Station by 2032 Sputnik 11 Apr 2023 -- Russia's RSC Energia is planning to finish the construction of a new Russian orbital station three years ahead of schedule, by 2032 instead of 2035, the station's chief structural engineer and the space corporation's deputy chief engineer, Vladimir Kozhevnikov, said on Tuesday.
• County chief who oversaw destruction of Tibetan Buddhist sites moved to new position Radio Free Asia 11 Apr 2023 -- A Chinese official who approved the destruction of a huge Buddha statue in a Tibetan-majority area has been assigned to another position in the same prefecture, Tibetans inside and outside the region said.
• Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Wang Wenbin's Regular Press Conference on April 11, 2023 PRC MofA 11 Apr 2023
• Statement on Sentencing of Xu Zhiyong and Ding Jiaxi Australia MFA 11 Apr 2023
• On the Sentencing of Human Rights Defenders Xu and Ding US Dept. of State 11 Apr 2023
• China orders Mongolian-medium schools to switch to Mandarin by September Radio Free Asia 11 Apr 2023 -- Officials in China's northern region of Inner Mongolia are ordering all schools to switch to Mandarin-medium teaching and slash Mongolian language classes by September, in what one exile group said is ongoing cultural "genocide."
• Share of yuan in Russia's FX market hits record amid worldwide de-dollarization push Global Times 11 Apr 2023 -- The Chinese yuan's share in Russia's foreign exchange transactions hit a new high in March amid the accelerating push by countries and regions to seek a more diversified international monetary system. The yuan is expected to see continuous growth as an international currency, Chinese experts said on Tuesday.
• China not source of "debt trap" for African nations: FM spokesperson People's Daily 11 Apr 2023 -- China is not the source of African countries' "debt trap," but a partner to help them and other developing countries to escape the "poverty trap," a spokesperson for the Chinese foreign ministry said Monday.
• Legislature condemns China's military exercises around Taiwan CNA 11 Apr 2023 -- Lawmakers across party lines on Tuesday condemned China for conducting military drills around Taiwan and urged Beijing to immediately stop its "intimidation."
• 14 Chinese military aircraft spotted in Taiwan's ADIZ in 5 hours CNA 11 Apr 2023 -- The Ministry of National Defense (MND) said it detected 14 Chinese military aircraft entering Taiwan's air defense identification zone (ADIZ) Thursday morning, with some of the planes also crossing the median line of the Taiwan Strait.
• Taiwanese working in China has steadily dropped since 2014: Report CNA 11 Apr 2023 -- The number of Taiwanese working in China fell for the eighth consecutive year in 2021, a government report said recently.
• PLA continues routine patrols around Taiwan island after joint drills encircling island concludes Global Times 11 Apr 2023 -- The Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Eastern Theater Command continued routine patrols and exercises around the island of Taiwan on Tuesday despite the conclusion of its combat alert patrols and "Joint Sword" exercises, with experts saying the PLA will continue to carry out military operations until "Taiwan independence" forces no longer exist.
• PLA activities in the waters and airspace around Taiwan April 11, 2023 ROC MND 11 Apr 2023
• Chinese mainland officials meet Taiwan business leaders, urge closer cross-Straits cooperation Global Times 11 Apr 2023 -- Despite rising tension in the Taiwan Straits stirred up by the secessionist Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) authorities' collusion with US politicians, senior Chinese officials have in recent days been meeting with business leaders from the Taiwan region and have called for strengthened cross-Straits cooperation.
• Top political advisor pledges benefits for people, enterprises from Taiwan People's Daily 11 Apr 2023 -- During a meeting with a delegation from Taiwan on Monday, China's top political advisor Wang Huning stressed that the mainland will always respect, care for and work to bring benefits to Taiwan compatriots.
• PLA Eastern Theater Command concludes patrol, military exercises around Taiwan Island People's Daily 11 Apr 2023 -- The Eastern Theater Command of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) has accomplished all tasks in the combat readiness patrol and military exercises carried out from April 8 to 10 around the island of Taiwan.
• To curb theft and skip days at factories, North Korea is installing security cameras Radio Free Asia 11 Apr 2023 -- As North Korea's economy worsens, factory workers are stealing more parts, tools and other items to sell elsewhere and bring in a bit more income. Others are bribing their bosses to skip work so they can make more money doing other side jobs.
• Papers Call for Upholding Guidance of Respected Comrade Kim Jong Un KCNA 11 Apr 2023 -- Leading newspapers of the DPRK on Tuesday dedicate editorials to the 11th anniversary of the respected Comrade Kim Jong Un 's assumption of the top posts of the Party and state of the DPRK.
• US Lawmakers Urge EU to Declare Iran's Revolutionary Guards a Terrorist Group VOA 11 Apr 2023 -- A bipartisan group of more than 130 U.S. Congress members have signed a joint letter calling on the European Union to designate Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps as a terrorist organization.
• Iran announces major cabinet reshuffle IRNA 11 Apr 2023 -- Iran's Government Spokesman Ali Bahadori Jahromi says that the head of the Planning and Budget Organization and the agriculture minister have been replaced in a reshuffle in the economic team of the cabinet.
• Iran says rapprochement with Saudi Arabia to positively impact on regional peace, stability People's Daily 11 Apr 2023 -- The Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman said Monday that the resumption of diplomatic relations between Iran and Saudi Arabia will have positive impacts on regional peace, stability and security, Iranian official news agency IRNA reported.
• Iran, Saudi Arabia to exchange envoys after reopening diplomatic missions People's Daily 11 Apr 2023 -- The Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman said on Monday that Iran and Saudi Arabia will exchange ambassadors after the reopening of their diplomatic missions, Iran's official news agency IRNA reported.
• American Sentenced for Role in Plot to Kidnap VOA Persian Host VOA 11 Apr 2023 -- A California woman has been sentenced to four years in prison for crimes related to a failed plot to kidnap VOA Persian host Masih Alinejad.
• Q&A: Aung Kyi Nyunt of Myanmar's Disbanded NLD Opposition VOA 11 Apr 2023 -- Just weeks after Myanmar's military junta dissolved the country's former ruling National League for Democracy (NLD), Aung Kyi Nyunt, chairman of the party's central executive committee, told VOA that supporters in exile remain in dialogue with both U.S. and Chinese officials about how to move forward.
• Macron Outlines Need for European Sovereignty VOA 11 Apr 2023 -- French President Emmanuel Macron Tuesday outlined his vision for European economic and industrial sovereignty during a visit to the Netherlands, following criticism over recent remarks about China and the United States.
• Macron urges Europe to reduce dependence on US People's Daily 11 Apr 2023 -- French President Emmanuel Macron has urged Europe to reduce its dependence on the United States and avoid getting caught up in confrontation between the US and China.
• U.S.-Based Rights Watchdog Condemns Conviction Of Kazakh Opposition Politician RFE/RL 11 Apr 2023 -- The U.S.-based human rights group Freedom Now has condemned the conviction of Zhanbolat Mamai, a prominent Kazakh opposition politician and activist who was handed a suspended six-year prison term on charges of organizing mass unrest, spreading false information, and insulting a government representative.
• Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's remarks and answers to media questions at a joint news conference following talks with Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of Kazakhstan Murat Nurtleu, Moscow, April 11, 2023 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 11 Apr 2023
• Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's opening remarks during talks with Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan Murat Nurtleu, Moscow, April 11, 2023 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 11 Apr 2023
• U.S. Envoy Urges Firmer Action To Counter Russian, Chinese Disinformation In Western Balkans RFE/RL 11 Apr 2023 -- Western Balkan countries are vulnerable to Russian and Chinese disinformation, "a big chunk" of which comes out of Serbia, a U.S. diplomat whose job involves exposing and countering foreign propaganda said on April 11 in an interview with RFE/RL.
• Cambodia's Opposition Hopes for Surge in July Vote VOA 11 Apr 2023 -- "Change or no change?" asked the announcer at the first national congress of the Candlelight Party.
• Malawi President Pardons Former Minister Jailed for Corruption VOA 11 Apr 2023 -- Malawi's president has pardoned a former minister of Homeland Security who was jailed in 2020 for corruption and placed on a U.S. travel ban. Uladi Mussa was among 200 prisoners released as an act of mercy during Easter. But critics say his pardon raises questions about the government's commitment to fighting corruption.