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• 3rd Combat Aviation Brigade arrives in Europe Army News 16 Apr 2023 -- Aircraft and equipment from the 4th Battalion, 3rd Aviation Regiment, 3rd Combat Aviation Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division, began arriving in the port of Thessaloniki, Greece, April 12, 2023, as the brigade begins its nine-month rotation to support Atlantic Resolve.
• The View From Finland: With Or Without NATO, You Need To Be Able To Defend Your Own Country RFE/RL 16 Apr 2023 -- As chief of defense, retired General Jarmo Lindberg was the Finnish Defense Forces' highest-ranking officer from 2014 to 2019. A career fighter pilot who ascended through the air force ranks, he was elected to the Finnish parliament this month, representing the center-right opposition National Coalition Party, which won the largest number of seats. He has also worked as an adviser and lobbyist.
• Meeting with Chinese Minister of National Defence Li Shangfu President of Russia 16 Apr 2023 -- Vladimir Putin held a meeting with State Councillor and Minister of National Defence of the People's Republic of China Li Shangfu in the Kremlin. Russian Minister of Defence Sergei Shoigu also attended the meeting.
• Putin, Chinese Defense Minister Li Hail Strong Bilateral Ties Surpassing 'Cold War-Era Alliances' Sputnik 16 Apr 2023 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin has met with Chinese Defense Minister and member of China's State Council Li Shangfu, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Sunday.
• Chinese defense minister starts first foreign visit to Russia, highlighting bilateral military ties Global Times 16 Apr 2023 -- Chinese State Councilor and Minister of National Defense Li Shangfu is scheduled to start his four-day visit to Russia on Sunday, his first foreign trip in his new position, with experts saying the trip will deepen bilateral military ties and contribute to peace and stability of major international and regional hotspot issues amid a complex security environment.
• Italy Sends Two Dozen M109L Self-Propelled Howitzers to Ukraine - Reports Sputnik 16 Apr 2023 -- Italy is seemingly shipping by rail to Ukraine around 20 M109L self-propelled howitzers, Italian media report, citing footage shot by eyewitnesses at a railway station in the city of Udine in the northeast of the country.
• Five Bodies, Part of Missing Japan's Military Helicopter Found Off Okinawa Sputnik 16 Apr 2023 -- Deep-sea divers on Sunday discovered the remains of Japan's UH-60JA military helicopter that went missing last week and the bodies of five people at a depth of 106 meters (348 feet) off the southern prefecture of Okinawa, Japanese news agency reported, citing Ground Self-Defense Force (GSDF) officials.

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• Pakistan to Send Its Ambassador Back to Afghanistan VOA 16 Apr 2023 -- Pakistan has decided to send its ambassador back to Afghanistan this week, more than four months after he was pulled out because of a failed attempt on his life in Kabul by the Islamic State group, multiple official sources told VOA Sunday.
• Taliban: Territory Will Not Be Used Against Russia, Central Asia Sputnik 16 Apr 2023 -- A delegation of the Russian Foundation for Islamic Culture, Sciences and Education has received assurances from a senior Taliban official that the movement will not let Afghan territory to be used against Russia, a member of the delegation, Magomedbashir Albogachiev, told Sputnik.
• Ansarullah, Saudi-backed presidential council complete Yemen prisoner swap Press TV 16 Apr 2023 -- Yemen's Ansarullah resistance movement and the Saudi-backed Presidential Leadership Council (PLC) have freed scores of prisoners on the last of a three-day exchange of nearly 900 detainees, raising prospects for nationwide peace in a country embroiled in a devastating Saudi-led war.
• Dozens Killed in Sudan Amid Fighting Between Army, Paramilitary Forces VOA 16 Apr 2023 -- U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres condemned two days of fighting between Sudan's military and a paramilitary force that has killed dozens of people, including three U.N. workers for the World Food Program.
• ICRC: Fighting in Sudan Puts Civilians and Refugees at Risk VOA 16 Apr 2023 -- The International Committee of the Red Cross warned Sunday that fighting in densely populated areas in Sudan is putting the lives of civilians at risk.
• Sudan unrest: Army regains several key sites as civilian toll mounts Press TV 16 Apr 2023 -- Sudanese armed forces have gained control over key sections of the capital Khartoum city, including the radio and television building, previously occupied by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) paramilitary, as the battle rages on for the second consecutive day.
• Amid ongoing violence, Sudan armed forces reject dialogue with paramilitary RSF Press TV 16 Apr 2023 -- Sudan's armed forces have dismissed any possibility of negotiations or dialogue with the country's powerful paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), amid ongoing violence in the country.
• Fierce fighting continues in Sudan despite hours-long humanitarian pause Press TV 16 Apr 2023 -- Fierce fighting has raged on in Sudan's capital for the second day between the army and the powerful paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), despite an hours-long pause announced to address urgent humanitarian needs on the ground.
• UN Security Council Calls on Conflicting Sides in Sudan to Stop Violence Sputnik 16 Apr 2023 -- The UN Security Council (UNSC) has called for an end to violence in Sudan and has urged the conflicting parties to cease hostilities.
• UN Secretary General Holds Talks With Sudan's Conflicting Sides Sputnik 16 Apr 2023 -- UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has discussed the situation in Sudan with the conflicting sides, calling for an end to violence and the return to political dialogue, UN Spokesperson Stephane Dujarric said.
• Sudanese Armed Forces Take Control of RSF Headquarters in Omdurman - Reports Sputnik 16 Apr 2023 -- The Sudanese Armed Forces have taken control of the entire headquarters of the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in the city of Omdurman and all the equipment there, the Al Jazeera broadcaster reports citing a Sudanese military representative.
• Statement by WFP Executive Director on developments in Sudan WFP 16 Apr 2023
• WFP chief puts hold on Sudan aid operations, following death of 3 staff in unrest UN News 16 Apr 2023 -- The World Food Programme (WFP) has temporarily halted all operations, as a result of the fighting between rival military groups in Sudan, which led to the deaths of three WFP employees on Saturday. The UN Secretary-General has called for those responsible to be brought to justice.
• Foreign Ministry Spokesperson's Remarks on the Armed Clashes in Sudan PRC MofA 16 Apr 2023
• China urges two sides of Sudan conflict to implement cease-fire, move forward political transition Global Times 16 Apr 2023 -- The Chinese Foreign Ministry on Sunday urged the two sides of the Sudan conflict to stop the fighting as soon as possible and work to move forward the political transition process together, as the African country is once again engulfed in conflict that has so far caused dozens of deaths and hundreds of casualties.
• Very serious developments in Sudan Government of Norway 16 Apr 2023
• Iran voices concern over Sudan's unrest ISNA 16 Apr 2023 -- Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kanaani has reacted to the fresh developments and unrest in Sudan, saying the Islamic Republic of Iran is concerned about what is happening in the Muslim and brotherly country of Sudan.
• Largest Rebel Group, Colombian Government Peace Talks To Start In Mid-May - Reports Sputnik 16 Apr 2023 -- Rebels from the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) plan to start peace talks with the country's government next month, media report.
• Latest Revelations about the Pulwama Attack Vindicate Pakistan Pakistan Ministry of Foreign Affairs 16 Apr 2023 -- The latest revelations made by Mr Satya Pal Malik, the so-called former Governor of the Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK), have once again vindicated Pakistan's stance on the Pulwama Attack of February 2019. His disclosures demonstrate how the Indian leadership has habitually used the bogey of terrorism from Pakistan to advance its sham victimhood narrative and the Hindutva agenda, clearly for domestic political gains.

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• Putin Hails Russia's Broad Ties With China VOA 16 Apr 2023 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin hailed his country's broad ties with China on Sunday, including military cooperation, as he met with Chinese Defense Minister Li Shangfu in Moscow.
• Top official on HK pays 'historical visit' to LegCo, meets legal representatives Global Times 16 Apr 2023 -- China's top official on Hong Kong and Macao affairs Xia Baolong met with more than 80 lawmakers on Sunday during his inspection tour in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR), which was described by some lawmakers as historical, signaling that the central government indeed cares about and pays close attention to the city's development.
• Bear more children - they're like consumer durables, Chinese economist urges Radio Free Asia 16 Apr 2023 -- Have more children - it's your patriotic duty. They are like durable consumer goods that you pay off over the long haul, but bring far more benefits.
• Shenzhou-15 taikonauts set new record for China's manned space program with 4 spacewalks of single crew Global Times 16 Apr 2023 -- The crew of the Shenzhou-15 set a new record in China's manned space history for extravehicular activity (EVA) by a single crew, after the Chinese taikonauts completed their fourth EVA on Saturday.
• 2 French parliamentary groups to visit Taiwan in coming weeks CNA 16 Apr 2023 -- Two French parliamentary delegations are set to visit Taiwan in the coming weeks amid rising tensions across the Taiwan Strait, according to Taiwan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
• Debris from China's satellite launch poses no threat to Taiwan: MND CNA 16 Apr 2023 -- China launched a meteorological satellite from its north-central Gansu Province at 9:36 a.m. Sunday with some rocket wreckage later detected falling into a no-fly zone off the coast of northern Taiwan, which Taiwan's Ministry of National Defense said did not pose a safety threat.
• PLA activities in the waters and airspace around Taiwan April 16, 2023 ROC MND 16 Apr 2023
• The island of Taiwan unsure of how to respond to US' scathing assessment of its armed forces Global Times 16 Apr 2023 -- Citing previously leaked documents, The Washington Post reported on Saturday that the military of the island of Taiwan is "unlikely to thwart Chinese mainland military air superiority in a cross-strait conflict," highlighting a series of shortcomings in the Taiwan military's equipment and training. In response, the defense authority on the island of Taiwan stated that it "respects outside opinions about its military preparedness," but military experts said the "Taiwan military" is being slapped in the face by its master, yet still has to smile.
• Iran court hands down jail sentences to 10 military staff over 2020 Ukraine jet downing Press TV 16 Apr 2023 -- An Iranian court has issued a verdict for 10 members of the country's Armed Forces who were involved in the 2020 accidental downing of a Ukrainian passenger plane in the skies over the capital, Tehran.
• Iran Sentences 10 Military Members To Prison In 2020 Downing Of Ukrainian Airliner That Killed 176 RFE/RL 16 Apr 2023 -- Iran has sentenced 10 members of the armed forces to prison on charges of involvement in the 2020 downing of a Ukrainian airliner that killed 176 people, according to the Iranian judiciary's website.
• IRGC seizes foreign tanker smuggling fuel in Persian Gulf IRNA 16 Apr 2023 -- A commander at the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) naval forces has announced that the force has seized a foreign tanker in the Persian Gulf loaded with 1.45 million liters of smuggled diesel.
• Many countries send aircraft to Iran for repairs: Minister IRNA 16 Apr 2023 -- Iran's transportation minister Mehrdad Bazrpash says the country is now capable of repairing aircraft parts, in spite of long-running sanctions aimed at hampering Iran's development.
• Iran, Venezuela sign new MoUs to expand oil cooperation Press TV 16 Apr 2023 -- Iran and Venezuela have signed a series of memoranda of understanding (MoUs) to expand oil sector cooperation between the two countries, according to a report by Iranian oil ministry's news service Shana.
• MKO-affiliated cell dismantled in northern Iran IRNA 16 Apr 2023 -- Iranian security forces have dismantled an operative cell affiliated with the terrorist Mujahedin-e-Khalq Organization (MKO) in northern Iran.
• Supreme leader says ultimate goal of US in starting wars in Iraq, Afghanistan was Iran, but it failed ISNA 16 Apr 2023 -- Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the Commander-in-Chief of the Iranian Armed Forces, met with Iranian commanders and senior military officials on Sunday during which, the Leader of the Islamic Revolution stated that "the enemy can be defeated despite its seemingly solid calculations and military power."
• HRH Crown Prince Announces Completion of the Transfer of 4% of State-owned Shares in Saudi Aramco to PIF's Wholly-owned Sanabil Investments SPA 16 Apr 2023 -- His Royal Highness Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Crown Prince, Prime Minister, Chairman of the Council of Economic and Development Affairs and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Public Investment Fund (PIF), announced today the completion of the transfer of (4%) of Saudi Aramco's total issued shares from the State's ownership to the Saudi Arabian Investment Company (Sanabil Investments), a wholly owned company of PIF.