Subject: Morning Brief Presented by Russia Direct: Belgium Extradites Paris Attacks Suspect to France
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Date: Wed, 27 Apr 2016 09:07:19 -0400 (EDT)

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Belgium Extradites Paris Attacks Suspect to France

Belgium Extradites Paris Attacks Suspect to France

<p dir="ltr"><b>Top News</b>: Salah Abdeslam, the Belgium-born man believed to be at the heart of November&rsquo;s bloody terrorist attacks in Paris, has been extradited to face charges in France. After four months on the run, Abdeslam, 26, was arrested in the Molenbeek neighborhood of Brussels last month. Just days after his arrest, terrorists thought to be a part of the same ring attacked the Belgian capital, killing more than 30.</p>
<p><b id="docs-internal-guid-e9e751f2-57a7-63dd-9bde-89465ce8397e">&nbsp;</b></p>
<p dir="ltr">Abdeslam is a French citizen and law enforcement officials say he is the last surviving member of the group of terrorists who launched a series of coordinated attacks in Paris that killed 130 people last year.</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p dir="ltr">His lawyer, Frenchman Frank Berton, <a style="font-weight:bold;color:#ea1414;"  href="http://link.foreignpolicy.com/click/6597870.23189/aHR0cDovL3d3dy5iYmMuY29tL25ld3Mvd29ybGQtZXVyb3BlLTM2MTQ3NTc1Ig/5253172ac16bcfa46f6bd4c7Bd623ab32>said</a> that he fears a court will be unable to separate Abdeslam&rsquo;s exact role in the attacks from how his fellow terrorists used guns and suicide vests to cause as much damage as possible. Berton said Wednesday that he hopes his client can be judged "for what he has done and not what he has not done... not for what he represents because he is the last survivor.&rdquo;</p>
<p dir="ltr">&nbsp;</p>
<p dir="ltr"><b>U.S. Primaries</b>: Republican real estate mogul Donald Trump swept in Tuesday&rsquo;s five primaries, inching him closer to securing the delegates he needs to be named the Republican nominee. Democrat Hillary Clinton won four out of five states, but lost Rhode Island to rival Bernie Sanders, the senator from Vermont. She now has 90 percent of the delegates she needs to secure the nomination. Trump said he considers Tuesday&rsquo;s series of big wins to be a decisive victory. &ldquo;When the boxer knocks out the other boxer, you don&rsquo;t have to wait around for a decision,&rdquo; he said at his own Trump Tower in New York. &ldquo;As far as I&rsquo;m concerned, it&rsquo;s over.&rdquo;</p>
<p dir="ltr">&nbsp;</p>
<p dir="ltr">He also took the opportunity to <a style="font-weight:bold;color:#ea1414;"  href="http://link.foreignpolicy.com/click/6597870.23189/aHR0cDovL3d3dy5ueXRpbWVzLmNvbS8yMDE2LzA0LzI3L3VzL3BvbGl0aWNzL2RvbmFsZC10cnVtcC1oaWxsYXJ5LWNsaW50b24uaHRtbD9ocCZhY3Rpb249Y2xpY2smcGd0eXBlPUhvbWVwYWdlJmNsaWNrU291cmNlPXN0b3J5LWhlYWRpbmcmbW9kdWxlPXNwYW4tYWItdG9wLXJlZ2lvbiZyZWdpb249dG9wLW5ld3MmV1QubmF2PXRvcC1uZXdzIg/5253172ac16bcfa46f6bd4c7C8b761081>jab</a> at his Democratic opponent. &ldquo;Frankly, if Hillary Clinton were a man, I don&rsquo;t think she would get 5 percent of the vote,&rdquo; he said.<br /><br /></p>

  
Africa

<p>&bull;&nbsp;&nbsp;After much delay, South Sudanese rebel leader Riek Machar <a style='font-weight:bold;color:#ea1414;' href="http://link.foreignpolicy.com/click/6597870.23189/aHR0cDovL3d3dy5ueXRpbWVzLmNvbS8yMDE2LzA0LzI3L3dvcmxkL2FmcmljYS9yaWVrLW1hY2hhci1zb3V0aC1zdWRhbi1vcHBvc2l0aW9uLWxlYWRlci1yZXR1cm5zLWFzLXBhcnQtb2YtcGVhY2UtZGVhbC5odG1sP3JlZj1hZnJpY2EmX3I9MCI/5253172ac16bcfa46f6bd4c7C8088ce3d>returned</a> to the capital of Juba to resume his post as first vice president.</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p>&bull;&nbsp;&nbsp;A Cape Verdean soldier <a style='font-weight:bold;color:#ea1414;' href="http://link.foreignpolicy.com/click/6597870.23189/aHR0cDovL3d3dy50aGVndWFyZGlhbi5jb20vd29ybGQvMjAxNi9hcHIvMjcvY2FwZS12ZXJkZS1zb2xkaWVyLWtpbGxzLWVpZ2h0LWNvbXJhZGVzLWFuZC1kaXNhcHBlYXJzIg/5253172ac16bcfa46f6bd4c7Ba66d2577>turned</a> on his colleagues in the country&rsquo;s military barracks, killing eight soldiers and three civilians.</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p>&bull;&nbsp;&nbsp;Burundian President Pierre Nkurunziza <a style='font-weight:bold;color:#ea1414;' href="http://link.foreignpolicy.com/click/6597870.23189/aHR0cDovL3d3dy5iYmMuY29tL25ld3Mvd29ybGQtYWZyaWNhLTM2MTM4NDA2Ig/5253172ac16bcfa46f6bd4c7B132f7812>gave</a> his security forces a one-week deadline to figure out who killed a senior general on Monday.<br /><br /></p>     
Middle East

<p>&bull;&nbsp;&nbsp;Iran&rsquo;s supreme leader <a style='font-weight:bold;color:#ea1414;' href="http://link.foreignpolicy.com/click/6597870.23189/aHR0cDovL3d3dy5ueXRpbWVzLmNvbS9yZXV0ZXJzLzIwMTYvMDQvMjcvd29ybGQvbWlkZGxlZWFzdC8yN3JldXRlcnMtaXJhbi1lY29ub215LWtoYW1lbmVpLmh0bWw_cmVmPW1pZGRsZWVhc3Qi/5253172ac16bcfa46f6bd4c7C49a9fd41>claimed</a> that American sanctions were only lifted on paper, and that Washington continues to intimidate businesses away from doing business with Tehran.</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p>&bull;&nbsp;&nbsp;The United States <a style='font-weight:bold;color:#ea1414;' href="http://link.foreignpolicy.com/click/6597870.23189/aHR0cDovL3d3dy5iYmMuY29tL25ld3Mvd29ybGQtbWlkZGxlLWVhc3QtMzYxNDUzMDEi/5253172ac16bcfa46f6bd4c7Bb900452b>claims</a> that some $800 million of the Islamic State&rsquo;s cash has been destroyed in airstrikes.</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p>&bull;&nbsp;&nbsp;Iran <a style='font-weight:bold;color:#ea1414;' href="http://link.foreignpolicy.com/click/6597870.23189/aHR0cDovL3d3dy5iYmMuY29tL25ld3Mvd29ybGQtbWlkZGxlLWVhc3QtMzYxNDgzMzgi/5253172ac16bcfa46f6bd4c7B2de89452>jailed</a> four reformist journalists after they were found guilty of endangering national security. <br /><br /></p>     
Europe

<p>&bull;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pro-Russian rebels in eastern Ukraine <a style='font-weight:bold;color:#ea1414;' href="http://link.foreignpolicy.com/click/6597870.23189/aHR0cDovL3d3dy5iYmMuY29tL25ld3Mvd29ybGQtZXVyb3BlLTM2MTQ4ODgyIg/5253172ac16bcfa46f6bd4c7B22b05842>claim</a> shelling killed four civilians, including a pregnant woman, and injured another 15. &nbsp;</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p>&bull;&nbsp;&nbsp;Junior doctors in Britain are <a style='font-weight:bold;color:#ea1414;' href="http://link.foreignpolicy.com/click/6597870.23189/aHR0cDovL3d3dy50aGVndWFyZGlhbi5jb20vc29jaWV0eS8yMDE2L2Fwci8yNy9qdW5pb3ItZG9jdG9ycy1hY3Jvc3MtZW5nbGFuZC10by1zdHJpa2UtZm9yLXNlY29uZC1kYXki/5253172ac16bcfa46f6bd4c7B2c8edd1f>striking</a> for the second day in a row over a new government contract.</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p>&bull;&nbsp;&nbsp;German spy chief Gerhard Schindler will <a style='font-weight:bold;color:#ea1414;' href="http://link.foreignpolicy.com/click/6597870.23189/aHR0cDovL3d3dy5iYmMuY29tL25ld3Mvd29ybGQtZXVyb3BlLTM2MTQ4MTA3Ig/5253172ac16bcfa46f6bd4c7B0b59858d>step down</a> amid reports the government forced him out of the role.<br /><br /></p>     
Asia

<p>&bull;&nbsp;&nbsp;North Korea will <a style='font-weight:bold;color:#ea1414;' href="http://link.foreignpolicy.com/click/6597870.23189/aHR0cDovL3d3dy5iYmMuY29tL25ld3Mvd29ybGQtYXNpYS0zNjE0Njg4NyI/5253172ac16bcfa46f6bd4c7B538e9158>hold</a> its first national party congress in four decades in Pyongyang next month.</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p>&bull;&nbsp;&nbsp;After a court decision found it to be unconstitutional, Papua New Guinea <a style='font-weight:bold;color:#ea1414;' href="http://link.foreignpolicy.com/click/6597870.23189/aHR0cDovL3d3dy5iYmMuY29tL25ld3Mvd29ybGQtYXVzdHJhbGlhLTM2MTM2NjMwIg/5253172ac16bcfa46f6bd4c7Bd178a6ac>will close</a> a detention camp that Australia uses to process migrants offshore.</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p>&bull;&nbsp;&nbsp;North Korea has reportedly <a style='font-weight:bold;color:#ea1414;' href="http://link.foreignpolicy.com/click/6597870.23189/aHR0cDovL3d3dy5ueXRpbWVzLmNvbS9hcG9ubGluZS8yMDE2LzA0LzI3L3dvcmxkL2FzaWEvYXAtYXMta29yZWFzLXRlbnNpb24tLmh0bWw_cmVmPWFzaWEi/5253172ac16bcfa46f6bd4c7Dff1be712>built</a> a presidential palace that mimics the one in Seoul, South Korea, to use it as part of its firing drills. <br /><br /></p>     
Americas

<p>&bull;&nbsp;&nbsp;Venezuela <a style='font-weight:bold;color:#ea1414;' href="http://link.foreignpolicy.com/click/6597870.23189/aHR0cDovL3d3dy5iYmMuY29tL25ld3Mvd29ybGQtbGF0aW4tYW1lcmljYS0zNjE0NTE4NCI/5253172ac16bcfa46f6bd4c7Bf249102d>reduced</a> civil servants&rsquo; work weeks to only Monday and Tuesday in order to preserve energy during the country&rsquo;s ongoing crisis. &nbsp;</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p>&bull;&nbsp;&nbsp;Republican Donald Trump, frontrunner for the Republican nomination, will <a style='font-weight:bold;color:#ea1414;' href="http://link.foreignpolicy.com/click/6597870.23189/aHR0cDovL3d3dy5ueXRpbWVzLmNvbS9yZXV0ZXJzLzIwMTYvMDQvMjcvd29ybGQvYXNpYS8yN3JldXRlcnMtdXNhLWVsZWN0aW9uLXRydW1wLmh0bWw_cmVmPWFtZXJpY2FzIg/5253172ac16bcfa46f6bd4c7C3a68e387>outline</a> his foreign policy objectives in an address in Washington on Wednesday.</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p>&bull;&nbsp;&nbsp;Celebrated Chilean poet Pablo Neruda has been <a style='font-weight:bold;color:#ea1414;' href="http://link.foreignpolicy.com/click/6597870.23189/aHR0cDovL3d3dy5ueXRpbWVzLmNvbS9hcG9ubGluZS8yMDE2LzA0LzI3L3dvcmxkL2FzaWEvYXAtYXMta29yZWFzLXRlbnNpb24tLmh0bWw_cmVmPWFzaWEi/5253172ac16bcfa46f6bd4c7Eff1be712>reburied</a> after his body was dug up to test for poisoning.<br /><br /></p>     
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