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• US Warship Destroyer Donald Cook Enters Black Sea Second Time This Year Sputnik 26 Dec 2014 -- The USS Donald Cook is scheduled to enter the Black Sea Friday to maintain peace and stability in the region, US Naval Forces Europe-Africa said in a statement.
• French Left Party Accuses Hollande of Aligning Foreign Policy With NATO, US Sputnik 26 Dec 2014 -- The foreign policy course pursued by President Francois Hollande lacks independence and is based on the stance of the United States and NATO, French Left party said Friday in Twitter citing its Coordinator General Eric Coquerel.
• US, Seoul, Tokyo to sign trilateral intelligence-sharing pact Iran Press TV 26 Dec 2014 -- The Unites states, South Korea and Japan are set to sign their first-ever trilateral intelligence-sharing pact next week.
• US, South Korea, Japan Agree to Share Data on North Korean Nuclear Weapons Sputnik 26 Dec 2014 -- The United States, South Korea and Japan will sign a trilateral agreement on sharing intelligence information on North Korea's nuclear and missile program, due to the country's growing military potential, Yonhap news agency reported Friday.
• US, Japan, S. Korea to Share Intel on N. Korea VOA 26 Dec 2014 -- South Korean officials say Seoul, the U.S. and Japan have agreed on a trilateral intelligence-sharing pact to deal with North Korea's missile and nuclear programs.
• Second Missile Defense Radar Deployed to Japan DoD 26 Dec 2014 -- The U.S. Department of Defense and Japanese Ministry of Defense announced today the deployment of a second Army Navy/Transportable Radar Surveillance (AN/TPY-2) radar in Japan to Kyogamisaki to enhance sensor coverage for ballistic missile defense of Japan and the U.S. homeland.
• Another US Missile Defense Radar Deployed in Japan: Pentagon Sputnik 26 Dec 2014 -- A second US missile defense radar has been deployed in Japan's central Kyoto prefecture, the Pentagon said Friday in its press release.
• NATO Poses No Threat to Russia, Seeks Constructive Relations: Spokesperson Sputnik 26 Dec 2014 -- NATO poses no threat to Russia, and will seek a constructive relationship with Moscow, NATO spokesperson Oana Lungescu told Sputnik on Friday.
• Russia Revises Military Doctrine, Lists NATO Buildup As Major Threat Sputnik 26 Dec 2014 -- President Vladimir Putin has signed an updated version of Russia's military doctrine, which highlights expansion of NATO's military capabilities among main threats to national security, the Kremlin said in a statement on Friday.
• Russia's new military doctrine lists NATO as key threat Iran Press TV 26 Dec 2014 -- Russia has approved an updated version of the country's military doctrine which considers NATO military buildup as a major foreign threat against its national security.
• Russia's New Military Doctrine Lists NATO, US as Major Threats VOA 26 Dec 2014 -- Russia has adopted a new version of its military doctrine, naming NATO and the United States as major threats to its national security.
• Russia's New Military Doctrine Permits Retaliatory Nuclear Strike Only Sputnik 26 Dec 2014 -- Russia stopped short of including the "preemptive strike" notion into its new military doctrine released Friday, permitting the use of its nuclear arsenal only as a retaliatory measure.
• Back To The U.S.S.R.? Russia's Year Of Probing NATO RFE/RL 26 Dec 2014 -- It has almost happened twice: a Russian military aircraft spying on a Western country turns off its transponder to avoid commercial radar and nearly collides with a passenger jet.
• Putin Signs New Military Doctrine Amid Ukraine Crisis RFE/RL 26 Dec 2014 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a new military doctrine echoing Kremlin accusations that Western nations sponsored a coup in Ukraine.
• Second New Russian Nuclear Submarine Leaves For Service RFE/RL 26 Dec 2014 -- Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin attended a ceremony that saw the second of Russia's new Borei-class 955 nuclear submarines set off for active service.
• Revised Russian Doctrine Calls NATO Main Threat VOA 26 Dec 2014 -- Russia - embroiled in a tense standoff with the West over the Ukraine crisis - has identified NATO as its top military threat, in a revised military doctrine signed Friday by President Vladimir Putin.
• Russia to take retaliatory measures to NATO's eastward expansion People's Daily 26 Dec 2014 -- Russia would take appropriate retaliatory measures against NATO's possible eastward expansion, Foreign Ministry spokesman Alexander Lukashevich said Thursday.
• Russian Missile Regiments to Receive Heavy 100-Ton Sarmat ICBMs: Source Sputnik 26 Dec 2014 -- Seven Russian missile regiments will be armed with silo-based 100-ton Sarmat heavy intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) complexes, a source in the defense industry complex told RIA Novosti Friday.
• Russia Successfully Test Launches RS-24 Yars ICBM From Plesetsk: Ministry Sputnik 26 Dec 2014 -- Russian Strategic Arms Forces on Friday successfully test launched a Yars solid fuel intercontinental ballistic missile from the Plesetsk Space Complex in the country's northwest, an official spokesman for the country's Strategic Arms Forces said.
• Chinese military to build modern command headquarters People's Daily 26 Dec 2014 -- China's Central Military Commission (CMC) publicized a guideline promoting the construction of modernized command headquarters.
• Military to step up anti-graft campaign People's Daily 26 Dec 2014 -- The military pledged to step up its extensive anti-corruption drive on Thursday, shortly after China's top military body finished a yearlong campaign against graft across the nation's military area commands.
• China can soon target US with sea-based nuclear weapons Iran Press TV 26 Dec 2014 -- China could soon target the United States with sea-based nuclear weapons as it is reinforcing its submarines with long-range nuclear ballistic missiles, a US congressional report has found.
• India Calls on South Korea to Join Its Defense Acquisition Program Sputnik 26 Dec 2014 -- India on Friday called on South Korea to participate in its defense acquisition program as part of the 'Make in India' campaign.
• Iran Army tests military hardware during major drill Iran Press TV 26 Dec 2014 -- The Iranian Army has unveiled and tested its military hardware in the second phase of the major military exercises code-named Mohammad Rasoulollah (Mohammad, the Messenger of God) in the south of the country.
• Iran's military maneuvers focus on electronic warfare Iran Press TV 26 Dec 2014 -- A high ranking Iranian military commander says the ongoing maneuvers in southern country focus, among other things, on electronic warfare, Press TV reports.

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• Ukraine, Separatists Exchange Hundreds of POWs VOA 26 Dec 2014 -- The Ukrainian military and pro-Russian separatists exchanged hundreds of prisoners Friday as part of a plan to end an eight-month pro-Russian rebellion in eastern Ukraine.
• Ukraine peace negotiations cancelled in Minsk: Belarus Iran Press TV 26 Dec 2014 -- Belarus has announced that a new round of talks between the Ukrainian government and pro-Russia militia forces in Minsk over a stable ceasefire in violence-scarred eastern Ukraine has been scrapped.
• Ukraine, pro-Russia forces agree on prisoner exchange Iran Press TV 26 Dec 2014 -- Ukraine has agreed to swap detained pro-Russia forces with dozens of its soldiers.
• Ukraine Suspends Trains, Buses To Crimea, Citing Security Concerns RFE/RL 26 Dec 2014 -- Ukraine says it is halting all train services to Russian-annexed Crimea because of security concerns.
• Kiev to Pull Back Heavy Arms in 48 Hours After Complete Ceasefire: Official Sputnik 26 Dec 2014 -- Kiev forces will pull back their heavy arms from the conflict zone in eastern Ukraine within 48 hours once a full ceasefire is observed, Ukrainian General Staff spokesman Oleksiy Mazepa said Friday.
• DPR Nationalizes Ukrainian State-Owned Enterprises: Leader Sputnik 26 Dec 2014 -- Ukrainian state-owned enterprises located in the territory of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic (DPR) have been nationalized, the republic's leader Alexander Zakharchenko told Donetsk News Agency.
• DPR Leader Says Will Build Partnership Relations With Neighbors Sputnik 26 Dec 2014 -- The self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic (DPR) will build relations based on partnership with all its neighbors, the republic's leader Alexander Zakharchenko told Donetsk News Agency.
• Report: Syrian Airstrikes Kill Dozens of Civilians VOA 26 Dec 2014 -- A group monitoring the conflict in Syria said Friday that government airstrikes had killed at least 37 civilians in an area controlled by Islamic State fighters.
• Army forces deal heavy blows to militants across Syria Iran Press TV 26 Dec 2014 -- The Syrian army continues its intensive operations against foreign-backed militants in the country, inflicting major losses on their ranks.
• Syria army makes gains against ISIL Iran Press TV 26 Dec 2014 -- Syria's army has made fresh gains in its fight against the terrorists with the Takfiri ISIL group in the south and north of the country.
• Turkish Army Seizes Armed Insurgent at Turkish-Syrian Border Sputnik 26 Dec 2014 -- Batches of ammunition have been seized from insurgents attempting to illegally cross the Syrian-Turkish border in the southern Turkish province of Gaziantep, the country's General Staff said in a statement on Friday.
• Jordan Rejects Claim F-16 Jet Was Shot Down by Islamic State Sputnik 26 Dec 2014 -- Jordan's military denied claims that one of its fighter jets, which crashed in Syria, was shot by the Islamic State, after the pilot was captured by the jihadists
• Jordan says ISIL could not have downed plane Iran Press TV 26 Dec 2014 -- Jordan's military has dismissed a claim by the ISIL Takfiri terrorists that they were responsible for shooting down a Jordanian air force plane during a mission in Syria.
• Lebanon army thwarts infiltration attempt by terrorists Iran Press TV 26 Dec 2014 -- The Lebanese army says its forces have foiled a terrorists' plot to infiltrate the country through the northeastern town of Arsal on the border with violence-hit Syria.
• Dozens killed in acts of violence across Libya Iran Press TV 26 Dec 2014 -- Dozens of people are killed across Libya in acts of violence by militants, including an attack on the country's oil terminals.
• Pakistan security forces kill 'facilitator' of Peshawar massacre Iran Press TV 26 Dec 2014 -- A Taliban commander who allegedly facilitated the December 16 Peshawar school massacre has been killed by Pakistani security forces.
• US Drone Strikes Kill 7 Militants in Pakistan VOA 26 Dec 2014 -- Pakistani intelligence officials say suspected U.S. drone strikes have killed at least seven militants.
• Somalia: UN condemns deadly attack on African Union base UN News Centre 26 Dec 2014 -- The UN has condemned an attack on the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM), which resulted in the death of a number of AMISOM soldiers and civilian contractors.
• Death Toll in Somalia Base Attack Rises VOA 26 Dec 2014 -- The African Union says it has killed the last three of eight al-Shabab militants who attacked its base in the Somali capital of Mogadishu, bringing the death toll to 14.

News Reports

• Full Text of Foreign Minister Wang Yi's Speech on China's Diplomacy in 2014 People's Daily 26 Dec 2014 -- Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Wednesday attended the opening ceremony of the Symposium on the International Development and China's Diplomacy in 2014 co-hosted by China Institute of International Studies and China Foundation for International Studies and delivered an address titled '2014 in Review: A Successful Year for China's Diplomacy'.
• China anti-graft body reiterates punishment for extravagance People's Daily 26 Dec 2014 -- China's top anti-graft body on Friday reiterated relentless punishment on officials' extravagance and bribery, as the season known for over consumption approaches.
• NSA Declassifies Reports of Privacy Violations Sputnik 26 Dec 2014 -- On Christmas Eve, the US National Security Agency released information on its surveillance activities that violated privacy of American citizens.
• South Korea Heightens Security After Cyberattack on Nuclear Plants VOA 26 Dec 2014 -- South Korea has increased security around power plants after hackers penetrated their computer network and released sensitive documents online. Investigators cannot yet say if Pyongyang was involved in this hacking incident, but given the recent alleged North Korean cyberattack on the Sony movie studio, they cannot rule it out either.
• Marking 10 years since Indian Ocean tsunami, UN says world better prepared for natural disasters UN News Centre 26 Dec 2014 -- It has been ten years since a massive tsunami swept across the Indian Ocean killing more than 200,000 people and devastating coastline communities from Indonesia to Somalia. Today, the world is much better prepared to mitigate such disasters, senior United Nations officials have declared.
• Aceh's unfinished recovery IRIN 26 Dec 2014 -- The Indian Ocean tsunami, triggered by a massive earthquake just off the coast of the province of Aceh on tip the Indonesian island of Sumatra, released the energy of 23,000 Hiroshima-type atomic bombs and devastated coastal towns and communities. The impact was global in scale - an estimated 270,000 people killed or missing across 14 countries, with casualties in 46 nations.
• Liberia's House Speaker Denies Manipulating Election Outcome VOA 26 Dec 2014 -- The speaker of Liberia's House of Representatives, Alex Tyler, has denied news reports that he manipulated elections workers to influence the outcome of the December 20 special senatorial election in President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf's home province of Bomi County.