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• ACC concludes ACE C3 operations rehearsal US Air Force 18 Dec 2021 -- Airmen from Air Combat Command, United States Air Forces in Europe, Pacific Air Force and civilian counterparts came to Joint Base Langley-Eustis to test technology and tactics during the Agile Combat Employment Command, Control and Communications Operations Rehearsal, Dec. 6-13.
• Third Test of US ARRW Hypersonic Missile Fails, Like Previous Two, Air Force Chief Says Sputnik 18 Dec 2021 -- The third test flight of the US AGM-183A Air-Launched Rapid Response Weapon (ARRW) turned out to be a failure just as previous tests, and causes have not been identified, US Air Force Brig. Gen. Heath Collins told the War Zone magazine.
• Navy, French Marine Nationale Sign Strategic Interoperability Framework US Navy 18 Dec 2021 -- Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Operations, Plans and Strategy, Vice Adm. Bill Merz and his French counterpart, Vice-Admiral Christophe Lucas, Marine Nationale, Director of International Engagements, co-hosted a strategic dialogue via video teleconference Dec. 17.
• NATO Top Military Commander Proposes to Boost Forces in Romania, Bulgaria - Reports Sputnik 18 Dec 2021 -- Gen. Tod Wolters, NATO's supreme allied commander Europe, has suggested expansion of the alliance's forces in Bulgaria and Romania, Der Spiegel reported on Saturday, citing sources.
• Russia formally quits Open Skies Treaty after US withdrawal Press TV 18 Dec 2021 -- Russia has officially left the Open Skies arms control treaty following the United States' unilateral exit from the pact last year, saying Washington bears "full responsibility" for the post-Cold War accord's demise.
• Russia Officially Completes Withdrawal From Open Skies Treaty RFE/RL 18 Dec 2021 -- Russia has officially completed its obligations under the 2002 Open Skies Treaty and finalized its withdrawal from the agreement.
• Moscow: If US, NATO Reject Security Proposals, Russia Will Be Forced to Create Counterthreats Sputnik 18 Dec 2021 -- Moscow handed US diplomats a pair of detailed security proposals for security between Russia, the US and NATO on 15 December, with the details of the proposed agreements published on the Foreign Ministry's website on Friday. US and NATO officials have confirmed that they are studying the documents.
• Russian Strategic Bombers Patrol Over Belarus Amid High Regional Tensions RFE/RL 18 Dec 2021 -- Russia has sent two nuclear-capable strategic bombers to patrol the western borders of ally Belarus, the authorities in Minsk say, amid heightened tensions across Eastern Europe.
• Chinese aircraft carrier battle group enters Pacific for 'routine drills' Global Times 18 Dec 2021 -- The Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy recently sent an aircraft carrier battle group through the Miyako Strait into the Pacific Ocean, with analysts saying on Saturday that the voyage is likely a routine exercise that could feature drills near the island of Taiwan and in the South China Sea.
• New generation ballistic missile 'Agni P' successfully test-fired by DRDO India PIB 18 Dec 2021 -- Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) successfully tested the new generation nuclear capable ballistic missile 'Agni P' from Dr APJ Abdul Kalam island off the coast of Odisha at 1106 hrs on December 18, 2021
• India Successfully Test-Fires New Generation Nuclear Missile Agni Prime - Video Sputnik 18 Dec 2021 -- India has been embroiled in a border stand-off with China since May 2020. To keep Beijing in check and its own troops well-prepared for any contingency, the South Asian nation has conducted a slew of missile and weapons tests, including intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs) in the last couple of months.

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• Taliban Appeals For Renewed International Help As Afghanistan's Economic Woes Mount RFE/RL Gandhara 18 Dec 2021 -- The unrecognized Taliban government in Afghanistan has appealed to the international community to help counter a worsening economic crisis that threatens to drive more migrants out of the country.
• Taliban Says It Will Resume Passport Services In Afghanistan RFE/RL Gandhara 18 Dec 2021 -- The Taliban authorities in Afghanistan have announced that they will resume issuing passports, providing a window of hope for those who have applied for travel documents in an effort to leave the country.
• Uzbekistan Sends Technicians To Repair Afghanistan's Mazar-e Sharif Airport RFE/RL Gandhara 18 Dec 2021 -- Uzbekistan has sent experts to the northern Afghanistan city of Mazar-e Sharif to help repair its airport equipment and restart operations.
• OIC-Led Huddle to Discuss Looming Afghan Humanitarian, Economic Crisis VOA 18 Dec 2021 -- Representatives from the 57-member Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) and the United States, Russia, China and the European Union are meeting Sunday in Pakistan to discuss ways to help Afghanistan avert a looming humanitarian catastrophe.
• Nearly dozen Sudanese mercenaries killed in fierce fighting with Yemeni forces Press TV 18 Dec 2021 -- Nearly a dozen Sudanese soldiers have been killed as intense fighting between Saudi-led coalition forces and Takfiri militants on one side and Yemeni army troops and their allies on the other in Saudi Arabia's southwestern region of Jizan.
• Cameroon Students, Fighters Say Rights Report on Separatist School Attacks Reflects Reality VOA 18 Dec 2021 -- Separatists fighting to create an English-speaking state in western Cameroon have described as grossly one-sided a rights group report says that separatists attack schools, train children as fighters and have deprived at least 700,000 children from having education since 2017. Human Rights Watch also says government troops organized abusive counter insurgencies that affected education. Thousands of children who have fled the English-speaking regions relocated.
• Latest Flareup of Intercommunal Clashes in Cameroon Kills Dozens, Displaces Thousands VOA 18 Dec 2021 -- A new cycle of intercommunal clashes over scarce resources in Cameroon have killed and injured scores of people and sent at least 100,000 fleeing from their homes.
• Moldova Calls Russian Envoy's Presence At Transdniester Inauguration 'Unfriendly Action' RFE/RL 18 Dec 2021 -- The government of Moldova has criticized Russia's ambassador for attending the inauguration ceremony of the de facto president of the breakaway Moldovan region of Transdniester.

News Reports

• Putin, Biden disagree on key issues: Kremlin People's Daily 18 Dec 2021 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Joe Biden have strong disagreements on important issues, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Friday.
• Relations with US not at lowest point yet, Russia says Press TV 18 Dec 2021 -- Russia says its diplomatic relations with the United States have not hit the lowest yet, despite rising tensions between the two sides over the thorny issue of Ukraine.
• Russia bars entry to British citizens in tit-for-tat move Press TV 18 Dec 2021 -- Moscow has barred entry into Russia of seven British citizens involved in anti-Russian activities in retaliation for a similar move by London against the same number of Russians back in August.
• 'Zero tolerance on act of sabotage,' HK authorities on high alert ahead of LegCo voting day Global Times 18 Dec 2021 -- Hong Kong law enforcement authorities are on high alert to fend off any act of sabotage and illegal acts of interfering in the fairness of the Legislative Council (LegCo) election, which is scheduled to take place from 8:30 am to 10:30 pm on Sunday, with the police deploying over 10,000 police officers. The local disciplinary watchdog issued a new warrant to arrest secessionists like Nathan Law who constantly smear the election and call for blank votes.
• U.S. attempt to use Xinjiang to contain China will never succeed: spokesperson People's Daily 18 Dec 2021 -- The United States has reached a point of hysteria in suppressing Chinese institutions and enterprises but its attempt to use Xinjiang to contain China will never succeed, a Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson said Friday.
• Respected Comrade Kim Jong Un Visits Kumsusan Palace of Sun KCNA 18 Dec 2021 -- All the people in the DPRK greatly missing Chairman Kim Jong Il, the venerable image of socialist Korea, look back upon his life with the deepest reverence for him on the occasion of the 10th anniversary of his demise.
• Memorial Services for Chairman Kim Jong Il Held in DPRK KCNA 18 Dec 2021 -- Memorial services for Chairman Kim Jong Il took place in every province, city (district) and county of the DPRK on Friday, the 10th anniversary of his demise.
• Korean People Mourn Chairman Kim Jong Il KCNA 18 Dec 2021 -- All the civilians and servicepersons in the DPRK mourned Chairman Kim Jong Il, the eternal image of socialist Korea and great sage of the revolution, in the deepest reverence for him on the occasion of the 10th anniversary of his demise.
• Korean People Pay Silent Tribute to Memory of Chairman Kim Jong Il KCNA 18 Dec 2021 -- All the people in the DPRK greatly miss and revere Chairman Kim Jong Il on the occasion of the 10th anniversary of his demise.
• FM spokesman: EU trio's seriousness, strong will needed for progress in negotiations IRNA 18 Dec 2021 -- Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesman emphasized here on Saturday that if the EU trio will instead of emphasizing on useless and outdated blame-game show seriousness and strong will aimed at reaching agreement then achieving progress in nuclear negotiations is possible.
• E3 back down in face of Iran demands IRNA 18 Dec 2021 -- At the end of the seventh round of Vienna talks for revival of the 2015 nuclear deal and lifting of anti-Iran sanctions, three European states (Britain, France and Germany) retreated from their stances and were convinced to accept Iranians' proposals as a basis for the next round of negotiations in the Austrian capital.
• Pace of reaching agreement depends on the other side: Iran's top negotiator ISNA 18 Dec 2021 -- "If the other side of Vienna talks accepts the rational views and positions of the Islamic Republic of Iran, the new round of talks can be the last one and we can achieve a deal in the shortest possible time," Iran's chief negotiator, Ali Bagheri announced.
• IAEA showcases new surveillance cameras to be placed at Iran's nuclear site People's Daily 18 Dec 2021 -- The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) showcased here Friday new surveillance cameras to be placed at the Karaj nuclear facility, a centrifuge component manufacturing workshop in north-central part of Iran.
• Despite Europe claim, Vienna talks break result of collective consensus: Iran Press TV 18 Dec 2021 -- The spokesman for Iran's Foreign Ministry has rejected "unrealistic" claims by the three European signatories to the 2015 nuclear agreement that the Vienna talks were suspended at Tehran's request, saying it was a decision made by all the participating delegations.
• EU's Mora: 'Now we have common basis' on removal of Iran sanctions Press TV 18 Dec 2021 -- European Union deputy foreign policy chief Enrique Mora says the parties to the 2015 Iran nuclear deal somehow have a "common basis" on the removal of unilateral sanctions against the Islamic Republic.
• Iran Insists Missing Video From Nuclear Site Lost Due To 'Sabotage' RFE/RL 18 Dec 2021 -- Iran's Atomic Energy Organization has rejected that it is responsible for the loss of surveillance video from a centrifuge-parts-production site, suggesting that the data was lost due to an attack on the plant this summer.
• Iran official says IAEA camera memory destroyed in June attack contrary to watchdog's claim Press TV 18 Dec 2021 -- An official at the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) has rejected claims by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) about the storage device of one of its cameras installed at Karaj site.
• 'Attack' plunges Venezuela's Caracas, 15 states into darkness Press TV 18 Dec 2021 -- A massive blackout has swept through the Venezuelan capital of Caracas and more than a dozen states across the Latin American country, an incident that has on several occasions taken place in the past and has been blamed on anti-government saboteurs from the United States.
• Independent Medics Say Georgian Ex-President's Health Compromised By 'Torture' In Prison RFE/RL 18 Dec 2021 -- An independent group of doctors has examined jailed former Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili and determined that his health has been seriously compromised as a result of "torture" and mistreatment he had allegedly experienced since his arrest in early October.