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• F-15C Eagle Weapons School ends at Nellis AFB US Air Force 31 Dec 2021 -- The United States Air Force is continuing to modernize its future fighter force, and part of that evolution includes the sunset of the F-15C Eagle division of the United States Air Force Weapons School Weapons Instructor Course.
• Secretary Blinken's Call with NATO Secretary General Stoltenberg US Dept. of State 31 Dec 2021 -- The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price:
• Putin, Biden discuss Moscow's security proposals in year-end telephone call People's Daily 31 Dec 2021 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin and his U.S. counterpart Joe Biden discussed Russia's recent security proposals during their telephone call, the Kremlin said Friday.
• Biden, Putin hold phone call amid heightened tensions over Ukraine People's Daily 31 Dec 2021 -- U.S. President Joe Biden spoke with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin via phone on Thursday amid heightened tensions over Ukraine.
• Putin warns Biden about 'complete breakdown' in Russo-American ties Press TV 31 Dec 2021 -- Russia's President Vladimir Putin warns his American counterpart Joe Biden that any new sanctions against Moscow could totally upset the Russo-American relations.
• 'Serious, Substantive': Biden, Putin Agree To Intensify Diplomacy Amid Ukraine Tensions RFE/RL 31 Dec 2021 -- U.S. President Joe Biden has urged his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, to de-escalate simmering tensions in a phone call aimed at intensifying diplomacy amid a buildup of Russian troops near the border with Ukraine and the Kremlin's demands for sweeping security guarantees.
• In New Year's Greetings, Putin Praises Russian Solidarity, As Navalny Urges Optimism RFE/RL 31 Dec 2021 -- In his traditional televised New Year's greeting, Russian President Vladimir Putin noted that Russians had "encountered colossal challenges" in 2021 but had overcome them through "solidarity."
• Russia test-launches new hypersonic cruise missiles from frigate, submarine: Report Press TV 31 Dec 2021 -- Russia has reportedly test-fired around 10 new Zircon hypersonic cruise missiles from a frigate and two more from a submarine as tensions between Moscow and the West escalate over Ukraine.
• Aircraft carrier Liaoning wraps up open sea exercises and deals with foreign close-in reconnaissance Global Times 31 Dec 2021 -- The Liaoning aircraft carrier group of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy on Thursday wrapped up real combat scenario open seas exercises with the flotilla conducting comprehensive confrontational drills in the Yellow Sea, the East China Sea and the West Pacific for 21 days, enhancing the combat capability of the carrier group as a system.
• Aircraft carrier Liaoning task group completes combat training in open sea PLA Daily 31 Dec 2021 -- The Chinese PLA Navy's aircraft carrier Liaoning taskforce group successfully completed its combat training in the open sea and returned to the home port in Qingdao on the morning of December 30. During the over-20-day training, the taskforce group sailed across the Yellow Sea and the East China Sea, entered waters of the Western Pacific via the Miyako Strait , and conducted comprehensive exercises on multiple subjects, having effectively improved its joint combat capabilities.
• 12th Chinese peacekeeping medical contingent to S. Sudan all in place PLA Daily 31 Dec 2021 -- The 2nd echelon's 29 peacekeepers of the 12th Chinese peacekeeping medical contingent to South Sudan (Wau) arrived at the mission area on December 28 after a 14-day medical quarantine in Juba, capital of South Sudan. This also marked the full deployment of the 12th Chinese medical contingent which will begin its one-year peacekeeping mission.
• Year End Review - 2021 of Ministry of Defence India PIB 31 Dec 2021
• DELIVERY OF 50TON BOLLARD PULL TUG "BALRAJ" India PIB 31 Dec 2021 -- Contract for construction of 50Ton Bollard Pull Tugs was concluded with M/s Hindustan Shipyard Ltd, Visakhapatnam on 14 Feb 19 at a cost of Rs
• US trying to prevent the advancement of Iran's missile programs: State Department official Press TV 31 Jan 2022 -- A US State Department spokesperson has said the United States is concerned about the advancement of Iran's missile programs and acknowledged that Washington is trying to prevent it.
• Israel signs $3.1 billion deal with US for helicopters, refueling jets Press TV 31 Dec 2021 -- Israel has signed a multibillion-dollar deal with the US government to "buy" a number of helicopters and refueling planes under Washington's policy of maintaining Tel Aviv's so-called military edge in the Middle East.
• Israel to Procure Attack Helicopters, Air Tankers From Lockheed Martin, Boeing Sputnik 31 Dec 2021 -- Tel Aviv earlier procured F-35 fifth-generation stealth fighters from the US, which are capable of striking ground targets from afar while remaining undetected by air defences. Israel has repeatedly hinted that it might take action against Iran if it considers the Iranian nuclear programme an imminent threat to the country.
• NATO is Transforming Ukraine Into Military Foothold Against Russia, Lavrov Tells Sputnik Sputnik 31 Dec 2021 -- The Russian foreign minister criticised the alliance for backing Kiev's militaristic aspirations and stressed that there will be an "adequate response" to any possible military provocations carried out by Ukraine.
• Secretary Blinken's Call with Italian Foreign Minister Di Maio US Dept. of State 31 Dec 2021 -- The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price:
• Secretary Blinken's Call with Canadian Foreign Minister Joly US Dept. of State 31 Dec 2021 -- The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price:

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• Grave violations surge against children in conflict UN News 31 Dec 2021 -- Armed conflict, inter-communal violence and insecurity continued to take a devastating toll on thousands of children throughout 2021, the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), warned on Friday.
• Beijing Says 'Fundamental Solution' to Situations at Sea is End to US Drills in Chinese Waters Sputnik 31 Dec 2021 -- After a US attack submarine was severely damaged by an underwater collision in the South China Sea earlier this year, the Chinese government called the US "irresponsible," accusing it of a lack of transparency about what its sub was doing 7,000 miles from home.
• Clashes With Militants Kill 4 Pakistani Troops Near Afghan Border VOA 31 Dec 2021 -- Pakistan confirmed Friday that four of its soldiers were killed in a gun battle with militants near the Afghan border.
• At least 61 civilians killed this month in clashes in Myanmar's remote border regions Radio Free Asia 30 Dec 2021 -- More than five dozen civilians have been killed and tens of thousands displaced due to clashes between Myanmar's military and anti-junta forces in four of the country's remote border regions in December alone, according to local militias and an official with the shadow National Unity Government (NUG).
• IRGC Quds Force kills six armed outlaws in southeastern Iran Press TV 01 Dec 2021 -- The Quds Force of Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) says it has killed six armed outlaws in the country's southeastern province of Sistan and Baluchestan.
• Biden threatens Putin with 'severe sanctions' over Ukraine Press TV 31 Dec 2021 -- US President Joe Biden has threatened Russian President Vladimir Putin with "severe sanctions" if Russia launches any military action in neighboring Ukraine, despite the fact that Moscow has rejected Washington's allegations of preparing to invade the neighboring country.
• Russia may be forced to 'eliminate unacceptable threats': Lavrov on Ukraine issue Press TV 31 Dec 2021 -- The Russian foreign minister says Moscow may be forced to "eliminate unacceptable threats" to national security, as US President Joe Biden reiterated threats against Russia during a 50-minute phone conversation with his counterpart, Vladimir Putin.
• US flies 2nd spy plane over Ukraine 'to gather intel' amid tensions Press TV 31 Dec 2021 -- Amid heightened tensions, the US Air Force flew a second spy aircraft over eastern Ukraine hours before the telephonic conversation between Russian President Vladimir Putin and his US counterpart Joe Biden on Thursday.
• Biden To Speak With Ukraine's President On January 2 As U.S. Seeks To Defuse Crisis RFE/RL 31 Dec 2021 -- U.S. President Joe Biden will hold another call with his Ukrainian counterpart, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, on January 2 as the United States seeks to defuse a crisis sparked by Russia's military buildup.
• Sahel Conflict Set to Worsen in 2022: Analysts VOA 31 Dec 2021 -- Islamist militant attacks increased this past year in the Sahel region, leading to political instability that saw a coup in Mali, an attempted coup in Niger, and calls for Burkina Faso's president to resign. Burkina Faso experienced the deadliest terrorist attacks since the conflict began, but analysts say the worst could be yet to come.
• Malian Armed Forces Say 8 Soldiers Died, 7 Injured After Recent Terrorist Attack Sputnik 31 Dec 2021 -- The number of soldiers who died as a result of a Wednesday attack in the western part of Mali increased to eight, and seven more were injured, the Malian Armed Forces said.
• Three Tanzanian peacekeepers injured in Central African Republic UN News 31 Dec 2021 -- Three Tanzanian peacekeepers serving on the United Nations' mission in Central African Republic (MINUSCA) were injured on Thursday, when their vehicle struck an unidentified explosive device.

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• Kosovo Expels Russian Official Due To 'Harmful Activity' RFE/RL 31 Dec 2021 -- Kosovo has ordered the expulsion of a Russian diplomat and member of the United Nations mission in the Balkan country on national security grounds
• The Week In Russia: The Shifting Shape Of The Past RFE/RL 31 Dec 2021 -- Thirty years after the U.S.S.R.'s collapse, courts ordered the closure of the human rights and historical research group Memorial, making what observers said was a big move to whitewash the past and the present. Meanwhile, Moscow pressed ahead with an effort to roll back some of the results of the Soviet breakup.
• Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's interview with Rossiya Segodnya, December 31, 2021 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 31 Dec 2021
• Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's interview with TASS News Agency, December 31, 2021 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 31 Dec 2021
• Joint Statement on Russian Court Decisions to Liquidate Memorial US Dept. of State 31 Dec 2021 -- The following joint statement was issued by the United States of America, Australia, Canada, the European Union, and the United Kingdom.
• Full text: 2022 New Year address by President Xi Jinping PLA Daily 31 Dec 2021 -- On New Year's eve, President Xi Jinping delivered his 2022 New Year Address through China Media Group and the Internet. The following is the full text of the address:
• Xi hails 2021 as 'year of exceptional significance' and a 'resilient & dynamic China' on way to great rejuvenation in his new year speech Global Times 31 Dec 2021 -- Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday night delivered his 2022 New Year Address, the ninth straight annual speech since 2014, in which he hailed the 2021 as a year of "exceptional significance." Xi thanked the hard work of countless unsung heroes, stressed China's all-round achievements and the determination of China's complete reunification, and called for global solidarity.
• Xi addresses 2022 New Year gathering of China's top political advisory body PLA Daily 31 Dec 2021 -- Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday addressed a gathering organized by the country's top political advisory body to ring in the year 2022.
• Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Zhao Lijian's Regular Press Conference on December 31, 2021 PRC MofA 31 Dec 2021
• Taiwan sees rise in immigration from Hong Kong amid national security crackdown Radio Free Asia 31 Dec 2021 -- The democratic island of Taiwan is expecting a new wave of arrivals from the former British colony of Hong Kong, where the ruling Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is presiding over a city-wide crackdown on civil society, public dissent and political opposition under a draconian national security law.
• Officials call for calm as groceries hard to come by in China's Xi'an Radio Free Asia 31 Dec 2021 -- Authorities in the northern Chinese city of Xi'an have called for calm, as many in the locked-down city of 13 million took to social media complaining that they were unable to get sufficient food supplies after being ordered to stay in their homes.
• Fourth-day Sitting of 4th Plenary Meeting of 8th WPK Central Committee Held KCNA 31 Dec 2021 -- The fourth-day sitting of the 4th Plenary Meeting of the 8th Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea took place on December 30.
• Will 2022 Bring A Revived Iran Nuclear Deal -- Or A Hard-Line Plan B? RFE/RL 31 Dec 2021 -- The year 2022 could see an escalation of tensions between Iran and the United States if nuclear talks aimed at reviving the stalled 2015 nuclear deal collapse.
• Israeli FM Vows to Counter 'Iranian Threat,' Says Israel Has Capabilities Some 'Cannot Even Imagine' Sputnik 01 Dec 2021 -- Earlier this week, the Iranian Foreign Ministry accused the Israeli government of attempting to sabotage renewed talks on the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) in Vienna, after Tel Aviv warned that it was prepared to "act alone" against Tehran. At the time, Israel claimed to have "intelligence that proves Iran is deceiving the world."
• Advancement in science, research, including aerospace, inalienable right of Iranian nation: Foreign Ministry Press TV 31 Dec 2021 -- The Iranian Foreign Ministry has stressed that advancement in science and research, including in aerospace field, is an inalienable right of the Iranian nation, lambasting meddlesome comments by the United States over Iran's recent launch of a satellite carrier.
• US says 'remains concerned' over Iran's scientific progress amid sanctions Press TV 31 Jan 2022 -- The United States has voiced concerns over Iran's launch of research devices into space, which marked another major milestone and scientific achievement for the Islamic Republic in the midst of the "toughest ever" US sanctions against the country.
• People of Myanmar face 'unprecedented' crisis in 2022 UN News 31 Dec 2021 -- The people of Myanmar are facing an unprecedented political, socioeconomic, human rights and humanitarian crisis with needs escalating dramatically since the military takeover and a severe COVID-19 third wave.
• Erdogan Urges 'All Turkish Citizens' to Keep Their Savings in Lira...Again Sputnik 31 Dec 2021 -- Since 2018, Turkey's national currency has been in a downward slide due to a combination of factors, such as geopolitical tensions with the West, shrinking currency reserves, growing debt and Ankara's reluctance to raise interest rates to tackle inflation.
• Erdogan urges Turkish people to save in lira Press TV 31 Dec 2021 -- Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has urged Turks to keep all their savings in lira, as the country's domestic currency has lost over 40% of its value this year.
• France suspends transit ban for UK nationals Press TV 31 Dec 2021 -- The French government has suspended a road travel prohibition for UK nationals, allowing Britons to drive through France to reach their residential homes in EU member states.
• Sudan: Refrain from 'disproportionate use of force' against protesters UN News 31 Dec 2021 -- Reported killings and injuries during peaceful demonstrations in Sudan is a cause for deep concern, said the UN human rights office on Friday (OHCHR).