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• Roadside bomb explosions hit US supply convoys in central, southern Iraq Press TV 06 Jan 2022 -- Multiple roadside bombs have separately gone off near convoys of trucks carrying equipment belonging to US occupation forces in Iraq's central province of Babil as well as the southern provinces of Basra and Muthanna in the last 24 hours, but there were no immediate reports of casualties or damage.

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• VNG staged to assist with possible severe winter weather Army News 06 Jan 2022 -- The Virginia National Guard staged dozens of Soldiers and Airmen in multiple locations Jan. 6 to help respond to severe winter weather anticipated in the state.
• Wisconsin Guard augments Colorado Guard artillery deployment CENTCOM 06 Jan 2022 -- Ten members of the Wisconsin Army National Guard's 1st Battalion, 121st Field Artillery — a high-mobility artillery rocket system (HIMARS) unit — trained with the Colorado Army National Guard's 3rd Battalion, 157th Field Artillery, at Fort Bliss, Texas, before deploying to the Middle East in support of Operation Spartan Shield.
• Increased Restrictions on the Pentagon Reservation DoD 06 Jan 2022 -- Due to the increase in COVID-19 cases and positive test cases in the National Capital Region over the past two weeks, the Pentagon Reservation will move to Health Protection Condition Charlie effective 5 a.m. EST, Monday, Jan. 10, 2022. Both Armed Forces Retirement Home campuses, in Washington, D.C., and Gulfport, Mississippi, will remain at HPCON Charlie.
• Biden Administration Remains Committed to Close Guantanamo Bay, State Department Says Sputnik 06 Jan 2022 -- The Biden administration continues to remain committed to responsibly closing Guantanamo Bay, State Department spokesperson Ned Price said on Thursday.
• Spirk Discusses DOD's 'Data-centric' Future DoD News 06 Jan 2022 -- David Spirk, the Defense Department's chief data officer, said the department is focusing data on joint warfighting activities and actions put in place in the past are bearing fruit.
• Joint Statement of the U.S.-Japan Security Consultative Committee ("2+2") DoD 06 Jan 2022 -- The text of the follow statement was released by the Governments of the United States of America and the Government of Japan on the occasion of the 2022 U.S.-Japan Security Consultative Committee.
• Readout of U.S.-Japan Security Consultative Committee ("2+2") DoD 06 Jan 2022
• Remarks by Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III at U.S.-Japan Security Consultative Committee ("2+2") Meeting (As Prepared) DoD 06 Jan 2022
• Secretary Antony J. Blinken Remarks at the Virtual 2022 U.S.-Japan Security Consultative Committee Meeting with Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, Japanese Foreign Minister Hayashi Yoshimasa, and Japanese Defense Minister Kishi Nobuo US Dept. of State 06 Jan 2022 --
• Shared Challenges, Strengthening Alliance at Center of U.S.-Japan Defense Meeting DoD News 06 Jan 2022 -- Increased tensions in the Indo-Pacific region and the strengthening of military relations were the topics of discussion when U.S. and Japanese diplomatic and defense leaders met virtually for the 2022 U.S.-Japan Security Consultative Committee Meeting.
• US Military COVID-19 Outbreak Spurs Tensions in Japan's Okinawa VOA 06 Jan 2022 -- U.S. military bases in Japan tightened coronavirus prevention measures Thursday, after an explosion of infections in Okinawa, a southern prefecture that hosts dozens of U.S. military facilities.
• Japan calls on US to impose restrictions on US troops after virus surge Press TV 06 Jan 2022 -- Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi has urged the US to impose restrictions on the troops stationed in Japan amid a spread of COVID-19 cases among the US military personnel.
• COVID-19 cases surge in Okinawa, Japanese FM requests curfew for U.S. military bases People's Daily 06 Jan 2022 -- The governor of Japan's southernmost prefecture of Okinawa said on Thursday that the daily number of COVID-19 cases is expected to approach the 1,000-mark surging from 623 cases reported a day earlier, local media reported.
• Deputy Secretary Sherman's Call with NATO Deputy Secretary General Geoana US Dept. of State 06 Jan 2022 -- The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price:
• Readout of Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin's Call With Russian Minister of Defense Sergey Shoygu DoD 06 Jan 2022
• New-type rotorcraft from China's key national defense project passes acceptance review Global Times 06 Jan 2022 -- A type of blended wing body multi-rotor vertical takeoff and landing aircraft, which is a key national defense project of China that's expected to play both military and civilian roles, has passed an acceptance review, with analysts saying on Thursday that the new aircraft could offer higher flexibility and longer endurance than current aircraft.
• PLA Army kicks off military training for 2022 PLA Daily 06 Jan 2022 -- To implement the mobilization order of the Central Military Commission (CMC) for the military training in 2022, the PLA Army organized a mobilization ceremony for the new training session in 2022 with the main venue set at the training ground of an army aviation brigade under the 81st Group Army on January 4.
• Japan, Australia sign defense pact seen as response to China Radio Free Asia 06 Jan 2022 -- Leaders of Japan and Australia signed at a virtual summit on Thursday a new agreement that paves the way for future defense cooperation between the two countries - a move that analysts viewed as a response to a rising China.
• Japan, Australia ink defense, security pact Press TV 06 Jan 2022 -- Japan and Australia have signed a "landmark" security pact on defense and security cooperation to purportedly boost security and stability in the Indo-Pacific, against the backdrop of China's growing military and economic might.
• Australia, Japan Sign Landmark Defence Pact to Fasten Military Assets Deployment in Indo-Pacific Sputnik 06 Jan 2022 -- In September, Australia signed the AUKUS trilateral security pact with the US and the UK, under which Australia will receive technologies to build nuclear-powered submarines. Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has also reiterated support for the AUKUS.
• Taiwan military showcases urban terrain operations in Kaohsiung mock town CNA 06 Jan 2022 -- Taiwan's military showcased its urban terrain operation capabilities Thursday in a round of exercises at a mock town inside an infantry training center in Kaohsiung City.
• Hypersonic Missile Newly Developed by Academy of Defence Science Test-Fired KCNA 06 Jan 2022 -- The Academy of Defence Science of the DPRK test-fired a hypersonic missile on Wednesday.
• US Assessing Claims of North Korean Hypersonic Missile Launch VOA 06 Jan 2022 -- The United States is taking another look at North Korea's latest missile launch following claims by Pyongyang that the test involved a high-tech hypersonic missile.
• North Korea missile test, January 2022: Minister for Asia's statement UK FCDO 06 Jan 2022 -- Minister for Asia, Amanda Milling, comments on the recent test of a ballistic missile by North Korea.
• North Korea says successfully test-fired hypersonic missile Press TV 06 Jan 2022 -- North Korea says it has successfully test-fired a hypersonic missile, in the first such launch of the year, as the country pursues new military capabilities.
• Syrian envoy to UN says Western states fabricate lies on Syria's cooperation with OPCW Press TV 06 Jan 2022 -- Syria's Permanent Representative to the United Nations Bassam Sabbagh has affirmed Damascus' condemnation of the use of chemical weapons, anywhere, anytime by anyone and under any circumstances, saying Western states fabricate lies on his country's cooperation with the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW).
• Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jen Psaki, January 6, 2022 The White House 06 Jan 2022
• Department Press Briefing – January 6, 2022 US Dept. of State 06 Jan 2022

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• 6 January 2022 - Daily Press Briefing by the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General United Nations 06 Jan 2022
• Afghans Fear For Their Rights As Taliban Resurrects Religious Policing RFE/RL Gandhara 06 Jan 2022 -- When the Taliban seized power in August, the militant group vowed it would not resurrect the violent religious policing it enforced during its first stint in power. The hard-liners claimed they would limit themselves to preaching Islamic values of modesty and dignity.
• Why Is China Renaming Disputed Locations Around Asia? VOA 06 Jan 2022 -- China is renaming disputed locations in Asia to bolster its territorial claims and build evidence to support those claims in case any sovereignty disagreements land in court, experts say.
• Deputy Secretary Sherman's Call with French, German, Italian and UK Counterparts US Dept. of State 06 Jan 2022 -- The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price:
• U.S., Russian Defense Chiefs Discuss 'Risk Reduction' Near Ukraine's Borders RFE/RL 06 Jan 2022 -- U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin spoke on January 6 with his Russian counterpart Sergei Shoigu and discussed "risk reduction near Ukraine's borders," the Pentagon said in a brief statement.
• Oral statement to Parliament - Russia's aggression towards Ukraine: Foreign Secretary's statement UK FCDO 06 Jan 2022 -- Foreign Secretary Liz Truss gave a statement to the House of Commons on what the UK government is doing about the situation with Ukraine and Russia.
• UK threatens Russia with 'massive consequences', financial sanctions if Ukraine invaded Press TV 06 Jan 2022 -- The UK has threatened Russia with massive consequences and financial sanctions if it carries out any military action against Ukraine.
• U.K. Foreign Secretary Announces Kyiv Visit, Says Russia's Only Path Forward Is De-Escalation With Ukraine RFE/RL 06 Jan 2022 -- British Foreign Secretary Liz Truss has announced a visit to Kyiv later this month to stress London's "unwavering" commitment to Ukraine amid continuing Russian aggression against its fellow post-Soviet neighbor.
• U.S., Europe Show Unified Front Ahead Of Talks On Russia's Military Buildup Near Ukraine RFE/RL 06 Jan 2022 -- The United States and its EU partners stepped up warnings of major consequences if Russia invades Ukraine as U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken welcomed German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock to Washington on January 5 for a meeting dominated by upcoming talks with Russia.
• Russian Troops Deploy To Timbuktu In Mali After Withdrawal Of French Troops RFE/RL 06 Jan 2022 -- Russian soldiers have deployed to the city of Timbuktu in northern Mali to train Malian forces at a base vacated by French troops last month, Mali's army spokesperson said on January 6.
• Two children killed in airstrike on Tigray refugee camp UN News 06 Jan 2022 -- "Refugees are not and should never be a target", UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi said on Thursday, following reports of a deadly airstrike on the Mai Aini refugee camp in Tigray, northern Ethiopia.
• China stands against any unilateral sanctions on Eritrea: Chinese FM Global Times 06 Jan 2022 -- Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi and Eritrean Minister for Foreign Affairs Osman Saleh on Wednesday issued a joint statement on opposing hegemonic interferences in the internal affairs of other countries under the pretext of democracy and human rights.
• UN calls for investigation into attack against peacekeepers in Lebanon UN News 06 Jan 2022 -- The UN is urging authorities in Lebanon to conduct a quick and thorough investigation into an attack earlier this week against peacekeepers maintaining security and stability in the south of the country.
• US Names New Horn of Africa Envoy VOA 06 Jan 2022 -- U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Thursday named career diplomat David Satterfield as the new special envoy to the troubled Horn of Africa.
• China to Appoint Horn of Africa Special Envoy VOA 06 Jan 2022 -- China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi has announced that Beijing will soon appoint a special envoy for the Horn of Africa. Wang's announcement during a visit to Kenya on Thursday comes as the U.S. envoy to the Horn heads to Ethiopia, which has been struggling with over a year of war. The region has also seen setbacks from a coup in Sudan and an election stand-off in Somalia.

News Reports

• Remarks By President Biden To Mark One Year Since The January 6th Deadly Assault On The U.S. Capitol The White House 06 Jan 2022
• Remarks by Vice President Harris Marking One Year Since the January 6th Deadly Assault on the U.S. Capitol The White House 06 Jan 2022
• Readout from Attorney General Merrick B. Garland's Meeting on the One Year Anniversary of the January 6th Attack on the Capitol US Dept. of Justice 06 Jan 2022
• Biden Appeals to US, World on Anniversary of Capitol Attack VOA 06 Jan 2022 -- U.S. President Joe Biden made an impassioned appeal to Americans and defended the values of democracy on the first anniversary of the stunning insurrection attempt that Biden said tested the nation's identity.
• Dozens Killed as Kazakhstan Security Forces Fire on Protesters VOA 06 Jan 2022 -- With the aid of Russian-backed troops, government security forces fired on protesters in Kazakhstan's largest city, Almaty, on Thursday, killing dozens as unrest in the former Soviet republic escalated, police in Almaty said.
• UN urges restraint in Kazakhstan, with dozens reportedly killed UN News 06 Jan 2022 -- Amid alarming reports of deadly violence in Kazakhstan, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights and the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Central Asia have called for restraint and dialogue.
• Secretary Blinken's Call with Kazakhstani Foreign Minister Tileuberdi US Dept. of State 06 Jan 2022 -- The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price:
• Kazakhstan protests: UK government statement UK FCDO 06 Jan 2022 -- The UK government has issued a statement on the protests in Kazakhstan.
• For Kazakhstan's Autocratic Neighbors, Unrest Is A Warning And A Test RFE/RL 06 Jan 2022 -- The first flights carrying Russian troops to Kazakhstan to help the embattled government quell an unprecedented wave of unrest and armed clashes arrived in Almaty, the Central Asian country's largest city, early in the morning on January 6.
• Renewed Clashes Reported As Troops Open Fire On Kazakh Protesters RFE/RL 06 Jan 2022 -- Renewed clashes and gunfire continue to rock Kazakhstan's largest city, Almaty, as police, bolstered by troops from a Russian-led military alliance, try to squelch protests in the Central Asian nation's deadliest uprising in the three decades since it declared independence from the Soviet Union.
• Analysis: The Consequences Of Inviting Russian-Led CSTO Troops Into Kazakhstan RFE/RL 06 Jan 2022 -- Sparked by a small protest over a fuel price increase in the western oil town of Zhanaozen a few days earlier, angry crowds flooded the streets and squares of Kazakhstan's major towns and cities on January 5, shouting their discontent with the authoritarian government's domestic policies.
• Foreign Ministry statement on the CSTO Collective Security Council's decision to send CSTO Collective Peacekeeping Forces to the Republic of Kazakhstan Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 06 Jan 2022
• Reports say 18 Kazakh police killed, over 700 others wounded in unrest Press TV 06 Jan 2022 -- At least 18 Kazakh police have reportedly been killed and more than 740 others injured as authorities in the ex-Soviet country try to quell unrest triggered by a sharp rise in fuel prices.
• Kazakhstan unrest: Dozens killed, about 2,000 arrested as protesters clash with police in Almaty Press TV 06 Jan 2022 -- Clashes between protesters and security forces have left dozens killed while about 2,000 have been arrested in Kazakhstan's biggest city, Almaty, as nationwide protests continue over fuel price hikes in the oil-rich Central Asian country.
• CSTO Head: Current Events in Kazakhstan Threaten Its Security, Territorial Integrity Sputnik 06 Jan 2022 -- The Secretary General of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO), Stanislav Zas, told Sputnik in an exclusive interview on Thursday how the CSTO peacekeeping mission in Kazakhstan will operate.
• Uranium Prices on the Rise As Unrest in Kazakhstan Continues Sputnik 06 Jan 2022 -- Kazakhstan - the world's top supplier of uranium - has been rocked by nationwide protests for several days, after protesters took to the streets to demonstrate against the country's surge in gas prices.
• Kazakhstan to Introduce Temporary Moratorium on Increases in Tariffs on Utilities Sputnik 06 Jan 2022 -- The Kazakh authorities said on Thursday that a six-month moratorium on increases in tariffs on water supply, sanitation, and heat will be introduced in the country.
• CSTO to Dispatch 2,500 Peacekeepers to Kazakhstan, Number Can Be Increased, Secretary-General Says Sputnik 06 Jan 2022 -- The peacekeeping force of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) in Kazakhstan will consist of about 2,500 people, but the number can be increased if necessary, CSTO Secretary-General Stanislav Zas told Sputnik on Thursday.
• CSTO Sends Peacekeepers to Kazakhstan to Stabilise Situation After Violent Riots Sputnik 06 Jan 2022 -- The situation in Kazakhstan deteriorated on Wednesday when rioters in Almaty stormed the mayor's office and the old presidential residence and attacked police forces.
• Chinese firms' energy projects in Kazakhstan remain safe: sources Global Times 06 Jan 2022 -- The protests in Kazakhstan have sparked concerns on oil and gas deliveries to China. However, Chinese enterprises and industry insiders said that the unrest will not have a big impact as the transportation of oil and gas are technically reliable. Local Chinese companies said that they are prepared, and the Kazakh government will also take corresponding measures to ensure the safety.
• CSTO to send peacekeeping troops to help quell unrest in Kazakhstan Global Times 06 Jan 2022 -- With half of Kazakhstan's territory engulfed in riots, the country has taken more measures to deal with the unrest, including seeking assistance from the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO).
• CSTO to deploy peacekeeping forces to Kazakhstan People's Daily 06 Jan 2022 -- The Collective Security Council of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO), the highest body of the organization, has decided to deploy peacekeeping forces to Kazakhstan, Council Chairman and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said Thursday.
• Tokayev vows "tough" response as situation in Kazakhstan "extremely tense" People's Daily 06 Jan 2022 -- Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev said Wednesday he intends to "act as tough as possible" as the situation in the country becomes "extremely tense."
• Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov's interview with the Izvestia newspaper, January 6, 2022 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 06 Jan 2022
• Chinese National Pleads Guilty to Economic Espionage Conspiracy US Dept. of Justice 06 Jan 2022 -- Xiang Haitao, 44, a Chinese national formerly residing in Chesterfield, Missouri, pleaded guilty today to conspiracy to commit economic espionage.
• Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Wang Wenbin's Regular Press Conference on January 6, 2022 PRC MofA 06 Jan 2022
• Wang Yi's Kenya trip shows importance of bilateral ties, offsets US' 'empty checks' and 'politicized schemes' Global Times 06 Jan 2022 -- Concluding a visit to Eritrea, where Chinese State Councilor and Minister of Foreign Affairs Wang Yi signed a joint statement on opposing hegemonic interference, Wang's new year trip moved on to Kenya.
• PLA Hong Kong Garrison troops kick off military training of 2022 PLA Daily 06 Jan 2022 -- To implement the mobilization order of the Central Military Commission (CMC) for the military training in 2022, the PLA Hong Kong Garrison has started military training in 2022 in an all-round way recently.
• Uyghurs in Turkey file criminal complaint against Chinese for abuses in Xinjiang Radio Free Asia 06 Jan 2022 -- A group of relatives of detained or disappeared Uyghurs in China filed a criminal complaint with a Turkish prosecutor's office on Tuesday accusing 112 Chinese government officials of committing genocide, crimes against humanity, torture and rape in the far-western Xinjiang region.
• Hegang becomes the first Chinese prefecture-level city to be subject to fiscal reorganization Global Times 06 Jan 2022 -- Hegang, a city in Northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, has recently been put in the spotlight, after it became the first prefecture-level city in the country to be subject to a fiscal reorganization.
• China completes 1st in-orbit spacecraft transposition test with space station's robotic arm Global Times 06 Jan 2022 -- China conducted a successful transposition test of its space station's cargo craft Tianzhou-2 using a home-developed robotic arm early Thursday morning.
• China to complete building of space station in 2022 People's Daily 06 Jan 2022 -- China will complete the building of its space station in 2022, according to the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation.
• Taiwan pledges to invest US$200 million in Lithuanian high-tech sector CNA 06 Jan 2022 -- Taiwan announced the impending creation of a US$200 million fund to invest in Lithuania's high-tech sector Wednesday, in what Taipei's envoy to the Baltic state described as a concrete show of solidarity amid increasing Chinese pressure.
• Lithuania should act to correct mistakes: FM spokesperson People's Daily 06 Jan 2022 -- Lithuania is right to recognize its mistake, but it is more important to take action to correct this mistake and get back to the right track of upholding the one-China principle, a Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson said on Wednesday.
• Discharged North Korean soldiers deployed for rural farm labor Radio Free Asia 06 Jan 2022 -- Former North Korean soldiers are grumbling as the government is forcing them to provide free farm labor as part of a strategy to increase agricultural production and lend support to rural provinces, sources in the country told RFA.
• FM: Iran insisting on guarantees to prevent imposition of new sanctions IRNA 06 Jan 2022 -- Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian said that a good agreement in the eighth round of the Vienna is possible if the Western parties show serious will.
• Vienna talks positive, forward-moving: Iran's chief negotiator Press TV 06 Jan 2022 -- Tehran's chief negotiator says the talks with the P4+1 group of countries in Vienna, Austria on the removal of sanctions the United States imposed on Iran after its unilateral withdrawal from the landmark 2015 agreement are "positive and forward-moving."
• Iran's top negotiator: S Korea must release Iran's frozen assets regardless of Vienna talks Press TV 06 Jan 2022 -- The top Iranian negotiator to the ongoing negotiations in the Austrian capital on the removal of Iran sanctions has met with South Korea's deputy foreign minister in Vienna to discuss release of Tehran's frozen assets in Seoul.
• Ukraine, U.K., Canada, Sweden Announce New Tack On Reparations Over Airliner Downed By Iran RFE/RL 06 Jan 2022 -- Ukraine and a trio of other affected countries on January 6 announced their abandonment of a two-year effort to negotiate with Tehran over reparations for a passenger airliner mistakenly shot down by Iran's military in January 2020.
• Two years since Flight PS752 was downed: joint statement, January 2022 UK FCDO 06 Jan 2022 -- This joint statement from the International Coordination and Response Group for the victims of Flight PS752 mark 2 years since the tragedy.
• Protests erupt throughout Myanmar ahead of Cambodian PM Hun Sen visit Radio Free Asia 06 Jan 2022 -- Protests erupted across Myanmar on Thursday ahead of the planned visit of rotating Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) chair and Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen, with activists angered over what they see as his support for the military regime and its repressive rule.
• Hun Sen Hopes Talks in Myanmar Will End Bloodshed VOA 06 Jan 2022 -- Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen has been accused of "going rogue" on the eve of his two-day trip to Myanmar starting Friday, where he says fruitful talks with the junta could end the bloodshed that erupted almost 12 months ago when the military seized power.
• Myanmar Military Accuse News Outlet of Sowing Distrust VOA 06 Jan 2022 -- Military officials in Myanmar's Rakhine state announced charges Wednesday against a news website accused of sowing distrust in the military.
• Visa Restrictions Against Cuban Officials US Dept. of State 06 Jan 2022 -- Due to harsh and unjust sentences handed down to peaceful protesters, the Department of State today took steps to impose visa restrictions on eight Cuban officials implicated in attempts to silence the voices of the Cuban people through repression, unjust detentions, and harsh prison sentences.
• Jordan's King, Israeli Defense Minister Reset Ties VOA 06 Jan 2022 -- The public hosting of an Israeli official by Jordan's King Abdullah II on Wednesday in Amman, observers say, is part of a significant resetting of ties between the two historic peace partners. It was the first such public meeting in more than four years after Jordan was seen as sidelined by the administrations of former U.S. President Donald Trump and ex-Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
• Pakistan Panel Elects First-Ever Female Supreme Court Judge VOA 06 Jan 2022 -- Pakistan's top judicial commission has approved the nomination of the first female Supreme Court judge in the Islamic country's history.
• Ukrainian Court Seizes Property Of Ex-President Poroshenko Following Treason Accusations RFE/RL 06 Jan 2022 -- A court in Ukraine has frozen property owned by former President Petro Poroshenko as part of a formal investigation into alleged high treason by the former head of state, which he denies.
• Ukrainian Court Seizes All Property of Former President Poroshenko Sputnik 06 Jan 2022 -- Pecherskyi District Court in the Ukrainian city of Kiev has seized all property of the Ukrainian ex-president, Petro Poroshenko, accused of state treason, Poroshenko's lawyer Igor Golovan said on Thursday.
• At least three people killed as Sudan security forces attack thousands of anti-coup protesters Press TV 06 Jan 2022 -- At least three people were shot dead after Sudan's security forces attacked thousands of anti-coup protesters with tear gas in the African country's major cities, including capital Khartoum and Omdurman.
• Venezuela rejects dialogue with opposition under US pressure Press TV 06 Jan 2022 -- Venezuela's National Assembly President Jorge Rodriguez has rejected calls for dialog with the US-backed opposition as hypocritical as long as Washington maintains pressure on Caracas, including in the form of foreign asset freezes.