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• ATAC provides recommendations for NAOC replacement US Air Force 16 Jan 2022 -- The Advanced Tactical Acquisition Corps recently provided a number of recommendations to senior U.S. Air Force leaders, outlining actions the service should consider as it develops the replacement for the E-4B Nightwatch fleet, also known as National Airborne Operations Center or NAOC.
• Early warning American military systems warned North Korea missile could strike US: Report Press TV 16 Jan 2022 -- Early warning American military systems warned that a North Korean missile launched earlier this week could hit as far as the coast of California or the Aleutian Islands, according to a US media report.
• Stoltenberg Says NATO Won't Agree to Keep Military Within Pre-1997 Borders Sputnik 16 Jan 2022 -- Russia previously slammed the alliance's creeping expansion, saying that NATO should return to the positions that existed at the moment of signing the 1997 Russia-NATO Founding Act. The Russian Foreign Ministry has underscored that strengthening NATO's military potential near Russia's borders poses a national security threat.
• J-20 fighters conduct nocturnal battle drill to hone stealth advantages Global Times 16 Jan 2022 -- J-20 stealth fighter jets of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Air Force recently conducted a nocturnal battle exercise against other types of warplanes with experts saying on Sunday that the stealthy J-20 demonstrated its all-time and all-weather combat readiness.
• 40th Chinese naval escort taskforce departs for Gulf of Aden PLA Daily 16 Jan 2022 -- The 40th Chinese naval escort taskforce set sail from a military port in Zhanjiang, Guangdong Province on Saturday, heading for the Gulf of Aden and Somali waters to replace the 39th escort taskforce.
• INDIAN NAVY PASSEX WITH RUSSIAN NAVY India PIB 16 Jan 2022 -- Indian Navy's indigenously designed and built guided missile destroyer, INS Kochi, exercised with Russian Federation Navy's RFS Admiral Tributs on 14 January 2022 in the Arabian Sea
• Israel to give US secret weapons wish list for purported use on Iran, Lebanon Press TV 16 Jan 2022 -- The Israeli regime has reportedly prepared a secret wish list of weapons systems that it wants the US to add to the so-called American emergency stockpile in occupied Palestine for purported military action against Iran's civilian nuclear sites and Lebanon's Hezbollah resistance group.
• Israel Reportedly Made 'Wish List' of Weapons for US to Engage Iran, Hezbollah Sputnik 16 Jan 2022 -- The new Israeli government of Naftali Bennet, which came to power last year, has repeatedly warned that it might act preemptively to prevent Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons. Tehran insists that it doesn't seek to build nukes and that its nuclear programme is peaceful.
• Israeli Military Complete 'Desert Falcon' Aerial Drills With US in Apparent Show of Force to Iran Sputnik 16 Jan 2022 -- In September, the IDF came under CENTCOM's area of responsibility after working mostly with the US European Command. At the same time, Israel has continued its military cooperation with the latter. The move was supposed to allow easier direct communications between the IDF and US personnel in the Middle East.
• Royal Saudi Land Forces and Egyptian Armed Forces Continue Executing "Tabuk-5" Exercise SPA 16 Jan 2022 -- The Royal Saudi Land Forces (RSLF) and the Egyptian Armed Forces (EAF) continued executing the activities of the Tabuk-5 exercise in the northwestern region, part of the series of joint (Tabuk-5) exercises co-implemented by RSLF and EAF to raise the level of integration, unify the military cooperation and enhance the capabilities of the participating forces.
• Statement by Press Secretary Jen Psaki on President Biden's Virtual Meeting with Prime Minister Kishida of Japan The White House 16 Jan 2022
• Secretary Blinken's Call with French Foreign Minister Le Drian US Dept. of State 16 Jan 2022

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• UN Grants $150 Million in Aid for 13 Underfunded Crises VOA 16 Jan 2022 -- The United Nations is allocating $150 million from its Central Emergency Response Fund to support seriously underfunded humanitarian operations in 13 countries in Africa, the Americas, Asia and the Middle East.
• Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group and Essex Amphibious Ready Group Wrap Up Joint Operations in the South China Sea US Navy 16 Jan 2022 -- Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group (VINCSG) and Essex Amphibious Ready Group (ESX ARG) completed joint expeditionary strike force training operations in the South China Sea, Jan. 16.
• China coast guard ships patrol waters in Diaoyu Islands for 1st time in 2022, 'not out of the ordinary' Global Times 16 Jan 2022 -- Japan must accept the fact that the Diaoyu Islands belong to China and China has the ability to defend them, said Chinese analysts, commenting on Japanese media's mass coverage of 2022's first patrol by China Coast Guard ships in Chinese territorial waters of the Diaoyu Islands, noting the regular patrol was "nothing out of the ordinary."
• Turkish Base in Iraq Comes Under Rocket Fire, Reports Say Sputnik 16 Jan 2022 -- A Turkish military base in Zlikan, northeast of the Iraqi city of Mosul, has come under rocket fire for the second time in two days, a source in the Iraqi security forces told the Shafaq news agency.
• Senior U.S. Official Says Washington 'Ready Either Way' In Russia-Ukraine Crisis RFE/RL 16 Jan 2022 -- The United States will in the coming days lay out its future steps in the standoff with Russia over the latter's troop buildup near the border with Ukraine, national-security adviser Jake Sullivan said on January 16, following a week of talks that failed to ease concerns of a possible conflict.
• NATO-Russia Relations Near Red Line Due to Alliance's Military Support of Ukraine, Peskov Tells CNN Sputnik 16 Jan 2022 -- The Kremlin spokesman's interview with CNN comes several days after talks in Geneva between Russia and the US - along with Russia-NATO talks - over tensions in Ukraine ended.
• Peskov Says 'There's Too Much Tension' on Russia's Border With Ukraine Sputnik 16 Jan 2022 -- Moscow has repeatedly rejected media reports in the West alleging that Russia was planning to "invade" Ukraine. The Kremlin underscores that it can relocate its troops within its own territory, while NATO's military activity near Russia's borders poses a threat to its security.
• US has 18 punitive scenarios if Russia invades Ukraine: Sr. diplomat Press TV 16 Jan 2022 -- US Under Secretary of State Victoria Nuland has claimed that Washington has prepared 18 response scenarios to confront alleged Russian plans to "invade" Ukraine amid the persisting Western publicity campaign against Moscow.
• Ukrainian Ministry Accuses Russia Of Being Behind Cyberattack RFE/RL 16 Jan 2022 -- Ukraine on January 16 accused Russia of being behind a cyberattack that disabled government websites, adding that Moscow has been waging an increasingly intense "hybrid war" against its neighbor.
• Ukraine Blames Russia for Cyberattack VOA 16 Jan 2022 -- Ukraine Sunday blamed Russia for the defacement of government websites, contending it was part of Moscow's "hybrid war" against the former Soviet republic.
• Gunmen raid village in Nigeria's northwest, kill at least 50 Press TV 16 Jan 2022 -- Gunmen have attacked a village in northwest Nigeria, killing at least 50 people, according to residents, as armed gangs continue to wreak havoc in the restive African country.
• UN Agency Calls for International Action to End Sahel Conflict VOA 16 Jan 2022 -- UNHCR, the U.N. Refugee Agency is calling for international action to end the armed conflict in Africa's Central Sahel region, a conflict that has killed tens of thousands of people and displaced more than 2.5 million over the last decade.
• Government Spokesperson, Former Journalist Injured in Somalia Bombing VOA 16 Jan 2022 -- A suicide bomber in the Somali capital has injured government spokesman and former journalist Mohamed Ibrahim Moalimuu.

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• January Unrest in Kazakhstan's Almaty Left 149 Civilians Dead Sputnik 16 Jan 2022 -- The unrest that swept over Kazakhstan in early January left 149 civilians and 11 law enforcers dead in the city of Almaty, the head of the city police department, Kanat Taimerdenov, said Sunday.
• Middle East has no 'power vacuum,' needs no 'foreign patriarch': Wang Yi Global Times 16 Jan 2022 -- There has never been a "power vacuum" in the Middle East and there is no need for "foreign patriarch" to interfere in the region, Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Saturday after meeting with Foreign Ministers of Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Turkey and Iran and Secretary General of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC).
• China will not fill the so-called power vacuum after US pullout； Mideast countries 'should control own destiny' Global Times 16 Jan 2022 -- China disagrees that there is "power vacuum" in the Middle East that needs to be filled, said Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi recently, while the hasty US pullout from the region in 2021 has caused ongoing chaos in the region.
• 7 jailed in Hong Kong for rioting near PolyU in 2019 People's Daily 16 Jan 2022 -- A Hong Kong court on Saturday sentenced seven people to up to 40 months in prison for rioting near the Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) in November 2019.
• More Achievements Made in Economic Sectors of DPRK KCNA 16 Jan 2022 -- The Kim Jong Thae Electric Locomotive Complex achieved innovative successes at the beginning of this year's campaign.
• Iran and China start detailed talks on 25-year deal: Minister Press TV 16 Jan 2022 -- Government departments from Iran and China have started detailed talks to reach concrete investment and cooperation agreements after a 25-year partnership between the two countries formally went into effect earlier this week, says Iran's finance minister Ehsan Khandouzi.
• Iran FM: Partnership deal with China 'win-win' for both nations Press TV 16 Jan 2022 -- Iran's Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian says a 25-year comprehensive strategic partnership agreement signed with China will be a "win-win" for both nations since it serves the interests of both sides.
• Crime rates on the rise as the junta cracks down on political unrest Radio Free Asia 16 Jan 2022 -- Nearly a year after Myanmar's military seized power, sources say crime rates are rising throughout the country, largely because authorities are too busy focusing on the political fallout from the coup and countering armed resistance to junta rule.
• Almost 4,000 Iraqis Repatriated From Belarus's Borders, Baghdad Says RFE/RL 16 Jan 2022 -- Iraq has repatriated up to 4,000 of its citizens who had been stuck on the border of Belarus and European Union members Poland, Lithuania, and Latvia in recent weeks, Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein said on January 16.
• Report: Israel's former premier mulls plea bargain in corruption case to avoid jail, exclusion from politics Press TV 16 Jan 2022 -- Former Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu is reportedly negotiating a plea bargain to end his high-profile corruption trial and avoid spending time behind the bars by having his jail term reduced to community service.
• Language Law For National Print Media Comes Into Force In Ukraine RFE/RL 16 Jan 2022 -- A language law came into force in Ukraine on January 16 that requires all national print media to be published in the country's official language, Ukrainian, in a bid to push back against the use of the Russian language in the public sphere.
• Ex-President Poroshenko Defiant Ahead Of Return To Ukraine To Face Treason Charges RFE/RL 16 Jan 2022 -- Former Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko will return to Ukraine on January 17 to fight treason charges he says are a politically motivated attack by allies of current President Volodymyr Zelenskiy.
• U.S. Concern for Integrity of Guatemalan Judicial System US Dept. of State 16 Jan 2022 -- The January 13 statement by Guatemala's Attorney General announcing the filing of a formal request to lift the immunity of judge Erika Aifan is a blatant effort to obstruct investigations into corruption and an affront to the integrity of Guatemala's highest courts. The State Department recognized Judge Aifan as a 2021 International Woman of Courage (IWOC) for her efforts to strengthen the rule of law in Guatemala. The independence of judges to review cases and issue rulings free from the threat of reprisal or outside influence is foundational to the rule of law. This action against an internationally recognized independent judge weakens a vital pillar of Guatemala's democracy and judicial system.