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• NATO and Ukraine reaffirm commitment to technical cooperation NATO 17 Jan 2022 -- The NATO Communications and Information Agency (NCI Agency) and Ukraine signed on 17 January 2022 a renewed Memorandum of Agreement to continue their work together on technology-related projects.
• Moscow cannot tolerate NATO's 'gradual invasion' of Ukraine, top Russian official warns Press TV 17 Jan 2022 -- Moscow can no longer tolerate US-led NATO's eastward expansion and "gradual invasion" of Ukraine, top Russian official warns.
• Britain Sends New Weapons To Ukraine As U.S., Germany Warn Russia, Urge Diplomacy RFE/RL 17 Jan 2022 -- U.S. and British officials have pledged support and new weapons to Ukraine as Germany issued further calls for diplomacy and warnings to Moscow amid a troop buildup in western Russia.
• DPRK fires 2 short-range projectiles eastward -- S.Korea's JCS People's Daily 17 Jan 2022 -- The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) fired two short-range projectiles into eastern waters, the fourth launch in less than two weeks, South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said Monday.
• DPRK fires unidentified projectile into eastern waters -- S. Korean military People's Daily 17 Jan 2022 -- The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) fired an unidentified projectile into eastern waters, South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said on Monday without mentioning further details.
• S Korea, Japan say North Korea fires 'unidentified objects', possibly ballistic missiles toward ocean Press TV 17 Jan 2022 -- North Korea has reportedly carried out a new weapons test, firing two "unidentified projectiles," which could be a ballistic missiles, into the sea off its eastern coast, Japan's coast guard and South Korea's military say.
• Australian warheads introduced into service Australia DOD 17 Jan 2022 -- Sovereign sustainability has taken a leap, with No. 81 Wing accepting and successfully expending the first Australian manufactured BLU-111(AUS)B/B.
• Belarus To Hold Military Drills With Russia In February Amid Tensions With West RFE/RL 17 Jan 2022 -- Belarusian strongman Alyaksandr Lukashenka has said that joint military maneuvers will be held with Russia in February close to the borders with Ukraine as well as eastern NATO member states.
• India to Deploy First S-400 Missile Defense System Unit by April, Reports Say Sputnik 17 Jan 2022 -- India has launched a deployment of the first regiment of S-400 Triumph surface-to-air missile defence system, with the first unit to begin operation in April, media reported on Monday.
• Any flying object can be tracked, downed by Iran's homegrown radars: Commander Press TV 17 Jan 2022 -- The chief commander of Iran's Air Defense Force has hailed his forces as the best in defense capability in the region, saying any flying object can be tracked and downed by the Islamic Republic's homegrown radars.
• 'Any Airborne Object Can Be Detected, Tracked, Dealt With': Iran Boasts of Power of Indigenous Radar Sputnik 17 Jan 2022 -- Subject to decades of restrictions on the purchase of advanced weapons systems abroad, Iran has worked to build up its domestic arms and electronics industries, enabling the country to produce an array of advanced equipment to deter the United States and the Islamic Republic's main regional rival - Israel.
• Crashed F-16V's 'black box' found: Taiwan Air Force CNA 17 Jan 2022 -- The flight recorder of an F-16V jet that crashed in waters off southern Taiwan on Jan. 11 has been found and sent to aviation experts, raising hopes of finding clues to the cause of the accident that has confounded experts so far.
• Secretary Blinken's Call with Polish Foreign Minister Rau US Dept. of State 17 Jan 2022 -- The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price:

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• 17 January 2022 - Daily Press Briefing by the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General United Nations 17 Jan 2022
• UN Experts: Taliban Steadily Erasing Afghan Women from Public Life VOA 17 Jan 2022 -- A group of United Nations human rights experts Monday alleged Afghanistan's Islamist Taliban government was attempting to steadily erase women and girls from public life.
• Regional Taliban Officials Ban Beard Trimming, Impose Turban For Male Employees RFE/RL Gandhara 17 Jan 2022 -- Taliban officials in Afghanistan's southern Uruzgan Province have ordered male employees to stop trimming their beards and wear a turban at work.
• Taliban Setting Out To Exclude Women, Girls From Public Life, UN Experts Warn RFE/RL Gandhara 17 Jan 2022 -- Taliban leaders are attempting to institutionalize large-scale and systematic gender-based discrimination and violence against Afghan women and girls, a group of 36 UN human rights experts warned in a statement on January 17.
• Afghanistan's Embassies Remain In Limbo As Most Staff Still Loyal To Toppled Government RFE/RL Gandhara 17 Jan 2022 -- Many of Afghanistan's diplomats watched from abroad as the government they served collapsed in August.
• Moscow: Russia Never Took Part, Will Not Partake in Arming of Warring Parties in Afghanistan Sputnik 17 Jan 2022 -- Russia has never taken part and will not participate in the arming of the warring parties in Afghanistan, the Russian foreign ministry said on Monday.
• Experts decry measures to 'steadily erase' Afghan women and girls from public life UN News 17 Jan 2022 -- Taliban leaders in Afghanistan are institutionalizing large scale and systematic gender-based discrimination and violence against women and girls, independent UN human rights experts warned on Monday.
• Houthis: Attacks on Abu Dhabi Were Response to UAE Military Actions in Yemen VOA 17 Jan 2022 -- A spokesman for Yemen's Houthi rebels says the group attacked targets in the United Arab Emirates Monday in retaliation for the UAE's role in a military offensive in Yemen last week. Abu Dhabi police say that three people were killed in attacks on three oil tanker trucks and a target at Abu Dhabi airport.
• Yemen's Houthi Rebels Warn of More Attacks on UAE VOA 17 Jan 2022 -- Yemen's Houthi rebels warned that they might target more facilities in the United Arab Emirates after carrying out drone and missile attacks Monday that killed three people.
• Houthi Unlawful Targeting of UAE will be Held Accountable, Vows UAE Minister of Foreign Affairs SPA 17 Jan 2022 -- Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the United Arab Emirates, affirmed that the UAE condemns the Houthi militia's targeting of civilian areas and facilities on UAE soil today, reiterating that those responsible for this unlawful targeting of the country will be held accountable.
• Arab Coalition Announces Start of Strikes on Sanaa After Houthi Attack on UAE - Reports Sputnik 17 Jan 2022 -- The Houthis have claimed responsibility for the series of explosions that hit the capital of the United Arab Emirates on Monday, including near a depot of the ADNOC oil company, as well as the city airport.
• Houthis Threaten to Undermine UAE's Economy Following Abu Dhabi Oil Depot Drone Attack Sputnik 17 Jan 2022 -- The Houthi movement of northern Yemen threatened on Monday to undermine the economy of the United Arab Emirates if Abu Dhabi continues its military operations in the country.
• Attacks in Abu Dhabi US Dept. of State 17 Jan 2022 -- The United States strongly condemns the terrorist attacks in Abu Dhabi today, which struck civilian sites including Abu Dhabi's international airport, killing and wounding innocent civilians. We express our condolences to the families of these victims and to the people of the UAE. The Houthis have claimed responsibility for this attack. We reiterate our unwavering commitment to the security of the UAE and stand united with our Emirati partners.
  
• Secretary Blinken's Call with the United Arab Emirates Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan US Dept. of State 17 Jan 2022 -- The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price:
• Secretary Blinken's Call with Kuwaiti Foreign Minister Al-Sabah US Dept. of State 17 Jan 2022 -- The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price:
• Statement by National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan on Houthi Attack Against UAE The White House 17 Jan 2022
• Guterres condemns attack on Abu Dhabi airport and oil facility UN News 17 Jan 2022 -- The Secretary-General condemned on Monday the attacks on Abu Dhabi's International Airport and the nearby Musaffah industrial area, which reportedly caused several civilian casualties and have been claimed by the Yemen-based Houthi rebel group, formally known as Ansar Allah.
• Kremlin on US Threats of 'Sharp Pain' Over Ukraine: Russia Considering Various Scenarios Sputnik 17 Jan 2022 -- US Undersecretary of State Victoria Nuland announced Saturday that the US had prepared 18 scenarios to respond to hypothetical Russian 'aggression' over Ukraine, saying the conversation between the US and its allies has been about "inflicting very sharp pain very fast if Russia makes this move in any form".
• Statement by the Defence Secretary in the House of Commons, 17 January 2022 UK FCDO 17 Jan 2022 -- The Defence Secretary has given a statement to the House of Commons on the situation in Ukraine.
• An article by the Defence Secretary on the situation in Ukraine UK FCDO 17 Jan 2022 -- TheSecretary of State for Defence Ben Wallace discusses NATO, Ukraine and Russia.
• Russian troops to stay near Ukrainian border amid NATO pressure: Kremlin People's Daily 17 Jan 2022 -- Russia will station troops on its own territory near the Ukrainian border due to tensions with the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Sunday.
• Concrete action essential to fulfill Darfur promise: ICC Prosecutor UN News 17 Jan 2022 -- Nearly 20 years after the UN Security Council referred the Darfur situation in Sudan to the International Criminal Court (ICC), victims and survivors of atrocities are still seeking justice and accountability, Prosecutor Karim Khan told ambassadors on Tuesday.
• While Attacks Persist, Nigerian Authorities Say They're Responding VOA 17 Jan 2022 -- Nigerian authorities say the military is responding to a series of killings and kidnappings by gunmen in the country's northwest. In the latest attack, gunmen on motorcycles Saturday raided a village in Kebbi State, killing at least 50 people, according to locals.

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• A Year After Arrest, Russia's Navalny Says He Has No Regret RFE/RL 17 Jan 2022 -- Aleksei Navalny says he has no regrets and has called on his supporters not to be "afraid," a year to the day the opposition politician was detained after returning to Russia from Germany where he was recovering from a near-fatal poisoning.
• One Year After His Arrest, Russia's Opposition Asks: Was Navalny's Return A Mistake? RFE/RL 17 Jan 2022 -- When Aleksei Navalny shocked his supporters and announced his return to Russia last January after recovering in Germany from a poisoning he blamed on the Kremlin, the opposition politician did so with a post to Instagram.
• Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's statement and answers to media questions at a joint news conference following talks with Minister of Foreign and European Affairs of Croatia Gordan Grlic-Radman, Moscow, January 17, 2022 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 17 Jan 2022
• Russia Rejects Claim That Security Proposals are Attempt to Restore 'Spheres of Influence' Sputnik 17 Jan 2022 -- On Friday, European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borrell told reporters that Brussels rejects alleged Russian attempts to "build spheres of influence" in Europe, and said that dialogue would never come "at the expense of our freedom, sovereignty, independence and the respect of fundamental values."
• Russia Warns Against Politicization of Nord Stream 2 as Germany Links Project to Ukraine Crisis Sputnik 17 Jan 2022 -- Nord Stream 2, the joint Russian-European gas- and hydrogen-carrying pipeline running from Russia to northeastern Germany along the bottom of the Baltic Sea, was completed and made ready for operation late last year. The pipeline's certification is now being held up by German regulators, with Gazprom saying this process may drag on until spring.
• Newly commissioned J-20 stealth fighters on combat alert Global Times 17 Jan 2022 -- J-20 stealth fighter jets that entered service with an ace unit of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Northern Theater Command Air Force last year have now formed combat capabilities and already started to carry out combat alert duties, the unit's commander announced on Monday.
• Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Zhao Lijian's Regular Press Conference on January 17, 2022 PRC MofA 17 Jan 2022
• China's President Xi warns global confrontation could lead to 'catastrophic consequences' Press TV 17 Jan 2022 -- Chinese President Xi Jinping has warned that a confrontation between major world powers could only lead to catastrophic consequences and will not solve any problems.
• Hong Kong's Chinese University to start patriotic 'national security education' Radio Free Asia 17 Jan 2022 -- The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) is to impose the ruling Chinese Communist Party's patriotic education program on all students starting in the fall of 2022, a source told RFA.
• China's 2021 Birth Rates Fall to Lowest Levels in 7 Decades VOA 17 Jan 2022 -- China's birth rates declined to their lowest rate since the ruling Communist Party took control in 1949, despite policymakers easing the longstanding one-child policy.
• China's population continues to grow in 2021 People's Daily 17 Jan 2022 -- China's population on the mainland has grown to 1.4126 billion by the end of last year, government data showed Monday.
• Evergrande delivers 37,899 new homes in December, as construction largely resumes Global Times 17 Jan 2022 -- Evergrande delivered 37,899 new homes to the buyers in December with plans to settle 30,000 more homes in January, the group said in an announcement on its official WeChat account on Monday.
• China, North Korea resume rail freight, to facilitate normal trade Global Times 17 Jan 2022 -- Rail freight between China and North Korea has resumed after the pandemic caused it to be suspended for some time, the Chinese foreign ministry said on Monday.
• Special Representative for the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) Kim's Trilateral Call with Republic of Korea (ROK) Special Representative Noh and Japan Director General Funakoshi US Dept. of State 17 Jan 2022
• Iran not playing with time or trying to derail sanctions removal talks in Vienna: FM Press TV 17 Jan 2022 -- Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian has once again reaffirmed that Tehran has no intention to waste time or derail the sanctions removal talks in the Austrian capital of Vienna, criticizing the West, particularly the US, for failing to present any innovative proposals in the negotiations.
• Rejecting threats, Tehran urges US to focus on Plan A in Vienna talks Press TV 17 Jan 2022 -- As the remaining parties to the Iran nuclear agreement prepare to continue negotiations in the Austrian capital to revive the deal, Tehran has dismissed Washington's attempts to set a deadline for the Vienna negotiations to bear fruit, calling it "fabricated".
• Stop 'Bullying Behavior': Iran Slams US Attempts to Set Deadlines on Vienna Talks - Report Sputnik 17 Jan 2022 -- On 3 January, the eighth round of negotiations to restore the Iranian nuclear deal in its original form and bring the US back to the agreement resumed in Vienna, Austria after the holiday break. The remaining parties agreed to accelerate the process of work on the draft texts and complete it by early February.
• Iran Open to Reviving Riyadh Embassy as Diplomats Arrive in Saudi Arabia for First Time Since 2016 Sputnik 17 Jan 2022 -- Iran and Saudi Arabia severed diplomatic relations in 2016 after the Saudi Embassy in Tehran was attacked by a mob of protesters following Riyadh's execution of a senior Shiite cleric. The wars in Syria and Yemen, combined with Saudi Arabia's support for the GOP's hard line against Iran, served to further weaken ties.
• Thawing ties: Three Iranian diplomats in Saudi Arabia to take up OIC posts Press TV 17 Jan 2022 -- Three Iranian diplomats have arrived in Saudi Arabia to take up posts at the headquarters of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) in the kingdom, Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesman says.
• More Nazarbaev Relatives Lose Posts After Kazakhstan Unrest RFE/RL 17 Jan 2022 -- Two more close relatives of Nursultan Nazarbaev have lost their posts in the latest indication that the Kazakh government was moving to purge or squeeze members of the former president's extended family in the wake of unprecedented political turmoil.
• The Search For The Russian Assets Of The Kazakh President's Family RFE/RL 17 Jan 2022 -- When mass disorder broke out in the Central Asian country of Kazakhstan earlier this month, many analysts attributed the unrest to conflicts between supporters of President Qasym-Zhomart Toqaev and those of his longtime predecessor, 81-year-old Nursultan Nazarbaev.
• North Macedonian Lawmakers Elect Dimitar Kovacevski As New Prime Minister RFE/RL 17 Jan 2022 -- North Macedonia's parliament has elected Dimitar Kovacevski as prime minister of a Social Democrat-led government after two months of political crisis.
• US businesses sour on Saudi Arabia in blow to crown prince's growth plans: WSJ Press TV 17 Jan 2022 -- American companies are scaling back their operations in Saudi Arabia as business environment has become more hostile in the country, according to a report by The Wall Street Journal.
• UK's Johnson Fights to Salvage His Premiership From 'Partygate' VOA 17 Jan 2022 -- Britain's rebellious Prime Minister Boris Johnson has seldom come across a rule he hasn't wanted to break — and in many ways his political ascendancy has been because of his flouting of ordinances with voters thrilling to his audacity and readiness to defy conventions and norms.
• Ukraine's Poroshenko Returns to Face Treason Charges VOA 17 Jan 2022 -- Prosecutors in Ukraine have requested $35 million in bail for former President Petro Poroshenko, who returned to the country Monday to face treason charges in a case he says is politically motivated.
• Ex-President Poroshenko Defiant As He Returns To Ukraine To Face Treason Charges RFE/RL 17 Jan 2022 -- Former President Petro Poroshenko has returned to Ukraine to fight treason charges he rejects as politically motivated, setting the stage for a divisive political storm as the government seeks the support of its Western partners amid heightened tensions with Russia.
• Serbian Voters Approve Judiciary Constitution Changes Backed By West RFE/RL 17 Jan 2022 -- Voters in Serbia have approved constitutional amendments for the judiciary in a referendum, according to preliminary results from the January 16 vote.
• Kyrgyz Customs Chief Detained On Suspicion Of Corruption RFE/RL 17 Jan 2022 -- The head of Kyrgyzstan's State Customs Service, Adilet Kubanychbekov, has been arrested on accusations of corruption.
• FAO launches $138 million plan to avert hunger crisis in Horn of Africa UN News 17 Jan 2022 -- More than $138 million is needed to assist rural communities affected by extended drought in the Horn of Africa, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said on Monday, launching a comprehensive response plan for the region.
• Thailand Facing Crackdown on Freedoms VOA 17 Jan 2022 -- People in Thailand have faced increased repression of their rights and incidents of torture in recent years, human rights groups and activists say.