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• Building the 'Aerial port of the future' US Air Force 22 Jan 2022 -- The Configured Air Load Building Tool, a system being developed as part of the "Aerial Port of the Future" initiative, was recently tested in the 436th Aerial Port Squadron at Dover Air Force Base.
• Uzbeks Perplexed as US Veterans Link Illnesses to Air Base VOA 22 Jan 2022 -- Residents living near Karshi-Khanabad harbor have fond memories of the American soldiers who served at the Uzbek air base widely known as K2 between 2001 and 2005, describing the period as one of their happiest times. But for many of the Americans, lingering affection for the residents is outweighed by persistent debilitating ailments that they attribute to toxic and radioactive waste at the base.
• BRO conducts final blast concluding all excavation on Sela Tunnel Project India PIB 22 Jan 2022 -- The final blast for the 980-metre long Sela Tunnel (Tunnel 1) was conducted by Director General Border Roads (DGBR) Lt Gen Rajeev Chaudhry through an e-ceremony from New Delhi on January 22, 2022. This marks the culmination of the excavation works on the complete Sela Tunnel Project. This feat has been achieved by Border Roads Organisation (BRO) amidst inclement weather and heavy snowfall.
• U.S. lawmaker proposes bill to boost Taiwan's asymmetric defense capabilities CNA 22 Jan 2022 -- Mike Gallagher, a U.S. Republican House Representative from Wisconsin, on Friday introduced a bill aimed at increasing Taiwan's asymmetric defense capabilities against China's military aggression.
• German Naval Chief Resigns After Backlash Over Remarks on Putin, Crimean Peninsula Sputnik 22 Jan 2022 -- Kay-Achim Schönbach, a Vice-Admiral in the German Navy, has resigned after backlash over comments he made on Russian President Vladimir Putin and the Crimea Peninsula.
• Slide to war? US, Baltic states send arms to Ukraine; Germany non-committal Press TV 22 Jan 2022 -- Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania have announced plans to send American weaponry to Ukraine, citing "possible Russian aggression", as the first shipment of the United States' $200 million military package arrived in Kiev.
• Secretary Blinken's Call with Canadian Foreign Minister Joly US Dept. of State 22 Jan 2022 -- The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price:

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• Taliban Claims Right To Jail Protesters Following Disappearance Of Afghan Women Activists RFE/RL Gandhara 22 Jan 2022 -- The Taliban has said it has a right to crack down on dissent and to jail protesters amid international concerns about the whereabouts of two women activists who were reportedly detained earlier this week in Kabul.
• At least seven killed in bus bombing in Afghanistan's Herat Press TV 22 Jan 2022 -- A bomb blast on a minibus in Afghanistan's western city of Herat has killed at least seven people and left several others injured, local officials say.
• Yemen thwarts large-scale advances by Saudi-backed mercenaries in Shabwah: Spokesman Press TV 22 Jan 2022 -- The Yemeni army's spokesman says the country's armed forces have managed to thwart large-scale advances in the southern province of Shabwah by mercenaries who enjoy the support of the Saudi-led coalition, which has been waging a war of aggression against Yemen since 2015.
• UAE grounds most private drones, light sports aircraft after Yemen's retaliatory attacks Press TV 22 Jan 2022 -- The United Arab Emirates has grounded most private drones and light sports aircraft for a month after a daring retaliatory attack by Yemeni army, which struck several targets deep inside the Emirati soil using drones and ballistic missiles.
• Ansarullah rebukes 'bankrupt' Riyadh-led coalition, says Saudis still under illusion of winning war Press TV 22 Jan 2022 -- The spokesman for Yemen's Ansarullah resistance movement says the deadly airstrikes carried out by the Saudi-led military coalition against Yemen manifest the bankruptcy of the coalition in the face of Yemeni resistance.
• Yemen tells foreign firms to leave UAE as toll from bombings rises Press TV 22 Jan 2022 -- A spokesman for Yemeni Armed Forces has called on foreign companies to pull out of the UAE following a series of airstrikes on Thursday and early Friday which have killed at least 90 people in Yemen.
• UN denounces deadly airstrike by Saudi-led military coalition in Yemen's Sa'ada Press TV 22 Jan 2022 -- The United Nations has condemned an airstrike by the Saudi-led coalition in Yemen's northern province of Sa'ada that killed dozens of people, in the latest act of aggression by the Riyadh regime against the impoverished nation.
• ISIS Attacks in Syria US Dept. of State 22 Jan 2022 -- The United States condemns Thursday's ISIS attack on the Hasakah Provincial Internal Security Forces detention center in northeast Syria, which was an attempt to free detained ISIS fighters.
• US-backed Forces Continue Battling Islamic State Over Syrian Prison VOA 22 Jan 2022 -- Kurdish militiamen allied with the U.S. continue to battle Islamic State militants Saturday for control of a prison and surrounding areas of the northeastern Syrian town of Hasakah. Arab media reports that U.S. tanks and helicopters have arrived in the area to help Kurdish forces after IS took control of the prison and several adjacent neighborhoods Thursday. Dozens of Islamic State militants and Kurdish militiamen have been killed in the fighting.
• Kremlin plan to install pro-Russian leadership in Ukraine exposed UK FCDO 22 Jan 2022 -- Foreign Secretary statement on Kremlin plan to install pro-Russian leadership in Ukraine exposed
• U.K. Says Moscow Seeks To Install Pro-Russian Leader In Ukraine RFE/RL 22 Jan 2022 -- Britain says it has information that Moscow is developing plans to install a pro-Russian leader in Ukraine as Russian President Vladimir Putin considers whether to order an invasion of troops into the country.
• Russian Foreign Ministry Blasts 'Nonsense' UK Claims That Moscow Sought Puppet Gov in Ukraine Sputnik 22 Jan 2022 -- Moments earlier, the UK accused Russia of intending to install a puppet government in Ukraine, going so far as naming five Ukrainian politicians with purported ties to the effort.
• Kyiv Says Russia Stepping Up Military Involvement In Eastern Ukraine RFE/RL 22 Jan 2022 -- Ukrainian military intelligence says that Russia has boosted its military support for separatist formations in parts of eastern Ukraine in recent weeks and that the "active recruitment of mercenaries" has been stepped up in Russia.
• Ukraine Says Germany 'Encouraging Putin' By Refusing To Supply Weapons RFE/RL 22 Jan 2022 -- Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba has accused Germany of "undermining unity" and "encouraging Vladimir Putin" by refusing to supply weapons to Kyiv amid heightened fears of a possible Russian invasion.
• U.S., Russia To Try More Diplomacy To Resolve Tensions Over Ukraine RFE/RL 22 Jan 2022 -- Top U.S. and Russian diplomats have agreed to keep working to ease tensions over Ukraine as the United States promised a written response to Russian security demands and kept open the possibility of another presidential meeting.
• UN Says Thousands of Eritrean Refugees in Tigray Dying as Access to Aid Remains Blocked VOA 22 Jan 2022 -- The United Nations Refugee Agency says thousands of Eritrean refugees in Ethiopia's embattled northern Tigray province are living under life-threatening conditions because they have no access to humanitarian aid.
• Ethiopia's army plans to enter Tigray capital, 'eliminate' rebels: Top military official Press TV 22 Jan 2022 -- Ethiopia's military is planning to enter Mekelle, the capital of Tigray province, in an attempt to "eliminate" rebellious forces there, a top military official says, as diplomatic efforts are underway to end a persisting conflict in the northernmost flash point.
• USAID Chief Calls On Bosnian Leaders To Set Aside Rhetoric, Says U.S. Considering More Sanctions RFE/RL 22 Jan 2022 -- The United States has called on the leaders of Bosnia-Herzegovina to put aside divisive rhetoric, saying Washington is ready to impose more sanctions on individuals who "sow divisions."

News Reports

• Is Putin Following in Steps of Peter the Great? VOA 22 Jan 2022 -- Three hundred and forty kilometers east of the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, lies the city of Poltava.
• Xi makes instruction on Party building studies PLA Daily 22 Jan 2022 -- President Xi Jinping has called on scholars to deepen their understanding of the rule of Party building in the new era and further contribute wisdom and strength to advancing related work.
• China blasts US as 'biggest threat' to global stability over its nuclear stockpiles Press TV 22 Jan 2022 -- China has warned that the United States is the biggest threat to global stability, saying Washington should make the first move in shrinking its nuclear stockpile.
• Iran, E3 representatives discuss removal of unlawful sanctions in Vienna IRNA 22 Jan 2022 -- Top negotiators from Iran, three European countries (France, Britain, and Germany), and the European Union pursued Vienna talks on Saturday.
• Vienna talks: Iran, EU, E3 discuss verifying, guaranteeing removal of sanctions Press TV 22 Jan 2022 -- As diplomatic efforts are underway in the Austrian capital Vienna to revive the 2015 agreement, chief negotiators of Iran, the three European parties to the deal (E3) and senior representative of the European Union hold talks about ways to verify the removal of US sanction and guarantee its full commitment to the multilateral deal.
• Iran will only accept permanent agreement in Vienna talks: source ISNA 22 Jan 2022 -- A source close to the Iranian negotiating team stressed that Tehran will only accept a permanent and credible agreement in Vienna talks.
• Iran cancels divestment of shares in mega petchem firm PGPIC Press TV 22 Jan 2022 -- The Iranian government has cancelled plans for selling off its shares in the country's largest petrochemical company over lack of sufficient bids.
• In phone call with Erdogan, Raeisi says Iran eyes long-term strategic ties with Turkey Press TV 22 Jan 2022 -- Iran's President Ebrahim Raeisi says the Islamic Republic seeks to promote long-term and inclusive relations with Turkey and welcomes plans to boost bilateral strategic cooperation.
• Nearly 1,000 Still Detained Over Deadly Kazakh Protests RFE/RL 22 Jan 2022 -- More than 460 people are still being held on terrorism and public-disorder charges in connection with mass disorders earlier this month, Kazakh officials have said.
• Venezuela doubles oil output despite US bans thanks to Iran's help Press TV 22 Jan 2022 -- Venezuela has doubled its oil production over the past months thanks to Iran's help in defiance of US sanctions against Caracas, oil industry analysts say.
• Hundreds March in Street Protests in Burkina Faso VOA 22 Jan 2022 -- In conflict-stricken Burkina Faso, hundreds marched in cities across the country to protest insecurity and show solidarity for Mali, recently placed under sanctions by the West African political bloc ECOWAS.