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• Russian troops arrive in Belarus for joint military drills as Ukraine tensions simmer Press TV 29 Jan 2022 -- Russia has begun deploying troops and military hardware to Ukraine's northern neighbor of Belarus for joint military drills as Belarusian president warns his country will go to war if Russia is attacked.
• Russia Agrees To Move Naval Exercises Away From Irish Coast After Outcry RFE/RL 29 Jan 2022 -- Russia will not conduct naval exercises in international waters off the southwest coast of Ireland next week as planned, Moscow's ambassador to Ireland said on January 29.
• North Korea Launches Unidentified Projectile Towards Sea of Japan - Reports Sputnik 29 Jan 2022 -- North Korea launched an unidentified projectile in the direction of the Sea of Japan on Sunday, the South Korean Yonhap news agency reports.
• North Korea Launches Longest-Range Missile Since 2017 VOA 29 Jan 2022 -- North Korea launched an intermediate range ballistic missile early Sunday, according to South Korea's military, Pyongyang's longest-range missile test in over four years.
• Commander: Iran Navy has advanced equipment by relying on domestic power IRNA 29 Jan 2022 -- Commander of Islamic Republic of Iran Navy Rear Admiral Shahram Irani said on Saturday that Iran Navy has highly advanced equipment by relying on its domestic power.
• Britain Considering 'Major' Military Deployment To Eastern Europe Amid Russia Tensions RFE/RL 29 Jan 2022 -- Prime Minister Boris Johnson says Britain is considering a "major" deployment of troops, warships, and fighter jets in Eastern Europe to counter Russian "hostility" toward Ukraine.
• GCC Secretary General: The "Arab Gulf Security 3" Exercise is a Message of Determination and Peace SPA 29 Jan 2022 -- Dr. Nayef Falah Mubarak Al-Hajraf, Secretary General of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) for Arab States, has affirmed that the security of the GCC states is indivisible, asserting that the "Arab Gulf Security 3" Exercise is a message of determination and peace.
• Interior Minister Patronizes Closing Ceremony of "Arab Gulf Security 3" Joint Tactical Exercise SPA 29 Jan 2022 -- Prince Abdulaziz bin Saud bin Naif bin Abdulaziz, Minister of Interior, has patronized the conclusion of the "Arab Gulf Security 3" joint tactical exercise of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) for Arab States security services, which was hosted by the Interior Ministry's Security Forces Training Institute in Abqaiq.

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• Taliban's Arrest Of Ethnic Uzbek Commander Sparks Clashes In Northern Afghanistan RFE/RL Gandhara 29 Jan 2022 -- Since the Taliban returned to power in Afghanistan in August, information has trickled in about tensions building between the ethnic Uzbek, Turkmen, and Tajik communities in parts of northern Afghanistan and the mainly Pashtun Taliban fighters who have moved to the area in recent months.
• Pakistan's National-Security Adviser Holds Talks With Taliban Officials In Kabul RFE/RL Gandhara 29 Jan 2022 -- Pakistan's national-security adviser has met with high-ranked members of the Taliban-led government in Kabul, to discuss bilateral cooperation, border issues, and efforts to avert a humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan, officials said on January 29.
• Dozens of UAE-backed mercenaries, Daesh terrorists dead in Yemeni missile strike on Shabwah Press TV 29 Jan 2022 -- Dozens of Daesh Takfiri terrorists sponsored by the United Arab Emirates have been killed when Yemeni forces and fighters from allied Popular Committees launched an counteroffensive against their position in Yemen's southern province of Shabwah.
• UN Calls for Saudi Probe of Airstrikes on Yemen Detention Facility to be Independent, Transparent VOA 29 Jan 2022 -- The United Nations Friday called for the investigation by the Saudi-led coalition into its recent airstrikes on a Houthi-run detention facility in Yemen to be independent and transparent.
• US warplanes carry out airstrikes in Syria's Hasakah, hit residential buildings Press TV 29 Jan 2022 -- US warplanes have bombed a residential neighborhood in Syria's northeastern province of Hasakah, a week after remnants of the Daesh Takfiri terrorist group launched an armed attack on a detention center run by the Kurdish-led militants from the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF).
• More Troop Deployment Plans Announced Amid Diplomatic Efforts To Ease Ukraine Tensions RFE/RL 29 Jan 2022 -- France has announced plans to send hundreds of troops to Romania a day after the United States said it would soon move a small number of U.S. troops to Eastern European and NATO countries as fears continue to mount that a Russian troop buildup near Ukraine's borders could be a prelude to an invasion.
• Ukraine, NATO Differ on Imminence of Russian Attack VOA 29 Jan 2022 -- Ukraine's leader and his defense and security aides are assessing Russian leader Vladimir Putin's intentions differently from many of their Western counterparts. Are they just more stoical after eight years of persistent Russian provocations and a long-running war in eastern Ukraine—or are they misreading their Russian adversary?
• Pentagon: 'It's really unclear' what Putin's planning for Ukraine Press TV 29 Jan 2022 -- The Pentagon says that "it's really unclear" what Russian President Vladimir Putin is planning against Ukraine amid Washington's claims that Russia is planning to invade the neighboring country.
• Biden says to send troops after Ukraine asks West 'not to stir panic' Press TV 29 Jan 2022 -- US President Joe Biden says he will soon deploy American military forces to Eastern Europe as part of a plan to maintain pressure on Russia amid escalating tensions over Ukraine.
• Ukraine's Zelenskyy urges West not to stir 'panic' over 'imminent invasion' by Russia Press TV 29 Jan 2022 -- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has criticised the Western states for stirring up panic by warnings of an imminent Russia invasion, saying the panic-triggering alerts are placing a heavy burden on the country's economy.
• Humanitarian Operation in Tigray May Shut Down for Lack of Supplies VOA 29 Jan 2022 -- The Taliban announced Sunday they would start reopening all public universities in Afghanistan from this week, more than five months after the Islamist group retook control of the war-torn country.

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• US House panel subpoenas those complicit in false electors' scheme Press TV 29 Jan 2022 -- The US House of Representatives' Jan. 6 Select Committee investigating the Capitol Hill attack has planned to subpoena those people involved in the false electors' scheme.
• American Woman Who Led ISIS Battalion Charged with Providing Material Support to a Terrorist Organization US Dept. of Justice 29 Jan 2022 -- A criminal complaint filed in 2019 in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, which is now unsealed, alleges that Allison Fluke-Ekren, a United States citizen, organized and led an all-female military battalion on behalf of the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS), and charges Fluke-Ekren with providing and conspiring to provide material support to ISIS, a designated foreign terrorist organization.
• India Bought Pegasus Spyware From Israel in an Alleged Deal Concerning Palestinians, Claims NYT Sputnik 29 Jan 2022 -- The Indian government has categorically rejected claims that it bought the Pegasus spyware from NSO Group, as per a written reply by the Defence Ministry in parliament last year. A joint investigation last year claimed that the spyware has been used to snoop on 50,000 mobile numbers in more than 50 countries since 2016, including India.
• Brussels Says Work on Possible EU Sanctions Against Russia Advanced 'Very Well' Sputnik 29 Jan 2022 -- The work on the potential EU sanctions against Russia over Ukraine is progressing "very well" with Brussels considering both the expansion of existing restrictions and the introduction of new sectoral measures, European Commission spokesman Peter Stano told Sputnik on Saturday.
• Ambassador Qin Gang Takes an Interview with NPR Morning Edition Global Times 29 Jan 2022 -- On January 27, 2022, Ambassador Qin Gang had an interview with NPR Morning Edition's Steve Inskeep on Beijing Winter Olympics, China-US relations and issues related to Xinjiang and Taiwan. Part of the interview edited by NPR was aired on January 28.
• European Union Rallies Behind Lithuania in Trade Fight with China VOA 29 Jan 2022 -- By filing a formal complaint against China at the World Trade Organization this week, the European Union is throwing its weight into support for member state Lithuania in what is being cast as a test of the EU's willingness to defend the interests of even its smallest members in the face of Chinese power and aggression.
• Chinese Satellite Reportedly Grappled, Moved Another Spacecraft Away From Orbit Sputnik 29 Jan 2022 -- The event was discussed as part of a webinar on managing the risks of satellite close approaches in geostationary orbit, hosted by the Center for Strategic and International Studies and the Secure World Foundation earlier this week.
• China, U.S. should work together to contain separatist forces of Taiwan: Chinese ambassador People's Daily 29 Jan 2022 -- China and the United States should "work together to contain the separatist forces of Taiwan," Chinese Ambassador to the United States Qin Gang has said.
• Chinese envoy to US warns of possible 'military conflict' over Taipei Press TV 29 Jan 2022 -- China's top envoy to the US has warned of a likely "military conflict" over persistent American efforts to urge officials of Taipei to seek independence from the mainland.
• DPP authority sets itself against entire Chinese nation with provocative actions: spokesperson People's Daily 29 Jan 2022 -- Taiwan's Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) authority is setting itself against the entire Chinese nation with its provocative actions seeking "Taiwan independence," a mainland spokesperson said Friday.
• Enlarged Plenary Meeting of Cabinet Held KCNA 29 Jan 2022 -- An enlarged plenary meeting of the DPRK Cabinet was held through video-conferencing on Jan. 28.
• Iran president outlines foundations of potential agreement with P4+1 Press TV 29 Jan 2022 -- President Ebrahim Raeisi outlines the threefold foundations of a potential agreement between Iran and the P4+1 group of states.
• Myanmar's military plans for long-term political control Radio Free Asia 29 Jan 2022 -- A year ago, the commander-in-chief of Myanmar's military staged a coup d'etat, destroying hopes for democratic reform and pitching the country into chaos. Today, the military is clinging to power through sheer brutality but it is also trying to lay the groundwork for a political system to entrench its rule.
• Lithuania To Put Cameras Along Entire Border Barrier With Belarus RFE/RL 29 Jan 2022 -- Lithuania plans to install surveillance cameras along the entire length of its border with Belarus, Prime Minister Ingrida Simonyte said on January 28 while touring a stretch of the border and a border station.
• 'It Was A Serious Blow': Ex-Belarusian Railways Worker Says Officials Downplaying Consequences Of Cyberattack RFE/RL 29 Jan 2022 -- Earlier this week, a group calling themselves Belarusian Cyber-Partisans carried out a ransomware cyberattack targeting the Belarusian state railway network. The group claimed to have crippled many of the network's automated systems in an attack that was timed to hamper the transfer of Russian troops into Belarus for military exercises.
• Kazakh Leader Rejects Outside Probe Into Unrest, Says Country Can Conduct Its Own Investigation RFE/RL 29 Jan 2022 -- Kazakh President Qasym-Zhomart Toqaev has rejected calls for an international probe into protests earlier this month that left more than 220 people dead and prompted the country to call in troops from a Russian-led military organization.
• Turkey's Erdogan sacks statistics chief, justice minister after record inflation Press TV 29 Jan 2022 -- President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has sacked the head of the Turkish Statistical Institute (TUIK) after releasing data showing last year's inflation rate hit a 19-year high.
• Turkey Has No Problems With Gas Supplies, Erdogan Says Sputnik 29 Jan 2022 -- Turkey has no problems with gas supplies despite the recent disruptions in gas imports from Iran and requesting Azerbaijan's assistance in addressing the issue, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Saturday.
• Sergio Mattarella reelected president, ending Italy's political impasse Press TV 29 Jan 2022 -- Italian President Sergio Mattarella has been reelected to serve a second term in office, ending a political impasse that exposed deep rifts within the ruling coalition and risked toppling the government.