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• Cohesion at Sea: Maritime Deterrence and Defense Throughout 2022 US Navy 01 Jan 2023 -- In the Baltic Sea, Estonian troops and U.S. Marines rehearse amphibious assault drills, storming the beach and quickly seizing objectives in concert as the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) patrols the horizon.
• Russian Army to Hold 9 International Military Exercises in 2023 Sputnik 01 Jan 2023 -- The Russian army will hold nine international exercises this year, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Sunday.
• Chinese military rebuts US military's smear on aircraft encounter PLA Daily 01 Jan 2023 -- The Chinese PLA Southern Theater Command released a written statement on Saturday night to rebut the US military's recent smear, saying that the US deliberately misled the public opinion, distorted fact, blamed the innocent and attempted to fool the international community.
• US deliberately misleads public opinion, China says Press TV 01 Jan 2023 -- China's Defense Ministry says the United States distorted facts following a recent confrontation between a Chinese military plane and an American air force reconnaissance aircraft over the South China Sea.
• Test-fire of Super-large Multiple Rocket Launchers Held KCNA 01 Jan 2023 -- The Second Economic Commission in the DPRK conducted on the morning of December 31, 2022, a test-fire of the super-large multiple rocket launchers being presented to the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea to examine their performance.
• Respected Comrade Kim Jong Un Makes Reply Speech at Ceremony of Donating 600mm Super-large Multiple Launch Rocket System KCNA 01 Jan 2023 -- The respected Comrade Kim Jong Un made a reply speech at the ceremony of donating 600mm super-large multiple launch rocket system on December 31, Juche 111 (2022).
• Kim orders 'exponential increase' of North Korea's nuclear arsenal to counter US threat Press TV 01 Jan 2023 -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has ordered the development of new nuclear-capable inter-continental ballistic missiles and the mass production of tactical nuclear weapons to counter the threat from the United States to his country's sovereignty.
• South Korea, US, Japan Say North's 'Provocations' Will Deepen Its Isolation Sputnik 01 Jan 2023 -- Senior diplomats from South Korea, the United States and Japan held three-way phone consultations, condemning Pyongyang's first missile launch in 2023 and warning that such "provocations" will drive the country into further isolation, the South Korean Foreign Ministry said on Sunday.
• Kim Jong-un Accuses US of Creating 'Asian Version of NATO' Sputnik 01 Jan 2023 -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un said on Sunday that the United States, under the pretext of strengthening cooperation with South Korea and Japan, was creating an "Asian version of NATO."
• Kim Jong-Un Calls to Boost Nuclear Missile Production 'Exponentially' as Korean Tensions Grow Sputnik 01 Jan 2023 -- Pyongyang's apparent plans to upgrade its military capacities comes as prospects for a lasting peace on the peninsula have dimmed amid tit-for-tat military tests.
• North Korea missile launch, 1 January 2023: FCDO statement UK FCDO 01 Jan 2023 -- The Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office has issued a statement after North Korea launched a ballistic missile.
• Pakistan, India exchange lists of nuclear facilities, prisoners Press TV 01 Jan 2023 -- Pakistan and India have exchanged lists of their nuclear installations as well as civilian prisoners in custody as part of a decades-long agreement between the two neighboring countries.
• Annual Exchange of Lists of Nuclear Installations and Facilities between Pakistan and India Pakistan Ministry of Foreign Affairs 01 Jan 2023 -- The Agreement on Prohibition of Attacks against Nuclear Installations and Facilities between Pakistan and India was signed on 31st December 1988 and ratified on 27th January 1991. The Agreement, inter alia, provides that both countries shall inform each other of their nuclear installations and facilities, falling within its definition, on 1st January of each calendar year.
• Exchange of Lists of Prisoners between Pakistan and India Pakistan Ministry of Foreign Affairs 01 Jan 2023 -- Today, Pakistan and India exchanged, through diplomatic channels, the lists of prisoners in each other's custody.
• India, Pakistan Exchange Lists of Nuclear Facilities, Prisoners Sputnik 01 Jan 2023 -- India and Pakistan have exchanged lists of nuclear facilities and prisoners, the Indian Foreign Ministry said on Sunday.
• Indigenous Mersad missile defense system destroys hostile drone in Iran Army war game Press TV 01 Jan 2023 -- An indigenous air defense system has detected and destroyed a hostile unmanned aerial vehicle as it was flying in the skies over an area, where the Iranian Army is carrying out large-scale military maneuvers involving various divisions of its forces.
• Mersad missile system destroys attacking drone during drills IRNA 01 Jan 2023 -- Iran's home-made missile defense system Mersad has successfully destroyed an attacking drone during Zolfaqar 1401 military exercises held in south of the country.
• Iran Army's mission in Pacific lifts national morale: Top Cmdr. IRNA 01 Jan 2023 -- Commander-in-Chief of the Iranian Army Major General Abdulrahim Mousavi has hailed an ongoing mission by the Army's 86th Naval Fleet in the Pacific Ocean as a sign of the country's self-reliance and a boost to the nation's morale.
• Iranian torpedoes successfully fired from army submarines & helicopters IRNA 01 Jan 2023 -- On the Fourth day of the Zolfaqar 1401 drill, held in an area stretching from the eastern part of the Strait of Hormuz to the northern tip of the Indian Ocean, the Iranian Navy's Tareq, Fateh, and Qadir submarines fired homegrown torpedoes, named Miad and Valfajr-2, for the first time.

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• Multiple casualties in blast near Afghan military airport in Kabul Press TV 01 Jan 2023 -- A huge explosion has targeted the entrance to a military airfield in the Afghan capital of Kabul, with reports saying the blast left an unspecified number of people dead or wounded.
• Several Killed, Injured In Blast At Kabul's Military Airport RFE/RL 01 Jan 2023 -- Afghanistan's Taliban authorities say that several people were killed or injured in an explosion on the morning of January 1 at a military airport adjacent to Kabul International Airport.
• Ansarullah: Yemen has upper hand in deterrence, seeks 'permanent ceasefire' with Saudis Press TV 01 Jan 2023 -- The spokesman for Yemen's Ansarullah resistance movement has reiterated the National Salvation Government's determination to strike a permanent ceasefire, stressing that the military might of the Yemeni Armed Forces and their allies deters all threats.
• Kosovo Wants to Increase NATO Presence in Order to 'Strengthen Security' Sputnik 01 Jan 2023 -- Kosovo intends to increase the presence of NATO military personnel in the republic for the sake of strengthening peace and security in Western Balkans, Kosovo Prime Minister Albin Kurti said on Sunday.
• Colombian President Announces Ceasefire With Rebel Groups Until June 30 Sputnik 01 Jan 2023 -- Colombian President Gustavo Petro announced on Sunday a bilateral ceasefire with the radical left-wing group National Liberation Army (ELN), the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), and other rebel groups from January 1 to June 30.

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• Moscow's Invasion Of Ukraine Triggers 'Soul-Searching' At Western Universities As Scholars Rethink Russian Studies RFE/RL 01 Jan 2023 -- When more than 2,000 Slavic, East European, and Eurasian studies specialists from around the world gather in Philadelphia later this year for their largest annual conference, Russia's invasion of Ukraine will dominate the discussion -- or loom large over the proceedings, at the very least.
• China's Xi Jinping calls on young people to 'revitalize' post-lockdown rural economy Radio Free Asia 01 Jan 2023 -- Chinese President Xi Jinping has called on the nation's youth -- who are facing unprecedented levels of unemployment -- to seek out new opportunities in rural areas, echoing late supreme leader Mao Zedong's call for urban youth to "go down to the countryside" during the 1966-76 Cultural Revolution.
• South Korea warns any N Korean nuclear use attempt would end Kim's rule Press TV 01 Jan 2023 -- South Korea's defense ministry has warned that any attempt by North Korea to use nuclear weapons would lead to the "end" of Pyongyang, after North Korea's leader Kim Jong-un called for an "exponential" increase in the country's nuclear arsenal.
• Press Release of 6th Plenary Meeting of 8th C.C., WPK KCNA 01 Jan 2023 -- Members and alternate members of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) Central Committee and member and alternate members of the Political Bureau of the C.C., WPK by-elected at the 6th Plenary Meeting of the 8th WPK Central Committee are as follows:
• National Flag-hoisting Ceremony Marks New Year KCNA 01 Jan 2023 -- A national flag-hoisting ceremony was solemnly held on January 1, Juche 112 (2023).
• Officials and Merited Persons of Munitions Industry Visit Kumsusan Palace of Sun KCNA 01 Jan 2023 -- Officials and merited persons of the munitions industrial sector in the DPRK on Saturday visited the Kumsusan Palace of the Sun, where President Kim Il Sung and Chairman Kim Jong Il lie in state, to pay the noble tribute to the great leaders.
• Participants in 9th KCU Congress Do Political and Cultural Work KCNA 01 Jan 2023 -- The participants in the 9th Congress of the Korean Children's Union (KCU) conducted colorful political and cultural work.
• Gift of Loyalty to Plenary Meeting of Great WPK from Munitions Industrial Workers KCNA 01 Jan 2023 -- Super-large multiple rocket launchers, cutting-edge equipment associated with the ardent loyalty and patriotism of the workers in the field of the munitions industry who unconditionally and absolutely support the fulfillment of the strategic plan of the great Party Central Committee for bolstering up the national defence capabilities and devotedly put it into practice, were presented to the Sixth Plenary Meeting of the Eighth Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK).
• Congratulatory Letter to Respected Comrade Kim Jong Un from Chongryon Central Standing Committee KCNA 01 Jan 2023 -- The respected Comrade Kim Jong Un received a congratulatory letter from the Central Standing Committee of the General Association of Korean Residents in Japan (Chongryon) on Jan. 1 on the occasion of the New Year 2023.
• Report on 6th Enlarged Plenary Meeting of 8th WPK Central Committee KCNA 01 Jan 2023 -- The vigorous development of the sacred Korean revolution pioneered and advancing with the most just mission and far-reaching ideal is firmly guaranteed by the wise guidance of the Workers' Party of Korea which sets forth scientific path and clear practical strategy at each period and at every stage and leads to thorough and perfect implementation.
• Respected Comrade Kim Jong Un Sends Greetings to Chairman of Chongryon Central Standing Committee KCNA 01 Jan 2023 -- Kim Jong Un , president of the State Affairs of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Sunday sent a message of greeting to Ho Jong Man, chairman of the Central Standing Committee of the General Association of Korean Residents in Japan (Chongryon), on the occasion of the New Year Juche 112 (2023).
• In North Korea, speaking in Southern accent gets you sent to the coal mines Radio Free Asia 01 Jan 2023 -- In North Korea, speaking in a South Korean accent can get you expelled from school and sent to work in the coal mines.
• Foes resort to propaganda to advance agenda: AEOI chief IRNA 01 Jan 2023 -- The enemies utilize severe political and media campaigns such as imposing sanctions to advance their own agenda, Head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran Mohammad Eslami said.
• Leader: Gen. Soleimani empowered, equipped and revived resistance front against Israel, US Press TV 01 Jan 2023 -- Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has lauded sacrifices made by late General Qassem Soleimani, saying the anti-terror icon's great work was to protect, empower, equip and revive the resistance front against Israel and the US.
• Will Iran's Protest Movement Survive? RFE/RL 01 Jan 2023 -- Antiestablishment protests have raged across Iran for months, despite a brutal state crackdown in which hundreds of demonstrators have been killed and thousands more detained.
• Lula: I receive a ruined country whose government has depleted resources Press TV 01 Jan 2023 -- Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, who took the oath of office to become Brazil's new president on Sunday, says he has received a ruined country whose former government depleted all resources and undermined human rights.
• IRNA Exclusive: Lebanese Hezbollah chief in good health IRNA 01 Jan 2023 -- An informed source in Lebanese Hezbollah referring to rumors spread by some Zionist and Arab media about Secretary General Hassan Nasrallah's health conditions, rejected them as false news.
• Several killed, injured in anti-government protests in Somaliland Press TV 01 Jan 2023 -- Several people have been killed and several others injured in anti-government protests in the southeast of the breakaway region of Somaliland, multiple independent sources have confirmed.