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• Secretary General: Sweden and Finland's NATO membership will make us all safer NATO 08 Jan 2023 -- In a speech at the Folk och Försvar Security Conference in Sälen, Sweden on Sunday (8 January 2023), Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg underlined that in a more dangerous world, "it is even more important that Sweden and Finland become NATO members".
• Italy's Weapons Delivery to Kiev Will Not Take Place Until Parliament Informed Sputnik 08 Jan 2023 -- The sixth package of Italy's military assistance to Ukraine is being under discussion, as it is necessary to inform the Italian parliament before the delivery takes place, Italian Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani said on Sunday.
• Lending a hand Australia DOD 08 Jan 2023 -- Three MRH-90 Taipan, two CH-47 Chinook helicopters, their aircrews and a team of support personnel from the 5th Aviation Regiment in Townsville are deploying to Western Australia in support of Operation Flood Assist 23-1.
• South Korea mulling purchase of Israeli drone detection system: Report Press TV 08 Jan 2023 -- South Korea's military is considering purchasing an Israeli drone detection system as part of efforts to bolster capabilities to detect small North Korean drones, a media report says.
• South Korea Mulls Purchase of Israeli Sky Spotter Early Warning System Sputnik 08 Jan 2023 -- South Korea is considering the purchase of the Israeli early warning electro optical Sky Spotter system, which helps detect and track aerial objects, such as drones, South Korean media reported, citing a defense source in Seoul.
• U.S. donates $9 million in weapons, equipment to support the Somali National Army AFRICOM 08 Jan 2023 -- Aside from heavy weapons, equipment included support and construction vehicles, explosive ordinance disposal kits, medical supplies, and maintenance equipment for vehicles and weapons.
• Sweden Planning to Join European Common Air Defense System Sputnik 08 Jan 2023 -- Sweden plans to join the European common air defense system, which were agreed by NATO members last year, Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson said on Sunday.
• Remarks by President Biden During Tour of the Border Wall The White House 08 Jan 2023

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• UN Urges Taliban to End 'Dangerous Campaign' Against Women VOA 08 Jan 2023 -- Officials from the U.N. and an aid organization were meeting with the Taliban in Afghanistan amid intensified calls for the Islamist rulers to end what a U.N. official describes as a "dangerous campaign" to exclude women from public life.
• Yemen's Ansarullah says will strike deep inside Saudi Arabia, UAE as no option left Press TV 08 Jan 2023 -- Yemen's Ansarullah resistance movement says the Saudi-led coalition has exploited a UN-sponsored truce to tighten the brutal blockade against the war-wracked country, stressing that it won't allow the status quo to persist, and will inevitably launch missile strikes against the Saudi Arabia and the UAE.
• Armenian Protesters Angry Over Karabakh Roadblock Detained Near Russian Base RFE/RL 08 Jan 2023 -- Dozens of activists of a hard-line Armenian nationalist group were detained by local police on January 8 after attempting to block entrance to a Russian military base in the northwestern Armenian town of Gyumri.
• NATO Rejects Serbian Request for Sending Military Contingent to Kosovo Sputnik 08 Jan 2023 -- NATO-led peacekeeping mission Kosovo Force (KFOR) has rejected Belgrade's request to deploy the police and troops to Kosovo and Metohija, Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said on Sunday.
• Fuming over UN vote, Israel suspends Palestinian foreign minister's travel card Press TV 08 Jan 2023 -- The Israeli regime has suspended a VIP card used by the Palestinian Foreign Minister Riyad al-Maliki to travel in and around the occupied territories.
• Al-Shabaab Terrorist Group Seeks Dialogue, Somali Gov't Says Sputnik 08 Jan 2023 -- Al-Shabaab*, an al-Qaida-affiliated* militant group, has been terrorizing Somalia and other countries in East Africa for years. It has carried out numerous acts of violence in Mogadishu, Somalia's capital, as well as in the central and southern regions of the state, hampering the process of recovery and rebuilding after decades of civil war.

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• Brazil: Statement by High Representative Josep Borrell on the anti-democratic storming of government quarters European External Action Service (EEAS) 08 Jan 2023 -- The EU condemns in the strongest terms the anti-democratic acts of violence that took place on Sunday, 8 January, in the heart of Brasilia's government quarter.
• 1000s of Bolsonaro's supporters raid Brazil Congress, surround presidential palace in protest at Lula's inauguration Press TV 08 Jan 2023 -- In a dramatic escalation of the political situation in Brazil, thousands of supporters of the country's former far-right president Jair Bolsonaro have forced their way into the country's Congress and Supreme Court, while surrounding the presidential palace in the capital Brasilia.
• US Condemns 'Any Effort to Undermine Democracy in Brazil', Says National Security Adviser Sputnik 08 Jan 2023 -- US President Joe Biden is following the situation in Brazil, where supporters of former President Jair Bolsonaro seized the congress building in the capital city of Brasilia, National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan said.
• Press Gaggle by Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre and Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas En Route El Paso, Texas The White House 08 Jan 2023
• Key Party discipline session to stress non-stop anti-corruption efforts Global Times 08 Jan 2023 -- Ahead of a key meeting of the top Party discipline authority, which is scheduled to kick off on Monday, the downfall of three more senior officials and the release of a new documentary featuring the ex-justice minister Fu Zhenghua and his corruption clique signaled the Party's determination and perseverance in fighting corruption in the new journey after the 20th CPC National Congress.
• PLA announces 1st joint drill around Taiwan island in 2023, countering provocations from external, 'Taiwan independence' forces Global Times 08 Jan 2023 -- In a first of such move in 2023, the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) announced on Sunday it conducted joint alert patrol and combat exercises around the island of Taiwan on the day countering collusions between external and "Taiwan independence" forces, with Chinese mainland experts saying that the PLA will only intensify its drills this year if provocations do not stop.
• Chinese Army Conducts Military Drills in Taiwanese Waters, Airspace Sputnik 08 Jan 2023 -- China's People's Liberation Army (PLA) held military exercises on Sunday in Taiwanese waters and airspace in order to test the combat effectiveness of Chinese troops, Shi Yi, spokesperson for the PLA Eastern Theater Command, said.
• President Raeisi: Iran, Russia need to boost strategic economic cooperation Press TV 08 Jan 2023 -- Iranian President Ebrahim Raeisi has said that having successfully developed their diplomatic relations, Tehran and Moscow now need to enhance their "strategic economic cooperation."
• IRGC Chief: Gen. Soleimani upended enemy's plots; Iran revenge 'definite' Press TV 08 Jan 2023 -- The chief commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) says late commander Lieutenant General Qassem Soleimani thwarted the entire plots by Iran's enemies, stressing that the Islamic Republic will "sooner or later" avenge the US assassination of the top anti-terror icon.
• Iran says France not entitled to insult other religions, followers under pretext of 'free speech' Press TV 08 Jan 2023 -- Iran's Foreign Ministry says France has no right whatsoever to insult any religion and its followers under pretext of "free speech," calling on European country's authorities to observe the basic principle of international rules.
• Germany Arrests Two Iranian Brothers On Charges Of Planning Chemical Attack RFE/RL 08 Jan 2023 -- Germany has arrested two Iranian brothers on charges of planning an attack using lethal toxins, prosecutors say.
• Iranian Environmentalists, Archaeologists Warn New Dam Project Will Become Pillar Of Salt RFE/RL 08 Jan 2023 -- As the finishing touches are put on Iran's latest major dam project, environmentalists and archaeologists are warning that it could spell the end for an area in the country's southwest fed by the diminishing waters of the Zohreh River.
• Pakistan-UN Conference to Seek $16 Billion to Rebuild Flood-Hit Areas VOA 08 Jan 2023 -- Pakistan and the United Nations are holding a conference in Geneva Monday to mobilize support for a resilient recovery of Pakistan from last year's climate-induced catastrophic floods.
• South Africa's Ramphosa Promises Ruling Party Renewal Ahead of 2024 Elections Sputnik 08 Jan 2023 -- Created 111 years ago on January 8, the African National Congress is one of Africa's most influential political movements. It became the ruling party under the leadership of Nelson Mandela when the White Apartheid minority rule was ended in 1994 after decades of struggle.
• South Sudan's Unity Gov't Faces Dispute While Paving Way to New Constitution - Media Sputnik 08 Jan 2023 -- South Sudan became independent from the Republic of the Sudan in 2011 after 98.83% of referendum participants supported the idea of the creation of a new state. Shortly before independence, a transitional constitution was ratified, under which the state still operates.
• Presidents of Venezuela, Colombia Meet in Caracas to Discuss Bilateral Ties Sputnik 08 Jan 2023 -- Colombian President Gustavo Petro has met with his Venezuelan counterpart Nicolas Maduro during the former's official visit to Caracas, the second one since the reestablishment of relations between the two countries.
• Haitian Senate President Shot, Injured VOA 08 Jan 2023 -- Haitian Senate President Joseph Lambert was shot and wounded by unknown gunmen Sunday in a Port-au-Prince neighborhood near the parliament building.