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• U.S., Partners Find Success in Mission to Defeat ISIS DoD News 12 Jan 2023 -- Last year, U.S. Central Command conducted 313 operations in Iraq and Syria as part of the mission to defeat the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria, also known as ISIS.

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• Statement by Pentagon Press Secretary Air Force Brig. Gen. Pat Ryder on the Annual Report on Unidentified Aerial Phenomena (UAP) DoD 12 Jan 2023
• Pentagon Press Secretary Air Force Brig. Gen. Pat Ryder Holds an On-Camera Press Briefing DoD 12 Jan 2023
• Readout of Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III's Phone Call With Qatar Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of State for Defense Affairs, His Excellency Dr. Khalid Mohammed Al Attiyah DoD 12 Jan 2023
• A team approach strengthens African partner medical capabilities US Air Force 12 Jan 2023 -- December 2022 marked the completion of a five-year program to enhance the expeditionary medical capabilities of four African partner nations.
• $58.5M Task Order Awarded for Littoral Innovation and Prototyping Facility US Navy 12 Jan 2023 -- Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command (NAVFAC) Southeast awarded a $58.5 million firm-fixed-price task order, under a multiple award construction contract (MACC), Jan. 10, to Gilbane Federal from Concord, California, for construction of a Littoral Innovation and Prototyping Facility at Naval Support Activity (NSA) Panama City.
• USS Springfield Returns from Deployment US Navy 12 Jan 2023 -- The Los Angeles-class fast-attack submarine USS Springfield (SSN 761) returned to its homeport of Naval Base Guam after a nearly four month deployment, Jan. 9.
• SECNAV Delivers Remarks at Surface Navy Association Symposium US Navy 12 Jan 2023
• SECNAV Names Future Arleigh Burke-class Destroyer after MoH recipient Captain Thomas G. Kelley US Navy Press Release 12 Jan 2023 -- Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) Carlos Del Toro announced during the Surface Navy Association Symposium that future Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer DDG-140 will be named USS Thomas G. Kelley (DDG 140).
• Readout of Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III's Call With Swedish Minister of Defence Pål Jonson DoD 12 Jan 2023
• US to base mobile Marine unit on Japan's Okinawa island Radio Free Asia 12 Jan 2023 -- The United States and Japan have agreed to further boost their military alliance with a plan to deploy a new Marine unit to an island chain near Taiwan amid rising strategic challenges from China.
• US to deploy upgraded Marine unit on Japan's Okinawa: Defense sec. Press TV 12 Jan 2023 -- US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin says Washington will deploy a new missile-armed mobile Marine unit across Japan's southern island of Okinawa, as Washington and Tokyo step up military cooperation meant to deter China.
• DOD, Japan MOD Sign Technology and Security of Supply Arrangements DoD 12 Jan 2023 -- On Jan. 12, 2023, Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III and Japan Minister of Defense HAMADA Yasukazu signed the bilateral Memorandum of Understanding for Research, Development, Test and Evaluation Projects (RDT&E) and a bilateral, non-binding Security of Supply Arrangement (SOSA) between the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) and Japanese Ministry of Defense (MOD).
• Readout of Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III's Meeting With Japanese Minister of Defense Hamada Yasukazu at the Pentagon DoD 12 Jan 2023
• Austin, Hamada Sign Documents to Strengthen Alliance Interoperability DoD News 12 Jan 2023 -- Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III and Japanese Defense Minister Yasukazu Hamada signed documents that will further strengthen the U.S.-Japanese Security Alliance today at the Pentagon.
• US, Japan to expand security alliance into space to counter China Press TV 12 Jan 2023 -- The United States and Japan say they are extending security alliance to space, in a push to defend against attacks on satellites in order to counter the growing power of China.
• Japan Starts Construction of Military Base on Kagoshima's Uninhabited Island, Reports Say Sputnik 12 Jan 2023 -- Japan has started a construction of the Self-Defense Forces' military base on an uninhabited island in southwestern prefecture Kagoshima to relocate military exercises using US carrier-borne fighter jets, press reported on Thursday, citing the Japanese Defense Ministry.
• Closer military ties with US after '2+2' talks put Japan in riskier and sacrificial position Global Times 12 Jan 2023 -- The US and Japan are continuing to undermine regional peace and stability in 2023, as top defense and diplomatic officials from both countries vowed to strengthen their military alliance and security cooperation, citing the "greatest strategic challenge" from China. Chinese experts said that a closer military alliance with the US, while adopting a more aggressive posture, would mean a more dangerous position for Japan, and the provocative military alliance would not be welcomed by regional countries.
• UK, Japan ink 'historic' defense pact Radio Free Asia 12 Jan 2023 -- The United Kingdom and Japan have signed a major defense pact, praised as "historic" by the British prime minister but frowned upon by the Chinese government.
• China Criticizes Britain-Japan Defense Pact VOA 12 Jan 2023 -- China criticized a defense pact signed Wednesday between Britain and Japan that could see troops deployed on each other's territory. Both London and Tokyo have described China as a "challenge" in the Asia-Pacific region.
• NATO deploys AWACS surveillance jets to Romania NATO 12 Jan 2023 -- NATO prepares a deployment Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) surveillance planes to Bucharest, Romania. The aircraft are scheduled to arrive on January 17, 2023 and are going to support the Alliance's reinforced presence in the region and monitor Russian military activity.
• Surovikin's Down, Gerasimov's Up: Russia's War On Ukraine Pivots Into Politics RFE/RL 12 Jan 2023 -- Three months ago, General Sergei Surovikin was tapped by the Kremlin to take the helm of the lurching Russian invasion of Ukraine, becoming the overall commander of the operation and taking over at a time when Russian forces had recently suffered one major retreat and were on the verge of a second.
• General Says U.S. Values Allies' Assistance to Ukraine DoD News 12 Jan 2023 -- The U.S. respects the sovereign decisions of NATO and other allied nations regarding their security assistance to Ukraine, the Pentagon press secretary said. "We're absolutely supportive of any type of defense capabilities that our international allies and partners can provide to Ukraine to include tanks," Air Force Brig. Gen. Pat Ryder said at a briefing today.
• UK Royal Navy Tracking Russia's Admiral Gorshkov Frigate in North Sea Sputnik 12 Jan 2023 -- HMS Portland, a frigate of the United Kingdom's Royal Navy, was monitoring the Russian guided missile frigate Admiral Gorshkov and accompanying tanker Kama while the vessels were sailing in international waters close to the kingdom's borders, the Royal Navy said on Wednesday.
• China Coast Guard achieves fruitful results in maritime drug control in 2022 PLA Daily 12 Jan 2023 -- In 2022, China Coast Guard (CCG) launched the "Blue Sea 2022" special law enforcement operation to curb the smuggling of toxic substances both at home and abroad at sea, in view to building a maritime prevention and control system. A total of 1.12 tons of drugs and 1.2 tons of materials to make drugs were seized throughout the year, with 3 super large drug trafficking gangs wiped out and 37 suspects arrested.
• Navy showcases locally made landing platform dock in Kaohsiung CNA 12 Jan 2023 -- Taiwan's Navy provided a demonstration of its Yushan landing platform dock's (LPD) ability to transport Hsiung Feng II (HF-2) long-range missile batteries and other armed personnel and utility carriers in Kaohsiung Thursday.
• Taiwan could survive China invasion with U.S., Japan help, but at high cost: CSIS CNA 12 Jan 2023 -- With timely and direct military involvement from the United States and Japan, Taiwan could survive as an autonomous political entity if China were to launch an amphibious invasion in 2026, but losses to all the parties will be enormous, a U.S. think tank has predicted.
• South Korean President's Office Refutes Statements About Possible Nuclear Weapon Acquisition Sputnik 12 Jan 2023 -- The South Korean government's position regarding the implementation of the Treaty on Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons remains unchanged, and President Yoon Suk-yeol's words about the possibility of obtaining nuclear weapons by South Korea are "theoretical," the country's presidential office said on Thursday.
• South Korea says may deploy nukes if tensions with North escalate Press TV 12 Jan 2023 -- South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol says his country may deploy nuclear weapons if tensions with North Korea boil over.
• Australia, Papua New Guinea hope to conclude security treaty negotiations in April Radio Free Asia 12 Jan 2023 -- The leaders of Papua New Guinea and Australia say they want negotiations for a wide-ranging security treaty between the two countries to be completed by the end of April.
• Palau, United States close to renewing security, economic compact Radio Free Asia 12 Jan 2023 -- The United States and Palau, an island nation located in the militarily strategic western Pacific, are close to formally renewing their security and economic relationship after agreeing a doubling in U.S. assistance.
• The United States of America and the Republic of the Marshall Islands Sign Memorandum of Understanding US Dept. of State 12 Jan 2023 -- Today, the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the Republic of the Marshall Islands signed a Memorandum of Understanding affirming our close and continuing partnership and reflecting our shared understanding reached on levels and types of future U.S. assistance to be requested for the Republic of the Marshall Islands.
• Telephonic Press Briefing with Enoh Ebong, Director of the U.S. Trade and Development Agency (USTDA), and Matt Murray, U.S. Senior Official for Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) US Dept. of State 12 Jan 2023
• Department Press Briefing - January 12, 2023 US Dept. of State 12 Jan 2023
• Press Briefing by Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre and NSC Coordinator for Strategic Communications John Kirby The White House 12 Jan 2023

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• 12 January 2023 - Daily Press Briefing by the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General United Nations 12 Jan 2023
• Secretary-General's remarks to the Security Council on the Promotion and Strengthening of the Rule of Law in the Maintenance of International Peace and Security: The Rule of Law Among Nations UN Secretary-General 12 Jan 2023
• Rule of law stands between peace and 'brutal struggle for power' - Guterres UN News 12 Jan 2023 -- The rule of law forms the bedrock of all international cooperation and the ability of multilateralism to operate effectively, Secretary-General António Guterres told the Security Council on Thursday, describing it as "foundational" to the whole United Nations.
• Taliban Say They're Working to Resolve 'Temporary' Education Ban on Afghan Women VOA 12 Jan 2023 -- Afghanistan's ruling Taliban indicated Thursday they may ease a ban on women's education, saying work is underway to resolve "this temporary step."
• Foreign Minister holds telephone conversation with the Acting Afghan Minister for Foreign Affairs Pakistan Ministry of Foreign Affairs 12 Jan 2023
• China 'committed' to joint oil exploration with Philippines despite court ruling Radio Free Asia 12 Jan 2023 -- Beijing says it remains committed to joint oil exploration with Manila in the disputed South China Sea despite a Philippine Supreme Court decision that declared a previous such deal, also involving China, unconstitutional.
• Syria's Assad ties rapprochement with Turkey to 'end of occupation' Press TV 12 Jan 2023 -- Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has tied a Russian-brokered rapprochement with Turkey to the end of Ankara's occupation of the northern parts of the Arab country and its support for militant groups wreaking havoc and fighting against the Damascus government.
• Settlement Construction in Syrian District Renews Accusations of Demographic Engineering VOA 12 Jan 2023 -- Amin Murad Manan recently received a phone call that he had been expecting since fleeing his native city of Afrin in 2018, when the Turkish military and its Syrian proxies invaded the Kurdish-controlled territory in northwestern Syria.
• German, French Foreign Ministers in Ethiopia to Support Tigray Peace VOA 12 Jan 2023 -- The foreign ministers of Germany and France have arrived in Ethiopia to support a November peace deal between federal and Tigray authorities to end two years of brutal war.
• Ceasefire in Ethiopia holding: Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock and her French counterpart Catherine Colonna travel together to Addis Ababa Germany Federal Foreign Office 12 Jan 2023 -- The Ethiopian Federal Government and the insurgents in the Tigray region have signed a peace agreement. During their visit, the two Foreign Ministers want to explore how Germany, France and the EU can support the country and its people on the path to lasting peace.
• Statement by Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock prior to her joint visit to Ethiopia with the French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna Germany Federal Foreign Office 12 Jan 2023
• U.S. Diplomat Says It's Time To End Diplomatic Stagnation On Normalization Between Kosovo, Serbia RFE/RL 12 Jan 2023 -- Senior U.S. diplomat Derek Chollet, who is visiting the Balkans this week for talks with the leaders of Kosovo and Serbia, said normalization talks between Pristina and Belgrade have reached "a critical moment" and it's time to break the diplomatic stagnation.
• Two French Staff Members of UN Peacekeeping Mission Arrested in CAR Sputnik 12 Jan 2023 -- Since September 2014, the Central African Republic (CAR) has been hosting the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission (MINUSCA), a peacekeeping mission tasked with stabilizing the situation in the country and facilitating humanitarian assistance. The mission is composed of multinational troops and civilian personnel.
• MSF Welcomes Cameroon's Release of Staff Accused of Aiding Separatists VOA 12 Jan 2023 -- Doctors Without Borders, known by its French abbreviation MSF, welcomed Cameroon's release of five members of its staff detained for a year on charges of helping separatists. MSF maintains it helps anyone who needs medical care and says it will only resume work in separatist areas with government security guarantees.
• Simultaneous Militant Attacks Kill 14 Malian Soldiers VOA 12 Jan 2023 -- Mali's army says 14 troops were killed and 11 wounded Tuesday in central Mali when their vehicles struck explosives planted by Islamist militants.

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• Attorney General Merrick B. Garland Delivers Remarks on the Appointment of a Special Counsel US Dept. of Justice 12 Jan 2023
• Appointment of a Special Counsel US Dept. of Justice 12 Jan 2023 -- Attorney General Merrick B. Garland announced today the appointment of a former career Justice Department prosecutor and former U.S. Attorney for the District of Maryland Robert K. Hur to serve as special counsel to conduct the investigation of matters that were the subject of the initial investigation by U.S. Attorney John R. Lausch Jr. related to the possible unauthorized removal and retention of classified documents or other records discovered at the Penn Biden Center for Diplomacy and Global Engagement and the Wilmington, Delaware, private residence of President Joseph R. Biden Jr.
• Statement of Special Counsel Robert K. Hur US Dept. of Justice 12 Jan 2023
• US Justice Department names special counsel to investigate Biden documents Press TV 12 Jan 2023 -- The US Justice Department names special counsel for President Joe Biden's documents probe after a second set of classified documents was found at his private residence.
• Connecticut Man Admits to Attempting to Travel to Fight for ISIS US Dept. of Justice 12 Jan 2023 -- Kevin Iman McCormick, 29, of Hamden, pleaded guilty today in federal court to attempting to provide material support to the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS), a designated foreign terrorist organization.
• 10th meeting of the BIMSTEC Joint Working Group on Counter Terrorism and Transnational Crime (JWG-CTTC) India MEA 12 Jan 2023 -- The 10th meeting of the BIMSTEC Joint Working Group on Counter Terrorism and Transnational Crime (JWG-CTTC), hosted by Government of India, began on 12 January 2022 in New Delhi. Delegation from all the BIMSTEC Members States i.e. Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Sri Lanka and Thailand attended the meeting.
• Rewards for Justice - Reward Offer for Information on Mohamoud Abdi Aden and Others Responsible for the 2019 Attack on DusitD2 Hotel Complex in Nairobi, Kenya US Dept. of State 12 Jan 2023 -- The U.S. Department of State's Rewards for Justice (RFJ) program, which is administered by the Diplomatic Security Service, is offering a reward of up to $10 million for information leading to the arrest or conviction in any country of Mohamoud Abdi Aden and any other individual who committed, attempted or conspired to commit, or aided or abetted in the commission of the 2019 attack on the DusitD2 hotel complex in Nairobi, Kenya.
• Briefing by Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova, Moscow, January 12, 2023 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 12 Jan 2023
• Press release on personal sanctions against members of the British government, representatives of British security services and journalists Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 12 Jan 2023
• Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Wang Wenbin's Regular Press Conference on January 12, 2023 PRC MofA 12 Jan 2023
• Xi Jinping Exchanges Congratulatory Messages with Angolan President João Lourenço on the 40th Anniversary of the Establishment of Diplomatic Relations between China and Angola PRC MofA 12 Jan 2023
• Chinese FM Qin Gang Rejects 'Unreasonable' Allegation That China Is Creating 'Debt Trap' in Africa Sputnik 12 Jan 2023 -- China is responsible for only about 12 percent of Africa's total external debt, which is estimated at $700Bln, according to international affairs think tank Chatham House in London.
• Hong Kong delists Jimmy Lai's Next Digital amid ongoing war of words over legal case Radio Free Asia 12 Jan 2023 -- Authorities in Hong Kong on Thursday delisted pro-democracy media mogul Jimmy Lai's Next Digital amid a war of words over his treatment between China and Britain.
• Committee for safeguarding national security of HKSAR actively performs duties in accordance with NPC Standing Committee's interpretation of national security law People's Daily 12 Jan 2023 -- The Committee for Safeguarding National Security of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) held a meeting on Wednesday to discuss the implementation of the interpretation and relevant explanations of Article 14 and Article 47 of the Hong Kong national security law adopted by the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (NPC) on Dec. 30.
• Moscow to resume foreign exchange transactions with sales of yuan Global Times 12 Jan 2023 -- Russia said it is to resume foreign currency interventions with the sales of yuan starting on Friday, a move signaling that the Chinese currency is playing an increasingly important role in stabilizing the ruble and Russia's domestic financial stability amid closer bilateral trade connections, experts said.
• Chinese newborns in 2022 expected to drop below 10 million with total population expected to shrink for the first time in decades: demographer Global Times 12 Jan 2023 -- The figure of Chinese newborns in 2022 to be declared is expected to drop below 10 million, a record low since 1949, and the total Chinese population is expected to shrink for the first time in decades, a Chinese demographer said as the Chinese demographic figures are expected to be released next week.
• China forces journalists to take exam to demonstrate loyalty, political correctness Radio Free Asia 12 Jan 2023 -- China says it will require its journalists to take a national professional exam that will test their political correctness and allegiance to China's rulers. Those who don't toe the party line could have their press credentials revoked, mimicking a crackdown on the country's lawyers.
• Chinese FM says so-called "debt trap" in Africa is narrative trap People's Daily 12 Jan 2023 -- Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang on Wednesday refuted the groundless allegation that China is creating a "debt trap" in Africa, saying the so-called "debt trap" is a narrative trap imposed on China and Africa.
• Pentagon Chief: US 'Seriously Doubts' Chinese Vessel Activity Means Invasion of Taiwan Imminent Sputnik 12 Jan 2023 -- US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said during a news conference that he "seriously doubts" the increased activity of China's naval forces around Taiwan means an invasion of the island is imminent.
• Former top Taiwan military official discloses White House meeting CNA 12 Jan 2023 -- A former top official in Taiwan's military on Thursday disclosed that he was invited to meet with a senior American official in the White House in 2019, highlighting the cordial ties between the two militaries despite the lack of diplomatic relations.
• Mainland outlines 2023 prospect of cross-Strait relations People's Daily 12 Jan 2023 -- A spokesperson of the State Council Taiwan Affairs Office put forward an outlook for cross-Strait relations at the office's first press conference of 2023 Wednesday.
• Progress made in cross-Strait exchanges in 2022: mainland spokesperson People's Daily 12 Jan 2023 -- The year of 2022 saw new progress in advancing exchanges between people of the Chinese mainland and Taiwan despite difficulties caused by COVID-19 and obstructions made by Taiwan's Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) authorities, a Chinese mainland spokesperson said Wednesday.
• Mainland facilitates expansion of cross-Strait flights: spokesperson People's Daily 12 Jan 2023 -- A Chinese mainland spokesperson on Wednesday said the mainland is actively facilitating efforts to increase flight routes and capacity across the Taiwan Strait as the Spring Festival approaches.
• "Taiwan independence" and peace are irreconcilable: spokesperson People's Daily 12 Jan 2023 -- "Taiwan independence" and peace are as irreconcilable as fire and water, a Chinese mainland spokesperson said on Wednesday, urging certain politicians in Taiwan to give up on their separatist position.
• U.S., Japan reaffirm stance on Taiwan in '2+2' meeting CNA 12 Jan 2023 -- The U.S.' and Japan's top diplomats and military officials stated after the "2+2" U.S.-Japan Security Consultative Committee on Wednesday that the two countries' basic position on Taiwan remains unchanged, while reiterating the importance of peace in the Taiwan Strait for the international community.
• Trump discussed striking North Korea with nuclear weapon, and blaming another country, book reveals Press TV 12 Jan 2023 -- Former US President Donald Trump discussed the idea of striking North Korea with a nuclear weapon and blaming the attack on another country, a book has revealed.
• Iranian Government's Draft Budget Sees Sharp Rise In Military, Security Spending RFE/RL 12 Jan 2023 -- The Iranian government has presented a draft budget plan for the next Persian year with a significant increase in the budget of military, security, and propaganda institutions.
• Leader: Enemies made miscalculation in riots, failed to get Iranians on board Press TV 12 Jan 2023 -- Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei highlights the enemies' "miscalculation" during recent riots in Iran, saying they attempted in vain to rally the Iranians behind their plot to overthrow the government and disintegrate the Islamic Republic.
• Persian Gulf water to be supplied to three provinces in central Iran Press TV 12 Jan 2023 -- Iran has launched a major project to transfer desalinated water from the Persian Gulf to three provinces in its arid central regions.
• Myanmar's junta continues to target anti-junta doctors for arrest Radio Free Asia 12 Jan 2023 -- Myanmar's junta continues to arrest doctors and other medically-trained workers for participating in a civil disobedience movement to resist the military junta's 2021 coup, healthcare workers say.
• Myanmar junta tells ASEAN to stay out of its affairs in response to bloc's envoy plan Radio Free Asia 12 Jan 2023 -- Myanmar's military junta has warned ASEAN not to interfere with its internal matters after the regional bloc said it will establish a special envoy's office to deal with the post-coup crisis in the country.
• Rights watchdog group wants Indonesia, ASEAN to push Myanmar to end violence Radio Free Asia 12 Jan 2023 -- As the 2023 chair of ASEAN, Indonesia must push Myanmar to end violence and restore democracy nearly two years after the Burmese generals overthrew an elected government, Human Rights Watch said Thursday in launching its worldwide annual report.
• Inmate protest at Myanmar prison sparked in part by 'preparation for execution' Radio Free Asia 12 Jan 2023 -- An inmate protest at a prison in southern Myanmar that prompted a deadly crackdown last week was sparked in part by preparations for the execution of a schoolteacher, Radio Free Asia has learned.
• Australian Economist Says Myanmar Junta Has Revoked his Amnesty VOA 12 Jan 2023 -- The Myanmar junta has revoked its pardon of Australian economist Sean Turnell, who was granted amnesty and deported last November.
• Prime Minister Justin Trudeau meets with Prime Minister of Japan Kishida Fumio Prime Minister of Canada 12 Jan 2023 -- Today, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau met with the Prime Minister of Japan, Kishida Fumio. The leaders reaffirmed the strength of Canada and Japan's strategic partnership as well as their shared commitment to a free, open, and inclusive Indo-Pacific region. The leaders committed to continue working closely to grow our economies, create good jobs in both countries, strengthen the rules-based international system, and improve regional security, including through Canada's recently announced Indo-Pacific Strategy and Japan's National Security Strategy.
• Belarus Detains Opposition Activist, Former Presidential Candidate Dzmitryeu RFE/RL 12 Jan 2023 -- Andrey Dzmitryeu, a prominent Belarusian activist who ran against authoritarian ruler Alyaksandr Lukashenka in a 2020 presidential election, has been detained as authorities continue to crack down on dissent and civil society in the country.
• Brazil's Police Say Over 1,800 Participants of Anti-Government Protests Detained Sputnik 12 Jan 2023 -- Brazil's Federal Police said on Wednesday that a total of 1,843 participants of anti-government protests, held by supporters of former President Jair Bolsonaro in the country's capital Brasilia on January 8, have been detained.
• Over 90% of Brazilians Condemn Storming of Government Buildings by Protesters, Poll Finds Sputnik 12 Jan 2023 -- More than 90% of Brazilian nationals have condemned the storming of government buildings by former President Jair Bolsonaro's supporters during anti-government protests in the country's capital Brasilia on January 8, the G1 news portal reported on Wednesday, citing a pollster held by a Datafolha institute.
• Pakistan Rejects Links to Uranium-Contaminated Cargo Seized at London Airport VOA 12 Jan 2023 -- Pakistan's government has rejected British media reports that a uranium-contaminated cargo shipment seized at London's Heathrow Airport originated from the South Asian nation.
• Israel: High Representative/Vice President Josep Borrell in phone call with new Foreign Minister Eli Cohen European External Action Service (EEAS) 12 Jan 2023
• Discovery of junta family assets in Thai raid prompts call for probe Radio Free Asia 12 Jan 2023 -- Thai authorities arresting a Myanmar arms broker last year confiscated assets owned by the children of junta chief Senior Gen. Min Aung Hlaing, a legal watchdog has learned, prompting calls for a probe into their ties and to block their access to Thailand's financial system.
• Opposition party advisor agrees to Hun Sen's demand to turn over US$10 million house. Radio Free Asia 12 Jan 2023 -- Cambodian opposition party advisor Kong Korm has agreed to voluntarily turn over his estimated U.S.$10 million house to the government, bringing to an end a property dispute that dates back to the 1980s.
• Uzbek Prosecutors Seek Lengthy Prison Terms For Karakalpak Activists RFE/RL 12 Jan 2023 -- Prosecutors at the trial of 22 people accused of undermining Uzbekistan's constitutional order for taking part in anti-government protests last year have asked a court in the southwestern city of Bukhara to convict all the defendants and sentence 20 of them to prison terms between five and 18 years.
• Zambia's Former Ruling Party Rejects IMF Allegation of Corruption Under Lungu VOA 12 Jan 2023 -- Zambia's former ruling Patriotic Front party has rejected a report by the International Monetary Fund saying corruption flourished under its government.