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• AFMC releases 2023 Strategic Plan US Air Force 14 Jan 2023 -- The Air Force Materiel Command released a new Strategic Plan outlining the ways it will work to deliver the advanced, integrated materiel capabilities the Air Force needs to deter aggression and prevail against the modern adversarial threats.
• Pentagon Seeks to Ink Contract on Technical Assistance for Patriot Systems in Ukraine Sputnik 14 Jan 2023 -- The Pentagon seeks to sign a contract with defense industry giant Raytheon Technologies for the procurement of technical assistance in support of the Patriot air defense system that will be supplied to Ukraine, according to a posting on the government's System for Award Management (SAM) website on Saturday.
• PM accelerates Ukraine support ahead of anniversary of Putin's war Gov.UK 14 Jan 2023 -- The Prime Minister has announced the UK will send tanks and self-propelled guns to aid the Ukrainian offensive.
• PM call with President Zelenskyy of Ukraine: 14 January 2023 Gov.UK 14 Jan 2023
• UK Prime Minister Agrees to Send Squadron of Tanks to Ukraine Sputnik 14 Jan 2023 -- UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak told Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in a phone call on Saturday that London would send Kiev 12 Challenger 2 tanks.
• Britain to Send 14 Tanks, Artillery to Ukraine, PM Says VOA 14 Jan 2023 -- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's call for heavy weapons, primarily tanks, was officially answered late Saturday by British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, whose office said Britain would send 14 tanks along with artillery support to Ukraine.
• UK set to supply Ukraine with Challenger 2 tanks, more artillery systems, PM says Press TV 14 Jan 2023 -- The UK government is set to supply Ukraine with a fresh package of lethal military equipment, including heavy battle tanks, despite Russia's warning against fanning the flames of war by sending military supplies to Kiev.
• Britain Announces It Will Send Tanks To Ukraine RFE/RL 14 Jan 2023 -- British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has informed Kyiv that Britain intends to send main battle tanks and artillery support to aid Ukraine's war effort against invading Russian forces.
• Iran Army using smart drones to annihilate far targets: Cmdr. IRNA 14 Jan 2023 -- The Iranian Army's Air Force makes use of drones equipped with smart and pinpoint weapons to annihilate distant targets, an Iranian commander said.
• Iran naval fleet in US backyard IRNA 14 Jan 2023 -- The US media outlets have evaluated Iran's naval presence in the Panama Canal as the Iranian's power display in America's backyard.
• US State Department Sends Decision to Congress on Sale of F-16s to Turkey: Report Sputnik 14 Jan 2023 -- The US State Department has sent a notice to Congress outlining its position on the sale of F-16 fighter jets to Turkey and will make a public announcement about it next week, Turkish news agency Anadolu reported on Saturday, citing sources.
• Top Senator Vows to Block F-16 Sale Unless Turkey 'Begins to Act Like a Trusted Ally' Sputnik 14 Jan 2023 -- Objections by the chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee signals there's still a rocky road ahead for the proposed weapons deal as Turkey's protests continue to impede Sweden and Finland's submission to NATO.
• Secretary Blinken's Meeting with Swiss Foreign Minister Cassis US Dept. of State 14 Jan 2023

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• Taliban Rebukes UN Over Call to Lift Bans on Afghan Women VOA 14 Jan 2023 -- Afghanistan's Taliban rulers on Saturday rebuffed a renewed call by the United Nations to reverse rules blocking women's access to work and education, insisting they are regulating "all matters" in line with Islamic law or Shariah.
• Pashtuns Rally For Peace In The Face Of A Renewed Offensive Against The Pakistani Taliban RFE/RL 14 Jan 2023 -- Sahib Khan, a political activist, is one of the organizers of a recent sit-in protest in Wana, a remote town near Pakistan's western border with Afghanistan.
• Militants Kill Three Security Personnel In Attack On Police Station In Northwestern Pakistan RFE/RL 14 Jan 2023 -- Militants attacked a police station with hand grenades and shot dead three police officers in an ensuing gunbattle near the Pakistani city of Peshawar, officials said on January 14.
• Al-Shabab Attacks Key Towns in Somalia, Killing at Least 15 People VOA 14 Jan 2023 -- At least 15 people were killed and more than 50 injured in three bombings Saturday in the central Hirshabelle state of Somalia, according to officials.
• Somali Security Forces Seize Weapons, Arrest al-Shabab Suspect in Mogadishu VOA 14 Jan 2023 -- Authorities in Somalia say they have seized a weapons cache allegedly buried by al-Shabab militants at a house in the Somali capital, Mogadishu, during a joint operation.
• Greek Prime Minister Doubts Possibility of Armed Conflict With Turkey Sputnik 14 Jan 2023 -- Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis does not believe a "worst-case scenario" of armed conflict will happen in the Greece-Turkey relations, he said on Saturday following controversial statements made by the Turkish leadership.

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• Explaining the Trump and Biden Documents Investigations VOA 14 Jan 2023 -- The recent discovery of classified documents at U.S. President Joe Biden's former office at a think tank in Washington and his home in Delaware has invited comparisons to a case involving former President Donald Trump's handling of government records.
• Russia bans 36 UK politicians, MPs over anti-Moscow activities Press TV 14 Jan 2023 -- Russia has announced sanctions against dozens of top British politicians, including Foreign Secretary James Cleverly, over London's "continued anti-Russian activities."
• China rages against US, Japan's increasingly anti-Beijing alliance Press TV 14 Jan 2023 -- China speaks out after the United States and Japan vowed to further solidify their alliance against Beijing, which the allies have identified as a mutual threat.
• China Asks US, Japan Not to Turn Asia-Pacific Region Into Wrestling Ring Sputnik 14 Jan 2023 -- Tokyo announced plans to more than double defense spending last month in what is shaping up to be the island nation's largest military buildup since World War II. Japanese officials justified the spending by citing alleged regional threats posed by China and North Korea.
• Zheng Yanxiong appointed as director of the Liaison Office of Central People's Government in HKSAR Global Times 14 Jan 2023 -- Zheng Yanxiong has been appointed as director of the Liaison Office of the Central People's Government in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR), replacing Luo Huining, according to an official announcement published on Saturday.
• Senior Chinese official stresses faithful enforcement of national security law in HKSAR People's Daily 14 Jan 2023 -- A senior Chinese official on Friday underlined the importance of fully and faithfully enforcing the Law on Safeguarding National Security in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR).
• Press Statement of Director General for Int'l Organizations of DPRK Foreign Ministry Issued KCNA 14 Jan 2023 -- Jo Chol Su, director general of the Department of International Organizations of the Foreign Ministry of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, made public the following press statement on Saturday:
• President Kim Il Sung's Immortal Feats for Building of Juche-based Militia Forces KCNA 14 Jan 2023 -- The Worker-Peasant Red Guards (WPRG) in the DPRK have developed into the powerful militant ranks and a reliable wing of the Korean People's Army under the care of the illustrious commanders, creditably discharging their duty in the struggle for building socialism and defending the country with rifle in one hand and hammer, sickle and brush in the other.
• North Korea slams UN's nuclear 'double standards' Press TV 14 Jan 2023 -- North Korea has slammed the United Nations leadership over what it described as "double standards" exercised by the international organization in pursuing its nuclear obligations in order to maintain global peace and stability.
• Enlarged Plenary Meetings of Pyongyang City and Provincial Committees of WPK Held KCNA 14 Jan 2023 -- There took place enlarged plenary meetings of Pyongyang City and all provincial committees of the Party from January 10 to 13.
• Iran: Foreign Secretary Statement on Execution of Alireza Akbari UK FCDO 14 Jan 2023 -- The Foreign Secretary has issued a statement following the execution of British-Iranian Alireza Akbari
• UK sanctions Iranian Prosecutor General following execution of Alireza Akbari UK FCDO 14 Jan 2023 -- The UK has sanctioned with immediate effect Iran's Prosecutor General, following the execution of British-Iranian dual national Alireza Akbari.
• Britain Condemns Iran's Execution Of British-Iranian National As Barbaric RFE/RL 14 Jan 2023 -- Britain has described Iran's execution of British-Iranian national Alireza Akbari on espionage charges as a "barbaric" act that will not go unchallenged.
• UK ambassador to Tehran summoned to Iran's Foreign Ministry ISNA 14 Jan 2023 -- The Iranian Foreign Ministry summoned UK Ambassador to Tehran Simon Shercliff on Saturday in reaction to the London's unconventional interventions in Iran's internal affairs, including national security.
• Iran Foreign Ministry summons British envoy over interference in national security affairs Press TV 14 Jan 2023 -- The Iranian Foreign Ministry has summoned the British ambassador in Tehran, Simon Shercliff, over the UK's interference in Iran's internal affairs, particularly in issues pertaining to national security.
• Alireza Akbari executed over spying for British intelligence agency Press TV 14 Jan 2023 -- Alireza Akbari, a former Iranian official, has been executed after he was sentenced to death on charges of spying for the British intelligence agency.
• Iran Executes British Iranian National VOA 14 Jan 2023 -- Iran has executed a British Iranian national.
• MI6 spy was executed in Iran IRNA 14 Jan 2023 -- Former Iranian official Ali-Reza Akbari was executed on Saturday morning on charges of spying for the UK's Secret Intelligence Service, aka MI6.
• Transcript of Special Briefing by Foreign Secretary on Voice of Global South Summit (January 13, 2023) India MEA 14 Jan 2023
• Belarusian Army Receives New Equipment for Communications Sputnik 14 Jan 2023 -- New communications equipment capable of working under strong radio-electronic impact has been supplied to the Belarusian army, the country's defense ministry said on Saturday.
• Brazil's Supreme Court set to investigate ex-president Bolsonaro for capital riot Press TV 14 Jan 2023 -- Brazil's Supreme Court is set to investigate the ultra-right-wing former president Jair Bolsonaro over riots and looting of government buildings in Brasilia this week.
• Russia's Medvedev: Japan's new PM betraying Hiroshima victims Press TV 14 Jan 2023 -- Russia's former president Dmitry Medvedev says Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has betrayed the rights of hundreds of thousands of victims of US nuclear bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
• Iran to remain friend of Lebanon in tough times: FM Amirabdollahian IRNA 14 Jan 2023 -- Iran's Minister of Foreign Affairs Hossein Amirabdollahian has underlined that the Islamic Republic is ready to cooperate with Lebanon in economic, trade, and energy fields and that Tehran will continue to be a friend of Beirut in tough times.
• Tunisians on streets against President Saied, amid economic crisis Press TV 14 Jan 2023 -- Thousands of Tunisians have taken to the streets of the capital in a public display of anger at President Kais Saied's seizure of near total power in the country.
• Peru's president rejects calls to step down despite raging protests Press TV 14 Jan 2023 -- Peruvian president Dina Boluarte says she will not step down, after another day of protests and roadblocks throughout the country saw calls for her resignation.
• Peru's President Addresses Nation Amid Demonstrations, Apologizes for Death of Protesters Sputnik 14 Jan 2023 -- Peruvian President Dina Boluarte addressed the nation on the situation in the country amid massive anti-government demonstrations following the impeachment of the country's former leader Pedro Castillo and apologized for tragic events that have led to the death of protesters.
• Sudan Reportedly Seeks to Resume Its Membership in African Union Sputnik 14 Jan 2023 -- Sudan's membership in the African Union (AU) was suspended in October 2021, following a military coup that toppled the transitional government of Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok. The regional bloc condemned the "seizure of power," suspending the country from all its activities until the restoration of constitutional order.