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• U.S., Bahrain Launch Annual Maritime Security Exercise US Navy 15 Jan 2023 -- Military personnel from the United States and the Kingdom of Bahrain began a 10-day naval exercise Jan. 15 in and off the coast of Bahrain.
• What is the Tornado-G Rocket Artillery System? Sputnik 15 Jan 2023 -- Russia has concentrated an array of firepower in the Donbass against heavily entrenched forces of Ukraine's regular Army, ultra-nationalist volunteers and foreign mercs. Among the systems spotted in the field is the Tornado-G, a new take on a well-known Soviet rocket artillery system. Find out more about the Tornado-G's history and characteristics.
• Upcoming Russia-Belarus Tactical Flight Drills Defensive in Nature: Minsk Sputnik 15 Jan 2023 -- Belarus and Russia's joint flight-tactical exercises scheduled to start on January 16 are defensive in their nature and will involve reconnaissance and counterattack exercises, First Deputy State Secretary of Belarus' Security Council Pavel Muraveiko said on Sunday.
• NATO says Ukraine can expect more Western heavy weapons, despite Russia's warnings Press TV 15 Jan 2023 -- The US-led NATO military alliance has affirmed the continued flow of Western heavy weapons into Ukraine, despite Moscow's warning that delivery of such weapons to Kiev would only prolong the war and intensify the suffering of Ukrainian people.
• Russia warns UK's plan to supply Ukraine with tanks will escalate war Press TV 15 Jan 2023 -- Russia has warned that the UK's plan to supply Ukraine with tanks and other heavy weaponry will only escalate the war and generate more casualties among civilians.
• German Defense Company Rheinmetall Unable to Supply Leopard Tanks to Kiev in 2023, CEO Says Sputnik 15 Jan 2023 -- German defense company Rheinmetall has 22 Leopard 2 tanks and 88 Leopard 1 tanks, but it would take about a year to prepare them for shipment to Ukraine, CEO Armin Papperger said on Sunday.
• UK Defense Ministry Denies Reports of Apache Helicopter Deliveries to Ukraine, Journo Says Sputnik 15 Jan 2023 -- The UK Defense Ministry has denied any plans to send Apache attack helicopters to Ukraine as reported by British media, Sky News correspondent Deborah Haynes said on Sunday.
• PLA aircraft carrier Shandong holds confrontational drills in South China Sea amid US carrier strike group's entry of region Global Times 15 Jan 2023 -- The Shandong aircraft carrier group of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy recently held a series of confrontational drills in the South China Sea at a time when a US carrier strike group had entered the region, with analysts saying on Sunday that the Chinese carrier has practically enhanced its combat readiness, while the US carrier only stirred up tensions and had limited military significance.
• Iraqi Prime Minister Supports Open-Ended US Troop Presence Sputnik 15 Jan 2023 -- Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Al-Sudani defended the continued presence of US troops in the country and set no deadline for their withdrawal, in a Sunday interview with the Wall Street Journal.

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• Female Former Afghan Lawmaker Found Shot Dead At Kabul Home RFE/RL 15 Jan 2023 -- A former female member of Afghanistan's now disbanded lower house of parliament has been shot dead during a break-in at her home in the Afghan capital, Taliban officials have confirmed.
• Gunmen kill female former lawmaker in Kabul Press TV 15 Jan 2023 -- Heavily-armed gunmen have shot dead a former lawmaker and one of her bodyguards in Afghanistan's capital, Kabul.
• Gunmen Assassinate Female Former Afghan Lawmaker VOA 15 Jan 2023 -- Taliban authorities in Afghanistan said Sunday unknown assailants shot dead a female former lawmaker alongside her bodyguard in her home in the capital, Kabul.
• Conflict in Ethiopia's Tigray Likely Claimed 600,000 Lives Says African Union Peace Mediator Sputnik 15 Jan 2023 -- Around 600,000 people are estimated to have been killed during an armed conflict between the Ethiopian government forces and the rebels in the restive Tigray region, Former Nigerian President and the African Union's lead mediator in the peace talks, Olusegun Obasanjo, told the Financial Times on Sunday.
• Greece Presses Ahead With Plans to Fence Its Land Borders With Turkey VOA 15 Jan 2023 -- Greece says it will press ahead with plans to seal off its land frontiers with neighbor Turkey, tripling the size of a soaring fence already erected in the region. The effort comes as Greece faced a surge in refugee flows in 2022, and as threats of war sound from Turkey, which have aggravated already troubled relations between the two NATO allies.

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• US House Republican Blasts Biden's Handling of Classified Documents VOA 15 Jan 2023 -- The new Republican head of a key House committee assailed Democratic President Joe Biden and his aides Sunday for their handling of classified documents discovered at a Washington office Biden used after his vice presidency ended in 2017 and at his home in the eastern city of Wilmington, Delaware.
• Moldova Did Not Join EU's Sanctions Against Russia Over Energy Concerns Sputnik 15 Jan 2023 -- Moldova chose not to join the European Union's sanctions against Russia and Belarus due to a possible suspension of gas supplies that the country heavily relies on, Moldovan Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Daniel Voda said on Sunday.
• China Reportedly Signs MoU with Benin to Partially Forgive Western African Nation's Debt Sputnik 15 Jan 2023 -- On January 9, the recently appointed Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang started his week-long tour to the African continent as his first overseas trip in this position. During the trip, which is scheduled to end on January 16, the minister was expected to visit a range of African countries, including Ethiopia, Gabon, Angola, Benin, and Egypt.
• Iran: Statement by the High Representative on behalf of the EU on the execution of Mr Alireza Akbari EC/CEU 15 Jan 2023 -- The European Union condemns in the strongest terms the execution in Iran of Iranian-British national Alireza Akbari and recalls yet again its strong opposition against the application of capital punishment in any circumstance.
• Encircling Israel with missiles was General Soleimani's idea, says Hezbollah official Press TV 15 Jan 2023 -- Iran's martyred anti-terror commander General Qassem Soleimani was behind the idea of surrounding the Israeli regime with missiles, and he succeeded in finalizing and implementing his plan, says a senior member of the Lebanese resistance movement Hezbollah.
• Retired General Wins First Round of Czech Presidential Vote VOA 15 Jan 2023 -- With nearly all the votes counted in the first round of the Czech Republic's presidential election, retired army General Petr Pavel eked out a narrow victory over billionaire populist and former Prime Minister Andrej Babis.
• Turkish President Warns Relations With Sweden Could Become 'Much More Strained' Sputnik 15 Jan 2023 -- Turkey's relations with Sweden could take a turn for the worse if the Scandinavian country fails to take actions against the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), labeled as terrorist by Ankara, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Sunday.
• Peru declares state of emergency over anti-government protests Press TV 15 Jan 2023 -- The Peruvian government has declared a state of emergency in the capital Lima and three other regions due to anti-government protests that have claimed the lives of at least 42 people in recent weeks.
• A Personal Fiefdom, A Legacy Of Repression: Inside Azerbaijan's 'North Korea' RFE/RL 15 Jan 2023 -- A sole truck trundles down the wide asphalt road in Araliq, a sleepy village in Naxcivan, an exclave not only largely cut off for decades from the rest of Azerbaijan but also from the outside world.
• Stealing Shoes In Mosques: Amid Cost-Of-Living Crisis, Theft Is On The Rise In Turkmenistan RFE/RL 15 Jan 2023 -- Worshippers and imams in Turkmenbashi reported an upsetting incident of theft at the coastal city's grand mosque, where several people's shoes, wallets, and mobile phones were stolen while they were praying.
• Mali Introduces 'Patriotic Day' as Symbol of Resistance to External Sanctions Sputnik 15 Jan 2023 -- The West African ECOWAS bloc imposed economic and financial sanctions against Mali's transitional government in January last year after military leaders delayed elections until 2026. The sanctions were highly criticized by the government, and sparked waves of condemnation among the Malian people, who suffered the most from the restrictions.