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• 317th AW brings tactical airlift to Battalion Mass Tactical Week US Air Force 05 Feb 2023 -- The 317th Airlift Wing supported Battalion Mass Tactical Week at Pope Army Airfield, North Carolina, Jan. 22-28.
• USS Nitze (DDG 94) Arrives at Gölcük Naval Base in Türkiye US Navy 05 Feb 2023 -- The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Nitze (DDG 94) arrived at Gölcük Naval Base, Türkiye, for a scheduled port visit on February 3, 2023.
• USS Roosevelt Completes 4th FDNF-E Patrol US Navy 05 Feb 2023 -- The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Roosevelt (DDG 80) returned to Naval Station Rota, Spain, following the completion of its fourth Forward-Deployed Naval Forces-Europe (FDNF-E) patrol in the U.S. Sixth Fleet area of operations, Feb. 4, 2023.
• NATO urges Russia to respect nuclear pact with U.S. People's Daily 05 Feb 2023 -- The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) on Friday called on Russia to respect its treaty with the United States on nuclear weapons, which contributes to international stability.
• U.S. announces additional security assistance for Ukraine worth over 2 bln USD People's Daily 05 Feb 2023 -- The administration of U.S. President Joe Biden announced Friday an additional round of security assistance for Ukraine with a total value of 2.2 billion U.S. dollars.
• China condemns US attack on civilian unmanned airship and reserves the right to deal with similar situations PLA Daily 05 Feb 2023 -- The US used force to attack China's civilian unmanned airship, which was an obvious overreaction, said Senior Colonel Tan Kefei, spokesperson for China's Ministry of National Defense (MND), in a statement released on Sunday afternoon.
• US Use of Military Power Against China's Civil Balloon Excessive: Chinese Defense Ministry Sputnik 05 Feb 2023 -- The use of military power by the United States against a Chinese civil unmanned balloon is an excessive reaction and Beijing reserves the right to take further necessary action, the Chinese Defense Ministry said on Sunday.
• China expresses dissatisfaction and protest over US shooting down civilian airship; US sets bad precedent Global Times 05 Feb 2023 -- China expressed strong dissatisfaction and protest on Sunday against the US' move to shoot down a non-threatening Chinese airship for civilian use, calling the US' move an overreaction and vowing to reserve the right to take necessary actions. By turning an unintentional accident into an incident that has been hyped by the US officials and media, Washington is adding new uncertainties into the already-intense relations with China, creating a bad precedent for blurring the line between civilian and military uses, experts said.
• UPDATE: Chinese Defense Ministry sternly protests against US' attack on Chinese civilian airship Global Times 05 Feb 2023 -- The Chinese Defense Ministry on Sunday protested against the US' move to shoot down a Chinese civilian unmanned airship which made an unintended entry into the US airspace due to force majeure. Experts said that US' reaction could escalate tensions between the two countries' militaries.
• FM expresses strong dissatisfaction, protest against US' shooting down China's civilian airship Global Times 05 Feb 2023 -- The Chinese Foreign Ministry expressed strong dissatisfaction and protested against the US' use of force to shoot down a Chinese civilian airship, urging the US to properly handle the incident.
• China Expresses Protest Over US Downing Balloon Sputnik 05 Feb 2023 -- A Chinese high-altitude balloon has been floating over the United States. It first became public knowledge after it was spotted over the skies of Montana. Bloomberg reported earlier on Saturday that the balloon was first spotted by US officials on January 28 off the coast of Alaska.
• Balloon moved slowly over U.S. due to stratospheric warming: Expert CNA 05 Feb 2023 -- A suspected Chinese surveillance balloon "drifted so slowly" over the continental United States because of a sudden stratospheric warming (SSW) event over the Arctic, said Cheng Ming-Dean (鄭明典), the director-general of the Central Weather Bureau.
• Republicans, Democrats Squabble Over Shoot-Down of Chinese Spy Balloon VOA 05 Feb 2023 -- A political partisan divide quickly emerged Sunday over the U.S. shoot-down of a Chinese spy balloon, with the Biden administration defending its safe takedown offshore over the Atlantic Ocean while Republicans contended it should have been shot down more than a week ago before it could fly across the country over key military installations.
• Republicans blast Biden's handling of Chinese 'spy' balloon Press TV 05 Feb 2023 -- Republicans have slammed US President Joe Biden over his handling of the alleged Chinese "spy" balloon, after a US fighter aircraft shot down it off the coast of South Carolina, further straining taut relations with Beijing.
• Biden congratulates US military, with a trillion dollar budget, for shooting down Chinese 'spy' balloon Press TV 05 Feb 2023 -- The Pentagon has said that a United States fighter aircraft downed a Chinese "spy" balloon off the coast of South Carolina, amid worsening Sino-US relations. China has rejected US accusations and blasted the Pentagon's decision.
• US considers deploying medium-range missiles to Japan against China: Report Press TV 05 Feb 2023 -- The United States has suggested deploying medium-range missiles in Japan as part of a plan for a military buildup against China along the East and South China Seas, according to a report.
• Japan to Authorize Deployment of US Missiles if Washington Initiates Talks, Reports Say Sputnik 05 Feb 2023 -- The Japanese government is ready to consider the deployment of US medium-range missiles on its territory if Washington initiates official negotiations on this matter, Japanese press reported, citing an informed source.
• Canada deploys CP-140 long-range patrol aircraft to support Haiti Canada 05 Feb 2023 -- Today, the Minister of National Defence, Anita Anand, and the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mélanie Joly, announced that Canada has deployed a Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) CP-140 Aurora long-range patrol aircraft to support Canada's efforts to disrupt the activities of gangs in Haiti and demonstrate Canada's commitment to the Haitian people.

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• Taliban Says It Wants to Partake in Multilateral Meeting on Afghanistan in Moscow Next Week Sputnik 05 Feb 2023 -- A representative of the Taliban (under UN sanctions over terrorist activities) should take part in a meeting of secretaries of the security councils on the Afghan issue, scheduled to take place in Moscow next week, Taliban spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid said on Sunday.
• Deadly Bomb Targets Pakistan Military Convoy VOA 05 Feb 2023 -- A bomb blast in southwestern Pakistan Sunday reportedly killed at least one soldier and injured 12 people, including civilians.
• Humanitarian needs in Syria hit 12-year high UNOCHA 05 Feb 2023 -- "Over a decade of conflict has led to catastrophic humanitarian conditions and a record-high level of needs in Syria, with one in every three people requiring humanitarian assistance just to survive," the United Nations Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator ad interim (RC/HC a.i) for Syria, Mr El- Mostafa Benlamlih warned.
• Palestine faces pressure to resume security coordination with Israel: official People's Daily 05 Feb 2023 -- Palestinian officials are facing international pressure to resume security coordination with Israel, which has been severed in response to Israeli aggression in the West Bank.
• Israel endorses plan to build new illegal settlement near besieged Gaza Strip Press TV 05 Feb 2023 -- The Israeli regime has approved the construction of a new illegal settlement near the border with the besieged Gaza Strip, pressing ahead with its illegal settlement expansion activities across the Palestinian territories despite international outcry.
• South African peacekeeper killed after helicopter comes under fire mid-flight in DR Congo UN News 05 Feb 2023 -- A UN peacekeeper was killed on Sunday in the restive eastern region of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) after the helicopter he was travelling in came under fire after taking off from the city of Beni.
• Wrapping South Sudan Trip, Pope Calls for Forgiveness, Reconciliation VOA 05 Feb 2023 -- Pope Francis flew back to Rome on Sunday after a three-day tour of South Sudan. The pope concluded his visit with a Mass before an estimated 100,000 people at the John Garang Mausoleum, where he reiterated a message of peace for the country's faithful.

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• EU puts new caps on Russian energy exports Global Times 05 Feb 2023 -- The EU imposed new price caps on Russian refined oil products on Sunday, the latest Western sanctions on Russian oil exports since the eruption of the Ukraine-Russia military conflict last year. But analysts said the EU policy change is unlikely to produce any significant impact.
• West implements price caps on Russian oil products as Moscow vows to safeguard interests People's Daily 05 Feb 2023 -- The implementation of further price caps for seaborne Russian petroleum products, adopted Saturday by the European Union (EU) and the Group of Seven, began Sunday, despite Russia's vow to take measures to protect its interests.
• Poland to Start Building Electric Barrier on Border With Russia in March Sputnik 05 Feb 2023 -- Poland will start building an electric fence on its border with Russia's Kaliningrad region in March, spokeswoman for the Polish Border Guard Anna Michalska said on Sunday.
• Russia's 2021 Census Results Raise Red Flags Among Experts And Ethnic-Minority Activists RFE/RL 05 Feb 2023 -- The Russian government released the official results of its 2021 census at the end of last year, and they showed significant declines in numbers for many of the country's non-Russian ethnic minorities.
• Saudi minister warns West's anti-Russia sanctions could cause energy shortages Press TV 05 Feb 2023 -- Saudi Arabia's Energy Minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman Al Saud has cautioned against the effects of the West's oil sanctions on Russia, saying the restrictive measures could result in a shortage of energy supplies in the future.
• EU, G7 impose price caps on Russian petroleum products People's Daily 05 Feb 2023 -- The European Union (EU), together with the Group of Seven (G7), adopted on Saturday further price caps for seaborne Russian petroleum products, according to a European Commission (EC) press release.
• Russia's Proton-M Rocket Carrying Meteorological Satellite Launched Into Orbit: Roscosmos Sputnik 05 Feb 2023 -- Russia's Proton-M rocket carrying the fourth Elektro-L meteorological satellite was successfully launched into orbit, Russian space agency Roscosmos said on Sunday.
• Tens of thousands of Hong Kongers struggle to adapt to life in the UK: survey Radio Free Asia 05 Feb 2023 -- Two years after the British government announced a citizenship pathway for Hong Kong holders of the colonial-era British National Overseas passport, tens of thousands of people are struggling to adapt to their new lives in the United Kingdom after fleeing political repression at home, a new survey has found.
• Beijing Stands Firm Against Reports of Uyghur Detentions VOA 05 Feb 2023 -- Beijing on Friday accused U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken of propagating an "egregious lie" about Xinjiang in his remarks to the International Religious Freedom Summit.
• China to further ease travel between mainland and Hong Kong, Macao People's Daily 05 Feb 2023 -- China will continue to lift restrictions on travel between the Chinese mainland and Hong Kong and Macao special administrative regions (SARs), China's State Council Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office said on Friday, citing a document.
• With threats and intimidation, China coerces Uyghurs in Turkey to spy on each other Radio Free Asia 05 Feb 2023 -- After Yasinjan and his family moved to Istanbul in 2016, the police back home in Xinjiang tried to keep in touch. They wanted to know all about the clientele at the modest barbershop he opened in the Zeytinburnu district, home to a large Uyghur immigrant population.
• Beijing Stands Firm Against Reports of Uyghur Detentions VOA 05 Feb 2023 -- Beijing on Friday accused U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken of propagating an "egregious lie" about Xinjiang in his remarks to the International Religious Freedom Summit.
• Swiss lawmakers call for cross-Strait peace, economic pact with Taiwan CNA 06 Feb 2023 -- A group of visiting Swiss parliamentarians called for a peaceful resolution of cross-Taiwan Strait differences and the signing of a Swiss-Taiwan economic partnership agreement (EPA) during their meeting with President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) in Taipei Monday.
• Chinese mainland welcomes KMT delegation to visit Global Times 06 Feb 2023 -- The Chinese mainland expressed a message of welcome after the Chinese Kuomintang party (KMT), the pro-reunification opposition party in China's Taiwan region, announced it was sending a delegation led by deputy chairman Andrew Hsia for a 10-day visit to the Chinese mainland from February 8 to 17.
• US sanctions policy doomed to fail: Amirabdollahian IRNA 05 Feb 2023 -- Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian has said that US policy of bullying other countries and imposing sanctions on them is doomed to fail.
• Ayatollah Khamenei pardons, commutes sentences of large number of those arrested during Iran's deadly unrest Press TV 05 Feb 2023 -- Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has pardoned or commuted the sentences of a large number of Iranian prisoners arrested during the recent foreign-backed riots in the country.
• Top Iranian diplomat dismisses unilateralism as 'obsolete doctrine' on global stage Press TV 05 Feb 2023 -- Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian has dismissed unilateralism as "an obsolete doctrine" in the face of unfolding developments across the globe.
• Former Iranian President Khatami Joins In Calls For Political Change Amid Growing Unrest RFE/RL 05 Feb 2023 -- Former Iranian President Mohammad Khatami has joined opposition figure and ex-Prime Minister Mir Hossein Musavi in calls for political change as the country continues to be stricken with widespread anti-government protests.
• US, Western countries pursuing policies of imposing sanctions, encouraging riots in independent countries: Iranian FM ISNA 05 Feb 2023 -- Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian held a meeting with his Cuban counterpart, Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla, for talks over the latest developments in bilateral ties in the fields of economy and politics.
• Iran reacts to US, E3 statement IRNA 05 Feb 2023 -- Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman on Sunday reacted to a recent statement by the US and three European countries, known as E3.
• FM Amir-Abdollahian: US' policy of sanctions, bullying doomed to fail Press TV 05 Feb 2023 -- Iran's Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian has rapped the United States' policy of imposing sanctions against other countries, including the Islamic Republic and several South American countries, saying such a policy is doomed to fail.
• Myanmar migrants face being exploited under Thai deportation system Radio Free Asia 05 Feb 2023 -- Burmese political activists Cherry and Min Thura were walking to a cafe in the Thai border city of Mae Sot when they were stopped by the police.
• Pervez Musharraf, Former Pakistan President, Dies at 79 VOA 05 Feb 2023 -- Former Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf has died. He was 79.
• Pakistan's former president Pervez Musharraf passes away People's Daily 05 Feb 2023 -- Pakistan's former president and army chief General Pervez Musharraf passed away in a hospital in Dubai after a prolonged illness on Sunday, Pakistan's military confirmed.
• Pakistan's ex-president Pervez Musharraf dies aged 79 after prolonged illness Press TV 05 Feb 2023 -- Former Pakistani president, Pervez Musharraf, has died at hospital after years of self-imposed exile in Dubai. He was 79.
• Pervez Musharraf, Pakistani Military Ruler Who Never Overcame Dangerous Foes, Dies At 79 RFE/RL 05 Feb 2023 -- Pakistan lost one of its most influential and polarizing figures with the death of General Pervez Musharraf, who died at a hospital in Dubai on February 5 at the age of 79 after a prolonged illness.
• Pakistan Plans Political Consensus to Fight Growing Terrorism VOA 05 Feb 2023 -- In the wake of the deadly bombing of a mosque in northwestern Pakistan on January 30, Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif has called a conference of all political parties on February 7 to seek agreement on how to tackle terrorism.
• Erdogan Accuses Western Countries of Trying to Influence Turkey's Presidential Election Sputnik 05 Feb 2023 -- Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Sunday accused Western counties of trying to influence the outcome of the upcoming presidential election in the country scheduled to take place on May 14.
• Public Security Ministry orders detention of controversial academic Radio Free Asia 05 Feb 2023 -- Vietnam's Ministry of Public Security has ordered the detention of the former director of the Southeast and North Asia Institute of Technology Research and Development following six months of house arrest.