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• Readout of President Biden's Call with Prime Minister Trudeau of Canada The White House 11 Feb 2023
• Statement on Today's Actions by North American Aerospace Defense Command DoD 11 Feb 2023 -- "Following a call between the Prime Minister of Canada and the President of the United States, President Biden authorized U.S. fighter aircraft assigned to North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) to work with Canada to take down a high-altitude airborne object over northern Canada today."
• Unified DoD Efforts Supporting Türkiye US Navy 11 Feb 2023 -- Marines and Sailors from Task Force 61/2 (TF 61/2), commanded by Brig. Gen. Andrew Priddy, operating under U.S. Naval Forces Europe (NAVEUR) and U.S. Sixth Fleet arrived at Incirlik Air Base in support of humanitarian assistance and disaster relief efforts, Feb. 9.

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• European theater CSELs participate in Nordic regional engagement US Air Force 11 Feb 2023 -- Command senior enlisted leaders from U.S. Air Forces in Europe and Air Forces Africa, NATO Allied Air Command, the Royal Danish, Royal Norwegian, Finnish, and Swedish air forces recently participated in a Nordic regional engagement to Sweden, Denmark, Norway and Finland.
• United States Starts Defense Cooperation Agreement Negotiations with Papua New Guinea US Dept. of State 11 Feb 2023 -- The United States and Papua New Guinea held negotiations on February 6 - 10 in Honolulu, HI to discuss a Defense Cooperation Agreement (DCA) that would strengthen security cooperation between our two countries.
• 'They Bury Them Day And Night': Cemeteries For Wagner Mercenaries Grow Across Russia RFE/RL 11 Feb 2023 -- In this small village in southwestern Russia, fighters from the notorious Wagner mercenary company are buried daily in a specially designated cemetery that continues to expand, highlighting the growing casualties the group is taking in Ukraine.
• Readout of Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III's Call With Ukrainian Minister of Defence Oleksii Reznikov DoD 11 Feb 2023

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• At Least Three Killed In Suicide Attack On Convoy In Pakistan's North Waziristan RFE/RL 11 Feb 2023 -- At least three people have been killed and 22 others injured in a suicide attack in northwestern Pakistan, officials told RFE/RL.
• Former Pakistan PM Blames Security Forces' 'Negligence' for Rising Terrorism VOA 11 Feb 2023 -- Since his ouster from power in a parliamentary vote of no-confidence last April, Pakistan's former Prime Minister Imran Khan has had a public falling out with the military, despite previously enjoying a close relationship with the country's most powerful institution.

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• Armenia Sends Humanitarian Aid Through Long-Closed Border To Earthquake-Stricken Turkey RFE/RL 11 Feb 2023 -- Armenia has sent humanitarian aid to earthquake-stricken Turkey across the long-closed border separating the two historic enemies, the government in Yerevan said.
• US reported move against Chinese entities adds to rising tension after airship incident Global Times 11 Feb 2023 -- Despite China's repeated communication with the US, Washington continued to escalate its response to the airship incident through a mix of both political and economic moves, due to the malicious political manipulation by some forces in Washington, which presents worrying signs for bilateral ties, experts warned on Saturday.
• China-Cambodia joint statement vows to carry forward 'ironclad friendship,' build high-quality, high-level and high-standard ties Global Times 11 Feb 2023 -- China and Cambodia released a joint statement on Saturday, the last day of Cambodian Prime Minister Hung Sen's visit to China, in which the two countries vow to build a high-quality, high-level and high-standard China-Cambodia Community with a Shared Future in the new era, and to carry forward the most treasured ironclad friendship over coming generations.
• Senior CPC official stresses advancing Chinese modernization People's Daily 11 Feb 2023 -- Senior Communist Party of China (CPC) official Cai Qi on Friday called for solid progress in advancing Chinese modernization.
• China urges US to cease unilateral sanctions, 'long-arm jurisdiction' Press TV 11 Feb 2023 -- Chinese Foreign Ministry has urged the United States to stop abusing "long-arm jurisdiction" and unilateral sanctions which have distorted multilateralism and weakened international trade.
• US imposes sanctions on six Chinese companies linked to military Press TV 11 Feb 2023 -- The administration of US President Joe Biden has imposed new sanctions on China, targeting the country's several companies for supporting Beijing's military modernization efforts.
• Senior CPC official meets with visiting KMT vice chairperson People's Daily 11 Feb 2023 -- Wang Huning, a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, on Friday met with Andrew Hsia, vice chairman of the Chinese Kuomintang (KMT) party, in Beijing.
• Taiwan urges Beijing to resume talks after KMT meeting with China official CNA 11 Feb 2023 -- Taiwan's Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) has urged Beijing to resume talks with Taipei without preconditions, following a meeting between the opposition Kuomintang's (KMT) officials and China's top Taiwan affairs leader Wang Huning (王滬寧).
• Prominent Iranian Dissidents Unite to Discuss Democracy Movement VOA 11 Feb 2023 -- Condemnation of the Islamic Republic's violent suppression of freedom drew together eight noted Iranian dissidents who gathered to determine how they could more effectively advance their quest to counter what they see as a brutal government marking 44 years of rule after the 1979 Islamic revolution in the country.
• Hackers Interrupt Raisi Speech As He Claims Iranian Protesters Have Been Defeated RFE/RL 11 Feb 2023 -- In a defiant message on the anniversary of the 1979 Islamic Revolution, Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi said nationwide anti-government protests have been defeated.
• Gov't opens arms to embrace the ones deceived by enemies: Pres. Raisi IRNA 11 Feb 2023 -- Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi emphasized on Saturday that the government with open arms accepts the ones who were deceived by the enemy.
• Assad slams West's double standards on humanitarian situation in quake-hit Syria Press TV 11 Feb 2023 -- Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has censured the West's double standards in dealing with the victims of the recent devastating earthquake that hit both Syria and Turkey, saying Western nations are indifferent to the humanitarian situation in his country.
• NASA Specialists Assisting Roscosmos to Identify Cause of Coolant Leak in Progress MS-21 Sputnik 11 Feb 2023 -- NASA specialists are assisting Roscosmos to identify the cause of the loss of coolant in the Progress MS-21 cargo spacecraft docked to the International Space Station (ISS), the US space agency announced in a press release on Saturday.