09 January 2024 Military News |
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- US Forces in Iraq, Syria Attacked 9 Times Since January 4 Sputnik 09 Jan 2024 -- US forces in Iraq and Syria have been attacked nine times since January 4, Pentagon Press Secretary Pat Ryder said on Tuesday.
Defense Policy / Programs
- Pentagon Press Secretary Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder Holds a Press Briefing DoD 09 Jan 2024
- Readout of 2024 U.S.-PRC Defense Policy Coordination Talks DoD 09 Jan 2024 -- Dr. Michael Chase, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for China, Taiwan, and Mongolia, met with People's Republic of China (PRC) Major General Song Yanchao, Deputy Director of the Central Military Commission Office for International Military Cooperation, at the Pentagon for the 17th U.S.-PRC Defense Policy Coordination Talks from January 8-9, 2024.
- Statement From Walter Reed National Military Medical Center Officials on Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III's Medical Care DoD 09 Jan 2024
- DOD Increases AI Capacity Through Strategy, Alignment DoD News 09 Jan 2024 -- The Defense Department is making leaps when it comes to fielding cutting edge technologies, a senior Pentagon policy official said today.
- Austin Recovering, Making Progress After Surgery Complications DoD News 09 Jan 2024 -- The Pentagon today announced that Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III remains at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Bethesda, Maryland, while he recovers from complications related to a mid-December surgery to treat prostate cancer.
- CNO Releases Priorities: America's Warfighting Navy US Navy Press Release 09 Jan 2024 -- Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Lisa Franchetti released her priorities in a paper titled "America's Warfighting Navy," at the Surface Navy Association's National Symposium, Jan. 9.
- Sweden is ready to deploy a combat battalion in Latvia Latvia MOD 09 Jan 2024 -- Sweden has announced its plans to join the NATO enhanced Forward Presence Battle Group Latvia and deploy a combat battalion to Latvia after finalising its accession to NATO.
- Latvia will take over NATO Baltic Air Policing Mission Latvia MOD 09 Jan 2024 -- Latvia will gradually take over NATO Baltic Air Policing mission from 9 January while Ämari Air Base of Estonian Defence Forces undergoes reconstruction and infrastructure upgrades.
- Every aspect of logistics in the army needs to be expedited - address by the President of Ukraine President of Ukraine 09 Jan 2024
- Air Force says no decision yet on T-34C trainer replacement plan CNA 09 Jan 2024 -- Taiwan's Air Force said Tuesday that it has not made a final decision on whether to choose locally designed and built jet trainers to replace its aging T-34C fleet.
- Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh holds talks with UK Defence Minister Mr Grant Shapps in London; Emphasis on enhancing defence industrial cooperation India PIB 09 Jan 2024 -- Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh held a bilateral meeting with UK Defence Minister Mr Grant Shapps in London on January 09, 2024
- INS KABRA ARRIVES AT COLOMBO, SRI LANKA India PIB 09 Jan 2024 -- Indian Navy's Fast Attack Craft INS Kabra arrived at Colombo, Sri Lanka on 08 Jan 24
- Critical Air Force Base infrastructure developed: new helicopter hangar has been unveiled Lithuania MND 09 Jan 2024 -- Today, January 9, a newly built helicopter hangar has been unveiled in the Lithuanian Air Force Base at Šiauliai. It will be used to park helicopters, carry out maintenance and technical service, while the administrative-purpose building will have offices.
- Readout of National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan's Call with the Director of the National Security Office of the Republic of Korea Chan Ho-jin The White House 09 Jan 2024
- Saudi crown prince, Blinken meet on Gaza conflict, bilateral ties People's Daily 09 Jan 2024 -- Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud met Monday with visiting U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken in the kingdom's oasis city of Al-Ula to discuss the ongoing conflict in Gaza and bilateral relations, the Saudi Press Agency reported.
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- Critical Air Force Base infrastructure developed: new helicopter hangar has been unveiled Lithuania MND 09 Jan 2024 -- Today, January 9, a newly built helicopter hangar has been unveiled in the Lithuanian Air Force Base at Šiauliai. It will be used to park helicopters, carry out maintenance and technical service, while the administrative-purpose building will have offices.
- Press Briefing by IDF Spokesperson Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari January 9th, 20:15 Israel Defense Forces 09 Jan 2024
- Israeli military: 514 soldiers killed in Gaza war IRNA 09 Jan 2024 -- The Zionist regime's military has announced that 514 of its soldiers have been killed since the beginning of the Palestinian resistance movements' Operation Al-Aqsa Storm in early October.
- IDF Says Discovered Largest Hamas's Weapons Production Site Found Since October 7 in Gaza Sputnik 09 Jan 2024 -- The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said on Monday that it had discovered the largest weapons production site of Palestinian movement Hamas found since October 7 in the Gaza Strip.
- Israeli army starts new, less intensive phase in Gaza operation: spokesman People's Daily 09 Jan 2024 -- The Israeli army has started a new, less intensive phase in its military operation against Hamas in the Gaza Strip, Israel Defense Forces (IDF) Spokesman Daniel Hagari said on Monday.
- Israeli delegation in Cairo to hold prisoner swap talks: Source IRNA 09 Jan 2024 -- An Israeli delegation has reportedly traveled to the Egyptian capital with the aim of resuming negotiations for the exchange of prisoners between the regime and the Palestinian resistance movement, Hamas.
- Israel names judge who 'legitimized occupation' for ICJ genocide case Press TV 09 Jan 2024 -- Israel has selected a judge who "legitimized occupation" and defended the killing of children in Gaza, to represent it in the genocide case filed by South Africa against the occupying regime at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) over its ongoing war in the besieged strip.
- Jan. 8: 'Axis of Resistance' operations against Israeli occupation Press TV 09 Jan 2024
- Health Catastrophe Unfolding in Gaza as Humanitarian Space Shrinks VOA 09 Jan 2024 -- World Health Organization officials warn a humanitarian and health catastrophe is unfolding in the Gaza Strip as the humanitarian space for providing life-saving treatment and aid is shrinking.
- UPDATED: Aid relief arriving in Gaza but 'too little, too late', warns WHO UN News 09 Jan 2024 -- With no let-up in fighting across Gaza, the UN health agency pleaded on Tuesday for better access across the enclave, where relief is arriving "too little...too late" to help civilians caught up in the ongoing conflict.
- General Assembly meets over Gaza veto by US in Security Council UN News 09 Jan 2024 -- The immediate priority in Gaza must be saving civilian lives said the President of the UN General Assembly on Tuesday, as Member States gathered to debate the use of the veto by the United States in the Security Council last month.
- Secretary Antony J. Blinken at a Press Availability US Dept. of State 09 Jan 2024
- Biden Not Signaling for Gaza Cease-Fire, White House Says VOA 09 Jan 2024 -- The Biden administration is sending mixed signals as it continues to reject mounting calls for a cessation of hostilities between Israel and Hamas, at the same time that President Joe Biden appears to being trying to appease some Americans' calls for a cease-fire in Gaza.
- Blinken: Israel Agrees on UN Mission to Evaluate North Gaza Situation VOA 09 Jan 2024 -- U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, on his latest mission to contain the Gaza war, said displaced Palestinians must be able to return home as soon as conditions allow, and Israel has agreed to allow a United Nations mission to evaluate the situation in war-ravaged northern Gaza.
- Secretary Blinken's Meeting with Israeli Defense Minister Gallant US Dept. of State 09 Jan 2024
- Secretary Blinken's Meeting with Israeli Minister Gantz US Dept. of State 09 Jan 2024
- Secretary Blinken's Meeting with Israeli Foreign Minister Katz US Dept. of State 09 Jan 2024
- Secretary Blinken's Meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu and the Israeli War Cabinet US Dept. of State 09 Jan 2024
- Secretary Blinken's Meeting with Israeli President Herzog US Dept. of State 09 Jan 2024
- Secretary Antony J. Blinken And Israeli President Isaac Herzog Before Their Meeting US Dept. of State 09 Jan 2024
- Blinken: Middle East Leaders Determined to Prevent Wider War VOA 09 Jan 2024 -- U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Monday leaders in the Middle East are determined to prevent the Gaza conflict from spreading and that there is broad recognition on the need to "chart a political path forward for the Palestinians."
- Iran warns against any US provocative actions jeopardizing regional peace, security IRNA 09 Jan 2024 -- Iran's Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Amir Saeed Iravani has rejected the claims of the United States and the Israeli regime at the Security Council meeting on Monday on the Red Sea, warning that any provocative or irresponsible actions risk endangering the peace and security of the region.
- Iran general: Al-Aqsa Storm turning point in Palestine's fight against occupation ISNA 09 Jan 2024 -- The Palestinian resistance movements' Operation Al-Aqsa Storm is a turning point in the Palestinian people's fight against the occupying regime, says Iran's highest-ranking military commander.
- Iran warns US, Israel on Red Sea incidents allegations ISNA 09 Jan 2024 -- Iran permanent mission to United Nations warns United States and Israel regarding allegations about Tehran's involvement in Red Sea incidents.
- Leader: US, Israel vassals 'hamstrung' by resistance of Palestinians in Gaza Press TV 09 Jan 2024 -- Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei says the resistance of Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip has frustrated the United States and Israel.
- Iran slams US , Israel for diverting attention from 'root causes' of Red Sea situation Press TV 09 Jan 2024 -- Iran's permanent ambassador to the United Nations rejected US's "unfounded allegations" against Iran concerning Yemen's pro-Palestine operations in the Red Sea, slamming it as a bid to divert attention from "root causes" of the situation in the key maritime waterway.
- Pure blood of Gazans will hasten Israel's downfall: Iran Army chief Press TV 09 Jan 2024 -- The chief commander of the Iranian Army says Israel is shedding the blood of innocent Palestinians to make up for its "humiliating defeat" in the Gaza war, warning that the atrocities will only speed up the regime's demise.
- Iran criticizes US' unquestionable support for Israeli regime's crimes IRNA 09 Jan 2024 -- Iranian Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the UN Amir Saeed Iravani in a statement before the UN General Assembly America's criticized the US unquestionable support for Israel's crimes, and said that despite the international community's repeated requests to the Security Council to fulfill its obligations and stop the bloodshed in Gaza, this organization has once again failed to fulfill its duties only because of the US' opposition to establishing a ceasefire.
- Iran says Red Sea developments outcomes of Israeli occupation, war against Gaza People's Daily 09 Jan 2024 -- Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kanaani said on Monday the recent developments in the Red Sea are the outcomes of Israel's occupation of the Palestinian territories and the ongoing conflict against Gaza over the past three months.
- Gaza conflict: Remarks by High Representative Joseph Borrell after his visit in Saudi Arabia European External Action Service (EEAS) 09 Jan 2024 -- Check against delivery!
- We call on all parties to implement resolution 2720 on Gaza in full: UK statement at the UN General Assembly UK FCDO 09 Jan 2024 -- Statement by Ambassador Archie Young at UN General Assembly 51st plenary meeting 78th Session.
- Israel's intrusion into Gaza won't gain security: Jordanian FM People's Daily 09 Jan 2024 -- Israel's aggression against the Gaza Strip has surpassed all humanitarian, legal, and ethical boundaries and will not achieve security for it, said Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi on Monday.
- World should not allow Netanyahu to drag region into wider war: Jordan Press TV 09 Jan 2024 -- Jordan's foreign minister says the international community should not allow Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, whose regime is waging a genocidal war on the Gaza Strip, to drag the region into a wider war.
- Egypt says Israel pushing towards forced displacement of Palestinians in Gaza Press TV 09 Jan 2024 -- Egypt's Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry has said that all steps taken by Israel are aimed at forcibly displacing Palestinians, as the regime presses ahead with its months-long brutal aggression on the besieged strip.
- UAE president, Blinken stress need for avoiding Gaza conflict's expansion People's Daily 09 Jan 2024 -- President of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan and U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken stressed here on Monday the importance of avoiding the expansion of conflict in the region and finding a clear solution to achieve regional stability.
- Palestinian Authority Could Seek Full UN Membership This Year VOA 09 Jan 2024 -- The Palestinian envoy to the United Nations said Tuesday that the Palestinian Authority could seek full United Nations membership this year.
- Palestine accepts U.S. proposal of transferring taxes withheld by Israel People's Daily 09 Jan 2024 -- Palestine has agreed to receive tax funds held by Israel through the transfer via Norway, but Israel has rejected this U.S. proposal, Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammed Ishtaye said Monday.
- West Bank-based resistance group announces 'expanded' anti-Israeli operation Press TV 09 Jan 2024 -- A Palestinian resistance group, based in the occupied West Bank, has announced launching an "expanded operation" against the Israeli regime following the latter's assassination of the group's fighters.
- Senior Hezbollah Commander in Southern Lebanon Killed in Israeli Strike - Reports Sputnik 09 Jan 2024 -- A senior commander of Lebanese Shia movement Hezbollah responsible for dozens of drone attacks across northern Israel in recent months has been killed in southern Lebanon as a result of an Israeli airstrike, The Times of Israel newspaper reported on Tuesday.
- Israel kills three Hezbollah members in southern Lebanon in yet another escalation Press TV 09 Jan 2024 -- Three members of the Lebanese resistance movement Hezbollah have been assassinated in an Israeli drone strike in southern Lebanon.
- Hezbollah Targets Israeli Base After Strikes Kill Militant Commanders VOA 09 Jan 2024 -- The Lebanon-based militant group Hezbollah said Tuesday it launched a drone attack targeting an Israeli military base in retaliation for the killings of a senior Hezbollah commander and the deputy leader of the Hamas militant group.
- Hezbollah targets two Zionist bases IRNA 09 Jan 2024 -- Lebanon's Hezbollah has announced it has targeted a Zionist command base in the city of Safed, in northern Palestinian occupied lands, as well as Malekiya base on the joint border with Palestine.
- Hezbollah's commander Wissam Tawil assassinated by Israel ISNA 09 Jan 2024 -- The Resistance party mourned its senior officer Wissam Hassan Tawil, codenamed Hajj Jawad, who had contributed his life to fighting the Israeli occupation in the past decades, and more recently the terrorist Western-backed proxies in Syria and Iraq, mainly ISIS, making him a key figure in confronting US-Israeli-led plots against the region.
- Hezbollah launches new wave of attacks on Israeli targets, hits military base Press TV 09 Jan 2024 -- The Lebanese resistance movement Hezbollah has launched a new wave of attacks on Israeli targets as part of its efforts to force the regime to end its brutal aggression on Palestinians in Gaza.
- Hezbollah hits Israeli military's Northern Command Center to avenge Arouri, Tawil killings Press TV 09 Jan 2024 -- The Lebanese resistance movement Hezbollah has launched drone strikes against the headquarters of the Israeli military's Northern Command in response to the regime's assassinations of top Hamas and Hezbollah officials.
- Israel failed to achieve war goals in Gaza, revealed its 'murderous' nature to world: Hamas leader Haniyeh Press TV 09 Jan 2024 -- The head of the political bureau of Hamas says Israel has failed to achieve any of its goals after nearly 100 days of a genocidal war on the Gaza Strip, stressing that the occupying regime has only exposed its "bloodthirsty and murderous " nature to the entire world after committing all kinds of massacre in the besieged territory.
- Israel failed to achieve its goals in Gaza war: Hamas leader IRNA 09 Jan 2024 -- Head of Hamas' political bureau Ismail Haniyeh has underlined that the Israeli enemy has failed to achieve any of its objectives in the war on the Gaza Strip.
- Even an indefinite war won't annihilate resistance: Islamic Jihad Press TV 09 Jan 2024 -- The Palestinian resistance movement of Islamic Jihad says the Israeli regime will never be able to realize its goal of eliminating resistance groups from the Gaza Strip no matter how much it prolongs its ongoing war against the Palestinian territory.
- Hezbollah cmdr. killing shows resistance united to liberate al-Quds: Nakhalah Press TV 09 Jan 2024 -- The Islamic Jihad chief says the assassination of top Hezbollah commander Wissam al-Tawil clearly shows that all forces of the Axis of Resistance are united to liberate the holy city of al-Quds from the Israeli occupation.
- Tulkarm Brigade announces mobilization after "cowardly assassination" ISNA 09 Jan 2024 -- In their statement, they considered the three martyrs Youssef al-Khouli, Ahed Rajab, and Tariq Shaheen to be martyrs of the Battle of Al-Aqsa Storm.
- Iraq's anti-terror Kata'ib Hezbollah warns US, Israel against attacks on Lebanon, Yemen Press TV 09 Jan 2024 -- Iraq's anti-terror group Kata'ib Hezbollah has underscored the unity of the resistance front in the face of US-Israeli plots in West Asia, warning against any attacks on Yemen, Lebanon and other Muslim countries across the region.
- Two Israeli-linked tankers targeted in Indian Ocean in early Jan.: Sources IRNA 09 Jan 2024 -- Two Zionist tankers carrying a large amount of oil to the Israeli-occupied territories were targeted in the Indian Ocean on January 4, the Lebanon-based TV news channel Al Mayadeen has quoted an informed source as saying.
- Details unveiled about 2 Israeli ships hit in Indian Ocean ISNA 09 Jan 2024 -- According to the sources, the first ship, CHEM SILICON, belonging to the ACE company and flying the flag of Liberia, was targeted northwest of the Maldives.
- UK Navy Sends Frigate to Red Sea Amid Increased Houthi Attacks Sputnik 09 Jan 2024 -- The UK navy has sent the HMS Richmond frigate to the Red Sea to contribute to the international mission designed to protect the marine navigation in the region amid a surge in attacks by Yemen's Houthi rebels on cargo ships in the region, UK Secretary of Defense Grant Shapps said on Tuesday.
- Israel approves plan to build 700 new settler units in occupied al-Quds Press TV 09 Jan 2024 -- Israeli authorities have approved a project to build about 700 new settler units in occupied East al-Quds despite the international outcry against the Tel Aviv regime's land grab policies in the occupied Palestinian territories.
- Chinese 'monster' ship patrols near Vietnam's oil fields Radio Free Asia 09 Jan 2024 -- Chinese coast guard ship 5901, dubbed "The Monster" for its size, has been near Vietnam's oil exploration blocks at Vanguard Bank in the South China Sea since early December, Radio Free Asia has learned.
- U.S. Watchdog Tells Congress No 'Specific' Controls In Place For Afghan Assistance RFE/RL 09 Jan 2024 -- The U.S. Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) says there are no specific controls in place to ensure funds headed to the war-torn country are not diverted to or misused by the Taliban militants who seized control amid the departure of international troops in August 2021.
- Myanmar junta asks ethnic armies, political parties to meet new ASEAN envoy Radio Free Asia 09 Jan 2024 -- Myanmar's military junta has invited representatives from several ethnic armies and heads of political parties to meet with the new ASEAN special envoy during a planned visit this week. However, several key stakeholders will be absent from talks, including members of the opposition.
- Myanmar resistance group launches attack on junta naval base Radio Free Asia 09 Jan 2024 -- An ethnic army attacked a junta naval base in western Myanmar, locals told Radio Free Asia on Tuesday. The base is one of the largest in the country and located in part of an ongoing Chinese investment project.
- Leader Of Karakalpak Diaspora In Kazakhstan Dies In Almaty Hospital RFE/RL 09 Jan 2024 -- A leader of the Karakalpak diaspora in Kazakhstan, Nietbai Urazbaev, who was sentenced to 12 years in prison in absentia in Uzbekistan over unprecedented Karakalpak protests in July 2022, has died in a hospital in Kazakhstan's largest city, Almaty.
- Authorities enforce ban on Tibetan students taking outside classes Radio Free Asia 09 Jan 2024 -- Going door-to-door, Chinese authorities are stepping up efforts to enforce a ban on Tibetan children from taking private classes and participating in religious activities during the winter break from school, three sources from inside Tibet told Radio Free Asia.
- Bosnian Serbs Mark Unconstitutional 'National Day' As U.S. Urges Investigation RFE/RL 09 Jan 2024 -- Bosnia-Herzegovina's Serbian entity, Republika Srpska, on January 9 celebrated a holiday deemed unconstitutional as the United States called for an investigation into the event amid international warnings about the secessionist policies of the entity's leader, Milorad Dodik.
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News Reports
- In Ecuador, Armed Men Storm TV Station During Live Broadcast VOA 09 Jan 2024 -- A group of armed men stormed a public television station in Ecuador during a live broadcast Tuesday and threatened staff.
- Ecuador President Orders Military to 'Neutralize' Gangs Taking Hostages Across Multiple Cities Sputnik 09 Jan 2024 -- Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa declared on Tuesday that the country is in a state of internal armed conflict amid the hostage-taking riots in various cities and prisons and designated several organized crime groups as "terrorist organizations."
- Peru Deploys Police Special Forces to Border With Ecuador Amid Internal Conflict Sputnik 09 Jan 2024 -- The Peruvian Interior Ministry said Tuesday that police special forces are being deployed to the border with neighboring Ecuador after Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa declared a state of internal armed conflict in the country and ordered Ecuador's army to "neutralize" criminal groups operating in the country.
- Half the World to Vote in 2024, With Global Ramifications VOA 09 Jan 2024 -- 2024 will pose a major test of democratic rule as an estimated 4 billion people in more than 50 nations — almost half the world's population — are set to vote in national elections, with the outcomes likely to shape global politics for years or decades to come.
- US Navy sailor jailed for working with Chinese spy Radio Free Asia 09 Jan 2024 -- A U.S. Navy sailor was sentenced to more than two years in prison on Monday after pleading guilty to accepting almost US$15,000 in bribes from a Chinese spy in exchange for sensitive military information.
- Justice Department Releases Information on Efforts to Protect the Right to Vote, Prosecute Election Crimes, and Secure Elections US Dept. of Justice 09 Jan 2024 -- In advance of this year's federal election cycle, and consistent with longstanding Justice Department practices and procedures, the department today is providing information about its efforts, through the Civil Rights Division, Criminal Division, National Security Division (NSD), and U.S. Attorneys' offices throughout the country, to ensure that all qualified voters have the opportunity to cast their ballots and have their votes counted free of discrimination, intimidation, or criminal activity in the election process, and to ensure that our elections are secure and free from foreign malign influence and interference.
- American Detained In Russia On Drug Charges RFE/RL 09 Jan 2024 -- A Russian court has sent U.S. citizen Robert Romanov Woodland to pretrial detention for two months on drug-possession charges that could see him imprisoned for up to two decades.
- Navalny Placed In Solitary Confinement After Exiting Quarantine In Arctic Prison RFE/RL 09 Jan 2024 -- Kremlin critic Aleksei Navalny says he was immediately placed in a punitive solitary confinement cell after finishing a quarantine term at the so-called Polar Wolf prison in Russia's Arctic region where he was transferred last month.
- The Yacht Collector: Russian Tycoon Linked to 'Putin's Yacht' Fights Straw-Owner Claim In U.S. Court RFE/RL 09 Jan 2024 -- The Amadea is a $325 million super yacht docked in the U.S. Pacific coast port of San Diego, seized by the U.S. government as the property of sanctioned Russian billionaire Suleiman Kerimov.
- US spreads China-related spy claims while launching large-scale intelligence activities against China: Chinese FM Global Times 09 Jan 2024 -- In response to some media reports about a US Navy sailor being sentenced to 27 months in jail on Monday on China-related spy charges, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said she did not know the specific situation, but added that the US is spreading China-related spy claims while launching spying activities against China.
- China's Arrest of 'MI6 Spy' Could be Retaliation, Analysts Say VOA 09 Jan 2024 -- China's arrest of a man allegedly working as a spy for Britain could be retaliation, analysts say.
- Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Mao Ning's Regular Press Conference on January 9, 2024 PRC MofA 09 Jan 2024
- Chinese diplomacy to continue promoting common path to modernization for all people in 2024 Global Times 09 Jan 2024 -- Chinese diplomacy will adhere to the principle of confidence and self-reliance, openness and inclusiveness, fairness and justice and win-win cooperation to promote the common path to modernization for the people of all countries, top Chinese diplomat Wang Yi said at a seminar on Tuesday, as he reviewed the accomplishments China made in diplomacy in the previous year and reaffirmed the mission for 2024 that was set by the Central Conference on Work Relating to Foreign Affairs.
- In NY, Chinese official downplays 'Wolf Warrior' diplomacy Radio Free Asia 09 Jan 2024 -- Beijing has no plans to return to the aggressive "Wolf Warrior" diplomacy that was seemingly rolled back last year, a senior Chinese official said in a speech in New York on Tuesday, stressing the need for the country to pursue "warm and cooperative" global ties.
- Readout of 2024 U.S.-PRC Defense Policy Coordination Talks DoD 09 Jan 2024 -- Dr. Michael Chase, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for China, Taiwan, and Mongolia, met with People's Republic of China (PRC) Major General Song Yanchao, Deputy Director of the Central Military Commission Office for International Military Cooperation, at the Pentagon for the 17th U.S.-PRC Defense Policy Coordination Talks from January 8-9, 2024.
- Senior CPC official's US trip to push bilateral ties for a stable start in 2024 Global Times 09 Jan 2024 -- Liu Jianchao, head of the International Department of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, became the first senior CPC official to visit the US since the summit meeting between two heads of state in San Francisco last November. Chinese experts believe Liu's visit, apart from allowing inter-party diplomacy to play bigger role in bilateral relations, also seeks to help push for more stable China-US ties in 2024 when relations are anticipated to encounter more turbulence.
- Xi stresses winning anti-graft fight People's Daily 09 Jan 2024 -- Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, called on Monday for targeted and sustained efforts to win the tough and protracted battle against corruption, saying that the battle must be fought with resilience and perseverance.
- Xi stresses winning tough, protracted battle against corruption People's Daily 09 Jan 2024 -- Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, on Monday called for advancing the Party's self-reform and winning the tough and protracted battle against corruption.
- Chinese FM refutes joint statement on U.S.-Japan-ROK Trilateral Indo-Pacific Dialogue People's Daily 09 Jan 2024 -- A Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson on Monday refuted a joint statement released by the Trilateral Indo-Pacific Dialogue between the United States, Japan and the Republic of Korea (ROK).
- China slams U.S. chip export control, suppressing China's semiconductor industry People's Daily 09 Jan 2024 -- Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Mao Ning on Monday said the United States has been stepping up control over chip export to China and going after China's semiconductor industry in the name of national security, which is out-and-out economic bullying.
- China issues guidelines for flexible job market in bid to boost employment Global Times 09 Jan 2024 -- In a bid to enhance services for flexible workers, China's Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security (MHRSS) issued a comprehensive set of guidelines aimed at standardizing flexible job markets on Monday, aiming to provide workers with transparent and regulated services. The notice is in line with its commitment to integrate this sector into the broader employment public service system.
- Opposition demands gov't explain China satellite launch missile alert CNA 09 Jan 2024 -- Opposition parties on Tuesday demanded the government fully review and explain why a national alert warning of a "missile flyover" in English was sent in response to the preplanned launch of a Chinese low-orbit satellite.
- Taiwan's military apologizes over 'missile flyover' message mishap CNA 09 Jan 2024 -- Taiwan's Ministry of National Defense (MND) has apologized for sending a nationwide emergency alert on Tuesday that warned of a "missile flyover" in English when it was actually a Chinese satellite launching in airspace over Taiwan.
- Alert sent out after Chinese rocket diverged from expected path: MND CNA 09 Jan 2024 -- The Ministry of National Defense (MND) on Tuesday said it decided to send out a nationwide alert message after a rocket carrying a satellite launched from China diverged from its anticipated flight path in the direction of Taiwan.
- Chinese launches satellite, triggers emergency alert in Taiwan CNA 09 Jan 2024 -- Taiwan's military on Tuesday afternoon sent a nationwide emergency alert message informing the public that China's government had just launched a satellite with its trajectory passing through airspace over southern Taiwan at 3:04 p.m. Tuesday.
- Chinese Satellite Launch Triggers Island-Wide Alert in Taiwan VOA 09 Jan 2024 -- China says it successfully launched a science satellite into orbit Tuesday, an event that triggered an island-wide alert in Taiwan.
- No need to shoot down all Chinese balloons: Defense official CNA 09 Jan 2024 -- A senior Taiwanese defense official on Tuesday said the military will not shoot down all Chinese balloons found flying across Taiwan because doing so would waste of ammunition and is "exactly what the Chinese want."
- Global support for Taiwan 'strong deterrence' against China: FM CNA 09 Jan 2024 -- Support for Taiwan's democracy from the international community serves as "a very strong deterrent against possible Chinese action," Foreign Minister Joseph Wu (吳釗燮) said Tuesday.
- DPP's Lai urges Beijing to engage in talks with Taipei CNA 09 Jan 2024 -- Lai Ching-te (賴清德), the presidential candidate of the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), has called on China's leaders to assume responsibility for regional stability and engage in dialogue with Taiwan.
- Keelung ward chief indicted for arranging subsidized China trip CNA 09 Jan 2024 -- Prosecutors on Tuesday indicted a ward chief in Keelung for his alleged involvement in organizing a trip to Shandong Province "disproportionately subsidized" by the Chinese government.
- Chinese mainland issues sweeping plan to boost integrated development with Taiwan region Global Times 09 Jan 2024 -- Chinese mainland authorities have released sweeping guidelines to support East China's Fujian Province in exploring new paths for cross-Straits integrated development, outlining a flurry of specific measures to boost economic and trade cooperation between Fujian and Taiwan region in a wide range of areas from services trade and small businesses to high-tech industrial clusters.
- 'No need' to declare independence, Taiwan presidential hopeful says Radio Free Asia 09 Jan 2024 -- Taiwan doesn't need to declare independence, incumbent vice president and presidential hopeful Lai Ching-te told a press conference ahead of Saturday's general election, as the Ministry of Defense issued an air-raid alert over a Chinese rocket launch.
- Japan must fight in Taiwan Strait in the event of conflict: Ex-PM Aso Radio Free Asia 09 Jan 2024 -- China's claims over Taiwan will "definitely become an existential crisis situation" for Japan, and Tokyo must fight in the Taiwan Strait in the event of conflict to rescue its citizens, former Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso warned on Monday.
- PLA activities in the waters and airspace around Taiwan Jan. 9, 2023 ROC MND 09 Jan 2024
- Kim Jong Un labels S Korea as 'principal enemy,' boasts war readiness Radio Free Asia 09 Jan 2024 -- The North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has declared that South Korea is now officially Pyongyang's "principal enemy," openly stating his readiness for war - as foreign ministers from 48 countries issued a joint statement condemning the threat posed by North Korea to have extended well beyond the Korean peninsula.
- Joint Statement on DPRK-Russia Ballistic Missile Transfers US Dept. of State 09 Jan 2024 -- The following is a statement from the Ministers of Foreign Affairs of Albania, Andorra, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, Croatia, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Moldova, Monaco, Montenegro, the Netherlands, New Zealand, North Macedonia, Norway, Palau, Poland, Portugal, the Republic of Korea, Romania, San Marino, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Ukraine, the United Kingdom, the High Representative of the European Union, and the Secretary of State of the United States of America.
- Iran gives US until April 19 to respond to Gen. Soleimani case IRNA 09 Jan 2024 -- Iran has given the United States a deadline to respond to an official complaint about its assassination of top IRGC commander General Qassem Soleimani before it will file the case with the International Court of Justice (ICJ).
- Iran rejects releasing main suspect in Ukraine plane case IRNA 09 Jan 2024 -- Iran's Judiciary has dismissed claims that the main suspect in the case of the Ukrainian plane crash has been released on bail.
- Iran leader: Predictions about Zionists' defeat coming true ISNA 09 Jan 2024 -- Leader of the Islamic Revolution, Imam Khamenei, has met with a number of people from Qom Province. The meeting took place in the Imam Khomeini Hussainiyah on January 9, 2024, on the 46th anniversary of the historic uprising of the people of Qom against the oppressive Pahlavi regime.
- Nearly 3 dozen political prisoners died in Myanmar jails in 2023 Radio Free Asia 09 Jan 2024 -- Some 34 political prisoners died in military junta's prisons across Myanmar in 2023, with 18 killed inside jails and 16 others dying due to a lack of medical treatment, a human rights monitoring group said Tuesday.
- Belarus democratic forces in Helsinki for parliamentary dialogue on the future for Belarus OSCE 09 Jan 2024 -- Leading representatives of democratic forces from Belarus - including their leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya - as well as members of civil society and journalists are joining parliamentarians from across Europe in Helsinki on 11-12 January to discuss the democratic future of Belarus.
- Bangladesh's ruling party of Awami League wins 223 seats: Election Commission People's Daily 09 Jan 2024 -- The ruling Bangladeshi Awami League (AL) party led by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has won 223 out of 298 seats in the country's parliamentary elections, according to the Chief Election Commissioner Kazi Habibul Awal on Monday.
- Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks with President of Argentina Javier Milei Prime Minister of Canada 09 Jan 2024 -- Today, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau spoke with the President of Argentina, Javier Milei, to congratulate him on his election and to discuss shared priorities.
- Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks with Crown Prince and Prime Minister of Saudi Arabia His Royal Highness Mohammed bin Salman Prime Minister of Canada 09 Jan 2024 -- Today, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau spoke with the Crown Prince and Prime Minister of Saudi Arabia, His Royal Highness Mohammed bin Salman.
- One-Sided Bangladesh Election Raises Fear of One-Party Rule VOA 09 Jan 2024 -- Despite assurances from a group of international observers that Bangladesh's January 7 election was "free, fair and peaceful," officials from several countries have expressed doubts over the credibility of the results.
- Statement following recent parliamentary elections in Bangladesh Canada 09 Jan 2024 -- Global Affairs Canada today issued the following statement regarding the parliamentary elections held in Bangladesh on January 7, 2024:
- World News in Brief: Time for climate justice urges UN chief, Ukraine war update, call for 'free and fair' elections UN News 09 Jan 2024 -- The European climate agency on Tuesday reported that record global heat last year showed an overall increase of 1.48°C above pre-industrial levels - just a fraction below the 1.5-degree threshold laid out by the historic Paris Agreement on climate change.
- Zambia Enacts New Access to Information Law VOA 09 Jan 2024 -- Zambia has become the latest country to enact an Access to Information law, as President Hakainde Hichilema signed the bill last month, more than 20 years since it was first introduced in parliament. While some have welcomed the move, rights activists say the measure still falls short of international standards.
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