13 January 2024 Military News |
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- U.S. Forces Strike Houthi Radar Site CENTCOM 13 Jan 2024 -- At 3:45 a.m. (Sana'a time) on Jan 13, U.S. forces conducted a strike against a Houthi radar site in Yemen.
- US Launches Follow-Up Strike on Houthi Radar Site VOA 13 Jan 2024 -- The United States launched a follow-up strike against a Houthi target in Yemen early Saturday, after officials said they were not satisfied with the damage inflicted during the initial round of airstrikes late Thursday.
- US says it struck Yemen with missiles IRNA 13 Jan 2024 -- The United States has conducted a fresh strike on Yemen in yet another move raising fears of a wider conflict in the region amid the Israeli regime's war on Gaza.
- U.S. launches new airstrike on Houthi targets in Yemen -- report People's Daily 13 Jan 2024 -- The U.S. military has launched another airstrike on Houthi targets in Yemen, CNN reported on Friday, citing anonymous U.S. officials.
- New strikes hit Yemen's strategic port city of Hudaydah as conflict intensifies Press TV 13 Jan 2024 -- A wave of new strikes has targeted the strategic western Yemeni port city of Hudaydah, only hours after the United States launched attacks against targets in Yemen for a second straight day after the Ansarullah resistance movement warned it would retaliate for a series of attacks on its facilities.
- US military conducts new missile strike on Yemeni capital Press TV 13 Jan 2024 -- The US military say it has conducted a new missile strike on Yemen, targeting a radar site in the capital Sana'a in response to Yemenis' pro-Palestinian strikes.
- US, UK Carrying Out New Strikes on Naval Base in Western Yemen Sputnik 13 Jan 2024 -- The United States and the United Kingdom are carrying out new strikes against a Yemeni military naval base that is located opposite the coast of the port city of Al Hudaydah in western Yemen, a source in the local government told Sputnik on Saturday.
- US missile strikes on Yemen encouraging genocide in Gaza: Cuba Press TV 13 Jan 2024 -- Cuba has vehemently condemned recent missile strikes carried out by the United States and its allies on Yemen, saying the US's move encourages the Israeli regime to press ahead with its genocidal war against Palestinians in the Gaza Strip.
- UNSC clashes: Russia condemns strikes on Yemen; US, UK defend deadly attack Press TV 13 Jan 2024 -- Russia has vehemently censured the recent strikes by the United States and its allies against Yemen as "unjustified" and in violation of the United Nations' Charter, amid rising escalating tensions off the Yemeni coast.
- Egypt Worries US-British Attacks on Houthis Could Escalate Gaza Conflict VOA 13 Jan 2024 -- After the latest U.S. and British airstrikes on Houthi targets in Yemen in response to Houthi drone attacks on commercial ships in the Red Sea, some commentators in Egypt said that more attacks could reduce Suez Canal traffic and damage the Egyptian and world economy.
- UNSC has not authorized force against Yemen; China urges all parties concerned to abide by international law: China's UN envoy Global Times 13 Jan 2024 -- China opposes any forcible transfer of the Palestinian people from the Gaza Strip, and all measures must be taken to alleviate the humanitarian catastrophe and make a cease-fire the most urgent task of the moment, China's permanent representative to the UN Zhang Jun said during a UN Security Council conference on Friday local time.
- China: US, UK attack on Yemen will definitely exacerbate regional tensions Press TV 13 Jan 2024 -- China's envoy to the United Nations warns about the pending regional consequences of the United States and Britain's recent military attack against Yemen.
- Iraqi resistance warns it will hit US-led coalition targets after attacks on Yemen IRNA 13 Jan 2024 -- The Harakat Hezbollah al-Nujaba, an Islamic resistance group based in Iraq, has reacted to the recent US-UK aggression against Yemen by warning that the "evil US and its treacherous allies" will be within the range of attacks by resistance groups in the region.
- Iraqi resistance targets US military base in eastern Syria in retaliatory strike Press TV 13 Jan 2024 -- Amid simmering anti-US sentiment over Washington's support for the Israeli air and ground attacks on the Gaza Strip, Iraqi anti-terror resistance groups have carried out an attack against a US military installation in the eastern Syrian province of Dayr al-Zawr.
Defense Policy / Programs
- Statement From Pentagon Press Secretary Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder on Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III's Health Status DoD 13 Jan 2024
- US, South Korea, Japan Seek to Expand Cooperation to Counter China VOA 13 Jan 2024 -- The United States, South Korea and Japan have expanded their security cooperation beyond North Korea with their Indo-Pacific Dialogue, which one expert called a "significant" development aimed at deterring Beijing from escalating threats in the region.
- Abkhaz Separatists Say Work Set To Begin On Russian Naval Base In Georgian Region RFE/RL 13 Jan 2024 -- The head of a de facto security body in the breakaway Georgian region of Abkhazia has been quoted by Russian state media as saying Moscow is preparing to build a naval base in the Black Sea coastal enclave.
- Ukraine, UK sign security agreement People's Daily 13 Jan 2024 -- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and visiting UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak signed a security agreement on Friday, the Interfax-Ukraine news agency reported.
- UK pledges thousands of drones for Ukraine in 'largest' military aid package Press TV 13 Jan 2024 -- British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has pledged the largest military aid package for Ukraine since the beginning of the war with Russia, including thousands of deadly drones.
- INS CHEETAH, GULDAR AND KUMBHIR DECOMMISSIONED AFTER 40 YEARS OF GLORIOUS SERVICE India PIB 13 Jan 2024 -- Indian Navy Ships Cheetah, Guldar and Kumbhir were decommissioned on 12 Jan 2024 after rendering four decades of glorious service to the nation
- Iran to station new missile sections, drone platoons at borders IRNA 13 Jan 2024 -- Iranian Army Ground Force Commander Brigadier General Kiumars Heidari said that new missile sections and drone platoons will be stationed at the borders.
- Remarks by President Biden Before Marine One Departure The White House 13 Jan 2024
- Secretary Blinken's Meeting with Japanese Foreign Minister Kamikawa US Dept. of State 12 Jan 2024
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- Statement by the Chief of the General Staff, LTG Herzi Halevi, January 13, 2024 Israel Defense Forces 13 Jan 2024
- IDF Announces Ceasefire For Several Hours in Southern Gaza Strip Sputnik 13 Jan 2024 -- The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) has temporarily suspended military activities in the Rafah Palestinian refugee camp, located in the southern Gaza Strip near the border with Egypt for humanitarian purposes, IDF spokesman Avichay Adraee said on Saturday.
- Netanyahu Vows to Press Israel's War Against Hamas Until Victory VOA 13 Jan 2024 -- Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed Saturday to continue Israel's war against Hamas until victory, pressing ahead with its offensive in Gaza on the eve of the war's 100-day mark.
- Prime Minister's Office announcement Israel - Prime Minister 13 Jan 2024 -- At the directive of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, the director of the Mossad, David Barnea, approached Qatar with a plan to deliver much needed medicine for the hostages held in Gaza by the terror organization Hamas.
- Prime Minister's Office: Mossad and ISA Announcement Israel - Prime Minister 13 Jan 2024 -- Orders from the organization leadership, acquisition of UAVs and use of criminal elements: This is how Hamas terrorist organization senior operatives advanced attacks against innocents around the world.
- Statement by PM Netanyahu Israel - Prime Minister 13 Jan 2024 -- "Today, we mark 100 days of the war, 100 days since the terrible day on which our citizens were massacred and taken hostage. We are continuing the war until the end - until total victory, until we achieve all of our goals: Eliminating Hamas, returning all of our hostages and ensuring that Gaza will never again constitute a threat to Israel."
- Prime Minister's Office announcement Israel - Prime Minister 13 Jan 2024 -- Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke a short while ago with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and thanked him for Germany's decision to join as a third party in the proceedings instituted by South Africa against Israel at the International Court of Justice in The Hague.
- Jan. 12: 'Axis of Resistance' operations against Israeli occupation Press TV 13 Jan 2024
- Death Toll From Israeli Strikes on Gaza Strip Rises to Over 23,800 - Gaza Health Ministry Sputnik 13 Jan 2024 -- The death toll from Israeli strikes on the Gaza Strip since October 7, 2023, when the Israel-Hamas conflict escalated, has increased to 23,843, while 60,317 others have been injured, the enclave's health ministry said on Saturday.
- Two Zionist regime's commanders injured in Gaza: Report IRNA 13 Jan 2024 -- Two Israeli battalion commanders have been wounded in Gaza by Palestinian fighters over the past few hours, media outlets have reported.
- Al-Qassam Brigades says killed some Israeli soldiers, destroyed tanks IRNA 13 Jan 2024 -- The Al-Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of the Hamas resistance movement, has said its fighters have killed some Israeli soldiers on the battlefield in the central city of Khan Yunis in southern Gaza.
- 4,000 Israeli soldiers disabled in Gaza war; regime blurs magnitudes of own losses: Report Press TV 13 Jan 2024 -- Four thousand Israeli regime forces have become disabled since the beginning of the Tel Aviv regime's genocidal war on the Gaza Strip in October, according to Israeli media reports, stressing that the number could rise to 30,000 forces.
- Dozens killed in Israeli bombing barrage as Gaza genocidal war nears 100 days Press TV 13 Jan 2024 -- Dozens of Palestinians, mostly children and women, have been killed over the past few hours in the northern and central Gaza Strip, as the Israeli regime continues its deadly bombing campaign in the besieged territory.
- Gaza: 'One door' insufficient as aid lifeline for 2.2 million people UN News 13 Jan 2024 -- As the war in Gaza between Israel and Palestinian militants reaches the 100 day mark, the UN is working flat out to meet the dire needs of hundreds of thousands of displaced civilians "through one door" at the Rafah crossing, a restriction imposed by Israel that has to change, said the UN newly-appointed Resident Coordinator on Saturday.
- How is the UN helping civilians in Gaza? UN News 13 Jan 2024 -- Despite the immense dangers and obstacles, the UN continues to deliver desperately needed humanitarian aid in Gaza. Here is an overview of the humanitarian efforts in the occupied territory.
- The Gaza Strip: 100 days of death, destruction and displacement UNRWA 13 Jan 2024
- Marking 100 days of death and destruction, UN says Israel war on Gaza 'staining humanity' Press TV 13 Jan 2024 -- On the eve of the 100th day of Israel's genocide in the Gaza Strip, the United Nations has called the regime's brutal onslaught on the besieged Palestinian territory a stain for humanity.
- UN 'deeply alarmed' by Israeli leaders' plan for forced 'mass transfer' of Gazans Press TV 13 Jan 2024 -- The UN humanitarian chief says the world body is "deeply alarmed" by latest statements from Israeli leaders about deportation of the Palestinian population from the Gaza Strip, stressing that any attempt by the Tel Aviv regime to change the composition of the besieged coastal territory "must be firmly rejected."
- Families in Gaza face "triple threat" of war, disease, hunger: UN People's Daily 13 Jan 2024 -- Families in the Gaza Strip are facing the "triple threat" of conflict, disease from a lack of safe water, and hunger due to food shortages, a United Nations (UN) official warned Friday.
- Blinken's whirlwind Mideast visit futile to quench tensions People's Daily 13 Jan 2024 -- A whirlwind diplomatic tour by U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken to quench the prolonged Israel-Hamas conflict and growing spillover in the Mideast is bound to be a futile attempt.
- Time has come for EU to unite, push for end to Israeli hostilities in Gaza: Borrell Press TV 13 Jan 2024 -- The European Union's foreign policy chief Josep Borrell says the continent has been kept in the dark over the scale of the tragedy in Gaza as many journalists have either died or not been able to access the territory because of incessant Israeli attacks.
- 'Region will not witness security, stability unless Zionist occupation of Palestine ends' Press TV 13 Jan 2024 -- A senior official of the Palestinian resistance movement Hamas says the West Asia region will not witness security and stability unless the Zionist occupation of the entire Palestinian territories ends.
- Four young Palestinians shot dead by Israeli forces across occupied West Bank Press TV 13 Jan 2024 -- At least four young Palestinian men have been shot dead by Israeli forces in two separate incidents in the West Bank, as violence escalates in the occupied territory concurrent with the Tel Aviv regime's relentless bombardment of the Gaza Strip.
- Hezbollah launches fresh attacks on two Zionist bases IRNA 13 Jan 2024 -- Lebanon's Hezbollah has launched fresh attacks against two Zionist bases in northern parts of the Palestinian occupied lands, local media reported.
- Hezbollah retaliates, strikes Israeli military outposts in support of Gaza Press TV 13 Jan 2024 -- Fighters from the Lebanese Hezbollah resistance movement have conducted strikes against Israeli military positions, including barracks and gathering sites, in the northern sector of the 1948-occupied territories, in response to the ongoing Israeli genocidal campaign in the besieged Gaza Strip.
- Iraqi resistance hits two targets in Israeli-occupied territories IRNA 13 Jan 2024 -- The Islamic Resistance in Iraq says it has targeted two positions of the Zionist regime in the occupied Palestinian territories in support of the innocent people of Gaza who are being killed in a relentless Israeli military campaign.
- Biden Says U.S. Delivered Private Message To Tehran About Iran-Backed Huthis RFE/RL 13 Jan 2024 -- U.S. President Joe Biden said Washington had sent a private message to Tehran about Yemen-based, Iran-backed Huthi rebels responsible for attacks on international shipping in the Red Sea.
- Ansarullah enjoys capacities, strengths to defend Yemenis IRNA 13 Jan 2024 -- Iranian Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the UN Amir Saeed Iravani has said that the Gaza war is indicative of the success of the Israeli regime's lobbying in Washington to draw the US into direct war, adding that Ansarullah enjoys enough capacities and strengths to defend its nations and citizens.
- Yemen ambassador to Iran: US seeks to spread war across region, we warned them against any foolish act Press TV 13 Jan 2024 -- The Yemeni ambassador to Iran says the United States and its Western allies seek to prevent Yemen from supporting the people of Gaza amid Israel's genocidal war on the besieged Palestinian territory.
- Yemen to definitely respond to US-UK aggression: Minister IRNA 13 Jan 2024 -- Yemen will definitely respond to any aggression by parties who target the Arab country in support of the Israeli regime, the minister of Human Rights in the Yemeni caretaker government said.
- Yemen says will target US vessels, warships in multi-pronged retaliatory operation Press TV 13 Jan 2024 -- Yemen's Ansarullah resistance movement says the Yemeni response to the US aggression against the Arab country will be carried out on the land and sea, and sternly warned that the American vessels and warships will be targeted in the Red Sea.
- US-UK naval fleet 'legitimate' target for Yemenis, warns Ansarullah Press TV 13 Jan 2024 -- A senior official of Yemen's Ansarullah resistance movement has warned that the American and British naval fleet will be a "legitimate" target for the country's armed forces following a wave of attack on Yemen in response to anti-Israeli strikes.
- Germany to Send Frigate to Red Sea Amid Increased Houthi Attacks - Reports Sputnik 13 Jan 2024 -- Germany will send its frigate Hessen to the Red Sea on February 1 and use its military force to intercept missiles and drones of Yemen's rebel Ansar Allah movement, also known as the Houthis, as part of the upcoming EU naval operation in the region, German newspaper Welt am Sonntag reported on Saturday.
- New Logjam At Afghan-Pakistani Border, As Islamabad Tightens Document Requirements RFE/RL 13 Jan 2024 -- Hundreds of trucks and other cargo vehicles have been stranded at the Torkham border crossing between Afghanistan and Pakistan after Pakistan implemented a requirement for passports and valid visas for Afghan drivers beginning early on January 13.
- Roadside Bomb Kills 5 Soldiers in Southwestern Pakistan VOA 13 Jan 2024 -- Authorities in Pakistan said Saturday that a roadside bomb exploded near a military convoy in southwestern Baluchistan province, killing at least five soldiers.
- President Erdoğan chairs security meeting Presidency of The Republic of Turkey 13 Jan 2024 -- President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan chaired a security meeting at Dolmabahçe Presidential Office in Istanbul.
- India protests visit of British High Commissioner in Islamabad to Pakistan occupied Kashmir India MEA 13 Jan 2024 -- India has taken a serious note of the highly objectionable visit of the British High Commissioner in Islamabad, along with a UK Foreign Office official, to Pakistan occupied Kashmir on 10 January 2024.
- Serbia Blasts Kosovo's Rearming Of Police As 'Extremely Provocative, Dangerous' RFE/RL 13 Jan 2024 -- Serbian Interior Minister Bratislav Gasic has accused Pristina of dangerously stoking tensions after his Kosovar counterpart, Xhelal Svecla, said that all police on patrol in the former Serbian province would be equipped with rifles.
- Council Of Europe Urges Armenia, Azerbaijan To Focus On Rights, Safe Return Of Karabakh Refugees RFE/RL 13 Jan 2024 -- The Council of Europe's commissioner for human rights, Dunja Mijatovic, has urged Armenia and Azerbaijan to focus in their ongoing peace talks on ensuring rights for everyone affected by the conflict between the two Caucasus rivals.
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- WHO warns of persistent threats from COVID-19 People's Daily 13 Jan 2024 -- The public health risks resulting from the COVID-19 virus remain high globally, with the virus circulating in all countries, a senior expert from the World Health Organization (WHO) said here on Friday.
- Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova's comment on Boris Katkov's expulsion by the Latvian authorities Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 13 Jan 2024
- Lai Ching-te Wins Taiwan Presidential Election VOA 13 Jan 2024 -- Taiwan's ruling Democratic Progressive Party secured an unprecedented third consecutive presidential term on Saturday, with the party's candidate, current Taiwan Vice President Lai Ching-te, winning 40% of the ballot.
- On Taiwan's Election US Dept. of State 13 Jan 2024 -- The United States congratulates Dr. Lai Ching-te on his victory in Taiwan's presidential election. We also congratulate the Taiwan people for once again demonstrating the strength of their robust democratic system and electoral process.
- Taiwan chooses Vice President Lai as new leader in rebuke to China Radio Free Asia 13 Jan 2024 -- Taiwanese voters elected Vice President Lai Ching-te from the ruling Democratic Progressive Party, or DPP, as their new president on Saturday, signaling a continuation of the island's policies aimed at preserving its de facto independence, despite increasing tensions with China.
- Taiwan's Pro-Independence Candidate Lai Ching-te Wins Election With 40.05% - Election Body Sputnik 13 Jan 2024 -- Taiwan held regional leadership election on Saturday. The regional leader is elected by a simple majority of votes for a four-year term.
- Taiwan ruling party's Lai Ching-te wins crucial presidential election Press TV 13 Jan 2024 -- Ruling-party candidate William Lai Ching-te has won Taiwan's presidential election, securing a total of more than 5 million votes.
- DPP's Lai wins over 5.58 million votes in Taiwan presidential election CNA 13 Jan 2024 -- The Central Election Commission (CEC) on Saturday confirmed the vote count in Taiwan's presidential election, with Vice President Lai Ching-te (賴清德) and his running mate Hsiao Bi-khim (蕭美琴) of the Democratic Progressive Party winning more than 5.58 million votes.
- No party gets legislative majority; small TPP to play key role CNA 13 Jan 2024 -- Neither of Taiwan's two major parties won an absolute majority in the Legislative Yuan on Saturday, leaving the upstart Taiwan People's Party in a position to influence the inner workings of the 113-seat body.
- KMT's Hou calls for national unity post-election CNA 13 Jan 2024 -- Opposition Kuomintang (KMT) presidential candidate Hou Yu-ih (侯友宜), who lost the 2024 presidential race to Vice President Lai Ching-te (賴清德) of the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), on Saturday urged all political parties to unite after the election to address the challenges facing Taiwan.
- Election result shows TPP has ushered in three-party politics in Taiwan: Ko CNA 13 Jan 2024 -- Taiwan People's Party (TPP) founder Ko Wen-je (柯文哲) said on Saturday that despite losing the election, the TPP has ushered in a new era of Taiwanese politics that includes three major parties, with the TPP set to become a "critical minority" in the legislature.
- KMT's Hou concedes defeat in Taiwan presidential election (update) CNA 13 Jan 2024 -- Opposition Kuomintang (KMT) presidential candidate Hou Yu-ih (侯友宜) has conceded defeat in the 2024 presidential campaign after losing to Vice President Lai Ching-te (賴清德) of the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP).
- No party gets majority in Legislature; KMT wins most seats CNA 13 Jan 2024 -- No party won a majority in Taiwan's Legislative Yuan for the first time since 2004, after Saturday's elections saw the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) win 51 seats, the Kuomintang (KMT) 52, and the Taiwan People's Party (TPP) eight.
- DPP's Lai Ching-te elected as Taiwan's new president CNA 13 Jan 2024 -- Vice President Lai Ching-te (賴清德) of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) has won Taiwan's presidential election, helped by a split of the opposition vote that gave him a victory even without an absolute majority of the ballots cast.
- TPP's Ko urges supporters not to lose faith after election defeat CNA 13 Jan 2024 -- Former Taipei Mayor Ko Wen-je (柯文哲) of the Taiwan People's Party (TPP) urged his supporters not to be disheartened but to continue their hard work to secure victory for Taiwan at the next election, after finishing third in Saturday's presidential election.
- DPP's Lai claims victory in Taiwan presidential election CNA 13 Jan 2024 -- Vice President Lai Ching-te (賴清德) of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) declared victory in Taiwan's presidential race on Saturday, garnering an unprecedented third consecutive term for his party.
- Taiwan: Statement by the Spokesperson on the elections European External Action Service (EEAS) 13 Jan 2024 -- The European Union welcomes the elections held in Taiwan on 13 January, and congratulates all the voters who participated in this democratic exercise. Our respective systems of governance are founded on a shared commitment to democracy, the rule of law and human rights.
- Mainland spokesperson comments on Taiwan election results Global Times 13 Jan 2024 -- A Chinese mainland spokesperson on Saturday commented on the outcomes of Taiwan leadership and legislature elections.
- China hopes U.S. will handle Taiwan-related issues prudently, properly: spokesperson People's Daily 13 Jan 2024 -- A Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson on Friday said that China hopes the United States will honor commitments, handle Taiwan-related issues prudently and properly, and refrain from interfering in the elections of the Taiwan region in any form.
- Foreign Ministry Spokesperson's Remarks on the Election in Taiwan PRC MofA 13 Jan 2024 -- "The Taiwan question is China's internal affair. Whatever changes take place in Taiwan, the basic fact that there is only one China in the world and Taiwan is part of China will not change (...)"
- Taiwan Elections, January 2024: Foreign Secretary's Statement UK FCDO 13 Jan 2024 -- Foreign Secretary offers his congratulations to Dr Lai Ching-te following presidential and legislative elections in Taiwan.
- PLA activities in the waters and airspace around Taiwan Jan. 13, 2023 ROC MND 13 Jan 2024
- Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova's answer to a media question regarding Russia's position on the Taiwan issue Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 13 Jan 2024
- China to Firmly Oppose Actions Aimed at Promoting Taiwan's Independence Sputnik 13 Jan 2024 -- China will firmly oppose any actions aimed at promoting Taiwan's independence and interference by external forces in the country's internal affairs, spokesman for China's Taiwan Affairs Office Chen Binhua said on Saturday, commenting on the results of the island's elections.
- Taiwan Detects 8 Chinese Aircraft, 6 Vessels Near Island Over 24 Hours Sputnik 13 Jan 2024 -- The Taiwanese armed forces spotted 8 Chinese military aircraft and six vessels near the island over the past 24 hours, the Taiwanese Defense Ministry said on Saturday.
- U.S. carrier in Pacific to deter China as Taiwanese vote: Scholars CNA 13 Jan 2024 -- The current deployment of a United States aircraft carrier, the USS Carl Vinson, east of Taiwan is meant to serve as a deterrent to China during Taiwan's election period, when voters are picking a new president, two defense scholars said Saturday.
- U.S. House oks bills to safeguard Taiwan's participation in int'l financial institutions CNA 13 Jan 2024 -- The United States House of Representatives on Friday passed the "Taiwan Non-Discrimination Act of 2023" and "Pressure Regulatory Organizations To End Chinese Threats to (PROTECT) Taiwan Act" aimed at countering efforts by China to exclude Taiwan from participating in international financial institutions.
- China hopes U.S. will handle Taiwan-related issues prudently, properly: spokesperson People's Daily 13 Jan 2024 -- A Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson on Friday said that China hopes the United States will honor commitments, handle Taiwan-related issues prudently and properly, and refrain from interfering in the elections of the Taiwan region in any form.
- Juche-oriented Civilian Defence Forces KCNA 13 Jan 2024 -- The DPRK is a socialist power self-reliant in national defence where all the people have been armed and the whole country turned into a fortress.
- Meeting of Officials in Charge of Affairs with Enemies Held in DPRK KCNA 13 Jan 2024 -- Officials in charge of affairs with enemies Friday met to vow to thoroughly implement the policy of making a switchover in the policy towards the south advanced by the respected Comrade Kim Jong Un at the historic 9th Plenary Meeting of the 8th Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK).
- Seized Marshall Islands-Flagged Tanker Located Off Iran's Qeshm Island RFE/RL 13 Jan 2024 -- The Marshall Islands-flagged tanker seized by Iran in the Gulf of Oman on January 11 has been located east of Iran's Qeshm Island, monitoring service TankerTrackers.com said in a post on the X, formerly Twitter.
- Time is not on Myanmar junta's side, almost 3 years after coup Radio Free Asia 13 Jan 2024 -- In his televised New Year's address to the country, Myanmar's junta leader Min Aung Hlaing vowed to prioritize economic growth in 2024, apportioning all the blame for the country's sharp economic contraction on the opposition his coup ousted almost three years ago.
- Minister Joly meets with Japan's Foreign Affairs Minister Canada 13 Jan 2024
- Speech by the President of the Republic of Lithuania, Gitanas Nausėda, at the Flag Raising Ceremony to Commemorate the Anniversary of the Defense of Freedom of Lithuania President of the Republic of Lithuania 13 Jan 2024
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