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• Houthis fire anti-ship cruise missile toward U.S. warship CENTCOM 14 Jan 2024 -- On Jan. 14 at approximately 4:45 p.m. (Sanaa time), an anti-ship cruise missile was fired from Iranian-backed Houthi militant areas of Yemen toward USS Laboon (DDG 58), which was operating in the Southern Red Sea. The missile was shot down in vicinity of the coast of Hudaydah by U.S. fighter aircraft. There were no injuries or damage reported.
• US Conducts No Strikes on Houthi Positions in Yemen on Sunday - Defense Official Sputnik 14 Jan 2024 -- The United States and its coalition partners did not conduct any strikes on Houthi positions in Yemen on Sunday, a US defense official told Sputnik.
• Fresh US-UK strikes reportedly hit Yemen IRNA 14 Jan 2024 -- The US and the UK have conducted fresh airstrikes on Yemen, according to news reports.
• Raisi says US attacks on Yemen revealed its aggressive nature IRNA 14 Jan 2024 -- Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi has condemned the United States' airstrikes on Yemen, saying that Washington's move has revealed its true nature which is aggressive and against human rights.
• US warplanes patrolling skies over Yemen: Report IRNA 14 Jan 2024 -- The US military has intensified its surveillance operations against Yemen, with American warplanes reported flying early Sunday in the skies over the Arab country.
• US aggressions on Yemen ISNA 14 Jan 2024 -- "This strike was conducted by the USS Carney (DDG 64) using Tomahawk Land Attack Missiles and was a follow-on action on a specific military target associated with strikes taken on Jan. 12 designed to degrade the Houthi's ability to attack maritime vessels, including commercial vessels," Centcom said in a statement on X.
• Iraq's Islamic Resistance hits more US bases in Syria IRNA 14 Jan 2024 -- Iraq's Islamic Resistance has targeted several US military bases and facilities in Syria since Saturday amid growing anti-American sentiment in the region over Washington's all-out support for the Israeli regime and its crimes against Palestinians.
• Iraqi Islamic Resistance conducts rocket attack on US base in Syria IRNA 14 Jan 2024 -- Iraq's Islamic Resistance has claimed responsibility for a rocket attack at a US military base in northeastern Syria.
• Iraqi Resistance targets three US bases in Syria with drones ISNA 14 Jan 2024 -- The Resistance stated that it targeted two US occupation bases in the al-Omar oil field in Deir Ezzor as well as a US base in the Green Village in Syria, using drones.
• Iraqi resistance hits US bases in Syria in protest at occupation, Israel onslaught on Gaza Press TV 14 Jan 2024 -- Iraqi resistance fighters have hit two military bases housing American occupation forces in Syria in protest at the US presence in Iraq and in support of Palestinians in the Gaza Strip amid the Israeli regime's military onslaught.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Statement From Pentagon Press Secretary Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder on Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III's Health Status DoD 14 Jan 2024
• Iraqi parliament says it sticks by its law to expel coalition forces Press TV 14 Jan 2024 -- Iraq's parliament will stick by a law it ratified in 2020 that ordered the government to expel a US-led coalition of foreign forces that have been operating in the Arab country under a so-called anti-terrorism mission.
• Russian Antey Subs to Be Equipped With New Missiles Including Hypersonic Zircons Sputnik 14 Jan 2024 -- Kalibr cruise missiles have an operational range of up to 4,500 km and can be charged with nuclear warheads, while Zircon hypersonic projectiles are unrivaled in NATO countries.
• Campaigners Urge Australia to Send Unwanted Military Helicopters to Ukraine VOA 14 Jan 2024 -- Campaigners will gather Sunday at Sydney Town Hall for a rally to urge Australia to send unwanted helicopters to Ukraine. The Australian Defence Force plans to decommission 45 Taipan helicopters later this year and replace them with U.S.-made Blackhawks.
• Over 700 Chinese border outposts connected to national power grid, boosts defense capability Global Times 14 Jan 2024 -- Under a nationwide upgrade program, more than 700 Chinese frontier outposts have connected to the national power grid, a move experts said on Sunday that has boosted the Chinese military's capabilities in border defense, including improving the living conditions of troops and the deployment of advanced, power-consuming weapons and equipment.
• N Korea confirms new hypersonic missile test as minister heads to Russia Radio Free Asia 14 Jan 2024 -- North Korea has confirmed testing a hypersonic ballistic missile with a new type of engine as its foreign minister embarked on a visit to Russia amid accusations that both nations are engaged in arms trading.
• North Korea Reportedly Launches Ballistic Missile Towards Sea of Japan Sputnik 14 Jan 2024 -- North Korea might have conducted a launch of a ballistic missile towards Sea of Japan, South Korean military reported.
• LAUNCH OF 25T BOLLARD PULL TUG, BHISHM AT M/s TITAGARH RAIL SYSTEMS LTD, KOLKATA India PIB 14 Jan 2024 -- 25T Bollard Pull (BP) Tug, Bhishm was launched by Cmde S Sreekumar, Warship Production Superintendent (Kolkata) on 14 Jan 24 at M/s Titagarh Rail Systems Ltd (M/s TRSL), Kolkata

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• Press Briefing by IDF Spokesperson Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari January 14th, 20:15 Israel Defense Forces 14 Jan 2024
• Despite failures, Israeli military chief claims only military pressure can release captives Press TV 14 Jan 2024 -- Israel's military chief has claimed that "increased military pressure" is the only option that can secure the return of the remaining captives being held by Hamas in Gaza.
• PM Netanyahu's Remarks at the Start of the Government Meeting to Approve the 2024 State Budget Israel - Prime Minister 14 Jan 2024 -- "One of the things that has become clear beyond all doubt is that we must conduct this war, and it will yet take many months. Therefore, today we are submitting a war budget. While this budget is indeed an annual budget, it is a budget for a year in which we are at war."
• Israeli minister calls on military to launch onslaught against Lebanon Press TV 14 Jan 2024 -- Israel's so-called security minister Itamar Ben-Gvir has given the green light to the regime's military forces to launch an onslaught against Lebanon, as Hezbollah resistance fighters continue to strike Israeli military outposts in response to the ongoing genocidal war in Gaza.
• Jan. 13: 'Axis of Resistance' operations against Israeli occupation Press TV 14 Jan 2024
• Palestinian resistance takes back more areas in northern Gaza from Israel IRNA 14 Jan 2024 -- Palestinian resistance fighters have taken back control of half of the northern Gaza Strip as the Israeli regime's genocidal war on the besieged territory turns 100 days.
• Israeli troops death toll in Gaza war hits 522 IRNA 14 Jan 2024 -- The Israeli regime's army has announced a new fatality among its troops because of the war in Gaza as total death toll hits 522 after some 100 days of fighting in the enclave.
• Gaza crisis worsens amid continued Israeli onslaught: UNRWA IRNA 14 Jan 2024 -- The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees (UNRWA) warned that the crisis in Gaza has worsened as Israel is using water, food and fuel as tools of its war on the besieged strip.
• WHO chief says 'critical' to protect hospitals in Israeli bombarded Gaza Press TV 14 Jan 2024 -- The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) has called for the protection of health centers in central and southern Gaza as the number of Palestinians killed in Israeli bombardment is nearing 24,000.
• 100 Days of Captivity in Gaza US Dept. of State 14 Jan 2024 -- January 14 marks 100 days of captivity for more than 130 people, including six Americans, who were taken hostage by Hamas during its brutal attack on Israel on October 7.
• Statement from President Joe Biden Marking 100 Days of Captivity for Hostages in Gaza The White House 14 Jan 2024
• Biden 'running out' of patience with Netanyahu as Gaza war enters 100 days Press TV 14 Jan 2024 -- US President Joe Biden is reportedly losing patience with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over Tel Aviv's ongoing assault on the besieged Gaza Strip which has entered its 100 days.
• West has sunk to 'moral non-standard' for backing Gaza genocide IRNA 14 Jan 2024 -- Iranian Ambassador to Spain Reza Zabib has strongly denounced the West's disregard for Israeli atrocities against Palestinian civilians in Gaza, arguing that the Western discourse has gone beyond the typical "double standard" and sunk into "moral non-standard."
• Israeli forces kill 5 Palestinians, including 3 teens, in violent raids across West Bank Press TV 14 Jan 2024 -- Israeli forces have killed at least five Palestinians, including three teenagers, in violent raids across the occupied West Bank.
• Al-Qassam Brigades: Time running out for release of 4 Israeli soldiers held since 2014 IRNA 14 Jan 2024 -- Ezzoddin al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of Palestine's Hamas Resistance Movement, has released a video warning that time is running out for the Israeli regime to release four soldiers held captive in Gaza since 2014.
• Israel mired in failure 100 days into Gaza war: Nasrallah IRNA 14 Jan 2024 -- The secretary general of Lebanon's Hezbollah says the Israeli regime is mired in failure 100 days into its genocidal war against the Palestinians in the Gaza Strip.
• Nasrallah: Israel has achieved no goals in Gaza after 100 days Press TV 14 Jan 2024 -- The secretary-general of Lebanon's resistance movement Hezbollah says Israel has suffered "unprecedented" losses at the hands of Palestinian resistance and has failed to achieve any of its goals after 100 days of its genocidal war on the Gaza Strip.
• Hezbollah downs Israeli drone in south Lebanon: Report IRNA 14 Jan 2024 -- The Lebanese resistance movement, Hezbollah, has reportedly downed an Israeli drone in south Lebanon.
• Hezbollah conducts fresh missile attacks against Zionist bases IRNA 14 Jan 2024 -- Lebanon's resistance movement Hezbollah has targeted four Israeli military bases, as well as a gathering place of Zionist forces in northern occupied Palestinian territories.
• Rockets fired from south Lebanon toward Al-Jalil: Palestinian media IRNA 14 Jan 2024 -- News sources have reported that several rockets were fired from Lebanon at an Israeli settlement located in Al-Jalil in north of occupied Palestine.
• Biden: US delivered private message to Iran about Yemeni operations Press TV 14 Jan 2024 -- US President Joe Biden says Washington sent a private message to Tehran about Yemen's anti-Israel naval operations in the Red Sea.
• US Expects Houthis to Stop Attacks on Ships After Its Strikes on Yemen - White House Sputnik 14 Jan 2024 -- The United States believes its strikes on positions of the Iran-backed Houthi rebels, who control northern Yemen, were effective, and may make the Shia movement stop attacking ships in the Red Sea, US National Security spokesman John Kirby said on Sunday.
• US, UK Strikes Reduce Houthi's Offensive Capabilities Only by 30% - Report Sputnik 14 Jan 2024 -- US and UK strikes on Yemen were only able to reduce by about a third the Houthis' ability to attack ships in the Red Sea with missiles and drones, The New York Times reported on Saturday, citing US officials.
• Pakistan reiterates opposition to joining US-led coalition against Yemen IRNA 14 Jan 2024 -- Pakistan once again announced on Saturday that the country's navy had not joined a US-coalition against Yemen in the Red Sea to deter attacks on Israeli-linked ships in the strategic waterway.
• Yemeni diplomat: We warned US against any foolish act ISNA 14 Jan 2024 -- The Yemeni ambassador to Iran says the United States and its allies seek to prevent Yemen from supporting Gaza.
• Much of Ansarullah's offensive capability remains intact after US-led airstrikes: Report Press TV 14 Jan 2024 -- Citing two US officials, the New York Times reported on Saturday that Ansarullah has retained about three-quarters of its ability to fire missiles and drones at ships transiting the Red Sea.
• US Jeopardizes Shipping in Red Sea - Hezbollah Secretary General Sputnik 14 Jan 2024 -- US strikes on Yemen jeopardize shipping in the Red Sea, even for vessels unrelated to the conflict, but will not stop attacks on ships bound for Israeli ports, Hezbollah Secretary General Hassan Nasrallah said on Sunday.

Other Conflicts

• 2 terrorists killed in southeastern Iran IRNA 14 Jan 2024 -- Deputy Governor-General of Sistan and Baluchestan province Alireza Marhamati has announced the killing of two terrorists in Saravan county in the Iranian southeastern province of Sistan and Baluchestan.
• Iran nets chief elements in terror attack on Sistan and Baluchestan police headquarters Press TV 14 Jan 2024 -- Iran's police chief Brigadier General Ahmadreza Radan says Iranian security forces have managed to identify and arrest the four chief elements wanted for a vicious terrorist assault on Rask County's police headquarters in the southeastern province of Sistan and Baluchestan.

News Reports

• COVID-19 infections may rebound in China in January: China CDC Global Times 14 Jan 2024 -- The number of patients received at fever clinics in medical institutions across the country has shown a fluctuating decline since the New Year's Day, but there is a possibility of a rebound in the COVID-19 infection epidemic in China in January, according to Chinese health authorities on Sunday.
• Chinese FM kicks off Africa visit in Egypt Global Times 14 Jan 2024 -- Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Saturday night local time arrived in Egypt, the first leg of his four-nation Africa tour this week. This is the 34th consecutive year when a Chinese foreign minister has visited Africa as their first overseas trip at the beginning of the year.
• Chinese shipyards working all-out to make vehicle-carrying vessels Global Times 14 Jan 2024 -- Chinese shipyards are busy producing a special type of vessel - known as a ro-ro - to match the nation's newfound strength in the emerging field of vehicle exports, industry insiders told the Global Times.
• Red Sea crisis evokes memories of container shortages, but Chinese suppliers feel limited impact Global Times 14 Jan 2024 -- The continued escalation of the Red Sea crisis is still affecting Asia-Europe shipping, with some even fearing a return to container shortages. But Chinese logistics companies and experts said that the country's ocean-going supply chain is resilient enough to cope with the situation.
• Taiwan's president-elect hopes US can continue to support the island Radio Free Asia 14 Jan 2024 -- Taiwan's president-elect Lai Ching-te told a visiting delegation of former senior U.S. officials on Monday that he hopes the United States can continue to support Taiwan.
• New Taiwan Government Faces Challenges in Policy, China Pressures VOA 14 Jan 2024 -- Taiwanese voters handed Taiwan's pro-sovereignty ruling Democratic Progressive Party, or DPP, a historic victory in the island's presidential election over the weekend, despite pressure from China.
• Voters backing TPP's Ko shows distrust of DPP and KMT: Analyst CNA 14 Jan 2024 -- The 3.69 million votes garnered by Taiwan People's Party (TPP) Chairman Ko Wen-je (柯文哲) in Saturday's presidential election reflected the "distrust" felt by many young people towards the country's two major parties, a Malaysian analyst said Sunday.
• Election shows approval of Tsai's 8 years in office: DPP official CNA 14 Jan 2024 -- The results of Saturday's presidential and legislative elections showed voters approved of President Tsai Ing-wen's (蔡英文) stewardship of Taiwan over the past eight years, according to a senior Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) official.
• Taiwan urges Beijing to 'face reality' and accept its election results CNA 14 Jan 2024 -- Taiwan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) on Sunday called on Beijing to "face reality" and respect the results of its election, after a Chinese government official referred to Taiwan-related matters as an "internal affair" for China.
• Taiwan's Newly Elected Head of Administration Says Intends to Jointly Promote Democracy With US Sputnik 14 Jan 2024 -- Newly elected regional leader of Taiwan Lai Ching-te on Sunday thanked US Secretary of State Antony Blinken for his congratulations on the election victory and declared an intention to jointly promote democracy and peace in the Indo-Pacific region.
• Int'l community congratulates Taiwan on elections, eyes more exchanges CNA 14 Jan 2024 -- More foreign government officials and elected representatives congratulated Taiwan on Sunday after the country held elections for its president and legislators, while expressing optimism over further exchanges.
• Statement by the Federal Foreign Office on the elections in Taiwan on 13 January 2024 Germany Federal Foreign Office 14 Jan 2024
• Iran reiterates support for One China principle IRNA 14 Jan 2024 -- Iran's Foreign Ministry Spokesman Nasser Kanaani has stressed Iran's support for One China principle.
• Iran says supports 'One China' policy as Taiwan counts election votes Press TV 14 Jan 2024 -- Iran has once again reaffirmed its support for the "One China" policy, saying Beijing has a definite right to defend its national sovereignty and territorial integrity.
• Statement on the Philippines' One China Policy Philippines DFA 14 Jan 2024 -- The Department of Foreign Affairs reaffirms the principles contained in the Joint Communique of the Government of the Republic of the Philippines and the Government of the People's Republic of China signed by President Ferdinand E. Marcos and Premier Zhou Enlai on 9 June 1975.
• U.S. delegation arrives in Taiwan for post-election talks CNA 14 Jan 2024 -- A U.S delegation including former National Security Advisor Stephen Hadley arrived in Taiwan on Sunday evening, one day after Vice President Lai Ching-te (賴清德) was elected the country's new leader.
• US to send delegation to Taiwan despite China's warnings IRNA 14 Jan 2024 -- A US congressional delegation will travel to Taiwan in May to announce America's solidarity with the island, a move that risks deteriorating the already tense relations between Washington and Beijing.
• 'Taiwan independence' a dead-end, sabotages peace in Straits Global Times 14 Jan 2024 -- China has made serious representations to the US over the US State Department's statement on Taiwan's regional election, and opposes the US having any form of official interaction with the island, China's Foreign Ministry stated on Sunday. As the risks of Taiwan secessionists' provocation and cross-Straits conflicts overshadow peace and stability in the Straits with Taiwan's Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) remaining in power, experts said it is necessary to caution the US against indulging Taiwan secessionists to prevent an unwanted clash.
• Foreign Ministry Spokesperson's Remarks on US State Department's Statement on the Election in China's Taiwan Region PRC MofA 14 Jan 2024 -- The US State Department's statement on the election in China's Taiwan region seriously violates the one-China principle and the three China-US joint communiqués, and goes against the US' own political commitment to maintaining only cultural, commercial, and other unofficial relations with the people of Taiwan.
• China Rebukes US State Dept for Sending 'Gravely Wrong Signal' to Taiwan Sputnik 14 Jan 2024 -- China resolutely opposes any official interaction between the US and Taiwan and any American interference in Taiwan's internal affairs, regardless of the reasons, and calls on Washington to strictly adhere to the one-China principle and the joint communiques.
• Beijing says Taiwan issue is China's internal affair Press TV 14 Jan 2024 -- The Chinese Foreign Ministry in a statement has reaffirmed the "One China" policy, saying that the Taiwan issue is China's internal affair and irrespective of changes in the island Taiwan is part of China.
• PLA activities in the waters and airspace around Taiwan Jan. 14, 2023 ROC MND 14 Jan 2024
• DPP wins presidency but loses majority in Legislature CNA 14 Jan 2024 -- Taiwanese voters on Saturday kept the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) in power for another four years but elected a new legislature that cost the DPP its absolute majority in the 113-seat body.
• Taiwan elections Australia DFAT 14 Jan 2024 -- Australia congratulates Dr Lai Ching-te on his victory in the Taiwan elections held on 13 January.
• U.S, Japan, EU congratulate Taiwan on elections, emphasize cross-strait peace CNA 14 Jan 2024 -- The United States, Japan, United Kingdom and the European Union offered congratulations to Taiwan on Saturday, following the completion of the presidential and legislative elections, while emphasizing the importance of peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait.
• Chinese coercion expected to continue with Lai's win: Foreign scholars CNA 14 Jan 2024 -- Chinese strategies involving economic coercion and psychological warfare against Taiwan are expected to continue following the victory of Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) candidate Lai Ching-te (賴清德) in the presidential election, scholars said Saturday.
• MAC urges China to 'respect' Taiwan's election results CNA 14 Jan 2024 -- Taiwan's top government agency handling cross-Taiwan Strait affairs has called on Beijing to "respect" the results of the presidential and legislative elections held on Saturday, saying they had showcased the resolve of Taiwanese society to safeguard freedom and democracy.
• Scholars predict rising China pressure, political gridlock after Taiwan election CNA 14 Jan 2024 -- The victory of Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) presidential candidate Lai Ching-te (賴清德) on Saturday will likely bring increased pressure from China, as well as gridlock in the legislature after no party won a majority, according to scholars.
• President-elect Lai Ching-te promises to maintain cross-strait status quo CNA 14 Jan 2024 -- President-elect Lai Ching-te (賴清德) said Saturday night he would commit to working to maintain the status quo in the Taiwan Strait and urged Beijing to change its approach towards Taipei in this "new situation."
• DPRK Foreign Minister to Visit Russian Federation KCNA 14 Jan 2024 -- Choe Son Hui, minister of Foreign Affairs of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, will pay an official visit to the Russian Federation from January 15 to 17 at the invitation of its Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov. -0-
• Rodong Sinmun on DPRK's Independence KCNA 14 Jan 2024 -- The DPRK is a powerful country of independence which has adhered to the revolutionary line of independence since it was founded independently, says Rodong Sinmun Sunday in an article.
• Iran Reveals Afghan Origin of Islamic State Kerman Attack; Retaliation Options Limited VOA 14 Jan 2024 -- More than a week after Iran experienced its deadliest terror attack in decades, its Islamist rulers said one of the suicide bombers trained in Afghanistan with the Islamic State group that claimed responsibility for the attack.
• US Ambassador to Kazakhstan Outlines US Engagement in Central Asia VOA 14 Jan 2024 -- U.S. strategic interests in Central Asia boil down to stability and sovereignty, according to Washington's top diplomat in Kazakhstan, an oil-rich republic sharing long borders with Russia and China.
• Pakistan's PTI Barred From Using Cricket Bat Electoral Symbol VOA 14 Jan 2024 -- Pakistan's Supreme Court has upheld an electoral commission decision barring the party of jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khan from using its iconic cricket bat electoral symbol to identify party candidates contesting the Feb. 8 national election.
• First meeting of the India-Maldives High Level Core Group India MEA 14 Jan 2024 -- The first meeting of the India-Maldives High Level Core Group was held in Male today.
• Vietnam's top leader attends party meeting amid health concerns Radio Free Asia 14 Jan 2024 -- Vietnam's top leader Nguyen Phu Trong attended an extraordinary session of the country's National Assembly Monday, after speculation that the Communist Party General Secretary's health was suffering, state media reported.