15 January 2024 Military News |
Operations
Defense Policy / Programs
Defense Industry
Other Conflicts
News Reports
Current Operations
- US Downs Houthi Missile in Latest Red Sea Attack VOA 15 Jan 2024 -- The U.S. military said Sunday it shot down an anti-ship cruise missile fired from a Houthi-controlled area of Yemen toward a U.S. Navy destroyer in the southern Red Sea.
- Yemen's Houthis vow more operations against Israel despite U.S., British airstrikes People's Daily 15 Jan 2024 -- Yemen's Houthi rebels said Saturday that the recent airstrikes on their positions by the United States and Britain will not deter them from continuing their attacks on Israel, vowing to launch more strikes soon.
- U.S., Britain launch new strike on Yemen's Hodeidah: media People's Daily 15 Jan 2024 -- The United States and Britain conducted a new strike on Yemen's Red Sea port city of Hodeidah on Sunday evening, the Houthi-run al-Masirah TV reported.
- U.S. navy shoots down anti-ship missile fired from Yemen: Central Command People's Daily 15 Jan 2024 -- The U.S. navy airforce shot down an anti-ship cruise missile fired by the Houthis in Yemen toward a navy battleship, the U.S. Central Command said in a statement on early Monday morning.
- CENTCOM: Missile fired from Yemen downed in Red Sea IRNA 15 Jan 2024 -- US Central Command (CENTCOM) has claimed that it shot down a missile targeting one of its warships in the Red Sea that had been fired from Yemen, as tensions mount in a waterway crucial for international shipping and amid the Israeli regime's war on Gaza.
- Houthis Fire Cruise Missile at US Navy Destroyer in Red Sea Sputnik 15 Jan 2024 -- In December, US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin announced the establishment of a multinational operation to secure the Red Sea, saying that the United Kingdom, Bahrain, Canada, France, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, the Seychelles, and Spain would take part in the mission.
- In stern warning to US and UK, Iran says war against Yemen must end Press TV 15 Jan 2024 -- Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian has issued a stern warning to the United States and the United Kingdom, saying the aggression against Yemen must end.
- Iraqi resistance strikes US bases in Syria, Iraq in retaliation for Gaza war Press TV 15 Jan 2024 -- Iraqi anti-terror resistance groups have carried out a series of attacks against three military bases housing US occupation troops in Syria and Iraq over Washington's support for the Israeli war on the Gaza Strip.
- Resistance rockets rain down on US bases in Syria, Iraq IRNA 15 Jan 2024 -- Three American military bases in Syria and Iraq have come under fresh rocket attacks amid heightened tensions in the region over Washington's support for the Israeli regime's deadly onslaught on the Gaza Strip.
- Iraqi Resistance targets 3 US bases in Iraq, Syria IRNA 15 Jan 2024 -- The Islamic Resistance in Iraq says it has targeted three American bases in Iraq and Syria with rockets and drones.
- US in Contact With Iraqi, Kurdish Officials Following Recent Missile Attacks Sputnik 15 Jan 2024 -- The United States is in contact with senior Iraqi and Kurdish officials following the recent missile attacks in northern Iraq and northern Syria, a White House National Security Council spokesperson said in a statement to Sputnik.
Defense Policy / Programs
- Statement From Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III on Hospital Release DoD 15 Jan 2024
- Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III Released From Hospital DoD 15 Jan 2024
- The UK announces 20,000 British Forces to boost NATO in speech UK MOD 15 Jan 2024 -- Speaking at Lancaster House today, the Defence Secretary set out his vision for deterring threats, leading among allies, and defending the UK.
- Briefing by Chief of Nuclear, Chemical, and Biological Protection Troops of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation Lieutenant General Igor Kirillov on U.S. military-biological activity Russia MoD 15 Jan 2024
- UK Trained Over 60,000 Ukrainian Troops Since 2014 - Defense Minister Sputnik 15 Jan 2024 -- Over 60,000 Ukrainian servicemen have received training in the United Kingdom since 2014, UK Defense Secretary Grant Shapps said on Monday.
- Australia joins United States and United Kingdom for Exercise Red Flag Nellis 24-1 Australia DOD 15 Jan 2024 -- The Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) is preparing for the world's toughest air combat training environment, alongside counterparts from the United States and United Kingdom during Exercise Red Flag Nellis24-1.
- Aviators take on air combat training in Nevada Australia DOD 15 Jan 2024 -- Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) aviators have joined counterparts from the United States and United Kingdom on Exercise Red Flag Nellis 24-1, considered one of the world's toughest air combat training environments, to hone their war-fighting skills.
- Hypersonic Missile Test-fire Conducted in DPRK KCNA 15 Jan 2024 -- On the afternoon of January 14, the DPRK Missile Administration conducted a test-fire of an intermediate-range solid-fuel ballistic missile loaded with a hypersonic maneuverable controlled warhead.
- North Korea Conducts Successful Test Launch of Ballistic Missile Sputnik 15 Jan 2024 -- The North Korean government said that Pyongyang's recent launch of a solid-fuel medium-range ballistic missile was successful, North Korean state-run news agency KCNA reported on Monday.
- German Army Orders Over $54Mln Worth of Decoy Flares From Rheinmetall Sputnik 15 Jan 2024 -- German defense firm Rheinmetall said on Monday that it signed an agreement worth about 50 million euros ($54.7 million) with Germany's Bundeswehr (armed forces) for the production of decoy flares to protect aircraft from infrared-guided missiles.
- MAIDEN INDIAN NAVY - ROYAL THAI NAVY BILATERAL EXERCISE AND 36TH EDITION OF INDO-THAI COORDINATED PATROL India PIB 15 Jan 2024 -- The maiden Bilateral Maritime Exercise between the Indian Navy (IN) and Royal Thai Navy (RTN) was conducted from 20 to 23 December 2023
- 'No need for presence of extra-regional forces in region' IRNA 15 Jan 2024 -- The commander of the First Naval Region of the Islamic Republic of Iran says the security of the region will be safeguarded by the countries of the region and there is no need for the presence of extra-regional countries anymore.
- Government Approves 2024 State Budget Israel - Prime Minister 15 Jan 2024
- PM statement on defending the UK and its allies: 15 January 2024 Gov.UK 15 Jan 2024 -- The Prime Minister Rishi Sunak updated the House of Commons on military strikes on Houthi rebels in Yemen, as well as his recent visit to Ukraine.
- Latvian President Says Conscription Needed In Face Of Potential Russia Threat RFE/RL 15 Jan 2024 -- Russia's unprovoked invasion of Ukraine has made the reintroduction of mandatory military service in Latvia a necessity even though the Baltic country is already a member of NATO, President Edgars Rinkevics told Current Time on January 15.
Defense Industry
Other Conflicts
- 15 January 2024 - Daily Press Briefing by the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General United Nations 15 Jan 2024
- Statement in English by IDF Spokesperson Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari, January 15th, 2024 Israel Defense Forces 15 Jan 2024
- Israel Says Intensive Phase of War With Hamas Will Soon End VOA 15 Jan 2024 -- Israel's defense minister said Monday that the intensive phase of Israel's war with Hamas would soon end, but he ruled out a cease-fire.
- Israeli Forces Strike Across Gaza Strip as Gaza Health Ministry Says Death Toll Tops 24,100 VOA 15 Jan 2024 -- Israeli forces launched new airstrikes across the Gaza Strip on Monday, while the Hamas-run Health Ministry in Gaza said Monday that Israeli attacks killed more than 130 people during the past day.
- Israeli army acknowledges effectiveness of Hezbollah attacks IRNA 15 Jan 2024 -- A spokesman for the Israeli regime's army has admitted the success of missile attacks by Lebanon's resistance movement Hezbollah on northern territories of occupied Palestine.
- Israeli PM vows to continue fighting against Hamas as Gaza conflict hits 100 days People's Daily 15 Jan 2024 -- The bloody Israel-Hamas conflict entered its 100th day on Sunday, with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pledging to continue the military campaign in the Gaza Strip until "total victory" is achieved.
- In Numbers: 100 days of Israel's genocidal war against Palestinians in Gaza Press TV 15 Jan 2024
- Jan. 14: 'Axis of Resistance' operations against Israeli occupation Press TV 15 Jan 2024
- Al-Qassam Brigades says destroyed about 1,000 Israeli military vehicles in past 100 days Press TV 15 Jan 2024 -- The Palestinian resistance movement Hamas says its fighters have destroyed or disabled hundreds of Israeli military vehicles over the 100 days that have passed since the beginning of the regime's military aggression against the Gaza Strip.
- Israeli regime fired at with 11K missiles during Gaza war: Army statement IRNA 15 Jan 2024 -- The army of the Zionist regime admits thousands of missiles have been launched against its targets during the Gaza war.
- UNRWA Situation Report #64 on the situation in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, including East Jerusalem (All information from 11- 13 January 2024, is valid as of 13 January 2024 at 22:30) UNRWA 15 Jan 2024
- Secretary-General's statement to the press on the Middle East UN Secretary-General 15 Jan 2024
- Preventing famine and deadly disease outbreak in Gaza requires faster, safer aid access and more supply routes WHO 15 Jan 2024
- UN chief reiterates Gaza ceasefire call, condemns 'collective punishment' of Palestinians UN News 15 Jan 2024 -- UN Secretary-General António Guterres has emphasized the imperative of establishing "basic conditions" to facilitate safe and full-scale aid delivery to civilians in Gaza while stressing that only a ceasefire will prevent the crisis from escalating.
- UN urges radical change to aid relief access in Gaza amid fresh famine fears UN News 15 Jan 2024 -- After more than 100 days of war in Gaza and no let-up in sight, senior UN humanitarians issued a rare joint appeal for greater aid access on Monday, expressing renewed fears of death due to famine and disease unless there is a "fundamental step change" in procedures.
- UN: More Aid Entry Points Needed to Gaza to Prevent Famine VOA 15 Jan 2024 -- The U.N. secretary-general renewed his appeal Monday for an immediate humanitarian cease-fire in the Gaza Strip, as the chiefs of his aid agencies called for more entry points for relief supplies to avert famine and the spread of disease.
- UN chief calls for immediate Gaza ceasefire, says humanitarian situation 'beyond words' Press TV 15 Jan 2024 -- The United Nations secretary general has called for an "immediate humanitarian ceasefire" in the Gaza Strip, which has been under Israel's genocidal war for more than three months.
- UNRWA: In Gaza, largest displacement of Palestinians since 1948 Press TV 15 Jan 2024 -- The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) says Israel has forcibly displaced a considerably large number of Palestinians during its continuing genocidal campaign in the besieged Gaza Strip.
- UN agencies urge rapid access to aid in northern Gaza amid looming famine Press TV 15 Jan 2024 -- 3 United Nations agencies have called on Israel to provide faster and easier access to aid in the northern Gaza Strip to avoid famine and deadly disease outbreaks in a besieged Palestinian territory that has been witness to Israeli savagery since early October.
- Biden vows diplomacy to release Israeli captives IRNA 15 Jan 2024 -- US President Joe Biden says he will keep communicating with Qatar, Egypt and the Zionist regime for the release of captives held by Palestinian resistance fighters.
- Resistance forces in region act independently: Iran FM IRNA 15 Jan 2024 -- Iran's Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian says the Islamic Republic doesn't give orders to regional resistance forces, including Yemen rather they act independently within the framework of own interests.
- Israeli regime left empty-handed after 100 days of war on Gaza: Iran IRNA 15 Jan 2024 -- Iran's Foreign Ministry Spokesman Nasser Kanaani says that the Zionist regime of Israel has achieved "no strategic outcome" from more than 100 days of aggression on the Palestinians in Gaza.
- Israel fell apart on October 7, resorts to political solutions after Gaza failure: Iran FM Press TV 15 Jan 2024 -- Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian says Israel's political and security structure suffered a collapse after the Palestinian resistance movement Hamas launched its military operation against the regime in October.
- Iran FM: Israel fell apart on October 7 ISNA 15 Jan 2024 -- Iran Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian says Israel's political and security structure suffered a collapse after the Palestinian resistance movement Hamas launched its military operation against the regime in October.
- Israel makes no 'strategic achievement' in Gaza; atrocities cause its downfall: Iran Press TV 15 Jan 2024 -- Iran warns Israel that the heinous crimes it has committed against the Palestinian people in Gaza over the past 100 days will not help the regime survive its doomed fate and ultimate collapse.
- US committed 'strategic mistake' by attacking Yemen, Iran FM tells Lavrov Press TV 15 Jan 2024 -- Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian has told his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov that a decision by the United States to attack Yemen last week was a strategic mistake.
- China, Arab League urging immediate, comprehensive cease-fire of Israel-Palestine conflict Global Times 15 Jan 2024 -- China and the League of Arab States issued a joint statement on the Israel-Palestine conflict on Sunday, urging an immediate and comprehensive cease-fire and stressing the two-state solution as "a basis" for any future settlement concerning the fate of the Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank.
- Displacing Palestinians will cross red lines: Qatari Emir IRNA 15 Jan 2024 -- Emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani has expressed his strong opposition to plans for displacing Palestinians from the Gaza Strip by saying that they will cross the red lines existing around the conflict in Palestine.
- ICJ must take urgent action to end Israel's aggression: Palestinian PM Press TV 15 Jan 2024 -- The Palestinian Authority's Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh says the International Court of Justice needs to take urgent action to stop Israel's genocidal campaign in the besieged Gaza Strip.
- West Bank unrest can harm goals in Gaza: Israeli minister IRNA 15 Jan 2024 -- Israel's Minister of Military Affairs, Yoav Gallant has warned against an increase in unrest in the West Bank amid the regime's brutal raids across the occupied territories as well as its genocidal war on the besieged Gaza Strip.
- Many Israeli captives killed in attacks on Gaza: Qassam Brigades IRNA 15 Jan 2024 -- The Al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of the Palestinian resistance movement, Hamas, in a video message on Sunday reported the killing of a number of Israeli captives in the regime's attacks and bombing of Gaza over the past weeks.
- Abu Obeida: Israeli claims of seizure, control are 'ridiculous' ISNA 15 Jan 2024 -- Al-Qassam Brigades Military Spokesperson addresses Palestinians and the people of the Ummah on the 100th day of the Israeli aggression on the Gaza Strip and promises close victory.
- Hamas says combined retaliatory attack by Palestinians near Tel Aviv 'natural' response to Israel's genocidal war Press TV 15 Jan 2024 -- The Palestinian resistance movement Hamas has praised a retaliatory operation near Tel Aviv as a "natural" response to the Israeli regime's ongoing genocidal war against Palestinians in the besieged Gaza Strip.
- Hezbollah targets 3 Israeli military bases with missile IRNA 15 Jan 2024 -- The Lebanese Hezbollah Resistance movement has targeted three Israeli military bases in northern occupied lands.
- Hezbollah: Israel stuck in failure, We ready for any war ISNA 15 Jan 2024 -- Speaking at the one-week anniversary of the martyrdom of Resistance leader and martyr Wissam Tawil (Hajj Jawad), on Sunday, Sayyed Nasrallah hailed the Resistance of Gaza and its people, calling their steadfastness "legendary".
- Houthis strike commercial vessel in Southern Red Sea CENTCOM 15 Jan 2024 -- On Jan. 15 at approximately 4 p.m. (Sanaa time), Iranian-backed Houthi militants fired an anti-ship ballistic missile from Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen and struck the M/V Gibraltar Eagle, a Marshall Islands-flagged, U.S.-owned and operated container ship. The ship has reported no injuries or significant damage and is continuing its journey.
- EP Plenary: Speech by High Representative/Vice-President Josep Borrell on the Houthi attacks in the Red Sea European External Action Service (EEAS) 15 Jan 2024 -- Speech delivered by Commissioner for Jobs and Social Rights, Nicolas Schmit, on behalf of High Representative/Vice-President Josep Borrell
- US CENTCOM Confirms Houthi Missile Hitting US Container Ship in Red Sea Sputnik 15 Jan 2024 -- A US-owned and operated container ship has been hit by a missile fired from the Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen, the US Central Command (CENTCOM) said on Monday.
- Houthis Confirm Missile Strike at US-owned Ship in Gulf of Aden - Spokesman Sputnik 15 Jan 2024 -- The Houthis in Yemen on Monday confirmed that its missile hit a US-owned ship in the Gulf of Aden, the movement's military spokesman Yahya Saria said.
- Yemen strikes US-owned ship with ballistic missile in Red Sea IRNA 15 Jan 2024 -- The Yemeni armed forces have struck a US-owned and operated container ship with an anti-ship ballistic missile in the Red Sea as tensions reach a boiling point following a series of coordinated US-UK attacks against Yemen.
- Iran condemns UK foreign secretary's unfounded remarks IRNA 15 Jan 2024 -- Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Nasser Kanaani has strongly condemned unfounded remarks made by UK Foreign Secretary David Cameron about tensions in the Red Sea.
- Ansarullah: Yemen to become graveyard of Americans after US aggression IRNA 15 Jan 2024 -- Ali al-Qahoum, a top official of Yemen's ruling Houthi Ansarullah movement, has said that the US has opened "the doors of the hell to itself" by committing aggression against Yemen, pledging that Sana'a would give a painful response that would turn Yemen into "the graveyard of the Americans".
- US-owned cargo ship targeted with anti-ship ballistic missile off Yemen coast Press TV 15 Jan 2024 -- A US-owned cargo ship has been targeted by a missile off the coast of Yemen, amid heightened tensions in the Red Sea over Washington's unrelenting support for the Israeli genocidal war against Palestinians in the besieged Gaza Strip.
- Hezbollah vows to continue war of attrition to keep Tel Aviv in 'defeat position' Press TV 15 Jan 2024 -- Lebanon's Hezbollah resistance movement has vowed to continue its "war of attrition" against Israel in support of Palestinian victims of Tel Aviv's US-backed genocidal war in the Gaza Strip.
- Yemen's response to US-led strikes will end American hegemony forever: Official Press TV 15 Jan 2024 -- A Yemeni official has warned that his country is preparing to retaliate against recent US-led military strikes in a way that will bring an end to American hegemony forever.
- WHO launches appeal for US$ 1.5 billion for key emergencies in 2024 WHO 15 Jan 2024
- WHO appeals for $1.5 billion to deliver healthcare in crises UN News 15 Jan 2024 -- The World Health Organization (WHO) on Monday launched a $1.5 billion emergency appeal to provide care to more than 87 million people this year in 41 ongoing crises, including in the occupied Palestinian territory, Ukraine, Sudan, Syria and the Horn of Africa.
- Experts urge Philippines to remain restrained after longest pause of provocation in South China Sea Global Times 15 Jan 2024 -- It has been apparently more than one month since the Philippines last sent ships to trespass into waters off China's Ren'ai Jiao (also known as Ren'ai Reef), marking the longest pause in Manila's provocations since August.
- UN: Crippling Winter Puts Nearly 100,000 Children At Risk in Quake-Hit Afghanistan VOA 15 Jan 2024 -- The United Nations has called for increased humanitarian aid to help tens of thousands of children in western Afghanistan who are suffering in life-threatening winter conditions in the aftermath of a string of devastating earthquakes last October.
- UNICEF Wants More Aid For Children Affected By Earthquake In Western Afghanistan RFE/RL 15 Jan 2024 -- UNICEF, the UN's aid and relief organization for children, has called for greater support for the nearly 100,000 children affected by the October earthquakes in the western Afghan province of Herat.
- 96,000 children affected by earthquakes in western Afghanistan in dire need of support this winter, UNICEF warns UNICEF 15 Jan 2024 -- 100 days after earthquakes struck western Afghanistan, UNICEF is calling for greater support for over 96,000 children affected in the aftermath, as a crippling winter grips the country.
- Myanmar's junta threatens to raze villages to bolster army numbers Radio Free Asia 15 Jan 2024 -- Myanmar's military junta is recruiting locals across more than 50 villages in the country's central areas, locals told Radio Free Asia on Monday.
- Setbacks to junta mount as Operation 1027 spreads in Myanmar Radio Free Asia 15 Jan 2024 -- With a wine toast, six Myanmar army brigadier generals negotiated the orderly withdrawal of nearly 2,400 troops and over 1,000 dependents from Laukkaing on Jan. 4, with the Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army.
- Eastern DRC Hopes for Peace During Tshisekedi's Second Term VOA 15 Jan 2024 -- Felix Tshisekedi is set to be inaugurated for a new term as president of the Democratic Republic of Congo, after the constitutional court confirmed his victory in last month's election. In the eastern part of the country, residents hope he will focus his attention on bringing peace and security to the volatile region.
Operation Iron Swords / Operation Al-Aqsa Flood
Other Conflicts
News Reports
- Russia Intends to Further Develop Partnership With North Korea in All Areas - Kremlin Sputnik 15 Jan 2024 -- Russia intends to further develop relations of partnership with North Korea in all areas, a dialogue will continue at all levels, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Monday.
- Putin's Daughter Reportedly Earned More Than $10 Million In Three Years With Well-Connected Medical Company RFE/RL 15 Jan 2024 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin's eldest daughter, Maria Vorontsova, earned 944 million rubles ($10.7 million) as an employee of the New Medical Company (NOMEKO) from 2019 to 2022, opposition politician Aleksei Navalny's team said in an investigative report published on January 15.
- Russia Plans to Build Over 600 Homegrown Planes in Next 6 Years Sputnik 15 Jan 2024 -- Russia is planning the production of more than 600 fully domestic passenger aircraft in the next six years and has allowed tapping the sovereign wealth fund to help plane manufacturers scale up their output, Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin said on Monday.
- Switzerland and China renew high-level contacts and deepen relations in the run-up to 75th anniversary Federal Council - Swiss Government 15 Jan 2024 -- On Monday, 15 January, a Federal Council delegation led by President Viola Amherd received a Chinese delegation led by Premier Li Qiang at the Lohn Estate for an official visit to Switzerland. This was the first such high-level meeting since the pandemic. The delegations discussed the deep and wide-ranging bilateral relations characterised by dialogue on around 30 issues, as well as a range of current international affairs.
- China discovers new heavy rare earth mineral Global Times 15 Jan 2024 -- Chinese scientists recently discovered a new heavy rare earth mineral named Bayanoboite-Y, at the Bayan Obo Rare Earth Mine in Baotou, located in North China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, local media outlet Baotou Daily reported.
- Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Mao Ning's Regular Press Conference on January 15, 2024 PRC MofA 15 Jan 2024
- Former Party chief and chairman of China Everbright Group arrested for embezzlement and accepting bribes Global Times 15 Jan 2024 -- China's Supreme People's Procuratorate has arrested Tang Shuangning, former Party chief and chairman of China Everbright Group, for the charge of embezzlement and accepting bribes, weakening the Party's leadership over the state-owned enterprise, being ineffective in preventing and defusing financial risks, privately reading publications with serious political problems and resisting the organizational scrutiny, according to the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI) and the National Supervisory Commission.
- Former chairman of China Everbright Group arrested People's Daily 15 Jan 2024 -- China's Supreme People's Procuratorate (SPP) has ordered the arrest of Tang Shuangning, former chairman of China Everbright Group, for alleged embezzlement and bribery.
- Spread of flu more prevalent than COVID People's Daily 15 Jan 2024 -- Since the start of this year, the number of visits to fever clinics across China has fluctuated but has overall trended downward, the nation's health authority said on Sunday.
- Xi urges institutions to safeguard national security People's Daily 15 Jan 2024 -- President Xi Jinping has called on institutions involved in the nation's political and legal affairs to resolutely safeguard national security, bolster their political acumen and judgment, and prevent and resolve major security risks.
- Senior CPC official, San Francisco mayor discuss implementation of outcomes of Xi-Biden summit People's Daily 15 Jan 2024 -- Liu Jianchao, head of the International Department of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, on Saturday met with San Francisco Mayor London Breed on implementing the outcomes of the San Francisco summit between the two heads of state.
- Combination of Tianzhou-7 cargo spacecraft, Long March-7 rocket rolls to launch pad Global Times 15 Jan 2024 -- The combination of Tianzhou-7 cargo spacecraft and Long March-7 Y8 carrier rocket was rolled out to the launchpad in Wenchang Space Launch Site in South China's Hainan Province on Monday. All facilities in the Wenchang spaceport are in good conditions and testing work is underway for the first China Space Station mission in 2024, the Global Times learned from the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA) on Monday.
- Nauru Officially Breaks Ties with Taiwan US Dept. of State 15 Jan 2024 -- "While the Government of Nauru's action on January 15 to sever its diplomatic relationship with Taiwan is a sovereign decision, it is nonetheless a disappointing one."
- Taiwan Loses Nauru to China Following Ruling Party's Election Victory VOA 15 Jan 2024 -- Taiwan announced that it will sever diplomatic ties with Nauru effective immediately Monday after the Pacific island nation announced its decision to switch diplomatic recognition from Taiwan to China.
- Taiwan, Nauru end diplomatic relations CNA 15 Jan 2024 -- The Republic of China (Taiwan) has terminated diplomatic relations with the Republic of Nauru with immediate effect after the Pacific island nation announced Monday it would recognize the People's Republic of China (PRC).
- Foreign Ministry Spokesperson's Remarks on the Government of the Republic of Nauru's Announcement to Break Diplomatic Ties with the Taiwan Region and Seek to Reestablish Diplomatic Ties with China PRC MofA 15 Jan 2024
- Nauru severs diplomatic ties with Taiwan, to seek full relations with China Radio Free Asia 15 Jan 2024 -- Nauru will switch its diplomatic recognition to Beijing from Taiwan, the government of the Pacific island country of 10,000 people said Monday, reducing Taiwan's diplomatic allies to just a dozen nations.
- Nauru Severs Diplomatic Relations With Taiwan, Moves to One-China Principle Sputnik 15 Jan 2024 -- The Republic of Nauru (island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean) has decided to sever diplomatic relations with Taiwan in line with the UN resolution that recognizes China as the sole legal government representing the whole of China and seeks to resume full diplomatic relations with China, the country's government said.
- China's post-election poaching of Nauru 'an assault on democracy': MOFA CNA 15 Jan 2024 -- The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) on Monday accused China of plotting to poach diplomatic ally Nauru two days after Taiwan's presidential election as part of a calculated "assault on democracy."
- Government, opposition parties denounce Nauru's diplomatic pivot CNA 15 Jan 2024 -- Taiwan's government and opposition parties condemned Nauru on Monday for its decision to shift diplomatic recognition to China, a move that came shortly after the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) secured a third term in power.
- Nauru's financial demands key to breaking ties with Taiwan: Official CNA 15 Jan 2024 -- Nauru asked Taiwan for around 125 million Australian dollars (US$83.23 million) to keep an immigration detention facility going but it switched diplomatic recognition to China before Taipei gave a final answer, a Taiwanese diplomatic source said.
- Nauru to sever 'diplomatic ties' with Taiwan region, showing one-China principle a prevailing consensus Global Times 15 Jan 2024 -- Chinese Foreign Ministry said China appreciates and welcomes Nauru's decision of severing "diplomatic ties" with the Taiwan region, which was announced on Monday on the heels of the regional election in the island, reflecting that the one-China principle is a prevailing consensus among the international community. The decision is also considered a slap in the face to some ill-intentioned moves made by very few US-led Western countries aiming to turn the Taiwan question into an international topic and to continue playing "the Taiwan card" in containing the Chinese mainland, experts said.
- 'Major reforms' needed for KMT to return to power: Ex-VP candidate CNA 15 Jan 2024 -- The Kuomintang (KMT) needs to undertake "major reforms" and clarify its messaging if it wants to win future elections, Jaw Shau-kong (趙少康), the vice presidential candidate on the KMT's ticket in Saturday's presidential election, said Monday.
- U.S. to keep working with Taiwan for regional peace: Ex-U.S. officials CNA 15 Jan 2024 -- Two former U.S. officials met with President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) in Taipei on Monday, two days after Taiwan's presidential election, and affirmed the United States' policy of working with Taiwan for peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait.
- Results of Taiwan regional elections spur concerns over cross-Straits business, trade Global Times 15 Jan 2024 -- Following Taiwan's regional elections, concerns have risen regarding cross-Straits trade, given the island's new leaders' adoption of a hostile and separatist policy toward the Chinese mainland.
- Elections won't change fact that Taiwan belongs to China: Beijing IRNA 15 Jan 2024 -- China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi has reiterated his country's sovereignty over Taiwan, saying the recently-held election and its results there will not change the basic fact that the self-ruled island is a part of China.
- PLA activities in the waters and airspace around Taiwan Jan. 15, 2024 ROC MND 15 Jan 2024
- SCO chief makes remarks on result of Taiwan leadership election People's Daily 15 Jan 2024 -- Zhang Ming, secretary-general of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), on Sunday made remarks on the result of Taiwan leadership election.
- Mainland spokesperson comments on Taiwan election results People's Daily 15 Jan 2024 -- A Chinese mainland spokesperson on Saturday commented on the outcomes of Taiwan leadership and legislature elections.
- Kim Jong Un to revise constitution, label S Korea as 'primary enemy' Radio Free Asia 15 Jan 2024 -- North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has pledged to amend the country's constitution to declare South Korea as Pyongyang's "primary and immutable enemy," a decision that could further escalate tensions on the Korean peninsula and beyond.
- Kim Jong Un Says Seoul Should Be Designated as Hostile Country No.1 - Reports Sputnik 15 Jan 2024 -- North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said on Monday that South Korea should be designated in the constitution as the number one hostile country, South Korean news agency Yonhap reported, citing North Korean state-run news agency KCNA.
- DPRK Government Delegation Arrives in Moscow KCNA 15 Jan 2024 -- A DPRK government delegation headed by Foreign Minister Choe Son Hui arrived in Moscow on January 14 to pay an official visit to the Russian Federation.
- KCNA Commentary on Traitor Yoon Suk Yeol's Confrontation Hysteria KCNA 15 Jan 2024 -- The Yoon Suk Yeol-led puppet regime goes to extremes in its confrontation hysteria from the outset of the new year.
- U.S. Senior Official for the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) Pak's Trilateral Call with Republic of Korea (ROK) Special Representative Kim and Japanese Director General Namazu US Dept. of State 15 Jan 2024 -- U.S. Senior Official for the DPRK Dr. Jung H. Pak held a trilateral call with Republic of Korea Special Representative for Korean Peninsula Peace and Security Affairs Kim Gunn and Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs Director General for Asian and Oceanian Affairs Namazu Hiroyuki on January 14 where all three senior officials strongly condemned the DPRK's self-claimed launch of a solid-fuel intermediate-range ballistic missile (IRBM) which violated multiple UN Security Council resolutions.
- DPRK: Statement by the Spokesperson on the launch of a ballistic missile European External Action Service (EEAS) 15 Jan 2024 -- The EU strongly condemns the Democratic People's Republic of Korea's (DPRK) launch of a ballistic missile on 14 January.
- DPRK Government Delegation Leaves to Visit Russia KCNA 15 Jan 2024 -- A DPRK government delegation headed by Foreign Minister Choe Son Hui left here Sunday to pay an official visit to the Russian Federation at the invitation of its Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov.
- Iran's IRGC Claims Responsibility for Missile Attacks on Iraq's Erbil Sputnik 15 Jan 2024 -- Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) took responsibility on Tuesday for missile attacks on Iraqi Kurdistan's capital of Erbil, claiming that it targeted bases of anti-Iranian terrorist groups.
- Condemnation of Iran's Attacks in Erbil US Dept. of State 15 Jan 2024 -- The United States strongly condemns Iran's attacks in Erbil today and offers condolences to the families of those who were killed.
- IRGC missiles hit anti-Iran terrorists' bases in Syria, Mossad espionage center in Iraqi Kurdistan Press TV 15 Jan 2024 -- The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) says it has fired barrages of ballistic missiles at Syrian bases of terrorists who were involved in recent attacks in Iran, as well as an Israeli espionage center in the Iraqi Kurdistan region.
- Press release on Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's telephone conversation with Foreign Minister of Iran Hossein Amir-Abdollahian Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 15 Jan 2024
- Iran, Russia FMs call for finalizing strategic cooperation agreement IRNA 15 Jan 2024 -- Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian and his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov in a telephone conversation have urged the necessity of finalizing the comprehensive and strategic cooperation agreement between the two countries.
- Telephone conversation with Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi President of Russia 15 Jan 2024 -- Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with Prime Minister of the Republic of India Narendra Modi.
- Prime Minister speaks with the President of the Russian Federation India MEA 15 Jan 2024 -- Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi had a telephone conversation today with the President of the Russian Federation, H.E. Mr. Vladimir Putin.
- PM Netanyahu Meets with Czech President Petr Pavel Israel - Prime Minister 15 Jan 2024
- Kazakh Officials Unexpectedly Allow Commemoration Of Nazarbaev Nemesis RFE/RL 15 Jan 2024 -- Kazakhstan's authorities have unexpectedly allowed an event commemorating the 80th anniversary of the birth of the late opposition politician Zamanbek Nurqadilov, an outspoken critic of the Central Asian nation's former president, Nursultan Nazarbaev.
- Wider Europe Briefing: What To Expect From the EU In 2024 RFE/RL 15 Jan 2024 -- Israel is stuck in "failure" and in "a deep hole" it has dug in the Gaza Strip, Hezbollah Secretary-General Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah said.
- Return Of The Jadids: Central Asia's Soviet-Repressed Groups Getting Fresh Attention From Kazakhs, Uzbeks RFE/RL 15 Jan 2024 -- In Central Asia's two biggest countries,Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan, modernist reformers who were repressed in the early Soviet period are now being celebrated in documentaries, television serials, and at high-level conferences.
- Recognizing the Democratic Transition in Guatemala US Dept. of State 15 Jan 2024 -- The United States congratulates Bernardo Arévalo and Karin Herrera on their inaugurations as President and Vice President of Guatemala. We applaud the Guatemalan people for advancing the cause of democracy under challenging circumstances.
- Troubled year in store for the world's children: UNICEF report UN News 15 Jan 2024 -- Globally in 2024, children are likely to see increased exposure to violence and war, and economic hardship, says the UN children's agency (UNICEF), in a flagship study released on Monday.
- World News in Brief: Emergency funds for Sudan refugees, democracy prevails in Guatemala, climate change in Iraq UN News 15 Jan 2024 -- Emergency Relief Coordinator, Martin Griffiths, has allocated $10 million from the UN's Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) to support men, women and children fleeing the conflict between rival militaries in Sudan, across the border into neighbouring South Sudan.
- Opposition Condemns Designation of Chad's Military Ruler as Presidential Candidate VOA 15 Jan 2024 -- Opposition parties in Chad are condemning the entry of the country's military ruler into the 2024 presidential race. General Mahamat Idriss Deby seized power after his father's death, declared himself interim president, and pushed through a new constitution which enables him to run for president in this year's delayed elections.
- Somali, Palestinian Delegations Push Demands Ahead of Non-Aligned Summit in Uganda VOA 15 Jan 2024 -- The summit of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) got underway this week in Uganda's capital, Kampala, where delegations from Somalia and the Palestinian people are lobbying members for support. While the Palestinians are calling on members to find a way to end the conflict in Gaza, Somalia says it needs support to maintain its territorial integrity.
|
NEWSLETTER
|
| Join the GlobalSecurity.org mailing list |
|
|
|
