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• Joint Statement From Australia, Bahrain, Canada, the Netherlands, United Kingdom and United States on Additional Strikes Against the Houthis in Yemen DoD 22 Jan 2024-- Today, the militaries of the United States and United Kingdom, at the direction of their respective governments with support from Australia, Bahrain, Canada, and the Netherlands, conducted an additional round of proportionate and necessary strikes against 8 Houthi targets in Yemen in response to the Houthis' continued attacks against international and commercial shipping as well as naval vessels transiting the Red Sea.
• Senior Military Official and Senior Defense Official Hold a Background Briefing DoD 22 Jan 2024
• US, UK Launch More Strikes Targeting Weapons in Houthi-Controlled Yemen VOA 22 Jan 2024 -- U.S. and British warplanes, backed by surface ships and submarines, launched a series of strikes into Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen late Monday, aimed at further degrading the capabilities of Iranian-backed Houthi militants who have sought to carry out attacks against key shipping lanes in the Middle East.
• Statement on Air Strikes against Houthi military targets in Yemen UK MOD 22 Jan 2024 -- On 22 January, the UK conducted further strikes against Houthi targets. Four Royal Air Force Typhoon FGR4s, supported by a pair of Voyager tankers, joined US forces in a deliberate strike against Houthi sites in Yemen.
• US, Allies Conduct New Strikes Against 8 Houthi Targets in Yemen Sputnik 22 Jan 2024 -- The US and its allies, including the UK, Australia, Canada, Bahrain, and the Netherlands, conducted new strikes against eight Houthi positions in Yemen in response to continued attacks on ships in the Red Sea, according to a joint statement published by the Pentagon.
• Ecuador Joins Combined Maritime Forces in Middle East as 40th Member CENTCOM 22 Jan 2024 -- On Jan. 11, the Combined Maritime Forces welcomed Ecuador as the 40th member of the world's largest maritime security partnership.
• Al-Asad Airbase comes under new drone attack IRNA 22 Jan 2024 -- Iraq's Islamic Resistance has said it has carried out a drone attack against US-controlled Al-Asad Airbase in Iraq's western Anbar Province.
• Rocket hits airbase housing U.S. forces in W. Iraq People's Daily 22 Jan 2024 -- About 20 rockets were launched Saturday toward an airbase housing U.S. forces in Iraq's western province of Anbar, wounding at least one Iraqi soldier, a source from the Iraqi army said.
• US-occupied Ain al-Asad military base in Iraq comes under fresh attack by resistance forces Press TV 22 Jan 2024 -- The Ain al-Asad air base housing US troops in Iraq has come under a fresh attack by resistance forces opposing Washington's support for the Israeli regime's war on Gaza.
• Two rounds of attacks reported on US position in Syria's Koniko IRNA 22 Jan 2024 -- Iraqi resistance forces have launched two separate missile attacks on a US military base in eastern Syria.
• Iraqi resistance attacks two US bases in Syria ISNA 22 Jan 2024 -- It has been reported that the sounds of explosions were heard from inside the American base in the city of Al-Shaddadi, south of Al-Hasakah Governorate, noting that the US air defense systems attempted to repel the attack.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Deputy Pentagon Press Secretary Sabrina Singh Holds an Off-Camera, On-the-Record Press Briefing DoD 22 Jan 2024
• New Marine Radios Cement Electromagnetic Spectrum Superiority USMC News 22 Jan 2024 -- In a decisive move meant to ensure dominance over the electromagnetic spectrum, Marine Corps Systems Command is on track to upgrade 50,000 legacy radios with state-of-the-art multi-channel, crypto-compliant models in Fiscal Year 2024.
• USS Normandy Returns Home from 8-Month Deployment US Navy 22 Jan 2024 -- The Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Normandy (CG 60) - part of the Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group (GRFCSG) - returned to homeport in Norfolk after an 8-month deployment to the U.S. Naval Forces Europe area of operations, Jan. 20, 2024.
• Pacific Partnership 24-1 Concludes Final Mission Stop in Chuuk US Navy 22 Jan 2024 -- Pacific Partnership 24-1 (PP24-1) concludes 12 days of medical, engineering, host nation outreach efforts, and humanitarian and disaster response in the Federated States of Micronesia, closing out its final mission stop Jan 21.
• Bataan ARG, 26th MEU(SOC) Arrive in Souda Bay for Port Visit US Navy 22 Jan 2024 -- The Bataan Amphibious Ready Group (ARG), comprised of the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5), Harpers Ferry-class dock landing ship USS Carter Hall (LSD 50) and San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS Mesa Verde (LPD 19), along with the embarked 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) (MEU(SOC)) arrived in Souda Bay, Crete, Jan. 20 and 21, for a regularly scheduled port visit following the completion of a large scale MEU(SOC) exercise Odyssey Encore in Greece alongside the 32nd Hellenic Marine Brigade.
• Commander, Naval Forces Korea Begins Contruction on New Headquarters Building US Navy 22 Jan 2024 -- Commander, Naval Forces Korea (CNFK), commemorated the beginning of the construction of its new headquarters building with a groundbreaking ceremony on Republic of Korea (ROK) Busan Naval Base, Jan. 18, 2023.
• Navy Explosive Ordnance Disposal Hosts Arctic Training Exercise Snow Crab Ex US Navy 22 Jan 2024 -- U.S. Navy Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Group 2 commenced Snow Crab Exercise (Snow Crab Ex) 24-1 Jan. 22, 2024 following the arrival of Navy EOD Mobile Units (EODMU) and Navy Divers at Camp Ripley in Little Falls, Minn.
• DOD Awarded More Than $55 Million for Base Energy Efficiency Projects DoD News 22 Jan 2024 -- Administration officials have announced more than $55 million in new federal grants for Defense Department projects aimed at improving energy efficiency and resilience at installations across the globe.
• U.S. Continues Protection Mission in Middle East, Convenes Ukraine Defense Group Meeting DoD News 22 Jan 2024 -- As part of an international effort, the United States continues to protect shipping in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden, and continues to defend against attacks on American forces in Iraq and Syria, by Iranian supported groups, Deputy Pentagon Press Secretary Sabrina Singh said today.
• Military Health System Stabilization: Rebuilding Health Care Access Is Critical to Patient's Well-Being DoD News 22 Jan 2024 -- The Defense Department is on a mission to get the right people into the right military hospital or clinic at the right time—both medical staff and patients.
• For Service Members, Access to Mental Health Care Streamlined Under Brandon Act DoD News 22 Jan 2024 -- Last year, the undersecretary of defense for personnel and readiness signed policy implementing within the Defense Department and across the military services the requirements laid out under the Brandon Act.
• Michigan Army Guard Civil Support Team Trains with Law Enforcement Army News 22 Jan 2024 -- Highly specialized teams from the Michigan Army National Guard trained with local, state and federal law enforcement agencies during a countering weapons of mass destruction response exercise.
• Turkish Parliament to Vote Tuesday on Sweden's NATO Membership VOA 22 Jan 2024 -- After more than a year of delays, the Turkish parliament is set to approve on Tuesday Sweden's entry into NATO. The decision comes after the Turkish Foreign Affairs Commission approved the country's bid for membership last month.
• NATO starts talks with civil society on Women, Peace and Security Policy update NATO 22 Jan 2024 -- On 18-19 January, NATO held its first talks with Civil Society representatives on the update of NATO's policy on Women, Peace and Security.
• NATO launches largest exercise since Cold War Global Times 22 Jan 2024 -- NATO is mobilizing some 90,000 troops to hold its largest exercise since the Cold War this week, which is scheduled to run through May, prompting Russia to say that the scale of the exercises marks an "irrevocable return" of the alliance to Cold War schemes, according to media reports. Some Chinese experts see the holding of a drill of this scale as primarily aiming to consolidate its military morale when the Russia-Ukraine conflict will soon mark its second anniversary and Ukrainian forces make lackluster achievements on the battlefield.
• Pacific Fleet flagship destroyer Varyag and fregate Marshal Shaposhnikov set out to sea to perform tasks Russia MoD 22 Jan 2024 -- The Pacific Fleet flagship Guards Order of Nakhimov destroyer Varyag and the fregate Marshal Shaposhnikov left Vladivostok to perform tasks at sea.
• Decree Could Give Ukrainian Citizenship to Foreign Fighters, Nation's Diaspora VOA 22 Jan 2024 -- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced a decree Monday that could grant Ukrainian citizenship to foreigners fighting in Ukraine against Russia.
• Zelenskiy Proposes Bill Allowing Ukrainian Citizenship For Foreign Fighters RFE/RL 22 Jan 2024 -- President Volodymyr Zelenskiy marked Ukraine's Day of Unity with the introduction of a draft law that allows multiple citizenships, a move that would make it possible for foreign fighters and ethnic Ukrainians outside the country to hold Ukrainian passports while not giving up other citizenship.
• President of Ukraine initiates a key bill that will enable the introduction of multiple citizenship President of Ukraine 22 Jan 2024
• Slovakia Would Veto Ukrainian Membership In NATO, PM Says Ahead Of Kyiv Visit RFE/RL 22 Jan 2024 -- Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico says he will tell his Ukrainian counterpart that Slovakia would reject Ukraine joining NATO because its membership would mean "nothing other than a basis for World War III."
• PLA Navy's 8th Type 055 large destroyer examined in drills Global Times 22 Jan 2024 -- The Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy's eighth Type 055 large destroyer recently received a multi-mission examination that experts said on Monday tested the newly commissioned warship's comprehensive capabilities, as the vessel readies itself for combat.
• INDIAN ARMY SPECIAL FORCES CONTINGENT REACHES EGYPT FOR JOINT EXERCISE 'CYCLONE' India PIB 22 Jan 2024 -- The Indian Army contingent comprising 25 personnel reached Egypt to take part in the 2nd edition of India-Egypt Joint Special Forces Exercise CYCLONE
• INDIAN - KYRGYZSTAN JOINT SPECIAL FORCES EXERCISE KHANJAR COMMENCES IN HIMACHAL PRADESH India PIB 22 Jan 2024 -- The 11th edition of India-Kyrgyzstan Joint Special Forces Exercise KHANJAR has commenced at the Special Forces Training School in Bakloh, Himachal Pradesh
• Baltic defence ministers agree on the Baltic Defence Line Latvia MOD 22 Jan 2024 -- Latvian, Lithuanian and Estonian defence ministers signed the agreement on Baltic Defence Line during the Baltic Defence Ministers' Committee meeting. Common defence line will further reinforce the external border of the Baltic States and NATO's eastern border.
• Data on interceptions of aircraft completed near the Baltic States' borders on January 15-21, 2024 Lithuania MND 22 Jan 2024
• Czech Republic to Sign Agreement to Purchase 24 US F-35 Fighters by End of March Sputnik 22 Jan 2024 -- The Czech Republic will sign an agreement to purchase 24 fifth-generation F-35A Lightning II fighter jets from the United States by the end of March, Czech Defense Minister Jana Cernochova said on Sunday.
• Secretary Blinken's Call with Greek Prime Minister Mitsotakis US Dept. of State 22 Jan 2024
• Secretary Blinken's Remarks to the Press US Dept. of State 22 Jan 2024
• Secretary Blinken's Call with Democratic Republic of the Congo President Tshisekedi US Dept. of State 22 Jan 2024
• Secretary Blinken's Remarks Following Visit to Porto de Praia US Dept. of State 22 Jan 2024
• Secretary Blinken and Cabo Verdean Prime Minister Ulisses Correia e Silva Before Their Meeting US Dept. of State 22 Jan 2024
• Secretary Blinken's Meeting with Cabo Verdean Prime Minister Correia e Silva US Dept. of State 22 Jan 2024
• Readout of President Biden's Special Advisor for the Americas and SOUTHCOM Commander's Trip to Ecuador The White House 22 Jan 2024
• Press Briefing by Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre, Gender Policy Council Director Jennifer Klein, and NSC Coordinator for Strategic Communications John Kirby The White House 22 Jan 2024
• PM call with President Biden: 22 January 2024 Gov.UK 22 Jan 2024
• Readout of President Joe Biden's Call with Prime Minister Sunak of the United Kingdom The White House 22 Jan 2024

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• 22 January 2024 - Daily Press Briefing by the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General United Nations 22 Jan 2024

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• PM Netanyahu Meets with Representatives of the Hostages' Families Israel - Prime Minister 22 Jan 2024
• PM Netanyahu Meets with French Armed Forces Minister Sébastien Lecornu Israel - Prime Minister 22 Jan 2024
• Jan. 21: 'Axis of Resistance' operations against Israeli occupation Press TV 22 Jan 2024
• Israel kills at least 190 people in Khan Younis in 24 hours Press TV 22 Jan 2024 -- Israel has killed at least 190 people in a time span of 24 hours in the southern part of the besieged Gaza Strip.
• Israeli forces destroyed 1,000 mosques, dozens of cemeteries since October 7: Ministry Press TV 22 Jan 2024 -- Israeli forces have destroyed at least 1,000 mosques during their ongoing genocidal war against the Gaza Strip while desecrating dozens of cemeteries, the territory's officials say.
• Gaza Hostage Talks Deadlocked as Israel Rejects Hamas' Demands for Ceasefire - Reports Sputnik 22 Jan 2024 -- The talks on the release of hostages held in the Gaza Strip have reached a stalemate as Israel rejects Hamas' demand for a constant ceasefire, NBC News reported on Monday, citing sources.
• 25,000 civilians killed in Gaza war as humanitarian needs go on rising UN News 22 Jan 2024 -- "Intense" Israeli bombardment in Gaza continued on Monday along with rocket fire into Israel by Palestinian armed groups as UN humanitarians reported that more than 25,000 have died in the enclave since war began on 7 October.
• Gaza: 'The siege is the silent killer' UN News 22 Jan 2024 -- In Gaza, bombs and bullets are far from the only threat to life. Residents lack food and clean water, health facilities are practically nonexistent and communication with the outside world is patchy at best.
• Gaza under longest communications blackout: UN agency Press TV 22 Jan 2024 -- The UN agency for Palestinian refugees says the besieged Gaza Strip is experiencing the longest communications shutdown that has kept the territory cut off from the outside world over the past week.
• US Calls on Israel to Protect Patients, Hospital Staff in Gaza VOA 22 Jan 2024 -- The United States called for Israel to protect civilians in hospitals as Israeli forces pressed ahead in its fight against Hamas militants in Gaza, carrying out airstrikes Monday in the territory's northern, central and southern regions.
• Israel resorts to 'blind terrorism' as regime achieves none of war aims in Gaza: Iran Press TV 22 Jan 2024 -- Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian says the Israeli regime is resorting to "blind terrorism" to make up for its defeat in the besieged Gaza Strip.
• SIS: Egypt responds to Israeli claims about its borders with Gaza Egypt SIS 22 Jan 2024 -- Head of State Information Service (SIS) Diaa Rashwan, announced that the recent period has witnessed several statements by Israeli officials, led by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, containing false claims and claims about the existence of weapons'smuggling operations, explosives, ammunition, and their components, into the Gaza Strip from Egyptian territory through several methods, including tunnels that claimed to be existed between both sides of the borders.
• Netanyahu's regime isolated, fearful of Gaza truth as Hamas fighting on: UK media Press TV 22 Jan 2024 -- The invading Israeli forces are still facing "fierce resistance" in Gaza, while more than three months of brutal aggression on the besieged Strip has caused a deep split in prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu's war cabinet, according to a British daily.
• Saudi FM: No Israel normalization without a path to Palestinian state Press TV 22 Jan 2024 -- Saudi Arabia's foreign minister has said the kingdom will not normalize relations with Israel without a credible pathway to a Palestinian state.
• Hezbollah targets Israeli force ISNA 22 Jan 2024 -- The Islamic Resistance in Lebanon - Hezbollah - targeted an Israeli force near the 'Zar'it' barracks, "which was preparing the carry out an attack inside Lebanese territory," according to what was included in Hezbollah's statement.
• Hezbollah fighters thwart Israeli military incursion into southern Lebanon Press TV 22 Jan 2024 -- Fighters from the Lebanese Hezbollah resistance movement have thwarted an Israeli military incursion into the southern part of Lebanon, amid strikes by the group against the regime's positions, in response to the ongoing Israeli genocidal campaign in the besieged Gaza Strip.
• Lebanon FM Says Fighting on Border Will Stop if Agreement on Gaza Reached Sputnik 22 Jan 2024 -- The fighting on the Lebanese-Israel border between the Israeli Defense Forces and Hezbollah would stop if a ceasefire agreement on Gaza is reached, Lebanese Foreign Minister Abdallah BouHabib said on Monday.
• Israeli army shells southern Lebanon again: Source IRNA 22 Jan 2024 -- The Israeli military has reportedly carried out yet another artillery attack in southern Lebanon amid heightened tensions between the Lebanese Resistance Movement Hezbollah and the Zionist regime.
• Targeting Additional Hamas Financial Networks US Dept. of State 22 Jan 2024 -- The United States is today imposing its fifth round of sanctions on Hamas since the October 7 terrorist attack on Israel. Today's action targets networks of Hamas-affiliated financial exchanges in Gaza, their owners, and associates.
• U.S., UK, and Australia Target Additional Hamas Financial Networks and Facilitators of Virtual Currency Transfers US Treasury 22 Jan 2024 -- Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) imposed a fifth round of sanctions on Hamas since the October 7 terrorist attack on Israel. Today's action targets networks of Hamas-affiliated financial exchanges in Gaza, their owners, and associates, and particularly financial facilitators that have played key roles in funds transfers, including cryptocurrency transfers, from the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps-Qods Force (IRGC-QF) to Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) in Gaza. Concurrent with OFAC's designations, the United Kingdom and Australia are also placing sanctions on key Hamas officials and facilitators.
• US, Britain, Australia Impose New Sanctions on Hamas VOA 22 Jan 2024 -- The United States, Britain and Australia imposed a fifth round of sanctions against Hamas on Monday, targeting the militants' financial exchanges in Gaza and money being sent there by Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps-Quds Force to Hamas and the Palestinian Islamic Jihad.
• Yemenis acting independently in their Red Sea operations: IRGC Navy chief IRNA 22 Jan 2024 -- Commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps Navy says that the Yemeni armed forces are acting independently in their military operations in the Red Sea, adding that attacks on Israeli-linked ships are in line with supporting the Muslim people of Gaza in their struggle against the Zionist regime.
• Yemen targets US military cargo ship in Gulf of Aden IRNA 22 Jan 2024 -- Yemen says it has targeted a US military cargo ship in the Gulf of Aden as part of its efforts to support the Palestinians fighting the US-backed Israeli war on Gaza.
• Australia recalls Israeli-bound ship over Yemen threats IRNA 22 Jan 2024 -- Australia has recalled an ship carrying livestock to the Israeli-occupied territories over fears it may be targeted by the Yemeni armed forces.
• Houthis Attack US Military Cargo Ship in Gulf of Aden - Spokesman Sputnik 22 Jan 2024 -- Yemen's Ansar Allah movement, also known as the Houthis, attacked n a US military cargo ship in the Gulf of Aden on Monday, Houthi military spokesman Yahya Saree said.
• EU Top Diplomats 'Agree in Principle' on Red Sea Maritime Security Operations - Borrell Sputnik 22 Jan 2024 -- The foreign ministers of the European Union member states have "agreed in principle" to establish maritime security operations in the Red Sea, EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said on Monday.
• Yemen's Ansarullah warns regional states against US deception IRNA 22 Jan 2024 -- Spokesman for Yemen's Ansarullah Movement, Mohammed Abdul-Salam, has called on countries in West Asia not allow their government and people to be the victims of US deception.
• Yemeni gov't warns Houthis against military escalation in Red Sea People's Daily 22 Jan 2024 -- The Presidential Leadership Council (PLC) of Yemen convened an emergency meeting on Sunday to address the deteriorating security situation in the country and the military escalation by the Houthi forces.

Other Conflicts

• Vietnam denounces China's occupation of islands in 1974 Radio Free Asia 22 Jan 2024 -- On the 50th anniversary of the naval battle that resulted in China taking over the entire Paracel archipelago in the South China Sea, Hanoi said such use of force was "in serious violation of international law."
• Afghan Journalist Detained In Taliban's Continued Crackdown On Independent Media RFE/RL 22 Jan 2024 -- The Taliban has detained another Afghan journalist in the country's capital, Kabul, in a continuing crackdown on independent media in Afghanistan.
• Restrictions on Afghan women continue unabated: UN report UN News 22 Jan 2024 -- Hundreds of Afghan women were forced to quit their jobs or have been arrested and denied access to essential services in the last quarter of 2023, a UN report revealed on Monday, as Taliban officials continue undermining their basic human rights.
• UN: Taliban Dismiss 600 Female Afghan Workers Over Edict Violations VOA 22 Jan 2024 -- The United Nations said Monday that the Taliban government in impoverished Afghanistan had recently forced hundreds of females out of their jobs for allegedly not adhering to Islamic law requirements imposed on women nationwide.
• Syria: Council adds six persons and five entities to EU sanctions list EC/CEU 22 Jan 2024 -- The Council today approved additional restrictive measures against 6 persons and 5 entities, in view of the gravity of the ongoing situation in Syria.
• Death toll rises to 13 in Israeli missile strike on Damascus: monitor People's Daily 22 Jan 2024 -- The death toll from Saturday's Israeli missile attack on Iran's targets in the Syrian capital of Damascus has risen to 13, according to a war monitor on Sunday.
• Military clashes with ethnic cease-fire signatory in Myanmar's Shan state Radio Free Asia 22 Jan 2024 -- Clashes broke out Sunday in Myanmar's Shan state between the military and an ethnic army signatory of a national cease-fire, leading to the arrest of rebel officers, but both sides were quick to downplay the incident as a "misunderstanding."
• Myanmar's Kachin army claims capture of 30 junta soldiers Radio Free Asia 22 Jan 2024 -- Myanmar's Kachin Independence Army and allied People's Defense Forces claim they captured 30 junta soldiers during battles in the country's north, a Kachin army officer told Radio Free Asia on Monday.
• UN expert says human rights violations rage on in Sudan UN News 22 Jan 2024 -- The human rights expert appointed by the UN High Commissioner to monitor Sudan, Radhoune Noucier, told UN News on Monday that everything from basic human rights to the economy and the legal system, have been decimated by the on-going war between rival militaries.
• Sudan: Council adds six entities to EU sanctions list EC/CEU 22 Jan 2024 -- The Council today adopted restrictive measures against six entities, in view of the gravity of the situation in Sudan, where fighting is ongoing between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and their respective affiliated militias.
• EU Sanctions Six Sudanese Entities Involved in War VOA 22 Jan 2024 -- The European Union sanctioned six Sudanese entities Monday for their involvement in the ongoing conflict in Sudan, where the regular army (SAF) and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have been fighting since April.
• Security forces gun down 3 armed rebels in India People's Daily 22 Jan 2024 -- Indian security personnel gunned down at least three armed rebels (popularly called "Naxals"), including two women, in the central state of Chhattisgarh on Saturday, local police confirmed.
• 10 defendants given life sentences for Dak Lak attacks Radio Free Asia 22 Jan 2024 -- After a four-day trial, 10 defendants were sentenced to life in prison on terrorism charges for attacks on two People's Commune headquarters in Vietnam's Central Highlands last June, state media, defendants and their families said.

News Reports

• Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova's reply to a media question on the investigation into the sabotage of the Nord Streams Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 22 Jan 2024
• Press release on Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's meeting with Foreign Minister of Indonesia Retno Marsudi Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 22 Jan 2024
• Navalny Back In Russian Solitary Confinement Again RFE/RL 22 Jan 2024 -- Associates of imprisoned Russian opposition leader Aleksei Navalny say the outspoken Kremlin critic was placed in punitive solitary confinement for 10 days for "failing to promptly introduce himself to a prison guard."
• Four Protesters In Russia's Bashkortostan Sent To Detention Over Rallies Supporting Activist RFE/RL 22 Jan 2024 -- A court in Russia's Bashkortostan region has sent four activists to pretrial detention for at least two months over their participation in rallies last week to support the former leader of the banned Bashqort movement, Fail Alsynov, who was sentenced to four years in prison on a charge of inciting hatred, which he and his supporter have called politically motivated.
• Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Wang Wenbin's Regular Press Conference on January 22, 2024 PRC MofA 22 Jan 2024
• 'China threat' bubble fermented by US politicians is aimed to stymie China's development: Foreign Ministry Global Times 22 Jan 2024 -- The "China threat" bubble fermented by US politicians is getting bigger, while their real intention of curbing China's development under the guise of national security is also becoming more pronounced, Wang Wenbin, spokesperson from China's Foreign Ministry, said on Monday.
• China willing to play a constructive role in improving Iran-Pakistan relations: Foreign Ministry Global Times 22 Jan 2024 -- China maintains close communication with both Iran and Pakistan, and is willing to continue playing a positive and constructive role in improving the relationship according to their needs, the Chinese Foreign Ministry stated on Monday, with Chinese experts noting that as a responsible power, China has played a crucial part in promoting the relationship between the two countries in the long run.
• High Stakes For China Amid Simmering Iran-Pakistan Tensions RFE/RL 22 Jan 2024 -- Air strikes and diplomatic sparring between Iran and Pakistan have raised difficult questions for China and its influence in the region amid growing fears the upheaval sweeping across the Middle East could spread.
• Hong Kong: UN human rights experts call for immediate release of Jimmy Lai UN News 22 Jan 2024 -- A group of independent UN human rights experts on Monday called on the authorities in Hong Kong to drop all charges against pro-democracy media entrepreneur Jimmy Lai and release him immediately.
• China's Human Rights Record to Face Scrutiny During UN Review VOA 22 Jan 2024 -- China's human rights record will come under public scrutiny Tuesday as the United Nations Human Rights Council holds the fourth Universal Periodic Review Working Group from January 22 to February 2.
• PLA activities in the waters and airspace around Taiwan Jan. 22, 2024 ROC MND 22 Jan 2024
• S Korea, UK renegotiate trade deal for enhanced chips cooperation Radio Free Asia 22 Jan 2024 -- South Korea and the United Kingdom have initiated their Free Trade Agreement renegotiations, aimed at better encompassing the latest bilateral advancements in chips and supply chain cooperation.
• Sorayya's launch aimed at accomplishing key missions: Iran's top space official IRNA 22 Jan 2024 -- Head of the Iranian Space Agency Hassan Salariyeh has said that the most important mission of the newly-launched indigenous Sorayya satellite is to verify the performance of Qaem 100, a domestically-made satellite carrier designed for launches at higher space orbits.
• IRGC announces upcoming tests for satellite carrier "Qaem 105" ISNA 22 Jan 2024 -- Commander of IRGC Aerospace Force General Ali Jafarabadi lauded the recent successful launch of the Soraya satellite into low Earth orbit (LEO) using the Qaem-100 satellite carrier.
• FM Spox: Iran main supporter of stability in Iraq IRNA 22 Jan 2024 -- Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Nasser Kanaani has said that Iran is the biggest supporter of the national sovereignty, stability, security, and territorial integrity of Iraq.
• Iran's anti-terror strikes 'clear message' to certain recipients: Foreign Ministry Press TV 22 Jan 2024 -- The foreign ministry spokesman says Iran's recent strikes on positions held by terrorists in neighboring countries conveyed "a clear message" to those who had to get it.
• U.S. Imposes Sanctions On Iraqi Airline, Pro-Iranian Militia Leaders RFE/RL 22 Jan 2024 -- The U.S. Treasury Department on January 22 designated Iraqi airline Fly Baghdad and its CEO for "supporting" Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) and Iranian-backed militias in Syria and Lebanon.
• Designating Supporters of Iran's Malign Agenda US Dept. of State 22 Jan 2024 -- The United States is today designating Iraqi airline Fly Baghdad and its CEO for supporting the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps-Qods Force (IRGC-QF) and Iran-aligned militia groups in Iraq, Syria, and Lebanon.
• Treasury Targets Kata'ib Hizballah Leaders and Airline Enabling IRGC-QF and Militant Proxy Groups US Treasury 22 Jan 2024 -- Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) designated Iraqi airline Fly Baghdad and its CEO for providing assistance to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps-Qods Force (IRGC-QF) and its proxy groups in Iraq, Syria, and Lebanon. OFAC is also designating three leaders and supporters of one of the IRGC-QF's main Iran-aligned militias in Iraq, Kata'ib Hizballah (KH), as well as a business that moves and launders funds for KH. Today's action underscores the ongoing threat the IRGC-QF and its proxy network pose to U.S. personnel and the region. KH has carried out a series of sharply escalating drone and missile attacks against U.S. personnel in Iraq and Syria since Hamas's horrific attack on Israel on October 7. KH and other Iran-aligned militia groups in Iraq have consistently issued statements in support of Hamas's terrorism and declared their commitment to attacking U.S. personnel.
• Trial In Absentia Of Former Belarusian Police Starts In Minsk RFE/RL 22 Jan 2024 -- The trial in absentia of six former Belarusian law enforcement officers who left the country after taking the side of protesters in 2020 challenging the official results of a presidential election that named authoritarian leader Alyaksandr Lukashenka the winner began behind closed doors on January 22.
• Foreign Minister Baerbock at the Foreign Affairs Council in Brussels: Focus on the situation in the Middle East and support for Ukraine Germany Federal Foreign Office 22 Jan 2024 -- Foreign Minister Baerbock will meet with her EU counterparts in Brussels today to discuss issues including the situation in the Middle East. In this context she will also exchange views with foreign ministers from the region.
• Modi Unveils Grand New Temple on Site of Destroyed Mosque VOA 22 Jan 2024 -- Amid rituals conducted by Hindu priests, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi opened a grand temple built in the northern town of Ayodhya in honor of one of Hinduism's most revered gods, Lord Rama.
• Indian PM to open temple at site of mosque destroyed by Hindu mobs IRNA 22 Jan 2024 -- Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate on Monday a grand temple built on a site of a 16th century Babri Mosque that was destroyed by fanatic Hindu mobs in Ayodhya, a town in northern Uttar Pradesh state in 1992.
• India's Modi inaugurates Hindu temple on site of razed mosque ahead of elections Press TV 22 Jan 2024 -- India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi has inaugurated a controversial temple that was built on the site of a historic mosque, demolished by Hindu extremists, heralding a "new era" for India.
• Pakistan Condemns Consecration of the 'Ram Temple' on the Site of Demolished Babri Mosque Pakistan Ministry of Foreign Affairs 22 Jan 2024 -- Pakistan condemns the construction and consecration of the 'Ram Temple' on the site of the demolished Babri Mosque in the Indian city of Ayodhya.
• Meeting of the Foreign Minister with the Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Pakistan Ministry of Foreign Affairs 22 Jan 2024 -- Foreign Minister Jalil Abbas Jilani received Vice Foreign Minister of the People's Republic of China, Sun Weidong in his office today.
• Joint Press Statement of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan and the Islamic Republic of Iran Pakistan Ministry of Foreign Affairs 22 Jan 2024 -- Following the telephone conversation between the Foreign Ministers of Pakistan and the Islamic Republic of Iran, it has been mutually agreed that ambassadors of both countries may return to their respective posts by 26 January 2024.
• Iran FM to visit Pakistan following tensions over missile strikes Press TV 22 Jan 2024 -- Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian plans to make an official visit to Pakistan next week.
• Pakistan, Iran Agree to Resume Full Diplomatic Ties VOA 22 Jan 2024 -- Envoys of Pakistan and Iran will return to their posts by the end of this week, Pakistan and Iran announced Monday.
• Foreign Affairs Council: Press remarks by High Representative Josep Borrell after the meeting European External Action Service (EEAS) 22 Jan 2024 -- Check against delivery!
• Foreign Affairs Council: Press remarks by High Representative Josep Borrell upon arrival European External Action Service (EEAS) 22 Jan 2024 -- Check against delivery!
• Wider Europe Briefing: A Key Year For NATO (And Maybe The Euro) RFE/RL 22 Jan 2024
• World News in Brief: Pandemic treaty in jeopardy, historic IOM appeal, 'enormous obstacles' facing Iran's lawyers UN News 22 Jan 2024 -- The head of the UN health agency raised concerns on Monday that the draft of a global agreement to head off a future pandemic may not be finalized by May this year, as previously agreed.
• Cambodia, France Boost Relations in Hun Manet's First Western Visit VOA 22 Jan 2024 -- France and Cambodia have signed a $235 million aid agreement for drinking water and energy infrastructure development, as well as vocational training.
• Kenya Says 'Not at War,' Amid Diplomatic Tensions With Neighbors VOA 22 Jan 2024 -- Kenya says it wants to promote peace in East Africa and has no problems with neighboring countries. At the same time, there are undeniable signs of diplomatic strains with at least four neighbors, including two that recently recalled their ambassadors from Nairobi.