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• UPDATE: U.S. Casualties in Northeast Jordan, near Syrian Border CENTCOM 28 Jan 2024 -- On Jan. 28, three U.S. service members were killed, and multiple personnel were injured from a one-way attack UAS that impacted on a base in northeast Jordan, near the Syrian border.
• Announcement of U.S. Casualties in Northeast Jordan, near Syria Border CENTCOM 28 Jan 2024 -- On Jan. 28, three U.S. service members were killed and 25 injured from a one-way attack UAS that impacted at a base in northeast Jordan, near the Syria border.
• Statement From Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III on an Attack Against U.S. and Coalition Forces in Northeastern Jordan Near the Syria Border DoD 28 Jan 2024 -- "I am outraged and deeply saddened by the deaths of three of our U.S. service members and the wounding of other American troops in an attack last night against U.S. and Coalition forces, who were deployed to a site in northeastern Jordan near the Syrian border to work for the lasting defeat of ISIS."
• Statement from President Joe Biden on Attack on U.S. Service Members in Northeastern Jordan Near the Syria Border The White House 28 Jan 2024
• 3 US Troops Killed, 34 Wounded in Drone Attack in Jordan VOA 28 Jan 2024 -- Three U.S. troops were killed and at least another 34 wounded Saturday night in a drone attack on their living quarters in northeast Jordan near the Syrian border, the U.S. Central Command reported.
• Biden Blames Iranian-Backed Groups For 3 U.S. Deaths In Jordan RFE/RL 28 Jan 2024 -- U.S. President Joe Biden said three U.S. service members were killed and "many" wounded in a drone attack on U.S. forces stationed in northeastern Jordan near the Syrian border.
• Killing of US soldiers in Jordan tied to Israel's war on Gaza: Hamas IRNA 28 Jan 2024 -- The Palestinian resistance movement Hamas says the killing of three US soldiers in a drone attack on their barracks in Jordan is directly tied to US support for Israel's war on Gaza.
• Three US troops killed, dozens injured in drone attack in Jordan Press TV 28 Jan 2024 -- A drone attack on a small US outpost in Jordan has left three American service members dead and at least 25 others injured.
• Iraqi resistance targets six US bases in Syria, Iraq in solidarity with Gaza Press TV 28 Jan 2024 -- Iraqi resistance forces have targeted six US-occupied military bases in Syria and neighboring Iraq in retaliation for Washington's support for the Israeli war on the Gaza Strip and in a show of strong solidarity with Palestinians.

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• USS Delbert D. Black Transits Through the Strait of Gibraltar US Navy 28 Jan 2024 -- The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer, USS Delbert D. Black (DDG 119), transited the Strait of Gibraltar and entered the Atlantic Ocean on Jan. 27, 2024.
• Pacific Fleet's missile boats practise activities of second course mission in Sea of Japan Russia MoD 28 Jan 2024 -- The crews of R-11 and R-19 missile boats of the Pacific Fleet confirmed their readiness to fulfil their combat missions at sea during the K-2 course task.
• Belarus, Russia to Build 2 Twin-Engine Planes Jointly by 2026 Sputnik 28 Jan 2024 -- Belarus and Russia plan to design and build the first two 19-seat, twin-engine aircraft by 2026 and ramp up their production to dozens within the next four years, Belarusian Deputy Prime Minister Petr Parkhomchyk said Sunday.
• Ukraine Uncovers Major Military Corruption Scam RFE/RL 28 Jan 2024 -- Ukraine has announced it has uncovered a scheme to embezzle the equivalent of some $40 million earmarked to buy mortar shells for the country's military.
• Ukraine beset by $40m fraud in arms procurement amid war with Russia Press TV 28 Jan 2024 -- The Ukrainian military and defense officials have misappropriated a total of $40 million through a fraudulent arms procurement scheme as the country's US-backed war against Russia is inching closer to two years.
• It is due to our warriors that the world keeps the faith in Ukraine - address by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy President of Ukraine 28 Jan 2024
• NATO Chief Urges Allies to Continue Funding Ukraine's Defense Needs VOA 28 Jan 2024 -- NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said Ukraine should continue to receive the support it needs to fight Russia off its land; otherwise, the U.S., Europe and other parts of the world will be more vulnerable if Russian President Vladimir Putin gets what "he wants from Ukraine."
• Indigenous Teng Yun 2 drone falls short in combat readiness testing CNA 28 Jan 2024 -- The indigenous unmanned combat aerial vehicle (UCAV) Teng Yun 2 has not passed its combat readiness testing phase, with initial results finding there was still room for improvement in its design, a source with knowledge of the matter said.
• Kim Jong Un boosts underwater nuclear threat, urges fast submarine build Radio Free Asia 28 Jan 2024 -- North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un has overseen the test-firing of submarine-launched cruise missiles and ordered officials to expedite the North's nuclear submarine development, state media reported on Monday.
• North Korea Fired Several Cruise Missiles From East Coast - Reports Sputnik 28 Jan 2024 -- North Korea has fired several cruise missiles from its east coast, South Korea's Yonhap news agency reported citing the South Korean Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS).
• US naval forces had better return to Bay of Pigs: Iran Navy Cmdr. IRNA 28 Jan 2024 -- Iran's Navy Commander Rear Admiral Shahram Irani has advised the US Navy to return to the "Bay of Pigs" and secure its own backyard to contain the flow of illicit drugs into the United States, instead of attempting to create so-called maritime collations in West Asia.
• Iran Navy to expand presence to Antarctica IRNA 28 Jan 2024 -- Iran's Navy Commander Admiral Shahram Irani has said that the navy forces have established three command centers in the Pacific, Atlantic, and Indian Ocean.
• Iranian Armed Forces Plan to Establish Presence at South Pole Sputnik 28 Jan 2024 -- The Iranian navy plans to expand its presence to the South Pole, the commander of the navy, Shahram Irani, said on Sunday.
• Working group to assess possibility of total ban on acquisition of real estate by Russian citizens Finnish MoD 28 Jan 2024 -- Minister of Defence Antti Häkkänen appointed a cross-administrative working group. Its task is to assess the possibility of a total ban on acquisition of real estate by Russian citizens and Russian communities and to prepare related legislation.

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• Prime Minister's Office Announcement Israel - Prime Minister 28 Jan 2024
• Israel Defense Forces Conduct Exercises to Increase Readiness on Northern Border Sputnik 28 Jan 2024 -- The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said it has conducted training exercises to increase readiness on the northern border.
• Israel is preparing to attack Lebanon: Report IRNA 28 Jan 2024 -- A Lebanese television network has revealed citing sources on Saturday night that the Zionist regime is preparing for a large-scale attack deep into Lebanon amid growing tensions between the two sides since the launch of Israel's genocidal war on the Gaza Strip.
• Jan. 27: 'Axis of Resistance' operations against Israeli occupation Press TV 28 Jan 2024
• Death Toll From Israeli Strikes in Gaza Strip Rises to 26,422 Sputnik 28 Jan 2024 -- The death toll from the Israeli strikes in the Gaza Strip has reached 26,422, while 65,087 people have been injured, the Gaza Health Ministry said on Sunday.
• Gaza death toll surpasses 26,400: Health Ministry IRNA 28 Jan 2024 -- The Health Ministry in Gaza has said that the death toll of the Israeli regime's genocidal war against the Palestinians in the besieged territory has reached 26,422.
• Israel has jailed over 6,000 Palestinians since October 7: Report Press TV 28 Jan 2024 -- The Israeli regime has jailed at least 6,330 Palestinians since October 7, 2023, when it launched a genocidal war against the besieged Gaza Strip and intensified its aggressive raids across the occupied West Bank.
• More killed as Israel bombs school housing displaced civilians in Gaza Press TV 28 Jan 2024 -- A number of Palestinian civilians have been killed and dozens more injured after Israeli artillery bombed a school housing displaced people in the southern Gaza Strip.
• UN chief urges countries to reverse UNRWA funding suspension UN News 28 Jan 2024 -- Secretary-General António Guterres has appealed to the countries that suspended funding to the UN agency assisting Palestine refugees (UNRWA) to reconsider their decisions, to ensure continuity of its vital humanitarian operations.
• UN Chief Urges Resumption of Funding for Palestinian Aid VOA 28 Jan 2024 -- U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called Sunday for the United States and other countries to immediately restart funding for the U.N.'s Palestinian relief agency, saying Gaza's displaced people desperately needed the assistance even while the U.N. investigates the role a dozen aid workers allegedly played in October's Hamas attack on Israel.
• UN urges reversal of funding pause for UNRWA, warns aid for about 2mn Gazans at stake Press TV 28 Jan 2024 -- The United Nations has urged the countries that have paused funding for the world body's Palestinian refugee agency, UNRWA, to reverse their decision, warning that aid for some two million people in the besieged Gaza Strip is at stake.
• Defunding UNRWA 'collective punishment' for 2 million Gazans, says chief Press TV 28 Jan 2024 -- The head of the Palestinian refugee agency UNRWA has said that certain Western countries' decision to defund the UN body is a "collective punishment" that will cut the "lifeline" 2 million people in Gaza depend on.
• UN Immediately Began Probing Allegations Linking Staff to Hamas, Official Says VOA 28 Jan 2024 -- United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said in a statement Sunday that an investigation by the U.N. Office of Internal Oversight Services was "immediately activated," following allegations that 12 staff members of the U.N. Relief and Works Agency, the organization's Palestinian refugee agency, were involved in the October 7 Hamas terror attacks on Israel.
• Iran condemns UNRWA funding suspension as 'endorsement of genocide' IRNA 28 Jan 2024 -- Iran has condemned the suspension of funding by some Western countries for the United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA), a lifeline for over two million people in besieged Gaza, saying such a move is an endorsement of war crimes and genocide by the Israeli regime.
• Iran condemns Israel's 'malicious' move against UNRWA staff in Gaza Press TV 28 Jan 2024 -- Iran has condemned Israel's allegations against several employees of the Palestinian refugee agency UNRWA as yet another "malicious" move and part of the regime's "inhumane" treatment of the Palestinians.
• We all abhor unpleasant deals, but that's what must happen if we are to solve the Gaza crisis: article by the Foreign Secretary UK FCDO 28 Jan 2024 -- In the Mail on Sunday, Foreign Secretary David Cameron writes on how to solve the Gaza crisis.
• South Africa to continue with its ICJ genocide case against Israel: Envoy IRNA 28 Jan 2024 -- South Africa's Ambassador to Iran Francis Molloy has welcomed an interim ruling delivered by the International Court of Justice (ICJ) over the Gaza genocide case that was filed by his country against the Zionist regime, but noted that Pretoria will not stop at this stage and will continue to pursue other issues in the case against Israel.
• Statement on UNRWA Government of Norway 28 Jan 2024 -- Statement by Norway's minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr. Espen Barth Eide, on the UN Works and Relief Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA).
• The Netherlands halts UNRWA funding Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs 28 Jan 2024 -- The Netherlands has halted any future funding of UNRWA, the UN aid organisation for Palestine refugees.
• Germany failed to persuade Hezbollah to stop retaliatory strikes against Israel: Report Press TV 28 Jan 2024 -- A Lebanese daily newspaper has revealed that a recent meeting between the deputy director of German intelligence and a top Hezbollah official failed to convince Lebanon's resistance movement to stop its retaliatory strikes against the Israeli regime in support of Palestinians in the besieged Gaza Strip.
• Arab League holds session to discuss ICJ ruling on Israeli genocide in Gaza Press TV 28 Jan 2024 -- The Arab League has begun an extraordinary session to reach a "unified Arab stance" in the aftermath of the International Court of Justice (ICJ)'s interim ruling on the brutal Israeli aggression against Gaza.
• No: 19, 28 January 2024, Regarding the Developments Concerning the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) Republic of Turkey Ministry of National Defence 28 Jan 2024
• ICJ ruling on Gaza genocide reflects our demand: Erdogan IRNA 28 Jan 2024 -- Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has welcomed an interim ruling delivered by the International Court of Justice over the Gaza genocide case that was filed by South Africa against the Zionist regime.
• Israel Says Struck Hezbollah Targets After Launches From Lebanon Sputnik 28 Jan 2024 -- The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) on Saturday reported multiple launches from Lebanon into northern Israel, and said Israeli fighter jets struck Hezbollah targets in southern Lebanon.
• Hezbollah missiles hit Israeli targets in occupied Palestine: Sources IRNA 28 Jan 2024 -- The Lebanese Hezbollah resistance movement has reportedly launched yet another missile attack on an Israeli target in the occupied northern Palestinian territory.
• Netanyahu seeks to continue Gaza war for political goals: Hamas IRNA 28 Jan 2024 -- A member of Hamas political bureau has said the Palestinian resistance movement seeks a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, but Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu wants to continue the war due to personal and political reasons.
• US, Israeli positions come under fresh attacks by resistance fighters IRNA 28 Jan 2024 -- The Iraqi Islamic Resistance and the Lebanese Hezbollah Resistance Movement have conducted separate attacks on US and Israeli positions in the region.
• Iraq's Islamic Resistance strikes Israeli naval facility IRNA 28 Jan 2024 -- Iraq's Islamic Resistance in a show of solidarity with the Palestinian people has launched a drone attack on naval facilities in the Israeli-occupied territories.
• Iraqi resistance launches drone attack on Israel's naval facility Press TV 28 Jan 2024 -- Iraq's anti-terror resistance groups have launched a drone attack on a strategic naval facility in the Israeli-occupied territories in retaliation for the regime's months-long genocidal war on Palestinians in the besieged Gaza Strip.
• UK admits to 'lack of capability' to target Yemeni positions in Red Sea: Report Press TV 28 Jan 2024 -- Britain's Royal Navy has reportedly admitted to a lack of "capability" and necessary missiles to target the positions of Yemen's Armed Forces and its popular Ansarullah resistance movement in the Red Sea.
• Top Ansarullah official: US, British vessels 'legitimate targets' for Yemeni forces Press TV 28 Jan 2024 -- Hours after the United States and Britain launched a fresh series of military strikes in Yemen, a senior member of the Ansarullah resistance movement said that all US and British vessels have now become "legitimate targets."
• Yemen says capable of 'sinking' enemy ships across Red, Arabian, Mediterranean Seas Press TV 28 Jan 2024 -- Yemen, which has been targeting Israel-linked ships in support of war-hit Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, says it is capable of "sinking" enemy ships at any point across the Red, Arabian, and Mediterranean Seas.
• Ansarullah warns US, UK against Yemen invasion IRNA 28 Jan 2024 -- A top official of Yemen's Ansarullah Movement has warned that any ground invasion of his country by American and British forces would expand the domain of Yemeni attacks in the strategic water off the country's west coast.

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• Philippines continues to provoke with airdropping, fishermen trespass in South China Sea Global Times 28 Jan 2024 -- Despite the recent easing of tensions in the South China Sea, the Philippines again provoked China by airdropping supplies to its illegally grounded warship on Ren'ai Jiao (also known as Ren'ai Reef) and sensationalizing Philippine fishermen's trespass on Huangyan Dao (also known as Huangyan Island), with experts saying on Sunday that these new methods of provocation increase the risk of triggering accidents, and the only way to resolve the dispute is through dialogue.

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• Niger, Mali, Burkina Faso Break From ECOWAS VOA 28 Jan 2024 -- The West African nations of Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso announced Sunday they are leaving regional bloc ECOWAS, the Economic Community of West African States, that has been pressing them to return to democratic rule.
• Niger, Mali, and Burkina Faso Quit ECOWAS Citing 'Threats to Members' Sputnik 28 Jan 2024 -- The countries denounced "illegal, illegitimate, inhumane and irresponsible sanctions" applied by the bloc.
• Statement from NSC Spokesperson Adrienne Watson on the U.S.-PRC Counternarcotics Working Group The White House 28 Jan 2024
• Background Press Call on the Counternarcotics Working Group Trip to Beijing The White House 28 Jan 2024
• Wang-Sullivan meeting creates momentum for future progress in China-US ties, contention on Taiwan question to persist: experts Global Times 28 Jan 2024 -- Senior Chinese and US diplomats Wang Yi and Jake Sullivan concluded meetings lasting more than 12 hours on Friday and Saturday in Bangkok, Thailand, which were characterized as "candid, substantive and fruitful" strategic communication on implementing the consensus reached by the two heads of state at the San Francisco summit. Chinese experts believe the latest talks signaled that both China and the US hope to stabilize bilateral relations through strategic dialogues, creating momentum for future progress, but the contention between the two countries over the Taiwan question is likely to persist, and potentially intensify.
• Taiwan thanks U.S. for supporting cross-strait peace at Sullivan-Wang meet CNA 28 Jan 2024 -- Taiwan's government on Sunday expressed gratitude toward the United States for reiterating its support for cross-strait peace following a round of high-level talks between National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi (王毅) held over the weekend.
• PLA activities in the waters and airspace around Taiwan Jan. 28, 2024 ROC MND 28 Jan 2024
• Rodong Sinmun on Priority Policy of Party and State KCNA 28 Jan 2024 -- Thanks to the respected General Secretary Kim Jong Un 's noble outlook on the posterity and future, the work for the rising generation will always take the first place in the order of policies of our Party and state, says Rodong Sinmun Sunday in an article.
• Kim Jong Un's sister 'not to be underestimated,' author says Radio Free Asia 28 Jan 2024 -- North Korea's next global "charm offensive" will be led by leader Kim Jong Un's younger sister, Kim Yo Jong, who is the strategic mastermind in Pyongyang and could eventually succeed her brother in power.
• Iran successfully launches 3 satellites into orbit Press TV 28 Jan 2024 -- Iran has successfully put three homegrown satellites into orbit with a minimum altitude of 450 kilometers and a maximum of 1,100 kilometers above the Earth's surface.
• Iran close to reaching geostationary space orbit IRNA 28 Jan 2024 -- For the first time, the Islamic Republic of Iran has successfully put three homegrown satellites into space orbits with minimum and maximum altitudes of 450 km and 1,100 km above the Earth's surface, getting close to reaching the Geostationary Orbit (GEO), also known as geosynchronous orbit, after years.
• Iran receives first signals from Mahda satellite: Minister IRNA 28 Jan 2024 -- Iran's telecoms minister says that the country has received first signals from the Mahda satellite hours after it was successfully launched into orbit.
• Iran simultaneously launches three satellites into orbit IRNA 28 Jan 2024 -- Iran has successfully launched three domestically-developed satellites into orbit by the Simorgh satellite carrier.
• Foreign tanker seized in Iran's southern waters for fuel smuggling IRNA 28 Jan 2024 -- A foreign tanker has been seized off the coast of Bushehr Province, southern Iran, for transporting smuggled fuel, a provincial commander of Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) has said
• Iran's IRGC seizes foreign vessel transporting smuggled fuel Press TV 28 Jan 2024 -- The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Navy has confiscated a foreign tanker carrying two million liters of smuggled fuel in the country's southern waters, a commander says.
• Iran holds final court hearing in trial of Swede detained on espionage charges IRNA 28 Jan 2024 -- The fifth and final court hearing in the trial process of Swedish National Johan Floderus over espionage charges against the Islamic Republic of Iran has been held in the capital Tehran.
• Iran condemns armed attack near border with Pakistan IRNA 28 Jan 2024 -- Iran's foreign ministry spokesman has strongly condemned an armed attack by unidentified gunmen on Saturday morning in the suburbs of Saravan, a border town of the southeastern province of Sistan and Baluchestan.
• Pakistani Police Detain Dozens as Khan Supporters Hold Nationwide Election Rallies VOA 28 Jan 2024 -- Tens of thousands of supporters of Pakistan's jailed former prime minister, Imran Khan, rallied countrywide Sunday, despite an ongoing state crackdown. They renewed a pledge to vote for his candidates in the February 8 national elections.
• Human Rights Watch dismisses Vietnam govt criticism Radio Free Asia 28 Jan 2024 -- New York-based Human Rights Watch has hit back at the Vietnamese government for accusing the non-governmental organization of fabricating its World Report 2024.
• North Macedonia's Parliament Elects First Ethnic Albanian PM RFE/RL 28 Jan 2024 -- The parliament in North Macedonia elected the country's first ethnic Albanian prime minister, tabbing Talat Xhaferi to head a new caretaker government tasked with organizing free and fair parliamentary elections on May 8.