New Zealand to deploy Defence Force to Red Sea (www.rnz.co.nz)
New Zealand will send a six-member Defence Force team to help protect shipping in the Red Sea from Houthi attacks....
'Died Heroically'! Shot Down By Ukraine, Russia's Il-22M Pilot Dead; Co-Pilot Lands 'Beyond Repair' Aircraft - Reports (www.eurasiantimes.com)
Ukraine war: Civilians killed in missile strikes on Kyiv and Kharkiv (www.bbc.com)
Four people have been killed and dozens of people wounded in Russian missile attacks targeting the Ukrainian capital Kyiv and second biggest city Kharkiv, according to officials....
Russia deploys Silok jammers to ground Ukraine’s drones. Ukraine hunts down the Siloks with, you guessed it, drones (www.forbes.com)
Russian force in Ukraine deploy Silok radio-jammers in order to disrupt the radio links between Ukrainian drone and their operators....
Ukraine drones hit St Petersburg gas terminal in Russia (www.bbc.com)
An explosion at a major gas export terminal near the city of St Petersburg in Russia was carried out by Ukrainian drones, BBC News has been told....
Netanyahu rejects Hamas conditions for hostage deal which include 'outright surrender' (www.reuters.com)
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday rejected conditions presented by Hamas to end the war and release hostages that would include Israel’s complete withdrawal and leaving Hamas in power in Gaza....
Russian soldiers' wives want their men back, posing a rare challenge to Putin (www.nbcnews.com)
NBC News spoke with a number of women who are part of a growing movement calling for their loved ones to be discharged from the military and allowed to return to civilian life....
The great fall of China? (www.economist.com)
‘The Social Contract Has Been Completely Ruptured’: Ireland’s Housing Crisis (www.nytimes.com)
Soaring rents have left many struggling to afford homes in Dublin and have created a generational divide. Two-thirds of younger adults in the city live with their parents....
Russian missile strikes against Kyiv, other cities kill 5, injure over 40 (kyivindependent.com)
Russia launched a series of missile strikes on Kyiv, Kyiv Oblast, Kharkiv, and Pavlohrad in the early morning of Jan. 23, damaging civilian infrastructure, killing at least five people and injuring over 40, officials said....
More than 42,000 Russian troops killed in Ukraine since launch of full-scale invasion (www.rferl.org)
At least 42,284 Russian military personnel have been killed since the start of Moscow’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022, according to research by journalists from Mediazona and the BBC Russian Service who have established the deceased soldiers’ identities....
Putin creating conditions to invade NATO-aligned Baltic states, ISW analysis (news.yahoo.com)
US calls on Israel to protect staff and patients as military reportedly storms Gaza hospital (www.theguardian.com)
The White House has called on Israel to protect innocent people as Palestinian officials said the Israeli military had stormed one hospital in Gaza and placed another under siege....
“It Will Be A Shock”: Ukraine Lost 500,000 Soldiers In War So Far, Nearly 30,000 Per Month: Lutsenko Claims (www.eurasiantimes.com)
Germany considers recruiting foreigners to army in face of Russian menace (www.telegraph.co.uk)
Defence minister Boris Pistorius admits ‘foreign legion’ style move is being considered...
China lobbies countries to praise its rights record ahead of UN review - diplomats (www.aol.com)
GENEVA (Reuters) - China has been lobbying non-Western countries to praise its human rights record ahead of a key U.N. meeting where it will face questions and criticism over its actions in Hong Kong and Xinjiang, according to diplomats and documents....
Putin Orders Hunt for Property of Russian Empire, Soviet Union (www.bloomberg.com)
Vladimir Putin is going on a property hunt, ordering officials to find Russian assets that once belonged to its former empire or were owned by the Soviet Union....
Norway allocates $190 million to boost defense production for own needs, Ukraine (kyivindependent.com)
The Norwegian government announced on Jan. 17 the allocation of 2 billion Norwegian kroner ($190 million) to increase defense production capacities, namely regarding artillery shells....
Russia "Acknowledges" A-50 AWACS Loss; Deploys Another Aircraft But Far Away From Ukrainian Border -- UK MoD Says (www.eurasiantimes.com)
Welcoming F-16 Fighters, Ukraine Begins Preparing 'Special Airfields' To Operate Fighting Falcons - Kyiv (www.eurasiantimes.com)
A Louisiana teen traveled to the West Bank to learn about his roots. He was shot dead. (www.nbcnews.com)
Ukraine 'Fused' S-300 & PAC-3 Missiles To Bamboozle, Hunt Russian A-50 AWACS Aircraft - Expert (www.eurasiantimes.com)
A-50 AWACS: Ukraine Claims Downing Russia's Most Prized Aircraft; What Makes It A 'Big Kill' For Ukraine? (www.eurasiantimes.com)
Will a war between Russia and NATO start in February? Here's how it could happen (news.yahoo.com)
Eisenkot: Key Israeli war leader challenges Netanyahu over Gaza strategy (www.bbc.com)
A key member of Israel’s war cabinet has accused Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of not telling the truth about the military goals in Gaza....
