Corrected on 1/17 to say the USS Nevada visited Guam, not Taiwan.
Covid
- Covax claims to have distributed one billion covid vaccine doses. [Link]
- The US donates 2.8 million Pfizer covid vaccine doses to the Philippines through Covax. [Link]
- The US donated four million covid vaccine doses to African nations through Covax. [Link]
- The US donated three million Pfizer covid vaccine doses to Egypt through Covax. [Link]
US News
- Ohio police officers will face no punishment after dragging a paraplegic man from his car by his hair. [Link]
Haiti
- Jamaican authorities arrested former Haitian Senator John Joel Joseph, a suspect in the assassination of Haitian President Moise. [Link]
- A Haitian hospital will close because gangs stole the generator that would be used to power the hospital. [Link]
Russia
- Several Ukrainian government websites were targeted with a cyberattack. The US offered Ukraine support in recovering from the attack and investigating the source. [Link]
- Ukraine blames Russia for the cyberattack. [Link]
- The Pentagon says Russia is planning a false flag to give reason to invade Ukraine. [Link]
- Russia says it took down the ransomware crime group REvil at the request of the US. [Link]
- Kazakhstan authorities now report 225 deaths in the recent riots/protests. [Link]
China
- Poland will sell the Philippines 32 Black Hawk helicopters. [Link]
- The US and Japan participate in the annual Yama Sakura war games. [Link]
- The USS Nevada – a nuclear, Ohio-class submarine – makes a port call in Guam. [Link]
Korea
- North Korea is expected to reopen its border with China for rail freight. North Korea closed the border due to covid in 2020. [Link]
- An early warning system incorrectly predicted that a missile launched by North Korea could hit the US. [Link]
- North Korea says its third missile test in January was fired from a train. [Link]
- North Korea carried out its fourth missile test this month. [Link]
Myanmar
- Opposition forces in Myanmar are using 3D-printed guns. [Link]
- Former Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi – who was removed in a coup – faces five new charges. She is currently serving a multi-year sentence imposed by the ruling militia. [Link]
Afghanistan
- At least four people were killed in fighting between Uzbek fighters and the Taliban. [Link]
Middle East
- Eight members of the House and Senate form the Abraham Accords caucus. [Link]
- Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett vows not to engage in peace talks with Palestinians. [Link]
- Secretary of State Antony Blinken says there are only a few weeks left to save the Iran nuclear agreement. [Link]
- Lebanon says that it will not be subject to US sanctions on Syria for importing Jordanian and Egyptian energy through Syria. [Link]
- Saudi Arabia announces an increase of bombing in Yemen. [Link]
- The UN is calling on the Houthi to release a UAE-flagged ship. The UAE says the ship was carrying medical supplies, and the Houthi claim it was carrying weapons. The Houthi rejected the UN call. [Link]
