The Rundown -- January 23

# Golnaz Esfandiari's story about Iran destroying thousands of satellites picked up by Business Insider and Vice

# Yahoo News uses RFE/RL Afghan service video of Kabul protests against Charlie Hebdo

# Russian legislator says Russians should eat less to compensate for rising food prices

# Russia moves forward with Turkey gas pipeline

# Putin's inner circle is shrinking as he becomes suspicious of disenchanted oligarchs

# Washington Post: Ukraine should not just be a "hiccup" in relations with Russia

# Pro-Russian forces gaining ground as mortar hits Donetsk city bus, airport cleared and Ukrainian "cyborgs" forced to march in Donetsk

# "The Death of Ukraine’s Cyborg Army" - James Miller and Pierre Vaux, Foreign Policy

# At Davos, Poroshenko struggles to woo foreign investors

# King Abdullah dies; successor may have dementia

# Ambassador says air strikes have killed more than half of IS' leadership

# U.S. and Iraq are preparing summer offensive to retake Mosul

# Japanese hostage deadline passes as IS says it will soon make statement

Iran

# On chances for IS success in making inroads in Afghanistan

# Bloomberg says China can help end Afghanistan war

# Pakistan wants Afghan refugees to go home

# Army "back in the driver's seat"

# Russian soldier pleads guilty in Gyumri massacre

# New York Times Twitter lessons

# Vaccine deniers

# Because it's Friday, Friday