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24.01.2026 20:10 The Legislature on Friday blocked the review of a Cabinet-proposed NT$1.25 trillion special defense budget, one day after American Institute in Taiwan Director Raymond Greene commented that "freedom is not free."

24.01.2026 20:10 President Lai Ching-te on Friday urged the international community not to allow China to unilaterally draw red lines that undermine regional stability, while calling for swift passage of legislation to resolve double taxation between Taiwan and the United States.

24.01.2026 20:10 "It was definitely a nuclear bomb-like kick in the chest," the Hungarian PM told reporters after an emergency EU summit in Brussels, MTI reports.

24.01.2026 20:10 China's position on the Ukraine crisis is consistent and clear, and dialogue and negotiation are the only viable way out, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun said on Friday's regular press conference when responding to a media inquiry about reports that a security working group composed of representatives from Russia, the US and Ukraine is scheduled to hold its first meeting on Friday in Abu

24.01.2026 20:10 On 23 January, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania, Kęstutis Budrys, had a telephone conversation with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, Andrii Sybiha‎.

24.01.2026 20:10 On 22 January 2026, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in cooperation with the Energy Community Secretariat organised a webinar for Latvian energy sector companies about the Ukraine Energy Support Fund and the related procurement opportunities.

24.01.2026 20:10 On 20-21 January 2026, the Under-Secretary of State - Political Director of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ivars Lasis, took part in the annual meeting of the Political Directors of the Baltic and Nordic Ministries of Foreign Affairs which was held in Tallinn, Estonia.

24.01.2026 20:10 The Foreign Ministers of Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway and Sweden, the Nordic Baltic 8, deplore Russia's continued attacks on Ukrainian cities, residential areas and critical infrastructure.

24.01.2026 20:10 As people in war-torn Ukraine face the coldest winter in more than a decade, authorities and humanitarians are working to help them stay warm, particularly the most vulnerable residents.

24.01.2026 20:10 Two Russians involved in a series of sabotage and terrorist attacks in 2024-2025 under orders from Ukrainian special services have been detained in the Russian Republic of Crimea, Russia's Federal Security Service told Sputnik on Friday.

24.01.2026 20:10 Russia's Battlegroup Sever took control of the settlement of Siminovka in the Kharkov region, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Friday.

24.01.2026 20:10 The Ukrainian armed forces must leave Donbass, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Friday, emphasizing that this is a core requirement from the Russian side.

24.01.2026 20:10 The Government has simplified the sale of sanctioned assets that have been seized by the state via open auctions. This was announced by Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko.

24.01.2026 20:10 The Ukrainian maritime corridor continues to operate steadily, and ensures the export of products even under constant shelling.

24.01.2026 20:10 Prime Minister of Ukraine Yulia Svyrydenko, together with members of the Government, held an urgent coordination meeting of the G7+ Ukraine Energy Coordination Group.