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02.01.2026 12:36 On December 31, 2025, Member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Foreign Minister Wang Yi had a phone call with Foreign Minister of the Republic of Korea Cho Hyun at the latter's request.

02.01.2026 12:36 UNICEF is deeply saddened by the preventable tragic death of Ata Mai, a seven-year-old boy, who drowned on 27 December during severe flooding in an improvised camp for internally displaced people in Sudaniyeh, northwest of Gaza City, the most recent child in Gaza to die due to the extreme winter conditions and lack of safe shelters. At least five other children have lost their

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01.01.2026 20:12 President Volodymyr Zelenskyy welcomed the New Year with a speech pledging to continue working for a peace deal to end the war with Russia, but that an agreement can't come "at any cost."

01.01.2026 20:12 Russian forces continued to attack Ukrainian energy and civilian facilities as President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced new meetings with Kyiv's European allies later this week to discuss the latest developments in the process aimed at ending the war.

01.01.2026 20:12 Ukrainian drones that attacked Putin's residence took off from Sumy and Chernigov regions, the Russian Ministry of Defense stated.

01.01.2026 20:12 Recent attacks across Ukraine have killed civilians, damaged critical infrastructure and cut heating and power supplies for millions, UN humanitarians report, as temperatures drop below freezing.

01.01.2026 20:12 President Lai Ching-te , in his New Year's Day address on Thursday, urged the opposition parties to put national security before partisan politics and swiftly pass a NT$1.25 trillion special defense budget amid China's "rising expansionary ambitions."

01.01.2026 20:12 2025 will go down in history as a memorable year for the Ministry of Defence, as the 'Year of Reforms' not only witnessed the nation making unprecedented strides to achieve the goal of Aatmanirbharta in defence, it also saw the unmatched valour, commitment and precision of the Armed Forces during Operation Sindoor powered by the country's transitional shift in its policy against terrorism

01.01.2026 20:12 The police, together with other authorities, have moved the cargo vessel to a safe place for further inquiries. They are also in the process of establishing information related to the vessel.

01.01.2026 20:12 Finnish authorities seized a cargo vessel in the Baltic Sea that is suspected of damaging cables in Estonian waters in a possible sabotage incident, police in Helsinki told reporters.

01.01.2026 20:12 Iranians took to the streets for a fourth day to voice their anger over the state of the reeling economy, with the currency in a free fall and the threat of a new round of military strikes hanging over the country.