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28.01.2026 18:40 The Zapad battlegroup of the Russian armed forces has liberated the Kupyansk-Uzlovaya settlement in the Kharkov region, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Tuesday.

28.01.2026 18:40 Russia's armed forces continue to advance in all directions in the special military operation zone, Chief of the General Staff of the Russian armed forces Valery Gerasimov said on Tuesday.

28.01.2026 18:40 300 generators have arrived in Ukraine as part of a planned delivery of 447 generators, with support of the European Union. Of these, 445 are low-power and two are high-power .

28.01.2026 18:40 Prime Minister Petteri Orpo is in China for an official visit from 24 to 29 January. On Tuesday 27 January, Prime Minister Orpo met for separate discussions with President Xi Jinping, Prime Minister Li Qiang and Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress Zhao Leji.

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28.01.2026 18:40 The Executive Yuan on Tuesday noted that any Taiwan-U.S. reciprocal trade agreement is subject to approval by the Legislative Yuan, reaffirming Taiwan's position that legislative review is required for the deal to come into force.

28.01.2026 18:40 Chinese President Xi Jinping's ongoing purge of senior military leaders, most recently targeting top general Zhang Youxia , could help him consolidate power and potentially increase the risk of strategic miscalculation over Taiwan, according to experts.

28.01.2026 18:40 Senior personnel changes in China's military in recent days have not altered the timetable for potential military action against Taiwan, according to analyses by scholars in the United States and Taiwan.

28.01.2026 18:40 "We once again urge the Japanese side to abide by the spirit of the four political documents between China and Japan and Japan's own political commitments made to China, do soul-searching, correct its wrongdoings, and stop their manipulation and reckless moves on the Taiwan question," said Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun, in response to Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's latest remarks relating to

28.01.2026 18:40 Under Secretary for Economic Affairs Jacob Helberg led the sixth U.S.-Taiwan Economic Prosperity Partnership Dialogue , conducted under the auspices of the American Institute in Taiwan and the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in the United States , on January 27, 2026.

28.01.2026 18:40 Switzerland takes note of the fifth report of the Investigation and Identification Team of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons , which was mandated to identify the perpetrators of chemical weapons use in Kafr Zita in the Hama Governorate of Syria on 1 October 2016. Switzerland condemns the use of chemical weapons in the strongest terms and calls for those responsible to

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28.01.2026 18:40 Joint statement by France, Germany, the UK and the USA, following a meeting with the French Foreign Minister, German Minister of State, UK Foreign Secretary and US Special Envoy.

28.01.2026 18:40 The US immigration enforcement agency whose officers have been linked to the fatal shootings of two US citizens in Minneapolis this month is reportedly being deployed in a security support role ahead of the 2026 Winter Olympics in Italy, beginning 6 February — a move that has sparked political backlash and public outrage in Italy, according to media reports.