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Alexander Lavrentiev, the special representative of the Russian president for the Syrian settlement, said that there is evidence of US plans to begin withdrawing its military from Iraq. He is quoted by TASS.

In Azerbaijan, the Sabail District Court extended the arrest of billionaire and former ex-head of government of the unrecognized Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR) Ruben Vardanyan for four months.

The Cygnus cargo ship will depart for the International Space Station (ISS) on January 29. The corresponding date was named by NASA.

Scientists from the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) have discovered previously unknown colonies of emperor penguins. This is reported in an article published in the journal Nature Communications.

France rejected Russia's request to hold a meeting of the UN Security Council on the downed Il-76 on Wednesday, January 24.

The problem with the import of fuel from Russia to Abkhazia will be discussed during the visit of the President of the Republic Aslan Bzhania to Moscow next week

Moscow has requested an urgent meeting of the UN Security Council in connection with the crash of the Russian military transport aircraft IL-76 in the Belgorod region

The updated military doctrine of Belarus lists countries and organizations that are unfriendly to the republic.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said that Swiss Foreign Minister Ignazio Cassis offered Russia his mediation at a meeting at the UN.

The Deputy speaker of the Slovak parliament, Lubos Blaha, said that he would fight Russophobia and extremist ideas against Russia in his country.

The Chinese authorities are trying to keep the falling national stock market at the expense of a special stabilization fund.

The combined value of shares listed on the Indian stock exchanges — National Stock Exchange of India (NSE) and Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE)

Last year, more citizens of the Russian Federation left Georgia than entered, the Interior Ministry of the republic reported on Monday.

Private business in Turkey is experiencing unprecedented pressure from the West on anti-Russian sanctions. This is reported by RIA Novosti with reference to sources.

Kazakhstan will begin reforms "very soon" that will make its economy more stable, transparent and dynamic, President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev promised during his visit to Italy