The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps launched strikes in Iraqi Kurdistan near the city of Erbil. This was reported by Iranian state media, Reuters reports. In reports, the IRGC claims that the attack was carried out on “spy centers” and “places where anti-Iranian terrorist groups gather.” Reuters sources said the explosions were heard 40 kilometers northeast of Erbil, in the area where the American consulate is located. The buildings related to the diplomatic mission were not damaged.

Russia’s leaders want this guy to take second place in the next election. They have their work cut out for them. Kirill Kallinikov / Sputnik / imago images / Scanpix / LETA Leonid Slutsky at an LDPR convention in the city of Krasnogorsk. December 19, 2023.

Sergey Medvedev, a lawmaker in the Perm City Duma who criticized Russian President Vladimir Putin and spoke out against the war in Ukraine, has been added to a wanted list, according to anonymous Telegram channel PogonyGalstuky and news outlet Ura.ru . A source close to law enforcement says that Medvedev was added to the wanted list after he left Russia for Kazakhstan on January 13.

The Houthis will attack American ships along with Israeli ones off the coast of Yemen. This was stated by the representative of the movement Nasreddin Amer. “The ship doesn’t have to be Israeli for us to attack it. It’s enough for him to be American,” Amer said. The Houthi spokesman also said that the group now considers all US and British warships to be “legitimate targets” due to the massive strikes carried out on Yemen on the night of January 12.

The Pacific island nation of Nauru has severed diplomatic relations with Taiwan. The Nauruan government said it "will no longer recognize Taiwan as a separate country, but rather as an integral part of Chinese territory." The Pacific state's authorities did not specify the reasons for their actions. Taiwan called Nauru's actions "China's retaliatory strike against our democratic elections" and expressed confidence that Nauru took this step in exchange for financial assistance from Beijing.

Doctor TV channel / YouTube Maria Vorontsova, Putin’s daughter Russian President Vladimir Putin’s daughter Maria Vorontsova earns hundreds of millions of rubles per year from her stake in Nomeco, a company which receives all its money from a healthcare facility called the Sogaz clinic, according to a new investigation by jailed Russian opposition figure Alexey Navalny’s associates. Vorontsova is an endocrinologist by profession.

Switzerland intends to host a global meeting on Ukraine at the level of heads of state. This was stated by the President of the Swiss Federal Council Viola Amgerd at a joint press conference with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. "Mr. Zelensky asked me whether Switzerland would be ready to organize a summit. I confirmed: Switzerland would be ready to organize a conference. We agreed that we would deal with this issue in depth so that the peace process would be successful," she added.

US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has been discharged from the hospital, CNN reports. “I am recovering and carrying out my duties from home. “I expect to make a full recovery and return to the Pentagon as soon as possible,” Austin himself said. The Pentagon emphasized that Austin has full access to secure communication channels. Austin was hospitalized on Jan. 1 with severe pain in his abdomen, hip and leg.

Your Browser Does Not Support the Audio Element. It is more difficult to allocate money for Ukraine to the West. So why not give her frozen Russian billions? Or is it this is about to happen? On January 10, it became known that the White House supported the idea of ​​confiscating part of the frozen Russian assets in favor of Ukraine. According to the Russian authorities, about $ 300 billion of the Central Bank of the Russian Federation has been frozen in the banks of Western countries.

The Government Commission on Legislative Activities supported a bill providing for the confiscation of property of those convicted of “fakes” about the army. This was reported by RBC and RTVI with reference to sources. The bill was introduced by United Russia members Irina Yarovaya, Vasily Piskarev and Elena Yampolskaya. The document proposes to expand Article 104.1 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation on confiscation of property.

More than 20 Finnish companies are supplying Russia with military goods, reports Finnish news agency Yle, after studying customs documents. The companies reportedly supply Russia with goods needed for its war in Ukraine.

The Russian Defense Ministry has not commented on this, but pro-Kremlin "war correspondents" confirm the losses On the evening of January 14, Ukrainian media reported that the Ukrainian Air Force shot down a Russian A-50 reconnaissance aircraft over the Sea of ​​Azov and destroyed an Il-22M11 airborne command post. Journalists cited sources in the Ukrainian Armed Forces.

Leo Rubinstein always remained an optimist - even in the most difficult times for optimists. Literary critic Lisa Birger - about how he succeeded Evgeny Feldman In Moscow, at the age of 76, the poet and essayist Lev Rubinstein, one of the founders of Moscow conceptualism, laureate of the Nose Prize, died. On January 8, Rubinstein shot down a car, he was hospitalized at the Sklifosovsky Research Institute in serious condition.

The main thing from the investigation of the associates of Navalny TV channel "Doctor" / YouTube Maria Vorontsova The daughter of Russian President Vladimir Putin Maria Vorontsova annually receives hundreds of millions of rubles from the Sogaz Medicine Clinic. This is stated in the new investigation of associates of Alexei Navalny. Vorontsova by profession is an endocrinologist.

Once in Bashkiria Fail Alsynov (center) during the January 15 protest Residents of Russia’s Republic of Bashkortostan held a major protest on Monday in support of Fail Alsynov, an activist facing charges of “inciting ethnic hatred.” The rally took place in the city of Baymak, where a local court was hearing closing arguments in Alsynov’s case. Protesters began gathering outside of the court building at about 8:30 a.m. local time, the opposition Telegram channel Kushtau Bayram reported .