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Meeting of the delegations of the USA, Ukraine and Russia in Abu Dhabi on January 24, 2026 Ukraine, Russia and the United States, after two days of “constructive” peace talks in Abu Dhabi, intend to resume them this week, despite the fact that the war itself continues with the same, if not greater intensity.

Russia uses Interpol's wanted lists to request the arrest of political opponents, businessmen and journalists, and the international organization's messaging system to track people abroad, it has been found The BBC and French investigative project Disclose examined thousands of documents and communications provided by an Interpol whistleblower. Interpol - officially the International Criminal Police Organization - helps track down people suspected of committing crimes who have gone abroad.

The head of the Russian Presidential Directorate for Public Projects, Sergei Novikov, said that about 250 thousand military personnel who returned from hostilities found themselves without work. Later, this news was edited, journalist Farida Rustamova noted . “We have a fairly large gray area - these are tens of thousands of people who... have not found a job. They returned, do not work, or spend the money they received, or make a living in another way... But in total, 250 thousand people...

The Second Eastern District Military Court in Chita sentenced 26-year-old resident of the Irkutsk region Timur Peletskis to 22 years in prison in the case of arson of cell phone towers. He will have to spend the first five years in prison, the rest of the term in a maximum security colony, the court's press service reports .

Tbilisi is still faced with the problems of old infrastructure and is turning into a tourist decoration, losing its vibrant citizens and spirit of multinationality, and the city is perceived by visiting Russians as a Soviet “California”. Replay of the broadcast from October 7, 2024.

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Lei-Lei eating bamboo, Tokyo, January 25, 2026 On January 25, thousands of people came to the Tokyo Zoo to say goodbye to pandas Xiao and Lei, who will leave for China on January 27. For the first time in half a century, there will be no giant panda left in Japan. According to the Tokyo government, about 108,000 people competed for the right to see the pandas on Sunday, with only 4,400 reserved slots. Many visitors to the Ueno Zoo could not hold back their tears, reports the BBC.

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Russian military in Syria Russia is withdrawing its military from the Qamishli airfield in northeastern Syria amid recent events in the country related to the government's desire in Damascus to establish control over territories that were in recent years under the control of local Kurdish forces. The fact that the Russian military is leaving the airfield is reported by Reuters, as well as Arab media, citing five sources. Russian military personnel have been stationed in Qamishli since 2019.

PACE meeting room The Bureau of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) approved the composition of the platform of Russian democratic forces. She will conduct a dialogue with European parliamentarians. The platform included 15 people. 10 of them are representatives of the Russian opposition, all of them now live abroad.

Zelensky and Kirill Budanov The Ukrainian delegation, which took part in negotiations with representatives of the United States and Russia in Abu Dhabi on January 23 and 24, is “preparing for new trilateral meetings this week.” Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky wrote about this on social networks. Earlier, citing media sources, they wrote that a new meeting in a trilateral format could be held on February 1. Zelensky writes about “meetings” in the plural, but does not provide details.