The Russian government allocated 1.5 billion rubles from the reserve fund to the budget of the Krasnodar Territory to eliminate the consequences of an oil spill in the Kerch Strait. This was reported by the press service of the Cabinet of Ministers. The funds are intended, among other things, for the disposal and neutralization of sand contaminated with fuel oil, as well as for the restoration of beach areas.

In the Baltic Sea, an underwater cable belonging to the Latvian radiocenter (LVRTC) and connecting Latvia and Sweden was damaged. The center recorded interruptions in the transfer of data on the Ventspils -Gotland section, but continued to work using other routes. This was reported by the portal lsm.lv. Vyunet Strap, the head of the LVRTC corporate communications department, said that the cable was seriously damaged and there is reason to believe that the damage is caused by external influences.

The Deputy Secretary General of the Islamic Jihad terrorist group stated that the hostage Arbel Yehud, who was supposed to be released this Saturday, was alive and this was already informed for intermediaries. It is quoted by the Qatari television channel Al Jazeera. Israeli media report that it can be released over the next week. In exchange for it, Israel will release 30 Palestinian prisoners.

POLITICS Yuriy Matsarsky 26 January 2025 The Taliban has officially accused Pakistani authorities of supporting ISIS — this at a time when armed clashes along the Afghan-Pakistani border are escalating rapidly. The Taliban, which took control of Afghanistan in 2021, argue that the border was drawn unjustly. By claiming parts of Pakistan’s territory, they are, in essence, biting the hand that once fed them. Without Pakistan, the Taliban might not have existed at all.

Egypt's Court of Cassation has decided to reconsider the multimillion-dollar claims of the families of those killed in the terrorist attack on board the Kogalymavia Airbus A321 passenger airliner over the Sinai in 2015. This was reported by Kommersant with reference to the court decision. By its decision, the Court of Cassation overturned the decision of the lower court, which refused to consider claims against the carrier company and insurer in Egypt.

US President Donald Trump said that he would introduce 25% of the duties for goods from Colombia and other restrictive measures for refusing to take two American military aircraft with illegal migrants. It is reported by Reuters. After a week, Trump plans to raise duties to 50%. He also announced his intention to ban the entrance to the United States and cancel visas to officials of the Government of Colombia and its allies.

The head coach of the Russian national rhythmic gymnastics team, Irina Viner, in an interview with Blogger Nadezhda Sagittarius, said that one of her pupils, a 20-year-old gymnast Lale Kramarenko, Russian doctors removed a healthy meniscus instead of the damaged. “Why did Lale have such an operation that she was removed a healthy meniscus? There are two horns, one horn was damaged, and the second horn was beautiful.

The Taliban has officially accused Pakistani authorities of supporting ISIS — this at a time when armed clashes along the Afghan-Pakistani border are escalating rapidly. The Taliban, which took control of Afghanistan in 2021, argue that the border was drawn unjustly. By claiming parts of Pakistan’s territory, they are, in essence, biting the hand that once fed them. Without Pakistan, the Taliban might not have existed at all.

South Korean President Yun Seok-yeol was formally charged with organizing the rebellion. In addition, he is accused of planning the arrests of several government officials, including the head of parliament, U Won Sik. This was reported by the Yonhap news agency. Yoon Seok Yeol was arrested on January 15, the day after he was impeached. However, they managed to arrest him only on the second attempt: the first time, the police who were supposed to do this encountered resistance from the military.

Elena Bykovskaya, the wife of physicist Oleg Kabov, who is under investigation on charges of fraud, wrote an open letter in defense of her husband to FSB Director Alexander Bortnikov. She sent a copy of the letter to the President of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Gennady Krasnikov. The letter was published in his Telegram channel by Kabov’s lawyer Gennady Shishebarov.

Politics Yuri Matsar 26 January 2025 The Taliban officially accused Pakistan’s authority of the support of ISIS, and the number of armed clashes is rapidly growing on the Afghan-Pakistani border. The Taliban who captured in 2021 Afghanistan is sure that the border was carried out unfairly.

US President Donald Trump confirmed to journalists that his administration lifted the ban on the supply of Israel of the Board of more than 900 kg, introduced by the previous President Joe Bayden. “They lay in a warehouse for a long time. But today we removed the restrictions on their sending, ”Trump said. This was reported by the Israeli portal News.co.il. Earlier, the American publication Axios wrote about the cancellation of the ban among Israeli officials.

US President Donald Trump fired at least 12 independent general inspectors who controlled the compliance with laws in federal authorities. This was written by The New York Times, noting that Trump's actions violate the law, since he did not notify Congress of his decision. Among those who lost their position, including inspectors of ministries of defense, internal affairs, education and trade. Two interlocutors of the newspaper spoke about the dismissal of 17 inspectors.

Voting has started in the presidential elections in Belarus, the state agency BelTA reports . You can participate in it until 20:00 local time (the same as Moscow time).

In Krasnodar, in one evening on January 25, three restaurants were set on fire: “MyasoLove”, “Gus” and “Bumbarash”. Visitors and staff were evacuated and no one was injured. According to the Shot Telegram channel, all three restaurants are located close to each other: “MyasoLove” and “Bumbarash” on Krasnaya Street in the city center, and “Gus” is on Severnaya Street, a seven-minute walk away. All three arson attacks occurred between 10:20 p.m. and 11:30 p.m. local time.