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01.01.2025 14:00 At this training ground, contracted servicemen improve their skills in tactical and special, fire, medical, engineering training as well as combat cohesion of units under the guidance of officers with combat experience gained during the special military operation.

01.01.2025 14:00 All Russian tanks are equipped with protection against drones; their design received such a change as a result of the special military operation experience, tank maker Uralvagonzavod told journalists.

01.01.2025 14:00 President of Russia Vladimir Putin:

01.01.2025 14:00 The United States is today imposing sanctions under the Global Magnitsky sanctions program on Olesya Mendeleeva for her role in the arbitrary detention of Moscow city councilor and human rights defender Alexei Gorinov.

01.01.2025 14:00 Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control is sanctioning Russian judge Olesya Mendeleeva for her role in the arbitrary detention of Moscow city councilor and human rights defender, Alexei Gorinov. Mendeleevais being designated pursuant to Executive Order 13818, which builds upon and implements the Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act and targets perpetrators of serious human rights

01.01.2025 14:00 South Korean acting President Choi Sang-mok on Tuesday approved the appointment of two of the three constitutional court justices who will fill vacancies on the nine-member bench for President Yoon Suk-yeol's impeachment trial.

01.01.2025 14:00 Two high-ranking South Korean military officials have been indicted over their role in the president's failed attempt to impose martial law, the Yonhap news agency reported on Tuesday.

01.01.2025 14:00 A South Korean court has approved a detention warrant for impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol, who faces insurrection charges over his attempt to impose martial law in December.

01.01.2025 14:00 Pakistan's Federal Minister for Petroleum Musadik Malik has revealed ongoing negotiations with Iran to import affordable gas.

01.01.2025 14:00 The provisional results of Myanmar's 2024 population and housing census show a total population of 51,316,756 on census night, Sept. 30, 2024, according to a recent statement released by the Department of Population under the Ministry of Immigration and Population.

01.01.2025 14:00 On the evening of Dec. 27, Myanmar's military dropped a massive bomb on Pi King village in Shan state's Pekon township, creating a crater as deep as a person's height, according to a resident known as Panda.

01.01.2025 14:00 Iranian authorities say the country will re-examine anti-money laundering and terrorism financing conventions adopted by the global financial crime watchdog FATF.

01.01.2025 14:00 The Bahraini Ministry of Foreign Affairs has announcement that it is continuing coordination with its Iranian counterpart aimed at reconciliation between Manama and Tehran and restoration of diplomatic ties between the two Muslim countries.

01.01.2025 14:00 Beijing has reminded the world this month that its armed forces are not just some of the most numerically superior in the world but also have cutting-edge military tech at their disposal.

01.01.2025 14:00 On New Year's eve, Chinese President Xi Jinping delivered his 2025 New Year message through China Media Group and the Internet. The following is the full text of the message：