Events

Earthquake of magnitude 4.7 - 43 km ENE of Barcelona, Philippines

Earthquake of magnitude 4.6 - 130 km E of Bitung, Indonesia

China announces a ceasefire between the Myanmar military junta and armed groups

Earthquake of magnitude 4.8 - 118 km ESE of Sarangani, Philippines

US State Department: Blinken welcomed increased cooperation with India to defend freedom of navigation in the region

Gli Stati Uniti impongono sanzioni a 3 entità russe, 1 persona per i trasferimenti di armi con la Corea del Nord

Taiwan foreign minister criticized election interference from China and said he hopes China could hold elections too

Earthquake of magnitude 4.6 - 271 km SSW of Banjar, Indonesia

AFP: A 2.4 magnitude earthquake near a North Korean nuclear testing site

Blast Hits Western Kabul. An explosion was heard in Kabul's western Dasht-e-Barchi area on Thursday afternoon, January 11, local sources said. According to eyewitnesses, the blast took place near a bustling business center, Barchi Business Center. Casualties feared

A powerful earthquake hit northeastern Afghanistan on Thursday, shaking buildings from the capital Kabul to Islamabad in neighboring Pakistan

Earthquake of magnitude 6.4 - 44 km SSW of Jurm, Afghanistan

China calls on the United States not to interfere in the presidential elections in Taiwan

2 distretti di Novosibirsk sono rimasti senza riscaldamento dopo un incidente all'oleodotto

China warns voters in Taiwan that an election win by presidential frontrunner Lai Ching-te poses a "severe danger" to cross-strait ties, days before the self-ruled island heads to the polls. "If he comes to power, he will further push for 'Taiwan independence' separatist activities (and create) turbulence in the Taiwan Strait," a China's Taiwan Affairs Office statement says

Earthquake of magnitude 4.6 - 57 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia

Washington: la violazione delle risoluzioni ONU da parte della Russia per il possesso di armi nordcoreane è "abominevole"

Chinese President Xi Jinping meets Maldives Prez Muizzu in Beijing

Iran’s ambassador in Kabul, Hassan Kazemi Qomi, met with the acting Foreign Minister, Amir Khan Muttaqi, Iran's embassy said on X, adding that Kazemi expressed Tehran’s readiness for all kinds of cooperation and assistance with the people of Afghanistan. According to Iran’s embassy, Muttaqi expressed Kabul’s readiness to host the meeting of the special envoy of the regional countries in Afghan affairs. the Islamic Emirate Foreign Ministry’s spokesman, Abdul Qahar Balkhi, said that Muttaqi discussed the bilateral economic, diplomatic relations and consultant services for the Afghan refugees in Iran as well as safeguarding borders between the two countries.

Chinese President: The world needs stability in Sino-American relations

Taiwan Ministry of Defense:8 PLA aircraft and 5 PLAN vessels around Taiwan were detected by 06:00 (UTC 8) today. 1 of the detected aircraft (BZK-005 UAV RECCE) had crossed the median line of the Taiwan Strait. ROCArmedForces have monitored the situation and tasked appropriate forces to respond

US, China defense officials wrap up 2 days of talks Deputy Asst Sec of Defense Michael Chase met with MajGen Song Yanchao at the Pentagon Monday-Tuesday "Chase highlighted the importance of maintaining open lines of military-to-military communication" per US readout

Dichiarazione congiunta dei Ministri degli Affari Esteri di Albania, Andorra, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgio, Bulgaria, Canada, Croazia, Cipro, Repubblica Ceca, Danimarca, Estonia, Finlandia, Francia, Georgia, Germania, Grecia, Guatemala, Islanda, Irlanda, Israele, Italia, Giappone, Lettonia, Liechtenstein, Lituania, Lussemburgo, Malta, Moldavia, Monaco, Montenegro, Paesi Bassi, Nuova Zelanda, Macedonia del Nord, Norvegia, Palau, Polonia, Portogallo, Repubblica di Corea, Romania, San Marino, Slovenia, Spagna, Svezia, Ucraina, Regno Unito, Alto Rappresentante dell'Unione Europea e Segretario di Stato degli Stati Uniti d'America: condanniamo con la massima fermezza la Repubblica Popolare Democratica di Corea (RPDC) l'esportazione e l'approvvigionamento da parte della Russia di missili balistici della RPDC, nonché l'uso di questi missili da parte della Russia contro l'Ucraina il 30 dicembre 2023 e il 2 gennaio 2024. Il trasferimento di queste armi aumenta la sofferenza del popolo ucraino, sostiene la guerra di aggressione della Russia, e mina il government globale di non proliferazione

North Korea leader calls South Korea 'principal enemy', says he has 'no intention of avoiding war'

La Russia ha lanciato altri missili balistici nordcoreani contro l'Ucraina dopo i lanci precedenti: Casa Bianca

Two Liberian-flagged tankers CHEM SILICON belongs to Dutch "ACE Tankers" company and tanker PACIFIC GOLD belonging to "Eastern" company were attacked in the northwest of Maldives and in the Indian Ocean, not Bab el-Mandeb

The spokesman for the Kabul security department, Khalid Zadran, said on X at least three people were killed and four others were wounded in the blast of a magnetic mine attached to a public minivan in the Alokhail area in PD 16 of Kabul this afternoon.

President of the United Arab Emirates @MohamedBinZayed has arrived in India

Taiwanese Ministry of Defense: China launched a missile that flew at an altitude of more than 500 km over Taiwan

Magnitude 6.0 quake strikes off central Japan causing strong shaking, no tsunami warning: govt