Last year, about 29,500 electric vehicles were registered in Finland, which was an absolute record.
Italian farmers demonstrated with tractors near Milan to protest against EU agricultural policy and the impact of inflation and taxes on food prices, demanding real prices that reflect the true cost of food and a meeting with Prime Minister Maloni's government.
As of January 1, 2024, the largest number of 500 hryvnia banknotes were in circulation, almost a third of the total, as well as 10 kopiika coins.
Ukraine's NATO allies feel guilty for not granting Ukraine membership in the Alliance, which made the russian invasion possible. Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said that NATO's inaction gave putin a reason to think that the West was not serious about Ukraine.
Maryna Vroda's film about an elderly man and his mother's last days impressed the jury with its melancholic depiction of life in a country that is disappearing.
According to U. S. intelligence, at least 12 employees of the UN agency for Palestinian refugees were involved in the October 7 Hamas attack on Israel. About 10% of the agency's employees in Gaza have close ties to the militants.
The EU is calling for an urgent audit of UNRWA after Israeli accusations that agency staff participated in a Hamas attack. Brussels also plans to review the Agency's funding.
CNN Philippines, which opened in 2015, will cease its news and production activities across all media platforms on January 31, laying off 300 employees.
The Estonian Center for International Development (ESTDEV) and the Estonian Police and Border Guard Board (PPA) have signed a partnership agreement to enhance the management capacity of the Main Directorate of the National Police of Ukraine and regional patrol police units.
The russians sent additional russian guard forces to the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine to ensure the safety of collaborators during the so-called "elections.
The IAEA Director General is planning to visit the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in Ukraine, Kyiv, and the head of the russian nuclear corporation.
The Hungarian and Romanian politicians who have made statements about the annexation of parts of Ukraine are not representatives of the official authorities of their countries. Both governments support the territorial integrity of Ukraine.
Japan's SLIM lunar probe has resumed operations after landing on the Moon on January 19. During the landing, the probe tilted, blocking the solar panels, but now sunlight is hitting them, allowing it to work again.
Ukraine is preparing for the exchange of prisoners of war, although the details of the crash of the russian plane, which the russians claimed was carrying Ukrainian prisoners of war, remain unclear.
russia has attacked Poltava region with missiles, hitting an industrial facility near Kremenchuk, causing a fire that is still burning. It is being investigated whether there were any casualties.
The victims were a family: An 85- and 86-year-old father and mother and their son, 54, as well as two neighbors, 69 and 72.
russian soldiers are being forced to storm Ukrainian positions under the threat of execution, while disobedient soldiers are being injected with heroin and declared drug addicts, according to the commanders of the Russian Volunteer Corps.
Ukraine announced a large-scale air alert on Saturday night due to the threat of russian ballistic missile attacks.
Ukraine and its Western partners have made progress in working on a decision to confiscate frozen russian assets. These assets can be used to finance Ukraine's defense against russian aggression. Further EU sanctions against russia are also being prepared.
On Tuesday evening, several explosions were heard in Zaporizhzhia after russian forces launched drones from the south.
In the village of New York, the rubble of a three-story building on which the enemy dropped MUNs on January 15 has been cleared. The bodies of all five victims were found.
Despite significant losses, russia continues its attempts to occupy Ukraine, using aircraft, drones and armored vehicles. Over the last day, there were 64 combat engagements, 20 of them in the Avdiivka area.
The russian army shelled the village of Tyahynka in Kherson region, injuring a 66-year-old local resident. The man received shrapnel wounds and was hospitalized.
The United Kingdom, Italy and Finland have suspended funding for the UN Refugee Agency in Gaza following allegations that some staff members were involved in the October 7 Hamas attack on Israel. Earlier, the United States, Australia and Canada also froze funding for the Agency.
A 13-year-old girl who suffered as a result of russian shelling in Kharkiv region died of her injuries in hospital. She was seriously wounded when the occupiers dropped an unexploded ordnance on the village council in the village of Malyi Burluk.
During a meeting with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania, the Minister of Defense of Ukraine proposed to hold a joint defense-industrial forum with the Baltic states, where governments, military industry representatives, and investors could discuss cooperation in the field of advanced military technologies.
Ukraine could gain control of its skies as early as this year if it receives enough F-16 fighter jets, drones, electronic warfare equipment and missiles, Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba believes.
The Ukrainian military reported the destruction of 1 russian tank, 7 artillery pieces, 8 armored vehicles, 2 antennas, a field supply point and the death of 9 russian servicemen in southern Ukraine over the past day. The strikes targeted enemy firing positions and rear areas.
Kyiv authorities are planning to open a public garden this summer in honor of Golda Meir, the founder of Israel, who was born in Kyiv. The park will be built with the help of Ukrainian and international charitable organizations.
The head of the Servant of the People faction suggested that President Volodymyr Zelenskyy make public the real military losses to speed up mobilization, as the actual losses are lower than public estimates: they are much less than 100,000 people.
