On Friday, January 2, a strong earthquake with a magnitude of 6.5 occurred in Mexico, which was felt in the southern and central regions of the country. Th…
Maduro declares a state of emergency in Venezuela
On Friday, January 2, a strong earthquake with a magnitude of 6.5 occurred in Mexico, which was felt in the southern and central regions of the country. Th…
"We support tough protective measures: pressure on the EU, the abolition of trade benefits for the Ukrainian steel industry and real anti-dumping mechanisms," P…
On January 1, China abolished the tax exemption for contraceptives that had been in place for more than 30 years. Condoms and birth control pills are now subjec…
At least three tankers with Russian oil have been reported to have been destined for Indian refining giant Reliance Industries Ltd. This comes after India's lar…
U.S. President Donald Trump said on his Truth Social page that he is in perfect health and has passed a cognitive test for the third time in a row, "Komersant U…
On January 1, 2026, Bulgaria officially became part of the eurozone, replacing the Bulgarian lev with the euro. The decision completed the country's almost 19-y…
On January 1, the Syrian authorities began issuing new Syrian pound banknotes (also known as the Syrian lira): they do not have portraits of Bashar al-Assad, wh…
At the end of 2025, large-scale anti-government protests erupted in Iran, caused by a sharp deterioration in the economic situation. The actions escalated into…
A large-scale fire broke out in the Swiss ski resort of Crans-Montana on New Year's Eve at the Le Constellation bar, killing several dozen people and injuring m…