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Iranian human rights activists report at least 538 deaths during mass protests in Iran. Due to the Internet shutdown, independent verification of the data is difficult, but activists speak of widespread repression.
The UK, along with its European allies, is considering a NATO military mission in Greenland to strengthen Arctic security and reduce tensions over Donald Trump's statements.
At least six tankers that left Venezuela in early January with their transponders switched off have returned to its waters. The United States has declared its readiness to intercept shadow fleet vessels carrying Venezuelan oil in any region.
The Institute for the Study of War believes that Russia's use of the Oreshnik ballistic missile in the Lviv region was intended to deter Europe and the United States from providing Ukraine with security guarantees and deploying troops after the war.
Volodymyr Zelenskyy says he is discussing a possible zero-tariff free trade agreement with the US as part of a package to help Ukraine recover from the war.
Police in Khmelnytskyi region served six participants in the clandestine production of counterfeit e-cigarettes with a notice of suspicion. In December, law enforcement officers seized products, raw materials and equipment worth over UAH 14.5 million.
On the night of 9 January (from 19:30 on 8 January), the enemy launched a combined attack on Ukraine's critical infrastructure using attack UAVs, sea- and land-based missiles
The Supreme Court of Sweden finally confirmed the decision of the Stockholm arbitration in the Ukrnafta case, rejecting the claims of minority shareholders for more than USD 6 billion.
In the Black Sea off the coast of Turkey, a drone hit the Palau-flagged oil tanker ELBUS, which was heading to Novorossiysk. The vessel was damaged and the crew was not injured.
Police and the Security Service of Ukraine in Odesa region detained a 53-year-old resident of Kyiv region who was selling humanitarian vehicles imported for the needs of the Ukrainian Armed Forces under the guise of a charity organisation. The documented sale amounted to $17,800.
The SSU and the Kyiv City Prosecutor's Office have launched a pre-trial investigation based on the materials of Slidstvo.info journalists regarding the activities of an underground school in the Holosiivskyi district. Law enforcers are checking the teaching of children using Soviet textbooks and sources of funding.
The Swiss Federal Council immediately froze Nicolas Maduro's assets in Swiss banks for four years, adding to the sanctions against Venezuela that have been in place since 2018.
