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Currently, Japan is not going to change the entry rules for Russian citizens. Thus, the possible tightening of entry requirements for Russians was assessed at the embassy of the Asian country

Access to sites associated with Yandex (MOEX: YNDX) is closed in Latvia. In the future, access to Yandex Music will be blocked. The decision to block was made by the National Council for Electronic Media of Latvia (NEPLP)

The Latvian authorities plan to deport more than a thousand Russians who have not submitted documents for obtaining a residence permit by the deadline, Sputnik Latvia reported, citing the country's Office of Citizenship and Migration Affairs.

Accelerated registration of medicines for the veterinary field will continue to operate in 2024, Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin said.

Germany proceeds from the fact that new EU sanctions packages will be adopted against Russia, aimed, among other things, at countering circumvention of already imposed restriction

Israel has appointed Simona Halperin as the new ambassador to Russia. The current head of the diplomatic mission, Alexander Ben Zvi, is ending his career and retiring. This was reported by the Israeli Embassy in Russia on its Telegram channel.

Norway's largest pension fund KLP, which manages assets of more than $ 70 billion, has sold shares in 11 companies from Saudi Arabia, Qatar, the UAE and Kuwait, linking the decision to a number of political issues, AFP reports.

The volume of investments in real estate in Russian regions has tripled the annual figure of a record 2022, IBC Real Estate calculated.

The President of Abkhazia, Aslan Bezhania, signed a law on the ratification of a new agreement on the transfer of the Pitsunda state property to Russia

Russian Ambassador to Serbia Alexander Botan-Kharchenko arrived at a meeting with Serbian President Alexander Vucic amid protests in Belgrade, RIA Novosti correspondent reports.

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said in a Telegram channel that it had eliminated the commander of the Palestinian Hamas movement, who was in the Khan Yunis area.

Container carrier Maersk announced that it intends to resume deliveries through the Red Sea. They were suspended by the company on December 15 due to several Houthi attacks on ships in the region.

Russian security services have warned Serbia about the upcoming riots in Belgrade, Prime Minister Ana Brnabic said. President Alexander Vucic

US President Joe Biden on Friday, amid a lack of progress on the issue of coordinating the White House's request for new assistance to Kiev

The personnel commission of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation nominated deputy Nikolai Kharitonov