Events

According to the New York Times, the US authorities carried out the first death sentence for a woman in 70 years.

According to RIA Novosti, the Prime Minister of Estonia, the leader of the Center Party, Jüri Ratas, announced that he was resigning because of the corruption scandal that affected the party.

Former NSA and CIA officer Edward Snowden celebrated the New Year, as it should be in Russia, with a small feast, as his lawyer told.

According to RBC, the government of Malta has published a list of participants in the state program of "golden passports" for foreigners investing in the economy of the island state.

The publication "Strana.ua" criticized Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky for condemning the protesters in the United States.

Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga has announced a second emergency regime for Tokyo and three nearby prefectures due to the spread of the coronavirus.

Congress approved the election of Joe Biden as President of the United States against the backdrop of riots in the Capitol and a curfew in Washington.

As stated by the Minister of the Navy Kenneth Braithwaite, the US Navy will begin regular patrols off the Russian coast in the Arctic to prevent "Moscow's advance in the Far North."

The OSCE Chairperson-in-Office reported on Thursday that Swedish Foreign Minister Anne Linde and the organization's secretary general Helga Schmid called for a peaceful return of order and respect for the democratic process in Washington.

As UN Secretary General António Guterres said at a meeting of the UN Security Council on Maintaining Peace and Stability, in 2020 the level of extreme poverty began to grow throughout the world.

British Ambassador to the United States Karen Pearce said in an interview with Bloomberg that she would not like Russia and China to emerge victorious from the coronavirus pandemic.

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying said on Wednesday that China will take the necessary measures to protect the legitimate interests of Chinese companies after the US imposed restrictions on 8 Chinese payment applications.

A member of the US House of Representatives, Republican Kevin Brady, who received the first dose of the Pfizer coronavirus vaccine in December, said that he was sick with COVID-19.

Angela Merkel intends to be vaccinated against coronavirus in the order of the queue established in Germany.

At the end of a difficult 2020, people's fatigue from COVID-19 and related restrictions seems to be reaching a limit.