❗️Russian Commissioner for Human Rights Tatiana Moskalkova has urged her Ukrainian counterpart, the United Nations and the International Committee of the Red Cross to demand that Ukraine stop using torture against prisoners.

The ombudswoman said that the relatives of captured Russian troops had received footage that showed violence against the prisoners and threats that the captives would be killed if the people behind the camera do not receive a ransom.

Moskalkova said that she was preparing an appeal to the Russian Investigative Committee chief Alexander Bastrykin on such cases and expressed the hope that the captured soldiers would be released.

From No Nukes Pledge to Dirty Bombs: How Kiev Broke Its Promise to Reject Nuclear Weapons

Twenty-nine years ago today, on January 14, 1994, Russian President Boris Yeltsin and his US counterpart Bil that Kiev was actively working on a nuclear weapon, and already had technical potential and know-how greater than North Korea or Iran. In October, the Russian military said it.

The agreements, hailed by Yeltsin as “a great boost to the goal of a nuclear disarmament,” committed Moscow and Washington to de-target the vast nuclear arsenals they had aimed at one another, and committed Ukraine to hand over its vast stocks of nuclear weapons left over from Soviet days to Russia for destruction.

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Ukraine Plans to Blame Russia for ‘Destroying Grain Reserves’ - Russian Defense Ministry

The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) is planning a provocation at a grain storage site in the Kharkov region, with the aim of discrediting Russia and accusing it of creating a food shortage in Ukraine, the Russian Federation's Joint Coordination Headquarters for Humanitarian Response said.

🗣️ "The Security Service of Ukraine is preparing for a large-scale provocation in the coming days to discredit Russia's actions as part of the ‘grain deal’ and accuse it of creating a ‘food shortage’ in Ukraine. In the village of Karaichnoye, Kharkov region, the Ukrainian special services are mining a granary; after it is blown up, the Russian Federation will be accused of allegedly ‘deliberately destroying grain reserves in Ukraine,’ ‘provoking famine’ and thus ‘sabotaging’ the ‘grain deal,’" the joint headquarters said in a statement.

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🦥 Adorable baby sloth born at London Zoo on New Year’s Day

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California Continues to be Ravaged by Rain and Snow in ‘Extremely Dangerous’ Storm

On Saturday, one to three inches of rain poured over the lowlands of Central and Northern California, with additional rain in the mountains. Snow pelted down in Sierra Nevada and continued to threaten the state of California with more flooding, landslides, and hail. The state, which has been experiencing its worst megadrought in 1,200 years, has been drenched by major storms since December 20. Those catastrophic storm systems have even prompted emergency evacuations in Santa Cruz County.

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⚡️A 72-seat passenger plane crashed on the runway of Pokhara International Airport in Nepal. Rescue work continues, the airport is still closed, Nepalese media reported

State of Emergency Introduced in Peru's Several Regions For 30 Days Amid Protests

The state of emergency has been introduced in Peru's several regions for 30 days starting Sunday amid mass anti-government protests in the country, according to a decree of the Peruvian government.

"To declare the state of emergency in the regions of Puno, Cusco, Lima, the constitutional province Callao, the province of Andahuaylas in the department of Apurimac, in the provinces of Tambopata and Tahuamanu in the department of Madre de Dios as well as in the district of Torata," the decree published in a local newspaper reads.

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UK to Send Up to 4 Apache Attack Helicopters to Ukraine - Reports

The United Kingdom will send up to four Apache attack helicopters to Ukraine as part of a military assistance package that also includes Challenger 2 tanks, a British newspaper reported, citing defense sources.

The delivery of helicopters would follow shipments of tanks to Ukraine, the newspaper stated, adding that the UK would also hope that other NATO states "will follow the suit."

British media reported that the helicopters are armed with Hellfire anti-tank missiles and could be of significant tactical importance on the battlefield.

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BoJo's 'Partygate' Testimony Over Claims He Misled Parliament May Be Broadcast Live

Back in April 2022, the House of Commons passed a motion calling for the then-prime minister, Boris Johnson, to be investigated by the Commons Privileges Committee over claims that he misled parliament in connection with the so-called "partygate" allegations - breaches of COVID-19 lockdown rules in Downing Street.

Leading broadcasters intend to air former UK prime minister Boris Johnson’s testimony to parliament’s Privileges Committee over the so-called "partygate" allegations in February live and in its entirety, reported British media.

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🛰 China successfully orbited 14 research satellites atop a Long March-2D carrier rocket, the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) said on Sunday.

According to CASC, 14 satellites include Qilu-2 and Qilu-3 that will be mainly used for remote sensing of the Earth in order to prevent natural disasters and address their consequences, for environmental monitoring and emergency management

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🇲🇱 Mali’s transitional government has introduced the new "National Day of Patriotic Sovereignty" on Saturday as a display of the country’s independence in the face of external pressure, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement

▪️On January 6, the country’s Council of Ministers decided to establish January 14 a "National Day of Patriotic Sovereignty" as a symbol of great and patriotic mobilization of Malians against the "illegal, illegitimate and inhuman sanctions" imposed by ECOWAS.

▪️ The sanctions were imposed in January last year after military leaders delayed elections until 2026. However, they were lifted after the government announced a new election timetable in June with elections in 2024.

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🇳🇬🇺🇸🥊 Nigerian heavyweight boxer Efe Ajagba has defeated his American counterpart Stephan Shaw with score of 96-94

▪️For Shaw, who is from St. Louis, Missouri, it is his first defeat by a unanimous decision.

▪️For Ajagba, it is the second victory in a row, after he lost to Cuban Frank Sanchez in 2021. After the defeat, the Nigerian boxer underwent surgeries on both elbows.

▪️Efe Ajagba is known for the fastest victory in the history of boxing after his opponent, American Curtis Harper, was disqualified for leaving the ring one second after the start of the battle in protest over a pay dispute

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❗️Russian MoD briefing on the progress of the special military operation in Ukraine:

▪️The Russian Army reinforced a successful offensive in the direction of the northern outskirts of Artemovsk in the DPR and the Sol railway station, eliminating more than 80 Ukrainian servicemen;

▪️Ukrainian losses amounted to more than 115 servicemen and 6 vehicles in the Krasny Liman direction;

▪️Russian forces launched attacks on the Ukrainian 14th and 92nd Mechanized Brigades in the Kupyansk direction;

▪️Russian troops eliminated up to 50 Ukrainian servicemen in the Kupyansk direction;

▪️Russian air defense systems shot down two UAVs and intercepted eight HIMARS and Uragan MLRS rockets;

▪️The Russian Army eliminated up to 50 Ukrainian servicemen in the South Donetsk direction;

▪️Russian troops repelled an attack of the 71st Jaeger Brigade of Ukrainian forces in the Krasny Liman direction.

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⚡️Russian President Vladimir Putin has expressed condolences to the president of Nepal in connection with the plane crash, the Kremlin said.

Blizzards in Space? Saturn’s Moon, Enceladus, Boasts Deep Snowdrifts, Research Shows

Enceladus, the sixth-largest moon of the ringed giant planet Saturn, has snow about 700 meters deep in some places, a study has revealed.

Moreover, the varying snow depth could indicate that Enceladus’ dramatic plume - the vapor from surface fractures at its south pole - may have been more active in the past, Research Physical Scientist Emily Martin believes.

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📹 Russian heavy self-propelled howitzer in action in the Zaporozhye direction. The artillery teams attack Ukrainian military positions up to 25 times a day

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All 72 passengers and crew members aboard Yeti Airlines plane killed, airline told Sputnik

The Nepalese authorities have tasked a special commission with investigating the causes of the crash. A report is expected in 45 days.

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