Asia China 10 United States-based companies have been added to China's export control list, government procurement barred from 50 US companies two weeks after the Pentagon blacklisted some of China’s best-known companies for alleged ties to the Chinese military
Africa Libya Turkey offered to contribute to energy infrastructure projects in Libya, as well as electricity transmission and distribution projects; Turkish Minister of Energy and Natural Resources recalled that relations between the countries go back 500 years
America Guyana Guyana has presented a historic GUY$1,146 trillion (US 5,84 billion) national budget for the upcoming year, a 46% increase over the previous fiscal plan
Europe Iceland Displaced residents of Grindavík gathered at the Laugardalshöll sports facility in Reykjavík to discuss the future of the city and demand intervention by the authorities, with government ministers, scientists and civil servants also participating
Asia Kazakhstan Approximately $171,3 million was invested in the country's professional, scientific and technical activities in January-November 2023, Finprom's financial and business analysis service reported, compared to $100 million in 2022
Africa Gabon Opposition and civil society groups are mobilising in support of the Gabonese leader after a bloc of central African states refused to lift sanctions imposed on Gabon after the military ousted President Ali Ben Bongo in late August
Africa Liberia Liberia's outgoing President George Weah has said in recent days that he has no intention of seeking re-election in the 2029 electoral round
Asia Iraq An Iranian missile strike against targets in northern Iraq has sparked a dispute between neighbouring allies, with Baghdad recalling its ambassador in protest and Tehran insisting that the attack was intended to deter Israeli spy threats
Europe Hungary As of March, for food retailers with a turnover of more than HUF 1 billion ( €2,6 million) will be compulsory to indicate whether the packages of the products they sell have become smaller than before, the Hungarian Gazette reported
Europe Kosovo Kosovo authorities will abolish the use of Serbian dinar in its territory particularly in the Serb-majority northern areas of the country; Serbian President Vucic said this was 'worrying and calls into question all processes of normalisation and dialogue'
Africa Mauritania The country increased customs duties by 171% at El Guerguerat border crossing with Morocco, thus disrupting the flow of trucks and affecting Moroccan transporters of fruit and vegetables to the Nuakchot market
Asia South Korea 2024 Winter Youth Olympics are to begin tomorrow 19 January through 1st February in Gangwon
America Grenada Grenada's 46-year-old Prime Minister Dickon Mitchell has a plan to ensure that the ruling National Democratic Congress remains in office for the next 10-15 years to effectively implement its Transformation Agenda
Africa Guinea-Bissau The Guinean League for Human Rights considers the government's presidential decision to suspend freedom of meetings and demonstrations to be 'yet another constitutional drift'