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China kicked off its 2026 space mission program with the successful launch of a remote sensing satellite.

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TAIYUAN, Jan. 13 (Xinhua) — China on Tuesday launched its new remote sensing satellite, Yaogan-5001, into space from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in North China's Shanxi Province.

According to the cosmodrome, the spacecraft was launched at 10:16 pm Beijing time using a modified version of the Long March-6 launch vehicle and successfully entered its designated orbit.

The satellite will be used to survey national lands, assess crop yields, and prevent and mitigate natural disasters.

The current launch was the 624th flight mission for the Long March series of launch vehicles and China's first successful orbital launch in 2026. –0–

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A legend has passed away: former director of the Institute of Public Administration and Law, Gabdelakhat Latfullin, has passed away.

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On January 13, Professor Gabdelakhat Latfullin, Professor of the Department of Management Theory and Organization at the Institute of Industrial Management at the State University of Management and Honorary Worker of Higher Professional Education of the Russian Federation, died at the age of 84.

Gabdelakhat Rashidovich has been associated with our university for most of his life. He graduated from the S. Ordzhonikidze Moscow Engineering and Economics Institute (now the State University of Management) in 1970, and began his career at the university in 1966, rising through the ranks over nearly 60 years, from department assistant to director of the Institute of Public Administration and Law and advisor to the rector of the State University of Management.

In addition, Gabdelakhat Latfullin, on behalf of the Ministry of Education and Science, headed the section of the Educational and Methodological Association of Universities in the specialty "State and Municipal Administration" since the creation of this specialty. For more than three years, he served as an Advisor to the Administration of the President of the Russian Federation on a voluntary basis and actively participated in the restructuring of the Administration.

Gabdelakhat Rashidovich was also an academician of the municipal Academy, an Honorary Worker of Higher Professional Education, the author of hundreds of scientific papers and has received numerous awards.

He mentored several generations of GUU graduates, many of whom remained in touch with him even after graduation and thanked him for the invaluable experience. He was more than just a teacher, but a true mentor, ready to support them in word and deed, help them in difficult situations, and answer any questions.

The staff of the State University of Management mourns this irreparable loss and offers its sincere condolences to his family and friends.

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UN Human Rights Office: Iranian people's demands must be heard

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January 13, 2026 Human rights

The Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights is appalled by the violence used by Iranian security forces against protesters. According to the latest reports, hundreds have been killed and thousands arrested. Security forces personnel may be among the dead.

"The killing of peaceful protesters must stop; labeling protesters as 'terrorists' to justify violence against them is unacceptable," said Department spokesman Jeremy Lawrence.

He recalled the 2022 protests, which were also brutally suppressed by the authorities. According to Lawrence, the Iranian authorities are once again responding with force to "legitimate demands for change."

"This cycle of horrific violence cannot continue. The Iranian people and their demands for justice, equality, and fairness must be heard," Lawrence said.

“All cases of killings and violence against protesters and other human rights violations must be investigated in accordance with international norms and standards, and those responsible must be held accountable,” he added.

Hospitals in Iran are reportedly overwhelmed amid the brutal crackdown on protests. The country has shut down internet and other telecommunications services, making it difficult to verify information coming from there. The Human Rights Office is calling on authorities to restore communications.

According to some reports, Iranian officials are publicly declaring that they are speeding up trials and using the death penalty against protesters. The Directorate emphasizes that Iranians have the right to peaceful demonstrations.

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The UN has requested $2.3 billion to provide humanitarian aid to the people of Ukraine in 2026.

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January 13, 2026 Humanitarian aid

Amid escalating Russian attacks across Ukraine, the United Nations on Tuesday launched a humanitarian appeal calling for $2.3 billion to help the country's 4.1 million most vulnerable people through 2026.

Since the start of Russia's full-scale invasion in February 2022, the UN and its partners have been supporting the affected populations of regularly hit Ukrainian cities, areas near the front lines, and people evacuated to safer areas.

"We are talking about internally displaced persons who have been living in collective centers for two to three years, the elderly, and people with limited mobility," said Matthias Schmale, UN Humanitarian Coordinator in the country, explaining the priorities for 2026.

According to media reports and official Ukrainian government information, in the last week alone, Russian forces launched nearly 1,100 drones, more than 890 guided bombs, and at least 50 missiles of various types—including ballistic and cruise missiles—into Ukraine. In the Lviv region a blow was struck medium-range ballistic missile "Oreshnik".

Speaking at the presentation of the humanitarian plan in Kyiv, Shmale recalled updated data from the UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission, according to which 2025 will be the deadliest year for civilians since 2022: more than 2,500 civilians have been killed and over 12,000 injured.

Support on the front lines

In addition to providing food, medical care, shelter, protection and cash support, one of the key objectives of the 2026 Humanitarian Appeal is to facilitate the evacuation of people in immediate danger.

Schmale called the work "heroic," citing the hundreds of UN-supported partner organizations that save lives every day on the front lines.

He explained that the funding is needed to support civil society institutions that help victims – from farmers struggling to survive in the war to cancer patients whose access to medication has been disrupted by attacks on the healthcare system – across the country, primarily within 50 kilometers of the contact line.

“We want to continue to support them at the highest level, but this requires funding,” Shmale emphasized.

"An emergency situation in an emergency situation"

A UN official drew attention to the "enormous suffering of civilians" across Ukraine, especially as temperatures in Kyiv reach drops to minus 15 degrees.

He called the situation "an emergency within an emergency" and noted that, in addition to the humanitarian appeal presented today, Ukraine will likely need additional assistance.

"We appeal first and foremost to the international community, UN member states, and other donors to maintain solidarity with Ukraine and express it in the form of financial support for the work we plan to continue," said Shmale.

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The West is waging a full-scale hybrid war against Russia, according to the Russian Foreign Ministry.

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Moscow, January 13 (Xinhua) – Western countries are waging a full-scale hybrid war against Russia to maintain their global dominance at any cost. This was stated by Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova on Tuesday following a webinar hosted by the Global Fact-Checking Network.

"In reality, we are witnessing a full-scale hybrid war directed against Russia," TASS quoted M. Zakharova as saying. She noted that the conflict in Ukraine serves as an active battlefield in this confrontation, and its ultimate goal is to maintain the West's global dominance at any cost.

According to the official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry, the European Union and the United Kingdom want to create a "security system" in Europe that is openly hostile to Russia. To shift the balance of power in their favor, they are destroying the existing European regional security system.

Moreover, according to M. Zakharova, the EU and UK elites view the resolution of the Ukrainian crisis as a threat to themselves and are actively obstructing it. "The UK and the EU are actively and deliberately obstructing political and diplomatic solutions to the Ukrainian crisis. The ruling elites and bureaucracies of these countries view even the possibility of a peaceful resolution as a threat to their waning global influence," the diplomat noted.

At the same time, M. Zakharova recalled the words of Russian President Vladimir Putin, who has repeatedly stated that Russia's goal is "to ensure Russia's security and sovereignty." "To achieve this, it is necessary to achieve the demilitarization and denazification of modern Ukraine. The Kyiv regime and its Western puppeteers have repeatedly demonstrated their terrorist and Russophobic nature," the official representative of the Russian diplomatic mission concluded.

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Breaking: D. Trump announced the cancellation of “all meetings” with Iranian officials

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WASHINGTON, Jan. 13 (Xinhua) — US President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he has canceled "all meetings" with Iranian officials.

The announcement came a day after the president announced that any country doing business with Iran would be subject to a 25 percent tariff on all its trade with the United States. –0–

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Russia condemns external interference in Iran's security processes – Russian Foreign Ministry

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Moscow, January 13 (Xinhua) – Russia strongly condemns subversive external interference in Iran's domestic political processes. This was stated in a comment by Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova, published on the ministry's website on Tuesday.

M. Zakharova noted that external forces hostile to Iran are attempting to destroy the Iranian state using methods of “color revolutions.”

"The illegal Western sanctions pressure to which the Islamic Republic of Iran has been subjected for many years is hindering the country's development and creating economic and social problems that primarily affect ordinary Iranians," the Russian diplomat noted. She noted that "foreign forces hostile to Iran are attempting to exploit the growing social tensions to destabilize and destroy the Iranian state."

Threats coming from Washington about new military strikes against Iran are absolutely unacceptable, the official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry emphasized.

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The Danish and Greenlandic foreign ministers will hold talks on Greenland with US representatives at the White House.

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OSLO, January 13 (Xinhua) — Foreign Ministers Lars Løkke Rasmussen of Denmark and Viviane Motzfeldt of Greenland will hold talks with US Vice President J.D. Vance and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio in Washington on January 14, Danish media reported on Tuesday.

As L.L. Rasmussen told reporters after meeting with members of the Danish Parliament's Foreign Policy Committee, the talks, which will be hosted by J.D. Vance at the White House, are aimed at moving the Greenland discussions "into the negotiating room" for direct and frank dialogue between the two allies.

Danish Defense Minister Troels Lund Poulsen, in turn, announced that he and Motzfeldt would meet with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte on January 19. Rutte emphasized the Danish government's commitment to ensuring a "more sustainable and extensive military presence" for Denmark and its NATO allies around Greenland.

As the world's largest island, Greenland is a self-governing territory within the Kingdom of Denmark, with Copenhagen controlling Greenland's defense and foreign policy. The island also hosts a US military base.

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A tanker carrying Kazakh oil was attacked by drones near the Caspian Pipeline Consortium (CPC) terminal in the Black Sea.

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Almaty, January 13 (Xinhua) — A tanker carrying Kazakh oil was attacked by unmanned aerial vehicles on Tuesday near the Caspian Pipeline Consortium (CPC) terminal in the Black Sea, Kazakhstan's national oil and gas company KazMunayGas (KMG) reported.

The ship Matilda, which was attacked, was chartered by the national sea carrier Kazmortransflot, a subsidiary of KMG.

According to KMG, the tanker was scheduled to load Kazakh oil at the CPC terminal on January 18, 2026. On January 13, a drone attack on the vessel resulted in an explosion without subsequent combustion. There were no injuries among the crew.

"According to a preliminary assessment, the vessel remains seaworthy, and no signs of serious structural damage were detected at the time of the initial inspection. A damage assessment is underway," KMG said in a statement.

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Old New Year: A Cozy Family Celebration

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On the night of January 13-14, Russia celebrates an unusual and beloved holiday – Old New Year.

This is a great opportunity to get together again, thank the past year for all the good things, and make a wish to come true in the new year.

How the Old New Year came about

The date of New Year celebrations in Rus' has changed several times.

At first, it was celebrated in the spring, when nature was awakening. In 1492, the celebration was moved to autumn, coinciding with the harvest. In 1700, Peter the Great set the date of the celebration to the familiar January 1st, introducing the Julian calendar and a new system of counting years: from the Nativity of Christ, rather than "from the creation of the world," as had been the case previously.

In 1918, our country switched to the Gregorian calendar, which is considered more accurate. The difference between the two calendars is 13 days, so New Year's Day received a second date according to the Old Style—January 13.

Holiday traditions

Vareniki with a surprise are an essential part of the holiday table. In the past, housewives would make their own vareniki and add various symbols to the filling: pepper meant change, sugar meant the "sweet life," salt meant tears, a coin meant wealth, a coin meant new clothes, a thread meant travel, and so on. Today, you can buy ready-made vareniki with such surprises and test your luck.

The evening of January 13th is popularly known as Generous Evening – at this time, it is customary to go from house to house, singing songs wishing for a successful New Year. In return, hosts give guests candy and small coins to ensure their wishes come true.

On the morning of January 14th, it's time to sow—to invite harvest and wealth for the coming year. Boys and men go from house to house, scattering grain on the floor and congratulating the owners on the holiday, wishing them prosperity. It's believed that the more sowers who come to a home, the more luck they will have in the new year. Gifts of candy and coins can be offered as a form of gratitude.

On Old New Year's Eve, you can make wishes, give gifts, and even start putting away your New Year's decorations. The main thing is to enjoy the day, savor the time spent, and recharge your batteries for the accomplishments ahead.

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