Moscow [Russia] January 29 (ANI/Sputnik): Instagram users report some problems with the photo-sharing social network, according to the monitoring portal Downdetector.
Brussels [Belgium], January 29 (ANI/Sputnik): The European Union has deplored the Russian decision to extend the list of EU officials that will be subject to travel restrictions, the EU External Action Service said.
Rio De Janeiro [Brazil], January 29 (ANI/Sputnik): The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Brazil has increased by record 269,968 to more than 25 million within the past 24 hours, the National Ministry of Health said on late Friday.
London [UK], January 29 (ANI/Sputnik): UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson is going to visit Europe next week to discuss the escalation of tensions on the Ukrainian-Russian border, a source told Sputnik.
Washington [US], January 29 (ANI): The United States believes China prefers de-escalation in Ukraine because of the possibility a conflict in Europe could have a negative impact on its interests, Sputnik reported citing a senior US administration official as saying on Friday.
Washington [US], January 29 (ANI/Sputnik): US Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman and diplomats from France, Germany, Italy, and the UK during a phone call discussed written responses to Russia's proposals on security guarantees and the Normandy format meeting, State Department Spokesper
Washington [US], January 29 (ANI/Sputnik): US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has made no decision on releasing $130 million in military assistance to Egypt that is currently on hold until Cairo addresses human rights issues raised by the Biden administration, State Department Deputy Spoke
Washington [US], January 29 (ANI/Sputnik): US authorities are going to fix all damages caused by the bridge collapse in Pittsburgh, President Joe Biden said while visiting the scene of the incident on Friday.
Kiev [Ukraine], January 28 (ANI/Sputnik): Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy alleged on Friday that Russia intentionally fuels the publicity around tensions in Ukraine prior to important meetings as a tool of "psychological pressure."
Vienna [Italy], January 28 (ANI/Sputnik): The resumption of the eighth round of negotiations on the restoration of the Iran nuclear deal is expected next week for which negotiations have reached an advanced stage, Mikhail Ulyanov, Russia's permanent representative to international organizati
Taipei [Taiwan], January 28 (ANI): Taiwan's delegation to the 2022 Winter Olympic Games in Beijing will not participate in the opening ceremony due to COVID-19 and disrupted flight schedules, reported Sputnik.
Vilnius [Lithuania], January 28 (ANI/Sputnik): The Lithuanian government on Friday said it had already built 200 kilometres (124 miles) of barbed wire fence at the border with Belarus to prevent illegal migration.