In northern Iraq, an explosion occurred along the route of a convoy with logistics equipment belonging to the Western US-led anti-terrorist coalition

In Turkey, they announced the arrest of more than 260 people who allegedly planned terrorist attacks on New Year's Eve. According to the Anadolu agency

The Norwegians have refused to certify the Russian Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline due to new US sanctions. The company announced that it is scaling back support for the project

Beijing hopes for a rational approach by the new US administration to China, which will improve relations between the two countries

There is a shortage of coronavirus vaccines in the world. The German company BioNTech is looking for opportunities to increase production to vaccinate as many people and countries as possible

In Turkey, the curfew went into effect from Thursday 31 December until the morning of Monday 4 January. This decision was made following a meeting of the Cabinet of Ministers of the republic

In the American city of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, a nurse deliberately spoiled more than 500 doses of Moderna's coronavirus vaccine