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The China Earthquake Networks Center automatically determined that an earthquake of approximately magnitude 4.4 occurred near Dong Ujimqin Banner, Xilingol League, Inner Mongolia at 03:26 on January 2. The final result is subject to the official rapid report.January 2nd - On January 1st, 2026, local time, the new round of entry restrictions announced by the Trump administration in the United States officially took effect. These restrictions apply to both immigrants and non-immigrants, and fall into two categories: "full restrictions" and "partial restrictions." The United States imposed full entry restrictions on individuals from five countries—Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger, South Sudan, and Syria—as well as those holding travel documents issued by the Palestinian National Authority; it also imposed full entry restrictions on two countries previously subject to partial restrictions—Laos and Sierra Leone; and it imposed partial entry restrictions on individuals from the following 15 countries: Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Benin, Ivory Coast, Dominica, Gabon, Gambia, Malawi, Mauritania, Nigeria, Senegal, Tanzania, Tonga, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.January 2nd - New tax measures for certain cross-border remittances in the United States will officially take effect on January 1st, 2026 (local time). According to regulations from the U.S. Treasury Department and the IRS, starting January 1st, 2026, remittance service providers will be required to collect a 1% tax on eligible remittance transactions and declare and pay it as required. The regulations indicate that this tax will be payable when remitters use cash or similar "instruments of payment in kind" (including money orders, bank drafts, etc.) as the source of funds for cross-border remittances; transactions using U.S. bank accounts or debit cards, credit cards, etc., are generally not subject to this tax. This measure is part of the Trump administrations "Big and Beautiful" tax and spending bill. According to the IRS, this tax applies to overseas remittance recipients, including U.S. citizens and residents.Kremlin: Putin spoke by phone with the governor of Kherson region. He received a briefing on the situation and progress of the investigation into the attack by Ukrainian armed forces.January 2nd - On the evening of January 1st, 2026, local time, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy stated that he had received a briefing from Ukrainian National Security and Defense Council Secretary Alexei Umerov regarding his visit to Turkey. Earlier that day, Umerov met with Turkish Foreign Minister Fedan and Turkish National Intelligence Director Ibrahim Kalin in Turkey. Zelenskyy stated that Ukraine has been fully committed to resuming prisoner exchanges at the beginning of the new year, which is the core issue of the talks with Turkey. Ukraine needs Turkeys assistance to help Ukrainian citizens in Russia return home. He noted that last years exchange operations were very active but stalled at the end of the year and now need to be restarted.
