Russian authorities have introduced new restrictions on the Telegram messaging app, the country’s most popular platform with an estimated 100 million users, Moscow 24 reported on January 16.

Iran’s ICT Minister Sattar Hashemi said on Monday that any decision to limit or cut internet access would depend on the prevailing conditions, in response to questions about disruptions during periods of unrest.

The European Commission on Wednesday strongly criticized the U.S. decision to impose travel restrictions on five European individuals, including former European Commissioner Thierry Breton.

The Trump administration is weighing a plan to limit a wide range of software-driven exports to China, including laptops and jet engines, in response to Beijing's latest round of rare earth export restrictions, according to a U.S. official and three individuals briefed by U.S. authorities.

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has expressed his gratitude to Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev for lifting all restrictions on cargo transit to Armenia.

Portugal’s Constitutional Court has struck down a bill passed by the country’s right-wing parliamentary majority that would have restricted immigrants from bringing family members to join them.

President Donald Trump announced that starting next Monday, citizens from 12 countries will be banned from visiting the United States, while those from seven other countries will face travel restrictions.

Temporary restrictions for takeoff and landing have been imposed in airports of Penza and Ulyanovsk, the Federal Air Transport Agency said, News.az reportsc iting TASS.

Temporary restrictions have been imposed on civilian aircraft flights at St. Petersburg’s Pulkovo Airport, according to Russia’s Federal Air Transport Agency (Rosaviatsiya).