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Ukrainian President Zelenskyy: Following several days of talks, all parties agreed to report to their respective capitals on all aspects of the negotiations and coordinate follow-up steps with their leaders. The military has drawn up a list of topics that may be discussed at the next meeting. If all parties are ready to move forward with the negotiations—and Ukraine is ready—the next meeting will be held, possibly as early as next week.

US President Trump: The United States has retrieved oil from the seized Venezuelan oil tanker. The Venezuelan oil will be shipped to the Houston refinery.

Market news: The Syrian Oil Company has begun producing oil in the fields it recently took control of, and the output will be shipped to the Homs and Baniyas refineries.

Market news: The Federal Housing Finance Agency has decided to allow Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to continue holding $40 billion worth of mortgage-backed securities.

Market news: BYD plans to sell 1.3 million vehicles outside of China by 2026.

According to AXIOS: Ukrainian officials revealed that another round of talks will be held in Abu Dhabi next week.

Seven departments issued a notice on printing and distributing the "Overall Plan for Safety Production and Service Guarantee during the 2026 Spring Festival Transportation Season": The 2026 Spring Festival transportation season will last for 40 days, from February 2 to March 13.

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen: We are close to finalizing a free trade agreement with India.

On January 24th, Fujian Provincial Automobile Transportation Group Co., Ltd. and CATL officially signed a strategic cooperation framework agreement in Ningde, Fujian. The two parties will engage in in-depth cooperation in key areas such as vehicle aftermarket services, city-level battery swapping network construction, and vehicle-to-grid (V2G) interaction technology. In the future, they will jointly build a sustainable industrial ecosystem, continuously promote the deep integration of new energy technologies and urban public transportation systems, contribute innovative power to optimizing urban energy structure and achieving "dual-carbon" goals, and lead the green transformation of public transportation.

On January 24th, according to foreign media reports, U.S. Treasury Secretary Bessant, in an interview with conservative podcast host Posobetz, stated, "Alberta is a natural partner of the United States. They have excellent resources, and Albertans are very independent. There are rumors that they might hold a referendum on whether to remain in Canada." Bessant also stated that the Canadian federal government is limiting Alberta's development potential, citing Ottawa's opposition to building an oil pipeline from Alberta to the Pacific coast of British Columbia, hindering the export of local energy resources. Bessant further pointed out that in the current context, Alberta is a "natural partner" of the United States, possessing abundant resources and a highly independent social atmosphere.

Market news: Syrian authorities and the Syrian Democratic Forces have reached an agreement to extend the ceasefire in the Hasakah region for up to another month.

January 24th - According to the Yunnan Branch of the People's Bank of China, Yunnan Province's total cross-border RMB receipts and payments reached 100.179 billion yuan in 2025, a year-on-year increase of 13%. Regional cooperation has become an important driving force for the cross-border use of RMB. In 2025, the scale of cross-border RMB receipts and payments between Yunnan Province and countries participating in the Belt and Road Initiative accounted for 80% of the province's total, with settlements with Myanmar, Laos, and Thailand increasing by 8%, 14%, and 42%, respectively.

Market news: Negotiation teams in Abu Dhabi are studying and discussing several documents concerning peace in Ukraine.

January 24th - According to the website of the Organization Department of the Jiangsu Provincial Committee of the CPC, the Fifth Session of the 17th Nanjing Municipal People's Congress elected Li Zhongjun as Mayor of Nanjing on January 24, 2026.

Libyan Prime Minister: Libya will sign a 25-year oil development agreement with Total Energy and ConocoPhillips to attract more than $20 billion in foreign investment.

Sources say talks between Ukraine and Russia resumed in Abu Dhabi on Saturday.

On January 24th, according to the Financial Times, Google DeepMind CEO Sir Demis warned that the frenzy in certain areas of the artificial intelligence industry increasingly resembles a "bubble," while arguing that Google's scale and technology enable it to weather any potential liquidation. The British Nobel laureate stated that investment levels in some sectors of the tech industry have become detached from commercial reality. "Billions of dollars in seed funding seem somewhat unsustainable for startups that don't yet have a product, technology, or anything else," he said this week at the World Economic Forum in Davos, adding that this could lead to "adjustments in certain parts of the market." However, other tech leaders at Davos, such as Nvidia's Jensen Huang and Microsoft's Satya Nadella, have previously dismissed concerns about over-investment in the industry.

According to RIA Novosti, Russian troops have taken control of Staritsa in the Kharkiv region of Ukraine.

ECB Governing Council member Nagel: The biggest victims of Trump's tariff policies are American consumers.

European Central Bank Governing Council member Nagel: The German economy should not be denigrated without reason.