The people of 8 January

The Iranian government releases Italian journalist Cecilia Sala from prison, with Sala arriving back in Rome later that day.

World · 8 Jan

The ruling party in São Tomé and Príncipe, Independent Democratic Action, proposes Hélio Vaz de Almeida as Prime Minister to replace Patrice Trovoada, who was fired by President Carlos Vila Nova two days ago.

Politics · 8 Jan · with Carlos Vila Nova

Lithuanian prime minister Gintautas Paluckas deploys the police to secure the country's electricity link with Poland in response to reported attempts to disrupt the planned decoupling of the Baltic states' power systems from the grid shared with Belarus and Russia.

World · 8 Jan

Alcide Ponga of the pro-France The Rally party is elected President of New Caledonia by six of the eleven government ministers.

Politics · 8 Jan