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Nationwide protests continue in Iran over the economic crisis. According to official reports, at least 12 people have been killed, and the authorities have reduced internet traffic by a third.
Nicolas Maduro was taken to a detention centre in New York after being detained by the US special services in Venezuela. He is accused of narcoterrorism, cocaine and arms trafficking.
During the phone conversation, Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Keir Starmer agreed on the preparation of a meeting of the leaders of the Coalition of the Willing, support for US peace efforts and the deployment of multinational forces in Ukraine.
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced that Oleh Ivashchenko will head the Defence Intelligence of Ukraine. Also in January, proposals to update the SBI will be submitted to the Verkhovna Rada.
In 2025, European countries increased military aid to Ukraine to more than $21.5 billion, which is $1.5 billion more than a year earlier, the President's Office reports.
On New Year's Eve in Amsterdam, a large-scale fire engulfed the 154-year-old Vondelkerk church. Authorities say the building is beyond saving, part of the roof and tower collapsed, and about 90 houses lost power.
The ATESH guerrilla movement reported a sabotage on the railway in Voronezh and the destruction of a communications tower near an air base in Novosibirsk. According to the movement, the actions have complicated the logistics and command of Russian troops.
The United States imposed sanctions on ten companies and individuals from Iran and Venezuela, which are linked to the supply of combat drones and support for Iranian missile programmes.
In 2025, the SSU officers showed incredible efficiency. The enemy received strong and accurate strikes where they did not expect it.
Since the beginning of the full-scale war, Italy has provided Ukraine with more than €3 billion worth of weapons and equipment and is preparing to approve the 12th military aid package
In January-November, Russia increased LPG supplies to Central Asia and Afghanistan to 1.016 million tonnes. The share of these destinations in total exports rose to 36%, with Afghanistan becoming the largest buyer.
The NABU and the SAPO reported exposing an organised criminal group of current MPs who systematically received undue benefits for voting in the Verkhovna Rada. Details are to be made public later
