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Legendary American actress and singer Liza Minnelli is celebrating her 80th birthday, and her stage persona has remained one of the most recognisable in pop culture for over half a century.
A delegation from the Hungarian Ministry of Energy, led by State Secretary Gábor Csépek, travelled to Kyiv for talks on resuming oil supplies via the Druzhba pipeline.
Despite stable electricity consumption, several regions are experiencing power outages following Russian attacks, and hourly power cuts are possible in the evening.
US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff said that negotiations to end Russia's war against Ukraine may be reaching a turning point. According to him, the parties to the conflict are exhausted.
A new NATO command centre will be established in Riihimäki, Finland. It will specialise in telecommunications and information technology.
Global oil prices fell after a sharp rise the day before. The market reacted to statements by US President Donald Trump about a possible quick end to the war in the Middle East.
US President Donald Trump announced in Florida the creation of a new regional coalition to combat drug cartels. Leaders from a number of Central and South American countries and the Caribbean have joined the initiative.
Over the past day, 130 combat clashes were recorded between the Ukrainian Defence Forces and Russian troops. The most active combat operations continued, in particular, in the Pokrovsk and Huliaipole directions.
The United States and Israel are considering the possibility of conducting an operation involving special forces to gain control of Iran's stockpiles of highly enriched uranium. Discussions are focused on potential actions at a later stage of the war.
Switzerland took first place in the new ranking of the best European countries to live and work in for 2025–2026. Denmark, Liechtenstein, Ireland, Luxembourg, Iceland, Norway, the Netherlands, Sweden and Germany also made it into the top ten.
Over the past day, there were 121 combat clashes between the Ukrainian Defence Forces and Russian troops on the front line. The Russian army used dozens of missiles, air strikes and almost ten thousand kamikaze drones.
Results and schedule of Ukrainian athletes' performances on the first day of competition at the 2026 Winter Paralympics
