In December, new Tesla car registrations fell by two-thirds in France and Sweden. At the same time, sales in Norway increased by 89%, setting a new annual record.
The governor of Yemen's Saudi-backed Hadramaut province announced the start of an operation to reclaim positions in the south of the country.
Russian occupiers have not attempted to storm Hrabovske in the last few days and have reduced their activity in combat operations in Sumy Oblast. The enemy is suffering significant losses from the actions of the Ukrainian military.
Victoria Kafka Jones, daughter of Hollywood star Tommy Lee Jones, was found dead in the Fairmont San Francisco hotel on New Year's Day. The 34-year-old actress, known for her roles in "Men in Black II" and "The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada," died of unknown causes.
The Center for Countering Disinformation has uncovered a new Russian tactic on TikTok: mass registration of accounts before holidays with emotional AI content. After gaining an audience, the profiles change their theme, promoting manipulative narratives.
From January 1, 2026, "Pulse" officially functions as a state tool for dialogue between government and business. Cabinet of Ministers Resolution No. 1304 launches the project of digitalization of interaction between government bodies and economic entities.
On the evening of January 1 and throughout January 2, gale-force winds up to 25 m/s are forecast in Lviv, Ivano-Frankivsk, mountainous areas of Zakarpattia and Chernivtsi regions. Level I danger (yellow) has been declared, which may complicate the work of enterprises.
Russia is preparing for the militarization of children, including adding drone control to GTO standards and expanding state regulation of military-sports training. Militarization has been extended to New Year's events, where children are given rides on military equipment and allowed to shoot.
The State Tax Service of Ukraine announced the postponement of the deadlines for mandatory cashless payments for sole proprietors of the first group and some other merchants. The obligation will arise three months after the end of martial law.
On January 1, 2026, the annual declaration campaign for public servants for 2025 was launched, which will last until March 31, 2026. The NACP reminds of the rules for submitting declarations and has prepared a number of tips for declarants.
Uzhhorod has become the most expensive city in Ukraine in terms of the average cost of apartment rental, surpassing Kyiv and Lviv. The average rental price in Uzhhorod is 21,300 hryvnias per month, which is 12% more.
Former special prosecutor Jack Smith said that Republicans, allies of Trump, were ready to testify against him in investigations into attempts to overturn the results of the 2020 election. Smith emphasized that his arguments were based on the testimony of Republicans who put loyalty to the country above party.
Automakers Ford and Honda are reorienting their model lineups towards hybrid cars by 2026 due to declining demand for electric vehicles. Honda plans to introduce a new generation of hybrid technologies by 2030, and Ford is expanding its hybrid lineup amid weak EV sales.
From February 1, the Bulgarian lev will cease to be legal tender. From August 2025, all stores will display prices in both currencies.
The SBU detained a 64-year-old resident of Makiivka in Kyiv, who had been working for the Russian occupation administration since 2014. She headed a kindergarten and implemented Russian educational standards, as well as agitated parents to cooperate with the occupiers.
Boxing superstar Anthony Joshua has been discharged from a Nigerian hospital following a car crash that killed two of his trainers. The boxer will continue his recovery at home after the fatal accident on Monday.
In 2025, Ukrainian border guards detained about 1,400 people who tried to illegally cross the state border of Ukraine in the direction of the border with Belarus. DPSU spokesman Andriy Demchenko noted that the Belarusian direction remains active, despite a larger flow of violations on the border with EU countries.
A Walt Disney World theme park employee in Florida is recovering after an incident in which a fake boulder weighing approximately 180 kilograms derailed and struck him. Disney is conducting an investigation, and the show element will be modified.
Chinese physicists conducted an experiment proposed by Albert Einstein and confirmed Niels Bohr's principle of complementarity. Jian-Wei Pan's team used a photon and a rubidium atom to reproduce the thought experiment.
Donald and Melania Trump hosted a New Year's Eve party at Mar-a-Lago, where the president held a charity auction. A painting of Jesus was sold for $2.75 million.
Candidate of Medical Sciences Otto Stoika explains how alcohol affects the brain and liver, and reveals dangerous hangover signals. He emphasizes the absence of safe doses of alcohol and the danger of driving after consumption.
The Center emphasizes that Russia needed more than two days to fabricate this 'evidence'. The photographs of metal fragments laid on the snow, published by the Russian Ministry of Defense, do not prove anything by themselves.
Actor Mel Gibson and Rosalind Ross have broken up after nine years of relationship. The couple, who have an 8-year-old son Lars, plan to continue co-parenting.
Damage to the underwater telecommunications cable between Helsinki and Tallinn was recorded on December 31, 2025. Finnish police are investigating the incident, having identified a vessel with a dropped anchor chain in Finland's exclusive economic zone.
Enogastronomy offers basic principles for harmoniously pairing wine with food, allowing for successful combinations. It is important to consider the region of origin, the style of the wine, and the main taste of the dish, as well as its fat content and saltiness.
In Bukovyna, an official of the Service for Restoration and Infrastructure Development is suspected of abuse of office. He signed acts of acceptance of work for the construction of a bridge, which led to an overpayment to the contractor of more than UAH 2.5 million in budget funds.
The prosecutor's office secured a guilty verdict for the organizer and accomplices of an underground production of counterfeit coffee, who caused damages exceeding UAH 500,000. The perpetrators received 5 years of imprisonment with a probationary period, and six cars were transferred to the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
A 5,000-year-old Late Neolithic fortress, built around 3000 BC, was discovered in southern Spain. Inside the structure, the body of a Roman soldier was found, buried 2,500 years after its foundation.
Units of the Unmanned Systems Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine inflicted damage on a number of military and infrastructure facilities in the temporarily occupied territories of Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporizhzhia regions and in the Autonomous Republic of Crimea. Among the hit targets are an oil depot, a floating craft base, a radar station, deployment points and substations.
The SAP and NABU have completed the investigation into a corruption scheme in the construction sector that could have caused more than UAH 1 billion in damages to the state. Six individuals, including a former minister and state secretary, have been notified of suspicion.
