24-year-old Yuval Raphael will represent Israel at the Eurovision Song Contest 2025 in Switzerland. The girl survived the October 7 Hamas terrorist attack, hiding for 8 hours under the bodies of the dead at the Nova festival.
Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has announced plans to invest $600 billion in the United States over 4 years. He announced this in a telephone conversation with President Trump.
The Trump administration has revoked entry permits for 10,000 refugees, including 1,600 Afghans. Among the victims are aides to the U.S. military and relatives of active U.S. military personnel.
Sturla's Olympic champion Holm Legreid organizes an auction of bibs to help Ukrainian children. The IBU does not yet allow Russian athletes in neutral status, unlike other federations.
News Group Newspapers has agreed to a settlement with Prince Harry over unlawful interference with his privacy. The company will pay substantial compensation for surveillance and phone hacking between 1996 and 2011.
Russian troops conducted 3,829 attacks along the contact line in Donetsk region, including 33 aerial bombardments. The attacks killed 1 person, wounded 3, and damaged critical infrastructure.
In Dnipropetrovs'k region, a group that tripled the price of pipe products for the reconstruction of a water supply system was exposed. The organizer of the scheme, who was wanted by the FBI, was detained.
The Iraqi parliament has passed amendments to the Personal Status Law that expand the powers of Islamic courts in family matters. Human rights activists warn that this could legalize child marriage and violate women's rights.
Several states have challenged one of Donald Trump's first executive orders in court.
Microsoft is introducing automatic saving of user accounts starting in February 2025.
The SBU detained a well-known lawyer from Dnipropetrovs'k region who passed the coordinates of strategic targets for missile strikes to the FSB. As a result of his actions, 6 people died and 30 Ukrainians were wounded.
French investigating judges have issued an arrest warrant for Bashar al-Assad for war crimes. The case concerns the death of a French-Syrian citizen during a bombing in 2017.
Donald Trump has signed an executive order recognizing only male and female genders in federal documents. The order prohibits the use of the term “gender” and the “X” in government forms.
A 29-year-old Moroccan citizen with a U. S. residence permit stabbed at least 4 people on Nahalat Binyamin Street. The attacker was shot dead by an off-duty female police officer.
Apple became the most valuable brand in the world in 2025 with a value of $574. 5 billion. Microsoft and Google took second and third place with a value of $461.1 billion and $413 billion, respectively.
Turkey's President has declared a one-day national mourning period due to a fire in a hotel in the ski resort of Kartalkaya. The tragedy killed 66 people and injured 51.
Trump demands that 50% of TikTok be transferred to American companies to continue the app's operation in the United States. If China refuses, the president is ready to impose tariffs of up to 100% on Chinese imports.
French director Bertrand Blier has died at the age of 85. He was known for his non-conformist style and black humor, and won an Oscar for his film Get Your Handkerchiefs Ready.
A commander who paid a soldier UAH 1 million for repairing a private house instead of serving was exposed in Ternopil region. The suspects face up to 6 and 10 years in prison, respectively.
A large-scale fire broke out in an 11-story hotel in the ski resort of Kartalkaya in Turkey. At least 10 people were killed, 32 injured, and about 237 guests were evacuated from the building.
The Russian Defense Ministry reported a UAV attack off the coast of occupied Crimea. An air alert was announced in Sevastopol due to the threat of a drone attack.
A private house, a car, and power grids were damaged as a result of a nighttime Russian attack on Kyiv region. According to the authorities, there were no civilian casualties and no damage to critical infrastructure.
As a result of hostile shelling of the railway infrastructure in Dnipropetrovs'k region, buildings and rolling stock were damaged. Two railway workers were injured and one hospitalized.
During the traditional meeting at the White House, Melania Trump did not present a gift to Jill Biden, unlike in 2017. The Trumps and Bidens exchanged greetings and handshakes.
The study found that 1. 2 million new cases of cardiovascular disease and 2.2 million cases of diabetes occur annually due to the consumption of sugary drinks. The problem is particularly acute in developing countries.
Former Polish Foreign Minister Jacek Czaputowicz called it a mistake to link Ukraine's accession to international organizations to the issue of exhumation in Volyn. He also noted that Zelenskyy's visit showed that this issue was not resolved.
US President Joe Biden has granted preventive pardons to key officials and congressmen. This decision is intended to protect them from possible politically motivated persecution by President-elect Trump.
Kharkiv authorities are to extend the residence permit for Japanese volunteer Fuminori Tsuchiko. The well-known philanthropist, who runs the free FuMi Caffe in Kharkiv, previously reported that he might leave due to problems with his documents.
Transnistrian authorities have accepted a proposal to supply gas through Moldovagaz. The decision was made after Gazprom announced that it would stop supplying gas from 2025.
In China, two men were executed for mass killings in November 2024. One drove into a crowd, killing 35 people, and the other carried out a knife attack in a school, killing 8 people.
