Monday, December 29, 2025
Updated 1m ago
Russia said it foiled a drone attack on President Vladimir Putin’s Novgorod residence and would reassess negotiations, a claim Kyiv dismissed as “lies” to sabotage peace talks.
Donald Trump's second administration reshaped global politics and trade in 2025, bolstering China and Russia and prompting investors to shift and diversify away from U.S. stocks.
Russian officials said Ukraine attacked President Vladimir Putin’s residence in Novgorod with 91 drones, a claim Kyiv denied as false.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky met Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago and denounced Moscow's claim that Ukrainians attacked Putin's Novgorod residence as lies, saying Russia sought a pretext to strike Kyiv.
Photographers and news organizations published year‑end photo essays capturing 2025’s major moments worldwide, from war and natural disasters to sporting triumphs and human resilience.
Alaa Abd el‑Fattah, a British‑Egyptian activist recently freed in Egypt, apologised for decade‑old tweets seen as condoning violence, prompting opposition calls to strip his citizenship while Downing Street defended him.
Arctic air and winter storms swept parts of the United States, the United Kingdom and northern Europe, bringing heavy snow, ice, travel disruption and power outages and triggering weather warnings.
European governments reinserted themselves into Ukraine negotiations through indirect channels after exclusion from US-brokered talks, a diplomatic success that sent a signal to Vladimir Putin.
Russia accused Ukraine of launching 91 drones at President Vladimir Putin's official residence in Novgorod; President Volodymyr Zelensky denied the claim, calling it "another lie."
El empresario sevillano Rosauro Varo renunció a todos sus cargos en Telefónica, incluida la vicepresidencia de Telefónica Audiovisual (Movistar Plus+) y el consejo asesor de Telefónica España, por motivos profesionales.
Donald Trump’s sweeping 2025 tariffs had not yet crashed the US economy, but economists warned their inflationary and employment effects could materialize in 2026.
Meteorologists warned a Scandinavian Arctic front would arrive from Dec. 31, bringing snow to low elevations including Attica and severe frost in northern Greece (−8°C).
An avalanche killed three people and injured a woman near Pico Tablato, Panticosa, in Huesca, northeastern Spain on Monday, authorities said.
MTV said it would end its music channels in Germany at year-end, citing streaming competition and shifting its programming toward reality shows and docu‑soaps.
Yannick Nézet-Séguin debuted as conductor of the Vienna Philharmonic’s New Year’s Concert and programmed rediscovered works by women, including Florence Price’s "Rainbow Waltz", a first for the program.
Former heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua was injured and two people were killed when his vehicle collided with a stationary truck on the Lagos–Ibadan Expressway in Nigeria, police said.
Nick Kyrgios defeated Aryna Sabalenka in a Dubai exhibition called the "Battle of the Sexes," which critics said reduced the event to a PR stunt and stripped its political meaning.
Ahmed al-Ahmed, who disarmed one of the gunmen at Bondi Beach on 14 December, gave his first public interview, saying his “soul” compelled him to save lives.
Elon Musk wrote that "people will die" after incoming New York Mayor Mamdani appointed Lillian Bonsignore as the city's new fire chief.
Brigitte Bardot's funeral was scheduled for January 7 in Saint-Tropez, with burial planned at the town's seaside cemetery, her foundation and the municipality said, despite reports she wanted La Madrague.
Alfonso Signorini suspended his engagements with Mediaset after ex‑paparazzo Fabrizio Corona accused him of running a scheme to access the Grande Fratello house, his lawyers said.
