Russia says it has fired its new nuclear-capable missile in Ukraine near the Polish border, in retaliation for an alleged Ukrainian drone attack on Vladimir Putin’s residence late last month.#Europe #Defence #Defense #Military #Map #RS-26Rubezh #Intercontinentalballisticmissile #ICBM #Russia #Ukraine #

A third of all Americans support the U.S. military strike on Venezuela, while 72% are concerned about prolonged intervention in the country, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll.#NicolásMaduro #Military #Conflict #US #USA #LatinAmerica #Caribbean #Venezuela #Forces #Deployments #OperationSouthernSpear #DonaldTrump

U.S. President Trump has withdrawn the U.S. from dozens of international organisations, including many related to climate change – half of them being UN agencies.#UnitedNations #UN #UnitedStates #U.S. #USA #US #America # #U.S. #USA #US #America #A. #USA #DonaldTrump #Trump #WhiteHouse #ExecutiveOrder14199 #WithdrawFromOrganisations #ClimateChange @WhiteHouse

Almost 40 people including four security personnel have been killed and 2,200 arrested as protests in Iran turn violent, spreading to 111 cities and towns, frequently chanting in support of the Shah.#MiddleEast #Mideast #IranMap #IranProtests #ShahRezaPahlavi #AyatollahKhamenei

The Africa Cup of Nations reaches the knockout stage. The Africa Cup of Nations, the biennial international men’s football championship of Africa, takes place. Morocco hosts the 35th edition of the tournament, featuring the best talent from the continent competing to be crowned champions.#AFCON #AfricaCupofNations #TotalEnergiesAFCON2025 #AFCON2025 @TotalAFCON2025

Typically lasting just three minutes, ski mountaineering races are designed to showcase core back-country skills – uphill efficiency, fast transitions and speedy descent – all in a sprint format.#Sports #WinterOlympics #OlympicGames #MilanoCortina2026 #SkiMo #SkiMountaineering @IOC @Olympics

The biennial EHF European Men’s Handball Championship takes place. Denmark, Norway and Sweden host 65 matches over the three-week tournament, where France are the reigning champions.#Sport #Handball #EuropeanChampionships #EHF #Denmark #Norway #Sweden #France

U.S. President Donald Trump is discussing “a range of options” for acquiring Greenland, including the use of military force, the White House said.#US #USA #Trump #Greenland #Denmark #Politics #Europe #Europe #EU #ArcticOcean #NorthPole #Map

International oil companies in Venezuela are in the spotlight amid Washington’s push to influence control of the country’s vast oil sector following the U.S. capture of President Nicolás Maduro.#Military #Conflict #US #USA #LatinAmerica #Caribbean #Venezuela #Oilassets #ExxonMobil #ConocoPhillips #Gulf #Chevron #RoyalDutchShell

The biennial EHF European Men’s Handball Championship takes place. Denmark, Norway and Sweden host 65 matches over the three-week tournament, where France are the reigning champions.#Sport #Handball #EuropeanChampionships #EHF #Denmark #Norway #Sweden #France

The bombardment of Venezuela and capture of President Nicolás Maduro echoes a long history of U.S. interventions in Latin America since the Cold War.#NicolásMaduro #Military #Conflict #US #USA #LatinAmerica #Caribbean #Venezuela #Forces #Deployments #OperationSouthernSpear #Cuba #BayofPigs #FidelCastro #Panama #GeorgeH #W #Bush #ManuelNoriega #Guatemala #JacoboÁrbenz #CIA #PresidentEisenhower #Nicaragua #RonaldReagan #Sandinista #Iran-Contrascandal #Chile #SalvadorAllende #AugustoPinochet #OperationCondor #Argentina #Bolivia #Brazil #Chile #Uruguay #Paraguay #JoãoGoulart

After sending in U.S. troops to topple Venezuela’s leadership at the weekend, President Donald Trump has issued a barrage of threats against various other countries.#US #USA #Venezuela #Colombia #Cuba #Mexico #Greenland #Iran #World #Politics #Conflict #Map

In just 18 days, James Cameron’s “Avatar: Fire and Ash” – the third film in his blockbuster “Avatar” sci-fi franchise – has officially grossed more than $1 billion at the worldwide box office.#AvatarFireandAsh #Avatar #Movies #Sci-Fi #BoxOffice #JamesCameron #StevenSpielberg #JamesCameron #AnthonyRusso #JoeRusso #PeterJackson #MichaelBay #DavidYates #ChristopherNolan #RidleyScott #TimBurton

Over the past decade, Norway has seen a significant shift towards electric vehicles, with a staggering 96% of all new cars sold there in 2025 being electric.#ElectricVehicles #EV #EVs #Norway #NorwayCarSales #OpplysningsradetForVeitrafikken #NorwegianRoadFederation #OFV

A criminal investigation is under way into the managers of Le Constellation bar, as pressure mounts for answers over a New Year’s fire at a Swiss ski resort that killed 40 people and injured a further 119.#Accidents #disasters #LeConstellationbar #Crans-Montana #Valais #Fire #Jacques #JessicaMoretti #Switzerlandmap

Rúben Amorim’s turbulent tenure at Old Trafford has ended abruptly following his explosive comments attacking the club’s hierarchy, citing concerns with transfer policy and interference in playing style.#Sports #Soccer #Football #PremierLeague #ManchesterUnited #OldTrafford #RubenAmorim #SirJimRatcliffe

France has stepped forward to back Denmark and its sovereignty of Greenland against a growing tide of threats made by the United States over its desire to take over the autonomous territory.#Greenland #Denmark #UnitedStates #U.S. #USA #US #America #A. #U.S. #USA #US #America # #USA #Politics #LandGrab #NationBuilding #Crime #LawBreaking #NATO

The U.S. says its capture of Venezuela's president took months of planning, but once Donald Trump gave the order to launch, the operation was over within hours.#NicolásMaduro #Venezuela #Caracas #OperationAbsoluteResolve #Military #Conflict #US #USA #Americas #LatinAmerica #Caribbean #SouthAmerica #Map #OperationSouthernSpear

A state of emergency has been declared in Venezuela after U.S. President Trump announced a large scale strike following months of mounting pressure and claims to have captured President Nicolás Maduro.#NicolásMaduro #Military #Conflict #US #USA #LatinAmerica #Caribbean #Venezuela #Forces #Deployments #OperationSouthernSpear

Despite a fourth consecutive month of declining sales – in which a challenging domestic market contrasts with surging global sales – Chinese carmaker BYD has become the world’s largest EV company.#BYD #Tesla #Electricvehicle #automaker #Automobile #BEV #EV #PHEV #NEV @BYD

Several people have been killed across multiple provinces during the largest protests to hit Iran in three years, triggered by worsening economic conditions.#MiddleEast #Mideast #Map #Provinces #Iranmap #IranianRial #U.S #dollar.

Several dozen people are thought to have died and around 100 injured, most of them seriously, after a fire tore through a crowded bar during a New Year’s Eve party in the Swiss ski resort of Crans-Montana.#Switzerland #CransMontana #NewYearsEve #Explosion #Fire

In 2025, we said goodbye to a remarkable group of notable figures, including Pope Francis, Italian designer Giorgio Armani, architect Frank Gehry, Peruvian writer Mario Vargas Llosa and renowned chimpanzee expert Jane Goodall. Film and entertainment also suffered major losses, with the deaths of directors David Lynch and Rob Reiner; actors such as Terence Stamp; Hollywood legends Robert Redford, Gene Hackman, and Diane Keaton; Claudia Cardinale, the glamorous symbol of post-war Italian cinema and Brigitte Bardot, sex-symbol and animal welfare activist.#BrigitteBardot #DavidLynch #RobertRedford #JaneGoodall #RobertaFlack #RobReiner #GiorgioArmani #PopeFrancis #OzzyOsbourne #GeneHackman #ClaudiaCardinale #TerenceStamp #BrianWilson #DianeKeaton #FrankGehry #MarioVargasLlosa @brigitte_bardot @DAVID_LYNCH @JaneGoodallInst @Roberta_Flack @ActualRobReiner @robreiner_rr @robreiner556 @Pontifex266Arch @armani @OzzyOsbourne @_Official_CC_ @iTerenceStamp @BrianWilsonLive @Diane_Keaton @frankogehry @Mariovargasllo

Falling American spirit exports – down 9% after President Trump’s tariffs were introduced – and state taxes on a record-breaking inventory of ageing bourbon have led a Jim Beam factory to cease production for a year.#Whiskey #Bourbon #Whisky #KentuckyBourbon #Whiskeysales #Barreltax @JimBeam

From the fires that devastated Los Angeles to deadly earthquakes in Myanmar and Afghanistan, a selection of events recalls the tragic disasters that defined 2025.#YearEnd #World #GlobalDisasters #ExtremeWeatherEvents #Afghanistan #Myanmar #Earthquakes #Asia #Floods #Flooding #LosAngeles #Wildfires #HurricaneMelissa #Globalwarming #ClimateChange #Map #MillerProjection