A member of the Coordination Council at the Public Chamber of Russia, political scientist Vladimir Karasev called Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev a “pida...som” after he accused Russian representatives of the crash of a passenger plane in Kazakhstan.

Several dozen Ukrainian military personnel who were trained in France deserted. AFP reports this, citing a representative of the French army.

Alexander Lukashenko claims that he “does not hold on to power” in Belarus and is ready to “calmly transfer” it to a new generation. The Belarusian agency BelTA writes about this with reference to Lukashenko’s statement in the church on Christmas Day on January 7. “I don’t hold on to power. I will do everything to quietly and calmly transfer this power to a new generation. Because I hope to live under the new government, and so do you. My children will live. <…> I want to see how they will live.

In the German community of Rimbach, located in Lower Bavaria, a man armed with a knife broke into a Volksbank branch and took a woman hostage. This was reported by the police press service and local media. Thus, Hessenschau wrote that the incident occurred around eight in the morning local time. According to the publication, the arriving police cordoned off the building in which the bank branch is located, and also blocked the federal highway passing nearby.

Senior representatives of Britain's three biggest political parties - Labour, Conservatives and Reform - have privately asked US President-elect Donald Trump to "reconsider" his relationship with fellow billionaire Elon Musk. Bloomberg writes about this, citing its own sources. According to them, the indignation of British politicians was caused by a number of recent statements by Musk regarding the internal politics of Great Britain.

In Brazil, local police detained a woman after six members of her family went out with cake on Christmas Eve. Three of them died, three more were hospitalized, the American television channel CNN reports . According to him, the incident occurred in the city of Torres in the state of Rio Grande do Sul in the south of the country. Representatives of the city police at a press conference said that a family of seven was celebrating Christmas.

On January 6, North Korea's General Directorate of Rocket Science successfully conducted a test launch of a new hypersonic medium-range ballistic missile, which was observed by the head of the republic, Kim Jong-un. Reuters writes about this with reference to the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA), which announced the DPRK’s intentions to accelerate the development of the country’s nuclear and missile capabilities.

The world's largest fast food chain, McDonald's, has announced that it is scrapping its previous "diversity metrics" for its employees and suppliers. According to The Wall Street Journal (WSJ), the company explained this by achieving its goals. At the same time, they promised to continue to publish data regarding the diversity of the company's employees, but made the reservation that they do not plan to set new goals for equality and inclusion. I teach people to love their body.

US corporation Meta, which owns Facebook, Instagram and Threads, will end its fact-checking program through trusted partners and replace it with a Community Notes system in which users can leave notes on other people's posts. Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg spoke about this on January 7. “We will go back to basics: reducing mistakes, simplifying our policies and restoring free speech on our platforms.

The Glucksburg dynasty ruling in Denmark has changed its royal coat of arms, highlighting the symbol of Greenland on it, writes the British newspaper The Guardian. The publication notes that this happened after Trump’s next statement about his intention to buy this largest island in the world. So, at the end of December, King Frederick X ordered the removal of three crowns from the royal coat of arms.

Chinese scientists have created the NIM-TF3 portable atomic clock with a highly accurate timekeeping system that could “fundamentally change the nature of future wars.” The South China Morning Post (SCMP) writes about this. According to the publication, a cesium atomic fountain clock, one and a half meters tall and the size of a single-door refrigerator, can be loaded onto a military truck and transported long distances over rough roads.

32-year-old Daria Krayukhina has rheumatoid arthritis. As a teenager, she was embarrassed by her appearance, but after studying to become a psychologist, she was able to love her body and now teaches others to do the same. She told Kholod about how she freed herself from the pressure of beauty standards and entered into her first romantic relationship at age 29. It worked for me - it can work for you too. I am 149 cm tall and have rheumatoid arthritis. Daria Krayukhina. Photo by Olga Filonova .

As a result of the earthquake that occurred in the Tibet Autonomous Region in southwest China, at least 53 people were killed and more than 60 people were injured. This was reported by the Xinhua agency, citing data from the regional disaster management headquarters. An earthquake of magnitude 6.8 occurred on the morning of January 7 at a depth of 10 kilometers. Its epicenter was in the rural Chinese county of Tingri.

The new US President-elect Donald Trump hopes that he can end the war in Ukraine in six months. He announced this on January 7 at a press conference at his Mar-a-Lago residence in Florida. “I hope it will be done in six months,” he said . This is not the first time Trump has spoken about his plans to end the war in Ukraine. Previously, he claimed that he would do this in 24 hours - on the very first day after taking office as President of the United States.