The Russian government has proposed banning international incoming calls without the subscriber's consent, said Deputy Prime Minister and Chief of Staff of the Government Dmitry Grigorenko. “The government has prepared a second package of measures to protect citizens from fraudsters. It includes about 20 initiatives aimed at combating cybercrime,” he said. Also, a new package of measures to combat fraudsters involves mandatory labeling of calls from abroad.

A Russian man lost his wife and children in a plane crash. He tracked down the controller of that flight in Europe and stabbed him to death. There were no survivors in this tragedy. 71 people were killed when a Russian plane flying to Barcelona collided with a DHL cargo plane. Most of the victims are children. And while the European authorities were looking for those responsible for the disaster, the Russian, who had lost his wife and children, decided to commit lynching.

Model and blogger from the Krasnodar region, 33-year-old Anzhelika Tartanova, is in serious condition in the hospital. When the girl woke up, she said that there was another guy and a girl in the apartment where she was beaten, the telegram channel “112” reports . Tartanova was found in City Clinical Hospital No. 1 named after. N.I. Pirogov on the afternoon of December 9 with cerebral edema. Multiple hematomas, contusions and bruises were also found on her body.

The American side gave Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky a few days to make a final decision on the peace agreement, according to which Kiev will have to give up Donbass to Moscow, the Financial Times reports , citing an informed source. The publication notes that US President Donald Trump hopes to conclude a peace deal by December 25, when America will celebrate Christmas.

Residents of Russia in 2025 most often watched erotic videos with the participation of transgender people. Russians switched to the transgender category after last year's leadership of the anal category, according to data from the Pornhub platform. It also follows from the report that residents of Belarus and Ukraine differed in preferences from the Russians.

Bribes in Russia are given not only in money, but also in massage chairs, tourist vouchers, and orthopedic mattresses. Even a wine refrigerator was the subject of bribery, Prosecutor General Alexander Gutsan told TASS. He emphasized that there is nothing surprising in this list, because anything that is “in demand” can serve as a bribe, and not just money, cars or jewelry. At the same time, Gutsan added that the average bribe to Russian officials reaches a million rubles.

Children upset by the blocking of the Roblox game began en masse to write complaints to the authorities. Kremlin Speaker Dmitry Peskov reported a large number of requests. Earlier, the head of the Safe Internet League, Ekaterina Mizulina, spoke about the violent reaction of children to the ban on the popular platform. According to her data, every second child now “wants to leave Russia.” “These are children 8-16 years old. These are the guys who always and everywhere carry Russian flags.

A year ago, Noah Krieger joined the most famous and controversial German party, the Alternative for Germany (AfD). However, “Noah Krieger” is just a pseudonym behind which 36-year-old Murad Dadaev is hiding. He may be connected with the head of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov, according to the Important Stories investigation. Through nationalist statements, Dadaev quickly gained an audience on social networks and attracted the attention of far-right political stars in the Bundestag.

The Russian authorities' plans to build a sovereign economy are increasingly complicated by the country's growing dependence on China. This conclusion was reached by specialists from the Institute for Economics in Transition at the Bank of Finland (BOFIT). Economists warn that any shocks to the Chinese economy will inevitably hit the Russian one. China remains Russia's main trading partner, today accounting for about 30% of merchandise exports and half of imports.

The State Duma adopted in the second and third readings a law expanding the powers of the financial intelligence service. Now Rosfinmonitoring will be able to receive data on money transfers made by Russians using Mir cards through the Fast Payment System (FPS) and a single QR code. The document was published on the parliament website and will come into force on September 1, 2026.

Russia risks being left out of the global technological race due to the authorities’ chosen course of isolation in the interests of state sovereignty. This opinion was expressed in his Telegram channel by one of the richest entrepreneurs in Russia, the founder of Rusal, Oleg Deripaska. He emphasized that one of the key problems lies in the increasing pressure on businesses, including those working in the field of AI.

The share of Russians who allow themselves to “shop for mood” on a weekly basis doubled in 2025, Izvestia writes , citing a study by the Dolyami payment service. The authors of the study included clothing, shoes, perfumes and gadgets as “little joys.” Experts attribute the growing share of people buying such goods every week to the development of online trading and the growing popularity of marketplaces.

A resident of Magnitogorsk, Daria, discovered her teenage photographs on the covers of foreign erotic novels. This unexpected discovery came 10 years after she took part in a free photo shoot. The girl told the publication Ura.ru about this. As the Shot telegram channel reported , in 2015, then 15-year-old Daria won a free shoot with a popular photographer. She did not sign any documents or receipts. The photographer did not ask for parental consent for the minor’s participation in the shooting.

A resident of Kotelniki near Moscow was arrested on suspicion of murdering a 34-year-old neighbor and her first-grader son. For a year he was outraged by the noise from the upper apartment and the boy's tramping. At the same time, the woman herself complained about her neighbor and received threats from him. The media found out that 32-year-old Evgeniy was an employee of a Moscow university and worked a shift at a children's camp at the Federal Tax Service. “Cold” tells what is known about this.

Politico published a list of the most influential politicians in Europe who had the most significant impact on the European political situation this year. The rating was topped by US President Donald Trump. The authors note that the politician who has regained the post of head of the White House is distinguished by his authority and low predictability, but changes in his behavior have an impact on the whole of Europe. Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen is in second place.