Rapper Pasha Technik became the most popular person in 2025. His Wikipedia page has 3.77 million views. This is more than Vladimir Putin and US President Donald Trump, according to the annual rating of pages of the digital encyclopedia. The second most popular person on Russian Wikipedia is Putin. His page received 3.71 million views over the past year. Next comes TV presenter and husband of propagandist Margarita Simonyan Tigran Keosayan.

Jacob Pritchett, 11, had autism spectrum disorder and couldn't speak and didn't go outside often, but his neighbors knew him. Some babysat him when he was younger, while others occasionally saw him walking with his mother or in the apartment window. So when the boy stopped showing up, they became concerned and called the police. However, Jacob's mother told police that she never had children. What happened to the boy from New York - in the material "Cold" .

Russian philosopher Alexander Dugin said that the stakes for Russia have increased critically, which is why it is necessary to prepare for “terrible and catastrophic steps.” Also, the ideologist of the “Russian World” advised Russians to be baptized while freedom of choice still exists, Dugin wrote in his Telegram channel.

The Russian attack with the Oreshnik ballistic missile, which occurred on the night of January 9, was called in Brussels a warning for the United States and Europe. The new shelling of Ukraine means a clear escalation in the war by the Kremlin, said European Commission spokeswoman Anitta Hipper. Hipper added that the European Union will continue to support Ukraine, despite all the hints and threats from Russia.

The Russian Volunteer Corps (RDK), fighting on the side of Ukraine, issued an ultimatum to the Anti-Corruption Foundation (FBK). For the sake of a joint “deconstruction” of the current Russian government, the RDK proposed that the FBK unite after a political scandal, according to the official appeal of the corps.

The son of the head of the Chechen Republic Ramzan Kadyrov, Adam, threatened the President of Ukraine Vladimir Zelensky that he would find him everywhere. Also, if Vladimir Putin gives the order, Zelensky will be brought to the regional capital Grozny not as a president, but as a “thing,” Vesti Chechen Republic reports . “We will not announce any operations. We'll just come and pick you up. How they take a thing that its owners no longer need. And we will bring you here, to Grozny.

Nike has introduced a new sneaker model called Mind. According to the manufacturer, these shoes can reduce anxiety and increase the concentration of their owner. The peculiarity of the model lies in the design of the sole. It contains special convex elements, in other words, large “pimples” that stimulate the foot in a special way when walking. The price for the new model starts at $95.

In 2007, Harrill Braddy was found guilty of murder and kidnapping of two people. The man attacked a woman he knew, took her and her five-year-old daughter out of town, and then fed the girl to alligators. Now the case is returning to court, which is why 76-year-old Braddy faces the death penalty, reports the American magazine People. The publication notes that the case returned to court due to a law adopted in the US state of Florida in 2023. The document, which was signed by Gov.

Several Moscow residents spoke on social networks about a man who attacked them during dates. The reason for the discussion was the story of Victoria, who met a young man named Elvin on a dating site, writes the telegram channel “112”. According to the girl, after several days of communication, the man invited her to meet at the Luch bar-restaurant. During the date, according to Victoria, Elvin attacked and beat her. “You know how they kick down a door? That's how it came to me.

The US armed forces have begun an active phase of searching for ships of the “shadow” fleet that transport oil and violate the naval blockade of Venezuela. The New York Times writes about this. 16 ships organizedly bypassed the blockade established by Washington and managed to leave Venezuelan waters. Their crews are likely counting on the fact that American authorities do not have enough ships to apprehend all the violators. Among them there are ships flying Russian flags.

After the Russian attack on Kyiv on the night of January 9, almost half of the city was left without light and heat. So far the authorities have failed to rectify the situation. As Mayor Vitaliy Klitschko reported on his Telegram channel, critical infrastructure has been damaged, which is why there are also interruptions in water supply in the capital of Ukraine.

Russian investments in the Venezuelan economy turned out to be a failure, and plans to create a bloc of anti-American countries near the United States could not be realized, writes the Financial Times (FT). Russia's nearly four-year full-scale invasion of Ukraine has left Moscow no longer able to defend its allies in other parts of the world.

The United States has agreed with Ukraine on almost all aspects of its peace plan and is now waiting for a “clear answer” from Vladimir Putin. Axios writes about this with reference to a source. According to him, on January 7, a meeting between US President Donald Trump’s advisors Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner and Russian special envoy Kirill Dmitriev took place in Paris. At it, the parties reportedly discussed the US peace plan to resolve the Russian-Ukrainian conflict.

In December 2025, oil production in Russia showed the sharpest drop in the last year and a half. Bloomberg writes about this, citing sources. The agency attributes this drop to a new round of anti-Russian sanctions and attacks by Ukrainian drones on the country’s energy infrastructure. According to the publication's interlocutors, in December Russia produced an average of 9.326 million barrels of oil per day.

In Voronezh, a man attacked and punched a 13-year-old boy because he accidentally hit him with a snowball. Telegram channel “112” reports this. The incident occurred in Romanovsky Square. According to the victim’s mother, a group of children were playing in the snow and accidentally hit one of the passers-by who was walking with his daughter. Angry, the man swore at the children and demanded they leave, the woman said.