In 2025, the Roscosmos state corporation sent 17 rockets into space. This indicator has not changed since last year, Deputy Prime Minister Denis Manturov announced this at a meeting with Vladimir Putin. Initially, the general director of the state corporation, Dmitry Bakanov, speaking at the Federation Council Committee on Economic Policy, stated that Roscosmos intends to conduct more than 20 space launches in 2025. “In 2022, 22 launches were secured, in 2023 - 19, last year 17.

Republican Congressman Randy Fine introduced a bill in the US House of Representatives to annex Greenland and grant it statehood. The corresponding document was published on the website of the House of Representatives. The bill is being touted as “landmark” and countering growing threats to US national security from China and Russia. The document's explanation calls Greenland a “vital asset” that should not be neglected.

In the second half of 2025, Russia launched an average of 5,300 combat drones across Ukraine every month. This is five times more than the average for 2024, writes Bloomberg. The publication has read the report of European governments that are monitoring the victims of Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Thus, according to their data, about 2,400 Ukrainian civilians were killed and 12 thousand were injured from Russian strikes on Ukrainian territory in 2025. This is 30% more than a year earlier.

The journalist decided to experiment and pretended to be a man for 18 months. She changed her name, clothes and surroundings, went to strip clubs and men's group therapy, and tried to make friends and relationships. Living as a man turned out to be much more difficult than she expected, and the experiment turned into a tragedy. Mind games - in the material "Cold" .

The host of the Russia-1 TV channel, Vladimir Solovyov, suggested that the Russian authorities take an example from the actions of the United States, which, in his assessment, “did not give a damn about international law” when they captured Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, the propagandist said in the program “Soloviev.

Clients of the Samara center for personal growth "Harmony" accused the organization of sectarianism. One of the victims told the Baza telegram channel that people spent large sums of money and performed humiliating tasks under the guise of personal growth training. According to Baza’s interlocutor Oleg (name changed), he paid 100 thousand rubles for training on leadership development from business coach and head of the Harmony center Ella Prudnikova.

The Greenland government has said it will “under no circumstances agree” with US President Donald Trump’s desire to take control of the island, The Guardian reports . Separately, the authorities of Greenland, which is a self-governing territory within the Kingdom of Denmark, referred to the words of NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte. He said during a visit to Croatia that the alliance is already working on practical steps that can strengthen security in the Arctic without US intervention.

The state should provide more information about why exactly a person received the status of a foreign agent, just as the authorities could publicly provide evidence of alleged violations, the head of the Safe Internet League, Ekaterina Mizulina, said in an interview with TASS. “Young people want to see texture, “proofs,” as they say... Did you meet with representatives of some embassy? Show the video. Got money?

The ability to pay attention can be trained, Daniel Smilek, a professor of cognitive neuroscience at the University of Waterloo in Ontario, told The New York Times. He and other experts told reporters about three steps to help regain focus. First of all, it’s worth observing yourself while performing tasks, says Smilek. You need to pay attention to moments of distraction from the task and see what they were connected with.

Two-year-old children who spend a lot of time in front of gadgets and TV screens know fewer words than their peers. This was reported by The Telegraph with reference to fresh data obtained by scientists. The study was commissioned by the UK government and was the country's first major analysis of the link between children's screen time and language development. The work involved scientists from Oxford and Cambridge universities, as well as University College London.

Business jets of Russian authorities were found in the Maldives, Turkey and the largest cities of the UAE. According to aviation tracking services, Deputy Chairman of the Security Council Dmitry Medvedev could have flown to warm countries for the winter holidays, The Moscow Times noted . So, on January 6, 2026, business jet RA-67226 flew to Istanbul, which, as the publication notes, is associated with Medvedev.

Barbie doll company Mattel has announced the release of its first ever doll model with autism. The toy reflects some of the ways in which children with this disorder may perceive and process the world. The new Barbie's eyes look slightly to the side - this shows how some people with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) avoid eye contact.

Chinese developers have published an application with the gloomy name “Are you dead?” in May 2025. The public launch did not attract much attention, but over time the application was able to become the most downloaded in the country among the paid segment, writes the BBC. The concept of the application is extremely simple. The user needs to press the large button every two days. Thus he notes that he is still alive.

A ninth grade student at one of the schools in Kyiv attacked a teacher and a classmate with a knife. The National Police of Ukraine reported this. According to the department, a 14-year-old schoolboy, whose name has not been released, put on a mask, helmet and a black T-shirt with the inscription “Hitler Kaput” on the morning of January 12. After this, the teenager burst into the classroom and attacked a 39-year-old class teacher and a 14-year-old classmate with a knife.

The reason for divorce among representatives of generation Z and millennials is increasingly becoming the so-called “falsification of the financial future.” Family law and divorce lawyer Jackie Combs told Fortune about this. She is widely known as a celebrity lawyer. In particular, Combs represented the interests of American model Emily Ratajkowski and celebrity stylist Chris Appleton in court.