Members of the US Senate and House of Representatives at a special meeting on January 6 confirmed the victory of Republican candidate Donald Trump in the presidential election, The Guardian reports. Trump's victory was confirmed by his rival in the presidential election, current Vice President Kamala Harris, who presided over a joint meeting of both houses of Congress. Trump received 312 electoral votes.

Your browser does not support the audio element. What to expect from the armed forces of Russia and Ukraine in 2025? Should we count on the success of the negotiations? Analysis of possible war scenarios The Russian army spent the entire 2024 on the offensive in eastern Ukraine, but by the end of the year, observers began to increasingly talk not about the successes of the Russian Armed Forces, but about supposedly upcoming peace negotiations. Should we really expect peace in 2025?

In Georgia, the body of a Russian tourist who was kidnapped on January 5 in the Svaneti region was found in the Nakra River. NewsGeorgia reports this with reference to a statement by the Georgian Ministry of Internal Affairs. The Telegram channel “Caution, News” wrote that a couple from Russia, Victor and Alina, were driving from the city of Zugdidi towards the village of Mestia on the night of January 5th.

What did he do at the head of the government - and why is he leaving? Harry How/Getty Images Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced that he is resigning as leader of the ruling Liberal Party. He will remain prime minister until the party chooses his successor. No later than October, parliamentary elections are due to take place in the country, which the liberals will almost certainly lose.

Politico version - a surge of separatism in the USA, the overthrow of Lukashenko and the largest cyber attack in history Alexander Nemenov / AFP / Scanpix / LETA Politico has compiled a list of 15 “black swans”—as journalists call “incredible, world-changing events” that “could turn life upside down in 2025.” At the request of the publication, 15 experts, including scientists, analysts and forecasters, tried to present the most unpredictable and unlikely scenarios that the United States and the

French President Emmanuel Macron, speaking to French ambassadors in Paris, accused billionaire and social network X owner Elon Musk of interfering in European politics. Macron did not name Musk, but, as Politico notes , it was clear from his speech that he was talking about a businessman.

For 2023 and the first half of 2024, Russian courts imposed 188 fines amounting to almost 30 million rubles under administrative articles on “propaganda of non-traditional relationships, gender reassignment and pedophilia.” This was reported by TASS with reference to the Judicial Department of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation.

Anton Dolin sums up the film awards Sonja Flemming / CBS / Getty Images Demi Moore wins Golden Globe The 82nd Golden Globe Awards ceremony took place in Los Angeles. The musical about the transgender transition “Emilia Perez” received four awards, the monumental film about the architect “Brutalist” received three. Surprisingly, Demi Moore's prize for her leading role in Substance is her first prestigious award in her entire career.

One thousand and forty-eighth day. The Russian army captured another important logistics hub of Donbass - the city of Kurakhovo Maksym Kishka / Reuters / Scanpix / LETA Residential building in Chernigov, destroyed by a Russian missile attack, January 3, 2025 Since February 24, 2022, Meduza has been broadcasting live about the Russian-Ukrainian war. Our chronicle is published once a day, and in it we dwell in detail on several key stories that are affecting the course of the war right now.

Despite the risks, photojournalists inside Russia document changes in the country and society. This is how they manage to work - and not lose faith in their work Documenting the “unpretentious” and inconvenient aspects of life in Russia was not easy for the authorities even before the war - and in the last three years it has become even more dangerous. Despite the high risks, some photojournalists do not give up their work and are confident that their work is especially important now.

The head of the Investigative Committee of Russia, Alexander Bastrykin, instructed the department of the Investigative Committee for the Vladimir region to open a criminal case about the cruel treatment of a rhythmic gymnastics coach with his students. The coach’s name is not named, but the Investigative Committee’s report says that the media published an appeal from a resident of Vladimir.

Interview with Vladimir Zelensky to American podcaster Lex Friedman - about a possible ceasefire and negotiations with Russia Attention. There is swearing in the text. I think when the war is over, President Trump may be the first leader to fly to Kyiv by plane. I think it would be symbolic. We will agree to a ceasefire if we receive weapons to repel future attacks. If stop fire works, no one is going to use this weapon.

Your browser does not support the audio element. How militarized is the Russian economy already? And what will hit the Russians harder—further high military spending or abandoning it? A record increase in the key rate, accelerating inflation and a weakening ruble - at the end of 2024, the Russian economy began to clearly demonstrate problems caused by the war.

Ukraine's position in the Kursk region is important for future negotiations to end the war, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said during a visit to Seoul. “Their [UAF] position in the Kursk region is important because it is certainly something that will be taken into account in any negotiations that may take place in the coming year,” Blinken said.

In the coming years, the United States is expected to experience record demand and high congestion at major launch sites for launching rockets into space, as Elon Musk's SpaceX and other companies plan to increase the number of flights, writes The Wall Street Journal. In 2024, which marked a record year for the number of space flights (more than 150), most launches were made from three sites. The launch complex at Cape Canaveral in Florida was the busiest (67 launches).