18-year-old Axel Rudakuban, who attacked a children's dance club in the English city of Southport in the summer of 2024, was sentenced to 52 years in prison for the murder of three girls. This decision was made by the Royal Court of Liverpool, reports The Guardian. On January 20, the judge announced that Rudakubana would receive the equivalent of life imprisonment. He could not be sentenced to life imprisonment because he was under 18 years old at the time of the crime.

A federal judge in Seattle, Washington, has temporarily suspended US President Donald Trump's executive order that restricts US citizenship by birthright (so-called jus soli). The New York Times reports this. The court reviewed lawsuits filed by the attorneys general of Washington, Illinois, Oregon and Arizona. They argued that Trump's order would deprive more than 150,000 children of their rights and leave some of them stateless.

Russian actor Yura Borisov, in an interview with The Variety, commented on his Oscar nomination for his role in the film Anora. He said that people call and write messages to him, but he himself still cannot understand how he feels. “People call and text me and everyone is happy. I can’t understand what I’m feeling right now,” the actor said. He said he learned the news of his nomination while he was in the car with his family. “I was in the car with my family.

It's all about the pension system schedule. And 2025 is not the only year when citizens will have to “skip” retirement Natalia Kolesnikova / AFP / Scanpix / LETA Passers-by on Red Square in Moscow, November 21, 2023 Marina Solodovnikova, an expert at the Russian Academy of National Economy and Public Administration, told RIA Novosti on January 20 that Russians will not be able to retire into old age in 2025. This is due to the transition period of raising the retirement age, she noted.

US President Donald Trump said he would ask Saudi Arabia and OPEC countries to reduce the price of oil. In his opinion, this will lead to an “immediate” end to the Russian-Ukrainian war. Trump said this at the economic forum in Davos, writes CBS News correspondent Jennifer Jacobs. “I am also going to ask Saudi Arabia and OPEC to lower the price of oil. <…> If the price went down, the war between Russia and Ukraine would end immediately,” Trump said.

“Vestka” published a report from a hospital where prosthetics are installed for SVO veterans. They don’t regret that they went to the front (and lost their arms and legs there) Press service of the Moscow government The territory of the Voronovskoye hospital in Moscow.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu came up in support of the owner of the social network X Ilon Mask, who was criticized for a gesture similar to a Nazi greeting. In his post, Netanyahu said that Musk was subjected to “false accusations”. “Elon is a great friend of Israel. He visited Israel after the massacre on October 7, in which Hamas terrorists committed the most terrible crime against the Jewish people since the Holocaust, ”wrote Netanyahu.

No, it's not about VK and Yetube in Russia - but about Instagram and Tiktok in the United States Mike Blake / Reuters / Scanpix / Leta In mid -January, against the backdrop of a possible (but as a result, the Tiktok blocking in the United States, META began to update its services and even launch new ones to lure the audience of the Chinese social network. Sometimes its methods resemble attempts by Russian companies to compete with the “slowed” YouTube.

You already know the main news for the Russian public (look for Yura Borisov). The rest of the world admires the triumph of "Emilia Perez" Capital Pictures / Scanpix / Leta Frame from the movie "Emilia Peres" Los Angeles announced applicants for the 97th Award of the American Academy Oscar. Film critic Anton Dolin talks about the main competitors of this race - and how the screenwriter’s strike affected the choice of the Academy.

The 235th garrison military court of Moscow arrested Lieutenant Colonel of Justice, an employee of the military prosecutor's office of the United Group Aleksey Ahramshin, accused of receiving a bribe (Article 290 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation). It is reported by Kommersant. Ahramshin was detained in one of the units of the Central Military District, after which they delivered to Moscow.

At least 45 Russian journalists became involved in criminal cases in 2024. Compared to the previous year, this number almost doubled - in 2023, 23 Russian journalists were subject to criminal prosecution, according to the final report of the Center for the Protection of Media Rights.

The Kursk garrison military court sentenced the Russian soldier Stanislav Lopatin accused of looting (part 1 of Article 356.1 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation). It is reported by "Mediazona." By what time did Lopatin were sentenced to, is unknown. The publication said that the chairman of the court prohibited the questions of journalists. The lawyer of the accused Igor Dushin told the mediazone correspondent that he was mistaken in number.

What's happening? Johanna Geron / Reuers / Scanpix / LETA Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan, President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and head of European diplomacy Josep Borrell. April 2024 On January 14, 2025, Armenia signed the Charter on Strategic Partnership with the United States, and a little earlier approved a bill on the beginning of accession to the European Union.

Candidates for the 97th Academy Awards have been announced in Los Angeles. Nominated for Best Film: Anora, Brutalist, Bob Dylan: Nobody, Conclave, Dune: Part Two, Emilia Perez, I'm Still Here, The Boys from “Nickel”, “Substance” and “Evil”. The nominees for the Oscar for directing are: Sean Baker (“Anora”), Brady Corbet (“The Brutalist”), James Mangold (“Bob Dylan: The Unknown”), Jacques Audiard (“Emilia Perez”) and Coralie Farge (“ Substance").

In Belgorod, a criminal case was opened due to the death of a homeless man, whom nurses left at a bus stop. This was reported by Go31 with reference to the local prosecutor's office. A criminal case was initiated under Article 125 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (Leaving in danger). The prosecutor's office also reported on an inspection of city hospital No. 2.