Zelensky replaces SBU chief Vasyl Malyuk amid intelligence shake-up Maxym Marusenko / NurPhoto / Getty Images Vasyl Malyuk, the head of Ukraine’s Security Service (SBU), has submitted his resignation. After meeting with President Volodymyr Zelensky on Monday, Malyuk announced that he was stepping down from his post but would remain within the agency.

The head of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov, appointed his eldest son, 20-year-old Akhmat Kadyrov, as acting deputy chairman of the republic's government. Kadyrov Sr. announced this in his Telegram channel. Having received the post of deputy chairman of the Chechen government, Akhmat Kadyrov will retain the position of regional minister for physical culture and sports, which he took up in May 2024.

In 2025, Russia’s book industry faced raids, bans, and self-censorship. The year ahead could be even worse. Meduza Last year was arguably the worst one yet for Russia’s publishing industry. Bookstores were raided; independent publishing houses were shuttered; publishers pulled beloved novels from sale; and an increasing number of books came out in censored form.

The first meeting lasted 30 minutes. Here is his chronicle - as briefly as possible The judge opens the hearing. Nicolas Maduro is brought into the hall. He has shackles on his legs. At the table he sits one chair away from his wife. They are wearing headphones so they can hear the interpreter. Judge Confirm that you are Nicolas Maduro. Maduro I confirm, I am Nicolas Maduro, the President of Venezuela.

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores, who appeared in court in New York, declared their innocence. CNN reports this. “I am not guilty of anything that is mentioned here [in the indictment]. I'm an honest person. I am still the president of my country,” Maduro said. Flores, presenting herself in court, called herself the first lady of Venezuela and also stated that she did not admit guilt.

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores appeared in court in New York. During the first court hearing, the Maduros will be formally read the charges, and the judge will make sure they have lawyers. The judge will also consider the possibility of their release on bail - however, CNN notes , this request is unlikely to be granted. The court will then set a preliminary schedule for the exchange of evidence and pre-trial motions.

And why did the opposition fail to overthrow him? Jesus Vargas / Getty Images Nicolas Maduro at a rally in support of himself in the confrontation with the United States. Caracas, November 25, 2025 Today Nicolas Maduro will appear in an American court, but until recently it seemed that his power was unshakable. The Venezuelan president remained in office for almost 13 years - despite election defeats, protests across the country, a desperate economic situation and mass exodus.

This is a sabotage by the left-wing radical group Vulcan. What happened - and what is known about this group Tens of thousands of Berlin residents have been left without electricity and heating for two days due to a fire on a cable bridge in the south of the city. The left-wing radical group Vulcan, which has been carrying out such actions since the early 2010s, claimed responsibility for the arson.

A 24-year-old local resident suspected of blowing up the car of a Ukrainian serviceman was detained in Kyiv, the SBU reports. A car explosion occurred on the afternoon of January 4 in the courtyard of one of the residential buildings on Heroes of the Dnieper Street in the Obolonsky district of Kiev. As a result, the owner of the car, a Ukrainian Armed Forces serviceman who arrived on leave from the front line, as well as his friend, were injured.

Give this thriller a chance - it's not what it seems Lionsgate In the worldwide box office is “The Maid” by Paul Feig, a thriller about a girl forced to work for a wealthy family from Long Island. At first it seems that this is a forced, stereotypical story about an ideal man, his unstable jealous wife and an unhappy young girl - but then the story takes a sharp turn: in fact, all the heroes are not who they say they are.

"Viceroy" Marco Rubio and other officials are developing the structure of the new government Molly Riley / The White House / Getty Images From right to left: US President Donald Trump, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, CIA Director John Ratcliffe and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth watch the operation to capture Nicolas Maduro.

Russia’s pro-war bloggers on the U.S. operation in Venezuela On January 3, the United States carried out a military operation against Venezuela, Moscow’s closest ally in South America. The country’s president, Nicolás Maduro, was captured by U.S. special forces and taken out of the country. It didn’t take long for Russia’s pro-war Z-bloggers to start sharing their opinions on the operation — from complaints about double standards to grudging admiration.

Russian troops carried out a drone strike on a sunflower oil production plant in Dnepr, owned by the American company Bunge, said the mayor of the city, Boris Filatov. According to the official, as a result of the attack, 300 tons of oil spilled onto the roads of the Dnieper. Because of this, travel along the city embankment will be impossible for two to three days, the mayor warned.

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Kyle Mazza / CNP / INSTARimages / Scanpix / LETA Deposed Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores have been taken to the Southern District of New York to face their first hearing on "narco-terrorism" charges. According to CNN, the Venezuelan leader and his wife were transported under heavy security from the Brooklyn detention center by helicopter and then in an armored car.