The US Department of Justice has published a new series of documents ( 1 , 2 , 3 ) related to the investigation into the case of financier Jeffrey Epstein , who was accused of human trafficking for the purpose of sexual exploitation, CNN reported on January 30. In total, the department released more than three million files, including more than 2,000 videos and 180,000 images, Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche said at a news conference. Some published materials are hidden.

Gold and silver during trading on January 30 experienced the most significant drop in recent years, Bloomberg reported. During trading, gold fell in price by more than 10%, falling below $5,000 per ounce. This is the largest intraday drop since the 2008 global financial crisis. As Bloomberg notes, this is the largest daily drop since the early 1980s. Silver fell more than 26%, a record intraday drop. Now silver is trading around $76.

The employee responsible for the blocking was killed. A 16-year-old blogger was arrested. State media are silent In Moscow, 16-year-old teenager Artem A. was arrested on suspicion of murdering a high-ranking Roskomnadzor employee, Alexei Belyaev, whose subordinates were responsible for blocking, the anonymous telegram channel “VChK-OGPU” reported on January 30. The murder took place on January 19 at the entrance of the main building of the RKN in Kitaygorodsky Proezd.

Hollywood actress Catherine O'Hara has died at the age of 71, Variety reports. The information was confirmed by her manager. David Swanson / Reuters / Scanpix / LETA O'Hara died on January 30 at her home in Los Angeles after a short illness. The actress is known for the films Home Alone and Home Alone 2, where she played the mother of Macaulay Culkin's character, Kevin.

The head of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov, on the evening of January 30, published a joint photo on his Telegram channel with the senator from Dagestan, businessman Suleiman Kerimov. In the photo they are standing next to each other, smiling and shaking hands. “Had a fruitful meeting with Brother, Senator of the Russian Federation Suleiman Kerimov in Moscow. I believe that the people of Chechnya and the people of Dagestan are brothers, just like us.

Comparisons with a “naked party”, cancellation on social networks, denunciations and even a fire Rendez-Vous The chain of clothing and footwear stores Rendez-Vous celebrated its anniversary on a grand scale, bringing “friends of the brand” from among Russian celebrities to Courchevel. This expensive PR tour outraged social media users, State Duma deputies, pro-government media and activists.

They began to issue asylum refusals to deserters Refugee camp in Berlin. April 1, 2025 On January 23, it became known that the German authorities denied asylum to 47-year-old engineer Georgiy Avaliani, who was mobilized, ended up in a torture cellar, escaped from the army several times and is now wanted for desertion. His family - his wife and two children, who were under pressure from the military police in searching for Avaliani - were also refused.

This is what the city looks like now At the end of January, another heavy snowfall covered Moscow due to a cyclone. It snowed for three days in a row - as a result, the height of the snowdrifts in the capital reached 60 centimeters, which was twice the climate norm. Serious transport problems arose in the city - evening traffic jams reached 10 points.

Vladimir Gerdo / TASS / Profimedia Russian servicemen receive drone pilot training at a training ground near Moscow. December 25, 2025. Russian colleges are offering failing students a new way to avoid expulsion: join the military for a year as a drone operator. Schools claim these “special contracts” can be terminated after 12 months, unlike standard service agreements, which remain in force until the end of Vladimir Putin’s “partial mobilization.” Lawyers warn there’s no such thing.

Jeff Bezos spent $75 million on him to please Trump Kevin Lamarque / Reuters / Scanpix / LETA Melania and Donald Trump at the premiere of the film “Melania” at the Kennedy Center in Washington “Melania,” a documentary film about US First Lady Melania Trump, is being released worldwide. More precisely, about 20 days of her life in January 2025, dedicated to preparing for her husband’s inauguration and return to the White House after a four-year break.

Konstantin Malofeev / Telegram Konstantin Malofeev during a memorial procession in Yekaterinburg on the anniversary of the Bolsheviks’ execution of the Russian imperial family. July 17, 2025. Far-right media mogul Konstantin Malofeev used to be an influential but fringe figure in Russian politics.

If Ocean's 11 were real Sundance Institute Still from the film “The Oligarch and the Art Dealer” The Sundance Film Festival is in Utah for the last time in history (it's moving to Colorado next year). There, the pilot episode of the documentary series “The Oligarch and the Art Dealer” premiered, about the rift between Russian billionaire Dmitry Rybolovlev and Yves Bouvier, who bought art for him.

Its participants promise to defend the rights of anti-war Russians. But a video about “pissing” will also go down in history. Vladimir Kara-Murza / Telegram On January 29, the first meeting of the platform of Russian democratic forces at the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) was held in Strasbourg. The PACE Bureau approved the composition of the platform a few days ago; it included 15 people. 12 of them took part in the first meeting.

Journalists from Mediazona and the BBC Russian Service, together with a team of volunteers, identified the names of 20 dead sailors and eight more missing as a result of the Ukrainian strike on the Russian missile cruiser Moskva. Earlier in January, the 2nd Western District Military Court disclosed data on losses on the cruiser, admitting that it sank after a Ukrainian missile attack.

The Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation has once again expanded the register of “foreign agents”. The list included the publication “New Tab”, the projects “Watch in Volgograd” and “Switzerland for All” and the Azerbaijani TV channel “Misra”. The new “foreign agents” among individuals were human rights activist and biologist Alexander Goldfarb , as well as poet, writer and journalist Ian Shenkman.