Three Israeli hostages returned home, in exchange Israel will release 90 Palestinian prisoners Hamas escorts Red Cross vehicles carrying freed hostages in Gaza, January 19, 2025. Photo: Omar Al-Qattaa / AFP / Scanpix / LETA On January 19, after more than 15 months of fighting, the Israeli-Hamas agreement on the return of hostages and a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip came into force. The deal was brokered by the United States, Qatar and Egypt. Three Israeli hostages returned home today.

In the village of Russkoye Porechnoye, Sudzhansky district, Kursk region, which was previously under the control of the Ukrainian army, the remains of seven civilians were found in the basements. TASS reported this the day before, citing a source in law enforcement agencies. Journalists claim that the bodies of two civilians were found in one of the basements, one of them had bruises on his legs. In the second basement they found the remains of five civilians and a dog.

The Chinese company refused to sell the social network with more than 170 million users in the States. Are the claims justified, why was the platform so important and will Trump save it? Tik Tok logo on a billboard in Times Square in New York, USA, January 17, 2025. Photo: Leonardo Munoz / AFP / Scanpix / LETA On January 19, TikTok was blocked in the United States: the social network stopped loading on devices and disappeared from app stores.

Iran and Israel are also subject to restrictions. Photo: Bilal Al Hammoud / EPA-EFE The new Syrian authorities have banned the import of goods from Russia, Iran and Israel into the country. Al Arabiya reports this with reference to the Syrian Ministry of Finance. The department emphasized that products from these countries will be subject to confiscation. The reasons for such measures are not stated.

Dmitry Bykov's new book about the death of Russian culture and its causes Photo: Kirill Zykov / Moscow Agency Russian culture is over, argues Dmitry Bykov in “The Defeated Demon,” published at the end of 2024 in Freedom letters. And he performs an autopsy and analyzes the “pre-mortem” twentieth century. What led to the death? How sincerely the author himself believes in his radical thesis is an open question. But the provocation counts. I want to think about “The Demon...”. And argue too.

The Palais de Justice in Paris. Photo: EPA-EFE/Mohammed Badra Pavel Durov, the Russian founder of the popular messaging app Telegram, told an initial court hearing in December that the platform was taking steps to improve its content moderation and to crackdown on illegal activity, radio station France Info has revealed.

In memory of David Lynch - not only a great director, but also an unusual person Photo: Andrzej Grygiel/EPA At the height of the California fires, 78-year-old American visionary director David Lynch left us. The reaction of the film industry and audiences around the world revealed that he was considered a mentor, a beloved distant relative and a role model, even by those who had only seen a couple of his films.

The US President-elect launched his own “memecoin” and outmaneuvered all the cryptans. Photo: Peter Foley/EPA On Saturday, January 18, 2025, I woke up in high spirits: after the victory of Donald Trump, who decisively declared his intention to turn the United States into the world center of the crypto-economy, my like-minded people associated with decentralized financial systems lived in anticipation of the cherished date - January 20.

In the Kemerovo region, a criminal case was opened into the mass murder of stray dogs in the village of Sheregesh in November 2024. A representative of the Sherepsy community for helping homeless animals reported this to 7x7, citing an investigator. The publication's interlocutor did not specify under what article the criminal case was initiated.

The leadership of the Palestinian group handed over a list of three hostages to be released Photo: Atef Safadi/EPA-EFE Photo: Atef Safadi/EPA-EFE The ceasefire between Israel and Hamas came into force with a delay of more than two hours. This was reported by the office of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. They clarified that the truce came into force at 11:15 local time (12:15 Moscow time).

How the Ministry of Defense is fighting with the relics of Ilya Muromets Photo: Alexander Kryazhev / Sputnik / SNA / Imago Images / Scanpix / LETA The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation does not give up hopes of turning the tide of the “SVO” with the help of Orthodox relics delivered to the front line. The relics of Ilia Muromets were brought from Buryatia. The experience of the first three years of the war shows the senselessness of this practice. But that doesn't stop anyone.

How do traumatic experiences impact subsequent generations on an individual and collective level? Psychotherapist Olga Movchan - about the phenomenon of “transgenerational transmission” Illustration: Alisa Krasnikova / Novaya Gazeta Europe We've all heard expressions like "it runs in the family." They often say this when they mean something negative: unhealthy patterns of relationships, communication styles, addictions.

Yoon Seok Yeol, photo: Kim Hong-Ji / EPA-EFE A court in Seoul has arrested South Korean President Yoon Seok-yeol on charges of sedition and abuse of power. Yonhap agency reports this. The day before, the Seoul Western District Court issued a long-term arrest warrant for Yoon Seok Yeol, citing the risk of destruction of evidence.