The media are discussing various reasons - from bullying to passion for far-right ideology. What is known about the incident? Lyceum No. 37 of Nizhnekamsk. Photo: Lentach At Lyceum No. 37 in Nizhnekamsk, a 13-year-old student wounded a cleaning lady with a knife during lessons, set off firecrackers and tried to escape. The teenager was soon detained, and now investigative authorities and the media are trying to find out the motives for the crime.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky speaks at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, 22 January 2026. Photo: EPA / GIAN EHRENZELLER The first three-way meeting between Ukraine, Russia and the United States is to be held in the United Arab Emirates on Friday and Saturday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky told reporters following his meeting with US President Donald Trump in Davos on Thursday.

Kyiv residents are enduring days without power as Russian attacks and freezing winter temperatures put their lives at risk High rises in the dark amid power cuts and sub-zero temperatures after Russian strikes on civilian infrastructure, Kyiv, Ukraine, 19 January 2026.

Photo: MTÜ Pimedate Ööde Filmifestival Pavel Talankin during filming at a Russian school. Photo: MTÜ Pimedate Ööde Filmifestival Nominees for the 98th Academy Awards have been announced in Los Angeles. Among them is the documentary “Mr. Nobody vs. Putin.” A film about propaganda in schools, shot by teacher Pavel Talankin from the Ural town of Karabash, was nominated in the “best documentary” category.

Photo: Gian Ehrenzeller/EPA Ukraine, Russia and the United States will hold a trilateral meeting in the UAE from January 23 to 24. This was announced by Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky following negotiations with the head of the White House Donald Trump at the International Economic Forum in Davos. “This will be the first trilateral meeting in the Emirates - tomorrow and the day after tomorrow.

The Peace Council with Putin and Lukashenko is exactly how the United States imagines an alternative to the UN. What is this initiative worth? Participants in the founding meeting of the Peace Council applaud as Donald Trump holds the signed charter at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, January 22, 2026.

Yeva Bagrova. Photo: VK A St. Petersburg schoolgirl who was sentenced to four years in prison for putting up leaflets praising Russian Volunteers Corps (RVC) fighters on a school noticeboard, has accused her investigators of threatening to torture her while she was in pretrial custody, independent outlet RusNews reported on Thursday.

Governor of the Kemerovo region Ilya Seredyuk accused mothers of the death of their newborn children in the Novokuznetsk maternity hospital. He said this during the direct line. According to Seredyuk, each woman in labor had her own attending physician, and all employees could not make a mistake at once. He also doubted the version of a nosocomial infection and called for waiting for the results of the examinations.

A branding reading “glory to Russia” that was burned into Andrey Pereverzev's stomach. Photo: Alexander Turkevich An investigation published by Radio Liberty’s Ukrainian service on Tuesday has concluded that a Russian surgeon working in a hospital in occupied Donetsk was responsible for branding the phrase “glory to Russia” into the flesh of a Ukrainian prisoner of war while he was operating on him.

Director Julia Loktev about her film “My Unwanted Friends - Last Air in Moscow” about journalists who are “foreign agents” and the Oscar nomination Ksenia Mironova, still from the film “My Unwanted Friends” Today, January 22, the Oscar nominations will be announced. The shortlist includes Julia Loktev’s five-hour documentary “My Unwanted Friends. Part 1 - Last Air in Moscow" ("New Europe" talked about the film here). Live camera, no music or voiceover.

Photo: social networks of Eva Bagrova Sentenced to four years in prison in the case of publicly “justifying terrorism” (Part 1 of Article 205.2 of the Criminal Code) and “promoting terrorist activities” (Part 1 of Article 205.1 of the Criminal Code), 17-year-old schoolgirl from St. Petersburg Eva Bagrova stated that investigators put pressure on her and threatened her with torture. Eva Bagrova.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky arrives at the presidential palace in Nicosia, Cyprus, 7 January 2026. Photo: EPA / PETROS KARADJIAS Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has arrived at the World Economic Forum in Davos following a last-minute schedule change to allow him to meet with US President Donald Trump, Ukraine’s national broadcaster Suspilne reported on Thursday.

The Davos 2026 agenda has changed dramatically several times because of Trump. How will the forum ultimately turn out for Europe? Donald Trump on screen during a meeting of the World Economic Forum, Davos, Switzerland, January 21, 2026. Photo: Gian Ehrenzeller/EPA This year's World Economic Forum in Davos will be remembered by its participants as an unprecedented emotional swing. It seemed that US President Donald Trump would become the main anti-hero of the forum.

The Tamanneftegaz oil terminal in Volna, in Russia’s southern Krasnodar region. Photo: Tamanneftegaz The authorities in Russia’s southern Krasnodar region have said that three people were killed in a Ukrainian drone strike on port facilities in the village of Volna on Wednesday evening. According to Krasnodar region Governor Veniamin Kondratiev, four oil tanks caught fire outside the village, which is located on Russia’s Taman Peninsula across the Kerch Strait from annexed Crimea.

Photo: Ernesto Mastrascusa/EPA The administration of US President Donald Trump, encouraged by the operation in Venezuela, is looking inside the Cuban government for people who could help broker a deal and remove the current regime by the end of 2026. This was reported by The Wall Street Journal, citing sources.