Illustrative photo In the Oryol region, an oil depot caught fire due to an attack by Ukrainian drones. This was reported by local residents and the regional governor Andrei Klychkov. The attack on the oil depot was confirmed by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. According to him, the Ukrainian Defense Forces attacked the linear production control station (LPDS) Steel Horse in the Oryol region.

Isak Andik The founder of the Mango clothing store chain, one of the richest people in the world, Isak Andik, died in an accident while trekking in the mountains of Catalonia, reports El País . He was 71 years old. Andik fell into a gorge in the mountain range near Montserrat. He was on holiday with family members who walked together to the Salnitra Caves, a popular tourist attraction about 50 kilometers from Barcelona.

Mikheil Kavelashvili (center) is congratulated on his victory The Central Election Commission of Georgia announced the election of Mikheil Kavelashvili as president of the country. He will become the sixth head of state in the modern history of Georgia. Kavelashvili was the only candidate; he was nominated by the ruling Georgian Dream party. He represents its allied party, “Power of the People,” which advocates populist anti-Western positions. The president was elected by an electoral college.

The US Federal Court of Appeal refused to suspend the law obliging the owner of the social network TikTok to sell its American division under the threat of a ban in the country. This was reported by the Voice of America. Lawyers for TikTok and its parent company ByteDance asked the court not to sell the service until the Supreme Court considers the challenge to the law. The appeal found the request to be unfounded.

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Alexander Vucic Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said that the United States will impose sanctions against the Oil Industry of Serbia (NIS) due to Russian ownership. He spoke about this on the Informer TV channel, writes the Balkan service of Radio Liberty. According to Vucic, we are talking about “probably the toughest sanctions” that will come into force on January 1, 2025. He admitted that Great Britain would also join the restrictions.

Police officers in Moscow A US citizen who is wanted by Interpol has been detained in Moscow. A criminal case has been filed against him in the United States on charges of tax evasion. It is not yet known why he was detained in Russia, where he reportedly has a temporary residence permit. The Izvestia newspaper reported the detention of a 74-year-old American.

Locals cast nets into the Mekong on the outskirts of Cambodia's capital Six critically endangered giant catfish were caught and released in Cambodia in a week. This gives hope that their numbers are recovering. The Mekong giant catfish, or plabiik as it is locally known, is considered a symbol of the river, revered in folklore and depicted in cave paintings dating back three thousand years.

Horatiu Potra being detained by Romanian police on December 8, 2024 A Romanian appeals court has ordered the full release of former mercenary and top bodyguard of far-right pro-Russian presidential candidate Calin Georgescu. Horatiu Potra was detained on December 8 for violating the law on weapons and ammunition. The arrest occurred when Potra and a group of his armed associates were heading to Bucharest to participate in a rally in support of Georgescu.

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Protests in Tbilisi Thousands of people have been holding rallies in Georgia for half a month against the authorities’ decision to freeze the European integration process. Radio Liberty correspondents spoke with activists and journalists covering the protests about their personal impressions of the Georgian “Maidan”. About the cruelty of security forces, the fearlessness of protesters and the respect of Georgians for Russian relocants who support their struggle.

Anna Rose According to police estimates, the demonstration recently organized by Ilya Yashin and Yulia Navalnaya in Berlin was attended by 1,800 people. Even if there were twice as many of them, it would still be negligible, considering that Germany is home to 2,415 Russians with humanitarian visas, a couple of hundred Russians with political asylum, thousands of applicants for it with Russian passports, and more than one and a half million Russian speakers.

The parliament of South Korea, as a result of the vote on December 14, supported the impeachment of the President of the country Yun Sok Yolya. In support of the impeachment, 204 deputies out of 300 voted, there were 85 against the vote. The vote was secret. The voting results mean that the removal of the president from the authorities supported a number of deputies from the pro -presidential party.

In Dnepr, on December 14, an explosion occurred in the city center near the military registration and enlistment office building (TCC). One person was killed and four were injured, including two police officers. The SBU classified the case as a terrorist act, reported the Ukrainian service of Radio Liberty. The suspect was detained; he is a 37-year-old local resident. Police said that, according to preliminary information, he may have acted in the interests of Russian intelligence services.

Wolfgang Becker with the Cesar Award for Best European Film, 2004 German film director and screenwriter Wolfgang Becker died at the age of 71, The Hollywood Reporter magazine reported on December 14, European time, citing the family of the deceased.