Scientists have recorded an extremely brutal case of bonobo collective aggression, calling into question their image as peace-loving primates. German zoologists have described an attack by five adult female bonobos on a male from their own group. The primates bit him for a long time, causing severe injuries, including bitten off phalanges and damage to the genitals.

US Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene announced that she will leave Congress on January 5. In a 10-minute video message posted on Twitter, the Georgia congresswoman said she didn't want her district to "endure a painful and hateful primary" against her "by the president we all fought for." Greene added that Republicans are "likely to lose in the midterm elections." Taylor Greene has been an ardent supporter of Donald Trump, but the two have fallen out in recent months.

The Nina Sokolova has been sighted near critical Baltic Sea infrastructure numerous times in recent years. In October 2022, the vessel was observed near the Danish coast accompanied by two Russian naval ships — a frigate and a corvette. Although officially listed as a tug and rescue vessel, Western analysts believe it may be used for reconnaissance of undersea infrastructure.

Nathan Gill, the former head of the Welsh branch of the right-wing populist Reform UK party and an ex-member of the European Parliament, has pleaded guilty on eight counts of receiving bribes from representatives of the Russian state and has been sentenced to 10.5 years in prison, The Independent reports .

A deputy from the Ulyanovsk region from United Russia, together with the coordinator of the local branch of the Defenders of the Fatherland Foundation, became involved in a criminal case: according to investigators, they persuaded an acquaintance to go to war, arranged a fictitious marriage in case of his death, and when the man went missing, they tried to get 13.6 million rubles from the Ministry of Defense. The “Agency” drew attention to the case.

On November 22, a large-scale series of searches, detentions and interrogations of several opposition politicians, their relatives and famous media figures took place in Kyrgyzstan. In particular, members of the family of former President Almazbek Atambayev, who often criticizes the current President Sadyr Japarov, were detained. All actions of the security forces are formally connected with one criminal case - calls for mass riots (Article 278 of the Criminal Code of the Kyrgyz Republic).

US President Donald Trump met for the first time with newly elected New York City Mayor Zoran Mamdani. According to Reuters, the politicians, who have regularly insulted each other in public statements in recent months, exchanged compliments after the meeting at the White House and promised to cooperate in the fight against crime and high housing costs in New York. “We agree [with each other] much more than I could have imagined.

More than a third of people aged 18 to 34 have tried a sexual practice such as strangulation at least once. According to phys.org, this is evidenced by a study conducted by the British non-governmental organization Institute for Addressing Strangulation (IfAS), which specializes in studying injuries sustained by people as a result of strangulation, including as a result of violence.

Earlier this week, details leaked regarding a highly flawed “ peace deal ” jointly developed by figures close to Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin. On Nov. 21, Putin said Moscow is ready for a “substantive discussion” focused on “resolving problems by peaceful means,” state-owned media agency RIA Novosti reported . According to Putin, Russia has a draft settlement proposal that was delivered to it by negotiators.

The world's largest school kidnapping occurred in Nigeria. According to the BBC, citing the country's Christian Association, gunmen abducted at least 303 students and 12 teachers from St. Mary's Catholic School, located in Papiri, Niger State. Local police said armed men broke into the complex, which includes student dormitories, on the night of November 21.

US President Donald Trump said that the “peace agreement” plan proposed by Washington is not final. Amid discussions around the plan, a journalist asked him: “Is this your final proposal to Ukraine?” - to which Trump replied: “No.” He added that he was committed to peace and reiterated that the war would not have happened if he were president in 2022. “We are trying to end this conflict,” Trump stressed.

A resident of the Lipetsk region received a fine in a case of extremist symbols due to the publication of “satanic” images, among which was the meme of the “Suffering Middle Ages” project. The Dobrinsky District Court imposed a fine of 1,000 rubles on Alexander Karasev for public display of prohibited symbols (Part 1 of Article 20.3 of the Administrative Code). Information about this is posted on the court's website. The protocol on Karasev was drawn up on October 17, 2025.

In Yakutia, payments to SVO participants were suspended due to a lack of funds in the budget. As 14.RU reports , the Minister of Finance of the Republic Ivan Alekseev spoke about this on the air of the program “Inniki kүөҥҥe” on NVK “Sakha”. “Unfortunately, we really have this situation. However, the government has done the work, the necessary funds have been found, one of these days an order will be issued, and all payments will be made,” the minister promised.

The American company Disney Enterprises has extended its rights in Russia to 31 trademarks approved by Rospatent in 2007–2011. As TASS reports, these include the name Disney and an image of a “Disney” castle. In addition, the validity periods of trademarks with the names of the cartoons Cinderella (“Cinderella”), Bambi (“Bambi”), Sleeping Beauty (“Sleeping Beauty”) have been extended; character names Snow White, Ariel, Pinocchio, Peter Pan, as well as other names and images.

EU leaders criticized the new 28-point “peace plan” proposed by the American side. The statement appeared on the website of the European Council, the highest political body of the EU. “We believe that the project is a foundation that requires further work. We are ready to participate in this to ensure the sustainability of the future peace agreement. We clearly state the principle that borders should not be changed by force.