A 23-year-old Ukrainian citizen was detained at Warsaw's main Frederic Chopin Airport for carrying an illegal device for suppressing radio signals. This was reported by the Polish publication Rzeczpospolita. According to the publication, the man was in a cafe in the open area of ​​the terminal for several hours, ordering drinks and working on a laptop. On the day of his arrest, he spent about six hours in the establishment, which attracted the attention of airport security.

At the Crans-Montana ski resort in Switzerland, a fire broke out in a bar where people were celebrating the New Year. The media are reporting dozens of deaths, but authorities have not yet officially reported the number of victims. Information about the identities of the victims was also not provided. “It’s too early for that,” authorities said. According to law enforcement officials, the fire started in the bar at half past one in the morning local time (03:30 Moscow time).

News The Insider January 1, 2026 Available in English An oil tanker that has been trying to evade US Coast Guard operations in the Atlantic Ocean since December 15 has been officially renamed and added to Russia's database of registered vessels, The New York Times noted . This could complicate attempts by US authorities to board the vessel. According to the Russian Maritime Register of Shipping, the vessel formerly known as Bella 1 (IMO: 9230880) is now registered under the name Marinera.

On Dec. 29, at 4:28 p.m. Moscow time, an “ audio statement ” from Sergey Lavrov was published on the Telegram channel of the Russian Foreign Ministry: “🔉 Audio of S.V. Lavrov’s statement 💬 On the night of Dec. 28-29, the Kyiv regime carried out a terrorist attack using 91 long-range strike unmanned aerial vehicles against the state residence of the president of the Russian Federation in the Novgorod Region.

Researchers from New York University, Oxford, the World Bank and Ben-Gurion University have developed an AI system that can predict the unemployment rate in the United States based on social media posts two weeks before the release of official statistics. The results of the work were published in the journal PNAS Nexus. The authors created a JoblessBERT model that was trained to identify posts in which Twitter users (X) reported losing their jobs.

Antifake 1 January 2026 The Insider On Dec. 29, at 4:28 p.m. Moscow time, an “ audio statement ” from Sergey Lavrov was published on the Telegram channel of the Russian Foreign Ministry: “🔉 Audio of S.V. Lavrov’s statement 💬 On the night of Dec. 28-29, the Kyiv regime carried out a terrorist attack using 91 long-range strike unmanned aerial vehicles against the state residence of the president of the Russian Federation in the Novgorod Region.

France intends to ban children under 15 from using social networks from September 2026, as well as introduce a ban on mobile phones in high schools. This was reported by Le Monde and France Info . According to publications, the government will submit a corresponding bill for consideration in early January.

With the advent of the new year, a large-scale package of legislative changes comes into force in Russia. Some of them tighten control over citizens and expand the powers of security forces, while others affect taxes, social benefits and the economic life of the country. Repressive legislation Personal income tax for “foreign agents” will be 30% From January 1, the income tax rate for persons recognized as “foreign agents” will increase to 30% (instead of the standard 13–22%).

Finnish authorities have detained the cargo ship Fitburg (IMO: 9250397), which is suspected of damaging a telecommunications cable between Helsinki and Tallinn. The incident occurred on New Year's Eve, the cable belongs to the telecommunications company Elisa. What happened The cable was damaged on Wednesday, December 31, in the Gulf of Finland. Shortly after this, the Finnish Border Guard discovered the Fitburg vessel in its exclusive economic zone - with an anchor chain lowered into the water.

Investigations Sergey Kanev 1 January 2026 Rosneft head Igor Sechin has once again emerged victorious from a behind-the-scenes struggle for key positions in the leadership of the FSB. His close associate, General Ivan Tkachev (whom The Insider previously reported on ), has been appointed head of the FSB’s Department of Military Counterintelligence (DVKR). In the mid-2000s, Sechin effectively brought the FSB’s Internal Security Directorate under his control.

Contents 1. The chase Доступно на русском An oil tanker that has been trying to evade the U.S. Coast Guard in the Atlantic Ocean since Dec. 15 has been officially renamed and entered into Russia’s registry of vessels, according to a report by The New York Times . The move could complicate efforts by U.S. authorities to board the ship. According to data from the Russian Maritime Register of Shipping, the vessel, previously known as Bella 1 (IMO: 9230880) is now registered under the name Marinera.

Rosneft head Igor Sechin has once again emerged victorious from a behind-the-scenes struggle for key positions in the leadership of the FSB. His close associate, General Ivan Tkachev (whom The Insider previously reported on ), has been appointed head of the FSB’s Department of Military Counterintelligence (DVKR). In the mid-2000s, Sechin effectively brought the FSB’s Internal Security Directorate under his control.

In 2025, a number of large-scale changes took place in German politics - early parliamentary elections were held, the government was changed, and changes were made to the constitution. Defense and migration policies have changed dramatically—opportunities for entering the country on humanitarian grounds have been reduced, and universal conscription has been partially restored. The Insider talks about the most important events that happened in Germany in the past year.

The founder and commander of the Russian Volunteer Corps, Denis Kapustin, did not die, despite earlier reports of his death. According to the Ukrainian special services, information about the death was spread deliberately - to cover up the operation to save his life. According to the Main Intelligence Directorate of Ukraine, the assassination attempt on Kapustin was ordered by Russian special services; about half a million dollars were allegedly allocated for its organization.