After publications about the death of nine newborns in maternity hospital No. 1 of Novokuznetsk, the media and Telegram channels began to receive new evidence from women who gave birth in this institution in different years. They talk about rough treatment, the absence of doctors during childbirth, the use of dangerous methods and cases of death of children, which, according to mothers, were later attributed to “intrauterine infections”.

Mass protests took place in Denmark against US President Donald Trump's statements about the possible annexation of the island and threats to introduce trade tariffs. Protests under the slogan Hands Off Greenland (“Hands off Greenland”) took place in Copenhagen, Aarhus, Aalborg, Odense, as well as in the capital of Greenland, Nuuk. Thousands of people took part in the demonstrations, according to Reuters estimates .

American entrepreneur Elon Musk has demanded compensation from OpenAI (the developer of ChatGPT) in the amount of $79 billion to $134 billion. He insists that he is entitled to part of the company's income, since he invested $38 million in it in 2015 at the time of its founding, and since then the company's capitalization has grown significantly. Bloomberg reports this with reference to court documents.

The US Department of Justice has opened an investigation against Minnesota Governor Tim Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey on charges of conspiring to interfere with the work of ICE immigration police. CBS reports this citing sources. One of the sources said the investigation stems from Walz and Frey's harsh statements to ICE agents after one of them shot and killed 37-year-old Renee Nicole Goode on a Minneapolis street.

The Italian Financial Guard detained a ship in the port of Brindisi, sailing under the flag of one of the islands of Oceania with a cargo of 33 thousand tons of ferrous metals. In November last year it called at the port of Novorossiysk. He is suspected of violating sanctions against Russia. This was reported by Rai News.

Placement in a punishment cell is a sanction that is applied to prisoners for violating the rules of detention. Often, FSIN employees use formal reasons for placement - for example, if a prisoner got up a few minutes late, sat down on a bed during the day, or “violated the dress code” by taking off his outer jacket.

News The Insider January 17, 2026 Dmitry Suzdaltsev and Alexey Maloletov On December 13, actionist artist Pavel Krisevich was arrested immediately after his release from a special detention center based on the testimony of two people who were at the bus stop. After his arrest, Krisevich was visited by FSB officers who threatened him with criminal charges.

US President Donald Trump announced the introduction of trade tariffs against Denmark, Norway, Sweden, France, Germany, Great Britain, the Netherlands and Finland. From February 1, 2026, a 10% duty will be introduced on all goods from these countries, and from June 1 it will increase to 25%. The restrictions will remain in place until a “deal for the complete and final acquisition” of Greenland by the United States is reached. Trump wrote about this on his social network Truth social.

Society Nikita Aronov 17 January 2026 In the world of artificial intelligence there is more and more sex. Already, one in five American adults has intimate conversations with AI. ChatGPT announced erotic chats for adult users. Almost simultaneously, the popular AI companion service Character AI decided to block its services for teenagers. The reason was a wave of lawsuits from indignant parents, including due to correspondence of a sexual nature.

The White House has announced the composition of the “constituent Executive Council” that will implement the goals of the Peace Council created at the initiative of US President Donald Trump to lead the reconstruction of the Gaza Strip.

The head of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov, today, January 17, posted a video from a meeting with the participation of his 18-year-old son Adam Kadyrov, who was involved in an accident on January 16 and was hospitalized in serious condition. As the “We Can Explain” project found out , the metadata of the video indicates that it was recorded on January 15, the day before the accident in which the son of the head of Chechnya was involved.

The European Union and South American trading bloc Mercosur have signed a free trade agreement, ending negotiations that lasted more than 25 years. The ceremony took place on January 17 in Asunción (Paraguay), reports Reuters. The document provides for the gradual reduction of tariffs and the expansion of mutual trade and is expected to become the largest trade agreement in the history of the European Union.