🇮🇷 Mass protests in Iran have turned deadly, with fatalities reported in several provinces amid intense clashes with security forces, the most serious unrest in the past three years. Inflation near 40%, currency collapse, and harsh repression fuel the crisis.

Russian forces struck a residential area in Zaporizhzhia, causing a fire, the regional governor Fedorov reports. Details are still being confirmed.

New Russian “proof”. GRU chief Kostyukov showed a US military attache a supposed flight controller and “decoded data” claiming the Ukrainian drone was headed for the dictator’s residence. In footage, he is holding what looks like the controller from a cheap Chinese hobby drone.

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🇮🇷 Large-scale protests against the government in Iran. According to local sources, millions of Iranians have already joined the protests against the political authorities.

❗️Russia begins to openly prepare children for war, - intelligence Drone management plans to include it in the standards of the all-Russian GTO complex ("Ready for Labor and Defense") - this program is positioned as a system of physical education for children.

However, within minutes, this video disappeared from the resource, and another recording appeared in its place - this time with Putin in a red tie. Due to similar fake news in previous years, analysts suggest that "Putin's" address is being stamped with the help of AI.

🔥 Two different Putins addressed Russians on New Year's Eve — InformNapalm draws attention to the differences between the versions of dictators. In the first version, the Russian president was wearing a black tie.

James: I defend the rights of New Yorkers—that’s my job each and every day, without fear and without favor—and that’s what Zohran will do, joining with me against any overreach.

Bernie Sanders publicly swears in Zohran Mamdani as NYC mayor

Mamdani: I promise you this. If you are a New Yorker, I am your mayor. Regardless of whether we agree, I will protect you, celebrate with you, mourn alongside you, and never, not for a second, hide from you

Mamdani: "I cannot blame anyone who has come to question the role of government, whose faith in democracy has been eroded by decades of apathy. We will restore that trust by walking a different path ... "

Mamdani: I have been told that this is the occasion to reset expectations, that I should use this opportunity to encourage the people of New York to ask for little and expect even less. I will do no such thing. The only expectation I seek to reset is that of small expectations.

Mamdani: For too long, those fluent in the good grammar of civility have deployed decorum to mask agendas of cruelty

Mamdani: "The cost of childcare will no longer discourage young adults from starting a family, because we will deliver universal childcare for the many by taxing the wealthiest few"

⚡️Update: Despite CIA's rejection, Russia hands over alleged 'evidence' of Ukrainian drone attack on Putin's residence.

As the investigation continues, Europe remains vigilant and in close contact with Finland and Estonia. EU will continue to fortify its critical infrastructure, including by investing in new cables, strengthening surveillance, ensuring more repair capacity, and moving against Moscow’s shadow fleet.

🇪🇺 Kallas: The Baltic Sea has seen a clear pattern of disruption since the start of Russia’s war. Europe’s critical infrastructure remains at high risk of sabotage. I thank Finland for taking swift and determined action in seizing the ship and crew suspected of damaging subsea cables yesterday.

🔹The current partnership with the US has become more complex and requires Europe to be more independent; 🔹Europe must be guided by confidence, not fear. This year could be a turning point, a year in which Germany and Europe find new strength to return to decades of peace, freedom and prosperity.

🔹Germany faces sabotage, espionage and cyberattacks every day, most of which may involve Russia; 🔹The rise of protectionism in the global economy is a serious challenge: Europe’s dependence on imported raw materials is increasingly being used as an instrument of political pressure;

🇩🇪 We are seeing more and more clearly that Russia’s actions were and remain part of a plan aimed at the whole of Europe. 2026 could be decisive, — Merz said in his New Year’s address to the nation. 🔹Russia’s terrible war against Ukraine poses a direct threat to the freedom and security of Europe;

🤡 The Russian Ministry of Defense announced that it had handed over data from the Ukrainian Armed Forces drone shot down during the attack on the Russian presidential residence to a representative of the military attaché's office at the US Embassy.

Soldiers of the 425th Assault Regiment marked the New Year with real fireworks on positions in Pokrovsk and near the Donetsk region entry sign

💥 Near Kostyantynivka, Donetsk region. Pilots of the 3rd Battalion target and destroy two Russian infantrymen using a fiber-optic drone with a special munition.

💥 GUR special forces are fighting with Russians in a multi-storey residential building in Stepnohirsk This episode uses a classic of the Toretsk defense campaign - blowing up the entrance of an enemy-occupied building with TM-62 spark mines.

been reached at the Alaska summit to end the war on Moscow’s terms. Following this, the Russian minister instructed the embassy in Washington to send an official letter demanding that this supposed agreement be publicly confirmed.

Lavrov demanded that Trump publicly promise to force Zelensky to hand over Donbas, according to NYT According to the outlet, in September 2025 Russia’s foreign minister spoke with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio. During the conversation, he claimed that he believed an informal agreement had

💔Armed Forces of Ukraine showed what the russian army have turned peaceful Kupiansk into Russia's goals are terrorism,aggression,genocide. 📷Center for Countering Disinformation

💥 Soldiers of the 155th Motorized Rifle Brigade staged an FPV hunt for Russians in Pokrovsk

I can’t imagine why Trump, Bondi, Patel and Mike Johnson have fought so hard to cover up the Epstein files.

Nick Shirley thinks that daycares are unlocked and have "reception" areas 😆 😭

Finally, Trump's diet! Oh my god. The piece closes with RNC Chair Joe Gruters saying he was "shocked" to witness Trump eat "french fries, a McDonald’s Quarter Pounder hamburger, a Big Mac and a Filet-O-Fish" in one sitting (5/6)

Oh my goodness, this Wall Street Journal piece about Trump's ailing health that includes an interview with him (gift link). There are a number of ridiculous details in it and I'll put a few of them in this thread. (1/6)

Not Somali.

Pardoned by Trump. After the pardon, arrested for Sexual Assault and Kidnapping.

Here's the primary reason Iran is finally on the verge of revolution. USD vs Iranial Rial

The CIA and NSA have concluded that Ukraine did not attempt a drone strike on Putin’s residence in Novgorod region. CIA Director John Ratcliffe has briefed Trump on the findings. Hours later, Trump shared a New York Post article blaming Russia for blocking peace.

Russian losses 😼

🇺🇦 Ukrainian Air Defence shot down or suppressed 176/205 drones!

Helicopters – 17 Operational-level UAVs – 77,322 Cruise missiles – 1,133 Submarines – 1 Auto – 39,743 Special equipment – ​​363 2/2

🔥 According to General Staff, the losses of the invaders in 2025 amounted to: Personnel – 418,170 killed and wounded Tanks – 1,816 ABM – 3,806 Artillery systems – 14,146 MLRS – 331 Air defense systems – 234 Aircraft – 65 1/2

⚡️ CIA rejects Putin's claim of Ukrainian attack on his residence, CNN reports. The report confirms Ukraine's original denial and undercuts claims made by the Kremlin.

"I killed a girl and two children. I will never forget that in my life." A participant of the 'SMO', a native of Dagestan, confessed to committing a war crime in a private house in the occupied territory of Ukraine - the shooting of civilians, including two children.

Valais hospital's intensive care unit is now full, with patients being sent elsewhere for specialist burns treatment. No cause of the fire was mentioned - but the prosecutor ruled out an attack.

🇨🇭🙏 'Several dozen' believed to have been killed in fire at Swiss ski resort bar, - BBC Around 40 people have died, with at least 100 injured. Most of the injured have "significant" injuries with severe burns. Some 10 helicopters, 40 ambulances and 150 responders were sent to the scene

A new compilation from Ukraine’s 15th Artillery Recon Brigade “Chornyi Lis” showcases spectacular hits: radars, air defense systems, and other Russian hardware going up in flames.

👌 Russians congratulate the Ukrainian Airborne Assault Forces on the New Year

Low-altitude chase over Chornomorsk: a Ukrainian Yak-52 aircraft was spotted pursuing a Russian Shahed drone.

⚔️ AFU are expanding logistical corridors for the defense of Myrnohrad, - East group In Myrnohrad, our soldiers are holding defensive lines and eliminating the enemy on the approaches to the city. To deter the enemy, the city's defense has been replenished with additional forces and means.

🇰🇵🤡 Kim Jong-un sent a New Year's message to the DPRK military fighting on the side of Russia in Ukraine He called them the "greatest strength, pride and strong support" of the country. "Be brave. Pyongyang and Moscow are behind you," Kim said in his address.