2 January 2026
It comes as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says Russia is bringing the conflict "into the new year" with a barrage of drone strikes on the country's energy infrastructure.
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1 Jan: Zohran Mamdani is officially sworn in as major of New York City in a midnight, underground ceremony, with a more public affair to take place in hours time on the steps of City Hall.... more
1 Jan: Moscow's allegation that Ukraine launched an attack on the Russian president's state residence is being dismissed as a ploy to derail peace talks.... more
1 Jan: British former world heavyweight boxing champion Anthony Joshua is discharged from hospital days after a car accident that killed two of his close friends.... more
1 Jan: A month after Donald Trump's spectacular falling-out with MAGA firebrand Marjorie Taylor Greene, another Republican congresswoman publicly lashes out at the US president.... more
1 Jan: Russell Allan Wilson, who spent several years fighting for Ukraine, has been remembered as someone who "gave his life so others could keep theirs".... more
