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- Russian invasion of Ukraine
- United States and the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Russia–United States relations
- U.S. president Donald Trump orders the deployment of two United States Navy nuclear submarines to "appropriate regions", in response to statements made by Dmitry Medvedev, former Russian president and current deputy chairman of the Security Council of the Russian Federation, regarding Trump's previously-stated deadline for ending the war in Ukraine. (Reuters) (BBC)
- United States and the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Russia–United States relations
Business and economy
- Tariffs in the second Trump administration
- U.S. tariffs on more than 90 countries enter force following a 90-day pause to allow the countries to prepare, including a 35% tariff on some Canadian goods and a 50% tariff on Brazilian goods. (BBC News)
- The Corporation for Public Broadcasting, the American organization responsible for funding the television network PBS and radio network NPR, announces it will shutter by January 2026. (CNN)
International relations
- France–Palestine relations
- France temporarily suspends its programme for receiving Palestinian refugees fleeing the Gaza Strip, following the deportation of a Palestinian student accused of making antisemitic social media posts. (Le Monde)
Law and crime
- 2024 South Korean martial law crisis
- The Seoul Central District Court issues an arrest warrant to former interior minister Lee Sang-min for charges allegedly conspiring with former President Yoon Suk Yeol in his failed martial law attempt on December 3, 2024, becoming the second Yoon cabinet minister to be arrested after Kim Yong-hyun. (Yonhap)
- Mass shootings in the United States
- At least four people are killed in a mass shooting at a bar in Anaconda, Montana, United States. A 45-year-old suspect fled the scene and remains at large. (AP) (NBC News)
- One teenager is killed and five other people are wounded, including two seriously, in a mass shooting at a nightclub in Mayagüez, Puerto Rico. (ABC News)
- Indonesian president Prabowo Subianto pardons former trade minister Thomas Lembong and secretary general of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle Hasto Kristiyanto, two prominent opposition figures sentenced under controversial corruption charges. (Jakarta Globe)
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