Donald duck Trump came lately with some crazy ideas: Groenland being a part of USA, Canada becoming the 51th state, Panama channel being theirs, and refusings to rule out use of military force to take control of Greenland and the Panama Canal Donald duck Trump may throw United States of America into the toilet in a few years, right where Vladimir Putin already is.

The new year with the number 2025 raises big questions for major economies around the world after 2024 being a loud year because of election in many countries on several continents. China and Germany stumbled last year with fundamental challenges proving difficult to fix.

Some people may say they the new year is starting in a good way for Ukraine - the Russian defence ministry says that Ukraine has launched a fresh offensive in Russia's Kursk region. In a statement, the ministry said efforts to destroy the Ukrainian attack groups were ongoing. Officials in Ukraine have also suggested an operation is under way.

Some people may say this is... "beautiful". A few years ago covid-19 created lots of problems in the world, last year we had mpox, and now the year 2025 hardly started and we have news about norovirus surge. The news was from the last date of 2024 but it's still current: medical experts are warning about a spike in norovirus cases. NBC News' Shaquille Brewster reports more details. Dr. Nahid Bhadelia, an infectious diseases physician, joins Ana Cabrera to provide her expertise.

Some people are just crazy or even insane, and only one small event can trigger them. One of them was triggered in New Orleans, USA, earlier today: 10 people were killed and 30 were injured when a vehicle drove into a crowd on New Orleans' famed Canal and Bourbon Street in the first hours of New Year's Day, according to NOLA Ready, the city’s emergency preparedness agency.

The video was uploaded yesterday, the last day in the year 2024, but being the first day of 2025 one can still can take it into consideration, especially because that in his New Year address, Vladimir Putin has told Russians that the country will move forward with confidence in 2025 and that he's proud of his achievements. It seems he didn't bothered to ask them first about the subject.

Russia have started a war that's entering the 3th year in about two years and now Russia and Ukraine prisoner exchange due 'any day', says an Ukrainian official hoping for a New Year prisoner exchange, according to BBC News.

The current Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on yesterday that "there are already over three thousand wounded and killed North Korean soldiers in the Kursk region" in Russia after only a few month since the weak and desperate Vladimir Putin brought them in Russia.

Viruses are coming and going, mutating and getting sick animals from different species, and now officials in California, USA, have declared an emergency over the rapid spread of bird flu in livestock. The first case of severe bird flu in a person has also been confirmed in Louisiana. The H5N1 virus is widespread in wild birds and can easily spread to commercial poultry and cattle.

Russia invaded Ukraine and the war is still going on almost 3 years later, there is an exchange of missle between the two countries, Vladimir Putin is threatening with using nuclear weapons, while the Ukraine tries to change the battlefield. There are two different things about that. Ukraine says it has working anti-drone laser weapon - Larry Friese, Aerospace Engineer, Aerial Information Systems and Deutche Welle reporters are talking about Ukraine’s claim: Can the country produce a laser weapon? How would it work?

Recently a bomb kills chief of Russian nuclear protection forces Igor Kirillov in Moscow, and according to Russia's investigative committee the bomb was hidden in an electric scooter has killed th senior Russian general in Moscow.The blast on Monday morning took place outside of an apartment block a few kilometers from the Kremlin.

We as Romanians may complain that our country is bad for so many reasons, but we can at least say we are not alone. Latetly there are at least some European countries that are going in a bad direction and when the situation is bad enough there is happening a war or another wa because this is how humans react. We may probably live and see how humans react this time.

Bloomberg said that they have learned that Honda Motor Co. and Nissan Motor Co. are exploring a potential merger and the idea made me think - I do like it. The two Japanese carmakers have been holding preliminary talks about a combination, according to people familiar with the matter. Nicholas Takahashi repots on Bloomberg Television.

 

Firearms lessons are now compulsory for schoolchildren - even at a young age - and this seems to be normal in a country targeted by Vladimir Putin's delirium. This is how Poland is preparing itself for a potential Russian attack. The children are enjoying it, and their parents feel proud.

If it hasn't happened yet it's going to happen soon: Germany's Chancellor Olaf Scholz will kick off a fight for his political future. Olaf Scholz faces a vote of confidence in parliament, a vote Deutsche Welle is saying that he is widely expected to lose. If he does, voters will go to the polls in a general election on 23 of February 2025. For almost three years, Olaf Scholz has been dealing with division inside his three-party coalition – made up of center-left, environmentalist, and pro-business lawmakers – which collapsed last month.

After the martial law set by the president of South Korea not long ago (on 3th of December 2024, the first in more than 40 years and short lived - it lasted only six hours but has caused massive political tumult, halted diplomatic activities and rattled financial markets) some measures were necessary. The National Assembly passed the motion 204-85 in a floor vote.

A large number of drones have been seen flying over parts of New Jersey in recent weeks and people are reacting to them - the drones are sparking speculation and concern over who sent them and why. Drones in New Jersey should be 'shot down, if necessary,' Blumenthal says and Associated Press is showing us the interview. Sen. Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut called for mysterious drones spotted flying at night over sensitive areas in New Jersey and other parts of the Mid-Atlantic region to be “shot down, if necessary,” even as it remains unclear who owns the unmanned aircraft.

This is a big news in Romania and the televisions are full of it, with people being glad and lots of opinions about it. It has been a good day so far because Romania and Bulgaria have been given the green light to become members of the European Union's (EU) border-free Schengen travel zone.

About Ukraine again, Ukraine and its stories. Deutsche Welle is saying some of them mentioning that Ukraine is giving deserters a second chance. Their desertes, not Russian deserters. Those who rejoin the army will no longer be prosecuted for fleeing. Some are accepting the offer.

After almost three years of war people are asking an important question: what could the path to peace for Ukraine look like? The debate over possible scenarios for ending the war is intensifying every day, as President-elect Donald duck Trump prepares to take office in Washington next month, and Donald duck Trump has vowed to end the war quickly.