Republican Mike Johnson was brought back as Speaker of the US House of Representatives. He had the important support of Donald Trump, who was going to assume the post of President in the future.
- In the US, Mike Johnson’s election as Speaker of the US House of Representatives ended warnings that the 2025 session could start with chaos and a possible sharp standoff. Johnson had angered backbenchers by working with Democrats to pass the legislation. His victory could be confirmed only after tense backroom talks. More than a dozen rank-and-file Republicans had expressed doubts about his leadership.
- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced that 1,358 Ukrainian soldiers and civilians would return home from Russian captivity in 2024. In a post on Twitter, Zelensky shared this information while praising the efforts of the ‘Ukrainian team’. He expressed hope for more good news in 2025, especially the end of the conflict with Russia. He also thanked his allies for their help.
- US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan will visit New Delhi on January 5-6. Washington hopes to discuss the impact of Chinese upstream dams with Indian counterparts during the visit. An official said that Washington hopes that during the visit, topics like civil nuclear cooperation, artificial intelligence, space, military licensing and Chinese economic over-potential will also be discussed. Another American official said that American officials will not meet the Dalai Lama during this visit.
- An explosion took place on the outer wall of a police station in the I-9 area of ​​Islamabad in Pakistan. ARY News has said this. According to officials, no one was injured in this attack due to the intensity of the explosion being limited. An officer on duty heard the sound of the explosions and ignored it, mistaking it for a tire burst. However, it was revealed that the blast took place on the premises of the police station. Police have collected the metal pieces found near the wall. Investigation of the incident is ongoing.
- A senior British government minister has criticized Elon Musk’s new intervention in the country’s politics, calling it “misjudgment and certainly misinformed.” Tech billionaire Musk had accused Prime Minister Keir Starmer a day earlier of failing to bring “rape gangs” to justice when he was director of public prosecutions. In several posts on his Are eligible to live in.
