ICRC (2025-12-25). Operational update: Assisting communities in winter in the Russia-Ukraine International Armed Conflict. icrc.org

Anna Matveeva (2025-12-25). Why Russians haven't risen up to stop the Ukraine war. responsiblestatecraft.org After its emergence from the Soviet collapse, the new Russia grappled with the complex issue of developing a national identity that could embrace the radical contradictions of Russia's past and foster integration with the West while maintaining Russian distinctiveness.The Ukraine War has significantly changed public attitudes toward this question, and led to a consolidation of most of the Russian population behind a set of national ideas. This has contributed to the resilience that Russia has shown in the war, and helped to frustrate Western hopes that economic pressure and heavy casualties would undermine su…

ICRC (2025-12-25). Russia-Ukraine Armed Conflict: What happens in winter when the power goes out. icrc.org

United World International (2025-12-25). The Atlantic Alliance is weakening, but what comes next? Two worlds, two scenarios. unitedworldint.com An outlook on what 2026 may bring to a world that is on knife's edge. By Onur Sinan Gàºzaltan The sidelining of hardliners in Zelenskyy's government over corruption allegations, US Secretary of State Rubio's refusal to attend the NATO summit, corruption probes against the figures in Brussels who are pro-war against Russia, the distance put …

ecns.cn (2025-12-25). Agreement boosts ocean governance. ecns.cn Officials and experts said that China, as one of the first signatories and contracting states to the Agreement under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea on the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Marine Biological Diversity of Areas beyond National Jurisdiction, has demonstrated its responsibility as a major country supporting multilateralism and contributing to global ocean governance.

amanda Meyer, Senior Lecturer, Anatomy, Pathology in the College of Medicine, Dentistry, James Cook University (2025-12-25). Why do we blush? Turning red may have surprising social benefits. | Amanda Meyer

victoria Gibbon, Professor in Biological Anthropology, Division of Clinical Anatomy, Biological Anthropology, University of Cape Town (2025-12-25). Looted African belongings must be returned: is it repatriation or restitution? The words we use matter. | Victoria Gibbon