— China is conducting military drills called "Justice Mission 2025" in response to the US announcing an $11 billion weapons sale to Taiwan. Beijing protested the sale and retaliated by sanctioning American defense companies.
— Trump said Sunday that he had a "good and very productive" call with Russian President Vladimir Putin before the meeting with Zelenskyy. Mr. Trump said his message to Putin is that they have "got to make a deal" and Mr. Trump said he believed "we have the makings of a deal."
— UN Secretary-General: "It is quite obvious that in the present state of conflict and taking into account the records of human rights of the military junta … that the conditions for free and fair elections are not there."
— She was fined many times by French courts for inciting racial hatred against Muslims or native Indian Ocean islanders. Among other things, she urged the introduction of bolt guns in slaughterhouses to kill animals with as little pain as possible. In 1976, she joined a global campaign against seal hunting. Then in 1986, she founded the Brigitte Bardot Foundation, which still campaigns for animal welfare worldwide.
— Corporate bankruptcies in the US soared to a 15-year high in 2025, with 717 companies filing for Chapter 7 or Chapter 11 between January and November.¨The figures marked a 14 per cent increase from the previous year.