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Golden Globes 2025 winners list

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Demi Moore, Adrien Brody and Jean Smart won big Sunday at the 82nd Golden Globes.

The 2025 Golden Globes featured a star-studded roster with Selena Gomez, Ariana Grande and Sharon Stone dazzling on the red carpet at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in the heart of Beverly Hills, Calif.

Here’s the complete list of winners from the 82nd Golden Globe Awards.

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Demi Moore, Adrien Brody and Jean Smart earned top honors at the 82nd Golden Globe Awards. (Getty Images)

Motion picture, drama: 

  1. “The Brutalist”
  2. “A Complete Unknown”
  3. “Conclave”
  4. “Dune: Part Two”
  5. “Nickel Boys”
  6. “September 5”

Male actor in a motion picture, drama: 

  1. Adrien Brody, “The Brutalist”
  2. Colman Domingo, “Sing Sing”
  3. Daniel Craig, “Queer”
  4. Ralph Fiennes, “Conclave”
  5. Sebastian Stan, “The Apprentice”
  6. Timothée Chalamet, “A Complete Unknown”
Demi Moore wears strapless silver dress at Golden Globes.

Demi Moore was “in shock” upon winning her first Golden Globe award. (Matt Winkelmeyer)

Female actor in a motion picture, drama:

  1. Fernanda Torres, “I’m Still Here”
  2. Angelina Jolie, “Maria”
  3. Kate Winslet, “Lee”
  4. Nicole Kidman, “Babygirl”
  5. Pamela Anderson, “The Last Showgirl”
  6. Tilda Swinton, “The Room Next Door”

Motion picture, musical or comedy: 

  1. “Emilia Pérez”
  2. “A Real Pain”
  3. “Anora”
  4. “Challengers”
  5. “The Substance”
  6. “Wicked”

Male actor in a motion picture, musical or comedy:

  1. Sebastian Stan, “A Different Man”
  2. Gabriel LaBelle, “Saturday Night”
  3. Glen Powell, “Hit Man”
  4. Hugh Grant, “Heretic”
  5. Jesse Eisenberg, “A Real Pain”
  6. Jesse Plemons, “Kinds of Kindness”
Comedian Nikki Glaser wears sparkling silver dress at the Golden Globes

Comedian Nikki Glaser joked about Diddy and Ben Affleck in her Golden Globes opening monologue. (Rich Polk)

Female actor in a motion picture, musical or comedy:

  1. Demi Moore, “The Substance”
  2. Amy Adams, “Nightbitch”
  3. Cynthia Erivo, “Wicked”
  4. Karla Sofía Gascón, “Emilia Pérez”
  5. Mikey Madison, “Anora”
  6. Zendaya, “Challengers”

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Television series, drama:

  1. “Shogun”
  2. “The Diplomat”
  3. “Mr. & Mrs. Smith”
  4. “Slow Horses”
  5. “Squid Game”
  6. “The Day of the Jackal”

Female actor in a television series, drama:

  1. Anna Sawai, “Shogun”
  2. Emma D’Arcy, “House of the Dragon”
  3. Kathy Bates, “Matlock”
  4. Keira Knightley, “Black Doves”
  5. Keri Russell, “The Diplomat”
  6. Maya Erskine, “Mr. & Mrs. Smith”

Male actor in a television series: 

  1. Hiroyuki Sanada, “Shogun”
  2. Billy Bob Thornton, “Landman”
  3. Donald Glover, “Mr. & Mrs. Smith”
  4. Eddie Redmayne, “The Day of the Jackal”
  5. Gary Oldman, “Slow Horses”
  6. Jake Gyllenhaal, “Presumed Innocent”

Television series, musical or comedy:

  1. “Hacks”
  2. “Abbott Elementary”
  3. “The Bear”
  4. “Nobody Wants This”
  5. “Only Murders in the Building”
  6. “The Gentlemen”

Male actor in a television comedy:

  1. Jeremy Allen White, “The Bear”
  2. Adam Brody, “Nobody Wants This”
  3. Jason Segel, “Shrinking”
  4. Martin Short, “Only Murders in the Building”
  5. Steve Martin, “Only Murders in the Building”
  6. Ted Danson, “A Man on the Inside”

Female actor in a television comedy:

  1. Jean Smart, “Hacks”
  2. Ayo Edebiri, “The Bear”
  3. Kathryn Hahn, “Agatha All Along”
  4. Kristen Bell, “Nobody Wants This”
  5. Quinta Brunson, “Abbott Elementary”
  6. Selena Gomez, “Only Murders in the Building”

Television limited series, anthology series or motion picture made for television: 

  1. “Baby Reindeer”
  2. “Disclaimer”
  3. “Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story”
  4. “Ripley”
  5. “The Penguin”
  6. “True Detective: Night Country”

Director: 

  1. Brady Corbet, “The Brutalist”
  2. Coralie Fargeat, “The Substance”
  3. Edward Berger, “Conclave”
  4. Jacques Audiard, “Emilia Pérez”
  5. Payal Kapadia, “All We Imagine As Light”
  6. Sean Baker, “Anora”

Female actor in a supporting movie role: 

  1. Zoe Saldaña, “Emilia Pérez”
  2. Ariana Grande, “Wicked”
  3. Felicity Jones, “The Brutalist”
  4. Isabella Rossellini, “Conclave”
  5. Margaret Qualley, “The Substance”
  6. Selena Gomez, “Emilia Pérez”

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Male actor in a supporting movie role: 

  1. Kieran Culkin, “A Real Pain”
  2. Denzel Washington, “Gladiator II”
  3. Edward Norton, “A Complete Unknown”
  4. Guy Pearce, “The Brutalist”
  5. Jeremy Strong, “The Apprentice”
  6. Yura Borisov, “Anora”

Female actor in a limited series, anthology series or a motion picture made for television:

  1. Jodie Foster, “True Detective: Night Country”
  2. Cate Blanchett, “Disclaimer”
  3. Cristin Milioti, “The Penguin”
  4. Kate Winslet, “The Regime”
  5. Naomi Watts, “Feud: Capote vs. The Swans”
  6. Sofía Vergara, “Griselda”

Male actor in a limited series, anthology series or a motion picture made for television: 

  1. Colin Farrell, “The Penguin”
  2. Andrew Scott, “Ripley”
  3. Cooper Koch, “Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story”
  4. Ewan McGregor, “A Gentleman in Moscow”
  5. Kevin Kline, “Disclaimer”
  6. Richard Gadd, “Baby Reindeer”

Supporting female actor in a television series:

  1. Jessica Gunning, “Baby Reindeer”
  2. Allison Janney, “The Diplomat”
  3. Dakota Fanning, “Ripley”
  4. Hannah Einbinder, “Hacks”
  5. Kali Reis, “True Detective: Night Country”
  6. Liza Colón-Zayas, “The Bear”

Supporting male actor in a television series: 

  1. Tadanobu Asano, “Shogun”
  2. Diego Luna, “La Maquina”
  3. Ebon Moss-Bachrach, “The Bear”
  4. Harrison Ford, “Shrinking”
  5. Jack Lowden, “Slow Horses”
  6. Javier Bardem, “Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story”

Best screenplay: 

  1. Peter Straughan, “Conclave”
  2. Brady Corbet, Mona Fastvold, “The Brutalist”
  3. Coralie Fargeat, “The Substance”
  4. Jacques Audiard, “Emilia Pérez”
  5. Jesse Eisenberg, “A Real Pain”
  6. Sean Baker, “Anora”

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Best motion picture, non-English:

  1. “Emilia Pérez”
  2. “All We Imagine As Light”
  3. “The Girl with the Needle”
  4. “I’m Still Here”
  5. “The Seed of The Sacred Fig”
  6. “Vermiglio”

Cinematic and box office achievement: 

  1. “Wicked”
  2. “Alien: Romulus”
  3. “Beetlejuice Beetlejuice”
  4. “Deadpool & Wolverine”
  5. “Gladiator II”
  6. “Inside Out 2”
  7. “The Wild Robot”
  8. “Twisters”

Animated film: 

  1. “Flow”
  2. “Inside Out: 2”
  3. “Memoir of a Snail”
  4. “Moana 2”
  5. “The Wild Robot”
  6. “Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl”

Stand-up comedy television special: 

  1. Ali Wong, “Single Lady”
  2. Adam Sandler, “Love You”
  3. Jamie Foxx, “What Had Happened Was”
  4. Nikki Glaser, “Someday You’ll Die”
  5. Ramy Youssef, “More Feelings”
  6. Seth Meyers, “Dad Man Walking”

Original score, motion picture:

  1. Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross, “Challengers”
  2. Clément Ducol, Camille, “Emilia Pérez”
  3. Daniel Blumberg, “The Brutalist”
  4. Hans Zimmer, “Dune: Part Two”
  5. Kris Bowers, “The Wild Robot”
  6. Volker Bertelmann, “Conclave”

Original song, motion picture: 

  1. “El Mal” – “Emilia Pérez”
  2. “Beautiful That Way” – “The Last Showgirl”
  3. “Compress/Repress” – “Challengers”
  4. “Forbidden Road” – “Better Man”
  5. “Kiss the Sky” – “The Wild Robot”
  6. “Mi Camino” – “Emilia Pérez”

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Demi Moore wins first Golden Globe

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Demi Moore earned her first Golden Globe trophy Sunday for her role in “The Substance.”

Upon stepping on stage to accept the award, Moore, 61, admitted she was “in shock.”

“I’ve been doing this a long time, like over 45 years, and this is the first time I’ve ever won anything as an actor,” Moore told the audience at the Beverly Hilton Hotel.

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Demi Moore was “in shock” after winning her first Golden Globe Award. (Matt Winkelmeyer)

In “The Substance,” Moore starred as an actress who is unceremoniously fired from her fitness show at age 50, deemed too old to be desirable. 

In an attempt to continue her career, she uses a wonder drug that promises to generate a very literal younger version of herself, played by Margaret Qualley, though it comes with a bloody and brutal price.

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After catching her breath and explaining she was “so humble, so grateful,” Moore remembered a time in her career when a producer told her she was just a “popcorn actress.”

Actress Demi Moore smiles on stage with Golden Globe award

Moore said a producer once told her that she was a “popcorn actress.” (Chris Polk)

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“At that time, I made that mean that this wasn’t something I was allowed to have … that I couldn’t be acknowledged,” Moore said.

“I bought in, and I believed that … that corroded me overtime.”

Demi Moore laughs on Golden Globes red carpet

Demi Moore wore a figure-hugging strapless gold gown on the 2025 Golden Globe Awards red carpet. (Jordan Strauss)

She added, “I thought a few years ago that this was it. Maybe I was complete, I’d done what I was supposed to do. At a low point, this bonkers script came across my desk. The universe told me I’m not done.”

Moore remembered a woman telling her to stop competing with others, and that she would never “be enough,” but how it was important to know the value of herself if she would just “put down the marking stick.”

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Before walking off the stage, the “G.I. Jane” actress said that the award was “a reminder that I do belong.”

Cowboys cheerleader drilled in head by kickoff mishap in final game of season

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The Dallas Cowboys-Washington Commanders Week 18 matchup was a thriller to the end, but not every play had the best execution. 

Just ask the Cowboys cheerleaders. 

Brandon Aubrey, Dallas’ trusty placekicker, was setting up for a kickoff, which is about routine as it comes for his position in the league. 

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The Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders perform during the game between the Dallas Cowboys and Detroit Lions on December 30, 2023, at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. (Matthew Pearce/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

But Aubrey’s attempt to kick the ball downfield went awry, as it was kicked immediately out of bounds to the left, and one Cowboys cheerleader was the unfortunate recipient of it.

After an NFL cameraman couldn’t catch the ball with one hand, it smacked a cheerleader in the back of the head, sending her to the ground in the surprise incident. 

Social media users suspect that Michelle Siemienowski, a first-year cheerleader with Dallas, was the one hit by the ball. 

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Luckily, she got back to her feet and appeared to be laughing about the situation after it happened. 

The rest of her cheer team made sure to check on her, as did Commanders punter Tress Way, who was in the area. 

Siemienowski made the cheer team in July, writing on Instagram that it was “my dream for as long as I can remember” to be a part of the famous squad. 

“This has been the most life changing experience, but this is only the beginning. I am so grateful to say that I achieved my dreams and earned my boots!”

Cowboys cheerleaders perform

The Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders perform during the game between the Dallas Cowboys and the Cincinnati Bengals on December 9, 2024, at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. (Matthew Pearce/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

Once the game resumed after the incident, the Cowboys found themselves looking to finish the season on a high note, but the Commanders had something else in mind. 

Marcus Mariota, who took over for Jayden Daniels at quarterback given the team’s playoff berth, knew that potential seeding was on the line when he got the ball with just over three minutes to play in the fourth quarter. 

Washington, down by three points, didn’t just think about a game-tying field goal as Mariota found himself with 2nd-and-goal from the Dallas 5-yard line, and he tossed a fade to Terry McLaurin on the outside. 

McLaurin leaped in the air and snagged the ball, keeping both feet in bounds to win the game on the final play from scrimmage. 

Cowboys cheerleaders line up

The Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders perform during the NFC Wild Card game between the Dallas Cowboys and the Green Bay Packers on January 14, 2024, at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. (Matthew Pearce/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

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As a result, the Commanders finished the season 12-5, though the Philadelphia Eagles won the division with a 14-3 record. But the win earned them the No. 6 seed instead of the No. 7 seed, which would have to travel to Philadelphia to face those Eagles in the wild-card round.

Meanwhile, Dallas finishes the season 7-10.

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Nikki Glaser mocks Diddy, Ben Affleck in Golden Globes monologue

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Golden Globes, watch out – Nikki Glaser is here to host.

Glaser, 40, opened the show with a nod to weight-loss medication, announcing it was “Ozempic’s biggest night.”

While on stage live from the Beverly Hilton hotel in Beverly Hills, Calif., Glaser commended Zendaya for her role in “Challengers,” which follows the tennis ace in a love triangle with her husband and ex-boyfriend.

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Comedian Nikki Glaser joked about Diddy and Ben Affleck in her Golden Globes opening monologue. (Rich Polk)

“That movie was more sexually charged than Diddy’s credit card,” Glaser said. “I know … I’m upset too. The after party isn’t going to be as good.”

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She joked that Stanley Tucci would have to host now. “No baby oil this year, just olive oil,” Glaser said.

On March 25, Sean ‘Diddy’ Comb’s homes in Los Angeles and Miami were raided in connection to a federal human trafficking investigation, officials confirmed to Fox News Digital at the time.

Nikki Glaser at the 2025 Golden Globe Awards in a brown dress.

Nikki Glaser walked the red carpet before hosting the 82nd Golden Globes at the Beverly Hilton Hotel. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)

During the search, authorities allegedly seized various “Freak Off” supplies, including narcotics and more than 1,000 bottles of baby oil and lubricant, according to the federal indictment.

While rattling off the names of nominated films, a top star was thrown into Glaser’s mix, too.

“‘Wicked,’ ‘Queer,’ ‘Nightbitch’ … These are not just words Ben Affleck yells when he orgasms,” Glaser said.

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Affleck is in the midst of a divorce from his second wife, Jennifer Lopez.

Comedian Nikki Glaser holds a microphone on stage at Golden Globe Awards

Glaser also took a jab at Ben Affleck. (Rich Polk)

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Prior to the show, Glaser reminisced on 22 years of hard work in the industry to get to the place she is today.

“I started out on ‘Last Comic Standing’ when I was in college,” Glaser told CBS before detailing her shows with MTV and Comedy Central.

It was previous Golden Globes host Ricky Gervais who gave her crucial advice about hosting.

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“You’re gonna do great,” she remembered Gervais saying. “You’re not one of them.”

Biden scolds reporters saying he ‘knows more world leaders’ than they do in their whole ‘goddamn’ lives

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President Biden gave some parting attacks to the press during a public White House event Sunday night.

Fox News’ Lucas Tomlinson reported that after signing the Social Security Fairness Act, Biden took a few questions from the crowd which led the president to target President-elect Donald Trump.

“Do you still believe he’s a threat to democracy?” a reporter asked.

“I think what he did was a genuine threat to democracy,” Biden responded.

US President Joe Biden speaks to the media after signing the Social Security Fairness Act at the White House in Washington, DC, January 5, 2025.  (CHRIS KLEPONIS/AFP via Getty Images)

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After responding to the allegation that Trump plans to end birthright citizenship, Biden switched the topic to attacking the reporters.

“I might be the oldest president, but I know more world leaders than any one of you have ever met in your whole goddamn life!” Biden said.

Some X users quickly blasted the comment. 

“He’s fine guys,” journalist Salena Zito joked.

Conservative communicator Steve Guest commented, “What a bitter person.”

“This is Washington credentialism in a nutshell. Politicians become ‘qualified’ by simply existing. It doesn’t matter that Biden is an abject failure and the worst foreign policy figure in American history. You see, he knows a lot of people, and that’s all that matters,” RedState writer Bonchie wrote.

CNN conservative commentator Scott Jennings quipped, “The most civil, decent, and devoutly Catholic president we’ve ever had.”

Biden has lashed out at the press throughout his term, sometimes lobbing aggressive comments at the reporters themselves.

In November, Biden mocked a reporter asking him whether he could broker a hostage deal between Hamas and Israel before leaving office.

“President Biden, do you think we can get a hostage deal by the end of your term?” an Israeli Channel 13 correspondent asked.

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Biden replied, stating, “Do you think you can keep from getting hit in the head by a — a camera behind you?” 

US President Joe Biden

Biden has a history of insulting the press during public events. (CHRIS KLEPONIS/AFP via Getty Images)

In 2022, he went as far as to refer to Fox News’ Peter Doocy as a “stupid son of a b—-” after asking a question about whether inflation would be seen as a political liability ahead of the midterms. Doocy said Biden later called him to “clear the air,” claiming the comments were “nothing personal.”

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World’s oldest person identified as soccer-loving nun

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A soccer-loving nun from Brazil is believed to have become the world’s oldest living person at nearly 117 years old, attributing her steadfast Catholic faith for her longevity.

LongeviQuest, an organization that tracks supercentenarians around the globe, released a statement on Saturday declaring Sister Inah Canabarro as the world’s oldest person, validated by early life records.

The now-wheelchair-bound nun was crowned the world’s oldest living person after Tomiko Itooka died in Japan at age 116 on Dec. 26, 2024.

Her nephew spends time with her every Saturday and sends her voice messages between visits to keep her spirits up after the elderly woman had two hospitalizations. 

“The other sisters say she gets a jolt when she hears my voice,” he said. “She gets excited.”

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Sister Inah Canabarro puts her hands together in prayer in Porto Alegre, Brazil, on Feb. 16, 2024. (Carlos Macedo/LongeviQuest, via AP)

Canabarro was born on June 8, 1908, to a large family in southern Brazil, according to LongeviQuest researchers. But her nephew said her birth was registered two weeks late and that she was actually born on May 27, 1908.

When she was a teenager, she turned to religious work and spent two years in Montevideo, Uruguay, before moving to Rio de Janeiro and eventually settling in her home state of Rio Grande do Sul.

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For her 110th birthday, she was honored by Pope Francis. She is the second-oldest nun ever documented after Lucile Randon, who was the world’s oldest person until her death in 2023 at age 118.

Pope Francis holding a rosary

Pope Francis holds a rosary during the Mass for the closing of the General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops in St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican on Oct. 29, 2023. (Riccardo De Luca/Anadolu via Getty Images)

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Along with her commitment to her lifelong faith, she is devoted to local soccer club Inter. The club, which was founded after Canabarro’s birth, celebrates her birthday every year as the oldest fan.

Her room is decorated with gifts in the team’s red and white colors, her nephew said.

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“White or black, rich or poor, whoever you are, Inter is the team of the people,” she said in a video posted on social media celebrating her 116th birthday with the club’s president.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

Monday Briefing: How Trump Re-Wrote Jan. 6

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Four years ago today, protesters stormed the Capitol with clubs, chemical irritants and other weapons, inflamed by Donald Trump’s lie that the election had been stolen from him.

Several people died during and after the riot, including one protester by gunshot and four police officers by suicide. More than 140 officers were injured. After the attack, Trump’s political career seemed done. But in two weeks, he takes the oath of office.

In the years since the riot, both he and his supporters have devoted considerable effort to reinventing the events of the day. They have spread conspiracy theories to their ultimate political gain. As his allies in Congress and the media played down the attack and redirected the blame, violent rioters — prosecuted, convicted and imprisoned — were turned into patriotic martyrs.

Now, Trump has the platform to further spin the attack into what he has called “a day of love.” He has vowed to pardon rioters in the first hour of his new administration, while his congressional supporters are pushing for criminal charges against those who investigated his actions. This is how Trump inverted a violent day and turned it into political capital.

Russia, Iran and other hostile states have become increasingly brazen in using “gray zone” attacks — such as the hacking of sensitive computer systems, alleged assassination plots and surveillance drones flown near military bases — against Western countries.

Britain, Germany, the U.S. and Baltic and Nordic countries close to Russia’s border are among those most targeted by hybrid threats, in part because of their prominent support for Ukraine, officials said. Russia has denied launching hybrid attacks against NATO, but NATO officials have said that Moscow has set up a special directorate focused on carrying them out.

They present defense officials with a complicated problem: How do countries deter such acts without touching off a broader conflict? And how do they assign blame when the strikes are designed to evade culpability?


There are now picnics and fireworks on a mountaintop that once was off limits to anybody but soldiers to fire at rebel-held areas below. Protest songs that could have once meant a prison sentence can now be heard on the streets. Hundreds gathered to hear a speech from an activist, and there is an open trade in dollars and imported Nescafé.

“We feel like the city has returned to us,” Muhammad Qatafani, 21, a dental student, said of Damascus.

“For almost 24 years, I killed and disposed of many bodies. I am trying to remember, but I cannot remember everyone.”

Edgar Matobato says he killed again and again for former President Rodrigo Duterte of the Philippines. He was part of Duterte’s brutally violent, extrajudicial campaign against drugs and other social ills that claimed at least 20,000 lives. Now he’s on the run and trying to stay alive to testify.

Lives lived: Tomiko Itooka, who was believed to be the oldest person in the world, died at a nursing home in Ashiya, Japan. She was 116.

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Often grumpy and rushing to their next fare, cabbies in Hong Kong have done things their own way for decades. They often drive fast and recklessly, treat customers curtly and usually accept only cash. They’re an anomaly in the city’s sleek transit network, emblematic of the high-stress, no-frills culture of its working class.

But because of passenger complaints and the need to revitalize a struggling tourist economy, the government adopted new regulations last month: By 2026 all cabs must have installed systems for credit cards and digital payments and added surveillance cameras.

There may be no harder task in this city of seven million than to change a taxi driver’s habits, but, as one cabby sees it, “the world has changed — you have to accept it.”

Bears’ game-winning field goal drops Packers in NFC playoff seeding, snaps 10-game losing streak

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The Chicago Bears weren’t necessarily playing spoiler on Sunday when they took on the Green Bay Packers, but there was still a ton to play for as they wanted to finish the season on a high note. 

That’s exactly what happened thanks to Cairo Santos drilling a 51-yard field goal to beat the Packers, 24-22, snapping Chicago’s 10-game losing streak to end the season with a 5-12 record. 

It was also a historic kick made by Santos as the Bears finally defeated their NFC North foe, snapping an 11-game losing streak to the Packers. 

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Chicago Bears kicker Cairo Santos (8) celebrates his 51-yard game-winning field goal against the Packers, Jan. 5, 2025, at Lambeau Field in Green Bay. (Dan Powers USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin)

The game-winning drive came after the Packers’ Brandon McManus drilled a 55-yard field goal to put Green Bay up 22-21 with 54 seconds left to play in the game. 

Caleb Williams and the Bears’ offense knew they had one timeout remaining and needed the right yardage to get in range for Santos to walk it off. The drive didn’t start off well as Williams was sacked, but a costly penalty changed everything. 

A horse collar tackle was called, leading to a 15-yard swing that put Chicago on the 35-yard line instead of back on their own 13. The very next play saw Williams connect with fellow rookie Rome Odunze to put the Bears at midfield with 40 seconds to play. 

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Then on 3rd-and-6 from Green Bay’s 46-yard line, Williams found D.J. Moore for 12 yards, but an illegal shift was called to negate the gain that would’ve given the Bears enough yards for Santos. 

So on 3rd-and-11 with 15 seconds left and no timeouts remaining, Williams dropped back and found Moore in the middle of the field for an 18-yard pickup. Chicago rushed to the line of scrimmage and spiked the ball with two seconds left, giving Santos the chance to win it. 

Caleb Williams pass

Chicago Bears quarterback Caleb Williams throws a pass during the fourth quarter against the Green Bay Packers at Lambeau Field. (Jeff Hanisch-Imagn Images)

The kick was hit with enough distance and the right trajectory, and the celebrating ensued at Lambeau Field. 

And while the Packers were already in the playoffs, the loss, coupled with the Washington Commanders’ own game-winning drive, dropped Green Bay to the No. 7 seed in the NFC. They have to go to Philadelphia to face the No. 2 Eagles instead of going to Los Angeles to face the No. 3 Rams.

In the box score, Williams was 21-for-29 for 148 yards with a touchdown pass to Moore, who had nine catches for 86 yards. D’Andre Swift also found the end zone on one of his 20 rushes for 65 yards.

Chicago also had one of the league’s best trick plays of the season as Josh Blackwell ran back a 94-yard punt for the game’s first touchdown after going virtually untouched with the Packers thinking a second Bears punt returner was going to catch it.

Cairo Santos hits field goal

Chicago Bears kicker Cairo Santos kicks a 51-yard game-winning field goal against the Green Bay Packers, Jan. 5, 2025 at Lambeau Field. (Dan Powers USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin)

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For the Packers, Jordan Love initially started this game but was taken out as a precaution with what was called an elbow injury. Malik Willis took over and went 10-of-13 for 136 yards. Josh Jacobs found the end zone for Green Bay again this season as well.

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Israel Conducts Raids in Syria Amid Accusations of Cease-Fire Violations

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The Israeli military said on Sunday that it has been conducting “operational raids” in recent weeks on Mount Hermon in Syria, continuing a military campaign on Syrian soil that is drawing increasing international condemnation.

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a British-based Syrian war monitor, on Sunday also reported airstrikes around the Syrian capital, Damascus, attributing them to the Israeli military. The strikes targeted an ammunitions warehouse used by the regime of President Bashar al-Assad, who was ousted in a rebel offensive last month, the observatory said. The Israeli military did not immediately comment on the airstrikes.

Israel’s continued military operations in Syria, which it said on Sunday are intended to “strengthen the defense of Israel’s citizens,” have drawn accusations from the United Nations and some member states that Israel is violating a decades-long cease-fire by sending its troops within and beyond a buffer zone between the countries.

The raids come just days after Israel’s foreign minister, Gideon Sa’ar, said he had met with members of the U.N. peacekeeping mission on the border between Syria and Israel. The U.N. Disengagement Observer Force, known as UNDOF, was established by the Security Council in 1974 to maintain a cease-fire between Israeli and Syrian forces after a 1973 war and to supervise the buffer zone that agreement established.

After rebel forces in Syria last month suddenly toppled the Assad regime, Israeli ground forces advanced into and beyond the demilitarized zone, marking their first overt entry into the country in a half century and prompting the U.N. secretary general, António Guterres, to decry Israel’s violations of the 1974 agreement.

Mr. Sa’ar said in a statement that “extremist armed groups” had attacked peacekeepers in the buffer zone, violating the cease-fire. UNDOF did not immediately respond to a request for comment on those claims.

The Israeli attacks in Syria complicate a situation there that is already intensely complex, as the new Syrian leadership attempts to reconstruct a nation devastated by over a decade of civil war and gain international recognition.

Ahmed al-Shara, the rebel commander who led the coalition that toppled Mr. al-Assad and who has assumed interim leadership of the country, criticized the Israeli military’s actions in Syriain an interview with The New York Times and other news outlets in December, shortly after he took power. He said Syria would continue to abide by the 1974 cease-fire agreement, and called on the international community to make sure that Israel followed it, too.

But Israel has repeatedly signaled that it plans to remain in Syria for however long it deems necessary. When Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu made a December visit to Mount Hermon, which Israeli troops seized last month, he said they would remain in the country “until another arrangement is found that guarantees Israel’s security.”

His defense minister, Israel Katz, who accompanied the prime minister on the visit, said that Israel’s military presence there serves as “deterrence against the rebels in Damascus, who claim to present a moderate face but are among the most extreme Islamist movements.”

Mr. al-Shara’s rebel faction, Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, was once affiliated with Al Qaeda but broke with the group in 2017. It has been designated as a terrorist organization by the United States, the United Nations and others, but some countries say they may consider lifting that designation. A decision, they say, will hinge on whether there is a democratic transition in Syria and if rebel leaders demonstrate respect for minority groups.

In recent weeks, Mr. al-Shara has sought to present himself as a diplomat focused on rebuilding his country, meeting with officials from the United States as well as those from European and Middle Eastern nations.

There are some indications that the new Syrian government would welcome relations with Israel as well. The newly appointed governor of Damascus, Maher Marwan, in an NPR interview in late December, called on the United States to use its sway over Israel to encourage the establishment of diplomatic relations.

For now, however, Israel appears more focused on military action.

Apart from the encroachment of Israeli ground troops in Syria, the Israeli military has also conducted intensive airstrikes there, war monitors say, both before and since the fall of Mr. al-Assad. In a report on Thursday, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said it had documented more than 370 Israeli attacks in Syria last year, the majority of which came in recent weeks.