The Ukrainian Air Force shot down 41 drones and one cruise missile launched by Russia in another aerial attack on its capital, Kyiv, the Ukrainian Defense Ministry said Monday.
Why it matters: The barrage was a continuation of Russia's brutal year-end bombardment against Ukraine, including one on New Year's Eve that killed at least two people and injured dozens of others.
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un called for “exponential” growth of the country's nuclear arsenal in a recent ruling party meeting, per the Associated Press, citing state media reports Sunday.
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva was inaugurated on Sunday, capping a triumphant return to Brazil's presidency 12 years after leaving office and less than two years after the corruption convictions that sent him to prison were annulled.
The big picture: Lula, 77, would ordinarily have received the presidential sash from his predecessor, but outgoing President Jair Bolsonaro skipped the ceremony, telling supporters in a tearful farewell on Friday that"we will not throw in the towel. We may have lost the battle but not the war."
Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, who died Saturday at the age of 95, asked for forgiveness from those he had "wronged" in his final letter published by the Vatican.
Why it matters: The former pope left a complicated legacy following his resignation in 2005, but his spiritual testament, dated Aug. 29, 2006, also focused on gratitude.
