The Istanbul prosecutor's office has indicted five prisoners suspected of involvement in the March 22, 2024, sabotage attack at Crocus City Hall near Moscow.

The head of the State Committee for National Security of Kyrgyzstan, Kamchibek Tashiev, announced that corruption will be completely eliminated in the country by 2025-2026, and strict laws will be adopted to achieve this. He also warned law enforcement officers against trumped-up cases and the persecution of innocent people.

A "Great Palestinian Demonstration" was held in Istanbul, attended by politicians, some 400 non-governmental organizations, and tens of thousands of people. The demonstrators, chanting slogans such as "Yesterday Hagia Sophia, today Umayyad, tomorrow Al-Aqsa: a sun is rising," condemned Israel's atrocities in Gaza.

Saida Mirziyoyeva met with Palestinian children.

The Lyublinsky District Court of Moscow has fined Tajik citizen Yakubov A.R. 40,000 rubles and ordered his deportation from Russia for praying at work. The court found Yakubov's actions to be contrary to Russian law, classifying them as propaganda of religious beliefs and missionary activity.

On January 1, 2025, a large march will be held in Istanbul to show solidarity with Palestine. The event, which will be held under the slogan "Yesterday - Hagia Sophia, today - Umayyads, tomorrow - Aqsa," is scheduled to begin at the Galata Bridge after the morning prayer.

Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, and Azerbaijan signed a founding agreement to create a "green energy corridor" to European countries.

Odiljon Tojiev, a deputy of the Legislative Chamber of the Oliy Majlis of Uzbekistan, condemned the statements of Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov directed at Uzbek officials, including former officials. Tojiev called this interference in the country's internal affairs.

The Azerbaijani government has made three demands to Russia in connection with the crash of an Azerbaijan Airlines plane in Aktau: it must apologize, admit guilt, punish the perpetrators, and pay compensation to the victims. Azerbaijan has also stepped up its demands for Russian citizens to become a country.

Russian President Vladimir Putin apologized to Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev for the situation that arose on December 25 when an Azerbaijan Airlines plane flying from Baku to Grozny was shot down in Russian airspace.