ctypes CThunkObject was not registered correctly with the cycle
garbage collector, leading to possible leaks when using callback
functions.
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
index 1345a56..ff04b28 100644
--- a/Misc/NEWS
+++ b/Misc/NEWS
@@ -27,6 +27,9 @@
 Library
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+- Issue #7959: ctypes callback functions are now registered correctly
+  with the cylce garbage collector.
+
 - Issue #7970: email.Generator.flatten now correctly flattens message/rfc822
   messages parsed by email.Parser.HeaderParser.