Soldiers of the former Assad regime are surrendering their weapons to the new government.

Latest situation map in Yemen by Clash Report.

Since September 2024, the US has conducted 51 airstrikes, while Israel has executed 6 airstrikes targeting Houthi forces.

The airstrikes are likely to increase in the coming days.

The Health Ministry in Gaza announced that at least 45,317 Palestinians have been killed and 107,713 others injured by Israeli forces since the start of the war.

Greenland's Prime Minister Mute Egede says "Greenland is not up for sale".

Ukrainian drone captures the moment a Russian soldier is thrown high into the air by an ammunition explosion in their dugout.

Former US envoy to Syria James Jeffrey:

Trump is going to ask, ‘Why do I have to keep… troops on to fight ISIS, when essentially all of our fighting is mainly bombing them in the desert?’

And it’s going to be very hard to answer that question.

North Korea is reportedly preparing to deploy additional troops to Russia and supply kamikaze UAVs, according to South Korea’s Yonhap News Agency, citing intelligence.

North Korea demonstrated UAVs resembling Russian Lancet and Israeli Harop in recent footage.

Syrian Leader Ahmad al-Sharaa:

Qatar expressed interest in energy investments in Syria in the future.

We've invited Qatar's Emir to visit Syria.

Relations between Doha and Damascus will be better than before. We will begin broad strategic cooperation with Qatar in the coming period.

Turkish Bayraktar TB2 UCAV flying over Syria.

Germany has announced a new military aid package for Ukraine.

The package includes two Patriot air defense launchers, two IRIS-T air defense systems and 15 Leopard 1A5 tanks.

Qatar has offered assistance to the new Syrian government in rehabilitating airports and facilitating international flights.

Source: Al Jazeera

It seems like the luxurious Western brands do not really care about the sanctions on Russia, as their products are still sold in Russia to the ones who can afford them.

Despite Western sanctions on Russia, luxury shopping continues to thrive in Moscow. High-end malls still stock Western brands like Prada and YSL, even though many officially "left" the market.

Products reach Russia through middlemen in Central Asia and the Caucasus.

Export statistics show a huge jump in trade between Western countries and ex-Soviet countries that have close ties with Moscow after sanctions were introduced.

Many in Moscow, including Russian President Vladimir Putin, point out to the “failure” of sanctions to isolate Russia from the global economy.

Source: Kyiv Post

Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu:

Our attack on Yemen will not be the last, we will continue to destroy the Iranian axis of evil.

Russia might ban the messaging app WhatsApp in 2025 if its management does not comply with Russian legislation regarding storing information about users and providing it at the request of the FSB, said Russian senator Artem Sheikin.

A group of Assad's thugs set fire to a Christmas tree in Al-Suqaylabiyah, north of Hama.

They were arrested after fleeing.

UAE Foreign Minister expressed support for the new Syrian government in a phone call with the new Syrian Foreign Minister.

Apocalyptic scenes from Jabalia, Gaza.

IDF reportedly destroyed all 4,500 buildings in Jabalia.

Palestinian-Israeli Politician Ahmad Tibi to Netanyahu at the Knesset:

After Assad’s fall, you’re the last dictator in the Middle East.

Turkish President Erdogan:

Israel may exploit opportunities, but sooner or later, it will be forced to withdraw from the occupied territories, including from Syria.

PKK and its affiliates will either disband themselves or be dismantled.