Deputy Prime Minister of Belgium Petra De Sutter says "Belgium cannot stand by and watch the immense human suffering in Gaza."

"I want Belgium to take action at the International Court of Justice, following the lead of South Africa. I will propose this within the Belgian government."

Turns out that U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin was diagnosed with and treated for prostate cancer.

Ukrainian unmanned ground vehicles are being at the front for laying anti-tank mines.

Unidentified armed men broke into the newsroom of Ecuadorian state television.

Ecuador has recently declared a state of emergency due to the escape from prison of the leader of the largest criminal group and a wave of violence.

Ecuador's security forces are trying to re-establish order in at least six jails where riots broke out on Monday.

The unrest was sparked by the escape of the notorious gang boss known as Fito.

Officials said Fito, whose real name is Adolfo Macías Villamar, was not in his cell on Sunday morning when police arrived to move him to a different jail within the same compound.

#BREAKING The President of Ecuador announces he had introduced a regime of “internal armed conflict” in the country following massive unrest.

Workers from Ecuador TC Televisora channel are threatened to say "get the police out".

The criminals forced the employees to ask the president of Ecuador, Daniel Noboa, for the withdrawal of the military from the streets.

The cartel has begun killing the hostages in Ecuador.

Ecuadorian Prison guards are now being killed by inmates who are holding them captive.

Ecuador President Noboa orders the army to neutralize criminal gangs that took hostages in different cities of the country.

Ecuador Police released footage showing the operation to take back control of State TV newsroom.

Footage of inmates rioting in an Ecuador prison taking their guards hostage.

Intense clashes reported now reported from the Guayaquil, Ecuador.

North Korea's Kim Jong Un says "it's time to define South Korea as the most hostile state".

Cartel continues to kill hostages in Ecuador.

Ecuadorian Prison guard was hanged.

2024 Ecuadorian Civil War is now a thing in Wikipedia.

CENTCOM says Iranian-backed Houthis launched a complex attack of Iranian designed kamikaze UAVs, anti-ship cruise missiles, and an anti-ship ballistic missile from Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen into the Southern Red Sea.

- 18 kamikaze UAVs
- 2 anti-ship cruise missiles and
- 1 anti-ship ballistic missile were shot down by a combined effort of F/A-18s from USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69), USS Gravely (DDG 107), USS Laboon (DDG 58), USS Mason (DDG 87), and the United Kingdom’s HMS Diamond (D34).

This is the 26th Houthi attack on commercial shipping lanes in the Red Sea since Nov. 19. There were no injuries or damage reported.

On Jan. 3, 14 countries, including the U.S, issued a joint statement stating, "The Houthis will bear the responsibility for the consequences should they continue to threaten lives, the global economy, or the free flow of commerce in the region's critical waterways."

A legless and abandoned Russian soldier somewhere near Avdiivka.

Argentina has announced its readiness to send security forces to Ecuador to help restore order amid the unrest.

Buenos Aires called what was happening a problem for the entire continent.

Peru also ordered immediate deployment of special police forces on the border with Ecuador.

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un visited large weapons production plants.

He praised the enterprises for their implementation of the plan to equip missile formations with new types of weapons and equipment.

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