Russian airstrike in Zaporizhzhia targeted Motor Sich building.

Death toll has now increased to 30 people.

NEW: Azerbaijan Airlines has indefinitely suspended Baku-Kazan-Baku flights to ensure flight safety.

A state of emergency has been declared in Russia’s Engels due to a fire at the drone-hit airbase fuel depot, with two firefighters reported dead.

The decision follows the fire’s reported expansion.

Outgoing US Secretary of State Antony Blinken:

The idea expressed about Greenland is obviously not going to happen, we probably shouldn't waste a lot of time talking about it.

John Hudson from Washington Post:

“Hearing from multiple officials that it's not true that Trump transition officials were in a meeting today with HTS leader al-Shar'a alongside Biden officials.”

NEW: Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum responds to Trump’s proposal to rename the Gulf of Mexico, referencing a 17th-century map of Greater Mexico:

“We’ll call it América Mexicana. Sounds nice, doesn’t it?”

📸 Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum with América Mexicana map.

#BREAKING: Gunfire heard near the presidential palace in N’Djamena, Chad’s capital.

Reports indicate an exchange of fire.

Keith Kellogg, Special Representative for Ukraine and Russia, says his goal is to resolve the war within the first 100 days of Trump’s presidency.

“People need to understand: he’s not giving anything to Putin or the Russians; he’s working to save Ukraine’s sovereignty and ensure fairness.”

A source close to Chad’s President reports the capital is under control following a repelled Boko Haram terror attack.

Source: Al Arabiya

Major General Ali Nour al-Din al-Naasan has been appointed Chief of Staff of the new Syrian Army.

YPG/PKK/SDF terror group’s ringleader Ferhat Abdi Sahin, code-named "Mazlum Abdi":

We agreed with the new authority in Damascus to reject "split" plans threatening national unity.

A Man was arrested after trying to enter the U.S. Capitol with a machete and multiple knives.

NEW: Boko Haram militants who organised an attack on the presidential palace in Chad were neutralised, others were captured.