Container tanks are now literally a thing in Russian Army.

WATCH: The U.S. Coast Guard, with the support of the Department of Defense, apprehended an oil tanker that was last docked in Venezuela.

Japan will front-load billions in financial aid to Ukraine in early 2026 to help cover wartime budget and liquidity gaps.

This includes accelerating ~$3 billion in G7 loans and adding nearly $6 billion in new support, mainly non-lethal and financial.

The Panamanian-flagged supertanker was carrying up to 2 million barrels of Venezuelan crude, with the cargo owned by a Chinese company.

Source: Bloomberg

South Africa: A pre-dawn shooting southwest of Johannesburg killed 9 people and wounded 10.

DNI Tulsi Gabbard:

The truth is the US intelligence community has briefed policymakers, including the Democrat HPSCI member quoted by Reuters, that US Intelligence assesses that Russia seeks to avoid a larger war with NATO.

It also assesses that, as the last few years have shown, Russia’s battlefield performance indicates it does not currently have the capability to conquer and occupy all of Ukraine, let alone Europe.

Pete Hegseth:

President Trump has been clear: the blockade of sanctioned oil tankers departing from, or bound for, Venezuela will remain in full force until Maduro’s criminal enterprise returns every stolen American asset.

Brazilian President Lula:

An armed intervention in Venezuela would be a humanitarian catastrophe for the hemisphere and a dangerous precedent for the world.

Hungary's Orban:

Ukraine’s collapse would be a serious problem for Hungary.

So it is not only not in Hungary’s interest for Ukraine to collapse, we must do a great deal to prevent that from happening.

The war does not strengthen Ukraine, it destroys it.

Colombian President Petro:

Texas is an invaded territory. It was not sold; it was invaded. The same with California and the entire southern United States.

And yet, a Latin American President cannot say, “Give it back. They stole it from us.” On the other hand, Trump can say about Venezuelan oil, “Give it back because it was stolen from me.” How is that?

Let’s make a pact. Let’s put it all on the negotiating table, discussed as equals, not with missiles aimed at the poor.

Macron’s Quiet Knife in Merz’s Back

France publicly stayed silent but privately undermined Germany, then sided with other skeptics at the last moment, killing Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s flagship plan to use frozen Russian assets for Ukraine and denying him a summit win.

The move shocked Berlin and confirmed a sharp break in trust at the core of the Franco-German alliance.

As one senior EU diplomat said bluntly:

“Macron betrayed Merz, and he knows that there will be a price to pay for that.”

Source: FT

France is preparing to reopen direct talks with Russia.

Moscow welcomed the idea, saying Putin is ready to talk.

The Élysée is now working out the format with Ukraine and EU partners.

Journalists from Ukrainska Pravda have located businessman Timur Mindich in Israel.

He is suspected of corruption in the energy sector and is under sanctions.

After two years, Gaza’s Christians decorate churches for Christmas once again.

France Starts New Aircraft Carrier Project

President Macron approved construction of France’s next nuclear aircraft carrier, the Porte-avions de nouvelle génération (PA-NG).

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BREAKING: The US has boarded a third oil tanker near Venezuela.

The Panamanian-flagged Bella 1, which is sanctioned by the US, was headed to Venezuela to load crude.

Source: Bloomberg

Clash Report Africa Bulletin — 11th Issue Released

Conflict dynamics, political shifts and energy pressures are reshaping Africa’s risk landscape. This issue highlights the key trends driving instability and strategic change across the continent.

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JD Vance:

In the United States of America, you don't have to apologize for being white anymore.

JD Vance:

We have been, and by the grace of God we always will be, a Christian nation.

JD Vance:

We believe in honoring your father and mother rather than shipping all of their money off to Ukraine.

NBC: Why was this photo of a desk with a drawer open containing photos of Trump taken down?

Deputy AG Blanche: You can see in that photo there are photographs of women. We learned after released it that there were concerns about those women.

NBC: Are you saying that one or more of those women is a victim of Epstein?

Blanche: No, that's not what I'm saying.