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.

Cambodian soldiers showing off fiber-optic FPV drones.

Senator Lindsey Graham:

Hamas is not disarming — they’re rearming.

They’re not abandoning power. They’re consolidating power.

That’s what the military intelligence in Israel told me. That’s what the IDF told me. Our people too.

Senator Lindsey Graham:

I would urge Trump to meet with Netanyahu next week and come up with a plan — put Hamas on a time clock.

If they don’t turn over their weapons and stop rearming at a date certain, we’ll unleash Israel on them.

Senator Lindsey Graham:

We keep engaging Russia and Putin rebuffs all of our efforts.

If he says no this time, I hope Trump will sign my bill with 85 co-sponsors, put tariffs on countries like China who buy cheap Russian oil, make Russia a state sponsor of terrorism, and seize ships that are carrying sanctioned Russian oil like you are doing in Venezuela.

Senator Lindsey Graham:

If Putin says no, we need to dramatically change the game — including giving Tomahawk missiles to Ukraine to hit the drone and missile factories that exist in Russia.

Senator Lindsey Graham:

If you’re an American and you want Maduro to stay in power, man, have you lost your way.