Sudan: UAE-backed RSF reportedly took control of Uluwa village west of Al-Rahad city in North Kordofan.

Nigeria: Suspected Plateau militants abducted 12 Muslims while they were heading to prayers in Gaji village, Bashar area of Wase LGA.

Assad’s Luxury Exile in Moscow

Assad lost power in 2024, but retained wealth, protection, and mobility.

His family maintained luxury lifestyles abroad, while lower-ranking aides and staff faced abandonment and financial hardship.

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Libyan Airstrip Emerges as Key RSF Supply Hub

A remote airstrip in southern Libya has become a key supply route for Sudan’s RSF, enabling flows of weapons, fuel and fighters that reshaped battles in Darfur and beyond.

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Can the U.S. Build Trump Class Battleship in 2.5 Years?

The Constellation-class frigate, which utilized an existing design to save time, has faced delays of over 3 years, with its first ship now expected 7 years after the initial contract.

For comparison, the Zumwalt-class destroyers, which were smaller at 15,000 tons, took 5 to 7 years per ship to build while suffering from massive cost overruns and tech-integration failures.

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Russia launched a massive missile-and-drone strike overnight, hitting Ukraine’s energy grid.

600+ drones and dozens of missiles targeted power infrastructure, especially in western Ukraine.

Near-total blackouts hit Rivne, Ternopil, and Khmelnytskyi; emergency outages nationwide, including Kyiv and Odesa.

Civilians killed and injured, homes and critical infrastructure damaged.

Attack came days before Christmas, described by Ukrainian officials as deliberate “energy terror” during winter.

Sudan: Up to 500 people reportedly died from cholera at a UAE-backed RSF detention facility in El Fasher.

Israeli Defence Minister Katz:

We will not withdraw an inch from Syria.

We will establish new settlement centers in northern Gaza to replace evacuated settlements.

We will never withdraw from Gaza.

Trump Recalls 30 Envoys in ‘America First’ Drive

Washington has recalled nearly 30 U.S. envoys under its “America First” policy, with many of the affected diplomatic postings based in Africa.

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Azerbaijan has said it would be difficult for the country to participate at this stage in an international force planned to maintain security in the Gaza Strip.

Hikmet Hajiyev, an aide to the Azerbaijani President, said on December 22 that the United States had asked Azerbaijan to join the force, but no final decision had been made.

He said a UN Security Council resolution on the plan does not clearly define rules of engagement, operational methods, or the scope of the mission.

Hajiyev also noted that Azerbaijan’s recent conflict with Armenia makes it hard to gain public support for sending additional troops abroad.

Source: Nikkei

Macron:

Greenland belongs to its people.

Denmark stands as its guarantor.

Israel Arms Druze After Assad

Druze militias in Sweida received weapons, salaries, and humanitarian aid, but internal splits limited their value as a stable partner.

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Germany's AfD Accused of Gathering Intelligence For Kremlin

AfD lawmakers have filed thousands of security-related questions since 2020, prompting fears that sensitive details on arms routes and defenses could be pieced together by Russian intelligence.

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WATCH: Greta Thunberg was arrested in London at a pro-Palestine protest.

She held a sign reading: “I support the Palestine Action prisoners. I oppose genocide.”

Police arrested her under the Terrorism Act.

Yemen Agrees Major Prisoner Swap

Yemen’s government and the Houthis agreed to prisoner swap freeing nearly 3,000 detainees, after talks mediated by Oman, a rare step toward de-escalation in the war.

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