🇧🇷 A tense showdown is gripping the favelas of Rio de Janeiro as law enforcement clashes with the notorious 'Bone' criminal network in Brazil

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🇷🇴 Romania court gave the green light for the start of the human trafficking trial of Andrew Tate after rejecting as unfounded the claims lodged by defendants.

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‘A Russian Ka-32 helicopter was burned down at an airfield in Moscow’- GUR

This business airport is located in New Moscow north of Podolsk. It serves domestic commercial flights and is the main base of Gazprom Avia.

The cost of the Ka-32 helicopter is approximately $15 million.

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❗️Arizona police arrest students within ‘Gaza solidarity encampment’ at Arizona State University.

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🇧🇴'NATO poses a threat to peace in the region,' - Bolivian president

President Luis Arce commented on Argentina's ambition to become a global partner of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization and the country's minister of security's loud claim that Iranian militants were allegedly detected at the border with Bolivia.

"We know what NATO is up to in various countries. Look at what's happening in the war between Ukraine and Russia," he said. Bolivia "completely rejects the statements of the Argentine minister" as they are "unfounded, have no evidence, and only try to distract from the crisis Argentina is experiencing," the president underlined.

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❗️Yemen's Ansar Allah movement, also known as the Houthis, said that they struck the British oil tanker Andromeda Star in the Red Sea with missiles and shot down a US MQ-9 drone.

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🇧🇷 Bomb threat at the Russian Embassy in Brazil

The Military Police of Brazil initiated an operation at the Russian Embassy in Brasilia due to suspicions of a bomb installed in the diplomatic headquarters, Correio Braziliense reported.

According to reports, the Brazil’s Federal District police force deployed an operation to search for the explosive device, mainly in the exterior area of the building.

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Israel has carried out deadly strikes in areas of Gaza that it marked as ‘safe zones’ - NBC News

The report looked into seven Israeli strikes that had killed Palestinians in areas of southern Gaza designated as “safe zones” by Israel. On December 18, Israeli armed forces dropped leaflets in Gaza that identified the Tal Al Sultan, Al Zuhur, and Al Shaboura as protected for civilians.

IDF said that they continue to consider these designated areas as “safe zones”. However, NBC News said its investigation found that all three locations have been hit by Israeli airstrikes since then.

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Tucker with new poll on election fraud, mail-in ballots

“About one in five mail-in ballots in the last election was fraudulent, handing Biden the presidency. We know this because the people who committed the fraud have admitted it in a new poll.”

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🇷🇴 Romanian court gave the green light for the start of the human trafficking trial of Andrew Tate after rejecting the claims as unfounded.

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🇫🇷 🇩🇪 France and Germany firmed up plans to jointly develop a next-generation battle tank equipped with artificial intelligence and laser technology, billed as a game changer in modern warfare.

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Ukraine destroys another Soviet war memorial to fund drones

The wreckage of the monument to soldiers of the Great Patriotic War in Rivne will be sold, and the proceeds will be used to purchase drones for the Ukrainian Armed Forces, local authorities said.

Kiev's forces don't have enough weapons and personnel to hold positions, especially in Chasov Yar, Rada deputy Roman Kostenko complained, stressing that there is no stability in Ukraine’s defense.

The monument, installed almost 40 years ago, was demolished yesterday.

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Orthodox Jews supported students at Columbia University in New York City during their protest against Israel's actions in Gaza against Palestinians.

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❗️Emergency evacuation announced in Russia's Tyumen region village of Abatskoye

Footage posted by Tyumen Region Governor Alexander Moor shows the worst of the flooding that was anticipated this week so far, as residents have been moved to safer ground.

The Ishim water level has reached 11.99, and continues to rise, said the head of the Abatsky district Igor Vasiliev.

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❗All 12 Russian universities authorized to conduct exams for foreigners terminate contracts with commercial partners - Ministry of Education & Science

Now exams will be conducted only by universities and other state and municipal organizations, in order to strengthen quality control.

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❗️Parts of Moscow flooded, as 30% of normal monthly precipitation to come down on Russian capital this Saturday

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