🇨🇳⚡- "The divide between Zhang Youxia, Vice Chairman of the Chinese Central Military Commission, and Xi Jinping, President of China, was no longer centered on debate or planning, and instead shifted to execution and direct noncompliance.

This problem was clearly visible across the Chinese military, and it posed a serious threat to Xi’s authority," - Pacific Forum, US-based Indo-Pacific Think Tank.

🇺🇸⚡️- BREAKING: Early reports claim Gregory Bovino has been relieved of his duties as Head of U.S. Border Patrol.

🇺🇸⚡️- The Justice Department has formally withdrawn its request for the chief federal judge in Minnesota to issue arrest warrants for Don Lemon despite his admitting to storming a church service on video.

None of the rioters who attacked the Cities Church last week are being charged as of now.

🇺🇸⚡️- President Trump is seriously considering firing DHS Secretary Kristi Noem and her boyfriend Corey Lewandowski.

🇺🇸⚡️- “Chief Gregory Bovino has NOT been relieved of his duties. As Press Secretary Leavitt stated from the White House podium, Gregory Bovino is a key part of the President’s team and a great American.” - Assistant Secretary Deputy of Homeland Security Tricia McLaughlin

🇺🇸🐘⚡️- Republican candidate for governor of Minnesota, Chris Madel, drops out of the race over “unconstitutional” deployment of ICE, calling it “federal retribution on the citizens of our state.”

🇺🇸⚡️- Minneapolis Police are now protecting hotels housing ICE agents in a major change from previous nights.

🇺🇸🇮🇷⚡️- An RC-135W Rivet Joint is headed to the Middle East for the first time in months. Before the June strikes against Iran, this reconnaissance plane conducted intelligence-gathering operations on Iran for several days prior to the strike.

It will presumably do the same now, and after a few days the United States would have completed its intel preparations to strike Iran.

🇰🇷🇯🇵🇰🇵⚡- "Several unidentified ballistic missiles were detected launched from an area north of Pyongyang, North Korea, into the East Sea.

All of the North Korean ballistic missiles are believed to have landed outside Japan's Exclusive Economic Zone," - South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff.

🇪🇺🇮🇳⚡- The European Union and India announce a Free Trade Agreement, after nearly two-decades of talks. The deal was signed between European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi.

The deal is set to boost the European car manufacturing industry, with current Indian duties as high as 110% are set to be slashed to under 10%.

🇸🇩🇶🇦⚡- Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, Chairman of Sudan, has arrived in Doha, Qatar.

🇨🇳⚡- Chinese military convoys were spotted heading towards Beijing. The General Staff Department has barred all other Chinese military movements across the country.

🇨🇳⚡- Chinese media reports an increase of Te-Jing forces in Beijing, in particularly around the Forbidden City.

🇮🇷🇮🇱⚡- "The additional countries that may assist Israel in defense and attack, in addition to the United States and Britain, are Jordan and Azerbaijan, which will come to our aid in a scenario of confrontation with Iran," - Israeli Channel 12.

🇺🇸🇮🇹⚡️- “U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) personnel will help protect U.S. delegations at the Winter Olympics in Italy.” - Reuters.

🇬🇧🇨🇳⚡️- Keir Starmer is set to land in China tomorrow to negotiate a new era of diplomacy between the UK and China.

He is the first british PM since Theresa May in 2018 to conduct a state visit to China.

🇺🇸⚡️- “The chief federal judge in Minnesota says the Trump administration has failed to comply with orders to hold hearings for detained immigrants and ordered the head of Immigration and Customs Enforcement to appear before him Friday to explain why he shouldn’t be held in contempt.

In an order dated Monday, Chief Judge Patrick J. Schiltz said Todd Lyons, the acting director of ICE, must appear personally in court. Schiltz took the administration to task over its handling of bond hearings for immigrants it has detained.” - AP.

🇸🇾⚡- BREAKING: Damascus-SDF sign an integration deal. The deal will see the Interior Ministry's Public Internal Security forces enter al-Hasakah and Qamishli, SDF-controlled northeast Syria.

SDF units will also begin integrating into the Ministry of Defense's armed forces.