🇩🇪🇫🇷🇩🇰🇬🇱🇺🇸 NEW: Germany and France have issued strong warnings to Donald Trump after the U.S. president-elect refused to rule out the possibility of using military force to acquire Greenland, an autonomous territory of Denmark.

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz emphasized the importance of respecting international borders, stating, "The principle of the inviolability of borders applies to every country, no matter its size or power."

French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot asserted that the European Union would not tolerate any attacks on its sovereign territories, reinforcing Europe's commitment to protecting its borders.

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🇲🇽🇺🇸⚡️ Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum has suggested renaming former Mexican territories in the southern US to "Mexican America" in response to Donald Trump's proposal to rename the Gulf of Mexico.

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🇱🇧🇱🇧🇱🇧 — Lebanese Kataeb Party MP Elias Hankash to Al-Araby Al-Jadeed:

➡️All efforts are focused today on reaching the greatest consensus on the name of Army Commander Joseph Aoun for the presidency of the republic.

➡️The Lebanese Forces and the opposition forces will meet today, and the agreement on the army commander has become settled, and it remains to be announced.

🇬🇧⚠️❌ #BREAKING: British MPs have voted against the national inquiry into grooming gangs in a 364-111 vote!

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🇺🇸🔥 NEW: There are currently four wildfires active in the Los Angeles area of Southern California:

- Palisades Fire: 2925 acres
- Eaton Fire: 10600 acres
- Hurst Fire: 700 acres
- Woodley Fire: 30 acres

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🇩🇰🇬🇱🇺🇸⚡️ Danish PM Mette Frederiksen, in an interview with TV2, responded to Trump's remarks about purchasing Greenland, his threats of imposing tariffs on Denmark, and his refusal to rule out military action to acquire the island:

"It’s good that there is a growing interest from the American side in what is going on in the North Atlantic and in the Arctic area."

"But it has to happen in a way that is respectful towards the people of Greenland."

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🇺🇸🤔🔥 "The good news is, I'm a great-grandfather as of today!"

— President Biden during a California wildfire press conference

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🇺🇸⚠️❌ JUST IN: Capitol Police have arrested a man this afternoon who attempted to bring a machete and three knives into the Capitol Visitors Center.

The north screening checkpoint at the Visitors Center was closed shortly after 2 p.m. when officers discovered the weapons in a bag during security screening. The man faces multiple charges for carrying dangerous weapons.

— USCP

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🇻🇪⚠️❌ Edmundo González's son-in-law, Rafael Tudares, was kidnapped in Caracas while dropping off his children at school.

González reported that 'hooded men, dressed in black' intercepted the vehicle and loaded Tudares 'into a gold-colored van.'

The kidnapping occurred as tensions rise in Venezuela ahead of the start of the next presidential term on Friday.

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🇺🇸🔥⚠️ BREAKING: The Palisades Fire in Southern California has now spread across 11.802 acres.

It is spreading towards Calabasas and encircling Malibu!

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🇺🇸🔥🪖 Governor Gavin Newsom has called the California National Guard to assist firefighters in battling wildfires in Los Angeles County.

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🇺🇸🔥 Pacific Palisades fire is now most destructive in Los Angeles city history, with an estimated 1,000 structures destroyed.

— AP