🇮🇳🇵🇰⚡️ — Suspicious drone activity was reported this evening along the India–Pakistan International Border in the Phulpur area of Jammu & Kashmir's Samba district.

➡️ A drone was seen hovering in the area for several minutes at around 7:30 p.m. local time.

➡️ Indian authorities have launched an investigation into the incident.

🇺🇸🇨🇴🇻🇪⚡️ — Locals on Colombia’s Guajira Peninsula recorded the aftermath of a U.S. strike on a suspected drug-trafficking vessel off the coast near Venezuelan waters on November 6.

➡️ The footage is the only verified, independent video known so far showing the aftermath of a U.S. strike on a drug vessel.

🇨🇳❌🇹🇼 — A senior Taiwan security official told Reuters that China appeared to be simulating striking land-based targets such as the U.S.-made HIMARS rocket system, a mobile artillery system with a range of about 300 km (186 miles) that could hit coastal targets in southern China.

🇺🇸🇨🇳🇹🇼⚡️ — NEW: A Pentagon report released last week said the U.S. military believed China was preparing to be able to win a fight for Taiwan by 2027, the centenary of the founding of the PLA, according to Reuters.

🇺🇦❌🇷🇺 — A massive Ukrainian drone attack is underway in Crimea and western Russia.

🇮🇱📞🇺🇸❌🇹🇷🇵🇸 — Israel has asked the Trump administration to exclude President Erdoğan from the planned Board of Peace to limit Turkey's influence in Gaza, according to The Jerusalem Post.

➡️ Israeli officials oppose Turkish troop deployments and reconstruction roles, fearing Ankara would gain leverage in the Strip.

🇺🇸🇷🇺🇻🇪⚡️ — NEW: The sanctioned oil tanker Bella 1 continues to evade U.S. Coast Guard forces after an attempted interception in the Caribbean, NYT reports.

➡️ The crew recently painted a Russian flag on the vessel in an apparent bid to claim Russian protection.

➡️ Bella 1 is under United States sanctions for transporting Iranian oil and was en route to Venezuela. Its tracking signal went offline on December 17, after which it changed course.

🇶🇦🇸🇦🇾🇪🇦🇪⚡️ — Qatar says it is closely monitoring developments in Yemen, reaffirming full support for Yemen’s legitimate government and stressing the importance of the country’s unity and territorial integrity.

➡️ Doha emphasized that the security of Saudi Arabia and the Gulf Cooperation Council is inseparable from its own security, welcomed statements by Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, and reiterated that dialogue and diplomacy are the best path to achieving regional stability.

🇸🇦❌🇾🇪 — WATCH: Footage of the Saudi airstrike on UAE armored vehicles at the port of Mukalla, Hadhramaut Governorate, eastern Yemen.

🇨🇳❌🇹🇼 — China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesperson Lin Jian on the "Justice Mission 2025":

Taiwan is an inalienable part of China’s territory.

The Chinese People’s Liberation Army’s military exercises are a stern punishment for the “Taiwan independence” separatist forces seeking independence by relying on force.

They are necessary actions to safeguard national sovereignty and territorial integrity.