🇺🇸🇺🇸📆📹 — The story of America is projected on the Washington Monument in Washington D.C. as the nation enters 2026, the year of its 250th birthday.

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▶️🇺🇦❌🇷🇺💥— At least 24 people were killed and more than 50 others injured following a strike by Kyiv on Russia’s Kherson region, according to local authorities.

▶️🇺🇦❌🇷🇺💥— Three drones struck a café and a hotel on the Black Sea coast in Russia’s Kherson region.

➡️Emergency services say multiple casualties are feared, with several people still trapped under the rubble as rescue operations continue.

▶️🇨🇭💥— Several people were killed and others injured after an explosion struck a bar in the Swiss Alpine resort town of Crans-Montana, according to police.

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🇷🇺❌🇺🇦— Air raid sirens are sounding across the Kyiv region at this moment.

▶️🇷🇺❌🇺🇦— A drone from the Chernihiv region is reported to be en route toward Kyiv.

🇷🇺❌🇺🇦— Ukrainian resources publish an approximate map of the Russian Armed Forces' strikes on targets in Ukraine this night.

🇷🇺❌🇺🇦💥— Explosions were reported in the Kyiv region, Odesa, Sumy, Zaporizhzhia, Lutsk, and Kovel.

📌Odesa Regional State Administration head Oleg Kiper said energy infrastructure was targeted in an attack by Russian Armed Forces.

🇨🇳⚡️— After missile systems and air-defense complexes, Chinese forces have installed a wheeled catapult for heavy drones on the same cargo ship, effectively turning a civilian vessel into a multifunctional warship.

🇫🇷⚡️— French President Emmanuel Macron will not take part in the 2027 presidential elections.

➡️In his New Year address, Macron said preparations for the election process will begin at the end of 2026, and that the 2027 race will be the first in ten years without his participation.

🇰🇵🤝🇷🇺— Kim Jong Un marked the start of 2026 by praising an “invincible alliance” with Russia, according to The Wall Street Journal.

➡️In his New Year address, the North Korean leader described ties with Moscow as the country’s main achievement of the year and thanked North Korean troops fighting alongside Russian forces.

➡️The report says Pyongyang has sent around 15,000 troops to Russia and is supplying weapons in exchange for economic and technical assistance.

🇬🇧📍⚡️— UK Minister for the Middle East Hamish Falconer said Britain welcomes the steps toward de-escalation in Yemen.

➡️He added that London is closely monitoring developments in the region.

🇺🇦🤝🇩🇪— Ukraine has received two additional U.S.-made Patriot air defense systems from Germany.

🇵🇱🇺🇦⚡️— A Ukrainian citizen has been detained at Warsaw airport after authorities found equipment used to suppress civil aviation radio frequencies in his possession.

🏴❌🇷🇺💥— The ISIS terrorist group has claimed responsibility for an explosive device attack targeting a column of Russian military personnel in Mali.

🇸🇰🇺🇸🇺🇦— Slovakia’s Defense Minister Robert Kaliňák stated that Ukraine will never become a member of NATO and will also face difficulties joining the European Union.

🇷🇺🇻🇪🇺🇸— According to The New York Times, citing informed sources, Moscow has formally requested Washington to halt the pursuit of the oil tanker Bella 1, which was en route to Venezuela.

🇷🇺🇻🇪🇺🇸— New York Times: The Trump administration continues to classify the oil tanker Bella 1 as stateless, according to a U.S. official, citing that the vessel was sailing under a false flag.

🇷🇺❌🇺🇦💥— The Russian Armed Forces are launching strikes against Ukrainian targets in Chuguev, Kharkiv region.