🇨🇳🇹🇼 - The Taiwanese Defense Ministry says any sudden military attack by China will be met with a swift response.

🇦🇲🇹🇷 - Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan says "symbolic steps" toward normalization with Armenia will be taken "starting early next year."

🇧🇾🇺🇸🇻🇪 - Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko says he will grant asylum to Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro if needed.

🇹🇷🇸🇾 - Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan warns the SDF's refusal to integrate into the Syrian state could create a "crisis."

🇨🇾🇺🇳 - UN envoy María Ángela Holguín says she is cautiously optimistic about efforts to end Cyprus's division.

🇨🇱🇺🇸🇻🇪 - Chilean President-elect José Antonio Kast says he supports ending the "dictatorship" in Venezuela.

🇹🇷🇦🇿 - Azerbaijani lawmakers vote in favor of strengthening mutual military assistance with Turkey in the event of conflict.

🇨🇳🇯🇵 - Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi says she is "always open" to dialogue with China.

🇲🇽🇺🇸🇻🇪 - Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum calls for avoiding a "bloodbath" in Venezuela.

🇺🇸🇻🇪 - US President Donald Trump orders a "blockade" of all sanctioned oil tankers entering and leaving Venezuela.

🇾🇪🇺🇳 - UN Secretary General António Guterres calls for restraint in Yemen following the STC's offensive.

🇺🇸🇸🇾 - US Senate approves the permanent repeal of the Caesar Act on Syria.

🇷🇺🇺🇦 - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says Russia is preparing to wage a new "year of war."

🇺🇳🇺🇸🇻🇪 - UN Secretary General António Guterres calls for avoiding an "escalation" between the US and Venezuela.

🇺🇸🇨🇩🇷🇼 - The M23 rebels confirm their withdrawal from a key town in the DRC to support US-backed peace efforts.

🇮🇱🇪🇬 - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu approves a $35 billion deal to supply Egypt with natural gas.

🇨🇳🇺🇸🇻🇪 - Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi tells the Venezuelan government he rejects "unilateral intimidation."

🇸🇩🇺🇳 - UN says over 1,000 civilians were killed when the RSF took over a displacement camp in Darfur, Sudan.

🇷🇺🇺🇸🇻🇪 - Russian Foreign Ministry urges US President Donald Trump not to make a "fatal mistake" over Venezuela.

🇬🇷🇹🇷 - Turkish media claim Greek Defense Minister Nikos Dendias called Turkey a "primary threat."

🇹🇷🇸🇾 - Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan warns patience is running out over the SDF's integration into the Syrian state.