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🚨 Las Vegas Cybertruck driver likely shot himself before explosion – Police

💬 “The individual had sustained a gunshot wound to the head prior to the detonation of the vehicle. One of the handguns was found at his feet,” Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department Sheriff Kevin McMahill said Thursday.

The sheriff added that law enforcement officials believe what happened was a suicide.

McMahill also stated that the man's identity was confirmed through identification found in the vehicle, as well as tattoos on his body.

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⚔️ Biden discussed potential US strike on Iran’s nuclear sites – reports

In a secret meeting several weeks ago, President Joe Biden discussed military options for striking Iran’s nuclear facilities if Tehran accelerates its nuclear weapons development, Axios reported, citing three sources.

The meeting, led by National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan, was part of "prudent scenario planning" rather than a decision to strike. Biden did not approve any military action, and no new intelligence prompted the meeting. The discussion centered on concerns that Iran could enrich uranium to 90% purity before January 20.

A US official confirmed to the media that the meeting was focused on contingency planning, not a final decision, and added that there are currently no active discussions on military action. Some of Biden’s advisers have suggested that Iran's alleged nuclear progress and its conflict with Israel could present "an opportunity to strike." However, no formal recommendation was made, according to the report.

Biden has expressed concerns about whether Iran’s actions justify a strike, especially with the transition to a new administration approaching.

Talk of a strike on Iran isn’t new. Last month, sources told the Wall Street Journal that Trump’s team considered military action against Iran’s nuclear program. Former CIA chief Leon Panetta warned that such a move could risk a regional war. These discussions highlight the failure of over 40 years of US sanctions, threats, and regime change attempts, which have pushed Iran toward greater self-sufficiency and regional influence.

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⚔️ Three Israeli fighter jets strike Syrian defense industry sites and research facility in Aleppo province – reports

The targeted defense plants and science facility are located near the city of As-Safira, east of Aleppo, according to local media reports.

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🛬 Eleven Injured as small plane crashes into building in Fullerton, California, ABC7 reported

Earlier, the Fullerton Police Department announced the crash and the resulting fire.

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⚡️ South Korean military blocks investigators from arresting impeached president Yoon at his residence – reports

💬 “Investigators attempting to detain Yoon blocked by military unit inside presidential residence compound,” Yonhap reported.

Earlier, Yonhap stated that investigators from South Korea's Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials (CIO) had entered the presidential residence on Friday to execute a detention warrant for impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol.

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❗️ One dead, 15 injured in plane crash in Fullerton, California – Police

The Fullerton Police Department confirmed one death and 15 injuries after a small plane crashed into a building in Fullerton, California.

An investigation is underway, the department added.

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The death toll from a small plane crash in Fullerton, California, has risen to 2, with 18 injured, the Fullerton Police Department said in an update

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❗️ Investigators in standoff with Presidential Security Service over Yoon's detention – reports

Investigators from the Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials (CIO) are attempting to execute a warrant to detain impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol over his failed attempt to impose martial law. Yonhap reported that the investigators have entered a standoff with the Presidential Security Service (PSS) outside the presidential residence.

A police official told the news agency that the standoff began after investigators moved past the gates of the compound, where they had an earlier confrontation with a military unit stationed on the premises.

On Friday, prosecutors and investigators presented warrants for Yoon’s detention and a search of the residence. However, PSS chief Park Chong-jun refused entry, citing security restrictions on the premises.

The CIO has until Monday to execute the detention warrant, which accuses Yoon of insurrection and abuse of power linked to his brief imposition of martial law on December 3.

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🇨🇳 Time for US to stop using 'Taiwan card' – Chinese Ambassador to Russia

The United States must stop using the "Taiwan card" and destabilizing the region, as it will lose facing the "force of China," Chinese Ambassador to Russia Zhang Hanhui told Sputnik.

💬 "Playing with fire leads to self-immolation. It is high time for the US to stop using the 'Taiwan card,' which is destined to lose," Zhang said in an article written for Spuntik.

Some high-ranking US officials "ignore facts and substitute lies for the truth," openly supporting Taiwan's independence, he added.

💬 "The US made it clear in the 1978 Sino-US joint communique on the establishment of diplomatic relations and in the August 17, 1982, joint communique that the US 'recognizes the government of the People's Republic of China as the only legitimate government representing all of China,'" the article read.

Zhang also said that Washington supports the aspirations of Taiwanese leader Lai Ching-te for independence "despite the risk to undermine peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait, which is completely contrary to their political promises."

💬 "At the heart of this is the desire to hinder China's development and maintain the fading dominance of the US. Facing a unified force of 1.4 billion Chinese, they are destined to be defeated," the ambassador said.

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