🇱🇧⚡- Celebrations in Ayshiyeh, south Lebanon, the birthplace of President-elect Joseph Aoun.

🇱🇧⚡- Joseph Aoun received 99 out of a possible 128 votes in the Lebanese Presidential elections.

🇱🇧⚡- Suleiman Franjieh, the pro-Hezbollah candidate, had endorsed Joseph Aoun too.

🇺🇦🇭🇺⚡- "Ukraine is ready to take Hungary's place in the EU and NATO if Hungary decides to vacate it in favor of membership in the CIS or CSTO," - Ukraine's Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

🏳️❌🇧🇯 — #BREAKING - Large assault by suspected JNIM militants targeted Benin army in the town of Banikoara north of the country this afternoon local time, 35 soldiers are reported dead per local sources, details to follow.

The terrorists are believed to have attacked from their strongholds in the Parc W forests on the tri-border with Niger and Burkina Faso.

🇺🇸🇪🇺🇺🇦⚡- "The EU is ready to take the lead in supporting Ukraine if the U.S. steps back. However, it’s not in America’s interest for Russia to become the strongest in the world," - Kaja Kallas, Vice President of the European Commission.

🇱🇧⚡- Joseph Aoun promises to make Lebanon a neutral state in the Middle East.

The victory of Aoun is a massive blow to Hezbollah and Iran, and a win for the Saudis.

🇺🇸🇮🇱⚡- Netanyahu cancels his plans to attend Trump's inauguration.

🇺🇸🇱🇧⚡- "We are committed to working with President Aoun as he begins efforts to unify the country and implement reforms," - US Embassy in Lebanon.

🇺🇸🇨🇦⚡- Moment Trump walked passed Trudeau at Jimmy Carter's funeral.

🇺🇸🔥⚡️- LA Fires are so far the most expensive in US history, causing over $50 billion in damages.

🇸🇾🇹🇷⚡- Violent Turkish airstrikes west of Raqqah, SDF-controlled Syria.

🇦🇲🇦🇿⚡- "Armenia is preparing for war! Yerevan will continue to buy weapons," - Caspian Broadcasting Corporation, Azerbaijani media.

Over the past few days Azerbaijani politicians, including President Aliyev, and Azerbaijani media have been ramping up war propaganda against Armenia.

🇺🇸⚡️- Jewish Democrat Senate Leader Chuck Schumer has announced he will vote yes on moving the Laken Riley Act forward to a vote, signaling an almost total capitulation on the immigration issue.

🇻🇪⚡- BREAKING: Maria Machado, Venezuela's opposition leader, was arrested.

🇻🇪🇨🇴⚡- Colombia's government to issue a statement shortly regarding the recent developments in Venezuela.

🇻🇪⚡- Reports of Maduro's security forces using live rounds against the protesters.

🇻🇪🇵🇦⚡- Panama says they 'strongly condemn' the arrest of Machado.

🇻🇪⚡- In a new video Machado claims she's fine and safe, despite being arrested moments ago.

🇻🇪🇮🇹⚡- Italy demands the immediate release of Maria Machado.

🇻🇪🇦🇷⚡- Argentina has issued a statement condemning the arrest of Machado, calling Maduro's operation to arrest her 'reminiscent of the worst dictatorships in history'.