Ukraine may "cease to exist" without serious negotiations by summer, Chief of Ukrainian Military Intelligence (GUR) Kyrylo Budanov says.

After the M23 movement entered the city, prisoners in Goma Munzenze prison escaped en masse.

South African forces clash with Rwandan-backed M23 forces near Goma, DRC, on January 26, 2025.

Nine South African peacekeepers have been reported killed near Goma.

Three Malawian and one Uruguayan peacekeeper were also killed during the clashes.

Jordanian Foreign Minister:

The talk about an alternative homeland for Gazans is rejected and we will not accept it.

Any attempt to displace Palestinians from their land will not bring security to the region.

Jordan is for Jordanians and Palestine is for Palestinians.

Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov:

Lukashenko's victory in the presidential elections in Belarus was more than convincing, and the elections themselves were absolutely legitimate.

Hundreds of vehicles are crossing from the southern Gaza Strip to the north after months of forced displacement.

Israeli intelligence and police arrested two reserve soldiers on suspicion of committing security offenses.

One of the soldiers reportedly passed on classified material that he obtained during his military service in the air defense system to Iranian officials.

Syrian leader Ahmed al-Sharaa met with a female delegation from the Syrian community in the United States.

The number of Ukrainians who would like immediate negotiations and an end to the war has recently increased sharply.

Trump's statement about displacing Gazans to Egypt and Jordan was partly meant to help Netanyahu prevent his government from collapsing, as Trump’s possible move to transfer Palestinians from Gaza could put an end to Smotrich’s threats.

Source: Times of Israel

German Foreign Ministry:

Israel must not occupy Gaza or permanently resettle its population.

Commander of Iranian IRGC confirms that Iran has purchased Russian made Su-35 fighter jets.

BIG: Congo’s M23 rebel group captured Goma, the administrative center of North Kivu in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).

The rebels seized the city on January 26, just before their 48-hour ultimatum for the government army to surrender expired.

Trump freezes relations with the EU, favoring direct ties with member states, Politico reports, calling it a “cold shower” for EU officials.

NEW: President Trump is set to sign executive orders banning transgender military service, ending Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) programs, and reinstating unvaccinated service members with backpay.

Source: CNN

Presenter:

Russia was Assad’s biggest supporter. How did you convince them to abandon Assad?

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan:

We talked.

NEW: As a M23 movement enters the Congolese city of Goma, the leaders of the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda will attend a crisis summit on Wednesday, Kenya's president has said.

Kenyan leader yesterday called for an emergency summit to bring the two presidents together over the crisis in Goma.

Source: AFP, Clash Report