WATCH: Burkina Faso’s military released footage of Bayraktar UCAV strikes on JNIM terror group, targeting swarms of motorcycles.

NEW: U.S. Southern Command’s Joint Task Force Southern Spear carried out three lethal strikes on vessels linked to designated terrorist organizations involved in narcotics trafficking.

Eleven suspected narco-terrorists were killed—four on each of two vessels in the Eastern Pacific and three on a third vessel in the Caribbean.

WATCH: Japan's Nikkei video shows around 2,000 Chinese fishing vessels forming massive, coordinated line formations in the East China Sea in late December 2025.

The boats — widely believed to include China’s maritime militia — assembled in long parallel or L-shaped lines stretching hundreds of kilometers, with no visible fishing activity.

A second, smaller formation (1,400–1,500 vessels) followed in January 2026.

The drills demonstrate large-scale coordination and potential blockade or sea control capabilities, likely linked to gray-zone tactics near disputed waters, including areas relevant to Taiwan.

White House official to Barak Ravid:

Progress has been made in talks with Iran, but many details remain unresolved.

The Iranians said they will return within two weeks with detailed proposals to help bridge the remaining gaps between our positions.

Zelensky said Ukrainians would reject any peace deal that requires Kyiv to give Russia full control of the Donbas.

“Emotionally, people will never forgive this. Never.”

He warned that if Ukraine simply withdraws and “sacrific[es] sovereignty and the citizenship of the people who live there,” the public would vote it down in a referendum.

Source: Axios

Zelensky said it was “not fair” that Trump publicly pressures Ukraine — not Russia — to make concessions.

“I hope it is just his tactics and not the decision.”

Source: Axios

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Senate Republicans:

Threatening President Trump and the United States is not a wise decision.

Canadian PM Mark Carney on the Golden Dome:

We are exploring the next phase of that defense with the United States, and that could include what’s called the Golden Dome. Those talks are going well. It’s under development.

If it’s in the right interests of Canada — and I think there are certainly many scenarios where it will be in the right interest of Canada — we will be a willing participant.

Iranian Foreign Minister Araghchi:

Either we dismantle nuclear weapons or they will one day dismantle us.

Together, we can work to achieve a world free of nuclear weapons.

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Canadian PM Mark Carney:

There are many strengths to this partnership that we have with the United States.

But it is a dependency, and it’s a dependency where we want to change in a positive way by building up our defense capacities here and our other partnerships abroad.

Iranian Foreign Minister Araghchi:

Iran has consistently affirmed that it neither seeks to manufacture nor acquire nuclear weapons.

Nuclear weapons have no place whatsoever in Iran’s national security doctrine.

This position is rooted in our defense policy and reinforced by clear religious prohibitions.

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Canadian PM Mark Carney:

We’re now on track to meet our 2% NATO target by this spring, a full decade ahead of the previous schedule.

Iranian Foreign Minister Araghchi:

They turn a blind eye to the Israeli regime’s nuclear weapons while portraying Iran’s peaceful program as a threat.

There is no crime it has not committed and no red line it has not crossed.

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Canadian PM Mark Carney:

The framework is simple: build, partner, buy.

First, we will build in Canada and prioritize Canadian companies. As a matter of policy, military procurement in areas where we have sovereign capabilities will be directed to Canadian firms first.

Where we can’t build alone, we will partner with like-minded allies, helping to attract investment, transfer intellectual property, and integrate supply chains so that public dollars flow back to Canada and Canadian jobs are created right here.

Only after exhausting those first two options will we buy from abroad. Even then, we will ensure the maximum benefits are returned to Canada throughout the value chain, including through a modernized industrial and technological benefits regime.

Iranian Foreign Minister Araghchi:

We are hopeful that these negotiations will lead to a sustainable, negotiated solution that serves the interests of the relevant parties and the broader region.

At the same time, as demonstrated during the aggression of 13 June 2025, Iran remains fully prepared to defend itself against any threat or act of aggression.

The consequences of any attack against Iran will not be confined to its borders.

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Canadian PM Mark Carney:

The truth is, over the last few decades, Canada has neither spent enough on our defense nor invested enough in our defense industries.

We’ve relied too heavily on our geography and others to protect us.

This has created vulnerabilities that we can no longer afford and dependencies that we can no longer sustain.

Sen. John Fetterman:

Stand with Israel.

I will never vote for any kinds of restrictions on aid, whether it's military, financial, or intelligence.

Former Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin:

I think that the question of nuclear weapons is something that Europe will have.

This discussion will happen. I think it is needed. And I also think that in this we need to work together and act together.

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian:

In what language should we say that we are not seeking nuclear weapons, and we will not be?

If they truly want Iran not to have nuclear weapons, we are ready for any kind of verification they want to have together.

YPG's Mazloum Abdi:

Our goal is one united Syria, but with local administration by its own people.

Our administration will be part of the Syrian state, but managed by the sons and daughters of the region.

JD Vance on Iran:

The Iranians cannot have a nuclear weapon.

That has always been the main focus.