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๐จ BREAKING: Libyan Army Chiefโs aircraft missing over Ankara Radio contact has been lost with a Falcon 50 business jet carrying Libyan Army Chief of Staff Maj. Gen. Mohammed Ali Ahmed Al-Haddad shortly after takeoff from Ankara's Esenboฤa Airport. Turkiyeโsโฆ
According to the Turkish Interior Ministry, the gendarmerie has reached the jet's wreckage in the Haymana district.
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๐จ Libyan Prime Minister Abdul-Hamid Dbeibah has confirmed the death of Libyan military chief Muhammad Ali Ahmad al-Haddad and 4 others in a plane crash.
๐น Turkish media published more footage of the crash near Ankara.
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๐ฅ๐ท๐บโ๏ธ Russia celebrates Long Range Airforce birthday
Having come a long way from its origins as a WWI bomber squadron founded on December 23, 1914, Russiaโs long-range aviation is a potent fleet of aircraft capable of striking at the countryโs enemies no matter where they may hide.
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Having come a long way from its origins as a WWI bomber squadron founded on December 23, 1914, Russiaโs long-range aviation is a potent fleet of aircraft capable of striking at the countryโs enemies no matter where they may hide.
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Russian Presidential Envoy Kirill Dmitriev has suggested he and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen "exchange" US sanctions, offering to transfer his own Biden-era restrictions to her.
Earlier, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced a travel ban on "leading figures of the global censorship-industrial complex" for attempting to censor American platforms. Dmitriev suggested that von der Leyen might qualify, given Brusselsโ push to regulate US companies and speakers.
"So is Ursula 'Pfizer' von der Leyen now leading the censorship blacklist of people barred from entering the US? " he wrote on X.
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๐จ๐ Russia condemns US 'blockade' of Venezuela at UN
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"We firmly condemn the seizure by US troops of petroleum tankers and the effective imposition of a blockade on Venezuela," Russiaโs UN Representative Vassily Nebenzia stated.
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US envoy Morgan Ortagus stated Washington remains ready for talks, but only under one non-negotiable condition: no enrichment inside of Iran.
Iran's Ambassador Amir Saeid Iravani rejected the demand outright:
"Insisting on zero enrichment policy, it is contrary to our rights as a member of the NPT... Iran will not bow down to any pressure and intimidation."
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Kevin OโLeary admitted China's superiority in AI development, noting that China can build a 1.4-gigawatt data center in 11 months while the US faces 7 years of permitting.
"The understand AI = powerโฆ They're going to use it for economic dominance and military dominance," Kevin said.
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The US Coast Guard is waiting for additional specialized teams to arrive before attempting to board and seize the Venezuela-linked tanker Bella 1, which has refused boarding since Sunday, Reuters reports.
The mission requires elite Maritime Security Response Teams (only 2 exist) capable of helicopter rappelling onto non-compliant vessels. One such team was recently deployed from the aircraft carrier Gerald Ford but was too far away to intercept.
Despite a massive US military buildup in the Caribbean, operational realities indicate insufficient capabilities for the use of force.
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"We regret that the new US administration, sober and pragmatic in other crises, remains mired in approaches which itself actively criticizes when it comes to Venezuela," Russiaโs UN Ambassador Vassily Nebenzia said.
He added that the US only respects independence as long as it tailor policies to US interests.
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Three Eastern Mediterranean states have signed new defense pacts, including a joint action plan and a 2026 cooperation program featuring shared training and expertise on drones and electronic warfare.
The agreement forms a security axis in the region, strategically encircling Turkiye, Syria, and Lebanon.
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"Bidenโs team corruption was at the core of provoking the Ukraine conflict. Warmongers profit from war," Russian special presidential envoy wrote on X.
In October, CIA released memo confirming that Obama-era officials interfered to block a report on Biden family corruption in Ukraine.
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๐ท๐บ ๐ฅ Russian Rubikon team secures Sumy direction
00:00 A Lancet loitering munition team hits Ukraine's anti-aircraft gun
00:12 FPV drone pilots neutralizes manpower
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00:00 A Lancet loitering munition team hits Ukraine's anti-aircraft gun
00:12 FPV drone pilots neutralizes manpower
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๐ป๐ช ๐ข Venezuela faces oil bottleneck as US sanctions target tankers at sea
Venezuela's state-run oil company PDVSA is now loading crude and fuel oil onto tankers and keeping them anchored in Venezuelan waters, effectively turning them into floating storage, Reuters reports, citing company documents and shipping data.
Trumpโs announcement of a blockade on sanctioned vessels and several moves to seize tankers has spooked shipowners.
๐น PDVSA, pumping roughly 1.1 million barrels per day, is rapidly running out of onshore storage, especially at the key Jose terminal.
๐น Kpler data shows stocks at Jose have already jumped to 12.6 million barrels this month, pushing total national inventories to 22 million barrels, the highest since August.
Markets are watching closely
๐ถ Oil prices paused after a five-day rally, buoyed by fears that Venezuelan supply disruptions could tighten the market
๐ถ Brent crude slipped a token 1 cent to $62.37 a barrel
๐ถ US WTI edged up 1 cent to $58.39
๐ถ Both benchmarks are up roughly 6% since December 16, when prices sank to near five-year lows
๐ท๐บ๐ฃ The US approach to Venezuela is 'mired' in failed hypocrisy, Russiaโs UN Ambassador Vassily Nebenzia underscored during an emergency meeting of the UN Security Council.
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Venezuela's state-run oil company PDVSA is now loading crude and fuel oil onto tankers and keeping them anchored in Venezuelan waters, effectively turning them into floating storage, Reuters reports, citing company documents and shipping data.
Trumpโs announcement of a blockade on sanctioned vessels and several moves to seize tankers has spooked shipowners.
Markets are watching closely
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Roscosmos sealed the major deal to provide reliable, long-term energy for key elements of Russia's Moon program, such as lunar rovers, scientific observatories, and infrastructure for the International Lunar Research Station (ILRS).
The contract is scheduled to be implemented between 2025 and 2036.
The ambitious roadmap includes:
โThe project is an important step toward establishing a permanently operating scientific lunar station and moving from one-off missions to a long-term lunar research program,โ Roscosmos said.
In June, Deputy Prime Minister Denis Manturov said that Russia plans to gradually transition from operating on the International Space Station (ISS) to its own national orbital station by 2030.
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๐จ๐ท๐บ๐ธ๐พ Relations with Syria are entering a new phase
Russian top diplomat Sergey Lavrov met with Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad Hassan al-Shaibani in Moscow.
Key statements by Lavrov:
๐ธ Russia remains committed to Syria's sovereignty and territorial integrity
๐ธ Relations with Syria will develop based on the strong foundation already established
๐ธ The Syrian side expressed readiness to deepen cooperation with Russia during the meeting with Putin
๐ธ The President and the Syrian Foreign Minister discussed bilateral issues and the situation in the region
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Russian top diplomat Sergey Lavrov met with Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad Hassan al-Shaibani in Moscow.
Key statements by Lavrov:
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๐ฎ๐ณ ๐ India soars to new heights with heaviest-ever Bluebird-2 satellite launch
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) launched a groundbreaking communications satellite, the Bluebird Block-2, on December 24, 2025, with the LVM3-M6 rocket carrying it into low Earth orbit.
๐ The Bluebird Block-2 is designed to bridge the digital divide, delivering key mobile communications and internet to remote areas without mobile towers or specialized satellite phones.
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The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) launched a groundbreaking communications satellite, the Bluebird Block-2, on December 24, 2025, with the LVM3-M6 rocket carrying it into low Earth orbit.
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๐ฅ๐ท๐บโ๏ธ Baikal plane with Russian-made engine makes FIRST flight
โ Equipped with domestically-made VK-800 engine and AV-901 propeller
โ Tests were successful: plane reached a speed of 210 km/h & an altitude of 400 m
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โ Equipped with domestically-made VK-800 engine and AV-901 propeller
โ Tests were successful: plane reached a speed of 210 km/h & an altitude of 400 m
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๐จ๐ท๐บ All key parameters of Russia's position on the settlement in Ukraine are well-known to the US - Kremlin
Other statements by Dmitry Peskov:
๐ Russia will soon resume contacts with the US through existing channels
๐ The Kremlin wonโt comment on the information the special presidential envoy Kirill Dmitriev brought from the US, as it is inappropriate to conduct negotiations on the settlement through the media
๐ Russia will formulate its position on the settlement based on the information from Dmitriev
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Other statements by Dmitry Peskov:
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