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Venezuela, with the world's largest oil reserves, may reopen to US companies, but sanctions, infrastructure and political uncertainty are hampering a rapid recovery.
A car exploded in Kyiv's Obolon district. The incident has been classified as a terrorist attack. A serviceman was injured, the investigation is being conducted by the SBU and the Prosecutor's Office.
Ukraine's Foreign Intelligence Service said that the Kremlin is preparing new fake pretexts and may launch an armed provocation with human casualties on the eve of or during Julian Christmas.
French President Emmanuel Macron has said that Russia's war against Ukraine remains the main factor of instability in Europe. In 2026, European states will take on new commitments to defend and support Ukraine.
From 1 January 2026, Estonia will take over the coordination of the NB8 format. The priorities will be regional security, support for Ukraine, increasing pressure on Russia, and deepening defence and economic integration.
National security advisers to the leaders of the Coalition of the Willing will meet in Kyiv on 3 January. This will be followed by talks at the level of leaders on 6 January in France.
Baykar has announced that two Kızılma unmanned fighter jets have performed an autonomous flight in formation for the first time. The test involved PT3 and PT5 prototypes synchronised by the "smart fleet autonomy" algorithms
The Chinese army has begun a two-day Just Mission 2025 exercise near Taiwan with live-fire exercises. Beijing calls the manoeuvres a defence of sovereignty amid rising tensions and arms supplies to Taipei from the United States.
President of Finland Alexander Stubb reported on more than an hour-long conversation between European leaders and Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Donald Trump, during which they discussed concrete steps to achieve a just peace
The naval forces of the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps detained a foreign tanker with about 4 million litres of fuel in the Strait of Hormuz, with 16 crew members on board.
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy flies to meet with Donald Trump in Florida and says talks will focus on ending the war, security guarantees, an economic agreement, and sensitive election and territorial issues
The former president of the Ukrainian Football Association, Andriy Pavelko, has been put on the Interior Ministry's wanted list. He is suspected of misappropriation of funds and forgery in the case of tens of millions of hryvnias in damages
