A Su-34 strategic bomber of the Russian Aerial Space Forces has carried out an air strike on Ukrainian personnel and military vehicles in the border areas of the Russia's Kursk Region, the Russian Defense Ministry says.

US nuclear submarine Vermont entering the port of South Korea's Pusan is a clear sign of Washington feeling "strategic inferiority in the Korean peninsula and the Asia-Pacific region" as it attempts to "bind" its allies to containing North Korea, Kim Yo Jong, sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, says.

❗️ Allowing Kiev to launch long-range strikes against Russia would pose an extreme danger to global security and for Ukraine's neighbors, Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto says. Kiev has not been authorized to strike deep into Russia thanks to a…

The French police have dispatched about 100 gendarmerie officers to the country's overseas territory of Martinique in order to curb unrest triggered by the soaring cost of living, Le Monde reports, citing a source close to the police.

The island has been engulfed in protests since September. At least 6 police officers have been injured by gunfire over that time.

The UAE-based Bybit crypto exchange now provides a possibility to open a Muslim cryptocurrency account, the exchange's head, Ben Zhou, says.

The account will provide Sharia-compliant services, including spot trading, the DCA trading bot, and the spot grid bot, according to the exchange's website.

❗️ OPEC expects OPEC+ production of liquids to increase by 25% to 62.9 million barrels per day by 2050 from 2023 levels and its share of the global market to rise to 52% from 49%, the organization says.

Global oil demand is expected to grow by 17.5% from 2023 levels to 120.1 million barrels per day by 2050, and its share in the energy mix to fall from 31% to 29%, OPEC adds.

❗️The Russian forces have cleared the Borki village in the Kursk Region of Ukrainian troops and took prisoners of war, Maj. Gen. Apti Alaudinov says.

The Ukrainian government allocates around $1.7 million to print 900,000 draft notices before the end of the year, Ukrainska Pravda reports, citing a government document.

The statue of country musician Johnny Cash has been unveiled at the US Capitol as one of the representations for the state of Arkansas.