The Israeli Air Force attacked port in Latakia

1 Syria

On the night of December 7, the port of Latakia, located in the Syrian province of Latakia, was attacked by Israeli aircraft. The Israeli aircraft attacked from the airspace above the Mediterranean Sea. A fire broke out in the port as a result of the air strike. The SANA news agency published photos according to which several containers with unknown cargo were destroyed. There is no information about the dead and injured yet. The amount of material damage is still unknown. Israel often strikes targets in Syria. The last time it happened on the night of November 24. Facilities in the province of Homs were attacked back then.

2 Russia — The USA

Vladimir Putin and Joe Biden have started their negotiations, which are being held as a teleconference for the first time. The presidents are expected to discuss the situation in Ukraine, and the eastward expansion of the NATO. As well as the issues of the strategic stability, and other mutual agenda. They might even talk about the situation in Afghanistan. The press secretary of the Russian president, Dmitry Peskov, noted that such conversation doesn’t have an exact timing. Vladimir Putin contacted Joe Biden from his Sochi residence — the TASS reported.

3 The USA — Ukraine

The US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken held a telephone conversation with the Ukrainian President, Vladimir Zelenskii. They spoke about the importance of a peaceful diplomatic settlement of the conflict in Donbass, and the restoration of Ukrainian sovereignty over Crimea — the US State Department reported. The USA are ready to help in resolving the situation in the rebel region. In particular — in the promotion of the implementation of the Minsk agreements — Blinken stated. He added that «it can become a way to resolve the contradictions in Donbass, or Eastern Ukraine». Vladimir Zelenskii announced that he agreed on the positions with Blinken before the conversation of Biden and Putin. According to him, the parties «agreed to continue to act jointly, in a coordinated manner» — end of quote.

4 Afghanistan

The ’’Khaama Pressso’’ reported with a reference to the authorities that an explosion took place in the capital of Afghanistan. The explosion took place in the Joi Shire area, on Tuesday afternoon. The Afghan Interior Ministry spokesman Said Khosti confirmed the explosion. According to him — it was a landmine, planted in a pit. No injuries or deaths were reported yet — the RIA NEWS reported.

5 Donbass

The transfer of tanks and artillery was spotted by the OSCE patrols at the contact line of the LPR and the DPR. There was some military equipment on the ground. Drones were spotted in the air. All of this violates the Minsk agreements. There has been no reaction from Ukraine on the published report so far. The Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelenskii has arrived at the contact line in the Donetsk region. He stated that the Ukrainian forces will bring the peace to the south-east of the country.

6 Somalia

The ’’Garowe Online’’ reported while citing the eyewitnesses that the terrorists from the group «Al-Shabab», connected to the «Al-Qaeda», attacked a military base of Kenya, in south of Somalia. The attack was repelled by the Kenyan military. “Fierce fighting broke out after the terrorists from the ’Al-Shabab’ attacked a Kenyan military base in the city of Hosingou, in Jubaland, on Tuesday morning” — the ’’Garowe Online’’ reported. Constantine Reztsov, specially for the ANNA NEWS