British Defense Secretary Shapps: Britain is ready to take further action in the Red Sea.

Military sources: Armed drone shot down over Al Asad Air Base in Iraq.

Ukrainian officials: Russia launches air strike on Nikolayev, Odessa, Ukraine.

Russian officials: Ukrainian troops "violently" shelled the city of Donetsk and the town of Horivka in the Donetsk region.

Northwest River Forecast Center (NWRFC): River flow in the Northwest United States dropped to 76% (of normal levels).

On December 31, 2023 local time, there was an explosion in Kiev, Ukraine, and the air defense system in the area was working.

United Nations: The United Nations peacekeeping mission in Mali will end on Sunday.

Bernstein, chairman of the White House Council of Economic Advisers: U.S. credit card debt has just returned to normal levels.

Bernstein, Chairman of the White House Council of Economic Advisers: If Biden is re-elected as president, he will be committed to continuing to reduce costs.

Indonesian Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency: A 4.8-magnitude earthquake occurred in West Java, Indonesia.

Bernstein, Chairman of the White House Council of Economic Advisers: Growth in consumer confidence, consumer spending, and real wage growth over nine months reflect real momentum and a good start to 2024.

GAC Aian: Cumulative sales in 2023 exceeded 480,000 vehicles, a year-on-year increase of 77%.

According to Sunac’s official Weibo, in 2023, Sunac will deliver 279 projects in 101 cities across the country. The company achieved a total delivery area of 35.87 million square meters throughout the year and completed the delivery of 310,000 units.

Singapore Prime Minister: Singapore’s economy will grow by 1.2% in 2023.

An air raid siren sounded in the Black Sea port city of Sevastopol, and traffic was temporarily suspended on the Crimean Bridge.

Maersk: Confirms reports of an incident involving the Maersk Hangzhou vessel after it passed through the Bab al-Mandeb Strait on its way from Singapore to the Egyptian port of Suez. The crew reported safe and there was no sign of a fire on board. The vessel was fully maneuverable and continued heading north.

According to Nikkei: Japanese retailer Aeon will increase the wages of its 400,000 part-time employees by an average of 7% in early 2024.

U.S. Central Command: U.S. Navy helicopters fired back in self-defense, sinking three of the four small boats and killing their crews, while the fourth fled the area.

The Russian Defense Ministry said that in response to the shelling of Belgorod, Russian troops hit the command center and military facilities in Kharkiv.