*) UN condemns Israeli attacks on Gaza hospitals, demands safe zones

The UN has strongly condemned Israeli attacks on Gaza hospitals, demanding they remain "off limits."

UN deputy spokesman Farhan Haq says over twelve-thousand-people require urgent medical evacuation, adding that the impact of Israel's evacuation orders have affected over eighty-percent of Gaza.

Haq called for media freedoms to be upheld and urged the removal of barriers against journalists.

*) Suicides rise among Israeli soldiers amid Gaza war

Twenty-eight soldiers have committed suicide since the start of the Gaza war in October twenty-twenty-three, surpassing last year’s toll, according to the Israeli military.

A total of eight-hundred-ninety-one soldiers have died and five-thousand-five-hundred-sixty-nine injured during the conflict, with three-hundred-sixty-three deaths in twenty-twenty-four alone.

In response, the army has bolstered mental health support, including a twenty-four-seven helpline and expanded staff.

*) 'Security service' blocks South Korea officials from arresting Yoon

South Korean investigators seeking to arrest impeached President Yoon Suk-yeol are being confronted by "security service" members at his residence after an earlier stand-off with a military unit.

Corruption Investigation Office investigators and police officials entered his residence earlier on Friday in an attempt to execute their warrant to detain Yoon.

Investigators began executing a warrant for Yoon arrest over his failed martial law bid, the first time the country has ever sought to arrest a sitting leader.

Yoon’s legal team slammed the warrant as "illegal," pledging to fight back.

*) US probes Tesla truck explosion outside Trump Hotel

Las Vegas authorities are investigating an explosion involving a Tesla Cybertruck outside the Trump Hotel.

Initial findings suggest the driver, suspected to be Matthew Livelsberger, may have died by suicide before the vehicle exploded.

Livelsberger served in the Army since two-thousand-six and was deployed to Afghanistan twice and served in other countries like Ukraine and Georgia.

Meanwhile, the FBI has stated there is no definitive link between this incident and a separate vehicular attack that occurred in New Orleans on New Year's Day.

*) Türkiye to protect all 'aggrieved groups' in Syria

Türkiye remains committed to protecting all "aggrieved groups" in Syria, Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan has said.

Addressing a joint press conference in Ankara, Fidan declared Türkiye’s role as a guardian for minorities, including Nusayris, Alevis, Yazidis, and Christians.

Underlining Türkiye's support for over three-million Syrian refugees since two-thousand-eleven, Fidan stressed efforts to ensure their safety and promote Syria's future peace.

He also called for international backing in Syria’s reconstruction and reaffirmed Türkiye's readiness to aid in securing the country's borders and handling Daesh detainees.