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Day 680 of the invasion of Ukraine. Summary of key events in the last 24 hours:

He added that "there is no magic hat that we can look into" if Congress does not adopt a new aid package, Kyiv Independent reported.
The US State Department announced $250 million in aid to Ukraine on December 27, exhausting the remaining earmarked funds.

Argentine judges on Wednesday suspended labor law changes that form part of a mega-decree of sweeping economic reforms and deregulation announced by the country's libertarian new president, Javier Milei.

Harvard University's former president said Wednesday following her resignation that she made mistakes but insisted she was the target of a sustained campaign of lies and personal insults.

Claudine Gay stepped down Tuesday after coming under ferocious attack over plagiarism accusations and her response to pro-Palestinian demonstrations on campus amid the Israel-Hamas war.

Argentina's main labor union on Thursday called for a general strike over President Javier Milei's reforms aimed at liberalizing the country's economy.

Türkiye's parliament is unlikely to hold a full vote on Sweden's bid to join NATO before mid-January, parliamentary sources have told AFP.

Sweden's accession to the U.S.-led Western alliance was approved by the foreign affairs committee on Dec. 26, bringing an end in sight to a 19-month standoff.

Ankara expects Washington to "act in accordance with the spirit of alliance and fulfill the commitments made" for the sale of F-16 fighter jets to Turkey, Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan reportedly told US Secretary of State Antony Blinken during a phone call on Wednesday. 

The U.S. government on Wednesday announced what it said was the last remaining package of weapons available for Ukraine under existing authorization, with Congress now needing to decide whether to keep supporting Kiev's battle against Russian invasion.

El Salvador's Congress has passed an immigration law that enables swift citizenship for foreigners willing to contribute bitcoins to the nation's social and economic development initiatives. The unexpected approval of this reform came late Wednesday in a parliamentary vote supported by President Nayib Bukele's New Ideas party, holding a majority in Congress.

According to data from the Kyiv International Institute of Sociology, more than 65 percent of Ukrainians would support such a move by Volodymyr Zelensky, who explained that it was requested of him by the army.