A U.S. Air Force F-16 fighter jet crashed after suffering an in-flight emergency off the coast of South Korea , in the third crash of one of the US military’s Korea-based warplanes in less than a year.

Reported footage of Ukrainian special forces FPV drone strikes on Sudan's RSF militia targets.

China officially accepted the credential of Ambassador of Afghanistan Mawlawi Asadullah “Bilal Karimi” from the Taliban government.

China has become the first country to recognize the Taliban’s ambassador as the legitimate representative of Afghanistan.

Britain set to deploy aircraft carrier to Red Sea, The Telegraph reports.

British Royal Navy is ready to send either HMS Queen Elizabeth or HMS Prince of Wales into the Gulf amid Houthi attacks.

Hezbollah strike against an Israeli border position using Burkan rockets.

Burkan has a maximum range of 10 km and the ability to carry a maximum load of up to 500 kg of explosive material.

Developed by Hezbollah with Iranian assistance, this rocket was used for the first time in Syria.

Zaluzhnyi refused Zelensky’s offer to take the post of Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine, The Economist reports.

British magazine reports that although Zelensky has not yet announced his dismissal, this does not mean that it will not happen - they are looking for a replacement for the commander in chief.

The head of the Main Intelligence Directorate, Budanov, and the commander of the ground forces, Syrskyi, are being considered as candidates for the position.

Budanov was offered the position, but he “refused at the last moment.”

New footage of Israeli undercover special forces disguised as civilians storming Ibn Sina Hospital in Jenin.

Russian Defence Minister Shoigu visited Uraltransmash (Ural Plant of Transport Engineering).

Shoigu inspected production of 2S19 Msta-S, 2S3 Akatsiya, 2S4 Tyulpan, 2S5 Giatsint-S & 2S35 Koalitsiya-SV howitzers.

Uraltransmash increased the production volume of self-propelled artillery units sixfold compared to 2022.

A Russian soldier, after begging not to drop ammunition on him, surrenders to Ukrainian bomber drone, which then takes him to the positions Ukrainian Army.

Iran will respond to any threat from the United States, Iranian Revolutionary Guards’ chief Hossein Salami says.

"We hear threats coming from American officials. We tell them that they have already tested us and we now know one another. No threat will be left unanswered."

Rare footage of four Iranian-made Russian Shahed-136 kamikaze UAV strikes on Ukrainian Army deployment points and warehouses.

The US government blocks delivery of 31 MQ-9A Sea Guardian and Sky Guardian UAVs to India until New Delhi carries out a “meaningful investigation” into the conspiracy to assassinate Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, The Wire reports.

Putin threatens to “push back the demilitarized zone in Ukraine”

“The demilitarized zone in Ukraine should be at such a distance that would ensure the safety of peaceful cities from shelling; we will push the demilitarized zone in Ukraine back,” Putin said today.

Putin also claims Russian Il-76 aircraft was shot down by American Patriot system in Belgorod.

He added that he does not know and does not understand why Ukraine shot down the plane with its prisoners: “they probably want to provoke us to retaliate”.

U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham says “TikTok is being used to destroy the Jewish State.”

Ukrainian Storm Shadow cruise missile strike on Russia’s Belbek airfield.

Russian strike on German-supplied Ukrainian IRIS-T SLM air defense system launcher.

Chinese Defense Minister Dong Jun to Russia’s Shoigu:

The PRC would support Russia on the "Ukrainian issue" despite continued pressure from the US and Europe.

Phalanx CIWS used for the first time against a Houthi missile

For the first time since they began swatting down Houthi missiles and UAVs fired into the Red Sea region, a U.S. warship had to use its Mark 15 Phalanx Close-In Weapon System (CIWS) against an incoming threat.

Taken at face value, this is a very unsettling revelation as Phalanx's engagement envelope is very close to the ship and is seen as a 'last ditch' point defense system.

How the missile managed to penetrate the Aegis destroyer's defenses is unclear at this time.

The Arleigh Burke class guided missile destroyer USS Gravely shot down a Houthi anti-ship cruise missile launched into the Red Sea with its CIWS.

CENTCOM said that there was no injuries or damage from that incident, however that missile came "within a mile of the Gravely," according to CNN.

Source: TWZ

Zelensky set to announce dismissal of Ukraine’s top commander Valery Zaluzhny within days, CNN reports.

Presidential decree is expected by the end of the week.

Ukraine has warned its allies that it is facing a “critical” shortage of artillery shells with Russia deploying three times as much firepower on the frontlines each day.

Ukraine is unable to fire more than 2,000 shells a day across a frontline that stretches for 1,500 kilometers, according to a document seen by Bloomberg.

That’s less than a third of the ammunition Russia uses.

Very high-quality decoy of German-supplied Ukrainian Iris-T SLM air defense system.