Turkish FM Hakan Fidan on PKK/YPG/SDF terror group’s offer to deploy French troops on the border with Syria:

Let’s see them deploy military forces without the U.S.

We do not take seriously countries that cannot speak without U.S. support.

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan to France:

Some small European countries gain nothing from speaking under America’s umbrella. Let’s see them operate in the region without the U.S.

Our counterpart is the U.S.; we don’t engage with others.

If France wants to act, it should prosecute and imprison its own terrorist citizens.

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan:

We’ve said it repeatedly: we can’t live with the PKK/YPG threat. Either others act, or we will.

Turkish Air Force targeted PKK/YPG headquarters in the town of Sarrin in Ayn al-Arab.

Kremlin has announced that Putin is ready for talks with Trump.

Stampede reported at the Umayyad Mosque in Damascus, Syria; reportedly resulting in the deaths of three people and several injuries.

“Donald Trump, save Greenland. Buy the island.”

Trump shared a video of locals wearing MAGA caps, expressing their love for the future U.S. president and urging him to buy the island.

The footage was reportedly filmed during his son’s recent trip to Greenland.

Denmark has sacrificed its military capacity to support Ukraine and would be unable to resist a potential U.S. annexation of Greenland by force, Politico reports.

It would be “the shortest war in the world.”

Denmark’s armed forces consist of only 17,000 soldiers.

Iranian Major General Salami:

Soon, we will unveil missile and drone cities, showcasing the immense and unseen depth of Iran’s power.

A photo of a former Syrian Republican Guard officer shows him posing with executed Syrian civilians, proudly displaying it on a wall in his home.

Danish TV claims Trump team paid homeless people with food to stage this video.

Turkish Army sends reinforcements to Syria, deploying howitzers and armored vehicles.

Leonardo shares hit a record high on Baykar partnership speculation.

Following Italian Minister Adolfo Urso’s statement that Baykar could collaborate with defense giant Leonardo, the company’s stock closed at its best on the Italian Exchange.

Leonardo shares rose over 2%, reaching a record €28, reflecting investor optimism about a potential future partnership with Baykar, fueled by the sale of Piaggio Aerospace to the Turkish firm.

Before & After: Satellite images comparing pre- and post-wildfire scenes in Los Angeles, California, reveal the devastating impact of the blaze.

Source: AA

Harrowing scene shows a Syrian citizen being tortured and burned before being killed by Assad regime forces.

TRT Arabi obtained the footage from a former detainee who hid it on a memory card buried 13 years ago and retrieved it after the regime’s fall.

As Russia seeks influence in Africa, former students play central role

Former African students who studied in the Soviet Union/Russia are key to Russia's growing influence, ,particularly in West Africa. These graduates, influential in business, medicine, and engineering, are developing economic/diplomatic partnerships with Russia.

Burkina Faso is shifting its alliance to Moscow, organising events and exchanges. Russian-studying students there aim to promote mutually beneficial partnerships and Russia's role on the continent.

This is based on historical links dating back to the Cold War, when the Soviet Union provided scholarships to thousands of African students. Today, the Kremlin is reviving the Soviet tactic.

Organisations such as La Maison Russe, for example, prepare young Burkinabes to study in Russia and work to perpetuate Russia's influence on the continent through new students.

Source: Washington Post

NEW: NATO to Deploy Two Ships to Guard Baltic Sea Infrastructure

NATO has increased surveillance operations in the Baltic Sea region following suspected sabotage of submarine cables between Finland and Estonia.

Finland's Foreign Minister, Elina Valtonen, announced that two ships have been deployed in the region to monitor submarine activity. Valtonen called for an increase in technical surveillance of the area due to the limitations of ship-based monitoring.

The presence of NATO in the region is seen as calming and stabilizing. The decision to increase surveillance came after Finland retrieved the anchor of a tanker, the Eagle S, from the seabed, revealing criminal damage and communications interference in a cable breach incident.

Source: Bloomberg