Hamas and Red Cross officials have signed the documents for the release of the hostages.

Israeli hostages on stage.

Representative of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees in Syria:

270,000 Syrian refugees returned to their country after the fall of the Assad regime.

More than a quarter of Syrian refugees plan to return within the next 12 months to rebuild their lives.

The biggest obstacles to return are concerns about housing and property rights, security, access to basic services, and economic difficulties.

Hamas handed over three Israeli hostages to the Red Cross.

Over 100,000 people rallied in Slovakia, voicing pro-European, pro-Ukrainian, and anti-Russian sentiments.

Slogans against Prime Minister Robert Fico:

"Resign, resign!"
"Slovakia is Europe!"
"Russian agent!"

To counter China, Vietnam transformed Namyit Island into a naval outpost, expanding it tenfold in four years.

The island is claimed by China, the Philippines, and Taiwan.

Vietnam is building a ship dock to improve access to the island.

📸 Spratly Islands, South China Sea

U.S. Rep. Joe Wilson urged the House Foreign Affairs Committee to investigate former Biden official Brett McGurk, citing his policy failures in the Middle East.

“It is hard to understate the damage that Brett McGurk has had on U.S. national security,” Wilson wrote, calling for McGurk to testify before Congress.

McGurk, who left the White House last month, served as National Security Coordinator for the Middle East under Biden.

His tenure spans multiple administrations, from the Bush-era Iraq occupation to Obama’s anti-ISIS coalition and later Trump, until he resigned in 2018 over Syria policy.

Wilson accused McGurk of undermining Trump’s Iran strategy and backing a diplomatic approach that emboldened Tehran.

“Congress must investigate McGurk’s failed policy ideas to ensure such failures never happen again,” Wilson emphasized.

Jordan's Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi:

Any attempt by Israel to displace Palestinians to Jordanian territory would be considered a "declaration of war".

Jordan will "confront" attempts to forcibly displace Palestinians outside of Gaza.

Very intense clash between Sudan Army troops against RSF forces.

Israeli airstrikes reported in the Damascus countryside.

IDF confirms that they attacked a weapons depot in southern Syria, reportedly belonging to Hamas.

Ukrainian forces shot down a Russian Su-25 attack aircraft in the Donetsk region.

📸 Russian Su-57 & American F-35 facing each other in India.

China infiltrates Taiwan's armed forces

The number of espionage prosecutions in Taiwan has quadrupled in the past four years, according to the island's National Security Bureau.

Two-thirds of the last year's accused spies were military. China is recruiting younger soldiers online and using loan networks. Payments of $3,000 to $6,000 are offered for military intelligence or surrender videos.

Taiwan's defence ministry says its anti-spy education is working, but Chinese intelligence has made 1,700+ online recruitment attempts in 2.5 years.

Kao An-kuo (80) was indicted in January for allegedly forming a group to aid China in a possible invasion.

Prosecutors accuse him of using drones to monitor military exercises, reporting training results to China and trying to recruit collaborators.

Source: The Economist

Footage showing the fall of the Russian Su-25 aircraft that was shot down by Ukrainian forces earlier today.

Zelensky:

Putin is not preparing for negotiations at all, but for the continuation of the war: they are increasing their army by more than 100 thousand soldiers.

BIG: Senior Hamas officials have told AFP that the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas is in danger and could collapse.