NEW: Syrian Committee of Legal Experts submits draft constitutional declaration to President Ahmed al-Sharaa.

Islamic jurisprudence will remain the essential basis of law.

The declaration stipulates a complete separation of powers.

Syrian Committee of Legal Experts:

Religion of the Syrian President will remain Muslim.

Syrian Constitutional Declaration Committee sets the transition period at five years.

Azerbaijani FM Jeyhun Bayramov says Armenia accepted the final two peace treaty points, now must drop territorial claims and abolish the Minsk Group remnants.

Syria’s Interim President Sharaa signs constitutional declaration.

Sharaa:

We hope this marks a new chapter for Syria, replacing ignorance with knowledge and suffering with mercy.

Israeli fighter jets struck Islamic Jihad HQ in Damascus, the IDF says with a new footage.

Trump says if EU does not remove tariff on whiskey, the U.S. will impose a 200% tariff on all wines and champagne.

Armenian PM Pashinyan:

There is no absolute truth in history; every interpretation of history is, in fact, a political perception.

Our official stance is that the international recognition of the 1915 events is not among our current foreign policy priorities.

Putin hosts Belarusian leader Lukashenko for talks in Moscow.

Putin aide Ushakov calls the proposal for a temporary ceasefire in Ukraine a "ruse" and an attempt to give Ukrainian forces a breather.

Kremlin aide Ushakov says a temporary 30-day ceasefire would ‘give nothing’ to Russia.

Lukashenko claims the U.S. has no plan for the conflict in Ukraine:

I can say with absolute certainty that the Americans have no plan for the Ukraine conflict—none at all.

What they are doing is probing: what do these people want? What do those people want?

We will discuss this today, and Vladimir Vladimirovich will tell me more.

Lukashenko:

A settlement in Ukraine will be possible when Russia plays its big trump cards.

Russia "cannot be pressured" on Ukraine, the US has put pressure on Kyiv.

Lukashenko concluded his statements.

Putin chose to remain silent.

Future German Chancellor Friedrich Merz to Green Party on debt brake reform to expand defense spending:

The whole world is watching Germany.

What more do you want from us in such a short time?

The Painting That Defines Trump’s Foreign Policy

Trump replaced Thomas Jefferson’s portrait with one of James K. Polk, the president behind America’s largest territorial expansion.

“He got a lot of land,” Trump reportedly told visitors, admiring Polk’s Manifest Destiny policies.

Polk annexed Texas, won the Mexican-American War, and secured Oregon, shaping Trump’s own ambitions—Canada, Greenland, the Panama Canal, and Gaza.

Source: WSJ

Putin Aide Ushakov:

The proposal for a 30-day ceasefire is hasty and needs further revision to account for Russia’s interests.

Donald Trump also sees William McKinley as a model president for two main reasons:

Tariffs & Economy: McKinley’s high tariffs protected U.S. industries, which Trump believes made America rich—aligning with his own tariff-heavy trade policies.

Expansionist Foreign Policy: McKinley annexed Hawaii, the Philippines, Puerto Rico, and Guam.

BIG: Armenia and Azerbaijan have concluded negotiations and agreed on a draft peace agreement, Armenia’s Foreign Ministry says.

Trump:

The U.S. doesn’t have Free Trade. We have “Stupid Trade.”

The Entire World is RIPPING US OFF!!!

Armenian MFA:

Peace agreement with Azerbaijan is ready to be signed, Armenia is ready to discuss date and place of signing.