Germany's Future Chancellor Friedrich Merz:

We’ve lived with a false sense of security for a decade.

A full rebuild of Germany’s defense is needed.

Today’s decision on defence readiness is the first major step towards a new European defence community, including non-EU states.

UPDATE: The number of Gazan civilians killed in Israeli attacks rose to 412, Gaza Health Ministry says.

Bolivia is running out of fuel.

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Lucky: Russian soldier casually ignores a Ukrainian drone hovering just half a meter behind him.

The drone not only misses its target at point-blank range but also fails to detonate immediately, giving the soldier enough time to escape.

Putin wants a halt to all arms deliveries to Ukraine during the 30-day “ceasefire” proposed by Trump.

Source: Bloomberg

Cartels of Mexico

Some cartel groups, like Los Zetas & CJNG, have ex-military personnel with elite training.

Cartels use military-style strategies, roadblocks, and drones to counter security forces.

Top players: Sinaloa Cartel (~12,000 fighters), CJNG (~10,000 fighters), and Los Zetas (~5,000 fighters).

Former Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko:

Zelensky is moving Ukraine towards dictatorship.

Ukraine is not Russia, and we will not allow a dictatorship to emerge in Ukraine.

He wants to get rid of all competitors. This is not about me.

Source: Bild

Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich said that Tel Aviv initiated planning to renew its military campaign against the Gaza Strip in the recent weeks, with the recent appointment of Eyal Zamir as chief of staff.

Source: Al Jazeera

US Treasury Secretary Bessent:

There is no reason for a recession to happen.

NEW: Itamar Ben-Gvir’s party is returning to Netanyahu coalition.

Likud and Otzma Yehudit agreed that the Otzma Yehudit faction will return to the Israeli government and its ministers will return to the government.

Source: Israeli Channel 14

Russia’s oil exports remained near a four-month high ahead of talks between President Vladimir Putin and US counterpart Donald Trump aimed at bringing a halt to the war in Ukraine.

• Russia's crude exports near 4-month high at 3.37M barrels/day
• Putin stalling on Ukraine ceasefire, despite U.S. pressure
• Covert crude transfers persist, despite logistical hurdles
• Export values dip by $20M, but Asia-bound shipments remain strong

Source: Bloomberg

🇺🇸🇮🇱 U.S. Weapons Used by Israel in Gaza

Since October 2023, U.S.-made arms have been extensively used in Israel’s invasion of Gaza.

The United States remains Israel’s largest military supplier, providing billions in aid and advanced weaponry.

Abu Hamza, the military spokesman for Al-Quds Brigades, was reportedly killed in an Israeli airstrike that also targeted his family.

Putin:

28,595 sanctions were imposed against Russia.

Even if sanctions against Russia are eased, another way will be found to put a spoke in the wheel.

It won't be like it was before.

CONFIRMED: Abu Hamza (Naji Abu Seif), the military spokesman for Al-Quds Brigades, and his family were killed in an Israeli airstrike early this morning.

Chinese carmaker BYD’s Zhengzhou factory, once complete, will be larger than San Francisco.

It’s about 10x the size of Tesla’s Gigafactory Nevada.

BYD now has 900,000+ employees, adding 200,000+ in just three months, creating over 1 million jobs across its supply chain.

IDF says it struck artillery positions in the Khan Arnabeh area of southern Syria that "posed a threat to Israel."

Macron:

French military will get more Rafale orders.

Italian PM Meloni:

I am not sure if it is good to respond to US tariffs with EU tariffs.

Macron:

Luxeuil-les-Bains base will be the first base to host the next version of the Rafale and its hypersonic nuclear missile by 2035, a symbol of the renewal of the modernization of our nuclear deterrent.

Ukrainian F-16 jet flying at low altitude over Sumy near the frontlines.