Saab urges Nordic neighbours to use spy plane touting its ‘unique capability’

Saab urges Denmark, Finland, Norway, and Sweden to adopt its GlobalEye aircraft for joint patrols, citing concerns over reliance on US defense support. With NATO expansion and rising military spending post-Ukraine invasion, Saab aims to strengthen Nordic air surveillance.

CEO Micael Johansson sees a "natural step in NATO cooperation" as European defense contractors seek to reduce US dependency.

Source: FT

Zelensky:

This week, more than 1,580 guided aerial bombs, almost 1,100 strike drones and 15 missiles of various types were used against our people. All this weaponry contains at least 102,000 foreign components.

Kremlin:

If necessary, Putin and Trump can also communicate via video link: such a line continues to exist and can be put into operation immediately.

During the first 48 hours of the October 2023 Gaza war, former IDF Chief Herzi Halevi told Netanyahu the army had struck 1,500 targets.

Netanyahu, frustrated, demanded:

“Why not 5,000?”

Halevi explained only 1,500 were verified.

Netanyahu reportedly retorted:

“I don’t care about targets—just destroy homes, bomb everything in Gaza.”

Source: ynet

Death toll from Israeli war on Gaza has surpassed 50,000 deaths, Gaza Health Ministry announced.

Pope Francis made his first public appearance after being discharged from hospital.

🧊 Arctic Updates – March 2025:

• Canada buys Australian radar for Arctic defense, signalling a shift from US reliance.
• Russia warns Norway over alleged militarization of Svalbard, raising tensions.
• Trump cuts Arctic research funding, jeopardizing US scientific leadership.
• NATO expands Arctic presence, with Joint Viking 25 bolstering military readiness.
• Arctic ice melting faster, as NASA links Greenland’s dust to rising temperatures.

Under heavy heavy gunfire, the Israeli army forcibly displace civilians from the Tel Sultan neighborhood in Rafah amid ongoing aggression and continuous bombing.

Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Donald Trump may have had more contacts than the two publicly announced telephone calls over recent months, the Kremlin said in video footage published by state television on Sunday.

Trump's envoy Witkoff:

Putin doesn't want to take all of Europe, much different situation than WW2.

Trump's envoy Witkoff:

Russian President Putin wants peace.

Trump Envoy Witkoff:

Iran cannot have a nuclear bomb. It cannot happen, and it will not happen.

Our signal to Iran is, let’s sit down and see if we can get to the right place through diplomacy.

Trump Envoy Witkoff:

Hamas is the aggressor here.

Hamas had every opportunity to demilitarize and accept the bridging proposal, but they elected not to.

Israeli strikes on civilians in Gaza continue.

Trump will not defy a judge's order blocking the use of war powers to deport alleged Venezuela gang members, border czar Homan said.

Hegseth vs. Judge Reyes

U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth mocked U.S. District Judge Ana Reyes for blocking Trump’s ban on transgender military service, calling her “Commander Reyes” and accusing her of judicial overreach.

The DOJ filed an ethics complaint against Reyes, alleging bias and misconduct, including questioning a DOJ lawyer’s religious beliefs.

Reyes, the first Latina and openly LGBT judge on the D.C. District Court, has faced criticism from Trump allies over her rulings on LGBTQ rights and executive authority.

US National Security Advisor Mike Waltz:

U.S. aims for complete dismantling of Iran’s nuclear program in a way that “the entire world can see.”

US National Security Advisor Mike Waltz:

U.S. has eliminated key Houthi leadership in strikes on Yemen, targeting weapons factories and some drone facilities.

Trump Envoy Witkoff on Ukraine's occupied territories:

It’s in Putin's speeches that these are Russian territories. This is not me taking sides.

I just don’t see that Putin wants to take all of Europe. This is a much different situation than it was in World War II. There was no NATO back then.

I take him at his words. I think the Europeans are beginning to come to that belief too.

RSF fighters who served in the Saudi-led Decisive Storm have returned to Nyala, South Darfur, for the first time since Sudan’s conflict began in April 2023.

Sources confirm arrivals in January and February via Nyala International Airport, with some deployed to battles in El Fasher.

The fighters reportedly transited through an unnamed country, with the UAE likely involved in facilitating their transfer.

Canada PM Carney has called for snap election for April 28.