Ukraine's GUR Chief Budanov:

If a person is not at the front and does not help in the rear, then he has no right to be called a citizen of Ukraine.

New cover of The Economist:

"Make China Great Again"

Hamas releases a new video featuring two Israeli hostages Maxim Harkin and Bar Kuperstein.

Elon Musk said he hoped that Europe and the United States would agree to a "zero-tariff situation" which would create a de facto free-trade zone spanning the Atlantic Ocean.

Gaza, today: A child screams and trembles in pain after being injured in an Israeli airstrike.

Thousands march in Rome against the EU’s €800 billion armament plan.

Protesters chanted:

“We need new hospitals, not missiles.”

Thousands of Americans flood Boston streets in anti-Trump protest — one of 1,200 rallies held across all 50 U.S. states today.

Iranian President Pezeshkian:

Iran wants dialogue with the United States, but it must take place on an equal footing and not under threats.

WSJ Editorial Board:

Trump’s global trade war is a strategic gift to the Chinese President Xi Jinping.

Xi has long seen the West as weak and divided — this week confirmed it, and he barely needs to act to exploit it.

Kamala Harris on the protests against Trump:

The voices of working people will always be louder than the unelected billionaires.

US Secretary of State Rubio:

I am taking actions to revoke all visas held by South Sudanese passport holders and to restrict any further issuance to prevent entry into the United States, effective immediately, due to the failure of South Sudan's transitional government to accept the return of its repatriated citizens in a timely manner.

Israel first: The U.S. reportedly transferred a second THAAD missile defence battery to Israel.

American C-5M Super Galaxy, the US Air Force’s largest transport plane, landed at the Nevatim Airbase in southern Israel yesterday.

Source: Al-Hadath

Israel detained British MPs Yuan Yang and Abtisam Mohamed, denying them entry over suspicions they aimed to document Israeli security forces and spread anti-Israel narratives.

UK Foreign Secretary Lammy condemned the move as “unacceptable” and “deeply concerning.”

🇺🇸 Massive anti-Trump protest in New York yesterday.

Britain, together with the United States, successfully tested a hypersonic rocket engine, the UK Ministry of Defense announced.

Iran issued warnings to Iraq, Kuwait, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Türkiye, and Bahrain, stating that any support for a U.S. attack on Iran — including allowing the use of their airspace or territory by the U.S. military — would be considered an act of hostility.

Source: Reuters

Netanyahu departs for Washington. He will meet Trump tomorrow.

Taiwan will not impose reciprocal trade tariffs against the United States.

Israel wants Syria to be carved up into 4 spheres of influence, says analyst Ron Ben-Yishai:

Türkiye in the north, US in the east, Russia on western coast & Israel in the south.

Map showing Russian drones and missiles over Ukraine during the attacks of the last night.

Netanyahu:

I am the first foreign leader to meet with President Trump to discuss tariffs.