A cast member at the Royal Opera House unfurled a Palestinian flag on stage during a curtain call on Saturday night.

An official unsuccessfully tried to stop the performer.

BIG: According to Turkish diplomatic sources, nuclear talks between Iran and the UK, France, and Germany are scheduled to take place in Istanbul on Friday.

Negotiations between Russia and Ukraine are also expected to be held in the city later this week.

US Senator Lindsey Graham:

Putin, your turn is coming, Donald Trump is the Scottie Scheffler of American politics and foreign diplomacy and he’s about to put a whooping on your ass.

Trump is going to impose tariffs on people who buy Russian oil: China, India and Brazil.

Those three countries buy about 80% of cheap Russian oil and they keep the Russian war machine going.

US Senator Lindsey Graham:

There was a Palestinian Catholic church burned in the West Bank.

If Israeli settlers are the ones who burned the church in the West Bank, I want them to be punished.

I will write to the Israeli government regarding the burning of a church in the West Bank and I want accountability.

US Senator Lindsey Graham:

Here’s what I would tell China, India and Brazil: If you keep buying cheap Russian oil… we are going to tariff the hell out of you and we’re going to crush your economy.

Trump is tired of this game. If I were Putin, I would get to the table soon.

Families detained in Suwayda are being evacuated.

Source: Syrian state media

The approximate route of missiles and drones during the Russian attack on Ukraine overnight.

Israeli opposition Leader Yair Lapid:

The strike in Damascus was misguided.

It feels like we’re drunk on power, hitting targets across the Middle East without a clear strategy.

We must go to elections to save the country from this government.

Zionist Iranian diaspora man in a hat blames Hamas for Gaza’s 17,000 dead children, questioning their innocence.

He defends IDF sniping Palestinian kids, deflects when asked if Israeli snipers are responsible for civilian deaths.

Claims kids might wear suicide vests.

Interviewer: “They were 6.”

Libya: It is alleged that General Osama Juwaili, commander of the Western Mountains Military Region, is coordinating directly with French officials to hand over Ghadames Airport to France.

Russian Major General Aleksandr Kornev, commander of the 7th Airborne Division, has been killed.

China-EU Summit This Week

Beijing confirms a high-level summit with the EU to mark 50 years of diplomatic ties.

Xi Jinping to host Ursula von der Leyen & Antonio Costa on Thursday. The summit will focus on trade tensions, global uncertainty, and strengthening economic ties.

Source: Reuters

Clash Report EXCLUSIVE: In Suwayda’s Lajat, Syrian General Security and tribal forces both withdrew as agreed. But Israel-backed al-Hijri side didn’t honor the deal.

Sniper fire injured 4 Ministry of Defense troops.

Al-Majdal was taken by force despite government presence.

Ceasefire terms set for 1 PM weren’t followed.

Patrols trying to enter or deliver aid are still being shot at.

Buses evacuate civilians from Suwayda to Walgha amid ceasefire—but the trauma is raw.

Locals express heartbreak, saying they’ll never return after looting, starvation, and humiliation.

A teacher of 30 years says he was disrespected by those he once taught.

One father says armed militants slaughtered his two children and other family members.

“We just want our children’s bodies,” he pleads.

BREAKING: Israeli airstrikes reported in Yemen now.

Israeli Army Radio:

Strikes have begun on Houthi positions in Hodeidah and the western coast.