Former Israeli Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman:

We must focus on one single issue regarding Iran: toppling the regime.

"During the first six months of the second Trump administration, immigration arrests here in the San Diego region have gone up 400% compared to this time last year."

Spanish Foreign Minister:

It is Israel that is preventing aid from reaching Gaza, and this is a disgraceful situation.

We have imposed an arms embargo on Israel and do not allow ships bound for Israel to dock at our ports.

We are telling Israel that in light of what is happening in Gaza, our relations with you cannot be normal.

Source: Al Jazeera

In hunger-stricken Gaza due to Israeli blockade, an Israeli gunboat abducted a fisherman who had gone out to sea in search of seafood off the coast of Nuseirat.

U.S. Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has sanctioned two individuals and five entities for laundering money and importing petroleum products into Houthi-controlled territories in Yemen.

• Muhammad Al-Sunaydar
• Arkan Mars Petroleum (Yemen & UAE-based subsidiaries)
• Yahya Mohammed Al Wazir
• Al-Saida Stone for Trading
• Amran Cement Factory

Turkish President Erdogan had a phone call with Starmer today as the two countries are expected to ink a principal deal on multibillion Eurofighter jet sale this week.

DR Congo: CODECO militiamen reportedly killed at least 21 in attacks on Zaire armed group positions in Nizi and Lopa.

Israel Broadcasting Corporation:

A soldier serving in the technology units of the Israel Defense Forces was seriously wounded today after being targeted by an anti-tank missile in central Gaza.

NEW: Azerbaijan Arrests Wagner Fighters as War Criminals

Azerbaijan has arrested and charged former Wagner mercenaries for crimes committed in Ukraine.

The arrested — Ramil Aliyev and Ismayil Hasanov — served time in Russian prisons before joining Wagner’s Project-K pipeline to fight in Ukraine. They now face charges under Azerbaijan’s laws against mercenary and terrorist activities.

Source: Euromaidan

NEW: Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar has arrived in Kyiv for meetings with Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba and President Volodymyr Zelensky.

Trump welcomes Philippine President Ferdinand Bongbong Marcos Jr. to the White House.

Trump on the Philippines:

I think we will get a trade deal.

Trump:

Will discuss trade, war and peace. Close to finishing trade deal with Philippines

Trump:

We have excellent military relations with the Philippines and will conclude strong trade deals.

Philippines' Marcos:

The U.S. is our closest ally. We will continue to foster ties.

Trump on FED:

Powell will be out soon.

Trump announces AstraZeneca to invest $50B in the U.S.

Trump:

He (Powell) ought to raise interest rates. We should be at 1%.

Trump on Fed Chair Jerome Powell:

I call him Too Late He's too late all the time — he should've lowered interest rates many times It's causing a problem for people that want to buy a home.

Trump:

I don't mind if he gets along with China because we're getting along with China very well... the magnets are coming out very well — they're sending them in record numbers.

Trump:

The leader of the gang was President Obama — Barack Hussein Obama. Have you heard of him? ....Except for the fact that he’s been shielded by the press his entire life, he’s the one.

Look, he’s guilty. It’s not even a question. I like to say, “Let’s give it time,” but it’s there. He’s guilty.

Trump:

In a few months we'll have more ammunition that any country has ever had. We're gonna have more missiles than any country has ever had.