Tesla's board approved a $30B stock award (96M shares) to Elon Musk after he threatened to leave.

US Ambassador to NATO Matt Whitaker:

It's impossible to get into the mind of Putin because it's sick, twisted and probably not logical.

But I guess he doesn't want to take on the most powerful military in the world, which is the USA.

Sudan: SAF reportedly carried out two airstrikes today on Abu Qaud and Umm Samima in North Kordofan.

Israel is attacking southern Lebanon, again.

Trump:

Last weeks Job’s Report was RIGGED, just like the numbers prior to the Presidential Election were Rigged.

Netanyahu says he will convene a cabinet meeting later in the week to decide on how to proceed in the war in Gaza.

Nigeria: Police killed eight armed bandits in Zamfara’s Fegin Kanawa village during a gunfight after an ambush.

Putin and Netanyahu held a phone call, the second in a week.

China rejected US demands to stop buying oil from Russia and Iran, saying it will prioritize its own energy needs and sovereignty.

Another interesting post by Trump featuring Sydney Sweeney and Taylor Swift.

BREAKING: Trump:

India is not only buying massive amounts of Russian Oil, they are then, for much of the Oil purchased, selling it on the Open Market for big profits.

They don’t care how many people in Ukraine are being killed by the Russian War Machine. Because of this, I will be substantially raising the Tariff paid by India to the USA.

UAE-Backed Colombian Mercenaries in Sudan

300 Colombian ex-soldiers, hired via UAE, fight with RSF in Nyala.

They guard key sites, train child soldiers—acts labeled war crimes.

The mission is overseen by UAE-backed private security firms.

NEW: The Trump administration says US states and cities must pledge not to boycott Israeli companies in order to receive $1.9 billion in federal disaster preparedness funds.

The condition targets the Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) movement, which the administration calls discriminatory and antisemitic.

The UN warns that emergency funding for Uganda’s nearly 2 million refugees will run out in September.

Without urgent aid, services like food, shelter, and protection will be slashed.

India's top refiner, Indian Oil Corp (IOC), bought 7 million barrels of crude from the U.S., Canada, and the Middle East—replacing Russian supplies as state refiners pause Russian oil purchases amid tighter EU sanctions and reduced discounts.

Source: Reuters

Netanyahu’s government voted to fire Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara, who is prosecuting him for corruption.

The Supreme Court has blocked the firing for now, and a ruling is pending.

Source: Axios

Russian Foreign Ministry:

The Russian Federation no longer considers itself bound by the moratorium on the deployment of ground-based intermediate- and shorter-range missiles.

Senior Israeli official to Channel 12:

The decision has been made, we are going to occupy the Gaza Strip immediately.