Senior US official to NBC News:

Everyone is very hopeful that would happen. It is absolutely possible.

Burkina Faso: JNIM released a video in recent days showing soldiers captured after an attack on the army barracks in Foutouri.

NEW: In Mali, over 30 officers including General Abass Dembélé are reportedly detained in Bamako over an alleged coup attempt.

Israeli National Security Minister Ben-Gvir:

I will demand that the Prime Minister, at the next cabinet meeting, propose practical and immediate steps to dismantle the Palestinian Authority.

Netanyahu will make a statement tonight.

China is pushing the US to ease export curbs on high-bandwidth memory (HBM) chips as part of a potential Trump–Xi trade deal.

Some US officials fear Trump might loosen restrictions to secure a summit with Xi.

Source: FT

Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov:

Russia wasted no time and has other cutting-edge weapons in addition to the Oreshnik missile system.

South Korea’s military has shrunk 20% in six years to 450,000 troops due to a sharp drop in enlistment-age men, driven by the world’s lowest birthrate.

The male population at enlistment age fell 30% since 2019 and is still declining.

The White House hasn’t ruled out Zelensky joining in Alaska during Trump’s Friday meeting with Putin, but if he does, it would likely be after their talks.

Source: CNN

Sudan: North Darfur’s capital Fasher nears famine under RSF siege, with officials reporting over 58 hunger-related deaths in a single week.

Source: Mada Masr

📸 IDF soldier and his dog from the Oketz Unit each lost a leg in Gaza.

Poland is probing a Warsaw company that got about $25 million from a South Korean arms contractor soon after nearly $7 billion in tank, howitzer, and jet deals.

Prosecutors suspect the payments were issued as invoices for “advisory services” that may be falsified. Investigators are tracing where the money went, and no charges have been filed yet.

Source: Defence Blog

Germany fears supply shortages after China tightened export controls on rare earths, where it holds a near monopoly.

Many firms, especially small and medium-sized ones, report missing deliveries and have only weeks of material left. Berlin is urging the EU to press Beijing diplomatically.

Source: BILD

A British F-35B jet from HMS Prince of Wales made a precautionary emergency landing at Kagoshima Airport, Japan, due to a technical issue.

The incident comes weeks after another F-35B from the same carrier was stranded in India.

Iranian President Pezeshkian on negotiations:

You don't talk? Well, what do you want to do? Do you want to fight?

Well, suppose they hit; now we go and fix it, and again they'll come and hit.

BREAKING: Pakistan’s Army Chief, Field Marshal Asim Munir, says that if India builds a dam Pakistan will "destroy it with ten missiles."

Source: The Print