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

Pakistan’s Army Chief, Field Marshal Asim Munir:

The Indus river is not the Indians’ family property. We have no shortage of missiles, al-Hamdulillah.

EU Foreign Policy Chief Kaja Kallas:

Any deal between the US and Russia must have Ukraine and the EU included.

EU Foreign Policy Chief Kaja Kallas:

All temporarily occupied territories belong to Ukraine.

Pakistan’s Army Chief, Field Marshal Asim Munir:

The Indians should accept their losses. Sportsman spirit is a virtue.

Pakistan’s Army Chief, Field Marshal Asim Munir, said he had offered for an inventory of Pakistan’s losses to be made public as long as India also carried out a similar exercise.

Source: The Print

Pakistan’s Army Chief, Field Marshal Asim Munir:

India is shining Mercedes coming on a highway like Ferrari, but we are a dump truck full of gravel.

If the truck hits the car, who is going to be the loser?

Iranian President Pezeshkian:

I believe in the hijab, but it cannot be imposed on women by force, and its issue must be resolved through education, awareness, and mosques.