The daughter of North Korea’s leader, Kim Ju Ae, is accompanying her father on his trip to China.

Trump will announce US Space Command HQ today.

Senegal: President Faye says Africa has all it needs to be food self-sufficient and feed the world.

Sudan: RSF massacres continue in Al Fasher.

Joint force spokesman says 160 bodies were found on the Al Fasher.

BIG: Ukraine is the first country to routinely use AI-powered drone swarms in combat against Russia.

Local startup Swarmer built software that lets drones coordinate and decide when to strike.

A Ukrainian officer: “You set the target and the drones do the rest.”

Ukraine has deployed the tech 100+ times, usually with 3–8 drones (tested up to 25).

A swarm of 100+ drones is in testing.

Source: WSJ

Israeli Army Chief:

We are operating across the Middle East.

Hamas will have no place to hide from us.

Israeli forces opened fire on Palestinian journalists while they were interviewing a woman in Gaza.

📸 Israel is massing new military equipment on the outskirts of Gaza.

Turkish Nationalist Politician Devlet Bahceli:

If the SDF/YPG fails to honor its memorandum with Damascus, a joint military intervention by Ankara and Damascus becomes inevitable.

EU defense spending hit a record €343 billion ($402B) in 2024, setting a new record.

2025 forecast: €381 billion ($446B).

NEW: French court issued arrest warrants for former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and six ex-officials over the 2012 shelling of Homs that killed American journalist Marie Colvin and French photographer Rémi Ochlik.

Trump will announce that U.S. Space Command headquarters is moving from Colorado to Huntsville, Alabama, reversing Biden’s 2023 decision to keep it in Colorado Springs.

Source: AP

Jair Bolsonaro, Brazil’s former president, has gone on trial with seven allies — including top generals — accused of plotting a coup after losing the 2022 election to Lula da Silva.

It’s the first time in Brazil’s history that such powerful figures face justice for attacking democracy.

Bolsonaro denies plotting a coup but admits seeking “alternatives” to block Lula.

Lukashenko: No one can replace Russia for Belarus.

Putin: No one can replace Belarus for Russia.

IRGC:

Europe's and America's efforts to reimpose sanctions are revenge for their defeat in the last war.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio is scheduled to visit Israel in two weeks.

Source: The Jerusalem Post

Netanyahu:

What started in Gaza must end in Gaza.

US Ambassador to NATO Matt Whitaker:

Trump has not put tariffs on China because those negotiations are ongoing. And the war in Ukraine is certainly part of that discussion.

With China, Trump certainly knows that he has those cards to play and may impose tariffs if he deems them necessary.

Zelensky:

We are currently seeing another build-up of Russian forces in some areas of the front line.

IDF Northern Brigade commander Lt. Col. Haim Cohen visited the Nova music festival about an hour before Hamas’ October 7 attack but chose not to boost security or halt the event.

Cohen had approved the festival days earlier and, despite seeing thousands of attendees with minimal police presence, assumed it was safe. Most nearby IDF forces weren’t even aware the festival was taking place.

An internal probe later found it was a mistake not to reassess the event’s security or deploy troops, especially given intelligence warnings of unusual Hamas activity.

Source: Haaretz

Trump:

I am very disappointed in Putin. We will be doing something to help people live.