France’s retirees now earn more than working-age adults.

Economists call it a “unique, unsustainable anomaly.”

Source: FT

Starmer on the far-right protesters in the UK.

Ukrainian interceptor drone downs Russian long-endurance Orion strike-recon UAV.

The Orion UAV (Inokhodets) has a 16.3 m wingspan, 8 m length, operates up to 8,000 m for 30 hours, and carries 200 kg of payload.

Israelis have been banned from the UK’s Royal College of Defence Studies starting next year over the Gaza war.

This marks the first exclusion of Israelis since the college’s founding in 1927.

Source: The Telegraph

Sudanese Army drone bombs RSF technical using a DJI drone armed with a Serbian 82mm explosive.

Utah Governor Spencer Cox:

Tyler Robinson is not cooperating with the authorities.

But all the people around him are cooperating.

His roommate was indeed a boyfriend who is transitioning from male to female.

Utah Governor Spencer Cox:

Charlie Kirk said some very inflammatory things, and in some corners of the web that’s all people have heard.

But he also said some amazing things...

Fox News host Brian Kilmeade:

I wrongly said they should get lethal injections. I apologize for that extremely callous remark.

So many homeless people deserve our empathy and compassion.

California lawmakers passed a bill banning most law enforcement officers, including federal immigration agents, from wearing masks during operations.

The move follows masked ICE raids in Los Angeles, but it’s unclear if the state can enforce the law on federal agents.

Governor Gavin Newsom has a month to decide whether to sign it.

Qatar's PM:

The Israeli attack is a serious precedent that must be dealt with forcefully and decisively.

It's time for the international community to stop applying double standards.

Qatar's PM:

What encourages Israel to continue its approach is the international community's inability to hold it accountable.

Qatar's PM:

Israel's practices will not deter us from continuing our efforts with Egypt and the United States to stop the war.

International doctors who worked in Gaza say they repeatedly treated children with single gunshot wounds to the head or chest, injuries suggesting deliberate targeting by Israeli snipers or drones.

They documented at least 114 such cases along with evidence of fragmentation weapons and shootings at food lines.

Source: de Volkskrant

NEW: Polish president signs a decision allowing foreign troops to stay in the country as part of Operation Eastern Watch.

UK confirms an Army two-star officer will lead the Multinational Force Ukraine HQ in Kyiv, with France and Britain sharing top-level command.

Mali: JNIM ambushed a fuel convoy escorted by the army on the Kayes axis.

Spain's La Vuelta cycling race was briefly stopped in Madrid after police clashed with pro-Palestinian protesters as the race entered the city.

Finnish President Stubb:

There is this imperialist DNA and undertone in Russia that doesn't seem to go away.

I am not very hopeful about the future of Russia.

Finnish President Stubb:

Right now, we're living in a 1918, 1945, or 1989 moment in world history. We just don't know where the world is going to.

Senior Hamas official Taher al-Nono, who was reportedly a target of the Israeli strike in Doha, has made his first public appearance since the attack.

He appears to be alive and well.

Israel continues its campaign of destruction in Gaza.