Professor John Mearsheimer:

Israel’s goals are twofold: to gain Lebensraum—strategic depth and expanded borders—and to keep neighboring states weak and divided.

It benefits from fractured countries like Syria and Lebanon and would prefer Iran destabilized rather than just denuclearized.

NEW: Pakistan Accuses India of New “False Flag” Plot

Pakistan’s DG ISPR accused India of plotting a maritime “false flag” operation near Sir Creek, warning that any provocation would trigger a severe military response.

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Ukrainian drone and naval kamikaze drone strikes hit Russian Syvash drilling rig off Crimea's coast.

Türkiye Says Israel Violates Ceasefire, Blocks Aid to Gaza

Türkiye’s Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan accused Israel of violating the Gaza ceasefire and blocking aid, while announcing efforts to form a Gaza Task Force with the U.S., Egypt, Qatar, and the Palestinian Authority.

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Microsoft will invest over $15 billion in the UAE by 2029 to expand AI and cloud data centers.

Turkish President Erdogan:

We have been the inhabitants and owners of this land for a thousand years.

After massive anti-government protests, Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić said he’s willing to hold early parliamentary elections — two years ahead of schedule — though no date is set.

Finnish President Alexander Stubb suggested that Donald Trump, Volodymyr Zelensky, and Vladimir Putin could possibly meet at the G20 summit in South Africa later this month.

Despite the idea, both Trump and Putin have said they won’t attend, sending representatives instead.

Belgium’s Chief of Defense General Frederik Vansina has now authorized to jam or shoot down any unidentified drones flying over military bases.

Currently, Belgium’s drone defense tools—detection gear, jammers, and drone guns—remain limited.

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth visited the DMZ ahead of high-level talks with South Korea on reshaping the role of U.S. troops stationed there.

A major nine-month Democratic study found that working-class voters view Democrats as “woke, weak, and out of touch.”

Six in ten have a negative opinion of the party, seeing Republicans as stronger and more patriotic.

These voters say Democrats focus too much on social issues and too little on everyday economic stress.

Source: POLITICO

Nancy Pelosi is expected to retire after Tuesday’s California elections, stepping down after nearly four decades in Congress.

Source: NBC News

NEW: The US has reportedly issued a strong warning to Baghdad against any interference by Iraqi armed factions in upcoming US military operations near Iraq.

Defense Minister Thabet al-Abbasi said US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth delivered the message in a tense call, warning this was Iraq’s “final notice.”

Sudan Doctors Network:

7 people, including children, were killed by a drone strike launched by the RSF targeting the Kornoy Hospital in North Darfur.

Trump:

Third Rate Congressman Thomas Massie, a Weak and Pathetic RINO from the Great Commonwealth of Kentucky, a place I love, and won big SIX TIMES, must be thrown out of office, ASAP!

Captain Ed Gallrein has my Complete and Total Endorsement against Massie.

NEW: Trump wants Türkiye to play a major role in Gaza’s postwar peace and reconstruction, praising its success in convincing Hamas to agree to a truce.

Israeli officials are lobbying Washington to block any Turkish role.

Source: WaPo

German Chancellor Merz invited Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa to Germany to discuss deporting Syrians with criminal records.

Merz said Germany will start implementing deportations and argued the Syrian civil war is over, so there are no more grounds for asylum.