Ecuador Deploys Troops After Deadly Prison Riot

Ecuador sent troops and police to Machala prison after riots over inmate transfers killed 31 people. Officials said the unrest erupted amid plans to move gang leaders to a new supermax facility.

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Cameroon: Opposition leader Issa Tchiroma Bakary gave authorities 48 hours to release post-election detainees, accusing the government of “state gangsterism” and warning of public resistance if demands are ignored.

Nigeria: Over 50 fighters were killed as Boko Haram’s JAS faction clashed with ISWAP at Toumbun Gini in Abadam, Borno State.

Turkish President Erdogan:

Even international media outlets that aren’t fond of us have begun to acknowledge Türkiye’s successful moves in the global geopolitical chess game.

Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa will visit the White House and meet with the President of the United States today.

He will be the first Syrian President in history to do so.

Thailand has paused a Trump-brokered peace deal with Cambodia after two Thai soldiers were injured by a landmine near the border.

Thailand will halt the planned release of 18 Cambodian prisoners, and has filed a protest with ASEAN.

NEW: Israel is pressuring Lebanon’s Army to search private homes in the south for Hezbollah weapons, saying the group is rearming.

Lebanon refuses, fearing civil unrest and mission creep that could fuel new conflict.

Source: Reuters

Syrian officials say two recent Islamic State plots to assassinate President Ahmed al-Sharaa were foiled.

Source: Reuters

The National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) conducted searches at the home of businessman Timur Mindich, one of President Zelensky's closest associates.

Investigative actions began this morning in Kyiv, but Mindich left the country several hours before the detectives' arrival.

Mindich is implicated in several areas of the NABU investigation: corruption in the procurement of drones for the Ukrainian Armed Forces (his associated company, Fire Point, is the largest contractor), energy market schemes, and wiretapped footage of his apartment, which may have captured conversations with high-ranking officials, including the President.

Simultaneously, searches are also underway at the home of Justice Minister and former Energy Minister Herman Galushchenko.

Furthermore, Mikhail and Alexander Tsukerman, described as Mindich’s “financial operators,” urgently left the country on the eve of the searches.

They are also implicated in the FBI's money laundering investigation.

Thus, we are talking about a possible transnational scheme involving Ukrainian officials, businesses, defense contracts, and an international investigation.

Hungarian PM Orban:

As long as Trump is President and I am the Prime Minister here, there will be no sanctions for Hungary.

Israel is bombing southern Lebanon again.

Mali: JNIM claimed it targeted a FAMa-Africa Corps convoy with an IED in Anefif.

Over 2,100 U.S. flights were canceled Sunday—the most since shutdown-related cuts began—with about 7,000 delays.

Source: POLITICO

Eyewitnesses and survivors said on Sunday that the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) are holding more than 50,000 civilians at five main locations in El Fasher, the capital of North Darfur state, and preventing them from leaving the city.

Source: Sudan Tribune

Sudan: The Red Cross reported that most hospitals in conflict zones have ceased operations amid ongoing fighting.

Ethiopia: Fano forces claimed to have killed and wounded over 90 government soldiers in clashes across North and West Amhara.

Footage showed Boko Haram’s JAS faction raiding ISWAP positions around Lake Chad, killing several militants.