UK unemployment rose to 5%, the highest since early 2021.

Source: BBC

China is considering a plan to keep rare-earth magnet materials from reaching U.S. military users by blocking exports to military-linked firms, while speeding approvals for civilian companies.

Source: WSJ

NEW: A blast occurred near Islamabad’s district courts, setting a vehicle on fire. One person was killed and others injured.

Police suspect a gas cylinder explosion.

NEW: The U.S. is reportedly planning a $500 million military base on the Gaza–Israel border to host thousands of troops supporting a cease-fire.

Source: ynet

Somalia: Puntland forces carried out dawn operations in Bacaad and Habar Bakuuje, killing several ISIS-Somalia militants.

Nigeria: The Air Force carried out airstrikes on ISWAP motorboats during clashes between ISWAP and Boko Haram’s JAS faction.

A suicide bomber detonated outside an Islamabad district court, killing 12 and injuring 27.

The attacker targeted a police vehicle after failing to enter the court. No group has claimed responsibility.

Source: AP

107 years ago today, on the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month in 1918, the Armistice that ended hostilities on the Western Front in World War I took effect, concluding over four years of global conflict.

NEW: Spain’s King Felipe VI begins the first Spanish royal visit to China in 18 years, aiming to deepen economic and diplomatic ties as relations with the U.S. worsen.

Source: Reuters

Zelensky:

Today we celebrate a very important day – the third anniversary of the expulsion of Russian occupiers from Kherson.

Pakistani Defense Minister Khawaja Asif:

We are in a state of war.

A U.S.–South Korea trade and security deal announced after the Trump–Lee meeting still hasn’t been released because of disagreement over South Korea’s plan for a nuclear-powered submarine.

Seoul wants to build it domestically; Trump says it would be built in the U.S.

Source: Reuters

WATCH: China has released new footage of its GJ-11 “Fantasy Dragon” stealth combat drone operating with J-20 fighters.

The UK has rejected an EU demand of up to €6.75B to join the new €150B SAFE defense fund.

London says the price is too high.

Source: Bloomberg

German police arrested a dual German-Polish man in Dortmund for allegedly running a darknet site that posted death threats and personal data of politicians, shared bomb-making instructions, and offered crypto bounties for their killing.

BREAKING: Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif has accused India of carrying out a suicide attack in Islamabad and an attack on a cadet college near the Afghan border.

Sudan: Sovereign Council leader Abdel Fattah al-Burhan met with Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty in Port Sudan on Tuesday.

Turkish MoD:

A C-130 cargo plane that departed from Azerbaijan en route to our country has crashed in Georgia.

Search and rescue efforts have begun in coordination with Georgian authorities.

Russian FM Lavrov:

If one of the nuclear powers conducts a nuclear weapons test, Russia will do the same.

WATCH: Russian soldiers enter the battered Ukrainian city of Pokrovsk, arriving on motorbikes and damaged vehicles.

Russian FM Lavrov:

The demilitarization and "denazification" of Ukraine are mandatory conditions for resolving the conflict.