NEW: France has publicly shown its upgraded ASMPA-R nuclear cruise missile for the first time, marking its official entry into French Navy Rafale M service.

The Hellenic Air Force has made its X account private.

JD Vance on Trump:

He has better instincts about human beings than anybody I have ever met.

It is almost a supernatural ability.

JD Vance:

I am a Grok guy. It is the least woke.

The U.S. has approved a $330 million sale of aircraft parts to Taiwan, the first arms-related transaction under President Trump.

The sale is meant to keep Taiwan’s F-16 fleet operational amid growing Chinese military pressure.

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Ivory Coast Tightens Border Amid Malian Refugee Surge

Ivory Coast reinforced its northern frontier after “unusual” refugee flows from southern Mali, where JNIM attacks and a fuel blockade have pushed hundreds to flee toward the border.

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CNN: What is your message to the people of the United States?

Maduro: No more endless wars, no more unjust wars, no more Libya, no more Afghanistan.

CNN: Do you have a message for Trump?

Maduro: My message is yes, peace. Yes, peace.

Zelensky:

About 430 drones and 18 missiles, including ballistic and aeroballistic, were launched by the Russians at Ukraine overnight.

There are 4 dead and dozens wounded, including children.

In Kyiv, debris from an Iskander missile also damaged the Embassy of Azerbaijan.

A ceremony was held in Ankara at Mürted Air Base for the 20 soldiers who lost their lives when a C-130 military cargo aircraft crashed near the Georgia–Azerbaijan border.

China warned Japan it would face a “crushing defeat” if it intervenes militarily over Taiwan, after Japanese PM Sanae Takaichi suggested a Chinese attack on Taiwan could threaten Japan’s survival.

US officials are worried that selling F-35 jets to Saudi Arabia could let China gain access to the jet’s advanced technology because of growing Saudi-China security ties.

Source: NYT

Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad Al-Shaibani:

We are getting close to opening the Syrian embassy in Türkiye.

Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad Al-Shaibani:

Israel saved no effort to fight the new Syrian government through air strikes, ground intrusion and occupying some territories in Syria.

We are trying to sort that out through diplomacy and dialogue.

Syria represents the interest of the Syrian people and we don't want to be on the side of any agenda or be a messenger for other agendas.

Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad Al-Shaibani:

Israel says it feels threat by this government, but the 11 months prove them wrong.

We have seen who attacks the other, who is provoking the other, who is conducting air strike, and who is occupying the lands of the others.

We didn’t shoot a single bullet against Israel throughout this period.

Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad Al-Shaibani:

There is a mentality in Israel that they want to keep Syria divided, weak, and full of problems for Israel to live in peace or security.

This is a wrong approach.

Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad Al-Shaibani:

The Caesar Act is still there and it’s just a matter of time.

Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad Al-Shaibani:

We don’t consider women as half of the society.

We consider women to be the entire society.

As a foreign minister, 60% of my advisers are women.

Zelensky:

Ukrainian “long Neptunes” in action.

Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad Al-Shaibani:

Russia was a partner to the former regime and it participated in increasing the suffering of the Syrian people.

Our approach to Russia is pragmatic and we do not want to face this state.

The Russian role in Syria will not be that of the past.

The Trump administration has reversed Biden-era restrictions on oil and gas drilling in Alaska’s National Petroleum Reserve, reopening over 10 million acres to leasing.

Source: Reuters

Macron will receive Zelensky on Monday in Paris.