WATCH: A powerful explosion occurred on a gas pipeline in Russia’s Omsk region — a “mushroom” of flames erupted about 40 meters high.

Ukrainian MP Oleksiy Goncharenko:

I’m being told that Rustem Umerov is now in the U.S. and is there because he is trying to negotiate with the U.S. authorities regarding his NABU and SAPO cases.

The only way to reach an agreement there is to make a deal with investigators and give up everyone here.

Canada’s Parliament narrowly backed Prime Minister Mark Carney’s first budget in a 170–168 vote, avoiding another election.

NEW: Trump is open to signing a new Russia sanctions bill — but only if the law explicitly gives him final authority over when and how sanctions are applied.

Source: Reuters

UAE President MbZ inspects Russia's Su-57 jet at the Dubai Airshow 2025.

Zelensky will visit Türkiye on Wednesday.

Top officials close to Zelensky are urging him to fire his Chief of Staff Andriy Yermak after the NABU corruption probe.

Many in the ruling party say the faction could fall apart if Yermak stays, and a group of MPs is even threatening to leave the party.

Source: Ukrainska Pravda

Elon Musk is expected to attend a dinner with Trump and Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.

Source: The Times

The IDF General Staff has submitted a position paper to Israel’s political leadership opposing the sale of F-35 jets to Saudi Arabia.

The IDF also warns that a major U.S.–Saudi deal could tie up American production lines and delay future Israeli orders.

NEW: Russia says it has delivered the first two Su-57 jets to an unnamed foreign buyer.

Leaks point to Algeria as the likely customer, and the jets are reportedly already in service.

Trump's envoy Steve Witkoff will visit Türkiye on Wednesday and join talks with Zelensky.

Source: Reuters

Trump:

I said, "why is the Gulf of Mexico called the Gulf of Mexico?" I said we're changing the name.

And now it's the Gulf of America. Has nothing to do with McDonald's, but maybe it does.

The UK Ministry of Defence has put warning stickers in its hired cars — including Chinese-made electric MGs — telling staff not to discuss classified information or plug official devices into the vehicles.

This follows fears that some EVs, which are effectively connected computer systems, could record conversations or send data back to manufacturers in China.

The MoD says there’s no evidence of leaks and that the rule applies to all civilian hire cars.

Source: The Telegraph

Kremlin:

There will be no representatives from Russia in Istanbul on Wednesday.

The U.S. and Russia have quietly discussed a new prisoner swap, according to Russian envoy Kirill Dmitriev.

Moscow sees a swap as a goodwill gesture, while Washington wants to bring home at least eight Americans still imprisoned in Russia.

Talks were positive but no deal is close.

Source: Axios

DR Congo: Clashes broke out between M23 rebels and government forces in Nyabashwa, Kasheke and Bituna.

A 67-year-old Michigan man named James Donald Vance Jr. was sentenced to two years in federal prison for posting death threats on social media against President Trump and Vice President JD Vance.

NATO says it currently takes around 45 days to move a major force from Western Europe to its eastern flank because of weak infrastructure, mismatched rail systems and slow bureaucracy.

The EU and NATO now aim to slash that transit time to just 3–5 days, which would require major upgrades to roads, bridges and railways, plus simplified border rules.

Source: FT

Maduro to Trump in English:

Call? Yes.

Peace? Yes.

War? No, never never war.

Venezuelan President Maduro:

Whoever wants to talk with Venezuela, we will talk.

Face to face.