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.

NEW: Israeli media report that an attack took place in Gush Etzion, involving both a shooting and an attempted stabbing.

Two Israelis were injured.

Venezuelan President Maduro:

There are two issues being used by certain powerful sectors in the U.S. to try to politically damage President Trump.

One is the Epstein matter, which is strictly a U.S. issue and on which we will not comment.

The second is Venezuela: they are pushing him toward a military intervention that would be a serious mistake and could end his political career.

This pressure does not come only from his known opponents, but also from people around him who are already thinking beyond a Trump presidency.

Mark Epstein, Jeffrey Epstein’s brother:

They’re sanitizing these files.

There’s a facility in Winchester, Virginia where they’re scrubbing the files to take Republican names out.

Sudan: Army forces carried out airstrikes on Bara and El Mazrub in North Kordofan.

NEW: MI5 has warned UK MPs and House of Lords members that Chinese state actors are actively attempting to spy on Parliament.

According to officials, China’s Ministry of State Security is targeting people in Westminster through networking sites and recruitment intermediaries to gather information and build long-term influence.

Source: BBC

Taiwan detained a Chinese citizen, identified only as Ding, for allegedly running a spy ring that recruited retired and active Taiwanese military personnel to obtain classified information.

Authorities say Ding traveled to Taiwan under the guise of business or tourism and acted on instructions from China’s military.

Source: Reuters

Morocco has ordered 10 Airbus H225M helicopters at the 2025 Dubai Airshow to replace its aging Puma fleet.

One Israeli person has died.

Polish PM Tusk:

Ukrainian citizens who cooperated with Russian intelligence services blew up a railway in Poland.

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene:

I was called a "traitor" by a man that I fought for six years for.

I gave him my loyalty for free, I won my first election without his endorsement beating eight man in a primary.

I never owed him anything but I fought for him, and he called me a traitor for standing with these women.

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene:

Let me tell you what a traitor is:

A traitor is an American that serves foreign countries and themselves.

A patriot is an American that serves the United States of America and Americans like the women standing behind me.

Trump posts about healthcare.

Sudan: Army units seized 22 combat vehicles and destroyed 13 belonging to RSF militias around Jabal Abusunun west of El Obeid.

NEW: Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman will urge Trump to personally intervene to end Sudan’s 2.5-year war, believing U.S. pressure is key to breaking stalled peace talks.

Source: Reuters

Eswatini confirmed it received $5.1 million from the US to temporarily accept up to 160 deportees from various countries.

A major Cloudflare outage caused X, ChatGPT, Downdetector, and many other sites to go down.

Because Cloudflare protects and routes traffic for ~20% of all websites, the incident caused a large chunk of the internet to break at once.

Senior European Diplomat to POLITICO:

Ukraine’s plan to purchase Rafales on top of Gripens is quite surprising.

They don’t have the money. A lot will depend on the Russian frozen assets.