The U.S. will sell F-35s to Saudi Arabia, but they’ll be downgraded compared to Israel’s aircraft due to a U.S. law that ensures Israel’s “qualitative military edge.”

Saudi jets will lack Israel’s advanced weapons, electronic warfare systems, and next-gen AIM-260 missiles.

Israel—already operating F-35s for eight years and with more jets in service—still opposes the sale.

Source: Reuters

Kenya: Two border patrol officers were killed in an al-Shabaab IED blast near the Somalia frontier.

Elon Musk:

AI and humanoid robots will actually eliminate poverty.

In 10-20 years work will be optional.

Money will stop being relevant.

The EU is preparing a unified request asking the U.S. to exempt several key exports — including medical devices, alcohol (wine, spirits, beer), and pasta — from President Trump’s broad tariffs.

Source: POLITICO

WATCH: Türkiye’s first unmanned fighter jet, BAYRAKTAR KIZILELMA, detected and locked onto an F-16 from 30 miles using the MURAD AESA radar, scoring a perfect simulated hit with the GÖKDOĞAN air-to-air missile.

It also flew in formation with F-16s and successfully validated its radar, missile, and data-link integration.

EU Foreign Policy Chief Kaja Kallas:

Europe has always supported efforts for a just, comprehensive and lasting peace in Ukraine.

But for any plan to work, it needs Ukrainians and Europeans on board.

This is very clear.

EU Foreign Policy Chief Kaja Kallas:

We have to understand that in this war, there is one aggressor and one victim.

We haven't heard of any concessions on the Russian side.

If Russia really wanted peace, it could have had agreed to unconditional ceasefire already some time ago.

Former CIA Officer John Kiriakou:

The reason Trump decided to bomb Iran was that the Israelis said, “If you don’t bomb Iran to take out the bunkers, we will use nuclear weapons.”

They had never threatened that before, so Trump thought that bombing Iran might actually save us from WW3 if it kept the Israelis from using nuclear weapons.

Former CIA Officer John Kiriakou:

The Israeli policy is: if they want to kill you and you’re in an apartment block, they’ll take the entire city block out and kill 2,000 people if they think they can get you.

Former CIA Officer John Kiriakou:

The Israelis recruited thousands of Afghan refugees as informants… guys who had nothing, who’d do anything for $100.

Trump posted this on Truth Social.

Former CIA Officer John Kiriakou:

I said in a conventional conflict India would beat Pakistan because it has five times the people.

The death threats — I've lost count of how many death threats I received.

Former CIA Officer John Kiriakou:

The CIA developed the capability to take over your car remotely by hacking into the car’s computer system to drive you off a bridge or into a tree.

NEW: Germany’s Guard Battalion, usually known for ceremonial duties, is now training heavily for real combat in Berlin, including subway firefight scenarios, to protect the federal government in a crisis.

Commanders warn that Germany must become fully ready for hybrid threats, especially from Russia.

Germany has approved its first national space strategy and plans to spend €35bn on military space capabilities by 2030, making it the world’s third-largest space defense spender after the US and China.

The plan focuses on countering Russian and Chinese threats, improving surveillance, reconnaissance, and satellite resilience, and developing deterrence tools like jamming tech and “inspector satellites.”

Congress was blindsided by Trump’s secretive 28-point Ukraine peace plan, learning details mostly from media reports.

Lawmakers in both parties — even strong Trump allies like Lindsey Graham — expressed concern, saying the proposal appears heavily pro-Russia and was drafted without congressional or full Ukrainian involvement.

Source: The Hill

The Trump administration proposed a peace plan pressuring Ukraine to lease the Donbas to Russia.

Under the deal, Ukraine would give Russia de facto control of the region but keep legal ownership, with Moscow paying an unspecified rental fee.

The arrangement is designed to avoid a Ukrainian referendum—which would block outright territorial cession—and to lock in a ceasefire.

Source: The Telegraph

Kremlin:

Putin has no meeting with U.S. Army Secretary Driscoll on his schedule.

Chief of the French Armed Forces:

We must accept that we may lose our children.

The FT editorial board argues Zelensky must overhaul his governing style: bring in competent reformers, cooperate with constructive opposition, protect independent media, and remove figures tied to abusive power structures—especially his powerful Chief of Staff, Andriy Yermak.

With Ukraine under military and economic pressure, restoring trust is essential.

A squadron of Israeli military aircraft flew over the western Hama countryside and parts of the Latakia countryside in Syria.