Turkish President Erdogan:

South Africa displayed an exemplary stance during the Gaza genocide, in which especially women, children, and other civilians—around 70,000 Palestinians—were killed.

Turkish President Erdogan:

As Türkiye, we have stood firmly by the Palestinian cause without hesitation and defended it.

We have advocated for the rights and justice of the oppressed people of Gaza on every platform.

Turkish President Erdogan:

I will have a phone call with Putin tomorrow.

We will do everything in our power for peace.

Turkish President Erdogan:

It is clear and obvious that the war in the Middle East, especially in Gaza, is a genocide.

It is impossible for us to turn a blind eye to this genocide.

The perpetrator of this genocide is Netanyahu, it is Israel.

Turkish President Erdogan:

Wherever there is a problem, we will be there.

Our brothers and sisters in Sudan are calling for Türkiye to take part in resolving these difficulties.

After the launch of the account location-detection feature on X, it became evident that the “Ta’sis” accounts—affiliated with the political wing of the Rapid Support Forces militia—are being operated from within the United Arab Emirates.

Ukraine and key European allies will tell the US they’ll only discuss territory with Russia once fighting stops along current front lines.

Their counter-plan rejects giving Russia more land, demands NATO-style U.S. security guarantees, and calls for frozen Russian assets to fund Ukraine’s recovery.

They also oppose limits on Ukraine’s future army size.

Source: Bloomberg

NEW: A U.S. official told Reuters that nothing will be agreed until Zelensky and Trump meet.

BREAKING: Israel says it targeted a senior Hezbollah official in Beirut.

BREAKING: Hezbollah’s Chief of Staff, Ali Tabatabai, was targeted in the attack.

Source: Israeli Channel 12

WATCH: Turkish defense company MKE presented the TOLGA Short-Range Air Defence System (SHORADS) to military and diplomatic delegations from 14 countries — including the United States, France and Poland — during a live-fire demonstration attended by 30 representatives from Europe, Asia-Pacific, Central Asia and Africa.

During the event, the TOLGA system successfully completed eight simulated attack scenarios, using MKE’s specially developed fragmenting anti-drone ammunition.

The system conducted engagements in manual, semi-autonomous and autonomous modes through the command-and-control centre, demonstrating its operational performance under real field conditions.

Situation in Beirut after the Israeli attack.

Senior U.S. official to Axios:

Israel did not notify us in advance about the strike.

We were informed immediately after the strike was carried out.

A Hamas delegation arrived in Cairo to meet with Egyptian, Qatari, and U.S. mediators as both Hamas and Israel accuse each other of violating last month’s Gaza ceasefire.

Source: Reuters

Finland’s President Alexander Stubb said he and Italy’s Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni spoke with Trump about Trump’s surprise 28-point Ukraine peace plan.

Stubb wouldn’t share details but said Europe hadn’t been briefed beforehand and that talks now involve 11 countries plus the US.

NEW: Japan will deploy medium-range missiles to Yonaguni Island, just 110 km from Taiwan, as part of a broader military buildup aimed at deterring China.

Source: Bloomberg

BREAKING: Zelensky:

At this stage, there is an understanding that the American proposals may take into account a number of elements based on the Ukrainian vision and critically important for Ukraine’s national interests.

Trump:

UKRAINE “LEADERSHIP” HAS EXPRESSED ZERO GRATITUDE FOR OUR EFFORTS, AND EUROPE CONTINUES TO BUY OIL FROM RUSSIA.

Trump is back to attacking Zelensky personally after a long break.

Kristen Welker: Do you think that Trump is a fascist?

Zohran Mamdani: Yes.

Kristen Welker: Do you still believe Trump is a threat to democracy?

Zohran Mamdani: Everything I said in the past, I continue to believe them.