Finnish President Stubb:

Russia tried to invade us in the Winter War and the War of Continuation.

We were the only Russian neighbor able to retain true independence.

We lost ten percent of our territory.

Far-right politician Jose Antonio Kast has won Chile’s presidential runoff, defeating leftist candidate Jeannette Jara and becoming the country’s 38th President.

Zelensky said Kyiv could drop its NATO bid in exchange for binding Western security guarantees.

Source: Reuters

China’s CH-7 stealth combat drone has completed its first flight, marking the start of flight testing.

Sudan Doctors Network:

9 killed and 17 injured, including medical staff, as a result of RSF drone shelling on South Kordofan State.

NEW: President Zelensky has ordered the development of a draft law that would allow elections to be held during martial law.

Source: RBC-Ukraine

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said Monday his government is considering stricter gun laws following a deadly mass shooting at Sydney’s Bondi Beach.

He will raise the issue at an emergency meeting with state and territory leaders, citing possible limits on the number of firearms per person and regular reviews of gun licenses.

Russian Ambassador to the UK, Andrei Kelin:

There should not be a deal, we have to talk about the surrender of Ukraine.

Argentina's President Javier Milei:

The left retreats. Freedom advances.

The Pakistan Navy conducted a live firing test of the FM-90(N) ER surface-to-air missile in the northern Arabian Sea on Monday.

According to the military’s media wing, ISPR, a navy ship successfully engaged aerial targets during the exercise, demonstrating operational preparedness.

Mali: JNIM released a video showing its fighters engaging Malian troops inside the army base in Soumpi during last month’s attack.

DR Congo: Clashes in South Kivu have displaced more than 500,000 people over the past two weeks, reports say.

WATCH: Türkiye’s homegrown ASELFLIR-600 electro-optical system demonstrated long-range surveillance capability during testing, capturing clear imagery at distances of up to 200 km.

Roketsan CEO Murat Ikinci:

One of the areas we are most assertive about is the issue of precision.

Tayfun hits its target from kilometers away with a precision of under one meter.

Tayfun is currently in mass production, a platform whose deliveries are ongoing.

We will conduct the firing of Block 4 very soon.

Roketsan CEO Murat Ikinci:

Türkiye has the largest and strongest defense supply chain in Europe.

Roketsan’s serial production capacity is not a capability that exists only within the company; we produce together with more than 2,000 domestic suppliers

These companies can rapidly provide very high sub-component production capacity when needed—this capability does not currently exist in Europe.

After being overthrown and fleeing Syria in December 2024, Bashar al-Assad is living a quiet, luxurious exile in Russia, largely cut off from politics and public life.

He is reportedly studying Russian and brushing up on ophthalmology, his original profession, more out of personal interest than necessity.

Assad and his family are believed to live in Moscow’s elite Rublyovka district, supported by wealth shielded from western sanctions.

Despite their comfort, they remain isolated, with Russian authorities restricting Assad from media or political activity.

Asma al-Assad, who was receiving cancer treatment in Moscow, has reportedly recovered.

Their children are adapting to life among Moscow’s elite, studying, shopping and travelling frequently to the UAE, though permanent relocation there appears unlikely.

Source: The Guardian

DR Congo: AFC/M23 rebels seized Makobola town and Kasekezi village in South Kivu after clashes with pro-government Wazalendo militias, advancing from the Uvira axis.

Kremlin:

The issue of a legally binding document on Kyiv’s non-accession to NATO is a cornerstone of the negotiations.

The Alliance of Sahel States (AES) said the fate of the 11 Nigerian soldiers detained in Burkina Faso will be decided after ongoing investigations are concluded.

Burkina Faso: Footage claims new African Corps units arrived in the capital Ouagadougou yesterday.

Ahmed al-Ahmed tackled and disarmed a shooter at Bondi beach because he “couldn’t bear to see people dying,” his family says.

Family members say his actions were purely humanitarian. “He doesn’t discriminate,” his father said. “He would do anything to protect anyone.”

Al-Ahmed, an Australian citizen of Syrian origin, told relatives he has no regrets and believes “God gave me courage.”