Ukraine:

Happy Soviet Union Collapse Day!

Ukraine unveils Baba Yaga drone monument in Kyiv region.

UAE-backed separatists in southern Yemen said Saudi Arabia launched airstrikes against their forces in Hadramout province.

Israel bombs Lebanon again.

Syria Questions SDF’s Commitments

Damascus says unity rhetoric clashes with realities in northeast Syria.

Syria criticizes continued armed formations outside the national army.

Ministry warns of entrenched de facto entities.

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NEW: Ukraine’s Security Service (SBU) announced it had detained an FSB-linked assassin in Kyiv who was preparing to kill a Main Intelligence Directorate (GUR) officer.

The suspect was allegedly recruited by Russia’s FSB, promised payment and assistance with legalization in the EU, and was caught with evidence of coordination with handlers.

China Sanctions U.S. Arms Firms Over Taiwan

China sanctioned 20 U.S. defense companies.

Beijing cited U.S. approval of an $11.1 billion Taiwan arms package.

Measures include asset freezes and bans on China-based transactions.

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Türkiye Awaits 80 More F110 Engines For KAAN Jet

Turkish MoD says talks continue for 80 additional F110 engines for KAAN with the U.S.

10 engines were delivered by September 2025.

KAAN will transition to the TF35000 indigenous engine in Block 30/40.

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Trump will meet with Zelensky on Sunday at Mar-a-Lago.

Source: Axios

BREAKING: Explosion reported at Imam Ali Mosque, Homs, Syria.

Japan Eyes Turkish Drones in $58 Billion Defense Budget

Tokyo plans to import unmanned systems in the early phase.

Türkiye and Israel are named as potential suppliers.

Japan previously discussed drone cooperation with Türkiye.

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DR Congo: Fresh clashes erupted near Uvira between government forces and Rwanda-backed M23 militants, despite M23’s earlier claim of withdrawal from the area.

Timur Mindich:

I communicate with Zelensky, unfortunately, very rarely. At the moment, I don’t communicate with him at all, and throughout his presidency our contacts have been very infrequent.

Putin told business leaders Russia could consider limited territorial swaps in Ukraine but insists on full control of the Donbas region.

Source: Kommersant

Thailand’s Defense Minister will join truce talks with Cambodia on Saturday, Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said.

Two people were killed in a stabbing and vehicle-ramming attack in northern Israel, authorities said.

Police said the suspected attacker was a Palestinian from the occupied West Bank.

Mozambique: Islamic State Mozambique claims it ambushed a Rwandan naval patrol near Cogolo on the Cabo Delgado coast, killing five soldiers and seizing five rifles.

🇺🇸 Since Jan 2025, President Trump’s second-term administration has carried out U.S. military strikes in multiple countries:

🇮🇷 Iran: U.S. struck three nuclear sites (Fordow, Natanz, Isfahan) in June 2025 using B-2 bombers.
🇸🇾 Syria: Large-scale strikes on ISIS targets after deadly attacks on U.S. forces.
🇸🇴 Somalia: 100+ airstrikes against al-Shabaab and ISIS affiliates in 2025.
🇾🇪 Yemen: Massive strike campaign against Houthis over Red Sea attacks.
🇮🇶 Iraq & 🇳🇬 Nigeria: anti-ISIS strikes.
🌊 Caribbean & Pacific: strikes on cartel-linked boats.
🇻🇪 Venezuela: Major U.S. military buildup and threats, but no invasion or ground strikes so far.

The Chinese development team behind The Fire Rises, a popular near-future total-conversion mod for Hearts of Iron IV, has been dissolved amid reports involving Chinese authorities.

It has been claimed that members of the CN-TFR team were detained by Chinese authorities over the mod.

While this has not been officially confirmed, an announcement states that all developers residing in mainland China have withdrawn from the project due to “force majeure.”