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At least 31 people were killed and dozens wounded after an apparent suicide attack at the Khadija Tul Kubra Shia mosque in Tarlai Kalan during Friday prayers.

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NEW: Iranian Foreign Minister Araghchi on negotiations with US:

The atmosphere was positive. There is an agreement to continue negotiations in general.

If this track continues between the two sides, it will enable us in the upcoming sessions to establish a clearer framework for negotiations.

📸 Anduril's Palmer Luckey checking out a model of the J-35 on display in Singapore.

U.S. arms control chief Thomas DiNanno accused China of conducting secret nuclear tests as the New START treaty nears its expiration.

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Russian soldiers crucified one of their own comrades between two trees and beat him with sticks as punishment.

Some United Arab Emirates defense companies have pulled out of the World Defense Show in Saudi Arabia.

The move is widely seen as fallout from worsening Saudi–UAE tensions, especially after clashes over Yemen.

Source: Reuters

U.S.-Iran talks in Oman have ended for today.

Another round of talks will take place in the coming days.

Source: Axios

About 1,500 Turkish troops are heading to Kiel, Germany for NATO’s Steadfast Dart 2026, making it Germany’s largest fleet visit of the year.

The Turkish contingent is centered on the new flagship Anadolu, a 27,000-ton amphibious assault ship carrying nearly 1,000 soldiers.

Source: Kieler Nachrichten

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov accused Greece of abandoning decades of cooperation with Russia, sending weapons to Ukraine, and ignoring the safety of ethnic Greeks living in Russia and occupied regions:

Greece has interrupted its cooperation with Russia, which had been built over many decades.

An entire spectrum of Russian–Greek cooperation… was dismantled.

All this even though a numerous Greek diaspora has been living there for centuries. Athens did not think of them.

Iranian Foreign Minister Araghchi:

The talks with the United States were limited strictly to the nuclear file.

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Oman’s Foreign Minister, Badr Albusaidi:

Very serious talks mediating between Iran and the US in Muscat today.

It was useful to clarify both Iranian and American thinking and identify areas for possible progress.

We aim to reconvene in due course, with the results to be considered carefully in Tehran and Washington.

A senior Greece Air Force colonel was arrested for allegedly spying for China, leaking highly classified NATO-related information—one of Greece’s most serious military security breaches in years.

He allegedly leaked data on NATO operations, communications systems, radar, frequencies, and new defense technologies.

He reportedly used a special electronic device supplied by Chinese intelligence to photograph documents and transmit them securely.

The case was triggered by a tip from a Western allied intelligence service and led to his arrest inside his military unit before more data could be sent.

🇸🇦🇹🇷 Saudi flag spotted on the tail of an up-to-date scale model of Turkish KAAN fighter jet at #WDS2026 in Saudi Arabia.

Türkiye Seals $350m Arms Deal With Egypt for TOLGA Close-In Air Defence System

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Iran refused U.S. calls to stop or offshore uranium enrichment during indirect talks in Oman, though both sides agreed to keep negotiating to avoid escalation.

The discussions, mediated by Oman, showed little movement on core disagreements.

Source: WSJ

Spain's Deputy Prime Minister Yolanda Díaz:

I have left X. That network is a place of hate.

We are not vassals of Elon Musk or Trump.

Germany's Merz:

We are always prepared to talk to Russia.

But we will not open parallel negotiation channels.

The key to ending this war lies in Moscow.

Germany’s Merz:

I do not want to conduct talks that lead to results like the bombing of a children’s hospital in Kyiv.