French President Macron said the Franco-German-Spanish Future Combat Air System (FCAS) programme is not dead, despite recent setbacks.

He said France still backs the project and that he hasn’t heard German opposition to it.

Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) and Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) said after reviewing unredacted Epstein files that at least six men named in the documents would “likely” be incriminated.

They said many sections were still redacted, criticized the Justice Department for shielding non-victims, and urged Attorney General Pam Bondi to release more names.

NEW: Russia has begun partially throttling Telegram across Russia as of today.

Users report slow messages, media loading failures, and connection issues.

No full ban yet.

Estonia Warns of Russian Military Buildup Aimed at Shifting Europe’s Balance

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French President Macron backs a new EU joint borrowing plan to fund strategic investments and “take on the hegemony of the dollar.”

He warns Europe not to give in to “cowardly relief” after recent crises, calling for long-term strategic action.

Estonia's Intelligence Chief Claims Putin is Just Playing for Time

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Cuba is facing severe shortages of medicines, with painkillers and basic drugs largely unavailable.

Hospitals are postponing surgeries and outpatient care, and pharmacies often lack critical items.

As U.S. fuel sanctions push Cuba toward an energy crisis, Trump says high-level talks with Havana are underway. They aren’t.

Multiple U.S. and Cuban officials told Drop Site News that Secretary of State Marco Rubio has misled Trump into believing negotiations exist.

In reality, there have been no substantive talks, despite Cuba publicly offering dialogue without preconditions.

Source: Drop Site News

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Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan:

After the Syria phase of this matter is over, there’s the Iraq phase.

Hopefully they’ll take lessons from what happened here and make smarter decisions in Iraq.

Russia says the Telegram messaging app violates Russian legislation, adds it will continue to restrict it.

French President Macron:

Donald Trump “wishes the EU’s dismemberment.”

He is “openly anti-European.”

Europe could be “swept aside” within three years by the US and China if it stays dependent.

Tom Rose, the U.S. Ambassador to Poland:

We will not accept scandalous insults toward President Trump.

Poles are free to express opinions, but we also have the right to react.

“Hitler Methods” Claim: Israel Accused of Using Aerosol Bombs

An Al Jazeera investigation alleged that Israel used U.S.-supplied heavy thermobaric munitions to “vaporize” thousands of Palestinians, leaving no recoverable remains.

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JD Vance arrives in Azerbaijan.

China Steps Up Pressure on Taiwan Pledging Support for Reunification

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Venezuela has shipped its first crude oil cargo to Israel in years, signaling a reshaping of exports after Maduro’s capture.

The shipment is bound for Bazan Group, Israel’s largest oil refiner.

Source: Bloomberg

Keir Starmer says he'll not resign:

I will never walk away from the mandate I was given to change this country.

The real fight is not in the Labour Party.

It’s with the politics of divide, divide, divide — grievance, grievance, grievance.

That will tear our country apart.