A French intelligence outlet reports Ukraine is using a secret mixed F-16 squadron over Kyiv that includes Ukrainian pilots and U.S. and Dutch combat veterans on temporary six-month contracts.

The foreign pilots are reportedly helping defend Kyiv by intercepting Russian cruise missiles and drones, filling experience gaps as Ukraine transitions to the more advanced F-16 platform.

The arrangement is described as covert, contract-based (not active-duty NATO forces), and reflects deeper Western involvement in Ukraine’s air defense.

Source: Intelligence Online

LATEST: Map shows the scale of the U.S. military buildup against Iran.

US President Donald Trump said he will be “indirectly” involved in nuclear talks between the United States and Iran set to begin Tuesday in Geneva.

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A Haaretz investigation says Israeli cyber firms are turning cars into intelligence tools in a growing field called CARINT.

Companies can track vehicles in real time, cross-reference SIM, GPS and camera data, and in some cases even hack multimedia systems to access microphones and cameras.

One tool promised “full intelligence coverage” of a target, while an industry source said “real-time data fusion is the name of the game.”

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US Deploys 18 F-35s to Jordan

At least 18 US F-35A stealth fighters have deployed from United Kingdom to Muwaffaq Salti Air Base amid rising tensions with Iran.

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UN Chief: Africa Deserves Permanent Security Council Seat

UN Secretary-General António Guterres addressed the 39th African Union Summit in Addis Ababa, urging Security Council reform, peace efforts and UN-AU priorities.

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Former US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, speaking in a BBC interview in Berlin, accused US. President Donald Trump’s administration of “slow-walking” and effectively covering up files related to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

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The United States deported a new group of third-country nationals to Cameroon.

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Ruben Vardanyan, former state minister of so-called Nagorno-Karabakh, was sentenced to 20 years in prison by a Baku military court after being convicted of “crimes against peace and humanity,” terrorism, and other war-related charges.

Prosecutors had sought life imprisonment.

Azerbaijan says the ruling proves “justice” for his alleged role in separatism and armed activity.

BIG: Russian media, citing anonymous sources via Telegram channel Baza, claim Roskomnadzor plans a nationwide block of Telegram starting April 1, 2026, similar to the bans on Facebook and Instagram.

Telegram has already faced throttling and call restrictions.

French President Macron jogging in India's Mumbai.

Reza Pahlavi:

When there is no fair balance and an unarmed population is being massacred, that is when intervention becomes necessary to level the playing field.

It is like the D-Day landings and the liberation of France.

Reza Pahlavi:

You know, it’s important to understand that every day that passes — while negotiations may be taking place — we must not forget that every day Iranians are being killed, raped, imprisoned, and tortured.

Terror group PKK/PYD leader Ilham Ahmed:

We are partners in building a new Syria.

We must build Syria together and preserve its stability.

Reza Pahlavi on his father:

We are not talking about a return to the past; we are moving toward the future. Of course there were excesses, there were mistakes.

But when Iranians today speak about that era — and when they remember where Iran stood in terms of modernity and progress — they want to keep what was good and move beyond what was bad.

I am my own man. I have my own ideas and my own proposals.

Reza Pahlavi:

I am not campaigning to become King or President.

Terror group PKK/PYD leader Ilham Ahmed:

We must not become fuel for a war that is not ours.

Regional actors may be fueling this incitement.

This rhetoric must stop.

Greece has announced it will attend the upcoming Peace Board meeting in Washington as an observer, as part of the second phase of the Gaza ceasefire process.

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Reza Pahlavi:

Religion has its place, but it cannot be part of the public or political sphere. That separation is a precondition for democracy.

The choice must be free. If tomorrow an Iranian woman wants to wear the veil or not, that is her personal decision.

NEW: The second round of negotiations between Iran and the United States has begun.

Reza Pahlavi on nuclear:

Even regarding civilian nuclear energy, I believe we have already moved beyond that stage.

Iran is far better suited to non-nuclear renewable energy sources, such as solar power.