Rubio on Iran:

They are facing sanctions, their economy is in tatters, their people are suffering, and somehow they still find the money to invest in missiles of greater and greater capacity every year.

This is an unsustainable threat.

Rubio on Iran:

Eventually, we’ll have to have conversations about more than just the nuclear program, but if you can’t even make progress on the nuclear program, it’s going to be hard to make progress on the ballistic missiles as well.

Rubio on Iran:

If, in fact, what you're interested in is a peaceful nuclear program, you can do it like most of the countries in the world do it, which is they have above-ground reactors and they import the fuel. We have deals now to do that with countries.

If what they really wanted was energy, they could do small modular reactors, which is something that's quite affordable and achievable for a lot of countries.

But when you say “we want to enrich, and we want to enrich deep underground,” and you have a history in the past of enriching to 20 and even 60 percent, plus you're building missiles that could potentially carry warheads, that doesn't sound to me like a country that's not interested in building weapons.

Russia used a fiber-optic-controlled FPV drone near Kharkiv for the first time, a version that can’t be jammed by electronic warfare.

Ukrainian officials warn it poses a new threat, as traditional detection methods are less effective and low-flying drones are hard to track.

Ukraine is now exploring radar and acoustic systems to counter them.

China has flown a large military drone at least 23 times from Hainan since August while broadcasting false aircraft identities, making it appear to be planes such as a sanctioned Belarusian cargo jet or a British RAF Typhoon.

Analysts link the drone to the Wing Loong 2 and say the flights over the South China Sea test electronic deception tactics that could mask surveillance or create confusion in a conflict, particularly in a potential Taiwan scenario.

Source: Reuters

Despite White House warnings that Iran could produce weapons-grade nuclear material within days, nuclear experts and UN officials say Iran’s nuclear program has largely stalled since U.S. and Israeli strikes on key facilities last June.

Satellite imagery and international assessments show no clear evidence that Iran has resumed uranium enrichment. The International Atomic Energy Agency believes much of Iran’s enriched uranium remains buried under damaged sites, and experts say enrichment is effectively suspended.

While Trump argues Iran is rebuilding and remains a serious threat — including through its missile program — many analysts say there is no visible proof of active nuclear advancement.

Source: WSJ

Polish PM Tusk:

If you ask people today about Brexit in the UK, the latest polls are absolutely clear — 65% of the Brits, they would vote for the EU today.

More than 80% of young people in the UK are in favor when it comes to possible membership in the EU.

BIG: Senior Trump advisers favor Israel striking Iran first to shape public support.

“We’re going to bomb them,” said one person familiar with the talks.

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Polish PM Tusk:

I’ve heard so many comments that Europe is close to collapse. It’s not true.

It’s still the best place in the world.

Former F-35 Instructor Pilot Arrested Over China Training Chinese Pilots

Prosecutors allege he briefed PLAAF personnel in Dec. 2023 and trained them for over two years.

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U.S.–Iran Face “Final Opportunity” in Geneva

Third round of indirect U.S.–Iran talks set for today in Geneva.

Iran offers dilution for full sanctions relief; missiles “not negotiable.”

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South Korea’s births rose 6.8% in 2025 to 254,500—the biggest jump in 18 years—pushing the fertility rate up to 0.80.

The rebound is driven by more marriages and people born in the early 1990s reaching peak childbearing age.

Still, the country has the lowest fertility rate in the OECD.

Netanyahu Targets Ottoman Era in Knesset Speech

During Modi’s Knesset visit, Netanyahu said that in World War I, while under Ottoman rule, the British Army and Indian soldiers helped liberate the land, with Indian commanders giving their lives.

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Turkish F-16 Pilot Steered From Highway Before Crash

The pilot ejected moments before impact, but at an altitude too low for the parachute to fully inflate.

He is described as having remained with the aircraft as long as possible.

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Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian:

Our enemies say Iran must not pursue nuclear weapons. This is something we ourselves have repeatedly declared — that we are not seeking nuclear weapons.

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian:

Trump has claimed that 32,000 people were killed in Iran.

We have already published the names along with national ID numbers. If anyone has other names, they should publish them with evidence.

During the incidents, enemies were seeking regime change. Those who set mosques on fire and martyred security forces are no longer considered protesters.

Does someone who is protesting destroy a school? Does someone who is protesting set a mosque on fire?

Israeli President Visits Ethiopia as Ethiopia Reaffirms Two-State Policy

Israeli President Isaac Herzog visited Addis Ababa on Wednesday, as Ethiopian President Taye Atske Selassie reaffirmed support for two-state solution. Talks with Selassie & PM Abiy Ahmed focused on bilateral ties as alliance speculation & Somaliland tension shapes diplomacy.

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The U.S. blocked Venezuela from paying Nicolás Maduro’s legal fees.

Lawyer says this interferes with his Sixth Amendment right.

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📸 Chinese high-resolution satellite imagery shows 11 x U.S. Air Force F-22 jets deployed at Ovda Air Base in Israel.

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India's Modi and Netanyahu attend solemn memorial ceremony at Yad Vashem, Israel’s official Holocaust memorial in Jerusalem.

U.S. Navy's USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) aircraft carrier departs Crete, Greece en route to the eastern Mediterranean.