Trump:

We blew up Iran’s radar. They had no radar. They still don’t.

We blew it up again the other night. They had a nice new radar. They were all set to go, and we blew it up.

Russia's Medvedev:

Finland has lifted its ban on hosting nuclear weapons. What does that change for the Finns? Just one minor thing: their country is now on Russia's nuclear target list.

Rejoice, Finland, you’ve reached peak security!

Interviewer: Did you have spoken to Elon since he became a trillionaire?

Trump: I haven't. I wrote him a note. I said, “Congratulations, very good.”

He still likes me. But I did a little thing called the electric mandate.

Trump on Iran:

They're making no money, so we're going to take some of the money...

Israel Wanted to Assassinate Top Iranian Negotiators

US officials intervened to protect delicate ceasefire talks.

▪️Washington warned Tehran via regional allies
▪️Iranian plane evaded Israeli jets post-talks
▪️Aragchi and Ghalibaf were primary targets

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Trump Wants to Deregulate Online Gun Sales, His Son Stands to Make Millions From It

The White House's push to lift bans on mailing handguns directly to doorsteps would benefit GrabAGun, an online weapons retailer where the president's son holds a stake.

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Germany Birth Rate Plunges to Lowest Level Since 1997

Germany's total fertility rate fell to 1.32 children per woman in 2025, driving births to a post-war low and reflecting continuous annual declines amid a shrinking pool of potential parents.

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Trump:

Ridiculous for the U.S.A. to continue along this one sided path when the relationship is not reciprocal.

They were not there for us!!!

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth planned to announce major new U.S. troop cuts in Europe at a NATO meeting last month, but the proposal was blocked by senior Trump administration officials, including Marco Rubio.

Instead, Hegseth announced a six-month review of U.S. force levels in Europe.

Source: WSJ

The U.S. Justice Department said Thursday it informed the International Criminal Court (ICC) that the United States will not cooperate with ICC investigations and rejects the court's claim of jurisdiction over U.S. citizens.

The US has warned Poland that Russia may be planning a limited military provocation within months to test NATO's willingness to respond.

According to Polish outlet Onet, possible scenarios include missile or drone strikes on critical infrastructure, cyber or hybrid attacks, or a small cross-border incursion from Kaliningrad or Belarus disguised as an accident.

Polish and Baltic security sources say the objective would be to create a crisis that pressures Western allies to reduce or suspend military support for Ukraine without triggering a full-scale NATO-Russia war.

Source: The Telegraph

Peter Thiel accused Pope Leo XIV of "working for the Chinese Communists," arguing that the pope's call for stronger international AI regulation would mainly slow U.S. AI development while China continued advancing.

Speaking at the Aspen Ideas Festival, Thiel said the Vatican's message was likely to influence Western democracies but not Beijing, effectively giving China an advantage in the AI race.

Source: CNN

Apple Wanted to De-Risk by Moving to India. It Backfired

Apple moved production to India to de-risk its China-centric supply chain, but a massive ransomware attack on Tata Electronics leaked 630GB of core iPhone 18 Pro data.

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Moscow’s push to launch its own Starlink alternative is faltering out of the gate.

▪️First batch of Rassvet satellites sees early unit failure
▪️Ukraine claims strike on Moscow space comms center
▪️Roscosmos battles deep deficits

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Anthropic to Shut Loopholes That Give Chinese Tech Giants Access to Claude AI

Anthropic is tightening its detection systems to block firms like Ant Financial and ByteDance, which have used VPNs and overseas subsidiaries to access its advanced AI models.

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The U.S. State Department said Washington "supports Pakistan's right to defend itself against terrorist attacks," adding that "the Pakistani people have suffered greatly at the hands of terrorists."

The remarks come as clashes between Pakistan and Afghanistan continue following their worst fighting in years.

Source: Reuters