NEW: China has successfully landed a reusable rocket for the first time, marking a major milestone in its space program.

ASELSAN signed a €1.47 billion contract with Türkiye’s SSB for serial production of air defence systems.

It falls under the Steel Dome (Çelik Kubbe) program — Türkiye’s multi-layered air/missile defence initiative — which President Erdogan recently backed with an extra $24 billion in funding.

Israel confirmed a viral photo of a blindfolded, nearly naked Palestinian detainee bound to a cot is authentic and is investigating the incident.

Source: NYT

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s age has added an unusual layer to the planning for his New Zealand visit, with officials reportedly accommodating requests for scheduled nap breaks and venues that do not require him to use stairs.

The 75-year-old leader’s itinerary has been designed with these considerations in mind, alongside one of the largest security operations mounted for a visiting dignitary.

The preference for avoiding stairs is believed to stem from a fall Modi suffered at a public event several years ago.

Source: Stuff

Yair Netanyahu, son of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, has reportedly changed his legal name to Yonatan Hon.

The Netanyahu family has a long history of changing surnames. Yair's grandfather, Benzion Netanyahu, changed the family name from Mileikowsky to Netanyahu after immigrating to Mandatory Palestine in the 1920s.

Source: Haaretz

Qatar Halts Efforts to Revive LNG Production

Qatar has suspended its aggressive push to revive production at the world’s largest liquefied natural gas facility after an Iranian attack on a Qatari tanker in the Strait of Hormuz.

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Türkiye to Sell Russian S-400 Systems to Gulf Nation

The imminent transfer clears the path for Ankara to re-enter the US F-35 fighter jet program, secure essential KAAN aircraft engines, and for the US to lift sanctions.

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US Sale of F110 Engines to Türkiye Moves Forward

The US Congressional review period of the sale has concluded without rejections, clearing the regulatory path for Ankara's acquisition of the engines for its indigenous KAAN combat aircraft program.

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Poland has launched a new production line for a domestically developed long-range strike drone, marking a government-backed effort to strengthen the country’s deep-strike capabilities.

Source: Reuters

Kremlin:

The issue of Türkiye potentially selling the Russian-made S-400 air defense systems is an extremely sensitive matter.

Russia has held discussions with Türkiye on this issue, and those contacts will continue.

Japan’s Ibaraki prefecture now pays people 10,000 yen if their tip leads to the arrest of an employer who illegally hires foreign workers.

Ibaraki has Japan’s highest number of unauthorized foreign workers, largely because its farms badly need labor and rely heavily on workers from countries like Indonesia and Vietnam.

The government says the policy targets exploitative or illegal employers—not foreign workers—and will protect people working legally.

Source: Nikkei Asia

An American X account posts a meme imagining President Trump's likely reaction to Turkish President Erdogan's revolver gift at the NATO summit.

OpenAI and Google Sell Advanced AI Models to Blacklisted Chinese Tech Giants

The two American companies have been supplying advanced AI models to Singapore-based units of blacklisted Chinese tech firms, including Alibaba, Baidu, and Tencent.

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Mitt Romney:

I am not running for president in 2028.

The human brain shrinks by about 20% by the time you're 80 years of age. Twenty percent smaller—the size of the brain itself.

So I basically think people who are 80 and above really should not be running the world or running the country.

Source: Deseret Voices

Mitt Romney:

The amount of money a few people are getting concerns me. The idea that Elon Musk is going to be a trillionaire—what does that mean? We're talking about a thousand billions.

He could drop a couple of billion dollars into a political campaign to support someone who would give him even more power.

And he's not the only one. There are others who are going to become worth hundreds of billions of dollars, and they will influence our political system.

Source: Deseret Voices

Mitt Romney:

I met with the former president of Israel and asked him about America, and he said America is unique in the history of the world.

It's the only nation in the history of the world which has won and fought wars and taken no land for itself.

The only land America has taken is enough land to bury its dead.

Source: Deseret Voices

JD Vance:

I love Wisconsin—or, as you guys say, Wisconsin.