🇪🇺🇰🇬🇷🇺 — The EU says it has banned certain exports to Kyrgyzstan that could be re-exported to Russia (statement)

🇦🇿🇺🇦 — Ukraine’s president has arrived in Azerbaijan to talk about security and energy, a Ukrainian official says (AFP)

🇮🇩🇱🇧🇺🇳 — UNIFIL says an Indonesian peacekeeper has died from injuries caused last month by an explosion (statement)

🇪🇷🇪🇹 — Fuel shortages may have reduced the immediate risk of war between Eritrea and Ethiopia, a researcher says (DW)

🇮🇳 — The militant-to-officer fatality ratio for India’s forces in J&K has narrowed from 4.6:1 in 2019 to 2.9:1 in 2025 (ACLED)

🇵🇸 — 70,000 voters in Deir al-Balah will head to the polls this weekend for Gaza’s first local election in over 20 years (NYT)

🇫🇷🇹🇬 — France’s foreign minister says he has urged Togo to lift its ban on two French state-owned broadcasters (AFP)

🇲🇱 — Mali’s military says the situation is “under control” after “terrorist groups” attacked cities in the country (statement)

🇲🇱 — JNIM and Tuareg rebels from the FLA are acting in close coordination in northern Mali, a researcher says (France 24)

🇩🇪🇸🇾 — Germany’s foreign ministry says it has gained access to a German journalist who went missing in Syria (dpa)

🇷🇺🇸🇾 — Russian instructors could train Syria’s forces due to their reliance on Soviet arms, military sources say (Al-Modon)

🇭🇺 — Hungary’s outgoing prime minister says he will not sit in parliament (Facebook)

🇮🇷🇵🇰🇺🇸 — Trump says he has cancelled his delegation’s trip for talks with Iran in Pakistan (Fox News)

🇫🇷🇬🇷 — France’s presidency says it has renewed its defense pact with Greece for another five years (presser)

🇲🇱 — JNIM says it has targeted Mali’s presidency, defense HQs, an airport in Bamako, and military sites (statement)

🇲🇱🇷🇺 — JNIM says it is offering Russia a non-aggression pact in exchange for neutrality and future ties (statement)

🇸🇾 — Stateless Syrian Kurds have begun applying for citizenship after decades without legal recognition (ANHA)

🇪🇹🇦🇪 — The UAE may have to reduce its support for Ethiopia to focus on its own domestic issues, an analyst says (DW)

🇱🇧🇸🇾 — Syria’s president met with a prominent Lebanese Druze leader to discuss developments in the region (SANA)

🇲🇱 — JNIM says it has seized Mali’s Kidal in a joint operation with the Tuareg rebels of the FLA (statement)