Secretary of State Marco Rubio has invited officials from more than 60 countries to a meeting on what the Trump administration calls a resurgence of transnational far-left terrorism, with a focus on antifa.

The initiative has drawn skepticism from U.S. officials, European allies, and terrorism experts, who argue antifa is a decentralized movement rather than a foreign terrorist organization and does not represent a major international threat.

Source: WaPo

🇺🇸⚡🇮🇷 US airstrikes have been reported in Ahvaz, Chabahar, and Bushehr.

Great HONOR to have the Palm Beach International Airport be renamed The president Donald J. Trump International Airport.

Australian PM:

Opening match of Big Bash League, Australia's T20 cricket league, to be played in India.

An Egyptian chip company has halted the production of all packaging and food products bearing Lionel Messi's label, and will now feature photos of players like Cristiano Ronaldo, Erling Haaland, and Kylian Mbappé instead.

🇺🇸The Defense Department was funded with a budget of nearly a trillion dollars, but it is running out of cash, according to three U.S. officials, a former defense official, outside experts and two congressional staff members.

🇺🇸 Trump removes Election Assistance Commission members, report says

- On Thursday, President Donald Trump terminated the remaining members of the Election Assistance Commission , removing leadership of the independent federal agency responsible for certifying voting systems.

- The firings follow a Supreme Court decision bolstering presidential power to remove independent leaders, alongside Trump's persistent advocacy to implement nationwide proof of citizenship requirements and Election Day mail ballot deadlines.

- Of the four-member bipartisan commission created by the 2002 Help America Vote Act, one Republican appointee resigned while two Democratic appointees received termination notices from the White House Presidential Personnel Office on Thursday.

- Arizona Secretary of State Adrian Fontes criticized the move as "irresponsible and dangerous," warning it undermines nonpartisan administration, while The Brennan Center for Justice noted the agency faces a leadership void.

- With the Trump administration having previously reduced the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, the EAC's removal sparks alarm among election officials regarding federal interference and security support for states ahead of the midterms.

🇷🇺Kremlin

We will no longer believe the West wants negotiations on Ukraine

The Israeli Media reported:

Saudi Arabia is attempting to exclude Israel from the India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor (IMEC) project and reroute it towards Syria and Turkey.

🇹🇷 Turkey has sold its S-400 air defence system to a Gulf country — possibly the UAE or Qatar. Since Russia won’t take it back, reports.

Turkey ditched the Russian S-400 for the American F-35.

🇨🇩🦠 The number of confirmed Ebola cases in the Democratic Republic of Congo has increased to 1792, including 625 deaths.

📊 Elon Musk says SpaceX $SPCX will be worth more than Earth if it accomplishes its goals.

🇬🇧 Riots in London too.

🇺🇸 Lego Trump incinerated in hellish fireball at Iran's funeral for Khamenei