🇸🇾🇮🇱⚡- Israeli Foreign Minister, Gideon Sa'ar, called Ilham Ahmed, Co-President of Rojava and senior figure of the SDF Council. This marks the first formal contact between the two parties.

🇸🇾🇮🇱⚡- According to Israel Hayom, the phone discussion between the two was "extensive" and Sa'ar assured Ahmed that he "constantly raises the Kurdish concern during all diplomatic conversations with international colleagues".

🇷🇺🇺🇦⚡- Russian Kh-59 Kingbolts launched, heading to Ukraine.

🇷🇺🇺🇦 - Russia triple tapped Chernigov with Iskander missiles.

🇷🇺🇺🇦⚡- Russian drones strike against Chernigov, Ukraine.

🇺🇸⚡️- The House of Representatives will vote on a new Speaker of the House today.

🇷🇺🇺🇦⚡- Explosions in Dnepr and Kiev regions, Ukraine.

🇸🇾🇪🇬⚡- Egyptian outlets say Egypt has banned Syrians from entering its territory, citing 'security reasons'. The decision was made after the new Syrian government appointed wanted-Egyptians to official positions.

🇨🇳🇾🇪⚡- "China supplies militias in Yemen [Ansarullah] with weapons to attack ships in the Red Sea in exchange for not targeting its ships," - i24, Israeli outlet.

🇵🇰⚡- BREAKING: Tahreek-e-Taliban kidnapped a Pakistani Special Forces Commander along with two of his assistants - Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa region, Pakistan.

🇵🇰⚡- "It's time to root out Tahreek-e-Taliban once and for all" - Shehbaz Sharif, Prime Minister of Pakistan.

🇵🇰⚡- "There are agents sitting abroad, disguised as friends, but are propagating against Pakistan. This is a significant threat," - Shehbaz Sharif, Prime Minister of Pakistan.

🇵🇰⚡- "We are also aware of the foreign hands who are hatching conspiracies against Pakistan from within Balochistan," - Shehbaz Sharif, Prime Minister of Pakistan, likely calling out Iran.

🇺🇸⚡️- House Speaker vote currently ongoing.

🇺🇸⚡️- The Speaker vote is currently down to two potential candidates.

🔵 Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY)
🔴 Mike Johnson (R-LA)

At this time, it's currently tied up, however it's highly likely that Johnson will be re-elected.

🇺🇸⚡️- Al Green (D-TX) attempted to make a semi-speech in casting his vote for Jeffries. He was laughed at and called to order for disruption of the vote.

🇺🇸⚡️- Incumbent Johnson in the lead against Jeffries, 90 to 82.

🇺🇸⚡️- Thunderous applauses from opposing sides of the aisle as each respective candidate casted their vote for themselves.

🇺🇸⚡️- Thomas Massie (R-KY) cast a protest vote against Mike Johnson.

🇺🇸⚡️- Ralph Norman (R-SC) cast a protest vote for Jim Jordan.

🇺🇸⚡️- Mike Johnson failed to acquire enough votes to be elected Speaker of the House. Second vote for speaker expected.