🇺🇸🇷🇺🇺🇦⚡️- US Secretary of State Marco Rubio says that "territorial concessions" were discussed with Kiev as a route to peace.

🇪🇹🇪🇷 - Current situation in Northern Ethiopia:

So far only two TPLF factions are involved, but two of the largest, the TPLF-D and the TPLF-M. The fighting is currently limited to the Adigrat region, on Eriteria's border, and the A2 highway. Reports of clashes in Mekelle are false.

The TPLF-D faction leader, Debretsion, says the offensive was to prevent Addis Ababa from invading Eritrea's Abbas region, which would turn the 'Tigray region into a battleground'.

Tensions between Ethiopia and Eritrea were very high, with Eriterian media speculating Ethiopia could soon launch an invasion. The TPLF-D and TPLF-M operation has seemingly created a 'buffer zone' between the two countries.

Therefore, was this Eriteria's preemptive attack against Ethiopia?

🇷🇺🇺🇦⚡- BREAKING: Ukrainian forces have completely withdrawn from the southern half of Sudzha city.

Sudzha will likely come under Russian control in the next few hours.

🇷🇺🇺🇦⚡- Ukrainian forces have launched counter attacks in the Kupyansk, Borova, Limen, Toretsk and Pokrovsk directions.

🇺🇸🇬🇧🇷🇺⚡- BREAKING: British media, Sky News, reports that the Captain and most of the crew of the Portuguese-flagged SOLONG, which collided with the US-flagged STENA IMMACULATE two days ago, are Russian nationals.

British authorities have arrested the Russian Captain and crew on suspicion of manslaughter.

The STENA IMMACULATE was transporting jet fuel for the US Department of Defense when it was crashed into by SOLONG. SOLONG appeared to have made no effort to slow down prior to the ramming.

🇨🇳🇹🇼⚡- Taiwan's military will hold an "unprecedented immediate response" military drills involving all military branches next week, in response to China's increasing gray zone warfare.

🇨🇳🇵🇭⚡- 4 Chinese military vessels enter the disputed Second Thomas Shoal, South China Sea, just off the coast of the Philippines.

🇨🇳🇵🇭⚡- Philippine Coast Guard vessel, BRP Cabra, monitors Chinese Coast Guard ship, CSG3501, at the disputed Scarborough Shoal, South China Sea.

🇪🇹🇪🇷⚡- Tsadkan Gebretensae, Vice President of the Ethiopian-backed President of the Interim Tigray Administration, says war between Ethiopia and Eritrea is now "inevitable, as both countries have reached the final stages of military preparations."

🇵🇰⚡- Baloch Liberation Army says all Pakistani military efforts to rescue to hostages have failed.

🇵🇰⚡- Baloch Liberation Army kills another 50 hostages, in response to 'Pakistani army's aggression'.

🇵🇰⚡- Total number of Pakistani military deaths rises to above 110.

🇺🇸🇮🇷⚡- "Trump's call for negotiations is a deception of public opinion," - Ali Khamenei, Supreme Leader of Iran.

🇮🇷⚡- "The bullies of the world demands that everyone must obey them and prioritize their interests. Iran is the only country in the world to have rejected the bullies," - Ali Khamenei, Supreme Leader of Iran.

🇵🇰⚡- Pakistani state-media claims they've carried out a successful operation rescuing all hostages, and killing 50 BLA members. Reports are unconfirmed, and unlikely.

🇵🇰⚡- Reports of Pakistani military successfully carrying out an operation to free all hostages are unlikely to be true, as there are protests ongoing right now in Quetta, Balochistan, demanding the authorities to act.

🇺🇸🇮🇷⚡- We spent several years negotiating, reached a finalized agreement, and even signed it, yet this very person [Donald Trump] tore it up and discarded it. Why should we negotiate again when we know they won’t honor their commitments?" - Ali Khamenei, Supreme Leader of Iran.

🇺🇸🇮🇷⚡- "When we know that they do not comply with talks, there is no need for such talks," - Ali Khamenei, Supreme Leader of Iran.

🇵🇰⚡- Pakistani military takes control of all railway stations in the Quetta, Bolan and Sibi regions, Balochistan province.