🇺🇸🇸🇴🇦🇪⚡- Somaliland has begun discussing with the US regarding a deal to recognize Somaliland as an independent nation in exchange for an air base near the port city of Berbera.

Somaliland, as well as Puntland, offered UAE similar deals. UAE currently operates bases at Berbera in Somaliland, and Bosaso in Puntland.

🇸🇸⚡- South Sudan's People's Defense Forces, SSPDF, violently airstrike Nasir air base, in Nasir City, northeast South Sudan.

The air base, as well as the regional administration under Gatluak Liew Tiep, are loyal to Riek Machar, the Vice-President-led opposition. Several casualties reported.

🇺🇸🇾🇪⚡- "Do whatever you want, we fear no one but God," - Mohammed Ali al-Houthi, Senior Trump Official, responding to US President Trump's threats.

🇪🇹🇪🇷⚡- Satellite images show Eritrea has begun deploying air defense systems at key locations, amidst growing tensions with Ethiopia.

Rerum Novarum have geolocated the different systems:
- Russian made Sopka-2 radar system at 15.2397, 38.93771, south of Asmara's International Airport.
- Russian made S-125 Neva/Pechora surface to air missile system to 12.97415, 42.71307, near the Ethiopia-claimed port city of Assab.
- Russian made P-37 Bar Lock early warning radar system to 12.9717, 42.71348, near the Ethiopia-claimed port city of Assab.

🇺🇸🇷🇺🇭🇺⚡- "US Secretary of State Rubio persuaded Hungary via a phone call not to veto the next extension of EU sanctions against Russia," - Reuters.

🇸🇩⚡- Sudanese army forces dropped leaflets on areas where Rapid Support Forces are entrenched in the capital Khartoum, Sudan, calling on them to surrender or flee.

🇱🇧🇸🇾⚡- Renewed violent clashes between the Lebanese Bekaa clans and the Syrian government forces along the Hermel-Homs border. Lebanon's armed forces are striking Syrian sources of fire.

🇱🇧🇸🇾⚡- "What is happening on the eastern and northeastern borders cannot continue, and we will not accept its continuation. I have instructed the army to respond to the sources of fire," - Joseph Aoun, President of Lebanon.

🇱🇧🇮🇱⚡- Israeli Hermes-900 UAV enters Lebanese airspace.

🇺🇸🇾🇪⚡️- Recent statement by US President Donald Trump on Yemen.

Most notably, Trump says that - from now on - any shot fired from Yemen will now constitute a shot fired by Iran, and Iran will "suffer the consequences."

🇺🇸🇸🇾⚡- Mass demonstrations against US attacks and in support of the Gaza Strip are taking place in Yemen's capital, Sana'a, and several other major cities of Ansarullah-controlled Yemen.

🇸🇾🇱🇧🇮🇱⚡- Violent Israeli airstrikes against the Syrian-Lebabon border in the Bekaa region.

The strikes likely targeted the pro-Hezbollah Bekaa clans positions while the clans clash with Syrian government forces.

🇱🇧🇮🇱⚡- Israeli airstrikes against Jabal al-Rayhan in southern Lebanon.

🇱🇧🇮🇱⚡- Israeli airstrikes near the Beaufort Castle in southern Lebanon.

🇱🇧🇮🇱⚡- An Israeli airstrike against Khardali, southern Lebanon.

🇱🇧🇮🇱⚡- Another Israeli airstrike against the Delfa river, Bekaa region. Once again, likely targeting the pro-Hezbollah Bekaa clans positions that were exposed thanks to Syrian government forces fire.

🇸🇾🇱🇧⚡- Scenes from the Lebanese-Syrian border rights now. The town of Hawsh al-Sayed Ali.

🇸🇾🇱🇧⚡- Scenes from the Hermel-Homs (Lebanese-Syrian) border, where violent clashes continue to take place between the Lebanese Bekaa clans, supported by the Lebanese armed forces, against the Syrian government forces.

Meanwhile Israel continues to attack both, but the armed forces of both, Syria and Lebanon, refuse to respond in that direction.

🇺🇸🇾🇪⚡️- American airstrikes against Hudaydah, Ansarullah-controlled Yemen.

🇺🇸🇮🇷⚡- "Message to Iran: Take Trump seriously," - The White House.