🇷🇺🇦🇿⚡- In retaliation Russian security forces have arrested two prominent Azerbaijanis in Russia.

- Yusif Khalilov, in Voronezh, the co-owner of 'Alekseevsky Market'.
- Shahin Shykhlinsky, in Yekaterinburg, Head of 'Azerbaijan-Ural'.

🇺🇸🇨🇳⚡️- US Judge rejects Hauwei Technologies bid to dismiss federal indictments accusing the company of stealing tech secrets from six American companies and lying to US banks about its work in Iran.

The criminal case began in 2018 during the first Trump Administrations "China Initiative" to address Chinese intellectual property theft, the program was scrapped during the Biden Admin over accusations of racial profiling.

The trial is set to begin May 4, 2026.

🇺🇸⚡️- President Trump says he will arrest Zohran Mamdani if he interferes with ICE as mayor of NYC. President Trump also praised Mayor Adams for his co-operation with immigration enforcement.

🇾🇪🇮🇱⚡️- Ballistic missile launches detected from Yemen by Ansarullah against central and southern Israel. Sirens expected imminently.

🇾🇪🇮🇱⚡️- Red alerts across central Israel, concentrated on Jerusalem and the suburbs of Tel-Aviv. Ballistic missiles launched by Ansarullah in Yemen detected.

🇾🇪🇮🇱⚡️- Interceptors have been launched.

🇾🇪🇮🇱⚡️- Loud explosions heard over Tel-Aviv, central Israel. Possibly interceptions.

🇾🇪🇮🇱⚡️- The ballistic missile was intercepted.

🇺🇸🇨🇳⚡- "Two Chinese nationals were caught spying on our Navy and trying to recruit American service members for the CCP’s intel service.

Our FBI won’t stand for it. We tracked them, we stopped them, and we’re not done yet.

Espionage on U.S. soil will be met with full force," - Kash Patel, FBI Director.

🇷🇺🇦🇿⚡- An arrest of another Azerbaijani Shahin Shykhlinsky in Russia. His son was also allegedly arrested.

🇾🇪🇮🇱⚡- "Yemen will be treated like Tehran. After striking the head of the snake in Tehran, we will also strike the Houthis in Yemen. Whoever raises a hand against Israel, that hand will be cut off," - Israel Katz, Israeli Defense Minister.

🇺🇸🇾🇪🇮🇱⚡- "B-2 bombers may need to visit Yemen," - Mike Huckabee, US Ambassador to Israel.

🇮🇷🇮🇱 - Iran-Israel 12 Day War summary.

Against Iran:
- 60 ballistic missile launchers destroyed,
- 3 UAV launchers destroyed,
- 7 air defense batteries destroyed,
- 4 jets destroyed,
- 9 attack helicopters destroyed,
- 2 radars destroyed,
- 1450 Israeli impacts against Iran,
- 935 Iranians were killed.

Against Israel:
- 3 Hermes 900 drones destroyed,
- 2 Heron drones destroyed,
- 35 Iranian impacts against Israel (31 ballistic, 4 drones),
- 28 Israelis were killed.

🇺🇸🇺🇦⚡- "The Pentagon has halted missile and ammunition shipments to Ukraine for fear that US stockpiles could fall to critical levels," - Politico.

🇬🇧🇺🇳⚡- The far-left outlet The Grayzone claims it has "confidential files" proving the MI6 had infiltrated the International Atomic Energy Agency, IAEA.

🇷🇺🇺🇦⚡- Russia confirms the death of Ruslan Goryachkin, Commander of the Russian 8th Guards Army, after the army's headquarters were struck with Storm Shadows yesterday in Donetsk.

🇲🇩⚡- Prosecutors demand a 9-year sentence for Evghenia Gutul, Governor of the Gagauzia region of Moldova.

Gagauz are threatening to mass protest any decision against Gutul. Gutul was detained earlier this year in March upon arrival from Moscow.