🇨🇳🇰🇷⚡- China and South Korea have agreed to meet on the sidelines at the upcoming Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Summit to discuss the Chinese structures in the Yellow Sea.

🇯🇵⚡- Japan plans to build five bomb shelters across the Sakishima Island chain, as well as drawing plans for the evacuation of the lower islands to prepare for a possible China-Taiwan conflict.

🇺🇸🇶🇦🇮🇱⚡- "During next week's meeting in Washington Prime Minister Netanyahu is expected to ask US President Trump to exert direct pressure on Qatar to threaten the expulsion of Hamas leaders from its territory if the group does not agree to a deal," - Israeli Channel 12.

🇺🇸🇮🇷⚡- "What we know so far is that the [nuclear] facilities have been seriously and heavily damaged. No-one at the moment says that the facilities have remained intact," - Abbas Araghchi, Iran's Foreign Minister.

🇷🇺🇮🇱⚡- "Israel holds 'secret' high-level talks with Russia over Iran and Syria," - Israeli Channel 11.

🇷🇺🇮🇱⚡- "Israel is holding quiet high-level talks with Russia to pursue a diplomatic solution on Iran and Syria, as the ceasefire with Iran remains in effect," - Israeli Broadcasting Corporation.

🇺🇸🍑⚡️- Active shooting at the Oglethorpe Mall in Savannah, Georgia.

🇺🇸🍑⚡️- A massive police presence is reported at the mall. Local media report that the situation is 'active and ongoing,' citing police statements.

🇺🇸🍑⚡️- Scenes from the Oglethorpe Mall, in Savannah, Georgia. Multiple injuries are reported.

🇺🇸🇪🇺⚡️- Former President Biden says European leaders constantly ask him for advice with dealing with President Trump. Biden also laments the Trump Administrations fast actions in undoing Biden's priorities.

“Many of the things I worked so damn hard, that I thought I changed in the country, are changing so rapidly,” - Biden

🇺🇸⚡️- The House has set a new congressional record for the longest vote in modern history, surpassing the record set in November 2021. The procedural vote has been open for more than eight hours.

🇺🇸⚡️- Congressman Thomas Massie has changed his vote on the rule from Yes to No. 2 flips and all 8 remaining votes are now needed for the Big Beautiful Bill to move forward.

🇺🇸⚡️- “Largest Tax Cuts in History and a Booming Economy vs. Biggest Tax Increase in History, and a Failed Economy. What are the Republicans waiting for??? What are you trying to prove??? MAGA IS NOT HAPPY, AND IT’S COSTING YOU VOTES!!!” - President Donald Trump

🇮🇩⚡- Ferry carrying 65 people sinks near Bali, Indonesia, killing at least two. Rescue efforts are ongoing.

🇮🇷🇮🇱 - Newly published footage shows the moment Israeli missiles struck IRIB Headquarters in Tehran, Iran.

🇵🇸🇮🇱⚡- As part of any hostage-ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas, Tel-Aviv wants to remain along the Netzarim, Morag and Philadelphi corridors in the Gaza Strip.

🇱🇧🇮🇱⚡- Saudi outlet al-Hadath claims Hezbollah has been almost entirely demilitarized.

The report says Israel killed over 4,000 Hezbollah members during the war last year. An additional 4,000 have sustained permanent injuries, and around 2,000 have left the organization. The Saudi outlet says almost all of the group's training camps south of the Litani river were closed, and approximately 80% of Hezbollah's bases and sites across the south have come under the Lebanese military control.

🇮🇷🇱🇧🇮🇱⚡- "Israel is seeking an agreement with the United States to implement the 'Lebanon model' in Iran - securing freedom of aerial operations over Iran similar to the current arrangement in Lebanon," - Israeli Channel 11.

🇷🇺🇦🇿⚡- "Relations between Russia and Azerbaijan are those of strategic allies, and certain forces resent that," - Russia's Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

🇷🇺🇦🇲⚡- Armenia is threatening to close all Russian media channels in the country, citing the broadcasting of 'harmful content'.