🇸🇾🇱🇧⚡- A large quantity of explosive batteries were caught at the Lebanese-Syrian border, entering Lebanon, with the intent of carrying out assassinations.

🇮🇱⚡- Omer Dostri the Spokesman for Netanyahu's Press Office has been fired. Dostri allegedly fell out of favor with Netanyahu's wife Sara.

🇹🇷⚡- BREAKING: Turkish security forces arrest three mayors, with all three belonging to the opposition party CHP.

They include Zeydan Karalar of Adana city, Muhittin Bocek of Antalya city, and Abdurrahman Tutdere of Adiyaman city.

The charges against the three are also related to corruption, which was what got CHP's and Mayor of Istanbul Ekrem Imamoglu arrested in March earlier this year.

🇬🇧🇸🇾⚡- British Foreign Secretary David Lammy arrives in Damascus, Syria. This makes it the first visit by a British senior to the country in 14 years.

🇫🇷🇮🇩⚡- Indonesia is looking to purchase 24 Rafale fighter jets from Dassault Aviation.

The deal is expected to be signed when Indonesia's President Prabowo Subianto visits Paris, France, on July 14th for the Bastille Day celebrations.

🇷🇺🇨🇳🇧🇷⚡- BRICS 2025 Summit set to kick-off tomorrow in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. But neither the Russian President nor the Chinese President will be present.

🇬🇧🇸🇾⚡- "We have decided to restore diplomatic relations with Syria in the first visit by the Foreign Secretary in 14 years," - 10 Downing Street.

🇷🇺🇦🇲🇦🇿⚡- Yerevan says it will not allow 'third party states' to use its territory to carry out operations against neighbouring countries.

The statement comes amid reports from Ukraine's GUR that Russia has begun expanding operations in Armenia against neighbouring Baku.

🇺🇸⚡- "By a factor of 2 to 1, you want a new political party and you shall have it!

When it comes to bankrupting our country with waste & graft, we live in a one-party system, not a democracy.

Today, the America Party is formed to give you back your freedom," - Elon Musk.

🇺🇸⚡️- Musk says his party will be targetting specific seats in next years midterm elections. What the actual platform is, whether or not these candidates are running as spoilers for the GOP or actually trying to win is not known.

🇮🇷⚡️- 50% of Iran's traffic was cut in a matter of minutes.

The outage remains for now.

🇮🇷⚡- Iran's internet connectivity continues to drop, cutting 85% of the population off.

🇮🇷⚡- Almost a nationwide blackout in Iran, less than 5% is now connected to the internet.

🇮🇷⚡- The blackout in Iran is over, the internet is gradually returning.

🇮🇷⚡- 28% of Iran has been reconnected to the internet.

🇾🇪🇮🇱⚡- A single ballistic missile launched from Yemen.

🇮🇷⚡- 53% of Iran now connected back to the internet.

🇾🇪🇮🇱⚡- The Ansarullah missile was intercepted in the south of Israel.

🇮🇷⚡- Internet connectivity returns to 80% of Iran.