🇨🇳🇮🇳⚡- In response to the mega Chinese Yarlung Tsangpo Dam project on the Tibetan Plateau, India has begun revitalizing its strategic Chabua Air Base (27.46173, 95.1173), located just south of the disputed Arunachal Pradesh valley (India-administrated, China-claimed).

India will upgrade and extend the current runway, with jet hangers also planned to be constructed at the base.

🇨🇳🇮🇳⚡- For the first time in 5 years, New Delhi will begin issuing Chinese citizens tourist visas into India.

🇺🇸🇨🇳🇸🇪⚡- "US and Chinese officials will meet in Stockholm next week to discuss an extension to the deadline for negotiating a trade deal," - Scott Bessent, US Secretary of the Treasury.

🇸🇾🇸🇦⚡- A Saudi delegation of 120 businessmen are currently in Damascus to sign multiple agreements with the Syrian authorities, totaling $4 billion. The agreements will cover post-war reconstruction, agriculture and energy.

🇷🇺🇺🇦🇹🇷⚡- Russian and Ukrainian delegations are both on their way to Istanbul, Turkey. The third-round of Russia-Ukraine talks set to begin this evening.

🇨🇩🇷🇼⚡- Despite the signing of a ceasefire between the Democratic Republic of Congo, M23 and Rwanda, fighting erupted in the Masisi direction.

M23 took control over Kaonge and Mahanga, approaching the town of Abaye. Clashes lasted approximately 24 hours, before ending.

🇮🇷🇮🇱⚡- "120 to 150 Iranian rocket launchers exploded the moment they were activated, and Iran’s entire air defense system was hacked, during the war with Israel," - Saeed Laylaz, Iranian Reformist and former advisor to President Khatami (1997-2005), in an interview with Iranian outlet Eghtesad Online.

🇨🇫🇷🇺⚡- "A leaked document revealed that Russia is demanding $15 million monthly, an astonishing 40% of Central African Republic's projected 2025 national budget, for security services from Africa Corps (formerly the Wagner Group)," - African Intelligence, France-based African Think Tank.

🇪🇺🇷🇺⚡- "Russian media campaigns throughout Africa paint Europe as a land of endless possibilities, urging Africans to risk their lives crossing the Mediterranean Sea. By fueling irregular migration, Russia aims to overwhelm European borders, strain resources, and exacerbate political tensions within the European Union," - African Intelligence, France-based African Think Tank.

🇮🇱⚡- Shin Bet arrests a woman in central Israel of attempting to assassinate Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu with an explosive device. She was involved with other individuals.

🇮🇷🇷🇺⚡️- Iran announces spatial cooperation with Russia as an Iranian satellite will be launched in 2 days using a Soyuz launcher

🇸🇴⚡- Clashes between the Somalian government and Jubaland separatist government forces in the eastern outskirts of Baled Hawo (3.9221914, 41.8923521), Jubaland region, western Somalia - along the Kenyan border.

The fighting left 10 Somali government soldiers dead. Mogadishu accuses the Jubaland separatists of firing first.

🇺🇸🇮🇶🇮🇷⚡- US Secretary of State raises concern over a proposed Iraqi-law that would formally integrate the entire Iranian-funded Popular Mobilization Forces into Iraq's state apparatus.

"Any such legislation would institutionalize Iranian influence and armed terrorist groups, which would undermine Iraq’s sovereignty," - Marco Rubio, Secretary of State.

🇸🇾⚡- BREAKING: Druze separatists attacked the Syrian government's Public Internal Security forces checkpoint in the town of Wulgha, northwest of As Suwaida city, leaving multiple casualties.

The first such incident in over 24 hours. The attack also confirms that Wulgha remains under Damascus control, and any report suggesting Druze control is false.

The Arab Tribal Army allegedly withdrew from Wulgha two days ago.

🇨🇩🇷🇼⚡- BREAKING: Clashes erupt in several towns under M23 control north of Goma city, eastern DR Congo.

Wazalendo sleeper cells are ambushing M23 positions.

🇹🇭🇰🇭⚡- BREAKING: Thailand cuts all diplomatic relations with Cambodia.

🇹🇭🇰🇭⚡- Thailand has recalled its Ambassador to Cambodia, and has expelled the Cambodian Ambassador to Bangkok.

🇺🇸🇱🇧🇮🇱⚡- Hezbollah have informed the Speaker of the Lebanese Parliament, Nabih Berri, that the organization will not agree to surrender its weapons, even if Israel withdraws its troops from southern Lebanon, reported by Saudi outlet al-Arabiya.

According to the outlet, despite Berri representing Hezbollah's ally the Amal Movement, Hezbollah has expressed readiness to confront the Lebanese state. Berri has told US Envoy Barrack that while Hezbollah have disarmed south of the Litani River, he cannot cannot promise that the organization will disarm north of the river.

🇵🇸🇮🇱⚡- "It's time for the West Bank and the Jordan Valley to return to Israel. We will establish our control over the West Bank," - Shlomo Karhi, Israeli Minister of Communications.

🇺🇸🇷🇺🇺🇦⚡- "Putin plays chess, and Trump plays monopoly.

50 days of Trump's ultimatum is child's play for a person who thinks in terms of decades, if not centuries, the Kremlin does not take such rhetoric seriously. Moscow is calmly watching another round of American politics," - Sky News.

🇺🇸🇮🇷⚡- Iran says it intercepted US destroyer USS Fitzgerald in the Gulf of Oman as it approached Iranian waters.