🇸🇾⚡- Scenes from As Suwaida region, southern Syria.

🇯🇵🇦🇺⚡- Japanese shipbuilder Mitsubishi Heavy Industries has won the contract to build the Australian Navy 11 Mogami-class frigates, a deal worth almost $10 billion.

🇪🇺🇨🇳🇮🇳⚡- "Patience is running thin with China and India as the world’s most populous countries continue to fuel the Russian economy/war machine.

The EU is preparing to push for sanctions against India and China over its involvement in supporting Russia’s war on Ukraine. Including China's covert drone engine shipments to Russia disguised as refrigeration units," - Politico.

🇺🇸🇱🇧⚡- The US Embassy in Beirut has demanded Lebanon's President Joseph Aoun provide a timeline on the disarmament of Hezbollah in today's cabinet meeting. Anything less would be unsuitable for Washington.

🇵🇸🇮🇱⚡- The security cabinet meeting scheduled for today to make the decision on approving the Gaza annexation plan has been canceled.

Instead, Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu will hold a private conversation with Israeli Chief of Staff Zamir and Strategic Minister Dermer.

🇵🇸🇮🇱⚡- The Israeli Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir has opposed the Gaza annexation plan, as he does not want to be responsible for leading operations that "would endanger the lives of the hostages in Gaza" - Israeli Channel 13 quotes him saying.

🇺🇸🇵🇸🇮🇱⚡- BREAKING: "US House Speaker Mike Johnson acknowledges Israel's historical right to sovereignty over the West Bank," - The Times of Israel.

Johnson's visit to Israel and statements comes at a time when western European nations have begun preparations for the recognition of the State of Palestinian, as well as classifying Israeli activity in the West Bank as 'terrorism'.

🇷🇺🇮🇳⚡- India's National Security Advisor Ajit Doval to visit Moscow, Russia today.

Indian outlet the Economic Times calls the high-profile visit a move to strengthen ties in the military and energy fields between the two countries.

🇷🇺⚡- "The southern part of Kamchatka shifted 2 meters to the southeast after the strongest earthquake since 1952," - Russian Academy of Sciences.

🇱🇧⚡- The Lebanese military has begun deploying around the cabinet building in Beirut, ahead of today's government meeting on the disarming of non-state actors, including Hezbollah.

🇱🇧🇮🇱⚡- Israeli drones operating in southern Lebanon.

🇱🇧⚡- The Lebanese cabinet meeting has begun on the disarmament of non-state actors at the Baabda Palace, Beirut.

🇱🇧⚡- Bekaa clans affiliated with Hezbollah begin mobilizing to protest the outcome of the Lebanese cabinet meeting.

🇱🇧🇮🇱⚡- Israeli drones over the south of Lebanon.

🇱🇧🇮🇱⚡- Israeli drones over the Bekaa region, Lebanon.

🇱🇧🇮🇱⚡- A squadron of Israeli jets enter southern Lebanon airspace.

🇱🇧⚡- A fire breaks out near Houmine El Tahta, near Sidon, just north of the Litani River - Lebanon.

🇱🇧⚡- Lebanese media claims the cabinet meeting is currently very tense, which Hezbollah outlet al-Manar confirms, but denies that President Aoun raised his voice and was shouting.

🇵🇱🇵🇸🇮🇱⚡- Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs summons the Polish Ambassador to Tel Aviv after Polish Prime Minister Tusk accused Israeli politicians of causing a genocide in Gaza.

🇺🇸🇺🇦⚡- Sweden, Norway, and Denmark raise $500 million to fund Us weapons going to Ukraine.

🇺🇸🇮🇳⚡- President Trump says tariffs on India will rise substantially in the next 24 hours.