🇨🇳🇹🇼⚡- ABC, citing US military intelligence reports, state China is rapidly building up the country's commercial ferry fleet to prepare for an invasion of Taiwan.

The vessels have been modified to carry tanks and partake in amphibious operations. The highly possible use of civilian vessels by China in any attack on Taiwan has been raised by Rerum Novarum in the past too.

🇺🇸⚡- Unprecedented US aerial tanker movement over the Atlantic. 8+ tankers departed the US towards Europe, with most already arriving in the UK and Germany.

🇮🇷🇮🇱⚡️- Iran hangs Israeli spy a day after UN sanctions were reimposed.

🇺🇸🇮🇱⚡️- President Trump will meet with Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu today at the White House.

The "Trump Peace Proposal" for Gaza will be the major focus of the meeting, with the administration hoping to finalize a peace deal.

🇩🇪🇩🇰⚡- Germany's Sachsen-class air defence frigate Hamburg F220 has arrived at the Port of Copenhagen to protect Danish airspace during the EU summit on Ukraine later this week.

🇪🇺🇷🇺⚡- "The situation in Europe resembles that which existed shortly before the start of the WWI. There is now the prospect of a 'Franz Ferdinand moment' — a sudden escalation capable of dragging the European continent into WWIII," - Politico, citing European officials.

🇫🇮⚡️- “EU leaders should remain calm... Finland will not shoot them down. There is a 'special protocol' — first verify, then announce, then the Air Force decides," - Finland President Alexander Stubb talking about “unidentified aerial targets”.

🇮🇷🇮🇱⚡- Pro-Likud outlet Israel Hayom says the IDF is preparing for a possible military attack by Tehran in retaliation for the snapback sanctions.

🇷🇺🇺🇦🇵🇱⚡- "The war in Ukraine will end like World War I, when one side runs out of resources," - Radoslaw Sikorski, Foreign Minister of Poland.

🇪🇺🇷🇺⚡- "Recent provocations have shown our need to enhance our ability to monitor and destroy drones," - Andrius Kubilius, European Defense Commissioner.

🇪🇺🇷🇺⚡- "We need to increase our defense capabilities to respond to threats and face risks," - Andrius Kubilius, European Defense Commissioner.

🇩🇪🇷🇺⚡- "We must enhance our security as quickly as possible because there is a real threat from Moscow and we must do what it takes to confront it," - Boris Pistorius, Defense Minister of Germany.

🇷🇺🇺🇦⚡️ - Ukrainian Air Force releases footage of F-16 air-to-air missile kills during counter drone missions.

🇾🇪⚡️- UKMTO reports a vessel has been hit by a projective 128Nm southwest of Yemen. Vessel is now on fire.

🇺🇸🇶🇦🇮🇱⚡- President Trump called Qatar's Emir Tamim bin Hamad ahead of the Trump-Netanyahu meeting at the White House.

🇹🇷🇷🇺🇳🇪⚡- Following Turkey's special forces deployment to Burkina Faso, as well as the ongoing operations of Sadat PMC in Mali, Ankara is preparing to send special units and advisors to Niger.

Turkey continues to push itself as an alternative partner to Russia and China for the Sahelian juntas.

🇺🇸🇮🇱⚡️- Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu arrives at the White House.