🇧🇫⚡- JNIM have taken control over the military outpost in Kongaye, Burkina Faso's Eastern Region. The loss of Kongaye cuts Burkina Faso's access to the Sahel province via route N18 from the south.

🇲🇱⚡- JNIM launched a large attack in the early hours of Friday morning against the Malian controlled city of Sikasso, southeast Mali. The city is vital for Mali, as it is one of the few border points still accessible with neighboring Burkina Faso.

Malian Armed Forces, FAMa, repelled the attack, leaving a high number of JNIM dead. FAMa have displayed the severed heads of JNIM on posts around the city - media won't be shown for obvious reasons.

🇺🇸🇳🇬⚡- Islamic State of the West Africa Province, ISWAP, have advised its fighters to avoid public gatherings and movement amid an increase in US surveillance in Nigeria.

🇵🇭🇮🇳🇷🇺⚡- The Philippines unveils its first Russian-Indian made BrahMos missile battery. A significant milestone in Manila's capabilities in asserting its rights over the South China Sea - BrahMos are capable of reaching the disputed Scarborough Shoal from their base in Zambales.

🇱🇧🇮🇱⚡- "The Israeli army has prepared an offensive plan in case a decision is made to escalate or in case Hezbollah responds to the Israeli attacks," - Yediot Ahronot.

🇺🇸🇳🇬🇻🇪⚡- USS Gerald R. Ford aircraft carrier has been loitering around the same spot off northern Africa for the past 48 hours, as President Trump remains unsure on striking Venezuela and instead the carrier and its strike group could potentially be sent towards Nigeria.

🇵🇭🇨🇳⚡- The Philippines Coast Guard released photos of the Scarborough Shoal showing the Chinese have installed two new yellow buoys, one in the northwestern tip and the other in the center of the shoal. Structural debris has been found in the southeast of the shoal.

China uses yellow buoys to mark its alleged territorial waters in the South China and Yellow Seas. This is the first time Chinese buoys have been used in Scarborough, and comes as the US prepares live rocket firing exercises in the area.

🇪🇹⚡- Fighting between forces from the Tigray region and Ethiopian troops in the neighboring Afar province continue for a second day.

Afar's regional government has accused the Tigray forces of seizing 6 towns in the Afar province, violating the 2022 Pretoria ceasefire. The Tigray Interim Administration deny their TPLF forces are involved in the attacks, and claim to be working together with Addis Ababa to deescalate the situation.

🇸🇴🇪🇹🇦🇪⚡- Said Abdullahi Deni, Puntland's President, a separatist region of Somalia, has arrived in Abu Dhabi, UAE, after a brief stop in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Coincidentally he is joined by the leaders of South Sudan and Chad.

🇺🇸🇳🇬🇷🇺⚡- Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova calls on the US to "strictly comply with international law," amid President Trump's threats to carry out a military operation in Nigeria.

Zakharova rejects calls for airstrikes against Islamist terrorist groups over their attacks against Christians.

🇷🇺🇹🇿⚡- Russian President Putin congratulates Samia Suluhu Hassan in her victory in the Tanzanian Presidential elections, which she allegedly won with 98% of the votes, and has left over 1,000 civilians dead. Anti-Hassan protests are ongoing across the country amid a nationwide internet blackout.

🇺🇸⚡️- President Trump's approval rating among Republicans is starting to slip, decreasing from 91% approval to 79%.

His overall approval is in freefall.

🇺🇸🇭🇺⚡- President Trump welcomes Hungary's Viktor Orban to the White House.

🏳️🇵🇰🇹🇷⚡- "Istanbul peace talks with Afghanistan have collapsed.

Ceasefire with Afghanistan will hold as long as there are no attacks from Afghan soil," - Khawaja Asif, Pakistani Defense Minister, tells Reuters.

🇹🇷🇮🇱⚡️- BREAKING: Turkey has issued arrest warrants for Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu and 36 Israeli officials on charges of genocide.

🇺🇸⚡️- James Watson, the man who helped discover the structure of DNA, has passed away at the age of 97.

You may recall Watson was cancelled and had his titles stripped from him during peak woke in 2019 over passing comments he made on race.

🇵🇸🇮🇱⚡- Israel demolishes several buildings in Rafah and Khan Yunis, southern Gaza Strip.

🇵🇸🇮🇱⚡️- BREAKING: The Red Cross has picked up an Israeli deceased hostage from Gaza, there are just five bodies left in the Strip.

🇸🇩🇹🇷⚡- Rapid Support Forces launch multiple one-way drone strikes on Sudan's Atbara Air Base.

The base is home to Sudan's Turkish-made Bayraktar drones.