🇺🇸⚡️- "The Concord Police are actively investigating a shooting that occurred around 7:30PM on Union Street near the intersection with Corban Avenue. The shooting occurred during the City's annual Tree Lighting Ceremony.

Concord Police, Concord Fire, and Cabarrus County EMS personnel were already at the event and responded immediately, providing medical aid and evacuating attendees.

Four gunshot wound victims were transported to the hospital. Three are in critical condition and one is in stable condition." - City of Concord, North Carolina.

🇱🇧🇮🇱⚡- Israeli air strikes against Beqaa Valley, Eastern Lebanon.

🇳🇱⚡- Last night unidentified drones were spotted over Volkel Air Base in the Netherlands. Air Force personnel used weapons against the drones but were unable to take them down, the drones left after being engaged.

Volkel Air Base is also home to U.S. Air Force aircraft, and has been confirmed to be one of 6 bases in Europe that house U.S. B61 nuclear bombs.

🇧🇷⚡️- Ex-president of Brazil, Jair Bolsonaro, has been arrested by the Brazilian federal police and is now detained.

🇪🇺🇬🇧🇺🇦⚡- "We welcome the continued US efforts to bring peace to Ukraine.

The initial draft of the 28-point plan includes important elements that will be essential for a just and lasting peace.

We believe therefore that the draft is a basis which will require additional work. We are ready to engage in order to ensure that a future peace is sustainable. We are clear on the principle that borders must not be changed by force. We are also concerned by the proposed limitations on Ukraine’s armed forces, which would leave Ukraine vulnerable to future attack.

We reiterate that the implementation of elements relating to the European Union and relating to NATO would need the consent of EU and NATO members respectively.

We take this opportunity to underline the strength of our continued support to Ukraine. We will continue to coordinate closely with Ukraine and the US over the coming days," - Joint Statement by the EU, Canada, Finland, Italy, Germany, France, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Netherlands, Norway, Spain, the UK, and Poland.

🇪🇺🇬🇧🇺🇦⚡- The EU, the UK, Japan and Canada have firmly opposed the current form of Trump's 28-point peace plan, Bild reports.

Ukraine's allies have strongly opposed any Ukrainian withdrawal, and surrender of territories. The allies have also opposed limits on the Ukrainian army and the unfreezing of Russian assets.

🇺🇸🇪🇺🇺🇦⚡- Ukraine, its European allies and the US will hold talks in Geneva next week.

🇺🇸🇬🇧🇺🇦⚡- UK's Prime Minister Starmer held a phone call with President Trump to discuss the 28-point Russia-Ukraine peace plan.

🇧🇷⚡️- Jair Bolsonaro's arrest this morning was conducted on a federal judge's orders after he received evidence the ex-president of Brazil was trying to escape.

Jair Bolsonaro admitted he used a welding torch in order to free himself from his electronic bracelet.

🇵🇸🇮🇱⚡- A wave of violent Israeli airstrikes against Rafah, southern Gaza Strip.

🇵🇸🇮🇱⚡- Explosions in Gaza City and Khan Yunis, Gaza Strip. The IDF is demolishing infrastructure in both cities.

🇵🇸🇮🇱⚡- Israeli artillery shelling of the central camps, central Gaza Strip.

🇵🇸🇮🇱⚡- Following the airstrikes, Israel is now heavily artillery shelling Rafah, southern Gaza Strip.

🇵🇸🇮🇱 - Israel carried out 10 airstrikes against Khan Yunis and 8 against Rafah in the past 30 minutes.

🇸🇾⚡- Light clashes between the SDF and Damascus-backed forces in the Dayr Hafr area, Manbij direction, northern Syria.

🇷🇺🇻🇪⚡- Russian President Putin sends Venezuelan President Maduro support in the form of a letter.

In the letter, Putin reiterated Moscow's "unwavering solidarity with the friendly people of Venezuela." Putin also told the Venezuelan President he believes Venezuela "will overcome all trials with dignity in these turbulent times."

🇺🇸🇻🇪⚡- "US to launch new phase of Venezuela operations," - Reuters.

🇵🇸🇮🇱⚡- Renewed Israeli airstrikes against Khan Yunis, southern Gaza Strip.

🇺🇸🇻🇪⚡- "Covert US operations would likely be the first part of the new action against Maduro," - Reuters.