🇰🇿🇷🇺⚡- In yet another blow to Kazakhstan-Russia relations, Kazakh's Energy Ministry announces it will curb all Russian electricity imports by 2027, with state-owned KEGOC seeking to increase domestic power generation and cut reliance on Moscow.

🇺🇦🇺🇿⚡- 100 of the largest Uzbekistan and Ukrainian companies met jointly to discuss further economic integration between the two countries.

🇲🇱⚡- A convoy of cargo trucks attempted to break JNIM's blockade of Bamako.

The convoy was set on fire as it attempted to enter Bamako from Bougouni along route RN7.

🇺🇸🇮🇷⚡- "Assuming Iran agrees to give what has been agreed to, which is, perhaps, a big assumption, the already legendary Epic Fury will be at an end, and the highly effective Blockade will allow the Hormuz Strait to be OPEN TO ALL, including Iran. If they don’t agree, the bombing starts, and it will be, sadly, at a much higher level and intensity than it was before. Thank you for your attention to this matter!" - President Trump on Truth Social.

🇷🇺 - 15 hours ago, Alexander Dugin, a so-called Russian 'philosopher', spammed on X calling for the destruction of the entire White people.

🇮🇷⚡- Iran's Fars News reports the downing of a drone overnight near Qeshm Island.

🇦🇺⚡️- Sneako, or Nicolas Balinthazy, has been banned for life in Australia. Australian political influencer Drew Pavlou spearheaded the ban with a petition with over 10,000 signatures.

🇺🇸⚡️- American media magnate Ted Turner, founder of CNN and inventor of the 24-hour news channel format, died at 87.

🇲🇱⚡️- General Elisée Jean Dao has been appointed as Chief of Staff of Malian Armies by the junta as it restructures the command structure.

🇲🇱⚡️- JNIM fighters attempted to breach and seize a detention center in Kéniéroba, 60km south of Bamako. They were pushed back by local forces.

🇲🇱⚡️- The blocus by the JNIM on certain roads leading to Bamako has forced hundreds, if not thousands, of vehicle drivers to wait for days. Moroccan truck drivers report large quantities of food have rotten.

🇲🇱⚡️- Despite the Malian junta claiming the blocus around Bamako isn't fully in effect, drivers attempting to breach checkpoints were shot at and others saw their cargo seized and burnt by JNIM fighters.

🇲🇱⚡️- The road linking Bamako to Guinée is fully blockaded, with similar reports of burnt trucks.

🇱🇧🇮🇱⚡️- BREAKING: The Israeli Air Force just carried out an airstrike in the Dahiyeh suburb of Beirut, the capital of Lebanon.

Channel 14 reports this is an assassination strike.

🇱🇧🇮🇱⚡️- "The target of the strike in the Dahiyeh suburb of Beirut was a Hezbollah 'Radwan Force' commander." - Galei Tzahal, official IDF outlet.

🇸🇾🇱🇧🇮🇱⚡️- IDF fighter jets are reportedly loitering over southern Syria, preparing for another round of airstrikes - possibly assassination strikes - against Beirut.

🇱🇧🇮🇱⚡️- Israeli outlets are now naming Malek Balut as the target of Israel's strike on Dahiyeh.

🇱🇧🇮🇱 - Malek Balut is being identified as the commander of Hezbollah's elite Radwan Force, or Unit 125, a special operations force within Hezbollah's military structure.

The Israeli military has not confirmed a name, but most Israeli outlets are reporting that Balut has been eliminated, alongside other Hezbollah military officials.

🇱🇧🇮🇱⚡️- "With the approval of Prime Minister Netanyahu and Defense Minister Katz, the Israeli army launched an attack on the commander of Hezbollah's Radwan force in Beirut with the aim of thwarting his plans. The terrorists, led by Radwan, were responsible for bombing Israeli settlements and harming Israeli army soldiers. There is no immunity for any terrorist. Israel's long arm will reach every enemy and combatant. We have promised to provide security for the residents of the north, and this is our way!" - Joint statement released by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Israel Katz.