🇷🇺🇨🇳⚡️- Vladimir Putin has landed in Beijing and will meet Xi Jinping shortly.

🇫🇷⚡️- The French National Assembly approved a 36B€ budget increase for French armies. This increase is entirely focusing on rearmament.

🇫🇷⚡️- Edouard Philippe (center), former French Prime Minister and likely political heir to Macron, is being investigated by the French justice for embezzling of public funds.

Currently, Edouard Philippe is the only polled candidate capable of beating M. Le Pen or J. Bardella in the 2027 French presidential election.

🇫🇷⚡️- "An investigating judge will investigate the mayor of Le Havre [E. Philippe] for alleged acts of misappropriation of public funds, favoritism, illegal taking of interest, and extortion." - French National Financial Prosecutor's Office.

🇺🇸🇪🇺⚡- NATO's Supreme Allied European Commander, Alexus Grynkewich, says the US will withdraw 5,000 troops from the European continent.

🇦🇪🇮🇶⚡- UAE's investigation reveals the drones that struck a power generator near the Barakah Nuclear Power Plant came from Iraq.

Additionally, the Emirati State claims to have intercepted an additional six drones over the past 48 hours.

🇺🇲🇮🇱⚡️- "The most consequential Republican primary for Israel is happening in Kentucky." - Title of the Israeli outlet Haaretz' article published today covering the Massie - Gallrein GOP primary.

🇺🇸⚡️- President Trump has endorsed Ken Paxton in a long, winding Truth Social post.

Senate Republicans are reportedly livid at Trump’s decision to endorse Paxton, with Alaskan Senator Lisa Murkowski claiming Texas “is all but lost to the Democrats now,” according to journalist Andrew Desiderio.

🇺🇸⚡- Incumbent Senator Cornyn’s response to Trump’s endorsement of his opponent Ken Paxton.

🇺🇸🇮🇷⚡️- The U.S. military seized a sanctioned Iranian-linked oil tanker overnight in the Indian Ocean, according to the Wall Street Journal.

The tanker, known as the Skywave, was likely carrying over a million barrels of crude oil that was loaded from Iran’s Kharg Island in February.

🇷🇺🇺🇦🇺🇳⚡- Russia's ambassador to the United Nations has told the Security Council that Ukraine is planning to launch drones at Russia from the three Baltic states.

🇺🇸⚡️- Trump has posted on his X account for the first time in two months, since announcements regarding the War in Iran, to bash Thomas Massie for a supposed fraudulent endorsement.

🇺🇸🇮🇱⚡️- Notable how the only time he uses his dormant Twitter account is for Israel related matters.

🇺🇸🇮🇱⚡️- Jewish Democrat Senator Jacky Rosen and Republican James Lankford have introduced "The Jewish American Security Act" in the Senate.

The law funnels more grant money to security and protection for jewish communities and creates federal oversight over college campus's and social media companies to monitor antisemitism. The law would require colleges and internet platforms to provide transparency reports into their speech policies and how they are helping to combat anti jewish/Israel speech.

The Jewish Federations of North America are heavily pushing for the bills passing working so far with over 200 members of Congress.

🇺🇸🇮🇱⚡️- Democrat House primary candidate Maureen Galindo says she will convert ICE detention centers into internment camps for American Zionists and pedophiles. She goes on saying most pedophiles are zionists.

🇺🇸⚡️- GOP internal revolt over President Trumps endorsement of Ken Paxton in the Texas Senate primary is growing. Virtually every GOP Senator asked about it has denounced the move.

🇺🇲⚡️- U.S. GOP Senator Rand Paul has backed up Thomas Massie against Ed Gallrein on X.

🇺🇸🇮🇷⚡- "Months after initiation of war on Iran, US Congress acknowledges loss of dozens of aircraft worth billions.

Our powerful Armed Forces are confirmed as 1st to strike down a touted F-35.

With lessons learned and knowledge we gained, return to war will feature many more surprises," - Abbas Araghchi, Iran's Foreign Minister.