🇺🇦🇷🇺⚡️- Over the course of the four-year-long Russian invasion of Ukraine, over 1.4 million Russians have been killed or wounded in the attempt to seize Ukraine, with around 125,000 to 150,000 Ukrainians reported dead and around 525,000 to 625,000 casualties, per the NYT.

🇸🇩 - Insane footage: Amid a growing Rapid Support Forces build-up around El-Obeid in North Kordofan, Sudan, an RSF fighter recorded himself outside the city moments before a Sudanese drone strike hit his technical, very likely killing all those on board.

🇾🇪⚡- Yemeni media is speculating that Ansarullah leader Abdul Malik al-Houthi may deliver a major and potentially unexpected address tomorrow, as tensions across the country continue to rise.

Both Ansarullah forces and Saudi-backed Yemeni factions are currently engaged in large-scale mobilization, with repeated clashes reported over the past two weeks across two fronts—Ad Dali and al-Hodeidah.

🇱🇧🇮🇱⚡- Israel is carrying out demolition works in the town of Beit Yahoun, Bint Jbeil direction, southern Lebanon.

🇺🇸⚡️- University of Tennessee has awarded former Professor Tamar Shirinian a $1.9 million settlement after the University fired her for celebrating Charlie Kirk's assassination.

She is the latest leftist to be awarded huge sums of money from a former employer for being fired in the wake of Kirk's killing.

🇺🇸🇮🇱⚡️- Jewish Democrat Jake Auchincloss calls for censorship on social media to fight against antisemitism.

🇺🇸🇮🇷⚡️- "On July 1 at 3:30 a.m. ET, the aircrew of an MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter assigned to USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) conducted an emergency water landing in the Arabian Sea. There is no indication the emergency was caused by hostile action. Three of the helicopter’s four crew members have been recovered and are in stable condition aboard George H. W. Bush. U.S. Navy assets in the region are currently searching for other aircrewman still missing. The cause of incident is under investigation." - U.S. 5th Fleet.

🇺🇸🇶🇦🇸🇦⚡️- "Adm. Brad Cooper, CENTCOM commander, and senior military officials from Bahrain, Egypt, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, the United Arab Emirates, and Yemen discussed the current regional security environment and opportunities for enhancing defense collaboration across the region. Leaders underscored their shared commitment to the free flow of commerce through the Strait of Hormuz.

'We continue to stand shoulder to shoulder with our regional partners, The discussions underscored our shared commitment to regional security and stability.'" - US Central Command.

🇵🇱🇺🇦⚡️- The Polish Defence Minister says they will no longer be transferring the MIG-29's to Ukraine, as previously announced by the Polish President, after Ukraine declined to share its drone production technology in return.

"I proposed what I believe was a very partnership-based approach. MiGs in exchange for drones. The Ukrainians initially agreed but did not fulfil the arrangement, therefore there will be no MiGs for Ukraine" - Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz, Polish Defence Minister.

🇱🇧🇮🇱⚡️- The Lebanese Ministry of Health says that there have been 4,297 killed and 12,196 injured in IDF attacks since March 2.

🇻🇪⚡️- The death toll from the earthquakes in Venezuela has been updated to 2,295 dead, and 11,267 injured, and nearly 50,000 people are still unaccounted for 9 days after the earthquakes first hit.

🇷🇺🇺🇦⚡️- The Mayor of Kyiv, Ukraine, reports that last night Russia conducted its largest attack on the city during the war, with at least 86 injured, 13 people killed, and attacks in all districts of the city.

The Ukrainian Air Force reports that Russia used 74 missiles and 496 drones last night against Ukraine.

🇻🇦⚡️- BREAKING: The Vatican has excommunicated six priests from the Society of Saint Pius X.

The Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith, in a decree, declares the SSPX to be in a situation of schism.

🇾🇪⚡- Ahmed Al-Shami, Ansarullah's Deputy Minister of Information, denies reports of de-escalation talks between Ansarullah and the (Saudi-backed) Homeland Shield Forces.

🇸🇾🇱🇧⚡- Assad al-Shaibani, Syrian Foreign Minister, visited Beirut to meet Lebanese President Joseph Aoun. Al-Shaibani assured the Lebanese that Damascus has no intention of invading Lebanon, or combating Hezbollah on Lebanese territory.

🇨🇫🇸🇩⚡- Over the past few hours, Central African Republic helicopters have been attacking positions in Sudan along the border targeting FPRC pockets.

🇾🇪 - Situation in Yemen as mobilization continues on both sides of the line of contact:

Over the past two weeks, both pro-Ansarullah and pro-Saudi tribal forces have been gathering in the al-Rayyan area of Yemen's northern al-Jawf Governorate. The mobilization by Saudi-backed tribes began in response to a tribal call to arms issued by Sheikh Hamad bin Fadgham of the Bakeel tribal confederation, who is currently being held by pro al-Houthi forces.

Fadgham's appeal was linked to the case of Samira al-Zubairi—allegedly Mira Hussein, a daughter of former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein—who was arrested by Ansarullah authorities and subsequently expelled from her residence. The property was reportedly granted to her by former Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh, a long-time ally of Saddam Hussein.

According to Fadgham, as many as 8,000 tribal fighters have responded to his call and joined the mobilization effort.

Nearly two decades after Saddam Hussein's execution, his legacy continues to cast a long shadow over Yemen, once again fuelling internal tensions and conflict.

🇸🇾⚡️- Loud explosion heard in Damascus.

🇸🇾⚡️- The explosion happened in a café in the city center. Multiple injuries.