🇷🇺🇦🇲⚡️- Nikol Pashinyan, Armenian Prime Minister has arrived in Russia today, and attended an Industrial manufacturing exhibition in Central Russia.

Pashinyan is also set to meet with Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin during his trip and said he was “committed to further developing relations with Russia".

🇨🇫🇺🇬⚡- Reports are emerging of a possible re-emergence of the notorious Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) in the Chinko Nature Reserve in southeastern Central African Republic.

Multiple incidents involving the disappearance and suspected abduction of young men and boys have been recorded in the area.

Kony is back.

🇷🇺🇬🇷⚡️- "Greek shipping companies have made at least $3.8bn transporting Russian oil over the past three years even as G7 nations sought to curb the Kremlin’s oil revenues.

The company that made the most from the trade — which is narrowly permitted under the west’s sanctions regime — was Dynacom Tankers, founded by Greek shipping billionaire George Prokopiou. Dynacom made at least $915mn in revenues shipping Russian crude, or almost a quarter of the total among Greek shipowners since July 2023, according to FT calculations." - Financial Times.

Notably, Dynacom's tankers were among the first oil tankers to cross the Strait of Hormuz during the Iran War, even after Iran had publicly stated that no vessels could transit.

🇧🇫⚡️- The JNIM conducted large raids in Burkina Faso this weekend, killing over 50 soldiers and VDP members.

🇲🇨🇺🇦⚡️- Anastasia Berezovskaya, the woman suspected of carrying out the assassination attempt on the Ukrainian-Jewish oligarch Vadim Ermolaev in Monaco, has been found dead with gunshot wounds near Kyiv, according to Ukrainian media. She reportedly returned to Ukraine on the First of July.

Two other suspects have also been arrested in connection with the case, one of them being a current officer of the Main Directorate of Intelligence of Ukraine, and the other a former law enforcement officer.

Ermolaev was put into a coma following the blast; he and his son have suffered severe shrapnel wounds, and Ermolaev’s mistress has had both of her legs amputated.

🇺🇸⚡️- "The United States Military has never been stronger, or more powerful. No other Nation can do what we do (It’s not even close!). This year we set even more Historic Recruiting Records, months ahead of schedule. Morale has never been higher. Our Military’s unmatched POWER was on full display during our Celebration of 250 Years of American Independence and, like our Country, the WAR DEPARTMENT has never been “HOTTER.” We need to keep it that way, which is why, when Congress returns, we must pass Reconciliation 3.0, with 350 Billion Dollars for Defense, plus THE SAVE AMERICA ACT! I am calling on House and Senate Leadership to make this their Number One Priority, and ensure that 350 Billion Dollars in Recon 3.0 moves out of the Budget Committee as soon as Congress is back in session. The SAVE AMERICA ACT, which everyone is asking for, paired with the full funding of our Great Department of War, can be passed very quickly, ensuring that the United States of America stays FREE for Generations to come. Thank you for your attention to this matter! President DONALD J. TRUMP" - President Trump via Truth Social.

🇺🇸🇨🇳⚡️- "The United States monitored China’s test launch from a submarine of an unarmed intercontinental-range ballistic missile, which landed in the southern Pacific Ocean.

At a time when the United States is working harder than ever to prevent nuclear proliferation, China is doing the opposite. Beijing’s rapid and opaque nuclear weapons buildup is of great concern to the region and the world. We continue to urge China to engage in meaningful arms control discussions and commit to a regularized notification arrangement for all intercontinental-range ballistic missile and space launches consistent with commitments made by all other P5 members.

The United States remains steadfast in our defense commitments to our allies and partners." - US Department of State.

🇸🇾⚡️- Al-Arabiya reports that one of the victims was the Syrian Deputy Minister of Tourism, along with 17 others, including 4 police officers.

🇬🇧🇫🇷🇵🇱⚡️- NATO has launched a new program between the UK, Belgium, Croatia, France, Poland, Spain, and Turkey, The countries will combine and pool their Airbus A400M transport aircraft into a joint fleet, giving allies and NATO access to a larger, more flexible fleet while offsetting the usual time and costs of maintaining a larger fleet.

The countries combined existing fleet totals 78 A400M aircraft, with an additional 38 on order.

The same style of program is currently used for NATO's Multinational Multi-Role Tanker Transport Fleet, where nine countries, the Netherlands, Luxembourg, Norway, Germany, Belgium, Czechia, Sweden, Denmark, and Finland, which joined Today, share access and costs for a fleet of nine Airbus A330 MRTT refueling aircraft. (with 3 more on order)

🇳🇱🇺🇦⚡️- "The Netherlands has no more scope to offer direct military support to Ukraine, Dutch Defense Minister Dilan Yeşilgöz-Zegerius said.

Speaking in an interview on the sidelines of the summit, Yeşilgöz-Zegerius said she will be calling on other countries to help Ukraine but that the Netherlands has done all it could.

'We don’t have opportunities any more as the Netherlands because we have done so much,' she said. Asked specifically about fresh requests for Patriot missiles, Yeşilgöz-Zegerius said, 'We are at our limit.'" - Bloomberg.

🇫🇷⚡️- Marine Le Pen's hearing has begun at the courthouse. Judges are deliberating. The decision on her ineligibility will be given shortly.

🇫🇷⚡️- The court has retained the embezzlement of EU funds by the National Front, Le Pen's party before its renaming into National Rally.

The court has confirmed that while these funds were not used as they should, they were not used for personal purposes or enrichment.

🇫🇷⚡️- The 10 other accused are receiving their sentences. Le Pen's sentence will be announced in the coming minutes.

🇫🇷⚡️- Ineligibility sentences on the other accused have been drastically reduced since the first ruling months ago. Political analysts estimate she could receive an inelibility sentence that would still allow her to run in April 2027.

🇫🇷⚡️- BREAKING: Marine Le Pen, the main French right-wing candidate and leader of the National Rally, has been sentenced to a year with an ankle monitor and 45 months of ineligibility, 15 of which with reprieve.

🇫🇷⚡️- As she began serving her ineligibility sentence after the first ruling, she could still run for president in April 2027. She had warned she would not run with an ankle monitor. Marine Le Pen will hold an interview at 8PM on TV.

🇬🇧⚡️- "I will make a statement on my future in public life at 2pm." - Nigel Farage, Leader of Reform UK.

🇺🇸🇹🇷⚡️- President Trump has arrived in Turkey for the NATO summit, greeted by Turkish President Erdogan.

🇲🇨🇺🇦⚡️- The two Ukrainian men who were arrested in Ukraine in connection with the Monaco Assassination attempt (a current Main Directorate of Intelligence of Ukraine officer and a former law enforcement officer) were arrested on charges of killing Anastasia Berezovskaya, the woman who attempted the assassination of the Ukrainian oligarch in Monaco, and have reportedly confessed to the killing of the assassin.

Ukrainian prosecutors allege they found a 'torture chamber' at the home of one of the two men, which is shown in the video.