🇷🇺🇰🇿🇺🇦⚡- In a striking and unexpected exchange, Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev directly urged Russian President Vladimir Putin to end the war in Ukraine and return to negotiations during a meeting between the two today.

"It's heartbreaking that young people are dying. They are the gene pool of the brotherly peoples of Russia and Ukraine. All of this must be stopped," Tokayev said. He added that "perhaps this conflict should now be frozen and Moscow should return" to the negotiating table.

Putin simply responded that he will keep his Kazakh counterpart informed "of the developments on the Ukraine" file.

🇾🇪🇸🇦 - Update: The sound of explosions were airstrikes targeting Ansarullah positions in the northern and eastern countryside of Ta'izz, Presidential Leadership Council controlled southern Yemen.

🇾🇪🇸🇦⚡- Airstrikes against Ansarullah positions in the northern Ad Dali region, southern Yemen.

Note, this area is an active front, with frequent clashes between Ansarullah forces and the Southern Transitional Council troops.

🇺🇦🇮🇷⚡- Ukrainian drone strikes disabled an Iranian military cargo vessel in the Caspian Sea, killing one crew member on board.

In response, Tehran has issued a strongly worded condemnation.

🇵🇸🇮🇱⚡- BREAKING: A drone crashed near the house of Israel's Minister of National Security Itamar Ben-Gvir in Hebron, West Bank, eastern State of Palestine.

🇵🇸🇮🇱⚡- Israeli Channel 12 reports an investigation has been launched into the incident in Hebron, the State of Palestine. Now12 also states Ben-Gvir and his family are safe.

🇾🇪⚡- BREAKING: Heavy gunfire heard in the al-Rayyan district of the al-Jawf Governorate, northern Yemen. Clashes have finally erupted between pro al-Houthi tribes and pro Presidential Leadership Council tribes.

🇱🇧🇮🇱⚡- Heavy Israeli artillery shelling of the Ali al-Taher heights, Nabatieh direction, southern Lebanon.

🇾🇪⚡- The pro Presidential Leadership Council tribe al-Muhammad is reportedly advancing through the al-Muhayr open desert towards Ansarullah-controlled Jabal Yam – al-Rayyan district of the al-Jawf Governorate, northern Yemen.

🇮🇷⚡- Two explosions in Bandar Abbas, southern Iran.

🇺🇸🇮🇷⚡- "The U.S. naval blockade against Iran remains in full effect. As of July 25, CENTCOM has redirected 12 commercial vessels trying to run the blockade, disabled 2 that didn't comply, and boarded 2 to ensure total compliance.

Earlier today, U.S. forces completed a verification boarding aboard Comoros-flagged M/T Charminar in the Arabian Sea, and the tanker is now continuing its journey.

CENTCOM forces disabled Mozambique-flagged M/T Lavine in the Gulf of Oman, July 24, after the crew attempted to violate the blockade multiple times and ignored repeated warnings. The ship is no longer transiting to Iran," - US CENTCOM.

🇾🇪⚡- Clashes between the pro al-Houthi and pro Presidential Leadership Council tribal gatherings in al-Rayyan and al-Muhayr have largely subsided.

🇱🇧🇮🇱⚡- Israeli airstrikes against Nabatieh's al-Fawqa district after shelling the Ali al-Taher heights for several hours, Nabatieh direction, southern Lebanon.

🇩🇪⚡️- One person has succumbed to their injuries, and at least 15 have been injured, as a result of a car ramming at the Christopher Street Day (CSD) Pride parade in Berlin, Germany.

The manhunt is still underway.

🇩🇪⚡️- The suspect involved in the car ramming at the Christopher Street Day (CSD) Pride parade is part of the “Islamist scene” in Berlin, Germany.

Additionally, according to a Berlin Police spokesman, measures against the suspect, who is still at large, are underway.

🇫🇷⚡️- Fires in Gironde have worsened due to new winds from the West. The fires are headed towards several high risk industries and are encroaching on Bordeaux's metropolitan area.

50,000 new evacuations were requested urgently tonight. Firemen say the situation is hellish, with several small fire tornadoes and highly dangerous flames.