🇷🇺🇺🇦🇰🇵⚡- Ukrainian intelligence reports North Korea has deployed a missile unit to Russia for attacks on Ukraine. The unit will have six launchers and up to 120 ballistic missiles initially, along with 90 North Korean personnel.

During the overnight Russian attacks on Kiev, both Ukrainian and Russian monitoring channels confirmed the use of North Korean ballistics (2 KN-23 missiles). Last week, Russia launched two North Korean missiles as well, the first since August 2025.

🇺🇸🇺🇦⚡- U.S. President Donald Trump declined Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's request for 300 Patriot interceptor missiles, with the U.S. President citing depleted U.S. stockpiles and regional defense needs in the Middle East, The Financial Times reports.

🇬🇧🇪🇺🇷🇺⚡- Former senior officials from the E3 (the UK, France, and Germany) met with Russian officials in Vienna, Austria, to explore potential conditions for peace talks to end Moscow’s war on Ukraine, Bloomberg reports.

The meeting was held with Ukraine's coordination, as Kiev has been working on trying to establish direct contact with the Kremlin.

🇩🇪🇺🇦⚡- A security alert was triggered at Leipzig/Halle Airport overnight after a drone carrying an unknown substance and a detonator was discovered in the airport’s cargo area, BILD reports. Investigators classified the drone as a suspected explosive device.

The drone was found near a Ukrainian Antonov cargo aircraft, prompting the German Federal Police to deploy bomb disposal specialists and a remote-controlled robot to examine the device.

🇲🇽⚡️- Cesar Gastelum, a Mexican influencer with 500,000 followers on Tiktok, was shot in the head in a drive by while being live on Kick.

The murder took place in Culiacan, Sinaloa.

🇩🇪⚡- BREAKING: A cargo plane collided with an unknown explosive object (suspected drone) in mid-air while attempting to land at Leipzig/Halle Airport. The incident reportedly occurred approximately 400m off ground. The plane was forced to divert to Hannover. The aircraft suffered minor damage to the front.

Leipzig's airport remains closed. The collision follows an earlier incident when an explosive drone was found near a Ukrainian Antonov cargo aircraft at the same airport this morning.

🇩🇪🇺🇦 - German Federal Police have told WELT that the "unknown substance" found on the first drone which was lying on the ground next to a Ukrainian Antonov cargo aircraft were "explosive nitrates."

🇾🇪🇸🇦🇮🇳 - UKMTO confirms the sinking of the Indian cargo vessel, FAIZE NOORE OLIYA, in the Strait of Bab el-Mandeb.

No group has yet claimed responsibility.

🇱🇧🇮🇱⚡- Two Israeli soldiers were killed, while seven others injured, after entering an booby-trapped building in Majdal Zoun, southern Lebanon.

🇯🇴🇵🇸🇮🇱⚡- Jordan convened an emergency meeting of Arab foreign ministers in Amman to address what it described as escalating tensions in Jerusalem and its holy sites.

In a joint statement, the ministers reaffirmed that East Jerusalem is occupied Palestinian territory and the future capital of an independent Palestinian state. They accused Israel of undermining the historic status quo at both Islamic and Christian holy sites, warning that continued actions in the city could further inflame regional tensions and risk a wider conflict.

🇮🇷🇴🇲⚡- "Iranian and Omani negotiators have finalized the draft deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and are awaiting a final approval from Iran’s supreme leader," - AP, citing two regional officials.

🇯🇴🇵🇸🇮🇱⚡- "Jerusalem is a fundamental issue in the Arab world and in the Arab League, and there is no disagreement whatsoever about it," - The Arab League.

🇺🇸🇮🇷⚡- The Department of Treasury lifted sanctions on three entities affiliated with Iran's IRGC.

🇮🇷🇴🇲⚡- "An agreement has been reached with Oman regarding the geographical coordinates of the route for ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz.

We have studied the various technical, legal, security, and environmental aspects of the discussions with Oman regarding the Strait of Hormuz.

The joint statement with Oman is in the final review and drafting stage, unless it is obstructed by third parties," - Esmaeil Baghaei, Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesman.