The US has informed Israel that it will veto the draft UN Security Council resolution, expected to be voted on today, which calls for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza.

Source: Axios

Trump:

I just finished speaking, by telephone, with President Vladimir Putin, of Russia. The call lasted approximately one hour and 15 minutes.

President Putin did say, and very strongly, that he will have to respond to the recent attack on the airfields.

At least 14 people were killed after the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) bombed the Abu Shouk refugee camp in Sudan’s Darfur region.

The Malian Armed Forces (FAMa) announced that a terrorist attack was carried out in the town of Tessit, located in the tri-border area between Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger.

No information was provided regarding casualties or injuries.

US envoy to Syria, Tom Barrack:

Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu and I met in Jerusalem today to discuss Syria and the broader region.

Trump envisions a Syria that cannot be used as a Platform by any 3rd party nation state, or non nation state, to threaten Syria’s neighbors, including Israel.

A member of Yemen’s Presidential Leadership Council (PLC), Tareq Saleh, said they are getting ready for an inevitable war against the Iran-backed Houthis.

Trump:

The Debt Limit should be entirely scrapped to prevent an Economic catastrophe.

Russia is trying to hide the losses of its aviation after Ukraine's drone attacks.

Russians replaced some of the destroyed aircraft with undamaged aircraft/decoys on their airfields, placing them in the exact same spots.

Cybersecurity experts from Ukrainian military intelligence have successfully breached the internal systems of the Russian Tupolev Design Bureau, a leading aircraft manufacturer in Russia.

During the operation, they maintained prolonged access, extracted 4.4 GB of sensitive data, defaced the company's official website with an image of an owl clutching a Russian aircraft, and gathered detailed information on company personnel.

Kremlin aide Ushakov:

Trump said he would be grateful if Russia worked with the Iranian side on the nuclear issue.

Kremlin aide Ushakov:

The question of a meeting between Putin and Zelensky has never been raised in a practical sense.

Kremlin aide Ushakov:

Trump confirmed to Putin that the US was not aware of Kyiv’s plans to strike Russian airfields.

Trump, for some reason, has deleted his post about the phone call with Putin on Truth Social.

Trump posted the same message again.

Zelensky’s Chief-of-Staff, Andrii Yermak:

At one time, Ukraine gave Russia strategic bombers because they wanted peace and guarantees.

But Russia used them against us, shelling our people. Now part of their strategic aviation has been destroyed in a retaliatory action.

The Israeli security establishment has decided not to allow the Freedom Flotilla ship to approach or dock off the coast of Gaza.

Source: Kan News

Canada's Carney says Ottawa is preparing reprisals against the US if talks to remove tariffs do not succeed.

S&P announced Ukraine's default on GDP bonds. The day before yesterday, Kyiv failed to make a payment of $665 million.

An international rating agency has downgraded Ukraine's GDP-linked bond rating from CC to D (default).

Elon Musk on Trump's new bill:

KILL the BILL