DR Congo: CODECO and ADF militants killed nine civilians in attacks on Djugu and Irumu areas of Ituri province between Sunday and Monday.

A federal judge rejected the DOJ’s push to unseal Ghislaine Maxwell grand jury records, saying they would reveal “next to nothing new” beyond what was learned at trial, with no new names, clients, methods, or venues tied to Epstein or Maxwell.

Chinese Foreign Ministry:

We mourn the reporters who tragically lost their lives in the conflict in Gaza.

Israel must immediately stop its military operation in Gaza and fully resume the delivery of humanitarian aid

BREAKING: Norway’s $2 trillion sovereign wealth fund is cutting contracts with external managers of its Israeli investments, moving them in-house, and has sold stakes in 11 Israeli companies over concerns tied to Gaza and the West Bank.

Source: Reuters

BREAKING: Trump says he's placing DC Metro police under direct federal control.

Trump says he is deploying the National Guard to DC.

White House:

The murder rate in Washington, D.C. today is greater than Bogota, Mexico City, and more.

Trump:

This will go further, we are starting with DC. We are going to clean it up very quickly.

Trump:

We are getting rid of the slums, where they live.

Trump:

The police are now allowed to do whatever the hell they want.

Trump:

I am going to Russia on Friday. I am going to see Putin.

Trump on DC:

We will bring in the military if needed.

US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth:

This morning, we've mobilized the D.C. National Guard... You will see them flowing into the streets of Washington in the coming week.

US Attorney General Pam Bondi:

Let me be crystal clear: crime in D.C. is ending and ending today.

European leaders, worried Trump might strike a Ukraine deal with Putin that compromises European security, will meet him Wednesday before his planned US-Russia summit.

They aim to set “red lines,” including: a cease-fire as the first step, reciprocal territorial exchanges based on current front lines, and long-term security guarantees for Ukraine.

They also want Trump to include Zelensky in talks with Putin.

Source: WSJ

Trump:

Azerbaijan and Armenia fought for 37 years, Russia tried to solve it. We got it done.

Trump on marijuana:

We're looking at reclassification and we'll determine over the next couple of weeks.

Trump:

If we need to, we're gonna do the same thing in Chicago, which is a disaster.

Trump:

Ukraine is drafting 60 year olds now.

Trump:

I am going to tell Putin to end this war.

Trump:

Putin is coming to our country as opposed to us going to his country.