China plans to let Russian energy firms issue yuan-denominated bonds ("panda bonds") in its domestic market for the first time since 2017, signaling stronger China-Russia ties amid Western sanctions over Ukraine.

Source: FT

Blackwater founder Erik Prince is trying to buy into Ukraine’s booming drone industry, seeking profit as drones dominate modern warfare.

Source: The Guardian

Trump:

Following the Immigration Enforcement Operation on the Hyundai Battery Plant in Georgia, I am hereby calling on all Foreign Companies investing in the United States to please respect our Nation’s Immigration Laws.

Venezuela will deploy 25,000 troops to coastal and border regions to combat drug trafficking.

Zelensky:

It is the right idea to put tariffs on countries that continue to make deals with Russia.

Trump says he plans to speak with Putin "very soon, over the next couple of days."

Zelensky on the Alaska Summit:

It's a pity that Ukraine was not there, because I think that Trump gave Putin what he wanted.

Putin wanted to meet with Trump and I think he got it.

DR Congo: Rwanda-backed M23 rebels seized 8 villages in Masisi after clashes with Wazalendo militias.

Zelensky:

As long as Putin has not occupied Ukraine – we are winning.

In a rare move, Israel’s Supreme Court ruled that the government deprived Palestinian prisoners of adequate food and ordered it to provide three daily meals to meet basic survival needs.

National Security Minister Ben-Gvir condemned the ruling, vowing to maintain minimal prison conditions.

Source: AP

Israeli Defense Minister Katz:

Today, a powerful hurricane will strike the skies of Gaza City, and the roofs of the terror towers will.

Release the hostages and lay down your weapons—or Gaza will be destroyed, and you will be annihilated.

Who Arms Israel?

According to the latest SIPRI data (2019–2023), the US supplies 69% of Israel’s arms, followed by Germany at 30% and Italy at 1%.

An EU delegation will travel to Washington this week to coordinate with US officials on the new sanctions package against Russia.

Source: Bloomberg

Sudan: UAE-backed RSF militia executed an unarmed SAF soldier during the Kazgil attack.

BREAKING: At least 15 people injured in a shooting in the Ramot area of Jerusalem. 6 seriously injured.

Israeli media says it is a "terror attack."

Israel is imposing sanctions on two Spanish ministers. The sanctioned ministers will not be allowed to enter Israel.

Source: Israeli Channel 12

BREAKING: Spanish PM Pedro Sánchez has unveiled a series of measures aimed at "ending the genocide in Gaza." These include:

Closing Spanish ports to Israeli ships carrying defensive systems.

Shutting Spanish airspace to all aircraft transporting weapons or ammunition to Israel.

Barring tankers supplying fuel to the Israeli army from docking at Spanish ports.

Introducing legislation to impose a comprehensive arms embargo on Israel.

Footage showing the shooting in Jerusalem.

Spanish PM Pedro Sánchez:

There is a difference between defending your country and bombing hospitals and killing people by starvation.

What Israel is doing is not self-defense but the extermination of an unarmed people.