Australia will invest 12 billion Australian dollars to upgrade the Henderson shipyard in Western Australia as part of the AUKUS pact, making it a hub for maintaining nuclear-powered submarines.

The US will have access to the facility for its submarines, with rotations of US and UK vessels planned before Australia acquires its own fleet.

Source: Reuters

Marco Rubio arrives in Israel.

He will discuss West Bank annexations with Netanyahu.

A total of 72 people died during Nepal's protests.

Source: AFP

Israel continues to destroy towers in Gaza.

Mali: JNIM militants raided Kolokani, 127 km from Bamako, and torched a fuel tanker.

Sudan: Transitional Sovereignty Council said UAE-backed RSF is systematically targeting infrastructure vital to civilians’ lives.

Sudan: UAE-backed RSF shelled residential areas in El Fasher with heavy artillery and targeted oil facilities in White Nile state with drones during the night.

Source: Sudan News

Libya: UN-recognized government in Tripoli reached a Türkiye-brokered preliminary deal with Radaa Force to end months of tension and clashes.

Kremlin:

The murder of Charlie Kirk shows how polarized American society is.

Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk:

There is a growing wave of pro-Russian sentiments and hostility toward fighting Ukraine, orchestrated by the Kremlin on genuine fears and emotions.

Marco Rubio and Netanyahu at the Western Wall.

Sudan: RSF is shelling residential areas in El Fasher, capital of North Darfur, with heavy artillery.

Source: Al Jazeera

Netanyahu:

The alliance between Israel and the US has never been stronger.

NEW: Türkiye officially calls for projects to develop local nuclear reactors.

Projects to focus on next-gen safe reactors.

Sudan: African Union and IGAD issued a joint statement welcoming the Quad outcome on Sudan.

They backed a three-month humanitarian truce, a nine-month civilian-led transition, and rejected external military support.

Sudan: Army captured UAE-backed RSF fighters, including a Chadian mercenary.

France’s retirees now earn more than working-age adults.

Economists call it a “unique, unsustainable anomaly.”

Source: FT