NATO:

Our commitment to Article 5 to defend allies is firm and unwavering.

We will use with our allies all necessary military and non-military tools to defend ourselves.

Somalia: General Qalyare, commander of Puntland’s 2nd Brigade, was killed today in an IS-Somalia IED attack near Dhassan in the Jaceel valley.

Taliban Spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid:

Bagram is part of Afghanistan’s territory. It is no different from any other piece of Afghan land. We will never agree to bargain away or hand over any part of our country.

Source: Al Arabiya

Taliban Spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid:

Afghans are extremely sensitive about occupation, and no Afghan will ever allow their land to be taken or controlled by outsiders – not even an inch.

Source: Al Arabiya

Taliban Spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid:

The US should engage with Afghans politically, diplomatically, and rationally.

Source: Al Arabiya

Taliban's response to Trump:

"Afghanistan experienced ‘bad things’ for 20 years under US occupation."

Source: Al Arabiya

NEW: Norway says Russia violated its airspace three times in 2025, the first such incidents in over a decade, over the Barents Sea and Finnmark.

Oslo is unsure if they were deliberate or navigation errors but called them "unacceptable."

Source: Reuters

NEW: Netanyahu has ordered the complete closure of the Allenby Bridge crossing until further notice.

Source: Israeli Army Radio

NATO's Rutte says NATO jets escorted Russian jets out of Estonian airspace as no immediate threat was assessed.

NATO's Rutte:

Recent Russian actions are either intentional or blatant incompetence. We are not naive.

NATO's Rutte:

Shooting down the MiG jets was not necessary. But if necessary, we will do what is necessary.

This does not mean that we will always immediately shoot down a plane. We will assess the situation first.

NEW: The Secret Service seized over 100,000 SIM cards and 300 servers near the UN in New York that could shut down cell networks or conduct surveillance.

The network, found after threats to US officials, might be linked to foreign espionage or criminal groups. It was capable of sending 30M texts per minute and possibly disrupting emergency services.

The investigation is ongoing, with potential ties to at least one foreign nation and expectations of finding similar setups elsewhere.

Source: NYT

Kamala Harris:

We used to compare the strength of our democracy to communist dictators. That's what we're dealing with right now in Donald Trump.

Marco Rubio:

All the world leaders want to speak to President Trump. Some leaders are begging to shake Trump's hand.

Marco Rubio:

Trump will challenge the UN. The UN is doing nothing.

Marco Rubio:

Hamas supposedly sent a letter to Trump. Even an evil group like Hamas knows Trump is the only person who can make something happen.

Turkish President Erdogan to Fox News:

Trump said he was going to end the wars in Ukraine and Gaza. Did they end? They go on.

Once we start analyzing the issue, there are prices to pay.

Turkish President Erdogan to Fox News:

We will negotiate on F-35 jets. We expect that the US will do what it needs to do on both F-35s and F-16s.

Turkish President Erdogan to Fox News:

We are a member of NATO. The fact that Türkiye is not accepted into the European Union is unfair.

Russia attacks Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia.

Spain has now fully implemented a total arms embargo on Israel, formalized through a royal decree law.

All weapons sales, military tech trade, port access for fuel shipments, airspace use for arms transport and settlement goods imports have been banned.