Pete Hegseth:

The Department of War is establishing a new counter-narcotics Joint Task Force in the SOUTHCOM area of responsibility to crush the cartels, stop the poison, and keep America safe.

The message is clear: if you traffic drugs toward our shores, we will stop you cold.

About 250,000 Palestinians have returned to northern Gaza since the announcement of the ceasefire.

Source: Sky News Arabia

BREAKING: Trump imposes new tariffs on China.

Trump also announced export controls on critical software to China, according to his Truth Social post.

Markets did not react well to Trump's new announcements today.

Crypto market's reaction to Trump's new announcements today.

Reporter: Have you canceled your meeting with Xi?

Trump: No. I have not canceled it. I will be there regardless so I would assume we might have a meeting.

Trump:

I will go to Israel to speak at the Knesset. Then I will go to Egypt.

Trump:

Hamas has lost 58,000 people. That is big retribution.

They are all tired of fighting.

Trump:

I will go to Cairo. A lot of leaders from all around the world will come too.

Trump on the Nobel Peace Prize:

The person who actually got the Nobel Prize called me and said that she was accepting it in honor of me.

I did not say then "give it to me." I think she might have, she was very nice.

I have been helping her along the way, they need a lot of help in Venezuela.

You can also say it was given out for 2024, I was running for office in 2024.

I am happy that I saved millions of lives.

Nigeria: Four soldiers were killed and five wounded as troops repelled an ISWAP attack in Ngamdu, Borno State.

Trump received his flu shot and a COVID vaccine booster.

North Korea marked the 80th anniversary of its ruling party with a major military parade overseen by Kim Jong Un, showcasing a new Hwasong-20 intercontinental ballistic missile, said to be its most powerful yet.

The Trump administration has begun laying off thousands of federal workers amid a prolonged government shutdown, blaming Democrats for the crisis.

Over 4,200 employees have received layoff notices across key agencies including Treasury, Health and Human Services, Commerce, Education, and Homeland Security.

Source: Reuters

Israel attacked Lebanon again last night.

DR Congo: Army issued an ultimatum to the Hutu-origin rebel group Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda (FDLR) to lay down its arms.