🇺🇸🇸🇾🇱🇧 - US military congratulates Syrian security forces for intercepting shipments of weapons destined for Hezbollah.

🇮🇳🇨🇳 - WSJ says China is rapidly expanding its military footprint near India with new high-altitude airbases on the Tibetan Plateau.

🇺🇸🇱🇧 - US Department of State approves the potential sale of tactical vehicles to Lebanon for $90.5 million.

🇵🇰🇦🇫 - Pakistani and Afghan officials say their militaries are exchanging heavy fire along their border.

🇪🇬🇮🇱🇵🇸 - Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty calls for the rapid deployment of an international force in Gaza.

🇹🇷🇸🇾 - Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan calls for the removal of non-Syrian elements from the SDF.

🇨🇳🇭🇰 - Chinese security officials warn foreign media not to spread "false information" about the fire in Hong Kong.

🇺🇳🇷🇺🇺🇦 - IAEA says the protective shield at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in Ukraine is no longer blocking radiation.

🇫🇷 - French authorities say an investigation has been launched following drone flights over a nuclear submarine base.

🇺🇸🇳🇬 - US oil major Chevron announces plans participate in Nigeria's next oil licensing round.

🇷🇺🇹🇯🇦🇫 - Tajik Foreign Ministry denies any plans for joint patrols on the border with Afghanistan with Russian guards.

🇹🇷🇺🇸🇻🇪 - Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan calls on Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro to dialogue with the US.

🇮🇱🇵🇸 - Hamas says it is ready to hand over its weapons in Gaza to a Palestinian authority "if the occupation ends."

🇹🇷🇸🇾 - Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan says the SDF shows "no intention" of integrating into the Syrian military.

🇧🇯 - Benin Interior Minister Alassane Seidou says an attempted military coup has been thwarted.

🇨🇳🇯🇵 - Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi says Chinese fighter jets aimed their radar at Japanese military aircraft.

🇧🇯 - ECOWAS and the African Union condemn the attempted military coup in Benin.

🇧🇯 - Security sources report the arrest of at least 12 soldiers involved in the thwarted military coup in Benin.

🇧🇯 - ECOWAS announces the immediate deployment of its standby force to Benin.

🇸🇾 - Reports indicate the Syrian military has sent reinforcements to the contact line with the SDF.

🇧🇯 - Benin President Patrice Talon describes the current situation as "completely under control."