🇰🇿| Kazakhstan bans face coverings in public places

▪️Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev signed a law on Monday prohibiting individuals from wearing clothing in public places that covers their faces, joining a trend in several Central Asian countries to restrict forms of Islamic dress.

🇺🇸🇮🇱| President Trump: 'Israel is the greatest nation, possibly, of all time, with notable exception of maybe the United States, depending on how you look at it'

🇪🇺| NATO tests unmanned boats with sea-launchable copters

▪️As part of the Task Force X test mission, NATO is trialing unmanned surface vessels (USVs) equipped with rotorcraft that can be dropped into the sea and then take off directly from the water. This novel system expands maritime drone versatility, enabling covert launch, distributed ISR, and potential strike roles from naval platforms without exposing manned assets.

🇮🇷| Iranian MP slams Russia over undelivered S-400s and Su-35 jets

▪️Senior Iranian lawmaker Ali Motahari has criticized Moscow for refusing to sell the S-400 air defense system to Iran, despite previously delivering it to Turkey and Saudi Arabia. He also pointed out that Iran’s longstanding order of two dozen Su-35 fighter jets—originally prepared for Egypt—has yet to be fulfilled, with the aircraft instead being temporarily redirected to Algeria as part of a Russian goodwill gesture while Algiers awaits its Su-57s

🇨🇳| Leaked photos reveal China’s massive new “Bohai Sea Monster” ekranoplan

▪️Leaked images have surfaced of China’s new 4-engine ekranoplan, nicknamed the “Bohai Sea Monster” in reference to the Cold War-era Soviet Caspian Sea Monster. Unlike its Soviet predecessors, this bold Chinese design may be intended for high-speed troop transport across the Taiwan Strait, reportedly capable of speeds up to 300 knots. Analysts suggest it could carry hundreds of troops for rapid amphibious landings, resupply, or reinforcement missions. This marks the most ambitious ekranoplan project seen globally in decades.

🇮🇷| FM condemns Israeli strike on nuclear scientist as “criminal act”

▪️Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has denounced the reported Israeli strike last Tuesday that killed an Iranian nuclear scientist, calling it not a military operation, but a criminal act

Elon Musk to Trump:

So tempting to escalate this. So, so tempting. But I will refrain for now.

🇹🇭| Thailand Prime Minister Paetongtarn Suspended Amid Crisis

▪️Thailand’s Constitutional Court has suspended PM Paetongtarn Shinawatra, citing an ongoing probe into alleged ethical violations during border talks with Cambodia’s ex-leader Hun Sen. The leaked private conversation sparked mass protests, defections, and threats of a no-confidence vote.