— 🇸🇾 NEW: The Jolani-led Syrian Government has taken down the flag from the shrine of Sayyida Zainab in Damascus, the granddaughter of the Prophet ‎Muhammad ﷺ

The shrine is especially venerated as a holy place of pilgrimage by Shia Muslims, as Sayyida Zainab is also the sister of Imam Hussain, the third Imam in Shia Islam.

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—❗️🇮🇳/🇵🇰 BREAKING: An exchange of gunfire between Pakistani and Indian forces in the Leepa valley, Kashmir region

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— 🇵🇸 NEW: The average life expectancy in Gaza has dropped to 40.6 years old, compared to 75.5 years old in 2023 before the war

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The event is over. The line of contact is calm.

Indian officials claim nothing happened at all. May have been misinfo.

— 🇮🇱/🇵🇸 NEW: The IDF has announced the death of Master Sgt. Asaf Cafri, 26, serving as a tank driver in the 79th Battalion, 'Machatz' Brigade, who was killed in northern Gaza by sniper fire

In the same incident, an officer in the 'Yahalom' Unit and a reservist in the 79th Battalion, 'Machatz' Brigade, were 'severely injured.'

Israeli media reports that fighters of the Palestinian factions involved in the attacks successfully withdrew, and the IDF was unable to locate and eliminate them.

This incident occurred close to the same location as the ambush of an IDF vehicle on April 19, which led to the death of one soldier and severe injuries to five others.

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— 🇺🇸/🇮🇱 NEW: Under the new guidelines of the National Institute of Health (NIH), medical researchers will have all their funds terminated if they engage in boycotting Israel

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— 🇷🇺/🇺🇦 NEW: A Russian general, Yaroslav Moskalik, was assassinated in Moscow with a car bomb, likely planted by Ukrainian intelligence services – IBN

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🇷🇺/🇺🇦/🇺🇸 Trump to Time magazine: Crimea will remain with Russia

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— ❗️🇮🇷/🇷🇺 NEW: Iran and Russia are set to sign a 55 bcm gas transfer agreement, along with a $4 billion deal for the development of seven Iranian oilfields

Russia is also expected to fund the construction of a new nuclear plant in Iran.

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— 🇺🇸/🇮🇷 President Trump: 'I think we're going to make a deal with Iran. Nobody else could do that.'

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— 🇺🇸/🇮🇱/🇵🇸 NEW: In response to a question by Time Magazine regarding the 300 children killed and more than 600 wounded since the ceasefire in Gaza broke down, Trump says: 'I would say that the blame for that is Biden more than anybody else.'

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— 🇺🇸 NEW: Trump says he 'wouldn't mind' being remembered as a president who expanded American territory in response to a question about his legacy.

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— 🇺🇸/🇮🇱/🇸🇦 President Donald Trump: 'I think Saudi Arabia will go into the Abraham Accords, and by the way, I think it will be full very quickly.'

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— 🇺🇸 Trump: 'Tremendous anti-semitism going on in this country.'

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— 🇺🇸 Trump: 'I'm doing a good job. Great physical exam, and unlike every other president, I took the cognitive test and I aced it 100% and I bet you guys couldn't get 100% on that exam. It's a tough exam.'

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— ❗️🇺🇸/🇮🇱/🇮🇷 NEW: Trump has clarified that he didn't 'stop' Israel from attacking Iran's nuclear sites but did not 'make it comfortable' for them, preferring a deal over military action

He expressed no concern about Netanyahu dragging the U.S. into war, stating that the U.S. will not be 'unwillingly involved,' and he would willingly engage if a deal isn't reached.

He adds that 'By the way, he [Netanyahu] may go into a war' and says that U.S. will not stay out of it.

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— 🇮🇷/🇵🇰/🇮🇳 NEW: Iran has offered to be a mediator between Pakistan and India, with Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi citing good relations with both 'brotherly neighbors'

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