🇨🇳🇵🇭⚡- "We want to avoid war, but our military would never allow any foreign country to trample on the Philippines’ territorial rights." – Philippines Chief of Staff, Romeo Brawner.

🇨🇳🇵🇭⚡- "Philippines will fight back proportionally against China," – Philippines Chief of Staff, Romeo Brawner.

🇮🇷⚡- Pezeshkian's team has cancelled the press conference.

🇮🇷⚡- "Everyone must help the president-elect overcome the country's problems." – Saeed Jalili.

🇮🇷⚡- "It is also my duty to help the new government overcome the country's problems," – Saeed Jalili.

🇮🇷⚡- "We witnessed wide participation, serious competition, and a fair atmosphere," – Saeed Jalili.

🇮🇷⚡- "We congratulate the President-elect and affirm our readiness to continue cooperation and enhance work with his Government," – Commander of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard.

🇺🇦⚡- Ukraine to be told it is too corrupt to join Nato – The Telegraph.

🇱🇧🇮🇱⚡- "The assessment is that there will be no war between Israel and Lebanon in the foreseeable future. As soon as Israel feels that it is unable to continue fighting with Hamas, it will go to a deal." – Naim Kassem, Deputy Leader of Hezbollah, to a Russian news outlet.

🇱🇧🇮🇱⚡- "Israel has no choice but to agree to Hamas's proposal, the option to expand the war exists, but it doesn't seem like it will happen in the near future, we, in Hezbollah, are prepared for the worst possibilities." – Naim Kassem, Deputy Leader of Hezbollah.

🇹🇷🇮🇶⚡- A large Turkish military convoy spotted in the Hakurk region of north Iraq. Hakurk is a major PKK operation base and was the site of a deadly military clash between Turkish and PKK troops, October 1992.

🇮🇷⚡- "We will extend the hand of friendship to everyone; we are all people of this country; we should use everyone for the progress of the country." – Masoud Pezeshkian, Iranian President-elect.

🇮🇷⚡- "The difficult path ahead will not be smooth except with your companionship, empathy and trust. I extend my hand to you and I swear on my honor that I will not leave you alone on this path. Don't leave me alone." – Masoud Pezeshkian, Iranian President-elect.

🇮🇷⚡- Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Khamenei, has met with President-elect Masoud Pezeshkian.

🇷🇺🇺🇦⚡- Visual confirmation: Russian forces have captured Sporny (Spirne) – Sivers'k direction. A Russian flag was hoisted in the western outskirts today.

The Russian Ministry of Defense claimed control two weeks ago.

🇺🇲🇷🇺🇺🇦⚡- A US volunteer unit fighting on behalf of Ukraine, 'Chosen Company', has been accused of several war crimes. Caspar Grosse, a German medic, who was part of the unit, has admitted the crimes.

Several leaked footage shows the killing of unarmed, prisoners and those who surrendered.

🇪🇺🇭🇺⚡️- Identity and Democracy (ID) to merge with Orban's Patriots for Europe group in the European Parliament.

🇮🇱Riots in Tel Aviv

🇳🇪🇲🇱🇧🇫⚡- Military junta leaders of Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso held an extraordinary meeting today, in Niamey, Niger.

The first joint meeting since the three came to power and the first summit of the new military alliance - Alliance of Sahel States.

🇳🇪🇲🇱🇧🇫⚡- During the meeting the three junta leaders formed a new "Confederation of Sahel States", aiming for greater economic integration and cooperation.

🇲🇱🇩🇪⚡- German military will close its military base in Niger by August 31.