— 🇮🇱 NEW: Israeli newspaper Yedioth Ahronoth confirms that the Iron Dome was mistakingly activated due to a flock of birds, likely pelicans

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🇧🇩⚡️- Major internet outages in Bangladesh.

🇧🇩⚡️- This comes amidst the massive riots in the country, as well as assurances from the Bangladesh military that the protests are under control.

— 🇮🇱/🇺🇸 NEW: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has landed in Washington D.C. to address the United States Congress – Kann

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🇺🇸🇮🇱⚡️- Prime Minister Netanyahu stepping off his plane at Andrews Air Force Base.

He will be addressing the United States Congress on Wednesday.

— 🇺🇸/🇮🇱 BREAKING: Vice President Kamala Harris has refused to preside over Benjamin Netanyahu's address to the U.S. Congress this Wednesday – CNN

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🇮🇶⚡️- An explosion was heard in eastern Baghdad.

🇧🇷🇻🇪⚡- "Maduro needs to learn how to lose an election. Whoever loses an election gets a reality check, not a blood bath. Maduro needs to learn that when you win, you stay; when you lose, you go away and get ready to dispute another election." – Lula da Silva, Brazilian President, on Nicolas Maduro, President of Venezuela, and the upcoming Venezuelan elections in a couple of days.

🇺🇸⚡️- Kamala Harris has secured 3/4 of the delegates needed to be the Democratic nominee .

🇺🇸⚡️- Kamala Harris has now secured the required delegates to be the nominee for the Democratic party.

🇺🇸⚡️- Joe Biden has delegated various Presidential powers to the Secretary of the Treasury and the Secretary of State

🇺🇸⚡️- Rumors are circulating around DC that Biden is currently in hospice care with an unknown condition but leaning towards recovery

🇺🇸🇮🇱⚡️- Biden has postponed a previously scheduled meeting with Prime Minister Netanyahu on Thursday, due to his health.

🇺🇸🕊️⚡️- “RIP Joe Biden” is trending on X amidst rumors that he is dead or dying.

🇺🇦⚡- "For me, freezing the conflict is worse than defeat. Defeat can be accepted with honor when you have done your best. Was it scary for two 16-year-old boys from Berdyansk to give their lives for the freedom of Ukraine?" – Bogdan Krotevich, Chief of Staff of the Ukrainian 12th Brigade, 'Azov'.

🇱🇧🇮🇱⚡️- An Israeli fighter jet was heard above Beirut, breaking the sound barrier.

🇨🇳🇵🇸🇮🇱⚡️- Senior official of Palestinian Islamic Jihad, Ihsan Ataya, commenting on the Chinese-brokered reconciliation agreement between Fatah and Hamas: "There is a necessity for the Palestinian political leadership to form an emergency committee, especially at this stage."

🇨🇳🇵🇸🇮🇱⚡️- Ihsan Ataya: "Some points that carry implicit and explicit recognition have been amended by naming UN resolutions that include recognition of Israel."

🇨🇳🇵🇸🇮🇱⚡️- Ihsan Ataya: "The guarantee for implementing the provisions of the “Beijing Declaration” is in the hands of the Palestinians themselves."

🇨🇳🇵🇸⚡️- BREAKING: China's Foreign Minister has announced that all Palestinian factions involved in the Beijing-brokered negotiations have agreed to form a "reconciliation government," a massive step in ending the schism between Fatah and Hamas.