🇺🇸🇵🇸🇦🇱⚡- "Albania has not been asked by anyone. We cannot even consider taking on any such responsibility. Albania is not in the Middle East itself, and therefore we cannot do any more than any other European country," - Edi Rama, Prime Minister of Albania.

🇸🇾🇹🇷⚡- A wave of Turkish airstrikes against Karoqazat and Sarrin, SDF-controlled northern Syria.

🇸🇾⚡- Infighting reported again, with violent clashes taking place between Hamza Division (SNA-backed) and Ahrar al-Sham in the eastern Aleppo region, Syria.

🇸🇾⚡- Ali al-Dibo, a senior member of the Turkish-funded Hamza Division (SNA-backed) was killed by Ahrar al-Sham.

🇸🇾⚡- Infighting allegedly began after Ahrar al-Sham attacked Hamza Division for looting Syrian homes, with the loot then being sold in Turkey.

🇸🇾⚡- Ahrar al-Sham are holding several other members of the Hamza Division, refusing to hand them over.

🇸🇾⚡- A convoy belonging to the Hamza Division (SNA-backed) leaves Mare' for al-Bab city, Ahrar al-Sham stronghold, northern Syria.

🇸🇾⚡- In response to the killing of Ali al-Dibo, Hamza Division begins withdrawing from the fight against the SDF in the Tishrin Dam direction.

🇺🇸🇩🇰🇬🇱⚡- Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) publicly criticized President Trump’s proposal to buy Greenland, calling it an "ally, not an asset." By siding with Danish officials to admonish the president and reject the idea, she has undermined the president’s vision for expanding US influence and securing Greenland’s strategic and economic value.

🇷🇺🇺🇦🇮🇱⚡- "Israel does not provide military support to Kiev for various reasons. Israel will continue to maintain its relationship with Russia," - Michael Brodsky, Israeli Ambassador to Ukraine.

🇬🇹⚡- Interpol arrest Yoel Alter outside Guatemala City, Guatemala.

Alter is one of the leaders of the Jewish cult 'Lev Tahor,' which is involved in the kidnapping of minors.

🇨🇩🇷🇼⚡- Scenes from central Goma, as fighting for the city in eastern DR Congo continues.

M23 launched their offensive on the city over 24 hours ago and controls approximately 60% of the city so far.

🇺🇸🇨🇳⚡️- Bloomberg reports that the wealthiest people in the world have lost at least $108 billion due to the rise of DeepSeek AI, with the biggest losses reported among billionaires invested in AI and technology.

🇸🇾🇹🇷⚡- "We will not allow Turkish forces and their loyal factions to cross the Euphrates," - Mazloum Abdi, Commander-In-Chief of the Syrian Democratic Forces.

🇿🇦🇨🇩🇷🇼⚡- South African President Ramaphosa just had a phone call with Rwandan President Kagame. Rwanda's Ministry of Foreign Affairs described the conversation between the two as "productive".

🇺🇸🇨🇳⚡️- President Trump announced his intention to impose tariffs on the import of semiconductors, metals, and pharmaceuticals into the United States, per Bloomberg.

🇹🇿🇨🇩🇷🇼⚡- A Tanzanian unit fighting alongside side DR Congo find themselves encircled in eastern Goma. The soldier says they're currently hiding out south of the Goma International Airport, and that they've been abandoned by the DR Congo armed forces. The airport was captured by M23 yesterday.

⚡️⚡️⚡️🇷🇺🇸🇾 BREAKING | Russian Delegation Arrives in Damascus to Discuss Arrangements for Future Relations

High-level Russian delegation arrived in Damascus to launch a comprehensive dialogue on all issues on the agenda of both sides.

The delegation, headed by Mikhail Bogdanov, Russian Deputy FM and Presidential Special Envoy for the Middle East and Africa, includes representatives of the Ministries of Foreign Affairs and Defence, officials in the government's economic sector, and a number of other institutions and sectors.

Preparations have been made for meetings with the head of the Syrian administration, Ahmad al-Sharaa, Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shibani, and other officials of the new Syrian administration.

These will be Moscow's first official talks with the new Syrian leadership, after communication between the two sides was limited to closed military and diplomatic channels.

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