🇺🇸🇮🇷🇮🇱⚡- "Israel knew in advance about the US talks with Iran about its nuclear program, and the US wanted to know what a good agreement was from Israel's perspective," - Benjamin Netanyahu, Israeli Prime Minister.

🇨🇳🇵🇭🇹🇼⚡- Romeo Brawner Jr., Philippine Chief of Staff, says the Philippines would inevitably get involved in a China-Taiwan conflict.

🇵🇰⚡- 3 Pakistani security forces killed, 2 others injured, in an attack on the outskirts of Quetta, disputed region of Balochistan, southwest Pakistan.

🇺🇸⚡- "Let him cook," - The White House.

🇺🇸🇨🇳🇺🇳⚡- China files a WTO complaint against the U.S. over tariff measures.

🇮🇱⚡- Israeli Air Force and Navy cancels Independence Day parades on May 1 for a second year in a row.

🇺🇸🇾🇪⚡- BREAKING: Mahdi al-Mashat, Private Secretary to the Head of Ansarullah Abdul Malik al-Houthi, has been wounded in a recent US airstrike - Fares al-Hemyari, Yemeni military journalist, confirms.

Al-Mashat also serves as the President of the Supreme Political Counci, de-facto Head of Ansarullah-controlled Yemen.

This would mark the first top Houthi casualty in the current US campaign against the group.

🇺🇸🇾🇪🇮🇱⚡- Ansarullah have arrested Abd al-Qader al-Shami, Houthi Intelligence General, on suspicion of 'providing information to the enemy'.

This follows Israeli reports that Tel-Aviv were upset with the US Signal chat leaks, as Israel had a 'source on the ground assisting us with targeting'.

🇨🇳🇮🇳🇧🇩⚡- Mint, an Indian outlet, claims Bangladesh has invited China to help 'revitalize' the Lalmonirhat Air Base (25.8875000, 89.4330560), near India's Siliguri Corridor also known as the Chicken’s Neck - India’s critical gateway to its northeastern landlocked states.

🇨🇳🇮🇳🇧🇩⚡- "India ends trans-shipment facility for Bangladesh to export goods to other countries," - NDTV, Indian outlet, in response to the Chinese-Bangladeshi developments near India's Siliguri Corridor.

🇰🇿🇦🇿⚡- Kazakhstan and Azerbaijan to hold joint naval exercises in the Caspian Sea.

India have intercepted 6 Houthi UAVs / USVs / missiles since October 7.

🇺🇸🇪🇺⚡- "We are committed to constructive talks with the United States on tariffs," - Ursula von der Leyen, European Commission President.

🇹🇷🇦🇿🇮🇱⚡- Turkey and Israel are negotiating directly in Baku, Azerbaijan, currently. The first round of talks were held yesterday.

🇱🇧🇮🇱⚡- "We categorically deny all allegations of arms smuggling through the Port of Beirut," - Hassan Fadlallah, Hezbollah Member of the Lebanese Parliament.

🇨🇳🇵🇭⚡- BREAKING: The Philippine Navy has once again breached the Chinese blockade of the disputed region of Scarborough Shoal, South China Sea, carrying out a successful troop rotation and resupply mission to the BRP Sierra Madre, stranded at the shoal.

🇨🇳🇵🇭⚡- "This operation reflects not just logistical efficiency, but a powerful truth: The Filipino spirit cannot be blocked, boarded, or bullied. Our missions will continue, undeterred, unyielding, and backed by the full force of our people’s will. To those who seek to disrupt peace and stability in our region, take heed: Every act of aggression only strengthens our unity, our partnerships, and our determination to protect the sovereignty we rightfully own," - The Philippines Coast Guard.

🇺🇸🇬🇧⚡- The fifth US military transport aircraft has now landed at Diego Garcia in just the past two days. The first two originated from Hill Air Base, Utah, the latter three arrived from al-Udeid Air Base, Qatar.

It seems the US has begun moving everything to Diego Garcia Air Base that was initially moved from Osan Air Base, South Korea, to al-Udeid Air Base, Qatar, using the 18 C-17 transport aircrafts late last month.

🇮🇱⚡- Israeli Air Force Chief, Tomer Bar, is set to dismiss the 1,000 reservists that signed a letter demanding the return of all Israeli hostages held in Gaza, even if it is at the cost of ending the war entirely.

🇨🇳⚡- China's Ministry of Commerce emergency meeting continues into its second day, the meeting was in response to recent trade developments, and called for safeguarding national sovereignty, security and development interests. Several senior Chinese officials were in attendance.

🇪🇺⚡- BREAKING: The EU pauses all tariffs, including the ones that were set to take effect on April 15 against the US, for 90 days.