🇺🇸🇮🇷🇾🇪⚡- "With two US Carrier Strike Groups now operating in the area, it appears that the Iranian Navy, Nedaja, has withdrawn from the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden station. The Nedaja has maintained a continuous presence in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden area since 2008," - The Maritime Executive.

🇸🇩🇹🇩⚡- Chad confirms receiving two Chinese-made FK-2000 air defenses from the UAE.

🇷🇺🇧🇩⚡- Three Russian warships have arrived at Chattogram Port, southeast Bangladesh, less than a week after Bangladesh Chief of Staff Waker-uz-Zaman's trip to Moscow.

🇺🇸🇸🇾🇮🇱⚡- "US security officials have informed Israel that a phased withdrawal of US military forces from Syria will begin within two months," - Ynet.

Israel strongly opposes the move, saying US presence in Syria is key to combat growing Turkish influence. A senior Israeli officials tells Ynet they 'will try to prevent' a US withdrawal, 'even if it's partial'.

🇧🇬⚡- BREAKING: Bulgaria joins the Kosovo-Albania-Croatia defense alliance.

🇺🇸🇮🇱⚡️- 4chan was hacked this past day and virtually all site information has been leaked.

These leaks include post activity by country which reveals that Israel was by far the most active participating country on the website post 2014.

Leaks also reveal many site mods and admins were using .gov or .edu email accounts confirming heavy Government involvement in the site's activities.

🇫🇷🇩🇿⚡- BREAKING: France has recalled its ambassador to Algeria.

🇫🇷🇩🇿⚡- France has expelled 12 Algerian diplomats in Paris.

🇺🇸🇾🇪⚡- A massive wave of 15 violent US airstrikes against Kamaran Island in the al-Hodeidah region, Ansarullah-controlled western Yemen.

🇷🇺🇪🇺🇷🇸⚡- "Serbia’s path to the EU will be blocked if President Vucic attends Russia’s May 9 parade," - The Telegraph, British outlet.

🇺🇸🇮🇷 - Iranian nuclear deal: Vance and Witkoff favor diplomacy, Rubio and Waltz push a hardline stance. — AXIOS

🇸🇩⚡- BREAKING: Sudanese Armed forces have captured Ombada Sports City, a Rapid Support Forces strong-point in the city of Omdurman, Khartoum direction, Sudan.

Rapid Support Forces have lost all key strongholds in Omdurman, the city is expected to return to Sudanese Armed Forces control in the coming days.

🇮🇷⚡- Iranian drone currently operating over the Persian Gulf.

🇺🇸🇮🇱⚡- 5 US C-17s have landed at Israel's Nevatim Air Base in the past 24 hours.

🇺🇸⚡- "Dan Caldwell, top advisor to Defense Chief Pete Hegseth, escorted out of the Pentagon after being identified in DoD leaks probe," - Reuters.

🇺🇸🇷🇺🇺🇦⚡- "Trump's aides are pushing him to take a tough approach to Russia, and be more skeptical of Russia’s claims that it wants peace, arguing that Putin has yet to show genuine interest in ending the fighting.

The group includes Rubio and Kellogg, who have urged Trump to be more cautious of Putin and to take a tougher stance against Moscow’s demands for territorial concessions from Kiev.

At the same time, Trump continues to support Witkoff, who believes that Putin wants to make peace," - The Wall Street Journal.

🇦🇲🇦🇿⚡- "There will be no war, there is no reason for it, there will be peace," - Nikol Pashinyan, Prime Minister of Armenia.

🇷🇺⚡- Russian President Putin was urgently recalled back to the Kremlin, arriving at 11:20pm (Moscow time).

🇺🇸🇮🇷⚡- "Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi invited US Presidential Envoy for the Middle East Steve Witkoff to Tehran during talks last week in Oman, and he did not reject the offer," - Israel Hayom.