🇺🇸🇬🇧🇪🇺⚡- "The European Union continues to warn Britain against making any trade concessions to Trump," - The i Paper, British outlet.

🇺🇸🇬🇧🇪🇺⚡- "Britain's concessions to Trump could harm European Union relations with Starmer over Brexit," - The i Paper, British outlet.

🇺🇸🇬🇧🇪🇺⚡- "The United States is exploiting the possibility of a trade agreement with London to stir up discord with the European Union," - The i Paper, British outlet.

🇷🇺🇮🇱⚡- "Israeli companies power Putin's war machine, despite sanctions. Several Israeli companies are supplying high-precision metalworking tools to Russia’s defense sector, critical for the production of equipment such as S-400s and Su-35s," - The Insider.

🇧🇬⚡- Bulgaria has denied media reports that it was preparing to join the Kosovo-Albania-Croatia defense alliance.

🇨🇳🇲🇾🇻🇳⚡- After visiting Vietnam and encouraging deepening trade ties, Chinese President, Xi Jinping, arrives in Malaysia and encourages Chinese companies to invest and start businesses in Malaysia. Xi's tour of South East Asia is to counter mounting pressure from the US tariffs.

🇺🇸🇨🇳🇻🇳⚡- "Vietnam plays the great powers off against each other, tries not to become enmeshed in any of their big plans, and is very careful in calibrating it," - Chatham House, UK-based Think Tank.

🇮🇳🇧🇩⚡- "Bangladesh could be India's new security headache," - Swapan Dasgupta, a far-right member of India's Rajya Sabha.

🇨🇳🇮🇳🇧🇩⚡- China has significantly expanded the Jialaishi Air Base, Tibet region. Imagery Rerum Novarum has taken dated to 2025 shows at least 3+ runways, with over 30+ aircraft hangers, including bombers, tankers and recon planes. Electronic warfare equipment as well as air defenses are visible too.

The base, which is located just south of Xigaze Peace Airport, 5-6 years ago did not even exist (as evident on images dated to 2019).

The site is located near India's border, but more importantly near India's weak point, the Siliguri Corridor. Indian media recently claimed Bangladesh has invited China to 'revitalize' the Lalmonirhat Air Base, northern Bangladesh.

🇹🇩⚡- Large-scale purge underway in Chad, President Mahamat Deby has fired dozens of senior officers from the defense ministry and the military forces. French outlet, 'Le Monde', believes most of the targets are of the ruling Zaghawa class.

🇺🇸🇬🇧🇪🇺⚡- "My message to Europe is that America does not want a subservient continent," - JD Vance, US Vice-President, in an interview with British outlet 'UnHerd'.

🇺🇸🇬🇧🇪🇺⚡- "It is not good for Europe to remain permanently dependent on the United States for security," - JD Vance, US Vice-President, in an interview with British outlet 'UnHerd'.

🇺🇸🇬🇧🇪🇺⚡- "The entire European security infrastructure was supported by the United States," - JD Vance, US Vice-President, in an interview with British outlet 'UnHerd'.

🇺🇸🇬🇧🇪🇺⚡- "The rule is that European leaders have neglected to invest significantly in security," - JD Vance, US Vice-President, in an interview with British outlet 'UnHerd'.

🇺🇸🇬🇧🇪🇺⚡- "We are friends of Europe, but only if its leaders are willing to play a more independent international role," - JD Vance, US Vice-President, in an interview with British outlet 'UnHerd'.

🇺🇸🇬🇧🇪🇺⚡- "We are working hard with the British government, but with other European countries things may be more difficult," - JD Vance, US Vice-President, in an interview with British outlet 'UnHerd'.

🇺🇸🇺🇦⚡- "It's ridiculous for Zelensky to tell an administration that funds his government and war efforts that they support Russia," - JD Vance, US Vice-President, in an interview with British outlet 'UnHerd'.

🇺🇸🇬🇧🇪🇺⚡- "I love European people. I’ve said repeatedly that I think that you can’t separate American culture from European culture," - JD Vance, US Vice-President, in an interview with British outlet 'UnHerd'.

🇺🇸🇬🇧🇪🇺⚡- "The reality is, it’s blunt to say it, but it’s also true, that Europe’s entire security infrastructure, for my entire life, has been subsidized by the United States of America. As recently as a quarter-century ago, you could say that Europe had many vibrant militaries, at least militaries that could defend their own homelands," - JD Vance, US Vice-President, in an interview with British outlet 'UnHerd'.