🇨🇳⚡- Massive development at many of Chinese Air Bases since the start of 2025, satellite images show large-scale construction of underground facilities adjacent to the bases.

The underground facilities are likely storages, their only purpose is if China believes the bases can be bombed in a potential conflict.

🇪🇺🇦🇿⚡- Azerbaijani President Aliyev meets EU Foreign Policy Chief Kallas.

🇷🇺🇮🇷⚡- Iran signs a $4 billion deal with Russian companies to develop at least 7 oil fields in Iran.

🇨🇳🇵🇰⚡- Pakistan's Minister of Planning & Development, Ahsan Iqbal, is currently chairing a high-level meeting on reopening Gwadar Port. Gwadar is the exit point of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor, which starts in Kashgar, China.

Gwadar Port is the world's largest deep sea port, and third largest seaport in Pakistan. The port was constructed by China, and could potentially be used by the Chinese Navy. Zhao Lijian, China's Director General for Ocean Affairs had recently visited the port.

🇮🇳🇵🇰⚡- Flight PXR7VP takes off from Ahmedabad, India, after it arrived from Bhubaneswar, India, and is now airborne over Hyderabad, Pakistan.

The French-made Swearingen Merlin 3 is likely owned by an operator from South East Asia / Japan.

🇺🇸🇨🇳⚡- China's Foreign Ministry has once again blasted the US for spreading 'fake news' and 'confusion'. China has denied there have been talks between Xi and Trump, after Trump claimed the two had spoken and planned further discussions.

Two days ago China denied the two countries spoke at a lower level, a claim also put forward by Trump.

🇷🇺🇸🇾⚡- Russian Foreign Intelligence, SVR, met with Syria's intelligence.

🇺🇸🇻🇦- Trump is on his way to Rome, which will be the first international visit of his second term

🇺🇸⚡️- BREAKING: The FBI has arrested Milwaukee district judge Hannah Dugan on charges of obstruction, for reportedly misleading ICE agents on the location of illegal immigrants and their status.

🇮🇷🇮🇳🇵🇰⚡️- Iranian Foreign Minister, Abbas Araghchi, says Iran is ready to mediate between the 'brotherly' nations of India and Pakistan.

🇵🇸🇮🇱⚡- 6 Israeli border forces injured during clashes in the southern Gaza Strip, one in critical condition.

🇺🇸🇷🇺⚡- The meeting between Witkoff and Putin has ended.

🇺🇸🇷🇺⚡- US Envoy Witkoff seen leaving the Kremlin.

🇺🇳🇸🇾⚡- Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani attends his first United Nations Security Council, UNSC, briefing and raises the new flag of Syria at the UN Headquarters in New York.