🇷🇺🇮🇷⚡- 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.

🇵🇰 In response to the question of whether he admits that Pakistan has a long history of supporting terrorism, the Pakistani Minister of Defense replied:

“We’ve been doing this dirty work for the United States and the West — including Britain — for about three decades.”

🇺🇸🇮🇱⚡️- President Trump has walked back its cancelations of thousands of foreign student visa's.

🇺🇸🇮🇹🇻🇦⚡- US President Trump arrives in Rome, Italy.

🇺🇸🇬🇧🇺🇦⚡- "Washington has privately offered security guarantees to the 'Coalition of the Willing' that London is calling for regarding Ukraine.

The Americans have opened the door to providing intelligence and logistical support to British and European soldiers on land, in the air, and at sea," - The Telegraph.

🇺🇸⚡- "Trump told Hegseth that he did not approve of his texting information about airstrikes in Yemen to a Signal group that included Hegseth’s wife, his brother and his attorney, Trump described Hegseth's actions as childish," - NBC.