🇺🇸🇨🇳🇵🇭⚡- "The US, fearing no chaos in the South China Sea, forms cliques and stirs up trouble, posing the greatest threat to regional peace and stability," - Zhang Xiaogang, China's Ministry of Defense Spokesman.

🇺🇸🇨🇳⚡- "China has always been a defender and builder of peace and development in the Asia-Pacific," - Zhang Xiaogang, China's Ministry of Defense Spokesman.

🇺🇸🇨🇳⚡- "China will oppose hegemonism that harms the Asia-Pacific. China will prevent geopolitical conflicts from being introduced into the region. China will oppose any country or force that creates trouble here," - Zhang Xiaogang, China's Ministry of Defense Spokesman.

🇺🇸🇵🇭🇰🇷⚡- BREAKING: The Philippines Chief of Staff Romeo Brawner has invited South Korea to join the Indo-Pacific informal alliance 'Squad' - dubbed the NATO of Asia.

The security alliance currently involves the US, Japan, the Philippines, and Australia.

🇷🇺🇺🇦⚡- BREAKING: More than 100,000 residents across 150 settlements in the Russian-controlled Kherson region are without power, facing blackouts, after Ukrainian drones took out an electrical substation.

🇺🇸🇨🇳⚡️- US extends suspension of tariffs on select Chinese imports until August 31.

🇷🇺🇺🇦⚡- Major power outages across Russian-controlled Zaporozhye, including the major city of Melitopol, and southwest Donetsk, effecting tens of thousands. Multiple substations were reportedly damaged during Ukrainian drone attacks.

🇷🇺🇺🇦⚡- BREAKING: Russian voenkors say the military has 'lost' communication with troops along the left-bank of Russian-controlled Kherson!

The loss of communication impacts the line from the Kinburn Spit to Energodar.

🇷🇺🇺🇦⚡- Russian emergency teams are restoring power to the regions affected.

🇷🇺🇺🇦⚡- Confirmed: Ukrainian drones struck communication towers in Kherson.

🇺🇸🇸🇾⚡️- The US has withdrawn 500 troops from Syria, reducing the total to under 1,000, while closing or transferring three bases to the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF).

🇺🇸🇮🇷⚡- "The AUTOPEN should have stopped Iran a long time ago from “enriching.” Under our potential Agreement — WE WILL NOT ALLOW ANY ENRICHMENT OF URANIUM!" - President Trump.

🇮🇱⚡- Yitzhak Goldknopf, Israeli Housing Minister and Head of the Yahadut HaTora Party, is waiting on the Ger Hasidic Chief Rabbi's instructions on whether to resign from the government.

"Such a move could lead to a series of withdrawals, first from Agudat Yisrael, then pressure on the Shas to resign, and finally the collapse of the entire Likud coalition," - Israeli Channel 12.

🇺🇸🇮🇷🇮🇱⚡- BREAKING: President Trump spoke with Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu regarding the Iranian nuclear talks - Israel Hayom, an Israeli outlet with close ties to Netanyahu.

The last time the two spoke was last Monday, Channel 12 described that call as 'tense' and 'highly charged'.

🇾🇪🇮🇱⚡️- Some moments ago, a ballistic missile launched by Ansarullah was intercepted over the city of Hebron. No alarms were sounded.

🇷🇺🇺🇦⚡- BREAKING: The Crimean Bridge has temporarily closed after Ukrainian drones struck the structure last night. Emergency teams are on site to assess the damage before reopening for traffic.

🇺🇸🇺🇦⚡- Ukrainian President Zelensky's plane is en route to the US.

🇷🇺🇺🇦 - Satellite imagery of the Dyagilevo Air Base in the Ryazan region, Russia, shows no damage to aircrafts. Ukrainian UAVs during Operation Spider Web missed the bombers, striking open green fields where traces of the fire can still be seen.

🇷🇺🇺🇦 - Satellite imagery of Severny Air Base, Ivanovo region, Russia, shows multiple damaged aircrafts.

At least one looks destroyed, with 4+ taking heavy damage.

🇺🇸🇺🇦⚡- Ukrainian media says Head of Presidential Office Andriy Yermak is flying to the US alone, without Zelensky.

🇰🇷⚡- Presidential elections in South Korea to replace ousted Yoon Suk Yeol have begun.