🇷🇺🇺🇦⚡- Massive Russian missile strikes on Lutsk, Ukraine.

🇷🇺🇺🇦⚡- BREAKING: Multiple Ukrainian drones struck a courthouse in the Belgorod region, while Governor Gladkov was inside.

🇸🇸⚡- South Sudan's President Kiir declares a six month state of emergency in two of the country's provinces.

The states of Warrap and Unity in the north of the country have announced an emergency situation due to worsening security conditions, as tensions rise with the Neur-led White Army.

🇨🇳🇮🇷🇾🇪⚡- "Iran has ordered thousands of tons of ingredients for ballistic missiles from China, enough to produce 600 missiles.

Deliveries from China are expected to begin in the coming months to Iran and its affiliated groups in other regions, such as Yemen's Houthis, - The Wall Street Journal.

🇺🇸⚡- Elon Musk and President Trump are likely to have their first round of peace talks today. They will be direct, and over the phone.

🇺🇸🇷🇺⚡- "The Kremlin is confident that Trump will sort out the clash with Musk situation himself," - The Kremlin.

🇷🇺🇺🇦 - Kremlin says the conflict in Ukraine is of "existential" matter for Russia

🇱🇧🇮🇱⚡- An Israeli drone operating over Beirut, Lebanon.

🇮🇩🇸🇬⚡- Indonesia and Singapore hold joint naval exercises off the coast of Batam Island, Indonesia.

🇪🇺🇨🇳⚡- "China urges the European Union to stop provoking trouble in the South China Sea," - Reuters.

🇺🇸⚡- Peace talks have reportedly failed, with a possible phone call between President Trump and Elon Musk now unlikely.

🇷🇺🇲🇱⚡- BREAKING: The Wagner Group announces it will be 'withdrawing' from Mali after a successful three and a half years, where large swathes of the central Kidal region and northern Mali were recaptured.

The military company will be replaced by the Russian Defense Ministry-run 'Africa Corps'.

🇷🇺🇲🇱 - In other words, no-one is leaving - the Wagner Group will just be wearing a new patch, one that represents the Russian Defense Ministry.

🇬🇧🇪🇺🇮🇷⚡- "After years of good cooperation with the IAEA, resulting in a resolution which shut down malign claims of a "possible military dimension" (PMD) to Iran's peaceful nuclear program, my country is once again accused of "non-compliance".

Instead of engaging in good faith, the E3 [the UK, Germany and France] is opting for malign action against Iran at the IAEA Board of Governors. When the E3 engaged in the same foul conduct back in 2005, the outcome in many ways was the true birth of uranium enrichment in Iran. Has the E3 truly learned nothing in the past two decades?

Falsely accusing Iran of violating safeguards, based on shoddy and politicized reporting, is clearly designed to produce a crisis.

Mark my words as Europe ponders another major strategic mistake: Iran will react strongly against any violation of its rights. Blame lies solely and fully with irresponsible actors who stop at nothing to gain relevance," - Abbas Araghchi, Iran's Foreign Minister, blasts the E3 nations.

🇺🇸🇮🇷🇺🇳⚡- IAEA Chief Rafael Grossi says he is optimistic about indirect talks between Iran and the United States. Grossi also says Iran's nuclear capabilities can not be "destroyed by military attacks" as most "sensitive sites are half a mile underground and difficult to access".